breaking news from the south bay, an amber alert has just been issued for an 11-year- old girl. and protesters are on the move here in san francisco as they had to fire fight california at another entrance. you'll hear from protesters coming up. yeah, one word says it all, the countdown to kick off for one of the biggest 49ers games

ever. rain made it yesterday and guess what, there's more this morning and a lot more by tonight. this time now for the news, weather, and traffic. mornings on 2. well guilty or good morning to you, i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it is friday, january 20. we begin with breaking news, an amber alert has just been issued for an 11-year-old girl who has been abducted from the south bay. her name is taylor vo. she is asian, five feet three inches, 105 pounds. officials say she was just taken after 1:00 a.m. from santa clara county. the suspect is le, a 42-year- old male. five feet six inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, considered to be armed and dangerous. he was last seen driving a dark

minivan with an unknown license plate. we're making calls and we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. our other top story, an occupy demonstration going on after the stormy skies. protesters are gathering at the goldman sach's building. good morning, claudine wong, joining us live. >> reporter: protester haves moved up from the plaza down here along california street. what they are trying to do is block or at least make the entrance to the building a little more difficult for people who work for goldman sachs. they are lining up the entrance here. as people come in, they basically tell them or ask people not to come to work today. and now, this is just the first of any protests that are scheduled for today on this national day of action for the occupy protesters. they say that this will show people that they are organized,

moving away from the camps that have become the signature part of the occupy movement and moving towards that mass protest. now, there is a woman out here, one woman, who is dressed as a squid. and that has become the signature part of this particular protest this morning. we talked to her about the significance of that squid costume. >> it's an image out of t-i-b-b-i. and now, he would like them to be a giant vampire squid which sucked the blood out of the economy. >> reporter: back live out here again, you can see our protesters are dressed as a squid out in front of goldman sach's. i want to see if you can pan over here. san francisco police are out here as well. they have been fishing up on the plaza. they are parked across the street as soon as the protesters started showing up, shortly after 6:00 this

morning. the security for the building, they have been out here, just kind of watching things, trying to get their employees in. now, again, this is well planned. and they have this planned, they will go to the bank of mitigating circumstance building, which -- bank of america building which is right outside. this is expected to be a long day. hoping it is the largest protest since the 2003 anti-war protest. live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. and this morning, dozens of occupy cal protesters continue their marathon demonstration inside the uc berkeley campus library. they took over the an throw poll joy library yesterday to protest the latest cuts on campus library hours. many faculty members, they strongly support the demonstrators. even worked out a deal with the campus police to prevent a crackdown. that deal is only good though through this morning and it is not clear what will happen next.

time is now 7:04, a suspected drunk driver has been arrested after crashing into several cars in hayward during tonight. now, it happened just after 2:00 this morning near bishop avenue. ktvu alex savage is already there. you'll show us some of the damage, alex? >> reporter: yes, i sure will, dave. police say that the suspected drunk driver was speeding, maybe going 70 miles per hour this morning when he lost control on the wet roads and took out several park cars, including this limo. also, a part of the brick planter box that was also taken out. a bit of that was taken out by the driver. hayward police say that the man who caused all this damage ran off after the crash and arrested a few blocks away. this is video you'll only see on 2. it happened just this morning here on bishop avenue. a total of three cars were hit including a parked bmw where

the front end was just crushed. neighbors tell my that they are glad it did not hit someone's house. >> it sounded like we were blown up from the bed outside. and we went out to inspect to see what happened and it was a hit-and-run incident outside our house. they got our neighbors car, rolled it, smashed it into our house, i guess, about 50 to 6 10: -- 50 to 60 feet. >> police say they started getting 911 calls about the suspected drunk driver after taking out a street sign nearby and then kept on going. the driver hit his head on the windshield of his car according to police, but suffered only non-life-threatening injuries. this morning, he is facing charges of dui and hit and run. they handled a total of three including this one. we're live in hayward, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. a new proposal could allow

uc san francisco to break away from the rest of the uc system. the chronical is reporting that she told the uc regions that she wants it to happen. now, under the proposal, ucsf would still be accountable, but the school would have their own board of directors. f they would have more money if they did -- they would have more money if they did not need to help. they appointed a committee to study that proposal. it is 7:06. the oakland mayor is not escaping the political turmoil while attending that mayor's conference in washington, d.c. coming up at 7:15, why these protesters, trapped the mayor inside a taxicab as she was leaving the conference. it happened just this morning. all right, time is now 7:07, the road is wet. sal is watching everything including the toll plaza. >> reporter: yeah, people are trying to get into san

francisco today. we're looking at that and it has not been a huge backup there, but the driving is not good. there will be a live picture here, a stalled vehicle, westbound in that right lane just past the toll plaza. there will be a little backup there and then off you go over the peninsula. as i look at the san mateo bridge, planes coming into the san francisco airport may be delayed because of the weather and again they will be delayed turning around, going back out. you should check with your carrier. delays have been severe on days like today. then on the r morning commute, it looks pretty good if you're driving from richmond. if you're looking at hayward and richmond, there is a crash here as well. traffic is not that busy yet. 7:08, let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. rain has returned, coming in a little yesterday at a

slower pace. decent tolls up in the north bay. today, everyone gets in on the party so we'll have the system spreading one little banned in now and then we'll get a break and the next system comes in. and this is a lot. it will be a cloudy day. if you're under there, no pun attended. today is a great day to honker down. you'll get the rain, then more heavier rain tonight. some of the rain totals are pretty good. now, i want to thank kevin who just tweeted me here. i need more information from them. an inch and a half. that is coming in, i think that will be a 30-hour total i believe. there is more on the way to come. the city at that much. fell after midnight and oakland picked up a quarter of an inch. generally about a tenth to a quarter for most. f the heavier amounts to the north. here is the first on live band tracker 2. it's starting to get in here. mainly painting right over the city and also out towards parts of the peninsula and south san francisco and the east bay. the next system has a lot more going for it. the door by the way, it's open

now to that system and they budged that high, finally on out of here. the barometer is dropping, the winds picking up. now, everything is in place here. and that will not be continuous all day. that will be the computer model forecast for you. then we'll get a little break. but then by noon, things start to pick up. it might be a two-hour window. and then look what happens by this afternoon. 5:00, things really begin to light up. but tonight, that's a rather strong signature on the front coming on through. when you see that, that line going through the red, that will be 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 tonight and then things begin to wind down tonight. saturday should be okay, but the wind will pick up. today is a rain day. three quarters of an inch around san jose. .75 inches around san francisco and oakland and then 1.5 inches to 2 inches around the north bay and the coastal hills, sonoma county. there's a lot here with this system headed north, but we'll still get our fair share out of

this. there's one more coming in on sunday afternoon. now, winter storm warning out in the mountains, 7:00 p.m. the temperature has been going up in the mountains. we'll have more on that in just a second. the snow level starts at 7,000, but will go down to 4,000. cloudy, rain, 50s on the temperatures. this is a mild system. cloudy with rain today, in early on saturday. we'll get a break on saturday evening. sunday evening is not okay. so take your rain gear to the 49ers. tailgating is all right, but the second half is not good. next week is looking dry. well, they were golfing, riding mountain bikes up in december, that has all changed, thankfully. finally we're getting the snow area. excuse me, we'll send it back to tori campbell and dave clark now. >> yes. we'll get an update on the snow and rain up there. but in the meantime, fireworks right at the start of the gop debate. >> it's as close to despicable as anything i could imagine.

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good morning, we do have some rain around, but today is a day of cloudy skies and rain. and the heavier amounts will be coming in later this evening. maybe moderate to heavy. this is a much stronger system

than yesterday. >> all right, thank you. 7:14. the last republican presidential debate ahead of tomorrow, it got off to a fiery start. >> i'm tired of the elite media protecting barack obama by attacking the public. they will be making the first questions about the claim of gingrich's second ex-wife. but he asked her for an open marriage. the candidates talked about what they would do to fix the u.s. economy. ron paul explained one way that he would cut the government spending. >> look at some of the overseas spending that we don't need to be doing. now, we have seen that since the career area in japan since world war ii. and those are subsidies to these countries. we keep fighting these. >> after the primary in south carolina tomorrow, the campaigning then moves on to florida. the primary there takes place january 31.

a poll conducted tuesday by the report shows that romney is at 30%, just three points ahead of gingrich. this is a nationwide poll. now, gingrich has jumped 11% from 16 to 11% in two weeks. now, he flipped to third. and the fourth candidate is still running. the texas congressman is at 13%. time now is 7:15. well actually during last night's debate, newt gingrich releases his 2010 federal tax return. now, they showed that he paid about $994,000 on federal taxes on $3.1 million on income. releasing his 2011 tax returns when they are ready, probably sometime in april. rick santorum says he does his own taxes. he'll release them when he gets back home to his computer. and ron paul says that he does not plan on releasing his taxes because he would be embarrassed to put his income up against the other candidates.

the oakland mayor was the target of occupy d.c. protest. she was at the u.s. conference of mayor's meeting in washington. ktvu allison burns in our washington, d.c. newsroom to explain and also show us video that was posted on youtube. allison? >> reporter: dave, after the mayor left the conference yesterday, she was followed by some of the occupy d.c. protesters, who surrounded the cab she was in. this is video posted on one of the occupy websites. the mayor covered her face with a piece of paper. stopped for about a minute and a half while the protesters, they chanted shame, shame, shame. one of the protesters, they were later arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer. the protesters, they were confronting other mayors as well. now, we caught up with the mayor before this ambush, who told us that she was in d.c. to try to get more federal help for people back home.

>> we are here in washington because, you know, we think that the whole country needs to bail out, not just the banks, but to take a look at the private homeowners and the high percentages of foreclosures. now, the mayor tells us that she is too busy for another interview here in d.c. today. we asked for a reaction to the incident and got an e-mail back saying that the mayor is focused on her work here in d.c. reporting live from the nation's capital, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. time now is 7:17. a new report from the independent auditor says that the oakland police department, they have failed to fully comply with the list of reforms. they stand from the 2003 rioters, police misconduct police. the oakland tribune reports that the documents filed by the indent monitor says -- independent monitor says that several issues still need to be addressed, including improving the program to spot the problemmed police officers. they were victims who sued the city, wanting the judge to put

up the police department under federal control. 7:18. in just two hours, the union city woman accused of killing the nursing student, michelle le is due back in the east bay courtroom. prosecutors are expected to formally charged giselle esteban with murdering her former high school friend. esteban hunted her because she believed that le was having an affair with her child. now, police arrested giselle esteban in september before michelle's remains were found. a child of the suspected gang member accused of a fatal shooting of his father and two sons begin it in san francisco on monday. edwin ramos is accused of killing tony and his two sons, michael and matthew in 2008. they were shot in their car while driving home from a picnic. prosecutors say ramos mistook one of the sons for a rival gang member. time now is 7:19. the 10-year-old southern

california boy accused in the stabbing death of his 12-year- old friend made his first court appearance. the boy appeared in the san diego juvenile court yesterday to plead not guilty. prosecutors say the boy stabbed his friend earlier this week after an argument. and because of the boy's young age, the court is not charging him as an adult. >> not like an adult. we have a range, 25 to life and whatnot and in the juvenile system, we are in the juvenile system about rehabilitation, not about punishment. >> now, the judge ordered the boy to stay in juvenile hall. a competency hearing will be figured out next month to see if he is well enough to move forward in the case. police search for more human body parts near the hollywood sign in los angeles has ended. earlier this week, two women who were out walking their dogs found a human head, two severed hands and two severed feet underneath the hollywood sign. but today, police ended their

search for more body parts and more victims. now, investigators are trying to identify this body. now, they know that he is a man in his 40s or 50s. it appears that he died recently. still not clear how he died. there are now reports out of iran that the number of people injured by the earthquake there, it has increased to 230. a report on iran's state tv today said that 30 of the people injured it in the magnitude 5.5 quake were hospitalized while others were treated for minor injuries and released. no deaths have been reported. the 5.5 quake hit yesterday in a city about 550 miles northeast. >> now, would you believe i left the house without my umbrella? >> oh goodness. but the dry spell is over here in the bay area. we'll take a look outside and well, it's cloudy and the roads are wet. our meteorologist will tell you what to expect for your

weekend. the hacker group anonymous said they staged their largest attack ever. the reason why the hackers went after this particular victim. and now the crashes are beginning to pile up. we'll tell you more straight ahead.

7:23. if you're driving to get on to megaupload.com this morning, you're out of luck. they shut down one of the most popular file sharing, a raid in the washington, d.c. offices where the megaupload.com reportedly had servers. federal prosecutors say that the company allowed millions of illegal downloads of copyrighted materials including music and movies. the hacker group, anonymous, is taking responsibility for taking down the department of

justice website in retaliation for what happened to megaupload. anonymous calls it the largest hack attack ever. the group says they also took down the sites for the recording industry association of america and motion picture association of america. all right, time now is 7:24. just be careful. the roads are wet, sal will get you to where you need to go, sal? >> and as a matter of fact, yeah, we do have a lot of crashes out there. let me just tell you that the crashes, they are beginning to pop up all over the place. too many first to mention. we'll be here for a long time. i want to mention the highlights or the low lites as you will. the westbound bridge, the right lane is closed with the crash here and there and they are trying to get the vehicle on to a tow truck. we're going to see the slow traffic westbound from before the toll plaza there. now, al we have a crash in concord, 242 north of concord avenue. but westbound highway 4 nearsomerville crashed there. we have slow traffic out here

on the peninsula. and now off highway 1, it's pretty slow. highway 380, right there there's a crash. westbound, and in the south bay, we have had several crashes. 101 northbound near 880. one of them there, but just give yourself a lot of time. a lot of slow traffic. we'll go to the toll plaza now of the bay bridge. giving you a backup here about the 15 to 20-minute delay. again if you're driving today, give yourself extra time, slow it down. be careful because your stopping distances are not the same. now, we'll go to steve. >> all right, thank you. and rain is being reported from santa rosa now to san jose and also sfo. hayward, oakland, probably in your backyard and this is the first of the couple of bands. the front will not come through until tonight. it doesn't take much. some of the heavier amounts up to the north yesterday. and things are starting to pick up. that's what's over us right no. i mean, we had to dust off and wake up the live storm tracker, going on about seven weeks while things are starting to be

active here. temperatures, they are real mild. in fact, they are going up with the southeast wind on monday. teens and 20s, clear skies. here we are on the week with clouds and rain and snow level is also going up to about 7,000 feet today and then go down to 4,000 feet tomorrow. two systems left. today and then one sunday afternoon evening. yes, sunday afternoon evening. it looks like it will be very close. cloudy rain, foggy, drizzle if you don't have the rain. heavier rain comes in later. coming in at bands as we get the morning rain and a little break. but 50s on your temperatures today. rain is in your forecast today and saturday morning and a break on saturday afternoon and sunday morning and probably a break until sunday afternoon or evening. and then the next system will come in with rain on monday morning it's out of here then next week is looking pretty dry. >> all right, thank you. it's 7:27, developing news from san francisco's financial district. occupy san francisco is getting larger by the minute and tensions are rising as we get closer to 8:00. we're live in san francisco where young 49er fans are

dressing up in red and gold today to show their spirit. we'll also tell you about the friendly wager between the mayors of new york and san francisco. plus, two 13-year-olds will start their own business? why a national retailer is threatening to sue them.

it is 7:30.

an amber alert has been issued for an 11-year-old girl who as abducted from the south bay. her name is taylor vo. she is asian, five feet three inches, weighs about 105 pounds. officials say that she was taken just after 1:00 a.m. from kathy court in san jose. the suspect is le, a 42-year- old asian male. we're just learning that he took the girl from his ex- girlfriend's home, described as five feet six inches tall, weighing about 170 pounds. police say that he is considered to be armed and dangerous. he was last seen driving a dark minivan with an unknown license plate. ktvu alex savage is headed to the south bay and we'll have an update shortly. expect to see a lot of red and gold around san francisco throughout the weekend. the niners are just two days away from taking on the giants for the nfc championship. and as ktvu joins us live now,

in san francisco, mayor ed lee is also getting into the spirit, right, tara? >> reporter: that's right. they have a little friendly wager. if the 49ers win, then mayor bloomberg has to rename 49th street 49ers street and then send ed lee a dozen bagels. if the giants win, ed lee has to decorate a streetcar full of giant flags and run it up and down cal street for the day and send some sour dough bread. right now we're here at the school. how are you doing this morning? >> good! >> and are you guys excited? >> yeah! >> reporter: what do you have to say? >> go niners! >> reporter: you see them, the students are fired up. [ cheering ] >> reporter: 49er gear has been in high demand. you need to go online or try to hit up a sports store or target has some items as well. we just looked at a bus driver

who has been a fan for 25 years. he requested to drive fans around and experience the excitement. >> so now we are ready for our next game and i'm going to work on sunday and i'm going to drive during that game. and then we'll see what will happen. go 49ers! [ laughter ] >> reporter: we found a lifelong 49er fan who makes novelly nugget hats. >> 49er fans once it clicks and they get it, they are like oh my gosh, it's a gold nugget and people love it. it has been growing. i mean, two years, it's been growing. this year with our success, it has blown me away with the response. >> reporter: those nugget hats have been popping up at candlestick parks. they cannot keep up with the demand. now back out here live, it's suppose to rain like it is

right now. they have been spread out over the field. taking out about an hour and a half. now, they have one more thing they would like to say. what's that? >> go 49ers! >> reporter: there you have it. ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you for the excitement. appreciate you getting the kids hyped up starts. our coverage begins at 2:00 with the return to glory, pre- game show, kickoff, of course, at 3:30 and our live point after follows the game. time now is 7:33. we're following developing news coming in from san francisco. occupy protest is getting bigger in san francisco's financial district. these are live pictures. in fact, in just the past couple of minutes, the crowd of demonstrators have grown dramatically. these are live pictures. we're right outside the wells fargo bank on montgomery street. the protesters say they are planning and i'm quoting now, "mass disobedience in just 30

minutes from now." that could cause huge traffic problems, we're not sure what else. but ktvu claudine wong is there. claudine will give us a live update coming up at 8:00. the oakland city council is due to vote next month. the controversial plan to protect the nation's fifth busiest port. protesters staged two huge demonstrations at the port of oakland late last year. and that cost the port millions of dollars in lost revenue. now, the resolution calls for city officials to do everything possible within the law to make sure that the port stays open during any future occupy protests. now, critics say that the plan would lead to more violent demonstrations. and police estimate that it would cost about $1.5 million to protect the board and that it stays open. 7:35. occupy protesters in the bay area. three big cities plan to take part in a national protest today. demonstrators in some 100 cities plan to occupy the courts.

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 the courthouses if many san francisco, oakland -- in san francisco, oakland, and san jose today. our time is 7:35, later this morning, a bookkeeper will be sentenced, accused of embezzling more than $30,000 from a deployed american soldier. kenneth mccall will be sentenced to nine months in jail. now a neighbor who was deployed in iraq asked him to take care of his finances while he was gone. when he came back from his deployment, he accused him of using more than $30,000 from his savings account and credit cards to buy things forhimself. a skate border has died after being hit by a truck in a san francisco intersection. police say that a 34-year-old man on a skate board rolled through a red light, eddie and

jones street just before noon yesterday and hit by a pickup truck. he later died at san francisco general hospital. police say that the truck's driver stopped and is cooperating with police. no arrests were made. a san francisco d.j. bicyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident remains in intensive care this morning. a car hit christopher evans last week on ocean and geneva avenues. witnesses say the car left the scene and since the accident, evans has been hospitalized at sf general. friends and family of evans are now organizing several fundraisers in his honor. your time is now 7:36. more charges have now been filed against the former school's custodian accused of child molestation. the 34-year-old pleaded not guilty to 20 felony counts in court yesterday. now, he worked at several schools in the mt. diablo school district. arrested in his home at walnut creek last month on suspicion of molesting two boys. since then, three more victims

have been identified. he is being held on $3 million bail. well now we know the name of that innocent victim who was killed by a car that was trying to get away from police slammed into his car. he was identified as the 69- year-old robert cheney ofpleasanton. that's where he was killed on wednesday. now, the three men were arrested. police say that they had broken into a home, then tried to escape when police spotted them. they also say that they ended the chase before the crash because they didn't want to jeopardize the public. now, it is 7:38. the american lung association released their annual report card on smoking prevention. now, california, they received mixed grades. the state's $0.87 cigarette tax earned a b grade. the national average for the cigarette tax is $1.46 per pack. and california did earn an a for smoke-free air policies. san jose earned a c for their

overall tobacco policies. san francisco and oakland earning b grades. sanford hospital has added two east bay medical practices to their non-profit medical foundation. the san francisco business times reports that the deal will mean stanford has medical clinics in nine cities now from san jose to danville. the foundation buys the medical groups, but allows the doctors to have some say as to how they run their practices, making stanford a stronger regional competitor against kaiser. sears is threatening to sue two northern california teenagers over their lawn care business. >> reporter: the 13-year-old twins, they started their business last year. and they wanted to buy ipod touches. but with the help of their parents, they putting together a professional package is a

website for the week wackers are us. sears has exclusive rights to the brand name. >> we are 13 years old and we do a little business in our small little community and this big-time corporation, they are getting mad at us for using weed whacker. >> sears did not realize that the boys were only 13. and sears, they said that they will try to work with the family to come up with a solution. in the meantime, the boys are looking for a new name for their business. >> all right, a little lesson there. >> yes, right. corporate responsibility. now, 7:40, we'll check in with sal to see what is going on the road. >> yeah, it is messy. not a great commute. you knew it would be this way with the first time it rained. and people seemingly, they have forgotten to drive in the rain. of course, not you and not me. but other people. you can see that the san mateo bridge. you can see the flashing lights up there. it was a little worse before.

and it might be that the vehicle is moving off the bridge now, but the damage is done. if you're trying to get to the peninsula, it will be slow down there before you make it to the toll plaza and on to the bridge. after getting past that thing there and the crasher stalled vehicle up there, it will be a little better, but it's kind of tough driving on the stance. now, likewise for them. both directions of that commute, they are going to be heavy and slow. now, 580 is also slow as well. a backup at the toll plaza when you get up there in about 20 minutes. now, although on the friday, well, things are a little lighter, but still slower out here, hitting north. and they are approaching the 880 interchange. i also want to mention that we have had a look across the county. now, remember the crash i told you about, still there at concord avenue and the traffic is slowing down, also at 680 and pleas -- pleasant hill.

give yourself extra time. 7:41, let's go to steve. >> all right, thank you, sal and happy friday everyone. it's been my experience that most people have the short-term weather memories. last saturday it was warm, upper 60s near the 70s. monday, we had teens and 20s for the low and record lows. now, we'll end this week with rain, thank goodness because we needed rain and snow on the mountains. it's raining here and at truckee. cloudy up here. so this is a warm system, but the snow level will come down starting tomorrow. we're getting one little band going through right now and then we'll get a break. it will be an off and on rainy day. some decent tolls yesterday. especially north of san francisco. san francisco, a quarter of an inch. and around the tenth to a quarter of an inch. the next system has a lot more going for it. this is the leading edge of it.

and now it is starting to light things up. taking aim right here as you can see it. and also into the city and down towards peninsula, over the east bay, not so much for the north and south yet, but it's on its way. much stronger systems, number two, coming in today and then a third one on sunday afternoon evening. i know, i know. but that's what mother nature is saying right now. i believe it. now, today, cloudy, foggy. and rain develops heavier for them later on tonight and as the wind has picked up as well, especially along the coast. this is the computer model forecast, showing you the early morning rain. but take a look at what happens here. by noon, 1:00, things start to get going. then later on, here comes that system. and then tonight, that's the front going through around 7:00 to 8:00 tonight. almost on the backside of it. but there will be rain moving to the south and east and tomorrow looks okay. there will be isolated showers. but breezy and cooler. we'll get a break on saturday. projected rainfall here. anywhere from three quarters of

an inch. the north bay, coastal mountains. easily 1.15 or 2.5 or maybe more than that. there were some unbelievable tolls yesterday. picking up about 7.5 inches of rain. so there's a lot of moisture here and finally we got that little storm going on out here. cloudy rain, foggy, drizzlely. and later on the mountain snow is beginning up -- is going up. so the snow advisories start at 7:00 tonight and then goes up there tomorrow. but windy up there. take the rain gear. but i think the first half of tailgating is all right. the second half looks very dicey to me. 50s on the temp. then that's it. it will be dry the rest of the week. >> all right, if people want to stay dry, they will just stay home and watch it on channel 2, right? the football game. all right, 7:44 with a new report out in the last hour, revealing about the troubled housing market. a huge accomplishment for general motors. three years after filing for bankruptcy that is.

why rescue divers are having to stay away from the wreck.

they have gone on to win the party's nomination. we have a look from columbia, south carolina with all the drama in this race that we is are seen. certainly not on out here. >> now, there has been drama. yeah, we have four candidates left. all four of those are remaining. they are making their final

pitches to voters here in california at last night's debate. this is a debate where mitt romney was once favored. now holding a very slim lead. mitt romney's nomination suddenly doesn't look so inevitable ahead of the south carolina primary as newt gingrich gains momentum. >> the only conservative option to the massachusetts moderate is newt gingrich. >> reporter: he got a big endorsement on thursday as rick perry ended his campaign and threw his support behind the former house speaker. but now his campaign hit a snag on thursday when his ex-wife said that he once asked her for an open marriage. at thursday night's debate, he called that story false, attacking the media for covering it. >> i think that the destructive vicious negative nature of much of the news media, it will make it harder to govern this country. >> reporter: in the last debate before the primary, the issue of the elect ability was a hot topic. romney continues to argue that he is the one that could go all the way.

>> and they need to send them to washington. someone who has not lived in washington. someone one -- but someone that has lived in the real streets of america. >> he added another high- profile endorsement rob friday. the virginia governor, bob mcdonald. >> is that at the right time to create jobs to get them back on track? >> reporter: they will vote on super tuesday, march 6 when the race for the nomination could still be in full swing. now, mitt romney really needs to win south carolina to keep his position at the top during the primary state or that could be a primary season going on for quite some time. tori? >> yes, live for us in san francisco. thank you. take another live look at wall street. they are helping out dow and the morning trading after the established tech giants, they reported stronger earnings and the analysts had expected. but google plunged on the earningsness. and right now, the stock is down about 8% for them down about $51 to $588.

also, concerns about debt talks are hanging around. the dow is up about 55. nasdaq is down about 5. and s&p is down about 3. also mixed news on the housing market this morning. the national association of the realtors said that the existing home sales were up about 5% in december to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.61. now, even though that the year finished stronger, sales for 2011 were still barely ahead of 2010's levels. now, general motors is once again the top selling automaker in the world. gm, which was in bankruptcy about three years ago, they report selling more than 9 million vehicles last year. volkswagen ranks second. and toyota slips to third after the tsunami in japan last march. time now, the rescue operation in italy again on hold, talking at the overturned cruise ship in italy. the rescue teams have been using explosives, trying to get

inside the ship. and the divers have been pulled on back. it's just not safe right now. it's dark furnitures, floating around. take a look at these pictures. everything with the bizarre weird angle inside. now, 11 people are confirmed to be dead. 21 people still missing this morning. now, they will be resuming the rescue operations once the conditions are considered safe. all right, ten minutes now before 8:00. tickets for the sunday's nfc title game. they are pretty hard to come by unless you're one of san francisco's elected officials. why they will be at the game for free. plus, how a new genetics screening test, how they helped save the lives of twin girls.

7:53. a new genetic screening given to newborns is giving twin girls a second chance at life. sophie and charlotte gonzalez

are now 16-months-old and doing well. they were born with a rare metabolic disease that could have killed them when they were just days old. the children's parents are grateful that the screening caught the problem during the first week of their lives. >> another day, then they might not have made it. and whether they have been lethargic. they go into a coma, unless they are treated quickly they die. >> doctors were able to stabilize the girl's conditions two months ago. they had what is believed to be the first twin infant liver transplant for mma. experts say that they will need to be carefully monitored. but if all goes well, they could living long lives. fewer children could be diagnosed with autism. the american psychiatric association is considering changing the definition of the disorder. now, most medical experts say they expet the apa to narrow the list of symptoms patients must show in order to be diagnosed with autism. right now, doctors say that the

current definition is too vague. they are currently diagnosed just having autism or a related disorder. your time is 7:54. well, tickets to this sunday's game sold out quick. but there are some people who have no problem getting into candlestick park. san francisco's elected officials are guaranteed seats. it's under the city's agreement between the 49ers and the recreation of parks department. now, mayor ed lee has a luxury box, it holds about 10 people. members of the board of supervisors are offered two tickets to every home game at the regular season and the playoffs. now, one local elected official wants to make sure that the vice president, joe biden, doesn't make the same mistake twice. at a fundraiser in san francisco on wednesday, biden said that the giants, they were going to the super bowl. and the representative mike thompson said that the mixup was understandable, considering that the giants, baseball, big success in 2010, he did send

him a special gift of a 49ers hat and a bottle of wine. if you're one of the 49ers faithful this morning, we would like to see your pictures. now, sarah sent us this story. >> oh. way too cute. >> this picture of her 4-month- old son, donovan, all decked out, ready for sunday's game. donovan, you're breaking us up. if you have a photo you would like to send to it us, send it to photos. we just might show it on the air. >> yes, very proud. all right, 7:55. a lot of problems on the roads still this friday morning. we'll check in with sal to see what the worst of them are. >> well, you know, there are a lot of them as you mentioned. that's one of the things. just the general traffic patterns. they have really slowed down. and steve has been warning us that this will be a rainy day throughout, maybe even later this afternoon it will be worse. we're moderate here getting into san francisco. now, on a day that it would not be rainy, i have a feeling that it will be a live commute, but

not today. people are slowing down. traffic looks moderate as well. it's a little windy. you can tell the cameras are bouncing up and down. news chopper 2, well, let's take a picture of that. now, did i just go to it? and i went to block it. that's my bad. all right, there it is. flying in this weather on friday here and you can see that's 101, 80, san francisco, it's kind of bad. so now we'll bring you in here. we're losing the signature with the chopper. but it will be raining later today and a bad commute, right? >> yes, raining right now. well, we probably have a little tough commute, heavier rain comes in tonight. the system, this is the first leading edge of it right there. you can see it coming down with a little break behind it. and it will still be a cloudy, mostly cloudy day. the intensity will be picking up later on today. there is the first part of the system. you'll see that it is starting to break right there and there is more behind that and the stronger part of the system will be there later on. not a bad system. about half an inch to two plus inches of rain out of this. the front will come in tonight. out ahead of that is the warm

overrunning. cloudy, rain, off and on rain, cloudy, drizzly. now, if you're headed up to the mountains, they start tonight. it's very mild up there and raining at blue canyon, truckee and tahoe. but the snow level will be going down. 50 for your temperatures. we will get rain today, a break on saturday night and sunday and sunday morning and sunday evening looks real iffy. >> all right, steve, thank you. time now is 7:57. overnight trail of the destruction for them on the east bay. check out the wake of the suspected drunk driver. and we're hive in san francisco for you following the growing protest for you outside this wells fargo. and the headquarters, downtown san francisco. and you'll be able to see what is going on this morning coming up. it was issued just over an hour ago. an amber alert for an 11-year- old girl from san jose.

good morning, welcome back, mornings on 2. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.

we're following breaking news for you about the amber alert that has been issued for the 11- year-old girl that has been abducted from san jose. and that will be the unknown license plate. and they believe them to be armed. >> time now is 8:01 following breaking news for them today.

>> and now, a lot more areas here as well. that's because we have several protests going on right now. once you take a look down the street, you can take a look at the crowd gathering there. a group of people that have locked arms by that wells fargo door. but we will still walk down the street here because this is something that has been happening on all four corners of the building, the wells fargo corporate building and a bank branch as well. so now this is where occupy protesters are all targeting for them this morning. this, of course, just one of many protests that are going on throughout the day. this is a national day of action and the organizers have said that this will be the largest protest for them in the financial district and since the anti-war protest of 2003. we want to take you right into the protest right up to the building so you can see what they have done.

actually, they are taking chains and they have chained themselves to the doors. they have done it to every entrance around the building. can i ask you why you chained yourself to the door here? >> i'm here, a mom raising a kid here in san francisco. it's not right that wells fargo just made the topic at $16 billion. when our schools are getting closed, our families are getting, you know, laid off and the homes are getting lost. now, it's not right. >> do you think that this is a day that people will listen to your message that this is what you need to do in order to get people to listen to the occupy movements? >> reporter: i think that the word needs to be spread that we cannot have business as usual as long as, you know, millions of people, we have record unemployment and people are losing their homes. you can't have business as usual. something needs to change. and that will continue to grow. >> are you prepared to be arrested? >> yes, yes. >> all right, thank you so much for talking to us. you're taking a look at the ongoing protest right now. the san francisco police, they are standing by.

now, obviously there will be an issue when people, they are blocking the entrances to the building. i asked the captain on scene what the police plan was this morning and he said that they are still assessing, walking around the area. just trying to take a look at things. they are also watching thins. you're trying to get in and out of the area that does make things more complicated. already normally a busy time. and that will be all the protests that are going on. if you want to avoid the area, and that will be which way? >> well, you know, one of the ways around it, claudine wong, i can see it is pretty noisy around you. that's one of the best ways around you, not on montgomery street, taking people down the market. that's the other way to do it. go down to the embarkment and then go around that way. if you are in downtown and say you're at north beach and you want to go down to the bottom and go to the embarkment and then go around that way. don't try to cut through san francisco on montgomery street as you can see the live pictures. there will be a lot of slower traffic. maybe you're on columbus, you want to get over trying to get to the freeway.

obviously a bad call. so again, you know, go down to the embarkment side or perhaps go down to one of the other streets. and that will get you down. now, don't take montgomery through the financial district right now because it's a mess and partly because of the protesters. and also partly because it is the normal morning commute. all right, we'll go out and take a look at the rest of the bay area not doing so well because of the rain. actually, we're doing the regular traffic report in just a minute. so right now, i'll just tell you to use the alternative routes. i'll be back with regular traffic in just a morning. >> all right, thank you, sal. that's not the only occupy event going on in the bay area today. this morning, dozens of cal protesters will continue their marathon demonstration inside the uc berkeley campus library. they took over the an throw poll joy library here -- ann

polly -- anthropology library here. demonstrators in about 100 cities plan to occupy the courts. they are protesting the recent landmark u.s. supreme court decision that removed most limits on corporate spending in federal elections. they are planned outside the courthouses if many san francisco -- in san francisco, san jose and other cities. they thought they left that protest back in oakland when she headed to washington, d.c. for the conference, but the headaches followed her. why they trapped her inside a taxicab. a man arrested in hayward

overnight after crashing into several cars. police were called just after 2:00 this morning when the driver crashed into three cars near bishop avenue. he was under the influence of alcohol going about 70 miles an hour when he crashed. police say he ran from his car, but thanks to a witness description, police found him a short time later, taken away in an san francisco. now, he injured his face and his head. no one else was hurt. also, they success any removed the suv that drilled underneath the tunnels. the driver drove down the tunnel, crashed into a platform. the 40-year-old scott mitchell was later arrested on suspicion of drunk driver. munni was able to push the suv off to the side of the tracks. then during the overnight hours, they removed that suv so the work would not interfere

with service. yeah, we covered that story pretty significantly. another different story. starting with the wet and rainy candlestick. so it looks like it will still be some tough traffic around there. >> yeah, it's raining, you know, at candlestick park. news chopper 2 is over the stadium now. you can see that they have the tarp. these are live pictures of the candlestick park now. and it is just looking at the field. you can tell it's all covered up. as we look back, as we move back and push out, you can see that well, it will be somewhat of a wet feel. even though the tarp is on out there. and the traffic around getting to the bay area airport, just near candlestick park, and well, they are doing okay on 101. it's a little bit busy, but just tough driving all over the bay area. i thought i would show you candlestick in preparation for the game. take a look at this. i want to circle this. the different crashes here on the east street. and hayward, westbound i-92 is

gone because of the slow weather and plan accordingly, give yourself extra time. you'll need it. then move the maps down to the south bay where that has been okay. northbound 101, a little slower on out here. 85 a little slow for saratoga. this morning's commute, getting into san jose is slower. now, we'll go to steve. >> all right, thank you very much. we do have the system coming in. some of the rain rates are starting to pick up, especially around here, kentfield, also up to the russian river. things are picking up. it soaked up most of this. if we get like three to four of these, then we might have issues here. today is the second system. this will be a third one on sunday night and monday and then we'll be dry for a while and the pattern might change again. it looks like three and out is basically what it looks like. the forecast models today, system number two, there goes system number one. producing some rain, but there will be breaks here.

not continuous all day, although the rain is real saturated. some of the rainfall is coming in. it was real good. he has had two and a quarter of an inch, i think. that's not 24. it's more than 24. but that's been good numbers out towards the russian river. probably an inch by now. now, north of this area, an inch and a half. things are starting to get that within a day and then you'll get that two to three days and then things start to head up. oakland, a quarter of an inch. the next system though, the south bay picked up only a couple inches. but it will start to pick up. now, the first one went right through the middle right there and did not do too much. but san francisco, oakland, right over the east bay. you can see another band right offshore. but it's not continuous. we need to really wait for the front and that's on its way. coming in at mid latitude so it holds a lot more moisture. that's the good news because we need the rain. not too much too soon. and cloudy, foggy with off and on rain and the heavier rain develops later on this afternoon. the winds have picked up. this is the computer model

forecast, showing you it hanging around in the north bay for a while. here comes the system, by noon to 1:00, light rain should start to move in the entire area. that's heavier rain as you get towards 5:00 to 6:00. and you might want to head home earlier today because it looks like it will be worse than what you have had this morning and the front will be roaring through tonight, 8:00 to 9:00 tonight and then it will still have the light stuff left over on saturday morning, but it will be a cleaner day on saturday until the next system comes in on sunday. next 24 hours. parts of the russian river, about two to three inches. and then north bay, one to two. about three quarters of an inch. parts of the peninsula. a quarter of an inch for you in the south bay and parts of the east bay. again, they will focus most of their energy along the coast and the north bay. not a bad looking system, it's on its way. cloudy, rain, if you don't have that rain, it could be drizzly, but the heavier rain will be coming up later on this afternoon. and snow level up to the roof here. raining up at tahoe. so i mean it's in the 30s and

the 40s up there. the winter storm warning will start at 7:00 p.m. tonight going until 4:00 tomorrow. 50s on the temperatures. also very windy. keep that in mind. rain into saturday morning and then we'll get a break. sunday morning is okay. sunday to about game time is okay. second half hooks real iffy. monday clears out, tuesday looks dry. 8:11. a wildfire near rena destroyed at least 20 homes, 50% contained this morning. the spokesman with the sierra fire protection district said that the fire is holding stead it deat 3,7 -- is holding steady at 3,700 acres. the fire started yesterday afternoon and fanned by 80 miles per hour wind gusts. flames came within miles of the school where the vice president, joe biden was speaking, forced to cut his visit short. the fire officials say that there has been one fatality. a part of highway 2, rather 395 is closed. all right, our time is

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good morning. light rain for almost everybody. 8:00 observation for everybody, light rain. if you don't have light rain, then the drizzly cloudy days. heavier rain comes in this afternoon and this evening, especially tonight. all right, thank you. and 8:15, the oakland mayor is being dogged by the occupy protesters, even though they are on the other side of the country. allison burns is? our washington, d.c. newsroom where the mayor has an encounter at the annual mayor's conference in washington. allison? >> reporter: tori, the nation's mayors have been meeting here in d.c. all week and a number of them have been confronted by the occupy protesters. but one of the most dramatic scenes involved the mayor.

the protesters stopped her cab for a minute and a half. one of them was arrested after a scuffle with police. now, we talked to the mayor before this incident. she said she was in d.c. asking for more federal investment for low income communities, specifically helping teens get jobs. >> i have a lot of unemployed young people. i asked for her reaction to the encounter with the occupy protesters. i got an e-mail back saying the mayor is focused on her work here in d.c. she'll be back in oakland this weekend. reporting live from washington, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:17, the san francisco sheriff is once again being told to stay away from his wife and child. now, the judge issued the order yesterday, when he went to court to plead not guilty to

domestic violence charges. it appears to show domestic violence against lopez. and the defense argues that the couple only had an argument. now the sheriff is getting a boost of support from the former mayor. >> you know, every politician needs a friend and i'm a friend so i'm here to support a friend and a public official that i have admired for seven years. >> a trial date for him will be set on monday. our time is 8:17. well now a story you'll see only on 2. the local civil rights organization is demanding that the san jose bar change some of their decorations. now hanging from the ceiling of the old wagon saloon and grill is that doll dressed in western gash.

garments. >> it's a hatred of the deep south just because you are black. >> i'm not offended by that at all. the doll is not black. >> i mean, the manager of the bar says that the owner will consider taking down the doll and the reverend says he is asking the mayor to look into the matter if that doll stays in place. they are considering an early withdrawal of the entire force after the gunman wearing the afghan army uniform shot and killed four french troops today. the attack is the second time this month that the afghan soldier has killed the french troops. today's attack happened during the training exercise at the base jointly operated by the french and afghan forces.

killed in the helicopter crash in afghanistan were the u.s. marines. the crash happened yesterday. and the southern province. the taliban, they are claiming the responsibility, but the u.s. defense officials say that there is no indication enemy fire hit the helicopter and that the crash may have been caused by the mechanical failure. new developments for them on the youtube video that is showing the u.s. marines urinating on the taliban bodies in afghanistan. the california congressman now says that the marines in the video should not be sent to the court marshals. the republicans says that the marines, they should be disciplined accordingly. but he adds that the everyday dangers they face must also be taken into account. and your time is now 8:20. a tv station in ohio using puppets to cover a high-profile bribery and racketeering trial. >> i'll admit to the judge who paid for the vegas trip

including $8,000 in gambling money. >> are what you're looking at is video from youtube. cameras are banned on the trial here in the county commissioner. the news director of the television station said that the puppets are used to lampoon some of the racier testimony that the tv station also provides straightforward trial coverage. the so-called puppets court segment, it appears at the end of the newscast. and the mayors of san francisco and new york have made the traditional bet on the outcome of the nfc championship game and breweries are also getting in on the action. san francisco's anchor brewing company and new york's brooklyn brewery, they have agreed to a friendly wager. the losing town's brewery, they will need to pour the other brewers beer for an entire week. at the same time, they would need to wear the winning team's jersey. now, stay with ktvu morning on 2. ahead at 8:30, we'll be live

with san francisco and their fever how they are spreading across the city. >> will you know it is. all right, time now is 8:21. you may have used their website this morning. and also, they have been telling us that it has been a wet morning. light rainfall all over the bay area. and steve will have the forecast for sunday's big game coming up next. good morning, 237 is stop and go traffic in the south bay, but we have had a lot of fender benders, we'll tell you more about the wet and rainy friday commute. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry

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north bay 17 around the road here, they crashed. it was pretty slow coming over the mountains. a couple crashes in the south bay. 237, a minor crash down the slow traffic there and i want to move the maps over to the peninsula where 101 is okay, but the san mateo bridge is not looking that great as you can see a lot of crashes here getting to it. but the bridge itself, we'll put the cameras up and show you that traffic, they are recovering a little bit after an earlier crash. now, the weather is getting into sfo for that area is very low, which means that the flights are delayed, as much as three hours for some lights in and out of sfo. call your carrier. and the morning drive here at the toll plaza has recovered a little bit. a moderate delay there. >> all right, sal, thank you

very much. on this friday, some record rainfall totals yesterday for you. and they had a lot of rain up there. all sorts of problems. they had ten inches of very wet snow. and sierra and nevada had some snow. but now the snow level is going up. they picked up decent totals. but today's system is very different. not the high pressure on out of here. that will set up the stage for the second system and there will be a third one on sunday evening, late afternoon evening into monday morning and you can see some of the moisture now. they are getting the bands coming through. that's the heavier part of the system coming through this evening. not too rainy, but once you get the atmosphere so saturated, it doesn't take much. the first system coming in yesterday has fallen apart. they are taking aim at us. coming in later tonight and by 9:00 to 10:00 is when the front should come through.

50 on the temperatures. they have rain on early saturday and a break on saturday night and sunday morning. and then i think the tailgating will be fine. this is always the tricky call. that's the second half that looks real dicey to me. it will be gone by monday morning and then drive the rest of the weekend. >> all right, time is 8:27. a story we have been showing you in the past 90 minutes. the amber alert issued for the 9-year-old girl from san jose. and the protesters are continuing to block on the outside. wells fargo corporate headquarters are in san francisco. and this is just the beginning of what is expected to be a long day of protest for them in san francisco's financial district. @

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she was taken just after 1:00 a.m. from her home here on the court in san jose. now, here is the photo of the suspect, identified here as tri le. a 42-year-old asian man. police say he's the ex- boyfriend of vo's mother. now, he was last seen driving a dark minivan with the unknown license plate. considered armed and dangerous. ktvu alex savage is following this story for us. we'll bring us a live report for you coming up. the time now is 8:31. we're still following a very tense situation for you developing in san francisco's financial district right now. hundreds of occupy protesters are staging a demonstration

that is causing huge traffic problems for them right in the heart of the financial district. and now, ktvu claudine wong sees it right there. she's been there with the very latest. what's going on? >> reporter: well, the protesters are still surrounding the wells fargo building here on montgomery and california. you can see it moving to the different area. that will be to wells fargo this morning. people that are camped out. they have locked arms so people cannot get in. and it has set up a toll looking from that area over here. now, down here, they are wet and cold and they are out here and your arms are locked in here. can you tell me why you are out here? >> because, well, regulators, they where not regulating or upholding the law. and you know, banks like wells fargo are getting that on the courts. no accountability. they defrauded homeowners.

and also, the area here. wells fargo gave me a loan, they did two on the same day. and one aphrased for them. the other one a price for $475. now, sometimes i will find that for wells fargo. my home is about $234 under water. >> do you think that it will be a situation for them? do you think that it will happen for your case? >> i think that it will be highlighted, the fact that, you know, we will be arrested. sometime today. for the fact that we have done nothing wrong. but they will change the housing market and destroy the bank system. there's no accountability. the regulators, they are not prosecuting. they are not even doing that criminally, prosecuting the banks. that's wrong. >> okay. all right, thank you. >> yes. >> okay, so now, this is the situation for you here and that they will be staying here. everyone has been talking and

they are prepared to be arrested as you can tell, they chained themselves to the door. they have various chains in different ways to keep themselves from leaving. san francisco police, they are standing by. now, actually, we with paint over here. you can see across the street. the firefighters are all standing by. at this point, they are not doing anything. letting us protest and o do what they need to do. everyone including the protesters are expecting us to change as the day goes on and that they want to get into their building. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, thank you. a great update here with the alternative routes we have for you on up there near the heart of the financial district. and so if you are trying to get down here and to market street, eventually maybe some people are trying to get down to the freeway. just go down to that area and go around that way and then that will be much better for you, unless you actually have to go to work in the financial district. you have to drive or drop someone off or park there. then you will be in for slower

traffic. so again, go down here. we'll stay on top of it and have another traffic update for you in just a minute. >> all right, thank you, sal. and a new proposal could split uc san francisco from the rest of the uc system. the chronical reports that the chancellor, she told them yesterday that she wants the split to happen. under the proposal, they would still be accountable to the uc regions. but the school would be with their own board of directors. desmond hellman says that they could make more money if they did not have to subsidize the rest of the uc system. the regions have appointed a committee to study the proposal. our time is 5:45. fever is spreading across san francisco. we're just two days away from the team's big game against the new york giants at candlestick park. we are live to show you how the younger 49ers fans are getting

pumped up, tara? they are so excited for this game and the san francisco had ther -- 49ers to beat the new york giants. what do you guys have to say? [ cheering ] >> and they are holding in the assembly right now, just for us. we are inside, sheltered from the rain. but they have rolled out the carpet, from getting too soggy. they where used to playing on the muddy field -- muddy field, but they have not had too much practice with it. we talked to the students this morning who have never played to this extreme because they have never gotten this far. it happened before they were even born. >> i think it's amazing for one lifetime opportunity. >> you'll be watching?

>> yes. >> do you think that they will go all the way to the super bowl? >> yeah. >> now, we met up with the guy who makes the hats. that has been popped up. and now back here live, you can see that the kids are sporting their team colors in every fashion. the hats, the jerseys, the scarves. you name it. they have found it. do you want to send us off with the cheers to the niners? >> yeah. >> all right, let's go. >> all right, so now you can see if you have san francisco and you didn't think that they were fans, they are right here at the school. they are so excited.

reporting live from san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> i heard the kids too. you can watch sunday's nfc championship games right here on channel 2 news. our coverage begins at 2:00 with the return to glory, the pre-game show. kickoff at 3:30. the live point after will follow the big game. >> all right, a lot of people are looking for the big game. >> it is pretty tough out there. we have had pretty bad driving as you drive out here to some of the commutes. it's a little slower now. and slow all the way up to downtown. 580 is also slow. an accident near 98th. if you are up on that freeway and that will be pretty slow. now, remember, san francisco, they will fry to avoid the financial district because of the protest going on in the financial district. and now, avoid montgomery as

they have said. we'll go to the golden state bridge and the traffic there is moving along nicely. the weather is with us. it will be there for the afternoon commute as well. we'll go to steve. >> all right, thank you. the main part of the system is not coming in this evening. hold on a second. i need to reset my computer. >> when the director yells at you, you are like what? >> yes, i know. we need angering management classes. all right, there it is. i was just testing it. it is moving in. as it does, that's the one from yesterday and here this morning right there. they will continue to work their way with a couple bands. another one offshore. very little. they seem to want to move on over towards the east bay, not so much for the south bay, but everyone will be in line for the light rain today. heavier amounts will start to

pick up. easily two to three inches once it is said and done for saturday morning and the bulk of the rain is back here, okay? i mean we have a ways to go here. this is just the light stuff ahead of it. and the first one comes in. then the second system right here. that's today, tonight, tomorrow morning and the third system looks like sunday afternoon evening. just absolutely amazing. that's the way it looks for me. if you don't have the rain and the heavier rain comes in tonight and sierra right now, upper 30s to the 40s. that's mild a warmer system. the winter storm warnings start from 10:00 p.m. until saturday and i guess i need to tweet. when is the best time to drive up there? i would say sunday morning and that should be calmer. the snow level will start at 7,000 and go up to 4,000. again, just take the rain gear. hope they stall or slow down a little bit. the first half should be all right. and the first half looks like it's in the window for the possible rain. 50s on the temperatures. very mild conditions here. cooler air will come in on saturday. and the saturday afternoon evening, a break on sunday

evening and after monday morning it looks dry for the rest of next week. >> all right. time now is 8:40. we have sad news. braking news just coming in. best known for the hit song at last has just died at the anal of 73. this is the long-time friend and manager who says that they died today at the hospital in riverside in southern california. in and out of the hospital in poor health recently. she had been diagnosed with leukemia. and she passed away because of complications of leukemia. now, she's known again for the hit song at last and something's got a hold of me. she was a tremendous singer. she has just died at the age of 73. >> so talented. now, you have some interesting stories. i remember beyonce, singing at last, president obama's inauguration ball. and she was not too happy about that. >> no, that was her song. now, eventually they patched it up. but it was a sore spot.

>> yeah, a beautiful song. all right, it is 8:41. a fiery republican presidential debate. >> i'm appalled to you to begin a presidential debate. on the topic like that. >> yeah! >> and the question that made newt gingrich so angry. an amber alert issued this morning after a little girl is kidnapped here at gunpoint from her home overnight. and the desperate plea for help from her family. ami, spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. treat your taste buds to a fresh toasted subway big hot pastrami melt. subway. eat fresh. all mixed together. with galaxy nexus by samsung, now you can organize your contacts into circles,

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you on everything in just a couple of minutes. we are also now just about two days away from the big niners/giants game at candlestick park. the groundskeepers are busy. getting the field ready for sunday. of course, you can watch the nfc championship games right here on ktvu channel 2 news. and our coverage will start at 2:00 p.m. kickoff at 3:30. and an amber alert has been issued for the 11-year-old girl from san jose. police say she was taken from her home just after 1:00 this morning. alex savage is live at the girl's home, just speaking to family members. alex? >> reporter: dave, we are told that the suspected kidnapper was armed when he showed up here at his ex-girlfriend's house. the place on the end of the cul- de-sac here and then abducted his ex-girlfriend's 11-year-old daughter at gunpoint. it happened this morning in san jose. we'll show you a photo of

taylor vo, taken away in a dark colored minivan. now we'll show you the suspected kidnapper involved here. the 42-year-old tri le. again, the ex-boyfriend of the victim's mom. we just talked to family a short time ago. the family of this missing girl. they tell me that they are holding out hope she'll come back home safe. >> i just want him to bring back my niece, you know, safe and sound. i don't care what happens to him, but i just want my niece back. and so does my whole family. we are willing to do anything, you know, it's really hard when you know, you can't do anything about it. >> reporter: frustrating and devastating situation for that family. they are holding out hope that maybe police could track down this little girl. again, an 11-year-old girl, taylor vo kidnapped from her home in the middle of night at gunpoint by her mom's ex- boyfriend. if you spot that dark colored minivan that police are referring to or if you spot the

suspected girl in this case, put in a call to 911. we are live in san jose, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. 8:47 this morning, san francisco police are investigating a fatal shooting in the bayview district which happened last night at the intersection of jennings street and revere avenue. he was shot during the argument over drugs. police only have a vague description of the gunman. the fatal shooting was san francisco's second homicide of 2012. our time is 8:47. police in daily city want your help this morning and to try to track down a disoriented man whowandered away from his home. here is his picture. he's been missing from the west lake area since 2:00 a.m. yesterday morning. he's wearing a blue jacket and beige pants. he can't speak or write because of a medical condition. now, police say that he has identification or has no identification for them. he doesn't have a cell phone

either. and he has only lived in daily city for about a month. well, the preliminary hearing against the accused serial killer will be continuing today in the county. the 78-year-old man is accused of killing four women. his ex-wife testified during yesterday's court session. today, it's expected to be the last for the hearing. the judge will decide whether or not there's enough evidence to send him to trial. 8:47. newt gingrich came out swinging in last night's republican presidential debate. he blasted the moderator for making the debate's first question about gingrich's second ex-wife's claims that he asked her for an open marriage. >> and to take an ex-wife, make it two days before the primary, a significant question of the presidential campaign. it's as close to despicable as anything i can imagine.

now, gingrich went on to say that his ex-wife's claims are false and that mitt romney took gingrich to attack for the repeated references on the years he worked supposedly very closely with ronald reagan. >> you're mentioned once in ronald reagan's diary. and in the diary, he says you had an idea in a meeting of young congressman and it was not a very good idea and he dismissed it. >> the south carolina primary is tomorrow. the campaigning then moves on to florida. the primary there takes place january 31. a nationwide poll conducted romney at 30% just three points ahead of gingrich. gingrich has jumped 11% from 15 to 20% in just two weeks. rick santorum slipped to third and paul is at 17%.

killed in a u.s. drone strike inside pakistan. this is the first u.s. drone strike inside pakistan in about eight weeks. the united states temporarily stopped the drone strikes after that incident in november where 24 pakistani troops were killed accidentally in a nato drone attack. well, the u.s. army, they say that the number of suicides among soldiers, it's going down. 278 soldiers committed suicide for them last year, or about five suicides every week. now, that includes the active duty, national guardsmen and reserved soldiers. however, the army says that the violence sex crimes and the domestic violence, that's up about 30% since 2006 and child abuse is up 43%. nine minutes before 9:00, penn state university, the boardof trustees meets today for the first time since the child sex abuse scandal.

attacked on all sides for the response of the arrest of the former assistant coach, jerry sandusky last november. and the trustees fired the hall of fame head coach, joe paterno for their role in the suspected cover-up. several alumnis said that the firing ruined the legendary college football program. other critics say that the boards should have known about the scandal just years ago. the board is expected to respond to the critics today. and now bad news, the skiiers have died more than a week after crashing at the bottom of the training run in utah. and she was the four time winter x games champion in the super pike game and they have been on life support for nine days. she helped get the super pike accepted. they will make their debut at the games two years from now. berk would have been a favorite to win a gold medal. she was 29 years old and survived by her husband who is also a free style skiing competitor. all right, tori. time now is 8:52. while steve will take one last

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covering the big occupy protest in the heart of the city's financial district. it looks like the rain is not putting a damper on the activity there, claudine wong. >> no, but they are showing you a lot of protesters. and they will take a look at that behind them. that will be the housing crisis on the economic situation. we have seen the bands on out here and we have seen what people are saying about that black hole moving down the street. now, it's happening all around the walk and that will be wells fargo headquarters. the headquarters on out here. for now it has been peaceful. it's a light mood on out here. police have been stationed all around the area as our firefighters are here and there are people chained to the doors here so you know there will be a very serious side effect as to what is going on here. now, i talked to the commander on scene as to what the plan will be for today.

the activities are here today on the personnel and so things, right now, they are dynamic. we will be here facilitating, and reassessing the situation by the minute. >> reporter: all right, back live here at montgomery in the financial district. now again, this is just one show as to what they are protesting all day long. and they will be here and they will be at the plaza. they are going to various corporations at the financial district. they are hoping that it will be the largest protest for them since 2003. and that's when they were anti- war protests on out here. as far as traffic and how they could do it.

don't call on montgomery for them and use that instead to get around the problem until further notice. now, we'll go to steve. >> all right, that'll do it for us, thanks for watching, everyone.