on the temperatures, mild temperatures due to cloud cover. a little bit of a westerly breeze, some local clouds coast and bay, it is not favoring anybody, watching us up in crescent city in eureka, we will start out with low clouds. it will be just a little cooler but sunny today, highs will be in the 60s, here is sal. >> good morning, traffic is moving along nicely, we are off to a nice start, highway 24, nice looking drive here getting over to the tunnel. this morning we are also off to a nice start on highway 4. as we come to the willow pass grade, no major problems. if you are driving on interstate 880, it looks good, 430, let's go back to the desk.

an overnight fire caused a big scare in a nearby high- rise. live in berkeley with more on what happened, lorraine? it is hard to tell at the front of the two restaurants but if you look over here, you can see a lot of glass in the alley. looking up near the windows you can see quite a lot of damage inside the ceiling area. the kitchen fire broke out 9:30 wednesday into the. two places are affected. it started in between the two restaurants and they are right next to a high-rise building so hundreds rushed out. >> i was getting to see what they were talking about so i

just jumped in my chair and got out of there. >> there are no reports of serious injuries but when you take a look at the damage you can tell there is going to be a lot of clean up today. reporting live lorraine blanco channel 2 news. mirkarimi is getting ready for his next court appearance. tara moriarty joins us with more from this domestic violence case, tara? >> reporter: the announcement comes one day before the sheriff is due back in court to try to modify a stay away order to keep him from staying away from his son and wife. he has said in the past, mirkarimi can be a bit of a tehran but he is -- tie rant but he is not an abuser. she said she will not try this

case but they believe he will be removed from this case once it is separated from attention seekers. he is being brought up on charges for a dispute with us wife. they released their witness list and topping that list, mirkarimi's ex-girlfriend claims there was an incident. there will be many supporters, including his wife. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. this morning one of the main figures in the c net law enforcement scandal is due back

in court. former lewis lombardi says he was taking down people with drugs and there are indications he could change a plea in court this morning. economic problems boiled over in court last night. >> hundreds protested looming layoffs, they joined with senior citizens to vend anger. the council must cut $20 million to offset state redevelopment funds, 105 city workers will lose their jobs. >> if your message to the employees were so unimportant that this is how you treat them, don't be surprised when you have discovered that

productivity has fallen. >> they agreed to the i will limb nation because -- elimination because one group has been pitted against each other. >> while there were no arrests, mayor jean quan was escorted out of the chamber as a precaution. he is accused of killing a san francisco father tony balogna and his sons michael and matthew bologna. edwin ramos is accused of killing them. andrew recalls the moment his father and two brothers were killed. he pointed to edwin ramos as the person who fired the fatal

shots. >> his testifying shows his courage and strength to fight for justice for his family. >> edwin ramos took the family for rival gang members. tony balogna and his sons michael andrew is now in a witness protection programs. he is accused of attempting to rape his teacher. the accused attack took place in a garage at preparatory high school. david tried to rape his teacher at knifepoint. he ran off after being interrupted by another teacher. he is due back in court on february 8th. time now 4:36, they will address gas line pipeline safety on a peninsular.

it is having to do with the explosion in cupertino and districts are hosting the event. it will include the how utilities commission and pg&e executives. the meeting will be held at palo alto city hall. it is going to be held at 7:00. organizers will gather outside city hall. they will not disclose the building only to say it is somewhere in oakland. protesters warn they will take further action, they include block aides of international airport, the port of oakland or city hall. a plan was put on at least for now. they want to install meters at mission bay and under the plan

some people would have to pay to park outside their own homes. the agency decided to delay in part because of backlash on those neighborhoods. here is sal with a look at your early morning commute, hello sal. we are looking at this east shore freeway and no major problems driving west. the morning commute also looks good if you are driving to the toll plaza and no problems on the upper or lower deck. this morning if you are in san jose, we are off to a lower start before you get off the free weigh now is the team to go it. there are some pockets of fog and there are areas where visibility is reduced.

it looks like rain is in the north and it will stay in the north. we have some drizzle and this is our cloud / fog forecast so again it is cost, bay and inland and by noon it is still 11:00 and for some it may be a gray day as the low cloud deck hangs in for the rest of the day that little get of a slow down, right near the oregon border, 50s on the temperatures to you a to that cloud coughs a westerly breeze over into fairfield and the delta breeze is there and occasionally higher clouds break through but they go into the north bay.

it may be a slower process to get the sun out today, lower clouds maybe some and we did try to reach mid-to-upper 60s quiet pattern and this that should take the sunnyside up and warm for your weekend. pamela? 4:39 is the show, it is the time they are looking at hot new damage jets. >> it is unbelievable to make a statement like this. >> it has some groups calling for the mayor's resignation. traffic is moving along well, picking up some road work, otherwise we are off to. >> good start.

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press" and she is pointing her finger and he told her she inaccurately described a previous meeting, in a book called scorians for breakfast. and they will debate one last time before tuesday's primary and it is hosted by cnn and the hispanic leadership network. newt gingrich and mitt romney will start launching attacks against each other and rand paul was hoping to get some attention to their campaigns. mitt romney and newt gingrich is among virtual ties and they are likely to vote while 34% are for newt gingrich. that is well within the surveys

error. 9% said they will vote for rand paul. in east haven connecticut, they are demanding the mayor resign for what he now calls an incentive remark. >> what are you going to do? >> i might have tocos tonight, i'm not sure. >> he says he has apologized and said the stress has got end the best of him. he had four officers arrested for racial profiling. >> to me he said he is going out and getting attackco, to me that is -- a taco, to me that is unforgivable. >> one officer is accused of targeting latino drivers in nearly half of his target stops. >> a nearly $100,000 mural, it

was painted as a way to promote peace. they painted inspirational and anti-violence messages. somebody vandalized the mural on monday night and the students who created the artwork were heart broken. >> the first time i saw it, my heart was crushed. i know it is not gang related because there are no numbers or letters. >> now there are some letters who don't like the murals. the students painted seven murals and only one was the van liced. a man is suspected of shooting and killing his neighbor, police say he should be considered armed and

dangerous. police say the two men lived on the same street and that the shooting stemmed from some kind of argument. mcdaniels believed to be hiding out somewhere in california. an anaheim forklift operator targeted homeless men. he was awarded a plaque for his heroism and he is credited with chasing down a suspect after a brutal attacks on a homeless man. police arrested the suspect late that night and has been charged with the deaths of four homeless men. a batchment wash dash a report by the acting inspect terrible general said some money will never be recover. so far 318 billion has been

recovered. the report has been to help out homeowners and it has cost an extra 51 billion. mac world, i-world, they are fans of apple and there will be special presentations on smart phone cameras and iphone asperger's syndrome. >> we have all these cultural he will isn'ts, we have dab elements we have a film festival. >> more than many are expected to a ten. they are slashing prices on all of its products. starting next week the company will mark down all of its products by at least 40%. they used to rely on getting customers through the door. they are rival da -- rivalling

macy's and kohl's. they are looking to bring in new brands. state regulators are set to approve new rules at revving up zero emission cars. they are expected to require 15% of new cars sold in california by 20-25 run on energy and they produce little or no smog. the goal is to have zero emission cars on california roads by 20-25 and today there are about 10,000. today, tragedy in brazil, three large buildings collapse trapping people inside, what some people heard before the collapse. everybody is stretched out, we will tell you what is opening at fso tonight, that no other country in the airport

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. welcome back, we are learning about a death at a popular lake tahoe ski resort. investigators say he was trying to avoid somebody else when he hit a sign post. he died on the way to the hospital. rescuers in rio dehand arrow -- rio de janeiro, they are reporting at least two fatalities. several more may be trapped inside the buildings. witnesses say they heard some kind of explosion and smelled gas but it's still not clear what caused the buildings to collapse. it could mean travel delays for passengers for the next

three years. construction is set to begin in march to extend safety zones for runways. now the faa is encouraging airlines to avoid delays during peak travel times. the airport has one of the worst online performances in the country. the construction could add to the problem. >> the runway may be closed and they could have one less runway to operate. >> it is a domino affect. >> the construction is said to last until 2015 and the most detailed work will be done 2014. there is another change that will allow you to stretch out before sitting on your flight. take a look. a yoga room, it is a first for any in the u.s., passengers could enter the zen room free of charge. >> hopefully they have a video

going, so they could guide you through your downward dog and everything. >> i think i would go through a different therapy sitting around drinking man sodas, i mean there are different people different methods of destressing, right? the traffic is moving along pretty well, there are no major problems, north and southbound. this is the san mateo bridge, today we are having a pretty good commute and the lot of it is being picked up. you may not even see the road work, northbound 17, 85 and 87, 101 is looking good throughout the bay. hello steve. >> hello, sal, well you can't kick too high. we have our pattern and it's back to dry.

i know it is crazy. tomorrow it will be overcast and dry and cold and we had our window of rain. we had three systems and it looks like everything is back to hoe hum. i was just looking past ten days and that's how desperate i was for rain. now things could change, it is january and things could change fast. it is a mostly sunny dry pattern as we go through the rest of this month. rain line continues, it is not far away, it is up towards eureka and up towards crescent city, i mean there is plenty out here but it is heading up the pacific northwest. mid-50s, 55 hayward, 55 san

jose, and everybody says fog or cloudy with a low cloud fog deck. we not only have inland fog but we have coast and bay fog. overall once we get the clouds to burn off, it could be a slower process so that is why we are a wee bit cooler, instead of the upper 60s they shave it off compared to yesterday. extended forecast, winds will be cool sunny side and warm. it could be worth a half million dollars. somebody bought a winning fantasy ticket and the drawing was on sunday. winning numbers are 39, 11, 35, and 33, and the winner has 188 days to claim the prize. coming up, there are new

developments in the domestic violence case, what he is expected to do and the new help he will be getting in court. plus an overnight fire drove hundreds out into the streets of berkeley and we will go out and see what they left behind.

. some angry protests over looming layoffs forced the oakland city council to stop its meeting last night. tense moments between the governor of arizona and president barack obama looked like some tense moments and heated exchange. it is all ahead on the morning news. good morning it is january 26th, i am pam cook. >> we have a lot of low clouds,