remains with mark zuckerberg. whose rise to a ceo was highlighted in the movie the social network. unclear how much the shares will be worth, mark zuckerberg could be worth as much as 25- $30 billion. but past ipos have shown success is not guaranteed. >> there is concern the market lost its taste for social networks and the money that was there for facebook may not be there no longer. >> reporter: that stock market debut will happen in 3-4 months and facebook would like to list under fb. we will pour through all these documents and we will have more on what we are finding, including the importance of zinga to facebook.

maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >> good news for california lawmakers as say the work on next year's budget. the state could take in hundreds of millions of dollars from capital gains taxes. leaders issued a statement saying california should make sure the california funds schools and pays down the debt. the nys&nasdaq are in a face-off against facebook. there are a lot of questions facebook will use for its ticker symbol. the company reserved the letters fb but others say it should be more creative like "like." what do you think? go to www.ktvu.com and let us

know. the closing bell had a super bowl theme, looking forward to sunday's game. the dow gained 83.55 points to 12,716. the nasdaq was up 34.43 to 2,848. one high school in san francisco is closed for the rest of the week due to an illness. rob roth is live with what school leaders say. >> reporter: we learned a crew will be coming here to st. ignatius college preparatory later tonight for a second round of cleaning. the school was to reopen tomorrow, that now has been pushed back to monday. >> reporter: they are using special disinfectant throughout st. ignatius college preparatory. the school was canceled after dozens of students were complaining of a stomach bug yesterday. >> you saw a line of people a huge line getting ready to go

home. the bath rooms smelled. >> reporter: this afternoon the principal said school will be closed the rest of the week. >> it would have been difficult to have school with so many students, we could open, we believe we are clean enough to open but we want to ensure the health of the students. >> reporter: 325 students a third of the student body and 30 teachers come down with gastrointestinal. they believe the outbreak may be linked to the nuro virus. >> when people get it they have nausea and vomiting and diarrhea. in younger folks they have more vomiting. in adults more diarrhea. part of the challenge is that this virus is very infectious. >> reporter: the school decided it is best everyone recover. >> we are closing down as an

extra precaution. >> reporter: officials say eli manning came down with a similar virus but recovered well enough to beat the 49ers. officials urge everyone to wash their hands thoroughly. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. more details on this story. fighting illini athletic's department is postponing events. games scheduled for today is delayed till monday and a soccer game is rescheduled till tomorrow. a girl's basketball is put on hold. a decision tonight involving the smart meters. the p.u.c. approved giving customer as choice but that comes with a price. ktvu's patty lee tells thus word folks -- tells us the word folks are using to describe

that. >> reporter: they are calling today's decision extortion. >> crime against humanity. >> you should be ashame offend yourself. >> reporter: emotions erupted at this public utilities commission meeting. >> you are security. >> reporter: four commissioners voted to approve pg&e's plan that gives customers the ability to opt out of smart meters but they have to pay a one time fee and a monthly charge. >> you have to pay to keep the meter you have on your house. that is extortion. customers were earn front of the meter begging pg&e not to replace it. >> reporter: public utilities commission commissioner says charging customers is fair and the commission voted for lower fees than what pg&e initially

proposed. >> still have to send somebody out taread it. that is a cost. they are gettic special treatment. -- getting special treatment. >> reporter: special treatment is not how customers describe their experience. >> i can't sleep. headaches. >> reporter: she managed to delay getting a smart meter. >> now i have six neighbors that have smart meeters and i cannot live in my house. >> reporter: all pg&e customers must make a decision to accept smart meters or opt out at a price. >> reporter: public utilities commission president said they voted out of the respect for health concerns of the customers. reporting live in san francisco, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. the president of the california public utilities commission responded to

criticism he put himself on the panel to decide the penalties for the san bruno pipeline explosion. she said he will work with the commissioner and they will act as equals. he says the fines will be considerable. >> he said as long as he is involved, he will question the credibility. >> reporter: employees will receive layoff noticed after they voted to eliminate 100 positions. union groups and occupy demonstrators protested the cuts. the city had to trim $28 million. >> we don't have the luxury of being angry because there is so much at steak. so what we need to do is be

professional on both sides. >> earlier, the city sent out thousands of layoff notices. they will now be resend. many jobs will be cut in the public works departments. several departments will merge and the city will sell a former fire station but there will not be cuts to popular programs. better outlook in contra costa where the county doesn't plan any cuts. first time in five years. there might even be money left over to rehire layoffed workers. arraignment was delayed for a 15-year-old accused of murdering his parents. he has been charged as an adult. he got into an argument with

his mother and strangled him and he then strangled his father. he is scheduled to be in court on february 14. the sheriff found out what killed a 14-year-old girl during a sleep over last july. a report showed takeimi rao died from an overdose of the date rape drug glenn -- ghb. three other girls ended up getting sick. a man who sent 18 years in prison after wrongly convicted for a double murder filed a lawsuit against san francisco. a judge ordered him released last year after learning that prosecutors failed to tell the defense they paid thousands of dollar as an informant. prosecutors decided it not to

try him again. president obama today septcongress a proposal to help homeowners whose mortgages are under water. >> it is wrong to suggest the only option is to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom. >> it is meant to make it easier to refinance. this would be available to those who owe more on their homes than they are worth and they would have to be current on payments. >> no more red tape. no more run around from the banks. and a small fee on the largest finance institutions will make sure it doesn't add to the deficit. >> he sent the plan to congress today. speaker of the house john boehner says other programs to help homeowners have failed. >> all they have done is delay

the clearing of the market. the sooner the market clears, will be the most important thing we can do to improve home values. >> the president's initiatives helped stabilize the housing free fall they say. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney drew fire for a mark he made about poor americans. a television interview showed him saying he cares about the american people and wants to help them find jobs and keep their homes. >> i am not concerned about the very-poor. we have a safety net there. i am not concerned about the very rich. i am concerned about the heart of america. >> the white house said the president is concerned about

all americans. >> middle class americans, lower income and poor americans were hit hard by the recession and that is why he is focused on -- aggressively on doing everything he can to grow the economy. >> later today, mitt romney said his comments were misunderstood. he said he was trying to say he is focused on the struggles of the middle class. newt gingrich was quick to comment on mitt mitt romney's remarks. >> the founding fathers meant the very poor who they call americans. my goal is to find steps for every american to have a job. >> he held a rally in reno today. newt gingrich has been endorsed by the owner of several gambling casinos and has support from the nevada tea party movement. ken pritchett pril be in nevada

for the caucuses on saturday. he will be in place friday to give us a preview. crews are reaching a milestone in the tunnel project. the tunnel by passes highway 1 that opened in 1937. had t has been plagued with rog slides since. there is still a lot left to do. >> we have to hook up all the electrical systems, lights, fire systems, the jet fans. they have to go in. >> caltrans hopes to have the tunnels open by the end of the year. they say it will take three years to demologist and remove the old eastern span of the bay bridge. it would be bad for the environment to blow it up. they will cut it into pieces

and truck it away. the teamsters union is speaking outlet against a bill that will allow longer and heavier big rigs. only a dozen states allow trucks with triple trailers to drive on the highway. california is not one of the state. truckers we talked to don't like the idea of hauling bigger, longer loads. >> if it is triple, fish tailing. as far as the weight goes, it is harder to stop it. >> companies say allowing heavier trucks would be safer because it means fewer trucks on the road. they could decide by the end of the week. authorities say the crews ship is leaking oil. winds are disrupting the

protective booms. the crews liner contained 500,000 gallons of fuel. they are trying to useoric methitudes contain it. construction will likely be stalled for months where a carpenter died. cal-oshaler forbidden work to resume till investigations are complete. he died saturday morning after a trench collapsed. officials issued a stop work order on the project three days before the accident because of safety concerns but the word never made it to employees. 70 people died in egypt when soccer fans rushed the field after a match. the home team upset egypt's top soccer club. they appealed to people to

donate blood and the military centro aircrafts to evacuate the most serious cases. a mark burnt is dee-- a marine biologist denied she fed killer whales. nancy black is -- a federal grand jury indicted her. she said the investigation and charges have hurt her research. three men are honored as heroes for rescuing a shark attack victim. he was surfing when he was bitten by a shark. two soldiers happened to be on the beach. they brought him to shore. he then gave the victim first aid. he recovered and this week all

three of them received commendations. it hasn't been much of a white january for states across the nation. what it looked like earlier today in new york. till now there hasn't been much snow anywhere. coming up, john fowler talks about the perfect storm of conditions for a dry winter and what that means for us here in california. let's talk about our weather right now. you called it. drizzle this morning. >> yeah. slowing down the morning commute. didn't do anything for the reservoirs. just enough to slow the community. clearing skies this afternoon. some temperatures got into the lower 60s. warming weather pattern that will feel more like april than february. outside right now, you see the clouds in the bay area. those clouds will start to go

this way as the winds develop. a northeasterly wind develop. what that does is, warms the atmosphere. we got warming in the north bay today. the sinking ergot you to 62 degrees in santa rosa. when air sinks it warms. so as the air gets funneled down throughout the day tomorrow, temperatures will increase. upper 60s in the warmest spots tomorrow. highs today will be eclipsed by the numbers thursday -- yeah, thursday. today, 60 in concord, tomorrow 65 degrees. we are going to see a big warm up. forecast for tonight on the mild side. these are the current temperatures. numbers are coming down. 59 in concord. 58 napa. i don't think we will see valley fog. there is a chance, these are

the overnight low forecasts. above freezing. we won't see much frost. 38 antioch. partly cloudy. 37 livermore. heading into a really, really nice weather pattern. we need rain and snow and we are not going to get it. no accumulation from today. nothing out there. something on monday but again, we need like what we saw a week ago, the storms marching in, one after another. we don't have that right now. you will see the pacific is active because it is winter and it is active. there is plenty of rain. its path is going the wrong way. see it? that is coming up over the ridge. you see the clouds. big broad ridge. those are hard to break down like that. that is what we have. mild overnight lows. partly cloudy. nice night to get out. tomorrow, thursday, nice as it gets for this time of year.

plenty of sunshine. into the 60s for everybody. we might see a low 70 if you head south. mostly sunny and dry. that is the issue. nice to get rain in here. next couple days, this low pressure center heads out of here. high pressure builds in. see you back here in a little bit, seven-day forecast with the bay area weekend in view. organizes for the 26th annual burning man festival in nevada are demanding. 43,000 tickets have told. there are just 10,000 tickets that will go on sale. organizers say people who want to buy or sell should check out a new exchange sestm on the burning man website. open for business. why a cafe is a big deal, it all has to-do with where -- to

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traffic bridges will be installed as part of the project. all part of an official welcome for business that is helping the city as it helps itself. >> we declare this cafe day here in the tenderloin. >> celebration marks the grand opening of the cafe. it opened a few weeks ago and one of several businesses that have decided to put down routes here. the mare said the move comes with big benefits for the cafe and people looking for jobs. >> i think that the move here has -- has decided to take is wonderful. from jones street they grown, 20 from 12 employees to 24. >> the city is offering tax breaks to businesses that

create new jobs. last august the mayor celebrated the opening of another business. they are working on ways to improve pedestrian safety as part of the plan. pen states removed dozens of items in front of the joe paterno statue. he lost his job in the mild of the child abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky. the family knew about the removal of the items. don cornelius is being remembered tonight as a pioneer. >> soul train. >> the 75-year-old died this morning from a suicide. police went to his home at 4:00 a.m. this morning and found him of a

self inflicted gun shot wound. don cornelius got the soul train rolling in 1971 and dept going for 35 years. >> that is the great thing about starting or creating a show like soul train because it touched many, many generations. it will touch generations of kids who haven't even been born yet. >> it changed the cultural landscape of hollywood. oakland police need your help identifying people who destroyed city hall. new video just ahead. i investigate climate patterns, add another layer of wary for -- worry for our water supply.

complete bay area news coverage continues, this is 123479 at -- this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. the police department released this video to us. ktvu's paul chambers shows us what officers were up against saturday night. >> reporter: we got that video within the last 30 minutes. shows the destruction inside city hall. look that video for yourself. shows protesters prying the doors of city hall open. 100 protesters coming inside. throwing and trashing the city building. the video shows protesters grabbing the american flag, taking it outside and lighting it on fire. police need your help identifying those people who

will face charges. back out here live, a few hours ago members of "occupy oakland" say they held a meting meting meting to -- >> reporter: today on the steps of oakland city hall, members of occupy plan to sue the city of oakland for police violence. >> i was arrested saturday night and i saw many incidences of cruelty from what appeared to be robotic monster type people. >> reporter: many say police officers in riot gear were not out to protect and serve the people but attack occupiers. the new police chief sees it differently. he says officers tactics are

dictated by proteasessers -- protesters. >> if they cause damage and break out windows, our job is to respond. >> when you put people in uniform with shotguns and tear gas, that is called military tactics. >> reporter: since october 25, he says his department dealt with 60,000 people who took part in occupy matches. most of which were peaceful. still there is a team of officers dedicated to investigating any allegation of abuse. members of occupy say they were treated wrong on the streets and when they were arrested. >> holding people for long periods of time. denial of medication. these things. >> reporter: i asked about the allegations. they say there have been no complaints filed by anyone who was arrested or who is in jail.

live in oakland, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. also in oakland, mayor jean quan fade it official. the police chief is now the permanent police chief. >> i shed a tear of joy. howard jordan shared the spotlight with the new fire chief. coming up, what made that announcement historic. los angeles countery parents are shocked to hear a teacher was suspected of molesting children and they didn't know about it for a whole year. >> i am very angry and disappointed. >> parents met with administrators today. the child molester made his appearance in court. mark burnt. his bail was raised to $23

million today but parents want to know why it took a year for investigators to release this information. >> it took a long time because they had to track down the victims. they had photographs, but they did not have names. it involved extensive questioning, interviews, lot of very good police work on this case. >> it was a photo processor who turned over photos of children. mark burnt's arraignment is february 21. the focus of the primary turned westward today. mitt romney campaigned in colorado. >> we are not going to get down and dirty in personal attacks. i had plenty of opportunities. i have decided to let the ball

fall. >> rick santorum spoke to a tea party gathering in colorado. he said president obama would destroy mitt romney in a debate over healthcare. ravens fans, the ravens scored two touchdowns tonight. call papa johns for your special, large cheese pizza for $9.99 and 4 free toppings. we double the toppings when the ravens win. papa healthcare -- ravens fans, the ravens scored two touchdowns tonight. call papa johns for your special, large cheese pizza for $9.99 and 4 free toppings. we double the toppings when the ravens win. papa -- ron paul appeared in las vegas today. . >> the one thing that i have resisted and condemned and think is not the american way, i believe believe fences and guns will involve any of our problems. >> paul noted he and his wife celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary today. ken pritchett will be there saturday. coverage begins on friday. stay with ktvu for complete election coverage from nevada. no rain in the forecast.

they measured the snow pack today and the news wasn't go. ktvu's john fowler is here with complete predictions -- climate predictions. >> reporter: what do it you call it when things lineup wrong? >> reporter: a few clouds today but mostly sunny and still no rain. >> i never seen it like this. >> reporter: snow today just 3.5 inches deep. 23% of normal statewide. the likely cut water deliveries 25%. >> i am concerned about the water supply. do i say i like to take long showers. >> reporter: several cycles drive the climate. >> perfect non-storm because no precipitation. >> reporter: one cycle called a

pna signals dry when positive. ocean temperatures, the u.s. is right here. the ocean's cooling, air is drier. >> the strongest correspondents is that one. jet stream doesn't come as far south. >> reporter: it will be a dry winter. perhaps a little better north of us. >> we are stuck with a dry year. if we lose february, that is it. >> reporter: mid-70s, a drought. you can follow the pattern trending drier the last two years. last year was wet. it is imp possible to prove its global climate change but the variability in the rainfall is very consistent with that

model. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. perth control pills are being pulled off the market, which ones and why. -- birth control pills are being pulled off the market, which ones is why.

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. american airlines told its unions it plans to cut 13,000 jobs. that will include maintenance workers, ground workers, and ma pilots and first officers will see the smallest reductions. first lady michelle obama was in southern california today to launch the fresh works fund. it brings grocery stores to under served communities. she visited a new market in inglewood. many families don't have access to fresh food. >> if a parent wants to pack a piece of fruit, if they want to pick up lettuce to make a salad, they shouldn't have to get on a bus and go for hours into another community to make that happen. >> she marked the second

anniversary of let's move. ifiesser recalling a million packages of birth control. it discovered a problem that could cause women to take the wrong daily dose and increase the risk of becoming pregnant. it includes lo/ovral and a generic version as well. research suggests women who eat fish may have a lower chance of developing colon polyps. they found women who ate three servings of fish a week were a third less likely. official might not be the only women because they may have other healthy behavior. there is word of a possible break through in the diagnosis

of depression. a study is describing a blood test that would tell if a person is clinically depressed. the new tests looks for chemicals in the blood stream that can point to clinical depression. it may be easier to convince people to accept treatment. there is help for pet owners who are concerned their pets are too chubby. www.petfit.com has information. a survey showed half of dog and cat owners in san francisco said their pets needed to lose weight. making san francisco the fifth chubbiest pet city in the united states. oakland has a new fire chief and that new fire chief

just made history. clouds are clear, beautiful evening, i will have your highs, i think you will be impressed.

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two leadership positions in oakland was made today. janine de la vega tells us about the people and their plans. >> please join me in welcoming howard jordan. >> reporter: howard jordan is officially oakland's police chief. he is working his way up the

ranks. he was turned down a couple years ago and serving as interim chief. >> because i have seen how things happen, familiar with the budget, crime trends. i think i have an advantage in terms of anticipating the issues. >> reporter: getting the department up to compliance. decreasing the crime rate also ranks high. many will be watch figure he changes tactics with the occupy movement. >> the first african american woman to lead a major fire dederment in the united states. >> reporter: the city's new fire chief, takeimi rao. today she was praised as making history. >> i started off as a firefighter and i worked my way up. i was a driver, which i thought was a real a good job.

worked as an inspector. >> reporter: she is a long time oakland resident. >> this is a real joy to me to be able to come and work in oakland. oakland is beautiful. >> takeimi rao starts as fire chief on march 5 -- teresa reed starts as fire chief on march 5. march5 ktvu channel 2 news. she served in the army for two years. two years ago she received disability payments but it agency denied her request for additional money and benefits for her wife. ed. >> lawmakers are demanding more safe guards to start afghan troops from killing americans.

those attacks are increasing and have already killed 70 troops and they say 75% of the killings happened in the past two years. officials say why more safe guards can be put in place there is no way to totally eliminate the problems. scientists invented a bullet that acts like a tiny guided missile. engineers say the bullet can twist and turn in response to a laser. one evening near says it would work well with military machine guns. vice president joe biden made an appearance in michigan and said the white house is fighting to eliminate tax breaks for manufacturers who move their plants over seas. >> how many time physical you are over 40 years old you saw

factories shut down and dismantled and put on planes and trains and shipped out of the country? >> he spoke at the american seating company that builds seats for schools, sadeiums, buses and trains. 5% of california's electricity comes from the wind according to a group of wind mill owners. california wind energy association says last year wind power generated enough electricity for 400,000 homes. the association cretted projects for -- credited projects for adding to the total. the state wants to get a 3rd of its power by renewable resources. let's go to our chief meteorologist, bill, i understand a warm up is in store? >> big warm up. you will notice it tomorrow. it will not feel like february, it will feel like april or may.

temperatures in the 60s. fog not an issue. outside right now, look at the winds. the arrow, those represent the wind direction. northwest wind. wind is blowing. that represents winds over 20 miles per hour. you see off shore, gusting to 22. northwest winds die out tonight and winds do this, start coming out of the north as we head into tomorrow. when that happens you get into a situation where the air starts to sink and it warms. cool thing. right? basic physics. as the air sinks and comment presses -- and compresses. so tomorrow, air will be rubbing together, sink, compress and warm. highs tomorrow in the 60s easy.

nuisance showers today. temperatures come up. going up into the 60s and low 70s. dry weather pattern. i mentioned this earlier, wide. rhinal of high pressure is really wide. covers a lot of real estate in the pacific and west coast of the united states. those are hard to break down. that is why the pattern sticks with us. fog in the valley tomorrow morning. no fog here. friday. no clouds because the air is sinking. few clouds move in on saturday morning but not a big deal. highs tomorrow, upper 60s in the north bay. low 60s in the south bay and unfebruary like day. weekend into view. there you go.

not raining anytime soon. might see something on monday, sprinkle but we need a series of storms and i don't see those. >> thank you. the oakland zoo is getting ready tointroduce maggie the giraffe. -- ready to introduce maggie the giraffe. she will be on display starting tomorrow and after that the zoo will host a conference for the international association of giraffe care professionals. a famous dining room is serving its last meal to those in need, we will explain why that is actually not a bad thing. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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warm, friendly. >> mayor ed lee paying tribute it the dining hall. after six decades they are ready for a big face lift. >> you might call it the end of an era and a new beginning beginning for st. anthonys. they served their last meal today. >> coming in here 10 years almost.

happy place. >> this was a bittersweet day. volunteers gathered for one last prayer. as they have done for 62 years they fed the hungry. today staff and clients ereflected on what they have meant to san francisco -- reflected on what they have meant to san francisco. >> he anticipated 150 guests and ended up with 400 guests and they fed everyone. >> i like the way they treat people here. people like if you need clothes. >> gave me my life back. i don't do drugs anymore. >> they serve almost 3,000 meals every day to men, women, families and military vets. they will serve meals at temporary quarters across the

street. coming up, it is official, facebook is headed to ipo and a feud between war veterans. how one of those groups is backing down tonight. they say that with great power comes great responsibility.

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from hacker to billionaire, the massive pay dade mark zuckerberg is filing for tonight. classes canceled at a san francisco high school, the disease that could be the was of 150 students getting sick. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. i am frank s. >> i am julie haener. >> facebook made it official. it is going public. ktvu's maureen naylor is live in menlo park. >> reporter: since our last report we have new information about the risk that facebook faces faces and one key source of revenue and it is all pounds here. >> reporter: these sec filing papers