so they hold a lot of moisture. this is all heading up from the hawaiian islands. the moisture is already in place. the air is saturated. rainfall patrol jury excuseds from today, now today won't be that big. there will be steady light rain to the north and things pick up on saturday and go into monday. san rafael three. and even down toward the santa cruz mountains there will be some areas to the west of that will get more than that. 50s for some. i mean it's very mild. some a cloudy, mild day. and then a little bit of light rain. we could see drizzle here in the morning. not a big deal. i hardly encountered anything on the way in. a little bit starting to pick up in the north bay. it will definitely pick up later on today. santa rosa north. things really start to intensify later on tonight. mild temps and then temperatures they will be in the 50s to near 60 degrees san jose. here is sal.

steve, good morning to you. we are still looking at pretty good conditions. especially compared to what we had yesterday. what steve just mentioned and the rain moving through coming through the bay area you should plan for another day or period the next few days of brad driving. slow driving. and unfortunately more collisions. let's go out and see what we have with the bay bridge toll plaza. it is light. until major problems. about a ten minute drive time getting into san francisco. as you drive on interstate 880 north and south traffic looks good. this is a little bit of a lull. and the driving is good. but just in case you didn't hear all the warnings from chp yesterday slow your speeds when it is raining. allow extra stopping time. and westbound 580 as you drive up to the livermore valley, it looks pretty good so far. the time is 4:31. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. there are a few sprinkles in some areas this morning, but overall it is the calm before another larger storm as steve

mentioned. the rainwater causing some concerns this morning. ktvu alex savidge is live in san rafael with concerns some residents are having over some flooding. >> reporter: good morning to you. a lot more rain heading our way. across the bay area people are getting ready. let me show you what we have here. they have sand and sandbags available for people. worried about the possibility of flooding as this next round of rain moves in this weekend. the storm that blew through during the commute yesterday morning just a preview of what is to come. most spots picked up less than an inch of rain. but the rain will return full force beginning later on today and continuing throughout the weekend. the forecast calling for several inches of rain to fall in most areas. a true soaker compared to yesterday's storm. some areas will get more rain in two days then they did during all of last year. down in the south bay, preparations are being made to avoid flooding with this storm. the santa claire real county valley water district is

looking to clear debris from water ways to make room for for all of that water to flow through the area. as we bring you back out here to live picture. sand and sandbags ready to go for people. free of charge. in case people are concerned about flooding at their homes with so much rain expected to fall in this area. again a dry commute into work this morning. in all likelihood in most spots. it could be if a wet commute on the way home today. live this morning at san rafael. the national weather service says there could be enough rain over the weekend to trigger mud slides on the side of mt. diablo. that is because of the big fire that burned the eastern side of the slope last summer. winter storm warning takes effect at 10:00 this morning in the sierra. right now chains are required on interstate 80 from king vail to the donor lake interchange.

many people taking advantage of the big slopes. about a half a foot of fresh snow fell with more expected this weekend. >> we could get upwards over two feet by saturday. >> it is nice. it is good to have some snow. >> the february snow pack in california measures just about 12% of normal. state officials have said that it will take a big storm every other day through may top get us -- through may to get us back to where we should be. a woman was hit and killed on interstate 80 in the sierra last night. a woman was a passenger in a car that slid off the road right near soda springs. she and the driver were standing outside of the car when a good samaritan was trying to pull the car on to the side of the roadway. that is when another driver lost control and hit the woman. the latest flu deaths were

reported yesterday. both were connected to the h1n1 strain as well. that marks the 37th death so far in the bay area and santa cruz county. santa clara county is reporting ten flu related deaths. contra costa county has seen five while others are reporting less than five deaths. state health officials will give another update later today. doctors are also encouraging people to get flu shots. funeral services will be held in oakland this morning for 17-year-old justice tolliver. she is the oakland teenager that was shot and killed by her younger brother at the china town district apartment. a juvenile court judge is allowing the 14-year-old boy top leave his jail cell to attend his sister's funeral. but a probation officer must be at his side at all times. this morning's funeral is open to the public. however the family has asked the news media not to attend. the opening ceremonies for

the olympics happen in 3.5 hours. olympic athletes center been arriving all week. yesterday the homeland security department temporarily banned all carry on liquids on flights between the u.s. and russia. none of this seems to have dimmed the enthusiasm of the athletes. >> our job is to focus on what we can control and do. that is how we will perform at our first olympics. >> early competition got under way yesterday. the americans didn't do as well as expected in the new team figure skating event but the stronger skaters compete tomorrow. uc president janet napolitano will lead the u.s. delegation. now all over the world gay

rights activists have staged demonstrations. this patrol test rendition of the russian anthem promoted by swedish singer has gone viral on the is web. google using its home page to speak out against russia's law. take a look on the opening page. there is a rainbow colored backdrop featuring art work of winter sports. beneath that is the olympic charter that says the practice of sport is a human right. now usually the google doodle changes at midnight eastern time but this one will stay up a little longer so the day on the opening ceremonies it will still be appearing. state senator mark leno plans to unvail legislation to mandate kill switches. according to a new report one in every three thefts in the u.s. involves a cell phone. but the new legislation would

make it so that all cell phones sold in california would have kill switch technology installed in the devices. experts estimate in san francisco in 2012 it cost $30 billion to replace lost or stolen devices. the principal of an all girl's catholic high school in the east bay is apologizing for a lunch menu that has created a nation-wide uproar. the menu was supposedly intended to celebrate black history month. it included fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon. the principal says black student club members helped plan the menu without staff approval or permission. >> we thought this was a very clever way in their own way of celebrating black history month. it was as simple and naive as that. >> the school sent a letter to parents saying quote at no time do we wish to perpetuate

stereotypes. there will be a special school assembly to discuss the school lunch scandal. a special task force has launched an investigation into the alleged hate crime at san jose state university. the panel met for the first time last night in a meeting packed with people. demanding answers. police say four white students had been tormenting a black roommate for weeks. investigators say they put a bike lock around his neck and held a confederate flag from their dorm room window. >> that flag is used as a symbol of intimidation. it is used to threaten people. and nobody says wait a second, we need to look at everything that is going on now. we need to stop. >> now the task force is looking at ways to improve race relations at san jose state following this incident. the next meeting is friday, february 21st. a transgender teen may

avoid prosecution after all. a cell phone captured the fight between 16-year-old jewels and three girls back in november. prosecutors charged gutierrez with misdemeanor battery. but she claims she was defending herself against bullies. a judge said that could happen if gutierrez completes a conflict resolution program. time is 4:40. a fresno man is in jail facing felony charges in a frightening incident involving a palo alto police officer. 34-year-old ryan goodson tried to grab the officer's gun during a violent struggle yesterday afternoon. investigators say the gun remained in the officer's holster and the suspect could not pull the trigger. two other police officers arrived on the scene moments later and used a taser to subdue the suspect. there were no serious injuries in this incident. oakland police officer could lose his job after after

a bizarre incident at a san francisco restaurant. it happened sunday morning at the ihop restaurant. sources tell ktvu news kevin kelly was off duty when he allegedly pulled out a gun inside the restaurant in an effort to impress a waitress. >> my understanding from the victim is that the firearm was brandish at her and toward the sky, toward the ceiling of the restaurant. >> police say kelly has admitted to drinking hours before the restaurant incident. [ inaudible ] 4:41 is the time. a heartbreaking diagnosis followed by a devastating loss. coming up at 5:00 the community effort under way to help a bay area family that suffered a double tragedy. >> a major mixup by financial institution. the offensive name that was on a woman's credit card offer. >> good morning. right now we are looking at a pretty decent commute on the

san mateo bridge. and on all the bay area commutes but things will change. steve andly be back to tell you what is happening. steve. >> cloud cover over us. the rainfall rates will pick up and pick up and get very heavy. we'll have projected totals in your friday forecast.

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. light forecast in parts of the country. the big problem is the power outages. ice storm the past two days knocked out electricity to a half a million homes and businesses in pennsylvania and maryland. the winter storm caused more outages in pennsylvania than super storm sandy. utility canes hoped to restore power to most customers by the end of the day but electricity in some homes won't return until next week. they decided to cancel --

they made the decision to cancel the street party. the heart murmur walk will take place though. a credit card offer to a bay area woman is generating a lot of heat on social media. the letter was addressed to lisa is a slut mcintire. sheearned the special -- she earned the special card offer through her membership. now apparently the offensive language was added to her name in a data base sometime between 2004 and 2008. she says she doesn't know how it happened and why the bank didn't catch it. people in berkeley are taking to the streets to show they are fed up for violent and

crime. they walked through the campus. crime in berkeley had been declining until 2012 when it rose. last year it rose some more. especially strong armed robberies for cell phones and laptops. president obama will announce a new effort today to help american farmers export more of their products abroad. while there he will sign the farm bill recently passed by congress and unvail details. it is designed -- to help sell their products. the state contractors license board has rated a business in richmond that sells

safeguard tubs. investigators served a search warrant yesterday. we learned they were looking for alleging things -- in false advertising. today stoplight last tie of google experiments to bring employees to work by ferry. next thursday google's board will discuss changing its program. it is looking for ways to help its employees get to the mountain view campus without inconveniencing other bay area residents. time is 4:48. good morning, sal. >> i think so far we are doing pretty well. so far it is nice and quiet on all the freeways. let's go to the bay bridge toll

plaza. it is a light commute here with no major issues coming up through the toll plaza. in fact, it looks very nice heading through. also the morning commute looks good on the san mateo bridge. that traffic is moving along nicely. heading out to the high-rise. and if you are driving on 580 westbound 580 on the altamont pass. already looks like there is a stalled there. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a happy friday morning. a little cloudy. and things will pick up later on. nothing too heavy yet. very mild. temperatures in the 50s for some. this is a warm source. it was down visiting the hawaiian islands. and so it's feeling good about itself. but it's also very mild warm air mass and it's on its way. and it's starting to set the stage. we've had three systems. the first one wasn't that much. sunday was pretty good and yesterday was really good. these will be almost too good for some.

i've seen five to ten through sunday. this is through -- what time is it? 8:00 p.m. sunday. there will be lesser amounts to the south. santa cruz mountains will get in on this as well. 40s on the temps or low to mid 50s. a lot of cloud cover. some light rain popping up. nothing too heavy yet. still looking downstream. it will take awhile. the air mass is very saturated. so a little bit of fog and once this moves in, you get what is called a little lift there. that will definitely enhance along the coastal hills. i would not be surprised for a foot of rain. now the sierra nevada is a little tough here. this is a warm system so the snow levels start off around 5,000 feet. blue canyon seeing light snow. the snow level will go up to 6500 and maybe even 7,000 feet. wind advisories start tonight

into tomorrow. they will measure above 7,000 feet in feet. again a lot of this could be rain. by the time we get into saturday and sunday. the rain picks up later. cloudy. rain is on the way. mild temps. these are warm systems. not cold at all. 50s to 60s. san jose 60. morgan hill 61. i mean 58 fremont. mild pattern. cloudy rain begins. we'll take it right into the weekend. the heaviest rain will be friday into saturday morning. i will not kick this out too much. it looks like we get a break on monday afternoon into tuesday. after 22 years on the air jay leno has hosted his last tonight show. >> i want to thank you the audience. you all have been incredibly loyal. >> emotional. the final episode included tributes from other entertainers and recorded send off from president obama. like other politicians who have been targeted, obama got the chance for pay back. he said he wasn't upset about

the jokes, but he is making leno the u.s. ambassador to at antarctica.

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water conservation efforts in san francisco have increased interest in rainwater tanks. the city is encouraging people to hold on to some of the water from this week's storms and reuse them for plants. jefferson elementary has a 3,000-gallon tank there. >> we harvest and store rainwater on sight for growing crops and vegetables in the garden. and we also use it for educational purposes. >> it's a great idea. san francisco public utilities commission says in the past five years hundreds of homeowners took part in a program in a do it yourself video. the puc headquarters also acts as a 14 story rain catcher with drainage pools routing water from the roof to the basement where it is treated from uv light and piped out to drought resistant plants. a private funeral will be

held at the church of st. e.g. neighbor yows in manhattan. hoffman died sunday from an apparent heroin overdose. a larger memorial service is being planned for later this month. a fedex plane had to make an unexpected landing. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in a field in tracy after suffering engine problems. the pilot tried to make it to the tracy municipal airport but landed in a field a half a mile away. the pilot was the only person on board and was not hurt. a two-year-old child is expected to recover but that is after being hit by a car in oakland. that accident happened on 11th avenue near east 18th street at about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. the child suffered a head injury and a cut above the eye. the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers. time is 4:55.

apple has pulled a popular bit coin app out of its itune store. it is the most popular way to transfer bit coins to each other. it has been down loaded 127,000 times during the two years it was in the itunes app store. apple isn't saying why it removed the blocked chain is still unavailable in the google play store. there are reports apple is developing its own mobile pay system that could be a rival for bit coins. nasa is sharing the first view of earth as it appears from the surface of mars. it is hard to see without the arrow nasa added but earth is the tine gnu blue speck. nasa says greatly enlarge views show a glimmer of the moon behind the earth. the oakland a's plan to meet with fans this weekend before heading off to spring training in arizona. the annual fan fest being held

tomorrow at the oakland coliseum. if you have not gotten your ticket yet, you are out of luck. about 20 current players including cook, cocoa crisp, josh donaldson will be signing autographs. the event kicks off at 10:00 tomorrow morning. the parking lot opens up at 7:00 a.m.. it could be a little wet out there for fans. >> could be. coming up in our 5:00 hour. steve has been telling us the bay area of racing for a stormy weekend. some areas will get more rain in two days than they have seen the whole season. >> unusual new evidence in a cold case in the south bay. the quilt that could be the thing to crack the murder. >> we are looking at a commute that is starting off nicely. certainly better than yesterday. we'll explain. >> commute trouble probably more likely this afternoon. we have cloudy skies.

not much rain but there is a lot on the way.

we got a good soaking yesterday here in the bay area and a lot more rain is headed our way. we'll tell you how much is expected throughout the weekend and the preparations under way this morning. cold air is gone.

this is a very mild to warm system. that holds a lot more moisture. things are quiet now but they will pick up. we will have projected rain totals. has your cell phone ever been stolen? new legislation may help put that to a stop. >> a cancer diagnosis followed by a death. the community effort under way to help a marin county family in great need. it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning. thank you for joining us friday morning. alex savidge out in san rafael. he says it just started to sprinkle there, steve. i'm sure steve paulson already knew that. what we are looking at is some sand and sandbags at the fire station there in downtown san rafael. they are offering up because we could get more rain as steve said maybe a little too much. it is friday,