this is heading right for twin peaks of course where amber lee is. we will watch this. in the next 20 minutes it will be there. i wouldn't be surprised. she is at about 9,000 feet. you will get a snow flurry. that would be good to see. a good chance you could see that. stay with us for that over the next 20-30 minutes. the overnight lows recorded breaking. 21 napa. 32 in concord. a lot of this moisture is staying offshore but some of it is still moving through. freeze warning in the north bay. still a winter weather advisory in the south bay mountains. the extended forecast more rain to talk about. be back here with the weekend forecast. we will roll that computer model as well. >>> one of the state's most valuable crops is in danger tonight. almond growers in the central valley say many of their trees are in bloom and could be damaged by freezing rain or snow. if snowfalls in the valley it will be the first time since december 11, 2005 that snow has stuck to the valley floor. >>> parts of tahoe received another three feet of snow today. we will go there live in about e

this is heading right for twin peaks of course where amber lee is. we will watch this.n the next 20 minutes it will be there. i wouldn't be surprised. she is at about 9,000 feet. you will get a snow flurry. that would be good to see. a good chance you could see that. stay with us for that over the next 20-30 minutes. the overnight lows recorded breaking. 21 napa. 32 in concord. a lot of this moisture is staying offshore but some of it is still moving through. freeze warning in the north bay. still a winter weather advisory in the south bay mountains. the extended forecast more rain to talk about. be back here with the weekend forecast. we will roll that computer model as well. >>> one of the state's most valuable crops is in danger tonight. almond growers in the central valley say many of their trees are in bloom and could be damaged by freezing rain or snow. if snowfalls in the valley it will be the first time since december 11, 2005 that snow has stuck to the valley floor. >>> parts of tahoe received another three feet of snow today. we will go there live in about eig

we start with amber lee and the celebration. >> reporter: gasia, the rally has been under way for two hours here at united nations plaza. take a look. we want to show you what it looks like out here as people celebrate this historic day. the mood is one of'lation and triumph that a re volt led mostly by young people wonder egypt her cream. [ singing ] -- her freedom. [ singing ] . >> reporter: the crowd sang egypt national anthem, emotions ran high as they cherished victory. >> at this point i am really joyful and content and happy about what just happened. >> reporter: many here told us they have family and friends in egypt and are now looking forward to going back to see the changes for themselves. they say they are not worried about the military taking charge in this transition period, and that they have faith that everything will work out. >> i'm not worried about the stability, i'm not worried about anything that is going to go wrong. i think everything will go very smooth and very helpful. >>> back here live, there are still about 200 people celebrating by singing, and chanting.

. >>> ktvu's amber lee is live on jackson street where an attack happened. >> reporter: frank, police the suspect followed the woman as she entered this building and attacked her before she could get inside her apartment. tonight we saw police officer enter the building where a chinese woman in her 50s was sexually assaulted and beaten around this time last night. officers say the attack was brutal and the victim was sent to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the victim's neighbors described to me what they heard from their apartments. mrs. yao and her husband said they heard two chilling screams coming from the floor above hill. mr.yable yao ao says the scream scared him. the traumatized victim was only to provide a vague description of her attacker. they hope to interview her again to put together a sketch. this attack does not appear to be linked with crimes in lake merit. >> i think it's very important that people support her in any way they could. >> reporter: sarah young is with health services. she says victims usually take longer to heal because of cultural issues

ktvu's amber lee talks to a man who describes what he saw earlier. >> reporter: one homeowner showed us video and photos of coyotes he saw just this morning. >> see here's the first one. >> reporter: when was this? >> this morning around 7:00. >> reporter: homeowner steve chen says he saw three coyotes walking on a ridge just beyond his backyard. he says he sees coyotes once a week but never three tall together at once until today. >> i just want to make sure we live here safe and we walk on the trail every day. >> reporter: regional park district oversees this park. this open space became a park just last summer. wildlife biologist bob sisco says that coyotes are 30 to 40- pound and are native to california. >> whatever you do don't feed them. >> reporter: experts are also advising residents to keep their pets close to them while walking in the area, preferably on a leash. >> we're surrounded by a park system which is really nice, so i expect to have wild animals here. >> i won't go there up by myself alone. you know i need to go with somebody. >> reporter: we're actually invading t

ktvu's amber lee talks to a man who describes what he saw earlier. >> reporter: one homeowner showed us video and photos of coyotes he saw just this morning. >> see here's the first one. >> reporter: when was this? >> this morning around 7:00. >> reporter: homeowner steve chen says he saw three coyotes walking on a ridge just beyond his backyard. he says he sees coyotes once a week but never three tall together at once until today. >> i just want to make sure we live here safe and we walk on the trail every day. >> reporter: regional park district oversees this park. this open space became a park just last summer. wildlife biologist bob sisco says that coyotes are 30 to 40- pound and are native to california. >> whatever you do don't feed them. >> reporter: experts are also  advising residents to keep their pets close to them while walking in the area, preferably on a leash. >> we're surrounded by a park system which is really nice, so i expect to have wild animals here. >> i won't go there up by myself alone. you know i need to go with somebody. >> reporter: we're actually invadin

. >>> ktvu's amber lee is live on jackson street where an attack happened. >> reporter: frank, police tell us the suspect followed the woman as she entered this building and attacked her before she could get inside her apartment. tonight we saw police officer enter the building where a chinese woman in her 50s was sexually assaulted and beaten around this time last night. officers say the attack was brutal and the victim was sent to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the victim's neighbors described to me what they heard from their apartments. mrs. yao and her husband said they heard two chilling screams coming from the floor above hill. mr.yable yao ao says the scream scared him. the traumatized victim was only to provide a vague description of her attacker. they hope to interview her again to put together a sketch. this attack does not appear to be linked with crimes in lake merit. >> i think it's very important that people support her in any way they could. >> reporter: sarah young is with health services. she says victims usually take longer to heal because of cultura

amber lee is live in san francisco where she discovered some of what's going on. ber-- >> reporter: julie, we're at the block buster on gary near 17th avenue. this block buster is closing april 15th. but there's no sign indicating that and a manager told us the last day for rentals is this thursday. we learned this location is one of three stores in san francisco scheduled to close in the next two months. we contacted block buster at its texas headquarters but officials refused to discuss store closures. we found out by calling all five san francisco stores. >> really too bad. i was just in here the other night and they told me they were closing and i feel terrible it. >> reporter: this customer tells us, another empty store front is not good for the neighbor. >> i just think it's sad, what's going to happen to this big space. >> reporter: block buster filed for bankruptcy protection. it closed 60 stores last year and plans to shut another 180 stores during the first quarter of this year. one former employee told us he's saddened by the news because block buster st

amber lee is live in san francisco where she discovered some of what's going on. amber-- >> reporter: julie, we're at the block buster on gary near 17th avenue. this block buster is closing april 15th. but there's no sign indicating that and a manager told us the last day for rentals is this thursday. we learned this location is one of three stores in san francisco scheduled to close in the next two months. we contacted block buster at its texas headquarters but officials refused to discuss store closures. we found out by calling all five san francisco stores. >> really too bad. i was just in here the other night and they told me they were closing and i feel terrible it. >> reporter: this customer tells us, another empty store front is not good for the neighbor. >> i just think it's sad, what's going to happen to this big space. >> reporter: block buster filed for bankruptcy protection. it closed 60 stores last year and plans to shut another 180 stores during the first quarter of this year. one former employee told us he's saddened by the news because block buster

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and as always you can watch saturday's parade live on ktvu channel2, our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. chief meteorologist bill martin will be here in two minutes to tell us if we should expect rain on the parade. >>> honda is recalling 690,000 sub compacts sold. the recall involves 900,002,005 fits. the springs may bend or break over time and that could result in engines stalling. no crashes or injuries have been reported from the defect. recall notices will start going out next month. >>> a group of car dealers who lost their businesses in chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy are suing the government. 64 former dealers claim their franchises were closed without adequate compensation. the lawsuit puts the damage at $130 million. the treasury department declined to comment on the lawsuit. chrysler closed 789 auto dealerships in june of 2005. >>> facebook has now added civil unions and domestic partnerships to the list of relationships that users can pick from. the new options are only available in the u.s., canada, the united kingdom, france and australia. >>>

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and as always you can watch saturday's parade live on ktvu channel2, our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. chief meteorologist bill martin will be here in two minutes to tell us if we should expect rain on the parade. >>> honda is recalling 690,000 sub compacts sold. the recall involves 900,002,005 fits. the springs may bend or break over time and that could result in engines stalling. no crashes or injuries have been reported from the defect. recall notices will start going out next month. >>> a group of car dealers who lost their businesses in chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy are suing the government. 64 former dealers claim their franchises were closed without adequate compensation. the lawsuit puts the damage at $130 million. the treasury department declined to comment on the lawsuit. chrysler closed 789 auto dealerships in june of 2005. >>> facebook has now added civil unions and domestic partnerships to the list of relationships that users can pick from. the new options are only available in the u.s., canada, the united kingdom, france and australia. >>>

amber lee joins us now with a live report, amber? >> reporter: julie, um plaza is empty now, but a few hours ago, hundreds turned out for a celebration of this historic day. they chanted long live egypt, families, students, and others celebrated this day, proud a revolution succeeded in freeing egypt. >> it's fascinating to me that this young population can overthrow a whole government. you know, it makes you feel so, so proud to be an egyptian. >> my brother was there almost every day. >> reporter: he showed us a photo of his brother at tahrir square. he and his wife brought their son to tonight's rally to share their joy with others. >> overwhelming. happiness, crying, really very emotional. >> reporter: the crowd sang egypt's national anthem, cherishing this victory, especially since 24 hours ago, they were uncertain what the outcome will be. now, they say this is a moment in history to unify all egyptians. they say they are also optimistic during this time of transition, even with the military in charge. >> look of the possibilit

amber lee joins us now with a live report, amber? >> reporter: julie, um plaza is empty now, but a few hours ago, hundreds turned out for a celebration of this historic day. they chanted long live egypt, families, students, and others celebrated this day, proud a revolution succeeded in freeing egypt. >> it's fascinating to me that this young population can overthrow a whole government. you know, it makes you feel so, so proud to be an egyptian. >> my brother was there almost every day. >> reporter: he showed us a photo of his brother at tahrir square. he and his wife brought their son to tonight's rally to share their joy with others. >> overwhelming. happiness, crying, really very emotional. >> reporter: the crowd sang egypt's national anthem, cherishing this victory, especially since 24 hours ago, they were uncertain what the outcome will be. now, they say this is a moment in history to unify all egyptians. they say they are also optimistic during this time of transition, even with the military in charge. >> look of the possibilit

reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we'll hear more about that from bill later on. as always, watch saturday's parade live on ktvu channel 2 news. our coverage begins at 6:00 tomorrow night. >> students and parents in concord made a final plea to save their school. the rain didn't stop dozens of people from marching in support of the almostry school. next week the school district is expected to vote on whether the school will close. two other schools are on the chopping block. the march is to help drum up support and raise moral. >> we've been here for a couple of years, it's a small community, we've grown to learn the parents and kids. >> the legislature says the closure is needed for budget cuts. a final decision is expected tuesday. >>> an jew date we first brought you earlier this month. a recall effort appears to be headed to the ballot. election officials certified recall petitions. the petitions to recall joe wan ward and city councilman john keene knee each have -- keeney have enough signatures. they hope the issue 1 on the june 7th ballot. >>> governor brow

we have amber lee with the story. >> i was thinking that's my travel bag. it's full of my things. >> reporter: homeowner jorge gredillo says he and his partner's homes is one of three that have been burglarized. he says before the break-in, his surveillance camera shows a young woman coming to the front door. >> this is the first video that the camera picks up of the woman coming to check out the home. >> reporter: gadillo told his cameras, i pod, and other valuables were stolen along with identification cards and checkbooks. >> every day we find things missing. things you didn't realize you were missing. >> i've been frustrated. i've been depressed. it's just so many mixed emotions when you see how somebody can turn your life upside down. >> reporter: at the home next door, we saw police officers leaving this evening. the homeowner told us he was there to take fingerprints after a young woman tried to break in yesterday evening. karen smith says she was home at the time. >> she took the whole screen off to try to open the window. >> and you caught her on t

amber lee joins us with a live report. >> reporter: julie, next to me is a building where a fire left13 people homeless. neighbors told us when they look at the damage they can't help but damage about their own safety. tonight residents who lost their homes moved out what they could salvaged. red cross is providing shelter for two people and the rest are staying with family or friends. a garbage can at a third location was also torched. >> i feel unsafe, angry, concerned about someone very crazy going around the neighborhood. >> reporter: neighbors have been stopping by to look at the damage. concerned that a firebug is responsible and may strike again. >> when someone is going out and deliberatelysetting fires you don't know when you're going to wake up any morning and have it be your house, so you don't know if you're next. >> reporter: a deputy fire chief says there's not enough evidence yet to know if all three fires are connected. the other building that burned was on hartford. but the fire here spread next door. >> there was a fire line going up the building. we got out of the b

we have amber lee with the story. >> i was thinking that's my travel bag. it's full of my things. >> reporter: homeowner jorge gredillo says he and his partner's homes is one of three that have been burglarized. he says before the break-in, his surveillance camera shows a young woman coming to the front door. >> this is the first video that the camera picks up of the woman coming to check out the home. >> reporter: gadillo told his cameras, i pod, and other valuables were stolen along with identification cards and checkbooks. >> every day we find things missing. things you didn't realize you were missing. >> i've been frustrated. i've been depressed. it's just so many mixed emotions when you see how somebody can turn your life upside down. >> reporter: at the home next door, we saw police officers leaving this evening. the homeowner told us he was there to take fingerprints after a young woman tried to break in yesterday evening. karen smith says she was home at the time. >> she took the whole screen off to try to open the window. >> and you caught her on t

amber lee joins us with a live report. >> reporter: julie, next to me is a building where a fire left13 people homeless. neighbors told us when they look at the damage they can't help but damage about their own safety. tonight residents who lost their homes moved out what they could salvaged. red cross is providing shelter for two people and the rest are staying with family or friends. a garbage can at a third location was also torched. >> i feel unsafe, angry, concerned about someone very crazy going around the neighborhood. >> reporter: neighbors have been stopping by to look at the damage. concerned that a firebug is responsible and may strike again. >> when someone is going out and deliberatelysetting fires you don't know when you're going to wake up any morning and have it be your house, so you don't know if you're next. >> reporter: a deputy fire chief says there's not enough evidence yet to know if all three fires are connected. the other building that burned was on hartford. but the fire here spread next door. >> there was a fire line going up the building. we got out of the b

ktvu's amber lee explain ms. tonight's special report. >> reporter: each day when the doors open at the main library, thousands of patrons pour in on a mission for with a thirst for only in. you can also find patrons, such as this homeless man, who library staff describe ad "a regular." they say it appears he is suffering from mental illness. >> what do you have in there? >> just my stuff. >> all of your stuff? >> yeah. >> where are you going? >> . [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: staff members run patrons told us problems are rampant, especially in the main photograph helps bathroom, which we were denied access to. >> they utilize the bathroom and use it as an area to shoot up and do their drugs. >> reporter: you have seen it yourself? >> i have seen it myself. >> reporter: patrons today us that a lot of inappropriate behavior takes place in the bathrooms, including homeless people bathing. >> are the the laborry staff will permit us to shoot the women's basement-level bathroom after the library closed. each stall ha

reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we'll hear more about that from bill later on. as always, watch saturday's parade live on ktvu channel 2 news. our coverage begins at 6:00 tomorrow night. >> students and parents in concord made a final plea to save their school. the rain didn't stop dozens of people from marching in support of the almostry school. next week the school district is expected to vote on whether the school will close. two other schools are on the chopping block. the march is to help drum up support and raise moral. >> we've been here for a couple of years, it's a small community, we've grown to learn the parents and kids. >> the legislature says the closure is needed for budget cuts. a final decision is expected tuesday. >>> an jew date we first brought you earlier this month. a recall effort appears to be headed to the ballot. election officials certified recall petitions. the petitions to recall joe wan ward and city councilman john keene knee each have -- keeney have enough signatures. they hope the issue 1 on the june 7th ballot. >>> governor brow

amber lee is live in san francisco where she discovered another reason valentine's day fell on a monday, amber? >> reporter: we're at lulu's restaurant south of market. despite the cold and wet weather, we found plenty of couples celebrating. the manager told us business has been good this weekend leading up to valentine's day. at 8:00 tonight, it was a full house. fred and mary lou have been married for almost 35 years. >> it's still great. i mean, we are more in love. it's a different kind of love. >> reporter: this couple is expecting their first child in two months. >> we just feel it's our last valentine's day before the baby comes so we wanted to go out. >> reporter: at the san francisco flower mart, workers tell us valentine's day falling on a monday has brought in more business. they say it's been hectic since friday. >> lots of people just come like the week before and they order the roses and they ask us to keep them in the cooler so they can get them today. >> reporter: this florist is selling two dozen roses for $30, a good deal, but they normally sell for about $22- $25. wh

amber lee is live in san francisco where she discovered another reason valentine's day fell on a monday, amber? >> reporter: we're at lulu's restaurant south of market. despite the cold and wet weather, we found plenty of couples celebrating. the manager told us business has been good this weekend leading up to valentine's day. at 8:00 tonight, it was a full house. fred and mary lou have been married for almost 35 years. >> it's still great. i mean, we are more in love. it's a different kind of love. >> reporter: this couple is expecting their first child in two months. >> we just feel it's our last valentine's day before the baby comes so we wanted to go out. >> reporter: at the san francisco flower mart, workers tell us valentine's day falling on a monday has brought in more business. they say it's been hectic since friday. >> lots of people just come like the week before and they order the roses and they ask us to keep them in the cooler so they can get them today. >> reporter: this florist is selling two dozen roses for $30, a good deal, but they normally sell for about $22- $25. wh

ktvu's amber lee is live in antioch where she attended a community meeting tonight and also has been talking to residents there. amber? >> reporter: frank, we are here in downtown antioch a restaurant and bar. take a look over here where a live band is playing. patrons tell us this is one of the few places they can go to on a friday night and feel safe. >> all kinds of crime. murders, rapes, burglaries. every kinds of crime there is we now have. >> a few doors down we found this ballet school owner. >> i came in saturday morning to teach class and this was here. >> reporter: sharon says she is constantly trying to clean up graffiti. in the past three and a half years she says her school has been vandalized half a dozen times. she says she has managed to increase the number of students enrolled but that safety is a concern. >> once the dancers come here everyone is pretty much on lockdown. you know we are keeping our eye on the front door. our phones are always near us. i have the police on speed dial. >> 8-year-old mother told us she moved her family to antioch to escape crime. and no

k's amber lee shows us how family and friends honored matt miller and gavin powell. amber? >> reporter: julie, there is a memorial along this fence for the two teenage boys near the spot where they launched their ill-fated rafting trip this passed weekend. at shellridge open space, hundreds turned out for a gathering to pay tribute to gavin powell and matt miller. students, parents and faculty, with candles in hand, remembered the two high school students as they walked a trail that the two friends often biked and hiked. >> really sad, heartbreaking. >> i just want to keep the memories with me forever and never forget about them. >> reporter: one teacher told a 16-year-old matthew miller was brilliant and would have celebrated his 17th birthday tomorrow. when we asked what he was aspiring to be, her answer, he could have done anything he wanted. she said the student organized vigil is helping this community heal. >> it is important for them to be able to do something, to express their grief in some way. >> reporter: 17-year-old gavin powell's mother was too distraught to sp

k's amber lee shows us how family and friends honored matt miller and gavin powell. amber? >> reporter: julie, there is a memorial along this fence for the two teenage boys near the spot where they launched their ill-fated rafting trip this passed weekend. at shellridge open space, hundreds turned out for a gathering to pay tribute to gavin powell and matt miller. students, parents and faculty, with candles in hand, remembered the two high school students as they walked a trail that the two friends often biked and hiked. >> really sad, heartbreaking. >> i just want to keep the memories with me forever and never forget about them. >> reporter: one teacher told a 16-year-old matthew miller was brilliant and would have celebrated his 17th birthday tomorrow. when we asked what he was aspiring to be, her answer, he could have done anything he wanted. she said the student organized vigil is helping this community heal. >> it is important for them to be able to do something, to express their grief in some way. >> reporter: 17-year-old gavin powell's mother was too distraught to sp

ktvu's amber lee is live in antioch where she attended a community meeting tonight and also has been talking to residents there. amber? >> reporter: frank, we are here in downtown antioch a restaurant and bar. take a look over here where a live band is playing. patrons tell us this is one of the few places they can go to on a friday night and feel safe. >> all kinds of crime. murders, rapes, burglaries. every kinds of crime there is we now have. >> a few doors down we found this ballet school owner. >> i came in saturday morning to teach class and this was here. >> reporter: sharon says she is constantly trying to clean up graffiti. in the past three and a half years she says her school has been vandalized half a dozen times. she says she has managed to increase the number of students enrolled but that safety is a concern. >> once the dancers come here everyone is pretty much on lockdown. you know we are keeping our eye on the front door. our phones are always near us. i have the police on speed dial. >> 8-year-old mother told us she moved her family to antioch to escape crime. and no

amber lee has the story. >> reporter: people joined to tell the city what quality they would like tosee in the new police chief. the new police chief will lead a department of 1,800 officers. mayor ed lee will make the final decision. during the first of three special community leaders, sit leaders, citizen and the rank file. they agreed to hire an inside person. >> i don't want that in san francisco,. >> reporter: many citizens say they don't want an outsider who won't last long inside. several police officers described the lack of confusion. former chief gascon lasted only 18 months before being named san francisco district attorney. >> promoting from within inside the department would help moral because it gives us a sense that they've been what we've been through. >> reporter: a chief who knows their neighbors will also know what's best for them. >> odds are things would get resolved better. >> reporter: two other public meetings to get imput from the public before we take the decision from the mayor. >>> it's going to be a cold one tonight. a warm one tomorrow then rain in the f

amber lee has the story. >> reporter: people joined to tell the city what quality they would like tosee in the new police chief. the new police chief will lead a department of 1,800 officers. mayor ed lee will make the final decision. during the first of three special community leaders, sit leaders, citizen and the rank file. they agreed to hire an inside person. >> i don't want that in san francisco,. >> reporter: many citizens say they don't want an outsider who won't last long inside. several police officers described the lack of confusion. former chief gascon lasted only 18 months before being named san francisco district attorney. >> promoting from within inside the department would help moral because it gives us a sense that they've been what we've been through. >> reporter: a chief who knows their neighbors will also know what's best for them. >> odds are things would get resolved better. >> reporter: two other public meetings to get imput from the public before we take the decision from the mayor. >>> it's going to be a cold one tonight. a warm one tomorrow then rain in the f

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a republican senator from orange county is proposing a new law. tom harman introduced a bill to require the state attorney general to defend all voter approved laws against legal challenges. or authorize the measure sponsors to do so. in hawaii, the legislature approved a bill today to allow civil unions for same sex couples. gay rights supporters stood and cheered. governor lindhle, a republican vetoed it. the current governor, is a democrat who says he plans to sign that bill. right now, same-sex marriages are legal in five states. massachusetts, connecticut, vermont, iowa, and new hampshire. civil unions are permitted in district of columbia and new jersey, with hawaii now only a signature away. >>> more wet weather is on the way. in about eight minutes, the exact timing and how it will affect the morning commute. >>> you're looking at several inches of fresh snow that have fallen in the sierra tonight. now the winds are picking up, making for difficult driving on interstate 80. >>> >>> the borders bookstore chain filed for chapter 11 bankruptc

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a republican senator from orange county is proposing a new law. tom harman introduced a bill to require the state attorney general to defend all voter approved laws against legal challenges. or authorize the measure sponsors to do so. in hawaii, the legislature approved a bill today to allow civil unions for same sex couples. gay rights supporters stood and cheered. governor lindhle, a republican vetoed it. the current governor, is a democrat who says he plans to sign that bill. right now, same-sex marriages are legal in five states. massachusetts, connecticut, vermont, iowa, and new hampshire. civil unions are permitted in district of columbia and new jersey, with hawaii now only a signature away. >>> more wet weather is on the way. in about eight minutes, the exact timing and how it will affect the morning commute. >>> you're looking at several inches of fresh snow that have fallen in the sierra tonight. now the winds are picking up, making for difficult driving on interstate 80. >>> they're in high traffic areas, prime spots for shoppers, but n

amber lee is live at sfo where she spoke with a couple less than two hours ago. >> reporter: flight 458 arrived with some members of the cal alumni group, but they tell us they don't know where the rest of the group is. we met robert and charlotte right after they cleared customs. they showed us photos they took of the chaos they witnessed. >> there's the building on fire there. >> reporter: he's assistant dean, he and his wife led a group of alumni on their first trip to egypt. they told us the most frightening part was trying to get a plane yesterday. >> that was the scary part, getting into the airport to even get into the gates was beyond chaos. nothing like you've ever seen. people pushing, security everywhere, but everything breaking down. >> reporter: the couple arrived in egypt last wednesday for a trip that was cut to five days. he took his camera and went outside to join journalists to see what was going on. >> police were clearly outnumbered by the protestors, so for three hours, this went back and forth across the bridge with tear gas, rubber bullets, and eventually live amm

amber lee is live at sfo where she spoke with a couple less than two hours ago. >> reporter: flight 458arrived with some members of the cal alumni group, but they tell us they don't know where the rest of the group is. we met robert and charlotte right after they cleared customs. they showed us photos they took of the chaos they witnessed. >> there's the building on fire there. >> reporter: he's assistant dean, he and his wife led a group of alumni on their first trip to egypt. they told us the most frightening part was trying to get a plane yesterday. >> that was the scary part, getting into the airport to even get into the gates was beyond chaos. nothing like you've ever seen. people pushing, security everywhere, but everything breaking down. >> reporter: the couple arrived in egypt last wednesday for a trip that was cut to five days. he took his camera and went outside to join journalists to see what was going on. >> police were clearly outnumbered by the protestors, so for three hours, this went back and forth across the bridge with tear gas, rubber bullets, and eventually live ammu

ktvu's amber lee is live on the ski after i-80 at 66th avenue near the oakland coliseum. amber? >> reporter: julie, every day people drive on the 66 avenue off ramp never realizing that there are homeless people living below this structure. fire officials tell us there are dozens of spots such as this around oakland where the homeless have set up camp using freeway overpasses as shelters. >> i could take you to show you, you know, 10, 20, 30 of them, you know, within a mile of where we are now, maybe two miles. so there is an awful lot of them. >> reporter: shortly after 1:00 this afternoon a passerby spotted smoke and flames coming from below the freeway off ramp. oakland police and chp and fire crews responded and found burning debris that appeared to be part of a makeshift shelter. >> it had been enclosed with stone to create sort of a weather break. there was sleeping things, materials there. >> reporter: crews also discovered the badly burned body of a man and a dog tied to a leash nearby. the dog was un injuried and is now in the care of animal control. fire battalion chie

ktvu's amber lee is live on the ski after i-80 at 66th avenue near the oakland coliseum. amber? >> reporter: julie, every day people drive on the 66 avenue off ramp never realizing that there are homeless people living below this structure. fire officials tell us there are dozens of spots such as this around oakland where the homeless have set up camp using freeway overpasses as shelters. >> i could take you to show you, you know, 10, 20, 30 of them, you know, within a mile of where we are now, maybe two miles. so there is an awful lot of them. >> reporter: shortly after 1:00 this afternoon a passerby spotted smoke and flames coming from below the freeway off ramp. oakland police and chp and fire crews responded and found burning debris that appeared to be part of a makeshift shelter. >> it had been enclosed with stone to create sort of a weather break. there was sleeping things, materials there. >> reporter: crews also discovered the badly burned body of a man and a dog tied to a leash nearby. the dog was un injuried and is now in the care of animal control. fire battalion chie