marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> an ex-convict who had been out of prison for just two weeks is back in custody tonight in oakland after oakland police say he shot at two officers inside their patrol car. around 6:30 last night, police were called to west oakland near martin luther king jr. way where a man was allegedly shooting at a car. when officers arrived, they say the suspect, 31-year-old bennie ray martin jr. began shooting at their car. the car was hit, but the officers were not hurt and did not return fire. instead they called for backup. dozens of officers responded. once in custody, investigators say martin jr. admitted to the shootings, claiming he was upset over personal issues. martin was released by the way from prison, as we mentioned, just two weeks ago. >>> oakland police are also looking for a woman who was reportedly assault and kidnapped last night. witnesses say they saw a man chasing a woman and cornered her inside an apartment complex two. men allegedly put her in a car and drove off. it happened on eileen street east of san pablo. t

reporting live from san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thank you very much. when the weather turns bad, of course, many eyes turn to pacifica, where building officials visited the site where residents were forced to evacuate last year. pacifica building official doug rider tells us new projects are planned for a riffraff near the site to better protect the soil from excessive moisture which could lead to another bluff collapse. >>> a coastal analyst employed by local owners says prevents further erosion is key to protecting the bluff. >> keep the bluff as dry as you can so that the sand doesn't break up. and you have further collapses. as long as we keep the bluff dry and move the water off the street, we should be okay. >> well, last year a number of residentses along the avenue were forced to evacuate their apartments when a large chunk gave out. they haven't been able to return to their homes just yet. >>> as our storm pushes east, it is a picture perfect time to head to the sierra. coming up, a look at the conditions just in time for the president's day w

marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> a google executive missing in egypt foren days will be released from government custody tomorrow. at least that's what family members a daying tonight. ghoneim is head of google's marketing for the middle east and north africa. he is also thought to be the activist that created the facebook page that first called for the uprising. it's believed the egyptian government is holding him. his brother says egyptian authorities called this evening with news of the report there are reports he is being released at 6:00 a.m. our time tomorrow morning. that's the plan. >>> coming up nt at 11:00 -- >> i don't understand how bad things happen to such great people. >> she was killed in her own home in an upscale neighborhood in san francisco. we'll have the latest on the case against accused killer who posed as a pge worker to get access to her home. >>> and this week marks a big change for the iphone. no longer does at&t have an exclusive hold. we'll compare plans between at&t and verizon, coming up. >>> and after another day of record-

mare r marianne favro joins us with more. >> this took place in iran's revolutionary court. sarah shourd, who was released earlier on $500,000 bail, was not there. her two friends, josh fattal and shane bauer, were at the court today. no members of the media were allowed in. in fact, there was a blanket ban on any observers going into the courts, including the swiss ambassador who represents u.s. interests in iran. she told nbc news she was very frustrated she couldn't get any information or find out what was happening touring the proceedings. the lawyer for josh and shane said if they were going to be released on bail that probably would have happened today. and it didn't. so the court case is moving forward. but just to give you and background the judge presiding over the trial has a reputation for being a hard-liner who hands down heavy sentences. the family of the hikers is not attending the trial. relatives say they don't want to be a distraction. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> san francisco police are investigating an early morning crash that sent seven people

marianne favro is here to tell us how doctors are changing the delivery on demand concept. it's really losing favor with doctors. >> it really is. especially with new research out. pregnancy lasts 40 weeks for a reason. especially when it comes to brain and lung development. no longer should it be acceptable for doctors to deliver a baby at 36 weeks out of convenience. and launching a campaign to hold ob/gyn's accountable. >> extra weight, back pain, getting kicked from the inside, being pregnant is no picnic, especially in the final weeks before the delivery. >> i was having pain that started in my back. for my work, i have to stand a lot. >> shirley had a lot of leg pain at 36 weeks. her doctor asked her if she wanted to be induced early. a tempting offer, but shirley said no and waited to be induced at 39 weeks. many moms are asking to have their baby weeks before their due date. >> one of the requests i had was a woman who had a zodiac that specified she should deliver on a certain date and at a certain time to benefit her child for life. >> reporter: one doctor has had

she also gave her opinion on marianne the prosecutor she said that she holds a grudge against men and that she's a radical feminist and that these charges are very possibly politically motivated and she also said that public opinion in sweden is very much against us falls most people she said in sweden believe that he's a great this before they've even heard the evidence now of course the defense is main fear is that if a soldier is extradited to sweden he will then be extradited to america we've been hearing for the last couple of months that the u.s. is preparing a request for him on the grounds of espionage charges in relation to the wiki leaks embassy cable releases which are of course deeply embarrassing to washington now sweden has what might be called a cozy relationship with the u.s. it's previously cooperated with the u.s. on illegal rendition most notably of a terror suspect who was then sent on to egypt where he was in fact tortured so sweden does have what you might call form for cooperating with the u.s. in these matters and if sent to the u.s. it's really not clear what

reporting live in san francisco, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thank you. >>> tonight a san jose family is hoping a sketch will help them find a hit-and-run driver who left their loved one in critical condition. investigators believe this is the man who hit 18-year-old erica luna. his car dragged her for nearly 2,000 feet before she fell away and the driver took off. the hit-and-run happened in san jose near 101 and tulle road last week. she remains in critical condition. doctors say she may never walk again. her family announced a reward of $5,000 to find the driver. >>> now to egypt. history unfolding before our ides. the celebration is not only liberating but intoxicating for so many people around the world, especially those in that country tonight. they demanded change, and they got it with the help of facebook. nearly 30 years of oppressive rule has come to an end as president hosni mubarak stepped down earlier today. one of the oldest countries in the world will now have the youngest democracy. >> so from cairo to san francisco there are tears of hope tonight. nb

not to extradite him within sixty days there was also some evidence given about the prosecution marianne not i saying that she had a grudge against men and that she was a radical feminists now the judge said that the person who made these allegations actually had never met marianne nine per cent and had no grounds to make those kinds of allegations no personal knowledge of the prosecutor there was also an allegation that the charges wouldn't constitute rape in the u.k. the judge that the least one of the charges would constitute rape and that all four of them were extraditable offenses there was also some talk about assaults not receiving a fair trial in sweden because the trial would be held in private and also because of some damning comments that the swedish prime minister made in recent days about jude innocence but the judge said a private trial would be fair it was inside the constitution in sweden to do that in sexual offense cases also there has been a lot of talk about the possibility that songs could be sent to the u.s. from sweden the judge said that there was no evidence to s

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> here we go with this. caught on tape. a burglar in san francisco probably thinks he got away with robbery. it was a mugging south of market, but not so fast. somebody had a camera, and nbc's trace grant has the incriminating video. tracy, first and foremost, how did you get the tape? >> reporter: well, we talked to a local blogger who actually just happened to be in his apartment, way above where this was happening, and he turned over the tape and let us see it. now, it's amazing because usually surveillance video like this comes from a camera on a wall somewhere, but this man was able to shoot this dramatic footage, and now he put it online hoping that someone would be able to identify the suspect. he whirls her around in a dangerous dance as she struggles to get free, screaming give me my wallet. it's a robbery in progress being taped by an eyewitness several floors above. >> it's horrible to see someone actually getting robbed in the act. i mean, we don't -- we see it on tv and the move its, but here's

let me throw that one more into that ginger mariann or a trip to every single superbowl game.s has been larry jacobson's routine for the passed 45 years. the san francisco native is dallas bound headed to his 45th superbowl. he is one of four fans in the world who has attended every one. >> there is probably some people out there who have been to every game that have never come forward. people like the mafia, for instance. [ laughter ] >> reporter: jacobson and his three other cross-examine anies meet annually. their unique bond landed them a deal this year with visa. >> these four fans have gone to every superbowl. >> well, it all got started because i was trying to impress a young woman. i thought it would really be impressive if i flew from san francisco down to la, saw a football game, had dinner and flew home. and she wasn't impressed. either with the game or with me. >> reporter: it snowballed after he went back to see the raiders in superbowl 2. >> i would say by superbowl 6 or so, somewhere in there, i was pretty much convinced i was going to go everywhere. >> reporter

. >>> that was marianne favro. it is a little wet and it's about to get chilly. >> jeff? >> some people are saying, rain, huh? two weeks ago we had record setting heat. a very cold rain from the north bay all the way down to the south bay. if you're doing any traveling on the highways or the bridges, it is extremely slick out there. we already saw the crash on the bay bridge earlier this afternoon. you want to take it extra slow folks with the cold rain, plenty of slick spots and some of the heaviest rainfall has been coming from san rafael across the golden gate bridge into san francisco over the past two hours. we take you down here to the south bay. snow starting throughout the mt. hamilton region as we are expecting sierra size snow totals across parts of the south bay. that's right. winter weather advisories here for the north bay hills, 2,000 feet and above, looking at 2 to 4 inches give or take there. for the east and south bay hills, generally 2 to 4 inches at this point. meanwhile, it's cold out there. we have plenty of 40s and low 50s. look at this, isolated poc

"today in the east bay's" marianne favro looks at the commercials. >> reporter: super special effects, you tuned in to watch the super bowl and a commercial broke out. 60 of them. and companies paid $100,000 a second hoping to score with consumers. this ad definitely had shock value. >> that was disturbing. it was cool up until it was joan rivers. >> reporter: but it was doritos dominating the favorite list. >> i thought the doritos commercials were humorous and professional. >> i have to say doritos was hilarious. >> reporter: the ad sparked a lot of talk during halftime. the garcia family was happy to share their favorites. and the commercials got plenty of cyberspace, too, with people chatting on facebook. this volkswagon add made many light up. >> my favorite rid commercial was the little boy with darth vader. >> reporter: now dueling companies just have to wait and see if super bowl memories translate into super-sized profits. >>> the other big news was how many tech companies were back with the super bowl. you saw both living social and groupon. how did the commercials rate? usa

marianne favre rho talked with the family about possibly making a lot of money. >> we're coming to win. >> in order to make it here on the popular nba game show, the bishop family had to hone some unusual skills. >> our family is known for playing games, loving games. we play card games, board games and quishy stuff like this fits right into our family. >> you can see them make tv history tonight. >> it's an honor to have you be the first kid team. >> the first time it was nerve-racking. >> holly and colin attend willow glenn middle school. hundreds of fancy cheered them on at a rally today. colin shod his classmates how to get your head in the game and holly demonstrated how to stack the odds in your favor. but the biggest challenge was keeping how they did on the show a secret. they face fines in they reveal it. what the kids can tell you is being on the show definitely level them richer. we're definitely closer. we have to use teamwork in some game games. >> he says something march rack will you happened. >> i've never seen them all five at one time compete together and face it head

. >>> the, thank you very much, marianne. think we are both. >> got my jacket on. >> b.a.r.t. product of the storm, early shutdown of the san francisco zoo. they closed their doors, opened the cages instead. just after lunchtime, the zoo was closed to the public. then the animals believe it or not were given the choice to be inside or outside areas of their exhibits. turns out some of the animals like the wet weather. others, want to stay in-s and stay nice warm, dry. >> coming up at 6:30. fresh powder the a look at the situation in sierra. ski resorts getting a big boost ahead of the holiday weekend. how to get there. if you will enjoy it coming up at 6. . 30 the. >> new tonight. pg & e, leaking cash. financial aftermath of the san bruno gas explosion. utility spokesperson says costs from september 9 blast could exceed, $760 million end of this year. fig year is $150 million more than previous estimates. some of the expense will be likely passed on to rate payers. pg & e profit taking a his. according to the annual financial filings. profits are down $100 million. compared to