roommate. >> what do you mean?hy would she do that? >> you ask her. i'm staying away from her. >> okay. i've got to go. ♪ >> jimmy: yeah, scary leighton. you guys go see "the roommate" tomorrow. our thanks to the great minka kelly. ricky martin performs next. come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is a pop music superstar who just released his 12th album. he's here to perform the single, "the best thing about me is you" with a little help from the roots. please welcome ricky martin! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> what's going on, everyone? [ cheers and applause ] let me see you. come on. ♪ ♪ i'm as happy as i can be 'cause i'm allergic to tragedy ♪ ♪ the doctor says something's wrong with me the smile on my face has no remedy ♪ ♪ so baby, don't say no come on and just say yes ♪ ♪ you know it's time to keep it simple let's take a chance and hope for the best ♪ ♪ life is short so make it what you wanna make it good don't wait until manana ♪ ♪ i think i'm cool 'cause y

smith's roommate, and should be considered heroic. mr. smith considered killing himself and that of the responding officers as evidenced by a phone call the made to his doctor prior to the incident. the message he left his doctor was, just call the cops. the number was inaudible. then he stated, not my house anymore. i am going to try to take them out when they come to take me. it is all over today, doctor. it is all over today. bye-bye. for his heroic actions, the police department has offered officer suguitan the bronze medal of honor. [applause] in the audience, i would also like to acknowledge his partner, samuel fung. if he could remain standing and let everyone know who you are. congratulations. [applause] officer fung, we think you every day for the work that you do as well. i would also like to the knowledge the presence of angela kang. now if i could have officer michael peregoy and officer james trail come up. >> on wednesday, march 10, 2010, at 1653 hours, officers trail, peregoy, and obot were in uniform and part of the seven

roommate. >> what do you mean?re, staring, like some psycho. >> why would she do that? >> you ask her. i'm staying away from her. >> okay. i've got to go. ♪ >> jimmy: yeah, scary leighton. you guys go see "the roommate" tomorrow. our thanks to the great minka kelly. ricky martin performs next. come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey resolve stain busters, our new neighbors are coming over for dinner. i've vacuumed my carpet but it's still so dingy. she needs resolve deep clean powder. it's fast and effective. resolve gets your carpet truly clean. the moist powder penetrates deep to release trapped in dirt left behind by vacuuming. leaving your carpet looking like new. and it dries in only 20 minutes. it looks great! the carpet that keeps up with the joneses. trust resolve. forget stains. for tough pet stains and odors resolve pet products get your carpet truly clean. a complete adult multivitamin in a gummy... with ingredients to support energy, immunity, and your inner child. ♪ one a day vitacraves. multivitam

so, you're this kid now, you're on college campus, just roommates.. you're like, "oh, she could be a really good friend. she is so attentive. she is so there for her." and then she just -- rah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: a little bit better action than, rah. that would not scare me if i saw that. "rah." no, but the ear piecing scene. i've heard about the ear piercing scene. this is crazy nuts. so she gives you -- >> some earrings. >> jimmy: nice earrings. and then she goes -- >> and then i -- i shouldn't give away too much. but yes, i do pierce my ears in the movie. >> jimmy: your character doesn't have pierced ears, so she pierces it with the earring. >> 'cause she just wants to be part -- >> jimmy: immediately. >> yeah. >> jimmy: she's nuts >> she just wants to be a friend. >> jimmy: oh my god. >>to be cool. >> jimmy: i love it. >> you know what's really weird, is that i actually -- when i don't put earrings in -- like i don't have earrings in usually, and they close up, and so i just waited -- waited until that scene, and let it -- so that's real pain

baker's body. >> he was the current roommate and had been a roommate since october of the previous yearurrently being held in the marin county jail on unrelated charges. police say they served an arrest warrant and he will be extray dieted to san francisco. >>> rain here in the bay area and it's flying at this hour. i'll let you know how much we'll seeover night. not only in the sierra but coming up in a bit. rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! [ laughs ] instead of earning zilch, your savings will be earning three times the national average. three times more? roger that! go online and sign up at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet?! where to sputnik? [ chuckles ] >>> now a look at other top stories covered by our kron news crews around the bay area today. >> the narcotics cops and former cop accused of distributing methamphetamine, marijuana, and steroids had their first day in court. neither one entered a plea. but he den

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baker's body. >> he was the current roommate and had been a roommate since october of the previous year. >> currently being held in the marin county jail on unrelated charges. police say they served an arrest warrant and he will be extray dieted to san francisco. >>> rain here in the bay area and it's flying at this hour. i'll let you know how ñ [ man ] i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ] ...again. ♪ [ child ] run! [ man ] first it was the mailbox, then my squirrel... and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer ] use citi thankyou points for almost anything. and earn them fast with the new citi thankyou preferred card. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> now a look at other top stories covered by our kron news crews around the bay area today. >> the narcotics cops and former cop accused of distributing methamphetamine, marijuana, and steroids had their first day in court. neither one ente

today's fire a piece of plastic was burning and a quick-thinking resident and her roommate douse that had fire before arriving. >> i was at the top of the

he was the current roommate of mr. baker and had and a roommate since october of the previous year. i'm not going to specifically talk about it but it was physical evidence retrieved from the scene. a minor criminal record i believe. out of marin county. a misdemeanor violation, he was arrested if prior to is locating in the day before. we're not going to discuss motive at this time. we believe it was probably around a week. that makes these crime scenes a little bit more difficult because you lose your 48 hour window of hitting the road. >>pam: that's a live news conference from officials with the s f p d they have made an arrest in the murder of the 65 year-old not hill resident in san francisco. we'll be back after the break. >>catherine: and world news tonight, governments and three arab countries under siege by protesters. there now charting their guns on the crowds. troops opened fire on the crowd. it's a small but strategically placed american ally. this is the scene last that is the government crackdown began. at least three people dead, dozens were wounded. cnn's nick rober

not getting along with the roommate or having different understandings about the financial arrangements and so forth. multi-generational housing is another approach that we reviewed in a number of jurisdictions and we have come to find that, say, i inset francisco you might have multiple generations in multiple flats. there is appeal, given the housing stock in san francisco and the limitations, it is not always an easy them there are high costs associated with it. it is an appealing concept. it of requires acquisition of a large site to construct rehab facilities so that there are a number of housing units in them, between 20 and 45 seems to be the minimum number. shared facilities, there is also separate housing where seniors can have their own place and have a community space as well as some shared experiences, like cooking and eating together on occasion. one of the local programs, the swan market by an oakland, is an old supermarket that has been converted into co-housing. in many places where these have been built with properties acquired, this property was assembled. challenges f

they say the two were roommates they don't know what at what of motivated him.elieve the victim in this case is gay but they say the down off that had to do with his reasons for being murdered. live in san francisco, jonathan kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: were still dealing with great all around the bay. how live look from san francisco. as the rain trucks are coming down fairly heavy. the mount tam cam, a pretty picture that snow see see flying. forcing low snow levels because this is a very cold storm. temperatures in the 40 throughout the bay area. for one sambar fall, 42 it now but in fairfield. it feels like it's in the 30's near bay area wide. still sing heavier rain in the south bay. moderately toward san francisco and lighter rain up north bay. let's zoom in on the heavy stuff. it's starting to affect the evening commute. you can see this heavy rain moving over the bridge right now and heavy rain down toward the south bay and parts of the east bay as well. this will continue to funnel up through the bay area. is the motion of the storm coming up to the sout

features the irresistible psychocollege roommate plot line. the down side it wasn't screened for critics, which usually means the movie stinks. still the around $15 million it's the favorite. close on its heels should be the cave adventure sanctum. james cameron executive produced. it's rated r, which cuts its younger audience, and stars a bunch of australian unknowns. experts see it finishing second with around $12 million. finally, some will tune into the super bowl for the game itself. others for those wild commercials. don't tune in expecting to see cheerleaders. ironically, in dallas, home of football's most famous cheerleaders, the super bowl won't have any because the packers and the steelers are two of the six nfl teams that don't have them. don't adjust your television set. sorry. >> i have never actually cared for the cheerleaders during football games. football is for football time. >> that's your line, and you're sticking to it. >> who wants to be a cheerleader going into dallas? i mean -- >> when it's freezing and snowing? >> you'

. >>> and "the roommate" was the nation's number one movie during the super bowl weekend. the thrill is about a first-year college student who becomes obsessed with her new roommate. meanwhile "sanctum" and no strings attached" second and third. "sanctum" is that james cameron movie. >>> packers fans have a new hero today. >>> and ranking the super bowl ads. which was your favorite? ♪ ♪ good morning ♪ good morning ♪ we've talked the whole night through ♪ ♪ good morning [ male announcer ] there are sixteen fresh-picked oranges squeezed into each carton of tropicana pure premium... ♪ good morning ♪ it's great to stay up late ♪ good morning, good morning [ male announcer ] ...and absolutely no space for added sugar, water or preservatives. tropicana -- we put the good in morning. ♪ now the milkman's on his way and i wondered what it was. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm th

police now believe this 24-year-old killed his roommate, jeff baker. the 67-year-old artist baker was found brutally beaten and stabbed in his apartment on february 11th. now police say that physical evidence at the scene links him to the murder. ketsmeyer is being held in marin county jail on an unrelated charge. he is expected to return to san francisco within a week to face murder charges. >>> not a politician or lobbyist, just a concerned mother. and she's making a difference on capitol hill. a bay area mom was concerned for her child's safety on airplanes. so she spoke up. and now her voice is being heard this washington. nbc's jean elie is following the story at sfo. >> it has been. it's kind of consumed me. and that's been a little difficult because i'm running a business. and i have a family of four children and a husband. >> reporter: melissa bradley is obsessed with child safety seats on airplanes. in the last two months, two flight crews stopped her from buckling her baby, sunshine, into a seat she paid for. one airline kicked her entire fam

the thriller the roommate moved into the top spot with more than $15 million that was good enough toout tankdom, the 3d underwater adventure produced by james cameron. no strings attached, the king's speech and the green hornet round out the top five. >>> aol is buying the online news site the huffing top post reported to be a $315 million deal and a clear bet on the future of online news. the acquisition the latest in a series and of a strategic move by aol's ceo. analysts say tim armstrong is determined to reshape an internet icon who which has lost its luster. >>> gas prices continue to climb across the country. the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded was 1.5 cents in the past two weeks. the average price is $3.12. san francisco drivers still pay the most, 3.35 a gallon but analysts now say earlier forecasts of 3.50 to four bucks per gallon by summer are unrealistic and supplies should keep prices down. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty [ announcer ] hefty bags with unscented odor block technology... hel

to his two roommates, he was a frustrated recluse, who kept his room locked, never talking and blared arabic television. >> when we had people over, he would just walk with his head down, not talk to anybody. >> jokingly, they would just say he was a terrorist, like, he's our roommate, so he obviously defended him. >> reporter: aldawsari is one of more than 826,000 people in the u.s. on student visas. 35,500 of them saudis. u.s. officials did an extensive background check. it found nothing. diane, fbi officials often tell me they're running down thousands of leads a month. they can't be everywhere. so, that's why they've been encouraging companies to report suspicious activity. and in this case, it apparently worked. >> yes, and pierre, as we said, it means "see something, say something" has a new meaning. and thanks to you tonight. >>> overseas now, a big sigh of relief for those americans who have been waiting to get out of libya. they made it. and we have more on them in just a moment. but first, we want to give you a look at the map and that roman candle of anti-american protests

juan: mirá, ahora todas querrán ser nuestras roommates...aigo mis video games... javi: hay espacio para todos... juan: oye, puedo estrenar la nueva sala esta noche, es que tengo un date... juan: oye, puedo estrenar la nueva sala esta noche, -- los jaguares de chiapas hacen historia en su intento por llegar a la fase de grupos de la copa libertadores.-- bernardo osuna tiene toda la acci'on deportiva incluyendo los golazos del otro astro del manchester united que no se llama : chicharito. pases de coby para ver los rebotes sin embargo el argentino mando varias canastas!. >> la peor tormenta de la decada afecto al estadio de dallas pero eso no afecto que muchos periodistas sñ encontraran con sus jugadores favoritos. >> muchos hablaron en español. >> los jaguares de chiapas recibio a alianza de lima que gano por 4 a 0. >> en liga premier el chicharito hernandez estuvo en la banca. >> luego del descanso hubo un descuento y final de 3 por 1. >> el miéroles sñ disputara el compromiso que sñ adelanta por los partidos de la copa de libertadores. >> r

juan: mirá, ahora todas querrán ser nuestras roommates...e comedias... david: eh, yo traigo mis video games... javi: hay espacio para todos... juan: oye, puedo estrenar la nueva sala esta noche, es que tengo un date... ---lasÁguilas del aÉrica comenzaron a emprender el vuelo, ganando su segundo comenzaron a emprender el vuelo, ganando su segundo partido en menos de una semana. >>cc1: las aguilas del amñrica emporenden veulo ganando su primer aprtido partido:las aguilas adelantaron su partido y el conjuto de carlos reinoso se iba adelante, en el segundo tiempo ángel reina define el 2 por 0 parcial, en la recta final pone la cuenta 3 por 0 . >> nosq eudamos en espaa para ver los partidos de vuelta, tiago al 53 tremendo cabezafo 2 por 0 , tya etsa en la finald e la copa del rey. >> el otro finalista salia entre elr eal madrid y el cebilla, ele elamano ponia el uno por cero, el real madrid y el barcelona en la final el 20 de abril . >> carlos buste repsondia por los vicitantes, griffind 32 puntos, 13 rebotes, lod errumba y de esa manera tambiñn

it is strange dhaka, his roommate told me. you have to do cadavers' just like a medical school. bob hansen although they would go to college dressed like you are casually, bob hanssen would wear the black suit, white skirt and the type and he stood out because he was the only one wearing the suit to school. when he did those cadavers he kept his jacket on, the black jacket, and dissected them and they did it for two days. but when he came back to the room he shared with his roommate, he hung up his jacket and his pants and let it sit there and and his roommate told permeating in the room and bob was oblivious to all this and he didn't do anything about so he had to beg him to take the suit of for dry cleaning. he wouldn't say anything but he would come up to a person and say as much as i'm told he did at the fbi or he would literally not say anything and just look at them and look superior and it is easy to him to look down on people. most of you heard of the incident with the stripper where he became her close friend and tried to save her and comfort her to the ways of his chur

juan: mirá, ahora todas querrán ser nuestras roommates.... juan: oye, puedo estrenar la nueva sala esta noche, es que tengo un date... >>> nos vamos a méxico, se conocieron imágenes en el entrenamiento del en narcotrafico dicen que pe parece al de la policía, pero antes, vamos con raúl. >>> fue asesinado el jefe de la policíamanuel farfán, iba a su casa, y murieron con él dos guardaespald guardaespaldas, tenía apenas 33 dii en el cargo, y fue dado a conocer un video, que muestra cómo se preparan los sicarios. >>> a punto de atacar, avanzan, son tres y llevan armas de alto calibre, ycomienzan el ataque dispara uno de ellos, y@@ otro recibe ráfagas, y al piso. >>> es el entrenamiento, de los sicarios del grupo la resistennia, el teléfono era de fernando arrollo, capturado por la policía. >>> y los hombres rien, al final del ejercicio, y son parte del golfo del milenio, y los zetas. >>> y este video recibió la policía federal. >>> los policías avanzan, luego se separán y atacan, por eso se supone que los preparan policías o militares. >>> el at

a sea lion blinded by a a shooting has found a new roommate.hey are both headed to the san francisco zoo. silent night was found on the beach with a gunshot wound to the head. there's word that he's rehabilitating in a pen next to another blinded sea lion named henry at the marin center. the two will be moving to the san francisco zoo within the next few months. the person who shot silent night remains at large. >>> those popular water slides in pleasanton could be on their way out, for a fajor face-lift. those plans include phasing out the four water slides known as the rapids. they've been a fixture at the park for years but the district wants to create a more park- like setting. >>> the san carlos authorities gave the okay to put up a cell phone tower. some residents say it will be an eyesore and also lower property value. they also -- they also said there's no need for it. however, t. mobile says the tower is needed because they expect the demand for wireless service to go up. >>> there could soon be a way for gps devices to plan out routes

juan: mirá, ahora todas querrán ser nuestras roommates...rtos dicen que los síntomas del ataque cardíaco en la mujer suelen diagnósticorse más por la la mayoría de las veces porque esta señal es distinta en las mujeres padecen síntomas de depresión, fatiga o dificultad para dormir y puede dormir un mes antes del incident incidentes. >> para ver mitos vaya inmediato a

. >> a man murdered in nob hill may have died at the hands of his roommate. physical evidence links 24-year-old waheed kes mater is in marin county jail on an unrelated jail. he faces murder charges in the city. >>> a bay area mom concerned for the safety of her children on an airplane may change -- >> it has been, it's kind of consumed me and that's been a little difficult because i'm running a business and i have a family of four children and a husband. >> melissa bradley is obsessed with child safety seats on airplanes. in the last two months, two flight crews stopped her from buckling her baby sunshine into a seat she paid for. one airline kicked her entire family off the plane was the safety seat didn't fit. even though faa regulations clearly states if a passenger buys a seat for an infant carrier, the passenger must be accommodated. in both cases the airlines admitted they made a mistake. >> they threw up their hands and said we made a mistake, our flight crew was uneducated. i don't think that's an excuse. >> the bradleys buy a seat for sunshine becau

juan: mirá, ahora todas querrán ser nuestras roommates... que tengo un date... >> en méxico, el crimen organizado publicó en internet un video que tiene conmovido a toda la nación es del ex rector de la universidad de guerrera que pide. que no lo dejen morir en manos de sus secuestradores. raúl torres tiene la historia. dicen quienes lo conocen que parece parece que estaba viejo. el ex rector de la universidad de guerrero fue secuestrado y subieron el jueves el video a internet como prueba de vida. >> contreras gómez fue secuestrado mientras era ejército en un pueblo. extra oficialmente se dice que los secuestradores exigieron más de 2 millones de dólares por su liberación en la universidad se realizó una colecta de dinero pero por más de un mes guardaron silencio. >> pedimos a las personas que lo tengan, que tengan piedad de esta persona. pero el secuestro del ex rector. parece ser solamente uno más. según el consejo de seguridad ciudadana. se llevó un nuevo récord se cometieron 2142. y 209 término narp c terminaron con el asesinato del sec

it's kind of got that single white female-esque type of background like a roommate just goes totallys it something you really adopted? >> i do. i love a good thriller. especially a psychological thriller. i love movies that make me think and really scare me just because this could actually happen. i mean this is not a fictitious character. she really studied the illness and the psychology and, you know, it really just makes you -- she has a chemical imbalance, and these people really exist, and this could really happen. of course, this is very heightened reality of the situation, but i love a good scare. >> what's it like? this is your first starring role. >> yeah. >> is there additional pressure on you because it's not -- you're not so much part of an ensemble right now. it's a little bit the movie is more on your shoulders. >> i guess so. it doesn't feel like that though. it really doesn't. i just really felt i was partners with leyton and every day was its own experience, and we really didn't think about the pressure or what comes with what we're doing. it was just we were so exci

so roommates be wear, your late- paying best friend could ruin your credit. >> if they are jointly and severally liable, that's what we call that. >> reporter: reporting rent allows college student to establish credit, it always allows those who are hard hid to rebuild their credit. >> no word to hide now. robert liles in walnut creek. >>> get ready to work longer, pay more into your retirement and those bonus payments for retirees, forget about it. that's what chuck read told city employees. what he's calling fiscal disaster. he wants city employees to have to work until social securitiry tire -- social security retirement age. >> there is no more money. the we will is dry. the $445 million we're spending on public safety this year is more than we will receive in revenues from the property tax, sales tax. >> well, you know, if i understood the mayor correctly tonight, i got to ask you, how comfortable would a 65-year-old or 60-year-old feel chasing down a 20-year-old in a gang neighborhood. >> earlier this week the city went public with a plan to lay off hundreds of police officers an

the building and evidence recovered from the scene, investigators were able to identify a recent roommate of the victim and a person of interest in this case. >> reporter: take a look at the picture. this is a picture of the suspect. he was already in a jail in marin county arrested for a different crime, a misdemeanor. back here live at the san francisco police department, investigators will not say, allen, exactly what it was that they found in mr. baker's apartment that led them to believe that this suspect is the murder in this case. >> simon perez in san francisco. thanks. >>> take a look at this. clearly not where this automobile was supposed to end up. firefighters tell us that a 69- year-old woman lost control of her suv, drove right into the side of that garage there. snapping the gas main in the process. the accident happened early this morning on oak street in hayward. the good news, nobody was hurt. but no word on what made the woman lose control. >>> windy, rainy weather causing problems across the bay area this evening. in oakland a tree came down across thornhill road at al

roommates can exceed $00, putting it out of reach for most tourists.he openers plan to keep it open -- owners plan to keep it open during the reorganization. >>> google is accusing the microsoft-owned bing search engine of copying of its search results after a nonson sequell -- nonsensecy quell word showed up. they say microsoft published a report on the practice in 00. >>> fair saw -- 2007. >>> farrah fawcett's red swimsuit is becoming an icon. it was first made famous in a 1976 poster that sold about 12 million copies. it will be donated to the smithsonian museum by her long- time partner. her charlies angels scripts and doll will be donated. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00, nasa scientists based here in the bay area have made an historic discovery in space. a previously unknown solar system 2,000 light years away. that kepler mission also found dozens of earth-like planets. why that discovery could pose an interesting decision for our grandchildren. that's when our next newscast is, the 5:00 news. thanks for watching. have a great day. Ñz ;

>> yeah. >> jimmy: and can you tell us if all the roommates are going?theart" is going as well? >> yes, sam will be there. >> jimmy: very interesting. and deanna, our new pal deanna is going, too? >> of course, deanna. >> jimmy: i mean, come on. >> little love bug. >> jimmy: i love deanna. >> yes. >> jimmy: little love bug. i love your language that you have with her. >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: you actually at some points, you don't speak english at all. you just make sounds. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you go like -- [ snooki sounds ] >> uh- huh. oh wow. you did it perfectly. >> jimmy: but what does that mean? 'cause there's different -- [ snooki sounds ] >> well, the one you did -- the one you did is just like, "whatever." >> jimmy: okay. >> and then when you're really sad, you go -- [ snooki sounds ] that's like really, really sad. >> jimmy: okay. >> and then like a whatever one is like -- [ snooki sounds ] [ laughter ] you just walk around and you're just like -- [ snooki sounds ] >> jimmy: and what is it? that just means, "whatever, whatever, whatever." >> it's ju

today's fire a piece of plastic was burning and a quick-thinking resident and her roommate douse that had fire before arriving. >> i was at the top of the stairs and said there is something burning down here. so the closest thing i have is a tea kettle. i grabbed it and there was just a couple flames. we put it out, then, woke them up and called the fire department. >> that quick action kept damage minimal. today, do it yourself repairs are underway. >> a fire caused estimated $400,000 damage in a four-plex this morning. eight people had to be evacuated. one resident smimpbdor injury. no word yet on what caused this. and there is this picture of the fire. >> and everyone worst fears realized. dna samples confirmed the body found in the canal tuesday was in fact juliani cardenas, kidnapped january 18th. the sheriff's office says test results say the dna matched that of his mother. investigators believe juliani was taken by his mother's ex-boyfriend. they're waiting for his body to surface. >> and oakland police chief says he will not be leaving the department after he described as thre

i was so curious about how the roommate situation is working out. >> we're not talking about that in> reporter: it's that bad? >> actually it's very good. >> reporter: yes, rand and ron paul are d.c. roomies these days and share a lot more than rent. >> i'm glad to see the revolution is continuing. >> reporter: because the son grew up worshipping his father, as the doctor turned philosopher statementsman was mocked and praised for his ideals. he was there when he ran for president, with promises to gut big government, end wars and legalize drugs. and now, the libertarian lion has a blood ally. did he have any sage advice, first day in the halls of power? >> he said just be real quiet and don't try to stir up any trouble. >> reporter: right, right. >> no controversial votes. we don't believe in that. >> reporter: that is the epitome of sarcasm, of course. and when it comes to stirring things up, rand paul has made poppa proud from the moment he left his doctor's office to run for this one. >> there were times when my wife was crying and we thought, is it worth it? >> reporter: as a te

my roommate and i. we were looking around the house to find out what was burning.ere's something burning out here. go get some water. so i grabbed the tea kettle off the stove and filled it up and came down and just doused the flames -- it wasn't burning too much but still, there was a little bit of flame going. >> thank you, mary silva, the one who put out the fire today. again, the four fires in just the last day or so that's giving cause for concern to neighbors here because they are in same neighborhood and around the same time. the investigators are looking into whether or not they can officially link them through physical evidence. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> five minutes after 8:00. a pilot program offering free bus rides for one group of people in the south bay is getting the green light to continue. jade hernandez is live in san jose now to tell us what the valley transportation authority is staying about the program this morning. jade? >> reporter: good morning. we are live in east san jose a the east ridge shopping center.

police found physical evidence at the scene linking his roommate to the killing. we're told he's in the marine county jail on an unrelated charge. but investigators say they plan to charge him in baker's killing next week when he's moved back to san francisco. >>> at the state level for the first time in recent memory, the budget proposed by california's governor has met little resistance from lawmakers. committees in both the state senate and state assembly gave preliminary approval yesterday to jerry brown's plan to cut $12.5 billion from the budget. the changes to the proposal are small, and few, we're told. lawmakers say some social programs, including medical care for the poor and elderly, and welfare for needy families. next week lawmakers will work on merging the senate and assembly version. >>> wisconsin, of course, the budget discussions are quite the opposite. tens of thousands of protesters were back at the state capital today for a showdown. brian moore has the latest from there. >> reporter: subfreezing temperatures, and a few heated exchanges. this w

and another roommate totally freaking out. i heard loud pops and glass exploding. i knew it was time to go. >> reporter: now firefighters threw applauders when they arrived in order to save the people trapped upstairs. one issue investigators will be looking at today the staircase. it burned so badly that firefighters couldn't use it to access the upstairs. it is the only way apparently to get from floor to floor. officials say that's okay for a home, but this is more of a hotel-type situation. so were any codes violated? they will have to look at when it was last inspected. back here live we want to show you actually where the kitchen started. firefighters allowed us access to the back here. apparently one of the men who lives here was cooking in this kitchen. take a look up here. he was using one of the grills or one of the burners and apparently some grease ignited the fire. he then ran throughout the house trying to let other people know about the fire and got them out safely. now, 14 vets live here in all. they are all sa

a florida woman was arrested after allegedly attacking her roommate for eating all of her girl scoutn mint cookies. i'm serious. >>> coming up, the nuggets don't miss carmelo. the heat did do no wrong and a same team squabble with a happy ending. >>> plus, blake griffin goes home and makes more than a little noise. your early morning sports >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night was technically a road game for nba rookie of the year favorite ç blake griffin, but it was still a homecoming. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. it was a weekend of firsts for the clippers blake griffin who played in his first all-star game, won hit first slam dunk contest. yesterday was home in oklahoma for his first game against the thunder. griffin didn't disappoint in front of family and friends. daron davis with the alley. there is griffin with the alley-oop. nifty 360 reverse lay-up. the kid is a human highlight reel. he finished with 28. unfortunately he's all the clippers have got. kevin duran

"the roommates" moved into the top spot with more than $15 million. that was good enough to beat out "sanctum." this weekend has been a celebration of his life. sandra hughes biggest event, a president ron alreagan was -- ronald reagan was born a century ago. the biggest event was in venture ra county. >> happy birthday to you. >> reporter: celebration to mark ronald reagan's 100th birthday. >> i'm proud to be an american. >> reporter: cannons, jets streaked across the sky. nancy reagan made a rare public appearance. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. >> reporter: his presidential library will reopen monday after a renovation. his endownment hit $100 million. his political legacy still influences. >> president reagan said you can't be for big government, big taxes and still be for the little guy. guess who's left out in the cold today? >> there were those who didn't like ronald reagan's politics or his policies but they couldn't dislike the man. >> he raise nicknamed the gipper. but

we know who his roommate is. it may shock you. monta ellis has grown up, married, mature, leader of the warriors. why has he come so far? kim coyle goes one-on-one with monta ellis. why a pitcher from japan is trying out with the giants. the surprising stuff that might help it stick. the curtain opens in a few minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, new candidate for san francisco mayor. tonight a source close to david chiu tells cbs-5 that chiu is >>> word just coming into our newsroom there may be a new candidate for san francisco mayor. tonight a source close to david chu tells cbs5 he will announce that he will run for mayor tomorrow morning. a rally will be held tomorrow. lee has said he will for the run. >>> some bay area kids may be considering a new career as nasa astronauts tonight. nasa hosted a science festival in san francisco for students and their families. they road hovercrafts, they launched rockets and a lunar rover and also introduced to an astronaut excited about nasa's future. >> nasa has an incredibly bright future. we

the roommate featuring leyton and minka kelly.e 3-d under water cave adventure "sanctum" couldn't live up to modest expectations at just over $9ç million. finally, the super bowl is television's biggest stage, and there is a high price to pay if you goof. just ask christina aguilera, who mangled the pregame national anthem. ♪ so proudly we watched as the twilight's last gleaming ♪ >> quickly secured on blogs and social network. she said later i can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of the anthem still came through. i think she kind of deleted an entire portion of the anthem. >> she combined some stuff. it wasn't her shining moment. she covered up pretty well. sthoo it was an ugly moment. >>> this is from us from boston, massachusetts, where brand new parents think their son already has what it takes to make it to the nfl. the folks at holy family hospital call him big baby. and for good reason. after over four hours of labor, jonathan was born weighing 13 pounds standing 22 inche

amanda knox is currently serving a 26-year sentence in italy for murdering her british roommate. >>> well, some good news if you are look for a job. there is a major hiring spree that's going on right now. >> a firsthand look at what it's like to fly blind. see what happened when a laser strike hit the cbs 5 chopper. >>> and sometimes it doesn't pay to be the hero. why these workers were fired for stopping a robbery all coming up. above the bay 3q copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, vavair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell y

detectives say a 24-year-old is in custody accused of the stabbing death of his roommate, a 67-year-old jack baker. investigators say he was already in custody on an unrelated probation violation. officers found baker's body last friday night in his apartment. police say baker had probably been dead for a week. they would not comment on a motive. >>> the attorney for a state narcotics agent accused of selling marijuana and other drugs says his client is taking responsibility for his actions. he was arraigned today along with his co-defendant, a private investigator on more than two dozen felony charges. his attorney says his client made a mistake and has resigned. the two men are accused of taking drugs out of evidence rooms and selling them on the street. night entered a plea today. they are expected back in court march 2nd. >>> the judge in the barry bonds perjury trial asked both sides to talk. bonds faces five felony counts including lying to the grand jury. the trial is scheduled to begin on march 21st. >>> the battle over federal funding for planned parenthood got personal for a b

an obsessed and violent roommate is enough, being trapped under water in a cave might scare you. kron 4 vicki has a preview of what's new at the movies this weekend. >> gossip girl shows her scary side when she and friday night lights kelly to mop in the suspense thriller the roommate. they share a door room and get along at first, it doesn't take long for the situation to take a turn for the worse. it's rated pg-13. sanctum take titanic director james cameron underwater. this reaction thriller is based on the story of a real-life australian cave divers who visit the largest known at least accessible cave system of ours. the tropical storm hits of the team is forced to fight raging water and deadly train as they desperately searched for and on no escape route. >> whatever happens we never ever give up. >> it is rated r. vicki kron 4 news. >> snowbomb.com ski report great conditions in this here this weekend lots of sunshine highs of 48,000 ft.. kirk would with 12 less than 48 runs, the base depth of about 10 ft. at sierra tahoe of the lesson 45 runs. lots of run for squaw valley

. >> her and her three roommates found themselves stuck in their apartment while down below the streetsged with protests. >> i'm watching the videos over and over again. i can't believe i was there. and i can't believe this is still happening. for me personally, i didn't get scared at all. i don't know why i didn't get scared. i guess i was just so amazed by the strength of the people and all of that, i wasn't really thinking so much about my safety and my health. >> yeah, the video is amazing. she was among two dozen uc students studying in cairo when the unrest unfolded. the university evacuated all of the students from that region. >> quite an adventure. >>> up next, plenty of baseball to talk about tonight. and the giants, the italretvy reality tv stars. up next with sports. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert with how much you want to transfer. inhale,

evidence recovered from the scene, investigators were able to identify [ indiscernible ] as a recent roommate of the victim and a person of interest in this case. it. >> reporter: the suspect was already in jail arrested on a different charge, in marin county. investigators wouldn't say what evidence they collected makes them think he is the murderer. in san francisco, i'm simon perez, cbs 5. >>> double the price tag. it's the new estimate for expenses related to the deadly gas pipeline explosion in san bruno. according to pg&e, the total cost will now be $760 million. now, that includes the investigation into the cause of the blast, the lawsuits from it, improvements to the gas line system and automatic shutoff valve installation. customers could be asked to pick up the tab through rate increases a move consumer groups plan to fight. >> it's more than unfair. it's absolutely outrageous. pg&e needs to take responsibility for the massive mistakes that apparently led to the san bruno disaster. >> no official decision on rate increases has been made yet. >>> president obama wrapped up a quick tr

the roommates, beware, your late-paying best friend could ruin your credit. >> each tenant when there are more than one are what we call jointly and severally liable. >> now x peer i don't know goes on to say that reporting rental history will allow college students to build their credit. it says that it will also allow those hit by hardships to rebuild their credit score. ken, the real issue right now is those people had better have some great landlords who adhere to the law. >> absolutely. yeah. that stuff can follow you around forever if you let it. robert liles, thank you. >>> an east oakland man is behind bars accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her. she says he approached her near 19th avenue and walnut street this morning as she walked to school. she said he threatened to kill her if she didn't go with him. he took her to his nearby home. the girl says she escaped a few hours later. police arrested the suspect at his home and they put his 3- year-old daughter in protective custody. >>> other bay area headlines now. lawrence livermore lab is not keep

last week in san francisco, 24-year-old wahed tassmatra is suspected of strangling and beating his roommate and it happened on bush street at the apartment february 11. is a motive is still unclear. this is the 13th murder in san francisco so far this year. >>> the tri-valley area has a new bart station, the new west dublin pleasanton stop is open for business today. the first train left at 6:00 this morning. the $106 million station is expected to make public transit more accessible to people in the bay area. bart officials also hope it will ease traffic along the 580/680 corridor. >> if you have ever been on that freeway, in the morning, it is an absolute gridlock. so what we're going to do, and what we anticipate the ridership to be, is to be about 4300 people per day, that will otherwise be taken off the road and help to reduce the carbon footprint as well as the congestion on the freeway. >> the new station will also add 1200 new parking spots to the train system. >>> it is still going on. live in san francisco. the chinese new years parade. the rain has not made a dent. folks have tur

so roommates, beware. your late-paying best friend could ruin your credit. >> each tenant when there are more than one are what we call jointly and severally liable. >> reporter: robert lyles, cbs 5. >>> but experion says reporting rent allows college students to establish credit. he also says it allows those who are financially hit hard by things like foreclosure to finally rebuild their credit back up. >>> now to a health study you might find hard to swallow. a new survey shows one out of eight restaurant workers went to work sick at least twice in the past year. specifically, they were suffering from diahrrea or vomiting. some employees say they have to go to work while sick because many restaurants don't have paid sick leave. that study is in the journal of food preparation. >> have the list of restaurants? >>> a man in china who suffered from intense headaches for years finally knows what may have caused some of that piercing pain. >> typical guy, didn't go to the doctor for years. doctors discovering

knox is the american student convicted of murdering her college roommate in italy. her parents have claimed the police abused her during questioning, but the police deny the allegation. now to bell, california, the small city in los angeles county where officials gave themselves astronomical salaries and benefits, outraging taxpayers. bill whitaker reports on some explosive e-mails that have just now surfaced. >> reporter: if the residents of bell, california, were outraged before, now they are furious. >> they should be thrown in jail, that's what they should be, and stuck there in there for a good while. >> reporter: former city manager robert rizzo and other officials allegedly used city funds like a piggy bank. in an e-mail presented at this week's preliminary hearing, former police chief randy adams wrote assistant city manager angela spaccia: referring to a favorite saying by city manager rizzo, she goes on: >> there's going to be a lot of innuendo but there's not going to be a shred of hard evidence that miss spaccia did a single thing that was improper. >> r