but for now is only occupied by sobel, a.j.d one other inmate currently outside for rec. >> you need anything just ask. >> appreciate it. thank you, man. >> we're very respectful in here. we just want cool, peaceful camaraderie. if you want the tv off early, you know, we'll come to an agreement and we'll make it so if fits everybody's schedule and criteria. you have to be respectful in here. otherwise we'll get a lot of trouble your way. >> and in case there's any forgetting, sobel's new cellmates have their rules taped to the wall with special emphasis on the last one. 20 miles away at sacramento county's downtown jail inmates make their way to and from the adjoining courthouse. a few days earlier, sobel was here for a bail hearing with his co-defendant and girlfriend, ariel potter. he attempted to get an envelope to her by pretending she dropped it and handing it to a deputy to give to her. >> i'm going to try to give it to one of the deputies down there, saying she forgot it in the courtroom and hopefully it gets into her ha

which was a definite experience. >> ryan sobel's week starts badly. then it gets worse. >>> at sacramento's county correctional center, a new cell with friendlier inmates seem like a ray of sunshine for purple heart recipient. it has been all downhill from there. >> they gave me five days in the hole with everything taken from me. that was a definite experience. brought me back to the movie, cool hand luke. >> he was given five days of segregation, locked in a single man cell 23 hours a day with loss of privileges for attempting to send a letter to his girlfriend. >> the letter was written to her grandparents. i put hay note saying can you reroute this to her address. i thought that was okay. the letter i had written telling her to stay strong and i loved her said that i will see her at the next court date. >> unless an inmate is given authorization, they are not allowed to write other inmates in this facility. in looking into the inmate mail, they are looking at anything that causes safety concerns. they may be talking to a codefendant about their ca

we're live in iowa with ktvu's ross polumbo and talking about political analyst brian sobel. >>> and super cross is back at the oakland coliseum this weekend. this morning some of the participants are giving us an early look at all the action. >>> plus, the big game means a big party. we are giving you tips on decorations and food to keep your football fans happy. >> i hope you're in a good mood. party bus by the bengal boys to keep with our theme of cheesy songs. >> nothing like a dutch fan to bring us in. >> absolutely. welcome to ktvu "mornings on 2: the 9". a live look at the festivities in san francisco. in case you have been under that rock, you know super bowl 50 is coming to go the bay area. we are in full swing. we have a report coming up from super bowl city. we have our reporters fanning out everywhere. along with gasia, mike, i am sal. >> good morning. >> we are going to be at super bowl city at our studio there starting monday for "the 9". when you joining us on monday, that's what you get to see. a lot of people coming into town for super bowl. our twitter question toda

, the wife of sobell who was convicted with the rosenbergs, and the newspapers and mrs. sobell said, oh, it's nonsense, and the newspapers said the big government's trying to build its case. the truth of the matter is, subsequent events and subsequent history have demonstrated that indeed it did happen, and we were correct. and they did try to reach helen sobell, and one of the things that's intrigued me over the last 58 years and why i got in touch with them is saying we didn't have to prove that the conspiracy was successful. we just had to prove that it existed. but i always said, what did they get? how did they operate? what was his real role? was he the director of soviet covert intelligence in the united states? and i keep reading all these books, many of them not published until the 1990s and after 2000. and the more you get, the more you know that he had a very, very significant, whether he was the top man, what he accomplished, i don't know. but it sure is a fascinating story, and this gentleman on my right knows a lot more about that than i do. >> i'll just say

question is what can be done, and what will protect the second amendment while you do it.>> brian sobel, thank you for joining us. this issue is something that will be all over the news cycle, and we will cover this more throughout the news today on ktvu.>> the other big story.>> yes, thank you. it is been a busy morning, and because of the weather, we will talk about some of the things that we've seen in the weather. let's go to steve paulson who will tell us what we will see in the next day or so.>>> we will stay a lot of rain, that is for sure. we have one system moving through, and another one moving through, and that one that went through the financial is an intense sell mac. -- cell. and over woodside, palo alto, and heading over the fremont, and this is one of the strongest sales mac. -- cells. and there has already been 4 inches of rain, and the beat goes on for them, and also into the north bay where things are picking up. back over into the russian river were another 3 to 4 inches of rain has fallen. the same for marin county, and i have seen this pattern before where it conti

. >> and the political analyst, brian sobel. thank you for joining us. we'll start with you, brian. what did you think about the debate without donald trump? some analysts say it was boring. i thought that was interesting. i didn't miss any one-liner. >> i agree with you. i think it was a good debate. the world without trump. i thought that marco rubio did a very good job tonight, actually. cruz was being assaulted by a number of other people on the stage. but at the end of the night, again, i think marco rubio comes out on top. >> professor, let's go to you. the same question to you about the impact without donald trump. >> yeah, i agree with brian on every subject we have been on so far. today, i found rubio to be impressive each time. i think i'm going to go against the green this time and say, i don't think rubio did so well because he was shown to be a flip flopper in his own face on the issue of abortion and immigration -- rather, excuse me, on immigration. every line he offers was a punch line like he had practiced and rehearsed his line. he just kept trying to hit a home run

. >> thank you, and brian sobel.>>> coming up, the stock market is taking a dramatic plunge, and we areng the numbers. next, what may have led to this significant drop. >>> turned away with no place to stay, and how some san francisco police officers help the mother and her autistic son find shelter. no way. savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. >>> 8:29 am. and you for joining us.>>> we want to know what you think about what the 49ers dent in firing jim tomsula. and one rice and that he was set up for failure, overwhelmed as a coach. and another person weighing in says that he did not have the support.>> a lot of people are saying that he had no support, and some people are saying let south -- sal choose the next coach.>> i don't know that i could do that, it is a man's job, and it is an nfl man's job.>> you have to get somebody that is legitimate in there.>> and we would never let you go. we appreciate you weighing in force, and we would love to read your tweets.>>> let's

candidate performed tonight, joining us now on the left side of your screen is political analyst brian sobel. >> on the right james taylor a professor of political science at the university of san francisco. thank you both for joining us. james first to you it's crunch time just a few weeks from the iowa caucuses. what are your thoughts tonight and who stood out to you? >> yes, after trump held his own, cruz held his own and rubio held his own. john kasich will get a bump from his performance. but the remaining slate to me was unimpressive. although that he stayed in the mix, you know, throughout the debates. but in the long range i think that the top three have been identified. we have cruz, trump, and rubio. not necessarily in that order on the top of the ticket. >> brian now to you who did the best tonight in appealing to voters? >> reporter: ewe lee, my feeling is that trump had a very good night, not the lead with them, but quieter and a great counterpuncher with a good job here tonight. he's the professor, also had good nights. but looks like they would win tonight's debate. >> reporte

.>> joining us is our political analyst brian sobel. i know was that benghazi keeps coming up, bernie sanders keeps bringing it up. at one point, the moderator asked hillary clinton if she thinks her judgment is bad, and she would not admit to that.>> she would not, and she would not apologize either. it was an interesting town hall, a real show for the democrats. they were all on individually, no cross-examination, a showcase, and they all did well because there was no challenge. chris cuomo the moderator did a good job, and did not push back a lot. all in all, a great night for the democrats. >> i thought that bernie sanders showed a little bit of personality. like president obama in 2008, being hammered, on the vote be made in 2002 weather not to authorize the war against a rock. -- iraq.>> the position that hillary clinton is taking over time, i'm not sure resonates with americans anymore. she has been knocking these back one biden -- one by one.>> can you help us gauge the public interest in the townhall forums, the debates, iowa c

. >> as the graphic design student erika sobel hoped her work would get noticed. this is something she never saw coming. they were on their way home friday night. >>> its new year's day neither one remembers how it happened. hunter came to as his pickup truck was seconds away from support. >> i don't know how we lived through it. the picture of mangled car face. >> i've got a good gash across the forehead here. it's a different moment entirely captured inside erika's hospital room that social media can't stop sharing. >>> all i cared about seeing her and making sure she was okay. and before me. i didn't care what happened to not necessary. their look their eyes and their neck braces are enough. >>> anybody who looks at the photo can tell obviously something happen. we're both making sure everybody was okay. the picture made its way around the world. that's how long we had. neither two quite understands how. he found a way to come protect my heart. the messages they have received from pure strangers shows why. >> we've gotten hundreds of messages just telling us th

they did try to reach ellen sobel.one of the reasons why i got in touch with them, we did not have to prove the conspiracy was successful. we just had to prove it existed. i always said, what did they get? what was his real role? was he the director of soviet covert intelligence in the united states? i keep reading all these books? , many not published until the 1990's. the more you get, the more you know that he had a very significant role. whether he was the top man, i don't know, but it is a fascinating story. this gentleman on my right knows a lot more about that than i do. >> i will say a little about that. everyone asks, what was he doing, what was he actually doing here? of course, to get the answers, you would need his service record, which is classified in russia. so you are never going to see that. the term "master spy" is not the right one. was anally, he administrator, or a manager. lifedn't have an exciting like james bond. he, he was a very loyal man. loyal to his friends. loyal and loving to his family.

lara sobel. whose love and compassion for every child, every family, every vermonter she touched shall be forever etched in our memory. indeed, it's lara's commitment, her daughters, her husband, her family. give us the faith in our common humanity to keep pressing on, to continue our search for a smarter approach as folks continue to become addicted faster than we can treat them. we're so honored to be joined today by lara's two daughters, julia and alana, and her husband, tim. thank you, stand up, if you would. we will never forget your mom. to continue lara's legacy, let's give her colleagues the support they need to do their job by approving my request to fund 35 new positions at department of children and families, and help me take measures to ensure their safety in the workplace. let's do that for lara. we also -- we also need to take two additional actions to deal with our addiction crisis. first, in order to meet our goal of getting rid of the waiting list, we must continue to expand trea

we're live in iowa with ktvu's ross polumbo and talking about political analyst brian sobel. >>> andland coliseum this weekend. this morning some of the participants are giving us an early look at all the action. >>> plus, the big game means a big party. we are giving you tips on decorations and food to keep your football fans happy. >> i hope you're in a good mood. party bus by the bengal boys to keep with our theme of cheesy songs. >> nothing like a dutch fan to bring us in. >> absolutely. welcome to ktvu "mornings on

loopholes for iran as sobel called the story.an was more appeared reporter: good morning to you. changes for the visa waiver program now in place. some alterations have republicans saying the president is breaking the law. the waiver program allows for the free flow of travel into the night is for citizens in 38 countries in western europe. the new rules target those citizens who have also been to iraq, iran, syria or sudan in the last five years along with dual nationals. now they have to go through the more strict visa process to venture into the united states. the changes in response to the terrorist attacks passed by congress last year. the state department also included certain exemptions including those who visit iran for what they call legitimate business purposes. the white house defended that. >> we want to make sure we are doing everything necessary to keep the country safe. that is the top priority. we also don't want to unnecessarily disadvantage american businesses. >> the homeland security chairman mike maccoll and