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>> take a look at the middle of the screen. tonight fire truck are spraying down a damaged nuclear reactor in japan. it is a desperate effort to prevent spent fuel rods from over heating. smoke billowing from the reactor but the cause is unclear. good evening everyone. crews are also close to reconnecting electricity at 2 of those reactor which could help with the cooling. >> japan now agreed to accept technical help from the u.s. and the head of the international atomic energy agency just arrived. latest picture rae veal how far gone the reactor really are. explosion and blazing hea...

confusing change in the tax code that affects tens of thousands of same-sex couples here in california. it's causing headaches for some, and giving other couples a big unexpected refund. nbc bay area's monty francis joins us from albany in the east bay to explain. >> reporter: there's a real irany here. the defense of marriage act is actually providing an unintended tax benefit to tens of thousands of guy and lesbian couples in california. stuart gaffney and john lewis are registered as domestic partners and legally married in 2008. they say this is the first year they feel they're b...

probably only lose 4-5 minutes by driving the detour. it is likely within 15-20 minutes this crash will be cleaclear to. they bridge for the west bound ride, the ride at the toll plaza, it appears the wet, but not much of the back up. south bay san jose looks good northbound 101 not delayed. 7:01 a.m., let's get a weather check. >> louisa: this morning we are starting with rain, then snow. starting off with the shot of mt. tam. the storm is inching its way and, showers spreading throughout. rain switches to snow later on today in the hills. snow levels could get down to 1,000 ft. on ...

heavy rainfall right new. as we pan down across the santa cruz mountains, there are heavy downpours. the wound advisory has been issued -- the wind advisory has been issued and it continues. southeast winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour. gusts anywhere from 60 to 65 miles an hour. we also have a high surf advisory. it goes into affect tomorrow morning and continues into tomorrow morning. waves building up to 20 feet. you can see the wave heights coming up. back with a full look at the forecast and that includes thunder, hail and low snow levels. more on that in a minute. >> sandhya,...

president obama warns of dangerous days ahead for egypt as president mubarak says he is stepping down in september after 29 years in power. >> and as egyptians wake up to a 9th day of demonstrations, many say they want him out now. tonight liberation square erupted in anger as the egyptian people finally heard from the man they had risen up against. appearing on state television, president mubarak addressed the protesters directly, telling them their demands are law scwit mat. -- legitimate and he will step down, but not just yet. >> and i will not be nominating myself for a new pres...