officials are viewing a 2009 drought to anticipate the football impact. -- financial impact. >> we had farm revenues not realized. we documented 285,000-acres fall ode and 98 and hundred -- 9800 jobs lost. >> and state officials are looking at the possibility of increasing food bank, rental and utility assistance for farmworkers who may be hurt for the drought. >> more details on the drought declaration, the lack of rain could affect the quality of the water in the delta. salt water from the bay could flow in which is not good for farmers. on the other hand the warmer weathers has been great for businesses that rent out boats and jete skis. we'll talk to those who say this is a good first step. new developments follow be the arrest of an alleged serial arsonist. patrick william bren on facing -- bren on facing multiple life terms. what happened in court today. >> today was not the first time the suspect has been at the hall of justice. as we reported he was convicted on arson charged in the 90s. but it will be a different legal fight this time around. >> for a tense week or so this was the image of the arsonist, setting fires and coming back to the scene to make sure the flame took off. the man accused of the arsons made his first court appearance. patrick william bren on -- brennan is charged with all. he one now a 3 strikes candidate because of convictions for fires at the south bay and the grand canyon in the 90s. >> based on the charges and other criminal acts he's looking at multiple life terms. >> ktcu did an -- ktvu did an interview in 99. >> i tonight want to start fires and i want to get help to make sure i don't. >> that kind of appeal won't have impact this time around. >> there's nothing in the complaint regarding his mental health. he's charged with arson. >> based upon our evaluation of the evidence and reports we've seen at this point, we believe he shoe what he was to be and that's why we charged him with these crimes. >> brown own's -- brennan's attorney denied to comment. he's back in court february 6 to entear tear a plea. a fire started before 6:00 a.m. at the shop on douglas avenue. it spread quickly reaching a neighboring apartment building prompts crews to evacuate 18 residents. my family is sad, but we're fine, we're alive. that's the most important thing. >> the fire officials say the machine shop the not have sprinklers. 100 firefighters battled the blaze. no one was hurt. santa clara said two more people have died from the flu. women age 62 and 52. they died this week. bringing the total number of deaths to six. the total number of flu territories in the bay area is now -- flu deaths is 22. california has 45 debts since october 1. most were unvaccinated. >> what's unusual about this season the severity of illness. the number of reports and whose getting sick. >> it not the older people and young children who are usually vulnerable. it people in the 20s on 50s. now the 49ers road trip to a championship. the team is seattle bound. news chopper 2 caught the players getting on the plane headed for the pacific northwest. they are taking on the seahawks this sunday. the winner goes on to the super bowl. the players are on the way some fans are there. julie and mark are there as well. let's go live in seattle. how crazy is it with this game less than 48 hours away? >> more cold than crazy. >> standing out here, have to set the scenes. we're on a pier overlooking elliott bay on the seattle waterfront. behind me is the great wheel lit up in blue and green. beyond that is century lynx field -- century link field. there's a beautiful sight, has the number 12 in it lit up. there's so much going on. i like to take in the sights around town. mark likes to read the sports page. offender room service i like to see what the on piecing team and the newspaper is saying. the quote that jumped out at mow, russell wilson of the seahawks said that his team will have to play the absolute best football of their lives to win this game. obviously they know they are in for something serious. but of course they are counting on that well publicized 12th man. that 12th man pride is everywhere. i went to a big rally in downtown seattle. hundreds of fans converged in their blue and green. it was the blew friday valley. we saw everything. even fans on four legs. >> we are here supporting the seahawks with the rest of the 12ed man brethren. it's been an amazing season. >> nathan kent browse meow shawn. lynch has earned the nickname beast mode i asked if meow shawn goes beast mode. >> we found wilson the seahawks pony in the crowd. what's the reaction to wilson. everybody is freaking out. everybody wants a picture of him. he's very famous. >> we also met olive a three legged rescue dog sporting a blew coat. not only a people friendly rahl ooh but animal friendly rally. people standing up above the building overlooking the square and hundreds of seahawks fan but a lot of 49er fans. >> they are starting to come into town. i'm excited about this, we've been isolated bay area people, but the 49ers in the air as we speak, and they will be arriving as soon as we get done with our special at 6:30. we'll head over to the 49ers hotel and greet them and we'll have that tonight at 10:00. see the mood they are in. i imagine their spirits are high. we'll be back with "road trip to a championship" following this newscast. >> real quick. it cold up there? >> okay. well, guess we can't get to them. i think the answer is yes. they are bundled up. stay with us all weekend for 49ers coverage. coming up we'll go back to julie and mark live in seattle for a "road trip to a championship" special and tomorrow night an hour long special. a preview of the big matchup. the 49ers are not the only ones headed to seattle. the fans getting a jump before the game. >> i tell you what, the more i hang out at the airport the more i'm thinking of heading up to seattle to hang out with julie and mark. just thinking about it. who else is thinking about it, that's seahawks fans and 49er fans that live in the bay area. tonight they are on the move. >> the doors open, the wheels roll, this is getaway day san francisco international. >> i want the niners to win. >> so to you. i knew we had something in common. red is popping all over. suitcases, everything makes you think 49ers. >> everyone has to see it. >> you're cruising through the airport. important to see the colors. >> virgin employees dressed in tees and jerseys. >> as for the passenger. >> you have to take out the 12th man in seattle. >> i'm going home the seattle. >> sylvia wagner a seahawks fan turned 49er fan. >> everything in this bag is 49ers. everything. i have my gold pants. >> it's great to be surrounded by 49er fans. go 49ers. >> your name. tim horn. >> of all places i had a seahawks fan hunt me down. >> i'm here on business and hear smack. i'm a seahawks fan. >> this fan had a few more seconds. >> we couldn't transition you to be a niner fan. >> you're not going to do that. less than 48 hours to kickoff. they have a lot going for them. time for the 6th ring. not to late the buy a plane ticket. three more flights tonight and more tomorrow. >> 49er fans are getting ready for the big game against the seahawks, a lot are trying to find tickets to the game. they have been hard to dumb by since to shaqs blocked -- seahawks blocked direct sales to people in california. there's only 1700 tickets left. the starting price $400 for upper level seats. we've seen some seats offered at $7,000 each. if you can't make it, adopt worry, we have -- tonight worry. we have you covered. our post show special will air after what we hope will be a 49ers victory. water experts say the governor's declaration may be just the beginning. policy, politics and drought may play out for you. >> a piece of art found on the barts train finds a new home. the special meaning behind this portrait. another day of warmth in the bay area. the temperature changes for the weekend and if there's any rain clouds in the five-day forcast and beyond. we're looking for the rain. . dozen. oakland police officer were promoted today at city hall. >> that is now lieutenent roland holmgren with his family receiving his new bang. he was one of six promoted to lieutenent. police chief economicked the officers on -- commended the officers. >> we are setting the next group of leadership. everyone has been selected due to integrity, work it'sic dedication. >> the chief said the department is working toward excellence, crime fighting and community collaboration. continuing coverage on the drought emergency declared by the governor today. expert says the deck loration is an important -- deck loration is an important first step. new at 6:00. john fowler is live to tell us the future may be more yim than people realize. >> that's true, from backyard pools to landscaping to even washing your car, marin county is at ground zero for water worries and many people here and around the bay may be in some trouble. >> we've learned in the state of conserving marin county residents are using 34% more batter than a year ago. people seem to have forgotten what the last drought was like. we didn't flush, we were using gray water, collecting our landry water. prepare now the pay more. >> if we have to cutback, rates have to cutback -- go up. >> the latest data indicates that we are running out of water and the trout appears to be in place. >> we don't have enough water to do everything we want. pacific institute water expert points to the water storage levels. these are percentages of normal. the lowest since the res voirs were built. the soil intext the, index, the driest ever. brown indicates a worsening drought into midspring. we should cut our expectations for what we can do in our homes and industries, for the next year at least. >> the governor's deck loration a-- deck loration allows for distributions and aid, foot prices may rise, fish and echo systems may suffer and life will get tougher. nothing is more important than for modern civilization than water and california is running headlong into a challenge it has never seen before. reporting live live, john fowler. it would be nice to talk about a change, but i don't have the message tonight. with another round of record warmth temperatures are trending up. more warm temperature across the region, today a little bit cooler than yesterday. santa rosa 71, livermore 69 degrees. here's the set up, the weather system in the pacific, but it is taking the usual track and heading to our north. at most maybe a few high clouds. current temperatures are dropping into the 50s in novato. hayward at 60 and livermore right now at 55. tonight mostly clear skies, temperature chilly, cooler spots in the lower 30s and lower 40s. next week looking for the rain and this is the headline. another dry weather pattern with no significant changes. overnight lows near 30, at 30 at santa rosa, napa and fairfield. san jose 41 degrees. looking toward seattle for the football forecast. a few clouds, here's a closer look at the forecast for century link field. cloudy on sunday. temperature in the mid-40's. right now, it 43 degrees in seattle. we've been talking about high pressure all week long including today. a weak system moves in and we'll cool things down for saturday and sunday. sunday will be the coolest day of the weekend. long rank, you will see this a few visiting clouds. the rain out in the pacific, no threat of rain possibly through the end of the month. forecast highs for tomorrow. cooler than today. santa rosa 69. hayward in the 60s and san jose 70 degrees. a look ahead the five-day forcast. these are all minor tweaks to the forecast. cooler on sunday. more sunshine on monday. coming up the fresh forecast model, maybe a few changes to look at. for now hold things steady with the mild and dry wetter pattern. a piece of art turned into bart's lost and found has a new home hundreds of miles away. a chalk portrait of matteau sheperd the boy murdered in 98. this piece of art was found in the bart system. the worker recognized the person in the sketch. it is now in denver. coming up. the 49ers wrapped up the final home practice earlier today. we'll hear from coach harbaugh and his final assistment of his team. . mark is live in seattle where the niners are expected to be there anytime now. they are literally in the air right now and expected to get to their hotel around 8:00. we'll break down as soon as we finish our on the road to the championship special and head to the hotel. we'll have that at 10:00. show you the 49ers as they loaded up the bus for seattle a while ago. can you imagine how sick and tired the 49ers and seahawks of answering the same questions over and over. i got that feeling listening to jim harbaugh earlier as he spoke about the 49ers and the road warrior mentality. they have this brand new invention, that's made it really good for us. called the airplane. half laugh . [laughter] you're on it, you're there, you're back. wonderful new invention. the team is ready, excited to go play this game, prepared to play this game, and unless i've drastically misread this team we're ready to play. >> everybody is ready to play the game. we hope you're ready for the specials we have cuffed -- covered all the way the kickoff and afterward. road trip to the championship coming up. and on the point after following the ball game. on sunday a special on saturday at 9:00. lots of good stuff. in the meantime we'll join you on the other side in a few minutes. >> we'll see you at 10:00. this sounds like a great game this sunday. >> we're going back to seattle in minutes. road trip to a championship. all the chime in seattle in a -- excitement in seattle in a couple minutes. thanks for joining us. go niners. [son] she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! 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