good morning. it is saturday, january 27th. a live look outside japantown in san jose. on a mild morning, and it is championship weekend! thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. lots of people, if not already

here, headed this way. >> for sure. championship weekend, you were saying. also the last weekend of january. time is flying. get a check what's happening outside. trying to see the sunrise peek through the clouds in dublin. 47 degrees. cooler towards the tri-valley. 50 degrees in walnut creek under the cloud cover and san jose getting peeks of the sunrise at 51 degrees. along that cloud cover is thanks to a storm system just passing the bay area up towards parts of the california-oregon border bringing a few sprinkles to parts of mendocino, fading through the day today and a chance of a late, spotty shower later this afternoon and thissing evening. as far as temperatures go, very nice for today and nicer tomorrow. game day, that forecast for you. talking about when the next chance of rain is appearing in our seven-day forecast. back with you in about 15 minutes. time to silence the doubters

and reward the faithful. time to dig deeper. >> we are just about 32 hours away from the nfc championship game right here in the bay area. the 49ers hosting the detroit lions. a spot in the super bowl is on the line. 49ers fans from across the country and lions fans making their way to the bay area ahead of tomorrow's matchup. bars and restaurants getting their game plans set to host fans who didn't score tickets to the game. "today in the bay's" jocelyn moran begins our coverage from levi stadium. >> my whole life. ever since i was born. >> reporter: a 49ers fan ever since he can remember. being raise add fan by his dad. they landed at san jose international airport tonight in dallas. >> first home playoff game. yeah. super excited. >> reporter: they'll have a pretty good view. >> second or third row.

>> reporter: this fan is a season ticket holder and also will be there. >> hoping, you know, get that redemption versus the lions and pull it off. so -- >> yeah! >> reporter: if you didn't get the tickets at face value, you're now facing prices on secondary markets like game-time, vivid seats and ticket master. cheapest you'll find tonight around $400 to $500 at the top, before all the fees you also have to pay. lower sections looking at about $700 to a few thousand dollars. >> too crazy right now. expensive. exactly. >> reporter: like many fans, michael will watch the game from a restaurant or bar. [ speaking in a global language ] at the wagon sloon in downtown san jose they have chaste to allow a little more than 400 people in and think they'll reach that sunday with inside and outside bars open. not far from there, at a communal bar and restaurant, their watch party starts at 2:30 in the afternoon.

>> we have two, three projectors, and three tvs inside ant outside and banquet hall open to the public. >> reporter: fans have options and pretty confident they'll beat the lions. reporting for nbc bay area news. >> of course, not just santa clara. bars across can the bay area expected to be painged for tomorrow's nfc championship game. san francisco's historic kezar pub a favorite in the asbury district across from the niners first home. we made a visit checking how the pub is prepping for the game. they tell us they've stocked up on wings, drinks and are ready to work nonstop all day long. >> when the 49ers are in the playoffs, the warriors in the playoffs, giants in the playoffs, if you work that day, you take a break and come back and work. and -- we're all happy to do it. we love our teams. so good for the whole city.

go for us. we're happy to be here and, yep, double and triple-staffed up. >> the pub wants people to know they have tvs inside and outside on their patio. san francisco police and chp preparing for crowds and increased traffic in the city after the game closing several offrarps primarily around the mission district along 101 and 280 tomorrow night. a look at closures including cesar chavez street, mission street and san jose avenue. the closures will be in effect tomorrow night, 7:00 p.m. until midnight. of course, it's not all about the 49ers. the detroit lions will be at lehigh stadium as well. their fans are fired up heading for the bay area. we spotted some at sfo last night who are ready to see their team win. >> the flight was amazing. we had about two 49ers.

a lot of enthusiasm. >> and going to games 20 years and to have them go this far, been the first time in 30 years, we've got it big. >> reminder, teammates at nbc bay area, pregame coverage begins at 2:30 tomorrow morning. tune back for the postgame live from reaction from the locker room and expert analysis. in other news now, an investigation is und? er way in tahoe after police shot a knife-wielding man following a carjacking. it all started around 10:00 yesterday morning when a state parked police officer tried to stop a driver in a carjacking in tahoe city. the car eventually crashed in palisades, tahoe. police say the driver then got out and had a knife. the officer was forced to shoot and kill the driver.

a live look this morning in heavenly, in lake tahoe, where that resort is now investigating after a woman went missing after a mistake by resort staff. miraculously found safe inside a gondola. 15 hours later. monica lasso says she got in to the gondola just before 5:00 thursday night saying a worker told her to ride it back down. after she said she was too tired to snowboard down the mountain. lasso said a couple minutes in to the ride, the gondola stopped, leaving her stranded. she says she didn't have a phone to call for help. she says she screamed every time she saw a worker down below but no one could hear her. >> [ speaking in a global language ]. >> she said she fought with the cold old, the hours felt long as she tried to stay warm and that she's thankful she survived. crews say it wasn't until the

gondola came back down the mountain the next morning they realized she was in there overnight. now to a developing story. a wild scene unfolding in the north bay. this is surveillance video showing a woman who stole a chp patrol car and ditched it in a vallejo neighborhood. chp tells us the woman somehow managed to steal that patrol car while she was in custody for stealing another car. now the chp is looking for her again. "today in the bay's" pete suratos has details. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows a chp patrol car stopping near a driveway in a quiet vallejo neighborhood but the person hopping out of that driver's seat and jogging off isn't an officer. it's a woman just arrested hours earlier for a separate incident involving a stolen car. now chp is trying to find her. >> a lot of police activity, heard helicopters in the air,

and saw highway patrol cars driving down the street. >> surprised. one, because, yeah. i heard a couple around this area, not in my neighborhood specifically. >> reporter: according to chp driving a stolen car out of san francisco eventually winding up in vallejo. the pursuit called off. the car found and called chp. she was taken into custody and sitting in back of the patrol car in handcuffs then managed to get into the driver's seat and drive off. a neighbor showing her abandoning the car off university road and jogging away. j hp recovered the car and everything is still intact. telling me die spite all this they don't believe she's a threat to the comfort. it's still too close for comfort for residents hoping they is caught sooner than later. >> security cameras, do everything we can. keep it up, but, yeah. it's pretty ete suratos,

"today in the bay." a man stealing a car with a toddler inside facing a judge yesterday. viorel morari, bound set at $25,000. his attorney says he didn't know a 2-year-old was inside. the lawyer also told the court that morari has a drug problem. he carried the toddler out of the car, leaves him by the curb and drives away. less than a minute later, fortunately, a bus driver stopped to help the child. the boy was safely reunited with his mother. morari faces charges of carjacking, child abuse and kidnapping. 7's:10 on your saturday morning. much more on "today in the bay" coming up. january, in its final week. some people white knuckling it

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welcome back. 7:13 on your saturday morning. looks like a nice, pink and blue sky over san jose. ahead of a mild saturday, and a warm-up tomorrow for the nfc championship game. cinthia pimentel will be along in just a few minutes with your full microclimate forecast.

but first -- the first boeing 737 max 9 flight with passengers onboard are back in the skies. alaska flight 1146, seattle to san diego, the first max 9 to return to flight last night. this after the faa ordered the plane's grounded following that mid-air emergency. three weeks ago the door plug on an alaska flight blew out over portland.igaors are looking at whether it was ever bolted in place. ntsb reports expected next week. eyed airlines will resume the max 9 flights beginning tomorrow. two passengers who were on that flight are now talking about their terrifying flight on that alaska airlines plane when the door panel flew off. joan and gilbert marin were two rows behind the spot where that gaping hole opened up.

>> it was very cold but everything was rushing out. so it didn't have a smell. just a roar. >> to look up and see those two seats empty right next to that hole. my heart just sunk. i had no idea, no idea. >> neither joan nor gilbert are planning a lawsuit yet. they are calling on the airline to do more to compensate affected passengers. that would be alaska airlines. back here locally, a nearly 90-year-old san francisco toy store is closing its doors for good. jefferies toys started as a five and dime variety store back in 1938. after generations of owners and 86 years in business, it's permanently closing its kearny street store in union square. the current owner tells us his $20,000 a month rent is not sustainable with a drop in sales, postpandemic and a rise in online shopping.

with the start of 2024, many people have new year's resolutions like dry january, when you don't drink the entire month. if you're struggling in the last few days of the month, we have tips to help you fulfill your goal. >> reporter: good morning, kira. we no a lot of folks made new year's resolutions including no alcohol in january. a lot made it this far without a drink during dry january, but some people might be thinking, i don't know if i can make it to end of the month. if that's the case i want to say, don't give up. that's also the message from andrea, a life and health coach returning a dry january challenge at the oakland hills tennis club. she says there are a few tips how not to fall off the wagon. she says that you should plan ahead. if you're going out with people who might be drinking, think ahead, and also have an answer ready in case someone asks, why you're not drinking. don't give into temptation. to quick and have a drink. >> that's really what i coach

people to do is to learn how to allow that feeling of temptation, and not act on it, and watch it sort of go away. >> reporter: offering a number of health benefits. better sleep, weight loss, lower blood pressure and cholesterol and more energy along with a better mood. good stories like this when you join us for "today in the bay" monday through friday. join me and the "today in the bay" team starting at 5:00 a.m. on-air and watch nbc bay area news whenever you want on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. kira, back to you. >> marcus, thanks! the lunar new year brings new ways to draw crowds back to san francisco's chinatown and a new art installation gives a modern take on a familiar display. >> two, three -- >> it's called prismatic shift by the artist brie gibson. her installation is right

outside edge on the square, an art hub in chinatown. businesses that suffered during the pandemic say they didn't get the anticipated boost from the recent apec summit. supervisor saying why he's onboard with this large proposal to help businesses that didn't get the uptick from apec. >> we are on the eve of the chinese lunar new year, and thousands and thousands of people are going to be on the streets, and we want to help incentivize that by having a little parking fee time out. >> oh, that's good. the city also did a parking fee time out back in 2022 during the lunar new year to encourage more people to that part of the city. good luck to them? time to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. big weekend here. lots of people visiting, and we're kind of bringing out our chamber of commerce weather for them. at least tomorrow. >> i know. compared to last weekend, talking about rain. this weekend we're talking about the temperatures going up, as

much as 10 to 15 degrees above average. so right now we do have to deal with a few overcast skies for our saturday. as we see a storm system just passing to the north. it won't be too much in the way of our saturday plans, if anything maybe a stray shower coming in, into parts of the further north bay. mendocino county and a little blip around ukiah, around 12:30. otherwise, the rest of us for lunchtime, good to go staying dry for any kind of saturday activities you want to do. maybe get ready for the barbecue tomorrow. as far as our sunday plans, everybody is looking at this forecast. we're going to start maybe with a chance of some drizzle and bay area early morning, and clearing up going out into the morning and the staying dry and mild into the afternoon and so there's 3:30 for you. we'll see nice and dry conditions, and temperatures going up little by little, day by day. as far as today goes, 60s in the north bay. 66 santa rosa. 64 concord and mild 60s melt

soup as you go into mountain view and further into parts of santa clara valley. 71 san martin building temperatures more for tomorrow. this is going to be a kind of case of spring going into sunday. upper 60s in san francisco. 70s around parts of the tri-valley and we'll do 73 in mountain view and 72 for kickoff in santa clara. 3:30 tomorrow, perfect for tailgating. perfect during the game. into the end of the game, levi stadium in and around santa clara and san jose still a mild evening there. we do have to talk about what's ahead after this lovely weekend, because there is some rain to be mindful of in the forecast. watch with me as we take this model out into wednesday, thursday. our next storm system that's going to drag in subtropical moisture. rain estimates maybe three quarters to nearly two inches and typical hot spots, north bay and santa cruz mountains. winds picking up, chance of

sierra snow one to two feet take the forecast further out into the next weekend. enjoy the dry weather while we have it. temperatures in san francisco will be mild on into monday eve and our inland valleys into those mid-70s for tomorrow. a chance of seeing rain late tuesday and that storm beginning on wednesday. >> wow! mid-70s. all right, cinthia, thanks. just shy of 7:21 now. much more coming up on "today in the bay" and our sights on the nfc championship game tomorrow, and also the summer olympics. six months out from the paris gamings. introducing you to some olympians trying to make it o for the usn (vo)a. if you overdraw your account, wells fargo gives you an extra day grace period to avoid the overdraft fee. what if everything came with a grace period? like accidentally parking where you shouldn't... (driver 2) nah.. that one gets an extra day (vo) like having an extra day grace period? you can with wells fargo.

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he could only go so far. head coach of santa clara and performed with cirque du soleil and got the call men would be allowed to compete on teams with women at the olympics. bill remembers that moment well. >> [ laughter ]. you mean december 17th, 9:41 p.m. maybe a little bit. got a call, and they said, hey haw, going into the olympics. are you ready? i didn't even no ed to take a breath. you know? wasn't anything of, "am i ready." i was born ready. this is a dream anyone would want. to have this opportunity and support of my club, my coaches my friends, my family. it was an opportunity that i could never pass up. >> reporter: so bill unretired from what he guesses is the third or fourth time pouring all energy into helping his squad qualify for the games doing all this on a team the next oldest member is 25 years younger than bill. bill even coached some of his

teammates at santa clara before rejoining the team. the team is kbeeting next month at the world championships seeing if they qualify for the olympics. if they do 12 members on the team and have to pare it down to just 8. speaking of age, lily jeong knows what that's like. lily's sport is table tennis. at 12 years old youngest ever named to team usa. that was 15 years and 3 olympics ago. lily of course on the other end of age and experience calculation. age 27, she's attempting to make her fourth olympic team. grew up on the peninsula trains in fremont and says times over the years she thought about stepping away from the sport but then reminds herself of the great experiences the sport has given her. the olympics being the top of that list. >> i think my favorite part is meeting the different athletes of different sports. because usually when i go to international tournaments only table tennis, so awesome meeting players from different countries. then an olympics, every single

sport together and you really get to learn so much about different disciplines and see what other athletes get put in, and -- it's just, like, insane conglomerate of information, i guess. everyone's inspiring in their own disciplines. >> lily, a great sport during our interview and admitted off the bat the media part of being an olympian isn't her favorite but knows what it meant for her as a little girl to have someone like herself to look up and, well, she puts up with us. making this year's team, highest ranking american gets automatically put on team usa. lily is second. only two spots behind. if she doesn't end up number one, still qualifies during olympic trials in march. kira, back to you. >> garvin, thanks. 7:27. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up. >>. [ cheers ]

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good morning. it is saturday, january 27th. a live look outside setting up in saratoga for the farmers market. our photographer out there daniel very friendly, if you want to say hi.

he says it's mild and comfortable out there. something we haven't seen in a while on our morning. thank you so much for starting your saturday with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a peek at our microclimate forecast on this championship weekend. >> woo-woo 0. >> hosting lions fan niners fans and everything going on. >> saw a peek at flowers there, eara. hint, hint. almost valentine's day, everybody. all of that cloud cover right now is helping to keep those temperatures a little mild outside. only bringing a few showers up mainly towards the north as they deal with a stormy weekend. for us it's going to be comfortable. today temperatures will be in those mid to upper 60s. especially down here in the south bay. a good beach day in santa cruz overcast skies. temperatures not bad either going into tomorrow. look at this championship sunday. kickoff, 72 degrees for tomorrow. 3:30. the warm weather continues around the bay area. i'll have a full look of that microclimate forecast coming up

in about ten minutes. >> speaking of the game, cinthia, the 49er faithful of counting down the hours until tomorrow's nfc championship game between the niners and the detroit lions. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez was at levi stadium and shows us what fans can expect. >> reporter: keira, if you want indication how much enthusiasm there is for the game coming up tomorrow, look how many niners fans showed up before the sunrise friday morning just to be a part of the "today" show pep rally, to show the country that niners fans are the best fans. now, we know there is another rally planned for later today at the plex in san jose. the niners are favorites going into the game. favored by a full touchdown. deebo samuel back in practice after a shoulder injury and if on the field tomorrow, kira, the word i keep hearing is that he and christian mccaffrey will create magic.

>> 49ers block up the defensive line they'll going to have a field day throwing the football through the air and i think mccaffrey will get over 25 carries. hasn't seen a player with the capabilities of christian mccaffrey. 49ers take care of the football, all things equal on offense, i don't think the game will even be close. >> reporter: hoping for pt niners/lions, hottest championship ticket this season. niners happy to have the fans fill levi stadium sunday and know folks will watch elsewhere as well. hosting watch parties tomorrow here in the bay area, also in mexico city and even in the uk. again, a rally happening later today at the plex in san jose. the niners tapping all energy they can in what they say has been a magical season. >> relationship between players, fans, entire organization and the region as a whole something truly, truly special. we're trying to take advantage

of the opportunity best we can not only with players and coaches on the field but really in the entire community and everything that we can to help inspire, push this team to the next level and hopefully that means appearing in super bowl lviii. >> >> reporter: a list of performers, nick smith pregame show. and journey plays the halftime show. our teammates at nbcport bay area covered wit pre and postgame covage starting at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon picking it up with a postgame show from the locker room. as we saw last week, brock purdy trouble handling the rain with gloves on, gloves off. fortunately not going to be a concern, because the forecast looks absolutely gorgeous for a niners win. at levi stadium, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> go niners. >> yeah, kris. even though the game is in santa clara, san francisco police and the chp are preparing for

increased crowds in the city after the game. they're closing several offramps along 101 and 280 tomorrow night primarily around the mission district. a look at closures including cesar chavez, mission street and the san jose avenue. the closures will be in effect sunday night, tomorrow night, from 7:00 until midnight. and reminder that our teammates over at nbc sports b area have you covered. pregame coverage begins at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon, and be sure to switch backor niners post game live with reaction from the locker room, and expert analysis. 7:35 right now. a live look at heavenly ski resort in lake tahoe where the resort is investigating after a woman went missing after a mistake by the resort staff. miraculously she was found safely inside a gondola 15 hours later. monica lasso says she got into

the gondola just before the 5:00 thursday night saying a worker told her to ride it back down after she said she was too tired to snowboard down the mountain. lasso said a couple minutes into the ride the gondola stopped leaving her stranded, she said she didn't have a phone to call for help. she screamed every time she saw a worker down below, but no one could hear her. >> [ speaking in a global language ]. >> she says it was really cold. the hours felt long as she tried to stay warm and is thankful she survived. crews say it wasn't until the gondola came back down the mountain the next morning they realized she was there overnight. back here in the bay, in the north bay, the california highway patrol is searching for a woman who stole a car, was taken into custody, and then somehow managed to steal the chp patrol car. this surveillance video shows

the woman abandoning the patrol car in a vallejo neighborhood yesterday afternoon and running away. according to chp driving a stolen car out of san francisco eventually crossing the bay winding up in vallejo. the pursuit called off. then vallejo p.d. found the car. taken into custody, sitting in the back of the patrol car in handcuffs when she then managed to get in to the driver's seat of the patrol car and drive off. now, police are trying to find her. >> there's a lot of police activity. we heard helicopters in the air, and saw highway patrol car driving down the street. >> chp recovered that car. everything still intact. despite all this they do not believe she's a threat to the public. former president donald trump must pay $83 million for damaging the reputation of writer e. jean carroll. last year can a jury found trump

liable for sexually abusing carroll in a department store in the 1990s. also found guilty of defaming her after she wrote about it. this trial focused only on the damages that trump must pay carroll. trump stormed out of the courtroom yesterday while a lawyer for carroll delivered closing arguments. he returned in time for his attorney's closing arguments. on his social media platform, truth social, trump you kaed the verdict ridiculous. he says he plans to appeal the decision. carroll, meanwhile, called the decision "a great victory for every woman who stands up when she's been knocked down." vince mcmahon founder of the wwe reresigned. serving add executive chairman of the board of tko holdings in addition to founder of the wrestling giants. resigned against allegations against him of sexual assault

and sex trafficking. mcmahon denied the allegations. he issued a statement saying his resignation was "out of respect for the wwe universe." "the tko business, its board members and shareholders." back here, locally, oakland's largest private employer is telling its workers to stay inside the office for lunch and breaks. this is all in response to crime in oakland. the recommendations came in the form of a memo to kaiser employees. people who work in the downtown oakland headquarters are urged to make the changes to their daily routines. they're not the only ones. blue shield of california with headquarters in oakland says it is now paying for ride-shares for its employees. also offering garage parking and private security to address crime concerns. safety in downtown oakland has workers divided. >> i think it's a bit of an overreaction. i have heard, you know, some

co-workers being victims of some crime maybe once a year or something like that. >> oakland police tell us it plans on increasing downtown patrols. opd aps is coordinating incruised security you woi kaiser. almost 7:40 on your saturday morning. still to come on "today in the bay" we look ahead to the summer olympic games in paris. we are moving you forward with a sport making its olympic debut in 2028 in los angeles. introducing you to one bay area athlete hoping to make a smashing success.

at 42 past the hour, talk about events going on this weekend. the final weekend of january. we're inching closer to that lunar new year and they're celebrating today in oakland the chinatown. starts at 10:00 a.m. bring a jacket. overcast skies remain with us and temperatures at 62 degrees. bring you down here to the south bay. a sharks game at the shark tanking. temperatures here mild. 68 degrees as the afternoon goes on. so go sharks. go niners. go every team that's playing this weekend here in the bay area including the warriors. doing 64 in san francisco as well as over on in dublin. the tri-valley, slightly warmer making our way into parts of southern santa clara valley as we look at 69 in morgan hill as well as out towards santa cruz, nice beach day. comfortable.

tomorrow sunshine picks up. seeing more clearing in the skies and do mild temperatures down here in the south bay. looking at mid-70s for san jose, and 70s continuing into parts of the east bay and the north bay as well. this will continue on into monday, too. let's take a look at that kickoff forecast. pretty good conditions. 72 degrees. so gorgeous for tailgating, any kind of barbecues, you want to do at your own house. no tickets to the game? that's okay. continuing with mild weather going into the afternoon, fourth quarter and very calm wind. overall looks like in for a 49er win. did it in the rain, we can do it in gorgeous sunshine. behind me, once we get through the mild weekend another storm system that's lining up here. winds will pick up starting tuesday. there is a chance of developing showers late tuesday night, but really the bulk of this will be as we go on into wednesday. here's what we know so far. here's that activity late tuesday. it will be into the wednesday morning commute that we start to

pick up those rain totals up in the north bay, santa cruz mountains. typical spots, could be in for minor flooding as well. gusty winds. make sure your windshield wipers and house set to go getting through a mind weekend. not a bad idea there. as far as storms in the sierra with this system, we're going to look at anywhere from about one to two feet, local level, a little less. of course, in those higher ridges looking at gusty conditions nearing that two feet mark of fresh powder. as far as our seven-day forecast goes, warm this weekend. rain is ahead. it will be a nice day in san francisco tomorrow as we get ready for that game. >> thank goodness. thanks. 7:45. (vo) if you overdraw your account, wells fargo gives you an extra day grace period to avoid the overdraft fee. what if everything came with a grace period? like accidentally parking where you shouldn't... (driver 2) nah.. that one gets an extra day (vo) like having an extra day grace period? you can with wells fargo.

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>> you know, one of the best in the nfl at what he does. obviously for him to be able to play all of us are, like, all right. deebo brings juice and energy and got his back and so obviously seeing him run around in practice look good. for us, it's all right. it's on. >> deebo injured his shoulder in the first quarter of last weekend's game against the green bay packers. fortunately an mri revealed a deep bruise and not a fracture. deebo says he was determined to suit up tomorrow thanks to the help of the team's trainers. >> not missing it. painful at the time. as the week week went on, them doing a good job getting the pain away, motion and strength back. >> and with the niners taking on the lions tomorrow, who better to talk to than the man who's coached both teams? our own raj mathai caught up with steve mariucci with a

prediction who may clinch the win. >> brock plays as well as last year, they'll win the super bowl. not to put pressure on brock, the team is so capable. deebo samuel's health something to do with it. a hint. picking the niners to win the game but not easy. a doozy. >> we hope that's right. kickoff at the oracle 3:30 tomorrow. and we have you covered. pregame coverage begs a 2:30 tomorrow and then switch back for 49ers postgame live. we'll have reaction from the locker room. and our expert analysis. and from one sport to the olympics. we are six months away. six months yesterday, to the start of the 2024 summer olympic games in paris, and while racket sports have been slow to catch on in the olympics, one popular

u.s. sport is making its debut in the summer games following paris. squash will officially become an olympic sport at the l.a. games in 2028. it's a lot similar to racquetball. each is played on a court with four sides, but squash uses a smaller ball and a slightly longer racket. we spoke with a bay area squash coach named charlie johnson, and one of his students, zane patell, who attends st. francis high in mountain view. after graduation zane plans to play at the university of pennsylvania, and when 2028 rolls around, he's hoping to make team usa. >> this sport is pretty much my whole life. like, i live breathe it. it's everything i do. i sleep school, i -- i get made fun of here because the minute the bell rings at 2:30, i'm stormed off campus into the car to go to squash. i don't hang around here or anything. i get flak for that, but, yeah,

this is what i do and this is what i love to do. >> no one teasing him when he's on team usa! as for the paris games, four new sports debut. sport climbing, skateboarding debuting in 2021 in tokyo now they can medal in the competition this year. surfing and breaking better known at "break dancing." and tonight an all-new "saturday night live." dakota johnson hosting with justin "today in l.a." been almost nine years since her fir appearance. she says soon as she finished last time she knew she wanted to host again. watch "snl" right here on nbc bay area tonight at 8:30. the encore at 11:30. a quick look at top stories we're following including a woman in handcuffs stealing a chp cruiser. chp cruiser. seehe t

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welcome back. before we get to our top stories this morning, here's what you can expect tomorrow morning on "sunday today" with willie geist. >> good morning. tomorrow morning on "sunday today" in a week when oppenheimer led the way with 13 oscar nominations, my conversations with one of the movie's stars, matt damon. a year for him including that epic film and another with his

childhood buddy ben affleck. >> what was it like to be directed by your best friend? >> it was great. great directors really give you the freedom to clab -- it's a collaboration, a partnership. definitely an eye can towards finding good stuff to do together. >> i imagine shorthand on set, too? >> yeah. waste so much time trying to be polite and, you know, in the movie business and in theater, develop a whole vocabulary how to talk to somebody basically tell somebody they're sucking. right? we can just say, you suck. >> a sunday sitdown with matt damon plus the morning's latest headline. harry smith and another "life well lived" ahead tomorrow morning on "sunday today." we hope to see you then. hope you're awake to catch willie tomorrow morning and stick here for your local news with us on "today in the bay" at 7:00. before we go, a quick look at the top stories we're following this saturday morning including north bay police are

still searching for a woman who stole a chp cruiser and got away. surveillance video shows the moment she abandoned the patrol car in a vallejo neighborhood yesterday afternoon and ran. according to the chp, she was driving a stolen car out of san francisco eventually winding up in vallejo. when vallejo p.d. tracked her down they took her into custody. as she sat in handcuffs back seat, somehow she got into the driver's seat and drove off. police are trying to find her and do not believe she's a threat to the public. turning now to the 49er faithful gearing up for tomorrow's nfc championship game. yesterday morning fans who got up extra early for a pep rally could be seen on both nbc bay area and the "today" show. it all happened at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon. in causey missed it yesterday,

another gathering today for niner faithful at the plex in san jose starting at 1:00 p.m. of course, the niners are hosting bay area native jared goff and the detroit lions. niners are favored to win by a touchdown. ar receiver deebo samuel cleared to play, as reported earlier in this newscast. our teammates over at nbc sports bayaave you covered pregame krov ratch starts at 2:30. tune back for the postgame live show from the locker room. cinthia has one last look at the forecast before we go. >> cloudy skies, temperatures gradually warm up. today mid-60s. tomorrow warmer. 70s at kickoff are and see changes that come late tuesday on into wednesday as our next storm system arrives. that looks to pick up the wind speeds main minor flooding. still putting those details together inches closer to it, but looks like that system could linger going on into thursday

and friday of next week. >> all right. fine. whatever happens later in the week -- beautiful tomorrow, cinthia. thanks. thanks so much to all of you for making us a part of your morning. more local news for you tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and always on at nbcbayarea.com. have a great saturday. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow morning. one last look at levi stadium! fingers crossed.

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