jose unfold. >> will barry bonds see the inside of a jail cell? >> and briyan stow talks to nbc in an exclusive interview. you'll hear some of that this morning. we'll check in for rob mayeda in for christina. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for much for joining us. 6:00, a friday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> the rain has moved on. temperatures have bottomed out. for some folks they'll have seat warmers in the car. 30s and 20s in gilroy. 3 in san jose.

and for your temperatures, lunchtime, it's still going to feel cool. pretty nice weather today. no rain to worry about. a little bit of patchy fog could slow you down. >> an accident northbound 680 moving to the shoulder. the debris has cleared there. now more debris. oo large metal box to the north of. there a cold metal box. don't touch your tongue to it. i'maying attention. >> got it. >> developing news this morning in the south bay. a man is dead. san jose police say they were

forced to shoot him. this is where police are still investigating. i know we have live pictures of the scene. police say they were trying to contact the men in the area. so far officers won't say what the man was doing or if the man was armed. the incident is now under invest gay by the homicide unit t area where it all happened is still taped off. we expect an update later this morning. >> is baseball's home run king headed to prison? bob redell is live in san francisco with a look at what the judge is considering. bob, good morning. >> good morning, barry bonds

will learn his fate. u.s. district judge susan ilson will sentence bonds for obstruction of justice before a grand jury the fraul probation department is recommending a sentence of probation and house arrest. given this is his only conviction and what he has done for the community. they sent other people who have lied and giving them house arrest. so that is his best bet for house arrest. she's already established the precedent. >> now, our legal analyst steven clark does see one possible wild

ca card, and that's greg anderson. >> this story is years in the making. >> and nbc exclusive this morning. we're getting a first look at the recovery. he was badly beaten outside of dodgers stadium nine months ago. >> i'm nancy. how are you? i've heard so much about you. >> how are you? >> i'm doing very well, thank you. >> that's good. >> you're just as handsome as your sister said you are.

>> you can see the interview right here on nbc bay area. >> a man who spent time coaching youth soccer is mind bars charged with molesting children. he is accused of using fear tactics and force to molest a victim over the course of four years. we also learned he's a foster parent to 6-year-old child. >> this morning, still no side of a convicted sex offender wanted in the vinyl rape of an east bay woman. the sheriff's department says steven paul clark is still on the loose near san diego this morning. the 45-year-old man is considered armed and dangerous.

deputies say he's on the run after binding, gagging and raping a woman. they nearly captured him wednesday night. a toddler killed by a stray bullet will be remembered today. the boy was in his father's arms when gunmen began shooting at the crowd last month. this is on 66th avenue. it will be held at 11:00 this morning. and later tonight, organizer sas too many young children like hiram and carlos have died because of gun violence in oakland. 3-year-old carlos was hit by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting back in august. that's at the corner of seventh

street and willow. this is 6::06. salvation army is planning to distribute boxes of fruit and personal care items to thousands of families in the bay area. christie smith joins us live in oakland where the salvation army says while a loot more people are needing help, donations are once again down. stuffing, yams and all sorts of vegetables. they have to fill 1600 holiday food boxes. get them out the dpoor, distributed on tuesday. they're about three-quarters of the way there. they still have a little ways to g. what the salvation army is doing is asking for donations basically today. good morning. can you tell us what kinds of things you need?

>> we're looking for nonperishable things. we need canned green beans and corn and beans and lots of fruits and vegetables is what we're in the greatest need for. >> and you'll have folks in here try to get the boxes filled up. what sorts of families or maybe people you haven't seen before are coming in now? >> as we watch people come in and apply, a lot of them are people that are just maybe recently laid off or out of a job these are people out of their luck and need help through the holidays. >> so where can people go? >> stop by any of your local salvations army in the entire bay area. any salvation army will be happy

to accept your donation of food. and here in the east bay we have four different locations. if you can give, it would be appreciated. that's what we have here. live in oakland, christie smith back to you guys. >> every little amount makes a big difference. thank you so much, christi. >> rob mayeda, time to check in with the big temperatures. >> very cool. in the 20s in a few spots for north to south. gilroy is 28 degrees. look up to the north bay. 28 in santa rosa. 40s around san francisco to oakland. we have breezy conditions in the east bay and north bay. so the foothill locations will see north to northeast winds today. upper 50s to low 60s.

the radar has turned dry. the weather system that brought us showers yesterday is parked over baja, skra. we will not see rain today. just sunny skies after a chilly start to the morning. by lunchtime mostly 50s. a bit breezy in the hills. some of that will mix closer to sea level. 4:00, temperatures close to 60 in san jose. upper 50s in san francisco. 65 with north winds in santa rosa this afternoon. if you like today, you'll love the next seven days. not much change. >> and this is really what i'm focused on. a lighter volume of traffic as well out of the north bay, into the east bay proper. we'll focus on interstate 80 just south of the bridge. wb, your commute direction reports of a deep depression across all lanes. there's a dpip in the read.

we may see it out there, not likely during the morning commute. there's some slowing through antioch. pretty typical or pretty light. no may jo drama through concord. let's see how things are shaping up for a live shot of the toll plaza. and the east shore freeway is incident-free and clear. >> still to come. former penn state officials accused of trying to cover up the jerry sandusky cover are in court right now. who is taking the stand in today's trial? >> plus, the army private acaused of leaking hundreds of thousands of military documents to wikileaks makes his own court appearance today.

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switch to selsun blue shampoo. maximum strength mecine wipes out flakes. aloe and moisturizers keep hair healthy. today's pre-trial hearing for army private first class bradley manning will be the first time he's appeared publicly. he's pleaded not guilty to charges including aiding the enemy. they took control overnight.

that was in complete u.s. withdrawal from iraq. all that remains of the u.s. military in iraq are nearly 4,000 soldiers. it looks like more space junk is about to crash to the earth. the russia space agency says a probe will fall to the earth next month. it got stuck in the earth orbit and never made it to the intended destination. several dozen pieces of the probe, that could weigh a total of 440 pounds are expected to fall. they'll calculate where they fall a few day fs before it happens. the good news, it's friday. the not so good news, it's cold. >> no satellite or rain drops in the skies in the bay area. but maybe temperature records. look at the numbers in the bay

area. mostly 20s and 30s. santa rosa, 28 as well with patchy fog. might see fog in the north bay. 44 in san francisco and livermore. 37 in fairfield and concord. clear skies and cold start to the morning. air quality today is fine. as it filters back in, what you'll probably see is more opportunities for spare the air days as we get out of the weekend and head into next week. now no rain on the radar. the system already here yesterday has scooted through southern california. we're dry now.

high pressure is really anchored here on the west coast. storm tracks stays off to the north. and this is the seven-day forecast in terms of the rain through next week. today is a deday after the start. close to 60 in san jose. thanks the north winds. speaking of wind, if you're heading up to the lack tahoe area, gusty conditions and a dry weekend in the sierra. maybe some patchy follow could slow things down. the south bay, no reason beyond the slowing down to the speed limit. a few sensors showing the 70s.

just be careful. just minor slowing right now showing up for southbound 101 around highway 87. the peninsula, we're looking at nice drive times through san mateo in particular. 280 to daly city, no delays now. it's still too early for that. 15 minutes in either direction. a nice smooth flow back to the maps. antioch is really jamming up through here throwing through the harlt of the city. back to you guys.

one of the key figures in the penn state sex abuse scandal is on the witness stand in a pre-trial hearing. the hearing for former athletic director tim curley. they're accused of perjury during the testimony. the defense is cross examining former graduate assistant mike mcqueary this morning. he said they testified that he gave them a less drask account. >> they will fill the three gas lines to full pressure on monday. they are giving the go ahead so customers in san francisco and san mateo will have enough gas to heat their home. all lines should be at full

capacity by tuesday. the news comes as they get ready to face a judge in san francisco. today's hearing involves a number of lawsuits filed against pg&e in the wake of st huge explosion. days ago they admitted it is liable for the explosion, this means it will cover the expenses of victims' injuries. the civil trial is expected to start in july. >> 6:20. oakland children's hospital is taking heat for what it puts on the cafeteria menu. nine minutes until the open of theofofq the wall ststreet. we'll talk about it coming up.

new studies criticizing the food at childrens hospital. they examinened the food at 14 different children hospitals across california. the children's hospital in oakland was given the lowest score. only 7% of the entrees for health were healthy. he criticized them for positioning high calorie items near cash registers to encourage impulse buying. free parking, consider it an early holiday gift from the city of oakland. meters parking will be free this

weekend and saturday it's an effort to get people to boost their sales. there are time limits so check the post-it signs before you head off to shop. the one-stop career center. services include occupational training, networking, and specialized recruitment. solyndra, of course, built a state of the art facility in fremont. it took more than half a billion dollars in federal grants before laying off the workforce and shutting the down last summer. marla? >> thank you, laura. 6:24. in just minutes the head of san francisco's zynga will ring the opening bell on the nasdaq and launch the first day of trading for that company. scott mcgrew joins us now. now you've known mark for more than a decade now. >> pinkus is a long-time

entrepreneur. he will turn the latest company into a publicly traded company early today. here's mark from earlier this year. with believe in social gaming. we believe this is the way that more than just us in the building, but everyone around the world are going to embrace play. in their lives. and now you are seeing a live picture out of the nasdaq. >>. >> i think i'm the most guilty of that. i'm going to internalize that. hoi ep you do. i hope you all get a moment. >> he's talking to troops, getting them fired up.

trading in a new company doesn't necessarily start at the bell. speaking of hot companies, task rabbit to hem you find people to runner rands raised $17 million in funding i point out to her, connecting strangers on the internet has its risks. she says she's ready. >> from the beginning when i started the company one thing i did is bring on the crisis management adviser outside of new york. he worked with us for three years. the second thing is make our network a closed community where they go through a betting process. >> 6:26. still to come, oakland will take action trying to prevent another court shutdown protest.

and our friday morning is starting off not with rain, but falling temperatures ch even 20s throughout the bay area. a look at your weekend forecast is coming up. acd reports of hdent eeree accident h benee cleared. i'll give you the update towards the walnut creek interchange coming up. [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature.

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this is a live look out there now. scott mcgrew will have more. >> traffic is picking up on 880 and oakland. a cold start to this friday, december 16th "today in the bay." >> buckle up before you head out the door. 6:30 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> jon kelley is off today. you'll need a scarf, gloves, hat, whatever it takes. >> it's officially record breaking now. gilroy now is 28 droes. that breaks the record of 29. san jose is chilly as well. not as bad in san francisco. pretty chilly near the water. 8:00, still some 30s out there.

now all the sunshine will warm us up. look out for patchy fog. >> no reports of problems as a result. we're also going to watch this. the earlier accident that was cleared, there's miscommunication. so there's slowing approaching the livorna road. we still have slowing approaching livona road. i will give you a warning if i can. otherwise, consider this your warning. >> new this morning back in court, baseball's home run king is set to learn his fate. bob redell joins us live with a

look at what the judge is considering. >> good morning to you. we're talking about u.s. district judge susan will sentence barry bonds in the federal court hours building behind me here in san francisco for his obstruction of justice convicti conviction, something he did before a grand jury. the prosecution is asking for jail time. they would like to see him spend 15 months in jail. the federal probation department is recommending a seasons of probation and house arrest. barry bonds himself and the defense team are asking for probation without the house arrest part. our legal analyst thinks house arrest is more likely given that this is bonds' only conviction. given what he has done for the kpurnt and there's precedence. this judge didn't sentence two

others to jail time when they were convicted. he doesn't see her doing the same with bonds. however, there is the wild card. >> let's face it, greg anderson did over a year in jail by helping barry bonds apoint the case. is it fair that greg ander southern did so much time and he didn't participate at all. >> greg anderson, his personal trainer, spentd over a year in jail for refusing to testify against his friend. he was held in contempt of court. marla, laura. >> thank you very much, bob. >> developing news in the south bay. police are still on the scene of

an officer-involved shooting. police say an officer shot and killed a man in self defense overnight. we have a live look at the scene now. police say the officer shot the man after feeling threatened. plenty of crews are still on scene. officers won't say what the man was doing or even if he was armed at the time of the shooting. the incident is now under investigation by the department's homicide unit. we expect an update later this morning when we get the new information we will bring that tow you. the last occupy tent city can be move soon. they're fed up with violence, drugs and fillth at civic center park. they're putting campers on notice that more citations are on the way. police say at least 23 crimes were reported since october 23rd, including a massive fight

and allegations of domestic abuse. and also a suspected thief with a machete, a hammer and a bb gun. oakland is taking steps to crack down on future protests at the port. on tuesday city lawmakers will vote on new rules to keep protesters from shutting down business at the port. protesters have blocked access to the port twice in recent months. the most recent shutdown on monday cost the port $4 million in lost business. the ceo of zynga rang the opening bell on the nasdaq marketplace. it's the big day. >> it is the big day. they raised more than a billion dollars in their initial public offering, originally pricing the stock there at 10 bucks a share as mark rang the opening buzzer on the nasdaq remotely to get

trading on the broader market under way. that's fairly normal. things don't begin for that company or any ideal company until into the trading day. right now the price is nobody knows. >> i'm cure curious to see. >> rob mayeda is in for christina. >> this morning, as you know, we had the clear skies. look at the temperatures really bottoming out this morning. the coldest part of the morning is happening now. 20s and 30s in the north bay. 38 in san jose. oakland now, 42 degrees. and we're seeing a breeze in north and east bay hills. but after sunrise you start to see the wind out of the north

for 10 to 15 miles per hour. then once the sun comes up, a pretty nice friday afternoon for you. the system that braug us the rain will not impact us at all over the next few days. 59 in morgan hill. notice santa rosa. you'll see the warmest temperatures around the bay area with numbers in the mid 60s. dry conditions for the bay to the sierra. >> we'll take you to maps. things are getting more crowded on the roadways around the bay bridge. at the toll plaza itself, actually a very light volume right now. a new incident reported for oakland, northbound l 80 at

fruitvale. we see slowing on the maps here. the red lights are starting to bunch up north of high street. so it looks like this is causing some slowdowns. we'll track this. a traffic break should be going on right now. that's probably the reason for additional slowing there. another live look shows you how things are shaping up across the bay. for the san mateo bridge. look at this, and all the red lights westbound without any problem. and coming off 101, the headlights a nice smooth flow as well. both incident-free across the bay. and the peninsula, no problems now. back to you. >> 6:38 now. coming up on "today in the bay", nbc gets an exclus look inside the south bay rehabilitation facility where bryan stow is recovering. you'll hear from him. also, an greap on a trillion dlarz spending bill teeo kp toe

government running could be close.

democrats and republicans are close to an agreement to keep the federal government up and running. tracie potts is live in washington w a look at the billion dollar spending bill. good morning, tracie. >> marla, good morning.

they've protected your paycheck as well assuming these votes happened today as expected. lawmakers are meeting now to determine how they can rush this through before this midnight deadline. the bill that republicans agreed to by democratic leaders as well. and republicans gave up some restrictions they wanted on money and visits to cuba by people in this country. the bottom line the government funded through next september in the bill. payroll cuts, that extension will happen for two months. the temporary extension. they have to come back to it in february. also, unemployment benefits remaining at 99 weeks. a two-month extension on that. they won't see a 27% cut at the beginning of the year. all of that wrapped into this bill that we expect the house and the senate to pass later today. for the president's signature.

>> we'll be watching. coming up, barry bonds will find out if he's headed to prison today. we'll have a live up. t we up. we continue to watch zynga. #

a cold start to the day. we're breaking records. typically we have low clouds in the morning, that helps keep the temperatures up. it really allows them to drop all the way to sunrise.

no coincidence that the coldest areas seen around the temperatures to the north bay, 28 degrees in santa rosa. liver more is 44. we have a breeze picking up towards the tri-valley and the winds in the hill tops right now will eventually get closer to sea level once the sun comes up. we don't have a spare the air day today but we could see the air quality taking a hit. so it is a chilly start. breezy in the hill top. upper 50s and low 60s. we had a system brings us showers. high pressure holding off

incoming systems like a giant shield over the west coast. and take you to next friday's forecast. look at that. no sign of any rain or really any sierra snow for now. through the morning for 4:00, still 30s, chilly, lunchtime temperatures you'll still need a jacket and by health care, still breezy in the hills. officially it's winter as of wednesday. but tell that to anyone walking outside right now this morning. it's cold out there, mike. back to you. >> we could still wear flip-flops in the middle part of the day. we're looking to the oakland area where we have a stalled vehicle. the vehicle is facing the wrong way in the slow lane at fruitvale. here's high street. here's the slow drive north of

there. slow all the way past 66 making the backup to 98th now. sounds like they want to run the traffic break, but they have not yet. we had a light volume of traffic, no major issues. there you go. we look over further east alamo, northbound 680. we have the traffic breaks still going on. northbound 680 approach iing the was an earlier accident a a lot of debris. we're looking at northbound 101, slow up towards the airport. but the rest of the south bay looking good. so that's typical for your commute. back to you. >> 6:48. the big question, will baseball's home run king go to jail? bob redell is live in san

francisco at the federal courthouse there as a judge prepares to sentence barry bonds for an obstruction of justice conviction. bob, good morning. >> good morning, marla. we'll know the answer to the question in just over four hours. she will sentence him for obstruction of justice before a grand jury investigating illegal steroid use. the prosecution is asking for 15 months in jail. they're recommending much less. barry bonds himself is asking for probation our legal analyst thinks house arrest is most likely. because of what he's done, and also because of the precedence set by the judge. susan, in two previous cases involving athletes lying before

a grand jury or lying to investigators, they weren't sent to jail. they were given house arrest as well. we'll find out for sure which is going on in her mind again at 11:00 here in san francisco. marla, laura. >> okaying bob, thanks. san jose police say an officer shot and killed a man in self defense. here is a live look at the scene where police are still investigating. they were trying to contact a man in the area. this happened at 11:30. so far officers won't say what the man was doing or if he was armed. the incident is under investigation by the homicide unit. the area where it happened is still closed off.

>> this morning an nbc exclusive. for the first time we're hearing giants fan bryan stow speak since he was broughtly beaten outside of dodgers stadium nine months ago. rock center's dr. nancy snyderman visited stowe as a south bay rehab center. >> i'm nancy. how are you? i've heard so much about you? >> how are you? >> i'm very well, thank you. you're just as handsome as your sister said you are. you can catch the entire interview monday night on nbc bay area.

they leaked the news of the associated press. the official announcement is later today. school districts across california are going to put the brakes on a plan that eliminates state funding for school buses. on tuesday they announce sod-called trigger cuts will force the elimination of $238 for bussing beginning next month. that makes california the first state to completely eliminate funding for school buses. the largest school district has filed suit to block the cuts. other districts will have to use reserves. >> this morning a spike in kmant as tough economic times push a lot of people to charities. the request for help are up while donations have dropped. good morning, christi. >> good morning. happy friday. it's a tall order. 1600 families in the east bay signed up saying they would need

a holiday food box. you can see they have quite a ways to gochlt so they're asking for the public's help with food donations. they need it today because the boxes have to be delivered out the door on tuesday. so they're looked for vegetables, fruits, perishables, that sort of thing. they've raided the smaller east bay pantries to fill a short-term need for the holiday food boxes. they have dropoff locations for donations in oakland, newark or hayward. most locations will be open until at least 4:00 today that's what we have from here. reporting live in oakland, i'm

chris christie smith, back to you in san jose. a san francisco bell ringer isn't looking for donations, he's going for a world record. he has been ringing the bell since yesterday morning. he's one of 24 ringers around the country trying to break a world record for nonstop bell ringing. they started at 9:00 at macy's square and moved to wal-greens. the unofficial record to beat is 36 hours. we wish him luck. >> this morning a meeting will be held about a local jewish community center that is abruptly shutting the doors. administrators say financial trouble is forcing them to shut down the 30-year-old center in

walnut creek. they have more than 400 members and features a preschool and an adult day program. for seniors suffering from dementia. the center will lay off all the employees and put the property up for sale. for the first time a majority of americans say they should be voted out of office this year. 52% of those surveyed think the president should not get another term in office. 43% said he should be reelected. that's down 10% from a poll in may. obama's approval rating stays slashed at 39%. >> it's 6:55. today show coming up in a few minutes. here's matt lauer to show us what they're working on. the gop presidential field squares off in a final debate before the caucuses. some are saying it was a good night for mitt romney.

we'll have details on that. also an important milestone for one of the smallest babies ever born. and what a year it's been. we'll look back at the good times that we've had in 2011 as we get started on a friday morning here on "today." >> well, we've had black friday and cyber monday and tomorrow it's super saturday. tomorrow is the beginning f the final push for procrastinators checking presents off their holiday lists. expect plenty of last-minute deals at the maul. a special group of children will have a toy for the holidays thanks to a couple of east bay

organizations. they will hold a toy drive for the university of california in san francisco children's hospital patients today. unwrapped toys will be collected for patients from 6:00 tonight until closing. this morning republican presidential candidate rick perry is dropping in the polls, and from the sound of last night's debate he's hoping to get a lift from appealing to one of the fastest rising demographics in the u.s., tim tebow fans. >> i'm ready for the next level. i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. tebow has everyone talking these days. mostly because experts say he's

got no business. but he keeps winning all the games. a new york times writer tim tebow is praying that he never becomes rick perry of the nfl. let's see if we should be thanking god for the stock markets. how is zynga doing? >> named after a boy's dog is not yet trading on the markets. we have video of the remote opening. so nasdaq is open. but zynga has not yet begun trading. i have something not even the japanese get until tomorrow. it's sold out in preorders. we have to wait until february to get it. the hand held game that replaces the old sony psp and sony go. so it's your gadget this gadget friday. it's absolutely state of the

art. it's not a phone. it's not a tablet. it's just for games. $250, which is more expensive than the apple ipod touch. they have these things at a pop-up store at over the weekend so you can go play them. >> can't buy it? >> can't buy it until february. >> time to check in with rob mayeda in for christina. >> we have clear skies and no sign of rain in the forecast. the system that brought tus rain yesterday already in baja, california. if you like today, you're going to love the weekend. not much change for the seven-day forecast. >> this is a look at traffic moving much