plus the fan who says she was attacked at a resent sharks game has been offered free tickets and donations to her favorite charity. what she says she really wants coming up. and your workweek keeps matriculating down the field. yes, it's tuesday, january 3rd, "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. happy new year to you as well. 6:00 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, everyone. i'm jon kelley. let's check in with christina loren to break it down out there. there's some fog. there's some cool weather. what else is happening. >> there's warm weather on the way as well. mixed bag of tricks. we're mixing it up this morning. what's not mixing is your atmosphere. we have some really calm winds, clear skies, above that thick layer of fog this morning. just blanketing the entire bay

area. you really want to travel cautiously. give yourself ample time to reach your destination. that fog will likely slow you you down at least until 9:00 a.m. we are still headed to a gorgeous afternoon. this is the clearest we have seen the view. schools are back in session. and we're seeing the commute ticking in full force this morning. so there's the backup at the toll pla s. we'll show you more coming up. it's 6:01 now. the suspect in the brutal machete murder in san jose remains jailed. but we're learning more about the victim. marla tellez is live in san jose

with the latest information. good morning, marla. >> reporter: laura, good morning. i just put in a call to san jose police to see if they have uncovered a motive. at this point it's not clear why 65-year-old yvonne kirk was killed. the main suspect in her death is her daughter's partner, who is being held right here at santa clara county's main jail. now police say 40-year-old sagal sadig was found covered in blood, standing outside the willow glen home she shared with her partner. neighbors say they haven't seen kirk for weeks. and investigators don't know why her mother was there. >> spoke to her for a while. seemed very nice. said she had a partner that

lived with her. >> her facebook page says she works at goodwill of silicon valley. ooich reached out to her for comment through facebook and good will. the murder happened friday before the new year, so it marked san jose's 39th homicide of 2011. she's set to make her first court appearance on thursday. cal tran dealing with the first death on the tracks of the new year. a woman was struck and killed at 7:30 last night. the train was headed south of stran down through san jose. as we say it marks the first death of the year. last year there was a total of 15 fatalities. officers are reviewing school

security systems after someone broke into petaluma high school at 7:30 p.m. on new year's day. the person who broke the window to the staff lounge. no word on what, if anything was stolen. if you saw anyone in the area at the time, call petaluma police. it's 6:04 now. the fan who claimed she was attacked at a recent sharks game said she doesn't want free playoff tickets. she wants an apology. she told the san jose mercury news she's been offered personal gifts and tickets for fans but has yet to hear an "im sorry" from the woman she was whacked on her head by. she's a brain cancer survivor and suffered a partial concussion from the blow. she said she hit her by accident while celebrating a goal. they're investigating but not saying how many people saw what happened.

>> it is 6:04 right now. the man hunt is over. police say they have found the body of the iraq war veteran at mount ranier national park. 24-year-old benjamin barnes was able to elude police but couldn't survive the snow. he was found wearing jeans and a t-shirt and likely died of exposure. he's accused of shooting four people at a party on sunday and then killing park ranger margaret anderson during a routine traffic stop. the project was launched almost two years ago with a promise to create jobs and to cut travel time to the airport. christie smith is live in oakland where bart came up short. did morning, christi. >> reporter: good morning, jon. this has been an on and off project for years. now the support columns are finally going in here. i'm going to try to show it to

you. but it's awfully foggy out here. we shot new video this morning. an elevated the three car train will take riders down over to the oakland airport. and this will replace the current air bart bus system. it downside like an easy upgrade that most people might like. there's a redebate going on. supporters say it will be quicker, create 2500 jobs and spark growth in the area. but you also have critics who feel the price tag is way too high and the jobs promised probably won't come. bart is defending the cost that start at $130 million that say that early projections aren't right, but they weren't the one who is made them. the 3.2 mile connector should be up and running within in next two years. live in oakland, jon and laura,

back to you. >> okay, christi. thank you very much. new red light cameras will be online at dangerous intersections in san francisco. the city plans to activate a camera later this month. fines for red light runners can run more than $500. 6:07 now. it started out as a cold, foggy day but meteorologist christina loren says it should get nicer as we go on. >> it's going to be a really nice afternoon. we have to wait for the sun to breakthrough the clouds. especially by the water. right now visibilities are dropping. and they'll get even lower. very interesting what's happening here. over the last 15 or 20 minutes, down to a quarter mile in concord. below a mile everywhere on the reporting map except for livermore and san jose.

we're expecting the cities to drop off through the next couple of hours. take a look at what happens between 6:00 and 7:00, the fog is more widespread. really thick pockets of fog down to the central valley. take it i ze along i-5. we stop the clock at 11:00 a.m. still low clouds hanging out over san francisco along the peninsula. but we get a nice break with clearing in the south bay. we'll easily make our way. limited sun early, a comfortable afternoon today. tomorrow, the warmest day of the week, i'll let you know how warm it will be in your city. try 70 degrees in san jose for a hint. by thursday staying dry, increasing clouds, though, maybe, just maybe an isolated shower in the north bay. >> we're look at a slower drive.

you have to lower the speeds because of that 13 registering at the l-street sensor. southbound through concord we see a great deal of slowing there. speeds hovering around 20s and 30s at times partly due to the volume of traffic we'll look at more travel times throughout the east bay. we're looking okay as far as 680 out of walnut creek. 580 is slow into livermore. speeds slowing into the 40s and 50s into livermore itself. 880 is slow through oakland because of the fog. you can't see part of it. fog advisory for most of the bay area bridges. just be careful, folks. back to you. >> good advice. san rafael will welcome the first ever female police chief. diana bishop will be sworn in as the city's 16th police chief,

replacing the former chief. he is a graduate of the university of san francisco and golden gate university. congratulations to her. >> absolutely, miss bishop, nice work. it's 6:10 now. talking about andrew luck and what he has to say about the fiesta bowl loss and his final game in a cardinal uniform. >> plus, changes on the road. a new law aimed at making local highways safer. i'm bob redell live in the south bay. the san jose earthquake could get green light approval for the new stadium. >> for the latest news, traffic, and weather. find us on facebook. ♪

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welcome back, everyone, the goal is in site for the san jose earthquakes looking to move into a brand new home. let's say good morning to bob redell live at the proposed sit site. is there anything in particular to throw a wrench into the plans? >> that is the appeal. today is the last day they can appeal for the stadium at 880 and coleman across normanetta international. assuming no one raises a challenge, they could start construction on the $60 million, 18,000 seat stadium. there are some people who live nearby who are worried about the noise in the neighborhood. they have said they are considering an appeal. time is running out. we spoke with a team this morning. they have met with residents to

try to address the concerns and will continue to meet with them if the stadium plan goes through. the team says they're hopeful they'll receive the final approval. the stadium would take 9 to 12 months to build with the dream of having it open in time for the 2013 soccer season. they would make the ground breaking a big event open to the public and fans. jon, laura? >> all right, bob. thank you for the update on that. >> it's 6:14 right now. 127-degree temperatures, and still snow managed to fall. this is what it looked like in clooefl yesterday. the bank thermometer malfunctioned. 127-degrees on the temperature side. >> i don't think that's accurate. i was mistaken. >> really, that temperature was closer to the 20s. the snowstorm has closed schools and canceled flights in the area.

suspe isn't that crazy? >> it's crazy. i'm glad we don't have to deal with the snow, either. >> although woe could use it. >> let me tell you something about the bank signs. don't get me started, okay. usually they're comprised of metal, which conducts temperature. so, yeah, no. we don't believe those. let's talk about what is happening. you may not notice it until you walk out the front door and onto the roads this morning. we have really thick pockets, and the fog is getting worse out there. so we're expecting it to be the most dense between the hours of 7:00, 8:00. should get partial clearing in the south by by 9:00 a.m. this morning. you don't need this sign. we can tell you right now. it's pretty bad. so it all shapes up like this throughout your day today. we're going to have really thick clouds for the first part of the day and limited sunshine.

upper 50s, not too bad at the coast. by wednesday, mostly clear start. offshore flow will kick into high gear. so not as much fog tomorrow morning. should be nice and clear to start you out. also the warmest of the week. up wards of 70 in some cities. i'm forecasting 70 in concord, livermore and san jose. so we'll stay nice and dry for thursday with increasing clouds and maybe an isolated shower. up to 50 degrees by noon in san jose. really comfortable conditions once we get through the clouds. seven-day outlook shows you we have a slight chance of rain. but we have to wait for it probably monday into tuesday. so we'll talk about that and a

what that means if for sierra. >> you're talking about the patchy fog. keep thatted in mind. a lot of schools are back in session throughout the area. and closer to the school start time. 7:30, 8:00, you'll get dense fog in patches as well. no major slowing. 101 moves nicely past tully where we typically see the first slowing. we'll track the volume. it's heavier this morning than in past weeks. we're looking at the lower bay shore as well. a smooth drive for 101 past the dumbarton bridge. you can see down in 50 to 100 feet at spots, that's really tough. the toll plaza where the backup is starting to form, they may have just turned the metering lights on. a dense fog advisory has been issued for this span. and hearing reports of a truck

with flames underneath it towards the san francisco side. i was tracking that. no one is injured. but we'll end with this shot and a warning you may find slowing into the city. >> thanks a lot. in an effort to practice safe driving new laws trying to crack down on distracted drivers. the new law affecting 4 million commercial drivers. the law allows emergency responders and tow truck drivers to use their cell phones while behind the wheel of a car. new year making rearview cameras a requirement on all new cars. seven california hospitals collected information about injuries and fatalities from january of 2005 to june of 2007. that data revealed 46 kids were

killed and 100 injured. to help prevent accidents. they want rearview cameras to be required on all cars. some worry a camera will give them a false sense of security. one mother says it's a good idea. >> she would love that. as you see with her little one running around and doesn't want to stay in one place. kids are curious. >> kids and cars is starting the new year off by stepping up pressure to require backup cameras in new cars starting in 2014. it's 6:19. andrew luck is leaving stanford on a down we are a loss at the fiesta bowl. >> it's never about who should have won the game, who should have won the game. to reconcile it, it's hard to reconcile. a loss the last game of the year. butly say i'm so proud to be able to represent stanford.

grateful to be a part of the locker room. i'll miss you guys dpearly. >> the quarterback had a great game. but the cardinal couldn't get it done. it goes to overtime. oklahoma state hangs around to win this one, 41-48. it's luck's last game at stanford. 6:20 right now. coming up, a symbol of the occupy movement in oakland may soon be torn down. we'll explain next. plus, one man puts the state's new open carry law to the test. how he walked away without going to jail. >> apple rumored to have a new utboacan auttr s tge, annghige trwe'll talk about it coming up. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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threat by attracting illegal activity. protesters say they should be allowed to stay because the problems are happening outside the permitted area. most apple events take place at the south bay center in san francisco. several news agencies reporting the next apple move will be out in new york city, and that could come later on this mon. now there's no new hardware, new ipad 3, but rather a discussion about electronic books. i think scott mcgrew may want to jump in and take over. >> you're absolutely right. let me follow up. you know what happened the last time that apple had a major announcement in new york city? take a look at this video. this is back in february of 2009 when apple was dealing with the da daily app. the last major announcement in

new york city kind of a disaster. rumors of an apple announcement in new york city later this month. from snow to sun, an update that we brought you yesterday. about the san jose solar company, global watch, shutting down the cell factory in michigan. global watt promised hundreds of good paying jobs. here's the governor of michigan about stealing jobs for california. >> global watt left silicon valley to set up shop in an abandoned auto plant in sagana. they went from hundreds to a dozen. now the factory has been shut down. the ceo says some of the jobs will come back to california, though less than a dozen. ironically, governor granholm now works in california as a professor at cal.

>> it's 6:25 now. still to come, the man responsible for some of the most iconic images of the san jose skyline has passed away. we'll have details next. and no matter where you're waking up with us this morning, you'll likely be slowed by dense pockets of fog, but we're going to go from very low visibility to beach weather, by tomorrow. 70s, yeah, i'll tell you where, coming up. and the fog, if it doesn't get to you, the commute will. it's back in many spots. af number of issues for the bay bridge to tell youbout c . br so, this is delicious

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investigators are trying to make sense of the latest murder. i'm marla tellez. what we're learning from neighbors coming up. a community promises to fight gun violence as police continue to search for the man who shot and killed a 5-year-old boy.

>> and oakland bart riders, the new airport connector is taking shape. some people think the old system was just fine. i'm christie smith. i'll explain in a live report. and a live look outside. oh, everyone is going back to work, i suppose. a live look at the bay bridge on the tuesday, january 3rd, this is "today in the bay". what a difference a day makes. no one on the road yesterday. 6:29 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and did i hear you say something about 70 degrees somewhere this week? >> oh, yeah. tomorrow. >> yeah. 24 hours from now. we'll be talking about a beautiful day shaping up. this morning we're talking about thick fog and waiting for the sunshine. you're dropping like a rock

across the board in terms of visibility. but we still have six miles in livermore, 4 miles in san jose. throughout the morning, you will probably be slowed down by the thick pockets of fog out there. it's very, very dangerous. one of the days where it's even worse than usual around here. we don't be get that many days with visibility at 50 feet. any delays on the roadway because of this, mike? >> i'm going to say you want to slow it down. you're going to have to. there's backup. the metering lights are on. the fog advisory and the number of issues involving trucks crossing the bridge. the latest is a disabled tanker truck approaching the s-curve. should be cleared to treasure island quickly. we're checking it out.

sounds like things are cleared. >> it's 6:30 now. this is a freaky story unfolding. beaten and hacked to death inside her daughter's home. we have information on the killing of a 65-year-old woman with a machete. more on the connection between the victim, her mother and the daughter. good morning, marla. >> good morning. the big question remains, why was 65-year-old yvonne kirk killed inside her daughter's home? i have put in a call to san jose police to see if they have uncovered a motive. the main suspect is being held here at santa clara county's main jail. she's 40-year-old sagal sadig. neighbors say the two moved into this otherwise quiet san jose neighborhood just a few months

ago investigators aren't sure why she was visiting the home where she was found did. she was standing outside the home covered in blood when they found her. this happened friday. neighbors still can't believe it. >> i mean, it happen, you know, to us on a daily basis here. not gad news. #. >> this morning i have reached out to the daughter via her facebook page. sadig says she's out of town on vacation in puerto rico. i just spoke to a deputy who tells me sadig is being held on a 51-50 hold, which means she's considered a danger to herself and to others. she's also being held without bail. reporting live in san jose this morning, i'm marla tellez. jon? >> thanks a lot.

>> it's 6:# 2. an east bay community is ringing in the new year with the realty of the same old problems. some residents are vowing to take back their streets during a vigil for 5-year-old gabriel. he was shot and killed at a taco truck owned by his parents. his father explained what happened, choking back emotion. >> obviously we don't have the sound from the father. but he said a man he had never seen before had said something to him. he didn't understand him. he was with a tacoo truck that he owns with his wife when that gunman started shooting, leaving the little boy dead as he fell to the ground. police have very few leads in the murder and they're offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

the men who shaped the most memorable buildings in downtown san jose is now dead. the san jose mercury news reporting the mexican architect died on friday at the age of 80. he designed the children's discovery museum and tech museum of innovation. it's been ten years in the works, but two years after breaking ground, the promises that came with bart's oakland airport connector is coming up short. christie smith joins us live with a controversy surrounding the project. good morning, christi. >> good moorng to you, laura. it's hard to make this out in the really, really thick fog out here this morning. but the support columns are up. 3.2 miles for the coliseum bart station right down the road over to the airport. what it is is it's three-car train on an elevated track, right now, a bus moves riders on a system called air bart. it sounds simple enough, but it never really is. people are divided about this.

supporter say it will be much quicker than the current system and create 2500 jobs if for the area. critics say the price tag of $500 million is just too high and passengers will get stuck footing the bill for years. and they're worried the much needed jobs won't really come at least as many as promised. but if everything stays on schedule right now, the connector should be running within two years. reporting live in oakland, ike christie smith. jon and laura, back to you. >> a lot of people will be happy about that. >> 6:35 now. a double-edged sword when it comes to the weather. we're getting warm weather. that means no snow and not a lot of rain. right, christina? >> yeah. it depends what you like. do you like the sunshine and warmth? are you looking for the rain to wash your car? go ahead and wash it. no significant rainfall in the forecast. right now we're watching the visibility really drop off. we picked up moisture yesterday.

the rainfall helps to purify the air. we're not sparing the air. however, it's been forced to the surface by a big ridge of high pressure that will clear the sky and warm us up to 70 degrees tomorrowful that's what is happening this morning. even though your city may not record visibility below a mile, you're encounter thick pockets out there. once the sun comes up, it really gets bad. this is what we're forecasting for you. 7:00 a.m., widespread fog in the bay area. we continue to 11:00, we meet back for the 11:00 a.m. broadcast, we'll have a fair amount of cloud cover on the coastline and the central valley. clearing for the south bay and the tri valley. we continue to noon. that's when high pressure really starts to do the job and push the cloud cover out to sea. it will set up over the great basin later on today. that will make for really comfortable temperatures for the second half of your day. probably clearing the fog by noon. by tomorrow we should wake up with a completely clear start so

much warmer tornl. 70-degree weather. first we want to see how the fog and all the people going back to work are impacting your drive. >> good morning, christina. we advise folks to slow down. and you will slow down because of the increased volume. we'll look at the san mateo bridge during the bay area. we'll get whatever live shot we have. we'll take a look at the maps. there's traffic all over. and there's fog. here at the bay bridge we have the fog issue with the fog advisory. all disabled vehicles are cleared from the up der ek, including earlier reports of a truck fire that's cleared. but there's the backup. there's the san mateo bridge. we did have reports of a stalled vehicle as you travel across the flat section in the westbound direction. that will be an issue to the foster city side as well as the

fog where you can no longer see flashing lights. a little slowing through 24 and the maze. highway 4 is jamming up through love ridge and concord as well. back to you. >> 6:38. the case against a man accused of killing a father and his two sons in san francisco moves forward today. we'll have details coming up. plus by the end of the day we should have a real front runner in the race for the republican presidential nomination. the iowa kaus kuss are just hours away. we'll have a live report talking about it. >> first the 49ers. now another professional sports organization poised to build a world class stadium here in the south bay. details are coming up. beth!

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it's 6:41. today is the day iowa becomes the first state in the nation to choose a republican presidential nominee. caucuses start in just a few hour hours. >> hi, it's going to be a busy day. the candidates are still out and about. watch for mitt romney, ron paul, rick santorum they're the top tier of candidates. romney is the front-runner, but only by a little.

and then newt gingrich, rick perry and michele bachmann boosting their campaign into new hampshire and perhaps more importantly into south carolina. several of the candidates have already announced that they're going from here to south carolina to campaign. this year the republican party is trying to decide, do we elect the most conservative candidates? or do we elect the person who can best beat barack obama? not necessarily same candidate. it all starts here tonight with the caucuses. neighbors and friends trying to convince one another to vote for a particular candidate in that system that is so different from the primaries you see in california. laura? >> we'll closely be watching. >> 6:42 right now. coming up, niners tickets going on sale. we'll tell you what to do to get ahold of them.

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big time skier. she wants the snow fast. >> the number one question posed to me on facebook. when will it snow? when can i hit the fresh powder? not within the next six days. when we start out next week, we might be starting out with showers right here in the bay area and snow showers up in the sierra nevada. it's not looking that promising just yet. what i can tell you, though, is the jet stream is going to take a very substantial dip as we head toward the middle of this month. that's what it's looking like right now. and at that point we ramp up the rain chances and see the pineapple express shape up. now high pressure is building in. you saw the live shot of san jose. that's the only shot we can see at this point where you only have four miles of visibility elsewhere. so make sure to give yourself plenty of time to reach your

destination safely. hurry up and wait on the roadways. this fog will halt a perfectly smooth commute. the overall pattern is clock wise. high pressure is right here. you can vividly see that big ridge of high pressure clouds arking up and around it. through the second half of your day. it's going to situate over the great basin and drive our winds offshore. we're expecting clearing by noon today. that's what you can expect. until then, limited sunshine, comfortable afternoon once the sun breaking through the clouds. by tomorrow, warmest day of the week. high pressure will be at the peak strength. and we're talking 70s here in san jose through concord and livermore. 70-degree weather. by thursday, stay dry with increasing clouds. so it works out for today. 4 # n the 40s now. in the upper 50s by noon. the climb is on by noon and 3:00 p.m. jumping up to the 60s in san jose. 63 in los gatos and 65 in gilroy. and let's talk about the chance for rain and sierra snowfall.

we'll have it to wall late sunday into monday for it. chances looking promising at this point and we're already six or seven days out. that's the good news. we'll see the precipitation, and we'll keep watch that for you and update you each and every day. let's find out how the fog is treating everybody with mike. >> be careful. lower the speeds. fog makes it difficult to see pretty much anybody in the bay area. at least the patchy fog drifting through. look at this slowing down the east shore freeway. 24 minutes registering off the carquinez bridge. let me give you a look because we haven't seen this for a couple weeks. the bay bridge toll plaza with backup going back towards the berkeley curve. the rest of the areas are moving reallily smoothly and slowing down off of the east shore freeway and down towards the golden gate field area.

slowing speeds in the 40s. close to 60 for okay land. we have fog making it tough. typical spots with the 50s showing up now and the build is on for the commute. >> ground breaking for a brand new soccer stadium could be approved today barring any last-second appeal. bob redell is live at the proposed site. is there anything to slow this down? >> it would be a last-minute appeal. today is the last day that anyone could appeal the permit that the city of san jose issued for the new san jose earthquake stadium to be felt in the empty lot here near 880 and coleman across from noranetta international.

however, there are some people who live nearby here who are concerned about the noise the stadium would bring into the neighborhood. they have said they are considering an appeal. i've been exchanging e-mails with them this morning. they're trying to confirm whether or not an appeal would be going forward. we spoke with the team this morning also. they have met with residents to address their concerns and will continue to meet with them. the team is hopeful they'll receive a final approval. so much so they've already begun selling 1,001 square foot luxury suites that will be in the new stadium. the dreams of having it open in time for the 2013 soccer season. they would make the ground breaking a big event to be open to the public and their fans. jon, laura? >> thank you for the update. it's 6:50. an arrest in the arson spree in

los angeles. since early thursday morning there have been 52 fires in and around southern california. sunday night a dozen additional fires were set. early yesterday morning came a big break in the case. sheriff deputied dpe taned a 24-year-old man. the part time deputy says he resembled the man seen in surveillance video taken near hollywood after a fire in a parking structure. >> thank you to the two officer who is backed me up as soon as i put on my lights and initiated the traffic spot of the suspect vehicle. i had an lapd backup with me. >> the fire caused $3 million in damage. 6:51. bp is going on the offensive, suing a contractor after the devastating oil spill in the gulf of mexico.

the explosion on the deep water horizon rig killed 11 workers and spilled more than 4 million barrels of oil in the gulf. they have set aside $20 billion for cleanups and compensation. he dawned the tell met in "the empire strikes back" and "the return of the jedi." he made a living teaching everyone how to wield that sword. anderson died on new year's day at 89 years old. well, the jury selection will begin today in the trial of an alleged gang member accused of killing a father and two of his sons. prosecutors say 24-year-old

romos shot tony and two of his sons to death. a third son says ramos flashed a gun before opening fire. now ramos tells investigators he was driving the car, but was not the gunman. police think they were mistaken for rival gang members. >> it's a graphic, gruesome murder case for san jose police. a woman is jailed for killing her girlfriend's mother with a machete. >> we are at the main jail for santa clara county. this is where 40-year-old sagal sadig is locked up. she's the main suspect in the gruesome death of 65-year-old yvonne kirk. she was killed friday with a large machete inside the willow glen home police say sadig shared with kirk's daughter, manema. she is on vacation right now in

puerto rico. one nay neighbor els tus the couple moved in just a couple months ago. she's a nurse who came to the u.s. from somalia in 1996. her facebook profile says she works at goodwill of silicon valley and also a graduate of willow glen high school. investigators are not saying why yvonne kirk was visiting her daughter's home friday, especially since she was supposedly not even home. laura, jon? >> the "today show" is coming up in a few moments from now. here's ann curry with a preview. >> good morning. republican voters begin choosing their nominee in the presidential race. we're live in iowa with complete coverage of the caucuses there. including a one-on one interview

with a very confident sounding mitt romney. also ahead, a suspected serial arsonist charged with a string of fires across los angeles. why did he do it. we'll have details on this. plus talk to two of eight good samaritan who is saved three young children trapped in a car submerged upside down in an icy utah rif was one forced to use a gun to shoot out the window. and can you become unwired in today's society? and does a new line of legos for girls sexist? today's professionals tackle those stories and more on a tuesday morning on "today". if you you snooze, you'll lose tomorrow morning. from about 3:00 to 5:00 a.m. astronomers say the shower could produce up to 100 falling stars

per hour. the meteor sure is likely made up of debris from a broken up comment. >> we better keep the window open to watch. the offensive koord nay kor could get a job offer from penn state. greg roman is a finalist to replace joe paterno as penn state's new coach. he interviewed for job back in november, and while no deal st done yet, it's slr sparking concern for the 49ers who could find themselves in search for another coach. tickets will go on sale if a few hours for now. you can buy the tickets through ticketmaster.com starting at 10:00 a.m. the niners say not many tickets are left and fans are limited to eight per order.

>> back to work on wall street. 2012 is looking really, really good. the dow industrials are up better than 234 point this is morning, or about 2%. nasdaq up 54. all things digital put together a list of some of the better stocks for 2011. ebay up 9%. apple is up 25%. let's talk movies and the box office. not a good year for the box office. the lowest attendance at the movie theaters in more than 16 years. hollywood says it's just that we have so many choices, not that we don't like movies. it's just that we have such an amazing numbers of ways of seeing those movie ls that's causing all the trouble. back to you. >> thank you for the update there. >> time for a final check on weather. meteorologist christina loren is here to tell us more. >> it's really foggy this morning. make sure to give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination safely. your future cast shows you we'll be out of the fog by 11:00 a.m. in the south bay and east bay. still low cloud cover hanging out over the peninsula at that

point. by noon, poof. all the clouds clear out to sea. we're headed to a nice afternoon. temperatures in the 60s. cars basically disappear in a wb taillight direction. an earlier star has been cleared from the flat section lanes and it looks like traffic is moving smoothly, al be it slower towards or from the peninsula side. all the bay bridges have this advisory. we'll get a live look and show you the change to personnel as well. the cloud cover is developing in this pocket. we see that over the bay area few the next few hourses. >> banana sam, the squirrel monkey snatch snatched from the san francisco zoo is home safe and sound. police say so far banana sam, i believe that's the name the zoo gave him, not his parents,

banana sam was turned in on sunday by a man who told police he just found him. police are checking out the man's story. a north bay wine maker about to hit national television as he searches for the love of his life. ben is the next bachelor. a 29-year-old sonoma wine maker will meet 25 different women on the hit reality tv show. many episodes were filmed here in the bay area. >> i've seen the commercial. looks like 20 of the 25 women are flat out crazy. >> i thought you were going to say beautiful. >> crying and screaming and wanting love and wine. >> we'll see if he finds it. >> thanks a lot for joining us. we'll be back at 7:25 with updates throughout the day. >> enevery half hour after that.