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. and a lovely blue start to the morning. super cold out there. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez, and you say a cold snap. >> yes, very gold. in fact, today is the transition into cooler weather, and you're matching the maps. >> brr. >> temperatures his morning, shades of purple and blue. 32 in livermore and clouds are spilling in so i think we've capped the cooling for this morning. 30 in napa and 30 in santa rosa and let's show you the wind. not a lot right now. this afternoon it will change as we send you over to the satellite and radar view. a band of clouds to the north. kind of the boundary of much cooler drier air, mainly drier airs. mend sino's county coastline showers. the wind will be cranking up as we go through the day. a chilly start and very cool finish. yesterday highs in the upper 60s. today, upper 50s at best. i think most of us today will see highs in the low to mid-50s and that canadian air

conditioning, probably going to feel colder than that outside, and this is going to set us up for some frost or even freeze warnings. we'll talk about that and a complete pattern change second half of the week. a lot of rain and much needed sierra snow. we'll have a look at the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> we've been waiting a long time for that sierra snow. two people this morning are in the hospital after a two-alarm fire in san francisco's outer richmond district early today. a fire department spokesman says the fire was burning at two homes and a neighboring apartment building just before 3:00 this morning near 42nd and balboa avenues. the fire was put out just before 5:00 this morning. still unknown the extent of injuries and damages. fire fighters though will remain on the scene for the next few hours to watch for hot spots. again, the cause of the fire is under investigation. i think we can guess what the san francisco 49ers and niner

fans dreamed about last night, right in the niners are just one game away from getting into the super bowl in beating the new orleans saints. they won their division for the first time since the 1997 season, and to call it a nail-biter is an understatement. the 49ers and jim harbaugh, along with alex smith, started strong, but it all came down to the last few minutes. with less than two minutes in the fourth quarter, the saints drew brees threw a shot to jimmy graham who made the catch, ran 66 yards for the touchdown, made the conversion. it was new orleans 32-29. then, with 14 seconds to go, in case you missed it, alex smith throws to vernon davis, and it was the game-winner. the 49ers win, 36-32. and vernon davis saying very proud of his team, very happy. next for the niners though, the nfc title game. san francisco will either visit the green bay packers next sunday, or they will host the new york giants here at home at

candlestick. commemorative gear for that nfc round is expected to be out on the shelves today and that game, their opponents will be decided later this afternoon. well, 49ers tight end vernon davis came up huge in the 49ers victory. and some fans are already comparing that game-winning touchdown to some of the most memorable catches in the history of the 49ers, even calling it the catch three. apparently there is crying in football. davis was overcome with emotion on the sideline. it was awesome to see in what is now the biggest moment of his career. coming up later in this newscast, we'll hear from both caves and his fans about that amazing catch. and you can relive all of the excitement with highlights and incredible pictures from the game at nbcbayarea.com. sure we'll be clicking on that later today. from the race to the super bowl for the race for the white house, gop candidates will hit voters hard in south carolina today. they are going all out trying to catch up with front-runner mitt

romney, and he must be feeling pretty good about his position because he is taking the day off, ahead of several debates planned for later this week. the rest of the field though isn't taking a breather. former senator rick santorum, former house speaker newt gingrich and texas governor rick perry will all be making rounds throughout south carolina today. the south carolina primary is next saturday. you can learn more about that, hear more about the odds and what's going to happen there later after this newscast on "meet the press." an idea to get californians more engaged with their government is catching on in other states as well. bay area lawmaker says there ought to be a law concept is now ten years old. that's where district voters get together to give their ideas for legislation. in the decade since it's started people have submitted hundreds of ideas and only a handful have made it all the way, but they are pretty big ones like the hands-free cell phone law and the creation of the state's new transitional kindergarten. lawmakers in pennsylvania and ohio rex tending the same invitation to their voters.

check in with your legislator to see if you can submit your law that you would like to see in your community. well, tomorrow is dr. martin luther king jr. day, but people around the bay area and lawmakers are honoring the civil rights leader today as well. congresswoman barbara lee will attend two events in oakland. lee will first attend a memorial service at beebe memorial cathedral on telegraph avenue at 9:45 this morning. then tonight she will attend the tenth annual musical tribute honoring dr. king at paramount theater. that is from 7:00 to 9:00 tonight. we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, searchers on board a half sunken cruise ship in italy find survivors, honeymooners, and the captain of that ship finds himself behind bars. we'll show you why he was arrested. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings.

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exciting finish, they are probably wondering who they are going to play and regardless of which team you're rooting for, the weather will be a factor. i'm thinking that they might like to play the giants, rob. >> yeah, let's talk about that. oh, it's such a luxury to talk about an nfc championship forecast when it's our san francisco 49ers, but it's really interesting. depending on the outcome of the game, if the packers win then our 49ers have to head off to lambeau field, and we're going to see right around 3:30 next sunday afternoon is when this game is going to start or 5:30 local time in green bay, so the tale of two different climates here heading into late january. look at that. snow showers, frozen tundra for the reason. you see the temperature as you get towards next sunday but for the bay area, as we watch the pattern change next week, we'll see some showers so a chance of liquid precipitation or the frozen type. i think we want that home cooking and home field advantage so if the giants win, of course, championship game comes back to

candlestick next weekend, but we could see showers for next weekend at well. chilly start to the morning. 33 in livermore and 48 in san francisco. not much wind just yet but later on this afternoon we'll see the winds picking up as the cold air, which is dropping snow around the foothills near seattle late last night and tomorrow will spill our way. first half of the week, we won't see much in the way of rain but rather colder air spilling on in, so frost or maybe some freeze warnings. that could be popping up, especially come tuesday morning around the bay area, and as we pass the middle part of the week an increasing chance of rain in the forecast. storms will roll in. finally good news for you're air quality if you're had allergies or asthma over the last four weeks, this is good news. we'll get better air quality around the bay area. today the clouds will spill in but the showers, if we see anything likely offshore here,

colder and drier air spilling towards the bay area. now true tuesday breezy and cooler. highs which have been in the 60s, only mid-50s outside today. in fact, by monday and tuesday, upper 40s and low 50s could be our high temperatures, along with chilly mornings, and then come wednesday, here comes the chance of not only seeing some rain for the bay area, but perhaps feet of snow for the sierra. can you see the first half of the week, cold and dry, but then as we transits to the long range forecast approaching the middle part of the week, what you're going to see is a lot of rain approaching the coast here of northern california. let's take you to wednesday and thursday. you can see the bullseye there in the north bay and the north coast. as we go towards friday, friday night, look at that, 11:00, finally reaching the bay area. we'll see some gusty winds and this is almost a perfect snow machine as you get the winds perpendicular to the sierras, that pattern usually drops two to three feet of snow. let's hope that pans out. around the bay area, look at the highs. if you want to call them highs.

60s to near 70s yesterday around morgan hill. looks like we'll see highs in the mid-50s, breezy and dries and lows as the winds back off. i think an even spread of 20s and 30s around the bay area, so it's going to be really cole. next couple of mornings, wednesday, the air starts to turn more mild as the clouds spill back in and we've got rain coming back and much-needed sierra snow as we're looking at seasonal totals, about 20% to 30% of average so we'll keep up and, yes, showers possible for that championship home game if the giants beat the pack sfwrers if the giants beat the packers and a lot of folks would like to see it because it went so well the last time, all the way down to the wire. more for you in just a few minutes.

and looking live from the shores there at the city, and can you see the bay bridge there in the distance. it is a very cold start to the morning, and it's going to

continue to be cold. when it warms up, we're going to have a chance of rain as well. we need it, and the seer yas certainly need it. rob says maybe feet of snow so don't cash in or sell off your season ticket to the ski resorts just yet. this morning in italy, a third survivor is being treated at a hospital after being rescued from that crippled cruise ship. rescue workers had been working all morning to free that man of. last night a couple was also rescued from a part of the ship that was not underwater. they were a south korean couple on their honeymoon. rescuers now confirm three people died, and they cannot yet account for at least 17 others. though on the "today" show today one american said there is a lot of confusion about where people are. more than 4,000 people were rescued, including 125 americans. passengers are talking about that terrifying moment when the luxury liner ran aground on friday night off the italian coast. they say that it was very confusing, and they did not know how to evacuate because that instruction had not yet

happened. it was so early in the cruise. the ship's captain is under arrest and faces manslaughter charges. prosecutors say he left the ship before all passengers were evacuated. a russian satellite is expected to fall back down to earth this week. the satellite was launched last year on the mission to mars, but it got stuck in the earth's orbit. space officials say they don't know when or where it will end, only that it will come down sometime in the next couple of days of the satellite's fuel tank is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, but the return capsule is likely to survive re-entry. a deer is making things a little more exciting at one texas high school. last friday morning that deer crashed through a window at school. teachers, students dumped back no the classroom as the deer raced around the hallway. eventually it made its way out the open door. no reports of injuries, though people are probably telling some texas tall tales about that one. fishermen off the hawaiian

islands is attracting something much bigger than his catch. a 15-foot white shark appeared as the fisherman was reeling in a 300-pound marlin. it happened a few miles off the coast last friday. the great white circled the boat for an hour, even took a chomp at the engine. the fishermen eventually made it safely back to shore along with his catch. yeah, you never put that one back in the water, right? we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." we'll be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check.

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and we are looking live at the shot of the city from the other side of the bay. it is a beautiful start, but it is a cold start out there. enjoy the dry weather while it lasts because rob says things will be changing and they will be changing in the sierras as well. rob, i've been hearing a lot of folks who said that they bought season passes, ski lift tickets last year when everything was super fantastic. there's so much snow and they said i'm going to cash in now,

and now they don't know what to do with the lift tickets. should they keep them? >> a lot of them are non-refundable so i've got good news where that's concerned. temperatures are cooling off in the sierras. cool enough for some machine-groomed snow, but we've got the real thing coming in especially come wednesday, thursday and friday. looks like the ski season will get a nice restart and the bay area rain totals will pick on up as well. right now it's chilly outside. not too windy. 33 degrees in livermore and 48 in san francisco and 30s around the north bay, but believe it or not, take a look at the temperatures you're seeing this morning because by monday morning and tuesday morning you're probably going to see a few more 20s showing up on this map. canadian air conditioning spills into the bay area. right now not much wind. santa rosa seeing the northwest wind down into the north bay. that will keep our daytime highs, even with the sunshine running quite cool. highs in the mid-50s so 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the gorgeous weather we saw yesterday, so

this is going to set us up for some patchy frost. maybe even freeze warnings around the bay area by tuesday morning. the first half of the week looks downright cold. it's the second half of the week as the moisture starts to stream in off the pacific. that will bring up our temperatures and also bring up a chance of seeing rain. here's some good news in terms of the air qualities. the winds pick up and we're back in the non-spare the air days mode. now that the storm track will pick up, i think air quality will look a lot better later on this week. right now the satellite and radar not finding anything around san jose as we take you out further. a band of clouds dropping through the north bay behind, it very chilly air. it's been cold enough to drop snow in the foothills east of seattle this morning. even around portland, too. by the time the system drops in from the north, won't have a lot of moisture with it. maybe a few showers off the

mendici,o coast. winds will back off for a very chilly night tonight. could even get 30s by 8:00 this evening. for wednesday the storm track is going to aim in right across northern california. it will be the north bay, especially sonoma county northward that we'll see the heaviest rain for the second half of the week. so what you see here for the first system is pumping in the cool air. not a lot of moisture out there, and that's typical for systems to drop in out of the north. they tend to be moisture-starved, but they do bring a lot of cold air. tuesday we start to see the moisture approach the coast, and there's plenty more where that's coming from. kind of like an atmospheric river of pacific moisture aiming in on northern california. the jet stream will park itself right along the northern california coastline so as you go into thursday we'll finally see the rain spreading into the south bay but the main event in terms of the wind and rain right now looks to be a bull's eye as we get into friday evening and friday night. that looks to be the strongest system we see this week. snow levels close to 5,000 feet.

here's some good news as we can host the championship game next weekend. we could see a break, but probably still some showers for the second half of next weekend. i do want to show you a sample of monday morning's temperatures talking about this cold snap. look at san jose possibly in the purple. this all depends on if the winds stay light tonight into monday morning. we could see plenty of 20s and 30s and we'll shuffle forward into tuesday morning and it looks like a second morning of 20s and 30s to many of our inland valleys and i think later tonight you may see freeze warnings going up for the next couple of more. today obviously it's quite cold as well. 30s and 40s through 8:00 this morning. as we head towards noon the transition will be the wind picking up. we could see wind gusts close to 40 in the coastal range hill tops. really looking at winds, 15-25 miles per hour so the seven-day forecast, it's kind of a tale of two weeks really. the first half of the week cold and dry, freeze warnings possible and possibly for tuesday morning and then the

moisture comes in. that will bring the temperatures up, but much-needed rain and sierra snow so the ski passes could look just fine, especially towards next weekend and maybe some showers if we can host that championship game next sunday. >> wouldn't that be cool, and it would be nice for niner fans not have to buy a ticket to green bay. >> a long way to go to be cold. >> thanks, rob. while niner fans are still on a high this morning from yesterday's impressive win the other big game was the matchup was between new england patriots and broncos. ended up being more fizzle than sizzle. whether you like tim tebow or hate him, people were talking about them. patriots managed to steam roll them, new england jumping to a 35-7 lead alone in the first half. should have end it had there. quarterback tom brady broke a few records last night as well throwing for 363 yards and tying

a playoff record with six touchdowns. tebow was 9 of 26 for 136 yards. new england's defense has been in question all season, but last night they played a pretty impressive game, holding denver to just 252 total yards. well, new orleans fans and denver now out of the picture, there are six teams remaining in the playoffs. two more divisional playoff games today, and here's how that shapes up. in the afc, houston texans take on the baltimore ravens. the winner of that game advances to the afc championship next sunday against new england. in the nfc today, the new york giants face the green bay packers. the winner there faces the niners next sunday in the nfc championship game. then the winners of both championship games next weekend move on to compete, rob, for what is it? >> super bowl. >> super bowl xlvi. it's going to be sunday, february 5th. you can watch that right here on

nbc bay area. and we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." we're going to take you back to san francisco where fire ripped through three buildings this test on at fire ght.how y the

good morning to you. looking live at the bay bridge and some very cold waters on what is a cold start to this sunday morning. niner fans probably feeling warm and fuzzy after that giant win last night. to the city's outer richmond district where two people are in the hospital after a two-alarm fire in a neighborhood there a couple hours ago. a fire department spokesman says the fire was burning at two homes and a neighboring apartment building just before 3:00 between 42nd and balboa avenue. the fire burned until 5:00 this morning. it's unknown the extent of the injuries of the two people in the hospital. fire fighters will remain on the scene for the next few hours to

watch for hot spots and to investigate the cause of the fire. well, it has been a longtime coming but this morning the san francisco 49ers are now one game away from the super bowl. they beat the new orleans saints and won the division for the first time since the 1997 season, and to call it a nail-biter is quite an understatement. harry wilford at comcast sportsnet has all the highlights. >> well come back to "nbc bay area." you don't need to be a sports fan to know what's hot in sports. definitely worth the price of admission this afternoon with one of the most exciting games in nfl history. the guys put on a show, and it went down to the wire. jim harbaugh and alex smith fired up. a nice pass to vernon davis. td right there. vernon dunks it over the goal post to make it 6-0, and then alex smith to michael crabtree.

team got out to a 17-0 start. drew brees looking for marques colston, 25-yard score. fourth quarter, niners down one. alex smith takes care of it all by himself. 2:11 remaining, but here comes brees and his guys. jimmy graham, graham, oh, graham, there he is all the way. pay dirt. saints have the lead, but 14 seconds to go vernon davis is your hero. 180 yards receiving. tears of joy after the game. mindy bach has more. >> reporter: after the 49-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter vernon davis made an emotional plea at halftime to say to trust in each other as they finish the game. it's the teammates who trusted the tight end when the game was

on the line. vernon davis delivered the da game-winning touchdown. >> big-time players make big-time plays and that's all i kept telling myself over and over. vernon, have you to step up. your team needs you >> i know there was the catch. i don't know what you're going to call this, the throw, the throw and catch, but a great play by vernon davis, and -- and alex smith. vernon -- vernon was huge today in this ball game, but it was a great team effort. great team victory. >> davis' 180 receiving yards is an nfl playoff record among tight ends. the 49ers return to the nfc championship game for the first time since the '97 season. at candlestick mindy batch for nbc bay area. >> niner fans were celebrating the incredible comeback win. hundreds of people were packed inside pete's tavern in san francisco. they went wild as the game-winning touchdown was scored. fans could not hold back their emotions as they high-fived and

hugged each other, perfect strangers some of them, and some new orleans fans we talked with are taking their loss in stride. local businesses also scored big. sales were brisk at an nfl shop on pier 39. one of the biggest selling items were jerseys for, of course, vernon davis, the player who caught the game-winning touchdown. back at candlestick park the celebration got out of hand. one person was aselling for allegedly selling fake tickets. 19 other people were arrested for public intoxication, battery and resisting arrest. several fans were ejected from the stadium as well and medics treated 38 people at that game. moving on to other news now, a u.s. army soldier could face court-martial today, one of eight soldiers accused of abuse. private danny chen shot himself to death in a guard house in afghanistan in early october. investigators say chen endured

weeks of racial slurs and was forced to perform extra work under grueling conditions. 32-year-old specialist ryan alfot will have a preliminary hearing today in afghanistan. he's charged withful treatment, unvoluntary manslaughter and negligent homicide. oakland police are looking this morning for a 14-year-old boy considered armed and dangerous who they say is suspected of sexually assaulting two women and robbing them. investigators say he's accused of attacking and robbing a 28-year-old woman who was walking in the 1200 block of market street around 10:00 in the evening on january 6th. thenned a about 9:00 thursday evening another 28-year-old was attacked and robbed in the 600 block of 11th street. blacksburg is described as an african-american male, 5'5" and weighing 110 pound. if you have any information about his whereabouts you're urged to call oakland police. again, he's considered armed and

dangerous. police believe they arrested a serial killer who has been killing homeless men on the streets of southern california. investigators arrested 23-year-old iocampo holding him on four counts of murder. police arrested him around 8:15 friday night following a chase and struggle in a parking lot of a fast food restaurant. investigators say a homeless man james john was stabbed to death near the garage dumpsters. witnesses say they heard a commotion and helped to corner that suspect. the softball season for an east bay non-profit girls league could be over before it even starts after most of the league's equipment was stolen. 13 bags filled with equipment was stolen from the storage unit at contempo park in union city which is where the union city softball association stored all of the bats, the balls and the bases. the league says they have enough equipment right now to hold tryouts for next weekend, but not enough equipment to start the new season which starts in just a few weeks. the league serves local girls

from 4 to 14 years of age and has been around since the mid-1970s. the equipment was discovered on friday. if you happen to see anything suspicious at the park wednesday or thursday you are asked to ce.antpo weilig w city police. and we wil racbeig bhtk. b

gee, good morning to you. looking live at oakland. can you see the clouds looming overhead. no rain for the next couple of days, but cold temperatures and then later on this week the cold snap break. things heat up a little bit and that will bring some rain. we'll talk with rob again in just a little bit. this week two economic reports will give us a better picture of the state of our economy. cnbc's sue herera has a look at that plus the rest of the upcoming week in the world of business. >> reporter: it will be a short week for wall street. monday is a federal holiday and all the markets will be closed to observe the martin luther king jr. holiday. there are two reports due on inflation, and both are expected to show that prices may still be rising but more slowly than

before. we will also see if home sales, new home construction and home builder sentiment continues to show improvement. the european debt crisis weighed heavily on jpmorgan chase's earnings last week. we'll see how the rest of the nation's biggest banks did last quarter as bank of america, citigroup, wells fargo, morgan stanley and goldman sachs all report this week and if that's not enough corporate earnings for you, we'll also hear from big names like american express, google, microsoft, ibm, intel, general electric and dozens more. hollywood meets washington this week as the first lady michelle obama appears in an episode of "icarly" on nickelodeon trying to promote support for military families and spike lee hopes a re-election fund-raiser for president obama in new york on thursday. if you love movies, you'll know who the favorites are for this year's oscars following sunday night's golden globe awards right here on nbc. meantime the sundance film festival kicks off on thursday

on park city, utah. i'm sue herera. >> and get business news before the day starts right here on "today in the bay." they get started 459:30 in the morning. we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, targeting toxic chemicals. a new push in california to help keep you safe from many of the things that you use every day, but first here's mike inouye with your community calendar. >> good morning. i'm mike inouye and lots to do today in the bay. tomorrow is martin luther king jr. day. it celebrates a manninen for his efforts in the peaceful fight for civil rights. today in sausalito kids can learn about him and his message at the bay area museum, listen to special story time readings on the topic and check out special displays and create a self-portrait to add to the freedom bust they have there. my kids did it last year. great time, great place to visit, to engage and see a great view, of course, of the golden gate bridge as well.

baykidsmuseum.org for more info. south of the bay in the city, not just for kids, but by kids, the bay area youth orchestra is going to perform at san francisco's davies symphony hall. a fund-raiser concert and though it won't be cheap, check the website for fund-raising, should be considered an investment in your future. i believe the children are our future an let's go to sfsymphony.org to get more info and tickets are half price for those 17 or sunday. now that was for and by the kids this. last one is adults only. not likely due to content though. the san francisco cupcake challenge, well, it's an event for 21 and older. why? i don't know, maybe because it's at a club, at mezzanine, a big competition featuring mini cupcakes. you'll play a part in awarding the top honors for traditional and non-traditional categories. that's adults only for the sf

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looking live at alcatraz, not sure how many folks are going to swim those waters there or at aquatic park. it's a very chilly start to the day. we'll warm up later in the week, but that will also bring a chance of rain. in the bay area, two wounded u.s. soldiers healing from the wounds of war were award the purple heart. 20-year-old army private jeffrey covato and 20-year-old army private first class got their medals at the v.a. facility in palo alto yesterday. both soldiers suffered severe injuries in afghanistan last year. cavato stepped on an ied and another suffered a traumatic brain injury during a rocket mortar attack.

>> i'm just honored to be here and be able to share this honor with these two great soldiers. >> both men are working toward recovery at the facility's post-traumatic rehabilitation center. congratulations and thanks to both soldiers. the environmental protection agency is teaming up with california to try to crack down on harmful chemicals in everyday products. the epa says it will share its scientists and funds with state regulators, but as requested today in the bay" joe roetso jr. shows us how one company is using the power of the pocketbook to force change. >> reporter: it's the strangest hospital you'll ever see. there are rarely any patients or lab-coated doctors walking the halls. it's only when you gander beyond the empty lobby that you realize it's not a hospital at all. >> we test new ways to have work flow. we build new neo-natal units so that we can test how they work. >> reporter: this san leandro

warehouse is filled with operating tables, patient, even delivery robots. it's where casy permanente tests all the products used in its more than 400 medical facilities. >> so that's what we're about here is to play with all that kind of stuff so that you can move it around in a way that you couldn't in a real world environment. >> reporter: it's also where the company figures out ways to phase out equipment and supplies containing harmful chemicals. >> we asked our suppliers to disclose what's in their products and then we try it avoid purchasing products that contain carcinogens and chemicals that disrupt hormeans. >> reporter: in this pursuit the company switched everything from rugs to gloves. vinyl floors changed to wood and other products that contained the chemical pcv were also changed. >> we went to the manufacturer to ask them to provide us with bagging and tubing that's free of pvc.

>> reporter: unfortunately companies lake kaiser are the exception and federal laws regulating chemicals and products are ineffective. >> that law has not been changed or updated in 40 years. it's woefully inadequate and behind the times. >> reporter: federal officials who visited kaiser's labs today say the obama administration hopes to put some teeth into feg chemical regulation very soon. >> we want to change the standards because they do not require that we evaluate the chemicals safety, chemicals introduced before 1978. >> reporter: kaiser believes manufacturers will only make changes once consumers demand products without harmful chemicals, a strategy, they say, even a robot could understand. joe roetso jr., nbc bay area news. >> an elephant seal income named mr. elusive was back out in the ocean and the seal alluded rescue attempts for more than two years and last week they got

the strap off that was tightly wrapped around the seal's neck. veterinarians cleaned out the wound and found that the elephant seal didn't have any other medical problems so he was released back into the ocean. and while we are on the subject of seals, take a look at these adorable newborn seal pups at a wildlife center in amsterdam. they have been inundated with hundreds of newborn seals all separated from their mothers. so many pups have washed up they are now calling this wildlife center an orphanage. some of the pubs were bashed against rocks and were underweight and now they are ready for the wild. >> they were tube feeding and then self feeding. so cute. motherless baby seals are the unlikely victims of storms that have battered europe in recent weeks. the magic kingdom got more magical, especially for those of us who really, really like to go

fast. maybe 0 to 60 in under three seconds. the speedway debuted all of the new exotic driving experiences where all you needed was the driver's license for money and a lot of nerve to get behind the wheel of a ferrari or porsche, even a lamborghini. dave mcdaniel from our nbc station in orlando is taking it for a wide. >> for people who love cars, too esare some of the sportiest. >> created a course that showcases the power and performance of these cars. >> richard petty driving experience for years and still does. stock cars on the oval and just under 200 bucks to under 400 you can give these babies a spin for six laps on the new course. christian fittipaldi has raced everything with wheels on it and he's a believer. >> given the opportunity to try the cars on a real race car. >> anybody when knows me knows i love cars and a ferrari seemed to be calling. >> looking for last-minute gift ideas, this would be it.

>> that was fun. >> didn't try to go out there and fly on the first lap and did a nice job. >> they already have reservations for monday. >> i'll have to do that after i do traffic school. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, a new miss america who was crowned last night. who is she and where is she from? we'll show new just a few. >> and here's a look outside at oakland. overcast skies waiting for the wind to pick up, and, boy, things are going to get cold in parts of the cold.eezy n the forecast in a couple of mornings when we come right back.

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7:561. beautiful picture. looking at san francisco. a lot of fans sleeping in after partying last night after the 49ers pulled off one of the most amazing playoff comebacks twice with alex smith and another team with vernon davis being called the catch number three. we'll talk more about some fan reaction coming up in a moment. now the forecast, well, we're going to get a taste of green bay weather for the first couple of days of the week before things turn windier and rainier around the bay area for the second half of the week. 30s and 40s. not much wind for the moment but by this afternoon northwest winds picking up from 15 to 25 miles per hour. headlines as we get you to the start of the workweek, really cold mornings. in fact we could see 20s to mid-30s. monday morning and tuesday morning and the second half of the week but that's when more moisture will come in. that will bring up the temperatures and pack a pretty good punch in terms of rain. right now we do have clouds coming in from the north and radar scans going from the central valley here in the santa

cruz valley, and what's following the frontal boundary is dropping snow, inner seattle and portland and dropping out of the north, you will see it kind of power up the northwesterly winds and look at southern california. the golden globes coming up. shows around the time of the awards ceremony. breezy and cooler. we're talking highs today in the mid-50s. it's been the last couple of weeks. we've had highs almost near 70 at times. morgan hill yesterday did get near 70. not the case today. wednesday and thursday, we'll see temperatures come back up. not as cold for the morning but a lot of moisture racing in off the pacific and looks like we could see at this point maybe five or six inches of rain from mendicino county northward. when will the rain slide south around the rest of the bay area?

wednesday evening, rain in the north bay pushing south. into the rest of the bay area by thursday and a stronger system will come riding in along this flow about gustier winds and heavier rain. late friday into early saturday and this is a perfect scenario if you love skiing in the scenario and need the snow pack to build up. when you get the wind racing and right at a perpendicular area. this could be a snow machine. hopefully could see two to three feet of snow out of this pattern if everything pans out. a lot of moisture there and towards next sunday, hopefully things start to clear out in the bay area for the second half of the weekend. around the bay area, sun, it will feel quite chilly, cold canadian air spilling into the bay area which will set us up for the very chilly mornings that we'll start the week with. look at truckee, a wind warning and everything changes wednesday. temperatures will come back up and the rain sweeps back in. some of the rain for the north bay, friday into saturday, could be heavy at times. our temperatures cooling off a

little bit as we move through next weekend. do want to point out the two scenarios we'll be watching for the nfc championship forecast for next sunday, the game no, matter what, 3:30 our time. if we get to host it and the giants win today, looks like some showers, the liquid kind, but if it's at lambeau field, 5:30 local time there in green bay. 25 and snow showers, so we really want the 49ers to come home. they will get the better weather, the home cooking and incredible fan support. >> if the nfc championship is not your deal, want excitement of different kind, how about the 69th annual golden globe awards. they get under way today right here on nbc bay area. regardless of who wins it's almost certain to be an interesting affair, thanks in large part to roast ricky gervais. nbc's mark barger reports. >> reporter: the golden globes have a tradition of suspense, not about just who wins.

>> paul giamatti. >> reporter: but what gets said. >> i'm a little jacked up because i ate five boxes of godiva chocolate. >> a dinner alcohol, people can be loose, and you never know what's going to happen. >> that legacy of one predictability. >> if you start playing violins, i will tear this joint appoint. >> reporter: may have peaked with host ricky gervais. >> seems like everything was iii-dimensional except the characters in the "the tourist." >> i can say anything and that makes it exciting for me and hopefully entertaining for people at home. >> reporter: some folks he ruffled a lot of netthers last year that he wouldn't be back. >> i'm not a puppet for the industry party. >> reporter: but he is. >> trying to make it a spectator sport. >> for the third straight time. i don't want to ruin these people's nights. i'm friends with them, admire most of them, but i think as a comedian you've got to be able to say what you think. >> reporter: and so far -- >> i haven't even seen "the

tourist." who has. >> reporter: gervais has no regrets. >> to me there's two people up there. one goes why would you say that? that could be the end of your career. this one goes that might be funny though. >> reporter: this mental tug-of-war continues sunday night. >> please welcome tina fey and steve carell. >> we now have a new miss america. >> miss wisconsin! >> wisconsin's laura keppler was crowned this year's miss america, she sang an operetta. miss california was one of the top five. stay tuned for "nbc bay area" for all the glitz and glamour

and ricky gervais of the golden globes. all the news at 11:00 tonight and all day long nbc bay area.com where you can find all the niners highlights as well. thanks for spending the morning with us, and we'll see you next weekend. whatcha lookin' for hon?

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