a pat on the back as we look at 880 in oakland. you've made it to the middle of the week. it is wednesday, january 25th. "today in the bay." made it to the middle of the week. you'll be rewarded with descent temperatures. we'll check in a second. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren to tell us how good it will feel on this wednesday. >> oh, it is going to feel real good! we've got a great looking day shaping up today, tomorrow we'll be dealing with widespread thick fog at this time so enjoy the clear conditions. making way though to kind of a cool morning. 48 in san mateo. 45 in fairfield. not only do we have 70s on the temperature map in some cities today, we've also got rain in your seven-day outlook. but first we want you to arrive

at work safely. >> sounds like this is already an issue, an accident for the east shore freeway. this is a westbound 80, at central avenue just off of the merge with the richmond-san rafael bridge. a good deal of slowing because of this, pickup truck and van sound like they're involved in an accident. one of those vehicles is on its roof or on its side blocking 3 of the 4 westbound commute lanes. there is slowing already. sigalert has not yet been called by chp but i'm saying this is at least sigalert status meaning at least 30 minutes or more and a significant impact to the commute. it looks like at least half-an-hour until this will get completed. >> we'll check back with you. 6:01. a gas leak has a san bruno neighbor flashing back to a deadly nightmare after a construction accident sends fumes spreading through the streets. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from san bruno with more on this scare. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. that pipeline that ruptured here

on chestnut avenue in san bruno has been repaired. service has been restored. but what a scare this was for people who live around here. reminder of the gas pipeline disaster of a year-and-a-half ago. fortunately this turned out to be nothing more than an inconvenience. around 2:00 yesterday afternoon a contractor accidentally ruptured a two-inch gas line underneath the street with their backhoe while trying to replace sewer pipe. gas rushed out of the line with a high-pitched whistle that could be heard a block away, according to one witness. several homes were evacuated for 45 minutes while pg&e shut down those lines. the neighborhood is back to normal. in september of 2010 in another neighborhood in san bruno, eight people were killed, more than 30 homes destroyed when a much larger transmission line explode. coincidentally later tomorrow assemblyman jerry hill of san mateo who represents san bruno will be holding a public forum on gas pipeline safety to update people on the peninsula with the

cpu krechlt and pg&e have done to improve safety. the meeting is from 6:00 to 8:00 at city council chambers at palo alto city hall. bob redell, "today in the bay." new this morning, an american woman and another hostage safe after a nighttime navy s.e.a.l. raid in somalia. u.s. officials telling nbc news kidnappers took the hostages in northern somalia this past october. the s.e.a.l.s then mounted their attack and raided the kidnappers' compound late tuesday. we'll have more details in about ten minutes from now. 6:03 right now. the san francisco sheriff tells the mayor le not take a leave of absence. mayor lee has raised questions about whether the sheriff can function while facing domestic violence clarnlgs. the tsheriff insists he's stayig put. he is due in court tomorrow to work out terms of a protective

office. a school district has a green light this morning to launch a plan to keep drugs off its high school campuses. >> reporter: a high rise in drug related suspensions are going on at all schools in pleasanton. at foothill high school, for instance, they've already had 29 drug related suspensions this year compared with 26 all of last year. so last night the school board voted 5-0 to allow drug sniffing da dogs in all of the high schools. this will happen when students are in class so they won't be face to face with the dogs that will be checking out lockers and parking lots. the searches will be random with pleasanton police dogs offered at no cost to the school district. pleasanton will follow a few other bay area districts like livermore, castro valley and

dublin that are already using dogs. a frnd meiend messages me on fak and told me it is already happening at her daughter's catholic school in the bay area. this probably won't be implemented until the end of february. back to you. 6:04 right now. oakland city council will hold a special meeting today to look at a new proposed budget cut. oakland lost $28 million a year when the state cut redevelopment funding. as a result at least 105 city employees will lose their jobs. mayor gene kwan says off-limits will be police, fire, city, libraries and services for senior and the homeless. there will, however, be cuts to community services such as children's fairyland and the oakland zoo. both will lose 40% of funding. the jack london aquatic center will lose all city funding. a final vote on the cuts will be held january 3 1st.

funding runs out february 1st. san jose city leaders moving forward with a plan to cut their own pensions. the council has given preliminary approval to ferm nature the pensions for council members and the mayor. the council took offer the issue as a way to lead by example and it is currently asking city employees, firefighters and police officers to agree to pension reform to try and help balance that budget. 6:06. democratic lawmakers have filed suit against the state controller for taking away their paychecks. the suit claims that the controller misused his power last summer when he dock their pay for passing a budget he said was not balanced. lawmakers say they are not seeking backpay but they do want the court to bar the controller from doing it again. voters approved the no budget/no pay nichetive in 2010. santa clara clearing another hurdle in its effort to bring the 49ers south. city leaders voted last night after two hours of a heated

debate to not put the stadium back on ballot for another vote. the group santa clara plays fair submitted a petition saying voters didn't really have all the financing information when they approved that project in 2010. the council's rejection of another vote means construction will in fact move forward. an update this morning on the progress of the fourth caldecott tunnel. excavation is about a quarter complete. the top portion of the tunnel is dug from end to end and crews will need another six months to work on the lower portion where the two new traffic lines will be built. the new tunnel should be up and running late next year. 6:07 right now. we check back in with meteorologist christina loren in the weather center to find out how sweet it will be today and maybe what kind of activities you can get into if you feel like jumping outside, soaking up the sun. >> she was toying with some temperatures in maybe the 70-degree range. >> yeah. talking about 70s later on today and warmest cities across the

bay, the general trend will be the low to mid 60s for the greater bay area. but hey, let's take you through your hour by hour forecast for your city. livermore right now holding on to the low 40s. san jose, 53. san francisco by noon today warming up into the mid 60s in some cities. very comfortable in san jose. already bypassing our seasonal average high for this time of year. now enjoy today, we'll shave off a few degrees from your temperatures tomorrow but today, 66 in palo alto. you'll hit about 68 in santa cruz. 70 morgan hill and gilroy. east bay, temperatures warming up nicely. we expect some patchying to to develop but not that much. as a result the sun will be out early. clear start makes way to a for just afternoon. 65 in bodego bay. high pressure is really in

control of the weather pattern here. it takes the storm track well into the pacific northwest. for us high pressure stays put for today. by tomorrow it will drift into the great basin region. as it does so that will drive our wind offshore. we'll see another nice afternoon but we have to deal with pretty thick fog tomorrow. as a result, slight cooling. then the rain comes back into the forecast. i'll tell you when and what that means for sierra nevada coming up. first let's check your drive at 6:09. the accident we reported earlier was still there at carlson, now definitely going to be a sigalert situation. travel times, folks, westbound 80, your commute direction, we're up to already 40 minutes for your commute time. the majority of the slowing is from richmond and san pablo all the way down to carlson boulevard where this accident now has the coroner called to the scene. we've also sent christie over there. once the coroner is called to an accident scene it is at least an hour until they get things over

there, "kron 4 morning news, s there, krewes. no problems off the car seasqui bridge. but as folks funnel off from highway 4 we'll see a build-up over toward this scene of the accident. likely a sigalert will be called in the next few minutes. we have slowing through concord, walnut creek and folks off of 24 heading to the toll plaza. but for 24, you'll catch a break because of the lighter volume of traffic there held up just north of berkeley. we'll follow this, guys. back to you. 6:10 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," looks like the raiders have their new man in a new head coach. we'll tell you a brit about him coming up. u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s rescue two hostage in an overnight raid. that coming up.

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6:13 right now. thousands of people are packed into egypt's tahrir square right now to mark the one-year anniversary of the uprising. it is mostly a celebration. some demonstrators did carry banners calling for the military council now leading egypt to step down. military took control last february after former president hosni mubarak stepped down. also on the international scene, we're following overnight developments in somalia where u.s. special forces rescue aid workers being held hostage by somali pirates. one of those workers is an american. marla, an interesting story as you are starting to learn fascinating details about the

rescuers. >> reporte >> the headline should read s.e.a.l. team six does it again. the navy s.e.a.l. responsible for this overnight rescue in somalia is the same unit that killed osama bin laden last year. the team flew in to northern somalia late tuesday night via helicopter an then parachuted into the region under a cover of darkness. they freed 32-year-old american jessica buchanan. we do have this photo of her and a 60-year-old man from denmark. u.s. officials tell nbc news the two were working on the danish refugee council when they were kidnapped by somali pirates in october. the white house has released this photo of president obama on the phone with the first lady by his side. he's talking to jessica buchanan's father informing him that his daughter has been rescued. he made this call right after his state of the union address last night. now the freed hostages are now under medical evaluation. they're said to be in good condition.

while u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says no u.s. troops were killed or hurt during this operation, officials say the navy s.e.a.l.s killed nine pirates in a shoot-out during that raid. >> they get remarkable training. thank you very much. 6:14 right now. it was 90 minutes that might define the rest of the year in american politics. the president in his state of the union speech laid out his views about the economy, jobs and taxes. >> we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of americans barely get by. or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. >> president obama called for the nation's wealthiest to pay more in taxes to restore fairness to the u.s. economy and rein in the deficit, he says. he also called for initiatives for companies to return jobs to the u.s. and the development of

alternative energy and better training for american workers. he promised tougher enforcement of trade rules, mortgage refinancing at lower rates, and better policing of wall street. it is 6:15 right now. great looking forecast coming up. christina loren is here to tell us about it. >> one of the reasons we all live here in the bay area and california in general -- we got some gorgeous weather and today you will be thankful that you live here. we're going to see some beautiful conditions for the second half of your day. it is clear out there, kind of cold to start. we do have some areas of patchy fog developing up in the north bay. sonoma county, for instance. travel cautiously up there. as we head through this afternoon, warmer conditions than yesterday by about five to eight degrees. a substantial warm-up. it will be brief but it is going to be nice today. then we stay nice and dry all the way throughout the weekend, maybe, just maybe, a little bit of shower activity as we head towards next week. we'll show you when we get to my seven-day outlook in moments.

this clear start we are enjoying at this point will be a thing of the past tomorrow morning. at 6:00 a.m. thursday fog starts to push onshore. fog so thick that it does generate that steady misright at the coast. keep that in mind tomorrow and travel cautiously. temperatures today, south bay, 70 degrees. morgan hill 68. 68 in los gatos. east bay, 63 danville. 61 alameda. 66 in san rafael even getting gorgeous weather up in marin county. we'll stay comfortable, we'll have to deal with the dense fog tomorrow but 64 inland is not bad, a little bit cooler by the bay and at the coast. friday temperatures buzz back up to 66 degrees. little bit on the breezy side. this weekend we stay dry and keep the 60s. monday into tuesday things start to get interesting around here. clouds increase on mobbed and then the rain returns to the greater bay area come tuesday.

we've got a good shot for that right now. we'll talk more about that. think snow levels will be at about 7,000 feet to start. i'll tell you how much we are expecting coming up. first let's talk to mike about your drive. very serious situation. folks using the upper east shore freeway, heads up. there is a deadly accident right here westbound 80 at carlson boulevard. this is just before both 580 and 80 merge just off of the richmond bridge before you get to the racetrack in your commute direction. all of this back-up extends back to richmond parkway. that's one of the ways can you get around, jump back on to 580 and take it around the scene. you should join up with traffic just after the accident scene. but again just a calculated risk you'll take because a lot of folks will head over to the richmond parkway as well. plan on big delays north of the accident scene. 3 out of 4 westbound lanes are blocked. this means trouble if you're coming south off of the

carquinez bridge, westbound 80. your commute direction. out of hercules on highway 24, consider 680 which will take you down to 24. congestion heading through pittsburg and bay point funneling down through the walnut creek interchange but it will take you through the maze, and south of the back-up you see as you head into berkeley. we track that sigalert situation. meanwhile, metering lights should be turning on at the bay bridge toll plaza but that will be a little lighter flow because of all of these folks held up right there. quick check of the south bay, that commute starts to build. no problems north of san jose. south of san jose we'll see slowing developing around capital expressway, tully and 68 680 interchange. we'll follow that sigalert up in richmond and san pablo. new jersey governor chris christie wants same-sex marriage on state ballots this november. the governor is proposing an amendment to the state

constitution which will need three-fifths approval from the state legislature. if it makes to t to the ballot it would be the first time in u.s. history voters are asked to legalize same-sex marriage through a ballot question. san francisco mayor ed lee says he's a man of his word and he will make good on his bet with new york mayor mike bloomberg come super bowl sunday. the mayor agreed, if the giants beat the 49ers in that nfc championship game, he would decorate a cable car in giants' team color, red and blue. wait a minute. 49ers lost that game? i mentally blocked it out. mayor lee's office says the cable car will be decorated for super bowl sunday on february 5th. his office and mayor lee also agreed to provide sourdough bread to bloomberg in the event of the 49er loss. the nfl network reporting dennis allen has signed to become the oakland raiders' new head coach. allen was the broncos' defensive

coordinator last season. once the signing becomes official allen will become the first raid irs' defensive minded head coach since john madden was hired in 1969. 6:20 right now. coming up, the governor wants to raise some taxes. see why it looks like the public is actually on board with this plan. apple makes an absolutely staggering amount of money. we'll try toouraads wher ndheou nbeomrs cing up. hey guys, breakfast!

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6:23 right now. governor jerry brown's tax proposal is gaining support. a new field poll shows that 6% of voters surveyed support the proposed ballot initiative. that's up 8% from a poll taken just six weeks ago. the plan would increase the sales tax by a half-cent and raise taxes on individuals making more than $250,000 a year. brown says his proposal could raise nearly $7 billion but some analysts question those calculations. new this morning -- the finalist for the nation's most prestigious pre-college science competition just announced and there are a few bay area students making the cut. intel science talent certainly narrowed the field down to 40 finalists this morning. among them, a student from bl-- three will be invited to washington, d.c. in march to display their work and meet with

scientists. the winner will receive $100,000. no doubt, some of those kids will end up working as apple as that company just continues to explode and grow. scott mcgrew joins us now. it is really hard to grasp how successful apple really is. >> apple makes -- $5,500 a second. $5,000. $5,000. $5,000. the company announced it made a flabbergasting $46 billion in the last quarter. the second-biggest amount of quarterly revenue in american history behind exxon mobil. 37 million iphones sold. 15 million ipads. i tried to come up with ways you could look at these numbers. apple made more money last quarter than it made it all the year 2009. 75% of apple's income comes from iphone and ipad, neither of which existed five years ago. apple is the single largest buyer of chips in the world.

apple sold more ipads than hp did computers. and here's my favorite. if you added together all the quarterly revenue of one microsoft, and two googles, and three yahoo!s, you'd get apple. all of this comes less than two days after a cutting article in the "new york times" criticizing apple in its overseas operations. t "the atlantic" magazine points out how fickle we are. people were tweeting with working conditions. many of the same tweeters and bloggers are losing their minds over revenue and profit numbers. there is truly a love-hate relationship with this company which has become easily the most important company in america. >> see if it's in your pvl portfolio. 6:26. new this morning, navy s.e.a.l.s raid a somali compound to rescue

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close call in san bruno as a construction crew accidentally ruptured a gas pipeline on the peninsula. fortunately nobody was hurt but a reminder of the san bruno gas disaster. a daring rescue by navy s.e.a.l.s to bring an american woman home. all the details are coming up. a live look outside golden gate bridge on this wednesday, january 25th, "today in the bay."

good morning. thanks for joining us. 6:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. mike inouye joins us with a deadly accident on the road. >> we have a deadly accident, a significant alert. at least one person is confirmed dead in this accident involving a pick-up truck and a van. the van is overturned and blocking 3 out of 4 westbound commute lanes on the east shore freeway. we have a big jam at least starting back at the richmond parkway. take rich mon parkway over to eastbound 580 and join us with with folks on that bridge and on to the east shore freeway south of the accident but of course a major impact to the rest of the bay. as folks see this, they will ripple throughout. christi smith is heading to the scene. weather goes hand in hand with your drive tomorrow.

you don't have to worry about thick fog slowing you down or any win to tell you about at all. it is actually relatively mild out there this morning. at 44 degrees in san jose. 50 in oakland. 53 in san francisco. we have a gorgeous day shaping up. i'll take you through that forecast and tell you when the rain might be back in the neighborhood. 6:30. back to you guys and today's top stories. there is a new gas leak stirring up old fears in san bruno after construction pipe ruptured -- actually, construction crew ruptured that pipe and sent some fumes right into the neighborhood. bob redell is live in the neighborhood with this big scare. >> reporter: one man walking his dog could hear this terrifying sound a block away. it was a high-pitched whistling sound of gas rupturing, skwaepiskwaep i escaping from this pipeline located underneath this house on chestnut. workers accidentally ruptured the two-inch line with their

backhoe early yesterday afternoon. several homes had to be evacuated for about 45 minutes while pg&e shut off the line which has since been repaired. we spoke with one neighbor this morning. it does appear service has been restored to all homes affected on this end of the street. you can imagine why this received so much attention. in september of 2010 in another neighborhood in san bruno eight people were killed, more than 30 homes destroyed when a much larger transmission line exploded. coincidentally later tomorrow assemblyman jerry hill of san mateo who represents san bruno will hold a for yum to update people on what's been done since the disaster to improve safety. that meeting will be at the city council chambers in palo alto's city hall from 6:00 to 8:00 tomorrow night. live here in san bruno, bob redell, "today in the bay." 6:52 right now. new this morning, the president says he couldn't be more proud of the navy s.e.a.l. team that

rescued an american woman and aekd hostage from somali kidnappers, the same s.e.a.l. team that killed osama bin laden performed that rescue. president obama received word that the raid had been completed just a few hours before his state of the union address. in fact this is a picture of him on the phone with the family of an american aid worker jessica buchanan. u.s. officials tell nbc news kidnappers took buchanan and a danish man hostage in north somalia this past october. 6:33 right now. opening statements begin this morning in a high-profile murder dating back to 1999. accused of killing tracy biletnikoff, the daughter of former oakland raider star fred biletnikoff. he was convicted in 2008 but an appellate court threw out the verdict. the defendant's attorney is expected to argue the killing was a manslaughter, not murder. a bay area school district has approved a plan to use drug

sniffing dogs at its three high school campuses. pleasanton school board voted last night to allow the canines to search school parking lots and locker rooms when students are not present. the district is developing a policy for those searches and hopes to have it implemented by the end of february. the new tactic is in response to an increase in drug related suspensions and expulsions. a federal judge is ordering oakland to speed up reforms in the police department. interim police chief howard jordan has been ordered to regularly consult with an independent monitor. u.s. district judge is make being the move after questioning whether promised reforms are even being met. the monitoring is part of a consent degree the city agreed to nine years ago in the wake of a police misconduct scandal. police living in the apartment building damaged by a rockslide on san francisco telegraph hill were allowed back into the building to sleep and spend time at home last night but city engineers advising tenants to sleep in rooms away fromqg+ hillside.

the department of public works thinks the slide has stopped but it's looking for ways to stabilize the hill right now. rocks began falling back on monday compliments of all that recent rain. >> getting a break at least from the rain. we've got warm temperatures inland. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren live in our weather center. >> we're not only going to get warm inland i think it will be just as warm by the bay today and at the coast as well. we want to see your pictures right here on nbc bay area. logon to nbcbayarea.com right on the home page. you'll see a link that takes you to a location where you can submit your pictures. look at this gorgeous shot sent in from blaa viewer. fog at the coast is starting to

develop, we have slight delays now reported out of sfo. check ahead with your carrier. later on today we'll see an even warmer day than we did yesterday and we stay dry all the way through the upcoming weekend. let's take you through your hour by hour forecast. 49 in san mateo. at noon today temperatures climbing into the low 60s. 65 degrees in fremont at noon today. temperatures really on the warm side. when you consider that our seasonal averages are traditionally in the upper 50s and low 60s for this time of year, we will take the 70s in places like morgan hill and gilroy, even santa cruz today. can you hit the beach comfortably with 68 degrees there. 63 in pleasanton. san francisco, 66 degrees. not too shabby there. 68 in the north bay. as we head through tomorrow, temperatures not quite as warm. we'll take you through the rest of the seven-day outlook as we do have rain at the tail end of the seven-day. but first, mike has an area that could really slow you down. if you're just joining us,

this is the east shore freeway, your commute direction westbound 80 is jammed up because 3 of the 4 lanes are blocked at carlson boulevard. an earlier accident resulted in a death of at least one person there and the back-up and blocking of 3 of those 4 lanes. your alternate, one good one is richmond parkway because it is a wednesday, we're seeing a lighter volume as compared to tuesdays and thursdays. the back-up seems to be helding steady through san pablo. richmond parkway 580 eastbound will joining up just past the accident. looks like a lot of folks may be taking that route. watch for unusual slowing through richmond and past businesses there. no major problems off the carquinez bridge but everyone out of interstate 80 and hercules on highway 4 may join that back-up. 680 over to 24, 24 down to the bay bridge toll plaza is moving smoothly and holding steady for highway 4, antioch, pittsburg

and bay point. speeds moving nicely through that area. no delays out of the altamont pass on 580. >> thank you, mike. 6:37. bruce springsteen and the e street band are hitting the road this spring. we'll tell you when they're going to roll into the bay area. also, president obama hitting the road. find out which issues he'll continue to press after last night's state of the union address. that's up next in a live report. we'll continue to look at your morning commute, help you get out the door. it is picking up out there. for the latest traffic, news and weather updates an maybe some pictures like christina loren is requesting, some cool shots out there, join us on facebook, nbc bay area.nb ♪

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welcome back. good wednesday morning to you. 6:41 right now. the president leaves this morning on a five-state tour to push the items he presented during his state of the union address. the common themes remain to be taxes and jobs. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us today live from capitol hill with republican reaction. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. in fact, today in iowa and arizona he'll be talking about jobs, specifically manufacturing. the president said here on capitol hill last night at the state of the union that companies exporting jobs overseas should not be getting tax breaks. but he also focused on your taxes, what you're paying to

uncle sam and what millionaires are paying to uncle sam. he says that we should be focusing on economic fairness. here's what he said. >> you can call this class warfare all you want, but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? most americans would call that common sense. >> reporter: he said that millionaires should pay at least 30% of their income in taxes. now new in this speech, the president said he's going to get federal and state prosecutors together in a new unit to start looking more closely at abusive lending and risky mortgages. he also said that congress should make it easier for homeowners to refinance at these very low rates. laura? >> thank you for the update. we'll continue to watch. tracie potts live from washington. 6:42. a big accident on the bay area's east shore freeway this morning is causing a traffic mess. the very latest coming up.

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welcome back, everyone. it is 6:45 right now. time to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> yeah, i get to be the bearer of good news today. final full week of january. how does 70 degrees sound? sounds pretty good to me. 44 degrees in san jose right now, it is crystal clear and cold in the south bay but we've got some really thick fog starting to develop and settle in along the peninsula and up in the north bay particularly in marin county. make sure you give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. i think at this time tomorrow we'll have widespread dense fog just about everywhere across the bay area. grab that jacket, leave the

umbrella at home. you won't need it until potentially tuesday. looks like a good shot for rain as we head through next tuesday. storm track is being taken well the pacific northwest where the rain is. high pressure keeping things nice and dry and crystal clear. satellite image radar shows the clouds arcing up until the counterclockwise rotation. tomorrow that will compress the moisture we pick up from the recent gain, meaning thick pea soup fog in some portions of the bay area tomorrow. mike and i will be here tracking that for you. today it is mostly clear except for at the immediate coast. couple of 70s on the temperature map for today. then tomorrow with limited sunshine all that fog we are expecting early, slight cooling. i'll have to shave off about five degrees on average from today's daytime highs. we stop the clock on your future cast at 1:00 p.m. wednesday. can you see a thin veil of clouds over the north. we'll see mostly clear conditions today, 68 today in

san jose. 67 in milpitas. 70 degrees in morgan hill and gilroy. enjoy it while you can because tomorrow we'll be dealing with the fog and it won't be as warm. this is the warmest day in the extended period. 66 in san francisco. heading throughout your thursday, dense fog makes way to a mix of sun and clouds. by friday we'll warm back up to 66 degrees inland and friday we will see offshore winds start to take effect throughout the east bay hills. that could make drivinging difficult for high-profile vehicles. that will be friday. saturday and sunday looking good. great weekend shaping up. monday and tuesday things get more active. an area of low pressure drops into the bay area, rain returns come tuesday. snow levels at 7,000 feet in the sierra nevada to start. let's check your drive with mike. this is the part of my job i hate, quite frankly. i have to talk about someone who died in an accident and then the resulting inconvenience for traffic flow but that's what happened here. we do have a deadly accident still being investigated and the

coroner will be half-an-hour once the crew does arrive and they are not yet there. three out of four lanes are blocked in the commute direction. we see slowing building past richmond parkway now and making its way back toward hercules. richmond parkway is an the na alternate. join folks coming off the richmond-san rafael bridge, then back on to the freeway just past the scene of that accident. speeds still above 50, 55 through the area. no mattering lights at the beret bridge toll plaza because after lighter flow overall, it is a wednesday. but we also have all those folks held up before they get into berkeley and that makes things better as far as the flow off 24 an 880 out of the maze. no major slowing through 880 in

oakland, nothing to worry about here or pass the coliseum. we do have an issue for the peninsula. we have an accident westbound 92 as you get over to 101. mariner's island is where there are reports of that. that will partially block one of your lanes. meanwhile, flow to the south, typical slowdowns slowing 101. 6:49 right now. another gas leak has the community of san bruno flashing back to the deadly nightmare. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san bruno this morning of details of a construction accident that sent fumes through a neighbor. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you. talking about a gas line that ruptured underneath that metal plate here on chestnut avenue. that pipeline has since been restored and my understanding is the gas service on the street has been restored as well. but what a scare this was for people who live around here and remember the gas pipeline disaster of a year-and-a-half ago. fortunately, this turned out to be nothing more than an inconvenience. around 2:00 yesterday a contractor accidentally ruptured

a two-inch gas line with their backhoe while trying to replace sewer pipes. the gas rushed out of the line with a high-pitched whistle that could be heard a block away, according to one witness. several homes were evacuated for 45 minutes while pg&e shut down that line. the neighborhood is back to normal. in september of 2010 in another neighborhood in san bruno, eight people were killed, more than 30 homes destroyed when a much larger transmission line ruptured and exploded. coincidentally later tomorrow assemblyman jerry hall of san mateo, he also represents san bruno, will be holding a forum on gas pipeline safety to update people on the peninsula what pg&e and the cpuc have done since that disaster to improve safety. the meeting is from 6:00 to 8:00 in the city council chambers at palo alto city hall. live here in san bruno, bob redell, "today in the bay." another community will be practicing preparations this morning for disaster like that pipeline explosion in san bruno. it will be taking place at

barber court in milpitas just off of 237 and 880 interchange. pg&e will team up with firefighters for an emergency drill simulating a vehicle collision with a gas line. that drill is set to start at 10:00. 6:50 right now. we're getting more details this morning on the teenage tourist assaulted near fisherman's wharf. this is breaking news we brought you yesterday. san francisco examiner reports the 15-year-old girl had just split from her tour group before meeting her alleged attacker early yesterday morning. witnesses saw the two outside a 7-eleven on mason street. police later found the girl in bushes a block away. both were hospitalized for undisclosed reasons. the man faces charges, including sexual assault. san francisco's embattled sheriff says he will not step down. after a meeting with mayor ed lee, the sheriff says he can do his job while he defends himself against misdemeanor domestic

violence charges. he says while he won't take a leave of absence he will suspend his pay while in court. he says controversy is not affecting his performance. he goes back to court tomorrow to ask the judge to lift an order barring him from contact with his wife and son. another ban on plastic bags being considered in the bay area. alameda county waste management will vote on two ordinances today aimed at reducing waste. the first would ban single use plastic bags at checkout stands. other would require businesses and multi-family complexes to separate recyclables and organic waste. the new rules would not take effect until next year. 6:52. according to neighbors it's been a magnet for crime but a san francisco jack in the box will be allowed to stay open well into the early morning hours. the city entertainment commission ruling last night that the fast food franchise at geary and 10th can stay open until 4:00 a.m. that despite neighborhood complaints of noise, loitering and violence. questions about the late night

hours were raised after a fight inside the restaurant last month that led tho a cal firefighter being injured in a hit and run accident. the firefighter right now is recovering and the suspect is facing charges. another bay area city considering some tougher smoking regulations. mountain view city council giving initial approval last night to the expanding of a city smoking ordinance. it would make it illegal to smoke in the outdoor dining areas or within 25 feet of doorways and windows during summer months. it will also be illegal to smoke in city parks. the council will hold a second vote some time next month. walnut creek is drafting a new ordinance to stop late night bar fights. police have seen more bar brawls in the past year. city council says the city will draft an aggressive new ordinance to try to prevent the violence. it could include getting rid of the current system that grandfathered in softer regulations of home businesses.

visitsing one of the most famous natural landmarks in the country will soon and little more difficult to do. in an effort to protect half dome, yosemite nashtional park official thinking about allowing just 300 people a day out on the trail compared to 400 hikers that were allowed last year. park officials say cutting the number of visitors to half dome will help relieve could be guested and dangerous conditions on the slick granite. 6:54 right now. giants agreed to a deal with the two-time cy young award winner. a two year, at more than $220 million per year makes him the highest paid giants player when it comes to an annual salary. the boss is coming to san jose this spring. ♪ >> bruce springsteen, the e street band, just announced dates for their upcoming

wrecking ball tour. they'll rock the hp pavilion on april 24th. tickets go on sale next friday, february 3rd. it is the band's first tour since clarence clemons died last june and the band is not replacing him. bay area rocker neil young getting his old ban back together. young confirmed to "rolling stone" magazine he's doing another tour with crazy horse. they haven't put out an album since 1996. young started playing with crazy horse in 1968 and they have backed him on some of his greatest albums like "rust never sleeps" and "ragged glory." 6:55 right now. the "today" show coming up in a matter of minutes, matt lauer showing us what they're working on this morning. good morning. coming up on a wednesday here on "today," we're following breaking news. u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s pull off a daring raid to rescue two aid workers held hostage in smaomal

since october, one an american. we're live at the pentagon with the details. also ahead, president obama pushes key re-election themes in his state of the union address, including his plan to rebuild the economy. we'll get reaction from vice president joe biden and republican hopeful newt gingrich when they join us. plus, demi moore in the hospital after an emergency call was placed from her los angeles home. we'll tell you how she's doing. those stories and oscar nominee glenn close stops by when we get started on a wednesday morning, right here on "today." >> thank you, matt. while this marks gabrielle giffords's last day in office as congresswoman, she will formally submit her letter of resignation later on today. this follows a very emotional outpouring of support from members of congress at last night's state of the union address. giffords announced her plans to resign this past week in order to focus on her recovery. you may recall she was shot in the head last january in tucson. a shooting spree there that killed six others. >> remarkable recovery there.

6:56 right now. dogs have been man's best friend for at least 33,000 years. scientists found a pair of dog skulls in sbeiberia and belgium and they say they show signs that both of the dogs were domesticated. that would mean man tamed dogs long before any other animal, including sheep, cows, or goats. >> interesting. school kids' favorite lunch time meals are about to get a healthy makeover. first lady michelle obama expected to announce today cafeteria pizza will now be made with healthier ingredients. that means less sodium, more whole grains and fruits and vegetables on the side, of course. the new rules apply to most lunch meals and it marks the first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in 15 years. more evidence this morning that facebook is headed towards an ipo. scott mcgrew joins us with analysis. >> good morning, laura. facebook will no longer let people trade shares in what's called the secondary market,

behind the scene. facebook isn't on the stock market but it does have shares and it hands it out to employees and those employees can sell those shares. the company sold huge blocks of shares to early investors as well and those are bought and sold all the time. this morning, bloomberg reports facebook has called a halt to those trades. why? well, perhaps because facebook is getting ready to file the paperwork associated with an ipo. that paperwork will contain what up until now was very private information about facebook business and facebook wants to make sure there are no conflicts of interest. no appearance of insider trading before that filing. in a separate issue, facebook has thrown the switch on time lines. it is now mandatory in seven days, everybody gets a time line. you get a time line. unless you make adjustments, everything you did or said on facebook, ever, will be visible. this is not a big deal if you're older but if you started facebook in college, like a certain nbc bay area producer we

know, adjustments may be needed. now this producer -- we'll call her caitlin -- says that she looked back over her time line, she cleaned it up a bit. facebook now a chore, not just a website. you have to maintain it. >> and "caitlin," we're going to collection it out. >> good stuff. let's check in with meteorologist -- actually going to check with mike inouye on the traffic. >> we do have that deadly accident going on right now. westbound 80. slow now from hercules, highway 4 all the way down to the scene. live pictures. christie smith has been gathering information on the cause of this accident from this live picture. you see there are actually two lanes that are open but reports that 3 out of the 4 lanes are blocked. does look like the flares are moving over, maybe blocking one more lane. a very slow crawl. richmond parkway to eastbound 580 is your alternate. we'll track this, back to you. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren.