>> reporter: it was a big murder for hire mystery. possible new developments for the convicted killer this morning. >> occupy oakland prepares for another massive takeover. only this time they aren't saying what their target is. >> we're learning how much survivors of the cruise ship disaster will get paid. i'll have that plus other international overnight headlines coming up. >> a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. the fog starting to dissipate we're adding an extra jolt to your coffee. friday, january 27th, "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. it's 5:00 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning everyone. i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out if that fog is getting out. >> we're not going to have to

deal with it as long as yesterday. that's great news. tomorrow we'll see a clear start, same for sunday morning. temperatures are running mild in addition to the fog. you have comfortable conditions, 53 degrees in san francisco, 51 in sunnyvale. give yourself plenty of time. you don't want to go racing out the door even though it's clear as you walk out you'll likely encounter some fog. >> we'll look at the golden gate bridge again. there is the bay bridge. where the fog is creating an issue. we can't see the east shore freeway. you won't get as much lead time. lower speeds. here is the golden gate bridge. the glowing lights, we saw those cones. lower the speeds because it is tough to see in spots. >> it is. got to be careful. thank you, mike. it is 5:01 now.

the convicted mastermind 18 sensational murder for hire case is back in court. stephanie chuang is live outside the courthouse with the latest developments for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a huge case in the south bay. murder for hire mystery that appears to involve a love triangle. a jury has convicted paul garcia of first-degree murder but there could be new developments in the courtroom this morning. to refresh your memory garcia bought two popular bars in 2007. the d.a. was able to convince a jury that garcia became obsessed with the bar tend here was apparently in love with achilli. during the 2010 trial garcia's attorney argued he was framed. garcia has a new attorney who says there needs to be a new

trial. he thinks the previous attorney did a lousy job, failing to interview key witness and alleged get away driver. the defense trying to review footage at the bars. the hit man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. the middle man got 25 years to life. the only one is paul garcia and we expect to learn more at 8:30. stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >> also this morning a man accused of abusing his ex-girlfriend's daughter will be sentenced today. george rodriguez pleaded guilty child entangerment and inflicting injury on a child. in may he accused his ex-girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, rolled her in a carpet and left her in the garage. rodriguez's 15-year-old son found the girl. rold rod is set to be sentenced

at 8:30. >> police need help finding the man they think is responsible for a rash of burglaries. morgan hill police looking for 21-year-old jose torres. they think he is responsible for at least seven home robberies between december and early january in the area of san ramon drive. they saw torres in that area at the time of some of the dla burglaries. >> $38,000 missing from milpitas high and police think a school employee is behind the theft. this morning she is behind bars. police arresting 60-year-old may gardena. the district notifying police in september that a large amount of money was missing from a safe at milpitas high. she had access to the safe and information on the district's accounting practices. the missing money was for the

senior prom and transportation. the liability insurance will be covering the cost. >> bart is taking steps to make sure riders are safe. if a big one hits. b.a.r.t. directors approved a $7.7 million contract for the next phase of a major seismic retro feet. it's part of b.a.r.t.'s 10-year earthquake safety program. agency officials say the program is 85% complete. >> the governor will discuss the budget and pension reform on news and talk radio stations. governor brown is proposing a 401(k) type pension plan. so far he hasn't gone to any one in the legislature to sponsor it. he hopes to push the legislature to take up that issue. >> it's 5:05.

oakland back at it planning to take over a bacon building in oakland to step a new questioned quarters. it lools a new direction for the occupy movement. there will be a two-day party called the oakland rise up festival and will include speakers and music. manning to gather at noon, then march to the takeover location which remains a secret. if police and the city try to take action against them, they will block oakland international airports, occupy city hall and shut down the port of oakland. tomorrow vallejo remembering a fallen police officer. the event to honor jim kapu is a 29-mile walk. he was shot to death as he chased a robbery spt. that spt will be in court

tuesday. jim kapu walk is at 8:00. the cost is $30 per person and the proceeds go to the family trust. >> new developments in the italian cruise ship disaster. let's turn to marla tellez live in our newsroom with a look at a few of the international headlines. >> good morning. we'll begin in italy where the company that owns the capsized "costa concordia" has figured out how much it's going to pay the passengers who survived on that day. it's offering $14,640 to each passenger to compensate them for lost baggage and other damages. the company will reimburse the full cost of the cruise, travel expenses and medical expenses from the tragedy. about 3200 people survived so that means costa is paying out

47 million. the death toll stands at 15. more protests in egypt as thousands pour in again. but it's a different scene from earlier when thousands gathered to mark the one-year anniversary of last year's uprighting that brought down hosni mubarak. they gathered the mark what's called the day of wrath or the friday of rage. a year ago hundreds were killed in protests that caused the collapse of mubarak's security forces. in iraq at least 32 people are dead and the number continues to rise after a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives. this happened in southeastern baghdad for a person killed the day before. more than 60 people are hurt, it is the latest deadly attack since the u.s. troop withdrawal.

>> thanks, marla. >> time to check your weather. meteorologist christina loren is in the nbc bay area weather center with all of the details for this beautiful friday. >> let me clear my throat. sorry you sought it out there. hey, it's friday and so we're letting things slide. as you get out the front door give yourself plenty of time. you don't want ta go rushing out because we have dense fog especially at the immediate coast and around your bodies of water. oakland showing up with some really low visibilities. less than 200 feet in spots. over all it's mild, starting out so wise we're going to see a comfortable afternoon. low clouds will make way to sunshine by mid morning. i'm forecasting clear skies over the greater bay area, even san francisco by about 11:00 a.m. throughout the second half, the winds will increase, 15 to 25

miles per hour. then this weekend we're going to get gorgeous weather. we kick off the first week of february we hold on to unseasonably warm temperatures. up to about 60 by noon today. right by the bay. 61 at 4:00 p.m. as you make your way home, getting ready to enjoy that comfortable weekend. we have changes on the way as that jet stream take as dip to the south. rain chances just about every day. i'll let you know when the rain is looking most likely for the greater bay area and looks overall cooler and cloudier. enjoy that sunshine while it lasts. >> out to the maze. a lot going on there. first the debris reported, this is eastbound 580 heading away from the maze. right around 980 or broadway t off ramp. a large chunk, something in the road, might be tough to make that out. it might be tough to see that christine has talked about.

also eastbound further over around grand, a disabled vehicle might be blocking the fast lane. you have less reaction time. that's a critical issue especially if there is someone with a disabled vehicle along your route. more for the bridges. not a problem as far as the approach but we have fog advisories to the bay bridge, a little further north and in the carquinez and venecia bridges have the fog add vies. 101 shows travel times not a problem but there is dense fog. >> thank you, mike. super bowl sunday less than two weeks ai go. if the you are looking for a new tv to watch, why retailers are backing off those big discounts. >> winds whipping up waves and mavericks. when will the surf competition. >> what the founder is saying about it next.

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>> welcome back on this friday. mother nature may be working in favor of the famous maverick surf competition. the big wave contest could happen soon. there were high surf warnings yesterday, swells up to 15 feet along the peninsula coast and breaking waves on the beaches, as high as 20 feet. the competition can happen at any time in a three-month window. surfers get a 24-hour notice to get the boards and hit the waves. the contest director says right now it's too soon to say whether it's a go because of that heavy fog. >> so amazing to see those waves

they tackle. >> mind blowing. >> and what they pass on. they will have a high surf advisory. not enough for us. >> amazing. >> their chance is going to diminish soon. we're going to see offshore flow so the winds courtesy of onshore flow, a thing of the past this weekend. that means we won't have to deal with the fog as we'll see a ridge of high pressure pushing our winds from land to sea and pushing the marine layer out into the pacific, this morning it's right over the coast so very low visibility as a result. all the way from santa cruz to santa rosa. and the fog is starting to drift over the bay, so oakland you're dropping off significantly. san jose, we're clear as a bell with 10 miles or better. as you can see now. high pressure is in control of our weather pattern. the storm track in the pacific northwest. things are going to start to

change. the jet will come back in the bay area. it's going to hover over the north bay so the best chance for rain looks like tuesday, wednesday and thursday. and the further north you live in the bay area, the better the chance will be. through the next 48 hours as high pressure sets up it's going to clear skies, push the marine layer but breezy as a result of the east bay hills and the north bay mountains. heading to southern california they are dealing with the santa ana winds. watch out as you head over the grapevine. mostly sunny as we head throughout day. slight warming. by saturday, mild, hazy sunshine, lots of sunshine for sunday. if you want to make outdoor plans we encourage you to do so with gorgeous conditions. for the final weekend of january. 65 degrees in san jose, 66 milpitas, 67 in concord. you'll hit about 65 in san rafael. your seven-day outlook tells the story. looks good. sunday, clouds increase, then we get the rain chance tuesday into

thursday next week. the the best chance of rain will be late wednesday into thursday. >> we'll start folks off in the south bay. fog creeping around. pretty good visibility for the south bay. freeways, a new incident reported. you might have flashing lights around the interchange of 87 and 280 through downtown san jose. word that an animal might have been hit and we'll follow that up. i'll let you know if lanes are blocked by the activity there. we do know we have activity for construction south, traditional for southbound 17. that may be an issue for you as well as lower visibility. right here 880 coming off of eastbound 237, the transition ramp had crews, i saw the flashing lights earlier but the crews should be clearing up off of that transition. no major slowing through this portion of the south bay.

101, the expressway, that's the choice spot for the construction. over from the peninsula eastbound 84, dumbarton bridge, crews lock a lane. there is a fog advisory. foggy conditions here t golden gate bridge one of many with the fog advisory. a light volume of traffic. fog at the bay bridge as well. the lights are going in a different direction. back to you. >> shows how foggy it is. time to get a check of the markets at 5:18. good morning, bertha. >> good morning. we've got the futures pointing to a higher open after markets lost ground on thursday. we started off strong, then we got this surprising drop in new home sales for december. that offset positive news that had us more buoyant in the

morning. asian markets were higher and europe this morning is mixed. we are looking at reports this morning on fourth quarter gdp expected out. it should show that the economy picked up steam. we're also pouring over consumer earnings from chevron, ford and procter & gamble. the dow ended down about 22 points. the nasdaq losing by 13 to 22 22905. >> transocean is the owner of the deepwater horizon rig. the company is not going to be held liable for the oil spills below the ocean surface but could face punitive damages and fines. a trial to determine how to divide the blame for the spill will begin on february 27. deals on big screen tvs may be

not so super this year. holiday sales were pretty strong so retailers probably won't have as many sets in stock ahead of the super bowl. scours are discounting fewer models. features with smart tv apps at full price. if you check they are offering $600 discount, best buy has some off some sharp 60 and 70-inch display. watch my new england patriots avenge their loss and trounce the giants. this time eli manning is not going to win. >> is that a prediction? >> my prediction. >> more like a statement than a prediction. that was a declaration. >> it has to be. it doesn't make me terribly popular here. you can imagine.

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>> welcome back everyone. it is an award that is long overdue. a south bay marine will be honored for his heroism in the korean war. denny wisegerber went back to get a wounded comrade. he carried the marine on his shoulders until a mortar took the marine's life and danny's leg. his commander put him up for the silver cross and promotion but instead he got a medical

discharge. tomorrow he will receive an honorary promotion for charging that hill back in 1952. >> i was the man in charge of that platoon. those were my men. the guy that was left on top of the hill was one of mine. i could have sent those guys to get him but that wasn't their job. it was mine. >> what a story. the south bay congressman mike honda will pin denny tomorrow. this is only the second time a marine has received an honorary promotion. >> for the first time in history apple is directly responding to reporters' criticism that its factory employees are mistreated. scott mcgrew addressing this one. >> several people at apple say that tim cook sent a company e-mail after that critical new york times article thursday. the article we talked about yesterday. that took apple to task for poor

factory conditions in china including deadly accidents. cook in the e-mail to employees called the times article offensive and defended the company, but there are lots of indications in the e-mail that cook is making changes and takes the problem much more seriously than his predecessor did. every year he says we inspect more factories, raising the bar for our partners and adds we will continue to dig deeper and we will undoubtedly find more issues. last week apple issued its own self assessment of conditions, finding many workers were overworked but finding fewer child laborers than previous years. apple released a list of suppliers as well though it didn't say which were violating which rules. jackie spear among eight congress people to send a stern letter to going toing asking for information about its recent

announcement it will start tracking users across properties like maps and youtube. she wants a response by the middle of next month. and shares in netflix will start at a three-month high after the company said it gained back most of the subscribers lost in its quikster debacle. netflix sold shares for $70 a share. they buy shares here, or sell -- buy at 222, they sell at 70, buying back their own shares at 200 selling at 70, i don't want to get all mum bo jumbo but buying high and selling low is bad on wall street. >> no kidding. 5:26. still to come, san bruno residents outraged over an investigation into pg&e.

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>> reporter: a convicted killer and a murder-for-hire mystery is pressing for a new trial. i'm stephanie chuang live with the latest developments in the case coming up. >> new allegations surface in the domestic abuse case against sheriff ross mirkarimi. why prosecutors are accusing him of neglecting his son. >> and rage over age. the area residents suing their former employer for age discrimination. >> a live look outside. can you make out the golden gate bridge there? it's foggy in some parts.

it's friday, january 27th, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 5:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren who will say good morning to more good weather. >> and a great looking weekend. finally made it to friday and the weather is going to hold up saturday and sunday. temperatures unseasonably warm. we're mild. there is a pretty fair amount of fog especially hugging the coast sue give yourself extra time to reach your destination. the man to help you is mike inouye. good morning. >> good morning. the fog that you're reporting, i'm also reporting is a big factor. live look outside. we'll show you that it will be different. bay bridge toll plaza tough to see. we can't even see as far as the 880 overcrossing. the cars lowering their speed.

then clearing down south through sunol into fremont. >> thank you, mike. >> it's 5:30. one of the south bay's sensational murder cases heading back to a courtroom. stephanie chuang is live outside the courthouse where the convicted mastermind behind a murder-for-hire plot will be in court. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a jury convicted paul garcia of first-degree murder but there have been new twists. garcia has a new attorney who is saying the previous defense attorney -- he wants a retrial. garcia bought two bars back in 2007. the d.a. was able to convince a

jury that garcia became obsessed with a bartender. garcia was found guilty of hiring a hit man and a middle man in a plot to kill out of a rage. his new attorney again says that the previous defense attorney failed to interview a key witness, an alleged getaway driver. also, we are expected to learn the status of the defense team's attempts to review security camera footage. we should also learn about a possible sentencing date at 8:30 here at the court house. stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much for the report. >> police are investigating berkeley's first homicide of the year. police found a man shot several times near an apartment building. he was taken to the hospital where he died. police say it was not random and talked to people after looking

for leads. >> more than a dozen homes are being rebuilt. while there is progress critics of pg&e say the explosion could happen any time wraen. residents joining to discuss rebuilding the crestmore neighborhood. 38 homes were destroyed. eight died. 13 homes remain under construction. one resident is less than a month from moving back. >> it will be a better place to stay, to live, you know. many of the people are not coming back. it won't be the same again but it will be home. >> residents say they still do not trust pg&e or the utilities commission. since that explosion pg&e has made a new commitment. >> ross mirkarimi must stay away from his wife and son by judge order. mirkarimi returned to court with a new attorney asking for the

stay away order to be lifted. the judge refused. considers cited two e-mails from his wife which she thought about running away and accused mirkarimi of neglecting their son. the attorney argues that child protective services probe did not find evidence of abuse or neglect. >> fired and fighting back. one of the largest employers accused of age discrimination. 130 former employees slapped lawrence for the lawsuit. they believe they were fired because of their age. after a long time battle the case is going to trial. we spoke to an attorney for one of the plaintiff who is says it's a classic case of age discrimination. >> they turned around and the only way that they could is to do all the time, they had to let long term workers go close to

retirement who cost more for medical and whose salaries are the highest. >> according to officials they say age had nothing to do with the process. this case is street go to trial next month. >> time to check your forecast with congressional. we're seeing fog out there. >> good morning. you made it to friday, give yourself plenty of time to get to work as we do have thick patches of fog at the coast. oakland, right now you are dropping off, that's where it's the worst. 49 in san jose. we're at 50 degrees in santa cruz. throughout the afternoon temperatures will climb. 9:00 a.m. you can see mostly clear conditions, the offshore flow checks in. your day part forecast shows you up to 60 degrees by the bay today at noon. up to 61 as you make your home.

inland we'll see upper 60s later on today, even a couple of 70s. i'll tell you when we get to the full forecast and when you're broadcasting out the umbrella as we head through next week. >> trying to break flew the fog. right now the only thing you have a breakthrough on is that accident situation. northbound 880 passing north, we had an earlier accident, the car went through the side of the road. no major injuries but there was slowing. you see green around the interchange heading over to the come barten bridge. the san mateo bridge with slowing heading toward the toll pla plazaa. a light volume still kicking in. out of the altamont pass no slowing but there is fog. 14 minute drive.

watch for very dense patches of fog that could affect you along 680 as well. headed down to dublin. along the travel times, 101 look at that. close to 92, south, a little slowing, below 60 miles per hour. low along the peninsula especially for highway 1 along the coast, keep that in mind. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 5:37. still ahead, why tom brady says he's got more on his mind than the super bowl title. >> his wife, a super model. the count down to london. today six months until the 2012 summer olympics. >> counting down to the floor primary. how some of them are reacting to newt gingrich's comments on space exploration. >> for the latest news, traffic and weather it's friday, come find us on facebook. [ female announcer ] back to school means back to busy mornings.

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>> welcome back everyone. did we mention that it's kind of foggy outside? you see it on the golden gate bridge. also did we mention it's friday? if we didn't, it is. feel good about that. more coming up. it's 5:40. >> mitt romney is gaining ground in florida. newt gingrich even the playing field after his win in south carolina but the latest polls show romney making a comeback. last night's debate may help. the latest from tracie potts live in washington this morning. good morning, tracie. >> good morning. first the polls, gingrich and romney neck and neck in the latest polls looks like romney pulled ahead again maybe by 7 or 8 points for now. in that debate he came out swinging when newt gingrich called him anti-immigrant he said my father was born in mexico. that's inexcusable, that's repulsive. they went on to talk about

gingrich where romney accused him of promising to spend money on every step of the campaign trail. a new highway in south carolina, new hospital in new hampshire. port upgrades in florida. gingrich says if you manage your priorities you don't have to be cheap as he put it everywhere. the one thing that's gotten a lot of controversy is this idea of newt gingrich's of a moon colony, billions spent on that. here's what some of the candidates said about it. >> that's a great thing to maybe get votes but it's not a responsible thing. >> if i had a business executive say they want to put a colony on the moon i'd say you're fired. >> gingrich and romney sparred again over freddie mac and fanny mae. turns out both invested and that's the end of debate 19. number 20 is coming up in under a month. >> thank you, tracie potts live from washington. rick santorum's momentum could be fading.

he is pulling out of florida days before tuesday's primary. santorum says he would rather spend saturday at his table doing his taxes. than campaigning 18 state where he admits he probably will not win. the cash strapped candidate has acknowledged he can't keep up with gingrich and romney. some have urged him to pack up in florida completely. >> the cruise ship belonging to the same company still reeling from the disaster in italy will be in the bay area. the ship is sailing in from l.a. this morning. we're learning the parent company costa cruises, has offered more than $14,000 apiece after the "costa concordia" capsized. it will reimburse passengers for lost luggage, travel costs, psychological trauma and medical expenses. the death toll now stands at 16 with 19 still unaccounted for.

>> 5:42. a public viewing will be held for legend etta james. the viewing will be in englewood near los angeles. james died after complications from leukemia. best known for her rendition of "at last." >> a private memorial will be held tomorrow. etta james was 73 years old. >> u.s. figure skating championships are going on. the past champ took center stage last night. bob redell is taking center stage now at the hp. are you on the ice? where's your outfit? >> reporter: jon kelley was supposed to lend me his glitter. >> sorry about that. >> reporter: that's okay. maybe later. >> didn't want you to stretch it out. >> last time the championships were here in the south bay was 1996, so it's unusual to have this here. it's quite a moment. patricia, good morning to you.

>> good morning. >> having the opening ceremonies last night with local greats, peggy fleming, brian boitano among others, that must have been a moment. >> it was electric here. and the celebration we have with the legacy of the past and you'll talk to some of the kids of the future. it's a wonderful celebration last night. >> how big a deal, how significant to have this event back here in the south bay? >> this is a national championship, it is the super bowl in the sport of figure skating. it's only been in california 11 time since 1914. >> of course some of the skaters who end up in the winter olympics in 2014 you have been to such event, you've seen it live. how does it compare to watching it on television. >> i think the athleticism is spectacular. until you're in the build withing and witnessing what they

do on the ice you don't have an appreciation for what a physical sport and a beautiful sport figure skating is. >> of course the seniors, the adults, those competitions are going to be going on throughout the week. we've seen junior pairs and novice. you can get tickets, go to skate san jose, also nbc stations will be broadcasting saturday and sunday. of course there is competition today as well. >> very cool. thanks so much. >> just sent out my sequinned jump suit. it's on the way. we taek back with christina loren to find out about a beautiful weekend. >> just don't lend him your feather feathered getup. we're getting sunshine, paid in sunshine all weekend long. we're going to get great weather. if you have relatives coming from out of town, beautiful weekend to make the outdoor plans. 49 in oakland, at 53 in san

francisco, this morning, starting out mild. we have dense fog especially at the coast. let's show you what we expect from the fog. offshore winds kick up later this morning. i think we'll be out of the fog by about 9:00 a.m. you can see at noon a nice clear bay area. looking toward comfortable conditions. taking the jet stream to the north we have a little dry trough. that will kick up the winds once that area is up in the great basin we're going to see the f offshore winds warming. so for us that means clear conditions early, we're not going to be socked in with fog. we have the mix of sun and clouds. mostly sunny. and slight warming as a result. tomorrow mild, hazy sunshine, the same for sunday. high pressure takes control and sets up. finally going to break down and move to the east.

allowing for rain chance. 65 degrees today in san jose. you had about 66 in mill pete. 65 in san rafael getting comfortable temperatures up to the north bay. napa 67. saturday and sunday the clouds increase a little bit ahead of a front that could bring us showers especially in the north bay monday into tuesday. a better chance of rain wednesday into thursday. showers for the greater bay area. you can see the lows and high temperatures down next week so. enjoy that sunshine and the warmth while it lasts. next week cooler, cloudier with a few showers. >> we'll start for our friend in the south bay. not an issue as far as traffic. southbound 17 the flow off of the roadway at lark, that's still blocked by construction crews. set to clear over the next few minutes. 880, that construction cleared so milpitas and over into

sunnyvale, the commute direction is fine. on the peninsula lower bay shore, on and off ramps, crews still there. 10 to 15 minutes. heading over to the newark side you have no major issues but construction typical. lower the speeds, though. the san mateo bridge camera shows what it's like on the hayward side. these headlights coming over from the peninsula we cannot make out the roadway. low visibility is a problem. in fact, the sign -- you can't see it to this side of the screen. it will barely be seen, heavy fog on the bridge. golden gate bridge the same situation. very heavy fog out of the north bay. lower speeds, expect a lot of slowing through novato around 37, that's where some pretty thick fog was reported but a general note, fog and misty slick roadways.

>> thank you, mike. breaking news this morning on the san jose state campus, police are searching for a man who allegedly broke into a dorm and groped a victim. campus police have a vague description of the suspect who is a man in his 20s. officers say he was last seen on the third floor of the joe west building on campus. police are asking all students to lock their doors. we have a crew on the way. we'll bring you updates throughout this newscast. >> the london olympics six months away and the city's mayor is counting the days. mayor johnson says the city is ready to deliver what he calls and predicts a summer like no other. all of the major venues complete, now the focus has switched from building to staging. meantime, the head of olympic security has emphasized police will be ready to make sure the games are safe and they are secure. >> it is official, the oakland raiders hired a new head coach. former broncos defensive coordinator dennis allen signing a four-year deal to become the

raiders new head man. 39 years old and he's never been a head coach. still a young cat. he is the seventh coach since 2003. that's a lots of turnover. he is the first head coach with a defensive background for oakland since back in 1969 when they hired john madden. >> some things are more important than the super bowl. tom brady spoke to the media this week about the health of his long time friend and quarterback coach tom martinez. the 68-year-old coach is in desperate need after kidney transplant. he is hopeful his mentor can find a donor. the former coach, martinez lives in the bay area and is working with brady since he was about 13. brady has stayed in touch with martinez throughout his career and in a recent interview with nbc bay area martinez said brady still calls him for advice every few weeks. >> preparations for super bowl xlvi in indianapolis moving along as scheduled. only nine days away from super

bowl sunday when the new england patriots face off against the new york giants. crews are putting the finishing touches on super bowl village. it's expected to be one of the big attractions besides the game. they have four zip lines through the heart of the action. the host committee cities lines will be different than other types of zip lines because few are placed in urban settings. you can watch super bowl xlvi here on nbc bay area. >> i'll probably still watch but it still hurts. >> i know. doesn't it. >> nursing my injuries. >> college movie character ferris bueller has taken many days off since 1986. >> you do it better. rumors flying about a possible comeback. ferris bueller on super bowl sunday. >> how can i handle work on a day like today. >> love it. i told you she was better.

he nails that line, too. matthew broderick apparently starring 18 tv commercial during the super bowl but no word yet on what it will be for or will be about. but i'm sure it will be classic ferris. >> it is. already seeing that. as we mentioned super bowl here on nbc bay area. >> check it out. i'm looking forward to ferris. 5:52. coming up, the age old women versus men debate. a influence study suggests that women might be better than men when it comes to car shopping. dgw yoetgaay out of that debates frinayead show you gadget friday. allergies meant congestion. after allegra-d, i can breathe. [ male announcer ] a fast, non-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongestant. [ woman ] after allegra-d, i have it all.

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>> good friday morning to you. 5:54 now. if you are a man shopping for a car, new study suggests that you

should take a woman with you. according to research by car leasing website, female buyers ask different more probing questions than men. 67% of women order a vehicle inspection during a lease transfer, compared to over 54% of men. women were also more inclined to ask about safety, performance and incident history. >> guys want to drive it. we hear that laura here was very excited to hear that scott mcgrew has a little blue box for us for gadget friday. >> probably not what you were thinking. this is called jam box. it's $200, it is a speaker and a phenomenal one at that. it comes from the same company that makes the head sets that you see people wear, the blue tooth head sets and the sound is phenomenal. this is cold play playing. i'll pause for a second. you can take a look at it in my hand. ♪

the sound is tremendous. it works with blue tooth, with iphone, it works with your lap top and everything. you can come back out to me. it works with lap top. 85 decibels which means it's very loud and has great bass. jon, you own one of these we discovered. >> i use it basically every day. you can take phone calls on it. >> it's good with lap tops. lap tops tend to have bad speakers. no wires. it will run 10 hours. one more question. we debate when we talk about music what we're going to play. i chose cold play. 6:00 hour coming up so this is up to you. you can tell me what you want to hear. let me know. >> we'll do that. thank you, scott. looking forward to that. >> we'll think about that. okay. 5:56. still to come, pro baseball player about to be honored.

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