a live look outside san francisco for this wednesday morning, february 15th. this is today in the bay. good morning, everyone. the time is 4:30.

i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a lot to get to. let's check that forecast. >> good morning. you want to give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. this morning although the doppler radar shows you we are nice and dry at this point, at least on the radar. your roads however are slick. give yourself plenty of extra time. puddles, ponding overnight and as we head throughout the day today we don't have to worry about that rain any locker but fog will be a factor. we'll talk you through the forecast and tell you when the rain returns. first let's check your drive. a lot of people have a chocolate hangover this morning, i'm sure. >> that's okay. you cure that with more chocolate nor breakfast. crews were working overnight on the bay bribdge. we see slowing on the bridge itself. chp says it might be gusty.

had an earlier wind advisory by chp. they cleared the advisory but we still see the camera shaking but a good note for folks especially over the high-rise here. some are calling this a big-time slap in the face for victim the san wbruno explosion. >> pg&e is capping the amount it will pay for reconstruction. "today in the bay's" christie smith joins us live in san bruno where pg&e setting a $70 million limit. >> reporter: good morning. the neighborhood is coming back together. there are signs of construction everywhere you look after the deadly explosion in 2010. but now comes word that pg&e may actually cap the amount that it is willing to fund to help pay for all of this construction here in san bruno. we are expected to learn more today at a press conference

being held by san bruno's mayor but this is signaling a real break doub in negle breakdown in negotiations after the pipeline explosion in 2010 that destroyed dozens of homes and damaged countless others and killed eight people. the largest natural gas disaster in united states history. we're told that the utility is setting a $70 million limit on its trust fund to rebuild. right now that's funded to about $12 million. but the mayor is looking at other options and calling a press conference believing that pg&e is now not acting in good faith in their anegotiations. the mayor is expected to speak on it at 1:00 a.m. this morning. that's where the press conference will be, at city hall. live in san bruno, i'm christie smith. 4:33 right now. investigators have now identified bones belonging to at least two missing women. found in a mass grave near stockton in san joaquin county.

so far searchers have uncovered more than a thousand bone fragments at the site. investigators say some of the remains belong to a 16-year-old chevy wheeler who disappeared in 1985. last week crews uncovered the skull of a 25-year-old woman who had been missing since 1998. the bounty hunter working on the case says there could be as many as 30 pod dbodies buried in tha area. we're learning mott abo ining m deal that led the death row inmate to reveal the site. the bounty hunter made a deal for $18,000. sherman asked for an additional $15,000 to pay for headstones for his grave and spending money for the prison commissary. the state department of corrections has not commented on

the deal. no secret it is election year and president obama is back out on the west coast. mr. obama arrives in los angeles this morning for a california campaign tour that includes a fund-raising dinner tonight in beverly hills. his campaign says the foo fighters fresh off winning five grammys on sunday night will perform at that fund-raiser. this would be the ninth visit the president has made to l.a. since winning office in 2008. after visiting l.a., president obama heads up this way continuing his campaign tomorrow heading north to the bay area. the president will hold an event at the knob hill masonic center on thursday. some of the students have real concerns this year. >> i hope he says he will fix our education system out here in california. education system out here is

kind of screwed up, it's broke. >> tickets for obama victory fund 2012 event will range from $100 to $10,000. two executives of an sfo shuttle bus company will appear in court today accused of making illegal contributions to ed lee's mayoral campaign. the two executives allegedly urged employees to contribute $500 each to lee's campaign fund, then reimbursed them with company funds. california law prohibits corporations from contributing to city campaigns. according to court documents, lee's campaign returned those fund after their legitimacy came into question. a saratoga businessman

facing four years in county jail for a hit and run case involving a cyclist. the jury convicted the man of the felony hit and run. members of a santa clara county jury found him guilty of hitting the cyclist on a bike pass in 2009 and then he just drove off. during the trial nelson testified the collision permanently injured her left side and caused memory lapses and double vision. nelson and her husband cried when the verdict was announced. antioch city leaders are calling for community action in the wake of several recent shootings. two of them fatal. the latest one happened monday night when a homeowner shot and killed an intruder who had broken into his house. it was the sixth shooting in antioch in three days. according to the contra costa times, the mayor of antioch is calling for a town hall meeting to discuss the recent violence with residents and find ways to combat the problem. the meeting is expected to be held some time next week. the new mayor of fremont calls it unacceptable. two fremont police officers

arrested for dui. california highway patrol says both incidents happened a week apart from each other. paul singleton was arrested after being clocked going 78 miles an hour in a pick-up truck on 680 on february 3rd. singleton was taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test. then this past weekend the chp arrested 36-year-old william johnson on 580 in livermore after he was seen speeding and weaving in the right lane. >> in the episode of drunken driving it is unacceptable by anybody. it is even more unacceptable when it is our police officers who enforce the law. >> both dui cases have been forwarded to the alameda county district attorney's office for review. 4:38 right now. back over to the nbc bay area weather center with meteorologist christina loren there to tell us about the day ahead and maybe some rain in the forecast. >> for the most part we're starting to dry out. a weak disturbance passed through the bay area overnight. at this point the radar shows you a very dry picture. the showers now racing into the

central valley. you can see that here but kind of falling apart on their way to fresno. as we head throughout the day today we will continue to clear out but as we head through the next couple of hours, fog will likely be a factor. mostly cloudy start will make way to a breezy sunny day with temperatures about five degrees warmer than where we ended up yesterday. will be a little bit gusty over the hill tops and open water bridges this morning. heading throughout the rest of the week we get more rain. we need that rain and finally we're getting a good taste of winter. your day shapes up like this -- by the bay, 55 degrees at noon, 58 as you make your way home there. a little bit cooler by the water today. 60s inland. i'll take you through your city by city forecast and your seven-day in my next report. first let's check your drive with mike. >> typically the dumbarton bridge doesn't get the wind advisory. it's the neighborhoods to the north, the san mateo bridge. san mateo bridge the wind

advisory cleared but chp says be very careful across the high-rise for the dumbarton. they do share the same air in the bay area. construction is an added reason to watch it eastbound but crews should be completely cleared over the next few minutes. you can see the camera is shaking as the wind stirs it up off of the bay bridge with a smooth dry. oakland, the top of the 13th floor across the way from the coliseum is catching folks there and likely through the east bay hills. hold on tight, guys. back to you. a famous san francisco watering hole facing eviction could be saved today. the historic preservation commission will consider whether to give the gold dust lounge landmark status. that would protect it from being shut down. supporters of the union square

hangout have collected 5,000 signatures askg the city to keep it open. the committee will hear from several of those supporters during its meeting set for today. funeral for whitney houston is set for this weekend. coming up, why the family is keeping the service small. plus, too big to count? why analysts want to toss apple out of the equation for u.s. earnings. and lin-sanity continues. another huge game for palo alto product jeremy lin last night. >> the kid's doing it! we're digging it. for all your news, weather and traffic updates and more an lin-sanity, chec as out o facebook, search nbc bay area news. back in a matter of minutes.

wuft. good morning, everyone. welcome back. a night shot of the embarcadero. christina loren is telling us not to worry too much about that rain today. whitney houston's family will hold a private funeral at the new hope baptist church where the legendary singer first started performing. >> this is their private time. they have shared her for 30-some years with the city, with the

state, with the world. this is their time now for their farewell. >> houston's exact cause of death will not be released for weeks until toxicology results are complete. prescription medication was confiscated from houston's room at the beverly hilton on saturday when she was found unconscious and under water in a bathtub. the highly debated payroll tax cut may be extended through 2012. after all, the republican leaders in the house of representatives have tentatively agreed to a deal that would allow the cost of the tax cut to be added to the debt. extending the payroll tax cut would keep $40 in each paycheck for some 160 million americans. >> at the end of the day the more americans can keep in their own pocket is good. >> it presents a 20% cut in payments to medicare doctors.

we could see a vote on this by the end of the week. 4:45. it is time to get a check on those markets. for that and more we go live to cnbc world headquarters. >> reporter: stocks finished flat on tuesday, the dow closed at 4,878. the s&p was down a point to 1350. futures are higher this morning as the market continues to monitor headlines out of europe. today investors are going to wait also the release of the latest fed minutes at 2:00 pvm to see what federal reserve members had to say about quantitative easing. some are convinced the fed are carry out more easing which some believe has provided a leg of support for the european rally. zynga reported a profit yesterday of $37.2 million. the online gamemaker responsible for the possible facebook game farmville reported revenue totaling $311.2 million.

zynga's fourth quarter revenue saw an increase of 59% year on year. it is only a 1.4% gain from the prior quarter. the company beat analyst expectations but investors move cautiously after that announcement. wall street strategists are considering tossing apple out of of the u.s. earnings equation. results are striking when they do. for all the companies in the standard & poor's stock index, once apple's earnings are factored out of that, the gain shrivels to just 2.8% according to ubs investment bank. that's it from cnbc. back to you. mild weather in december helps air travelers arrive to their destinations on time. more than 84% of flights arrive within 15 minutes of their scheduled time in december and less than 1% of those flights were canceled. that is the best performance on record since the d. 06o.t. star

tracking data. 2012 starting on a very mild note and today it seems like it's pretty chill out there, too. >> quite the contrary to that prediction. right? we don't have anything major to talk about. no major disturbances. in the overall pattern it is going to be cool, cloudy and temperatures running on par with our seasonal averages. finally we are getting a taste of winter this morning. we had some showers roll through. at this point they're in the central valley racing off into fresno but for us we're getting a nice, dry break and that will continue to be the case as we head throughout the morning hours. we could see some of the thick fog develop. the thick fog that generates the mist or drizzle. but we're not seeing that at this point. temperatures running on the mild side with all the cloud cover overhead. 53 in san francisco. into the bay area, few clouds overhead today making way to sunny conditions later on,

staying nice and mild and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s at the coast and, hey, look at this -- mid 60s inland. 65 in san jose and 65 in walnut creek. 58 in san francisco with a fair amount of cloud cover over the city throughout the day today. we could see flight delays out of sfo, although right now everything is running on time. tomorrow we'll get more drizzle, then showers move back in as we head into this weekend. we'll talk more about that coming up. right now back to you guys. 4:49 right now. it is official. construction on the new 49ers stadium in santa clara will begin by july. the santa clara stadium authority approved the contract last night. it requires the company to begin stadium construction by july 1st and finish the preseason kickoff in 2014. the mayor says the stadium authority also plans to approve a contract with the consultant who will oversee that $1 billion project. here we go again. out on the east coast and of course right here in the bay

area, lin-sanity continues. new york jeremy knicks star jeremy lin says his basketball career has been nothing short of miraculous. >> if you look back at my story, it doesn't matter where you look but god's fingerprints are all over the place where there's been a lot of things that had to happen that i just couldn't control and you could try to call it coincidence but at the end of the day there's 20, 30 things when you combine them all that had to happen at the right time in order for me to be here. that's why i call it a miracle. >> it was magic last night. the former palo alto basketball star hit the court with the knicks taking on the raptors. later in the fourth quarter he hit a shot then a free-throw, hanging there making it look easy. game tied at 87. then final seconds of the game clock winding down. lin says "i got it." knocks down the three-pointer. that ices it. look at that. he is a beast. the knicks go on to win this one

92-87. you got to love his attitude. from basketball to tennis. the s.a.p. open under way in san jose this week. headliner, american andy roddick who hasn't hit a tennis ball since a hamstring injury he suffered at the australian open last month. he hopes his leg will hold up through this tournament. >> it's been okay so far. i obviously would have liked a little more time coming in to a san jose event which i enjoy so much. for me it is going to be a matter of trying to get through the first round or two and if i can get through that, then it should be all right. >> hopefully his leg's okay. we know his sponsorship is. roddick playing his first round match tonight at the hp pavilion. here's a question. did you feel the earthquake off the coast oregon? it rattled folks right here in the bay area. we'll tell you just how big this thing was. a family-friendly vacation turns into a million dollar drug bust. what authorities found on board a cruise ship in san francisco. coming up next.

yikes. on 580 a little early slowing out of the altamont pass. undoubtedly gusts of wind and wet roads around the bay. i'll show you what's going on for the peninsula coming up.

welcome back, everyone, and a good wednesday morning to you. live look outside, clear look over san francisco this morning. flag blowing in the wind. we'll have a look at the full forecast coming up. 4:54 right now. no tsunami warning on this one but a lot of rattled nerves following a 6.0 earthquake. this one shook the coast of oregon but it was felt as far south as right here in the bay area. the quake struck around 7:30 last night 160 miles west of kuz bay. those who felt the shake described it as a weak jolt. federal agents in san francisco say they made a major drug bust on board a cruise ship docked at pier 35. an estimated $950,000 worth of cocaine was found on board the carnival cruise ship aurora. back on january 25th, it all happened during a routine inspection by custom agents. the drugs were found in two separate rooms on board the ship. one room registered to an

australian man, the other to a man and woman from new zealand. all three were arrested on suspicion of possession with insent i intent to distribute the drugs. if you happen to be heading out the door wondering what the traffic is like, we got your answer. >> to the peninsula, embarcadero off ramp is the one of choice this morning. at the bottom of your screen, use winchester to lark as your alternate. we will go out to a live shot and show you what it is like across the golden gate bridge and a nice, easy clear view from the north bay. you might find some spots with

wet pavement because of overnight rains. use caution, slow down as conditions require. back to you. we all know it is basketball season and out in new york it is lin-sanity. jeremy lin lighting it up but there is another big sporting event going on, crowning a champion last night. >> it was the westminster dog show wrapping up last night with its best in show award. the winner -- a 4-year-old pekingese named malachi. >> handsome young guy. >> this is actually his $1 115t best in show award. the dog beat out a dalmatian, german shepherd, doberman pincher, blue terrier and dachshund for the top prize. first time a pekingese has won the westminster title since >> 1990. 4:57. we'll be right back after this. >