i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out what the day is going to be like now that the rain subsided. >> well, that means good air quality so we get one bonus. unfortunately, we're only going to break the upper 50s today. but we're headed toward mid-70s in 72 hours. we'll talk about that coming up. i want to point out there are slick conditions around the bay area. we have a lot of moisture come through over the past couple of hours so give yourself plenty of time, even though you might not find a lot of traffic on the road but we're working with mike. >> i was looking at the mike. the construction zone has cleared up so they don't have to worry about the paint drying. it did. traffic is flowing smoothly. you see the wide shot over to san francisco from treasure island is not new. the toll plaza reopened. you can see some lights moving up the incline. there is a gradual curve as you get off of the area past the metering lights but no big deal.

no new decisions to make. follow the lanes and it's a smooth drive even though it's a little slick. >> thank you, mike. >> san jose police at this hour investigating a shooting that sent a teenager to the hospital. it happened around midnight near the intersection of east santa clara and 24th street. bob redell is live at the scene right now. he has the latest on what's happening out there. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. the shooting took place here on santa clara and looks like it's in fronts of the mexico theater, about a block from 24th street which is where we're standing. what is of note is that police have shut down an enormous area around the scene. santa clara is closed from 24th all the way down to 101, that's several blocks, then several residential streets on either side are also blocked off. police won't tell us if they set up this perimeter because they believe the shooter might still be in the area. p.d. does tell us they have not

made arrests and not identified suspects. the call came in around midnight of shots fired. police arrived but couldn't find a victim. it was about an hour later some people drove a 19-year-old man to a local hospital. they told doctors he was shot in this area. shot at least once. the wound is so serious that last report doctors believe it is life threatening. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> it is 5:02. oakland police still on the scene of an officer-involved shooting overnight. the shooting happened just after 11:30 near seminary and -- at seminary and international boulevard. police say the suspect suffered non life-threatening injuries. no word on what led up to that shooting. >> people in some livermore neighborhoods on edge this morning, police say someone is using a launching device of some kind to fire large rocks at homes. this all happened early saturday morning on arlene way,

charlotteway and almond avenue. houses, cars and mail boxes were hit. the vandals may have been driving suv or light colored station wagon. this is a picture of the vehicle and anybody with information should contact livermore police. >> 5:02. a race against the clock. the coast guard crews have been searching all morning for at least one person who may be in the water near richmond, and the san rafael bridge. christie smith joins us live in san rafael with the latest on the may day call that led to this operation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i spoke with the coast guard. they are searching a pretty wide area of san pablo bay. they got two distress calls last night. the final one they tell me was very close to the richmond/san rafael bridge. the first from a boater who indicated that his boat had collided with another boat. then the second call a couple minutes later, more frantic, that boat was taking on water. he had four people on board and

believed at least one other person on the other boat may have jumped into the water. after that no more communication at all. the coast guard is searching with crews. they are using flares to help light up the sky so they can see. they have a helicopter out here, they did earlier and they are also using night vision equipment in the water. so far, again, no sign of them. the coast guard tells me they don't know if any one on the boats had life jackets or not but what would be working in their favor is conditions are rather mild this morning. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> the bay bridge is back open this morning. caltrans reopened the westbound lanes last night more than 24 hours ahead of schedule. demolition and maintenance work was completed thanks in part to the good weather we had. drivers are being warned to slow slow after the toll plaza because it will be different. this is the last bridge closure

until the new span opens labor day weekend 2013. >> it is 5:04 now. a california judge has ordered the scouts, the boy scouts, to hand over thousands of confidential files detailing sexual abuse, part of a civil suit brought by the family of a santa barbara boy molested by his troop leader in 2007. the suit accusing the boy scouts of america of negligence and seeks to unlock decades of secret files. the family claims the files have been used to conceal widespread sexual abuse. the case is set to go to trial in april. >> investigators are trying to figure out the cause of a deadly accident in san jose last night. police say 28-year-old mountain view man crashed into a light pole at camden avenue. he died at the scene. coroner's office will conduct toxicology tests but they do not think drugs or alcohol were involved. no one else was injured or involved in that accident. >> a 15-year-old boy suspected in a double stabbing in a south

bay mall is in custody this morning. police arresting the teen saturday night at the east ridge mall in east san jose. they said there was a confrontation involving several teens action possibly a gang dispute. two teens were stabbed. two department stores were evacuated and part of the mall placed on lockdown while police searched for suspects. two other teens were questioned and released. >> it is 5:06 now. one of the oldest living survivors of san francisco's massive 1906 earthquake has died at the age of 109. rose cliver passed away in santa rosa. she was 3 when the 7.9 quake struck. more than 1,000 people died and 28,000 buildings destroyed by the quake and fire that followed. she says her family climbed the top of a hill and watched the city burn. a ceremony was held yesterday in san francisco.

>> palo alto council will vote tomorrow on a plan to share dispatch services with neighboring cities. the palo alto weekly reports the palo alto mountain view and los altos police departments would share a new dispatch system. record management and mobile apps for police and fire. police say the plan should cut costs and improve response times. the mountain view city council approved the the plan last month. the los altos city council will vote on this next week. >> a lot of folks have today off so they are anxious for the forecast, if you have the day off it might not matter. want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> you got the day off, the pitter-patter of raindrops on the rooftop probably a welcome sound. we are done with the rain more or less, as we head throughout day we'll continue to clear out. we have a lot of moisture come through the bay area. over the course of about three hours total. and just two hours ago, the last major raindrops came down in san jose. we got hammered down here.

also the peninsula got hit so watch out this morning if you have to get to work. good news is kids have the day off. you're not competing with all of the parents trying to take the little ones to school. the good news is for parent who is have kids at home you'll be able to get the kids outdoors by noon today. a lot of sunshine by noon. good air quality as well so they can breathe it in. mostly clear over the greater bay area as offshore flow kicks into high gear. for us, that means the temperatures today that are only going to end up in the 50s, 55 to 58 degrees across the greater bay area. we're talking about the mid to upper 70s. we're going to bump those numbers way up. so we'll talk about that coming up. first, let's talk to mike, a serious situation out there. >> in the last minutes word of a major accident in san jose. details still coming in but it sounds like this is northbound 101 at the capital expressway off ramp. i would avoid the on or off ramp at capitol expressway. use tully.

traffic is light and it shouldn't cause problems connecting via king road. someone may be dead and there may be several injuries. i'm waiting to get details. they are busy getting a lot of crews to the scene. this is northbound 101 at capitol expressway. there is no major slowing on the freeway right now but that off ramp could be an issue and the flashing lights if you are visible from the freeway could be a distraction. slippery roads could play a factor as well as the rest of the drive kicks in. we're following the tree hit by a car off of the roadway montague around river oaks as well. the the south bay, two accidents here, the only two on the blotter right now. we'll get a live look at 880 past the coliseum a. smooth drive with the taillights all the way up to the bay bridge toll plaza. the bay bridge has reopened for the westbound upper deck oakland into san francisco. >> thank you. next this one's a dream for anybody who ever picked up a golf club. the shot of a lifetime.

morgan at the lpga in thailand. 146 yards away off the tee, yeah, it landed right in the hole. it didn't bounce, didn't roll, just swish right in the bottom of the cup. nice shot. >> kind of casually getting high fives. incredible. did you sigh what i did? bay area soldier waking up at home with his family this morning. sergeant william received lots of hugs when he arrived at san jose international airport. sanchez is serving in afghanistan but this is his second tour of duty. his first was in iraq from 2008-2009. sanchez will celebrate his 29th birthday with his family before heading back to afghanistan. lots of happy people. >> what a great birthday present. the new exhibit that will have dead heads booking plane tickets. we'll have the details. >> the controversial way one city is considering dealing with copper wire thieves.

>> iran's nuclear program under scrutiny again. plus, how that pro skier survived that deadly avalanche. >> a live look outside on this presidents day, that is a nice brisk looking shot of san francisco. christina loren telling us the rain has stopped. >> for the latest news, traffic, weather, find us on facebook @nbcbayarea. [ woman ] before allegra, my allergy medicine took hours to work or made me drowsy. after allegra, i have the only one that's both fast and non-drowsy. after allegra, i have it all.

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reflecting the rain. theed you puddles that are building up. be careful as you head out the door. >> the biggest party is under way. people around the world celebrating carnival. in brazil thousands fill the streets and dance to traditional music. celebrations started this weekend lead up to fat tuesday, also known as mardi gras. meantime, in venice, italy, a boat parade was held along the famous canal and a mass costume contest. >> i think we all need carnival. maybe take the show on the road. get out there and put on our king tut outfits. let's find out what's happening outside. >> where do you go to get one of those? good morning. you need more than a king tut outfit to keep you warm throughout the day. it's cold out there. we're only going to stay in the

50s but we're going to jump into the 70s through the midsection of your week so big warm-up on the way. good news is as well, the showers that are subsiding are going to bring a round of good air quality later on today. so breathe it in, open up your windows as we head throughout the day, though, we'll be a little on the cool side. 53 in san francisco. 58 later on today for you. 45 in santa rosa right now. and 47 degrees in sunnyvale. so high pressure is going to continue to clear our skies. starting now they are starting to clear out there. clouds breaking apart. by 1:00 p.m., mostly sunny and that will continue to trend as we head through 6:00 p.m. if you're headed to work today, if not, you'll be able to barbecue without showers coming down ruining your outdoor celebration. 57 degrees in morgan hill. 58 in san jose. and only about 56 degrees in palo alto but this is the only cool day we've got to get through. temperatures on the climb as of tomorrow. by about 5 to 10 degrees from

today's highs, we're going to jump from 58 to 65. then 72 wednesday. thursday the warmest day of the week, 74 degrees inland in places like san jose and livermore. that means places like santa cruz, morgan hill, gilroy, the cities that tend to get warmer, we're talking 80s potentially. 80-degree weather. yeah, still winter. let's check that drive. >> hard to believe. but we also have winter showers going on so slick roadways until that sun can dry things out. we do have the issue here, now i'll point out again the capitol expressway off ramp as well as the on ramp now closed as far as northbound 101 access is concerned. this is because of a major accident. sounds like there may be one person who has died as a result of this, there may be up to six or seven other injuries. waiting to get details. chp sent five cruisers to the scene and we're watching for more detail. bob redell is heading out there. we're looking at the accident

there off 101. 87, a little slowing, speed to the 50s where you see the yellow. that will likely sort itself out. we'll track that as well as this accident off of montague expressway at river oaks so westbound montague has an accident where a car went off the road and into a tree so. there may still be crews there. maybe even blocking that slow lane heading through the area. the rest of the northbound routes are moving smoothly as you move out of san jose up to mountain view and sunnyvale, palo alto and up the peninsula. lower bay shore no problems, 101 clear of construction. a smooth drive here as well as 280. we see slowing showing up on the dumbarton bridge. no overnight construction going on there but this may be an issue as far as more cars hitting the road there. we'll end with a live shot. we'll look at the bay bridge and the toll plaza. a few cars through the area. pretty light but it's open. traffic is flowing. a gentle curve as you pass the metering lights. >> mike, thank you very much. a pro skier lucky, truly lucky

to be alive this morning after surviving a deadly avalanche in washington state. marla tellez is in our newsroom. she has the amazing story of a survival here, plus other overnight headlines. good morning. >> good morning. lee lost three close friends in the avalanche she survived. she will be on the "today" show to tell her story. this happened near a popular ski resort in washington state. seen here, a pro skier, the only female 18 group of other well known skiers as they venture to an out-of-bounds ski area. one of the skiers triggered the avalanche that swallowed her up and carried her almost 2,000 feet down the terrain. she says the only thing that saved her, the avalanche air bag system she was wearing and managed to deploy. again, she will tell her story on "today." on the international front, u.n. nuclear inspectors arrived in iran to talk with officials about how far the country's

controversial nuclear program has come. late last week president mahmoud ahmadinejad toured the facility. the west has long suspected iran's program is geared toward making weapons, iran insists it's for peaceful purposes only. >> the federal government is taking a closer look at that inhaleable caffeine to see if the it poses a health risk. the fda is investigating arrow shot inhalers after pressure from a senator. each is filled with caffeine equal to a cup of coffee. the maker says it is safe but critics worry teens will overuse the product. >> can't take away the taste of my good cup of joe. bay area cities considering a controversial way to deal with copper wire thieves. fremont has been hit so hard, the council is considering simply abandoning the street lights that were stripped.

thieves have stolen almost a half million worth of wiring. the problem so bad some streets have no working lights. in spite of safety concerns the council will discuss the idea of letting the lights stay dark. also look at ways to better secure the copper in existing lights. >> dead head fans, well, they all have a reason to celebrate. the rock 'n roll hall of fame and museum in cleveland paying tribute to the grateful dead and their fans. the marin-based band will be featured in the museum's annual exhibit with a list over the years, displaying iconic band instruments. there is a special section dedicated specifically for dead heads. it will include a collection of home made pipes and paraphernalia. the exhibit opening up in april. i guess you do what you do when you're in rome with the dead heads. >> 5:20. coming up a bay area congressman

getting ready to accept the highest civilian award for something his father did decades ago. >> why wall street probably wishes it were open today.

>> a bay area man who served during world war i, his family was in prison will receive the highest honor today. u.s. congressman mike honda will accept the congressional gold medal on behalf of his father. the elder honda was part of the military intelligence service in world war ii, while he served his wife and children were imprisoned at the internment

camp. the award after the 70th anniversary of the order to send more than 100,000 japanese and japanese-americans to internment camps. >> members of the japanese community gathered all over the bay area to remember that dark day in history at the cinema in san francisco honorees attendees honored gordon who defied the order. community members say yesterday's event was to make sure americans do not forget what happened to japanese americans during world war ii. >> i think the financial world would like to be in a position to react to the situation but the markets are closed for washington's birthday. note i didn't say presidents day. on wall street they don't recognize presidents day. they recognize washington's birthday, they are traditionali

traditionalists. the state of virginia calls it george washington day. the markets will open tomorrow, dow closed friday short of 13,000, nasdaq just about breaking even. whether or not we cross 13 k tomorrow has a lot to do with what the european union decides to do about greece. that could come any time. bottom line, greece has not totally done everything it was supposed to do to get its latest bailout. the other countries have to decide whether to give the failed nation a bailout anyway. they really might not have a choice. though some in greece say they would rather leave the euro, go bankrupt and remain independent as an independent greece. that would be probably a collapse of the country in a way we haven't seen since you know, lebanon or bosnia. plus, this story, this is a presidential app, i figured it was good on presidents day. did you know, for instance, that there is a mini mt. rushmore in santa clara or several presidential statues in

st. james park in san jose. this is on the app store and it is made by bay area company, so i thought you would like it. i'll put a link to facebook as well. >> cool. >> always educating. like it. >> still to come on "today in the bay" a deadly accident in the south bay possibly half a dozen others injured. we have a crew on the way. we'll have a live update. >> plus, a midair collision, a small plane, helicopter, collide in the east bay. amazingly the two pilots were able to walk away. >> the showers are clearing. you'll be able to get outdoors today. it will be on the cool side but we've got a major warm-up as we head into the midsection of your week. i'll detail that coming up. >> we are following that deadly accident in san jose. it has a traffic impactll ll show you the latest co shoyoo ho. .

>> protesters planning to occupy san quentin prison. we'll explain why coming up. >> it's a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. do keep in mind it's a holiday so that traffic should be a little smooth. might be a little wet. it is monday, february 20th, "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us. 5:29 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. let's check back in with meteorologist christina loren. sounds like the rain has stopped and it's going to be a spectacular week. >> oh, well, depends on what you like but yeah, that about sums it up. the rain is starting to subside. we have spotty showers but the bulk of the moisture has come through. look at the radar. you can see we had a lot of moisture come through. watch out this morning, slick conditions out there. major warm-up headed our way.

we're talking about 70s and 80s later on this week. we'll talk about that coming up. mike's got a few things that could slow you down. >> we're talking about slick roadways throughout the bay area, especially in the south bay waiting ta dry out. the sun's not up. we have this major injury accident as well. sounds like there may be one death as a result and maybe another injuries at capitol expressway. the on and off way for capitol expressway from northbound 101 are closed now. no access. you have to use tully or yorba buena or the alternate is jump on the southbound side and loop back. but it's about as much of a delay. lighter volume of traffic so far but we're following this. we have a reporter headed to the scene. >> thank you very much. a teenager fighting for his life after an overnight shooting in san jose. police received reports of gun shots around midnight near the intersection of east santa clara and 24th streets. by the time they arrived the victim had been driven to a

local hospital. plels say the 19-year-old san jose man was shot at least once. he is being treated now for possibly life threatening injuries. police have not identified a suspect or a motive in that shooting. >> coast guard crews this morning fanning out in the waters near the richmond/san rafael bridge looking for missing boaters. christie smith is live at san rafael with the latest on the mayday call that launched the operation. >> good morning. i spoke with the coast guard. what they tell me is when they get distress calls like this they are basically obligated to search and that's what they have been doing. though we haven't seen any sign of them since we got here just before 4:30 this morning. but what they tell me is that it was before 11:00 last night, and they got a call from a boater, a distress call, that he had four people on board and that he had collided with another boat. that his boat was then taking on water. in all, two distress calls near

the richmond/san rafael bridge. he said he had four people on board and that a person in another boat, the one he collided with, he believed had jumped in the water. now, earlier this evening emergency crews have been out here searching by boat, by air, they shot flares up in the sky so to try and light up the water. but they haven't seen any sign of him or any of the boats. again, they are saying when they get calls like this they are obligated to search. the one thing they say that is working in their favor is that conditions are rather mild. that's the latest from here. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> 5:32 now. occupy protesters have a new target outside the east gate of san quentin prison from noon until 3:00. occupy san quentin demonstration part after national day in support of inmates, because of today's protest, san quentin village's main street will be closed to traffic and no parking along side east sir francis

drake and east francisco boulevard. >> two pilots lucky to be alive this morning after a midair collision. this all happened around 7:00 last night some 50 miles northeast of oakland. after the collision, the helicopter crashed in a field about eight miles away. the plane went down south of byron airport where it was trying to land. both pilots amazingly suffered only minor injuries. the faa and the national transportation safety board are both investigating. >> developing news, san jose police on the scene of a deadly crash on 101. bob redell joins us live with the latest. what's happening out there? >> reporter: well, good morning to you. it's just a horrible scene for the survivors of this accident and the family members who have shown up since this happened. you can see some of the people in the foreground hugging each other because they know that one of their loved ones is still stuck under that van that rolled

over several times here this morning. that person, an adult male is all we know about that person, has died. right now the fire department is trying to remove his body. the trick is to secure the vehicle so nothing else happens. this happened a little before 5:00 this morning, maybe around 4:45, this van had 7 people inside. coming off the northbound 101 off ramp. chp tells tus driver was going too fast. it was probably a combination of the wet roads and the speed that caused this vehicle to come off the road, flip over several times. at least two to three, possibly four people were ejected. you've got the one person who died and then two to three other people who have since been taken to the hospital. that leaves about two or three other people who survived the wreck who are still here on the scene. you have an accident in which one person died, two to three people ejected taken to the

hospital, and two to three more people are perfectly okay physically. because they weren't hurt in this accident. as a result the traffic on the northbound -- from northbound 101 on eastbound capitol expressway is shut down. because this is a holiday, there doesn't seem to be much effect on traffic on northbound 101. there's not many out there on the road right now. again, you have seven people in a car here who are affected by this horrible awful accident that police believe was the result of going too fast on wet roads. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> i can't imagine the family members seeing that. thank you, bob. >> a tragic scene. it is a holiday today, also wet roads. a deadly accident going on in the south bay. mike inouye has that. >> that's right. as bob described the scene, that's horrific, for any morning but we do have the traffic impact as well. bob is covering the folks affected so i want to make sure folks know about the traffic

flowing for northbound 101, as bob mentioned you cannot get off at the capitol off ramp or get on at capitol. both are closed because of the accident-related actixt you saw all of the vehicles. we're there as well providing more distraction. but we want to make sure you know about that. tully road is to the north. yorba buena to the south. use both of those as on or off ramp alternates for the south bay. around the rest of the bay, a smooth drive though wet conditions as well through sunol, 880 and here at livermore. might have a little issue for 580 but not as far as the slowing. an easy drive because it's presidents day, holiday, for a lot of folks you won't see as much surface street traffic. meteorologist christina loren, you say that the rain is calming down now. not so much of a factor but what are you seeing? >> no longer active at this point. we did have quite a bit of

moisture come through quickly and not long ago so the roadways are slick. you will encounter areas of ponding and puddles on the highways. and on your city streets. you want to take it easy this morning. places that got hit along the peninsula and down through the south bay where we picked up almost a half inch just over the course of two hours. you can see that here. the front racing to southern california and falling apart. futurecast shows we stop the clock at 1:00 p.m. starting to get sunshine over the greater bay area at that point as high pressure builds in quick hi later today. that's going to pick up the breeze a little bit. by 6:00 mostly clear over the greater bay area. looking toward a nice day. we'll have good air quality but on the cool side. breaking into the low to mid-50s by noon at the coast inland and by the bay. and then at 4:00 p.m. we're talking about the mid to upper 50s. hey, if this is too cool for you, you'll love what we have in store. we keep on climbing as we head to the midsection of your week. i'm talking about 70s and 80s. we'll get to the forecast in my

next report. right now i'm going to send it back to you. >> we'll look forward to it. roadways in san francisco's financial district are open this morning after a construction mishap shut it down a. crane was lifting a 6-ton container of steel atop the former bank of america skyscraper on california street yesterday when it malfunctioned. police closed several streets for several hours while crews manually lifted that container onto the roof. >> keeping things on the road, the westbound lanes of the bay bridge open this morning a little earlier than expected thanks in part to mother nature. the bridge was not supposed to open until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning but because the weather did cooperate caltrans got its work done well ahead of schedule. it was reopened the last night after crews worked around the clock to demolish parts of the existing bridge blocking the path to the new span. they also realigned and revamped the oakland approach. >> as you come through the metering lights you're going to be eetzed off to what would be

your left. so go easy, the merge lanes are a little different but you've got the same amount of space. >> this was a final shutdown of the bay bridge until the new one opens up labor day weekend in 2013. >> despite the reopening of the bay bridge, b.a.r.t. is running overnight service. the agency says the round the clock service will end at 6:00 this morning. it doesn't plan to provide overnight service tonight. extra ferry service to alameda, oakland and vallejo through today. >> 5:39. a new diet drug now the center of attention on capitol hill. details in a live report. >> plus, condom controversy. the new program offering some bay area teens free condoms sent to their home. >> nearly a year after he was injured this is a great sight for giant fans, buster posey on the field pracng.s manager has leash.

>> welcome back on this monday morning. a holiday, presidents day out there. we give you a live look at sfo. looks like there's i don't know, some form of precipitation. something foggy in the air. we'll keep you posted on what's happening. christina loren will tell you about that. >> the first new prescription diet drug in more than 10 years getting scrutiny this week. it's been rejected for approval before. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington with more on the safety concerns by health experts. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're talking about qnexa, two years ago the fda said no, we don't want to put it on the market because of concerns about heart problems, birth defects, memory lapses, suicidal thoughts. now they want to take a second look later this week, the fda will look at new data and decide whether or not this drug is safe and effective to go on the market. there is a need for it experts say. almost 35% of americans

overweight or obese including 6.9 million adults in california which is proportionately less than other states. but the manufacturer says they want to do something to reassure the fda and the public, do a follow-up heart study if it's approved. the fda may require that in advance. they also want to put a plan in place to prevent pregnant women from using the drug or likely to become pregnant. one of the big concerns, remember fen-phen, that drug back in the 90s caused a lot of controversy, lung problems, heart valve problems. one of the ingredients in fen-phen is also in qnexa so the fda wants to take a close look. the panel will make a decision. will take a vote. the full fda will make a final decision in april. >> thank you, tracie. >> a top republican presidential candidate on the defensive after several controversial comments. rick santorum seemed to compare president obama to hitler during

a speech last night. this follows other comments he made on saturday where he questioned the president's faith. democrats slamming the former senator for going negative. santorum says his words were taken out of context. >> actually questioning the president's faith. that is a new low in american politics. >> i repeatedly said i believe the president is christian, he says he is a christian but i'm talking about his world view. >> despite the comments santorum still leading the latest michigan polls where its primary begins next week. >> fans of the colbert report will get to see new episodes starting tonight. the host left to take care of his ailing mother. he thanked everyone on twitter who offered thoughts and prayers. he is expected to talk about his absence in today's episode. comedy central ran repeats saying at the time it was due to unforeseen circumstances. >> we have a pretty amazing picture out of yosemite. something you only see a few weeks out of the year and that is if the weather cooperates.

take a look at this. it's the horse tail fall on the east side of el capitan. the amazing orange and yellow colors you see happen in a flash when the setting sun illuminates the water fall it looks like molten lava is flowing off of the cliff, or the face of the cliff. first recorded back in 1973, it only happens at dusk during the same two weeks every february, and only lasts for about two minutes. >> you got to capture it quickly. pretty cool. >> very cool. >> want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> you know, we have a lot of clouds left over. that will make for a gorgeous sunrise. hey, still slick out there. showers are coming to a close. a lot of aftermath you have to deal with on the way to work. slick conditions along the peninsula. east bay is starting to dry out. they didn't get a lot of rain. san jose, we picked up almost a half inch of rain in little time. so, take it easy out there this morning. you don't need that heavy jacket

and at this point you can leave the umbrella at home. 47 degrees in oakland. 50 in san mateo, at 45 this morning in santa rosa. looking for a nice day. it will be on the cool side. good air quality and we'll get a lot of sunshine by about noon today but look at all of this moisture that came through earlier this morning. presidents day works like this across the bay area. a lot of clouds for the first part of the day will keep temperatures uniform. that means we're going to see similar conditions inland, the same situation at the coast. 55 to 58 degrees. showers early, a little p.m. clearing, today's forecast works like this. 57 in santa cruz, 57 in los gatos. in the east bay, staying on the mild side. 57 in blackhawk. across the bay, temperatures in the mid-50s in places like san francisco and only 52 degrees in pacifica. hey, tack on an extra 20 degrees and that's what we expect as we head through thursday. big time warm-up on the way to the bay area. here's how it all begins. by tuesday up to 65 degrees, 72

wednesday in places like livermore and san jose. up to 74, peak warmth on thursday. then we'll stay comfortable and dry as we head through the upcoming weekend. let's check your drive. >> the issue is wet roadways could play a factor in your commute. this will play a major factor. this accident right here, blocking access onto and off of the freeway at capitol expressway from northbound 101 or to northbound 101. our chopper has arrived on the scene. we'll show you the live pictures they have. you can see it looks like a car or van that bob was talking about went off of the roadway. all of the folks helping with the situation. sounds like one person has died and a half dozen injured as a result of this. bob is still on the scene and he has just talked to the police, the public information officer to get more on what happened. i can tell you the access onto and off of 101 capitol is closed. there is 101, the traffic moves

past the scene. it's a lighter flow so that's helping things out. we'll get you back to the maps, 101 up toward 680 moves nicely as well. not a problem through the interchange or out of sunol. near east bay drive looking pretty good. we'll take to you the castro valley y, 238, no slowing past red wood road. 880, 92, that will be lighter but we still might see a few more folks as even though the bay bridge is open some folks might have planned that. folks are set in their ways. still having a nice flow to the bay bridge. the east shore freeway, no major issues. a tiny bit of slowing, and again, across the bay bridge excellent. it's reopened for the upper deck getting back in san francisco. watch that gentle curve. it's just there. follow the lanes. you'll be okay. back to you guys. >> mike, thank you. a controversial new program has a lot of parents in an uproar. it allows kids as young as 12 to get free condoms in the mail. the program sponsored by the

family health council available to kids between 12 and 19 who live in alameda county and parts of san francisco. it's partly funded with federal money. each teen that applies gets ten condoms in a nondescript envelope and information about sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy. critics say the program encourages kids to have sex. >> leaves all the responsibility on the children and the young adults and responsibility for children should be on the parents. >> kids are going to have sex regardless and i would rather see them doing with it condoms than throughout doing it recklessly without protection whatsoever. >> the california family health kounlsle says there is no evidence that providing access to birth control leads teens to have sex. under the program teenagers are limited to one package of condoms per month. >> buster posey is back in action. he practiced with the team yesterday. it was the first time since his

devastating collision on may 25th. posey had the cheers of fans. he says the return has been a long time coming. >> i think sometime probably in january i kind of just got past a certain point where it was like i felt ready, you know. i was glad to have that feeling because i think that it took my ankle feeling, getting to a certain point feeling good to be ready to get back out and do this. >> he looked good but the manager is telling posey to take it slow. he doesn't want him blocking the plate and ordered him to stay away from collisions. bad news for ryan vogelsong. he is not pitching after straining his back. he says it will be 7 to 10 days before he can pick up a baseball. >> jeremy lin will have a chance to hang out with his old basketball coach and former

teammates today. lin apparently carved out time to meet with palo alto high school coach peter deepenbrock. he and some of the palo alto high players are out in new york to see their hometown boy made good. we mean real good. lin did not disappoint last night against the defending champs, the mavericks. pumped in a team high 28 points, dished out 14 assists and managed to sneak in to grab four rebounds. the knicks win 104-97. after the game deepenbrock praising lin saying he is playing at a whole new level. >> he's just doing incredibly well. i mean, incredibly well. he just seems so much more himself, you know. like he's just smiling more, he's seemed happier. he was always kind of a very stoic player in high school and college. now i've never seen him smile so much. >> he is feeling the love and the magic globally now. since lin has started for the

knicks, they are all smiling a lot. they won eight of the last nine games. >> on fire. 5:51. coming up the new report that determines just how much sleep is enough for your kisd. >> more bad newsut gasad prices. we'll look coming up. with gold bond intensive healing cream. it targets the underlying causes of itch and irritation. gold bond. intensive healing for lasting relief.

>> welcome back everyone. this is a live look at the scene of a horrible accident at capitol expressway and 101 in san jose this morning. the northbound exit of capitol expressway at 101 is closed due to this bad accident. one person has been killed so far. as many as a half dozen injured. you can see all of the paramedics still at the scene. we have a reporter there as well. we'll bring you a live report. >> 5:54 now. if your teens' lack of sleep is

keeping you up a study should help you. national guidelines recommend at least eight hours of sleep a night for young people. a new study finding teens may not need that much shut eye. researchers comparing the test scores of 1700 students with the amount of sleep they reported getting. turns out teens performed best with about seven hours of sleep. researchers hope the results will help parents rest easier. >> when they read our study and find that seven hours is really fine, then that makes them feel better about their teenager's sleep. >> looks like that guy got plenty of sleep. the optimal amount of sleep for 12-year-olds was higher, about eight hours, 10-year-olds did best with nine hours of sleep. >> lucky sleeping in today. scott joins us with financial news. >> good morning. markets are closed for the federal holiday. if they are on the roads they

are seeing the highest price for gas this time of year ever. a number of factors including unrest in the middle east are to blame. higher energy prices could really put a damper on the economic recovery. keep in mind this is the time of year when normally gas prices begin to rise to spring and then summer levels so it could get far worse. more cities in china cracking down on the sale of apple ipads, taking the side of this company which claims it still owns the ipad trademark. on friday, a lower regional court agreed and the ban on ipad's cross china spread. apple says it has an agreement with the company to use the ipad name in the region, but that agreement seems to have only stuck in hong kong. mainland china seems to have gone its own direction. that's a business problem for china. it needs to be seen as a unified country to do business, in this case it's not. john and laura. >> thank you, scott. >> 5:56. still to come on "today in the

bay," an overnight officer-involved shooting in the east bay. we'll have the details. >> we continue to follow the search for missing boaters in the bay. >> we're going to stay cool this presidents day. the climb is on. starting tuesday, up into the mid-60s and mid-70s by thursday. i'll sort it out for you big time warm-up on the way. let's check with mike. >> we have the rain and the weather affecting your drive. we have a deadly accident we cont folthrough the south bay. more on this coming up. ♪

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>> reporter: i'm bob redell live in the south bay with developing news. eight people 18 car, no seat belts, one person now dead. that story coming up. >> reporter: and the coast guard got two distress calls from a boater in san pablo bay who claim that his boat was tak