moving through very quickly. however, we still have drizzle and mist coming down in the area. you'll likely encounter slick conditions. the showers aren't going to come down all day. that sun will make its way out over the bay area. i'll let you know when coming up and more importantly, we've got a warm-up on the way. what you need to know for the weekend that's on the way, back to you guys. we're following some developing news this morning. a major pot operation busted in the east bay just the past few hours. thousands of plants and nearly dozens of arrests keeping oakland police very busy. "today in the bay's" christie smith at the large warehouse where even the dea is now involved. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura, you know we spoke with oakland police this morning and they say this operation had no front, no signs outside of this warehouse. it was strictly for growing marijuana. they're telling us one of the biggest operations they've ever seen with over 1,000 pot plants inside. they say and growing equipment. now, within the last hour, oakland police hauled out

garbage bags full of marijuana plants in a truck. i was taking pictures with my iphone, and i can tell you the smell was very strong. police say this investigation has been going on for at least two months. and the last night at 9:00, s.w.a.t. teams moved in about 33 officers, broke right through the fence, rammed it, used flash bang grenades to get inside. they tell me they arrested 11 people, including one woman. they seized multiple weapons and say there were dogs inside the warehouse, pit bulls. police say this goes way beyond street-level operation. it's much bigger than that. the dea, they say, was out here earlier, but when we arrived this morning, it was just oakland police. i did ask one officer if they thought this might have anything to do with medicinal marijuana, and they're saying no. that's the latest from here reporting live in oakland, i'm christie smith, "today in the bay." east bay students on alert this morning after an incident

involving a suspicious man. pleasant hill sent a note home on monday saying an eighth grade girl was approached by a man on campus asking for directions and asked for the young lady's name, address, and whether she had a boyfriend. the girl was very smart, she just walked away. police say the man disappeared. 6:02 this morning, a grisly discovery could be linked to a deadly yachting accident. a badly decomposed body was spotted in the water on tuesday. an autopsy will determine if it is one of the four sailors swept overboard during a race nearly two weeks ago. authorities say it is a male and appears to have been in the water for about two weeks. b.a.r.t.'s aging fleet of cars getting closer to the end of the line. the board will take an important step toward handing out a $2.5 billion contract to build new b.a.r.t. cars. bob redell is live onboard talking to passengers about what this means today. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, jon.

and if the b.a.r.t. board does approve this recommendation from staff to build the new rail companies, these new cars could start coming online in a few years in 2015. and as a regular rider, these cars are 40 years old. some of the oldest in the country. what are you going to miss most about these? >> i won't miss it. i think the overall friendliness of the train could be upgraded and maybe a little bit more police presence. >> but as far as the design, our understanding is that the material is going to be -- excuse me, sir -- easier to clean, the seats will be a little bit higher, so it's easier for you sitting down, also a little bit more storage room and digital screens that tell you which stop you're headed off to. have you taken a look at the new design? >> yeah, it's pretty nice. i like it. seating could be a little bit better. but you can't complain a lot. the bumpiness of the train, it's not too bumpy.

>> and you said you're a regular new york rider and we know what they're like, so you've got some good opinion there. have a safe trip. take it easy. what's happening today, the staff is recommending the canadian company be the company to build these new rail cars up to 775 cars. at a cost of $2.5 billion. that's about $184 million less than the next highest bidder, and the next highest bidder is a french company and they're not content with the staff decision because they say, yes, we did come in higher. but we're using more american made parts. and as a result of this, they have given up the heads up that today they'll be making, "a significant announcement at the board meeting." what's happening today, staff is making this recommendation, the board doesn't decide until next month whether they're going to go with it or not. if they do, as i mentioned earlier, the first new rail cars the ones you saw in the artisterinartister

renderings in 2013. a new survey shows a slim majority of californians support the tax hike to fund education. 54% support temporarily raising the state sales tax by half cent for four years. they would also raise income taxes for those making more than $250,000 a year. the public policy institute poll found 39% oppose the ballot measure. same poll shows 80% of californians oppose the automatic cuts to k-12 education which will result if the november tax initiative fails. the nurse's union will hold a one-day walkout starting next week. the california nurses association has been at odds over pay staffing levels, patient care, and other concerns. the walkout coincides with concerns that the san leandro hospital is closing the emergency room to reopen at as a

rehabilitation center. 4,500 nurses are expected to participate in this walkout on may 1st at hospitals throughout the bay area, including alta bates, eden medical center, and in san mateo. talk about the rain starting our day. how long will it last? checking in with christina loren. >> those microclimates giving me a time this morning. depends on where you're waking up. the south bay, where you're seeing the showers and the east bay, as well. i wanted to show you this beautiful live shot, though, of the clouds moving so quickly you can actually watch them with a naked eye this morning. you see that vividly from san francisco as that storm system pulls out of the area. all works out like this. still had some lingering activity around fremont, the western facing slopes surrou surrounding san jose. and that'll be the case through the next few hours. by about 9:00 a.m., mostly clear

conditions and sunshine across the bay area. it all works out like this. steady drizzle for today with pretty heavy low clouds especially along the peninsula. gradual clearing this afternoon, and then a much warmer weekend to look forward to. temperatures today, though, cool enough to keep that sweater on just about all day long. we'll hit about 60 degrees at 4:00 p.m., inland, 59 by the bay and 57 degrees by the coast. your seven-day outlook paints the picture for the weekend showing you which day is better for outdoor activities. that's in my next report. first, let's check the drive with mike. >> yeah, that weather, spring mix this morning. we're looking over here to 580. a new accident we told you about westbound at spring town or your first street exit there. now, it's over on the shoulder, moved quickly there, but it's enough to trigger a little bit more slowing. we'd typically see this pattern anyway, but watch for the activity. 24 minutes now out of the altamont pass over to the dublin interchange. despite that activity we saw on the map for 680 coming through fremont, no major slowing through through sunol and the area, but a build-up northbound

101 from 680 up to 880. that's the volume you see. no incidents, slick roads, just be careful there, guys. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:08. $250 million rapid transit bus project barrelling forward. ac transit has approved plans for a rapid transit line to speed a bus service through oakland and san leandro. buses will arrive every five minutes in new bus only lanes will be elevated with loading platforms along much of that route. construction is set to begin in 2014 with buses up and running by 2016. laura, plans to develop attractive land now on hold in the east bay because of the occupy movement. uc berkeley owns ten acres known as the gill tract. a handful of protesters have been camping out there all week long protesting plans to build senior housing along with a whole foods store on a portion of that land. the university now asking the city to postpone its

consideration of the plan because of the campers there. two schools now saved in a community trying to rebuild after the deadly san bruno explosion. they will remain open at least until november. community members say it's especially important to keep cresmore open because it was near the area destroyed by the explosion. parents are asking the board to use some of the money from a $70 million settlement with pg & e to keep the schools open permanently. and there's proof this morning of what exactly caused that loud boom over the weekend. nasa scientists suspecting it was a meteor entering the atmosphere. well, a man from arizona says he found something to back that up. small pieces in the sierra. the expert says it was likely the size of a small minivan when it streaked through the sky. but by the time it got down here to earth, it was nothing more than pebbles. >> for about six hours and

pulled in here and parked and was walking along the road and, bam, there it was. >> and bam, here it is. ward says the meteorite may be older than our sun. about 50 fall to the earth each and every year, but most of them end up out in the ocean or just in unpopulated areas. 6:10, still to come on "today in the bay," aubrey huff taking time off forage ang agn order. the tsa speeding up security. process for employees at major airports. what it could mean for bay area's airports coming up next. and the restaurant in coopertino you cannot go to. coming up. and a live look outside from the south bay. those clouds hanging on as the rain is through the south bay. christina loren keeping her eye on these microclimates across the bay area. 6:10. check in with christina saying about those microclimates and the news and traffic and all sorts of good things including

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and this is a live look outside. you can see the rain still coming down. making for a slick commute. take it easy as you're headed out the door this morningment live look outside 280 and the south bay. 6:13. and brand new this morning, the security administration making changes. marla tellez in the newsroom with all of the information. >> good morning. within the last hour, the associated press reporting the tsa has decided to give the world's busiest passenger airport permission to issue security i.d.s to workers before background checks are even completed. now the airport being granted this loophole is hartsfield jackson atlanta international. waiting for the results of a security threat assessment

delays the hiring process. this decision begs the question, will other airports demand the same process? and i'm keeping an eye on the massacre trial underway in oslo, norway today. developing today, emotional testimony from survivors taking the stand against confessed murderer breivik. the 33-year-old admits to killing 77 people in norway last summer. a 24-year-old woman testifying today she was just 23 feet from the bombing outside a government building. she was left in a coma for a month and woke with amnesia. the key issue for the court to decide is whether breivik is mentally competent. now to the ukraine. dozens of people gathering to recognize the worst nuclear disaster in history. 26 years ago today, the reactor explosion at chernobyl. experts say the radiation affects a bad explosion about 400 times more potent than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. now to this day, laura, officials say about 5 million

people remain in what have been termed contaminated territories. >> hard to believe it's been that many years. 6:15 right now. a man with ties to hercules is in jail this morning accused of kidnapping his son. they face charges including kidnapping and endangering the welfare of the child. police say they took stone's 5-year-old son porter. the boy is waiting for a heart transplant and needs medication through an i.v. police say porter is doing well this morning. and we have some new information this morning following the rescue of five people from an suv that were dangling over an overpass. a 66-year-old woman pulled from that suv, unfortunately, has died from head injuries. crews pulled that woman along with three more adults and a child from that suv along interstate 805 on wednesday. construction workers had to use a forklift to keep the vehicle from falling into the ravine.

the suv had hit another vehicle, overturned several times before finally slamming into that concrete rail. this took about two hours to get all five people out of the car. a popular east bay summer program could be at risk of sinking thanks to a thief. someone towed away a trailer two weeks ago from aquatic park in berkeley. inside that trailer, dozens of kayaks used during summer camp. the boosters say the equipment is not insured and there's no money in the budget to replace them. the kayaks are valued at $450 to $2,000 each. it's rough going for aubrey huff, but he's expected to return to san francisco this week. the manager revealing huff is on the 15-day disabled list so he can receive treatment for anxiety. he says huff has seen a specialist down in florida for that condition and that treatment will continue in san francisco. now dr. sonia kim is a certified physician who has never treated

the baseball star, but she says she has seen the impact of anxiety on her patients. >> anyone who suffers from chronic constant worrying or nervousness, loss of concentration, poor concentration, sleep disturbance that affects your daily living activities. >> and we can tell you huff isn't the only major league baseball player on record that has had to deal with this disorder. at least four others including don trel willis has taken time off for anxiety. the giants will play against votto, giants are coming off a loss to the reds. they tied the game at two heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. a wild pitch from jeremy, opens the door for the reds to score 3-2, reds. later hits a line drive to center, reds score again, 4-2 was the final. >> not a good day for the giants. 6:17 right now.

what kind of day are we having outside with all this rain? >> it's actually improving. giants back at home tomorrow and the weather will be nice. >> good. >> they usually do okay out at at&t park. let's take you outside right now and show you the city of san francisco. what i love about this picture is realtime weather happening as we speak. you can see those clouds with the naked eye moving because we've got gusty winds out there this morning, which means you could get caught by a pretty strong gust from time to time over local bridges. you want to keep that in mind. as the storm system exits, we have a lot of instability and that's what drives those winds. right now, though, the showers left over over the western facing foothills surrounding san jose, and 680 might be slick at this point because we have had a steady drizzle in that neck of the woods for the past half hour or so. mike's going to be along in just a minute updating you with everything you need to know before you head out that front door. 56 degrees in oakland, 55 in livermore, low pressure that came through yesterday now going to tap into that subtropical

moisture and pump rain into southern california. for us, the cold blast will move in today behind a cold front that's going to bring about breezy conditions, it'll be cool, you'll need that sweater all day long. but by tomorrow, we're talking spring-like conditions. in fact, a little bit warmer than our seasonal averages. you can see from the future cast, we stop that clock at 11:00 a.m. when we meet back here for the broadcast, mostly dry at that point. and you'll want to tune in today because i'll be live with the san jose giants and hundreds of kids from the south bay as we celebrate education day out there. 3:00 p.m. thursday. stop that clock yet again. mostly clear over the bay area getting a lot of sunshine at that time and the sunshine stays all the way through friday and the upcoming weekend. 62 in san jose, 66 in los gatos, down from the upper 70s we had yesterday, but tomorrow, the 70s return, a breezy day. saturday, sunday, the winds relax, we warm you back up, the sun comes out and we have a high uv index on sunday. keep that in mind if you'll be headed to the beach. great beach weather.

hey, we're watching over here. christina, you talked about 680 getting hit. coming down through sunol, no disturbance or any speed issues. if you lower the speeds, it might be advisable. watching this incident, northbound 880 coming past thornton avenue. we do have an accident now. one car sounds like sideways, maybe a spinout there. blocking two right lanes heading north past thornton. we'll track that. meanwhile, as you're moving further north, slowing at the castro valley "y," and tad bit off 880 heading toward the bridge. a live look shows you the conditions we're dealing with. the note says -- used to say slippery roads, now it has been cleared. the roads starting to dry off. low clouds might be an issue for that fog and mist, guys. back to you. >> thank you, mike. here's a question, how important is apple to the south bay? business and tech reporter scott mcgrew says so important that the fact it's building a new cafeteria becomes news.

>> good morning. apple, jon, would like to tear down an old japanese restaurant on the corner in coopertino. here it is to build a brand new two-story restaurant just for its own employees. now the company went before the coopertino planning commission asking for permission. apple will also have to take out 27 trees which it says it will replace. the first day of trading for south san francisco's envivio was a bit of a debacle, shares sank 56%. this less than a week after a different bay area company doubled in its first day. so what do we take away from this? well, possibly that investors are being rational. we're not seeing ipo fever. everybody jumping into a stock just because it's a new stock. well, football fans, your twitter record set during the super bowl has been beaten by the other kind of football. fans watching the soccer match barcelona versus chelsea set a new record for the number of tweets per second. 13,684.

another record, the brazilian player known as kaka now has 10 million twitter followers. he's so excited this morning. we are at 10 million. thank you, to celebrate i'll make a twitcam, soon i'll send an update about the schedule, thanks. we took an informal poll from the with omen in the newsroom a they would like more pictures of kaka. >> thank you very much. we'll tweet that out. 6:22 right now. the fed delivers some good news for the economy. but there's still a lot of on obstacles. details next in a live report fr om washington.

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6:25. there is some encouraging news about the economy this morning. the federal reserve predicts unemployment will slow this year, but there is something that could pose a risk to economic growth. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with more on the new outlook. good morning. good morning. that's something that could pose a significant risk to the economy is inaction by congress. the federal reserve said if congress doesn't do something to stop income taxes from going up, social security taxes from going up, automatic budget cuts from kicking in, all of it this year, then we could look at a significant risk to an improving economy. they boosted their outlook this

week saying economic growth may hit 2.9% this year. that's pretty good. unemployment could drop to 7.8% nationwide. we know it's quite a bit higher than that in california. fed chair ben bernanke thinks it's premature to declare victory, but they do want to keep rates low to support that economy. now here on capitol hill, one of the big challenges to that is high gas prices. they'll be talking about that in the hearing here today. and also tomorrow there's a vote on student loans trying to keep those student loans rate low. laura? >> thanks for the update, tracie. christina loren, let's find out how wet we have to get before we get that sunshine this weekend. >> just really depends where you're waking up. good morning. we've got showers coming down in the south bay, but san francisco getting a little sunshine this morning, sunrise with 6:21, it's now 6:26. and we're looking good. the situation dramatically

improving north of the golden gate bridge. we'll tell you where the showers are headed coming up. let's check your drive first with mike. >> we'll take you to 680 where we have debris, scaffolding reported. no slowing at the scene. it will watch one car has hit this but no other incidents reported. and down to the south bay for a live look, christina talked about the rain coming down through the area. and here we see it, slick roadways, and mist and water kicking up off the tires. back to you. >> thanks, mike. it is 6:27 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," b.a.r.t. moving forward with a big change for commuters today. find out how it could affect you coming up in a live report. plus, developing news overnight. the dea at the scene of a poss the east bay. a live report is next. ♪

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new this morning, an unmarked warehouse in east oakland is the scene of a major marijuana bust. coming up, i'll tell you what else police found inside.

police right now looking for three men for a pair of attacks they're calling a hate crime. we'll have the details coming up. and what's in store for the next generation of the b.a.r.t. rail cars? i'm bob redell. we'll show you coming up live. and i'm christina loren live in the nbc bay area weather center. the showers are winding down, but those winds are now picking up. we'll let you know before you head out that front door and face those elements what's to come next. looking at 580, the earlier accident has cleared, but as christina said, the skies have not. and look, all these folks are on their way. a look at your thursday commute coming up. and a dreary golden gate bridge hoping for a warm-up on this thursday, april 26th, this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody,

thank you very much for joining us on this friday eve. time is 6:31, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. keep the umbrella handy. >> and keep that positive outlook handy, as well. a great weekend shaping up, just one more rough commute to get through this morning. as you can see, showers still concentrated over the south bay. most of the bay area now getting a dry break. an opportunity for your roads to dry out. we do have some very gusty winds starting to settle into the bay area. i'll let you know how long we'll be dealing with those conditions and just how warm that weekend looks coming up 6:31. we're following news this morning, some breaking news, a major pot operation busted up overnight in the east bay. nearly a dozen people right now in custody. and oakland police are still hauling away mountains of evidence. christie smith is live at that warehouse where police and the dea have descended upon the accident out there and are still wrapping up things out there we're being told.

>> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, jon. they wrapped up a little while ago, but i've got to tell you, this is a really unassuming warehouse we're talking about. no signs on it at all. police say there was no front business here. it was all about growing marijuana. they say this is one of the biggest operations they've ever seen. more than 1,000 plants were seized this morning rolled out in a truck. i got close to take pictures with my iphone and i have to tell you the smell of marijuana was quite strong this morning. here's what we know. investigators say that this investigation has been going on for about two months, then last night it came to a head with the bust. s.w.a.t. teams, 33 officers rammed the front metal gate, they used flash bang grenades to get inside. this is an industrial area at 89th avenue and g street in east oakland. 11 people arrested including one woman, one person was arrested nearby police say with a gun on him. multiple weapons, they say seized inside. they also say there was dogs in

here, pit bulls, growing equipment, lots of lights, investigators say this goes way beyond a street level operation. this is big. the sergeant in charge was asked if this was tied to medicinal marijuana. he said there were no signs of that at all inside. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." three men linked to a pair of hate crimes in san francisco. take a look at these police sketches. officers say these men yelled homophobic words at their victims before attacking them. police say the first victim was attacked march 29th at 2:30 in the morning on castro street. the second attack happened more than a week later at 10:40 at night. well, the oldest rail fleet in the entire country is in for an overhaul. today b.a.r.t. announcing the front-runner for a $2.5 billion contract to build the next generation of cars. bob redell is live onboard right

now with what all this means for commuters. hey, bob. >> reporter: well, it'll be a better riding experience to work. good morning to you. yeah, the oldest fleet of rail cars in the country. these are approximately 40 years old and talking to some of the people today, they are tired of it being so run down, in their opinion. sir, what about you? you said you're a regular rider. what could be something you would change? >> well, i've seen the new seats online and they look pretty cool. the new design -- >> what's wrong with what you're sitting in right now? >> well -- you know, i don't -- i'm okay with it. the new seats i've seen is that they're eliminating one of the armchairs. >> so you like that? you have more elbow room. >> a lot -- >> you don't like that? >> no, i like that. >> reporter: i know another complaint is the cleanliness issue. people saying the newer seats would be easier to clean, also a little bit higher off the ground so it's easier to sit down if

you don't like having your knees up in your chest. which would give you more room to stow luggage. they also have digital signs on the new cars to tell you which station is the next station. right now you don't have that. you just have the voice over your head telling you what's coming up next. here's an artist rendering of the design from a canadian company. that's who the b.a.r.t. staff is recommending to the board today that they choose them to build this new fleet of cars at a cost of $2.5 billion, up to 775 cars. and they're coming in about $184 million cheaper than the next highest bidder. the next highest bidder is a french company and not content with this decision. yes, they're coming in higher, but saying we promise to use more american made components. they're telling us today they're going to have a significant announcement at this board meeting. what that is, whether it'll have any affect on staff decision, hard to say.

we won't know for a couple of hours. and the board will wait until next month to decide yea or nay if they go with that company. reporting live here at union city station here on b.a.r.t., bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. 6:36 right now. congress is set to vote on a plan to keep interest rates on popular student loan programs from doubling. john boehner says the vote will happen friday. president obama's pushing for an interest rate freeze on the stafford loans which doubles july 1st. but republicans and democrats certainly torn about what to do about it. >> the republican bill up for a vote tomorrow would pay for lower student loan rates by slashing funds from president obama's health plan. well, the parents of a high school sophomore in redwood city right now suing that school because he was kicked out of class for cheating. the teen was removed from the

honors english class at sequoia high school after allegedly copying homework. they signed an academic honesty pledge at the beginning of the school year and this punishment is justified. the parents say the wording of the agreement was inaccurate. a hearing on this is set for may 17th. a rainy start to our day. we want to check in with christina loren. keeping an eye on microclimates for us. >> yeah, given the time this morning, laura. 6:37. good morning. as you make your way out that front door this morning, this is a beautiful sunrise we're getting over the city by the bay. not so much the case, we have overcast conditions in the south and east bay with showers lingering. just to the east of san jose over the western-facing foothills and you can see a little thunderstorm just develop there. most of the activity is now clearing as a result as that system pulls out of the bay area, we have some really gusty winds starting to pick up, and that will be a factor for the first part of the day. as you can see, they're sustained. out of the west at 15 miles per hour with gusts locally heavier

at 30 miles per hour especially over the open-water bridges where you lack that friction. you want to keep that in mind. the winds will continuously pick up through the next few hours as that system races into southern california. steady drizzle certainly going to be a factor until at least 9:00 a.m. with heavy low clouds out there. gradual clearing this afternoon, cool and breezy, then we have a much warmer weekend shaping up. 60, 4:00 p.m. inland. let's check your drive with mike. >> we're going to show that area of sunol where you're talking about 680 getting hit with rain and drizzle earlier, the low clouds continue and the wet roads evident there. so slick conditions could play a factor to your drive. a little slowing southbound throughout sunol and pleasanton. back to the maps, we'll show you these folks coming off the dublin interchange. also slow getting to the interchange, 27 minutes, but slow spread out throughout the tri-valley. castro valley's all right, the slow down, as well and 880 heading toward the san mateo bridge. back to you. thank you very much. 6:38.

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welcome back, everyone. a live look outside. those microclimates hitting the bay area this morning. rain in some spots, clearing in others. we'll have a look at the all-important weekend forecast. 6:45. and new this morning, do you remember that horrific deadly pilot crash on a florida interstate that took place early this year? well, a new report just released is kind of scary. it says somebody made a mistake when they actually gave the green light to reopen that roadway. "today in the bay" live in our newsroom with the details. good morning, marla. >> that crash killed 11 people in january and involved at least a dozen cars. the cause, low visibility because of fog and smoke. and just into our newsroom, a florida state report says a highway patrol lieutenant who ordered interstate 75 to reopen despite terrible visibility had no formal training in opening and reopening roads. the report concludes troopers made errors, but found no criminal violations.

well, another major wildfire burning this morning in a state not accustomed to such disasters. check out this video out of michigan. night video of the flames lighting up the northern lower peninsula. so far at least 1,500 acres have burned and about 50 homes are under evacuation orders. the good news is, no reports of any injuries. and in our last hour, i showed you the graphic protests taking place today in south korea. government officials in seoul getting violent with the cut-out of north korean leader kim jong-un. meanwhile, an interesting twist by the associated press just releasing these photos of what appears to be a missile in north korea. analysts say the authenticity of this missile is questionable. some even saying this missile is fake. now, officials say this only adds more doubt to north korea's military capabilities.

>> thank you. 6:47, the "today" show coming up next, matt lauer shows us what they're working on this morning. good morning, coming up on a thursday here on "today," a new search being held for a ft. bragg soldier who vanished nearly two weeks ago. we'll have an exclusive live interview with that woman's husband. and then a catholic schoolteacher who claims she was fired for using in vitro fertilization for trying to get pregnant. and rosie o'donnell is back with our "today's" professional and she'll join donny and star jones and we'll talk about reaction to her comments on tuesday about lindsay lohan's new movie role. all that and much more on a thursday morning right here on "today." >> thanks, matt. and it's 6:47 right now. looks like you've been taking your wheaties and eating your gatorade. >> i eat all the spinach like

popeye. the sound you're hearing this morning is that fog horn if you're waking up in san francisco as we do have low clouds still hanging out. thick enough to generate a steady drizzle along 280 up and down the peninsula. getting reports from my facebook viewers that, yeah, they had to use the windshield wipers all the way up from san francisco from san jose. so keep that in mind. throughout the day today, the showers are going to continue to clear. right now, the greater bay area is nice and dry as i widened out and show you the look. got that realtime doppler radar in action here and it's not finding any moisture at this point except for just in the south bay getting ready to move out. what happens is that system does pull out as we have gusty winds starting to pick up. and these winds are going to continuously increase throughout the day with gusty winds gusting to about 30 miles per hour from time to time. but i wanted to show you your future cast because the situation is greatly improving as we speak and it's going to continuously improve by about 11:00 a.m. getting mostly dry conditions and a few breaks of sunshine up in the north bay, south bay, still have a little bit of cloud cover lingering

over san francisco. but by 3:00 p.m., mostly sunny conditions over the greater bay area. so that sun comes back out today and it stays out. now one thing we will have to deal with, our windy conditions. i'll stop the clock on your future cast at 4:00 p.m. today. and you can see here some of the pink and red coming in, that's gusty winds shaping up through the higher elevations of the east bay. you know the oakland hills, keep that in mind and san jose, your higher elevations, as well, and the foothills, those will certainly gust later on today. winds will be a factor today and tomorrow, temps, though, will climb from the 60s today to 72 degrees by tomorrow. and we're going to keep you climbing all the way through sunday up to 81 degrees, peak warmth, lots of sunshine, great beach weather. great weekend to get outdoors and work on that garden, as well, as we had a high pollen count earlier in the week. now that pollen level has dropped. that's the good news, we're expecting the pollen levels to creep back up over the course of our dry weekend. but check your drive at 6:49 with mike. >> hey, folks, we'll take you to the south bay with the build, the volume continues to build so

we have more slowing now northbound 101. 87, 85 anywhere north of 17. and 280 at the interchange, as well. showing a big build-up over the last few minutes. there you go for your south bay commute. slow also getting down here 680 jams up as you're coming through pleasanton and sunol. earlier rain complicating things a bit. slick conditions, but no major incidents there or coming off 580 or the tri-valley. a smooth drive over towards castro valley and the y. hayward shows slowing as well as san leandro. a little early for this amount of slowing. 880 all the way down into union city for the speeds into the 40s and below. live look at the san mateo bridge and we'll look at the conditions. we still have a little moisture on the roadways, still the on and off ramps still an issue as the sun comes up, continues to dry things out. no delays or incidents oen the peninsula, but 280 was getting a good amount of rain or drizzle, at least. you'll use those wipers if they're on steady, keep those headlights on. 6:50, we continue to follow developing news this morning. oakland police and the dea

busting a major pot operation. christie smith joins us live at the warehouse where nearly a dozens arrests were already made. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. there's not one sign on this building. police say there was no front business here if you will. this was all about growing marijuana. this morning, oakland police came in. i want to show you what the gate looked like. they rammed it, had a s.w.a.t. team out here to try to get inside. they used flash bang grenades, as well, at a warehouse. this is an industrial area. started about 9:00 last night. police are saying it's one of the biggest marijuana growing operations that they've ever seen. more than 1,000 marijuana plants seized from here, 11 people arrested including one woman. multiple weapons seized, dogs inside, pit bulls police tell us, lights, growing equipment. police say this goes way beyond a local street-level operation here in oakland.

much bigger than that. an officer was asked if he thought this might be a medicinal marijuana operation. and he said he looked around and didn't see any signs of that. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." and this morning, the feds targeting two north bay pot dispensaries. the green door wellness education center and the green tiger collective sit side by side in novato. federal prosecutors filing paperwork to seize those properties. green tiger tells the marin i.j. it will shut down. the green door says it will stay open at least for now. well, an autopsy being performed in the coming days on a body found in bodega bay. it could be the remains of a sailor killed in the yacht cr h crash. a badly decomposed body was spotted floating in bodega bay on tuesday. the sonoma county sheriff's department says this was a man appearing to be in the water for about two weeks.

the crash threw five people overboard, four of those crew members are still reported missing. 6:53. b.a.r.t.'s aging fleet of cars getting closer to the end of the line. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live onboard with the steps being taken today towards handing out $2.5 billion contract to build the next generation of cars. looks like the commuters are with you, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. the canadian company will be the ones to build the new fleet of rail cars, up to 775 of them to replace these cars right here which are some of the oldest in the country if not the oldest at 40 years old. sir, you said you've been able to take a look at the design, new design, what do you think? >> i'm not that impressed. looks like the transit with plastic seats. >> reporter: but the argument is the seats would be easier to clean. >> that's true, they could take a fire hose and take out the --

>> but you're saying you'd like to have the old cars you're seeing right now. >> i'm hoping by the time the cars come in, i won't be working by then. >> so they would be producing these cars at a cost of $2.5 billion. you can see the artist rendering of the exteriors of what the new cars would look like. and their bid came in at about $184 million lower than the next highest bidder. the next highest is a french company. i bring them because they're not content with the decision, the staff recommendation. they're saying, look, yes, we're costing more but we're using more american-made parts. as a result of the recommendation today, they say they will make a significant announcement at the board meeting a few hours from now. today the staff will recommend and next month the board will decide whether to give it a thumbs up or thumb down. reporting live here on b.a.r.t., bob redell, "today in the bay." >> best interview of the day.

i also hope i'm not working by the time it's finished. a $200 million rapid transit bus project barrelling forward, as well. approving plans for a rapid transit line to speed the bus service through oakland and san leandro. the new nine-mile line includes bus-only lanes, an elevated loading platforms. construction set to begin in 2014 with buses up and running by 2016. it's an unwelcome decoration in some san jose neighborhoods, we're talking about graffiti. last year the city laid off employees and outsourced its graffiti clean-up program to save money. the city now pays the company for each square foot of graffiti they clean up. taxpayers aren't getting exactly what they've paid for. here's a preview of tonight's nbc bay area investigative unit exclusive. >> reporter: we pulled city records, more than 25,000 work orders to see exactly how your money is being spent.

so how much did the company charge to remove these stickers? >> all of those sign stickers are 5 square feet. >> well, a sign is -- i'm not an expert on square footage. >> neither are we. but we do know this mailbox isn't 205 square feet. and how many trees have you seen covered in 25 square feet of paint? according to records, this is one of them. >> it's not what we paid for. >> does it make you made to see this? >> oh, yeah -- i'm disgusted. >> if there's ever anything you feel is inaccurate, we'd be more than happy to follow up. >> that's not supposed to be my job. that's supposed to be your job. >> correct. >> and tonight at 11:00 p.m., we're going to show you more of the company's records and do your own measurements of how much graffiti they say they abated. and why didn't the city catch it? hear about the explanation tonight at 11:00 p.m. on nbc bay area news. and in palo alto, police called in for a different kind of graffiti case.

a store manager's sign spotted two students riding on his parking lot. the boys were scribbling poetry in chalk as part of a class project to display their work in public. after confronting them, the manager called police. the students were not cited, but they were reminded they were on private property. police say the work is not considered vandalism because the chalk can be easily washed away. 6:57. startling new admissions from rupert murdoch this morning. scott mcgrew with the latest. >> murdoch, laura, admitting this morning there had indeed been a cover-up at his "news of the world" newspaper and he shut down the newspaper out of a sense of panic. murdoch says he failed, those are his words, because he didn't pay enough attention to the accusations of hacking by his employees. now murdoch runs a media empire that spans from british newspapers to the "wall street journal" and fox news channel. now speaking of fox news, former

fox news employee joe mudo says he was served with a search warrant in his new york city home. investigators took his laptop and his iphone. he had a short career as a mole in the fox news organization sending information critical of the channel to bloggers. back to you. >> thank you very much. well, you can expect plenty of guest stars on tonight's live episode of "30 rock." the cast led by tina fey and alec baldwin. they'll perform inside saturday night live studios. there will be an east coast and a west coast version. so they'll do it twice live. "30 rock" airing tonight live 8:30 right here on nbc bay area. and to think we do 2 1/2 hours live every morning. all right. time to check in with live meteorologist christina loren. >> and we do have a studio audience, as well. much, much smaller. good morning to you. you are our audience out there. and what you need to know is we

do have slick conditions. make sure you give yourself plenty of extra time, travel cautiously out there. those showers are now racing into southern california. we're getting a nice, dry break. temperatures will be on the cool side today. tomorrow, we hit the 70s. we'll have that forecast when we meet back here. 6:59, check your drive. >> well, we should show folks the conditions out there. low clouds hanging out, missed on the windshields and we have now a big slowdown northbound 280. this is the last of the major northbound routes through san jose to show the slowing in effect as you're passing by 880. and another live look out that shows you the golden gate bridge. the low clouds, coming through the north bay, as well. along the peninsula and doyle drive shuts down tomorrow at 8:00. >> that's right. thank you very much, mike. 6:59 right now. a local news update at 7:25. >> and every half hour after that. keep it going. you and me. have a great day. we'll see you again tomorrow. >> that's right. thank you very much.