frigid as it has been. we are seeing more of the upper 30s at this hour than any day so far this week. 38 in san francisco to start 38 in oakland. as we head through the morning hours a breeze helps temperatures from dropping off. that and more before we hit sunrise, the coldest point of the day. however, the big story in the weather department, the warm-up. potential 70s around the corner. we'll tell you when that goes into play. good morning, mike. >> we are looking at a nice easy drive on the peninsula. 101 showing a few cars past the university avenue exit. northbound with the headlightses. doesn't matter which direction. they're the same. the sensors show that creeping up. yellow. but 60 is the speed at their worst. i have circled the dunnbarton bridge. left lane from the newark side. no major issues.

the upper deck, two lanes blocked coming past treasure island. slowing in the zone there. no major surprise getting into or out of the city. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you, mark. we have dramatic video from central london where two people are dead after a helicopter goes crashing down into the street during the morning rush hour. scotland yard says the helicopter hit a construction crane in thick fog then burst into flames hitting two cars below. the crash sending people running in every direction. >> it was a lot of people running about. i didn't know what was going on. it was madness. >> a very scary scene. it's not clear if anyone on the ground was hurt in this crash. police say the crash doesn't appear to be terrorism related. but the exact cause remains

under investigation. >> this morning, police are looking for a man who tried to wrestle a toddler out of her mother's arms in her own front yard. the attempted abduction happened around 5:30 last night on the 200 block near white. her daughter was playing outside with her siblings when a stranger approached, made a comment about the little girl that made the mother uncomfortable, so she picked her up. the man then grabbed the girl's legs and tried to pull her daughter away from her. the mother escaped with the girl and called police. the suspect took off. he's described as a hispanic man wearing a red basketball hat, blue jeans. the mother said he smelled like automotive oil. officers canvassing the area for witnesses to the crime and anyone with information in this case is urged to call police. >> after hours of heated debate

over how to protect oakland the safety commission votes yes to bring in extra help but says no to bill bratton, a controversial figure at the center of the contract. members say his reputation is toxic. nbc bay area reports. >> hundreds of people at an oakland public safety meeting boo police chief jordan. >> let the public speak. >> stopping the chief from explaining why he supports spending $250,000 to hire bill bratton for advice on how to help violent crime in oakland. >> if you don't need to hear what he has to say, have jordan buy the book on amazon. improvement but will deliver the stop and frisk policy they say leads to racial profiling. >> let's invest in public welfare. let's invest $250,000 in jobs,

in education. let's invest $250,000 in social services. or why don't we take that $250,000 and find a consultant that can figure out why the oakland police department can't stop killing unarmed black and brown men? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: some voiced hopes for a safer oakland and support for bratton but were drowned out. >> opp has challenges on the enforcement side, massive challenges -- [ shouting ] >> reporter: chief jordan says he supports the plan to hire bratton but won't agree to a plan that puts the public trust and civil liberties at risk. >> it's up to me to implement it. how and if i do it is on my shoulders. >> seemingly he's the right man for the job but only for a few months. this morning san jose's police chief was working on his number one priority.

>> as i'm doing now, it's to update and talk to the rank and file and let them know about myself and who i am and that i'm committed. i'm here to represent that. >> larry is a 27-year veteran of the police force. they hope his experience will boost morale in a department hit hard by cut backs and rising crime. he's not interested in taking over full time. current chief moore will retire friday. >> meantime in san francisco its police department thinks it knows who b robbed a woman and killed her dog last month. police identifying 35-year-old ma reese barrett. police say he robbed a woman as e she got out of the car. investigators say he grabbed her 12-year-old pekingese dog named roxy and threw the dog into traffic.

roxy died hours later at an animal hospital. if you know anything about his whereabouts, call san francisco police. >> the small community of gault is mourning the death of an officer killed in the line of duty. a man well known in the bay area as well. it is 30 miles south of sacramento on highway 99, halfway to stockton. a burglar shot an officer tuesday morning. the suspect killed himself. than is a veteran of the police department and says the first on duty casualty since it was formed in 1946. the 35-year-old works with his canine partner named yaro. they were ambassadors in northern california and in the bay area. than seen here at local events raised money for police dogs and getting them bullet proof vests. >> the dream gets worse for the dreamliner from boeing. the new jet grounded by two

major airlines after another runway emergency yesterday. an international story with local impact. bay area passengers now scrambling to make plans this morning. stephanie truong reports on the impact. >> reporter: passengers rushed off the dreamliner down emergency slides. this video shot from inside the cabin. pilots of the 787 forced to make an emergency landing in western japan. a cockpit message warned of battery problems, the latest in a series of issues that included a fire, wiring problem and fuel leaks. no injuries have been reported. the transport ministry categorized it as a serious incident that could have led to an accident. ana and japan airlines voluntarily grounded their dreamliners for inspection. ana operates 17. japan airlines, 7.

the alarming incident comes four days after ana's inaugural flight to japan. on board, norman manetta, secretary of transportation and san jose native. manetta addressed the dreamliner and the federal investigation. >> you can't sweep it under the rug. you have to deal with it. that's what d.o.t. and f.a.a. are doing. >> reporter: what remains unclear is when they will be cleared again. san jose is banking on the 70 plus million dollars pumped into the airport and local economy each year. nbc, bay area news. >> the forecast now with christina loren. it's bad when 36 is a warm-up. >> wow. >> it is going to be dreamy later today, keeping with the theme. temperatures in the 60s in some cities. we have a good-looking rebound. another cold start. however, with that said i'm happy to report this is the

first morning in four days we don't have a freeze warning in place. 38 degrees in san francisco. although it's not that much warmer. 30 in napa. 28 degrees in navado. throughout the day we have a nice rebound. high pressure building in quickly. you have to take the good with the bad. as temperatures come up, the air quality is suffering. it's a spare the air day. we'll put it on the table right off the bat. so if the wood burning stove isn't your only source of heat, please postpone the fire until maybe, i would say we'll get better air quality tomorrow. a stronger on shore flow. temperatures will be comfortable. 61 degrees in fremont. 60 today in san francisco. santa cruz will be the warmest city not just today but the next few days. we are talking about the mid 70s possible as we get into this weekend. we have a good-looking warm-up headed our way for the last few days of january. all the way through the 26th of january.

staying nice and dry. then the storm track comes back. we have a lot to talk about. when we get to the seven-day forecast, that's coming up. mike? >> the roadways are moving smoothly now. no actives or incidents reported as far as blocking freeways. so here's 880 through the area. the tail lights will slow a little bit. on the maps from the bottom of the screen approaching the overpass and moving north we have a construction zone. slowing going on there as well as the arrow pointing southbound between 980 and 16th, another construction zone. road crews take away two lanes. that should clear over the next hour. for 880 south through hayward and union city this is one of your first slow downs for the commute. it's moving nicely. 580 going to the right. we see yellow through the valley. only down to 70. here's the lonely north bay.

back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 4:42. still ahead, whale watchers get more than they bargained for off the coast of southern california. wait until you see the rare sight that was caught on tape. >> also ahead, a silent killer hitting high levels in south bay cities. we'll let you know where. >> and stopping pill thieves. how technology could help stop a rise in pharmacy robberies.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> welcome back, everyone. a good wednesday morning to you. if you were up early with us, here is a live look outside. overlooking san jose, we'll check the forecast with christina in a bit. 4:45. >> time to check the markets and trading around the world. plus news about seniors and their spending habitses. the rest of the news before the bell, let's check in with seema mody. >> good morning, john. let's look at futures lower at the moment as we get big earnings from the likes of jpmorgan and goldman sachs. the big day for financial stocks in terms of how we ended yesterday, stocks advanced

yesterday with the dow extending the winning streak to five days and the s&p 500 hitting a five-year high. we have data on prices, industrial production and watch out for that. the dow rising and the nasdaq slipping to close at 31.10. older americans are relying more on their credit card as a financial safety net and are paying down less debt. last year low and middle income people aged 50 or older had an average balance of $1,278 compared with a $6,258 for the younger generation. older people managed to cut balances by 16% from 2008 to 2012. the under 50 group paid off 37% of their credit card debt over that same period. credit experts warn cards should be a convenience, not an additional paycheck. good lesson. >> thank you very much.

>> surf is up, we think. the window could be opening on the big wave contest near half moon bay. certain weather conditions have to line up just right in order to call the contest. organizers say sunday could be the day when they knew more tomorrow. the they need the wind to communicate. they decide on the day and notify world class surfers who have to get to half moon bay from wherever they are in the world. >> the water is cold. >> the bay area quality management offering a spare the air alert. you cannot burn wood, solid logs or fuel indoors or out for 24 hours. this marks the spare the air number four, so far this winter. >> not bad if you don't need that heat this morning. want to check in with christina. she has a look at the forecast.

>> this is your only source of heat, you will need it. it is cold. the frost we have, your vehicle won't be iced over this morning. you may find patchy frost and this morning, i can tell you it's cold out there. only a couple of degrees more on the mild side than yesterday. we don't have wind picking up yet. that will be the case later today. that means temperatures can come up. a nice offshore flow bringing temperatures into the 60s. 38 in san francisco. 34 this morning in san jose. 30 in concord. 31 in livermore. one degree away from freezing. we were in the 20s yesterday. there is a spare the air alert in place. however the worst air quality is in the north bay. central bay getting off easy with good air quality. central and east bay in the moderate range. if you have asthma, respiratory issues in the north bay, postpone or limit your activities. better once we get on shore flow. that's what the surfers hope for

with the mavericks contest as well. high pressure builds in through the next couple of days. that means temperatures will climb as well. if we see that competition take place and the chance is slight, i'm talking temperatures in the mid 60s. right on the beach this weekend. that bodes well for surfers who have to go out in the cold water and the people who want to watch them. surf will be up. 6 is in fremont. want to spend time with the seven-day forecast. we have warmer weather on the way. look at thursday into friday. temperatures climb to the mid 60s. by sunday, upper 60s. warmer spots across the bay area. we'd keep that sweet stride for monday. into martin luther king, jr., kay, temperatures drop off. maybe getting rainfall. we'll talk more about it coming up. back to you. >> thank you very much, christina. the close knit community of petaluma is coming together to remember the teenager who froze to death in a tahoe snowbank.

alyssa burns's body was found four days after a new year's eve concert. now her friends are organizing a concert in her memory to raise money for a new missing children's program created by her father. friends booked the theater for february 23 and they are bringing in musical acts she loved. tickets are $20 on sale through the phoenix theater and local music stores. >> you can't see, smell or taste it. a dangerous amount of radon could be in your home. this morning the epa urging you to take action to get your home tested. radon comes from uranium through the soil and gets into the home through cracks in the foundation. in santa clara county the average amount is below the level necessary to take action. but we can tell you there are trouble spots out there. 25% of the homes in has gatas

show are a radon levels in the danger zone. in saratoga it's 16%. >> radon is everywhere. from a real estate perspective if you have a buyer from the east coast or midwest town it's very important for a realtor never to say we don't have radon in california. radon is everywhere. >> for the record the epa says radon is the leading cause of cancer death among nonsmokers in america. >> taking down pill thieveses with bait bottles. police plan to plant gps devices in fake pill bottles. the bait bottles will be mixed in with regular prescriptions to help police track down thieves. a major spike in pharmacy robberies across the country as demand on the black market rises for powerful painkillers. >> one night is apparently not enough. oprah's interview with lance armstrong will air in two parts starting tomorrow.

yesterday oprah described the two and a half hour interview with the disgraced former champ. armstrong was stripped of the seven toured france titles which he flat out denied for years. win friday said he confessed to taking performance enhancing drugs during his career. >> i went in prepared to have to dig, pull and reference. i didn't have to do that. he was pretty forthcoming. >> anti-doping officials want armstrong to admit his guilt under oath before considering whether to lift a lifetime sports ban against him. >> what will become of him now? >> a rare wildlife moment captured on video. still ahead, the whale migration off the california coast like you have never seen before. >> we have a wider look at the south bay and the approach coming up.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> this is something you don't see often. a gray whale enjoying the journey as it migrates to baja. it was all caught on tape. the video captured during a whale watching excursion off dana point. you can see the huge whale there feeling unusually playful. getting in the mood there hanging out with dolphins doing a deep sea dance party out there. the whale was rolling around, turning on its back while

playing out there with the pacific white-sided dolphin. the ocean version of social media. >> i guess. >> get your groove on. >> busy on the roadways? we'll let you check now with mike. >> about as busy as the video. maybe less. we are looking at fremont and 880. southbound with the headlights past the truck scales. you see them on the upper right-hand corner. two landmarks there. let me show you the south bay from fremont. 680 and 880 smooth to 101. an easy drive for the most part. here, 280 in both directions north and south. may be a road crew for a few minutes. the transition ramp from north 280 to 85 should be repoeng. you may want to hold off five or ten if you can. you want to watch us and give them time to clear. live look outside shows you the san mateo bridge.

easy with little traffic. we'll send it back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> it's 4:57. still ahead on "today in the bay" a toddler nearly snatched from her mother's arms. we'll let you know what happened in a san jose neighborhood that has police on the hunt for the suspect. >> plus, good plan, wrong man. why oakland's efforts to high a police consultant stirring up controversy among city leaders.

san jose police are investigating a scary kidnapping. the suspect is on the run today. they're asking for your help. good morning. i'm marla teyes with the story still ahead. >> a plan to spend a quarter million dollars on a consultant to help oakland deal with its crime problem brings out a chorus of boos last night. i'm kristy smith. coming up, why people were so upset. >> another cool start to the

day. watch out. you could find patchy fog and frost this morning. the big story is the warm-up. days away from the 70s. your forecast is moments away. >> in this cold morning, b the drive in the north bay got warmer. somebody offered help. we'll tell you what's going on there, coming up. >> as you get out of bed or maybe just get in for the night, looking to get over the hump. a live look over san francisco. chilly outside. dress accordingly on this wednesday, january 16. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >> it's 5:00. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm john kelly. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with a brazen kidnapping attempt in the south bay that has san jose police searching for a suspect this morning. officials say a manaudou tried to take a girl out of her mother's arms. marla spoke to police this morning and joins us live with the new