just behind the home where the damage is here. the coroner's presence means this has turned into a deadly fire. fire officials are not saying how many people died. now, we can tell you just a short time ago a van pulled up outside the home. a couple people got out. one person wrapped in a blanket. that person could be a survivor. i asked an officer on scene about that. he implied that at least one person did survive the flames. we do know for certain the fire was called in just before 11:30 last night. looks like it was contained to the back room of this home. inside the plaza delray complex on vienna drive near lawrence expressway and tazman. the backside is completely charred and gutted. we got a look at the home on the other side where the garage is. there are two cars quietly parked inside and are untouched. the flames doing all of the

damage in the backside of this home. the red cross also out here this morning presumably to help with the survivors. as for the cause and how it all started, all of that is still under investigation. live in sunnyvale, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> right now an update to breaking news also in sunnyvale. cleanup still under way along highway 101 after an early morning crash causes a diesel spill on the freeway. a truck driver hit a pole before 3:00 this morning causing 20 to 30 gallons of diesel to spill from the fuel tank. the driver suffered a cut on the forehead. no word on the actual cause of this crash. for more on this traffic impact, let's check in with mike inouye who will tell us what's happening on the roads. >> good morning. jon told you about 20 or 30 gallons of fuel spilled. that's the initial estimate. a little bit more keeps dripping out. they have that leak. look at that.

our photographer on the scene just talked to them saying it's 80 to 100 gallon tank there. they are sweeping up absorbant. we've seen them every few minutes walk over there and spread more of that kitty litter substance out there to absorb it. two lanes are blocked in the northbound direction. and they just have to get the proper equipment there. looks like they have arrived. 50-gallon drums there to pump fuel out of the tank and clear it from the roadway. progress is being made as they do that with the hand pump. chopper shows us from overhead the two lanes are blocked and two lanes getting by through a dark area. you can see flashing lights. a couple chp cruisers and fire crews and the rig and a backup tow rig as well. a lot of activity on the northbound side. let me show you the map. the backup. now slows from north of montague expressway passing lawrence expressway. get it on fair oaks and you are okay. tazman through same area that marla reports that fire.

it's clear and one of your options to that area and central expressway and 280. volumes increase for 101. we see slowdown north of 680 coming into that same area. let me jump up to the bay bridge toll plaza. we want to show you south 880 over at the coliseum. a crash clearing to the shoulder just around 66. we do have a backup forming in the toll plaza in the cash lanes. getting busy all over the bay. hopefully the south bay will show clearing soon. back to you. 6:04. controversy is clouding the 49ers quest for six this morning. the problem in new orleans has nothing to do with football. the 49ers now in full damage control mode after a player makes anti-gay remarks. ahmed fareed joins us live from new orleans this morning. the league, the team and 49er faithful trying to move this forward this morning. >> yeah. a real head scratcher is what chris culliver was thinking.

comments became national news after the 49ers availability was over. no comments from the 49ers about that. that has changed. jim harbaugh stepped to the podium a few moments ago. i'm sure he'll address these comments made by chris culliver. this did become national news. comments in case you haven't heard them, he was on a radio show with a radio host and he talked about if he would be open to having a gay teammate and basically chris culliver said he would be uncomfortable with that. he would not be open to that. we'll take an exert of the comments that he made. this is a podcast on youtube that he had with artie lange. take a hlisten to this. >> what about gay guys? >> i don't do gay guys. >> any on the 49ers? >> no. they don't got no gay people on the team. they got to get up out of here if they do. can't be with that sweet stuff. >> is that true? >> yeah, that's true. >> they might be able to play well. >> no. no. you can't be in the locker room.

no. >> okay. so they would have to keep it a secret. >> you got to come out ten years later after that. >> reporter: chris culliver we are not sure if he'll be available to the media today. he did have a statement last night after his comments became national news. "the derogatory comments i made yesterday were a reflection of thoughts in my head but they are not how i feel. it has taken me seeing them in print to realize that they are hurtful and ugly. those discriminating feelings are truly not in my heart. further, i apologize to those who i have hurt and offended and i pledge to learn and grow from this experience." we'll talk about this topic and many more things all throughout the night live from new orleans beginning at 5:00 p.m. chronicle live, sports central and 6:30 for 49ers central all live from the big easy all night long on comcast sports net bay

area. 49ers were quick to respond to these comments saying they disagree with the comments made by chris culliver and 49er players and jim harbaugh addressing those comments as i speak right now. reporting live from new orleans, ahmed fareed, nbc bay area news. kwame harris reacting to culliver's comments on bay area news. harris made headlines when it's revealed he is gay. harris says it is surprising that in 2013, chris culliver would use his 15 minutes to spread vitriol and hate. i recognize these are comments that he may come to regret and that he may come to see that gay people are not so different than straight people. the 49ers also had a similar incident back in 2002. you may remember that former running ba running back made anti-gay remarks. we don't want to jinx anything.

there is speculation the niners may be cursed in the super bowl. two 49ers injured this season after getting hurt at that superdome. williams and hunter out for the season after their cleats got stuck in the artificial turf during the 49ers november 25th win over the saints. we should point out the 49ers have never lost in any of their super bowl appearances including one at the superdome back in 1990. >> in 2013 make it six. positive vibrations. putting them out there. we've been going the whole nine yards with that 49er coverage all week long. get this. tomorrow we're going big. we're going extra far. how about an extra point with our man, al roker. >> you are invited as well. let's check in with al about tomorrow's early morning fan fest. >> good morning, jon and laura. tomorrow getting ready for a super bowl bash as natalie and i try to answer the big question, who has got it better, san francisco or baltimore? really? is that really a question? no. 49eres fans.

co come celebrate with me. the party starts tomorrow on "today in the bay" beginning at 4:30 a.m. and all morning long on the "today" show. go niners! >> that a boy. >> that's my man. >> you can join us all morning long with al. if you can't wait until then, you can always check out our 49ers coverage online. head over to nbcbayarea.com. less than ten minutes we'll go live to san francisco as we bring you this live picture right now. that is a look at a new tribute the 49ers will unveil this morning. another one coming up. pretty cool. bleeding the gold right there. >> talented artists on the wall this morning. mind blowing the talent they have. >> gold blooded. i like it. christina loren is here to tell us as the day progresses we'll feel like we're treated to gold from mother nature. >> we are. good times just keep on rolling. start with this live picture of sfo just to show you we're

always monitoring your flight conditions. even when we don't check with faa, we look for fog formation. you are looking good for flights on time out of sfo. thick pockets developing in the north bay. 34 degrees up there in soanta rosa. 40 degrees in san jose. fan fest not this weekend but the following weekend coming up quick at at&t park so it's a good time to be here in the bay area. 40 degrees in san jose. 45 degrees in santa theresa. highs will be comfortable. by noon they'll be comfortable. 60 degrees. that's your forecasted temperature inland as you break for lunch. i'm thinking outside lunch plans today. 68 degrees at 4:00 p.m. heat of the day we'll be close to 70 just about everywhere. santa cruz today, 71 degrees. rain in the forecast. we'll show you when that is slated to arrive in our next report. we'll check on the drive.

following the traffic alert. i'm going to send it back to you, jon and laura. >> we'll get to mike coming up in just a little bit. 6:11 right now. naming names. the sex abuse secrets about to be revealed by catholic archdiocese here in california. we'll have details just ahead. and could the 49ers get puppy love? we'll figure it out with jimmy fallon. we'll tell you what team the adorable guys pick to win this year's super bowl. a beautiful live look outside. look at the illuminated bay bridge this morning. a preview of the l.e.d. lights out there. we're back in two minutes. here's a 49ers flashback. >> kaepernick. for the touchdown! [ mom ] dear chex cereal,

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49ers quest for six. that's right. a group of dedicated artists here in this area busy this morning putting finishing touches on a mural honoring your 49ers. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live by san francisco's masonic lodge on mission street with an inside look at how that beautiful work is shaping up. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon. the 49ers love is pouring out the side of this building here in the mission district where this mural is absolutely incredible. this is the side of the masonic center and the building manager says that it had been tagged before and they thought put up something permanent. niners are in the super bowl. this is what we have. the city bleeds gold. one of the artists is here this morning. can you tell me how you came up with this design? >> we wanted to do something different versus a logo and city bleeds gold comes to mind. makes sense. building is pouring gold. forms a helmet.

>> reporter: i wanted to show you what they are working with here. this is not stuff you get at the hardware store. this is specialized paint they use. >> this is made for artists by artists. it's expensive. $6 a can versus $3 a can. >> reporter: you obviously have done several other murals. there is niners mural on the side of the building and then there's another one that you all did in santa clara as well. >> that was a niners faithful mural. the owner with vernon davis contacted us and let us come down and paint his shop. >> reporter: we have other video. people getting ready for super bowl. some people have commissioned you to do art for them for the super bowl. >> right. we've done quite a few pieces for commission. >> reporter: nice. and real quickly, how long did it take for to you get this one done? >> about a day. we're just finishing up.

i would say 1 1/2 days. >> reporter: it's beautiful. i hope one day the niners actually players get to see it. very nice work. thanks for being with us. that's the latest from here reporting live in san francisco, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. 6:16 now. a quick check of the day's top stories. chevron appealing a $1 million fine. the punishment is for the august 6th fire at the richmond refinery. osha says they found willful violations before, during and after that fire. the roman catholic archdiocese of los angeles says it will reveal 30,000 pages of confidential files without blacking out the names of church leaders who knew about sexual abuse by priests. disclosure was forced by news organizations that took it to court. chuck hagel faces a crucial hearing today in his quest to be nominated as defense secretary. gop critics have challenged the

nomination based on hagel past comments on israel, iran and nuclear weapons. no shocker here. facebook says more people access that site from mobile than from the old fashioned worn out old computers. >> it's an expected moment that doesn't make it any less note worthy. >> first time we saw music downloads beat out cds or some day we'll see ebooks more sold than books. facebook says it does have more mobile users than old fashioned computer users. now, another important bit of news, facebook says it increased by 40% to $1.6 billion in the quarter. take a look at some of these numbers with me. mobile advertising. 23% of income up from 14%. walmart delivered 50 million ads via facebook mobile. 680 million people log into facebook mobile once a month. these are really great numbers.

facebook shares fell on all of the news. you say to yourself, i'm not a stock analyst. those numbers look good. what happened? the answer is simple. the professionals have no idea how to treat facebook. we never had to deal with a billion dollar making social networking before and none of us know what to think exactly. kutcher will be at mac world today. ashton kutcher is playing steve jobs in a bio pic. it looks like a good show. there's some confusioconfusion. i looked on the internet about the jobs film. this one is called "jobs." there's a film that's similar but is not the same film. some people this morning talking about the aaron sorkin film about steve jobs coming out. this ain't it. there are two of them. >> expected to be in theaters -- >> april 19th.

>> thank you. kutcher does look a bit like him. let's hope it's better than lindsay lohan as elizabeth taylor. looks like nice weather ahead. >> we certainly do. it's a big weekend. football weekend. if you don't like football, hey, this might be your weekend to hit tahoe because you might just get those slopes all to yourself. let's start with the toyota ski report. brian hager joins us on the phone from squaw valley with a look at the conditions on the slope. how are we doing out there this morning, brian? >> we're doing great. how are you this morning? >> fantastic. how is that skiing and snowboarding? how are conditions? >> you know, it's held up great. the weather has been great. a lot of people are enjoying the sun and being out there. the snow has been holding up. cold temps at night keeping it fresh and crisp for morning days. nice groomers here at squaw and alpine. great last week. >> it will be great. we do have more rain on the way which means snow for you guys as

we head through wednesday of next week. if people were going to head out there, spf 30 necessary for being on the slopes with the sunshine, huh? >> definitely. we all love that goggle tan line but sunscreen is best and necessary. >> take it from me, nothing sexier than a farmer's tan. thank you very much. we'll check with you tomorrow. thursday and friday, look at what you deal with. 100 inches of snow at the base at squaw. like i said, sunday will be phenomenal. you might just get those slopes to yourself. rare occurrence for that. 48 degrees on thursday at alpine meadows. 49 degrees. lots of sunshine on friday and also great skiing and snowboarding conditions. this morning it is chilly out there. grab your coat. it's definitely going to be necessary until 10:00 a.m. we're in upper 30s and low 40s more or less as we head throughout the day today we're headed toward the 70s in some cities. high pressure builds in. keeps temperatures nice and mild for the next couple days. it will hold strong through the upcoming weekend and so 67 degrees today in livermore.

70 in santa cruz. 70 degrees today in gilroy. heading through tomorrow, temperatures are going to be just about as warm. we'll shave off a couple degrees saturday into sunday. monday and tuesday clouds increase and rain on wednesday. let's check on that traffic alert as promised with mike. >> still continuing. good morning, christina. this is the scene with flashing lights and that big rig. you see crews and just two lanes open for northbound 101 just north of lawrence. the backup considerable as chopper starts to widen out and show you things slow down as you travel northbound from montague expressway into sunnyvale because of the funnel down here. look at the backup. morning commute starting to build out of san jose. we'll show you from the ground all of the activity over there. our photographer has been there all morning. there's one of the 50-gallon drums. that one is not full unless there's a very strong gentleman there. we're looking at one of the drums there and they're trying to pump remaining fuel and i just saw someone with a flashlight here looking for more

fuel dripping out of the area. that's the big concern. until they stop the leak which it looks like they pumped fuel out and they can clear the kitty litter, they can clear this rig hooked up to this tow truck for some time. waiting for the official word from caltrans and chp. backup continues on our maps from montague expressway to the scene. 237 is a good alternate for you. lawrence expressway passing by that portion of 101 still very slow. here's the rest of your build from northbound 101 just north of 680. it's a lighter build here. not a big issue as far as south 880 coming down through hayward and into union city. typical pattern around the san mateo bridge. quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll end with a backup here because the metering lights are on. a nice smooth flow into the 50s through the east shore freeway. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. 6:23. everybody loves puppies, right? they are cute. are they accurate? we'll tell you what team these puppies picked to win the super

bowl just ahead. right now we take you down live to new orleans. that's patrick willis addressing the media. all flexed up. i think he's ready to play some ball. do a few push-ups before that press conference. more from new orleans coming your way straight out of super bowl xlvii venue. >> i know those guys out there with us, they are going to do that. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals.

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6:26. back to 49ers and quest for six. jimmy fallon predicted who will win the super bowl. >> the late-night host brought in help to make sure he made the call correctly. >> you have to pick who is going to win the super bowl. are you ready? 232. 232. hut. hut. not all at once. all right. not all at once. here we go. come on, guys. there you go. go for it. any one of the bowls. there you go. he went back. he doesn't want to do it. there you go. >> smell something. >> take it. there you go. >> the ravens. my goodness. there they did it. my goodness. >> not so cute after all.

>> bad puppies. >> they just need to learn. >> i suppose. we'll be right back after this break. ♪ ♪ i'm halfway to your heart ♪ you have to let me know ♪ so i don't make my worst mistake ♪

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>> if we can prevent sexual assault in the military, i believe we can prevent it or reduce it in our larger culture. a movie bringing a military secret to the surface. jennifer newsom speaking to us about her oscar nomination just ahead. a live look from new york this morning waiting for the opening bell as we take a look at the market. what's in to store for this thursday, january 31st. this is "today in the bay." it is 6:30. good morning. thank you for getting up early with us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we have updates to breaking stories both in sunnyvale this morning. the coroner now called out to the scene of a fire at a mobile

home park. the fire destroyed the home charred nearly everything inside. early this morning a crash left the driver of a big rig injured. the chp says the truck driver hit a pole on 101 near the lawrence expressway exit. several lanes were closed overnight while crews cleared spilled fuel from the highway. right now let's check in on that morning commute with mike inouye. >> good morning. something is different about this picture. just the rig itself is there. the tractor-trailer pulling that trailer is gone now. you see some of the absorbant on the back. they are moving in. as we speak another tractor-trailer hopefully they can just hitch that up and take it out of the area. they did stop that fuel leak because the remainder of fuel in the earlier crashed vehicle remained so there were a good amount of fuel there. they cleared it from the roadway. only minor injuries reported to the driver of that original rig. that's good news. there it is. you see it secured and hooked up. we'll continue to track that and hopefully they can get more than

just the two northbound lanes that are currently open in the next half hour but still they haven't given us firm time. we'll look at the maps off montague expressway coming through san jose and into santa clara at the bottom of your screen you see a new crash north 101 at montague that should move quickly to the shoulder but more complications in that backup causing more slowing. you can take 237 over to a slowing interchange with northbound 101 in through mountain view and sunnyvale. there's the backup off 680 slow past 880 and then bogging down again after the first of the two accidents in the northbound direction. montague heading toward the big rig. 87 into downtown is slow as well. one quick look outside and we'll see sunol area southbound side slowing through the bend just into fremont. no crashes. we just have traffic now bursting through from pleasanton down into the area and the toll plaza.

nothing unusual here. it's got the backup because of metering lights. we see movement. that's better than nothing at all. back to you. >> you're right. thank you. thank you very much. plenty of reason to feel good today. it is friday eve and christina loren tells us mother nature treating us to more good vibrations. >> she really is spoiling us. we got hammered in december. we had so many days with rain. very dry so far this january. this is the final day. we'll finish it out in the 70s. taking a live look. this is san jose beautiful sunrise here. crystal clear conditions. even with clear sky overhead your temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s. this is san bruno. just beautiful. you can see the haze in our atmosphere. it's not a spare the air day. we do have moderate air quality for parts of the bay area. we typically see air quality suffer but it's offshore flow that brings temps into the upper 60s in the middle of winter. 68 inland. 66 bayside. 65 at the coast. dry days are numbered. wain returns in a matter of

days. i'll show you on your seven-day outlook that comes into play. that's coming up. back to you for now. >> 6:33. jennifer newsom is married to one of the most powerful men in california but her latest project is grabbing headlines for herself not only in washington but in hollywood as well. tonight she'll speak publicly about a film she's a part of that gives a voice to women sworn to secrecy by a code of conduct they no longer believe in. she sat down one-on-one with "today in the bay's" marla tellez to talk about a film that could mean oscar gold. >> this film has put the department of defense in a position where they had to really take action. >> a history of covering up sexual offend problems. >> she dabbled in hollywood as an actress and now jennifer newsom is making hollywood headlines as an award winning filmmaker. >> i want other girls to see that i'm challenging myself

intellectually and i'm getting behind important causes. >> her latest cause is dubbed the most shocking cover up in the united states military. >> everything changed the day that i was raped. >> newsom is one of the executive producers of "the invisible war." the film exposes the epidemic of sexual assault in the u.s. military and it's not just women who are getting violated. though according to the film more than 20% of female veterans have been sexually assaulted while serving. >> about half a million women have been sexually assaulted in the u.s. military. >> if we can prevent sexual assault in the military, i believe we can prevent it or reduce it in our larger culture. >> newsom isn't news to the art of empowering women through film. she wrote, produce and directed her first movie in 2011. >> women in positions of power and influence in our country. it challenges the media limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman.

>> with the academy awards around the corner, newsom hopes to add to her collection of awards and bring home another one named oscar but she's not in it to the gold. >> 10% of armed forces have seen the film. i do believe we'll start to see change. >> between her and her husband, california lieutenant governor gavin newsom, change is inevitable. >> what about you and gavin being governor and first lady? >> i'm really proud of him. i think he would be great. >> is that where he's headed? >> i don't know where he's headed. >> marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> i bet she does. marla also asked newsom if the lieutenant governor had thoughts of running for president. she told us we'll have to wait and see. >> great interview by marla. powerful stuff there. well done. 6:36 right now. still ahead, a little boy held hostage in a homemade bunker. we'll show you the tense standoff stretching into another day. we have details coming up next.

a raging fire ripped through a factory in wisconsin. the battle to contain those flames next. right now a live look down in new orleans. all that rain cleared away. sunshine is back. we're back in two minutes. first, check out some of the locker room antics in this 49er flashback. ♪ i heard that you settled down ♪ ♪ that you found a girl ♪ and you're married now

happening right now, police trying to negotiate with a man suspected of boarding a school bus, killing that driver and taking a 5-year-old boy hostage. the man is now holed up inside a homemade bunker in his home in rural alabama. he's believed to have that little boy still with him. state troopers say negotiations do continue and a glimmer of good news here, it does not appear that little boy has been hurt. hundreds of firefighters are still at the scene of a massive fire at a food processing plant in wisconsin. the fire broke out at the echo lake foods in burlington before 6:00 last night forcing dozens of people living nearby out of their homes. hazmat crews are on the scene because the plant has ammonia and liquid oxygen tanks. as of now, no reports of any injuries and no word on the cause of that fire.

it is 6:40. coming up, a home gutted by flames in the south bay. we'll tell you why the scene of a fire has now become a crime scene in sunnyvale just ahead. right now it's a live look over the south bay. that's san jose with the sun coming up in the distance. everybody in the bay area cheering on the 49ers. we'll be back in a couple minutes. first, a little 49er flashback. >> third and three. he throws to the end zone. a catch by davis for a niners touchdown. [ dear chex cereal, i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 'cause i really love those smiles. we're the harris family. and we love chex.

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south bay where we learn new information about an overnight house fire in sunnyvale that's now turned to a crime scene. the coroner and red cross are now at the scene of that fire as well as "today in the bay's" marla tellez first on the scene this morning joining us live with an update. >> reporter: the neighborhood out here is starting to wake up. i spoke to the woman who lives across the street from where this action happened. she didn't want to be on camera but saw flames overnight but didn't want to release any other details and really that's the same story with sunnyvale police and fire who aren't telling us anything. we're hoping to learn more. we're just getting word that the public information officer is going to be on scene in the next few minutes. the police are on scene though they are not visible to you right now. can he can show you damage contained to the back of this home. a mobile home complex on vienna drive. the coroner was out here earlier as laura mentioned as well. it's safe to say this is a

deadly fire. at one point we did see a van pull up. a couple people got out. one person wrapped in a blanket. officer on scene implying to me there was at least one survivor. the red cross has been out here as well. another indication there could be survivors. the call for this fire came in last night. several hours ago. just before 11:30 a two-alarm fire was called in. happening at the plaza delray mobile home park on vienna drive. we're close to tazman drive and lawrence expressway. the cause at this point as always is under investigation. again, we are hoping to learn more from the sunnyvale public information officer as soon as he or she arrives on scene. live in sunnyvale, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> traffic jam on 101 in sunnyvale.

>> they are cleaning up here as you see. this is good progress. making light of it because it looks like we should have improvement despite the fact that caltrans and chp have yet to get us opening time because they are so hard at work here. there you see the sign. southbound side approaching lawrence expressway. this is northbound side. two lanes open. two lanes closed. absorbant getting cleared up. big rig and trailer cleared out of the area. we're looking hopefully within the next half hour for them to reopen this. waiting for the official word from chp. meanwhile, here's how it plays for your morning commute. backup because you are down half a freeway northbound 101 up toward area approaching fair oaks now you have lawrence expressway and onramp to the interchange congested as folks try to get past this interchange. a backup because there's a crash here at montague. more slowing coming out of san jose, santa clara and into sunnyvale. 237 one of your alternates. central expressway and northbound 280 another option for you. rest of the south bay playing out lighter.

101 and 87 not such a big deal. new incident in san jose. i'll check the downtown area for the next report coming up in just a few minutes. i want to check the rest of your build here. we do have another issue. caltrain is not the problem. that's an alternate for you to get around the sig-alert up the peninsula. no delays. bottom of your screen, b.a.r.t. reporting major delays out of daly city from the peninsula over to the east bay. major delays. at least 15 to 20 minutes for b.a.r.t. lines out of daly city and into east bay stations. there you go. west 580 shows a smooth drive out of livermore out of the altamont and dublin interchange. this is why we saw slowing on sunol shot. a crash south of highway 84 in the commute direction slow from sunol around the golf course and into fremont. typical build off castro valley y. a quick check of bay bridge toll plaza. we saw movement earlier but i'll get out of your way. you see that cars are slowing on the approach and in all lanes

including fastrak lanes. there's the build. good news out of this shot, that's a nice sunrise. what do you have as far as weather goes today? >> it's the particulate matter that makes for such a pretty sunrise. we're not sparing the air. we're doing well. 6:47. a beautiful live picture over the san francisco bay. you can see these clouds moving with the naked eye. very impressive this morning. let's show you san bruno getting particulate haze making a pretty sunrise. clear sky and sunshine coming in early is the weather story of the day. we'll climb to temperatures close to 70 degrees. about a 25 to 35-degree jump from this morning's low. 37 degrees to start in livermore. 40 in san jose. 34 degrees good morning to you gilroy. fog will be a factor until 8:00 a.m. after which time we'll see skies clearing. lots of sunshine. hazy sunshine today. really comfortable conditions as a result. all of that sun coming in early and high pressure will keep the

high pressure to the north. i want to point out air quality in moderate range throughout today. we're not sparing the air tomorrow. we might be as we head toward saturday into sunday with no significant rainfall in the near future. temperatures today comfortable. 70 degrees in gilroy. 70 in santa cruz. 66. you can't beat that for the final day of january in san francisco. getting into saturday and sunday, temperatures drop off a little bit. monday into tuesday, we're going to fall back into the 50s in some cities and rain moves through on wednesday. what i can tell you is on monday, might be a good day to disinfect the man cave as football season comes to an end. >> wise tips, christina. thank you very much. nothing short of a very busy week for your 49ers getting set for kickoff to super bowl xlvii on this sunday. take a look at this video. we kick it into warped speed for you. this one posted online by the 49ers to show hustle and bustle

getting ready for happenings at media day on wednesday. always cool to watch. niners also giving inside look at team practice shots. the team sharing this photo on their website. niners working out at the saints team headquarters during the week leading up to the super bowl. >> happening right now, a news conference in new orleans. 49ers coach jim harbaugh just addressed cornerback's chris culliver's anti-gay remarks. let's get to ahmed fareed with more on what the coach had to say and where the team goes from here. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. this all blew up yesterday national news was made when chris culliver's comments he made with a comedian about him being opposed and uncomfortable playing in the nfl with a gay player. the 49ers last night did release a statement saying they disagreed with those comments but today just a few moments ago, the team addressed those comments on camera for the first time. let's take a listen to jim harbaugh and 49ers addressing those comments by culliver.

>> i do believe that that is -- there wasn't malice in his heart. he's not that kind of person. he's not an ugly person. he's not a discriminating person. that's not what he -- he may have heard talk like that and may have thought that was what -- you know -- opinions are that he learned and repeated those and he regrets that. >> culliver is a great kid. great guy. i r i love having him on our team. helped our team be what we are. he's young and unfortunate that he came off the way he came off but i know he didn't mean it in his heart. >> reporter: so 49er players and coaches standing behind chris culliver but it's hard for him

to get away from those comments. he did try to release a statement yesterday saying they were thoughts in his head but now you feels and he realizes seeing them in print were hurtful and ugly. chris culliver is at the press conference this morning and he's surrounded by the biggest gathering of media there. as the day progresses here, we'll have more and more comments. we have full coverage live from new orleans on comcast sports net bay area all day from the big easy. we'll go from chronicle live at 5:00 p.m., sports net central, elements here from new orleans and 49ers central with dave and the crew. as i said, chris culliver is talking and addressing those comments. you heard what jim harbaugh and patrick willis had to say. we'll hear from chris culliver later today. high atop san francisco's masonic lodge, artists up early putting finishing touches on a

mural honoring your 49ers. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live by the mission district with a look at how their work right now is shaping up. looking good. >> reporter: the building manager here at the masonic center said his grandfather had season tickets to the 49ers way back in 1946. longtime fan here. he decided why not put a mural on the side of the building and this is it. the city bleeds gold. artist up there putting finish touches on this morning. you can see it if you are standing on mission street and we're also here with one of the other artists. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell us how you put this together. >> we just wanted to do a piece but instead of a logo we like the slogan the city bleeds gold. bleeding gold. forms a helmet. >> reporter: it's beautiful. how long did it take to put it together? >> about a day.

we're putting finishing touches so day and a half. >> reporter: you have done other murals. we have video of that on a side of building here in the mission. the niners logo there as well. >> yes. we did it on the side of the walgreens building that vernon davis signed. that was a big spectacle and that initiated the other murals. >> reporter: you have done ones in santa clara and some specific specialty work for the super bowl parties. >> we did one in santa clara. it's the faithful piece. we did a few commissioned pieces for super bowl parties that are coming up. staying busy. >> reporter: fantastic. i want to show you back here live he's way up on top putting the black on. black and gold there. it's basically pouring out of of the side of the building. i want to show you that we're on a rooftop. we have a special view. to see if you would want to stand on mission street between

22nd and 23rd across the street. look up and you can see it right there. that's the latest from here. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> now we know where to look. >> that's very cool. pouring that gold right on top of the helmet. we have been going the whole nine yards with our 49ers coverage all week long. but tomorrow we're going for that extra push with help from al roker. >> you are invited to check it out. let's check in with the big man to hear about tomorrow's early morning fan fest. >> reporter: good morning, jon and laura. tomorrow a super bowl bash as na natalie and i try to answer the big question, who has got it better, san francisco or baltimore? really? is that really a question? no. 49ers fans come celebrate with me as i bring the plaza to san francisco's ferry building. the party starts tomorrow on "today in the bay" beginning at 4:30 a.m. and then all morning long on the "today" show. go niners. >> right on, right on. big al has it right. join us tomorrow morning along with al.

if you can't wait until then, check out our 49ers coverage online at nbcbayarea.com. >> should be fun. >> wall street right now trying to figure out whether it should like facebook. >> should we all? scott mcgrew, the stock market just doesn't know what to do with it. >> it really doesn't. i don't think you can really blame investors. we have never seen a social network that makes a billion dollars or more a quarter. facebook stock is down about 6% this morning. a day after the company turned in what really were really solid earnings. facebook down 6%. dow industrials and nasdaq up slightly. wall street trying to digest yesterday's shocker that the american economy actually shrank last quarter. tomorrow we get the january jobs report. lots of numbers to chew over. internet talking about wednesday's big blackberry event. a company known as research in motion unveiling new phones calling itself blackberry now

announcing a new global creative director. alicia keys. yes. that alicia keys. she says she loves blackberry. it's the coolest phone ever. as of yesterday though some hackers say she was still tweeting on an iphone. i checked. she's tweeting on a blackberry this morning. >> no longer on fire. thank you. 6:56 right now. one final check on the day's top stories. we continue to follow a major traffic story that could affect your morning commute. crews still out there trying to clean up that fuel spill that resulted from a big rig crash in sunnyvale that happened early this morning on northbound 101. mike will be along in just a few moments with a traffic update. oakland is suing to keep a medical marijuana club open. a san francisco federal judge will consider the suit over harb harborside health care center today. they want the suit dismissed because harborside violated a federal ban on the selling of marijuana. chp will continue to provide support for oakland police

department. the chp is expanding partnership with the city for another 30 days. oakland now asking for more state and federal money to help condition that partnership. let's get another look at that forecast. it's been nice lately, christina. >> we'll hold onto that today, laura and jon. good morning to you at home. a beautiful way to start the day. we're getting spectacular sun off the bat. it will be a nice day. this is san bruno mountain. highs today in the 70s in some cities. hour by hour breakdown works like this. by noon, already close to 60 degrees just about everywhere. we'll be closer to 70 at 4:00 p.m. mike has an update to that traffic alert. >> good morning. it's a good update. folks over here, thank you, sir, for helping out. caltrans is on scene. a sweeper. there's the lawrence expressway off ramp from southbound side. northbound side we should have all four lanes open in just a few minutes. it's only closed these two lanes right here at the scene as this sweeper does continue the work. look at that. backup just dumped out remainder of absorbant and will come through to make another couple

passes and should see good clearing over the next half hour. i'll give you updates on twitter. our photographer had to clear the roadway because they are getting ready to open two lanes there north of lawrence expressway. map shows you the big impact that four hours of activity has it. slow coming out of san jose and to fair oaks. on at fair oaks you're okay and north of the incident. earlier crash at montague that cleared but slowdown starts here toward the scene of 101. capital expressway a good alternate but 280 jams coming out of downtown san jose. another issue into downtown san jose, we did have another crash just north of 280 interchange cleared to the shoulder. there's sunol. earlier crash cleared. a much smoother flow around the golf course and into fremont for the southbound commute. back to you. >> thank you very much. we're covering the latest in 49eres bleeding gold this morning as we've seen this mural take place live this morning. they've been painting it out there. looks like finishing touches are

under way. good looking. >> good looking piece of art work in san francisco to help us get the fever flowing for the 49ers getting ready for super bowl xlvii. >> very nice. you see it all over everywhere that 49er spirit. thank you so much for joining us this morning. al roker will be here tomorrow morning. this morning we want to thank folks at crihri krispy kreme. >> thanks again for joining us. local news update coming up at 7: 7:25. >> it smells so good. >> have a great one, everybody. good morning. breaking news. fierce storms overnight from the carolinas to maine. wicked winds knocking out power

and uprooting trees after at least six confirmed tornados, including this massive twister cut a path of destruction through the south. underound drama. police still negotiating this morning with a man who grabbed a 5-year-old boy from a school bus in alabama and took him to his bunker. s.w.a.t. teams surrounding the house. investigators talking to the suspect through a pipe. we are live at the scene. and cyber attack. how the chinese hackers infiltrate the "new york times" computer system, even getting passwords of reporters. what may be the motivation today, thursday, january 31, 2013. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and morning, everyone, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie.