even the east bay and right by the beach today, i'm forecasting 71 degrees in santa cruz. a great looking day shaping up. i'll take you through your forecast. rain on the way. lots to talk about this lover's day. mike loves us so much. he came back. good morning to you. >> i was resting up a full day so i could bring you all of the love on valentine's day. look at this. lit up orange is because of lights and fog in the area. bay bridge chp gives a fog advisory. nothing official. they did say it's tougher to see toward the san francisco side even at the east bay side you can't see the freeway. pointing out slowing through oakland. we can see the road there. i'll tell you what we find coming up. back to you. >> okay. we are following a developing story out of south africa this morning. a lot of history around this one where the man who shot to fame as the blade runner is now under

arrest for the shooting death of his girlfriend. some reports say that he shot his girl after mistaking her for an intruder earlier this morning at his house. police say this investigation is ongoing adding that in the past, there have been allegations of domestic violence at the olympian's home. >> i can confirm that there has previously been incidents at the home. i'm not going to elaborate on that. there have previously been incidents. >> of violence? >> of allegations of a domestic nature. >> he's now planning to be in court later on today. you will remember that he made history in london just last year becoming the first double amputee runner to compete on track and field at the olympic games. we'll continue monitoring the story and bring you the latest developments throughout the

morning. closer to home, chp officers will return to a santa clara neighborhood this morning where they plan to detonate more explosives found late yesterday inside a home. on tuesday they arrested the man who lives there. he sent an e-mail threat for state senator over gun control legislation the senator had spons sponsored. when officers went to the home. they found explosives. >> they couldn't figure out what the substance was and then they did eliminate the detonation and caused it to incinerate extrem extremely quickly and doesn't give time for the device to actually go off. >> the senator will address this incident later this morning. we'll be there and we'll bring you all of that information a little bit later on nbc bay area news at 11:00. new this morning, pleasant hill police asking for your help

in locating a burglary suspect. this is surveillance video from that scene. it was taken during the early morning hours back on february 8th. that suspect as seen on the front porch of the home. the coast is clear. he climbs up and he steals the camera just takes it right down. if you have any information on the suspect, you are being asked to please call pleasant hill police department. palo alto police right now want to know if a robbery late last night is related to a recent string of robberies in that city. it happened in the 3900 block of bryant street. a woman if her 50s was beaten and thrown to the ground and then a man took off with her purse. they released this sketch last week of a man believed to be responsible for two other incidents. one on ramona street. in each case the robber had a similar description. san jose police are trying to figure out who stabbed a teenager to death a few blocks from san jose high school.

it happened yesterday afternoon on north 21st street not far from downtown. the teen died at the scene. police say they have not made any arrests. this morning we are hearing from that couple held hostage by suspected cop killer christopher dorner. >> it was scary. >> i really thought this could be the end. >> jim and karen reynolds entered what they thought was their vacant condo on tuesday and then they stumbled on the man they thought was dorner. during their 15-minute interaction he kept telling them he didn't plan to kill them and knew they had seen him on tv news. he tied their hands with plastic zip ties, gagged them and covered their heads. >> laid us down on the floor. put that hood on us. definitely worried. >> i felt like once he put the pillowcase over my head, i thought he may have changed his

mind. >> after he left, karen did manage to get free and she called 911. hours later the firefight between police and dorner ensued. the man found dead in the cabin in big bear sheriff's deputies say this morning they will wait for forensic evidence before officially saying it is christopher dorner. in addition to a body found matching dorner's description, police also found his driver's license in the cabin. the fire was the end result of a shootout and standoff with dorner that killed one san bernardino sheriff's deputy and injured another. the deputy that died tuesday night was 35 year old jeremiah mckay. he was a 15-year-old veteran of the san bernardino sheriff's department. mckay is survived by his wife and two kids. a funeral was held yesterday for another one of dorner's alleged victims. thousands of law enforcement officers from across the state as well as governor jerry brown

attended the funeral yesterday. crane was killed on february 7th when dorner allegedly opened fire on his patrol car. it is 4:37. let's check in with christina loren to see what kind of weather the valentine lovers are in for today. >> it's not just love in the air. we'll see haze and fog. good morning to you. we do have dense, patchy fog up in the north bay. quarter of a mile visibility. that's all that's available if you are transporting your kids around up in the north bay you really want to travel cautiously this morning because fog will be a factor throughout the morning drive but have no fear, mike inouye is back and he's tracking it for you. temperatures are going to be so comfortab comfortable. i'm in love with my forecast for today. warmup continues. warmer than yesterday. we'll see more 70s. air quality is not doing as great as it could be. we do have haze out there. we're not sparing the air. that's the good news. we're still forecasting that rain next week. it is looking really good.

for your valentine's day in san jose, 54 by 10:00 a.m. at noon, 62 degrees. 66 degrees comfortable conditions to finish off the day. i'm going to show you coming up the best beaches to hit. you basically have your choice. you can take your date anywhere across the bay area outdoors and free 99. we like that price. let's check the drive. good morning, mike. >> looking over here toward oakland where there is construction going on between the north and southbound side. you see the crews there and also the coliseum and 980. both directions do have a couple lanes blocked. you saw the light volume of traffic and that's the reason why they're not a lot of slowing. watch it as you approach the cone zone. reports of debris in the roadway. chp sounds like they are making quick work of it. i don't know what it is but it should be cleared shortly. watch for traffic breaks over the next few. i'll let you know if they tell

me about anything else. 580 and 680 smooth. central valley and chp division telling us it's clear on the valley floor and a look at fremont. 880 moves nicely. no delays into the south bay. we'll get a look at that coming up. back to you. thanks so much. 4:39. what better way to celebrate valentine's day than with a pillow fight. the eighth annual great pillow fight will be held later today in san francisco. organizers say the fight allows people to let out their valentine aggression in a safe and healthy manner. if you are interested in taking a swing, bring a pillow to justin herman plaza at 5:30. >> a little pillow fight. a little pillow talk. i guess that's how you say romance. across the bay, you could say love is in the air at the oakland zoo. today they will host a special tour on the romantic side of the animal kingdom. no joke here.

intimate details discussing the love lives of zoo creatures. it is open to adults. must be 18 years or older and of course there is a fee to attend. walking tours will be held throughout the day. i'm a big animal fan. animal amore sounds freaky. >> it sounds a lot freaky when they have a better love life than i do. >> that's sad. that's sad. i love animals. i don't know if i need to hear about animals in love. a marriage made in the heavens. two big airlines that became one overnight. >> the convergence of two rock stars. mark zuckerberg's exclusive gala. why the facebook founder is making new friends with a top republican. plus, check this out. the weapons stash found inside a cave in northern california. we'll have details next.

welcome back. south bay off in the distance with plenty of haze is downtown san jose. we're checking that valentine's day forecast with christina loren looking very pretty in her red dress today. it is 4:44. >> as you are. >> thank you.

new jersey governor chris christie is heading back to new jersey with a lot of california cash in his pocket. he attended a fund-raiser last night at the palo alto home of mark zuckerberg along with 100 other silicon valley heavy hitters and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. guests were allowed to give up to $3,800 to christie's re-election campaign. that's the limit according to new jersey law. christie may seek his party's presidential nomination in 2016. >> mark being the ceo and chairman of a large company really has the responsibility to be able to nurture and to develop relationships with the people in washington who may well end up regulating his company. >> zuckerberg met christie in 2010 when he donated $100 million to newark public schools. no word on how much the fund-raiser netted for christie. the airline industry just

got a little bit smaller. for details on that and a look at how futures are trading, we turn to courtney reagan live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning and happy valentine's day. >> thank you. happy valentine's day to you as well. futures are lower an stocks were split on wednesday. investors may react to gdp figure from japan and germany. dow ended lower but s&p 500 hit another five-year high. we'll debt dat get data on unem this morning. the nasdaq added ten to 3196. american airlines and us airways approved their $11 billion merger following a similar okay from creditors. it would create the world's biggest airline with more than 900 planes and 3,200 daily flights. the company will keep the american airlines name but will

be one by parker. back to you. >> should be interesting to see how that affects us consumers. thank you very much. we'll check back later on. love is in the air. happy valentine's day to you. nice forecast on this lover's day. >> seriously. seriously. it's going to be so nice. it's not just the love. it's the beautiful california weather that we usually have to wait until late spring/summertime for. i know you guys are going to love these numbers. 46 in novato. 46 in san francisco. 39 in livermore. 42 to start the day in san jose. the reason why it's so great is because you have so much options for the day even if it means you don't have a valentine, treat yourself to a box of chocolates because it will be nice out there. give your heater a break. high pressure moves in strong ridge of high pressure keeping our skies hazy and temperatures

warm. unseasonably warm yet again today. temperatures in the 70s. so as that big ridge continues to maintain control, look at the beach numbers today. by noon in santa cruz, 66 degrees. 71 at 2:00 p.m. this is the 14th day of february. this ought to tell you that much. as we head throughout the day, look at these numbers. 71 in gilroy. 71 in fairfield. 69 in fremonfremont. you can imagine it will be hopping over 17 as we get through this afternoon. a lot of people are thinking beach is free. i'll take my date out there. so if you're going to do that, make sure you're ready for company. 58 degrees by monday. temperatures drop off. we bring in rain tuesday into wednesday. so a little bit of something for everyone all of the lovers out there this morning. back to you. >> a table for two on the sand sounds pretty good. thank you christina. new this morning, a cache of weapons found stashed inside a northern california cave.

more than 100 firearms were found inside a cave earlier this week. they range from handguns to shot guns to assault weapons. investigators say the owner was arrested after a chase involving sheriff's deputies. there's no word on why they were stored in that cave. that nightmare crews for passengers stuck onboard the carnival "triumph" will come to an end sometime later today. this is a live look at mobile, alabama, where the disabled cruise ship is expected to be towed in today. a fire last sunday cut the ship's main power source and damaged its water and plumbing system. this one has been a mess out there. carnival "triumph" drifting off mexico's yucatan peninsula before being towed by tug boats. the u.s. coast guard investigating the cause of the fire. fresh off the state of the union address, president obama continues his three-day road trip pitching his plan to expand

early childhood programs. he'll head to georgia today where we'll all for more options for prekindergarten children and asking congress to act before $85 billion in automatic spending cuts kick in at the end of this month. president obama says inaction could threaten head start and other school programs. right now it's 4:49. when we come back, how about this. the new cat that's the top dog at the san francisco zoo. plus we'll tell you about the valentine's day gift that's going to put every man to shame. >> making it tough for us. >> exactly, jon. we're looking at the san mateo bridge. not making it tough here. we'll show you where fog is an issue for drivers coming up.

welcome back. a live look over palo alto. 101 running through there. traffic not too bad for a start to the day. mike will be along to tell us about the roads coming up. a nice way to get your valentine's day started. san francisco zoo just welcoming a brand new baby tiger. zoo officials announcing a tiger gave birth to a cub this past sunday and says it might take a few more weeks to actually find out if this one is a boy or a girl. right now the baby feline is

being called junior. love is in the air. this is the very first tiger born at the san francisco zoo since 2008. >> another story that i love. a washington state man is using one of the loves in his life to honor the love of his life. take a look at this. he created a masterpiece. it creates the illusion. >> it does look like here. >> the couple did not drink thousands of bottles of wine. the husband borrowed corks from friends and neighbors. i would be proud if i drank all that wine. >> knowing you, i think you probably have. don't mean that in a wrong way. >> i'm from wine country. >> absolutely. that's all i meant.

cheers to that. mike inouye, help get me out of this one. i started it. maybe you could end it. >> what do you do with the spigot of a box of wine. we'll get a craft going with those. recycle cardboard. south bay 101. john is eating crow over here. 101 northbound under 680. smooth drive. no surprises here. we'll show you the south bay map. we do have a blip for 280 and a look at the map north 280 off downtown and around 880. we'll see if those stick around. slowing traveling in both directions. 280 toward 85. look at south 85 showing slowing. there's equipment overnight construction and interchange is closed to the northbound side of 85 for the next half hour. we'll watch as crews move through the area. we'll give you the best update as we get it from chp. this is the best shot i can show you the east shore freeway under our camera in berkeley. very foggy approaching the bay

bridge and in spots across the bridge as well. back to you. >> thank you so much. it's 4:55. i'll take this one. 4:55. new guidelines could be approved later on today to try to help keep the bay bridge and parts of the san francisco bay safer. now those guidelines would limit ships from sailing under the bridge in foggy conditions and wide vessels would not be able to pass under the wide part of the span in decreased visibility. that comes after a tanker sideswiped the bridge back in february. the costco busan hit that bridge in november of 2007. back then the harbor saved committee identified nine critical maneuvering areas which are restricted parts of the bay but the waters under the bay bridge and golden gate bridge were left off the list. >> is that surprising to the coast guard that the bay bridge

itself would not be considered one of the cmas? >> i would say that we're in support right now of the temporary guidelines that are being put forward to the harbor safety committee for voting. >> if approved, the new guidelines would move a step closer to naming the waters under the bay bridge as critical maneuvering areas. if you ride b.a.r.t., today you get a chance to voice your opinion over proposed fare increases. we told you the board is considering a plan to raise fares in line with inflation rates until 2020. the last scheduled fee hike was last year and officials want to extend the program. there's talk of raising parking rates up to $1.50. the public is invited to a hearing this morning at 9:00 at b.a.r.t.'s board of directors meeting in oakland. coming up, we continue to follow a developing story right now. a well known olympian now in police custody possibly facing murder charges.

new this morning, the string of burglaries in an east san jose neighborhood. we'll have details coming up. don't let love or fog cloud your vision this morning. we have some thick patchy fog we want to show you where and when it is expected to clear and let you know who will see the 70s later on today. we'll talk about slow spots already at 5:00 this morning. also right now, we give you a live look. that is the south bay. a little light out there causing orange to cover the city. that's san jose on this thursday, happy valentine's day, february 14th. this is "today in the bay." it is straight up 5:00. good morning to one and all and happy valentine's day to you. i'm jon kelley.

>> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. as we continue to follow developing news out of south africa this morning where olympian oscar pistorius, the man who shot to fame as the blade runner, is now under arrest in connection with the overnight shooting death of his girlfriend. these are pictures of pistorius as he arrived at the police station. some reports say pistorius shot his girlfriend after mistaking her for an intruder early this morning at his home just outside of johannsburg. he became the first amputee runner to compete in the olympic games. we'll bring you the very latest developments throughout the morning. new this morning, santa clara county sheriff's deputies are investigating the string of robberies in the east san jose foothills. at least four homes were broken into along talent and san