steenk steenkamp has passed away. police responded previously to allegations of domestic violence that the house but did not say who was involved in those incidents. we're keeping an eye on this breaking news for you and we'll have a live report over the next half hour. we're also following breaking news in san leandro where we are learning more about reports of a body found on the campus of an elementary school. police are on the scene at hillside elementary school on marcella street. bob redell is there live with new information for us. a very active scene still, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. i just heard from the spokesperson from alameda spokesperson. he's on the way to the scene to give us more information. we're on marcella street which is the road that runs right in front of hillside elementary. you can see for a couple blocks it is still shut down.

deputies have got this area shut down. the school is off to the right up on that mound there. you can see red lights of the school. it was around 8:45 last night well after the kids were off campus after school was out of session that someone called 911 because they heard multiple shots fired. when the alameda county sheriff's office arrived, they found a young man, an adult but young man, on campus suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. they took him to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. they are telling us that this is the first homicide of the year for them. it appears they have not made any arrests as of yet. if you want to look at our live chopper video you can get a sense of where the shooting took place. it does not appear to have taken place near the classrooms in the hallways but rather in a grassy area near some chain link. you can see that lit up area whereupon it appears the investigators have been focusing

on that part of the campus. one man shot and killed on campus here at hillside elementary school taken to the hospital where he later died. we're waiting for a spokesman to arrive here. he is en route. hopefully we'll get more information coming up within the next half hour. reporting live in san leandro, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> it is 6:03 right now. chp officers returning to a santa clara neighborhood this morning where they plan to detonate more explosives found late yesterday inside of a home. on tuesday they arrested an engineer name everett basham. they found explosives. a bomb squad blew them up. a threat was taken to senator leland yee. now senator yee will address this incident later this morning. san jose police are trying to figure out who stabbed a

teenager to death just 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. palo alto police want to know if a robbery late last night is related to a recent string of robberies in that very city. it happened this latest one on 3900 block of bryant street not far from johnson park. a woman in her 50s was beaten and thrown to the ground. that man then took off with her purse. they released this sketch. they did this last week of a man believed to be responsible for two other incidents. one on ramona street. in each of those cases, the robber did have a similar description. the alameda county sheriff is expected to make another pitch today to purchase a drone that would keep tabs on the east bay from above. the $32,000 unmanned aircraft would be used for missions ranging from hazmat and hostage

situations to search and rescue, suspect searches and also natural disasters. the sheriff needs the approval of county supervisors to buy the drone and the faa will have the final decision on whether to actually allow it to launch. >> 6:05 right now. time to check that weather. christina loren tells us this forecast is for all of the lovers out there. >> especially the lovely ladies in the house. 6:05. a live look at san jose. let's face it. today is for the ladies out there. if you don't have a valentine, do what i do. buy yourself a box of chocolates or maybe a box of wine in mike inouye's case. we're looking good for today. temperatures are going to be perfect. you can save money and give your heater a bit of a break. save money that way or save money by taking your beach outdoors. it will be phenomenal. you know it's beautiful around here. a quarter of a mile of visibility in napa. santa rosa now has fallen to pockets where you can only see for hundreds of feet. keep that in mind.

nonetheless, north bay one of the warmest spots across the bay area. let's go to temperatures. upper 30s and low 40s. mildest start to the day we've had all week so far as we head through noon look at this. just blowing past your daytime highs all of the way by 11:00 at 68 degrees at 1:00 today in santa rosa. highs don't come in until 3:00 p.m. just an indication of how beautiful it's going to be out there. 71 in fairfield for you. 68 degrees. my gueift to you in livermore. 67 degrees in san francisco. we do have rain on the way. before we get to that rain, we have an opportunity for you to hit tahoe and hit the slopes for 14 bucks. we'll talk about that coming up. first, let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> great temperatures. that got them a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll look over here because at least the metering lights aren't on. f here's the fog. we're talking about that heading across the bay.

chp gives advisory overnight. very thick approaching the san francisco side of the upper deck. that's your commute direction. be careful. warning folks about that. another look outside shows you berkeley area where this view has improved over the last 20 minutes. i can show you more of the east shore freeway. that's westbound with headlights commute direction underneath the university avenue over crossing but you see how they appear out of the fog there so watch it coming down through richmond and into berkeley. map shows you another east bay problem. east 580 at isabelle. reports of a tire in the lane. you'll get a traffic break over the next few minutes. chp doesn't give us more warning than that. it's westbound that you slow down because of the volume of traffic and your commute slow out of livermore. also again over toward the dublin interchange where speeds come down right there at the 680 crossing. 680 is smoothly through pleasanton. we talk about fog through sunol it's clear right now. there's a live look. no problems as far as flow of traffic. we'll end with flow of traffic to the left of the screen.

that's southbound your commute direction. back to you. >> no fog there. thanks so much. 6:08 right now. coming up, play ball. >> exciting day. i know the guys are looking forward to it. >> you know they are. we go inside the bull pen and pitchers and catchers reporting for duty down in scottsdale. we'll bring you the live report from spring training just ahead. a newspaper reporter accused of doing doughnuts in a parking lot in business news. we'll take a look. a live look at all of the action along 880 in fremont. traffic moving okay on 880. mike has his eyes on all roads through the bay area. 6:09. stay with us.

welcome back. it's 6:11. time for a quick check of the day's top stories. olympian oscar pistorius is charged with shooting and

killing his girlfriend at his home in south africa. pistorius is telling police he thought she was an intruder. pistorius was supposed to be in court today but we just learned his appearance has been postponed until forensic evidence is collected from the scene. a cruise ship stuck drifting in the gulf of mexico for days now should finally be arriving in mobile, alabama, today. there are more than 4,000 people aboard that boat which is being towed to shore by three tug boats. president obama is traveling to georgia today to push his plan to expand early childhood education programs. the education department says head start students are in danger of getting kicked out of the program unless lawmakers avert $85 billion in automatic budget cuts. sounds like a good trip to the bay area for new jersey governor chris christie who 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. now guests there 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 also seek his party's presidential nomination in 2016. >> mark being the ceo and chairman of a large company really has a 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 with christie in 2010 when he donated $100 million to newark public schools. no word on how much cash the fund-raiser netted for christie. >> scott mcgrew joins us now.

>> we have been talking about this all week. this is a bizarre story. something ran in "the new york times" earlier this week about tesla motor cars being tested and running out of charge. it absolutely enraged elon musk. they looked at the data from the car and found that the driver had done all kinds of different things than what he claimed in the article itself. here's the block that elon musk posted. he doesn't post actual data but he makes a convincing argument that what you read in "the new york times" and what tesla's computer shows are not the same thing. that is a polite way of saying somebody is lying. of course we weren't there. we don't have access to the actual data so we can't say who is lying. this is going to be a disaster for somebody. one point aside from this huge fight that is interesting is

tesla said "the new york times" writer turned the car's heater on. the writer says he didn't. why does it matter? heat in electric cars is a huge problem. nissan recently had to rethink the heater in the leaf. electric car motors don't make excess heat to be sent to the cabin so they use coils and that uses a tremendous amount of electricity. you can significantly reduce your range just by trying to keep your toes warm. tesla shares were hit hard earlier this week after "the new york times" report and after the company changed the date on its financial reports. other news, warren buffett's company buying heinz as we watch leap frog close the markets on wednesday. official word on that american merger with us airways and what it means for you in just a few minutes. >> the biggest airline in the world. >> by just this much over united continental. >> all right. thanks so much.

it's 6:15 right now. back on the mound. time to put aside the pig skin. are you ready for baseball? this morning giants pitchers and catchers warming up for another run to the world series title. >> let's check in on spring training action with laurence scott live at scottsdale stadium. good morning to you laurence. >> reporter: good morning. the sun is coming up on day two of workouts here at spring training after pitchers and catchers reported a couple days ago. they got in the first workout yesterday and today they really get to the swing of things and what we're seeing is comradery and a championship swagger and a bunch of guys thrilled to get back to work. take a look. now that the giants pitchers and catchers have reported for duty and started their work, we wondered beyond the tradition of pitchers and catchers arriving for spring training first, why it helps best prepare the team for the season ahead.

>> you like to give pitchers a couple bull pens before they throw to hitters. spring traini ining length of i for pitchers more so than position players. they take longer to get ready and get stretched out and get the arm into condition to be game ready for the season. so that's probably the biggest reason why they come in earlier because they need a head start. >> reporter: no matter what, coming back as world champs adds confidence to this process and for everyone involved seeing the giants back in action is certainly something to behold. >> it's good to see the fellas working out and back on the field. exciting day. it always is. i know the guys are looking forward to it. we put them through their normal routine and all went well. guys got throwing in and catchers hit pretty routine. good to see everybody.

>> reporter: bruce bochy is right. a very exciting day and super to see buster posey and tim lincecum and matt cain and others out there as they start getting ready to make a run for yet another world series title again. today the second day of workouts and one of the guys helping pull it all together, a longtime giants employee, he's a legend around this team. we introduce you in just a bit to the guy that helps make sure everything is in place. that's coming up in just a bit. >> make sure they have uniforms and all of the equipment ready to go. okay. thank you so much. >> the energy electric down there in the desert. we go from desert to christina loren to talk about snow in the sierra. >> you can hit the beach which i highly recommend today. it's going to be beautiful. or you can hit the slopes. love california this time of year. brian hager joins us on the phone from squaw valley for a look at current conditions on the slope. you are running a deal for

lovers day, aren't you? >> we are running a deal. $14 tickets for a limited time. we have a lot going on. getting some candy on the mountains. some i love squaw buttons. good day out there today. >> i have $14 but i don't have a valentine. does that still apply? >> you can come up and actually meet a -- >> at the base you will enjoy 7 1/2 to 8 feet of fresh powder at squaw. 88 inches at the base. temperatures are going to be kind of chilly. you can actually go ahead and ski with just the suspenders, overalls on and make sure you

bring shades and sunscreen. it's going to be bright out there. 38 degrees in livermore. 41 in san jose. a cold start to the day. we'll see gorgeous conditions. in fact, by noon today you can peel off your first layer and go right to the short sleeves. winds are coming out of the north-northeast. as winds move from land to sea, they warm up along the way. a warmer afternoon on tap for us with temperatures reaching the 70s. the only caveat is haze. moderate to good air quality across the bay area. still not sparing the air. that's the good news. not just loving the air. a little bit of fog and haze for today. santa cruz, 66 degrees at noon. you'll hit about 71 at 2:00 p.m. i can tell you right now that it is going to be jam packed over 17 throughout the afternoon. we'll check on that drive with mike in just a minute. look at these numbers. unseasonably warm by 10 to 15 degrees in some cases.

san francisco typically only hits about 57 degrees this time of year. 67 in san francisco today. 68 in oakland. and 70 degrees in santa theresa. getting into the weekend, that spring air stays and then next week we have major changes. the showers move in. that also means bay area rain translates to tahoe snow. that's good news as well. let's check on your drive. it's heating up out there. >> it is. that's a perfect valentine's day forecast. love starts off hazy and foggy and then as it goes along and warms up. all right. good stuff. at the bay bridge this gets complicated, which is sometimes love as well. backup as metering lights turned on and backup goes back toward the end of the parking lot and slowly building. a thursday but watch. this is fog we're talking about that is an issue as well especially getting over toward the san francisco side of the upper deck can get thick there. tough visibility. we'll take it to the maps. smooth flow of traffic approaching the maze. slowing down berkeley and at the berkeley curve.

a new crash reported there at the toll plaza as you saw no flashing lights from inthat sho. it's a distraction. be careful as you pass over there into san francisco. might use those wiper blades as they talk about approaching the city. approaching richmond opposite your main commute there was an earlier issue at mcdonald that just cleared. the backup that formed over the last few minutes was a distraction for the commute direction. anything will set off slowing. slow san pablo in toward richmond. over on the north bay side across richmond san rafael bridge, there may be thick fog as christina is talking about. santa rosa especially. a look at san rafael itself, the move over here is moving nicely south just glow to lights because there is moisture in the air. palo alto 101 along the peninsula, no problems. smooth drive at the limit for 101 and 280 and in the south bay we're showing a smooth drive for northbound routes. 101 slows a bit past the airport. 87 into downtown and there's fog

creeping in through mountain view and maybe los altos. back to you. half moon bay heartbreaker. ♪ >> don't break my heart. we'll tell you why valentine's day is the last day for you to see this seaside performer just ahead.

how about a dozen long-stem red roses. a live look at all of the roses inside san francisco flower mart. sure to be a very busy place of business today. >> i'm sure on fire. inspiring gentlemen all over the place and it's not too late if you are behind the curve still time to get out and get something if you are still not sure what you're doing for your lovely lady or ladies, we got some ideas for you on valentine's day. >> a free oceanside concert at sunset. ♪ an artist and sculpturer hauled a piano to bluffs at half moon bay. he played there every night since february 1st but now he's told to take the show somewhere else. the city says after today he'll have to go. he says the concerts were never meant to go on forever and he'll hold the last one tonight at 5:00. if you like pain with your

love a romantic celebration on valentine's day. a pillow fight. eighth annual great pillow fight being held later on today in san francisco. organizers say the fight just allows people to go out and get their valentine aggression out in a safe and healthy manner. if you are interested in taking a swing at this, bring a pillow down to justin herman plaza this afternoon at 5:30. >> the weather will be nice. >> lots of love. almost 6:27. still ahead, from bankruptcy to becoming the biggest airline in the world. we'll tell you about the american airlines deal that's about to change the way you fly. plus, the cramped quarters aboard a carnival cruise line being towed ashore. how the ordeal is finally coming to an end.

a chaotic and cramped trip aboard a broken cruise liner finally coming to an end. we'll have the last leg in the frustrating journey ahead in a

live report. major merger. the deal that could turn a bankrupt airline into the biggest carrier in the world. right now we take you out to new york city. you see that furry guy there held by the gentleman by the bell. new york stock exchange doing it big. that's banana joe. an icon after winning the westminster dog show. people are falling in love with him. he made a trip to broadway last night. we'll tell you about that on this valentine's day, february 14th. this is "today in the bay." it is 6:30. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. after days without power, water or even working bathrooms, 4,000 cruise ship passengers will finally be back on solid ground

in a matter of hours. three tug boats are towing the ship to mobile, alabama. jay gray joins us now. a short stay for passengers but certainly a welcome stop for everyone on board. >> reporter: no question about that, marla. and family members waiting here at the port right now to greet some of those who will walk off. when they do, they will either go with family members or get into chartered buses. one group of the buses will go to galveston, texas, where the cruise started and was supposed toned the voyage on monday. the others will head to hotel rooms allowing passengers to spend a day to decompress, recoup, take a hot shower. fresh bed linens something that they'll no doubt enjoy after what's been an excruciating couple of days on the ship with

no electricity, not much running water, a lack of substantial food and waiting hours to get that food and few working restrooms for more than 3,000 passengers and more than 1,000 crew members. give a listen to what one passenger had to say about that situation. >> the worst part is the bathrooms. there's no water. you can't flush. everyone is going in plastic baggies and putting it outside of their rooms. >> reporter: the family members haven't communicated with passengers in the last day or so. cell phones are beginning to die out losing their charge because there's nowhere to charge them. it will be interesting to see so many families reunited here today and i'm sure the people cannot wait to get off of that ship. back to you, marla and jon. >> now the investigation continues.

the coast guard and ntsb are looking into the fire outage. >> reporter: that's right. once the ship is cleared, they'll get inside the engine room where the fire was and determine what sparked the flames. questions of that. we should find out more once those investigators get their turn inside the engine room. >> more problems for carnival. okay, jay. thank you so much. new this morning, a monumental deal. it is official. american airlines getting bigger. the airline announcing less than an hour ago it's merging with us airways. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us from the newsroom. if the deal does go down, it will create the world's biggest airline. >> this deal is done. it will be a tiny bit bigger than united that teamed up with continental. the strange thing about the new marriage is that american did not want it.

us airways has been trying to find a partner out there for some time. it found one in american and though the new airline will be called american really it's us airways. the smaller company taking over american the bigger company. the ceo will be from us airways. and honestly, us airways is not generally the favorite of travelers or travel writers. one airline executive went so far as to call us airways the ugly person that no other airline wanted to marry. he since apologized. now, what does this mean to us? about 7,000 californians work for the two airlines combined. american has a maintenance base at sfo. that could gain some workers there. american says your frequent flyer miles will not be affected for now.

ticket prices will be a big question. the merger means less competition which will mean higher ticket prices. it's not totally clear that either airline would have survived on its own. without the merger we may see fewer airlines as well. >> interesting. scott, thank you for the update. we'll keep our eye on how that pans out. >> happy valentine's day to you. just about 6:35. christina loren giving us a lovely forecast. >> indeed. 6:35. i like to say mother nature's turning up the heat for old man winter this year. it will be a really comfortable valentine's day and that means you can get outdoors and enjoy. don't have to make expensive reservations. hit the beach, bring a blanket. beautiful. chilly out there. as you make your way out the front door getting kids ready to go with valentine's, make sure they bundle up for the first

part of the day. dress them in layers. temperatures today will be mild. in fact, by noon most cities will be in the 60s. warmup continues for today. comfortable conditions this afternoon as we head through friday even warmer. moderate air quality. rain on the way. things will change quickly. take advantage of the beautiful days while they continue. up to 66 degrees at 2:00 p.m. in beautiful downtown san jose today. and here it is. hour by hour detail. bayside, 65. coast, 63 degrees. that's places like half moon bay. santa cruz will hit 71 degrees. farther south, warmer it gets. your full forecast in just a few moments. we'll time out showers. first, let's take a look at your morning drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. look at the golden gate bridge. the fog has reached this span as is often the case at the golden gate bridge. it was clear earlier. now we see it's an issue as well as traffic starts to build a bit coming out of the north bay. no big problems or surprises. we'll look at your approach on the maps coming in across golden

gate bridge smooth and when you reach city streets it starts to slow down. we have an earlier crash that just cleared coming off upper deck approaching 101 and 80. there was earlier slowing. the windshield wiper means fog thick enough in spots enough to cause a mist. starting to clear away from the bay bridge toll plaza although the backup there not clearing. it's continuing to build and still slow westbound 80 down through berkeley and emeryville. really gumming up through richmond although improving now that crash on the eastbound side has cleared from mcdonald and all off-ramps are cleared. a look at fremont as fog and clouds drift south. we're seeing this for 880. we don't see this for 880. we'll show you south bay coming up. >> mike, thanks. we do have new information about the breaking news we're following in san leandro where we have just learned hillside elementary will be closed for the day after a body was found on that school's campus overnight. bob redell is getting the latest

details. he will have an update for us in about 15 minutes. all right. it's 6:37 right now. still ahead, keeping their distance. the vote that could help steer ships safely under the bay bridge. that report coming up.

a new report on last year's massive chevron refinery fire in richmond shows it could have been prevented and it may have

been accelerated accidentally. the fire was sparked by an older corroded pipe. it found that firefighters using sharp tools in search for the leak may have accelerated the release of gas oil. new guidelines could be approved later on today to try to help keep the bay bridge and parts of the san francisco bay safer. those guidelines would limit ships from sailing under the bridge in foggy conditions and require large vessels to pass under the widest span in decreased visibility. this coming after an oil tanker sideswiped a tower back in january. an east bay elementary school becomes a crime scene. what parents need to know before dropping off their kids just ahead. the blade runner behind bars. how he inspired millions during the olympic games ends up under arrest and a murder suspect. >> i think roughly 54 years.

i can't remember. i started in '58. i quit counting a long time ago. >> we get an inside look at the giants clubhouse with a man keeping the team in gear since 1958. we're live at spring training just ahead.

breaking news where deputies with the alameda county sheriff's department have just given us details about a body found on the campus of a san leandro elementary school. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at hillside elementary school with the latest for us this morning. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. alameda county sheriff's office as you can see still has marcella street shut down in front of hillside elementary.

hillside elementary to the right of your tv screens which means they are telling us it will be shut down for several more hours. that means there will be no school today at hillside elementary. the sheriff's office tells us this is so investigators can search for evidence on the campus in the daylight. that's something they have not been able to do yet since this did happen overnight. it was around 8:45 last night well after school was out when someone called 911 to report several gun shots. deputies arrived and they found a young man around 18 or 19 years old suffering from a gunshot wound. he died later. they are vinvestigating whether the shooting may have been a dispute over a card or dice game. they know who he is but not releasing his identity yet. you can see the man was found in a grassy area of the campus along a chain link fence. it's possible he was shot elsewhere on campus maybe near one of the classrooms.

school was out at the time. we spoke to a man who lives here on marcella who is now thinking twice about his recent decision to move to this neighborhood. >> we just moved here about three months ago. we've noticed that there's a lot of activity going on on this street right here. we're planning on moving pretty soon. >> reporter: you say a lot of activity? >> i think there are drug sales going on and gang members walking up and down the street. it just doesn't look like a really nice area. we just moved here. i know if you look up at the next block, there's a lot of gang writing on the wall. >> reporter: it should be noted alameda county sheriff's office has not said whether the shooting was gang related or something else. they did say it's the first murder of the year that they are investigating. hillside elementary will be shut down today because the investigators need sunlight to get on campus to search for evidence and see if there's more evidence of the shooting that took place just before 9:00 last night. reporting live here in san leandro, bob redell, "today in

the bay." >> bob, i know it's still early just at 6:46. have you seen parents start to come out there at this point and what are they being told? >> reporter: we haven't heard anything officially from the school district as of yet. as you can see, the road is shut down. this is the only way in and out of campus. we have not seen anyone coming yet. keep in mind, it's not quite 7:00 yet. let's assume school doesn't start until 7:30 or 8:30, that's when we may see parents showing up. if they are watching, hillside elementary will be shut down today to continue their investigation on campus. >> okay, bob. thank you so much. right now we have new details surrounding a couple being held hostage bound and gagggag ed by suspected cop killer christopher dorner. >> i thought we were dead. it was scary. >> i really thought this could be the end. >> they are just very happy to be alive. jim and karen reynolds walked

into what they thought was their vacant condo tuesday. they stumbled upon the man they instantly knew was dorner during. 15-minute interaction they say dorner kept iteming them he didn't plan to kill them and he knew they had probably seen him on tv. he tied their hands with plastic zip ties, gagged them and covered their heads. >> on the floor i wasn't so sure when he put that hood on us. definitely worried. >> i felt that he put the pillowcase over my head i thought he may have changed his mind. >> after that scene when dorner left, karen did manage to get free. she's the one that ultimately called 911. hours later that major firefight broke out between police and dorner. it is still unclear if the charred body found inside that cabin in big bear is in fact christopher dorner. police say the body matches dorner's description but they are waiting for forensic test to

be sure. also a driver's license of dorner was found at that cabin. we have an update on breaking news we have been telling you involving the olympic athlete. thelade runner oscar pistorius charged with shooting his girlfriend in his home located in south africa. there are conflicting reports at this hour about the moments that actually led up to that deadly shooting. duncan is sifting through details right now and live in london. what can you tell us is the latest? >> reporter: good morning, jon. police say they were called to the pistorius home after a shooting. when they arrived, they found paramedics trying to relive a woman. she died at the scene. we now know that woman was reeva steenkamp. she had been shot four times. in another twist to an already shocking story, police say there

had been previous incidents of a domestic nature at the pistorius house. what's interesting is pistorius has previously spoken of keeping a 9 millimeter and other guns to protect himself from burglars. that's not rare in south africa with high rates of violent crime. there were reports that maybe pistorius had mistaken his girlfriend for an intruder but police don't ssay they don't kne that story has come from. it's likely we'll get more details on this shocking story when oscar pistorius appears in court in south africa tomorrow. jon? >> big-time shocker on that one. all right. thank you very much. keep us posted on what's happening and latest details coming into the newsroom. we're watching the weather on this valentine's day. a great day to head outdoors

with your significant other. >> indeed it will be. it will be warm enough to melt any chocolate that you don't remember to bring indoors. keep that in mind. 6:50. happy valentine's day for you. we'll get spoiled today. a live picture showing cool weather happening right here right now. this is san francisco. you can see the tops of those buildings peeking out above that thick deck of low clouds. it's actually not as thick as you might think. in fact, our thin marine layer is going to clear out of here by 10:00 a.m. we do have areas right at the surface this morning. i want to point out in the north bay where you can see for a quarter of a mile. travel cautiously up there. you can see the general view across the bay area. ten miles of visibility or better. you might still encounter thick pockets of fog. i want to show you future cast for today. by 7:00 a.m., just about ten minutes from now, you can see future cast reading that fog through the central valley pushing in from the delta into the north bay and watch this. boom. between 7:00 and 9:00 the whole

marine layer pushes back out to sea and we're left with clear conditions. it's going to be hazy out there today. really warm. high pressure strengthened overnight and it will continue to strengthen all of the way through your friday and saturday. temperatures in the 70s. so today not even as warm as it will get. 68 degrees for livermore. 70 in santa theresa. getting into tomorrow and tomorrow is friday, you made it just about. 71 degrees inland and bayside. that means oakland will hit 71 degrees tomorrow. now, as we get into the weekend, the first part is going to be better for hitting the beach. sunday we're going to increase clouds and bring fog in. it will drop temperatures a bit. real rain holds off until tuesday into wednesday. looks like we'll see a wet pattern tuesday through thursday of next week. get it while it's warm. 6:52. let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> folks, this is one of the things we're talking about. the fog, look at this. our shot of palo alto.

i'll explain it to you because it looks like a lot of other foggy shots. this is 101 coming down toward us northbound heading away from us. around willow avenue. this is the issue although patchy fog. as san mateo will clear but watch that off that san mateo bridge. dumbarton bridge as well. to the maps we'll show you south bay also. now look at this. northbound slowing capital up into san jose and 101 a new crash now to the shoulder but causing enough blip to cause backup there. 87 and 85 show good slowing for 85 to saratoga. the orange on maps as well. traffic and weather integrated together. you may find patchy fog there and mountain view for 101 like we just saw. over here toward the east bay, south 880 slows in through san leandro through hayward. a disabled vehicle and that slowing continues past that scene all of the way down into fremont. should have this stall moved to

the shoulder. more slowing north past tennyson. be aware of that from fremont toward san mateo bridge. we also have more slowing as you head over toward the bay bridge down the berkeley area and over toward the toll plaza. the earlier crash at the toll plaza have cleared. let's give you a look any way. we do have traffic moving visibly in fastrak lanes. clouds shift and move. we see a break above us. can't see coming off the berkeley curve and emeryville camera i turned it. view continues to change. blotchy conditions here approaching the berkeley curve it's tough and then bridge disappears so watch that incline and the treasure island area also coming down into the area through richmond patchy fog down in berkeley. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:54. all kinds of marriages in business this valentine's day. >> put a ring on it from airlines to ketchup. scott mcgrew watching it all. >> american airlines merging with us airways on this valentine's day to make the

largest airline. dogs on the market. clifford on the nasdaq and banana sam right there in the middle on the end at nyse. berkshire hathaway buying up heinz for $23 billion. heinz also owns the french fry company and they make the food for weight watchers. that's very well played, heinz. google about to have its turn at the movies. "internship" starring "the wedding crasher" guys. it was shot at google. it comes out this summer. they published a new trailer. >> welcome to google. this will not be your average internship. >> we're looking at mental hunger games against a bunch of genius kids for just a handful of jobs. >> that's a sharpie, genius. >> out june 7th. back to you. >> thanks so much. plenty of action in arizona as world champion giants take

the field for spring training. >> it's also a busy time in the clubhouse as well. let's take you live to scottsdale for a spring training update. laurence scott is live this morning. tell us you have insight from the man helping the giants gear up for ball since 1958. >> reporter: i'm telling you, he's a true ledgend with this team. you think of mike murphy and how many people he's helped along the way. players, other staff members, and, gosh, spring training makes you reflect on the people behind the people, the heroes behind the heroes. take a look. it's one of the very best sights of spring. giants first day of workouts at scottsdale stadium and just as the team was getting in motion on the field, there was a legendary figure in the giants organization taking a deep breath in the clubhouse. longtime equipment manager mike

murphy spending a moment with his friend, abby, having helped the giants gear up and get on the field for another spring. >> every day you come here and every spring you do it right after the super bowl and we get the rest of the guys excited to come down here and get everything ready for baseball. >> reporter: how many years now is it that you've been making sure the team has everything they need? >> i think roughly about 54 years i think. i can't remember. i started in '58. i quit counting a long time ago. i'm just happy to be here every day and do the job and help run and harvey and the rest of the gang, everything is happy. >> reporter: after all these years, scottsdale has become something of a home away from home. >> you know, you meet friends. we've been here so long that every year you meet more people from scottsdale and everyone is friendly in this town from the mayor all of the way down. everyone tries to help you. they always tried to help the giants when we first moved here. and just became family down here like scottsdale family and we really enjoy coming down here.

>> reporter: all right. so helping get the players ready for day two of workouts here in scottsdale. back to you in the studio. >> thanks so much. 6:57 right now. one final check from christina loren on that valentine forecast. >> good morning to you, jon and marla. good morning to you at home. look at this beautiful shot. this is a great shot because it shows you the story of the day. we have a little bit of patchy fog out there. it's not going to last long. all that sunshine you see above the low clouds, that's going to bring temperatures up to about 69 degrees inland. bayside, 65. at the coast, 63 degrees. we keep on climbing into your weekend. if you missed your seven-day outlook, no worries. i'll have it for you every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. my gift to you on this valentine's day, mike. >> thank you very much. it's a gift. a great forecast. we're talking about patchy dense fog. a patch of dense fog. also a patch of dense traffic slow down the east shore freeway. all of the way around the berkeley curve. use those headlights but low

beams because high beams will reflect off that fog and san mateo bridge shows you another situation here going westbound you see a nice, easy drive and high rise disappears and along the peninsula through palo alto and east bay through fremont we have thick fog drifting through. it's on the move. be prepared for the next couple of hours as things change. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. just about 6:59. time for one final check on the day's top stories. that cruise ship stuck drifting out in the gulf of mexico for days now should finally arrive in mobile, alabama, in just a few hours. there are more than 4,000 people aboard that boat which is being towed to shore by three tug boats. olympian oscar pistorius known as blade runner charged with shooting and killing his girlfriend at his home outside johannesburg. south africa media say that pistorius may have mistaken her for an intruder but police say those reports are not coming from them. one of the stories we're keeping an eye on. the "today" show will pick up

that story to bring you the latest in the breaking news we're following from south africa. a live look back outside. a live look at the scene where bob redell was taking over right now. >> this is hillside elementary in san leandro. it's closed today. no school for hillside elementary in san leandro because a body was found on the campus there overnight on marcella street. thank you for waking up with us. happy valentine's day for you. make it count. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. good morning. breaking news, olympic hero, oscar pistorius charged with murdering his girlfriend in his home overnight. the first double amputee to run in the olympics being questioned in a south africa jail now. we're there live and will have an exclusive interview with the woman who knew the couple.

this morning a passenger from the "triumph" talks about the deplorable conditions they have faced for the last five days. and face to face with a killer. the couple who was tied up and held captive by christopher dorner as his reign of terror came to an end speaking out for the first time today, thursday, february 14th, 2013. from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in ro rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today," it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a thursday. good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie. and i'm matt lauer. the news out of south africa is hard to believe. oscar pistorius was one of the bright stars of the london games. he was an inspiration all around the world and now he's charged with murder. >> it's unfathab