morning here in oakland and he pointed out how spectacular it was to see this meteor in russia doing what it was doing especially during the daylight hours to have a fireball streaking across the sky which is unusual. he says fortunately it was small. >> very, very small. fortunately. and that makes it just a spectacular visual object to see. it's a reminder of the things that happen in the past and the things that could happen in the future. in fact, i shouldn't say it could. it's kind of like earthquakes in california. >> reporter: in a few hours all eyes will be on this object. 2012da14. that's the dez nation gisignati this asteroid. this large piece of rock is about 150 feet in diameter. it will pass by us at 17,200

miles above earth. that's closer than some of our satellites. unfortunately for us in the bay area, it will be too dim and not visible to the naked eye but they will host a viewing party using one of the large telescopes tonight. now even with that you won't be able to see the features of the asteroids like craters but you will be able to see an object. tiny dot of light. that's how conrad chung described it to me. drifting across the night sky and you might even be able to detect its rotation through variations in brightness. their viewing party is tonight. 7:30 to 10:30 here at one of their observatories and it is free and open to the public. again, not visible to naked eye. if you have a nifty telescope behind me, you will see this dot going across the sky. doesn't happen often. reporting live in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> this morning mountain view's nasa ames is under investigation accused of sharing secret weapon

system technology with china and other countries. two republican congressmen say the fbi has been investigating ni nasa ames for the past four years. the congressmen say the u.s. attorney's office in northern california wants to bring criminal charges but has been blocked by the justice department. the u.s. attorney's office denies that claim. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew is looking into the story and will bring us updates throughout the morning. right now a developing story from south africa where olympic athlete oscar pistorius has just been taken back to jail after being charged in court with killing his girlfriend inside of his home. prosecutors now accusing him of premeditated murder. "today in the bay's" chrkris sanchez is live in our newsroom. we understand that pistorius sat through that hearing breaking down crying as family members watched stunned in that courtroom. >> we went more than once as he sat in court to be formally charged with the murder of his

girlfriend as you said. pistorius walked into that court in a dark gray suit and a tie but then quickly lost his composure. he is charged with murder for now. prosecutors say they will ask the judge to consider the more serious charge of premeditated murder. pistorius was taken into custody thursday after his girlfriend model reeva steenkamp was found shot dead in his home. police say south african police say that pistorius was the only person at the home at the time. they also disclosed that they had been called out to that home for previous incidents of domestic violence. the victim was a law school graduate. one of south africa's top models and her family says a young woman full of life. >> at the end of the day we will all know this story, the true story, but must never forget what reeva stood for. she loved people. she loved everybody.

>> after pistorius was charged, he returned to jail where he will stay until tuesday when he will return to court for a bail hearing. prosecutors and police are asking that he not be granted bail. sponsors that were drawn to that blade runner after the london olympics are starting to distance themselves. pistorius' family and his management team released a statement saying in part that the alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms and pistorius's sent his deepest sympathies to the steenkamp family. he'll talk to a reporter in that courtroom for that hearing at 6:45. this morning the nightmare is over for more than 4,000 passengers and crew members on a disabled and by most accounts disgusting carnival cruise liner. this morning we do have a live look at the carnival "triumph" sitting in the port of alabama after four days adrift at sea.

emotional and exhausted passengers and crew members pouring out of the cruise ship overnight. some even kissing the ground. a caravan of buses took passengers back to texas or to hotels in new orleans. many people are still trying to come to terms with what they have been through. >> electricity went out, water went out, and our room flooded. it just went downhill, downhill, downhill. it got to be pretty bad. >> ship lost power on sunday after fire in an engine room leaving the ship without water, power or working bathrooms. the coast guard and ntsb is investigating that fire. it took five hours after they got there to unload everybody. >> unbelievable. the nightmare over for passengers just starting for carnival as far as pr wise and legally. >> right. 6:07. let's check in with christina loren. we have nothing but a beautiful mind to think about. no nightmares. >> no nightmares.

in fact, perfection. it's one of those days where you don't need ac and don't need the heater. open up the windows in your home and let mother nature keep you nice and comfortable. 76 yesterday in san rafael. santa cruz hit 75 yesterday. right by the beach. that's comfortable. 72 in san jose. and we hit about 71 degrees in oakland. this morning temperatures are starting out about five degrees warmer than this time yesterday as a result of that warmer start and stronger high pressure. today we'll be even warmer to finish the day. we'll take you through hour by hour detail. upper 30s to mid 40s. as we head through 11:00 a.m., temperatures in the mid 60s in the south bay. we stop that clock for you at 2:00 p.m. 72 degrees at 2:00 p.m. in san jose. it's going to be a beautiful day today. gilroy will hit 77. 76 on the way for santa cruz. 73 in santa rosa. coming up in my next report, we'll talk about ski conditions for the weekend. beach conditions. and then we'll tell you when beautiful weather comes to a halt. winter weather on the way next week.

6:08. let's check your drive. good morning. >> how lucky are we that we need to talk about the beach and skiing for the same weekend forecast? we're looking here. this is fremont 880 southbound with headlights. i moved the camera over because all of the way on your left you see where it says the block. that's pacific commons. i'm focusing on that onramp. take you to the maps. auto mall parkway on southbound 880 coming from the target or the shopping area pacific common side of the freeway a crash there affecting perhaps the onramp. it sounds like a car went into the divider there. there are crews heading over there. no injuries reported. that will be an issue for folks off auto mall parkway. i s meanwhile, 880 through the same area, smooth flow of traffic. an issue farther north off of the freeway. one lane is blocked southbound and slowing as you approach because there's a crash there as well. no injuries reported. we see slowing building up toward whiple toward union

landing. another shopping area to get coffee this morning. slow in the approach. we'll get you one quick live look at the bay bridge toll plaza as we have cash lanes just slowly starting to build. a slower build for friday. back to you. >> i think about the coffee and shopping. sounds good. thank you so much, mike. >> perfect mix. coming up, twists and turns with a violent end. how bystanders found themselves caught up in a chaotic police pursuit and shooting in san francisco just ahead. a bug found in the iphone could allow someone to unlock your phone. we'll show you how they do it and what to do about it coming up. we have crazy dedicated fans. they buy all year every year. >> champion, you have swagger. now we'll show you how to score sweet spring training swag. we take you to the giants new home base in arizona just ahead.

ificati san francisco police investigating a police shooting that ended in a crash where several people were hurt. police say it started near the intersection of eddie and jones street when a stolen town car tried to get away from officers. the driver of the town car swerved on a sidewalk to avoid spike strips. one officer standing nearby shot at that car. the driver kept going crashing into a taxi and two other cars near fifth and mission. the suspect was arrested and four people were hurt in that crash. time for a quick check of the day's top stories. hundreds of people in russia are hurt after a meteorite crashes to the ground and it was all caught on tape. it happened more than 900 miles east of moscow. most of those injuries came from

broken glass that shattered when the meteorite landed. olympian oscar pistorius appeared in a courtroom this morning where he was formally charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend. he broke down several time during that hearing crying openly and prosecutors say they plan to prove it was premeditated murder. thousands of passengers stranded on that damaged carnival cruise ship in the gulf of mexico are back on dry land today. the carnival triumph arrived late last month after an engine fire knocked out power to the ship for five days. apple this morning says it's working very hard trying to fix what could allow someone to unlock your locked iphone. >> you can find it easily enough on the internet. >> good morning. that's why we bring it up. if there's a security flaw in your phone, better to hear it from us than from the person who unlocked the phone.

it's similar to a problem we saw a couple arizona ago which apple was able to fix. it involves a series of button presses as described in this video from youtube. now, it doesn't allow you to totally unlock the phone but you can see the call history and pictures stored on the phone. apple says it should have a fix shortly. former head of blackberry has sold all of his stock in the company that's not an encouraging sign if you are a blackberry shareholder. jim was co-ceo of blackberry until last january. he owned about 5% of the struggling company. struggles that started to be fair when he was in charge of it. it's the sort of story that never quits. and there's another update to that fight between tesla and "the new york times." you remember "the new york times" reporter claimed that tesla he was driving was unable to make it from washington to boston. well, reporters from cnn did the

same trip in a tesla and made it no problem with charge to spare. to be fair, the cnn reporters who wrote this blog didn't stop overnight and the temperatures on the east coast are much warmer than they were during "the new york times" test. think what i'm going to take away from this is how easy it is to drive my own car. distance about 500 miles. same from san francisco to l.a. you have done that trip a ton of times and never thought anything about it. you drive a gasoline car. smelly cows is the worst there is. >> thank you for reminding me of what that trip smells like. spring training right now. let's check in on that. time for giants to make sure the team is out on the field looking good. >> it's also a time for fans to make sure they look good off the field. for a look at spring training swag, let's check in with

laurence scott at scottsdale stadium. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're coming to you from the giants team store at scottsdale stadium. ever since that world series victory over the tigers in detroit, giants gear has been flying off the shelves at the team store at at&t park. here at the team store in arizona, they are fully stocked with spring training gear. take a look. when it comes to apparel and other items for a wide array of tastes and styles, the giants worked to tap into what fans are looking for when supporting the team with what they wear. spring training gear is no exception. >> every year we carry a different style player tee. this year we feature bustier posey with a backdrop of the state of arizona. map of arizona. that's very nice. every year the authentic collection t-shirts change. what players wear on field. today it's a different style. >> reporter: and world series trophy on various items ups the appeal. >> it's championship merchandise different than you would carry during the regular season.

we have crazy fans. they are dedicated fans. they buy all year. they buy every year. the world championship gives them another reason to buy another t-shirt or to buy another license plate frame or a t-shirt for the entire family. wife, kids and those visiting bragging rights for those out of state or other regions. it's great. >> reporter: giants fans will get in gear as giants open the cactus league schedule here on saturday, february 23rd against the angels. that's the scene here from arizona. let's send it back to you in the studio. >> one more week away. thanks so much. good news around here in the bay area, beautiful weather like spring training with that sunshine. >> they are always talking to giants players about how they like being out there in the warm weather. ho a great looking day shaping up. today and tomorrow as well. we'll cool off a touch for sunday but outdoor plans ideal weather for that. all weekend long.

68 degrees right now. a live look at a beautiful start to the day over san jose. you can see haze from this perspective. once we show you and swing that camera closer to the east, it's hazy out there. it will be today. 40 degrees in livermore. 44 in san jose. i'm happy to report we're in the moderate air quality range. we're doing really well. we could suffer and spare the air with unhealthy levels of pollutants. that's not the case. mild conditions for february continue today as offshore flow continues. want to give you a taste of santa cruz if you have the day off if you can get down there. 76 degrees today. it will be perfect. as we take you to the slopes, not too bad there either. kirkwood still holding onto 86 inches of powder. alpine, 56 inches. 42 at heavenly. 34 at northstar and squaw has 25 inches. 78% of norm aal even after a dr start to february. more rain and snow on the way. as we head through next week

warm days are short lived. 71 in livermore. 77 in gilroy. 73 for los gatos. 70 degrees in san francisco. perfect day for sitting by the water enjoying a nice comfortable lunch outdoors. here's where it gets uncomfortable. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, the cold, the clouds come back in. let's look at it this way. good news for water supply. good news for tahoe snow pack and great news for the air quality and we want to enjoy winter while it lasts. spring just 35 days away. let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> i got worried when you said this is where it gets uncomfortable. self-conscious there. this is pretty smooth. you are getting crowded approaching the san mateo bridge toll plaza. no delays westbound. that's your commute direction. 92 peninsula clear easy drive right now for 101 and 280. we'll focus on east bay right now. 880 through the area on our maps, traffic flows nicely off castro valley y and mild slowdown through hayward. typical spot for 880.

big deal is south toward whipple and off-ramp at union landing. you do have slowdown because there's a crash at the off-ramp and it sounds like at least part of that off-ramp is blocked. if they have to block the whole thing to move the car out of the area, you'll go south a little bit and take the next exit and loop back around. know it's the perimeter of the sma mall shopping area. slowing we saw through livermore sorted itself out. that's where focus of traffic is. very mild. at 6:30 things will build again. we'll see a later commute and late slowing for a short time coming through hayward. probably about 7:30 is when we'll see that. bay bridge toll plaza. let's get a quick look out there and see the backup forming in a couple of lanes in just a couple of cars deep for the cash lanes. fastrak no delays. look at that. clear view of the east shore freeway. let's show you the east shore freeway. i couldn't show you yesterday this whole area right here had

fog and low clouds reaching just over the freeway for the entire morning commute this morning. clearly visible through berkeley and up into richmond and off the richmond bridge and a smooth drive. look at the nice spacing between these cars. close to the limit all of the way through the carquinez bridge. north bay on the other side of this shot, san rafael southbound 101 with a good volume of traffic but nothing unusual. no incidents or slowing through san rafael down into the city by the bay. back to you. >> our traffic expert. thank you so much. 6:22. coming up, bling it on. counterfeit controversy that is leaving love lost between costco and tiffany's. to help you keep up with the kardashians, a 72-day marriage stretches into nearly two years of divorce drama. of course it does. that's how they like it. reality star's full-court press against her basketball player husband. we'll have that just ahead.

get ready to consider yourself informed. kim kardashian is back in divorce court to urge a stepeed end to her marriage. that's a relative term. kardashian filed for divorce 72 days after they got married. she looks so happy on that day. look at her. glowing. >> that was almost two years ago. they say the marriage was based on fraud which is a claim that would have to be proven at

trial. kardashian wants to wrap up the divorce quickly because as we know she's pregnant with kanye west's baby. they are boyfriend and girlfriend. if you happen to be one of the lucky lovely ladies out there that got a tiffany's engagement ring for valentine's day, i hate to be a buzz kill but you may want to make sure the thing is real. tiffany now suing costco for selling what it calls counterfeit jewelry. tiffany's says it believes hundreds if not thousands of costco members bought products they believed were authentic. turns out they were not. tiffany wants costco to forfeit all profits from the rings and fork over $2 million for trademark infringement. >> i wonder if the product comes in the little blue box from costco. >> would you guess it did to make it look real. >> that's bad. don't do that. okay. it's 6:26. still ahead, construction at sfo keeping you from being cleared

for takeoff this weekend? we'll look at that story. >> someone at mountain view's nasa ames send important information about secret weapons system overseas? we'll look at those allegations. >> from overseas to over the bay. a spectacular shot. jon kelley likes that shot. that's gorgeous. traffic moving along into san francisco also over into the east bay. mike is checking your morning commute and giving you a live look at the south bay. >> marla tellez giving us two for one. >> that's the way we do it thanks to our producer giving you all of the various looks at the bay as the sun comes up on this friday. you made it. tgif. it's 6:27. stay with us.

did someone in mountain view's nasa ames send secret information overseas? a live look from our san

bruno camera. what you need to know before you head out the door ahead in weather and traffic. looking good on the roads and outside thanks to mother nature. we'll take you to new york to wall street. we'll check in where they do the bell ringing. this is on the new york stock exchange. we also give you a look at the nasdaq. feeling the magic on the day's after valentine's day. for the record, that makes it friday, february 15th. this is "today in the bay." right now it's 6:30 on the nose. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. serious accusations this morning leveled at mountain view's nasa ames. employees there accused by two powerful congressmen of leaking valuable american technology information to foreigners. is politics at play as well?

business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us. this is not the first time nasa has been accused. >> republican iowa senator chuck grassley made the same allegations in this letter back in 2012 demanding answers to those allegations some at nasa may have given away information that would violate america's laws against exporting technology. the latest version of this accusation comes from these men. lamar smith of texas. frank wolf of virginia. they are also republicans. according to the magazine "aviation week" they sent a letter to the justice department asking where there had been no prosecutions. in all of these cases the accusation take pains to name the center's director, he's former air force brigadier general pete warden seen here. they don't specifically accuse warden himself but often they question his leadership. it's hard to tell therefore how much of this is political and

specifically about warden. the very conservative "washington times" quotes federal prosecutors in northern california saying no criminal charges are planned. if there were technology transfers, it does not appear from the various reports that we're reading that they are the kind you see in spy movies, secret documents, that kind of thing but rather information exchanged at conferences or shown to visiting dignitaries that could be interpreted by some people as being information that shouldn't go overseas. >> okay, scott. thank you so much. this morning we are keeping our eye on that gorgeous forecast. let's get right to meteorologist christina loren and we're looking at 70s again today, huh? >> a great looking day, marla and jon. thank you for waking up with us each and every morning. the weather has been changing every day and today we're going to be warmer than yesterday. we're also dealing with less cloud cover to start. we're off to a really good looking day. 50 degrees in san jose. it's going to be cold for the

first part of the day but look at this. at 1:00 p.m. we're already at 71 degrees here in the south bay. 68 in fremont. highs today are going to be comfortable for your outdoor plans. however, i want to point out it will be on the warm side later on today. you might be turning on your heater in your car. things are going to change pretty quickly. we've got much cooler weather just ahead. stay tuned. your full forecast is coming up in about 15 minutes. we'll take you through that. first, let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> i'm distracted because i'm watching flashing lights heading north on 880 past the coliseum. no reports of crashes on the chp report right now. i'll track this and let you know. it may be an ambulance heading toward surface streets. i'll let you know if it affects your drive on freeways. an issue south of here. 880 through oakland is fine. south from hayward approaching the san mateo bridge a build because of volume lighter on a friday. this is unexpectedly slow south of 92 off of 92 slow at the transition because of the crash at whipple. things are slow there.

sounds like at least part of the off-ramp is blocked. major damage to one car although injuries to the driver sounds like minimal to none as far as those go. smooth drive into the south bay. northbound 101 slowing north of 680. not unusual for that spot and lighter again for friday. south 880 another crash reported at the onramp getting on south 880 so it's not affecting your freeway speeds but this could be a hassle getting out of san jose. a quick look at palo alto and look at the peninsula drive. easy clear view 101 at university. similar situation for 280. light at the limit for both freeways and at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have the lanes starting to backup for fastrak. does look like metering lights are on now. the weird pattern for friday, that's fastrak first and then cash lanes that show backup is the opposite of the pattern you typically have monday through friday. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. it's 6:34 right now. it was a deadly valentine's day in east san jose. police now say a man and a woman

found shot to death are victims of an apparent murder/suicide. that shooting happened about 4:30 in the 1800 block of bermuda way. police believe the two were romantically involved and they believe the man shot the woman and then himself. a third person was in that house at the time. police at this point have not yet identified the victims but they say they both were in their 20s. police say they do not have an exact motive for the shooting. in the east bay a 14-year-old girl is dead this morning after being hit by a car in antioch. the girl was crossing the intersection of hillcrest avenue and hidden glen drive around 6:45 last night when she was hit. she was air lifted to the hospital where she later died. the driver stayed at the scene. as of now, investigators say neither drugs nor alcohol played a role in this crash. the man accused of killing vallejo police officer james

capoo is due back in court. he was killed back in november of 2011 after a high-speed pursuit and foot chase following a bonk robbery suspect. also expected in court today, the santa clara man accused of making death threats against leland yee. yee spoke yesterday about the threat saying he was told if he did not stop his efforts against gun violence, he would be killed in or around the capitol. chp officers say when they searched basham's home they found dangerous materials used to make explosives. planning to travel, heads-up here. travelers may see delays on an sfo runway this weekend. construction crews will be there working on upgrades to make one of the airport's major runways more earthquake safe. those upgrades are required by

the federal government. work will start tonight at 10:00 and will continue through next monday morning. now travelers did experience flight delays last month when another runway was closed for some similar work. 6:36. still ahead, taking action to avoid the dreamliners pr nightmare. what another airline is doing to stop a battery problem before it starts. back in black and orange. we'll have familiar face reporting for dugout duty in spring training just ahead.

airbus is taking action to avoid the battery problems plaguing boeing's dreamliner plane. they aren't letting lithium ion batteries be installed on a350 plans. last month the faa grounded all dreamliners because of problems with lithium ion batteries. two crew members aboard a tall ship that sank during superstorm sandy will testify before a safety panel today. one of the crew members did die and the captain was never found. testimony by others have shown the ship's captain decided to sail directly into that storm knowing the bounty had a rotted out frame. the ship was originally built

for a film back in 1962. 6:40 now. coming up. blade runner burst into tears in court. we'll tell you what prosecutors are pushing for that left oscar pistorius sobbing as we take you live to south africa just ahead. >> i'm excited. i can't wait to be back in san francisco. >> and nothing short of a happy homecoming for a giants fan favorite. we'll take you down to spring training in scottsdale, arizona, to check him out just ahead. a live look at the bay bridge traffic moving along upper deck into san francisco. looks good. what a great day ahead of us. it's friday. best thing about today. mike is checking the commute. we'll look at that coming up at 6:41.

now an update to a developing story in south africa where olympian oscar pistorius is back in jail after being charged in court with killing his girlfriend, south african model reeva steenkamp. >> oscar pistorius will remain in jail until his bail hearing next tuesday. nbc's michelle kosinski was inside the courtroom this morning and joins us from south africa where new details. good morning to you, michelle. this is not a story that i think anyone anticipated we would be covering. >> reporter: absolutely. such a strange, terribly emotional scene this morning. this is a man the world is used to seeing with his head held high making olympic history. today at his first appearance he sobbed openly. buried his face in his hands as that charge of murder was read

against him and prosecutors are calling this premeditated. you know that his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, was found shot in his home early valentine's day morning. police say she was shot four time in the head and body by a .9 millimeter pistol registered to pistorius. his agent just released a statement saying they dispute this alleged murder in the strongest terms and the that pistorius sent his deepest sympathies to reeva's family. in prior interviews pistorius talked about how he liked security. he has loaded guns around. he would hear a noise, grab his gun and go investigate. police in their response to this dismiss it saying that theory didn't come from them and in fact they said there had been reports from neighbors of what sounded like a fight at the house earlier that evening and that there had been prior

domestic incidents there although they wouldn't give us any further details. pistorius now will be in jail until at least tuesday. that's when there will be a bond hearing. this is something that stunned the sports world and beyond with people seeming to say equally how could this have been an accident and how could this have been as prosecutors say murder? >> we heard earlier that pistorius's brother was there comforting him and putting his hand on his brother's shoulder. his father was there as well. did you see any of the victim's family in the courtroom this morning? >> reporter: i didn't. i am not sure what they look like. his father and brother were patting him on the shoulder trying to calm him down. at times it seemed like he wasn't able to get his emotions together. even the magistrate presiding over this said maybe you need to sit for a little while, have a drink of water. that emotion was just so strong. we did hear from a member of

reeva steenkamp's family. her uncle spoke. there's been an outpouring of grief really on both sides of this. both for pistorius and this victim. no one really can be sure what happened inside that house and it appears that only pistorius and steenkamp were home at the time. >> all right. thank you very much. again, oscar pistorius will remain in jail until tuesday when he returns to face a judge for a bail hearing. prosecutors and police asking that bail be denied. jon? >> okay. thank you very much. we have an update right now on breaking news overnight in russia where more than 400 people there are hurt after giant meteorite fragments fell to earth creating a shock wave that shattered windows. this one comes on the very same day as an asteroid half the size of a football field is set to skim right past the earth. "today in the bay's" bob redell

is live at chabot space and science center in oakland. your space agency there saying meteor rigite in russia has not to say about this. >> reporter: a wonderful coincidence in the fact that no one was seriously hurt makes it even better obviously. the astronomer we spoke to this morning in oakland was pointing out how spectacular that was but also from his professional point of view was pointing out how unusual it is to see a fireball during the day in the sky like that and said fortunately it was rather small astronomically spking. >> a spectacular visual object to see but a reminder of things that happened in the past and things that could happen in the future. in fact, i shouldn't say it's could, it's like earthquakes in

california. >> reporter: in just a few hours, all eyes will be on this object. this is an animation of an asteroid about to give us earthlings a close look. it will pass by us at 17,200 miles above earth's surface. that's closer than our satellites. unfortunately for us in the bay area, it will be too dim and not visible to the naked eye as it passes over us in the night sky. the chabot space and science center in oakland will host a viewing party using a large telescope. you'll be able to see an object, tiny dot of light drifting across the night sky and you might be able to detect its rotation by variations in brightness. the viewing party is tonight between 7:30 and 10:30 here atop the oakland hills at the chabot space and science center. it's free and open to the

public. the good news, they are confident it won't hit us on earth. bad news you'll have to wake up at o-dark 30 on monday morning. we can never get a break. >> the reality of that, bob. we're very happy. >> i wouldn't mind asteroid hitting my alarm clock. >> smashing that. only problem is it would blow up your bedroom. >> you would be called in to cover it. that's the way it works around here. >> weather will be nice. did you like yesterday? >> loved it. >> that would be an understatement. >> it was really nice. today i almost couldn't believe it when i walked out of here yesterday how comfortable it was. today we'll be a little bit warmer. beautiful day shaping up. 6:50 now. take you outside and look at this. shot of san jose. you can clearly see the mountains. we've got a beautiful day shaping up here. the south bay will be the warmest. temperatures are going to be comfortable everywhere. you can see here from san bruno this is what haze does. it creates a really pretty start to the day.

our sunrise as sun comes up through that particulate matter you get oranges and reds. picturesque. i want to step out of the way because i was obstructing the perfect view of that shot. 40 in livermore. 44 in san jose. high pressure strengthens today moving winds offshore. you notice building breezes throughout the day today and you'll notice haze especially this afternoon after all of the motorists hit the highway. we'll check on your drive this morning with mike in just a few minutes. a bit of coastal fog. not a lot to tell you about. pockets in santa rosa and napa. throughout today and tomorrow, 71 in walnut creek. average high is 61 degrees. winter on hiatus all weekend long. we're now 34 days away from the official start of spring. we're going to get more of this in the future. 71 in livermore for today. 77 degrees in gilroy. 72 degrees in san jose. this is just a taste of spring. we have showers and a return to winter on the way as we get through next week starting monday temperatures dropping

off. we increase cloud cover and meet back on monday morning we won't have beautiful views to show you because fog will be back. rain moves in tuesday into wednesday. and for the first part of thursday should clear out of here thursday night just in time for the upcoming weekend. back to you. we want to check that drive. i promised you. i wouldn't take it back. good morning, mike. >> good morning. i got to deliver whatever you promise. that's part of the deal here. we look over here. 238 this is industrial parkway and mission boulevard moving smoothly coming up through hayward. here's where the slowdown is. surface street not a problem. this is low because a lighter volume was held up at whipple road. earlier crash just cleared from the off-ramp and now we see that slowing heading down toward fremont as is case when lanes reopen. slow out of hayward. castro valley y indicates not a heavy volume of traffic. we do have slowing for westbound 580 down toward the approach. it's where dublin interchange up there and no problems for 680

heading south. great stuff for that easy flow of traffic. south bay no delays for 880 or 680. we do have 101 with bulk of traffic there and north heading into downtown for 87. that's it. slower build. we do also have a crash south 880 getting on south 880 and that's affecting your drive on the freeway. freeway itself all lanes are clear toward that interchange. palo alto, nice easy drive along the peninsula here north 101 past willow and all of the way into san mateo. a steady volume for 101 and 280. no delays for that stretch of roadway along the peninsula. the bay bridge approach is very mild right now. we actually have very little backup except for cash lanes. the fastrak lanes had a good backup but eased up there. north bay no problems through san rafael north at novato. a crash north or southbound but no slowing. we'll track that for you. send it back to you. >> thank you so much, mike. 6:53. several people are hurt this morning after a police chase

ends with a shooting in san francisco. police say a stolen town car tried to get away from officers near the intersection of eddie and jones streets in the tenderloin. after a short chase, the car swerved on the sidewalk to avoid spike strips. one officer shot at the car, which kept going before crashing into a taxi and two other cars. the suspect is under arrest. four other people are hurt. >> in the south bay in san jose, two men right now recovering this morning after being shot in a drive-by in east san jose. police say somebody inside an suv shot at the men near the intersection of gramercy place. so far no arrests have been made. in san leandro, counselors will be at hillside elementary school to help students deal with a homicide on campus. sheriff's deputies found a young man dying on campus wednesday night. deputies are looking into whether he was shot over a game

of dice. so far there are no arrests. and a phone prank which has gotten the name called swatting is under investigation right now in the peninsula. police responding to reports of shots fired in a possible hostage situation inside of a home in san mateo yesterday but the whole thing turned out to be just a big-time prank. so far no arrests have been made. state lawmakers are pushing for tougher laws against people responsible for the bad jokes and swatting pranks. happy speople on the nasdaq this morning. >> the same company crearun by that created paypal. >> xoom will be up slightly in trades here in just a second. another ipo of a bay area company. in a weird coincidence, our

gadget this gadget friday is the e zoom. this is a gps tracking device. you can say slip it into your child's backpack or have him carry it in a pocket and you can watch him bike home from school right from the office. here you can even monitor it using your smartphone. the map of the device i just sent a ping to it says it is on first street in san jose, which is where we are right now. it's $100 for the device and about $15 for the service. you can set a number of perimeters. if this were in a teenager's car, it could message you if it went over 70 miles an hour. there's a button that if i hold it down for three seconds, it will send a message to phones i requested it to send to. we had trouble getting it to send earlier but it was my

fault. i tried it five times in a row. it worked five times in a row. i wouldn't say it's an sos button. >> i got it, scott. i got it. >> it's more of a hey come over to me and help me and talk to me sort of i'm home sort of thing for a child. >> i'll be there in a second. >> can you get me a cup of coffee. cream, suigar. world championship giants spring training is a family reunion of sorts. >> a family face is back in black and orange. let's head to scottsdale, arizona, for a look at spring training action with our very own laurence scott. >> good morning. coming to you from the giants team store at scottsdale, stadium. one of the great things about spring training is seeing old friends. for one giants outfielder, we haven't seen him in a year and we're happy to see him back here in scottsdale again. a huge fan favorite, andres

torres is back having spent last season in new york with mets. he's looking forward to soon seeing friends and fans at at&t park. >> it's an honor. it's a dream come true to come back with the giants and i'm very excited. i can't wait to be back in san francisco. >> reporter: torres defining a role as secondary to be part of a winning team last time in the bay area. >> i want to help and prove that i can still play the game and i want to help my team win. that's the biggest goal. just help them no matter what. being prepared and i'm really excited. >> when you look at this team and parts that are still here from when you were on the team in 2010 and what they have going into 2013, what are you looking the most forward to? >> we play as a team. that's the thing. chemistry. we play together. you see how we will keep continuing to win championships. >> reporter: such a likable guy with a great smile and tons of

energy. it is great to see him back with the giants here at spring training in scottsdale. let's send it back to you in the studio. >> okay. thanks so much. let's check final time with christina loren to find out about another beautiful day. this friday nice. >> good morning to you. getting a beautiful sunrise here over san jose. even prettier one coming in from san bruno. look at that. a gorgeous way to start the day. we'll hit the 70s today. bayside, 70 for you. at the coast, 70 degrees. we'll have beautiful weather all weekend long. if you missed your seven-day outlook, have no fear. i'll have it for you every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show through 11:30. let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. a great morning to look at the east shore freeway. we couldn't see it yesterday because of the fog drifting right there very clear as far as road flow very clear. looking at san mateo bridge, no delays. we do have good volume of westbound traffic steady to the peninsula without any problems or delays for 101 and 280. the south bay, you are slow here north of 680.

that person is going slow. what's that person? back to you guys. >> single them out. >> great advice always. >> thank you for waking up with us on this friday. have a great weekend. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> say it one more time. what's today? >> friday. >> i love the sound of that. thanks for joining us. enjoy that beautiful weather out there. we'll see you next week. how about that shot. >> nbc bay area news at 11:00. >> we'll be back then. good morning. breaking news. a terrifying scene in russia overnight. a ten ton meteorite plunging into earth exploding in a blinding flash. debris and shattered glass injuring hundreds of people, and it was all caught on tape. nightmare over. thousands of passengers finally off that disabled cruiseship overnight. as we get a better look at what they went through on board. this morning, two passengers speak out in an exclusive life

interview. and head in hands, olympic sprinter oscar pistorius breaks down in court this morning as he's formally charged with the murder of his girlfriend. we're live in south africa with new details on that stunning case today, friday, february 15th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from boston. and you're looking at a live shot of fan yell hall. welcome to a special edition of "today" with savannah guthrie. we're on a friday field trip. >> we are inside the city's historic faniel hall. we've got a great crowd outside.