across the bay area as doctors try to deal with an influx of flu patients. >> we've got something for everybody in the weather department. it's a chilly start to your friday morning. hey, rain on the way this weekend. then a major warm-up. i'll detail the timeline for where you live coming up. >> as construction crews are clearing the roads we have more folks heading for the morning commute and a crash on the tri-valley. we'll show you the latest coming up. >> a live look outside now and the bay bridge doing its thing. lights twinkling on this friday morning. they twinkle more on fridays. it's friday, january 10th, this is "today in the bay." a very good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. a peninsula teacher quit her job amid accusations of sexual misconduct by students at previous schools. she worked in palo alto, the

private school for girls between 6 and 12th grade. the "mercury news" reports the school found out about the allegations two months ago and put the teacher on administrative leave. she recently did resign. the teacher was accused of sexual misconduct by former students at schools in chattanooga and dallas. this is back in the 80s. she had not been charged with a crime. >> i want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. she's got a look at our forecast. >> you know, it's the weekend and we do have big time changes headed our way. good friday morning. temperature this is morning are mostly in the 40s though we have a couple of 50s in san francisco, santa rosa at 37 degrees and livermore at 40. so difference a day, 24 hours ago we had major fog and low clouds. even showers coming down. it is clear and we're headed to the 60s as of today. remember, that warm-up is right there on the seven-day forecast if you want to dive into that. we've got that throughout all of my forecasts.

here's where we're headed. showers for saturday. i'm going to time that out so stay tuned for that. if you try to make outdoor plans sunday is your data do so. then the warm-up is on. i'm telling you, we're talking near-record warmth next week. temperature jumping around like a roller coaster. we'll have the full forecast in a few moments. first, though, check your drive and good morning to mike inouye. >> here's the high rise, the high street high rise for 880, smooth, no drama. the construction crews have just about picked up through downtown. no slowing here. we'll show you the maps as we talk about the tri-valley. you're at the limit for most of 580 and 84 getting through almost. 680 a concern as you head down to sunol a crash at the merge with 84. sounds like a car hit a deer, injured and off of the roadway walking around there. the driver concerned is he going to miss his flight. a lot of paperwork but not a lot

of traffic. we'll look at also the south bay. we have a live shot. this is san jose northbound, 101 under the interchange and easier drive as christina said, so we don't have the wet roads, a smooth drive, then back to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. >> in hours the san francisco 49ers will head east for the playoff game. they have a pit stop in san jose. >> they got to feed the pit. bob redell is live in the willow glenn neighborhood where they see a local deli as a good luck charm. >> reporter: good morning to you. you're talking about lavilla. the onus is on the people here because in the next couple hours they have got quite a big order to fill. we're talking over 70 sandwiches for the coaches and the players. this has been a ritual before they head up on a road trip. what they have been doing for

several road trips creating what's known as chris's special. it's a favorite of the team. they rely on it for them to get them i guess a little juiced, before they head on the road. basically christmas combo, it's a off the menu special. turkey, ham, italian meat and cheese on a roll, apparently this is to die for. it is name affidavit chris bert icelli. we're going to hopefully maybe catch up later with chris. i want to see how they fill zp orders in such a short amount of time before the 49ers take off later. for carolina where on sunday they will be taking on the panthers. the last time they played the panthers was home at candlestick in november. and the panthers did beat the niners, 10-9, in that season game for 2013. yesterday we caught up with one

of the coaches and the players and what they were saying is yes, they lost but they are not going to let that but in the way of their mind-set. >> that's a long time ago. we're going to be playing a game sunday, we're a different outfit than we were that day. and we'll be playing in the land far, far away. >> intensive for this game. i want folks, we got a good group of guys here, have been around here. this was a tough game. i'm looking forward. >> if the niners beat the panthers they advance to the championship graham they take on either the seahawks or the saints depending who wins that this weekend as well. the winner of that goes on to the super bowl. reporting live in yilow glenn, bob redell "today in the bay." >> local stores are stocking shelves as they continue their

quest for six super bowls. more jerseys are sold. this sports authority stocked up with new merchandise if they go all the way to the super bowl that store's ready a. look at what fans, how they can show their red and gold pride. >> and when the niners make it all the way. >> not if. >> no. this is what they are going to be wearing. winning even. nike has unveiled cold weather gear for teens playing in the first outdoor cold super bowl. it includes a silver jacket, super bowl 48 at met life stadium. to give you an idea how cold it could be, current temperatures at the stadium about 28 degrees. >> we have breaking news in san jose to tell you about. firefighters are battling a string of small fires in the downtown area. the first happened this morning,

24th and peach street. that was before 4:00. the second halved down the street on 24th street. and the third happened on 28 and san antonio, half hour after that one. it's crazy. peggy bunker joins us live with the latest. >> you know terry, that sums it up. sort of like a chase from one place to the next, jocks apart these mini fires being set. it's an incredible scene. south of 101 in san jose, i want to bring in captain mike, and let us know what is going on you guys are considering these fires as suspicious. >> absolutely they are. as you mentioned they appear to be set than an accidental event and starting on the exterior of the structures. over three days we had a multitude of events in a five-block radius. we have arson investigators and

san jose collecting evidence, patrolling and trying to prevent starts or fires the next couple days. >> you guys got a call, jumped down the road and there was another place on fire that we're in front of. >> right. there has been a total of four small events here, and had to go to all four and extinguish all four. the property damage has been minimal and no one injured. it's concerning and suspicious and we're in full investigation mode trying to collect as much evidence as we can. >> the big question is this connected to the massive 5-plus awarm fire that happened yesterday at the san jose warehouse area? >> that is a good question. it's about five blocks north of where we're standing. that fire was very massive. so much damage it's going to be difficult to get cause and origin. however, it doesn't appear to have the same characteristics as

all of these. we are investigating that. >> we'll stay on top of that. as you can take a look here this is the most recent fire. you can see the entire side of the home burned, the homeowner came out in tears when they saw this. the homeowners we've seen two so far out in their pajamas, whites going on, why were they targeted if so. we're trying to get to the bottom of this as you heard, the police department, also the arsob investigators are doing the same thing. we'll bring you the latest. back to you both. >> thanks. after what they went through they could use a day off. firefighters aren't going to get it. >> that's right. yesterday they dealt with four separate fires including that massive one mentioned at the warehouse on julian and 28th street. crews are expected on scene for days making sure the fire dent flare up. it was huge, the fire burning all morning long.

quickly inventory through the entire 125,000 square foot warehouse. there were several explosions and thick black smoke could be seen for miles. neighbors were finally allowed to go back in their homes but they were toold stay out of their back yards in case a wall happened to collapse. schools will be back open this morning. last night crews were dealing with a 2 alorm fire in a condo on the second floor, then spread to adjoining ones. men had spent a portion of their day at the massive warehouse fire. one firefighter had to be taken to the hospital. >> stressed out, so he's being transported to the hospital on hydration and stuff like that. crews are pretty tapped out working hard, very aggressive in trying to get these knocked doubt. >> investigating all of the

causes, they say the one on 33 erd near san antonio was a debris fire. it is considered suspicious. >> 11 minutes after 5:00 on this friday morning. police applauding the mom who turned her son in. >> a restaurant shutting its doors. >> we get the big jobs number. could you be hired in high tech?

after 10 years in business the pf changes is getting ready to change. it will close the end of this month. 10 years after it opened on the corner of second and san fernando. the "mercury news" reports it's closing because wasn't making enough money. the 6 sx employees at the

restaurant have been offered jobs at other restaurants run by the company. the downtown eatery will serve its last meal january 26. >> the japanese fashion store is expanding. the retailer announced it's going to open five new stores in the u.s. by this summer and three of them here in the bay area. they are at the center in daly city, sun valley shopping center in concord and the great mall in milpitas. uniqlo has five other stores in the area. >> more hiring should be reflected in the jobs report from the labor department today. scott has a preview. the big question is how many jobs governments are offering. >> we have a solid guess how many were add in the private sector, in the 200,000 according to an estimate. 200,000 for the month of december. that's private sector. you may be able to add in

government jobs this morning, or more likely subtract them due to layoffs. government jobs met everything from fbi agents to county clerks to crossing guards, those tend be a negative number these days. so we have jobs, then more breaking news coming out of the business world. that is target is talking this morning, let's go straight to bertha coombs at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. target providing more information on that massive data breach that happened during the holidays. they now think it impacted some 70 million customers and the company says it will likely have to take a charge in the quarter related to the data breach. a lot of folks skittish and sales dropped after they reported that. one of the things they report this morning is that extra data may have gotten out related to that breach, more than they anticipated. they discovered that through

their investigation, they are also going to offer all customers the ability to sign up, they will pay for them to have their credit monitoring and identity theft monitoring if they incur any sort of charges with regard to this, they will not be responsible and target will try to help them get through all of this. this is a really big issue. certainly you can see that folks feel their information isn't safe they decided they were going to shop elsewhere. >> let me follow up. you're saying that tar get going to take responsibility if i'm charged for something that i didn't spend. >> well, usually happens is on your credit card, the credit card is the one that goes after and you don't have to pay for something that is fraudulent. if you ever experienced identity theft as i have, it can really be a long process to get all of that sorted out. so they say they are going to help pay for the monitoring. we haven't heard of cases yet

but sometimes these things are a little delayed. it can be something that happens in five seconds, and it can take several months to get all of those charges, all of those fraud lent accounts sorted out. >> thank you very much. uber is getting cheaper. these are the small cars they tend to be toyota priuses. uber says a trip across town in san francisco on uber x is cheaper than a taxi. so from the marina to the financial district about with 14 by taxi, 10 and change by uber. if you split that among friends that's cheaper than the bus. would you like to invent the next uber? there is a school in san francisco called deb boot camp which claims it can take anybody a school teacher or barista, turn him or her into a web developer in nine weeks. and the guy in charge says even a reporter can do it. because you don't have to be good at math.

>> i'm terrible at math and i'm a pretty decent developer and some of the people who graduate are it new good at math. >> more this sunday on "press: here." it's a $12,000 tuition, but he placed people in $85,000 jobs. >> he has a pretty good success rate. >> he places about 95% of his students. >> pretty intensive. >> wonder if he could do me. >> even reporters. don't know about anchors. >> payday friday for a lot of folks. and the fact it's friday, people looking forward to it. >> definitely. us included. san jose looking nice and clear, good friday morning to you. temperatures right now are kind of all over the place, the microclimates making a big time appearance. 41 degrees in the north bay, 49 in san francisco, down the golden gate bridge you can see the bay bridge is clear.

we don't have fog to report. unseasonably mild, numbers in the upper 60s in the east bay. 59 degrees in san francisco. as the fog returns by about 3:00 p.m. you'll lose that sunshine. 64 out in the north bay. beautiful san jose, we're talking about a 64 degree day. let's get into your weekend forecast. major changes on the way starting with rain on saturday. so future cast tells the story. as we head through saturday morning the front is still organized and draped to the north of the bay area. then watch this. between about 7:00 and 10:00 showers move in, by 11:00 they push past the golden gate bridge and press into the east bay. i continue that futurecast, stop that clock again at 3:00 p.m. and that's when we're probably going to measure a tenth of an inch of rain. we need it for our air quality and we get into a warm-up as you can see these showers are south quickly. out on sunday and the warming

trend begins. for sunday, sunshine returns, 64 degrees on sunday in san jose. 62 san francisco, 9 verse the game on sunday, also we have the golden globes, right here on nbc. we'll give you a sneak peek at the red carpet forecast, how the stars are going to have to dress accordingly. it must be tough, mike, it must be tough. over to you. >> i will never know. i'll never know. we're looking toward the bay bridge and the bay area, 101 and 280, no slowing, and no fog or drizzle like the last couple days. that's an easy flow into the south bay. your northbound routes, the commute direction, nothing to speak of. the east bay we're talking about this. the crash is over on the shoulder, this is south 680 at 84, reports that a car hit a deer, it was injured and left the area. the folks don't know where the deer is or the condition. the driver of this vehicle was okay and the traffic moves down out of pleasanton in through sunol. no major issues through the tri-valley. slowing typical eastbound out of dublin off the grade, as you

start the morning commute also typical here the majority of the slowing out of the altamont pass. you are back up to 55 miles per hour and back up to the limit as you pass west of there. a live look across the bay. we'll show you the san mateo bridge. westbound with the taillights you can see the high rise. clear easy drive and again t dry road, no problems on the peninsula or into or out of san francisco. looking toward the bay bridge into san francisco a smooth drive down the east shore freeway and across, no backup at the toll plaza and no metering lights. friday we rarely see those before 6:30. a look at the north bay t southbound side starting to show traffic. no major slowing. you pass by the 101/37 interchange in novato. back to you. >> thanks. here is a story that begs the question, what would you do? a south bay mother is credited with turning her teenage son in to police after spotting him on a police blog. the police say three teens were involved in a purse snafrping

outside a safeway saturday night. they posted images of the suspects on their blog, one of the teenagers was recognized by his own mother. she drove to the house in san jose where her son lives, picked him up, delivered him to the santa clara county sheriff's office. officers say the teen is a student at oak grove high school in san jose. his two accomplices also attend oak grove. >> don't make your mother mad. be a good boy and girl. we're learning more about the lawyerings at the center of an emotional and ethical fight over the fate of a teen declared brain dead. jahi mcmath's attorney talked to us about the month-long battle to get the girl relocated to another facility after two doctors and outside physician declared her brain dead. dolan says the criticism is unfair. >> really offended me is that

i'm misleading this family, i am giving them false hope. that means that this family is dumb. and i really resent that. that somehow they are going to be hoodwinked by some lawyer manipulating them. these are smart people. >> dolan will not say where jahi is. he only says her mother believes she is getting better. her classmates are sending well wishes to the family. students wore purple shirts. they posed for photos. many remember jahi as a happy girl. >> san jose seas landmarks committee has taken the first step in the process to make the century 21 dome theater a city landmark. last night the landmarks committee approved the site for recommendation for historic status. according to the save the dome facebook page, the supporters understand this is just the first step. in a facebook post supporters said far from over yet the real

conversation has begun which is awesome. we have conquered the first hurdle and now the real battle begins, we can do this. the property owners are not part of the push to preserve this building. they want to develop the property. the dome is located across winchester from santana row. >> how $10 could land you a date with hollywood's a-lister, george clooney.

how would you like a chance to hang out in new york with george clooney? >> maybe. >> he ishe is raffling off a da then it's in a limo, off to the movie premier. you get to rub elbows with the

other stars including cate blanchett, phil murray, matt damon. all part after fund-raiser on the charity site. tickets cost $10. it benefits the sentinel project, an organization that reports on the state of the consulate in the border region between sudan and south sudan. i didn't even know about that website until this event and george clooney is getting a lot done with this charity event. >> because it's all for charity. which is why i'm going to participate. we continue to follow breaking news. san jose firefighters investigate a series of suspicious fires including three that were set just this morning. peggy bunker is talking to arson investigators, she is going to join wisconsin a live report.

good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. that breaking news is going on in san jose where the search is on for an arsonist this morning. several fires set in less than an hour within blocks of each other. peggy joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: there is really no break for it. the fire department here, when you consider what has been happening in the past 90 minutes in san jose, south of 101, we're talking about four fires set three that actually took. let's give you an example. they are small exterior fires, you can see the burn up the side of the house here. we saw the homeowner come out in her pajamas, tears in her eyes. terrified. we were talking earlier to one of the captains, telling us that they really have been hop scotching the neighborhood and trying to figure out what is going won what they suspect is an arsonist. we do have an arson team that is coming to investigate the situation. the san jose police department helping out in this situation.

we saw a porch fire this morning which is where we started around 5:00 this morning, and same thing t heowner came out confused wondering why somebody would set something on their porch on fire. and while we were there we got this call and ran about five blocks away here on east san antonio, once again south of 101, and saw this fire under way. so in light of the huge blaze yesterday that everybody is still recovering from you can imagine the san jose fire department not catching a break, they are actively looking for person or persons who are responsible for these fires. and we'll continue to talk to them and see what information they can gather as they say more fires could pop up any time. it's clear this person has been in the neighborhood as these fires really they are within walking distance. >> amazing stuff. thanks very much. new detail this is morning on the massive warehouse fire in san jose. firefighters say they will be on scene for days making sure the fire does not flare up. we brought you incredible

pictures of the flames all morning long yesterday. the fire quickly tore through the entire 125,000 square foot warehouse the length of a city block. several explosions as well, thick black smoke could be seen for miles around and there's an image of what we're talking b. neighbors that were evacuated were allowed to go back last night. >> we allowed folks back in their homes, the ones that were evacuated but they are not allowed to go in their back yard to be safe to make sure we don't have a wall collapse. >> two schools forced to cancel classes yesterday are going to be back open this morning. now the warehouse fire was actually the biggest of four separate fires in all of san jose yesterday. look at this map. firefighters worked nonstop all day going from fire to fire. one so worn out he was taken to the hospital and treated for dehydration. this fire broke out about 6:00 last night, three condos were

damaged. no one was hurt. firefighters say it appears it started on the second floor of one of the homes and quickly spread. officials are investigating the cause of each fire and as of now they say they do not appear to be connected. breaking news right now to tell you b. just a few seconds ago the labor department announced the latest unemployment numbers, i looked at scott. you didn't have a good face. >> i do not. train wreck numbers. 74,000 jobs added in the month of december. remember, we were kind of looking for about 200,000 jobs. the unemployment rate does drop to 6.7%, but if you've been watching for any length of time, you know i'm going to tell you to ignore that, that is people walking away from the job line and saying i'm not going to try. that makes them not counted in the unemployment rate. that's why we get 6.7%. again, 74,000 added in the month of december, we were looking 200,000, that's about what we

got last year. obviously northern california terry, is very different than the rest of the nation but these are terrible numbers. these are the worst since -- in the recession since 2011. >> it's all about expectations, right they got 74 but that's not what they were looking for. >> 74 is a terrible number. you need 45 to cover the 18 -- the kids 18 and older who are joining the economy, so you got about another 30,000 total jobs added there. >> thanks very much. >> police hope you can help identify a man who tried to kidnap a woman. police release add sketch, they say the suspect is african-american in mid 20s to early 30s, about 5'7", 180 pounds. he was wearing a gray hooded parka, dark pants and smelled of cigarettes. the victim was walking on 17th street near jackson, again near lake merritt, and the suspect appeared from between two cars and grabbed her.

the victim was able to run away and get help. >> officials in the bay area getting ready or an all-out warren the flu. the number of deaths in the bay area has jumped to nine. in several counties reporting death sonoma, marin, san francisco, san mateo. alameda and santa clara counties. numbers could go up today when the department of public health shares the recent information about flu activity in california. christie smyth is live in san jose where san jose regional set up a tent just to deal with flu patients. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. to give you an idea how seriously they are taking this, this is the first time they set up tents in the parking lot to handle all of the people coming in complaining of flu-like symptoms. they have two tents, popped up another. stanford hospital doing the same thing. they have a tent outside of their e.r. this morning. the idea is that these patients may be able to be seen here,

treated and then sent home. and we're told that with the second tent here up in san jose they can handle three times as many patients as before. and they also increased their staffing. as you said, nine people have died in seven bay area counties in sonoma, one patient healthy young man was just 23 years old. what dock tocker sass even younk healthy people in san mateo county at least six parents were in the icu at last count. one woman in her 40s has died but health officials say she had underlying conditions. still this season the h1n1 strain is spreading. >> people that are young tear middle-aged and this was very consistent with what happened during the 2009 h1n1 pandemic. it's the same flu strain. >> reporter: what can you do? doctors say a flu shot will help

protect you against h1n1 and other flu strains. we haven't reached the peak of the season yet which runs through may and public health officials say even now it's still not too late to run out and get a flu shot. reporting live in san jose, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. >> and for tips an flu you can head to our website. we have a link to the cdc with information how to protect yourself as well as a vaccine finder to help you find a place to get a flu show. they are still available. that's at nbcbayarea.com. let's check the forecast. christina is here with she was saying something for everyone but a lot for the sun worshipers. >> definitely next week. you know, i happen to know something about you, terry. you like to head to santa cruz. beautiful. temperatures now in the 40s. 42 in the south bay, 49 in san francisco. we made to the friday together everybody. and it's going to be a pretty

good request looking weekend. we need the rain, we haven't had any in over 30 days. we measured for the first time yesterday. and yes, about .05 inch. as we head through san francisco, on saturday we're talking potentially maybe .1 inch, maybe up to .25 inch of rain. you can see your temperatures are cool on saturday. damp around here, then by sunday that sunshine returns, it's going to be beautiful, temperatures will climb into the 60s. let's get into what terry likes. santa cruz. this is where we're headed next week. temperatures are going to jump to 72 degrees by monday in santa cruz. we're talking 75 by tuesday, 74 for wednesday. your seven-day forecast shows you how warm it's going to get, where you live. but yeah, we're talking about record potentially smashing all-time record. that's what we're getting into next week. never boring in the weather department nor is it in traffic department. good morning to you.

>> we have disco lights, no injuries reported there on the northbound side. that's on the right side of the screen. this is palo alto, just north of university avenue. i saw this truck driver come out of the vehicle and then put these orange triangles out. no lanes blocked and no slowing, no details from chp. it's an easy flow there. heavier into the south bay, northbound 101, a few more cars here. this is a smooth drive. we'll show you on the map, we're looking at the headlights coming up. that little yellow you see down to 58 or 59. the earlier crash at 680 and 84 has cleared without slowing. a smoother drive toward the dublin interchange. a little difference in speed. a little dip but no problem. back to you. >> thank you. >> it is 5:39. the millionaires in congress. the report looks at how much money the washington politicians

have and where our local representatives stack up. >> 49ers leaving for carolina later this morning. the special meal from a local deli, they will take with them.

this morning there is a new majority in congress. millionaires. >> tracie potts joins us in washington, d.c. this morning. plenty of california congress members among the richest on capitol hill. >> reporter: especially at the very top of the list, southern california's darrell issa is the richest lawmaker here on capitol hill. house senate democrat, republican, he's at the top of the list with a net worth averaging $464 million. interesting story about him. he was on the top of the list for years, got knocked out by

michael mccall last year, then they changed the rules how to report the spouse's income, and now he's back at the top of the list. also from the bay area nancy pelosi is on that list as well at number 10. just made the top 10 at $87 million in average net worth. and senator dianne feinstein is 12, she has $68 million in average net worth. what is interesting here as we look at these numbers is the calculated a minimum, an average and maximum. that's because the some of the rules and how they report this income. what that means is nancy pelosi, for example, is either worth a minimum of $1 million or a maximum of $174 million. they settle that average in between. interesting. >> give or take some millions. wow. >> big money, big leadership. >> in a matter of hour as san francisco 49ers head east for

the weekend's playoff game. before they can get on the team plane, they have a pit stop in san jose. >> you can go there too. that's where bob redell is live this morning in willow glenn where the team see as local deli as a good luck charm. >> reporter: this deli has a request to fill a. tremendous order, basically enough sandwiches to feed an nfl football team. shortly the people here at this gourmet deli will create more than 70 sandwiches, to be devoured by the san francisco 49ers before they hit the road for the carolinas. this has become a ritual for the team every time they travel to play an away game, basically to chow down an crisp combo, that's an off the menu sandwich, turkey, ham, italian meat and cheese on a roll. might be able to see what i'm talking about in the pictures on the deli's instagram account.

it's named after the chris t man who runs the deli. they must be ready this morning before the 49ers fly off to take on the panthers on sunday. the last time these teams met that was in november during a regular season. the panthers beat the 49ers, 10-9. the 49ers, they say that loss is behind them and they are confident about their prospects for sunday. >> that's a long time ago, you know. we're going to be playing a game sunday. we're a different outfit than we were that day and we'll be playing in the land far, far away. >> intentions for this game, i want to focus on that, we got a good group of guys around here. they have been around here and this is a tough game last game. i'm look forge a good game. >> reporter: if the 49ers beat the panthers off to the nfc championship game taking on the seahawks or the saints.

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> get yourself something, bob. 5:46. turns out the lions are the most feared. >> espn reports the most feared football player in the national football league is the tackle sui. coming in at four, 49er linebacker patrick willis. he had 23 votes. >> others making the list, calvin johnson, peyton manning and adrian peterson. they were smiling in the video. >> christina loren has a smile on her face. let's see why she is smiling. >> i get to wake up with the two of you, how could i ever not be happy about that. and you at home as well. you're part of our morning family. we love you especially on a friday. 41 degrees out there in the north bay, 49 in san francisco,

and temperatures are going to be nice out there. it's really dry as you know, it's about been a really, really dry year. the past seven months have been unseasonably dry. as we get into this weekend we expect to measure precipitation. and we're also expecting to jump back above average through sunday. a little something for everybody in the forecast. 59 degrees in san francisco. if you don't want to wait until i dive into the futurecast, check your seven-day, it's scrolling here at the bottom of your screen. highs today are comfortable, especially when you put things in perspective. yesterday was cool and cloudy. look what happens as you get into saturday. finally some organized rain. you can see the front packing yellow, oranges before it moves into the bay area. it will maintain that organization. look what happens, it falls apart. we lose the rich moisture. santa rosa could measure up to a half inch in the higher elevations.

that is a sian fncisco expectin showers on saturday. all of that activity presses into the south bay by about 4:00 p.m. so you want to try to get your outdoor activities done early before it gets dark in the south bay on saturday. look at what happens on saturday as well. a free event for you and the family. bay area pet expo, they are going to have free nail trimming out there. it's a cool thing. 500 vendors and yeah, it's free so. the price is right. 57 degrees out there and you'll be able to get out there at 1:00 before showers come into san jose. this is how you want to plan out your weekend. sunday, a good day for the beach. saturday not that great, owe veer cast, damp day. can't wait to tell you about a major warm-up next week. stay tuned. here is mike and your morning drive. >> it's friday, light volume around the bay. chp doesn't report freeway lanes closed by crashes but we have

this, i saw on the north camera, widen out our shot up to willow and marsh and the should ser blocked. so it's a distraction. i don't know if it's a problem with this vehicle or people are picking up debris. i haven't seen anybody wking around. no delays for the peninsula. for the approach off the dumbarton and the san mateo bridge, no problems across the bay either. south bay a smooth drive, north of 101, north of 680 on 101, that's what you typically see. look at fremont down into the south bay, build for the volume but in the upper 50s and 60s, all throughout south of hayward. for 880 off 238 from time to time we've seen a tiny bit toward the san mateo bridge. it new big deal toward the bay

bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> thank you so much, mike. it's 5:49. today a judge could decide whether a 16-year-old boy anoused of lighting another on fire should be tried as an adult. they are charging with a hate crime enhancement. thomas' attorney is expected to ask the judge to send the case to juvenile court. thomas is accused of setting sasha fleischman's skirt on fire on an ac transit bus in november. fleischman suffered second and third degree burns. >> a new hearing set for the man accused of killing sierra lamar. he was in a courtroom but again did not enter a plea. he was arrested 18 months ago but lawyers need more time to review all of the evidence. lamar disappeared on her way to high school nearly two years ago. the new hearing for garcia torres will be on march 3.

>> 10 minutes in front of 6. we'll tell you how our local athletes are doing. >> plus, it's gadget friday.

>>. >> we are now 27 days away from the start of the olympic games in sochi, russia. a bay area teen is twirling her way into the olympic picture. >> i'd say. san jose's paulina is in second place at the u.s. figure skating championship in boston. the archbishop mini sophomore had a personal best last night. she trails tracy gold by five points heading to the free skate

competition tomorrow. look at that. the skaters earn a spot to sochi next month. >> rachel finished 20th in what is her last national championship. the men's competition kicks off today. >> scott mcgrew joins us to talk about about the terrible jobs numbers, he is joining us to talk about with something that goes along with that, gadget friday. you picked the right ga jext >> i think i picked the right gadget. what is this, this is a high tech pooper scooper. without getting too specific i would say that's pretty appropriate considering today's jobs numbers so. this is called the augie dog. you kaert around the yard and set it down and pick up the dog's mess. place it over where the dog has been and then you pull the trigger and there is an auger. at the end that scoops up the things that you want to scoop up. you change the direction, you

put it over the what not, the trash can and you put it back. sure you could fill it up. absolutely. you're asking what do you do then? there is actually -- i've got it on the floor i've got the official clean station. you empty it. and then you put it in here and you clean it out. yes. exactly right. >> then you have to clean that. >> you're asking what cleans out the clean station. the answer is -- >> you. >> i don't know. i don't want to. it's $150. it does work. if you stick around we're going to test it out using marshmallows, which has been our substitute for dog stuff. i will tell you it works better than teenagers. teenagers, could we have a dog i promise i'll clean up after them. >> exactly. >> and they are way more expensive. >> interesting. >> better than those plastic mitts. >> more distant.

>> a lot cheaper. >> ignoring it is cheech. but not polite. >> look forward to the demonstration. >> are you a responsible dog walk center. >> i don't have a dog. >> then i guess you are. >> christina, you must be. >> i have a nice back yard. i could use one of those. good morning. if you want to walk the dog grab a jacket. we're in the 40s, a couple of 50s headed into the upper 60s in some cities. 67 in the east bay. really want to put it on your radar that we've got showers moving in tomorrow. then a major warm-up so we're going to see two different sides to the weekend. i'll detail that. our air quality is great out there. let's check your drive. here is mike. >> i'm going to show you this same shot for much of yesterday morning. this the curve. 101 north heading to mckee. look at the flashing lights. we've been making -- a crew making their way along the shore. a crash 101 approaching the involving three or four vehicles. paramedic on the scene so sounds

like there are injuries. the maps, it's forming back toward story road up past 880 and there is the rest of the south bay. that's light. we'll end with this map. and see that build. back to you. >> we continue to update you on breaking news. san jose firefighters investigating a series of now suspicious fires, at least three of them set just this morning. peggy bunker talking to firefighters trying to get a description of a possible suspect. she'll have a live update. >> the search continues for a yahoo! employee who has not been seen since new year's day. we'll tell what you police are telling us.

breaking news is in san jose where firefighters are making quick work of three fires within blocks of each other and within minutes of each other.

two of the fires on 24th street, another fire reported a few streets away on 28th and east san fernando. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. those overnight fires are added to four other fires seen here on this map. that means it's been an exhausting 24 hours for san jose firefighters. peggy bunker is live at the scene of the most recent fire on 28th and san antonio streets with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: you think in the recent days they deserve really a slow day, the san jose fire department. there is no rest for the weary. in the past couple of hours we're looking at four different fires set within blocks of each other. we're only about six blocks from the warehouse fire we covered yesterday. first of all, the first fire that happened was about 3:30, at 24th and san fernando. by the time we got throughout was a second fire, that one happened at 34th and peach. the homeowner there awoke to see her