delicious. good morning to you. i'm kris sanchez. coming up next on "today in the bay" another suspicious house fire overnight and now an arson investigation in the south bay intensifies. the man who police want you to be on the lookout for. also an accident on the freeway may have led to a person being shot by an off-duty female officer in san francisco. plus, she's only 15 years old and competing on the national stage. a bay area teenager has a big night on the ice, but will it be enough to punch her ticket to sochi? this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. looking live at a postcard perfect picture of the bay bridge and the beautiful skies

there in the distance. we're hoping that those clouds mean rain, but what do they really mean? thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. we could use the rain. we got a smidge of it. >> just a little bit yesterday and it looks like it's moved on. right now in san francisco we're fog-free around the bay bridge, some high clouds out there, but patchy clouds in spots around the north bay and the east bay tri-valley this morning. 40s outside. a little extra moisture in the air so t temperature is not too chilly for the morning but the fog is a bit of a problem. you can see we've had some fog around napa and also high clouds coming in from the west so a partly cloudy start to the morning. clearing skies as we head into the afternoon, as the pattern that shifts from one that brought us a little bit of rain to one that's going to set up as we head into this evening and into monday with dry offshore winds. we're talking temperatures soaring into the 60s and 70s. we'll show you that warmup in the seven-day forecast and also a closer look at the rest of your sunday forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we begin with a developing story in the south bay and

another fire that follows that pattern of a fopossible arsonis. the san jose fire department responded to a small fire on the outside of a house on the first block of south 24th street. it is in the same area that has been targeted by an alleged arsonist in recent days. this fire was quickly put out and caused minimal damage, but then a second suspicious fire was reported in the area of south 26th and east san antonio streets not far from the first fire this morning. no one was injured in either blaze. now, the san jose fire department is urging people to be on high alert following the string of about a dozen suspicious fires, including one we reported yesterday as well. investigators say they believe most of these fires were set on purpose. investigators say all of the fires were set on the outside of those buildings. all of them have been very fast-moving, putting both residents and firefighters at risk. now the san jose firefighters association put up a $10,000 reward for information leading

to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for starting these fires. take a look at this sketch investigators released of a person of interest based on sbns descriptions and images taken from surveillance cameras in the area. the man is a white or hispanic man, 25 to 40 years old. six feet to 6'2" tall weighing between 160 and 180 pounds. his hair is dark and medium length and he wears distinctive large frame glasses. >> these fires have targeted san jose residents in the darkest hours of the night when they are most vulnerable. we have been very fortunate that these fires have not resulted in serious injury or death to our residents. should knethese fires continue, fear that this good fortune may run out. >> according to investigators, the fires have all been set within a small geographic area of the city during the early morning hours and are similar in

nature. in palo alto, investigators will return to the scene of a deadly house fire where two people died. when crews arrived at the house yesterday, it was too unstable to go in and investigate. however, investigators believe the fire started in the kitchen and they say the firefight was made more difficult by the fact that the house is filled with boxes and newspapers. the coroner has not yet released the identities of the two people who were found dead inside the home. san francisco police say an off-duty female officer shot another person after getting into a fight over a minor traffic accident early this morning in the bayview neighborhood. investigators say the officer and the other driver were in a minor crash on 280 around midnight. both parties pulled off the freeway and stopped their cars in the area of jerrold avenue and bayshore boulevard near highway 101. that's where they got out of their cars and began to fight. investigators say the officer shot her gun hitting the person

in the lower body and the wounds are not life-threatening. the officer is now on paid administrative leave during the investigation. as the number of flu deaths continues to rise there is worry of a temporary shortage of flu vaccine. walgreens and cvs have acknowledged some of their pharmacy are running low or running out of flu shots because of high demand and it would take 48 hours to replenish the supply. that comes just as state health officials are urging people to get the flu vaccine citing a series of deaths resulting from the h1n1 virus. seven dowcounties have reported more than a dozen deaths collectively. many people still say they aren't planning on getting vaccinated. >> i know that there are people that have died recently, but i consider if it's my time to go, then it's my time to go but i don't try to worry about getting illnesses or being concerned about that.

>> actually i never have had one. i don't like shots and i haven't gotten the flu. it's not something i'm that concerned about. >> four years ago about 600 californians decide in the swine flu pandemic. health officials are not predicting anything like that but this flu season appears to be worse than previous years and young people seem to be particularly affected. police in one east bay city say 2013 was one of their safest years yet. for the first time in 27 years, there was not a single homicide in the city of san pablo. officials say there was a significant drop in other crime areas as well. reported rapes dropped by 57%. robberies down by 30%. assaults fell by 19%. police give the credit to eng e engaging the community and using proactive policing. well, it is a big day if you are a 49ers fan. the niners take on the carolina panthers in the divisional playoff round, and san francisco

is trying to accomplish something that it has not done in more than 40 years. comcast sportsnet mindy bach is in charlotte with the team. >> reporter: the 49ers are in charlotte, north carolina, to play the carolina panthers for the first time in the postseason. saturday they were met by rain here in charlotte, which meant they could not get into the bank of america stadium for their final walk-through, so they held that in the hotel ballroom. but that shouldn't affect the 49ers and their preparation for the panthers. earlier this week left tackle joe staley told me they're really not familiar with the panthers as they're not in their division so they're learning quite a bit about them. as they watched them on film, the one thing the 49ers see is a team that has the same strengths that they do and that starts with cam newton, the very mobile and strong-armed quarterback who's very similar to colin kaepernick. newton will be making his first postseason appearance. the 49ers have yet to face a mobile quarterback in the playoffs. what this means is they saw

newton earlier in the year, his coach, ron rivera, said he was limited how much he was able to run during the regular season because his coaches don't want him to take a lot of hits. on sunday cam newton will not be restricted at all and the 49ers expect him to run quite a bit. another thing the 49ers know they need to do is finish drives with touchdowns instead of field goals. they won their game over the packers last week in the wild card matchup with that last-second field goal by phil dawson. in that game the 49ers had reached the red zone four times and only came away with one touchdown. the panthers' defense is one of the best in the league in red zone protection and the 49ers know they need to walk away with seven points instead of three. lastly, they need to limit mistakes and execute details as the panthers are very good at forcing turnovers and very good at making their opponents head into mistakes as well. so the 49ers once again here in the divisional playoff round against the carolina panthers, they have only won one

divisional playoff game on the road back in 1970 against minnesota, and they are certainly looking to pick up number two on sunday. reporting from charlotte, north carolina, mindy bach for nbc bay area. >> mindy looking a lot more comfortable than she did in green bay, that's for sure. so 49ers fans come in all sizes and ages. 2-year-o 2-year-old, it's her birthday weekend. now sporting a different jersey. michael crabtree would be very proud. we'd love to see your fan photos as well. one way to share them is use hash together #nbc bay area on twitter and instagram and we'll try to use those on our website and some during our broadcast as well. still ahead on "today in the bay," a bay area teenager competing for a spot on the olympic team. 15-year-old paulina edmonds took

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>> she has one of the most technically challenging programs of the evening. >> reporter: she started strong with a triple-triple combination. her only major flaw of the evening, a fall on a triple flip. paulina is just 15 years old, the youngest competitor in the women's competition. she's a sophomore in high school. i talked to bay area native kristi yamaguchi by phone. she was in boston watching the performances and quietly rooting for her fellow bay area skater. >> you definitely have to root for the hometown girl. it was fun to see paulina. to go in and just go lights out and skate like she did is just incredible. >> reporter: paulina trains at the sharks practice facility in san jose and friends there say she is a sweet person with an incredible drive. >> i knew from the moment i saw her skate that she'd have such a great chance at making it

because of how hard she works. and on her mom's car she has the olympic rings on it. so that's always been in her mind. >> reporter: diane dwyer, nbc bay area news. >> despite paulina's number two finish and three spots for the u.s. women's team, it is possible she might not make the team. officials plan to meet this morning to decide who will be named to the olympic team. ashley wagner, who finished fourth, has extensive internal experience and is a two-time national champion so according to yaum gumaguchi, it is possib wagner could get the spot ahead of edmonds. the stars will be shining tonight in hollywood. we have a preview of the 71st annual golden globes. this view from snl, gorgeous shot seeing clouds and a little fog for the morning. big warmup coming up in your seven-day forecast. we'll take a look. well i drove grandpa to his speed dating this week,

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good morning to you. looking live at our camera along the sunol grade, you can see a little bit of fog that dipped right down below the mountain tops but a pretty start to the day there. well, hollywood honors its west best tonight at the golden globe awards. stars converge at the bieverly hilton which will be hosted by tina fey and amy poehler. marc barger looks at some of the film nominees. >> reporter: "12 years a slave" one of the night's big winners. best drama and best director as well as best actor. >> the performance is so strong, so hard to watch at points, but also so uplifting that i think he's almost in a class by himself. >> reporter: "gravity" is one of the rivals with sandra bullock among the contenders for best

actress, against the likes of cate blanchett. >> i do think cate blanchett has the edge. her performance is considered so strong by so many people. >> you've got no choice. >> reporter: "american hustle" dominates the music or comedy categories. >> jennifer lawrence, christian bale, amy adams, really means that's going to be the movie to beat. >> reporter: the wolf of wall street could have the best chance for an upset while leonardo dicaprio is the favorite for best actor. >> the performance that he delivers is so manic, so energetic and very impressive. >> reporter: -- >> we were just commenting we have not seen a lot of those movies. rob mayeda has a look at the weekend forecast and whether or not this would be a good weekend to watch a movie. >> it would be good to get outside but i don't think a lot of folks are watching movies this morning. we'll watch an early start to the 49ers/panthers game, about

10:00 our time, early afternoon charlotte time, north carolina, what a difference a week makes. almost 70 degrees warmer than the temperatures in green bay. should be fine, not much wind and temperatures in the 50s with mostly sunny skies out around charlotte as that game goes on. back to the bay area, we've got nice sunrise views for you. you can see around san jose right now, you can see the sun rising on top of low clouds and a little patchy fog outside and high clouds on top of what is kind of a cool, if not somewhat a little bit gloomy start around the tri-valley with locally dense fog. wind speeds not too strong, maly fo5 to 10 miles per hour. that will take the fog and mix it out. bring in drier air and break up the fog by mid to late morning. for now at least half mile visibility at napa. also out towards livermore, you're seeing visibilities down to a third of a mile so some patchy, dense fog in a few spots. at least through mid-morning. then as we head through the

afternoon we'll see clearing skies as the high clouds, making for a fantastic sunrise this morning. these too will move off to the south so we'll see mostly sunny conditions and breezy conditions by the time we get to the afternoon. high pressure will build in behind the system that brought us the rain yesterday and it's going to flip the pattern back to one that unfortunately has been very familiar to us since really the end of last year. we'll see high pressure building back over northern california and before it sets up just off to our north, we'll get those north winds increasing in the hills tonight, which will be dry winds, and also set us up eventually to an offshore pattern that will put temperatures by tuesday and wednesday in the 60s to maybe near 70 degrees. if you can get 70s this time of year, those would easily break some records. so the seven-day forecast showing you that midweek warmup. as we head towards next weekend we'll see temperatures cooling and a few more clouds coming our way but no real signs of any rain at least yet in that seven-day forecast. so today around the bay area,

we'll see highs in the low 60s around san jose. around the peninsula, upper 50s to near 60 today and then jumping probably 5 to 8 degrees tomorrow. we'll see the numbers monday starting to climb on up. san francisco upper 50s to near 60. santa rosa 65 degrees. oakland 60. tri-valley low 60s once the low clouds break up, pretty nice afternoon. if you're heading to the high country, we saw ski resorts picking up 2 to 5 inches of snow above 6,000 feet. that was the good news. as our weather warms up, especially today, if you head out to the coast you're going to get sunshine. look out for the high surf and beach hazards. we're talking waves fairly high. water temperature quite cold in the low 50s. out on the coast today rip currents, rough surf and sneaker waves possible through the afternoon so watch out for that, especially as our temperatures warm closer to 70 around santa cruz come tomorrow and warming up a little more for the middle part of the week. >> thank you very much, rob. well, the bay area is the

annual destination of hundreds of white sharks, and now you can keep track of them without getting into one of those scary cages deep in the water. you can watch them from a safe distance, there's an app for it. joe rosato jr. connects you to these creatures. >> reporter: so many times we gaze at the ocean wondering what's out there. very often, that curiosity will turn to sharks. stanford marine biologist randy understands the fascination with white sharks. >> there's something really primal about relating to a big predator, whether it's a shark or a bear or a lion or a tiger. >> reporter: in order to safely get the public up close and personal with the white sharks they study, he and researchers at stanford university developed this shark net app. it allows users to keep track of some 15 white sharks tagged near a reserve in the fairlawn islands. >> just like if these friends check in on foursquare, these sharks are checking in. >> reporter: they tag the sharks with acoustic receivers.

once they swim within 1,000 feet of any of six receivers, it sends a signal to a satellite which is relayed to the app. >> we just get an e-mail which says shark number 35527 just showed up. >> reporter: the app maps where the shark was located and also provides a three-d model of that specific shark and even the shark's name. >> we have little john and tom johnson and fickle fin. >> reporter: so far about 15 of the 100 sharks tagged by the researchers are available on the app. the idea is to create understanding of white sharks beyond the stereotypes. >> people can start relating to these animals as individual animals and not as the sort of anonymous monsters that are lurking in the dark. >> about 200 white sharks are believed to visit the waters off the bay area between late summer and march. he hopes the technology will eventually help keep track of more of them as well as other species so the next time you gaze at the ocean, you may also know what's in it.

joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. still ahead on "today in the bay" getting ready for the ride of a lifetime. it's a rocket ride that may launch by the end of this year. we'll show you the flight plan that plans on taking paying customers into space. oh wow, you look incredible.

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flight it means we're getting closer and closer going into space this summer, and i think we'll be giving our astronauts-in-waiting the ride of a lifetime. >> reporter: this was the critical test of the ship that will make it all happen, including the fold-up wings that will help slow the spaceship on re-entry. >> there's nothing else like this that you can pay the money for and get this sort of ride. >> that was tom costello reporting. people who go along for the ride will first have to go through three days of training and preparation. how long do astronauts train? much longer than that. still ahead on "today in the bay," colorado making millions of dollars after legalizing recreational marijuana. what stores are doing to make sure they don't run out of marijuana. and playoff fever for the 49ers and much of the bay area. why two of the coaches might not be around for much longer. and $49 for some niners ink? we'll show you. ♪

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good morning to you. looking live at this san francisco 49ers flag waving in the opposite direction this morning. it's a breezy start but it will be beautiful for staying inside watching the game all day. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez. meteorologist rob mayeda has a forecast that will determine whether you make chili or whether you grill out. >> you do both, that sounds great. it sounds really nice. actually the flag very interesting this morning. we are seeing north winds. as kris mentioned, the opposite of yesterday and we'll see more of that heading into the afternoon which will start to warm our temperatures up as we go through the day. right now 40s outside. the prime concern is the patchy fog which is pretty thick out around livermore and pleasanton. high temperatures should be climbing mainly in the low 60s from the east bay into the south bay. 65 in santa rosa as those north winds accelerate into the

afternoon. still patchy fog in napa, visibility down to two miles. livermore a third of a mile visibility. as the winds increase today, that's going to clear out all that low cloud cover even around the tri-valley. one thick to watch out for will be those winds increasing for the afternoon. high clouds scooting off to the south. as this ridge of high pressure begins to build in, later we'll see wind gusts approaching 30 miles per hour. as winds turn offshore, we'll see temperatures really starting to climb into the 60s and 70s with some gusty dry winds in our hilltops. we'll talk more about those changes for the workweek ahead coming up in just a few minutes, kris. to a developing story in the south bay. another fire that follows the pattern of a possible arsonist. the san jose fire department responded to a small fire on the outside of a house on the first block of south 24th street. it's the same area that's been targeted by an alleged arsonist in recent days. that fire was quickly put out and caused minimal damage. but then a second suspicious

fire was reported in the area of south 26th and east san antonio streets not far from the first fire this morning. no one was injured in either blaze. the san jose fire department is urging people to be on high alert following this string of about a dozen fires, including one we reported yesterday as well. investigators say they believe most of these fires were deliberately set. investigators say all of the fires were set on the outside of the buildings. all of them fast-moving, putting both residents and firefighters at risk. now the san jose firefighters association is putting up a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for starting these fires. take a look at the sketch. investigators released the person of interest from witness descriptions and surveillance cameras. he is a white or hispanic man, 25 to 40 years old, six feet to 6'2", weighing between 160 and 180 pounds.

his hair is dark and medium length and he wears distinctive large frame glasses. >> these fires have targeted san jose residents in the darkest hours of the night when they are most vulnerable. we have been very fortunate that these fires have not resulted in serious injury or death to our residents. should these fires continue, i fear that this good fortune may run out. >> according to investigators, the fires have all been set within the same small geographic area of the city during the early morning hours and are similar in nature. in palo alto, fire investigators will once again return to the scene of a deadly house fire in which two people died. the deputy chief says that when crews arrived at the house yesterday, the house was too unstable to go in and investigate. however, investigators believe the fire started in the kitchen and they add that the firefight was made more difficult by the fact that the house is filled with boxes and newspapers. the coroner has not yet released the identities of those two

people who were found dead inside the home. as a member of flu-related deaths in the area continues to rise, there is word of a temporary shortage of flu vaccine. walgreens and cvs have both acknowledged some of their pharmacies are running low or have run out altogether because of high demand and it would take 48 hours to replenish the supply. the shortage comes just as state health officials are urging people to get the flu vaccine, citing a series of deaths resulting from the h1n1 cyrsig . there are collectively more than a dozen flu deaths this season. some people still aren't planning on getting vaccinated. >> i know that there are people that have died recently, but i consider if it's my time to go, then it's my time to go. i don't try to worry good getting illnesses or being concerned about that. >> actually i've never had one. i don't do well with shots but i

haven't really gotten the flu. so i don't know, it hasn't been something i'm that concerned about. >> a few years ago 600 californians died in the swine flu pandemic. officials are not predicting anything like that but says this flu season appears to be worse than previous years and people between the ages of 20 and 40 are getting hit particularly hard. happening right now, the body of former israeli prime minister ariel sharon arrived at israel's parliament building in jerusalem where it will lie in state for several hours today. thousands of israelis are lined up already to pay tribute to a man they consider one of israel's great war heroes and statesmen. we are looking live at them arriving right now. sharon's body will later be taken for burial at his family ranch in southern israel where he will be laid to rest next to his wife. a state memorial is planned for tomorrow. sharon died yesterday at the age of 85. he had been in a coma for eight

years after suffering a stroke in 2006. the legal sale of recreational marijuana is a booming business for the state of colorado. in just 12 days, experts say sales of pot have already topped $5 million. according to a cannabis trade group, recreational pot is going for an average price of $400 an ounce. that high demand means some stores are selling out. >> unless the department of revenue makes some changes, we'll be out of marijuana in the next ten days. >> licensed stores were required to set aside a certain amount, but that supply is dwindling fast. many stores now say they will need to ration their product. experts say that we could see the legalization of recreational marijuana on the ballot in california as soon as 2016. and we are counting down, of course, the big game today and we are now about two and a half hours away from kickoff in north carolina, as the 49ers look to

beat the panthers and play in their third straight nfc championship game next week. meanwhile, 49ers fans are focused on today. and today they say their shared luck and shared with us their good luck rituals at mon han's bar in san francisco's marina district. >> i really plan on wearing my really large sweats that have pockets that are meant for my boyfriend so they fit him better than i do and then eating a lot. >> we're going to go to the pub right across from the old stadium and watch the game there. remember, the game is early in the morning. where is everyone going to go? this should be a fun time, getting up early to go to an old stomping ground for the niners. >> kickoff for the niners and the panthers, 10:00 this morning. hope you already have something in store. much more ahead on "today in the bay." the price of success. a couple of 49ers assistant coaches are in the running for a different top job. and we'll show you why

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one of our lucky pregame rituals looking at the san francisco 49ers flag flying right over the bay this morning. here's to hoping. 49ers just a little over two hours away from their showdown in carolina, but no matter what happens, one thing is for sure, there will not be another game at candlestick park. that's because saints victory yesterday come boibined with a s victory today would have meant one more game at the stick but the seattle seahawks beat the new orleans saints 23-15 and they move on to host the nfc championship next week. meanwhile reports coming out of carolina that the minnesota vikings are looking to conduct interviews with two 49ers assistant coaches. the vikings want to interview offensive coordinator greg roman

and defensive line coach jim tomsula for their vacant head coaching position. san jose hosting the boston bruins where goals were at a premium. the bruins broke a scoreless tie in the third period and that was it. the sharks get shut out 1-0 and it is just their second home regulation loss this season. still ahead on "today in the bay," is san francisco feeling the tech housing crunch? why the influx of new business and money is not welcomed by everyone. good morning. there's lots to do today in the bay. this first selection might be just as much a travel advisory as a weekend event. this video, this is what happened one year in new york, the subway system. today b.a.r.t. and muni might need to avert their eyes because over 600,000 people are expecting to be riding. it's hosted by improv everywhere and it sounds crazy but there are rules.

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san francisco is known as the city that knows how, but can the city's political leaders figure out how to accommodate the influx of high tech while maintaining its charm and traditions? nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us to discuss the clash of cultures and potential fallout. happy new year, i could say, before we continue. >> and to you. first time. >> it's going to be a good year. so what's the issue here? we hear a lot of grumbling coming out of san francisco and on the other side folks saying, people, we need jobs. >> even good things have a bad side sometimes, the best things. san francisco mayor ed lee and the board of supervisors, they have done a bang-up job, kris, in terms of attracting dozens of new high-tech businesses led by

the likes of twitter, salesports.com, zynga, yelp, the list goes on and on. these companies have brought a tremendous amount of wealth to the city with thousands of employ is making pretty good salaries. >> clearly, though, there's fallout because people say a lot of those tech workers, they're young and hip and want to live in the city and they have plenty of money to do that. >> they do, and that gets to the other side of this high-tech boom, if you will. most people, they like to live, we all do, as close to work as possible. that's created a huge problem for the city, which has really the least affordable housing in the nation. even before the influx of high-tech residents. only 14% of the people who live in san francisco can actually afford to buy a home. so rents have gone up as much as ten times as much as the rate of inflation. also the board of supervisors has lifted the annual number of apartment conversions to condominiums to 2,200 from just 200. well, these changes have forced

hundreds, maybe even thousands of residents to move out as well-paid tech workers move in. i tell you something, you might have seen the reason tu multiple over the big buses that big up passengers in the city. they take them to their jobs. that's about as environmentally responsible as anybody could anybody could possibly imagine. still, people have screamed over this preferential treatment. what we're really seeing is the symbolic layer, kris. the bigger issue here and much more important issue is this question of housing. that's the thing that's got people going. >> this week i covered google ferry to get people from san francisco down to redwood city and then on the bus over to mountain view and google. so they are trying to respond to the criticism. how is the city responding now? >> a few things are in the works and i think they may wind up making a pretty big difference. first, mayor ed lee has called on the tech companies to share

that i wealth with the city through philanthropy. some of that is already happening in terms of lots of dollars, half a million here, half a million there. corporate giving can go a long way toward addressing some of the city's needs, that's for sure. second, there's a new tech-driven organization. this group has been formed to work on affordable housing, education and jobs. that critical combination. and third, the city has redoubled its efforts to build more affordable housing, to keep the current residents there while allowing for this influx of new residents, so they're not sitting still. >> so the question, though, is are those policies going to work. a lot of folks want them to pay their fair share, they want them to pay to stop at those muni stops and we want more money to ask for philanthropy and such, will it work? >> we'll have to wait and see. change is hard. it's hard for all of us, especially when our lives are so directly impacted in the job sector, in where we live, things like that. san francisco's ability to

attract so much of this new business, particularly during a queasy economy, it's really something. it's a tribute to its leaders. but they're going to have to be careful. they're going to have to be careful to preserve the city's character in the midst of all this growth. if they don't, residents just may revolt at the polls. we've seen it already when they blocked a huge apartment complex near the embarcadero and there's nothing to say they might not do that again in the future. >> what i find interesting is that a lot of the tech workers that are here are coming from other places and so they may not vote the same way that a native san franciscoan or someone that's been here for a while. >> they may not be as invested. the city has this rich tradition, all these cultures have blended. the question is can this new group fit in while contributing so much at the same time. it's a wonderful story to watch. >> it's also nice to see the jobs. thank you very much, larry. happy new year. nice to see you.

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but not too cold. we have enough moisture in the air for patchy fog and also 30s and 40s in the north bay. 40 in oakland, 45 in san jose. fog pretty thick in parts of the tri-valley. we're seeing visibility down to a third of a mile in livermore and you'll see that in dublin and pleasantville and danville but as the north winds pick up, that will break up the fog and look at mostly sunny skies heading into the afternoon. gorgeous sunrise just moments ago as we had that band of high clouds made up of ice crystals. they do a great job of refracting that sunlight early in the morning. clearing as we move into the afternoon. as the pattern begins to change for the end of the weekend. north winds will start to increase as this high which broke down temporarily, just enough to give us a little light rain yesterday and 2 to 4 inches of snow for elevations above 6,000 feet, all of that in the rear-view mirror. as we head back into monday, we'll see that high build back over northern california. that will give us the north

winds at times today. by monday afternoon and tuesday, winds turning offshore, so we'll see temperatures inlane, mid to upper 60s and very likely close to 70 out on the coast tuesday, wednesday and thursday. this high will weaken just enough to allow a system coming in by next weekend to toss some more clouds, cool us off, but it looks like rain will be steering off to the north heading to next saturday and sunday. so low 60s, very likely the coolest day of the next seven days. we'll see low 60s around morgan hill. san francisco close to 60 as we go through the afternoon. you can see in the north bay as the wind shift occurs, we'll see 65 in santa rosa and if that wind out of the north compressing the air, warming it up, drying it out, we'll be getting closer to 70 on tuesday and wednesday. east bay temperatures close to 60 in oakland. low 60s out in the tri-valley today. if you're heading out to the coast today, we're looking at

low to mid-60s but santa cruz getting close to 70 tomorrow w that in mind watch out for the high surf advisory through 3:00 this afternoon and likely still some rip currents and sneaker waves possible as we head into monday as well. pretty easy drive into the sierra after that fresh snow. good time to check out some of that skiing. kris. ♪ speaking of the sierra and snow, native americans tried a snow dance and it looks like it worked. the yearly tradition started in the 1960s when the olympic games were held in lake tahoe in squaw valley. it was also a dry season that year, so walt disney asked the great basin tribes to pray for snow. that year there was 12 feet of snow for the games. i hope that they will keep singing. a flock of 9-month-old whooping cranes has arrived in florida. the birds were guided south not by their parents but by a group of volunteers determined to help the endangered species.

joe duff uses ultralight aircraft to help the birds learn to fly and he guides them on the 3-month-long migration from wisconsin to florida. the birds, pretty curious as well. >> whooping cranes inhabit wetlands and wetlands are a critical ecosystem for people. they absorb water when we have a flood, they purify heavy metals and pollution. >> he says true success comes when the birds make their way back to wisconsin where their journey begins. that's a lot of hotel points they're earning. finally this morning, 49ers' quest continues as some people bleed red and gold. right now silver needles studio is offering 49ers tattoos for the discounted rate of $49. offer good for the duration of the 49ers playoff run. here's to hoping it will be good for a very long time. thanks for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 and 6:00 news because we'll be watching the golden globes with you, but we'll have

more local news at 11:00. have a great day.

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