boy was on fire. >> plus, droughtwatch. we'll tell you which bay area county is tapping into its reserves. >> we'll tell you which stars now nominated for hollywood's biggest prize. >> you made to the thursday so close to the weekend. temperatures today are going to be in the 40s, another round of record breaking warmth headed our way. changes to tell you about 4 that all important weekend in your full forecast. >> we have changes already at the bay bridge. more congestion for the cash lanes. we'll sort that out coming up. >> outside we go for a live look at san jose. a clear day, a warm day, on the way. it's thursday, january 16th, and this is "today in the bay." a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney.

breaking news for you, a teenager air lifted to a burn center overnight after what police call a freak accident. officials found him at the concord b.a.r.t. station where he had jumped out of a car with his shirt on fire. bob redell live in san jose where the 15-year-old was taken with serious burns. so many questions about this story. >> reporter: good morning. doctors at valley med are treating this young man for burns to his chest, arms and hands. his condition right now is unknown but we know that this was a serious enough that they had to bring him all the way from concord to the south bay, a regular hospital wouldn't do, they needed a burn center and needed the burn center as soon as possible. hence the need for the med flight, the helicopter that whisked him away from concord to the med center here in san jose. to help with you questions you were bringing up there, this 15-year-old boy caught fire last night as he was being dropped off at the downtown concord b.a.r.t. station.

according to b.a.r.t. police he had met up earlier in the night with a man to help fix his car. he didn't know the man. both were strangers. it's not known why and how a 15-year-old boy would come across an adult man late at night for auto repair. they did. in the process of fixing the car the teen spilled gasoline on his shirt. as the adult was driving up to b.a.r.t. to drop him off the driver, the adult, lit a cigarette and that was enough to ignite the boy's clothes. he jumped out of the car, started stripping down to get away from the flames and ended up with burns to his chest, arms and hand. the driver for whatever reason did drive off. police would like to talk to him. they don't believe he faces criminal charges, right now they believe that this was, quote, a freak accident. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. 6:02. new this morning police investigating an overnight shooting that took the life of a man in oakland. it happened after midnight at

the intersection of 14th avenue and 21st street. police say gun shots activated their shot spotter technology. when they got to the area they found a man dead in the intersection. they say he had been shot in the head and pronounced him dead at the scene. no one has been arrested. >> in a few hours san jose police will release more information about the man they say intentionally set more than a dozen fires over the past week. police say they arrested the suspect just after 8:00 last night. they think it is a man in this sketch that was released saturday. police are not saying where the man was arrested but say he has been booked into the santa clara county jail. peggy bunker spoke with neighbors. she has their reaction on last night's arrest coming up. >> happening now, firefighters still on the scene of a brush fire burning in san mateo county. this is in the rugged san

gregorio area. cal fire says it's burning near a eucalyptus grove and some homes are threatened. >> time to check the forecast at 6:04 as we give you a live look. beautiful san francisco this morning. rising temperatures and the lack of rain, causing some serious concerns about a possible statewide drought. and this morning we have team coverage. christina loren has a look at the forecast but let's start out with christie smith in marin county starting to tap its own reservoirs starting today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and terry. unprecedented, that's the word that water district managers are using here in marin, what they are saying according to their own measurements that 2013 was the driest year on record for the marin water district, starting today they are going to start pumping water from phoenix lake. that's a reserve reservoir here in marin. look at the sign up at the park leading to that reservoir. this says closed due to high

fire danger caused by the dry weather and that runs until later this morning. i wanted to show you what phoenix lake looked like in 2012. according to the marin ij, the water district will be pumping water into a system that serves customers in central and southern marin. this is something they don't like to do, they pump uphill, that's what makes it so expensive. but there aren't a lot of options with this lack of rain and they want to do it they say before the water that's left evaporates. the weather gauge is showing under 11 inches of rain for one of the lakes here in 2013. the previous low was recorded in 1929 with 19 inches. for now residents being asked to watch their water use, rationing, though, could be discussed as early as april. reporting live in marin county, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> a little more on the drought and how long it's going to be sticking around, drought

conditions, here is christina loren. >> right now i'm looking at all of the long range models, and they do not bode well for the rest of the month. no significant chances for rain. we'll get a bit of a cooldown. the seven-day forecast shows you that at the bottom of the screen throughout all of my reports. this map puts it into perspective. where you get the hot red, that's where we're tracking an extreme drought. you can see that extends into southern california. in the bay area we're in the lighter orange range, that is a severe drought. yeah, we need rain and we need it badly. our hills are definitely brown and dry. typically this time of year we get beautiful green colors. so as we head throughout the next 15 days not tracking significant changes. and it's hard when you go out beyond 15 days. i can tell you all of the data i have been privy to i'm not going to go ahead and say it's not going to be an active spring so we're going to keep that on the table. 43 in the peninsula, 49 in the

east bay, san francisco 48, we just have to watch and wait. today temperatures are going to be unseasonably warm, 77 in the south bay, 76 in the east bay, 73 degrees in the north bay for this afternoon. we are getting into a holiday weekend. i want to kind of show you the next seven days we're not going to see much temperature separation between san jose or san francisco. if you want to hit the city, maybe you live in the south bay, you want to head out it will be nice. in fact, both cities are looking fantastic. we get into martin luther king jr. day, 69 in san francisco monday, 72 on monday. in san jose. so, we're going to talk a little more about big waves headed our way. right now i want to talk to mike inouye about your drive. >> ten years of meteorology experience. she started forecasting for her elementary school back in the day. very youthful. we always have a long standing backup, about 6:00, notice it's the fast track lanes moving smoothly. one more refresh on my report,

but no metering lights registering, a lighter flow, a backup for the cash lanes right here. the map will show you off the freeway, the arrow pointing in your commute direction zipping down to 60 at university. that's an easy flow to the maze. the san mateo bridge, a stalled vehicle blocks the far left lane on the approach. stay to the lanes on the right if you can. no additional slowing shows up there. an easy drive, a small build off of the castro valley y, speeds look good, 580 with a slowdown out of the altamont pass. no problems for 680 or 84. live look will show you how things shape up in the south bay. northbound 101 at 680 as you travel northbound. the map will show you there is a slow down, it will hit again in about 10 minutes. the rest of the royt routes ara

problem. >> new this morning we know which films are in the hunt for best of the year. >> oscar nominations just announced about a half hour ago in beverly hills. chris helmsworth, including the films up for best animated feature. >> for best animated feature film, we are pleased to nominate the groods. despicable me 2, earnest and celestine. frozen. the wind rises. >> that's for the best picture nominees there are nine, here we go. "american hustle," captain

phillips, "dallas buyers club," gravity, her, nebraska, philomena, "12 years a slave," and "the wolf of wall street." >> oscars on march -- 2nd. it's 6:10. still ahead on "today in the bay," new fallout in the target security breach scandal. which bank will replace compromised debit cards for free. >> why it's so easy to buy the wrong stock. let's of people do it. >> plus, seattle seahawks with bay area ties from the front office all the way to the offensive line. we'll tell you which locals will be playing for the enemy this sunday. >> did you know we broke some records yesterday when it came to temperatures in the bay area? san francisco one of them. a live look outside, bay bridge you see there. we're back in a couple of minutes. first, we look at the oscar nominees for best supporting actress.

here is a look at today's top stories. a teenager recovering from serious burns after his clothes caught fire in concord. a 15-year-old got gasoline on his shirt while helping a man fix his car. the man was giving the teenager a ride to the station when he lit a cigarette, catching the teen's shirt on fire. he was air lifted to the burn center. >> the vatican is confronted for the first time over the sexual abuse of children by the clergy. the vatican's former sex crimes prosecutor acknowledged the holy

see had been slow to face the crisis but it's submitted to doing so. >> citigroup will replace all debit cards affected by the massive data breach at target stores. the move is precautionary. >> there has been a strange run on a penny stock. >> scott mcgrew, it turns out there is a lot in a name. it's funny if you didn't lose money. >> true. reporters were the first to notice this. lots of people buying nest store. the stock is up 1,000%. the theory is investors, bad intester, confusing nest store with nest, nest is the company that google bought for $3 billion and change earlier this week. apparently some triedto make a few bucks. you can't buy stock in nest, it's a private company. here are a couple more that could trip you up. they tripped me up.

i have to pay extra attention. best buy is bby, bbby is bed bath & beyond. san francisco's gap is not gap. it's gps. apple is not apl, that's atlas pipeline. it's aapl. speaking of best buy that stock is getting crushed on reports it had a terrible christmas season. people apparently have the tvs they want, they aren't buying computers. stock down 33% in after hours trading. choose your own words here. got fired, canned, sacked, all apply to this man the yahoo! chief operating officer. he had been on the job a short time. he was brought over from google by marissa meyer who also is from google but he is out this morning. in a terse financial filing meyer writes castro will be leaving the company effective january 16, 2014. you can check your calendar,

that's today. no word given on why he's been let go. >> interesting. >> he has a nice little golden parachute. >> we'll compare it to some of the others coming up later. >> okay. let me go. it's that big. >> we're talking about high temperatures but also talking about -- talking about skiing? >> we are. it's a holiday weekend. why not. >> normally that's what people would be headed but we're going to the beach. >> going to the beach. you got your options. make sure you weigh them as we head throughout the next couple days we're going to stick with this unusually warm pattern. that doesn't mean you can't head up to tahoe as we get into the three-day weekend. i want to bring in colleen moore live from squaw valley this morning. and tell us, we hear a lot down here in the bay area about how you need the snow so badly but that doesn't mean the skiing is that bad now, does it. >> no. it does not. actually t skiing and riding has

been fantastic. i i was on the mountain the other day and it was gorgeous out. i can't say enough about our mountain operations team. the groomers and snowmakers have been out night after night getting the mountain ready for us each morning. and it's been pretty nice up here lately. >> you know t overnight lows are holding up. you know, i'm one of those people i like to ride down on a snowboard in a tank top if that happens and of course i don't fall that much i'm pretty good, i can tell you it's a rare opportunity to get to do that in january. you'll be able to saturday, sunday and monday. 50 on the way to tahoe. squaw and alpine meadows as you heard they are keeping the runs nice and groomed. they are keeping the snow machines in full force. 48 degrees in san francisco, so really you can go to tahoe this weekend or you can go to the beach where we're expecting really big waves as we get into the weekend. first your microclimate forecast for this thursday. 77 degrees on the way to san

jose. the south bay will be the warmest, 78 degrees on the way to morgan hill, but a touch cooler than where we ended up yesterday. mid 70s headed your way. same for san francisco. 74 degrees in the outer richmond district for today is a warm day shaping up. i can tell you right now it's going to be beautiful out there in san francisco as we head through friday. if you want to check out the sea lion celebration, it's free, free tours, they last 20 minutes. we're celebrating the arrival of the sea lions in san francisco tomorrow. let's check your drive and say good morning to mike inouye. >> happy anniversary t 24th for the sea lions all weekend long. smell vision doesn't do it justice. we see the backup after my last report. metering lights were turned on. now coming off the east shore freeway you are slowing along as you head to the straight away. the maps show you how far this backup goes to the berkeley curve but down through berkeley

westbound 80 the east shore freeway shows you a it the limit for speed, the volume building but gently this thursday. smooth through the maze, the slowest section ashby avenue. that's an orange and red section through the major city street past the university of california. here toward the peninsula, a smooth drive. across the dumbarton bridge and the volume starts to build but nothing of major concern, the earlier stall looks like it's not paying a big issue for the toll plaza for the san mateo bridge. get awe live look and see how things are shaping up. i made a mistake and took this early. i'll show you this volume of traffic but if we get back to that map we'll show you what the rest of the bay is looking like heading down into the south bay. there is the dublin interchange. now southbound 680 does start the slowing as well. heading south in toward the sunol area. typical build as well as 84. a nice commute there. toward san jose you see your build from 101 froym 680 to 880.

we see these two starting off and north 87 toward curtner. we'll end with the north bay for the southbound direction, san rafael, picking up company but nothing as far as dramatic slowing through san rafael, petaluma shows you slowing typical of that area. by the time you get to novato you're moving pretty nicely. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," bay area birds of a feather not flocking together. which members of the rival seahawks actually have local ties. >> before we go to the break a look at the oscar nominees for best supporting actor.

breaking news. a wild fire in the angeles national forest. it broke out about 5:50 this morning according to the l.a. county fire department. they sent seven engines, three helicopters and four camp crews to the scene. this is about three or four miles north of asouza. with the threat of drought wild fires are a problem so early in the season. one we're continuing to monitor again a fire in the angeles nationals forest. we'll bring you updates. >> you get an idea how close it is to a large residential area.

>> now to the 49ers and the quest for six super bowl titles. 49ers are going to leave from san jose international tomorrow bound for seattle. comcast sports net andrea is there getting a feel for what's waiting for the team. >> reporter: the seahawks are preparing like it's any other week and head coach pete carroll says that's the key to this team's success. they bring the same intensity and focus every week. it doesn't mat area win mean as trip to the super bowl. >> if wasn't normal for us to be like this then it would be -- it might abchallenge, you know. but we have a way. we have our way of dealing with stuff. practice is so extremely important to us. their involvement is held to such high standard and the players continue to meet up to those standards in their performance day-to-day, meeting to meeting, walk through to walk through. you know you're on course and in our case we know we can trust

that. >> our preparation separates us more than anything. we work hard throughout the week, we put in the extra man hours, watching the film, giving teams the utmost respect, watching the film from the first time we play them, watching the six games before, the third down, doing our due diligence, to make sure we're prepared for anything they give us. >> you lose you goback and like man, what could have i done different. that's a great thing about the playoffs. you learn. this is our only shot. you can't say i should have done this while you take walk-through series, practice serious and also the classroom serious. >> reporter: percy harvin met with doctors wednesday. pete carroll says she going through all of the nfl mandated tests and taking every precaution with this concussion injury. his status for sunday's game is still uncertain. >> most 49ers fans despise the seahawks the two groups might have more in common.

pete carroll is from san francisco and a member of the hall of fame. marshawn lynch is an oakland native. he attended cal. richard sherman argue fwli best cornerback in the nfl played for jim harbaugh at stanford. and paul allen has his ties to the bay area. his investment firm opened an office in palo alto and he just bought a house in atherton. >> we have you covered on the 49ers's quest. join nbc bay area on saturday night for a 49ers special. we'll break down the match and we'll be joined by our nfl insider, all happening saturday night at 6:30. >> to set the record straight jim harbaugh is saying that he does not despise the seattle seahawks. >> they are playing a game. >> no need for hatred. so much in common. >> i don't know if we're going to see love on the field. >> like a family dispute.

not really. the time now, 6:26. still ahead an update to breaking news. a teenager burned in a freak accident at a b.a.r.t. station. why the main witness to the fire took off. >> a serial arson suspect under arrest in san jose. new details how police tracked him down. >> stepping out for a live look at the bay bridge. you can see how still it is, the water reflecting the lights perfectly. gorgeous morning and record setting temperatures on the way again. a beautiful weekend on the way.

breaking news. a teenager burned 18 b.a.r.t. parking lot. new details about the bizarre case police are calling a freak accident. >> a live look now at the opening bell.

should be ringing right now. there it is. very organized there. the little baby face foundation is opening up the new york stock exchange. and move ringing the bell at nasdaq. it's thursday, january 16th and this is "today in the bay." >> a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. we have an update to breaking news. a 15iard air lifted to a hospital after he was burned in what police call a freak accident in concord. he was helping a man with his car, somehow got gas on his shirt, later while the man was driving the teen to the b.a.r.t. station the man lit a cigarette and the flame from the lighter was enough to ignite fumes from the teen's shirt. bob redell is there now getting new information about the condition of the boy.

bob will have an update in about 20 minutes. >> in a few hours police will release more information about the man they say intentionally set more than a dozen fires over the past week. an arrest was made late last night. peggy bunker is live at police headquarters. neighbors certainly relieved this morning. >> reporter: can you imagine, laura. this really has been one of those stories that's gone on and on and we covered many of these fires. we heard about a fire within 20, 30 minutes we would be rushing to a new location because of a new fire. the entire area of downtown san jose relieved this morning. then of course the question is, is the suspect in custody going to match the sketch? take a look here at the sketch that police have been sending out. neighbors are distributing this, the tall, light-skinned male. there was surveillance video also that was passed around via the media and also among the neighbors. they tried to figure out who

this person was allegedly responsible for 11 to 13 arson fires, 11 of those confirmed arson, two under investigation. police and fire investigators have been looking into this and have been actively working to find out who this person was. we do have reports that this person that has been taken into custody was under surveillance for about 24 hours, this after hitting up wood frame houses, that had easy hiding spots to light fires, alleyways or on porches. also hit up the same church twice, lighting up a storage trailer on the property. neighbors really took matters into their hands sometimes getting into their own cars and canvassing the neighborhood at night being that these fires struck in the wee hours. this neighbor says he is happy but he is a little cautious. >> kind of happy for you know this happened quick, and that will feel like more protective, you know, and safe for here in

the house. but i still have to, you know, get the lights on and still to see, you know, that people are safe. >> reporter: so you hear that caution there from that one neighbor. i think that will be the sentiment for most people in the area until probably after the press conference that will be held this morning here at 10:00 a.m. at the san jose police department. that's when we'll hopefully find out the identity of the suspect, falls they know for certain that this person is responsible for these arson fires that have been set. we'll be here and bring you the latest. peggy bunker, "today in the bay." >> thanks a lot. breaking news right now. back to the wildfire burning in the angeles national forest in southern california. you can see the flames a moment ago and you see how close it is to the city of azuza. a city of about about 46,000 people. this is burning off san gabriel

canyon road. firefighters throwing everything they have at. last time we heard they had seven engines, three choppers and four crews on the scene. again, trying to stop it, you can see how close it is from the homes down there in the city of azuza tor outskirts. we'll keep you posted as the morning goes on. >> we've seen it grow already. with the dry, dry conditions out there, time to check the forecast. in fact, let's move closer to home a live look at marin county. actually tapping into its reserve water supply as temperatures continue to soar. we've got the threat after drought and we need the rain. we're not going to see it soon? >> no. at least not through the end of the month. as far as significant precipitation. even our chance s aren't going o range beyond 30%. but we're going to see temperatures in the 70s for a point of reference down in

southern california, that's just off of the 210 down there. so, yeah, that could be dangerous situation. we've got the santa ana winds blowing down in southern california. we're going to keep on top of that for you. san francisco, 48 degrees. this afternoon we're going to climb into the 70s a. good looking day. i want to take you through your microclimates. this afternoon temperatures the warmest in the south bay, close to 80. really unusual. average high in the south bay this time of year is 61 degrees. along the peninsula we're going to hit mid-70s today. palo alto 76 degrees. and san francisco, we broke an all-time temperature record for january yesterday, we're going to be rivaling records again, just a touch cooler than wednesday. north bay, 73 in santa rosa, it's chilly to start. 72 degrees in walnut creek for today, in the tri-valley comfortable conditions, 74 degrees out in livermore. so, we are expecting more records, not as many as yesterday. remember you can check your seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. you want to get a little bit of

a heads up of what to expect for the three-day weekend. we're going to talk about big waves coming in this weekend and why in my next report. let's check your drive. good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. we're looking to a great drive through fremont, southbound side with the headlights fast truck scales to mission boulevard. you do see a good number of cars not causing a lot of slow, the speed sensors show all green. that's a great flow. even mission boulevard showing pretty much close to the surface street limit. top of the screen came down to about 59, 58 miles per hour for the yellow. so the build causing a bit of a slowdown. the northbound route through san jose look good, 85 off to saratoga, left side of the screen, shows slowing, the upper 50s at the worst. that will shift down, compress between 17 and saratoga the next few minutes. here northbound 101 shows a slowing, one patch at capital expressway, north of 680. that's a typical pattern. north 87, smooth drive slowing from capital clamping down on

speeds into downtown san jose. toward the bay bridge approach, the east shore freeway moves slower through richmond and berkeley. live look at the toll plaza shows you the backup as the metering lights were turned on and the peninsula moves smoothly but you have company through palo alto. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. >> 6:37. still ahead and update on the 49ers and their quest for six super bowl titles. why some saeahawks say it's oka to bully. >> before we go to break a look at the oscar nominees for best actress.

6:40 now. on to the niners and their quest for six super bowl titles. really no love lost between the 49ers and the seahawks. that will be evident on sunday. comcast sports net is in seattle where the seahawks are gearing up for an intense game. >> reporter: how fun is this game going to be between two teams that share a lot of animosity and history. as cornerback and stanford grad richard sherman characterized it. it's intense dislike, not hate. and everything will be left on the field. >> there is no love lost, no love found. it's going to be intense, physical, it's going to be -- there's not i don't know if there are hand shakes. some passion, some dislike,

strong dislike but there will be intensity. it's playoff football. even if we weren't two teams that are very familiar with each other it's playoff football so a lot of intensity, a lot of chipiness and a hard-fought game. >> i think we can bully whoever we want to bully if you put that the way, it's about us, it's about a mind-set. you have a mind-set of you're thot going to let anything get in your way, you're determined, nothing, you know. you step over and keep going. >> this is a very intense matchup anyway. regardless of who you play or where it comes from because it's championship time. and so, i think everybody's going to be at the edge and so we need to do a good job of being poised and playing between the whistles so -- but it's an issue we deal with every week. so this isn't new to deal with it. >> reporter: a lot has been made of the seahawks' struggling passing game of late. since the seahawks lost to san francisco at candlestick russell wilson has only thrown four touchdowns and three

interceptions. he says his confidence never wavered and he's going to look to be more accurate on sunday. at the seahawks practice facility, nbc bay area. >> and we have you covered on the quest for a sixth super bowl title. join nbc bay area on saturday night for a 49ers special, going to break down the match-up. joined by our nfl insiders. saturday night, 6:30. we'll be right back.

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the scene. you can see it is aglow. it started, it was reported about 5:50 this morning. the fire department has thrown everything they can at. seven engines, three helicopters, four camp crews, that was at the start. there could be additional crews headed to the scene because it's only about 3 or 4 miles north of azuza. you can't see it but below this shot is the city that is very, very close. this is just off the 210 out there in southern california. but you know these dry conditions that we're having across our state, and no sign of rain in the forecast as well making for some tough fire fighting efforts going on. one we're keeping an eye out this morning. we're seeing it grow quite a bit. >> tying into that time to check the forecast as we give you a live look at san jose. rising temperatures, a lack of rain put together, you've got concerns about a possible statewide drought. official drought. this morning we have team

coverage. christina has the forecast, we'll start with christie smith live in marin county, starting to tap its reservoir starting today. >> reporter: good morning to you, terry. water district managers here in marin say that this lack of rain is really unprecedented. they have only measured about 10.5 inches of rain this year. the previous low was about 19 inches, that was way back in 1929. so they are going to start tapping into a reserve reservoir, pumping water. they want to do that quickly before what they have there evaporates. i wanted to show you video we have of phoenix lake. this is the reserve reservoir that they will start pulling water out of to a distribution system for customers in central and southern marin according to the marin i.j., they don't normally like to do this because they have to pump uphill and that's expensive but they are running out of choices because we haven't had the rains we need. the last time that two

reservoirs on mt. tam were pumped were over 20 years ago. they are seeing the reservoir at 55%, the average is closer to 80%. marin is different in that it doesn't rely on the snowpack, just the rain that it gets. at the entrance to a park leading to phoenix lake this morning there is a high fire danger sign up and dry conditions and that means it's closed. that runs through a little later this morning. right now what's happening is people are asked to watch their matter use in general. but of course rationing could be next and they may be considering that as early as april. reporting live in marin county, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. and no sign of rain in sight? >> not at least for the next 10, maybe 15 days, laura and terry. that doesn't mean we're not going to see an active spring so that's what we're crossing our fingers for praying for that rain. right now you can see from this drought monitor that we are now

in the severe range in the bay area. we take this into southern california you see we're getting the deeper red, that's where we have an extreme drought which is why i want to bring you back to the fire which broke out this morning off the 210 in southern california near the city of azuza. i can show you that those flames are growing because they have the santa ana winds picking up. you want to keep that in mind. this could be a really big fire. we're going to watch that all throughout the morning. right here on nbc bay area. temperatures this morning are mostly in the 40s, we're at 48 in san francisco, 49 in the east bay, and 39 degrees out in the north bay for today. headed toward the 70s. 74 degrees in san francisco, 77 is the forecasted high in the south bay. and yeah, a lot of these numbers are reflecting records for this afternoon. what i can tell you it will be a touch cooler than where we ended up yesterday. let's talk about where we're headed for the weekend. off shore flow, great beach weather and big waves driven by that offshore flow.

what happens is as you have that wind moving off shore, moving against the waves it creates that clean barrel so that's what we expect. really big winds and big waves as we get into this weekend. you will notice we stop the clock for you on saturday. that wind direction starts to shift a little bit. that's going to bring us a touch cooler. you notice that on the seven-day forecast. right back on sunday offshore flow continues yet again. so we're going to keep this dry, abnormally warm pattern going into next week. let's say good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. that was cool information about the wind and how it affects the waves. that was cool. looking here to the northbound routes, this is predictable. slowing for north 101, north 87 and 85, starting to build for the south bay. nothing dramatic. we have one crash in the area causing an unusual slowdown southbound 101 as you head down to hellyer where we have it slow. the commute north from capital expressway. the southbound slow and the off ramp because of one lane and possibly a tire out there as

well. watch for that. it's a lighter flow but unexpectedly slow through that portion. the tri-valley we expect this, southbound 680 down through sunol, speeds down in the upper 50s, maybe 50 miles per hour around bernal. easy drive out of the tri-valley. nothing unusual. off the dublin grade, slowdown toward castro valley. we'll check on that in the next report. southbound 680 there is the only slowing in toward walnut creek. south of 24 smooth and 24 through lafayette good. it's orinda you start to slow toward the caldecott tunnel. the east shore freeway shows more company. let's get you live looks out there and show what you it's like. the backup for all lanes early after the metering lights turned on this morning. look, the fast track lanes you can see them moving. that amount of difference for those shows a lighter volume off of the east shore freeway and you do look at the east shore freeway, i know, it looks like all lanes are packed but they aren't. look at that. the good spacing between the cars and they are coming down

through the 50 miles per hour range. that's a good flow through berkeley and emeryville. a look at the north bay, southbound 101 starts to slow a bit. these curves at terra linda a congestion point, a little slowing toward north san pedro. and a little slowing through novato and petaluma south you have the slow drive. back to you. >> thanks a lot. an elderly man pulled from a burning home in newark died. investigators say the fire started in the kitchen of a home near the intersection of darvon street and elmwood avenue. the man was found severely injured inside. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. his name has not been released. officials don't know how the fire started but they think it was an accident. a judge could decide today whether the teen accused of lighting another teen on fire should be tried as an adult. prosecutors charged richard thomas as an adult with a hate crime enhancer. last week thomas' lawyer asked the judge to send the case to juvenile court instead.

thomas set sasha fleischman's skirt on fire on a transit bus. fleischman identifies as again der. >> police are look for witnesses to a triple shooting. police say the three victims were found near the corner of fillmore and mcalister about 7:00 last night. two of the victims shot in the leg, the other in the fooxt all taken to the hospital, all expected to survive. so far police have no suspects and no motive. it's 6:52. time to look at today's top local stories starting with bob redell who joins us in san jose where a teenager is being treated for burn injuries. this is an interesting one. >> reporter: burns, a 15-year-old boy with burns to his chest, arms and hands, he accidentally caught fire last night, this is late last night, before midnight while another person, a man, was dropping him off at the downtown concord b.a.r.t. station.

according to b.a.r.t. he met up with this person to fix his car. it's not known why and how a 15-year-old boy would come across an adult man for auto repair but did it happen. in the process of fixing the car the teen spilled gasoline on his shirt. as the man was driving him up to b.a.r.t. the man lit a cigarette and that was enough to ignite boy's clothes. the the boy immediately jumped out of the car, started stripping down to get away from the flames and you can see the video where the paramedics were treating him. they quickly realized a regular hospital was not -- he was going to need a burn center because the burns were severe enough and they needed to get him to a burn center fast. hence the reason they called in a med flight, a helicopter to whisk him away. he is here at valley med in san jose being treated for the burns, his condition right now unknown. the man ended up driving off, p.d. would like to speak with him. they do not believe he faces charges, they tell us they think this was all a freak accident.

reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, bob. >> let's check in with peggy bunker at police head quarters with the arrest of a serial arson suspect. peggy. >> reporter: this is the news a lot of san jose residents have been waiting for to hear that this arsonist is in custody. we know that a man was arrested, is in custody, brought in about 8:00 last night. the question on everyone's mind now is, is this is guy? is this the arsonist who will match the sketch? look at the sketch released. a $10,000 reward was also issued at the time this sketch was released. they want to know is this the san jose arsonist? the person who could be responsible for the random fires that struck in about a five-mile radius around north of downtown san jose, terrifying homeowners, many who awoke to find their homes on fire. one homeowner said basically they felt like they should sleep

all day long, stay up all night long, in effort to protect their home. most of the homes hit have dark areas, a front porch or a fence where this arsonist was able to get in and ignite something. in one case it was a plastic tool box i remember from one of the locations, that was lit on fire and left on the porch to expand up the side of the house. back here at the police department, this morning at 10:00 they will hold a press conference when they will release more details. they are doing the last bit of work to find out more information, conduct interviews about this person who is in custody. that is the news we have, hoping that this is indeed the san jose arsonist and these fires will stop which will be of course much relief to the residents of this area. peggy bunker, nbc bay news. >> thanks a lot. >> time to check your money. >> scott, investors watching best buy. >> watching it ball. best buy down better than 30% after it turned in numbers about

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hewlett-packard paid to leo apapeker to go away. hp stock fell 40% during the less than a year he was there and 25 million they paid him to go. hp can top everyone in that was regrettable stories. >> i'll leave now for a million. even less. >> sorry, we only have a few more minutes. you got to stay. new this morning we now know which names will be inside the envelope of this year's academy award ceremonies. nominees just announced. >> ted chen live at the samuel golden theater in beverly hills with a look at the major contenders. >> reporter: hi, terry, laura. the 86th academy award nominations announced a little while ago. chris helmsworth and a come of

surprises. the best picture race, not a lot of surprises in that race. "american hustle" and "gravity" leading the way with 10 nominations. "12 years a slave" with nine nominations the others include "captain phillips," dallas buyers glub, "her" and the wolf of wall street biggest surprise, tom hanks was not nominated for best actor. he was replaced if you will by either leonardo dicaprio or christian bale. they were on the bubble whether they would get nominations. emma thompson left out for saving mr. banks. and replacing her amy adams, she had a hot week winning the golden globe in the best supporting actor and actress, a couple, johna hill, and oprah winfrey getting left out. some of the surprises this year. >> it's interesting to see compare a little bit with the

golden globes as well. good to see you, ted. thanks. >> time now is 6:59. a final check of the top stories. a at a hearing the vatican is confronted over the sexual abuse of children by the clergy. the vatican's former sex crimes prosecutor acknowledged the holy see has been slow to face the crisis but it's now committed to doing so. >> a teen recovering from serious burns after his clothes caught fire in concord overnight. a 15-year-old got gasoline on his shirt while helping a man fix his car. the man lit a cigarette. he was air lifted to the medical center in san jose. >> a fire in the angeles national forest action live pictures, you can see how close the flames are to homes happening about 25 miles east of do downtown l.a.

you can see how massive it is. it's burning for just over an hour. >> thanks for joining us. good morning. stunning scandal. 34 nuclear missile launch officers stripped of their security clearances for cheating on performance exams. did their actions put lives in danger? breaking overnight, tragedy in indiana. three people dead following a late-night shooting inside a grocery store. the nominees are -- "american hustle" leads this morning's oscar nominations with ten, including best picture, best director and all four acting categories. complete coverage of the actors and movies who did and did not make the cut. and cry baby. [ screaming ] this online prank video has 20