big rigs and dozens of cars pile up in the snow along a busy east coast turnpike. >> a south bay firefighter in jail, the startling charges linked to drugs and sex crimes against children. >> president obama about to get a first-hand look at a california city drying up because of the statewide drought. >> which is why every drop in the bucket counts and this morning we aren't going to see showers but they will come in over the holiday weekend and we have impressive totals to talk about in your full forecast. >> friday light not the case. we're watching the effect on the drive and these flood watching lights in the tri-valley. we'll talk about that coming up. >> a live look at the olympic flame. it's friday, february 14, valentine's day. this is "today in the bay." well, good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.

we begin with that breaking news out of pennsylvania between 50 and 100 cars involved in a massive pileup on the pennsylvania turnpike about 30 miles north of philadelphia. take a look. traffic at a complete standstill because how are they going to get through. it's a tangled mess of cars. amazingly no one was killed and no serious injuries. we're told icy roads, crews are having a hard time reaching the area. it comes as pennsylvania is digging out from a massive winter storm. up to 14 inches of snow reported in the area with up to .1 inch of ice. >> san jose firefighter reportedly facing drugs and sex crime charge this is morning after he was arrested at the fire station where he works. christie smith is live in san jose with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. very disturbing charges coming out this morning involving as you said drugs and sex charges. these against children.

and involving a man who has worked for the san jose fire department since 1994, that part according to his face book page. now the story is in the "mercury news," 53-year-old mario cuestas is charged with the sale and possession of methamphetamine and sex charges with minors. the state department of justice is involved in this investigation and tells the merck they believe he might have been soliciting the minors on line. he was arrested at the station where he worked and is being held without bail. the d.o.j. says that computers and records were seized from his fire station and from his home in the east bay. they say it's unclear the number of possible victims or how long this may have been going on. the information apparently came from a tip but not from a minor. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. it's 6:02. this morning a health warning is

in effect after a uc-berkeley student has been diagnosed with measles. the student was not immunized and likely exposed during a trip aprude. that student has attended class at cal and traveled on b.a.r.t. >> happening today president obama will be in the central valley to see damage from the drought first-hand. the president plans to visit a fresno farm that's been withering without water. he'll meet with area farmers and local leaders where he will announce significant new efforts to help those dealing with the drought. this is the president's first trip to nez no. earlier this week the senate in dootsed a water bill that gives certain water districts more leeway with the water. >> certainly has been a dry winter but there's rain in the

forecast. you won't get soaked on valentine's day but you could see light rain. >> if it's raining here it's usually good skiing. let's check in with christina. >> and right on time too because we need it for ski week. good morning to you. happy valentine's day to you at home. today we are going to stay dry. temperatures in the 60s as a result. we do have that rainfall on the way to the bay area. first in the north bay by 5:00 p.m. pressing into the south bay over saturday night. hey, we could be accumulating maybe a half inch in the north bay and quarter inch here in san jose. tahoe expecting an additional foot of snowfall above 5500 feet which is why we sent bob out there to squaw valley. oh, bob, looks like you got the best seat in the house this morning. tell me what's it like up there? >> reporter: hey, i'm ready for

them to fire up the red dog chair lift. good morning to you, christina. and you can see if you look at the background they finally got something. it's this unique thing called real snow. the stuff that actually falls from the sky, not the manmade stuff. they got about 5 1/2 feet. another foot expected this weekend. and you can see the groomers are out there right now, the grooming machines as they have been preparing the runs for this friday day of skiing which will kick off the weekend and key week next week. a lot of schools will be off. we spoke to the resort not long ago. they have been sweating throughout mild winter season. it had been mild until that big storm and the one that dumped the 5 1/2 feet. they have been able to open three major lifts, a fourth today and a fifth one tomorrow. >> it's really been night and day. we've been able to open so much

more terrain. really we couldn't ask for better timing with presidents week coming up. >> and the manmade snow is buried now? >> it's definitely buried. we'll make sure as cold temperatures commit. the natural snow has been taking precedent with over 5 1/2 feet. >> when you look at this overall season what's it been like? >> it's been interesting. it's taken until now i think to really get going, we'll finally have our mountain back. >> reporter: and christina, as you are aware there is a high wind advisory in effect for tomorrow morning, saturday morning through tomorrow night. in the area in the sierra. we're talking with sustained winds of 25 to 40 miles an hour, gusts of 60 to 70. if you are traveling you want to keep in mind. especially if you have a high-profile vehicle.

the other llt is come up being out here in the snow. pan to the right. is there -- there is the read button. push it steve. i care you. don't do it. no. no. so tempting. so tempting. and slightly illegal. actually that is probably the one that takes the slack out. i'd be on the ground. >> we'll keep him away from the big red button. you're looking great out there so. is all of that snowfall. i want to bring in our own mike inouye. he is snow stranger to the big red dog. are you, mike. >> no. we skied that about the same time i was reading about clifford the big red dog we'd go skiing where they used to have a ski jump there from the olympics back in 1960. it was a big deal when my dad

let me ski that. this is 580 through dublin. now a much clearer roadway. we had what saunds like a scary crash. so much traffic. they moved that out of the roadway and no major injuries but i'm tracking this. so far we do have the backup here. the lanes are clear, the map will show you you're jammed up where the crash happened. look at all of this backup, out of the altamont pass. they have been on the weak side of the crash. you get toward tahoe and heading eastbound, bring those changes, bob is up there so he's got you beat. oakland, the orange shows you there may be some clouds and

maybe some fog. so that's an issue toward the bay bridge. these in the green zone and no backup at the bay bridge as you travel down and through the east bay no. problem as you see on this map, down to the bridges, san matt meat. a live look off of that bridge. there is some glow to the lights. the folks on the right, yes there is a flas section. so a clearer view than we thought. watch highway 1. northbound 101 picks up the volume up to 880 through this stretch and the flowing lights, misty conditions. back to you. >> thank you. 6:09. still ahead, an up date from the i wanter olympics. >> plus will a fall keep --

>> as we leave you with the morning look at the flame in sochi we'll be back in a minute.

>> here is a look at today's top stories. a massive pileup blocking part of the pennsylvania turnpike this morning 30 miles north of philadelphia. traffic is backed up for miles. between 50 and 100 cars and trucks are involved. amazingly, no one was killed. and no serious injuries. >> president obama will be in

the central valley to see damage from the drought. the president plans to visit a fresno farm that has been withering without water. he'll meet area farmers and local leaders where he will announce significant new efforts to deal with the drought. >> john kerry is asking china for help. he is urging china to calm its maritime disputes with smaller neighboring nations. >> 2014 winter olympics and new details to a story we first talked about yesterday. an olympic worker struck by a bobsled, he is out of surgery this morning. we're told he is conscious, in stable condition. he broke both legs when he was hit by a sled near the finish line of the track. an olympic spokesperson says a warning signal that was sounded before the sled came down but apparently he did not hear it. officials are looking into why

the worker was still on the fracture. >> the olympic flame is still burning as threats turn. the torch not far from the arena where americans are struggling to medal in men's figure skating. janelle, the men's figure skating will continue tonight. >> reporter: yes, the finals, the gold medal, we'll find out who is going to win that. people are filing in because it's going to take place in about an hour from now. we're about 6:00 p.m. here on friday night. valentine's day. happy valentine's day to you. by the way, my dance floor is gone. let's talk about figure skating. too bad for jeremy abbott. he had a tough night on the ice, he crashed hard. he had a similar fall this past weekend. he got up last night and finished his program. he is in 15th place after the

short program. he has no chance of medaling. this is what he said afterwards. >> sometimes i think getting up and fighting is harder than being perfect. >> reporter: kristi yamaguchi tweeted. this so proud of you. took guts to finish off like the champ you are. russia's plyushchenko withdrew. he tweaked his back in warm-ups. it felt like he was not well enough to compete. he said sorry to his fans and he's disappointed, not how he wanted to end his career. jason brown is still in it, in sixth place. he is the only who cannot perform a quad. he does not have a quad in his routine. he has to skate and spin perfectly to medal. the others may have to flub up a

bit for him but a strong performance by jason brown. he has very strong prescription glasses. on the ice he doesn't wear that. he cannot see beyond the walls but it's a good thing so he won't have distraction from the crowd. he can stay concentrated and for tused. that begins in an our. we are rooting for usa. i think i may have a ticket. i'm not sure. but i'll keep you posted. i've been so lucky. this is my second event so we'll see what happens. we have performers. look, the dancing is back. hi, guys. good job. they are so friendly here. a great place to be. back to you. >> thanks so much. hope you get to get to that event. valentine's day as well all over the world even in the olympic village. team canada showing the love.

this is a tweet from the canadian olympic team. they are addressed to team usa. the gold medal final in the women's biathlon and women's free style skiing. >> then at 8:00, several gold medal finals including men's figure skating, super combined men's alpine skiing and the aerials competition in women's free style skiing. >> crews have knocked down a fire at a home in san leandro. the fire started about 4:30 this morning. crews arrived to find the first and second floor in flames. several people were home but managed to get out before the firefighters even arrive. the red cross is helping find

them a place to stay. >> we'll keep you updated on that and the rest of the news. let's check in with christina. >> good morning to you. you know, we've got a holiday weekend. a lot of people out of town for ski week. locally we have rain on the way, most of which is expected on saturday but we have a little drizzle out there. and some mist. even in south bay this morning give yoursz extra time. san rafael, mike is tracking a couple of things. i want to stay tuned for that. no thick fog in this area. as we head throughout the day today, temperatures are going to climb nicely, we're going to climb out of the 50s where we are now, into the upper 60s and 70s so. a great looking day 145i7ing up. aches sit in the east bay. places like pleasanton, 68 degrees in livermore and 59 on the way to san francisco. definitely a sheen on the

roadway. give yourself tra time. we get into your presidents day weekend. average for the south bay 64 degrees. then the showers come in overnight. by tound you'll see residual activity. then monday looks fantastic for your outdoor plans. same for the peninsula. the average 62 this time of year, you hit 63 on saturday. showers for the first part of your sunday. san francisco, count on wet conditions for sunday and saturday with steady drizzle. you must be clearing out. should be beautiful on presidents day. 56 on saturday. showers moving in for saturday, sunday and the first part of monday. we need rain. we really want it at this point. on sunday in the east bay, the tri-valley looks good, showers

coming in on sunday so this is how your presidents day breaks down. i'll talk about that in my next report. here is mike inouye with that all important drive. >> like you're talking about the clouds, mist and drizzle in parts of the bay area. wesee the tops of the tours on the san francisco side. they are clearly visible now. so continuing to move around. no at major problem aus cross the bay. we see lighter volume. because of the pre-holiday weekend for some. preholiday ski week we tend to see that but we have an issue, west 24 at laugh yet reports of over a dozen cars on the shoulder with -- they say some sort of they cal debris. and the count of the cars.

we don't see slowing. it has been there for 20 minutes. we're looking toward 680. the earlier crash that was looking two lanes. all of these jammed out of the altamont pass. by the time you get to el charo it's easier with all lanes clear you get a burst here, slowing for 680, the orange on the right side, the left said that's because of the low bblt for the tros stro valley y. it's smooth to the palo alto side and in the south bay we have the orange showing us like it was yesterday. watch for off the mountains out of los gatos. we'll give you a live look at palo alto where we also see lower visibility so. we can't see as well for 101 north from university up to willow. it's a limited visibility b. a half mile for 101 and patches for san mateo. watch that coast. highway 1 is going to be a tough drive as well. back to you guys.

>> 6:21. cal students, b.a.r.t. riders possibly exposed to measles. new details about the health alert.

a warning this morning for b.a.r.t. riders. a uk berkeley student infected with measles has been commuting on the train for nearly a week. >> could be problems for so many. peggy joins us with the details. >> a lot of people may be getting read the jump on a b.a.r.t. train f. you ride

between the stations that this student was using this is pretty unwelcome news. because the measles virus is extremely contagious. in fact, if you are one of those on the b.a.r.t. train the virus can hang in the air up to two hours after the infected rider gets off so this is alarming for b.a.r.t. which provides 400,000 rides a day. any one that rode between february 4-7 during the morning commute or in the late evening could have been exposed. the student lives in contra costa county. he commuted on b.a.r.t. from the elser retess station to downtown berkeley. the student attended tuesday through friday having no idea he was infected. >> i'm not really concerned about it really. i know it's a possible danger but i know i probably should get immuni immunized. >> that's one rider getting the news about the measles. immunization really is the only protection. when you consider that measles is spread through the air when a

person coughs or sneezes, that vaccine becomes very important. >> so people who have been immunized against measles don't need to worry. >> the student was not immunized and likely exposed to the virus during a trip abroad. let's talk about the symptoms. high fever, watery eyes, runny nose but really it's a rash that starts around the head or neck that spreads, the tell tale sign, uc-berkeley contacted about 100 students in class with the student, they are also handing out about 300 doses of the vaccine on campus today so. they are paying attention to this and making sure students are protected. >> good deal. thanks so much. still ahead, soaking up the sun at the winter olympics. coming up janelle wang gets a groove on at the olympic plaza where it's feeling more like springtime in the open air. >> and the olympic spirit is

spreading. which former former host city burning the torch. >> it's been a beautiful vista. look at that the mountains of sochi this morning. what a pretty sight. nice way to start your friday morning. a lot more news ahead. this may sound like a long shot,

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>> big rigs and dozens ever cars slam into each other in the snow on a busy east coast turnpike. new details as crews search through all of that twisted metal. >> burning a torch for the winter games in sochi. which former host city is lighting the flame in honor of the winter games. >> that is very cool as we take you up to the sierra. first, we give you a live look outside. this is san jose. a misty start to the day. we'll let you know if your valentine's day date is about to get rained out. >> we'll have a live look at the opening bell here as well. shutter stock opening. there is no trading on monday, so investors go into the

three-day weekend this morning, there is the opening bell. it's february 14, valentine's day, this is "today in the bay." >> very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. breaking news out of pennsylvania, between 50 and 100 cars have been involved in a series of wrecks, here you see it on the pennsylvania turnpike about 30 miles or 30 minutes north of philadelphia. the pileup has backed up traffic for miles. at least two dozen people or two people have been hospitalized, but icy roads men rescue crews have a hard time reaching the area. it comes as pennsylvania digs out of that massive winter storm. up to 14 inches of snow in the area with up to .1 inch of just ice. at 6:30, back to the 2014 winter olympics, as we give you

a live look at the flame burning in the olympic caldron. it's burning around the clock for the duration of the games. >> of course the torch is one of the focal points for the sightseer, spectators have the unique opportunity to visit the snow-capped mountains, head out also to the warm shores of the black sea and do it all in the same day. janelle wang joins us from olympic plaza buzzing with activity there even though it's coming up on nighttime. >> reporter: it is. it's just after 6:00 here. about 6:30 it is a beautiful evening. i don't even need my jacket. i'm near the olympic park entrance, a lot of people filing in and a lot of activity at this hour. i want to show you what this is behind me. this is like the russian house where all of these dancers and performers perform all day from all sorts of countries. so a pop you har focalle point.

i'll show you other parts of the olympic park. behind me this blue building is the iceberg. this is where figure skating happens as well as short track speed skating tonight. we'll see jason brown t american and jeremy abbott performing in prime time. this is where it's going to happen. i have confirmed i have scored a ticket so we'll keep going. i'm excited about that. this is beautiful. look how grand this is. this is like the big welcome to everybody from all over the world who have come to see the olympic games. the russians have been so kind and so friendly. it's been great. i talked to so many americans. they feel so secure here. they think the russians have done a great job. security is so tight and we feel very comfortable. we're going to keep going. i'm going to have my photographer show you the olympic flame burning at the cauldron, burning bright. i could see it from my hotel at

times. i'm going to scoot in between these people taking pictures. i promise you more moves. our dancers have left, so i guess it's just me. what do you want? i'll do it. >> let me explain. >> name one, scott. shou should i do something? what is this one called? okay. nobody's gathering around me. usually the dancers draw crowds. usually they draw big crowds. nobody's tipping me. nobody's even saying hello. >> who is that crazy american. >> they are. they are taking pictures of me, though. look at this whack a doodle.

>> what gorgeous weather. >> are you bringing back tr trinkets? >> tell your executive to stand by. he want add special pin and i secured that pin for him. i'm going to show what you that is in about 20 minutes. i would like -- i had to give up one of my pins to get dan's pin. >> he's yelling in the newsroom. that's a true gift. thanks so much. always good to see janelle. >> janelle has a blog. when she's not on tv she's blogging. and when she's not dancing. when i was trying to talk to janelle trying to get the context of there were break dancers earlier and she was copying some of the moves. she didn't just decide to start dancing though that's fine too. nbc bay area home page. click on her blog in the upper

left hand screen. >> sometimes you want to bust out. check this out. the olympic torch in squaw valley. this is video just this morning. we were there at the entrance to the ski resort. it hosted the winter olympics in 1960. they still have everything up there. it's a tradition at most host cities to burn the olympic torch when the winter games are being played. you kind of feel like you're part of history. >> it's a three-day weekend. we're keeping our eye on the conditions up there if you plan to ski. bob is live from squaw valley. he will come up in 15 minutes. >> we're getting some snow. let's come right back here to the bay area. beautiful here as well. if you plan to spend is the weekend here is a live look at san jose. and the san mateo bridge, notice that is a little bit misty out there. no reason to get misty eyed. here is meteorologist christina loren. >> and it's also love in the air

this morning. that could be what's clouding up our cameras. we're looking good. if you want to go dancing with your partner looking good. make sure you're ready. it's going to be much cooler in san francisco than what we expect. we have the steady drizzle expected in the city by the bay and up through the north bay just about all day long. let's dives right into the forecast. you made it to friday. we have a holiday weekend as we head throughout next couple days. rain is in the forecast. i want to start with a picture of the golden gate bridge. we do have a little bit of a blue sky trying to show up. that's going to be more obvious as we head throughout the next couple hours. it's not one solid cloud deck. that's good news. that means it's not going to be as thick as it has been. at least over the golden gate bridge. we're tracking some areas with dense patchy fog out in the tri-valley so. east bay showing you the steady drizzle. temperatures at 55 degrees. 57 degrees in san francisco. 49 degrees in the north bay.

headed to the pretty comfortable weekend. temperatures are going to climb into the upper 60s, then the rain moves in as we get into tomorrow night. this is what we are expecting. we stop the clock on futurecast. showers arrive in the north bay by 6:00 p.m. take you into the south bay, showers here at about 11:00 p.m. saturday. everything subsides into sunday afternoon. you can make outdoor plans. >> good morning. talking about that mist and the drizzle you're talking about. wet roads, slick conditions in many spots. we kind of use the wipers at least a couple of times over the morning. 101 north of 680. the silhouette of the overcrossings and the low clouds adding to the backdrop. there is the volume starting to build. the map will show you also on here the orange highlighted like the last few days. a slower drive into the 50 miles per hour range capital expressway up to 680, not bad, 87 shows slowing.

it's friday so we have a lighter volume around the bay. a smooth drive, misty south from award to union city. the commute direction showing a slower flow. the dublin is light. folks out of livermore into el charo. look at the live shot. we had a couple of cars blocking lanes for a period of time. until they got it cleared and a smoother flow passing a couple of shopping centers. and we'll get back to the map, talking about the speeds, the fog in hayward. no major problems. and no metering lights. we show you the span across the bay. a live look will show you the low clouds around the san francisco side. misty conditions throughout north bay. watch 101. a few more stories after a couple of quick breaks.

>> prosecutors could file formal charges today against a benicia elementary school teefrper accused of serving pot laced food. theresa badger is set ta to be arraigned on three counts of poisoning. badge ser a first grade teacher at matthew turner elementary school. one of 20 guests. most of the teachers who attended a dinner party in benicia last november. after the party several guests reported feeling sick or

possibly high. two teachers were taken to the hospital. a 15-year-old also got sick after eating leftovers from the party. >> coming up, drugs and sex crimes involving a child. the shocking charges against a south bay firefighter. >> students possibly exposed to a contagious virus. >> and whether you are planning on hitting the slopes or the sales, this presidents day weekend, we've got rain in the forecast. i'll tell you when it will arrive where you live and how much we expect here in the bay area. >> and the olympic flame burning brightly in sochi. america's new kings of the mountain. we're back in 15 minutes or with 15 minutes, not in. we'll be back with a lot of nonstop news when "today in the bay" comes right back.

15 pminutes begins with top headlines. >> a firefighter is now under arrest. surprising charges here. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, mario cuestas is held without bail, a san jose firefighter since 1994 according to his face book page. he is facingsterious charges this morning. the department of justice in sacramento believes he was providing drugs to minors and finding them online. according to the merc this morning the charges include the sale and possession of methamphetamine, and sexual assault, also involving minors. he was arrested thursday on the job at the firefighters building, computers also seized and his home listed as in san loren lorenzo. this is an ongoing investigation according to the department so they say at this point it's

unclear exactly how many potential or possible victims there may be out there. and how long this was going on. they say this information did come from a tip but not a tip from a minor. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thanks, christie. >> let's check in with peggy bunker in the studio with a measle i alert. >> that's right. the the tricky thing with measles it sticks around after the infected person is gone. people might not be aware they have. it is contagious. health officials are alerting bart riders they may have been exposed to measles. the affected student lives in contra costa couldn't and commuted on b.a.r.t. from el cerrito del norte to downtown berkeley. he attended having no idea he had measles. one tfr signs, a rash.

>> the key thing about measles is the rash and not always present in some individuals. comes later. it is starts on the face to the head and spreads to the body. >> when you consider that measles is spread through the air when a person coughs or sneezes, the only real protection to be found is the mmr vaccine. the student was not immunized, he was likely exposed during a trip abroad. berkeley has been in touch with about 100 students who were in class with the student. they will be handing out 300 doses on campus. >> an update to breaking news out of pennsylvania. between 50 and 100 cars in a series of wrecks on the pennsylvania turnpike. it happened 30 minutes north of philadelphia. you can see the pileup has traffic backed up for miles. at least two people have been hospitalized. izy roads mean crews having a

part-time reaching the area. it comes as pennsylvania digs out from a massive winter storm. up to 14 inches of snow and a tenth of an inch of ice. >> let's check our own forecast as we give you a live look at san francisco and san jose. you'll not get soaked this valentine's day. you could see light rain. >>you can huddle under an umbrella. good for skiing and snowboarding on the slopes. let's check in with christina. >> it's going to be pretty good. typically an inch of rain here means a foot of snow in tahoe. we could get an inch of rain in the north bay. computer models 10 inches of fresh snow. nine inches on the way to tahoe city. and monday kicks off ski week. the san jose area emptied out. let's find out how the conditions are looking. we sent bob up to tahoe.

he joins us live. you know what, that sun's coming up and you are looking good surrounded by all of that powder. what's it like this morning? >> reporter: isn't that beautiful the way that orange is popping there off the mountains here at squaw valley. the most dramatic change here in the ski season has been in the past week. last week they got dumped with a good 5 1/2 feet of snow. was affecting the upper peeks up there. you notice what would be different >> the 5 1/2 neat we got in the upper mountain made such a difference allowing us to open up our mountaintop beginner areas so a lot more variety. so much more terrain starting to feel like winter again. >> you had three major lifts open this past week. another a day and saying the what? >> weather conditions were slated to open kt 22, we'll call it the mother ship.

it's our most famous peak and for our advanced skier what is they are looking for. >> possibly a fifth one tomorrow and a foot on sunday and segues into ski week. you said something earlier, we got our mountain back. can you compare prior to the 5 1/2 feet? >> we couldn't have asked for better timing. with the 5 1/2 feet our mountain is back, able to have so much more and perfect timing. as you said looking forward to this weekend, great events as pell as coming on saturday night. >> you can go to squaw.com if you want to learn more about these. tomorrow high wind advisory from the morning to the night so if you are thinking about driving up here, keep that in mind. it will affect way you drive. >> hey, thank you, bob. happy valentine's day to you and your beautiful wife. thanks for joining us out there this morning.

we're talking about maybe six to 12 inches and rainfall in the heart of the presidents day weekend. we head throughout the next couple minutes so stick around. or if you can't wait, remember your seven-day forecast is there at the bottom of the screen. 57 in san francisco. 55 in the east bay and the peninsula. headed to the upper 60s, especially in the tri-valley. and we'll see a really nice finish to today. kind of cloudy for you but hey, we need the rain so a lovely thing on this valentine's day. mild and cloudiy, clouds increasing but mostly dry. a lot of people like to head up to the city from the south bay f. you are one of those having dinner get those reservations guys. much cooler in the city with steady drizzle.

we're also going to have a full moon so looking great for valentine's day. cool. even more romantic. stop the clock on futurecast. you can see showers moving into the north bay. this is a little bit more rich than we like to talk about when we have flooding so we could see maybe a quarter to a half inch accumulate over a few showers 0 keep that in mind if you're a north bay resident. we head through saturday at about 11:00 p.m. that front comes through. by sunday morning we're clear. look at our totals. up to 3/4 inch, maybe a little bit more north of santa rosa. here about a quarter inch of rainfall every stop counts. i called bob mike earlier. i apologize especially your wife. same on me. she's beautiful, mike. what are you doing for her? >> i call her bob too so that's

fine. well, you know, i'm not going to burst my plans but carl junior is bringing food to your table. no, kidding. looking here, looking at the peninsula, the low clouds sticking around, also the sheen on the roadway, we've been pointing that out. misty conditions around the bay so slick commuting but we should see a typical friday, before valentine's day. we're not seeing a major problem for 101 through palo alto and san mateo. on the coast we see that orange colored in. that's where there is fog reported. that may be an issue. not so much for palo alto. more for the coast. the south bay and here in the east bay we had it for 880 through hayward. this is a slow drive west 580. we had a couple of cars blocked lanes. they have cleared.

the recovery continues. we'll see more cars and slowing 680 especially if the clouds turn into fog. west 24 we had the earlier big issue reported. a bunch of cars on the shoulder. one of those was a punctured gas tank. that's a distraction into laugh yet. no big issues, just a burst of traffic. metering lights not on. smooth into san francisco and we look at the north bay where we have southbound 101, look at the low clouds above the deck so watch for fog flew the north bay. >> thank you, mike. now back to the 2014 winter olympics as we look at the torch in sochi. wree minder of another torch and a golden moment for team usa on the olympic mode yum.

>> it was an incredible sight with three american flags and three olympic medals because of team usa sweeping in the men's slopestyle free skiing competition. janelle joins us live. you has the chance to talk to all three of those >> it was juch a glorious moment. i want to talk about tob. people are still filing because we have hockey, we have men's big stating so it's very busy as we approach but the big story was up in the mountains, free skiing made its debut. people are cheering for the three men t three american men. josh won gold, he is from utah, he was the last man to qualify for the team and ends up winning the entire event. gus of colorado took silver and nick took the bronze. i spoke with all 3 of them a few hours ago. >> yesterday was one of the best

days for all of us. it's so awe steam show the world what we love to do. >> josh, you dedicated this to your father who is probably looking down on you now. so proud. >> yeah. i they he's jumping and screaming and having the time of his life. >> what have the last 24 hours been like? >> overwhelming. just the contest was crazy and to get this result and then come down to the biggest award ceremony i've been part of. >> nick, you are an x game champion now a bronze medalist. a lot of hardware. >> it feels incredible to come off x games with a good result, then top off the season with the cherly with a branz medal at the olympics. especially with free skiing debuting. >> taking a look at this, they are on a cereal box, nick coper

tweeting this. such a great moment for team usa. before we go though i want to let you know that our skooex executive producer wanted russian doll shaped pins and i have secure add pin, at least one. i'm still working on it, dan. this is our nbc bay area pin. i raid traded one of my wins for this russian doll skiing pin. i'm working on more. i hope it gives me a thumbs up. >> iphotographer is got it nailed down. people just stop. like can we trade you. before i believe i bet you someone is going to twhant bay area pin. i'm proud to wear it. i was on the black sea, now olympic park. it's been such a beautiful day. happy valentine's day to both of you and i guess have a good

weekend. i'm going to figure skating tonight. >> enjoy. a great trip for you. dan says he loves it. >> lots of events happen while you were sleeping. if you are one of those who can't wait we have the results. >> close your eye, wait, when it ends come on back. >> now it's safe to come back again. >> let's check our final headlines here. president obama will be in fresno to see if some of the damage from the drought first-hand. the president will meet with area farmers, local leaders, he

will announce significant new efforts to help those dealing with the drought. >> a san jose firefighter facing drug and sex charges after getting arrested at the fire station where he works. investigators say he sold methamphetamine and sexually abused kids. he had been with the department since 1994. >> at least two people are in the hospital following this massive chain reaction crash on the pennsylvania turnpike. this is about 30 minutes from philadelphia. between 50 and 100 cars and trucks are involved. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join me for nbc bay area news at 11:00. the olympics at 3:00, then it's prime time at 8:00 so. have a great valentine's day. >> spread the love a. live look, burning brightly in sochi.

enough is enough. the storm that's already taken a and guess what, another blast of snow is on the way. thrills and spills, american figure skater jeremy abbott recovers bravely from a nasty fall while his teammate jason brown turns in an electric performance. >> this is the way to introduce yourself to the world at the olympics. >> couldn't have skated that much better -- >> and he finds himself right in the middle of tonight's medal hunt. flying high, an emotional medal ceremony for the three americans who swept ski