>> a shocking twist in the bryan stow beating case. nbc news the first to report the suspects plan to admit their guilt in exchange for shorter sentences. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. it was a brutal attack that left giants fan bryan stow with life long brain damage and now nearly three years after that beating, the suspects may change their pleas to guilty. bob redell is live in stow's hometown with exclusive details. >> reporter: yes, here in his hometown where bryan stow is recovering, scott, again from brain damage, unable to take care of himself, there are two men who authorities say are responsible for putting him in that situation. they are expected to accept plea deal this is morning. in under three hours in a los angeles courtroom for allegedly attacking stow outside a dodgers stadium in march 2011 after the opening day game between the giants and the

dodgers. according to nbc news, one of the suspects, a dodgers fan louie sanchez, would plead guilty to either all, some or a reduced version of the charges. you see they are listed on the screen. in exchange he would surf eight years in state prison. his co-defendant are marvin norwood, would agree to serve four years in state prison. again, this is not final. the decision will be made in the courtroom. the judge does have the final say. that hearing expected to begin around 8:30 this morning. assuming they serve those sentences, after the feds are expected to charge each man with a weapons crime since police searched norwood's home and found that they had a gun illegally. sanchez who was reportedly drunk at the time allegedly got into a shoving match with stow, a giants fan, in the parking lot after the game. both went their separate ways. later there was another

confrontation. this time sanchez allegedly sucker punched stow and norwood, his sister's boyfriend, joined in on the beating, they both fractured stow's skull. stow who was a paramedic recovers at his home in santa cruz. his family has been posting occasional updates on their bryan stow website saying that according to the recent up date, this past volumen tine's day. not much has changed since the last up date which was posted late september. this is one quote from the latest. they say we have, quote, mentioned it a million times but his sense of humor is what keeps us all going. we are coming up on three years since this happened and it's hard to believe the support and prayers that bryan still gets to this day. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we'll continue to cover that. thank you. >> a developing story in ukraine

where a shaky truce crumbled. an associated press reporter has seen 18 bodies laid out on the edge of a protesting encampment. one police man died after being shot 28 times. a live look at protesters ukrainian health ministry says 28 have died and nearly 300 injured during crashes. the unrest started months ago after the government took a bailout from russia instead of dealing with the european union. >> this morning dozens of bay area ambulance worker who is faked their credentials have been fired by the ambulance company they worked for. let's go to peggy bunker with more. >> reporter: can you imagine you have a medical emergency you expect the paramedics to show up at your house or business, to know what they are doing. this was not the case at the

santa clara county ambulance company. two dozen workers fired for buying their credentials. they must take a cpr refresher course. it takes two to four hours to get that completed. however, they learned in january several paramedics were buying their cpr certification cards from a local instructor selling them without doing the work. >> the training we would expect them to have gone through was not completed and that there was financial transactions completed to get a cpr card. >> reporter: after rural float investigated the initial claims they did discover that 24 workers admitted they received their certification cards without taking the course. they were fired. rural metro also adds in addition to faking the certification t individuals had a history of disciplinary

actions which did contribute to their dismissal. the instructor selling the certifications we're waiting to find out which punishment if any he will be facing. >> time to check the forecast as we give you a live look outside. san jose, palo alto, the san mateo bridge. >> all kinds of action in the weather department. >> we're watching the temperatures mostly in the 40s to start. 48 degrees in mountain view. your hour by hour changes today. in san francisco at about 63 degrees at lunch time. rounding out the day in the upper 60s, comfortable conditions. then we have changes as we get into this week. first, though, we want to check your drive and say good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning. hello to a lot of slowing. if you are yus joining us, there is a crash north 101 at old

oakland road. you approach the 880 interchange. on the map, the sensors turned red. from 680 as you approach actually and story road. there is a accident incident reported. it sounds like a different location. but i'm going to watch them both on the reports. northbound to north 87 your alternate to get out of the area. we'll look at the rest of the traffic flow going for our speed through the tri-valley you have westbound 580 slowing, kicking in through livermore heading to dublin. 84 down through pleasanton and into livermore. making the merge to sunol. you approach the speeds through the east bay, in the green season for north 880, a nice flow to the bay bridge toll pla plaza. the cash lanes are backed up.

we should see the metering lights on. i'll hit refresh and we still have no metering lights. >> not just a millionaire, a chance someone in the south bay is a multimillionaire. we don't know who but we know where the lucky winner of the 425 jackpot bought the ticket. >> can you imagine winning that much. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the winner could be any one because the chevron station sits alo along the busy corridor, it could be a traveler are a regular who is $425 million richer. one thing we know for sure is that winning ticket was sold from the fran that you see sitting there, that person beating all of the odds. the chevron -- there are 44 other lottery jurisdictions so it's possible there are more

winners. that person watch these numbers, 17, 49, 54, 35, 1 and a powerball of 34. i just spoke with one regular here who is awfully cool this morning about the fact he always buys his tickets here and he hasn't even checked them yet. >> where is your ticket? >> it's in my pocket. >> it was sold here and you bought one. >> really. i want to check it inside. yeah. i live on the corner and i like put my -- >> reporter: it could be you. >> hopefully. >> reporter: you want high wish list? >> sure. >> reporter: two other tickets were sold in california matching five, here in milpitas the retailer is doing pretty good with this too. they get a million dollars for

selling that. also if the winner were to show up they'd probably go to the district office in hayward. if they were i wanted to show you what the front door of this place looked like. hoping to say hello, introduce themselves for the big winner. reporting live in milpitas, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> all right. thanks so much, christie. >> time 6:09. still ahead "today in the bay," a collapse at a church has kids inside. new details how the second floor gave way ending dozens of people down a 12-foot drop. >> janelle wang live in sochi with the skater's family. >> you are going to want to stick around for this. this is polina's family in russia. we'll talk to them.

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>> here is a look at today's top stories. at least 28 people confirmed dead, 300 hurt as violent crashes in ukraine rage on. despite a brief truce. the unrest started months ago after the government took a bailout from russia instead of dealing with the european union. >> nbc has learned that the two men charged with beating giants fan bryan stow outside dodger stadium may announce a plea deal in court this morning. as part of it louie sanchez will get 8 years and marvin norwood four years. >> authorities trying to figure out why the second floor of a mississippi church collapsed. sending dozens of children plunging 12 feet to the floor

below. about 80 kids were in the activity center when the floor gave way. 35 were hurt. all are expected to survive. let's go back to the 2014 winter olympics in sochi. we give you a live look at the olympic torch and the mountains above sochi. this morning a lot of action on the slopes but i think most of the attention is going to be in the skating rink. we have ladies figure skating. >> among the hopefuls going for gold polina edmunds, 15-year-old student from san jose. polina skated with poise in the short program and she is going into the free skate in seventh place. >> i'm just happy that i skated a clean program, so that was my goal and to come out and do it is fantastic. >> polina's family watched proudly from up in the stands. now her family is with janelle wang live in olympic plaza. how exciting. i hope they know we are really

cheering from home. >> reporter: oh, yeah, they know. the bay area is cheering them on. they are here with me right now. we're right in front of the iceberg. competition begins in less than an hour from now. they are so kind to be out here with us. i'm go withing to introduce you to the family. we have james, the older brother, daniel, the younger brother, dad, mr. john edmunds and mom nina. this is polina's best friend anna who goes to willow glenn high school and her momñr is al the strength trainer. we have friends from russia to come root on polina. let's ask dad. how are you feeling watching your daughter? >> we felt great. very proud of her. she accomplished a lot to get through the program clean. did a great job. we're very proud. >> mom, watching your daughter skate is beautiful. and you know what, she has the cutest smile s. that her personality, always so happy?

>> yes. she did very well. i think -- i understand that too. >> she seemed like she was enjoying every moment. let's talk to the brothers. he is a junior shark, huge hockey fans. what did you think of your little sis? >> my sister, it was crazy to see her on the big screen and the stage and everything. the olympics, i don't know. i'm at a loss for words. it was great. >> reporter: daniel, what about for you? what are you enjoying watching your sister skate? >> it was great. she skated clean. that's what we're here for. i'm really proud of her. she did well. yeah. >> reporter: anything to say to the bay area? you know how much they love your daughter and how much they are rooting for her? have you received messages? >> we have a ton of messages, friends follow her closely and right after the performance congratulating us and everything. we've seen all of the parties down at the sharks ice and the

dance studio so we know everybody is watching. having a great time. we're happy to enjoy this with them. >> you are her best friend. how long have you been friends? >> basically since i was really young. basically since i was born. >> reporter: you wanted to be here for her? >> yeah. i thought it would be a great experience to be able to see my friend compete at such a high level of ice skating. it was really great. >> reporter: i know you are classmates and i'm sure at your high school are just like crazy overjoyed. we saw the parties before she left. what are the classmates feeling? >> they -- they all kind of like are supporting her a lot. they feel happy that she got here and there is someone representing the bay area. >> reporter: i want to thank the family and friends for talking

to us. we are so rooting for your daughter. it's going to be a beautiful clean program performance tonight in the free program. thank you so much. they are taking off tomorrow but we really appreciate your time. go polina! >> what a great supportive family as well. the brothers too. >> janelle, thank you for bringing that to us. i know we're going to have owe ewe have one go polina sweatshirt we're going to fight over. >> it's big though. >> all cuddle inside. that's fine too. >> scott mcgrew and the good ideas. good morning to you. you know you might be inspired watching the olympics right here on nbc bay area. to hit the slopes yourself. you know what, we've got a lot more snow on the way to tahoe as we head through next week. we want to bring in colleen moore, she joins us live from squaw valley. a lot of kids from the bay area are there now. people are going to be leaving today headed to tahoe, what do

you have going on? >> we have a beautiful day ahead and weekend coming up. the snow is fabulous up in the mountain. i was up yesterday, it's skiing great. both of our parks got rebuilt as well so it's going to be a great weekend up here. >> you guys have more snow moving in next week. you know i'm a meteorologist and i love this stuff, and i wouldn't be saying this unless i truly believed it. i think it's possible, as of next week into the weekend, you guys could accumulate an additional six feet of snowfall. how does that sound? >> that sounds great. it's something we're really excited about up here. shg we're keeping an eye on and the more snow the better. >> that's right. you know, we want to take you to your tahoe report. we're going to see a pretty nice day today. in san jose looking good, 43 degrees, 62 degrees at noon. at 4:00 p.m., 66 degrees. so we're looking pretty good here locally. if you wanted to head up you want to make sure you have the

winter gear ready. temperatures are going to be in the 40s in tahoe as of this afternoon. so keep that in mind. upper 60s to low 70s. 71 in the east bay, the peninsula at 68. and in the south bay 69 degrees. that means you can give your heater a break. take some of that pg&e money that you pocket and hey, take it and hit the beach. it's going to be nice. 69 degrees in santa cruz. half moon bay 64. low clouds early, a nice sunny finish. even warmer as we head through tomorrow. and then things start to change. so we encourage you to get outdoors. let's tell you what's happening in the bay area. san francisco and most of the bay area now is actually in bloom. we want you to check out tulip mania, it's free. 10:00 a.m., pier 39, tell you all about the tulips and they are beautiful out there. thousands of blooming tulips. you can take a self-guided tour. it's comfortable through monday. then the pattern changes. we're talking big rain in the

bay area. and big snowfall on the way to tahoe. let me threat futurecast tell the story. we stop the clock at 6:00 a.m. all of that rain starting to move into the bay area. that will continue all the way through wednesday night and then the storm systems keep on coming through as we head throughout the weekend and next week. which bodes well for our drought. we want the rain, we want the fruit and vegetables. here is mike inouye. >> we're all getting hungry in the early morning traffic as well. looking here where hungry for clearing. we see the flashing light. this is your second major incident of the south bay area. northbound 101 approaching 680 where there is a truck trying to get to the shoulder. not quite there from the looks but it's tough to weave through those. we'll look at the map and show you the slowdown for the south bay. the rest of the bay area pretty predictable. that incident by the 280 sign. that's where it is.

the second of them, the original cause for the backup 101 and oakland road. there may be a second incidents in that slow drive approaching as well so we're watching that. sounds like much of the detail is the same. more folks 280 northbound through the downtown san jose area. expect more traffic for the time being. the south bay smooth, 87 slowing around kertner and 85 should lower the speeds over the next 15 to 20 minutes. for the south bay, looking to the tri-valley, typical for westbound 580 through the dublin area. highway 84 slows through livermore. pleasanton because of the volume of traffic. in the upper 50s down toward sunol for 680. typical pattern for this thursday. that's not a lighter commute. we expect that around the bay because the south bay school is off for vacation. we had an incident, a bus has moved off the road. no people on board injured

no. injuries in general. heading to the bay bridge a look at the toll plaza, we had a fender bender reported. no lanes are blocked no. flashing lights. toward the turn -- metering lights are on and off of the 880 overcrossing but it's smooth once you get on the span. >> pretty sunrise. thanks. 6:22, still ahead on "today in the bay," is bay area safeway up for snael what the ceo says about the future of the country's second largee supermarket chain. >> how much champagne can you buy with $19 billion? >> talk about the sun rise by the bay bridge, this is a live look from the south bay, a lot more news ahead.

>> time 6:25. here are today's business and tech head lines. safeway may soon be sold. the ceo says the company is in talks of a possible sale but safeway hasn't released who it is talking with. safeway is the second largest supermarket chain in the country. >> san francisco based gap is raising its minimum hourly wage across all six of the company's brands across the country u.s. employees will make $9 an hour this year and $10 an hour in 2015. california's minimum wage is already $9 an hour. it will rise to $10 an hour in

2016. some cities in california including san jose and san francisco already $10 an hour. >> facebook is buying what's app, $19 billion mostly in stock for the start up. and we have seen a lot out of that company in the last few days. in fact, one of our crews found empty bottles at the office left in the celebration. google expanding its high speed internet services to 34 cities across eight states. san jose is one of the cities that will get google fiber, most of the south bay in fact. including sunnyvale and cupertino, santa clara too, the company says fiber lets people surf the internet 100 times faster than now. the service competes with cable and the phone companies. those are some of the business and tech head lines, back to you, laura. >> thanks so much. 6:26. still ahead a gold medal grudge match. live to sochi to see how team

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>> a grudge match for gold in women's hockey. we are live in sochi to show you how team usa is gearing up against its biggest rival. >> a live look at the sun rise over the bay bridge. what we'll see in the forecast now that the clouds are clearing. we check in with meteorologist christina loren in a few minutes. >> we have a live look at the opening bell this morning. we see both the nyse as they clap and get ready for the bell this morning. today is thursday, february 20th. >> they need to get excited. >> get excited, folks.

they got nothing. here comes the bell. hit it. over on the nasdaq as well they have the electronic bell. there we go. and trading is under way, thursday, february 20, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. the two men accused of beating giants fan bryan stow outside dodger stadium may enter a plea deal in court this morning. if the deal goes through louie sanchez would get eight years in prison, marvin norwood would be sentenced to four. stow you see there is still recovering in his santa cruz home. he suffered massive brain damage in the attack. >> mayor chuck reed set to give his final state of the city address tonight. mayor reed's son alex will introduce his father in that

final address. the event will be at the mchenry convention center downtown san jose, 6:30 tonight. >> we're waiting for the winner of the powerball to come forward, the winning $425 million ticket was sold at the chevron food martin milpitas near dixon landing road. winning numbers, 1, 17, 35, 49, 54, and the powerball number 34. >> now let's go back to the 2014 winter games, a live look at the olympic flame burning bright. today the women of team usa are going to be in the spotlight center ice. >> janelle wang joins us live in the olympic plaza with a look at the athletes going for the gold. hi, janelle. >> reporter: hi, laura, hi, scott. a lot going on at the coastal cluster. figure skating in 30 minutes. and over at this ice arena behind my shoulder, it's where

women have their gold medal game. this is a huge rivalry, team usa versus canada. they will compete for the gold, kickoff starts in about 2 1/2 hours. you can watch it live on nbc bay area. every gold medal game since 1998 in nagano has come down to u.s. and canada. america won the inaugural game in nagano but canada won every single one since then including the 2010 gold at vancouver. the american women say the past is the past. >> this is our moment. it's it new think about what happened in the past and not to think about okay, maybe if i'm young, what will happen in the future but what can we do tomorrow. that's what we're focused on and so excite we'd earned our slot in the gold medal game. it's time to try to earn a gold medal. >> we worked four years for this one moment. 60 minutes of hockey left for us

to achieve our dream. >> reporter: okay. you can see the game live on nbc bay area begins at 9:00 a.m. up on the slopes look out for the half-pipe free skiers. the women's turn today. david wise won on tuesday. we're keeping our eyes on maddie bowman and kamel sigourney. they come in 1 and 2. they are also best friends and roommates here. and they say they are each other's support system. if the other was not here they would be devastated so. we are cheering them on. again, in about a half hour from now, san jose's polina edmunds takes the ice. her family just right here. we interdo youed them and they are taking pictures in front of the iceberg before they head in to watch their daughter. i'm janelle wang, "today in the bay." >> what a memorable trip for them. i know every day in the olympics

is a big day. today is a really big day. with hockey and we've got polina. pretty cool. >> let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. we've all been cheering on from the newsroom. >> you know what, especially you, laura. she's a big fan. we're not just pretending because we have the olympics on nbc. we really love these athletes. what is so cool about living in the state of california you hear about these athletes in the winter games who live at beach. got to love the search and the sand and the beautiful slopes we get. you can do both if you wanted to. you can head to tahoe and tried slopes on saturday. come back and hit the beach on sunday. it's going to be nice around here. lunch time, golden gate bridge and san francisco in the mid-60s. we'll hold on to the warmth. we've got a nice looking weekend shaping up. we're so close to it now. it's okay to think about that weekend sweep. the weather's going to be nice. comfortable indoors or outdoors.

65 degrees in san francisco. room temperature out in the east bay. 71 for you. this is what you can expect. sun rise at 6:54. plenty full sunshine. it's going to kick in through the weekend. that evening breeze will pick up tonight. i want to show you this lovely picture from stanford. after all it's big and beautiful. 69 degrees. 70 on friday and up to 72 degrees by sunday. i want you to get out and enjoy this if you have that opportunity. the atmospheric river returns. that is the long range weather story. we're talking about a lot of rain and a lot of snow in tahoe. we'll talk more about this coming up. right now mike inouye and check your drive. >> a river of lights here north 101. there's more space between these lights. traffic is flowing smoother north of 680.

i don't see more activity under that over crossing. able to peek flashing lights. there is one set. i'll tell you a wash between a bobtail truck and a prius. no injuries. sounds like it was bumped. adding to distraction and slowing north 101 from tully and capital expressway. the slow drive approaching the second crash. the first crash has cleared. so two pri, i don't know if that's the plural, slowing fast kertner and 85, speeds down toward about 55 and we'll look here toward the tri-valley, traditional build, speeds coming down to 15 miles per hour. still building here at the sunol area. looking toward the 580 interchange off castro valley, a smooth flow. and slowing for 880 toward hayward and the san mateo

bridge. the commute getting more company north of here. oakland 880, and no problems past high street through downtown to the bay bridge toll plaza. you have a slower drive. also a good volume of traffic. back to you. >> 6:37. still ahead a truce shattered. a look at kiev. fresh violence. the disbushing seen one reporter saw in front of him. ♪

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helping you reach your long-term goals one small step at a time. a developing story in ukraine where new violence has just ended a brief truce. an associated press reporter has seen 18 bodies laid out on the edge of the encampment in central kiev. the reporter also says one policeman died after being shot 28 times. ukrainian health ministry says at least 28 people died, nearly 300 injured during clashes in the last two days. we're looking at live pictures of kiev this morning. the protest took a violent turn this week. the unrest started months ago after the government took a bailout from russia instead of dealing with theunion. >> the department of homeland security warning of a threat, possibility of explosives hidden in shoes aboard flights headed into the united states.

the alert may lead to heightened security and additional checks for passengers and baggage. >> pope francis is hosting cardinals from around the world at a two-day meeting at the vatican, discussing some of the most contentious issues, it comes after a vad i can survey saying moth catholics reject church teefrpings on voshs and homosexuality. >> a switch in the bryan stow case. why the two suspects are hours from admitting guilt in that brutal attack. >> and pulling for polina. like in sochi as the pride of the south bay makes her run at an olympic medal. >> we can't wait for that. good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. look, there's already people out on the golden gate bridge enjoying the gorgeous day shaping up. we'll hit the 70s today. a lot of rain in the forecast. we'll time that out coming up.

>> 6:43, it's a shocking twist in the bryan stow beating case. and it's about to unfold in a california courtroom. two men accused of bashing stow's head now plan to add mitd to their guilt in exchange for shorter sentences. bob redell joins us live in stow's hometown of santa cruz with the story first reported by nbc. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here in santa cruz bryan stow, the giants fan, his hometown where he has been left brain damaged and unable to care for himself, the two men who happen to be dodger fans allegedly responsible for putting him in this situation. are expected to accept plea deal this is morning in about an hour and a half. this would be in a los angeles courtroom for allegedly attacking stow outside dodger stadium in march 2011, that was just after the opening day game between the giants and the

dodgers. according to nbc news one of the suspects louie sanchez would plead guilty to all, some or reduced version of the charges you see on the screen and in exchange he would safe 8 years in state prison. his co-defendant would agree to serve four years. this is not final. the judge has to approve this. this decision would be made in a courtroom. that hearing expected to start at 8:30 f. they do serve those sentences, the fed would be expected to charge each man with a weapons crime since police when they searched norwood's home the day he was arrested did find they had a gun illegally. sanchez was reported by drunk at the time. got in a shoving match with stow. both ended up going their separate ways. later there was a confrontation. this time norwood joined in on the beating. both allegedly fracturing stow's

skull. stow who is a paramedic recovers at his home here in santa cruz. his family has been ofting updates from time to time on the family's website. the last was this past valentine's. they say not much has changed since the last update which was posted late september. stow's physical and mental struggles leave him exhausted at the end of the day. and i'm quoting here, we recently shaved brian's head. it was shocking to see the damage to his skull. seeing him stare at himself in the mirror was heart breaking. rob ra bell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. crile the criminal case may be winding to a throws there is still a civil case. the family filed against the former owner of the dodgers, frank mccourt, among others. it alleges negligence on the part of stadium security and negligent hiring.

the trial was to start last month whut was postponed when the judge was reassigned and a new judge will have to be chosen. >> the first fire to burn down a house may have been started on purpose. this latest fire happened rast week, spread to the homes around it. the first suspicious fire happened two years ago while the family was on vacation. the next two happened as the home was being rebuilt. investigators don't think any one else is at risk. >> 24 ambulance employees were fired after admitting they paid for cpr recertification cards instead of taking the actual training. a spokesman says they admitted to buying the cards from an instructor. we're still waiting to find out what punishment if any the instructor faces. >> web those wild pigs in san jose inthey are on the move. to other parts of the city. there's a report in silver creek

of a big wandering into a kitchen through an open back door. in october the city council gave the ability to trap and shoot pigs. >> probably a different group. they are out. they love the gulf course. time to check the forecast we give you a live look at the sun rise over dublin and san francisco. beautiful across the bay area. >> it will be a great time for pigs to golf. >> i'm prisoned to find pigs have such taste. i have been both places, top notch. 6:48. we have a good looking day across the bay area. i want to show you what we're working with right now. temperatures are all over at 39 in the north bay for you, three in the peninsula and 48 degrees to start the day. beautiful san francisco. so temperatures are pretty chilly, cold enough for a jacket. you can ditch it later on throughout the afternoon.

temperatures climb from the 40s into the 70s in some of our warmer bay area cities. we'll be close at the coast this weekend. beautiful sun rise coming in as well. 66 degrees at 4:00 p.m. that is your high temperature for today. we're talking about a lot of rain returning. you want to keep that in mind. we have morning low clouds over the east shore. we're getting close to that about five minutes from now. the warming trend begins. home from work sun sets at 5:53. our days are getting longer. we're seeing warmer temperatures. 71 in the east bay, 65 degrees, lots ever sunshine in san francisco. 69 degrees in san jose. first to the beach, then we're going to take you to tahoe. it's one of those california weekends you can surf or hit the slopes. ocean beach at 64, tahoe, wonderful conditions out there. we're talking about a beautiful

base up of about 4 1/2 feet, with more snowfall on the way. as we head into next week. this is squaw valley and alpine immedia meadows. everything changes, the rain moves in and we're talking multiple storm systems so enjoy that warm-up while it lasts. >> we're looking here toward the south bay. our live cram shows you still right there looking at this corner, one set of flashing lights from a fender-bender. a little distraction though it's 101 at 680. look at the smooth traffic flow. we look at the map. approaching the area extra slowing north approaching the flashing lights. that was on the solder near 880. speeds in the upper 50s, 87 showing a good volume increase for both directions. the southbound side below 60 miles per hour. 85 starts to build, so does 280

around season. the south bay schools are off so the surface streets should be clearer. no problem there. to the east bay we have slowing for 880 southbound out of hayward to union city. and the dumbarton bridge. nothing as far as slowing. we'll look at the speeds through the tri-valley. yellow and orange, the speeds coming down in the 40s and 30s. the slowest drive, but 680 and 84 through pleasanton and sunol start to build. more down the east shore freeway. a top number on average from the highway 4 area through hercules to the maze. we'll see that slowing into the 40s and 30s over the next few minutes. we'll show you the berkry area. the reason is why we'll see more

slowing. it's back up and the golden gate bridge no problems approaching the cold plaz a. smooth flow and a clear view. back to you. >> someone in the bay area waking up a multimillionaire. he or she bought the winning ticket from the powerball drawing. >> christie smith is live at the store where the $425 million ticket was sold. that's a lot of money, christie. >> it is. can you imagine someone out there bought a $2 ticket and waking up $425 million richer. at p point we don't know who the winner is. the retailer who sold the ticket. when he gets here he's going to have a hero's welcome because the media has been camped out here awaiting to meet this man. he is do here at 8:00. after the winning powerball sold at the chevron station off dixon

landing road, the winner may head to the nearest lottery district office which is in hayward. i spoke with a manager who said that she sold a couple of tickets yesterday and trying to figure out which of her customers is suddenly rich. >> i got so many asking about powerball. they said give me the lucky one. i have a customer i remember her, she was like let's pray to the god and we're going to press the bottom so. i don't know if that's her. >> reporter: two other california tickets matched five of the numbers minus the powerball. those sold in modest too and el elsuguno. >> can't wait to see who won it. thanks.

>> back to the 2014 winter games where team usa within striking distance of the olympic body yum. le all three placed in the top 7 going into the free state. that includes our polina edmunds. her confident performance making the bay area very proud. now we're just hours from finding out if she has a shot at a medal. >> janelle joins us live. an exciting evening ahead for polina and her family. >> reporter: oh, yes. we're moments away. we want to show you a live picture of the iceberg, people filing in, getting ready. competition in about ten minutes. polina skated cleanly, she is currently in seventh after the short program. the free program.

she was so comfortable on olympic ice. she appeared to be poised but happy and giddy like her 15-year-old self. you couldn't tell at all. >> i was kind of thinking like when they announced my name and i stepped on the ice my opening is on the middle of the rink so i was standing on the olympic rings and just telling myself to enjoy it because no matter what happens i'm at the olympics. >> reporter: her entire family was in the stands at the iceberg. mother father, two brothers, best friend, cheering for her and they are back here again for part 2. i just spoke to them. >> felt great. very roud of her, accomplished a lot to get through clean, the first skated on international and did a great job. >> mom, watching your daughter skate is beautiful. she has the cutest smile.

is that just her personality so happy? >> yes. >> she did very well. >> crazy to see her on the big screen and everything. the olympics, i don't know. i'm at a loss for words. >> danielle, what about for you? what are you enjoying about watching your sister skate? >> i thought it was great. she did well. >> reporter: polina did skate clean, that was her goal and she is a focused teenager. she still has to do her home work and i think she had to read two chapters of the great gatsby before her performance tonight. this girl is too cussed. earlier today, also spoke with chris ki yamaguchi and got her thoughts on polina. >> she has to be so happy with the way she competed.

for her it's coming in and enjoying. >> reporter: yamaguchi calls polina a breath of fresh air and her personality shines on the ice, a great combination. just about with 7:00 a.m. here where the free skate will take place. three ladies, gracie gold in fourth, ashley wagner in sixth and ur own bay area gal in seventh. we'll be watching tonight cheering for her and rooting for her. janelle wang, "today in the bay." >> thanks. >> already a winner in our book. catch all of the olympic excitement starting early this morning at 9:00. we're going to have the gold medal final in women's hockey, team usa versus canada. >> then prime time starting at

8:00 we'll have gold medal finals in ladies figure skating. >> the half-pipe and the men's free style ski cross. >> we have startling and breaking news coming out of you crane this morning. 67 police officers have reportedly been captured by protesters in kiev. this is a live picture of independent square, the interior ministry telling the associated pleas 67 police officers captured. we know at least 28 people died in the protests of which 10 were police men. so we'll continue to monitor this. 658. want to look at the forecast as it's changing a. nice day ahead. >> yeah a. nice change if you're looking for the warm-up in honor of polina we bring in the polina peacock. we want you to win so bad. we're all rooting for you here from nbc bay area. now, today if you're not going to be inside watching the

olympics you want to get outdoors you can do so. it's going to be comfortable. you don't want to miss polina tonight at 8:00. 70 degrees friday. 70 degrees on saturday in san jose. look at these numbers, you don't have to feel guilty. a lot of rain on the way. talk about every 15 minutes. here is mike inouye? no. >> finish off the morning, the flashing lights are clear. all trucks are clear. 101 recovers, but look at the south bay. we have a smoother flow at 680. our map shows the centers from capital expressway. a gentle backup thursday as the south bay schools are off. now we're seeing the lighter flow. here is the try valley. quickly end with the foster city approach. beautiful guys. back to you. >> 6:59. the winning $425 million ticket

was sold in milpitas. come be our best friend. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." see you in a half hour. good morning. breaking news overnight. a new wave of deadly clashes in the ukraine as a shaky trace collapses and an emergency meeting is held to try to end the violence. one winner. a lone ticket matches the $425 million powerball drawing making it one of the largest individual jackpots ever. in contention. the u.s. women dig deep on the ice to land in figure skating's medal hunt. >> that was work! that was hard work. does he everything, but she had to fight for so many of those elements. >> can anyone knock f