breaks out in a row of homes packed tightly together. how crews are trying to keep those flames from spreading. also while you were sleeping, a blood moon overhead in the night sky. we'll show you new video of this lunar eclipse. plus, google glass on sale right now, but will the tech savbecome a main stream success? >> a great-looking day shaping up. temps are going to tumble as we head throughout the rest of the week staying nice and mild and then a warm up as we head into your holiday weekend. we'll show you how this looks for your microclimate in moments. and this looks horrible, christina. we do have, alan our photographer is on the scene, getting details. this car on its roof. this light pole has been mangled over on the shoulderer and one lane of the free way blocked. 101 in san jose. >> to good to know about that, especially if you're headed out the door. also it is tax day, tuesday, april 15th. this is "today in the bay."

a very good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm peggy bunker. east san jose where a family is safe because of this. they can credit their fire alarm for getting them out on time. a large fire that started in their garage. seven children inside, along two parents. let's get to a map and show you where this happened. flames erupted on moorings court. just off of 680. so, you can see right now how close these homes are together there. that was the firefighters main concern when they got there. they did end up calling for backup. our former kntv studios now just a heap of twisted metal, charred debris after a massive fire swept through that building near downtown san jose. bulldozers stationed outside

will begin tearing it down. for continuing coverage, let's bring in christie smith just live outside that building on park avenue. firefighters are waiting to get inside to take a good look at the damage. >> that's right, good morning to you. you know, we spoke with one man who said he was living here at the time when the fire broke out on sunday. he said there were other people here, too. firefighters haven't really been able to verify that. that's something that they're hoping to do. they're going to bring in cadaver dogs and make sure that no one was left behind in the building and bulldozers will knock down what's left of the former kntv studios here in park avenue. one man came to get his wallet and i.d. out of a tent after an officer escorted him off the property. this was a massive fire that broke out here on sunday. the man said at the time that about 14 people were staying here and he said up to 42 people called it home at one time or another. firefighters say there is no way

of knowing if everyone got out okay. >> we do find in a lot of our vacant buildings that there are homeless folks that do camp out and it is a challenge because you don't know where they're located. there aren't any specific apartment doors or anything to go to and try to force entry to find folks inside. >> the homeless advocates say they're not surprised at all by the numbers that that man was talking about. homelessness is at a crisis level in santa clara county. sunday's five alarm fire made it too dangerous for firefighters to get inside and, of course, concern about collapse. we're told two dogs apparently died in that fire. it is considered suspicious and i really want you to get just a little brighter out here so you can see what it looks like. you can see the top one just collapsed so quick. that's the reason we're wanting to stay back and security guards, a couple of them out here, too, just to make sure that everyone keeps a safe distance.

reporting live in san jose, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> having been in that building, so many rooms they could have slept in. back out to the breaking news in east san jose where that family just narrowly ecaped after a fire started in their garage escalated. bob redell. bob, from what we understand, this family was really saved by their fire alarm. >> they were. that's what the san jose fire department is saying. check your batteries and make sure you have a fire alarm because that's why that house right there does not have anyone inside. everyone got out okay. a smoke alarm that saved the family of nine. they were asleep upstairs in that home here on moorings caught when it caught fire downstairs in the garage. you can see the fire department right now doing some clearance pps wh when the alarm woke this family, black smoke was filling the upstairs. you can see in this video provided by the san jose fire

department how lucky they were they got out. as you can see the fire engulfed the structure and the two-story home. without the alarm, this family would have been stuck in there. the fire overwhelmed the two-story home and ended up destroying the home. the fire department had a call for a second alarm bringing in more units to keep this from spreading to other homes in what is a very compact neighborhood with very little room between houshs. >> i've never seen anything like that, they were pretty intense. we were just more worried about, you know, the cars exploding or anything like that. we didn't want anything spreading or hurting anyone. >> again, the fire department crediting the mother for being the one who woke up, got her boyfriend out of bed and in then the seven children inside ranging in age from 15 to a newborn baby, just six weeks old. again, they got out okay, red cross is going to be out here to

try to help them. they're staying at a neighbor's house right now. as far as the cause, the fire department believes that they did start downstairs in the garage. the family did mention to a neighbor that hay had sothey ha with wiring and fire department said it's too early to tell whether or not this was electrical in nature. they were able to keep the fire from spreading to other homes nearby and two homes on the back side suffered some damage. very minor damage from the radiant heat. but the damage is so minor, those people will be able to go back into those homes. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell. >> very alarming news there. today does mark the one-year anniversary since the deadly bombing at the boston marathon. the city of boston will be dedicating a series of events to remember those who died and also celebrate those who survived. the bombs killed three people and injured more than 260 others. among the ceremonies to honor theivisms, a flag raising ceremonies and a moment of

silence at the marathon finish line. vice president joe biden and his wife, jill biden, will attend a separate memorial service that will take place in boston. president obama will not be there today, however, he will hold a moment of silence, though, this afternoon. that will take place at the white house. for continuing coverage on this on this day of reflection in boston, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and search boston there. you'll find a special section called boston marathon one year stronger. once again, at nbcbayarea.com. new video this morning to show you of the blood moon lunar eclipse that happened oevernigh. the full moon turned blue and then as more of the moon emerged from the shadow the red tint fades. the whole thing took about an hour. the eclipse was a family affair. video taken overnight at the chabot space and science center where people hunkered down overnight for a viewing party. if you missed it this time, you're in luck, another lunar eclipse is actually expected in

october. >> really, beautiful to see. >> just gorgeous. although i know from christina told us earlier, not everyone got to see it. a little bit of fog rolled in, you're out of luck. >> you know what, fog kind of moves around. here in the south bay you were able to see it for about ten minutes and then that fog would come right back into the picture. now, as we head throughout the day today, that fog is actually serving as a blanket over the greater bay area. we're starting out nice and mild. not too cold out there san francisco at 54 degrees. we have the same conditions here in san jose almost uniform temperatures as a result of that blanket of low clouds. nice and mild to kick off the day here in san jose and low clouds settling into san francisco. let's talk about what we're expecting from these clouds as we progress throughout your morning hours. a weak disturbance came through. the weather story of the day is temperatures are cooler as a result. you'll notice that on the seven-day forecast. one of the cooler days in the extended period. stop that clock for you at 7:00 a.m. shaded by the gray across the

entire bay area and stop that clock for you, again. as we leap back for our mid-day broadcast and mostly clear conditions for the greater bay area and just a little bit of cloud cover and kind of clinging to the coastline and keep your temperature cool today in san francisco. 66 degrees there, otherwise, mid-70s for the peninsula and the south bay today is at 77 degrees and comfortable conditions out in the tri-valley for today. 78 degrees there. 79 in the north bay. and 71 degrees. you have your full forecast coming up in just a few moments. want to talk about a very slight possibility for showers and talk about your easter egg hunt celebration forecast, as well. but, first you have to work for that weekend. mike is in the house, good morning to you, we're glad you're back, sir. >> out of this shot for now. want folks to turn to this screen right now and our cameraman has arrived on scene and look at all these flashing lights and talk you through this scene right now. you see the emergency vehicles all blocking the slowing, the southbound 101 just past tully road. look right here, this is the

mangled light pole. this car apparently hit this, no one is running around in a panic, but there are still injuries reported and chp and the local enforcement interviewing a number of folks on the scene, as well. all this activity and, again, i'm trying to find out details, but it does look like someone was injured and taken out of that car. tracking alan our photographer on the scene and get me more details. traffic flow a big concern for folks. the other camera in san jose. 101 southbound approaching those lights. a light volume of traffic and countercommute and moving smoothly. the northbound side moving very smoothly, as well. widen out the shot towards the traffic map and see the slow through the area and crews have settled on scene blocking just that southbound slow lane. the northbound side does show typical building and pattern for san jose and san jose unified, as well as many peninsula schools may have the week off.

lighter flow of traffic and likely for the bulk of the morning, as well. smooth drive and we're tracking that and a sig alert take half an hour to clear that and we'll track it injuries, as well. we're worried about the people involved. into livermore for west 580 and tri-valley moves smoothly. up towards 29 a stall reported in the middle of your freeway and your approach towards the bay bridge, the entire east bay approaching the maze very smoothly just some slowing down the east shore freeway towards the bay bridge toll plaza. a live look shows you the metering lights are on and now these lanes to the left backing off, again. spring break week tend to see a lighter flow of traffic and approaching eastern weekend and more folks shift their work schedule. we'll track that and low fog along the coast. 6:11, still ahead on "today in the bay." how do you pack up a giant t rex for a road trip. how the massive dinosaur

skeleton who made a 12,000-mile trip to the smithsonian. >> pretty amazing there. a gadget for the tech elite goes main stream. how you can get your hands for the first time on google glass ever. got a story for nbc bay area investigative uniisn't call the tipline at 1-888-996-tips or e-mail us at theunit@nbcbayarea.com.

and here are today's top stories. firefighters say a family of nine, including a 6-week-old baby eis safe this morning, thanks to a working smoke detector in their home. the family was sleeping in its home on moorings court after flames erupted. the mother heard the smoke alarm and got her family out safely. twin bombs exploded near the finish line of the boston

marathon killing three people and wounding 250 others. vice president joe biden will speak at a memorial service in honor of the victims in boston this afternoon. in the meantime, president obama will mark the day with a private moment of silence at the white house. and today's april 15th, that is tax day, also the day that cover california applications are due, if you don't already have health care through work or school and you don't finish signing up today, you'll have to pay a penalty. at 6:15 this morning a major moment for fashion and tech. google glass no longer just for the tech elite. right now for the first time, the wearable headset available to purchase throughout the country. sales started at 6:00 on this website. google.com/glass. but the supply is limited and the price kind of steep. a pair will cost you 1,500 bucks. so far, the device has only been available to select group of tech insiders. the big question is, will the fad even catch on with main stream buyers?

>> i think it's great. i mean, i'm walking down the street typing e-mail and not watching where i'm going. i think that would be really amazing to be able to look up and get your work done at the same time. >> any interest in google glass? >> none whatsoever. >> why? >> i already think that we have enough distractions walking around, everything else. >> so, google glass getting a mixed reaction here in the bay area and also nationwide. last year, in fact, research showed only 12% of u.s. online consumers would be interested in computerized eyewear like google glass. peggy, you in? >> i don't know. an interesting look, cool to multi-task but a case-by-case basis there. google still in the news as they swooped in and bought drone maker titan earo space out of the hands of facebook. earlier this year there were rumors that facebook was trying to buy titan for $60 million,

however, that deal never happened. google said it will team titan personnel with project loon. bring internet to parts of the planet that are not currently online. the newest model of the iphone could cost you $100 or more, according to business insider. apple is talking to carriers about upping the price of the iphone 6. no one is coming out with a new phone this year, so charge more for this one. the new iphone 5s will cost $199 with a new contract with at&t and verizon. the smartphone with that giant screen retailed for $299 with a two-year contract when it debuted. so, something to keep in mind. >> little something for everyone. usually the case when it comes to the forecast, as well. want to check in, live look inside. san francisco on the right. similar yet different. microclimate forecast. want to check in with christina right now. >> yeah, you know, going it be nice out there, especially inland and then a little cooler

at the coast. it will trade off as we head into the weekend. temperatures out there are really comfortable this morning. mostly in the 50s. full deck of low clouds overhead and you got to love springtime in the bay area. this is one of the prettiest times of year. you have the beautiful wild flowers growing because of the recent rainfall and the hills are green and the temps could not be better later on this afternoon. i want to show you a live picture of san jose because you can see the same cloudy sky here, although, at the coast, you're also dealing with fog in addition to these low clouds. keep that in mind this morning. overall, low clouds not really playing a factor in san rafael too much at this point. the sun trying to break through the clouds and nice day shaping up for us after the sun comes out in full force. 77 in the south bay and peninsula at 74 degrees and 78 for the east bay and 66 in san francisco and 75 today in beautiful wine country. so, we're going to hold on to the stretch of fair weather, with just some subtle changes to

tell you about. tomorrow, give or take a degree or two wherever you live as we get into thursday and friday, little weak disturbance comes through. cut-off low to drop our temperatures especially towards the end of the week. could produce light showers and right now the chance is running slim at about 10%. if it gets better, i will let you know, but the models really not agreeing as to whether or not this system is going to come onshore, just not looking good for us. we'll see cooler temperatures, though, little more cloud cover and then kick off your easter weekend with really comfortable numbers. a lot of people like to have that easter egg hunt outdoors, which we highly advise. don't want to lose that egg indoors. temperatures perfect for that. make sure the little ones have their sunscreen ready to go and easter bonnets necessary with full sunshine on sunday. let's get back to the traffic alert not looking good out there. >> the traffic flow should be lighter because san jose unified is off this week and right now a very serious crash going on.

i wanted the folks to get a second and hold off on the live pictures. get you oriented, if you have kids in the room, you might want to get shoes ready for school. traffic really slowing around tully. here's what's going an as we travel southbound, the crash happened on the southbound side, but the commute is northbound and all the flashing lights blocking two lanes. now, i'll take the live shot here. our camera person is now over there and he sees the scene and this car is over on its roof and presumably took off this light pole. that pole has to be repaired and car it is on its roof and one ambulance leaving the scene and what i'm told is that one person has died as a result of this crash and they had to cut the other person out of that vehicle and that person, we don't know their condition but one person has died. two in this vehicle and the other being taken away from the accident. southbound 101 wider shot because the northbound we're looking over here northbound

101. there are the flashing lights we just showed you. southbound moving very slowly and that will cause a bit of slowing there. again, we're looking at that area approaching, not quite so bad. rest of the south bay and the peninsula talking about lighter flow and peninsula school districts on vacation, as well. immediate coast for some fog, as well. coming in through the tri-valley, the earlier crash cleared out of the altamon. we'll end right here and send it back to you. >> thank you so much. 6:21. new this morning sounds like a riddle. smithsonian welcomed a new exhibit today that is more than 66 million years old. a fedex driver delivered the truck, delivered the skeleton nearly complete. it's a tyronn sorus rex. museum of the rockies agreed to loan the bones to the smithsonian for the next 50 years. every bone on that display they had to be inventoried, packed into a customized plastic

container before eventually being load under to an 18-wheeler and hauled across the country. between inventory, preparation and assembly, the bones won't be ready for display until 2019. >> that is a high-pressure commute. 6:22 right now. still ahead on "today in the bay" a submarine, why advance technology may not be enough. plus an update on the devastati devastating fires in chile.

developing story to tell you about at 6:25, 5,000 people including firefighters, police and sailors now battling wildfires that killed at least 15 people, destroyed 25 homes in chile. the flames jumped from forest regions from the top of the port city overthe weekend devastating mostly low-income wooden homes. an agency says it could take three weeks before all those fires are completely out. today crews scouring the ocean for that missing jet hope to get a robotic submarine back into the water. yesterday crews say the u.s. navy bluefin-21 you see it right there into the deep part of the indian ocean. the search for the sea bed of any kind of wreckage, however, the water proved to be just too deep. the sub automatically returned to the surface just six hours into its 16-hour mission.

the bluefin-21 has a built-in safety feature that will not let the sub go any deeper than 15,000 feet. the data that it was able to collect was being analyzed. officials say, though, so far no word on anything significant. the prosecutor in the oscar pistorius case let the accused murderer off the stand wrapping up five days of cross-examination. after stepping down he rubbed his eyes and took a tissue from his sister who squeezed his arm. prosecutors spent a week of him tailoring evidence. he said pistorius was lying when he thought his girlfriend was an intruder moments before he shot her. >> she locked herself into the toilet and you armed yourself with the soul purpose -- >> not true. >> closed cross-examination by inviting pistorius to take the blame for shooting had his girlfriend.

6:26 right now. still ahead on "today in the bay" update to breaking news after a fire flares up in a middle of row houses packed tightly together. live at the scene at the south bay. one with a family with seven children inside. vladimir putin and president obama agree to a phone call, that's pretty much all they agreed on. more details about the unrest in ukraine, next. also we told you about this yesterday, our former tv studios looking at the center of the burned out remains of the former studio. you can see what it looks like, bulldozers and cadaver dogs on the scene today to take down the wreckage from this place.

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taken from the scene. we'll give you the updates on their condition that we have and the effect on your commute, as well. taking you live to wall street this morning as we await the opening bell. there it is, right on time. nasdaq, as well, this morning. it is tax day, april 15th. hope you got them done. this is "today in the bay." well, good morning to you, i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. an update to breaking news, thanks to a fire alarm a family in east san jose is safe an the garage erupt into flames this morning. that fire just after 4:00 not far from the intersection of alum rock and north jackson avenue just off of 680. neighbors are being allowed back inside their homes. bob redell and talking to investigators, as well.

looks like firefighters still on the scene looking for hot spots and we'll check in with bob with a live report gathering information about 15 minutes. new security camera footage will help them find the person who set fire to some offices that are used by children's hospital oakland. take a look at this video here. surveillance video just released yesterday. it shows a man behind this building before the fire was reported. now, the description in this video is a man who is white, balding, between 30 and 40 years old and wearing a checkered shirt and dark pants. that fire started about 2:30 in the morning on april 4th. most of the smoke and fire damage is on the first floor. ukraine's acting president sedan ti-terrorist operations began last night and protesters argue that the government isn't doing enough. prorussia activists are still occupying buildings in the country. danielle lee live on capitol hill where the obama administration preparing for an emergency meeting with russia later this week. good morning, danielle. >> good morning. the hopes is that this meeting

that is going to be in geneva, an international meeting. several different bodies coming together that something can come out of that, that will allow ukraine to really move forward, potentially stabilize. right now there are no signs of that. there is a real tug of war going on within the country. some people are loyal to russia and others are loyal to the new government in kiev and that's all we've been seeing these protests taking place. pro-russian separatists that are going in and taking over some of these cities and key buildings in eastern ukraine. the white house is very concerned that russia is behind that and insighting some of that violence and uprising and that was part of the conversation that president obama had with russian president vladimir putin just jerdyesterday about those concerns. russia needs to do what it can to de-escalate this tension. of course, russia is denying those claims. they are saying that the u.s. should do what it can on that side to de-escalate the tensions and all the tensions only got worse as word came out that a russian attack plane had

actually made several unauthorized passes over a u.s. navy warship. so, the tensions are there right now between the u.s. and russia, also within ukraine and the hopes is that thursday, something can come out of this that will allow everyone to move forward in the same direction. live in washington, i'm danielle lee. >> do you know what kind of sanctions the white house is considering against russia? >> well, we do know that they're not looking sending lethal aid to ukraine. economic sanctions, things in the financial and energy sectors, for example. >> danielle lee live from capitol hill, thank you. 6:33. taking a look at that forecast for you as we take a live look here at sunol. a little misty overhead, of course, that's the situation in some areas. but meteorologist christina loren is watching all the different towns letting us know what is going to happen this week. >> we have some changes coming our way and nothing major. overall, nice stretch of fair weather and because of that recent rainfall, our hills are

green and we have wild flowers out there and beautiful conditions and pollen levels aren't that high just yet. we do have some wind picking up as we head throughout the day today and that will not help the situation. you want to keep that in mind and, of course, we're getting into that time of year. temperatures mostly in the 50s this morning. 54 degrees to kick off the day in san francisco and much cooler for today. as an area of low pressure came through overnight. for us, that will usher in a strong onshore flow and that means that ocean air transported inland just about all day long. it will be nice out there, but five to eight degrees cooler than where we ended up yesterday. you'll likely notice that difference. show you what to expect when it comes to the low clouds. mostly cloudy by 8:00 a.m. and mostly clear conditions as of lunchtime today and really going to be hard is to find a cloud in the sky, except for right at the immediate coast. we might see fog lingering there until 1:00 p.m. by 2:00 expecting clear conditions for the whole bay area. 78 degrees in the east bay with building sea breeze and 77

degrees today in the south bay. gorgeo gorgeous, just gorgeous conditions for today and tomorrow we'll only nudge your temperatures a degree or two. either way, give or take. mild start in san jose. meanwhile, looking mostly cloudy this morning in san francisco. but we want to get you back to mike and that traffic alert. oh, my gosh, overturned vehicle, huh. >> little more than that. that is what we see in our shot. the officer gave us more information, as we take this shot to screen. southbound 101 just past the tully road off ramp and you see that car is over on its roof. one person has died as a result of this crash and another one has been taken to the hospital. those were both drivers of the vehicles. you see that light pole at the bottom of your screen, that was also taken out as a result of that crash and that has to be repaired. the slow lane is currently blocked but chp has cleared the scene. here is the impact on your drive. southbound countercommute and after most of those vehicles

cleared that did clear as far as the flow. the northbound side still has distraction and ripple effect after everybody saw the flashing lights. but that will start to clear up, as well, as most of those vehicles have moved away from the area. the rest of your south bay, that's moving smoothly because a lot of school districts are on vacation including san jose unified and a number of the peninsula. we're looking at a lillal fog along the coast, but not a major concern. we're looking at the bay bridge with the metering lights but a quick look at the san mateo bridge where traffic flow across very nicely and over to the left, depending on how big your tv is, you might catch a glimpse of that moon that we did see from time to time in the shot. >> a beautiful moon at that, thanks, mike. still ahead, police trace a stolen car to a parking space right in front of a northern california courthouse. we have the excuse the suspect gave, next. plus, serious concerns and outrage in southern california. why police say two men went on a violent crime spree all while they were wearing their ankle

bracelets. got a story for nbc bay area investigative unit? call the tip line at 1-888-996-tips or e-mail us at theunit@nbcbayarea.com.

6:39. hate crime charges could be filed today against the 73-year-old man accused of killing three people at jewish sponsored facilities in the kansas city area.

frazier glenn cross is expected to be charged with three counts of first degree murder, but authorities say there's also enough evidence to prosecute cross for federal hate crime charges that could result in the death penalty. the former ku klux klan leader has a long history with the group and other racist and an - anti-semettic groups. a violent crime spree allegedly carried out by parolees currently wearing ankle bracelets at the time, as well as gps trackers. they will be in court today to face charges of killing and raping four women. now, if convicted, the two can get the death penalty. anaheim police say they killed these women in anaheim and santa ana last fall while wearing gps trackers. two registered sex offenders and have known each other since at least 2012. new charges against a northern california couple showing up to court in a stolen car. james many and his wife, theresa costillo in jail. police say they arrested the

couple after getting a call from an auto dealership about a stolen 2001 mitsubishi. police tracked down the car's gps to a parking spot right in front of the county courthouse. the couple tried to tell police they had bought the car that day for $200, but officers didn't buy it and the couple now booked on theft charges. time now, 6:41 on your tuesday. coming up, an update to breaking news after a fire breaks out in a row of homes packed tightly together. one of those homes having seven children, one of them just six months old. and a live look outside at the home of the home of the giants at&t park. >> love that place. >> amy g. has a look at our orange and black update, just ahead. dodgers coming into town tonight. we are starting out with widespread low clouds and that is the case for this afternoon. by this afternoon, full sunshine and a comfortable sea breeze and changes to tell you about as we

get into your holiday weekend. we'll detail it all for you when "today in the bay" comes right back.

all right, 6:44. right now, let's talk a little giants baseball. as we take a beautiful live look from our camera inside at&t park. love this view. right now all is quiet, of course, but tonight quite a different story. the ballpark will be buzzing as thrival dodgers are coming to town. fans of the orange and black could see a familiar face on the mound in dodger blue. comcast sports amy gutierrez has more on today's matchup from inside the ballpark. >> good morning, everyone. i'm amy gutierrez coming to you

from at&t park. jackie robinson day across baseball. teams will honor and commemorate the day he crossed the color barrier back on april 15th, 1947. every single player will wear jersey number 42 to honor robinson's historic contributions to the game. after a day off at home, your san francisco giants welcome the los angeles dodgers to at&t park for the first time this season. despite the fact that they will not have to face clayton kershaw this go around, skipper bruce boche said it's simple, we have to play our best ball. folks, the giants may have to face, that's right, wilson. he's eligible to be activated today. it is all about tim lincecum tonight. he is looking to get on track so far this season. he has struggled in his last few outings. it will be fun to watch. i'm amy gutierrez. that's your giants update. >> wilson and dodger blue,

possibly, playing the giants. that will be certainly one to watch. >> big change, that's for sure. >> feel guilty wearing this blue. what was i thinking? >> for the sharks. >> thank you, thank you very much. that's right. we love our san jose sharks. the warriors they're looking good and, yeah, those giants off to a fantastic start so far this season. they'll be at home tonight at 7:15. at&t park commhilly if you're headed out to that got. bring a heavy coat. a little wind, as well. headed ou eed outdoors this tue san rafael plenty of fog and temperatures nice and mild. fog is going to clear out by about lunchtime. nice day today once that sea breeze gets kicking. talking about maybe 45-mile-per-hour wind gusts through the coastal mountains today. keep that in mind, otherwise, just perfection today. between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m., we're talking about complete sunshine and gorgeous conditions and mild inland with temperatures in the 70s and kind

of cool at the coast. show you san jose versus san francisco and 77 degrees for us and 66 degrees at the coast. so, you might need that jacket, especially once that sea breeze picks up between 2:00 and 7:00. now, friday into saturday, more changes to tell you about. an area of low pressure will come through and drop your temperatures and kind of an overcast day on friday. not expecting any significant shower activity. very slight chance and keeping an eye on that for you. as we get into your easter weekend, temperatures look really, really good. we're not talking about rain this year, not talking about the little ones getting mud all over their sunday's best. temperatures really staying put. mid-70s for today. holding on to those mid-70s for both saturday and sunday and you'll notice that on your seven-day forecast right there always scrolling at the bottom of your screen. let's check on your drive and your traffic alert. >> we still have this alert, folks. results of a cras that happened less than an hour ago. southbound 101. you see crews are still on scene

and step into your shot right here. don't be alarmed. overturned vehicle, that is one of the two that was involved in this crash and taking out this light pole, as well. had to pull someone from one of the vehicles and one person has died as a result of this. the other driver of the other car has been taken to the hospital. the tow truck has arrived and slow lane is blocked southbound 101. continue to follow the details of the crash and the people involved, we're looking at the effect on your commute and now shift that gear and look at the maps. southbound 101, the direction of the crash. one lane is blocked and now back basically at the speed limit. now, we had a number of ambulances, fire crews, chp all on the scene. for the northbound side, now they cleared this and we'll start to recover and see speeds coming up a bit. very slow coming up silver creek area and we also have north 87 showing slight and san jose overall, the surface streets should be lighter because san jose ununified is off for spring break. the hitting of the parks and watch those crosswalks, as well.

san mateo, foster city and a number of other school districts off this week and lighter flow at the freeways. 101, 280 and you are going to get low clouds and fog. 880 southbound and nothing really dramatic there and even the tri-valley looking at a smoother drive and livermore, dublin and south 680 from pleasanton and slow a bit getting into sunol because of that volume of traffic. that is the only thing. live look out there because we see that slowing. no problem as far as the flow of traffic and fog only an issue maybe half moon bay and watch daly city tends to sink in there. the metering lights are on and pretty smooth, send it back to you. thank you, mike. today marks one year since the deadly bombing at the boston marathon. a day of remembrance and a day that proves boston strong spirit lives on. >> today in the bay chris

pallone joins us with a preview of today's event. good morning, chris. >> good morning. a very emotional day here in boston today as the city stops to reflect on what happened a year ago and more than 2 60 others injured when bombs went off. 2:49 local time in the afternoon just as some of the runners were coming across the finish line here at the boston marathon. a little bit later on today, vice president joe biden will join state and local official remembering those who were lost and celebrating the lives of the people who survived giving thanks to many of the people who helped this city recover in the year following, the week and month following this tragic event. just a few moments ago, some of the families of the people who died in the bombing went to the sites where the bombs went off and laid wreaths. an emotional moment, as you might imagine. this week as the city gears up

for the 118th running of the boston marathon. there will be many, many emotional moments to come. but the city is getting ready. they've laid down the start and finish lines in anticipation of monday's race and people here in boston are absolutely determined to have marathon monday be just like any other marathon that has come before it. that's the story here in boston. >> a good plan, indeed, thank you, chris. one bay area family certainly remembers the horrific attacks all too well. 12-year-old aaron hern from martinez was waiting near the finish line cheering on his mother when the bombs went off sending shrapnel into the crowd. aaron spent the next several weeks at children's hospital in boston undergoing a series of surgeries to remove pieces of metal from his leg. he will have life-long scars, but we understand he is actually recovering well. we're happy to hear it. we know a lot of you are thinking about the survivors of the boston marathon bombings

today. for continuing coverage and reflection about boston, you can go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and you just search boston and find a special section called boston marathon, one year stronger. an update now to breaking news, fire alarm is being credited with helping to save an east san jose family after a fast-moving fire swept through their garage. here's a map that kind of illustrate the scene. fire started just after 4:00 at a home on moorings court. just off of 680. bob redell joins us live by the scene where investigators are trying to figure out what even sparked that fire. good morning, bob. >> good morning to you, laura. the family with nine people we're talking about. a mother, father and seven children including a newborn baby who lived in this home. when they came out they told a neighbor they had some problems with the wiring in the home in the past and the fire department

doesn't know if that was electrical in nature. they know it started down in the garage and they do know it was accidental. from the garage it spread fast to the upstairs. you can see the video what it looked like as the flames overwhelmed this two-story home. started around 4:00 this morning. asleep upstairs was the mother, father and children ranging from 15 years old to 6 weeks old. the fire department credits the family for having smoke alarms. that's what aawoke the mother who, in turn, woke up the rest of her family and led them to safety. >> able to go down the stairwell in heavy black smoke and out the front door. smoke detectors are what saved their lives. had there not been smoke detectors in this home, these people may not have made it out alive. fast-moving fire that quickly got to the second floor and had it not had the smoke detectors. again, heads up to mom for saving everyone in the house. >> the red cross has arrived out here within the past hour to

help this family. they're staying with a neighbor. as you can see, their home has been destroyed. they can't live in there, not until it's rebuilt. one thing about this neighborhood that made a challenge for the fire department, if you look around, it's very compact, small streets, houses, single-family homes that are very tight together. they had to get their rigs in here and ended up calling for a second alarm and a challenge was to keep that fire from spreading to the other homes. they succeeded in that. two other homes suffered very minor, minor damage, so minor that those people will be able to go back inside. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. this morning our former kntv studios will be torn down completely. the building on park avenue in san jose a heap of twisted metal and charred debris. that massive fire swept through the building on sunday. bulldozers are standing by to rip it all down at day break. let's bring in christie smith

joining us right in front of the scene. firefighters still waiting to get inside and get a look at the damage. when you see the flame there's, it is no wonder that that is all that is left. >> yeah, absolutely. good morning to you, in fact, a couple minutes ago we saw a couple workers show up looking at the perimeter, but what will happen is that bulldozers are going to show up and they're going to tear down what's left of the former kntv studio. you can see the beams just basically collapsed. they kind of look like a hammock here. just isn't much left except for some walls on this building here. investigators told us they haven't been able to get a look inside because of the possibility that things could collapse on them. here's a look from our cameras this morning. the roof is gone but damaged beams and a lot of debris and somebody could easily get hurt going inside of there after that massive five-alarm fire that broke out here in the abandoned building on sunday but one man tells us at the prime of that fire, there were 14 people living inside the building.

at one point about 42 people were coming and going living here. he says at the time of that fire, though, everyone made it out okay. but investigators say they really haven't been able to verify that. >> and we'll also get our task force out here and cadaver dogs to make sure there is no one left inside the building. >> the homeless advocates say they're really not surprised that the building had so many people living in it at the time of the fire. that homelessness is really at a crisis level in santa clara county. we're also told that two dogs did apparently die in that fire. that fire is considered suspicious. back here live this morning. you can really see that there just isn't much left of that building. the crews starting to show up this morning and you can pan over right on the other side there. you can see that they're starting to put cones out and we presume that some of the bulldozers will be showing up here making of this pretty soon.

christie smith, "today in the bay." it is 6:56 right now. lawyers expect the former gangster that was arrested with state senator leland yee toter a plea in court today. chow money laundering, receiving stolen property and conspiring to traffic. today, four other people who arrested on the east coast reportedly connected to chow will also be in court. san jose may have found a solution to end the city's shortage of police officers. today santa clara county supervisors will help san jose police. the idea came to the city after it was only able to fill about half of the 60 open spots in the most recent police academy. the leftover money could go to pay the sheriff deputies. that plan was run for up to two years until the city can fill its ranks. also the forecast this morning. want to check in with christina. >> going to be hard to follow

today. hard to get better than what we have coming your way. any better. i can tell you right now, just perfect out there. 77 degrees in the south bay, but here's the deal, even though that might sound warm to you, we'll get the ocean breeze later on today. the kind of breeze where you open up the windows in your home and get that air moving around and you don't need the ac, just spectacular spring conditions. 66 degrees in san francisco and 65 in the north bay and, as you know, all good things must come to an end and seven-day forecast every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. here's mike in l.a. >> it is, christina. for folks, started of the spring break and a lot of peninsula school districts off and san jose unified is also off. a lot of areas around the schools and freeways showing the lighter build. but northbound 101 all this traffic jammed up because of a crash that happened on the southbound side approaching tully. let me get you back to the map

and talk about the live shot, as well. southbound 101 get the live shot and show you this car is one of the two that was involved in the crash. hit this light pole. someone has died as a result of this crash. the other driver was taken from scene on the ambulance. one lane closed southbound and we'll follow this story and send it back to you. >> thanks very much. time for a final check of today's top stories. president obama will honor members of the boston marathon, the exact moment the twin bombs exploded at the marathon finish line one year ago today. a memorial service to hawner the victims will also be held in boston. firefighters sayve a family of nine including a 6-week-old baby is safe this morning thanks to working smoke detectors. family sleeping where the flames erupted just after 4:00 this morning. the mother heard the alarms and was able to get her family out safely. now, if you missed the blood moon overnight, you'll have to

wait until october for the next lunar eclipse. overnight the full moon turned red as it went into the shadow. a live pic at a tt&t park. 7:15 tonight, go, giants. morning. scene of destruction. powerful storms hammer the south, flipping cars and campers and injuring at least two people, while up north, it's back. snow makes a springtime comeback to chicago overnight. setback. the mini submarine searching for malaysia air flight 370 force to abandon its first mission. is this area just too deep to reach? courtroom dramatics. oscar pistorius re-enacts his attempt to break down his bathroom door, as his relentless cross examination finally comes to an end. and one year later, boston stays strong. natalie is live at the finish line of the marathon with