sunny and mild for tomorrow. we're getting close to that weekend. and we have a big pattern change on the way. i'm going to tell you all about it for your specific microclimate in just moments. tracking those hot spots on the roadway. we do have an incident to tell you about that you'll want to know about. >> let's take a live look outside on this wednesday morning. a clear look. it's january 14th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. >> we mentioned an update to breaking news. crews slowly gaining the upper hand. they've made progress on an aggressive fire in downtown san jose. as far as location is concerned, this is happening right by highway 87.

>> it appears the door to the building was forced open? >> reporter: that's right. as in many of the abandoned vehicles, the homeless sometimes break in to keep warm and stay out of the elements, but san jose fire tells me that this was a tough one to battle. the roof of an abandoned warehouse collapsed and crews had to enter the building -- actually, could not enter the building to fight the fire. they had to take a defensive stance and fight frit the outside. the fire -- three-alarm fire broke out at about a quarter to 4:00 this morning. it wasn't until a little after 5:00 that firefighters put out the fire. a san jose police officer says he was in the area driving by when he saw the fire and reported it in. investigators are looking into the possibility that homeless people started this fire.

squatters tend to break into abandoned buildings to keep warm from the elements. squatters could have started a campfire to keep warm. witnesses told investigators that they saw people fleeing the building. firefighters hope they got out safely. >> so with an abandoned warehouse, that's one of the things we're concerned about, that people were squatting or sleeping in there and potentially started a fire. so our concern is we hope everybody got out safely. by the time we arrived, if anybody had been inside, they would not have survived. >> firefighters are waiting for daylight so they can inspect the building to see if it is safe to go in. as you can imagine, such a great fire probably has lessened the integrity of the building. complicating things, a transformer did explode at one point. so crews had to be extra, extra careful to make sure to work around the downed wires. everything now, as you can see back live on the scene, seems to

be okay. just one of the three ladder trucks is just spraying water on the abandoned warehouse. they are doing that to keep an eye to make sure hot spots don't flare up and start another fire. crews are keeping an eye on things at the moment. they are waiting for daylight. westbound julian is closed to traffic. we understand that drug court is close by here, but the fire captain doesn't believe that that will be affected, and that court should be starting like normal and traffic shouldn't be affected. he believes just this one area a little ways from downtown will be closed, so that should not affect workers trying to get into their offices. live in downtown, nanette miranda. >> the smoke could be a little bit of a distraction out there, taking another live look toward the center of the screen.

some of the smoke has dissipated as of now. but we want to bring in anthony slaughter. it could impact the drive. it sounds like firefighters are saying it's not really a big concentrated area, but it does go right by 87. >> even driving in, you could see the smoke. i thought it was fog driving in because it was so expansive across the entire sky. what we're finding right now is traffic is slowing on 87, just a little bit. but we don't have heavy traffic flow right now. so not all that bad. but on 101, this is really the corridor that we've been seeing the most, slowing traffic speeds down to 20 miles an hour. this is already a slow spot to begin with. once you get past the smoke, things do start to clear out. so really, i think folks watching the smoke and trying to figure out what that is in the sky will really cause those slow speeds. so definitely make sure you're paying attention to the folks in front of you as you get out and about on those roadways. let's show you what it's looking like on the traffic cam. you can see for yourself, it's not all that slow from time to time. the cars do start to move like

what we're lacking at right now. but every now and again, you get a slow push of cars, as traffic starts to stack up, so this is really beginning to be one of those spots on 101 and also on 87 that we'll be watching. guys, back to you. >> thank you very much, anthony. we'll have updates on this story all morning long, as the investigation continues, nanette miranda will join us at 6:30. christina loren monitoring air quality as well. we'll check in with her in moments. an investigation is under way at nasa over what set off an alarm on the international space station. some scary moments earlier, forcing one side to evacuate. the alarm sounded around 1:00 in the morning, indicating there could be an ammonium leak on the u.s. side of the station. nasa engineers say there was an increase of pressure around that time, but no actual prf of a leak. everybody onboard, meantime, is safe.oof of a

leak. everybody onboard, meantime, is safe. people in paris lined up at newsstands before dawn to buy the new issue of "charlie hebdo" today. and within hours, the defiant new issue sold out. three million copies of the satirical weekly were printed and distributed across france this morning, one week to the day after the attack by two gunmen who killed 12 people. usually, 60,000 are printed. >> kris sanchez joining us now with the latest on this attack. lots of questions initially about who is responsible now. a particular group is claiming responsibility. >> that's right. the group officially claiming responsibility was long suspected in the attack. and they did it in a youtube video posted this morning. it is the leader of al qaeda in yemen, and al qaeda's number two worldwide who says it was an act of revenge for the newspaper, an insult to the prophet muhammad. he says the al qaeda brnanch

chose it and financed it. you can hear one of the breothes shouting "we have avenged the prophet muhammad" as they calmly reload their weapons and fire on police. four officers were among the 17 people killed there while they were laid to rest with highest honors. french lawmakers were considering what they could do to thwart future attacks. on the table, something like our nation's patriot act, which was enacted after 9/11. the french government says this morning at least 50 people have been detained for defending terrorism in paris after the newspaper attack. and just this morning, the french parliament ordered a crackdown on glorifying terrorism, anti-semitic speech, and hate speech. as "charlie hebdo"'s latest issue came out, iran condemned the decision to put the prophet muhammad on the cover again. a spokesperson said the decision was provocative and insulting

and would only hurt the feeling of the muslim people. this morning, secretary kerry is meeting with iran's foreign minister and we can tell you that will likely be a topic of conversation. by the way, as all of those issues flew off the shelves, a lot of them have already appeared on e-bay. you can imagine they're worth a lot more than the cover value. >> wow, there's a monetary side to all of this now. that's amazing. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. let's shift our tone for a second here. we've been treated to a series of really nice days in the recent history here. live look outside the bay bridge this morning. all lit up, as we like to say. >> isn't it a lovely sight this morning? a nice clear view as well come paired to the foggy start. let's check with forecast now with christina. >> pretty rough for commuters yesterday morning. good morning to everybody at home. we had some fog out there, but really, not as much as yesterday. in fact, i'm thinking maybe a

third as much. but here's the thing. as we head through the next couple hours, it will likely start to develop. the inland valleys, we're starting to lose that wind. the ingredients for fog, as you probably know if you spent any duration of time here in the bay area, clear skies and calm wind. the wind is going to pick up as we head throughout the afternoon, but it's chilly out there. mostly clear for now. we're going to watch that and keep tabs on everything as it develops for you this morning, just like we do every day. 44 degrees in san francisco. we are on our way to just a gorgeous day. we'll hit about 62 degrees later on. in the city, we'll hit 66 degrees. i wanted to draw your attention to friday morning. after all, we're getting close to the weekend now. and some of the models are now hinting that we're going to get a little bit of precipitation as we head throughout your friday. a better chance as we head throughout saturday, especially in the north by. so do keep in mind there is a big change in the pattern, but enjoy those comfortable temperatures while they last. let's get an update on your drive. here's anthony slaughter. >> we are tracking some very

heavy traffic, especially across the bay bridge. this is where the lights have been on for about 30 minutes. you can see traffic is really stacking up, coming in from the approach. now let's also show you what's happening as we get a little bit further down into fremont. traffic is moving smoothly, but we do have a couple accidents. you can see that on our traffic map. one at 880 at thornton and other at mowry avenue. so both suddens are going to continue to cause some slowing as you head through the heyward fremont area. a very disturbing discovery. a san jose firefighter falling into a military style booby trap while responding to flames.

welcome back. good wednesday morning to you. take a look at concord and

fairfield, where visibility has fallen to less than a quarter of a mile. in concord, you're at a half a mile. in fairfield, want to take you south of the golden gate bridge, where we're looking pretty good so far, but expecting those clouds to continue to drop. we could lose visibility here if we lose that wind. more on the latest forecast and rain coming your way. plus, we're taking you to tahoe in just moments. anthony slaughter in the traffic center. you can see in the south bay on 101 northbound, this is where we have some major slowing. of course, always a slow spot, but because of that earlier fire, the smoke in the atmosphere causing some slowing. we'll be watching it very closely. a full report coming up. at 6:13, here's a look at today's top stories. crews still at the scene of a warehouse fire near san jose's san pedro square. broke out just before 4:00 this morning. the fire is now out. no reports of injuries, but firefighters say the warehouse was abandoned. they believe squatters may have been living inside, hoping

everyone got out. another scare on sunday for one san jose firefighter after he fell through a booby trap during a fire on communications hill on the east side. the fireman is okay, but the trap was covered with burlap and filled with sharp spikes. the trap was set up near a former homeless encampment. president obama's immigration orders are taking the spotlight today on capitol hill. congress is debating amendments to block the president's orders. the amendments are tied in to a vote on homeland security funding later today. this morning, people who use the subway in washington, d.c. are demanding answers. nearly two days after a train filled up with smoke right in the middle of the evening rush hour at la font plaza, a major station there in d.c. one person died. more than 80 others were rushed to the hospital. at a news conference yesterday, the mayor of d.c. chose not to answer questions about response times. she says her administration is investigating and will release more information next week. that deadly emergency thousands of miles away is

getting plenty of attention here in the bah bay area. the design of the train system in washington, d.c. is very similar to that of bart. >> stephanie chuang joining us now from daily city with all of these parallels. what do bart officials hope to learn? good morning. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, sam and laura. those images pretty troubling. these are caused by electrical malfunctions on the third rail that can lead to arcing or sparking. and bart saying that it has happened on its systems here in the bay area. federal investigators saying that's what caused the deadly incident in d.c. on monday, passengers in d.c. were stranded after smoke filled their metro train. the smoke so thick it choked the passengers and even killed one woman, sending more than 80 to the hospital. something similar happened at the san francisco civic center station back in september 2012. this station filled with smoke. bart was able to safely evacuate passengers. we spoke with a woman who says she's been in a smoky bart train

before, but that she and fellow riders had no idea what to do, adding bart should do more to prepare passengers. even an announcement about what to do in case of an emergency would be maybe a step towards -- you know, without having to interrupt service. >> there are questions of why the evacuation took so long in d.c. the train operator apparently had told people to stay where they were, waiting for the third rail to be dealaska activated. bart saying do not try engage other passengers because the train could be moving shortly. bart saying if there's an emergency, talk to the operator of the train using the intercom. coming up in about 30 minutes in our last report, how the new train s arriving late next year could help. live in daily city, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> protocol very important. happening today, mountain view hoping to put an end to a smelly

problem. starting this morning, the city is going to begin flushing out its water main pipes. people have been complaining that the tap weather smells like rotten eggs. the city normally flu lly flush water mains but had to push last year's flush back to conserve water during the droughts. the work should be finished by the end of the week. >> that would be a tough pill to swallow if it smells like rotten eggs. not a good way to start your day. let's take a better one this morning, taking a live look outside. this is from san jose. we continue to keep an eye on the center of your screen there. fire erupted in downtown san jose earlier this morning at a warehouse believed to be abandoned out there. as you see from this picture, it is out now. some smoke has dissipated in that area, but still a concern. >> in the meantime, things crystal clear outside. >> that's what you want to see. especially after what we had to get through yesterday. it was a tough drive for commuters. that fog was hard to escape, but this morning, it's mostly clear and we're actually looking really good, because if it was foggy, that smoke would only exacerbate a problem already. so let's talk about some good

news. we're talking about the drought and some bad news when it comes to the drought, but i love pointing this out to you. whenever people are challenged technologically, we start to step up our game here in the silicon valley, which is why snow making technology has improved so much. you know, these resorts, they want to stay up and running, and good news is, it's cold enough to continue to make that snow. we still have 44 inches at the base, so over a three and a half-foot base at squaw valley and alpine meadows, and if you're like me, you've probably been itching to get up to tahoe. i know i want to get out there. laura's nodding her head. they have 41 runs open at squaw, and 50 at alpine meadows, which is fantastic. we had a really active december. now, as we get into the next couple days, we are going to see our pattern change. they'll get a little bit of light snowfall up in tahoe. we'll get some light rainfall here in the bay area. but the storm system looks like it's going to speed up a little bit. and our next rain chance is actually moving in as of friday. that's a new development as of

this morning. that's what we're seeing now from this model that i trust the most, called rpm, and it's looking good for showers as of friday. temperatures are beginning to be comfortable this afternoon. you can get out there, you can ride your bike, go for a hike, anything you like to do when it's nice and sunny out. hazy sunshine. good to moderate air quality. all across the bay area, we're talking about temperatures in the mid 60s for today. heart to beat that. typically 58 degrees in san jose. 64 for the peninsula. 65 degrees in the east bay. 64 for the north bay. dry week, showers on the way for saturday. we meet back here friday morning, maybe a little activity through napa valley. nothing heavy, but enough to really purify our air quality. we definitely need that. we're going to keep this chance beginning to about 20% to 30% for the entire bay area.

as we head into sunday. then next week, pattern looks to stay nice and rainy if this jet stream moves to the south. i'm going to dive more into the science of that coming up. right now, let's check your drive. here's anthony. >> science? traffic? what? i don't know. i want to show you the forth bay. this is where we're seeing hazy fog. traffic moving in very smoothly on 101 southbound. even on 101 northbound. let's show you what's happening at the bay bridge approach. this is where really slow conditions continue all the way through the approach. southbound, no problems. 880 southbound, you go all the way down to heyward, into fremont. things are really good. but once you hit fremont in newark, that's where you're talking about newmumerous accidents. also at 880 at auto mall

parkway. both accidents will continue to keep things slow. in the south bay, this is where we have that fire where you can see the icon there. the smoke in the air causing some problems, but not too bad. all the peninsula, not bad at all. palo alto all the way into san francisco, smooth sailing. that's what we like to hear. you can see on 101 northbound moving without a problem. even on southbound as those lights were on, people getting into the south bay. again, no problems there. back to you guys. >> smooth man bringing the smooth sailing. thank you very much, anthony. time to check your child's mattress. a major retailer is now recalling hundreds of thousands of mattresses because your baby could actually get trapped. >> we're going to have more on that. plus, let's take a quick look outside. anthony mentioned this a second ago. there was a fire at around 4:00 this morning near san paedro

square. you can see the flames at this point have been extinguished. the concerns now are the structural integrity of that building. nanette miranda is on the ground. she's going to bring us live updates coming up right after this break. stay with us.

you're watching "today in the bay." >> a very good wednesday morning to you. let's take a peek outside. if this is your first look outside, just starting the day, we do the hiking for you. you didn't have to. a nice clear look. a nice start to our day as well.

6:24 right now. new details on a wave of measles cases that started at disneyland. one of the people infected flew from orange county to seattle, may have gotten even more people sick. the passenger lives in orange county, got measles while visiting disneyland in december. doctors say she became contagious on december 28th, flew to seattle the next day. but she wasn't diagnosed until january 8th here in california. there are now 26 cases of measles in four states tied to disneyland. 22 of those are in california, including three in alameda county. >> something to keep an eye on. something else to watch out for, for years, we have been hearing about the dangers of bpa. a new study showing its alternative may not be any safer. researchers at the university of calgary looked into bps, which has been replacing bpa in products like baby bottles and plastic food containers. they found the synthetic compound could actually pose a serious risk to unborn babies.

in animals tested, bps changed a part of the brain that plays a key factor in fear, in impulse control, obesity, even early puberty. pregnant women in particular are being told to steer clear of both bpa and bps. ikea is recalling nearly 200,000 crib mattresses this morning. there's some concern that babies can get trapped in a gap between the mattress and the great britain. so if you bought any of these five models you see on your screen, make sure the gap is no larger than the width of two fingers between the ends of the crib and the mattress. if any gap is larger, return it to ikea for a refund. so far, there have been two reports of infants actually getting trapped. luckily, those children are okay. the time right now is 6:26. if you made it through yesterday's wild ride on wall street, it was with some degree of apprehension. the opening bell just moments away today. we're going to take a look at the numbers coming up next. also keeping tabs on that warehouse fire that started early this morning in downtown san jose. you see firefighters still at

the scene making sure no hot spots erupt. the latest details coming up.

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breaking news. san jose fire investigators will soon comb through a burned out warehouse, look for anyone who might have been trapped inside. a live update from the scene is next. good wednesday morning. a little bit of patchy fog out there. more developing as we speak. we'll show you that. plus, nice conditions prevail through thursday. then a little bit of rain on the way. we'll give you your full microclimate forecast in a moment. i'm anthony slaughter tracking those traffic hot spots. the east bay is very slow. we'll show you where the slowest

commute is coming up in just minutes. and a live look at the new york stock exchange. there is the bell. perfectly on cue. it has been a bit of a rough go for the market the last few days, despite the fact that all the fundamentals of our economy are very sound right now. a look at the nasdaq as well. folks getting ready to kick start things on the markets. today is wednesday, january 14th. we're going to kick start your day rigt now. you' -- right now. you're watching "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> we have an update to breaking news we've been following all morning long. fire crews in san jose are keeping a safe distance from an abandoned warehouse that caught fire in the downtown area. there's new worries now the walls may collapse. >> yeah, that video was from about 4:00 this morning. the fire is out, but as laura said, additional concerns.

nanette miranda joining us from the scene. nanette fears that squatters may have actually been inside at the time of this fire as well. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. the fire broke out around a quarter to 4:00 this morning. a fire captain told me that witnesses said that they saw people fleeing the building. so investigators are looking into whether homeless people were inside at the time the fire broke out. as we've seen in the past, the homeless sometimes break into abandoned warehouses and start a campfire to keep warm. investigators did mention that a door looked like -- to the warehouse looked like it was broken into. when fire crews got here, the roof collapsed, forcing them to take a defensive stance. and fight the fire only from the outside. anyone in the area may have seen the flames shoot up high into the air. complicating matters, at one point, an explosion. >> transformer on a power pole directly over the fire.

that one single transformer exploded. it's a loud noise, a lot of sparks, but really not a threat as long as you weren't directly underneath it. >> it took firefighters more than an hour to put out the fire. firefighters want to go now inside the abandoned building to make sure no one died in the fire. but they are waiting for daylight so they can have better light to see, whether the integrity of the building has been compromised. so again, waiting for more light to make sure it's safe to go inside. sadly, if anyone was inside the abandoned warehouse, firefighters don't believe anyone could have survived. live in downtown san jose, nanette miranda for "today in the bay." >> let's hope that's not the case. we have another live look right now from a distance there. one of our traffic cameras. earlier you could actually see the flames that were going into

the air. smoke as well. hard to make out right now. but the good news is not a lot of high winds in the area this morning. >> yeah, christina's been talking about it all morning long, that it's pretty calm outside. also extremely clear. >> across the board, we really lucked out this morning in terms of weather conditions. winds zero to 3 miles per hour. maybe a gust up to about 10 miles per hour from time to time. we want to make sure you're aware how cold it is. another benefit to that wind starting to pick up just lightly is the fact that we don't have any thick fog in the area. we're not seeing a lot in san jose. enough, though, to keep this fog from really settling in. fog likes to mix with smoke. we get smog out of that, so it's

really good time. chilly conditions for today, just to start the day. and then a really comfortable finish with temperatures climbing into the 60s. 66 degrees in the south bail. 65 on the east shore. 62 degrees in san francisco for today. so really lovely day ahead. we'll tell you what to expect as we get closer to your all-important weekend. also we'll tell you what's happening around the bay area. let's check your drive. here's anthony. >> let's talk about your traffic this morning. we do have an accident to bring your attention to on 880 southbound at thornton. this is causing some major slowing. you really can't see it all that much. this is our dublin cam. you see traffic is moving smoothly through that area. i want to show you on the map what is we're looking at. there's the accident. those two down towards the left part of your screen. it extends all the way towards heyward, so speeds are really

down to about 20 miles per hour or less, all the way from heyward into fremont. i want to show you what it looks like from our fremont cam. the slow traffic that i was telling you about. that is dublin once again. maybe we can show you fremont. maybe we can't. otherwise we've got another hit coming up soon. there we go. that's fremont. traffic is moving very smooth. >> a lot going on. looks like the bay bridge toll lights are on this morning. hang in there, my friend. >> it is 6:35 right now. the markets have been open for a few minutes. scott mcgrew is off today. i am going to try and wear his hat quite briefly here. taking a look at the numbers. it's actually been a pretty rough go the last few days. it looks like u.s. stocks are going to be headed down for the fourth straight day, despite the fact the jobs numbers have gone

gang busters the last couple of months. gdp growth has beaten expectations. still concerns right now, though, about global growth. the global economy. we'll see where the numbers end by the end of the day. police imposters, two women pretending to be officers, used fake badges to try to rob people. details just ahead. a burglar turned hero. what a teenager under arrest did to save the officer's life who was booking him into jail. taking a live look outside, beautiful bay bridge from a distance. traffic moving along. but earlier, we did see the lights on at the toll plaza this morning. a little bit of backup is expected. 6:36 right now. a lot more news ahead.

firefighters are standing by, keeping an eye out for any hot spots at a citrus packing facility near fresno. this massive fire here, the flames breaking out late last night, causing an early estimate worth $1 million in damage. nobody was hurt. two women are under arrest this morning, accused of posing as police officers to rob

people. the women reportedly did this several times last night. these pictures were given to us by the l.a. county sheriff's department. these were costumes the women were wearing when they stopped a bicyclist last week, handcuffed him and robbed him. deputies say minutes later, they tried to rob someone else. but that person had nothing valuable to give them. deputies arrested them yesterday after finding fake guns and zip ties in their home. an illinois man who reportedly posted a rap video on facebook that included lyrics about shooting police officers is going to face a judge this morning. gerard gholston, charged with threatening a public official. the video was posted last week and some lyrics mention a specific police officer by name. gholston's intent was to shoot that officer. other posts led officers to believe he had a gun and had

previously used social media to threaten other police officers as well. a teenage burglary suspect has saved the life of an officer booking him into jail. >> they say jamal rutledge, you see him there on the corner of your screen, now he's up, was held in the booking area of a ft. lauderdale jail while an officer was doing paperwork. suddenly the officer collapsed and clutches his chest. rutledge immediately begins kicking the security gate. officers come in and try to help out. they did cpr on the man. even used an aed to try and stimulate his heart. and today the officer is doing just fine. rutledge and the two police officers who jumped in to help will be honored next week. >> wow. it is 6:41 right now. up next, flying off the shelves. the new issue of "charlie hebdo" sold out within hours. this as a new group claims responsibility for the deadly attack. and a smoky train emergency is now sparking questions and having an impact right here in the bay area for the parallels.

we'll explain. plus a scary situation. 220 miles above the earth. the problem that forced an evacuation at the international space station. and in the south bay this morning, there was a pretty large fire at a warehouse that consumed much of the building. as you can see, the flames have definitely been put out. but still questions concerning whether or not that building is safe. we'll be back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic, weather right after this break.

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now, 15 minutes of continuous news, weather, traffic on "today in the bay." an update now to breaking news. investigators in san jose trying to find out if squatters were camped inside an abandoned warehouse that was engulfed in flames earlier this morning. >> any idea when they'll be allowed to go in and look? >> reporter: it should be shortly, because they said that they were waiting for daylight

to be able to see the integrity of the abandoned warehouse to see if the structure is okay. they had to shut down the power because at one point a transformer exploded and wires were down on the ground. it was a tough one to fight. the roof had collapsed on this abandoned warehouse, so it was really tough to fight the fire. they have to take a defensive stance and fight the fire from the outside. we saw three ladder trucks at one point attack the fire, spraying water from three different angles. flames shot into the air several feet high. the fire broke out around a quarter to 4:00 and it wasn't until a little after 5:00 that firefighters put out the fire. the san jose police officer says he was patrolling the area when he saw the fire and reported it in.

investigators are looking into the possibility that homeless people started the fire. a door to the warehouse looked broken into. squatters often start a campfire to keep warm. witnesses told firefighters they saw people fleeing the building after the fire broke out. >> with an abandoned warehouse, one of the things we're concerned about is people squatting and potentially start a fire. so we hope everybody got out safely. by the time we arrived, if anybody had been inside, they would not have survived. >> reporter: firefighters are waiting for daylight to see if nay can enter the building, if it's safe enough to go in to see in anybody was inside during the fire. back here live to the fire scene, you can see, look at all this water outside the abandoned warehouse. it took all that to put the fire out. and crews -- the remaining crews are keeping an eye to make sure that there aren't any hot spots

that flare up back at this abandoned warehouse. looks like some streets are still closed. the fire captain tells me he doesn't believe this is going to affect traffic, so people who work in the area should still go to work and people who have a court date at the drug court nearby should also show up for their appointment. live in downtown san jose, nanette miranda for "today in the bay." >> wide net of people there. thank you very much, annette. appreciate the report. this is what the fire looked like at about 4:15 this morning. this is from one of our traffic cameras. we saw several explosions this morning. a lot of thick smoke that was just billowing into the air. the smoke not a good this evening for our air quality, but the good news, not a lot of wind right now. we've had several spare the air days just in the month of january. >> yeah, thank goodness. in the upper levels of our atmosphere, we're getting some mixing. so we have better air quality. can actually see the hillside. but we never really get a chance

to thank our local heroes, firefighters who serve this great bay area, and also police officers. thank you for what you do. you really worked hard out there this morning. now, the wind was not really a factor. it is picking up. we told you this was going to be the case. calm winds for most of the morning. also prevenning that dense fog from settling in. you need clear skies. as that wind continues to pick up, we're looking pretty good this morning. you can see the shot of the bay bridge. starting to see the low clouds develop right at the immediate coastline. we did suspect that would be the case. temperatures are going to be really, really comfortable for today. we looked like we had a little bit of shower activity moving in sooner. this area of low pressure, i've been watching it all week. it looked like it was going to arrive on saturday. all the way from santa rosa,

looking good for the shower chance to continue. you'll notice from your future cast, not expecting much. areas in the san jose. south bay not going to get a lot of activity. here's the thing. we want to help you think about the weekend. it may help you get over the hump on wednesday. could be a tough day. you think about the weekend. you start getting your mindset on what you want to do. we're going to have good air quality courtesy of those showers that roll through. so friday into saturday. here's the deal. sonoma wine country looking good. friday, a little bit of shower activity, but still, a high of 62. that's definitely comfortable. 67 degrees on saturday. 65 for your sunday. the 17-mile drive -- sam, have you done this before? >> i have been on that drive. >> is it not one of the best things you can do around here? central coast is just spectacular. laura and i have done it many times. 68 on friday into sunday. so here's the thing. if you want to get out there, santa cruz, 17-mile drive,

monterrey looking good. you might have to work like saturday to sunday at the boardwalk. as we get into next week, we're counting on the shower chance to continue. we'll talk more about that as we head throughout the next half-hour together. >> 17-mile drive, that would be good enough for about a half-hour sleep for my twins. they always fall asleep when you drive. that's good to go. let's talk about the san mateo bridge. very slow going here, because there was an earlier accident. let's show you fremont. you can actually see traffic is moving pretty good here. even though what you just saw, traffic moving smoothly, you can see these two accidents here. and then up towards heyward, as

you mentioned, that 92 connecter at 880. that's the trouble spot right here. of course, as you saw and you've been watching all morning long, the fire that happened in san jose. that's causing slowing on 101. this is always a typical slow spot, but i would suspect some extra slowing just because of that fire. all the smoke that's in the atmosphere suspended up in the upper parts of the atmosphere may be causing some slowdowns in this area just because folks are probably trying to figure out what that is in the sky. back to you guys. >> is it a bird, is it a plane. thanks, anthony. people in paris lined up in newsstands before dawn to buy the new issue of "charlie hebdo" today. within hours, the defiant new issue sold out. three million copies of the satirical weekly were printed and distributed across france this morning. one week to the day after the attack by two gunmen who killed 12 people. usually, 60,000 are printed. >> and there is intense interest here. kris sanchez joining us now with the latest on the attack and what's being called the "charlie

hebdo" survivors issue, which is becoming quite a commodity. good morning. >> as you might imagine, even with that increase in circulation, there is more demand than supply, so it's no surprise that copies of that magazine that usually go for $3.50 are now listed for much more than that on e-bay. we found one where the bidding has surpassed $14,000. but our partners at cnbc found one on e-bay's french website listed at more than $117,000. also today, a claim of responsibility by the leader of al qaeda in yemen. in a video posted on youtube and verified by nbc news, the leader of al qaeda in yemen and al qaeda's number two worldwide said it chose the target, laid the plan, and financed the operation as an act of vengeance for the newspaper's disrespect to the prophet muhammad. the shooters also invoked muhammad on the day of the massacre as "charlie hebdo." this is new video released by french police in which you could

hear the brothers shouting "we have avenged the prophet muhammad" as they calmly reload their weapons and then take aim at police. four officers who were killed on the day of the attack were laid to rest with highest honors as french lawmakers consider a version of our patriot act, which was enacted after 9/11. since the newspaper attack, at least 50 people have been detained for defending terrorism, and just this morning, the french parliament ordered a crackdown on glorifying terrorism, anti-semitism, and hate speech. as "charlie hebdo"'s latest issue sold out, iran condemned the decision to put the prophet muhammad on the cover once again. a spokeswoman for the iranian foreign ministry said the decision was provocative and insulting and would only create a vicious circle of extremism. certainly a fear shared by many. meanwhile, "charlie hebdo" announced it will print an additional two million copies and there will also be digital additions in other languages, including english and in arab uk

-- arabic as well. >> of course, the whole title, we're not showing it, but the big title says, "all is forgiven." >> quite a demand for that. we'll see what the reaction across the world is going to be. thank you very much. and our coverage continues in just a few minutes. nbc's bill neely will have updates starting at 7:00 this morning. also this morning, people who used the subway in washington, d.c. demanding answers. nearly two days after a train filled up with smoke right in the middle of the evening rush hour, one person died, more than 80 others were rushed to the hospital. >> frightening for those people. the deadly emergency is actually getting a lot of attention here in the bay area. >> because of the parallels in the systems. stephanie chuang joining us now from daly city this morning. the design of the train system in washington, d.c. pretty similar to that of bart's. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, sam and laura. you know, bart riders who spoke

with nbc bay area said they have no idea what they would have to do in case of emergency, in case maybe one of their trains filled up with smoke. so bart saying the incident in d.c. on monday, a great reminder there are lessons it can learn. we're talking about electrical malfunctions on the third rail that can cause potentially dangerous sparking, also known as arcing, which then can lead to a lot of smoke, and that's what federal investigators say happened in d.c. thick, black smoke filling a busy subway station, stranding riders after their train stopped in a tunnel. the incident killed one woman, a mother of two. bart says arcing at its france civic center station back in september 2012 also filled that station with smoke, but was able to safely evacuate passengers. no reported injuries then. in d.c., there are reports people self-evacuated, a move bart stresses will put others in danger. >> you want to avoid people opening that emergency latch to open door. the problem with that is the train operator may be very close

to moving that train out of the area, and if you open the emergency latch door, it's beginning to cause that train to not move. >> reporter: in case of emergency, bart says talk to your train operator. if you can't hear directions, there is an intercom on every car. just press that button and ask to have the volume in your car turned up. the new trains arriving late next year have a brand-new state of the art p.a. system replacing the old one. live in daly city, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> important information to keep in mind. thank you, stephanie. new this morning, an investigation is under way at nasa over what set off an alarm on the international space station, forcing one side to evacuate. the alarm sounded around 1:00 in the morning indicating there was an ammonia leak on the u.s. side of the station. nasa engineers say there was an increase of pressure around that time, but there's no proof of an actual leak. everyone onboard is safe. no word if it was actually a leak or a faulty censer that

triggered it. a boy who survived a feshl fall is going to meet the first responders who saved his life. >> the 4-year-old tumbled more than 200 feet, landing on the rocks below. firefighters managed to pull that boy to safety. now he's well on the road to recovery. this morning, three of the men who came to his rescue will pull him a visit at children's hospital in oakland. that will be a great reunion for all. >> we're going to be able to report that to you coming up on our midday show. one final check of the day's stories. still on scene at a warehouse fire near san jose san pedro square. this broke out around 3:30. the video you're looking at in the 4:00 hour. the fire is out right now. so far, there are also no reports of any injuries. firefighters say the warehouse was abandoned, but they do

believe that squatters may have been living inside. >> speaking of firefighters, there was a square over the weekend for one firefighter. he fell through a booby trap while responding to a fire on communications hill. the fireman is okay, but the trap was covered with burlap and filled with sharp spikes. it was set up near a former homeless encampment. >> and some relief on the way today. much-needed for a foul smelling water problem in mountain view. the city is going to be flushing out its water main pipes. that is the remedy for what some citizens there describe as rotten egg odor that they're complaining about nearby. the city admits that the flushing is well overdue, but the procedure was pushed back on account of the drought. so at least they have a responsible explanation. >> that's right. we can use a big juicy storm coming our way, but not today. >> no, and even the storm we do have on the way for friday and saturday not expecting appreciable rainfall. but maybe next week looking more promising then. temperatures will stay steady. today a little bit warmer in san jose. 66 degrees for us.

65 in the east bay. and 62 degrees in san francisco. what a difference a day makes. you can actually see for about five to ten miles just about everywhere with the exclusion of your north bay valleys. really starting to see the fog settle in there. we'll keep you updated throughout the "today" show. >> got to like those temperatures. anthony has been saying it's good conditions outside right now. >> the only problem really is on 880 through the typical spot that we usually see. the bay bridge approach slow as well. the lights have been on since about 5:30 this morning. the east bay really the spot that's riddled with the accidents from the dublin area over towards heyward and into fremont. but otherwise, at least you can actually see the road today. >> true. >> so there's a hint of good news. >> what a difference a day makes. >> that's half the bat rigtle r now. >> we're back at 7:25 with live local news updates. >> in the meantime, we are also watching the climbers that are scaling el captain right now.

very exciting. it's a free climb. we'll let you know the conclusion coming up on the midday show. >> have a great day, everybody. sold out. "charlie hebdo" releases its first issue a week after the massacre at its paris offices. 3 million copies snapped up in hours. in a new video al qaeda warns of more terror to come. >> breakg overnight. astronauts forced to evacuate part of the international space station. we'll have the latest. toddler carjacked. a man steals a car with a 3-year-old in the back seat. his mother calls 911 in a panic. >> what if he throws my baby out? >> this morning how the little