we have a commute alert for you this morning. some protesters the stint are planning could bring your ride to work in a stabstill. terror threats in belgium carried out and terror plots planned. their feat is accomplished but the work is not done yet. why the two men who climbed their way into the history books earlier this week will now hike back up el capitan. >> who needs rest? the bay bridge is all clear to start this friday january 16th. this is "today in the bay."

>> and a very good friday morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. we have a lot to get to but first your forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> we have light showers impacting sonoma county. throughout the day today we'll see a little bit of light shower activity making way to afternoon sun and temperatures that are really comfortable, but we do have a chance for showers, don't go ahead and pull out that u umbrella, we're not expecting anything heavy. there is some fog this morning. let's check on the drive with anthony slaughter. >> good morning to you, christina. the fog is thick across the benicia bridge. palo alto theret south of this cameraening ale, 101 at shoreline boulevard. it's not too bad as you look at

the camera and traffic is light right now but we have two accidents, the first one is at 101 northbound at shoreline boulevard. the other one in san jose, 280 northbound at seventh street. neither one of those actually impeding traffic that much. fog will be the story across the east bay this morning, actually we do have an accident, a small one blocking the fast lane on highway 4 connecting the 242 so keep that in mind. otherwise we'll continue to track things this morning. back to you all. >> thank you, anthony. we have a warning if you ride b.a.r.t. this morning. protesters are planning to shut down a busy platform in san francisco. >> station workers and police will be ready for any service disruption and here is the reason why. protesters are holding a rally at the montgomery street station. b.a.r.t. spokesperson they can rally as long as they follow the rules. >> we do support the right to express yourself under first amendment rights and that's why we have a program which allows for protests outside our fare gates.

however, people who are in our fare gates who are not there to travel are potentially creating a disturbance that could endanger people. >> so that's what's going on. here's some more details. the protesters demanding charges and fines be dropped against those arrested for blocking a b.a.r.t. train at the west oakland station on black friday last november. you'll recall that protest was prompted by the unrest in ferguson, missouri. just a block from that protest a march is planned for noon in city hall, involves the recent and abrupt closure of the civic campus owned by city college in san francisco. trustees say the campus is not seismically safe. today's march goes from the campus to city hall. in europe we are following developing news. police in paris have evacuated a train station and shut it down this after receiving a bomb

threat. police owe fushl sa a police official says it was closed after a precaution. the prosecutor's office says ten people have been arrested in anti-terrorism raids in the region. the raids targeted individuals linked to the gunmen amedy coulibaly who attacked a kosher market in paris last friday. in belgium, friends are searching -- police are searching for more suspects in what officials call an eminent terror plot there. authorities killed two suspects and arrested a third. this during an intense fire fight in the small town of verviers last night. the had suspects were heavily armed. >> the group was about to commit terrorist attacks in belgium. >> belgium authorities say last night's raid was one of three, leading to an arrest of people who recently returned from syria. another raid in berlin police

arrested two men suspected of recruiting fighters for isis. about two dozen people have been arrested in anti-terrorism raids. the raids will likely be a topic of discussion today as u.s. secretary of statekerry meets with fran is ahollande in paris. he'll lay wreaths at the site for the two deadly terror attacks there. kerry's visit comes amid criticism over the obama administration's failure to send a high-ranking figure to paris for a high-profile unity march last week. president obama is scheduled to meet with british prime minister david cameron today. terrorism and cyber security concerns in the west will be atop of the agenda. new details on how effective or ineffective this year's flu shot really is. the centers for disease control now says that the vaccine only works about 25% of the time. experts say that is a big reason why the flu season is so severe

this year. doctors also say that does not mean that people should avoid getting a flu shot. that's especially true here in california, where flu season won't peak until sometime next month. >> these are early estimates. they are lower than we would have hoped, but not completely unexpected with the mismatch viruses that are circulating. >> when the vaccine was first made last summer it was designed to fight a different flu strain than the one that people are getting sick with today so it is still doing a good job of preventing other strains that doctors are seeing, it's just not the common one. 4:36 right now. raider nation getting a new look at a familiar face today, this as they introduce their next head coach, bay area yo native jack del rio. prior to serving at denver broncos, he was the jacksonville jaguars head coach.

he's a lifelong raiders fan. his parents still have season tickets to this day. they must be very determined parents. news conference is scheduled for later today. the spin still coming in on the niners introduction thursday of their new leader jim tomsula. reaction from the niner faithful has been mixed thus far. the work will have to be done on the field, though, and in that respect tomsula says he's ready and players are eager to work with him. >> i believe no one man does anything by himself. i think the strength is in the people around them, and the way people come together. >> he's one of the coaches that keeps our spirits up. it's a great opportunity for him. >> tomsula is certainly familiar with how the 49ers operate. he's been with the team since 2007 serving as the defensive line coach under three separate head coaches. happening today, two men who climbed their way into the history books will now hike back to the top of el capitan in

yosemite to pick up some belongings and gear they left along the way. after 19 gruelling days, santa rosa's kevin jorgenson and tommy caldwell successfully made it to the top of the don wall yesterday using nothing but their hands and feet and a safety rope. it's something the two dreamed of doing for the last seven years, and while jorgenson is tired and a little banged up, he says he's on cloud nine and has a message for el cap. >> thank you. what an adventure. she was nice to us. it let us up, this time. yes t could have been the other way around for sure. >> the 3,000-foot journey up the don wall is considered the hardest free climb ever attempted. jorgenson's parents say their son's first climb came when he was just 3 years old. he climbed to the roof of his aunt's home when no one was looking. >> a harbinger of things to come. >> can you imagine walking out

seeing your 3-year-old -- >> they didn't get to shower for three weeks. we could all use that and i guess it's a nice natural shower, good morning, christina, any chance of that? >> we'll get a little bit of light shower activity, not enough to bathe you from yesterday, i can tell you that much. we have a little drizzle. 46 degrees in oakland, 46 in san jose, and 47 degrees in concord. we have comfortable temperatures out there. hasn't been too cold. we haven't seen the 20s all week long. this is what sam and kris are talking about, the hours coming in, a dividing line between the front is sonoma county. the spotty cells we're getting. in lake county they're really getting moisture this morning. 101 from rohnert park through windsor, hillsburg, watch out for slick conditions and a little fog through the trivalley creeping through the delta. as we get in this afternoon, temperatures will be

comfortable. 66 degrees for the south bay. 65 on the peninsula. we have a warming trend ahead as we get into your weekend, temperatures in the 70s at the beach. so stick around. i'll have a full update in moments. let's check your drive. mike has the day off. anthony in the house. >> in the house. >> in the house. i love when do you that talk. i want to be like raise the roof, yeah. all right, it's friday, we're having some fun, that's right. you mentioned the fog coming through the delta and because of that, we are seeing some slowing because of that dense fog, not too bad through the altamont passes, concord, walnut creek through danville and that 680 corridor. you can see a little bit of fog but not too bad. as we switch over to the traffic maps, lots of green on the maps so that denote traffic flow is moving smoothly. the yellow denotes the heavy fog towards concord, antioch and brentwood. zoom in closer to the peninsula, no problems there. 101 northbound at shoreline boulevard a small accident. same story 280 northbound in san

jose but not causing any traffic problems through the areas. ify guys back to you. decades of division right now being swept away with cuba. the changes that are starting today that will impact u.s. relations and may even allow to you travel there. >> and all the hype about google glass now seeming a bit short-sighted. the abrupt about-face now facing potential glass wearers. join nbc bay area at "the twentieth wife" visit nbcbayarea.com for information. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benefits. you can compare plans side by side, choose the one that best fits your needs and enroll online.

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welcome back. it's 4:44. women now have a new opportunity in the military. the pentagon has given the green light to allow women to train with the elite army rangers. officials say about 60 women have signed up to be part of the next training course which begins in april. right now, this is a pilot program, but the outcome could have a big impact on the future of american women in combat roles. happening today, some of the long-held divisions with cuba are being wiped away so to speak. the white house is loosening america's cuban embargo meaning changes for consumers and travelers. americans will be allowed to travel to cuba. the new rules state it has to fall under certain conditions like government business or humanitarian missions. items like cigars can also legally be purchased there and

brought back to the u.s. american businesses will be permitted to export to cuban firms. a first of its kind law for any state in the nation, arizona now requiring high school students to pass the u.s. citizenship civics test in order to graduate. newly elected governor doug ducey signed that bill into law last night. the test involves 100 possible questions. those include knowing how many house and senate members there are, the name of the president, and the vice president, and the name of the national anthem. harder questions include who wrote the federalist papers. the answer to that one, alexander hamilton, james madison and john jay. >> nice to get a history lession. 4:45. investors are hoping the markets will turn around after stocks reel for the fifth straight day. for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc

headquarters. happy friday. >> happy friday to you, too. futures are lower after stocks closed at a one-month low and choppy session. disappointing bank earnings, economic data and retail news and a continued slide in oil prices. consum conthe dow falling 163 points. southwest airlines has been find $1.6 million for runway delays. southwest violated rules last january when 16 planes were stuck on the tarmac at chicago's midway airport and passengers didn't have a chance to get off of the planes after three hours. southwest didn't have enough staff on hand to avoid the delays. google will stop selling the consumer version of its web connected eye wear google glass on monday. the company wants to work on a more polished and affordable device. google has been offering a beta or explorer version of google

glass for about the past two years for $1,500. >> i guess that version didn't really take. thank you very much, landon. appreciate that. 4:46 right now. >> sorry. multitasking. >> you do that very well. >> it's what we do. jerry hill is your state senator and you think there ought to be a law today take some action. >> people who vote in the 13th state senate district are eligible to submit suggestions each year for hill's there outa be a law contest. the district kocovers most of t peninsula and south bay. last year's winner a menlo park man suggested confirmations be mailed out to voters indicating their ballots have been counted. governor brown signed that into law last year. >> it's a popular program. lot of folks admit there ought to be a law. >> i thought you were saying their votes are counted. where is my vote? what is the status of my vote now? >> meteorologist christina loren is here. she wants to be counted.

>> i got a couple ideas, too. you know what there ought to be a law against? that no pants b.a.r.t. ride. they just got brand new seats on b.a.r.t. if you're voting for sunshine this weekend, if you're voting for the 70s, we're going to have that for you. we call it chamber of commerce weather and here in the bay area it has been above average temperature wise, just about all week long. more of the same but today we include some light showers so we're mixing it up a little bit for you. especially up in the north bay we have a better chance for that as we head into this afternoon. i stop that clock for you at 11:00 a.m., a little bit more activity in the north bay. this is our best shot for showers as we get into today. we'll see that front lift back to the north by this evening and tomorrow morning we'll wake up with some very light precipitation before high pressure builds in rapidly. that will boost our numbers up. 66 degrees in the south bay. 6 on the east shore today and 63

degrees in wine country. so by tomorrow morning we'll wake up with a mostly cloudy sky and see those clouds make way to a lot of sunshine and beach weather. 69 degrees for tomorrow in monterey. 71 in santa cruz. and bodega bay will clear out tomorrow, 65 degrees, just about as warm as we head throughout your sunday. tomorrow morning if you're driving around and waking up early, catch anthony slaughter here on nbc bay area, he does the morning weather and we're looking good for light showers saturday, clearing out to a gorgeous day, gorgeous weekend and hey, you might have monday off as we honor the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. and looking good for nice weather monday into tuesday and the storm track comes back toward the end of next week. we'll talk more about that come up. back to you sam and chris. >> thank you very much. president obama will hold a screening of the movie "selma" at the white house with cast and crew. >> there's a push to get middle school students to see the film

as well. this weekend they can see it for free. >> we must march. we must stand up. >> the film tells the story of martin luther king jr.'s campaign for equal voting rights on the march from selma to montgomery. people are raising money across the country so pay for tickets so students can see it. >> this generation, it's a little bit removed but it's important they understand the importance of the movement and what happened. >> go to nbcbayarea.com to find out which 11 bay area theaters are participating in the "selma for students" project. middle school students can see the movie for free by showing a report card or their student i.d. at one of the theaters. the free tickets will run through monday which is of course dr. martin luther king jr. day. >> that's excellent. the movie up for best picture

but although "selma" seems to have presidential approval its actors got snubbed by the oscars, all 20 acting nominees are white, that has not happened in 17 years, talking about for the full oscar come nations. the nominations generated a lot of criticism. academy president who is african-american responded to the controversy saying this year's movies were just very competitive. we should point out "selma" is still in the running for best picture. >> a little bit surprising i think. >> it is. sometimes we hear about moms in labor who can't quite make it to the hospital in time. >> this east bay mom is not the only one. why a stretch of highway 24 near has layette may need a name with "baby boom" in it. >> this morning traffic is light across the east bay. still early. we have some fog out there. we'll break down the morning commute and get you out the door on time. it's 4:51. you're watching "today in the bay."

is it something in the water? maybe it's something in the pavement. some new parents are calling highway 24 a miracle highway. two mothers have given birth on the shoulder of the highway two days in a row. >> the first wednesday morning near the aclanes exit. sabrina cheung's water broke and just minutes later baby gabriel

was ready for his day febut >> pull off her pants, i'm looking down he's crowning, i can see the little head. it was freezing on the highway, you know, we had big rigs passing by and all kinds of cars obviously. >> he took the reins. i couldn't be happier and more proud. >> dad caught gabriel, wrapped him in a pillow case they had in the car and warmed him up under mom's shirt. both mom and baby obviously are doing well. >> very descriptive account of what happened. just yesterday another baby was born, a baby boy on highway 24 near the 680 interchange. the chp told us that the proud new dad pulled to the right shoulder as his wife was delivering the healthy baby boy, a very close call. >> i know there's like the miracle mile over in chicago, maybe we need our own miracle mile here. >> shopping and babies, what a combination. maybe you're one of the lucky ones to catch it when a

little bit of basketball magic landed on the world's crookedest streets. ♪ >> it will perk you up. the harlem globetrotters took a side trip to lombard street during their bay area visit. oakland native and current globetrotter led the tour. the globetrotters play three times this weekend in san jose and oakland before heading to sacramento on sunday. the opponent as always are the lowly washington generals, and gentlemen and women, place your bets. i like the globetrotters. >> i'm going with the globetrotters all the way, red, white and blue. >> anthony sometimes we feel we have to dribble our way in and out of traffic. >> really. even yesterday i was out at the grocery store and lady talked about how much she hated traffic. yeah, this guy does, too. let's talk about the traffic. in more ways than one. heavy across the east bay but

notice as we were talking about the highway 24 miracle whatever, well, not so miraculous this morning. there's an accident there, so just keep that in mind. i don't know if somebody's  delivering another baby but i'll be following the chp report. otherwise bay bridge wide open this morning. guys, back to you. >> now we'll always wonder. >> he does it all. 4:57. still to come a big holdup for b.a.r.t. commuters, why you might expect delays this morning. an update on the program to take down candlestick, the new way crews could be getting rid of that iconic stadium.

[ gunfire ] more than two dozen people arrested overnight suspected of taking part in the terrorist attacks in paris, and of plotting to kill more people. >> there are some changes coming for consumers and travelers as some of the long held divisions in cuba ending today.

and showers rolling through the north bay, you know what? we have an update on the drought monitor, a blessing for some and a curse for others. we've got your full forecast including this update, in just moments. >> good morning, i'm anthony slaughter in for mike inouye tracking your morning commute. we have fog across the east bay but otherwise on this friday light, not too bad, not too many accidents this morning. >> plus it's a friday so you know what? everyone's mentality right now is a positive one as we go up the san bruno mountains and look at the bay area and the city of san francisco. it is friday, january the 16th and you are watching "today in the bay." and on that note a very good friday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura. we have more on the story in a moment. first b.a.r.t. protesters plan on blankg