couldn't see these lights before. we'll show you what they're illuminating on your commute, coming up. >> we will enlighten you right now on a major commute change that's coming to the south bay. what you need to know before you hit the road. let's take a live look outside before you hit the road. maybe you're going to tour across the bay bridge this morning. it's wednesday, january 21st. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> a good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. all new this morning, we are learning about a police investigation. a shooting on highway 4 in concord. stephanie chuang joins us live from police headquarters. investigators shut the freeway down for some time. what do we know about the investigation? good morning. >> reporter: sam, good morning to you. there are few details at this point. we do know they shut down for about three hours overnight.

a chp officer just left the concord police department here. he went inside for about five minutes. he had some papers, spoke with someone inside the department, and then as i just said, he took off. you can see westbound highway 4 was shut down around midnight between the chicago highway and willow pass road exit. that's where there was a shooting overnight. that is near the diablo creek golf course. check out the white four-door sedan. it looks like it might be a pontiac grand prix, maybe late '90s model. riddled with bulls, maybe 15 of them along the driver's side. someone was able to drive this car still, though, to the kaiser permanente medical center in walnut creek. that's about 12 miles away. and it was found parked across the street from the emergency entrance. chp had shut down the left three lanes as concord police and sheriff's deputies responded to this shooting, marking the

evidence, including many bullet casings found on the ground. but still so many questions right now. who was the shooter or shooters. what was the motive. my understanding is whoever is responsible is still on the run. we also don't know what the victim's condition is. the person who was taken to kaiser permanent today. i did speak with a dispatcher. someone is working on the investigation and we'll get you updates as soon as we get them. live in concord, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> that is a very disturbing sequence of events. 14 hours later, crews are still trying to repair a gas leak in the south bay, part of tully road from quinnby to capital expressway is shut down until the repairs are done. kris sanchez live in san jose. when is that road expected to reopen? >> reporter: i just got off the phone with someone from pg&e and the estimation is still 7:00 this morning, just as it was last night. the crews are still working

behind me. we saw some folks welding that four-inch line and there are several people still in that trench that looks to be about five or six feet deep. here's what the scene looked like yesterday afternoon when a third party crew working in the area hit that unmarked four-inch gas line. that is a high pressure line. firefighters rushed to the scene and evacuated three businesses as a precaution. crews shut off -- >> what we do is we prepare for the unexpected. we're here until they say we're done and everything is capped off and ready to go. >> so firefighters were on a two-alarm response outside the so called gas explosion area, just to be sure. and the gas was shut off around 6:00 for a few hours, but ever since pg&e crews have been working to repair the line, and the gas service was restored because pg&e brought in natural gas trucks to pressurize the line so that they could restore service to the 57 or so customers who lost it in the hours after the break.

while traffic is still impacted on tully road between quinnby road and capital expressway near east ridge mall, it is expected to be back to normal around 7:00 this morning. meantime, the businesses here in the strip mall alongside this break, they're free to open, business as usual this morning. but i'll tell you, might be tough for their customers to reach them, seeing as tully is still shut down. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest update, kris. investigators right now are revealing new clues about a decomposing body discovered in the waters near bay point. an autopsy done on the man's body could not turn up an obvious cause of death or his identity for that matter. but investigators now say the body was in the water for more than a month before being discovered sunday by fishermen. the man had a hip replacement and spinal surgery as well as a tattoo of a tiger on his upper arm. the coroner's office right now is awaiting the results of toxicology tests. it is 5:04. a follow-up on the mysterious

goo found on birds in the bay seems to be spreading. over the last few days, crews have rescued hundreds of birds, mostly along the east b bay shorelines. now birds covered in the odd substance are also being found across the bay in foster city. more than 100 birds found with the goo on their feathers have died. investigators are still trying to identify the substance. to politics now, and the president laying out his plan in last night's state of the union. today he's going to start traveling across the country to promote the main theme. among the items on his to-do list, the president has promised tax increases for america's wealthiest to help ease the burdens on the middle class and the poor. he also vowed to veto any republican efforts to dismantle his health care and financial reform laws. president obama has pledged to work with congress on a new authorization plan for military action against isis as well. he spoke passionately about that. president obama also touted his move to engage in diplomatic relations to renew them with

cuba. a new deal may soon bring development and jobs to sunnyvail. jay paul is purchasing 47 acres of land from lockheed martin. they are planning to build state of the art office towers. they envision a project similar to one taking part around moffin field. >> we have our eye on the prize, rob, which will be this weekend, and the 70-degree temperatures. in the meantime, it's a little chilly. >> it is. we're talking about the skies clear this morning and not seeing as much fog. so our temperatures really dropped down to 35 degrees in napa. 47 in san francisco. you notice the clear skies in the south bay. we're still seeing the patchy fog up towards fairfield and concord in santa rosa this morning. oakland and livermore looking a little better. seeing the fog right now, it should break up pretty quickly before lunchtime today, and as

we head towards the evening along the coast, we'll see a little bit of low clouds there trying to approach pillar point and spilling through the san bruno gap. no sign of any rain in the evening. the rain showers off to the north. this pattern continues to be dry. highs today mostly. 0s, but by saturday and sunday, that's when temperatures are going to start to climb. today's highs, mid 60s. 63 in san jose. forest hills looking at numbers in the mid to upper 50s. you can see around santa rosa, temperatures in the low 60s. pleasanton 64. livermore about 63. in the five-day outlook, temperatures climbing into the low 70s around san jose and san francisco. and we'll see monday more clouds that will hopefully hint at the first chance of rain. no rain in the morning commute, but a little bit of patchy fog still around the north bay this morning. >> we'll show that to folks on our road weather index, because

our maps, traffic and weather, are tied together. from emeriville, we couldn't see this view of the bay bridge. now we can see crystal clear. twinkling lights. that's good stuff. richmond bridge also clear, but here's what rob's talking about. the fog for the north bay. the orange highlighted across our maps, the traffic maps at least show the weather might be at issue as far as fog goes. north through valejo. the traffic has cleared, but the police investigation continuing off of the roadways. meanwhile, look at this big view of the bay. the peninsula, the tri-valley all moving smoothly and clearly. one lane blocked, the fast lane because of an earlier crash. the gas main is busted and they're doing repair work tully at quinnby. there's king road to get around the surface streets.

hoping to have this fully reopened by zen a.m. we're back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening today, big changes coming to highway 85. this afternoon, cal trans will turn on metering lights between 280 and cupertino and 101 and mountain view. it will affect all southbound commuters between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. the lights will also go on for northbound ramps along the same corridor, but they will remain solid green for another week. once they do go into effect, they'll be on for an extended period of time, from 6:00 to 11:00 a.m. the idea is to speed things up on the freeway, though some drivers are worried things will dramatically slow down on the onramp and city streets. >> we'll see what happens. probably couldn't be worse than what things are right now. relief may eventually be coming for another busy south bay corridor.

that stretch of road west of the holster turnoff is just two lanes. the mercury news missed a road show reporting that the valley transportation authority is now considering an eight-mile four-lane freeway running parallel and to the south of 152. the potential cost for that, about $850 million. right now, there's no timetable for the project. >> that certainly could be helpful. the giants' trophy takes flight. we're going to tell you where it's actually headed today. plus, crews now working to recover part of the airasia jet that crashed into the java sea. what we're learning about the moments leading right up to the crash. lift gets a little bit of a close shave, and what's coming to netflix. i'll tell you coming up.

you're watchi ining "today the bay." >> where the trophy is headed now and who's proudly taking it there. good morning. >> reporter: shouldn't come as a surprise that the president and ceo of the sf giants organization will be bringing the 2014 world series trophy along with the 2012 and 2010 here to gate 54b, bound for that flight at 705, virgin america flight 5950 to jfk, where it will be going on tour. you can see they have the orange

carpet laid out for the trophy that should be arriving within the moment. it will be flying on this aircraft right here. it's not your regular aircraft. it is in terms of airworthiness, but certainly not in terms of the emblem on the side, which you can see right there. they've got it already pasted on there. the san francisco giants world champions, 2014. the third time the team, the franchise has taken the title in five years. and onboard that plane in first class, you can take a look, they'll be doing something very similar that they did back in 2012 or 2013 for the 2012 championship. they'll be putting the trophies in first class, buckled up with the president ceo taking them along the way. if you come back out here live, you can see they're wheeling up the trophies right now. you've got all three of them in those special black carrying cases. they'll be taking them onboard the plane, and this, by the way, is not a charter flight. this is a regular flight to jfk, so there are going to be other passengers. perhaps if it's like years past,

who are unaware that the trophies are onboard, maybe there are some who are, a nice surprise flying at jfk to know that they have three special guests onboard. hopefully there's not going to be any turbulence because the spikes on that trophy are pretty sharp. >> they could be walking by as well thinking, like, hey, can i have champagne? they're probably not going to take that. >> he's looking around like let me check this out. >> exactly. >> thanks. >> the ride-sharing company lift is getting rid of those distinctive pink mustaches, which has kind of become their signature. scott mcgrew, the company perhaps gussying itself up for a date? >> they made no secret it would like to get the same sort of funding that uber has. lift was first on the streets as far as using everyday cars go.

it beat uber and the pink mustache was sort of a whimsical way for riders to figure out which car was supposed to pick them up. but that was back in the let's give this crazy idea a try days of 2012. uber, when it added everyday cars, turned out to have a sticker in the windshield. people find that a bit more refined in the modern days of 2015. lift is going to move to something similar. apparently a small pink mustache right there in the windshield. let's get a look at the markets. landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> hey, scott, good morning to you. futures are lower after stocks ended mostly positive on tuesday in an up and down session. investors tracking corporate earnings from the likes of johnson & johnson. and the dow and nasdaq closing higher for the second straight day. we get data on housing starts or new home construction. the dow, which had been down,

closed up three to 17,515. >> a win's a win. we'll take it, landon, thank you. the last time netflix reported profits, the subscriber growth was slowing. tuesday was another time for that quarterly report, netflix said pretty much the sail thing about american subscribers. nobody paid any attention. instead, they loved the news of expansion overseas, and netflix profits. now, if you're not a shareholder but you do have a netflix account, you'll probably like the news that netflix will stream "the interview" starting on saturday. i have to admit, i actually watched the first half or so. i paid my $3 to make a statement. >> you went to the theater? >> no, i saw it on pay-per-view. i never quite finished it. so you kind of get it now for free in the sense that -- you know, you're a netflix subscriber. that's not free. but free on netflix anyway.

>> interesting. sounds like it might not be worth it. >> meh. >> okay. time is precious. >> you would not give that two thumbs up, i don't think. >> yeah. >> he gives it one eh. >> i don't know if you're going to want to stay inside, at least this weekend, and watch a movie. i know it's wednesday. but the weekend sounds like it's going to be great. >> this time of year, if we can get to the low 70s, it's good fluff to break some records. we'll see temperatures climbing, which means less fog, drier air moving in, and a little taste of that this morning. we're seeing less fog outside and that's sort of like sleeping without a blanket this time of year. you can see the temperatures in the 30s with patchy fog. still in the north bay. san jose, big drop. almost eight degrees cooler than yesterday morning. 40 degrees. there you see san francisco at 47 degrees. the worst of the fog this morning, it's the usual suspects here. the east bay valley, and also over towards the north bay.

some of that fog drifts in from east to west overnight. but notice the visibility from oakland to san jose. a lot better than yesterday morning. though i do think that fog is going to thicken up a little bit into oakland, and maybe parts of the tri-valley just before sunrise. as we go through the afternoon, we're going to see some clear skies. very interesting yesterday. this is the third day. here's a look at yesterday, tuesday around monterrey bay. look at that water coming up the steps there. this king tide adds about another eight to ten inches on top of the normal high tide. you see the view there. today, the last of the series of three king tides coming up later on this morning. just after 10:00 at about 6.9 feet. so once again, as that picture showed quite well, low-lying areas, some roadway flooding possible there along the coastal areas in the inner bay for one more day. high pressure keeping our conditions very dry. would be nice to get some rain or snow. you're not going to find it in this pattern, though. if you like 70s for your weekend, this is the pattern for

you. see the storms moving off to the north. early next week, very interesting. we're going to see a low coming up west to baja, california. don't really see that too often in winter. at this point, we'll take what we can get. by next tuesday, looks like we can finally see a chance of rain, which is significant, when you compare 2014 to what we've seen so far this year. san jose only having thanks to some drizzle at times .2 of an inch of rain. so far on pace for the all-time driest january. maybe next week, we can break out of that. in the meantime, low 60 this is the forecast today around san jose. still around 60 near san francisco. 62 in santa rosa. low to mid 60s toward pleasanton in livermore. stays the warmest weather of the week, just in time for saturday and sunday. mild conditions into monday. then we'll finally see a chance of rain approaching next tuesday. now for another check of your wednesday morning commute, let's send it over to mike. >> all that talk about the weekend, and then i got distracted and you brought me back to wednesday. we're looking towards your commute. we are looking at your typical

weekday commute. a smooth drive. and we'll look at your map, because that view is a lot better than what we saw yesterday. and there's no orange right here. that means a lot less cloud cover. we do have some clouds in the north bay and some fog as well. so that will be a factor. 580, that volume building, and a crash reported in the last couple of minutes, but it's over on the shoulder. there's your tri-valley. a wider view of the bay. we'll show you the south bay. no major slowing there as well as the east bay. we're just getting you open for this commute right now. that flow of traffic. the orange showing you that we do still have the fog through concord, antioch, fairfield. watch the area approaching. but no advisories like we had yesterday. that includes the richmond bridge. we do have the fog north of there. our camera shows a little glow of lights from time to time. right now we're looking pretty good, as far as the view and the volume traffic. all the way down across the very clear golden gate bridge. and the bay bridge, no problem

for visibility. some low clouds, but that's not an issue for drivers. a smooth drive at speed through the maze and down the east shore freeway. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. we are getting our first idea this morning about what may have brought down the airasia plane that crashed last month in the java sea. indonesia's transport minister said the pilots did a sudden and extreme climb, causing the jet to stall. the pilot asked to ascend just before the jet disappeared from the radar. he was not granted immediate permission due to heavy traffic. passenger planes normally climb the rate of a thousand feet per minute. investigators say the airasia jet climbed at eight times that rate before it stalled. 162 people died in that crash. new this morning, the american lung association gives the government a failing grade when it comes to tobacco control policies. last year, the agency urged all levels of government to help reduce smoking rates to less than 10% in ten years. the agency also called for new protections from secondhand

smoke. a new report finds no state passed smoke-free laws or increased tobacco laws last year. the government was unable to finalize its proposal. >> the fight over the game-winning ball in the nfc championship game. the fan who holds the ball has already turned down $20,000 for it. what he wants instead, next.

you're watching "today in the bay." >> a very good wednesday morning to you. this is a live look. recognize those? at sfo this morning. they're getting ready. a lot of crews there. the world series trophies. and they are off this morning on

a flight. they get to ride in first class. very nice. >> it is a full experience. i wonder if there's accompanying garlic fries, because that really enhances the experience. s.a.p. center is going to be rocking out tonight, celebrating the first ever metallica night at the shark tank. the band is going to be there to drop the puck before tonight's sharks game against the l.a. kings. on its website, metallica says it's been a fan of the sharks since the mid '90s when the team moved to san jose for good. the members of the band metallica are big bay area sports fans, having hosted a number of metallica nights with the san francisco giants as well. so they are invested in local teams. to the gridiron now. there is a little controversy brewing surrounding the game-winning ball from sunday's nfc championship game. >> when jermaine kearse scored the game-winning touchdown, he tossed the ball into the stands,

and there it is caught by scott sheldon, who so far hasn't decided whad to ed what to do ball. the seahawks offered him $20,000, but he turned it down. he was offered a helmet and his own jersey, but sheldon is now holding out for super bowl tickets. and he may get it. >> it's not like jermaine kearse waited much time there before getting rid of the football. he just chucked it with vigor. it's like instantaneous. if you want the ball, hold on to the billion. -- ball. sheldon is actually scheduled to start a stint in jail the day after the super bowl. so if he goes, he's going to need to rush back to report to jail. >> so he wants kind of a grand hurrah. >> we'll see what kind of deal he can barter. a lot more ahead. stick around.

police investigating after a shooting on the bay area freeway. at least one person taken to the hospital. we'll have details next. repair work done, crews working to get things completed. we'll have a live update next. a chilly start to the morning. san jose 40 degrees. arnold dublin, 44. fog-free there, but fog slowing down your commutes in other spots around the bay area. we'll have a look at that. >> we do have fog advisory for the north bay. and the tri-valley, we have a crash going there. we'll talk about how it affects 580 as well. >> the san jose skyline on this early wednesday morning. it is 5:30. get that extra cup of coffee. it's january 21st and you are watching "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." and a very good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia cannon.

crews are closing in on repairing a gas leak, part of tully road from quinby is shut down. when is that road expected to reopen, kris? >> reporter: the estimate has not changed since last night at 7:00. deep in a trench, about five or six feet deep. we can see the sparks from the welding. and we know that they are repairing a high-pressure gas line. firefighters rushed to scene, evacuated three businesses as a precaution. crews shut the gas off at 6:00 last night. for just a few hours, firefighters were on a two-alarm response outside what they called a gas explosion area, just to be sure. >> what we do is we prepare for

the unexpected. we're here until everything is capped off and ready to go. gas was shut off around 6:00 for a few hours, and ever since those pg&e crews have been working to repair that high pressure line. while traffic is still intact here, gas service is not. pg&e brought out some large natural gas trucks to pressurize the line so that they could restore service to the 57 customers who lost it in the hours after the break. meantime, the businesses that were evacuated from the strip mall here not far from east ridge mall, they will be allowed to open business as usual this morning. but their parking lot has quite a few work crews in it. we're here in it as well. it's kind of hard to get to seeing as tully road continues to be closed. the estimated time, again, 7:00 this morning and that's the latest from pg&e. i talked with them at 5:00. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the update, kris.

all-new this morning, police investigating a shooting that happened in highway 4 in concord. a car driving along the highway ends up riddled with bullets. stephanie chuang joining us at concord police headquarters. what do we know about the events leading up to the shooting, if anything. and the road was shut down for a period of time as well. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning to you, sam. shut down for about three hours, but everything back open as of around 3:00 this morning. went inside, had some reports. it looked like he dropped him off to a concord police investigator. that's the agency leading the way in this investigation. few details right now. what we do know is there was a shooting on westbound highway 4 around midnight and it happened between the port chicago highway. that is the diablo creek golf course. looks like maybe a late '90s pontiac grand prix. maybe 15 bullet holes along the driver's side. still, someone was able to get

that car and some passengers to the kaiser permanente medical center in walnut creek, which is roughly ten miles away. it was parked across the street from the emergency entrance. they responded marking the evidence, including many of the bullet casings found on the ground. still, we are waiting for answers on what led to the shooting, what happened, and why. we understand the people behind the shooting are still on the run. concord pd is leading the investigation. someone is inside working on it right now. the department has more resources for invest getting something of a criminal nature. live in concord this morning, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." hopefully that search ramps up. we'll be getting more details from you later in the morning. thank you. this is a strange one. it's either a misguided message or unusual prank, but whatever the intent, it's leaving berkley

residents unnerved. someone is leaving boars' heads on the streets. some of the images we're about to show you are graphic. one boar's head was left on top of a garbage can. in each case, vegan restaurants are nearby. a camera outside a liquor store caught one head being dropped off. >> from the torso down, pretty much with white gloves on, dumping the pig on the ground and putting the head on the top and that was it. >> police say they don't yet know the motive or whether there is a connection to those vegan restaurants. a south bay city right now considering a crackdown on e-cigarettes. at its meeting, the saratoga city council is going to discuss a possible ordinance creating new licensing requirements for e-cigarette retailers. california is among the dozens of states that have outlawed the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. now federal officials have proposed a nationwide ban on such sales.

rob is in for christina this morning. a cool start to the morning. >> yeah, chilly, especially around the north bay and san jose. 30 right now in san jose. a few patches of fog back in towards the by right now. see a lot of city lights looking down towards san francisco. but into the north by, visibility is dropped off less that a half mile for santa rosa, napa, into fairfield. but south of san francisco not all that bad. we're seeing overcast skies, mainly off to the north of san jose right now. we'll see those low clouds break out before lunchtime today with a few patches of low clouds heading down the coast as we head into the afternoon. temperatures later on, low to mid 60s again today in san jose. much like we saw yesterday.

highs in the 60s. winds turning slightly offshore. we watch the rain staying to the north for the weekend. this will allow the temperatures to climb on up, especially friday through sunday. you can see it here for san jose. san francisco too also looking fairly warm. now for a check-in what's happening this wednesday with your morning commute, here's rob. >> we couldn't really show you much yesterday morning. this is 880 through oakland and a clear view this morning. no fog through the oakland hills. the backup for the cash lanes, but no metering lights yet. easy flow there. richmond bridge clear, but the orange still showing in the north bay. same thing for concord. the crash 242 at 680, though,

that's out of the roadway. eastbound commute at franklin, so it's not affecting the upper east shore. in the tri-valley, west 580 shows slowing past the scene of the crash. back to you. >> thanks so much. it is 5:38 right now. deflate-get is what they're calling the controversy surro d surrounding the new england patriots. they're being accused of underinflating balls of the afc championship game they won sunday over the colts. the practice apparently makes footballs more catchable and throwable, especially in bad weather. a source tells espn the nfl tested the patriots' game balls and found 11 of 12 were significantly less inflated than the rules allow. the nfl so far is not commenting. the league could take away a draft pick if it finds that the patriots are actually at fault. whether it's true or not,

people are definitely talking about the issue. jerry rice tweeted out, 11 of 12 billions under-inflated. can anyone spell cheating? #justsaying. dareus butler tweeted @nfl, so we get to play the game again or nah? >> so bill belichick, one of his nicknames is belicheat. it's not exactly his first dabbling in subterfuge. some crazy stuff out there. so he's not a newcomer to this sort of thing. we'll find out what the nfl does. >> will they cheated or not, the patriots are headed to the super bowl, and one website says that's actually leading to lower ticket prices. >> according to seat geek, the average ticket is telling for just under $2,900. that's a lot of money, but still 20% less than this time last year. the tickets were 18% cheaper on monday compared to saturday. >> seat geek is blaming the decline solely on the patriots, calling it super bowl fatigue. the pats have reached the super

bowl six times in the past 14 years, suggesting some new england fans may just be used to watching their team play for a title. the site expects ticket prices to decline even more leading up to the game. >> still a very big match-up. probably the two best teams in the nfl. we would go if offered the seats. the president hitting the road today trying to push his new agenda that he set forth last night in the state of the union address. we'll be live from capitol hill with reaction to the speech next. a connection between the recent outbreak of measles and disneyland. a live look outside right now. those are the championship trophies of the san francisco giants, getting ready for their world tour. all right, at least bicoastal tour. v.i.p. treatment. we'll tell you more about the background on this with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic, and weather, right after this break.

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>> as expected, president obama's state of the union address is getting criticism from republicans and questions about whether any of it will get done. tracie potts live on capitol hill with a recap this morning and some early reaction. >> reporter: reaction from republicans. some of these things are not going to get done on their watch, they say. the president took this approach that we're better off than we were six years ago because more people are working, albeit not earning as much, but more people are working, and more people he says have health care. >> the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong. >> reporter: president obama's state of the union took on everything from climate change to cuba, immigration, and isis. and he previewed what's coming in his budget in two years. free community college, paid sick leave, a push to raise the minimum wage. policies he says will help the

middle class. >> and these policies will continue to work, as long as politics don't get in the way. let's set our sights higher than a single oil pipeline. >> reporter: his push for higher taxes for the wealthy probably wouldn't go far. republicans would rather cut spending. >> and balance the budget, with meaningful reforms, not higher taxes, like the president has proposed. >> i kind of think it was a rose-colored glasses speech. a lot of his proposals were expensive new entitlements. >> reporter: some republicans actually liked the president's ideas. >> the president presented some great aspirational goals. the question is, how are we beginning to get there? the devil is in the details. >> let's find the wins here and see what we can deliver. >> reporter: it's a new game plan for a divided congress. and it's a game plan the president plans to sell directly to the public starting today in idaho. >> already making the tour. thank you very much. reaction to the president's speech, it was mixed here in the

bay area, but some grown ups were actually energized. education advocates say the president brought his a game. they were pleased with where he stood on social issues. they also believe his vision for free community college education would benefit everyone. >> increase in competition for jobs because you still come out with a degree. the more the competition, the better you have to be to get the job. >> i think he was very honest. completely different from his past state of the unions, he was just very honest. >> others we spoke with felt the president may have left a few items on the table. for example, some say he didn't do enough to forward his agenda on immigrants' rights. you can see the president's full address in the republican response on our website, nbcbayarea.com. the link is at the top of the home page. away from politics now to what's going on here in california. new this morning, two army national guardsmen from california are recovering from a rough landing in their blackhawk

helicopter. this happened last night at the ramona airport near san diego. officials say the two aviators were flying a blackhawk helicopter during a routine training mission when something went wrong. they had to bring the bird down immediately, and its landed very hard on the ground. the two aviators were hurt, but we're told that they are okay this morning. the helicopter, however, was badly damaged. investigators are looking into exactly why they had to make that forced emergency landing. new research shows the measles outbreak is still beginning on. health officials say five of the people who have measles are employees at the theme park. two of those employees were previously vaccinated for the disease. three were not. the number of cases stands at 53 with the majority of them in california. meantime, disneyland is offering refunds to some people who don't want to risk going to the park. it's taking requests on a case by case basis. the health department said while there's a risk of contracting the disease at that park, the same risk basically exists

across the entire state of california. rob joins us with a look at the forecast for today. kind of a cold start. >> we're starting out very cold, but climbing ining into the mi. and 70s for the weekend. look at the numbers there. 35 there on the right. north bay location seeing some patchy fog. chilly around napa. 41 in san jose. mostly clear skies, though. you're seeing a few patches of low clouds now drifting north to south across the bay for you this morning. the thickest fog in the north and east bay valleys, santa rosa over towards napa, fairfield, and concord. less than a half mile. those visibilities do improve as you get into oakland and sun sunnyvale. we've got the fog for the morning, and as we jump towards the afternoon, we'll see what's left of the low clouds breaking up fairly quickly. and as we go through the day, mostly sunny.

then a few clouds coming down the coast here. as we head into thursday, notice how we're not really seeing that much fog over the next few mornings. offshore winds will help to clear out our skies and set the stage for warming, and that warming that we'll see courtesy of a ridge of high pressure, which has really kept things dry this year. an all-time record in 2014 for dry conditions in january. and look at this here on the right. rather than some drizzle at times in san jose, we really haven't seen any measurable rainfall. now, there is hope we could see some changes when it comes to that probably towards this time next week. but in the meantime, we'll see high pressure strengthen. san francisco closer to 60 at times, with some hazy skies. into the north bay, you'll see temperatures in the 60s. 63 in livermore. in the next few days, we'll show you that high strengthening and temperatures really climbing on up. maybe some records could be broken this weekend. if we can climb into the low 70s, looks like we'll do that in

san jose and san francisco. a closer view of your weekend forecast, we'll show you the north bay and the south bay. you can see those numbers in the mid 70s at times. more clouds on monday, and we hope a chance of seeing some rain by next tuesday. for another look at your morning commute, here's mike. >> we're looking onto the south bay where we do have this burst of traffic. it's typical, right around a quarter to 6:00, we almost always see this at 101 just north of 680. nothing really unusual about this traffic flow. the south bay, silicon valley still in a normal flow right now. your morning commute just getting started. but we do have this one issue for surface streets, as kris sanchez was reporting. this gas main, still working on the repair work. tully at quinby on the east side of the northridge mall. capital expressway gets you around. locals know there are alternates around that scene, but it will be an issue. the ramps are open for business.

kris sanchez is out there. fog much less of an issue this morning, but we're still seeing it creep over. same thing for the north area. santa rosa. we'll give you a live look at santa rafael. a glow to the lights as the volume starts to build. no problems across the bridge for visibility. we just have your metering lights on. back to you. >> thank you very much. a bay area woman's battle to end her life with dignity is inspiring a new right to die legislation here in california. britney maynard very publicly decided to end her own life before brain cancer did. the 29-year-old newlywed had to leave california and go to oregon just to end her life legally. today, a new end of life options act will be unveiled in sacramento. a lung cancer patient from san

mateo is actually at the state capitol urging lawmakers to pass that legislation. she says while she fights to survive, she also wants options at the end of her life. >> i'm at peace with the idea. that my life will end. but how it ends if cancer runs its course, that terrifies me. that is an ugly death. i want peace. >> something many families can relate to. glass will be standing on the capitol steps this afternoon with the bill's authors and britney maynard's widower and mother showing her support for this law. the last time they debated the issue, eight years ago. >> could be life-changing news for thousands of students who want bachelors degrees but can't afford to go to a four-year college. the state has agreed to allow 15 community colleges in california to offer bachelors degrees. two of those schools are right here in the bay area. students can enroll in a

four-year program. in the meantime, skyline college in san bruno will offer a fur-year degree in respiratory therapy. happening right now, the red carpet treatment for the san francisco giants newest world championship trophy still going on several months after the world series wrapped up. it's taking off on a tour right now. about one hour, san francisco-based virgin america is beginning tofully that trophy and the giants' whole staff to new york city. you might figure, why start in new york? that is where the giants played until 1957. as fans will proudly tell you, the giants won the trophy in november. >> that makes you smile. can the police pose as you on facebook? scott mcgrew, a court case that has everyone taking sides. >> it does. facebook says they cannot, but facebook wouldn't necessarily know the police were doing that.

the case got its start in new york state. the dea arrests a woman on a drug case and then goes online and creates a facebook page for her using her own pictures that the agents got off her cell phone. the idea being her friends, who are presumably in the drug trade as well, will link to her, but really it's the dea. in one case, they were looking for one of her friends who was evading arrest. the woman filed a lawsuit against the justice department saying that was a violation of her privacy. the government settled out of court. they're paying $134,000, but they're not admitting any fault. so back to the original question. can the cops do this? we don't know, buzz it didn't finish its travels through the court. how do you build a facebook profile for your new persona, which has no friends? if i ran a criminal enterprise, i'd be suspicious of a new-hire who just joined facebook yesterday. a new law passed this summer

just took effect in illinois, allows schools to demand students' facebook passwords if they're suspected of doing something against the rules like bullying. even if that behavior happened off campus. this is very, very controversial, and no doubt will end up in the higher courts where they can decide the legality of that. >> understandable, given the bullying that had taken place. >> they're trying to do something. >> when it comes to adults and passwords. >> did you bring a jacket this morning? you might shed it by this afternoon. >> dress in layers, but the jacket needs to have a liner to it. not a light jacket. down to 41 degrees in san jose and some 30s in the north bay valleys.

not too bad. certainly not jacket weather. low to mid 60s. still expecting 70s. now let's see if there's such a thing as wednesday morning traffic. >> we have the lights because of the metering lights, the baucku at the toll plaza. knot of here, anywhere north of basically throughout the knot bay itself. still, likely to have lower visibility. the greatest build. i just got word of santa clara police working on a scene. a crash on the surface streets. i'll let you know about the closures. but avoid the area if you can. great america parkway for the time being. send it back to you. >> thanks so much. >> two men have the sbentire wod talking after a record-setting climate which we followed closely at yosemite's el

capitan. >> today they're talking to ellen degeneres. it took 19 days. kevin jorgensen and tommy caldwell made it up using nothing but their hands and feet. the 3,000 foot journey considered the hardest free climb ever attempted. >> i just thought why. >> i've got to quote johnny cash. if you're going to be dumb, you better be tough. >> this afternoon at 4:00 here on nbc bay area. and then he got his voice back. >> he was kind of sitting there nodding his head. i guess he can talk now. a typical dorm room, you might find a tv, a computer, maybe even a refrigerator. >> if you're lucky. not always the lap of luxury in college. but one rice university student has turned his room into something much more unusual. david nichols played 500 bucks

for 13,000 plastic balls. okay. and turned a room in his dorm into a ballroom, a play ballroom. the kind that you might find in a fast-food play area for kids. just like any good ball pit, there are some rules here to playing. among them, no food or drinks. no shoes. the university says after some initial concerns, they're going to let the ball pit stay. at least for now. >> bringing the kid out in himself there. >> is that a point for socialization? just trying to meet some women. as we just told you, the giants' world series trophy is on the move. we're beginning to show you where they are now, where they're headed, all in a live report.

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next. right now, crews racing to fix a busy stretch of road in the south bay. what you need to know before you head out the door. star treatment for the world series trophies. we're live as the giants' brass prepares to send the hardware off in style. and a little less fog, and clouds around the south bay has allowed san jose to drop to a chilly 38 degrees this morning. we'll talk about that. plus 70s ahead in your microclimate forecast coming up. sad news for the south bay. we have a deadly crash on surface streets. we also have a couple of issues for south bay freeways. we'll sort those out. priceless would be the cost of this view right here. as we take a look outside on a cooler morning as rob just described, temperatures in the 30s in the south by. it is wednesday, january 21st and you are watching "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is