a star stanford athlete accused of rape. how three witnesses say they were able to put an end to the alleged assault. and a late night debate. one peninsula city takes on the controversial issue of police wearing body cameras and when they should be turned on, when they should be off. details, next. and good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. sunny and mild for today. then we're going to warm you up into the weekend. -the-wednesd it's wednesday. much-needed rain on the way. the car are already here. we're talking about a lot of things to expect as well as things reported for that south bay commute as well. downtown san jose, the skyline there still dark, but we know the sun is coming up very soon. it is january 28th, wednesday, and this is "today in the bay."

from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> a very good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off this morning. police wearing body cameras. a lot of communities are talking about this commercial issue, garnering nationwide attention. so, last night took center stage right here in the bay area. >> just hours ago, the menlo park city council wrapped up a heated debate about what to do with those body cameras. stephanie chuang joins us with all of the details. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning to you both. the city council hasn't voted before on police policies like use of force. so they didn't vote on this, but there were a lot of recommendations. definitely tense moments with the police chief. they want police officers to turn on their body cameras, which is about this size. they're about this size. responding to all kinds of calls. instead of what the police chief

had requested, which was having officers only turn them on in progress to high priority calls. the discussion taking place following a deadly shooting that happened november 11th when police responded to a report of a burglary on willow place. they say they were forced to open fire after the suspect pulled out a gun and pointed it at them. two of the three responding officers had body cameras, but only one had it on, and that was only turned on right after the shooting had already taken place. >> we all know they have some police officers who have not behaved to the high standard we would expect in some cities and it's nice to have a record, to make sure that the correct actions are taken accordingly. >> reporter: city council members agreed to revisit this with an update from the police department as well as the aclu. there is a meeting february 19th when he will make sure officers are in the loop on having to turn on the cameras before responding to calls. now a committee has to determine how long the department will

keep that footage. police want to retain it for at least two and a half years. the aclu would like police to keep the footage for a matter of weeks, not years. there have been some lessons learned. the mesa police department in arizona said in a pilot program, they got 40% fewer complaints against officers who wore body cameras and 75% fewer use of force complaints. so some positive numbers there. we learned some new numbers for menlo park last year with body cameras. we'll have that for you coming up in about 40 minutes. live in menlo park, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, steph. a former stanford swimmer is now accused of rape and he will soon have to tell his side of the story to a palo alto judge. brock turner is out of jail on $150,000 bail. he's expected in court on monday to answer to several charges stemming from the alleged rape of a woman who police say was drunk and unconscious. prosecutors say just after

midnight, two people riding their bikes saw that attack happen on campus, and they say turner tried to run when he saw them, but they managed to chase him down and hold him, while a third witness called police. >> this is the kind of case that would be impossible to sweep under the rug. we had eyewitnesss and the police were called. >> turner voluntarily left the university and is not allowed back on campus pending the outcome of this investigation. later today, federal officials investigating the 2012 fire at richmond chevron and refinery will be meeting with the people to talk about their latest findings. they're also expected to recommend new safety procedures. just last week, the u.s. chemical safety board released its final draft report. it blamed a flawed safety culture, and also blamed a lack of knowledge among emergency responders, putting more employees at risk. you'll remember the fire sent huge black plumes of smoke into the air. more than 15,000 people needed some kind of medical attention

as a result. tonight's meeting starts at 6:00. if your drive to work takes you through the south bay, you'll want to listen up. >> new metering lights will stay on until almost lunchtime. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us from mountain view. the lights just turned on about five minutes ago. how's it going so far? >> supposed to be turning on. they haven't turned on yet here, but we're expecting them to turn on at any minute, and when they do, caltrans is warning commuters to expect delays during this rollout of these metering light here's on 85. this stretch of 85 will soon be slow and go aztec wos tech work to near jobs.

caltrans will be turning on lights at highway 85 between cupertino and mountain view. we put this map up to give you a better idea. instead of running from 6:00 a.m. to let's say 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning, these will be on from 6:00 until 11:00 a.m. that's almost lunchtime. we have spoken with drivers who are concerned that this will lead to bad backups on the local residential streets. caltrans is urging commuters to please be patient. >> motorists might expect some delays as we monitor and make adjustments as necessary for the first couple weeks during this activation period. >> reporter: last week, caltrans activated metering lights on seven onramps in the reverse commute direction, southbound highway 85, and this is all part of a $13 million joint project that incorporates caltrans, the metropolitan transportation

commission, and the valley transportation authority, vta. and more metering lights are going to be installed here in the south bail. going to be on 101 between gilroy and south san jose. that's scheduled to take place over the summer. reporting live here in mountain view, we're still waeting f iwa these metering lights to turn on, "today in the bay." >> we thought we had it timed perfectly. hopefully the next time we talk to you. >> it's not our timing. it's caltrans timing, honestly. transportation leaders will get some feedback today on a plan to turn car pool lanes into express toll lanes on highway 101. vta and caltrans have already issued a preliminary report on a plan to widen 101 and add dual high occupancy toll lanes in both directions. those changes would impact the corridor between palo alto and morgan hill. it would also allow fellow drivers willing to pay to use those lanes along with standard car poolers during those peak commute hours. >> adding capacity and more

people to use the lane that's currently underutilized. not as many car poolers in there. it's also saving people time in the general purpose lanes as well. so it's an overall benefit for the corridor. >> there are several meetings about this. the second of three scheduled meetings is tonight at vta headquarters in san jose. we are joined now by traffic reporter mike inouye. all of these measures aimed at relieving the congestion we all experience on a daily basis here. >> shifting it to the onramp. that's how some folks look at the metering lights. some of the metering lights, they have sensors in the roadway that cue whether or not they're even on. that may be what's going on with boch bob. they are scheduled to tim duncan on for this stretch right here, northbound. as bob talked about caltrans and their study, that does reflect the same thing on our censors. that's one of the last to show a slowdown, really building up for the south bay and one of the last to clear about 11:00 when

they will turn those metering lights off. looking at a smooth drive, speeds just below 60 there. that's the yell low. more of a build typical for this pattern as well. about 680 up toward 180 itself. reports of a stalled vehicle, but no lanes blocked. meanwhile, as we look at the rest of your south bay and zoom out, let's first of all pick out a couple of live cams. i did want to show you the san jose live cam. there was a car fire reported. you can see the silhouette of 280 right above 101 with all these headlights. we don't see any fire in the vicinity. no lanes reported blocked for this either, but i'll track that as well. we'll look at fremont. 880 is smooth. nice volume building both directions southbound. now showing all of its advertising. back to the maps. as we showed you all of these lit up green and yellow for most of your bay. that's close to your typical

pattern. a new crash, a fender bender reported just past the toll plaza after the bay bridge. we'll show you the backup there. i don't see the crash in this camera shot, but you do see the backup. i don't think there's actually a crash in the lanes. it will jam everybody up. but i'll check that and swing our camera around as well. >> we know you will. thank you. >> thank you very much. meantime, we are told it is not too late to already be looking forward to the weekend forecast, as we take a live look outside right now at downtown san jose and temperatures that are supposed to be on the rise. >> i think nice and mild to start, right, christina? >> yeah, really mild out there. some parts of the bay area. and in others, it's pretty chilly out there. gompk good morning to you. running about 16 degrees cooler here in the south bay than we were at this time yesterday. part of the reason why is this gorgeous clear sky we're seeing right over san francisco. no fog whatsoever over the bay bridge this morning. want to show you what it looks like from san bruno mountain.

good-looking start here. all those beautiful lights. looking like a jewelry box out there. san jose, nice and crystal clear as well. you might not even notice the difference because we have lost a lot of humidity out there. our air quality has greatly improved the last 24 hours. our temperatures reflecting highs above average. 67 degrees, really a nice day shaping up for you on the peninsula. and take a look at your weekend. always want to get you in the mode of the weekend. because you know what? there's a lot going on. you might just be planning on staying indoors, though, and watching that super bowl right here on nbc bay area. should be comfortable for you. 70 degrees in the south bay on sunday. 67 degrees. really lovely conditions all across the board in the north bay, but watch what happens. expecting showers late sunday night. we'll have more on that in my next report. right now, become to you, sam and kris. millions of americans

beginning to dig out following that powerful blizzard on the east coast. but why some folks aren't quite in the clear just yet. we have a fun video to show you. plus, marissa mayer makes a decision about what she's going to do with billions of dollars. we'll break it down for you coming up in business news.

here are some of today's top stories. isis claiming responsibility for yesterday's attack on that luxury hotel in tripoli, libya, in which ten people were killed, including an american. the two attackers were killed following an hour's long standoff at the seaside corinthia hotel. family and friends of a jogger hit by street racers will hold a vigil at the scene. she was hit and killed on the

sidewalk. police arrested the two drivers at the scene. at least one of them is expected in court this afternoon. last night, menlo park police officers talking about turning on body cameras, and when they should do that. use of body cameras at all times has been part of the national bylaws on reforming law enforcement tactics in light of the michael brown and eric garner cases. marissa mayer has stared down investors. >> and then scott mcgrew. she had to blink because it's all about the investors. >> she blinked. it was the right thing to do. wasn't the best thing for yahoo probably, but the best for the people who bought yahoo shares. sometimes shareholders win and companies lose. at issue is what the billions and billions that yahoo made after it invested with alibaba, what it should do. she had two choices. she could cash out the money and use the billions to make yahoo bigger and better, which would have exposed yahoo to billions in american taxes. or she could take the alibaba

stock and essentially move it into a new bucket, and then avoid those taxes. but there would be no fun money to play with. which is a bummer. if you make tens of billions in a smart investment and then you can't use it. so what yahoo is going to do is it's going to spin out one of its businesses. now, it might be flickr, it might not. this is my purely hypothetical board. it spins out flickr, and then it gives flickr the alibaba stock. this is a totally legal tax dodge. if you own yahoo stock, you'll also own flickr stock as well, so you keep all those riches. then what? yahoo becomes a standalone company. no rich uncle. that makes meyer's job much harder and flickr becomes a proxy for alibaba stock. let me repeat, by the way, that yahoo is definitely going to spin out something. i don't know that it's flickr, this is just a for instance. let's talk about something simpler. last month, tesla started

selling a supercharged all-wheel drive version of its model s which can go from seay zero to about three seconds. someone had the bright idea of sticking their unsuspecting friends in the car and hitting the accelerator and putting it on youtube. take a look. >> i'm not going to throw up. >> i hope not. >> okay, that's enough! okay, i got it! holy -- >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> that's 70 miles an hour. >> no way! no way! >> isn't that crazy? >> drivetimes.com kind enough to give us permission to show this to you. it is great fun. you can see more on their site. they have the bleeped version and the unbleeped version. because even apparently middle-aged women, their first reaction when they go from zero to 70 in about three seconds is beep. >> that first woman was really mad. eventually she came around. she was like, how did you do that?

tell me more. >> that's fun. thank you very much, scott. this morning, millions of people across much of the east coast will grab shovels and start to dig out from under several feet of fresh powder. some folks, though, still not in the clear, and a state of emergency is still in effect. northern massachusetts saw two feet of snow yesterday. the state's coastline took the brunt of the storm. as many as ten homes may have to be torn down because of the extreme flooding. boston logan international airport expected to resume some flights this morning. the city's amtrak trains in new york and washington also up and running once again. >> let's get a quick look at what's going on more locally at the golden gate bridge. some decent traffic flow out there and it's always a nice thing when we can actually see or make out parts of the golden

gate bridge. >> that means we lost our blanket overnight. >> it's chilly out there, but it's going to be nice, feeling like a nice comfortable spring afternoon later on today. we want to start with tahoe, because believe it or not, we're still working with some pretty good snowfall. the system was so, so warm. below 7,000 feet. it was just rain. and unfortunately, we really need that snow. 50% of our snow pack fills the reservoirs for the water that we drink in the bay area, so we need as much as we can get. but the good news is they've got very advanced snow-making technology going, because temperatures are so chilly overnight, they're able to make a lot of that snow. 33 inches at the base. it's all about the upper mountain. in truckee, they're making that

snow as we speak, doing whatever they can to keep people coming to tahoe. we've got some natural snowfall coming in. temperatures this morning, just like kris pointed out, certainly chilly out there. 43 degrees in livermore. 45 degrees in mountain view. so here's the deal. temperatures are beginning to stay nice and cool. at least until about 11:30 today. then all of that cold air will mix out. high pressure builds in quickly. i wanted to show you just how fog-free it is just about everywhere. daily city this morning, nice and clear. as you know, that's what we like to think of as the fog belt of san francisco area. chilly start. a little patchy fog. you will find that through the tri-valley this morning. although there's not much. very little out there. sunrise at 7:20. that is the chilliest part of the day. and then we'll see the temperatures climb. three to five degrees cooler than yesterday.

sunset tonight at 5:29. should be very nice out there. courtesy of the showers that we did see yesterday. anything we had was just under a tenth of an inch. north bay, 68 for you. 67 on the tri-valley. 68 degrees right here in san jose. as we get into your weekend, super bowl sunday weekend, temperatures are going to be really lovely outdoors. maybe you want to bring that tv outdoors this year. saturday and sunday, upper. 60s. showers start to develop, and continue to advance this. a better chance monday at 7:00 a.m. take you into the 10:00 hour. look at this. by monday at 7:00, tracking some of that moderate rainfall from

san francisco up to santa rosa. more on that, how much we're expecting, coming up. right now, i'm getting the big wrap. over to you. >> we'll take it over from here. not unusually big. this is a standard backup. we had a crash reported at the toll plaza. the update from chp, they've been able to make their way across the bridge. your build over here, coming off of 580 and 24. no problem, but slowing down the east shore freeway. over here at west 24 as we look at the area around college avenue. there may be a quick traffic break, but that's about it for the rest of that portion. slowing towards 608. no surprises as far as visibility. just find your smoother and slower drive for west 37 coming

o out. the volume slows you down coming through the nevada narrows. the tri-valley, typical pattern. as we widen out our shot here, the northbound route for 101 and highway 87 showing a bit more slowing. fremont coming down into the south bay, continuing with that build for the volume of traffic. still close to the him, anywhere south of the dunbarton bridge. the volume is tarting to build up. this will really kick in for the morning commute. >> thank you very much, mike. right now, it's a parent's worst nightmare. a man hacking into a nanny cam just feet away from a baby's crib. how the family figured out that he was watching, coming up.

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welcome back. a nanny in texas says that somebody hacked into the nanny cam of the child she was caring for and started talking to her. >> ashley stanley says she was changing 1-year-old samantha's diaper when she started hearing a man's voice coming from the security camera near the baby's crib. that man started pointing out things that ashley was doing to make it clear that he was watching her. the camera allowed samantha's parents to check on the baby from work using their cell phones. someone managed to hack the system and access that camera. >> what i'm afraid of is who's been watching quietly while, you know, her mom is in here

breast-feeding her. >> the camera is not password protected, but the home wi-fi that's attached to the camera is, so the family has unplugged the camera for now. they say they're not sure if they're ever going to plug it back in. the markets hoping to rebound after a tough day yesterday. actually, one of the dow's worst days of the year. scott mcgrew is going to join us with an early look at the numbers. the president back in the u.s. why top democrat nancy pelosi wasted no time giving her boss a piece of her mind.

a dramatic rescue caught on a firefighter's helmet cam. how crews were able to get three young kids out of a burning home and alive. we've got a little something for everybody. good wednesday morning to you. i'm christina loren. sunny and mild for today. warmer weekend temperatures back to the 70s in some spots, before rain returns next week. we'll sort out all the details for where you live in just moments. we're looking at the build for this volume of traffic from oakland. we'll have more of them there. we'll show you what might slow you down coming from the north

as well. we're looking ahead to a new day of trading after a terrible day yesterday. the dow industrials fell more than 200 points. here you see the open on the nyse, and over to the nasdaq as well as the countdown begins to the opening bell. pretty pumped up about that one. we're pretty pumped up about this mild weather. i like my salsa spicy, but i'll take my weather mild. this is today, wednesday, january 28th, and you're watching "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. laura garcia-cannon is off today. >> and i'm sam brock. a nice story coming from fresno where several firefighters are being hailed heroes for running into a burning apartment to save the lives of three young kids. that dramatic rescue all captured on a helmet cam. >> where is she? how old is she, ma'am?

we've got three kids inside. >> oh, my. it's one thing to hear it. it's another thing to see it. the rescue happened sunday. but the video just released overnight. you can see the firefighters going into the fire. the home was already filled with thick black smoke and they searched room by room, looking for the little kids, aged 1, 3, and 4 years old. all of them were unconscious. today the children are still in the hospital, but they are expected to be okay. >> this is the first rescue that i've made personally, and a lot of people in the department, we just don't do it very often. fortunately. >> the kids were home alone when that fire started. their mother arrived home shortly after crews got to the scene. she's being questioned by police, but they say she is cooperating. again, the kids will be okay. >> a rare vantage point there. president obama is back in washington. this after a trip to the middle east. air force one barely touched down early this morning when the president was thrust right back

into the middle of the fight in congress. >> tracie potts is live in capitol hill with the details. even getting a little pushback from his own party this time. >> reporter: exactly. nancy pelosi of california was on that flight, talking to the president about his idea of taxing 529 college savings plans. democrats don't like it either. republicans definitely don't like it. the white house has confirmed the president is not moving forward with that. but there are some other things he wants to do where he's getting some republican pushback here. one of the things is immigration. those orders that he issued at the end of the year. republicans are challenging that. in fact, house speaker john boehner said to republicans privately that they're moving forward with the lawsuit against president obama, either on their own or teaming up with 26 states that have already objected.

then there's the keystone xl pipeline. president obama has said he will veto that and any attempt to roll become the health law. the first vote for this congress set to happen next week. >> same topics seem to be coming up and up again without very different resolutions. thank you very much, tracie. let's get a look outside and see how things are cooking outside. that's a live look. >> they like to pull back the curtain for you. christina loren has other windows that she can peer out of. >> before you pull out the shower curtain, if you're just getting your day started, we like to show you that. if you're just starting to pick out your wardrobe, i can tell you it's chilly out there, especially in the south bay. we're at 39 degrees in san martin. 44 in san jose. that's right. kris is right on the money. we've got cameras strategically placed all across this beautiful

bay area. and we really get to see the sunrise show you that vantage point from just about everywhere. i do that between about 7:30 and 9:00 right here on nbc bay area throughout the "today" show. we'll be showing you those live pictures. really good-looking morning all across the board and we're doing that for you all morning long. negative 14 in san martin. what does that mean? well, 14 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. 14 degrees cooler in san carlos. when you adjust your thermostat by maybe one to two degrees in your home, makes a big difference. we are getting into the coldest point of the day. you can see how clear it is here in the south bay. no haze. you're going to get a clear shot of those hills, which are still green from that rainfall that we accumulated in the month of december. and we've got more on the way. we want our hills to stay nice and green as long as possible. san francisco bay showing you, you can see that reflectivity on

the bai the bay. temperatures are going to end up in the mid to upper 60s, so still running a good five to ten degrees below average. i want to help you make those outdoor plans. maybe bring the tv set outside. i know a lot of people are beginning to. 70 degrees in santa clara. san francisco is at 68 degrees. if you want to head to san francisco, maybe the super bowl is not your thing. i don't know why it wouldn't be. the commercials are worth tuning in for. it's going to be right here on nbc bay area. but we like to tell you everything that's going on. i'm a big fan of explore -- exploratorium. >> you can explore or torium. whatever you want to do. we see slowing at the dublin

station. the other lights -- they're not paying us for advertising. as we move your map, we're going to show you anywhere south of the dunbarton bridge. no big surprises for that commute. 85 shows a nice little slowdown toward saratoga. the metering lights are turned on now. he'll have more of a follow-up coming up in a few minutes. over here north of the san mateo bridge on our maps, we see a typical pattern here as well. we're going to zoom in toward the east shore freeway. westbound 80 shows a typical pattern, but a little extra slowing approaching gilman. on the shoulder, a distraction past golden gate field and the bay bridge toll plaza. i know you know what it looks

like, but if it did look different, we show that to you as well, that would be big news. rest assured, i'm sure they're comforted by that shot. everybody there waiting for them. markets have been open for a few minutes, but are they all normal? let's check in with scott mcgrew. >> a lot normal than they were yesterday. the dow industrials up ever so slightly as we take a live look at the big board in new york city. 35 points in the positive after a real drubbing yesterday. yahoo is up about 2%. apple gaining 7%. let's talk about apple. apple turning in blockbuster profits. in fact, the biggest profits of any company in history ever. also, this apple watch, we now know will come out, kris, sometime in april. we don't know exactly when, but that's straight from the ceo's mouth. so apple watch in april. >> thank you very much, scott. it is 6:37 right now. still ahead, blackwater -- really blackwater coming out of

faucets in southern california. really black water coming out of faucets in southern california. the disturbing video and what neighbors say their city is doing to fix the problem and why it may not be enough.

here's a bit of good news this morning. wildlife workers will release the first birds recently rescued after they were coated in that mysterious goo in the bay. some 250 birds were found dead or later died from that goo. it was discovered about a week and a half ago. investigators are still trying to figure out what that substance is.

volunteers managed to save more than 200 birds and scrub them clean. many of them recovering at a facility in fairfield. and at 10:00 this morning, teams will release about 15 to 30 of those birds back into the bail. positive note, no birds stricken with goo have been found since last thursday. also a substance that remains a mystery, neighboring in southern california say not enough is being done about black water that is currently running through the pipes of their homes. >> don't take our word for it. look. it is black water that comes right out of the family's faucets, their toilets, even sprinklers south of los angeles. it doesn't happen all the time. but it did happen again last week. residents say it smells as bad as it looks. the water department says it's an isolated incident, but neighbors there say it's been happening off and on for months and some say it's even made them sick. the water department trying to track down the problem that's making that water black. >> one example of that probably enough to say okay, let's have someone look.

the time now 6:41. coming up next, the late night debate. the controversial issue of police wearing body cameras, when those cameras are on. coming up next. plus, changes that could impact your morning drive. what crews are doing today to try to ease one of the worst commutes in the bay area. meantime, how's the commute on the bay bridge? we take a live look outside right now. that lovely hour when the sun starts peeking up in the san francisco bay. folks look like they're getting out back and forth. 15 minutes worth of nonstop news, traffic, and weather after this brechblg break.

now, 15 minutes of continue news, weather, and traffic on "today in the bay." police wearing body cameras. a controversial issue garnering

nationwide attention and it took center stage right here in the by area. >> while many of us were sleeping, the city council was still wrapping up a heated back and forth with their police department over that topic. stephanie chuang joins us now from menlo park with what we know. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kris and sam. the city bought 40 body cams in 2011, but it was last year the department says that all officers and sergeants were outfitted with one. the hope to increase transparency and accountability. but it does bring up similar concerns when dashboard cameras came up to be very popular in the mid 90s. officers a bit concerned about their privacy, among other issues. the police chiefs have requested having officers only turn on cameras when responding to in-progress serious or high-priority calls for service, and off when talking to, for instance, confidential informants. but the city council did have recommendations and will revisit these issues. the impetus is the november 11th deadly shooting when police were

responding to reports of a burglary on willow place. they were forced to open fire after a suspect pulled out a gun and pointed it at them. two of the three responding officers had body cams but only one had it turned on and it was only turned on after the shooting already happened. >> the changes for us, getting our officers in the mindset of activating their camera prior to arooirival for a call for servi. >> do i want an officer worried about the emergency event or remembering to turn their camera on? >> the city council just approved earlier this month upgrading the body cameras to some with higher battery life and ability to record for 12 hours. now an advisory committee has to determine how long the department can keep the video. right now, police want to retain it for at least two and a half years. the police department also released new statistics and we learned that there were 31 citizen complaints filed against the department last year. half of them exonerated. over 22% of them withdrawn. and 6% sustained. and really the overall theme

here is supervisors saying they were able to immediately review incidents with the use of body cams, so that was a benefit last year. live in menlo park this morning, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> okay, we'll see if they move forward with that plan and what the details are. thank you very much, stephanie. >> and now looking live at san jose where some of the police officers have volunteered to wear some of those body cameras. look at this beautiful shot as the sun is peeking up over the hillside. meteorologist christina loren says it's beginning to be nice this afternoon. >> it really is. spectacular air quality. >> finally. >> i know, i know. we've been sparing the air so frequently this month, it's a really welcome sign. i think that the rain we have on the way as of late sunday into tuesday, at least i think we're beginning to keep that sky nice and clear. free of the haze. it's been kind of a rough january for us. didn't have a lot of precipitation. but we did pick some up yesterday. most cities, less than a tenth of an inch. we'll take every single drop in the bucket we can possibly get. 39 degrees. good morning to you. down in san martin.

at 4 to kick off the new day. 43 in concord. we're just about to sunrise here. you can see from the san francisco bay, just a spectacular start. really pretty here. and glassy on the bay where it was choppy yesterday because of that wind that we had. your sun will rise at 7:20 this morning. a little patchy fog. not much. just very light patchy fog this morning. and that's mostly through the tri-valley east bay hills. three to five degrees cooler today. plenty of sunshine coming your way. your sun will set at 5:29. typically this time of year, our temperatures are much cooler because our days are so short. not for today, though. 64 degrees in san francisco. 67 degrees in the tri-valley. and 66 degrees on the peninsula today. hey, san jose. 67 degrees for us. as you're getting ready trying to pick out that wardrobe for today, you want to dress in layers. something that will keep you nice and warm this morning, but that you can peel off later on. as i promised, here's a peek at your future cast.

about midnight, expecting some shower activity. this too is a warm system. overall, it looks like our pattern is changing as we head throughout the first week of february. rain chances each and every day. >> you are part of our family, so pick up your socks! now let's move on. here's the bay bridge. we see your typical pattern. cones in the lanes have been cleared from college avenue. we do show the earlier crash and the effect on it here. west 80 at gilman. but cleared quickly to the shoulder. so the slowing we had out of

richmond now sorted back out to its normal morning compute. we widen out our shot. we're showing you highway 4. and showing you the walnut creek interchange. our bay area viewers, the drive is just fine. same thing for the north bay. typical pattern. slow through the narrows and again as you're coming in from san rafael. on either side, we're looking at a typical pattern here as well. the slower drive for the tri-valley. looking at that. dublin, pleasanton. we'll give you a quick shot of the live look from our san mateo bridge camera. really kicking in the last couple of minutes. some haze, but not a problem for drivers and their visibility. you see the pattern colors, with a you expect, no big problems. 85 through san jose, and up

towards saratoga, and the later commute from cupertino up to mountain view for 85. you guys have a story about that, because that might change. >> that right there is a segue. >> you might want to listen up, as mike says. >> lights will stay on until almost lunchtime. bob redell joining us from mountain view. those lights just turned on within the last hour or so. >> reporter: it's too early in the commute to tell what kind of impact, positive or negative, these lights will be having on the morning commute. caltrans is asking commuters, however, to just be patient during the first couple of weeks in this rollout. they've got them up and down this stretch of roadway.

they will be running weekdays from 6:00 until 11:00 a.m. about an hour or two longer than usual. >> in some cases, certain ramps have proven to have more congestion past the ten clk timtim -- 10:00 time, so we have to be careful and adjust accordingly. >> reporter: it shouldn't wibe surprise with more and more commuters trying to get to facebook, apple. and why it's been a brutal slog into work. all this part of a $1 million project spearheaded by caltrans and the valley of transportation authority.

if you are commuting on highway 85 in the northbound direction, caltrans is asking you to be patient during this initial rollout. reporting live here in mountain view, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot of money and driver patience on the line. >> transportation leaders getting feedback on that plan to turn car pool lanes into express toll lanes. caltrans already issued a preliminary report on the plan to widen 101 and then add dual toll lanes in both directions.

>> adding capacity and more people to use the lanes that's currently underutilized. >> it is planned for vta headquarters in san jose tonight. >> all right. >> four days and counting, sam. right now anticipation growing ahead of super bowl sunday. >> lots of eyeballs beginning to be on this. millions of fans will get their first chance to check out super bowl central in phoenix. a rock climbing wall has been dubbed the grand canyon experience. >> it's just supersized and everything everyone is beginning to be wowed when they have a chance to come down and see it. >> i mean, come on, how many chances the you have to climb the grand canyon? this year offered fans the opportunity to buy for media

day. questions for the patriots surrounding deflate-gate, but the man who stole the headlines was marshawn lynch, who kris channelled earlier this morning. he spoke just seven words over and over and over again. they were basically i'm here, so i won't get fined. again and again and again. >> as many more people head to arizona, homeland security secretary jeh johnson will also head there. he wants to see firsthand how safe the venues are. today johnson will take a look at security preparations ahead of meeting with nfl executives to talk about how to ensure the safety of fans, employees, and of course, the players as well. >> all important stuff. we do have a reminder for you. super bowl 49 is going to air sunday right here on nbc bay area. >> turning now to business news. >> that was the burning question

essentially coming into yesterday. that's exactly what investors wanted to hear. >> it's not what the ceo wanted to do, but it's what investors and shareholders wanted to do. i was being a little flip yesterday when i said marissa mayer had two choice, she could keep our job or do her job. that's a good way of boiling it down. do her job, use the alibaba profits, make yahoo bigger and better. or please investors who wanted her to avoid a huge tax penalty and spin the profits into a separate company. and she chose the spin. so she doesn't face any firing now. the other big news, apple turned in bonkers profits on wednesday. $81 billion. the biggest profit ever made by a company since people started trading chickens and seashells. apple also said that it has $174 billion in cash. $174 billion. it's not using. this does put things into perspective. we say yahoo and apple in the same breath, but yahoo is trying to decide what to do with $40 billion. apple isn't doing anything with

$174 billion. also pictured in this graph is my savings account. it's there in the left-hand corner. i'm not sure you can see it. apple's savings are the equivalent of the gdp of south carolina. if everybody in south carolina worked together for a year, all the goods, services everything  they did together, saved it up for a year, that would be what apple is just sitting on. >> so basically this one company has the same economic output as an entire state. >> it has the savings of the entire output of south carolina. or ukraine for that matter. >> i'd like a rainy day fund like that. for sure. i'd make it rain. one final check of the day's top stories. former stanford swimmer now accused of rape will soon have to face a judge in palo alto. this morning, 19-year-old brock turner is out on bail, but he's expected back in court monday to answer to several charges stemming from an alleged rape of a woman who police say was drunk and unconscious. friends and family of the

college student killed by two alleged street racers will be holding a candlelight vigil for her later tonight at the scene of the crash. karen pablo was out for a run when she was struck and killed on the sidewalk. police arrested the two drivers on the scene. at least one of them is expected in court this afternoon. today federal officials investigating the 2012 fire at richmond's chevron refinery will meet with people from the community to talk about their latest findings and the safety procedures that they now recommend. last week, they blamed a "flawed safety culture" for that fire. very likely, it's that time of the morning when you're trying to figure out how to get dressed and what to be prepared for. a little bit cooler than it was yesterday. >> three to five degrees cooler. you might not notice the difference. i promised you i'd take you live to tahoe this morning. there is snow, but you've got to get way up on that mountain top to find it. and tomorrow, again, we will tell you what's going on at squaw and alpine meadows. now let's take you to point

reyes. just spectacular here. a little bit of light fog. smooth man has all the answers for that. kenny g right here. >> yes. my alto sax. smooth drive down the east shore freeway. the earlier crash at gilman has cleared to the side of the road. off of the roadway completely now. it sounds like lanes are clear, but i see a little slowing just as it happened. there's quite a distraction. the rest of your approach toward the maze moving slowly. we see this whole area on the north and east bay look like a pretty typical pattern. a new crash, concord just past the port of chicago highway. it's a distraction as the volume really builds there. you notice all the way over on the right side, the orange that's at stockton there, no problem for visibility as far as your drive goes. we're looking at a typical pattern as far as the colors go here as well.

we'll show you a live look with palo alto. a nice sunrise as well as a nice drive. those metering lights will assist you getting on to the freeway. >> thank you very much. that's what's happening "today in the bay." back with live local news in 30 minutes. the big dig-out. good morning. the big dig out. new england dealing with the aftermath of the blizzard. as much as three feet of snow in places. a massive section of a sea wall destroyed. and the island of nantucket still cut off. no power, no phones, no internet. >> real threat or a bad joke? at least six more passenger planes the targets of online threats overnight. 16 total in the past few days. why the sudden string of alarming incidents. >> 90-second mystery. the nfl zeros in on the patriots locker room attendant. what happened in the key moments he was alone in the th