police finding the body of 28-year-old kyle myrick. a multimillion-dollar home slowly sliding down a san francisco hillside. crews move in franticly as more wet weather awaits. i'm bob redell. we will show you how law enforcement plans on keeping the bay area secure during the week leading up to the super bowl. "today in the bay" starts now. it is friday. thank you for joining us here. i'm sam brock. good morning. >> i thought you were going to say thank god. >> i almost did. i'm laura garcia cannon. let's thank god for the weather out there. we are getting a lot of rain. that's the promise when these el ninos went through. we will have scattered light rain all throughout the day. some of the heaviest rain staying in the north bay. most of us will be measuring maybe up to 0.10 in the south bay and about .25 as we go into the afternoon. temperatures feeling pretty mild in the upper 50s.

that's about where we will stay with a high of 62 in the south bay. let's check in with mike. let's take a look at 580. you do see a nicely flowing but well populated view. i want to show you the maps. a little farther east, it does renlster with wet roadways. that's where it came through part of the system. as kari has been talking about, rain throughout many parts of the bay. your roadways will be slick in most of your commute spots. we don't see any slowing. we'll take you across the bay brinl bridge to show you the low clouds that may be a factor. >> all new. a rough night for one walnut creek homeowner. he woke up to what he thought was an earthquake. was it actually? a massive oak tree that fell down from a nearby park and directly hit his house all over the yard there as well. this happened early this morning on lancaster right near

interstate 680 not too far away from newell. everyone inside the home escaped injury. police did not give an estimate on the damage to the home. damages as in lost money for homes. a developing story. a $2 million san francisco dream home looking more like eye nightmare. it has been torn down. it used to sit on top of a hillside. it is at risk of going down with the landslide. we caught crews working on tearing the house down. we have the latest on this emergency demolition and the family whose house it is, steph, they just bought it. >> reporter: luckily, sam, they hadn't moved in m yet. a blessing in disguise. more rain on the way. the ground are already saturated. this home already moved more than m one foot in four days. other homes here, they are threatened and crews are set to be back here this morning to

continue the emergency demolition. you see all the rubble here. machinery is already in place. that work began yesterday to break down this house. the owner told us he bought it in october. his family hadn't moved in yet. they were planning on minor remodeling. last week, a neighbor called city building inspectors to report a massive crack in an exterior wall and a growing gap between the driveway and the sidewalk. that's something other neighbors reported seeing at their properties. >> the water pressure just pushed up the dirt here and the gravel by, what, six inches or so. yesterday, it was only up to about here. so it has doubled the width. >> that neighbor along with four others here are tasked with getting an engineer to come and inspect the soil in their yard. the city already said the demolished house here is on an active landslide. they do plan on keeping the foundation as something to keep

the hillside more stable with more wet weather on the way and the ground saturated. plenty of anxiety here in this neighborhood. stephanie chuang, today in the bay a tragic end to a near week-long search. friends and family fears came true. the body of kyle myrick was found almost a week after he disappeared. he is the campbell man that was murdered by his co-worker. a tip led investigators to the jameson creek area near boulder creek 25 miles from where he was seen working at gp sports this san jose. the family made the announcement last night and san jose police confirmed it. family and friends hoped for the best. they are finally getting some closure. >> all the love that has been shown in the last few days for him as his father p has been overwhelming. i did not realize how many people my son had touched.

>> still no word on when a funeral will be held. the man accused of killing my rick, his co-worker, steve labo, remains in jail on murder charges. also new this morning, a woman's body found in east bay waters. oakland police made this discovery shortly before 3:00 yesterday afternoon behind a home on fernside boulevard in alameda behind the san leandro bay. the victim has not been identified. no word on what the cause of death was. the police say there were no signs of trauma to her body an investigation is underway following a deadly plane crash in sonoma county after a single engine plane came spiraling down about 7:00 last night into someone's backyard. the crash happened near the end of wood ranch road less than two miles south of the sonoma county airport. the faa says the plane was headed towards the airport as it was flying from palm springs to santa rosa.

a witness said he didn't notice anything unusual around the time. the plane just fell out of the sky. >> there was no fire but there was a little bit of smoke coming off of the rear of the airplane or what was left of it anyway. >> there were two people on board the plane. we don't have them identified yet, a male and female. they appear to be in their mid-60s. we don't know much about them yet. >> weather conditions were reportedly soggy when the plane went down. no word yet on what caused that crash. >> more rain, substantially more rain here today. >> that's right. >> look at this. for some, it is already here. a live look at doppler radar this morning. as the storm moves its way through the north bay. a live outside the golden gate brinl. already, pretty slick out there. >> a couple of raindrops meteorologist, kari hall tracking the system. a wet friday for most people, specially in the north bay. that's where the heaviest

rain will be. you can see the light rain falling there. that is what we can expect all throughout the day. light showers off and on and a breezy wind. not seeing anything that would cause too many problems but, of course, when you get a little bit of rain on those roads, it creates some slick conditions for drivers. so that through the morning commute is what we can expect. light rain across the bay area. very hit or miss. as we go into this evening, the rain starts to taper off. we'll talk about this weekend coming up in less than ten minutes. let's check in with mike. >> thank you for that shot. it is the best illustration of the conditions you need to worry about. the traffic is light. the rain is light as well. as we look at your map, we had a spinout reported south 280 at daly city. that did clear. there are the closures for super bowl city and nfl experience. more activity as we open up this weekend. we'll talk more about that this weekend. we did have some slowing. looks like the overnight road crew has cleared and so has the

rest of the bay roadways. we have a little build coming off the altamont. back to you. you have been reporting on the road closures due to the super bowl, now just a little over a week away. security across the bay area about to tighten from san francisco to san jose. authorities are trying to keep everybody safe. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live at levi stadium, one of the places federal agents are going to be sparming starting today. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura and sam. federal agents want to get in place as a lot of the facilities start tomorrow today, the fbi is opening its command center. it will house roughly 60 members of law enforcement and from there they can coordinate security operations for all the super bowl venues, not just levi stadium but super bowl city and the nfl experience in san francisco.

>> local, state and federal law enforcement will be sharing information in real time so we are all on the same page. that's critical to understanding what the situation is throughout the bay area and then responding appropriately. >> reporter: the feds have called on a lot of resources, including a bomb squad they have brought into the bay area, bomb squad has been equipped with robots. now, yesterday, san jose police also took us inside their command center located inside police headquarters. from there, officers could monitor video cameras set up throughout the city and xhup kate with other law enforcement agencies on a secure network. san jose's merge unit, which is their version of s.w.a.t., also demonstrated their readiness in taking down an active shooter. last week, in the week leading up to super bowl xlix, there were threats. there are no known threats for

super bowl 50. stay with nbc bay area for complete kofrm coverage of the bowl. go to nbcbayarea.com and scroll down to the section coming up, addressing the elephant not in the room. the gop debate without donald trump. the highs and lows from the much talked about night. >> a very bizarre review in "the new york times" over a restaurant gets a response from the chef. we'll take a look coming up. lets address the elephant not in

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==laura/nt let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. donald trump has chosen not to attend a first of this campaign season and gop debate without donald trump. the republican front-runner opted out after he said moderator, megyn kelly, asked him unfair questions last time. >> we just saw megyn kelly making light of it a little bit. "today in the bay" tracie potts is tracking overnight social media reaction. trump was not at the debate, well publicized. that does not mean he was not talked about. >> no. in fact, even they he didn't renlster on facebook, because they were looking at the candidates on stage on twitter, he was the most talked about candidate during that debate he didn't show up for. >> look at all the cameras, like the academy awards. this is like the academy awards. >> reporter: side by side, donald trump's veteran fund-raiser. >> isn't that better than this debate going on, right? >> reporter: during the fox news debate where candidates mocked him. >> i'm a maniac and everyone on

this stage is stupid, fat and ugly. >> he is an entertaining guy, the greatest show on earth. >> a little teddy bear po me. >> i kind of miss him. >> he is probably looking for me. has anyone seen trump. where is trump? where is he? where is he? >> do you miss donald trump out here tonight? >> not at all. it was the best debate we have had of all the debates, easily. >> reporter: issues like immigration, the top facebook issue during the debate. >> you changed your position on immigration. you used to support a path to citizenship. >> so did you. >> and the book. >> so did you, marco. >> with trump gone, ted cruz accused the moderator of targeting him. >> if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. >> don't worry, i'm not leaving the stage no matter what you ask me. >> the last debate before iowa makes its choice. trump, who, of course, again, was not at that debate, well publicized. he had an event for wounded warriors where he said he raised

$6 million last night. >> quite the event there. thank you, tracy. the democratic front-runner, hillary clinton, also in iowa, running neck in neck with bernie sanders. you can watch clinton on "nbc nightly news" tonight. she speaks to anchor, lester holt, about her campaign and the fight to win iowa. in the meantime, as the government's mandatory health coverage m deadline comes closer. the deadline for open enrollment is sunday. the while house is ramping up efforts to make sure people know about it. healthcare.gov, more people have signed up than all of last year. a kaiser survey finds out that only 15% of the uninsured realize sunday is the open enrollment deadline. it also finds one person in 100 is aware the minimum penalty goes up to $695 this year if you are not insured or 2% of your income, whichever is higher.

walgreen's has sent a stern letter to a bay area laboratory. >> scott mcgrew says, don't test our customers blood in your northern california lab. we are guessing this relates to the government's relapse crackdown on what's going on. >> that's exactly right, sam. we told you about that thursday. the government telling the formerly hot silicon valley start-up, it's labs were a mess. based on that report, the walgreen's drugs store chain has told them not to use their labs to run tests for customers. it is shutting down the only in-store testing center in the bay area we're away of in palo alto. another blow for elizabeth holmes, for at one time was the poster person for young tech entrepreneurs making billions on paper for her invention, a machine that could test a single drop of blood for dozens of ailments. first, it was alleged that the invention may not return accurate results. then, a newspaper reporter revealed the company may not

even use its own machines for the test. relying instead on machines that are found commonly in any medical lab. then, the government inspection called into question the quality of those labs in general. well, let's get a check of the news before m the bell. landon doughty is live at cnbc world headquarters with a market preview. good morning. >> hi, there, scott. happy friday. wall street looks in this friday on a positive note. futures are higher. stocks closing up. trading above $33 a barrel today. look for data this morning from manufacturing. the consumer and the first report on fourth quarter gdp which showed that the economy slowed sharply in the final three months of 2015. now, rising 126 points. the nasdaq up 39 to 4507. >> landon, have a great weekend. the fame mu bous bay area c

thomas kell letter is responding to the area of his restaurant. keller is the chef that the newspaper cut him from four stars to two comparing his mushroom soup to bong water. i just said bong water only because "the new york times" did in their review. keller said to his customers, we pride ourselves on maintaining the highest standards but we make mistakes along the way. we are sorry we let you down. >> you probably know keller. he is most famous for a restaurant called french landry. a devastating review. >> kind of makes you want to try the soup. >> maybe "the new york times" reviewer was a little high when they wrote that. >> thank you very much. weather and traffic paired together whachlt are y together. what are you cooking up, kari? >> rain and clouds and cooler temperatures heading into this weekend.

yes, we will put an end to the dry weather we have seen all week long. it is still dry in san jose. i think we will still have several more hours of dry weather here before the light, spotty hours start to make it into the south bay later on this morning and afternoon. temperatures, as you head out the door, are in the mid to upper 50s. a mild start. as you take a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, we may only see this for high temperatures as we go into early next week. so it is going to be much cooler. we're heading back to winter. that brings in some wet weather with some scattered light rain. some of the heaviest rain now staying well to the north of us. by 9:00, a wet commute and some breezy winds all throughout the day and then by later on tonight, the rain starts to taper off. we'll see that happening throughout the day on saturday as well. now, looking at the futurecast as we go deeper into the weekend, not a whole lot happening saturday morning or saturday afternoon. so i think you will be able to get out maybe even some breaks

in the clouds to give us some sunshine. we can't rule out a spot shower or two that may pop up throughout the day. it shouldn't do anything to ruin your outdoor plans. then, on sunday, we'll start to see the next storm system moving in. it will stay well to the south of us but still may sling some moisture up into the bay area to bring us a spotty shower or two as we go into the afternoop. th this does not look like a washout. the rain will be m less in areas like san jose, . 10. let's check in with mike and see what's happening in the north bay ghchlt have bay. >> we are talking about the rain. there will be slick conditions in many patches around the bay. we will show you the maps with that live shot. over here in the east bay, the upper eastshore freeway. a spinout farther east, 680 at lavorna. the car hit the center divide

and spun around. in san francisco, we watch this closure for super bowl city. closure means purple. we have the closure here. stay well clear of all this other activity. you have to get across market, that's a good option. locals coming in this weekend. more traffic. fremont represents what the rest of the bay looks like. really good. watch those slick roads. back to you fwlchl back to you. a global problem spreading explosively. the world health organization is trying to combat the zika outbreak. you can stay on top of incoming storms by setting the home screen on your smartphone to weather on the nbc bay area app. here is how. click on the nbc bay area icon on the top left corner of your screen and then the button that

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girl said she had been kidnapped and forced into prostitution. she said the attackers were in the area known for prostitution in the mission district. subjects from the east bay were booked on suspicion of multiple crimes, including human trafficking, kidnapping and pimping three major u.s. air lirs are allowing customers to cancel travel plans in the wake of the concern of the zika virus. american, delta and united have changed policies under certain circumstance. the destinations have to include travel to one of the cities mentioned by the centers of disease control as ones pregnant women should avoid. here is a closer look at the countries included all highlighted in red. that alert covers much of central and south america and includes mexico, brazil, guatemala, venezuela, puerto

rico and the virgin islands. if you are pregnant, you are advised to ask your doctor before heading to any of the countries. the virus spread by mosquitos has been link today babies being born with ab normally small heads coming up, a little more than a week to go until america's premier event plays out in the bay area. the security you can expect leading up to the super bowl sghchlt are a family's dream home turned into a nightmare situation. the problem in a san francisco neighborhood and what crews are doing to salvage other homes nearby.

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cannon. =sam/2shot= and i'm sam brock. boxes boxes ad lib toss to wx a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> it is friday. the rain is freely falling. let's get a quick check of your weather. micro climate forecast. we have been looking forward to some rain as we get closer to the weekend. we've seen some scattered light showers moving across the bay area. it has yet to move into parts of the south bay. we will see that into the afternoon. right now, some of the heaviest rain staying well to the north. the roads are wet in the east bay. in san francisco as well as the north bay. we will see once again more often on rain all throughout the day with highs reaching into the upper 50s to lower 60s. let's check in now with mike to see how the roads are moving. we can't see any puddling but you do see the glow for the lights. clearly, you know there is moisture in the air with slick

conditions. we are talking about the approach toward the bay bridge, which is just starting to build. no major problems. we have month are misty conditions. that will be the need for wipers there. the spinout for northbound 680 at snow valley road. we do have some damage to the center divide. watch for slowing. san mateo moves slowly. >> the storm moves in and crews franticly working to tear down a house in san francisco. it is sliding down a hill right now. from a family's dream home now reduced to rubble, the house is being demolished on purpose because it is on an active landslide due to a recent rainfall. "today in the bay's" stephanie choung live in san francisco. we understand this homeowner just bought this house. >> reporter: yes. he got the call when he was 2000

miles away at his father's funeral. he just bought this for more than $2 million in october. his family hadn't moved in but was planning on minor remodeling. the city began emergency demolition yesterday leaving piles of rubble. this house has moved more than one foot in four days. last week, a neighbor contacted the department of building inspection after spotting a massive crack in an exterior wall and a growing gap between the driveway and the sidewalk. homeowner, ronald martell, says the plan is to leave that foundation there as a diaphragm of sorts and hopefully help hold this hillside in place. >> through the winter. then, they'll make some determinations about what can be done to save the lot and find out what's causing it and maybe at that point, we can think about building. >> he is thinking forward. five of his neighbors also have to work now to protect their

homes. the city says they have to get an engineer to inspect the soil in their yard as they are nekt to or below what inspectors have already deemed an active landslide. you are talking about beautiful views and homes here in thsherwd forest neighborhood. >> so much for that family to go through. overall in the post, spraying concrete on a bluff, they have made a desperate attempt to try to stable iilize. our nbc shopper flew over the erosing cliffside showing the almost 100-foot drop. the city yellow tagged an entire apartment building on a street there to stay on top of it. head to our website or download our free nbc bay area app. a break to report in a

gruesome murder case. friends fanand families learn t tragic news at a vigil. the body of kyle myrick was found in the santa cruz mountains almost a week after he disappeared. a tip led investigators to his remains. friends and family were still hoping and holding on for the best, they are finally now getting some closure. from our sister station telemundo, live in san francisco with reaction, a lot to absorb. >> reporter: good morning, people have been coming here to leave candles for kyle. this is a place where p a week ago, investigators found a crime scene and his body has been located 25 miles from here in the santa cruz mountains. that's where the body of the 28-year-old was located thanks to a tip that led detectives to the area. his father got the news yesterday as a group of family and friends had gathered for a vigil. it was an emotional moment for those who spent a week searching for kyle.

>> for all the kindness that has been shown for him as his father has been overwhelming. i did not realize how many people my son had touched. >> reporter: a difficult moment for his family for sure. kyle, who loved motorcycles, had worked at gp sports for a couple of days when he disappeared. meanwhile, the man accused of killing him, his co-worker, steve labeau remains in jail on murder charges. closure for his family and friends. paola reyes, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. paola. happening today, a case to dismiss the case against the undocumented immigrant accused in the deadly shooting. juan francisco sanchez lopez is facing multiple charges that include second-degree murder. police arrested him a few hours after that shooting.

investigators say the gun he used was a stolen gun from a federal agent. today, his attorney is going to request that all charges be dropped arguing that a judge last year made procedural mistakes during a preliminary hearing three san francisco city workers accused of corruption are scheduled to be arraigned today, keith jackson, zulu may jones and former commissioner, natalie mosier, are all facing felony charges. prosecutors say each took money from undercover agents seeking access to the mayor. each was link today the racketeering case involving state senator lee yin ye and gang pin raymond chau. a one time san francisco 49 err now ensnared in a in probe.

derrick played high school ball at san francisco's archbishop high school. he is one of two different people arrested in four different states. they arrested him where he lives in scottsdale, arizona. he could be facing life in prison if convicted we are now just nine days away from the super bowl. how close are we to the iowa caucuses? that's coming up as well. we're talking about the super bowl. so many people will be coming to the bay area. security is about to get very tight. >> you know what they say p sports and politics, there is a lot of commonality there. "today in the bay's" bob redell with how authorities plan on keeping everybody safe. we have an inside peek at a command center. >> reporter: we did. good morning, sam and laura. a federal agent in uniform and under cover will start descending upon levi stadium here in santa clara and the other venues as the week-long

festivities kick off tomorrow. talking about that secret command center, yesterday, the fbi gave us a sneak peek inside secretly located with the joint operation center which will house 60 members of law enforcement from agencies at the local, state and federal levels. it will allow all agencies to share information and intelligence in real time at the same time in case there is a threat. the fbi is also asking you at home if you see something suspicious, say something. >> we need the public's help. we don't know what people are thinking. we don't read minds. >> san jose police also gave us a look inside their command center inside police headquarters at the place where they can monitor video cameras throughout the city. they brought up an interesting point. they said, last year, at super bowl 49, which was in phoenix, that city received on afrmg around 15 to 20 threats a day

aimed at the super bowl. this was in the week leading up to the game. so far, there have been no threats against the santa clara venue at levi stadium or any threats at the super bowl 50 activities. reporting live in santa clara, bob redell, "today in the bay." super bowl festivities ramping up across the bay area this weekend. tonight in san jose, a super bowl 50 celebration kicking off at plaza day caesar chavez park. our crew stopped by to scope out the area and see how the progress was going. live music and food trucks and games and competition for kids and nfl experience in the south bay too. if you can't get there tonight, the celebration continues from noon until 10:00 p.m. each day tomorrow right through super bowl sunday. >> so many big events happening. here are some other ones. key dates leading up to super bowl sunday. >> super bowl city and the nfl

experience, the official one, opens to fans tomorrow. there is also super bowl opening night. it used to be known as media day. fans will be able to see coaches and players address the media at the s.a.p. center on monday and finally the nfl honored. conan owe brip is going to host the award ceremony at the bill graham pacific auditorium the night before the super bowl. >> how many times do we say super bowl. a live look at the golden gate brinl. we knee a squeegee on that lens. a new policy will be in place on the golden gate because of the super bowl. starting today through super bowl sunday, you will not be able to visit this or the golden gate visitors center during peak hours. from 11:00 in the morning to 5:00 at night. you must take a tour bus or taxi or other ride sharing service. the idea is to keep traffic moofk along the bridges.

1 million people are expected to flock to the bay area for the biggest football game of the year. stay with nbc bay area for complete kofrm. we have an entire section dedicated to the super bowl. nbcbayarea.com. >> we don't want you to forget in the next week or so, there is a major event going on in the bay area. right now, not a danger oous weather system. >> not a super storm. we will have scattered light showers across the bay area. we are seeing that moving across san francisco, parts of the north bay and now into the east bay. the rain that has been coming down once again has been pretty spotty and light. looking at how much is coming down at this point, we are getting rain at maybe .200 of an inch per hour. not that heavy. enough to create slick road conditions. we will see this rain off and on throughout the day and into

tonight, finally making it into the south bay later on this evening. we'll talk more about that and a look ahead to the weekend coming up in a few minutes. let's see how the roads are moving with mike. almost everyone is moving well. we'll watch the wet roadways and talk about that in a second. this big jam is unexpected for folks through san jose, 101 at 680. it is starting here and going on our map shy of 880. a crash, two vehicles, a truck and a mini-van are blocking your left two lanes. they are trying to move them over to the shoulder and chp is trying to get there to help them. this is the last seven minutes. we'll watch for that. the rest of your day moves very well. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. >> high school students accused of racism. the theme party that led to the suspension of more than a dozen bay area students. >> san francisco or sacramento continues to mull whether cars should have steering wheels. we'll take a look at the argument coming up in business today. accused of racism. a social

media post of a controversial party in san francisco is now caus at 5:44, high school students accused of racism. a social media post of a controversial party in san francisco is causing an uproar. some of the students involved are from well-known and

prestigious high schools, st. ignatius college prep suspended 14 students. they say the party was racist and promoted a poor black stereotype. >> this is something we can't and won't tolerate. we categorically name this as inappropriate and unacceptable. >> i don't necessarily think that the people here are racism. i don't think they have racist values. p it is ignorance that needs to be talked about. >> the party took place saturday at the grove, a rec yar in the city's sunset district. students from five high schools is there. >> so far, saint ignatius is the only school to respond. quarter to six and we have new details on the traffic stop shooting of an occupied protesters in oregon. they have released video of the deadly encounter, video taken by an fbi plane showing lavoy

finicum driving up to a roadblock. he got into a confrontation with officers. when he got out of his truck, he reached toward his pocket. they shot and killed him. he had a loaded 9 millimeter semiautomatic handgun. the occupation overall is not over yet. >> we believe there are four people that still occupy the refuge at this time. since the establishment of the checkpoint, there have been nine arrested. six have been released and three arrested by the fbi. it is 9:46. the bedroom community of miraga is looking for a high-tech boost to fight crime. they are in the preliminary stages of adding new surveillance cameras. more aga's town council must

still approve the plan. they will add cameras to read license plates and capture other data to solve crimes google is practically begging sacramento lawmakers, please, don't make us put steering wheels in our cars. the self-driving cars, it is a question. are they something for our convenience, something that takes over for the driver when she doesn't want to drive or is it a fully autonomous vehicle that just drives itself. that's what google envisions, a car that children could ride in or blind people could take to work. a hearing in sacramento saw the blind and other groups joining google to keep the autonomous cars autonomous. preliminary rules say the steering wheel has to stay so a driver can take over if necessary. google says the point of an autonomous car is there is no

driver. >> a congressman in washington wants to hold congressional hearings into the software used by juniper network. they found back doors in their software, the kind that spy agencies would put in the software to spy on people. juniper has since fixed it. it is the kind of back door the u.s. government has asked silicon valley to put in their software and we won't do it. a texas congressman, william herd, wants to know, in the case of juniper network who did it. the suspicion is our government did. the spy software is very similar to what the nsa uses and congress is asking 24 governmental agencies if they did it. it is geeky news. but, to review, the government asks juniper and other silicon valley companies to put spy software in the sis estimate. the companies say no. juniper ends up with the software ne a

software anyway and congress wants to know how did that happen. >> thank you very much, scott. no cell phones allowed. a tone in west virginia where that's the rule that actually exists in green bank. an official federal quiet zone thanks to limited radio transmission. the "today" show is going to profile the quietest town in america later this morning. >> do you have any no cell phone zones? your life? we say we are going to have it at the dinner table but then we don't. we get a call or a text. >> it is pretty hard to have basic life without a cell phone unless you live in west virginia. 5:49. we are seeing some rain come through here. it is going to come on and off throughout the day. it won't be a major storm. scattered light showers, enough to make the roads wet and create some spin outs and slick road conditions as we take a live look at the south bay. not a whole lot going on there.

just some low clouds. we won't see the rain in the south bay until later on this morning, maybe even this afternoon as it kind of takes a while before it works its way farther to the south. we have been seeing the light rain and some of the heavier do do downpours across parts of the east bay with some scattered light rain. it is soggy out there as we get ready to start out the weekend. we will see more of this rain streaming in p into the afternoon with some breezy wind. we will see a complete washout. there will be some breaks in between. we will take a break from most of that rain into the day tomorrow. as we go into sunday, another system will be moving in bringing in some scattered showers. highs today reaching into the upper 50s to lower 60s. most of us right at 60 degrees. we won't see a big difference in temperatures from the coast to the incompetent land areas. as we go once again into the weekend. there will be another system

approaching and that will bring in some rain. looks like that could bring in a little bit more for the south bay. we bring in this storm system. with that next one moving in, it will bring a better chance of storm around san jose and farther to the south. as we look to the futurecast, it shows us how much rain we could see by the time the weekend is over. maybe .10 of an inch in san francisco. a little over .50 in napa and higher amounts through the north. the main concern will be high surf. high surf advisory continues until 5:00 with those waves up to 16 feet. we'll be talking more about that and a look ahead to the weekend coming up. let's check in with mike with an update on the crash. >> the waves buoys are mesmerizing. we just got word it has cleared to the center divide. approaching 680 at story road, all the way from our live shot to oakland road, just shy of

880. the two vehicles have moved to the center divide. we will continue to track this slowdown. we should see some recovery getting a break right now. even on a friday. it shouldn't take you to 6:30. a lighter flow of traffic. they came back in session yesterday. more downtown traffic. although, a lot of students take friday off. we are looking towards a little slowing towards the san francisco bridge. r rain has continued to fall lightly. >> you have the golden gate. we have the bay bridge which will turn into a great show of lights for everyone to enjoy. the 25 l.e.d. lights will turn back on for good, part of the bay area festivities leading up to the super bowl. people along the embarcadero will get to see a free fireworks show. the largest light sculpture was turned off so they could produce a bridge waiting for the lights to come back. >> thundering back from the

super bowl. it is a super bowl super fan. this san francisco man has gone to every single super bowl game 76-year-old larry jacobson is a member of the ultraexclusive group called never miss a super bowl club. there are only three members left. jacobson says he is happy he doesn't have to travel far, just to levi stadium. it will save money on air fare and lodging. and in one previous case, bail money. at super bowl 6 in more lins, he got into an argument with a police officer about parking. >> i said, don't you think you are being a little chicken bleep about this. he said, did you call me chicken bleep? i said, yes, i sure did. he says, you are under arrest. >> oh, larry. he bailed out and still made it to the game. this year, the nfl is comping the club's ticket. >> larry doesn't back down to anyone. coming up next at 5:53. a twist in the case. so much mystery surrounding the situation with a teacher now in

jail accused of helping three inmates escape from a maximum security jail in southern california. stay on top of incoming storm advice setting the home screen on your smartphone to weather on the nbc bay area app. just click on the nbc bay area icon on the top left corner of your screen and click on the button that says, set your start screen. all you have to do is set weather and click done. that will give you exactly what you need to know when you need to know it. i'm terry mcqueeny. that's how you stay informed on the nbc bay area app. as the government's mandatory

health coverage deadline nears - some contrasting trends appear to be emerging. ==vo== the deadline for op enrollme is welcome back. as the government health care deadline comes near, the deadline is sunday, the white house is ramping up efforts to make sure people know. healthcare.gov says more people have signed up than all of last year but a kaiser survey finds only in 100 is aware the minimum penalt 15% of the uninsured realize sunday is the end of the open health care deadline. the minimum penalty goes up to $695 if not insured we are keeping close tabs on the threat of mosquitos infected with the zika virus. so far, none have been found. typically, they don't breed in the bay area.

in many places, standing water has made for ideal breeding grounds. we went out yesterday with crews looking for larva and making sure there are no signs of infected mosquitoes. >> the last time we found an adult mosquito was in august of 2014. the last time we found eggs or la va was back in may of 2015. >> public health agencies are giving the same kind of requests they usually do to combat the west niles virus, to remove standing water in any outdoor containers that could attract mosquitoes. here is a closer look at the countries included in the cdc travel alert highlighted in red. that covers much of central and south america along with the caribbean including mexico, brazil, guatemala and brazil and the virgin islands. if you are pregnant, ask your doctors before you head to any of the countries. the vire husband has been linked to babies being born with

abnormally small heads. >> california has made another arrest in their requests to find three escaped inmates. they say this woman, an efl teacher at the jail in santa anna allegedly helped the inmates by giving them masks and possibly other tools. three suspects have been on the loose for a week now. investigators say they may be living in a stolen white van. happening today, the so-called affluenza teen is expectnd a texas courtroom. 18-year-old ethan couch may learn whether he will be moved to a juvenile detention center to an adult jail. he was deported yesterday where he and his mother allegedly fled after video showed him violating his probation. he was put on ten years probation after killing four people in a drunk and driving crash. it is one street and two huge sinkholes. the largest of the two took out most of the travel lanes on highway 101 north of us in

southwest oregon. the second sinkhole, right across the street. that section of the highway had to be shut down and drivers obviously had to be given detours. other related problems here in the bay area too. right now at 6:00, an active landslide has forced an emergency demolition of this $2 million home in san francisco. the troubles, not over yet. i'm stephanie chung, live with what names have to do now. >> i will tell everybody that he has been found. >> a hopeful vigil turns into a sombre remembrance as the family of kyle myrick announced searchers found his body. the new information that led crews deep into the santa cruz mountains i'm bob redell with how law enforcement plans on keeping the bay air why secure in the days leading up to the super bowl 50. "today in the bay" starts now. a very good friday morning to you.