are looking for the driver of a car that might be pretty easy to spot. plus, another grim discovery in the south bay. investigators now examining a new set of human remains found right next to a south bay college. and i'm stephanie chuang live in half moon bay where the maverick surf competition isn't for another hour and a half, but the surfers, they're well fed. the boards are here ready to go and some of them are already on their way to the dock. we have a live update coming up. "today in the bay" starts now. and a very good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. three words that will immediately brighten your day. it is friday. let's get your friday forecast from meteorologist kari hall. >> good morning. we'll have some awesome weather heading into the weekend. that makes it even easier to get out of bed this morning and get the day started. it is cool, though, as you head out. we're in the 40s and low 50s and highs today reaching up to 68

degrees in san francisco and the east bay. we have low 70s where across the bay area with a mix of sun and clouds. we'll check out the weekend forecast and that's coming up in a few minutes and let's get aunidate on what is happening on those roadways with mike. >> just a bit of fog right here. where we would show you the lights heading up the incline but right now the part blanket would the light clouds. we'll look at the map. that was in "star wars 5" way back in the day. over here a backup and the metering lights are on. typical of a friday and a lighter commute all around. in towards san rafael and maybe some patches of fog as kari talked ain the north bay. not a major concern for drivers right now. back here in dublin. we've seen 580 improve over the last few minutes and earlier crash tied things up at the interchange. starting to slow down a bit north 101 right around mckie. a crash reported around oakland road and sound like everything is off to the shoulder, but i'll keep checking on that. >> mike, thank you. we'll check back with you.

in the meantime, an update to breaking news. a bicyclist is dead and police are searching for the driver who hit him and then fled from the scene. this happened on a very busy stretch of winchester boulevard between pain and hamilton avenues. kris sanchez has been at the scene since we first came on air at 4:30. police have a detailed description of the car they're looking for. >> right. police believe that that driver was in a little red sports car like this one here. not too many of them on the roadway because they were only in production for about six years. back in the 1990s. because of the low profile of that little sports car, the car likely has damage from hitting that bicyclist. >> at this time, preliminary investigation indicates it's possibly a red honda del sol-type vehicle. >> the del sol part is kind of telling. >> yeah. fortunately, that helps the investigators since those cars were only made for a few years. very distinct look.

>> now, police say the driver was going northbound on winchester avenue north of loma verde and south of pain avenue. when that driver hit the victim and there are bicycle lanes through this area and not clear if the bicyclist was using them at that point. police can only say the victim is a man and the santa clara county coroner will work to identify that man and notify his family. let's give you one more look at that suspect vehicle. again, police believe it is a red honda civic del sol from the 1990s. a two-seater sports car that is pretty low to the ground and likely has front end damage from this deadly crash. this is a pretty busy th thoroughfare through this area. but because a lot of apartments in this area police are hoping other witnesses might come forward and help find this driver. >> kris, thank you. >> checking back in with kris at 6:30 and tweeting updates from the scene. you can follow her at kris@nbc.

6:03. for a second night in a row, human remains have been discovered in the south bay, this time investigators are digging for answers in san jose after human skeleton was found in the area near san jose city college. it is known to be a homeless encampment. chp officers say someone spotted the bones about a month ago, but police say they just got the call yesterday. it's not clear if the skeleton belonged to a man or woman. investigators also trying to learn more about the human remains recently found on the outskirts of gilroy. deputies say the remains were not sierra lamar, the morgan hill 15-year-old teenager who was kidnapped and killed back in 2012. the prosecutor in that case as well as the homicide team were scouring that scene yesterday. a new autopsy report reveals just how many gunshots struck the man killed in a san francisco police shooting back in december. police shot and killed mario woods in the bay view district. officers say that stabbing suspect refused to drop a knife.

now the medical examiner officers fired 27 shots. all but six of them struck woods. the report also finds that woods had methamphetamine in his system along with antidepressants. >> he was under the influence and some influence of drugs on him. he did not respond the way the officer thought he should. that's a tactical question. >> in a statement, police admit part of the report is hard to read. their statement says, "newly released information in that autopsy report appears to corroborate facts gathered by investigators in the aftermath of this tragic incident." decision 2016. one week from tomorrow voters in south carolina and nevada weigh in on the race for president. last night both democratic candidates got a chance to leave an impression tackling a wide range of issues including health care. >> what i believe is the united states, in fact, should join the

rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health care to all people. >> the numbers don't add up. and many people will actually be worse off. >> the six remaining gop candidates, meantime, will go head-to-head one more time before nevada and is south carolina. the debate is scheduled for tomorrow. we have live team coverage of the race for president. it's all coming up in our next half hour. the race to win the mavericks. surf's up, almost. about 90 minutes away from the start of the mavericks surf competition. >> right now the top surfers making their way to the beach gearing up to take on the massive waves. kari is tracking how big those waves will get and let's start out with stephanie chuang live near half moon bay where she was talking to conants this morning. >> yeah. laura and sam, it's pretty amazing how relaxed they seem as they were eating breakfast in the room next door where they have been staying.

even though they're ato tackle these immensely huge waves. here in this room, you see there are much fewer boards than we saw the last couple of live reports, actually. surfers are already making their way down to the dock where they will eventually be taken out by boat and wait unit till the competition starts at 7:30 this morning. the last time we had mavericks. that's cole christenson. we talked to him earlier had. he is from hawaii. he got here at 8:00 last night. so, he is as well rested as can be. but, again, the last time that mavericks happened was in 2014. you have 24 of the world's best professional surfers. they're here and from as far away as australia and brazil. santa cruz and san francisco and the bay area well represented. this is what is known as the pinnacle of big wave surfing. we chatted with one of the surfers from hawaii who says, you know what, every time you see us together you know something's up. >> like when i see all my

friends that usually means we're going to go do something crazy. we're are all in one room together. it's on, you know. >> and so a lot of them are friends. back here live, you're looking at the bag and board of ken "skin dog" collins that is lying here next to the wall. we talked to him yesterday and he was saying his routine this morning was to get up at 5:30. maybe eat breakfast but that hissic is in knots so he can't really do that. soak in the bath tub in hot water to loosen himself before he heads out to the water. a lot of that sort of same routine going on for guys used to the big waves but the nerves are still there. live here in half moon bay, stephanie chuang. >> i would think after being in that cold water the hot bath would feel good after, too. we can watch the action from wherever you are. head to our website, nbcbayarea.com and click on the tab, mavericks how to watch. they describe this as the most risk-oriented event in

north america. that's how the mavericks organizers are talking about it. >> there you go. for those of us that are just regular joes without the adrenaline. still high surf for everybody else you're watching. >> not the weekend for amateurs to get out there on the water. we do have a high surfed as isry and on the coast waves up to 13 feet and that advisory continues until about 8:00 tomorrow morning. swells reaching 13 feet, but we'll also have the risk of sneaker waves and rip currents and long period swells. that means it takes a long time for the next wave to move in. may draw you out farther to the ocean. temperatures cool to start. only in the low 50s this morning. reaching to the upper 60s this afternoon. a look at all our microclimates today. 74 today in gilroy and san francisco 68 degrees and 72 in napa. 67 in oakland and livermore a high of 68 degrees. we'll take a look ahead to the weekend coming up. here's an update on the morning commute from. >> kari, start over in oakland

where 880 moves well past the sem and northbound and southbound with the headlights. first, look north of there. taillights move smoothly at the limit on our speed sensors all the way up to the bay bridge toll pretty much every school in the bay area. we're seeing a lighter flow of traffic reflected, as well. backup for the fastrak lanes. a smooth drive through the north bay and remember san francisco muni is back on typical service after super bowl city reopened. got to get the street names reopened. south 880 no big concern for the east bay or the tri-valley and here is the south bay northbound routes look great and live look at san jose shows you, yeah, not a big deal for 101. >> friday light, thank you, mike. 6:10. coming up a deal for now. details of the new agreement keeping the raiders in oakland for next season. stick around as i make my producers very uncomfortable.

i promise a tech as spect to it it coming up. plus, a dramatic scene in new jersey still playing out right now. firefighters are battling this huge fire ripping through a warehouse complex. what witnesses heard as flames erupted.

happening right now. a massive fire shut down a stretch of a major highway in new jersey this morning, but

it's been going on for half a day now. this is at a warehouse in hillsborough, new jersey. crews still patlibattling the f alarm fire that has been burning for more than 12 hours. the thick plumes of black smoke and fiery orange still billowing into the air. witnesses said they heard explosions and felt like the ground was shaking. no injuries reported so far. it is 6:14. the raiders are here to stay, at least for now. let's take a live look at 0.co where the team just signed a short-term lease to play for the 2016 season. raiders owner mark davis called it a win/win situation. a more long-term deal could be worked out. >> gives us certainty for this season, as well as flexibility for the following two seasons. and the certain lty is really important right now because free agency is coming up and players want to know where they are going to be playing and where they're going to be living and everything else. like i said, i think it's a win/win situation.

>> so far no deal on the table about building a new stadium in oakland. as for tickets, davis says he's not raising ticket prices as a thank you gesture to loyal fans. well, this is the french say that we americans are way too squeamish about nudity. >> a french facebook user posted a picture and facebook suspended his account. scott mcgrew, this puts you in an awkward position, as well. >> i thought we're pretty sophisticated in the bay area and i mean, we're grown ups, right. i googled the painting in question and called origin of the world. no, we cannot show that on television. i didn't even bother calling our. this is not the painting. no. but the question is, should facebook be allowed. who gets to decide? facebook users and facebook it itself, still not the painting. and what court should get to

decide. should it it be french courts or california courts when it comes to what's appropriate on facebook? a french court just ruled against facebook, again, not the painting and said this case can go forward in france. as long as we're talking about france. we want to take you to paris where uber executives are on jail for their role creating uber pop in france. prosecutors say the ride sharing violated laws and arrested the executives. they say the executives say, hey, we just helped make this happen. this idea came from california. uber has also settled a lawsuit where users were questioning that with $1 safety fee for uber-x. did it make uber any safer. uber agreed to pay $28 million without admitting wrongdoing and they're keeping the fee. it is now called a booking fee. a surgery of sorts where kids are adding electronic parts to their body.

electronic compass to their hand here. people are looking to make their ways more powerful. >> pretty risky. kids rdon't do this at home. the implants themselves are having body jewelry artists to do it. >> doctors won't. it's not just body hackers. real scientists are working with robotic and genetics to make super human beings. they are actually trying to speed up human evolution. after "meet the press" we'll look into this. this is some serious science and some crazy science. but what would happen if in the next 20 years we could make hem human beings more powerful. >> bionic man is here. it's here. one of the ethics of creating the bionic man. >> go way back before that day. frankenstein, i think, something along the sort of created. >> thank you. it is still february right now, but all that nice weather

sure makes it feel like it's spring. very close. and it means that baseball season is right around the corner. >> good-bye football. bring on the baseball. boys of summer live look at a dark at&t park this morning. all quiet now. but come tomorrow giants players and thousands of their closest friends and fans, they're going to pack that ballpark for fan fest. fans will be able to take the field and take photos with all three world series trophies. get to tour the clubhouse and get autographs from their favorite giants, madison bumgardner. love the guys. the event is free. it it starts at 10:00 tomorrow morning. get there early and expect some pretty long lines. but one of the greatest kind of kick offs to baseball here in the bay area. >> we talked about this before. of all the sporting events you can go to, baseball, at least for me, is the best event. >> i love baseball. >> laura, too. >> i have never been to fan

fest. maybe we'll have to carve out some time. we'll car pool. let's do it. >> on a friday. it is friday. good mood and a red shirt on over here, too. >> we'll have some great weather this weekend. as we take a live look outside now, mostly clear conditions and a great way to start out the weekend. and if it's a long weekend for you, president's day on monday and, well, you will enjoy more of this fantastic weather. as the seven-day forecast comes up at the bottom of the screen, you'll see how those temperatures change into theal of next week with some more rain moving in and now it is all good. ly clear skies and some spots, some patchy ground fog and temperatures in the 40s in it it the east bay. as we take it hour by hour in san jose, we'll see the temperatures steadily climbing into this afternoon and into the upper 60s and lower 70s, very comfortable. still a mix of sun and clouds and into the weekend, no changes. but the rain will be returning.

heading into next week, a look at wednesday night and thursday morning. some heavy rain will be moving through and the possibility of more snow in the sierra, which will be some great news bause we've seen a lot of it melting these past few days with some very warm temperatures. and it may get more active towards the end of next week to the beginning of march. as we take a look at the forecast. at&t, pebble beach proam happening this week. temperatures in the mid-60s for today and tomorrow. upper 60s for sunday with partly cloudy skies. the weekend forecast for all of oour microclimates will be very nice today. 68 degrees in san francisco. 66 degrees if you're heading out to the fan fest. long sleeves needed and make sure you have the sunglasses and the sun block. it it will be in the 70s all across the bay area on sunday, valentine's day. even upper 70s for the north bay. let's get an update on the morning commute as we check in now with mike. >> because it's friday, we can

do this. behind me, recovery for 580. a smoother drive right now after early crashes at the dublin interchange. look at our speed sensors and everything is back to green. you're back to the speed limit. sensors through the tri-valley and no slowing through livermore and only 84 right at the signal. that's what's slowing a bit. no problems for the dublin interchange. fastrak lanes bigger build than the cash lanes and pretty typical build. if you're heading out to the coast, half moon bay, we talk about the titans and mavericks, they blocked off the coastline for safety sake. go to local eatery or drinkry, perhaps or watch it it online. that's the best bet. meantime out to palo alto. bay shore no slowing and 280 no problem the south bay moves at speed but also back to you coming up. coming up next, fresh off the new hampshire primary. bernie sanders and hillary clinton squaring off in yet another democratic showdown.

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clouding two ba this morning loss and grief clouding two bay area communities as people remember augustine gus vegas. shot and killed inside of his

own home in vallejo. >> bob redell live in front of the richmond police department where flags are flying at half staff this morning. a big loss for them. >> you can see the richmond police department has lowered those flags at half staff outside their headquarters here to honor their fellow police officer, gus vegas, who had been on the force for 15 years. as we have been reporting, he was shot and killed yesterday morning inside his home in the glen cove neighborhood of vallejo. police have arrested robert vega, who is the boyfriend of vegas' daughter. sources tell nbc bay area around 4:30 a.m. he heard a commotion in his daughter's upstairs bedroom. when he opened the door, the suspect shot him several times, instantly killing officer vegas. he was unarmed and his service revolver secured in another part of the house. >> how this from what i understand went down, i just know he was trying to protect his daughter and also trying to

probably help the person that was going to harm him. >> officer vegas' wife jumped out of the second floor window to go get help. vallejo police arrested the 30-year-old suspect at his home in fairfield. his 6-year-old son who was with him was not hurt. the suspect robert vega is a 2011 graduate of the napa valley police academy. incidentally the same academy and reporting live in richmond police department, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> pretty clearly touched a lot of lives. coming up next, we are gearing up for mavericks. we're live as dozens of surfers getting ready to take on some monster waves along the bay area coastline. once they grab their boards. clinton's game plan and the republicans next debate. i'm tracie potts, with politics, next. i'm kris sanchez in the south where police want you to be on the look out for a small,

red sports car about 20 years old. the driver of that car struck and hit a bicyclist. the full story coming up. got a tip for nbc bay area investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. joining us. i'm sam brock

=laura/2shot i good morning. so great to have you waking up with us on a friday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon with a look at that friday forecast. >> it is friday and the great weather continues. we had some fog this morning. we've been watching out for others and for that it is cool and clear in other spots.

as we go into this afternoon, highs will be in the upper 60s in san francisco and the east bay. low 70sal across the bay area. more of this weather as we go into the weekend. with a look at how that fog may be impacting some of the cumufrters, let's check in now with mike. >> we'll show you how it it impacts the bay bridge. right there. very softly. it's fog. looking over towards the treasure island entrance. you can't see it it because of the fog drifting across that span. no real slowing on our sensors because it is a friday, lighter build. we have a light build at the toll plaza. lighter build there than the cash lanes. pay a little more and get through faster. fog registering just north of san rafael and check that camera coming up. the rest of your commute. san jose an easy drive and anywhere south of that san mateo bridge no real slowing right now. there's 101. back to you. an update to breaking news we're following in the south bay where police need your help tracking down a hit and run

driver who killed a bicyclist in san jose. the crash happened on a very busy stretch of winchester boulevard between pay nerne and hamilton avenues. kris sanchez joins us live now with a deitscription scription that police are looking for. >> a sports car that are few and far between on the roadway. looks like this, honda del sol only in production for a few years back 1990s. a low proofile two-seater it is likely the car has damage from hitting that bicyclist. >> at this time preliminary investigation indicates it is possibly a red honda del sol-type vehicle. >> the del sol is kind of telling. >> fortunately, that helps the investigators since those only cars were made for a few years. very deit stinistinct look. >> the driver was going northbound north of loma verde

south of payne avenue and bicycle lanes through here and not clear whether the bicyclist was in the lanes at the time of the crash. the victim is a man and the santa clara county coroner will work to notify his family. one more look at what that suspect's car might look like. like a red honda civic del sol from the 1990s. two seater sports car pretty low to the ground and likely has damage from the deadly crash. it is a pretty busy thoroughfare this stretch of winchester boulevard here as san jose gets close to the border with campbell. lots of apartments in the area and police are hopeful that somebody else may have seen something and be able to lead them to that driver. >> thank you very much, kris. we well check back in with her in less than 25 minutes. kris tweeting updates from the scene. you can follow her @krisat nbc.

we should level with the american people about what we should do. >> every proposal that i have introduced has been paid for. the top two democratic candidates duking it out again ahead of their next primary in nevada. >> it will be very interesting to see how it will all turn out. tracie potts joins us live in washington, d.c., this morning. reaction to last night's democratic debate. good morning. >> hi, laura and sam. good morning, everyone. what we learned from that debate is hillary clinton's game plan going into nevada and south carolina is to go after those young voters that are following bernie sanders. questioning whether he could really provide free health care and free college for everyone. she also said his criticism of president obama were over the line. listen. >> criticism that we've heard from senator sanders about our president, i expect from republicans. i do not expect from someone

running for the democratic nomination to succeed president obama. >> madam secretary, that is a low blow. last i heard a united states senator had the right to disagree with the president, including a president who has done such an extraordinary job. >> now, the focus both nevada and south carolina. they are having separate caucuses and primaries, but all of them, both of those states will vote on the democrats and the republicans over the next couple of weeks. sam, laura. >> thanks so much, tracie. happening right now, we're keeping a close eye on the markets this morning. the dow jones average. good signs here up after what has been a very turbulent last couple of weeks for all of the markets. europe, as well. stocks showing signs of coming back here. so, we're hoping for some positive news to see a bit of a pick up. all right, the markets are up and the waves are up, as well. happening now, that countdown is

we're now just about an hour away from the start of the mavs surf competition. >> right now the world's top surfers are making their way to the beach half moon bay gearing up to take on some massive waves. >> kari is tracking just how big those waves will get. let's check in with stephanie chuang. she is talking to some of the sooners out there this morning. >> absolutely, good morning, laura and sam. the vibe has changed here where the surfers have been staying. is it is mostly empty now. maybe these are backup boards. hopefully surfers woke up in time for the competition. i can tell you most everyone has already left. they were having breakfast which was empty. just a couple of the organizers there. 20 minutes ago pretty packed and amaze as laura and sam had noted earlier how mellow these surfers are. in their zen mode and chatting and also very focused and they're with their friends and

used to this competition and that doesn't get rid of all the nerves and organizers and world class surfers have been tracking these very waves for five days and say it will be a good show this morning. >> hope everything comes together and they keep building like a snowball. you just hope it keeps rolling in the right direction. we have been watching this for five days. it's bigger than they are expecting. it is going to be amazing. >> and ken collins will be one of those dpis riding the waves. one of 24 professional surfers from around the world. he's from santa cruz and guys from brazil, australia and hawaii and locals from pacifica and the last time the mavericks was held was back in 2014. a mile off shore. you can't see the competition and this year, in particular, organizers are stressing it it is best to either watch it from home, live streaming or at a local restaurant like half moon bay brewing company which has had large screens in the past,

as well. the competition at 7:30 this morning. the first place prize the total purse $120,000. these guys have been telling us that the bragging rights, they really are priceless. live here in half moon bay, stephanie chuang "today in the bay." >> they all look so fresh and slick and they haven't even been in the water yet. thank you very much, stephanie. if you want to watch the action from your home, we got you covered. head to our website and click on the tab, mavericks how to watch. so big waves for them. high surf for the rest of us. nice weather we've been having and lots of people like to head to the beach, kari. >> we will continue to have some dangerous conditions off shore. high surf advisory continues until saturday evening. and we will have waves near the coast up to 13 feet. the waves building up because of some more storm systems out in the pacific and we will also have long period swells of 19 seconds. that means it takes 19 seconds for the next wave to come in and

that gives it plenty of time to draw you out farther into the ocean, making it it it even more dangerous. temperatures if you are going to half moon bay will be at 52 degrees. 63 degrees at noon and this afternoon up to 67 degrees. but, once again, you can't really get close to the cliffs or the bluffs there because they will have it all blocked off. maybe some restaurants and hotels may have some events going on. we'll have another look at the forecast looking athead the weekend, that's coming up a little bit later. >> all right, kari. over and little bit now, little bit of slowing builds southbound 101. that's a digital freeze. the traffic moves well and show you the map. san rafael. the reason i want to catch that camera showing the building traffic flow. see the speeds dip a bit in the orange. bigger concern. maybe some fog drifting through parts of the north bay. no major concerns. a smoother towards the richmond bridge. slower drive towards the toll plaza and a build towards the bay bridge toll plaza. president's day, of course, the

holiday for schools and many businesses. we're looking at an easy drive all around the bay. northbound 880 at marina. a crash reported moving to the shoulder and i'll check on any updates. meanwhile a light build towards the san mateo bridge heading across the bay. northbound 101 and 87 and a look at fremont heading down into the south bay for your commute with these headlights. back to you. >> thank you very much. if you ride b.a.r.t. across the bay for your commute, you know it can be a crowded ride. a new study shows it may be time for a second transbay tube as b.a.r.t. says trains are more packed now than ever before. many riders heading from san francisco to the east bay say it gets packed starting at 2:00 in the afternoon. a group looking at other transit systems to meet the growing deit mands. >> b.a.r.t. can run across the bay as it it does today but a standard rail tunnel where you see in a lot of cities where you have an amtrak tunnel on the east coast. >> new trains are in the works,

but due to lack of funding, a new tube may be a long way off. coming up next, the president stops by ellen. she gives out the commander in chief some advice here. some tips ahead of valentine's day. there is a gather of who's who in silicon valley how to get involved in "business and tech." live look at a rare sight on the new york stock exchange. positive on the dow. good morning, come up on "today." the coldest air of the season taking hold across a large section of this country. also ahead, are you truly compatible with your partner. how long will you stay together on a special rosen reports. the scientific test that can reveal those answers. we tried them out on three couples just in time for valentine's day and we'll give you the results live. we're live at iconic fenway park to try out that massive ski and snowboarding ramp. when we see you on a friday morning right here on "today."

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more than million in research and other health experts say it it could take up to five years for that vaccine to hit the market. the markets turn positive this morning. >> are your eyes deceiving you? is that green on the big board, scott mcgrew? >> the only red we're seeing this morning on the markets is this guy. clifford the big red dog. you know, we should invite him back. the dow and s&p 500 and the nasdaq all slightly positive this morning. 113 points and nasdaq up 36. that's not near enough to make up for the loss after loss this week or month or even this year. silicon valley leaders will gather this morning in san jose for state of the valley conference at the mchenry center. like a high tech town meeting of who's who of making things happen. >> the one day every year that everyone comes out of their trenches. building our organizations but on state of the valley day, we all come together and we look at the big picture.

we get at on the problem and we think about the region and how is the region fairing and what are our challenges and opportunities and how do we mobilize to address them that's what's going on. >> little more than an hour, actually. mayor opens it it up and several keynote speakers including michelle lee and newt rch. the new controversy about beyon beyonce. this posting in our 5:00 a.m. newscast. you should get up earlier and watch it. i run out of time right here and posted the controversy online, nbcbayarea.com. when we're not on air, still covering things online. all the time, sam and laura, we now we are nonstop coverage online. >> we're not playing cards on breaks. >> we have to update the website. >> better than the twister. that was crazy. 6:45 right now. president obama will be granting

national monument status to two dozen acres of southern california desert. >> that move will protect the natural sources and wildlife habitats. the special treat for these three regions. the mohave trails and castle mountain and sand snow. yesterday the president was in the bay area, he attended two fund-raisers. one palo alto and one in atherton. then he held some babies, of course. maybe even kissed a few babies. shook some hands at moffett field in mountain view before taking off on air force one. >> so cute. today you can catch president obama's exclusive interview on "the ellen degeneres" show. ellen figured why not give him a chance to send her a valentine's day message. >> somebody call the situation room. because things are about to get hot. michelle, this valentine's day, i'm going to treat you right.

the best decision i ever made wassing you. thanks for putting up with me. i love you. and, ellen, happy valentine's day. >> there we go. get to the heart of the matter. take a look at this. he tweeted this selfie with ellen, which they took on the set of her show. you can watch the entire interview later today at 4:00 right here on nbc bay area. >> big genuine smile right there. a lot of smiles at the office because it's friday today. >> preholiday friday because a lot of folks get monday off. >> some people have monday off and we have some awesome weather heading into the weekend. so, no matter what you're planning to do. live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge. a gorgeous way to start out the day. we've had some patchy fog in spots. that may slow you down, especially coming from the north bay. here's a look from tiburon as the sun rises. just wanted to give you another shot of that gorgeous sunrise. now, temperatures in the mid-40s

for parts of the north bay and east bay. we're at 51 des in san jose and 50 in san francisco. that-day forecast comes up at the bottom of the screen, you'll see how our temperatures go back up and down. mostly cloudy skies to start in san francisco and at noon at 60 degrees reaching into the low to mid-60s. by this afternoon we will have a calm wind inland, but we've been watching closely the coastal areas, especially half moon bay and look at how those winds pick up this afternoon. from the north and northwest, up to 23 miles an hour and we will continue to have those high waves coming in for today as well as into the day tomorrow. we will continue on with some more dry weather, not until wednesday into thursday. we will have some widespread heavy rain moving across the bay area and maybe a round of some heavy snow for the sierra. and it looks like we'll start to get into more of an active pattern after a bit of a break from this wet winter. if you're going this weekend to

the pebble beach pro-am. great weather around monterey. reaching to the upper 60s by sunday and a mix of clouds all weekend long. the weekend forecast shows that highs will be in the upper 60s today in san francisco and the east bay. and then by tomorrow, we'll be reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s. 73 deit grees in the tri-valley. valentine's day will all be in the 70s and even some upper 70s for the north bay. our temperatures warming up and then we'll be cooling down, once again, for the nemiddle of next week as our next round of rain moves in. let's see what's happening on the roadways with mike. >> prehomdy friday. the president's day holiday monday. we're seeing a lighter volume of traffic. only now 70 minutes after they turn the metering lights on, we see these cash lanes building towards the end of the parking lot. fastrak has a longer wait and hang out and look at the sunrise in your rear view mirror. look up to your map, captain obvious. looking at a slower drive

through berkeley and no big deal and a nice, smooth flow crossing towards san francisco. reminder super bowl city reopened to traffic and muni is back on your typical morning schedule ahead of schedule. over here looking towards 880 southbound and little slowing through hayward and union city. nothing dramatic. tri-valley no problems. great recovery after early problems in dublin. and we can do on a friday with a lighter flow of traffic. 101 a little slow here and 87 holding with just a dip at kurtner. give you a live look what things are like. just a short stretch as folks tapping on their brakes and not a big deal. palo alto since we have a second and only takes a second past university, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:50. an update to breaking news. a driver hits and kills a bicyclist in san jose and takes off. the type of car officers want you to keep an eye out for. and i'm stephanie chuang live by the half moon bay harbor. we're just 40 minutes out from

the maverick surf competition where there is a beautiful sunrise already this morning. surfers getting ready to go out on the boats and the water. a live report coming up. happening right now online. maybe you just missed scott's "business and tech" report at 6:45. on our facebook page, scott explains this issue, including why those questions are now being raised in the first place. t and the titans of mavericks surf contest starts within the hour. a live report after the break, but also watch a live stream of the entire event online from our home page. we'll be back in two minutes.

6:54. welldom back. one last check of today's top stories before we send you off to "today" show in just a few minutes. >> start with kris sanchez following a deadly hit and run in west san jose. kris? >> you may be able to help solve this crime. police are looking for a little red sports car. if you're hitting the road right now, this is what you should look for in san jose. red honda civic del sol. only in production for six years and because of the low proofile, that two-seat sports car likely has damage from hitting a bicyclist. the driver was going northbound on winchester avenue north of

loma verde. at this point we only know it is a man. the santa clara county coroner will have to work to identify him and notify his family. police say if you know anything about that driver or about that car, always remember you can call police and give that information anonymously. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." i'm bob redell live here in richmond where you can see the richmond police department has lowered their flags to half staff to honor their 15-year member of the force. officer gus vegas who was shot and killed yesterday during a domestic dispute. around 4:30 yesterday morning officer vegas was off duty inside his home inside the glen cove neighborhood and heard a commotion inside his daughter's upstairs bedroom. when he opened the door, his daughter's boyfriend, robert investigata, shot officer vegas several times killing him instantly. vallejo police arrested the 30-year-old suspect later at his home in fairfield and his

6-year-old son who was with him was not hurt. reporting live in richmond, bob redell, "today in the bay." for a second night in a row human remains discovered in the south bay. this time investigators are digging for answers in san jose after a human skeleton was found. it happened near the area of san jose city college. it's known to be a homeless encampment. chp officers say someone spotted the bones about a month ago, but police just got the call yesterday. it's not clear if the skeleton  belonged to a man or woman. investigators trying to learn more about the human remains recently found on the outskirts of gilroy. deputies say the remains were not sierra lamar the morgan hill 15-year-old teenager who was kidnapped and killed back in 2012. the prosecutor in that case as well as the homicide team were also scouring the scene yesterday. happening right now, history being made. a meeting between pope francis and the leader of the russian orthodox church. you're looking at video of the

pope as he's gedditting ready t leave rome. this first encounter is taking place in cuba. the groundbreaking step towards improving catholic oorthodox relations. the world's top surfers are in half moon bay and we're just about 40 minutes away now from mavericks. >> stephanie chuang and important to know that fans can't go show up and watch from the beach. >> no, they can't, sam and laura. i'll show you why not. surfers have been leaving the last 45 minutes from oceana hotel to the half moon bay harbor and then they're getting taken out by boat. half a mile to mile out into the water, not into the bay here, but to the pacific. past where you see the hillside. you can't watch from the hillside or anywhere. we are told you just can't see it. the best thing to do is watch from home streaming live or at a place like half moon bay brewing

company. this morning surfers, 24 of the world's best gathered at the hotel here to eat breakfast, potato, you know, eggs and bacon and sausage. your typical stuff. we are told they have routines down and some soaking in hot water baths all morning long before this nerve racking competition. and the waves were big then and they're expected to be good today at 40 feet, is what we're told. have been tracking these waves for five days. the waves are going to be better than they even expected. a lot of nerves but they're used to the competition. they're looking forward to maybe winning first place, really, for the bragging rights. i have to put this into perspective, they're all pretty mellow. the way the one surfer described it, you're taking on a four to five-story building and trying not to fall off of it it. pretty daunting. these are professionals for sure and pretty good show expects at 7:30 this morning. live here in half moon bay, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." the calm before the waves. ing of calm conditions we're

taking a peek outside. the harbor by the oceana hotel. fans are gathering to go to a viewing party. >> some of the boats and you see the surf boards stacked there. taking them out to the water. very cool. some of those hotels have viewing parties and you can lay out on the lawn and have some drinks and all that stuff and watch it on the tv. >> no question about that. as we get into the weekend here. >> it will be nice. watch out for fog in the north bay in san francisco. highs today reach the upper 60s in the east bay and low 70s for most of the rest of the bay area. >> looks like traffic is moving along, too. >> pre-holiday friday. the richmond san rafael bridge. slow at the toll plaza, of course. the bay bridge and little low clouds and hover right around the deck, but not a problem for drivers. you can see okay while you're driving and take another shot of another bridge. san mateo bridge. this is some haze in the air and

this start to clear out even now. >> a lot of people enjoying an extended weekend. >> valentine's day two days away and check out those mavericks. we'll see you in 25. good morning. cuddle up. valentine's day weekend off to a bone-chilling start. 19 in d.c. 16 in new york. 8 in boston. if you think that's cold, al says, just wait. standing by herrma man. hillary clinton comes to the president's defense during the debate. >> the kind of criticism we've heard from senator sanders about our president i expect from republicans, i do not expect from someone running for the democratic nomination to succeed president obama. >> madame secretary, that is a low blow. >> will that strategy help or hurt her? machete attack. a man storms into an ohio restaurant and