ad lib live picture - trans america shot and good thursday morning on this february 7th. taking a live look at the bay bridge there. beautiful start to our morning. it's cold out there, and those temperatures, just take a look at them there. cold. easy way to put it. even walking in my garage it was ld come. normally it's not cold ie. go walking in your garage. >> hmm. >> he's got that covered. >> good morning. i'm ura. mike has a look at the morning commute but it is a really cold one out there, especially in ou. it's going to be in the upper 30s even freezing temperatures as we take a look at fremont e

everyone heading out will deal with temperatures in the 30s, evens in the garage. in the 50s heading into noon. we'll talk about what's ahead, another storm for the weekend. mike, you're getting us out there on the road. >> watching live northbound coliseum, northbound fine past high street. as you approach 16th in oakland, heard about a disabled vehicle, all lanes blocked for a short period of time. we've heard three lanes open. over the next few minutes we'll get updates from chp. you do see it's fine with lighter traffic across the coliseum. maybe a blocked while they move a car. back to you. thank you very much, mike. while you were sleeping breaking news in eastern contra costa county. one person dead when a fireslann the morning in a mobile home park on gateway road. an adult woman died. four others in the home didn't

get out safely. bob redell is joining us now with a live report at 5:30. an exploding fireball in the middle of the city. our sky ranger caught this video of flames shooting in the air. thfts on gary at 2:00 p.m. pete suratos where the street was blocked off. peeta lot of questions even after the fire was put out. >> good morning, marcus. we're here on gary boulevard and parker avenue where the fire took place as a result of a gas explosion in the area. in fact, you can see behind me the damage left behind. several buildings damaged as a result and several pg&e trucks here on scene really working on this cleanup following thatf th morning. we know that explosion took place before 1:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon at a construction area where we're standing off of gary and parker spreading quickly in the area and destroying five

buildings all together. we're talking about bitses and homes that have been destroyed as a result of that fire. now, fire officials say the fire was ignited after a third party construction crew, which we're learning was a company called mass tech, ruptured the gas line in this area. as a result, that fire taking out power for at least 2500 customers. a the lo of customers there from laurel heights all the way to parts of the presidio. for the most part that power has been restored. as of last night. these are the numbers reported. still about 300 people without gas and 4100 without electricity. here is what some of the fire victims are saying about this incident. >> we're already thinking about where we can move some programming. we have some other sights, friends have offered. >> we're allowed to get our stuff, emergency supplies if we stay somewhere else for the night. they don't know when we'll get let back in. >> i come back and see my house over there.

oh, my god. >> take you back out here live to the scene following that. they tell us there's about seven service workers dealing with gas repairs overpass and 20 -- overnight and 20 to 30 coming in. thankfully there's no injuries after this massive fire. we'll continue to monitor and provide updates as they come in. pete suratos, "today in the bay." >> thank you, pete. now, the investigative unit is working on the store. >> pg&e has a troubled history when it comes to inspecting its underground lines. as an investigation first revealed several weeks ago, state regulators learned pg&e was understaffed and failed to respond within the two-day deadline with thousands of requests to inspect between 2012

and 2015. in fact pg&e filed as many as a quarter of a million false on time reports over a five-year period. if pg&e employees do not come out to mark the gas lines construction crews may not know where they are located before they start digging. in yesterday's case pg&e said those lines were marked and suggested a third party contractor was at fault. as we've been reporting, the gas explosion lasted more than two hours. our cameras were rolling most of that time. you can watch all of that video on our home 4:35.rom nbc bay now to a tragedy. friends and family of a man killed gathered to mourn last night. so far no arrests. >> the victim's friends and family are hoping someone with information will come forward. >> he really loved me and my

son. >> barely able to get words out to describe her father, andrea davis telling dozens of people attending a candlelight memorial for her father how she will remember him. >> everyone told me how much he talked about me and aiden. it made me so happy because i matched that love with him. >> avid cyclist douglas davis was discovered on this bike trail january 30th bleeding with the bicycle nearby. he was suffering from traumatic injuries. >> i get this call at 2:00 in the morning. i said, do you have a son named doug davis. i said, i do. >> he said you need to get to the hospital. >> he later died from his injuries. >> didn't matter who you wenown would always talk to you and be able to relate to anyone. >> davis worked at a clerk at a nearby safe way. >> he had lot of guys out theret

lost their way. >> fair to say the last couple of years his life was on track. his family is desperate to find justice. >> his children lost their father. his grandchildren lost their grandfather. >> cheryl hurd reporting. tragic story there. 4:36 on "today in the bay." another reason to check your phone. some of the apps might be spying on you. the ones you might want to delete after hearing this new report. and the weekend it's around the corner. you might be taking a ride on the ride sharing service to get out and enjoy the time. coming up, we'll teach you about the new environmental friendly option one of those companies is rolling out. another live look at another cold start to our morning. nice and clear at least through this vista of the city by the bay. full forecast coming up. 4:37 right now. sometimes, the pressures of today's world can make it tough

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good morning, i'm fra holland at cnbc global he headlines. stocks set to open in the red as investors digest the a mixed set of earnings reports as well as the president's state of the union address which was short on details about the president's economic agenda. on the watch list the number of people filing for unemployment benefits and consumer credits

which tracked americans borrowing habit. expedia, hotel.com and abercrombie among others maybe recording your screen without permission. the practice involves using a third party firm to install technology into an app. the software then records everything that you do as well as taking screen shots as well as fields where you put sensitive information like passport number and credit card numbers. none of the widely used apps that deploy this have disclosed it in a vifsey document. anid when you hail a ride on the green mode in the app. the option only available in seattle now but available in cities soon. cost anymore than regular cars. e drivers that don't have a to rent one from the company with unlimited charging. marcus and laura garcia, back to

you. >> as long as you get me from a to b i'm okay. coming up on "today in the bay," kari has a look at the cold forecast. >> starting out cold this morning. >> it will be cool as we get a look at san jose and temperature trend. mid-30s to start out. heading into the low 50s this afternoon. we'll talk about when you can get outside and when you may be kept inside. that's coming up next. >> the bay bridge toll plaza looks great right now. no delays. if you have cash. we'll show you where you'll pause if you're heading to this area. a little problem overnight. matee

new this morning: good thursday morning to you. taking a live look outside. san mateo bridge right now. it is a very cold start to the morning. get out the credit card, californians, and scrape the window. 4:45 right now. >> new this morning, crocs is stepping out of the box with the latest fashion statement. i'm not agreeing with this one here. we can't forget the footwear. if you ever imagined wearing aa >> i haven't imagined that. >> somebody maybe. >> today is your lucky day. they teamed up with a company. they debuted this new bag, $300. >> oh. >> yeah, high-end fashion. >> >> it'sindestructible. >> who would want to destroy

hispanic like that. >> you could have appear man bag to go with your shoes. you could match. >> yeah. >> i'm normally an advocate for crocs. >> indicates the potential not the fact that you have to. >> i have my black crocs and i could wear -- >> the dress crocs. >> i think you need more than crocs this morning as you head out. it is cold out there. the a live look outside in creeo head out the door. can you see as is our temperatus are starting out again in the 30s for many of ourarea even half moon athe bottom of the screen. a lot of rain after today, so we'll talk about our temperatures are at freezing in fairfield. end even where it is not 37, th

frost on the grass, on the windshield as you get ready to head out the door. allow some time to get that off the wind shooeshieldwindshield. >> as you're getting dressed, you won't need rain boots but will have to break them out tomorrow as the rain comes into the bay area. temperatures in the mid-50s in the south bay. microclimates reach into the mid-50s by this afternoon. we will start to see this storm approaching and cloud cover gradually increasing as we go into this evening and rain moving in early tomorrow morning, off-and-on showers throughout the day on friday, continuing through satuwe. in parts of the north bay there could be snow showers. ion ukiah once again, like we had over the first p osunday, s heading into monday. showers that will be wrapping up sierra snow also looking significant once again.

the potential of several more feet of snow throughout the weekend. we're going to have also some cool temperatures. we'll see that rain off and on through early next week. now, mike, you were saying you have a few problems out there on the road. >> that's right. my headline is oakland. that's the location. the rest of the bay, no problem with green headlights -- green headlights, regular headlights and green sensors. north they opened up being. relatively short section. allow safe ormayb a disabled vehicle around that 24 interchange but sounclea we're trackg a back-up at the bay bridge for cash payers. b.a.r.t., no connector to the airport. ac filling in the void but that will add about 15 minutes to the

drive. allow a half hour. if you're not familiar with that transit line, you may have to wait a couple minutes. back to you. >> speaking of travel, all lanes of the busy south bay highway are back open this morning for your commute there. this is after a gas tanker fire shut down traffic for hours last night. this happened in the northbound lanes 280 at 11:00.stard. a truck was filled with 8,000 gallons of fuel. thatt. essentially a vehicle fire and thee pas hurt, includi the truckdriver. it took between hours to clean up the mess and imagine, traffic had backed up for miles. again, eithit's all clear now. a follow-up in the search for a serial killer in san francisco. they released a sketch of a man that startinged and killed gay

mean in the castro in the '70s. the new sketch is what the suspect might look like today. he was called the doodler because he allegedly sketched the men he targeted. here is a 911 call from one of the murders back in 1974. >> yes, i believe there might be a dead person on the beach at -- rightro ulloa street, alloa street, if you follow the street right have targeted as many as 14 people. there's a $100,0rd for any information leading to an arrest. 4:50 and hapayni vcorol tea nile prevention efforts. they plan to spray palo alto flood basin by helicopter to halt the possible spread of mosquitoes. the coverage area is all marshland east of 101. the spraying is not expected to impact a nearby community. coming up here on "today in

the bay." nbc bay area responds. >> he ends up with an extra phone line on his account, and it cost him hundreds of dollars. i'm consumer investigators chris chmura. nbc bay area responds hapng now, a missing father and son are safe after being rescued from the snowy mountai yellowstone in montana. they below 0 temperatures and snow to find them. they were okay but suffered hypothermia and frostbite. we'll be right back. nbc bay area

san francisco man who says he ended up with an extra phone line, that he didn )t need. so he called consumer investigator chris chmura and his team for help. new this morning-- >> consumer investigator chris

chmura and his team for help. >> good morning. george kelly lost his smart iphon phone so he went to a nearby store for a replacement. he was told he was eligible for a free tablet. george said what he didn't know later on free tablet required him to add a started seeing monthly charges for $27.95 for a phone . george felt misled. he made his case with verizon. the dispute wentus. we contacted verizon so it refunded $500.50 which covered extra service with a little extra for the hangups. in a statement verizon said, we strive to provide the

world-class experience our customers expect and deserve. in this case we did not deliver on that promise. we sincerely apologize. call us any time. 1-888-996-tips. call us any tir nbcbayarea.com/bay area responds. apologizinge interesting. some calling it creepy. >> what do you think about this? they feature a spot to write the phone number and give away. they removed them f flight. coca-cola issued a statement w offended. coming up on "today in the bay" kari tracking another busy start to the morning. >> good morning. we'll start to see those temperatures getting a little better throughout the day. up 30s in cupertino as you head out the door with 50s in the afternoon. you better enjoy today because rain arrives tomorrow. we'll talk more about that coming up next. more traffic arrives the next half hour.

we're looking at a drive here at the coliseum. the problem is farther north. we'll outline the closure and some issues in san francisco. plus we are staying on top the fiery san francisco gas explosion and fire. a lot of questions about why it took so long to turn off the gas. this morning, still problems with the morning commute. sometimes, the pressures of today's world can make it tough

to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep you active and well-rested. because hey, tomorrow's coming up fast. nature's bounty. because you're better off healthy.

and a good morning on thursday morning. a live look outside in dublin there. see some cars on the road right now getting started with their thursday morning. it is cold out there. take a look at these temperatures there. the temperatures make you want to put on a coat, a heavy coat this morning. >> and gloves and uggs. >> bupdel ebundle up there. >> it was freezing where i was. >> we've seen a lot of freezing points. as you're driving you do need to watch out for icy spots on the roads, 32 livermore, 35 san martine. there are spots in between experiencing freezing temperatures. even if it's not freezing either frosty. making your way out the door heading to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station in the upper 30s. after the 30s, highs in the low 50s very much like yesterday. we'll talk about when the rain comes in in a few minutes. mike, you're tracking lanes blocked in oakland. >> blocked for an hour now,

under an hour over here on the nimitz. everything else, take a look at south bay peninsula, contra costa county off cartenas. we are seeing a slower d trucks. i haven't had an update inspector last few minutes. we'll track that. that's in oakland. in san francisco, b.a.r.t. to oakland connector canceled over in oakland again. in san francisco there's a reroute to 38, 38r because of the fire yeda big i know we hav coming up in a couple seconds and pete will tell you more about the fire. >> we'll get to that in a moment. while people were sleeping, breaking news in eastern contra costa county one person dead in a fire in bethel island at 1:00 in the morning on gateway road. firefighters say an adult woman died. we're trying to get some new

video from the scene. we do know four others north texas home did manage to get out safely. so far no word on how the fire started. as we know it's very cold outside. bob redell headed to the scene right now. he'll join us for a live report. >> we're tracking a developing story. this gas line here in the middle of san francisco could be seen for miles yesterday. we brought you live breaking coverage of this all afternoon.