right now at 6:00, several shootings happened overnight across the bay area. where police say it was a violent start to 2020. plus a tragic turn of event in the east bay. a man dies while trying to chase down thieves. why police say his death could be an important lesson. and it's a bigger bottom line for rideshare passengers in san francisco. the new law that goes into effect today that could have you shelling out more to work or a night out on the town. "today in the bay" continues right now. thanks for joining us on this first day of 2020. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> do you feel like barbara walters? 2020. >> i know. i'm kris sanchez and this is 2020. that's my audition. >> okay. >> i like nbc better though. i'll stay put. >> all right, i'm marcus washington, along with vianey arana with a look at what we can

expect from the weather today. a lot of people are talking about this morning, the fireworks last night we were talking about it yesterday. looking clear. this is in san francisco, beautiful sight there. those fireworks right there, you can see the bay bridge in the background as well. >> then there's that. >> a beautiful way to welcome in 2020. >> it wasn't raining. carl the fog played nice and the temperatures the cloud cover, a little bit of cloud cover that we did have helped keep the temperatures a little bit warmer. now if you will be heading out this morning, kind of taking our mass transit a couple of notes for you. listen up. here is a look at transit forecast, dublin b.a.r.t. station 10:00 a.m. in the 40s. notice in the icons you see sun and clouds because we'll get more high clouds rolling through by this afternoon. our temperatures will be in the upper 50s. even a couple of mid-60s for the interior valleys and because we

have high pressure rolling in that will warm us up and also going to dry us out through the afternoon which means we're going to remain dry for the next few days before our next disturbance. if you're taking mass transit this morning, i have another note for you. this is going to be important because a lot of people have to get to work one way or another and there are special services, a holiday schedule if you're taking b.a.r.t. or caltrain, they are under a sunday service if you are taking sf mta they are under a special service. depending on what line or destination or location you're headed to, they have different hours set for today. 'not the regular schedule so the one thing you want to do is head to their website and track down your location and it will i have give you a better idea of the timing. the san francisco berry -- berry? berry? there is no service today for the ferry. they don't have anything running today but they should resume all normal hours as we head into tomorrow and into the weekend.

back to you. >> thanks, vianey. police agencies across the bay area, officers had their hands full with more than just crowd control on new year's eve. thom jensen is live outside of san francisco police headquarters tracking a number of shootings since last night. thom? >> reporter: marcus, the one that they're still looking for a suspect is one that was near a large new year's eve celebration near ft. mason, this happened at about 9:35 last night and there was a big i heart radio new year's celebration at the ft. mason center for arts and culture, not associated with the shooting. it wasn't right next to the venue but two men were shot, one of them police here in san francisco are saying with life-threatening injuries, so this morning when i drove by, the scene was already clear and still a lot of people at about 2:00 in the morning, going back

to their cars, back to their homes or mass transit from that big party. police are hoping when they're on their way to the party perhaps somebody saw something that will help them locate a suspect. meanwhile, up in the north bay, another man is hospitalized this morning after petaluma police tell us that he was shot by his neighbor not once but twice. this happened at about 5:00 in an apartment complex parking lot, right next to mckinley elementary school, that suspect is in custody. he was still on the scene when police arrived. meanwhile this morning it started off with violence in san jose this morning on fritzen street near kennedy avenue, where somebody found a man with a gunshot wound. they're still looking for what happened here. this man was taken to an ambulance and off to a hospital in san jose. police were combing the scene

looking for evidence. they are looking for anybody who knows anything about either one of the shootings. live in san francisco, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> 6:05. san francisco ended the year with the lowest homicide count of the decade. according to "the examiner" this morning, there were 41 murders in total in 2019, an 11% decrease in homicides compared to 2018. san francisco police department contributes the decline to a series of factors, including community policing and anti-violence prevention groups. this is video from our oakland traffic camera. we periodly saw fireworks shot from several areas where there were no sanctioned events. police so far not saying whether they made any arrests. in san jose, camera crews captured people shooting off fireworks despite the threat of

punishment. police are touting strict enforcement, even promoting an online site to report illegal fireworks activity. we don't know the identity of the man who died trying to chase down thieves who went into a starbucks and stole his laptop. the man ran after the thieves who jumped in a car and took off. likely dragging that victim. >> just drive fast and the young man's body swing, you know, swing to us, the car parking on the side street, right eye and the right forehead was bleeding very badly. >> police are trying to remind everyone property can be replaced but your life cannot. witnesses say the thieves drove a dark colored suv. police are not saying whether

they have a suspect description. happening today a news conference to announce sexual assault lawsuits against belomen prep in san jose. a lawsuit claims brother william farington sexually assaulted a 13-year-old student. it was filed under the recently passed california child victims act. the act extends the statute of limitations and gives victims a three-year window to bring lawsuits in cases that were previously barred by statute of limitations. we reached out to the school but the offices are closed. california leaders are having tree thinning projects but takes a long time to get the tree removals approved. regulators approved a state permitting process. leaders can use an analysis rather than starting from scratch. projects that usually take three to five years to get approved will happen in less than a year. starting today your uber and

lyft rides in san francisco will cost you more. a new tax was voted into effect for all rideshare companies with rides that start in city limits. lyft and uber have to pay a 3.25% tax on that private ride. it drops to 1.5% on the shared ride. some of the biggest waves in months are rolling into the northern california coastline. later today the waves mavericks are supposed to surpass 35 feet. headed out to the beach don't leave your pets unattended and don't turn your back on the ocean. we saw it in the video a few moments ago how dangerous that can be. >> little kids especially want to dash around and see the water that, is dangerous because they're just so small. they can get swept away. >> that's how they got their name sneaker waves. you're walking along and next thing you know there it is.

this is what we're monitoring, strong wind offshore is sending that swell and if you look at the colors here, this gives you an idea of just how tall those waves are. we have at red at 17 feet and purple at 20 feet. there is a high surf advisory because of the large breakers. the rising surf will continue through today and even into tomorrow, so just avoid swimming all together. to start off the new year we can expect to see on and off fog for the next two weeks so today is a great day to head outside and enjoy let's look at how the roads are doing. we are seeing a very empty bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights, so just how fantastic are those drive times? let's take a look. we've got the speed sensors right now up and running, nothing to report, the chp reports are quiet and your drive times are looking good. westbound 92 toward the san mateo bridge 13 minutes.

back to you. >> thanks, vianey. coming up next on "today in the bay" it's a story that will warm your heart on this new year's day. how two sports teams came together to help a special boy in the north bay make his dreams come true. taking a final bow. the curtain closes on a decade's long tradition in san francisco, we have more on a very special tribute during the beach blanket babylon final show.

it is 6:12. clear skies to start. high clouds roll in by the afternoon. look at your concord temperatures, 9:00 a.m. 47 degrees and we'll climb warmly into the 50s and mid-60s. by about 1:00 we'll notice the cloud cover, so we'll get a mix of both headed in through the afternoon, at least we are not talking about rain for the next two days. go out and enjoy the outdoors, because it's going to be a beautiful day for that. let's see how the roads are doing, a look at your drive times for the tri-valley westbound 580 from grant line road to 680, 16 minutes. southbound 680 from 580 to v vargas road ten minutes. you don't have to be a sports fan to understand sometimes the score doesn't matter. >> the recent high school football game that was the case

when two rival teams got together to make a boy's wish come true. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas shows us the memorable moment. >> reporter: the petaluma high school football team going into their last game of this season. >> on your mark, get set, go. >> reporter: did not have what coach rick crist would call a good record. >> it was a tough year. it was a tough year for the wins and losses. >> reporter: but for that final game against rival casa grande, coach crist had a play up his sleeve he knew would turn the trojans' losing record into a winning season. >> we ran flex 25 draw, and he was the draw. >> he is aidan spillane, a 17-year-old senior with cerebral palsy which makes it hard for aidan to speak but when it comes to football it's easy to understand. >> throw it.

>> reporter: aidan's dad, brett, says his son fell in love with the sport when he was a little boy. being a part of that team brett knew would mean the world to aidan. >> prior to the freshman year and during that summer, i called up coach and said is there any way to get aidan involved in the team in any capacity. the coach said absolutely, we'd love to, maybe make him the water boy. >> reporter: coach crist never regretted that decision for a moment. >> didn't miss one practice, not one time. not one game, not one practice. he embodies everything as a coach you want your program to be. he's all about us instead of him. >> reporter: at the end of the last game of his last season as water boy, coach wanted the

moment for once to be about him. so they handed him the ball and watched him score. >> if you watch the video he does a little hop after he scores his touchdown and for aidan to express himself to that regard speaks volumes to how excited he was. i'm not a cryer but nature but yeah, i broke down and cried. i was lucky to be that person to choose that, but there's millions of people that would make that decision if you knew aidan. >> that is cool. >> not a dry eye in the stands. >> i know, right? >> 6:16 for you right now. t after 45 years, beach blanket babylon held its last performance. ♪ >> beach blanket babylon known for its costumes, hat and hair and had one rousing song after another but it is no more.

president trump was included in the show as was nancy pelosi. her song was about impeachment, her song drew a big cheer and reaction from patrons including governor gavin newsom. >> my grandfather and dad taking me here. i had the privilege of taking my kids to the matinees. it's a remarkable show. >> sad to see it go. >> i was crying with her. >> yep. it was very touching to watch them say good-bye. >> the producers of the show say it was the right time to end the 45-year run. there has been no announcement as to what might take its place at the theater in san francisco. the royals are ringing in the new year with a photo of baby archie having a cuddle with his dad.

harry and his wife posted the photo to their instagram account as part of a post looking back to 2019 and archie's birth in may. >> they are still in canada. >> holiday on their own away from the royals. >> sometimes you just need that time away. >> a lot going on. >> busy and they're always busy. >> if you're busy today at least the weather is not going to get in the way. no excuses. it's the first day, i tell that to myself. i'll tell myself that, let's be real. downtown san jose this is how we start our morning, clear conditions there and how was san francisco doing? let's get a peek of that in through the golden gate bridge, the camera shot is a little dark but the golden gate bridge is somewhere in this picture. you can barely make it out, maybe when the sun comes up get a better view. temperatures in san jose 44 degrees. 46 degrees in palo alto. san francisco 47. santa rosa 44. so we're in the 40s to start, but how is the rest of the

nation starting their first day? here it is. look at the east coast, new york city 37 degrees. boston 39. meanwhile in florida, 66 degrees. down through the south and dallas 44. and in denver, pretty cold spot 36 degrees. if you're headed to portland, seattle or mizzoula expect rain. that may impact travel conditions if you have family. let's look at the temperature trend through the afternoon because we will get a better mix of sun and clouds and temperatures in the 50s by about 11:00 a.m. we'll be in the upper 50s and san jose is expected to top out in the low 60s. in areas like concord through some of the interior valleys we could see mid-60s. at about 12:00 we'll be at 59 degrees and by 1:00 we will be in the 60 degree mark. satellite radar i want to show you what's going on, because as i mentioned we're getting some cloud cover.

if you look at radar looks like there's some rain up there. there is a system off to our north, bringing a little bit of that rain to the far pacific north, so medford area, where i said some rain was up there, it's not going to impact us. we'll remain dry for today and into tomorrow but we could see some areas of fog start to form. we already saw a little bit in san francisco, 59 degrees. remaining dry through friday with a lot of cloud cover rolling in because this next system headed into saturday, that was going to bring our best chance of seeing spotty showers through the early morning, for san francisco a high of 55 and moves out quickly by about 4:00, 5:00 the system out of the area and a dry saturday night and dry sunday looking ahead in to san francisco. inland temperatures again expect to be a little bit warmer today compared to yesterday, 65 degrees for thursday. by friday, when we're monitoring that system, right now the models are showing this as not a

rainmaker. less than 0.1 of an inch expected. saturday 61 degrees and the conditions will clear out. let's see how the roads are doing. i want to show you a view of the san mateo bridge. i'm starting to notice there is some commute starting to build, looks like around this hour more folks are starting to head to work for those who have to get back. i want to show you a view of the span for the bay bridge and on the traffic note still no accidents to report. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. 6:21, coming up on "today in the bay" it's a big step in the crackdown of teen vaping. >> what the fda could be implementing as early as this week. plus nbc bay area responds. >> how much did we save viewers like you in 2019 and what did people complain about the most? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we've got those answers when "nbc bay area responds," next.

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call today. comcast business. beyond fast. 6:24 for you this morning. nbc bay area responds to viewers like you every day of the year. >> we help you solve consumer problems and when you're owed money we want to get it back for you. consumer investigator chris chmura is here with the results we had in 2019. >> it was a great year for us and you. we responded to more than 3,000 complaints and helped viewers recover $1.3 million. our most common cases in 2019 were cell phone problems, car complaints, and health care billing errors. this year, we've also taken a

close look at stem cell clinics popping up even though injections aren't approved. we stand up for north bay fire victims and ongoing battles they faced with their insurance companies and we've tackled the scourge of robo calls, the endless unwanted calls are supposed to ease in 2020. we're keeping an eye on it to make sure washington keeps its promises to end the menace. no matter the issue, we look forward to helping more viewers like you in 2020. if that's you, please go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and click the menu. it will take you to our responds page or you can call us, 888-996-tips. have a happy new year. >> you too, chris. on the peninsula, a car crash caught on camera. this is dash cam video posted on reddit. this is near facebook headquarters. you can see the white car is caught in slow moving traffic so it decides to cross over three

lanes quickly. you see it right here. but then that right there. before it reaches the right lane, another car plows into it. users on reddit are debating who is at fault. most are blaming the white car for changing lanes too quickly >> no debate in my opinion, it was the white car. a message for package thieves in milpitas. police are on to you. the department is doing stings leaving bait packages with gps trackers outside some homes so they can find you and looking at security video and say the largest populated areas are most commonly targeted in neighborhoods around great mall parkway and montague expressway. the fda is preparing to ban the sale of flavored ecigarette cartridges. kris? >> this comes amid concerns over a rise in teen vaping. its "wall street journal" reports the federal announcement could come as early as friday. most flavored cartridging like those made by juul will be pulled from sale under the plan with only tobacco or menthol

flavors allowed. the ban will not affect tank systems found in vape shops which allow users to mix their own nicotine liquids. there's much more ahead including the shocking discovery inside a starbucks bathroom in san jose. we'll tell you the reasons a man is locked up this morning. >> you're not going to want to hear. new developments in the protests at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. the decisive military action president trump just took. plus an important recall we just learned about, why we're going to, why you want to check your medicine cabinets this morning.

happy new year and good morning to you. thanks for joining us for "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. happy new year. except for the folks cleaning up from the big party. just got under, just wrapped up this morning. the crews have a lot of stuff to pick up, 3,000 pounds of confetti alone. their job is to do it before sunrise. last night fireworks lit up 2020 celebrations across the country. beautiful sights there in new york, las vegas and seattle and a beautiful sight in san francisco. >> sometimes we can't see it. >> a little bit of cloud cover but aside from that it was a

decent view. a saw great photos on twitter and oakland we had a little bit of fog rolling through. we're in the 40s now but we will be in the 50s and 60s today. palo alto 61. concord at 63. mid-60s 65 through oakland, 59 degrees. if you're in san francisco along the coastline expect breezy conditions for this afternoon. it will be a solid mix of sun and clouds. let's see how the roads are doing. i have a view of your traffic map this is the one reused to show off the slowdowns. i don't have anything to show off in the traffic department. i love showing off the beautiful views. the drive times are beautiful views. westbound 80 toward the bay bridge ten minutes. westbound 92 toward the san mateo bridge only 13 minutes and westbound 84 toward the dumbarton bridge only about nine minutes. back to you. >> thanks, vianey.

still a busy morning for police agencies across the bay area. officers had their hands full with more than just crowd control over the night. "today in the bay's" thom -- right now we go to bob redell talking about a situation at a starbucks, a frightening situation. talk to us about what was found inside that restroom. >> people found two cameras late sunday afternoon. and san jose police have linked this man, take a look at his mug shot, sean evans, a 37-year-old resident of san jose who police arrested for invasion of privacy and drug related offenses. police tell us that someone called 911 to report that someone found a camera in the drain pipe in front of the toilet.

police found a second camera underneath the sink which was also in front of the toilet. officers on the scene found evans in a parked vehicle outside the starbucks, inside this vehicle, evans allegedly had electronic devices linking him to the cameras in the bathroom. police say they also found methamphetamine and a glass pipe for smoking drugs. evans had been wanted for a prior possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. 6:33 right now. breaking news out of iraq. the u.s. is sending about 750 soldiers to the middle east as iraqi protesters continue to gather outside the u.s. embassy in baghdad for day two. this is new video from the defense department showing marines from kuwait arriving as reinforcement. yesterday president trump threatened iran with strong action over the embassy clashes.

the protests started yesterday with hundreds of iran-backed militiamen and protesters gathered outside the american embassy. it was one of the worst attacks on a u.s. diplomatic mission in years. the militiamen are protesting deadly u.s. airstrikes that targeted an iran-backed militia over the weekend killing 25 fighters. those strikes in response to a rocket attack on an army base that killed a u.s. contractor. you need to hear this, if you have a sick baby. a voluntary recall on liquid ibuprofen is expanding. it was made by tryspharma and sold at walmart and cvs, the equate or the cvs brand. some batches have higher levels of ibuprofen than written on the label and that could be dangerous for infects affected by the adverse effects of the drug.

on a stretch 101 some call projectile alley. two motorists were targeted minutes apart monday night. no one was hurt. it brings the number of attacks in that area to at least 67 over the past few months. >> 6:35 for you right now. this morning we're going to be a little bit more nickel and diming for a ride on b.a.r.t. because fares will increase 10 to 40 cents per trip that starts today. he's a little more than 5%. the increase is the last of four increases that b.a.r.t. planned. b.a.r.t. says the money will help pay for new rail cars, better maintenance teams and more frequent trains. there could be a granny unit boom in california this year as new laws also called accessory dwelling units, adus, go into effect today. no longer a minimum lot size requirement or any requirement for how far the unit has to be from the street. as we've been reporting, bay area cities like san jose, oakland and san francisco are

already changing rules to allow more granny units and they've seeing a big spike in applications. a car plunged off a cliff at half moon bay. you can see that car go from the left to the right of your screen, flying off the cliff in front of another car. there's still no sign of that car or the driver. a lexus suv went over the cliff at grey whale cove monday morning. investigators found debris from the wreck but it's unknown if that was from a previous crash. new efforts to go green in california mean new standards for light bulbs. standard light bulbs burn out very quickly. so consumers have to keep buying new ones every year. that hurts the pocketbook and hurts the environment. now new standards require light bulbs to emit more light per watt so they can last longer and bans the sale of standard light

bulbs and that new law goes into effect today. just open the window this morning. >> looking out on the weekend. >> i don't know if this is what you want to see. the chilly weather, a lot of people participating in the polar bear plunge an annual event, you probably heard about it, happening at noon at ocean beach and participants first ride their bikes down the highway in san francisco and jump into the pacific ocean. just a heads up for you if you're out there, looking out your window near that area, both events clothing is optional. >> in case you're wondering why it's a wide shot, we're not zooming in at all. >> they get their blood pumping with the bicycle ride. >> i'm taking a nice shower, maybe a bath. no, just a shower, too much

work. >> you're not going to put your bath bomb in there, the bubbles? >> new year, new year. >> new year, new nap. >> nap today, it will be cloudy and good. saturday may be the day you want to nap. it will be raining in the morning. i like the rainy starts to our day. if you don't work on saturday good for you. 50 degrees at 8:00 a.m. and the coast 10:00 a.m. will be at about 54 degrees. the thing with this storm we're monitoring on saturday is that it's far up to the north. models are showing the majority of the rain to the north bay which means santa rosa, napa those areas will get a better chance of seeing the majority of the rain but as we head toward inland areas there's a good chance of seeing spotty showers. as far as how much rain it's not a big rainmaker. we're talking about traces just below possibly even less than a tenth of an inch. it won't be a complete washout of a saturday.

fantastic funday sunday, resume your activities outdoors early on. we'll be dry at 61 degrees for inland areas and stay dry. the weather pattern is showing sort of a dry start to the first two weeks of the new year, which is good, because it gives us a chance to go out and set the new goals for ourselves. let's get a check of how the roads are doing right now. let's look at the maps, because i know that there's some people that have to get back to work. we are already here. look at the bay bridge toll plaza, if this is a part of your morning commute no metering lights on this morning. how are the maps doing? equally good. no accidents in the south bay, the north bay, the peninsula or the east bay to report. any fender benders that happened overnight looks like they have cleared out successfully and one final reminder about the holiday schedule for those taking mass transit. b.a.r.t. and caltrain no ferry service in san francisco. back to you. >> thanks. coming up next on "today in

the bay," it was a rather violent start to 2020 in some parts of bait area. coming up in a live report we'll tell you about shootings that happened in communities across the bay and where police are looking for suspects. what better way to ring in the new decade than with a whole bunch of flowers? the stage is set for the 106th annual rose bowl parade. we go live to pasadena to give you a sneak peek of the famous floats coming up. trump: obamacare is a complete and total disaster. let obamacare implode.

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it's 6:42. good morning. buenos dias. our skies in palo alto starting to see the sun trying to peek on through. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. comfortable temperatures in the 50s and 60s if you're out and about. don't worry about the rain taking mass transit. you need a coat early on and won't need it by 12:00. mass transit are running on sunday service or altered schedule because of the holiday. check the website before you get caught up in that mix. i want to show you how the roads are looking. i'm covering traffic for you and happy to say still no accidents. a live look at the san mateo bridge and to be honest this is what it looks like throughout the entire bay area. a couple of cars trying to get to work on this 1st day of january. >> thank you. >> it's a busy morning for police agencies across the bay area.

officers had their hands full. >> thom jensen is outside of police headquarters tracking a number of shootings that happened last night. >> reporter: three that we know about so far since last night. one involved two people being shot close to a large new year's celebration here in san francisco. at ft. mason near where the big i heart radio new year's eve party was last night at the ft. mason arts and culture center, not far from there, not associated with it, two people shot. one according to san francisco police with life-threatening injuries. police were not on the scene when i went by this morning. there were a lot of people returning from that party at about 2:00 this morning. police are hoping maybe somebody who was going to that party may have seen something and will be able to give them a call and help them from w their investigation. they're looking for a suspect this morning. they are not looking for a suspect up in the north bay in petaluma, where at about 5:00

last night police there is a a man shot his neighbor in the apartment complex parking lot, this was right next to mckinley elementary school, again at about 5:00. they have not given us a motive for this shooting at this point. we don't know why it erupted into a shooting and meanwhile while they were ending in 2019 with shooting, san jose was beginning 2020 with a shooting this morning, after somebody found this man who was still on a stretcher being taken to an ambulance with a gunshot wound this morning in east san jose. this was on fritzen street near kennedy avenue. police also looking for any clues this morning combing the scene for clues like here in san francisco. san jose police are also hoping a witness may come forward and let them know whoo w.h.o. a suspect is or what the motive was for this shooting also this morning. we are live in san francisco,

thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thank you, tom. 6:45 now. this just in, chp is now investigating this crash in sunol. a wrecked white dodge pickup truck on sheridan road hit a power pole. power is out in the neighborhood though pg&e is working to repair the power pole and restore power. no word what caused the crash or the condition of the driver. now to a follow-up, firefighters battling a blaze at a southern california strip mall discovered an illegal marijuana grow operation inside. it happened yesterday. this was in anaheim. the cause of the fire is under investigation. an abrupt reversal involving a real estate heir, robert durst who has been fighting murder charges in the death of his friend in the year 2000. authorities arrested durst in 2015 as an hbo documentary was being released to implicate him,

seemed to imp indicate him in three different homicides including the death of susan berman his friend. durst wrote a mysterious note directing police to berman's body. investigators have always maintained only berman's killer could have written that note. california allows solar drivers in the carpool lane if they have an electric car. low income drivers are allowed in the lane if they have a secondhand electric car. in order to qualify the driver cannot make more than $65,000 a year but they have to buy a new clean air sticker. so in about an hour, the world famous rose parade is kicking off. we'll watch it on tv. thousands waited overnight in pass dee to see the floats while millions will watch it just like us.

>> darsha, i know the time is tick so long people are trying to get last-minute touches as well. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning, marcus, kris, happy new year to you both. of course all eyes on pasadena this morning. we have lots of folks here for the bowl game and pthe parade. the streets are lined with thousands of people who make this a tradition. some of them here for several years have been here for several years in years past and some of them here for the very first time. many of them have spent the night on the sidewalk. we have some empty chairs here because they've woken up to get their coffees and breakfast before the parade starts. all the finishing touches on the floats of course were done yesterday, judging happened and they are lined up on orange grove boulevard to make their way down the colorado boulevard and joining me is ben colin, here from iowa, this is your

first time at the rose parade. tell me how the night was for you. >> we got here at about 2:00 a.m., found a spot here on the curb. this is the first time i've ever been here so i didn't know what to expect. i heard get here early so that's what we did, bundled up as best as we could. the cold didn't affect us as much as i think we thought it might. it's in the 20s back in iowa right now so it was a little bit chilly but we made it through. >> reporter: what are you so excited about for the parade? >> most excited just to see the floats. i've always, kind of blown my mind just that they can take the floats and build them completely out of flowers. that's the coolest thing to me so i'm excited to see that for the first time. >> reporter: ben, thank you so much. we saw some of the floats yesterday, the detail on this, you guys, just amazing, the flowers, the bark, the beans, intricate detail. it's beautiful and just behind me you're seeing the stands are open here on colorado boulevard and marcus, kris, i want to say

we are cold here in southern california, but there are a lot of people who are visiting from other states and even around the world, they're in shorts. this is cold for southern california. definitely not for people like ben who are from iowa. >> he was wearing a little vest. you're with your coat and scarf. i get it. >> you can always tell a tourist. >> everybody think it's like "three's company" on the beach, not always. >> not all year. >> thank you, darsha, enjoy the parade. watch it right here with us, it is the 100th annual rose bowl parade, coverage starts here on nbc bay area at 8:00, right after the "today" show. okay, so here we go. heading outside today, first day of the year. it's going on it a nice one. >> take a deep breath. >> first day of the year, let all its past go. >> i'm going to call this we got this 2020. it's all good. everything's going to be okay. okay? i promise, if there's a storm

we'll get you through it. the nbc bay area squad has your back. also if one of your new year's eve resolutions or new year's day resolutions is to learn a little bit of spanish, i can help you in that department, too. squaw valley, lake tahoe, the reason i want to show you this shot if you're missing kari hall she's in lake tahoe. follow her on social media. follow her on instagram and social media because she's hoag off the beautiful views of new year's eve celebrations in lake tahoe. she was bundled up for the weather. she knew ahead of time. downtown san jose look at the views a good combo, more of a high cloud cover today. san jose 44 degrees. 48 degrees in oakland. san francisco 52 and satellite radar is showing the cloud cover but you can see activity far off near the oregon state line right there, medford area, getting some showers in our microclimate highs for today.

we'll remain dry, coast, bay and inland is cloudier today compared to yesterday. it will be sort of a day with peeks of sunshine. santa rosa 62 degrees. some areas might get more sunshine. 61 degrees in san jose and we're still dealing with the dangerous waves along the bay area coast through tomorrow, a high surf advisory. stay away from the ocean. when is our next chance of seeing rain in the bay area? i've been talking about that. headed into saturday our best chance is going to be late friday, showers are possible, mainly in the north bay, ukiah, santa rosa, so the rest of the week shapes out to a dry, milder week ahead with cold overnight lows. a quick check of the traffic, not much to tell you there, a nice view of the bay bridge toll plaza, this is a morning to admire how little traffic we have throughout the bay area. i'm going to give you a tour. san mateo bridge looking good, the span looking good and a quick look at palo alto. no accidents to report at this hour. >> thank you very much, vianey.

happening now, north korean leader kim jong-un is boasting about possessing a new strategic weapon of some kind that the world is yet to see. this comes as the nation faces new sanctions and pressure from the united states. also australian military ships are helping thousands of people to the shoreline after they ran for their lives to escape a fast-moving wildfire in victoria. 17 deaths are confirmed because of that string of wildfires. next a quick look at top stories including new details on a tragic death near a starbucks in the east bay. the split-second decision a man made and the important lesson police want people to take away from this. plus, a dangerous day at the beach, when massive waves are expected to crash into northern california's coast. we're back in two minutes with more news on this new year's day. you're watching "today in the bay."

>> welcome back. before you head out the door, wherever you're headed, here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> south bay starbucks someone spotted hidden cameras inside the restroom. police tell us that someone called 911 to report that someone found a camera in the drain pipe in front of the

toilet. police found a second camera underneath the sink which was also in front of the toilet. technology linked him to the crimes, he was arrest the for invasion of privacy and drug related offenses. the u.s. sending about 750 soldiers to the middle east as iraqi protesters gather outside the u.s. embassy in baghdad for a second day of protests. this is new video from the defense department showing marines from kuwait arriving as reinforcement. yesterday president trump threatened iran with strong action over the embassy clashes. the protests started yesterday with hundreds of iran-backed militiamen and protesters gathered outside the american embassy. it was one of the worst attacks on a u.s. diplomatic mission in years. the militiamen are protesting deadly u.s. airstrikes that targeted an iran-backed militia over the weekend killing 25 fighters. those strikes in response to a rocket attack on an army base that killed a u.s. contractor. we still don't know the identity of the man who died

tragically in oakland, while trying to chase down thieves who came into the starbucks and stole his laptop. it happened yesterday in montclaire. the man ran after the thieves who jumped in a car and took off liking dragging the man who struck another car. the thieves drove a dark colored suv. police are not saying if they have a suspect description. some of the biggest waves in months are rolling on to the northern california coastline. the waves in mavericks are supposed to surpass 35 feet later today. if you are headed out to the beach to celebrate new year's day, do not leave your pets unattended, don't let your kids near the water line and don't ever turn your back on the water. >> we see it can cause some scary, dangerous situations. other than that, the weather outside today in the bay area is not too bad. >> i'm going to call it comfortable weather. >> i like it. >> it will be in the 50s and 60s and won't be too sunny.

we'll get some cloud cover. 57 degrees is the predicted high in san francisco, today as we head into thursday, it will be a lot clearer, 59 degrees, and then yes, that is a chance of rain headed into saturday. it will be early on in our day and it will be mainly up in the north, so inland temperatures also expect to see some mid-60s, it's not bad and dry weather remains through friday and then a little bit of a disturbance on saturday but we return back to the dry weather. let's get a look at what's going on in traffic because even though there's nothing going on the roads, which is good, we have a holiday schedule for all those expected to take mass transit. sfmta is under a special service. it means depending on the route you're taking they have different hours or limited hours. b.a.r.t. and caltrain are under sunday service and the san francisco ferry has no service today. these are important things to keep in mind today. >> okay. so stay put then. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with you with live local news. >> and hey, happy new year. get out and enjoy it and we'll

see you back here tomorrow. >> no midday because of the rose parade. good morning, . good morning and welcome to 2020 an evening of fun and fireworks and music ushering in the arrival of a brand new year. today is wednesday, january 1st, 2020 hey everybody, welcome to today. guys, it is the first day of 2020 if you still write checks, get ready. 2020 happy new year >> happy new year. >> a lot to look forward to on this new year. we got the olympics and a big presidential year.