cover. 50 by 11:00 a.m. and a couple 60s. more into detail coming up shortly. let's send things over to mike. i'm watching carefully this box truck, look at that moving over into lane number three or the third of the cash lanes because the fourth is not yet open. we do have traffic lightening up as we approach 5:00. the pattern typical for us thursday. there is another crash reported highway 24. this time on the orinda side of the caldecott tunnel. the rest of the bay does show a smooth flow of traffic. the freeways are moving nicely. right back to you. breaking news in san joseol. this is after a man was found shot. >> this morning investigators are trying to figure outwhy. yo. >> reporter: hi there, laura and

marcus. there is still crime scene tape up where we are. you can see there are still plenty of officers here on scene and we know the victim has life threatening injuries and is at the hospital. the shooting was at 1:20 this morning a half mile from delmar high school. that is unrelated, we just give you the perspective. the man was shot in the face. police tell us he was shot in a vehicle. police are still looking for clues. the crime scene tape is surrounding the shopping center parking lot including the 6 station with a 7-eleven store, a cvs and a discount store. this will impactlowra this morning on leigh avenue between southwest expressway and rose way. the victim was apparently shot in the face, found in a vehicle, now suffering from life threatening injuries at a local ho say no suspects have been apprehended.

if you have any information call san jose police. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." 5:02 right now. now to the deadly coronavirus popping up around the world. everyone certainly keeping a close eye on this story. here is the latest so far. today the world health organization will decide if the epidemic coming out of china is a global emergency. also today cdc officials will be on capitol hill to brief members of congress. so far 170 people have died. there are nearly 8,000 infections. right now china has more cases of the virus than . pete suratos is at sfo where all of this is weighing on the minds of passengers and operation officials out there, pete. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. good morning to you, laura. we're seeing reduced flights as a result of the coronavirus

spreading and also as the demand to fly to china has gone down. they will reduce flights starting next month. we know delta will cut the flights in half from february to april. this is a trend we're starting to see with some airlines. now as far as the local impacts, cities and airports at sfo are keeping a close eye on it. we know berkeley is actually telling people to get the flu vaccine. the symptoms are similar to flu like when it comes to the virus. i want to show you some video from yesterday. this is an emergency landing in riverside. that plane was coming from wuhan, the epicenter of this virus.

it was carrying americans landing at this riverside air force base. those folks will be monitored closely, kept in quarantine until doctors can determine they are virus free. >> although the numbers are still relatively small, they hold the potential for a much larger outbreak. >> reporter: tech companies are responding to this. google temporarily closing china offices and facebook telling employees obviously to cancel trips to china. so far no confirmed cases in the bay area. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you. 5:04 for you right now. and kobe brian's which hyant's g out for the first time. he died tragically in a helicopter crash along with their 13-year-old daughter and seven others. she post add photo of the family along with a statement. she wrote, it is impossible to

imagine life without them. the lakers also released a statement saying in part the team is devastated. this comes with the next phase of the investigation into the helicopter crash. the debris from the crash is at a holding location in phoenix. there investigators will try to reconnect the aircraft to learn more about the tragic accident. in a few hours senators will start asking questions again in the impeachment trial. yesterday the lawmakers went eight hours straight. everyone is wondering if democrats will get any republicans to cross the line and allow for witnesses. democrats want to get former national security adviser john bolton to testify. but, a surprise move by the white house could silence him. the white house national security council says bolton's book contains classified information and cannot be published. bolton's lawyer is asking for a former national security adviser testifies. bolton reportedly writes he heard the president tied a bide

dive in his checks and balances segment. and nbc's coverage will include special reports throughout the day. this fall california will be more prepared for fire season. governor newsom says more than 30 wildfire safety projects are complete. these projects include the removal of dead trees and debris. calfireworks to create fuel breaks. the projects will keep evacuation routes open during the fire. four of those projects are in the bay area. and happening now southern california's strong winds have died down, but people in some neighborhoods still have a lot of cleanup. wind speeds reached 70 miles an hour in some locations taking down trees and power lines. the breezy conditions will linger for a few more days. we don't have that issue up here, so a little relief for us. that's right. to give you an idea those warnings have been downgraded to

advisories in southern california. i do have a map to showcase. the gusts were located through theri and thehe elevations. look at the wind speeds now. the gusts have significantly decreased since yesterday's wind event. 26 miles an hour tonight at around 11:00 p.m. at least the humidity is not doing too bad. we are seeing a good recovery in terms of humidity overnoit and we'll continue to see numbers above the 30% which is always good to see. as far as us here back home, we're also going to be warming up. we're going to see breezy conditions through the afternoon, but our temperatures will be comfortable. look at san jose, 66 degrees. 67 degrees in morgan hill. and in through the east bay warmer spots will climb up into the upper 60s. 69 degrees in pittsburg. danville, 69. nearing that 70-degree mark. right now it looks like friday may actually be our warmest day of the week. i'll have a closer look at exactly what we can expect in the afternoon. first a check of the roads with

mike. vianey, we're looking forward to friday. thursday, your morning commute again. the south bay with mild slowing in patches. a few more cars hit the road. nothing unusual. i did check on this crash, it is westbound 24. on the orinda side right near the orinda exit. everything is off the roadway. a car went into the bushes. i'll let you know if they have to block the slow lane. usually they can take care of things without blocking any lanes of traffic. it's early, very light through the area. muni and b.a.r.t. are unaffected by that private car ban for the stretch of market, the two miles between 10th and the embarcadero after van ness. b.a.r.t. has 16 trains running under all that change and that's fine. back to you. thanks, mike. it is super bowl fever getting the best of you? why experts say you will hardly be alone if you call out sick the day after the big game. >> hey, there's a plan. earlier in the week i said these are coming in dribs and drabs

but more bay area layoffs. and ahead at 5:25, growing fallout following the college admission scandal. what we're learning about the looming legal battle for the defendants including actress lori loflin. you pay extra for soda, beer and water but good luck getting your money back. >> you can't charge a deposit without the opportunity to get your money back. >> nbc bay area responds to a runaround. >> i have eight bags full of stuff. nowhere to take them. >> why is the state letting stores refuse your cans and bottles while giving them a free ride on millions in fines? tonight at 11:00 on so, as you can see, saving can be quite simple. case in point, if you get xfinity internet and mobile together, big savings on your wireless bill. write this down, this is important. amy, this is actually a life saving class.

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cover all through the afternoon, but we will be hitting some low 60s for some areas. i'll talk about that and what you can expect and your super bowl plans, of course, coming up. look at that, we have a flashing light right there. they just turned off the lights and we had more flashing lights traveling off the eastbound direction. the san mateo bridge, looks like the crews are clear from the span. no problems. and mike is not the only one with arrows. happy thursday to you. tale of two stocks today. facebook may be green arrowed on this board but it reflects last night's close. expect facebook shares to drop today based on pretrading after the company said expenses are way up. it also told us it's going to pay nearly half a billion dollar settlement to the state of illinois over its face recognition tagging program, illegal in illinois. tesla posted another profit.

this stock should again. if the premarket numbers hold up. tesla also says its model y, that's the smaller crossover suv, should be available for sale before april. tesla often makes promises it can't keep. that's really soon. things have been going really well at tesla lately. "the new york times" reports lyft will lay off about 90 employees in san francisco in marketing and sales as it tries to make a profit. those are the first job cuts at lyft since it went public. uber cut about 1,000 jobs after it first started trading. lyft says it's still on truack. movie pass was a membership you could pay a flat fiancee all the

movies that you wanted to. now hollywood hated it, said it would never last and they were right. let's see about 12 movies a month for $20. i have to be honest with you, and i realize january/february is the dull time for movies. there's not 12 -- i can't find one. >> that you'd want to go see? >> yeah. 12? no. >> slowly saw the demise of that. thanks. well, have you seen this at all? yep, new this morning what would colonel sanders think. restaurants will offer new items which use beyond meatless meat. beyond fried chicken makes kfc the first restaurant to partner with california-based beyond when it comes to chicken-like products. >> interesting.

like. a lucky dog. the founder and seep see of weathertech purchased an ad featuring his dog. the retriever, scout, was diagnosed with cancer and given a month to live. today he is fighting on. >> i had a tumor in my heart and only a 1% survival. i'm alive thanks to a cutting ed edge. >> the cancer was caught early and this week marked the first day it have ten rounds of radiation therapy. the weathertech ceo says the funds raised from theerle used . all right. if you're planning on skipping out on work monday, you're actually not alone. they call it super bowl fever. it's expected to result in more than 17 million employees calling out sick. that's according to a survey by the workforce institute. the highest number of absences since the group started tracking in 2005. we'll see just how sick those niners fans will be.

there's hard workers here in the bay area, too. also, if you're going to do something like that, you want to be -- >> oh, you start now? >> you should start planning ahead. >> you have all weekend to get better. >> a lot of people work from home. >> actually, that's true. >> so it -- >> we'll be doing the show from our house. >> and i am already scheduled to be off on monday. >> well, you're in for kari today. >> i am in this week. week mornings. people want to know what the weather is. >> a cookout or barbecue. >> do you have a cookout planned? >> i'm going to cook whatever i want. >> he's a good cook, too. >> mike said no budget. let's go to his party. >> i didn't say that. budget at mike's party. he gets the good stuff. all right, a beautiful view of downtown san jose and, yes, it is cldy cuds rolling through right now. our current temperatures in the

40s in san jose. 48 degrees. it's a little cooler in through livermore. 43 through there. concord, 49. along the coastline, 54 in half moon bay. right to our satellite radar. i want to showcase the things we have going on the next couple of days. a couple of those cloud cover spots especially along the coastline that will linger through the afternoon and then we have high pressure that will roll on in and that's going to keep us dry. it's also going to warm our temperatures up heading into today and also into tomorrow as well. what does this mean for us. morgan hill 67. look at milpitas and through the east bay, 63 degrees. the 70s in through danville, 69 degrees. 68 in concord. hayward, 65.

we hope it will longer in and santa rosa atpper 69. keep in m to the but beautiful beaches here there is a beach hazard statement in place for today through tomorrow. strong rip currents, never ever turn your back to the ocean. saturday and sunday, as you get ready to start your saturday it will be gloomy. su sunday an increase. that will kick up the wind. but at least we'll be dry. so we don't have to worry about the rain heading into super bowl sunday. we will see a drop in temperatures. we'll go from 60s to upper 50s, low to mid-50s around the coastline and then wind gusts from the northwest. if you have a tent set up for

anything like that planned for sunday, make sure it is safely secured on the ground with good stakes. monday, tuesday and wednesday we have a rise in temperatures heading into next wednesday. now let's send things over to mike. thursday morning, looking pretty good. the bay bridge toll plaza in the last five to seven minutes we saw a shift. everything started to clear out for all the lanes including the lanes off to the right where things were more backed up off the 880 overcrossing. in the last two or three minutes starting to build again. typically about 5:10 we were seeing the metering lights turned on. it's 5:19 now so they should be on with that restriction causing th bayackup to form gently a orinda exit has not proven to be a problem. no lanes are blocked so ease off on the warnings there. folks driving there to the caldecott and you will see activity to the right shoulder and let you know if chp has to close any lanes. they have closed this, not chp but san francisco of public

works. in between van ness but 10th over to the embarcadero. that's not open to open vehicles anymore. i can't drive down there but taxis and buses can. that will help with muni and b.a.r.t. travels underneath that route. it's supposed to be making it safer. pedestrians and bicycles. you can get more information on better market street sf.org. ren "today in the bay." we'll show you the moment southern california firefighters work to save several people from a high-rise fire. plus, fashion line fallout, the clothes just released by popeyes. yeah, popeyes. and why has beyonce's beehive got a little buzz online? we'll tell you all about the connection. you're watching "today in the bay."

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new video to show you that morning. a sacramento church on fire. the man who shot the video believed it may show the arsonist. see the person walking by there, early wednesday morning, the uber driver says he was called to the church to pick up a ride. when he got there he saw the flames and immediately grabbed his smartphone, started rolling. then the driver says he saw a man walk out of the building and watch the fire. police did arrest a man a few blocks away. they're not saying if the man in

the video was the arsonist. in los angeles firefighters rescue helicopters hoisted more than a dozen people to safety during a scary high-rise fire that played out yesterday afternoon. eight people including a 3-month-old were rescued. they were injured in the fire which started on the sixth floor. one person is in critical condition. by this time next month we should know when lori loughlin will go to trial. prosecutors outlined a plan to hold a series of perhaps three trials grouping the defendants. it's possible they could play out in october depending on defense motions. the judge is supposed to set a trial date during a february 27 court hearing. greta thunberg is applying to trademark her name, posting people are using her name for commercial purposes without her consent. she says they are using her name

to contact high profile people. she's applied to trademark fridays for future and school strike for climate which she hopes better protects the climate change movement. new this morning a look at the most detailed photos of the sun ever taken. these images just released by nasa shows plasma balls which cover the sun. each cell like structure is about the size of texas. the photos were taken with a brand-new telescope based in hawaii. >> tsmber almost. interesting. trending this rng mo, all new emojis are set to be released later this year. >> a smiling face with a tear, bottle feeding parents, and the transgender flag. emoji released these images for each new emoji which amounts to 117 new emojis. that's a lot. popeyes employees will be sporting some new threads. check this out right here.

these little nuggets here. i don't know, but look, if you like them, any of them, you can go online and get them yourself. you can get something in your size. and while some are already wondering if this clothing is possible hit like the chicken sandwich, fans of beyonce, they call it the beehive, they think popeyes is copying these styles. check out this side-by-side. you can get an idea for yourself, do you think they look a lot alike? i'm going to say yes. one looks more high end. the other doesn't. i'm not going to say which. you can probably guess. >> so they're not uniforms for the employees, they're actually styles you can get. >> those are the popeyes colors, if you look at them. i don't know. why not? if you can, do. >> friday, wearing that. >> i like that new popeyes you have on. >> smells like chicken. >> that's what i like.

up next top stories we're following today including southwest suddenly under the microscope. a live report on the shocking report suggesting the airline may have failed to make safety a top priority. plus, the big problem solved. the actions lafayette took to clear the issue. >> reporter: good evening from miami. i'm raj mathai. we continue our live coverage from the super bowl. we begin on this thursday morning with some breaking news recording 49ers star richard sherman and we'll tell you about all the beautiful people on south beach. stay with us. soda, beer and water, but good luck getting your deposit back. >> you can't charge somebody a . >> reporter: nbc bay area responds to a recycling runaround. >> i have eight bags full of stuff, nowhere to take them. >> reporter: why is the state letting stores refuse your cans and bottles while giving them a

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4:30 for you right now and it's heating up in miami. we are just three days away from the super bowl and history is on the line. the 9ers looking for their sixth super bowl ring in franchise history. >> our own raj mathai getting up early to be on "today in the bay" with us. good to see you, raj. >> they told me could you do a live report at 5:30. i said no problem. they said 5:30 a.m. >> hey, it's 8:30 there. don't you complain. >> good to see you. >> breaking news with richard sherman. south beach, everyone looks good. >> yes, scantily clad usually, too. we'll check back with raj in just a moment.

of course good morning to you and thank you for joining us. 5:31 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. over to vianey looking at the bay area forecast. >> i don't know why i just noticed you are matching. >> we're going to be out in miami or if you have friends in miami, they are tracking rain friday into saturday but sunday looks okay. today's highs a few degrees higher. concord, 68 degrees. through oakland, 63 and san francisco a mild 60 degrees. of clouds. now let's check in with mike.ix speed. this is the not. the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights were turned on at 5:16. an easy drive as far as the volume goes. no major problems. i'll talk about slowing on

vasco. back to you. >> it's 5:32 right now. the hottest ticket in the country, super bowl liv in miami. >> raj mathai is live for us. he has the best assignment. raj, nice fun in the sun. things are looking good. >> reporter: it's looking great. it's a beautiful city. it really is. the weather last night, we had thunderstorms and lightning. but as vianey just said, we're expecting a clear and sunny super bowl sunday. we woke up to breaking news, that richard sherman says he has been randomly drug tested for the second week in a row. this is per nfl drug policy. they do randomly test for performance enhancing drugs. richard sherman tweeting this a short while ago within the hour. i wonder how many players have to get blood taken before the super bowl. probably a very exclusive fraternity. so richard sherman certainly a little irked by this. there is a little history. early on in his career with the seattle seahawks he was also

drug tested right before the playoffs. he failed that drug test and said, you know what, i petitioned it and the nfl overturned that failed drug test. there is history between the nfl and richard sherman. we expect to hear from him later on today when they practice at nearby university of miami. that's the player's side of the story. now the fans and the people here in miami, if you're comin to miami, you'd better look good. south beach, everyone looks good. of day this is the scene on the streets of south beach. this is also where all the parties and super bowl parties are happening this week. we chatted with some of the locals. take a listen. is this where all the beautiful people hang out? >> of course. so many beautiful girls here, beautiful people and a lot of muscle.

>> people are beautiful around here. they are. everybody is. we haven't seen one -- we even saw>> bill: dog saw beautiful dogs. >> we're wondering if it's real. >> it's all real. >> the best plastic surgeons are in miami, right? >> reporter: i suppose so. maybe i'll get a little eye tuck and a lip job. everyone looks good and is getting ready for the big game. we need you here. there's a flight that leaves 8:30on. >> i'm ready. i can do crunches on the plane. >> we'll do some collagen filler, too. sounds like you have to keep up. we'll check in with you later. stay with us. we'll check in with raj again in about an hour. 5:35.

we have breaking n t you about on theouthwest side. police are investigating a shooting at a shopping center parking lot. a live look at the scene on leigh avenue near southwest expressway. a man found shot there some time after 1:00 this morning. police tell us that man has life threatening injuries. officers are not saying anything about the suspect or a motive. another report in the next half hour. southwest airlines under the microscope this morning. bombshell reports say southwest failed to make safety a priority. "today in the bay's" bob redell live this morning. we're talking about southwest airlines which flies out of all three bay area airports, bob. what else does this report reveal? >> reporter: the report also reveals that the feds, the faa has been lax, inconsistent and ineffective in its oversight of southwest airlines according to a draft audit put out by the

inspector director that was obtained by "the wall street journal." according to the journal's reporting the inspector general found that over a period of two years southwest flew more than 17 million passengers on airplanes with unconfirmed maintenance record. one smashed both wing tips while trying to land in gale force winds and the airline was never penalized for those alleged slip-ups. the journal reports the faa allowed southwest to, quote, fly aircraft with unresolved safety concerns and that a number of faa employees, quote, raised concerns about the culture at southwest. i will from that report. it is clear the agency isn't managing safety risks at the carrier, unquote. southwest airlines has characterized these kinds of criticisms as a difference of opinion between them and the

regulators. in an email to us the airline wrote in part, we have communicated our disappointment to the oig and will communicate any concerns directly with its office. our friends, our families board our aircraft and not a single one of us would put anything above their safety. reporting live here at oakland international, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. new calls for reform in francisco. this week's explosive corruption scandal, matt haney is expected to demand action from the mayor's office and an independence investigation following yesterday's bombshell resignation by airport commissioner linda crayton citing health issues. but sources tell our investigative unit crayton is tied to public works director mohammed nuru. fbi agents arrested nuru on fraud charges. nuru is accused of embezzlement and lying to fbi investigators.

so far he's still on the city's payroll. haney wants now rue fired immediately and in an indecht look at the latest twist in the corruption scandal. with huge plans already in campus, the mercury news reports it's now a big push to redevelop diridon station. cal train and vta are leading the charge with the idea that tens of thousands of additional commuters could be using diridon in the coming decades. right now diridon station only has two tracks, cal train wants two more. one option would be to expand the existing rail corridor. the second is a new viaduct. it would probably cost double the amount. a follow-up in lafayette which apparently no longer has a wild pig problem.

maybe you saw this showing a pack of pigs on the prowl. they thought they were getting overaggressive with tearing up the landscape. all trails have reopened. >> that's no joke. over here if you're driving through san jose the time is now. we are seeing that slowing. our camera north of 680 right there where you see the slowing. it will kick in about 6:30 for more of the south bay slowing. a smooth drive taking you out to west 580. vasco road a half hour out of brentwood and 580. the crash should be clearing where they are murnlging on.

we're watching as we head through the weekend, the big game up. people will be outside having a good time. will the weather cooperate? >> that's a good question. i have you covered. >> let's talk about the next three or four days. we have a lot in store. tomorrow is going to be our warmest day of the week so far. 61 degrees expected in san francisco. and then on saturday things start to cool off just a bit into the 50s. by super bowl sunday we are talking about an increase in some wind speeds. so let's look at inland areas as well. temperatures are expected to climb into the low 70s for our interiy w ll get a system that rolls on in that will drop us down into the 50s by sunday. if you're going to be here locally, we have great weather, dry weather. not tracking any rain. if you're heading out to lake

tahoe whether it's today, tomorrow or saturday, equally amazing weather. temperatures dipping down into the 20s. by friday and saturday low 50s, very comfortable. fantastic mix of sun and clouds and then let's get to your bay area weather forecast for super bowl sunday. yes, the super bowl is in miami but this is your bay area forecast. dry and partly sunny. kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. about 59 degrees by halftime. we're talking about a c and then by fourth quarter is when we'll notice the wind speeds increasing. any paper plates you have for outdoor parties, keep that in mind, winds 15 to 30 miles an hour. great weather for super bowl sunday locally. >> wow. even the paper plate forecast. >> oh, yeah. >> bringing it all to you. >> thanks, vianey. 5:41. a tunnel like no other. still ahead on "today in the bay," we're going to step inside a newly found smuggler's tunnel, the kind border agents have never really seen before. and texting etiquette.

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actions speak louder than words. she was a school teacher. my dad joined the navy and helped prosecute the nazis in nuremberg. their values are why i walked away from my business, took the giving pledge to give my money to good causes, and why i spent the last ten years fighting corporate insiders who put profits over people. i'm tom steyer, and i approve this message. because, right now, america needs more than words. we need action. it is 5:44. we'll keep the cloud cover in for san jose and the entire bay area. and traffic, taillights westbound across the san mateo bridge.

you cannot see the light you typically see here along the high rise. we will follow the traffic flow coming up. global health leaders may issue a warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak. >> what airlines are doing to help contain the spread and the new steps being taken in the bay area to protect people. a startling discovery at the border. border patrol agents say they found the longest smuggling tunnel ever on the southern border. here is what it looked like inside only a few feet wide. it stretches more than a quarter mile t. had a cart system, air ventilation and even an the president's lawyers have a novel new defense this morning. >> the argument is if i do it to get elected, scott mcgrew, it's

not a crime. >> that's it in a nutshell. it's trump's top lawyer alan dershowitz who came up with this idea. here it goes. let me try it. the president believes he's the best leader for america, so if he does something that helps him win an election, even if that thing is shady, it's okay because the president believes winning the election is in your best interest. here's dershowitz. >> every public official i know believes his election is in the public interest. and if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment. >> the government accountability office says what the president did was illegal. the democrats say it was an abuse of power. but the president believed asking ukrainians to investigate his political rival would help him in the election.

he obviously thinks winning the election would be best for america, thus says his lawyer, no harm, no foul. >> but a complex middle case is i want to be elected. i think i'm a great president. i think i'm the greatest there ever was. if i'm not elected the national interest will suffer. that cannot be an impeachable offense. >> we'll see our second day of questions and answers today and then perhaps a vote on witnesses tomorrow. now if senators vote no, this whole thing could be over by the weekend. lev parnas, one of the people at the center ofem was outside the capital. chuck schumer gave parnas a ticket to go inside but he couldn't because he has an ankle bracelet. no electronics are allowed inside. he's accused of funneling money into republican campaigns.

more believable john bolton. we still don't know if he'll be allowed to testify but if he did, we believe he would tell the senate that the president deliberately withheld military aid. he would say he told the attorney general. he would tell the secretary of state mike pompeo that pompeo knew ambassador marie yovanovitch did nothing wrong but let president trump dismiss her anyway. giuliani and parnas are accused of pushing her out because she was interested in interfering with their plans. also today congress will vote on whether to end the authorization for military force put in place for george w. bush, this would further curtail the president's power. mr. trump used the aumf as legal justification to kill the iranian general in a drone

strike. we're watching everything that's happening in the second day of questioning. you can follow me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. every super bowl seems to have hyped up controversy. turns out super bowl liv is no exception. it's jimmy g.'s texting etiquette. >> here is how he responded to george kittle's claim that he's the worst texter ever. >> there's a little asterisk because i will get back to him most of the time, it has his ha? >> people can >> and that is what is key. >> heading to the super bowl. id there's one asterisk on it, there's not, threes three dots waiting for him to reply. >> waiting, waiting. >> and then it goes away. >> turn off the read receipt. i don't know why people still have that on.

>> jimmy g., talk to v over here. >> if you don't turn it off it shows people you read it but didn't reply. you all have it off? >> i think so. >> i always reply right away. >> i'm just saying. our current temperatures are comfortable. look at the view of walnut creek. we will see the clouds linger. look at san francisco, there it is. our temperatures will be running a few degrees warmer this afternoon. look how cloudy in san jose. you want to bundle up right now but you'll need to shed the layers. we'll be pretty warm. 48 degrees in san jose. 43 in livermore. and here is a look at satellite radar. the cloud cover is rolling through. not worried about any rain locally.

remember i said it would get warm? it is. livermore 67. san jose, 66. san francisco, 60 degrees. half moon bay, 57. and be careful, please, if you're going to be anywhere near our beautiful coast lines there is a beach hazard statement in place through tomorrow morning. we're talking about dangerous waves out there. strong rip currents expected today and in through tomorrow. be careful around there. enjoy it from a safe distance. san francisco, on friday will be our warmest day with upper 60s expected for inland areas. saturday and sunday a bit of a system that rolls through dropping our temperatures back down into the 50s. 70s and 60s and upper 50s by sunday. let's send things over to mike. >> they're all over the place. we do have movement and that's good news for the fastrak lanes.

out of the maze, contra costa county, a little slowing for highway 4 typical for the westbound commute. the rest of the bay already. hayward, a little build, very little. the south bay we did see slowing, westbound 237 approaching matilda. a crash just reported there. it must be affecting at least one lane or is a distract. market is closed to private vehicles, if you're not muni or transit or mass transit or taxis. keep that in mind. >> thanks, mike. happening now parents of newborns, i want to you listen to this one. 165,000 infant incline sleepers are recalled because of suffocation risk. they are all voluntarily recalling their infant sleepers. there are concerns infants can

role from their backs to their stomach or side. there have been 73 reported infant deaths related to other sleepers. these companies are recalling theirs out of caution. 5:53. up next a california church accused in a decades long scheme. the new revelations after a raid by federal agents. a look at hard rock stadium quiet now. sunday it will be rocking when the niners shoot for their first super bowl trophy in a quarter century. one man watching it unfold is raj mathai. he'll join us for the latest from miami live on the big countdown to game day.

5:56 on your thursday morning. developing now the fbi investigating a los angeles church accusing it of participating in human trafficking. federal agents raided the church and arrested them on immigration fraud charges. they tricked followers. the followers are now saying they would be beaten if they didn't make daily quotas. right now the fbi is looking into more than 80 sham marriages over two decades as the church raised $20 million. here at home hayward police doing their best to raise awareness about human trafficking from asia and latin america to the bay area.

last night residents tried to keep children safe. social media has changed how traffickers groom victims. >> it iso with them now. rather than hanginginternet to their life. >> very frightening. law enforcement is helping groups on how to spot human trafficking warning signs. crv, it's a system of nickel and dimes paid on cans and bottles, but we found that a multimillion dollar gap is there. >> consumer investigator chris chmura and his team made that discovery. >> reporter: good morning. if you collect your cans and bottles to get your deposit back, you know crv is a mess right now. lots of recycling centers around the state have closed and that means families are struggling to get their deposits back. >> why are we paying a tax or

recycling for the bottles that we buy and we're unable to get that money back. >> reporter: he's right. consumers are continuing to pay crv every day but many stores aren't paying out any refunds and haven't for years. we found hundreds of them around the state with past due accounts. some balances are huge. tonight at 11:00 we'll tally up how much money the stores owe and ask the state why it's letting some businesses run up red ink paying. you'll hear from someone who wants to change up crv for good so you get your money back. if you're having trouble, click on respond or call us 888-996-tips. i'll join you again tonight at 11:00. thanks, chris. at 6:00, breaking news in the south bay, a man found shot overnight at a shopping center parking lot. we're live at the scene with what police are just now this r

coronavirus. the on going pa what's next. good morning from miami. we have a bit of an issue with >> reporter: and i'm raj mathai. the weather here. we'll tell you how that might impact the 49ers and we'll check in with fans here in south florida. >> we will look forward to that. raj mathai getting up early. >> all those palm trees. >> it's gorgeous. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm laura garcia. >> mike will get us through that commute in a bit. vianey with the forecast today. i want to make sure you are prepared as you head out the door. it's still 30s and a lot of us still have to get to work. we are seeing clouds out there. look at by 10:00 a.m. i want to show you another area as well, palo alto at about 55 degrees so slower to warm in

through palo alto but areas throughout the entire bay area including fremont will be about 61 degrees and it's only going to set us off for an even warmer friday ahead. moreta