>> 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. more details and what you can

expect. first let's check in with mike. >> we have some fog developing here at the golden gate bridge, the deck where the clouds become fog as you drive through it. folks at the golden gate bridge are used to that and the bay bridge are used to the backup. the left lanes are lightening up. ngnicely, slower than you'd like, i'm sure. more build for highway 4. a little slowing as you make the transition on 680. wait until chp swings through the area. west 237. a crash at matilda as well. back to you. >> 6:01 right now. back to the breaki ining news w a man was found shot in a parking lot. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has been out there all morning long and, chris, any new

clues? >> reporter: at this point we now know the condition of the victim, he has life at a local the investigation out here continues. we're at leigh in san jose. this neighborhood is about a mile from delmar high school. we mention the school for location. the victim was found with a gunshot wound in the vehicle. several businesses including a 76 station with a 7-eleven, a cvs store here. so this will continue to impact flow on leigh avenue and derose way. police have not revealed a suspect description or motive. they say they don't know the circumstances of the shooting at

this point. in san jose, kris sanchez, san jose. new cases of the deadly coronavirus popping up. everyone keeping a very close eye on this story. breaking news just coming in where 6,000 passengers trapped on an italian cruiseship after a woman fell ill with a possible case of coronavirus. these are live pictures, in fact. the ship is about 34 miles off the coast of rome. it looks like they are setting up for a news conference now. we'll continue to monitor that for you and bring you any more updates. here is more information on the case itself. they will decide if the epidemic out of china is considered a global emergency. also today cdc officials will be on capitol hill to brief members

of congress. so far 170 people died and nearly 8,000 infections. all of this is wreaking havoc on the world airlines and routes. pete suratos joins us where all of this is weighing on the minds of passengers and how they will deal with it. >> reporter: we're seeing some of these major airlines reduce flights to china as this virus continues to spread and also as you can imagine demand is going down as far as flying to that region. it was a big announcement yesterday morning with delta and american saying they do plan to reduce the flights. delta reduced the flights starting next month. they plan to cut it in half from february to april. there will be some flights still going to beijing from some major cities not including any here in the bay area. now ari airlines plans to inform affected customers on a case-by-case basis when it comes to cancellations.

it is a trend with some airlines that are reducing flights to china. the coronavirus spreads, now when it comes to the local impact and berkeley is telling people to get that flu vaccine since the symptoms are similar to the coronavirus. there was an emergency landing in riverside yesterday morning, a plane from wuhan carrying 200, one american, landing at a riverside air force base. they will be monitored closely, kept in quarantine until doctors determine that they are virus we know that google has temporarily closed its china of he response from companies abroad, employees to cancel trips to

china, but so far no confirmed cases here in the bay area. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> reporter: senators will start asking questions to both sides in the impeachment trial in a few hours. yesterday the lawmakers went eight hours straight. everyone is wondering if democrats will get any republicans to cross the line and allow witnesses. democrats still want 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. his lawyers are asking for an expedited review in case the adviser testifies. bolton reportedly writes that he heard the president tie a biden investigation to with holding ukraine's military aid. be sure to stay with nbc bay area. scott mcgrew will take a deeper

dive in his checks and balances segment and coverage will include special reports right here throughout the day. this fall california will be more prepared for fire season. governor newsom says that more than 30 projects are complete, including the removal of dead trees and debris. cal fire worked for fuel breaks. it will keep evacuation routes open. four of the projects are in the bay area. super bowl liv almost here. the weather is becoming a story of its own. >> our own raj mathai is there in miami and joins us live this morning. the weather niners fans may not be used to. it's a lot more humid there. >> reporter: it's humid and in the middle of the night major thunderstorms, a lot of lightning and around here everyone was like, no big deal. we would have had the whole gang

doing wall to wall coverage. without hours of this. you see all that lightning there so it's not a big deal here in south florida. for the 49ers and the chiefs, their issue is it's supposed to rain again on friday and saturday so all this rain might impact their practice sessions. as for super sunday, though, it should be fine, sunny and clear. the fans are also here including a lot of 49ers fans. take a look. we caught up with this group in south beach. they're not from america. they're from germany. we see so many fans coming to games. the niner nation is growing in size but it's not just the niners nation. it's the niner world.

>> i love the story of the team. montana, rice, and i love them and i stay with the team. >> i love a 49ers fan with a german access. >> oh, you're saying i have an accent? >> reporter: you love south beach? >> i love south beach. i love south beach. it's better than the bay area because it's not cold. last week at the nfc championship game i couldn't enjoy myself because it was freezing. >> reporter: it wasn't that cold. you're getting spoiled. >> oh, it was cold. >> reporter: that fan actually lives in atlanta. she's here visiting south beach and she grew up in the bay area. we're seeing a lot of cross pollination here. we expect the bulk of the fans from the bay area to start arriving later on today into tomorrow. super sunday should be clear in terms of the weather. back to you in the bay area. >> i love it. it's not cold-blooded.

it's gold blooded. >> i like that. >> cheering on our niners. >> very nice. >> good to see you, raj. live coverage from miami continues all weeklong. raj mathai will be anchoring from miami. >> all right, we're ready to cheer them on. getting closer and closer, vianey. if you don't follow raj mathai on instagram and facebook, make sure you do. it's awesome to see. let me give you a closer look at your bay area weather. kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. dry and partly sunny. by halftime cool, 56. we're going to notice the winds will pick up. temperatures will be in the 50s so a cool but cloudy sunday

ahead. how are the roads? i'm still watching this crash westbound 237 at matilda. there's that build now coming off 880 out of milpitas and fremont. westbound on 237. there is a new stall, a hazardous vehicle in the road. maybe a number of them. and of course the metering lights are on at the bay bridge. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," another round of double trouble for former wwe wrestlers, nikki and bree. >> many says they are twinning at life. the big announcement going viral. >> i think earlier this week i called it dribs and drabs but here come more bay area layoffs. i'll tell you about it when "today in the bay" continues. you pay extra for soda, beer, and water.

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it is 6:14 and time to give you a closer look at your tahoe report, fantastic weather for today, friday and saturday. temperatures in the 50s. not tracking any snow. and if you're heading up there at the surface we have 50 gromsd runs. this should be a fantastic weekend to enjoy some snow in the sierra. i'll have a closer look locally coming up shortly.

i just got word after possible wrongway driver. very concerned it's the area for northbound 280. i think it's only affecting an on ramp. we'll check that. a couple things to the south bay. and a very good morning and happy thursday to you. let me tell you the tale of two stocks. face book may be green on this board but this reflects last night's close. the company said expenses are way up. it will pay nearly a half billion dollar settlement to the state of illinois over face recognition tagging program, illegal in illinois. tesla reported another profit. elon musk should make about $2 billion today personally if those numbers hold up. tesla said its model y should be

available for sale before april. tesla often makes promise it is cannot keep. that's really soon, but things have been going well lately. "the new york times" reports lyft will lay off about 90 employees in marketing and sales as it tries to make a profit. those are the first cuts at lyft since it went public. uber cut about 1,000 jobs after it first started trading. lyft says it's on track to higher about 1,000 people this year. and movie pass is over. you might remember it was a membership where you paid a fee and could you see all the movies you wanted to. hollywood said it would never last and they were right. a number of chains copied the idea. >> do they still do it? >> they still do program. 12 movies a month, that's three a week, right? >> i don't have time.

>> i don't know -- we were talking earlier, i >> exactly. thanks, scott. 6:17. if you're planning to skip out on work monday after the super bowl you are not alone. they say soup bowl fever will result in more than 17 million employees calling out according to a survey by the workforce institute. just think how sick niners fans will be if -- well, we won't go there. but if. >> come on. 6:17 right now. trending this morning, looks like the total diva lifestyle may include soiled diapers and pacifiers. exciting news for former wwe wrestlers and tag team twins brie and nikki bella, mothers. they're both expecting with due dates just a week and a half

apart. the little cousins will be close. they say getting pregnant at the same time was not planned. let's get ready to rumble in a whole new way. >> wow. >> i wonder if their babies have their own interests. >> it could be. >> get it down. >> don't need any music to talk about the forecast. >> or you can. let's pick a song. >> not rainy days again. >> if you have one, i'm down for it. >> something that will get you in a good mood. it's thursday. we're almost at friday. that will get everybody in a good mood considering we're not tracking any rain. look at this. the fog rolling in in san francisco. you can barely make out the top of the building there. a nice view of the fog. some of the interior valleys. 50 degrees in san jose. 54 degrees in san francisco.

what do we have going on in terms of the temperatures? high pressure rolling in that's already managed to warm us up by 8 degrees in hayward. 11 degrees warmer in pacifica and concord six degrees and oakland seven degrees warmer. showcasing those clouds and that fog rolling in right now. expect to keep the clouds for the first half of the day. some areas will get a lot of sunshine. a good mix of both. gilroy, 68. the east bay, 65 for hayward. 66 in pleasanton and up to the peninsula 64 degrees in redwood city. up through the north bay a few degrees warmer almost seeing the 70s. might even get that in santa rosa. so what do we have going on the

next seven days? our warm temperatures and dry conditions for the next several days heading into tomorrow 61 degrees. by saturday a system that drops down and that will cool our temperatures off by seven to eight degrees and kick up our winds for super bowl sunday and inland areas. that's going to mean some frosty conditions for your early monday morning commute. we're talking low 30s in some spots heading into early monday morning. the average high around this time is about 57 degrees. so above normal for today and tomorrow. mike, how are the roads? >> the roads are looking pretty normal. the south bay a couple issues, west 237 slows a bit. a crash at matilda may be on the shoulder judging by how the speeds have improved holding steady there. we're concerned about this. i'm concerned about the report i hear about a wrongway driver that entered northbound 280 perhaps going the wrongway.

i'm watching for any reports between downtown san jose and bascome. with a wrongway driver you expect to hear a lot more chat fer something really is going on. the big issue is here on the peninsula where we had a disabled vehicle. a number of them caused quite a backup to form quickly here through san mateo. i think four of them now are on the right shoulder. there is a crash registered in the area but it may be just those vehicles on the shoulder, some concerned citizen. we'll give you the details. the backup is there. walnut creek and the upper east shore freeway. pretty standard. i just saw the fog start to thicken a bit coming down out of the north bay or into the north bay. flashing lights also approach at the golden gate bridge following that. back to you. thank you, mike. 6:21. coming up on "today in the bay," the widow of kobe bryant is speaking out for the first time since sunday's deadly helicopter

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died tragically in a helicopter crash sunday along with their 13-year-old daughter and seven others. she post add photo of the family along with a statement. she wrote it's hard to imagine life without them. the lakers released a statement saying the team is devastated. this comes as the next phase of the helicopter crash investigation begins. debris from the crash is at a holding location in phoenix. investigators will try to reconstruct the aircraft and try to learn more about the tragic accident. 6:25. by this time next month we should know when actress lori loughlin and co-defendants will go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal. federal prosecutors yesterday outlined a plan to hold a series motions.fendants. the judge is supposed to set du 27th court hearing. new video shows a sacramento church on fire and the man who shot the video believes it may also show the arsonist. here is why. early wednesday morning the uber driver says he was called to pick up a ride. when he got there he saw the

flames and immediately grabbed his smartphone and started rolling. then the driver saw that man walk out of the building and watch the fire. police a rested a man a few blocks away. they are not saying if the man in the video is the arsonist. firefighters and 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 injured in the fire which started on the sixth floor. one person is in critical condition. 6:26 for you right now. coming up on "today in the bay," new developments rock an already explosive public corruption scam in san francisco. we're going to tell you the details on the bombshell resignation and the ripple effect being felt at city hall. plus, the countdown to sunday, sunday, sunday, well under way. super bowl sunday. we're going to take you back live to miami this morning for a little bit of a taste of the excitement.

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6:29 for you right now and it is heating up in miami. we are three days away from the super bowl, and history is on for their sixth super bowl ring. >> that would look nice on their hands, right? our own raj mathai is there in miami right now. we'll talk to you in just a little bit, because you have a lot of the action that's going on out there in miami. >> reporter: good thursday morning to you. we are coming to you live from

south florida. some breaking news regarding star richard sherman. it's all about drug testing by the nfl. also, here's our homework assignment this morning. what were you doing 25 years ago this week? 25 years ago this week. think about it. we'll see you in a few minimum. >> i don't know if i trust you, raj mathai. that will be fun to check back in. stick around for that. good morning to you. 6:30. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's head over to meteorologist kari hall -- i mean vianey arana is here this morning. it's okay. i was thinking about raj's question. i was 3 25 years ago. i have no idea what i was doing. >> just a baby. let me tell you about the good old days. >> i was probably potty training or something. the clouds rolling through, the fog developing around the coastline. a look at downtown san jose. let's look at the temperature trend. right around 10:00 a.m. in the

mid-50s and your lunch hour 12:00 or 1:00 we're talking about upper 50s, low 60s not just for san jose but throughout the entire bay area. palo alto, notice the cloud cover sticks around and lingers with a mix of sun and clouds between 12:00 and 1:00. in the 60s for palo alto. mike, how are the roads? >> looking pretty good, vianey, as traffic is flowing nicely. green, at the limit. some spots with building commute. and still watching the report of a wrongway driver but it was only affecting the on ramp and nothing after that. tracking scattered reports around the bay but it's recoveri n up to anza. disabled vehicles all cleared. the speed has come back up to the limit. your typical build through san freeway. the san mateo br and.s my answer is different, 25 years ago i think i was in a very good

mood and i think raj knows why. back to you. >> interesting. okay. thanks. 6:32 right now. let's talk about the hottest ticket in the country, super bowl liv in miami, if you're lucky enough to go. >> we know one person lucky enough, raj mathai live for us in south florida. raj, what's going on with richard sherman? i know you were just teasing that earlier. >> reporter: yep, this morning we woke up to a little bit of breaking news. richard sherman saying the nfl has now drug tested him for the second straight week and he's not happy about it. let's show you what he tweeted about 90 minutes ago, richard sherman saying this. i wonder how many other players have to get blood taken before the super bowl. probably a very exclusive fraternity. now there is some history here. richard sherman was also drug tested late in the 2012 season. he failed that drug test and was facing a suspension. however, he petitioned the nfl. they overturned the test and he was free and clear. we'll see what happens with this drug test.

we're going to expect to see richard sherman later on today when they practice at nearby university of miami in coral gables. a bit of drama here in south florida. let's flashback in time. ready for this. 25 years ago this week right here in miami, florida, the 49ers, the last time they won the super bowl against the san diego chargers. remember this. it wasn't even close. the 49ers whipped the chargers, 49-26. we sat down with the legend. >> i know when you're older -- when you're younger, whatever. but it does fly and it doesn't feel that far away for me. i think about that super bowl, it feels very fresh. >> i remember the first 15 plays being put in the night before. i knew the opportunities i would have during that football game and i knew that first play

opened up like it was the red sea. >> the championship game was like the super bowl because we can't care who was in the super bowl. and that was it. in that moment right there was just so wonderful. >> deion, steve and jerry. >> reporter: what was i doing? i was probably the only dude not happy because i was working for the san diego chargers. here is a photo of me and my boss, the chargers general manager. bobby beathard, by the way, is the grand father of 49ers backup quarterback c.j. beathard. so there's some commonality here. laura, what were you doing 25 years ago? >> you know where i was. i was a reporter in frez know. even way back then i was standing on little boxes. >> reporter: is that a sport coat with a little skirt?

>> ehad to wear blazers. that was outside of yosemite, i think. >> reporter: so that's laura and i with the pictures. marcus washington, how about white station high school. while laura and i were working marcus was a high schooler. what's up with this photo? with some of your buddies here? >> this is actually mrs. cox's class, the choir teacher. and that's me in the back. and you know what, i still keep in touch with a few people in that photo. >> that's nice. that's good. >> good times. >> reporter: i think a lot of bay area people, 49ers fans, wow, that was the last time we won the super bowl 25 years ago. it was really special. the 49ers hoping to do it again right back here in miami. we're having fun with this. later on today we'll check in with shakira and j.lo.. >> i like that. >> looking forward to the halftime show.>> always the hig.

>> you can always continue with this coverage because we have it for you in miami. all weeklong leading up to the super bowl. raj mathai will be back anchoring from miami. 6:36 for you right now. new calls for reform in san francisco amid this week's explosive scandal. before we get to that -- >> we do have some breaking news in san jose on the southwest side. police investigating a shooting at a shopping center parking lot. this, in fact, is a look at the scene on leigh avenue near southwest expressway. a man was found shot there some time after 1:00 in the morning. the man does have life threatening injuries but officers are not saying anything about a suspect or so far a motive. this week's corruption scandal, later today supervisor matt haney is expected to demand action from the mayor's office

and an independent investigation following yesterday's bombshell resignation by san francisco airport commissioner linda crayton citing health issues. sources tell our investigative unit crayton is named in a report with mohammed nuru. he was arrested on fraud charges. he is accused of embezzlement and lying to fbi investigators. so far he's still on the city's payroll. haney wants nuru to be fired immediately. for an in-depth look at the latest twist, you can go to our investigative unit section. it's 6:37. we want to get a check of your thursday morning commute and see how things are rolling out there or not, mike. rolling but slower than most fix would like. we'll show you that fox truck, no, it's a van. even that distraction as we have the build for westbound 92 will

cause more slowing. we'll monitor that and let you know if anything is reported on the span. you'll see another build in about 20 minutes. the rest of the south bay shows a typical pattern. 85 at 17, 17 showing some build out of the santa cruz mountains. getting to the bay bridge, your typical pattern pretty light there. there is some fog. just wanted to show folks. good stuff. part of the bay area. >> well, part of this week is the weekend. looking ahead. >> good weather ahead. it starts today. we'll be a lot warmer. we'll be in the 60s and 70s. above normal in through san francisco. look at friday and saturday so notice the temperature difference there.

we have high pressure today jumping us into the 60s and on saturday and sunday another system that's going to dip us back down into the 50s. for this time of the year the average high is around 58 degrees so pretty average on saturday and below average for super bowl sunday. as we head into the inland areas, similar conditions as well. we'll notice the upper 60s through tomorrow and then even warmer. 70s in for friday. 70 degrees. saturday and sunday, look at that. win gusts northwest. 15, 30 miles an hour by super bowl sunday. if you're heading out to lake tahoe, 44 degrees. friday and saturday beautiful days to be out on the lake. 54 degrees on friday. cold, overnight lows in those 20s. one final look for super bowl

sunday, fantastic temperatures in the 50s but, yes, the winds will be picki the fourth quarter. this is here locally. the super bowl is in miami. >> it will be great to see them on the field. up next on "today in the bay" at 6:40 a new government report raising a lot of red flags, it says southwest flew millions of flights without prioritizing safety. the company's response to the ebbs mroesive allegations. and a homeowner just about ready to move into a new home suffers an ugly setback. rowdy teenagers are to blame. we have details on the party that went too far. in washington the president's defenders have a novel new theory today. i will walk you through it. let's take you out to the big board in new york city. the dow industrials losing 39 points. you're watching "today in the bay." vo: droughts. floods.

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it is 6:43. here is a sneak peek at what you closer look at the palo alto temperature trend. cloudy conditions. by 11:00 a.m. peeks of sunshine coming through. temperatures will be above normal. we're talking upper 50s and even a couple 60s throughout. i'll talk about that and what you can expect this weekend coming up. and you knew you could expect backups at the bay bridge. some low clouds, visibility is okay though.

marcus street banned for private vehicles. muni benefiting there. b.a.r.t. takes you underneath all the changes. >> thanks, mike and vianey. this morning southwest airlines under the microscope for scathing government study saying southwest failed to make safety a priority. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us outside of oakland international. bob, i know we were talking about southwest airlines which flies out of all three bay area airports. so what else does the report actually reveal in this? >> reporter: well, marcus, the report also says the feds say the faa has been lax, inconsistent, and ineffective in its oversight of southwest airlines. this according to a draft you a d audit which was obtained by "the wall street journal." according to "the journal" reporting the inspector general found that over a period of two

years southwest airlines flew more than 17 million passengers on airplanes with unconfirmed maintenance record, one smashed both wing tips while landing and faa never penalized the airline for those alleged slip-ups. "the journal" reports the faa allowed southwest to, quote, fly aircraft with unresolved safety concerns and a number of employees, quote, raised concerns about the culture at southwest. the draft audit goes on to read, it is clear the agency, the agency being the faa, is not yet effectively navigating the balance between industry collaboration and managing safety risks at the carrier, unquote. in the past southwest airlines characterized these opinion the regulators. in an email to nbc bay area the airline writes to us this morning in part, and i'm quoting here, we have communicatedurnces

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." >> thank you, bob. a devastating setback for one santa rosa homeowner. their home burned down in the firestorm. then just as her rebuild was in the final stages, police say dozens of teenagers broke into her fountain grove home, had a party and trashed the place. there are holes in the wall, a chair tossed downstairs. and a closet was used as a toilet. police are now tracking down leads to find the people responsible, but so far no arrests have been made. the president's lawyers have a novel new defense this morning. >> the argument is if i do it to get elected, 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. the president believes he's the best leader for america, so if

he does something to help him win an election, even if that thing is shady, it's okay because the president believes winning the election is in the public's best interests. here's dershowitz. >> every public official that i know believes that his election is in the public interest, and mostly you're right, your election is in the public interest. and if a president does something he believes will help him get elected in theub interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment. >> the government accountability office sayha trump did was illegal. the democrats say it was an abuse of power. but the president believed asking the ukrainians to investigate his political rival would help him in the election. trump obviously thinks winning the election would be best for

america. thus, says dershowitz, no harm, no foul. >> i want to be elected. i think i'm the greatest president there ever was. if i'm not elected, the interests will suffer greatly. >> now under this logic richard nixon did nothing wrong as the bugging of the democratic national headquarters was part an effort by the committee to re-elect to get richard nixon re-elected. watergate was not a crime. perhaps we'll see a vote on witnesses tomorrow. if senators vote no, this could be over by the weekend. lev parnas, one of the people at the center ofheme, was outside the capitol yesterday telling reporters he's willing to tell congress president trump knew every detail of the plan to withhold military aid. chuck schumer gave him a tic co. no electronics are allowed he has an ankle bracelet. inside.

parnas has a lot of credibility problems, accused of funneling money, foreign money actually nooshgs republican campaigns. more believable, of course, is john bolton. we still don't know if he's going to testify. if he did, we believe he would tell the senate that the president deliberately withheld military aid. he would say mike pompeo knew the ambassador to ukraine did nothing to warrant trump firing her. and we believe he would say the attorney general knew all about this. bill barr said he was out of the loop. bolton says he wasn't. we'll continue to watch what happens in washington. you can follow me on twitter. we'll have more special coverage today, of course. follow me on twitter @scott mcgrew. >> thanks, scott. 6:49 right now. we'll talk about the super bowl and every super bowl has its hyped up controversy. but it turns out super bowl liv is no exception. in this case it's jimmy g.'s texting etiquette. >> here is how he responded to

george kittle's claim that he is the worst texter of all time. >> there's a little asterisk because i will get back to him most of the time. it just happens three hours later. >> three hours is okay, right? >> it's okay. he's a busy guy. >> he has his hands full. we cannot say they chemistry on. that's super bowl chemistry. >> and that's where they need to commune case. part. >> we just need one letter from both of them, a >> he means a win, just in case. >> thank you, vianey. >> mike is hip. >> that alphabet humor right now. >> you taught me about the day runner for my planner? >> and the trapper keeper. >> oh, day keeper. >> got to prepare. >> if you're planning out your day i have to make sure you're prepared for the weather to come.

look at the fog, san francisco, the buildings are behind there. the fog rolling in. can you barely make out the city. a closer look at downtown san jose. how bad is the visibility? let's talk about it. it's okay but always want to keep a safe distance. down to five miles in terms of visibility. remember, anytime that you hit an area of that dense fog, don't turn on your high beams. they will reflect off the fog and make it even worse. your temperatures, 50 degrees in san jose. 53 in oekt. we will be warming up so how warm are we expected to be? 66 degrees in san jose. definitely above normal. morgan hill, 67.

66 in pleasanton. oakland 63. that fog will linger longer. 62 for mission and up through santa rosa, 69 degrees. t will remain effect through around the coastline, sneaker waves and strong rip currents always pose a threat. as we get into saturday we have a system dropping our temperatures back down into the 50s but our average high around this time of year is actually around 58. so we're going to remain above seasonable today and tomorrow. not just for san francisco but inland. not tracking any rain but we will see the wind picking up into the evening hours. mike, how are the roads? >> we're looking at a build. we have more traffic now at 6:58. an issue at the richmond and san rafael bridge just past the toll plaza. the crash should be moving to

the shoulder pretty quickly. not before we have that build. you see here they did just clear it from the roadways. we see a little bit of recovery and more traffic heading over to the san rafael side. west 24 and out of the walnut creek interchange also for west 24. on the peninsula, some slowing early for san mateo for north 101. through silicon valley. the san mateo bridge, a disabled vehicle cleared, low clouds but traffic does move without brake lights to the high rise. it is 6:54. happening now parents of newborns, 165,000 inclined infant sleepers recalled because of suffocation risk. greico, evenflo and delta

voluntarily recalling their infant sleepers. they are concerned they could roll from their back to stomach or side. the companies are well known. they're recalling the sleepers out of caution. and next a quick look at the top stories including can you feel it, football fever is pulsating throughout the bay area and nbc bay area's raj mathai is basking in the south florida sun. ahead the big matchup. >> will check in with him later. the last time he gave us a preview of this hot halftime show. i wonder what it will be like. you're watching "today in the bay." tom: my mom always told me

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.

welcome back. before you head out the door it is 6:57. here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> breaking news on the southwest side. this is a live look at the scene where police are still there at lee avenue near southwest expressway. a man was found shot some time after 1:00 this morning. police tell us the man does have life threatening injuries. officers are not saying anything about a speck or motive. the super bowl. >> our raj mathai is live in miami. what about the super bowl

halftime show? >> reporter: so many people tune in for the super bowl and others for the halftime show. it's j.lo. and shakira. you know what we are doing, we will go interview j.lo. and shakira and talk about what they're doing on sunday. those hips don't lie. we've heard them doing their sound check. what's funny, it should be an epic show. you can bet on all sorts of stuff, who will win the game, how many points scored. will there be a wardrobe malfunction with either of the performers. another bet will demi lovato omit or forget or flub one of the words. so if you're a betting man or woman you have all sorts of opportunities here in miami. so this morning, laura and

marcus, we've talked about richard sherman, the breaking news he was drug tested and talked about the 49ers fans and now we end it with shakira and j.lo.. back to you. >> all right, thanks, raj. let's get a last check of the forecast for us. we're warming up today in the 60s and even a couple 70s might even sneak on in through tomorrow. super bowl sunday the forecast will cool down by 10 degrees. expect gusty winds to pick up. quickly traffic? >> no real surprises. a live look and traffic is moving smoothly. it's fine. it's what you expect. >> we'll be back with a live local news update. make sure you have a good one. >> see you tomorrow. good morning. breaking overnight. getting out.

the u.s. prepares another round of emergency evacuations of americans from china. >> we've been trapped inside, can barely go out. kind of an apocalyptic feel. >> the death toll now rising. cases found in at least 18 countries. officials say the spread is now faster than the deadly sars epidemic. the cdc set to brief lawmakers today as the new task force is created to deal with the outbreak. over by tomorrow? the impeachment trial appears headed for a quick conclusion without witness testimony. republicans seemingly with the votes to block it and then