meteorologist kari hall. good morning. >> good morning, and even though it's starting out cold this morning, it will actually be warmer this afternoon, and we have some really nice weather headed our way for the weekend, but it will be dry and that will extend even into early next week. let's check out our high temperatures for today, this is what you can expect later this afternoon, reaching 64 in oakland and in palo alto. san jose reaching 65 and napa today will reach 66 degrees. we'll take a look at the weekend forecast ahead and even take you to the sierra, coming up in a few minutes. mike, right now just getting out to work, how is that drive for the commute? >> well kari, a little better, because some folks are done for the week, overnight road crews in oakland or alameda, as we look at the map zooming in toward where there were absence of sensors -- sensors were red coming across the posy tube, it

was reopened and let's cut the chatter and the live shot the bay bridge is moving smoothly and all approaches are at the limit for this light traffic right now. back to you, cierra. >> thank you. developing news in the east bay, the city of oakland is expected to announce a new police chief within a matter of hours. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live, bob, the question is, who is it? >> reporter: good morning to you, cierra. it is someone from within the oakland police department, sources tell nbc bay area that around noon today mayor libby schaaf of oakland will announce a deputy chief leronne armstrong will become her new police chief. armstrong has been with opd for 20 years, grew up in west oakland, oakland's former police chief ann kirkpatrick was fired after three years on the job. armstrong is taking over for the interim police chief susan manheimer, whose term it out this week. we've turned to victims of

police brutality and misconduct and he thinks armstrong is a very good pick for the times. armstrong understands the issues the department faces when it comes to the ongoing negotiated settlement agreement, the nsa reached in 2003 as a result of the rioters police misconduct case. >> the most important thing is we don't have to have the learning curve, that is a new chief coming in and learn who all the employees are, who you can trust and don't trust and that takes up time, so seems to me we have a running start here. >> reporter: one of the big challenges facing the new police chief? homicides have spiked recently in oakland. last january alone this past month, 15 people were murdered. that's the highest number for a january in 20 years. there are also shootings last month, oakland police officers association blames this jump in violence on the

officers' inability to use a "cease-fire" tactic" during this pandemic, while violent crime in oakland is up this year, the overall crime, crime overall is down by 43%. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. 5:02 right now. a key hurdle cleared for president biden's covid relief plan. we have a live look at capitol hill where the pivotal vote literally took place about two hours ago. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington for us this morning, and tracie, this all comes ahead of a new monthly jobs report. >> exactly, so that new monthly jobs report coming out shortly. the president that but also ove democrats voting with the vice president casting a tie-breaking vote to move forward with covid relief. >> rooted in america's most -- >> reporter: president biden speaks on the economy today, hours after a new jobs report

shows how many americans are unemployed. early this morning, after debating changes all night. >> this amendment is designed to say let's put american workers first. >> mr. president -- >> senator from illinois? a solution sounds so simple and it's simply wrong. >> the yeas are 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the concurrent resolution as amended is adopted. >> reporter: democrats cleared a hurdle allowing a vote on covid relief to pass with no republican support. >> this is not the time for trillions more dollars to make perpetual lockdowns and economic decline a little more palatable. >> reporter: the white house says president biden will not reduce stimulus checks from $1,400, but may agree to send them tofamilies. >> we're fine with that idea. we're not going to leave out large swathes of the middle

class. >> reporter: the senate is preparing for former president trump's impeachment trial. >> the trial will commence on tuesday. >> we'll see if it's going to be a senate of courage or cowardice. >> reporter: mr. trump's lawyers confirmed he will not testify. democrats prosecuting the case called that evidence of guilt. one of mr. trump's lead lawyers says they're pulling together a witness list and will argue it's unconstitutional to try a former president. they're expecting the trial to last a week. tracie potts, nbc news. by this time next month, america may have a third vaccine, this time from johnson & johnson. in a u.s. trial the single-dose johnson & johnson vaccine was 72% effective and more effective in preventing serious covid symptoms. stanford helped to conduct the phase three trial. doctors there is a one big advantage to this vaccine is it

could be stored with simple refridge race. >> the supply chain is much easier, getting it out to places, storing it in places, and not letting it expire will be much aording to plan, approval could come win distribution immediately following authorization and we'll have 100 million doses shipped out by july. at this point, nearly 8% of californians have received at least their first dose of vaccine, the national average is slightly higher than that. san francisco school leaders are set to meet today with teachers to perhaps bridge that steep divide now keeping campuses closed. school unions say the meeting will focus on finding a path toward reopening classrooms, it comes at the end of a heated week where the city launched a lawsuit against the district. mayor london breed became emotional yesterday while talking about the impasse.

>> in this city, 113 private and parochial schools have opened with over 15,000 kids and no outbreaks. the city went into action quickly and opened community learning hubs, no outbreaks. >> san jose schools meanwhile are taking a first tentative step in returning to the classroom. the district announced plans to provide in-person oversight for several hundred students in a pod setting. teacher also not staff the pods, instead so-called cohorts will to assist students struggling most with distance learning. that plan may roll out in a matter of weeks. 5:07 right now. a new north bay commuter train extension now being pushed back. smart says it will not complete its $65 million link between larkspur and windsor until next year. "the press democrat" says it is facing a toll hike held up in the courts.

until the case is decided, $40 million in revenue remains in limbo. 5:07 right now. okay, guys, friday morning. no matter what the weather, we're looking forward to it, right, cierra? >> so true, so very true. >> absolutely. and it's going to be a really nice day, too, so i think that makes it better. just hard to get out of bed this morning and especially when you know the temperatures outside are in the 30s and 40s it is below freezing in morgan hill as well as ukiah. some of our valleys are starting out very chilly this morning but once again, it will be a great day, if you're home schooling, it's friday, make it through this one last day. cheng out our pittsburg forecast, starting out with temperatures that will be in th and look at the afternoonlang og for a walk or whatever you have planned for today. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up in a few minutes. mike has a look at your plan headed to work this morning.

>> yes, you better plan on driving smoothly. look at the roadways, we have green sensors, a great way to greet you on your friday morning as you head into work. we're looking around the bay with no major delays. now we have one usual suspect, in fact two, we have the altamont pass and sometimes folks worry about vasco but there are no problems reported on vasco under 20 minutes out of brentwood to 580 and 580 itself minor slowing out of the altamont pass. the volume hasn't built and it will hold steady over the next hour. the bay bridge also steady with at the limit traffic. the golden gate bridge we talked about it, a crew coming from the marin side. we don't see any problems and the sensors show no slowing around the north tower. we'll watch the whole bay. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. a new health warning about the iphone 12. coming up next on "today in the bay," the potential problems it poses for implant patients. and we'll take a look at the fun relationship between the

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closures, they continue with the project for the harbor bridge that will affect some ramps between 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. i believe over the course of saturday and sunday this week and shouldn't be a major problem. good morning to you and it's not just any friday, it's jobs friday. coming up at 5:30 this morning we'll get the latest data on how many jobs the american economy gained last month. we're tentatively optimistic on this one. another measure shows fewer americans losing their jobs, the lowest number in months, in fact. president biden will speak about the economy later today. big areas warning of furloughs, though. united and american say travel is not returning as quickly as they expected. in fact, nowhere close. they may have to send workers home in march. hawaiian airlines saying much the same. canada banned cruise ships for the rest of the year because of the pandemic. that means no cruises to alaska. american law says foreign flag

ships which is every cruiseship may not serve two american ports directly so youhat's obviously canada. there's always a stop in canada. robinhood says it will allow the unrestricted purchase of gamestop shares. meanwhile the "wall street journal" reports reddit users who ran that stock up are arguing over movie deals online. earlier we reported that mgm and netflix are interested in making a movie about that whole thing. on the markets the s&p 500 which really is the best measure of the measure of the markets will start the day at another record. ford says it will pour billions into electric vehicles, joh an emergency use authorization of its vaccine. super bowl sunday stock pickers have fun with that. there are so many ways to associate the game with the stock market. for instance, when a game is played in outdoor stadium or one

within a retractable roof the market performs better over the next year compared to when it's playing under a dome. they're playing outside. super bowl bet we are hod numbers, better investments in years than even. it's super bowl lv, that's true. when the designated home team wins the markets perform better, so the buccaneers are not only the designated home team they're the literal home team, the one reason we can cheer for the buccaneers if we want to have the stock market do better but of course as everyone knows, correlation is not causation. you can make two day pa points and pretty much combine all of them. i'll do that in the 6:00 hour. for instance, the amount of margarine consumed is directly correlated, not related, correlated to the number of engineering degrees hand the out every year. when it goes down, margarine consumption goes down. true story. >> all i got is if the home team wins my 401(k) might do better next year. >> yes, that's the one reason in

my opinion to cheer for so cardiologists in detroit say the iphone 12 may pose serious health risks for pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. apple issued a warning advising users to keep the iphone 12 at least six inches from all medical devices. i am most excited about this, trending a reunion 30 years in the making. >> "today in the bay's" marcus washington joins us now more on that and more. good morning, marcus. >> good morning to you. you know, how long i have waited for this moment.lassic and look if you're near your television, your not watching, turn to the

television and watch this. we'll get a sneak peek at "coming to america 2." >> the throne is passed to a male heir. hakim, it appears you have a son. he must be found. >> prepare the royal jet. we are going back to america. >> oh, hell no, your majesty. >> oh, yes, and back to zamunda, bringing back numerous original characters featured in the 1988 classic. man, it's been a long time. it's set to be released march 5th on amazon prime. wayne and garth, they are getting a heavy dose of cardie b., the latest uber eats promo. >> we'd never shamelessly rely on a celebrity cameo. >> right, cardi b.? >> yeah, it loco. >> jump up on the latest trend. >> you see that, that ad

featuring the rapper, mike myers and dana carvey set to air during super bowl game on super bowl sunday. also trending, do you want to live like the currycurrys? if you do, it will cost you. the warriors star steph curry and his restaurant tour wife ayesha are selling their home in then inlo park for $1.5 million, they bought the home a few months after he purchased the $31 million atherton estate which he and his family currently lives. if you want the three-bedroom one-bath that must be a big bathroom or three bedrooms. >> we should clarify i think we were showing the atherton home there which is just a little bit bigger. >> that's not the one. that's a $31 million home. >> the other one is blue, it's quaint. $1.3 million in the bay area. >> quaint. >> it's nice. >> a little cottage. >> thank you, marcus.

>> that little cardi b. thing you did, can you do that again as we go to kari? >> what's the weather, kari? >> i think that's what people are doing on tiktok, too, with the jumping in the whole outfit changes. i'm looking forward to seeing that commercial. that's what we're going to be doing this weekend, watching the game and also trying to get outside. it's going to be nice but it's cool to start this morning. we just need to make it through this friday and working. temperatures are warming up today. it's going to be a great day for enjoying some time-out side. let's head to the peninsula, checking out hillsborough in the forecast for today. we're reaching into the low 60s for later in the afternoon, between 2:00 and 3:00, that will be the warmest hours of the day. of course we're going to be cool to start and as we look at high temperatures for the south bay, reaching up to the 65 degrees in los gatos and downtown san jose, also 65 degrees. for the east bay, we're reaching 65 in livermore and some mid-60s

as well for oakland. right along the coastline we're up to about 60 degrees in half moon bay. san francisco in the low 60s, reaching 62 in the mission district, and upper 60s for parts of the north bay. santa rosa reaching 66 degrees. so it will be dry, not only today, but the next several days. we're not going to see this changing because the high pressure is going to block any chance of some rain coming in. it will also give us a lot of sunshine, but we'll just move just a little bit farther to the south, enough for some clouds to move in, but those clouds are not going to bring us any rain. so as we check out our weekend forecast, if you are lucky enough to be heading to tahoe this weekend, taking a look at squaw valley and alpine meadows, it's going to be pretty warm. all of that snow tt we've gotten recently will be slowly melting. there's still 64 inches of snow in the upper mountain and here in the bay area we're looking at a nice warm weekend with upper 60s and then some lower 60s early next week.

headed over to you, mike, what is going on with the commute? >> that's what i was thinking to myself, kari, construction in the north bay so let's clarify. first we'll get a look the bay bridge and the approach, that's one major concern for a lot of folks that moves smoothly with the arrows showing you west through the toll plaza with no delays and no metering lights. now overnight, starting tonight you might have delays over the essential san rafael ex-tlit, the harbor bridge exit off 101 just north of 580 where you'll have overnight closures from 11:00 to 6:00. 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. all weekend, they'll do that work over there. meanwhile the rest of the bay folks are getting to work without a problem. back to you. >> looks good, thanks, mike. come up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> a company's dull response to a knife issue and a photographer who needs a little exposure from us to fulfill their obligation to the customer. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" to both those cases next.

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which can lead to dehydration and may worsen kidney problems. i have it within me to lower my a1c. ask your doctor about trulicity. we will do everything we can to roll out these vaccination sites, advocate aggressively to get more vaccines quickly. >> right now at 5:30, hope is on the horizon. the mass vaccination sites set to open across the bay area in a matter of hours. plus the added urgency to get the shots out as another new variant is rapidly spreading. the two new student cases being reported right here at home. and defying orders, the south bay gym that is staying open, wracking up hefty fines in the process. we'll tell you about it as "today in the bay" starts right now. 5:30, also super bowl weekend.

a live report from tampa coming up. marcus washington will join us. talking about game day foods. first want to say good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> happy friday. i'm cierra johnson. we'll have a look at your friday traffic report. first weather by meteorologist kari hall. good morning kari. >> my heater keeps kicking on every few minutes. temperatures in the 30s and low 40s as you start out your friday but we are going to see it slowly warming up today but it will actually be warmer this afternoon compared to yesterday, that's the trend we' be on into the weekend but it will also be very dry. we're not going to see many changes there. 39 degrees in walnut creek, and a nice warmup today. we'll take a look ahead at this as well as our weekend forecast in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now driving to work? >> kari, it's looking like green

sensors. i with a tonight call out as we look at the map, not the entire bay, just specifically the bay bridge toll plaza, pretty much all week, i think all week we've had the metering lights turned on, on either side of 6:00 a.m., right now traffic flows light, the live look shows you the volume is building a tad bit traditionally, we don't see metering lights on friday but hadn't seen metering lights for many months either so we'll track this and any changes coming up. >> sounds good. thank you. happening this morning a much anticipated mass vaccination site opens in san francisco with the goal of eventually vaccinating thousands a day. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live in san francisco this morning, got the detail fors for us. pete? >> reporter: in just a matter of hours, the moscone center of san francisco will turn into this mass vaccination site by far one of the biggest mass vaccination sites in the state at this point. i want to show you what the floorplan looks like inside for the folks that have booked that appointment and will eventually head to the moscone center. you can see the convention

center floor turning into this medical clinic. the doors are going to open shortly at about 8:00 p.m. today and it is open to all bay area residents who are 65 and older, and health care workers. . is appointment only. you have to register on the state's myturn website. if you are eligible you'll be taken in regardless of health coverage. here is mayor london breed talking about the importance of this mass vaccination site and supervisor matt hany represents the district where the site is and held an emergency meeting yesterday calling for more transparency when it comes to vaccination data being made public. >> we will do everything we can to roll out the vaxsation sites and advocate aggressive to get more vaccines quickly. >> another kaiser site that does 3,000, city college site doing other 3,000. we've got 2,000 capacity at the produce mart opening likely next

week. >> reporter: a vote was taken at that emergency meeting to move along an ordinance for a final vote by the board next week. calling on the department of health to make vaccination data public. the goal is to administer 10,000 shots per day. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, pete. 5:34 right now. seniors in the east bay have another vaccine option. alameda county along with the cities of berkeley and albany opened a drive-through vaccination site yesterday. at golden gate fields, hundreds were vaccinated during the soft launch, one day ahead of today's planned opening. right now it's available only to berkeley and alameda county residents over 75. new concerns on the campus of cal after two students tested positive for the more contagious uk variant of covid-19. researchers made the discovery there during the regular testing of students and faculty. here's one of the scientists who

discovered it. >> there are two people that know each other who had traveled abroad and then returned to the u.s., and then became symptomatic, and then came into the health center and got tested. j >> that doctor says the students are in quarantine and believes they have not been on campus. another variant recently discovered by scientists at cal say a relatively new california strain is also considered to be more infectious. the bay area is seeing a downward trend in both cases and hospitalizations. this shows daily new cases in the bay area. january 11th, we were at 4,800. as of wednesday, we were at 1,900, a huge drop. hospitalizations are also trending downward. january 7th, 2,300 covid patients in bay area hospitals and that has dropped to 1,500. let's hope that trend continues. some bay area businesses apparently willing to pay handsomely for going against

state covid restrictions intentionally or otherwise. one is a health care provider you might expect to get a covid vaccine, another is a gym. it's been open for indoor workouts for months. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san jose. kris, let's start with the gym and how much it's a hefty fine already costing this owner. >> reporter: let me tell you, it's a pretty penny and the doors here at california ripped fitness opened at 5:00, plenty of people waiting to get in to start their workout but none was willing to talk to us. cal osha fined the gym owner here $550,000, more than half a million bucks, a fine that will continue to grow every day that the gym opens for indoor workouts. a sign on the gym door reads this protest and choice of people to peace blee assemble i amendment. the gym owner isn't here yet, they told me, but i did ask to speak with him. i'll let you know if i do. san quentin prisons fined for a public health disaster called by

the state. 28 people died, more than 2,000 others infected in an outbreak there. the prison faulted for inadequate training and also not providing appropriate equipment and testing. as we have reported kaiser san jose has been fined for violating protocol early in the pandemic, although the investigation into that december outbreak is ongoing. a registration clerk died and dozens of people were infected with one of those more contagious variants. the hospital blamed a staffer in an air powered christmas tree costume. kaiser san jose and kaiser san leandro are among 11 facilities fined some for multiple violations, improper training in ppe policies that had staff reusing masks, and other protective gear. kaiser says it is going to appeal those fines. state and county laws have been easy restrictions so we know that outdoor workouts are allowed although here at california ripped fitness, there's no fitness equipment

outside that i can see, and the folks are inside, still working out and that fine keeps wracking up. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks so studen francisco lowell high school will join other groups to address recent racist attacks against the lowell community. the latest incident involved a flood of racist and pornographic images during an online anti-racism training forum last month. the identity of the hacker or hackers is not clear, but some say it may have been the work of current students. scott? coming up on "today in the bay" we'll look at the first tiebreaker in the senate and show it to you as we track president biden's first 100 days. and the countdown is ticking down, as we are live in tampa this morning as we gear up for super bowl and you know what?

the super bowl kickoff's coming up but we cannot talk about the super bowl without talking about that food. oh, yes, coming up, we're going to tell you som but first, we are wrapping up our first week in our special black history month series. we turn the spotlight to two-time academy award winner mahershala ali. he graduated from st. mary's in 1996 with a degree in mass communications. he's won multiple awards, including best supporting oscars for "green book" and "moonlight." he and denzel washington are the only two black

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right now at 5:41, if it's going to be a day outdoors, it's going to be a great one, going hiking in parts of the north bay, it will be a chilly start but take a look at our temperatures into the afternoon, reaching into the mid-60s with sunshine. we'll take a look at the rest of our microclimates and the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. and as folks are prepping for work, perhaps to leave the house, others are getting ready to 101, i saw flashing lights mid screen around marsh, crews between this area and whipple and looks like they're picking up maybe a couple minutes early, it's

friday. we'll check out what your friday drive looks like, coing up. >> sounds good. it's 5:42. georgia surprised everyone when it turned blue for biden in the 2020 election but senatorial elections may make up the difference. >> voters stood in line for the entire day to change history >> our cameras were there, when they did. we said all along what happened in georgia would be historic and indeed it was. two sitting senators voted out, two new senators voted in leaving the u.s. senate in a 50/50 tie. last night, very late the results of what georgia voters did resulted in this. >> the yeas are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the concurrent resolution as amended is adopted. >> vice president harris breaking the tie on a procedural

vote that will let the senate move ahead with approving the democrats' plan for a coronavirus relief bill. president biden says he still wants a bipartisan effort, and is willing to reduce the number of americans who get a relief check to bring republicans in but he's not willing to reduce the amount. it's still $1,400, plus extra money in people's unemployment checks all the way through september, money for state and local governments suffering with less tax income, money for schools, vaccine and testing as well. a new poll shows the majority of americans would like the senate to find former president trump guilty of insurrection against the united states. meanwhile trump's lawyers have rejected a demand that the former president testify at his own trial. this thing was a non-starter. while impeachments are not criminal trials, trump does have the right not to incriminate himself and the constitution says nothing about requiring testimony at the trial.

there's no question, trump's presence would turn next week's trial into an even bigger spectacle. he is and all sides agree with this, including his own lawyer a terrible guy at testimony and a deposition under oath he misrepresents how tall one of his buildings is. no president has testified at his own impeachment trial. trump didn't, clinton didn't. andrew jackson didn't testify at his impeachment trial either. the latest jobs numbers, 49,000 jobs created in january, that's terrible. we'll talk more about that, 6.3% unemployment. president biden's going to speak about the economy later this morning. yesterday he made his first official speech on policy, foreign policy, put russia on notice. >> i made it clear to president putin in a manner different from my president cessor the days of

the united states rolling over in the face of russia's aggressive actions, interfering with our elections, cyber attacks, poisoning its citizens are over. we will not hesitate to raise the cost on russia, and defend ourinterests and our people. >> we're tweet being that and the jobs number. >> sounds good, scott. we'll check back with you. now what we're talking now? a little bit of football. super bowl weekend officially here, and do we have to remind you, peninsula native tom brady shooting for trophy number 7, another ring on the finger. a live look in tampa, won't be your typical super bowl. the pandemic changed all that but the host cities still throwing a pretty big party. >> that's right and like always one of the places fans always want to check out is the nfl experience where "today in the bay's" jay gray is live this morning with a closer look. good morning, jay.

>> reporter: cierra, law camera, good morning to you. the experience not quite open yet but we expect a lot of fans when the gates do open oh in about a little over an hour here and it's a different experience. first of all, it's all outdoors. something we've never seen in the history of the super bowl. covid obviously playing a big role so you've got all the sanitation stations, you've got to keep your distance here, six feet apart while you're in line and got to keep your mask on outdoors. regardless of where you are, whether you're in a venue or anywhere else. this is a super bowl of firsts and one of the biggest and neatest is the fact that the line judge in this game is going to be the first woman referee in the history of the super bowl. >> and i'm truly honored and humbled to be a part of this year's super bowl group. >> reporter: it's really great to see, and you're also going to see for the first time two female coaches, assistant coaches for tampa bay so that's

a neat thing going to happen during this contest. because of covid, you won't see a full stadium the first time ever again in the history of the game, it won't be a packed house but it's going to change the halftime show a bit, too. the stage not on the field. >> yeah, so we built the stage in the stadium but i'm not going to tell you anything else because you'd have to watch on sunday. >> reporter: there will be plenty to watch on sunday and a lot of it we've never seen before. another change obviously the bucs are here, they live here and getting ready for the game here. the chiefs though they're not traveling in until tomorrow, and that's a first in super bowl history. they're treating this like a regular season game, though obviously it's not, but they want to make sure they stay within their safety protocol and not make the trip. ladies, one thing that doesn't change no matter what the super

bowl is -- oh, i hit it! usually i can't hit the target. that's pretty good. i was going to say i can't throw the ball but you know, everybody gets lucky every once in a while. >> very well done. >> nice! everything's a little different this year. even jay gray. thanks a lot. >> thank you. let's pass the ball over to "today in the bay's" marcus washington this morning, looking at the all-important game day food that's now trending as well. are you hungry this morning, marcus? >> look, you know, if i'm up, i'm hungry. the only reason i'm not eating right now is because i got some work to do. i want to talk about the food because that is a big part of super bowl sunday. the food, especially if you're not playing. for the first time we're getting a look at what doordash says are the most ordered items on game day. let's look at that. i'm sure most of you probably would say hey it's the wings. nope, pull out the fried cheese.

yes, mozzarella sticks come in as the most ordered game night dish across the country. boneless wings take second place followed by chips n salsa, caesar salads and pepperoni pizza. who put the salad in there? we have to get our greens in. i had to ask kari and mike about their faves. kari said her family they have to have pizza, and buffalo wings. guacamole and chips also on the menu. for mike all about the wings and nachos. mike, i couldn't agree more. and you know what? i want to know what you think. so i have a poll up on twitter right now, what are the top four most popular items i want to know what is your favorite. go to my twitter page, vote for that. i also have something on facebook, too, you can go there as well. we'll talk about that at 6:45. go out and vote right now, marcusnbc on twitter. i've got to show you this one. this was something that made me

laugh. check it out during the flyers game, gritty took to the couch to pose for his portrait. oh, yes, it may not have an a mona lisa but i'm sure it was something, right? sitting and the work of art is sure to be reminiscent of the famous scene from the movie "titanic." put a robe back on, buddy. that's pretty cool. i thought that was something fun for to us laugh at. cover up, gritty, cover up. >> oh, my. >> just the robe removal for me. >> dramatic there. >> yes, that was. [ laughter ] >> i was hungry until gritty. [ laughter ] >> all right, thanks a lot. so let's check the forecast for the super bowl weekend, sunny skies, at least on the west coast, right, kari? >> yes. but we didn't put the cheese sticks on the menu for the

selection that was one of the most popular items that people get on the super bowl menu, so let's talk about what's going on right now, as we get ready for that -- >> i did say cheese sticks. >> we have a cool start -- and our temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. let's head over to pittsburg. we just have to make it through home schooling today before we can get to that weekend, and it's going to be a great afternoon for the kids, getting out and running around in the backyard, maybe tossing around the football. we're going to see those temperatures in the mid-60s for the south bay. we're up to 65 degrees today in san jose. it's a little bit warmer than normal and then we're going to see some temperatures up to 66 degrees in concord, along the coastline, we're up to 60 today for a high at half moon bay. san francisco in the low 60s downtown and in the mission district and north bay, a little bit warmer there, reaching 68 degrees in sonoma. it's going to be dry going into the next several days as high pressure will not budge and

that's what keeps the rain away. so we're going to see this continuing in our weather pattern at least into the beginning to middle of next week, even farther down the line we're not seeing any rain. so all of that to say that we are going to have a lot of solar energy generated, if you do have solar panels you'll be able to make 124% of your electricity usage if you have solar panels throughout the weekend. let's head over to you, mike, we're just getting out the door for the morning commute and making it through this friday. >> yeah, but it could be a profital weekend, also super bowl pools, i'll mention unofficially. out on the roadways the official construction crew on 101 midway up the screen, that cleared. there was a little slowing as i saw the flashing lights at the bottom of the screen slowing in through san jose, a little build typical on friday. one crash althoughrerted twice, approaching 84 but really the

only slowing we see is typical for that area and look at the bay bridge toll plaza a live look shows you traff stiic very light but we have seen metering lights all week, so we'll watch for the changes over the next 20 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. happening now, dozens of ice fishers outside of green bay became stranded yesterday morning because of pressure cracks. the coast guard says it took about four hours to get everyone rescued, no injuries are reported. the rescue finished just as a major winter storm was expected to hit the area. there's much more ahead on this friday morning, including teeth whitening cream. next in our ongoing series, climate in crisis, meet the bay area dentist watching her carbon footprint and showing all of us no matter how big or small business is, it can help save our planet, too. you're watching "today in the bay."

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scott mcgrew are we talking about wooden teeth? >> no, green dentists are using new compounds they say are less toxic, more durable. one of the ways you can save the environment is going to the dentist less which sounds pretty good to me. >> and so i decided that i had to do something that was different. >> you can find dr. patel at her union square dental office doing what dentists do but trying to live up to her promise to be different. environmental saving touches like as little paper as possible. new materials for crowns and filling cavities, l.e.d. lighting, countertops made from recycled water bottles, walls insulated with shredded bluejean denim. an environmental award from recology made out of trash of course. >> the first certified dental practice in the state of california, second in the nation so i take a lot of pride in that. >> my own dentist saying no

doubt, scott, you left the dentist until the very last opportunity. we're finished looking at bay area businesses making a difference. on the morning show. tonight as we continue our climate in crisis series, scott budman will look at new ways of recycling food that's tonight at 6:00. >> all right, we're looking forward to it. thank you. it is 6:00 right now and happening now, oakland apparently on the verge of naming a new top cop. sources tell us long time veteran is expected to take over the helm of a department now in turmoil. a live report just moments away. one giant step closer overnight senate democrats without republican support and with the help of vice president harris, advanced president joe biden's covid relief plans. we'll break it all down live from washington, straight ahead. and it's friday, the super al upon us and going to be a great day. meteorologist kari hall's forecast is coming up in seconds. third hour of "today in the bay" starts right now.

and happy friday morning to you. i'm cierra johnson. >> yes, it's always a happy friday and i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with marcus in a little bit later in this hour and with mike as well. kari has a look at our forecast. it's pretty fantastic. >> yes, it's going to be a great day. we're starting out chilly, do need a jacket, as you get ready to head out the door but it's actually going to be warmer later today, compared to yesterday, but the dry weather does continue in the forecast and we'll see that even extending into next week. here's a look at what to expect today, with a high of 66 degrees today in concord, reaching 64 in palo alto and up to 66 today fo weekend forecast and also what's down the line even into next week. that's coming up in a few minutes. but mike, how is it looking headed to work? >> we'll check out what's down the line if folks are