this sunday, and if you can't snag a ticket, 49ers faithful can still gather to hopefully celebrate -- oh, yeah, they will be celebrating. where you can attend the team-hosted watch parties. plus, coming up short. the supreme court fails to identify the person who leaked that unpublished draft previewing its ruling to roll back roe v. wade. we are live with reaction from washington. and oakland's top cop placed on leave. the surprising allegations leading to that decision and the fallout this morning in oakland. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thanks so much for joining us on this happy friday morning. i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia has the day off. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to take a peek outside for you and show you our view from sausalito. many, including myself, will be taking advantage of these dry skies this weekend. we kind of need it after such a

long period of all that rain. i want to turn to meteorologist kari hall with a peek at the weekend forecast. it's exciting but will be chilly. we will not be out laying on the beach or anything. it will be in the 30s to start. we're at 36 degrees in concord. low 40s in oakland and 48 in san francisco. as you head out the door in martinez, right now it is 35 degrees. we'll see more chilly temperatures over the next few hours and then with the sunshine it only warms up slowly. 53 degrees there. 55 in oakland and san mateo. san francisco also reaching 55 and 55 in novato today and in san jose some lower 50s. expect it to stay cool, breezy and back to freezing tonight. we'll talk more about that in just a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. i want to start with breaking news this morning overnight in silicon valley. alphabet announced plans to cut

12,000 jobs. reuters reports the layoffs will happen worldwide and represent more than 6% of the company's workforce. according to the blog post, the ceo says the cuts are due to changing economic realities. it comes as other tech companies announce layoffs. workers based in the u.s. will receive severance starting at 16 weeks of pay. the town hall is scheduled for monday geared to its laid off workers. >> that is tough news. a new scandal rocking the oakland police department and for now chief leronne armstrong is on administrative leave and there is no indication yet for how long. it comes following the new report from a san francisco law firm determining the chief mishandled two internal investigations each involved the same officer. that report suggests opd failed to hold the officer accountable. according to sources within the police department it says we've

learned the officer was tied to a hit-and-run crash in san francisco and later that same officer allegedly fired his service gun inside an elevator. following a widespread scandal that shook up the oakland police department. you might remember that. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live with a closer look at the latest fallout. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, kris. the news that opd chief leronne armstrong was placed on administrative leave came as a shock to many people including oakland city councilmember carroll fife. she says the mayor and city administrator told her and others in a closed door meeting yesterday afternoon. the two then put out a written statement saying in part, quote, the decision was not taken lightly but we believe that it is critical for the safety of our community that we build trust and confidence between the department and the public.

we must have transparency and accountability to move forward as a safer and stronger oakland. >> i hope to see that we actually have transparency and accountability which is what i believe all oaklanders want to see from our agencies that are intended to uphold the safety of its residents. >> reporter: the councilmember says this is procedural not punitive, a move needed while an outside investigation moves forward, but that armstrong could very well return if exonerated. the news startled some trying to hold them responsible. john burris has been involved in lawsuits since 2003 when 119 people accused four opd officers, known as the riders, of everything from police brutality to planting evidence and falsifying reports. he's troubled by this latest investigative report.

>> undermined a great deal of work we have done and the reform efforts the last 17 or 18 years. >> reporter: burris says the chief may not have been given enough information to make good decisions about discipline. overall he says armstrong seems to be one of the best chiefs that he's seen at opd in decades. he says burris says, the department was on track to be removed from federal oversight in may but the investigative report could set that timetable back months or even years. now speaking on behalf of oakland's uniformed officers the president of the opd police officers association said, quote, despite the decision to place chief armstrong on administrative leave, oakland residents can be assured its dedicated police officers will continue to respond to their calls for help. assistant chief darren allison will serve as acting chief during armstrong's absence.

this does not mean an end to armstrong's tenure at opd if investigators exonerate him from any wrongdoing. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we'll continue to follow how that investigation plays out. thank you, bob. police in berkeley are investigating a violent overnight robbery this happened about two hours ago on telegraph avenue. that thief was wearing a mask and pistol-whipped a victim. it's not yet clear what was stolen. >> san pablo police, the cracking of a larger car theft wring. a shooting happened in november and left 18-year-old man injured. investigators say this group was men tried to steal the victim's car but when they were confronted they shot the victim and drove off. the victim is expected to survive and be okay. later with the hem of the newark police department officers arrested four suspects. they say they also found 17

stolen cars valued at more than $1 million. they also found guns and ammunition. one suspect, seen here, is still on the run. he is identified as 19-year-old garcia and police consider him armed and dangerous. 5:06. the supreme court says it failed to find the person responsible for leaking the draft opinion overturning roe v. wade. that announcement comes more than eight months after the public learned the court was poised to roll back abortion rights. "today in the bay's" brie jackson live in washington this morning. we know tlchls an investigation. what did they learn in that? >> reporter: good morning, marcus. investigators say they interviewed 97 supreme court employees and performed forensic analysis but still were unable to identify the leaker. after a lengthy investigation the supreme court says it's unable to conclusively identify who leaked the draft opinion published in politico last may. the stunning leak revealing the high court's plan to roll back

abortion rights. >> this has never happened in american history, and the court may never be the same when it comes to the trust between the justices and all of their law clerks because it has only been about trust. >> reporter: the supreme court marshal focused on law clerks and permanent employees checking phones and browsing history but came up short. >> the question of how they went about it and whether there was other steps they could have taken a fair questions to ask. >> reporter: the leak set off protests from both sides of the abortion debate and served as a preview of the court overturning roe v. wade. >> the only way is for congress to pass a national law codifying the right to choose. no executive action will actually deal with that. >> reporter: today thousands will gather in washington, d.c., for the annual march for life rally. organizers tell me the fight

over abortion rights is not over. >> so at the march our goal is to work for the day when abortion is unthinkable. >> this mark the first time the event will be held since the supreme court struck down roe vs. wade. and when it comes to the leaked draft opinion, the supreme court marshal says it's unlikely the high court's information technology systems were compromised. marcus? >> it's hard to believe we can't find out who leaked that information. >> remarkable. >> thanks, brie. property owners in santa clara county may qualify for tax relief. the county assessor says you have to meet these requirements to qualify. $10,000 or more in property damage and the property owner must not be at fault for the damage. an application for the reduced assessment has to be filed within 12 months of the date of the disaster. all right, the 49ers faithful, we are guessing a lot of them, lots of good friends,

gearing up for the big game. >> a live look at levi's stadium where the niners will battle the dallas cowboys in the playoff game. so if you haven't been able to get a ticket for sunday's game and still want to enjoy with other fans, the team hosting two free watch parties. one will take place in san francisco at the crossing at east cut on folsom street. a lot of people go to that. the other one in san jose at san pedro social. now that event starts at 9:00 before kickoff at 2:30 p.m. a team representative expects both events will be packed with fans. >> allow folks to have an atmosphere to watch the game without being here at levi's. >> remember, the niners played this season in mexico city. there's a huge fan base there as

well. the team will also be hosting a watch party there on sunday. >> that is so cool. >> the good thing is thankfully that rain will not be interrupting like last time but it will be cold. we're feeling it now and we'll set the pattern on republic pete. every day we wake up to temperatures in the 30s. it only makes it into the low 50s. let's get you out the door in dublin as you head to work on this friday. we are starting out at 45 degrees. still kind of breezy. as the wind calms down, the temperature will drop another couple degrees by 7:00 to 8:00 we are down to 37. as we go throughout the day, briefly hitting the low 50s. 52 in east san jose and only 50 today in livermore. 52 in walnut creek. mid-50s in san francisco. mike, where can we find a little bit more of a deal? we have this chart starting

in the city at san francisco's national petroleum. san ramon's best is at costco with $3.85. in santa clara county quick stop on pearl avenue in san jose at the bottom here at $3.76 a gallon. prices crept up as they tend to do as we come toward the weekend. that whole supply and demand thing, scott knows about that. the speed sensors will start to build out of the altamont. 84 remains closed and soap does ace train. no ace train until at least monday. a build for 84. 680 reopened from the road work going on yesterday morning. we did have a big crash going on at the dublin interchange. this morning just that big volume going at the limit there and continuing to the top of the screen, the dublin grade. taillights westbound. back over to you. thanks, mike. >> we are not over the world cup

just yet but we're not looking back at the men. we're looking forward to the women's world cup. it's getting close. >> counting down to the cup and celebrating one of our own, one team member from the "today in the bay" family making their mark on the pitch a little closer to home. >> rings a bell. plus, we will continue our coverage of the big layoffs at googleeaving people l s

good friday morning. we're checking out rohnert park at 38 degrees and a light wind that's kept the temperatures from dipping too much here this morning. we are going to see sunshine and as we go into today temperatures reaching into the mid-50s. we'll be watching the numbers very closely. the red and white lights, driving through the peninsula, highway 101 shows a smooth, easy flow of traffic. right behind the peacock, that's how much it costs to use the express lanes. don't use the express lanes. you have plenty of room. good to know, mike. good morning. happy friday to you. back to the big news in silicon valley that google is the latest to lay off and it is a lot of people. google, technically alphabet,

will cut 6% of its workforce, 12,000 people. the largest layoff in the company's history. a website that tracks high-tech layoffs says the tech industry in general, not silicon valley, but the tech industry in general has lost 190,000 jobs in the past year. here is the thing, though, companies are, generally speaking, employing more than they did last year. for instance meta, facebook, is laying off thousands but it almost doubled in size in the last two or three years. amazon laying off 18,000 but will still have more employees after the layoffs than it did before the pandemic. now facebook is leaving the san francisco tower it once occupied turning to work from home and moving employees back to menlo park. 180 fremont next to the salesforce tower. vacancies around 25%.

reid hastings is stepping down as netflix co-ceo. hastings mailed himself a music cd from santa cruz to san jose to see if it was damaged. it worked and the rest is history. the company wanted to stay in santa cruz but came over the hill, just barely, to los gatos. this guy trying to convince boat owners to try his new boating app. it is not working. this video shot by his daughter. she put it on tiktok asking users to help blow up her dad's app. he worked so hard on it and just wants people to try it out, she said. and that did indeed work. now i can tell the story anywhere else in the nation, and we would all just go, aah, but there are enough engineers out there that, yes, data is not free. so dad -- when you download an app it's the app owner paying for the data, right? so dad probably has a very big

bill, but it's still a sweet thought. we'll concentrate on the sweet. >> oh. thanks, scott. >> he's definitely saying oh. 5:18 for you that morning. today women's world cup, nbc peacock will air the entire tournament live from australia and new zealand along with games leading up to the tournament. we would like to point out our "today in the bay" family is celebrating the accomplishment of one local college soccer player. bob redell's daughter lily was named to the scholar all-american team. she plays at diablo college in pleasant hill. >> go lily. >> go to bob's facebook, instagram or twitter pages and send that congratulatory post. >> soccer runs deep in that

family. the lunar new year begins in two days welcoming in the year of the rabbit, maybe the cat, too. if you want to celebrate, check out long love ranking the best cities to celebrate lunar new year. new york is ranked at the top. san francisco right behind, though. l.a. is third. san jose and oakland are 16th and 17th. lots of places to celebrate. >> all around the bay. >> if you put them together, we're number one. >> good weather for celebrating the lunar new year. >> we're all wearing red for that. >> oh, no. >> the lipstick. let's see what's going on here because we do have a lot of events going on and if you're going to be out and about wear extra layers.

temperatures in the 30s and 40s. we're at 40 in santa rosa. we were expecting temperatures to possibly dip into the upper 30s. we are seeing much more of a breezy wind so once the winds calm down temperatures tend to drop. walnut creek we have sunshine and starting out at 39 degrees at about 8:00 and then you see that as we go throughout the day we don't make it out of the low 50s, so it's going to be a cool sunshine with a high of about 55 degrees in san mateo. about the same in napa. we may make it down to freezing tonight with 32 degrees in napa. 32 in san jose. the dry weather lingers as high pressure builds giving us the clear skies and also steering any rain or storms farther to the north. we've had such a great season

with our sierra snowpack still at 248% of normal around the tahoe region and nearly triple our normal amount of the snowpack for the southern sierra. it's been amazing to see because of climate change the last ten years. we've only seen two of those seasons ending up with our normal snowpack, so this is a really big achievement that we are seeing here. also, the big improvement in the drought monitor, no more red but we consider to see a moderate drought there for the bay area. looking at the forecast, we will see a lot of sunshine and temperatures remaining at about slightly below what's normal this time of year. morning temperatures dipping into the 30s. mike, you've been watching the roads. anything slowing people down? we don't like surprises, we know about the closure. let's get you zoomed in. you pick out your route and it's a pretty nice drive here.

we have one route that is not. over here to north 680 the overnight crews reportedly cleared a while back but still a little residual slowing as they clear the equipment, the cones and what not. highway 84 just between 680 and getting up to valicitas. the sinkhole continues to be a problem. take turns like we had to do -- we're supposed to do that every day. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 5:23 this morning. criminal charges announced in the deadly movie set shooting that rocked an industry. next on "today in the bay," a closer look at the time actor alec baldwin may face where he may be sentenced in the "rust" movie shooting and what's to movie shooting and what's to come next.

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alec baldwin suddenly facing the possibility of years in prison after prosecutors announced charges for his role in that deadly shooting on the set of the film "rust." >> this morning those prosecutors are speaking out following the controversial announcement to charge the actor. nbc's miguel almaguer has the details. >> reporter: good morning. formal charges are expected at the end of this month, but we already know alec baldwin faces an involuntary manslaughter charge as well as a possible weapons charge. >> he's facing charges because of both.

as the actor that pulled the trigger, that's obviously a very compelling fact, but facing charges as a producer because he should have known that the conditions on that set were unsafe. >> an actor is supposed to maybe not check the weapon himself but have the armerer go through it with him and pull the bullets out, look at them and that wasn't done. there's live rounds all over the set. an accident was going to happen and somebody should have noticed that at some point. >> reporter: it convicted on all of those counts he could get up to six and a half years in prison but he's not the only one facing serious legal trouble. coming up on the "today" show we'll explain all the players who were involved and how long they could end up behind bars. i hope you can join us. >> reporter: we are days away from the 49ers taking on the cowboys in the divisional round of the playoffs. we'll talk about the rivalry and we'll talk about the rivalry and ticket prices ming up.co

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fire, apple tv and online. good morning to you on this friday. feeling good. feel good about that game, too. >> it will be exciting. >> i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia has the day off. right to our top story this morning. that countdown to the divisional playoffs. the niners the talk of the town. what will happen when they punch their ticket to the national championship. >> mike is looking ahead at the transportation options. kari has a look at the game day forecast for us. >> first to levi's stadium where pete suratos is live this morning. pete, good morning. football fans when it comes to the niners and the cowboys, the matchup couldn't be much better, this rivalry goes back decades. >> reporter: it certainly does, kris. if you're a 49ers fan whether you grew up in the '70s, '80s,

the '90s, you are familiar with this rivalry between the 49ers and cowboys. it didn't always end well for 49ers fans. they beat them last year. maybe we can get a repeat this weekend. a chance to speak with nbc sports bay area about this. why it's more than just these stars playing on the field. >> in the early 70s the rivalry broke hearts but the beginning of the 49ers' dynasty and the end of the cowboys' dynasty. >> reporter: so much history between these two teams. since we are talking about the 49ers versus the cowboys in the playoffs, tickets aren't going to be cheap. they will be expensive.

it is the hottest ticket talking about the playoffs. we did speak to them and they are explaining why that's the case. >> usually for home playoff game, divisional games, tickets are around $200. to get into the game it's $565 for standing room only ticket. pretty extraordinary prices, haven't seen this level of a ticket practice for a divisional game in some time. >> reporter: pretty pricey ticket for standing room only. we can't talk about these 49ers without talking about brock purdy. we know the story, mr. irrelevant, the last pick in the draft. he's very relevant now. look, he just keeps winning including last week against the seahawks, a historic playoff performance where he totaled four total touchdowns. the 49ers are winners of 11 straight games.

we'll see if that streak continues sunday. live at levi's stadium, pete suratos. >> look at me now. thanks, pete. >> hopefully people got niners gear over the holiday and hopefully it will be warm gear. it will be pretty chilly especially being out there for several hours but maybe all of that energy will keep you warm because the temperature will only be at 58 degrees. also a breezy wind. some gusts kicking up to 13 miles an hour as we head throughout the game temperatures holding steady at about 58 and then we'll see it, of course, cooling down as we head to sunset. we are also going to have our weather on repeat with more sunshine, so that's going to be nice for us. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, you're saying the crowds need to put a rush on santa clara. >> the goldrush. in santa clara, i've circled it on the map. a full shot so we can zoom in.

that's where levi's stadium is located. below the stadium is 101. that's where we're seeing signs, talking about the weekend event. the parking lots are on the left side of the screen. levi's is there in the middle and we're talking about game time which is 3:30 p.m. parking lots open at 1:30 and crowds -- i'm sorry, open at noon and local roadways will start closing about 1:30. there's a lot going on in the area before the game. the two things marked with whistles to watch for station controls. there's vta, the easiest option. you can take that right to great america north and the other great america station. caltrans uses vta from their mountain view station. even capital corridor has an option to get to the great america station. on the website they talk about

the ace train getting there. ace train is not an option for anybody until at least monday because of the landslide we've been covering. >> the parking lot opens at noon, that means the tailgate starts at noon unless you are watching at home. can you tune in to nbc bay area, coverage starts at 2:30 immediately following and also immediately following the game. the divisional playoff weekend here on nbc bay area with patrick mahomes and the kansas city chiefs host the jacksonville jaguars. kickoff for that game is 1:30 tomorrow. "football night in america" begins at noon. happening today bay area mayors will visit the white house. here is a live look at washington this morning. some of the mayors will be there earlier this week for the warriors visiting there. this time the mayors will attend

a roundtable discussing with president biden and mayors from many other cities will be there including los angeles, washington, d.c., and miami. that starts at 9:00. moving you forward this morning on the recent covid surge which now appears to be waning as does the demand for testing. the latest proof san francisco will close its covid testing site at the end of the month. the city says the state will soon cut its testing funding. everyone is encouraged to continue testing at home. this is new video. recent storms are paying off in the sierra. the statewide snowpack is now at 245% of the normal pack we would see for this time of year and these new satellite pictures give us the bird's eye view of that snowpack this year compared to last year. this is from january of last year. here is some snow. there's nothing near what the

sierra should look like during the winter. now take a look at this picture taken just three days ago. what a huge difference we see there. here is the side-by-side comparison. look at all of that snow on the way down through the southern part of the screen there you see. we expect a lot of people to head up to tahoe and that's where that weather is clearer. they've had time to clear the roads, even though it's like a big wall of snow on each side of the road. we have the snow tunnels going on there. it's going to be a great destination to be able to see that in person. let's get you to yosemite where we will see a lot of snow, temperatures in the low 40s for today, drop down to the upper 20s and then on saturday reaching 50 degrees. really nice snow shoeing weather and we will see the sunshine. if you're staying here closer to home there's a lot of lunar new year celebrations going on, and we'll see temperatures for today

up to about 54 degrees. it will be cold during the early morning hours, upper 30s to low 40s. and that continues into the rest of the weekend. we're watching all the beautiful greenery that we have now thanks to all of that rain in sonoma valley. a great destination for today and tomorrow and 61 degrees on sunday. if you are going to l.a. this weekend we have low to mid-60s in the forecast. also bright and sunny there and cool in the mornings with some low 40s, but we're wrapping up the week now talking about the warriors game happening. maybe you'll be out there standing in thrive city enjoying it from that point. in the low 50s as we head into the evening. mike, you are seeing a pretty smooth commute for most. a nice, easy flow of traffic. northbound 101 has slowing, your usual section. back to the traffic pattern we had before thanksgiving. probably before halloween. and that's kicked in.

yesterday quite a bit of slowing early on. today back to our typical pattern. we hope that means it's lighter. highway 84 through niles canyon blocked off. 84 through pleasanton, livermore is just fine. no major issues to 680 and into sunol. contra costa county, highway 4, you're at speed through pittsburg, typical pattern on a friday out of vallejo where 101 and 37 both completely cleared there. looking at the bay bridge. no backup. there are no metering lights and a smooth flow. westbound in towards san francisco that is the tradition, the pattern, and friday we should see metering lights turned on later. another ten minutes, scott, we'll see the backup start to form there. over to you. sounds good. come up the latest -- >> scott, we'll get to you in just a second.

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happy friday to you. 5:44. we are checking out a live view of oakland and getting you out the door to get this friday started. we're in the low 40s here. still a breezy wind but it is all clear and we'll see sunshine with slowly warming temperatures. chilly out there today. we'll talk about the weekend and what's ahead in our forecast coming up. golden gate bridge, the move for the center divide. we're ready for friday. now the golden gate bridge can be counted in that crew. they do have slowing as crews go both direction. traffic flow has slowed or stopped. they'll restrict as crews are

out there for safety's sake. flashing lights, slow down for safety. >> thank you, mike. president biden says he has no regrets about the way his staff handled the discovery of confidential documents. >> scott mcgrew, it was biden's own attorneys who alerted the government. that's exactly right. i saw one legal analyst comparing this to finding a lost library book. do you keep it and deny you have it, swear under oath you don't have it, or go straight to the library and turn it in? it's a simplification, yes. it is the former solicitor of the united states who made that comparison. here is president biden. >> we found a handful of documents that were filed in the wrong place. we immediately turned them over to the archives and the justice department. we're looking forward to getting this resolved quickly. i think you will find there's nothing there. i have no regrets. i'm following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do.

it's exactly what we're doing. there's no there there. thank you. >> the president also said he thought most americans would care more about the damage and deaths in northern california than they did the documents. one of the rare times the president has spoken about the issue. the world's eyes, meanwhile, on germany where many of the free world's defense ministers are discussing what weapons to send to ukraine next. ukraine wants tanks. not everybody is comfortable with sending them. the u.s. unwilling to send its main battle tank. one good reason, we do not want one of these falling accidentally into russian hands. we are likely to send these, though, strikers, an armored fighting vehicle built in canada. we've been talking about the debt ceiling and how some in washington say they want to negotiate whether they will vote to raise the ceiling implying they're willing to default on america's debt, but a new statement from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says no way. mcconnell said america must

never default on its debt. never has, never will. former president trump and his lawyer have to pay nearly a million dollars in court fines for bringing a frivolous lawsuit against hillary clinton. a federal judge in florida ruled the case should never have been brought before the court. trump claimed clinton interfered with his 2016 run with claims about russia. he won that election. mr. truma prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries. he is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process. well, watching what's happening in washington, the conference of mayors is under way. we'll talk about that on social media. on twitter you can find me at scott mcgrew. your niners coverage continues and forgive us but we're about to make a peek into the lone star state. we made a friendly wager. >> we're betting our niners will

win but take a look at their bet. >> howdy, partners. >> howdy, partners. >> guess what, look, i'm laura. that's evan. we hear you all want to make a bet on this cowboys/49ers game. that's what i hear. >> that's the word on the street. i don't know if the bet is going to go through. it might. the cowboys can be unpredictable. for this game, the cowboys will win this one. why am i not wearing this hat? my head is big and it's not my hat. you get the point, right? >> we get the point. we hear what you all are going to do for us. here is what we will do for you if, in the event, we do lose. >> maybe. we're not going to. >> we will send you all some texas hot sauce. we'll send you all some texas barbecue sauce. >> texas pete. >> that's not really texas hot sauce. there was a thing about that. what else are we sending them? there will be lots of things in the basket but it will not matter because you're not going to get it. dak prescott will play out of his mind again.

we have such great players. bret is going to be fine. kicker is going to be fine. the 49ers will have to go home sad. >> we'll break that streak. >> we want you all to put nice and flakey croissants in there when you send them to us because we would appreciate that. see you on monday, everybody. >> go cowboys. >> what are we france? >> this is football not futbol. >> we said we would send them some chocolates. >> i think she means sour dough. it doesn't matter. >> right. >> we will enjoy some barbecue. just send some tooth picks. >> that's going to be perfect. we're going to have some great barbecue weather. >> how about the grill? >> we just need the barbecue sauce ahead of time. we're going to have some chilly temperatures going into the weekend but, yes, sunshine. i'm watching flooding for

another reason. we are going to have king tides along the coastline. so, once again, the sun, the moon, the earth aligned in a way that gives a greater gravitational pool to the ocean and the waves and brings it farther inland. that's what we'll see and it really makes our coastal areas as well as low lying areas flood and also really low tides. so we are going to reach our highest tides at about 9:22 this morning. a little bit later tomorrow morning but higher at 7.16 feet. sunday late morning. as you head out the door temperatures are in the upper 30s and low 40s. a chilly start to our morning, but then this is where we're headed. it doesn't warm up too much in my opinion. only reaching 52 in east san jose and a high of 50 in livermore while hayward will see 53 degrees. also 53 in vallejo. mid-50s for the peninsula, redwood city 53 degrees and 54 in the mission district.

north bay temperatures slightly warmer reaching into the mid to upper 50s there. but also more of a breezy wind. the wind calms down tonight and that may allow temperatures to actually get near freezing as we go to tomorrow morning. it looks like for the tri-valley, parts of the south bay into the south county as well as much of the north bay could see freezing temperatures and our weather stays on repeat going into next week. high pressure builds. it keeps the rain away and also mostly sunny skies in the forecast and, yes, we do deserve it at this point. it will be nice to see that as we head to next week. only just slightly warmer, temperatures reaching into the upper 50s and morning temperatures continue to dip into the 30s. mike, you are seeing the bay getting much more traffic this morning. our camera sees more traffic here. the traffic management center, the person determines whether or not to turn on the metering lights. one person does that and they have not seen fit to do so.

i think it's a steady, easy flow. our sensors do read that. i was guest mating based on yesterday's volume of traffic which bumped up in volume still might be the case. nine minutes to go. we'll see how that develops. a mild build. sensors out of pittsburg and bay point. no changes. they're still at green. in toward alameda and the maze as we look at the rest of the bay nothing unexpected. that first slowing kicks in. should clear in the next few minutes. back to you. thanks, mike. happening now, history is being made in mountain view fire department. carrie sandahl was named fire marshal, the first woman in 149 years. google's parent company

announcing thousands and thousands of job cuts. the new details just in to our newsroom and the statement from the company's ceo. plus, coming up short the supreme court fails to identify the person who leaked that unpublished draft previewing the rollback to abortion rights. live in washington with

it is 5:56. thanks for sticking around here at "today in the bay." 20-year-old gymnast at louisiana state university is taking over the internet, and her skills are on the mat. olivia dunne is one of the most controversial but many know her as an instagram tiktok star livy. more than 10 million followers and her influencer status has earned her a sponsorship helping her be the highest sponsored female in college sports this morning she will talk about that and the challenges of being a social media star while also competing collegiately. >> what do you make of your following? it's enormous.

>> it is. it's hard to wrap my head around. >> reporter: did you know those kids would be there, young men, some of them teenagers. >> in the past i have had some of my supporters come out to the meets and watch and cheer for lsu, but that was insane. it really was. >> isn't it funny, who are these stars? social media stars. so dunne talks about her newfound fame and the pitfalls that come with it like when groups of male fans who got rowdy waiting to see her after a recent meet in salt lake city, the moment that also went viral on social media. you can see the full interview on the "today" show at 7:00 after us here on "today in the bay." new this morning, boy meets capitol hill? the star of the tv show "boy meets world" may be considering making a run for congress. according to "usa today," ben savage, all grown up, republic

sently filed forms for the 2024 race. it was make the actor a candidate for the house of representatives seat currently occupied by adam schiff who is reported to be interested in dianne feinstein's seat if she leaves office. others are intering at an early run even though feinstein has not announced plans. mountain dew launching a line of baja blast hot sauce. >> there is a catch. you can't buy it. you can enter a contest on the mountain dew website. look closely. the company partnered with a hot sauce shop in houston to make light blue sauce, so the production was limited. only 750 bottles are available. it will close midnight february 8.

the question is, is it good? >> my mom says you eat with your eyes first and that does not look good. >> i'll try it. maybe we should enter everyone here. let's enter after the show. >> kari's face is saying, yes, i'm totally all about it. >> no, it's not. quickly approaching 6:00. more layoffs shaking up silicon valley. google's parent company announcing thousands of job cuts. late details on who is impacted. and oakland's top cop placed on administrative leave. the surprising allegations leading to the decision and the fallout for the oakland chief this morning. excitement building at levi's where the niners will battle the cowboys sunday. if you can't get a ticket, don't you worry, 49ers faithful can gather to hopefully celebrate. some of the team hosted watch

parties. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. a lot of people excited about that upcoming game this weekend. good friday morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura has the morning off. it is a busy morning. first a nice, peaceful view from sausalito. doesn't that look nice? so clear. a lot of folks, including myself, will take advantage of the dry skies this weekend because we definitely need to air out the house after a long period of rain. kari, it is stuffy in there but it will be cold. last weekend i spent cleaning the house. this weekend i want to get out. we need to bundle up. temperatures in the upper 30s for a lot of spots inland. redwood city 39 degrees as you head out the door. the same in santa rosa as we take a live look in santa say a bit of a breeze and that kept temperatures from dipping even more so starting out this morning with some upper 30s in the south bay. as we go into today yl