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you. 4:30 right now. thank you for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will look at the commute in a minute, but first let's look at the forecast for you. >> we are seeing temperatures in parts of the north bay as part of the tri-valley dipping into the mid-30s. it's cold there, and san francisco starting out the morning at 48 degrees. we do need the layers through the start of the day, but look at this afternoon. this will be the warmest day of the week as we head for 68 degrees in fremont. 69 in san josé. low 70s for morgan hill and san martin. for the north bay, mid to upper 60s. we will talk about big changes for the weekend. that's coming up. so far it looks like a smooth commute. focusing on the bay bridge, from the east bay across i-80,

no delays. no problems with the toll plaza. getting to that area, also a nice drive through alameda county and the maze. we do have a disabled vehicle west highway 4 around the 242 interchange. it should be in the center divide, and there's debris so watch for that. we do have northbound 680 with the overnight road crews still going on through sunol. there was an emergency roadwork through niles and looks like that has cleared. the clock is ticking for rescuers to find survivors following the deadly earthquake in turkey and syria. >> that death toll exceeded 17,000. here's a live look with the

rescue efforts going on. one family here says she is frightened. >> i don't know if my family is under the building or if they rescued them. >> this is her family's home. they escaped but not without emotional scars. especially for 9-year-old bethany. >> she doesn't want to go into a shelter because she's afraid of being under the earthquake another time. >> all of them lost their home, and many of those who were rescued hours after the quake are severely injured with no hospital or medicine in sight. >> i am not able to drink or eat for last couple of days because it reminds me of all of them, and overnight, eat something, and i think they are not able to

find food so i feel guilty. >> as that survival window narrows, families here in the bay area are responding no matter what their roots are. >> we went and bought clothing, blankets, medicine. people are suffering. >> just like lisa, many here are answering the calls coming out of syria and turkey, and some with bags, checks or ideas. >> we are determining what they need and if you you could get it locally, we are just spending money to get them locally. >> the northern california turkish association has been organizing events and collecting donations since the quake hit. a lot of the conversations we are hearing is collaborating

what is next. >> if you would like to help our website will be helpful for you. we have a link with information on the charities raising funds and sending supplies over. just head to nbcbayarea.com and search help earthquake victims. a man was found inside a home unresponsive. >> their message is to get help. as you said, dozens of people gathered to remember owen alonzo, including his children, grandchildren and fellow church members. they comforted one another and focused on the way he lived and not how he died. one by one, loved ones spoke about the man some called dad. >> he would always say, i'm proud of you. i'm proud of you. that's always going to be with

me. >> grandfather -- >> he was really kind. he tried to joke as much as he could. he was successful with that. >> and friend. >> very shocking. gilroy has been grieving a lot. >> the gilroy victory church pastor says he knew him for 30 years. >> the news was very disheartening. we know he was not a fentanyl user. he may have partied and did things but fentanyl was not his drug of choice. >> the pastor says in the past week alone his church conducted four funerals, some due to drugs. a couple days ago investigators say they found four people unresponsive in a home north of gilroy, each were given narcan and three ended up dying, and they were all in their 50s and alonzo was one of them. >> we will make sure that people

that don't have the wrong opinions about him, and -- >> he was a family man. >> for sure. >> they have a message for those suffering from drug addiction. >> find help. get help. put your pride aside because this is a good life. >> there was 125 fentanyl-related deaths in 2021, and only 25 just two years earlier. a new voice this morning in the east bay with its leadership. an alameda county supervisor has died at the age of 73. he had been battling cancer for about a year and a half. many people say they will remember his compassionate leadership as he championed issues for workers. his family said he began service

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good thursday morning to you. it's 4:40. as you head out in san ramon, it's 40 degrees. it's going to get slightly cooler over the next couple of hours, but a lot of sunshine. today will be the warmest day of the week. we will talk about cooler temperatures and when we can see a little bit of rain in our forecast, coming up. a live look at the san mateo bridge. the taillights are going to the peninsula across 92. a easy start so far. we will check in with the business day and how that is starting. >> wall street is set to open higher as investigators pore through more reports at a weaker economy. the market closing in the red yesterday with the dow falling more than 200 points for its fourth negative session in the last five. the nasdaq is on pace to break a five-week winning streak. in focus today, data on jobless

claims and earnings from paypal and pepsico and lyft. and disney also announcing a major restructuring plan that includes cutting 7,000 jobs and more than $5 billion in costs. disney will reorganize into three decisions, entertainment and media operations, espn and a third unit for the park experiences and products. ai is hitting the data scene. 1 in 3 men plan to use chat pt to write valentine letters. this could be a risky move because half of the people in the survey say they would be offended if they found out the note was produced by a machine.

nearly one-third say they plan to or already use ai to boost their profile on dating apps. whatever happened to violence are red -- >> that's what happened to us, pippa. >> plus, you would get this charming note and you get to meet the guy -- >> or the woman might be the one using it, just saying. >> not this woman. >> no, you are very creative. we are five days away, speaking of valentine's day. if you are looking for gifts we have you covered. ahead on "today in the bay," ahead on "today in the bay," kari hall has an

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are. let's take a live look on the bay bridge toll plaza. the cars are getting started with the day and so are we. we will get you started with the forecast this morning, but before we get to that, the roads are looking good. >> my forecast is cold. we are going to start in the south bay because we have potential hazards. i talked about it being cold, but there's a fire reported near

monterey road near tully. it's on state route 22, which is monterey road. we heard about another hazard, a possible disabled vehicle and it's not a big deal as far as the speed sensors are concerned. and 580 out of the altamont pass, so far no major interruptions for the commute. the golden gate bridge, the cones are standard operations with the overnight crew. if you have a little time this morning, call somebody up and say, hey, can we carpool today? we are going to have unhealthy air quality for some and moderate air quality across the bay area, and some of the worst will be in santa clara valley. we talked about how high

pressure pushes the air back down to the surface and that's when we have to breathe due to the conditions. for tomorrow we will be much cooler. we could see a dip of at least ten degrees in some spots. the cooling trend continues into saturday, but let's talk about why. we will see a cold front coming in and it could briefly bring in spotty showers late tomorrow night. we see the wave of rain coming in and then it falls apart. not everybody will see the rain chances. i think the highest chance will be in parts of the north bay and then it clears out on saturday but there still may be spotty showers at least for saturday morning before it all clears out. as far as how much rain we could see, it's really not that much. it could be trace amounts for most spots, and no measurements in other areas, and then up to a

10th of an inch. initially we were seeing rain chances. looks like as of now things are drying up out there. we are going to see temperatures cooling off significantly, going from the upper 60s today to upper 50s for saturday. also, breezy out there and then a gradual warm-up for the beginning of next week as the sunshine continues. at times, gusty winds with our temperatures still going up and down. now let's turn to our climate in crisis. valentine's day is fast approaching but you may be looking for a more ecoway of showing your love. they could help purify your air and last longer. and if you are looking at fresh-cut flowers, look where they come from.

valentine's day flowers grown in columbia and flown to the u.s. airports produce some 360,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, so that's equivalent to 78,000 cars driven for one year, and then they are often moved in refrigerator trucks for you to purchase adding to that already heavy carbon footprint. so buying locally grown flowers could cut down your emissions to zero. have you seen the preserved roses, they are beautifully boxed and can last for as long as three years. they are more expense of up front but are environmentally friendly. >> thanks so much, kari.

the san josé's women gymnastics club team, and here it is. >> the balance beam, only four inches wide, it requires grace, power and most importantly focus. >> it's a very taunting event because it's very unforgiving. you can be pushed inches off and you are on the floor. >> the spartan senior should know, she holds the school record for the beam. >> the best beam workers that score the highest look confident even if they are not. >> her confidence comes from a lot of hard work in the gym,she was part one of the best seasons in school history when they earned a trip to the regionals.

>> it's a new year. we have to prove ourselves all over again, and that means a little we can getting better. >> this week the spartans are preparing to make history. when they host air force on friday, it's the first time a gymnastics meet will be live. >> programs are being televised week after week, and the fact that we are finally getting our first televised meet is so exciting. >> i think this is a great opportunity for our program. it's good for publicity and recruiting and it will bring a lot of good attention to our program. >> only one of two bay area

gymnasts on the team, and she says the broadcast is great for the spartans but also hopes it will inspire the next wave of gymnast from the bay area. >> wow, they are really good, too. nice to see. a puppy after being left behind, stuck at the airport for months, and united airlines stepped in to help somebody adopt the animal, but as the captain admits to kelly clarkson, adding a new member to the family is not without challenges. >> he's a bit goofy and clumsy, but he adjusted quite well. he loves to chew on my slippers and destroy a little lamp we had that had a squeaker in it, and he likes my wife's beanie that

has a pom-pom on it. >> you can hear that full story on the kelly clarkson show coming up this afternoon on nbc bay area. if you thought the super bowl was the only game in town, think again. there's a championship trophy at stake. happening now for you, a new relief center getting set to open on the peninsula. it's opening a disaster recovery center. it will provide employment assistance, and records replacement and help veterans as well as information on housing options. it will operate

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4:56 this morning. 49ers quarterback, brock purdy, now has a date to repair his ruptured elbow ligament. according to the reports, the doctor that works for the rangers baseball team will perform that surgery. recovery teams are right now working on that and they expect the recovery to take about six months. okay. so the 49ers won't be at sunday's super bowl. if you are considering other viewing options, you may want to consider puppies. >> that's right, the sunday's puppy bowl match-up is set. we should point out many of the dogs will be up for adoption.

they are cute. it airs sunday on animal planet before the super bowl kicks off. cute. we are going to go live in washington with a view of president biden's reception to the road following his rousing state of the union address. that's just the slight of what is on tap. it's national pizza day. we're pulling out all the

right now at 5:00, the father accused of purposely driving his car off the cliff with his family inside is expected to enter a plea today. new details emerging about the ins department and the charges he's facing. i didn't know if many of my family is still under the building, so they rescued them. >> waiting for answers as rescue efforts in turkey continue. bay area families left in limbo waiting to learn about loved ones. also, new details on how you can help quake victims. and weighing whether president biden plans to run again, and this is "today in the bay" streaming on roku, amazon fire tv and online. a very good thursday morning to you. 5:00 right now. thanks for starting youray