shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in limbs. tell your doctor of new or worsening joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop steroid, asthma, or other treatments without talking to your doctor. when you can get more out of your lungs, you can du more with less asthma. and isn't that better? ask your doctor about dupixent, the most prescribed biologic in asthma. and now approved as an add-on treatment for adults with copd that is not well controlled, and with a specific marker of inflammation. i have a new year, a new congress, a busy january ahead on capitol hill. the key vote today for house speaker and the uphill battle mike johnson faces. plus, i did not want to be one of the parents. they called on me to bury my baby. i that's what i don't that's what i didn't want to see. honoring

victims and survivors ahead, we hear from victims families who are still coming to terms with the tragic loss following the deadly new year's eve attack in new orleans. also, sounds of explosions rocked an east bay neighborhood. the close call after a gas station goes up in flames. this is today in the bay. well, good morning everyone. happy friday to you. i'm scott mcgrew. i'm in for marcus today, and i'm laura garcia. let's start out with a look at the forecast. cynthia is in for kari as she's been for most of this week. good to see you. good to see you. we are marking it today. our first rain of 2025 already up towards the northern coast. let's zoom it on in a little bit closer to and stop that time. see where it's raining in the bay area right now? mainly out towards the coast of marin county. some sprinkles up towards petaluma and santa rosa. notice that the rest of us are staying cloudy. a little bit of that shower line approaching the half moon bay coast and into san francisco. so

just be careful with maybe some slick roads as you make your way out the door. this morning. up there in the north bay. i see it staying there until we go into about maybe 6 or 7:00, sweeping into the east bay, the peninsula and the south bay as we go through mid morning and then really starting to clear on out of here as we go on into lunch. so it's not going to rain all day and the weekend is not ruined. it looks fabulous. i'll show you the full forecast in a few minutes. back to you. looking forward to it. well, new year, new congress. busy january ahead. house republicans have to elect a speaker. the man who currently holds that position, mike johnson, may have to fight to hold on to that position later today. today in the bay's chris pallone joins us live from washington. kris speakership battle comes as washington prepares for a number of high security events. yeah, it's going to be a crazy month here. the month of january in washington. scott, good morning to you. the current house speaker, mike johnson, is expressing confidence that at the end of today, he will still be the house speaker, but his

reelection is anything but guaranteed. a new congress in the new year. and house republicans are hoping to avoid a repeat of what happened two years ago. a speaker has not been elected when he took 15 votes over four days to hand kevin mccarthy the gavel. the current speaker, mike johnson, can afford to lose just one republican vote and still win a majority. it's a numbers game. we have the smallest margin in u.s. history. we'll have a margin of probably two votes tomorrow during that, so can only afford to lose 1 or 2. but i think we'll get it done. but several republicans have expressed doubts about johnson's leadership. i remain undecided, as do a number of my colleagues, because we saw so many of the failures criticizing johnson for cooperating with democrats to pass key bills as factions of republicans fought over spending and aid to ukraine. at least one republican, thomas massie of kentucky, is already on the record. oh, no. you can pull all my fingernails out. you can shove bamboo up in them. you can start cutting off my fingers. i

am not voting for mike johnson. but johnson has one key backer to get a successful vote. he's a good man. he's a very. he's a wonderful person, and that's what you need. the contentious transition is playing out as washington braces for several high profile events that could strain security efforts, including the january 6th vote certification, the funeral for former president jimmy carter, and the inauguration of donald trump. and the house does have a few days to get a speaker elected. but if one is not in place by monday, that would delay the certification of donald trump's election victory. it could throw the whole timeline of the transfer of power into chaos. scott. well, we don't want that. all right, chris, thank you much. 504 right now, the investigation continues in new orleans after the deadly new year's day terror attack in the french quarter. the man who investigators say plowed into the crowd with a truck was an army veteran employed by deloitte. the attack killed 14

people and injured 30 high school friends of the suspect. shamshuddin jabar, described him as a quiet student with a bright disposition. it is a far cry from the man police now say was a supporter of isis. this morning, for the first time since the tragedy, we're hearing from family members of the victims. the family of tiger bakht and 13 other victims, understandably struggling with a profound sense of loss right now. beck was just 27 when he was killed during that attack. his family, now reflecting on his life, cut too short. he's been a shining star, a bright boy, a clever boy. he was my role model. my whole family's role model, our inspiration. and now everything we do will be for him and through him. the fbi has now posted fliers like this one throughout the city. features two images of the suspect. a little more than an hour before the attack, as well as a picture of one of the coolers that had an ied in it, which he placed in

the french quarter. meantime, investigators say they're sure the cybertruck explosion in las vegas is not connected to the incident in new orleans. we know more about that cybertruck driver. they say they found military id card passport belonging to matthew lyles burger of colorado springs in the truck's wreckage. he was an active duty special forces soldier. however, investigators cannot say for sure the body inside the truck matches the id until the dna evidence comes back. lyles burgers motive remains unclear. seven other people suffered minor injuries in the blast. meantime, across the country, police departments looking to up their security here in the bay area, there were two large events in san francisco yesterday the warriors game at chase center and first thursday, a street event downtown. a spokesperson for the san francisco police department says they were in close

communication with state and federal authorities about any credible threats. incing mayor daniel lurie creating a new city hall position to address safety issues. retired sfpd commander paul yep will be the city's first chief of public safety. we need to step up our game. what we learned from incidents like that are kind of new tactics that terrorists use, and we incorporate those into our game plan now. yep. will oversee eight city departments, including police, fire and the department of emergency management. now to a follow up on the deadly head-on crash in the south bay. the victim we now know was a pregnant woman from gilroy. the crash happened around 630 wednesday night on leavesley road near new avenue, northeast of gilroy. the chp says the driver of a truck was speeding when he veered into oncoming traffic and hit an suv, killing one of its passengers. officials say the victim was 29 years old. a third car ended up in a ditch. the chp is still

investigating, but says alcohol may have played a role in the crash. 507 fire crews searching for answers on how a massive fire started in an east bay gas station. it broke out before 4:00 yesterday at andy's auto repair and star gas and market at the corner of lone tree and wall road in antioch. an employee at the gas station across the street recorded this video. firefighters put the fire out before it spread to the pumps. power to the business had been shut off. the food mart owner says he's had the business since 2023, and believes the fire started at an auto at the auto repair shop. mechanic shop everywhere is oil. you know the floor, the walls and everywhere is oil for now. as i see, everything is gone. he plans to work with his insurance and the city of antioch to determine if a rebuild is possible. we reached out to the owner of the separate auto repair shop, but did not hear back. it is 508 right now. taking a live look

outside, waiting for the sun's arrival over san jose. and really, quite frankly, the bay area today. cinthia pimentel is in for kerry and we're going to get a little rain today. we sure are. we are starting off cloudy, though, down here in the south bay for the next couple of hours getting to that sunrise. then we'll notice more of those rain clouds coming in and the rain arriving around the mid morning hours. notice though, that we start to get a little bit heavier if you have any lunchtime plans right there 11:00 and into noon. but then after that we should go into clearing mode into the rest of the afternoon. it will feel a little bit chilly though, compared to yesterday. we're going to come back down into those upper 50s. so like i mentioned at the top of the hour, we do have some rain, but it's not going to rain all day and the weekend also looks great. the other thing that we have to look about is of course the sierra snow. for people heading up there. we will get some snow at lake level and even more right at the peak. so that's something that we'll have to watch as the day goes on. so i'll give you that full rundown of the outlook hour by hour, of course, and we'll take it into

the weekend with some events as well. back to you. all right cynthia, thanks. it's 509 right now. is siri's spying on you? still ahead on today in the bay. the amount iphone owners could get after apple settles a suit over privacy. and the way apple is responding to the settlement. first friday of trading in the new year. it's another positive day. plus, we're cruising into 2025. next, the new features set to make waves on board some of the more popular cruise lines in the new year. stay with u you're watchings.

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year in our first rain of 2025 up there in santa rosa right now. we will continue with those showers until about the mid morning. hours after. then it pushes into the rest of the bay area. so i'll give you that timeline coming up in a few minutes. now let's check on the roads. we go over and take a look at 880 in oakland. flowing good right now. we'll see if there's any buildup across the east bay shoreline as the morning goes on. and people may be returning to work, but it is staying dry there for now. let's check in the world of business with pippa. good morning. good morning. well, wall street is set to open higher after the markets got off to a shaky start to the year. the dow falling more than 150 points, while the s&p and nasdaq also ended lower after all three had been higher earlr in the day. the s&p extending its losing streak to

five straight days. that's the longest stretch since april. the so-called santa claus rally, in which stocks gained over the last five trading days of one year and the first two of the next, failing to materialize this year as investors cashed in profits on high flying stocks from 2024, such as apple and tesla. meantime, apple has agreed to pay nearly $100 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of using siri to eavesdrop on people. the suit alleges that apple secretly activated siri to record conversations through the iphone and other devices for more than a decade, and those recordings happened even when people did not use the trigger words. hey, siri. some conversations were allegedly shared with advertisers. if the settlement is approved, millions of apple users could get up to $20 per device. and starbucks is launching a new limited edition winter mu. it will start offering cortados today, which are typically made with a 1 to 1 ratio of steamed milk and espresso. the new drink is

served in an eight ounce cup and is only available hot. other items on the winter menu include a pistachio latte and cold brew, vegan spicy falafel pocket, and vanilla bean custard dish. starbucks is also selling a new seasonal drinkware collection of tumblers, cold cups, mugs and water bottles. you know, laura and scott, my interest is piqued by that pistachio latte. might have to try it. i haven't had it either, but i shall. it's pretty good. yeah, yeah, especially this early in the morning. right. all right. thanks so much, pippa. well, crews are set to make waves in 2025, with record breaking numbers already on the horizon from state of the art entertainment to private island getaways, cruise lines are redefining the vacation experience for every kind of traveler. new features like vr arcades and waterslide hybrids are just some of the innovations drawing millions of passengers. millennials and gen z driving much of the demand, embracing shorter, more flexible trips. the president of norwegian

cruise lines says with the new features, there will be something for everyone. what are some of the amenities as well, that families can really dive into? whether you're looking to just go out there and play pickleball or you want to ride the aqua coaster, or you want my wife does grab a book, get on the balcony and relax. something for everybody. there you go. you can watch the full interview coming up on the today show and see what cruises are offering for discounts and promotions. it's at 7:00 this morning right after today in the bay. well, trending this morning, the nba all star game coming to san francisco next month. and you might see some new faces on the court. the nba released its first round of all star voting. looks like the changing of the guard will continue. steph curry lebron james will sit in third place for their respective positions. last year, steph missed out on a starting spot for the first time in a decade. lebron's seven year streak as top vote getter came to an end as well. as it stands, steph

will not start in the all star game at chase center, but he's only a few thousand votes behind luka doncic for that spot. the update for the voting totals will be released next week. there's still fan favorites. i think they'll be all right. yeah. big time. let's get a look at the forecast for today. so some rain coming through but not really sticking around. yeah, just some beneficial rain. we'll call it light. there could be maybe some spots that just stall and bring some thunderstorm chances. so just be prepared for that. right now we are looking at our satellite and radar picture in time through the north bay. let's zoom it on in. see those slick roads along 101 up there through windsor, santa rosa, rohnert park and out towards bodega bay as well. it could get a little bit gusty right there by the coast. as that front pushes through, we see it continuing down into parts of inverness, san rafael and approaching mill valley. the city right now just starting to get that rain band pushing in. and it's also moving through parts of 280, but the rest of us

under that cloud cover and that will soon change as we track this for you hour by hour. i see it pushing on into the east bay, the peninsula, right around the morning commute 8:00 9:00. as i mentioned, it could get heavy at times as we see those spots of yellow in the east bay pushing on through down into the south bay, we should see a rainy lunchtime hour, but it could be light. most of the models are just hinting at some light rain pushing through with this band and into the evening times. we do get some peeks of sunshine, just some of those post-frontal showers that could pop up at times up there in the north bay, but that will really be about it for our first rain of the season. how much are we talking about? we're going to keep those higher totals up there towards the north bay, maybe squeeze out a half an inch from santa rosa over on into guerneville. the rest of us a quarter of an inch, maybe right there through oakland, san francisco, way less down here into the south bay with that rain shadowing effect. of course, the other thing with all of this energy coming in is the chance of seeing those dangerous waves once again today, through about sunday, those breakers about 18 to 25ft.

so just be careful of that as we do see the clearing into the weekend and you want to get out there. just keep that safe distance from the coast. now from the coast up into the higher peaks. i mentioned that we are looking at the winter mode being activated there in through the sierra. lower totals at lake level, but still could look at some dangerous and gusty conditions through 50 and 80. higher totals up there in the peaks. kingvale. we're looking at almost a foot of some fresh powder, as we did get that update in the snowpack yesterday, and we'll talk about that throughout the morning. of course, the next couple of days through san francisco and the peninsula. watch out for that rain and the gusty winds at times as the rain pushes on through through the weekend. we could be waking up with that morning fog for tomorrow. i'll be here to tell you about that, of course. and then into next week we go into drying mode and maybe even seeing some numbers starting to bump up. notice as we go on into sunday, monday, and even the rest of the week. everybody back to school and back to work will be nice to get into that sunshine and not have

to deal with the rain. getting the kids back to school, of course. look at those. that looks like a nice first full week of january. i want to also get a check on the roads and we go towards the golden gate bridge. we saw those showers pushing on through. could be slick around 101, so just drive carefully. with that out towards dublin and the tri-valley. the rain yet to arrive there so the commute looks good. good speeds everywhere. we see those drive times right under 20 minutes to get you. grant line five, 8680 and down into sunol. back to you. thanks so much. a bay area cat had an entire community rallying around him head on today in the bay of the great lakes. his neighbors went to get him down from a tree where he'd been stuck for nearly a week. but first, here's an edition of our school shout out series. my name is miss lucy from the newly opened stratford school, santa clara mckinley. and this is my mandarin preschool and pre-k bilingual class. good morning,

maria teresa. oh, look at all those adorable faces. good morning to you as well, kids. don't forget you can send us your school shout out by emailing. excuse me, school shout out at

three, a vallejo family is looking for community support after part of their roof collapsed around christmas.

robert and latasha holmes put everything they had into buying the home back in 2019. last month, when wind and rain pounded the region, one of the family's three daughters spotted a large portion of the ceiling starting to sag. then the roof, as you saw there, came crashing down. family and church members have pitched in to help patch the roof, but the homes are now looking at thousands of dollars in repairs, and they say their insurance company has denied their claim. they're appealing but are looking for the community's help in the meantime. we're at the beginning of winter and we want to be able to survive this thing, and we're just praying that no more damage happens to our home. we're going to get through this no matter what. we're going to be okay. the holmes family sayhey got one estimate, that it will cost $8,000 to fix the damage to their roof and ceiling. okay, so normally a cat in a tree doesn't make news headlines, but a cat

in vacaville brought such concern to a community after being stuck in a tree for nearly a week. so the neighbors came to the rescue in a big way to get that cat down. today in the bay's thom jensen has that story. the cat was at least 35ft up from the tree after being chased there by a neighbor's dog since last saturday afternoon. early afternoon. just crying for help. meowing. yeah, it's been up there. just trapped. the cat that rhonda named whitey is one of about a dozen or so feral cats living in this vacaville apartment complex. whitey had recently been mauled by a dog and just started to recover before he went up the tall tree, and then began crying day and night for five days. my son was the first one over here with a 20 foot ladder, and we couldn't quite reach it. it was ten more feet above him. local firefighters couldn't get up that high because their ladder truck was down, so tenants hired this tree trimmer to give it a try to get up there and get him. but when he finally reached the cat in one tree, it leapt to

another tree. and he gave up because it was too dangerous. oh yes. finally, after seeing the saga unfold on facebook and hundreds of people commenting over the past five days, a local man with a cherry picker truck volunteered his services and used a net and got him in the net and got him down. whitey was still in the net when he was placed in an animal crate and taken to a nearby animal hospital, where he's expected to recover from his wounds. rhonda said she really appreciates all the help that everybody gave getting this cat out of the trees here. and she said, when whitey makes a full recovery, she hopes he's able to return here and live at the complex where she's grown quite fond of him. thom jensen today in the bay may be on the ground in her apartment, right? well, coming up next, top stories that we're following for you today, including the reopening of the santa cruz wharf. the reason the city thinks it's safe to reopen so soon after the structure collapsed. i'm ginger conejero

saab in san francisco. the city is looking to change course when it comes to traffic fatalities. fatalities in the new year. up ahead, we'll talk about how the state is also looking to make much needed

marks its deadliest year on the roads in decades. we're breaking down the new information and the

ongoing push to enre pedestrian safety. plus, back in court following his overturned 2020 rape conviction. x 49ers dana stubblefield set to face a judge today for a release hearing. the reason he could be let out. this is today in the bay. good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. let's start with a look at the forecast. cinthia pimentel has a look at your weekend. well, it's already starting to rain. right the lens right there through our san rafael camera. that's where that line of showers is pushing on. first, we haven't gotten rain all week, so just be careful. if you are driving along 101, it extends up there through parts of novato, petaluma, santa rosa and out towards the coast. just starting to rain a little bit ago and through parts of san francisco, south city and over on into oakland. we will see those showers pushing on through the rest of the bay area, but it won't be a lot of rain. how much

are we talking about? less than an inch for everybody higher up there in the north bay. the sierra also looking at some heavy snow at times. i'll guide you through the weekend outlook coming up in a few minutes. laura, thank you very much, cynthia. well, breaking news just coming into our newsroom, the u.s. surgeon general is raising an alarm about the link between drinking and cancer risks. he released an advisory within the last half hour. it says the more alcohol consumed, the greater risk of cancer. he adds that alcohol contributes to nearly 100,000 cancer cases and about 20,000 cancer deaths every year. also breaking president joe biden, blocking a foreign takeover of u.s. steel. the white house just made that announcement. during the campaign, both harris and trump also said they would block the takeover by japan's nippon steel if elected. citing national security concerns. now, u.s. steel says it cannot survive without a new foreign partner.

san francisco is looking to turn the page in 2025 when it comes to traffic deaths. after the recording, one of the deadliest years in decades. today in the bay's ginger conejero saab joins us live in san francisco this morning. and ginger, the number of deaths shocking given the city's goal of zero traffic fatalities. that's right. good morning to you, laura. the chronicle says that the city closed out the year with 41 traffic deaths. now, as you mentioned, the city's goal and its program, vision zero. s.f. wants to eliminate all traffic deaths. that goal marked ten years in 2024. and unfortunately, those numbers are going in the wrong direction. now, the city closed out the year with several traffic collisions or traffic crashes that were fatal. it ended the year with a deadly car crash on crossover drive in golden gate park. that street connects park presidio and 19th avenue here i the city. it's a pretty major thoroughfare. police say it was a single car crash and the car

caught fire. one person died from that crash, but it was a fatal car crash that killed a family of four in san francisco's west portal neighborhood back in march. that really marked 2020 for mary fong. lieu faces felony vehicular manslaughter charges in connection with that fatal crash at a bus stop at ulloa street and lennox way. that crash killed a family of four back in march. a father, a mother, a two year old boy and an infant all died as a result. lyles next court date is set for later this month. now, california is looking to change the direction of traffic fatalities. ab 645 recognizes that speed is a major factor in traffic collisions that result in injuries and fatalities. as such, this bill legalizes surveillance cameras to help catch speeding drivers. a five year pilot program will install cameras in six cities, including san francisco. the pilot program

also includes san jose and oakland, and this is authorized to run until january 1st of 2032. hopefully, laura, there will be a much needed progress this time in the right direction with more tools. we're live in san francisco. ginger conejero saab today in the bay. most definitely. thank you ginger. 533 this morning, the fbi continuing to investigate the attack on bourbon street in new orleans. at least 15 people are dead. dozens others hurt. live. look at bourbon street, which is now back open. this comes as tens of thousands descended on the superdome to witness college football's sugar bowl yesterday. all of this happening under the shadow of a massive police presence. the suspect in the attack has been identified as 42 year old shamsuddin jabbar from texas, according to the fbi. jabbar also placed two explosive devices in coolers near the scene of the attack. he died after crashing into a crane and getting into a shootout with

police. one witness, who broke his leg after the truck hit him was knocked to the ground. cops are looking at me, and i know at this time that they were looking at me because i was still alive and they weren't worried. they knew i was still alive. so i'm screaming. and finally somebody came over to me and just looked at me and said, listen, we know you're hurt, but you're alive. that's what they said to me. you're alive. authorities searching jabar houston home, as well as the residence where he stayed in new orleans, have located three cell phones, two laptops. now, he was an army veteran who at one point was deployed to afghanistan. he recently posted videos expressing his desire to kill and inspiration, he said from isis. jabbar also appeared to struggle financially, going through a divorce several years ago. the younger brother of jabbar speaking out following the tragic incident, saying he's shocked it was is a tragedy and, you know, to understand that

we're all grieving about this. this wasn't the man i knew. this wasn't the father of the son that i knew. and that also this al-islam or muslims or thef muslim community. now, the family says jabbar was raised as a christian but converted, converted to islam, had recently been barred by his ex-wife from spending time with their t daughters after acting erratically. the fbi says jabbar claimed to have joined isis before the summer of 2024. we'll continue to bring you updates as we get them. we're when we're not on air, you can get them on our website, nbcbayarea.com. and of course, our free nbc bay area app as well. 536 in just a few hours, a former defensive tackle for the 49ers and raiders will push for his release from prison. today in the bay's bob redell joins us live from the hall of justice in san jose. and

bob, this morning's hearing comes after a court recently overturned dana stubblefield's rape conviction. you are correct. good morning to you, lawrence scott. later this morning at 9:00, a judge here at santa clara county superior court behind me will hold this hearing to release. that's where the lawyer for dana stubblefield will petition the judge to try to get the judge to agree to release his client from prison, as you mentioned. last week, a california appellate court overturned the 2020 rape conviction of stubblefield. he used to be a defensive tackle for the san francisco 49ers and the then oakland raiders in july of 2020. dana stubblefield was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after being convicted of raping a woman who was interviewing for a babysitting job at his morgan hill home. a california appellate court determined that stubblefield did not get a fair trial, and prosecutors violated the 2020 racial justice act by making racially biased comments about

him being black. the woman claimed he used a gun, but police never searched the house for that gun. prosecutors say the home wasn't searched, partly because stubblefield was a famous black man on trial during the george floyd protests. here was stubblefield's attorney last week after the court overturned his client's conviction. was it long overdue? it was. are we thankful? yes. or did we expect it? we absolutely expected this case to be overturned. the court did not say mr. stubblefield was innocent, only that he did not get a fair trial due to the violation of the racial justice act. stubblefield's attorneys say they are also going to try to get the case against their client completely dismissed. again, the hearing to release stubblefield takes place here at the hall of justice behind me in san jose at 9:00 this morning. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell. today in the bay. interesting. thanks, bob. the santa cruz wharf will partially reopen tomorrow. far earlier

than originally thought. this comes after a section collapsed into the ocean last week during strong storms. 17 businesses have been closed since then. now, originally, the city said it could take weeks, if not months to partially reopen the wharf, but city leaders announced they plan to reopen it tomorrow. the portion of the wharf affected by the collapse will remain closed. let's get a check of the waves and the. and look. oh, we got a beach behind you. got the midway. i wish it was this sunny. this is just our background image for the boardwalk. there we are looking at showers there through santa cruz for today. clearing through the weekend. so just the story for today. it could be dangerous around 17. we know how it gets when a little water comes through, so be careful with that. and even though the weekend looks great, i told you a little a couple minutes ago that we do have this high surf advisory. even those dangerous beach conditions out there towards santa cruz, monterey through the weekend. we'll see how the waves act up as we go on into saturday and sunday and

update that as necessary. but already some ten foot waves up there towards bodega a bay. it could just be dangerous. so just keep away from the coast for a little while up into the sierra. i would say keep away today as we see those snow showers coming in and those gusty winds through the weekend, it's clearing up, but just bring the chains just in case it gets too slippery for you up there and practice putting them on. we cannot say that enough. some people have a hard time. we go on and talk about what's going on here around the bay. sharks game looks to be a little earlier. i don't think i've ever seen this one. it starts at three, but the outlook looks great. we see some mix of sun and clouds there. a little bit breezy through san jose in the upper 50s out there towards chase center. it's also a saturday game. we go on a little bit later into that one and see those temperatures coming down into the low 50s out there in the city, so go sports throughout the state. we are looking at a dry day for our forecast tomorrow, saturday. maybe you're finally driving home after that long holiday

vacation. we keep it cloudy up there towards the northern coast, warming and drying as we head down into southern california. let's go on and talk about what's going on with transit. another day where barr is saying we don't have any service from the coliseum to the oakland airport. there is some equipment issues once again, so keep an eye on that. also, with the rain, the trains do run slower, so even if you're not in the east bay, you could be looking at a slower ride this morning. the commute right now through parts of let's bounce this forward to the bay bridge. we see those lines of showers pushing on through. no metering lights though, so we'll keep an eye on that. up into the north bay, we see the areas highlighted in green and that yellow. it's foggy and rainy commute along 101 through santa rosa and petaluma and the rest of marin county. back to you. thank you cynthia. ahead, the latest on the investigation into the legal drama over it ends with us. justin baldoni's attorney speaks out to nbc about

the $250 million lawsuit against blake lively. plus, the 49ers have a new starting quarterback, at least for this week. more about the interesting background of josh dobbs coming up next.

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as we go on into the mid morning hours, but then look at that once we go on into the afternoon, a little bit more sunshine. temperatures will be cool, but at least it won't be raining. for our friday night plans, we'll get a rest of a check of the bay area and the weekend coming up. sounds good. we'll check back with you. it's 544 right now. now to a live look at capitol hill, where later tod, several house and senate lawmakers will be sworn in. that includes south bay congressman sam liccardo, who was the former mayor of san jose. also, house speaker mike johnson expected to learn whether he will remain speaker. president elect donald trump is backing him to hang on to the position, he wrote on his social media platform earlier this week that johnson has his, quote, complete and total endorsement. recently, some republicans have signaled johnson could face opposition in today's vote for speaker. he can only afford to lose a handful of republican votes to keep his post in southern california. investigators are working to learn why a small plane crashed

into the roof of a warehouse in orange county. it happened about 2:00 yesterday afternoon, about two minutes after taking off from the fullerton municipal airport. that's just six miles away from disneyland. black smoke could be seen rising from the hole in the roof. sadly, two people were killed. it's unclear if they were on board the plane or inside the building. 19 people were hospitalized, six others were treated and released at the scene. it is 545. happening today. the family of the menendez brothers planned to sit down with la's district attorney. relatives of eric and lyle plan to sit down with nathan hochman to advocate for the pair's resentencing. in 1996, the brothers were sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of their parents. now, this comes in light of new evidence, which seems to corroborate claims of sexual abuse at the hands of their father at the time of the killings. today's meeting will include more than 20 members of family of the convicted killers,

as well as hochman reviewing the case. blake lively's former costar and director is firing back against sexual harassment claims made by the actress in a new lawsuit. justin baldoni and nine other plaintiffs accused new york times of libel. this over an article written about lively's allegations over their relationship on the set of the film. it ends with us. in a civil rights complaint, the actress claims she faced retaliation for raising concerns about his behavior on set. she accuses him of launching a, quote, social manipulation campaign camign to destroy her reputation. lively has also filed a separate lawsuit against baldoni over his alleged actions. now his lawyer is speaking out, saying the pair plans to now sue lively as well, and refutes claims that baldoni would enter her trailer uninvited while she was undressed, including when she was breastfeeding. we plan to release every single text

messages between the two of them. we want the truth to be out there. we want the documents to be out there. we want people to make their determination based on receipts. in a statement, the new york times stood by its reporting and said, we plan to vigorously defend against the lawsuit. a lawyer for lively says nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the claims made in her complaints. baldoni's lawyer also speaks about the allegations on today. that's ahead at 7:00, right after today in the bay. 548. the sharks celebrating a much needed win. it was tyler toffoli who got the momentum going for the sharks last night at the tank. his goal gave the team an early lead over the tampa bay lightning. then super mario. mario ferraro put another one away. that made it two nothing in the second. tampa would score one, but no more. final score sharks two, tampa one. that's nice to see as they're building their team. okay. talking about building a team as well. despite a down year for the 49ers, four players

were named to play the pro bowl. that's the nfl's version of the all star game. the team also preparing for the final week of the nfl regul season, where josh dobbs will make his first start for the red and gold. here's today in the bay's anthony flores, with the 49ers staying home for the playoffs, many consider the regular season finale a meaningless game. it's not for several players on this roster, including josh dobbs, who's making his first start at quarterback. dobbs is auditioning for a job next season, either with the 49ers or another team in the nfl. this is the most meaningful week of practice for josh dobbs. in a 49ers uniform. the veteran quarterback will start his 15th nfl game, but his first in red and gold. i'm just excited for the opportunity to get on the field and play. it's obviously fun to be a part of a great room and be supportive of brock throughout the season, but to get a chance to get your number called and go out there and play and show what you can do is something that you never take for granted in this league.

dobbs has been on six teams since being drafted by the pittsburgh steelers in the fourth round in 2017. sunday will be a reunion in arizona. the 29 year old started eight games for the cardinals last season before being traded to minnesota. joshua dobbs coming in to play quarterback in replacing brock purdy, who went down with an elbow injury monday night against the lions. dobbs showed off his rocket arm and his jets by running for a late gameme touchdown. what else woud you expect from a guy who has an aerospace engineering degree from tennessee and is working on his private pilot's license? he's a dynamic player, you know, obviously a winner, proven winner. being able to go into different, different organizations and win there on short notice. so, you know, i'm excited for him and his opportunity. warner is expected to play sunday against the cardinals. he was selected to the pro bowl along with defensive lineman nick bosa, tight end george kittle and fullback kyle juszczyk. brock purdy was named an alternate. i'm anthony flores for today in

the bay. all right. well speaking of trending this morning christian juszczyk making a touchdown in the fashion world. she's kicking off her new clothing brand. so the brand is called off season. she says she's redefining fan apparel while bringing a fresh vision to the world of sports inspired fashion, merging the energy of game day with unparalleled quality and design. the first collection is in partnership with the nfl and features limited edition puffer jackets and vests. christian juszczyk gained notoriety with her designs of her husband's 49ers jerseys. of course, her husband kyle. she also made jackets for many celebrities like taylor swift and simone biles. and it's kind of funny. there hadn't been a new good look of nfl wear for women, so let's go and let's get those parkas ready because we've got our first real look at the sierra snowpack. it is so important because many water agencies rely on the snow melt to fill reservoirs. state water officials held the first survey of the year at the phillips station near south lake tahoe.

gives us a snapshot of how much we might expect to fill our reservoirs when it all melts down. they took six samples and combined the numbers with 260 other sites around the state, and so far we're about 108%. but it is still early in the season as of right now. feeling okay. but if we don't get more storms, we'll need a progression of monthly storms to keep going because otherwise we will end up maybe similar under average by the end of the year. okay, well, because of those december storms and rainfall in the past two years, we're in good shape in the south bay valley, water says reservoirs of 91% of average, about half the water we use in the south bay comes from outside the county. so the snowpack is really essential for our supply. and no rain here means snow in the sierra. we're going to have a little we bring me a little window of opportunity to head to tahoe this weekend. what do you think? i think maybe right now. okay. and not until later on in the evening. early tomorrow is

going to be coming down. yeah. is it going to be snowing up there, let's say, around. and even, you know, as you go up into the mountains, say around like, you know, your approach on 80 or 50, there is a winter storm warning. then it turns into an advisory at lake level. so really it's the peaks that are going to be looking a little dangerous as the morning goes on. so everybody say goodbye to laura. she has to go right now. got to go right now. and we see our snow pack. yes, it's looking okay. we look great for the central part and the northern part. it's really down into the southern part, which is a little bit concerning. just as all of those storms have trended towards the northern part of the state, la and down into southern california, they are really crossing their fingers and doing the rain dance for more moisture. and i'll tell you why in a couple of seconds why this could be looking a little bit concerning as we go on into next week. let's bring it back here. we can barely see the bay bridge. it is a misty morning that rain is starting to push on

through into the heart of the bay. we see it wet right t there through the bay bridge, parts of san francisco down into san mateo, and that line of rain making its way into the east bay, approaching the 680 corridor and up into the north bay. it's been raining there all morning long, and it will continue at least for the next couple of hours, finally pushing that storm line further east and down into the south bay. as we go on into the mid morning hours, we're going to keep a chance of a norther north, the north bay getting some thunderstorm activity, very light chances, but not non-zero if that makes sense. as we go on and track this line of storms, we see it turning lighter into the north bay. as we go on into the mid-morning and again into our lunchtime hour. the south bay looks wet, but that is about it. we should see some peeks of sunshine right around sunset, finally giving us a little bit of a breather and jumpstarting our weekend. our temperatures are going to be cold, much colder than where we were yesterday. it felt mild down here in the south bay in those mid to upper 60s. not today. we're going barely making it out of those upper 50s through san

jose. gilroy similar feel as we go up into the north bay. much cooler up there in lake county. that'll be it for the cold temperatures and the rain for a while. here's why i was mentioning that it could be concerning for that snow pack. notice that the western part of the u.s. is trending above average for those temperatures into next week. we go on and see our neighbors out towards the east and the south. they're preparing for some really cold arctic air that's going to be blowing that way. so maybe your business plans, your trips are out that way. pack your heavier jacket if you do have one in your closet here in the bay area the next couple of days. watch this. inland valleys. yes, we go on and talk about the rain and the cold temperatures for the start of the weekend, but then into next week we bump them up into the mid to upper 60s in some spots well above average, where we should be in the low 60s in our inland valleys for this time of year. in the peninsula and san francisco. a rainy start to our first weekend, but then drying out as we go on into the thick of it. let's go on and check what's

going on on the roads. we continue to talk about this problem on bart. no service from the coliseum to the oakland airport. there is some maintenance issues that they have to work out, but ac transit is providing those busses. we'll see how long it takes for this to clear up. remember wet weather bart runs slower across the grid. back to you. well, happening now, researchers at the university of pittsburgh have found a new way to help kids with asthma. they've created a way to test for different types of asthma using nasal nasal swabs. but the tests still need fda approval and more studies. according to the national institutes of health, asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting approximately 1 in 10 children. honoring the lives lost in new orleans still ahead on today in the bay, we hear from grieving families following the terror attack that took place on new year's eve in new orleans. nbc bay area streams 24/7. you can watch us whenever you'd like on roku or other streaming platforms. a lot more news ahead on this friday

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right now at 6:00. the battle for the gavel. mike johnson, facing an election today to remain hououse speaker. we're le with why? it could mean an uphill battle despite a republican majority. plus, i did not want to be one of them parents. they called me to. to bury my baby. i that's what i don't that's what i really want to see. honoring victims and survivors. ahead, we hear from the victims families who are still coming to terms with their tragic loss. following the deadly new year's attack in new orleans also, sounds of explosions rocked an east bay neighborhood. the close call after a gas station goes up in flames. this is today in the bay. well, good morning everyone. very good friday to you. i'm scott mcgrew. mar