don't drown. that applies to people as well as cars. right now, at 6:00, cleanup efforts are underway after deadly storms ripped through the bay area. we are tracking conditions for the upcoming weekend. plus, if they want to rip the american people off, then they're welcome to take this buyout. buyout blocked. the pushback after the administration's buyout offer was put on hold by a federal

judge, and the growing fallout over the race to shrink federal spending. and new concerns after a cat catches the bird flu in san mateo county. the steps you can take to protect your animals. this is today in the bay. thanks for joining us this friday morning. i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. we'll check that morning commute with mike. hopefully it's light out there and hopefully the rain is lighting up as well. kari. yeah, we still have some spots where you're dealing with a soggy morning commute. turning on the windshield wipers. and the last little bit of this storm system is rolling on through. so another wave of rain at least before noon. and then after that, things start to quiet down. but we have it under control. as we track it with storm ranger. we are seeing the rain right there over san francisco and near san bruno mountain, where we have our storm ranger parked. it's picking up on that rain that's moving down the peninsula, and at times when you're driving either on 101 or 280, we're

seeing some pockets of some heavy rain that also extends over toward 880. as you're coming through fremont and heading toward hayward and over toward the san mateo bridge, we're also seeing the rain moving through the tri-valley as we take a look at the forecast. still a chance of rain through 11 to 12:00, mainly south of the golden gate bridge. but then this afternoon things are looking much better. and mike, are we looking at a friday light morning? we are. it is a light friday morning, but it gives me an opportunity to show still damp roads out there. as kari talked about, there were some scattered showers. you might still have some slicker roadways where you can go at a little bit higher speed because things are lighter through the area. we'll look at this areas in contra costa county with the green highlighting, still green sensors as well. just watch those speeds as appropriate for the conditions. highway 37 a little build, a little slowing across the bay bridge, but no backup and no metering lights yet. this is the slowest spot this section of southbound 101. southbound 680. i'm sorry. as you head down through pleasanton, just shy of brendel. we had an earlier crash. there

may be a vehicle in lane still going on there. that's the only real slowdown against liquor roadways. do demand that you use caution though. back to you. thanks so much mike. well this morning many across the bay area still cleaning up after this week's storm caused landslides and downed trees. sadly, two people were killed in the north bay. today in the bay bob redell joins us now. and, bob, first responders are really trying to get that message out to people to stay safe. and first responders there saving lives. one in a very remarkable way. there was a woman who was driving her car in marin county. she says her vehicle hit a puddle, lost control, slid into a creek where the water was very deep. this is body cam video of a marin county sheriff deputy. you could see him and hear him breaking the window to this woman's car. you can see most of

her car was submerged in that creek. fortunately, the woman was able to keep her head above water long enough for that deputy to pull her out and get her back to dry land and safety. she was lucky. two men were not further north in sonoma county. first responders recovered a man's body in unincorporated santa rosa. they believe he entered the water either on foot or a bike. authorities found another man in unincorporated calistoga. he was found dead in a culvert. his neighbors believe he is trying to clear that creek when he got caught in the water. a reminder from police and fire. stay away from flooded roads and creeks. you just can't tell how deep or dangerous those waters might be. this was the scene in san jose where the winds knocked down some very large branches in a man's backyard. workers with valley water. they cleared waterways of garbage and other debris to make sure that the water kept flowing and didn't overflow the banks and flood. you should be able to see the before and after on your screen.

i know many of us are tired of this wet weather, but valley water welcomes it as long as it's in reasonable, safe doses. these rainstorms are critical to help replenish our reservoirs. the more water that we can capture here locally, the less. valley water and other agencies have to bring in from outde the respective counties. during the dry months, about 70% of normal for this time of the year. so i've seen it creep up over the last storm, which means that that ground is saturated and we're starting to see that water run off into those reservoirs, which is good news for our water supply. and you're looking at images from the santa cruz mountains provided to us by caltrans. they had to close state road nine, big basin way due to a slide near one of its projects. a reminder from caltrans for drivers pay extra attention for potentially loose hillsides along those roads, especially if you're on the mountains, and especially after the storm has passed, because the land is still wet and still loose. reporting live here. bob

redell today in the bay. a lot of cleanup to do. all right. thanks for the latest, bob. to track the weekend forecast. our free nbc bay area app is a really great resource to have. you can actually just type in your zip code and get a customized forecast for your neighborhood. a federal judge is putting the brakes on the white house's attempt to reduce the federal workforce, at least temporarily. this has employees of the nation's main humanitarian aid agency. usaid also looked to the courts to save their jobs. today in the bay's alice barr joins us live from washington. and now it's where the rubber hits the road in terms of paying for those priorities. hi there chris. yeah, there's been a lot of discussion over at the white house and here on capitol hill about an upcoming budget fight that could get very messy. also here on capitol hill, democratic lawmakers who've been raising the alarm about billionaire elon musk's cost cutting moves have now introduced a bill aimed at protecting sensitive financial

information. while a key step to shrink the government is paused. the stories of this morning the trump administration's buyout offers for federal workers are on hold. a judge paused the cost cutting effort to slash the federal workforce until a monday hearing, after employee unions filed suit. a senior administration official tells nbc news more than 60,000 workers out of the more than 2 million offered the deal have taken it. that's fewer than expected. and as the white house urged more to accept, they don't want to show up to the office. if they want to rip the american people off, then they're welcome to take this buyout. democrats are arguing the buyout money is not guaranteed. my fear is these folks are going to get scammed and then be the first to be fired because they've raised their hands already on the chopping block. the u.s. agency for international development. two sources tell nbc news the nation's principal humanitarian aid agency, will shrink from more than 5000 workers to less

than 300. two unions have sued, arguing only congress could decide that while overnight thousands of workers at the general services administration were warned of substantial cuts, as the administration looks to reduce federal building space to match a smaller workforce. president trump, applauding the government downsize led by billionaire elon musk. elon musk is helping us on it, and he's pretty good. democratic lawmakers promising to fight back. targeting next month's government funding deadline. i n't see many democrats being willing to say, hey, we're going to pass a budget that is going to just funnel money to elon musk. president trump met with congressional republicans yesterday seeking to head off a government shutdown. in a party lineote. last night, the senate confirmed russell vote as white house budget director. republicans say he'll restore

fiscal sanity, while democrats fear he'll further freeze federal funding. he has argued that presidents can withhold spending, that congress has already authorized something that's getting a lot of discussion already. chris. all right. thank you, alice. so i want to talk again about democrats and what they're doing to kind of curb elon musk's cost cutting powers. right. so one concrete step, i mentioned that democrats introduced a bill aimed at protecting sensitive financial information. and that comes as the washington post is reporting, department of government efficiency. employees under musk have gained access to highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees, including treasury and state department officials and sensitive security positions. and that's according to four u.s. officials with knowledge. it comes at the same time the white house confirms one of those staffers, a doj staffer that was approved to access federal treasury department payment systems, has resigned after the wall street journal asked about his links to

a now deleted social media account that advocated for racism and eugenics. kris. all right. thank you very much, alice. 609 right now. high school students in the south bay are organizing a protest at 11:00 this morning opposing the federal immigration crackdown that's taking place outsiside kathleen macdonald high school in san jose. last night, our sister station, telemundo 48, spoke with the santa clara county sheriff's office second in command, about county enforcement working with the county's rapid response network for immigrants and also cooperating with ice. there's a lot of community panic when they see our office because we do wear similar colors to ice, and so we wanted to dispel some of the rumors and wanted to reassure the community that we do not work with ice. and if they have, if they start seeing ice in their neighborhoods to contact rapid response and confirm whether that is sheriff's office activity or ice activity. the sheriff's office also wants to remind people they provide safety and security for

everyone, regardless of immigration status. health experts on the peninsula are trying to figure out how a feral cat contracted bird flu. according to the notice from the county of san mateo, a half moon bay cat family, i should say, took in a cat that was showing symptoms. animal control officers later euthanized that cat, but it all comes after state food and agriculture agents recently confirmed the presence of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock somewhere in san mateo county. so should pet owners be concerned? a uc davis veterinarian says that in rare cases, cats have eaten raw turkey containing the virus. but feral cats are outdoor. indoor cats may get it through contact with dead waterfowl. if you fear your pet may have been exposed and is showing signs of illness, you should contact a vet immediately. 610 right now on your friday morning. taking a live look at san francisco. a nice start to our morning. clean. fresh. we're all ready for the weekend. kari. yeah, and

we have also had that rainfall throughout the week that is starting to wind down. and it will be a nice weekend, but we are still right now starting out with some cool temperatures. it gets even colder over the next few mornings. so this is actually quite mild compared to what's ahead. and as we track the spotty rain with storm ranger, we're seeing the rain in san francisco coming down the peninsula, as well as in parts of the east bay and in palo alto. we still have the water on the roadways. some of the puddles still remain, and our temperatures in the upper 40s, that will make it into the mid 50s as we go throughout the day. we'll talk about that weekend forecast coming up, but mike has a look at where you can fill up before you make those weekend plans. yeah. you know, getting to the freeway this morning, i saw that my local station had jumped up about $0.20. not quite so dramatic. we'll check over here starting in the north bay getaway. that's vallejo now through solano county, 379 at national petroleum on springs road in contra costa county. we have the lowest for san ramon. specifically, that would be 385

at freedom gas on acosta boulevard and in the county and the city called santa clara. the low is 387. we're pointing out platinum gas on washington street. you can pick your own area right by your house. most convenient@gasbuddy.com on the roadway, we are looking like a pretty typical friday. but as kari said, still some wet roadways, so do use caution. one key spot is slow southbound 680 heading out of pleasanton in towards sunol at pleasanton, sunol or just past there. an earlier crash may still have a vehicle in the roadway continued slowing through that one portion of 688 80 right here through oakland shows you a lighter traffic, but also sheen on the roadway may be slick again because of some scattered rainfall that might still be happening. back to you. thanks, mike. 612 right now super bowl sunday. but some nfl players are already big winners. coming up next on today in the bay, the big honor awarded to one of the 49ers. and we speak to another faithful about his nomination. plus, in business news, the rise of ai companions out to the

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storm ranger is still picking up on some rain in san francisco, as well as redwood city and extending over toward fremont. there still may be some heavy downpours here and there as we go throughoutt the morning, but things dry up for the weekend. we'll talk about it coming up in a few minutes. kind of see that sheen on the roadway here? we do have westbound 580 showing a little more build through dublin. there may be some slowing out of the altamont. the crash making its way to the shoulder. i'll show you what's going on at the bay bridge toll plaza. that might be the most change over the last few. well, good morning. very happy friday to you, honeywell. the last major american super conglomerate is going to break itself into three pieces, much like general electric did. amazon says that demand for cloud and ai is outrunning their ability to keep up. amazon says it will spend $100 billion this year on those projects. amazon's whole foods says it's not going

to recognize a new union at its philadelphia location, asking regulators to dismiss the vote that workers took. now those regulators, the national labor relations board, are paralyzed right now because president trump fired two of its members and it doesn't have a quorum. we just got the latest jobs numbers into the newsroom, a disappointing 143,000 jobs added to the american economy. the unemployment number went down to 4%. now, those arewo separate surveys using different data that are issued at the same time. usually they move in sync, but not always. the wall street journal says electric truck maker nikola may file for bankruptcy. this company has been full of scandal. it demonstrated a truck a few years back but didn't tell anybody. there was no motor. they were just letting it coast downhill. we talk a lot about artificial intelligence, how i it might threaten your job or how to use it at your job. but a growing number of people are using ai as

a companion, somebody to talk to. this has alarmed some people. former google ceo eric schmidt calls it a real threat, but like most technologies, it's both good and bad. the good side. seniors, the painfully shy, maybe people feeling lonely and just needs someone to listen can text or even call a virtual person. well, this sunday morning on our program here, i'm going to talk to one of the top makers of ai companions. and the reason i want you to draw your attention to this is we will have a very frank conversation about the dangers of these types of things. it's not every day you get a ceo to talk about that, right? it's a hard soundbite to clip out of an interview. so here's alex cardinal talking about one of the positives. there was one user i talked to just a couple of weeks ago who said that they left the house for the first time in three months at the encouragement of their ai companion, and that their ai companion being in their pocket, that if they were feeling nervous, they could talk to

them, get support from them, really help them take that first step. it's an important conversation for everyone, including parents. you can see it on press here sunday morning at 9 a.m, then stick around 9:30 a.m. commuter dodd as los tigres del norte on it, which is cool. i would like to announce i have the rolling stones on my show. i may have to cut them for time. oh my. like you're playing the music in t background or something? oh no. yeah. the full the full band. yeah. okay. we'll see if he can. just like damien. yeah. are you trying to one up? damien? why? what? let's see if scott mcgrew can move like jagger. yeah. no, no, he's very strict about not a no dancing on camera. exactly right. and probably no rolling stones on the show. we'll put a little asterisk on it. a lot of people looking forward to the super bowl this weekend. the countdown is on to sunday when the chiefs take on the eagles. here's a live look at the superdome in new orleans. now, while the niners won't be anywhere near the field this year, they're

making their presence known in the crescent city. take last night for example. the nfl holding its annual awards night. and 49ers. tight end george kittle won the salute to service award. yeah, it's all for his work with veterans and active military members. and while a former 40 niner eric armstead, won the nfl man of the year award, we spoke with the niners nominee, linebacker curtis robinson, about being recognized not just for himself, but for his teammate. we got kittle out here getting his award tonight, which he definitely deserves. and but for me personally, it's big for my family. my mom grew up in the area loving the niners with jerry rice and joe montana. so like i said, to be here all these years later as a representative of the team and to be able to have her on my side, it it means the world. very cool. we should also mention buffalo quarterback josh allen won the mvp award. minnesota's kevin o'donnell won coach of the year. all right. i think their mamas and daddies, we always like that too. all right. the morning after the big

game can be a little rough. you know, for those of us staying up past our bedtime. but a lot of us might need some extra caffeine, and starbucks wants to help with that on monday. starbucks will be handing out free. post game day coffee. you do have to be a rewards member to score the free hot or iced beverage, and, but you do have time to sign up for the deal through the starbucks website. okay. well, you may have noticed that our team is wearing red some shades of red this morning because today is national wear red day, helping to spread the word about women's heart health and some of the unique challenges that women actually face. not your typical symptoms, right? so yeah, some of those symptoms don't even have anything to do with chest pain, like what you expect with men. yeah. so we'll post some of those for you. all right. all right. layer up the red today for heart health, not for the chiefs. but we are going to have some cool temperatures for. and we're going to see some off and on rain. so grab the umbrella

too, at least for the next few hours. they're still going to be some wet weather in and around the bay area. a closer look with storm ranger shows the rain coming back to marin county. it's been raining off and on in san francisco, as well as down the peninsula closer to woodside, and we're also seeing the rain moving over toward hayward and fremont, with some off and on showers there and extending toward the tri-valley. with the rain pouring between dublin and san ramon as well as livermore. so expect the rain still to hit the windshield, but we are seeing them dropping the flood watch that was in effect for the north bay. there still may be some high water levels for the parts of the creeks. the santa rosa area. we may be watching some of those water levels still running quite high, but looking at san rafael, we're starting out this morning dry and still once again, a chance of rain through at least the early afternoon. after that, we dry out for the weekend with some cool temperatures, and next week the next storm system will

be arriving toward wednesday and thursday, and we'll be seeing another round of some cool but wet weather toward the end of next week. and mike, you're seeing changes now at the bay bridge. yeah, we had a crash over on these right lanes. so there you go. chp still visible in this shot. so we do have one lane that is blocked the lighter volume. but the metering lights are active now. a slow build at the toll plaza. again watch those right lanes. the rest of the bay, showing a nice easy light friday. damp roadways where? that's highlighting. and perhaps in your area as well. and the one unusual slowdown is south 680 toward pleasanton, sunol, with a crash there. we've got more news

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bob is dead and. right now, at 630, the murder of tech ceo bob lee is getting more national attention as dateline is set to air a new episode focused on the tech titans murder. ahead, we hear exclusively from those who worked on the case and also those closest to bob lee. and the us department of transportation says it's going to plug in. elon musk is to the nation's air traffic control. plus, the super bowl now just

two days from kickoff, bay area watch parties go on this weekend as the chiefs take on the eagles. this is today in the bay. right now we're just celebrating that. we made it to friday. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington. we do want to start the morning off with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. and the weather for the inside part of the weekend. on sunday. right. because we are going to have a lot of changes. and we are still dealing with some rain. as you're making weekend plans, seeing some of the spotty showers still affecting the bay area as you're getting up and heading out on this friday and stormranger still showing some rain in san francisco, parts of the peninsula as well as the east bay. a closer look shows that it is a soggy commute as you're driving anywhere from 280 just south of the san mateo area to woodside and over toward the san

mateo bridge, as well as the dumbarton bridge. getting some rain, but we're also seeing some downpours in fremont that's extending up towards sunol and into parts of the tri-valley. for morgan hill, there's still a chance of rain over the next several hours, but clearing out for this afternoon and that will be the trend for the weekend. laura. thank you very much. kari. 632 right now, in just a few hours. nima momeni the man who killed bob lee is expected back in court for the first time since he was convicted today in the bay's ginger conejero joins us live in san francisco this morning. ginger, this is a step closer to, i would imagine, a little bit of closure for the family of bob lee. that's right. laura, you can definitely look at it that way. the murder conviction for nima momeni nima momeni came down in december of last year. so today will be the first time that this case is back in court. now it is a status hearing to set a sentencing date. so we don't expect it to last for long. but it is consequential for the

families that are involved, including the family that lee has left behind. now, we were there throughout court proceedings and so was dateline, who covered this case since lee's death in april of 2023. on tonight's new episode, you will hear exclusively from investigators who worked on the case and from lee's family. christa lee was stunned. the father of her two children was gone. it was unreal. it felt like i was in a dream. it wasn't true, especially the way that he was taken from us. it just did not seem like it was reality. when you hear about bob, you hear words like, you know, brilliant, innovator, visionary, selfless, right? murder. not one of them. no, i mean, that just seems inconceivable. i mean, i think murder is always the last thing you expect. that is a clip from dateline under the bay

bridge, which will air tonight. and laura esparza status hearing is concerned. that will begin at nine this morning here in san francisco. and as we near a sentencing date for this case, it may still not be the last time that we hear about it in court. the last time that i spoke with bob lee's former wife, she said she plans to go after members of nima momeni family in court because she believes that they were involved in concealing details after lee's death. back to you. looks like some civil cases ahead. all right. thank you very much, ginger. and in regards to the dateline special, i actually spoke with dateline's josh mankiewicz about why the case captured such widespread attention beyond silicon valley. we love stories like this in which what you think you know isn't really what happened. the law enforcement and street crime situation in san francisco, whatever it may have been at the time, really had nothing to do with this. that's why we did it. i think a lot of people were interested in it because it confirmed something they already

lieved, which turned out not to be true. we'll have much more with dateline's josh mankiewicz in our streaming newscast at 8:00. our own sergio quintana, who reported on the case, is featured in tonight's dateline special. you can watch dateline under the bay bridge tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc bay area. then stay tuned for nbc bay area news at 11. well, president trump and elon musk plan to lay off thousands of workers from usaid today. scott mcgrew joins us now. that would leave about 300 remaining. that's very small at first glance. maybe some people ask, how are there thousands of people working at america's humanitarian aid offices? they're not there. the doctors in africa, the people digging wells in south america, delivering malaria medicine in asia, all of those people have been told to go home that they were on paid leave. as of today, many may not have jobs, though the firings. aid workers havep talked about undelivered food in

warehouses, pallets of medicine that will not be delivered, elon musk has said, without providing proof that u.s. aid is a criminal organization. stick around for our 8 a.m. streaming newscast. we'll have an interview with one of the doctors who will be affected. you know what? let's go back to those pictures. if we could, not only does the organization feed the hungry, it's an example of what political scientists call soft power. there is a reason those bags of flour purchased from american farmers are stamped with the american flag. the idea being winning over someone to your side with kind acts is cheaper than hard power, like military action. the layoffs at usaid are separate from the buyouts trump and musk are offering federal workers. that's been blocked in court for now. in a different federal court, california and a number of other states have sued doge from accessing federal computers and distributing federal workers

personal data. and in a third court, another judge has stepped in to block trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship. here's judge john rhyne howard from federal court, where cameras are not allowed. there are moments in the world's history when people look back and ask, where were the lawyers? where were the judges? in these moments, the rule of law becomes especially vulnerable. i refuse to let that beacon go dark. today, the senate has confirmed one of the architects of the so-called project 2025 to run the america's budgeting office. during the campaign, trump said he barely knew what project 2025 even was. he didn't read it, he said. at a prayer breakfast yesterday, m trump spoke about modernizing the american air traffic control system. you can't hook up land to satellites and you can't hook up satellites to land. it doesn't work. we spent billions and billions of dollars trying to renovate an old broken system. instead of

just saying, cut it loose and let's spend less money and build a great system. it's not clear what the president means about land and satellites. satellites connect with the land all the time. it may be how you are watching this newscast right now, but that mention of satellites made a lot of people think of elon musk. this is a picture he just posted from the oval office. musk, of course, has a satellite company, and sure enough, the new secretary of transportation tweeted that the doge team would plug in to the nation's air traffic control system. that caused alarm in washington. democrats asking republicans to join them in ridding washington of the world's richest man and his coterie of 20 somethings. and just last night, elon musk came out and we found out that he's interfering with air traffic control. when musk took over twitter, he repeatedly crashed that platform. it's not a big deal if your app doesn't load one day, but it is a huge deal

if you don't know if your plane is going to crash or not. sunday's super bowl will come with a political edge. both donald trump and presumably taylor swift will be attending the game or watching swift rooting for the kansas city chiefs. of course, during the campaign, swift encouraged her fans to vote.here was a measurable effect with people, young women in particular. she then later endorsed harris and walz. and there you go back to you. all right. thank you so much, scott. now to a live look at levi's stadium this morning. looking very pretty there in the distance. super bowl 59 might be this weekend, but it is also the start of a year long drum roll for the iconic santa clara stadium. because, as you probably know, levi's is hosting the biggest game in football. february 8th, 2026. this sunday, levi's and verizon are teaming up and the company is announcing the largest simultaneous super bowl party ever. verizon is holding its first ever super bowl fan fest in 30 nfl cities

across the country, including levi's stadium. all tickets have been reserved, according to the event's website. doors open at one in the afternoon if you are lucky enough to have one of them. if you did not get a ticket, though, there are some other options on where to watch the big game. several free parties at stanford in san francisco, including at novella in the mission, where doors open at two woodbury bar near oracle park, also having a similar event that starts at one. chiefs fans hoping for a three peat buzz works upon along 11th street is the place to be, and doors open at noon. we've posted a full list on our website at nbcbayarea.com. all right, let's see how the weather is shaping up for the weekend. we've had an off again on again rainy week. kari. yes. so it's all out of here for the weekend. if you are going to super bowl fan fest it's going to be sunny. temperatures in the upper 50s just wearing some extra layers for the chilly temperatures. but if you want something to help

from the inside out, how about checking out the sausalito super bowl festival soup tasting happening there? you can find those tickets online. it's going to start at 1:00 and only 55 degrees. and also looking at sunshine there as well. we're still celebrating the lunar new year. and in san jose, if you're going to the east ridge mall, it's going to be nice. highs in the upper 50s. and then those temperatures dropping very quickly into the lower 50s. and if you are going to enjoy the weekend in sonoma valley, we are still seeing some lingering showers this morning. but the rest of the forecast for the weekend is nice and sunny, and temperatures near 60 degrees. if your weekend plans take you to the sierra, pack some extra, extra layers. look at those low temperatures down to eight degrees by saturday night into sundnday morning, and there's still some snow showers. so we're watching out for the possibility of those slick roadways, as well as the possibility of needing some tire chains. just bring them just in case, and then the rest of the

weekend is looking much better as things clear out. it's still going to stay cool. mike, you're tracking that crash at the bay bridge. yeah, we're looking at lanes 1314 right there. some flares remain. they just started to burn out. i believe they've cleared all of the activity there from the earlier crash. better news as a gradual build up at the bay bridge toll plaza. excuse me. had a buildup of a cough there. had to get that out. there we go. now that's clear. and so is the bay bridge. we have a smooth drive just building through richmond. no major issues. the issue is the traction watch, the scattered showers that kerry has been talking about. still leaves some damp roadways, and we have a crash that continues to cause slowing. that happened early on here. south 680 approaching pleasanton, sunol that is the one stretch of it's exceptionally slow for a friday. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive north 101 slowing south 101. there is a crash around blossom hill. back to you. all right. well, taking legal action just ahead on today in the bay, the new fallout following recent fire at the moss landing battery storage facility. but first, here's

another edition of our school shoutout series. i'm miss brennan, and this is my first grade class at neil armstrong elementary. good morning, bay area. hey, good morning to you. kids, don't forget you can send us your school shout out, email it to school. shout out at nbc little faces in theeing their

i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally undersrstand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able

to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds]

646 and we are still tracking some rain as you head out on this friday morning rain in san francisco and oakland, as well as over toward fremont and parts of the tri-valley. so we will still have some rain, at least for the next few hours. but we'll talk about the weekend coming up in a few minutes. i'm talking about the weekend for vta. wanted to make sure folks knew orange line will not be available between alder and alum rock stations. you use the nearby bus stations as a bus bridge is in place for that weekend. note that they have track replacement work. this will imminently be improvements for the service just into our newsroom this morning. a lot of people in tennessee a waking up to this devastation. authorities say a possible tornado killed two people last night. it touched down in morgan hill in tennessee. that's outside of knoxville. the victims are a mother and daughter who lived in the same

house. three people were also hurt. they are expected to survive. first responders are continuing search and rescue operations this morning. and new details are emerging about a possible case of the deadly eaton fire. cause of the eaton fire in altadena. according to a regulatory filing, an old unused electrical circuit in eaton canyon may have had a hand in starting it. our investigative unit has obtained new cell phone video that captures the early moments of the eaton canyon fire, showing the flames around the base of a hillside electrical tower. that power line has been decommissioned, meaning the tower was out of service with no power. southern california edison tells state regulators it is exploring the possibility that the line somehow was energized. that fire killed 17 people and burned more than 14,000 acres. it is 647 new details this morning in a new lawsuit filed in response to the recent fire at the moss landing battery storage facility in

monterey county. the civil suit names plant operator vistra energy, but attorneys filed it in alameda county, where the plaintiffs say pg&e is headquartered. attorneys claim pg&e is a frequent partner with vistra energy, and the claim accuses the defendants of negligence that created harmful conditions. in a statement, pg&e says the fire was not a pg&e incident and the moss landing power plant is completely separate from pg&e substation thatperates in that same area. san jose sharks tomorrow hosting their own black history celebration, and the team plans to roll out some unique commemorative jerseys. this video gives fans a taste of what to expect. they were created by washington, dc based logo artist jordan dabney, who is also an active member of black girl hockey club, and she is going to be part of tomorrow's pregame puck drop. the sharks host the dallas stars tomorrow night at seven. all fans will receive a special beanie featuring her artwork, and it is very lively.

look how cute that is. very colorful, i love it. that's cool. i mean, i guess you can say cute when we're talking about the sharks. it looks tough. if you can make a shark cute. that was really tough. yeah, don't even start with that baby shark. there you go. oh, no. right here. yeah. hey, let's talk about the weekend. because i think everyone is looking forward to tryingut a little bit. drying out a little bit. it's still going to be cool, but i think we'll take it. yeah. after the week we've had. and it's mild right now as you're stepping out the door. it's in the upper 40s for san jose. it's 50 in san francisco. you can see the breaks in the clouds there. and it's 48 in walnut creek. but we do still have some rain. and we are seeing the last little bit of this storm system moving through right now. even some rain off the coast that will be moving in over the next couple of hours. with stormranger, we're able to see exactly where that rain is coming down in parts of marin county near the coast, and as well as san francisco. and once again, we are seeing the pockets of

heavier rain there, raining in pacifica and towards half moon bay. and then we're seeing the off and on showers moving over toward the east bay, from the bay bridge toward oakland, down to the san mateo bridge and near fremont. but we're also seeing the rain just passing through the tri-valley, and there's still a chance of rain through 9 to 10:00, mainly south of the golden gate bridge. and then here we are at noon, with a possibility of some rain for the peninsula, parts of the east bay. and then it moves down to the south bay by 2:00, and the rest of the day is dry and mostly sunny. the weekend is looking good, but the cold air will come down and we could have some freezing temperatures in the mornings. and then next wednesday into thursday there is a colder storm system coming in that could bring in some widespread rain as well as more sierra snow and even snow on some of our bay area hills. but look at how much snow we may see next week. after getting a big boost this week, there may be several more feet of snow in next week's forecast as we

approach valentine's day, but we are going to once again start to see the rain taper off here. snow ending in the sierra and a sunny weekend with chilly temperatures. and then next week will be turning our attention to that next storm system moving in on wednesday and thursday. mike, you're seeing some slowing in san jose. yeah, it looks like we're maybe starting to recover. loosen up a little bit from 280. the overcrossing there up to oakland road. there's been a lot of slowing now that's right up at the 880 interchange as folks join in with 101 where there was an earlier crash. the removal of that crash might have been visible enough to cause a distraction. there is a crash also north 280, and that bacackp may also cause more folks to take 101 instead of where they would normally go. just stick to your route because both of these crashes should clear relatively quickly. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. south 101 still has activity toward blossom hill. an earlier crash looks like it's still working the scene there, blocking just your fast lane. southbound. 680 looks like all lanes are cleared. recovery out of pleasanton in towards sunol. the build for 880 about the same

latitude as you head down through union city. no surprises. for the rest of the east bay. we show a gradual build for highway four highway 37 hold steady, slowing down the east shore freeway toward the bay bridge. the earlier crash and the flares are all clear from these far right lanes. and so there's one flare there. i apologize, but folks are using that lane. mild backup, but there is a slow drive across the span itself. back to you. thank you very much, mike. it is 652. happening now. one of san francisco's busiest safeway stores is officially closing forever. today is the final day for the fillmore district. safeway on webster street. the last of the items were actually sold weeks ago in a liquidation sale. safeway tells us the pharmacy will shut down. actually it did. yesterday the supermarket operated in the fillmore for the past 40 years. could hurt a lot of elderly people in that area with nowhere else to go. yeah. we are back with a look at our top stories this morning, including a high profile murder case that's back to the courtroom and the next legal phase for the man who killed a san francisco tech ceo.

the new national attention the murder is generating this morning as well. and president trump's plan to lay off usaid workers is now on hold. the critical hearing that may make or break their future.

656. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on today in the bay. one of those is about bob lees convicted killer who heads back to court. a judge is expected to set a sentencing date for nima momeni. he was found guilty of second degree murder for the deadly stabbing of the cash app co-founder in april of 2023. momeni faces 16 years to life in

prison. that hearing is scheduled to happen at 9:00 this morning. tune in to nbc bay area tonight for an all new dateline about lee's murder and the ensuing legal aftermath. our own sergio quintana, who reported on the case, is featured in tonight's special. you can watch dateline under the bay bridge tonight at nine right here on nbc bay area. then stay tuned for nbc bay area news at 11. this morning, the trump administration's buyout offers for federal workers are on hold. a judge has paused the cost cutting effort to slash the federal workforce until a hearing on monday, but the u.s. agency for international development remains on the chopping block. two sources tell nbc news the humanitarian aid agency will shrink more than 5000 workers to less than 300. two unions are suing, arguing only congress can decide that. stay with our 8 a.m. streaming newscast. this morning, scott mcgrew will have an interview with one of the doctors who will be affected. well, health

experts on the peninsula are trying to determine how a feral cat contracted bird flu. according to a notice from the county of san mateo, a half moon bay family took in a cat that was showing symptoms, and animal control officers later had to euthanize it. all of this comes after state food and agriculture agents recently confirmed the presencece of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock somewhere in san mateo county. kari got one last look at our forecast and we are starting out with some spotty rain. the showers still continue for the morning. it will be clearing out for the weekend and tomorrow morning. some frosty conditions, even freezing in parts of the north bay valleys. and then we're headed for sunshine. highs in the upper 50s and cool temperatures continue through the forecast. still once again, some lingering showers in san francisco. but for everything going on this weekend, it's looking pretty spectacularar. well, this is okay. san jose is starting to clear out a little bit from the big backup north 101 approaching oakland road. there was an earlier crash on the 880 transition that might

have been visible. we're breaking up there. south 101, still slow toward blossom hill in san jose. oakland. right here you see a little mist and some sheen on the roadway. there may still be some slick roadways because of those scattered showers kari is talking about. things will continue to get better, but with lighter traffic. watch those speeds on slick roads. want to be careful? no need. you will have to slow down here at the bay bridge. it's just filling in. it's light for friday and i know it's not really consolation. yeah. no kidding. well, we know that the today show just moments away. but for more local news, stay with today in the bay. streaming now on roku, pluto and other platforms live at 8:00. the all new action lawmakers are taking to boost fire fighting efforts across the state. state senator dave cortese will join us live to discuss. and that is what's happening today in the bay. the today show starts now. have a great day, a great friday