savannah and hoda? >> we will watch marine one taxi to its position. the president and first lady will depart. barren trump, we understand, is already on air force one, in position, and ready for the flight back to florida. the president expected to address the crowd, including his adult children, chief of staff mark meadows, and several top advisers to the president this morning. >> kelly o'donnell, it is hard for us to tell from our perspective, but how many people are there awaiting the president? >> reporter: i would say several hundred people. there was a wave of them running to get into position. many wanted to be up close, at the front of the line, to see the president as close as possible. several hundred are here. president trump loves to measure his popularity based in crowds. today is not the day for that. you had to go through extra steps to get access to this military base. certainly, in the next few minutes, you'll hear the sound of the marine one chopper lowering. i've been competing all

hoda is loved by every single person on our crew in the control room.the producers, every person on the plaza, everyone. years with dateline prepared hoda to tackle each morning's top stories. is there an ongoing search for others? but away from today's anchor desk. let's go check it out. come on. she's been just as much at home. you got it, girl. what did it feel like today? it's the hoda effect. and there's just nothing in the world like it. and everybody feels it. because the source is genuine. do you feel strong? when i think about hoda, i really do think about her heart. that's who she is. that's what guides her and what makes it difficult. i'm so happy you came to pull her away from fans on the plaza, and sometimes we're like, we got to run inside for our next segment. she's like, i'll be right there. just one more. i mean, she never stops. part of an impact felt in front of and behind the camera, who has always been able to take the work seriously without taking herself too seriously. but some serious tears are in store friday. nobody wants her t

the today show starts next, along with the hoda as hoda kotb prepares to leave the today show. that's right. her last week on the today show. but we're always here for you. you can always turn to nbcbayarea.com as we update stories. join us for our midday news at 11 >>> good monday morning. tens of millions waking up to a winter blast. >> a massive storm on the move and creating a travel nightmare this morning. it's january 6th.

hoda kotb will co-anchor the "today" show. the announcement coming up. "today in the bay" continues right now. >>> it is 6::00 on this tuesday morning. good morning to you all and thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. it is nice to be back with you. >> nice to be back. >> some folks going back to work, some enjoying time off. >> you know that's trending on twitter, right? #backtowork. hopefully, you are feeling refreshed after the holiday. i wish we could have fresh air. that's in the forecast. we will still have a spare the air alert day. unhealthy air quality for the inland east bay and the santa clara valley. it's going to be a nice one. the high temperatures reaching the upper 60s. 68 in concord and san jose. 67 in napa and 64 today in san francisco. we'll talk about the rain in the forecast. it's coming up in seven minutes. mike gets you out there on the roads. >> that's right. for the most part, we are easing back to the workweek as far as the work commute goes. we have slowing south 680. there's

you heard hoda say it there. we told you they were performing, the high school marching band played during the rose parade. this is the group's first appearance in that parade. >> i watched that from my desk. they got a good chunk of air time. it was fun to watch. >> you look closely. >> this is when i had my high school -- well, it was black and white. our band is next, our band is next. commercial. >> that is the worst. that is the worst. >> we are going to get some rain, so you'll have something to do this week. >> in case you are bored. you have to work harder. that's what i'll be doing this week, tracking in the rain. we are so looking forward to it, at least i am, as we have changes here. we need this rain. one reason why we have had such unhealthy air quality, the rain will help improve the air quality. once we see the winds picking up as well. it will be unhealthy today, another dry day, santa clara valley, will have the worst air quality and wood burning illegal today. the temperatures are very cool to s

i'm not going to miss one second of celebrating, hoda. how about a hoda?s morning, the today show making her final day a very special day as the co-anchor there at today. her thoughts about what this day means and a look at some of the tribute a door. it's going to be in the mid 40s. stepping out there and it's all clear. we will have a lot of sunshine again today with a light wind and our temperatures warming up nely back into the mid 60s. we'll talk about the weekend coming up in a few minutes. and being friday, oakland shows a nice easy lighter drive right now on the nimitz. a note that bart connector to oakland airport still running every 18 minutes. it's a little bit slower than you might expect. doing some maintenance. you can take ac transit bus 73 if you need something quicker. well, good morning and very happy friday to you. markets were closed yesterday in observation of jimmy carter's funeral. back open this morning with the treasury note the yield hitting its highest point since april. we've talked about how that affects mortgage rates. so this

hoda, an ordained minister, and guess what?oda will be the one to marry the couple later this morning. congratulations to the couple. >> not the first time she has done that. weddings on the plaza. doesn't have to be june. >>> we will have great weather here in the bay area, in case they want to head here for their honeymoon and we will let them know what to expect as we head into the weekend. outside, the temperatures and the forecast for the morning in santa rosa, temperatures were in the mid-50s. it's a cloudy start. we will continue to see the clouds and temperatures in the mid-50s through about 9:00, and then clearing sunny and very nice and the weather we have seen from the past few days continues today. here's a look at our high temperatures. we are back into the low and mid-80s for the south bay with los gatos reaching 85 degrees. 86 in morgan hill. for the east bay, mostly mid-80s with antioch headed for 88 degrees, and 84 in danville. in hayward, expect a high of 78 degrees. we are going to keep it mild as well for mu

hoda kotb is back in studio 1 as she rejoins the "today" show family after her maternity leave. her playing with her daughters hayley and hope. hoda is sharing with viewers how she happily filled her days during her time off. >> look, we miss a lot of our lives. we all do. we work. we have, you know, a lot of people are pulling on us, but for this tiny little window, i got to not miss anything. >> the wait is over for you this morning. you can see hoda this morning starting at 7:00 on the "today" show, that's right after "today in the bay." >> it will be nice to see her back. >> yes. 4:57 for you right now. >>> coming up here on "today in the bay," meteorologist kari hall is looking at the weather for us. >> as we look out in fremont we start out with mostly clear skies and 60s and a goodule warmup. a little bit cooler. more on that coming up next. >>> and the north starting to see a few more cars, san rafael southbound for your commute, no delays obviously. we do have a return for that commute after the vacation, a good time. >>> right now at 5:00, the worst fears realized. mor

>> i wanted to see if hoda was invited to the zoom? >> it's hoda, and you say, okay.hink of the memory there. >>> 5:18 for you this morning. we go to kari looking at the forecast for us. we need to expect a warm-up. look at that behind you, we don't get any rain and that's the bad part about all this? >> yeah, we have been keeping an eye on the drought monitor, and we know we have several days of warm and dry weather. i wanted to give you the update. thursdays are big days in the weather department this time of year because we get the updates of the drought monitor and we are looking at parts of the state right now in a severe drought, about 13% of the state. here in the bay area we are under a moderate drought and we know the storm track has been across southern california, so they are not even seeing abnormally dry conditioned. a big split as we look at where we stand with our drought conditions for california and for the bay area. once again, very dry. that for the north bay could mean our fire season could start a lot earlier. it's possible that in july we could s

hoda effect. i mean, hoda is loved by every single person on our crew in the control room, the producers, every person on the plaza, everyone. and it's because she gives so much. she gives so much love. she is a one woman love bomb detonating everywhere she goes. wow. the week long celebration begins later this morning on today at 7:00. right after today in the bay. that's nice. good for her. and it was a very glitzy start to this year's awards season. as the golden globes took over l.a. last night, several bay area stars won big, including ali wong, who took time to thank the bay area in her speech. you know, i come from san francisco and that's where i started doing stand up, and i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all the stage time that i got there. it was nice to see she highlighted the punch line there. well, wong earned the award for best standup comedy performance for her netflix comedy special single lady. this is the second golden globe for the pacific heights native. another bay area ar

hoda. yeah, we know her. >>> let's get a look at the forecast for today, and kari, it has been nice and sunny but we realize though we are not getting any rain. >> right, and it's not good news for us. just a few minutes ago the drought monitor was updated and the numbers for california have been worsening, especially northern california where now they have had to declare an extreme drought for about 4% of the state because of the really dry conditions, but for southern california we have seen some improvements as storm track has been recently over southern california. they have benefitted from all of the rain. as we bring it here to the bay area, we went from a moderate drought to a severe drought. anywhere from san francisco over towards the east bay up to the north bay, and we are really lacking that rainfall. in fact for the water year in santa rosa, we need over 15 inches of rain to catch up to normal. that's a huge amount. so it looks like even as we go deeper into our dry season, we

can't wait, can't wait for hoda to get back. >> i know, we had a great summer but we missed our hoda, but not for much longer. she's going to be here soon. >> that's what i hear. the gang is going to be back together. >> reunited and it's going to feel so good. >> hey, again. >> they said it, hoda returns tomorrow. >> 7:00. during "today in the bay" tomorrow we'll share some moments from hoda. she'll reflect on her summer with her two little girls while on maternity leave >> if you're on maternity leave summer is a great time to do it. get you relaxed. >>> coming up, we are following up on a south bay hit-and-run crash over the weekend, the two men that are dead this morning, who police say they're still looking for. >>> and we'll do washington by the numbers. category 5 right also 53 and 14, we'll do it when "today in the bay" continues. humira patients, you inspire us. the way you triumph over adversity. and live your lives. that's why we redesigned humira. we wanted to make the experience better for you. now there's less pain immediately following injection. we've reduced the size

got you, hoda. i change gloves in between each mask. and i use a different swab on the outside.ere, this is sheinelle's. outside of her pretty pristine brand new looking mask. remember the outside of the mask is the part we likely touch the most with our hands. stylish mask, craig, that looks like a coffee stain. i label each swab and then they're off to the lab. we enlist the help of columbia university microbiologist dr. susan whittier. she transfers whatever's on the swab to a petri dish. the results are in. this is the moment we've been waiting for. these are the swabs we cultured. >> whose masks had nothing on them. >> dd was negative. >> dylan dryer, no bacteria on the outside or inside of her mask. >> no. >> wow. >> but what about the rest of us? >> savannah, hoda, shanl and i had skin bacteria growing on the inside of our masks. >> that does make sense. a large majority of the mask is on your chin or above your nose. >> they can't make you sick? >> it's our normal skin bacteria that we would find on 100% of people. >> outside the masks -- craig had a little skin bacteria

hoda is officially the co-anchor of "today." >> there you have it. it'sff

hoda, i mean, you know, for the moment, all we can say is we are heart broken. i'm heart broken. he is loved by many, many people here. i'm heart broken by the brave colleague that came forward to tell her story and other women with their own stories to tell. we are grappling with a dilemma so many people faced the past few weeks. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation they have behaved badly. i don't know the answer to that. >> that conflict of emotion is expressed by anchors of cbs this morning news program as the cbs news fired charlie rose last week for inappropriate sexual conduct. coming up at 6:30, more reaction from lauer's "today" show host al roker. >> many people having reaction. we are bringing in scott mcgrew because shortly after the news broke, president trump reacted by tweeting. >> he's been attacking the media. see what the president has to say this morning. wow! matt lauer just fired from nbc for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. when will the top executives at nbc and comcast be fired for putting out so m

hoda, i mean, you know, for the moment all we can say is we are heart broken. i'm heart broken for matt, he is my dear, dear friend and partner and loved by many people here. i'm heart broken by the colleague who came forward to tell her story and the woman who have their own stories to tell. we are grappling with a dilemma so many people have faced these past weeks. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation they have behaved badly. i don't know the answer to that. i do know that this reckoning that so many organizations have been going through is important. it's long overdue and it must result in workplaces where all women, all people feel safe and respected. as painful as it is this moment in our culture and this change had to happen. >> yeah, it did. this is a very tough morning for both of us. i have known matt for 15 years and i have loved him as a friend, as a colleague. again, as you were saying, it's hard to reconcile what we are hearing with the man who we know, who walks in this building every single day. we were both woken up wit

hoda was about 30 yards to my left here so she's getting cued up for the "today" show.days how we do it around here. >> birthday month. >> good seeing you. thanks. >>> let's check in with kari right now. good temperatures today. >> yeah. whether you're celebrating a birthday or not, we've got some nice temperatures. it is a little warm for the inland areas reaching into the upper 80s and up to 90 tomorrow. we're keeping it cool near the coast as we see clouds and fog linger for this morning. >> i have a crash in freemont. unfortunately southbound 680 jamming up out of sunol, one lane is blocked. here's the good news, look at the toll plaza. >> wow. >> it's weird. >> it's cleared up. >> yeah but slowing on the span but you know what, everybody is watching raj and us. >> we hope so. if you are we're thankful. we hope you return as well. that's what's happening on "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 as well. with a live local news update. >> take a look at this beautiful shot of san francisco. good morning. the entire bay area as we get started with this monday. let's m

i've got crai, savannah, hoda, and of course, al here. they love me.e. i know we want to say something by sorry. okay we are so excited to be here. it's so fun here. i got to ask you guys because everyone's watching all the stuff you're doing. you're doing these primo interviews. i need to know first. do you? how do you decide who gets each particular interview? i mean, are you trading pins? are you locking each other in bathrooms? honestly, it's like olympic spirit of harmony. i mean, i think we all have our lanes. look, hoda is essentially a member of the gymnastics team. i noticed that, yes. so she does the interviews. the girls love her so much, but i went with her to gymnastics. we have fun. we've been together in a couple of olympics together, and you do get emotionally invested with these athletes when you've seen them time after time. i mean, you know what it feels like. it's like you watch these little girls, which they were before, grow up. and, you know, and as you watch them, they get more confident. they just they they just become better e

good for hoda. >>> a same sex couple may have single-handedly brought back flash wedding mobs. remember those? check out what they posted online. ♪ >> had a lot of help when he surprised his husband with a choreographed dance to lady gaga's "stupid love" that involved nearly everyone in attendance. the video has gotten a lot of love online, maybe is just exactly what this world needs right now. i am trying to picture my husband doing that. never in a million years. laura, what about your fiance? >> my fiance, no, that's not going to happen. i would be more apt to do that than he would. but i'm going to tell you that's not going to happen either. >> we'll make sure the triplets are rolling just in case. >> i'm just hoping i don't fall down the big flight of stairs we have. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," we are just moments away from a red flag warning going into effect for parts of the bay area and pg&e says you've got to be prepped for those planned power outages. we are breaking down the time line on when thousands of customers could be in the dark. >>> plresearchers ann

hoda. hoda. all right. we got a weather station going here, and we don't need no holleration or any of the other ations going on. all right. it's been pretty windy, though. so as you're getting out the door, it's one of those days where you probably don't want to worry too much about your hair. we're going to see the wind advisory continue through 10:00. we've had some pretty high wind gusts, and it's stillreezy as we go through the next several hours. still, that threat of seeing some of the power issues and more downed trees, our hills are really getting the brunt of the high winds in the santa cruz mountains, as well as the east bay hills. mount diablo, still currently at 42mph and 65 at mount saint helena. and we're going to have another warm day already mild this morning and breezy sunshine and temperatures headed for the mid 60s today and about the same tomorrow, maybe even a lot more upper 60s and a few low 70s santa rosa tomorrow afternoon. headed for 71 degrees and 68 degrees in hayward. keeping in

it's building in studio 1a as hoda gets set to return to the "today" show next week. here's carson daly and al roker. >> this summer, carson, i was thinking about the fact when you talk about family, we probably spend more time with each other, the folks you work with, than your own family so you better like who you work with. >> it's 100% true, uncle al, and what helps getting up at the crazy hour we get up at, it's coming here and spending time with the people you love so much outside of work. >> these folks become an extension of your own family, and that couldn't be more true of our pal, hoda. >> yeah, here on the "today" show, our family back together in less than a week and i can't wait. >> yes! >> uncle al said it. >> just five days to go until the "today" gang is back together. >> make sure you tune in tomorrow for a message from hoda. 6:39 for you right now. >>> an alert as you hit the road. new perspective on a disturbing trend. the increasing number of drivers who are ignoring red lights with a deadly consequence. >>> plus, tracking dorian. the hurricane ga

hey blayne. >> reporter: hey, hoda. we just got new updated numbers from the secretary of state's office. i want to run through those. the first is a number that we've been watching, frankly, since election night. that's the number of votes still outstanding. we know that as of 8:15 this morning, later this morning, rather, there are about 8,197 outstanding votes still in the state of georgia. now that's across five different counties here in the city. the state, rather. but the biggest share comes from gwinnett county. we're watching that very closely, not just when the votes come in but where they're coming from. that gives us a good sense of where those counties stand so far and what we can possibly expect. so we know that the lion's share of those, more than half, about 4,800 votes are going to come from gwinnett county. that's a county that joe biden is already leading by about 58%. it's a metro atlanta suburb. another number of them are coming from cobb county. another metro atlanta suburb. but of the three remain

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. >>> the anticipation is building in studio 1a has hoda is set to return to the "today" show next week. everybody is sharing their excitement. >> i have been thinking about the fact when you talk about family, we probably spend more time with each other, the folks you work with than your own family so you better like who you work with. >> i can say what helps getting up at the crazy hour is coming here and spending time with the people you love so much, outside of work. >> yeah, you find these people become an extension of your family and that could not be more true of our pal, hoda. >> and yeah, she will be here on tuesday, and our "today" show family being back together in less than a week, and i cannot wait. >> al is excited. >> just five days to go until the "today" show gang is all back together. >> make sure you tune in tomorrow for a message from hoda herself. >>> tracking hurricane dorian, it's passing by puerto rico and taking aim for florida. when it will slam the area and how floridians are preparing. >>> coming up at 7:00, there you go, trisha yearwood performs on the "toda

hoda, i mean, you know, for the moment, all we can say is we are heart broken. i'm heart broken for matt, he is my dear, dear friends and partner and loved by many here. and i'm heart broken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story and any other women who have their own stories to tell. we are grappling with a dilemma that so many people have faced the past few weeks. how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation they have behaved badly. i don't know the answer to that. >> that was the sentiment last week at cbs news after cbs news fires veteran journalist, charlie rose. there are few details about what matt lauer's transgressions may have been. nbc news reveals more details, we will bring them to you later. laura? >> thank you very much, kris. we want to bring in scott mcgrew right now. president trump responded to this quickly. he is attacking the media and saw the opportunity. wow, matt lauer just fired from nbc for inappropriate sexual behavior in the pork place. when will the top executives in nbc and comcast, comcast owns

that works, i think we had kind of an instant thing. >> hoda says it's like a first date. easy and desperate. >> they will share more of last night's this morning as they start the "today" show in about ten minutes. >> hoda looks beautiful. >> i love that white. >> wearing one shoulder out. >> nobody wants to see that. >> tomorrow. tune in. >> it's all about the friday forecast, right, and so we're starting trying to get to our weekend with some fog and that's been really causing a lot of problems out ahead of this storm that will be moving in. now this is a weak system. it's not going to be a huge deal. it will give us some wet weather for this noon and into the evening for much of the bay area. as you check out the seven-day forecast at the om of the screen you'll see we will have some much colder temperatures on the way. a close look at the radar as of now the rain has not arrived but if you download the nbc bay area app as we go through the day you'll be able to track the rain as it moves in. and the fog, has that a problem for the south bay. san martin has visibility

that's hoda on the right there. they appeared to only dip her head in the water.er cohost jenna bush hager went full dive. i'm going to ask the audience, did i do a polar plunge? >> what do you think? was it more of a polar dip? i think it was a dip. >> yeah, it was a dip. the thing is, knowing her, she'll probably do it again. >> it looked like a hair commercial. put your hair in, come back out. >> it was cold, though. >> that's more than most of us want to do, right? even in san francisco, you know what, i'll dip my toes in a little bit. >> if that. pool today? >> it's still going to be warm today and we know the middle to end of march it's not supposed to be this warm. we had temperatures yesterday in the upper 80s in the north bay. we're already starting to see the fog as you come out of the north bay into san francisco, and it's going to keep temperatures down. take a look at the visibility right now as you're heading out for work. it's down to a quarter of a mile in santa rosa. we can see all of the fog near the coast and also some slightly lower visibility

hoda went with me. >> hoda helped her out there. they were passing out cookies. savannah and her family are huge eagles fans. during the game yesterday she posted a video with her an her husband and kids cheering for the game. >> letting everybody know i'll see you in that subway. >>> here's what's ahead for 6:30. breaking bankruptcy news for you. pg&e announcing a brauankruptcy filing what it could mean for your bills. >> and a car chase to the peninsula and back. >>> and the chana change could g around mount diablo. you're watching "today in the bay." if you want a car from a company that's been building them for 115 years, get a ford. if you want a car with driver-assist technology, get a ford. if you want waze and amazon alexa compatibility, get a ford. if you want a car that doesn't have any of that, get anything... but a ford. otherwise, you're gonna want a ford. ♪ -pg&e preparing for bankruptcy -waiting to see stock market reaction >>> we are anxiously awaiting the markets open this morning. no doubt pg&e will be a stock to look at. at friday it was tradin

hoda kotb is leaving the today show early next year. hoda shared a letter to the today show staff this morning about her decision to step down after more than five years as co-anchor with savannah guthrie. she also posted the news on instagram. hoda has been with nbc news for nearly three decades after previously working at dateline and as the co-host of the fourth hour of today with kathie lee gifford and then jenna bush hager. we'll have much more on this ahead at 630, including her tearful goodbye on set this morning. 539 right now, now to a live look at interstate 680 in walnut creek, the corridor that's now in line for a major makeover with the announcement of some serious funding. east bay congressman mark desaulnier has announced $166 million in federal funding for two projects completing the express lane gap northbound between highway 24 and highway 242, and also a new ramp system between the north main street and treat boulevard ramps to reduce some bottleneck traffic. desaulnier believes the improvements will boost safety and

can't wait for hoda to get back. >> i know, we got a great summer. >> we've missed our hoda but not muchr. she's going to be here soon. >> the gang will be back together. >> reunited and going to feel so good. >> she's returning tomorrow at 7:00, and during the "today in the bay" tomorrow, we're going to share some of her moments that she shared as she reflects on her summer with her two little girls while on maternity leave. >> i'm glad she got to take the time with her family. >>> up next, one of of the most famous faces in comedy right now hospitalized, after a rollover crash. how kevin hart is doing this morning. >>> plus -- >> i've heard of accidents but nothing like this, this is crazy. >> luckily no one was inside these cars in the south bay. brand new for you this morning, a destructive hit-and-run, what witnesses saw and what we know about the person who police arrested. >>> plus we'll do washington by the numbers. the big number of course is five, but we also have 53 and 14, when "today in the bay" continues. well well well, what have we here? a magical place...that's lookin' t

the week long hoda continues later this morning on today. that's going to start for you at 7:00, right after us here on today in the bay. need a little horn doo doot. well, you know what happening tonight. deal or no deal. island returning to nbc bay area. and this year, the reality tv game show is up in those stakes. how many of you did your homework? you studied? yes. good. now throw it away. oh, yikes. because just when you think you have the answers, the banker changes the questions. this season sees the introduction of a mysterious new banker. although joe manganiello won't say who it is, he did say they have ties to the franchise. legacy. i spoke with the magic mike star turned host ahead of tonight's season premiere. he says fans of reality tv can expect to see some familiar faces returning to tv as part of the competition. we have former survivor champion and parvati shallow, the black widow, one of the great survivor champions of all time. you've got the greatest big brother champion of all time, doctor will, making his return to re

. >>> still ahead, our special live conversation with "today" show host savannah guthrie and hoda kotb next. >> plus, a looming deadline. the last day to file taxes just ten days away. our consumer team breaks down the help you can get if you're running late. >> and big questions from twitter employees to elon musk and they're going to get some answers. let's take you out to the future for the question how is the stock market going to do today. it looks like a mixed today. >>> all morning long, we are taking a look at some of the giants team members making their debut. pederson, a local guy, he hit 25 home runs for the dodgers in 2016. played last year with the cubs and the braves. play ball. when it comes to cybersecurity, the biggest threats don't always strike the biggest targets. so help safeguard your small business with comcast business securityedge™. it's advanced security that continuously scans for threats and helps protect every connected device. on the largest, fastest, reliable network with speeds up to 10 gigs to the most small businesses. so you can be ready for what's ne

yeah you can watch biles one on one with hoda. right here on today in the bay. so much fun to watch. always so many great stories coming out. i think that gold medalist had come back from three acl injuries in four years, and any one of those could be season ending. yes, rebecca's pretty, pretty good. yeah, yeah, she's pretty good. like in the world. one of the few gymnasts that actually gives simone biles a run for her money. right. you know? yeah. all right, well, giving us a run for great sunshine. meteorologist kari hall. yeah, it's been great, but a little bit more intense in some areas. it's been heating those temperatures up. it will be a hotter day as we take a live look outside in san jose. it is bright and sunny compared to yesterday. we couldn't even see the sun rise because of the marine layer that moved in. and we are already seeing that clearing out for at least the south bay and a heat advisory will be in effect for today. will also be turning our attention to some of our higher elevations as the wind picks up, ther

craig melvin replacing the departing hoda kotb as co-anchor with savannah guthrie.the chance to talk to him. he calls this an opportunity he would have never believed. he would one day have to just be a part of a show that has become a major part of, of the country. i mean, it's america's. it's america's favorite morning show. so to just be associated with that on any level has been an honor for the past decade or so. but, you know, when they came into my office about a month or so ago and they said, you know, hoda's leaving. we really love for you to do it. i, i became emotional, a reminder hoda's final day on today will be friday, january 10th. craig takes over the following monday. well, trending this morning. the buzz building over the opening of the latest bay area costco. so it's opening on wednesday over in pleasanton, just off of interstate 680 on johnson drive in stone ridge. now a lot of fans, they just could not wait. pleasanton mayor elect actually posted photos on social media, providing a look inside and look here. these were people camped outside of t

also breaking hoda kotb leaving the today show.nal announcement just made this morning. plus, we are just hours away from the final a's baseball game here at the coliseum. the increased security as fans get ready to say goodbye. stay with us. you're watching today in the bay the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. ultimately, our fans understand that they have a moment in time where they can remember what turned them into the fan that they have become right now. at 630, a full range of emotions as former players and fans prepare for the final farewell. i have a lot of tissues that i'm carrying with me. it's hard. hours

don't miss our hoda brie jackson celebrating the many ways that hoda has brightened all of our lives. ready for one last morning filled with laughs, fun, surprises, and yes, probably a few trs when we seeea pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year, plus a free 5g phone. 656 for you this morning. want to welcome you back. we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories here on today in the bay. starting with developments in l.a. county during those wildfires. firefighters maxed out since early tuesday are getting a slight break from the extreme conditions. we have a live look right now at the palisades fire. firefighters trying to make as much progress as they can before the next roun

brandon chase wittenauer, many nick gomez hall, travis hough, david clines, sara hoda was a teacher.there is a candlelight memorial planned for 8:00 tonight. find a link to the specifics at nbcbayarea.com. this is the deadliest fire in oakland's history. the ramifications reach very far. >>> a lot of healing to come here. we are getting a better picture of the aftermath of this horrific fire and the founder of the ghost ship. derek ion confirmed he's on felony probation. within the last hour nbc news received a response from him. >> bob redell joins us live with more on what he had to say. >> derek ion who we believe is staying at the marriott did release a statement to nbc news to clarify comments he made on facebook which he lamented about the loss of material possessions. "if my previous facebook post i had no idea there was loss of life. this tragic event consumes by every moment. my heart is broken. my heartfelt condolences to family and friends who suffered the loss of loved ones." he generated a lot of anger when just two hours after the file he posted on facebook everything h

david clines. 30-year-old sara hoda was a teacher. a candlelight memorial is planned for 8:00 tonight at the pergola at lake merritt. this memorial will continue to grow. this is just one spot. there are other places where in the fencing people have been shoving little messages and flowers, as well. that will continue as more of the victims are identified by name. kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> nice memorial there. >>> terrifying images of smoke and flames ripping through that warehouse in oakland. this is video we obtained from darren marshall, an eyewitness at the scene of the fire on friday night. we received dozens of photos and videos like this from viewers. you can head to our website at nbcbayarea.com. >>> our coverage of this deadly fire continues on our website, as well. we are updating all our digital platforms in our coverage here live. stay with nbc bay area. >>> we will return there shortly. now to national news happening. less than two hours ago president-elect donald trump is tapping former rival ben carson for a po

i think we had kind of an instant thing. >> hoda says it's a first date. and i'm easy and desperate. >> they'll share more of last night's fun this morning on the "today" show which starts at 7:00 after this newscast. >> i really like them together. >> we work together all the time and it's all about how the roads are moving and then how the weather is impacting the roads. here is a look now at rain still well to the north of us. that is not from the incoming storm. at this point it looks like a fairly weak one and will bring in scattered showers. we start out with some fog and then we'll start to see the rain to the north of us moving to the south. the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen as we check out our current visibility. look at this. san martin down to zero. it is dangerous in parts of the bay area. as you're starting out getting dressed this morning you do want to make sure you have a hat and umbrella, you're prepared for the rain and with our cooler moving in, a good idea to have a jacket and some boots or some shoes. we'll see t

>> i think you would be pretty lucky, hoda. >> i would be lucky.. >> let's take that bet. >> your odds, hoda, though. watch the whole interview on the "today" show, coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." she's amazing to watch. a powerhouse. good to see. >>> you may have noticed we are all wearing purple today. today is anti-bullying day. so important to remember the lgbtq community and no bullies, all love. >> spirit day out there. definitely stand up against bullying, if you see something happening, step in and say not on my watch. >> there you have it. a lot of purple today. >> and make sure about short sleeves, too. >> yeah, i did think about that. it's hot today. >>> we have a fairly mild start to the day, but the heat advisory begins at 11:00, and after that the temperatures will be ramping up quickly with the heat advisory continuing until 11:00 for all of these areas shaded in orange once again for today. it's also a spare the air alert day. if you can carpool or catch public transit, that will help reduce the amount of pollution

>> a while ago hoda was doing something with an iphone and apple watch and she called it to see how itthe watch with her number on it. so people during the show started texting and calling hoda. >> i remember that. >> she says she got thousands of messages and calls. >> wow. >> i just posted on social media about the squid game number and also jenny back in the '80s there was a song. >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> let's look at that forecast. >> let's get a look at what's going on as we start out this morning as we're taking a look at storm ranger. we've powered it up because we have a little bit of light rain. often what happens this time of year is that it evaporated before it hits the ground. it's possible it may make it to the surface. for the most part, we are waking up to a new weather system coming in. take a look at san jose, getting ready for a beautiful, colorful sunrise as the sun comes in beneath the clouds. we're starting out with a chilly 53 degrees right now. it's going to be slow to warm up throughout the morning. clouds are going to linger for quite a while with some peek

hoda kotb and al roker will cover the road parade. i always love to have that parade on in the background maybe if you are making something special to eat, christina. >> good morning to you. that is a great parade. i have actually seen it live before. it is much better on tv, i think, personally, because it is cold out there. you don't get those great perspectives, those high cameras. temperatures are looking good in san jose. chilly out there. you can make out the swinglitwi lights in the distance. we have to wait for the sun to come out. temperatures are going to climb, nonetheless with the short days and into the 70s and close to it. a comfortable afternoon shaping up. this might not be comfortable. a lot of people choose to do it. the polar bear swim at aquatic park. 28 degrees. it will be milder, in the 50s. it will be cold out there. make sure you are ready to bundle up. a lot of people doing that. it is happening all the way until 1:00 p.m. we will see some high, thin clouds move in. as we wake up and meet back here tomorrow mo

still ahead, a preview what have listeners of hoda kotb's podcast "making space" will learn this season. >>> nationally flightaware is putting the number of delayed flights at more than 4,000. stick around. we'll talk about that and much more ahead right here ontoday more ahead right here ontoday in t "he when you're through with powering through, it's time for theraflu hot liquid medicine. powerful relief so you can restore and recover. theraflu hot beats cold. it's o official, a america. xfininity mobilele is the fastest t mobile serervice. and gives s you unmatched d savings withth the best t price for two lilines of unlnlimited. ononly $30 a l line per momo. thatat means youou could save hunundreds a yeyear over t-m-mobile, at&t andnd verizon.. the fafastest mobibile seservice and d major savivi? cacan't argue e with the f f. no w wonder xfininity mobile isis one of ththe fastestt growowing mobilele services, nonow with ovever 5 million custstomers and d counting. get t in on the e savings and swswitch todayay. >>> it is 6:24 this morning and a bit of a reprieve for convicted theran

. >>> "today" show hoda kotb will be live from windsor as "today" kicks off its coverage of the royal wedding. you can catch live coverage as it happens saturday starting at 1:30 in the morning right here on nbc bay area. >> i have royal tea, tea tin from the past one, kat relationship and william. >> p -- katherine and william. >> sipping your tea and coffee. a nice one today, starts out with cool weather. we go to campbell for temperature trend. pat 10:00, 56 degrees, a few clouds here and there. it all clears out through the day. normally up to 74 degrees but we'll stay just below that for today. checking out our school day forecast for livermore in the tri-valley, up to 54 degrees and clearing out once again as we head up to 68 at 1:00 today. we'll talk about what's ahead with our temperature trend in fremont. mike takes us to oakland. >> we have a concern, kari, as we get close to school hours folks traveling through the area. no problems for the tri-valley, dublin exchange and slowing through hayward easing off in castro valley for northbound 238. either off the freeway, looking

all the way through kathie lee and hoda. that's mike's favorite program.is tracking something serious. let's get right to that. >> i am tracking something much more serious than hoda and kathie lee. the south bay, a major crash reported over the last half hour. it has had traffic jammed up north 85. reports in the chp say, vta bus involved with three other vehicles. now, no dtls and injuries. some have the ambulanced called as well. it is jamming traffic from 85 after you get past 87 all the way back to snell. snell is probably your best route out there. that's why traffic does stop there. folks are now going on to city streets which i'm imagining are going to get a heavy flow of traffic because all these coming off of 101 are jammed. there is slowing on 85 north as folks rejoin that freeway. also, slow on the monterrey highway area coming up. 101 is still okay. 101 up to 280 and around the area. it is a lot more mileage. it keeps you clear of that crash. a final check of the day's other top stories. >>> a stanford professor diagnosed with lieukemia is tur

one week from this morning, hoda returns to the "today" show from maternity leave. >> here is co-hostguthrie talking about what she's missed most. >> i love doing girl talk with hoda before the show. we chat about our kids, have a laugh. it's been the best way to begin the morning. i've really missed our talks every day. i cannot wait until she's back and in this seat beside me right where she belongs. one more week to go and then our sunshine is coming back. >> we'll have more from the "today" show. if i ever leave, i hope you guys say that. >> duh! >> we'll have more coming up through out the week as we countdown count down to the big return. >>> 6:42 right now. coming up on "today in the bay," how a teacher is fighting back over being fired and why he believes his termination was unjest. >> what scientists found in lake tahoe that is raising a lot of concern this morning. >>> plus celebrating women's equality day. mattel is honoring rosa parks and sally ride with their own barbie dolls. take a look at it. when will we see them go on sale. >>> we're pretty far away from the primarie

good morning, hoda. >> good morning, marcus. good morning, laura. thank you for letting us reveal some exclusive news we're going to be sharing with viewers later this morning. so you all know the halloween show is one of our favorites every year. but like everything else this year will look a little bit different. we'll miss our plaza crowd. so here is what we're going to do. we're reaching out to viewers across the country to help us celebrate in a different way. all next week as we count down to our own halloween show, we will fill our virtual plaza with people showing off their fanfare, their costumes. we want to say the bay area represented. get your costumes ready. now hold on, there's more. every day we're going to choose one person or group with the best costume to be part of our "my today" plaza on friday, october 30th. be sure to sign up. get ready to celebrate halloween on "today." marcus and laura, let's get the party started. back to you. >> you know how we do it in the bay area. >> oh, yeah. >> laura -- >> got to get creative with thos

. >>> savannah guthrie is making good on herbert with hoda copy . she is going into new york subways singing in eagles gear. >> couldn't really hear her singing. >> i guess they were talking about it. >> great sportsmanship from hoda as well. savannah and her family are huge eagles fans. during the game yesterday she posted a video with her an her husband and kids cheering for the game. >> 5:27. coming up next on "today in the bay," top stories we're following. breaking news, pg&e's announcing it's filing for bankruptcy. we're live at pg&e headquarters. what it all means for you. >>> and new for you, san francisco police officers chase down a suspected d ushgui drive through three cities. how that suspect used a car as a weapon. >>> and a live look outside. bay bridge toll plaza. monday morning. we have a look at that morning commute and a look at your work week forecast. what is changing? you're watching "today in the bay." if you want a car from a company that's been building them for 115 years, get a ford. if you want a car with driver-assist tec

and this morning hoda is reflecting on the 2015 charleston church shooting rampage.r whole perspective on life really shifted with wisdom that was shared by survivors that she spoke to in the aftermath. >> when she said that they forgave heart because i was like, wow, you don't forgive him, it is like so you have to figure out when to put something down. it is liku are going to throw it at someone because you are so mad and you realize that you are burning yourself. >> good perspective there. "today" is remembering some of the show's most powerful moments all week ahead of that special 70th anniversary celebration that is coming up on friday. a look back even when they had the monkeys on the show. >> and hoda said that you are burning yourself when you are holding on to that. >> got it let it go. move on. >>> and we'll move on this morning. the top stories that we're following, including covid test chaos in san francisco. the reason why many sites were forced to shut down and the help that may be coming. >> reporter: and from testing to boosters, i'm kris sanchez in

this morning on the "today" show, hoda kotb talks to oprah about our prime tame interview with harry and meghan markle and some of the criticism that followed. >> people have to speak out and prince harry has been speaking out. with his speaking out, oprah, he's gotten some criticism, i don't know whether it's for speaking out too much. he asked for privacy, and now people feel lik him everywhere. what are the not understanding about what's going on? >> you know, i asked for privacy and i'm talking all the time. so i think being able to have a life that you are not intruded upon by photographers or people flying overhead or invading your life. >> you can watch the entire interview coming up on the "today" show. >>> also coming up next on "today in the bay," we're going to cover some top stories including covid restrictions that are easing across the board as a lot of people in california are getting vaccinated now. why some bay area businesses say they're not ready to play ball just yet with some of the loosening rules. celebrate memorial day with the values you want on appliances. l