so nick sorensen has a decision to make. they also fired their special teams coordinator, brian schneider. a special teams was, to put it mildly, terrible this season for the niners. they were struggling in the kicking game. of course their kicker got hurt, their punter got hurt, but they had several breakdowns. so they're trying to find the right coaches in and get them going back in the right direction. okay. let's talk about the quarterback brock purdy. what are they saying about him. is he still a question mark or do they still fully support their quarterback? the biggest news out of today's press conference was the fact that they are committed to brock purdy moving forward. there is no doubt about it. so if you have questions, should they pay him? is he worth it? it doesn't matter what you think. it doesn't matter what i think. what kyle shanahan, who is in charge john lynch, they both support brock purdy. kyle shanahan called him a stud and says i expect him to be my quarterback as long as i'm here with the 49ers, the

nick sorensen was fired after the niners defense finished near the bottom of the league in points allowedhis season. one job the niners are not looking to fill. quarterback. today, the team reaffirmed their commitment to brock purdy. here's nbc bay area's anthony flores. after a disappointing six and 11 season, the 49ers wasted no time in making coaching changes in two of their weakest areas defense and special teams. but this offseason, the team still faces a numbe of tough decisions on who to keep and who to let go from their roster. 49ers head coach kyle shanahan spoke publicly for the first time since deciding to relieve nick sorensen of his duties as defensive coordinator. it's a real tough decision. i love nick as a person and i love him as a coach. i'm still hoping that we can keep nick here, but i do feel there's some other avenues that, in the long run will be better for the 49ers. several names are already being considered for the job. an internal candidate is brandon staley. the former chargers head coach was the assistant head coach and a defensive consultant for the niners th

cost the defensive coordinator, nick sorensen. look, schneider and sorensen were shockers. fensive captain though, has a consoling thoughts. >> i think nick has done a great job all season. >> we didn't do many favors. >> sorensen out tonight reportedly the team hopes to reassign him to another role. the san francisco defense was tied for 27 point per game this season. a search for the fourth defensive coordinator in as many seasons, starting immediately. nba, e 40 and terrel owens got a selfie the height man, frank appeared as for the warriors, the cannot blasted the first quarter and needed more against south korea the miami heat. curry had eight threes, 31 for the game to miami was aggressive on the final mess. hayward got the pushback for the halftime buzzer. they led by 13. curry try to keep it close. look at this move. the doves did cut the lead to two in the fourth quarter. golden state had trouble with miami's own defense and made the doves pay for wide open looks. he pushed the lead back up to 10. miami dictated defensive play, 114-906 , the record dropped to 18-18.

en la última conferencia del año, kyle shanahan habló sobre la salida de nick sorensen como coordinadorr option in the situation that we're in for our team. siguiente paso. firmar a brock purdy y la agencia libre. hasta aquí los deportes. domina la acción fue presentado por toyota. cuando la aventura llama toyota respo las barreras. le contamos dónde fue esto y qué dicen las autoridades sobre el incidente. y nos despedimos haciendo esto, siguiendo de cerca. los incendios en el sur del estado son 5. hasta el momento, incendios forestales que azotan el condado de los Ángeles. incendios que son impulsados por los fuertes vientos de santa ana que de momento ya han disminuido un poco. sin embargo, se espera que aumenten nuevamente. el incendio palisades pacific palisades ha consumido más de 15.000 acres, destruyendo más de mil estructuras y forzando la evacuación a miles de personas. esto es en el área de pasadena. el incendio ha quemado más de 10.600 y ha cobrado la vida de 2 personas, provocando múltiples heridos. por otro lado, el incendio en sylmar también ha afectado a más de 700 acres

sorensen was difficult. it was a real tough decision. i love nick as a person and i love him as a coach. still hoping that we can keep nick here, but i do feel there's some other avenues that, in the long run will be better for the 49ers now, one of the names being mentioned as a possible replacement is former san diego chargers head coach brandon staley. he worked with the niners this season as an assistant head coach and defensive con dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. demanding an unprecedented rollout of firefighters. dozens of local firefighters are already on the front lines and more are headed out this new video. san jose as jfrd sent two more engines th

also means the niners are going to have 3 new coordinators next season with defensive coordinator nick sorensen and special teams coordinator brian schneider. both of them not returning in those roles. of course, the biggest topic, this offseason quarterback brock purdy and a potential big money extension 30 pretty entering the 4th and final year of his rookie contract and both shanahan and lynch said today they're hoping to get a deal done. an extension sooner than later. parties numbers took a step back this year. but you got to keep in mind all the injuries that his offense had to deal with. he was out without guys like christian mccaffrey. brandon, iu trent williams on the line on and on. and he still threw for nearly 4,000 yards, had 20 touchdowns. 12 interceptions, of course, last season. pretty was an mvp candidate for 1208 passing yards. 31 touchdowns. 11 picks and he's got the full support of lynch and shanahan, phyllis. and i think what we know about brock is that he's our guy. we've got. >> you know, we have interest brought being around here for for for a long, long time. he's done

we know that nick sorensen is out as defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator brian snyder has also been let go. today we learned the clay kubiak going to be promoted to offensive coordinator, although kyle shanahan will continue to primarily called the plays. but still kubiak will become the team's first offensive coordinator since mike mcdonald in 2021. that also means the niners are going to have 3 new coordinators next season. of course, the biggest topic of the offseason going to be brock purdy and a potential big money contract extension pretty entering the 4th and final year of his rookie contract. and both kyle shanahan and general manager john lynch said today they're hoping to get that extension done sooner rather than later per his numbers took a bit of a step back this season. but keep in mind, all of the injuries that is often set to deal with guys like christian mccaffrey, brandon aiyuk trent williams. the list goes on and on. he still threw for nearly 4,000 yards and 20 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. of course, last season. pretty was an mvp candidate with

espn reports the niners are relieving nick sorensen of his defensive coordinator duties. he could remain with the team in a different role. kyle and gm john lynch are set to meet the media tomorrow. a frustrating night for stephen curry and the warriors against miami at chase center tonight. final seconds of the first half off the heat, miss haywood highsmith somebody box out. puts back the buzzer beater. heat up 13 at the half. trace jackson davis with one of his better games of the season. slams it home. season high 19 points. dubs down six after three early fourth. curry this is just silly. splits the defenders and lays it in. how about a score and shimmy at the end of it. curry had a game high 31. the dubs actually pull within one but it was all heat. after that you foul on the corner three. that's bad miami extending their lead. and then bam adebayo was a problem. dunk and one. and then later in the fourth. alley oop to the gold medal. olympian 19 points nine rebounds five assists. miami closes on a 2712 run. warriors lose 100 1498. they're 18 and 18 overall. macklin

sorensen was difficult. it was a real tough decision. i love nick as a person and i love him as a coach. still hoping that we can keep nick here, but i do feel there's some other avenues that, in the long run will be better for the 49ers now, one of the names being mentioned as a possible replacement is former san diego chargers head coach brandon staley. he worked with the niners this season as an assistant head coach and defensive c demanding an unprecedented rollout of firefighters. dozens of local firefighters are already on the front lines and more are headed out this new video. san jose as jfrd sent two more engines this evening, in addition to a strong team that was deployed earlier today. these are the latest numbers. at least five people have been kill. you're looking at live pictures. numerous others injured. that's in the. that's in altadena. the two largest fires are the palisades fire, which has burned more than 17,000 acres, and the eaton fire near pasadena. that's in also near altadena. it's burned more than 10,000 acres. about a thousand structures have been lost in each

kyle shanahan habló ante los medios por primera vez luego de despedir a nick sorensen como coordinador de bryan schneider. la prioridad principal para el equipo es firmar a brock purdy. los niners están seguros de tener al jugador indicado para liderar la ofensiva. what we know about brock is that he's our guy? we've got you know we have interest and brock being around here for a long long time. a brock le queda un año en su contrato de novato, pero se espera tenga una renovación millonaria para la siguiente temporada. um. i've loved these three years with brock. um. i played on being with brock. here the whole time. i'm here. sin embargo, esta renovación podría significar la salida de otros jugadores estrella. hoy, shanahan también habló sobre la publicación en redes que sugirió que drew greenlaw dejaría al equipo everything in the world. we can to bring greenlaw back and we're not into losing really good players. who are unbelievable people? lyn admitió que el equipo se quedó muy corto de sus metas, pero también dijo que hará todo lo posible para que los niners vuelvan a pelear por e

espn reports the niners are relieving nick sorensen of his defensive coordinator duties.emain with the team in a different role. kyle and gm john lynch are set to meet the media tomorrow. a frustrating night for stephen curry and the warriors against miami at chase center tonight. final seconds of the first half off the heat, miss haywood highsmith somebody box out. puts back the buzzer beater. heat up 13 at the half. trace jackson davis with one of his better games of the season. slams it home. season high 19 points. dubs down six after three early fourth. curry this is just silly. splits the defenders and lays it in. how about a score and shimmy at the end of it. curry had a game high 31. the dubs actually pull within one but it was all heat. after that you foul on the corner three. that's bad miami extending their lead. and then bam adebayo was a problem. dunk and one. and then later in the fourth. alley oop to the gold medal. olympian 19 points nine rebounds five assists. miami closes on a 2712 run. warriors lose 100 1498. they're 18 and 18 overall. macklin celebrini

nick sorensen is out as defensive coordinator, could be in the running for the special teams job.n staley will interview for the dc job along with other outside candidates. clay kubiak has been promoted to offensive coordinator. quarterback brock purdy is the franchise guy, according to john lynch. and both lynch and shanahan know this is a big offseason. >> we all got back. it was like you could tell we all were back. but you know, we wish we had a little bit more time. and when i look at a calendar now and realize we have 14 weeks until we need to get back, like i expect everyone to be ready to go and, you know, excited to really get this going and play some football. >> we don't plan on being in this place. don't like it. it's terrible to sit home and watch something that you expect yourself to be in the tournament. and we're going to go about the work and we're excited about the work to do just that. >> the warriors fell back to 518 and 18 overall after a 16 point loss to miami last night, and it wasn't even that close. is this rock bottom for the dubs stephen curry visibly up

and then tonight came word that the defensive coordinator, nick sorensen, is out.'s going to replace either man. warriors at chase center tonight's opponent opponent miami heat. steph curry was the one bright spotn the first half. he scored 20 points, but the warriors still trailed by 13. second half as much as the warriors tried to come back, miami just continued to pour it on. they ran away to a 100 1498 victor after starting out the season 12 and three. now the warriors have now lost 15 of their last 21 games. switching to the ice sharks are home entertaining the vegas golden knights. second period the sharks were trailing two to nothing when the sharks william eklund takes a pass in the slot. slaps right past knights goalie. sharks now trail by one. unfortunately, that was as close as the sharks would get, as vegas would score two more goals and go on to a 4 to 2 victory. well, after losing ace blake snell to the hated dodgers, the giants may have filled his spot with one of the best pitchers in a generation. according to multiple reports, they have signed thre

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nick sorensen is out as defensive coordinator, could be in the running for the special teams job.c job along with other outside candidates. clay kubiak has been promoted to offensive coordinator. quarterback brock purdy is the franchise guy, according to john lynch. and both lynch and shanahan know this is a big offseason. >> we all got back. it was like you could tell we all were back. but you know, we wish we had a little bit more time. and when i look at a calendar now and realize we have 14 weeks until we need to get back, like i expect everyone to be ready to go and, you know, excited to really get this going and play some football. >> we don't plan on being in this place. don't like it. it's terrible to sit home and watch something that you expect yourself to be in the tournament. and we're going to go about the work and we're excited about the work to do just that. >> the warriors fell back to 518 and 18 overall after a 16 point loss to miami last night, and it wasn't even that close. is this rock bottom for the dubs stephen curry visibly upset throughout the game? he score

also means the niners are going to have 3 new coordinators next season with defensive coordinator nick sorensen and special teams coordinator brian schneider. both of them not returning in those roles. of course, the biggest topic, this offseason quarterback brock purdy and a potential big money extension 30 pretty entering the 4th and final year of his rookie contract and both shanahan and lynch said they're hoping to get a deal done. an extension sooner than later. parties numbers took a step back this year. but you got to keep in mind all the injuries that his offense had to deal with. he was out without guys like christian mccaffrey. brandon, iu trent williams on the line on and on. and he still threw for nearly 4,000 yards, had 20 touchdowns. 12 interceptions, of course, last season. pretty was an mvp candidate. and he's got the full support of lynch and shanahan, phyllis. and i think what we know about brock is that he's our guy. we've got, you know, we have interest brought being around here for for for a long, long time. you know, had a little tougher task as we all did this year with s

defensive coordinator nick sorensen and special teams coordinator brian schneider. have both been fired. head coach kyle shanahan and general manager john lynch talked about the injuries after a very disappointing season. after last year's super bowl run is unique. >> but when you go through it, i think it does make people a little bit closer and a little bit stronger for going through some of those moments. >> i will say that this season i've never had anything like it in terms of the amount, the severity, the unique circumstances, and i was proud of the way our team stuck together, had each other's backs. >> now back on the field, quarterback brock purdy wants to sign a big new contract. it could be another big conversation. the 40 niners have this off season. >> five. six, eight, ten houses on our neighborhood just gone like that. >> widening scenes of destruction across southern california. why? so many people still don't know if their homes survived the raging fires in los angeles county, and what firefighters say is key about their attack. then yet another fir

. >> football news, the niners have fired defensive coordinator nick sorensen. they're now on the hunt for someone to replace him. and although he has been dismissed the forty-niners say they want to keep up with the organization, maybe as a defensive assistant, maybe as a special teams, coach still remains to be seen. my hunch is he's gonna want to move on some names, too. replace him is d coordinator for million. it. former jets head coach robert sala who used to be the forty-niners defensive coordinator and current jets, interim head coach and former niners linebacker jeff ulbrich. both head coach kyle shanahan and niners gm john lynch spoke to the media today talking about how the team we'll move on with those players. they also expressed an interest to get a deal done. a contract with brock purdy, their quarterback, who has been very good for them. >> students at a local elementary school in sacramento county. they got a special surprise ahead of their move to the west. sacramento area. the a's joined the kids on the playground for recess. they'll never for

and it stad with the defense after dumping defensive coordinator nick sorensen. search is on, and the niners announced today that they have already interviewed an old friend, robert saleh, about returning as saleh was the niners defensive coordinator for four years. he was quite successful before leaving to become the jets head coach. he was fired midway through his second season there. plenty of fans hoping this return happens, and here's what he had to say yesterday about what he's looking for with the next defensive coordinator. >> what do you plan to do with our team? and that's what it involves certain people. i mean, in terms of when they look at what we have, what they think we need going forward, what we got to go get. and so it's i want someone that kind of meshes with what i believe in. and but i also believe in that you got to fit to come up with the best thing possible that fits our situation right now. so that'll be talking about our personnel, the roster thing, a lot of things like that, and what their plan would be with it. >> due to the wildfires

nick sorensen was relieved of his defensive coordinator duties.is in the running for a special teams job. they want to keep him in the building. brandon staley will interview for the dc job. there's plenty of outside people as well. clay kubiak has been promoted to offensive coordinator. quarterback brock purdy is the franchise guy. john lynch said it once again today as the pursuit of the sixth lombardi trophy in franchise history rolls on. lynch and shanahan know this is a big offseason. >> when we all got back, it was like you could tell we all were back. but you know, we wish we had a little bit more time. and when i look at a calendar now and realize we have 14 weeks until we need to get back, like i expect everyone to be ready to go and, you know, excited to really get this going and play some football. >> we don't plan on being in this place. i don't like it. it's terrible to sit home and watch something that you expect yourself to be in the tournament. and we're going to go about the work and we're excited about the work to do just that. >

it also means the niners are going to 3 new coordinators next season with defensive coordinator nick sorensen and special teams coordinator brian schneider. both of them not returning in those roles. of course, the biggest topic, this offseason quarterback brock purdy and a potential big money extension 30 pretty entering the 4th and final year of his rookie contract and both shanahan and lynch said today they're hoping to get a deal done. an extension done sooner than later. parties numbers took a step back this year. but you got to keep in mind all the injuries that his offense had to deal with. he was out without guys like christian mccaffrey. brandon, iu trent williams on the line on and on. and he still threw for nearly 4,000 yards, had 20 touchdowns. 12 interceptions, of course, last season. pretty was an mvp candidate for 1208 passing yards. 31 touchdowns. 11 picks and he's got the full support of lynch and shanahan, phyllis. and i think what we know about brock is that he's our guy. we've got. >> you know, we have interest brought being around here for for for a long, long time. he's

it also means the niners are going to 3 new coordinators next season with defensive coordinator nick sorensen special teams coordinator brian schneider. both of them not returning in those roles. of course, the biggest topic, this offseason quarterback brock purdy and a potential big money extension 30 pretty entering the 4th and final year of his rookie contract and both shanahan and lynch said they're hoping to get a deal done. an extension sooner than later. parties numbers took a step back this year. but you got to keep in mind all the injuries that his offense had to deal with. he was out without guys like christian mccaffrey. brandon, iu trent williams on the line on and on. and he still threw for nearly 4,000 yards, had 20 touchdowns. 12 interceptions, of course, last season. pretty was an mvp candidate. and he's got the full support of lynch and shanahan, phyllis. and i think what we know about brock is that he's our guy. we've got, you know, we have interest brought being around here for for for a long, long time. you know, had a little tougher task as we all did this year with some

also means the niners are going to have 3 new coordinators next season with defensive coordinator nick sorensenms coordinator brian schneider. both of them not returning in those roles. of course, the biggest topic, this offseason quarterback brock purdy and a potential big money extension 30 pretty entering the 4th and final year of his rookie contract and both shanahan and lynch said today they're hoping to get a deal done. an extension sooner than later. parties numbers took a step back this year. but you got to keep in mind all the injuries that his offense had to deal with. he was out without guys like christian mccaffrey. brandon, iu trent williams on the line on and on. and he still threw for nearly 4,000 yards, had 20 touchdowns. 12 interceptions, of course, last season. pretty was an mvp candidate for 1208 passing yards. 31 touchdowns. 11 picks and he's got the full support of lynch and shanahan, phyllis. and i think what we know about brock is that he's our guy. we've got. >> you know, we have interest brought being around here for for for a long, long time. he's done so much for our

the team is moving on from defensive coordinator nick sorensen. reports say the niners plan to keep him on staff, but it's unclear what his role will be. the team finished 29th in scoring defensive. under sorensen this season, the niners will hire their third defensive coordinator in as many seasons after letting go of steve wilks following last season's super bowl run. the san jose sharks are planning a special event to welcome the newest wnba expansion team to the bay area. the team will hold a special theme night to celebrate the golden state valkyries during women's history month. the celebration is set for march 22nd when the sharks host the boston bruins at sap center. the valkyries head coach is expected to be at the game. fans will receive co-branded sharks, valkyries caps and flags. >> wildfires raging across southern california. >> there was cars piled on top of each other. there was boulders and debris that fell off of the of the canyon that was on fire. >> tens of thousands of people evacuated. thousands of acres scorched and homes com

vacant positions, the first being the open defensive coordinator position after the team relieved nick sorensenduties, though they are still hoping that he remains on the coaching staff, just in a different role next season. could it be a homecoming for the man you see right there, robert saleh? unclear. they did interview him for that job, though it is unclear who the front runner is. brandon staley, also an internal candidate for that role. and on wednesday, kyle shanahan said that he would be promoting kubiak and officially giving him the title of offensive coordinator, though per nfl rules, the team has to officially hold an open search for that job and if they didn't, it would violate actually also the rooney rule, which is that the league requires the niners and all teams to interview at least two minorities for all open coordinator positions. and then, of course, there's a lot of question marks as to who will remain and who will go elsewhere come this offseason. this is a list of free agents on the niners. the team expected to work out a deal with brock purdy, who is entering the last ye

the forty-niners have fired their defensive cordinator nick sorensen and are now on the hunt for someonetake on that although sorenson has been fired. the niners do say they want to keep him with the organization on defensive coaching staff in some capacity, some names for possible replacements are former jets head coach robert solow, who we know well and current jets, interim head coach and former 40 niner linebacker jeff ulbrich. both head coach kyle shanahan and niners general manager john lynch are set to speak later today on the direction the team will be headed so we'll let you know what they have to say. it's 6.39. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, worriers wrapping up a six-game homestand. >> and they played the the heat at the chase center. we'll take a look at what happened. and taking a look at what's happening right now in southern california. they eaten fire so destructive. many homes have been destroyed at this point, thousands of people have been evacuated and the fires, many of them have pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?"

. >> football, the forty-niners and fire defensive coordinator nick sorensen and are now on the martyr in the market for somebody to take on that role. although sorenson has been fired. technically the niners say they do actually want to keep him in the organization in the defensive coaching staff in some capacity. we'll see if that. comes to pass. but in the meantime, there are some names for possible replacements that are being floated around, including former jets head coach robert solow, who was formerly the forty-niners defensive coordinator before he left. there's also former 40 niner linebacker jeff over it. both head coach kyle shanahan and niners gm. john lynch are set to talk about this later today on what direction the team will take going forward. so we'll let you know what they have to say. >> except for you right now. and did in the live coverage happening in southern california and our sister station and they're in the middle of these neighborhoods that were just swept up in a wind storm. and now a firestorm in los angeles county. there are 5 fires. 3 of them are huge nu

defensive coordinator nick sorensen has come under fire in four of their last seven games.hey've allowed 35 plus points. many fans will. they want a change, given that they have so many talented players on that side of the ball. but fred warner tonight saying not so fast. >> i think the easy thing right now is everybody's going to put the blame on him for how, you know, the defense has played. and when you're the head, when you're the guy at the helm, that's that's what you know. that's what happens. you're going to take the brunt of that. but it's everybody, you know everybody's got to take a look in the mirror. i got to take a look in the mirror. everybody's got to look to see where they could have been better as a group. you know, i think nick's done a great job all season. it's just we didn't i think as players when we're out there, like we have to execute and play the game we didn't get, we didn't do him any favors. >> and you know we want to have one more injury note this season because that's really been the story of the season for the niners. right. running back isa

the forty-niners have fired defensive coordinator nick sorensen and they're now on the hunt for someonee to fill that role. although sorenson has been fired, though, the niners say they do still want to keep him in the organization in the defensive coaching staff. so we'll see that works. meanwhile, there are some names for a possible replacement and they include former jets head coach robert saleh, who, of course, was the forty-niners defensive coordinator before he left for new york and former forty-niners linebacker jeff ulbrich also apparently in the running both head coach kyle shanahan and gm john lynch are set to speak on the matter later today. so we'll tell you what they have to say about that. >> another various for its some tough battles for a couple of area teams. the warriors and the sharks so let's get the latest from four's. erin wilson. >> well, warriors came just one game above 500 and they were hoping to finish off the homestand at home. of course, after getting blown out by the kings at home on sunday, they were hosting the heat hoping to right the ship will later in

started the offseason by making some coaching staff changes, letting go of defensive coordinator nick sorensennd special teams coordinator brian schneider. pass game specialist clay kubiak will be promoted to offensive coordinator at an end of season press conference. the head coach, kyle shanahan, and gm john lynch, reflected on injuries and a disappointing season following last year's super bowl run. >> it's unique. but when you go through it, i think it does make people a little bit closer and a little bit stronger for going through some of those moments. >> i will say that this season i've never had anything like it in terms of the amount, the severity, the unique circumstances, and i was proud of the way our team stuck together, had each other's backs back on the field. >> quarterback brock purdy is looking to sign a big contract. one of the many conversations the 40 niners will have. all right, let's get out the door. what are you watching? sal in the traffic center. >> gasia. let's start in the south bay. this time i would like to touch on 101, two, 80, 85. all those silicon valley free

the 49ers moving on away from defensive coordinator nick sorensen.rs finished 29th in scoring defense under sorensen this season. they will be hiring their third defensive coordinator in as many seasons. >> all right back over to sal. 650 is the time as people head out the door. what do they need to know, sal? >> well, there are some slowdowns out there. pam and dave, good morning to you both. right now, westbound highway four is slow and you'll see it here in my graphics. you can see it slowed through bay point almost all the way back to antioch. not quite, but almost. and you can see the live picture i'm going to put up here. we have that slow traffic there, which is back par for the course. the bay bridge toll plaza backed up to the maze metering lights are on and this morning's commute is going to be okay on interstate 880 and 580 as you drive through oakland. no major issues. i want to check in with that south bay commute. there is some slowing on northbound 101 now just north of the capital expressway. it slows all the way up to about the airpo

the team is moving on from defensive coordinator nick sorensen. the niners plan to keep him on staff, but it's unclear what his role will be. the team finished 29th in scoring defensive. under sorensen this season, the niners will hire their third defensive coordinator in as many seasons after letting go of steve wilks following last season's super bowl run. the san jose sharks are planning a special event to welcome the newest wnba expansion team to the bay area. the team will hold a special theme night to celebrate the golden state valkyries during women's history month. the celebration is set for march 22nd when the sharks host the boston bruins at sap center. the valkyries head coach is expected to be at the game. fans will receive co-branded sharks, valkyries caps and flags. >> wildfires raging across southern california.