station embarcadero station is open at this hour. but beginning saturday, one of the entrances will remain shut down as it will be a security checkpoint heading towards super bowl city. we'll have more on that throughout the hour. at this moment, local transit is checking in with no delays but we're preparing for delays, of course, on san francisco city streets. stop of the biggest delays will be along battery street. that's where all of the southbound embarcadero traffic is being detoured onto. you will be crossing market street by way of battery later on this morning. it's looking okay. definitely in the 7:00, 8:00 hour. we'll see more traffic out there. market straight remains shut down. east of beale and we are expecting delays over the weekend. problems coming off the bay bridge heading to the closures. be prepared for most of the same on the fremont street exit. i will have a complete look at traffic in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> here is a live look at levi stadium in santa clara where super bowl 50 will be played. in fac

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southbound embarcadero and washington and the ferry only southbound enclosed.traffic will be diverted over to washington street. the areas highlighted in blue if you live there and that's for a special brand that is the way you can get into that area. we are expecting some delays in mission also. grumman corp. robyn >> reporter: the entrance and exit from 635935 will be blocked. it seems like commuters are handling pretty well. as you get in the san francisco that will get a little more rough. there'll be closures and reroute in the financial district. >> tran: it took me 15 minutes to get your. now it would take about 30 minutes. as the morning goes on it's much worse. the construction orders cannot around 630 this morning. the construction workers are very busy. this will be open on saturday for millions of people to enjoy the super bowl experience. this is for the sponsors here. you and see the main stage and the 50 super bowl batter. that is where they'll have a concert. trent >> tran: the other side you could practically lay down in traffic because it is c

northbound embarcadero is open. going to be congested though because, take a look at this left turning lane. there is a lot of cars trying to turn left here to get around this closure. you can drive northbound on embarcadero, but it's going to be a little more clogged than it usually is. and we all know that driving in the city is usually a hassle. there is always traffic driving in san francisco. expect even more so with the attractions going on. >> thank you for the answer. >>> time is 8:07. super bowl 50 at levi stadium will have the carolina panthers playing the denver broncos. the broncos beat tom brady and the patriots in the afc championship game. the patriots kicker stephen gostkowski missed the extra point. that turned out to be costly. the first extra point attempt he missed in nine years. denver's defense was all over tom brady forcing dozens of incompletions. they grabbed two interceptions. tom brady almost had a miracle. he hit rob gronkowski with 12 seconds left. the patriots had to go for the two-poin

the intersection of broadway and embarcadero, washington and the embarcadero and michigan and the embarcadero. finally, dr. reports that, there are some issues that aren't necessarily documented in past studies that are ever present and that is some delivery in large vehicle access issues crossing was a major pedestrian and bike corridor to get into some of the waterfront facilities. these are some of the peers that were called out by port staff. then, finally, with events, again, the number of thence along the waterfront and cruise ship unloading and loading is a most an event, and with all those things, there is some congestion along the waterfront. so, there are some plants which will go over very quickly. the e line service should provide service from cal chen and combined with mtas plans for increase frequency on the f will see a pretty healthy bump in frequency in the northern part of the waterfront in the coming years as part of moving forward in various other efforts. ferries, peter and his team talked about this a little bit. i know you guys have a big interest in water taxi issues a

jogging through the embarcadero can be fun. especially with a friend, however these two ladies are jogging through an active construction zone, you know the place where hard hats and nats: ambiance welcome to the construction of super bowl city in san francisco were apparently it came as a total surprise to some people or maybe it's just they could care less there are signs alerting riders to walk their bikes but since people don't read signs this is what you get bikes rolling through let's find out if they knew back there were signs that read walk you bike did you see those nope didn't see it the changes are strictly for the super bowl 50 construction, festivities and the teardown after that you can fo back to business as usual so like the whole embarcadero i have to walk my bike nope just from washington down past the south end of the ferry building that's good to know you know you can wear duel earbuds they passed a new law well i did know that either so whats the rules for bicylict from that end to this end, no riding on th

good news, the embarcadero and embarcadero station is open for morning commuters. we have a whole survival good how to navigate through the city. back to you. >>> construction projects are underway as the super bowl approaches. a high-tech tent for sears, a stage for performers, a television area. >> when a lot of extra people hit town and want to see a great city like san francisco that can only be good news for us. >> as locals snap pictures of the projects going up, the city is ensuring a security presence. coming up tonight, join ken and jennifer for our super bowl special, countdown to gold. joe montana will weigh in on the teams. that's right here. >> notice a little spring in her step, michelle had a big day. i watt at your house. by the way, the tacos were fabulous. >> thank you. >> i saw a picture of michelle and her family. the sport brings your family together. it will be a tradition that your girls will be able to carry on. >> been doing this since i was a kid. >> i thought that would be a nice christmas photo but this is january. i think your kids will

about embarcadero is open but south about you're not getting anywhere you're not one to get there any time soon they're expected to be completed in the next few days he hopes locals will enjoy and celebrate the super bowl being in the bay area they will officially open until saturday morning >>darya: that are reselling for $5,300 on average that mixes the most expensive super bowl six is that a chapter test cells the cheapest ticket confined its $3,300 on the most expensive if you're really looking to spend a lot in was a sweet selling for $721,000. >>mark: after two games yesterday to the denver broncos will be going against the panthers they're getting an early need in the game with two touchdowns the fourth quarter he would go on to score board did the conversion to tie the game that is when they get the extra point there is the touchdown but the brothel's proved that one of the league's toughest defenses. >>mark: thereof 100 in the first quarter there was no looking back for the panthers they're all 17 nothing if the game on february 7th super bowl 50 in santa clara. >>darya: ther

give them a better look down embarcadero, because it is just so pretty here. they have to kind of get my attention when we are getting ready to go live because i just stand and stare out at the view. the fireworks will be marvelous. i think we have got a video from last year. bay area news. it was beautiful at this spot last year but the people who put the show together say that, guess what. it is going to be even better and bigger. they say that there will be more colors, more combinations, but i do not even know how that is possible because it was a spectacular show. 15 minutes as he told you earlier of the best fireworks show that you are going to see in a long, long time. you should actually come down after the show. have a look. it is gorgeous out here. >> the message, catherine, is stable for the show and watch it on television. >> yeah. well, it is cold but you know how dave spahr is always talk about -- talking about wear your gloves and your mittens. it is really chilly and i'm sure we will get a big crowd. if i were not working, i would be on the cou

traffic on the embarcadero is good right new.e are looking in at battery street a main thoroughfare to get across town which is open this or. there are at the love street closures toward the foot of market and embarcadero sound from washington street. give your self plenty of time. right now, it is locking pretty good and we will check back with the comminute a couple of minutes. >> that will change. >> new this or, a frightening report for the world health organization. it said that 41 million kids under the age of five are now obese or overweight away the world. the report said that the behavioral and by lodge 8:00 factors contribute but taphouse cuss on food and drink and call for tacks on sugar food and drink and call on schools to promote diet and physical activity. >> time to ask michael finney. >> he answers a question of chain retailers in san francisco. >> i heard there are rules in san francisco if you have more than seven outlets in the country you are considered a chain and you cannot be on street. have you heard that

this is kind of near area of washington and the embarcadero. see the ferry building in the fore ground. key commute corridors near the waterfront are closed. we're monitoring traffic conditions all afternoon long and we will keep you posted. abc 7 news reporter melendez. what else lyanne found on abc 7 news at 5:00. stay tuned for that. >>> evacuations have been ordered for an apartment building in pacifica. the building is in danger of falling into the ocean. el nino waves eroded the cliff it sits on. >>> the suspect of presumed murder victim kyle myrick tells abc 7 in a jailhouse interview he didn't kill anyone. david louie tweeted this of steve lebo. >>> meantime, in southern california, officials searching for three escaped jail inmates believe they are armed and dangerous. two of the escapees are believed to be vietnamese gang members. abc news reporter brandi hitt has the latest. >> reporter: the all-out manhunt for the three escaped inmates is expanding in southern california with the fbi and u.s. marshals office joining the search. >> e

>> we are looking from the roof camera to the embarcadero.ight now we are seeing very little activity but we have our cameras focused on this due to the road closures for super bowl 50. right now the northbound is open and the southbound at broadway will be closed because of the construction the elsewhere we are looking at road work, both collectionor directions of 580 through oakland near park, that will be picked up by 6:00 this morning and i am not seeing delays yet. we will look at our mohammed emwazi -- ways yam next break. all the prices for the super bowl, with hotels raising rates through the roof for the big game and they are not the only ones trying to make a small fortune. >> new details in a daring >> new details in a daring prison escape, with photos >> new details in a daring prison escape, with photos again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... again! here in vineland, home of progresso,! we figured out how to get rich ingre

embarcadero super busy tonight. folks descend onna the waterfront to watch those amazing fireworks at midnight. yes, it is cold. here on this new year's eve but that's not keeping folks from celebrating. >> happy new year! >>reporter: warm we shalls for the new year on cold night along san francisco's waterfront. 2015 is leaving a big chill in the air. >> we have hat and glove and gloves. >>reporter: news maker an glasses that can see into the future hot sellers for sure but hats, gloves are what mariaw from santa rosa really needed. >> we wept ahead and item really cold. >>reporter: estimated 200,000 revellers expected to watch fires a -- fireworks at midnight and that means every san francisco police officer is on duty to keep them safe. there has been no threats against the event but police ask everyone to stay alert. >> if they do see anything out of the ordinary, anything that is suspicious, please let us know we'll be happy to investigate it and make sure everyone has a fun time here in san francisco. >>report

last half hour to get down market street to the embarcadero. we're looking at 40 grdegrees a the coastline. 38 by the bay and for the interior valleys, 35. it is going to get colder by tomorrow morning, a freeze warning for the north bay, east bay and south bay. for the south bay starting off with 34 and 29 for the east bay. san francisco at 40 and north bay at 28. watch out for patchy ice on the roadways tomorrow. it is possible on the bridges and overpasses. as we start out 2016 that first day, sunny crisp air across san jose. check it out at the coastline, may not break out of the 40s in pacifica. san matteo, 50. and palo alto at 52 degrees. north bay, east bay and tri-valley, sunny skies all around. 49 in pleasanton. 52 in oakland. maybe you're not here tomorrow on the first day of 2016 but you are heading up to lake tahoe. 20s on friday, warmer on saturday with 29 and a warmer storm on sunday with 34 degrees with snow flurries by the evening. but great conditions. 83 inch base at both of the resorts and machine-groomed conditions. we will

southbound embarcadero shut down between washington. this is eventually right in front of the ferry building. a lot of street closures in the south of market area and financial district and traffic has been a nightmare, especially yesterday when they put those street closures into effect. this morning, everything quiet. market shut down east of beale and davis street. the san mateo bridge is still looking good even she a car broke down in the westbound direction approaching mid spann at this hour. the right lane is shut down. the traffic is still flowing well along highway 92. it's been a smooth start for local transit. our first b.a.r.t. transare on time. no delay for ace, muni or caltrains. >>> what do you do after being cooped up weekend long after a big snowstorm? >> you have a football party and a snowball fight. it hosted the smackdown in dupont circle. hundreds shed up to have fun with all of to snow before it melts. take a look at this. this is one of the pandas at the smithsonian's national zoo in washington, d.c. the blizzard

we look at all the activity there at the foot of broadway and the embarcadero.anta rosa right now, 33 degrees and will be below freezing in much the bay area. sunny, though, for tomorrow as high pressure directs all the moisture way up into the canada area or down into the southland. for us, we get sunshine. futurecast shows things will be changing by saturday. look at the clouds coming in. this is saturday midday. then we get clouds for the rest of the day on saturday. rain. this is saturday. 6:00. not quite yet. we go to sunday evening. and that's when the rain begins to come back in the bay area. so clouds saturday and then the possibility of rain on sunday. so northern lights possible in the bay area tonight? well, give it a look. doesn't hurt to try. sunny start to 2016. showers return on sunday, late on sunday to the bay area. overnight lows, 28 in santa rosa. 28 for livermore. tomorrow, easy to sum up. plenty of sun and temperature highs in the mid-50s. things changing big time next week. we get a lot of sun. this is a good day to catch up if you need to

stay away from embarcadero and these streets. i'll have an update in a bit. >>> cliffs along the coast, look at the apartment buildings with the balconies over the edge. these people are being forced from their homes as the storms and big waves continue to erode that cliff. we have details and on all those evacuated. >> reporter: good morning, it's happening as we speak. a moving van pulled up in front of the 300 block in pacifica. they're starting to move out one of the residents, one of the 20 residents that's being delayed. that's because yesterday afternoon, the city of pacifica came in and red tagged these apartments. now, here is video, you can see the cliffs that are below theses these apartments. it's completely eroding, the storm and huge waves, it compromised cliffs so much so that it's unsafe for residents to be inside of those apartments. what does that mean? residents can only be inside to get their personal belongings and they're in the allowed to stay overnight inside of those apartments. yesterday, we had the chan

southbound embarcadero. and a slew of other streets. in and around the downtown area.hub-up. how's it looking? >> reporter: full hand, will susie's my entering a camera for us they can show you the traffic right now on battery we were on southbound embarcadero which mentioned is closed to take a turn on washington and then traffic was really backed up and slow but once we hit battery and bush from market street traffic just opened up and right now going toward the bay bridge as if people had been watching and knew about these terrible traffic situations we were in, this data homer to public transportation here we are now at battery for her getting close to getting on the bay bridge we did really well with traffic. >> reporter: of a leg on the bridge: it needed to the left here so traffic was good that people are listening and understood some of our going back heading toward the embarcadero and check out what they're doing down there. for three weeks this is the situation that we're expecting and our experience is just now was not that that once we hit market street tra

last july a woman was killed along san francisco's embarcadero. officials say the handgun used in the crime was stolen from a federal officer's vehicle. >>> our investigative unit revealed the growing problem of stolen weapons. to watch our report, go to nbcbayarea.com. >>> private gun sales now banned on facebook and instagram. the menlo park based company made the announcement yesterday. it includes a ban on ammunition and gun parts as well. this new policy only applies to private citizens. we want to mention it doesn't apply to licensed gun dealers. facebook, by the way, already prohibits the sale of marijuana, prescription, and illegal drugs. >>> they have escaped death before but this time they were not so fortunate. we have new information about the victims of that deadly plane crash in the north bay. donald mackenzie was piloting his single engine plane when it crashed near the sonoma county airport in santa rosa. the 69-year-old was well-known in the area, an engineer, a pilot, and a member of the pacific coast air museum board. mackenzie

the cars will no longer be allowed on southbound embarcadero. the closure will be in place for several weeks leading up to the super bowl. the reason is right across the street. super bowl city is taking shape. it is part fan experience and traffic whoas won't be far behind. traffic on southbound embarcadero is about to get more challenging. electronic signs are warning drivers of a two-week closure beginning on saturday morning. super bowl city is now under construction. a two-block fan experience which will look like this when it is done. a million people expected. >> i think it will add like an hour on to my commute. >> reporter: alley is a barista inside super bowl city. a security checkpoint will be in place. >> before i come to work i will have to be searched and my bag searched for weapons. i don't know what else they will be looking for. >> southbound embarcadero will be closed from washington to don chi way. closed from justin herman plaza to beale street. >> it is going to be ugly. but it will be fun. >> tiffany t atum works downtown a

look at yesterday trying to drive southbound at embarcadero at 8:15 in the morning. it took 15 minutes to make the detour turn on to washington street where they shut down embarcadero. today, it was clear. it took a matter of seconds. people did not want to make the same mistake twice. a driver on washington said that he was forced to drive by all the people taking bart today. >> i have been taking bart and parking has been bad. i could not find parking so i drove in to work today. rogue bart riders agree the ride today was different. it was more crowded and they needed an extra car. it was way crowded. >> more people turned to the ferries, and a spokesperson said they had more sold out ferries today than yesterday. >> i had to park in overflow parking which we have not had to do in a very long time. very crowded. >> some may have skipped altogether. >> i will work from home the next few weeks. >> it is expected to get worse because as you can see super bowl city is still under construction and when it up and running and open starting on saturday, it is expected to a

the cars will no longer be allowed on southbound embarcadero.ill be in place for several weeks leading up to the super bowl. the reason is right across the street. super bowl city is taking shape. it is part fan experience and traffic whoas won't be far behind. traffic on southbound embarcadero is about to get more challenging. electronic signs are warning drivers of a two-week closure beginning on saturday morning. super bowl city is now under construction. a two-block fan experience which will look like this when it is done. a million people expected. >> i think it will add like an hour on to my commute. >> reporter: alley is a barista inside super bowl city. a security checkpoint will be in place. >> before i come to work i will have to be searched and my bag searched for weapons. i don't know what else they will be looking for. >> southbound embarcadero will be closed from washington to don chi way. closed from justin herman plaza to beale street. >> it is going to be ugly. but it will be fun. >> tiffany t atum works downtown and she expects

we have some buses that are traveling southbound on the embarcadero right now. they're using the street car tracks to finish their line as they round out to the ferry building. you can catch the outbound streets, outbound buses from stewart and mission. that's the advice from sfmta this morning. and a lot of businesses. we talked to a couple last week said that they are advising a lot of their employees to consider working from home. reporting live in san francisco, i'm chuck coppola, "today in the it bay." >> the road to the super bowl and then the actual road to get to the super bowl. >>> 6:36. all new at 6:00. santa clara's mayser bringi gma out the super bowl. he says the city is ready for the big game. >> little less than two weeks because we have been talking about this for years since that bid went in. here we are in the home stretch and the countdown is coming and it is really exciting and i hope people understand what a historic opportunity this is for all of us to be something wonderful unrivaled in the bay area. >> the city of santa clara posted this

on the traffic in the embarcadero area here at embarcadero and washington started to get heavier than usual and it has not let up since then. in fact, at around 8:30 this morning parking and traffic enforcement officers came down here and one of them shut down the left-hand turning lanes. this is from the northbound lanes of embarcadero over to washington. cars were able to turn left from this direction, but the parking enforcement agent says it got too conquested. this is because of super bowl city. they are constructing a sort of fanfare attraction at justin herman plaza. market street from the ferry building to beal street is also shut down to traffic as well. the san francisco mta expects as many as a million people to come to san francisco for the super bowl event and also the nfl experience. that event is happening at the mosconi center. expect traffic in that area to also be very heavy. the recommendation is to avoid driving in san francisco, but that's not always an option. >> multiple jobs around the city, mostly the financial district. what we've done is we've done -- looked

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--el cierre principal estara en el area de embarcadero.iudad del "super bowl" un parque familiar de grandes dimensiones... --tal como lo aprecia en la grafica en rojo... la plaza, y la calle market desde embarcadero hasta beale, estaran completamente cerradas para cualquier vehiculo circulando, y las calles spear, main y beale tendran circulacion solo por vehiculos autorizados. --si usted conduce por embarcadero en esa area, debera desviar por la calle washington hasta battery y volver a embarcadero por folsom --y la proxima semana , el area alrededor de moscone center, tambien tendra desvios, pues alli se ubicara la zona nfl. take sot --este miembro de la coalicion de ciclistas en san francisco indica que transportarse por battery en bicicleta sera una situacion peligrosa cualquier hora del dia por el aumento de quienes por alli transitaran... con este panorama, los cierres quedan asi... --en embarcadero, desde la calle washington hasta "don chee way" donde esta ubicada la plaza del ferry. la calle market hasta las calles beale y davis y

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this is at the corner of washington and the embarcadero. hundreds of thousands of people local and tourists will experience the flavor of this big event. let's show you a map. this is squeezed between the ferry building and the streets around the embarcadero. you see the center there, that's going to be transformed into the nfl experience. >>> after a week of turmoil because of the lack of diversity in the oscar nominations, the academy is responding with sweeping reforms. among the new rules an academy member's voting status will last ten years and can only be reviewed or renewed rather if the member has been active over that decade. those who are not active will become emeritus members, meaning they're part of the academy but can't vote on the movies. the goal is to double the number of women and minorities by 2020. a vast majority of the academy are white men in their 60s or older and haven't been active in the movie business for years. critics say the step is in the right direction but add hollywood needs to be revamped. >>> water ping-

the red lines reflect streets already closed for super bowl city including the embarcadero and a block of howard street. the yellow lines, expected to have heavy traffic during the game week. you can see the closures made a mess at battery street during monday's rush hour. it took some drivers nearly an hour to travel the 1.5-mile stretch of battery that leads up to the bay bridge. >>> and a live look at levi's stadium this morning. they are hard at work getting ready for game day. kpix 5's len ramirez shows us the transformation that's well under way in santa clara. >>> reporter: something definitely in the air here at levi's stadium as more excitement more anticipation builds for super bowl 50. levi's stadium is getting decked out in super bowl gold huge banners for super bowl 50 and the lombardi trophy are up. huge entertainment pavillions are being built in the parking lots really transforming this area from a football stadium into a world class entertainment venue. the game is just 12 days away but it's already a tourist attraction with a lot of people stopping by to snap pictures

several streets between market and embarcadero. closures already have caused many headache and backup for commuters. >> it's -- it doesn't matter. there's always traffic. >> people are always crying. stop crying. so what. a little traffic. big deal. >> i've been in traffic two hours now. i left work at 3:00. >> others say the chance to hold the super bowl make it all worth it. crews have built stages and structures along the embarcadero which has become very pedestrian friendly. people can get the full fan experience. >> it's not a place to drive or use your car. leave it at home and use public transportation to get to super bowl city. >> reporter: muni, bart and the ferry system will add additional vehicles to get to the area. the trolly is running either side. it goes all the way through and even past washington street. it opens up next saturday at 11:00 a.m. >> thank you. take public transit. avoid the area all -- altogether. >>> discussions about the raiders immediate future are set for monday as the team considers renewing its

they're expecting large crowds out here on the embarcadero. as people get ready throughout the city for tonight. at the balloon lady, the orders can't be filled fast enough, literally. these balloons will soon be headed out to parties all over san francisco. >> probably 200,000 balloons by the end of the day. >> reporter: the big public event will be the fireworks show set to start at midnight. this afternoon we got a behind- the-scenes look as fire rough technical crews were on two barges still making the last of the 5,000 individual fireworks set to go off on san francisco bay. the barges will be towed to just south of the ferry building. and for the hundreds of thousands of people expected to come watch the show, some good news from above. >> we checked the weather reports, and it's supposed to be really clear, because there's always a chance in san francisco of shooting in the fog, and nobody likes. that so we got really lucky. >> reporter: on this cold day this hot dog vendor on the embarcadero is hoping for a hot night. >> i'm hoping to

the pop-up city that's the super bowl city has taken over the southbound lanes of the embarcadero. cars are being redirected up washington, and it is a very slow crawl. at rush hour this morning it took a half hour to go three blocks. >> my job started at 8:00 this morning. i'm late. >> reporter: even hours later traffic was, in a word -- >> bad. >> reporter: figure five minutes per block. >> this is like on a long holiday weekend. >> reporter: even this guy was stuck. anything you guys can do about it? >> it's not up to us. >> reporter: the nfl, the host committee and sponsors seem to be in charge. they're putting up cell towers. levi's building a mini store made out of shipping containers and verizon is building what they call a kiosk. looks to be the world's biggest. >> they'll be giving away tickets and interactive stuff for the fans is what they're telling me. >> reporter: please wait could be the motto for the next three weeks in sfan. it was a lighter than usual monday for merchants in the ferry building. because of the construction, you think? >> exactly. >> reporter: diva

allie rasmus is along the embarcadero.t of it near the ferry building will be closed for three weeks. good morning, allie. >> right now from january 23rd until february 12th you can expect road closures and detours in the embarcadero area. parts of justin herman plaza, and parts of market street all the way to beale. the super bowl city will be taking over. it's described as a fan village, semi-ly, a giant theme park with a food court and a concert venue. it's free but the area will be fenced in with a few limited entry points. people coming out of the ferry building are not going to be able to pass through it as easily as you can now. here's a map of the area. the section in red is off limits and covers embarcadero and justin herman plaza. the sections in orange on the map are where transit and muni bus detours will be in effect. and across town, the nfl experience -- you have to buy a ticket for that. that's at the moscow knee center. and-- moscone center. >>> allie rasmus in san francisco, thank you. >>> the fact that t

super bowl city around the embarcadero area and on the embarcadero and nfl experience. let's take a live look at the north bay and san rafael. southbound 101 an easy, light drive. the view of the roadways is great from our cameras and no problems for fog this morning. back to you. >> awfully clear out there, thank you very much, mike. >>> amazon expected to advertise during the super bowl for the first time. >> for more on that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy. i love the commercials, landon. >> me, too. that's the only reason i watch the super bowl. i'm totally kidding. stocks look to rebound today and the futures are higher. the market osold off wednesday on partially disappointing earnings and investors keying on the fed which kept interest rates unchanged and leaving the door open for a hike in march even as they admit that the economy has, in fact, slowed. we get data on unemployment and pending home sales and earnings from ford, amazon and microsoft. the dow falling 223 points to 15944. the nasdaq losing 100 to 4468. watch shares of

i was walking here along the embarcadero especially when king tide hits. a high surf and the waves can get pretty high and strong during a regular storm just like tuesday's. add in today's king tides and that means be even more careful. water hits places that are usually dry. if you're driving today especially in the north bay or santa cruzens, landslides in the steeper terrain areas andious storms have already saturated the land and coastal low-lying roads could get flooding and local experts warn really king tide conditions plus el nino that could threaten critical infrastructure like the bridges and low lying areas. that is something they're looking out for. live here in san francisco, stephanie chuang. >> thank you very much. >>> we'll check your forecast and commute with kari and mike in just a minute. the rainy weather here is nothing comed to the massive blizzard starting to slam much of the east coast right now. "today" show will have complete coverage, including flight cancellations if you're traveling this weekend we've already seen 27 or so at s

now in effect, the southbound lanes from the embarcadero to don chi way, market is closed to beale street and stewart is closed from market to don chi. jackie ward is live where officials were not surprised on how things went on day one. >> reporter: you are exactly fright. things went exactly as they planned. in their defense, they have been planning for this around warning us about this. still, we had a lot of commuters very upset. >> it's awful. it's upsetting they decided to do this in the financial district. >> reporter: cheryl broadway's commute from novato typically takes 50 minutes but her was was part of the bat rit street backup and didn't make it to her stop at the meridian. >> i got off six blocks from here and it still stuck back four blocks. >> reporter: telecommuting is not an issue. >> beyond frustration. i knew it was gonna be bad but i didn't realize it would be that bad. >> reporter: some commuters are thinking of different things. >> i will probably take the ferry. hopefully they won't screw that up as well. >> reporter: anything will beat this. gridlock traffic blocke

as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero this morning. meteorologist dave spahr joins me with a look at the forecast. >> reporter: will not stay entirely who this week today the rain and cut weekend. a dry pattern " another shot for you of the bay bridge incoming traffic piquancy the sun over the east bay hills as china itself known a good start for sunday party that this here is showing up with second pattern the numbers in the '40's far in the east bay. as you the coast members build a little bit 57 and cisco 54-day and then we are saying the differentiation between the temperatures would receive if dry air and clear skies. >> reporter: light overnight of north here is the intrusion want to know. this leaves over the bay area this afternoon the return of some clouds but that's about all we will have the clouds. mouth condition conditions as the temperatures may the range and then we do have in the upper 50s at work here variable clouds and mild a warming trend with 70 forecast a week and expect the rest of your sunday. >> marty: away. t

one of the southend at-and embarcadero one. the main place on harry bridges where people cross the street from the ferry building to market street. then, the third one at washington and embarcadero. the orange sort of shaped on there they represent different activations i mentioned. they're not labeled but those are actually representative of the sizes and types of activations that will be coming to an presented in super bowl city. as i said, the main focuses is free to the public it is an entertaining-it's a family friendly. it's entertainment. it's engaging, interactive activities for people. something that we felt quite strongly about was opening that previous week into about the committees and residents to enjoy the taste of super bowl l and two have a super bowl l experience before autocrats come into town during the week. though something without was quite important to us from the start. i have also included in this deck a couple of examples of activation sites that happen -you types might see. this is levi's. what are pa

most of those closures around the embarcadero. streets around the moconi center are also closed for traffic. >>> happening now preparations under way in the south bay, including san jose. a live look at downtown san jose this morning where there will be plenty of experiences for fans as the big game nears. some of them are actually being set up right now. run of the fairmont hotel is being turn under to an outdoor cafe and beer garden. ready for fans through friday going through super bowl sunday. let's take a look at the countdown clock. just 13 days until the super bowl at levi stadium. >>> raiders fans having food and beer next year. happening today the raiders and the coliseum authority are meeting to discuss a possible lease extension for the 2016 season. here's a live look right now at the oakland coliseum. mark davis is going to be on hand for that private session. now, earlier this month, the nfl approved the rams move to l.a. and the san diego chargers are in negotiations to make the move to l.a. if the chargers opt not t

one of the southend at-and embarcadero one. the main place on harry bridges where people cross the street from the ferry building to market street. then, the third one at washington and embarcadero. the orange sort of shaped on there they represent different activations i mentioned. they're not labeled but those are actually representative of the sizes and types of activations that will be coming to an presented in super bowl city. as i said, the main focuses is free to the public it is an entertaining-it's a family friendly. it's entertainment. it's engaging, interactive activities for people. something that we felt quite strongly about was opening that previous week into about the committees and residents to enjoy the taste of super bowl l and two have a super bowl l experience before autocrats come into town during the week. though something without was quite important to us from the start. i have also included in this deck a couple of examples of activation sites that happen -you types might see. this is levi's. what are pa

you're looking live at the embarcadero and broadway, that's where southbound drivers must turn off embarcaderor bowl street closures. as you can see, the ferry building up ahead on your left, it's just really stop and go. best bet, avoid it altogether if you can. >> dan, those pictures really tell the story. thanks. >>> some commuters are avoiding the gridlock by taking the ferry. we were over the larkspur ferry this morning, boats operated at capacity. they've added trips to the existing schedule to getter accommodate the crowds. >>> and let's give you a larger look at the traffic impact in san francisco right now. this is our drive-time traffic. you can see all that orange, that means slow. red, that means really slow. bumper to bumper. 20 miles per hour is the part that's actually faster going east heading to oakland. if you're coming into san francisco, or trying to get out, that is especially challenging part. red, the south embarcadero area of course. the detours for super bowl city will be in place for up to three weeks. if you want a better look at the map and closures, head to abc7new

the embarcadero, bart muni station will be closed at that time.l be open for typical morning commute hours. back to you. >> yeah. thankfully. jackie, what's being done to relocate the homeless away from super bowl city area? >> reporter: there's actually some debate about that, michelle. there's debate about where the location is of that shelter. let's show you what it looks like. some people think it looks more like a prison than a shelter because of the barbed wire. it's located far out by pier 80 so people are worried that it won't be used. this is what one person had to say. >> do you think anyone will go to this shelter? >> it's too far out. i don't think so. not from here. these people from here will not go there. >> reporter: so this semi permanent shelter will be stocked up with hygiene kits, beds and other supplies and the city hopes 150 homeless will call this home. the city will actually try to get those necessary permits by the end of the week. so we'll have to wait and see if those work out. and if that shelter will be used. >>> a san

thousands celebrated new year's eve on the embarcadero. good morning, and happy new year. it is friday, january 1. i am reggie aqui. we will look at the wealth. our meteorologist is here. lisa, how does it look? >> happy new year. it is freezing cold. everywhere. again. we have a little bit of mixing. the san jose metropolitan area is in the upper 30s. everyone else will see temperatures dropping further into the 20s and our valleys and the 30s in some areas. look at oakland at 37. 27 in novato. napa has a wind sour at 33. and 2 in santa rosa and san ramon and livermore waking up to 30 degrees, 40 in fremont, and, notice, the rest of the south bay in the mid-to-upper 30s. compared to yesterday we are chilly by two to six degrees. bundle up. sleep n wait until the sun warms us. we will have plane difficult today. do not look for much of a warm-up, mid-to-upper 40s by noon and increasing clouds tomorrow and rain on the way perhaps by the weekend. >> just stay in your jammies. >> here is our look at the traffic this morning. there is a minor accident in oakland at north 880,

super bowl city is squeezed between the ferry building and the streets near the embarcadero. the mascone center will also be transformed into the nfl experience. i saw it last year in phoenix. it is a blast. i've got no interest in this. just want to let you know that. that starts on tuesday. about 20 blocks of streets are going to be closed as more than a dozen workers are setting up the pop-up super bowl city for football fans. that includes a stretch from the ferry building toward the hyatt regency and from east of battery to south of market street. best way to get around, walk or take public transportation, as christie was talking about. san francisco police say they are prepared to handle the large crowds. >>> weeks before the super bowl, tens of thousands filled downtown san francisco, but not for the big game. abortion opponents came to san francisco to make their message heard. take a look at video from market street. today's walk for life rally shut down parts of the street for hours today. many came from across the state. some even coming from other parts of the cou

this is second embarcadero tonight that is closed to traffic. the real test comes monday morning for the commute. the foot of market street is barely recognizable, but the new super bowl city is. a village of concert stages and interactive exhibits for fans. e. nest may check out when it opens january 30th. >> i hear they've got some interesting performances, alicia keyes. >> super bowl city will be free to the public with four security entrances,. >> a little inconvenience but going to be cool. >> drivers be ware. rolling due tiers on southbound embarcadero begin on broadway, on to battery street, across market, into the financial district and bay bridge approaches. the detours last through february 12th. traffic wasn't bad this morning but hours later it looked like a parking lot. >> how did you get to the city. >> through bart. the streets are packed. >> starting tuesday, howard street will be closed between third and forth street for the nfl experience. >> i think it's going to be crazy. hopefully employers will support and allow their emplo

and we are going to take a live look outside over rainy windy conditions along the embarcadero in san francisco. the ferry building lit up for the super bowl. but bring an umbrella and take your time if you are driving because the roads are wet. >> the san francisco fire department is issuing an urgent warning to beach-goers. the national weather service issued a high surf advisory. california coastline has been hit with scares all week including the two uc-santa cruz students who were swept out to sea near bonny doon. officials say surfers are doing their part to spread the word. >> the surfers in particular have actually been spreading the word to locals and visitors. >> the high surf advisory is in effect until five p.m. saturday. >>> well, we have been on- again, off-again and we are on again as storm number 11 rolls through the bay area. roberta. >> reporter: the difference between this storm and the one that we have been experiencing recently monday and tuesday, this storm number 11, it's kinds of moving in, in waves light to moderate rainfall just not heavy downpours. our life

. >> you southbound embarcadero is shut down at walk strength we drove through at 8:15. it took 15 minutes to make the town from embarcadero on to washington. >> it has been us terroristing -- frustrating. >> the super bowl is in santa clara but super bowl city is here if san francisco in herman plaza. the nfl said it will be a fun interactive experience for fans. commuters say this is not fun. >> i don't like it. wish we could have said "no." i'm not a sports fans to begin with but it is creating chaos. >> parking officers are trying to keep traffic moving and answering a lot of questions. >> they are frustrated. a lot of people that work in the areas want to know, they are confused and are wondering what is go on. >> it will be like this for three weeks. a woman decideed to hit "escape," to avoid it. >> i am going on vacation on thursday. >> smart planning. >> you because of this? >> yes. >> really? >> yes. >> smartest woman in the bay area shutting down howard street starting tomorrow at moscone where the nfl expense is, that costs money. fan city is street -- is free

tens of thousands filling the embarcadero. christie smith is in the middle of all the action. >> i tell you, it didn't take long at all for super bowl city to attract a big crowd along the embarcadero. look for yourself. a big crowd, but still a lot of room to move around. we've seen jerseys from teams in the super bowl and locals. a lot of niners fans out here representing well along the embarcadero where the interactive football game, wine, food, art and fan village has come to life. this is a place for fans to gather leading up to super bowl sunday when the panthers and broncos face off. i downloaded the app and it helped to explain what was going on every day. where the photo-opes are happening. i spoke with a couple arriving from north carolina, and their first time ever to san francisco. >> what have you liked so far here at super bowl city? >> super bowl city? i love all the vendors, seeing the vendors. everyone is having a good time. we waiting in line here, the football quarterback challenge, that's exciting. >> nfl e