i envy it. >> reporter: ian cole nbc bay area news. >> details you will want to hear. president obama will make his formal announcement tomorrow morning at a knoxville, tennessee, community college. off awe >> a new white house probe into this suspicious selfie maybe using president obama's daughter's image to sell t-shirt. the rap group, posted the photo on instagram. it appears to show malia obama wearing a white tee sthirt with the rap group logo. the caption include a link to the website. members of the group say they got the photo from a mutual friend. >> what happened to the olympics. the u.s. olympic committee rejected san francisco. so is it a loss for the bay area? or blessing in disguise? jean elle joins us from san francisco with both side of the olympic battle. jeanne, bay area gets beat out by boston. >> once again, raj. olympic bid backed by city leaders in san francisco all over the bay area. tonight. opponent say while hosting the olympics sound like a good idea. the cost is too high. >> started by saying this was the toughest def six they estest decisi

ian cole got his own taste. >> reporter: unless you're a coffee connoisseur able to distinguish between types of espresso it may be hard to tell the difference between this and this. but that difference is about to xwloed onto theexplode onto the coffee scene in america. >> four ounces of milk with less than a centimeter of foam. >> reporter: chromeato coffee is one of the few shops to make a flat white. similar to a cappuccino like a condensed latte, hard to make and define. >> incredibly quick in preparation, also is really delicate. if you stress it even a little too much essentially you have too much foam. >> you get more of the sweetness from the lactose in the milk and the sweetness in the espresso really shines through as well. >> reporter: it's popular in australia and the uk and been around for two decades, but tomorrow it'll be served across america as starbucks will add the flat white to ists menu. >> really curious to see how they pull it off and excited to see if they introduce it to the public well. >> reporter: few customers have had it. >> i've never heard of the drink b

i'll enjoy it while it lasts. >> reporter: ian cole, nbc bay area news. >>> we'll be rooting for him. our very own meteorologist, rob mayeda, was honored last night at the lupus foundation of northern california's 30th gala. it honors people who have made significant contribution to the cause of lupus treatment, service and research. lupus is a debilitating autoimmune disease. he was recognized with a purple ribbon for his commitment to awareness and his many years of service to the lupus foundation of northern california. >> we love rob here. he does great work here at the station and in our community. >> we'll bring in our other favorite here, anthony slaughter, with a look at the forecast. >>> warm weather for january, you can't complain. we do need the rain. they say, how can you be so happy about 70s? >> we're trying to see the cup half full and enjoy what we have. we could be talking about snow, bitter cold, black ice on those roads. we are talking about record heat. we will start you off with some of the records we saw yesterday across the bay area. san jose, 72. hayward, 74. i

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> a lot of reasons to stay tuned tomorrow. you think you'll watch the game. >> i'll watch super bowl. up until then, you know, i'm just a weather guy at heart. i like weather. i watch the weather channel all day if i could. >> snow or rain at the game, you'll watch. >> yeah. glued to it. >> this is anthony slaughter here with a look at our weekend forecast in the bay area. there's a lot going on. >> it is. microclimate, talking about microclimates in full effect. if you're visiting, it's going to be one of those weekend where it's icy. doing traveling around the bay area, north of the golden gate bridge, that's where the showers will be. everywhere else will be a good mix of sun and clouds. keep the umbrellas handy traveling to wine couldn't trip otherwise, not expect showery activity across the rest of the bay area. you can see across ukiah, clearlake, sacramento, showers form. that's the trend as we head through the day today. temperatures not bad. fog across the south bay. that's keeping a blanket, we're at 50 degrees. palo

here's ian cole with more. >> the sights and sounds of construction are usually enough to make nearby homeowners cringe. especially when they learn it will be another year and a half until this project is completed. but all that construction is for the new spaceship looking apple campus in cupertino, and the property value around it is skyrocketing. >> it's while this realtor is going door to door. >> and we're just walking around the neighborhood because the market is really hot right now. >> he has wealthy clients who work at apple, and like many agents he's vancanversing neighborhoods, asking people if they would like to sell. >> there's no inventory, like 500 houses on the market in santa clara. >> one after another. >> if you think of somebody, let me know. >> homeowner dern him down. >> not interested. >> not even slightly. >> you're lucky to get maybe 1 in 200. >> most of the people in the area are not interested in selling their house, but there are long time homeowners out there who once they hear the pitch are looking into it. >> the estimate is $1.469. >> steve miller lives

ian cole dropped off his car to see if it works. >> finding parking in san francisco can be challenging, whether it's restrictions parallel parking or having to loop around not to mention the cost. >> never ending, like musical cars and chasing meter mads and moving your car. >> i'm andrew. i'll be your zirx ageabout. >> the company zirx is trying to change that. a personal on-demand val ate throughout most of san francisco, you download the app, request a val det, they pick up your car and park it in one of their ten secure lots. $ $15 a day and an extra $15 to keep it overnight. >> in any city i visit, parking is one of the things people complain about. one of the hassles we have to deal with. zirx's set out to transform that, make it a seamless experience, make it quick, easy and safe. >> philip clark has the monthly unlimited subscription for $300 a month. tonight, having his car dropped off to him near his office. >> for me zirx makes it that much easier to begin my day and end my day by not having to deal with the. >> there is one other company in san francisco doing something sim

it's not going to be the reality of what happens. >> reporter: in san francisco, ian cole nbc bay area news. >> reality tv's not real. i think we can all agree on that. >> i think we can agree. >>> so it is exciting it is scary. high-tech skateboard from the bay area that you just have to see to believe. >> of course scott budman tried it out. he's in las vegas with some cool new technology. ♪ >> reporter: this week las vegas is obsessed with flashy technology. it's the consumer electronics show and that means lots of expensive gadgets with a skateboard somehow stealing the show. okay not just any skateboard this is the boosted board from the bay area capable of 22 miles per hour and powered by wireless remote. >> people are using it to get around the city. we're from san francisco, so we could carry it on to the train, the bus, bring it with us and it works great as a vehicle where you can go to the train station to our house. >> reporter: not far away this guy, huffing away on a bike in the name of safety. >> protecting the unprotected. >> reporter: it's a high-tech helmet backed by

ian cole got a taste. >> reporter: unless you're a coffee connoisseur able to distinguish between types, it may be hard to tell the difference between this and this, but that difference is about to explode on to the coffee scene in america. >> two ounces of espresso covered with milk less than a centimeter of foam. >> reporter: one of the few shops in san jose to make a flat white. it's similar to a cappuccino, like a condensed latte, hard to make and define. >> incredibly quick in preparation and it also is really delicate so if you stress it even a little bit too much essentially, you have too much foam. >> get more of the sweetness from the lactose in the milk and in the espresso really shines through, as well. >> reporter: it's popular in australia and the uk and been around for two decades, but tomorrow it will be served across america as starbucks will add the flat white to its menu. >> really curious to see how they pull it off and excited to see if they can introduce it to the public well. >> reporter: the flat white has been on their menu more than a year, but few customers hav

ian cole. nbc bay area news. >> in other business news tonight.sbian, by sexual and transgender entrepreneurs may find it easier to land big customers this year. many federal agencies organizations, fortune 500 companies started making efforts to encourage bid from lgbt contractors. in california. first of its kind law took effect yesterday. requires large utility companies to about it how much they spend with lgbt companies each year to. beep serltified. an live can'ts must prove ownership and demonstrate their status. >> it is your chance to be in the movie. especially if you are willing to skip shaving and haircuts. a casting come of pane is looking for extras for an upcoming film about the life of steve jobs. and the casting is looking for men, age 18-40. with flexible schedules. they have to forego haircuts and shaving. the film is partly set in the 80s. filming will begin soon. ex-trays will be paid. casting officials have not said how much. the second movie about steve jobs in recent years. ashton kucher played the role in "jobs" in 2013. t

. >> reporter: ian cole, nbc news. >>> the escalating violence in ukraine, this driver narrowly avoiding a bomb blast. >>> plus the annual peace ceremony at the vatican. doves are usually released but not today. we'll tell you about it. don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls... ...gets you there in just 60 seconds. go bold with flavors that kick. release a devastating avalanche of taste on your tongue. bury yourself in the flavor full of sweet icing and filling. call off the hounds! rescue is unnecessary. pillsbury toaster strudel, the snow day of breakfasts. >>> the crisis in ukraine continues to intensify. today, the bombing of a road in eastern ukraine recorded by a dash cam dash cam ra. it happened in the port city of mariupol. it's not clear what happened in the vehicles in front of him which appeared to take the brunt of that blast. violence between pro-russia rebels has risen sharply. according to the u.n. more than 5,000 people have been killed since last april and more than a million people displaced. >>> in egypt today, at least 15 people were killed in anti-government

ian cole. nbc bay area news. >> swimming a great we to exercise. many did that this new year's day. over 100 people dove into the chimy san francisco bay. and swam from alcatraz to shore. an unusual tradition. not for the fanlt ofint of heart. the early morning swim under a mile and a half. many swam more than that. battling strong kur enltcurrents and cold walter. many did it without a wet suit. 40s in san francisco. chillier on the bay. early this morning and tonight. >> can't blech that they did that this morning. now check this out you guys. since the last time we checked in with you. san jose dropped 2 degrees in less than ten minutes. all because the we have seen winds calm down. when the wind kick up a little built. helps disrupt the atmosphere. heat things up. right now. fluctuation. look at the temperature. 38, 36. back to 37. but overall trend will be going down as we head into tomorrow morning. right now, average of 34 across the north bay. peninsula at 37. we mentioned san jose right now at 36. for tomorrow morning. here is where we bottom out. coldest air. calmest wind.

ian cole bay area news. >> we will have a number of reasons to watch the games this weekend. >> and saving drink inging water after a earthquake is maybe h in a slinky. the northridge medical center lost poetable water after a devastating earthquake 21 years ago, the northridge quake. a powerful aftershock ruptured pipes after. and today, crews installed quake-resistant pipe. the pipe would move up and down and around and like a giant slinky. they were developed in japan. >> and jeff let's talk about the weekend and what to expect. >> cloud cover and sunshine as well. not too much in the way of rainfall. you can see the general storm track that we have been watching over to the last couple of days is just off to the north. a few hundred miles separating us from the heavy rainfall and really next to nothing. you can see from the doppler not a lot of returns here from the south bay to the northern bay. but you can see that it does not look like we will have any drizzle here to the overnight hours and possible in the the north pay and east bay and peninsula. looking outside now, you will see

. >> reporter: ian cole nbc bay area news. >> amazing value in what she says even to this day. >> wordsy. >> back in a moment, stay with us. >> good evening, here in the comcast sportsnet studios. deflate gate continue its rise into super bowl week. according to jay glazer they're interviewing the locker room attendant who took the championship game balls from the officials' locker room to another area on the way to the field. now, if he was part of any deflation is still under investigation. the patriots are trying to put on their blinders and focus on the task at hand leading up to super bowl xlix, landing today in phoenix. owner robert kraft adamant about his team's innocence. >> i believe unconditionally, that the new england patriots have done nothing inappropriate in this process, or in violation of nfl rules. >> i have moved forward, and i kind of left those things behind and i wanted to move forward because that's what the team expects of me. >> charles woodson and the raiders have agreed to a one-year deal. the eight-time pro bowler woodson will turn 39 during the upcoming seas

. >> reporter: in san jose ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> looks like a great film. >>> hot spots for childhood diseases a new study by kaiser permanente has shown a high concentration of unvaccinated children in northern california. including napa and sonoma county, southern marin county and parts of of the east bay. and the area around roseville outside sacramento. vallejo had the highest rate with 23% not vaccinated or under vaccinated meaning children are missing one or more of their shots mp in marin and berkeley doctors say some parents are choosing not to vaccinate thinking it may cause autism even though it's not proven. in other areas, parents don't have the resources. not vaccinating your kids can have public health consequences. >>> doctors are also on high alert as peak flu season gets ready to hit. extra precautions at hospitals too. they're asking visitors to wear masks and wash hands frequently. some facilities aren't allowing anyone under 16 past the waiting area. doctors say we should all be taking precautions to prevent the spread of the flu. that includes coughing i

ian cole. nbc bay area news. >> raining money for tech startups. people know that. some economic experts fear it could be the beg boom before the buls. big boom before the bust. $48 million poured into new companies last year. according to a money tree report. hasn't been that high before the dot com bust in 2000. when investors gave out $105 billion. right now experts are starting to worry that many startups could be overvalued. >> many people have tomorrow off for martin luther king jr. holiday. i too have the day off. my regular saturday rob. >> lucky for you. >> don't let anybody know. >> three day holiday weekend. sunshine. golden gate bridge. nice view. 58 degrees. earlier this morning. foggy around the bay area. misty skies. you saw around mid afternoon. skies beginning to clear. this a again, those mid and high level cloud. outer fringe of the system bring a few showers. north of sonoma. up there. unfortunately about as far south as the the showers will approach the bay area. in fact later in tonight. tomorrow morning. the fog. futurecast. patchy, dense fog.

ian cole shows us why. >> reporter: the trailer of the tlc one hour special, my husband is not gay, showcases four mormon men, three married to women. they say they're not gay but have same sex attractions. >> inside the mormon faith we do a lot of things well. we don't understand what it means to be an lgbt individual very well. off awe an openly game mormon one of the first to hold a leadership position in lds church. how can you possibly be a gay more mon. he thinks the show is toxic? >> it leaves a stain i think on us as a faith. that we somehow as a culture encourage lbgt individuals to think the only way for them to have a life in this world or the next is to marry opposite gender and be some one they're not. >> he wrote an article. detailing why it is bad for the community and published home in the huffington post. other organizations, like g.l.a.d. urging tlc to pull the show. gathering 85,000 signatures of people opposed. tlc issued a statement, stating. tlc long shared compelling stories about real people and different ways of life without judgment. the individuals featured in the o

ian cole nbc bay area. >> stretch it out. >>> 11:41. how a simple act of kindness benefitted an entire school. the act of kindness? nice to a girl eating her lunch by herself. >> we show you the wonderful things that happen next in this morning's "bay area proud." >> reporter: the story of how rama transformed the high school begins at a different school. rama was a school at one of the south bay's prestigious private schools. very smart but incredibly shy. rama's parents decided she needed a change and transferred her to summit. it worked out in ways they could not imagine. a change of scenery doesn't always translate into a change for the better. >> there are three types of nuclear reactors. we will talk about those three right now. >> reporter: it did not three years ago when rama transferred as a high school freshman to the summit charter school. always incredibly smart, rama was also painfully shy. now finding herself somewhere she didn't know a soul. >> i never talk to people. not that much. >> reporter: in fact this story really

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >>> in other business news, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender entrepreneurs may find it easier to land companies this years. fortune 500 companies have started making efforts to encourage bids from lgbt contractors. it requires large utility companies to report how much they spend with lgbt owned this year. applicants must prove ownership and demonstration their status. >>> it is your chance to be in the movies. especially if you are willing to skip shaving and haircuts. a san francisco casting company is looking for extras for an upcoming film about the life of apple co-founder steve jobs. bobono casting is looking for men ages 18-40 with flexible schedules. >> not me. >> they have to forego regular haircuts and shaving because the film is set in the '80s. filming will begin soon. extras will be paid. this is the second movie about steve jobs. ashton kutcher played the starring role in the film "jobs" in 2013. you would look good with a beard. it would keep you warmer. >> it would keep me warmer. i'm one of those folks that despises shaving. it would work. >

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> and of course in the bay area, where would you put it? >> not enough space. we'll be right back. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? no what is it? starting february 21, 2015 if you have a 415 or 628 number you'll need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. okay, but what if i have a 415 number, and i'm calling a 415 number? you'll still need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out! >>> so a dog rescued from an animal shelter has become a social media sensation, not just because of the story but his look. >> this is kiss. colorado boxer that has a condition preventing him from pulling his tongue back into his mouth. his owner rescued him days before he was set to be euthanized. kiss has profiles on facebook twitter, pinterest and tumblr and thousands of followers. you just love who you love. >> thank you for joining us. our next newscast at 5:00. situation why didn't cosby ask bill cosby for the donation. did you see it.

. >> in san jose, ian cole nbc bay area news. >> pretty cute. >> yes, they are. >> if you're sitting> new research that sitting for too long elevates our risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. they combined studies on sitting and found that people who sat for fewer than eight hours each day were 14% more likely to be hospitalized. experts recommend monitoring your sitting time. stand up and take a walk around occasionally and a cigarette break doesn't help. >> no. >> we're just coming off a long haul way weekend, it would have been a perfect time for a ski trip. >> as david tells us there's one problem. there's almost no snow at tahoe ski resorts. >> on the sugar bowl today, skiers and snowboarders described conditions as this. >> a little icy, a little slushy stuckey, no powder. >> a little icy. rocky. >> people on the slopes say the early morning snow is hard and icy. but by late afternoon, it's slushy and wet. for a few hours in the middle of the day, however, the surface is just right. >> it is spring skiing in january. >> wendy shows the nicks and scrapes

. >> ian cole nbc bay area news. >> i didn't know calling it liquid meat is the right marketing strategy. >> the next wave of technology designed to keep drivers from getting distracted could soon be watching you. automakers working on implementing i-monitoring systems. it works like this a small camera behind your steering wheel would track your eyes and blinking patterns so if you look away to text or doze off, the system would warnia to pay extra attention. >> great things. >> the super bowl has become much more than a one-day of football excitement. >> as fans and players in arizona are learning it's now an entire week of celebration and anticipation. here's sarah with the story from phoenix. >> the game is larger than life. so is the fan experience. super bowl central is set to open this afternoon, featuring live music and a 30-foot-tall rock wall dubbed the grand canyon experience. >> everything here on the main block is just super sized. and i think everyone is going to be wowed when they have a chance to come down and see it. >> this year's super bowl offered a first for fans. th

. >> ian cole nbc bay area news. >> also a new question facing police right now.need a search warrant? that question stemming from technology that can literally see through walls. kerry sanders reports. >> it sounds like science fiction. but what gene and the georgia tech research corporation have come up with is a real life x-ray vision that can see up to 50 feet behind walls. >> so i'm hiding behind this wall. you can't see me. >> not visually. i see you between the wall echo and another echo over in the room. >> so if i was somebody running from the police and i was like exhausted, what do you see there? >> well, i see the respiration signature very large at this point. >> should i be afraid that it's that easy for you to use the electronics to see through a wall? >> i don't think so. >> but when u.s. marshals in wichita, kansas used a handheld version of the radar like this one, to find fugitive steven denison inside a home it raised questions. without a search warrant, is this technology unconstitutional snooping? >> we believe that a device like this that al

. >> ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> we have a series of stories we cherish, our bay area proud segmenthts what's going on in the community. >> often these stories get better with time. garvin garvin thomas updates us on what subjects are up to today. >> i love it. any time i hear about connections that have been made between people who have been part of different bay area proud stories in the past and i heard about just such a thing happening earlier this month. it's about two people now working together who have more than just doing good in common. >> it's going to be all right. you're a hero. keep doing what you're doing. >> we introduced you to ricky earlier this month. the once aspiring rap star's life was changed when his late grandmother came to him in a dream and told him he should dress up as spider man to help lift the spirits of needy and sick children, which is just what he did. well super heroes and kids in need are both things barbara knows a lot about, too. we first met barbara in 2012 sewing capes to send to sick children. her capes for heroes nonprofit continues to grow

. >> reporter: ian cole nbc bay area news. >> i visited auschwitz, everybody ought to go and see it foryou've got to be able to feel what happened there. >>> well, the drone that crashed on the white house south lawn had the secret service rethinking security this morning. >> it looks like an accident. nothing criminal about it. but, what about next time km? nbc bay area's tracie potts has the latest. >> reporter: the secret service released this photo of the drone that crashed at the white house. it's small, just two feet across with four reporterotors, you can buy them at a toy store, and it landed with virtually no warning. >> this is a game changer. >> reporter: in this case a man who voluntarily called the secret service said he was testing it in bad weather and lost control. the president was in india. what if the next drone isn't an accident? >> my concern is this is a new delivery system for a weapon. >> reporter: explosives, poison. >> they are war gaming a plan right now to attack this. >> reporter: recently drones carrying drugs crashed outside a prison and outside the u.s./m