thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. it is cold right now but by game time, perfect. >> it's chilly outside. in fact, most places in the 20s and 30s this morning. clear, dry air this morning. cold start, san jose 38 right now. 48 in san francisco. look at the temperatures around santa rosa and gilroy. we'll see 49er golden sunshine or the red fog as they like to say around fans. january sunshine. notice we have clear skies. two systems, one passing by to the south, one passing by to the north that will bring us some high clouds later on this afternoon. it's a cold start but a nice wrapup to the day. should see low to mid-60s for most of the bay area, close to 70 in gilroy. highs could be as much as 15 degrees cooler. we'll talk about big changes in your seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> as rob said, perfect weather for playoff football, right? 49er fans have been waiting a long time for today's matchup against the new orleans saints. they are pumped. this is the red and gold first playoff appearance in al

kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> not just transitional kindergarten at risk. counselors and lie prayer yaps could be cut if another $5 billion is slashed from the education budget, the warping from governor brown unless a tax hike passes in november. this sunday on "class action," education experts join anchor jessica aguirre to look at the proposed budget cuts and impact why-to-your child. this sunday moring at 9:30 here on nbc bay area. >>> gruesome details expected into a marin county courtroom for the first time since his arrest last april. prosecutors presented the evidence in their case against accused alphabet killer joseph neigh sew, these pictures are from last year because cameras were barred from today's preliminary hearing. 78-year-old neigh sew is accused of killing four northern california women with matching initials in the 1970s and 1990s. he was arrested last year following a probation violation when a search of his nevada home turned up items which link him to the murders, including a list with the victims' names written on t at the end of th

let's bring in kris sanchez who joins us now from that campus. how is the school and community handling these allegations. >> reporter: this is difficult for this community, this is a teacher who's been part of this school campus for nine years, and who's lived on his street long enough for his neighbors to get to know his young family. in both places they are reacting with quite a bit of shock. >> i've seen him around children a lot. and i just don't believe this happened. >> reporter: melissa lives a few doors down from the two bedroom house where craig chandler lives with his pregnant wife and two young children. >> i can't think of one bad thing to say about either of them. other than i'm totally shocked. i'm praying this clears up, and that it's not true. >> reporter: chandler sexually assaulted a student at ob whaley elementary schooling between october and august of last year. it happened on the campus where he is a student. frankie cruz panicked when he heard that, his daughter was in chandler's class last year. >> we asked did a teacher

i'm kris sanchez. coming up on "today in the bay," san francisco mayor ed lee will be sworn in for his first elected term. we'll show you how you can watch the mayoral ceremony live right in your home. >>> a march against police turns violent in east bay and cameras catch the action as police move in. >>> and hundreds of bay area people answer san mateo family's desperate plea. how you can still help a 4-year-old boy get a life-saving bone marrow transplant. this is today made. >>> and look at this pretty look right before a full sunrise there near justin herman plaza in the city. thanks so much for joining us on this sunday morning. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda and a forecast that is lovely. drier than we want though. or drier than we need. >> you saw those live pictures from erin murphy this morning. doesn't look like january outside. in fact, the temperatures outside very unusual as well. 30 in gilroy. drive up to san jose, it's almost 50. it has all to do with these offshore

i'm kris sanchez. let's get right to the weather. strong winds tapering this morning but not before wrecking the roads and taking out the power. the heaviest rain hit last night bringing down a tree in mill valley. this happened on paradise drive, ironically. the tree brought down power lines. crewed closed down the road. about 29,000 pg & e customers lost power. some downtown areas of mill valley were flooded. several blocks of shops and offs had to be protected with sandbags as well. >>> this is video of san francisco, heavy rains and winds gusted through the city and pummeled the city. this morning there are reports of flooded and slick roadways all around the bay area. and getting ready for tomorrow's big game, fans could be delayed getting into sfo. flights running behind schedule. that's this morning. nbc bay area meteorologist rob mayeda tracking it for us. >> you saw the problems there on that video. i can show you the reason why once you take a look at these incredible rainfall totals in the last 24 hours. we've had a dry wi

kris sanchez has the day off.ather. >> not ice skating weather. >> maybe in napa where it's 39 degrees. strong high pressure, you can go from winter coats to t-shirts by the afternoon. we'll see a 40-degree swing in temperatures. that's the reason why. that satellite view of high pressure just to the west of the bay area, more typical of june storm track. i'm going into the future for your futurecast, 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, high clouds coming in and look closely as we get to 2:00 a.m. monday. a little something there for the north bay. you know, that's about it. as we go back to today's forecast hour by hour, 40s through 9:00. here you go. as long as sleeves maybe soon by noon and short sleeves by 3:00 and 4:00. mid-60s for most of the bay area. tomorrow, a few extra high clouds coming in later in the day. the slight chance of north bay showers. after that, it looks like the second half of the week were we're going to warm up again. this dry pattern holding its ground in the seven-day forecast. >> the jacket com

kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. it might be one of the best gigs around. still ahead, unique to say the least, how you can land a job working right in the middle of the bay. >> reporter: coming up i'll show you how new federal restrictions may limit our ability to fight west nile virus. that story coming up. >> two neighborhood markets, police say they were really selling. >> here in the nbc bay area weather center we're seeing more clouds, cooler temperatures, and even the chance of drizzle. you are looking at temperatures right now. mostly 50s. we'll talk about big changes in the forecast. >> sunnyvale police look for witnesses 18 deadly hit and run case even after they arrested the suspected driver. gordon lee faces felony hit and run and involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the january 5th incident. investigators say a black suv struck a 72-year-old man before driving away from the scene near wolf road and reed avenue in sunnyvale. linn later died. the suspect was arrested, his vehicle seized. the suspect is out on bail and scheduled to

kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> it's a scandal that won't go away. the sheriff will know by the end of the week whether he'll be charged with domestic violence. he addressed the question briefly in a news conference. a neighbor of the couple reports on new year's eve, he grabbed his wife with enough force to leave a bruise. they have video and text messages as evidence from a neighbor. she says she has no complaint with her husband. >> this is a case where, obviously, we do not have a cooperative victim, which is not unusual in domestic violence. itis very common. we evaluate everything else coming our way. >> the attorney says he doesn't think an offense was committed. if a charge is filed, it would likely be a misdemeanor. >>> a different meaning to flying high at sfo. meth and cocaine was discovered in two suitcases. customs agents arrested pedro rodriguez after an x-ray check showed 20 pounds of drugs hidden in their luggage. they are u.s. citizens and were turned over to immigration. the cocaine had a street value of $160,000. the meth was worth

i'm kris sanchez, and you say a cold snap. >> yes, very gold. in fact, today is the transition into cooler weather, and you're matching the maps. >> brr. >> temperatures his morning, shades of purple and blue. 32 in livermore and clouds are spilling in so i think we've capped the cooling for this morning. 30 in napa and 30 in santa rosa and let's show you the wind. not a lot right now. this afternoon it will change as we send you over to the satellite and radar view. a band of clouds to the north. kind of the boundary of much cooler drier air, mainly drier airs. mend sino's county coastline showers. the wind will be cranking up as we go through the day. a chilly start and very cool finish. yesterday highs in the upper 60s. today, upper 50s at best. i think most of us today will see highs in the low to mid-50s and that canadian air conditioning, probably going to feel colder than that outside, and this is going to set us up for some frost or even freeze warnings. we'll talk about that and a complete pattern change second half of the week. a lot o

i'm kris sanchez. today is the big day. we want to know what the forecast is here. rob is here with that. >> saw a sneak preview. yesterday morning a different story. we had flooding out in candlestick park, parking lot looking like a lake yesterday because of heavy rain. now, this morning things have dried out. they pumped out the parking lot there. you can see we do have light rain showers offshore, and as moisture continues to spill over the bay area, our chances of seeing rain will be on the increase, but at kickoff we're expecting breezy conditions like now. winds picking up as we head towards the second half. rain at times today, and that will be a progression from not so much rain right now. a little more, especially for the north bay, as we head towards noon. highs today in the mid-50s. a lot of heavier rain likely hanging out to the northern part of the golden gate and spreading south and that rain will turn heavy at times with wind advisories going up for the peninsula south as we head into this evening. high surf advisory and more sierra snow. talk about

in san jose, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. thanks so much, kris. >>> it was the 123rd rose parade but not without the 99%. how protesters tried to steal the show. >>> i'm live at 49ers headquarters where you can buy the best playoff tickets tonight. that's coming up next. >>> plus, how your phone could be the next personal trainer. the new app helping to motor va you going to the gym and how it could hurt your bank account if you don't. >>> i'm jeff ranieri, cooler today and plenty of cloud cover. most temperatures in the 50s to san francisco with 58 there. for tonight, the clouds start to filter on out. we'll see numbers drop to colder levels. we'll have more on that. if you saw the wd cloud formationeon ououba met tg upghhr is that coming up throughouth hout r. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a

nbc bay area's kris sanchez shows us what it means for bay area companies to be able to register as benefitons. >> reporter: oakland's give something back office supplies worked hard for its profits then gives all those profits away. >> our whole company mission is to use the business as a toll to create wealth for the community. that is not a mission that is compatible with many investors' interests in making and getting return on investments. >> reporter: it may not be compatible with corporate investors but it is compatible with the founder's social conscience. since give something back was founded 20 years ago it's given away 75% of its net earnings. >> we have to do the same things in order to succeed as competitors do. what we do with profits is different. >> reporter: mike hennigan registered as a benefit corporation. give something back was in line with southern california-based patagonia which makes environmentally conscious outdoor gear and nummi. while a signic might argue there must be financial reasons to register as a benefit corporation, mike says it really comes down to prot

here's kris sanchez. >> reporter: students can't help but make at least one healthy choice at this elementaryin charlotte, north carolina, where workers hand out 100% whole wheat buns and kids gobble them up. now the rest of the country is about to get schooled in nutrition. first lady michelle obama and the u.s. department of agriculture announced higher nutrition standards for the nation's school lumplnches. the first major overhaul of the school lunch system in 15 years. >> when we send our kids to school, we have a right to expect that they won't be eating the fatty, salty, sugary foods we don't have at home. >> they will have more vegetables and whole grain. salt will be limited, a process phased in over the next decade. many schools across the country are already doing extra credit, surpassing current nutrition guidelines. >> we're seeing more salad bars, we're seeing them trying to engage students in the process of changing the menus, asking them what healthy foods they'd like to see. >> and what's your favorite thing to buy in the lunch line? >> cheese pizza. >> reporter: pizza will s

i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist, roba. the forecast has a little bit of teal in it because it is cold. >> it is hockey weather outside. 39, san jose, 35, gilroy. 29. what's interesting, fairfield is at 40. up at mt. diablo, 45 degrees. that will mix in the warmer, dryer air higher up. for now, a tale of two different climates. breezy conditions. sea level, that will change this afternoon as a system that is bringing snow across the rockies helps to crank up a pressure gradient. that will be high pressure building in behind it. northeasterly winds. highs pretty much no matter where you go in the mid-60s. warm warmer places, santa rosa. less wind for sunday. with this drying of the air outside, i think 20s and 30s are within reach for monday morning. obviously, dry forecast. maybe some frost as you get back to the workweek. >> thank you very much, rob. a crash between an airplane and a catering truck grounded nearly 400 travelers at san francisco international airport. it happened around 7:00 last night as a china airlines

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i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda.usy man. >> round two, just about done. we have scattered showers rolling actually into the south bay right now. we're watching another cell near mountainview, that is crossing in. you can see it right there, over the top of the santa cruz mountains. trivalley, 680, 580, the rain moves to the east. today, we go from some rain off and on at times at 8:00 andç transition to more showers mixed with sunshine. decreasing showers by 4:00. highs, upper 50s today. eventually cooler temperatures, dropping snow levels in the sierra down to 4,000 feet. take the snow cables and chains if you're heading there. tomorrow, just in time for the nfc championship game, round three. looks like more rain coming in. we dry out once again monday morning and heading back into the new week. >>> a san jose girl is reunited with her family after a harrowing ordeal where she was kidnapped at gunpoint. the incident started thursday night at a san jose home. the suspect forced his way into the house, attacked a fa

that was kris sanchez reporting. >>> and still at 6:00, the netflix backlash continues to grow. >>> and time is running out to find the missing passengers after a cruise ship disaster. now bay area sailors are weighing in on the type of preparation they go through to prevent these types of situations. >>> why this video is making history off our coast. >>> and after a record-setting cold morning, it's chilly with numbers below average tonight, and down to the freezing mark again, and we wl have more on the freezetimeline in just a fe timeline in just a few. >>> playoff fever, it is getting hotter. today was an off day for the 49ers, but not for us. the bay area's largest sports staff is working every angle before the nfc championship game. while most of the spotlight went to the quarterback smith, it may have been the safety who had the play of the game. mindy, you talked with dante today, and how excited are thaez these guys? >> yes, it's an off day for the local media to talk to the players, but most of the players were here getting ready for the championship. dante had the defensive

kris sanchez joins us with the severity of the trouble belg issue. >> janelle, according to the numbers there of those who are rich, poor, every ethnic background and every faith, it all comes down to an abuser who was losing control and this is a woman who was determined to leave her husband. >> i was hospitalized twice when i was with him. >> reporter: this young woman who we will call ann marie is a survivor. the man sthefs with for five years when she was 17 almost killed her. >> i was pregnant and he sat on top of me. he had a knife at my throat and started to cut my throat telling my children -- to tell their mom good-bye and that i was a bad mom. >> reporter: and yet ann marie stayed until the day they brought their third child home from the hospital. within hours, her ex called police and went to next door solutions women's shelter. >> we don't force them to stay, we don't force them to leave. >> when people protect their family, their friends, their loved ones, there is a significantly decreasing chance that a person is going to be killed. >> reporter: in 2011, 11 people were

i'm kris sanchez.rologist, rob mayeda is here with the forecast that is very cold. >> and still a little bit of patchy fog. >> right there before you head up into fremont. you will not find the fog but breezy conditions. interesting temperatures this morning. 30, napa. not too far away. 25 degrees warmer in fairfield. that almost looks like a morning low and high side by side. the winds are starting to pick up. what's left of the fog, that's going to get mixed out as the dryer air starts to drop down. as early as lunchtime, 50s to near 60. around santa rosa and fairfield, mid to upper 60s. lo he to mid around the rest of the bay. very dry. this will throttle up fire danger out towards the sierra where a red flag danger is up. this is very unusual for january. we will talk more about how long this dry pattern is going to stick around in the seven-day forecast. >> we talked earlier about that 25-day guarantee for snow up in the sierra. one of the resorts. >> maybe later this month. >>> to our top story r

i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda, and a craft that looks the same as last year. >t kind of copied it over. interesting when you look at the temperatures. quite a spread. we have 50s in places. seeing some breezy conditions. where you don't have wind, a 15 degree difference. all because of these offshore winds we have this morning, which will also mean nice weather for the raiders/chargers game. of course, this is almost like a playoff game. raiders have to win. broncos have to lose. we'll see 60s there. we'll also see a few high clouds for the afternoon. take a look at our temperatures around the bay area. 60s around san jose. in fact, down towards gilroy today, may get close to 70. mid 60s, san jose. cooler around fairfield and concord where the east winds will bring in fog for the morning. dry weather. mild temperatures to kick off the week. >> all right. thank you very much, rob. >>> new this morning, at least four people are out of their home forced out by a three-alarm fire that destroyed their victorian-style house in san jose. that home erupted in flames jus

kris sanchez, hopefully sleeping in.mayeda got up early with your forecast. >> nice morning to sleep in. wake up, go outside, sunshine all around the bay area. no fog in san francisco, near the water at least 48 degrees. inland, clear, dry skies around the north bay, still in the low 30s this morning. santa rosa, napa, patchy frost possible. fairfield, not much wind right now. we're not going to see much wind during the day except tomorrow probably the return of a sea breeze. the radar, it's quite dry. we don't have much moisture and don't have storms coming on. thanks to high pressure off to the west. you'll still need the jacket through 9:00 this morning especially in the inland valleys. close to 60 by noon, short sleeve weather here as we head towards 3:00 in the afternoon. mid-60s for most of theç bay aa today and tomorrow a few extra clouds and then comes our slight chance of seeing showers. we'll let you know if it's going to arrive by the end of the weekend, coming up in the full seven-day forecast in just a few

i'm garvin thomas in for kris sanchez. >> still january, right? >> yeah. couldn't believe it yesterday. >> signature around yesterday eating the frozen yogurt in a t-shirt, the same question came up. >> 73 in santa cruz. not quite as warm but pretty nice. high clouds coming in during the day and right now chilly. santa rosa 33 degrees. numbers jumping by 33 degrees and the doppler radar looks bright right now. cooler temperatures by 9:00 or 10:00. by noon, another mild day, 60s to maybe near 70. cooler though for the peninsula into the north bay by 4:00. that's because the sea breeze is going to pick up. we'll see more clouds and eventually for areas north of the golden gate tonight, a chance of much needed showers. we'll let you know just how much we're expecting and how long it's going to stick around in the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> looking forward to t.occupy protesters will be demonstrating in front of a chase bank in san jose this afternoon over floesh yes. meantime, the cleanup continues in some parts of oakland after violent

i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. happy new year. >> happy new year to you too. new year, old forecast. notice the numbers around santa rosa, fairfield, 30s. you also see 50s this morning around san francisco and sunnyvale. higher up, about 500 feet up toward the foothills, we have a strong offshore breeze today. that will do interesting things to our temperatures. starteding off cooler for fairfield and concord, where it's a bit of a fog machine this morning. notice by noon 60s around san jose. down towards morgan hill and gilroy, may get close to 70. that would be a record-breaking start to the new year in terms of temperatures. 60s elsewhere. quite dry. quite mild despite the chilly start. we'll let you know if it will stick around for the first full week of 2012. >> thank you, rob. >>> new this morning, at least four people are out of their home forced out by a three-alarm fire that destroyed their victorian style house in san jose. the home erupted in flames just before 1:00 this morning in the 400 block of north 5th street, which is east of highway 87, nort

kris sanchez has the day off. >> more clouds coming in for this afternoon. 30s and 40s. rosa down to 32. 49 san francisco and 42 degrees over in oakland. not much wind outside right now. though a sea breeze picking up today. we'll probably start to cool off the coast as we move into the afternoon. the radar looks quite dry. you'll notice clouds that are starting to spill in, so unlike yesterday where there was non-stop sunshine which we go through the afternoon, filtered sunshine or veiled sunshine as high clouds continue to spill on n.watch what happens here after midnight until about 4:00 for the north bay. a chance at least of seeing a few scattered showers or a few sprinkles by the time we get into early monday morning. today, upper 60s, south of san jose. low 60s today around san francisco with increasing high clouds. temperatures though pretty mild to wrap up the weekend and then let's hope we get more than a few sprinkles because we do need it. very dry kconditions and dry as we go through the rest of the week. >> occupy protesters will be demonstrating in front o

i'm kris sanchez. couple of sprinkles. >> mainly on the north coast. showers down at the golden globes tonight. >> oh, not the golden globes. >> another cold start. lots of 30s inland. livermore 32 degrees. 40 san jose. one of the things we'll be watching as we go through the afternoon. it will be the winds picking up. not much wind right now, but we'll finish the day with pretty breezy conditions. on the satellite radar view showers in southern california and cold air spilling in from the midwest. highs today mid-50s. yesterday mid-60s to lower 70s. nowhere near that today. the seven-day forecast shows as the cold air sinks into the bay area, we'll have some frost and maybe some freezing temperatures over the next couple of mornings and beginning wednesday, more mild and a lot more moisture and there comes the rain for the snow the second half of the week. >> thanks very much. >> san francisco 49ers still riding high this morning from that playoff victory. the 49ers beat the new orleans saints winning