cities, and compared to detroit, we had them down. you'll see that at 7:00 a.m. on the "today" show. and, again, we're here at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon. they will have a viewing party here, and if there's an overflow crowd, they'll take to into the theatres next door. so you can imagine this is what you get on a friday morning early, you can imagine what it's going to be like on sunday. don't forget to tune into the "today" show at 7:00 to see how 49ers represented and definitely did -- let me just tell you, i feel bad for the people in detroit. [ laughter ] >> we're fighting the lions roar, quieting them down. >> we take them down, that's how we do it. >> thanks so much, bob. >>> as always, our teammates over at nbc sports bay area have got you covered. pregame coverage begins at 2:30 in the afternoon on sunday, and be sure to tune in after the game. they've got postgame coverage for you live there from the locker rooms. >>> no matter where you're watching, fans can expect to score a nice weekend. a warm-up, finally. nothing like the soggy weekend we had last weekend. >> we're going to take the lions down and take the temperatures up

this is our niners fan pep rally at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon. fans have been gathering overnight gearing up for the game. bob redell is out there live. they'll appear on the "today" show later this morning. let's talk about the forecast, too. anyone making weekend plans, wherever you're going to watch the big game, cinthia. >> i see some people wearing their beanies this morning. it's chilly to start. san ramon starting at 47 degrees. mostly clear skies around the bay area, upper 40s and 50s for san jose into walnut creek. so what can we expect as we do plan ahead and that weekend forecast? today we're going to keep it mostly cloudy. there is a storm to the pacific northwest and i think it's going to stay there. for us, it could bring a spotty rain chance mainly for the north bay. we are going to be talking about mild weekend temperatures and it will be short lived as we talk about rain ahead next week. so we'll talk about all of those details. i'll walk you through hour-by-hour, and of course the 49ers forecast, that's coming up. >>> mike, wher

this was the crazy seen this morning at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon. 150 or more 49ers fans showed up early morning for a pep rally on the today show this morning. there were lines fans back in detroit at the turnout there did not come close to the one in the bay. some fans and cheerleaders are not surprised. >> obviously, the faithful brought it a lot harder than detroit did. it was 5:00 a.m. here and 8:00 a.m. there. the sun was not even appear yet . >> the niners are going to need the same energy on sunday to beat the lions. >>> so, we are putting you in the hot seat mr. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> well, i want to start off and show you have an atmospheric river that is really close to the bay area. it is just off to the north and this will keep cloud cover with us through tomorrow even through the beginning of the pregame activities. what we are looking at here is the sunday morning forecast. there is levi's stadium. there is cloud cover and as we hit 11:00 a.m. those will be clear from the north. as we roll through the start of the game, 330, we shou

and this is over at the lot at city center bishop ranch i san ramon.osting a pep rally for all niners fans and you're welcome to come on out and dress in your gear and maybe you'll get a chance to beth "today" show and of cose, "today in the bay." our team at nbc sports bay area has you covered whenou come out to the game and the pre-game coverage starts at 2:in the afternoon and be sure to tune in for the post-game live show from the locker room. >> it's a whole new kind of drive, take a taxi in palo alto and take it to san francisco. waymo is now launching a new push to make it a reality. the company last week asked the state puc for approval to extend operations out of san francisco and waymo is asking for its cars to be covered all or in part bordered by the bay and interstate 280. it alsoed and puc approval to monetize its l.a. area operation which is in a trial run. they are now part of the self-driving taxi approval process. >> continuing coverage this midday, new closures in the same part of san francisco has been hit by a mass exodus of busine

it all happened at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon. in causey missed it yesterday, another gathering today for niner faithful at the plex in san jose starting at 1:00 p.m. >>> of course, the niners are hosting bay area native jared goff and the detroit lions. niners are favored to win by a touchdown. ar receiver deebo samuel cleared to play, as reported earlier in this newscast. >>> our teammates over at nbc sports bayaave you covered pregame krov ratch starts at 2:30. tune back for the postgame live show from the locker room. >>> cinthia has one last look at the forecast before we go. >> cloudy skies, temperatures gradually warm up. today mid-60s. tomorrow warmer. 70s at kickoff are and see changes that come late tuesday on into wednesday as our next storm system arrives. that looks to pick up the wind speeds main minor flooding. still putting those details together inches closer to it, but looks like that system could linger going on into thursday and friday of next week. >> all right. fine. whatever happens later in the week -- beaut

" the gold rush cheerleaders and tomorrow morning at 4:00 a.m., get up early at "the lot" at city center bishop ranche holding a pep rally. you can dress up in 49ers gear and you might get on the "today" show, and, more importantly, "today in the bay"! we hope to see you there. get your face paint out. >> oh, yeah. >> let's do this. >> you make the team, so show up and show out! >> we should use that up over and over again. >> show up and show out! >> there you go. >>> all right. well, we're getting started with some clouds. it is nice to have a break from the rain and we're going to have some great weather for the game on sunday. but we are seeing just a few clouds rolling by this morning, not nearly as soggy as it was yesterday at this time. looking at our clear view in san francisco as you head out on this thursday morning. i wanted to show you how much rain we measured yesterday with a lot of the bay area at about a quarter to half an inch of rainfall. when did we last have rain. mill valley, a half inch of rain. napa had a quarter inch of rain. now we are seeing once again a break in the activit

it's been going on at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon. birth in the super bowl on the line. >> the niners will host jared goff and the detroit lions. the niners are favored to win by a touchdown. it is not clear if star receiver deebo samuel will play. we know quarterback brock purdy is hoping this game goes better than last year when he injured his elbow from halftime against the eagles. >>> as always, our teammatest nbc sports bay area have you covered. pregame coverage begins at 2:30 in the afternoon on sunday, and be sure to tune in after the game for our postgame live show from the locker room. >>> the weather is going to cooperate. >> it is looking pretty good, marcus and laura. let's talk about our seven-day forecast for san francisco. we're going to keep those overcast skies for today and tomorrow. might even see one raindrop or two as the storm system moves to our north. as we go into sunday and early into monday, temperatures are going to be going up. we're going to see mild temperatures in the inland valleys come sunday, so for

at the lot at the city center bishop ranch in san ramon.are hosting a pep rally of all sorts for niners fans. you can dress up 49ers' gear and you might get on the "today" show and "today in the bay." we hope to see you there. >>> as always our teammates at nbc sports bay area, they have you covered. pregame coverage begins at 2:30 in the afternoon. be sure to tune in after the game for the postgame live show from the locker room. >>> let's take a peek outside on this thursday morning from the east bay in walnut creek. as i was mentioning, should be nice this weekend but got to get through the workweek first. it should be nice today though, right? >> it should be nice today. of course, we are looking forward to the game where we will see a temperature of 70 degrees throughout the game and also a mostly sunny sky. but, yeah, as we mentioned we do have to make it out the door, head to work this morning. temperatures are fairly mild. we are right at about 47 degrees in martinez. 45 in palo alto. it is 49 in san jose. bit of a cool start, but t

lot of traffic. >> the development will take over chevron san ramon office campus of bollinger canyon road, right across the street from two already busy shopping centers, city center and the shops at bishop ranch. the developer gave abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley a look at some of their plans for the 92 acre parcel since the 1980s. >> massive oak trees have lined the road into chevron headquarters in san ramon. the trees will stay, but the global headquarters have moved down the street and everything else will change, according to sunset development, which bought the parcel from chevron and is drafting up plans on the property. >> it's 92 acres. it's going to be about 2600 homes and a new retail center. great neighborhoods, a new park and the homes will range from two stories all the way up to seven story apartment condo buildings. >> sunset development said it will include affordable housing, and they are also intending to build a 3500 seat outdoor amphitheater on the site. in december. the city of san ramon changed the zoning on the chevron parcel from office to retail and residential, but building it out is likely to take 15 years or more. san ramon's planning manager told abc seven new