reporting live in menlo park, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much. >>> special ride for 49ers fans this sunday. caltrans says it's going to add what it calls an express train in san francisco to help get people to the game. the express train departs san francisco station at 1:40 p.m. it will make a few stops along the way. when it gets to the mountain view station, fans can ride light rail over to the stadium. after the game, the train is going to go back up to san francisco. it will leave the mountain view station about 75 minutes after the game ends or when that train is full. >>> join us tonight for a special look at the 49ers championship run. what an amazing year. you're going to see raj mathai and janelle wang talking with current players and niners legends about this magical season. it's coming up in about 20 minutes or so at 6:30 tonight right here. >>> still ahead, a new ruling for a massachusetts judge in the college admissions scandal. how the judge plans on ensuring the trial does not drag on for years to come. >>> first, a popular app among teenagers, bu

marianne favro reports on what could be behind the sightings. >> reporter: four legs,ypgçq fu a tail.strolling on the sidewalk in willow gloen -- willow glen but this was no dog. she took a picture and lives here 20 years and never spotted a coyote before. so she called animal control. >> they said it is not uncommon if the cyte didn't do enough hunting at night to be out in the morning in the daylight. >> reporter: she posted this photo on social media because there are young kids in the area and people with pets. patrick campbell was out walking his dogs tuesday morning when he, too, had a coyote encounter and took this photo. >> dog came out of the bushes and at first i thought it was a dog and then i thought, what it is a dog and then i was like, oh, that is a coyote. it made me nervous. >> reporter: because he was wore can ied his two jack russ terriers might fight with with the coyote. he planned to still walk in the neighborhood but cindy had a different reaction. >> i did decide to skip the dog walk this morning. >> reporter: marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> let's go, ma

they say he did so much for the sport. >> reporting live, marianne favro. nbc bay area news. >>> adam silver also weighed in. the nba family is devastated by the tragic passing of kobe bryant and his daughter gianna. one of the most extraordinary players of the history of the game. generous of the wisconsdom he acquired and taking special delight in passing down his love of the game to gianna. we'll follow the story throughout the night online and on air. kobe bryant dies today in a helicopter crash in southern california, he was 41 years old. >>> the crooronavirus continueso spread. it is one of the busiest streets in san francisco. you won't see any cars on the portion of market streets. the reasons why, next. >> we are tracking a dry night, beautiful live view of the bridge span. i will have a closer look when our next chance of rain will roll in, a look at our seven-day forecast. stay with us. money to work hard too. so i use my freedom unlimited card. i'm earning 1.5% cash back on everything i buy. earning on my favorite soup... got it. earning on that

the first reporter on the scene, marianne favro is live. >> reporter: more than 14 hours after police were called to the street. it is an active investigation. you can see here the police are behind us. they found a woman stabbed to death in a home down this street on the left, investigators believe her boyfriend killed her. around 5:30 this morning, dispatch audio received a call from 38 years old rodriguez who have not heard from his girlfriend and he asked officers to check on her. when police arrived at the home here, they found a woman stabbed to death inside the house. >> reporter: police later arrested the 38 years old peter rodriguez on suspicion of homicide. the name of the victim has not been released. now, this road has been closed off to neighbors as well since 6:00 this morning, neighbors i talked to said they are stunned. there are no gang activities and a low crime right here. they're stunned to learn what happened to one of their neighbors. one woman we talked to said she knew the woman and believe the victim was in her 50s. she did not know much about the relationship

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> interesting, marianne. thank you. >>> new at 11:00, a tragic end to a terrible attack on an elderly san francisco woman. one year ago the 89-year-old was severely beaten in a park close to her home in visitacion valley. this week she died in the hospital. her granddaughter says huang never recovered from the attack and that she died as a result of her injuries. public meditation memorial session is set for wednesday morning at the park that's close to the visitacion valley playground. >> there is also a memorial planned for tomorrow for the man who dived after thieves went after his laptop. on monday, police say two men ran into a star bucs in oakland and stole a laptop of research engineer zeng. he ran after them, tried to jump into their get away car, only to be dragged and left for dead. his friends are holding the memorial at noon at the starbucks where the theft happened. they are inviting the community to join in remembering zeng. they are asking people to wear purple and use the #friends of shwo. >>

nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us live in free mont with a closer look. marianne. >> reporter: terry, for months we've seen trucks parked here across the street from tesla, but now we're seeing a lot more rvs and vans. many people are choosing to camp out here because they simply can't afford the pricey rents in the bay area, and they also want to be close to jobs. just a few feet from this fortunate 500 company, tom is sprucing up the area he calls home by mowing this small patch of lawn in front of the van he sleeps in. he's an independent contractor and is waiting to take a job driving parts or packages for tesla and other nearby businesses. >> so i have to stay here because of jobs. it's very competitive, very quick. >> reporter: he said because of skyrocketing bay area rents, he gave up his apartment and now leases a small room in a house in san jose for $1200 a month for his wife and two young kids. but tom says he sleeps in his van in the industrial area to take overnight jobs. >> everybody is competitive. you have to stay here. you know, it's like

san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> let's go, man. >> one down, we got anotherby. niners fans after today's blowout win. 27-10 over the minnesota vikes. they are one win away from getting to the super bowl. 72,000 people packed the stadium today at levi's. it was a sea of red and gold for the first playoff game ever in that stadium's history. fans of all ages were there. one couple even brought their 4-month-old daughter. >> i grew up with steve young, jerry rice. i want her to grow up with george kittel and jimmy g. >> those who couldn't be at the game headed to watch parties across the bay area. pure celebration at sc 2 in san jose. the clock hadn't even run out yet and the niners fans going crazy as you can see there. such an exciting win tonight. anthony flores will join us later with highlights and reaction from jimmy g and george kittel. that's coming up in about 18 minutes involving a laptop. this time the victim was shot. less than two weeksgo you probably remember a similar situation ended with the victim dead, touching off concern in the community. nbc ba

nbc bay area's marianne favro is in sunnyvale for us with the details. what happened there? >> reporter: well i'm here onatn this street were hit last night. including this one. the window is missing and still see the shattered glass on this suv. tonight two suspects are in custody. and police say that something they allegedly stole here in sunnyvale led them right to them. shattered glass, that is what 43 people in sunnyvale woke up to find this morning, including budge garrant. he said his car is his livelihood because he is a lyft and uber driver. >> right now i can't work because there is no window so i condition drive. >> reporter: about ten others parked on rockefeller drive had vehicles burglarized. >> just called my insurance since i have a deductible so i think i have to pay out of pocket, i think around $300. >> reporter: police arrested these two men tracking them down in oakland using the very items they were accused of stealing. >> we were able to work with the vikes and track stolen property up into oakland and from oakland we contacted the oakland police depar

marianne favro takes us inside. >> reporter: the excitement is explosive. 49ers fans happy to return to levi's stadium to play in the nfc championship. jason mccarthy traveled from las vegas to take his 14-year-old son to the game. >> it is a once in a lifetime experience but not only for myself and him and something he could look back on and one day after i'm gone he could say i was at that game. >> reporter: niners fans are confident. >> i know jimmy g. could do it. >> reporter: not to be outdone, cheese heads are cheering on the green bay packers. we were there as the team arrived at the menlo park hotel. it is a big money-maker not just for this hotel but across the bay area. avatar in santa clara is sold out with a dozen of other hotels. >> it is a huge boom because we get our local niners crowd but people from all over the country and wisconsin. >> reporter: restaurants are enjoying a bigger slice of profits. but whether the niners win or lose, many fans are just happy to be here. >> it is unreal. this is crazy to have this opportunity and once in a lifetime thing and i'm glad

nbc bay area's marianne favro is in fremont with the unusual offer. what is the catch here? >> reporter: raj, if you want to buy this old fire station for $1 you have to pay to move if t and find a place to put it which is why so far we have not learned of any takers. al menard fears he won't have many more days to enjoy this fire station in the centerville district. a developer purchased the land and the city is requiring the company to attempt to sell the building. the price is right. just $1. but al knows with the cost of $250,000 to move the fire station, and the challenge of finding somewhere to put it, the fire station is unlikely to sell. >> it is a shame. because the only thing we really have in our life are our memories and our dreams. this is a memory. and it is a dream to have it here for future generations to see it and admire and understand what it was like living here just 60 years ago. >> reporter: built in 1954, this was fremont's first fire headquarters. one that holds a lot of memories for neighbors. >> i would like to see it preserved and maybe restored as

marianne favro went behind the scenes. >> reporter: tom, sunday when the game is on, fans can expect that they will be alerted within five minutes and the staff will get on a problem everything from a clogged toilet to parking issues. >> touchdown! >> reporter: you saw what the niners did on the field last sunday. what you didn't see was this war room behind the scenes, immediately alerting the team about problems. the system is called executive huddle, developed by sap and pal low alto. >> fans are coming at a faster rate at certain rates. we will redeploy our staff to get them to those gates so our fans don't have to wait. >> reporter: in addition to receiving information as soon as a ticket is scanned, fans can get feedback by representi inii button. that's what happened at one bar. >> they came up with the fridge is broken so we were serving warm wine to our fans. when you are from the bay area and serving wine that's warm, not the best thing to do. >> reporter: the system also allowed staff to know exactly which one of the stadiums 70 bathrooms has run out of toilet paper. the g

reporting live in fremont, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne i should berkeley allow 120 tents under on overpass. that's the question tonight before city leaders. it's the university avenue overpass at second street. officials including the mayor are proposing the plan. tells the online -- that the university avenue site is not set in stone yet. there are lots of questions whether the city actually owns that property. we're going to have ane at 11:0 >>> canopies could soon cover b.a.r.t. entrances across san francisco. the board of directors are voting on thursday to install 22 more canopies across the city. you can see the canopies that cover an enclosed escalators going down to the b.a.r.t. station. back in 2018, b.a.r.t. installed canopies at the stations. leaders say the canopies made a huge difference in terms of safety for riders and worker. >> when you have a gate like this that closes off the entrance at night, it's safer to come to work. you have to not climb over people and not be uncertain about how things are going to go. >> get this. if approved, th

reporting live in saara, i'm marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> all right, marianne, thanks so much. if something does go wrong with your game day experience at levi's, there's a bullet on for that. it's called executive huddle. it alerts the 49ers from parking lots to toilets. buttons are located all over levi stadium. 49ers are the only team in the nfl. there are the buttons. are you happy? are you sad? only team in the nfl to use this system. lot of problems are addressed within 5 to 10 minutes. stick with nbc bay area for all things niners. we're going to have crews on the field tomorrow. we're going to bring you game day highlights. you can head over to our website, nbcbayarea.com, or download our free mobile app. >>> let's take you back out live, looking at san francisco and emeryville. crystal clear shots rig gorgeous night out side.ana joi jacket weather, terry. but since we have so many people visiting from out of town, i think they're going tweather. 58 degrees around kickoff at 3:40. at halftime we're still talking about overcast skies. temperatures will be in the mid 50s

nbc bay area's marianne favro is in fremont with this unusual offer. tell us about it, marianne. >> reporter: well, raj, if you want to buy this fire station here for $1, you're going to have to figure out way to motive somewhere else and find a new place to put it. this station was fremont's first fire headquarters and made headlines when it was built in 1954. the firehouse in thety stes centerville district was decommissioned in weight, and the city recently sold it to a developer who plans to build housing and stores here. but as part of that sale, the developer must try to sell the old fire station for a dollar to someone willing to move it to a new location. consider it the ultimate fire sale. it's going for a dollar. are you going to buy it? >> no. the moving costs would be tremendous. so i don't think i'd be able to do that. >> reporter: he is right. the moving costs are steep. estimated to be more than $250,000. and of course you need a piece of land to move the fire station to, which is why the president of the washington township historical so

marianne favro live in hayward with the very latest. >> reporter: tonight a memorial of balloons and candles is growing on the street where a man was found dead early this morning. hayward police say he had been shot several times. tonight ashley placed candles near the last place her friend was seen alive. ashley, who asked us not to show her face, says her 20-year-old friend from oakland was shot and killed here early this morning. she's known him since middle school. >> he was really nice. like he had a big heart, and he was just like goofy and like caring. he just really just wanted to live his life, you know? it was messed up. >> reporter: ashley says he invited her to go to a party at an airbnb rental in hayward last night but she couldn't go. this home is listed as a rental on airbnb's website. hayward police say a man was shot several times and killed around 5:30 this morning. junior tito says the homicide is hitting the tight-knit neighborhood hard. >> pretty shocked and surprised by it. it's a really quiet neighborhood. sometimes there was parties on this street, but it's a

marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> now to a wild scene as a stolen u haul van was the subject of a chase in san francisco. the chp officer spotted the van yesterday around 3:00 a.m. on the embarcadero. that officer followed the driver on to southbound 280 at the mariposa off-ramp the driver hit the guardrail and ran. the officer chased him down and tased him and arrested him. >>> and as mentioned, we are just one week away from super bowl liv, the 49er faithful are ready and so is the niners gang. this is how you make an entrance. fans high-fiving linebacker fred warner as he arrived at dick's sporting goods in sunnyvale and he signed autographs and talked to fans. >> he signed the ball for the super bowl. we've been waiting for 25 years and we're cheering our team on and a family of faithful and we're here starting it up. >> it means everything. these guys show so much love to me and to the team. it is only right to give back just a little bit. >> today as mentioned it is off to miami and we'll be there this morning as the 49ers board the plane and surely as fans are wishing the

. >> marianne favros is live forrofor us. >> reporter: when police came out to investigate, they founderies of hoses connected behind the homes here along kanoas creek. that hose line was connected to a backyard hose at lori kamala's house in san jose. she and her husband made the discovery when they returned home thursday night. >> so there was some homeless that pulled the water hose midway through, connected their water hose and pulled the linei, and they were extracting water from residence.

reporting live in santa cruz, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> hopefully the case is solved soon. thank you, marianne. well, the death toll from the coronavirus continues to rise. new numbers out today show 132 people have died and the number of cases has skyrocketed to more than 6000. this morning a plane from wuhan, china,ar 201 americans landed at an air base near river side. they are given clearance to leave the center of this deadly virus. they'll be monitored closely and kept in quarantine until doctors determine they are healthy. their five confirmed cases in the u.s. none of which are in the bay area. >> also the numbers outside china are still relatively small. they hold the potential for a much larger outbreak. >> bay area tech giants are taking precautions abroad. google announced today it is temporarily closing its offices in china, and facebook is urging employees to cancel trips to china. he's even told employees who work in china to stay home for the time being. now, tracking the coronavirus in real time, researchers at johns hospital kinzl hopkins developed this m

reporting live in livermore, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> lawsuits are piling up against theer of lawsuits were filed today in southern california against the owner of the conception dive boat that caught fire near santa barbara over labor day weekend. one of the lawsuits from the family of the lone crew member that died claims the boat was unsea worthy and lacked the required smoke detectors and fire equipment. another lawsuit was on behalf of someone else who died on the boat. the official cause remains under investigation. >>> governor newsom kicked off his week long tour of homelessness today. it comes after he proposed spending more than a billion dollars to tackle homelessness. over the next week the governor will visit shelters and crisis centers and talk directly to homeless people across california. >>issue, number one issue in the state of california. issues of affordability, issues f >> his tour will continue with a stop here in the bay area this week, then on to the central valley and l.a. county. >>> as promised, b.a.r.t. is adding more police officers. 12 new of

. >> marianne favros is live forrofor us. >> reporter: when police came out to investigate, they found a series of hoses connected behind the homes here along kanoas creek. that hose line was connected to a backyard hose at lori kamala's house in san jose. she and her husband made the discovery when they returned home thursday night. >> so there was some homeless that pulled the water hose midway through, connected their water hose and pulled the linei, and they were extracting water from residence. >> reporter: sure enough, we found about a half mile of connected hoses one after the other headed toward a homeless encampment nearby, and that's not all. lori says she also found an extra long extension cord, and she believes the thieves may have been planning to steal her electricity, too. lori says when she posted about this issue on next door, several of her neighbors said they had had similar problems. in fact, we just spoke with another neighbor just a few minutes ago who told us that he had recently had his garden hose stolen. so now lori says she's going to invest in a security cam

nbc bay area's marianne favro live in santa clara with new developments. >> reporter: well, the citye underneath it. in fact, you can see here on the door, it says "danger," and there are pictures of that sinkhole. even more frustrating, the owners of the condo say they have been dealing with this problem for more than 18 months. >> the hole in the floor is about this big. >> reporter: instead of a hardwood floor, doug ridley now has plywood on his floor, a reminder of the sinkhole underneath his family room in his santa clara condo. it's more than six feet deep and possibly opened up because of a 1930s-era well. >> how are we ever going to

reporting live, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> governor newsome kicking off a weeklong tour of homelessness today. now, remember, he unveiled the state budget on friday and proposed spending more than a billion dollars to tackle the issue. the governor began his tour in grass valley visiting homeless shelters and talking to homeless people. >> homelessness, the issue, number one issue in the state of california. issues of affordability, of housing. >> the governor's tour continues with a stop here in the bay area some time this week. then he'll head on to the central valley and to los angel angeles. >>> it's the hottest ticket in town again. the 49ers host the packers at levi stadium. the winner, do you know what happens to the winner? >> they go to the super bowl. >> tickets as high as $7,000. a lot of merchandise being sold today as well. damian trujillo joining us, always seems to get into the big games. what's your secret. >> reporter: raj, you were here on saturday. we saw you on the field. it was loud and packed here on saturday. expect more of the same on sunday for thos

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reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay news. >>> the reaichest county in the bay area. the website 24/7wallstreet said it is. used census data to determine the highest median household income. in the south bay more than $116,000. you compare that with the average statewide which is $71,000. people earning the six-figure salaries may not live there, but just work there. >>> california coastal commission is, again, suing property owners billionaire. he was co-founder of sun microsystems. when he bought the property along the san mu teo county beach he put up access. the "l.a. times" says he had kept the gate open during the day. the coastal commission wants all the gates removed. >>> a man at an east bay starbucks. that man died when they chased him down. today family members insists one of the suspects had nothing to do with it. >>> thousands of homes sitting empty and the reezy why that number isn't exactly what it appears. >>> a few showers back in the forecast. we'll take a look at this and how it impacts your tuesday in about eight minutes. trump: obamacare is a comp

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> our investigative unit has looked extensively at the accusations against the catholic priest. you can find the stories at nbcbayarea.com. >>> a new year means a new snow survey. the state is getting ready for the first one of the season in the sierra tomorrow. jeff ranieri joins us now with an early look at the totals of snow. jeff? >> and it is looking really great here, as we start off 2020. the automated sensors now putting us at 94% of normal to date, which is 34% of the april 1 average and 142 inches we have accumulated in november and also in december. great news on this front as of course the sierra snowpack provides the state a third of its water supply. rainfall the bulk of it we picked up in december, anywhere from 3 to over 13 inches in santa rosa. while we do have a little bit of a deficit here, still plenty of time to make up for this. so with the snowpack and the rainfall we've had so far, this is great, because it's helping to keep us out of a drought. you can see most of the state is drought-free, with just a little bit

senate majority leader marianne favro -- majority leader vowing to look this look like more like theon impeachment. most of the changes were handwritten. changes include accepting the house record of evidence and witnesses but democrats say they want more. >> a fair trial requires witnesses. in order to provide the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> this all supposedly started because of a whistle-blower. where is that whistle-blower? >> president trump is still in switzerland at the world economic forum under the new schedule trump's defense team will likely begin presenting the case on saturday. meantime, the trial is proving difficult for four democratic senators running for president. they're supposed to be in the iowa campaigning today because they're now jurors at the impeachment trial, all four will be on capitol hill today. >>> new released video showing the moment an off-duty police officer shot and killed a man in a vallejo parking lot last november. video shows the -- what led up to an argument between eric reason and police sergeant this is virgil thomas

nbc bay area's marianne favro live in santa clara with new developments. >> reporter: well, the city says this condo is now unlivable because of a sinkhole underneath it. in fact, you can see here on the door, it says "danger," and there are pictures of that sinkhole. even more frustrating, the owners of the condo say they have been dealing with this problem for more than 18 months. >> the hole in the floor is about this big. >> reporter: instead of a hardwood floor, doug ridley now has plywood on his floor, a reminder of the sinkhole underneath his family room in his santa clara condo. it's more than six feet deep and possibly opened up because of a 1930s-era well. >> how are we ever going to see the end of this, this awful situation? >> reporter: he says now more than 17,000 gallons of water, enough to fill a small swimming pool, is pumped out from underneath his condo every day. doug says he discovered the sinkhole in 2018 and reported it to his homeowners association. >> we have not had any action to deal with it since the first week of may of 2018. >> reporter: doug's wife, sher