the south bay moves well. we'll show you live shots from around the bay coming up. >> thank you, mike. >>> coming up next, not good to go. the olympics in rio a no go for certain travelers. why one brazilian government is saying one particular group should stay away. >>> got a fip for nbc bay area's investigative unit, call 1-888-96 tips or e-mail the unit at nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. their sights on new . >>> right now decision 2016 and presidential candidates now setting their sights on new hampshire, one of the smallest states in the nation about to become magnified under the microscope of national politics. political experts are still raing about senator ted cruz's ground game. cruz says he's continue with the strategy

now, temperatures at 49 degrees in the south bay. it's 44 degrees in the north bay and 50 degrees in san francisco. we'll see highs reaching into the upper 60s to lower 70s. still very comfortable with a mix of sun and clouds. we'll take a look ahead to the weekend coming up. let's get an update on the roadway conditions with mike. >> a mix of fog and bridge in this shot. a couple seconds ago, but it will drift through, again. tr we'll look at your map and no slowing as a result and you'll want to slow a tad bit and also i was looking for the bay bridge because a stall was reported in mid-span and the detail just came in as the treasure island on ramp to that westbound 80 direction. getting there from treasure island. the rest of your bay looks good as far as the speed sensors go. south bay no problems on the freeway but breaking news down there. >> we do. >>> now to breaking news

. >>> it's game on oin the south bay. super bowl hopefuls from the broncos and the panthers get the spotlight and a microphone as we hear from both teams tonight at the sap center. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> and a good monday morning. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get to kari and the forecast. >> we start off with clear skies and very chilly temperatures. as you step out the door this morning, we are seeing areas of frost, especially in the low lying areas. and today highs reaching into the upper 50s with mostly sunny skies and still pretty beezy outside. that will keep those temperatures down, but it may also affect drivers across the bridge. let's check in now with mike. >> chp did warn about that, as well, saying the san mateo bridge, richmond san rafael bridge. not a lot of indicator showing you the movement of the camera here. but the tarp shows what things are like on the bridge it itself. riveting video of the tarp. the bay bridge we talked about and areas

. >> the party is under way in the south bay tonight. this fireworks show wrapped up for a day-long celebration in santa clara. >> we are live in super bowl city. we are live at levis. there is a kick off in santa clara. we will check in with all of them in a bit. >>> shocking weather in the bay area. wind, rain, even thunderstorms. hail is blanketing the area now. this is what it looked like going through napa hours ago. pea-sized hail in pleasanton. wind advisories tonight may have sent trees down on cars. all of this in the wake of a system that stormed into southern california leaving cold, unstable air behind. a few remnant showers in the south bay should dry up over night. you will see the diablow range as well. >>> it was first el nino blamed for sliding homes in san francisco. a new theory based on this photograph. if you look close, you can see the tell tale signs of a slow motion disaster. one house has been demolished because it was headed down the hill. others are in danger. what is causing the problem? kristin? >> this was t

it's 42 degrees in the north bay and 43 degrees in the south bay. highs today reaching the mid-mid-5 mid-50s. 55 degrees in san francisco and we're also taking a look at some showers that are making things wet. so, let's check in now with mike to check in and see how the roads are moving. >> you showed the shot of the bay privilege and steady in your camera and calmer winds and there's the golden gate bridge and that mist and that drizzle. slick rain and slick roadways and rain in many parts of the bay. what shows up in green. the highlighting right here. highlighting the green on the sensors. it it kind of blends in and farther east and farther south things are calming down. as kari talks about, that system is coming in and watch the wet roadways as the morning commute gets started. back tayou. >>> now to decision 2016. iowa voters provided the first dramatic moments in the race for president with one nailbiter and one upset. the nailbiter in last night's caucuses is a democratic race. most people went to sleep with a decision still hanging in the

to the south bay, silicon valley, no slowing, we check the north bay, south bay 101. san rafael, easy drive. 42 degrees so a little cool this morning. back to you. >> something that might affect your traffic prognostications. a new battle brewing in san francisco about tearing down a freeway. city planners got feed basic on on -- feedback on an idea to tear down the stretch replacing the freeway with a boulevard and allow more access when high speed rail become as realty and critics say that stretch of 280 is essential. >> i-280 has become more useful and more valuable today than it ever was when it was first built. >> i do recall embarcadero freeway that came down after the earthquake, what a godsend that was. if that's similar, i'm in favor of it. >> a final decision still months away. that is at the very earliest. >>> dozens of homeless men and women in san francisco have been told they have three days to find a new place to sleep. the city has declared their current home a health hazard. this encampment south of market is becoming a nuisance and health threat. a g

into the day, we're looking at 76 degrees in the south bay, 75 in the east bay and high temperatures the end of february at 65 degrees. we're well above that in san francisco, looking at 71 degrees today. i'll let you know how long this lasts and i'll detail a slight chance of rain in the forecast. mike has a heads up if you need to cross the bay bridge. >> that's right. there's that beautiful sunrise we're talking about. i have to focus the horizon, the approach across the freeway off the nimitz as well. the crash report somewhere in this area and impacting a bit. there may be more backups fo forming off the nimitz freeway and making that curve. we see a gradual slowing. the pattern pretty typical wa h watching the crash on the nimitz, southbound all the way to the industrial parkway, that happened all the way down and in the shoulder, across the water, the san mateo bridge shows sl slowing and dumbarton bridge showin ings the build and at lie there is a crash at greenville, talk to you more about that coming up. >> thank you. we look forward to it. 6:31. update of breaking news and

super bowl sunday in the south bay, 74 deit grgrees. how is it looking on the roads, mike? >> not as good as the super bowl forecast. looking really well. really good for drivers in the north bay with a light volume of traffic. we'll look at your map and we're talking about what has been all week a lighter drive across that bay bridge. yesterday the metering lights turned off at 9:00. folks are either taking mass transit or telecommuting and that's great deal for the folks who are coming into town and we're seeing the crowds build towards the weekend when the activity will be in the south bay on sunday but an easy drive between the two on either side of the bay. palo alto shows an easy flow of traffic and there's northbound and southbound and the embarcadero exit. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> talking about the road, another recall for honda this morning. this time more than 2 million vehicles are being yanked off the market in the united states. >> for more on that and the rest of our news before the bell, let's turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. g

the rest of the south bay moves well with the build. no major problems through the trivalley and bay bridge toll plaza as well. >> thank you. >>> coming up next bring on the revelers and get in your last bite of king cake. have you ever had king cake before? >> i have. >> two thumb's up. mardi gras upon us. the reason that this year's fat tuesday expected to be the largest celebration since hurricane katrina. >> i'm supposed to tell you the largest number of people tweeted about the super bowl. wait they didn't. what went wrong? we'll take a look in business and tech. >> i've got an alligator hurling through a drive through window. the story you have to see to believe. broncos are back home and >>> happening today, the super bowl champs the broncos are deplaning and getting ready to celebrate with hundreds of thousands of their closest friends and oh, yeah, that silver object that's coming down the plane, that's the lombardi trophy. denver holding a victory parade to celebrate the broncos' victory in super bowl 50. they crushed or handil

both of those have a crash and noninjury and the rest of your build typical for the south bay. we'll track those two issues for san jose and mountain view, though. here's the tri-valley south 680 builds and the entire stretch from 580 and hayward to union city and the build across the san mato bridge. no surprises from the wide look at this map. although the bay bridge metering lights. let me show you the maze. looks extra slow as you travel down through powell things are backed up especially folks making the car pool lane and getting congested into the city. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> 6:31. decision 2016. all eyes on the hawkeye state this morning as the road to the white house officially starts in iowa. a live look from the iowa state capital building in des moines. just a matter of hours the first americans will cast their votes on who they will be our next president. tracie potts live in iowa where she has been talking with voters. any sense of which way they're leaning? >> well, in all different directions because they have so many options here. still a

here's the south bay, nothing dramatic. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> ski week light in the meantime we check back with bob redell who is taking us through some of that commute this morn p raindrops still on the windshield. kari said most of the rain has passed through and updates throughout the morning and in 25 minutes. >>> good morning. breaking news. president obama announces he will travel to cuba next month and meet with rool castro, the first american president to go there in nearly 90 years, a historic trip being met with praise and criticism. >>> game change? ted cruz jumps ahead of donald trump in our new national poll. >> the sound you're hearing is the sound of screams womaning from washington, d.c. >> this morning why chuck says he's not buying those results. >>> slippery slope, the tech world lining up behind apple as the government tries to get the company to hack into the iphone of this san bernardino shooter, the epic battle over princ

highs today reaching 79 degrees in the south bay and 72 in the east bay. also in the mid-70s while the tri-valley is up to 76 degrees. we'll talk about that warmth and let you know how long that will last. let's see what's happening on the roadways now with mike. >> a lot of folks easing into the workweek after the super bowl celebrations. excuse me. we have the construction or the closures still for super bowl city in san francisco, even though that super bowl 50 is closed, the cleanup has to continue all week. the bay moves very smoothly. the road crews typically there overnight. so i guess everybody was expected to have some recovery after super bowl. back to you. >> you're exactly right, thank you very much. >>> developing story this morning. the search is on for a gunman after a shooting on a busy bay area freeway. it all happened late last night on 80 near the athian way exit. >> chuck coppola joining us live. chuck, this marks the sixth time a shooting like this has happened on the freeway in just the past couple of months. >> that's right, sam. so

we are starting out in the mid 40s in the northbound north bay and south bay. san francisco looking at a high of 73 and 73 in the north bay. east bay 76 and 76 in the peninsula. some of the warmest temperatures as we top out at 79 i'll have more on that but an update on what's happening on the roadways with mike. >> very easy drive right now. looking at 580 over here in dublin, our traditional shot. slow traffic. look at your map and show you the speed sensors changed fromu altamonte. clear by the time we took our camera near the dublin interchange and the rest of the bay get out of your way and see green on both sides of the bay heading to or from the bay bridge or to san francisco. north of there heading away from the bay bridge one fender-bender or one

we'll take you outside to sky camera network and look at how fantastic it is in the south bay. 77 degrees. east bay checking in at 69. san francisco, 71 and for north bay. a mild 73 degrees. our weather underground camera showing the beauty of the bay. pretty good tonight as you can see here, back towards the san francisco skyline, we've got eight-mile visibility or better. heading through tomorrow morning even with a chance of showers coming our way for tomorrow, you're going to be able to see we'll start off dry for your commute and we'll get into the south bay with 49 degrees, peninsula, 351. a little bit of chill in the air for the east bay at 44. san francisco, 52, and the north bay at 46. when exactly does that possibility of showers arrive? let's get a look at the futurecast. you'll see for tomorrow morning, a little bit of cloud cover, plenty of sunshine to begin. and then as we hit 1:00, cloud cover begins to increase. you can see it right here on the model. from the north bay down to san jose. some more of a partly sunny sky for the afternoon. and then here comes our storm syste

south bay, 39 degrees. we're looking at highs today in the mid to upper 50s with some rain moving in by the evening commute. we'll see the scattered showers through tonight and tapering off early in the morning. i'll detail that coming up. let's check in with mike to see what's happening on the roads. >>> zooming in toward the traffic heading in toward san francisco you see a light easy drive, no backup at the toll plaza and no shake to the camera. we'll look over toward the maps and show you the traffic flow calm as well. 101 northbound at 280, that might be blocking the slow lane. haven't seen any problems and haven't seen any issues before the updates from chp. there was a fender bender reported through palo alto but no slowing for 101. >>> happening now, police in the tri-valley searching for an elderly woman missing since yesterday afternoon. 76-year-old marlene haynes was last seen at her livermore home about 3:00 p.m. as you head out to work you will notice silver alert signs. she's described as havi

a bit of history and a special birthday in the south bay. just how long a woman has kept a snowball in her freezer from a rare storm. >>> and happening now, we're staying on top of the president's bay area visit online. at our home page link to raw video of his arrival, along with more details about his stay. super bowl city already mostly a distant memory under our local headlines. a look at what crews are doing to end san francisco's road closures a little early. >>> and valentine's day will be here before you know it it. on our facebook page we list simple steps to save you a little bit of money. every wonder what nature valley is made of? ♪ that's what we're made of. no artificial colors. no artificial flavors. no artificial sweeteners. nature valley granola bars. and now introducing delicious biscuits with almond butter or peanut butter. >>> they put the call out and it starts on friday. definitely not too early to be planning what you're planning and a lot of folks, kari. >> most of us we have to view it it on tv. great conditions out t

widespread 70s for the south bay. even across parts of the east bay and north bay and that's just the beginning. as we get towards the middle part of the week, high pressure is going o set up and it's not going anywhere and will lead toward warmer temperatures. sunday another system to the north. high pressure over the next couple days. same deal for tuesday. another off to the north. the rain we should be getting is happening. it's just not happening here. it's happening across parts of the pacific northwest. here's a lack at temperatures by wednesday. that's when we'll see the warmest of our days. 75 degrees in san jose. 77 in fairfield. the warming trend continues over the next couple days. it's going to be spectacular across the bay area. the east bay is warming nicely. san francisco out of the 60s this weekend. back to 70 by monday. all in all, not a bad forecast as we move towards the next few days. more rain, we'll take it when we get it. thursday and friday we may see another system move this way. >> a little b

it's 48 degrees in the south bay and the north bay. as we get a closer look at the south bay, we are seeing anything from 49 degrees in santa theresa and 44 degrees in san martin and in sunnyvale it's 49 degrees. as that seven-day forecast comes up at the bottom of the screen, come on over and take a look. it will help you make those plans for valentine's day. we will, once again, continue to see more of this warm weather, even as we go into the day with some more clouds mixing in as we go hour by hour in san francisco. we're still making it it into the mid to upper 60s. now, we know some of this warm weather drawing a lot of people to the beach. keep in mind that we will have a high surf advisory that begins at noon today and continue until 8:00 p.m. on saturday. we could have waves piling up to about 13 feet and with those long period swells, well, that means there will be a long amount of time before the next wave comes in and that wave may draw you farther out into the ocean. so, making things a lot more dangerous. and it's all bec

is and as it it it continues to move through san francisco, the peninsula, the east bay and the south bay. north bay kind of missing out right now. but we've seen some of the rain at times really coming down here in the peninsula right along 101 and also for 280 where some of the heavier coudownpours have b for the last few minutes. as we go the rest of the morning commute, hit and miss rain. starts to dry out in the north bay and then by lunchtime, most of us are seeing this moving out. chilly temperatures for today, but as you take a look at that seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, our temperatures warming up quite a bit these next few days. so we will catch a break. another round of rain moves in for the evening commute tomorrow. so, while this morning's commute is wet, tomorrow evening's commute looks like it it will be pretty much the same. and our rainfall totals between these two systems really doesn't look that significant. about 0.25 for parts of the north bay. walnut creek 0.1 and also 0.1 in san jose. highs today well below average. we're only reaching into the mid-

in san francisco it's 50 degrees and 5 degrees in the south bay. let's get a closer look at the north bay now. in napa it's 43 degrees and novato is 46 and santa rosa 46 degrees. weesk we've had some cool weather and even a little bit of rain. as we go into the rest of the forecast. you can take a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of your screen. it will be warming up and starts today with all of this sunshine. at lunchtime in oakland, it is 58 degrees. into lower 60s and then we're back in the upper 50s during the evening commute. dry and cool weather today. but as high pressure continues to build, it keeps those weather systems farther to the north. no more rain for the next few days. le which is kind of unfortunate. nice to get some rain in the forecast. high pressure, once again, keeps those weather systems away from us, we will have much warmer temperatures. the same will be true in the sierra. we're looking at the squaw valley and alpine meadows report and low 40s today. 48 degrees on friday and more of that snow may be melting. we'

it's 4 degrees in the south bay. 44 degrees in the north bay and highs will only reach the mid-50s in. 53 degrees in the east bay and tri-valley up to 55 degrees. speaking of the tri-valley. mike, how is it looking there? >> kari, the traffic flow is all right. we'll have show you a bigger view with our speed sensors. and you see that it's slick. the sheen on there as the rain traveled through the area. not leaving a huge impact, but some slick roadways will be a factor. we'll look at your map as that volume builds coming out of the altamont pass that little slowing into livermore and the cameras and a smooth drive for the dublin interchange. tough to see the green speed sensors and we have a nice slow down starting in the south bay. we'll show that to you coming up, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> moving on to decision 2016 and iowa voters provide the first moments for the race for president with a nailbiter and an upset. kris sanchez crunching the numbers for us this morning and, kris, a tight race for both sides. >> we were just talking off camera that some of

that's going to mean for 70s today and tomorrow across parts of the south bay. a few 60s in the east bay. monday the warm air takes over. 70s widespread across the bay area. a few 80s are possible on tuesday across parts of morgan hill. so it's going to be a warm next couple days. make sure you have the shades and the sun block to go along with it. looking at winds that will be calm through the bay today and tomorrow. the coastline in the east bay valleys could see gusts up to 20 miles per hour through the next couple days. so it will stay sunny and mild as high pressure continues to dominate over the next few days. we're talking 70s across the entire south bay from now all the way to wednesday. even into next weekend as well. east bay valley, same deal. san francisco, not as hot. mid-60s through wednesday. so beautiful conditions across the bay area. >> it's like the bay area knows there are all these visitors and we want to look good. thanks. >>> still ahead on today in the bay, a bay area museum has caught super bowl fever. instead of showcases fine art, it's

let's take the south bay. back to you. >> you wouldn't know anything about it. >> i don't know anything about bankrupting. >> oh, yeah, a lot of sharp exchange last night and the equivalent of a political street fight. marco rubio, ted cruz boat taking their swings at donald trump. this was the most explosive night of the presidential race so far. all five of the republican presidential hopefuls squaring off in houston. >> so, these next five days are critical and as nbc bay area shows us, they certainly knew it. >> reporter: marco rubio threw out the first punch. the florida senator challenging donald trump on the topic of immigration. >> that you acknowledge that, for example, you're the only person on the stage that has been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> reporter: senator ted cruz came out swinging, as well. >> i really find it amazing that donald believes he is the one that discovered the issue of illegal immigration. >> reporter: the two men in the delegate count and the p

looking at highs today up to 80 degrees in the north bay and south bay. in the east bay today up to 79 degrees. while san francisco is up to 76. we'll talk about these temperatures and some rain for tomorrow, that is coming up in a few minutes. let's see what is happening on the roadways now with mike. >> not much right now, but we're expecting much more traffic flow than yesterday where the whole bay seemed like it didn't have a morning commute. bay bridge, we should see metering lights on typical schedule. no problems for the rest of the bay. the earlier crashes we had, 101 and metcalf, all yeared fr clea any activity. palo alto review coming up. >>> developing this morning, the search for a lawyer linked to a high profile case in the north bay. 56-year-old steven mitchell is the lead attorney in a civil suit filed by the family of andy lopez. you'll remember lopez was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff deputy who mistook his replica rifle for a real one. it sparked several protests. mitchell's wife reported him missing from their home over the w

as that wind will continue to kick up again tonight, it's making that 54 in the south bay feel at times like the upper 40s. east bay at 54 and san francisco coming in at 51. we do have some big changes coming our way for tomorrow morning, namely the return of rainfall. this will bring back the chance here of rain for the entire bay area. up to the north bay starting at 39 degrees. for the east bay 40 degrees. and right across the south bay we'll begin as cold as 43. here's what we're tracking, two different storm systems in two days. neither one of these storm systems is overly strong that's moving in. again, at least it will get the ground wet and continue to help the drought slowly and keep that fire danger down. that first system again is offshore tonight by 11:30, not expecting any accumulations across the bay area. once we hit 6:30 in the morning tomorrow, we'll see heavier rainfall develop up into the north bay. scattered areas of rainfall from san francisco down to san jose. by 10:30 in the morning, heavier rainfall develop throughout the peninsula and the south basemy.t by the a

we are in the low 40s in the north bay as well as the south bay. 47 degrees there and the east bay. looking at 75 degrees in the east bay peninsula an 72 and san francisco high of 71 degrees. just gorgeous. i'll let you know how long that la lasts. don't you have a report of something on the road? >> yes. there's the express lane. you can't see much of a difference. we originally reported westbound but actually eastbound. 580 has a few pieces of debris. watch for that and traffic break over the next couple of minutes. very light volume of traffic. all over the bay, green speed indicators in place, no major issues but you're following zaint in the south bay? >> yes. breaking news of a standoff in the south bay at the target range at milpitas drive. >> bob, we understand three suspects are in custody but a fourth one remains in that shop? >> reporter: refusing to come out, according to police, laura and sam. we have a barricade here at milpitas boulevard. mill ppitas police and help fro other police. right here, it gives you an idea how close it is to where all their resources are. on

not only in the south bay but the rest of the bay area. in the peninsula, 69 degrees by thursday. san francisco dropping back into the 60s. we come down from those 70s and bring it into the 60s. still upper 60s and still well above average. and no rain as we go into the next several days. let's check in now with mike to see what's happening on the roadways. >> we don't have a lot of problems kari but more cars than last week. a lot of folks took a break from driving into the city we will talk about that in a second. i promised a look at the south bay. here it is a little slowing from 101, 87 not yet. if you leave in the next ten minutes you are beating traffic for the south bay and then the build is on. crash 101 on the expressway, may be an issue. got rumor of something going on there. i will track it for you. meanwhile southbound 880, union city and hayward, 680 both heading towards fremont, we have the build, typical pattern for a tuesday. slowing westbound 92. we'll talk about that in a second. i want to show you the rest of the bay, build for walnut creek, 680 out of concord

area sunny conditions mid 70s some locations getting up to the upper 70s for our friends in the south baysan jose good morning to you at 51 degrees, 49 in sunnyville. for our east bay communities 49 in. our cool spot is liver more at 54. fairfield at 54 degrees at this hour. oakland in the low 50s. 53 in downtown san francisco. check out our highs for today a lot of mid 70s across the board. 75 in livermore. pleasanton getting to 75. oakland 74. mid 70s san jose. 74 in sunnyville and low 70s in downtown san francisco. 65 in half moon bay for our north bay friends looking at 74 in napa, 75 in santa rosa. storm tracker seven day around the bay forecast we are going to see changes arrive tomorrow. temperatures will drop by several degrees a lot of 60s tomorrow afternoon. and i think clouds will start to decrease for the afternoon hours and maybe bring rain potentially for not just the north bay look at the models now there are some models bringing the rain to the rest of the bay area including san francisco parts of the east bay. over the weekend more sunshine temperatures are going to be fa

we'll look towards fremont 880 and with the headlights down towards the south bay and east bay and south bay itself moving very well and then across over towards foster city and the approach off of the san mateo bridge. westbound picks up a few more cars but no slowing for 92 and back tayou guys. >> thanks so much, guys. >>> new this morning, a hazmat situation in san mateo is over. crews say the smell of paint thinner came from laurel creek which runs behind the shopping center. they put a boom in the creek last night to prevent the bay from getting contaminated. they took a sample from the creek. no one was hurt. >>> off to the lab for testing. that's what's happening to an envelope containing suspicious powder sent to the u.s. customs office. the alameda office had to be evacuated after that discovery yesterday. an employee opened that letter and noticed the powder, but didn't think much of it until she started to feel a little dizzy. two other people in the office also started to feel sick. 20 others were quarantined. everyone is now feeling much better. investigators are testing tha

a few 70s for the south bay today. look what happens to the 70s tomorrow. up into the north bay. even san francisco tomorrow will reach into the 70s. same deal for the east bay and trivalley. tuesday temperatures start to moderate a little bit as the sea breeze kicks back in. the coastline will stay cool. the 60s there and eventually see the 60s return into the entire bay area as we move toward wednesday and thursday. because we have some rain. a big pattern change heading our way toward next weekend. we have clouds in place this morning because of the cold front to the north. it will continue to swing to the north and not produce any rain today. we'll miss out on that one but it's going to cool us a little bit and give us a better chance for showers toward wednesday and thursday. here is thursday morning. some showers across parts of the area. the cold front swings through. that's going to things up as we head toward next weekend. several more systems behind that will produce spread rain. as we get going toward next weekend, things will look more winter li

and for the south bay we'll be at 65 in san jose cupertino at 67, north bay and east bay and the tri-valley, most sunshine tomorrow right here across the tri-valley. 64 expected in danville, pleasanton at 66. great day for the east bay, free mont at 65, heading up to wine country we're looking good at 64 in napa, back towards mill valley, 63. let's go ahead and round up the next 15 days. this area of high pressure looks to stay in place at least through next thursday. so if you suffer from allergies, the good news at least throughout this weekend is that most recent rain we've had is now keeping the pollen at moderate levels. i think it's going to raise up as we head throughout next week with warmer weather, but at least this weekend it won't be superbad. then once we hit february 27th into march 4th, we are looking at a potential wetter weather pattern. we're going to get some rainfall, we just have to wait before it gets here. >> thanks, jeff. >>> still ahead, is this the key to public space travel? virgin galactic unveils its new spaceship two rocket more than a year after a catastrophic

multiple clients tell the investigative unit a south bay defense attorney dropped the ball on their cases and it landed them in legal limbo during the past year people from the bay area to l.a. to hawaii tried to get answers but their lawyer would not respond. they say clients are getting scammed by this so-called ghost attorney. >> based on my experience, he ripped them off. he takes your money and he runs and he hides. >> tonight at 11:00, the vehiclestive unit exposes court records why this liar -- lawyer -- excuse me -- might be on the run. if you have a tip for the investigative unit, send us an e-mail to websibayarea.com. >>> what would you do to lose weight? saying this can do just that but had dire consequences elsewhere. >>> everyone's been enjoying the spring-like weather we've been having, right? >> we are back to winter today. i am excited because we get rain, too. we need rain. it comes in the middle of the week. it's not interrupting your weekend plans. this is really good, as we take a live look outside at the bay bridge, we start out with gusty winds and may affect your dr

currently across the south bay, 66 degrees. a little bit cooler today than it has been most recently. east bay at 64, san francisco 67, then up into the north bay, a great view of the high cloud cover that's increasing from our weather yound ground camera here in tiburon. beautiful shot. temps in the upper 60s. tomorrow morning's forecast, we'll keep a little bit of this high cloud cover with us. the only problem for the morning commute is a chance for spotty drizzle in the north bay with 46. otherwise san francisco starts with 53, peninsula at 50 and for the south bay cooler with 48 degrees. we do want to start off as we dive deeper into the forecast with a word of warning and that's at the immediate coastline. a high surf advisory in effect friday and also saturday. they could go as high as 14 feet friday and saturday. now that's going to be great for the maverick surf competition, but for the average swimmer extremely dangerous. the best advice would be to stay out of the water, and if you're headed to the surf competition,

we're looking at some low 70s for the south bay peninsula and east bay, as well as the north bay. san francisco up to 68 degrees. now, mike, it's usually slow this time approaching the bay bridge, how is it it looking now? >> kari, today, it's slow approaching the bay bridge. we have a slow down because of the metering lights. i'm chuckling because the crash i'm looking for is not there. that is a better mood for a lot of folks. no slowing off your left approach and the right approach further backed up and we want to show you this angle. speed sensors aren't a problem and we did mark that crash i was looking for. not major issue. this is more of a problem. southbound 680 and 242 heading through pleasant hill. a crash reported now as you're coming down through highway 4 and earlier crash looked like it's cleared from the walnut creek interchange. folks on the dublin interchange because traffic is lighter out of the tri-valley and through that area. the westbound express lane has opened and a lighter flow of traffic. but in general the bay looks like a lighter flow. the south bay pe

supreme court. >>> the bullet train may soon become a reality in the south bay. sources at city hall confirm to nbc bay area the high-speed rail is initially going to be built between san jose and bakersfield. that line will connect to los angeles. a formal announcement is expected tomorrow and this is a pivotal deit scissicision for tf san jose. the high-speed rail hub for a so-called grand central station. this is a rendering of the upgraded downtown dirdon station. if all goes as planned this bullet train could be up and running in less than a decade. also have a major impact on cal train. with san jose being the bullet train hub, cal train would have to, the board suggests it could nearly double its capacity of 660,000 riders to 120,000 a day. >>> before the bullet train rides right now people are trying to get around the bay area and the rain coming down. pretty slick roadways out there. we'll check in with mike in just a moment, but kari has a look at the radar. >> we are tracking scattered showers all across the bay area. heavy rain yesterday evening and ev

michelle roberts is in the south bay as we begin in studio with jeff ranieri. >> unlimited visibility throughout the bay area. it's this area of high pressure that we track to last week that's still in place diverting storm systems off to the north. this region of high pressure responsible for, again, record-setting heat today. how warm was it? one of the warmest. up in santa rosa, 85, san rafael, 80, san francisco coming in at 77. richmond also at 77. as we take a closer look at our weather, you can see we're still holding on to 84 in santa rosa, 83 in sevastopol. but starting to cool off in belvedere as we get more of an ocean flow moving in there. for the south bay, also supermild right now. check it out. santa theresa 79, downtown san jose 78, saratoga at 78. the largest problem with this weather has been the pollen. it is up, way up, especially with our cypress trees throughout the bay. we'll let you know when that rain returns. details in 15 minutes. >> rain on the way, thank you, jeff. >>> even though many had this day off, we did have traffic. the brilliant sunshine and people

, south bay. look at this. by monday, few 80s for the south bay. it will be very warm. not only this weekend, but to start off next week as well. now, the thing to note about the winds, not going to be a huge deal today. not going to be very windy till the evening. but tomorrow is really going to start to get windy, especially toward lunchtime and the afternoon and evening. if you have an outdoor dinner date, especially for valentine's day, make sure you have something to keep all those napkins down. you know how it gets, especially when you get those gusty winds and you want to try to enjoy yourself. at theline winds will be the gustiest toward the evening hours. if you're headed other places, sonoma wine country for the weekend, you're looking at spectacular conditions, upper 70s to near 80. today, tomorrow and even monday. monterey will be nice and bright as well. 70 for today. 73 for tomorrow. 74 for monday. as you head toward santa cruz, the boardwalk, 75 for tomorrow. 76 for monday. beautiful weather, all

sunny skies in the south bay and 53. also the same here in the east bay but slightly cooler at 47 and for the north bay we'll begin at 49. the current pattern we're stuck with really has not changed over the past six days. it's about the storm track to the north and then here we have high pressure just offshore. not only producing the heat but also an offshore wind at times that's why it has been so mild. so what about that rain? let's go ahead and advance to that incoming storm system. that's the thing i know all of you want. i have been focused on this for several weeks. will this potential of rainfall actually happen? you can see by 11:30 on tuesday night, we get the cloud cover increasing then by wednesday afternoon around 1:00, we'll see the scattered rainfall beginning here throughout the bay area then likely heavier rainfall by wednesday evening around 6:30 so wednesday night when it looks like the worst of this will move through and then as we head throughout thursday morning, the chance here of scattered rainfall

bay. fremont south into the south bay with these headlights. taillights and all the way up to nimitz without any deit lay to oakland. san jose northbound 101. a little build as far as that volume. mild slowing up to 880 through this stretch and then farther up the bay shore freeway. no delays, guys. back to you. >>> 6:01. been talking about it for a while now. today super bowl madness kicks into another gear as we're just two days away from the big game. >> live team coverage of all things super bowl from the travel rush to all the big events. we have kris sanchez, stephanie chuang, bob redell all watching different angles here. bob redell will kick off our coverage at levi stadium where security is the top priority, bob. >> level one according to the department of homeland security, sam and laura. a classification that the dhs reserve for big events like the super bowl. areas and places where it it could be a terrorist threat even though there is no known credible threats against sunday's game. more than 60 agencies from the local, state and

and a few 80s across parts of the south bay. by tuesday that onshore wind starts to return. 60s push in and rain moves into the picture by wednesday. the 60s move across the entire bay. we have 50s in here as we head toward wednesday. quite a sharp contrast coming our way toward wednesday. today not so much. kira, this is for you. today's beach forecast. >> oh, my gosh! you haven't mentioned the beach in three months. >> i know! it's been winter. it's still winter. >> it is. 71 in half-moon bay today. a little bit windy as well. winds up to 20 miles per hour. santa cruz up to 73 degrees today. yeah, if you have the day out, take your valentine to the beach. high pressure in control as i mentioned. it continues to slide toward the east over the next couple of days. as it does it allows for the storm to open up. look at what happens on wednesday. a strong storm system will move in producing heavy rain. look at the time frame around wednesday night when we go to bed. thursday morning when we wake up, expect a wet commute and friday

air force one expected to arrive in the early evening hours and expected to stay in the south bay and attend each fund-raiser tomorrow. one at the home of steve wesley, venture capitalist and former state comptroller. this is his first visit to the bay area this year. >>> condoms for san francisco middle school students would only be handed out -- and they withdrew it from the agenda after hearing concerns from parents. for now that means the vote would be delayed but did not say when they would reconsider the plan. >>> a south bay problem gaining attention, garbage and waste from homeless camps pouring into waters and creeks. now, they're trying to clean it up putting together city and county leaders to fignd a solution to a problem insurmo t insurmountable. >> it would be a good idea if they can come out with a solution. there have been people out here the last 50 years or so and haven't found a good solution yet. >> water officials admit the issue is controversial and complex. the water crews will not send crews to homeless camps without a police escort. something that has to be fa

we're in the upper 30s right now in the south bay and 41 degrees in the north bay. highs today only in the mid to upper 50s and we'll have some rain. and unfortunately it won't give us a good soaking, more of a nuisance light scattered rain into the evening commute. we'll talk more about that but let's see how the morning commute is going now with mike. >>> we're going to take the shot of the peninsula. these are flashing lights, northbound 101 before you get to the university avenue off-ramp. north of the embarcadero off-ramp. you see the folks shifting over to one lane to the left. it's causing a big backup for a couple of minutes, still a crew there, another vehicle yet to be removed. more traffic as we look at your map leads to a little slowing north past the scene. more traffic over here, north of 680. that's the typical pattern in palo alto. unusual slowing on the peninsula. 880 starts the buildup into hayward. they were scheduling a traffic break heading down there. i've got no update since then. a typical pattern but we'll track that. the bay bridge metering

oakland 76, in the south bay warm to mild. but down one or 2 degrees, on the coast instead of 75, questions, -- 60s, 70s, we'll take rain into wednesday night and thursday. >>> time is 5:18. the presidential campaign getting tighter. up next, we'll have the latest in the race for the white house including new criticism facing some of the candidates. in the battle of the burgers, one made a "declaration of delicious"... ...jack. he set forth, armed with artillery no one saw coming. so that everyone could taste history-making burgers. and america ate it up. true story. we're making every burger better, like the new double jack. history never tasted so good. . >>> playoff crab fishermen could have good news. whether to suggest the state fish and wildlife department open the commercial crab season. california allowed the start of recreational start last week. crab fishing has been delayed for months. even if the task force recments opening it it won't begin until later this week. >>> george w bush hitting the cam trail on behalf o

any time human remains are sound in the south bay, especially south santa clara, questions are raised about this missing girl. authorities will be keeping a close eye on this investigation. the sheriff as office says it is too early to even tell if this is a male or female. they will be here on scene throughout the night. the medical examiner will be in charge of identifying who that person was. >> president obama is back in town. air force i touching down in mountain view just after 7:00 this evening. it's a familiar game plan. a quick trip to raise money. here he is coming off of air force one. he's greeted by mayor sean mcallister. in l.a. he'll tape an appearance for the "ellen" show. the president is staying in m milpitas tonight. >> now to a story you'll sea only on nbc bay area, the driver of a car nearly hit by falling concrete on the bay bridge is recounting her terrifying experience. the driver was cruising through a tunnel when a chunk of concrete suddenly came down. cheryl hurd is live on treasure island. >> reporter: it wasn't a fun experience for the driver. the driver t

south bay temperatures, 50s for some. but upper 50s, 60s for others. san jose state at 63. because of the south/southeast breeze. when it is that strong, gusting to almost 30 at hayward and mountain view, at 23. that is a warm, warm direction. cloudy. might be a few breaks here. but the system sweeps in tonight with rain. more later, and a warm morning, with these clouds and also the southeast breeze. but cooler afternoon highs, with rain on the way. so sal, for the morning, win is the bigger story than rain -- wind is the bigger story than rain. >> what about tomorrow morning? are we going to see rain? >> there will be some off and on rain. >> because some people, not you, not me, and not the viewer, but other people -- >> that guy. >> yeah, that guy over there, he drives terribly in the rain. >> the guy goes 75. and everybody else is doing a. so there you go. >> yes. >> slow it down when it rains. >> this is a look at the east shore freeway and traffic is moving along pretty well, as you drive between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. the traffic is looking good

nothing in terms of heavy rainfall for the south bay. 57 degrees. partly sunny sky. possibly a few spotty showers for the peninsula and maybe a few drops for san francisco and also the north bay. let's get you to the timeline on this. by 11:00 a.m. we'll start to see scattered showers develop out ahead of the cold front throughout the north bay peninsula, san francisco. and likely not too much there for san jose or the east bay for the morning hours. once we hit 6:30 in the evening tomorrow, that's when the cold front arrives. you can see this bright banding here that will happen as that storm system arrives with some heavier pockets of rainfall. it's really about 6:30 in the evening on wednesday right through 10:00 at night. and last on tap to get that rainfall will be san jose, morgan hill, also for gilroy. but eventually you'll get something. now by thursday's forecast we'll see some scattered showers linger throughout thursday morning and also through the midday hours. now, rainfall totals have started to pick up with this storm system. that is the good news right

the biggest thing continues to be the cloud cover and also those cooler temperatures, 55 in the south bay across to santa clara stadium. where the big super bowl will be. then back into san francisco currently 51 degrees. tomorrow morning's forecast, we're still looking at this storm system lingering across the bay area. it won't be a totally sunny start. in fact, we may have a few spotty showers possible for the peninsula. east bay, san francisco and the north bay with temperatures starting off in the 40s. let's go ahead and detail that forecast for you on our futurecast. you can see 11:30 tonight, moderate pockets of rainfall mainly up into the north bay and maybe scattered activity down to the south bay. as we hit tomorrow morning, there's the spotty showers to start and overcast skies, but once we pass the morning we're on a clearing trend with breaks of sunshine, and then high pressure is going to build in and strong for this time of the year. it's coming in with perfect timing for the super bowl, of course, this will bring 70s back to the interior valleys. yes, that's great for the

two big celebrities in the south bay. well, it certainly was much more low key here in santa clara than it was in san francisco today, but there are still special events and the possibility of a celebrity sighting. more than a hundred people stood in line waiting to take a picture in front of this gold 50 in santa clara. alex traveled across the globe to experience his first super bowl. >> i'm from peru. we paid $8,000 for the ticket. >> reporter: pretty low key in downtown san jose today, abo about -- but the nfl store was hopping. >> i like the excitement around the bay area. >> reporter: many locals are hoping super bowl will allow them to meet superstars. sources tell us beyonce is staying in los gatos. >> pretty exciting. the kids are all excited and hoping to catch a glimpse of her. we're really excited to have her visit us here in los gatos. >> reporter: and bruno mars was spotted having dinner at a restaurant in downtown san jose. but not everyone is toasting the buildup to super bowl. many who live nearby levi's

in the south bay now, 41. but it warms up nicely today. we're talking mid-60s for the south bay.ncisco up to 63. in napa, 65. also 65 in oakland. and san ramon today up to 62 degrees. let's check in now with sam and laura to see what's happening in news. >> let's move this thing right on forward. move that ball forward. >>> the super bowl history on full display. legends taking the field right before the games off. >> in fact, let's take a live look at san francisco super bowl city illuminated this morning. excited crowds going to be even bigger by the day, checking out all the nfl events. the puppy bowl continues as puppies from bay area animal shelters will run plays in a mock field set with hopes of finding their forever homes, as well. pharrell williams and zac brown band will be performing there tonight. >>> 5:44. friday morning. so we know that neither bay area football team playing in this year's super bowl will be on full display during the coin toss. six niners and raiders legends. pretty cool. so where do we even begin? three-time mvp joe montana flipping that coin. joi