new at 630, longtime bay area resident and former oakland a's manager tony la russa is launching a newicated to companion animal welfare. the la russa family will be making a public introduction next week of la russa rescue champions. they say it will support animal rescue organizations by raising and distributing money to help them carry out their life saving work. the launch benefit is scheduled for january 25th at the lesher center for the arts in walnut creek. >> you know what, mike? you talk about a guy who walks the walk. >> oh, yeah. >> tony la russa? yeah. for sure. he leaned into that deal early on and then stuck with it. >> and a world champion. >> yeah. okay. so we go outside. we got temperatures today that were kind of mild for this time of year. we should be in the 50s. it's almost. well, it's january. working our way into february now. and temperatures not in the 50s but in the 60s. overnight lows last night did get cold though. last night's lows did feel january esque. no fog at the coast. i was surprised that we had a little fog show up. coastal fog, but we will see fog

newscast, baseball hall of fame inductee tony la russa joins us live in studio to talk about the help that he's giving back to pets in need. it's going to be good. well, that does it for us here on today in the bay this morning. thanks for allowing us to be a part of your morning. that's right. turn to nbcbayarea.com any time of day or night as we're constantly updating. also follow all of us on social. yeah, get a little peek behind kerry's lush life over there. stick around today show is next. >>> good wednesday morning. fireworks on capitol hill over donald trump's pick for secretary of defense. >> and even more expected this morning. good morning. it's january 15th. this is "today." >>> on defense. chaos erupts at the confirmation hearing of president-elect donald trump's choice to lead the pentagon, pete hegseth. facing tough questions about his experience and his past. >> how do you explain your judgment? >> false charges against me. >> overnight a show of support from a key republican, keeping that nomination on track. we're live on capitol hill. >>> fanning the flames. high wi

longtime bay area resident and former oakland a's skipper tony la russa is launching a new nonprofit dedicated to companion animal welfare. the la russa family will be making a public introduction next week of la russa rescue champions. they say it will support animal rescue organizations by raising and distributing money to help them carry out their life saving work. the la russa family founded the rescue foundation known as arf, but served severed ties with the group in 2023. the launch benefit for their new nonprofit is scheduled for january 25th at the lesher center in walnut creek. some high school student athletes in napa are putting together a collection drive to help fire victims. members of the girls soccer team at justin-siena came up with the idea. they're putting together drawstring bags full of supplies. they will include water, energy bars and blankets, and the students are also writing personal notes for the recipients. >> i just want to say, to stay strong and to keep fighting and have hope and that we have a community here, and we're also going to be supporting you a

tony larussa will unveil a new campaign for companion animal welfare. the russa, as you know, won three world series championships, including with the oakland a's in 1989. lais family will announce their new project at the champions to the rescue benefit, january 25th in walnut creek. tony larussa is rescued. champions organization will help fund animal rescue operations around the country, and also connect volunteers with groups who need help. >> under clear skies, here we go again. it's a broken record, but cold lows. and then we'll end up with lots of sunshine and a nice day. lima valley, petaluma, san martin, walnut creek, felton, saratoga, woodside and danville all between 32 and 34 degrees. second day in a row, back to back days with a low in the city is 29 degrees. the record low 1888. most rain on this date 1.94in 1878, and the record high not that long ago, 2009. excuse me when it was 73 degrees. that 29 is the second coldest going back to january 14th and 15th in 1888, but 27 on december 11th, 1932 is officially the coldest temp. also snowed on that day. we are in a not so good territory here though. this is currently the third driest january on