times. if he secures another victory he'll leave the show with ten wins under his belt. viewers will have to watch it when "the voice" returns march 6 to see if he can pull it off on nbc bay area and also streaming on peacock. >> i had to look up who niall was. >> from one direction. >> oh, that's why i didn't know. okay. at 6:00, new details about half moon bay shooting suspect as a possible motive ahead of his first court hearing. we'll break down the new steps state leaders are taking to make sure the safety for all californians is there in the wake of the tragedy. one bay area city taking action. new gun violence prevention measures and the system rolling out this week to ensure a quicker response from police. also -- there is no community that's immune from this. the attacks have occurred across the country, across 37 states as well as the district of columbia. >> new findings on targeted violence. brand noof secret service data

of the most common behaviors observed in mass shooters. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. a good morning to you on this wednesday. thanks for allowing us all to be a participate of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. another morning full of sorrow. we'll get to our coverage on what happened in half moon bay in just a moment. but first we'll take a look at the forecast this morning. it's a cool start. temperatures in the 30s for parts of the tri-valley as well as the inland east bay. we're at 34 in morgan hill right now and it's 38 in dublin. after this cold start as you are getting the kids ready for school in livermore, make sure they have a warmer coat on for a morning drop-off at about 40 degrees. it'll be in the upper 50s at pickup time and we'll continue with that sunshine. eventually we'll make it up to 65 in san jose. 63 in san francisco. look at the north bay a little bit warmer with napa reaching 67 and 68 in santa rosa.

and, mike, now you have some breaking news for the commute? we've changed categories to an alert. the alert for westbound 580. your commute direction off the castro valley y, more folks should be heading over to 880. it's a smoother drive past the exit for the zoo because of the crash blocking all but one lane. it continues to be the case. we have relatively minor backup considering the area. lake chabot road is here but it's closed until the end of the month. that will not take you pass the crash. east 14th is the only way to get past that and the surface streets in the area. highway 4 with the build, 37. the build and the backup at the toll plaza. we have this slowing in san jose. we'll talk about 87 coming up. 6:02 right now. in a matter of hours the 66-year-old man accused of shooting and killing seven in half moon bay will face a judge

on the day the secret service revealed somewhere around half of the most recent mass violence cases were motivated by perceived wrongs commonly in the work place. >> we have team coverage starting with kris sanchez. farmworkers are traumatized and can't go back home, can't go back to work. 66-year-old chunli zhao will face a judge today. in the last half hour district attorney steve wagstaff said he will face seven counts of first-degree murder, the special circumstance of multiple murders, and a firearms enhancement on each and every charge. san mateo county sheriff said he used a semiautomatic weapon he owned legally. he knew the people that he

killed and said they picked on him for years. he felt disrespected. our sources told us zhao gunned down two co-workers near a greenhouse at the first farm off highway 92 before going to the mobile homes where he shot and killed a co-worker's wife and two more co-workers including the lone survivor who is a man who is now in stable condition. investigators say zhao drove to cabrillo and killed a married couple he worked with previously along with another former co-worker. after all of that zhao drove to the sheriff's substation where he was arrested. california has pretty strict gun laws from a ban on assault weapons, a minimum age of 21 for any gun sale or transfer, background checks and red flag laws that allow law enforcement to take guns away from people at risk for violence. eleni kounalakis says it's now

time for the feds to do their part. >> all of these together are sensible gun laws and we're calling on for congress and the federal government to act, to put into place the same kind of sensible gun laws we have done here in the state of california. >> chunli zhao went through the legal process to buy his firearm. however, if he had shown violent behavior in the past he might have been subject to the red flag laws. he will be in court in redwood city. we will as well. our investigative unit has been looking into the shooting and has information about one of the shooting locations. can you find the full report at nbcbayarea.com or on our free nbc bay area app. just click on the investigative unit. new this morning san jose leaders approved a series of new measures meant to prevent gun violence. councilmembers approving a new outreach plan to make gun

violence restraining orders more accessible. the city auditor issued a series of recommendations police confirmed are already in the process of being implemented including making public safety information available in multiple languages and protocols to document inspections that may include gun stores. also this week san jose police department rolled out its new gunshot detection system. investigators believe the half moon bay mass shooting is the latest case of deadly work place violence. brand-new findings call this one of the common threads for what is now the long line of america's mass attacks. >> brie jackson is live in washington continuing our team coverage. brie, this new data just released about an hour ago. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, marcus, laura. the national assessment center release add report about mass attacks between 2016 and 2020. the agency defines a mass attack

as an incident where three or more people were harmed in public or semipublic space that was not connected to another crime. the agency finds 173 incidents during that time. 513 people were killed and more than 1,200 people injured. they say the attacker was retaliating for perceived wrongs related to perm, domestic or work place issues. most of the attackers used guns and many were possessed illegally at the time of the incident. as kris mentioned investigators say in the incident in half moon bay the attacker said he felt disrespected by co-workers in the years leading up to what happened. the shooting was not included in this data but the center says there are lessons to be learned from the report's findings. >> these tragedies can be preventable if the communities

are equipped with identifying the warning signs, encouraging bystander reporting, knowing how to act on that information when it is reported and putting the appropriate intersections in place. they need the tools and resources. >> reporter: look out for individuals displaying an unusual interest in violent topics including past mass attackers. the report says that businesses should consider establishing a work place violence prevention plan and that individuals tasked with stopping violence should understand the impact of violence and hateful rhetoric while protecting free speech. another sad reminder that mass shootings are far too common here in the u.s. marcus, laura? and vice president kamala harris will visit monterey park to honor the victims of that mass shooting. harris will lay a wreath at the memorial for the 11 killed in the incident and will meet with

the victims' families and the man who disarmed that gunman. santa clara county continues its 2023 homeless count. surveyors gathered at 4:30 this morning. last year teams counted about 10,000 unhoused people countywide with more than half in san jose. organizers say many volunteers during the count are homeless themselves. >> a lot of the people who are going to be out here driving with us today are themselves homeless. where we might see signs people are living in their cars, in parking lots, in tents. this is a way of bringing together and empowering people who know what it's like to be homeless. >> contra costa county started its count about a half hour ago in san pablo. but not all counties are doing a point in time count this year

with federal rules requiring it only once every two years. >> a lot of people outside where it's very cold in san francisco. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect today. starting out cold, kari. at least it is mild for the afternoon. as you get ready to head out the door in oakland, we are seeing a lot of people out there who you'll be joining them on the roadways and as you step out in martinez only 35 degrees. the wind is calm so we're seeing some of those temperatures dipping lower and then as we go into the day it's going to head for the low 50s by late morning into the upper 50s at 1:00 and we'll make it into the mid-60s for many spots for the south bay to the peninsula and upper 50s for the north bay. mike, stopping at the gas station, where are some of those prices a little bit lower? a variety of prices many below $4 but most above $4 that

i see on the roadway. san mateo county it's belmont with double time on harbor boulevard $3.99. the south bay we're checking in on cupertino's best. san jose has many below $4. cupertino car wash, the best for that city is $3.89 a gallon. dublin's arco the best for the entire county at $3.39. quite a range. we have a couple of hot spots, northbound 87 is really jammed. a crash with a busted axle. bad timing as we see the bulk of the commute kicking in. a tough drive heading up 87. 101 shows you a typical build. everything but 87. it may ripple out. you may see more traffic over to 17. we'll watch for that shift. this alert called by chp as well continuing for san leandro. only your right lane is open.

back to you. 6:11 right now. wages on the rise. next, the big box chain that just announced a bump in pay as retailers struggle to fill some positions. >> you may have some trouble working from home today. plus an uber warning about uber. it's been kind of a rough week. that's not going to change this dnesday. yoweu'

good wednesday morning. 6:14. let's take a live look outside in dublin. it is a chilly start and a clear sky, 36 degrees with a mostly calm wind. as we go into the next few hours, it will be a slow warm-up happening, but we are going to keep the sunshine today, and it will shape up to be a nice afternoon. make plans to get outside. a look ahead to colder temperatures in the microclimate forecast coming up. if you choose 580 and 880, make plans to take 880. 580 is jammed up into oakland. westbound down to one lane. san jose has a crash north 87. we'll show that you backup as it continues and that might cause a shift for south bay traffic. good morning. happy wednesday to you. microsoft has some problems with outlack and teams this morning cug som people off from their work place. u.s. state department has sent out a security alert cautioning americans who use ubers in the

areas around cancun, mexico, due to disputesr drivers. the bulletin generically mentions mexico, quote, violent crime, widespread and common. tesla will report its profits after the closing bell. tesla recently cut prices trying to bring one of its suv prices within the new rules set by congress to give some electric car buyers a tax break. meantime, west virginia senator joe manchin trying to pause some of those breaks written into law in the new inflation reduction act. he wants a pause until at least march. these rules as they stand are really confusing, whether you get a big tax break is a mix of income, the cost of the car, how many minerals in the battery come from america. there's a list of qualified cars on line but the rules are expected to change again soon. so even car dealers are

confused. we're getting a better idea where the cuts at google will come from. google, as you remember, announced the layoff of 12,000 employees to take place over the next six weeks. now paperwork filed by google to the federal government shows 1,436 jobs will be cut at its mountain view headquarters. 119 in san bruno. that's youtube. 53 in palo alto. the total there, 1,608 when you add that up. that turns out to be about 13% of the overall layoffs. and, again, any family who is dealing with a layoff, this is the number one biggest problem in their life, but 1,600 out of 12,000, when we talk about 12,000 layoffs we imagine all of them coming from mountain view, right? and google and all these companies are very worldwide, so we actually have a small portion of it.

>> some companies laying off, others trying to make people stay. walmart workers will receive higher wages starting next month. the average will rise half a dollar from $17 to $17.50 and minimum wage will go up $2 between $14 and $19 an hour depending on the location. some 30,000 workers at roughly 3,000 stores are eligible. critics point out the recent hike still lags behind rivals including amazon, costco and target. walmart is the nation's largest private sector employer with 1.6 million workers. it's nice to take a little time off if you are able to. i got to take a trip to the sierra. there was a window of opportunity. so much snow, it's crazy. it's so deep. look at it sparkle.

just gorgeous out here. so nice. it was gorgeous out there. i finally got to take that trip to tahoe out with the animals out there. i went snow shoeing. it was just gorgeous. as kari has been forecasting or telling us about all the snow that was up there, it was amazing to see finally how high it was. i hadn't had the opportunity to go because our windows were so short to drive up there. >> between all of those storms. rob mayeda is there for a weather conference, and so it's been really cool to see his pictures as well. it's nice to follow on social media so we can see where we're going. >> what we look like when we're not at the anchor desk. >> you look great and that snow looked amazing. >> that soundtrack follows you around. >> it does. very calming. >> there were deer and bunnies. >> stay away from the bears. maybe you'll see that as you head out and enjoy the sunshine. the hiking forecast in the south

bay, we're starting out cold but it will be a sunny day and the winds pick up going into the afternoon. it will reach into the low to mid-60s for the south bay today as we get a closer look at what to expect later on with this afternoon's high temperature in oakland reaching 64. 64 in palo alto and upper 60s for much of the north bay. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen as you look at your microclimate. know that our morning temperatures will be cold the next few days. more upper 30s, low 40s, and we'll see that continue and get even colder once the rain moves in next week. we've been saying it's dry, it's nice. our temperatures are warming up and we can see what's happening across the region. i wanted to show you what's further down the line, we can see the clouds out there and the system will be dropping in as the high pressure starts to move away. we'll see that rain arriving by the end of the weekend. looks like sunday into monday. but now the models are showing that a lot of the moisture stays

off the coast. and we'll see some very cold air pushing in after that system passes. we could have a couple of days of a break and then see another chance by the end of next week just looking further down the line in that forecast. now as far as how much rain to expect over the next ten days, where we see the light blues and light greens, that's up to about a quarter inch of rain for the north bay and it may be higher in some spots up to half an inch of rain. so this is not a really big storm. it's going to be in and out of here fairly quickly and we look at mild weather for the next couple of days as our temperatures reach into the mid-60s. look at how cold it's going to be next week once that rain moves through and our mornings will start out near freezing for the inland areas for the middle of next week. mike, you've been tracking a crash. what's the update? i have more crashes. i'm going to call an alert though chp doesn't call it an

alert. the worst part of 87 for this commute that's the tough drive. i haven't seen a big shift in the traffic but there's the potential folks will take 85 up to 17 to get past this big backup once they hear about it, spots like here. typical backup for 101. the usual slowing for san jose, again, north 87 is the tough drive there. an alert called by chp heading through san leandro. west 580, the latest i heard only one lane open. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:22 right now. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: you joined a gym on january 1st with the best of intentions but now it's time to call it quits. i'm investigative reporter chris chmura. 'll show you how towe

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how are you doing with your new year's resolutions? usually when the new year begins there's a long line to sign up for gyms, but right about now a new line forms to quit. >> so there might be some hoops to go through if you want to do that. consumer investigator chris chmura shows us savvy ways to cancel the gym memberships and how $4 might protect you. >> reporter: those new year's resolutions to join a gym, lose weight and get fit fade fast.

>> by march something like 67% of gym memberships are going unused. >> reporter: julie ramhold says gyms make it easy to join in person, online, in their app. so what's it like canceling? >> be prepared to have to repeat yourself a lot because odds are they're going to throw every tactic at you to try to get you to stay on. >> reporter: stand your ground. >> be polite but really firm. >> reporter: when your firm politeness wins get it in writing. side note, there should be no fee if you just signed up. >> in california i have five days, a five day cooling off period. >> reporter: kevin brasler with consumer checkbook says canceling a gym membership by mail is your best defense. >> certified mail, it seems old-fashioned, but you have a record of trying to quit. >> reporter: that $4 for certified mail should protect you in the case of, say, the gym continuing to bill you dues and claiming that it had no idea you

wanted to cancel. if you used certified mail can you counter that claim and get that debt wiped clear. >> thanks, chris. coming up the top stories including the half moon bay shooting suspect set to make its first court appearance. the new details now emerging tied to a possible motive and what's now done to help those hit hardest by this tragedy. searching for a man who violently attke a senior in san francisco, what police are saying about that incident, all of it caught on camera. and new leadership in the south bay with a prized council seat now filled. the long process it took to get there. stay with us. u're watching "today iyon

right now at 6:30, the first small steps on a long road to recovery. we're live in half moon bay where people there try to move past the other shock from this week's mass shooting and what's expected to play out today in the speck's first court appearance. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good wednesday morning to you. 6:30 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. of course we will get to our top stories when we're talking about the violence here in the bay area, but first, a look at the cold forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall is joining us now. kari, when can we expect the warm-up later today? it will be later today but

we also will have more cold mornings ahead even extending into next week. so right now it's all clear as you get a live look outside in san jose as we're waking up and heading out. if you're driving in from gilroy it's only 35 degrees there and you may have to scrape frost off the windshield. we are seeing frosty conditions in a few colder spots around the bay area. and then as we go into today it looks really nice as we head to the low to mid-60s. the north bay will have the warmest temperatures reaching 68 in santa rosa and 61 in livermore as well as half moon bay. mike, you have that alert and the crash in the south bay. we have two crashes, kari. this is what happens. we have the alert here in north 87 and then the backup at capital expressway. now a double crash for your commute direction from highway 85 heading up into downtown san jose. that is one to watch. we are watching the ripple effect, expect to see more traffic across capital

expressway to highway 101. some building there. possibly 85 near 17 as another alternate through the area. folks may have their favorites but i'll point out the major roadways that will take you past that crash. chp issued this alert westbound 580 only one lane open as far as the report goes. the other red lane is lake chabot road. you cannot take that. you can take east 14th or northbound 880. 580 slows out of castro valley. the rest of your commute looks standard. there may be a disabled vehicle on the san jose bridge. i'll check on that coming up. back to you. prosecutors take their first real steps this morning in seeking justice following this week's half moon bay shooting rampage. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us in half moon bay. >> bob, the suspect will go before a judge for the first time later today. >> reporter: you are correct. good morning, laura and marcus.

chunli zhao is the suspect in this mass shooting. he will be arraigned in redwood city on charges in connection with this shooting that killed five men, two women and put another man in the hospital. we're here off the main drag in downtown half moon bay where you can see people have left flowers and candles in honor of the victims. the sheriff's office says zhao knew the people he allegedly shot and they believe, the sheriff's office, believes this was an incident of work place violence. he work at both farms targeted in the shootings. zhao accused the victims of picking on him for years. they say zhao gunned down two workers before going to the trailers and killing a co-worker's wife and shooting two more co-workers. that includes the lone survivor. investigators say zhao then drove to the nearby mushroom farm on cabrillo highway and killed a married couple he had

worked with before along with another former co-worker. after all of that he drove to the sheriff's substation where he was arrested. last night about 150 people gathered to pray for the seven people who were shot and killed calling for lawmakers to do something to stop this gun violence. >> our biggest problem in our country is gun violence. and while there are many other issues, that's one that really deserves our attention and requires our voices to speak up, to put pressure on elected officials. >> reporter: this morning we did we have out to the district attorney wagstaff and he says he will be charged this morning and the charges he expects to file will be straight forward, seven counts of first degree mur, one count of attempted murder and enhancement of use of a firearm.

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." there is an emergency supply drive. the number one request is food. they will be at the san jose women's club from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. we have a special page set up. san francisco police asking for your help solving a seemingly random assault targeting an elderly man walking with a cane. a young man in a black hooded sweat hitter is seen crossing the street and shoving a man to the sidewalk.

it happened january 8 at about 7:30 in the morning. the victim spent some time in the hospital. state senator scott wiener says the city has to get tough on this particular kind of crime. >> we have seen assaults like this directed to our seniors and it is disgusting. we need to have a zero tolerance. if you harm someone, you will get prosecuted. >> police describe the suspect as a white or hispanic male in his late 30s with short beard wearing a black sweater with white lettering reading king. new overnight after a marathon meeting san jose councilmembers have now filled one of two vacant seats. councilmembers voted to appoint domingo candelas to the district 8 seat covering east san jose in the evergreen area. they selected him by way of

multiple ranked choice votes. still to be filled the seat formerly occupied by new mayor matt mahan which is expected to be filled tomorrow. 6:36 right now and happening today a bay area assembly member launches his push to make the lunar new year a state holiday. phil ting's bill would start with allowing california community colleges the chance to observe lunar new year as a holiday. it would provide them the flexibility to alter other holidays so they wouldn't have to add any more full-day closures to the calendar. they believe it would help promote cultural understanding in schools. they plan to unveil it later this morning in the chinatown branch. a live look down at san jose as we get started. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect in the forecast today. how will it shape up later? >> temperatures in the upper 30s for the south bay.

it's 45 in oakland as well as 45 in santa rosa. as you get the kids ready for school in the tri-valley a look at livermore. they need the heavier coats at drop-off time. in pickup time it's in the upper 50s. a nice recovery today as we reach into the mid-60s for the south bay and parts of the peninsula. north bay highs in the upper 60s. mike, you've been watching news on the traffic front. what's going on? a disabled vehicle was verified by chp heading across the span. traffic is moving bretter. i think they've cleared the vehicle. coming up over the 880 overcrossing. standard flow for 37, highway 4, standard backup there as well. the big backup jamming up through san leandro.

the crash still leaves only one lane open. 14 taking up more traffic. north 880 okay. in the south bay a series of crashes at capital expressway i think cleared. back to you. >> thank you, mike. all new for you this morning, addressing anti-lgbtq laws. it could mean prison or worse. the pope weighs in, his emotional and heartfelt defense of the gay community. critical data for first-time home buyers. why you may be sitting in the driver's seat when it comes to making it in the bay. >> we expect a big announcement out of the white house. the dow industrials down about 250 points.

plus, what would you do it you found thousands of dollars sitting in the same bag of your fast food drive-through order? it happened to a man in indiana and his answer may surprise you. don't miss tt. much morhae

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but it is still very chilly, and there is a little bit of a breeze picking up there in the north bay with temperatures in the low 40s. we'll see a nice, gradual warm-up and cooler weather in the extended forecast. a look at it coming up in a few minutes. recovery, great news, great recovery west 580, all lanes have reopened so we have just a little residual slowing for san leandro, but that may mean more traffic still at the castro valley y. 87, more great news, both crashes are out of lanes. one at capital expressway but another crash now at taylor heading just past downtown san jose. we'll track your south bay build as it occurs. new this morning, pope francis giving harsh new criticism over laws in some countries criminalizing homosexuality. he called them, quote, unjust, and says god loves all of his

children. the pope went on to call on all catholic bishops to welcome into the church any member of the lgbtq community. according to the human dignity trust some 67 nations and jurisdictions criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity. more confidential documents making news but this time not on biden property. >> scott mcgrew, you were saying other politicians were probably checking their files to make sure they didn't have something they should not. going through everything or deliberately not checking. in this case former vice president mike pence doing the honest thing and checking, yes, his office says pence did discover documents inside two boxes and pence did exactly what he was supposed to, what biden did. his office immediately notified the national archives. here is fellow republican ted

cruz on fox business news. >> he's explained where these came from, what his office has put out in packing up the vice presidential offices that there were a couple of papers that were classified, inadvertently put with nonclassified material. that was a mistake but there's no reason to think it was anything but inadvertent. >> now we were just talking about how one of the new talking points says, you know what, it happens, just be honest about it. that's what ted cruz seems to be saying am here he is on the very same show talking about biden's document. >> a very serious problem of criminal liability and major crimes, and soap the fbi needs to search the university of delaware archives and they need to search hunter biden's home and business address. >> kevin mccarthy says two democratic congressmen will not be allowed to continue to serve on the house intelligence committee, both from california. adam schiff from southern

california, eric swalwell from northern, both deeply involved in the impeachments of donald trump. here is mccarthy. >> swalwell, you all know, when the fbi comes to you and warns you about what's transpiring, when eric swalwell in the private sector and can't get a security clearance there, we are not going to provide him with the secrets to america. >> we don't know that. swalwell is not accused of doing anything wrong. some years ago the fbi warned swalwell a woman who fundraised for his office was associated with chinese intelligence. the fbi says swalwell worked with investigators. swalwell's critics have implied there has been a relationship between the two but there's no evidence of that. what may be the big news of the day but isn't news yet, president biden's readying comments on ukraine, we think will involve sending tanks to ukraine for forces to use. the germans announced they would

allow the transfer of their tanks to ukraine as well. that comes at 9:00 a.m. our time. we'll be talking about it on social media in our midday news. on facebook you can find me at scott mcgrew tv. >> thank you, scott. 6:47 right now. some positive new trends for first-time home buyers trying to make it in the bay. red fin says san francisco prices are down 10%. in san jose 7% lower. we spoke with one leading economist with some advice for anyone now looking to buy. >> if you are buying right now, you are pretty much in the driver's seat. you can take your time when it comes to touring homes. and just really ask for anything you want because now is the time to strike if you have the means to do so. >> but, remember, we're in the bay area so still some drawbacks in the current climate. mortgage rates are still rising. while your purchase price may be lower, long-term monthly

payments will likely be comparatively high. trending this morning, a group of mcdonald's workers loving it when a good samaritan returned much more than he ordered. >> a viral video showing a trip to a mcdonald's drive-through when workers accidentally handed him thousands of dollars instead of his food. take a look. >> just a couple thousand dollars here. they were all hugging me and thanking me and crying and i get free mcdonald's for a month, i guess. >> he said all he ordered was a sausage mcmuffin, and when he looked inside the bag is when he saw that deposit of $5,000 from those employees. >> oh, my. >> he joked about want to go to keep the money. they even gave him $200 along with mcdonald's for a month. >> good for him for being honest. >> he won all around. >> except for the heartburn.

maybe them should put their deposit in something else. >> not to go. >> makes you think twice about eating fast food now. taking a look at what we have going on here it's not a bad one for us. not bad at all. we've enjoyed sunshine, it is cold in the mornings but as we go into today it will warm up nicely of the let's take a look at this nice shot looking from oracle park towards the harbor, you can see the sunrise across the bay and we will continue with sunshine into the afternoon. let's see where our temperatures are headed. 66 degrees in east san jose and 64 in los gatos and in gilroy today 65 degrees. we'll see some low 60s in the east bay. we're in the low 60s for half moon bay and daly city. san francisco reaching about 64 in the mission district and a high of 63 downtown.

68 in santa rosa. there it's warmer than what we are seeing elsewhere. high pressure keeping it dry and clear. sunshine at least for now. we have a storm system that's developing. high pressure is moving away, and that will allow for the storm system to drop in as we go into sunday as well as monday. that's going to bring us some rain but definitely much colder temperatures. that will be the main story here because the rain is in and out of here fairly quickly and then we see the temperatures that will be dropping going into next week. but also that change in the weather pattern may open up the storm door, and we could see more of these storm systems down the line. not seeing anything particularly strong at this point. nothing like an atmospheric river, but we are once again going to see it changing back to a weather pattern going into early february. and as far as how much rain we can see for most of us, it's about a quarter inch up to half

an inch. it's looking light as far as how much when it comes in. a big change going from the mid-60s today to 50 degrees on monday. it could be freezing for the morning going into the middle of next week. mike, you are saying it's a better commute for many. we're looking over here at the entire bay looking pretty smooth now. 87 is slower from just about 85 but then it smooths out up into downtown. remember, the two crashes both out of lanes. there is a crash at taylor. it looks like a little slowing past the scene. nothing dramatic. highway 101 taking a little more traffic as folks did a little shift. south 680 shows a nice, smooth drive. the build off the dublin interchange down in toward where lanes open up all the way through the morning commute. expect big slowing again as we've seen the last few weeks as you head down into fremont. a smooth drive on 880 down to

92. 92 itself, look at the big build in the last five minutes, more slowing because of the volume of traffic across the san mateo bridge. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:51 right now and happening now, can we all agree the bay area is an expensive place to live. according to a new report by rent hop the bay area has 9 of the top 100 zip codes for renters. one zip code 95030 in los gatos a two bedroom amount more than $6,300 a month. a one-bedroom averages more than $2,600. san francisco south beach ranked 59th. a quick look at the top stories this morning. the latest on the half moon bay shooting rampage and what may be an important day in court. we're live with details emerging about a possible motive of the suspect's first scheduled court hearing. stay with

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week's half moon bay shooting rampage. >> bob redell is live with details on today's scheduled court hearing. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. we have heard from san mateo county district attorney steve wagstaffe who says charges will be fouled against chunli zhao, seven counts of murder for the seven people he allegedly shot and killed earlier this week as well as a count of attempted murder for the man he shot but who ended up in the hospital and did survive. the san mateo county sheriff's office says zhao, 66 years old, knew the people he allegedly shot and believe this was an instance of work place violence. the suspect worked at both farms that were targeted in the shooting. sources tell our investigative unit that zhao accused the victims of picking on him for years. our sources also told us zhao gunned down two co-workers off highway 92 before going to the trailers and killing a co-worker's wife and shooting two more co-workers including

the lone survivor i mentioned earlier. investigators say zhao then drove to the nearby mushroom farm on cabrillo highway and killed a married couple he had worked with along with another former co-worker. after all that he drove to the sheriff's substation where he was arrested. back out here live we're in the main part of half moon bay where you can see behind me people have been leaving flowers, a teddy bear and candles in honor of the people shot and killed earlier this week. he will be arraigned, the suspect, this afternoon at 1:30 in redwood city. reporting live in half moon bay, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. we want to remind you the nonprofit farm worker caravan is holding an emergency supply drive for those affected. their number one request is food. they will be at the san jose women's club from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. they're also looking for volunteers and have set up a gofundme page for victims. also we have a special page set up on our website. head to

nbcbayarea.com/supporthmb for more. vice president kamala harris will be in monterey park today to honor the victims of that mass shooting. the vice president will lay a wreath at the memorial for 11 killed in the incident. she will also meet with the victims' families and the man who disarmed that gunman. brand-new findings from the secret service indicate some common threads to what is america's long line of mass killings. it look at 173 incidents between 2016 and 2020 where 513 people died and more than 1,200 were injured. in about half the cases the attacker was retaliating for perceived wrongs related to personal, domestic or work place issues. most used guns many of which were possessed illegally. researchers recommend steps to take to prevent such attacks. you can get the full story at nbcbayarea.com. new this morning, san jose leaders approved a series of new measures meant to prevent gun violence.

councilmembers approving a new outreach plan to make gun violence restraining orders more accessible. the city auditor issued a series of recommendations which police later confirmed are already in the process of being implemented including making public safety information available in multiple languages and developing new protocols to document inspections that may include gun stores. also this week, sjpd rolled out its new gunshot detection system. quickly approaching 7:00. the sun is up over the bay area. a nice start to our morning. >> it looks really nice. hopefully you have a chance to enjoy it and the warmer temperatures this afternoon. we do have more cold mornings and then get ready for rain by the end of the weekend sunday into monday and look at how much colder it's going to be next week. in fact, freezing or the inland areas and highs only up to about 50. the earlier alerts have been tracking have all been cleared. south bay, be good recovery but, look, a shift, 101 sees more traffic flow. trying to avoid 87 which you can take now is all clear but that

is showing a heavier volume. we have a lot more commuters these days. that will do it for us. the "today" show is coming up next. please join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 a.m. >> we'll be back with a local news update. good wednesday morning. we are tracking a massive winter storm. >> it's bringing a little bit of everything with, too. it's january 25th. this is "today." >> outbreak. a powerful storm system barreling across the country this morning spawning more than a dozen tornados, ripping apart buildings and tearing through neighborhoods. >> the back windows blew out of the house and we started seeing stuff flying past the house. >> also bringing heavy snow and rain from new mexico all the way to new england. 80 million people waking up to