H1n1 new cases in particular. Experts say healthy adults and older children seem to be most vulnerable t the strain and this years flu vaccine does not protect against h1n1. Really nothing to fear. Its now a seasonal flu strain. Its not novel to us. Its not new. O okay . Reporter here are the most recent numbers. Last months death was in Santa Clara County which we just mentioned. They have six other h1n1 cases. Marin county reports ten cases and in contra costa county, at least six cases there. Health officials stress those numbers are normal for the season. Its bad for business and bad for the environment. The first sierra snow survey of the year is in the books, and its not good. This directly impacts our water supply and the bottom line of dozens of ski resorts. Were joined by chief meteorologist jeff ranieri who has our longrange forecast. We begin with chase cain whos off of highway 50 in eldorado county. Chase, how bad is it . Reporter raj, well,shy th enough snow to make a snowball, i q enough snow to replenish o states water supply by summer . Because when those officials went up there to take their first measurements of the season this morning, they found that the snow was six times less than it was last year. Its an annual march to precisely the same spot in the sierra to measure the snow pack and what the department of Water Resources found this year in some places was just bare ground, no snow at all. Obviously the results areiist particularly encouraging. Reporter official measurements today at phillips station showed 9. 3 inches of snow. At this time last year, there wasb . Z nearly 49 inch es 6 yrc theres no water right here right now. Not to say things cant turn around. Weve seen it before. Reporter in fact, it was just two years ago the snow was just as scarce. Making this year and 2012 californias two driest starts on4k record. Thats especially problematic when you consider that the snow that piles up here in the sierra is what eventually melts in the spring supplying a third of the water for the entire state. California, you know, snow accumulation is really governed by, you know, three or four, five or six storms, and, well, were losing quite a few of those, but if we can get into a wet pattern, perhaps we can but the further we go through the season, the less likely that becomes. Reporter and were here at a slightly lower elevation, but you can see theres maybe k aly more than 3 inches of snow. They say we have to be adding to this, not in inches but in feet, because if that doesnt happen, state Officials Say we could very well be looking at water restrictions by the summer. So thats why theyre encouraging everyone now to start thinking about how you use water. Live here in the Eldorado National forest, chase cain, nbc bay area news. All right, chase, thank you. As you said, were not just inches behind, were feet behind. Lets take a peek at lake tahoe. This is kings beach. Almost looks like a summer day. This is on north shore of tahoe. All the ski resorts in the area with limited runs and manmade snow. One ski resort, dodge ridge, has yet to open because of the lack of snow. More details now, we bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri with a look at how dry last year was. What really we can expect in the next couple months here. When you get a look at thisd on. Last year, 3. 80 inches of rainfall. Should have 14. 90 in the same time period. Easily breaking that old record set way back in 1953. Also a record dry year in oakland, santa cruz, San Francisco,downtown. The largest deficit in santa cruz. We should have 31. 35. That old record was back in 1989. So, again, a record dry 2013. We have been facing here across the bay area. Now, the drought is in effect here not only for the bay area, but for most of the west at this point. And it doesnt look good. As we look at the near term, there is a storm system getting close by next tuesday. Mainly off to the north. Likely missing the bay area at this point. As it moves in, it will break apart. But, again, were going to have details on the possibility of any kind of rainfall in that sevenday forecast coming up a little bit later on, you guys. Okay. Thanks so much. Well, it may be mild here in 0a area, but it is freezinge in in green bay where the niners are expected to land any minute now to prepare for sundays game against the packers. Nbc bay areas scott budman is live in the newsroom with more on the technology to help keep the players warm where it will be below freezing for the big game on sunday. Absolutely right, janelle. Football stadiums have a lot of Technology Inside and under the field and that will keep things at least a little warmer for the 49ers on sunday. The 49ers practiced one last time in beautiful santa clara weather before and then you start playing, and the heart rate ramps up. You know, the hot blood races to the arteries. You know, to the vessels, to the capillaries. And theyre distributed to the fingers and the toes. Reporter but biology aside, there is technology at play that will make the 49ers feel a little bit more at home. A heated field. Well, youd have to put a heating element underneath your subbase. Reporter turf expert ben jones of san joses Purchase Green told us about how the 30 miles of heated tubing beneath Lambeau Field will keep things moving during the game. The ball would skip faster, it would play harder. The tackles would hurt more when you hit the ground. In a softer field, the molecules in the whatever materials are going to be moving faster and theyre going to be more spongelike. Reporter faster molecules and racing capillaries. Looks like the 49ers might get a warm welcome after all. At last check, the game Time Temperature in green bay is m degre below zero. The ice bowl of 1967 for some perspective started at 13 degrees below zero. The nfl, by the way, says it does not have a specific temperature level that would cause it to suspend a game. Janelle . Thanks so much, scott. We have a question for niner fans. Z are expected to be below ygzero, would you go to green bay game on sunday if you got5 free tickets . In alling 4083009222. Whether youre going or not, send us niners fan photos at nbcbayarea. Com. Now to our continuing coverage of the legal and medical fight over a brain dead oakland girl. The case of 13yearold jahi mcmath moved back into the court system today. Both sides were in county and federal court. Hammering out details of a plan that would allow her to be moved to another facility. Nbc bay areas Kimberly Terry joins us in oak labd with the very latest. Kimberly . Reporter raj, what essentially came out of court today is that the hospital is willing to allow jahi mcmaths hospital and its staff will not help in any medical proceed wdu that might be necessary for transfer. As long as jahis mother is willing to assume full responsible for her. An agreement between the two sides approved by the court also details exactly how she could be taken out of the hospital. Until the agreement was just made, everything was in flux, so i could not get doctors to agree because they didnt know were they going to be doing it inside, going to be doing it outside . Would we be able to remove jahi and move her to another place, or not . This just removed all those impediments that allows me now to contact the physicians who weve been in contact with. To now say we are at this status, can we go . Reporter Alameda County Officials Say the county coroner issued a death certificate for jahi dated december 12th, 2013, the day she was declared brain dead following complications after a surgery to remove her tonsils and tissue from her nose and throat. They also say the death certificate is considered incomplete until there can be an autopsy and official cause of death. The family disputes that any death certificate has ever been filed. Personally, its horrible that this child has died. Its also horrible that its so difficult for her family to accept that death. And i i wish, and i constantly think that wouldnt it be great if they were able to come to terms with a terrible tragic event and that i didnt have to stand here in front of you time after time . Reporter the family and the attorney for the hospital have been meeting with that federal magistrate for six hours now. About minutes ago, the familys attorney tweeted there are no Significant Developments but if we hear any digit, we will of course let you know. Live in oakland, Kimberly Terry, nbc bay area news. Other news tonight, took most of the day for the chp to unravel what happened in a strange freeway crash that ended with a driver running into traffic and getting struck and killed. Chp say was the black suv he was driving was actually stolen and found weapons and stolen goods inside. The predawn crash and resulting investigation shut down 280 in daly city off and on until 1 1 00 this morning. Investigators say after the mans suv hit the median, and was struck by another car, he tried to run across the northbound lanes and run back to the southbound lanes where he was struck and killed. Still ahead here at 6 00, a deadly week for pedestrians in San Francisco. What police are doing to try to slow the tide. Plus reporter im Marianne Favro. The person who purchased the winning megamillions ticket at this san jose gift shop finally comes forward. Coming up, find out why it took him so long and what he plans to do with his millions. Next step in a fight to save a piece of south bay history thats on the chopping block. Good evening, im jeff ranieri. Plenty of mild air across the western u. S. And a lot of frigid air trapped across the eastern u. S. Well take you live to green bay on what the 49ers will be facing this sunday in the full Weather Forecast in just a few minutes. Now to a developing story. The mystery is over. The person who bought the jackpot winning megamillions ticket last month in san jose has finally claimed his 324 million prize. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro joins us live from san jose to share his lifechanging story. Reporter good evening, well, steve tran is a very lucky man. Hes a Delivery Driver who likes to buy lotto tickets at the stores on his route. And hed hear that there was a Winning Ticket purchased at this gift shop in san jose. He told lotto officials he thought, well, that guy must be a lucky man. But it wasnt until two weeks later he realized he was that lucky man. More than two weeks ago, steve tran did the same thing these customers are doing today. He walked into jennys gift shop in san jose and bought several tickets for the megamillions jackpot. The difference is, tran went off on vacation and for two weeks had no idea the numbers he had chosen shown here on this ticket would change his life forever. While the Golden Ticket sat in a drawer in trans home, others grew hopeful as 16 days passed and the winner had still not surfaced. I kept kicking around my house to see if i had the ticket hidden away somewhere or misplaced. Reporter meanwhile, tran a Delivery Driver returned from vacation and ultimately woke in the middle of the night remembering he bought five tickets at the winning store in san jose. Yesterday, he finally turned in the Winning Ticket to the Lottery Office in sacramento. Lucky that he didnt throw it out, right . Reporter today the buzz at jennys give was about tran. The owner says he doesnt know him. Neither does ni tran who shares the same last name as the winner. Hes just hoping hell be just as lucky. You know the Delivery Driver will share the 648 million jackpot with a woman in georgia who picked the same numbers. Tran told lotto officials he didnt want to talk to the media or disclose his age or where he lives. He told lotto administrators he called his boss and said hes not coming into work today, tomorrow or ever. Among his plans, another vacation. Only now the skys the limit. It certainly is. Tran decided to take the cash upfront option so he will get 173 million. But hes not the only winner in the situation. The owner of the gift shop you see behind me, he will get 1 million. Reporting live in san jose, Marianne Favro, nbc bay area news. Thank you. Now to an nbc bay area followup. Fire investigators in santa rosa know the cause of the fire that damaged a memorial for 13yearold andy lopez. They say a candle placed at the wood altar is to blame. This weekend people in santa rosa will come together to rebuild this memorial. The Sonoma County sheriffs deputy shot and killed lopez back in october. He was carrying a replica rifle. The deputy thought it was a real gun. Family members will renew their search next week for a missing Silicon Valley ceo and four others whose plane disappeared in idahos back country last month. Family members are bringing in expert pilots and ground searchers on monday to comb the rural mountains for dale smith and four family members. The group was flying from oregon to montana when smith reported engine trouble over central idaho on december 1st. The four day Aerial Search is planned through january 10th. The family says they may not find any survivors but hope the search will bring some closure. They say its a valuable piece of san joses history and theyll make their case to save it next week. They want to save the old Century Movie theater. The century 21 theater is the oldest of the cluster of the spaceaged buildings on winchester boulevard. All are planned for eventual demolition now that their lease is up. A move to save at least one building has gained ground with nearly h 4,000 signatures in an online petition. Next thursday the Historic Landmarks Commission will meet to consider the future of the domed theater. I believe that the Landmarks Commission is going to be favorable toward landmarking it, but thats just the beginning of the process. And ultimately it will be a public hearing and be an opportunity for the city council to discuss and make a final decision on it. Activists hope the Century Theater can be incorporated into whatever new Development Goes in there and it will continue to be used as a movie theater. I think i saw star wars there in the late 17 os. Nice memories. The temperatures mild on the west coast. Everywhere else in the usa, freezing. Freezing in green bay on sunday. Certainly. Not just an expression. Its actually freezing and below freezing. You got that right, janelle. The frigid air is locked across the eastern u. S. With that lock there, its h hepping to keep us in the mild pattern the next couple days. Lets get you zoned in a little closer here. The 49ers going at it this sunday against the packers. They have bitterly cold temperatures. Windchill of 1 degrees. As we get a look at that game forecast, get a load of this. If youre going if be heading there and just getting this update, you have a lot of shopping to do to get the warm clothes. Minus 17 as the game gets going. Could have windchills as cold as minus 20. For more perspective on this, were joined by Cameron Moreland from our nbc affiliate. Cameron, its great to have you. I have to say, meteorological nerd note here, ive never seen the 850 millibar temperatures dive so far to the south. Its pretty extraordinary. So how extraordinary is this cold weather for you guys . Well, jeff, first of all, greetings. It is pretty extraordinary. We have a major blast of cold air. Moving in. For starters, its going do be 60 degrees colder on lombardi avenue than lombard street. Kickoff temperatures around 5 degrees below zero. With the wind, well be dealing with the wind chills in the teens. Fourth quarter, windchills will be down in the 20s below zero. Monday, the brutally cold air arrives. High temperatures only forecast to be around 15 degrees below zero. If that colder air moves in maybe 6 to 12 hours sooner on sunday than what im forecasting right now, we could be looking at one of the top coldest three games ever played at Lambeau Field. Of course, number one, the ice bowl back in 1967 when the kickoff temperature was 13 degrees below zero and the windchill was almost 50 degrees below zero. Unreal. Cameron, real quick, were used to piling on sweatshirts in the bay area. Any tips for the bay area natives heading there to stay warm . Well, for any San Francisco fans coming to Lambeau Field, i would suggest you wear your favorite 4 9ers tshirt or shorts, just kidding obviously. You want to layer up. It is going to be cold. Dont have any skin exposed to the cold air with windchills down in the teens and 20s below zero, frostbite can settle in in about a half hour. Youll be out there for tailgating, the game, after the game, a good three to five hours outside in elements. Thanks a lot, cameron, for joining us from our green bay affiliate, nbc. Back there. Well save you a spot by the golden gate bridge. Going it be nice and toasty this weekend close to 70 degrees. Oh, enjoy. Thats going it be absolutely beautiful. I like the cold weather. Go pack, go. All right. Well see about that, wont we . All right. The game score, anything close to those temperatures that weve got here forecasted as we head throughout this upcoming weekend. Somebo somebodys going to be in a lot of trouble. Temperatures in the 50s across the board for the bay area. As we head throughout tomorrow on the first day of the weekend, were going to start off with low 40s. By the noon hour, low 60s in the south bay. Plenty of sunshine throughout the peninsula. Expecting numbers in the low 60s. San francisco, 47 to start. 62 by the lunchtime. By 5 00 p. M. , also looking at 60 degrees. North bay, east bay, tri valley, likely have temperatures in the upper 60s as we head from 1 00 p. M. To 4 00 p. M. Tomorrow, thats the sweet spot in the forecast. Bundle up if youre headed to green bay. If not, watch it in the comfort of your home here. Going to be awesome this weekend back in the bay area. Was that weather man wearing a packers pin . Dedication. Do not approve. We have a flash poll for our niners fans out there. Knowing the game is going to be below zero, the temps below zero, would you go if we gave you free tickets and unlimited hot chocolate . Im in. Vote by texting or calling 4083009222. 1 for yes, 2 for no. Or tweet us nbcbayarea. Coming up, why a charity headed by a local person is under fire. You never know what to expect when you go down. Theyre trying to fulfill their Olympic Games in a bobsled. Coming up, were going to meet two competitors who learned their craft in south bay. And a change coming to a popular breakfast staple that environmentalists are applauding. Were back in a moment. A poent. Opponents of californias new law involving transgendered students are closer to pushing the matter to a referendum vote. Allows transgendered students to join sports teams and use Public School bathrooms based on the gender they identify with. A judge ruled today that about 5,000 petitions signatures submitted after the november 10th deadline should be used and considered. Opponents of the law need about 504,000 signatures to put the issue on the ballot. 2 Actor Brad Pitt is vowing to make things right after a passion project is running into problems. Dozens of homes built by his charity after Hurricane Katrina are rotting. The stars makeitright charity says wood used on the decks and steps of 100 homes is now rotting because of moisture. Charity is building a total of 150 homes in the citys devastated ninth ward. Pitt did issue a statement saying they would move quickly to replace the wood products. Still ahead at 6 00, keeping the streets safe for pedestrians. What police are doing in San Francisco to try to save lives in one section of the city. A change of pace for tesla workers . Why the bay area factory could be going the way of traditional carmakers. And the latest on a severe storm dumping a lot of snow and grounding a lot of flights across the country. Stay with us. If you have friends or relatives on the east coast or the midwest, you know whats happening. As promised, the northeast was walloped by the first major winter storm of the year. More than 2 feet of snow has fallen in many areas. So far, at least 13 deaths have been reported because of this weather. Our temperatures here, warm and sunny. But the midwest and northeast, totally opposite. No school, no work. People simply urged to stay indoors. Were joined from long island, new york. Reporter residents all across the northeast woke this morning to a blanket of snow and bonechilling temperatures. A brutal winter storm that lived up to predictions. As much as 2 feet of snow fell in parts of massachusetts. And while snow may be making it uncomfortable, overnight windchills of 20 below made it downright dangerous. It is freezing out. It is freezing. Im layered up. I have, like four pairs of pants on and four sweatshirts. Im cold. Reporter several major highways including the long island expressway temporarily closed. How are you going to get there with the long island expressway closed . A lot of prayer and very slowly. Reporter firefighters in north adelboro had to battle fire and ice. Out on the cape, howling winds and heavy surf pounded the shoreline. Theres been some erosion. Theres one house in particular that the berm in front of the house has been carved back significantly. Reporter in new york city, times square is frozen over where 10 inches of snow buried the city. New yorks new mayor shoveling his own walk is getting his first real test just three days on the job. Really proud of the different agencies and the leaders of different agencies to lend a hand. Reporter now residents across the northeast will have to handle digging out from the first winter storm of 2014. Just because the snow has stopped doesnt mean residents are out of the woods. Tomorrows temperatures are expected to be freezing especially when you factor in the windchill. On long island, nbc bay area news. Sarah, thank you. Times square frozen over. Lets take a look at the misery map on flightaware. Com. This shows which airports nationwide have the most delays and cancelations. You see that green and red marks there. Last check, there are 970 delays. The airports with the biggest issues are the same ones. Ohare and chicago, jfk and new york, and newark in new jersey. Here in the bay area, airports were feeling ripple effects from the east coast storm. Sfo canceled 38 flights and delayed flights headed to the east coast. San jose, eight flights were canceled. No cancelations to report from oakland. San Francisco Police are beefing up patrols in an area of the city where pedestrians are being hit by vehicles at an alarming rate. Since new years eve, five pedestrians have been hit in the city. As you can see on the map, the tenderloin and nob hill area seem to be trouble spots. The latest crash happened this morning when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at hyde and bush. Person was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. Last nightestrian was hit at bush and leavenworth, he was rushed to hospital where he remainsen to. The latest incidents are forcing the Police Department to saturate the tenderloin area. Their objective to headache sure both drivers and pedestrians are obeying all traffic laws. You know, the public, the sheriffs on the roadways to be mindful the roadways are in fact a dangerous place. Asking for motorists not to text, not to use their cell phone when theyre driving. San Francisco Police are not saying how long they will beef up patrols in those areas. Were learning more tonight about the car crash that ikille paul walker last november. The coroner os report says the porsche may have been going 100 Miles Per Hour or more when it crashed in southern california. Walkers friend was driving the 2005 porsche. No mechanical problems were found in the car and they also ruled out any problems with the roadway and say no alcohol or drugs were detected. Not quite a happy ending. That chinese ice breaker that helped rescue passengers from this ship stuck in the antarctic is now stranded, itself. A helicopter from the snow dragon successfully shuttled scientists and tourists to safety of a nearby australian ice breaker yesterday. Now, its stuck in the ice until conditions improve. Australian Authorities Say their ice breaker is waiting in the area in case the ship fails in an escape attempt planned for tomorrow. In health matters, one of the worlds most popular Breakfast Cereals is making a big change. Cheerios will soon remove all genetically modified ingredients. The 73yearold breakfast cereal becomes one of the highest profile brands to make this change. It comes amid growing complaints about gmos from activist groups and consumers. The change will only apply to the original cheerios brand. Most Big Food Companies argued theres no evidence of Health Problems result from gmos. Coming up, whats a win worth . Well take a look at the mayors best between green bay and San Francisco and what theyre giving away for free at sundays 49ers packers game. Well have more on the forecast plus our local forecast which will improve when it comes to our air quality. Live look outside at San Francisco. The full weekend forecast, again, just minutes away. A mixed day on wall street to end the week. The dow gained about 28 points but the nasdaq finished lower. Trading volume was light. The huge snowstorm in the northeast kept many traders at home. Walmart is issuing a recall and a big warning for a folding table and chairs set that could collapse and cut off customers fingers. The retailer is recalling more than 74,000 sets under the mainstays brand name. The manufacturers name shown here on the screen is printed on the bottom of the chairs. They were sold in store and online last year for about 50 bucks. Walmart says customers should immediately stop using the sets and return it to their nearest store for a full refund. It could be an old school move for a new wave car. Workers at fremonts tesla factory could be unionized. The chronicle reports the United Autoworkers Union is lobbying to organize tesla employees and reportedly set up an organizing committee at the plant and have already met with teslas ceo elan musk. When the plant was owned by General Motors and toyota, workers belonged to a union. Ever since it reopened under the tesla brand, employees have not had union representation. The plant employs about 2,000 workers. Okay. Its been a lot of sunshiney days but rain possible. Fingers crossed. Yes. Days away, but possible. Im hoping. Your enthusiasm is totally going to help. Youre fueling off the weather vibes. I can feel it. Life look outside at san jose camera. Were going to talk more about our weekend forecast and that possibility of maybe some rainfall coming up. And a good evening to you. By now were all familiar with the freezes elements. The 49ers will be facing in green bay this sunday. Coming up next here, how Jim Harbaughs players are planning to overonly an even bigger hurdle this weekend by improving their pass defense against former super bowl mvp aaron rodgers. Weve got sports coming up next here on nbc bay area. To those whove waited. Worried. Poked and prodded. Taken risks. And lived in a state of what if . Welcome to a new state. Of health. Welcome to covered california. The place to find quality, affordable coverage. Financial help for those in need. And nobody can be denied because of a preexisting condition. Enroll now at coveredca. Com or call 18007526631. Now to the countdown to sochi. The bay area will, again, be well represented in the Olympic Games. Several local bobsledders hope theyll be among those taking this trip. Two of the olympic hopefuls are linked by much more than their sport. Long before they dreamed of racing down an icy track, they were competing at the highest level on a very different track under the same san jose coach. Topping speeds of 90 miles an hour, the sport of bobsled is fast. First time i went down, i thought it was the craziest, craziest thing ever. Like youre in a washing machine being tumbled around. I had the holy crap feel. You never know what to expect when you go down. Reporter and up until a couple years ago, the only track maureen and andreas set their feet on was a running one. But after they both had Successful College careers in track and field, theyre now pushing bobsleds down icy tracks in hopes of competing in sochi. Every time you step on the line on the race day, ive never, i mean, felt this good. You know, that adrenaline rush of pushing just were talking about a four, fivesecond push and a 50 to 55second run. And its just its all worth it. Reporter he calls belmont home, he was named to the mens team back in october. But anything can happen between now and the start of the olympic winter games. Making the national team. Theres 11 push athletes and 3 pilots and we still have to qualify with three sleds. So its a High Pressure for the drivers, themselves. Reporter a san jose native didnt make the initial cut to the u. S. Womens national bobsled team. But continues to train with them in case she gets a lastminute callup. Right now, theres amazing talent on this team. Reporter she knows plenty about training through adversity. Both of her parents died within six months of each other just months after she graduated from high school. It was one of the hardest experiences ive ever had in my life. You know, just to go through Start College a whole new thing without, you know, my parents. So i had to find the strength, like, within myself. Reporter she uses her parents as inspiration to keep pushing herself even on the most difficult days. Im excited. Reporter through this highstakes competition, simply to make the team, one man has been a steady source of strength. First step. Reporter the track coach, derek bell. Im not a bobsled coach, but the principles in bobsled are similar to track. Reporter bell coached them both in high school but is the first to admit he knew virtually nothing about the sport. First thing i thought about was the jamaican bobsled team. And how cold it was going to be. Reporter cold, yes, but both are intense and fierce competitors. Willing to heat things up when it counts. Its all worth it then when you actually get the race and wear the red, white and blue and see the usa come across the screen as first. Thats a special feeling. Go, usa. And nbc bay area a your home for sochi 2014. Stay up to date by signing up for our Winter Olympics newsletter at nbcbayarea. Com. Just search Winter Olympics. Okay. Lets bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri and, gosh, i think our temperature is warmer than in or sochi is warmer than we are in the bay area. Probably right on that one. A few high clouds for us today. Certainly very mild. Temperatures in the upper 60s to about 70. High clouds moving in from the south making it pretty scenic throughout this afternoon. Right now, were starting to see mainly clear skies here across a lot of the bay area including the north bay. 48 right now. Best chance of some patchy frost in the Morning Hours will be there for you. San francisco, right now, 59. Well take you to the south bay. It still remains hazy with some of the worst air quality across the santa clara valley. 7 00 a. M. For tomorrow, mainly clear start. Temperatures in the low 40s. As we head throughout 1 00 p. M. , low 60s. Thats going to signal at least by 3 00 and 4 00 in the afternoon, temperatures that will likely rise to near 70 degrees. Got another dry weekend coming our way. Unfortunately. We need the rainfall. No way thats going to happen. A lot of mild air associated with this. As we keep mentioning, its all also a part of this cold air thats locked across the east coast. Weve got so much cold air wedged all the way down to georgia, also florida, that until this moves out, were not going to see this mild air shifting for us. Were not going to see things keel off. See in the scrolling sevenday forecast at the bottom of your screen, temperatures cool off by monday, tuesday, wednesday of next week. Also intermittently, showers in the forecast as well. So heres the other thing. We remain in a drought here across all of california. And with those dry conditions we had in 2013, weve mad a Record Number of poor air quality days here for the bay area. It looks like tomorrow, in fact, is yet again another one. The thing youll notice if youve been monitoring this very closely is beginning of the week we did have most everyone in the unhealthy category. We backed this off to the moderate levels for the south bay peninsula and also for the east bay. Some good news there. Some much better news as we head throughout next week with the cooler temperatures coming in, a bit more of onshore flow. We think by tuesday well be at the good levels across bay area for the first time in a long time. Lets get your microclimate forecast in as we head throughout our saturday forecast. Above average. Its going to be rare heat here for january. Just enjoy it, will you . Sunny skies in san jose. 68 degrees. 70, morgan hill. Palo alto, 68. San francisco expecting 66. Pacific heights with 64. North bay, east bay and tri valley, what youre going to notice here are temperatures will also be close to 70. Santa rosa, 68. Sau sausalito, 66. Liver sw livermore, 70. Pleasanton with 68 degrees. Most interior valleys starting off in the 30s. By the afternoon, an awesome rebound. As we head throughout sundays forecast, we keep the sunshine. If you like this, its going to be incredible as we head throughout this weekend. 68 in san jose. Lake tahoe, 49. If you havent heard about it enough on sunday, its going to be comfortable across the bay area, it is going to be frigidly cold as the 49ers get doing in green bay. Temperatures expected to feel like minus 20 as that game kicks off. Of course, more full coverage of that on nbcbayarea. Com. Im pretty happy with this. If we cant get the rainfall, ill take these kind of temperatures. I agree with you. Those are nice. Thanks, jeff. Not just the Football Game weve been talking about but really a Health Concern for the 60,000 fans or so attending sundays playoff game between the packers and 49ers. Each fan will be given two free coffees and two free hot cocas. Anything to help. As for mayors of both cities, you know that usual traditional bet. Mayor lee along with his counterpart, green bays mayor, james schmidt. The losing mayor will visit a school in his hometown and read to the kids. The loser will also send local desserts to the winner. Now the results of our flash survey. We asked you knowing that temps are going to be below zero in green bay, would you go to the game sunday if you were given to free tickets, also unlimited hot chocolate . Here are the answers. 62 of you say yes. 38 say no way. Im staying warm here in the bay area. See what Brodie Brazil has to say about this from our Comcast Sportsnet newsroom. Brodie, lets talk some playoff football, not just the weather, right . Yeah, raj and janelle. How many stories have you read about the weather and cold temperatures of this game . So lets switch gears and talk a little bit of strategy because during their past two tilts the 49ers have allowed more than 375 yards per contest through the air. While notching just two sacks total in those last two games. So San Francisco players want to be successful in green bay, they know theyre going to need to put some heat, literally, on quarterback aaron rodgers. Our mindi bach has more. Reporter the 49ers admit over the last two games of the regular season, their pass defense and their pass rush in particular were not as strong as they wanted them to be. You know, i think we faced some different looks than we were expecting the last couple weeks. Theyre doing quite a bit of max pros the last couple, you know, it is what it is. If thats the way they choose to go about it. We definitely need to step up, get more pressure, play better individual. Theyre going to get some yards, you know in now, if its just a normal game, you know, we kind of equal run and pass, theyre getting a bunch of yards, that is a real problem. And usually when you give up a lot of yards in those types of games, it comes from giving up big plays. And you cant give up the big play. Reporter especially against aaron rodgers. The packers signal caller has completed 35 passes of 20 yards or longer in the 9 games hes played this season. Its estimated r ed rodgers is operating in a threereceiver set 75 of time during the game. Whats different for the packers this season, rookie running back eddie lacy is left on the field for that formation as well. Hes a pretty good blocking back from what i can see. You know, so its a harder key, you know, some teams they have their backs in a passing situation but they can leave them in there. You cant guess if its going to be a run or pass. Who they are is what theyre done all year, so same with us. Theres not going to be any surprise what any of us are doing out there. Reporter key for the 49ers to slowing rodgers and the packers attack is tackling, especially if the footing is less than ideal in expected subzero temperatures. The defense cannot afford to miss tackles particularly in the open field and needs to wrap up when they can instead of going for the big hit. In santa clara, mindi bach, nbc bay area. Thank you. 49er linebacker bowman was one of five 49ers named to the Associated Press all nfl team today. Bowman, second in the league in solo tackles named to the first team. Vernon davis, justin smith, joe sta staley named to the second team. Patrick willis not selected to the first or second team for the first time in his sevenyear career. The 4 announced 2013 team rewards today. Anquan boldin given teams mvp as voted on by the coaching staff. Boldin caught seven touchdowns in the regular season. Now shifting gears from a team facing the cold to a team that is absolutely red hot. The Golden State Warriors coming off a win last night against the defending World Champion miami heat and took their seven game win streak into atlanta tonight to face the hawks. Warriors, by the way, are 1 4 on the second of back to back tilts this season. Harrison barnes gets the putback. That has the Golden State Warriors up by seven. Second quarter, blocks milsap and then steph curry on the other end will finish the hoop and the foul. It counts. Little play there. Warriors up by four. Now third quarter. Korver will hit this shot from check that, behind the backboard. Unbelievable. Weve got a tied game. Later in third, lou williams hits a rainbow three that has the hawks up seven. Check this. The hawks had a lead, but the warriors took it back with three seconds left. 101100. That game just went final. I mean, seconds ago. Just went final. The warriors with a onepoint victory. Andre iguodala had the game winning shot. Raj and janelle, one last thought for you here on that wildcard game this sunday at Lambeau Field. It was not a sellout until this morning when wisconsin affiliates of the Fox Tv Network helped buy the remaining seats. That, of course, means their stations can air the game. We here in San Francisco understand its not a real sellout, its a tv sellout. Its a faux sellout. Exactly. Brodie, i dont know if you remember from last year, janelle would give her expert playoff predictions. Have we had it yet . She was accurate every week of the playoffs. Should we ask her this year . Lets do it right now. Oh my goodness, the pressure. Let me think. The number popping into my head right now is four. Niners up by four. Im wearing the red today, too. Perfect. Niners win by four . Dont pick a score, just the margin of victory . I have a score in my head. Fingers crossed. Okay. Raj and janelle, im going to take off to vegas right now. Good luck in the rest of your show. Put down a dollar for me, too. Thats all im willing to bet. Hes gone. Niners by four. You heard it here. Were back in a moment. I wish i was made of money. I wish you were too. Chances are, youre not made of money. So dont overpay for motorcycle insurance. Geico motorcycle. See how much you could save. Big game on sunday. Whether youre going to green bay or watching it from home. Here in the bay area, send us your pics at nbcbayarea. Com. Just tag us on instagram nextbayarea and tweet us nbcbay rare. Thanks for watching us at 6 00. Have a great evening. Hope to see you back here at 11 00. Good night, folks. Michael douglas and Catherine Zetajones ski get away. How they are starting over, now on extra. Michael and katherine saving their marriage. What do you think the chances are that you guys will come back together . And putting a year of cancer, breakups and bipolar battles in their rear view. Extra, your ultimate source for breaking couples news. 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