Reporter but it will affect water consumption, likely rationing from your toilet flush to a farmer irrigating crops. The reality is that this is Northern California in january. Wildfires in the delta. In San Mateo County grassfires in the first month of the year put out using cal fire firefighters normally out of work right now suddenly called into service over a fire season that never ended. Definitely not expecting rain anytime soon. If theres anything we are expecting, its to fight more fires. Reporter some counties are one step ahead of the governor in marin pumping at phoenix lake, in Mendocino County the drought declaration already dropped and Governor Brown appears appeared to play catch up. Not today but were certainly getting ready. Reporter andria borba, kpix 5. The governors announcement is planned at his office in San Francisco at 9 00. And some developing news down in Southern California where a wildfire that started less than 24 hours ago has stopped spreading. Cbs reporter teri okita says hundreds of people have had to leave their homes. Reporter high winds whipped the wildfire through the San Gabriel Mountains burning close to communities 30 miles east of los angeles. Many residents could only watch in disbelief. Started off with a couple of little embers. Thought we were safe, really dont know right now. Reporter more than 700 firefighters are scrambling to put out hot spots through the 1700 acres of charred brush. The crews have stopped flames from advancing into populated neighborhoods for now. Fire Officials Say they are most concerned about the santa ana winds and flying embers. The red flag warning has been extended into at least friday evening. Flames destroyed at least five homes and damaged more than a dozen others. The fire burned around becky smiths home. Her 80yearold father and mother escaped with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. They dont have anything now. Im having a more difficult time than im showing, okay . Reporter at least 1,000 people remain under evacuation orders, including max and lisa ellison. Max decided to stay, but lisa left when the fire crept closer. I was pretty nervous especially when it started to come over the ridge. I kind of freaked out actually. Reporter three men were arrested on suspicion of recklessly starting a fire. Police say what began with a campfire is now visible from space fueled by dry brush untouched by wildfire in 46 years. Teri okita, cbs news, azusa, california. And were taking a live look now down in Southern California where you can still see flames but the good news is, not fully contained but they have stopped it from spreading. So some very good down in Southern California. The three suspects are due in court on tuesday by the way. So lets talk about the weather a little bit because thats adding to this fire danger. We need some moisture. We need some rain. I mean, its been the driest calendar on record last year and this could be the record driest january. Unfortunately no rain in the forecast right now, just more sunshine. Those offshore winds starting to break down a little bit and thats some good news. We get that sea breeze that will start to raise the humidity. So yeah, thats what were hoping for now. Still out the door, were going to see very, very mild temperatures. In fact, maybe a couple more reports fall outside today. Some 60s near the coastline, 70s inside the bay and in the interior valleys. Looks like we are going to see some changes though coming up over the weekend. It looks like that High Pressure ridge going to slide a little further to the east. Mostly clear skies out over the bay right now. The temperatures chilly in spots. 32 degrees in santa rosa. 34 concord. 45 degrees in San Francisco. This afternoon, still those highs soaring to 70 degrees in livermore. 72 in san jose. About 69 in San Francisco. More on that weekend forecast in a few minutes. Lets check your kcbs traffic with elizabeth. Thank you, lawrence. And right now its all about breaking down the overnight roadwork where it is. Theres a lot of it on the bay bridge and the nimitz freeway. These seem to be two popular spots right now 4 34 this morning. Westbound on the bay bridge, the metering lights to Treasure Island the left lanes are blocked until 5 00 and northbound and southbound 880 northbound approaching downtown oakland. Various lanes blocked closed for the next 25 minutes. Southbound 880 between davis and marina left lanes closed until 5 a. M. South bay problemfree and your other East Bay Drive times are clear. A suspected serial arsonist is due in a san jose courtroom today. Police say he has a criminal history that includes setting fires. 48yearold Patrick William brennan is in Santa Clara County jail. So far he is only books on two counts of arson but he is suspected in about a dozen fires on the eastern edge of downtown san jose, all set within a fiveday period that ended sunday. The most destructive was last week on this warehouse fire at julian and 28th street causing 5 million in damage. Brennan lived in a Mobile Home Park on East San Antonio street on the same block as three of the fires where he was arrested wednesday night. Police say he was very forthcoming. At this point we are certain we have the individual responsible for the arsons in the city. Police are certain he acted alone. A rash of fires left a trail of damage and destruction. Kpix 5s betty yu spoke with a couple whose home was set on fire. Reporter there is as much heartache as relief at the place they used to call home since San Jose Police arrested and charged Patrick William brennan for a frightening arson spree. I think this person needs to be put away for a long time for creating such evil and heinous acts. I just dont understand how anybody can cause this much destruction. Reporter police dont know the motive but they are certain 48 years brennan was the firebug responsible for at least 12 fires. Evidence ties him to last weeks massive warehouse fire near julian street and highway 101. They used surveillance video, a rough sketch and Good Old Fashioned Police Work to track him down. Quite honestly the tipping points was the work of one hard working midnight sergeant. He took it upon himself to use databases to come up with a person of interest that had some priors. Reporter brennan has a long histories of starting fires and is history of starting fires and is also a registered sex offender. He lived in this trailer park on East San Antonio street where he was arrested. Neighbors were familiar with his behavior. He was out of the ordinary the stuff he was doing, you know . And he would do it like a snake all the time. Reporter betty yu, kpix 5. And because of his prior convictions, brennan is eligible for life in jail if he is convicted in the case. His history by the way includes an arrest and conviction in 2001 for molesting an underaged relative of his girlfriend in sunnyvale. Brennan was convicted of setting 16 fires in 1999. Those fires were set in the foothills around santa clara valley. A few years before that, he had a misdemeanor arson charge for setting a fire to forest debris there at the grand Canyon National park. A drug bust in the east bay is one of the biggest ever in contra costa county. Police arrested 17 people and seized more than 18 million worth of drugs. This picture here shows some of the hall which included 475 pounds of meth, cocaine, guns, and cash. Police say the suspects are connected to the norteno street gang and got the drugs from a mexican cartel. Accidents involving drivers and pedestrians are all too common in San Francisco. And sometimes jaywalking is a factor in most of those serious incidents. Kpix 5s joe vazquez tells us the police chief is determined now to do something about it. I was crossing the street and bam, right into me. Reporter she was talking on her cell phone . She was talking on her cell phone. Reporter of the nearly 900 carpedestrian crashes in San Francisco last year, police say they found most of the causes to be driver error. I have been at a point where i had to jump when a car almost hit me like i was like, whoa reporter failure to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk, running red lights and stop signs, and especially speeding. On the way over here, we almost got hit twice because people are not paying attention. Reporter but when police looked at the 21 fatalities, they also found pedestrians made some mistakes. In some cases, jaywalking, crossing the street in the middle of the street proved deadly. In other cases, pedestrians crossed at the crosswalk, but didnt wait for their light. Again, as our staffing bumps up, so will the tickets. Reporter tonight at a joint meeting of the board of supervisors and police commissioner, police chief chief greg suhr said enough is enough and insists that Pedestrian Safety has become a major priority. We are committed to a new normal in San Francisco. Were committed to making the city safe as we get more and more crowded. Reporter nobody wants to blame the victims but police say they have to mention that cell phones are becoming part of the problem all around. Drivers are often talking on them. We found pedestrians crossing the street either talking or texting. Pedestrians really have to watch out when they cross because they might get hit. Reporter joe vazquez, kpix 5. And the chief says starting immediately, his officers are going to be writing much more traffic tickets. Some parents want action after suspicious people were seen lurking around School Campuses in south San Francisco. Kpix 5s Christin Ayers reports, they took their concerns to last nights school board meeting. We dont want our kids to end up in a morgue. We dont want our kids to be raped. Reporter richard barrella and his wife christine worried their daughter isnt safe at south San Francisco high after a man burst into the girls locker room monday and exposed himself to a group of cheerleaders. A naked man comes into a High School Gym . How is that allowed . Reporter thats what they and other angry parents came to ask the south San Francisco school board. We have a right to know when our children are in danger. We have a right to know when theres an active predator in our community. Reporter parents worry there are several predators prowling School Campuses here. On new years day a naked man was seen on the playground at spruce elementary and a trespasser in a trench coat showed up at a nearby Elementary School nine days later. School Board Members are are already making some changes. They built a locking fence at one of the Elementary Schools. And here at the high school, they started locking the entrance to the locker rooms as soon as school is out. We will embark on a discussion. We will put this item on our agenda. Reporter barela and other parents say they want changes now starting with placing surveillance cameras throughout this school. Cameras can tell you a lot where your eyes arent. Reporter something even shakenup students told us they wouldnt mind. I think the measures should be taken to prevent Something Like that from happening again. Reporter in south San Francisco, Christin Ayers, kpix 5. The board made no decisions last night but members said they would be open to more discussions about surveillance cameras at their annual retreat tomorrow. And its 4 42 on this friday. President obama delivers a major speech today about surveillance by the National Security agency. Coming up will the government pare down the massive information it collects . New details in the target data breach effecting millions of customers. How the malware used to gather information went unnoticed for so long. Today. President obama is set to lay out his new bluet for the National Security agency. The president promid to tak nsa. After d happening today, president obama is set to lay out his new blueprint fortunate security agency. The president promised to take a closer look at the nsa after details were unveiled showing how the spy agency works. More now from cbs News ReporterSusan Mcginnis in washington. Reporter cbs news has learned president obama plans to keep most existing surveillance programs in place when he outlines his new vision for the National Security agency. He will want to demonstrate that theres oversight of that, that there is transparency in how this is done and that it cannot be abused. Reporter white house sources say the president will allow the nsa to keep data it collects even though a review panel recommended it be stored with private companies. And the question is how to avoid that potential abuse. And one of the ways we decided it makes sense to avoid that is to take it out of the hands of government. Reporter government surveillance programs came under widespread criticism after former nsa contractor Edward Snowden revealed the sweeping extent of the practices. In response, the president is expected to call for a privacy advocate to help oversee which phone and data records of foreign nationals and suspected terrorists are looked at. But critics want more. We think this whole program is not only ineffective but its unconstitutional. Reporter as for spying overseas, the Obama Administration is now expected to require approval from a senior nsa official before anyone listens in on a phone call from a foreign head of state. Susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. The president still needs congressional approval for some of the changes he would like to make to the nsa. 4 46. Lets get a check on the weather. Do you know that frank changed my flat tire yesterday afternoon . I saw a pictured of that on facebook. I thought it was photoshopped. [ laughter ] i owe him lunch, dinner. What a good man, fra mallicoat around the bay area today, a lot of sunshine again. These temperatures probably approaching some record levels may not quite get there in some spots but looks like we are going to start to cool things down. Out the door, we have mostly clear skies again. High pressure starting to slide a little bit further to the east now. And thats going to allow more of a sea breeze to kick in especially in the afternoon today. Still starting out cold in spots. Down to the freezing mark in santa rosa at 32. 34 in concord and 45 degrees in San Francisco. This afternoon, skies will be sunny again and slightly cooler by the afternoon but not by much. And then mostly sunny over the weekend. We may even pick up a hint of patchy fog out toward the coast. That ridge beginning to move just a little further to the east but not before leaving behind another very warm day outside. Not only here but around the state. 76 degrees into monterey bay. They are still watching out for high fire danger there. 70 degrees in sacramento and 73 into fresno. Around the bay we go, those temperatures going to be warm. 72 in san jose. 73 in redwood city. About 68 in pacifica. Stronger sea breeze developing in the afternoon. 60s and low 70s in the valleys. Inside the bay 72 in oakland, 69 in San Francisco, and 70 degrees in santa rosa. Next couple of days well begin to cool the temperatures down but these numbers still staying well above the average. Looks like we are going to keep things dry for at least the next five to seven days. Lets check your kcbs traffic with elizabeth. And we have problems already this morning in pleasanton and its involving a gravel truck spilled rocks and gravel debris all over the roadway and now several cars are hitting some of that debris and getting some damage so this is southbound 680 in pleasanton. But it sounds like this gravel truck there may be some debris left behind from pleasanton as you head into fremont. And they are doing some sweeping right now on the westbound 580 approach to southbound 680. So we are trying to get a better location for you but obviously, in that area, there is a problem and right now, our sensors are not picking up any delay but watch out for that. Maybe causing some flat tire. No delay on the bay bridge toll plaza approaching the pay gates, approaching the toll plaza itself. But from the incline out towards Treasure Island, there may be some lanes blocked. Its scheduled until 5 00. They may have picked it up a little bit ahead of schedule. Also both directions of the nimitz freeway once again, northbound approaching your downtown oakland exits right there by oak and southbound various lanes blocked in san leandro between marina and davis. Fortunately, its still so early and its friday were not seeing a huge delay. South bay check 101 looks great morgan hill and all your downtown san jose exits still moving at the speed limit and your East Bay Drive times including the eastshore freeway, so far delayfree from richmond into berkeley. Thats your latest kcbs traffic. Back to you guys. We know using technology while driving can get us a ticket, but what about wearing it . A San Diego Traffic Court has thrown out a citation against a woman who was pulled over for speeding in october. She was cited for wearing google glass while driving but the court couldnt prove she was using the device behind the wheel. Delaware, new jersey and West Virginia have introduced bills that would ban driving with google glass. 4 49 now. Dow futures suggest a bit of a rebound on this friday after yesterdays losing sessions. Wendy gillette from cbsmoneywatch reports on more fallout now from the target hacking over the holidays. Reporter the Security Breach that hit target appears to be part of a broader highly sophisticated scam that potentially affected a large number of retailers. Thats according to a report from a Cyber Intelligence firm that works with the u. S. Government. It says the breach started in june and that malware used to gather the information can cover its own tracks. So retailers may not know they have been hit. As many as 70 million target customers may have had their personal information stolen. A mixed day here on wall street following some disappointing earnings reports. The dow fell nearly 65 points yesterday. The nasdaq gained almost 4. The price to buy an Airline Ticket in the u. S. Has gone up for the fourth Straight Year about 7 per roundtrip ticket, or 2 . The average domestic roundtrip ticket was 363 last year. Prices have increased as airlines have merged and eliminated unprofitable routes. And google says it has developed a contact lens that monitors glucose levels in tears. Thats potentially big news for the worlds 382 million diabetics who now have to check their sugar levels by drawing blood multiple times a day. Google says it will take at least five years before the device reaches consumers. Thats your moneywatch. For more log on to cbsmoneywatch. Com. At the new york stock exchange, im wendy gillette. Fortune magazine says mountain viewbased google is the best company to work for in america. In fact, half of the Top Companies on the list are right here in the bay area. The Boston Consulting Group out of San Francisco came in third t genentech, sales force and intuit cracked the top 10. To check the complete list head to kpix. Com. It is 4 51. Sacramento kings are trying something new. A new way fans will be able to buy tickets and their merchandise. Plus, loud enough to break a world record, enough force as a small earthquake. Coming up, the extreme noise the 49ers will have to face at seahawks stadium this sunday. ,,,,,,,, in march, fans will be ableo buy tickets and merchandise using bitcoin. That currency gained notoriety wn the website silk road was busted. It offered illic in march fans will be able to buy tickets and merchandise using bitcoin. That currency gained notoriety when the website silk road was busted. It offered Illicit Services and the only payment was bitcoin. But the kings see this as a move to recognize the tech savvy fan base. They will scan a qr code into their phone with one click, there will be a bit coin payment from the Bitcoin Wallet to the team and its simple. One of the benefits of bitcoin is that its an anonymous form of payment. It cannot be traced and that also means it cant be taxed, either. Its just two days before the 49ers face the seahawks in seattle. And seattle stadium is well known for its extremely loud crowd noise. Kpix 5s ryan takeo looks at exactly how loud it can be. Reporter seattle century link field defines opposeing advantage. In december the crowd broke a Guinness World record, 137 decibels. [ screaming ] reporter to give you a comparison, inside a bart train, the noise is between 70 and 90 decibels. This harley registers 104. And even a company that makes some of the loudest speakers out there could only crank it up to 130decibels. They make speakers for rock concerts. I asked them to replicate seattles crowd sounds. Its loud, damaging, dangerous and really hard to play football in. Reporter good luck trying to have a conversation in this. We try hand signals, he is screaming but i cant hear a word. Oh, and besides hearing it you can feel it, too. The crowd of 68,000 jumping up and down also moves the needle like a 2. 0 quake. A win would definitely help heal the 9ers sore ears sunday but theres no doubt silence never sounded so good. In berkeley, with ears ringing, ryan takeo, kpix 5. Well, it gave us a good idea, right . To find out how the noise level compares with other things youre used to hearing, just go to our website, kpix. Com. Click on links and numbers. Kpix 5s ken bastida and Dennis Odonnell are in seattle. Our live coverage begins with a special 49er preview this evening at 7 00. 9ers are heading up there this morning as well a day early. It is 4 57. Crews continue to battle an explosive winter wildfire east of l. A. Coming up, well have a live report from the front line. And the governor is expected to make a major announcement this morning likely the drought declaration everyone has been waiting for. Well look at the conditions coming up next. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Everybody knows that parker. Well, did you know auctioneers make bad Grocery Store clerks . Thatll be 23. 50. Now. 75, 23. 75, hold em. Hey now do i hear 23. 75 . 24 hey 24 dollar, 24 and a quarter, quarter, now half, 24 and a half and. 75 25 now a quarter, hey 26 and a quarter, do you wanna pay now, you wanna do it, 25 and a quarter sold to the man in the khaki jacket geico. Fifteen minutes could save you. Well, you know. Good morning. Its friday, january 17th. Im michelle griego. They will want to demonstrate that theres oversight of that, that there is transparency in how this is done and that it cannot be abused. President obama will lay out reforms to the surveillance tactics. Most programs will stay in place but add more government oversight. My parents motorhome where they were staying is completely demolished. Garage is gone. A wildfire in the east hills of los angeles has destroyed five homes and force the thousands of evacuations. Forced thousands of evacuations. Police have arrested three men accused of throwing paper on a campfire that went out of control. Governor jerry brown is expected to declare a drought emergency today. This is one of the driest winters on record. The declaration will allow the governor to order Water Conservation measures and seek federal help. From across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. Your realtime captioner is mrs. Linda marie macdonald. Good morning, everyone. Its friday, january 17. Im michelle griego. Hi, everyone. Im frank mallicoat. It is 5 00. We are following two major stories this morning. Happening today, Governor Brown expected to declare a drought emergency for the state of california. We are going to have much more on that coming up in