bridge. and our temperatures in parts of the north bay in the upper 30s, a cold start, a sunny day, and we'll repeat that tomorrow. then we're expecting high winds and heavy rain for the rest of the week, starting on thursday and continuing into the weekend. as you step out the door in menlo park, it's in the low 40s, and we're going to see temperatures going from low 40s to the mid-50s at noon, just briefly touching 60 degrees. we'll see low to mid-60s across the bay area and slightly warmer temperatures tomorrow as that sunshine conditions. we'll talk about the big changes ahead for thursday coming up. mike, you've been tracking a crash. >> we have slowing highway 4, continues to be a bigger issue. we may see relief around willow pass road where the crash involving five vehicles has been reported. we've been seeing two lanes blocked but there may be some improvement. the backup starts back before railroad, so some folks may be taking the cut through on kirker pass. the surface street sensors don't look so bad.

we have a typical build outside of that, maybe a little lighter because of all of those folks held back in that portion of contra costa county. nevertheless, we do have the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. there's spacing in the lanes on the approach and there's another crash in san lorenzo we'll talk about coming up. well, san francisco leaders are moving forward with a new plan to fight back against the opioid epidemic, hoping to crack down on drug dealers, charging them with murder in any case died to a deadly overdose. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is in san francisco this morning. this is just one of those elements of a new larger scale strategy they have, right? >> reporter: that is correct, marcus. there are varying ways to attack the drug crisis statewide, but here in san francisco, here in the bay area, city leaders in san francisco are saying that they are in the final stages of putting together a task force that will investigate opioid linked deaths as homicides. now, the announcement was made in october of last year but san francisco district attorney

brooke jenkins says the traffic force will be fully operational early this year. jenkins is also reiterating the need to attack the drug crisis from all levels. she says prosecuting dealers for the lives fentanyl is taking is a must. >> we have to address this at all levels, we can't simply ignore the people who are out on our streets selling death while we only go after suppliers. we have to be attacking this on all fronts, and that's what we're doing. >> reporter: and this comes as talk about the city's opioid crisis is front and center at a march and rally at city hall yesterday. mayor london breed made the case for her handling of the crisis during her tenure and the programs that have been created. some of her challengers in the mayoral race this year, including supervisor safai say her leadership has been a problem in coordinating the proper response. daniel lurie has released his plan to deal with the unhoused,

which includes a 24/7 drop-off crisis center for police and first responders to drop off individuals with mental health crisis. he has said he would increase funding for tracking of accused drug dealers and that he wants to make better use of ankle monitors that can be imposed on accused dealers. he says a revolving door on dealing with this problem needs to change. mayoral challenger mark farrell's plan includes a pledge to audit nonprofits. he also has said that he would create a new 24/7 center to connect unhoused with certain services, and he has also vowed to hire a new police chief if he is elected. now, there are other countries across the state who are also prosecuting opioid linked deaths as homicides, and they include counties in central and southern california. san francisco is taking a cue from them. >> hopefully this is a step in the right direction for a better san francisco. ginger conejero saab in san francisco this morning, thank you. well, new at 6:00, there are

growing concerns that san francisco's lowell high school, that comes after an intruder entered the girls' locker room over the weekend. according to the chronicle, two students found the man in a crawl space after arriving for softball practice saturday morning. they were alerted by the man snoring. the district is acknowledging the incident, saying it has safety protocols and security measures in place. police say the person was not arrested or cited. the paper says earlier this month a different intruder hopped a fence and scaled a wall, entering a classroom at new traditions elementary school in san francisco. a former uc santa cruz student accused of killing his girlfriend is expected to be arraigned today. police arrested the 20-year-old friday and say officers found his girlfriend next to him near death when he was arrested. he's being held without bail. authorities say the victim was a current uc santa cruz student. the case is being called a

homicide, but so far there is no word on her cause of death. turning to decision 2024, another primary day is upon us. today voters in michigan are heading to the polls. it's another test for gop presidential candidate nikki haley, who is vowing to stay in that race. "today in the bay"'s brie jackson joins us live in washington. this is really a huge test for haley. >> reporter: it certainly is. good morning, laura. so after former president trump beat the former u.n. ambassador in a big way in her home state of south carolina over the weekend, haley is looking to gain any ground she can. she's vowing to stay in the race for the gop nomination despite no real pathway forward to victory. trump currently has 110 delegates, haley has 20. 1,215 are needed to get the nomination. the haley campaign reporting that she raised $1 million in the 24 hours after her south carolina loss. it looks like she could use that money. as you reported yesterday, the

political network of the billionaire industrialist koch brothers announced it was suspending support for haley's campaign. the first polls in michigan opened up at 4:00 a.m. pacific time, and the last polls in the state close at 6:00 p.m. tonight. >> well, we already kind of see the writing on the wall, the all but certain truth that trump's name will most likely be on the ballot come november. the stakes are certainly high for the former president as well heading into today. >> reporter: for democrats, the battleground state of michigan could be a barometer for president biden, who faces severe criticism for his handling of the israel/hamas war. the president is facing pushback on the ballot over his handling of this crisis. during an appearance on the late night show with seth meyers, president biden says he believes there's a pathway forward in the war with difficulty. >> the hostages must be released. ramadan is coming up and there's been an agreement by the israelis that they would not

engage in activities during ramadan as well. >> reporter: and the president is facing concerns overseas as well as here at home. president biden plans to visit the southern border thursday, the same day that former president trump will also be in texas delivering remarks. the duelling trip comes as lawmakers on capitol hill battle over a bipartisan border security agreement. >> always so much to cover. brie, thank you very much. live from washington this morning. 6:06 this morning. taking a live look out in san jose. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect weather-wise today. it's going to be a clear day today when it comes to rain, anyway. >> yeah, and it's so nice to see the sun starting to rise this early in the morning. it's still cold. we're starting out with a frost advisory in parts of the north bay. our days are getting longer, but we'll also have a lot more sunshine to enjoy today. we're headed for 50 degrees in san mateo, and 40 in napa. that's where we're starting. 40 in dublin as well.

take a look at concord in our day planner, going from temperatures in the upper 40s to at 11:00, 1:00, we're seeing it warming up into the low 60s and reaching the low 60s, and then going back down fairly quickly. but these temperatures are what we typically see for this time in february, and we're headed for some slightly warmer temperatures tomorrow before we get a big cooldown for the weekend, which comes along with rain. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike has a look at lower gas prices and you can find them. >> we're looking at the rundown of prices, alameda county, our starting point, the low in san lorenzo, $3.69 on marathon on central avenue. sunnyvale, we still have $3.89 as the lowest at gulf on south wolf road. in san mateo county, the higher low of the areas around the bay we're talking about today, $4.09 is the lowest at a&a gas on holly. thank you for sharing all of

your best or whatever you find out there at gasbuddy.com. on the roadways, we do have issues. i told you san lorenzo will be one area that i've circled in the east bay. southbound 880, the remaining crash, there were three pretty much in this area here. this one still remains south 880 at lewelling boulevard. it sounds like a lot of activity on the shoulder, distraction out of oakland toward hayward. highway 4 into concord, we still have this crash. they've changed the category from unknown injuries to major injuries involved in this four-vehicle crash. so that may be why it's taking so long to clear. i'll follow up because we're concerned about the people involved. traffic-wise, the backup extends past railroad avenue, so you will have a longer drive out of pittsburg and bay point. >> thanks, mike. 6:09 right now. help could soon be on the way for a struggling east bay restaurant. ahead on "today in the bay," after fire ripped through the business, we'll talk about who would swoop in to help. macy's closing lots of

stores and paying more cheddar for your cheeseburger. out to the futures for a read on how trading may go, it looks like a mixed day. you're a wizard, harry. >> i'm a what? >> so before the movies, harry potter was just a book. before the book, there was a draft. and now that draft just went up for sale after being purchased for just pennies at a condhand se

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adam schiff for senate. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message. we get a look at how the morning will shape up in martinez. as you're stepping out the door, it's only 41 degrees, but it is clear, the wind is calm, and we're going to see a lot of sunshine today as our temperatures go from low 40s to upper 50s, and eventually just briefly touching about 60 degrees. we'll get a look at another nice day before the storm comes in. more on that in a few minutes. it looks like a nice day here in oakland, headlights southbound from the coliseum heading toward hayward. in the middle you will have problems. another crash keeps things jammed up around lewelling. we'll talk about the progress, as well as new insight i have with a crash coming into bay point and concord. good morning. happy tuesday to you. the dow industrials is up on the board this morning, measuring 30

different companies. for the first time on monday, amazon was one of those 30, replacing walgreens. san jose's cisco filed warn notices with the state saying 729 jobs would be cut in the bay area. now, this is part of that earlier layoff announcement we were talking about last week. so 729 out of 4,250, about 17%. macy's just announced it will close 150 stores nationwide in what it calls a bold new chapter. macy's says the stores facing closure are underperformers and closing them would allow the company to concentrate on and improve the remaining stores. the first 50 stores to be closed will be so by the end of the year. now, the company says it's going to open 15 new bloomingdale's stores. wendy's says it's going to experiment with dynamic pricing, changing the price of a

hamburger based on demand. it's rolling out electronic menus to some locations to enable that. the company made this announcement earlier this month, but it's just now getting attention. if you use uber or lyft, you're familiar with this idea of dynamic pricing. prices go up when drivers are scarce to attract more drivers. in the case of a hamburger, it's just profits. the states of texas and florida went before the supreme court yesterday in washington to argue their case for restrictions on some social media companies. they say they want to bar facebook and others from censoring certain political viewpoints. tech companies say they don't censor, they edit the content. justices seemed skeptical of the states' arguments and supportive of social networks' first amendment rights. court watchers wonder if the supreme court is going to skip making a decision and send the case down to lower courts. the justices seem to think the laws were too vague.

we just published our latest episode of our podcast sand hill road. this one is all about how ozempic and other semaglutides are going to affect the food industry. our guest is bharat hassan. it's always important to get the name right. so i always start with making sure i have the right pronunciation. >> it's like two presidents ago, but with a t at the end. it got a lot easier. before that it was borat and that movie really made that famous. so i was really glad when somebody else got elected, it's just like that guy, but with a t at the end. people are, like, great, we know how to do that. >> being called borat would be no fun. he took ozempic and lost about a fifth of his body weight, which made him start to think about how is this going to -- we've talked in the past about how walmart and some other companies are planning ahead for people

buying less food. >> less snacks. >> it's one of the most common prescriptions in the united states. >> wow. >> interesting. long-term effects in many different areas. >> thanks, scott. well, happening today, possible help may be on the way for a popular east bay barbecue restaurant destroyed by a recent fire. horn barbecue closed after a fire in november. firefighters never announced a cause. today alameda county supervisors will consider providing the restaurant with a $100,000 grant that would come from a reserve of stimulus money provided to the state and local governments during the pandemic. all things come in due time, even when it comes to the foulest smelling flower. here is live look inside the california academy of sciences where a rare corpse flower is on the verge of blooming. people are expected to line up to get a whiff. experts believe it will bloom by

thursday and only stay that way for about a day or so. just picture the combination of garlic, sweaty feet and death, according to experts. any way you look at it, a surefire stinker there. i've never seen it in person. >> no? i haven't either. you know, i said i want to. you have that experience and then you move on. >> that's true. move on rather quickly. trending this morning, a draft of a magical book for witches and witches sold at auction. >> a copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone, the first in the series of the famous childrens' books, went for nearly $14,000. now, what might be even more magical here is the auction house says that it was originally purchased in 1997 at a book shop for around 50 cents. >> that's a good profit. >> the copy is an uncorrected proof of the tale of the famous boy wizard. even listing the author as j.a.

rawling. the auction house claims it is the first ever print of harry potter. >> look where it went. amazing. all right, so an amazing day on tap, we're hoping. >> yes, it looks beautiful. take a look at the sunrise behind us. we're starting out clear. it is chilly as you head out the door. and we even have a frost advisory in effect. no issues with visibility. we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast for today. we can leave the umbrellas at home today and tomorrow. but then on thursday, into the weekend, we're going to see the high winds and rain coming back in the forecast as a bigger storm system comes in. so we'll talk about that in a minute. let's get a look at our high temperatures for today that are headed for the low to mid-60s, about what we've seen recently with milpitas, east san jose, looking at a high today of 64 degrees. and 63 in danville, walnut creek and martinez, 64 degrees, and 58 in daly city.

redwood city reaching 62 degrees, and palo alto 63 there. and downtown san francisco, with a high of 60 today. we'll see low 60s in much of the north bay. sonoma, 63 degrees. warm air for today and tomorrow, but then a blast of cold air is coming in for the weekend. and with that, much colder air, we're also going to see a significant amount of rainfall that will last for several days. we're looking at it first arriving on thursday, continuing off and on on friday. there's not a lot of windows of dry weather here. it may possibly linger into sunday as well. so we're looking at several days of rainfall, and during that timeframe we're seeing a lot of the models putting down the potential of about 3 to possibly 4 inches of rainfall for the north bay hills and along the coastline. for a lot of the bay area and the inland valleys, if you see a red shading close to where you live, that's at about 1 to 2

inches of rainfall. once again, that's over the course of several days. that may be enough to cause a quick rise of those rivers, creeks and streams, and also give us some street flooding in especially those poor drainage areas. what's been so significant here, the amount of snowfall that's being put down, the possibility for the sierra. we're expecting anywhere from 8 to possibly we've seen some estimates up to 12 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. a lot of heavy snowfall just over the weekend into monday. and that could make travel impossible if you do plan to go there this weekend, maybe cancel those plans, wait for all of that snow to come down. then we're also going to see very low snow levels across the bay area and the sierra. we could see snow levels coming down to about 2,000 feet, so that's a lot of our hills in the bay area, because our temperatures will only reach into the low 50s in the valleys, and our overnight lows in the upper 30s.

so several days of rainfall, some low elevation snow, some gusty winds at times. we're going to be talking a lot about this as we get closer. but we just want to enjoy that sunshine today and tomorrow, and then start to prep for that storm. i'll keep you updated. mike, you were tracking two east bay trouble spots. >> also some slowing shows up on the most recent crash in the south bay. this is north 85 approaching 87. we see orange and red sensors kicking in suddenly. so we'll track that. i'll give you an update for the northbound commute there. over here, the only other trouble spot you see on this map, as we zoom toward the nimitz, south 880, good recovery mode. the crash at lewelling still has activity on the shoulder, but less of a distraction. we see the build off the castro valley y. watch that portion of the bay. highway 4, good transition. we see some improvement. four vehicles involved in this crash. there were major injuries reported. at least we're starting to see the traffic move. there's still activity on the shoulder.

back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:22 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> faulty fridge cases just flooded our in box, and in an odd twist, we are taking a much closer look at refrigerator xes. i'mbo

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>> consumer investigator chris chmura is here with a story that motivated many of you to respond to us. >> good morning. we're talking about fridge failures, lots of viewers like betsy in redwood city have contacted us and our sister stations coast to coast. some are suing because their fridges are dying young. we recently featured betsy's story and it went viral online. more than a million people watched on tv and youtube. >> she has exactly the same refrigerator that i have. so when i saw that, i said, okay, let me now contact chris. >> folks flooded our in box and phone lines for the l.a. lawyer seeking a class action lawsuit. she claims a problem-prone part is at the heart of people's fridge failures. before that is litigated, the case is focusing some place we did not expect, refrigerator boxes. tonight at 11:00, we'll explain how and why this federal fridge case could hinge on a message on a cardboard box. many angry appliance owners

contacted us online. you can, too. scan the qr code on screen to fill out our consumer complaint form. please join us again tonight at 11:00. >> see you then, chris. thanks. we've got a lot more ahead at 6:30, including san francisco ready to apologize. the reason the city may soon issue a formal apology to black residents. plus, the a's are no longer rooted in oakland. at least not symbolically. the press conference later this morning on the future of the site of

right now at 6:30, a bay area sideshow turns violent and destructive. video showing participants beating a man before setting his pickup truck on fire. disturbing new details coming to light and the new push for police oversight. closing shop. a san francisco store some customers rely on shuts its doors today. the scramble some may face to get their medications. plus, an uncertain future grows more murky in oakland. the new call to action being made amidst the latest signs the a's will soon leave home. this is "today in the bay." good tuesday morning to you. 6:30 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's get you caught up with

what's happening with the weather. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. a beautiful start out there, but there is a frost advisory in effect in some spots. >> you're looking out the window thinking, oh, it's nice and clear, it's sunny. and then you step outside, and you're, like, okay, it's cold. we have a frost advisory in effect for the north bay until 9:00 for those areas shaded in blue, and we'll most likely see that again tomorrow. but as far as temperatures, we're right now in the mid-30s in sonoma, low 40s in napa, 42 in san francisco and 45 in san jose. as we take a look at livermore and what to expect, lots of sunshine. it's going to be a beautiful day. you'll most likely keep the jacket on as we only make it up to about 62 degrees, 64 in san jose and 60 in san mateo. we'll talk about a big cold front and lots of rain for the end of the week in a few minutes. mike, you have an early warning for south bay commuters. >> folks, this is early slowing, this is going to be a problem for folks leaving the -- coming out of morgan hill through san

jose, north 85 at north 87. right near that transition, we have a crash in the slow lane. it's just one lane blocked but it's a critical time with that build. that could be an unexpected slowdown and delay. plan on leaving a little early. meanwhile, a continued problem, east bay looks great except for highway 4. we continue to have the delays, westbound highway 4 approaching willow pass. the crash has been removed from the lanes, but a lot of activity. we're seeing a big change in the drive toward walnut creek out of antioch. >> thank you, mike. the city of vallejo today takes a first step in creating new police oversight. >> it comes in the wake of a chaotic weekend that included a violent sideshow. "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez joins us in the newsroom. it sounds like something needs to be done. a person who lives there tells us they're comparing it to the wild west. >> reporter: they're saying that's what it feels like living in vallejo. the oversight accountability commission was already in the

works. if there was ever something to drive home that urgency, what happened in broad daylight on sunday might be it. we will warn you that what happened was violent, but we're showing you the video so that you can see for yourself what people who live in vallejo are dealing with. this was a sideshow that happened at the intersection of rollingwood drive and spring road and it went from reckless to violent when a driver was attacked inside a white pickup truck and tries to run for safety inside a nearby business, calling for help. as he leaves the store, he is chased by people who vallejo police say stabbed him and shot him. fortunately, he will survive. now, while that is all happening, we also see a steady stream of people looting the store, running out with alcohol and snacks and lottery tickets, and the cash register. people there say vallejo police took too long to respond. when they finally did, they got mutual aid from napa and solano

county sheriff's departments. people who are trying to live and work in vallejo say they are fed up. >> we need more cops here, badly. it's lawless here. i mean, it's getting terrible. you can't go anywhere without something happening. >> reporter: he may be right by a number of different metrics, the city does need more police officers. if you look at vallejo's population, it's 125,000 people, the city had 80 officers on staff right now. fewer than the 130 officers that the city is budgeted for. if you look at the number on the bottom, 425 officers is the recommended staffing level for a city this size from the international association of chiefs of police. now, the vallejo police oversight and accountability commission discussion will happen at city council meeting tonight at 7:00. you can attend in person or via zoom. meanwhile, another community, antioch, also looking at how to deal with sideshows. they're talking about an ordinance to make it illegal to promote side shows on social

media. that discussion is happening today as well. i will post links to both of those on my social pages in case you want to participate. >> thanks, kris. well, another hit for san francisco as walgreens confirms today is the final day of business for one of its financial district locations. the store located on sacramento near front street, the company is citing less foot traffic ever since the pandemic and all of its pharmacy clients will be transferred to a location about a half mile away on montgomery street. it follows the closure last november of its union square location. in a statement, walgreens says in part, we know that our customers and patients rely on our stores and trust our team members for their health care needs. and when we must close a store, it affects them and their community. our priority is to ensure a smooth transition for our customers and team members during this time. that store officially closes its doors at 3:00 p.m. also today, san francisco

supervisors are expected to easily approve a new formal apology to african americans for decades of racist laws and policies up to and including targeted acts of violence. the resolution also commits to making substantial systemic changes. it's considered the first recommendation by the reparations committee to become a reality. all 11 board members have already signed on as sponsors virtually assuring it will pass. the oakland a's are prepared to move out of the bay area. community activists are demanding alameda county take action when it comes to the future of the coliseum. "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live. local groups want to make sure there's a plan in place to move the community forward despite the big loss of the team. >> reporter: correct. and they're going to make their point during a press conference at 10:00 this morning. this group you're referring to, laura, they're the oakland

united coalition, they're a group of labor, community and faith groups. they're going to hold this news conference to urge the alameda county board of supervisors, which will be meeting later this morning as well, to urge them to in their words adopt a firm stance on what should happen to the coliseum site after the oakland a's leave. now, this coalition believes the site should be developed in a way that creates jobs and more housing for oakland, which is something that is definitely needed in that area. but they are frustrated with a's owner john fisher and his actions with regards to the future of the site and they want the county to back out of the sale of the county's 50% stake in the coliseum. the oakland a's are no longer rooted in oak, at least not symbolically. our nbc bay area sky ranger was overhead of the coliseum yesterday as workers removed the signage that reads "rooted in oakland since 1968" and that sign coming down ahead of the a's opening day on march 28th. team leaders have made it clear

that they intend to move ultimately to las vegas, but where will they play until vegas is ready? according to the athletic, sacramento is the front-runner to host the a's from 2025 through 2027. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we'll see what happens. thanks so much, bob. it is 6:37 for you this morning. let's take a live look out in walnut creek. a beautiful start to our morning. it is a cold start out there. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect throughout the day. how is it looking for us, kari? >> it looks great to start. take a look at some of our microclimates. our four cameras that we have in san jose, as well as oakland, dublin and in san francisco. our temperatures start out cool, jacket weather for the morning. but its going to be bright and sunny and gradually warming as we head for the low to mid-60s for this afternoon. in martinez, expect a high of 64. 64 also in concord. napa looking at a high of 64 degrees and 59 in san francisco. tomorrow even warmer with some

upper 60s in parts of the south bay, but mostly mid-60s for the tri-valley into the north bay. and then on thursday we see the changes already taking shape, with some rain coming in. we may struggle to reach up to about 60 degrees. if you were looking forward to warmer weather, take a look at our next ten days. morgan hill's high temperature on saturday is only 49 degrees, and it may be a while before we warm up. so we'll talk about the rain that comes along with that cold weather in a few minutes. mike, you have a look at the crash on highway 4. >> we do have the activity over off to the shoulder, but there's still a lot of activity. notice here, this was actually much more jammed, willow pass road, that was what folks were using to try to avoid the backup on highway 4 because of this crash. activity on the shoulder, there's still a distraction and big backup out of antioch, pittsburg and bay point. much more traffic released to 680 and 242. there's a new near the berkeley

curve, there's also a build and i'm going to get the update from chp. it doesn't look like a significant issue. into the city, typical slowing. this evening, chase center, madonna will be there. over here, highway 84, you can go here, one-way traffic control through niles canyon. it started on friday after the full closure for a couple of days. still have a lot of repair work. we don't know when that will fully reopen. in the south bay, north 85, good improvement. the crash might be sticking out in the slow lane at 87. back to you. >> thanks, mike. helping young children breathe easier. we break down the changes that can be made right now in order to improve our climate in crisis and help the next generation. a critical meeting this morning at the white house as we count down the days until the government runs out of money. and a man known for downing hot dogs like a champ, meet his

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thanks, mom. be in your moment. ask your doctor about ibrance. a pfizer product. happy tuesday. let's take a look at san francisco in our day planner, starting out chilly. you can leave the umbrella at home and pick up the jacket and sunglasses. nothing but sunshine throughout the day, but we'll stay mostly

in the upper 50s. we'll talk about big changes and when the rain comes back in a few minutes in the microclimate forecast. and now turning to our climate in crisis, we could prevent premature death and help young children breathe a lot easier if we make a serious switch to renewable energy and electric vehicles. that's according to a new report from the american lung association that was released last week. researchers found that shifting to zero emission technology by 2050 could prevent nearly 3 million asthma attacks and millions of respiratory symptoms would clear up, and over 500 infant mortality cases could be avoided. children are the most vulnerable because their lungs are still developing and they spend the most time outside compared to other able groups. transportation and power are leading sources of carbon pollution in america, and the report says that 37% of u.s. children live in a community with failing grades for air

quality. the pollution sources range from refineries, severe wildfires and heat, but also school buses. >> kids wait in front of the school to load up on their buses, often the bus -- usually the buses are sitting there spewing a lot of diesel pollution and kids are being exposed, and then they get on the bus and some of that exhaust can be in the bus as well. >> these health risks are even higher for children of color and low income families who may have less access to green spaces. all of us, including policymakers, can continue to push for renewable energy and transportation to ensure children have safe and sustainable communities. we're going to put a link to that report on our website where you can always learn more about climate topics and other possible solutions. it's on our website, nbcbayarea.com, on the climate in crisis tab. >> thanks, kari.

a quarter until 7:00 right now. president joe biden made a surprise appearance on late night with seth meyers last night. >> the conversation mostly about israel and the war. there's one moment that's getting a lot of replay. >> you may have already seen it, where president biden defends his age. biden, 81, his presumed opponent, donald trump, 77. biden's point, they're both old. >> a couple things, number one. you've got to take a look at the other guy, he's about as old as i am, but he can't even remember his wife's name, number one. number two, it's about how old your ideas are. look, this is a guy who wants to take us back, he wants to take us back on roe v. wade, he wants to take us back on a whole range of issues that are 50, 60 years, they've been solid american positions. >> now, the president doesn't explain his joke about trump remembering or not remembering

his wife's name, but it likely springs from trump's appearance at this weekend's cpac conference where he mentioned his wife to the crowd, encouraged them to applaud. they did, and trump said, mercedes, that's pretty good, not melania. but there was a person named mercedes there, a long-time organizer of that conference, and he had called out to her previously in the speech, and appeared to be doing the same when referring to his wife melania. donald trump has scheduled a visit to the southern border on thursday. now president biden is going to be border on the same day. there's been talk for weeks that the white house is working on new restrictions on border crossings and immigration. you may recall democrats had agreed to the strongest border restriction in decades, a republican-written bill that would have also set aside money to protect ukraine, israel and taiwan. it passed the senate, but then donald trump asked house republicans to stop the border

bill to keep the border in the election conversation. so speaker johnson, senate republican mitch mcconnell, the minority leader in the senate, and democrats will be at the white house today to discuss funding for israel and ukraine, and no doubt keeping the u.s. government open past friday. senator mcconnell warning everyone, we cannot fix anything if you lawmakers keep adding unusual riders to these bills. >> we have the means and just enough time this week to avoid a shutdown and to make serious headway on annual appropriations. but as always, the task at hand will require that everyone rows in the same direction toward appropriations and away from poison pills. >> also the michigan primaries are under way today. it's trump versus haley and biden pretty much on his own. no significant challengers.

but many in michigan are angry at biden over the way he's handling the war in israel, so we will be watching for protest votes, and no doubt, marcus, so, too, will the biden campaign. >> all right, thank you so much. scott. the warriors get a big boost tonight with the return of a new fan favorite. guard chris paul will finally be back after being sidelined for nearly two months. back in january he broke his left hand when he slammed it into one of the pistons players. he then underwent surgery. the warriors tonight start a four-game east coast swing against the wizards in washington, d.c. and trending this morning, america's hot dog king may have met his match. >> and he may be saying, oh, nuts, about right now. for the second year in a row, competitive eater joey chestnut lost the pistachio eating contest held at the santa monica pier. yesterday was world pistachio day. look at the belt you win. that's the winner, james webb,

devouring 338 nuts in eight minutes. that includes the cracking. chestnut failed to crack even the top three, finishing in fifth place, proving chestnuts and pistachios are not a big hit. >> i think pistachios are better for you. >> it's the hands. >> next year. let's talk about today and that weather in the bay area. no rain. >> it looks gorgeous. we had such a nice weekend, yesterday we had a little bit of rain. now that's out of here. but the cold air is settling in and we can see across the region we have a clear start and no rain that's approaching the bay area for now. but let's talk about what's ahead. we are going to see a storm system arriving on thursday, bringing rain chances that will be off and on through at least saturday, could linger into sunday, too.

but we will see, also, some high wind gusts at times that could reach 25 to possibly 50 miles per hour, and some of those higher wind gusts will be in the mountains and along the coastline. with the heavy rain, we could see street flooding and in poor drainage areas issues with flogd as well. snow levels down to 3,000 feet, possibly lower as the storm system trails off. then we'll see sierra snow at 8 plus feet, okay, feet of snow. that means that travel this weekend to the sierra will be impossible. so go ahead and cancel your plans and also looking at the possibility of a lot of power issues and downed trees. we here in the bay area, we're going to see that rain starting to pick up on thursday into friday. very few windows of a break in the rainfall. it continues throughout the day on saturday, and then possibly eventually ending on sunday, before we get a break. but it is going to be so cold

along with that rainfall. and rainfall totals for now in our computer models are showing bright pink, that is 3 to 4 inches of rain, possibly higher to the north. most in the valleys, from napa to the tri-valley, down to santa clara valley, the red shading shows about 1 to 2 inches of rainfall, and that's coming over the course of a few days, but still may be enough to cause quite a few issues with flooding. and it starts on thursday, continues into friday, low snow levels mean that some of our bay area hills and mountains may be capped with snow, and then some spotty showers still lingering into sunday. we'll be tracking all of this for you. please try to enjoy the sunshine today. mike, you've been tracking a crash. what's going on? >> the early backup that formed on north 85 still lingers as you approach 87.

the crash is on the shoulder at the very least. it's pushing toward the rest of the commute. some folks may be choosing 101 instead of 85. we still have the build for 87 and north of there. typical slowing out of san jose heading north. heading south through sunol, a smooth drive. 84 still has traffic control through the niles canyon area. we have a typical build toward the san mateo bridge, across the san mateo bridge, we're moving smoothly, but you've got company. 6:52. happening in the tri-valley, car owners can go the extra mile to make sure their catalytic converter is protected from thieves. there will be an etch and catch event. catalytic converters are etched with an identification number, making them less attractive to thieves who get hundreds of dollars recycling them. this will start at 8:00 this morning in the school's automotive department. it's first come, first serve. taking a new approach. ahead on "today in the bay," the

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6:56 on your tuesday morning. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including san francisco leaders launching a new plan to try to fight back against the opioid epidemic. >> they're hoping to crack down on drug dealers, charging them with murder in any case tied to a deadly overdose. that plan goes hand in hand with strategy first to take a task force to investigate opioid related deaths. the task force is now in the final stages of being assembled. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says the city needs to attack the crisis from all levels. another hit for san francisco as walgreens confirms today is the final day of business for one of its financial district locations. the store is located on sacramento near front street. the company is citing less foot traffic ever since the pandemic. all of its pharmacy clients will

be transferred to a location about a half mile away on montgomery. it follows the closure last november of its union square location. vallejo today takes the first step in creating new police oversight. this comes in the wake of a chaotic weekend that included a violent sideshow. it happened at the intersection of rollingwood drive and spring road. a mob attack led to a man being stabbed and shot. he is expected to be okay. the vallejo police oversight and accountability commission is having a discussion tonight at the city council meeting. 425 officers are the recommended staffing level from the international association of chiefs of police. currently vallejo has 80 officers on staff. the oakland a's are no longer rooted in oakland. our nbc bay area sky ranger overhead the coliseum yesterday as workers removed the "rooted in oakland since 1968" signage, coming down ahead of opening day

on march 28th. later this morning, the oakland unified coalition will hold a news conference to call on the alameda county board of supervisors for a clear plan for the coliseum. let's get a look at this real forecast. look how beautiful it is. >> it's almost unreal we're seeing all of this nice weather, and after yesterday's rainfall that brought in a cold front. we are feeling the effects of that now that we have temperatures in the low 40s. we'll see this on repeat tomorrow as well. then we'll be tracking potentially a big storm for the weekend, starting on thursday, continuing through saturday, possibly sunday. we'll have all the latest right here every single morning. and the slowdown is continuing for north 85. this may be because of activity on the shoulder, north 85. the earlier crash is out of lanes, it appears. there's slowing coming off of 101. that's typically the time we need the build. the arrows show you the typical pattern. the backup forms on 85 instead

of 87 because of earlier crashes that i believe have cleared to the shoulder. the "today" show is moments away. we continue "today in the bay" on roku, the all new announcement from macy's and the stores the company is planning to shut down across the country. watch our 7:00 a.m. newscast next also at nbcbayarea.com. >> that does it for us, thanks for making us a part of your morning. the "today" show starts right now. >> join us for midday news at 11:00. have a great one. hi, everybody. gorge. that rare winter warmup not own yet. >> more records are ready to fall. good morning. this is february 27. this is "today." mercury rising. >> we are enjoying summer in february