right now at 5:00, getting to know the next possible police chief of oakland. we are live in the public forum residents can take part of today as the frontrunners are presented for the next chief. i am jay gray.

full details of the border visit coming up. the dangerous driving conditions and what you need to keep in mind if you are planning a trip. this is "today in the bay." good thursday morning. i am marcus washington. i am laura garcia. we will check on traffic with mike in a bit, but let's first check the forecast. today we start to seat rain coming in. we are not expecting it to be heavy, at least not initially. waves will be heavier as we go into the next couple of days. this is such a widespread system, and we can see the long line of moisture and the line starting to make its way further to the north of the bay area. we can see it moving pasture

rekau. a line of heavier rain that may pack gusty winds. it will start to move its way across the bay area for a late morning into the early afternoon. at 5:00 it's really hitting the south bay hard, and also moving through the tri-valley. then they will be a brief break. mike, you are already looking at a crash happening in berkeley? >> yeah, it's clearing some of the stage here. what happened, an hour ago, was a car went off the roadway and smashed into this barrier, and i blocked the sign that says berkeley. the off-ramp was unaffected. there were injuries, but no major injuries reported and damage to the car. they are getting ready to move the remaining vehicles from the

area. the commute in the direction towards the bay bridge and towards contra costa county moving well. oakland will move closer to getting a police chief, but without the mayor. did the mayor give any reasons why she's not taking part? >> reporter: yes, she did. she made her reasons clear. how people are receiving the reasons is another part to the story. this is the letter that the mayor sent to the police commission. she is not participating, and citing it's an unnecessary risk for candidates and their current employers, and it might force oakland into a premature bidding war and potential candidates are

drawing their names when presented with a public forum. >> sometimes i don't understand why she's doing what she's doing. i am looking forward to a chief that is going to come in and do something, because crime is definitely out of control in the city of oakland. >> i understand why she's doing it, and it's a little late given the reason why she didn't want to participate because the candidates are now outed. everybody knows who the candidates are. >> reporter: speaking of those candidates, the police commission released their latest short list. the public is invited to submit questions on the city's website in preparation for the public forum that starts at 6:30 this

evening. the mayor did reiterate in that letter she's fully committed to finding the candidates and will look forward to march. the shooter in the deadly half moon way shooting was said to be arraigned last january after law enforcement officials say he gunned down his co-workers where he once worked. he confessed to the crimes in the jailhouse interview. he remains in custody with no bail and the hearing is at 10:30 this morning. the primary issue in the presidential election will be the border.

donald trump and president biden will be at the border. jay gray is live for us with those details. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. here in brownsville, that's where president biden will spend his time along the border, and just up the rio grande, former president trump will be in eagle pass. this part of texas is across roads, quite literally between mexico and the u.s. also many are saying now politically between a win or loss come november. this rusted 12-foot metal fence stretches for miles with razor wire. the mission is clearly far from

finished. for the second time since being elected, president biden travels to the region today. he will meet with border patrol agents and local leaders looking to ramp up pressure on republicans to consider a bipartisan border measure. he will have company. >> what i didn't know is my good friend is apparently going. >> reporter: former president trump making a trip today to eagle pass, and he tied president biden's open border policies to the death of a nursing student. >> a migrant is charged with kidnapping her, beating her and murdering her. >> reporter: both say there's clearly a crisis along the

border and the other party is responsible for those problems. of course it's likely no coincidence the visits come as we are now less than a week before super tuesday primaries, marcus, here in texas and across the country. >> it never stops. very busy. jay gray in brownsville this morning for us. thank you. you know what will not stop? the snow. that's right. lake tahoe, and chp says travel to the sierra is highly discouraged over the next few days as travel will be dangerous. >> we could be seeing records in the sierra as the model shows feet of snow in the sierra. snow levels may drop further than previous storms this season. look at about three thoeu feet

in the community of alta right after colfax, we are looking at one or two feet of snow. if we double that to 6,000 feet, it doubles. gusty winds and whiteout conditions and bone chilling temperatures, and so we will be here to monitor that. let's go to mike and see where we can see cheaper gas prices. >> cinthia, you are showing the snow falling, and i am showing gas prices doing not so much. the best price in the state, 3.73, and in marin county, the

lowest price in the north bay or marin county, 3.99. on the roadways, everything is light. the green sensors for the most part, we do have one issue as we get over towards the earlier crash i talked about on the east shore freeway, getting away from the bay bridge, there was a short period of time where there was the traffic break. we saw the traffic stop going away from the bridge. chp did stop the cruise for a couple minutes. that tow truck will have to hookup to the vehicle involved in the crash. there will be another traffic break heading away from the bay bridge. the traffic lights are coming towards the bay bridge, and that's standard. >> thank you. your next trip to paradise may cost you a bit more. the new tourists fee you could

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good thursday morning. the time is 5:13. let's get a look at saratoga where we are going to start out cloudy this morning. temperatures in the low 50s. we will only make it in the mid-50s here and the rain starts to move in with off and on showers through the day.

we will talk about how much you can expect and the impacts we will see coming up in a few minutes. you missed it. i saw the net result right here where we had the small yellow circle. that tow truck did benefit from the traffic break and cleared in the last three minutes and now traffic is restored on the east shore freeway. we will show you more, coming up. good morning. happy thursday to you. we get important inflation data today. shares in weight watchers could sink hard today after investor, oprah winfrey, said she was leaving the company's board. she said she is using a semi glue tied to help her weight. interesting report out of consumer reports. it warns some doorbell cameras are incredibly insecure and open

to hackers. it's not the hardware but the software they all use together. consumer reports say they are sold under a variety of brands but the doorbells it says are at risk all look the same. here's one under the brand name ekin, and tuck is another one. the report says ring, one of the most commonly owned doorbell cameras is safe, as are products from simply safe and logic tech. there's talk about the security of the electric cars made in china, saying there could be regulations for cars made by byd and others. can they spy on americans and can those worries about spying

on americans. the kind of workers that president biden has been working to woo over. a ban would benefit the autoworkers and the president. apple made news this week when it decided to end efforts to make its own car, apple, meantime, looking for the next big thing, it's most recent new product the apple vision pro has been on the market for a month now, and there was just a new review. joanna stern calls it a face computer. she said she liked it at first, but after a month of use, quote, this week marks my one-month after verse rewith apple's mixed-reality head set and i can keep my hands off of it. it's in a drawer.

>> it's like christmas day for some little kids, you know. >> yeah, you wanted that entire set of something. >> yeah, and somebody has to find the killer app for this. what is the reason you bought it? nobody has figured that out yet. >> just to have the latest thing. >> yeah. your next trip to hawaii may cost you more. hawaiian lawmakers are discussing a $25 fee per tourists that would be added to your hotel bill. it would help hawaii address the climate change affects on hawaii. the governor of hawaii said it's a small price to pay to preserve paradise. our shortest month gets a day longer this year as 2024 celebrates the leap year.

today is the day, february 29th. >> to celebrate, many companies offering discounts or freebies out there. chipotle is offering a free side of guacamole. when you buy a dozen donuts at krispy kreme, you can get a second dozen for $2.29. for leapers who have been waiting to celebrate their 29th birthdays, today is your day. >> i was born on leap year. my grandson was born on leap year and that made this so special. >> the odds are being born on leap day is 1 in 1,500.

speaking of chances, are there chances of rain? >> very high chances of rain today. we are starting to see light showers developing for now, but we will see rain just off and on throughout the day, and breezy winds picking up at times. in the day tomorrow we will see more rain and also cooler temperatures, gusty winds. at times we will see the wind gusts picking up. and then in the sierra, a blizzard watch in effect. we can see the storm system approaching already bringing down cold air and mountains getting snow further to the north. we are seeing the light rain

quickly spreading down. we are looking at spotty light showers starting out between 8:00 to 9:00. as we go into the early afternoon, a line of some heavier rain and some gusty winds will start to move through. we will see that pushing through the south bay into the evening. there will be some brief breaks in between the rainfall, but just off and on rain starting tomorrow morning at 6:00, and then at times heavy waves of rain coming through during the afternoon. we see the waves of rain continuing into saturday, possibly into sunday as a blast of cold air pours down into the bay area. we are seeing that with the moisture causing the heavy sierra snow. we are also going to see temperatures in the 30s and 40s. here's what to expect. as the storm arrives today the rain chances continue into saturday. some of the wind gusts may reach 25 to 50 miles per hour. with the heavy rain continue into saturday, we may see street flooding in areas where we have

poor drainage, and dealing with issues of flooding. on saturday, low sierra -- low bay area snow levels that could drop down one to 2,000 feet. then the sierra getting eight plus feet of snow as cinthia mentioned earlier. looking ahead to the end of the weekend with all the rain gradually tapering off, there will be lingering moisture across the region. doesn't look like we will have any completely dry days as we head towards next tuesday into wednesday, the next storm system approaches and that brings in a dose of heavier rainfall and not much of a rainfall here. we are bringing the umbrellas everywhere we go, and looks like we will need that into sunday with a mix of sun and clouds on monday. looks like there could be a slight chance of rain here and there. on tuesday, the clouds roll until once again as we get the next storm system moving in. very soggy conditions here, the

return of winter as we get into march. it will feel more like january here. mike, things are calming down? >> yeah, getting to the bay bridge toll plaza, we have more traffic coming off the top of the screen there. that's the volume off the maze and the berkeley curve, and traffic is flowing smoothly as you travel through that area. sorry. having a problem with my maps. here we go. slight changes for highway 37 in both directions. that crash in berkeley cleared. there's a new crash as you are heading down south, and there's limits on highway 84 with the one-way traffic control. >> thank you. after the break, we will show you the north bay art exhibit highlighting the area's

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happening today, hundreds of women coming together in the south bay for a really great event. today is the fourth annual california conference for women. this is video of last year's event. it's happening at the santa clara convention center at 8:00

this morning. influential experts will lead workshops on the things that matter most to women. it comes the day before women's history month. janelle and kari hall will be at the event. we are profiling some of the people in places that make this area so unique. a new exhibit is shining the light on the bay area. this is an exhibit in the marin county office. it looks at black workers that settled in the town to work and ended up staying. >> they contributed to america's

history. they contributed to the war effort. they contributed to the social life, and they also dealt with lots of discrimination. >> coming up at 5:00, we will get an in-depth look into that exhibit. coming up next, the top stories we are following for you today, including uber for teens. the new service launching in california. kris sanchez will join us in the details on how it works and the safety features it includes. >> reporter: skiers heading out of town for the big snowstorm, the advise f

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right now at 5:30, tracking the incoming storm. this morning we are timing out the rain move into the bay area. we have team coverage on the blizzard warning of the same storm which will bring a lot of snow to the sierra. uber is rolling out an app for teens. i said we parents have questions, and i talked to an executive and i will tell you what he had to say. you're watching "today in the bay." good thursday morning. 5:30 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. i am marcus washington. let's start with your team coverage on the dangerous conditions the latest storm is

expected to bring. >> our own bob redell is live with the advisory issued for those of you thinking about traveling up there. we are seeing all of this rain and the storm system that is driving it, forcing this storm system that is going to produce a lot of rain for the bay area and snow for the sierra. we have been talking about the rain coming in and it does start out with light showers, first for the north bay and then we are already seeing the colder air pouring down from the storm system. with this being a much colder storm, we are expecting this to all come down as snow in the sierra. we will see the snow levels dropping throughout the bay area. a snow blizzard going up at 10:00 this morning, so if you are headed that way you have only a few hours before the blizzard warning take effect.

in the next few days and even throughout the weekend, the snowfall totals we are expecting to be the most we have seen in a long time, and that combined with the winds that could gust over 100 miles per hour, so very dangerous conditions. let's turn to today in the bay's bob redell, you are live in livermore. bob, you were saying some people may be heading to the sierra for all of that snow, to see it fall, bob. >> reporter: not advisable, but you are correct, kari. people have been using 580 as one of the routes to get to tahoe and truckee, and people that live in truckee say this is not the weekend to visit. as you were just mentioning, they are expecting several feet of snow and possible whiteout conditions. not the ideal conditions for driving. the chp tweeted this out, and i am quoting, travel over to the

sierra's is highly diskourpbld over the next few days as tralona will be extremely dang wus with blizzard conditions. we spoke to speakers shopping at the sports basement and in spite of the warnings, she's seriously thinking about heading to the slopes. >> i am watching the conditions on i-80, and looking at chp and updates on twitter and online to make sure there are no road closures that will happen. >> didn't want to drive in it and go up there even sunday, and we thought the roads might be too icy. we're hoping for next weekend instead. >> it's like no other ski experience, for example, untracked terrain. it's like your best meal you can think of.

>> reporter: pg&e said it has prepositioned equipment to deal with the weather. reporting along 580 in livermore, bob redell for "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. as the next storm approaches can you download the nbc bay area app. the qr code on the left side of your screen will take you straight to the radar. just point your phone's camera to the code and you can get the weather page. and then uber will allow kids as long as 13 to book and take a ride without parents. before you hit the brakes, uber wants you to know this is not your parents' uber but has more safety features built in. >> kris sanchez joins us. >> we all need a little help with carpool and pick up and

drop off from time to time with the kids, and starting today in california uber will be an option for your teenagers. uber rolling out teen accounts linked with guardian accounts, and there are additional features just for the teenage riders. we asked a teenager, a parent, a teacher and uber exec to weigh in. >> i feel like you can ride by yourself. >> it's not okay for my girls to go. if they are stopped too long, i will freak out. >> i don't think the safety of the children has been thought of at all. >> should you have a teen in a car by themselves with a stranger, i say yes because of all the safety features built in the platform. >> he's the uber vp, and he said

the toughest questions he gets is from his wife. we will remind you uber does background checks on the drivers. there's an audio recording of every single teen ride. it's encrypted for their privacy but available in case a teenager or parent needs to file a report of any kind. california is the last state in the united states to allow uber to launch the teen app. the uber vice president tells us no trouble at this point. uber drivers, by the way, you can opt out if you don't feel comfortable having a teenager in your car. there's a twist. the teenagers get to rate their drivers and the drivers get to rate the teenagers, and the

teenagers are rating higher than the grown-ups, and they are on their best behavior. you also have the option to call the driver. >> when does it start? >> today. do you need to call and see if the kids are home? >> no. >> my first calls are grandma, grandpa, auntie, neighbor -- uber is far down on the list. >> i got your back. call me anytime. these are the four candidates for oakland police chief, employed mitchell, the police chief in texas, and lisa davis, and abdul pridgej.

a man accused of a string of violent attacks in the north bay was arrested in june. this was after an alleged rampage spanning 20 miles. this happened in san josé and milpitas leaving three dead and several others injured. the former tech workers was armed with a kitchen knife that he used to stab four victims while striking four others with cars he charged at. he refused to show up at previous court dates and as a history of mental health issues. the hearing is set for 9:00 a.m. san josé detectives say their fight on retail crime is working. they received an $8 million grant from the state last year, and they paid for a group of detectives to backup control,

and those detectives are retired officers with decades of experience. once the thieves are caught, the d.a. is using a new law to prosecute them. >> it's a unique stand alone statue that we have that carries with it at least a year in jail. depending on the value of the property taken, we can seek prison sentences as well, and we will. >> yesterday the lead prosecutor in the d.a. for retail theft was with san josé police detectives getting updates. the rain is coming, kari. >> yes, we are seeing light misting and drizzling as you are heading out this morning. the rain will really get going this evening for the sharks game. we will see the low 50s

throughout the evening with times of rain off and on. san josé lunar new year's celebration will start on saturday at 11:00 in the morning, and even though it's at history park there will be indoor activities, too. you probably will be looking around for something where you can get out of the rain but still have fun and enjoy your saturday. if you are going to sonoma valley, enjoying some of the vineyards and going around to wine tastings that will be in the upper 40s and low 50s. just have the umbrella and be prepared for rain. if you think you can escape it by heading to l.a., not so much this weekend. we are going to see more showers in the forecast for friday into saturday. we may see it tapering off on sunday. overall, the cool weather will be heading here. this is just a preview of what is to come.

the volume of traffic is starting to build just a bit here out of richmond, but not enough to slow the sensors. the metering lights are causing a backup at the toll plaza. highway 37, more general slowing out of vallejo, and slowing on highway 4 as well. typical patterns for the morning commute. not typical over here, the dons are playing the zags over here. hopefully will be a good game for the dons. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. there could be a lane restriction heading into contra costa county. the southbound commute looking good. there's a disabled vehicle near the altamont pass. doesn't look like it's causing additional slowing. highway 84 has traffic control through niles canyon, and the

reopening to 84. >> we like the gaels, mike, remember? what is going on here artificial intelligence in schools coming up, and what one school is doing to safely implement ai in the classrooms. not one but two leaders going to the border. the president and former president. let's check in with our cnbc investigative reporter. >> glow you are seeing inside the steel tube could revolutionalize the way we power or own cars. find out more about the technology and just when you can expect to benefit from it. check out our full investigation, right now on

right now at 5:45, as we take a live look outside in dublin, we are starting out with a few clouds. you can also see it's still dry. by 8:00, we are seeing temperatures in the low 50s. for the most part we are staying in the 50s today. spotty showers turn into heavier rain go into the afternoon. i am tracking this. we will talk about what is in

store for the week ahead in a few minutes. the toll plaza backup is forming. there's a crash. sounds like a good-sized crash in the highway 17 mountains coming in towards los gatos. we will talk about that and the impact it may have coming over the hill, coming up. president biden will head to the southern border today where he may announce tough new restrictions on asylum. >> scott mcgrew, he's not the only candidate making it there. >> it's going to get crowded at the border, right? busy day at the border. donald trump will make his own visit about 300 miles away from the president. president biden is in a very strong position politically this morning. it was trump who opposed a bipartisan border security bill that would have added powerful new restrictions to the border. you bet president biden is going to remind everyone of that today. we have been reporting for quite sometime. the white house is thinking about announcing its own new

restrictions to the border, for instance, prohibiting those that cross illegal from claiming asylum. courts have struck down that idea before when trump tried to do it, actually. biden will meet with the border control whose union backed the bipartisan plan trump opposed. former president trump will be in eagle pass at the scene of a park where the federal government and the state of texas's government is fighting over who is in charge there. trump posted a video to his truth social. >> as president i will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in american history to remove joe biden's illegals and murderers, because that's what many of them are. >> speaking of trump, his lawyers filed paperwork with the

new york court asking to reduce the amount of money he needs to set aside while he appeals the fraud ruling. the court said, no, pay the full thing. the judge did pause the restriction handed down by the trump that prohibited the trump's from running their business in new york. they still have to set aside the $464 million plus more than 100,000 in interest per day as they appeal. it would appear mr. trump does not have that kind of cash on hand and will have to sell buildings to raise it. remember, this is not the only fine he owes. there's also the e. jean carroll verdict as well. and then republicans and democrats working together, and both have agreed to yet another resolution to keep the government open and funded. that gives them a week to figure out the spending plan, some of

which they actually already knocked out. agriculture, that affects food stamps, done. energy, water and transportation among the spending, and everybody has agreed to, at least on paper. the house and senate have to vote on the continuing resolution first. defense, homeland security and foreign aid are things they have not figured out yet, but they have two weeks to figure that out. that's if they pass the cr, and there's bound to be blowback on speaker johnson after he promised his party he would never agree to another cr. >> thank you very much, scott. 5:49 right now. moving the bay area forward. we have a live look at oakland this morning where community leaders will be trying to bring people together. rise east is opening a new welcome center in east oakland.

the group is looking to improve living conditions for those living there. today several leaders will speak at the opening, including council member, kevin jenkins. one east bay school district not holding back in confronting the future and world of artificial intelligence. they are trying to fully embrace ai while understanding there are still many unknowns in the emerging technology. last night the district held a workshop for parents showing how ai is currently being utilized. teachers can use it to streamline task around the classroom. the district says there are teachers' leapership teams in place focusing on the rapidly changing ai landscape. the goal is to showing how to use ai effectively. >> it's how much can we learn and take that back to our

teachers and then they can take it back to the students. >> at some point this summer the district plans to have a policy in place laying out the guidelines for students while using ai in the classroom. trending this leap day, a lot of people are getting that once in a four year chance to celebrate something special. >> like birthdays. if you were born 32 years ago, this is only your eighth birthday. we want to wish a happy fourth anniversary to our "today in the bay" producer. actor sean penn was not invited, but he was there. happy 4th anniversary, josh and

amy, may life be as complete for you on your tenth anniversary as well. love the pictures. >> yeah. >> easy day to remember, but then hard to remember every four years. >> this is the one. >> we will remember this day probably in history, at least this weekend. i think we will get record levels of snow. >> looks like it's going to be a lot if this all pans out. a cold storm as well. we are going to see impacts here in the bay area, starting out with wet roads this morning as we look at the golden gate bridge. light mist and drizzle to start. push into the bay area, the arrival of the rainfall coming here soon for the north bay. we are starting to see light rain near the coastline and further to the north. as we time it out, it starts out light with spotty rain. then we start to see much more of the heavier rain picking up

for the north bay around 1:00 to 2:00 this afternoon. move into san francisco with gusty winds, and it quickly sweeps across the rest of the bay area into the 5:00 and 6:00 hour. we could see that really impacting the evening commute. there will be a previous break for tonight, and then lingering showers with off and on rain into the day tomorrow. some of the pockets of rain could be heavy. we are looking at it picking up again tomorrow afternoon, both in intensity and the coverage of where we are seeing that across the bay area, much heavier rain coming in waves throughout the day on saturday and leaving us with a coating of snow. once again, to wrap up everything that we are expecting today with some off and on showers that continue from today into sunday. at times those winds may gust at 25 to 50 miles per hour. some of those higher wind gusts will be along the coastline and in the hills. some of our valleys across the bay area, like santa clara

valley, we can see rainfall totals at one to two inches. before the coast and the hills, there could be as much as five inches. snow coming down to 1,000 to 2,000 feet. we are talking about all of the snow we are expecting in the sierra with the blast of cold air that will continue for quite a while. starting out early next week, we will see more cold air rolling down. it looks like even through march 10th, there could be very cold air across the bay area. that snow may stay with us for a while that we see on mount hamilton and some of the north bay mountains. right now the forecast only at one to three inches of snow. go into next week, we have more storms coming our way. after this one winds down, there would be lingering showers in the forecast for sunday into monday. late tuesday into wednesday, the next storm system comes in that looks to bring additional snow to the sierra and more rain to the bay area. once again, not seeing much of a

warm-up, it will be chilly and off and on showers. when we start to see days of heavy waves of rain, we could seat impacts of that with flooding, so we will be monitoring that as well. mike, you are tracking a crash or two? >> yeah, look at the map. everything is standard. highway 17, if that roadway means something to you, this is an issue. northbound, there's a crash or maybe two. there's a vehicle that could be on the side and on its side. the southbound side heading down towards the summit and towards santa cruz, there could be traffic interruptions as crews arrive on the scene. and there's slowing on the 101. >> thank you. angry voters taking the next step in their effort to recall

two. recall organizers say the election leaders have been certified with their recall petition. the next step is a special election order, which should happen within the next two weeks. a vote will likely be held sometime this summer. coming up, a miraculous recovery. a man rescued after his car goes off the big sur cliff side.

welcome back. we're celebrating black heritage at nbc bay area. we are profiling some of the people in places that make this area so unique. >> a new exhibit shining a light on a new north bay marin committee. this is devoted to marin city. the exhibit looks at black workers that settled into town to work at nearby shipyards near the end of world war ii and

ended up staying. >> they contributed to the country's history and the war effort and the social life, but they also was dealt with lots of discrimination. >> coming up tonight at 5:30, we will get an in-depth look at the city. >> you can watch us whenever you would like on roku or other streaming platforms. crime is definitely out of control in the city of oakland. at 6:00, oakland's next police chief, whoever it is, will have their hands full. we have a no show creating a bit of controversy. president biden and former president trump heading to the border this morning. we're live in texas to explain why the immigration issue is becoming so significant in the race for the