good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. fire and ice. two dangerous weather extremes. >> raging fires and punishing snow. it's march 2nd. this is "today." buried. the monster winter storm is slamming the west coast. rare blizzard warning in california where some mountain

towns could get 12 feet of snow and hurricane force winds. yosemite national park closed. 100 miles of interstate shutdown. we're live with the storm that's just getting started. scorched. the largest wildfire in texas is state history is growing. >> everywhere you go, it is everywhere. >> entire neighborhoods gone. more than 1 million acres charred. the latest on the search for what sparked the flames and forecasts that could make the situation worse. aid from the air. president biden announcing the u.s. military will begin air dropping much-needed food into gaza within days. the move coming 24 hours after the ais delivery turned deadly. with dozens of palestinians killed. we're live at the white house with the latest. on the edge. a firefighter risking his life to save the driver of the semi truck dangling over the edge

over the ohio river. >> once i reached her, she was calm and helped me do what i needed. >> we'll take you inside that rescue. all that and blockbuster. movie theaters springing to life with "dune part 2." will the epic movie filled with stars be the cure? today, saturday, march 2nd, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thank you for waking up with us on saturday morning. i don't know if you saw "dune" but people are hyped for "dune 2." >> this is a bigger hype than

"barbie." >> this will be the thing that takes me to the theater. we can only hope. we have a lot to get to this morning, including polar opposites when it comes to weather. the west coast this morning is getting slammed with a monster blizzard. we're talking 12 feet of snow. the wind also a major concern. a ski resort near lake tahoe recorded winds of 190 miles an hour. whipping winds are making for a dangerous situation in texas where firefighters are battling the largest fire in that state's history. >> we have full coverage and including the forecast ahead. let's begin with steve patterson in the elements in truckee, california. steve. >> reporter: guys, good morning. this storm is relentless. it exploded overnight dumping several feet of snow across the region and with near record

winds recorded in higher elevations. there is no sign of this slowing down. this morning, waves of wind-whipped snow pounding the california sierras. the national weather service issuing a blizzard warning with the blankets of blinding white whiteouts on the roads. accidents like this big rig flip near truckee. cars stranded with the roads closed by the chp. >> if you don't have to travel, do not. skiing is not that important. your life is more important. we want you to be safe. >> reporter: yosemite to lake tahoe can see 5 to 10 feet of snow and 12 feet of snow gusting at over 100 miles an hour in the mountains. >> the storm of the winter so far. we will hunker down. >> there is no fun here. you cannot ski.

>> reporter: several resorts shutting down lifts. local rest accidents preparing to be snowed in. >> ice melt. lanterns and batteries. anything you can think of that you need for a power outage or severe storm. they are coming in for it. >> reporter: at the worst, officials warn of 2 to 4 inches of snow for days. >> this is a 96-hour cycle. it will affect us in the next 24-to-48 hours. >> reporter: this morning, an entire region bracing for impact. if that were not enough, the rare california tornado spotted near fresno. it was seen ripping up tree limbs near an elementary school. this is all back here. crews are doing all they can to race to keep up with the snow. back to you. >> steve, thank you. we move on to texas with the state's largest wildfire has

burned hundreds of structues and shows no sign of slowing down. the area charred more than the state of rhode island. for context here, we have guad venegas with more. guad, good morning. >> reporter: peter, we had a handle on the fires with a 15% containment on the largest fire here in texas. things are expected to change. we expect higher temperatures and more winds, which is why fire crews are on full alert. this morning, the texas panhandle now a charred landscape. the scope of devastation captured from the air showing the sprawling terrain turned into scorched earth. >> it is everywhere you go. >> reporter: the city of stennett, texas, unrecognizable.

the smoke house fire that ignited on monday burned more than 1 million acres and becoming the largest fire in texas history. crews coming in from out of state to help. with warmer temperatures and high winds expected to move in, fears are mounting that hot spots could light up the terrain. >> everyone must remain vigilant. winds will pick back up. the right elements for a fire will be around. >> reporter: officials say fires across the state are responsible for at least two death and destroying as many as 500 structures. in canadian, texas, jim lost his entire ranch. nearly 200 cows gone. >> you take care of the animals when they are sick. >> reporter: we met melody across down. >> this was a two bedroom. >> reporter: the fire spared the hotel she manages, but not her

home. >> what was it like when you returned? >> when i returned, i felt grief and sadness. >> reporter: she is now taking legal action. she alleges a downed utility pole owned by xcel energy helped spark the fire. xcel is conducting their own investigation to determine the causes of the fires. and when we talk about the damage to the cattle ranches, we need to keep in mind that most of the ranches in texas are in the panhandle. 80%. those that lost the herds will look for the ones that survived and try to treat them and feed them which is complicated and for other areas of the panhandle, it is a battle to protect the herds still left. >> thank you, guad. >> for more on the region, let's bring in angie.

it will be problematic, guys. you can see all of the alerts we have across the west. we have 6 million people under winter alerts and a blizzard for california and nevada. wind alerts up to 16 million. you see the bright pink, those are the fire alerts. 7 million included from texas to the northern plains. we do have out west the heavy snow happening across the sierras. you will see through the day today is the rockies start to get in on the action. we are seeing the winds impacting folks in the region, too, which is why the travel is impossible. especially along i-80. that is a spot that is nearly impossible to travel. wind gusting today up to 65 oils miles per hour for vegas. reno up to 44 miles an hour. we add on the snow in the sierras. we have another 3 to 8 feet

possible and it is impactful for today and tomorrow and into monday. meanwhile, we talk about the fire weather, this is going to last as well. we saw a little bit of relief with temperatures in the previous days. unfortunately, the low humidity and dry air and warm air is with us and the strong winds up to 40 miles per hour will not help. we have the alerts in effect right now. this is what we're expecting today. still dealing with the same areas with the low humidity and it is difficult for firefighters to battle that fire today which, of course, is barely contained. even into tomorrow, it is not better in the panhandle of texas and stretching into oklahoma and kansas as well as colorado. this is going to be something that we deal with for the next couple days. it doesn't look like we will see a lot of rain in sight as we head into the weekend. >> angie, thank you. former president trump is back on the campaign trail today

as republicans are holding their latest round of caucuses in idaho and missouri. it comes amid questions of the four criminal trials. in georgia, the judge in the case said on friday he expects to rule within two weeks whether district attorney fani willis would be disqualified which could be a death sentence for that case. in florida, in the case with the former president accused of hoarding documents after he left the white house, the judge left the trial in limbo. holding that trial before the november election would be unfair. laura, as people digest the criminal trials, does this mean the only trial we will see before the election is the hush money trial? >> that is the upshot of the political and legal calendar

have shaken out at this point. all of this, also, remember the supreme court this week threw everyone for a loop saying it will take up the issue to make or break the prosecution against him for having tried to steal the last election as he is running for this election. the supreme court will take up the issue whether he is immune from prosecution completely. by doing that, they put everything on pause as it relates to that case. that could affect the georgia case and the florida case. that is why the court took it up. >> supreme court not going to hear the arguments until late april. we will not have a decision until june. >> the case doesn't just spring back to life if they rule in june. you have to tack on another three months. the calendar here really working in his favor. that is why the strategy from the jump has been delay. >> it is a lot to make sense. we are trying to keep track of it these days.

to washington where president biden announced a step to ease the humanitarian crisis in gaza. the u.s. will soon drop aid by air. nbc's aaron gilchrist on the north lawn has the latest. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: peter, the air drops could start as soon as today with the ready-to-eat meals and medical supplies. president biden made the announcement in the oval office on friday before meeting with the italian prime minister. the u.s. military will work with jordan to coordinate. the white house acknowledging that air drops are not the most efficient or cost effective way to deliver aid. the president saying israel needs to allow more trucks in now. >> no excuses because the truth is aid flowing to gaza is nowhere nearly enough now. it is nowhere nearly enough. lives are on the line and children's lives are on the line. we will not stand by until we

get more aid. we should get hundreds of trucks in, not just several. >> reporter: president biden referencing the deaths of palestinians earlier this week as they were trying to access humanitarian aid trucks in northern gaza. he called it heartbreaking. the white house said the incident speaks to the urgent need to get aid to gaza faster. peter, the israel-gaza war and hostage crisis will play a significant role in the president's state of the union speech next week. peter. >> scheduled for next thursday. aaron, thank you. let's turn to moscow where thousands of people openly defied vladimir putin by gathering to pay respects to his biggest critic. opposition leader alexi navalny. navalny died two weeks ago in russian custody. we have keir simmons with more on this one. keir, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning to you. in washington, in kyiv and governments around the world, they will assess this morning

what yesterday's impactful events mean for the future of russia. the overriding message will inn fewer rate president putin as they lowered navalny's casket into the ground and played the frank sinatra song "my way." in the open casket, the body of alexi navalny. putin's famous opponent. his family struggled to find a church willing to hold the service. outside, on the streets of moscow, thousands of supporters threw flowers as the casket passed by. each one risking freedom to be there. they chanted his name. openly calling putin a murderer. despite the heavy presence of russian police and dozens of arrests across the country, russian prison authorities say

navalny collapsed while talking a walk. his wife, yulia, said he was poisoned. she did not attend the funeral over safety concerns. she posted a message of thank you for the 26 years of happiness. i will try to make you proud. as navalnys left the church, people kissed her and told her thank you for your son. at the cemetery, she kissed him one last time helping cover his head. a moment of closure, but as dark fell, navalny's mother was still there and some were many thousands of ordinary russians. look how united we are, this woman says. if the kremlin thought this would silencesuppsupporters,

they were wrong. with the events around the elections that matter most and the live stream of the events was watched by 250,000 people throughout that day. >> it shows the impact and reach. keir, thank you. back in this country, the new york man who killed a woman after the suv she was riding in made a wrong turn into his driveway was sentenced to 25 years in prison on friday. the judge in the case handed maximum sentence to 66-year-old kevin moynahan. he was sentenced for fatally shooting kaylin gillis. she was shot trying to leave the winding driveway after realizing they were at the wrong home. time for the check of the national forecast. angie is back with that. >> good morning to you. we have some rain to talk about across portions of the northeast. we talked about the west coast, but still impacts here as you get through saturday from parts

of south carolina to new york. we will see periods of the heavy rain through the day today. unfortunately, it will be soggy. notice rainfall totals from .25 to .50 in spots closer to the coast with 1 inch of rain that you will pick up between now and this evening. that will move out of here in a hurry tomorrow. it will nice and mild across the northeast. we have to deal with the rain. the middle of the country has the fire risk. we have record highs. some temperatures 10 to 40 degrees above normal across the midwest and northern plains and we have the h good saturday morning at 5:18, we are dealing with that rain. heavy at times going through parts of the bay. i'm going to zoom it in with stormranger, mobile doppler radar, and areas you should see

shaded with light purples, that's snow on top of mountain saint helena and the east bay we just got a thunderstorm over walnut creek, parts of concord and into the diablo that's the look at the forecast. guys, in the middle of the country, the groundhog was right. >> and again it's raining on a saturday. angie, thank you. still to come, an anxious moment with a truck dangling. >> that was crazy. can you hear me now? why your old fashioned land line phone could soon be gone for good. but first these messages. what do i see in peter dixon? i see my husband...

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we are back on a saturday morning with "the weekly download." >> we have joe fryer with that. >> among the headlines, a changing of the guard on capitol hill. >> it's time for the next generation of leadership. >> long-time senate republican leader mitch mcconnell is stepping down in november after an impressive 18 years leading his party. mcconnell will finish his term. prince william appeared in the public eye. his no-show causing rumors to swirl about the health of his wife. >> kate middleton, we are, as she. >> we have not seen her in the

year of 2024. >> a spokesperson for kensington palace said the princess is recovering and doing well. the palace will only provide significant updates. prince charles is out of the public eye receiving cancer treatment. this potentially could be a road map for other states to restrict access to ivf. please use your voice. >> hundreds of patients and doctors rallied at the alabama statehouse calling for ivf protections after the alabama supreme court ruled that frozen embryos are children. state lawmakers advanced legislation to protect ivf. the senate and house still need to vote on the unified bill before sending it to the governor for his signature. i'm paranoid about everything in my life. at home, on my stationary bike, i have a rear-view mirror.

>> comedian richard lewis passed away after suffering a heart attack at his home. he gained a new round of fans on "curb your enthusiasm." >> you never call me. >> are we married? i don't understand. >> close friend larry david said he had that rare combination of being the funniest person and the sweetest. today, he made me sob. richard lewis was 76 years old. the gophers on the board. clark again. somebody is in her bag. >> iowa's caitlin clark broke another record. this time passing kansas jayhawks legend for the most points by a major college women's basketball player. finally, a 6-year-old name connor was able to hear clearly for the first time ever when he was fitted with hearing aids.

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. good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, march 2nd. i'm kira klapper. developing right now stuck in the sierra middle of a blizzard. the situation growing more dire as people have been trapped in cars for hours last night into this morning with temperatures

dropping down into the 20s. one driver told us he was driving back from reno to california with his dog when he was forced to pull over instead of idling in traffic. >> stuck in the storm. still waiting fon an on ramp. losing traction, decided to pull over. >> video from highway 80 near highway 89 shows low visibility overnight. whiteout conditions. you can barely see the road. and highway 80 to highway 50, despite the snow, 50 actually is open right now, but driving on it is discouraged. what it looked like last night near suzanne shaw tahoe. you can see ice covering the road as snow hits the windshield. chain controls in effect on highway 50. and the uc-berkeley snow lab is monitoring the snow there. the cameras shows snow whipping past all lenses.

researchers say they lost power around 7:30 last night but generators are keeping cameras and heaters running. turn now to cinthia, with a look at the microclimate weather alert. >> good morning, kira and everyone. see behind me rain in the bay area. towards the mountains, snow has not stopped coming down. we're getting a little snow here in the bay area, too. especially around the diablo mountains through parts of mount hamilton. see on satellite and radar the activity that pushed through and a couple minutes ago heard thunder possibly in east bay as the cell continued to push through. mobile doppler radar tracking rain at this minute. up to the north bay. parts of mount tam coming down temperatures into the 30s allows a little snow on mount tam but it's the rain moving through parts of mill valley and over into larksberg, san quentin area and further north scattered activity. going out into east bay similar fashion too. guide you through today's

forecast and the weekend coming up at 7:00 a.m. >> see you at 7:00, thanks. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," after a lot of stops and starts, robotaxis get the green light to roll out through the peninsula less than two weeks after the expansion was delayed. why county officials are telling us they were caught off guard by this decision. that, plus all your top stories, plus cinthia's full forecast coming up at 7:00. hope you join us. i launched our campaign at this union hall.

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morning. march 2nd, 2024. this is for all of the middle age weekend warriors. tom brady ran the 40 yard dash faster than the nfl combine 24 years ago. look at hum back then. he looked like i walked off the golf course. back then, the scouts were not impressed and brady was drafted in the 26th round and went on to win seven super bowls. >> is that what you do in the backyard on the weekend? >> as a guy who is not far from tom brady in age? thatis great. >> he is aging in reverse. >> he is a stud. we begin with the check of the headlines. a serious one. manhunt in arizona this morning where police are searching for a man who assaulted a woman at a gas station a week ago. the warning that this video released friday is disturbing to watch. this was a terrifying scene.

gray suv speeds into the gas station. the man gets out of the driver's seat and the woman opened the door and tried to run to the convenience store. the man grabs her and puts his arm around her neck and seeming to choke her and drags her back into the vehicle. within 30 seconds, they are gone. police have one eyewitness so far and no substantial leads. the two largest pharmacy chains announcing they will dispense the abortion pill mifepristone. it will only be sold in states where abortion is allowed. they received the rule change by the fda last year. both companies safe mifepristone will be sold in physical stores only. the rollout is expected in the next week. sad news this morning. iris apfel has died at the age of 102. she was known for designing

clothes for bright colors and patterns. she loved the huge black-rimmed glasses and red lipstick. she enjoyed late in life fame on tiktok. talk about a near disas certify. a truck driver is lucky to be alive after getting in an accident and dangling in the cab above the ohio river. a daring firefighter risked his life to pull her to safety. jesse kirsch has more. >> reporter: a stunning scene unfolding on the louisville bridge. a firefighter urgently repelling down to reach the driver stranded in the tractor-trailer as the truck's cab dangles above the water. first responders were worried it could fall at any moment. >> this is a worse-case

scenario. >> reporter: at 12:00 on friday, the truck careening off the roadway and the female driver in the cab. she was shaken, but still talking with the rescue team. >> we were concerned with the stabilization there to make sure our people are safe, obviously, as we are willing to risk a lot to save a lot. we will take that risk to get her out. >> reporter: firefighter brice carter went over the edge to make the rescue. >> she was praying a lot. she was calm and collected to help me do what i needed to do. it worked out for the best. >> reporter: about 40 minutes after the daring rescue began, the driver was out of harm's way and alert and was taken to the hospital with what police believe are non-life threatening injuries. authorities say two people from one of the other vehicles involved do have injuries that

appear to be life threatening. police still have not said what caused the collision which led to the incident. we are learning more about the semi truck. it features the logo of food service company cisco which does not transport hazardous materials. back to you. >> you cannot imagine the driver staring down at the river below her. >> and the firefighter, quick thinking. >> something out of an action movie. angie has the action with the weather. >> we have a roller coaster with temperatures. we will continue to feel really warm. by the way, it is officially spring when you ask a meteorologist with meteorological spring which started yesterday. it feels like it in the midwest. temperatures running 10 to 40 degrees above normal. minneapolis is 32 degrees above

normal with the high of 66. chicago in the upper 50s. 80s across portions of the southern plains and tulsa will hit 82 degrees. columbus at 67 degrees. we start to see a bit of a temperature drop. all good things come to an end. chicago into the 70s as you start the workweek. we drop 20 degrees by tuesday. 50s return. upper 60s on tap for tuesday. the 50s return by wednesday. similar story out east with the upper 50s on monday and tuesday. keeping it here for the good saturday morning 5:36. under a microclimate weather alert seeing bands of heavy rain pushing through the bay. heavy cells pushing through parts of mill valley and paint you see on the screen is snow on top of mount tam.

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we are back with bad news for lovers of the old fashioned landline. the home phone in my house. a quarter of adults in the u.s. have one. >> hello, this is peter. who is this please? that is what my mom taught me. some are phasing out the service. >> in our house, we got rid of our landline three years ago. most adults, we use cell phones. phone service providers are investing in new technology. some landline users are not ready to say good-bye to the old tech. like the curly q cord in "sleepless in seattle," the landline connects us to the past. >> so annoying. >> who is? >> who's this? >> the drama of "mean girls."

or horror of "scream." >> i'm looking for a problem. first name misses. >> and the prank call by bart simpson. it is hard to hang up with the landline becoming a punch line on social media. >> guess where i'm calling you from. a rotisserie phone. >> reporter: jay is the associate professor at the school of business and part of the 26% of american adults who still have a landline. he cannot always rely on his cell. >> the internet is not always working. you don't always get good sound quality. >> reporter: he knows landlines are fading away. phone service providers are making moves to stop serving traditional landlines as they replace the copper lines with fiber optic and wireless.

that worries those who feel the landline is a lifeline. more reliable during a storm or hurricane with the power out or more trusted and spotty service in rural areas. >> there will be problems in rural areas. >> reporter: landlines will transition to wireless and fiber technology. >> what is that? >> that is a rotary phone. it was inexpensive to get. it is a novelty. >> reporter: we spoke with robert, the telecommunications professor at penn state. he said we could see traditional landlines service end in the next two or three years and smaller places taking longer. at&t had the outage. the young man van, the phone he had, it is fiber optics.

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since "five nights at freddies." next up is miley cyrus' collaboration with pharrell is an understatement. they wrote this song a decade ago, but it was worth the wait. ♪ i think i see ♪ ♪ it's only going ♪ ♪ to get worse ♪♪ >> that track is called "doctor work it out." it was supposed to be on her 2013 album. 11 years later, the tune is coming in like a "wrecking ball" with 3 million views on youtube. you can say we waited 25 years for this moments. a cover of the britney spears song "hit me baby one more time" by someone you may not expect. ♪ killing me ♪ ♪ i must confess ♪

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because breathing should be beautiful, good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday march 2nd. i'm kira klapper. developing right now, stuck in the sierra in the middle of a blizzard. this is video from donner summit overnight. the situation growing more dire with people trapped in their cars last night into this morning as temperatures dropped down into the 20s. we spoke with one driver on his way back in to california with his dog when he was forced to pull over instead of idling in traffic. >> stuck in the storm. still until these on ramp opens. stuck in gear 15 miles an hour losing traction and decided to pull over ngts video from highway 80 near highway 89, so much snow you can barely see it. we have a live look now at the

pg&e outage map. a large outage causeds by the weather hit more than 5,000 customers in fairfield. the red triangle middle of your screen and the orange triangle shows between 500 and 5,000 customers without power in walnut creek. smaller outages in green and yellow. the city of sonoma is taking an extra step to keep people safe from the storm. opened an emergency warming center last night and will keep it open through monday morning, depending on progression of conditions. for other sonoma county warming centers, they might open as well. this is located in the parking lot of the haven support home on first street opens from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. turn now to cinthia pimentel for a look at the microclimate weather alerts. >> continuing to see pushes of rain. see where the rain is happening now. that cell that was over mill valley calmed down a little bit.

parts of the north bay also seeing scattered activity but really now moved on to parts of the east bay. from hercules along highway 4 to martinez parts of concord and walnut creek seeing heavier rain. san mateo, highway 101 and 280 roads are still slick this morning. drive carefully. further south looking at snow over mount hamilton area and through highway 17. be careful with those changes. talk about the rest of the weekend coming up at 7:00 a.m. kira? >> cinthia, thanks. also coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," governor gavin newsom stepping in to make streets safer. we break down his ten-step plan and why critics say it's not enough. that, plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. in the meantime, we'll send you back to the "today" show.

good morning. fire and ice. two very different and dangerous weather extremes. california bracing for a blizzard. >> we're cacanadian. >> some areas could get to 12 feet of snow and winds are fanning flames in texas.

the largest wildfire that state has ever seen. we're live with the latest and angie will tell us if there is relief in the forecast. today exclusive. the crackdown on the gift card scams thanks to our investigation. >> it is a problem across the country. consumers are being ripped off. >> a problem across the country as laura found out for herself. >> these do not appear to be tampered with. >> what is done now to protect your purchases? ♪♪ hot dog hero. >> yeah. that's the one. >> how a special customer saved the family business on the brink of closing and all he did was snap a picture. today, saturday march 2nd, 2024. ♪♪ welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. hat tip to our friend the cat in the hat. he is now in the control room

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sustained winds of 90 miles an hour. drivers are stranded on i-80 due to the whiteout and life-threatening conditions. part of the interstate is shutdown because of the spinouts. across the region, we expect 5 to 10 feet of snow at lower elevations. you go up higher, that turns to 12 feet of snow. yosemite national park is shutdown and ski resorts are shutdown and residents are hunkered down and expected to be snowed in for days. peter. >> steve, stay safer. thank you. to texas where they welcome any sight of rain. firefighters there struggling to get a handle on the largest wildfire ever in that state. nbc's guad venegas is near the oklahoma border in canadian, texas. guad, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. things have changed drastically here. you see the charred landscape behind me. that is what the areas in the

texas panhandle look like now with the wildfires burning. you see the aerial views that we are getting. communities where homes and businesses that burned down are unrecognizable. the smokehouse creek fire has burned over 1 million acres. the change in weather conditions helped firefighters get a handle on the containment. the latest update at 15% which is good. they are getting help from out of state crews coming in, including federal firefighters. with the increase in temperatures, there is fear that the hot spots could reignite. >> everyone must remain very vigilant. winds will pick back up. the right elements for a fire will be around. >> reporter: now officials also estimate the damage and structures at 500. that is the first assessment. now there's a lot of attention placed on the cattle ranches. we know a lot of animals have died. we spoke to the owner of the

ranch who lost the entire ranch. he said they have surviving animals, but two issues. one is to treat the animals that have burns and, two, to find food because a lot of the food supply burned down in the fires. those are the challenges as they move forward. back to you. >> so much lost. guad, thank you. we will find more about the storms and where they are headed next in angie's forecast. a paramedic is sentenced in the death of the elijah mcclain after the unlawful administration of drugs. mcclain died after the police encounter after injected with ketamine. mcclain's family said he wore a mask due to a blood condition. now to a frightening moment for shoppers at walmart in

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laura in december. >> we have vicky nguyen here with more on how the new law would protect your money. vicky, we have been on a two-woman mission. >> sometimes things happen for a reason. this may be it. laura, good morning. we thought the credit card company would refund laura. we learned from her experience and so many others, consumers are on their own. rarely refunded. some companies are suspecting these scams are an inside job. a maryland state senator is trying to protect your money with a new law. >> people don't know to look for the tampering. >> reporter: senator ben cramer said he learned about gift card draining scams from our report in december. laura lost $1,000 after these gift cards from the manhattan cvs. these do not appear to be tampered with at all.

>> all the seals looked fine. >> reporter: it costs users $228 million last year. with gift card draining among the new schemes. you buy a gift card and load it with money and a scammer steals the money. >> had i not seen your segment, this bill would not have been introduced. it is a problem across the country and consumers are being ripped off. >> reporter: cramer's bill says it would be required to be sealed in an manner not easily opened without tampering. the bill mandates they are secured in a location to be accessed by employees. >> all you do is glue this down. >> reporter: the police officer ray hunt said based on the union experience, he believes this starts before the cards get to the stores. >> it goes back to where the

card is created and someone working there is giving numbers. i'm telling you, based on what we have done, i cannot trust gift cards. >> you say it could be an inside job? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the union lost thousands in kroger gift cards that were drained immediately after activation with no signs of tampering. >> our research tells us they are getting the number on the back of the card and they are entering that into the program and that program constantly checks it to see when it is activated. as soon as it is activated, it charges $98 to the amazon account. >> reporter: the union fueled filed this class action lawsuit saying they failed to protect the visa gift cards against tampering and failed to refund the missing balance. kroger did not reply to our request for comment. the gift card association says it is possible for scams to

originate within a supply chain, but we have controls as well as sophisticated processes in place to maintain the highest levels of security. considering the gift card industry volume, fraud losses are small. susan says she welcomes any attempt to make gift cards secure and will not buy another after $800 of walmart cards drained. >> i have not bought a gift card since. i am not inclined to buy a gift card. i have zero confidence that the money will be there. >> reporter: she says walmart declined to refund the money, but after we contacted the company, the spokesperson said we will reach out to her. to avoid being scammed, consider egift card. be sure you know it is coming and use all the money immediately. give cash when possible. >> cash is king. >> cash is king. senator cramer is optimistic the

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>> reporter: hard to believe business slowed so much. his dream was dying. >> what is your first thought? >> i didn't know if i made the right choice. >> reporter: stopping by for lunch, nick was confused. the place was dead, but food amazing. he snapped this picture of him waiting for customers and told a few friends to swing by. >> have you told anybody to do this? >> never. i'm not on social media. >> i'm staring out the window. he takes the picture. i have no clue. the next day, i'm at the register and the first hour and i'm buried. >> reporter: answer this to the friends. the photo went viral. selling more hot dogs in a single the day than in weeks prior. it hasn't slowed down since. >> you guys would not be here without the post? >> probably not. >> i didn't know anything about it. >> look around right now. has interest sunk in yet that

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good morning! thanks for joining us on this saturday march 2nd. i'm kira klapper. developing right now, stuck in the sierra in the middle of a blizzard. this is new video from donner summit overnid. the situation growing more dire as people have been trapped in their cars for hours last night and into this morning with temperatures dropping down into the 20s. one driver says he was driving back to california from reno with his dog when he was forced to pull over instead of idling in traffic. >> stuck in the storm. one of these on ramps need to open. first, second gear 15shgs hours an hour losing traction and decided to pull over. >> video from highway 80 near highway 89 shows low visibility overnight. so much snow you could barely make out the road. and from highway 80 to

highway 50, despite the snow, 50 is actually open right now but driving it discouraged. this is what it looked like last night near sierra and tahoe. ice covering the road. snow hitting the windshield. chain controls are in effect. back here locally, cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate weather alert. >> yeah. that's right. seeing that rain continue this morning as we look at stormranger let me show you where heavier bands are right now. rain will approach and already hitting parts of this beach into france and more rain out in the pacific that's going to sweep through. parts of concord, walnut creek and over into pittsburg and antioch higher returns. areas shaded in yellow. going into the mid-day seeing rain picking up along 280 parts of palo alto and the peninsula and starting to rain down here in sunnyvale and san jose. push it down a bit further south we get into colors of blues. wake up and see beautiful

dusting of snow on top of mount hamilton. morgan hill also and gilroy seeing that rain. as we go on through our saturday, a couple things will happen. going to see on and off showers through the mid-morning hours. this afternoon a stronger push of that activity before it starts to settle down into our sunday opinion going to be very windy out there. wind advisory and all of those factors combined could push up and make a chance of seeing thunderstorms later on this afternoon. also going to talk about what's going on in the sierra but our own bay area snow going on into the second half of the day here. cooler weather continues on into next week. a lot to talk about. kira? >> see you at 7:00. thanks. also coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," after a lot of starts and stops, robotaxis getting the green light to roll out from the city to the peninsula less than two weeks afterwas

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