good morning. it is sunday, march 3rd, 7:00. a live look outside. cloudy skies, a little wind there, but nice to see the glow of the sunshine, and dry conditions as we wake up on this sunday morning. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a look at

our microclimate forecast. not the wind and the rain we were dealing with yesterday morning, but i know you have a lot to get to. >> definitely some less gloomy skies on this first sunday of the month. good morning, everyone. a bit of a breakdown here in san jose. as we go through oakland, some more dry conditions on the road there along 880. in san francisco, we are noticing just a few drops on the lens there through downtown, and it's being verified by what we're seeing on satellite and radar, that cell pushing down into south city approaching parts of oakland in the next few minutes. scattered rain through the east bay, the north bay. less of that activity as we wake up and see those clouds down here through the south bay. as we go throughout the day, we continue this light scattered fashion as we go and plan our hour-by-hour outlook. as we go into the second half of the day and into our workweek, we are going to see some showers continuing, but definitely not like what we have had over the last couple of days. there is a chance of seeing the isolated thunderstorms, some

gusty winds at times, and definitely those conditions in the sierra do not continue to improve as that blizzard warning is in effect until tomorrow. so it's been pushed back, kira. >> and before i let you go, i want to ask you about that alert sent out yesterday about a tornado warning south of the bay area. so unusual. what can you tell us about that? >> it's always interesting when we have severe weather in the bay area. i can explain just a couple of things. we definitely had an issue that was going on with what was detected in our satellite and radar images, and also a product called the velocity. notice to the top of our screen here, those yellows and reds. we have shown them to you before. that's when we pick up on the line of thunderstorms and the drop let size of the water. but the velocity can help us see the rotation within the clouds and the storm. the red that you see on the screen here is the wind moving away from the radar. the green is the wind moving

toward the radar. now, all of this activity was detected, and that's why the national weather service issued that tornado warning as the waterspout approached land. there is no confirmation just yet that anything touched the ground. the good news is no reported damage at this point in time. they will continue to investigate this as the day goes on, and to give you a little bit of that history here, first tornado warning issued by the national weather service bay area office was in 2011. so all of these severe weather factors could apply here in the bay area if the conditions are right, kira. >> i should have mentioned when i asked you that question that we have been given the all-clear. cinthia, thanks for that explanation. now we want to give you a live look at east bound highway 80. this is right now snow as you see, continues to cover the roadway. as we told you yesterday morning, one of the main roads up the mountain is still closed

today because of these near whiteout conditions. in fact, there was so much snow and such strong winds. self-ski resorts had to shut down lifts yesterday. this is video from palisades, tahoe. both the palisades and alpine sides were closed because of hurricane-strength winds tearing through. resorts relying on tourism are hoping they can reopen this morning. and as we report, it's all up to the weather. >> reporter: people in truckee digging out from massive amounts of snow. >> we finish up, and we turn around and the snow is already piling up. >> reporter: by the end of the weekend, the biggest snowstorm this year could leave some parts of the sierra under ten feet of snow. message from the chp is clear -- >> if you don't have to travel, do not. your lives are way more important, and we want you to be safe on the road.

>> reporter: whiteout conditions leading one of the area's major roads shut down for miles. >> it's quite treacherous. >> reporter: lisa and terrence drove up from the peninsula earlier this week when the skies and roads were cleared. but everything changed. >> we thought we were in store for perfect weather and playing in the snow. around thursday, the weather took a turn for the worse. >> the snow outside is five feet tall, so as tall as me. so there's no chance of doing any of those activities. >> reporter: in an area that thrives on tourism, local leaders say they're doing everything they can to keep one the non-stop snow. >> we've really been able to stay open, most of our businesses are open, all of our hotels. i feel confident where we're at right now, and confident to welcome people to tahoe as we always will. but definitely do not travel tonight or through these series of storms. this next week will be great.

everybody should come up and visit us. but do not come through the eye of the storm. >> good advice there. remember, you can keep up with the wet weather by tracking it yourself with our free nbc bay area app. that qr code on the left side of your screen will take you right to our radar. just open your phone's camera, point it at that code and you'll get to that weather page. now to a major shakeup that will have parents of some san francisco kids looking for another school to go to. the city school district on track to close several schools by the start of the 2025 school year. the superintendent made that announcement yesterday at the annual school planning summit. noting that low enrollment numbers are forcing the decision. the school district is now serving 10,000 fewer students compared in recent years. it's not clear how many schools will close or which schools are on that list. the district says it's also facing other issues, including the need to reform the school

assignment system, change its flawed payroll system and rectify a large budget short fall. developing news this morning. negotiations are progressing for a possible cease-fire in gaza. this despite tensions after more than 100 gazans were killed as they crowded around convoy aid troops on tuesday. israeli troops are accused of opening fire on that crowd. nbc news learned that israel is increasingly optimistic that a deal can be reached by the start of ramadan on march 10th, a week from tuesday. the weather yesterday did not stop hundreds of people from marching in san francisco, calling for a permanent cease-fire in gaza. their demonstration was in coordination with protests across the globe. protestors marched for an hour, making their way to the consulate general of israel.

they say the demonstration was peaceful, though video shows police hitting protestors with batons. >> completely unwarranted violence against peaceful protestors. >> it's not clear what led to those interactions. we did reach out to san francisco police for comment. they didn't respond to that exact incident, but they did say in part -- >> they are reporting non-life threatening injuries, adding that the incident remains an active investigation. a big turn now to decision 2024. bay area poll it ises and voters have their sights set on tuesday's primary and special

election. a live look for you in san jose where yesterday dozens of people spent their day phone banking. they were joined by former mayor sam lacardo and the current mayor. lacardo is running for congress. he says he wants to see as many people voting as possible. >> this is an election certainly where the victor is going to be reliant on how many people will actually go out and vote, especially in march. it's difficult to galvanize people to vote, especially in times like these. so we're really trying to get people engaged and get volunteers out, especially making calls to people who haven't voted yet. >> we have an entire section on our website dedicated to the election. point your phone's camera at that qr code where you can go to nbcbayarea.com where you can learn more about the candidates, the races and where and how to

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welcome back. as we've been reporting, the nation's biggest primary day is the day after tomorrow. on super tuesday, 874 republican delegates are at stake in 16 states. former u.n. ambassador nikki haley has yet to win a primary or caucus against former president donald trump. but she's vowing to stay in as long as we're competitive. please join me in welcoming kristen welker, moderator of "meet the press." thanks for joining us this morning, as always. you have this impressive exclusive interview with nikki

haley this morning. i want to ask you, her path forward seems vague, at best. was she able to paint for you how she'll defeat trump in the delegate count, or was it not so specific? >> it wasn't that specific. what she said is, kira, she needs to be able to show that she's competitive on super tuesday. i asked her, what does that look like? what does "competitive" mean? and she didn't get specific, but look, i pressed her on whether she needs to re-evaluate her campaign if she doesn't win a single state on super tuesday. she says she wants to let the voters vote. she points to the fact that 40% of people are voting for her, not trump. she argues that is a significant slice of the electorate. so let's have them have their say. her campaign points to the fact that 11 of those states that vote on super tuesday are open or semi open. so you have democrats and independents who are able to

weigh in and cast their ballots. that would help a nikki haley. but look at new hampshire. that's a state where you had crossover voting and she wasn't able to pull off a victory there. once her donors start to pull back, and so far that hasn't really happened in a significant way, that's when you will start to see her, her campaign sit down and start to have those really tough conversations. but right now, she is showing no signs of backing away. >> and not to give away your whole interview, but i saw there was a little teaser from the nbc news out that haley says she's no longer bound by the republican national committee pledge to endorse trump if he wins. so we have a lot to tune in. thanks for that preview. we hope you join kristen welker for this morning's "meet the press." she'll have that exclusive interview with former u.n. ambassador and republican presidential runner, nikki haley. plus, she will sit down with michigan's democratic congresswoman debbie dingell to

talk to her about what joe biden needs to do to shore up support before november. if you just stick right here with us for "today in the bay," "meet the press" is on at 8:00 a.m. right after this news cast. coming up in about 30 minutes from now, we'll talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment and look at those front-runners for california's open senate seat left by the late diane feinstein. new this morning, it is tax season. a report from bank rate finds more than a quarter of people expecting to get money back from e i will use it to increase their savings, followed by 19% to pay down debt, and 11% to pay for daily expenses. paying off debtas the top response last ye. bank rates says payg down debt is important, especially credit card debt. a survey found half of credit

card holders carry debt month to month. now to nasa's artemis two crew set to go to the moon next year. they will be the first in 50 years to travel around the moon. they have been training off the coast of san diego. the explorers say while the project is about sustainability, including living and working on the moon, the ultimate goal is humans on mars. >> it's about building on what we learn there and exploring even deeper. that means going to mars and asking those fundamental questions we have, what does it mean to be human, are we alone in the universe, how did we get here? >> once the astronauts return from their moon mission, the orion space capsule will be taken to florida to be used for the next trip. nasa is targeting september 2025 for the artemis two crew mission around the moon. well, the shortest month of

the year has come and gone, plus one day. so let's look at what was trending on google. a major theme in february was how to celebrate black history month. in california, people searched black jewelry to support black-owned businesses and many wanted to learn more about the chese new year. some searches include what are red envelopes and what decorations to use. what stood out this month was people wanting to know "how can i smell like a latte. >> there's a lot of searches around coffee and tea. latte perfume increased a lot. i'm not sure why people were searching for latte perfume to smell like it. >> what is wrong with our world? finding things to do on valentine's day was also a popular search. but for singles. many people took pottery class,

watched a movie or even went to a concert solo. no judgment, i love my coffee more than the next person. i drink at least two a day. my kids are always like, can we smell your coffee? i'm like, do not put your mouth on it. you don't need more energy. but to smell like a latte. you always have good perfume. are you interested in that? >> i don't know. i don't know. maybe you can go a little lighter on like the espresso side of it and more on like the sugary, vanilla, a little of the hazelnut in there, too. i think we need to grab a coffee, drink one. >> but not bathe ourselves in it. cinthia's here now for a look at the forecast. i hope we didn't offend then with that. >> yes, you can smell however you want and do whatever activities by yourself as you please today on this sunday. but definitely bundle up and bring the umbrella as we wake up to chilly temperatures,

especially in the north bay. navato, 39 degrees. 40 in santa rosa. 41 in napa, and a lot more of those low 40s around the bay area. danville, 43. 45 in south san jose. there is this frost advisory for the north bay. not only for this morning, but also for tomorrow. this will be as we say goodbye to the cold front that's brought us a lot of the rain we have seen over the last couple of days. i want you to prepare and bundle up as much as you can, and take care of those around you as we go through these chilly temperatures. on satellite and radar, if you look out towards the sky, you can see what i'm going to be talking about. some breaks in the rain here as we see a few more peeks of sunshine. there is just some light rain that will move on, spotty at times as we go through our sunday. by mid morning, most of the activity hanging on for parts of the north bay, continuing with the low snow levels up in the north bay mountains. a few cells in the east bay. san jose foothills here, and through the middle part of the

day, this will be one of the last pushes of the rain this weekend, as we see light rain there. as times, if you notice pockets of yellows, that's a possibility of developing thunderstorms, gusty winds at times, and some hail. but it won't be a lot of rain that we're talking about, traces amounts as we go throughout and take this outlook. if we develop a thunderstorm, then there's a chance of seeing just a few more amounts of rain on the ground. as far as those wind speeds, nothing crazy like what we have had yesterday and the night before. winds will calm down into the teens and mid 20-mile-an-hour winds later on tonight. i also wanted to go back and focus on the north bay. not only is there severe weather this the sierra, but we're looking at this winter storm warning for parts of southeastern mendocino and southern lake county, as we see snow up there with this cold system. above 1,000 feet, maybe one to two more inches of that fresh powder through today and into

tomorrow. but the only thing to be careful of is those power issues, traveling on the roadways. make sure your car is ready to go and we can get you through this winter storm warning. into the sierra, more severe weather with the shades of red right there, that blizzard warning that extended into tomorrow morning. so the gusts have been really crazy up there. nearly 200-mile-an-hour winds at palisades, tahoe. whiteout conditions on the road. heavy, heavy snow at times. and those road closures, power outages continue to be a threat. i don't suggest going there until we get into the middle part of the week when things calm down, and possibly on into next weekend when we look at a bit calmer weather. speaking of, as we go into and look forward to next weekend already, there is going to be a chance of seeing some light rain as we go into tomorrow. as we take it hour by hour for you, it will be very light, and most of that activity is going to hang up to the north. gloomy skies out there.

that can dampen the mood as we start our workweek. i see a stronger line of showers that will push into the bay area as we go into late tuesday night and on into wednesday. that's the next chance of rain here. it will be beneficial for the bay area hill tops. i'm sure we'll enjoy the beautiful green pastures around the bay area hills. in the seven-day forecast, we continue to see the showers in san francisco throughout the day, breezy at times, and as we go into our monday, we're going to see the cloudy skies, the showers to the north, a little bit of that rain chance late tuesday into wednesday. and better clearing as we go into the second half of the week there. of course, we want to talk about our temperatures, too, with those frost advisories. today and tomorrow, the cloudy skies on tuesday, rain on wednesday. we're looking forward to next weekend when we see that return on the sunshine thursday, friday, and possibly on into saturday, too.

and the temperatures rebounding just a little bit, not as cold as what we had this weekend. >> i love the end of the week. 7:22 right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, did you see it? lebron james becomes the nba's all-time leading scorer. plus, the 49ers promote a team staff member to be the new defensive coordinator. keep it here. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good morning, everyone. i'm anthony flores. the warriors look to stay red hot on the road when they take on the celtics this afternoon in boston. golden state has won eight in a row away from the bay area. elsewhere in the nba, lebron james adds another milestone to his hall of fame resume. >> james against porter, drives, gets inside. it's good. it's 40,000 for lebron james. >> the nba's all-time leading scorer is the first player in

nba history to reach 40,000 career points. lebron james had 26 last night, but the denver nuggets just too good and win the game 124-114. on the ice, the sharks in the lonestar state taking on dallas. after the goal was reviewed and confirmed, they lead 2-1. but the stars force bonus hockey. with the sharks needing a goal to extend the shootout, the stars beat the sharks 3-2. san jose has lost six in a row but remain positive in the locker room. >> i thought we did a good job defending. we made it hard on them every step of the way. the face-offs killed us. so we're chasing a game when you lose 70% of the face-offs. but i thought we played a good game. to the pitch, the quakes down big in the second half to l.a.

preston judd scores against his former team, but not enough. the galaxy win 3-1. nick sorensen has been promoted to defensive coordinator for the 49ers. he was the special teams coordinator for jacksonville in 2021. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay." >> thanks, anthony. 27 after the hour right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay," including a report from our senior investigative reporter. >> reporter: inside these massive aluminum tubes are powerful lasers capable of creating temperatures up to six times hotter than the sun. what they're being used for could be used to power our homes and businesses throughout the home.

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good morning. it is sunday, march 3rd, 7:29. a live look. thank goodness the rain has paused the stanford three athlon will take place. it starts at 7:45 this morning. i really admire them getting out there, getting at it this morning. good luck to one and all. thank you so much. if you're home and snuggling for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. it really worked out for those folks. >> we're just going to live vicariously through them as we cheer them on. good luck to you. a live look in oakland. i told you about the cell pushing through. it has, so please be careful with that.

we are seeing that cell that pushed through parts of san francisco and is starting to taper off, pushing into the east bay. parts of the authority bay also have a little bit of rain, but nothing crazy like what we woke up to yesterday. there's that break in the rain there, and through san jose, some slick roads through downtown. mostly cloudy as we look at our satellite and radar. there's the cell over oakland, 580 and pushing into the trivalley in the next couple of minutes. seeing some light rain here, and that rain and those low snow levels continue into parts of the north bay, further up into northern napa county. we continue with spotty showers throughout the day. i'll talk about when we get a break of the rain in the seven-day forecast. >> cinthia, thanks. we want to take you back up to truckee. this is video from last night off of i-80 on the way to tahoe. you can see the glow of the gas station disappearing in the snowy, windy conditions. truckee itself was a ghost town

yesterday while everyone stayed safe inside. did you see this snow? this is in the bay area. some people heading for the higher elevations when they saw the conditions. that's what it looked like driving up mt. hamilton, east of san jose. there was quote a bit of snow and slush at the top, enough to bring out a snowplow to clear the road. fairly rare for bay area mountains to get any snow. this weekend's storm was one of those days when conditions were just right, but the snow and slush aren't expected to stick around long. remember, you can track the rain while you're on the go. download our free nbc bay area app. point your phone camera at the qr code on your screen and it will take you straight to our exclusive weather radar. happening today, a response to acts against the jewish community called the san francisco unity march, starting at 1:30 this afternoon. from embarcadero plaza up to city hall. that's where the rally will happen.

sheryl sandberg is expected to give a speech, joined by mayor lead and senator scott weiner. today's march comes after a day of protests across the country as the humanitarian crisis rages on in gaza. the demonstrations come as u.s. officials are stepping up their efforts to get aid to gaza, and help broker a cease-fire deal. alyssa gourd has the latest on the war and its impact on the bay area. >> reporter: the wind and rain did not stop thousands of people from showing up in san francisco saturday, demanding an immediate cease-fire in gaza. this is one of many similar protests happening around the world as israel signals its intent to attack rafah, where more than a million people are sheltering in dire humanitarian conditions. >> these are people who are refugees multiple times over,

and who, like we were talking about earlier, are dealing with starvation. >> reporter: with aid bottlenecked on the ground through israel's border crossings, the u.s. is air dropping 38,000 meals to gaza's coastline. >> that's why we need an end of the entire siege. aid is good but not enough. >> reporter: in san francisco, protestors made their way to the consulate general of israel. they say their demonstration was peaceful, though the video shared with us by demonstrators show police pepper spraying protestors and hitting them with batons. these protestors say they both were pepper sprayed and others were left with injuries. >> completely, completely unwarranted violence against peaceful protestors. >> reporter: it's not clear what led up to that interaction with officers. we did reach out to san francisco police for comment but have not heard back. meanwhile, a u.s. senior administration official has told nbc news that israel has essentially accepted the

proposed framework for a six-week cease-fire in gaza. truce talks are expected to continue in egypt on sunday, but here in the bay area, demonstrators are calling for a permanent cease-fire now. many saying what's untolding in gaza is shaping how they will vote and how they feel about being americans. in san francisco, alyssa gourd, nbc bay area news. by the way, overnight, the san francisco police department did respond to us saying in part -- >> sfpd added that incident remains an active investigation. we're going to turn now to fossil fuels, including oil, coal, and gas. they continue to drive climate change with the pollution they emit.

now tech companies are in a race to harness what's believed to be a cleaner and even cheaper form of energy. it could one day power everything, from high rises to homes, to cars and airplanes. senior investigative reporter explains what it is, and when you can expect to benefit. >> reporter: inside an unassuming warehouse in berkeley, carl bass is hoping to change the world. >> we would have virtually limitless power. >> reporter: bass, with his company, alpha ring, is building miniature nuclear reactors. >> the first ones will fit on this able. >> reporter: small enough to store in a closet, but big enough to power entire neighborhoods. so we're not talking about a massively large device. >> no, we are not. >> reporter: steve wong overseas research and development, and gave us a tour of one of the company's labs in monterey. >> we can produce abundant energy, that's all going to

change the world. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: alpha ring is working to create a totally different kind of energy source than what's fueling america's more than 50 nuclear power plants. those facilities rely on nuclear fission, where atoms are split apart to produce massive amounts of energy, but it can also emit harmful radiation. alpha ring's reactor uses nuclear fusion. instead of splitting at toms, they're fused together. it doesn't emit radioactive waste, and the materials needed are plentiful. >> we can produce energy at a fraction of the cost. >> this would be a much cleaner way of powering our lives. >> for almost everything we do. you can imagine a small reactor in a vehicle, simply in a boat or ship.

almost everywhere, where we need to use either heat or electricity, we could produce it differently and much more cleanly. >> reporter: for all the benefits, there is one major complication. no one has ever been able to turn nuclear fusion into a viable energy source. the only place fusion occurs regularly is among the stars. powering most famously the sun. but on earth, scientists believe we are the closest we've ever been to creating and sustaining that kind of power. >> not a matter of if but when. >> reporter: john edwards invited us inside this national laboratory, where earlier this month, scientists managed to create a nuclear fusion reaction, their fifth over the past year. where the power produced measured more than what went into jump-start the ignition. >> you think about you've got a pile of wood and you know you can get energy out of wood if you can light the fire. so we show that we can light the

fire. >> reporter: that ignition was sparked by 192 lasers. their aim, to replicate the sun's scorching heat. the lasers are inside these massive aluminum tubes. together, their beams can create temperatures topping 180 million degrees. that's six times hotter than the center of the sun. is there anything as hot as that in our solar system? >> only when we do another one. >> here in the lab? >> here in the lab, yeah. >> reporter: relying on fusion power could still be years, if not decades away. even the most successful reaction here lasted less than a billionth of a second. and barely produced enough energy to heat up two cups of coffee. the process needs to generate about 100 times more energy to be considered commercially viable. and the frequency of reactions would have to increase exponentially, running nonstop. so you would need to go from once a month to ten times a

second? >> ten times a second, yeah. >> reporter: private companies are hoping to speed up the innovation and are seeing a surge of investments. more than $6 billion last year. that's over a billion more than the year before. >> if we want to do this relatively rapidly, it's going to be critical that we partner with private sector. it's a consumer product. without private industry, i don't see how we get there. >> reporter: around the globe, there are over 40 companies experiments with 20 different methods to figure out how to sustain nuclear fusion reactions. >> solving that problem would change life in a fundamental way. >> reporter: ed morris is a berkeley professor and author on nuclear fusion. he says he's skeptical about eager tech companies touting scientific solutions to complicated problems that have remained unsolved for decades. >> if anything sounds too good to be true, it probably is. >> you don't think the science is quite there yet? >> sometimes it will never be

there. some of these concepts are really bad. others are passable. >> so this is closer to what the reactor will look like. >> reporter: alpha ring's process is considered unconventional, but the science has led to more than 15 nuclear reactions. the energy generated each time has only been enough to power a lightbulb overnight. but the company says some of its reactions have extended more than 19 hours. remember, at the nation's premiere government lab in livermore, fusion has only lasted less than a faction of a second. >> the accomplishment of this is just such a big deal. one of the important things when you make a claim like this where many people will be skeptical, this will be able to be reproduced by others. >> reporter: to prove that, alpha ring will submit its findings to a slew of scientific journals for review. the company hopes end end researchers will determine the technology really does have star

power. >> fascinating. 7:41 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," another check of the forecast, a live look at san jose. cinthia pimentel has a look at how the rest of our week will be shaping up.

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is 43 past the hour. east bay, listen up. we have the heavy cell of rain pushing through oakland, hayward as you make your way around 238 and 580. it's approaching san ramone, so just be careful and get yourself inside. scattered rain through parts of the north bay and upper elevations of napa county seeing light dusting of snow. the south bay, the majority of the clouds are hanging around and a few spotty cells in the santa cruz mountains. hour by hour, we are waking up to frost in the north bay. 32 degrees and 38 in santa rosa. 39 in napa. a lot of low 40s throughout the rest of the bay with scattered

showers. as we help you plain your lunchtime hour, bring a jacket and umbrella. temperatures cool in the north bay, warming up into the 50s again today. and we'll see those lines of showers on and off throughout the first sunday of the month. as we go on and give you a wider look at what's happening, we'll see the chance of potential of thunderstorms as we get that daytime heating. the winds and the upper levels of the atmosphere could be gusty enough to create some hail. much more push of that activity and we could see a break on monday. here's to show you the live look over lake tahoe right now. gusty winds, whiteout conditions. in for another foot of snow on tuesday. here is that band of showers for monday. going to stay north into parts of northern california, possibly dipping down into sonoma and napa counties. but it won't be until late

tuesday and wednesday when we see another rain activity there for the forecast. not drying out until we get into the second half of the week. >> light at the end of the tunnel. cinthia, thanks. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, political analyst larry gerston joins us live to talk super tuesday, including the race to replace when petsser dickson led my platoon into combat the race to replace congre in afghanistan, he cared about two things: completing the mission, and making sure his marines came home. and we all did. pete's always fought for what he believes in, and i know he'll do the same in congress for affordable housing, the rights of women, and the democracy he swore to protect. because helping people who need it has always been pete's mission. and i know he'll get it done. next generation veteran fund is responsible for the content of this ad.

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welcome back. happening today, a meet and greet with a senate candidate. in san francisco, congresswoman katie porter is holding a meet and greet. it comes, of course, just ahead of tuesday's march 5th primary. it starts at 3:30 this afternoon. in order to get the exact address, you must rsvp online. as we have been discussing this coming tuesday is super tuesday, it's long been called that in the world of presidential politics, because on that single day, republicans will select 35%

of the delegates to the republican presidential nominating convention in july. democrats will select 38% of the delegates to their presidential nominating convention in august. plus, there will be key races here in california among other races. i'm joined now by nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston. thanks for joining us. great to see you as always. i'm sure people are sick of hearing about super tuesday, but can -- >> whoa! wait a minute, this is my business. >> i know, i know. you'll be in business forever. can you paint the national picture for us. >> yeah, this is a big day, it really is. 16 states are going to be involved in this whole thing. 16 states, the biggest participation of all the time between january and july or august. california, of course, will have the most delegates. and we wonder what's going to happen here. for example, will president trump be anointed?

probably not, not enough delegates. will nikki haley drop out? what about on the democratic side, will joe biden not only secure enough votes? no, not this week, but will he be able to chase away those other democrats who are nipping away at small percentages of his party? so these are the questions we're looking at. things will not necessarily be settled on tuesday, but will have a big end case as to where we're going. >> of course, here in california, but here in the bay area, of course, people have their sights set on the late dianne feinstein's senate seat. what do you think we can expect there? i mean, the commercials are everywhere. there's a lot of money being spent on this race. >> how about $100 million? >> oh, wow. >> $100 million we expect to be spent before all is said and done in this primary. 31 candidates running. we have couple near the top, at

least they're perceived that way in the polls. normally, we see adam schiff at the top, but now we see a change there with steve garvey inching up according to the latest poll. it's close. you can see that. so any one of them could win. simply the top two or three, when i say win, come in first. at the end of the day, once the dust settles, we'll have the top two candidates, regardless of whether they're democrats, republicans or whatever at the tom. so it could be schiff and katie porter in third. maybe garvey gets in there because of his late run. we'll have to see. this is a big race. the senate seat in the state is so coveted. >> the seat hasn't been open for decades. >> $100 million being spent. >> before i let you go, another expensive race is a local race. congresswoman anna eshew is

vacaing her seat. >> yes. it is the most expensive district of all the congressional races in california. yes, again, right here. here we have several candidates bunched up near the top. the only poll we saw about a month ago had a large undecided effort, more than a third, and in addition to that, it was no real big differences between the candidates. but still, we have guys like peter dixon right there on the left. sam liccardo. dixon has come out of nowhere, self-funding his campaign. any one of these guys could come out at the top. but remember, once again, it's the top two. it happens to be that all four of these are democrats, and the district is about 2.5-1 democrats. so look for a democrat to win the top two come the end of tuesday. >> wow. we'll have to leave it there.

but i have a feeling we'll be talking about this next weekend. larry, thanks as always. up next, a quick look at the top stories, including a looming school

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then we hit the road and never stopped. you shared with me your frustration at working harder to barely get by and afford a place to live. your fears for our democracy and freedoms and your dreams for yourself, your family, and the future. it is not too late to realize those dreams. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message because together we can still get big things done. welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we are following on this sunday morning, including a call for a permanent cease-fire in gaza. yesterday's weather didn't stop hundreds of people from making

their call in the streets of san francisco in coordination with protests all around the world. protestors marched to the consulate general of israel in san francisco. video shared with us by demonstrators showed police pepper spraying protestors and hitting them with batons. we reached out to sfpd who said -- >> the incident remains an active investigation. turning to some stressful news for parents in san francisco. the school district is on track to close several schools by the start of the 2025 school year.

the decision came due to low student count. it's now serving 10,000 fewer students than in recent years. it's not clear how many schools would close, nor which are being explored. the school district superintendent outlined his plan for closures during yesterday's annual school planning summit. before we go, just before 7:57, we're going to check in with cinthia with one last look at the forecast. >> i'm looking at a cell right now on satellite and radar that is coming down in through parts of the east bay. dublin up into san ramone, you heard that rain coming down. it could be heavy and that blip of blue, that's the snow on top of mt. diablo. further down south, cloudy skies through san jose and rain as you make your way into the santa cruz mountains. as we take it into the wider bay, just scattered rain throughout the day. that's how it will continue in our seven-day forecast.

we have some showers to deal with today, possibly developing into thunderstorms and some rain to the north for monday. i don't think that active pattern will return until late tuesday into wednesday. better clearing thursday, friday, and possibly saturday, too. >> we just have to get through this little part before we get there. cinthia, thanks so much. and thank you for making us a part of your morning. more local news at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. have a great sunday. we hope to see you back here next weekend. "overflowing with ideas and energy." that's the san francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. porter is "easily the most impressive candidate." "known for her grilling of corporate executives." with "deep policy knowledge."

katie porter's housing plan has "bipartisan-friendly ideas to bring homebuilding costs down." and the chronicle praises "her ideas to end soft corruption in politics." let's shake up the senate. with democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. what do i see in peter dixon? with democrat katie porter. i see my husband... the father of our girls. i see a public servant. a man who served under secretary clinton in the state department... where he took on the epidemic of violence against women in the congo. i see a fighter, a tenacious problem-solver... who will go to congress and protect abortion rights and our democracy. because he sees a better future for all of us. i'm peter dixon and i approved this message.

this sunday, still running. >> we don't anoint kings in america. we have elections. >> nikki haley tells me why she's staying in the race and fighting against the odds. >> do you think donald trump would follow the constitution if he were elected to a second