right now at 5:00, a super tuesday showdown. voters in 16 states head to the polls today and one could be a make-or-break moment for the republican presidential nomination. the key race on the ballot here in california. our kris sanchez breaks down the close senate race. this is "today in the bay."

very good tuesday morning to you. 5:00. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll get a look at the commute with mike in just a bit. vianey arana in for kari this morning. how is it looking today? >> we've got something to our north that will bring a spotty chance. spotty is the name of the game today, because based on where the satellite is showcasing the system, it's pretty far north. in san francisco it's about 52 degrees, wind speeds are calm. temperatures throughout, we've got 40s for san jose, 48 degrees, dublin 42, sonoma 51. not too cold of a morning. this is what i was talking about. we do have a weaker low pressure system, and so far it looks like for folks who live north of the golden gate bridge, you're probably going to see the most activity today. areas south of the golden gate bridge are not really going to get much. tomorrow, even though this looks like it could pack a punch, it's rather weak and a lot of it is

going to remain offshore. keep this in mind heading into this evening. as mike said, maybe just carry an umbrella so you're not caught off guard by light drizzle. i know you don't carry an umbrella. we're looking at a smooth drive around the bay. green sensors on the peninsula, southbound 101 at 92 eastbound. in fact, it may have been 92 east with a quick traffic break. looks like the speed sensors are back to green. obviously, there's no major impact as far as the sensors are concerned. an easy drive toward the bay bridge. we did have a stall leaving san francisco getting onto the lower deck of the bay bridge. you can see the lights moving smoothly in both directions. >> thank you very much. with the arrival of super tuesday, california voters by tonight will most likely know who is left in the race to fill one very important u.s. senate seat, replacing the late dianne feinstein this november. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez is here. this race all comes down to one

republican and three democrats. >> there are quite a few names on those ballots, but we know that there are just a few that are truly viable. so for the first time in a very long time, republican voters are hopeful that there will be a more conservative voice speaking for california in the u.s. senate. republican steve garvey, a former pro baseball player with little political experience, has risen to the top of the polls, along with front-runner adam schiff, a democrat, southern california's katie porter, who was in the bay area just yesterday, and also congresswoman barbara lee, who we know very well here in the bay area, who has great name recognition across the state, but not a lot of campaign cash. san francisco's gop chairman was out hanging campaign signs, pleased that california conservatives have a chance at a statewide race. with so many democratic candidates, the vote is split democratic-speaking, and if fewer people are voting, fewer

people are also registering as democrats. >> that, combined with an excellent and outstanding voter registration number that showed the democrats losing about 40,000 voters and the republicans gaining about 60,000, a net increase between the two of 100,000. >> reporter: if you have looked at your ballot, you know there are two senate races, both for dianne feinstein's seat. one is to fill what's left, the other is for the full six-year term. if you vote by mail, there is still time to drop your ballot off at a vote center or in a mailbox. all you need is for it to be postmarked by today. >> thank you so much. california is not the only state holding -- or people heading to the polls today. former president trump heading into super tuesday with a major legal win that is expecting to dominate today's gop presidential contest. >> his challenger, nikki haley, is hoping for a major fundraising boost to keep her in

the race. brie jackson is in washington. there is certainly a lot at stake today. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. you in california know there's a lot at stake, super tuesday, is the biggest election day on the primary calendar. more than a third of all available delegates for both republicans and democrats are up for grabs. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: former president trump starting this week off with a legal win, after the supreme court ruled he can stay on the ballot in colorado, reversing the state's decision that disqualified him for his actions leading into the january 6th attack at the u.s. capitol. >> essentially you cannot take somebody out of a race because an opponent would like to have it that way. >> reporter: trump continues his dominant march toward the republican nomination. former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is not giving in. >> it is time for a new generational leader who can leave the negativity and baggage behind. >> reporter: republican voters

in more than a dozen states and one territory weigh in this super tuesday, with more than 800 delegates at stake. trump is favored to pick up political victories across the board. he's also fighting off more court battles with his presidential immunity case coming before the court next month. >> if a president doesn't have full immunity, you really don't have a president. because nobody that is serving in that office will have the courage to make, in many cases, what would be the right decision, or it could be the wrong decision. >> reporter: some voters are keeping a close eye on the fomer president's court cases. >> i would like to see where some of these cases go about -- surrounding the insurrection and see how that plays out. >> reporter: americans head to the polls today in what is said to be a pivotal moment in the race for the white house. and new polling shows former president trump leading president biden in a potential 2020 rematch within the margin of error.

back to you. >> thank you very much, brie. well, one south bay race is not a primary, but the election for the mayor of san jose, incumbent matt mahan squaring off against a challenger, and the election results, they will be the final say. mahan is serving out a two-year term, and that's because the year he was elected san jose voters chose to move the mayoral election to align with presidential years in hopes of improving voter turnout. we've got you covered for tonight's election results. scan the qr code on your screen. that will take you right to our primary elections guide, or you can head to nbcbayarea.com and then click on the super tuesday tab at the top of the page. we have all you need to know about those big races, candidates, and how to cast your ballot. 5:07. happening today, a san pablo man accused of murdering his wife and mother-in-law is set to be arraigned.

police last thursday arrested phuc vo. last september they say he first reported them missing, allegedly telling investigators the two drove to southern california following a family argument. police first sensed something suspicious when officers in december spotted him driving his wife's car, which they say was later discovered in oakland. police arrested him based on evidence they say officers found inside the home. the major highways in tahoe finally back open, following blizzard-like conditions this past weekend. i-80 once again open, but drivers must prepare for slower traffic because there's only one lane open in areas with heavier snow. caltrans says that crews have been working around the clock to clear the snows from the highway, with the blizzard believing behind 11 feet of snow. the resorts are feeling the impact as well. this is video where crews there were digging out several feet of snow. the operations manager says it will be a slow process. >> once we get the mountain dug

out and the snow kind of pushed out where it needs to go, we get rid of all these big drifts, i think we'll have a great weekend coming up. again, it is going to take us a couple of days to get the whole mountain dug out. >> palisades tahoe reopened yesterday but not at full operation. some ski lifts we main closed because of the storm. >> i know some people that are hunkered down there for a while. tough for bay area folks to get up or come down. and with this weaker system that we have moving in right now, it is bringing some very light snow showers, nowhere near what we saw this weekend, but enough to where you may want to hold off. they're still working to get out of that. let's zoom in and show you what's going on as far as snow estimates. look at this. less than an inch yesterday, marking potentially 5 to 7 inches for some higher peaks. this is kind of what's left of that incoming system. not as cold as the last one. let's take a look at how the sierra snowpack fared, because definitely one of those numbers that gives us a giant boost

heading into april when it really matters. by region, the north, over 100%. central also over 100%. the snowpack president of the united states one-third of california's water supply. as of today, the statewide average is officially at 104%. now, during april, once those temperatures start to warm up, what happens is all of that snow begins to melt, it melts into the groundwater, hopefully helping replenish that. but, also, a lot of our reserves and reservoirs and rivers, and we'll see how the sierra snowpack fares once april comes around. let's get a check of those gas prices. >> the station i pass every morning has gone up 40 cents in the last week. i've seen the prices rise. we're no longer on the ten best for the state. we'll start in contra costa county with their low in concord, $4.09 per gallon at world on monument boulevard. heading down to the south bay, the next price here, sunnyvale's best is great gas at $4.07 on north matilda avenue.

we'll head north, just barely under $4, vallejo's best is $3.96 at royal gas on tennessee street. thanks for sharing those changes on gasbuddy.com. on the roadways, we're looking at a smooth drive. we have the start of commute over here on the right side, altamont pass. the restrictions, so one-way traffic control continues for highway 84 through niles. let's look toward the golden gate bridge. a smooth drive. the crew just cleared from in front of our camera. you'll see flashing lights on the marin side. back to you. >> thanks, mike. a long awaited feature is on instagram. coming up next, the new edit option users can take in their dms. we're starting into spring break season. the airlines say there's some unusual new popular destinations. plus, the so-called shrink

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there were zero cars coming toward the screen for about 30 seconds, but it looks like they were just waiting for their camera time. it's very light out of richmond. we'll show you contra costa county where we typically see some of the first slowing. happy super tuesday to you. the nasdaq slipped off all-time records on monday. we may see more selling on wall street today. china had its once a year economic announcement, hoping for 5% growth. xi did not make that announcement, which was unusual. sinking shares of tesla has knocked elon musk out as the richest person in the world. he's second to jeff bezos now. tesla stock down more than 20% on the year. former twitter executives are once again suing musk and x for not paying them out after firing them. this is musk walking into twitter for the first time as owner. president biden will host a joint meeting between the federal trade commission and the department of justice, looking

for unfair and illegal pricing that happens today. inflation is way down, but prices on certain goods remain high and the white house blames that on corporate greed. just ahead of today's meeting, the consumer financial protection bureau will announce it's limiting how much credit card companies can charge you for missed or late payments to $8. obviously they can still crank up your interest rates as a response to you not paying your bills. but they'll be limited to charging $8 in fines. united airlines says the busiest day to fly will be march 22nd. we're just entering the start of spring break season. cancun and other warm places on the list, but united says london, and for the first time tokyo, are popular destinations. and the booth used in the last scene of the hbo series "the sopranos" went up for auction for more than $80,000. the seller of the parlor was

hoping to get $10,000. it's a great scene with a mysterious ending. nobody really knows what happens when the scene cuts to black. it's one of the most iconic endings to a tv show ever. >> big talker. >> i was thinking of others, "m.a.s.h." i was in high school when that ended. >> i never watched it. >> the other one is do you remember "newhart" where he owned an inn? the end of that was magical. >> that wasn't "hart to hart". >> and they have a dog named freeway. >> and max. >> the good old days. >> i remember that. >> taking us back. thanks, scott. new this morning, a new feature is being added on instagram. you can now edit your direct messages, but you only have 15 minutes to edit after you send the message. on your phone, you just press and hold the message until the edit option comes up.

you can also pin three direct messages at the top of any chat. 15 minutes is a long time. you would think that they have read it already. >> i love you, that's what i meant to put. trending this morning, a very important muppet is getting national attention for his recent take on the economy. >> it even got the attention of the white house. we're talking about cookie monster, who says that he has had it with the so-called shrinkflation. that's when they're cutting back on the product's side without lowering the price. he tweeted out, and we quote, me hate shrinkflation. me cookies are getting smaller. guess me going to have to eat double the cookies. >> you sounded jamaican there. >> might be some of my roots. that posting even got president biden's attention. the white house weighing in and tweeting, c is not just for cookies, it is also for consumers getting ripped off,

adding president biden is calling on companies to put a stop to shrinkflation. in this case, i guess that's the way the cookie crumbles. cookie monster. >> he's not wrong. stuff is expensive. grocery store shopping is not fun for me anymore. i'm, like, what is this? >> i stopped buying cereal. wait a minute, that was two bowls. >> the box might be the same size. look at the ounces. >> bags of chips where it's all air. >> they said shout out to pringles, they don't put so much air in. >> pringles and tennis balls, same can. >> there you go. >> looking pretty good today. even though we had that system that was trekking to the north, it looks like it's going to stay up there. i do want to show you this beautiful shot of lake tahoe because the trees are stunning.

it's about 32 degrees and some spots are dealing with a wintery mix. 48 degrees right now in san jose. this is a live look in downtown. things are calm, wind speeds are calm. as far as the san francisco area goes, it's about 51 degrees. so we're not too cold to start on this tuesday. that system that's moving in isn't necessarily a cold system, but it is enough to where if you live north of the golden gate bridge, you might catch a spotty shower. this is where it is right now. where you see the blue, that's snow. if i take you through the outlook, this is through tuesday and it stays pretty much far north. we do still have the possibility of scattered activity throughout the afternoon. when we finally will get to see some of that rain, it will start to move in on wednesday. so even though today the majority of the rain is going to stay to our north, by tomorrow we could see some. this looks impressive, but the rainfall totals are looking less than half an inch for most of us. it will be a quick-moving system

and thursday and friday things will dry out quite nicely before our next rain chance moves in heading into saturday, which looks like a weaker system. it's good for us because we'll get to enjoy sunday on a clear note. hour-by-hour forecast, around your afternoon hour, 62 degrees in san jose, 59 in livermore, and then by 3:00, daytime highs today will be comfortable in the mid-and upper 60s by the end of the week. i'll show you the seven-day forecast in a second. we will see temperatures continue in the 50s. here is your seven-day outlook. on friday, 67 degrees. now, today for voting we've got fantastic weather. for tomorrow there's more of an instability factor that moves in that could trigger the chance of isolated thunderstorms. by the time we get to thursday and friday for inland and also for san francisco, we're going to see temperatures bump up comfortably into the 60s by the time we get to friday. how are the roads? >> they're looking just fine, very calm, easy drive.

oakland, northbound with the taillights, headlights heading southbound, the nimitz past the coliseum is at speed. that's pretty much the case around the contra costa county and alameda county. this block right here for the east bay, eastbound 24 does slow heading toward the warren freeway. i see them change and i've never found a reason why. crews are clearing. vasco road is the key number out of contra costa county, down to 580 and alameda county, your commute out of brentwood and discovery bay, we're looking at 18 minutes, pretty much the minimum we see in the morning. in the south bay, no slowing in the north bay direction. the crews should have cleared northbound 17 coming up from the overnight road work and the lane shift that happened around vine hill. back to you. major sports events are heading to the bay area and it is already causing a lot of excitement. next, we're going to speak to the hosting committee on plans now in place to make sure that all these events run so smooth.ly

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right now at 5:30, super tuesday arrives. in less than two hours, polls open across the state and several races are tight. today california voters will only find one state proposition on the ballot. ahead, we break down prop 1 and the final push from both sides of the measure. plus, spotty rain chances linger across the bay area. here is a live look outside. meteorologist vianey arana is tracking your forecast as you start your day. this is "today in the bay." >> happy super tuesday to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. a lot to cover there. first, let's start with the forecast. vianey is in for kari this morning. what are we looking like? >> it's spotty and that's how it's going to remain. but mostly for the north bay. so not everyone is going to see the rain. most of us will get cloud cover out of this system. the reason for that is because a

lot of that is staying off the coast and pushing further north. the track isn't really going to be impactful for us. let's take a look at your day planner for dublin. notice cloud cover in site. if we get any spotty chances, it will be so minimal you probably won't even notice. tomorrow we get a better chance. heading into the 12:00 hour, we see temperatures in the 50s. it's going to be a nice day with cloud cover. after all that rain, this is cool. the bay bridge looks perfect right now. the metering lights are not really causing an issue getting out of oakland. we're showing a smooth drive through the maze. arrows show you where we would expect to see brake taps and we've seen a little sensor change in the last five minutes. highway 24, it was eastbound where there was an issue of slowing. nothing on the grid for chp or caltrans. we're looking at green sensors throughout the south bay, and

anywhere except the altamont pass. back to you. >> thanks, mike. to our super tuesday coverage and the all-important california primary. the polls open in about 90 minutes. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live for us in san jose at the santa clara county registrar's office. talk to us about the voter turnout. how is it looking? >> reporter: not great. good morning to you, marcus and kris. we're here at santa clara county registrar voter office where in about 30 minutes workers will be back to start counting the ballots that have been coming in for the past several days. we've got evelyn menendez. how is turnout looking so far? >> right now we're at 15%, we're expecting 35% to 45%, which is pretty low for a primary. >> you were wincing when i asked you earlier what it's like. >> it's normally 30%, 40%, and we want that so we can see higher numbers at the end of the

day. >> do you have a sense of why it's lower this time around compared to years past? >> we've been talking to voters and they're saying they're waiting until the last minute, they want all the information, they're reading through their guides. but the last minute is today. >> it doesn't seem like there's many issues on the ballot that are highly unusual compared to years past. it's always people waiting to make up their mind. no sense of why it's lower? >> no idea. >> so you have 104 voting centers throughout the county, there's a number of drop boxes, you can obviously come here, you can have your ballot postmarked by today. >> yes. >> is there anything we're missing as far as how to get your ballot in? >> you can go to over 100 ballot drop boxes around the county, 104 vote centers in person. if you drop your ballot off in the mailbox, we want to make sure people know to check when the pickup is at that post office. because it will not count if you drop it by 8:00 today in the

mailbox. so drop it in an official drop box or at one of our vote centers. >> if you dropped it off at 3:00 and the pickup is at 1:00, it's not going to be postmarked until march 6th, which is going to be too late and it won't be counted. >> correct. >> what message do you have to people who are new voters or don't normally vote or maybe are too lazy to vote? >> everybody should vote, but we want to make sure voters remember to sign their ballot, the envelope, we do have a lot of voters that will get the ballot and it's unsigned. we give them a fans to fix it. they can come in -- a number of opportunities to check and say, yes, i did sign that. just so it's not a little bit of a delay. they can always check the status at where's my ballot. >> i know you can sign up for texts. i'm in alameda county and i get texts every time there's an election saying, hey, we received your ballot, your ballot has been processed. >> that's across the state, yeah. >> thank you very much.

happy election day. how late will people be here today counting ballots? >> oh, counting them, probably until about 8:00 or 9:00 -- no, later. >> it's going to be a long day? >> yeah, a long day. >> reporter: reporting live here at the santa clara registrar voters office in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. you can tell she's got things to do today. it will be a busy day. election coverage continues in san francisco. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab joins us live in the city this morning. certainly there is a lot at stake with some of the ballot measures here, ginger. >> reporter: that is right, laura. good morning to you. and that is why up to the last hours leading up to today, some of the biggest names in the state were here in the city making a final push. governor gavin newsom joined san francisco mayor london breed, the lieutenant governor and district attorney in advocating for a yes on proposition 1.

if approved, prop 1 would authorize the use of over $6 billion in bonds to build mental health treatment facilities. it would also build permanent and supportive housing for the homeless and help homeless veterans. >> we need to stabilize people, we need to deal with the underlying reasons they're on the streets and sidewalks in the first place, the reason they're self-medicating with drug or alcohol addictions. >> reporter: opponents say california doesn't have the money, especially with a looming multibillion deficit. they also point out the state has a poor track record of taking bonds approved by voters and spending them on things they aren't supposed to be spent on. some other ballot measures include proposition b, which would set a level of officers in san francisco, and increase the officers to a mandatory minimum of 2,000 officers in five years.

opponents say the city cannot afford having additional officers, and it might mean that a tax hike will need to be voted on in the future to fund it. another measure concerning sfpd is on the ballot, proposition e, which would change some of the rules for policing. supporters say it would remove the red tape and paperwork for officers, allowing for more time patrolling the streets and less time writing reports. it also have wider use for technology for investigations and pursuits. opponents say it is over the top and sweeping and they can achieve some of the goals with existing tools. now, you do have until 8:00 to fill out your ballot and drop it off at a voting center or drop it off at a mailbox. these are ready to be used any time during the day, so if you're waking up early, go through and do that if you haven't done so already. >> it's on my list of things to do.

i usually get it done earlier. i'm going to do it today. thank you very much, ginger. 11 candidates will be vying to replace outgoing south bay and peninsula congresswoman anna eshoo, who is retiring. the campaign spending, the 16th district congressional seat, more than $8 million has been spent. the top four spenders include peter dixon, sam liccardo, evan lowe and joe smid yen. our election coverage continues online. the qr code will take you to your app store and you'll be able to download our free nbc bay area app. it is free and useful for all election updates. to a live look at interstate 80 up in the sierra, after days of closures, traffic, slowly moving again. caltrans reopened the highway yesterday morning, but only one lane is open, and chain controls are in effect. the chp says drivers have to be patient. crews are still working to clear

snow as the weekend blizzard left nearly 11 feet of snow. some people are taking a cautious approach. >> just been taking it slow, going 25, 30 miles an hour. >> chp officers reminding drivers to pull off the road to get those chains on. in the bay, meteorologist vianey arana is tracking what we can expect. >> definitely a lot calmer when it comes to that weather system that moved in over the weekend. this is what we're seeing right now. not really snowing over south lake tahoe, but to the north in some of those higher peaks we're still seeing a wintery mix coming down. now, it isn't as cold of a storm, so not expecting as high of accumulations. right now we're talking about less than 2 inches for most of the peaks as far as your outlook goes. and how much snow did we get? just in case you missed it, here is a quick breakdown of the seven-day snowfall total. sugar bowl, 127 inches,

palisades, 93 inches, soda springs 89 inches, and the snow lab over 77 inches. definitely packing a punch. a quick reminder, this is where we started on january 1st, we were at about 28% for our snowpack and this is where we're at now, 104%. so we're looking good as far as the snowpack goes. we've caught up quite nicely for the north central and down through the south as well. the numbers are looking good. we'll see how this plays out when temperatures warm up and it really starts to count and matter. a closer look at your long-range outlook later. let's check in with mike. over here, this is 101 across the golden gate bridge, traffic flows smoothly. if you take the golden gate ferry, one of the angel island ferry lines, go to goldengate.org because that line is going to be affected by mechanic al issues. if you take the ferry at all, check their website. over here wer looking at a smooth drive, a build for highway 37, the bay bridge the

metering lights are activated. highway 4 shows more slowing than a few minutes ago. a smooth flow of traffic in the south bay, right on schedule for san jose, north 101 does show a bit of slowing heading north from 680 to oakland road. we are celebrating women's history month. coming up, two icons soon to be inducted into a national women's hall of fame. we'll continue our super tuesday coverage, this time on the national level. it's not the same streaming a movie in your house as coming to something at cinequest. it has many more layers with the artists and other folks gathering together and sharing. >> and action. the popular cinequest film festival is red t

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gilroy, good morning. it is 5:43 right now. around 8:00 a.m., we'll still be in the 40s. around your lunch hour, we're talking upper 50s. maxing out in the low 60s. we're going to get a mix of overcast skies and eventually peeks of sunshine. we could see a spotty chance or two heading into the early afternoon. the bottom right corner there, you see the truck behind where it says nbc bay area. the truck will be moving in just a few minutes, traveling north to move that center divide for

the morning commute, which is starting to kick in. i'll show you the bay bridge coming up. today is super tuesday, voters in california and 15 other states and one territory headed to the polls. >> scott mcgrew has certainly been following this. a lot of people assume the incoming president will certainly win, but the big question is dealing with the race, nikki haley, how will she perform? >> this is how this is going to work. democrats vote today on who they want to nominate for president, joe biden facing no serious competition there. republicans will do the same. as marcus mentioned, their top two choices so far have been donald trump and nikki haley. trump has 273 delegates after his past wins, haley 43. whoever wins, you need about 1,200 to win, and faces presumably biden in the general election in november. haley says if that's trump,

he'll lose again to joe biden. she says pick her instead. >> don't take my word for it. look at the polls. in any one of the polls that are out there, he squeaks by. in all of those same polls, i defeat joe biden by up to 18 points. do you know what that means? it's bigger than the presidency. that's house, that's senate, that's governorships, school boards, really getting our country back on track. some video coming into our newsroom from virginia as those polls open ahead of ours. this is not the most glamorous thing you're going to see today, but this is democracy in action. each and every person's vote counts. donald trump's name will be on the ballot in colorado and maine today, after the u.s. supreme court ruled in trump's favor, said those states do not have the power to remove his name

under the 14th amendment, which bars insurrectionists from office. the high court had no opinion on whether trump incited an insurrection. it only said congress can apply the rule. trump looking ahead to the next case where he's asking the supreme court to rule presidents are above the law. >> if a president doesn't have full immunity, you really don't have a president. because nobody that is serving in that office will have the courage to make, in many cases, what would be the right decision. >> but the implication is not a legal decision. arguments in the case will be made next month. the supreme court has danced around this one before with nixon and clinton, could you prosecute a sitting president. but this is a wider argument, that someone who was president cannot be prosecuted afterwards for crimes committed while in office, which does seem counter to the idea that every citizen is equal under the eyes of the law.

full coverage of the national races on super tuesday coming throughout the day here on nbc bay area. and of course we're going to hear about the issues california is voting on, like proposition 1, coming up from reporters kris sanchez, ginger conejero saab and bob redell right here on "today in the bay." >> we've got you covered, no doubt. thanks so much, scott. okay, so happening today, colleges and universities around the nation will be watching closely. this is to see if basketball players and one ivy league school will follow through with plans to vote to unionize. dartmouth men's basketball players got the green light to hold a vote after a national labor relations board rejected a request from the school to re-examine the case. the school claims that players are foremost student-athletes. if players approve the plan, it would create the first-ever college athletes union. the school can still appeal the vote, first to the labor board, and then to the federal courts, so it may be years before this

case is resolved. 5:48 right now. we continue to celebrate women's history month. later today a tennis great and a civil rights icon will be honored. serena williams and ruby bridges will be inducted into the women's national hall of fame. the ceremony will be held in new york city. williams is a 23-time grand slam tennis champion, who holds a record for the longest player ranked number one. bridges, of course, was one of the first black students that racially segregated schools in new orleans in the 1960s. there are eight other women who will be inducted as well. attention to moviegoers, happening tomorrow, silicon valley's prestigious cinequest festival returns. rather than shying away from the subject of artificial intelligence, cinequest will be taking it head-on. >> cinequest has always been renowned as a bastion of discovery, both of art, filmed

art and artists and great movies, as well as the technologies that have really influenced, that have empowered, that have transformed artists' ability to create and audiences' ability to access what they've created. >> cinequest is featuring a free town hall. you can register to attend. just go to cinequest.org. opening night takes place thursday at san jose's california theatre and on friday there's a celebration of silent cinema. the festival runs through march 17th when actor matthew modine will receive the maverick spirit award. this is footage from last year's cinequest film festival. this year features 217 films from 37 different countries, and you can buy single screen tickets for $14. there's also a film lover pass, and that is available for purchase as well as the vip all

access pass. >> always a really cool event. >> it is. this is pretty cool, too. so trending this morning -- i love it. trending this morning, one man is loving some big macs. >> meet don gorsky from wisconsin. he loves his big macs. he has just extended his world record for eating the most big macs in a year. guinness says he consumed 728 last year and has eaten more than 34,000 big macs in his lifetime. he says his obsession started in 1972 when he started eating about nine big macs a day. now he's down to about two. don's wife says his health is actually pretty good. his blood sugar and cholesterol are said to be at normal levels. >> really? >> according to the wife. >> does he walk a lot? is he stiff? >> they're at normal levels for someone who eats nine big macs a

day. >> who can resist the two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, on a sesame seed bun? >> i've never had a big mac in my life. >> they're good. >> take just a little bite. >> our producer, always, he's, like, please, please, i'll pay you to eat one. >> why do you say no? >> they're just not good for you. i just said i'm not a big fast food person, anyway, and now, after this record -- >> she's never going to beat the record. >> what about other burgers? >> i'll have n and out. >> it's going to be stunning. the amount of snow that fell up there has definitely created quite a paradise when it comes to snow lovers and, of course,

those who like winter recreation. in san jose, it's about to be sunshine, a little bit, but with the exception of some cloud cover. it's about 48 degrees and we are going to see that sunrise come and go. 51 degrees in san francisco. and we are expecting a chance for some scattered activity, but for the most part we're going to be mostly dry for a lot of the bay area. currently temperatures are in the low 40s through livermore, morgan hill, down through gilroy as well. here is the system we've been chatting about over the last couple of days. here it is, a lot of that push to the north, which means it's primarily focusing as far as rain and snow on areas really far north. this includes ukiah, chico, sacramento might get some drizzle, and then notice some parts of the sierra really far north still watching that wintery mix. locally, a lot of that rain is going to stay north of the golden gate bridge. you can see it right here. notice that there is a little bit of a tap, but it's a weaker storm system. heading into tonight and into

wednesday, we are going to see a better rain chance move in late tonight overnight into tomorrow. for tomorrow morning's commute, you could catch more of a rain shower, even down through parts of the south bay and central california as well. but just as quickly as it moves in, it clears out. and then for thursday and friday we start to see some dry conditions, along with some light warming as well. on saturday into sunday, here it is. yes, that is more sierra snow. we get another system that moves in. that's going to bring a chance for some scattered activity early saturday. by sunday, things clear out nicely. your hour-by-hour forecast, by 12:00, in the 50s, low 60s for your lunch hour. by 3:00, daytime highs are going to max out in the low 60s and things will get cooler into tonight. your seven-day forecast does show a chance for some scattered thunderstorms, as that system finally becomes more widespread tomorrow. we'll keep a close eye on that. rainfall totals will be less than an inch, a lot of emphasis

is more on the north and coastal mountains. thursday and friday will be dry. that's a 67 on friday. so it's going to warm up into friday. saturday and sunday we're going to get a slight chance of showers. for now, things are looking good, even though we do have a slight chance of rain for tomorrow. first of all, you had that flag on today's forecast because today is voting day. super tuesday. the san francisco ferry does note it's boating day so they'll give you a sticker that says "i'm boating" if you go today. it's kind of fun. the bay bridge, the backup quickly fills in out of oakland. no surprises. i-80 is fine and through the sierra, although i-80 is open, at times it's only down to one lane. there may be folks still held up over on the tahoe side or perhaps they were held up all weekend. i hope they weren't stuck in the snow. we're seeing a lighter commute right now, maybe some folks have to recover from the long drive back into the area. we see slowing richmond, heading

toward berkeley. and no major issues. highway 4, highway 37, and of course the bay bridge where the metering lights are on and filling in the toll plaza. we still have this one-way traffic control. the good news through niles canyon is the weekend's rains did not cause anything worse to go on. there's still one-way traffic control. you can use mission and 680 to get around the slower section. if you don't need to travel miles canyon, i wouldn't. a smooth drive out of the altamont pass, heading across the san mateo bridge. 92 does pick up the volume. no major issues. we're looking at a smooth drive toward the peninsula and coming toward the east bay. dumbarton, smooth flow at the limit. 101 starts to show things breaking from 680 to oakland road. there's slowing around the airport. we'll see 87 start to build over the next half hour. >> thanks, mike. happening now, new reports of hundreds of tech layoffs across the bay area. according to "the mercury news,"

kaiser, sony, marvel semiconductor, and manufacturing company are announcing cuts since the start of the year. the paper reports the pace of layoffs is lower than the same period last year. separately, biotech company plans to cut 143 jobs. a san francisco mall working to revive business is now dealing with the same old, same old. next and all new at 6:00, the two stores set to depart. this comes after several others already left. a reminder, nbc bay area streams 24/7. you can watch us whenever you like on r

right now at 6:00, a super tuesday showdown. voters in 16 states heading to the polls today in what may be a make-or-break moment for the republican presidential nomination. we'll take you live to washington. plus, the key battle on california's ballot. we're following the latest on the race to fill dianne feinstein's u.s. senate seat. this is "today in the bay."