a live look at the olympic cauldron as the 2018 winter bay." a very good friday morning to you. taking a live look at the olympic calderon as the 2018 winter games continue in pyeongchang. this morning south bay's own vincent zhou is in the limelight. he made history last night landing the game's first ever quad lutz. he will be back on on prime time tonight. good morning and thank you so much for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. they are all like very regal, the olympians, right, as well they should be. we're going to have more on the weather and traffic. >> we've seen temperatures

moving into the 30s, even colder into next week. so this is a little bit of a break, i guess, it's still chilly as you get ready to head out. 33 degrees now in morgan hill, that's one of the colder spots. in santa rosa 34 degrees and 41 in oakland and palo alto. a look at our highs reaching into the upper 60s. even warmer than yesterday. looks good on this friday. we will talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up. there's a hazard reported by the chp, somewhere around 101, 280 interchange. i have seen no flashing lights scanning the area, but they are calling for a flatbed tow truck so there must be a disabled vehicle there. the overall view of san jose and rest of silicon valley, it's right there, that's where our camera is, and no problems. very light traffic. as you saw on that live shot. around the bay no delays here, behind my head let's take a peek, not even out of the altamonte pass. a smooth drive of the travel times right here getting toward the bay bridge all very good. we typically see 14 minutes, i think you're 30 seconds slower

this morning. there must be one person moving a little slower towards the bay bridge. continuing coverage of the florida school shooting as parkland residents try to fathom the events that happened there. >> investigators say the suspect has confessed to the shooting. thousands attended a vigil last night in parkland remembering the 17 people killed in wednesday's rampage. yesterday authorities named the victims and soon the images started to emerge of those lost. they include a football coach, a future college swimmer and a national merit scholarship finalist. the devastation felt by an entire city. >> my heart is broken for everybody else. we have many, many friends who we have lost and know and kids all know. >> investigators are revealing more about the 19-year-old suspect. they say he took an uber to the school he once attended with a rifle hidden in a duffle bag. the suspect is also now on suicide watch.

president trump is expected to visit parkland tomorrow. happening today, many tamalpais high school students say they will march after school to raise awareness. students against gun violence organized a vigil in mill valley last night. students and their parents say they plan to turn their sadness into action. write your congressmen, write your senators, do something, okay? we are -- we are like teenagers and we still can make such a difference. >> it's sad. i can't imagine what it's like for the families. >> those students want stricter gun control laws. we will hear more from the victims in florida coming up at 5:00. new this morning, parents are looking for options after it is now said el crystal elementary in san bruno will close. the board is looking to close the school at the end of this academic year in june. we've reached out to officials to see if rolling wood elementary is also chistill on

chopping block. we are awaiting to see what the decision is for that campus. they are closing the schools because of a budget shortfall. parents will rally at a south bay school to stop construction of portable classrooms. they say that the school is already busting at the seams. we are talking about don cal john school. the campus is on lick mill boulevard off of montague expressway. some parents reached out to nbc bay area investigative share i can't and they believe that santa clara unified school district is crowding the campus to keep test scores higher at other schools. >> for some reason they're choosing to make the student population at this middle school, their density to be almost ten times that of the student population density at the highest performing school. >> there is a 200 person wait list at peterson and i say why is there a wait list because they have all kinds of property to put portables on. shouldn't everybody have portables? >> here is a look at the santa

clara unified student density. while most cools are under 40 students per acre don cal john is more than three times that, 134 students per acre. now to the olympic games in pyeongchang, the bay area's vincent zhou has a lot to be happy about after last night's performance. first a little history for you. zhou is the first person ever to perform a quadruple lutz in olympic competition and to land it. zhou says he skated well but not great. he is in 12th place and will be back on the ice again tonight. of course, we are all rooting for him. here is the latest medal count, norway leading the pack with 19 medals, germany 15, canada coming in with 13, netherlands taking home 12 and the u.s. has eight medals.

our coverage continues in 30 minutes when garvin thomas joins us live from pyeongchang. remember, nbc is your home for the 2018 olympic winter games. thursday night football a big thing. football fans will soon have a new way of watching thursday night football. that company that's fighting for the rights to stream the games. we will tell you what city lyft is trying out it's version in.

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good morning, i'm seema mody live at cnbc global headquarters. wall street looks set for more gains at the opening bell this morning after yesterday's rally. the markets rose for a fifth straight session with the dow closing above 25,000 for the first time in about two weeks. helped by gains in the tech sector. look for economic data today on housing and the consumer. the dow jumping 306 points, the nasdaq rising 112 to close at 7,256. twitter, youtube, amazon and verizon are in the running to stream the nfl's thursday night game. it is unclear what price they are seeking but the league could strike a multi-year deal. twitter paid $10 million to the streaming lights for the

thursday night games in 2016 and amazon paid $50 million this past season. the nfl just sold the broadcast tv rights for thursday to fox for $3.3 billion. uber isn't the only ride hailing company with an interest in bike sharing. lyft has partnered with baltimore to load hubs where you can pick up a ride or reserve a bicyc bicycle. the aim is to help you switch between modes of transport with as little fuss as possible. they are investing about $300,000 in the prospect. >> get the helmets ready, it's time to go biking. coming up next a look at that friday microclimate forecast. is biking in our future? >> i think so. it's going to be a really nice day. here is a live look in palo alto. even though it starts out with cool temperatures it will warm up again today into the mid to upper 60s. we will take a look ahead to a change of a weekend, that's in just a few minutes. and we will probably see a change in the volume because

it's friday today, but so far dublin looks standard for this time. it's early. you have a lot of company. those taillights will start to back up why early as well. and still ahead, president trump says he wants to do moreú for people with mental health issues, but his proposed budget seems to be saying something else. plus the much anticipated movie "black panther" is on the big screen today. we want to remr

web team puts together "3 welcome back to you. i want to remind you that our web team puts together three reasons to watch every day. read about the day's big olympic events, whenhy6a where to watch them as well. just a great resource to have as you keep track of the olympics and what's going on. you don't knee three reasons to find out what's going on with our weather and traffic because you just want to know, right? meteorologist kari hall here. >> and it's friday so you may be away from the tv a little bit over the weekend so today is your day to get in the know. it's going to be a nice one as we get ready to head out this morning. i want to show you storm ranger, it is showing all clear skies and a clear scan around the bay area and the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen showing that our temperatures will be cooling off quite a bit over these next few days. here is a look at our temperatures now, we are at 34 degrees in santa rosa, 37 in napa and it's only 34 now in

livermore. 33 in morgan hill. you go up from morgan hill to san jose where it's 42 degrees right now and our high temperatures today heading into the upper 60s. so this is way above normal and we are going to continue to have this weather into the day tomorrow, but then a big change in the forecast for sunday. we will talk about that. as we get started this morning on this friday, it will be an all clear and chilly start so you do need some layers. we are talking about a scarf and a coat and also maybe some sport sleeves, but then wearing the pants and the boots would be a good option. with those temperatures warming up today you will want to make sure that you do have the layers so that you can take them off and put them back on as temperatures go up and down. we still have a lot of dry air in place, but then as we head towards sunday into monday, this area of low pressure will be moving in, bringing some spotty showers and there will be a slight chance that we could see with this blast of cold air some very light snow flurries for some of the elevations in the

north bay above 1,000 feet. so that's something we will be watching. also the cold air dropping in right behind that will give us g some freezes through tuesday as well as wednesday. follow me on instagram, i give weather updates, you can see pictures of my munch kikinmunch. here is a look at our forecast over the next few days and as we go into the day on sunday it's going to really start to drop off with gusty winds and those winds continue to gust throughout the day on monday 52 degrees in san francisco and look at those morning temperatures. when san francisco gets in the 30s we will have freezing temperatures for the inland areas and i think by tuesday morning we could be dropping down to 32 degrees and highs only in the mid 50s. so we will talk more about that. now, mike, you were hearing about a small fire somewhere. i got concerned because reports are it's near a holiday inn express. my buddy sean at the desk gave

us a little more detail. smooth drive around leaves speed sensors all over our freeways at the green level including over there, the upper east shore freeway, san pablo avenue exit, that's where the fire is, but it's a small roadside fire that is not affecting the hotel and, in fact, it doesn't affect the on or off ramp, either. fire crews may be on scene just for a couple minutes. as you get on to mass transit no delays here for these longer rides. the capital corridor, ace or caltrain for the early trains, no delays right now. there will be adjusted or canceled service on monday for the presidents' day holiday. check the websites for the individual transit agencies if you're riding. the richmond-san rafael bridge we are looking for a smooth drive as well. a very light flow of traffic from richmond over to san rafael. no problem for these folks going across 580. back to you. in t0duhm÷ after math of ye another horrific mass shooting in america republican leaders

and president trump calling for more action to be taken on mental health issues, but trump's proposed budget released just this monday isn't reflecting that statement. bloomberg reporting the trump administration wants to cut more than a half a billion dollars from the substance abuse and mental health administration. that budget also cuts $25 million from a grant that supports safer schools. you know the dry weather means we could be facing a deadly and destructive wildfire season. >> what if the homes could better withstand the flames. vicki nguyen joins us with a new approach to saving homes and lives. >> reporter: researchers say wildfires are inevitable in california. so instead of looking at ways just to prevent them we also need to look at how to resist them. that starts with roofs and vents and designing communities that will survive fire. fire scientists say as we retrofit buildings to withstand earthquakes we should retrofit homes to withstand wildfire. we want to qai ramps where they

showed us the difference between roofs and vents designed to resist fire and those that aren't. we learned local governments could be leaving millions of dollars on the table when it comes to helping homeowners safeguard their houses. the state says it spends $75 million on wildfire prevention, but agrees more could go toward retrofitting neighborhoods so they survive the next big fire. to see our full report and the technology go to nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >> you can always contact the investigative unit by calling 888-996-tips or visit them online nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. people heading to the movies tonight will probably see "black panther." much anticipated. >> i'm going this weekend for sure. generations of fans have been waiting for this. here is some of the action from the movie. >> where did he go? ♪

>> show off. >> yeah, showoff. and people have been showing out and showing up as well. this is the first time a major hollywood action movie has a majority black cast. here is cal state east bay professor dr. lonnie brooks. >> this movie speaks to a larger movement of the black minority and black imagination and refugee imagination and the imagination of most people in the world because when it comes down to it, we are not minorities at all and we never have been. we are a big part of the world of $8 billi of 8 billion people and we need to be heard. >> you heard him mention refugees, one of the actors is an outspoken daca recipient.

>> on social media people having showing up in the dress. >> are you going to? >> i have to go buy something because the people are doing a lot and i like it. >> it's a good weekend for a movie, too. we will have the forecast coming up and why we should bundle up and stay in. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. you think team u.s.a. is crushing it? wait until you hear from how our team is fighting for you. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. bde but first happening now, at 4:51, the final cost for the raiders stadium in las vegas going to be determined soon. leaders for the raiders will meet with the general contractor. stadium is expected to cost nearly $2 billion. if the actual price turns out to be higher the raiders would be responsible for paying that extra amount. plus a new president of south africa giving his state of the union address to parliament today. he took the oath of office as president today. south africa's parliament chose

him to replace jacob zuma. we will be back with more news right after this break.

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welcome back. it is 4:54. making worldwide headlines, a trial date has been set for "el chapo," the mexican drug lord. the new york judge has set his trial to begin in september. joaquin guzman is accused of running an international drug trafficking operation and playing a major role in a drug war that has taken thousands of lives. yesterday guzman tried to address the court to ask his family to pay for his legal fees but the judge denied his request to speak. we have been telling you that it has been a brutal and

deadly flu season, but now we're learning that that flu shot is working better than originally thought when it comes to kids. the new report from the cdc says that the vaccine is about 36% effective overall, that translates into a third less flu-related doctor visits. as for children that shot appears to prevent the flu by 59%. experts say getting vaccinated is the best defense against the flu virus. unfortunately the flu season is expected to last for several more weeks. nbc bay area responds in racking up the gold medals in our viewers eyes. >> consumer investigator chris chmura joins us with cases our money saving consumer team is closing. >> good morning, it's the olympics every day in the vns investigative center where we have now logged more than 8,700 complaints from bay area viewers. here are some of our most recent success stories. stacy in napa had trouble with a piece of furniture, we made

contact with the manufacturer and now stacy is getting a refund of $1,836. david in richmond had a long running dispute with a security company and concerns whether it ever installed the proper equipment in the first place. our team jumped in and got $750 for him. and gerd in milpitas has having trouble and doing battle with a hotel for double booking once at check in and again at checkout. that bill is settled gerd gets a $582 refund. if you have a consumer complaint, calling us, 888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/respond nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> no complaints about the weekend because it is friday, it's here and kind of a mix of something for everyone. right. so if you want warmer weather enjoy today and tomorrow. if you want some cooler temperatures, hang out for sunday. now, as we get a look at our

temperature trend for ever green, a chilly morning and a nice warm afternoon. we will talk about what's ahead in that weekend forecast coming up next. and we're looking over here toward palo alto and a nice easy drive past that continuing construction on willow. so we will check to the other side of the bay coming up. plus, parents battling against overcrowding at a south bay school. the moves they are taking to secure a bright future for their children. ♪

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this morning from morning. taking a live look outside, it's already friday night in pyeongchang. oh, yeah. >> oh, right on time. >> a lot of celebrating going on in pyeongchang. >> that's how we welcome you here at "today in the bay." >> fireworks. that is nice. that's pretty cool. we're going to check in with garvin thomas in just a moment. first we want to say good morning to you, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we're going to check in right now. garvin thomas live in south korea right now and what is it like there? we saw some fireworks. >> reporter: well, not fireworks, but -- not fireworks where we are but certainly the olympic park the plaza here is hopping tonight, more so than it has been the entire we have been here. two big team u.s.a. stars come up short. who is still standing, and the bay area athlete who made american history that's all ahead. first back to you.

>> it shows you how big it is there, the olympic cauldron over here, garvin over here and all the action everywhere. >> it's friday night in pyeongchang so of course they're out celebrating. >> looks really nice. yeah, we're going to -- oh, it looked like lightning, too, but i guess that was the fireworks. >> that's the meteorologist in you. >> we will let you know anything else. >> here it's all clear, no fireworks going on. you probably wouldn't want that to wake you up and get you out of bed, either, on a friday morning. but our temperatures very chilly. only in the low to mid 30s for the inland areas and that morning drive throughout the east bay will start out in the low 40s today reaching up to 60 degrees at noontime. it will be another nice day to take lunch outside. as we head over to mike you're tracking a new crash in san jose. it sounds like it's not a major issue. let's take you out to the south bay because as you see from this big look at the bay we have no major problems as fs