for you as well as your drive times, it's not affecting that either. northbound 101 from highway 85 looking at 19 minutes, northbound 280 from highway 101 to highway 85 about seven minutes and northbound 85 from highway 101 only 19 minutes. smooth commute. laura? >> thanks so much, vianey. pc right now. the breaking news we're covering, california senator kamala harris officially announcing she is running for president. the story just breaking about 30 minutes ago. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live. we've kind of been anticipating this, kris. >> yes, this is a much anticipated announcement and certainly we've been watching all of her events because we thought perhaps she would do it in person. instead, she chose to make that critical announcement in a video she posted to youtube and her social media channels. >> that's why i'm running for president of the united states. i'm running to lift those voices, to bring our voices together, so please, join me in oakland on sunday, january 27th. >> the senator mentions that

event in oakland on january 27th, but her website, kamalaharris.org lists a campaign launch rally today at noon at her campaign office at frank ogawa plaza in oakland which as you know maybe that's where she was born. she's been having book events because she has a second book, a children's book and you may recall before all of this, before she was elected to the senate as a second african-american from california, elected to senate in 2016, she was california's attorney general, the district attorney of san francisco, and she began her career in the alameda county district attorney's office. this morning, we believe the senator is in new york, talking about this big announcement, her campaign launch. we are working to get a comment from her. we'll bring you updates every 30 minutes. >> sounds good. we'll check back with you. now a lot of political news to get to this morning, to capitol hill. you saw it there, day 31 without a paycheck for central workers, as the shutdown lingers on.

over the weekend, president trump offered a deal to reopen the government. democrats have already rejected it. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us will i have in washington, d.c., to explain why. tracie? >> laura, good morning. good morning, everyone. it's because the president put that $5.7 billion for the border wall in the deal. democrats say that's a no go, but he also is offering temporary protection for about a million immigrants. president trump's offer to reopen the government goes up for a vote in the senate tomorrow. >> this bill would reopen the government. >> reporter: he's offering temporary protection for 1 million immigrants, refugees, and dreamers, those brought here illegally as children. in exchange for $5.7 billion for the border wall. >> straightforward, fair, reasonable, and common sense, with lots of compromise. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi and other democrats call it a non-starter.

>> it's outrageous and he's just playing politics and this is a bad deal. >> it was i think an effort to prop up the president's sagging poll numbers. >> reporter: despite report from some republicans. >> i think the president's put a reasonable compromise on the table. >> reporter: some conservatives are calling the president's offer amnesty for immigrants. "no, amnesty is not part of my offer" he tweets, adding "thank y you" to the 800,000 unpaid federal employees caught up in the shutdown. now we'll see some of those employees here in washington this week, protest demonstrations are planned for wednesday. many of those workers and their unions, as they now brace for another missed paycheck, a second one if lawmakers and the president can't work this out. back to you, laura. >> thank you. 5:03 for you right now. a big step forward today for b.a.r.t.'s extension into downtown san jose. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us along east santa

clara street where preliminary work is set to begin. bob? >> reporter: marcus, in order for b.a.r.t. to run a tunnel underneath downtown san jose, the workers have to know what's down there underneath so starting today and continuing on for several weeks, workers will be digging down about 100 feet at different points along santa clara avenue here in the downtown area, between market and third. they'll be collecting soil samples and mapping out where the utilities are located. now, this is not the start of the actual construction of b.a.r.t. to downtown san jose. that won't happen until 2020. what starts today is a recon mission of sorts. >> we're really looking at what's underneath the surface. we need to look at soil conditions and where the utilities are placed, so when it's time to do heavy construction and build the tunnel in the stations, we know where everything is located and what we're dealing with underground. >> reporter: this work could impact some of the businesses

along santa clara, the people at city fish, for instance, we spoke with them. they believe the work could complicate deliveries and pickup orders. vta, which is managing b.a.r.t. to san jose, tells us the work will require one lane to be shut down along santa clara, again, talking between market and third, along with some parking spots, but will still maintain access for pedestrians and bicyclists. this is expected to take about seven weeks. when complete, i'm talking about the overall project, when it's complete, it will extend b.a.r.t. from berryessa north san jose underground to alum rock 128th, downtown san jose and diridon and back up aboveground santa clara so it will be adding four stops. reporting live in downtown san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, we appreciate you for that update there. 5:05 right now. pg&e's bankruptcy has san francisco leaders talking more about more than just power plan. "the examiner" reporting some are rethinking the future of renewable energy. clean power sf talks about the

possibility of green energy programs slipping through the cracks in the midst of pg&e's troubles. supporters are now calling for a new locally sponsored green energy platform that would include pouring resources into more green energy projects. renowned activist erin brokovich plans to protest against pg&e once again. brokovich is set to appear this week in sacramento with wildfire survivors to oppose pg&e's plans to file for bankruptcy. the utility claims it doesn't have the estimated $30 billion to cover liabilities from the 2017 wine country fires and last year's camp fire. that rally is set for noon tomorrow at the capital building. >> 5:06. this morning, police need your help finding the man who held up a cell phone store at gunpoint. according to "the east bay times" it happened yesterday afternoon on monument avenue in concord. the man took off with money before getting away. luckily no one was hurt. anyone with information is asked

to call concord police. also new this morning, an east palo alto woman accused of breaking into a stranger's home. police say she livestreamed the whole thing using the victim's cell phone. in the social media rant, the woman invited people over to the home to throw a party, before stripping down to her underwear. she now faces two felony charges this morning. if you're anywhere near san francisco's embarcadero this morning, sheer is a sneak peek at what you may see on the waterfront. visitors near pier 14 yesterday morning got a good look at the king tileds in action, and later this morning, it's said to be a similar scene. the bay area flood advisory will be in effect for coast and inner bay from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. today. so people need to be mindful of that. let's get a look at the forecast right now. boy, a nice look out at san francisco this morning. good way to start our week, kari. >> it is a nice way to start out, especially when you see the view with the sky starting to clear after all of the rain we

had across parts of the bay area yesterday. we're also going to be watching out for king tides today. we will have astronomically ohio tides as well as extremely low tides later on this afternoon. the high tide later this morning may cause some coastal flooding, so i'll have to watch out for that. also, for parts of the inner bay, low-lying areas may be inundated so we'll continue to monitor that as we go into the late morning/early afternoon hours and low tide at 5:41. i'll have more on what to expect as the sun breaks out today, coming up in a few minutes. vianey has a look at the morning commute and we've had a couple of minor issues. >> we have. i did check up on that crash along 580, but i want to start you off with a look at the overall bay area. we haven't had any major issues along the peninsula, the north bay. we had a minor fender bender in the south bay that checked out. let's see what's going on. i am noticing slowing along westbound 580 near the 238 connector just east of

stowbridge, a semi versus a truck collision. it doesn't look like they're reporting any major injuries but we'll keep a close eye on this. however our speed sensors picking up some delays, if i zoom this in, you want to hop off maybe on center street and maybe just avoid the freeway in general and take castro valley boulevard, and hop on after that once you pass through the connector. that's going to be your best bet to avoid getting stuck in any of the delays. the rest of the tri valley westbound 580 from grant line road to 680 about 18 minutes. coming up next on "today in the bay," the new feature you'll soon start seeing on your facebook page. we'll tell you how it works. facebook corporate worried they may be facing one of the biggest fines in american history. [ cheers and applause ] plus ahead at 5:25, super

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right now at 5:12 on your monday morning, we start out with our clearing conditions, after some heavy rain yesterday evening. san jose looking good. the roads may still be wet in some spots. it's going to be a cool start to the morning with some upper 40s and then the sun starts to peek out with a gradual warmup. we will have some much warmer temperatures for your holiday

and throughout the week. more on that coming up in a few minutes. and a live look right now at the golden gate bridge. we're seeing holiday light traffic. we have an issue, though, along 580, westbound 580 near the connector. i'll give you an update on how that situation is doing as well as a look at drive times in the nn a north bay and peninsula coming up. happy monday to you. the markets are closed for the holidays so no trading but looking back on friday, tesla got hit hard after it said it would lay off 7% of its workers. sales force says it's going to build a sales force tower in dublin, ireland. this looks like pretty unexciting video, i'll admit, but it really is important. it's chinese officials this morning announcing their economy has slowed. china has the second largest economy in the world. now for perspective, the growth on this, the chinese said the economy was growing at a rate of 6.6%, instead of last year's

6.9%. that's really strong growth either way. that said, it is adding pressure to the chinese to make a deal to end the trade war. official chinese state media also announced there's another gene edited baby on the way. you recall scientists created the world's first gene edited babies last month, two of them. apparently there's now a third. chinese state television says the scientist will be punished. it's day 31 of the government shutdown but once the government opens up, gets running, we are expected the federal trade comission to hit facebook with big fines over its problem with cambridge analytica, as in like the biggest fines are, bigger than the fine against google, and that fine was enormous, $22.5 billion. this was first reported by "the washington post." now, we've reached out, of course, as we always do, to the ftc. the ftc got back to us with an auto email, we're not here. >> exactly. >> we'll wait on that. >> sounds good. >> facebook going on, a lot of

people notice a new feature on facebook today. it's called community actions. this is a new way for users to support a cause or movement. users can basically create a petition and notify relevant public officials or agencies. that goal here is to get friends to hit that "support" button so that petition can go viral. if a smaller iphone is on your wish list, you're in luck. the iphone se back in apple's line-up of phones. it's a smaller phone. it's got a four inch screen. the phone had all but disappeared after new phones were released last fall. for those who prefer a smaller screen, the se is available, has a cheaper price than before, starting at $249. hope coming out of the ashes. the devastation of the wildfire that consumed paradise prompts one woman to use her own skills to give back. >> gerri lynn stevens leads the team of hair stylists on "the voi voice" here. she joined forces with several local stylists and a local

church to give fire evacuees free haircuts for the holidays. >> they said the only room we have for you is the stage and i said i was like i'll take the stage. it really changed my life and i hope it changed other people. >> the big event was coupled with a christmas party at the church. the group not only received new hairdos but gifts as well. >> that's nice. >> all right, the gift of a dry forecast today? >> you know, the hair, the moisture in the air, puffy hair. >> stick around for my frizz forecast. it starts out humid this morning but we will see some changes. we are also going to have some nicer weather going throughout the week. here is a live look outside in dublin. cars driving on 580 this morning are getting some clear visibility and some cool temperatures, too. if you're on your way to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, some mid-40s. we will see the clouds mixing in as we go through not only the morning but the afternoon as

well. the seven-day forecast is already up at the bottom of the screen. you can see how warm it's going to be as we go through the week. our storm ranger mobile doppler radar, that's the red scan, it's picking up on a few spotty showers along the coast and the santa cruz mountains. we're still going to see some rain moving through fairly quickly and start to wind down as we go into the rest of the morning. then after that, no more storm systems out there. we're going to see high pressure building and also some drier weather. in los gatos this morning, as you get ready to head out, upper 40s at 7:00 and a cool and breezy start to the day. those temperatures will be slow to warm up but we will head into the mid to upper 50s later on today. so here is your frizz factor forecast. it will be a smooth hair day, even though we start out with humidity at 77%, we will see improving conditions, lower humidity and won't be as windy. i think your hair may look more like this once you go through with the flat iron. as we look at temperatures

across the country, here is a look at the high temperatures, and this outbreak of some bitterly cold temperatures across parts of the east coast and the midwest, and you've probably heard about the big snowstorm that really caused a lot of problems. so that's what we're going to be hearing about on this holiday, and if you're following me on facebook, twitter or instagram, i'm @karihallweather. you can also get updates on the forecast. it looks good throughout the week. our inland temperatures for the next few day also stay in the upper 50s and start to warm up headed toward the end of the week with upper 60s and morning temperatures near 40 degrees. san francisco looking at nice and dry weather throughout the work week. vianey has been tracking the morning commute and so far, so good. >> so good. always nice to see holiday light traffic where we can notice the speed sensors are green and for me, that means we have no major backups, but we still have one issue, and this is along 580, but it's cleared out quite

nicely, westbound 580 at the 238 connector you might see some slowing just east of stowbridge because there was an earlier crash, a semiversus a truck. happy to report it doesn't look like a big injury accident. the number five lane was blocked because of emergency crews. that has cleared out. if you were going to take castro valley boulevard, you might still want to take that in case there's slowing near the earlier crash. if i zoom it in, you could see it's gotten a lot better with these speed sensors. peninsula drive times southbound 101 from van necessary avenue to sfo 12 minutes and southbound 92 to bowers avenue only 20 minutes. if you're up and at it this morning, you don't have to rush to work because there's not a lot of cars. it's you and a couple other buds putting in some overtime. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. 5:19. coming up next on "today in the bay," an alabama officer gunned down in the line of duty.

at rest that was made and what led up to the deadly shooting. plus, a winter whiteout, that storm taking aim at the northeast, making for treacherous travel conditions. and take a look at here, scott budman posting, look at that full eclipse coming in with that moon. >> the blood moon. >> the blood moon there. you can follow him @scottbudman on twitter right there for more information. 5:20 for you right now. you're watching "today in the bay." an alabama teenager - now

capitol murder charges developing right now, an alabama teenager now faces capital murder charges in the killing of a police officer. that shooting happened yesterday afternoon in mobile. police say that officer sean tudor was following up on an investigation, when a 19-year-old suspect shot and killed him. officers late ear rested that suspect. tudor has been at the department for three years. ♪ a wisconsin church is celebrating a 13-year-old missing teen was found safe. it had a special service over the weekend. jayme closs attends the church. the 13-year-old escaped her alleged kidnaper earlier this month, 88 days after she was taken from her home. jake thomas patterson is accused

of killing both her parents, before abducting closs. travel in the northeast today expected to be treacherous. heavy snow, freezing temperatures expected into parts of massachusetts, connecticut and maine. a major winter storm blocking the area with snow and ice over the weekend. national weather service says upstate new york could get as low as 40 degrees below zero. that's cold. the "today" show will have a look at winter weather conditions. catch it here at 7:00, right after "today in the bay." football fans could hardly ask for more, after two thrilling championship games that should set up for a stellar super bowl. although new orleans saints fans may feel like they got the short end of the stick, a no call that should have been interrupted gave the l.a. rams a chance to win in overtime. a 57-yard field goal pushed the sain rams to victory in overtime. the patriots beat kansas city with a short touchdown run. after the game, tom brady posted

this video on his teammate rob gronkowski's, both quarterbacks this year have bay area roots. brady attended sierra high school in san mateo. jared goff actually went to marin catholic, in kentfield and then cal. >> through go, sarah marin catholic. we're a week away from the nhl all-star game. fans can get a little closer to that stanley cup. we're going to have it here tomorrow morning on our set! we're going to drink champagne out of it. we can also see the championship trophy at san jose city hall in person tomorrow. i was kidding about the champagne thing, although that got no reaction from anyone. maybe we really will. fans can take part in interactive games and appearances by players. the all-star game will air right here on nbc. so a lot going on. a lot of fun. and the actor matthew mcconaughey stopped by "ellen." >> before the praise, at wards,

the box office blockbusters, he had a bit of a bad boy reputation around hollywood, something we found out that started at a young age. >> what is the most rebellious thing you did as a teenager? >> oh, 13, i got really mad at my parents and i'm running away, you are, and they beat me to my room to start packing my bags, helping me and pushed me out the door. i went, i don't think i really want to go as bad as i thought i did. yeah. >> you can watch "ellen" today at 4:00. find out who the oscar winning actor thinks is the sexiest man alive, followed by "nbc bay area news" at 5:00 and of course "nightly news" with lester holt at 5:30. >> it will make my embarrassed when he says my name. coming up on "today in the bay," we've got some breaking news to tell you about this morning, u.s. senator from california, kamala harris is running for president. plus relief for a bay area family after san francisco

police make an arrest in the vicious beating of an 88-year-old woman. and will oakland teachers go on strike? the negotiations under way to meet their demands and keep them in the classroom. and a live look outside on this martin luther king holiday. not a lot of traffic to report out there, but we're still keeping tabs on it, if you are out the door soon. stick around. much more news ahead. 5:27. deal talk.

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morning. california senator kamala harris making a huge announcement. she's running for president. full coverage coming up. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. on this martin luther king, jr. day. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's go over to meteorologist kari hall to get a look at your monday morning forecast. >> yeah, we have a lot of people showing us the pictures last night of the super blood wolf moon. this is the picture i got on facebook, and that one came from hugh beattie. that is the end of it and pictures from tomas allen in fremont. it was nice to see that in between the clouds and now we're starting to clear out, as we get a live look outside in palo alto as you get ready to head out the door, some upper 40s. it will be a cool start and gradually warming up. the winds will calm down and we'll get peeks of sunshine. we'll talk about all of our microclimates and what is ahead as our temperatures warm up for the week, coming up in a few

minutes and vianey, you had a couple minor issues about you so far it looks good. >> it's been very good. 580 the earlier crash cleared out but just as i was making my way up for this report, i did see chp report a crash along 680, and i'm already noticing it on the speed sensors. it looks like there may be several lanes blocked. this is the potential to maybe turn into a big issue, possibly even a sig alert. i'll dig deeper into the crash in the dublin area, along 680 right before 580 connector, so if that's your morning commute, i'm going to go check on that and be right back with more details. i'll send it back to you. >> sounds good. we'll check back with you. 5:31, breaking news this monday morning, california senator kamala harris has officially announced she's running for president. story broke minutes ago, actually about an hour ago. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has been joining us live following it from the very start. >> senator kamala harris chose to make that announcement in a

video she posted on youtube and social media channel. had this is a look at that video, she says the future of the country is a fight for american values. the senator is in new york this morning, where she talked more about her choice to run. >> i am a career prosecutor, as you said. my entire career has been focused on keeping people safe. it is probably one of the things that motivates me more than anything else, and when i look at this moment in time, i know that the american people deserve to have somebody who is going to fight for them, who is going to see them, who will hear them, who will care about them, who will be concerned about their experience, and put them in front of self-interest. >> the senator is planning a big launch for her campaign on january 27th in oakland at her campaign office, which is at frank ogawa plaza in oakland. as you know, she was born in oakland. this weekend harris had book events for her second book, which is a children's book.

before all of this, harris was elected to the senate in 2016 as the second african-american woman elected to the senate. she was also california's attorney general, the district attorney of san francisco, and she began her career in the alameda county district attorney's office. just in the last couple of minutes, harris' national campaign manager tweeted that in the first 30 minutes after she made that announcement, kamalaharris.org received individual online contributions from each and every of the 50 states. so clearly a lot of enthusiasm for her candidacy. >> thank you, kris. 5:33 right now. relief for bay area family. san francisco police made an arrest in a vicious beating of an 88-year-old woman. the case shocked the visitacion valley neighborhood where she lives. >> pete suratos reports on some of the new developments coming out in the case. pete? >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, laura and marcus. a vicious attack of this

88-year-old woman in san francisco, but the good news is that sfpd arrested the suspect in this over the weekend, after committing another robbery. here is a picture of that victim we're talking about, 88-year-old qui yik oi huang. she was attacked by 18-year-old keonte gathron earlier this month. the suspect burglarized her home after viciously attacking her. huang is suffering from life-threatening injuries, some involving her head as a result of that attack. here is what one san francisco supervisor who has been in close contact with the family had to say about her progress. >> we heard miss huang is smiling now, so that is something that has been a positive information that we received lately. >> reporter: we want to point out a family spokesperson did tell nbc bay area by phone that huang is in critical condition

and apparently is still in and out of consciousness, so she's still recovering from those injuries. despite this arrest, this is an ongoing investigation. if you have any information, contact san francisco police. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, pete. the country is remembering the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. today. here is a live look at the memorial in his honor in washington, d.c. several events are planned today. caltrain in the bay area will have a special mlk train to take riders from san jose to san francisco. the ride is free for anyone headed to san francisco's annual observance for dr. king. in san jose, the african-american community service agency will hold its 39th annual martin luther king, jr. luncheon at noon. roland martin is the featured speaker there. in oakland the anti-police terror project plans to hold an jowel day event at the frank

ogawa plaza they call a day for action to reclaim dr. king's radical legacy. it begins at 5:00 tonight. it is 5:35 in the morning right now. we know who is next for teachers in oakland. many took to the streets over the weekend. they are demanding better pay, smaller class sizes and more resources. a vote on whether or not to strike is expected to take place a week from tomorrow. teachers have a chance to vote by secret ballot through february 1st. yesterday, they made signs and banners in case a strike takes place. union leaders and school district officials are set to meet at a hearing later this month. oakland a's angling for a new stadium at howard stadium. but the team also hopes to redevelop the neighborhood around the coliseum and that has long time residents concerned about gentrification. "the east bay times" spoke to people fearing they may be priced out of the neighborhood. the a's promise to give current residents a say on the future of the neighborhood.

tomorrow in concord they will discuss an 18,000 seat stadium proposal. it includes a soccer stadium along with a convention center and hotel. it would be all built on vacant land near the concord b.a.r.t. station. that plan comes from an investment group that recent bought the rights for the u.s. soccer team. the stadium would cost an estimated $750 million and could require significant financial help from the city. >> 5:37 right now. heads up as you make plans for your commute this week. in san francisco, the t line is out of service along third street. don't expect it up and running any time soon. according to "the examiner" it will be out of service for two months. starting tomorrow, instead of trains, buses will run from embarcadero to bay shore boulevard and sunnydale avenue. that move is in line with plans to expand mission bay platforms on third street. it is 5:37, and now we have

a big problem in dublin. if that is your commute, listen up. the rest of the bay area is okay, but that earlier crash is now officially a sig alert. chp is reporting a four-vehicle crash along southbound 680, just north of 580. all lanes are completely blocked. your best bet and alternate route to take san ramon road, a surface street to the side. our speed sensors are picking up delays and i noticed a hazard up ahead. if you're traveling through dublin along southbound 680 just north of 580, all lanes are completely blocked off. we'll keep monitoring that. the rest of the tri valley is doing okay. westbound 580 from grant line road to 680 you're looking at 19 minutes. i'll keep you updated on the sig alert. some people are extending their commute on this monday morning, if not, maybe you're looking foord to next weekend.

>> it's going to be nice. this past weekend kind of got ruined with the showers and thunderstorms but as we look ahead to the upcoming weekend, check that out, we go from the upper 50s today to the upper 60s by the weekend, and all week long, we are looking at some sunshine all across the bay area. san francisco will also warm up as well with a high of 64 degrees on saturday. so what are you doing? maybe if you're headed out of town, going to the sierra, we'll have some clear conditions there for getting there and back, and our temperatures will be warming up into the mid-40s by the end of the weekend. also, not a bad weekend to head to the beach. santa cruz looking at some highs close to 70 degrees, but there will be some clouds rolling by. it won't be clear and sunny all weekend long, but it does look pretty good. we'll talk about what's going on today, as you get ready to head out the door. that's coming up in the forecast in about three minutes. >> looking forward to that. 5:39 right now. marijuana is legal across the state of california, but next on

"today in the bay," we're going to have a look at why the chp is still arresting delivery drivers. plus the number of layoffs the west contra costa unified school district is planning, and that impact it could have on students. and it's now day 31 of the longest government shutdown in american history. we'll take a look, when "today in the bay" continues.

right now at 5:42, as you get ready to head out, we had a pretty good soaking in san jose yesterday evening.

so the roads may still be wet. that's a look at 101, and skies are clearing, so as we head toward east san jose to the neighborhood of evergreen, upper 40s as you head out the door, and we should normally be in the upper 50s. we'll get very close with some peeks of sunshine. we'll have some warmer weather in the forecast, more on that coming up in less than five minutes. we've got a major accident in dublin. this along southbound 680, just north of 580 connector. all lanes are blocked. it's a four-vehicle crash. chp reporting this may be an injury accident. we do have our very own sky ranger on the way to the scene. we'll bring you updates as soon as we get the chopper out. >> we'll check back with you. 5:43 this morning. firefighters are trying to determine what started a fire that damaged a multimillion-dollar home in lost los altos. it started at midnight at a home on van buren street near alta

mesa park. the home lists at more than $6 million. the fire damaged the second floor and attic of the 4,000 square foot house. the three people who live there were not home at the time of the fire starting. ended up on its side, as you dozens of tutors in and around richmond will reportedly lose their jobs in a matter of months. the west contra costa school district announced about 80 layoffs on friday. half the cuts will be through attrition and reorganizing. the district will also eliminate its graduate tutor program amounting to about 40 tutors. pink slips are supposed to be handed out in mid march. right now, both sides in the los angeles teachers strike are trying to come to an agreement as we come to week two of the stalemate. we're spending the holiday weekend in hopes of ending protests that cost students five days of classes so far. the school district wants to focus on salaries. the union has a large list of demands, including a greater role in decision-making.

new details on the recovery process following the deadly camp fire in butte county. crews there are starting to clear that debris from lots starting next monday, according to cal oes. the november fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history. 86 people were killed there. that fire tore through the entire town of paradise, destroying more than 18,000 homes and businesses. a new lawsuit this morning surrounding marijuana in california. two former chp officers suing after they were arrested after a traffic stop. according to "the sacramento bee" the pair who run a licensed cannabis distribution business were arrested in stanislas county. the chp kept $257,000 they were transporting. the pair is asking a judge to direct state and local governments not to interfere with legal marijuana distribution. marijuana is legal in california but still illegal under federal law. quarter to six right now.

today is day 31 of the shutdown. >> scott mcgrew, there of an effort over the week to understand come to a deal. >> there was. the president offered what he said was a compromise, but when democrats got a look at the details, they didn't like it. for that matter, either did conservatives who pushed back at the president's offer. president trump offered to suspend deportation of dreamers and immigrants under temporary protected status for a limited amount of time in exchange for money for the wall. it was not a good enough deal for democrats. daca kids will remain protected anyway until the supreme court agrees to hear the case. notably the president defined what he means by the wall on saturday. he said "this is not a 2,000-mile concrete structure from sea to shining sea. these are steel barriers in high priority locations." the president's lawyer rudy giuliani was on nbc's "meet the press" on sunday, responding to the now very questionable report

from buzzfeed that the president told his previous lawyer, michael cohen, to lie to congress, as you no doubt heard late friday. the special counsel's office made a statement to say this report was not correct. giuliani also made news when he said the president was making deals with russia much later than we first thought, all the way and beyond november 2016 election. >> well, it's our understanding that they went on throughout 2016, there weren't a lot of them, but there were conversations, can't be sure of the exact dates but the president can remember having conversations with him about it. >> throughout 2016. >> yes, probably up to, could be up to as far as october/november. it's covered to the election. any time during that period they could have talked about it but the president's recollection of it is the thing had petered out quite a bit. >> we're not sure the strategy here but giuliani does this often, reveals facts that are not favorable to his client, the

president. if president trump was making deals with russia as late as november, it means he was making deals when he said in july of 2016 "i have nothing to do with russia." he was making deals when he said this. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. >> in the meantime, kamala harris running for president. our kris sanchez has that well covered. she'll have a report in a minute. in the meantime, follow us on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. the rare sight thrilling stargazers last night although it was tough to catch in the bay area. we have video from new york and seattle of the super blood wolf moon total lunar eclipse. the earth between the sun and the moon gave the moon some really incredible color there. here as i mentioned, tough to see unless you happened to be watching at the right time. nbc bay area's business and tech

reporter scott budman had a pretty good view when the skies managed to clear. he tweeted out this image. the next total lunar eclipse won't happen until may of 2021. but at least it's in our life time. >> yes. it's a cool sight. it shows you how cool science is. >> right now, the moon is really close, and that's the reason why it appeared larger, and the pull of the moon's gravity is creating king tides here for the bay area. there will be the potential of some flooding today along the coastal areas, so looking at ocean beach, high tide this morning will be at about 10:53, so with that, we will have to closely watch those areas. you want to stay away from the waters at that time, and then we'll also have extremely low tides later on this evening at 5:41. so we'll be watching out for that, also the coastal flood advisory continues, as we get a look at storm ranger this morning, we've been tracking a lot of systems moving through

recently. now things are starting to calm down, but still a couple of quick-moving spotty showers along the coast and as we go throughout the day, we are going to see that storm system moving off towards the east and then a lot of dry weather back behind that. we're going to enjoy some sunshine as we go throughout the rest of the week, and as you make your way out the door to pleasant hill, it's going to be in the upper 40s, a cool start to the day, and cooler tomorrow morning, but then we'll see those temperatures gradually warming up into the mid-50s. as you get ready, get dressed this morning, you're getting a look out the window. the rain once again has pretty much moved on, but it's going to be a cool start, so you do need a jacket, maybe pants will keep you comfortable today, but that's nothing compared to what they're having to layer up in other parts of the country. this is a look at the high temperatures, as a lot of people will be outside for the martin luther king parades and celebrations. new york city the high temperature today 15 degrees. compare that to our 58 degrees we'll see today and it gets

warmer as we go throughout the rest of the week. upper 60s by the weekend and nothing but dry weather in this forecast and we are also going to have some cool mornings, so i'll keep you up to date on that. vianey, you're tracking that sig alert and the full closure of the interstate. >> dublin, listen up, if that is your commute or part of your commute, definitely head out the door right now, and prepare for delays. chp did issue a sig alert and this is for southbound 680, just north of 580, between acosta. all lanes are completely blocked and unfortunately chp is reporting this as an injury accident involving four vehicles right now. we do have our very own sky ranger there on the way to the scene to check out what's going on, but we're seeing heavy delays on our speed sensors. traffic is backed up to nearly a mile. my best suggestion to take san ramon road, that is a surface street and avoid everything past the connector 580 and hop on after the connector along 680. all lanes are blocked southbound

680 north of the 580 connector, an injury, four-vehicle crash and as soon as sky ranger gets up we'll bring you footage. the reof the bay area waking up to little to no traffic. it is a holiday. san jose right now you could see it's good out there. the roads are starting to dry out. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. a developing story in pittsburg, several bridges are closed because at least 12 barges have broken loose. crews are working to get control of them. officials couldn't say whether any of the barges hit bridges or why the barges got loose. no one has been hurt so far. of course we'll continue to follow this developing story. and next and new at this hour, the new formula which could help new moms prepare emotionally for how they're feeling after giving birth. also all new, a car explosion caught on camera, the circumstances around this would-be terror attack. more news in just two minutes. w

check out this photo of her and her mother. you can see more on instagram at "kari hall kari is posting about the women's ma mpb in orch from oak weekend. check out her and her beautiful mother and see much more on her instagram page. we have new information on a desperate effort to save a boy

trapped in a well. >> crews began drilling vertical tunnels in the southern span. last week we told you the 2-year-old fell into the well, deep into the well, only ten inches wide. officials say the operation would take at least a few days. they say they are still hopeful they will find the boy alive. >> that happening in spain. 5:56 right now. new this morning, scientists at northwestern university developed a way to possibly predict a woman's risk of postpartum depression. they measure the factors at four to eight weeks postpartum. experts say moms who could start treatment earlier have a better chance at full recovery. amid nationwide teacher shortage and increasing number of strikes, more and more

schools across the country are turning to a four-day school week to retain teachers and boost morale. here is one teacher. >> having that extra day on the weekend gives me a chance to just replenish myself so that i can come back and be the best teacher that i can be. >> we've obviously seen our share of teacher strikes in the bay area and southern california as well. the "today" show is looking at whether this model works everywhere. that's coming up at 8:30 this morning. 5:57 right now. new details on a goat who first shot to fame on social media last year. >> we told you about houdini last march on our midday show. he kept escaping police along a kentucky interstate and somebody started a facebook page for him. he actually reached 36,000 followers there. an update this morning, he is recovering after being hit by a car. that crash happened a few months ago and houdini is rehabbing at a wildfive sanctuary. here is one of his caretakers. >> he limps sometimes. sometimes he doesn't limp.

i think it depends on the way he walks. this is a special pen that has pretty expensive cow bars on top of the fence so the cows can't get in. he's home and happy here. >> houdini has five acres to himself and his own barn. he will be able to rest and work himself up until the sanctuary feels until he's ready to join the other goats on the property. if you want to be a spice girl, laura, this might be your chance. the girl group is reportedly looking for a new member >> tell me what you want, if you believe british tabloids. apparently the spice girls minus victoria beckham will temporarily fill her spot for a new tour. they invited a finnish pop star to join the group and mel b. is listing high profile stars like taylor swift, katy perry and

adele. either way i'm out. >> you could wear the heels. you're very posh. >> that's nice. i'd be like little spice, something like that. >> it will work. >> hopefully not old spice. >> never! a lot of families deal with the question of whether to let an older relative keep driving, kind of switching gears here, but listen to this. the royal family are certainly not immune as well. >> prince philip stirring up more controversy this weekend. cameras spotted him in a car without a seat belt, just two days after getting into a car crash. the palace says he is fine. the person he crashed with broke her wrist. hmm. now to shocking video that we mentioned before the break, it shows a car exploding. police in northern ireland put out this surveillance footage overnight. the explosion happened outside of a courthouse. authorities say it was poorly planned terror attack involving a hijacked pizza delivery car rigged with a bomb. thankfully no one was hurt. two people were arrested.

right now at 6:00, breaking news. running for president, california senator kamala harris making it official overnight. her announcement, her message and what happens next. plus week five, this morning's update on the government shutdown, where negotiations between republicans and democrats stand on day 31. and extending b.a.r.t., a big step forward in bringing b.a.r.t. to the south bay. we're live with the impact on traffic and businesses as early as today. we're also looking at the king tides and what could be changing with a full moon in process. a very good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. vianey in for mike this morning, give us a look at the commute. >> there's a sig alert on dublin. >> we'll start with the weather today, probably causing some of the issues out there. >> you may have to head out the door a little bit earlier in the tri valley. there are no weather issues here. here is aiv