welcome to monday morning. hope you're coming off a great weekend. let's start our morning with a peek outside from walnut creek. good morning, east bay. good morning, actually, entire bay area. it was gorgeous around here. good morning. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. right now, let's get a check of what it's like when you walk outside this morning. >> the good news is that our nice weather continues for the next couple of days at least. a live look in san jose as we start out with a milder morning, right now at about 51. we're going to be in the upper 40s. there will be more clouds in the mix today but still warm up into the 60s again this afternoon. as we head over to mike, you're tracking an issue off of theit,

easy drive as jus y about 4:31, go on the clock. there was a cratomsh rep of the didn't see any slowing and it disappeared off the chp report. oakland shows you an easy, light drive from oakland toward san francisco and vice versa. look at the beautiful, clear view. your commute will build, of course. back to you. >> thanks, mike. a big vote is expected today to take place to determine the future of a middle school in the east bay. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live from oakland with more on the impact that it could have on students. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. the future of roots international academy in east oakland behind me is up in the air, when a special meeting of the school board takes place later this evening, deciding whether or not they want to close the school. this could be the first of more than two dozen schooll district.

the school closure is part of a bigger plan by the school district saying there are too many schools in regards to how many students are in the district. i did get a chance to speak with a teacher at this middle school as well as a parent about their feelings headed into tonight's meeting. both of them say that the district informed them about the closure of the school, potential closure of the school via a robo call, around the holidays. >> every morning you wake up, i get to work at 7:00, classes start at 8:45 and i'm having to think how can i be mindful of my students' emotional being and teach them academic because i have to keep pushing them forward. >> ever since december 18, i go g to sleep, wake up 2:00/3:00 in the morning thinking what am i go to do? >> reporter: clearly a lot of stress for parents, teachers and students here 200 students at the school that he district could be planning a 60. we're live here in oakland, pete

suratos for "today in the bay." >> you can hear the concern there. thanks a lot, pete. 4:33 right now. after 35 days, federal workers are finally getting back to their jobs. the white house saying employees will get back pay this week. president trump signed a short term spending bill on friday. the deal does not include any money for the border wall. as the government workers head back to the office today, the president promises that another governmenthu finally gettingver weekend, vit center museum and several campgrounds back open today. tomorrow as well and entrance stations will be staffed as usual. ther has been taken over by elephant seals and their newborn pups. yosemite national park is getting back to normal as well. presidential candidate kamala harris kicks off her day two of her presidential run today. california senator plans to

participate in the cnn town hall tonight. >> this comes after her official launch in oakland yesterday. thousands showing up at city hall to help launch the campaign. >> harris among contenders in what is expected to be a crowded race to challenge president trump. sergio quintana has more on what experts have to say about her run for the white house. >> reporter: with mary j. blige playing in the background, senator kamala harris walked on stage to a roaring audience of supporters. >> oh, what's up, oakland? >> reporter: in progressive and diverse oakland, she did not skip a beat going after president donald trump and some of his most refer toial policies. >> when we have children in cages crying for their mothers and fathers, don't you dare call that border security. that's a human rights abuse. >> reporter: members of this audience are enthusiastically behind her. >> i feel proud to be able to support someone that's from oakland, like me. >> and this is a woman who will,

i believe, bring us back on the right direction. >> reporter: but university of san francisco political science professor james taylor says harris and other democrats cannot just campaign against the president. he says harris needs to take a lesson from a fellow bay area democrat who offered a positive policy alternative to president trump in the midterms. >> affirmative, positive message is what won the democrats 8 million-plus votes over the republicans this last time, not being anti-trump, and that was the strategy that nancy pelosi used, and if the national democrats are wise, they'll use the same strategy. >> reporter: taylor says harris can draw from a 30-year resume of public service, but her biggest challenge in a presidential run is reain across thet with people who don know her yet. >> some will say, well, we need to search to find that common ground. here's what i say. i think we need to recognize we are already standing on common ground. >> reporter: sergio quintana,

"nbc bay area news." >> for more on kamala harris' presidential campaign rally, head over to nbcbayarea.com. follow us on all our digital platforms for continuing coverage of her campaign, as she continues. >> 4:36 right now. breaking news into our newsroom a deadly tornado ripping through the cuban capital of havana overnight. at least three people are dead, 172 injured. these are brand new photos of the aftermath. you can see several homes, you can't see them in those, but maybe in the distance several homes and buildings destroyed. the coastal area is flooded after a powerful cyclone. we'll continue to follow the story, bring you updates as soon as we get them. coming up here on "today in the bay," more pain at the pump. just how much more can you expect to shell out the next time you fill up? ? and the irs says it is ready to accept your tax returns, but most of us probably not ready to file. what many taxpayers say are

confusing them. and a live look at fremont as you see a few folks already on the road there. mike inouye will have a look at your morning commute coming up in just a bit. 4:37 for you right now. you're watching "today in the bay."

good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc global headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is poised to open up in the red this morning. the markets rose on friday, helping the dow to eke out a

gain for the week and extend its win streak to five straight weeks, the first time it's done that since last august. the fed meets on tuesday and wednesday, and there are big reports on housing and jobs, as well as the number of big-named companies including apple, amazon, facebook, at&t, and mcdonald's, all reporting their earnings. and it's going to cost you just a little bit more to fill up your car. the average price of gas inching up two cents over the past two weeks to now $2.33 a gallon. that increase comes after gas actually fell by 64 cents over the previous 14 weeks, and the bay area prices, you know, a little higher, gas is averaging $3.52 a gallon. the irs will start accepting tax returns today. a new study finds most people are not ready. this is the first filing season americans will see the full effects of the new tax laws. a survey by nerd wallet finds a lot of taxpayers don't understand all the changes. only half were aware a tax bill was signed into law in 2017 and

many do not understand how the law affects their tax bracket. 30% say the law has not impacted their financial situation. 25% say it's improved it while about 20% say it's made it worse. those are your kcnbc business headlines. back to you. >> thanks, frank. coming up, kari has a look at the weather for our monday morning weork week. >> in palo alto, highway 101, temperatures in the low 50s for the next few 50s, gradually making it to the mid-50s later on. we'll see more clouds in the mix today but still no rain. we'll talk about when it is in the forecast, coming up. >> same freeway, this time the north bay, 101 through san rafael. it's cool. kari talked about it being cool. the traffic flow is nice in toward san francisco. getting out of the city may be an issue. we'll update that coming up. air

quit playing games with my ato work week somewhere? a live look at san francisco this morning. looks like a nice okay, listen to this one. quit playing games with my car. that's a message one colorado mom was trying to send when she got out of her car in a traffic jam after being stuck for four hours, she decided she needed to stretch her legs and bust a move to the back street boys. ♪ everybody >> look at her teenaged son

inside the car, didn't look too amused by mom. she seemed to have a good time, bring a little laughs to frustrated drivers, too. hopefully it was cranked up enough, why is this woman outside of her car dancing? >> even if it was cranked up enough, they're like out there, why is this woman dancing? >> in the snow. >> kids don't get it, the more do you that the more parents will dance. >> he probably didn't even back. what is this? >> mom, get in the car please, please. >> so as we dance our way into the work week, hopefully you're enjoying the start of the weekend, got that kind of positive attitude. we are going to start out with some mid to upper 40s for many of our inland areas, and for parts of the inner bay and the coast, we're at 50 to 53 degrees. it's really a milder start, compared to what we've seen recently. in antioch, we are going to see a few more clouds moving in, our temperatures in the upper 40s. we are going to be in the upper 50s by 11:00, and it does warm

up to be a fairly mild day, and then we start out with a live look outside in san francisco, getting dressed for the day. you do still need a jacket with those temperatures in the low 50s, and then maybe some light short sleeves and then some jeans for today. it's going to be a comfortable afternoon. here's a look at our highs for the south bay. look at that, 70 degrees at gilroy, once again today, cupertino reaching 66. although it won't be all clear and sunny throughout the day, it wie mid-60s in san francisy, and also for parts of the north bay, with a few spots like ukiah reaching 68 degrees. you'll notice more clouds in the mix, but still not going to track any rain just yet. but there will be some storms developing that could bring us some rain chances going into the next few days. starting out with a slight chance of rain on wednesday, and this one kind of quickly moves through. we'll be in and out of here as this disturbance passes by, not expecting anything significant. as we go into the weekend,

friday, saturday, sunday, all look pretty soggy off and on, so for the weekend, make sure that your weekend plans include the need to get inside quickly, so those showers move through. we are going to see once again the dry weather for today and tomorrow, and a chance of showers on wednesday. thursday looks dry, and then from friday on, it just looks like we'll see some rain off and on. it may not be raining the whole time, but we are going to have some cooler weather, and more as we head over to mike, you'll take us become to the bay bridge. >> taking you back to the bay bridge, same shot, different reason, this time getting out of san francisco, that would be the lower deck headed toward treasure island, yerba buena island reports of a disabled vehicle. the bridge crew did say we got it, we just want to make sure they clear that incident. no slowing eastbound 80 getting out of san francisco at this time. no problems for the sensors, that was an issue for a few minutes there. getting toward the carquinez bridge behind the shield west 80 approaching the toll plaza,

reports of a disabled vehicle, sounds like a car ran out of gas and hopefully made it over to the shoulder. be careful if that's where you're headed in the next few minutes but really no major concerns. a little bit of slowing out of the altamont, that's not as much as we often see just before 5:00. south county morgan hill and gilr a nice flow of traffic. cal train is back in normal wee millbrae there. looking at a smooth ride on all of these rails now, and ferries no delays either. a smooth flow of traffic dublin interchange, in case you wanted to see some cars, let you know they are out there, just going at the speed limit. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. it's 4:49 right now. in a few hours, we are expected to get more insight on the agreement reached between school leaders and teachers in los angeles. the protest ended after teachers took to the picket lines earlier this month, walking out of

classrooms on january 15th. school teachers were demanding better pay, smaller class sizes, and additional staffing. in just a few hours, we're expected to also get a better idea of the devastation caused by last year's wildfires. the state's insurance commissioner plans to explain the latest amount of losses insurance plans to cover. so far, the government says it's helped 5,000 survivors. the camp fire in butte county last fall is the deadliest in state structures burned across the state last november, nearly g,10 investigators are working to learn more about a sexual assault near stanford campus. the victim saying a man restrained then touched her repeatedly against her will. investigators say this happened early thursday morning near the dorms in arguello park. in a few minutes, volunteers in marin county will take a survey of the number of homeless people. the group plans to leave at 5:00 this morning, to collect data

for the county supervisor and ayou loss the county to receive more than $4 million from the u.s. department of housing and urban development. the money will support public housing in marin county. hundreds braved single-digit temperatures in chicago over the weekend, part of the city's 18th annual polar plunge. the annual event benefits local families in need. some were clad in swimsuits, others in strange outfits, of course. >> not a lot, some of them. coming up on "today in the bay," you've seen them on sidewalks and on the roads. now, we are learning more about theange of dockless scooters. the increasing number of accidents emergency rooms are dealing with. mailboxes are an easy target for thieves, but you get the upper hand with informed delivery. it's a free service from the postal service that sends you an email alert whenever envelopes and packages are headed your way. you even get to see an image of the envelope while it's inness trai i transit and leave special

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. hi ther area isng up, getti, as we take a live look outside overlooking dublin. mike will have more on the morning commute, where it's moving and maybe where it's stalling. 4:54 right now. state.ectric scooters are but more hospital visits also popping up as a result. a new study shows that many rides end in a trip to the hospital. ucla researchers say about 250 people the emergency room becauseast year. 40% of the visits were just for head injuries, so be careful out there. stamps are more expensive this morning. >> in case you missed it there, the price of the forever stamp went from 50 cents to 55 cents, that's the biggest single increase in postal service history. some priority mail prices went up. the post office, get this, had a $4 billion loss last year alone. 4:55 for you right now. many of you are wiping the sleep

out of your eyes this monday morning, but if you've been think being replacing your bed sheets, i want to you consider this. new research from re quality. expertsac other. they alsoetter the bed sheets. that's not true. >> some of so of the cheapest sheets might be lower to the bottom of your ratings but also some several hundred dollars toward the bottom of your ratings. >> other studies say sheets made of 100% egyptian cotton are most likely to provide the most comfortable night of sleep. >> 100% egyptian cotton, come on, 800, 1,000 thread count. makes a huge difference. >> it does. i do think that. i know that, snuggle up at night. >> it's worth it, right? >> alone. 4:56 for you right now. coming up here on "today in the bay," kari is tracking your monday morning forecast. kari? >> yes, we are going to have some nice weather to get outside, but it is a spare the air alert day.

that means no burning today, and if you can, you can help improve our air quality by catching public transit. we'll talk about what's going on as far as our forecast for the work week, that's coming up next. no problems across that san mateo bridge. a clear view as well. kari talked about transit, there are no delays but we'll take you to a closer coming up. plus, 800,000 federal workers head back to work today, after more than a month off. coming up next, why the president says another government shutdown could happen soon. a live look outside at san

francisco - a heads up before you walk welcome back. it is work week monday, getting started with the day. >> yeah! >> a live look at sfraan franci, a beautiful shot there. as you walk out the door, there is a winter spare the air alert in effect in the bay area but don't worry about that. be thankful you're not waking up in the midwest this morning. take a look at live pictures from chicago right through, there is a blizzard warning out there and other parts of the midwest, minneapolis, waking up to negative 50, yes, negative 50 degrees out there. appreciate what we have right here in the bay area this morning. beautiful to look at. >> yes, it is. negative 50? that is cold. >> you even bon der hwonder how

possible to be that cold. >> you shouldn't wonder how that's possible. you would know. >> wow, i can't imagine. >> good morning, welcome to the bay area. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm commute in a bit. first we want to get to our weather here which is not freezing like that. >> it's not 50 below. it's 50 degrees. >> yeah! california! >> we're going to balance things out here. there is a live look in fremont this morning, as you get ready to head out the door, everything is looking good as far as our visibility, no issues with weather, and it will stay dry today, despite the fact that we will see more clouds. look at those temperatures by noon we're at 63 degrees, and we'll get a look at all of our microclimates coming up. mike, it's a good start to the week. >> we should always start the show with "it could be worse" than what we're bringing you right now. as far as the speed sensors go if you consider anything below the speed limit not good and most people do. looking at a smooth flow of traffic across the bay bridge,

the disabled vehicle just off the carquinez bridge, not affecting the toll plaza so that's good news. onean out of gas over on the shoulder, that's it for this wheel area, taking a quick loo