inspector last few minutes. we'll track that. that's in oakland. in san francisco, b.a.r.t. to oakland connector canceled over in oakland again. in san francisco there's a reroute to 38, 38r because of the fire yesterday, the big one. laura, i know we have pete coming up in a couple seconds and pete will tell you more about the fire. >> we'll get to that in a moment. while people were sleeping, breaking news in eastern contra costa county one person dead in a fire in bethel island at 1:00 in the morning on gateway road. firefighters say an adult woman died. we're trying to get some new video from the scene. we do know four others north texas home did manage to get out safely. so far no word on how the fire started. as we know it's very cold outside. bob redell headed to the scene right now. he'll join us for a live report. >> we're tracking a developing story. this gas line here in the middle of san francisco could be seen for miles yesterday.

we brought you live breaking coverage of this all afternoon. now there are still a lot of unanswered questions. "today in the bay" pete suratos live on the scene in gary. still an active scene behind you. >> we're here on gary and parker. they are cleaning up all the damage as a result of the fire and gas explosion. you can see behind me over my right shoulder on gary and parker, at least a section of geary on this block right here has been shut down in the west direction as they continue to work on that fire that destroyed a number of buildings. you see one building, a chinese restaurant in front of me. let's go into exactly the details, at least what we know at this hour, what may have caused this fire. the explosion -- the gags explosion took place before 1:30 yesterday afternoon in the construction zone near geary and

parker. it destroyed five businesses ranging from businesses to homes in the area. a san francisco fire official say the fire was ignited after a third party construction crew, a company we're learning is called mass tech he ruptured the gas line. it took out power in san francisco from laurel heights all the way to parts of the presidio. for the most part that has been restored. as of last night there were about 300 people without gas and 41 people without electricity. here is what some of the fire victims are saying about this incident. >> we're already thinking about where we can move programming, some other sites friends have offered. >> we're allowed to get some emergency supplies caution they don't know when we'll be let back in. >> i come back and see my house over there. oh, my god. the fire. >> take you back out here live

to geary and parker, the @math of the fire that was the result of a gas explosion in this area off geary and parker, i want to point out seven service workers from pg&e were here for repairs last night. we expect 20 to 30 to arrive after 7:00 a.m. thankfully no injuries to report but we'll continue to monitor and have more updates as they come in. live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you. as we've been reporting, the gas explosion and fire lasted more than two hours. our cameras were rolling most of that time. you can watch that video plus raw footage from the sky ranger on the home page on nbcbayarea.com. developing on capitol hill, congress reopening several investigations into president trump. the president calls them ridiculous partisan investigations. they are handing over transcripts of 50 interviews to the fbi's russia investigation and expanding its own to include the president's personal finance

s. >> we are not going to be in tim dated or threatened by the president. >> he's a political heart attack trying to build a name for himself. it called presidential harassment. >> they are bllg a case to request the president's tax returns investigating potential business conflicts. new this morning a shake-up with ffmta, the agency hr director is out after allegations that sexual harassment complaints were filed. now, according to the examiner don ellison's last day on the job was friday. since last year several muni employees have come forward with allegations of sexual exploitation, groping and racial slurs. you might recall john hailey, former sfmta director retired last october following a lawsuit from an employee. she alleged he groped her. >> new this morning if you renewed your driver's license

and haven't gotten it in the mail you may be part of the tech glitch. live from san jose dmv this morning. what's the problem this time, chris? >> you know that saying, no good deed goes unpunished? the folks who might be affected by this glitch are the people who tried to renew their driver's licenses as soon as they got notices in the mail instead of delaying that until closer to the expiration date. let's show you what happened here. the dmv tried to get ahead of the backlog they have been experiencing sending out renewal notices earlier than usual, 5 to 35 dates you might get them in earlier years. the problem is they only accept renewals at 115 days or less before expiration. some folks renewed early, paid the fees, and now the system shows no record of that. who does this impact? if you got a notice to renew your license between november and january, this could be you.

the dmv said people with birthdays of february 25th would be the earliest impacted. sacramento dmv uncovered this glitch and could affect tens of thousands of californians. there's an internal review under way to figure out what happened here. this is in addition to a review by gmpbl sues overnor newsom ani from t audit. you can find me on nbc kris san, nbc bay area. if you were impacted, renewed your license early and haven't gotten it, let us know. maybe we can do something to help it along. >> thank you, kris. a 17-year-old shot in the leg while walking his dog in

menlo park. near east o'keefe street. he was taken to the hospital and no arrest was made. police say a motive isn't clear. new details, a teenager excused of stabbing a pacifica boy is behind bars this morning. the 17-year-old daley city boy was arrested last night. police say he allegedly stabbed a 14-year-old buy at the fairmont shopping center in pacifica yesterday afternoon and was then taken to the hospital where he remained in serious but stable condition. officers say at this time a motive is not yet clear. still no word on when oakland teachers will strike. they plan to gather tonight to create signage for when that moment happens. the strike is looking more and more likely even though both sides are holding meetings. it set the tone for a hectic school board meeting last night. the district is looking at how to cut $20 million from next year's budget. board members expect to vote on

the proposed cuts next week. >> let's head outside live downtown walnut creek at this hour. check out the temperature there, 36 degrees. it's yet another cold start to the morning, much like yesterday. right now we want to get to kari hall and some folks waking up to frost there, kari. >> another frosty morning. it's been cold all around the bay area even in san francisco this morning. as you get a clear look at our city and looking at some temperatures that are now at 41 degrees, then you make your way inland and it's below freezing in a lot of spots in the valleys especially the north bay. so just be mindful of that and watch out for some of the spots that may be slick on the roads and just try to slow it down. here is a look at high temperatures, we're heading in the mid to upper 50s. this the day to get out there and enjoy it. even though it's cool, we'll have the rain moving in tomorrow. i'll have more on that and, mike, you're taking us to the nimitz. >> most is all right but still

slow downtown, give you a second. also over here, sky lines closed, one way traffic control. if you don't have to go to 35 and the area with the earlier mudslide don't go there. you can go here north 880, it's slow, down to two lanes. we continue to track this disabled vehicle. as far as i know, they are waiting for a tow truck. it will slow you down from nimitz. fine highway 24 and minus slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza if you pay cash. coming up, if you're single this valentine's day, get who has a treat for you? hooters. you can get some free wings and a little bit of revenge maybe on your ex. >> plus we're staying on top of the alleged assault of bay area actor and singer jussie smollett. the step he just took on his road to recovery.

mike traffic tease tahoe report. today is the day to get to the sierra. tomorrow winter storm watch already up. we are going to see heavy snow coming down not only tomorrow but all throughout the weekend. we have 177" of snow at the base of the mountain with a season total of 341. we'll talk about what's going on as far as how much more snow we may get. that's coming up in less than five minutes. >> we're looking at san jose. plenty of room for more traffic. that will come later. right now your south bay moves

smoothly. we still have a problem, though, in oakland. >> good morning. happy thursday to you. stocks fell yesterday as president trump's state of the union didn't spell out specific spending on infrastructure. electronics arts the game maker in redwood city, we gave you a heads up on that before the opening bell wednesday morning. insta-cart said it will no longer count workers tips as part of their guaranteed pay. the san francisco company guaranteed workers $10 on a delivery but that included tips. up to a point, the more a customer was tipped, the less they paid the worker. they will no longer do that and back wages will be paid as well. you may not know this man but he changed the internet. craig newmark, the craig in craig's list. he just gave a huge amount for

journalists to fight fake news. elon musk tweeted last night the model 3 cost $35,000. insurer parenthesis, that includes the fuel savings over the life of the car. musk says he's doing everything he can to get the real price tag down to $35,000 but it's, quote, a super hard grind, he says. tesla is also handicapped by its own success. it sold so many cars, the government has reduced the tax break on tesla. new statistics show half all the electric cars sold ever were sold in california. here is the reason why. yeah, cold weather. we knew cold weather cuts battery time. midwesterners figured that out the last few weeks. aaa put together numbers. 20 degree weather, that's 20 degrees, which is a heck of a lot warmer than it was the last couple of weeks in the midwest, can reduce your range by 40%.

that's if you don't turn on the heater. >> oh, my. >> remember, there's no engine warmth. the heater cuts range even farther because it's working so hard. can you imagine driving without the lights, radio, heater. >> it's a modern day when i had to go to school walking in the snow. >> ten miles with no shoes on. >> new this morning, hooters of all places wants to be your anti-valentines destination. here is the deal for anyone who want get over their ex. bring in a photo on valentine's day, shred it, and you'll receive ten free wings. the other option is to upload to the website and online quiz. a catch, you have to purchase ten wings while you're there. that shred it promotion runs on valentine's day on all sz hooters location.

>> some people don't like valentine's day because they think it's a way for businesses to make money, then you have anti-valentine's day thing and they are still just trying to make money. >> so businesses are trying to make money. yeah. >> it's nice when you have someone to share it with. >> kari. >> all right. we'll talk about that. let's get out the door in palo alto. it is another cold morning. everyone heading out the door, you are going to try to run somewhere quickly to find warmer temperatures. here is a look where we begin upper 30s out the door. a mix of sun and clouds today. it's still going to be cool into the afternoon. as you head out out for your morning drive, freezing temperatures. that can mean icy patches on the road. between now and 7:00, lower 30s, then rising into the upper 40s. by noon at 49 degrees. so it's still cool. you need that heavier coat or

more layers for today. our high temperatures around the bay area mostly in the mid-50s for today. this is our last dry day before this storm system approaches. we can see it moving in closer right now. as it arrives, it's going to bring in rounds and rounds of rain. we also have another storm behind that that could start as early as tomorrow morning for the north bay. some pockets of heavy rain by 9:00. that's right in time for the morning commute. going into the evening commute, it's still raining off and on. there may be spots to get a bit of a break. we're also going to see the rain on saturday. scattered showers continuing to early sunday. sunday morning we may have another round of some snow on mount hamilton. a wintry mix for south bay, east bay hills, and also for the north bay hills. we're going to see that rain tapering off going into monday. meantime we're looking at the possibility of getting anywhere

from three-quarters of an inch while sierra gets several more feet of snow. we'll have more updates on that. mike, you're tracking a problem with the bay bridge. >> a possible problem. this big rig, lane four, that's the report called in. we count them, one, two, three, four. that's a cash lane. i don't know why the big rig would use the cash lane. i see traffic flowing but it did pause. looks like a build before the metering scheduled to turn on in a couple minutes at the bay bridge. oakland, contra costa county fine, zoom into alameda, downtown oakland, 880 continues to be slow because we continue to have the two left lanes blocked by disabled vehicle. that's been going on for a while. waiting for a flatbed tow truck. the rest of the bay shows no problems in the south bay or peninsula, a good drive there. a live look shows walnut creek

680, the split, no problem at walnut street interchange. the b.a.r.t. station moving smoothly for b.a.r.t. lines. the coliseum for the airport that's out. transit bus 73 is providing mutual aid. that means they will take you by bus to the airport. the closure at geary and parker in san francisco that affects 38. the fire yesterday that pete is knowledge the aftermath today. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," scary moments for any parent. dramatic showing a moment his father realizes he's inside the moving train and he's outside of that train while it's leaving. show you what happened after this frightening moment was caught on camera. first "today in the bay's" kris sanchez celebrating 15 years at the station this week. she posted the photo to twitter. you can read the full story all about it. love to have her as part of our team. follow kris and be safe. the man

killing a stanislaus county police officer in december is due in court for a the man accused of shooting and killing a stanislav police officer in december is due in court for a mental competency hearing. mendoza accused of murdering the police officer. police say he was shot and killed in a traffic stop after christmas. the judge agreed to have the case against mendoza suspended to determine if he's mentally fit top stand for charges. the prosecutors will seek the death penalty. one woman attending stafford happens to be in the middle of it. dr. tyson on a one-year special study p at stanford. she accused lieutenant governor of sexual assault in 1974. her statement said it started at consensual kissing and turned

into a sexual assault. virginia lawmakers are trying to withhold the incident. >> i just need to learn what's going on and ask people not to rush to judgment. >> lieutenant's governor released a statement saying in part, i wish her no harm or humiliation nor do i speak to denigrate or diminish her voice but i cannot agree with something i know it not true. >> jussie smollett is back to work on empire. he said he was a victim of a hate crime, that they yelled racial slurs and put a noose around his neck. officers have found more surveillance video surrounding the time leading up to and after the incident but the new video hasn't been released. new this morning, new video

showing the frightening moment for a cleveland father. >> take a look. the father steps off the chain to smoke a cigarette, then he frantically starts chasing it when it leaves the station because his baby was on board. the train's driver learned about the baby on board before it arrived at the next station which was just about a minute away. the driver returned to the station, the father was reunited with the child. i can't imagine ever leaving your kids, though. >> right. that's a scary situation. i know that mother was upset. >> 5:24 right now. coming up, on top of breaking news in contra costa county this morning. a woman killed following a fire inside of a home. we'll have a live report on what crews are revealing about the investigation. plus they might be good for the environment, but this morning what a new study is revealing about the dangers of an electric scooter. a live look. look at the back-up at the bay bridge toll plaza. i would say those metering lights are on. mike is also on top of

everything this morning monitoring your commute. stick around. 5:24. ad lib live picture of the

golden gate bridge. a good wednesday morning to you, taking a live look outside. the golden gate bridge. i always love seeing that shot early in the morning. good morning and thanks for joining us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. i'm also cold because it's cold out there. take a look at this, live look from walnut creek, just 36 degrees. freezing, frosty in many parts of the bay area this morning, kari. >> might be 37 in the studio. it is cold. here is a live look outside in san jose with a clear start and

another chilly morning. let's head to santa teresa, south san jose mid-30s. 36 at 7:00, then seeing those temperatures get milder heading into the low 50s by early afternoon. it's going to be a nice day, highs for the microclimate reaching 56 in palo alto, 57 in concord and 55 today in ukiah. you better get out there and enjoy it today because we have rain moving in tomorrow. i'll time it out for you. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. good news, bad news. >> good news and standard news. the good news is the disabled vehicle, big rig reported at the bay bridge, going slowly. it's on the shoulder. the bad news is the back-up here. all these cars. a fair trade, standard build up. east shore and contra costa county looks great as far as those freeways go. we will take you to the big issue that's been going on since

about 4:30, a little earlier than that. we have a slowdown here through oakland, northbound 880 building the commute as more folks heading up from san leandro, slowing as you approach 16. still down two lanes, only two lanes open there. trying to get an update because the last we had they were calling a flatbed tow truck and that was about 45 minutes ago. tough to get it in there but it's urgent. the build out of the tri-valley bay bridge metering lines south bay and peninsula moving smoothly. back to you. >> thank you very much. we are tracking a developing story. an explosion and fireball in the middle of san francisco. nbc bay area sky ranger caught this video as flames were shooting into the air almost all afternoon. it was on geary about 1:15, 1:30. "today in the bay" pete suratos live where the streets are blocked off this morning. peeta lot of questions after that fire was put out, during

it. >> good morning to you, laura. a lot of questions about how the construction crew ruptured the gas line that led to the explosion, the big fire behind me on geary and parker. this is the damage. you see a number of pg&e crews on site. you see the restaurant over there seeing a lot of damage. there were about five buildings destroyed as a result of this fire. here is what we know at this hour, guys, when it comes to this fire that takes place in san francisco yesterday. as you mentioned off the top, laura, happened about 1:30 in the afternoon in this construction zone. this construction area near geary and parker. it spread very quickly. the fire destroying five buildings all together ranging from businesses to homes in the area. a san francisco fire official say the fire was ignited after a third party construction crew, a company that we now know goes by the name of mass tech ruptured the gas line in the area. that fire took out power for at

least 2500 customers from laurel heights all the way to parts of the presidio, which has been destroyed. i do want to point that out. the latest numbers for pg&e, they say there are 300 people without gas and 41 people without electricity. here is what some of the fire victims affected by this are saying about the incident. >> we're already thinking about where we can move some programming. we have some other sites some friends offered. >> loufd to get owe're allowed stuff, emergency supplies because we don't know when we'll be let back in. >> i come back and see my house over there. oh, my god. the fire. >> quite a number of pg&e crews on site as you can see geary street going west in this area has been blocked off with pg&e still investigating this. we know they had repair crews

overnight, more coming in. we're going to monitor and provide updates coming in. live here in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> quite an eventful afternoon. as reported the fire lasted more than two hours. our dam race were rolling the entire time. can you watch footage and nbc sky ranger on our home page, nbcbayarea.com. a deadly fire in eastern contra costa county. one woman is dead. "today in the bay's" bob redell live at the scene in bethel island. bob. >> good morning to you, marcus. you can see the damage, the destruction behind me, the double-wide mobile home. this is santiago island village mobile home park. the fire started before 1:00 this morning. there's a family of five inside this home when it started. take a look at the video. just got done speaking with the battalion chief east contra

costa county fire. he tells me a female, a woman, adult woman, who was in the back bedroom sadly did not get out. she perished in the fire. the four other people who were inside did get out. they are physically okay and the red cross is helping them. i asked the battalion chief, he said do you know what caused this, he said, no, we don't have a determination yet. one of the major challenge fighting a fire like this, there's no water service on bethel island. they had to bring out their water. they brought three fire extinguishers. you can see this home is destroyed. right now we see those headlamps on the firefighters going through looking through the debris. of course, it's part of their investigation to determine what caused the fire that sadly killed one woman. reporting live on bethel island, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. another family is mourning this morning, this in the north bay.

they need your help finding who killed their loved one who they say was simply riding home on his bike. 54-year-old douglas jr. riding home on a popular bike trail in napa. a memorial held last night at the very spot where police found his body. they say he died from a traumatic injury. there's a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. it could be a break in a decades old cold case. san francisco police releasing this new sketch of a serial killer in the 1970s. this is what he might look like now. they nicknamed him the doodler because he sketched the men he targeted. he could have targeted as many as 14 victims. there's a $100,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. 5:34. a new study shedding new light on scooter injury cases in southern california. ucla researchers looked at

scooter related injuries at two west los angeles hospitals. ne fou they found one-third arrived by ambulance. 30% had broken bones, 30% younger than 18, only 4% wearing a helmet. 21 of the injuries involved people just walking on sidewalks. teachers in the east bay city really want a bigger raise. dozens of teachers plan to gather at fremont to send a message to the district. they are upset over the .7% raise they are given this year. fremont unified district teachers association said that's way below the average and unfair considering the amount of funding from the state designated for employees. a second walk-in event is held and organized for tomorrow morning at american high school. it's 5:35 right now. happening today even though we're in the middle of winter, south bay vector control teams are stepping up west nile prevention efforts.

they plan to spray the area by helicopter to halt the spread of mosquitoes. the coverage area is march land east of 101. the spraying is not expected to impact nearby communities. another easy win for the warriors last night. they cruised to victory beating san antonio by nearly 40 points at oracle. klay thompson led the way with 26 points. they did clear the bench for most of the fourth quarter. after the game it wasn't all smiles. some of that has to do with rumors around kevin drachbt. he may be showing stress tied to looming free agency. many in the media are convinced he's ready to jump to the new york knicks this summer. last night he was asked again and it did not go well. >> come here every day ask me about free agency, teammates,

coaches, get everyone riled up about it. let's talk about basketball. i don't want to talk about it and it's on me. come on, man, grow up. grow up. >> you heard it there. today is nba trading deadline. harrison barnes getting buzz this morning. that's because he found out during the game that his dallas mavericks had traded him to sacramento. instead of leaving barnes stayed on the bench with his soon to be ex-team meamates for the rest oe game even after he learned that news. >> kind of rough. >> mike, something we want to tell you this morning. >> i want to hang out with all my friends right here. look at that. >> you are staying right here and giving us that report. >> folks hopefully getting out of the area, northbound 880 into downtown oakland, the clustering because we're still down to two lanes. two lanes are blocked. we just talked to chp. they said, yeah, we're still waiting on that flatbed tow

truck. someone abandoned the vehicle there in the left two lanes and that's why we have all the slowing. the commute building heading to the bridge where metering lights are on. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. thank goodness. you can use 580 coming up. i'll be right here. i'm going to sit on this bench even though -- >> even though what. >> harrison barnes. >> they did not. >> nba contract. >> the only break you're going to get is the weekend. >> so we're making plans. either going to be so soggy this weekend. off and on looking at rain. your saturday forecast. look at highs reaching into the low 50s. there may be spots that see snow again. especially our lower elevation, some of our hill tops. we're looking at our sunday forecast only reaching about 50 degrees. yeah, still will be raining. if you're heading to at&t pebble beach pro-am this weekend by sunday it's still going to be

soggy and also chilly with those high temperatures only reaching about 53 degrees. heavenly is going to be a great place if you can get there today. if you can stay there past monday because in between all weekend long we're going to see heavy snow showers. travel going to be very difficult and temperatures reach into the low 30s tomorrow and mid-20s by the end of the weekend. going to russian river valley, it's also going to be a wet weekend. cool, highs only reaching 46 tomorrow. by saturday 52 degrees. there may be some peeks in the clouds and breaks in rain as we go into sunday. muir woods, also some wet trails and soggy conditions with highs reaching near 50 degrees all weekend long. it's going to be breezy as well. even if you're going out of town, you still may run into those showers. if you're going down santa barbara, you may be able to catch a few more sun rays with highs reaching into the upper 50s there. it's still going to be cool.

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says it's disappointed with pg&e fire prevention plan. utility network said the company's plan to shut power down during wildfire should be by emergency response only. the group adds putting customers in the dark when wildfire is a high risk to public safety. so far pg&e isn't commenting on the issue. new this morning victims of a small plane crash in southern california are all being identified. all four were killed when the cessna crashed into a yorba linda home sunday afternoon. the twin-engine fell apart after leaving fullerton airport. the pilot was killed when the plane went down. new details on a southern colorado choking incident from four years ago. we're learning the victim is getting $7 billion to settle a lawsuit. that's when five men chased a man handing out halloween candy in chatsworth. they mistakenly believed he had handed out tainted candy.

one of the men, an off duty firefighter put the man in a six-minute chokehold. his attorney said he suffered a traumatic brain injury. none of those men ever served jail time. >> 5:44. are you one of the 100 million people that uses the waze sapp? a popular google traffic app is receiving backlash from police for giving away something they don't want drivers to know. new york police department sent cease and desist to google saying posting locations of dui checkpoints, officer locations and speed traps are lifesaving tools used by police. it alerts any area that could affect the commute. safety is a top priority and informing drivers about upcoming speed traps allows them to be more careful and make safer decisions on the road. >> maybe people will slow down because of it. >> i do. >> i do, too. >> president trump's ambitious plan to imnature hiv/aids

epidemic in a decade is met with raised eyebrows in the area. >> he announced it at the state of the union address. he hopes to reduce infections by 90% by 2030. it fk uses on expertise in the hardest hit communities but so far it lacks funding. ahead of the president's address san francisco aids foundation released a response. in one part it says, "ending hiv will require more than increased funding for hiv services like testing and treatment. it will require comprehensive policies that address the root causes of hiv, health inequities like poverty and institutional racism." >> the president facing a new and very serious opponent this morning. >> scott mcgrew ready for action. >> adam schiff was waiting for this day. he was ranking member of house

intelligence committee investigation into trump. the guy in power. last year it's been republican devon nunez calling the shots. now schiff is in charge and he's reopening the investigation. he says not only will he be going back and examining testimony republicans failed to follow up on, he's going to aid the investigation. putting democrats in charge of the house investigations was one of the biggest if not the biggest ramifications of the midterm elections. not only do you have mueller but schiff working independently. that has to be worrying the president. >> an economic miracle is taking place in the united states, and the only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or ridiculous partisan investigations. >> the intelligence committee will also look into trump's tax

returns as well as businesses. we think mueller is doing some of that but schiff will not be bound by any particular law. he and his committee can ask pretty much anything they want. the houseworking ing on those tx returns which mr. trump has never given us as a presidential candidate. some other news, we continue to watch what's going on with these investigations. interim attorney general matt whittaker testifying before the judicial committee as it gets into full swing. we just learned closed door testimony from michael cohen has been delayed until the he said of the month. it's not clear why. we're also keeping our eye on virginia. the governor there was accused of wearing black face back when he was a med student. if the governor were to step down, lieutenant governor would take over, except you know the lieutenant governor has been accused of sexual assault. he denies it. if he steps down the attorney

general takes over except "the new york times" found he wore black face in 1980. if all of these men step down, the governorship goes to the state speaker of the house. keeping an eye on that, keeping an eye on everything. in fact, you can follow me as i post on twitter. you can follow me ther there @scottmcgrew. >> thanks. the grammys are this sunday but today the recording academy will honor music teachers across the country including bay area. leads orchestra cupertino homestead high schools and fremont union district. he's one of nearly 3,000 teachers nominated for this year's music educator award which recognizes teachers who make a lasting impression. >> thousands of nominations. i was a semifinalist, which was ridiculously cool. i don't know how they choose, so many teachers doing great

things. >> chose you because you're great. >> mr. burns. >> he loves teaching students because they learned hard work pays off and working as a group can create something bigger than what they can do alone. >> i love that. >> one of the teachers told me you take so many people from different backgrounds, different voices and you come together to make one sound, one beautiful sound and that's music. that can be said with a lot of things. >> hey, let's start a band. >> and go on tour this summer. >> all right. >> mr. burns we need you. >> also bring all the kids, marcus. >> we need the van. >> while you guys are working out how that's going to happen, we're going to check out our cold temperatures this morning. here is a live look outside in dublin. it's freezing as you get ready to head out the door. it may be icy on bridges and overpasses. livermore, 32, 32 fairfield and

santa rosa. below freezing in ukiah, san martine we are very close. you may have to scrape that off the windshield even though temperatures are not down to 32. as maw your way out the door to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station, mid-30s until 7:00. we have to grab heavier coats and lots of layers to stay warm. going throughout the day, we're going to see more cloud cover as our next storm system approaches. it's going to be our last dry day before a series of storms moves back into the bay area. as we time it out, we can start to see that rain as early as tomorrow morning, in time for the commute. where we see yellows, indicate heavier downpours, even a chance of some snow and a wintry mix in parts of the north bay as we go into saturday, sunday, monday off-and-on rain before it finally moves out. more storms before the middle of next week so we're in a busy and wet weather pattern. we have to take the days where you get the sunshine, like today, and get out there and

take it all in. now, mike, you have updated news on the roads. >> better news for the nimitz. we don't usually say that. especially approaching 6. all lanes cleared for downtown oakland. that means folks headed to san mateo bridge you can use that as an alternate. that may not be the case. you may get back to the regular route over the next several minutes because we've seen quick recovery over 16. always clear from earlier vehicles. the toll plaza, that's the tradition. back to you. >> happening now, a missing father and son are safe after being rescued from snowy mountains north of yellowstone in montana. deputies battled below zero temperatures and heavy snowdrifts in order to find them. the father and son were conscious but suffered from hypothermia and frostbite. there are new privacy concerns with your smartphone.

at 6:00 a.m. travel apps and retail apps a lot of us use may be spying on you. first at 5:55, every parent's nightmare, marijuana-laced candy passed out at elementary school. cafeteria workers quick action. l

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say it isn't snow. check out this photo kari hall shared on twitter. you can see snow sticking around. kari says we could get more this weekend. go to her facebook page and follow her @karihall weather. it is 5:56. new this morning nine children went to the hospital after eating marijuana gummy bears at their elementary school. it happened in cleveland monday. fourteen kids actually ate the marijuana-laced candy. they were as young as five years old. school leaders said they started complaining when a cafeteria work stepped up. >> our lunch attendants noticed right away the kids had candy and were sharing it. came up and intervened and found out what was going on. that helped us respond very quickly. >> police arrested the mother of the student who brought the gummy bears to school. we haven't heard from her yet about why she did it. new details on the next big

teachers strike which will likely make national news. denver teachers set to strike monday. the governor decided yesterday to not intervene in the fight between the union and school district. it will be the first teacher strike in denver in at least 25 years. new this morning, a school driver faced allegations. parents called police. it happened as he was dropping students off in new jersey. they arrested him. they called it a huge misunderstanding and was released pending a court appearance. brand-new this morning, women share their story of decades old sexual abuse while their families were serving abroad as missionaries. >> they exclusively tell nbc news they were abused by missionaries and now they want to make sure it never happened again. here is nbc kate snow.

>> your bifrs have not been charged with a crime. >> no. >> are they on any type of registered sex offender registry. >> i think that's the scariest thing is thinking they are still out there. >> kate snow's full report will air at 7:30 during the "today" show. sales are booming for products with cbd. a new projection $22 billion in sales by the year 2022. that beats marijuana sales. cbd is derived from cannabis. it won't get you high. the market saw 29% growth in 2018. as more consumer turn to cbd products touting health benefits, doctors are worried because regulation of the products are still in a gray area. fda said it will go after companies making therapeutic claims about its products. >> it says that it cures this or prevents that. none of those things have been proven. make sure the party has been third party lab tested so you

are getting a product that will contain what bottle says it is. >> the fda has only approved one cbd medication. it's a treatment for rare forms of epilepsy. >> it's 5:00 somewhere, so let's talk beer. one of the biggest japanese brewing companies is out with a new instagramable brew. >> a special app to print pictures onto beer foam. look at this. 500 stores will be installing the device. it comes as adults are drinking less beer in the country. you can get your girlfriend on the top of your beer. >> there you go. drink up. >> cheers. right now, 6:00. gas line explosion. people in san francisco still can't go home. others have no gas. the questions we're asking this morning after that massive fire in san francisco yesterday. the big update we just got 15

minutes ago. >> new problems for dmv. some people who paid to renew their license don't have their license and don't have their money back. what the agencies is saying this morning. >> secret screen shots. the app you may have on your phone right now that might be recording what you type and look at. a new report says it didn't ask your permission. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike is going to have a look at the commute in a bit but first start with meteorologist kari hall taking us through the day with those temperatures starting low. >> very low temperatures this morning, very chilly and then a milder afternoon. we'll see peeks of sunshine today and a day to enjoy before weather moves in. highway 101 as you get ready to drive into work only upper 30s. at 1:00 this afternoon, we'll be