oakland teachers set to walk off the job and join the picket line. we are live with team coverage talking with teachers, administrators and families, the teachers demands and what students will do today. >> breaking overnight in the jussie smollett case, he turned himself into police. what is next in this case after the hoax attack that stunned the country? and later baby powder safety. at 6:15, a big move by the justice department against johnson & johnson about products you might have in your own home. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> a good morning to you on thursday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's get a look at the forecast for today the rain moving out. >> yes, temperatures on the cold side this afternoon. walnut creek as you get ready to head out the door. no major issues. it's one of those mornings you have to bundle up, cranking up

the heater inside the car. upper 30s tri-valley. making your way out the door pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station, sunshine and 40 to 50. microclimate coming up in a few minutes. mike, you're tracking a crash in palo alto. >> we have our camera pointed north. here is willow, the off-ramp here. north of there is march. right in the stretch there was a crash reported. i do see brake lights in the area. i don't see lanes blocked. chp will watch for activity. you do see slowing. volume starts to build in the peninsula, 101, 280, south bay very light. going over here toward contra costa county. southbound 680, kari showed you the live camera in walnut creek. it was moving well. before you get there, one lane blocked by a crash, taking a while to clear the last of the lanes toward olympic there. the bay bridge toll plaza with metering lights on and you expect that. back to you.

>> thanks, mike. happening today, 3,000 oakland teachers are going on strike. we expect picketers to start in half an hour at 6:30. we have team coverage for you of those protests and impact on families. pete suratos at manzania elementary school but first start with bob redell at oakland tech high school. bob. >> behind me you see some of the teachers are showing up. they are setting up, getting ready to demonstrate, to go on strike. they plan to picket in about 30 minutes outside oakland technical high school and all the other high schools here in the oakland unified school district. we're talking about 3,000 teachers are walking out today. what they are trying to do is they are trying to impress upon the district, hey, we want you to meet us on three of our main demands. take a look on the tv screen. teachers asking for a 12% raise over 3 years, smaller class sizes, more support staff like

nurses, counselors. they did offer a 5% raise to 7% over three years plus 1.5% one-time bonus. the offer did go higher than the recommendation of an independent fact-finding report that suggested that both sides agree to a compromise 6% retro active raise. the teachers union says it's not enough, it does not address high cost of living driving educators out of oakland. the next talks scheduled for tomorrow. picketing today will be 6:30 to 10:30, 11:30 to 1:30, a rally in march at city hall and the teachers will end between 2:30 and 4:00 with more picketing at the schools including oakland technical high behind me at oakland unified school district. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much for that update. the strike is really going to affect students and parents who attend oakland schools. >> "today in the bay" pete suratos at manzania elementary

school. pete, parents had to adjust when they found out about that strike. >> yeah, good morning to you guys. parents will definitely have to adjust to all of this. we know all schools will remany open in the oakland unified school district. as i mentioned all morning long, it will definitely not be school as usual for students who do come to school during this teacher strike. i want to get to important information that parents need to know. as i mentioned all schools will remain open. strikers will not enter few with students. substitutes, current administrators and retired staff stepping in during the strike. normal attendance policies will be in place. if the kid misses school, the parent makes that decision, it will be an unexcused absence. alternative sites will be available for parents who don't want to cross the picket line. one parent we into to has made the decision not to cross the picket line. here is what she had to say.

>> we've been working on a solidarity school. >> now, here is a live look at the salvation army on oakland in garden street which will be open by 8:30. that's one of the alternative sites that can serve around 100 students. taylor memorial united methodist church is another location that can hold up to 250 students. that's another alternative site. fifteen recreation centers through oakland will be available. those centers open at 8:00 a.m. expect another update from teachers union at 7:30 a.m. we're live in oakland, pete suratos for "today in the bay." thanks, pete. nbc pay area all over this story impacting thousands. as this strike gets under way, we've also broken down both sides asking for and what you need to know about it on our twitter page. be sure to follow us. that's @nbcbayarea. >> breaking news in the hate crime alleged by actor jussie smollett. he's now in custody charged with

making a false police report. "today in the bay" kris sanchez joins us now with what happens next. >> he turned himself in to chicago police overnight. yesterday he was also charged with felony disorderly conduct for making that same report. i want to show you a tweet that chicago police put out just a few hours ago confirming smollett's arrest and promising more information at 7:00 our time. the santa rosa native is due in a chicago courtroom this morning. just in case you haven't been following this story, the "empire" actor claimed in january he was attacked by two masked men who called him racist and homophobic slurs, poured bleach on him and put a noose around his neck. the investigation led chicago police to two brothers seen on camera purchasing those masks and used in the crime. they told police smollett paid them for the attack. they promised an aggressive defense with a statement, like

any other citizen mr. smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence particularly where there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked. again, more information coming from chicago police in about an hour's time. we will put that new information up on nbcbayarea.com, also on facebook and twitter and of course the "today" show will continue to follow that as well. marcus and laura. >> an actor's name that so many know but not for a great reason. thanks, kris. 6:07, a major divide reported this morning in san francisco on the planned rollout of police tasers. as it stands, the city has money set aside to equip officers with tasers during the next fiscal year. the examiner reports police commissioners yesterday deadlocked on a plan to retake that vote that approved tasers. yesterday's vote was evenly split with one commissioner absent. the revote called after the first vote taken in 2017. several commissioners have since

been replaced. >> a professor is now suspended without pay for a full year at uc berkeley. according to the "east bay times," the university found that the professor there sexually harassed a student. the school says he repeatedly property up sex in conversations between 2007 and 2009. following his spepuspension, he will spend a year on a previously scheduled sabbatical. during that time he'll only have limited access to the university. the professor repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. right now insect traps in places in san mateo county. a dangerous bug detected in foster city last month and redwood city this month. they can spread a deadly plant disease that can impact citrus trees. food and agriculture have established quarantine in the area telling home owners not to remove those type of trees. san francisco was under a similar quarantine last month. we're having to watch our

plants that are outside right now. we have some freezing temperatures in some of our inland valleys. as we wake up, we're starting to see sunshine and still some clouds left over from the system that moved through yesterday. all those clouds will be clearing throughout the day with sunny vale at 45. all of us seeing temperatures in the 50s today and some mostly sunny skies with breezy winds. more sunshine tomorrow and clouds roll in saturday. i'll have a look at that forecast in a few minutes. mike, things cleared up in palo alto. >> it was a crash, a hit-and-run. we showed you the area north of the camera at university. traffic flows smoothly and looking at traffic going on through walnut creek approaching the interchange. of course bay bridge metering lights on. looking at slowing, a little build through san jose, south 280.

reports of debris in the roadway, maybe a stalled vehicle. whatever the case, chp working to clear those lanes. that's counter-commute. this is commute northbound 101 off 680 where we saw slowing sensors and things calmed down for the last couple of minutes. we'll see more traffic building over the next 20. there's that 23 minute drive from highway 4 to the back-up at the bay bridge and slowing of course at the berkeley curve. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> 6:10. next and all new, we know when lyft is expected to file its ipo. an analysis of what it will mean for the ride sharing industry and what uber is doing. opening up a new foldable phone. i'm not talking about the flip phone. see more of the high-tech advice that has people talking this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

good thursday morning. if you're making plans to head to the sierra this weekend, we will see some pretty good travel conditions. this is a live look at squaw creek at lake tahoe. we're going to see some mostly sunny skies, chilly temperatures over the next few days. check out the season total of snow. 507". we'll talk about what's head for the bay area forecast coming up in less than five minutes. >> we're looking at 17 minutes, the number at the bottom. highway 7 slow out of vallejo

but clear over novato. 37 open yesterday but still see traffic at richmond san rafael bridge although it's not a needed alternate. >> good morning, i'm frank holland, cnbc global headquarters. wall street expected to open with optimism towards trade talks. modestly for the eighth straight day and dow up for a third straight session. on today's watch list reports on unemployment, durable goods and existing home sales. johnson & johnson has received subpoenas from the justice department and s.e.c. for information related to the safety of its baby powder and other products that contain talc. johnson & johnson said this stems from thousands of liability lawsuits which claim baby powder causes cancer and mesothelioma. johnson & johnson said decades of testing show its baby powder

is safe. sales are relatively small. because baby powder is one of the few products with the company's name on it, it plays a role in shaping johnson & johnson's reputation. ride share news, lyft reportingly filing for an ipo next week and could list shares on nasdaq by the end of march. uber filed for ipo but lyft will provide first test about how investors feel about the ride sharing industry. lyft is expected to pitch itself to investors as a comprehensive service offering access to cars, bikes, scooters mainly here in the u.s. and is a company that isn't saddled with losses from competing globally like uber does. marcus and laura, over to you. >> i'm sure a lot of people hoping to ride lyft to the top. happening today, preorders begin for what some call the most buzzed about smartphone in a long time. it is the new foldable samsung smartphone. the company showed off the

galaxy fold for the first time in san francisco. it opens up like a book, creates a larger touchscreen so it can run multiple apps. some experts call it a possible game changer. >> potentially interesting idea for giving you more screen in something that is not a lot bigger than the phone you have now. >> hold the phone, if you hope to be the first on your block to own the first fold phone, a billfold may come in handy to pay for it. it costs nearly $2,000 and will be out april 26th. >> that's a lot. >> that's a lot for a phone, but, hey, it opens up like that. it's a phone book. they are bringing it back. >> they should have hu on the marketing team. >> the kids are like, what is a phone book? >> what's a phone book. >> exactly. all right. so this morning as you open your phone, check us out. we're streaming also on nbc bay area app. we're going to have cool temperatures as you get ready to step out the door.

here is a live look outside. we are also dealing with very busy conditions. it's been so busy over the past few days, it's nice to see our weather calming down. we do have low 40s for you stepping out the door. heading into the low 50s today, it will still be cool. as you're getting ready to head to school in the east bay, oakland will see temperatures at 41 degrees. nice and sunny throughout the day. we can leave the umbrellas at home. we're heading into the mid-50s for early afternoon as that last school bell rings. the high in oakland up to 57 and 56 in livermore. also 56 in san jose. san francisco 54 degrees and still some breezy winds. storm ranger showing all the way yesterday in parts of the bay did clear and now we are waking up to mostly clear skies. as the system pushes farther south, a couple of days of dry weather before this storm system moves in. it looks like it will be tapping into deep moisture. the focus of where that rain will be may be just north of the

bay area, which is great news. we still need this break. we're going to start to see clouds moving in but no rain. on sunday showers in the north bay and farther to the north up around eureka. you can see that is where the atmospheric river will be targeting while we'll be on the outer refrigerators of that. if the forecast holds we'll only see light rain next week. if you're in the north bay and heading up around ukiah, that rain will be much heavier. this will be something we'll be watching going into next week. meantime, we'll enjoy a nice and dry weekend. it will be cool with highs in the in the mid to upper 50s. for san francisco, mid-50s today, still windy this morning. the winds will start to relax going into the afternoon. tomorrow more sunshine. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds on saturday. mike, you've been tracking the drive through walnut creek. >> that's right, kari.

we had the crash that happened earlier this morning. we had all but one lane open now. some slowing, this starting to move more smoothly. what i'm showing you is this set of lights, south 680. this other set of lights it's separated there. move toward 24 towards lafayette. things look like they are moving nicely past that b.a.r.t. station in walnut creek. by the way, no delay for b.a.r.t. lanes or transit agencies like ace train 1 left a few minutes late. that's the latest update. from concord toward 24, pretty typical for contra costa county. an easy drive, slowing for east shore. the bay bridge, reports of a disabled vehicle there. a little build for the san mateo and dumbarton bridge but no major problems. starting to show the build. over to the bay bridge, disabled

vehicle reported in the area. i haven't seen any weird flow. you do notice a little space between the car here. that might be disabled vehicle. not fast enough to tell. i'll track this live shot and let you know if lane number three -- no, it's moving. all lanes moving at the bay bridge. >> that's good to know. >> up to the minute the min you're up. thanks, mike. all new, breaking barriers. meet the contra costa county girls who just joined the boy scouts. what they say they are looking forward to. >> the appliance isn't broken but she needs to exchange it anyway. so why isn't it happening? i'm consumer investigators chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. this photo of snow sticking around in mount umunhum. what a beautiful sight. you can see these around the bay area. tag us on nbc bay area. you're watching "today in the

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america )s opioid epidemic and the 6:23 and new this morning, stunning new numbers on america's opioid epidemic and the surging number of victims. usc researchers calling it the most comprehensive study of its kind. they found overdoses on average are 3.5 times higher than other high income nations and the

highest of any wealthy nation. the next highest numbers in finland and sweden each have less than half the rates of overdose deaths. more than 70,000 americans died of overdoses in 2017. nbc bay area responds to a concord woman's month long dishwasher dispute. >> consumer investigators chris com la resolved it. >> let's talk about susie, she paid for a dishwasher at airport appliance in concord. looks pretty good. she discovered the top rack doesn't fully pull out. you can see it compared to the bottom rack. that complication makes it tough to load the rack. the dishwasher isn't broken, it's designed that way. susie asked to exchange it for a different model. one month and several calls later, she said she had gotten nowhere. that's when susie turned to us. we didn't find an exchange policy on the airport website,

so we called. it didn't respond to us. but someone from the store called and swapped the dishwasher free of charge, which is fantastic news. susie said she was happy with that and sent us a note that says, "i truly believe this would not have been resolved without your help and involvement. thank you so much. if you have a consumer complaint you cannot solve yourself, let us know. 888-996-tips or visit >> thanks a lot, chris. new in contra costa county, a group of girls making history of the eight young ladies joining a local boy scouts group in lafayette. they became the first in the nation to become part of the organization formerly known as boy scouts of america. it's now initially known as scouts bsa since the change of the beginning of february more than 4,000 girls have joined. this morning two american heroes will meet for the first time.

>> late president george h.w. bush's former service dahl sully and bay area's chelsea sully sullenberger will come face-to-face. the service dog was named after captain sullenberger after his historic actions during miracle on the hudson. more than 400 headed to charlotte, the flight took off from laguardia and the plane's engines were hit by birds. he made the decision to land the plane on the hudson river. he did so successfully and everyone survived. you can watch the two heroes meet coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." before that we have more on "today in the bay." our top story, the oakland teacher strike. we are starting to see some action on the picket lines right now. live look here. what teachers and parents are saying and the impact on students. plus a historic conference overnight in vatican city. what leaders are saying about the catholic church's effort to

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school. teachers are going on strike. right now at 6:30 taking a live look outside in oakland. manzania elementary school where teachers are going on strike.

you've got live coverage and what this means for the teachers, staff, parents and of course the students as well and the district. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first we want to get a check of that weather this morning, kari. it's going to be a cold one out there on the picket line. >> it is cold. grab your coffee. a nice warm coat is going to start with a lot of spots in the 30s and 40s. a live look outside in san francisco as you get ready to head out the door. 42 in oakland, 30s, livermore, san martine, 38 in santa rosa, 40 in san jose. we are going to have a nice afternoon with sunshine but it will still be cooler than flo normal. antioch starting at 40. we'll talk more about this. mike stacy us back to walnut creek. >> finally clear. bay bridge toll plaza since all the cash opened late this morning, no disruption. disabled vehicle cleared from the road i talked about last

time. smooth flow through the maze. the rest of the bay shows a smooth flow of traffic. 880 slows a bit more, san leandro toward union city, add speed through oakland but much bigger news for oakland. back to you. >> here we go. happening today, 3,000 oeblgd teachers going on strike. in fact, we expect picketers to come out now. the protest and impact on families. let's start with bob redell, he's at oak tech high school. bob. >> reporter: one of the several schools that the teachers will be picketing outside. you can see they are setting up out here bringing signs out. one sign there. we demand one fulltime nurse in each school. talking about 3,000 teachers going on strike. they have been working without a contract since 2017. they are striking to get the district to give in to three

demands. 12% pay hike over three years, smaller class sizes and hoping the district will hire more support staff like nurses, counselors. this week they did raise the initial offer of 5% pay increase over 3 years to 7% over 3 years plus 1.5% one-time bonus. the offer did go higher than recommendation of independent fact-finding report suggesting both sides agree to a compromise 6% retro active raise. the teachers union said that counter is not enough, that the latest offer does not address the high cost of living that is driving educators out of oakland. the next planned talks between pott sides scheduled for tomorrow. so the schedule for today, they are going to be picketing between 6:30 and 10:30 at most if not all the schools in oakland. between 11:30 and 1:30 they will rally and march at city hall and come back to the schools to do more picketing between 2:30 and 4:00. again, you've got 3,000

students -- excuse me, teachers out here right now and officially going on strike. reporting live in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. all right, so the strike going to affect 50,000 students and parents who attend those oakland schools. >> "today in the bay" pete suratos is live at manzania elementary school. pete. >> good morning, you guys. we're here in front of manzanita in the thick of it where it's starting. starting to see teachers show up early in the past few minutes. as i mentioned all morning long, all schools in the unified school district will remain open but the class school will be different, not school as usual. schools will remain open and strikers will not interfere with students going into the school. the district will replace the teachers with substitutes, current administrators as well as even retired staff. now, normal attendance policies will be in place, so if your kid

does miss school, it will be an unexcused absence. alternative sites for students will be available for parents who don't want to cross the picket line. we into to a parent who made the decision not to cross the picket line, here is what she had to say. okay, guys. i just want to make sure we're still showing the shot at man kn --man nita. there's an alternative sight to take them. as we take you back out here live at manzania. live in oakland, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> it will be interesting to see how many kids won't cross the picket line, lost funding for the district. >> we'll have one more live update on the picket line before

the "today" show starts at 7:00. stay with us during "today" show for continued live updates. reported sex ffder and priest facing new accusations from a minor who claims she was a recent victim. mercury news reports santa clara county filed a new complaint against herman toro. he served as a priest in san jose and was allowed to return to the church after being charged with sex crimes in the '80s. he retired in 1990. now he's accused of molesting a girl multiple times between 2011 and 2016. the family claims they did know he was a convicted sex offender. for the first time in the history of the catholic church, the pope called leaders around the world in rome to deal with ongoing sex abuse scandal. the four-day summit started at the vatican. jay gray joins us there live. jay. >> hey there, laura.

in the first session of the four-day summit continues in rome and at the vatican. we've got close to 200 leaders of the catholic church all here and working through what has been a crisis in their faith, sexual abuse by clergy members. they say that this is a meeting where they expect a big difference moving forward after these four days. but there are survivors and advocates who aren't so sure. >> my hope would be that people see this as a turning point of we're going to do everything possible to make sure people are held responsible, accountable and there's going to be transparen transparency, because those three elements will keep children safe. >> it could be nothing more than a p rchr stunt. if it's all talk and they all sit around and go through the motions. >> now, each day of this summit

centers on a theme today. today responsibility. friday, accountability. saturday, transparency. then the summit will close sunday with prayers and a special mass inside the vatican. we do know some of the survivors are part of those sessions. it's not clear if they are active and interactive participants, getting their chance to speak there. we do know each session begins, it opens with messages, videotape messages from survivors. >> it will be interesting to see what this changes in the church, if anything at all. thank you very much, jay. 6:37. you know our investigative unit uncovered stories of abuse by priests across the bay area. we've posted a list of the accused from san jose and oakland diocese. to view reporting, go to nbcbayarea.com. all right. folks, you know what, we've had light traffic or lighter relative traffic. a lot of folks are on winter break -- not winter break but

ski week break. looking at traffic getting into san francisco is relatively light as well. we are watching the area 101 around cesar chavez, reports of a disabled vehicle. it was reported off the skyway. the update close to the chavez. things are moving smoothly. you see that there. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights on. waking up to the dmucommute. 87, some debris in the roadway. i'm tracking it. >> thanks, mike. they are calling it winter recess. we don't know because our kids don't have that. >> mine do. ski week. >> all right. so we still enjoyed the last few days of that making plans for the week before they head back to school. it's going to be partly cloudy skies, maybe mostly cloudy at times on saturday but no rain. you can still get outside and enjoy it. sunday scattered showers return to the forecast. it will be slightly cooler. we'll be tracking another system that may be moving in for the

start of next week. what are you going to do? how about the splash and dash in san francisco? this happening at aquatic park and benefits special olympics. it will be chilly and you will have to brave to get in the mid-40s and water temperatures in the low 50s. as you make plans also for sunday, maybe you'll be checking out the black joy parade. this will be a great event with mix of sun and clouds. 54 degrees at noon and slight rain chances going into the evening. overall it does look like we'll see make more clouds moving in. if you plan to go to the sierra, it's going to be a great weekend. we'll also see some better travel conditions. tomorrow highs in the upper 20s, sunshine a mix of sun and clouds on saturday but then some light snow showers starting to come down on sunday. if you want to go hiking muir woods this weekend. partly cloudy skies and rain will be holding off there. trails may still be very soggy after we've had a lot of rain recently. then if you're going down to paso robles, temperatures will be reaching into the low 60s by

the end of the weekend. we will see mostly sunny skies there. we'll bring it back home, have a look at today's temperature trend coming up in three minutes. >> looking forward to that, kari. next and new this hour, lawsuit against bay area tech company. a worker is suing because he says his boss expected him to take calls and answer e-mails 24/7. >> also ahead big name companies are pulling ads from youtube. the backlash over videos featuring kids which some say help pedophiles connect with each other. plus -- you've got to stick around for this one. it was a great wild finish in a high school basketball game, contra costa county. the buzzer beater as time expired. taking a look at the big board, you can see stocks are down this morning, 57 points there as the market continues to try to rebound. more news for you right after the break.

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. right now at 6:43, skies clearing over south bay. as you head out the door in evergreen, it's going to be low 40s heading to the mid-50s today. we'll talk about that weekend forecast coming up again in less than five minutes. a clear look at clear roadways in oakland. traffic flowing nicely for the nimitz. we are, of course, following the traffic flow as well as the teachers strike also affecting this area. >> 6:43 right now.

branz, bay area actor jussie smollett now in custody in chicago. he's actually due in court for a bond hearing. investigators say he lied filing a police report. two brothers claimed they were hired to attack him. smollett claimed they yelled racial slurs and put a noose around his neck in chicago. he's denied claims he made the whole thing up. >> in other stories oakland teachers on strike. here is a live look outside of oakland tech high school. now let's go to the air where nbc 11 bay area sky ranger there above oakland tech. around 3,000 teachers are expected to strike across the district. a live look before the "today" show starts in moments. a martinez boy in serious legal trouble after being accused of writing threatening

graffiti on his wall in middle school. this happened at martinez junior high. the boy used a marker on a mirror threatening to shoot up the school the next day. investigators determined the threat was not credible. staffers helped identify that accused student. he's now in juvenile detention facing possible criminal charges. it is quarter to 7:00, youtube under fire from advertisers in the wake of claims it may be a hotbed for pedophiles. in the past youtube has answered to claims it does not do enough to monitor videos with questionable ties to children. youtuber matt watson showed how quickly users can connect to those videos with algorithms pushing users from one video to the next. pointed out how common sections may be allowing pedophiles to

connect with one another. google points out most in question are innocent recordings of children doing everyday things and it continues to aggressive fight child exploitation. 6:45. new for you this morning, a manager from yelp claims he was terminated for not checking his e-mail a few minutes before midnight on good friday. he worked as san francisco-based security manager for yelp for two years. in a statement yelp spokesperson said that suit without merit adding yelp respects religious and personal responsibilities. this afternoon we're expecting to get a closer look look at a proposal aim at protecting you from hackers. attorney general xavier becerra will unveil a new proposal that will allow businesses to not you of compromised pat port or biometric information. 6:46, the family of a former

er actress killed by south pasadena police filed a lawsuit against the department. they are asking for $20 million. after vanessa marquez was gunned down in august. officers say they shot her when they went to her home and she pulled out a bb gun. the family said they used, quote, poor tactics and didn't have to resort to killing her. family and friends are campaigning for marquez to be included in a memorial segment at this sunday's oscars. after seven longs years for commuters, stockton street will finally reopen to traffic this afternoon. crews spent seven years on construction forcing the stretch of road between geary boulevard and ellis street to close. working the central fairway. once complete it will ferry from 4th street to chinatown. work is expected to be completed in december. blowouts happening all the time in basketball. this one everyone is talking

about, even got the attention of president obama. >> this blowout led to a freak injury for a star player. zion williamson's shoe blew out during play. then he sprained his knee and had to leave the game. he's a near lock to be next year's top draft pick. quite the player. president obama was in attendance. you see him there. he was sitting behind the bench. video shows him reacting right away. tough to see. he later tweeted and wished williamson a speedy recovery. also tweeting lebron james tweeting hope young fella is okay. literally blew through his shoe. by the way, the shoemaker nike looking into what happened. number one duke ended up losing that game. march madness may still be a couple weeks away from college basketball but february fun took offer one cif high school last night. >> it came in the form of their big-time buzzer beater. take a look.

>> did you see that? >> i love it. >> that off balance shot gave union city's james logan the 86-83 win over dublin high school. they advance to the division finals against de la salle tomorrow. >> that's going to be early around campus, shake some hands. >> a lot of high fives there. >> you can't deny, that was a beautiful shot. >> this morning as the kids are getting ready to head out to school, it is cold this morning once again. but we're going to see sunshine all throughout the day. as we look at these numbers now, we've dropped below freezing in fairfield and also ukiah. we have upper 30s in the tri-valley and toward antioch and elsewhere some low 40s. bundle up as you head out the door if you're on your way to the dublin b.a.r.t. station.

then after it's going to feel better with ayatollah sun beaming down. we are seeing clouds left over from the system that passed through yesterday and brought parts of the bay area rain. as you get dressed, make sure you're layered up, the hat and nice warm boots to keep you warm today. it still indeed feels like wintertime. as we look storm ranger, that storm system pushed to the south. we are going to turn our attention to the next storm system by the end of the week. we have a couple days to continue on with dry conditions. as we time it out, no rain. that rain olds off to early sunday morning but looks to be mainly focused across far northern california and that can reach into parts of the north bay. this is something we'll have to watch over the next couple of days. if that focus continues to remain farther to the north, we won't see much out of this. but if it shifts a little bit

farther to the south, we could be in with a lot of rain. we could see barely measuring rain for parts of the south bay. maybe a quarter of an inch with higher amounts from santa rosa up through ukiah. then as we check out our forecast, we are going to see saturday numbers reaching into the mid-50s. it will be partly to mostly cloudy. on sunday we'll start to see rain chances going back up. i'll be tracking all of that for you. >> as we head over to mike, talking about the bridge this morning. >> that's right. richmond bridge specifically. you might be able to skip it. yesterday it was an alternate for highway 37 jamming up in novato this morning. this morning, no jam, no problem. skip that bridge and take 37. look at that, we do have a crowd as you exit the area, heading off east shore freeway west. that's the typical commute. 47 out of vallejo past the speed, 37 open for this morning's commute and smooth drive through novato. maybe a little more traffic

heading south on 101 through san rafael as a result. back to your typical pattern after they did that levee repair work. smooth drive south bay now starting to see that push heading north for freeways. debris on highway 87, watch out for it there. lighter flow. trouble spot 87 curtner is where the debris was reported so we'll track that. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:52, happening now vegas is freezing over. for the second time in a week sin city waking up to snow. henderson southwest of las vegas an inch of snow. temperatures dipped into the low 30s. that isn't the end of the cold weather. went weather advisory will last until early thursday morning. >> our top story, oakland teachers on strike. their demands, the impact on kids and families, plus a live look at the demonstrations. what students will do today with two live reports coming up for

you. at 7:00 on "today" show, secretary of state mike pompeo sits down for a live interview on the trump administration's foreign policy challenges and the russia investigations. we're back with more local news for you in just two minutes. 6:53. you're watching "today in the bay."

in the bay-- and welcome back. before you head out the door, it is 6:55. here are top stories on "today

in the bay." >> right now oakland teachers are going on strike. we have team coverage. let's start with bob redell at oakland tech. >> all 3,000 of them on the picket lines here outside oakland technical high and other schools here in oakland. they are basically looking for smaller class sizes, extra support staff and 12% pay increase. the district did come back offering 7%, 1.5% bonus but union said no. tim broderick is a teacher here. just moments ago you said, you don't want to be out here? >> no. we want to be in teaching our students. that's what we're trained to do. this is really difficult. this didn't have to happen. we could have resolved this and it's not resolved. >> the district did come up with their pay. >> it's not going to work. we need what we've asked for to be met and we're here until it's met. >> thank you very much. tim, picketing out here until 10:30 this morning, 11:30 to 1:30. they will go to march and rally

at city hall and cap the day f off. you'll see this driving through oakland today. 3,000 teachers on strike. reporting live, bob redell, oakland, "today in the bay." >> let's give you an aerial view where bob is, over oakland tech. flying over schools across the district to show those teachers walking out and if students will cross the lines as well. parents have a lot of questions about what will happen for their kids. >> pete suratos is here live with more. >> you can see there's plenty of action behind me as teachers strike takes place here. right now i'm joined by the president of the oakland education association. keith, we're talking off camera about this but what are the main things teachers are looking to get out of this strike. >> on this historic day teachers are united with parents and

students to demand reinvestment with schools. we want student support, more nurses, counselors, librarian. we want smaller class size so our students can have a better education experience and a living wage to keep teachers in oakland. oakland teachers are the lowest paid teachers in alameda county which has created a teacher retention crisis. today 86 schools across the city of oakland are on strike. what we see today is happening all over the city, and we will unite at a rally at the plaza at 11:30. >> as you mentioned, busy day. clearly a busy day for all the school throughout the district. send it back to you. >> we'll continue to follow. thanks so much, pete. >> live look at oakland salvation army center en garden street near fruitvale avenue for parents who don't want their kids to cross the picket lines. this is a supervised alternative

site. this includes the united methodist church which can hold up to 250 students. more than a dozen centers are supposed to open across the city starting at 8:00. nbc bay area continues to offer coverage. this story impacting thousands. a team of reporters will be bringing you reports on air all morning. when we're not on the air, join us on social media as we bring you facebook live reports, tweets, realtime information, photos and videos on instagram as well. when there is a news conference, we'll stream it live on nbcbayarea.com. >> all right. as you can see out there, people have coats on. >> it is cold. we only see high temperatures in parts of the bay area reaching into the 50s, upper 50s for inland areas, and a few more days of this dry weather. >> how is that morning commute? >> pretty light except for the bay bridge. a disabled vehicle reported at the bottom of the screen right where the fasttrack and cash lanes meet. it doesn't appear to be causing a big problem.

>> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> don't forget to join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. enjoy the day. . good morning. breaking news, in custody. jussie smollett surrenders after being charged with filing a false police report for claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. the empire star vowing defense. but with the fbi investigating, it's just beginning. nbc news has learned robert mueller could present his final report in a matter of days. the entire nation watching and waiting but how much of it will americans get to see and could president trump be in the middle of a high-stakes summit with kim jong-un when it's released? this morning, secretary of state