a good monday morning to you. march 4th here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> did you see that pavement? it looked nice and dry. and we will continue to get a break today? >> yes, more of a break today and then we have another storm moving in tomorrow. here is a look at storm ranger, maybe sprinkling in parts of the bay areat is the storm that we had from over the weekend kind of winding down and moving out. we see a lot going on here. you see the big swirl of the clouds in the pacific to the west. and the long stream of clouds, that is the at moatmospheric rir

and it looks like it will stay south. but we will be seeing some rain. fremont will be dry, mid 50s by noon. and we'll talk more about what is headed our way coming up next. and mike, you are looking for a crash. >> not cruising for a bruising, but a crash was reported near the berkeley curve. but you see both directions are moving smoothly. i'll let you know if any lanes are blocked, but no flashing lights, no problem for that flow of traffic on our sensors. good news here, they have reo n reopened highway 37 for both directions with more rain coming later in the week, we may see the flooding happen there again. so just be prepared, enjoy it today. a little sprinkle in free month, i used my wipe foretwo sw norma class schedules reassume across

a land thanks to the end of a total of acceseven days. union leaders announced that the deal is sealed. >> reporter: the association president says school will be in session monday morning. >> members of the oakland education associates has ratified a contract. >> reporter: throughout the day union members cast their ballots at the paramount theater in downtown oakland on an agreement reached with the opunified scho district. it includes 3% signing bonus and 11% raise spread out overi four year sizes next year. and as well as a deal to reduce caseloads for support staff lie counselors and therapists and bonu a raises for nurses. a sizable group of members still op t consolidate schools. >> my school is on the chopping block. you want me to question back to

being loorks school and say i got a pay raise? no. >> reporter: 58% degree agragre it was a win. >> whether personally helping me, it is being part of a district that is moving forward, part of a union that is pushing forward. helps all of us. >> reporter: now that union membership voting is over, the schoolboard has to ratify the deal. >> and continuing coverage for you, we'll know this week if the east bay is getting closer to a second teacher's strike. friday teachers overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if the union cannot reach aea with the district. this wednesday teachers will updates on what to expect if there is a strike. it would impact more than 32,000 students. thisun justng for president. former colorado governor john

hickenlooper announced it this morning. says the country faces a crisis. he joins when a dozen other democrats running or considering a run. and there are sad new developments overnight in alabama. you can see the destruction left behind after at least two tornadoes ripped right through a neighborhood. this is brand new video of the destruction that came into our newsroom overnight. this is a town called b-- this deadliest outbreak of tornadoes since 2013. the sheriff says the number doe real. it really does. >> officials expect that the death toll will continue to rise. and we're hearing even more calling a

miracle discovery in hum about the county. >> two young girls spent nearly two days in the cold and rain before being found safe and found. they are just 8 and 5 years old. they survived without food and shelter by huddling together in a bush. the trail of granola bar wrappers led authorities to find them. the authorities say that those girls smart thinking really made the difference. >> they had enough information that where they ended up friday night is where they stayed throughout this put and wait for people to find that'sha lost, stay you. >> and you can hear authorities talk about the relief of finding those girls alive that is coming up on "today." and back here in the bay area, the peninsula could see a strike begin tomorrow specifically some san mateo workers. the human services unit plans to strike tomorrow and wednesday. the group includes more than 900 employees in several different

departments, though we don't know how many will take part in this particular strike. the county says it still heaps heaps -- hopes to overt the strike. and they will maintain essential services. advocates for workerer protections will rally in the south bay to bring attention to wage theft. it coincides with the trial tied to the silvery towers project. prosecutors accuse the developer of holding workers for no pay. emeryville pl in the distance mcarthur maze and thetozuild for a massive prt that has some fearing the possible version of carmageddon. the work doesn't get under way until april of 2022. so there is time for you to get

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good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc. here is today's top business headlines. futures are pointing to a a higher open to start the week. the dow finished 110 higher friday and the s&p closed above 2800 for the first time since early november. this morning we'll get data on december construction spending and later on today sales force will report its quarterly earnings. days after launching its lower priced model 3, tesla is unveiling. elon musk says the electric automaker would reveal its model y crossover suv on march 14th. musk saying the model will cost

about 10% more than the model 3 and have slightly less range for the same battery. and children's retailer gym more bo g gym were rhie's has found two buyers. and separately gap will plan to buy their cnbc headlines. back over to you. >> i just found out what g gymboree was this year. so i guess i'll buy stuff for maybe your kids. >> they are too small. >> see, i don't even know who can wear that stuff. >> thanks, frank. 4:41. coming up here, kari is tracking the forecast for us. >> looks pretty good out there as you head out shopping. we'll see dry weather as we go in to the rest of the morning and into the afternoon. some peeks of sunshine. we'll talk about what is going

on as a new storm approaches coming up next. and crossing the bay, this is moving pretty quickly. we'll talk about what we found in the east bay. alive after >> plus a story of survival, what one oregon man is crediting for helping him stay alive after he was trapped in his car in a snowstorm.

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and take a look at your screen. it looks like takes good sta s the day. no rain to speak of at this point. we'll talk with kari when the rest of the points down the road. and this next statement i never thought i'd actually say. but a man can thank taco bell for being him alive. >> survived for five days by eating their hot sauce packets. he got stuck in his car in a snow storm in central oregon. he would start it and let it run for a few minutes just to stay warm. >> his dog named allie was also in the car with him. not cin eating, but she did survive. so hot sauce saved the day. love it, but never would have thought -- >> i got to be honest, i've never looked at the back of the packet to see the nutritional information. >> there is nothing on the back of the packet. >> surprise.

>> probably kept him warm too. >> he is like i need a tums now. hopefully no hazardous weather situations where we might get stuck. >> yeah,llio. and as we get a look at storm ranger, that is our mobile doppler radar, that the red scan that you see going around on the screen. we've seen a couple spotty light showers through. the storm from the weekend is moving away. but i want to show you what is is going on here. we do see this area of low pressure that is moving closer to the bay area. and it will be here by tomorrow. but then notice that just to the south of that, pointing towards san diego and baja california, we'rein an atmospheric river. so this area of low pressure moves in, and at this point it doesn't look like it enhances the rainfall with atmospheric river. at this point it looks like it

won't connect. so that is good news for us. our temperatures this morning starting out in the antioch as you get ready for your drive in the upper 40s heading into the upper 50s today. and then we still see a slight chance of some light rain, overall it is mostly dry. and then also for tomorrow, it is most i dry until we get in to the afternoon where we start to see some rain approaching the north bay and then more widespread into the even andaft and evening hours. the storm system will bring totals. but not expecting anything really heavy at this point. loo quarters of an inch of rain to about an inch. and then as wera russian river at gurnville, it looks to stay well below flood stage as we go into thursday. so that is something that we'll continue to monitor. and then we'll see some off and on showers, still not catching

much of a break here. and looking at some showers throughout the week, it may not be widespread and steady, but we will have times for rain chances throughout the week. and mike, you have a couple reports coming in? >> yeah, they came in and cleared very quickly. chp says now the number is zero. we had a crash at berkeley curve but we did not see anything on live camera. and so everything has cleared including fairfield where i was watching the split there. over here, i'll turn around this way and point to the traffic coming into the area, mild slowing until north flynn and then no problem. look at that from brentwood, vascular road is moving very smoothly. highway 4 out of answer york and rio vista, across the bridge,he reopened both directions, flooding has cleared for now.

we've gotten some advisories about the potential for other areas where we typically see a problem when the rain builds up. off here a smooth drive at the bay bridge toll plaza. folks are starting to stack up, those two cash lanes as is typical are not yet open. so we'll see if things on the transit systems. b.a.r.t. officially starts at 5:00 a.m. but i did notice they have three trains running. cal train full service is restored. new video of the protests in advantage men toe voicing anger over the decision not to charge the officer tied tostephreceivs clark oig clark's deadly shooting. the district attorney announced saturday that no charges will be

filed against the officers. officers claim that they fired after mistaking his phone for a gun. the family has filed a wrongful death suit against the city. and san francisco attorneys are reportedly responding to the new police union's effort to block a transparency law. that law took effect january 1 and it requires agencies to unseal certain personnel files tied to misconduct and police shooting. agency around the state oppose it. num r numerous lawsuits have been filed already. and the examiner obtained a comment from the city attorney's office saying in part our communities have a clear interest in reviewing records related to sustained finding of misconduct when they involve things like filing false reports or sexual harassment on a member of the public. the public also deserves transparency in situations where future of high speed person.et

gative unit found questions surrounding tense tens of millions of your tax dollars that have already been spent. >> stephen stock has the details. >> reporter: cost overruns, duplicate charges and bills to work never performed, that is just some of what we found. we reviewed hundreds of invoices submitted to the high speed rail authority by private contractors and subcontractors. and we found $142 million worth of what is known in the business as disputed invoices. more than 600 disputed invoices in all. an independent audit conducted at the request of lawmakers who are critical of high speed rail confirms what we found. now, just to be clear, a disputed invoice is a questionable charge that state officials don't think they mist overspent and they started things before they should have to try to keep the project built

on time and on budget. and they sort of stumbled. and i think that has cost them a lot. >> coming up tonight, we take you behind the construction of the rail line in the central valley and we talk to the chief financial officer of high speed rail to follow the money. plus we'll break down some of those disputed invoices and follow the money to exactly where it is going. that is later tonight at 11:00 on nbc bay area. and you can give us a call if you have a tip for our investigative unit. i know people come up to all the 888-996-tips. could be the first to allow recreational pot to set up shop. and plus the debate over traffic camera this is piedmont is heating up and you're asked to weigh in. and happening now, the united states officially shutters its consulate in

jerusalem. for decades it operated as de facto embassy. the move infuriated palestinians fueling the suspicious that the united states walk recognizes israel. state lawmakers will outa

proposal aimed at making college more accessible in california. the group )s bill would make the lawmakers will outline a proposal aimed at making college more accessible. the group's bill would make the second year of community college free but only for first timeim . if approved, earning an associates degree would effectively become free as those students already get their first year in community college at no cost. lawmakers plan to unveil the plan in oakland this morning. also happening today, san

jose state students rally to support fellow students with no place to live. in the past, they protested by holding tent city rallies on campus. organizers say more than 10% of san jose students are homeless. they have a set of demands they believe would ease the crisis. the rally is scheduled for noon on campus. a possible big change when it comes to recreational pot cot whether to allow a business to set up op. if it passes, the city will no longer have a medical only cannabis licy. this past summer san rafael approved licenses for 16 medical cannabis businesses. piedmont is scheduled to debate a new layer of swrail. supporters say the cameras would be different than the nearly 40 license plate readers already deployed at 15 piedmont intersections. privacy advocates express

concern. 4:57. we've been talking about that rain, but today -- >> the rain is off today and we'll even see some sun. we'll talk about the next round of rain coming up live look shows traffic is moving smoothly by the truck scale. non francisco, a new report.

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i'm thanking god that he is alive and he's fine. >> now at 5:00, twisters touchdown making for one of the deadliest days since 2013. the destruction and rising death toll in alabama this morning. plus working to recovery, the schools remaining closed today as the north bay cleans up following the historic flooding. and do you think the commut? wait until the construction starts. the reason why the ydre messier. we have more on that project set to get under way. and a good monday morning to you. starting out the week all nice and fresh here. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura is off for a few days. you probably don't want to talk about the maze. >> people are going to freak out. so stay tuned for the story. >> weather is great though.

>> yeah, for today. we will have more storms throughout the week. we're taking a look at the next one that will be approaching, but we will have cry weathhave today. by tomorrow, the rain starts to reach in, so enjoy it for now. here is a live l a walnut creek. it is in the upper 40s. beal see some upper 50s by early afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. i'll have the arrival and time line of that rain and mike you're track