have. "today in the bay" starts now. a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. it is 6:00, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at the commute. first start the weather, vianey in for kari. tell us another nice day. >> fun headlines, warm temperatures. by fun headlines i mean sunny temperatures. if you're heading out the door, a little chilly. look how clear. in san jose what can you expect. current temperatures 47 degrees. expect a high of 65. again, chilly 30s and 40s will eventually climb into 50s for the coast, low 60s for the bay, inland temperatures mid-50s. still a little breezy at times, 10 to 15-mile-an-hour winds but for the most part very calm. some areas may not see wind at all. increasing cloud cover by the evening. we'll start to notice clouds especially along the coast. overnight lows will be in the 40s. we are tracking warm temperatures right now but we've

got even warmer temperatures on the way. i'll break down a time line for that. coming up, let's turn things over to mike. >> vianey, looking at a pleasant drive. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights on as you would expect with the green sensors. 880 south, dlr, reports of a new disabled vehicle, waiting for more detail from chp. i'm going to move so you see the slowing out of morgan hill. out of the south county, north 17 toward the summit. that's also very typical. b.a.r.t. running 41 trains on time. that's time for transit. you guys have much bigger news on something else running. >> that's right. breaking news this morning. it's really a potential game changer this morning in that 2020 race for president. texas democrat beto o'rourke throwing his hat into the ring. he's running for president. announced about 90 minutes ago

on social media. >> i'm running to serve you as the next united states of america. this is a defining moment of truth for this country and for every single one of us. the challenges we face right now, interconnected crisis in economy, democracy and climate have never been greater. >> o'rourke is a former congressman who last year narrowly lost to ted cruz in the race for texas u.s. senate seat. his run was considered a big success in a state heavily red. more recently o'rourke held a counter-rally on the same night president trump came to el paso to tout his border wall. he's trending single digits percentagewise in democratic polls. happening in washington, the senate is said to vote on whether to block president trump's national emergency declaration at the u.s.-mexico border. nbc's tracie po nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with what would be a

strong member. >> the fact four republicans republicans who plan to team up with democrats today to barely pass this bill rejecting the president's national emergency, the emergency that will pay for part of the wall with pentagon funds. the president already saying he'll veto that and send it right back where they don't have enough votes to override. so the bottom line here is, the president is getting pushback from his party. while that's significant, it may not change the outcome of being able to go around congress, issue the emergency and use funds from the pentagon to deal with the wall. that was the real issue here for lawmakers who are opposing it. not so much the need for the wall or not but the fact when congress says no, president trump felt they felt was using the emergency to get the money and go around them. that's why the vote is happening

today. in as much as it's not expected to be a game changer for this, lawmakers are looking ahead and looking at other options like changing the national emergency's law entirely so that next time congress will have to approve an emergency within 30 days or the whole thing expires. back to you. >> tracie, certainly a topic a lot of people in california are paying attention to. thanks. 6:04 right now. now to exclusive information regarding the facebook and instagram worldwide outage. a senior facebook employee who doesn't want to be identified tells us the database was overloaded. it went on to say the social media site bracing to spin up or set up new machines as others go down. the problem is now mostly resolved. try to get on facebook yesterday most likely you got an error message. instagram and whatsapp affected. this the longest outage facebook experienced. speaking of facebook, federal prosecutors investigating that company.

bob redell live outside facebook at menlo park this morning. talk about the focus of this investigation, bob. >> reporter: laura, according to "new york times" and u.s. attorneys office for eastern district of new york is conducting a criminal investigation into facebook over data deals it made with other tech companies. the reason prosecutors are concern concerned, these deals allowed facebook to share its user data with 150 partners without the facebook user's knowledge. we're talking about companies like amazon, apple, microsoft. the kind of data being shared, a contact info, names, genders, birth dates, even private messages. the times reports most of these data sharing deals have since been discontinued. as part of the investigation the grand jury subpoenaed records from the at least two makers of smartphones. you'll recall cambridge analytical scandal in which

facebook misused user data with that consultancy firm prior to the 2016 presidential election. there's also a number of parties suing facebook over its privacy practices while the social media giant faces a number of regulatory probes. in a statement to "new york times" a facebook spokesperson wrote, and i'm quote here, "we are cooperating with investigators and take those probes seriously. we've provided public testimony, answered questioned and pledge we'll continue to do so." reporting live outside facebook headquarters in menlo park, bob redell, "today in the bay." thanks, bob. 6:06, emotion are heating up. this is over a homeless camp, hope village near sjc on rough drive. faa says it's too close to the airport. the camp has to move by the end of the month. the planned location is willow glen. near highway 87. neighbors are upset and they packed a meeting last night to voice their concerns. >> i think it will attract people who don't have good

intentions, homeless people that are on drugs, people that are thieves, people that mean to do harm. >> i understand some people don't want in the neighborhood but we're not all noisy, not all bad. we have quiet time after 10:00. no one is allowed to be noisy here. we are much more structured than maybe what you might think of people on the streets. >> city and county leaders have to approve that move. if it does pass, hope village could only use that site for a maximum of two years. it is 6:07. new this morning a south bay doctor and his wife facing criminal charges accused in a case of massive insurance fraud. the couple operate los gatos urgent care, they leave nearby. the pair this week arraigned on charges tied to filing false insurance claims. alone estimated fraudulent charges of $200,000. in one case a client charged for $700 for foam slippers that normally run under $10 a pair. if convicted, the couple may

face jail time and, of course, paying back tens of thousands of dollars. new this morning a morgan hill man facing felony charges for impersonating an officer. 34-year-old man was arrested at his home this week. investigators did not give details on how exactly he impersonated an officer but did say that he had several illegal weapons and accessories. he's booked into santa clara county jail. a blizzard is bringing hurricane force winds to areas of colorado. people hunkering down inside as those winds up to 80 miles an hour are whipping around outside. that storm is a bomb cyclone stretching to the midwest. vianey tracking that wild system for us. vianey, we've seen how strong those winds are out there. >> we definitely have. thankfully we've seen the lowest of the air pressure which made that explosive. rapid drop in air temperature brought blizzard-like conditions and strong gusty winds as well.

thankfully because we've seen the lowest of the air pressure, now we see it weaken. it will weaken over the next um can have days. tracking eastern towards great lakes bringing gusty conditions, thunderstorms, blizzard-like conditions. not out of the woods just yet especially for people currently without power. so we actually still see some of that rotation from this storm system. it's a pretty powerful one. we're going to continue to monitor that. bring it back home in the bay area here, you can see not a lot going on on our radar. it's quiet. a quick check of the temperature trend this afternoon as you head out the door, 40s. don't worry, climb into the 60s with mostly clear skies. mike, the roads. >> in the 60s for the roadways, speed limit, 65 on the freeway looking good here. 85 southbound truck scales and tesla, not far from here we have reports of a flat tire on the shoulder. that is the incident. there will be a distraction but no slowing on our sensors. south bay peninsula at speed.

that's great. a great drive right now. southbound 880 davis, a crash, a motorcycle involved. any time someone standing up on the shoulder, a motorcycle, there's a little slowing for the distraction and tow truck no major injuries reported. that is the one blip you see there through the nimitz through oakland. also bay bridge toll plaza metering lights on slowing only at the berkeley curve. back to you. >> thanks, mike. hu would you feel about sharing your old facebook photos or yearbook photos with the whole world. >> the picture the congressman put on social media that's given a lot of people a pretty good laugh. >> the race to space means more trouble for bhoeg. i'll explain coming up. later mob hit. 6:25, a prominent gang sister gunned down at his home. we'll have more on that in a bit. you're watching database.

. it is 6:13. if you're making breakfast, prepare for a light sweater today i. our temperatures may be in the 30s and fourds b40s but take a the temperature trend. we'll be climbing into those 60s, topping out into those mid-60s. but our temperatures are only expected to get warmer. i am tracking a drying trend. i'll break that all down for you coming up. and we're looking at walnut creek 680 and 24 going away from

us. they are splitting off just fine at the walnut street interchange. no delays reported by that system either. i'll show you where we have a problem for i-80. and a very happy thursday to you. tesla unveils its model y today. now, we have talked extensively in the past about the risks and rewards. not just the worldwide outage yesterday but "new york times" reporting a criminal probe into the company and the way it shared data with phone providers and others. our bob redell is covering this live from facebook headquarters. the gist is facebook gave more of your personal information to phone makers and partners in exchange for putting facebook apps on their phone. breaking news out of washington, three sources tell nbc there will be no meeting in the near future between president trump and chinese president xi. no deal to be signed at all this month.

we are continuing to watch this. meanwhile gary cohen, the president's former top economic adviser says the white house is, in his words, in chaos and he talks about the trade deal. gary cohen is no crank. gary cohen not only the head of the president's economic council at one point, he was also the head of goldman sachs, so he probably knows what he's talking about. let's talk about space. the trump administration in a rush to get to space. they are talking about getting rid of, canceling the boeing sls system. this would be the rocket that would take a capsule to the moon. but it looks like it's over budget and behind schedule. there's talk of the spacex rocket actually taking over. this would be the falcon heavy. you saw it launch that tesla car

last february in 2018. so the big problems is americans have not got a ride anywhere, much less the moon. the white house wants to go to 2020. we can't get to low earth orbit, we have to depend on the russians. two american astronauts and a cosmonaut will launch today from iss from russian territory. i think it's technically kazakhstan. you look as if -- yes. we've got to get to a situation where we are not depending on the russians. >> here we are. thank you very much. okay. we all know our own high school photo pictures. well, this photo is going viral. we can all probably relate. new this morning a photo of tri-valley salesman swalwell. it's his yearbook photo. must have been looking good at the time, class of '99 if you're wondering. social media having a field day,

especially the bleach blonde look. then again, maybe we should all pull out our yearbook photos. >> i didn't have eyebrows, i had thin brows, like back in the day. they grew back. >> before you make a comment, pull your picture from a similar era. >> i've got an opinion. >> the people. >> you won't be seeing mine. it's on the wall of my parents house, though. >> that's too funny. well, we all turned out lovely, okay? age is nothing but a number for us. all right. so we are going to see good numbers, though, out in the weather. right new it's cold in dublin, 37, calm, wind speeds, clear skies. we're in the 40s for san jose but equally clear and beautiful. 40 degrees right now. wind speeds at 3 miles per hour. take a look at san francisco. what a skyline there. 47 degrees. also not too worried about the wind speeds, although the coastline might be a little breezy at times. microclimate highs for today,

let's take a look at those numbers. i 'n' you're wondering how to plan out your afternoon. 65 for san jose, 68 for gilroy, 67 for san jose. spot east bay comfortable temperatures, low 60s to upper 60s through concord. talk about microclimates there. oakland 63 degrees. along peninsula 61 for san mateo, redwood city at 62. you're going to be heading to san francisco, enjoy clear conditions. might be breezy at times again, light, calm winds. nothing as gusty as what we saw earlier this week. 61 at the embarcadero. santa rosa 65, novato 63. again, we're monitoring high pressure that's going to keep us dry and warm. let's look at long range outlook. sun and clouds, any chance of rain will stay off to the north, which is great news for us. high pressure will continue to sit over the bay area. then right as we head in towards the weekend, warm temperatures ahead. we're going to be trending much

dryer and warmer thanks to that ridge of high pressure. that's going to bring our warmest temperatures into sunday and monday. take a look at the next seven days so you can plan out. birthday party plans, any outdoor plans, it's going to be ideal for that. temperatures in the 70s not just for san francisco but also inland areas. overnight lows dropping down into 40s. mike, how are the roads? >> roads are looking good, vianey. overall we'll show you san mateo bridge, westbound commute with slowing, just because of the volume. chp gave overnight wind advisory. no major concerns since then. still pass it along, chp. slowing here and dumbarton bridge as well. south bay no major problems, disabled vehicles 880 in the area, both look like they are out of the roadway. should be an easy drive. contra costa slowing for highway 4. now walnut creek interchange looks great. 580 has no problems for folks out of the altamont except that

one debris field that play be around grant line road. no problems since early this morning. transit, no problems for transit agency. take you to waze. i do have one incident, pretty far out for most of our viewers. folks coming into the area in vacaville on westbound 80 right at mason, reports of a crash going on for quite sometime. chp issued a traffic alert because of the traffic blocking two lanes there. we have our waze system out there. this is a baby wazer, see the pacifi pacifier. that's what you get when you first start. there's baby wazer there. also got to get a name for the baby, nbc bay area wazers. that's your team, folks, back to you. still ahead, all new at 6:30, something to think about when you hit the road this morning. stanford releasing a wide look at traffic stops in america. what they found about who gets stopped an even when.

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confirmed in nigeria .. where a school building collapsed. welcome back, everyone. it is 6:23, eight deaths confirmed in nigeria where a school building collapsed. 37 more people have been rescued. there are fears the number of dead could go higher as emergency crews worked

frantically through the night searching through all that rubble. it happened yesterday in the capital of lagos. it's believed up to 100 children were on the top floors of the cool when it collapsed. well, a man thought to be one of the leaders of the infamous gambino crime family is found shot to death outside of his home in the new york city area. police responded to a call on staten island. this was for an assault in progress. when they arrived at that scene, they found 53-year-old francisco cali with several gunshot wounds. nypd saying that suspect fled the scene. cali later dying at the hospital. investigators say he was once the ranking member of the gambino crime family. he was reportedly having dinner with his family, stepped outside to speak to someone when the shooting happened. 6:24, a follow-up to the raiders future in oakland. they will vote tomorrow on a lease agreement. the agreement would allow the football team to play at the coliseum for at least one more year. the raiders plan to move to las

vegas soon but the new football stadium won't be ready until the fall of 2020 at the earliest. 6:24, an nbc area woman responds to a solar panel company that left her in the dark. >> she contacted chris chmura to shed light on the situation. >> >> reporter: good morning. we received 120 solar complaints since 2016 about various companies and various issues. she wrote recently to say her rooftop system wasn't generating as much power as expected. she asked the company to send a tech to inspect the panel but she got no response so she turned to us. we contacted the company. it didn't get back to us either but it did accepted a crew to the house. she said they replaced nearly the entire system free of charge. she said if she paid for that herself, it would be have cost her $30,215. if you're considering getting solar, get everything in writing. your price, your warranty, and

ideally a guarantee of how much power the system will produce. also, your recourse if any of that falls short. got a problem with solar panels or any other consumer issue, call us any time. 888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. "today in the bay," gearing up for the summer surge. the long lines expected at dmv and what you can do to prepare. >> surf is not up yet. time winding down for mavericks. a new crew talking to people on the coast patiently waiting and hoping. >> at 6:45, keeping kids safe. a brand-new look overnight at the number of children rushed to the er. this is after getting into medicine around the house. you're watching "today in the bay." [ dramatic orchestral music ]

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taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. right now it's 6:30 on thursday morning, taking a live look outside. beautiful golden gate bridge. folks making their way through the beautiful span there. should be a nice day on tap for you. we'll check the temperatures in just a moment. good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to get to vianey in for kari this morning. vianey, nice sunny day. >> nice sunny day. as soon as the sun comes up, clear skies. you can see that even though

it's dark. heading out the door, right now whether you're driving a car or taking prub transportation, keep in mind it's still a little cold. in fact, some spots in the 30s and 40s as well. 35 in dublin. 9:00, 10:00 a.m. climbing into the 40s. a little slow but getting there. by 11:00, 52, the lunch hour upper 50s. we are expecting to climb into those low- to mid-60s. notice the icons, no clouds in sight. that's how we're going to stay for at least most of the day. into the overnight hours, an increase in cloud cover but a great day. let's get a check of the roads. mike. >> vianey, we have a crash near the berkeley curve. i was focusing up here on the berkeley curve area. slowing, the bottom of the screen, one set of flashing lights. that's a crash blocking the lane off hov. chp should arrive. this is a tough spot, cause more slowing through berkeley approaching that spot. you see overall the look of

these speed sensors are looking great. a little bit of slowing for 680 toward walnut creek interchange. showing a similar for the south bay, a little slowing northbound for the routes. new disabled vehicle 880, i'm tracking that right now. back to you. >> thank you very much. your driver, well, probably dmv. preparing for summer surge as drivers realize they need that real dmv. pete suratos joins us live from san francisco with the details on why there's this big concern. good morning, pete. >> good morning, laura. the big concern for dmv is meeting the demand. the idea is people wait until the last minute to get the real id before 2020. let's go ahead and talk about the numbers according to dmv as far as who has their real id. according to dmv, they are saying just over 10 of all

california drivers have their real id. of course you'll need that id to board airplanes or enter federal facilities also you have a passport. there's fear by dmv they may not meet the demand in california as they currently issue 300 to 400,000 a month and expect that number to jump in the near future to 500 to 600,000 cars. per month. that's why they are expecting a summer surge, that's what they are calling it, of long linings at the dmv as people wait to the last minute to get the id before the 2020 deadline. long lines could become the norm at local dmvs in the area. >> well, i guess i'm kind of lucky personally because, well, i need to renew my license today. so yeah, i mean, i guess i feel fortunate that i don't have to wait until september to get that done. >> i think it's going to be a lot of pressure on the dmv. look at the line today. i was here yesterday and left because it was so long and back today. >> if you're prepared it's fine. just knowing what to do. there's a certain system when you come to the dmv. if you understand how it works,

>> lawmakers want the dmv to accommodate the surge with more workers and better technology. you'll need to have the real id by october of 2020. live at dmv, pete suratos, "today in the bay." thanks, pete. the first of its kind study by stanford is shedding light on drivers who get stopped by police. nearly 100 million traffic stop in 21 states. what they found was black and latino drivers are stopped more often that white drivers. they were stopped on less evidence of wrongdoing. while white drivers were stopped and searched less often but they were more likely to be found with illegal items. the study adjusted for nighttime and concluded the number of black drivers stopped dropped 5% to 10% after sunset. that suggests they are racially

profiled during the day. a glitch in the system has santa clara county putting a hold on online payments. this is for now. the county says the website is not getting it right. it's either over or under charging people trying to pay traffic or misdemeanor tickets. the county says that anyone who paid a different amount will get it reimbursed. until it's fixed, the court is urging people to pay in person. 6:34. happening today, the undocumented transient accused in a murder that shocked a south bay neighborhood will be officially charged. police on monday arrested carlson eduardo carranza accused of stabbing bambi larson to death last month in her san jose home. investigators say he's been accused of numerous crimes before and stopped larson for some time before killing her. the case is also sparking new debate about sanctuary cities because i.c.e. tried several times to deport him. in each case local authorities

did not cooperate. happening today "empire" actor and santa rosa native jussie smollett will be in court and so will the cameras. the judge agreed to allow reporters inside. investigators say smollett staged a hate crime against himself in chicago. his attorneys deny the allegations. 6:35 right now. the world's best big wave surfers are on stand by for the mavericks contest at half moon bay. ten of them have been waiting a lifetime to take those epic big waves, just like these we see right here. the first women team is on the roster. but those women, mother nature hasn't really churned up those conditions for us just yet. nbc's bay area kris sanchez joins us live from half moon bay this morning. kris, that contest window is closing really fast? >> yeah, so that window for the maverick big wave surf contest at half moon bay is closing.

unless a big wave develops, we may not get a chance to see the women hit the waves this year. this is the contestp 2016 was the last time it was held. since then a women's team was added. we have yet to see the elite surfers because the last two years it has been scrubbed. we're talking to folks in half moon bay who are hoping ps they will get to see the women. >> i'm really excited about this. >>ifies don't want to get shown up. >> now, there could be hope on the horizon. the world surf league commissioner told us in a statement, the north pacific is showing potential from march 19 through march 26th. it's too early to make a decision on if we will run or not but we'll continue to monitor conditions. march is not the best monday for

the big wave surf contest. if the forecasters do see big waves but mild conditions, serveserve e surfers will have 24 hours to make it to half moon bay to compete. there are 24 men on the roster and 10 women on the roster. after two years scrubbed, it would be nice to see it this year. kris sanchez, "today in the bay" on half moon bay. >> i thought you were going to say, let's make it 11. >> i'm not that strong of a swimmer. >> nor am i. 6:37. san francisco's $2 million transbay transit center, expected delays. the center was closed after two cracks were discovered in steel beams. repairs are expected to last until june. except for that one part they are having to repair right now, it looks pretty cool. over here we're looking at what

just opened up. a traffic break, almost all the traffic stopped for just about two minutes. now all the flashing lights are slowly making their way hopefully off to the next off-ramp. westbound 880 jams up heading to powell and clears it by the time it gets to the berkeley curve. more slowing off university avenue heading towards powell. again, we should see recovery. overall the traffic volume is looking pretty good off the carquinez bridge. there may be there for the folks off highway 4. the rest of the bay looks great right now. >> there you go. we're inching closer to the weekend. >> yeah. nice weekend indeed. >> thursday. friday, do you count friday as the weekend? >> half. >> halvesies. good weather sticking around all week long, we're expecting into the weekend.

saturday's forecast, a combination of mostly clear skies, a couple of clouds. 65 degrees, 66 for the bay, 70 for inland areas. saturday absolutely fantastic day to be out and about. on sunday equally gorgeous day. just a little bit warmer on sunday for the coast we're talking about 67 degrees. for the bay and inland temperatures notice an increase in the temperatures, about 3 to 4 degrees compared to saturday. on monday temperatures only going to get warmer. if you're going to get away, heading out to, i don't know, yosemite, lake tahoe area friday, saturday, expecting clear conditions. of course the temperatures will be just a little bit cooler. but you don't have to worry about dangerous road travel. if you're heading to lake tahoe, expect to see those cold overnight lows dropping into the 20s. look at the daytime highs, 52 degrees. a nice sunny day saturday, by sunday cloud cover. a beautiful day to go out and enjoy the slopes. also fantastic weather if you're going to be heading out to the beach. monterey area, friday, saturday,

sunday. we're tracking upper 60s. a combination of sun and clouds might be a little breezy. because we're dealing with high pressure, it's going to keep us dry all the way through monday. then our next weather system might be moving in by the middle of the week but i'll get more detail on that. the forecast coming up in five minutes. for now send it back to you. >> thanks, vianey. >> 6:30, breaking news in that college admissions cheating scandal. we're just learning about the first major class action lawsuit against stanford university and other prominent schools. we're reading through the lawsuit now. the reason bay area students are going after some of those schools and the parents involved. a little later, incredible video you have to see before you hit the road. the semi truck blown over by wind. that's not all the wind is doing. the other video that may literally blow one out of the water. the senate this morning putting pressure on the president. he may have to issue his very first veto. let's take you out to the big

board this morning. more pressure on boeing. it's a dow component. the dow managing to rise 22 points. you're watching "today in the bay."

it is 6:43 right now and your commute is going to be very sunny. no slick roads this morning. 44 degrees in antioch right now. our temperatures will climb into the low 50s by about 11:00 a.m. and right around the lunch hour is when you start to notice a climb into the low 60s. i'll break down today's forecast plus a look ahead at what we can executive for friday and, of course, the weekend coming up. right now these folks are looking ahead towards this, the crash on the shoulder at the berkeley curve or the start of

it. some delays for distraction we'll track that. the san mateo and the rest of the bridge. thank you very much. it is 6:43 right now. breaking news we're covering with word of new legal fallout tied to the fbi varsity plus investigation. a first class action lawsuit has been filed right here in northern california. i have a copy of it. i was just going through it in the commercial break. this is what i can tell you so far. the plaintiffs who filed a claim are two women who currently attend stanford. their claim is filed on behalf of anyone who believes they have been impacted by the scandal. the claim names several schools investigators linked to cheating scandals including yale and ucla. it also names the scheme's suspected mastermind, william rick singer. one of our top stories prosecutors are rigobertaedly probing data deals facebook struck with large tech companies. "new york times" saying grand jury subpoenaed records from at least two big smartphone makers

who made deals to access information such as contact, friends list, without consent from users. that deal for app and other devices. facebook says it cooperated with prosecutors on other investigations. final day for teeshl to vote for contract agreement. it includes caps on class sizes. teachers were asking for a 5% raise. new this morning child safety advocates out with a reminder to parents everywhere, keep your medications out of reach for young children. researchers with safe kids worldwide said 50,000 kids under six wound up in emergency rooms for medicine poisoning. they say locked cabinets aren't the problem but pill organizers can be. >> even medications that are over the counter, which many people carry in their purses or

wallets or leave on the counter can be dangerous for children. >> the study had good news, the number of kids, the kind of er visits went down more than 30% from 2010. calls to the national poison control center dropped 20%. >> this morning union city police are disputing their report by aclu that is giving information to i.c.e. deportation database. according to mercury news, the department is among 80 named in part of a nationwide report. they make license plate readers and other technology. the connection with i.c.e. was revealed last year. union city says they don't provide i.c.e. information and the department is concerned about the community's trust. 6:46 this morning. yet another politician wants to run against president trump. >> beto o'rourke added his name to the list. >> we've added him to the list

as well. the texas democrat adds to the list of democrats, lots of them though officially announced their candidacy. right now beto is in a coffee shop in iowa talking to voters and talking about his kids. >> even though this is the first day, miss them terribly. i'll tell you this, it's those kids, and it's your kids and it's your grandkids and the generations that follow that push us out into the country to do this incredibly important work together. >> o'rourke was a congressman who ran for and lost the senate seat in texas, but it was close. honestly, we will know pretty quickly if this fellow is a serious candidate. here is why. in her first 24 hours, kamala harris raised a million and a half dollars, bernie sanders $6 million. so the clock is running. we will see. in the meantime o'rourke will be on the cover of "vanity fair." that's next month's cover on the left. somebody on twitter pointed out that picture looks a whole lot

like the "vanity fair" cover a few years ago with john edwards, pickup truck, a dog, a democrat. also pointed out this pose is the same, clothes are the same with ronald reagan's hands in the back pocket. senate set to vote on the emergency measure that would take money from the military to build the wall. if the senate blocks the measure it goes to the president who can veto it and move forward. the president announced yesterday the u.s. government would ground all 737 max aircraft. >> boeing is an incredible company. they are working very, very hard right now. hopefully they will very quickly come up with the answer. but until they do, the planes are grounded. >> in fact, they have the answer. "the wall street journal" reports this morning boeing had been working on the software fix as far back as january but progress was slowed because

boeing could not meet with government officials because the government shut down over the wall. the acting head of the faa will speak on the "today" show. president trump has yet to pick a permanent head of the faa. he talked about nominating the pilot of his private airplane, not "air force one" and the officer who flies "air force one" but the pilot of trump force one. he was never actually nominated though. keep track of everything, especially what's happening in the senate this morning. you can follow me on twitter, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> take a look at this. have you seen it? intense new video to show you. this is how powerful winds got in the southwest yesterday. isn't that amazing? a big rig literally blown over. all caught on camera during a weather phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone in central texas. look at the power of it. now, authorities say the driver was not seriously injured. can you imagine his surprise, though? in the meantime in oklahoma city strong winds literally blew fish out of the water. this is at lake hefner where

some wind gusts reached 65 miles per hour. not being a fisher woman, that's probably the only way i could catch fish, right in front of me. >> imagine the smell. >> poor little guys. throw them back in the water. >> too late. >> i think it's a little too late. >> catch and release. >> you know what, that bomb cyclone has already seen its lowest air pressure, which is great news. it's going to continue to weaken over the next few days. the lower the air pressure the stronger the storm. typically with bottom cyclones, they develop quickly but tend to lose strength. areas in the great lakes, you can see perspective. zoom closer to see the picture. we've still got rotation going on. minneapolis still under a threat of gusty conditions. thunderstorms and blizzard-like conditions. not out of the clear just yet. it got several power outages. we're going to back over here to the bay area. take a look at this. clear conditions.

not a lot to show you there. i wanted to show you what a calm day in the bay area looks like. we've certainly had storms as well. in san jose 40 miles per hour, clear conditions. wind speeds not a factor. those clear skies and keeping those temperatures in the 40s. we are expecting, though, a nice little climb into the 50s and 60s. but for now areas like dublin still in the 30s. so it's working to climb out of the 30s. let's talk about microclimate highs for today as you get ready to plan your afternoon. we will begin to see a shift by 12:00 we'll notice 50s and 60s will come later into the evening. your east bay temperature 66 for concord into the tri-valley, 63 for oakland, hayward 64. along the peninsula upper 50s, 60s, redwood city 62. in for san francisco and missionary, 62 degrees. santa rosa 65, sonoma 64. long range outlook, going to see a combination of sun and clouds for the next two days.

any chance of rain far offer to the north. high pressure will continue to build bringing us a dryer and warmer temperature trend into the weekend with our warmest temperatures expected sunday through monday. look at the next seven days. st. patrick's day going to be a beautiful day. 68 degrees, 70 by monday for san francisco. look at those inland temperatures. mid-70s. hello, spring. mike, how are the roads? >> roads are looking pretty good. green for st. patrick's day, also green for go. at the limit for many parts of the bay. we are building for the south bay a typical pattern and light for thursday. over here in the tri-valley, a crash south 680 right around sheridan. hit-and-run reported to chp. no slowing. if you hear about anybody once you get to work and they hear about something in the area, maybe have them call chp with follow-up. data 680 through pleasanton, 880, typical pattern there. bay bridge, nice drive.

highway 4, concord, a crash hilltop. that's a new crash. no slowing has shown up over the last several minutes. the older crash there derg the berkeley curve. a live shot from emeryville. over on the right shoulder. looks like one, maybe two cruisers and one vehicle. there is some slowing. a little distraction around powell. once you get to the berkeley curve back to your typical approach to the bay bridge. can you avoid it by taking the b.a.r.t. system. 57 trains reported with no delays. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:53, happening now, the last great race has a new champion. alaska's iditarod is over. peter kaiser arrived in nome after nine long days on the trail. the defending champ finished 12 minutes later. kaiser getting cash and a new 2019 ram truck. congratulations to him. up next on "today in the bay," a look at the top stories including this, massive insurance fraud. a south bay doctor and his wife

facing those accusations. the money they are accused of charging patients. plus -- the faa was literally last in the world to ground u.s. airplanes. my question to you is why? >> at 7:00 this morning on the "today" show, the response to the question from the man in charge of the federal aviation administration. why he says it took so long to finally ground boeing's controversial planes and a look at the ripple effects for those flights across the country. 6:54 for you right now. we're back in two minutes. you're watching "today in the bay." what's better than having fast,

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is 6:56. here are the top stories on "today in the bay." a live look for you now at one dmv in san francisco. this is one of the offices there where it will likely be pretty busy very soon as it is right now. but we're going to have a busy time to take care of all of this for the summer at the dmv. you may want to be prepared for those long lines. that's because the agency is already warning state lawmakers about a summer surge. one big reason, california's real id program takes effect next year. right now only about 10% of california drivers have real id cards. new this morning a south bay doctor and his wife face criminals charges accused in a case of massive insurance fraud. the it will operate los gatos on lawrence avenue. they live nearby. the pair this weekend were arraigned on charges tied to filing false insurance claims. prosecutors say one company alone estimate charges of

$200,000. in one case a client charged for $700 for foam slippers that normally run under $10 a pair. if convicted, the couple may face jail time and, of course, paying back tens of thousands of dollars. happening day elon set to unveil elon musk's latest vehicle in an attempt to be a mainstream automaker. set to unveil a compact suv model y. this days after they cut the price to model 3 sedan to reach more buyers. suvs are the fastest growing vehicle in the u.s. and china and the world's top two auto markets. take a live look at half moon bay. what a beautiful sight there. home of mavericks bigwig surf contest. this year's contest looking more and more like one big bummer. that's because the window closes at the end of the month. with no heavy surf on the horizon, big waves not expected to materialize out there. opinions from the locals so far

are mixed. >> a lot of people coming and going but the traffic was awful so half moon bay doesn't really care. they just want the surfers to be happy. >> it's a half moon bay thing, so we're very excited about it. a woman's heat was first added in 2016 but we have yet to see elite surfers hit the waves because weather so far has not cooperated. although we're not really complaining with the sunny skies we've been having. >> very true. we've got a little system developing into next weekend. that's what they are hoping for but still far out. we'll see as we get closer. today those temperatures topping out into low 60s for san francisco. by the weekend we're talking upper 60s and even some 70s in some areas. so get ready for that. all right. mike, you caught some flashing lights in palo alto. >> take a look, put an arrow where there is a vehicle pulled over. one on the shoulder at the off-ramp for willow. no slowing but there was for a short period of time. of course the back-up at the bay

bridge, disabled vehicle. >> okay. we'll have more on this new class action lawsuit that's been filed on the college admissions scandal with two stanford students on our midday newscast. >> back with more at 7:25. have a great morning. good morning. good morning. grounded. the faa and boeing facing tough questions after waiting more than three days to pull 737 max planes out of the sky in the wake of that deadly second crash. >> safety of the american people and all people is our paramount concern. >> so why the delay, and what new red flags is the investigation raising? this morning we'll ask the head of the faa in a live interview. breaking overnight, state of emergency. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> heavy snow and powerful winds shutting down interstates and airports. those of