good sunday morning. it is january 26th. how is that already possible? here is a live look outside at levi's stadium. this is the sap performance center where in just about three hours the 49ers will be boarding their buses to go to the airport to head to miami for the super bowl. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is many for vianey with a look at our microclimate forecast. you could see as the cars pull in, a little bit of wet pavement. >> and we have had 50s and close to 60s last night. rain that came through as part

of atmospheric river. but starting to move away from san jose. though we still have showers in the foothills east of san jose and a few more moving down the peninsula with the drizzle in spots with the low clouds left behind our storm which is slowly exiting now. chain controls up around the summit of instate 80 there in the sierra. so for the morning, you see the clouds and what is left of the showers should be done by about noon today and then for the afternoon you see a sunny and clearing finish to the weekend. a little breezy at times. ranging from upper 50ss in san francisco and oakland and low to mid-60s around san jose and the next seven days may surprise you in terms of how dry it is and how warm it could get. we'll look at that coming up in about 15 minutes. >> we look toward that. see new 15 minutes. thanks. the first case of the deadly coronavirus has been confirmed in california as an evacuation plan is now in the works to get u.s. citizens out of china. the destination, sfo. here is a live look at the

airport this morning. last night the u.s. consulate in wuhan announced there is a charter flight leaving tuesday flying directly to san francisco. there hasn't been a flight since the announcement of the break last tuesday. the people on board this tuesday will be consulate personnel and private citizens as well. the embassy in beijing said there would be limited capacity and priority is given to people at greatest risk of the coronavirus. and here is what else we know. the death toll in china from the coronavirus has risen to 56 people. that is 15 more deaths in the past 36 hours. nearly 2,000 people are infected and here in the u.s. three cases are now confirmed. one in washington state, the other in illinois, and this morning one in orange county here in california. back in wuhan, ground zero for the outbreak, 11 million people are quarantined. in many cities chinese new year

celebrations were canceled to prevent more infections but health officials here in the u.s. say that right now the flu, which kills tens of thousands of people every year is a much bigger threat to americans. >> a lot of people are concerned about the coronavirus becauseer that -- because they're hearing news about it but compared to the flu it is not even close to being at that stage. >> here in the bay area, there are no confirmed cases, county health leaders are monitoring the situation closely. nbc bay area was the first to break the news of the charter night bound for the bay area to get u.s. citizens back to the u.s. as soon as we learned about it, we sent out a push alert from our mobile app. this was last night. it is a great resource as stories develop and it is free to download. this man is considered armed and dangerous and he is on the run possibly in the east bay. berkeley police say 29-year-old alexander mcgee is wanted in connection with the deadly hit-and-run that happened last week. they're asking anyone who sees

this man to call 911. do not approach him. investigators say that on monday officers saw mcgee is a parked car attacking a woman in the passenger seat. when police tried to intervene he took off and drove on to a sidewalk and hit and killed a 58-year-old woman before driving away. people in the bay area in one neighborhood are in shock after police found their neighbor dead inside of her own home. the alleged killer, her boyfriend. and we've learned he called police himself asking them to check on the woman. "today in the bay's" marianne favro explains. >> reporter: police called them around 5:30 with this request. >> he hasn't spoken to his girlfriend for eight years and wants someone to check on him. >> reporter: police town a woman stabbed to death inside. police later arrested 38-year-old rodriguez on suspicion of homicide. john casta lives next door. he said he's seen rodriguez

before. >> he was working night shift. so that is why i hardly see him. >> reporter: police sent the entire day and most of the day investigating the homicide. costa said he's lived here 40 years and is still in shock. his neighbor was murdered just a few feet from him hose. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. now to a wild scene as a stolen u haul van was the subject of a chase in san francisco. the chp officer spotted the van yesterday around 3:00 a.m. on the embarcadero. that officer followed the driver on to southbound 280 at the mariposa off-ramp the driver hit the guardrail and ran. the officer chased him down and tased him and arrested him. and as mentioned, we are just one week away from super bowl liv, the 49er faithful are ready and so is the niners gang. this is how you make an entrance. fans high-fiving linebacker fred warner as he arrived at dick's

sporting goods in sunnyvale and he signed autographs and talked to fans. >> he signed the ball for the super bowl. we've been waiting for 25 years and we're cheering our team on and a family of faithful and we're here starting it up. >> it means everything. these guys show so much love to me and to the team. it is only right to give back just a little bit. >> today as mentioned it is off to miami and we'll be there this morning as the 49ers board the plane and surely as fans are wishing them well. to you to cleaning chemicals believed to be the cause of a hazmat at a bay areas high school late friday night at william c. overfelt high school. 20 people complained about irritation to eyes and throats. two people were taken to the hospital. thousands of anti-abortion advocates packed the streets of san francisco this weekend joining marchers across the nation in the annual walk for

life march. this year the event is getting support from the white house as president trump addressed ralliers in washington, d.c. on friday. many of the marchers yesterday carried pro-trump signs and were eager to talk about the first ever presidential nod for the walk for life. >> it was one of the most amazing things, to see the leader of america come out and the first president in america come out and march with everyone there. >> it is so powerful to have a pred that stands up for the unborn and who is speaking about the sanctity of life. >> the leader of pro-choice took to twitter and he said the speech was more about diverting from the senate impeachment trial than to support the walk for life. a live look now at washington, d.c. all is calm at the capitol building after the impeachment trial of president trump continued yesterday. the case for acquittal is

beginning to take shape. president trump's attorneys presented their opening statements yesterday. in a brief two-hour session they painted the picture of president under attack by the democrats who are determined to do the results of the last election and ensure trump's defeat in the next one. >> the evidence is actually really overwhelming that the president did nothing wrong. >> they're here to perpetrate the most massive interference in an election in american history. >> the trump team took its turn after a three-day presentation by house democrats who are pressing the senate to hear from new witnesses in the trial and provide new evidence. but the required 51 senate voted needed to approve new witnesses appear to be still out of reach for democrats. >> give america a fair trial. she's worth it. >> it's a hard road to get four

republicans. because of the enormous pressure they might feel. but if you're right and you keep fighting for the truth, you will prevail. >> as we did all week, we'll have another 7:00 p.m. news monday night with special coverage of the impeachment trial as the president's team continues its case we'll hear from more conservative voices on what they believe are the main takeaways from the proceedings. be sure to join us for that on monday at 7:00. and at 7:09 much more ahead and we talk to chuck todd for a preview of this week's "meet the press." and celebrating the year of the rat. the message from mayor london breed for chinese new year. it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed.

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welcome back. we're joined here in studio with our political analysis larry gerston. great to see you. and it is time for our weekly chat with chuck todd, nbc political director and moderator of "meet the press." pardon my pause, chuck.

>> it is okay. >> i wanted owe congratulate you on your green bay packers on a good fight. >> oh, is that what you're doing. >> we couldn't let it go without saying something. >> yeah, all right. >> i had to at least acknowledge you. >> as you should. some day, maybe next year, we could make jimmy garoppolo throw the ball. i'll be curious to see. i don't know if he can. and it didn't matter. we'll learn to tackle your running backs next year and see if we could give it another go. >> but i mean that sincerely chuck. >> good luck to you. good luck to you against patrick mahomes. >> thank you. we're going to need it. all right, chuck. after three days this past week, the house managers wrapped up their impeachment argument and this coming week as well as yesterday we will hear more from the president's team who started their defense yesterday morning. so far what are your takeaways from both sides?

>> well, look, i think the democrats put on a very compelling case. i thought that adam schiff was -- look, far more effective trial lawyer frankly than i expected him to be. i didn't know he had that kind of experience. i talked with him earlier and asked the last time he was in a courtroom outside of his days in congress and its had been some 25, 30 years. so i have to say, i think a lot of people walked away extraordinarily imressed with his abilities to present that case to the point you had republican senators complimenting him. but if he is to convince to keep digging, maybe he didn't get there and maybe there is nothing he could have said to get him there. i think the republican legal team was smart not to dispute the facts that democrats asserted because if they disputed the facts then the case for witnesses is stronger and by

just saying they're cherry picking and misinterpreting and then you're giving them cover everything they need, just read all of it. >> so, chuck, i view this as what i call the so-what theory, yeah, he did it, so what. what does that say about the current condition of american politics that the so-what thing may well prevail. >> well, it will. there was not been big protests in washington, there is no sit-ins in the capitol, there is empty seats in the chamber for the hearings. hair not gathering -- it is not getting that kind of groundswell. and and i -- and think is it because americans don't care or that they know that the score. they're a bit more sophisticated than we are. we're covering the story as it is and they've been reading our analysis that said he's going to get acquitted and they've moved

on. i think the question is, what happens when more information comes out after this is over, what kind of impact does that have? whether it is on trump or senators or democrats or republicans. >> before we leave this topic, the president's team mentioned former vice president and current candidate joe biden as someone who may have worked with the whistle-blower, someone who may have been involved in corruption and the person who brought so much to the impeachment discussion -- of the discussion to life. what is the takeaway from the biden reference and will it weigh in any way on biden? >> it is a bit -- look, it is been the weirdest thing. i think it is teflon for him overall. they have had to pull the punches on biden and they don't hit him too hard to look like you are doing donald trump's bidding and you will get punished for that and it allows biden to hover around. at the same time i've had some

democrats -- wonder allow how is it that joe biden is at the center of this impeachment story, meaning the president is so afraid of him that he risked his presidency to try to thwart him, that hasn't translated into millions of dollars in fundraising or galvanizing support in the party. and you have to ask yourself why is that? is that a yellow flag of enthusiasm problem for bide or a campaign infrastructure issue. everybody else raises gones -- raising gobs of money, why can't biden. >> and i was being sincere about the packers. don't think i had had ulterior motives. >> the 49ers have popped my super bowl hopes a few times so i'm getting used to it. >> thank you for sticking with us and stay tuned for you at 8:00 a.m. for this morning's

"meet the press." we'll have n interview with mike schiff and mike braun and amy klobuchar. tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. right after this newscast. and larry will be back in 45 minutes with a look at our impeachment trial and how it compares to other recent events as chuck pointed out that maybe people have read the media scrutiny and made their own decisions and moved on. so, larry, we'll see you soon for that. the celebration will continue today in san francisco as the city acknowledges the chinese new year all weekend long. yesterday was actual lunar new year. mayor london breed and other city leaders held a special event with music and food and more at the opening ceremony mayor breed recognized san francisco's 40-year rls -- 40-year relationship with

shanghai. >> one of economic development and this year to commemorate that 40-year anniversary we'll actually celebrate at the chinese new year parade with a float. >> everything is free and open to the public. just head down to portsmouth square on kerney street. perfect timing to check in with meteorologist rob mayeda to look at what it is going to be like outside as people go outside. >> and you could see behind us, we do have drizzle and light rain but by the afternoon we expect the skies to clear and temperatures to rebound to the upper 50s to near 60. right now many san francisco, an umbrella or a nice jacket would be a good idea. and there you see the 49ers flag there on top of the buildings downtown. 55 degrees. not all that chilly. in fact, mostly overnight temperatures near 60. as the rain was flying around the bay area. right now drizzle around san francisco and the more steady rain has already moved away from san jose. 55 degrees, mostly cloudy start.

we should see a mostly sunny finish to the day. as the skies start to clear. right now 50s across the board. around the bay area and for the afternoon, upper 50s near the bay and low 60s near san jose, morgan hill and santa rosa for today. so not quite as warm as the mid to upper 60s we saw yesterday. but a nice finish to the weekend. once the clouds start to clear. right now, still seeing a few showers out here around the peninsula. approaching mountain view and palo alto, san mateo, drizzle around san francisco. but notice how the main push of the more widespread rain which dropped about a quarter inch of rain in the east bay hills and 10th of an inch of rain and most of the action is moving off to the east and behind it is the clearing. and locally breezy conditions heading towards the afternoon. so for the sierra, did we check ahead of the chain control requirements along kingvale on the higher elevations. seeing four to six inches of snow above 6,000 feet with improving conditions by tonight. and in terms of how much more

rain around the bay area, not a lot but the focus should be around the central bay and the south bay. this is the area last to aclear as we approach lunchtime and the north bay by noon and everyone by mid-afternoon starting to clear the skies out. breezy at times with a sunny finish to sunday. one more chance of hours in the seven-day forecast comes up for tuesday but notice how most of that may stay in the north bay. so for san jose, san francisco, not expecting a lot out of that early tuesday system. and after that, high pressure builds in and you could see how the storm track not only goes way up to the north but you'll see temperatures climb possibly looking at some 70s as we approach friday and saturday. one thing to watch, super bowl sunday around the bay area might turn breezy and cooler. right now we don't have any rain next sunday but you could see signs that we could be looking at some breezy and dry conditions setting up for the weekend. but overall, for this time of the year, this is not a lot of rain to show up over a seven to ten-day period, between what happens monday and the following

monday, february 3rd, you could see just light rain there and the forecast around the bay area. so actually fairly dry now as we pass the end of january and head into february. so for san francisco, as we wrap up the weekend, we'll expect sunshine later on this afternoon. a few early showers on tuesday. then temperatures climbing for the second half of the week. and valley temperatures, if you like the 60s, it is a lot to like in the seven-day forecast. as you could see, getting to thursday and tri, a few spots could be approaching 70 to the start of next weekend. cara, back to you. >> and like i said to you, it looks nice to see the temperatures but that is not right. rob, thanks so much. at 7:21, much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, he's going 22 miles a day and all for a great cause. we'll take you to this man's journey across california and what he hopes to accomplish. in this morning's bay area proud, next. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message.

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welcome back. we are catching up with a palo alto firefighter and marine on his mission to help fellow veterans. once you catch up with him, you have to work hard to keep up with him. why? garvin thomas explains in bay area proud. >> there is a statistic that many have heard before but it is important to repeat before this story. according to the v.a., 22 veterans aday take their own lives, a number driven john preston to help figuratively and now literally. on the side of the road, somewhere in monterey county, john preston is caring for his best -- blisters and counting the miles that was given to him. >> probably about 102 miles in total. >> with another 400 ahead of him, john has no time to let them heel. >> are you ready? in september, we shared the palo

alto firefighter and iraq war veteran's plan to hike from the bay area to san diego. ♪ for years john has been an advocate on the issue of veteran suicide. ♪ [ singing ] >> reporter: in the past john used his music to ved his message. this time, though, he planned to use his feet. hiking 22 miles a day, carrying a 22 kilogram or 50-pound pack the entire way. john trained for months to be physically ready to tackle the challenge -- but discovered after just one day it was the emotions of the journey that were going to be the tough part. >> i didn't think i was going to be able to continue. i woke up and i had a crazy heart rate and i had gone to sleep with it and i was like, oh, my god, i'm in the first day and i can't start day two.

and i couldn't eat, i couldn't -- i couldn't hold anything down. and my crew and everybody around me picked me up. >> and john said in that moment he realized the pesage for his mission had changed. when it started, john said, he wanted to show he could carry the weight for those struggling with pts -- one day in and john realized no single person can. >> when i thought i was going out to endure to be alone and show this pain every time i can't walk any more, someone picked me up. >> all along the way, so far stranges and veterans and fellow firefighters who have heard about john's trek are showing up and unknowingly proving john's point. that the road ahead, no matter how long and lonely it may look, is always filled with those willing to help. >> we're telling people there is

a network, that there are people there for you. >> reporter: if you would like to follow along on john's journey, he's begin it a name. 22 and you. just search that in social media and you'll find photos of him along the way and post a message of encouragement. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> and if you or someone you know is having trouble coping there is help 24/7, call the suicide prevention line at 800-273-talk. at 7:27, we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." the tale of the tape. what the president appears to have said in a private dinner that could have consequences in the impeachment trial. and elizabeth warren gained a coveted sponsorship and we'll break it down for you next. america isn't just sick of donald trump,

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it is sunday, january 26th. here is a live look outside over san jose. it looks beautiful. dramatic cloud coverage there. and some sunshine trying to peek through. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey with a look at our forecast. he saw some showers in the city. we've seen some rain heading east earlier this morning. you were informing me of the patterns. >> and we had some decent rain from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and trying clear but still drizzle. so here is another view from emeryville toward san francisco. where from now we're away from the widespread rain. just the spotty showers, the cloudy skies lingering through the morning. but as you saw in the picture around san jose, that will be the trend as we go through the afternoon. so the shower chances should be done by around noon today and then as the wind picks up out of the west northwest we get clearing skies and move from the mid-50s we're seeing now to

upper 50s to near 60 around the bay and low to mid-60s closer to san jose. and actually the seven-day forecast is getting quite warm. we could be seeing temperatures close to 70. toward the end of the week, we'll have a closer look at that and what it could main for the rain chances coming up in about 15 minutes definitely odd to see 70s in the end of january. we'll see you in 15 minutes. this morning the first case of the deadly coronavirus has been confirmed here in california. this as an evacuation plan is in the works to get u.s. citizens out of china. their destination, sfo. here is a live look at the rain covers the lens there this morning. last night the u.s. consulate in wuhan announced there will be a charter flight leaving the city on tuesday flying directly to san francisco. there has not been a flight from wuhan to sfo since the announcement of the outbreak last tuesday. people on board this charter flight will be consulate personnel and private citizens. the embassy in beijing said

there is limited capacity and priority will be given to people who are, quote, at greatest risk of coronavirus. in addition to the news about the charter flight to sfo, here is what else we know. the death toll in china has risen to 56 people. that is 15 more deaths in the past 36 hours. nearly 2000 people are infected. here in the u.s. the three cases confirmed are in washington state, illinois and orange county here in california. back in wuhan, ground zero for the outbreak, 11 million people are quarantined. in many cities chinese new year celebrations have been cancelled to revent more infection. but health officials here in the u.s. say that right now the flu which kills tens of thousands of people each year is a much bigger threat to americans. >> a lot of people are concerned about the coronavirus because they're hearing news about it right now but comparing it to the flu, for example, it is not close to being at that stage. >> here in the bay area there are no confirmed cases, county

health leaders tell us they are monitoring the situation closely. last night nbc bay area was the first to break the news of that charter flight bound for the bay area to get u.s. citizens back to the u.s. as soon as we learned about it we sent out this push alert from our mobile app. it is a great resource as stories develop and it is free to download. the man you see in this police body cam video is accused of attacking two san francisco officers. but this weekend san francisco's new district attorney chesa boudin has withdrawn those charges. the police officers' president is blasting that decision and sergio quintana explains. >> reporter: the head of the san francisco police officers union didn't mince words about chesa boudin's decision not to press charges. >> mr. bodine has made it clear that it is open season on police officers. >> reporter: here is the confrontation in about 30

seconds. 20-year-old jamaica hampton crosses the street and the car door opens and he runs toward the cruiser and in police body camera you could see one of the officers struggling to get free from hampton and then a full on fight on pavement as the second officer tried to help and hampton tried to escape and the officers chase him yelling at him to get on the ground. at one point hampton runs toward officer sterling haze and he fires several times. his partner christopher flores fired once. >> it is right there on video. there is no ambiguity. he attacked two officers one to the point of a glass potle that he received a skull fracture and sutures to his face. you could see him hitting him with a vodka bottle. >> reporter: chief bill scott called this a violent criminal act and he plans to continue working with the d.a. and see to it that justice is done for the officers. newly elected district attorney

chesa boudin ran a campaign that included prosecuting misconduct but in this case they are under investigation for the shooting which could create a potential problem when testifying against hampton and a spokesperson tonight said the san francisco district attorney's office is developing a policy to avoid the conflicts that cases like this rent, involving multiple potential suspects in case theories. the d.a. has up to three years to file criminal charges. hamilton is still recovering in san francisco general hospital. in san francisco, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. turning now to the race for the white house. iowa's largest newspaper has made its decision. giving senator elizabeth warren a boost as she slumps in the polls. the des moines register endorsed the senator dubbing her, quote, the president this nation needs. the paper characterized her positions as not radical but right and declared they would

improve life in america at the moment where the very fabbic of american life is at stake, end quote. the second newspaper endorsement comes as the eye walk caucus is more than a week away. senator warren is beefing up the bay area presence this weekend. her campaign is opening a new san francisco office today. warren will not be there herself but guest speakers include state lawmaker scott wiener and david chu. the office is on the corner of 14th and valencia in the mission district. there is a battle for the second place on the campaign trail as one democratic senator takes the lead. bernie sanders is surging. he tops a new "new york times" siena poll of iowa voters with 25%. pete buttigieg, joe biden and elizabeth warren are all fighting for second place. with just eight days until iowans have their say, it is still anyone's race. the poll also shows 40% of voters remain undecided. and now to the tail of the tape.

nbc news has obtained a video from a 2018 dinner party that appears to show president trump demand the firing of then u.s. ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch and shows him socializing with indicted businessmen he now claims he didn't know. kelly o'donnell reports. >> reporter: this shaky video provides a glimpse inside an april 2018 dinner intended to be private. >> some people may not want pictures taken. >> reporter: the 80-minute recording appears to show president trump and his eldest son, the elegant place setting marked for the president, about 20 seats surround an intimate table. >> hi, everybody, once again the president thanking you for being here. >> reporter: touching on multiple topics including conversations that could be considered potential evidence in his impeachment trial. >> this is all sort of like off the record, right? >> reporter: on the guest list,

lev parnas through his lawyer gave this recording to house democrats and the media. and his associate igor fruman who made the recording both now indicted on federal campaign violations. parnas said he could be heard discussing ukraine with president trump and with efforts to remove then u.s. ambassador marie yovanovitch. >> you have to get rid of the ambassador. she's still left over from the hillary clinton administration. >> from ukraine. >> yeah, she's basically walking around telling everybody just wait, he's going to get impeached. >> reporter: he sounded unfamiliar with the ambassador. >> i don't remember -- >> reporter: and appeared to deliver an abrupt order. >> get rid of her. get her out tomorrow. i don't care. get her out tomorrow. take her out, okay? do it. >> reporter: but yovanovitch was removed one year later. as friday the president denied directing parnas to undermine the ambassador. >> i have every right.

i want ambassador chozen by me. >> and this is kelly o'donnell reporting. after a brief break, the trial of president trump will continue tomorrow but how much of the nation is watching. larry gerston takes a look. but first the 49ers are ready to his to the super bowl in just about two and a half hours from now. the message head coach kyle shanahan had for players before heading to miami. anthony flores is next with sports.

good morning, everyone. while the excitement continues to build. the 49ers are heading to miami today where they are going to face a media blitz. now the niners spent the week practicing at home in santa clara. head coach kyle shanahan told players to take care of tickets for family and friends now, so they're not a distraction leading up to super bowl liv against the chiefs. >> once you make the decision you have to move on and focus on the task at hand because once

you get down there it is hectic and everybody wants to be taken care of and we have a job to do to play in the super bowl which is a very important football game and for us we can't get caught up in an event. it is just a game. former 49er anquan bolden receiving a special delivery in miami. the lombardi trophy and he had to sign for the package and then putting on gloves for the most recognizable trophy in all sports. the real question is who is he picking to win. >> playing in san francisco for years, i would love to see them bring home the sixth championship. but i also would love to see andy reid win it. he's a great coach. and i think he's just a coach that is going about it the right way and deserves to win one. so i'm a little torn but i think the loyalty to the san francisco 49ers pushes me that way. >> he spent three of his 14-year

career with the 49ers and he was a member of the ravens who beat the niners. our live coverage of super bowl kicks off on monday and we're talking all things 49ers live from miami on monday. big night on the sharks at the nhl all-star game in st. louis. he scored four goals in the 10-5 semifinal win over the central and then scoring the game winner in the 5-4 win over the atlantic in the championship game. former giants general manager bobby evans might be asked to clean up the mess in houston. evans interviewed for the open general manager job with the astros. he spent four seasons as the gm with the giants before being reassigned at the end of the 2018 season. astros need a new gm and manager after both were fired in the wake of the sign scandal that rocked baseball in recent weeks. that is a look at your morning

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we are back with this past week congress focus almost exclusively on the impeachment charges against president trump and house managers made they are case against the president. yesterday morning the president's legal team began their defense. washington may have watched with baited breath but what about the station. it is a totally different story. political analysis larry gerston rejoins us. you have some interesting tidbits here. what did you take away from the democrats' presentation. >> pretty interesting data when you take a look at it, kira. the democrats offered two impeachment charges, with we know about this, against president trump. abuse of power and obstruction of congress. now led by california's adam schiff, the democratic team claimed that the president held out military aid for ukraine in exchange for ukraine announcing an investigation of former vice president joe biden and his son hunter for corrupt activities in

ukraine even though, even though that accusations has been long debunked by government authorities of the united states and ukraine. now the democrats further claim that democrat -- that president trump blocked their efforts to investigate the president by denying access to records, documents and administration witnesses. so they made by all accounts a very compelling case. >> yeah, and yesterday we were preempted because the president's team began their arguments against the impeachment charges which will be described more in depth in more detail beginning tomorrow. what do you think we could glean from those opening statements. they only lasted about two hours. >> that is right. they didn't talk long. but they talked pretty powerfully if you look back at it. the president's team, if you will, argued there is no there-there. they submit that the democrats have offered what would amount to be a smoke and mirrors prosecution with half truths and hearsay from witnesses.

beginning from the much discussed july 25th phone call and ending with democratic witnesses who were interviewed as well as those not interviewed. the's te-- the president's team are coming back strong. >> and getting to what we had kind of teased leading into this conversation, what do we know about the public interest? you could argue this is a historic moment but a lot of people don't seem to care. >> to us wonks out there, it is kind of surprising. it shouldn't be but it is. the public just doesn't appear to be very engaged. at least so far. about 11 million viewers tuned into the hearings during the first two days and dropped by the way to less than 9 million the third day. now these numbers pale compared to other serious national events as you could see from the chart. imagine that twice as many people watching the kavanaugh

hearings rather than impeachment or 50% more watching michael cohen's testimony. so whatever the merits of democratic claims, the public has just not been engaged. now maybe that some people have watched other times and other media but that possibility could apply to the other recent example as well. so simply put, there is no groundswell of interest and that could not be reassuring to house democrats who were hoping for a surge of public outrage sufficient enough to pressure republican senators to vote for conviction at least for witnesses. >> it is almost like the -- the kavanaugh/comey/cohen viewership led people to what they feel now. >> maybe. >> how do you think thissin attentiveness played plea tor the request for witness and evidence to be included in the impeachment hearing.

>> it doesn't help. not if you're the democrats. from the beginning, republican majority leader mitch mcconnell has said that he wanted the trial to be completed as quickly as possible. the lack of public interest, all that is going to do is decrease the likelihood of enough senate republicans to join with the democrats to vote for witnesses. after all, why should republicans vote for witnesses if there is so little interest in the entire impeachment event altogether. >> that is a great point. at the end of the day, do you think that the democrats will make themselves look like fools over their efforts to have the president impeached or removed at this point. >> this is crystal ball time. and only the future is really going to confirm or reject whether democrats have hurt chances for upcoming elections. but look, it is important to remember that a lack of public interest doesn't necessarily mean that the democrats were wrong to pursue impeachment and it is likely that many democrats will view the past week's impeachment trial as a

stepping-stone to the november 2020 argument against the president. they'll argue even though the president wasn't convicted he has behaved terribly and hurt the nation. but you have to say one thing, mitch mcconnell, boy, he's something in organizing these guys. >> oh, absolutely. and what do you think speaking about the republicans, assuming a favorable impeachment trial outcome, will they likely benefit from that? >> in the short-term, yes. and large -- thanks largely to mitch mcconnell. look, after the trial, republicans will point to a robust economy and no arguing about that. it it is a robust economy and suggest that the re-election of the president is the best opportunity to keep that economy going. democrats are going to renew the focus on issues such as health care and immigration reform and economics assessment for the those at the top and suffering for those at the middle and the bottom. those things have been cast aside. but in some ways november is a long way away from now and by that comes along, impeachment

may be a distant memory and that, i think, may be the biggest takeaway of all. >> that is a great point. larry, as always, you and your crystal ball. thank you for that. and we'll be back with a final look at weather. america isn't just sick of donald trump,

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and a good sunday morning to you. right now as we check in at 7:54, starting to see breaks in the cloud cover around san francisco as the more steady rain has moved out. still some misty skies around downtown san francisco. and you could see light rain

hanging out around emeryville and san mateo and down to near mountain view seeing a few of the showers. a look at san jose, the sun coming out after the rain has poved off to the east. starting off with mild temperatures, mid to upper 50s. right now 57 at oakland and 55 in san jose. and for the afternoon as the skies slowly clear, should see temperatures in the low 60s around the south bay, upper 50s closer to san francisco and oakland and half moon bay and low 60s near santa rosa and napa by the afternoon. now as you saw on the city cameras, especially for emeryville looking off to the west, we have a few scattered showers around sfo and a few more on the north side of san jose ands it is the central bay and south bay over the next three to four hours that will have the best chance for adding just a little bit more to the rain gauges from overnight. south bay about a tenth of an inch of rain and a quarter inch from san francisco to oakland out of the storm and we did see up to half an inch of rain for the north bay. but not much left now.

this is the afternoon forecast. the clearing skies and a rain totals from here on out for the rest of the morning generally light. less than about 500ths of an inch of rain and so here you go, hour-by-hour, you see the clouds and breaks in the clouds now. passing 11:00 and noon, you could see the skies clear perfect thorj to south and locally you might notice the winds pick up so that will clear out our skies and shut down the showers and after today not really going to see any in terms of big rain chances over the next seven to ten days. the storm track continues to the north. one brief chance of showers will happen monday night into tuesday but kind of like we're seeing right now, storm system not expected to bring a lot of rain and most of what does fall we think is up around the north bay. then after we pass tuesday, high pressure strengthens you see the orange coating on the map, a sign that the high turns even

stronger. it is possible by next saturday we could be seeing 70s in the forecast. and then as we head toward next sunday we nt cooler and breezy. still no sign of any rain in the extended forecast once we get beyond the light showers possible from monday into tuesday. so san francisco should be into the 60s bied e-- by the end of week. and temperatures interesting, friday, saturday and sunday and especially next saturday, 60s and 70s. as everybody gets ready for super bowl, closer to home we're looking at 70s and warm temperatures approaching next week. >> south floridian temperatures. part of me like is wow, beautiful and part of me is this is disturbing. >> we could use the rain and folks will have some plans for next weekend. so that is the nice part of the forecast. >> drag a couch outside and watch the game outside with your neighbors. rob, thanks so much. and thanks for making us part of

your morning. we'll have more local news tonight at 4:30, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com.

trial of donald john trump the first week begins with rancor >> they do not seriously contest any of the allegations against the president, and they lied lie and lie and lie. >> the only one who should be embarrassed, mr. nadler, is you. >> with the president saying he'd like to face off against house democrats. >> sit right in the front row and stare in their corrupt faces. >> you can't trust the president to do what's right for this country. you can trust he will do what's right for donald trump. >> and