"today in the bay" continues right now. and a good morning to you on this wednesday. thanks so much for starting it right here with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's look at the forecast for today. a little cooler out it this. >> cooler this morning. and we're going to have a nice, well above normal day. here is a live look outside in the south bay. you could see a thin layer of some low clouds moving by. willow glen will start out at 41 degrees and at 1:00 another comfortable day as we reach slightly above normal. mike is seeing a backup at the bay bridge. >> it formed early and i thought because some of the cash lanes weren't open yet but things are looking normal for that pattern. we're seeing more movement in the cash lanes off to the left but the fast track lanes are starting to slow down and bog down. there is also slowing on the incline and a disabled vehicle at the treasure island on-ramp so that may be an additional

problem. we'll track those factors and the rest of the bay is moving well. so back to you. new overnight, an elderly man is recovering after he disappeared while hiking in the north bay. this is the second of two recent cases involving people believed to have disapeered while hiking. >> bob redell joined us live in marin county with details on the man that was found and the couple still missing. >> reporter: with regard to the man that was found according to the photographer who shot his rescue, he is alive but barely conscious. we have no update. his name is robert bennett and 76 years old. rescuers found him around 11:30 last night and you should be able to see it on video. after he disappeared on monday afternoon while hiking in unincorporated marin county they extricated him and sent him to the hospital. they did find his vehicle at the head of the valley stone trail which helped locate him and in the picture, tweeted out by the marin county sheriff's office,

two k-9s helped locate bennett. and volunteers will head out to help to find carol kiparsky and ian irwin a couple in their 70s who were if palo alto and camping in inverness and left behind their phone and hiking gear and haven't been seen since. >> they wouldn't leave all of their stuff and just vanish. yes, i think it is very strange. >> we have not switched our efforts from search and rescue to recovery. >> reporter: the couple's son who you heard from first and the searchers, they're hopeful that the couple is alive because the weather has been mild. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we'll continue to follow that. thanks, bob. it is 5:02 now. switchi switching gears. talking politics. president will go to bakersfield to celebrate what he called the

victory for farmers. he will talk about the increase of water supplies for agriculture and includes rolling back of environmental protection forr for endangered fish in the delta. this is him arriving ahead of the saturday nevada caucus. thousand his trip comes as a democratic hopeful take the debate stage tonight in vegas and there will be one new candidate on the stage. "today in the bay" tracie potts is live in washington to explain how the top five just became the top six. tracie? >> reporter: laura, that number six is michael bloomberg who has been spending hundreds of millions of his own dollars on this campaign to get on the debate stage tonight. but it is not about money, it is about the candidate's ideas and their records. billionaire michael bloomberg live in las vegas tonight for the first time debating the top five democrats. >> do you have any advice for him as he makes his first debate. >> no. he doesn't need that kind of

advice. he's been doing it for a long time. >> bloomberg in a third place tie with elizabeth warren. in our poll, as joe biden plunges to second and bernie sanders takes a double-digit lead. >> i'm not worth $60 billion and we don't have a campaign with unlimited amounts of money. >> reporter: bloomberg under fire for spending $381 million of his own money on tv ads. >> it can get your name recognition up, but it can't erase your record. >> i don't think people look at the guy in the white house and think to themselves we need someone richer. >> reporter: the former new york mayor is sure to face questions tonight about his stop-and-frisk policy, criticized for targeting african-americans. >> i know i can't change history but i can learn from my mistakes. >> reporter: pete buttigieg heads into tonight's debate with the most delegates, criticizing bernie sanders's medicare for all health care plan. >> there is a gap of

$25 trillion in his plan. which is bigger than the whole u.s. economy. >> reporter: warren is hoping to catch up with union support. >> when workers unionize, then workers win. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: there is one more candidate in nevada this week. president trump stops through on friday. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. and nbc news and msnbc will broadcast the debate live from las vegas tonight at 6:00 p.m. the bay area suddenly has what is believed to be two more coronavirus patients there isolation in the north bay and at this point it is clear that doctors know when they became ill. "today in the bay's" thom jensen is live outside of the queen of the valley medical center in napa where they're expecting a news conference later this morning. thom? >> reporter: good morning, marcus. we're still waiting for more details on exactly when and where this news conference will be held here at the medical center. but we can confirm from public

health officials here in napa county that at least one of these two patients here has tested positive for the coronavirus and the other one does have symptoms. they're two of the 14 people airlifted from a cruise ship in japan where more than 350 people are sick from the virus. taken to travis air force base and then to area hospital isolation rooms around the bay area. more than 74,000 people have been affected by the virus according to the world health organization and 2,000 have died from it. most of the deaths and infections are in china where the outbreak began this winter. these two ended up here because of a limited number of isolation beds in solano county. last night it was still unclear if one or both patients here were positive for the virus. >> one of them is being tested to be ruled out for coronavirus and the other one is somebody

who is asymptomatic with a positive test in japan and they're continuing to get testing until the virus is demonstrated to be cleared. >> reporter: we did get a statement from the st. joseph health which owns the hospital. among other things the communications manager said they are equipped to handle the virus. our caregivers are well prepared and they have received training and have practiced for these scenarios and wearing protective equipment to minimize the risk of skoezure. no hospital operations are imacted. and she said that the isolation areas are actually negative pressure rooms which helps contain that virus in those rooms, helps stop the spread and she said exposure to the virus here is extremely low, the danger of skoezure. live in napa, thom jensen, "today in the bay." it is 5:07.

attorneys for the suspect of kate steinle expected to be back in cord. jurors acquitted jose zarate and now they want to try him on a gun possession charge. he's still in custody. last week they determined he's not competent to stand trial. today a status conference is scheduled to discuss the next steps. and a follow-up to the hit-and-run in san francisco mission district that injured three people last week. today the suspect is scheduled to appear in court. investigators say steven concernman ran a light striking a man and pinning him against the bus and then they say he struck two other people serious hi injuring one of them as he drove away on the sidewalk. he later returned to the scene and that is when officers arrested him. our "making it in the bay" coverage continues this morning. it includes san francisco voters

weighing a key housing proposal on next month's ballot. if it passes, proposition e would reduce the amount of new office space the city would be able to approve the amount pegs to how much affordable housing it creates each year which is the goal of meeting state mandated targets for 2,000 homes. critics tell "the chronicle" that the restrictions would hurt the chi and drive up rents. and right now at 5:09, we have a cool picture to show you of a vintic lar cloud spotted near mt. shasta. take a look at that photo. if you see that, you think what in the heck is that. well we call it a lintic lar cloud and it moves in mountain areas. it shows a little bit of turbulence in the atmosphere and so this was tweeted out. or put on facebook by a shasta trinity national forest and it is a really cool shot. i actually saw a lintic lar cloud.

so here is a picture i took this one is a lot for pronounced than that one over mt. shasta but it happened in the mountains. it shows there is the buoyancy in the air and usually on stable days. but the clouds form and i put that in snowmobiling and it got more spectacular. so i posted another picture on instagram. i'm at karihallweather. check out our weather for today as we see high temperatures headed into the upper 60s. if you're heading toward the sierra or mt. shasta, nice travel there and back. mike, it is officially jammed at the bay bridge. >> and it might be a lentic lar cloud. i didn't know what that was. and the metering lights are on, folks. last 15 minutes was critical to telling the story. the back-up will stick around because the metering lights were turned on just after the last report and that is early for the bay bridge because of the slower drive across the span, a slow-moving vehicle trying to

help off the bridge over to the san francisco side. so that should improve over the next 20. we'll track that. meanwhile the rest of the bay moves shoojly. so back to you. >> thank you, mike. well a dramatic rescue caught on camera. still ahead on "today in the bay," we'll show you the moment a california police officer rushed in to help a man trapped inside of a burning car. and at 5:25, a central valley firefighter killed in the line of duty. another firefighter is still unaccounted for. we'll have the latest on the search and what sparked the fast-of moving flames. and union, yes, for the first time in history a high tech company has -- has unionized. ♪ >> i love that song. trending this morning, making history. this queen hit just hit 1 billion views on youtube. next the classic '80s song that just reached the same milestone.

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right now at 5:14, let's get out of the door as we check out our temperature trend for concord. it is coolers as you step out. some low 40s and then we reach up to 60 degrees. a warm-up again today. we'll look at the rest of the forecast going into the weekend coming up next. and i don't know if you notice, but the westbound

direction, it is a slow roller is gone from the span, but the back-up is at the toll plaza so the damage is done. we'll show that to you and the play-out coming up. and good morning. very happy wednesday to you. the new ceo of bed, bath and beyond wants to declutter the stores, sell less stuff and make the stores look more streamlined and clean. i told you tuesday, coronavirus was starting to affect apple. apple is one of the rare nasdaq stocks that is also measured on the dow industrials, pulled the dow lower. nasdaq eeked out a tiny gain and set a tiny new record. we get the fed minutes today. i like the fed minutes the way kari likes lentic lar clouds. this is the notes from the last interest rate meeting. they are like tea leaves on the economy. and did they talk about coronavirus and how worried are they? chris chmura sent in this picture of the online booking app asking if he had been to

china lately. chris flies a lot lately and even domestic flights were full of people wearing masks. other news, full time workers at the kick starter has voted to unionize. first tech company to unionize ever. it is interesting whether they might strike over kick starter projects, they team up to threaten to strike to stop it. so porsche tay can all electric car and one caught fire in florida. that is about all with you know. electric cars though catching fire is a problem. we'll continue to track that investigation. here is a look inside of genomics a wall street sweetheart. ipo late laeft year and investors made a fortune. this week on sand hill road we'll talk to those behind genomics and how to recognize

good investments when you see them. >> the disadvantage a brand-new investor is they have not seen that before but the advantage you have is you have seen that before. >> both are true. >> how do you fight that? >> i spend my life trying to prove myself wrong. >> turns out he's right. that is brian roberts. that is available now on sand hill road, find that wherever you find your high quality podcasts. >> there you have it. trending this morning. supreme sweet wear is so last week. oreo went to the upscale tweeting this is dropping a double stuffed red cookie. with the supreme clothing brand logo on it. so the price, you're thinking -- $8 for a pack of three. >> thee cookies? >> that is what they say. >> are they huge. but supreme is like the big thing. i saw that in l.a. and i thought what is this? maybe i'm old school. it drops tomorrow in new york city and then online next week. so if you want to just test it

out. >> you have to put it to the taste test. that and the shamrock shake. >> put it together. >> and a classic rock song still a hit. >> i love it 1985 music video just reached 1 billion views on youtube landing it in the history books. take a listen. ♪ take on me >> i thought it was going to be the queen one. >> i thought it would too. >> this is fun. very '80s. aha's take on me. it is one of several old school videos to join the billion views club. that was a incredible video for the time. so also on the list, guns and roses, "november rain" and queen's "bohemian rhapsody." >> all of the other songs from the -- a man hitting -- >> that gets -- >> i would imagine so.

so maybe that is the thing. >> the high note. maybe. >> you better take one. >> you know i will. >> marcus, if you could get the long blond hair and the head band as axle rose. >> nothing but going to a store. i'll have it by the end of the day. >> all right. what is your handle again? >> which one -- >> on instagram. >> instagram it is m dub world. >> look for the video or the picture. >> with we have to get to work then. got a lot of stuff to do. >> ahhh. >> let me move on to weather this morning. >> she's going to shatter the lenticular clouds. >> we may see something like that over the sierra. some light patchy fog and chilly in the north bay. some of the inland valleys dropping into the mid-30s as you het out of the door. so you feel the chill in antioch.

cooler than yesterday with 39 degrees at 7:00 and then reaching into the low 60s as with we head toward noon. nice day to take the lunch outside as we check out our microclimates we're going to see temperatures at noon at 61 in danville, 62 in concord. and novato at 59 degrees. and then we warm up into the upper 60s in the south bay. breast briefly hitting 70 degrees. we'll be in the low 40s again tomorrow morning. a wide view of what is going on. a long line of clouds extend closer to the cost that is here on friday. it may bring in spotty light sprinkles along the coast but most of us won't see any rain out of this as it continues to dry up as that storm system arrives. as we see a lot of that rain staying to the north of us, we'll see this low dipping down to southern california and that is going to bring those areas some rain going into next week and we seeing a change in the pattern that could bring us showers at least by the end of next week.

but our rain chances here very slim. and we'll see some more clouds moving in on friday. high inland reaching the low 70s and a nice weekend ahead. still some low 70s into next week. mike, you're tracking that early delay across the bay bridge. >> we saw this forming early at the bay bridge but it never got a chance to recover as all of the cash lanes open because of a slow roller across the span which has cleared. improvement across the span but the metering lights were turned on early and they won't turn them off. here is the back-up. and the fast track lanes are starting to move and better speeds across the span. everything is clear across the westbound deck but the damage is done. the early back-up off the berkeley curve. walnut creek and concord, no problems. the carquinez bridge without any issues as well. northbound 880 through san leandro a report of a disabled vehicle. chp has not updated us but i

haven't seen slowing but it is probably cheer but we'll double check once chp gives us confirmation. and dumbarton easy drive in the south bay and the tri-valley moving nicely. and there is the san mateo bridge that is there but not slowing just yet. pack to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:22 this morning and trying to recover. next on "today in the bay," an encouraging update on nascar driver ryan newman following the frightening crash that ended on monday's daytona 500. and a royal battle. harry and meghan's fight to keep their royal brand. vo: a great president and an effective mayor.

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i got you. >> some heart-stopping new video. this is outside of sacramento in elk grove. you could see there the police officer pulling a man to safety after the car caught fire. this happened a little more than a week ago. police say that the driver is expected to be okay. police are still investigating the cause. >> this is a story that hits close to my home town. developing now, tragic story unfolded in the central valley where a firefighter has been killed. a second firefighter can't be found. it was a fast-moving fire. it swept through the portable library. i used to go there as a little girl. it happened yesterday afternoon. portable is a small town between

fresno and bakersfield. search team had to halt efforts to locate the missing firefighter. >> it is a tragic story there. 5:25 right now. and the fate of harvey weinstein is in the hands of a jury. deliberations began yesterday in the high-profile case. he's charged with two separate incidents involving two women. one in 2013 and the other back in 2006. he denies all claims insisting that the encounters were consensual. >> and encouraging update to tell you about this morning for nascar racer ryan newman involving in the frightening crash at the end of monday's daytona 500. team leaders now say he's awake and talking to family members. >> after his car got clipped and crossed the finish line upside down, his team said that the newman family appreciates everyone's concerns. we still haven't learned the extent of his injuries. and at 5:26 this morning. some of kobe bryant's biggest

fans are feeling left out because we won't be able to attend the next monday mem at l.a. staples center. after a lottery a lot of fans were not selected. they are told not to go to the staples center without tickets and there is an -- or not an outdoor memorial so don't show up if you don't have the tickets. trending this morning, harry and meghan's future plans to bring their stormal royal titles might be up in the air. a source close to the couple said discussions are still ongoing whether they could brand products under the suffix royal title. next the top stories we're following today, including pg&e bankruptcy fallout. the impact the company's falling earning could actually have on your bill. plus "making it in the bay." the questions raised by homeless

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this guy has a rental unit going on and i knew something bad wouldp happen. >> right now at 5:30, a woman found dead in a south bay home, what thabs are telling us about the home. plus facing new backlash. a possible new twist this morning in the corruption scandal rocking san francisco city hall.

the new report tieing one of the main players to mayor london breed. very good morning. and thanks for joining us. now wednesday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. right now let's head over to meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. >> looking good through the them. sev -- through the next seven days. more clouds on friday as we see a slight chance of showers near the coast and in san francisco. but a lot more of the dry weather in the forecast. as our temperatures reach into the mid to upper 60s. we'll get a look ahead to the weekend. that is coming up in about 7 minutes. mike is seeing the bay bridge moving better. >> the span was crawling and that caused the early metering lights. a hangup just under the tower so starting to move smoother. very critical because anything that slows on the span slows the folks at the metering lights. if you join us at 5:30, at this time, you'll see this back-up and we're getting back to normal as we approach again that span

that looked like another slowdown approaching treasure island so check with me in the next report in seven or eight minutes and we'll see how things are shaping up. the search is on for a killer after a woman is found dead in a home in the southeast foothills. kris sanchez is live this morning. and kris, what does this home have to do with airbnb. >> reporter: neighbors are telling us they believe this is a home rented out on the airbnb by the room. the crime scene tape is now gone. the officials have reopened the scene but this is what it looked like yesterday afternoon and last night as the investigation was fully underway. we are on mountain view near gordon avenue. our night crew saw deputies going through trash cans and interviewed neighbors and we talked with two men that were staying at that very home where the woman was found killed last night and they said they never saw a woman there. >> i knew something bad was going to happen over time. you get that many, many people

staying at your place, one out of a hundred will turn back and sure enough here we are. >> detectives will interview everyone in the neighborhood and speak with all witnesses and collect all evidence that we can. >> reporter: so again neighbors telling us they do feel uncomfortable with the fact there was so much traffic going in and out of the home listed on airbnb and we did ask airbnb for a comment and they couldn't immediately verify that the home was lips-- listed on the site b they will try for a comment this morning. sheriff's department has little to go on and asking neighbors for security video and public to call in any information they might know. remember that you could report that information anonymously and find the phone number on my facebook page and on my twitter feed. at this point deputies do not have a suspect description nor are they releasing the name of the victim. they haven't even said whether -- what age she was or

what nationality at this point. the coroner will identify her and the coroner will notify her family and release her identity and the way she died. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> very tragic, thank you, kris. 5:34 now. the defendant in the b.a.r.t. stabbing trial, john lee cowell took the stand admitting he killed nia wilson back in 2018 and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. east bay times reported he's refusing to return to the stand to finish his testimony. the judge warned the testimony may be stricken from the record if he refuses to return to the stand. that trial is scheduled to resume today. a new report in the examiner seems to link san francisco mayor london breed closer to the two men at the center of the public works corruption probe. last week she admitted to taking $5,600 as a gift from former public works director mohammed

nuru saying it was to fix her car and she's known him for more than 20 years. now the examiner said that emails indicate the other man at the center of the probe, nick boefis, paid $1,200 to cover the cost of breed's float in the 2015 pride parade. the examiner concludes it may have been an illegal gift but the mayor said she would have paid for her own float. go to our investigative unit of our home page for more on the coverage of the public works scandal. and happening today, gavin newsom laying out his vision for california when he delivers the state of the state address. and he's expected to touch down in the proposed budget and homelessness. it starts at 10:30 this morning and we'll stream it right here on nbcbayarea.com. if pg&e latest earning forecast is an indication, brace for rate hikes. they shared the investor outlook saying it expects to become more profitable after emerging from

bankruptcy and hints that the request for 8% rate hikes each year for the next four years in part to cover the cost of fire safety upaggravateds. they reported $3.5 billion over the last quarter and more than twice that amount for all of last year. and a new bill meant to help california homeowners with fire coverage. lawmakers say that bill would guarantee fire insurance for homeowners who meet the new safety standards in high risk fire areas. it would also require insurance companies to offer incentives for safety upgrades. a new report finds a huge spike in car break-ins in palo alto. palo alto police say there were more than 1700 reports of thefts or break-ins last year up from around 1200 in 2018. police say there are also positive trends including a drop in arrests, assaults, burglaries and traffic collisions. 5:36 right now. we are taking an in-depth look at "making it in the bay." santa clara county supervisors

this morning plan to outline recent strides to trying to ease the homing crunch. >> this comes as assemblyman david chew calls for the state to re-evaluate the approach to the epidemic. he's calling for an analysis to look at gaps in homeless services and programs. "the sacramento bee" reports the homelessness rose 17% from 2017 to 2019. sacramento county saw a 19% rise over that time. meanwhile, los angeles county rose 12% from 2018 to 2019. well happening today, safety advocates will give input on the plans to add protective bike lanes along san francisco water front. the planning and research group spur will discuss the plans which are still being worked out by the city. mta representatives will ascend the meeting. in january a scooter rider was injured after being hit by a cement truck on the water front. a petty cab driver was injured

in the same area last year. 5:37 now. want to check that morning commute with mike. now your map looks pretty green back there. >> it does. i do have a note for the south bay. mostly green and that means that freeways are at speed. taking folks to a critical area for the south bay friends. in the hills, the santa cruz mountains, bear creek road, bear creek at alma reports of a big rig at the hairpin turn, it is stick there. that is the reason big rigs with are not allowed on the roadway. so that will affect folks traveling to or from highway 17. highway 17 moves smoothly as does the rest of the fae. green sensors tor the south bay and everywhere, the bay bridge toll plaza and westbound are the areas where you see the build but it is holding steady. there was no incident on the span and no problem for the bay bridge. >> half way there, folks. rushing into the welcome to enjoy the sun and fun. >> it is still going to be nice,

sunny and warm and enjoying nice temperatures. very comfortable as we check out our temperatures for all across the bay area. the coast will reach into the low 60s. the bay some upper 60s and up to 71 degrees for the inland areas. on sunday more of the same. so what are we doing this weekend? let's check out some events going on. some mardi gras celebrations going on in redwood city. downtown starts at 4:00 in the afternoon. we'll be in the mid-60s and then cooling down to the mid-50s so bring a jacket and enjoy several hours out there. if you're going to the sierra squaw valley also a light jacket needed as our high temperatures reach into the low 50s with sunshine. in napa valley expect a high of 73 degrees on friday. there may be some more clouds rolling through as the weekend goes along and we'll reach into the upper 60s and low 70s as we're going to have some comfortable weather. in carmel valley, a little bit cooler there, especially on saturday and sunday as we reach the lower 60s there.

and a mostly sunny sky. we're tracking all that is going on for the weekend. but we'll talk about today. we know you have to get to work. that is coming up in about three minutes. 5:39 now. behind bars. next on "today in the bay," the reason for the growing outrage after i.c.e. agents make arrests at at a bay area courthouse. and the push for your vote. the front-runner now in california ahead of super tuesday. the white house said the president is flying into occupied territory today. he's coming to california. plus trending this morning. throwing it back. former first lady michelle obama sharing a high school memory this morning. we'll reveal what it is and the push she's making now. tv just keeps getting better.

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the time now is 5:43. let's start out with a wide look out in san jose. south bay temperatures in campbell will be in the low 40s. it is a cool start to the day. but then it warms up, a lot of sunshine. normally up to 62 degrees and we're going just above that today. we'll talk about the rest of the microclimate forecast in five minutes. >> and a look from emeryville. the smooth flow of traffic across the bay bridge and the optical illusion and at the curve it looks like things are slowing down. they are not. they are slowing down here at the toll plaza. we'll track that and see the build coming out of contra costa county. >> remember on presidents' day,

there was no one there. 5:43 now. still ahead, a closer look at san francisco's latest push to boost low income housing. voters will weigh in next month. coming up in just about 10 minutes, we'll talk about the the impact it could have on the housing crunch. new overnight, a wrong-way chase and crash lead tos to an early morning choseure on 680. around midnight officers tried to pull over this truck but the driver wound up going the wrong way, south on stone ridge. while offer officers stopped the pursuit the suspect ditched the vehicle if lanes and another vehicle hit it. responding officers arrest ared one suspect nearby. the freeway was closed for about two hours. new video from the chp. the end of a chase in berkeley. the chp posted this night time video shot by helicopter. before 2:00 on tuesday morning officers chased a stolen chevy impala on 580 and then a toyota cam ray blocked them.

the camry took off at about 120 miles per hour and a chp helicopter followed it and later led officers to the suspect who ran off. two suspects in the chevy impala were arrested at the bay bridge toll plaza. recent arrests at the courthouse are sparking outrage among the county d.a. and public defender because according to the press democrat this morning the arrests were made by i.c.e. agenting involving three people believed to be from the immigrant community who were all handling criminal matters. court leaders say the arrest violated a state law undermining local authority and add to the level of fear in the immigrant community. quarter to 6:00 now, the president said he is the top law enforcement officer in the country. >> and that might be a surprise to the attorney general. >> i think it would. would thought he was the top cop. we've been talking about president trump's relationship with the department of justice. now we've learned bill barr considered stepping down as

attorney general as president trump's tweets about criminal cases put barr in a very bad light. made it appear as if barr is doing the president's bidding which would not be proper. the justice department is supposed to be an independent nonpolitical entity with the attorney general as america's top cop. but listen to what the president has to say about that. >> he's a man with great integrity. the attorney general is a man with incredible integrity. just so you understand, i chose not to be involved. i'm allowed to be totally involved. i'm actually -- i guess the chief law enforcement officer of the country. but i've chosen not to be involved. >> he is not the chief law enforcement officer of the country. certainly his oath requires the president to uphold the laws and the constitution but the attorney general is the top law enforcement officer in the country. all of this controversy started with the president pushing the doj to weaken the recommended

prison sentence for roger stone trump's adviser and campaign aide. stone will be sentenced tomorrow. now on top of all of this it, the president is now pushing the federal judge in the case to grant stone a new trial. conservatives are flooding twitter claiming the jury foreperson in the stone case was biased. there is a headline from the daily caller revealing the foreperson had run for congress years ago and this is proof she was biased in the trial. but stone's lawyer news this. they found this out during jury selection and had had no problem with it. stone's lawyer, you worked on campaigns for congress? the juror, i ran for congress. you ran for congress? yes, i worked on my own campaign. president trump will be back in california today. he was in l.a. yesterday. nevada this morning. his director of domestic policy tweeted about the trip to california. said the president will be in

occupied territory. we'll be following what the president does and tweeting about it. follow me on twitter @scott mcgrew. >> thank you. decision 2020, the latest primary poll shows bernie sanders has a clear front-runner here in california. the public policy institute of california poll shows that sanders is getting 32% of the vote. former vice president joe biden and massachusetts senator elizabeth warren are second and third with 14% and 13%. they've dropped more than 10% since january in those polls. former mayor michael bloomberg and pete buttigieg are both standing at 12%. the survey comes just before tonight's presidential debate right here on nbc bay area. 5:48. today santa clara county is showing off the new electronic voting equipment ahead of super tuesday. voters could check in with the new e-poll book and submit ballot into a machine that instantly finds errors before the vote is cast. new high speed voting machines are being used to tally up

numbers. santa clara county voters centers are opened to the public this saturday. our website, never forget it is a great resource for election information. we posted a voter guide highlighting issues in every county, just head to nbcbayarea.com/election guide. 5:49 for you this morning. and trending for you. a new challenge started by first lady michelle obama to get young people registered to vote. so it is called #prom challenge. >> she posted a picture from her prom back in 1982 and asks social media to join in and have schools share how they're guesting students to register to vote. people with the best photos could win a free prom for their school. social media really answered her call. celebrities from actors to basketball players, they're all posting some of their prom pictures there. kari hall, the lower right there there. now i don't know about this next

part that we wanted to show our prom pictures. i didn't. but here goes. there we are. there you go. so kari hall, that is yours. no marquis is to the right there. >> and kari to the left. >> in the white. >> i'm in this metallic blue thing. look at my hair. >> i couldn't get -- >> where is yours. >> my parents house i didn't feel it was proper to wake them up at 4:00 in the morning. but there was a similar material for my prom date, laura, the shiny one that you have. and i was wearing, surprisingly i was wear ago i close outfit to your date, it was a tuxedo. >> you thought he looked handsome. but i told marcus during the commercial break, i don't know what happened to him. his name was patrick. >> i still keep in contact with her. she's married with two kids. >> come on in. >> my prom date. we wore white to prom.

so people thought we were -- had just gotten married but i wore that dress to my reception when we did get -- >> you did? that is really cool. >> you guys have been together forever. >> yes. a long time. >> i wish you didn't have to go to weather. >> come on, weather, weather. >> no, we love love. >> a live look outside. we're loving this shot here. no fog rolling across san francisco. and it is a nice start to the day. but it is a little bit cooler than it has been. so if you're on the way out of the door to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station expect temperatures in the mid-40s. from 44 degrees to 59 degrees at 1:00 today in oakland. and eventually reaching about 66 degrees. in san jose, we're look at highs up to the upper 60s. we're also going to see the spreading into the north bay, a couple of degrees lower than yesterday but still well above normal. as we look at the wide view, what is happening in the pacific, this is what is heading our way. we're seeing clouds but a lot of

the rain had dry up before it gets here. as we go into the rest of today, into tomorrow, this low dives to the south and will bring in scattered showers for southern california. we may see shower as long the coast but if you're doing to l.a. this weekend and other parts of southern california, just watch out for a few spotty showers. we'll have a better chance of rain next wednesday and thursday. until then, it is mostly dry here in the seven-day forecast. springlike temperatures continue and we'll see some slow 70s between the weekend and early next week. mike, you're tracking the roads. you saw an early back-up that cheered at the bay bridge. >> that is right. so after that happened at the bay bridge, things calmed down and we're at a pleasant drive. which is what we're expecting. because folks in the south bay for the most part have a week off for vacation that means the parents don't do the early morning commute for the most part. slowing for 101. over here vasco road is showing a dip down below 35 miles per

hour. overall down to 580 timing at about half an hour and that is typical about this time on a wednesday. a little slowing out of the altamont but no problem and waze predicting the slowing through dublin approaching 680 on 580. the bay bridge toll plaza and kari mentioned a early back-up but a typical drive. oakland no more problems as you drive 880 toward san leandro. >> thank you, mike. and brights shining in finland. the wintry sky lighting up with a spectacular display of northern lights. last night the heights could be sign own finland, norway and sweden. this is one of the best times to see the northern lines. and much more ahead on "today in the bay" including what a judge is considering forcing pg&e to do to keep the power lines safe. plus hold the meat. and add extra fries.

burger king has a fries sandwich where they are calling a burger. how fast food chains are responding. what is happening in our fast food world. >> i want to try it. >> aye yai yai.

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"making it in the bay" scott is looking at what you could get in this area and compared to other city. >> and last week was austin and portland and now boise and phoenix. >> for folks fleeing the bay area and high house prices, we're going up the property ladder each day looking at what you could get in concord here at home. so today we're at $900,000. and i got to say, i like this house in concord. this one is lovely. it is big, too. four bedrooms, 2,000 square feet, big backyard. i would stay in the bay area for this one. though why don't we tempt you. in phoenix, five bedrooms 3400 square feet. i think the kitchen could use a little updating but it is not bad. in boise, it is a four dead room house with a three-car garage. 3700 square feet. very modern. now it really kind of looks to me as you see how big this boise

house is, marcus and laura, $900,000 is about the break-even point here. is gives you that really nice house in concord. nice for houses in phoenix and boise but then you you have to live in phoenix and boise. so i found lower prices don't get you much here but something nice elsewhere. higher prices get you a slightly nicer house here but as we're going to see throughout the week, mansions everywhere else. and keep in mind, we're not to the median price. only to $900,000. >> and that makes ai big difference. thanks, scott. 5:58. san francisco voters weighing a key housing proposal on next month's ballot. if it passes proposition e will reduce the amount of office space. only an amount pegged to how much affordable housing san francisco actually creates every year. with a goal of meeting state mandated targets for 2000 homes. critics tell "the chronicle" it

would hurt the city economy and drive up rents. trending this morning. harry and megman's future plans to brand their former royal titles might be up in the air. a source close to the couple said discussions are still ongoing on to whether they could brand products under the sussex royal title. they say that the talks are leaning in the direction that they won't be able to use it. so the issue may all come down to the word "royal." the source said they may need more context following the recent decision to step back as members of the royal family. okay, first it was the impossible burger and now burger king is taking it a step farther here. it is now testing an all fries burger with new zealand as the target audience there. >> there is no meat at all. but another fast food chain is coming back with their own. wendy's saying literally anything would be better on a bun their beef. fighting words. and people asked if it was a

joke. wendy's responded again saying they're whole restaurant is. a little burger war there. >> wendy's is always feisty on social media. >> wendy is that funny one. >> and she's always on. >> bad girl that wendy. coming up at 6:00, new overnight video of a hiker rescued in the north bay. coming up a live report with how he was found plus the search for two additional hikers who remain missing. and happening today, democratic ressal hope -- presidential hopefuls go head-to-head and for the first time michael bloomberg will be on the debate stage. the attacks that could come his way. and two more people quarantined at the travis air force base come down with the coronavirus. the treatment they're getting at a bay area hospital. a third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. third hour. yeah, with we start at 4:30. we're here early. thanks foroi