right now at 4:30, a high range shake-up. this morning oakland police chief is out without warning. good morning. plus -- 640 is a lot of people. >> i want to let them know enough folks to fill almost they're not the only one. every single seat on a 12-car >> struggling students in the south bay. a live report on the college b.a.r.t. train. let's start with our telemundo campus turned into an overnight sleepover. counterparts consumer investigator ar len fernandez the reason why they're sleeping under the stars. and her team helps i good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. san francisco after a check had >> and i'm marcus washington. right now we want to look at expired. she couldn't get the check what is going on with the traffic this morning. reissued until the squad steps >> we do have a major crash on the peninsula. up. folks we'll take you out live to fyi, there is no universal our camera out there on highway standard for expiration checks 101. so cash them if you got them. you see traffic is crawling by we helped ben in fremont. our photographer but chp blocking the left lanes. they're issue a year-long delay

this is traffic going southbound moving into a newly built home. on highway 101 in san mateo just ben expected $52,500 for before third avenue the off-ramp there just before the off-ramp unplanned rent payment, after this crash occurred. look at maps. i'm told overnight there was a our team stepped in the builder settled the case. we added that to the total, sing csh and then on is a person injured i together telemundo 48 and nbc the original crash and taken to the hospital and a second person bay area responds have there to help out have been killed at the southbound 101 and $4.29 million for viewers like that has three left lane blocks. you. you could send us your consumer two lanes are open. tips at 888-996-tips in english so very carefully past the or 844-408-4848 in spanish. scene. and now popular and peninsula will get you past the scene on have a great weekend. surface streets if you are and we're tracking this traffic center. headed toward third, the rest of the bay is of moving smoothly. a tragic situation with a deadly crash on highway 101 into san we'll follow that tragic situation on the peninsula as we mateo. do have more information about what is closed and how far the that coming up. back-up extends. >> mike, thank you. as with we head through palo complicated. we'll talk about that coming up. alto, a live look outside here. risk every time you get into we're starting out with a clear a ride share. what one lawmaker wants done to sky. temperatures in the upper 40s. make sure your driver is safe. from 47 to 63, another nice day >> i'm chris from nbc bay area with a big warm-up. we'll talk a responds. i'm hear with pam and we just helped her get $200,000.

few minutes. >> we'll check back with you. the best part is the victory celebration. darren allison takes the let's do it. >> it is nice that we have a voice. somebody that will fight for us. >> chris definitely had my back. firing of anne >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> we won big. kirkpatrick. maybe libby schaaf picked her to >> it is a wonderful feeling. lead the department three years >> felt that someone cared. ago. following the vote schaff said >> and you're the only one that she would support the decision but also praised kirkpatrick as responded. >> thank you, thank you, thank commissioners tried to explain you. the termination. for hundreds of years >> under her leadership oakland has seen a historic reduction in gun violence as well as america systematically stole black lives, officer-involved shooting. >> there are a lot of black freedom and black labor. improvements but disparities and i know my story would've turned out very differently continue to exist and there are a series of other issues that if i had been black. so today i'm proposing a sweeping strategy have b contributed to losing confidence. >> a statement from the union blasted the decision saying to invest in black wealth creation. fighting for oakland's residents the wealth gap is inextricably linked to the racial inequalities of the past, does not endear you to the and i'm determined to make breaking that link unelected police commissions and mayor. right now dozens of students a centerpiece of my presidency.

in the south bay are sleeping in protest to help make it in the bay. the struggle is real for students trying to just pay for college. but add on top of it trying to find a place to live in one of the most expensive cities in america. >> kris sanchez is live in downtown san jee students are s this hour. >> reporter: this is a very quiet protest. the students who are protesting right now at 5:00, breaking right now are sleeping but it is still a very powerful visual of news. a deadly overnight crash on what some of their peers go highway 101. the victory a good sacrament through every single day. this is new video from earlier simply trying to help. this morning as the activists we'll have a live report if from the scene and the impact on your were sleeping then as well. it is all quiet. commute. but they say that they are plus -- trying to show some solidarity >> there areprovements but the s continue to exist. with the 53,000 students who >> this morning oakland's police chief is suddenly out. experience homelessness on a the commission's reason for the regular basis and there are firing and what is next for the 4,000 here at san jose state. city's top brass. this is the 14th year of the and looming cuts front and poverty under the stars camp-out center in san francisco. the message from the district and the mission is to push for raising big concerns. the passage of assembly bill "today in the bay" continues right now. >> good morning on this friday.

1314 including housing and in the total cost of college and in i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. that way make those costs we're going to start with that breaking news. eligible for cal grant money. that accident on 101. >> we're just here in solidarity good samaritan tried to help and then they were killed. and trying to fight for them. >> it is a tragedy over on the peninsula. we'll get it located with the maps. as we look at the overall >> reporter: through this protest and other work the picture at 5:00 in the morning, students got administration to very light traffic flow. create other resources like emergency shelter and rental a problem out of san francisco and down to san mateo southbound assistance and then back in january we reported on the fact 101, you jammed up. that the university announced a the first bit of slowing, it plan to build about a thousand focused right here at third below market apartments that would be used for staff, some southbound 101, a majority of lanes blocked by an overnight faculty and some students but those won't come online and be crasnd helpful for quite sometime. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. now an update on the coronavirus outbreak. santa clara county leaders say the person listed as the first case in the the south bay has fully recovered. rante health department just from his home. newest numbers. worldwide more than 2,000 people

have died. 76,000 are infected. in california a new coronavirus case was diagnosed in humboldt county. right now nearly to dozen people are monitored just for the virus in california and in the bay area 16 people are recovering after being brought here from japan after being contained on a ship. a live look at chill and it appears russia is trying to once again tilt the odds of the next election in president trump's favor. and it is not just the 2020 general election they're after. "today in the bay's" susan mcginest explains. >> reporter: according to "the new york times," russia is again at work to help president trump get re-elected. multi-pell sources tell the times they warned of russia's operation. the briefing angering the president so much he fired his

acting director of national intelligence. >> had with trump heard about that he hit the roof anded at joe maguire and that spelled the end of his candidacy. >> and john brennan saying we're now in a full blown national security advice is. >> you and your -- >> reporter: after reaching a fever pitch, russia is working to influence the democratic primaries. one more worry for candidates battling the nomination with the nevada caucus tomorrow and super tuesday in a month. the president mocking the candidates. >> how about klobuchar, did you see her? she choked. >> reporter: and defending roger stone sentenced on thursday to more than three years in prison for hindering the investigation into russian interference in the last election. >> how can you have a jury pool tainted so badly. it's not fair. it's not fair. and you know, it's not happening

to a lot of other people. >> reporter: the president, after handing out pardons to nearly a dozen high-profile criminals not ruling out a pardon for stone. >> in a tweet the president thanked richmond grennel ambassador to germany for stepping in and will be nominating a new candidate soon. in washington, susan mcginnis, nbc news. still ahead, the u.s. women's soccer team with back-to-back world church-- back-to-back world champions and their push for equality. and faster connections. the reason your new 5g phone is stuck at the factory. nd a back-up at the bay bridge toll plaza. mike has his eye on the morning commute and any night crashes that could affect your 7 rit no. mckissack and mckissack

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very sad situation here. southbound 101 we have three out of five lanes blocked by a leddy crash. four vehicles involved. one driver has been killed and another has major injuries. a slow drive past this scene in san mateo. as we look at the map. you see the southbound direction toward highway 92 and we'll look at impact there and what we see as far as activity over there. as you head out of the door this morning, we'rein0s as you microclimates com up next.

good morning, i'm solomon at cnbc headquarters with the top business headlines. wall street set to open lower as the markets continue to track developments with the coronavirus. ferd reports a large uptake in cases. and a sudden midday sell kwouf that saw the dow fall 400 points before recovery but on no major news. today report on existing home sales. a new report said that 200 million 5g phones could be shipped this year. but supply disruptions will cap how many of the phones are actually sold. strategy anna hittics expected that 15% the outbreak is restricting production in asia but the firm does expect that there will be a strong bounceback in the second half of the year if the spread of the virus is reduced.

and file this under strange but true. here is something that stinks. garlic prices are rising. the reason is the coronavirus outbreak causing supply discorruption in china which are the largest garlic produces in fact two-thirds of the fresh garlic that we import comes from china. retail prices are at the highest level in about two years. a sleeve of garlic costs an average of about it this month and that is up 29% from a year ago and prices for other agricultural commodities like soy beans and cotton have dropped because of expectations of lower chinese demand. so who knew we were getting so much garlic from china. >> although, here until the bay area, in gilroy we produce a lot of garlic. >> this is true. >> i think we're covered here. >> yet another thing i didn't .today. >> t garlic capital of the

world. thanks, rahel. and new this morning, kentucky fried chicken and donuts are going national. kfc is bringing the chicken and donuts to fans everywhere where. starting monday. but you better hurry up. the new product will be available nationwide through march 16th or while supplies last. kind of like -- >> the donuts are the bun. >> like a chicken and waffle-ish. >> and a casting comeback. a trio of iconic women will reunite in more than a decade. bet mildler, goldie hawn and diane keaton will start in "family jewels" around three women all once married back in 1996. no word on a release date >> i could see that walking out. that will be fun. >> it are will be. 4:44 now.

next on "today in the bay," a hive of activity in southern california. we'll talk about the giant swarm of bees attacking people. how firefighters got rid of the buzz. and we're going to have warm temperatures today as our highs reach into the mid-70s. we'll talk about this and the weekend ahead coming up next. and for these folks traveling north on the 101 through palo alto it is clear here but they do have a crash farther north up in san mateo. we'll talk tragic situation that has traffic backed up. and thams hurt in the australian wildfires and the innovation to treat koalas and innovation to treat koalas and kangaroo

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look at that start to our day in san jose. >> on a friday as well. >> mm-hmm. nice clear skies out there. a clear start to the morning. but we're sinking only by the trends that we've been havingai >> another beautiful day. highs warmer than yesterday. reaching into the low to mid-70s. here is a look at the view in walnut creek. a lot of people are already up and out of the door on this friday morning as you get ready to step out temperatures will be in look at our temperature trend going from 46 degrees at 5:00 to 65 degrees at 11:00 and you know we'll continue to warm up even more going into the afternoon. so as we're getting out enjoying more time outside, there is a high amount of tree pollen, you've probably seen the trees budding and the flowers and it's mostly pine, elm and juniper mostly blooming.

as we take a look at our high temperatures today, expect morgan hill to reach 74 and 74 in east san jose. 75 in danville. oakland reaching 73 degrees. in half moon bay a comfortable 67 degrees and 70 in redwood city. san francisco rg 72 in the mission district and the north bay reaching 75. now i am seeing a few minor changes in our weather pattern here. a look at this swirl of clouds just off our coast and it will bring in light rain for areas to the south. looks like monterey and the highest chance of rain but a slight chance of a few spotty sprinkles overnight in the south bay as this low quickly moves off toward southern california and toward the east and also seeing storm systems to the north into next week. so you may be asking like a lot of us, where is the rain? well the jet stream is mostly been aligned to our north so areas like seattle have measured

almost eight inches of rain since january. so all of the rain was streamed across the pacific northwest while here in the bay area for the year we've only measured a little over .30 inch in san jose. and no more rain in the forecast except for a slight chance of some spotty light rain late tonight and into early tomorrow morning. the rest of the forecast, look at temperatures warming up by the end of next week and degree. mike, you've got that major crash on the peninsula. i do bayhaened overnight. with we still have three of five heading down toward third avenue there blocked by chp. the county coroner is on scene. one person died as a result of the crash and it sounds like the person had gotten out of the car, a good samaritan to help one of the people in the original crash. that is a tragedy there. someone trying to do good. chp emphasizing stay in the car

with the flashing light if you have to be on the freeway after the crash, it the not safe to be walking around. we do see traffic jamming up at popular. there might be a move to move some cars. we did see that happen where folks were forced dri toward the bay bridge and a foet along the peninsula this weekend we'll have closure for the cal train between bay shore and san francisco to do the electrification project and go to the website for all of the specifics. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 4:51 and nbc bay area investigates. doctors and nurses save lives but shouldn't have to risk their lives to do their job. >> candice nguyen spoke to medical workers who have seen a growing number of violent patients making it difficult to provide care for everyone else. >> reporter: health care workers are four times more likely to experience a violent attack than other workers according to

national labor statistics. the state enacted new safety stdandard 23,000 reports killed. state dat assaults hospitals reported taking no action to improve safety. cal osha chief doug parker said his agency has issued dozens of citations for hospitals for failing to protect workers from violence. but admits it is too soon to know if the new rules are making a difference. you can see our full investigation online are where we've posted a detailed break down showing the most common areas where attacks could happen all on our website nbcbayarea.com. >> you could go to the website to contact anyone from the investigative unit, nbcbayarea.com/investigations will get you there or call the tip line at 888-996-ps in southern california, five people recovering after being attacked by a swarm of bees yesterday afternoon in pasadena. emergency crews say when they arrived the bees with w city bla

city college. students were urged to stay inside while the beekeeper came in to remove the hive. uc davis veterinarians are back home after they were saving animals affected by wildfires in australia. this is new video showing the team treating more than 100 kangaroos or koalas and wombats and for burn injuries and smoke inhalation. one vet was able to use her new innovation by using -- >> tilapia skin. >> fish skin. >> yeah. this is the bandage of the animals and said that the fish skin help reduce pain and helps wounds heal faster. interesting. it is like a thin little -- 4:53 right now. >> and coming up, nbc bay area responds. >> hundreds of complaints and thousands of dollars saved a millions to help.

i'm chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. and happening now, 440 people in the philippines celebrated wedding bliss amid corona concerns. 220 couples exchanged vows yesterday. they gave surgical masks before the big ceremony. >> my biggest inspiration in life is my grandfather. you have a man borned in the segregated south putting himself through college to become an educate kwor and he said the greatest goal was to make sure his students and family become productive citizens.