they said they were both given time but they comforted each other through it so i think together they kept their hopes up. >> right now at 5:00, found alive. two missing hikers in the north bay rescued after being given up for dead. a live report on the recovery and how soon they may return to their peninsula home. and a shifting focus for the 2020 democratic presidential contenders. our washington insider weighs in on what the next primary holds. plus -- >> dangerous displays on the streets of san francisco as more side shows raise new concerns by police. "today in the bay" continues right now. and good morning to you. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend. now time to start that workweek for us. another nice week of temperatures. >> yeah, nice temperatures.

but still to rain here as we go through the next few days. but we're seeing dense fog and this is a look live in dublin. so as you drive through the tri-valley, just a heads up. they're still rushing through 580 looking at that shot. we're going to see temperatures in the mid-40s. look at that, 43 degrees. heading up to 64 by 1:00. and mike has a crash may be blocking a bridge. >> you having fog on 580 and i have from richard to san rafael and that is the bridge we're talking about and the first update talked about six vehicles in a crash mid span westbound is your commute direction and the sense kwors were lit up red and they've turned to orange and yellow and it is a noninjury crash and we'll bring you an update. and we'll monitor that and the rest of the bay is green though. laura, back to you. >> thank you so much. it is 5:01. two missing palo alto hikers almost every believed this died are very much alive this

morning. they're continuing recovery after being rescued over the weekend in marin. pete suratos joins us live outside of the hospital. are they getting any better idea when these people might be able to come home? >> reporter: good morning. it could be a few days before their home but they're recovery continues behind me here at this at hospital in marin county and you mention it is a miracle they survived this whole ordeal. here are pictures of the couple recovering in the hospital. you see there carol kiparsky and ian irwinive palo alto both in their 70s were rescued on saturday after spending eight days in the dense vegetation of marin county and they have had no food or water near their rental in inverness. they did have dense oak and they ate off of a fern and may have drank from a puddle to stay

alive. here is members of the rescue team recounting the story in more detail. >> they went out for a literally 10 minute walk and it got dark all of a sudden and it got difficult to see and then the next thing they know it they couldn't reallyine see their hand in front of their face and so they transitioned to crawling. >> now as far as injuries go, they did suffer hypothermia and dehydration and cuts and scrapes. the family said the couple did meet with the rescuers and are forever grateful for their dedication but they are expected to remain in the hospital for the next few days. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks for that update. 5:03 this morning and decision 2020 and south carolina is the next stop after nevada caucuses on saturday. and the democratic contenders will debate tomorrow night before the polls next saturday. tracie potts is live with a closer look at what to expect.

good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi there, marcus. good morning. expect everyone to be targeting bernie sanders now that he's on top of the delegates and the national polls. he goes in with a strong position into south carolina primary this week but joe biden hoping to catch up, especially on wednesday. we've confirmed he's getting the endorsement of that state's powerful congressman jim clyburn. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: after placing second in nevada and slipping in national polls, former vice president joe biden tells msnbc overnight he's counting on south carolina to pull ahead. >> they know me. they know me really well and they know that i've had barack's back, they know that bernie wanted a primary barack in 2012 and didn't like what we were trying to do and tried to take down obamacare. >> and now trying to flip the script in texas, a republican stronghold. >> if our people stand together,

come out to vote, we're doing to win here in texas. >> reporter: sanders said he learned a month ago that russia was trying to interfere in his campaign and president trump's. the national security adviser said there is no evidence. >> i've heard that russia would like bernie sanders to win the democratic nomination. i haven't seen any intelligence that there is active measures by the russians to try to get the president-elected. >> reporter: pete buttigieg and elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar are fighting for big wins in the south. >> i wanting nothing more than to win big. i don't want to eek by a victory at 4:00 in the morning. >> i have the resources to fight the fights. it is up to me to get out there and do it and i love having the chance to do it. >> virginia, i think you are going to help make me the next president of the united states. >> reporter: billionaire tom steyer is also in the ballot in south carolina and polling in third place. tracie potts, nbc news, washington.

well happening now, president trump and the first lady are in india for two-day stay. here is new video from an hour ago showing the first family visiting the taj mahal. the president attended a rally at largest cricket stadium in northwest india. tens of thousands people were there and a lot of people there. we have more coverage of the president's visit throughout our newscast. >> 5:06 now. testimony will wrap up tomorrow in the deadly b.a.r.t. stabbing trial. john lee cowell has pled not guilty by reason of insanity for killing nia wilson on a b.a.r.t. platform in 2018. her sister was critically injured. defense rested the case on thursday. prosecutors will likely call several rebuttal witnesses before handing the case to jurors. and new chaotic scenes playing out on the streets of san francisco. this is as more side show activity wakes up neighbors and

leaves neighborhoods trashed. it was really a hard time as people expressing their frustration with the police response. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live in the city and what are police saying about all of this? >> reporter: well, marcus, police say they were there at all of the side shows that erupted overnight and our videos certainly proves that point. if you take a look, we have soed of officers responding there. this is the upper market at market and clayton street, one of the side shows and one in the mission direct at 23rd street and delores, hundreds gathered there to watch the dangerous maneuvers just in the richmond district at geary and third avenue. the side shows had 50 to 100 vehicles and started just after midnight near candlestick park and continues for hours. wat watching the police take no action they say is worse. >> reporter: it is frustrating

as a resident to wake up at 2:00 a.m. to the sound of mayhem and not have the police intervene. it seemed like complete lawlessness on the streets. >> reporter: but san francisco police told us in a statement we will be working to determine the identity of the persons and vehicles participating in the side shows and will use all legal resources to prosecute those involved. now officers did not write any tickets or make any arrests on the spot. but they did shoot video and they took notes describing the people who with were in attendance. s as you likely know, these are hard to track. the participants and the spectators and the drivers and they organize via social media and they pop up and dissipate by the time law enforcement arrives. the fact that san francisco police were there and observing and writing down data could be a way that they are going to crack down at a later date. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all right, chris, thanks for that. and 5:08 now.

it looks like it is back to the drawing board for palo alto to improve safety for bicyclist. they opened a bike boulevard on ross and east meadow drive when a roundabout was put in to make the roads more bike friendly but the neighbors say it isn't helping. there is more bike traffic which causes more crashes and involving cyclists and motorists. tonight the city council will discuss what kind of improvements could be made to reduce the bike boulevard traffic flow. distract victims may be eligible to delay payment on property taxes. the state controller announced the program available for people in santa clara, san mateo, marin and sonoma county. applications will be approved on a first come first serve basis and there is a 7% interest rate on any taxes that postponed. as we come up on 5:10 now.

it is very chilly in the north bay. look at the team -- the temperatures dropping in napa. and it is 48 in oakland and 44 in san jose. i've seen fog drifting around. but it is mainly clear in martinez. so as you head out of the door, we see a lot of sunshine. temperatures from the low 40s to the upper 60s by early this afternoon. reaching 71 in concord and 70 in livermore. 72 today in santa rosa. we'll talk about rain chances ahead. but mike is getting better news out of richmond. for folks traveling across the north bay using the richmond-san rafael bridge you can do that without too much of a worry. there was no back-up that forms here on the richmond side but that is the potential as with we saw this stack up for the delays across the westbound commute. a crash involving six vehicles has cleared. the last of them just cleared. so the ing is changing for the grammar for those in school.

and the bay bridge starting with a back-up but the rest of the bay no problems butting fog in the tri-valley. back to you. >> a little extra tutoring this morning. thanks, mike. >> 5:10. in a deadly ride near san diego. here, several people thrown from the bus when it rolled over. what may have gone wrong. and wall street this morning could could be an extremely rough day because of the coronavirus fears. ♪ and the beibses taking over the king's thrown. the seven decade record he just broke and when you could see the pop star right here in the bay area. tv just keeps getting better.

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good monday morning. right now at 5:14, let's check out our temperature trend in pleasant hill. it is cool in the low 40s as you step out but a mostly clear sky. a lot of sunshine and another springlike afternoon. we'll look at this and what is ahead for the rest of the week coming up in less han five minutes. and right now i'm looking for chp to tell me the metering lights are on but the back-up tells me there is slowing. i think the lights are on and the fast track lanes are backing as we track that coming up. well, good morning, happy monday. on friday morning we said that san francisco based wells fargo might reach an aravenment wi --

arrangement with the feds over the misdeed and it will pay $3 billion in fines. let's talk about the coronavirus. we could see the dow fall another 700 points on the open. markets fell overseas overnight in korea and traders are wearing mask to work. as the fear of the pandemic grows. and monday morning tough time to talk about bonds but bear with me. as money is moving out of stocks it will go to safety and things like gold or american government debt. treasury bonds. as more people want to buy the bonds the payoff and the yield goes down and why do you care. it is closely related to the mortgage market and virus fears should push mortgage rates down. it is a good example of how interconnected things are economically in the world. another company has quit the rsa

security conference that starts tonight in san francisco. verizon over the weekend said it would thought attend because of the fears of coronavirus, becoming the third major corporation to pull out. and mentioned intuit, they have a new ceo. the "wall street journal" said on sunday that intuit wants to buy credit karma for $7 billion and could announce that today. intuit known for the tax software. speaking of taxes. >> oh, come on, it's monday. >> i want to be clear, this is anecdotal. getting my taxes done and you remember last year families got caught off guard owing more than they expected because they didn't make the proper adjustments after the 2018 tax law and they didn't pay more texass but they owed more than they expected because they weren't taking the proper amount out and it caught a lot of americans off guard. i was talking to my tax guy and said he went to hr and took care of it and good it done but i'm coming into family rooms all

over the south bay and people didn't do it. and they're doing it again. they didn't learn from it. they're doing it the second year in a row. >> check in with hr. taxes on a monday. and this is better. >> if you love krispy kreme donuts. this morning, you're going to be able to get new krispy kreme. starting leap day, april 29th, they could deliver by the dozens including hot coffee, including a $4.99 delivery fee and you have to be within ten miles of any location. you could order through the website or the app. also trending this morning. singer justin beiber setting a record with new music. ♪ >> beiber scoring his seventh number one album on billboard 200. that beats elvis presley for the

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>> interesting advice. all right. let me give you advise this morning. watch out for fog in the tri-valley. but it is going to be clear in cupertino. a jacket this morningment but then as we warm up short sleeves again today. a lot of sunshine. so make sure you have the glasses with you for that afternoon drive. let's get a look at our microclimates as we see our temperatures at noon reaching the upper 50s in san francisco. 63 in fremont. and 64 in livermore. napa up to about 68 degrees but warming up even more from there. we're going to go see some low to mid-70s in some of the inland valleys for this afternoon. and you could see that we'll see more weather like this as we go throughout the week. cooling down tonight back into the 40s. here is a look at our wide view of what is happening, what is coming our way and not a whole lot here. it going to take several days before the clouds come in. but look at the all of the wet

weather over the midwest and the south. of course a lot of mardi gras celebrations going on so it is looking soggy in parts of the south. while we will continue on with some dry weather going into the rest of the week as this high pressure builds and gives us some more clear skies but there will be some changes next week and it looks like we could start to see some rain moving in. we know this trend. we see rain in the forecast and then it dries up before it gets here. so we'll see if this actually pans out. but we're dry over the next few days and more sunshine and some warming temperatures as we see some upper 70s. now heading over to mike. the bay bridge report has been confirmed. that is right. we thought the metering lights were turned on and indeed they were just as we reported the back-up. and we've seen it build in the last five, ten minutes, forming in the fast track lanes and manageable for cash and starting to jam up as they're all open.

a report of something going on, maybe some debris off the berkeley curve. i'll wait until chp could give us an update. but contra costa looks great. the crash has cleared from the richmond-san rafael bridge and fog reported in the tri-valley and also looking at vasco which is starting to dip in speeds down toward the narrows 580 just over 20 minutes, about 22 minutes out of brentroad from march creek road. and the fog kick canning this and highway 84 slow past the ge plant. here are is the view on dublin but on the roadway they seem just tine. that stop was because of the digital feed and not because of the traffic. back to you guys. >> thanks, mike. 5:21 this morning. and next on "today in the bay," alleged victims of harvey weinstein are speaking out ah as they await a verdict. >> we feel like we're living on a bit of a knife edge.

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5:24 right now. and new details in the san diego

county. forward investigators are trying to determine if weather, mechanical failure or driver error played a factor in a deadly roll over bus crash. that happened yesterday morning. three people died and another 18 were jurors. authorities say that the charter bus did have seat belts but many of the passengers were not wearing them. and apparently deadlock jury resumes deliberations today in harvey weinstein's sexual assault trial. a note passed to the judge friday indicates that the jurors are deadlocked on the two most serious charges. the judge told them to keep at it. as alleged victims away for a verdict, many say they're living on the edge. >> waiting for the verdict, you wake up every morning thinking is it going to be today and it is very unsettling. it's kind of like a limb bow, we're living in a very fraught limbo right now. >> weinstein never took the witness stand. but his said all sex was consensual. former "empire" actor jussie

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killed in a helicopter crash. we'll take you to the staples center ahead for the celebration of life. and coronavirus worry in italy. and the legal battle brewing in california over what is next for now quarantined patients. and good monday morning. thanks for starting your morning with us, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. they're film the new "matrix" movie in san francisco. we have video over showing the excitement. if you didn't know they were filming this and you lived nearby -- >> you're like, what? >> what a wake-up. we're going to talk to the bay area lawmaker that might actually make a cameo in the film. >> royalties maybe. >> that would be nice. they need a couple of anchors. >> hey, hey. right now we want to take a look at meteorologist kari hall's forecast.

well it doesn't look like there is any explosions behind you in that one. >> nothing going on here. it is hard to see. and this is the view coming through the tri-valley. this is a live look at the dublin camera. so as you head out, we see visibility at about a quarter of a mile and a mile and three quarters in napa. and san marin is down to zero. and once that clears out sunshine and today highs reaching into the low 70s. we'll talk about the rest of the week coming up. and mike found a crash at the bay bridge. there what one reported but i thought it was farther back but i've seen the fast track and -- i'm sorry hov lanes leaving this clear and then a bus was stuck in lane number one. no injuries reported. traffic is flowing more smoothly. but hov might have to shift one lane as they clear one vehicle. no injuries reported. the other two crashes on this map, they are on the shoulder,

no problem or cleared there the entire span of the richmond-san rafael. i'll clear that from the map. fog in the tri-valley so keep that in mind. kari showed that to you through dublin and livermore. >> thanks, mike. and the coronavirus is spreading and fast. it is now hitting parts of europe hard with italy now having the most cases of coronavirus than any other country besides china. take a look at this video. this is from overnight. more than a dozen cities in northern italy are on lockdown this morning. looking like ghost towns out there as health officials try to stop the spread of the virus. in italy alone more than 200 people are infected and five dead and nearly 80,000 infections. let's go to "today in the bay's" bob redell standing by at travis air force base with a key decision coming down by what to do with the evacuees being brought to the bay area. bob? >> reporter: well, marcus, over the past few days the cdc has

ordered people who have tested positive for the coronavirus and who are quarantined here at travis, they've been ordered to leave the base. because there aren't enough hospital beds in our area to give them the kind of specialized care they need. the fed plan is to send up to 50 people to the fairview developmental center 400 miles south in costa mesa for the state runs a facility for mental disabilities and they have enough room but the city of costa mesa didn't want the people in the area ought of concern for resident safety. so that city went to court and a judge did stop the move from the people from travis down to their area. a hearing is scheduled for this afternoon to figure out whether or not those people here at travis could go down to costa mesa. reporting live in fairfield outside of controversy air force base, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. more details this morning. coronavirus concerns are

impacting san francisco's convention dollars. the rsa cybersecurity conference which kicks off today will likely be lower in attendance. corporate sponsors like verizon and ibm have now backed out. more than 40,000 people are expected to attend. and happening today, leaders at oakland's mcclymonds high school plan to update parents and students and staff about the discovery of toxic ground water. the school was shut down after a discovery of a chemical called tce which causes cancer. it could ll also become airborne but the surrounding air is reported as safe. two meetings held today at 8:30 and the other at 5:30 p.m. at west oakland middle school. students are scheduled to return tomorrow or wednesday at a yet to be determined location. 5:34 now. a difficult morning is ahead in los angeles. thousands will gather in a few

hours to honor and remember kobe bryant and his daughter gigi and seven others who died in a helicopter crash in the hills just outside of the city. "today in the bay" jay gray is live outside of the staples center where kobe bryant played and that big ceremony will take place. good morning, jay. >> reporter: good morning, laura. and you're right, the date of the memorial no coincidence. 2-24, the injujersey numbers. and clear evidence that kobe bryant's legacy stretches far beyond this arena where he played as you mentioned and where he'll be remembered later this morning. 20,000 people will be inside. 80,000 have registered for tickets to the event here. and it's going to go be a difficult morning for many but also a celebration, a time to cheer and remember the good things about kobe bryant and his daughter but seven others who died in that chopper crash

almost a month ago. fans there in the bay area remembering kobe as well. >> i think the energy he had, even as a player, he just had that natural energy that drew people toward him. >> he definitely brought it to every game he played. >> he was a great player but i feel bad about what happened with him. >> i've been hearing his name growing up. and i feel he's a good person. >> reporter: now tickets to this morning's memorial as we talked about 20,000 people got them. the range in ticket prices was from $24.02 to $224, a nod again to kobe and gigi's jersey numbers. the money from the tickets will benefit the mamba and mamba creta youth foundation founded

before his death. it will be a special morning. >> no doubt it will. before you go, the faa is continuing the investigation into the crash itself. is there any new information there? >> reporter: yeah, in fact, laura, they talked last week about the idea that the pilot had been reprimanded in a sense for flying in poor weather before this crash and of course you'll remember there was a dense fog in the hills outside of los angeles the morning of the crash. so that is clearly a factor in their investigation. but they're far from having a final report. in fact they say it is about a year before they finish that. >> quite the investigation there and quite the morning ahead as you cover that. thank you so much, jay. and we more coverage on the home page. link to details including two is taking part in the morning's celebration of life and once the event begins later this morning we'll stream it for you live. the former director at the heart of san francisco's city

hall corruption probe is reportedly giving investigators plenty of information to work with with. federal agents arrested mohammed nuru last month when he began talking with investigators soon afterwards while he was still in the payroll with public works. now sense then prosecutors have served 10 subpoenas on companies and nonprofits including pg&e and recology and it is likely the cooperation will help him if he's convicted and then sentenced. 5:38. and pedestrians and bicyclists could cross bay area bridges for fee but it could change when a ban ends next year. why juan lawmaker is pushing to keep it free for walkers and riders for the next decade. san francisco assemblyman phil ting said california should encourage people to get outside and not charge them for using public roads and bridges. and remember the first time i ran across the golden gate bridge, it was cool.

like my rocky moment going up the steps of the philadelphia. >> i'm impressed. because i've not done that. that is farther than people think. way to go, rock. highway 17 showing slowdown and bear creek road before highway 17 or after you leave 17 for locals once again bear creek road a familiar road so notes for those to and from the area. i want to call out the north bay. overnight road work will affect overnight from 4:00 to 6:00 a.m. and a closure for the causeway bridge through 6:00 a.m. but the red on highway 37 which is the main route but that is when it starts the congestion and this alternate might not be available when you leave for your commute tomorrow. so keep that in mind. >> well they could stay tuned with you then. >> that is true. perfect. we're going to kari hall tracking the forecast because we're off to a beautiful

weekend. >> it is a nice weekend. but if you were along the coast you had the clouds and drizzle. into this weekend you may see more of the same. especially on sunday. on saturday in the inland areas in the mid-60s. a cooldown compared to what we'll have during the middle of the workweek with san francisco reaching 63 and a slight kachan of rain on sunday. we're not seeing a lot of rain chances looking at russian river valley with temperatures cooling off from 73 on friday to some lower 60s by sunday. we're also going to have a pretty big cooldown in santa cruz this weekend from 70 on friday to upper 50s on sunday. we'll keep tracking that and the cooldown for the weekend. but we'll talk about today's warm temperatures, that is coming up in about three minutes. >> sounds good. well explosions rocking downtown san francisco but this was all planned. >> stacey, i need you to clear away. >> look at that.

a huge explosion. our photographer got the crews filming the new "matrix" sequel. a lot of explosions and low-flying helicopters and police cars adding to the excitement of the scene that they were filming. london breed might actually make an appearance in the movie. the sf examiner reports the mayor would play herself in the film. when you play yourself, that should be pretty easy. >> have you ever played yourself. >> every day. >> we did a commercial shoot and they were coaching me on how to be me. anyway. 5:21 now. super tuesday just a week away. coming up next on "today in the bay," super tuesday is coming. california voters have a new option. how vote centers are changing how quickly you could cast the ballot. the russians want us to argue about the 2020 election and that is exactly what we're doing. ♪ oh, yeah.

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nice springlike afternoon once again. we'll get a look at the rest of the microclimates in the forecast in less than five minutes. a live look out of richmond-san rafael, taking up the volume. a smooth drive off the east shore freeway and that is moving smoothly after the back-up at the bay bridge. coming up at 6:00, the wild weekend in san francisco side shows, causing a frenzy and clogging up streets. how sfpd plans to go after the dangerous drivers. quarter to 6:00 now. and new overnight, neighbors are evacuated after a fire at a peninsula apartment complex. this is on visitation avenue in brisbane. someone was cooking when the flames just got too big and set fire to cabinets. the flames spread to two additional units. one person at the complex is concerned about fires all of the time. >> just this place is a bunch of electrical issues.

they have cords just hanging everywhere. and it's just -- it should be condemned. nothing gets fixed. there is no maintenance here, no groundskeeper, no nothing. >> no one was hurt. right now we know at least two people are displaced. murder charges have been filed against two 13-year-old boys suspected in start a fire that killed two firefighters in the central valley. >> police say they were taken into custody after they were spotted running from the library shortly after flames started. initially both boys were charged with manslaughter. firefighters patrick jones and raymond figueroa were killed when the city library went up in flames last week. arguments in washington this morning over whether the russians are interfering in our elections again. >> and whose side they are taking. >> maybe more than one side, marcus. we know the russian want to sow discord and doubt and it is working. as we reported friday, members of congress were briefed, the

russians were once again trying to interfere in our election as we reported friday, experts predicted that would happen. just like it did in 2016. in fact, we've been warning about this for many, many years. the argument, though, seems to be who are the russians favoring. bernie sanders told "the washington post" over the weekend, u.s. intelligence had briefed him the russians were trying to interfere in the democratic primaries and they were secretly trying to help his campaign. members of the house understood from their briefing last week russian operatives were supporting trump's re-election as well. now the white house national security adviser told abc's george stephanopoulos he believed the russians were helping sanders. >> well there are reports that they want bernie sanders to get elected president. that is not surprise. he honeymooned into moscow, the president trump has rebuilt the american military so an extent we haven't seen since ronald reagan so i don't think it is

any surprise that russia or china or iran want somebody other than president trump. >> o'brien said he isn't seen any evidence that sanders is being helped but he believed it. he said he had not seen any evidence trump was getting help. but he believed trump is not getting help. >> i haven't seen any intelligence that russia is doing anything to attempt to get president trump re-elected. i think this is a -- the same old story that we've heard before. >> well o'brien would go on to say he thought the intelligence officials who briefs the house did not intend them to believe that russia supported president trump's re-election. the president asked that a special counsel be appointed before the election in an election we warned would be interfered with is in on idea that could gain some traction. president trump and the first

lady are in india where they get an incredible reception. every last seat at a tricket stadium filled as the president greets pipeline modi. the trumps later visited the taj mahal as people cheered along the route. the "today" show will have more coming up at 7:00 a.m. we'll be tweeting this morning marley about the markets. we'll talk about the market in business as we talk about 30 minutes from now. a friendly reminder for you if you plan to vote in the primary election. super tuesday is nearly one week away. so far more than 1 million california voters have sent ballots through the mail. it y it -- if you don't want to vote through the mail, use a sote center. 15 new across the state including santa clara county. these are brand-new and voters can cast ballot any time between now and march 3rd. the vote centers have translators to guide voters in their native language. trending this morning, did you catch the news. well the cast of "friends"

finally agreed to a reunion. >> after months if not years of rumors, warner brothers said they will unite for an unscripted hour long special. and jennifer aniston shared the news on instagram. the show is available on hbo max, the new streaming service warner brothers plans to launch in may. each actor is expected to be paid $3 million for a one-time special. you could imagine $3 million for one hour. >> i could imagine it. >> you don't even have to memorize anything. >> just talking about the show? >> i'm glad they're not doing it the same way, trying to continue the storiment it is completely different and give people a reason to as we're ready to head out of the door, we're watching this. the visibility low in the tri-valley as we get a live view in dublin. don't know why these people are stopped on the side of the road.

we'll check in with mike in a few minutes. looking at visibility down to about a quarter of a mile in the tri-valley. about half of a mile in napa and then check out san martin where we've seen the most dense fog this morning, down to zero. if you are heading out to the hiking trails, we'll start out with fog there. but it will be clearing as temperatures warm up going throughout the morning and a sunny and breezy day. it is going to be perfect for spending more time outside. we're up to 70 in san jose. 72 in santa rosa. and 62 in san francisco. and our dry weather continues over the next few days. not a whole lot headed our way. even as we look at the line of clouds moving in toward the end of the week, into the weekend. but there will be changes ahead. high pressure finally starting to move on. it will push off toward the east and then allow for some of the storm systems to the north to dip in. now we're going to see this as with we go next week, possibly bringing in rain. tienl -- finally for the beginning of march after a dry

february. so it looks like as we go out of our westest time of the year, march is when we start to see the rainfall totals, what we normally is he decline, so hopefully some rain before we head to the dry summer months. and it will warm up through the week with our inland areas going from up the -- from the upper 60s to upper 70s by the workweek. you figured out the slowdown. >> i got you. we spot the figures from the live camera. these folks are are getting on. i think it is tasahari, with the car dealership in the foreground and that metering lights keeps things moving smoothly. the visibility is okay on the deck but seeing the roadway with low clouds now. now the bay bridge toll plaza, we're back to normal after an earlier disabled bus was blocking an hov lanes. you could see movement and we'll take movement over not at 5:52

in the morning with the slowdown off the berkeley curve. a crash around highway 4 for westbound 80, disabled vehicle but no major injuries reported and i'll watch that closely. the rest of the bay just waking up for the commute. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, the u.s. extradition hearing for wikileaks founder julian assange is scheduled to be held in london told. he's accused of working with chelsea manning to leak hundreds of thousands of classified documents. assange claims that the trump administration offered him a pardon if he agrees to say that russia was not involved in leaking democratic national committee emails during the 2016 u.s. election. it is 5:53 now and much more ahead on "today in the bay." including thousands of county workers in the south bay on the verge of striking. coming up next, the deadline they're giving county leaders. and nbc bay area investigates, whales dying off the bay area

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5:56 right now. in santa clara county is faying a new ultimate im. service workers have given the county until thursday to reach a contract deal with employees or face a strike. this is video of last year's

strike in october. the union represents 12,000 workers ares demanding higher pay. the county hasn't issued a response. and testimony will wrap up tomorrow in the deadly b.a.r.t. stabbing trial. the defendant john lee cowell has pled not guilty by reason of insanity for the killing of nia wilson on the macarth platform. her sister was critically injured as well. defense rested the case on thursday and prosecutors will likely call several rebuttal witnesses before handing that case to the jurors. 5:57 now. and deadlock jury resumes deliberations in harvey weinstein sexual assault trial. a note passed to the judge on friday indicates jurors are deadlocked on the two most serious charges. the judge told them to keep at it. as alleged victims await for a verde many say they are living on the edge. >> waiting for the verdict, you wake up every morning thinking,

is it going to be today. and very unsettling. it is like a limb bow. we're living in a fraught limbo right now. >> weinstein did not take the witness stand but said all sex was consensual. three men caught on camera in a home invasion robbery in the ranch neighborhood. a victim woke up early to breaking glass and two men pointing a gun, demanding cash. the robbers took off in an suv. 5:58 right now. nbc bay area investigators. for years ships in the bay are have been told so slow down. >> but our investigative unit learned that most of them are speeding right past that request. and now the whales are dying off our coast at levels not seen in more than a decade. tonight at 11:00, bigad shaban dives in why shipping companies

won't slow down and one reason some never even heard about the suggested speed limit. >> how is it that four years after this policy went into effect there are shipping companies that claim they have to idea about these speed restrictions. >> there are shipping companies that probably haven't been into the port here in four years. and so how do you reach those? so it is difficult. >> so who exactly is responsible for getting the word out to shipping companies? and what happens if the ships continue to speed through the bay. we'll have that story for you tonight at 11:00. and if you want to get a hold of our investigative unit call them at 888-996-tips or log on to our websiteality nbcbayarea.com/investigations. right now at 6:00, found alive. the palo alto hikers given up for dead, at least a week in the bay area, are now recovering in the hospital. a live report on that rescue, they're eight-day ordeal and how soon they may return home.

and new overnight, the president visiting the taj mahal as democratic hopefuls hone in on south carolina. who is leading in the polls ahead of saturday's primary. and mayhem on the streets of san francisco. next a live report on the chaotic weekend side shows and what people plan to do about it this morning. and the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. and good monday morning to you. thanks for starting right here with with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> an i'm laura garcia. we're going to get to mike with the morning commute in just a moment. first let's talk about the weather with kari. >> it is foggy for some spots but it is going to go be another beautiful day. temperatures warming up to the low 70s in some areas. and we're clear right now as you drive up and down the peninsula and heading through palo alto. we'll be at about 45 degrees in the next hour. and then up to 65 by 1:00 today. and then a look at all of our high temperatures today. some upper 60s and low