to remove president trump. swamped with cases. the bay area hospitals now overwhelmed with covid patients, as vaccine efforts ramp up. and order up. the new north bay city leading the battle with the state as it looks to reopen outdoor dining. "today in the bay" continues right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the morning off. it looks like kari and i are rocking the yellow this morning. it's going to be a beautiful day out there, kari. good morning. >> yes, good morning. and it's tuesday. we're seeing some rain moving across parts of california. but a lot of that rain will just weaken before it gets here. even though we are seeing a lot of green here moving through ukiah, it's some very light showers for the north bay. but the storm is also pushing up some big waves. you combine that with the king tides due to the gravitational

pull of the moon, it's bringing the water farther inland and we're going to have a lot of issues here with the possibility of some coastal flooding and some big breakers today. i'll talk more about all of that coming up in the forecast, like what's going on right now for the morning commute? >> bright yellow, i have gray. i'm eeyore. easy one right now. green shows a smooth flow of traffic. look out here toward the north bay. circled up at the top. a little debris up there. do watch out there. no major issues. just a little slowing that showshow ed up when that report came in. live look at the golden gate bridge. no problems right now. kari talks about the system but it's not affecting the view right here. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. the fallout from the siege on capitol hill now impacting

the health of lawmakers who had to hide from the angry mob. overnight, a second lawmaker confirmed she is infected with covid, which she blames on gop lawmakers who refused to wear masks during the capitol lockdown. meantime, congress is expected to issue an ultimatum to vice president pence today. remove president trump or they will. "today in the bay" tracie potts is live, tracking all these developments. there are so many. an impeachment vote could possibly happen as soon as tomorrow, according to the speaker. >> right, because they're not expecting that vice president pence will follow-up on this resolution today to try to remove the president under the 25th amendment. so they are moving forward with that next step of trying to get the president out of office early. >> donald j. trump incapable of executing -- >> reporter: after one republican blocked it. >> i object. >> objection is heard. >> reporter: the house of representatives plans a roll call vote today asking vice

president pence and the cabinet to remove president trump for inciting violence against the government. if pence says no, which sources say he will, the next step is impeachment. as early as tomorrow. it would make president trump the first president to be impeached twice. >> we have to stand up to this man who incited a violent riot at our nation's capital. >> i do not see how that unifies the country. >> reporter: getting 17 republican senators to convict the president is an uphill battle. >> they know the votes are there. you would think they would do that. this is so ill advised. >> reporter: some republicans say keeping it simple, just about the riots, not the election, might work. president trump met for the first time with pence since the capitol attack. he declared a federal emergency in d.c., allowing law enforcement to beef up inauguration security. there's already talk on social media of armed protests. >> disturbance is something we plan for.

we have contingencies in place. >> reporter: acting homeland security secretary chad wolf resigned and law enforcement is being warned across the country to expect protests at every state capitol. couple of capitol police officers suspended, 10 or 15 others under investigation, based on their actions in that riot last week. laura, scott? >> and what a scene it was, tracie. how is the investigation going, trying to track so many people down? >> reporter: well, it's exhaustive. you saw there were thousands of people out there. tens of thousands of tips have come in to identify those people. 90 arrests so far. >> tracie potts, thank you. the man who broke into nancy pelosi's office and put his feet on her desk during the siege on

the capitol will appear in federal court today. richard barnett faces several charges, including theft of private property. he was arrested in arkansas and ultimately will be extradited to washington, d.c. another local congressman plans to hold a virtual town hall to discuss the siege on capitol hill. congressman mark desaulnier will take questions on his facebook page. >> we are continuing to watch everything that's going on in washington very closely. the greatest place to get information when we're not on the air is our web page. capitol riots updates on our trending bar. very easy to find all the stories and updates when they come in, all in one place. 5:05 tuesday morning.

some restaurant owners in marin say enough is enough. they're imploring governor newsom to reopen outdoor dining. cierra johnson joins us now. it's been a financial hit for so many people, so many restaurants. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes. it's been financially difficult for a lot of those business owners as well as those employees working at some of those restaurants behind me. you can see throughout the bay area they're sitting empty. that latest round of restrictions eliminates indoor and outdoor dining. some of the city leaders here in marin county reaching tout governor newsom, asking him to allow them to reinstate that outdoor dining. that letter asking for that green light to go forward with outdoor dining was sent to the governor last week. city leaders wrote the letter, explaining cases in the county have gone up since outdoor dining was shut down and the act of eating outside in a ventilated space is safer than

shopping. public health experts explained that dining between more than one household is still a very high risk activity. so, just how much is marin feeling the pinch financially of this pandemic? data collected by research with harvard university inside tracker says the number of small businesses in the county has decreased 37%, january till the end of the year, december 30th, 2020. another sign that businesses in the county are struggling, by looking at the amount of revenue. same researchers say revenue in the county dropped by 45% within that same timeframe. hearing those numbers you can understand why some of those business owners are so upset and really kind of nervous about the state of their business. now so far we've not heard whether or not governor newsom has addressed that letter, whether he has reached out to the city leaders here in marin.

when we do hear any communication between the governor's office and county leaders, we'll be sure to let you know. we're live in mill valley, cierra johnson, "today in the bay." >> i've got more numbers for you. the regional stay-at-home order will not be lifted any time soon because icu bed is at .7%. that's the lowest level yet. the governor says availability needs to be bigger than 15% to end the shutdown that's impacting so many businesses. we have a live look in san francisco this morning, where later today mayor london breed will update the city's battle against covid and where it stands in terms of cases and icu bed space. overwhelming both the icu and hospital staff. last summer the facility peaked with fewer than 50 covid patients. yesterday it had 63 with 11 in intensive care. bay leaders are expected to

extend the emergency due to the pandemic. it allowed for quicker response to pandemic-related action. 5:09. in a few hours hundreds of seniors and caretakers at san francisco towers retirement community will get the vaccine. this is the latest step in the city's major push to keep older residents healthy. also today, santa clara supervisors are considering an emergency order to force health care systems to provide a timeline for administering the vaccine. they also want accessible and comprehensive updates on how many vaccines are being administered, to whom and when. new this morning, new research says wildfire smoke now makes up half of all the small particle air pollution in the western u.s. and climate change playing a bigger role. remember this orange glow across much of the bay area during the fires in september? it was so eerie looking.

warmer temperatures are helping to fuel some of the most destructive wildfires we've seen in u.s. history. it's leading to major smoke events which may be tied to more health problems and premature deaths. and that is always such a big concern here in the bay area. as we reach fire season. we've seen horrible firestorms we've reported on, kari. >> absolutely. and part of the reason why that smoke doesn't mix up is our typical weather pattern basically puts a cap on all of that smoke, so you have high pressure that makes the air safe with some very light winds and also some cool temperatures near the surface. and it doesn't allow for that smoke to mix out. it just -- the cold air just sinks and also the topography of the bay area traps that smoke in between the mountains and in the valleys. we don't get a lot of high winds in those low-lying areas. of course, that's part of the

reason why we have that smoke that just lingers for days on end. at least the air quality is is good now. we'll talk about what to expect with our temperatures in the forecast coming up. mike, what's going on now with the commute? >> i don't know what's going on in my head. i talked about the north bay. not a lot of incidents. we're talking about american canyon. the crash i circled at the top. highway 12 at kelly road just before 29 and 12 come together. this crash was given a local alert because it's a big intersection for that portion of american canyon. we now have one lane open in each direction. that just happened in the last few minutes. it was completely closed up there. again that does affect the area approaching that highway 12 at 29 interchange. that interchange itself -- not interchange. the intersection is open. the rest of the bay, you're basically at speed. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. legendary head coach bill belichick calls an audible on

the white house. next at 5:25 on the day in the bay, his patriotic reason for turning down a top national honor. well, easy come, easy go. elon musk's world's richest person title lasted one week. i bet you can guess who replaced him at the top. speaking of money, reminder, nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are teaming up to make a positive inl packet in our community, project innovation, by nbc universal foundation. you can learn more about the program and submit an application at nbcbayarea.com/projectinnovation we'll be right back.

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it is 5:14. getting outside with homeschooling is needed at this point. as we look at our temperatures today, we're reaching into the upper 50s later today. as we go into the forecast, it's going to warm up. i'll talk about that and more coming up in a few minutes. >> kari, tell the kids to go outside. but also look at the outside, not just the screen. we're looking at the screen, showing us the san mateo bridge as i talk about the outside there, over the water no problem over on the peninsula side. scott? and a very happy birthday to you, mike. everybody can get on social

media and wish mike a very happy 58th birthday. i have no idea how old mike is. happy birthday. future this is morning in the green. we got word shelden edelson died, president trump's friend, a big donor there and a big deal in las vegas. some of the latest headlines, latest bay area layoff announcements. at least some, no doubt, pandemic related. according to data, lucky chances casino in colma laid off nearly 500 workers, saying they're temporary. analog devices lays off 255 positions and california grand casino in pacheco plans to let go of 181 positions. for those looking for work, chipo chipotle is looking to hire a lot of people. holding its first coast-to-coast career day this thursday. they're going to hire 15,000 workers, including 600 in san

jose. just one week after becoming the world's richest person, elon musk is the richest person no longer. shares of tesla fell nearly 8% yesterday, decreasing his net worth by $13.5 billion. with a current net worth of $176 billion, musk is once again second to amazon's jeff bezos. how will he survive? furry friend gives you the puppy dog eyes when you dig into a bowl of ice cream. pen & jerry's is offering up a new solution. doggy desserts. the new treat hits grocery and pet store shelves later this month. >> also trending this morning, president-elect joe biden as he's preparing to head into the white house, plans are under way for an indoguration. that's right. >> a zoom party for his german

shepherd named major. he will become the first rescue dog adopted from a shelter to live at white house. the delaware humane association is hosting a virtual event to celebrate. major. we'll have to get used to knowing what the dog is again. >> that's right. his adopted dog. very nice. hey, you mentioned it there, it is mike inouye's birthday. we'll get to the morning commute and celebrations with him. hopefully a nice day on tap for mike, kari. >> yeah. happy birthday, mike. i didn't even know it was your birthday. so, yeah. hopefully, we'll have a chance to celebrate virtually today. we'll see. and we're going to have some rain for you. a little bit of a gift but not all of us will receive that. we're talking about the north bay mainly getting some scattered light showers to start out this tuesday morning. but then we are also looking at some big waves along the coastline. you combine that with the king

tides that we have, which is from the gravitational pull of the moon that makes the water come farther inland. then you have these big breakers on top of that. a lot of people have been taking pictures near the coastline, saying the sea looks really angry. you don't want to be anywhere close to that. let's head inland and talk about just getting out and getting some fresh air today. going to the park, it's going to start out in the mid 40s in gilroy, at 9:00. notice the trend goes up, but not a lot of clearing. there will be peaks of sunshine, but at least those temperatures won't be so bad, into the low 60s for today. upper 50s and low 60s, which is about normal, maybe slightly above normal. that storm system is approaching but not a lot on our hour by hour outlook. lot of clouds as that rolls on through but rainfall totals stay well to the north of us.

ft. bragg, at least they're going to measure some decent amounts of rain, up to .75". south of that, it's just going to be a few hundredths of an inch, a few sprinkles in san francisco maybe. the next several days, more sunshine. and temperatures warming up. it's going to feel more like spring this weekend. so i'm planning to head out for a nice, long walk and enjoy some time outdoors with the family as we check out san francisco. it's also going to warm up here and, of course, kids out of school on monday. it will be 66 in san francisco as well as that sunshine. >> mike, happy birthday. what are you doing for your commute today? >>o you know, kari, i'm thinking i'll probably hang out at home with my family and stay at home per orders. it's my birthday order, just like everybody else. looking at the roadway where you can drive around -- get in my car, drive around and look at the places i would have liked to go. i need to zoom over here toward

the north bay. highway 12 at kelly, up in american canyon, local traffic there, but one lane in each direction is open just to the west of the merge with highway 29. the golden gate bridge north of there, reports of some sort of debris or hazard north of golden gate bridge. a little slowing in both directions. it looks like it's around spencer. waiting for more details from chp as we take a look at the bay bridge. traffic without any delays and easy drive right now. we'll send it back to you. >> i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. there's additional help for unemployed workers. we'll show you how much and how to get it, next. but first, our team is always on social media. check out this little photo. this is my nephew. due to the pandemic, i had to meet him on zoom. he made me a great aunt. i thought i was a good aunt before but now i'm a great aunt. my niece's little baby there.

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and pandemic unemployment assistance, people like gig workers, contractors and small business owners can collect. here is how that extra $300 per week will get to you and what you need to do. the treasury sent the money to the states and then they take over. in california, the employment development department will dispense the money. there are two basic steps. first the edd says it will automatically recal calculate and notify claimants on their website, mail or text message. then you have to certify. certifying is answering basic questions every two weeks that tell edd you're still unemployed and eligible to receiving payments. that process is under way for people collecting regular unemployment. if your benefits ran out or you received pua, it might take longer to get that extra $300 per week. first, it has to put revised computer programming in place. if you've just been laid off or never applied, it's important to get the ball rolling asap.

you can do that online at edd.ca.gov. the new york state bar association moving to oust rudy giuliani. the group launching an investigation after the capitol riots, citing the speech he delivered during the rally ahead of that siege. meantime, orange county has decided not to fire a professor who spoke at the same rally. law professor john eastman stood next to giuliani for much of that speech. in response, more than 150 school staff members have signed a letter to the l.a. times calling for that professor's firing. new england patriots head coach bill belichick has declined president trump's offer to receive the presidential medal of freedom. he was supposed to receive that award later this week. in a statement he says, quote, remaining true, the people, team and country it outweighs the benefits of any individual award.

people talking about this online. marvel studios won't use a computer-generated version of chadwick boseman for the "panther" sequel. >> that's right. he died last year from cancer. he was honored during the gotham awards. >> it is my honor to receive this award on behalf of my husband. an acknowledgement not only of his profound work, but of his impact on this industry and this worl world. >> she ended her speech with a message to him, to keep shining his light on us. 5:27 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," covid-19 testing, big changes one county is making after the fda raised concerns about tests its using. plus making it in the bay.

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right now at 5:30, removing the president. suspended police officers and a possible super spreader. the new consequences unfolding from last week's insurrection of

the capitol. plus -- >> i'm waiting to hear something definitive on who is going to get what, when. >> after a frustrating start to operation warp speed there's a new plan to fast track vaccines in california. how it will impact the bay area. are you feeling lucky? time to get your ticket if you want your shot at more than a billion dollars in lottery jackpots. we'll tell you how much the mega millions and powerball draws grew overnight. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the morning off. i bought one of those tickets. i'm not sure which one i bought but i'll double-check those numbers. i'll just wait until the store i bought them from is in the news and say hey, that could be it. >> exactly. they win, too. give me one of those lottery things. >> i didn't know you had to use

cash. i was like, hold on. i'll be back. i'll get the money. i'm a newbie. >> well, we're all winners when it comes to the weather today. >> there you go. and we're seeing some green on the radar, if nowhere else. we're going to have some light showers moving into parts of the north bay. we are seeing the rain moving into the sonoma coast. a lot of it has been very light. we're also seeing this system drive up high waves. we're watch iing out for king tides that could cause coastal flooding by late morning. i'll have more on this as well as a warmer and sunny forecast ahead. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking getting to work this morning? >> i've also got green on the mind. looking at the view of the bay, i did find more about the issue north of the golden gate bridge. there's a little debris there. not normally a problem but

there's also construction south of the robin williams tunnel. starting to clear up now. right around spencer. two smaller events but overall, look at all that green. back to you, laura. >> thanks so much. 5:32 right now. new fallout on capitol hill following last week's siege. a live look at washington, d.c. this morning, where house members have taken the first steps to impeach president trump for a second time. but the president will not be in washington today. he's actually going to be in texas. he's attempting to highlight his work that he has done on the border wall. meantime, the acting capitol police chief says several officers have been suspended for their actions during the riot. and to curb the threat of more violence, the city declared an emergency declaration until january 24th. that is extending, of course, past joe biden's inauguration. we're also learning two members

of congress have tested positive for covid after being locked down during the riot at the capitol. that includes congresswoman pernilla jaepal, who claimed some gop lawmakers mocked the use of masks during the lockdown they were in all together. 5:34. in a race for a vaccine. efforts are ramping up statewide to vaccinate more people, to protect them from coronavirus. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live. those counties have more freedom now to distribute those shots. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, scott. yesterday governor gavin newsom gave local health departments more flexibility to decide when to move on to the next tier of vaccinations. the governor's call is to inoculate an additional 1 million californians by this friday.

we're in tier one, health care workers and those taking care of and treating covid-19 patients and also residents of long-term care facilities. once they receive their shots, next in line includes people who are 75 years of age and older, workers in education, emergency services, food and agriculture. california has been slow in its rollout of vaccines. ranked 43rd out of 50 nationwide. only 1.5% of the population in the state have been inoculated so far. of the 2.4 million vaccines delivered to california, only one-third are now in people's arms. to help speed up the rollout, 49ers are offering up levi stadium as a vaccination center for the county of santa clara, saying there's technology to store the shots along with ample space. in oakland, the coliseum authority is in talks to open a drive-through vaccination center in its parking lot. disneyland down south will also join in, expecting to vaccinate

thousands of californians each day. currently, there is no statewide registry to sign up. health officials say when it's your time you'll be contacted by your health care provider or the county. ucsf infectious disease specialist dr. monica gandhi says we should get rid of the tier rollout to speed up the process of mass vaccination. >> they did this in 1940s for smallpox. this is what we have to do now. we are in a medical emergency and we have the shots. >> reporter: dr. gandhi says while health care providers can easily contact their employees to get shot, this next phase will be much more complicated. there are estimates that are out there that we need to vaccinate 50,000 people a day to quickly get to herd immunity. reporting live here in san ramon, bob redell, "today in the

bay." >> i have grim numbers for you. 2.7 million since the start of the pandemic cases, 264 additional deaths. the state has now lost nearly 30,000 people. to put that in perspective, the california death toll now matches the entire population of los gatos. happening today, bus test express is on its way to berkeley, the first of its kind mobile testing bus will actually start up. they're going to hopefully test about 500 people a day. it's also equipped to provide vaccinations and offer health and wellness services. bus test express buses are already operating in southern and central california. meantime, sonoma county health department is ending a partnership with a coronavirus testing company that last week drew an fda warning over the risk of false negatives. the county will allow curative to conduct testing on its own. sonoma county says it will

resume its own pop-up testing today. superintendent tony thurmond will host a virtual event. later tonight he will join state senator bill dodd's school virtual town hall. both events come as california is urging health care providers to speed up those vaccinations. child care workers, educators are on tap to get these shots in the next phase of the distribution, but that phase so far is on hold. some grim new details in san francisco's imploding real estate market. the pandemic is said to be to blame for the city's weakest year in at least three decades. the chronicle is reporting new leasing simply fell off the cliff in 2020. it was down 71% from the previous year. that is the lowest level on record, dating to the 1990s.

commercial rent rates dropped, housing rent dropped nearly 25%. also happening today, san francisco supervisors are holding a second reading on the waiving of city fees for struggling businesses. they approved that measure last week. supervisors also expected to extend an emergency ordinance requiring the rehiring of workers laid off during the pandemic if they're actually hired for the same position, rehired. help may be coming for those trying to make it in the bay in marin. today, supervisors there are going to consider extending the county's eviction moratorium. if approved it would remain in place until january 30th. tenants who can't pay their rent due to covid-19, that expires at the end of the month. happening again today, those king tides we've been talking

about, they're so dangerous. we've been telling people don't turn your back on the ocean. it actually seems very angry out there. that danger has really grown, kari, for anyone heading to the coast as well. >> yeah. we have king tides as well as a high surf advisory. the two have separate because the king tides, that's the water being pulled farther inland due to the gravitational pull of the moon but we have storms driving in some of those high winds, creating some big breakers. some of those breakers may reach over 25 feet. we have rip currents and long period swells that draw you farther out into the water. and the sneaker waves that come up higher on the beach. the water temperature is only 52 degrees, and that high surf advisory will go into effect today at 10:00. we will see these big waves continue through at least tomorrow. so we'll be watching that as well as the storm that's bringing the north bay some light rain. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. how is it looking right now,

driving to work, mike? looking great as far as the speed sensors go. we'll take a lock at the map. arrow at the bottom marks the bay bridge acres focus of a lot of folks driving to work in the city. in the north bay, we stalk tauked about scattered incidents. pretty much all of them cleared, except for this one at american canyon. highway 12 at kelly road, just approaching 29. it's not a big roadway, but two big rigs are blocking one lane in each direction. slowing just at that scene. it's an alert for local traffic. overall, you have green. laura, back to you. all right. a lot of people seeing green maybe in their dreams as lottery fever is at a fevered pitch across the country. get those tickets tonight. first drawing of two jumbo jackpots that are up for grabs of the mega millions drawing is now worth an estimated $615 million. tomorrow night's power ball is at $550 million. this is crazy but if you were to

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good tuesday morning. as we check out the north bay, we're getting rain in sonoma county. some light showers moving through. it won't amount to much, but at least it's something. we'll talk about what else is in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. developing this morning, the alameda county district attorney has decided not to file new criminal charges against a second bart officer involved in the death of oscar grant. dennis pirrone was seen holding down oscar grant when johanis mehserle fired the shot that killed grant. the d.a. reopened the case in october. she now concludes that pirrone's actions should be condemned but he will not be charged with any criminal offense. oscar grant's family wanted a murder charge filed. kaiser hospital in san jose

was failing covid protocols long before dozens of emergency room staff were exposed to the virus on christmas. this is according to cal osha. according to the agency, it is not just the san jose hospital. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live this morning with a look at some of the penalties that we're hearing kaiser is facing. kris? >> reporter: well, hi there, laura. cal osha fines the hospital here in san jose not because of what happened over christmas day, but because of violations that happened, as you said, before that episode and we know that cal osha is still investigating what happened with that exposure on christmas day after the death of an emergency room registration clerk died of covid. among at least 60 employees exposed christmas day. the hospital says a staffer in an air-powered christmas tree costume unknowingly spread the virus to other employees.

other employees accuse the hospital of scapegoating that worker. kaiser permanante did not report infections in a timely manner. the agency hit kaiser permanente with $85,000 fine. and this hospital was also fined $43,000. but cal osha fined $56,000 for not reporting positive cases at kaiser antioch. we've not heard back from them directly. in a statement sent to the mercury news the hospital giant says the fines related to the response early in the pandemic was while the protocol was still evolving. quite a few kaiser employees have told us off the record, did not want to be on camera. they told us they did not feel protected in their workplace. kris sanchez, "today in the bay."

>> which makes you have concerns for the patients then as well, violations that impacted them. >> reporter: yeah. so, we know that related to that christmas exposure, 60 employees were infected, but they tested 70 patients. kaiser won't tell us how many are positive, they say, because of patient confidentiality. however, one patient did come forward to speak to us and told us she tested positive five days after she showed up for surgery, though she tested positive when she first arrived on christmas day. >> very concerning. okay, kris. thanks for the details. >> patient showing up negative. hockey season gets under way tomorrow afternoon. san jose sharks don't know when they'll be able to play at the sap center. right now they're scheduled to play their first eight games on the road. they're working out in arizona. according to mercury news, happening later today, the team will get an update from santa

clara county health leaders. we've got new video overnight of celebrations in alabama after the crimson tide rolled to victory in the college football national championship. so much for social distancing. look at that. the tide, meanwhile, put some serious distance between its and ohio state during the game. antioch's own harris had a lot to do with it, scoring two touchdowns on the night. smith had three tds. alabama beat the buckeyes 52-24. that makes it a record seventh national title for bama coach nick saban. trending this morning, two quarterbacks battling for the young at heart. 43-year-old tom brady heads to new orleans to play the saints and 41-year-old drew brees this weekend. brady posted this meme, looking ahead to the gray beard battle. it started when somebody online

says every time tom brady plays a game, it should be on the history channel. the wise, old quarterbacks. >> ooh, in their 40s. >> yeah, how old are we talking here, mike? >> 70 -- >> today's mike's birthday. >> 76. >> mike is 76. >> you look great. >> looking good. >> i'm a couple years younger than you, scott. >> touche. >> good one. all right. good birthday forecast. >> yes. and it's looking pretty good for you here, mike. you're going to miss out on the rain, as we track with storm ranger, we're seeing it move through parts of the north bay. look where we're picking up on the light showers, marin county, over to sonoma county, lake and

me mendicino counties. also along the coastline, some spotty sprinkles. this is part of a larger system that's bringing some much-needed rain farther to the north. as we go through our hour- hour-by-hour outlook, it shows some clearing in the afternoon. rain stays to the north. we head back to some dry and clear weather in the forecast over the next few days. take a look at this model. it does show we could see some light amounts of rain measured farther to the north. it's going to be a lot more as you head toward northern california. check out ft. bragg. up to .75%, and a few hundredths of an inch elsewhere. with all this dry weather, we check in on the sierra. this is our summertime water storage, and it helps to fill those reservoirs. we've only measured half of the normal amount of snow across the whole sierra. it is doing a little bit better for the northern sierra where

it's at 60% of the normal amount. we'll see more of this. it may be a while before we get snow in the sierra or more rain here in the bay area. our temperatures will be warming up. checking out livermore and our seven-day temperatures. upper 60s leading into the weekend. that's what we'll see elsewhere. a few spots reaching 70 degrees. get ready for spring-like weather. it's going to be nice as the kids have a day off and some people have a day off from work on martin luther king day on monday. mike, what's going on now as a lot of people head out the door for work? >> kari, this looks bad on my map. lot of red showing up here. we'll talk about american canyon. if you don't drive through american canyon, you're okay. this is a concern for folks on highway 12, approaching 29, going away from i-80 in through american canyon, out of vallejo. crash of two big rigs. it slowed the last few minutes. i thiven the two tow trucks have

gotten there. highway 29 is good through the area. a bigger view and the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems there. and a nice drive around the bay, including live look at palo alto. no problems for 101. just construction around whipple. back to you. >> thank you, mike. shelden adelson has died at 87 due to complications with lim lymphoma. his net worth was about $43 billion. much more ahead this tuesday morning on "today in the bay," including remember this video we showed you of the waves? there were lots of boats with kids on board getting knocked over by large waves in santa cruz. up next, we'll have a look at the investigation that is under way. a lot more news ahead for you.

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5:57 right now. welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." the santa cruz yacht club is being investigated after they sent children out into the water, sailing on very rough

waters. several of the boats capsized in big waves on sunday. a handful of nearby surfers pulled several children out of the water. >> right to the rescue right away and grabbed kids, who were in most needs, and then a few other of us, myself and a couple people came in right on the next wave and grabbed other kids, pulled them away from the rocks and moved the boats out to sea. >> thanks in part to the surfer's quick action, no one was seriously hurt. the yacht club says it's looking into what happened to avoid something similar in the future. >> uc students will be returning to campus next fall. university officials making that announcement yesterday. they said they wanted to make that decision early so students can plan ahead. each school is now responsible for laying out a start date and specific safety protocols. schools still trying to plan for online classes only in the upcoming spring semester.

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washington is just moments away. back home, the pandemic continues to impact our communities, at times turning americans against each other. up next, the fight to reopen small businesses in one bay area city, as health officials battle the surge in covid cases, as hospitals are full up. we'll dive into it as the third hour of "today in the bay" starts right now. good tuesday morning to you. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia. happy birthday to our mike inouye. we'll get to that morning commute in just a little bit. let's check in with kari right now. she has a look at our forecast for us. >> yeah. we're starting out with a look at storm ranger showing where some light rain is falling for parts of the bay area. just the north bay right now. some spotty sprinkles moving through. it doesn't look to measure up to much, but at least we're seeing some wet weather somewhere. it's dry in the tri-valley as