heavier rain. it's just now starting to make its way into parts of the south county and we'll continue to keep an eye on it as it makes its way on through, but then as we look at the billinger picture, as after that clears, we are going to see some cooler air coming in, but still the rain chances with us for a little while longer. so i'll have more on this and we'll talk more about how much rain we've measured and how much more we could see, coming up in a few minutes but mike, the morning commute is looking pretty soggy. >> that's right, and so i focus on what we saw because it's left on the roadway, as we look at the map, the green highlighting here in oakland and the little reports of flooding on and offramps, broadway, telegraph, watch the transitions over the course of the last few hours. a crash south 808 oak street past the on-ramp reported still blocking perhaps your right lane with crews arriving soon. wet roadways throughout contra costa and marin and green

highlights all around the bay. watch the outer lanes likely to have larger puddles. back to you. oh, sorry. >> thank you very much, mike. this morning president biden is working to hammer out a deal with republicans over his covid stimulus plan. yesterday he sat down with ten republican senators and even though they didn't walk out the door with an agreement, both sides sounded hopeful that a deal could be reached at some point. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington with the latest on the negotiations. tracie, everyone wants to know, are we going to see another round of stimulus checks? >> everyone may not see those checks and if you do, they may not be as much as president biden had wanted. taking a live look at the white house where that conversation happened between the president and ten republicans, the white house described it as an excellent meeting. republicans said it was productive, and they're looking forward to more talks with the president, but frankly, they are

billions of dollars apart on this. take a look at some of the key differences in the biden plan versus what the republicans have put on the table, direct payments in other words your stimulus checks about $400 less under the republican plan. unemployment $100, the same amount for vaccines and testing but a lot less for schools and no money in the republican plan at all for state and local governments. democrats and the president have argued that cities and states need that money to continue to pay police, teachers, and other public workers. so some differences they need to work out. and today, the president is shifting to immigration, those immigration executive orders that he had planned to sign last week got delayed, awaiting the confirmation of the homeland security secretary. they're expected to be signed late this afternoon, three things we've learned today about them, they'll include a task force to reunite families, separated at the border, a

wholesale look at our legal immigration policies, seeing what changes can be made there, plus changes at the border to try to create what the biden administration calls a more orderly migration process and requests for asylum. that's what's coming up today. we'll continue to keep you up to date on negotiations and your stimulus checks, if and when they come. >> so many looking forward to that. thank you, tracie. a new sign of hope in the fight against coronavirus. cases in california hit a low not seen for weeks. this is as a new federal order requires to you wear a mask any time you're taking public transportation. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live at the dublin b.a.r.t. station with more this morning. bob, a lot of people in the bay area probably used to this already. >> reporter: correct, laura. all bay area transit agencies like b.a.r.t. behind me here in dublin already require to you wear a mask but this has not been the case necessarily in

other parts of the state or throughout the rest of the country, so what happened last night an executive order that president biden had signed went into effect and it requires travelers throughout the country to wear masks, when on airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis and rideshares like lyft and uber. also in airports, cruise terminals, bus and train stations and other transportation hubs, all this in an effort to minute miles the spread of covid-19. we are now in week 47 of this pandemic, and we're seeing a positive sign here in california. take a look at your tv screen. cases are dropping. you're looking at the 14-day average of new cases in the state. january 13th, we peaked at just more than 40,000 cases per day, but as of yesterday, we're down to 20,000 new cases a day. when it comes to hospitalizations, on january 16th, 22,000 californiacaliforn

hospitalized with covid. yesterday the first sign of consistent drop, 18,000 people are in the hospital. reporting live outside dublin b.a.r.t., bob redell, "today in the bay." >> nice trend going downward there, thanks, bob. a new state inspector general report concludes what many already suspect, an inmate transfer led to last year's deadly covid outbreak at san quentin prison. 28 inmates died. more than 2,200 infected. the report cites what it calls misguided efforts to protect inmates at a southern california prison. already infected inmates were brought in to san quentin's inmate population creating what authorities now describe as a public health disaster. east bay education leaders are join the call for a faster vaccine rollout. 15 contra costa school board presidents sent a letter to the county asking to prioritize vaccines for all school staff as soon as possible in order to help schools reopen in person.

most counties are still only vaccinating health care workers and people 75 years and older. >> so many people talk about how critical it is to have safe, open schools to the economy, and to the public, to the entire public health, right, but we need to really take action on that. >> a lot of districts are still all distance learning but los gatos schools did open yesterday for kindergarten through second grade. new data from san francisco schools reportedly shows the educational divide widening for low income students during this pandemic. according to "the examiner" attendance for the entire district is holding steady but engagement levels are down for some minority groups especially those with english as a second language. a board member says the district is working to bridge that gap and get students back into the classroom as quickly as possible. san francisco supervisors --

>> the im -- okay, the mta has recently -- there we go, restarted some service but many more lines are still halted. supervisors have drafted a resolution arguing too many people rely on muni, including essential workers and seniors. i think we have a couple hiccups in our giddyap this morning. 5:07. what i know right now is it's time for weather. >> all right, well you're closest to the copy machine, laura, you might need to send us a virtual copy. >> i'll take that, too. let's get a look at what's going on with our radar, storm ranger showing we are seeing some rain coming through, as we've seen the rain for the most part starting to clear parts of the north bay, but check out san francisco, over toward oakland, parts of the tri-valley but some of the heaviest rain happening in the south bay. if you're planning on getting

outdoors during the home school recess it's still going to be wet but we'll start to see the rain tapering off and a mix of sun and clouds today and you'll notice temperatures are going to be cooler, just barely making it to 60 degrees. so we're showing that the rain is going to be moving out for the most part by noon, across the bay area, but we're still going to keep a chance of rain in the forecast, because there may still be some spotty showers left behind. not only today but also tomorrow, as we'll see just one last push of this weather system coming through, and it could bring in some additional rainfall by tomorrow afternoon. i'll be tracking this, let's head over to mike with an update on the morning commute. >> kari, you've been tracking the rain. let's show what's going on in fremont. we have receipt roadways a view of the nimitz around the truck scales over there and it's wet on the road ways. so our sensors show that on the map as well we're looking at southbound 880 as you're traveling down through the area, moves smoothly but 680 the crash over there near the transition with calaveras. looks like folks are slowing

coming into the area perhaps distracted by the headlights. we'll double check on other activity. the rest of the bay shows a smooth flow of traffic. downtown oakland still slow southbound past oak street an earlier crash still in the slow lanes and watch for a little bit of ponding and puddling at the offramps. back to you. >> thank you. climate in crisis, still ahead at 5:25, on "today in the bay," our ongoing series looking at new findings on just how harml wifufire smoke can be for your health. plus netflix knows that you'll watch a movie about chess. will you watch a movie about op?e they hope so. and they say everything old is new again, so could this be the case for what's considered one of the greatest tv shows in history? you're up early. >> "frasier" to make a return to

tv. coming up, the word around town about its return and possible changes. you're watching "today in the bay."

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♪ ahhh. ahhhhh. ahhh. a ah. ♪ right now at 5:12, we are under a microclimate weather alert as a low-moving cold front moves across the bay area, and streaming in some rain. it will last a little while longer before it tapers off later today but we will still have some rain chances.

we'll talk about that and a look ahead to the weekend coming up in a few minutes. >> and that rain going on throughout the bay, throughout the night i guess, we should look across the bay the san mateo bridge we see the impact is still there, water on the roadway makes it slick and the water kicking up makes it tougher to see. use caution tracking a crash in oakland and milpitas, coming up. thanks so much, mike and kari. 5:13 right now. apple's next ios update will let users unlock their phones with face i.d. even when you're wearing a mask. the feature does have one catch, it only works if you're also wearing an apple watch, as long as the watch is unlocked, you'll only need to look at your phone and get a buzz on your wrist to let you know the unlock was successful. that will be very, very helpful especially with up athe apple pay i do these days. scott? >> good morning, happy tuesday to you. you saw tracie talking about the republican senators meeting with

president biden, trying to hammer out a deal over the new coronavirus relief. the president wants more money in that bill than republicans do. new numbers just released may give some republicans on the fence about this a reason to keep resisting a bigger bill. the congressional budget office stemts the economy will return to pre-pandemic levels by this summer even if there were no relief bill at all. expect republicans to jump on that report. we're talking about, not talking about jobs, talkingbout gdp. jobs will not return as quickly. the cbo says that could take until the end of the decade and the pan demme sick still raging but the numbers are starting to turn. hollywood is racing to make movies about the game stop story at least two, one by mgm and another by netflix. it would not be the first time

hollywood has taken on complicated stories. "the big short" was really quite good. a lot of people saw it showing a movie about the economy can pay off. it's notable gamestop has done nothing to take advantage of the situation. experts say now is the time, maybe the only time the dying store chain has to issue more stock and sell it to build up its coffers, use the money to reinvent itself but doesn't appear to be taking action. spacex will send four civilians into space, the first time private aps naughts have orbitted outside of trips to the space station. billionaire jarrick isaacman will pair the mission. it will raise money for cancer research at st. jude's personal hospital. he's written a personal check for $100 million. musk says he's a little nervous. >> any mission where there's crew on board makes me nervous, just because the risk is not

zero. we'll do everything we can to get as close as possible to zero risk. >> you can join them, there's going to be a search for additional crew members announced during the super bowl. these will be the first private citizens to go into orbit. first private space flight was in 2004 when mike melville threw spaceship 164 miles high, that is not it but went straight to space and straight back home again. i was lucky enough to be out there for the spaceship 1 flight and kris and laura, it was a little like watching the wright brothers in north carolina. it was just so exciting to watch. >> that is really cool. what a great experience. >> very cool. >> it was wonderful. >> thank you, scott. if you grew up in the late '80s and '90s you know screech, look at him. he was just a baby. san jose native is being remembered this morning, dustin diamond, the actor who played screech on "saved by the bell" was just 44 years old and died just three weeks after he found out he had stage iv lung cancer.

his former co-stars have been paying tribute on social media, mario lopez wrote in part "life is extremely fragile and it's something we should never take for granted." and legendary singer tony bennett is revealing more about his own personal health struggles. >> "today in the bay's" marcus washington joins us now more. good morning, marcus. >> good morning, kris and laura. you know what? you can call him icon, legend or just a cool cat but tony bennett is revealing that he is battling alzheimer's disease, and many people here in the bay area probably know him best for one classic song. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ >> the 94-year-old made the

revelation in an interview with aarp magazine saying he received the diagnosis in 2016. he said "life is a gift, even with alzheimer's." also trending for you this morning, a "frasier" reboot is apparently getting off the ground. sources say the plans are in the works to take that new sitcom bring it to you at home. it may feature a new take on a younger frasier character. if the show pans out it could soon be debuting on a streaming service. and it is finally groundhog day, and let's toss to an old movie clip. >> once again the eyes of the nation have turned here to this tiny village in western pennsylvania. blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. there's no way this winter -- >> oh, yeah, that makes me feel old because i was young when it first came out. of course the old classic "groundhog day" where bill murray plays the weatherman,

covering the annual celebration in punxsutawney, pennsylvania t took place and the groundhog saw the shadow, you know that means six more weeks of winter. i think those on the east coast. here we have six more weeks of what we've been having, not too bad. >> that's rough. they're getting clobbered out there. >> more snow, that will be good. there you go, go skiing. we appreciate being in california, because we'll have a great day like yesterday and then some rain today but that's okay. we need it. >> we do need the rain, so we'll take six more weeks of some winter rain here in the bay area as we are seeing some showers moving through this morning, it is a wet start to our tuesday, but we are going to see a gradually tapering off. as we get a closer look of where this slow-moving system is dumping some rain right now, mostly across parts of the east bay, getting a little bit lighter right now for san jose, and then a look at the bigger

picture, you can see how slowly this is moving, kind of bringing some rain over some of the same areas, but once it does clear out later today, there still will be some moisture left behind, it could bring us a chance of showers for this afternoon, but that live look outside, and what to expect as the rain tapers off, we will still have some spotty hitter miss showers in the forecast through tomorrow, and then this weekend is looking pretty nice, as we get more sunshine and we'll also warm up. if you're wondering where do we get the most rain? let's head to the north bay. mt. tam measuring over two inches of rain there and for the east bay, it was in tilden park over an inch of rain, ukiah close to an inch, a little over three-quarters, and san francisco getting close to a half inch of rain, redwood city a quarter inch coming down so we'll add up a little bit more but a lot of the models showing that by noon, 1:00, we're seeing pretty much a lot of sunshine for today, and going into this afternoon it's still going to be a cool one, you'll notice how

much cooler compared to yesterday and we'll have a slight chance of rain for tomorrow, some hit-or-miss showers and we've seen quite a bit of snow for the sierra for today. when we think back to about a week ago we were only at about 40% of our normal amount of snowpack and with all of the snow that we had this past week and more coming down, now we're at 73% of our normal amount of snow in the central sierra, so it's been a really big boost, and we could see another few inches of snow on the way for parts of the central sierra around lake tahoe. going into the forecast it's about to dry out after the next 24 hours, we'll see rain chances going down, sunshine in the forecast and temperatures warming up in time for the weekend. mike, the morning commute's a little bit wet and might be slippery for some. >> that's right, so again that reminder, kari, even though it might not be actively raining you have the leftovers, the puddles and slipper why i

roadways. the crash in milpitas has cleared from southbound 680 at 237 or calaveras so the bottom of your screen, the whole left side of your screen as well clear. no problems in the east bay, aside from the slowing which you can expect highway 84 and out of the altamont, this is tuesday, moving very nicely, watch the slicker roadways, the puddling on the offramps near oakland, telegraph, broadway over the last few areas. new flooding reported in the north bay and san rafael, 101 there, even though it's kind of easing off for the rain. look at the bay bridge toll plaza, we still have again those wet roadways with the smooth drive, a little bit more traffic but no problem. back to you. there are some simple steps to help food last longer in your refrigerator. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how, and how to properly read those "expiration dates." that's next.

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climate issue. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is going to show us how to help our food last a little longer. >> here's some food for thought or thought for food. we waste 219 pounds of food per person per year according to uncle sam. lots of food and money are wasted when people simply throw something out because there's a date from the past printed on it. >> something that's really important to remember is that often those dates are more a function of quality than they are of food safety. it's really the producer saying that they can guarantee quality to a certain date but if you eat it the next day it's not a safety risk. >> foodsafety.gov compiled an eye-opening list showing how long food is safe to eat. for example the feds say leftover pizza is okay for now days in four days in the fridge. pay attention to where you store your food. >> understand the geography of your refrigerator. where you should be putting

certain foods to last longer. ." >> consumer reports says the door is the warmest spot. condiments, juice and water are okay but not milk or eggs. put them in the bottom shot the coldest spot where raw meat and quish will lapse the longest, too. your particular refrigerator might have its own special setup. howo du know? check yourowner's manual. coming up next, top stories we're following, new evidence some bay area neighborhoods are pretty much bullet proof when it comes to falling real estate prices. the latest eye-popping numbers. and all new images of the recent storm-related destruction of highway 1 near big sur. how the recent damage compares to 2017 when a huge slide closed that same area for a full year. we'll be right back.

right you know at 5:30, a progress on where california's vaccine rollout stands and the major disparity issues some local leaders are raising concerns about this morning. this would go a long way in giving them the security and the safety that they need. >> there's a new push under way to bump up the pay for some area grocery store workers who are on the front lines of this pandemic every day and there's a warning from stores to their customers. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> first our storm ranger is certainly busy once again, scanning the skies as light rain

moves across the bay area. we have a look outside in san jose and san francisco, freshening things up for our tuesday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington will join us in our next hour. we want to look at the radar with meteorologist kari hall. >> here we are seeing that rain coming through, mostly san francisco to the east bay on southward, where the rain has been falling for the past couple of hours, and it's going to be a slow mover as we go into the next couple of hours we'll see this rain linger, with some of the pockets of the heaviest rain right now just to the south and east of san jose and moving through parts of the tri-valley. so i'll be watching this. this is all a part of a cold front that's going to drop our temperatures for the next couple of days, but still may bring in some lingering showers into tomorrow. so i'll have more on this, how much rain we've measured and how much more is on the way coming up in a few minutes. mike, it's a soggy morning commute for some.

>> yes, that's exactly right, kari, why we remind folks we've gotten used to the rain for the sound. oakland nimitz freeway, you see that water on the freeway and all the cars, water kicking up, making it blurry for your lens there for your windshield as well. good news as we look at the map the arrow shows you the crash has cleared at oak street, the zone is slowing as well. minor flooding reported, broadway and telegraph, those areas as well as where i circled in san francisco a spinout eastbound 80 at the seventh street on-ramp that cleared. watch for slick conditions there and the rest of the bay, green sensors as well as the green highlighting for rain. back to you. >> thank you, mike. new signs of progress in the bay area's vaccine rollout. another large vaccination site is set to open in san francisco and more people than ever will get a shot at getting that vaccine. >> "today in the bay's" cierra

johnson joins us will i have in san francisco and what the most recent vaccination data is showing us. good morning. >> reporter: yes, good morning. with that new mass vaccination site as well as new walk-in facility for vaccinations, we thought it was important to show you the data of exactly who is receiving those vaccinations, and look at your screen, we have a breakdown of vaccinations up to date so far 31 million people have received the vaccination across the united states, nearly 3,500,000 people are here in california, and around 800,000, a little less than 800,000 of those vaccines were given in los angeles. so let's dive deeper into who the vaccinated individuals are. according to politico, there appears to be some significant gaps with the distribution is broken down by race. over 60% of those vaccinated were white, 14% multiple race, 11.5 hispanic and asians and blacks 6% and 5% respectively.

the article said president biden established task force to look at the data and address the vaccine inequity. leaders doing something similar to address disparity in vax nations opening a mass vax nation site with a focus on letting the latink community vaccinated. the mission district will deliver 200 to 400 shots each day. >> the focus of our work has been to address the communities most impacted by covid, and we know the latinex community has been hit the hardest so we want to make sure it's accessible. >> reporter: the mayor also explained the targeted community in this situation accounts for 42% of covid cases in san francisco, and we also wanted to show you this, this is a tweet from a board of supervisors member beginning today at 9:00,

both 65 and older will be able to get vaccinated at a drop-in vaccination site at southeast health center. you need to pay attention and fall within one of the two zip codes there listed in that tweet so again, no appointment is necessary for that. we'll have more information on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much cierra. 5:35. san jose's good samaritan hospital still in limbo for restarting its covid vaccinations. "the mercury news" reports there's no time line for any change in the situation. the hospital was involved in a controversy last month when los gatos school workers were offered vaccines even though they're not top priority. the county has since withheld all new vaccine distribution there. the hospital says steps have now been taken to ensure county policies are followed. a question that's been debated since early on in the deadly pandemic. should grossly store workers get

hazard pay for putting them avenues at greater risk on the front lines? "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live in san jose and one city looking into that idea what have they're calling hero pay for those essential workers but it doesn't come without some fallout. >> reporter: that's right, kris. for some it's simple. they say grocery store workers are heroes, they risk their lives to stock the shelves and make sure we can put food on our tables but now there is a push to give the grocery store workers heroes pay which would be $5 extra per hour on top of their normal pay. oakland city councilwoman nicky fortunato says she sees the workers as heroes. grocery stores with 500 or more, safeway, whole foods and costco pay workers a hazard or heroes pay. in santa clara county there's talk of doing this for restaurant workers, too, but san jose mayor sam liccardo says the city should wait to find out what the county decides especially since there's pushback from grocery store

chains. two chains, kroger's and food 4 less announced they'll close 25% of its stores as a result. similar challenges will consume hundreds of hours of our city's scarce staff time before expending those resources. it would serve us well to determine whether the county will pass the measure that will preempt ours as seems highly likely. >> this would go a long way in the event they get sick or a loved one might get sick. >> reporter: there is opposition to this. president ron fong says more than 30% pay raise would translate to additional costs to customers. >> one will be to pass the costs along to our consumers and cg has done an economic study amount to somewhere near $400 per family annually. >> reporter: fong also said the

city of long beach recently approved a $4 per hour heroes pay increase and albertson's and food for less closed down in that city. fong points out some stores have already given a $2 per hour hazard pay raise. the plan in oakland would give those stores a credit. the oakland councilwoman says her research indicates supermarkets have seen enormous profits during the pandemic, and can afford sharing some of what some of that profit with the workers. berkeley and san francisco are also considering this pay raise for the grocery store workers. reporting live in san jose, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thanks, sharon. 5:38 right now. how easy is it to make it in the bay? in the priceiest neighborhoods, new data from compass real estate shows high-end home prices are holding steady. atherton still the most expensive. the average price for a home there last year $6.3 million.

san francisco's pacific heights, hillsborough, bell very deer and los altos hills rounded out the top five most expensive. prices averaged more than $4 million in each case. all right, we know that it is raining and that obviously makes for a rougher morning for mike inouye, though you are working from home. >> yes, so at least i didn't have to deal with the drive but our friends do and that's my area so let's take you out there, folks and we'll talk about what's going on for the roadways, the green highlighting, remember, as you know, means wet roadways what you'll find for the majority of the bay area and at least damp likely slick and perhaps flooding in oakland there. crash 580 had a spinout, cleared at 14th. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows you light traffic and the rain out there and kari, i've been using our app to help me time the dog walks. >> yes, that's a great tool also

for everything else we need to do, just getting outside. we can see with storm ranger, we are seeing most of the rain in san francisco, over toward the east bay on southward and so we're going to see the slow-moving rain stay with us for a couple more hours. we can see how soggy the commute is moving through the east bay. we'll see it off and on throughout about late morning and then some breaks eventually we'll start to see some sky clearing out. now let's turn to our climate in crisis, nbc bay area continuing team coverage effort. we are going to raise awareness on how climate change will shape our future. i talked to a scientist at the pacific institute who says that if we aren't planning for rising sea levels and flooding, now we're putting lives and liveliod at a greater risk. >> we can build buildings that are able to accommodate and deal with sea level rise. they can, that can be designed into them but we have to be

proactive in doing that, going back and retrofitting buildings can be incredibly expensive, and you know, depending on what it is, we may choose not to do that. >> cooley tells me how fast their research says sea levels are rising, along our coast and you can find that interview as well as wide-ranging stories on climate change now at nbcbayarea.com/climateincrisis. tomorrow morning we'll have vianey arana with us, talking about marin and how the redwoods don't get as much of that much needed fog and moisture so you want to make sure you join us tomorrow morning at about the same time for that story. i'll have another weather update coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. this morning we're getting a new look at the highway washout in big sur. is it is hard to believe this happened. drone video from the monterey county sheriff's office shows a huge gap collapsed off highway 1 collapsing down

into the pacific ocean last week. there is still some flooding and lots of debris in that area as well. the road collapse happened after heavy rain and mudslides where the dolan fire wiped out vegetation last summer and officials say the damage isn't as bad as it was in 2017 when that landslide cut off the tourist destination for more than a year. remember that? coming up on "today in the bay," mitch mcconnell tells parts of his party to stop the looney lies. we'll bring the latest from washington. and -- ♪ are you ready for some football? ♪ i'm talking about the super bowl. a live look in tampa, where the big showdown will take place. a lot of preparation going on for this, including making the game day balls. we'll have you covered on all that and much more ahead for you. but first, today in our special black history month series we're recognizing one of the greatest singers of the 20th

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right now at 5:45, we're under a microclimate weather alert as the storm ranger is showing that we're getting some rain on the lawn right now. we're going to see this gradually tapering off as the slow-moving cold front pushes on through. we should see some spots especially in the east bay getting a little bit of clearing by late this morning. we'll talk about what's ahead in our forecast and how much rain we've measured coming up. we've definitely had rain on the roads, so we've had a few spinouts and mostly cleared and no major injuries but looking at the golden gate bridge for example definitely water kicking up here and slicker conditions. we'll get more traffic over on the oakland side of the bay bridge. we'll check on that coming up. 5:46. presidentiden is pushing for bipartisanship while republican leaders try to distance emselves from the fringe.

>> scott mcgrew strong words against republican marjorie taylor greene this morning. >> there are indeed. greene is the new republican representative from georgia who said that school shootings are fake and that california's governor started our wildfires with a space laser. we could go on but you get the idea. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is speaking out against such nonsense, though he does not name her specifically he lists some of the things that she says and then said "looney lies and conspiracy theories are the cancer for the republican party and our country. somebody who's suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the pentagon on 9/11 is not living in reality. "there is pressure to remove representative greene from her commission, the same way iowa did with steve king over racist statements. this battle will tell us a lot about the future of the party because while there is a push by

traditional republicans to strip greene of her power, the trump side of the republican party is trying to strip wyoming representative liz cheney of her power because she supported impeachment. now the woman who comes out on top could tell us a lot about the future of the gop. meanwhile, in the oval office, a show of bipartisanship and it was quite a show. these pictures are exactly what the biden white house wants you to see. ten republican senators talking with the president about what's best for americans. the sides still very far apart. coming up, tracie potts will take a look at the details and in our business segment, i'll show you some numbers that may undercut the argument for democrats. but as ronald reagan points out people remember pictures not policy. americans support the president's view. 79% polled by morning consult support the plan for bigger checks.

69% support the president's plan to help fund local governments. and finally this morning, donald trump's pollster has put together a postmortem on why he lost the presidency, as you probably guessed, it was trump's response to coronavirus that did him in. the 27-page report obtained by politico showed a vast majority of americans thought trump did not take the pandemic seriously and a vast ma north of americans favored shutdowns and other measures to fight the disease over strengthening the economy. we're taking a look at everything that's happening in washington and biden's first 100 days. you can find me on twitter, i am @scottmcgrew. >> thank you, scott. we're counting down to kickoff for the super bowl. >> get the guacamole ready. "today in the bay's" marcus washington joins us now a look at some of the preparations under way in florida. >> i don't know if the preparations. you talked about food, that's what i want to talk about.

but look, we are just five days away from the big showdown taking place in tampa. of course we'll be watching that. a live look this morning in tampa outside of the stadium where bay area native tom brady and patrick mahomes will go head to head on sunday. so the wilson factory in ohio they have churning out the footballs that will be used during the game. they have the official logo, names of the teams, and the commissioner's signature. you know what? also trending this morning, this is cool. nike rolling out a new hands-free sneaker. that's right. no laces, no zippers, and thanks to the hinge on the heel of that shoe it can be slipped on and off without effort. the sale of the comfort shoe has been booming during the pandemic. the nike shoes will set you back a little bit $120. my mom would have said no back in the day. and finally for you, something surely to put a smile on your face, i'm sure kari as well.

one school official embracing the snow day with a remark of, remake of justin timberlake's song. take a listen. ♪ i can't stop feeling ♪ ♪ it's our first snow day ♪ ♪ i can't stop the feeling snowit's our first snow day ♪ >> first snow day, connecticut superintendent ridell harrison told the students close your computers, dust off the sleds and frolic in the snow. kari, you worked there some time ago and i've been talking to my friends in the d.c. area as well as baltimore, doing their reports, sledding, all over town, i'm like hmm. i miss that part of the snow. i don't miss working there. >> the snow day part. >> yes. >> how fun for kids, though. >> that's great, you have to go out and work in it, it's not that fun. >> no. >> no, it's not. >> i'd be a hermit.

>> i'm glad they called off classes even though could have gone on with the school day. kari we're not getting a rain day, though. >> no, absolutely not. even though we are still continuing with our virtual learning today. my son will be looking out the window a little distracted during his online classes and we're seeing this rain moving on through, and we'll see it slowly pushing out of the bay area. you had it earlier in the north bay, but this is all out ahead of a cold front that's going to drop those temperatures, so it's not going to be as warm as it was after this moves out. looking at how much rain we've measured, it continues to come up on mt. tam, over two inches of rain in the east bay, tilden park over an inch of rain and ukiah, nearly an inch there even though you're taking a break from it for now. san francisco close to a half inch and about a quarter of an inch in redwood city. everywhere else it's in theine

and south bay. clearing the afternoon with sunshine and not everyone will see the rain, it's more of the hit or miss variety. we're not completely in the clear yet as we look ahead to the next couple of weeks, the climate prediction center is showing that we're going to see below normal rainfall. of course that's not good. it was nice to see the rain in the forecast but you can see what's going on here even as we look into the next seven days, shows that we will be cool and drying out, but then warming up for the weekend. it's going to feel more like spring in time for sunday so we can make plans to get outside and mike, getting out the morning drive to work, how is it looking? >> folks will still make sure they're paying attention, kari, because the rain makes you feel like oh, rain easing off makes you feel more relaxed. we have slick conditions and the map shows you the green highlighting all over, all areas of the bay and so that will be a

factor as you hit the off-ramps, watch that coming off of freeway speed, we heard reports of some minor flooding in oakland and a couple of spinouts, second one for westbound 580 past parch street. keep that in mind. no major injuries reported. i got my eyes peel there had and minor flooding in san francisco, a couple of spinouts as well and the bay bridge toll plaza the live look that will show you how slick the conditions are. back to you. >> thank you so much, mike. happening now, myanmar's largest city yangon appeared calm this morning one day after the military coup and detainment of leader something something and other politicians. an announcement read on military-owned tv said monday a senior general would be in charge as commander in chief of the country in one year, it came as the new parliamentary session was to begin and the military disputed the results of a national election. it is 5:54.

much more ahead on this tuesday morning, including our ongoing look at recycling jewelry. coming up, meet two bay area women taking the age old tradition to a new level as they continue to fight against climate change. we'll tell you all about it. you're watching "today in the bay."

climate in crisis, the way businesses are working toward green solutions. >> scott mcgrew you talked about flowers yesterday that got me thinking. today we're talking jewelry, i sense a theme. >> a theme, no theme although we are closer to valentine's day. if you're looking for green gifts the good news about jewelry is this. you can give somebody jewelry because it's something recycled. a lot of jewelry is recycled even the new stuff you buy at a store. in fact, whatever you're probably wearing right now. the reason for that, explains jeweler nina cooper, is that silver and gold are too expensive not to recycle. most of the precious metals her companies fashion into jewelry like her earrings have been jewelry before. >> silver is a precious metal,

and so there's an incentive not to waste any of it, and throughout history it's always been recycled, because it's valuable, within the jewelry industry. >> cooper's company nina designs takes it a step further, planting trees with an organization called trees for the future to offset its own carbon footprint and reminds us the small shops in your neighborhood that she sells to are themselves a green option in a way. >> and i really encourage everyone to shop local in your local gift shops in your neighborhoods because those shops are really suffering right now from the pandemic, and if you want to keep those wonderful quirky stores in your neighborhood, go out and support them. >> that's wonderful advice. now we continue to look at these companies that are helping you go green. this evening our scott budman will look at ways to go green with your home electricity. i also have solar but i love it, looking forward to what else i

can do. >> always want to make a difference. cool. >> we'll be watching. thank you so much, scott and other scott. right now at 6:00, a picture of unity? >> i am hopeful we can pass a sixth bipartisan covid relief package. >> today marx the first full day of a federal mandate requiring anyone traveling on planes, trains and buses to put on a mask, up next, how bay area commuters are responding to that new rule. the third hour of "today in the bay" conditions right now. bay" continues right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> even i'm laura garcia. we'll get to that soggy commute out there with mike in just a little bit. but let's check in with kari, wherere