glad to have you with us. i'm kris sanchez. >> nice to have you kris. i'm laura garcia. marcus will be up later in the newscast and we'll check in with mike of course. kari has a look at the forecast, midway through our week. >> yes, we are, going to have one last shot of rain in the forecast approaching from the north right now. it will bring in our best chance of rain for the north bay but then kind of just fizzle out as it continues to move through. some spotty rain once again for today. then we head into cooler and sunny whether for tomorrow. the weekend looks normal. the rain hitting the north bay could be hitting by lunch time. mike, what's going on now for the commute? >> kari, the south bay freeways still show that slowing on 101 but less than before as we talked about with the arrow on our maps, that's the section we typically see toward oakland

road. i've also circled a surface street, bascom northbound side is closed and overnight fire. i want to show you the rest of the commute, a smooth drive. the bay bridge toll plaza sees more traffic but the sensors have gone back to green. a great drive over to the east bay. back over to you, laura. >> thank you, mike. 6:01. breaking news has to do with the state of education during the pandemic. the city of san francisco is expected to file a lawsuit today to try to get classroom doors back open. the city will sue its own public school district. the first city in california to do so, possibly even the country. this is according to reporting from "the chronicle" this morning. the suit will allege violations of state law. city attorney dennis herrera will file that lawsuit, signed off by mayor london breed. a motion is expected to be filed next week asking the san francisco superior court to issue an emergency order.

firefighters putting out hot spots at an overnight fire at an abandoned building along north bascom avenue near naglee. no word on injuries and investigaors are looking for the cause. firefighters responded to several incidents at the facility. this is a live look now. it's unknown if an incident there yesterday actually had anything to do with the fire, the massive one that broke out today. those streets near that area will be closed for the remainder of the morning. to washington now, which is in mourning for the victim of a capitol siege, a somber tribute is under way as we speak for brian sicknick, granted the tradition of lying in honor at the rotunda and buried at arlington national cemetery. president biden, the first lady and congressional leaders among those paying respects last night. the president visiting shortly after taking executive action on

immigration reform. tracie pts iot in washington. the orders target policies directly from the trump administration. >> exactly, president biden has made it clear he wtsan to roll back policies of the trump administration in his initial efforts to reform immigration, clearly congress will have to weigh in on this, but for now, he is looking at three efforts, three initiatives that he believes he can do by executive action, and those orders, those executive orders were signed off on last night. he wants to reform how we deal with reunification, trying to reunify families separated at the border. he wants to take a look at border policies, when it comes to requesting asylum to create what the administration says is a more orderly system at the border, and then also look at our legal immigration policies to see if some changes can be

made there. the president insists he is not doing congress' job by signing these orders. >> i'm not making new law. i'm eliminating bad policy. what i'm doing is taking on the issues that 99% that the last president of the united states issued executive orders i thought were very counterproductive to our security, counterproductive to who we are as a country, particularly in the area of immigration. >> as for covid relief, he's still working with republicans on that. democrats forging ahead, trying to push through the president's plan without republican support. the president's now laid down a deadline of march 14th to try to get this done. that's the date when federal extended unemployment benefits run out. back to you. >> thank you, tracie. >> tracie potts live from

washington, thank you. 6:04 right now. let's take a live look much closer to home, intertate 880 in fremont. new this morning, a possible positive ripple effect from the pandemic. with fewer drivers out there on the road, caltrans is getting way ahead of schedule on a number of projects. "today in the bay" has been tracking caltrans' progress for months now. bob redell is live close to 680 in pleasanton. what kind of headway are we talking about here, bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. caltrans says because traffic is down so much it's been able to lay down an unprecedented amount of asphalt during covid-19. the department of transportation says from march of last year 'til roughly now, their workers laid down 1.2 million tons of asphalt, that's almost about double what it would do in a normal year. we did ask how many miles of road is that? they said it's hard to quantity

tie since asphalt is laid down in layers. as you can see on our tv screen when it comes to the express lane projects, road workers added almost 64 lane miles of new express lanes during covid, 43 along 880 in alameda, 7.6 along 680 in alameda county, just over 11 miles in 680 in contra costa county and two miles on 880 in santa clara. in the north bay they cut off months from the sonoma narrows project, widening parts of 101 through novato, petaluma and san francisco. in san francisco caltrans finished the 101 deck replacement, completed four months ahead of schedule completed in half the time, nine days instead of 18 with fewer drivers on the road, caltrans has been able to close more lanes to traffic and give the contractors more room to work in a safer environment. >> the first measure of safety is more of our projects can be done during the day than normally what we do a lot of times caltrans crews are working

at night, better visibility so that increases safety but with the added lane time, there's more space out there for contractors to work, so they can get more done. >> reporter: we did ask caltrans since there's fewer people on the road, we have to assume there's less wear and tear, yes. how much, they said that's hard to quantify, but anecdotally their maintenance crews are taking care of fewer potholes. reporting live in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> that is good news. thank you very much, bob. covid vaccines could soon be coming to your local pharmacy. the white house says that by next week, 1 million doses will be delivered to 6,500 retail pharmacies nationwide. cvs says the vaccine will be distributed to 100 of its stores here in california, including at least three bay area cities, that's san francisco, sunnyvale and sonoma, leaving local seniors feeling hopeful.

>> i'll have my doctor write up something, because i'm a type i diabetic, i need to get it now. it's dangerous for me just to be out and about. >> federal leaders are hoping to deliver doses to more than 40,000 pharmacies across the u.s. make sure you're watching during the third hour of the "today" show this morning, when walgreens chief medical officer will break down his company's vaccine distribution plan. california continues to see a big downturn in new covid cases. yesterday there were about 12,000, a level not seen in some time. overall, cases are holding steady at 3.2 million. more than 41,000 people however have died. the recent outbreak at cal is expanding. at least 184 cases have been reported since last week. all students are being asked to quarantine and get tested twice a week. cal says the surge in cases is believed to be tied to small offcampus gatherings.

the recent rains provided data on scars in the burn areas of the santa cruz mountains. leader also share some of the lessons today that they learned. they're holding a virtual meeting on safety measures and evacuation plans as well. let's go to meteorologist kari hall, we're hoping that folks won't need those evacuation plans any time soon. >> absolutely. but people in florida are going to be looking up to make sure there are not any falling iguanas. yes, it's that time of year where in miami the national weather service is putting out an advisory on falling iguanas because of the cold temperatures and they even added in a little joke saying from the iguana "i may be sleeping in tomorrow, whether i plan to or not." we'll see if the temperatures get low enough, the video coming out of the miami area. here in the bay area, it's pretty chilly here, too. we're looking at some upper 30s and low 40s as you get ready to head out the door and temperatures today reaching into the low 50s. we're also tracking a slight

chance of rain, we'll talk more about that in the forecast, coming up, but mike, right now for the morning commute, hopefully no iguanas crossing the road. >> yes, no igwith a nas dropping in the bay area, although that's shocking. this is also shocking. we saw the bay bridge toll plaza sensors turn green but look at the live shot here. we have the metering lights that turns on, about the same time. the backup quickly built and now just in the span of ten minutes we've seen it build and start to clear once again. the lights are on and the map shows you the same thing for the sensors, slow at the toll plaza and just toward the incline. there may have been a burst of traffic that might be why they turned them on but we don't have issues on the maze or east shore freeway or the rest of the bay, a lighter volume, just that pause at the toll plaza now. back to you.u. >> thanknk you so mumuch, mikik kari.. comoming up next, u ulta b makingng some big changes. the products you'll soon start seeing on the store shelves and more importantly, who is making them. plus --

>> shares in gamestop are not looking very pretty this morning. we'll tell you why that's probably due to human nature. out to the futures this morning, which are generally moving a little bit higher. plus -- >> i've got a lot to tell you this morning about some events that will probably keep you glued to your television, and also something to do with this song as well. take a listen. ♪ working 9:00 could 5:00 ♪ ♪ what a way to make a living ♪ ♪ barely getting by ♪ >> no doubt that song is iconic but you know what, dolly parton changing up the lyrics. why, you ask? i'll tell you on the other side of the break. you're watching "today in the bay."

can is 6:30 13 on your wednesday morning. as you get ready to step out the door the weather looks good but cool as you head through the tri-valley. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds today as we are going to see a slight chance of rain in spots. we'll talk about that and a look ahead to a warmer weekend in the forecast coming up. >> and the backup is settling in. it's gradually building here on the approach to the company company with the metering lights on and clearing by the time you cleared that incline in the westbound direction. we'll show you what else is building and changing coming up.

good morning, very happy wednesday to you. wework, a place where people can rent temporary offices is shutting down some of its san francisco locations according to the "san francisco business times." there were hopes the temporary office industry might thrive as more companies permanently reduce their main office space but apparently not in the cards for wework. amazon will have people come into the office, this is what the new office in virginia will look like, they're calling it the helix. it's just outside of washington, d.c. it hasn't been built yet but amazon is hoping for approval from arlington county. jeff bezos stepping down as ceo of amazon, he's been ceo since he worked alone, selling books back in 1994. he's still the company's biggest shareholder, and will be chairman of the board. a big change for carmakers and a big win for the white house as well. carmakers who sided with

president trump pushing to end california's ability to set its own standards on emissions have now changed their minds. general motors, the first to move from opposed to in favor of stronger emission standards. they did that a while back. toyota and chrysler are moving from the left to the right column as well. trump tried to get rid of new emission standards set by president obama. president biden brought those standards back and indeed unveiled a more aggressive plan to reduce carbon emissions and has all the major carmakers behind him is a big step forward for his administration. we've been using this graphic as we've been talking about gamestop going up and up and up, but we probably should talk to our artist about getting that updated. gamestop stock goes down and down and down, falling around 70% since friday. premarket trading shows a price increase this morning but not enough to make up for losses. the idea as you know laura and

kris, to run up the price to punish the short sellers, the people who bet against the stock, a people's rebellion against wall street but as those rebels saw their investments get more and more and more valuable, a lot of them just took the money and got out, which you think about it is human nature, and a lot of people saying that's my money and i'll take it when i can get it. >> long-term, what is the business plan for gamestop, you know? >> right. >> thank you very much. ulta beauty is making a major move to expand the number of black-owned businesses and brands in its stores. it's promising to double the number of those products on shelves this year, plus in celebration of black history month u.p.s. is unveiling a first of its kind commissioned artwork for u.p.s. express boxes part of the proudly unstoppable campaign to smoke black-owned

small businesses. i love it. trending this morning, netflix is scoring a big honor for making change. >> "today in the bay's" marcus washington joins us now more on this. good morning. >> good morning to you both. this is nominations season for the awards show and the nominations are out for the 52nd annual naacp image awards. let's take a look at what's going on there. they are honoring entertainers and writers of color, netflix taking the lead with 48 nominations, chadwick boseman scoring two of them for outstanding actor and supporting actor for his work in "black bottom." entertainer of the year award nominations on the list, viola davis, regina king, tyler perry, dee nice and trevor noah. and social justice impact an award they're giving out, among the names, stacey abrams and lebron james.

that show will air march 27th. check your local listings. also trending for you this morning, a post super concert for a good cause. verizon hosting the sunday night event fund-raising money will go to businesses that have been struggling, that event will be hosted by tiffany haddish, she's featuring performances by alicia keys, kristina aguilera, herr, and miley cyrus, watch that on twitter, youtube, cmt, mtv live and tiktok, and before the concert, you might hear a familiar tune during the sunday big game. ♪ working 5:00 to 9:00 ♪ ♪ you've got passion and a vision ♪ ♪ because it's hustling time ♪ ♪ a whole new way to make a living ♪ >> that's dolly parton. you know the tune but the words are a little different, she's reimagining the lyrics to her iconing song "9:00 to 5:00" as

"5:00 to 9:00" for website company square space. that ad is one of several set to air during the super bowl game, sometimes the commercials are more entertaining than the game depending on the game. who knows. >> might be a good game. >> yes, i think so. >> thanks so much. it's always fun to watch the commercials. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall look at our week-long forecast here and even maybe a little peek at the weekend, kari? >> yes, we're going to have a nice weekend ahead and we've also had some beautiful sunrises and sunsets recently. i love when you send me your pictures i'm @karihallweather on social media. this one from mike showing the cotton candy looking clouds from the sunset yesterday. so if you snap a picture of a beautiful sky, whatever weather you're seeing, send it to me. we'll see more interesting

weather today as the system comes in from the north, could bring in rain. headed out around milpitas, getting out in the backyard, rain chances will be low for you and temperatures headed into the mid-50s. we will see a mix of sun and clouds. as we time out that rain, we are going to see it first moving into the north bay, where we will have our best chance of seeing some showers right around lunch time for santa rosa and approaching napa, and then as it moves into san francisco, a lot of this rain just falls apart. it's going to be a very hit or miss and may miss a lot of us south of san francisco for today. and that's our only chance of rain before we go into several days of some dry weather for the weekend, as high pressure sets up, all of the storm systems staying to the west of us. we'll have a dry and also a warmer weekend. we may have a chance of rain by the middle of next week, but once again, this chance of showers that we're seeing right now will not affect the whole

bay area. it's going to be cool. we will be warming up going into the weekend, you can make some plans to get outside, and we'll also have some nice weather into the start of next week. heading over to you, mike, you've been watching the commute. anything new popping up? >> just a little bit of a change over at the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights did get turned on just before 6:00. we had a burst of traffic, a buildup there, and then kind of easing up and right now it's kind of middle ground, not just just right, not the goldilocks syndrome. the middle lanes are slow and backup off of the 808 overcrossing as well. the slowing where the arrow is near the toll plaza but notice on the san francisco side, the decline there is slowing and buildup and that's why they keep the metering lights on even during lighter traffic through the maze and the east shore freeway. folks funnel down toward the city and want to leave the community should any crashes occur for crews to get out there. a nice easy drive for the rest of the bay, smooth flow of

traffic. a little burst for 84 cutting towards sunol but settled down through livermore. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike and kari. up next, vianey arana joins us with our week-long series climate in crisis. what's on tap for today, vianey? >> we see the fog especially around the golden gate bridge, it's iconic but it's disappearing and it's hurting our redwood trees. how climate change is impacting the bay area. i'll have that coming up. you're watching "today in the bay."

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hike through a trail of forest or redwood trees it's a breath of fresh air. the massive trees are showing signs of distress because of the lack of moisture from fog. todd dawson, environmental studies professor at san jose state university says fog continues to decrease. >> the problem that the redwood trees are facing is that the summertime fog has been on the decline, so seven years ago during the summertime, redwood trees would experience about a 12-hour fog day, every day, and now, they're experiencing about a nine-hour fog day so fog is declined by around 30%, 35%. >> now to watch this full interview and more climate things that stories, you can visit our website, nbcbayarea.com/climateincrisis. in addition to that a fun new series climate hacks, i show you simple swaps you can do at home much more eco-friendly from the

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outside of the north bay but tomorrow we're looking at cool and sunny weather and a warmer week and head. we'll talk more about all of this in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? >> kari for those in the south bay who know the local institution bill's cafe, this is video showing the flames on a warehouse nearby overnight, and that was a pretty big fire and the fire crews are still on scene in fact blocking the northbound direction of bascom, approaching naglee, because they're on fire watch right now. you see cars going by there and if you can't get through the specific block where you're driving, scooch over one block to the east or the west and you will be able to get through the area. thank goodness no one was hurt in the warehouse fire, we're still following this for the south bay. unfortunately, this next scene we have video on 880, the nimitz freeway, we had lanes blocked for a deadly crash, three vehicles, a fire as well blocked lanes between mission and

warren, that did reopen very early this morning, though. three hours of closure after midnight but by the time our show started it was back to this, we see the live look in fremont, a clear drive right now past tesla. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. want to get you straight out to some breaking news we're following with "today in the bay's" cierra johnson. >> according to a new report this morning the city of san francisco is suing its own school district in order to get kids back into the classroom. cierra, what do we know? >> reporter: yes, good morning. it really is pretty unprecedented what's happening, what's playing out right now, as we know according to the "san francisco chronicle," the city is filing that first step, that lawsuit today and according to "the chronicle" allegedly has the blessing of mayor london breed. let's break down what the suit is alleging, san francisco unified school district violated a state law by not adopting a clear plan for education during the pandemic. the article explains that they did have a plan to begin

reopening schools for younger learners, and those with disabilities, we reported on that last year but the district could not reach an agreement with the teachers union so the plan was scrapped. several groups of union employees have formed their own groups requesting their needs have not been met, for the school to reopen and needed access to the covid vaccine, ppe and proper ventilation so at this point, what's next? "the chronicle" explains the city attorney will file a motion next thursday to san francisco superior court to issue an emergency order that would compel the district to create a plan to get kids back in school. based on the article, the bottom line of this is the city wants the students back in school, so we will of course continue to follow the legal steps that the city is taking, and we'll bring you any of those updates on air and online as the details become available. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> a lot of parents will be watching that one regardless of whether or not they live in san francisco. governor newsom's approval

rating is sagging and some of it has to do with the handling of the pandemic. a poll by berkeley institute of governmental studies finds 31% approve of his job in that respect. 22% approve of the way california is rolling out the vaccine. take a look at the overall numbers. newsom has a 46% approval rating, which in september was 64%. now 48% disapprove. the recall campaign says it has about 85% of the necessary signatures to take a recall to the ballot. >> the fact that he has completely mismanaged this entire situation, there's many states that have handled the crisis in a much different manner, they didn't have to shut down the fifth largest economy in the world, they didn't have to destroy people's lives. >> newsom's team responded in a statement saying in part "voters recognize that this is an incredibly challenging, intensely complicated and critically important moment for public officials worldwide. that's why the governor remains laser focused on vaccinations,

reopening, relief and recovery." the same poll also indicates just 36% of voters support that recall effort. across the nine bay area counties, the state says nearly 787,000 people have been vaccinated. across california that's more than 3.5 million. expanding the look nationally, the cdc counts nearly 53 million vaccinations, but nursing home workers are apparently among those a little more reluctant to get their shots. the cdc says only 38% accepted those vaccinations when they were first offered. taking a live look in los angeles, covid cases are down but the rate of covid related deaths is not. more than 17,000 people there have died. it comes as the county has administered the most vaccines anywhere in the state. nearly 1 million and counting. health leaders say at the end of january, nearly 8% of people in los angeles had received at least their first dose and the

county has used nearly 80% of its supply. a follow-up for you now, oakland is the first bay area city to approve a new hazard pay for workers at large grocery store chains. leaders yesterday approved the so-called hero pay plan unanimously. the rule will apply to chains including whole foods, safeway and target. workers will receive an additional $5 per hour as long as the pandemic continues. san jose councilmembers yesterday put off voting on a similar plan until at least next week but at least one case in southern california's long beach, it's being cited as a reason for the closing of two stores. happening today, the doors to the oakland zoo are reopening and with a bang, at one point so many people tried to snag a ticket they briefly crashed the online ticket reservation system. if you go, know that covid safety protocols are in place. visitors must wear a mask and only members of the same household are allowed in each group. what a fun outing. >> absolutely.

coming up next, reining in some of the conflict at the capitol. the top level meeting involving a major gop player and a freshman lawmaker raising lots of eyebrows. plus -- >> meanwhile, house impeachment managers have unveiled the details of their charges against donald trump. let's take you out to new york where we're watching the markets. the dow mildly lower. award season is here, and one of the biggest shows just announced some of the nominees. i'll tell you all about that coming up. ♪♪

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right now at 6:41, a live look in the tri-valley before you head out the door, 580 is rolling and we're starting out with some cool temperatures, we will see a mix of sun and clouds today but in some parts of the bay area, we will still have a chance of rain. we'll talk about that in the forecast, coming up in a few minutes. >> and the bay bridge toll plaza continues to hold with those middle lanes the biggest backup but the backup for the other

lanes is starting to ease. i'll show you where this is having a ripple effect and we have a couple of spots with a little more slowing that's going to be the trend right now. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. brand new out of washington president bide listen meet with democratic senators at the white house. >> this could be a sign they're moving forward with their stimulus bill. >> right, going forward with the democratic plan, good morning to you. as we've been talking about, president biden has to choose between the big stimulus plan he wants and democrats support and a lesser bill that might get some republican support. you'll recall president biden met with ten republican senators in the oval office on monday, a show of bipartisanship, where they discussed how to get help to the american people and small businesses but the meeting, while friendly, did not result in a specific plan. this morning, biden will meet with democratic senators who agree with him and can get that bigger bill passed through

congress. the house has voted to fine members who go around metal detectors positioned outside the chambers. speaker pelosi is concerned about violence not just against members of congress, but from members of congress. some members have physically pushed past police who try to block them. those who refuse have to pay the fine will have their paycheck docked. the house has detailed the charges against president trump giving us a glimpse of the prosecution's case, documenting the times trump made false claims about the election, the times he said he wouldn't step aside and calls to supporters to take action. >> we're going to walk down and i'll be there with you, we're going to walk down, we're going to walk down any one you want, but right here we're going to walk down to the capitol. >> trump's lawyer says the former president had the right to free speech when he said those things. he also plans to question the

constitutionality of the impeachment proceedings. as we pointed out before, the senate has previously held impeachment proceedings for someone who is already out of office. police officer brian sicknick will be lying in honor at the capitol he defended. members of congress will visit him today. sicknick died after he was beaten with a fire extinguisher during the attack. last night the president and first lady paid their respects. we're watching everything that is happening in washington with this, and the progress on the stimulus. you can follow me on twitter, i am @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. the we're still waiting to hear what came out of a meter between kevin mccarthy and margerie taylor greene. there's been bipartisan outcry of her embrace of qanon

conspiracy theories including the parkland shooting, if it was staged in a camp fire in california that was started by a space laser. >> so she said. no big man may mean big problems for warriors over the next few games at least if it goes like it did last night at the chase center. good thing i went to bed early. against the celtics, the warriors were missing both james weisman and kevan looney. they stayed close with boston through most of the game, but the celtics took control winning 111-107. and trending this morning the first awards show of the year making some big announcements this morning. >> that's right, "today in the bay's" marcus washington joins us live with an update on this morning's golden globe nominations. any surprises? >> you know what? not a lot of surprises but some may be a surprise to you depending on how much you follow. this is awards season and the golden globes made the

nomination this is morning. started about 5:30 this morning and we were watching trying to get all of the nominations for you. this is awards season like i said and actress sarah jessica parker andteraji p. henson announced. there are two best pictures in a sense, follow know here, best musical or comedy, the other best drama. both are good indicators of the films we're likely to see as best picture nominees during hollywood's biggest night, talking about the oscars. best picture musical or comedy, borat sun san quentin moviefilm, hamilton, on the rocks, palm springs and the prom. and best drama, the father, nomadland, ma rainey's black

bottom, marching and the trial of the chicago 7. one person already a winner, actress jane fonda, expected to receive the cecil b. demille life time achievement award honoring her lasting impact on the film industry. her acting is admired by a lot of people, seven golden globes during the course of her career and get ready to laugh. amy poehler and tina fey are returning as hosts this year. i'm sure our abs will get a workout. the 78th annual golden globes airing february 28th at 5:00 p.m., where else, right here on nbc bay area. i was talking about it earlier in the last hour, we had cameras behind the scenes to make a show, we have a few characters that would probably win, natine and justice inare my two. >> two of our producers. >> we'll have the academy vote on that. >> it's a secret ballot, right? >> yes. >> all right, thanks, marcus. it will be interesting how

they play off the whole golden globes, amid a pandemic. i guess all the stars can dress up and head to their living rooms. let's check in with kari right now, what should we wear today? >> it's going to be a day for a jacket definitely because we are going to have some cooler weather as we take a look at our beautiful sunrise over san francisco, you can kind of see it being reflected off of the buildings there, and we are starting out with a few clouds, if you're planning to head out to the park today in martinez. expect it to be in the low 50s and not warming up too much today, but we will at times get some sunshine, and there will be a chance of rain especially for the north bay. look at this next cold front approaching from the north and the time line of the rain. the north bay will start to see some of those showers moving through ahead of lunch time, and then continuing to move farther off towards the south and east, but it really just falls apart as it bumps up against some dry air. the rain just kind of fizzles out, so if you're anywhere from

san francisco to the east bay on southward, there may be a quick shower, but the chance of that happening is not that great for today, and of course, we do know we need some more rain, but it is going to be fairly dry here, as we take a look at our beautiful shot of squaw valley, taking a look at the squaw creek resort. it's nice to see all of that snow on the ground, but last week, there was a conference there, and rob mayeda was there and he heard from different climate scientists who were giving the outlook for what the sierra could look like in the year 2100 and they're expecting on average warming of anywhere from four to nine inches due to climate change, and there may only be snow above 9,000 feet, the sierra goes up to 9,500 feet and millions lost in revenue because we know that skiing is a huge draw there, and summers in the sierra could be as hot as san jose, that's the outlook if we do nothing at this point to reduce our greenhouse emissions,

so there is something we can do and we need to get started immediately impacting climate change. as we look at our weather right now, we are heading into a stretch of some dry weather. it's also going to be warming up into the mid-60s for the weekend, and that dry weather could continue into early next week. heading over to you, mike, what is it looking like now for the morning commute? >> well kari, we continue to follow the saga at the ay bridge toll plaza, and the metering lights were turned on before 6:00 and the live camera shows you it's still there but starting to ease up over the last ten minutes. we should see another backup burst at 7:30, 6:30, 5:30 and 7:30 when the burp bursts of tr hit. the toll plaza the burst has moved across the span and good amount of traffic feeding toward san francisco so speeds are a little slower there, but the bigger view, the maze, the east shore freeway, the north bay

even, no problems. there's contra costa county with an easy drive out of antioch and walnut creek, concord, and a smooth flow of traffic in most parts of this map as well. a little slowing 880 through hayward on the left side. 84 built up as well, short-lived backups and a lighter volume overall. the south bay now shows a little slowing north 101 headed up toward oakland road. back to you. happening now, people in beijing are worried about the upcoming 2022 winter olympics. wait, aren't we still talking about the summer ones? tomorrow marks one year until the opening ceremony for the winter olympics. health experts say the pandemic is unlikely to be fully controlled globally by next february. the 2020 tokyo summer games have already been pushed to this july. nbc bay area is your home for exclusive olympics coverage and news. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories, including the pandemic. paving the way for some unprecedented progress when it comes to bay area highway improvement projects. a live report is coming up next.

and we're already thinking about the weekend on this wednesday. we're talking about "the weeknd" getting ready for the super bowl halftime show and it's not all rehearsals. the star is volunteering delivering food to those in need from black-owned businesses. generosity is great. so both weekends almost here. we'll have more on it coming up. 6:52, you're watching "today in the bay."

now the top stories we're following on "today in the bay." breaking news, the city of san francisco reportedly ready to file suit today to try to get classroom doors back open. the city will sue its own school district and would be the first anywhere in the state if not the entire country to do so. this is according to "the chronicle" this morning. city attorney dennis herrera will file the lawsuit signed off by mayor london breed. a motion is expected to be filed next week asking a superior courtish to to issue an emergency order. in san jose firefighters are still on the scene of an overnight fire in an abandoned warehouse on bascom avenue. firefighter the responded to

several recent incidents at the facility but no word on a cause. a deadly hit-and-run in the south bay. san jose police released this video hoping someone can identify that driver in the usv, happened on sunday morning. you can see a dark colored chevy silverado hit and killed a bicyclist. the truck was going the wrong way headed northbound in southbound lanes on south first street. new this morning a positive ripple effect from the pandemic, the result of fewer drivers on the roadways. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins you live near interstate 680 in pleasanton, tracking a number of traffic projects getting done. >> reporter: they got more done than if it wasn't because of the pandemic because of fewer people on the roads like 680 behind me here in pleasanton. traffic down so much that caltrans says during covid it's been able to lay down an unprecedented amount of asphalt,

1.2 million tons from march of last year to roughly around now. that's about double what they would go in a normal year. we asked how many miles of road is that? they said it's hard to put down. when it comes to the express lane projects 43 miles along 880 in alameda county, 7.6 lane miles in alameda county on 680 and in the north bay, caltrans was able to cut months off the marin sonoma narrows project part of widening parts of 101 through know ta toe, petaluma, santa rosa and san francisco. they were able to finish the 101 deck replacement four months ahead of schedule, completed in half the time, just nine days instead of 18, with fewer drivers on the road, caltrans

has been able to close more lanes to traffic and give contractors more safety. >> the first measure of safety is more of our projects can be done during the day than normally what we do a lot of times caltrans crews are working at night, better visibility so that increases safety but with the added lane time, there's more space out there for contractors to work, so they can get more done. >> reporter: we did ask caltrans with the wear and tear less more time to be repaved. they said of course. they weren't able to quantify that but an ek totally maintenance workers are responding to fewer potholes. reporting live in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much. let's head outside with a live look at san jose, a nice start to our wednesday morning and finally a little clearing for some parts for the rain that we've been having.

it was so needed kari. >> yes, it's been so good to see all of the rain. there is one last chance of rain moving in today, especially for parts of the north bay and the spotty rain chance elsewhere, the rest of the forecast is dry heading into the weekend. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? >> well, we have the positive i guess looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. bob talked about the benefits of less traffic and that means less traffic. the bay bridge toll plaza with the metering lights still on the last ten minutes, these lanes clear, still slower across the span a bit. in the south bay we also saw a build fluctuating 5:30 and 6:30 and probably 7:30 more of a build. look at this north 101, coming up north of 680 a nice easy flow of traffic, things are even easier north of oakland road. the earlier slowdown we saw again lasted only about ten minutes for that bit of slowing. >> all right, good to note. thanks so much.

thank you for joining us as well this morning. >> it's been good to be with you. a live look at san francisco as the "today" show gets started in just a few minutes. gorgeous skies out there. have a fantastic wednesday. good morning. shot in the arm. the vaccine rollout gets a boost. a new planan just annonounced t ship doses directly to pharmacies across the country. supply still limited, just 1 million dodoses to start, but t potential for a major game-changer, and not soon enough, as more contagious strains of the virus spread rapidly in this country. this morning, our interview with dr. anthony fauci, live. lying in honor. in the very place he died protecting. the rare and special tribute to officer brian sicknick. the president and first lady

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