. ultimately this is unacceptable. we're an urban environment. >> >> right now at 4:30, danger this morning in the waters of san francisco bay after hundreds of gallons of oil spilled following a rupture at an oil refinery. the big question at this hour, what went rog. dusting cough that chalkboard, the bay area school district bringing students back to the classroom in hours and the steps taken to protect the kids and teachers. plus crossing into california. just how many more vaccines are on their way to the golden state and how many of your neighbors

have already gotten their shots as "today in the bay" starts right now. good wednesday morning. halfway through the work week. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm cierra johnson. marcus washington will join us in our next half hour. we'll have traffic in a moment. let's start off with weather with meteorologist kari hall. good morning. >> good morning. and it's starting out with some patches of fog and mild temperatures but we are in for some sunshine today, and i think at this point, we need it. but we will see some rain coming in tomorrow, with off and on showers, as we go through the forecast, a lot of changes ahead. as we take a look at our current visibility, this shows where the fog is the thickest and it's mostly up around napa right now, as we go into today, we are going to see those temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 60s, so we are going to have a nice warmup for today. we'll talk about this and that rain moving in, that's coming up in a few minutes. but mike, looks like the commute should roll pretty good

for now. >> yes, but like we said, napa, so be careful, that may be an issue finding your off-ramp sign but ir'familiar. getting out to the roadways on the maps farther south, green sensors. a great drive. the note of course the overnight roadwork closes that posey from alameda to oakland. use high street or fruitvale street. i see slowing headed toward the high street bridge. there's something reported nearby. cleanup efforts are beginning from an oil spill in san francisco bay. overnight some 600 gallons of oil spilled from an pipeline in chevron's richmond refinery, happened yesterday afternoon. the spill is said to be contained and as "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd reports, there are still many unanswered questions. >> reporter: nighttime cleanup has been suspended, this following a petroleum spill from a pipe near the chevron refinery long wharf, a major tanker

terminal and port facility in point richmond. >> i smelled this smell coming in. i thought it's either chevron or the wharf, and then i heard the helicopters and so i thought okay, it's the wharf. >> reporter: helicopters the fi will it be the last. >> took a while for chevron to discover it, and then a bit more time passed before it was reported to the county, so sometime close to 3:30 is when the county received notification. >> reporter: fire crews, the coast guard, along with hazmat teams, are working to contain the leak that was reported to be spilling five gallons of petroleum product a minute into the san francisco bay. the pipeline is considered an underground highway for products to get to and from tankers into the refinery. >> this pipe carries petroleum products from the shoreline to the tanker, and the leak

occurred in the line. it's yet to be determined where, what caused it, all of that. >> reporter: supervisor john gioia was told the line was not under pressure during the leak. it is yet to be determined how much petroleum leaked into the bay. >> this is unacceptable. we're in an urban environment and we expect industry to operate safely, not have spills in the bay. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." we are hoping to get an update later from fremont police who are still on the hunt for two juvenile suspects they say exchanged gunfire with officers. it happened yesterday when officers tried to pull over a car near stevenson boulevard and boyce road. police say several juveniles jumped from the car and ran. one fired at officers who then fired back. no one was hurt and officers did arrest two suspects. two more finalists vying to become san jose's next police

chief. the city manager ace anchorage alaska police chief and retired assistant police chief larry cerratto are in the running. they extended the last month after minneapolis police chief and former oakland police chief ann kirkpatrick withdrew their name. some students will get to return to the classroom this morning in the east bay, after nearly a year of being cooped up inside their homes without seeing many of their friends. the san ramon valley unified school district allowing students in transitional kipd garten through second grade to return. next week, students through third and fifth grade and special day classes will return. around 10,000 students will start in-person learning and nearly 25,000 will continue to learn remotely. the "press democrat" is looking closer the reason sonoma county schools are slower to reopening than neighboring

includes including napa, lake, marin. among the issues, more students, more cases and fewer vaccines. palo alto close to its secondary schools reopening. palo alto online says the district is looking at returning next month. at one time, middle schools and high schools will likely to remain closed until fall. california is on track to surpass new york when it comes to the number of deaths during the pandemic. take a look at these numbers. nbc news confirming nearly 44,700 deaths since the crisis began. in new york the number is barely about 46,000. keep in mind, california's population much bigger than new york's. new york is number two per capita in the nation, the golden state is 32nd. for a check on the vaccines headed here another 622,000 towses are set to arrive next

tweak, 29,000 more shots than we got this week. so far, california administered nearly 5 million doses, about 65% of our allotment. making history today in the u.s. senate, it's day two of president trump's impeachment trial. here's a live look at capitol hill, where today the prosecution begins building a case that trump incited last month's attack on the u.s. capitol. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is following developments this morning. >> reporter: this afternoon, house managers begin laying out their case against former president trump after starting monday's debate with an emotional video. >> we are here for trump. >> reporter: aiming to connect mr. trump to the january 6 riot at the capitol. >> if that's not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing. >> reporter: the lead impeachment manager recalling his daughter was there that day. >> she said "dad, i don't want to come back to the capitol." >> reporter: trump's defense

calling democrats overly dramatic. >> they don't need to show you movies to show you that the riot happened here. >> reporter: but effective. >> we changed what we were going to do on a count that we thought the house manager's presentation was well done. >> reporter: most republicans backed the defense. >> president trump's attorneys made a pretty strong case for dismissal. >> reporter: one trump attorney admitted last night his colleague seemed disorganized. >> today he hadn't planned on going, and so i'm sure they'll be very well prepared in the future. >> reporter: in the end, six republicans agreed it is constitutional to try a former president. >> they made a compelling argument. >> reporter: but will 11 more vote to convict? >> presidents can't enflame insurrection in their final weeks and then walk away like nothing happened. >> we shall stand in adjournment until noon tomorrow. >> reporter: it's an uphill battle with the trump defense

arguing this entire trial is political. tracie potts, nbc news. >> stay with nbc news all day as this trial resumes today. nbc news will bring you the trial when it begins at 9:00 this morning and be sure to download the nbc bay area app for on the go updates. refusing the shots. still ahead on "today in the bay," as covid lurks through the california prison system, the growing number of prison employees saying they don't want to be vaccinated. first in "today in the bay's" black history month series we are spotlighting a disability rights trailblazer, haben girma was worn in oakland, lost her vision and hearing. in 2013 became the first deafblind woman to graduate from harvard. president obama named her a champion of change. in 2019 she published her own

memoir of experiences and based out of menlo park where she works as a disability justice and speaker. we salute you, haben girma.

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good wednesday morning. right now at 4:42, let's get you out the door with a look at your peninsula commute and the forecast. we're starting out with some clouds and temperatures in the upper 40s but then going into today it's going to be beautiful and sunny. we have a nice day ahead.

we'll talk about some rain in our forecast for tomorrow, that's coming up in just a few minutes. like kari said, chilly right now. things are moving on the freeways. a live look in san rafael southbound away from our cam camera, a smooth flow of traffic headed down toward lincoln. good morning. i'm frank holland from cnbc. here are your business headlines for this morning. wall street set to open up higher after the dow, s&p 500 snapped a six-day winning streak. the nasdaq is trading higher on the back of strong earnings from companies like, excuse me strong gains from big tech stocks such as facebook, netflix and microsoft. small cap stocks represented in the russell 2000 index rising to all-time highs, investors are betting on that sector as a proxy for the economic recovery. in focus, report on consumer

prices and earnings from coca-cola, general motors and uber. pepsi renamed the aunt jemima brand to pearl milling company. aunt jemima products will continue to be sold until june when the package will change over. the company was founded in missouri in the 1880s and sought input from customers, employees and cultural experts. a survey by retailmenot the amount americans plan to spend depends on how long they've been together. two years or more $156 while an engaged couple will spend $243, those married for ten years or more are going to spend $467. chocolate is the most popular gift followed by a meal and then of course flowers. laura and cierra, back over to you. >> sounds good, thank you.

>> wow, got to check off what category you're in there. thanks, frank. well a covid mixup. next on "today in the bay," the glitch that cost some californians to be incorrectly told they tested positive for the virus and the outrage. president joe biden's team weighs in on the push to recall governor gavin newsom. a lot more ahead. 4:45, you're watching "today in the bay."

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it is 4:47. here is a live look over san jose. a beautiful shot, all the lights, no sun up yet. still pretty cool this morning. meteorologist kari hall will look at what we can expect for the rest of the week. good morning, kari. >> good morning. we're going to see a little bit of everything over these next few days. we're starting out with some mild temperatures and our sky is clearing out, after a lot of clouds, and even some sprinkles the past couple of days. as we get a look at what you're feeling right now as you head out the door, it is 55 degrees right now in brentwood. that's one of the warmer spots, but we're mostly seeing temperatures in the 40s especially for the south bay, parts of the peninsula, over toward the east bay. north bay right now 44 degrees in santa rosa. so as we're starting out, we're going to have some clouds and some patches of fog but as you're home schooling today, headed out for recess in antioch, expect a lot of sun as our temperature also warm up and it's going to be a nice one.

check out that high 65 degrees for today, and that's basically what we're seeing all around the bay area for today with some low to mid-60s, it's going to feel a little bit like springtime but we'll also have some spring showers headed our way. we have several storm systems that are just lined up out there, over the ocean that will be moving in. the first one arrives tomorrow and then we'll see another one right behind that for early saturday. as we go through the time line once again we're dry today. we'll see the rain rolling in, for tomorrow mostly late morning into the afternoon we'll see this pushing through fairly quickly, clearing out by friday but the next round of rain coming in on saturday. so we'll see a couple of rounds of rain bringing us a quarter to half inch of rain and a big boost in the sierra snowpack. around lake tahoe still about 71% of the normal amount of snow. we have more work to do but we do have some more snow in the forecast and it is good to see

that we could possibly get another foot of snow over the next few days but it could be as high as 30 inches as we look at some of those upper elevations. so that's something we'll be watching over the next few days. what's going on right now the commute, mike? >> right now things are moving smoothly around the bay. better news for oakland, getting into oakland from alameda, posey tube, typical maintenance cleared, we get the thumbs up there, good news. you can take the bridges if you want to but closer to downtown oakland, just go under the water. looking over the water, the bay bridge shows a smooth flow of traffic and the approach through contra costa and alameda counties. north bay no problems. south bay moves at speed but there is a little bit of slowing for highway 84 and out of the altamont pass, typical. back to you, cierra. no surprises here, president biden opposes california's effort to recall governor newsom. the issue came up jan psaki sai

she hadn't spoke within biden and later made the position clear. "in addition to sharing a commitment to a range of issues with gavin newsom from addressing the climate crisis to getting the pandemic control the president opposes a recall." right now two-thirds of california voters agree with biden. new details as officials in charge of the high speed rail project want to tap into big funding to get the job done. those behind the long efforts to connect san francisco to los angeles want to use more than $4 billion in voter approved bond money. if approved the funds would be used to complete ongoing construction in the central valley. the state now expects to finish that construction by 2023, a year later than the last proposal. even with all the covid problems and the california prison system, prison guards

collectively are still apparently a little hesitant about getting vaccinated according to "the sacramento bee." testifying in sacramento a corrections department health officer said only half are ready to roll up their sleeves but he added another quarter would "like to see their buddy get it first" but they still want it." two-thirds of state prison workers statewide received their first vaccine or been infected along the way. taking a live look at los angeles this wednesday morning, finally a glimmer of hope in the city that's seen some of the worst covid-19 numbers in the country. the city's hospitalizations are less than half of its high point. early last month, roughly 8,000 people in los angeles were infected in the hospital and that number is now below 4,000. this morning, a lab is apologizing for a computer glitch that sent hundreds of people in southern california into panic after giving them false positive covid results.

health leaders in san diego county called nearly 400 people telling them their negative tests were wrong and they now had covid-19 but after an investigation, the u.s. specialty labs who conducted the tests say a glitch by a vendor that sends information to the state changed the results. here's what the lab owner has to say about the mixup. >> you know, really very disappointed and sorry and you know, wish it didn't happen. i don't know what else i can say. >> the lab say the glitch has been corrected. on hold. coming up next on "today in the bay," what governor gavin newsom is saying about the possible return for high school sports and the reason it could take some time to see his playbook. plus red carpet ready. the top films making the oscar short list of nominations this year. but first, happening now, pets, cats and dogs in south korea will now be tested for covid-19 if they show symptoms.

the country reported the first confirmed case of the virus in a kitten last month. if the pet tests positive, it must be quarantined at home. globally pets and wild animals have tested positive for the virus, but cases are rare. just last month, two gorillas at the san diego zoo contracted covid-19 from a human handler.

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evasive on the subject, referring to what he called a few more days to come up with some answers. but we do know the high school sports association this week suggested athletics will return soon, saying a few more details need to be worked out. the warriors getting some revenge on the san antonio spurs last night after a loss on monday. steph curry really feeling it. he had 32 points including this amazing no-look shot. the warriors cruise to a 114-91 win. they're back home on thursday to face orlando. trending this morning, bay area native just receiving her first oscar nomination. the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences releasing their short list for several categories. vallejo native h.e.r. is among the names on theyou" from judas the black messiah" is on the for best original song. what a year for h.e.r. let's hope she gets it.

getting the green light. the city now signing off on increasing hazard pay for grocery store workers. day two of president trump's impeachment trial with emotions running high in washington, d.c., the next steps set to play out in american history. we'll be right back.

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spilled from a chevron pipeline. presidents can't enflame insurrection in their final weeks and then walk away. like nothing happened. >> a great many americans see this process for exactly what it is. >> a live report from the second impeachment trial for donald trump. we'll lay out what's expected to happen today and how long it may take for this case to play out. ready to check out, grocery store workers in the south bay now in line to receive hazard pay. the pay hike they can expect and the sticker shock we're talking about r shoppers. as "todain ty bay" continues right now. a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and happy wednesday. i'm cierra johnson. marcus washington will join us coming up. we'll have a look at traffic with mike, but first, meteorologist kari hall for a forecast on this hump day.

>> yes, looks pretty good for