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

today. we're starting out a little bit milder, as we have seen a lot of clouds rolling by. a live look in san jose, it's a clear start and we'll see a lot of sunshine today. it's going to be so nice and make sure you make some plans to get out there, because we are going to see a lot of changes after seeing our temperatures today reach into the low 60s, we'll see some rain moving in tomorrow. so i'll talk more about that coming up in just a few minutes. mike, any problems for the morning commute right now? >> kari, right now it's a pretty smooth drive. we'll show you folks the speed sensors in the greater bay area, shows the green sensors of course coming into the area, the altamont pass, your usual suspect there. a smooth drive approaching the bay bridge but look, i've circled the top of the screen, through santa rosa and earlier disabled vehicle cleared near the casino off-ramp. there may be another nearby. a live look san rafael in the north bay, a little farther south and things are moving smoothly, a good number of cars heading south with the tail

lights. developing this morning, crews are still in the early stages of trying to contain a spill that sent hundreds of gallons of oil on to san francisco bay. here is a live look at chevron's richmond refinery. workers noticed an oil slick yesterday afternoon after coming from an underwater pipeline. local agencies are now saying 600 gallons of oil spilled into the water, and the spill is contained. the shelter at home order was lifted last night but surrounding beaches are now closed and there's thousands of feet of boom in the water to limit the spread. that investigation into what happened is just starting. our pete suratos will have a live report at bottom of the hour. former president trump on trial in the u.s. senate. we've got a live look at the capitol, where today the prosecution will begin to build a case that the former president incited last month's capitol riot. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in washington this morning and tracie, emotions already running

high. >> right, but today, democrats say the case will be full of hard, cold facts about what the president said immediately before that riot and also try to argue that what he said in the weeks leading up to it laid the groundwork for that attack. 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. and new this morning, three

sources telling nbc that the former president was extremely displeased, upset with the first day of his defense. we'll see what happens when they take center stage again expected on friday. back to you. >> all right, tracie potts, always following the coverage for us this morning. also stay with nbc bay area all day for continued trial coverage. nbc news will bring you the trial live this morning, and you can also download our nbc bay area app for on the go updates. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live and bob, just how much money are we talking? >> reporter: good morning to you, cierra. thousands of grocery workers in the south bay receiving an extra $3 an hour, this will not start for about two months.

last night the san jose city council voted 7-3 in favor of this so-called hazard pay ordinance. it's to compensate workers for the added risk of working on the front lines during this pandemic. this newill only apply to grocery and retail stores that sell groceries who employ at least 300 people nationwide. small businesses with less than 300 employees would be exempt. mayor sam licardo and two councilmembers voted against, for store closings and increased prices for consumers, the vote needed to be eight or more to go into effect immediately. that's why it's not going into effect in two months. kroger will close two markets in long beach because of a hazard ordinance. last week the california grocers association sued, the trade group argues the hazard pay

ordinance is unconstitutional. a new brookings institute report finds top retailers have seen their profits soar during the pandemic, while pay for their front line workers hasn't changed much. this includes grocery stores like kroger and albertson's. the brookings report says that kroger did bump pay by $2 an hour early on in the pandemic and did approve a $400 bonus for its front line workers but kroger has since reverted to some of the lowest wages in the industry since. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, bob. 5:07. cdc cautioning america's covid crisis may remain serious for some time despite recent positive trends. among the big concerns, new variants emerging from places like the uk, south africa, and brazil of which some 700 cases are now confirmed in the united states. in the meantime, california's positivity rate is still falling.

it's now at 5.6% from the all-time high of 14% on january 8th. that's approaching a 60% overall drop. uc berkeley is taking new steps to make sure students quarantine as the school deals with an outbreak. sf gate reports campus police officers are now patrolling to make sure students remain in their rooms. the school just extended its recent lockdown another week although it was supposed to end monday. over the past five months, more than 700 cal students have tested positive. and new this morning, it's the end of an era at san francisco's lowell high school. board members last night voted to end the school's selected admissions policy. for more than 50 years, admissions there have been based on performance and test scores. some called it unfair to certain minority groups. lowell would be part of the same lottery process as the rest of the district. another attack on the asian community in the bay area. this time hateful words written

near a chinese-american elementary school. an anti-asian racist slur painted on a building across the street from the chinese-american international school in san francisco. we talked to one man whose two daughters go there. he wants the graffiti removed right away. >> it almost seems like racism is kind of coming back for some reason. i really think it's, it just sends a bad message to kids that this type of language is okay, and it's not. >> this is happening as anti-asian violence caught on video is being posted to social media. the surge in racism has caught the attention of community leaders as well as police leaders, like the new oakland police chief. they're all vowing to step up their efforts to try to fight the problem. palo alto is apparently bracing for a new series of pandemic related budget cuts. palo alto online reports the city expects to see a $7 million shortfall due to a sharp drop in

sales and hotel tax revenues. while the exact numbers are still uncertain, leaders are considering delaying planned infrastructure projects or scrapping them all together. happening today, san jose's happy hollow park and zoo is reopening. guests will be able to do a walk-through outdoors between two zoo areas and do a virtual tour. the zoo reopened briefly in november but closed again as cases started to rise. guests are required to make a reservation and following social distancing rules. i know this has been a mild week but there may be some rain sprinkled in. when can the families expect to get out? >> yes, ily great day for that. tomorrow we will have to watch out for the rain, but i wanted to show you how cold it is for parts of the upper plains and the midwest, dealing with this deep freeze that has been in place all week long, so when we say it's a little cool outside, that's nothing. take a look at our highs for today. we're going to have some great weather as our temperatures

reach into the mid-60s. we'll see a high of 62 degrees today in martinez, and in santa rosa, expect a high of 64 degrees. we will be slightly cooler as that rain moves in. we'll talk about that in the forecast, coming up. but mike, any issues right now for the commute? >> no, it's cool, just like the weather. you're right, we'll take these temperatures compared to the east coast. look toward the map where we're looking at no major issues up and down the map from the san francisco area down the peninsula to the south bay, and over to the east bay, we do have a bit of slowing, it's not vasco road. that's just fine, so is visibility, under 20 minutes out of brentwood to 580. 580 slows to the altamont pass and by the time you get toward the dublin interchange the headlights continuing with the crowd out of the altamont sorting itself out, stretching near the interchange and a smooth drive at the limit. law camera, back to you. a boom thanks to zoom. business still on the rise for

the bay area based airbnb. the surge it's seeing despite tourism at a standstill. meanwhile, a space race of sorts, but it has nothing to do with rockets. i'll tell you all about it. and a serious court hearing takes a turn when a cat makes an appearance. no, it's probably not what you're thinking but i want to you stick around because there's something that's making people laugh across the world. and we're going to hear from the judge this morning about a pet in his court. it is 5:12 for you this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good wednesday morning. we're coming up on 5:15 and taking a break from rain today but we've got several storm systems headed our way. they're going to be one after another, as we go into the weekend, as well as early next week. i'm tracking all of this, and we'll talk about the time line and how much rain, that's coming up in a few minutes. and up in the north bay, fairfield, westbound 80 there's a disabled van near the truck scales. should clear quickly. looking toward west 80 at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is cleared. now a smooth drive out of oakland toward san francisco. well, good morning, very happy wednesday to you. more news about companies telling their employees they can work from home or wherever until

whenever. this time it's salesforce. there's symbolism here. the company builds the tallest building in all of san francisco, and now says workers don't necessarily have to work there. this is part of a trend we have been watching for a while and the folks over at the "san francisco business times" dubbed it the space race in reverse. i like that. companies racing to get rid of space. uber scaling down its mission bay headquarters, the company wish, wishing to get rid of 100,000 square feet in the financial district. a number of telecom companies are looking to take advantage. a sales video from a canadian company called art media, the hologram action your boss can show up like the emperor in "star wars." twitter warns when people get back to work they may use the service less often. they're using it a lot now. for now the social network

gained more users even after it kicked tlmp trump trump facebook is slowing. til posts on the site. we get a report on inflation today. uber reports profits today as well. i want to introduce you to jake saper, what he looks like when he goes to the office but he's been at home for a year so he has super long hair now. jake and i talked about our first money-making ventures on the podcast "sand hill road." he went around as a kid in texas selling rocks out of a little red wagon. i went around as a kid in michigan with a little red wagon and a little business of my own. i'll tell you about it on "sand hill road." find it wherever you find your podcasts. >> very cool. look forward to listening. thank you. >> i love it. i love young entrepreneurs like that. okay, well airbnb reaping the rewards of travelers staying

longer and longer. the ceo says people are now commonly booking longer stays rather than opting for quick getaways and one of the company's fasting growing categories is monthly stays. of course, it coincides with more people working, and of course learning remotely. >> everyone loves to get away. trending this morning, a former first lady is returning to netflix and a zoom legal meeting goes viral. >> yes, that's right. let's check in with "today in the bay's" marcus washington, joining us now more. no filters on you right now. >> no filters at all. so let's talk about what's happening for you this morning. michelle obama is cooking up a new series that will head to netflix. let me tell you the back story of the show. she's going to executive produce it, called "wafld and moji" and going to play the owner of a supermarket that employs puppets. moji and waffles are best friends, aspiring chefs and this

is michelle obama's mission to help get kids to eat healthier. the ten episodes are going to debut on net nix march 16th. let's talk about zoom, it's a serious matter. this what i'm about to show you is probably one of the best things you'll see, it's going to make you laugh for sure. if you're near yourio and not looking, stop, turn around, wlaw. >> mr. pot, i believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings. >> funny, right? this video happened in texas during a civil hearing and it's about 30 awkward seconds, mostly funny there, the attorney, rod pontin struggled to remove that filter. the judge later told nbc news it was an honest mistake from an attorney that he knows well. >> i've got my assistant here,

she's trying to, but -- i'm prepared to go forward with it. i'm here live. i'm not a cat. >> he is not a cat but certainly so this morning. look, that attorney will be on lly got the filter thing figured out. eyes, really trying to figure out what was going on. >> did you see the other attorneys? they did not smile. >> yes, at first i thought it was fake when i first saw it. no, this guy really can't get this filter off. it was funny. >> yes. you know, it's happened to the best of us. >> thank you. my kids love those filters. >> i don't want my kids to see that filter because they may be in class with a cat filter all day. i don't want them to see that

story, right? let's get a look at what's going on with this fog that we're starting out with, especially in the north bay. visibility in napa down to about a quarter of a mile, it's about a mile and three-quarters in santa rosa but elsewhere it is clear as you head out. as you make plans for home school recess, and hopefully they're not messing around, while they're doing their virtual learning, getting out in the backyard throughout the day, we're going to see antioch getting a lot of sunshine, and temperatures warming up. it's going to be a beautiful day, as we reach into the mid-60s. get out there and enjoy it, as we check out our high temperatures for today, we're reaching into the mid-60s, up to 64 degrees today in livermore, and in the forecast we have a lot of rain headed our way. so we once again are just saying get out there today, take it in, because we're seeing several storm systems lining uhm out there in the pacific, and none of these storms are really strong. they're just going to bring in some much needed rain, but it does start for late tomorrow morning for the north bay, and

spreading across the bay area, as we go into the afternoon. so by tomorrow afternoon, we're looking at some wet weather, but it will clear out by friday, as you make plans on saturday, there will be another round of rain coming in. systems, we're looking at anywhere from about a half inch of rain to about three-quarters of an inch. there may be a few spots that get a little bit more but as we've been saying, we desperately need this rain and we'll see more systems coming in by early next week that could bring in some off and on showers but temperature wise really not changing too much here. it will be slightly cooler as we get some more of that wet weather, especially with the highs reaching into the upper 50s in the inland areas. san francisco will see temperatures staying in the 50s over the next seven days. you want to keep checking in as our rain chances will change every day. what's going on with the changes on the commute, mike? >> all right, kari, got to make sure the cat filter is off and the traffic anchor filter is on.

here we go, check the commute where things are moving nicely. the green filter over here not a green filter. that's the speeds at the limit around the bay, a little slowing shows up here, cutting through in towards sunol, 84 and out of the altamont pass. the traffic is moving westward as is the trend and bay bridge westbound direction the congestion at the toll plaza expected later. right now it's an easy drive. a quick look shows you how traffic flows toward the golden gate bridge. the overnight road crew going northbound has been cleared 101, he is good to go, north bay and south bay. back to you. >> thank you, mike. explosives missing. next on "today in the bay" the search in southern california for items believed to have been taken from a marine base. plus a super celebration like no other.laed for bay area native tom brady and how many americans tuned into sunday's

game. are you having trouble getting a covid vaccine appointment? kris sanchez is here to help posting a video on instagram that helps walk you through the process. i also reposted on facebook, if that's your social media avenue. be sure to follow kris and you can view and share that video, all important. you're watching "today in the bay."

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it's 5:26. developing in minnesota, one person is dead, four others injured in a shooting at a health care center. three people are said to be in critical condition. the 67-year-old suspect is in custody, apparently staying at a motel near the clinic and was unhappy with the care he was receiving. the search is on for missing explosives at southern california's 29 palms in san bernardino county. authorities are not providing a lot of details due to the ongoing probe. marines from multiple units have been participating in training exercises there since mid-january. as covid cases rise across the country, one state is now feeling the effects now that people are staying home and not traveling. hawaii is degree a drastic decrease in vacation rentals. economic analysts say oahu had the biggest decrease of nearly 50%. overall, hawaiian travel down by

43%. analysts say it could take years for the tourism industry to recover. today tampa is planning a super bowl victory celebration. a boat parade will get under way to honor the buccaneers for their super bowl win. viewing of sunday's big game was down an estimated 92 million people tuned in across the country to watch the bucs 31-9 victory that was down from last year. 5:28, coming up next a covid mixup, the glitch that caused some californians to be incorrectly told they tested positive for the virus. plus help is on the way for those trying to make it in the bay. the rent relief just approved to two different counties.

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ultimately this is unacceptable. we're in an urban environment. >> right now at 5:30, 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, what went wrong. and dusting off the 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. this morning, we're finding out just how many more vaccines are on their way to the golden state and how many of your neighbors have already received their shots, as "today in the bay" continues right now. good wednesday morning. thanks for joining us.

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm cierra johnson. marcus washington will join us coming up. developing right now, cleanup efforts only just getting started in san francisco bay after an oil spill from a pipeline at chevron's richmond refinery as investigators try to determine what went wrong. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live in richmond this morning with a new update on just how much oil was spilled and now what they're doing to try to contain it. big job ahead of them, pete. >> reporter: definitely a anything job. good morning to you, guys. we're talking about hundreds of gallons that spilled into the bay. the bay area air quality district they're looking to get 600 gallons of petroleum and water mixture that mixed in, quite a cleanup ahead. we know around 3:00 p.m. yesterday chevron refinery workers noticed what they called a sheen on the water here in the san francisco bay near the richmond refinery wharf.

the response was initiated and at that point it was determined through that response that an oil spill took place coming from a leak in an underground pipeline that we're being told was used to transport oil and products to the refinery. that leak has been secured in that initial health advisory for surrounding areas has been lifted. but the big question this morning is the cause of that leak. that still needs to be investigated. here's what locals as well as county officials are saying about thisality, when we're wit this industry that's pretty smelly and has environmental consequences and really hasn't changed much in our life tilife. it's time to go green, go to the next phase. ultimately this is unacceptable. we're in an urban environment. we expect industry to operate safely and not have spills in the bay, not have air ter: seve are teaming up to investigate this, a ranger from the contra costa county health services to fish and wildlife and of course chevron, but there are

containment booms around the spill site to somewhat contain that oil spill that we know those response efforts will continue later this morning. reporting live,s. s. for "today in the bay." pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you. now to capitol hill. today marks day two of president trump's impeachment trial. a live look at capitol hill, house managers plan their case. the managers have up to 16 hours this week to open their case. attorneys for the president will take their turn after that. it's an uphill challenge for democrats to convict the former president. that requires 17 republicans joining them to get 67 votes in favor. coming up in less than 15 minutes our scott mcgrew brings us his analysis on the trial. some first day of school time today for families in the east bay. another district is reopening classrooms after months of pressure from parents. "today in the bay's" kris

sanchez joins us live in danville this morning with details on that and the new legal action now to open some other schools. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. this is one of the schools where san ramon valley school district students, the youngest ones will be returning to in-person instruction today, and this is just one of the ways that the parents pressured their school district to get their kids back to school, this is video from one of their prior protests. they also threatened three board members with a recall effort. today students in transitional kinder through second grade return to classrooms. next week third through fifth graders return along with special day classes. the board is working out when sixth san francisco, where the y attorney added to the lawsuit against the city's public school district, accusing sf usd of violating students' constitutional rights to education and treating rich and poor students differently.

mayor london breed has gone on the record saying she doesn't know how schools will reopen this year. there may be an answer coming this week. >> we are hopeful that we can focus on a $6.6 billion allocation of resources to address learning loss and incentivize safely reopening our schools. it's a plan not a plan. we need a plan to safely reopen this school year. >> reporter: new the governor says that $6.5 billion package for safe reopening would also include standards for testing, spacing, ppe and perhaps would allow for an extended school year and perhaps an extended school day. he adds the state is following cdc guidelines, which say that teacher vaccination is not critical for safe reopening of schools. however, we know that the cdc is expected to build on those

guidelines sometime this week, focusing on getting -- in danville, snch snk, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. with all that in mind, california is actually 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. according to "the chronicle" in terms of deaths per cap ta, new york is number two in the nation. the golden state is 32nd. for a check on the vaccines

headed here another 622,000 doses are set to arrive in california next week. that's 29,000 more shots than we got this week. so far, california administered nearly 5 million doses, about 65% of our allotment. leaders in the north bay are boosting protections for renters struggling to make it in the may. in marin county, supervisors voted to freeze some rents in marin city and for lower wage owners due to the pandemic. the rent freeze would last until the end of the year and sonoma county supervisors voted to ban landlords from giving out evictions unless there's a safety concern or property removed from the rental market after being purchased. let's take a live look in san francisco where you might say they're trying to keep the music alive. sf gate reports supervisors approved a new recovery fund for certain music and entertainment venues. among the requirements to qualify, the venues must be in

danger of closing and be at least 15 years old and a legacy business. got to save a lot of small businesses across the board. let's hope it turns around for them. the forecast topsy turvy a little bit. some clear days and rainy days. kari is keeping track of it all for us. >> i'm trying to make everybody happy here. we are going to get some sunshine for today, but tomorrow, that much needed rain will return, and we'll just see some off and on showers in the forecast over the next several days, as we get a look at what to expect, just as you're heading out the door in the peninsula, we're going to start out with some clouds but it will shape up to be a beautiful day, as we continue to see all of that sunshine. so make sure you grab those sunglasses for later today. we'll talk about what's going on as that rain moves in. what's going on right now for the commute, mike? >> well, kari, your forecast is a people pleaser. let's see at the bay bridge toll plaza, looking at people,

pleasantly moving so pleasant people over there, getting from oakland into san francisco is no problem, an easy drive as we look at the map, the speed sensors smooth off the east shore freeway and out of the maze. yesterday we had a number of problems, a lot of slowing today, a nice treat, quite the opposite. a smooth flow through contra costa county, north bay to the golden gate bridge all lanes to the south bay. only slowing out of the altamont. typical. back to you, laura. >> thanks, mike. 5:40. refusing their shots. still ahead on "today in the bay," as covid lurks through the california prison system, we'll talk about the number of prison employees saying they don't want to be vaccinated just yet. opening arguments begin in trump's impeachment trial today, and his lawyers say they're going to be much more prepared today, compared to yesterday. and have you ever wondered how a person got to where they are? we heard the saying it takes a village. this morning as part of our black history series i'm going to share a person from my

village, and something i want to show you this morning as well. stick around for that. and also celebrating black history and today's bay area black history month series, we're spotlighting a disability rights trailblazer. haben girma was worn in oakland, lost her vision and hearing. she graduated from skyline high school, and in 2013 became the first deafblind woman to graduate from harvard law school. the same year, president obama named her a champion of change for her advocacy work. in 2019 she published her own memoir about her experiences and is now based out of menlo park, where she works as a disability justice lawyer and speaker. we salute you, haben girma.

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it is 5:44. we've been watching some patchy, dense fog drift around parts of the north bay. napa, you're seeing visibility down to about a half of a mile. we're watching that, but sunshine in today's forecast, but we'll talk about when the rain returns, that's coming up in just a few minutes. and we're looking at reports of a crew still on the roadway in fremont and north 680 around vargas, with no slowing on our sensors and also in fremont 880 southbound with the headlights pa tesla and the truck scales. a good number of cars all close to the limit. back to you. >> thank you, mike. san jose has two more finalists vying to become the

city's next police chief. the city manager says anchorage, alaska police chief dustin doll and retired pittsburgh assistant police chief larry scirotto are in the running. minneapolis his chief ann kirkpatrick withdrew their names as finalists. others are also under consideration. we are hoping to get an update later this morning from fremont police 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. quarter to 6:00 right now. some of the most graphic and powerful video ever aired on american television, at tack on the capitol.

from the point of view of the attackers. >> yes, scott mcgrew, even those who lived through the attack or saw it on tv were all shocked by seeing that video again presented at that impeachment. >> yes, and it ran on network television, cierra and laura as house managers played it out at the capitol live, people cursing, hitting police officers, a woman was shot, 13 minutes of video. i'll play a small clip. there's no shooting, no cursing but it is not something you want your children to see. interspersed in all this video, president trump urging people to go to the capitol and people at the capitol saying they were there for donald trump. now the video caught everybody off guard, but especially donald trump's defense attorneys

expecting the first day to be a much more procedural system and not that shock and awe and they had to adjust on the fly. >> i'll be quite frank with you. we changed what we were going to do on account that we thought that the house manager's presentation was well done. and i wanted you to know that we have responses to those things. >> bruce castor gave a largely disorganized presentation. he got criticized from all sides. alan dershowitz who defended trump at his first impeachment said "i don't know what castor is doing." in fact, one changed his mind. >> if i'm an impartial juror and one side is doing a great job an the other side is doing a terrible job on the issue at hand, as an impartial juror, i'm going to vote for the side that did the good job. >> now the question whether the

procedure was constitutional was settled with a vote. the senate deciding it was. then again, it held an impeachment trial for someone out of office in the past already. today we'll hear from the house impeachment managers on opening arguments. i'm also answering some of your questions on twitter. one person pointing out the senators who act as jurors are also the victims, and the eyewitnesses to the same crime. that is true. the constitution says senators are jurors. there's no other system that's been spelled out. the founding fathers do trust the senators to be objective. another view, senator leahy is acting as the judge. does he get a vote? yes, he does. leahy is the judge, a juror, and an eyewitness, that's extremely unusual. it would never work in criminal court, but remember, this is not a criminal court. i welcome your questions and comments as we live out history together. you can find me online, nbc's

coverage of the second day of the second impeachment begins this morning at 9:00. >> thank you. well no surprises here. president biden opposes california's effort to recall governor newsom. the issue came up when white house press secretary jen psaki was asked about it yesterday in the moments she hadn't spoke been it. later she made his position clear in a tweet "in addition to sharing a commitment to a range of issues with gavin newsom from addressing the climate crisis to getting the pandemic under control, the president clearly opposes any effort to recall the governor." even if a recall gets on california's two-thirds california voters agree with biden. even with all the covid problems in 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 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 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. today we are launching a new

segment of part of our black history coverage called who inspires me. each week we'll talk about that special person we would like to honor who has had a personal impact on our lives. >> "today in the bay's" marcus washington joins us now who inspires him, knowing you pretty well, i think i have a feeling i know who it is, marcus. tell us. >> i think you do as well but you know, as we celebrate the achievements and contributions of black people in history, i can't help but to think right in my own family, and there are so many people, of course my mother for sure, but specifically i want to look at one person in particular, and i'm talking about my grandfather, percy washington, and when i was a kid, we would tell me so much about his childhood and the obstacles he had to go through but think about what he had to go through as a black man in the early '50s in the south. he graduated from high school, attending tennessee agriculture and industrial state college, now tennessee state university, where he met my grandmother, and

that's where our family started but then he would later become a teacher and then administrator and then his most important job, my grandfather. he did so i can do. my family history is black history and this morning, i actually want to share something with you all. right before my grandmother died, this is my father's parents, and i was able to get something of my grandfather's, and this is his -- i need to get it framed but this is his actual diploma from when he graduated from college, which is now tennessee state university, but it's so cool that i get to have this piece of him, and it's so special to me because he is my only grandparent that did not live to see me as an adult. he died when i was 18 years old, when i was a freshman in college. so he never got to see me live out my dream, and so to hold this, and just the memorie he, that

doubt very proud. >> very, very sweet. thank you, marcus. >> absolutely. >> really nice. you better frame that, buddy. all right, it is 5:52 right now. let's check in with kari. she has a look at the folks for today. today is the day we need to enjoy. >> we do. i love that, marcus, really cool. in dublin on this wednesday morning t is all clear but we have seen some fog. we are in for sunshine to make some plans to get outside, enjoy some of that sun today. we're checking out our east bay forecast, looking at concord. we'll have some clouds through about 7:00/8:00, we'll see it clearing out for the rest of today, and our temperatures will reach into the mid-60s. reaching 65 in concord, 62 degrees today in oakland, and san francisco will reach into the upper 50s, but we have a lot of rain headed our way, it's just going to be off and on every other day as the storm systems line up out in the

pacific, but let's go through the time line. once again, dry today but here we are stopping it right through early tomorrow afternoon, as we start to see that rain rolling in, and it will continue to spread across the bay area tomorrow evening, and then going into friday, looks dry at this point but our next round of rain will be here early on saturday, and moving out by saturday afternoon. so we are going to see a lot of active weather, and with a couple of waves of rain that we'll see this first one will bring in about a quarter to half inch of rain and then with the next one, we could see an additional quarter inch of rain, so none of these storms will be really strong but bringing some much needed rain in our forecast. so as we go through the next several days, our temperatures aren't really changing that much, just slightly cooler tomorrow, but we are going to see the rain, the storm systems coming in to make it a little bit easier, every other day. today we're dry, tomorrow rain, and friday, we're dry once again. let's head over to you, mike. we shouldn't have too many

weather related issues for the morning commute. >> yes, just a little bit of that fog you're talking about up in napa and the north bay area and no problems reported because of that. the map we'll show you we have a little bit of slowing already here, north 101 in san jose, but the surface streets unlike yesterday, they're just fine and this is mild slowing right there. typical spot again mild slowing as we zoom out, also the altamont pass and you know you can expect that for west 580, almost any day. the north bay a smooth drive but a little slowing across the bay bridge where the arrow is. you see the sensors change but the live look shows you again compared to yesterday, this is no problem an easy drive across that westbound span. back to you. >> all right, thank you. happening now, pet cats and dogs in south korea will be now 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. just last month, two gorillas at the san diego zoo contracted covid-19 from a human handler.

>> 5:55. coming up next an outpouring of support for a father whose children were taken during a weekend carjacking. the struggle it's bringing to the forefront for bay area working families. it's all coming up at 6:00.

welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." it's the end of an era at san francisco's lowell high school. board members last night voted to end the school's selected admissions policy. for more than 50 years, admissions there have been based on performance and test scores. some called it unfair to certain minority groups. lowell would be part of the same lottery process as the rest of the district. the brentwood city police arrest a person with sending harmful material to a juvenile and traveling to meet the minor for lewd purposes. both felonies redwood city police are actively looking for more possible victims. lucille packard where o'connor works arrest, stanford immediately placed him on unpaid administrative leave and relieved him of all his dut ease. these are serious criminal charges which we understand are

still under investigation by law enforcement so we are unable to comment at this time. >> he was a pediatrician there. later, two men accused in the attack that killed a well-known san francisco private investigator are. ed to be in court, here they are in the last court appearance, 76-year-old jack palandion died from injuries in the tack outside his home in the upper haith. the men game violent when he refused to hand over a new camera he was holding. the camera did manage though or he got a shot of the getaway car on that camera, which eventually ended up helping police make that arrest. right now at 6:00, day two of impeachment number two, it all begins in about three hours with house managers laying out their case against president trump. it follows yesterday's opening act, filled with a lot of passion, emotions, and some confusion on the defense's part. we're following it all as the day begins in washington, the third hour of "tod