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i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington will join us coming up. valentine's day certainly something to look forward to. usually we're looking forward to the festivities in chinatown, though, and this year the weather not going to be a factor because there's no festivities. >> yes, that is the sad part about it but we are going to have some much needed rain at times. we're watching this last little bit of rain moving through alum rock and evergreen and that will taper off in the next few minutes as this weather system exits and moves out of the bay area. so the rest of the morning is looking a lot drier, and then we turn our attention to the next storm that will be moving in by tomorrow. i'll be watching this. we'll talk about what you can expect for your weekend plans, that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? still some puddles on the roads? >> yes, minor roadway flooding they call it but it's big puddles over here and the grid

for chp, the map shows you marked out, 24 at telegraph, just off 980 downtown oakland, contra costa county near the walnut creek interchange, watch that. watching this slowing which is looking like it might be recovering a bit from vallecitos 84 jams up toward 680. i believe that's the crew that was there overnight, i think they're moving. i'll watch for other reports. the rest of the bay, watch the damp roads. it is the trump team's turn in the senate impeachment trial. house managers last night finished up their case against trump trying to prove a definitive link between trump's words and the capitol riot january 6th. "today in the bay's" susan maginnis is live in washington with a recap and what we expect to see good. good morning, susan. >> hi, good morning, kris. we have the trump legal team laying out its case today confident of an acquittal, confident enough the lead lawyer

says he needs three hours to lay out his case, not expecting to address the democrats case and the president has the right to argue free speech and calling the entire thing political so very confident about the outcome. >> the evidence they have under no circumstances would make out a case for incitement. >> reporter: this follows the house managers really trying to drive home two senators in their final hours on thursday, the importance of convicting former president trump, saying that if he is not convicted of inciting this riot, he may end up inciting violence again. >> january 6 is not some unexpected radical break from his normal law-abiding and peaceful disposition. this was his state of mind. this was his essential m.o. >> i'm not afraid of donald trump running again in four years. i'm afraid he's going to run again and lose, because he can

do this again. >> reporter: so after the defense rests, we still have a few hours of questioning that the senators are allowed to ask of each side. we have closing arguments and evidently there could be a vote as soon as this weekend. >> we're watching for it. stay with nbc bay area for live coverage of try. nbc news will air a special report when today's hearing begins. we'll also stream it on our app in case you're on the go. as many in the bay area are preparing to celebrate the start of the lunar new year, covid isn't putting a damper on some things. a recent rash of v against older community and san francisco leaders. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live in san francisco this morning with some of the steps law enforcement plan to take this weekend. cierra? >> reporter: good morning.

it's a very big weekend for folks across the bay area. a lot of folks excited to welcome in the year of the ox, but that excitement is competing with fear, given that stream of violence against the older asian-americans in our area, those violent and disturbing attacks really overshadowing this celebration. despite the fact that san francisco isn't having the parade or the flower festival, they're not taking place, businesses are still relying on locals for support financially, and to help some of the elders in the community feel safe, community organizer will lex is leading a patrol effort and handing out whistles in oakland and san francisco. san francisco police said they were stepping up patrol in chinatown and some other hot spots but community members >> it happens everywhere, not just china, everywhere. everywhere in china. every district. and i think the law is kind of too loose. we need to tie it up a little

bit. >> reporter: and just to give you an idea of how prevalent the crimes against asian-americans not only elder asian-americans but asian-americans in general since the start of the pandemic in march, there have been 2,800 reports of violence against asian-americans, 700 of which came from right here in the bay area and as you know, many of those braze an tacks have been captured on camera. we're all hoping for a calm weekend this year, and just really a decline in these crimes against that community. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> yes, always, thanks so much, cierra. 5:06. a live look at biden will meet with a group of u.s. mayors and governors to discuss new go and larry hogan are expected. jen psaki says the group will discuss the vital need to get more support to their communities and to those on the front lines.

5:06 now. bay area researchers are reportedly finding more cases of the covid variant identified first here in california that they found last summer. "the press democrat" spoke to experts that say the variant is emering in marin and lake counties and could be additional cases in other counties. ucsf researchers first discovered it last july in southern california. health leaders say right now they don't have enough research about how this variant might differ from others. indoor church services once again canceled in santa clara county. this after a judge granted a temporary injunction. a recent supreme court ruling opened the doors for indoor religious sers nation, but in a district court high court ruling should not apply because its ban on indoor gatherings is all-encompassing. district court judges plan to make a final decision on that issue in the coming days. new this morning, perhaps the light at the end of the tunnel for san francisco's long,

dark light rail service. "the chronicle" reports limited service on the n judah and t lines since may. other lines likely won't restart for some time. unfortunately for some, making it in the bay has meant living on the streets or out of their cars. in a new state audit finds california spent $13 billion of the past three years to tackle the problem. and because of the pandemic, the cost will get worse. to better track spending and possible solutions the homeless council is starting a statewide database released next month. about 150,000 people in california are homeless. switching gears now, we'll show you something that laura loves, fresh snow. i-80 at kingvale getting to tahoe right now could be a challenge as we see from the conditions on interstate 80. chains required there, and on

highway 50, and once you arrive, long lines are expected on the slopes because of distancing rules. kari hall is tracking just how much snow the area is expected to see. good morning, kari. >> good morning, and that snow is winding down, but still once again, very hazardous conditions out there on the roads. so as mentioned, make sure you take the tire chains because we have more snow on the way, for squaw valley and alpine meadows, sunshine, temperatures in the upper 30s. more snow for tomorrow as well as sunday as we are looking at already 85 inches of snow in the upper mountain, and they have 101 groomed trails open for today. so make sure you call ahead. next week is ski week and a lot of people are excited to get to the sierra. how is it looking, heading to work this morning, mike? >> kari, as we reported, it's better if you're working over in the sierra but if you're staying local it's looking great as well. better for highway 84.

the road crews did register clear on the grid, and we see speeds recovery for 84, slow vallecitos headed over to ruby hill and clear toward 680. still getting fed off the traffic from the altamont pass. no slowing west 580 or minor. the rest of the bay we're warning about the damp roadways left over from the rain, with no major flooding, just outer lanes. back to you. >> thank you much, mike. wicked winter pile-up, still ahead at 5:25, the conditions that led to a deadly crash in texas. the likes of which authorities say they've never seen and the warning as another winter storm approaches. the dating app bumble goes public and matches its founder up with billions. we'll have that coming up. and valentine's day is quickly approaching, so are you ready? well, if you're not, don't worry. there are a lot of people getting ready for your

last-minute dash to get those flowers. we'll talk about that in a bit. 5:10 this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 5:13, as you get ready to head out the door in san jose, maybe sprinkling, but the rest of the day is looking pretty good and we'll get some peeks of sunshine, staying cool with our temperatures only reaching into the upper 50s today. we'll talk about what's ahead in our forecast, coming up.

and good morning to you. a very happy friday, a happy new year as well. the justice department has subpoenaed robinhood looking into the whole gamestop issue. robinhood isn't necessarily in trouble. the feds want the blue sheets, the records of who bought and sold the stock looking for evidence of coordinated schemes. that news reported by the "wall street journal" this morning. fascinating newspapers coming out of great britain. we knew the economy was bad there, partially their own fault with brexit but mostly due to coronavirus. new estimates say the economic pullback is the worst in more than 300 years, since 1709, so before the american revolution, ben franklin was 3-year-old at the time. george washington hadn't been born yet. now, you've heard me say a thousand times stock market is not the economy. the economy is not the stock market, but our stock market is at record highs again.

the s&p 500 hitting the ninth record so far this year, and we're only 43 days in. shares of bumble took off after that stock hit the market, up about 63%. that makes its founder, whitney wolf herd, the youngest woman to take a company public and the youngest billionaire. she used to work at tinder, came up with the name tinder. we talked about how interest rates are continuing to fall and we have been discussing how people are refinancing their home mortgages, and saving quite a bit of money, but i was talking with a finance guy the other day who points out don't forget your car. new cars these days sell for sometimes zero percent apr but if you bought yours before the pandemic, you may be paying too high a rate. you can't refinance to zero but is it what your bank can do. >> people think about refinancing their mortgages when rates drop. people think about refinancing their credit card debt via personal loans or unsecured loans or other things but people don't think automatically about

refinancing their vehicles, and yet it's a very viable thing to do and substantial savings and ubiquitous commonly held asset and people should think more about doing it. >> chris says the average american has apr of 10.5% on their cars and that these days they can probably get about 5%. this is with good credit of course but again that's a couple of bucks savings if your car is expensive. it may be more than a couple of bucks. >> it's your money. doesn't matter if it's a lot or a little. your money. you should have it. >> exactly. >> i didn't know you could do that. y you could do that. it never occurred me to ask. >> got to do fees that you're paying, too. i wish i could get a credit. i'm not driving my car at all these days. >> thank you, scott. >> thanks, scott.

a potential jewel for two popular san jose malls in the works. the company that owns valley fair and oak ridge mall looking to potentially exit the properties. the french based company west ridge is looking to reduce its u.s. footprint once the investment markets reopen. despite the grim landscape or brick and moror stores the company notes big time retailers continue to open at valley fair mall and big time ones if you've been there at all recently. okay f there's any weekend to stop and smell the roses, this is it. valentine's day two days away and means busy flower shots. >> "today in the bay's" marcus washington has the buzz ye look at the day ahead as the day of love, marcus. >> we are getting ready for it. the day of love typically starts at a florist for a lot of people and if you're not there yet, you haven't done it, don't or worry. a lot of people working to do that. time for our annual trip to the san francisco flower mart, the wholesaler of flowers open to

suppliers that get our special side of love. in the past it is busy and last year mother's day, this year has been tough for the market. while the pandemic preventing a lot of events, this is the one time of year that big for any business supplying flowers. >> we've all been affected, but the great news about this industry is that we get to work and play with flowers and the way i see it, i'm blessed to be able to bring people joy. >> that joy is what many people are hoping they bring for their valentine and willing to pay for it. people are expected to spend $21 billion on valentine's day gifts. on average men double the spending of women shelling out $231. this year is hard for a lot of people so i have tips for you to try to make a more cost-effective way, if that's an issue, think about what you can do, here are some sig for you, things i've come up with and they worked for me in the past. a handwritten letter, in that

letter tell the person you love how much they mean to you, how they've been your rock during this pandemic, and you couldn't have made it without them. giving you another tip. we're in the bay area. take advantage of that, go to the beautiful spot and watch the sunset. and a lot of people are saying this is a pandemic i don't want to leave the house. picnic inside your home, get out a blanket, on the floor, favorite meals and snacks and eat together and talk to each other. those are just some of my tips for you. get this, if everybody goals well and you're not already married, maybe you'll be like 53 couples. coming up on the "today" show, they are renewing their vows. that is going to be a special moment. so look, it's a virtual life for a lot of us, they're doing it right. maybe one day i'll be on that wall renewing my vows.

>> maybe one day, laura, you can take your vows. you've been on pause because of the pandemic. >> got to take your vows before you can renew them. >> let's not do it on the plaza. >> right now, let's go in the backyard. speaking of love stories -- no, i will not get married on the plaza. speaking of a good love story out there, taylor swift re-recording her iconic song "love story." this is the original music video released more than 12 years ago. let's take a listen. ♪ it's a love story, baby just say yes ♪ >> the song featured on the new version of her "fearless" album. swift is re-recording the songs from her first six records after her masters were sold, you'll recall that happened. pretty classic. yep. >> good one, too.

we are talking about rain behind us, and rain ahead of us, but today looking clear, kari. >> yes, we're in between those systems and i know a lot of people are thinking what about my valentine's weekend plans. we're going to talk about the time line of the next round of rain, because as we mentioned, we're in between today and i think today is going to be a really nice day to get outside. looking back at how much rain we measured, we got an 1.75 inches in mt. tam, much needed but for a lot of the bay area we need anywhere from five to close to 14 inches of rain to catch up to normal, and this puts a very small dent in our rainfall deficit, anywhere from a half inch of rain for parts of the east bay, so as we're starting out this morning, you're stepping out the door, temperatures are in the upper 40s, and you may think ooh, that's chilly. let me show you what is really cold. we're seeing temperatures at 21

degrees below zero in bismarck, north dakota. if you have any friends or family there, just call them, maybe it will help warm them up, because will be five degrees below going to hav mild day, and getting ready for some scattered showers moving in. now timing that for your weekend plans, only during the morning, will we see our rain moving through, so if you have outdoor plans at 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 in the morning, watch out for those showers, but the rest of the day, the rain will be clearing out, and the rest of the weekend is looking dry, too, and that includes valentine's day. then after that, we'll see some more showers coming in early on monday morning, as we start out our new week, and not a lot of rain with this system coming through tomorrow, about 0.1 inch of rain for our microclimates, and our temperature also stay in the upper 50s and low 60s but that rain moving in monday will clear out onuesday and wednesday. mike, how is it looking for

the commute right no major problems out there. in fact, let's look at the maps, little green sensors dominate. zooming toward highway 48 toward sunol, recovery, dominated by road crews and slowing but looks much better over the last ten minutes. that should completely clear over the next 15 minutes because there's not as much traffic feeding off the altamont pass. getting toward the bay bridge, a smooth drive. a little flooding, watch the 580 to 24 interchange and walnut creek interchange. the bay bridge a smooth, easy drive. you see damp roadways. just use caution on the off-ramps especially coming off highway speeds. laura, back to you. >> all right, good advice. thanks, mike. 5:23 right now. developing in ft. worth, texas, authorities say they hope they never see a chain reaction crash sadly, killing six people, ring dozens of others. it happened yesterday and the scene still has not been

cleared. more than 100 vehicles were involved. icy roads played a huge role in this one, about another winter storm moving in as well. authorities are telling drivers to play it safe on the roadways. tough to see. >> that is really tough to see. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> bad guys get paid and legitimate workers don't. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we have a possible solution for california's unemployment fiasco, next.

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good morning. the central issue here is this. california doesn't do direct deposit of unemployment benefits. you can either get a debit card or a paper check. state recommends the debit card. but recently crooks exploited a huge weakness there. they gamed the system, got stacks of debit cards and other people's names, then took the state for billions of dollars, all the while real people who were out of work got caught up in red tape. now state lawmakers are eyeing a solution, giving you the option of direct deposit. >> i think people are fed up and it's time to give our constituents the same thing the majority of americans have. >> tonight at 11:00, we're digging deep near this and how state law could change. we'll share what we found when we checked all 50 states for comparison. plus what the bank with the exclusive state contract has to say about moving away from debit card. if you're having unemployment problems, let us know. go to nbcbayarea.com then click the "responds" option from the

main menu. i'll join you again tonight at 11:00. coming up next, after a year of distance learning, more schools than ever may be closer to reopening. is yours one of them? the new guidance set to be announced. plus one county in the thick of the covid crisis may soon give the green light for indoor businesses, including movie theaters and indoor dining.

right now at 5:30, so many parents asking when can my children safely return to school? the guidance expected today from the cdc and governor newsom. all this as teachers push for vaccinations, amidst a growing shortage. >> there's not a vial in any warehouse in the state of california, does not have any vaccine. >> the sites set to shut down across the state due to lack of supplies and the pharmacies looking to start filling the void. plus gearing up for liftoff. get ready for the u.s. space force, the select group being sworn in this morning at travis air force base as "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington will join us a little bit later coming up. we want to wish you a happy new year, the beginning of the new lunar year, year of the ox. it's my year, you guys. i can feel good things coming. >> hey!

good. >> yes. all right, kari, a little celebration inside, i guess? >> absolutely. but we know we are getting rid of the rain that we had as well as the year of the rat, right? so we're going to see some showers still lingering in some spots early this morning, but the rest of the day, it's going to start to clear out. we'll still be left with the clouds at least for your morning commute, looking good from the south bay, temperatures in the upper 40s and then we'll see some peeks of sunshine for late this morning, into the afternoon as our temperatures head for the upper 50s. we'll talk about what's ahead for our valentine's weekend, coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now? still watching some isolated flooding in parts of the east bay? >> you know, they have the reports but ventilator' grown. watch the outer lanes on the freeways. we'll show thaw in one second. we have the little green highlighting, patches in the east bay hills and we're looking towards 580 as well. recovery here, this is highway

84, one last bit of slowing shows up as you head past ruby hill, off vallecitos and looking at the crews that did clear from the caltrans grid from their overnight roadwork there. shouldn't be a major issue. flooding at thenut creek chp major grid. not as much of a problem. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows damper roadways and lighter traffic. we'll follow it. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 5:33. on capitol hill in a matter of hours president trump's defense team will take the senate floor had his second impeachment trial. we have a limb look this morning. trump's attorneys have up to 16 hours over two days to present his defense but his lawyers plan to use only one. the abbreviated arguments could possibly set up a vote on whether to convict or acquit the former president as early as this weekend. house impeachment managers wrapped up their arguments yesterday. coming up in about 15 minutes, we'll check in with scott mcgrew bringing us his analysis on the trial so far.

many bay area students are still getting ready for a long holiday weekend, but the question looms for a lot of them, when do they get to go back to school for in-person learning? new cdc guidance today could give us some answers. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live in fremont to show us the factors at play. the governor's been talking about that this week, too. sharon? >> reporter: good morning, kris. some private schools and smaller districts have been opened, they reopened with smaller like hybrid models, but for the bigger district it's been a lot tougher. even with no vaccines, some private schools and smaller districts since last fall have managed to work with the teachers to maintain safe cohorts and allow some grade levels such as elementary school to reopen for in-person learning. for the largest school districts, los angeles and some in the bay area it's been a struggle. many teacher unions want to see vaccinations available to all teachers and staff before they

head back to campus for in-person learning. the cdc under the biden administration is expected to release new guidelines on how schools can reopen with or without covid vaccines available to them. >> people are impatient. there's a lot of parents in this building, they, too, are impatient but the cdc is thorough and going to hopefully provide some good guidance so the schools can start to open. >> reporter: governor newsom already expressed he wants to see schools reopen by the end of this month or this spring, but vaccinations seem to be a major sticking point right now and governor newsom is expected to react to the cdc's new guidelines later today. reporting live from fremont, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, sharon. l.a. county will tempo site including the one we have shown you repeatedly at dodgers stadium. the reason is simple math.

the county does not have enough available vaccines and some bay area sites are now also feeling the pinch. san francisco's ccsf site closed this week because of the same supply problem. sites in other bay area counties forced to ration their vaccines to make sure they have enough. starting today, you can get a covid vaccine if you qualify at your local cvs and can get an appointment. cvs is partners with the federal government to administer vaccines. it's free. right now you must be 65 or older or a health care worker. here are some locations, more than a dozen in the bay area as you see highlighted there. once again, you must have an appointment. there are available slots in southern california and central california, but not in the bay area at last check. as soon as more doses arrive, which is expected in the next few weeks, more appointments should be opening up. a live look in san francisco now, and proof that covid's recovery road map covers uncharted ground. according to "the chronicle"

more people in san francisco are looking east to new york city's faster pace of reopening wondering why things there are moving more quickly. new york city has double the average daily case rate, but the cities are taking different approaches with schools in the big apple now open again and now limiting indoor dining. health experts point out that new york may be jumping the gun especially with faster moving variants now popping up. meantime leaders in southern california's san bernardino county are weighing reopening indoor dining and movie theaters in the next couple of weeks. that is provided there's no super bowl surge. a momentous event at travis air force base. ten men take an oath in the u.s. service, the new branch of space force. >> we're joined live in fairfield where the new space force guardians will be sworn in later this morning. exciting day for them ahead, tom. >> reporter: it sure is.

good moing.rn in a couple of hours, ten airmen will be sworn in as new space force guardians. likely the first of severa er is moa is ceremonies. yesterday in southern california at edwards air force base, 17 airmen transferred from air force into space force. it's part of a transfer that will eventually move about 3,6 hurn personnel from the air force command to space force command. 2 to 2,400 already moved. the department of defense put together slick videos promoting the force that will eventually have at least 16,000 guardians initially. >> now is the time for military branch with a clear and singular focus on its base, a military branch that protects the hopes and dreams of america and our way of life. >> reporter: space force became the sixth branch of the u.s.

military when it gained overwhelming bipartisan approval in congress during the trump administration. like the marine corps, space force has its own representative on the joint chiefs of staff, general john j. raymond took his seat with joint chiefs in december and a couple of hours, ten more members will take their oath as new guardians under his command here at travis air force base. we're live in fairfield, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thom, thank you. 5:39 this morning and coming up on "today in the bay," she's the first person in the united states to die of covid-19. >> she's so tiny, but she had such a big voice and she didn't care what anyone thought, she would speak her mind. >> for the first time, we are

hearing'family -- >> and their message of -- >> sorry, we're going to hear from them. such a touching story. we conclude the second week of our black history month series shining the spotlight on a director, producer and screen writer. ryan kugler was born in oakland and raised in richmond. the first film he produced was the police shooting of oscar grant. the topic continues to generate headlines even in 2021. he also directed the history-making "black panther" and signed on to do the sequel. in 2018, he was runner-up for "time's" person of the year and also the co-founder of black out for human rights, an organize that serves and brings attention to human rights violations across the united states. also a fellow alum of st. mary's college. we love him and we salute you, ryan kugler.

happy friday. right now at 5:43, let's check out our tahoe report and what we can expect for today with some clearing there but the road conditions may still be slick. bring the tire chains because we'll have a lot of snow coming down as you head up to squaw vally and alpine meadow. scattered snow showers throughout the weekend. we'll talk about additional rain in the bay area coming up in a

few minutes. and locally, the flooding reports cleared from the grid at least the freeway flooding reports. watch out. slicker roadways, you see the water on the lens from our palo alto camera. a smooth, easy drive. we'll see how things shape up, coming up. back to you. >> better some tea to shape up that throat, mike. it's 5:44. today donald trump's lawyers get their turn to present their arguments. >> they're expected to take a lot less time than the prosecution did. >> the prosecution took a lot of time showing the senators and the american public a lot of evidence. the defense we expect will show very little and instead rely on the argument that donald trump was simply speaking his mind and did not incite violence. here's one of his attorneys. >> it's tremendous hypocrisy, you might look at what some of them have said about it. tremendous hypocrisy here. it's a double standard. all the way. if donald trump says something, it means this and they decide what it means, and somebody else

says something, perfectly innocuous. >> so you'll see that today donald trump just said things other people said but of course donald trump was the president of the united states, the bully pulpit. that, house managers makes what he says and does far more serious. >> senators of america, we need to exercise our common sense about what happened. let's not get caught up in a lot of outlandish lawyers theories here. exercise your common sense about what just took place in our country. >> yesterday house impeachment managers reminded senators that trump kept bashing vice president mike pence even after rioters had stormed the capitol. trump may not have known they were chanting "hang mike pence" but he was watching as the vice president was hustled out of the house chamber, and then 11

minutes later after that tweeted "mike pence didn't have the courage to do what needed to be done." finding trump guilty would prevent him from running for office again and while it will be extremely unlikely he'd win the election, he was the most unpopular president since people started taking opinion polls. house managers point out he doesn't have to win to cause chaos. >> you know, i'm not afraid of donald trump running again in four years. i'm afraid he's going to run again and lose, because he can do this again. >> his closest ally, lindsey graham met with trump's attorneys yesterday along with ted cruz and mike lee. graham indicated he will vote not guilty. before trump's first impeachment graham said i'm not even going to be pretending to be an impartial juror. we'll watch what happens today as the defense takes not the stand but the podium.

you can talk to me on twitter, i am @scottmcgrew. >> thank you so much, scott. this loss and pain still palable. it was just over a year ago that san jose's patricia dowd died of covid-19. she was its first confirmed death of coronavirus in the united states. >> when a lot of us were saying what was that. marcus washington has more on how the family is dealing with that loss. >> as you can imagine it's been tough and for the first time her daughter is sharing with us what she was going through, how this was hard for her and loved ones as well. ian cull spoke with the daughter as well as patricia's sister, sat down socially distanced in a ventilated room. many say patricia was a beautiful person. they called her trish and she started feeling ill the day before last year's super bowl. days later, february 6th while working at home alone she collapsed and died. the coroner said it was a heart attack but they asked for an

autopsy. stunned that what could have taken this 57-year-old woman they described as fit, healthy and fiery. after tests in mid-april, the county told the family she died of covid-19 complications. >> they said that she was the first person. i was like, i don't think she was. i think someone had it before her, like this can't be happening to my family. >> the family still doesn't know how she got it. on the anniversary of her death family and friends have a small socially distanced ceremony at a santa cruz beach to continue to ar remember her legacy. >> thanks for sharing that story, marcus. it is 5:48 right now. switching gears, the same plant hit by a large scale outbreak in southern california is getting hit again. cases at the farmer john meat processing plant near los angeles doubled. since the start of the pandemic,

close to 800 workers tested positive at that facility, makes the famous dodger dogs. last november, cal osha find the plant more than 58,000 violations, covid related violations, $58,000. smithfield foods owns that plant and the low number of workers testing positive over the past ten years and aggressive in its testing and its screening. the national hockey league now has a new dimension in its covid safety protocol. the san jose sharks didn't look so hot on the ice. lost to the kings 6-2 and played their first home game tomorrow against vegas. yesterday the league debuted a rapid testing program. they willesults within an hour and league is tightening stay-at-home protocols and further limiting gatherings among players. the giants are set to begin spring training in arizona next week and when they start playing exhibition games, some fans will be allowed. the giants received approval for

major league baseball to have a limited number of fans at their spring training in scottsdale. the number sun known. season ticket holders at the scottsdale stadium will have first priority to buy tickets. in honor of black history month, southern california residents prince harry and magle maed by a virtual youth to pay tribute, quite a zoom bombing. >> can you imagine, the duke and duchess of sussex made a surprise appearance over the weekend. get lit words ignite zoom class, that's the name of it. the members frequently focus on minority issues as part of their inspiration for their performances. their appearance left a big impression on those in attendance. >> just talking and connecting to someone who appreciates the power of poetry. >> the screen is going viral. >> we're chilling here on this zoom call nerding out about

poetry. >> you see the prince and meghan. >> we need a bigger box, you guys, just in case we have company. >> yes. >> for the crown. >> exactly. mike, roadways looking mostly okay, i would imagine because the weather is so clear right now, kari? >> that rain is moving on out of here and it was nice to get some showers, but of course, we could use a lot more. but there is another storm system headed our way and it's going to bring in another round of some light showers. let's talk about what we just measured, over the past 24 hours. over an 1.75 inches for mt. tam. some of our upper celebrations wring out more moisture from the systems but as we look at the rest of the rainfall totals, anywhere from a half to a little over half of an inch from santa rosa to hayward to san francisco. san jose as always getting rain shadowed and we have 0.1 inch of

rain there. as we dry out and enjoy the last day usually for this friday for the kids celebrating valentine's day today most likely, morgan hill is going to see temperatures reaching into the upper 50s as their home schooling today and a lot of upper 50s and near 60 degrees around the bay area. our next shot of rain comes in early tomorrow morning, and this doesn't look like it's really going to ruin your outdoor plans especially for valentine's, if you're heading out to dinner on saturday afternoon. the rain will be out of here by then. it's a quick mover, and we'll bring in some scattered light showers. we're drying out for saturday afternoon into sunday before the next round of rain comes in. so we're not looking at a lot of downpours here. just a couple of spotty showers as we go throughout the forecast. we'll be tracking that and we'll talk about what's ahead as we go in the forecast but mike, what is it looking like headed to work this morning? >> kari, it's looking like the flooding reports cleared from the chp.

however, that doesn't mean the water is cleared. damp roadways to use caution. the flooding we saw in oakland and walnut creek had cleared from their reports off of 680 and 880. over here, 84 shows a little slowing that builds up westbound. that's i believe your morning commute coming out of the altamont and down through sunol. the opposite direction headed up off of 680 slowing there. that's the crew that's finally cleared from their work over near 680. we'll track that of course. the rest of the bay shows light, wet roadways throughout many parts of the bay and looking at the fremont camera, because i just saw that lens get blurry, a little light rain, maybe some mist and drizzle, just use caution. back to you. >> thank you, mike. happening now, china's mars probe reached the red planet and sending back footage for the first time. video released by state media shows the probe's solar array as mars slides into view. the interplanetary expedition is expected to land a rover on the surface and scout for signs of ancient life.

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welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." bay area researchers are reportedly finding more cases of the covid variant identified first here in california that they found last summer.

"the press democrat" spoke to experts that say the variant is emerging in marin and lake counties and could be additional cases in other counties. ucsf researchers first discovered it last july in southern california. health leaders say right now they don't have enough research about how this variant might differ from others. new this morning, perhaps a light at the end of the tunnel for san francisco's long dark light rail service. "the chronicle" reports limited service on the n judah and t line sometime in may. for the most part it's been shut down last spring when the pandemic began. other lines likely won't restart for some time. unfortunately for some, making it in the bay has meant living on the streets or out of their cars this year. in a new state audit finds california spent $13 billion over the past three years to tackle the problem. and because of the pandemic, the cost will get worse. to better track spending and possible solutions, the homeless council is starting a statewide database released next month. about 150,000 people in

california are without homes. the warriors once again getting on a bit of a roll. that's right, last night, they started a four-game home stand taking on orlando and the star once again was steph curry. he simply can't be stopped these days. curry made ten three-pointers, finished with 40 points. warriors beat the magic 111-105. nice to see. right now at 6:00, the trump team's turn, house democrats wrapped up their case against former president donald trump, accusing him of inciting that mob that descended on the capitol january 6th. we'll show what you to expect from team trump today. a live report from washington is moments ahead. plus -- we've now purchased enough vaccine supply to vaccinate all americans. >> president biden breaking through the impeachment noise and making headlines of his own. he says there will be enough vaccines by spring. that news comes as cvs and

walgreens roll out shops across the bray ware this morning. your complete vaccine update is coming up. the plus one down, one more to go. the storms keep coming and we're tracking it all. meteorologist kari hall standing by with what our weekend forecast will look like. we'll get things on the third hour of "today in the bay." let's see, good friday morning to you. happy lunar new year. going to be valentine's day weekend. a lot going on. good morning. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. happy lunar new year. mike, what should we cook tonight? >> pardon me? >> what should we cook tonight? >> you know what? let's cook something festive, maybe something -- mooncakes. >> i'll do that. >> thank you for not saying ordering out a pizza, that would be a bummer. kari, good cooking weather tonight? >> absolutely or enjoying some of the restaurants around the bay area.

as we are going to have some drier conditions today, but there will be some showers in the forecast for the weekend, as this storm system arrives, we'll see some of that rain moving in walnut creek, we're starting to see the sky clearing out. so we'll talk about what's ahead in the forecast, coming up. mike, how is it looking driving to work this morning? >> well, kari, clear skies and the roadways are getting a chance to dry out. look at the bay bridge toll plaza reflects that. as we see the roadway, the pavement is damp, but the breeze on the flags is also drying out a little bit on the roadway as well and the map shows you no delay getting there. all the flooding reports we had earlier for alameda and contra costa county have cleared. we're looking at the south bay, with some damp roadways as well, coming through the bare around 84, that construction crew clearing as they leave 680. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. let's begin this hour with the impeachment trial. it is now the trump team's turn to defend