site as one of its first 100 vaccination sites nationwide. this is part of a pilot program. last night the national guard, fema, state employees, they put the finishing touches on this 30-acre parking lot at the coliseum where people will receive their shots. the governor through a tweet urged eligible people to register for the covid-19 vaccine. the first people eligible for the shot include health care workers, skilled nursing home residents, people who live in assisted living facilities, food and agricultural workers, teachers, anyone 65 years of age and older. the vaccinations start at 9:00 a.m. doors close at 7:00 p.m. this is supposed to run seven days a week. california has officially turned over its vaccination process to blue shield. the state currently vaccinates about 1.5 million people per week. blue shield's goal to vaccinate 3 million people a week by march. 4 million people per week by the end of april.

blue shield will give the state daily reports on gaps in equity, low performing counties and providers and how much vaccine is needed. the transit agency b.a.r.t. will be handing out free $7 b.a.r.t.r anyone who just received their vaccination shot so they can get a free ride home. ac transit will also be providing free shuttle service to the coliseum for people going there to receive their inoculation. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> good to see people getting some help there, thanks, bob. more details speaking of health. a lot of seniors eligible for the vaccine are still coming up against a big hurdle, i'm talking about technology. if you're just not tech savvy, you don't love navigating the online appointment. one san francisco man says he actuallyknew that it was availa when we went online, it wasn't obvious. >> even he had trouble.

i can't tell you the steps he had to go through, but they were numerous. >> if you know a senior, maybe call and check and help out. some seniors are calling their churches for help. others are having their relatives or friends step in, but there are fears some seniors will fall through the cracks and never receive the help. there is definitely a lot to keep track of when it comes to vaccines. we're working to cut through some of this confusion. nbc launched a new website called plan your vaccine. it tells how, where and when you can get your covid vaccine. there's even an interactive map that can show you the closest vaccination sites to you. just head to planyourvaccine.com. frustrated parents everywhere will tell you and remind you, it has been nearly a year since school started distance learning and many are still at it. now top dr. anthony fauci is laying out a new path for classroom reopenings. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in san francisco with more on that and update on

the city's headline-grabbing lawsuit to jumpstart in-person learning. cierra? >> reporter: good morning, all though a major step was made by teaching that tentative deal, we have to wait another week, the board of education will have to wait another week to discuss it, that's because that tentative agreement was scheduled for discussion at today's school board meeting but now taking place, according to the district website, on tuesday, februarytehers union r tentative agreement with the following conditions. staff returning to the classroom are vaccinated. students return if the city is in the orange tier, regardless of vaccine availability and limited school instruction if san franci the lawsuit from the city is believed to be one of the first of its kind. with the support of mayor london breed says the suit is a last resort to reopen schools and end the nation's top doctor, dr.

anthony fauci, took to some of those sunday morning talk shows to discuss his thoughts on reopening the schools. he says he believes it can be done, but the schools would need financial resources to make it happen safely. we'll continue to follow with a fauci has to say about some of the stimulus money going to the districts across the nation. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, cierra. in our 6:30 half hour, you do show's savannah guthrie, looking into an all new stanford study highlighting major challenges students continue to face during the pandemic. contra costa county students are among the subjects in the study, that is coming up in our 6:30 half hour. 6:04 right now. president biden wants to fund reopening schools as part of his pandemic relief bill. the democrats this week are writing up a new plan for it, hoping to get republican support ahead of a possible vote next

week. later today the president travels to wisconsin for his first presidential trip. he'll attend a town hall meeting.ov pandemic and new stimulus. u.s. lawmakers are vowing to dive deeper into last month's capitol siege. house speaker nancy pelosi has announced congress are going to establish an outside independent commission to look closer at the facts and the causes behind the riot. it will be modeled on the commission created after the 9/11 attacks. pelosi says we must get to the truth of how this could happen. >> 6:05. a live look at sfo. united says it is now delaying fights from new york to sfo citing fewer bookings answers cafe pacific is suspending its san francisco based flights. southwest offering covid testing for those flying to hawaii, out of san jose. those tests are appointment only and include a $20 administration fee and passengers can get their results in 72 hours.

happening now, an unusual request for california, as we're being asked to conserve energy because of the winter storm hitting other parts of the country. look at it right here. you're looking at dallas and detroit right there on your screen. in texas thousands of people this morning waking up without power. in detroit, o in snow, the road there, butse barely can see the skyline because of all of the snow that's happening in that area. pg&e saying if we conserve power, it can help ease some of the strain on the power grids in the midwest and southwest. those storms causing problems as well for vaccine distribution. power outages in houston meant thousands of the doses started thawing, leaving hospital workers scrambling to administer them and take a look at this right here. the roof of the grocery store in oregon, it collapsed under the weight of the ice and snow. there were no reports of injuries. that's a good thing there. meteorologist kari hall, you've been monitoring all of these and

really c this is the coldest night in houston, with last night that was. it was actually colder in houston han it was in anchorage, alaska. that's unheard of. >> yes, look at this polar plunge that's happening across the eastern half of the country, and it is right now five degrees in dallas. so yes, you can see just how cold it is, 27 degrees below zero right now in lincoln, nebraska, and in your hometown of memphis, marcus, it is 2 degrees. call your family and see how they're doing. we are going to have much milder weather here. we're starting out well above what they're feeling elsewhere and our temperature this is morning right now mostly in the 40s. we'll see those temperatures warming up and it will shape up to be a nice day for home school recess, getting out in the backyard. oakland will see those temperatures reaching up to near 60 degrees, with a lot of sunshine. we'll talk about what's ahead and coming up in about ten

minutes, we'll talk about more of why these extreme cold temperatures in parts of the midwest and south may become more common with climate change. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now the morning commute? >> well, kari, it's very calm, drive right now. easier flow of traffic typical of this winter break week for many schools. we look out there, the bay bridge, with a steady flow of traffic. you do see over on the far left side, this slowing. see that middle lanes and the big rig there. see them slow just before the edge of the screen. there is a little wait for the middle lanes and the map issuing a little slowing on the incline as well. you may get some metering lights with that backup from the metering lights all the way to the toll plaza. we'll track that over the next few but the feeder routes in through contra costa and alame county no problem. the last five minutes the sensors from orange back to green 101 through san jose. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike.

6:08. coming up, how are airline bookings doing as we get to one year since the pandemic lockdowns began? that's all ahead. plus where gas prices are standing, after dropping dramatically. a tech leader finds out his pandemic bubble definitely did not work. we'll look at that, and take a look at the futures as well. the dow is going to start the day at a record, and it's going to go up from there. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good tuesday morning. right now at 6:11, if you're making plans for the day in brentwood, plan to get outside. go to the park. take in the sunshine. it's going to be a nice day. at 10:00 it will be about 55 degrees and reaching into the low 60s, we'll talk about some milder air in the forecast and when the rain returns, that's coming up in a few minutes. and the traffic volume starting to build on the peninsula, this is 101 through palo alto, looking north, with the tail lights up to san mateo and san francisco. a little slowing, new activity on the east bay, almost directly across the san mateo bridge, coming up. good morning, very happy tuesday to you as well. for many americans, today is the start of the work week after presidents' day off, and that includes wall street. markets were closed on monday. the dow will start at new records today.

monday we were talking about how bad the weather was in texas and how that would likely drive up gasoline prices. the other kind of gas, natural gas, also seeing a huge price spike. you heard marcus saying that californians are encouraged to save energy to help the texans. so the weather is making natural gas hard to produce and transport. and part of that is just simply people are using so much natural gas literally trying not to freeze to death. tiktok says it will not sell itself to oracle after all. the trump administration had been trying to force tiktok to sell itself to an american company. now why oracle was never really clearly explained, but both the outgoing trump administration the new biden administration seemed to have lost interest in the whole thing. parler is back online this morning, it's found a company to host its servers, this after amazon web services kicked it off for promoting violence. parler figured heavily into the house impeachment manager's

case. internet users were free to download videos, private and many used by the prosecution as evidence in the impeachment. the interesting blog post by peter diamandis, one of the inventors of the xprize, and he holds a yearly tech conference. he thought he could have a small conference even in the pandemic so long as each participant was tested every single morning. very rigorous testing and safety measures put into place at last month's conference in culver city. as you might have guessed, it turned into a super spreader event. 24 people were infected. diamandis says he was wrong and he was humbled and pained by what he did. he wrote in his personal blog,

"as a scientist, engineer and medical person, i believed we were using the very best that science had to offer. and i trusted that an immunity bubble was a real thing. i no longer believe that." the whole thing is worth a read. i posted a link on my twitter so you can read it as well. marcus and laura, it's worth noting the scale of what they did, every person took a test, every morning, for five tests a day, over five days, every single person, every time tested negative. they had a staff of medical doctors on hand, et cetera. so again, the tests don't always tell you the truth. wear your mask, separate, don't get together, that's how you beat it. >> hold those events in a virtual format like everyone else. >> yes. >> thanks, scott. everybody probably wants to get out and about, with coronavirus vaccinations now ramping up, travel bookings are surging, one analyst with trip visor says they are actively planning trips in 2021 and 2022. analysts say now is a good time

to book future trips with prices low and flexible booking and cancellation policies. last year air traffic fell more than 65% worldwide, by far, the worst travel year on record. the cost of fuel continues to creep higher. according to aaa, the national average is $2.50 a gallon up four cents from a week ago. as always california far higher, averaging about $1 more per gallon. prices may continue to climb with crude futures hitting highs not seen since the early days of the pandemic and recent weather related problems we've been talk about at some of the texas refineries. >> 6:16. it is fat tuesday. things will look differently the celebration will go on. covid 1 restrictions are in place for mardi gras but a lot of homes are displaying their own house floats, bars there, they're shut down. additionally, all parades canceled and gatherings are limited. by the way, kari, i looked at

the forecast there. this morning, it is in the low 20s in new orleans and the highs 41. i was like wait a minute, where is this again? >> i know, right? i'm ready to celebrate, ready with my beads and my mask and all that stuff. >> frozen margheritas. >> as they try to stay warm. of course you have to have the hurricanes, too. let's talk about what's going on here as we wake up and get ready to head out the door. we'll talk more about the cold temperatures in a minute. at least for us it's nice and mild, and we're basically the envy of the country right now because we're headed up to the upper 50s. we'll have sunshine, and it's going to be a nice and quiet weather day, but we don't want to brag too much, do we? temperatures reaching up to 61 degrees in napaalo alto and as go through the forecast, we're

dry and sunny today, more sunshine, milder temperatures tomorrow, but then on thursday, the clouds start to move in because we'll have rain not far behind, moving in. by friday morning, at 8:00 we start to see those showers moving down the peninsula, into parts of the east bay, and approaching the south bay. now if you have friday afternoon outdoor plans, it's looking good for that. the rain looks to clear by that point, but there may still be some spotty showers in the forecast for saturday morning, but it does clear out for saturday afternoon. so we are getting some rounds of some light rain. it's not as much as we need but we're looking at at least something coming in the forecast here. most of our models are showing light amounts of rain for parts of the east bay, south bay, up to about 0.1 of an inch of rain for san francisco and oakland and a little bit more for parts of the temperatures turning milder, reaching into the low 60s. the weekend is looking nice, a

little bit cool on saturday after the early morning rain showers move through but sunday up to 64 degrees and 70 degrees by early next week. meantime san francisco will see those highs reaching into the upper 50s and low 60s, our only chance of rain mainly on friday morning and then very early on saturday morning. now turning back to the very cold weather that they're seeing in parts of the midwest and the south. look at the temperature right now. we're at 27 degrees below zero, and we're looking at how this could be factored in to climate change and there are scientists who say look, here's the difference between weather and climate. weather is the day-to-day temperature, as well as those sky conditions, precipitation, but climate is more long-term and gives us an idea of the overall pattern, different seasons as well as different spots. so we look at that, but there are scientists researching the

impacts of extreme cold weather and how we could see more of these extreme cold snaps that we're seeing. this shows you what it looks like for the polar vortex and the polar areas, where they do have some very cold temperatures there, but as it warms, it makes the jet stream a little bit more unstable. we start to see more waves in the jet stream, and that caused that polar air to surge farther to the south. now climate change and warming poles, we could see more wobbles in the jet stream, and that could send parts of the midwest and the deep south into a deep freeze, more often during the wintertime. that's something that researchers are saying we have to be ready for, more extremes and not only the heat, but also the cold temperatures, more extremes in precipitation and going back and forth to droughts. now, we have a whole line-up of stories surrounding climate change. check out our web page,

nbcbayarea.com/climateincrisis. you'll be able to find a wide range of stories that are not only focused on the bay area, but also around the world and the changes we may see, as well as some solutions and things that you can do about it. so we'll be following that. mike, how is it looking right now for the morning commute? >> well kari, the commute is great right now. i've got something to read later on today. i love that climate information you've given out. wobbles in the jet stream. no wobbles on the roadway right now. a little slowing, you're going to tap the brakes at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup is starting to form in the last five minutes in the middle and off of the 880 overcrossing there. as we look at the maps, the metering lights not registered on yet but i think they will be turned on soon. traffic is held up with the circle west 80 at hilltop drive a crash, possibly two sticking out into the slow lane. it's not a big deal but a critical one for the upper east shore. lighter traffic overall. the kra shall in hayward we talked about that on the

shoulder, no slowing that shows up and the rest of the bay looks pretty much at speed. back to you. >> thanks coming up next, she's still got it. serena williams going strong at the australian open. more of the brand new video of her latest win and an important one, just happened. also coming up, "nbc bay area responds." >> a woman's oil change costs her 16 grand. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds," and changes the way the state warns you about suspicious auto shops. that's next.

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welcome back. there are certainly trustworthy mechanics and honest smog test shops and then the shady ones. >> consumer investigator chris chmura says there's a new way to steer clear of crooked auto shops thanks to one of our "responds" teams reports. >> good morning. back in 2019 we told you about a napa woman whose oil change cost her 16 grand because the shop ruined her engine. she didn't know the shop failed seven state inspections and was accused of fraud. the only way for her to find out is look up the shop's license online, search through the docket and decode legalese. we went through the hoops and we got the legislature involved and the state has taken action. the bureau of automotive repair just rolled out this, a brand new shop locator tool. it combines a map search with

state disciplinary records. the search results flagged shops that have gotten into trouble like this one on probation, that red bar is front and center, tough to miss. a 180-degree turn from the napa story we shared where the driver was in the dark. >> as the legislative body took that story to heart because of the work did you to help highlight the issue and we can resonate with it. when we take our vehicles in, are we going to the right place? are we being duped? >> we put a link to the shop locator on our website. go to nbcbayarea.com and click the "responds" option from the main menu. serena williams now just two wins from another legendary accomplishment. she can tie margaret court's all-time record for grand slam championships if she wins the australian open. a short time ago they defeated second seeded simona halep.

she tied roger federer for the most major matches of all-time with 6327 she will face naomi osaka in the finals. coming up, long lines at kaiser hospital to get the covid-19 vaccine shots. take a look at this. up next, what kaiser is saying about it. plus, thousands of people making vaccine appointments, not showing up. does it mean their shots could be given to anyone? what one health expert is saying about it, up next. plus the iconic coca-cola sign gone in san francisco but the story is not about to fizzle out. up next, a taste of its possible second life. we'll tell you about it. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:30, the state's largest health care provider is facing some heat this morning. the long vaccinations lines at one hospital, ahead of a worker protest organized for later today. let's get started with your day. "today in the bay" continues right now. good tuesday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's get to "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live outside of kaiser san jose hospital. >> reporter: good morning to you both. that line foroutside the buildid almost around the outside of the

building, as people showed up for their appointments yesterday. taking a look for yourself, people say they waited nearly two hours to get that shot, and to make that second dose appointment. kaiser told us in a statement they didn't overbook people for their vaccines, and blamed the location instead. tal statement reads in part "current space constraints which may contribute to wait time will be resolved next thursday when the vaccination clinic moves to a more spacious outdoor tent, and we will more than double the number of vx vaccinators." kaiser workers will picket outside their hospital later this morning. they say they want better safety protocols to limit covid infections among staff. the health care giant's been hit with 12 fines by cal osha totalling more than half a million dollars statewide. the largest fines were here in the bay area, for violations at nine different kaiser locations bay area wide. now that does not include a fine by santa clara county over an

outbreak that happened here at the kaiser san jose facility in december, which the county says wasn't reported in a timely manner. kaiser permanente says they are appealing that fine and also the 12 fines that were levied by cal osha. we'll let you know how that turns out. in san jose, kriyou, kris. california now has the highest death count anywhere in the nation. nbc now reporting more than 47,000 deaths, about several hundred more than new york. the new cases and hospitalizations are still trending lower. california is closer to the middle when it comes to deaths per capita. even with vaccines stretched thin, people in the south bay are apparently no showing about 10% of the time. that's acoring to a new santa clara county data. it adds up to about 4,500 missed appointments. it's possible some people are doubling up when they book but one stanford health expert believes the county, they need to have a better plan.

>> having a wait list available, there needs to be some kind of plan in place to try and mitigate these kinds of problems and this was a pretty good number of doses that were left over. >> saturday alone the county had about 300 leftover doses. for the record, the county says none of the vaccines are being wasted. happening today, santa clara county will start using saliva tests at more of those pop-up covid testing sites. until now, you were likely receiving the nasal swabs but saliva tests are considered easier and quicker. the new test was introduced last week at emmanuel baptist church testing site in san jose. the south county annex in gilroy will also start implementing the new saliva test this week. the covid lockdown on the cal campus now officially over. students living in residence halls no longer have to remain in their rooms. they'll be able to leave between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. this has been going on since the covid outbreak on campus in mid-january.

there have been 936 infections on uc berkeley campus over the past year. a follow-up on a story we brought you last week, the oil spill by the chevron refinery in richmond. today the city council wants to discuss this and wants to know cause, the impact and how to prevent another one. you may recall also as much as 750 gallons of low sulfur diesel fuel and flush water spilled into the bay last tuesday. so far, there doesn't appear to a major impact on wildlife or public health. more and more people are trying to make it in the bay, but they're falling behind on their rent during the pandemic, according to new numbers reported by the "press democrat" focused on sonoma county. the data indicates more than 10,000 tenant households county wide are falling behind. in the meantime, statewide, as of december, just over 1 million

tenant households are behind on their rent. new this morning, remember this scene last fall? it's when coca-cola removed its iconic sign near the bay bridge, in san francisco, where it stood since 1937, but a taste of it may soon have a second life. "the chronicle" reporting supervisor matt haney asked the soda company to hold on the big "c" being restored. it is big. 28 feet. he's still trying to figure out where it should go. i know a lot of people would like to have a piece of that history. he says he's actually open to any ideas so we will see. always loved driving by it. driving around the bay area, we'll check the morning commute in a little bit. but at least clear skies today, kari. >> absolutely. we're going to get a lot of sunshine today. we're starting out the live look outside in dublin, checking out 580, visibility is good but you might want to make sure you have the sunglasses today. we'll see our temperatures going from the low 40s to the mid to upper 50s by later today, so it

does look like for at least the first part of the commute, you're using the heater, but then later today, it's going to be windows down, as we head up to about 59 degrees in livermore, we'll see a high of concord, and 61 today i up in a. mike, any metering lights have been turned on since about 6:19 to be specific over there at the toll plaza. the lanes are filled in now. just in the last five minutes, they've filled in, coming off of the maze and we've known about that off the 880 overcrossing. the map we'll show you where the arrow is and smooth drive once you get past the incline. the circle at the top, west 80 around hilltop we have one lane blocked as crews arife with a crash, only one lane but still slowing for the upper east shore, really it for the

commute. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:36. america's top doctor anthony fauci getting a million-dollar award for his work during the pandemic. up next, what he's planning to do with the cash. president biden hitting the road for a $2 trillion stimulus and has converts. the big board in new york city, the dow started the day at a record and has set new records on the way. and kids in crisis. up next, "today" show's savannah guthrie joins us live to talk about a new series how kids are coping during the pandemic. that's straight ahead. it's 6:37. you're watching "today in the bay."

there is very little doubt the pandemic is having an impact on our children. starting this morning, the "today" show takes a closer look at kids under pressure. the focus is on high school students. here's one principal on the challenge teens are facing. >> we have some of our sophomores on campus that have really only been in high school for a semester. >> i'm actually one of those people who like to get involved in school a lot. >> so one day you got a million things to do and a million places to go, and then everybody's at home. what has that been like for you? >> it hasn't been the greatest --

>> so tough for these kids. well you heard her there as well joining us now is "today" show's savannah guthrie. good to see you, savannah. we know you reached out to your alma mater to bring us this important series. this partnership with nbc news and stanford school of education, tell us about this research. it is so important. >> yes, it's a group in the bay area that commissioned the study and nbc teamed up with the survey of high school students. it started before the pandemic, actually, but then continued through the pandemicsnapshot in time, and you see very distinctly that the level of stress that kids feel has really increased during this pandemic. it's of course having to study in this environment where you've got zoom school, kids are saying it's harder to learn. they're finding it harder to focus, they're sitting in front of the computer eight hours a day. they've lost friendships, they're missing out on all of these moments, and what the high

school experience is supposed to be. some are trying to figure out how to get into college. there's also just physical stress. some of them have talked about headaches, backaches, neck aches, so we really see home fo these students. >> exactly, and i know you look throughout the country but you also looked at a school el cerrito high in contra costa county, one of the 12 schools included in the research. but the thing is that you broke it down as well to come to look at some of the pressures that kids are facing right now, even how girls compare with boys. >> absolutely. that was one of its most striking things to come out of this survey and yes. the high school in the bay area was another one that was in our student survey of 11,000 students, but yes, we really saw that girls almost twice would s super stressed out and a lot of the girls that we will talked to for the series, they talked about feeling really isolated,

alone, internalizing things, worrying about things, even if you think about social interactions, when we were in high school, laura, maybe you'd between classes in the hallway. now, if you want to make a friend, you got to call them, zoom, text p it's all kind of lost in translation and to say nothing of the fact there's also a pandemic going on and we talked to a lot of girls who had lost family members due to the pandemic so there's a lot to stress out students in any situation but this pandemic made it worse. the solution starts with a biggie, just talk to your kids, even just asking how they are made a huge difference. >> that's really important to note, you're not just addressing the problem. you're offering tips and solutions as parents just trying to work through this. as parents are working from homes themselves. >> absolutely. yes, exactly. we know it very well. >> don't we ever?

my kids the trip lets aren't in high school yet but it's busy around here as i know with you as well. >> definitely. thank you, laura. >> thanks so much, savannah. and of course, stay tuned to the "today" show for that special. >> good to see some great things happening. cash prize for dr. anthony fauci. president biden's top medical adviser is getting $1 million for his week during the coronavirus pandemic. the money will go toward scholarship dollars of his choosing. the dan david foundation is behind the honor and says dr. fauci is "courageously defended science" and goes on to say he advocated for the vaccine distribution to millions of people. president biden will make his first official trip outside of the washington area today to push for his stimulus plan. >> scott mcgrew, president biden wants to spend pretty big. >> he does indeed. he says it's the best way to not only save the economy, laura, but to get it back up and

running, as quickly as possible, and get it running at full speed. and he's going on the road today to push that message. his audience isn't just folks in wisconsin, the state that went his way during the campaign. it's also for republicans who aren't so sure, spending $2 trillion is the right idea. but the president is winning over converts. here's president biden with his president's day address. this is produced by the white house. >> but i know we'll get through this. i know better days are head. i know it because i know the story of the history of the journey of this nation. the american people have never, ever, ever let this country down, given half a chance. >> the president is winning over converts. a new poll of mayors and governors show many republicans who run cities and states welcome the stimulus money, as they are forced to make cutbacks to essential services like police and fire. whether or not we can afford a

with reasonable people on both sides of the argument. can he we do know historically stimulus works. whether it's the new deal or 2009's american recovery and reinvestment act passed by congress back when biden was vice president. it helped pull us out of the great recession. the lesson biden took away from that though was the result ant growth was very slow. he and many economists think with the benefit of hindsight, we should have spent more money. on capitol hill, nancy pelosi will create a commission made up of outside experts to investigate the attack on the capitol modelled on the bipartisan committee that investigated america's response to the 9/11 attacks.l be watching for mr. b to leave the white house and off to milwaukee and his speech, talking it about on the midday news. follow me on twitter, i am @scottmcgrew.

>> thanks, scott. 6:46. let's take a trip. this is my hometown, memphis, tennessee, and if you just popped it up and didn't tell me where this is, i wouldn't know. that is memphis. kari was telling us earlier today, 2 degrees in memphis this morning. i texted my mom, she said yep and she says the internet is still down. a lot of the internet service there is down. so she says she's just sitting at home. she doesn't have to work today. so boom. >> let me ask you this, my friend. do you miss it? >> not now. i'll take the california weather any day over that. >> all right. let's check in with kari right now. >> it is so crazy. i was checking in with people across the country -- >> yes, they're experiencing the cold snap. >> yes, really cold weather and we've also had some extreme temperatures as well as some extreme weather. we were checking out the tornado

possible tornado damage that happened in north carolina. i think we have some video of that, as we were saying that the cold front was sweeping across the country. they also had some severe weather and this deadly storm killing three people in fact, a tornado today. here we have some quiethink we' complain about what we have going on, this beautiful sunrise about to happen as we look at walnut creek and looking toward mt. diablo. our temperatures are a little bit cool but it will be a nice day if you're home schooling today, headed out in the backyard, temperatures in oakland starting out in the mid-50s and reaching up to about 60 degrees, a lot of sunshine today. for the little breaks which are so needed at this point during home schooling for recess. most of our temperatures reaching into the upper 50s and low 60s. slightly warmer tomorrow, more

sunshine and we'll see more clouds moving in on thursday. because rain won't be far behind. we'll wake up friday morning to scattered showers, first starting in the north bay and pushing ac ross the rest of the bay area for friday morning. if you have some friday afternoon outdoor plans it is looking good. looks like this rain is in and out of here quickly but we may have one last shot of some showers by saturday morning, especially near the coastline, but saturday afternoon also clears up. a couple of quick rounds of rain. 0.1" to 0.25" of a rain. some higher rainfall in parts of the north bay. san jose barely getting anything here as well as redwood city and freeh month. for the sierra we need a lot of snow but this next system coming in looks pretty light, maybe one to six inches of snow and we say we need more because we're looking at the sierra snowpack and how that compares to normal.

we are right now only at 67% of our average amount of snowpack for this time of the year but we are doing the best in parts of the central tahoe area for the central sierra around lake tahoe, 75% of the normal amount of snow. we only have this really one chance in the next seven days, as we look at our weather here, we'll be in the mid-50s, upper 60s, and then we'll see that chance of rain on friday, but then saturday it's going to be a little bit cooler, once that system passes, but then look at the warmup we'll have early next week, reaching near 70 degrees, while san francisco will see temperatures warming up as well but we do have several more days of some more seasonable weather before that rain moves in on friday. mike, you've been tracking the morning commute. any issues starting to pop up? >> yes, kari, it looks like i have good news and it is for some folks, depending on how you're driving toward the bay bridge. give you the live look at the toll plaza where we see the traffic actually looks a little

bit lighter on the left approach lanes and look at that, 880 overcrossing less backup now as well. not entirely great news. coming off of the carquinez bridge look at the map. we have that crash westbound in rodeo and hercules. westbound 80 jammed up just dri. only one lane is blocked, a crew there, no major injuries but a dump truck may be extra spectator slowing, keeping folks from the bay bridge what keeps things lighter. crash in concord highway 4, and south 808 another kraesh at wynton, i believe this should clear from lanes, one lane blocked from what i understand but you see slowing off the castro valley y as well. those three areas are the only three areas of major concern, everything else is actually very light. i've cjose, where northbound 101 just for the last ten minutes showed slowing, already starting to clear once

again, and a live look at fremont as well as we show you the volume of traffic, it was really bumped up over the last few minutes, talking about the headlights heading southbound, this is off of auto mall, i think down toward tesla. looks like it's thinning out now and the northbound side has stayed steady past the truck scales but we were showing some slower drive, i was concerned, i against it's better toward the south bay now, back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, crews in portland are racing against the clock. this is to save a floating home from sinking. that home is docked along the river and listing under the weight of heavy snow and ice. the floating home not occupied. portland has been slammed by the winter icy storm that left a path of destruction. 6:52. coing up next a our top stories, a live report from the east bay where the oakland coliseum opens today as a new mass vaccination site. what people can expect there on the very first day. a lot more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. here is a quick look at the top stories we're following, including oakland coliseum opening this morning as a mass vaccination site. let's go toy in the bay's" bob redell, live in the eastbob, are they worried about these vaccine shortages they've been seeing? >> reporter: so far not yet. the moscone center had to temporarily shut down because of

the vaccine shortage which is a nationwide problem, but the oakland vice mayor rebecca kaplan tells us she is confident the oakland coliseum site will be able to fulfill its goal of 6,000 shots per day. >> those new doses are not here yet so we're very thankful that the oakland coliseum site they are setting aside 6,000 doses a day from the federal supply to start the service at the coliseum site, even as we continue to push for the nation to ramp up with vaccinations throughout the country. >> reporter: the biden administration in conjunction with the state of california has designated the oakland coliseum site as one of its first 100 vaccination sites nationwide. it's part of a pilot program. last night the national guard, fema, state employees, they put the finishing touches on this 30-acre parking lot at the coliseum where people will receive their shots starting at 9:00 this morning. governor newsom through a tweet urged eligible people to register for the covid-19 vaccine.

this includes people who are over the age of 65. again the vaccinations start at 9:00 this morning. doors close at 7:00 each night. running seven days a week. california has officially turned over its vaccination process to blue shield, the state currently vaccinates about 1.5 million people per week. blue shield's goal to vaccinate 3 million people per week by march, 4 million people per week by the end of april. why we're standing outside of dublin b.a.r.t. station because at the coliseum, b.a.r.t. transit agency will hand out free $7 b.a.r.t. tickets to anyone who just received their shot so they can get home on b.a.r.t. and also ac transit offering free shuttle service to the coliseum for anyone shedding there for their inoculations. reporting live here in dub lin, bob redell, "today in the bay." a lot to keep up with, to cut through some of the confusion, nbc launched a new

website called plan your vaccine. it tells you how, where and when to get your covid vaccine and interactive map that can show you the closest vaccination site near you. go to planyourvaccine.com. we'll have to wait another week to hear san francisco school board members debate the tentative agreement to reopen classrooms. the discussion was originally scheduled to take place today and pushed back to february 23rd. the tentative agreement includes staff returning only after being fully vaccinated and students only returning if san francisco is in the orange tier with more limited instruction if it reverts back to the red tier. happening today oakland unified plans to hold other virtual public hearing on classroom reopenings starts at 5:30 tonight and van sedrick williams will hope. the district is waiting upon guidance from the state when it comes to setting up its reopening plans. 6:58, on your tuesday

morning, taking a peek outside, beautiful iconic golden gate bridge. slou cloudy start out there. kari has a look at our forecast. >> we are going to get a lot of sunshine for today, as our temperatures reach into the upper 50s. mid-60s tomorrow. a little bit warmer but more clouds moving in on thursday. we will have some rain in the forecast on friday. we'll update you on that as well as what's ahead for the weekend over the next couple of days. how is it looking for the commute, mike? >> kari, it's tough drive coming off the carquinez bridge headed westbound, your commute direction over toward hilltop drive. the crash blocks one lane with the activity, but that's a critical part, where folks are jumping on the freeway. because folks are held up there, the traffic down the rest of the east shore freeway and the bay bridge toll plaza we take a live look and see the traffic is a little bit lighter than last time we saw. the metering lights are on, though. >> all right. that does it for "today in the bay" on this fat tuesday.

>> that's right. it is fat tuesday. thanks for starting your morning with us. as we leave you this morning, a live look outside overlooking south bay city of san jose. the "today" show is coming up next but we'll be back with a local news update in just half an hour. have a great day. good morning. nationwide misery. nasty weather pummelling the entire country. snow, ice, and record-shattering cold creating havoc from coast to coast. the south brought to a standstill by a rare dose of winter. >> we're just not prepared for it. the city's not set up for this kind of weathe >> millions now without power. and overnight, a deadly tornado strikes in north carolina, trapping people under piles of debris. >> we had several homes that were destr, edveral that were severely damaged. >> al is tracking it all. signs of progres