new state resource tracking available doses. and ongoing misery from an unprecedented winter storm, bringing record cold to much of the nation. the latest on the power crunch impacting millions of people. all of that, plus meteorologist kari hall tracking what's in store for us here at home as "today in the bay" continues right now. a good-looking live view out there on this wednesday morning. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. president biden today starts a new push for an infrastructure spending bill in hopes to create millions of jobs. a live look at the white house where the president is expected to meet later today with labor leaders. >> last night, he attended a town hall in milwaukee, wisconsin. this was his first official visit anywhere since taking office. he promised to get more children back to school giving more vaccines to teachers. >> teachers and the folks who work in the schools, cafeteria

work should be on the list of preferred to get a vaccination. >> the white house has doubled the number of weekly vaccine shipments since inauguration day to more than 13 million. the president predicts the pandemic will ease by the end of the year. vice president kamala harris doing her first sitdown interview since taking office and she's sitting down exclusively with nbc. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live with a look at some of the key issues that harris is focusing on during the administration's first 100 days and the big one is of course the pandemic. what does she have to say, cierra? >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. yes, as you could imagine, the number one topic that vice president kamala harris did discuss is getting those shots in the arms. a pushing point fo the first 100 dayimagine, she b talking points to that interview. we're still combing through the interview. it just happened, but we want to bring you a clip of what she said about getting those shots in the arms. take a listen. >> we have a vaccine now, and

that is great, but we need to get it in the arms of all americans, and as the president said last night, we expect that that will be done in terms of having the available supply by the end of july, and so we are very excited about that, and we're excited about what we've been rolling out. >> reporter: and that supply has been a sticking point at a lot of the mass vaccination sites. we've had several mass vaccination sites open in the last couple of weeks and also had several others shut down because of a shortage of supply. so vice president kamala harris wanting to get the supply out right now we have moderna, the pfizer and we're hoping for the johnson & johnson vaccine to be presented to give a little more option but right now she's hopeful for the shots in the arms. in the next half hour we'll bring you more of that interview. she also talks about immigration so more on the push for the shots as well as the administration's plan for

immigration. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> cierra, thank you. watch that exclusive interview with vice president harris, coming up on the "today" show, that's at 7:00, right after "today in the bay." former president donald trump facing a new lawsuit tied to the capitol riot. mississippi congressman benny thompson and naacp suing the former president and his then attorney rudy giuliani. the suit accuses the two of conspireing with extremists to storm the capitol and block the presidential vote count in the process. a trump adviser says the former president did not incite or conspire to incite any violence and also notes trump is no longer represented by giuliani. a vallejo store owner is in critical condition after being shot during a robbery. it happened at the dollar plus party store on sonoma boulevard near veterans memorial park. the victim's wife did not want to show her face on camera but she says armed robbers have targeted the store before.

>> it's easy money, from everybody working hard. it's not right. i don't know. we are all working hard. why they do that? i don't know. >> she says her husband was in surgery last night and she's just hoping he makes it through. right now, police have not made any arrests. another mass vaccination site is about to open in the east bay. "today in the bay" answer bob redell is live at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton. we've seen the mass vaccination sites open in the past few days. what do we need to know about this one? >> reporter: like the mass vaccination that opened yesterday in oakland for example, this new one at alameda county fairgrounds at gate eight will be by appointment only and it will be taupe health care workers and any alameda county resident who is 65 years of age and older. you can see on your tv screen the alamedacountyfair.com website gives you the

information how to make the appointment. the mass vaccination site in the oakland coliseum is the first one in the country run by the federal government, a doses there. the coliseum is equipped to give 3,000 shots a day by the end of the week, the number is expected to grow to 6,000 and they plan to do that seven days a week and for at least the next eight weeks. san francisco is trying to expand the access to the vaccine to different parts of its population. yesterday the city transformed a portion of sf market, a wholesale produce market in san francisco's bay view district, and turned that into the newest vaccination site for a city. during the tour of the site mayor london breed addressed the largest mass vaccination sites in the city, including the moscone center. she says the bay view site is supplied by sudden ersutter hea

expects to vax night 200 people a day and ramp up as supplies become more available. the state launched a new web side called the vaccines on hand dashboard that lets you know how many doses are available in your county, your health care provider network. right now the state has 1.5 million doses on hand statewide. some of which will be administered later today again at this new mass vaccination site opening here at alameda county fairgrounds, again by appointment only. reporting live in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> seems most of the sites are running smoothly, providing hope for a lot of people. thank you, bob. as of this morning, more than 3 million kids across the country have tested positive for the coronavirus and it comes as so many schools dow and when to reopenooms all this week, nbc news is taking a closer look at the stress kids are dealing with during the pandemic. >> the "today" show is breaking down more of the revelations in a recent study of thousands of students across the u.s.,

including some in contra costa county. this morning, savannah guthrie sitting down with teenaged girls to talk about challenges they're facing. >> i think there's more pressure on females, just do better, be better, and work harder, you know, don't slip, be your best self and it's a lot to take on. >> hear more of what the students have to say when the special "kids under pressure" series continues this morning on today. and happening now, another winter storm causing problems during a week already packed with extreme weather for much of the country. at least 30 people have died coast to coast from the storms which have included historic low temperatures and ice-covered roads. more than 50 homes damaged in north carolina by a rare winter tornado that killed three people. and overnight in philadelphia, 11 people had to be rescued when a water main break sent water gushing. here is a live look in dallas, where millions are still without power this morning. and californians are being asked

to conserve energy to help. experts say that even doing small things like unplugging appliances can really save energy for those states in need right now. just like texas. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking all of that for us, the storms happening across the country, but here calm compared to everything we're seeing across the country right now, kari. >> absolutely. and so we can maybe help them out by conserving a little bit of energy today. as they see the second storm system coming through parts of the south, you can see all of the snow that's in purple, the pink shows the wintry mix that's an ice storm and that continues to move its way off towards the east across other parts of the south. and so it's still very cold there, as the temperatures that they're waking up to are still in the single digits and teens, and moving all the way down to southern texas, and then here at home, we do have some dense fog in parts of the tri-valley. i'm watching that. we'll talk about what else is in the forecast coming up in a few minutes and mike, you're

watching the commute. i think the tri-valley is going to be a problem spot. >> yes, in fact we've seen that crop up on the maps. the first thing i want to show, kari, is the live view. it's a clear view of the san mateo bridge. eastbound coming toward us, the headlights there may have been a quick break, you see the traffic now coming over here, with a little bit of a break in the foreground. we're talking about eastbound 92, as we look at the map. i've circled it, a disabled vehicle reported around the high-rise that has been cleared from the report. there's no real slowing around the bay except for the altamont pass but look at the yellow patches there, that's fog registering right now in the tri-valley just like kari said. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:09 right now. out of this world. coming up next on "today in the bay," nasa's "perseverance" rover makes its epi landing on mars. you can celebrate with a tasty . and in business news, a tale of two valleys really.

some people with excellent jobs and many people without. don't break the wrist and bring that putter back -- >> whoa, you're confusing me. just let me put the ball in the hole. >> a hole in one, tribute adam sandler is playing to the classic film "happy gilmore" after 25 years since it hit the big screen. 5:10 this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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out for some dense fog around dublin, and visibility almost close to zero in some spots. also some fog in napa, and it's we will have a nice afternoon. we'll talk about that, and our rain chances in the forecast, coming up in a few minutes. i had just marked this disabled vehicle getting onto the bay bridge eastbound 80 at fifth, it was actually turned out to be a mattress fire that's been cleared getting onto the bay bridge from the east bay very easy right now, as you can see, a little breeze flaps the flags. more coming up. scott? well good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. happy wednesday to everyone as well. bitcoin has breached the $50,000 mark. $50,000 for one bitcoin. it's an investment that has paid off handsomely for a lot of people but the quickly changing value that brings us really back to that argument, it's a terrible replacement for money. you may recall last week we calculated what four people

might have paid for a tesla had they used bitcoin. tesla says it might accept bitcoin at dealerships in the near future. all four paid the same sticker price in dollars. had they used bitcoin the changing value meant different people paid different prices in the space of one month. the bitcoin you spent a month ago got you $40,000 worth of stuff. it's worth $50,000 today, meaning you shouldn't have spent it. a classic and true story about a guy who bought pizzas using bitcoin years ago. those bitcoins are now worth millions upon millions of dollars, if he still had them. back to the graphic. the one we put together last week the fellow in the suit upper left bought the car that day, woman to the right the day before, lady on her phone a week earlier than that, person on the lower right new year's day. with yesterday's change in bitcoin value look what happens. new prices. the fellow who just paid sticker last week threw away $6,000, gets worse depending on how early you spent your bitcoin.

in his cnn town hall last night president biden said he would not move to forgive as much as $50,000 in federal student debt. he said he doubted he had that power. $10,000 he said he might be able to do, but president biden has extended former president trump's moratorium on evictions and mortgage foreclosures for a second time out to the summer, 1st of july. california has its own eviction restrictions as well. a new report from joint venture silicon valley shows tech jobs in silicon valley grew during the pandemic up 2%. google increased their head count by nearly 4%, but that same report shows non-tech jobs were hit hard in 2020. overall employment in silicon valley fell nearly 9%. hotels, restaurants hit hardest, you knew that. but what i didn't know, laura and marcus, and what really puts it in a way that we can all understand, the job losses in silicon valley during the pandemic were worse than they were when the bubble burst

during the dotcom era. >> so many people affected. new with nasa's "perseverance" rover set to make an epic landing on mars, krispy kreme is giving an out of this world way to celebrate. this is out of my calorie intake. the chocolate cream filled doughnut is dipped in caramel icing with a red planet swirl and sprinkles with chocolate cookie crumbs. sounds good. >> yes, stretch out of the stretchy pants. >> you got that right. mars who? >> be as big as a planet. >> it will be me. we have another one trending for you, one of hollywood's beloved golfers back in action, if only for a brief moment in

time. >> yes, it's hard to believe it's been 25 years since atam sandler's "happy gilmore" took his hacks and made audiences laugh in the process and now he's celebrating. >> and i'm not lying to you. that is smashed. smashed. and that went pretty well. you're dead, shooter. >> who do forget happy gilmore's golf swing. he develops a rivalry with mcgavin played by crist tofr mcdonald. he sunk a putt in his living room saying it's all about that short game. shooter's still got it there as well. you can lose it in the short game. >> okay. so cool to see all of those movies from 25, 30 years ago that just coming back, talking about them is really cool to see. >> um-hum. >> and realizing that was 25

years ago. >> i know, then you're like -- oh, yep, time is passing. it is 5:17 this morning for you, meteorologist kari hall, she is keeping track of what we can expect with the forecast for us tooed and kari, it is shaping up to be a good one for us today? >> yes, after a cool morning, we are going to have a really nice day, and this is what you're walking out the door heading out to work, upper 30s in parts of the north bay. some of the coolest temperatures in our inland valleys, checking out the tri-valley, where it's 36 degrees in livermore. 36 also in morgan hill. 41 in san jose. we have some slightly warmer temperatures in brentwood, which you may also be feeling much more of a breeze to start out. if you plan to enjoy this nice mild day and heading out for a hike, in parts of the north bay, yes, it will be a cold start, but wait until later today. take a look at these temperatures. we'll reach into the low to mid-60s, we'll see sunshine, and it's going to be nice for those outdoor activities.

looking across the bay area, expect a high of 64 degrees in santa rosa. in san francisco, 61 degrees and 62 in san jose. concord 65. we're all clear and dry today and tomorrow stays dry, too, although we'll see more clouds moving in. rain is expected on friday morning. it starts first in the north bay, and then kind of fizzles out as it moves across the rest of the bay area. we'll have one more chance of some showers early on saturday morning, but most of us won't see that either, and it will be very light once it passes out of the north bay, and the rest of the weekend is looking mild with some drier weather. as we're looking at korean those two rain chances, only a few hundredths of an inch of rain south of the golden gate bridge and for parts like oakland and fremont, may see up to 0.1 of an inch of rain but it's not the good soaker that we need especially knowing that we have some very warm weather in the ae

in full bloom with spring, even though it won't say spring on the calendar. mike, heading out the door this morning, we're just watching the patchy fog up around parts of the north bay and tri-valley. >> that's right, kari. so most of our viewers are going to have a drive with a little spring in their step? spring in their shocks, i don't know. toward the roadways we have green sensors, but the issue is what you just said, kari, the lower visibility napa also has low visibility, as kari pointed out but over here we're seeing that on our road weather index, the yellow patches but the arrows shows our traditional build through the tri-valley. a live look from the dublin camera shows you limited visibility. remember this is the rooftop camera, headlights closer to us and 580 the at the richmond bridge, a clear view but traffic was just waiting for us to show them on camera.

good morning folks. >> thanks, mike. rescuing restaurants. next on "today in the bay," the takeout task being met by people across the bay area and the easy way you can help out. plus "nbc bay area responds." >> a double mask might be better than a single mask, if you follow cdc guidelines. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll show you how to, next. but first, our team always on social media, check this out. both laura and chris keeping valentine's day going all week. not a day but a week of love. kris and hearts in the salad and laura heart-shaped pancakes for the kids. so cute. let me show you what they're making on facebook, twitter and instagram? i don't need to tell you. you can look for yourself. we'll be right back r you. 5:21.

recently the cdc recommended double masking to protect against covid-19. wearing multiple layers might block more than 90% of particles. >> only if the layers are done properly. consumer investigator chris chmura is here to show us how to. >> double masking is new to many of us, but not researchers. take a look at this video from the university of new south wales in sydney, australia, from july. researchers recorded someone

droplets that fly out of your nose and mouth. here's coughing, the box in the upper right is a single layer mask. the box in the lower left is a double layer mask. see the difference in since covid-19 loves to fly on droplets, here is the bottom line on masks from the australian researchers. the more layers, the better. you don't necessarily need to wear two masks. the cdc's newest recommendations say you can use one cloth mask that has multiple layers of fabric. get back to double masking. the cdc says wear one disposable massing underneath the cloth mask. the second mask should push the edges of the inner mask against your face. do also, do not combine a kn95 mask with any other mask. if you have difficulty breathing, speak with your doctor. they might have a specific recommendation just for you.

now to something good, to support businesses on the peninsula. it's new campaign called restaurant rescue, to help keep restaurants from closing down. >> palo alto restaurant owner brainstorm many of them for the campaign asking people to pledge to spend $25 each week on takeout until may and when you order your next meal, hoping you say restaurant rescue sent me, to spread the word. the group is also encouraging restaurants to create special offers to get more business. >> i like that idea. it's nice. plus they get a night off from cooking, that's great. coming up next, top stories that we're following, including raising some eyebrows. the reason some medical marijuana workers are moving to the top of the vaccine priority list. more fallout, the charges and new plea from boat captain in the deadly inferno that killed divers from the bay area.

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future has in store. and as many exit the bay area, one city is issuing a key reason to stay. the cash now being offered up for home buyers as "today in the bay" continues right now. good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. covid cases are dropping across the country, as states take different approaches to fighting the pandemic, while keeping the economy afloat. what can we learn from comparing the curves of say california and florida? >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with that and a look at how soon bay area restrictions may be lifted. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning to you. all bay area counties have been stuck in the most restrictive purple tier since the surges that started aro improvements and not just in icu capacity, which has been the marker we've been watching most closely. i want to show you numbers, there are a lot of them. look at your screen. the positivity rate statewide is

down to 4.2% from a high of 14% at the start of the year. this is the 14-day average for counties to move from purple to reld. the positivity rate has to be below 8%. another metric is new cases per 100,000 people which has to be seven or fewer to move to red. san francisco and marin are closest at 8.9. new cases per 100,000. san mateo is at 9.6, santa clara county at 10.9, all other bay area counties are still in the teens and solano county is at the highest with more than 18 new cases per 100,000 people. so the question is, did the stay-at-home order work? california was swift and strict and for comparison, florida had fewer restrictions, and a lot of people refusing to stay home and wear masks. and yet improvements are similar in terms of case numbers. ucsf doctor says the lockdowns may have actually contributed to some of the surges we've been fighting since halloween.

>> i would have preferred if we used our principles of three nonpharmaceutical interventions, masks, distancing and it would have allowed to some socialization led to less pandemic fatigue which ended up hurting us over the holiday season. >> reporter: in order to move from purple to red, bay area counties have to show improvement for three weeks, and once counties move into the red tier, we really could see a lot more school reopenings, which have been a very hot topic lately but in order for that to happen, districts and teachers have to come to some sort of agreement and right now they seem to still be stuck, many of them on teacher vaccination, which the governor says there "today in the bay." marijuana industry workers who have remained on the job during the pandemic and can join the line for a vaccine. not everyone is happy about it.

cannabis industry workers are in tier 1a. it's a move that comes as california teachers association is releasing new ads calling for vaccines for all educators. while the change is raising eyebrows, one dispensary operator says his staff deserves protection. >> what we're trying to do is make sure that we be in line it get vaccinated and if we're up, you know what i'm saying we're deemed as essential, we should be able to get vaccinated and make sure all my staff is protected. >> not everyone agrees. some school board members even tweeting out the decision doesn't make sense. there are new websites popping up to help you make a vaccine appointment that includes my turn, and covid shot finder. what the founders are calling a one-stop shop site, similar to the nbc news initiative called

plan your vaccine tells you how and where and when to get your vaccine. there's an interactive map to show the closest sites to you. go to planyourvaccine.com. san francisco and los angeles are below the case threshold allowing schools to reopen but neither is making headway. l.a. county on average the rate right now is 20 per 100,000, and in san francisco it is reported by "the chronicle" it's under 15. anything below 25 cases over five days schools can reopen provided they have plans approved. like san francisco, l.a. schools are hashing out things with the union over returning without vaccinations. essentially at a standstill. haywood students considered housing insecure. according to the "east bay times" that amounts to one-tenth

of the 21,000 students. school leaders apeer appear set on delaying any larger return to the classroom this school year despite recent falling case numbers. "the times" reports elementary students in contra costa's moraga school district are starting hybrid learning. new overnight, the chp is investigating a deadly hit-and-run on interstate 80 near the bay bridge in san francisco. it happened a little after 11:00 p.m. near the bryant street exit. the victim was apparently walking on the freeway, when they were struck and killed. it's believed the first car that struck the victim kept going. people in oakland's chinatown feeling anger and com with an uptick in violent crime. the new police chief says he'll tackle the problem. cheryl hurd walked the streets of oenlgland with chief leronne armstrong. he talked about the spike in attacks on asian seniors and the homicide rate. 18 people have been killed in oakland so far this year,

compare that to three at the same time last year. >> i think the pandemic has taken a huge toll on the normal ways in which we address violence. i think it's also exacerbated, anxiety in our community has led to normal confrontations that we weren't used to seeing result in violence. >> city of oakland slashed $15 million from the department's overtime spending which he says is hampering the police response. 5:36. san francisco is trying to help first-time home buyers try to make it in the bay. "the chronicle" reports the mayor's office has an assistance program offering $27 million in loans for low income first-time home buyers. the city will give interest-free downpayments particularly to teachers and first responders. a lottery system will be used to choose 80 people for that aid. >> 5:36 this morning. as we get a look at what we can expect from the forecast, mike's taking a look at roads. we'll talk about that in a sec but we have to talk about

something that will make us smile. i'm thinking kari's forecast is going to do that trick for thus morning. kari? >> i sure hope so. we're going to have a nice day, even though we're starting out with some chilly temperatures, it's going to warm up and feel very comfortable later on and we'll get some sunshine ahead of some rain in the forecast on friday. spring will be arriving and not on the calendar, but temperature wise. we'll talk about that. let's get a live look outside in the tri-valley, it is hard to see on this dublin camera right now. visibility pretty low, and temperatures starting out in the upper 30s, but take a look at the sun and the warming we'll have by noon. we'll talk more about that coming up, but mike, this may be something to slow people down heading out to work this morning. >> or should slow peopl little r rooftop camera but still looking at that. we're looking at the bay bridge as well where it's easy to see the smooth flow of traffic on the oakland side. no problems, but we have seen a

little bump in the traffic volume over the last 15 minutes. the map shows you with the arrow that's where we're talking about the live camera, no delaying off the berkeley curve or the maze. a little build coming off the carquinez bridge and altamont pass. south bay and peninsula at speeds. same for the east bay. something new shows up around the castro valley y. we'll check in from chp and slowing around the dublin interchange because of the lower visibility, kari showed us from the dublin camera that may be a factor near javier. 5:38. ramping up the push to recall governor gavin newsom. still ahead on "today in the bay" the growing number of east bayll supporting. president biden wants to be straightforward with americans about how long coronavirus may still last. and as part of our black history month series, we honor a transgender activist known to

many in the bay area. honey mahogany was a drag queen, probably best known to the public as the first from san francisco to complete on ru paul's "drag race."francisco. last year mahogany was elected to the democratic county central connection. it marked the first time a black transgender woman has won an elected post in california. we salute you, honey mahogany.

right now at 5:41, make some plans to head out to the park today. we're checking out our east bay forecast, looking at antioch, and it will be a jacket start to the day where you'll need that. it will be much needed but we're going to see our temperatures warming up by noon, and a lot of sunshine, as we head into the 60s today. we'll talk about this, and i'll talk about who inspires me, coming up in a few minutes. >> okay, kari, you don't have to talk about me. let's pick somebody else today. looking over toward the castro valley y, the crash is over on the shoulder i believe but also on 580, the issue is trying to see 580 at points, near tassajara. on the roadway better visibility we have of the roadway, back to you. >> thanks, kari and mike. new details, the charges the captain of the

deadly boat fire is facing. he's pleaded not guilty. he has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges. the captain faces 34 counts, one for each person who died. some were from the bay area. that boat caught fire off the channel islands trapping divers sleeping below. prosecutors say the captain failed to post a night watch. each count carries a potential ten-year prison term. new this morning, a bill now sitting on governor newsom's desk offers a similar plan as last year. for this year's election day. everyone will again receive mail-in balance the los. this is a so-called off year with no presidential or midterm battles but it's looking like more californians will be weighing a measure to recall governor newsom. recent polls indicate about 30% support the idea. nbc station in sacramento independently asked counties for valid signature totals which the secretary of state may update this week. contra costa county has about 10,000, sacramento 27,000.

1.5 million ballot signatures are needed to qualify with the deadline one month from today. president biden will be on the road this week. he was in milwaukee last night. late every he'll travel to michigan. >> scott mcgrew joins us. the president said more vaccines are coming, we still face some very tough months ahead. >> some very tough months ahead, none of that is surprising, laura. you've been reporting about that very same thing but it is a real change out of the american white house. the former president said it will go away in a couple of weeks by itself to a president who says don't be glum but let's be realistic. >> i don't want to overpromise anything here. i told you when i ran and when i got elected, i will always level with you. use franklin roosevelt's example, i'll shoot straight from the shoulder what i know and what i don't know. we don't know for certain but it is highly unlikely that, by the

beginning of next year, traditional school year in september, we are not significantly better off than we are today, but it matters, it matters whether you continue to wear that mask. it matters whether you continue to socially distance. it matters whether you wash your hands. >> the president speaking on cnn town hall last night. president biden says he expects by the end of july there's going to be enough vaccines for all americans. our kris sanchez often points out though it's knots just the vaccines you need. you need enough vaccinators as well. vice president harris meanwhile will answer questions on the "today" show. we'll play some previews of that at the top of the hour at 6:00. stick around until 7:00, you can see the whole thing right here on nbc bay area as harris sits down with savannah guthrie, talking about the pandemic as well as the impeachment verdict >> it is becoming clear while donald trump's influence is fading, it's still a subject both in the media and in

washington, and reasonable people can certainly debate how much time anyone gives to that subject. there is news, though. some members of congress are joining some civil rights groups in suing the former president in civil court for his actions leading to the attack on the capitol. but as we've talked about before, american law, american courts give a sitting president enormous immunity from civil complaints. trump is exposed to some court action for things he did before the presidency, but the new lawsuit is probably moot, based on legal precedent. mr. trump continues to roil the republican party saying senate minority leader mcconnell is dower, sullen and unsmiling political hack and the party cannot win with him in a position of power. mcconnell voted to acquit trump but said before and after the trial trump did incite his supporters to attack. we mentioned president biden, he will be coming through with union meetings today. we will talk about that coming up on the midday news and on

twitter as well. >> thanks, scott. another key moment from the president's town hall last night when a second grader said she was worried about getting covid-19. here's how the president responded. >> used to be go outside and play with your friends and get on the school bus and go to school and everything was normal, and now when things change, people get ready worried and scared, but don't be scared, honey. don't be scared. you're going to be fine and we're going to make sure mommy is fine, too. >> many young people just like that little girl all the way through college really feeling the same way. the variables creating a lot of pressure for kids right now which we're highlighting this week on "today in the bay," getting the kids the help that they need during this pandemic. 5:47 right now. this morning, we're continuing our who inspires me series, as part of our special black history month coverage. every week members of our own

"today in the bay" team talking about people who have had a significant impact on their lives >> today is meteorologist kari hall's turn and kari, i got word you're going to talk about an incredible woman. i can't wait to hear the story. >> yes, this morning i am going to honor my great grandmother, kari bell steward. she was also very close to my mother, who named me after her, so she was a lot of influence to the community. she was a business owner, and she owned royal tavern and restaurant in the 1930s, and back then, it was a huge deal for people to be business owners, especially a black woman, and it was also much needed, because at that time, there was segregation and black people weren't allowed in many white businesses, were not welcome there, so it was really part of the community that had a huge impact for a lot of people

there. that restaurant was across from the municipal college for negroes and she employed students as well and then she started to own apartments and she rented out those apartments to the college students, and my great grandmother's restaurant also was a gathering place for the community, and she did a lot to help out the neighborhood. i've heard stories about theera and all of that has really inspired me to do what i do every single morning, and i just really want to encourage people, especially young people, to ask about your roots, ask your family members about your ancestors. it really can be inspirational, and also something that really powers you to do much better things in your life. you don't want to let your ancestors down, and so it's really an inspiration to me as well, looking back at all that they went through definitely is

inspiration to me this morning. so honoring kari bell stewart, my great grandmother this morning. >> i love it. >> i love it. what an inspiration inspirational woman and quite the entrepreneur as well. >> i was thinking that, too, kari. i see where kari gets her leadership from. kari, you are a leader here as well but to think about that time, you viding opportunity for people, and in communities at that time a business owner was a leader within the community, so i mean, thank you for sharing that story. it was beautiful. thank you. >> thank you for giving me this opportunity to share the story. it really is quite amazing, and you know, it really powers me every single morning. also let's talk about the weather and what's going on as we start out on our wednesday morning, hopefully you're feeling inspired this morning, as you get ready to head out to work and it's going to be a beautiful day, as we take a look

at our visibility down to a quarter of a mile in parts of the tri-valley, and we're going to see low visibility in spots's specially in parts of the north bay up around napa, watch out for that. it's coming along with some cold temperatures, we're in the mid-30s right now in livermore, and it's 39 degrees in clearlake as well as santa rosa. 41 as we check out what's happening in san jose, and also redwood city. after this chilly start, it's going to be a much warmer afternoon, reaching into the mid-60s. we're clear today. tomorrow we'll start to see some more clouds moving in, and then we'll see some scattered showers in the forecast. on friday, starting in t most o some light rain, and thenday wer chance of some early morning showers, and the t rest of the day is looking fairly dry. so between those two rain chances that we have in the forecast, going into the weekend, it's not a lot, and we definitely need a lot more than

this. we could only see a few hundreds of an inch of rain from the south bay up the peninsula and about a tenth of an inch of rain from san francisco over toward oakland. north bay also looking at some light rainfall totals closer to about a tenth to quarter of an inch of rain. so we have this mild weather and those rain chances from friday into saturday morning, but then look at early next week. it's only going to reach into or i shouldn't say only, it's going to continue to warm up. it will reach into the low 70s, which is well above normal, so it's going to feel more like spring, and i think a lot of us with gardens are really going to start to see them growing and thriving and budding and stuff, so we're looking at our temperatures in san francisco in the upper 50s and low 60s, but a nice warm-up early next week as well. mike, you've been watching the fog and impact on the commute this morning. what's going on right now? >> well, kari, it's a minor impact but it is one you should

note as well as 580 getting away from the castro valley y, another thing on that same horizontal, the same latitude, i've circled the issue near the castro valley y eastbound 580 just off the y, we have a crash on the shoulder. no injuries, and no slowing. the arrows show you the typical build westbound and west for 84, cutting down through sunol. notice the yellow highlighting where the fog is thicker like kari showed you from our dublin , where you have to slow it down. plan a little extra time if you're traveling through that portion of the tri-valley and build san jose bottom of the screen, traditional timing north 101, short-lived there. at the bay bridge toll plaza there's no problem. visibility is great outside from the tri-valley and one spot in the north bay, it's napa but as we look at the north bay camera in san rafael you see the traffic volume also as we look at southbound, theseail t lights travelingver o the hill toward

lincoln, north san pedro roadh highway 101 and the fog isn't impacting the speeds on the freeways through napa but again most of the smaeroadw rs so use caution up there and keep that in mind as things change, the sun rises, visibility will change as well. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, a eruption inside europe's most active volcano. streams of hot lava seen flowing from mt. etna. nearby villages are not current ly threatened, and an airport in sicily forced to close due to the explosion now back open. mt. etna's last major eruption was in 1992. of much more ahead on "today in the bay," including nasa's latest mars rover about to touch down on the red planet. up next, we'll meet one of the engineers who designed the unmanned vehicle. what do you think he's going to feel when history is made? you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. 5:57. you're watching "today in the bay." and happening now, police in hayward have released new surveillance image to track down the driver in a deadly hit-and-run, happened saturday at about 8:00 p.m. on huntwood avenue near zephyr, killing a 58-year-old woman who was walking. the image shows a 2005 ford

explorer. police say it most likely has front end damage. anyone with information should contact hayward police. a follow-up for you now. the man accused of attacking a giant tortoise at a san jose preschool is expected to be arraigned today. police say 40-year-old george robles struck or stabbed the tortoise multiple times. the tortoise nearly died but is now recovering. police say shortly after the initial attack at the end of january, he broke into the same school again. robles is facing vandalism and animal abuse charges. new this morning, foothills park on the peninsula may get a name change. "the mercury news" reporting the palo alto city council considering other changes as well to include a $6 entry fee and limiting the number of visitors to 400. the park for now is closed on wednesdays and holidays during peak hours. if approved, the new rules would take effect next month.

in just a few hours, people who have seen some of the worst damage from recent north bay wildfires plan to meet with pg&e. the utility plans to talk about its plans on preventing more fires from happening in the future to residents of napa and lake counties. last week, the state department of food and agriculture released its so-called crush report about the upcoming grape harvest. the 2020 yield hit a low not seen in a decade in part due to impact from wildfire smoke. you can now see nasa at work as it prepares for the latest mars rover touchdown on the red planet. the "perseverance" rover launched last july and nasa will livestream the landing at 9:30 our time. one man helping make the landing possible is mechanical engineer bill allen you see there. he actually started at nasa in the mailroom 40 years ago then climbed the ladder and now an engineer. he helped design the last four mars rovers including the "perseverance" which has a helicopter. >> a lot of folks are interested

in how well we could perform flying a helicopter in an atmosphere of mars, and so we're about to find out. there's a lot to be done, but i will be happy at landing. >> allen says never limit your thinking and if you are willing to work and take chances, you can achieve great things. well said. >> isn't that true. coming up at 6:00, president biden taking his response to americans. >> now is the time we should be spending. now is the time to go big. >> the president saying he wants elementary schools to reopen soon and all n vice president kamala harris pushing out his plan. our goal is that as many k through 8 schools as possible will reopen, within the first 100 days, our goal is that it will be five days a week. >> the vice president is