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good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. the commute, well we're going to wait for mike to get to that in a bit but first the forecast for you on this thursday, meteorologist kari hall has been tracking temperatures for us and starting out a little cold up there. >> yeah, it's cold this morning, but once the clouds move in it's going to feel a little bit milder as we go into this afternoon and as we head into way. look at our high temperatures for today, it's going to feel nice and still a little bit of a breeze in the air and not as much sunshine as yesterday. we're looking at a high of 65 in morgan hill, 60 in oakland. we'll talk about what's ahead as the rain moves in tomorrow. mike, any problems for the morning commute? >> no real problems, kari. folks are fixing the problems. we're looking at green sensors to show you it's a smooth drive.

we're looking toward the approach to the bay bridge with no incidents there. the arrow is marked on the screen. a little slowingo major problems on the span southbound from spencer to the north tower there. a crew restricting you down to one lane. that's what i'm talking about, repairing the roadways. back to you. we start this morning with a vaccine rollout and santa clara seeing plans to expand its priority list as "today in the bay" explains, more essential workers and teachers will soon have access. >> reporter: thanks to in santa clara county more than half of people 75 and older and almost half of those 65 and older have already been vaccinated, so it's time to move to the next step. >> effective february 28th, we will be expanding the eligibility for covid-19 vaccinations. >> reporter: that will include educators and child care workers, emergency service workers like police officers,

an and agricultural workers. santa clara county has more than 77,000 appointments scheduled over the next week. >> it's gradually increasing and the primary limiting factor is supply and we don't get system for this is what your supply will look like in a week or two weeks or four weeks. >> reporter: speaking at a televised town hall, president joe biden hopes the vaccine supply surges over the next several months. >> we will probably be in a place where anybody who want as vaccine will be able to get one some time in may. >> reporter: ucsf department of medicine chair dr. walker says two developments will help speed up the process. first, many of the country's mass vaccination sites including those here in the bay area are running under capacity. when they get more doses they can move more people through. second, if the single shot johnson & johnson vaccine is approved for emergency use next week it means another vaccine will be added to the supply. virus mutations and lockdown

fatigue are still real challenges but the promise of expanding vaccine availability does give some hope for an eventual return to normal. >> i think by the fall, you know, i think october is a reasonable guess. >> reporter: sergio quintana, "today in the bay". other new vaccine sites are popping up across the bay area. alameda in pleasonton is a drive through site. you must have an appointment and a vaccination site at sfo is in a pilot program. san mateo county is testing if the airport parking lot would be a good tight fit for a vaccination site. nbc launched a new website called plan your vaccine. this gives you the information you need including how to sign up and get notified when it's your turn to get the vaccine. there's an interactive map that shows you the closest vaccination sites near you. go to planyourvaccine.com.

now to a live look at the san francisco skyline, as covid cases are falling, counties are getting closer to relaxing restrictions. the governor says the red tier in the coming weeks. ian cull explains what needs to happen and what counties move up to red. >> reporter: john renovated his san jose restaurant last year but has only been able to seat people for a month in the pandemic. >> hanging onng closer to the red tier where indoor dining is allowed at 25%. >> they will let us work inside for a percentage, more people, more employees, more staff coming back. >> we got the lamps in here, but it would be nice to sit at the bar and watch a game. >> reporter: to move from purple

to red and reopen indoor businesses the number of people testing positive for covid needs to be below 8%. the good news bay area counties are meeting that goal. but then new cases per 100,000 people need to be below 7. that's where there's still some work to do. >> there are many variables in the mix including we know that some of these new variants are circulating in the area and it's difficult to say how that might impact the case rates. >> reporter: but some encouraging signs when governor newsom said much of the state should move to more relaxed tiers as soon as next week. >> so if the trend lines continue then i think, indeed, that is the case we'll see counties move not just from purple to red, but more and more red to orange. >> reporter: when we go red, dining, churches and movie theaters can open indoors at 25% capacity, gyms at 10% and it's all closer to coming back. >> ian cull, "today in the bay."

. now to a historic day ahead, nasa's complicated landing on mars is set. ben burr says landing nasa's perseverance rover on mars will be tricky because scientists are aiming for a crater and looking for signs of life in the lake bed and a helicopter is part of a mission. >> the little helicopter drone that will go along with perseverance with test flights to improve the concept we can use aerial robots. >> if all goes as planned, the rover will send pictures and soil sample analysis from mars back here to earth. and you know, marcus, a lot of people don't want to watch a historic mission to mars alone. the chabot science center are hosting virtual landing parties at noon. tune in on their respective facebook and youtube pages. that will be fun. you get the krispy kreme

doughnuts with it and you have a party. >> a party in my tummy. >> see you online. >> okay. all right. 4:37 and it is time to get a look at that forecast for you. cold temperatures to start off the morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect the rest of the day. >> yeah, take a look at how cold it is for a lot of areas and people waking up and heading out the door. we are below freezing in clear lake, but most of us slightly above freezing in parts of the north bay and the inland valleys and san jose 38 degrees, 34 in morgan hill. after starting out with cold temperatures we are going to see a nice warmup today but it won't be as sunny. more about this and what's ahead in the forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking driving around the bay? >> it's looking great, kari. it's looking like we can see better than yesterday as well. let's take a look at the maps, north bay and napa is cold again

but not talking about freezing fog yet. no problems reported by chp. smooth drive over there. looking to the south bay, peninsula, easy as well. getting toward the altamont a tiny bit of slowing but the live look in dub lynn we can see it today. back to you. >> thanks so much. 4:39. gamestop nonstop. next on "today in the bay" the capitol hill hearing now set for the big stock market drama. this morning our black history month series shines a spotlight on a musical powerhouse performer. h.e.r. is known as a child prodigy and performed on the "today" show at 10 years old. she won two grammy awards and nominated for the song "i can't breathe" which she co-wrote following the police killing of george floyd which sparked protests across the world. she performed "america the beautiful" as part of this

year's super bowl. we salute the life and many sounds of h.e.r. >> he loose leads an afterschool program. using song and encouragement fostering success in school and beyond. this week's change maker is sakima williams. thank you for making a difference.

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tracking our next rn moving in and today we'll start to see those clouds that we were not getting as much sunshine, but we'll talk about the timeline of the rain and how much you can expect, that's coming up in a few minutes. right now we're looking at

your timeline which should be about what you expect this time of day as we look at freemont, a smooth flow of traffic, we saw the fog creeping in late in the show yesterday and kind of hanging there and no problem. we'll check a bigger view coming up. wall street looks set to open mixed to lower this thursday morning after another mixed session on wednesday. the dow rising closing at a record high, the s&p 500 ended flat and the nasdaq dropping more than half a percent. investors reacting a little bit to the minutes from the federal reserve's meeting last month. they show officials are skeptical about the economy improving enough for a move any stimulus measures or raise interest rates any time soon. in focus today reports on housing, manufacturing and the number of people filing for new unemployment claims and earnings out of walmart. gas prices are expected to rise up to 20 cents a gallon in the coming days after winter storms knocked out several refinerieso $3 gas by summer.

refinery outages have moved about 20% of the nation's oil refining capacity shoun due to shortages of natural gas needed to run the facilities. analysts say wholesale gas prices have edged up 10 cents a gallon and retail prices should follow soon. the big players in the gamestop market drama will make their case to lawmakers on capitol hill today. wall street hedge fund managers, ceos of reddit and robinhood and a youtube streamer known as roaring kitty are defending their roles. they insist while the market turmoil around the stock was unprecedented there was no foul play. lawmakers have questioned whether robinhood was siding with hedge funds and bet against shares of gamestop and other companies over individual investors. with your cnbc morning business report i'm brian sullivan. thanks, brian. 4:44. behind bars next here on "today in the bay," the arrest made in connection to the amberhe bay a.

plus, searching for answers as to what went wrong. the legal claim an east bay family plans to file against a police department and why they say the tactics are similars to the george floyd case. we'll be right back. valley. our climate is changing fast. we're seeing it and living it. together we can help save our planet. we're talking eco-friendly solutions. from creative ways you can help from home, to local companies leading the way. join the fight to save our climate in crisis.

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a beautiful clear shot to start offs the morning. clear path to a beautiful day. i don't know. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall with that. >> yeah, we are starting out with some really nice weather here and i wanted to take you back to what's happening across other parts of the country. really in with this dangerous cold, we're seeing yet again another snowstorm hitting texas and it's extending all the way up through parts of the midwest the mid-atlantic and now to the northeast. that coming along with the bitterly cold temperatures that they are seeing, where still a lot of temperatures for the middle part of the country down into the single digits and some teens this morning. once again, we have a lot of that wet weather, the snow, the ice, all of that going on as that system moves to the east. here at home, we are going to have a really nice day again today with our temperatures going from the upper 30s to the mid 60s. a mix of sun and clouds, it

won't be as clear and sunny as yesterday, but we are going to get ready for much needed rain. few spotty showers tomore north sunrise tomorrow morning, and then moving to the south and east as we go into tomorrow late morning into the afternoon. we see clearing for friday and then on saturday morning we'll wake up once again some of us hearing the rain hitting the roof once again especially in parts of the north bay. as we look at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, clearing out and the rest of the weekend is dry as we will have cooler weather but it will start to warm up. our rainfall totals looking light here, about .1 up to a quarter inch of rain for the north bay whiles the sierra will get light snow from 4 to inches. we'll be watching that. heading over to you, mike, what's going on with the

commute? >> we have folks doing the roadwork and we thank them for that. i heard about a crash, north 680 and mission, no slowing in the lower right-hand corner portion of the screen where it would be located but the icon is on the map. zooming out we showed you the clear view from our dublin camera. a little slowing over the last few minutes. looks like it's calming down now. getting toward the bay bridge, the travel times are great, no delays, at the bay bridge toll plaza a light volume of traffic continues. back to you. the family of an east bay man who died following a police response plans to file a legal claim today. a warning some of the images you're about to see may be disturbing. "today in the bay" sheryl hurd report fear was death. his second biggest fear was the police. that's where a lot of my guilt comes from too. >> reporter: it was antioch police who came to cassandra collins' home when her son

angelo quinto was having a mental health crisis. >> he was asking us what's going on, and he experienced this before, but we never really associated it with mental health. >> reporter: bela collins says her brother was getting agitated and paranoid and she and her mother felt a 911 call was the only answer. when police arrived they found mother and son on the bedroom floor. cassandra says she was holding her son in a bear hug to calm him. >> they see us, nothing is happening. >> they asked me if my mom was restraining my brother or if he was restraining her. >> reporter: these pictures were taken by the family showing angelo on the floor, police surrounding him. his family says he was handcuffed. >> maybe one or two seconds of transition to the floor, he cried out, please don't kill me twice and they said we're to the going to kill you. >> reporter: their attorney john

burr says police tactics are in question here. >> he was snatched from literally put a george floyd-type hold on theck >> reporter: the family says angelo was unconscious when he was put in the ambulance. he died at the hospital three days later. we did reach out to the antioch police department and they have yet to get back to us, but they did tell the mercury news that his cause of death has yet to be determined and a toxicology report can take weeks. they reported police did not use physical force and there's a lot more questions that need to be answered. in antioch, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. new details this morning, a second arrest in the doordash kidnapping involving two small children. san francisco police have arrested 27-year-old german morazan. police already arrested erlin

romero. investigators say the two men stole a minivan on february 6th with a 4-year-old and toddler inside the van. the father was making a food delivery when it happened. police found the kids safe and unharmed in the van hours later in the bayview district. coming up, a big day for u.s. tennis. serena williams, one of two u.s. women shooting for a possible all-american aussie open finals. one of those matches turned into a three setter. we'll served up what happened next. happening now, a woman is now in charge of the tokyo olympic organizing committee. former olympian seiko hosh she moto replaces owe shiro morery who resigned. hosh she moto served as the olympic minister in the japanese prime minister's cabinet. the move could be ground breaking in japan where women are rare in the board room or in positions of power. remember, you can only watch the

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. 4:56. definitely a good news/bad news deal for american tennis this morning and all of it centered around the australian open. i'll start with the bad news. tennis legend serena williams losing her semifinal match to naomi osaka. she was trying to tie margaret court's record, 24 grand slam championships but she lost in straight sets to osaka. and other semifinal through america, jennifer brady, yeah, she sweated out the tight three-set match winning the final set 6-4 and plays her first ever grand slam when she

takes on osaka on saturday. your lesson for the day never count out the warriors. last night hosting miami, the warriors were down as much as 19 points and they never once held the lead in regulation time. they tied it going into the stretch and in overtime, finally grabbed their first lead eventually winning the game in the hearts of warriors fans everywhere. the final score 120-112. >> i saw the end of the game. it was good. trending this morning a new option if you're missing your favorite bar during the pandemic right now. >> cheers to you, but you know, it doesn't have anything to do with a drinking part of it. there's a website called i miss my bar and what's does, it plays sounds you would hear maybe whe beer. it even includes the sounds of bartenders working, drinks served up. i don't know if it comes with, you know, some of the bad pick-up lines you might hear in a bar as well. you can supply your own.

>> yeah. i don't have to hear it. sorry. i'm here with friends. don't talk to me. 4:57. winter whiplash, next on "today in the bay," live team coverage of the wild weather from coast to coast and the impact it's having on vaccine shipments. plus, facing fallout. new troubles for a south bay gym that defied local health orderers and remained open. we'll have the latest on the status this morning. we'll be back. it's 4:58. a lot more news ahead.

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now at 5:00, a brutal storm creating icy roads, power outages and vaccine delays. the effect this is having on appointment schedules in the bay area. >> the federal government has to chip in and make sure we get this done. >> as cities and states face roadblocks, joe biden makes new promises for relief. live team coverage from d.c. to the bay. on a mission to mars the final countdown to the moment nasa's perseverance dmatic atte the red planet and bay area teams that will be holding their breathe. "today in the bay" continues right now. all right. thursday morning, thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus