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 washington. a look at this morning's top covid headlines. the disease is causing a sharp drop in u.s. life expectancy according to the cdc, the biggest drop since world war ii. experts there are now predicting 560,000 covid deaths in america by this time next month but the positive this morning, the u.s. is now vaccinating 1.7 million americans per day. having an impact on vaccine ilu heading to the bay area. a live look in chicago and dallas. in chicago, some side streets have been socked in with snow since monday. in texas, millions remain without power this morning. slick roads and icy runways are leading to all those delays. our "today in the bay" team has leave team coverage as all this plays out. tracie potts is in washington tracking the impact the weather is having on president biden's

vaccine plans as well. first, kris sanchez live with a closer look at how distribution delays are affecting bay area vaccine appointments. >> reporter: good morning to you all. the weather here is pretty mild, but it's the weather elsewhere that's delaying vaccine distribution here making a lot of clinics and vaccination sites hit the brakes just a bit. i want to show you part of a letter sent for appointments for covid vaccines today and tomorrow canceling those appointments and the letter says because severe weather throughout the country has delayed our vaccine shipments. if you have an appointment in marin county for a second dose get in touch with the county. in sonoma county 8,000 doses were delayed by the winter storm set to arrive this week and hadn't as of yesterday and county leaders say they have enough vaccine to keep going for now.tas warned because of the weather there will be widespread delays over the coming days, so state health officials are suggesting

to county leaders that they delay first doses and really prioritize those second doses for people so those vaccines given are not wasted and more guidance will be coming later today. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much. let's bring in tracie potts now looking at the white house vaccine rollout plan. tracie? >> laura, the white house has announced they are spending $1.6 billion of existing money on expanding testing for schools, for disadvantaged communities and for supplies while they're waiting on congress to act on the bigger covid relief package. and the storms you mentioned affecting 30 states, also affecting vaccine shipments. some as you noted to the bay area are delayed. the cdc is warning cases are dropping because we're coming off the holiday surge, not

necessarily because people are getting more shots and those new strains of virus could push those numbers back up. >> the continued spread of variants that are more transmissible could jeopardize the progress we have made in the last month if our -- if we let our guard down. >> reporter: now instead the biden administration now says because the vaccine production is experiencing delays, it could now be mid-summer or july before those shots are available to everyone who wants one. next month is the one-year anniversary of the shutdown of our country because of covid-19. the white house is still discussing how president biden will recognize that. laura? >> yeah. a year. pretty amazing to think about. thanks so much, traci. in the meantime a financial boost is on the way for some

californians. overnight governor gavin newsom tweeted 5.7 million californians will receive $600 stimulus checks from the state. families that make less than $30,000 a year will receive the money. the governor's nearly $10 billion plan quadruples the amount of money to help small businesses going from 500 million to $2 billion that will be available in grant money. a follow-up on a south bay gym that's been racking up fines for violating health orders. it's now closed. the gym called california ripped fitness is on east capitol expressway in san jose and accumulated believe it or not $1 million in fines. pretty much any given day you could observe people working out inside. a sign on the window cited constitutional rights. now the gym owner has submitted a statement of compliance the county plans to the debate to keep the sky star

ferris wheel in san francisco keeps going in circles. supervisors have tabled the vote to extend the golden gate park ferris wheel attraction pushing the vote to next months. supporters want to keep it another four years but it was supposed to be gone next month. critics cite the noise and impact on wildlife. it's closed until san francisco leaves the purple tier. happening today in eight hours, nasa will attempt to land a $3 billion rover on the surface of mars. "today in the bay" bob redell is live outside of nasa in mountainview. this is a nail biter for those engineers. >> reporter: correct, good morning to you, marcus, because some of the researchers here at nasa ames in mountainview worked on til attempt to land on the red surface at 12:55 this afternoon in what nasa describes as 7 minutes of terror. that's the time it takes for a

$3 billion rover to complete its final decent on to the surface. they can only watch as the spacecraft uses a parachute to decelerate from 12 miles an hour and a rocket lower the rover on to the surface for the final distance. fascia ames researchers developed the sensors harnesses the electronics on the aero shell of the victory. chabot space and science astronomer in oakland ben burr says landing nasa's rover on mars will be challenging because scientists are aiming for the jezero crater. >> a basin surrounded by s the places to land so they have to be more precise in where they sit down this rover. >> reporter: nasa believes if there was or still is life on

mars they have a good shot of finding it in the ancient river basin. unlike other martian rover this car sized perseverance will deploy its own miniature helicopter to fly over the surface. it will collect core samples to be brought to earth during another mission ten years from now. there are a number of virtual landing watch parties including one being put on by the chabot space and science center that begins at noon today about an hour before the actual landing. reporting live here outside nasa ames in mountainview, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> space exploration always interesting. thank you. >> fascinating really. eyes are on the forecast for the mission. meteorologist kari hall tracking what is expected. good morning, kari. >> yeah. it's always a great opportunity to learn about the difference between earth and mars and, of course, as we look at earth, we have a more temperate climate and it takes us 365 days to make

a trip around the sun and our average temperature is about 57 degrees. we have an active magnetic field which keeps our atmosphere intact but when you look at mars, well, it takes a whole 687 days for a year to happen and the average temperature is 81 degrees below zero. they have a weak magnetic field so that atmosphere just gets lost in the space. it's going to be really cool to watch that today. of course all of us learning about the planets and it's going to be a great opportunity for the kids as well. heading over to you, mike, how is it looking here on earth for the morning commute? >> kari, you did a mars forecast. i have to look at mars traffic once the rover gets there, i predict one vehicle. we're looking at our roadways on vsion here and the maps are going great and two incidents to report, though, this is north bay 680 at the mission turn off there, the transition ramp affected by a

car that crashed into those sand barrels. it's a distraction for the southbound side and folks getting on to mission. keep that in mind. meanwhile, southbound 101 another crash reportedly involves an overturned vehicle south of capital express way. chp will get there shortly. gamestop nonstop. next on "today in the bay" the capitol hill hearing now set for the big players connected to the stock market drama. plus, is there a way to predict the future? you bet there is. a look at the odds story coming up. >> i worship them. put them in a bag. >> revamping a classicit star t role as core rel la and the loo. you're watching "today in the bay."

good thursday morning. right now at 5:12, these are the temperatures you'll feel as you head out the door. it is cold. most of us in the 30s and low 40s. it is still going to be a really nice day. not as much sun. we'll talk about when the rain returns in the forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. if you're heading south on 101 coming up toward hel ier,

chp has arrived. a more heavily traveled route on 101 north of the crash. we'll show you the area coming up. good morning. very happy thursday to you as well. so facebook is getting criticism down under for blocking users in australia from sharing news articles in their posts. this all stems from a proposed law that would force facebook to pay the news agencies if people shared news content on social media. so facebook just cut off all the posts that did that. google taking the opposite tack and will pay. facebook really has little to lose here. google is trying to organize the world's information so it needs access to that information. facebook in the past wished people shared more personal things and less particularly about politics it has little to lose by shutting off australians from sharing articles. the cost of natural gas

continues to climb as the nation experiences that deep freeze. in texas, the governor there has ordered natural gas companies they have to sell to texans first before allowing gas to travel to other states in the pipeline and probably violates the constitution's ban on states interfering with interstate commerce. wall street will watch that today and first time jobless claims. those are getting better as fewer americans lose their jobs. we'll hear from roaring kitty today. roaring kitty is the online moniker for this fellow, keith gill, who may have been the central influence behind all those people buying game stop shares. he'll testify before a hearing today along with the ceos of reddit and the app robinhood and they'll talk about the rush to buy gamestop stock and why robinhood users from buying more. as we said in thongress is hoping to accomplish, but fact

finding can be helpful in and of itself. if you're making money or looking to make money and have fun with it this might be your place. a new company lets you bet on whether certain things are going to happen, for instance, whether the tokyo olympics will happen or how soon 50% of americans will be vaccinated. it just got new venture capital money. it's basically a futures market, not that different from the futures board that i show you every morning showing you how traders are going to bet for the day. here's the thing, those bets tend to be really good, what's going to happen. if you get a crowd big enough the wisdom of the crowd is smart and you get great answers. economists have been studying this for centuries and it's been proven over and very interestin. well, you can kind of bet on anything in vegas, but it's bringing it to the web. >> that's right. new this morning, jetblue getting rid of change fees for

most fares following similar moves by other major u.s. airlines but the announcement comes with a major catch. passengers in basic economy will not be allowed to bring a carry-on bag. the new restriction goes into effect for flights starting july 20th. >> going to be stuffing my pockets. >> what is that? nothing. what's trending this morning, a big classic, a big screen villain returning. >> that's right. we're getting our first look at what to expect from disney's new cruella. >> a new day brings new opportunity and i was ready to make a statement. ♪♪ how does the saying go? i am woman, hear roar. >> emma stone taking on the

role. it is due out on memorial day weekend. she's one of my favorite villains. fun be. trending singer and rapper lauryn hill hit a major milestone more than 20 years after its release the miss education of lauryn hill has been certified diamond. that means it has sold over 10 million unit and makes her the first woman rapper to go diamond. the album earned 10 grammy nominations for hill and five wins including album of the year. i think i contributed to that as well. diamond. nice. >> i remember that album so well. >> right. >> we could play some of that this morning as we open the doors,' we get ready for the day. meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. it's going to be nice.car. >> that's what we can do, mike. >> either way. either way. let me sing i'm told we don't have time for my singing. all right. we'll move on. looking to the south bay

southbound 101, folks we talked about a crash, an overturned vehicle southbound 101 approaching heler. there was a traffic break but the sensors never changed. light traffic right now. we'll watch for a report about the injuries but if they were major they would be talking about it right now. there's damage to the sand barrels north 680 in mission but a smooth flow of traffic past that scene and pretty much for the rest of the bay and the bay bridge toll plaza a live look shows you an easy drive, great conditions for the drive. from time to time the flags move around, but you have a better way of measuring what happens in the weather front. what do you have? >> i think it's definitely going to be a we are starting out with cold temperatures and also a clear start but as we go into today, we'll start to see some more clouds moving in. if you're going to be heading out to the park and enjoying this warmth that we're feeling at least for the middle of the day in spots like martinez, i

think a layer this afternoon will be better because we have a chilly start with low 40s. heading to the mid 50s by lunch time. and we're getting ready for rain, so out ahead of that we're seeing the clouds starting to move in. some of the showers don't get her until tomorrow morning. as we go through the timeline we'll start to see some of the scattered showers by early tomorrow morning, first in the north bay, and before sunrise. then it's going to be mainly light for some of those downpours that come through. some scattered showers by 10:00, 11:00 for areas south of the golden gate bridge and then going into tomorrow afternoon, it's starting to clear out. there will still be another chance of rain and the next round comes in early saturday morning. this maybe heavier for parts of the north bay and then kind of falling apart before it moves inth north bay on saturday and all clear for saturday afternoon. if you are lucky enough to be heading to the sierra this weekend, there will be some light snow coming down.

good travel conditions for today as well as for early tomorrow. then by tomorrow afternoon, snow showers coming down in squall valley and alpine meadows. going through the forecast we have that chance of showers and look at how warm it's going to be early next week. meantime san francisco will see temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. now we turn to our climate in crisis and we've all been looking at things we can do to help out the environment and reduce our carbon footprint. now we head over to our vianey has one of her climate hacks. >> good morning, kari. this morning switching sink single use paper towels for an eco-friendly option, not to mention look at it, it has cute prints. might be thinking paper towels what can be a harm, can't be too bad. get this, the problem with using single use paper towels it takes 17 trees to make one ton of

paper rolls. so it definitely takes trees out and, you know, there's definitely better ways to do it. what's a good solution for this? well, switch to paper towels that can be washed and reused multiple times. the one i showed you with the dog design can be washed right alongside your clothes and can be reused for up to six months. of course you can disinfect and all that good stuff and use the micro fiber towel option that's another great way to do it. if you do that, the payoff for this is every household swapped out at least one roll of 70-sheet paper towel single use we could save 544,000 trees a year. it makes a difference even if you switch out one roll, do a mix of both, it's definitely going to be a nicer, friendlier impact on our planet. for more climate hacks, more like this one for everyday household items follow me and

head over to our websiteomlimat climate in crisis. i will see you there and can't wait to hear your ideas. i'll send it back to you. >> saving our planet one step at a time. thanks so much. outrage bowling over in the big apple. >> next on "today in the bay" the new investigation launched into covid data governor andrew cuomo reportedly withheld and how his team is responding to those claims.

5:25. new york governor an due drew como now under federal investigation. the fbi looking into how he handled data on nursing home deaths during the pandemic according to a senior official familiar with the investigation. overnight the cuomo administration said in a statement the doj has been looking into this for months and that it has actually been -- it has been cooperating. it's believed up to twice as many deaths may have been tied to covid or 15,000. right here on nbc bay area "dateline" will take a look at a murder investigation and do something it has never done before. "dateline" is kicking off a true crime docuseries and follow a murder suspect thomas randolph who is accused of killing his wife sharon. the series will go behind the scenes of the investigation with

hundreds of hours of exclusive footage and access to randolph as well as and family members. the daughter of one of randolph's six wives revealing the moment she heard her mother was killed. >> i got a call from a good friend of my mom's and was watching the news and saw a shooting happened on the street and she says, your mom, yeah. so i drove over to my mom's and i saw a cop car and lights and i knew. i just knew. >> you can watch the first of "dateline's" three part docuseries the widower here at 10:00 p.m. coming up next, top stories we're following including another east bay city adding hazard pay for employees risking their health during the pandemic. delaying a return, the north bay school district suddenly making a change and the reasons

it's giving parents for the hold up. we'll be right back. 5:27. now at 5:30, exiting t

bay, thousands are packing up and moving out as many struggle with rent and housing prices. a live report on the fallout and where many people are going now. plus -- >> i think by the fall, i think october is a reasonable guess. >> a timetable for hope.

the progress one county is making in the vaccine rollout. and the new timeline for opening up priority to essential workers. a death in police custody sparks a new legal claim. why one east bay claims the tragedy reminds them of george floyd in response from police. "today in the bay" continues right now. it's thursday morning, marcus. we like to call it friday eve around here. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's get right to our top story this morning, and the struggle of making it in the bay. we are getting a clearer picture of how many people are fleeing and here during -- from here in the bay area during the pandemic and they are searching for more space to work interest home and lower cost of living. that means the bay area no longer part of the future, according to a brand new research just out. >> let's go live to san francisco this morning. "today in the bay" cierra johnson is sifting through the

studies and we're talking about thousands of people getting out. personally i've known a lot of families that have left. >> reporter: good morning. yes, i can tell you i live in the city and my building is slowly dwindling because folks are still leaving. now a lot of people were given the option to work from home back in march but this data is saying by december, folks were still making that decision to leave the city altogether. now the folks doing this research used data from cell phones as well as change of address forms. researchers have determined between 1.5 and 3% of san francisco's population left the city over the past year. in total, some 46,000 people have left the bay area altogether. where exactly are folks going? the postal service received nearly 140,000 change of address requests from san francisco households between march and november. that means about 8,000 of those folks moved to alameda county

and san mateo county, 7,000 from san francisco made that move. and some of the other top locations out of state was the austin area. another huge hub there in austin, denver about a about 17 households made the move to portland, oregon. as you can imagine it's about supply and demand when it comes to the housing game. a lot of the rental prices are falling. 23% decline in rent over the year and in terms of folks living in condos or renting out their condos, about a 15-year high in availability, so a lot of folks moving, kind of changing the landscape of things in san francisco. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson, for "today in the bay." >> thank you. santa clara county ready to expand its vaccine rollout. health leaders announcing a wider priority list fec tev february 28th. it will include teachers, child

groups such as food and agriculture workers. health leaders say that the county is making good headway vaccinating seniors and tease time to push forward providing supply rates remain stable. >> it's gradually increasing and the primary limiting factor is supply and we don't get estimates for this is what your supply will look like in a week or two weeks or four weeks. >> the county has 80,000 appointments over next week, meanwhile starting today the alameda sheriff's office will start vaccinating its employees. unfortunately the department has lost two staff members to coronavirus. other new vaccine sites are popping up across the bay area. alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton is a drive-through site. anyone 65 or older and health care workers are eligible but you must have an appointment and a vaccination site now a pilot program.

san mateo county is working out to see if the airport parking lot would be a good fit for a mass vaccination site. our covid coverage continues online. nbc launching the website called plan your vaccine and this will give you all the information you need to know including how to sign up and when you can get notified when it's your turn to get the vaccine. there's an interactive map to show you the closest vaccination sites near you. go to planyourvaccine.com. new this morning, santa rosa schools are pushing back the reopening of classrooms and its in-person instruction planned to begin march 1st is no longer possible. the superintendent says it will announce a new timeline. the district says it's negotiating with its teachers union on a return play plan. many were concerned about vaccinations. recent cdc guidance suggests vaccinations should not be required to reopen schools. pae

workers. approving $5 an hour pay increase for workers at large chains including grocery and drug stores. that ordinance will remain in effect through the duration of the pandemic. here's more details for you, california grossers association already taking legal action against similar hazard pay measures in southern california. it will argue next week to block the long beach ordinance that triggered closures for two underperforming stores. now it's suing to block the same plan in west hollywood. the trade group calls it too big of a pay hike for retaile to absorb without some kind of consequence. developing, the family of an east bay man who died following a police response plans to file a legal claim today. 30-year-old angelo quinto died after christmas. police responded to call at his home when family members say he became agitated.

a new on his neck and he was unconscious by the time he was put in an ambulance. they retained a civil rights attorney john burress. >> he was snatched from his mother's arms, thrown to the ground, police jumped on him and put a george floyd type hold on the back of his neck. >> our team was unable to get a response last night from police. investigators have told one newspaper that the cause of death is not known and there are still just too many unanswered questions. 5:37. let's take a peek outside and get a little fresh air that will wake you up. a cool start overlooking san jose in walnut creek. i thought it was the bay bridge. i paused as i looked at my little monitor here. we know it's a cool s cold star. we are going to see it changing as we go into today. warming up, still feeling mild

and a cloudy start to our day. we're going to see the clouds throughout the afternoon. showers move in tomorrow and then a nice warmup ahead as we go through the forecast, but taking a look at what to expect today, at least it's clear in the tri-valley. yesterday we had dense fog here, but look how cold it is. we've dropped down to the mid 30s and stay there over the next couple hours but then the warmup happens by late morning and we'll get some peeks of sunshine today. we'll talk about the timeline of the rain coming up in a few minutes. mike, any problems for the morning commute right now? >> not problems, but still tracking a couple of incidents. on the bottom of our map we're looking at south 101 at heler a couple chp cruisers. no slowing southbound with lighter traffic. we're moving nicely through t'l lights slowing on the a crew th.

damaged sand barrels at the off ramp. that may be the distraction over there and a little build typical for the tri-valley. a look outside as a live view shows you 580, a much clearer view. the fog is not a major issue. kris? >> hi there. kris sanchez in san jose. talking about the impact of the pandemic on families and in particular how it's affecting moms disproportionately. more americans than expected lost their jobs last week. president biden says who would be against trying to help them out? this morning our black history month series shines a spotlight on a musical powerhouse performer h.e.r. she's known as a child prodigy performing on the "today" show at 10. last year she won two grammy awards and nominated for the song "i can't breathe" she

co-wrote following the killing of george floyd which sparked protests across america. she performed "america the beautiful" as part of this year's super bowl. we salute the life and many sounds of he.r. .

good thursday morning. if you're planning to head to tahoe this weekend we are going to have some good travel continues today, but then some snow heading over towards squall valley and alpine meadows for

the weekend starting tomorrow. off and on snow showers through early saturday and we could see a few more inches of snow. we will talk about bay area rain in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. and we're looking at a new incident of possible traffic break getting away from the bay bridge. getting to the bay bridge a quick look shows you you're not alone but not having any delays right now. we'll check the traffic on highway 24 coming up. the latest weekly jobless numbers out moments ago. first-time jobless claims hit 861,000. that's 13,000 higher than the previous week. it's also far higher than what experts were forecasting. another 4.5 million americans filed continuing claims. president biden says america needs to help those out of work by increasing food assistance and lengthening the amount of time that people can claim benefits.

scott mcgrew, the president said what's not to like? >> right. there's a lot not to like if you are republicans or at least some members of the republican party who are objecting to the costs this morning. the white house counters the cost of doing fog is far higher. now president biden met with labor leaders yesterday in the oval office discussing the issus well and said that the stimulus simply just needs to be passed. >> what don't they like? what particular program don't they like? don't they want to help people with nutrition? don't they want to help people be able to pay their mortgages? don't they want to help people get their unemployment insurance? don't they want to make sure people are unable to stay in their -- able to stay in their homes without being thrown out in this pandemic? what don't they like? >> democratic lawmakers will deliver the president's plan on immigration this morning.

they'll do so to capitol hill. there are a couple details on it. it's the u.s. citizenship act of 2021 laying out an eight-year path for citizenship for undocumented people who are already in the country who have not violated any laws or any rules beyond crossing the border. there would be background checks as well. a five-year waiting period for a green card followed by another three-year waiting period for citizenship after which any person could apply for citizenship. daca kids and refugees and farm workers who have a long history of working in the united states would be pushed to the front of the line. "the new york times" reports the pentagon waited until this week to ask the white house permission to promote two women to four-star general because military leaders worried president trump would have said no. president trump's former secretary of defense mark esper confirms that story.

generals must be promoted with permission from both the white house and the senate. congress will hold hearings over that gamestop debacle today. the ceos of reddit and trading app robinhood will testify along with a fellow who goes by the moniker roaring kitty. he encouraged people to buy gamestop shares. we'll talk about that as we talk about this a half hour. a person to watch here is maxine waters out of california. she will head the powerful committee that are asking these questions, the house financial services committee. she says she wants real change on wall street, but knows wall street is going to try to confound the issue with lots of terminology and claim people can't understand and she says she's going to cut through that. i was just text something staffers on that committee a minute ago. there's question whether this will go forward because of the weather. the weather in -- well everywhere really is terrible.

we'll be monitoring that on twitter and follow me on twitter @scott mcgrew. the covid crisis not hitting everyone the same way. over the last year women have lost more jobs than men. those who are still working carrying a greater share of the workload at home as well. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with some of the pressures on working moms. you're one of them, kris? >> aren't we both, laura. it's not family, but within the family unit, it seems that moms who are also working at home are really getting beat up by this pandemic. i want to show you some findings of an academic journal, 80% of mothers say they are also responsible for housework at home, 66% of mothers say they are mainly responsible for child care and 75% of mothers say they are spending more time helping

the children with distance learning while still working their own jobs trying to keep the family finances afloat. the numbers are higher for single mothers. while more women than men have lost their jobs during the pandemic, the jobs report showed of the 227,000 jobs lost, women accounted for 86%. when those jobs finally start to come back and we heard that jobs report they're not coming back yet, but as the jobs come back without schools and child care fully open, women may not be in the position to apply for those jobs just yet. >> kris, certainly hits home for us. we're all moms here at "today in the bay" as well and, you know, you're just trying to work and hold down the fort and do what we can. >> yeah. you have three young children, the same age i imagine you need help with distance learning. >> exactly. i mean we're at it every day.

the thing is they're triplets so they're all in the same class and get the same homework. we're doing science projects and everything. i do love the opportunity to be with the kids and see those ah-ha moments of when they really get something, but i do, you know, i've had to brush up on my math skills as well. i find out how much i love california history and vocabulary and all those great things, but it is busy. i'm not unlike any other mom out there that, you know, is just trying to juggle it all. >> yeah. kari, both of your kids at home trying to get them their occupational therapy and other interventions they need. >> right. i am fortunate to have my mom here to help care for them while i'm working, but we're distance learning and, you know, before the pandemic i had a whole squad around me when it came to

tackling autism for both of my children. we had those occupational therapists and aba therapists and counselors and special education teachers and when the pandemic hit they're gone and now it's all falling on me to try to give them all of the services they need. for my daughter she's in the critical time where really early intervention is all you have for autism and i'm just trying to take all i learned from her previous therapists and apply it to her but i'm not doing a good job at that. here she is 4 years old and i can barely get her to say a word. i can't even find services to help me with her right now. then i'm also focusing on my son who does get services, but it's after school so he spends all morning online on school and then he has this online services and night until homework and, you know, at the end of the day,

he's just so frustrated, stressed, crying, he's having a hard time understanding what to do. this is third grade. i can't imagine what it's like for people who have older kids. it's really stressful. >> it is. >> i will say that -- >> i'm tired. >> exactly. let's just all go to bed. i think that's importance sometimes. you leave the dishes in the sink and go to bed earlier and you just say everything else can wait because, you know, you have to take care of that social and emotional component. i'm in a different situation because my kids are older so their academic rigor is high but they are pretty self-sufficient. the challenge for us is keeping they're also sharing workspace. they share a well. definitely some of the skills

they've gotten through the pandemic are life skills. they have learned how to do laundry and load the dishwasher my way, not their way, and they've learned to make their own lunches and clean up after themselves because in a tiny space, with two working parents, you just can't have them not doing those things. it's probably something that they should have been doing all along as they were growing up and we gave them chores, but definitely we've gotten more serious about the chores. i know you guys are doing the best you can and we've talked about it off air and it's -- it's really challenging. >> yeah. life skills, though, the kids are learning as well. well, we'll keep going at it. we still got a show to do too. school and work. everybody is sleeping for the o. >> and thanks -- >> they let us do this. they let us do this juggling of work and juggling our children too. we're thankful to, you know, the management team at nbc. back at it.

thanks so much kris. >> nbc news is presenting a special series talking about kids under pressure as well. we're going to share what kids have to say and explore what can be done to help them out so they don't get stressed out. got to keep the family calm as much as we can. and dinner on the table, bringing home the bacon, fry it in a pan. too young to remember that. >> now it's meatless bacon. >> all right. let's get the woman doing it all for us as well, kari hall, our meteorologist. how is it looking out there for us, kari? >> we're getting ready for another day of home schooling too, so we're going to be heading out in the backyard for a little while today, but it's going to be a little bit more cloudy compared to yesterday. we're starting out with a clear start in walnut creek, but it's also very chilly as we go into today, taking a break, heading to the park. we're checking out our forecast

for rares going along with partly to mostly cloudy skies we'll see today and across the bay area, we're going to see a high of 64 degrees in san jose, 62 in napa, san francisco reaching 60 degrees and it's still going to feel nice today, but then tomorrow is when the rain arrives and it starts first in the north bay. late in the night hours into early tomorrow morning, here we are at 5:00 before sunrise. we can see some light showers will be moving through. it won't be raining all day and not all of us will see the rain. by tomorrow afternoon, we're getting some clearing but there will be one more chance of some rain early on saturday morning. we could see at times some heavy downpours but this will not affect all of your saturday plans. i think by the rest of the day it's going to be clearing out and we'll be dry for the rest of the weekend. we're only looking at about a tenth to a quarter inch of rain

with all of those showers passing by. heading to you, mike, you've been watching the commute. what's going on right now? >> a lot of cars passing through the areas that we typically look at some congestion. easy drive this week as we look at the maps a smooth flow of traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. we did have a traffic break heading away, highway 13 cleared. move a mattress out and traffic fully restored. back to you. happening now, a woman now in charge of the tokyo olympic organizing economy. former openen seiko hoshimoto replaces yoshiro morey who resigned after making sexist comments. you can only watch the olympics july 23rd here on nbc bay area. thursday morning including how we're doing in vaccinating veterans. the latest numbers there. plus, more reopenings today. up next, which popular east bay

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