♪♪ right now at 5, a heated decision. the vote happening today in san francisco over a plan to bring students safely back to the classroom. plus, the push from teachers across the nation to get vaccinated. >> we have the highway or the road map that allows us to do this. also, a live report from washington, d.c. on relief talks set to g w and what that proposal and what they mea? the all-new timeline dr. anthony fauci is outlining for just how long we'll need to wear them in public. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good monday morning. hope you had a great weekend.

thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. a sudden change in strategy for san francisco school board members. they're putting a controversial school name change plan on hold after being skewered for seemingly not focussing enough on resuming in-class learning. >> "today in the bay" sierra johnson has an update on the union talks and some of these calls to overhaul the board. sierra? >> reporter: yes, exactly. as you mentioned, the school board appears to be shifting that are attention. they were initially focussing on renaming more than 40 schools, but now their attention is shifting to getting students back into school. now, according to an op ed in the chronicle, school board president recognized there may have been some mistakes in the renaming process of 44 schools in the district. she continued by explaining that reopening schools is now the board's only focus. that op ed comes as parents begin circulating petitions to recall as many as three board members and of course that

lawsuit against the board from the city. also, over the weekend, teachers around parents held a candle light vigil saturday. teachers pushing for safety issues with their return like regular covid testing and getting more specific details in terms of their vaccination. the problem has been slow as well as political. >> the frustration for me is how everything has become political. everybody seems to be taking a shot at the teacher's union, taking a shot at -- for political gain. >> reporter: and the board president did take to social media to share the board's proposal for reopening, explaining students would have two full days of in-class instruction and three of those days would be at home. now, the board and the teacher's union is expected to discuss -- to continue those discussions about their agreement tomorrow. that is rescheduled from a week ago. so, as soon as you get some information coming out of that meeting we'll of course bring it to you both on air and online.

as you can imagine, students could not return to both sides reach a solid agreement. we're life in san francisco, sierra johnson, for "today in the bay." >> thank you for the latest. starting this morning then youngest students in san carlos will start returning to the classroom. for now, it's just transitional kindergarten through first grade. next week, second and third grade will be added with grades four and five slated for mid march. middle schoolers on hold until the county moves into the covid red tier. the biden administration struggling to deliver vaccines in the wake of winter storms sweeping through some 30 states. today in the bay tracie potts with the latest on that relief, that money relief as well as the efforts to reopen schools. good morning. >> reporter: marcus, good morning. good morning, everyone. so the government was storms swept through as texas was pummelled with snow and now all sorts of electricity and water problems. and that has delayed vaccine

distribution the white house saying they plan to play catchup this week with 4 million doses that just didn't get out last week. congress also playing catchup with covid relief, that big $1.9 trillion bill that includes stimulus checks and money for unemployment and small businesses and billions of dollars for schools. a house vote on that could happen this week, even though republicans argue the bill is too big and it faces an uphill battle in the senate. >> there's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous relief bills that were bipartisan. the money is still sitting in a bank account. >> we may not get a single republican vote, which means we have to get every democratic vote. >> reporter: as we said, it includes billions of dollars to reopen schools. the american federation of teachers, the teachers union said 85% of their members would

go back to class if there was more testing and teachers got priority for vaccine. >> a lot of people saying that, tracie. tracie potts in washington. thank you. another hard number to fathom during the pandemic, over the weekend, the u.s. passed the half million number associated with covid deaths. meanwhile, here in california, there have now been more than 3.5 million confirmed cases and nearly 50,000 deaths. but there is some good news, new infections and hospitalizations they're dropping. right now there are less than 7,000 covid patients and hospitals and that drop of more than one third over two weeks. this comes as dr. anthony fauci warns americans may still have to wear the masks until next year. dr. fauci does expect the country will return to, quote, a significant degree of normality by this fall. kaiser permanente playing catchup on covid vaccines. this week the access should grow wider. kaiser says until now it has not been receiving its representative share of the vaccine every week. starting now, patients over 65 can get their shots.

the health provider says appointments are being booked several weeks in advance. starting today, struggling businesses can dip into the next round of federally-backed stimulus funding. close to $1 million will be available for small businesses that qualify. the maximum grant is $10,000. loans can reach up to $50,000. no real aftershocks to tell you about following the small earthquake yesterday in the south bay. that 3.8:00 quake hit a little after 5:30 p.m. six miles east of gilroy and was felt as far as morgan hill, holster. check out this video. i want to show you this right here, sierra snow packed from space. right now, that snow pack is only about 65% of normal and no real sight of rain in our forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that, but it was nice when we see all that snow in

that area, but certainly more snow is needed. >> yeah, definitely. and unfortunately we do need that snow but it doesn't look like we'll get it any time soon. so we're heading into a stretch of some dry weather. let's take a look at where we are right now as we get a look at our current temperatures in walnut creek. 51 degrees. that's a fairly mild start. then we'll continue to warm up today as we look at our highs reaching 70 degrees in mar tee nas as well as 70 in livermore. 72 in morgan hill and 71 today in napa. we'll talk about a cooldown in our forecast coming up in a few minutes, but right now, mike, it looks like it should be a smooth commute, at least weather yeah. weather wise is great, kari. in fact, pretty much any other is great. north 17. i did hear about one lane being blocked here. it might be on the transition actually the highway 9 getting a little more clarity from chp hopefully over the next few

minutes but we see no slowing on the sensors. minor crash may be on the side of the road. we'll let you know if they have a closure. 580 near top of the screen near isabel. reports of a crash there. over off the central freeway, couple new crashes. i think there's one crash we'll get you more details. the disabled vehicle just shy of the richmond bridge back to you, laura. >> thanks, mike. 5:08. not backing down the middle of a pandemic. still ahead at 5:25, our black history month coverage shines a spotlight on a bay area small business own going above and beyond to help others. >> economist trying to figure out what jobs will survive the pandemic and which ones will be in trouble. we have a list. plus, sent from mars. get ready to know the red planet in a way you never knew it before. all new look. nasa is expected to receive in just hours. it's 5:08. i'm marcus washington and we'll

be right back. you're watching "today in the bay." i'm going to honor my great grandmother, kari bell stewart. she owned a tavern in the 1920s and '30s. it was part of the community that had a huge impact. back then it was a huge deal for people to be business owners, especially a black woman. at that time, there was segregation and i just really want to encourage young people, ask your family members about your ancestors. it really can be inspirational.

[ sfx: ding ding ding ] [ phone buzzing ] [ sfx: bing bing bing ] [ sfx: bing bloop ding ding bloop bing ] the day can wait... enter the golden state, with real california dairy. oh, you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. cause when you hook our community up with the internet... boom! look at ariana, crushing virtual class. jamol, chasing that college dream. michael, doing something crazy. this is the place where we can show the world what we can do. comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wifi-enabled lift zones, so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. oh we're ready. ♪ ♪

good monday morning. right now at 5:11 we're back from having a little time off from home schooling. and today in campbell expect it to start out in the low 50s. it's going to be a beautiful day for the kids to get some time outside for outdoor recess, and it's going to continue for tomorrow. but some changes ahead in the

forecast. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. and a followup for that san mateo bridge it was eastbound getting over in toward hayward in the peninsula where we had that disabled vehicle. looks like traffic flows smoothly there. the graphic there shows the richmond bring moving very smoothly. disabled vehicle still there just before you make the span. well, goormd. very happy monday to you. the stock market will get back to work after setting record after record last week. you may see the dow pulled lower by shares of boeing today, the maker of the 777 ran into so much trouble in the skies over denver. boeing a big component. dow closed less than a point higher friday. you don't see that everyday. meanwhile, we'll hear from the fed chair as he makes his regularly scheduled testimony before congress. the biden administration is

got new plans for the paycheck protection program starting today offering exclusive access to very small businesses, fewer than 20 people. no big firms are allowed for a period of two weeks. small businesses have always been allowed to apply, but many have gotten pushed aside by bigger firms with better relationships with their banks. small business accounts for about half of all employment in the american work force. speaking of jobs. the bureau of labor statistics put together a list recently that shows what jobs are expected to grow in the next ten years and which will be much harder to find as you might imagine that pandemic playing a big part in all of this. among the jobs expected to grow, epidemiologists, scientists, web developers, bio chemists all jobs that require fairly serious education and address some of the problems that we're going to face in the future. now, that same report lists the jobs most at risk and keep in mind, this is not just now

during the pandemic, this is going to be for years and years after. hosts and hostesses are the top risk, according to the government. those are the people that lead you to your table at a restaurant. bartenders, then anything to do with ticketing or travel reservations, hotels, motels, waiters and waitresses. looking at that list, have you used an app instead of a person to do any of those things in the past month or two, i suspect you have. government economists still think we're travel, go out to eat but maybe do it less than we used to do it. much of what's on that list can be auto mated as i mentioned the app. laura, you'll talk about how insta cart is automating. there's a prediction that the factory or the warehouse in the future will have two employees, a person and a dog. and the person's job is to feed the dog, the dog's job is to make sure the person doesn't touch anything in the warehouse. >> wow. got to depend on each other there. speaking of the big warehouse that you're talking

about, new this morning, insta cart is exploring launching robot-driven warehouses to streamline. san francisco company uses more than 500,000 gig workers to process online workers from grocery stores. the financial times reports it's looking at ways to have robots select goods from so-called dark warehouses instead of store shelves. spacex will soon send the all civilian mission later this year. the mission known as inspiration four will carry four people into orbit in october. the mission commander will announce one of the crew members that's going to air right here for you in nbc bay area at 7:00 a.m. happening today, nasa promises you will see mars like never before. it's releasing new images from the perseverance rover today

which will include some new color photos and video. looking forward to that. and trending this morning -- look at this. this is pretty cool. talk about needing a keen sense of direction. visitors to the largest snow maze in canada will find something unexpected as they're getting lost, more space. the maze there 240 feet by 240 feet and took six weeks to build, along with a larger layout, visitors time is staggered to preserve distancing. something smart to do there but how cool is that. i don't know, maybe we should do something like that not us but -- >> marcus, marcus, you can always see over the wall of the maze. the three of us cannot. we get guys. this way. smaller version in tahoe next year, maybe. right, kari? >> yeah. i mean, i love that.

it kind of reminds me of like the corn maze that we do in the fall. a few more of those here in the bay area rather than a snow maze, but you know, may have to travel to canada. we'll see. let's check out what's going on right here at home as we start out with our live view in san francisco. it is a clear start this morning, and if you're getting ready to get up in the next hour or so to head for a run or head to the gym, we'll see the temperatures in the upper 40s and then as we go into today, we're going to see that warmup happening. i would probably wait until later to go for a run. a lot more comfortable as we reach into the low 60s by noon. and then looking at all of our micro climates in the high temperature for today, 71 degrees in napa and in concord. we have a high of 68 degrees in oakland and 70 today in livermore, san jose as well as santa cruz. with the mild weather we'll see, we are also going to have some dry weather as well. so, as we go into the week, it

will be quite breezy at times especially in our hills, but then as we transition into cooler weather on wednesday, it's still going to be dry and at times gusty, but then going into the end of the week still no chance of rain possibly until early march. so, here we are with our temperatures looking at some low 70s today and tomorrow and more seasonal weather for the rest of the week as we reach into the mid to upper 60s. i'll keep an eye out for those rain chances. mike, what are you watching right now for the road conditions? >> kari, i was watching a crash blocking one lane before you get to the highway 4680 connection. you see it circled on the map over there. but only one lane blocked. at most, speed sensors are not green. this is san francisco, folks. looking at southbound 101 actually coming right off of that central freeway westbound 80 seems to be slowing heading towards the scene of a crash.

i think two lanes are blocked judging by the chp report. getting someone over there really quickly, perhaps a couple squad cars and track that progress. once you get through that, there's no slowing heading down the rest of the peninsula or most of the rest of the bay. that's a good flow. back to you. >> thanks, mike. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> electrical project fries her fridge but her refund is on ice thanks to some legalese. nbc bay area responds next. and our team is always on social media. chris sanchez sharing this photo saying her girls have been passing the time inside by putting together this puzzle. finally complete. all right. we got to see it chris. follow her on twitter, instagram and facebook. let her know how your family is staying busy. we'll be right back.

i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor... and switched to... fewer medicines with dovato. prescription dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with... just 2 medicines... in 1 pill,... dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable.

research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed... and get to and stay undetectable... can no longer transmit hiv through sex. don't take dovato if you're allergic to any of its ingredients... or if you take dofetilide. hepatitis b can become harder to treat while taking dovato. do not stop dovato without talking to your doctor,... as your hepatitis b may worsen or become life-threatening. serious or life-threatening side effects can occur, including... allergic reactions, lactic acid buildup, and liver problems. if you have a rash and other symptoms of an allergic reaction,... stop taking dovato and get medical help right away. tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems, including hepatitis b or c,... or if you are, may be, or plan to be pregnant. your doctor may prescribe a different medicine... than dovato if you plan to be pregnant or if pregnancy is confirmed during the first trimester. dovato may harm your unborn baby. use effective birth control... while taking dovato. most common side effects are headache, nausea,... diarrhea, trouble sleeping, tiredness, and anxiety. so much goes... into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it.

ask your doctor about dovato—i did. 5:22. and to honor black history month we're recognizing black americans in our community making history each and everyday. we're calling them our change makers. >> every week we're giving you a peek into their world. we are introduced to this week's change maker east bay resident working on the front lines in the midst of this pandemic. >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus and laura. this week's change maker is angela finally. she not only has not one but two businesses that are both geared

toward helping other people. and she's been on the front lines throughout this pandemic, helping both the sick and the elderly, sometimes free of charge. business owner angela finally says as a child she learned compassion watching her mother care for her special needs sister. >> i was able to watch my mother nurture my sister who was told my sister was born blind, deaf and would be completely -- we were told she would be completely -- she would have to live to keep her alive. >> reporter: doing for others that cannot do for themselves gradually turned into a career. she became a caretaker in 1993 and by 2015 took things to the next level. starting her own home health aide business called superior quality home health. >> we're providing a service to people that need it the most. and we're doing with the very best we have. >> reporter: her business thrived and she was able to provide the quality of care she saw given to her loved ones.

the success of that business led to another. a home cleaning business. she made it a point to hire teens to teach them skills that could turn into a career. and in 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic she saw just how critical her operations truly were. >> they're home. they're inviting you into their home to do better. >> she says staff continues to clean and care for sick patients with a focus on alameda. and through a partnership with cleaning for a reason, some of those services are even done for free or at reduced cost. and while she doesn't call herself a business owner rather a teen member. the businesses have remained on the front lines in the most uncertain of times doing tough jobs with love and compassion. >> my thing is to me, i just want to make sure that we are able to help people. period.

>> reporter: and angela finley she could not do this without her amazing team. as you can imagine, working during the pandemic on the front lines is a stressful situation. her entire team was there throughout the entire duration. she's grateful they stuck by her side. thank you for what you do, angela. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson "today in the bay." >> i love how she's helping the next generation inspiring to help others as well. thank you for that. nbc bay area responds to an east bay woman who wanted to help steering away from her way out of $8,000 dispute with tesla. >> but this wasn't about her car. it was about her fridge. consumer investigator shows us why. >> reporter: good morning. gloria lee says a power surge during the instillation of tesla's sow lar powers and battery. it cost her more than $8,000 in repairs and spoiled food.

she wanted tesla to pay, but it wanted her to sign a written settlement agreement first. she didn't think that was necessary. especially since she said it included a confidentiality clause. she contacted us. our team contacted tesla. tesla didn't respond to us but five days later ms. lee said tesla let her settle the $8,500 claim without a release form. we've seen confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements over and over again. more and more really. especially when there's big money on the line. well, if a company ever asks you to sign one, here is what we recommend. you read that contract carefully. if you don't understand it, well, ask questions. demand answers. and you know what, consider hiring an attorney if those terms and conditions aren't clear to you. send us your consumer complaints go to nbc bay area.com and click the responds option from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. >> thanks, chris.

how about a san francisco victorian to go? traffic hit a standstill in san francisco. this is near tenderloin has crews moved this nearly 140-year-old victorian home. wow. >> the house was moved from its location on franklin street a few blocks to its new location over on fulton street. this move understandably took years to plan, not to mention a $400,000 moving bill. crews loaded it on to a large dolly yesterday, moved it down the street, one mile per hour making way for a new eight-story apartment building at the old location. glad they're saving that classic, though. coming up, top stories we're following for you this monday morning including ready to play. what a new ruling means for youth sports still sidelined across the state. plus, thawing out. the new help texans are getting this is after going days without power and water. you're watching "today in the bay."

every week, nbc bay area is celebrating a change maker, a black american making a difference in the bay area right now. this week we honor sakima williams, known as mr. kimo. he teaches arts in oakland. he also leads an after-school program that empowers young black males. he's fostering their success in school and beyond. this week's change maker is sakima williams. thank you for making a difference.

nobody would have thought that would happen with all these people around. then you hear gunshots. now at 5:30, a violent rampage. the revelations coming to light about an attack on first responders and a killing in a small town leaving police looking for a woman and her child. plus, the new vaccine delivery system in place across the state. and the problems governor gavin newsom is admitting to the rollout. plus -- >> we heard this big crash boom and this big silver piece roll right in front of our picture

window there. >> now grounded. plane parts falling from the sky, a flight forced to make an emergency landing. the investigation now being launch and the changes at the air force as the feds look for a key piece of debris. "today in the bay" starts now. ♪♪ good monday morning, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. 26-year-old central valley man is accused of murder and under arrest and later attempted murderer in a drive-by shooting that left a firefighter and paramedic injured. authorities only captured him after a wild chase. "today in the bay" is live at the county jail in martinez. bob, law enforcement i understand it is still looking for the suspected's girlfriend? >> reporter: correct. good morning, laura. the suspect darian williams is locked up in the martinez detention facility while law enforcement is looking for his 4-year-old son and his

girlfriend. according to law enforcement, detectives say that 31-year-old kimberly meeks and the child were last seen in an audi suv. police want to see what she may know about the string of violent crimes her boyfriend is accused of. williams was arrested in richmond. it's where police say his saturday night crime spree came to an end, but this home in discovery bay is where they believe it started. detectives you can see carried out bags of evidence and the body of a homeowner 64-year-old michael illis. it's a shock in what's usually a peaceful neighborhood. williams is charged with illis murder. she was shot to death. police have not said how kimberly meeks is connected to neighbors say she may have lived there with her son. >> he had some roommates that have been some issues but he's very quiet. >> one time the baby came

wandering over here and i had to take him back to the house. it was raining in the morning. at the end of a chase that led officers across two counties. it's a chase that started with a drive-by shooting outside a panda express in antitok where they were trying to help a man in what's believed to be a completely unrelated incidents. a medic was shot in the leg and a firefighter hit his ankle -- was hit in the ankle. they've been treated and released and are expected to fully recover. reporting live in martinez, bob ridell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. 5:33. as california begins to overhaul its vaccine distribution system the fear is minority communities are getting left behind. "today in the bay" kris sanchez is live with the governor's new push for equality and equity. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. the push to get to people where they are is the reason there is

a vaccination site here at mexican heritage pla z. no appointment necessary. the site is meant to increase the equitable distribution of the vaccine. people who don't have access to the internet, that's okay. people who don't have a car to get here, they can walk right up, no problem. the the oakland coliseum mass vaccination site was chosen to address the issue of equity availability. the site is a partnership with fema. for illustration, let's look at the vaccination rates in white and latino communities. statewide, 33% of whites are vaccinated, double the vaccination rate for latinas. they seem kind of trend follows through in our major bay area county, santa clara county 27 white, 11% of latinos and you see the numbers on your screen. the numbers more dire in black communities. governor newsom spoke about how the state is trying to increase vaccine assets in low income

communities that see case rates nearly 40% higher than the state average. >> highlighting today are these mobile pop-up units that really target tissue of equity and get deep into the community and get deep into projects like this where people don't have access to the internet, don't have access to a vehicle. this is what we need to do more of if we're going to make real the promotion of equity. we have to deliver on equity. >> reporter: now, meeting people where they are is going to be even more critical as that push for vaccine equity continues. the goal here, at least in santa clara county is to get anybody who is eligible to be vaccinated, vaccinated before the state starts opening up to other eligible groups and then people who are -- have a harder time getting to the vaccination sites kind of get shifted back farther in the line and lose their priority status. in san jose, chris sanchez, "today in the bay." sonoma county is expanding who is eligible to get their

shots. starting today people living in the county ages 65 and older, educators, child care workers, first responders and food and agricultural workers are now all eligible. if you qualify, you can get vaccinated at locations that you see on this map. vaccines are also available at any of the 11 safeway pharmacies in the county. appointments are required at specific stores so check ahead. in the meantime, also starting today in san mateo county, unveiling similar vaccine eligibility requirements. there's a lot to keep track of when it comes to getting that vaccine to make it easier for you, nbc has launched a new website called plan your vaccine. tells you how, where and when you can get your shot. there's a map that shows you the closest vaccination site to you. just head to plan your vaccine.com. developing this morning, the faa demanding more than 100 boeing 777 airplanes be inspected. this is after this weekend's scare in the skies above suburban denver. if you haven't heard this story, this is what happened. it really is amazing that no one

was killed saturday because debris jet fell to the ground. that plane just taking off sely to denver's airport. for some reason, an engine failed. ntsb saying that two fan blades fractured. other fan blades were damaged scattering that debris and setting the engine on fire. one aviation expert explains the chain reaction here. >> it not only blew through the case and blew through the coulding damaged the fuselage and blowing out a window causing depressurization. >> passengers there teterrified. united is said to be the only airline that flies the 777 featuring this type of engine. as texas starts to thaw out, a maifsz recovery effort is under way. federal disaster aid has been approved for 77 counties. power was restored to a majority of the state, but millions still without clean water. the governor addressing another

widespread problem there. >> texans who suffered through days of freezing cold without power should not be subjected to skyrocketing energy bills due to a spike in the energy market. >> he's now restricting energy companies from cutting off customers due to nonpayment. essentially placing all bills on hold. and just days after facing fierce backlash from a flight to cancun during the deep freeze, senator ted cruz passed out water to those in need in houston. over the weekend several people protested outside of his home calling on him to resign. in the meantime, united airlines is now also investigating who leaked data revealing when cruz originally planned to return to texas. i'm sure we would all want to get away right now. >> we want to -- >> wu we're right here. and you know what, i think it's a gorgeous day on tap. i've been looking forward to monday morning, believe it or not. >> coming up this weekend, kari,

you said today may be warmer than yesterday? >> yeah. the weather just continues to geimtoving conditions that we are seeing from that d plunging much of the south and parts of texas in some bitterly cold weather. not so bad but still in the 20s and 30s as they wake up. and we're starting out with some 40s and 50s. this is a look at our live view as you commute through the tri-valley. we're seeing those temperatures at about 44 degrees holding steady but it's going to warm up quickly as we get ready for the highs today to reach near 70 degrees. we'll talk about the spring-like surge in our temperatures in the forecast coming up. mike, you're starting out with some breaking news. >> that's right, kari. take folks uphis breaking news on the traffic front. looking at the folks your commute into san francisco just right after the merge with the

central freeway things jam up approaching 101. two lanes blocked by a crash. no major injuries. this is a bad spot and in the backup, it sounds like somewhere between treasure island and the san francisco's freemont exit a disabled vehicle slowing traffic down even further. this may cue the metering lights. smaller incidents around the rest of the bay but the westbound bay bridge is the critical stretch right now. back to you, laura. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:40 right now. waiting at the u.s./mexico border. coming up on "today in the bay," president biden's new immigration plan and the asylum seekers set to cross into southern california within days. president biden's nomination for attorney general faces the senate judiciary today. plus -- ♪ love goes ♪ >> when i think of you, janet, i

tell you. we'll tell you about a so-called gymnast living out my dream. she got a call of a life time from the janet jackson. but first, today begins the final week of our black history month coverage. and we're kicking it off by honoring a civil rights pioneer. he moved to the bay area as a young man. he actually found work as a sleeping car quarter and was elected leader of the brotherhood of the sleeping car quarters and petitioned franklin roosevelt to establish a committee which aims at eliminating racial discrimination against defense industries and the government and he was the uncle of former oakland mayor and california congressman ron dellums. we salute the life and legacy of cl dellums. today on "california live". >> the hollywood sweetheart whose career is on fire. plus, backyard ballet.

a california dancers makes sure the show will go on. >> this morning at 11:30 on nbc bay area.

good monday morning. right now at 5:43, let's head out to the park today. we'll see our temperatures starting out in the mid 40s, but it's going to warm up. yeah, you do want to make some plans to get outside. take a look at where we'll be at noon today. 62 degrees. we'll talk about how warm it gets and the cooldown in our forecast coming up. and we have breaking news for those heading into san francisco on the bay bridge. we have a disabled vehicle and a crash, both in the westbound

direction. look how the traffic is stacking up now top of the incline heading around treasure island both and we'll see how the metering lights shape up, marcus. i think they'll be activated soon. >> thanks, mike. some legal experts argue accusations, new york governor andrew cuomo covered up covid nursing home deaths may led to a criminal probe. his administration recently revealed at least 15,000 people in long-term care facilities had died of covid, nearly double previous reported numbers. the former acting u.s. attorney journal and the civil rights division wrote an op-ed in "the wall street journal" over the weekend he believes those allegations could lead to federal level criminal charges including conspiracy to defraud the u.s. or obstruction of justice. the governor's office not commenting. starting this week, the u.s. is expected to release 25 asylum seekers a day in san diego who had been forced to wait in mexico. the biden administration has moved to restore the decades old

sigh lem system unravelled by form r president trump's immigration policies. there's an estimated 25,000 asylum seekers with active cases in the remain in mexico program. they'll wait in the united states for their court hearings instead of south of border. 5:46. president biden's pick for attorney general will go before the senate judiciary this morning. >> that's right. scott mcgrew one of two names before the senate today. >> yeah. the other is neera tanden, good morning. that has all the makings of the old style drama that many in america have kind of grown weary about. tanden tweeted a number of things about republicans that republicans didn't like, really puts her nomination to run the office of management and budget in doubt. this morning, though, we're going to concentrate on merrick garland for attorney general. merrick garland is a judge. you remember he is the judge president obama picked as his nominee for the supreme court only to have it blocked by mitch

mcconnell who said nearly a year before the end of obama's term that was too close to the election. his hearing for attorney general begins at 6:30 our time. before he was a judge, garland was a federal prosecutor and wasn the oklahoma city terror attacks. leading prosecution against timothy mcvay. garland says as attorney general he'll continue to fight against domestic groups that attack americans, saying, quote, in his opening statements this morning, if confirmed i will supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who stormed the capitol on january 6th, a heinous attack that sought to disrupt a corner stone of our democracy, the peaceful transfer of power to a new elected government. now the white house meantime is going to recognize the half million americans who have died of covid-19, more than any other country. the president will speak about that today, this morning. then conduct a moment of silence this evening. now, trying to put that number

into some sort of context is really difficult for every single american. it's more than the number of americans who died in the first, second and vietnam wars combined. "the washington post" said if you put a half million americans on buses, had them drive from one place to another, the convoy of buses you would need would stretch from san jose to santa rosa even before they started moving. that many to carry a half million people. this will not be the first time the bidens have taken a moment to remember america's losses. president biden called for a moment of silence and the night before he became president he and vice president-elect president harris and their spouses took a moment at the washington memorial reflecting pool. we're at a half million today. it was not that long ago it was a quarter million, in fact, it was in november. biden had already been elected. this is when america passed

250,000. the death toll has doubled since then. at the time, the trump administration was in the midst of laying the ground work on its claims the election was rigged. on the 19th, rudy giuliani and sidmy powell laid out their theory the election was stolen by hugo chavez and the venezuelans. cpac a powerful conference in conservatives. it's been fractured and sponsors left and more traditional republicans sat it out. usa today in suffolk university polled trump supporters and found a pleuralty of them would leave the republican party if trump formed his own party and 27 said they would stick out and equal amount said they're not sure. we'll track what's happening with the biden administration today and ppp loans as we talk business coming up in ron twitter and fiernd me at scott mcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. 5:49. live look at the san francisco airport. don't expect the number of air travelers to start soaring any

time soon. certainly most industry insiders do not. sfo leaders believe it may take six years for the aviation industry to fully recover from the pandemic-related fallout. that's what they tell the chronicle. sfo had 57 million passengers come through there 2019, had 71% drop last year amounting to about 16 million. play ball. that's the ruling from one sovereign california judge as long as youth sports follow the covid protocols used by pro and college sports. head football coach calls the latest ruling another promising development. >> i am encouraged about that because there's 3 million kids who have been on the bench since march 12th, 2020. and we feel the evidence that we've collected and the majority of sports if not all of them show that the kids should be back on the field. >> the same attorneys who won this case plan to file similar

legal action on behalf of clients in san francisco, santa clara and san mateo counties as soon as this week. trending this morning, tom brady asking a serious question, he took to twitter writing, quote, so what am i supposed to do for the next five months? of course, there is no off season super bowl to win. so fans started responding with some pretty funny answers. one wrote, you should chill. but don't gain too much weight. others even suggested he start teaching drew brees, aaron rodgers and patrick mahomes how to play football as well. ouch. >> oh. >> he must be bored if he's taking to twitter to ask people. >> right. one ucla gymnast more than happy to tell you what janet jackson. >> thank you. thank you for sharing your talent. so beautiful to see you, to see you tumble. really inspiring. >> so beautiful there.

that's janet on a facetime call with ucla gymnast frazier. maybe you saw that frazier's recent routine set to janet jackson's hits that was a great routine there. janet said it inspired her to maybe even learn some new gymnastic moves jackson's words meant everything to her. it was really nice to see that. and to see janet actually call. can you imagine that? >> cool. >> well, i mean, talk about two talented ladies in different fronts. i think that's so cool. >> yeah. it was really cool. she's living out any dream for sure, the call to janet. not the gymnastics. >> i didn't know you wanted to be a gymnast, marcus. >> today would be a good day to get outside and train for it. >> don't hurt yourself. >> meteorologist kari hall, the weather will be nice enough to do anything outside, right? >> absolutely. hey, janet jackson, marcus is waiting for your call.

let's get that out in the universe this morning. as we take a look at our weather, taking a live look outside in san jose and it's a clear start with some mild temperatures make plans to get outside today. i know we're back to school today. back to home schooling. and let the kids go out and run around in the backyard, get out some of that energy as we check out campbell's forecast. we'll start out with jacket weather with some 50s, but then later today, once all of that home schooling is over with, it's going to be amazing out there as our temperatures continue to warm up into the upper 60s, eventually reaching 70 degrees. a high of 70 degrees in san jose, palo alto, 70 today in martinas and our north bay high as reaching as warm as 73 degrees. we have this large area of high pressure that's warming up our temperatures, but it's also going to keep that rain away. even as some cooler air starts to roll down heading into the middle of the week into the

weekend, still no chance of showers here. we know we desperately need the rain even as we look at the outlook for the next couple of weeks. it does show that we don't have any chances of rain, but we will possibly start to see some heading into the beginning of march and near average rain fam fal won't help make up the deficit and very dry weather going into southern california. as we look at our seven-day forecast, it's going to be fairly nice to start out this week. we might as well enjoy that sunshine with highs in the 70s and then we'll bring it back to some more seasonal weather for the end of the week as we come back to some low to mid 60s. mike, you've been watching some breaking news. what's the update? >> still have the breaking news, kari. but there's an update getting into san francisco. now, take a big look at -- look at the big map i should say where majority of traffic flows just fine. over here, just off the merge

westbound 80 and southbound 101 we have this crash still blocking two lanes. that's the traffic report chp gave. the hazard over near freemont that has been cleared from the span so a better drive. look at the span itself from our camera, you see the backup on the incline and treasure island tunnel and it leads back to the metering lights turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have folks starting to wait. this happened over the last 90 seconds. my gosh. back to you. >> picking up. mike, thanks. happening now, british prime minister boris johnson is about to unveil his plans to roll back the country's strict covid lockdowns. a phase return of some schools starting next month and unclear if those are on gathering, non-essential stores and travel will be relaxed. there's much more ahead on this monday morning on "today in the bay" including starting today blue shield starts taking over the vaccination process statewide. coming up at 6:00 a.m., the

handful of counties handing over controls as soon as today. then at 6:15, heading to the pump this morning? plan to pay a little extra. where gas prices are now after going up a penny per day for days.

welcome back. nbc bay area responds to an east

bay woman who wanted help steering her way out of an $8,000 dispute with tesla. >> yeah, but it wasn't about a car. it was about a fridge. consumer investigator shows us why. >> good morning. gloria lee says a power surge during the installation of tesla's solar panels and batteries fried her refrigerator. the episode cost her more than $8,000 in the end in repairs and spoiled food. she wanted tesla to pay, but it wanted her to sign a written settlement agreement first. she didn't think that was necessary. especially since she said it included a confidentiality clause. she contacted us. our team contacted tesla. tesla didn't respond to us but five days later ms. lee said tesla let her settle the $8,500 claim without a release form. we've seen confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements over and over again. more and more really. especially when there's big money on the line. well, if a company ever asks you

to sign one, here is what we recommend. you read that contract carefully. if you don't understand it, well, ask questions. demand answers. and you know what, consider hiring an attorney if those terms and conditions aren't clear to you. send us your consumer complaints go to nbc bay area.com and click the responds option from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. right now at 6:00, vaccinations expand. the state's largest health provider kaiser says it's ready to give out more shots. coming up this hour, we're tracking new vaccine sites now opening across the bay area. not just vaccines. americans are also waiting for help from washington and this week there may be some movement in passing president biden's relief bill. included in that bill money for schools to reopen safely and for san francisco schools that can't come fast enough. this morning, school board members are