that help coming for the folks in california who make the least amount of money. there's about 5.7 million of them here in the state now, the california's stimulus bill includes $600 for individuals who make $30,000 or less per year. there's also a $525 child care credit, preschool credit for children enrolled in state programs. there are also 25,000 small business grants, four times more than in the last round, and businesses will also see their license fees waived. and then there's $35 million in aid for food banks and diaper banks, and we know that they have been doing their best to help people through the pandemic. now, the governor says that he will sign that bill as soon as he can. however, in order to get that stimulus money, you have to file your california state income taxes and then you will get the money after that. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." now let's go to washington and to "today in the bay's"

tracie potts. tracie, i know we've been talking about this yesterday. president biden is outlining his plans to rebuild america. >> reporter: exactly. and he wants to rebuild starting with small businesses, giving them an opportunity to get loans that some of them could not get the first time around. he's outlined a two-week window where businesses with 20 employees or less can get loans, can apply for government loans. this after 400,000 small businesses around the country have closed their doors. >> a lot of these mop and pop businesses got muscled out of the way by bigger companies who jumped in front of the line. >> reporter: meantime on capitol hill, we are seeing a hearing happening today with the riots that happened last month. the lawmakers are taking a look at why they couldn't respond sooner and at the white house today, a virtual meeting, the

first for president biden with justin trudeau, the prime minister of canada. they plan to talk about trade, climate, and the covid-19 pandemic response. >> tracie potts live from washington, thanks so much. in the meantime, let's take a live look into oakland this morning. police have announced the arrest of a berkeley man they accused of making troubling statements against the city's asian community. oakland and san francisco have been seeing a spike in hate crimes against asians. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in dublin this morning. bob, local and state legislators, they are actually going to take action with this. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. it's clear this morning, the alameda county board of supervisors expected to pass a resolution that would condemn hate crimes against asian american pacific islanders. yesterday in sacramento, state approved $1.4 million to track the attacks against the asian community. there have been several cases

within the last couple of months in san francisco, and in the rest of the bay area, including an unprovoked attack in san francisco, that resulted in the death of an 84-year-old thai american man. assembly member phil king of san francisco says that $1.4 million will help the state gather data on the attack, and hopefully lead to a solution to stop them from happening. last week, an asian man was shot several times during an attempted robbery at his store in vallejo. his family, by the way, is not sure whether or not he was targeted because of his ethnicity. but that store owner, he is recovering, as you can see, in this facebook video. he is moving on his own again with the help of a walker. it's an amazing comeback after a gunman shot him in the leg at a dollar plus store in vallejo. >> he's getting better. even though he's in a lot of pain, he's still strong. i think it's really great, especially with a lot going on in this world.

>> reporter: a gofundme county has reached more than $80,000 to help his rehab and medical expenses. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay". >> thank you, bob. and we are standing with the asian american community. nbc bay area, telemundo 4, and our parent company, comcast, have partnered with the bay area baed asian american fund to launch a solidarity fund. we will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against asians. if you want to donate, we've put that link on our website, nbcbayarea.com. parents many san francisco, they're organizing a new zoom-in protest ahead of today's school board meeting. parents and students have recently been gathering in parks, this is near where there are still cloed schools. today's protest is happening at debeaux park. that school board meeting is at 3:00 p.m. angry north bay parents are

taking their message to reopen schools directly to the public. take a look at this electronic billboard. it's up next to 101 in sonoma county. it says "missing: all california students last seen march 13th, 2020. the reward, their future. #opensonomacountyschoolsnow". we saw one of the many supporters of the message. >> campuses should be ready. they've been empty for 11 months. there's money on the table that's completely unused, and there's no excuse not to have a plan at this point. >> the superintendent of the school district says distancing measures are in place and there are hopes to reopen in just a few weeks. but every teacher must be vaccinated first. >> how about a live look outside, overlooking the san francisco skyline. we've got a clear start this morning and more warm temperatures in store for us today. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall right

now, she's tracking just how warm we're going to get. >> it's going to feel more like spring today. and near-record high temperatures, but we're starting out with our usual start that we see. as we take a live look outside in the tri-valley, checking out dublin, 580. as we get ready for the sunrise in the next, i would say, 45 minutes. our temperatures will be in the mid-to upper 40s to start, but look at this trend for today, reaching into the low 70s. what month is this? we'll see those temperatures in the 70s across the bay area for today, as we are looking at a high of 72 in oakland, 74 in san jose and palo alto. santa rosa will reach up to 75 degrees and 76 in napa. but this will be the last day of temperatures like this. we'll have a cooldown and the winds picking up. i'll talk about more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? >> kari, you're saying, what

month is this? actually, sometimes i say, what day is this? it's tuesday. let's get a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup that has started to form in these middle lanes. as you approach the toll plaza and get over towards the bay bridge incline, where there's more slowing that shows up on our map. there are the middle lanes that are starting to slow down, and those metering lights should be registering any second now. on the map, the arrow shows you where there's slowing on the incline. a little slowing on the decline, as well. that's why they will likely turn those metering lights on. south through oakland, the 29th off-ramp might be affected by a disabled big rig that was report tad few minutes ago. no slowing past that exit, but the exit itself may have one lane blocked. another crash south 880 at tenson, i have circled it there, coming down through hayward. mild slowing right at the seen. that's about it. back to you. >> all right, thank you, mike. it's 6:07 right now. coming up next, a popular fast food chain canceling its free ice cream giveaway.

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right now at 6:10, it's going to be hard to focus today for home schooling. maybe take that last class out to the back patio. it's going to be so nice today. let's check out brentwood and our forecast that starts out in the 60s and heads into the mid-70s today. we'll talk about this, a cooldown, and where we are not seeing extremely cold temperatures. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> and there's your back of the spin building for the last few minutes at the bay bridge toll plaza. that will slow you down, getting from oakland over in towards san francisco. near another bridge, there's maybe a semi truck. i'm checking on the details for the north bay drivers who may be heading across another span, coming up.

well, good morning! very happy tuesday to you. boost mobile is cautioning millions of its customers they may need to upgrade their phones or lose their service. boost is a budget phone provider. many of its customers are still using very old phones that still make a 3g connection. boost was bought recently by dish, which plans to shut down that 3g network. that could affect millions of americans using older phones. the problem is so big, the ceo of dish wonders if there are enough phones out there to meet the sudden demand for new ones, telling bloomberg, quote, i don't think we can get a supply of the phones we need. shares in tesla fell hard yesterday after elon musk said he thought bitcoin was valued too high. tesla recently bought more than $1 billion worth of bitcoin, so muck saying that made tesla's holdings less valuable, which pulled down the company's stock.

in fact, he's no longer the richest man in the world because of what he said. tesla saw its biggest one-day fall since september and is down again in pre-market trading. a tesla competitor called lucid motor is going public via spac. we did a podcast about spacs on our podcast, sandhill road. it talks about the affect spacs are having on the bay area and it is extraordinary. facebook has made a deal with australia. they're slowing down some of the changes to laws there. facebook will now allow news agencies and facebook users in australia to share news articles on facebook after cutting them off over the weekend. fed chairman jay powell will start two days of testimony before congress today. boy, busy day for congress. biden's stimulus bill just passed out of committee. we could see a house vote on that as soon as this week. lots of hearings, as well.

as far as what powell says, marcus and laura, we're listening for talks about interest rates and inflation. mortgage rates are up all of a sudden, as the yield on those treasuies goes up, as well. we'll be watching that report, back with you tomorrow. >> looking forward to it, scott. count this among the casualties from the pandemic. dairy queen canceling its annual free cone day to mark the first day of spring. it was also canceled last year for the same reason. the company says it's looking forward to bringing the free ice cream event back next year. hope it will be even sweeter. well, one of the electronic music's most defining and recognizable bands taking off its helmets and taking a bow. >> it's a pretty dramatic end. check it out. >> daft punk there calling it quits after 28 years.

the duo released that video you see right there yesterday, literally exploding themselves. well, you may not know their early work, they definitely made the move with their most recent album. ♪ she's up all night for the sun ♪ ♪ i'm up all night to get some ♪ ♪ she's up all night for good fun ♪ ♪ i'm up all night to get lucky ♪ . >> i like that one. "get lucky" was their biggest hit and the band also won album of the year for their record "random access memories." hey, if you wake up early, you get lucky with us. >> there you go! >> we have everything you need to know, including that look at traffic for you in the morning. mike inouye has been watching that very closely to make sure if there's anything you need to know, he's going to tell you right now. right, mike? >> that's right. folks, daft punk, they're not performing anymore. but if you ride a motorcycle, similar to them, better

visibility. let's get out to the bay bridge toll plaza, where we can see this. the backup that's continuing to form, for all lanes across the incline as well. that's where the arshows a slower drive heading across in toward treasure island. a smooth flow of traffic there. no surprises. up in the north bay, we have one issue for folks heading down towards that richmond bridge from san rafael, southbound 101 at 580, right near the interchange, reports of a disabled rig blocking perhaps one lane. we're watching for any other updates. but so far, no slowing shows up, getting over in towards the east bay, out of the north bay. and in the rest of the bay, a little for 84 cutting down through sunol. things look good right now. kari, great weather. my parents have been able to get outside. what do we have today? >> more of that great weather. in fact, i'm making plans to get outside myself today, too. if you want to go hiking in the

south bay, we're looking at a cool start with our morning in the low 50s at 8:00. t you can see how fast it will be warming up today, going from 71 at noon to 75 degrees at 3:00 to 4:00 this afternoon. and we're going to see a lot more of those blooms and if you suffer from allergies, you're probably going to feel that today. but take a look at how close these temperatures will be to our record high. just a couple of degrees shy in a lot of spots, from an all-time record high temperature for this date. although we are looking at about 1 to 2-degree difference if concord, if we do get above our forecast, it will be a record day of warmth. so we're not supposed to be this warm, and we are getting ready to transition to some cooler weather. as we do so, we'll get some take a look at the north bay. this is at 11:30 tonight, winds in napa at 31 miles per hour. for some of our hills and upper elevations, it's going to be

even more gusty, possibly reaching 60-mile-per-hour gusts. that will continue throughout the day tomorrow and then gradually calm down on thursday. but we are seeing a transition from high pressure to low pressure. and that's the reason why that air will be flowing fairly quickly across the bay area, but still no rain in in this forecast. so we g to some cooler, more seasonable weather by the end of the week, but we are going to continue on with sunshine and this forecast going from mid-70s today to 60s, even upper 50s in san francisco for early next week. but some low 60s for the weekend. and speaking of san francisco, when we talk about our climate in crisis, we've been looking back at our records from the past 150 years. yes, those records go back that far. and a lot of us don't remember having freezing temperatures in san francisco, but actually, it happened quite a bit in the 1800s and the early 1900s. but looking back at the last 50 years, we have not seen extreme

cold in the city where we've seen those temperatures starting to trend warmer. we're now, on average, when we look at just the record low temperatures, about 6 degrees warmer than where we used to. now, of course, we've been all talking about how much we're warming, and there are some things that we can do. we've been listing a lot of different stories and cataloging them on nbcbayarea.com. look for that and click on the "climate in crisis" tab and you'll be able to find more stories. we'll talk more about this as well as our record high temperatures. i'll have another update coming up in a few minutes, marcus and laura? >> thanks, kari. new for you this morning, someone will soon be able to live in a condo fit for a vice president. "the wall street journal" reporting vice president kamala harris sold her san francisco loft for $799,000. she originally purchased it in 2004 for $489,000. so, yep, she made a pretty good profit there. that one-bedroom, one-and-a-half

bath south of loft features a patio and fireplace. and when she's not residing in washington these days, harris spends her west coast time in southern california. this is where she's lived since getting married in 2014. trending for you this morning, former president barack obama and bruce springsteen now have their own podcast on spotify. >> and we're getting a preview of what's to come. take a listen. >> what we've discovered during these conversations is that we still share a fundamental belief in the american ideal. not as an act of nostalgia, but in the compass and the hard work that lies before. >> it's called "renegades: born in the usa." and the first two podcasts dropped yesterday. the eight-episode show will cover everything from fatherhood to marriage to the state of america. hey, we could start one, marcus. i could just talk and you could just sing in the background. >> and dance. but we would need cameras for that. i'm thinking a big production,

and a concert tour. how about that? >> okay, plan it. let's just finish this show right now. >> all right. 6:20 this morning. next on today 19 bey, nbc bay area responds. there's help paying your family's power bill, if you apply. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll show you how to, next. and you know, our team's always on social media. many of us haven't been able to see our families during the pandemic, including me. this is my dad. he's 87. over the weekend, i'm getting one step closer to seeing him, he got his second vaccine. i'm so thrilled. i can't wait, dad! tell me who you've missed the most during the pandemic. i'm on facebook, twitter, and instagram. i would love to hear from you. we'll be right back! stick around. 6:21. p

. new details this morning on the blown engine that rained down parts of a united 777 plane outside of denver over the weekend. the chairman of the ntsb now says it appears one of the engine's fan blades may have damaged another. no one on the plane or ground was hurt. the pilot was able to safely land back at the denver airport. boeing has recommended united ground its 777s with that type of engine while the investigation continues. trash is apparently piling up on southern california freeways during the pandemic. our l.a. sister station monitored garbage on the 101, the 10, and the subpoena 0 for

two years and the volume of litter is higher. caltrans says that covid restrictions are playing a factor and it's trying to do a better job. >> and we're upset by the fact that that trash is there. >> another complicating factor, during the pandemic, the agency decided not to move homeless encampments along the freeway, citing guidance from the cdc. many people still out of work, so it is tough to cover essential bills like your electric bill. >> but consumer investigator chris chmura says you might have several chances to get some help. >> liheap, fera, and c.a.r.a. those acronyms might be able to help your family. those alphabet soups might help you keep the lights on. liheap stands for low income home energy assistance program. they may be able to help you with one-time payment of up to

$1,000 to cover your electric bill. call the state, 866-675-8673. next there's fera, that stands for family electric rate assistance. pg&e says it can cut your electric bill 18% if you enroll. here's who qualifies. first, you must have a household of three or more. then, your income must fall below a certain level. you can apply on the pg&e website. the application says it takes just five minutes. finally, there's c.a.r.e. it's an acronym, too. it stands for california alternate rates for energy program. pg&e says it offers a discount of 20% or more on electric and gas if you qualify. this program works for single people, couples, and families of three or more. your income is a factor. you can apply on the pg&e website. we're back to our top stories. coming up, the big question, which bay area counties will get the green light today to reopen indoor dining?

and much more. we'll have a live report, straight ahead. five hours of my day, i'm trying to get ahold of somebody at edd. >> plus, waiting and waiting for help from the state unemployment agency. the very latest on edd coming up in a live report. plus, warrior fans, get ready, up next, your chance to watch the team live and in person, if you're willing to fly a few thousand miles. let me tell you all about that coming up. much more ahead right here on "today in the bay." 6:27.

right now at 6:30, waiting y area restaurants and workers hope as soon as today, they'll get the news they've been waiting to hear. the reopening of indoor dining. but not all bay area counties will get that green light. who is close? we'll have a live report to answer those questions, straight ahead as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. i wanted to say good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. a check of your weather and traffic coming up in just a bit. but first, a live look at capitol hill. this is where in just about an hour, executives from pfizer and moderna plan to tell lawmakers that its vaccine shipments will soon double, maybe even triple. a total of five vaccine makers are scheduled to testify before a u.s. subquay. later this week, johnson & johnson's one-shot vaccine could receive emergency use authorization, or eua, which dr.

anthony fauci says will help in a big way. >> it will not be a lot of doses right on the heels of the eua, but that will accelerate as we get into the months towards the contractual arrangement of when 100 million doses will be given. >> johnson & johnson says the company could deliver 20 million doses by the end of next month. more vaccinations could certainly help the reopening of more businesses and that's the news bay area counties are hoping to hear later this morning. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is in millbrae, and i know indoor dining could return very soon. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. that's exactly what could happen, although the crews are out here cleaning the streets, business owners here in san mateo county, as well as marin county, they've received some good news, that news being those restrictions will be reduced. leaders in boths say they are meeting the state metric that will allow them to move from the purple tier from that less restrictive red tier.

that transition in tiers would mean things like movie theaters and indoor dining with limited capacity would be able to resume. now, an announcement from the governor's office is expected today. and from some of the diners we've spoken with, it's the development, the news, really, we've been waiting for. >> we like it out here, especially since we had such a nice day today. but if they opened up inside, yeah, yeah, everybody's looking forward to it. >> reporter: and marin county has been telling business owners there to prepare, although they cannot guarantee exactly what day they will officially be able to resume indoor dining. so, some potentially big news happening for some business owners here in san mateo county, as well as marin county. the moment that green light is given, we'll be sure to let you know what's going on both on-air and online. but as you can see, they're cleaning the streets here, business owners, though, hoping they'll be able to do some cleaning inside to get the

diners back indoors. live in millbrae, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." well, for some, the easing of restrictions is coming just too late. they've already lost their jobs. and the problems continue to be felt throughout the state's unemployment system. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live in the bay to tell us about a new law in the works to help those getting really just lost in the system. there have been so many problems, kris. >> reporter: it's been so rough for so many people, laura. we know that the edd is still having a lot of trouble, especially addressing those appeals by people and now we know how far they are falling short of the federal standards. right now, edd is only responding to about half of complaints within 30 days, which fails to meet the standards set by the u.s. department of labor. and the appeals case load is expected to go up even more, after the department suspended payments in december in order to investigate fraud. the claims sent to the state appeals board is double what it was before the pandemic,

according to the "l.a. times." now, in the meantime, some filers are locked out of the system, their money is in limb limbo, but they're still getting notice that they owe taxes on that money that they didn't get. >> five hours of my day, i'm trying to get ahold of somebody at edd. we'rehelpless. we're absolutely that just neve happens again, i'm all onboard for it. >> reporter: well, that help could be coming soon. california state lawmakers from oakland and san francisco are behind some proposed reform that includes creating employment advocacy office. the proposed reform would allow for direct deposits, allow the edd to overlook small mistakes by filers, and the bill would also mandate ongoing oversight. the system is clearly overwhelmed. the edd process five times more

claims than it did last year in the year after the recession. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> too many people taking advantage of it with all of that fraud. happening today, leaders in two bay area counties scheduled to debate hazard pay. ordinances similar to those passed similarly in cities like san jose and oakland. in those cases, the temporarily hourly pay hikes are applying to workers at large chain stores. san jose is clarifying its numbers on covid vaccine rates for rank and file police officers. the city says somewhere around 60% of the officers have received at least one shot. that number may sound low. the city also confirming that it's only counting the number of officers who have informed them that they've received those shots. the union tells us the actual numbers are much higher when you include officers vaccinated from their providers. the city also says that nearly 85% of san jose firefighters have now been vaccinated. and we want to help you when it comes time to get your shot.

we have been telling you about the new website nbc launched called plan your vaccine. just go to your website, enter your state, occupation, and age. there's even a map there that can show you the closest vaccination site and just go to planyourvaccine.com. a troubling report about california's new coronavirus testing laboratories. state health leaders say inspectors found, quote, significant deficiencies at the site. it's in southern california. a report released yesterday says a fraction of 1% of more than the 1.5 million tests performed at the lab have had problems. the company that runs the labs says the problems found during the december inspection have now been fixed. california's health department is also investigating reports of mismanagement and reports of workers sleeping on the job. new york knicks fans already may think they won something.

for the first time in nearly a year, madison square gardens will have fans in the stands. 2,000 people will attend tonight's game. the warriors, they lost a tough one in their last time out when charlotte beat them after a last-minute meltdown by draymond green. and it's time to get a look at the -- >> all right -- >> go ahead, laura. >> i was just going to toss it over to weather right now. you know, we're enjoying these springlike temperatures these days, kari. we're all excited. >> yes, we are. and it's going to be another beautiful day. take a look at this sunrise that we are seeing. get the camera ready. look out the window or maybe even head on out the door. it's going to be a really nice start to our tuesday morning. and if you're heading out in the tri-valley, going out for a run this morning, temperatures will be at about 50 degrees. it will be a milder start than what we normally see, but look at how warm it will be later today, reaching into the low 70s in the tri-valley.

and then we'll see a high of 75 in martinez. 72 in oakland, reaching 76 in napa. well, this is not the kind of weather we're supposed to have. and it does go back to some more seasonable weather by the end of the week. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the commute? >> kari, we have a lot of changes that i had to make for hayward. we'll show you what slowing you'll have to do through hayward, as well, as we look at the big map. everything else is pretty much green. we zoomed to 880 southbound. there's that slow stretch there. the scratch at tennyson, they just cleared those left lanes on the passing by highway 92 should get smoother. and that will ripple back for the folks out in oakland. the rest of the approach towards the bay bridge smooths nicely. you see all of those green sensors. but at the toll plaza itself, you have the backup and the meter lights are on. back to you.

>> thank you so much, mike. it's 6:38 right now. new action underway to stop hate crime against asian americans. we're going to tell you all about it in a live report. plus. >> in washington last night, the president and first lady memorialized the half million americans we have lost to covid-19. let's take you out to the big board this morning. a lot of money coming out of tech stocks this morning. a lot of money coming out of stocks in general. dow down about 100. but first, we shine the spotlight on one of the most notable actors of the 20th century. whoopi goldberg grew up in new york, but moved to berkeley in the 1970s. while there, she joined an avant gard theater group before her iconic one-woman show led her to broadway. well, she is the only -- or at least one of a few -- egot winners taking home the emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony awards throughout her career. she is also a human rights activist, taking part in

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ask your doctor about dovato—i did. right now at 6:42, let's get a live look at our sunrise as we check out our dublin camera. we can see the commute looking pretty nice ateeratures still ct out, with some upper 40s. but take a look at the trend for your lunchtime. it's going to reach into the low

70s. we'll have lunch outside. we'll talk about what's ahead in our forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> and i want to make sure folks heard you here. there's the delay on the nimitz, getting down towards the san mateo bridge. the crash did clear at tennyson. we have some recovery. if you're headed from the san mateo bridge from the south, you're just fine. this is what you'll see traveling west, with those taillights towards the peninsula, equally easy coming over from the peninsula and highway 101. back to you. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. 6:43 right now. president biden joining all americans last night in expressing grief over the loss of half a million americans to covid. >> and scott mcgrew, a solemn ceremony there at the white house. >> reporter: yeah, it was. as the president, marcus, reminded us not to become numb to that number of half a million, even as it is so hard to grasp how many people that is

and how much sorrow there is in so many american families. the president and first lady along with the vice president and her husband marked the moment with candles and a moment of silence. and the president, who himself has lost children and a first wife spoke of american's grief. >> the day will come when the memory of the loved one you lost will bring a smile to your lips before a tear to your eye. it will come, i promise you. my prayer for you, though, is that they will come soon rather than later. and that's when you know, you're going to be okay. you're going to be okay. >> a busy day on capitol hill today, the stimulus bill is on its way to the house floor. a vote could come as soon as the end of the week. the senate will hold hearings on the attack on the capitol. we'll hear for the first time what the former police leadership did. we'll hear from them, why so

many officers were left so badly outnumbered, even after they called for help. the most important biden appointee, the nominee for attorney general, will continue his hearings before the senate judiciary committee today. for many americans, this is the first time we've actually heard. and he assured senators, presidents are not supposed to and from here on out, will not influence what the justice department does. >> the president has promised that those decisions will only be made by the attorney general, and that is what i plan to do. i do not plan to be interfered with by anyone. i expect the justice department will make its own decisions in this regard. >> also today, the very first native american to be nominated for a cabinet position will start her hearings. deb holland has been tapped to run the interior department. she's unapologetic about wanting to start new drilling and

fracking on publicly own lands. she may face some opposition. we'll be tracking all of what's happening on capitol hill and the white house today. we'll do it on twitter. you can find me there. i'm @scott mcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. a quarter to 7:00 right now. taking a live look in oakland where police have announced the rasor of a berkeley man they accuse of making troubling statements against the city's asian community. oakland and san francisco have seen a spike in hate crimes against asians. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in dublin this morning. bob, i know local and state legislators there have not playing around with this. they're taking action. >> reporter: correct, marcus and laura. good morning to you. in a few hours, the alameda county board of supervisors expected to pass a resolution condemning the recent hate crimes against asian american pacific islanders. just yesterday in sacramento, legislators there with the state passed approved that money to track the

attacks against the asian community. there have been several cases within the last couple of months in san francisco and in the rest of the bay area, including an unprovoked attack that resulted in the death of an 84-year-old thai american man. assembly member phil king says this money, that $1.4 million, will help the state gather data on the attacks and hopefully come up with, lead to a solution to stop them from happening in the first place. last week, an asian man was shot several times during an attempted robbery at the store he owned in vallejo. by the way, his family is not sure if he was targeted because of his ethnicity. but that store owner is recovering, as we can see in this facebook video. he is now moving on his own, with the help of a walker. that's part of his recovery. it's an amazing comeback after a gunman shot him in the leg in vallejo. >> he's getting better. even though he's in a lot of pain, he's still strong. i think it's really great,

especially with a lot going on in this world. >> a gofundme county has raed more than 80,000 to help pay for his rehab and medical expenses. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay". >> bob, thank you. all this month, we're celebrating black history. you've probably seen on your social media feeds, little photos and videos. one mom is going viral for photos of her baby. >> that's right. sasha bonner has been dressing her little daughter reilly like famous black women every day this month. we're talking kamala harris, dr. shirley ann jackson, and mildred loving, to name a few. bonner says it's important for black girls to be represented in all fields, from science to music and politics. 6:48. do you smell what the rock is cooking? he's smelling like a lot of cash right now. on ebay right now, a 1994 rookie

university of miami football card of hayward born dwayne johnson, without his nickname, "the rock," of course, but in mint condition. the top bid right now, $12,344. the auction ends tonight. if you want, go for it. don't forget, you can catch the new sitcom based on young johnson's life right here on nbc bay area. >> in the meantime, you probably want to get out the door some time today, even if you're working from home. go for a walk, because the temperatures will be quite nice, kari. >> yeah, short sleeve weather this afternoon. and i think a lot of people will be heading out to some of those hiking trails. let me show you the temperatures we'll see in the south bay. it starts out with some low 50s. you'll probably have the trails to yourself, but look at the trend later today, where there'll be a lot of people out there. it's going to feel very comfortable as our highs reach

into the mid-70s. well, this will be the last day of feeling temperatures like this. and we compare this to normal. we know that we should be feeling temperatures in the low 60s, but then when you look back at our history, we should be seeing those temperatures in the 60s, but heading into the mid-70s. for a lot of spots, that's a degree or two off of a record high temperature. we'll see exactly where we go today as we reach up to 76 in napa, 72 in oakland. and expecting a high of 74 in palo alto. but by tomorrow, get ready for some cooler air to move in. and as we tradition to that cooler air, the winds will start to pick up. i'm stopping it right here at 5:00, because there will be a light breeze, windy, later on tonight, especially for parts of the north bay, where you see the bright reds. we are going to see those winds rushing. and at times, 30, possibly closer to 40 miles per hour, as you go up in elevation. some of our hills are going to have some really high wind gusts, especially for the north

bay. but then as high pressure moves away and we start to see some cooler air coming down, we're still missing out on the rain. and it doesn't look like we get any rain chances in the forecast in here until early march. so it's going to be dry throughout the weekend, but our temperatures will be cooling off significantly. a couple of events with some high winds between tomorrow and thursday. and then again, between friday and saturday. we'll have to watch out for those high winds, but we are going to see some dry conditions as we get some more opportunities to get outside. but today, by far, the best day with the warmest temperatures across the bay area. mike, you've been looking across the bay area for the commute. what's going on? >> well, i just noticed looking behind me, it's a little awkward with the arrow pointing to my shoulder. we'll see even it out. we'll go to hayward, the home of the rock. we just talked about him. and talking about recovery for the freeway, the nimitz 880

recovers. the crash has cleared from the roadway. it was in the lanes for a while, that did cause a backup off of 238. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive, mild slowing, where you would expect it towary bridge, very smooth. easy drive. not even 20 minutes from highway 4 to the toll plaza, but just as you get to the berkeley curve, things back up to the toll plaza itself and there you have it with the metering lights that have been on since 6:18. back over to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, the wife of mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman, accused of running his drug empire is now in the u.s. and will be in federal court. the 31-year-old was arrested at dulles international airport yesterday. the justice department also alleged that she helped her husband escape a mexican prison in 2015 and that she also participated in planning of a second prison escape. this is before guzman was extradited to the u.s. in w sen

prison plus 30 years. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories, including governor newsom, expected to sign a $9 billion relief bill with money for struggling americans, including $600 checks. we're going to tell you who qualifies, next. it is 6:52. you're watching "today in the bay". flowing for

you, including new help for struggling californians who really need it the most. >> governor newsom is signing new bill into law today. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live for us with a look at what's in it for you. kris? >> you're probably wondering what's in it for me. let's take a look at $600 for individuals making $30,000 or less a year. there's also a $525 child care credit for children who are enrolled in state programs for child care or preschool. there are $25,000 small business grants. businesses will also see their licensing fees waived. and there is a $35 million in aid for food banks and diaper banks. the governor says he will sign that bill, but in order for you to get your money, you first have to file your state income taxes. >> and good morning. i'm cierra johnson in millbrae.

business owners here in san mateo county as well as marin county is hoping that today is the day that their county public health offices deem that we can go from the purple tier to the red tier. now, leaders of both counties say, right now they're meeting the state metrics that would allow them to move from tier-to-tier. the transition from purple to red would mean things like movie theaters and indoor dining with limited capacity could resume. we're expecting an announcement from the governor's office later today. now, the folks in marin county have been letting business owners know to be on stand by to prepare, although they're not able to say exactly when things can reopen. the governor is expected to make an announcement today, and when that information becomes available, we'll be sure to let you all know. we're live in millbrae, san mateo county, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, cierra. 6:57. parents in san francisco organizing a new zoom-in protest ahead of today's school board meeting. parents and students have recently been gathering in parks near the still-closed schools to

attend distance learning zoom classes. they're asking for the district to start sending kids back into the classrooms.. the school board meets at 3:00 p.m. tesla's ceo elon musk's net worth dropped $15 billion in one day. the announcement came one week after tesla announced it added $1.5 billion in bitcoin to its balance sheet. following the tweet, tesla shares also dipped over 8%. look at this. what a way. tuesday, here we are. beautiful shot. this is in dublin for you, this morning. that sunrise. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temperatures. beautiful sunrise and beautiful temps for us, too. >> yeah, it's going to be a great day, as we enjoy some very warm temperatures for this time of year. we're talking about highs in our

inland areas reaching into the mid-70s. it will be a little bit cooler tomorrow, but also gusty winds picking up and that cooldown continues into the weekend. still, a lot of sunshine and no rain headed our way. let's head over to mike. what's going on for the commute? >> well, kari, we have the backup at the bay bridge. you can see it right here. the good news is there's movement for these lanes and a smoother drive once you get passed the incline. everything else is a smooth drive in towards san francisco. there you go on the east bay. the san mateo bridge also looks very smooth from our shot, just passed the toll plaza. but getting there may be a little slow. still, southbound 880 from 238 down to 92. we're recovering from the earlier crash. it's all clear and a pretty quick recovery as we head south through hayward for the nimitz. >> thank you, guys. thank you for joining us, as well. what a nice start to our tuesday morning. >> and a last look for you, just a beautiful -- just take in where we live. a beautiful start to our tuesday morning here in the bay area.

take a moment to enjoy it and enjoy your day today. thank you so much for waking up with us for part of your morning. you have been watching "today in the bay." coming up for you, the "today" show. but we'll see you back here tomorrow morning starting dark and early at 4:30. honoring those we've lost. a somber tribute at the white house to the more than 500,000 americans killed by the coronavirus. >> the people we lost were extraordinary. >> the emotional moment of silence and the message of hope from president biden, as cases drop to the lowest point in months >> this morning, mounting frus station over vaccine delays nationwide but is help around the corner?

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