good morning. it is sunday, february 28th, 7:00 on the dot. ahh, a live look at the sun rising over walnut creek, a gorgeous start to the final day of february. thank you so much for starting it with us. sunshine on a sunday, i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with a look at your microclimate forecast. hey, v. >> hey there, good morning. sunday funday, look at all this sunshine. that's what i like to see on a weekend, and it's such a beautiful start to our day. a little chilly, though. look at right now in walnut creek, 39 degrees, so if you're going to be out and about at least for the first half of the

morning, i'd say a light sweater is appropriate. here are the current temperatures throughout the rest of the bay area. san francisco is mild 51 degrees and we did get the gusty hills into the overnight hours, mt. umunum 50 plus miles per hour but today another dry day with less wind and yes, we're talking about rain chances ahead, so i'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. kira? >> you are literally glowing, vianey. see you around 7:15. it has been 75 days since the first vaccinations in the u.s. and new a third option. the fda gave johnson & johnson the green light yesterday afternoon, paving the way for roughly 4 million doses to be shipped out as early as tomorrow. it will be a major boost to the national stockpile. estimating there are enough vaccines among the three to vaccinate all american adults this summer.

j&j's vaccine requires just one shot, it is roughly 70% effective at preventing illness. 86% effective the most severe forms of covid and offers protection against variants. moderna and pfizer's two-dose vaccines are around 95% effective but health experts urge americans to get whatever vaccine they can, saying that all three vaccines work. >> we in public health are not at all concerned about the differences in effectiveness of these various vaccines. >> governor gavin newsom says the state secured more than 1 million j&j doses, nearly half are expected to arrive as soon as this coming week. happening today, more people in santa clara county are now eligible for their vaccine, that includes farm workers. 1,000 farm workers have the opportunity to get their shot in morgue. hill. the pop-up clinic at the monterey mushroom facility is

open today and wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. anyone in the tier 1b category is eligible, that includes teachers, child care workers, food service employees and emergency service workers. because the johnson & johnson vaccine is just one dose, a bay area doctor says that will make it a potential game changer for underserved communities. >> we thought in the beginning, because it was such a high-risk community that would be special programs targeting the african-american community. that certainly didn't happen initially. it looks like some efforts being made now to get that vaccine into the black community. a one-shot vaccine certainly will help. >> dr. lenoir says transportation to vaccination sites can be difficult for members of black and brown communities but they might only need one trip for the j&j vaccine. he's encouraging everyone in those communities to get informed and get vaccinated. and nbc's plan your vaccine

website is here to help you secure your appointment. you just go to planyourvaccine.com, select your state, occupation and your age and it will guide you from there. sunday services are back open all beit different for people of all religions in santa clara county. 20% capacity is allowed inside places of worship thanks to a new supreme court ruling we told but yesterday morning. this is video from yesterday's service at the five wounds portuguese national church in san jose. santa clara county officials tell us they are disappointed with the ruling, citing that indoor gatherings are still risky. it will be back to the classroom for some middle school students on the peninsula, sixth graders will start in-person learning tomorrow. pre-k through fifth grade return in october. 7th through 12th grades could be coming back as soon as march 9th.

it depends on whether santa clara county moves from the most restrictive purple tier into the red tier. the teachers union tried to bargain with the district to have the upper grades return when all teachers are vaccinated, but agreed to in-person learning if there is a tier change. now to new details on a story we have been covering for months, northern california barber at the center of a high-profile fight over covid restrictions just had his license suspended by the state. juan desmairis, the owner of primo's barbershop in vacaville can only cut hair for a few more weeks. the california board of cosmetology said his barbershop and licenses have been revoked permanently. health leaders say this comes after he repeatedly defied orders in the spring staying open instead of shutting down. now he says he will likely have to close the shop, but doesn't regret standing up for what he believes. >> i feel like it's

unconstitutional. i think there is no need for it. we get farther and farther along this pandemic, it's more and more voob vees obvious the state was gunning for small businesses and letting the big box companies stay open and get richer and richer. we stood our ground. >> desmairis plans to reopen barber shops in other states. we reached out to the state board of barbering and cosmetology for comment but have not received a response. now to taking action against violence, a group of oakland chinatown leaders telling us they plan to extend community foot patrols in an effort to help people feel safe again after a series of attacks on asian-americans. this stand for asians rally on the peninsula drew a large crowd yesterday. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana spoke with the organizer of the effort in san

mateo, a teenager who took a stand. >> reporter: the crimes in oakland's chinatown seem to hit a violent peak leading up to chinese new year three weeks ago, when a volunteer citizen foot patrol started to help people feel a little more at ease but it wasn't a long-term effort. joe ma heads up the east bay benevolent association, speaking through interpreter, he says mob they'll announce plans to take over the patrols. >> translator: we just want to take over so that we can have a little bit longer time to protect the business and our residents. >> reporter: their effort comes as communities across the bay area and the country continue to voice concerns about a series of violent crimes against the asian-american community. in san mateo, a sizeable crowd at an event organized by 13-year-old ashlyn so. >> i thought this isn't okay. i have to do something about this. i told my mom i want to start a

rally. >> reporter: as the crowd took to the streets this was not just an event for asian-american to show concerns it's a show of solidarity from friends and neighbors as well. in new york, a similar demonstration after a string of shocking attacks on asian-americans there in just the last few days. investigators have not concluded if all these attacks are specifically racially motivated but community activists say they feel like their communities are being targeted. >> know these acts for what they are, they are violence against asians, they are hate krimd filled by xenophobia and racism. >> reporter: sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." >> nbc bay area telemundo 48 and our parent company comcast have partnered with the bay area-based asian-pacific fund who help find grants to help organizations working to stop attacks against asians. if you want to donate we put a

link on our website nbcbayarea.com. it's just shy of 7:09. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we take you live to d.c. for chuck todd with "meet the press." first honoring an icon in bay area journalism, raised in oakland, belva davis experienced racism and sexism as she earned her place as the first black female television news reporter west of the mississippi river. she often said if you can dream it, you can make it so, and she did. davis' career reflected on tough times, she was attacked covering the 1964 gop convention and still working as barack obama became our first black president. in 2018 she was inducted into the california hall of fame, always measured fair and curious, she paved the way for all of us in bay area journalism

regardless of color. belva davis, we salute you.

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enter the golden state with real california dairy. welcome back. time for our weekly discussion with chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." hi, chuck. thank you for joining us this morning. >> hi, kira. >> the house passed the covid relief bill. they're likely to nix the $15 minimum wage hike. it was a campaign promise by president biden, so what happens to that goal? does it just vanish? >> no, look, there's two pathways here. there's some talk among some senate democrats like bernie sanders and ron widen of oregon of putting a tax penalty in this covid relief bill that would penalize big corporations who didn't pay at least $15 as an

hourly wage. i'm a bit skeptical that will make it through. i think the most likely scenario here for a minimum wage increase will be outside of this covid relief bill. i think it's pretty clear there is not 50 democrats in favor of trying to do it within the covid relief bill. so there's going to be a separate negotiation. just to give you an idea, there are so many ways they could end up passing this minimum wage. in 2007 the last time they passed it, it was attached as a rider to a bill that was largely about funding the iraq, the troops that we still had fighting in iraq in 2007. the point is that this will i think more likely be settled sort of on its own and then attached to some must pass bill in the next six months, but i wouldn't view this not happening in march as a sign that it's not going to happen at all. >> fascinating, like they can make it happen, they'll find a

way. you also have canadian prime minister justin trudeau on your show this morning. he imposed more travel restrictions. here in california, especially in the bay area, we're actually shifting to more -- less restrickive tiers, so we're doing the opposite of what canada is doing. do you think there's anything we can learn from what they're doing north of our border? >> look, they've been a bit more restrictive. they're also behind on vaccines. they didn't have a vaccine maker in their country. they didn't invest. there's a domestic political debate up there whether they made a mistake and whether they should have. they didn't talk to american companies, there was some perhaps political concerns there between the relationship at the time between trudeau and trump. whatever the reasoning is, they're behind on that. i think that also accounts for their more restrictive, more restrictions.

i have dr. fauci on today as well and i ask him about the lowering of restriction this is week and he basically said it's too soon to be doing this. and he kept coming -- there was multiple times where i'm like well, boy, looks like we're headed in the right direction. he's like i don't want to sound like i'm always looking for the downside here, but they are very concerned that we're still sitting on one of those moments where we could easily see it turn the other direction, so i think they're wishing that everybody waited at least another week or two before starting some of these restriction lifts. >> geez, that's a scary thought, because like i just said here in the bay area, we're starting to really open back up. chuck as always, thank you for joining thus morning. we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press," an interview with dr. anthony fauci, plus that exclusive interview with the prime minister of canada, justin trudeau. we hope you tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m., right after this newscast. if you just stick here, coming up in about 30 minutes from now we'll talk to our nbc

bay area policical analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment, the final day of the cpac, where former president donald trump will speak later today. new california senator alex padilla unveiled his first piece of legislation, eight a bill that would offer millions of undocumented essential workers and their families a path to citizenship. padilla yesterday toldman that his citizenship for essential workers act as it's called was an easy choice for his first piece of legislation. >> if i had a nickel for every tweet i saw, every facebook post thanking, praising essential workers throughout the pandemic, let's translate that not into the thanks and platitude but action. they deserve the comfort of a pathway to citizenship. >> he sees this bill as a small part of a larger legislation from the biden administration to create a pathway for 11 million

undocumented immigrants. he is one of the lawmakers leading that more expansive bill as well. just shy of 7:17. time to check in with vianey arana for a look at our microclimate forecast. last day of february, it sounds like if it's anything like yesterday, it's going to be a beautiful day. >> it is going to be a beautiful day, kira, and you know, as we head in towards the afternoon, one thing you'll probably notice, it will be less windy around the mountaintops unlike yesterday so great start, we've got so much sunshine out there, you could see the rays coming through the windows, 52 degrees in san francisco, and we're going to remain dry for the remainder of the weekend, and how beautiful is this? san jose look at the sunshine, 41 degrees right now. a little chillier through walnut creek at about 39 degrees. so if you're going to be heading outside, bundle up a little bit. by the afternoon you'll not need a coat or maybe not even a sweater. current temperatures in the 30s for santa cruz, novato and napa.

doppler radar and satellite, notice over the bay area no cloud cover, we've got the high pressure that continues to sort of dominate. keeping any chances of rain out of the bay, for now that is. let's look at how our winds are doing. in through the afternoon, notice how we start to see a decrease in the winds, again it was a lot gustier for the higher elevation areas. 40-50 plus in mt. umunun, that is going to shift into monday. this afternoon lovely 68 degrees in san diego. even san francisco is going to be in the mid-60s this afternoon, and up through the napa and ukiah area as well. so let's talk about the long range outlook. what are we expecting in the next couple days? we're not tracking any rain headed into the start of the work week. we'll see showers offshore, not expected to bring any rain to the bay area. the low pressure system will stay sort of offshore. it goes by and around us. our best chances of actually

seeing rain around here are going to move in next weekend, so what's going to happen is we have a system that's approaching and that's going to bring us the return of much needed rain around here, so as much as i've been enjoying the sunshine, we have to be realistic in the fact that rain is actually good for us, right? over the next seven days, here is the inland temperatures, windy hills again for today but that will diminish more into the afternoon. 70 degrees in some spots for tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday. mid to upper 60s for maine and the cloud cover is going to start to roll in on friday, with mid-60s and san francisco temperatures are going to dip down into the 50s again with the arrival of the system, hopefully by next friday night into saturday. as we move closer we'll know more. let's turn to our climate in crisis series. as you know, i set out to find more planet-friendly ways for swaps around the house, and today we're talking about your beauty routine, the cotton round pads. maybe they might not be so

organic after all. at least some of them anyway. here is a better switch. lately i've been all about skin care and there is no better feeling than taking your makeup off after a long day. chances are you probably have a jar of these pond rounds, sitting on your counter to help take your makeup off but are these hurting the planet? yes. here answer the problem. unless they are 100% organic, those cotton rounds likely end up in the landfill, they don't break down because of the bleaching and mixing processes used to make them. not only that, the world wildlife fund says it takes 20,000 liters of water to make one kilogram of cotton. that's the amount of water a person drinks over three years. hey, vianey, it's time for your climate hack. an alternate to cut up to on waste. do a quick search of companies

or stores near your area that offer reusable rounds like this one. some are made out of recycled materials and bamboo. i found some at local sustainable shops and grocery stores. consider this, if you use one cotton pad in the morning and at night you're using 730 each. reusable keeps that many out of landfills. imagine if each person living in the city of san mateo made the switch, we'd keep more than 76 million single use cotton pads out of the dump each year. come on, san mateo, let's work toward. follow me on nbc bay area vianey arana and nbcbayarea.com/climatehacks. thank you to our viewers sending me more ideas on future climate hacks. continue to send me those, i truly appreciate it, across any social media platform. kira? >> great, vianey, love the hacks and love that people are

suggesting them to you, too. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, living in the bay area can be costly and during the pandemic, difficult to make ends meet. we'll introduce you to one bay area man helping those struggling to make it in the bay.

affordable housing in the bay area is a problem so big it's hard to imagine that one person could make a difference but one oakland man is trying. garvin thomas shows us how in this morning's "bay area proud." >> reporter: any home, no matter how big or small, is always put together piece by piece. one of the things though that makes the small home dan bodner and his team are putting together special is just how few pieces it takes. but make no mistake, his goals for it are very big. >> i do believe the idea is a good one. i do believe that we are going to end suffering for a lot of

people. >> reporter: we first met dan seven years ago when the i.k. consultant created inexpensive 3-d printed prosthetic hands for children who needed them. turns out there was a flaw in dan's plan. the kids didn't really want them. >> it turns out those kids are who they are, they were born that way, they know how to get through the world the way they are. they don't really want a prosthetic hand. this thing started out in my garage. >> reporter: instead of being discouraged, though, dan says the opposite happened. he was encouraged by his ability to create something to help others. he just needed a new target for his energy. dan found it on his daily commute, passing ever-growing homeless encampments. >> from oakland to san francisco, day after day for many, many years, it became a journey through suffering. >> reporter: the day he saw the aftermath of a fire that killed a homeless person, well, that was it. >> i say that was perhaps the

pivotal moment. i started think being what could i do personally, me? i'm just one person but i could think of an idea. maybe i can come up with something. this is all prewired. >> reporter: dan set his engineering mind to creating a better shelter and come up with one he thinks could really help on a large scale. the quick haven transitional shelter is a pack of storable shelter that could be assembled by three people in 30 minutes with just a single tool. it is sturdy, secure, relatively inexpensive, and dan thinks best of call attractive. a village of these rather than sheds or other makeshift structures could lead to greater community acceptance. >> it's going to look sharp and these things have a modern stylish look. >> reporter: dan says interest in his shelter has been great even before they started production. he understands homelessness is a complex problem but he just hopes his shelters end up being

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ask your doctor about dovato—i did. good morning. it is sunday, february 29th. 7:29, sunshine on a sunday morning, the final day of february and a gorgeous way to start it. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins with us a quick look at your microclimate forecast. hey, girl. >> hey, good morning. it is such a sunny start, and it's going to stay sunny at least for the sex several days. we are in the 30s and 40s when it comes to our temperatures, currently right now in san jose

about 41 degrees, as you head out the door but eventually by the afternoon, we will be climbing comfortable into the mid and upper 60s. a couple low 70s might be possible. dry sunday with a little bit less wind into the evening. however, it is worth noting, i saw the national weather service tweeted out the mt. diablo range area saw gusts up to 40, 50 plus miles per hour. it was windy overnight for the higher elevations. everyelsediminish into the even. full forecast coming up. new this morning, a series of earthquakes hit right off the value pose just after 2:30 this morning, a magnitude 3.8 quake hit near san sieman. the castle and the elephant seals, followed by a 3.1 and 3.2 aftershocks. no word on any damage. now to our top story, it's

been 75 days since the very first vaccination here in the u.s. and now there is a third option. the fda gave johnson & johnson the green light yesterday afternoon, paving the way for roughly 4 million doses to be shipped out as early as tomorrow. it will be a major boost to the national stockpile. and with this one shot dose, it estimates there is enough vaccines among the three to vaccinate all american adults this summer. governor newsom says the state secured more than 1 million j&j doses. nearly half are expected to arrive this coming week. j&j's vaccine requires just one shot, it is 86% effective at preventing very sear forms of covid and strong protection against variants. moderna and pfizer's two-dose vaccines are around 95% effective but health experts urge americans to get whatever vaccine they can, saying that all three vaccines work. happening today, more people in santa clara county are

eligible for their covid vaccine, that includes farm workers. 1,000 farm workers have the opportunity to get their shot in morgan hill. the pop-up clinic at the monterey mushrooms facility is open today and wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. anyone in the tier 1b category in santa clara county is eligible, that includes teachers, child care workers, food service employees and emergency service workers. nbc's plan your vaccine website is here to help you secure your appointment. you just go to planyourvaccine.com, select your state, occupation and your age and it will guide you from there. sunday services are back open indoors for people of all religions in santa clara discounty. 20% capacity is allowed inside places of worship thanks to a new supreme court ruling we told you about yesterday morning. this is video from yesterday's service at the five wounds portuguese national church in san jose.

santa clara county officials tell us they are disappointed with the ruling, citing that indoor gatherings are still risky. it will be back to the classroom for some middle school students on the peninsula, sixth graders in palo alto unified school district will start in-person learning tomorrow. pre-k through fifth grade returned in october. a live look at henry gunn high school, where high school students could be back earlier than expected. 7th through 12th grades could be coming back as soon as march 9th. it depends on whether santa clara county moves from the most restrictive purple tier into the red tier. by next week. the teachers union tried to negotiate with the district to have the upper grades return when all teachers are vaccinated but ultimately compromised that in-person learning if there is a tier change, which is likely to

happen from purpose toll red this coming week. a boarding pass or a visa what you normally need to have for a trip out of the country but the pandemic could add another important document to the list to prove you won't make other people sick when you travel. some experts are wary if a digital passport is a good idea. >> reporter: a passport proves your identity, a digital one could confirm you've gotten a vaccine and in some cases you're negative for the virus. it's an idea the united states and some other countries are considering but cyber security experts and doctors say there are some big red flags. >> just by having a vaccination depending on the vaccine again doesn't mean you have immunity to covid. there's regular covid, which we know the data from, and also variantssirk circulating reported. >> reporter: last week the w.h.o. said "at the present time

do not introduce requirements of proof of vaccination or immunity for international travel as a condition of entry as there are still critical unknowns regarding the efficacy of vaccination in reducing transmission and limited availability of vaccines." supporters of the passport program say it would help the tourism economy and struggling businesses like the airline industry, but cyber security experts worry about hacking and other issues with your medical and personal information. >> there are so many moving parts in this project that we have to be careful about, because each one of them is a nightmare for privacy, security and safe. >> reporter: israel launched a digital passport program called green pass, a new app linked to people's medical files so they can prove they've been vaccinated or that they've recovered from covid and have immunity. anyone with a green pass can travel within the country and has access to places like gyms, theaters and hotels. >> if you got immunity, i would

still be nervous about folks taking them on a plane for example. >> reporter: president biden has asked several government agencies to start looking into digital international vaccination certificates. tech giants in the u.s. are racing to build a system for the digital passports. >> that was anoushah rosta reporting. now to taking action against violence, a group of oakland chinatown leaders telling us they plan to extend community foot patrols in an effort to help people feel safe again after a series of attacks on asian-americans. and this, stand for asians rally, organized by a peninsula teen, drew a large crowd yesterday. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana reports on the movement of solidarity. >> reporter: the crimes in oakland's chinatown seem to hit a violent peak leading up to chinese new year three weeks ago, when a volunteer citizen foot patrol started to help people feel a little more at ease but it wasn't a long-term effort.

joe ma heads up the east bay toysha bedefinite benevolent association. speaking through interpreter josephine hui, he says they'll announce plans to take over the patrols. >> translator: we just want to take over so that we can have a little bit longer time to protect the business and our residents. >> reporter: their effort comes as communities across the bay area and the country continue to voice concerns about a series of violent crimes against the asian-american community. in san mateo, a sizeable crowd at an event organized by 13-year-old ashlyn so. >> i just thought, you know, this isn't okay. i have to do something about this. i told my mom i want to start a rally. >> reporter: as the crowd took to the streets, it's clear this was not just an event for asian-american to show concerns it's a show of solidarity from friends and neighbors as well. and events across the country. in new york, a similar demonstration after a string of shocking attacks on asian-americans there in just the last few days.

investigators have not concluded if all these attacks are specifically racially motivated but community activists say they feel like their communities are being targeted. >> know these acts for what they are, they are violence against asians. they are hate crimes fueled by xenophobia and racism. >> reporter: sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." >> nbc bay area telemundo 48 and our parent company comcast have partnered with the bay area-based asian-pacific fund we will provide grants to organizations working to stop attacks against asians. if you'd like to donate, any amount helps. we put a link on our website nbcbayarea.com. at 7:38, still to come on "today in the bay," the sharks score a season-high six goals against st. louis, but they were not celebrating after the game. sports is next.

good morning everyone. i'm anthony flores. the sharks hit the ice against st. louis and a football game broke out. two touchdowns worth of points, nearly scored in this one. the sharks hitting the ice for the first time since thursday's game was postponed because of a positive covid-19 test. less than 20 seconds into the game, timo meyer lights the lamp to give the sharksz a 1-0 lead, he had a pair of goals in the game, so did evander king who scores on the power play but st. louis always had an answer. 13 goals in all, the blues beat the sharks 7-6. the sharks lose despite scoring a season-high six times. >> it's a tough one, because you think, tough to score six goes in this league and when you do, especially at home, you expect to win. the warriors are going streaking, they won a season high three in a row after beating the charlotte hornets friday night. draymond green a rear high 19

assists on his way to his 25th career triple-double. despite the win not a lot of celebrating going on. >> the locker room is quiet. it's a good sign. we've won three in a row and nobody is that happy so we know we can play better and it's a sign that we think there's more to come. >> the warriors are back on the court tonight at the lakers. to the links and the third round of the wgc-workday championship. colin morikawa the former cal bear rattled off five straight birdies and eight for the round. he shot a 67 and has a two-stroke lead headed into today's final round at 15 under par. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores. have a great sunday.

later today, former president donald trump will address the conservative political action conference also

also known as cpac. it's his first major public address since he left the white house and he's expected to reassert his control over the republican party. time to bring in political analyst larry gerston. hi, larry, good morning to you. tell us about the buzz surrounding trump's speech. >> good morning. here is a guy coming seven weeks out of the presidency. most people would say that's absolutely impossible, and unusual. no former president has ever gone to bat so to speak for his party and against the opposition that soon. they all give the newcomer time to just get comfortable before they start pummeling but that's what he's going to do today. he'll take on president biden in every way possible. we shouldn't really be surprised after all, president trump pummeled members of his own party again and again, while he was in the presidency. he went ahead and obliterated the line between the president's

governance and the president's political party with his rallies that we at the capitol itself, at the white house and now seven weeks he's ready to fight and not taking any prisoners. >> do you think the former president is making a comeback of sorts today? >> kira, that's a great question. trump supporters would say no, he's been here all along but the data says something different. if you look at what happened just after january 6th, that terrible day, the insurrection as many people call t look what happened in terms of the direction of the republican party according to republicans. only 24% said yeah it's going in the right direction. 66, two-thirds said it was going in the wrong direction and really at the same time, half the republicans in that poll, half of them faulted president trump. now since then, of course, we've also seen a major departure of republicans from their party. according to the "new york

times," 140,000 republicans have left their party, where it's only 79,000 democrats have left theirs. so as of january 6th, right afterwards, it looked like trump and the party was in a lot of trouble. >> well, that may be the case, but it does appear that trump will receive a hero's welcome today at cpac. how much is this a reflection of where the republican party is today? >> and this gets to the great change that's taken place in just a matter of six weeks. it's unbelievable the kind of things we're seeing as trump awaits his hero's welcome. because we've seen another poll, just very recently taken by politico, and what does this is a? if you look at the projected nominees, who would you like, asked republicans, to be the nominee for the republican party, there you have it. 53% said donald trump. he was blamed six weeks ago but 53% of the republicans say we want him. he clearly is the front-runner if you look at it that way.

when people talked about a republican civil war, one wonders, is it really a civil war when you see these kinds of data? in fact, if there's anything in terms of outliers, it's not the trump people. it's rather the romneys and the sasses and the cheneys, those are the outliars. trump and the republican party now seem to be one more than ever. >> and earlier this week, trump adviser jason miller said president trump will be laying out a future path for the republican party so with that in mind, what should we expect looking forward? >> right now, all signs suggest that president trump is looking to run again in 2024, and as he said himself, he's going to be rewarding those who have supported him and he's going to be going after those, punishing those who haven't. he's got a nice campaign fund with the money collected for his defense, $150 million he

controls. expect president trump to make lots of noise between now and the days and months to come. the only thing that could get in his way, kira or maybe i should say things are the kinds of legal issues that await him. in new york, in washington, d.c., and a couple of other places both civil and criminal, there are so many loose ends, if you will, those could really disrupt the trump train, but absent that, if democrats think he's in the rear view mirror, they're very much mistaken. he's the real deal. he's got real support, and he's moving forward as fast as he can. democrats need to be wary of that. >> it will be interesting to see what he says later today. larry, as always, thanks to you for your insight. we'll be back in a couple minutes with vianey's final forecast.

watch your speed. where red light cameras will soon light back up again in the south bay. >> plus the first day of march. will the weather come in like a lion or a lamb? meteorologist kari hall joins us, monday morning, 4:30 to 7:00.

good sunday morning. buenos dias. i hope outdoor activities are in your plans because it's stunning and perfect for sunshine weather. we have a lot of dry conditions ahead. we have a shift in the pattern. before we get to that, i wanted to start out with the beautiful view of heavenly lake tahoe. you can see the mountainside and the lake and the snow but they're expecting sunshine as well this week, so definitely a beautiful morning to take advantage of the last of that snow before some of it melts off but we did get a good amount of snow when the storms did come in a couple weeks back but we always need more.

41 degrees right now in san jose. beautiful morning and it is a little chillier in some spots. right now in the north bay, also about 41 degrees. notice the icon all have sunshine, no clouds in sight. pretty clear start in the north bay, expect to top out in the upper 60s, low 70s for this afternoon and how is san francisco doing? a mild start there, 52 degrees. by 10:00, 11:00 a.m. upper 60s and san francisco is expected to reach the mid-60s today, a lot less wind, winds right now are about 3 miles per hour from the west and winds calm in walnut creek as well. it's 39 degrees, so that's one of our colder spots. 12:00 about 63 degrees. a little possible cloud cover, a little bit of haze but for the most part going to be sunshine. here is the reason why. doppler radar showing a quiet pattern, we've been dry of course, we did get that wind, that kicked up yesterday evening and into the early morning hours for the higher elevation areas, areas like mt. diablo wind gusts

upwards of 50-plus. everywhere else briey to windy. what can we expect this afternoon? sunny and dry and temps in the upper 60s today. look at san francisco, topping out about 65 degrees. san jose 68, concord 67, morgan hill 67, and santa cruz 66. that wind will continue to diminish as we head in towards the evening and here is what we're looking, you notice the winds less than 15 miles per hour, so it will be a calmer evening tonight. what can we expect long range? monday and tuesday we have a system that remains offshore so we're not expecting any rain. we'll start out the work week dry but looking out ahead at our next chance of rain making return, best rain chances moving in late friday into saturday. notice that system there bringing us maybe rain by friday night. the time line of this we'll know more as we inch closer to give us more accurate view. we're still pretty far out. monday, tuesday and wednesday, upper 60s.

we start to see a decrease in temperatures. notice how it says 70 on sunday and next saturday we dip down ten degrees. take advantage of the spring-like weather as we bring february to an end and kick off march headed into tomorrow. san francisco temperatures mid-60s and by next friday and saturday as the cloud cover rolls in and the system arrives, dipping down again into the 50s, so dry weather really all the way through thursday, and then by friday and saturday, it hopefully sparks a more active pattern, heading into march, because we haven't seen as much rain as we would like to see, and any time we're dealing with rain, that brings in the drought conditions and all of that. hopefully you get to go outside and enjoy your sunday. i'll take things outside for sure. >> he's a lucky puppy. i spent a lot of time outside with my boys yesterday and it will be nice to have -- >> they're probably loving it. >> slightly warmer day today will be great. they'll love it. vianey, thanks so much. before we let you go today,

nasa is releasing a new set of images from the mars rover "perseverance" 19 cameras on board, give the rover a panoramic view of mars and nasa released the full resolution downloadable file for anyone who wants to explore the panorama on their own. it's at mars.nasa.gov, i believe, right? let me check that back. very cool. so here, mars.nasa.gov, exactly. this next one might be my favorite, you may have already seen it, a beluga whale shows a boy some love during his recent visit. hear an adult his parent encouraging him to give the whale a kiss. he blows a kiss through his mask, and even though the whale can't see it, he gives a kiss back. is that the cutest thing? this little 2 1/2-year-old chase this video was shot at mystic aquarium in connecticut. the aquarium's beluga whale

exhibit is the largest of its kind in the u.s. i just want to see it one more time. mwah! so cute. back here locally happening today an east bay woman has come up with a clever way to entertain her neighbors in pleasant hill, sending them on a scavenger hunt for painted rocks. look at some of the rocks here at the start of the pandemic, marilee barlow painted them with beautiful intricate designs. she hides them around town and posts clues online so people can find them. eight a fun, safe way for people to get outside especially kids and i found her facebook page it's california rocks. if you find any of them, you can post where you found them. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 o 6:00 p.m. news tonight instead it's the golden globes with hosts tina fey and amy poehler and watching "nbc bay

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