good morning, it is sunday, march 1th, 7:00 on the dot. we take a live look outside, the beautiful glow of the lights on the golden gate bridge on a mild bay area morning. we have sprung forward one hour, and if you're awake, we appreciate you. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us this morning with a quick look at your microclimate forecast. i think you know we all made it here this morning, even though we lost an hour's sleep, good for us. >> yes, you know, it may be a two-cup of coffee kind of a

morning but also going to feel cozy inside. we have a cold front coming in, kira, going to drop our temperatures and bring rain and wind to the bay area. you can see the radar in the pacific north making 80s proche later into this day. if you live in the north bay, santa rosa, napa, ukiah you're first to see the rain out of this system and then it will trickle south by the afternoon and the evening hours. breezy at times, talking 15, 25-mile-per-hour winds and monday, showers will continue but we're also looking out for is the instability that's going to come with this cold front that's going to bring back the chance of seeing thunderstorms in the bay area and maybe even hail and low-level mountain snows. so full details on that in a few minutes. kira? >> see you in 15, vianey, thanks area, where now all nine counties are in the red tier, which means businesses in every bay area county can reopen with limited capacity. it's a major step in beginning

the economic recovery from the pandemic. at the stroke of midnight as we told you yesterday morning, sonoma and contra costa counties have now become the last two local counties to move into the less restrictive red tier. previous covid threshold rules were loosened because california reached its goal of vaccinating 2 million people in the hardest-hit communities. a quick reminder of allowances within the red tier, restaurants and movie theaters can open at 25% capacity and gyms can reopen with 10% capacity indoors. but with those more lenient rules comes the concern that too many people will become relaxed in the fight against coronavirus. after covid restrictions loosened in italy, another surge forced part of that country to shut down once again as "today in the bay's" thom jensen reports experts warn it could happen, too, if we're not careful. >> hopefully as soon as possible we can get back, you know, opened up as close to full capacity as possible.

>> reporter: perfect for co-owner mcghi who says the bar should be pizza lovers. instead just five workers. meanwhile san jose's san pedro square was buzzing. >> woo! we can at least eat outside and get some fresh air. >> reporter: the gordon family excited to get out but like many, still cautious. >> we might want to adhere to the mask situation a little bit longer. >> reporter: the head of a san francisco company which helps hospital staff medical positions says an 8% in nurse turnover since the pandemic began. >> they were really on the front lines and really were facing the brunt of this pandemic. >> reporter: she, like other medical professionals worries nurse stress levels could rise again if what's happening in italy right now happens here. vast regions of italy are going back into lockdowns because of case spikes following

reopenings. everyone from medical experts to business owners and moms hoping we will keep our guard up as we open up. >> which includes just following e masks for at least the last three or four months. >> reporter: the gordon family setting a great example of how to help stop the spread of the virus, and maybe help get these businesses going at full capacity again in the process. in san jose, thom jensen, "nbc bay area news". a big show of support in san francisco yesterday for getting kids of all ages back to school five days a week, a group named decrease the distance sf organized the march yesterday, it comes at the one-year mark since schools across the bay area were closed to in-person learning. >> i'm in fifth grade, at astonia elementary school.

when we're learning online, it's hard because there's not much space in my house. we can't be all three of us at home, we can't be all in the same room. we try to split up but it's really hard because there's not enough space. our internet connection sometimes doesn't work so we often miss things and then the >> as we recently reported the school district recently struck a deal with teachers to reopen some classes for kindergarten to fifth grade by april 12th but parents argued that's not enough. more details on parents, teachers and students in the east bay rallying together to demand the west contra costa unified school district reopen their schools. it happened at nickel park in richmond. it's as we just said been a year since the closure of campuses across the bay area including campuses in that district. the group west contra costa safe open schools is calling on the district to start in-person learning for all grades this spring. a new report claims there were hundreds of covid cases inside tesla's fremont plant

last year, that's according to "the washington post." elon musk defied restrictions last spring and reopened the factory in may, daring authorities to arrest him. the post is citing data showing there were just ten cases inside the plant in may, but by december, that number had grown to about 450. it's not clear whether tesla reported those cases to the health department. tesla has not responded to our request for comment. happening today, cvs will vaccinate californians at 120 more locations in the following counties, alameda, napa, san mateo, santa clara and sonoma. people who are eligible can make appointments now on cvs' website. for more information on where and how to get your shot, we want to remind you about planyourvaccine.com. you put your state, your age, your occupation, it will it el whether you're eligible and the locations closest to you. protecting the

asian-american community in san francisco, amid a series of racist attacks. that's the mission of one citizen patrol group. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana talked with the leader of the group, getting praise for going out of her way to help. >> reporter: the united peace collaborative came together last year at start of the pandemic, when the asian community here in the city was starting to get harassed. the group is getting praise this weekend for helping someone who had initially raised concerns for neighbors here on thursday night. this is the photo one of the local merchants shared with liana lui this weekend. she says the caller was concerned about the man as security concerns inain high. >> he said oh, watch out for this guy. he's been looking into every single store on this block and not only that, he was looking into every car window and we were afraid that he might break one of the windows. >> reporter: lui and her team of citizen patrollers managed to track him down and talk with him. how are you doing brother? you need anything?

he looked at me and he said "i'm really hungry." >> reporter: she took him to one of the neighborhood discounted for discounted barbecue pork buns. the aim of the patrol group is not only keep the community safe but also to help those in need. we watched as lui offered food to someone sleeping in portsmouth square. unfortunately, they've also had to deal with some destructive and violent situations over the last year. >> we've had, worked with police and had 12 people arrested, in different occasions, including looting, including vandalism, including graffiti, including assault. >> reporter: two members of the united peace collaborative were in san jose today for an anti-hate rally there. lui says they've recently helped groups in oakland and san jose put together their own patrols. >> people are very appreciative of what's happening with these watch groups. >> reporter: they've also been contacted by people in los angeles and seattle for help. in s ancisco, sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." in oakland, community

leaders in chinatown are raising concerns about a proposed law they say could backfire and actually lead to more crimes. state senator nancy skinner, who introduced the bill, says the purpose of it is to clarify state law so that non-violent cases of theft are not charged as violent felonies. opponents of the new law say in light of unprovoked attacks and thefts on asian-americans, criminals could be embold enned by the change. critics say now is not the time for change given the recent violence. skinner replied violent thefts and robberies would still be a felony. 7:09, much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up we take you live to washington, d.c., for our weekly interview with chuck todd who ha "meet the press." and a gop congressman takes a jab at eric swalwell, saying he's unfit and what he's doing to try to remove him.

welcome back. time for our weekly discussion with chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." as always, thanks for joining us this morning. this week, president biden was saying that he wants all adults to be eligible for the vaccine by may and he was signaling that our first return to normal could be as soon as the fourth of july. you have dr. anthony fauci on "meet the press" today. what are his thoughts on that? >> well, he does this. he confirms that end of may, but he did have a qualifier on it, kira. he said we should have the quantity to meet all of those demands but he was a little bit, it was a little bit hesitant of almost making a down guarantee, we still need vaccinators, more of them to just get the shot in the arm, and things like that, so i did sense that, and you can tell, i asked him, look, europe's on an uptick. every time europe went on an

uptick with cases it was followed by an uptick here. he still seems to be nervous about the variants and that that can happen but he's also, it's also clear biden -- president biden wouldn't have made those promises if fauci hadn't signed off on them, which he concurs that he did. he does believe we'll get there but you can hear the caution in him. there's still, you know, he's a man that watched what happened over the last year and knows we can't assume it's over. >> right. and you mentioned europe. we talked about that a little bit earlier this this newscast, what's going on in italy right now. i want to move to your other guest this morning, there are more than 200 new laws proposed in 43 to limit mail early in-person and election day voting after the 2020 election had the largest voter turnout in more than a century. you have guests today from both sides of that battle.

any insights that what they're saying? >> it's really sort of a -- the question is, how many of these laws are republicans going to push through in which states. how many of them survive court challenges. i think you have that. what's interesting is in georgia, there is a divide in the republican party over this. the republican leadership, the governor, lieutenant governor, the secretary of state very uncomfortable with some of these new restrictions and you'll hear that today, but all of this is in response to basically the big lie that former president trump told after he lost the election, and so that's what makes this drive i think even more uncomfortable to watch, because it is all of this, all of these new laws are all happening, are basically as one person put it as a solution in search of a problem, but they're just doing it in order to placate former president trump's most devout supporters who somehow believe what he said was true, so i do think it has created a lot of

tension there, but the question is whether democrats in washington can do something about it, and you have the filibuster issue in the senate, which we get into, with stacey abrams. this is going to be a complicated battle that i think lasts beyond 2022. that's for sure. >> well, we will tune in for that later this morning. chuck, thank you so much for that preview. we hope you do join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." he'll have an interview with dr. anthony fauci and as he just mentioned an interview with stacey abrams, the founder of fair fight, and the former georgia house minority leader, as well as an exclusive interview with georgia lieutenant governor jeff duncan of the gop. we hope you stick here for our newscast and then tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. and coming up in about 30 minutes from now, we will talk to our nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment and look at whether new laws proposed in several states will eventually lead to voter suppression.

have you checked your bank account just yet? the latest round of covid relief is showing up as money in the bank this weekend. the massive covid relief bill was signed into law just a few days ago and some americans already started receiving their $1,400 checks yesterday. the first wave of direct payments went to qualified americans who filed their tax returns linking their bank account to the irs. the second rollout is expected to take the next few weeks. if you'd like to track your check the irs says its website will provide daily updates with its get my payment feature. time to check in with vianey arana for a look at your microclimate forecast at sun sr the capitol in washington, d.c., and gosh, we're just seeing the opposite here. they were pummeled with snow. we were enjoying sunshine. now we have rain on the way

while they have sun. >> yes, looks like we could get low-level snow here in the bay area again so a wintry mix. we're a week away from officially welcoming spring but welcoming this sight of rain. san francisco right now things are calm overall. radar is painting a different picture of the approaching cold front system. you could see it out in the pacific where you see the green, that is the approaching storm. so i am going to give you an hour-by-hour outlook. i want to you know how to plan your day. temperatures for today as the cold front passes we'll see a drop in those highs, and in the lows overnight. so definitely going to need a jacket for today, in addition to that, we're going to see increased wind, which kicks in the windchill factor. let's look now at your hour-by-hour outlook. this is the important, oh so important timing of the storm. living in napa, san rafael, pae

bar right on the right-hand side, it really gives you an idea of where the rain is going to sort of land according to our models based on its approach. if you look at about 7:00, san francisco, oakland, palo alto, hayward, los gatos. morgan hill will get rain but not until 8:00, 8:30 san francisco sees rain. it tends to fall in the rain shadow, the pocket of missing rain there in the south bay you see. morgan hill will see rain around 8:30 so it's really going to be a later storm. notice on monday, showers, some hail and low snow. the instability out of this system could potentially bring us thunderstorms and hail, because it is a colder system, so how much rain are we expecting out of it? well, it is rather quick moving so not much in terms of rain totals but areas like ben lomand higher rainfall totals, the north bay mountains higher rain

totals, and lingering showers into monday. you'll also notice the wind. it's a fantastic opportunity right now since it's still dry to go into your backyard, check your gutters, those patio umbrellas, anything that could potentially fly, bring it in the house, bring it in the garage or tie it down safely. notice the winds really kick up intensely as we head in towards tomorrow so it's going to be breezy to windy today, but by monday, we could see 17, 25-mile-per-hour winds, maybe stronger with gusty conditions especially for the higher elevations. now let's talk snow levels because snow levels are going to be dropping into monday morning, and that could mean some snow on top of our local hilltop areas, mountaintop areas. long range outlook we have this incoming storm, right now already making its approach to monday. we dry out for tuesday and wednesday, but it looks like next thursday into next weekend, which by the way, remember is the first weekend officially of spring, it looks like we're going to have more rain on the way, hopefully this will help put more of a dent into the

drought monitor and increase our snowpack. drive safe. slick roads expected for tomorrow morning's commute. let's talk about climate hacks. we've got our climate series that continues and today is for my fellow pet owners. you're going to get this one. it's time for binks' daily walk and part of being a responsible pet owner is cleaning up after the stinky mess. but it's got me thinking, if i use two or three of these plastic bags a day, how planet-friendly can these be? so what's the problem? the aspca estimates that there are more than 70 million dogs owned by american families. those pups definitely bring lots of snuggles and joy but think about the millions of dog waste bags getting tossed every day. i did some quick math, just for me and my bud binks alone.

if we're using three bags a day every day that's more than 1,000 plastic bags i'm throwing away every year. let's switch out the plastic waste bags pour compostable ones. the trick is to really do your research. a lot of companies claim they're biodegradable but they end up in the landfill and take five to ten years to decompose, sometimes maybe even never. i found this little pouch at the store zero in san jose and it truly has organic doggy bags in it. this bag says it right on the label, made out of flour and vegetable oil. it says microorganisms will eat it and poop it back out, continuing the circle of life. if you have a home with a yard, another option get a waste disposable container and flush that waste down the toilet. what's the pay yourself? if half of the dog owners in the u.s. stop using plastic waste bags we could keep more than 42

billion of them out of the dump each year. for more stories follow me on nbc vianey arana and check out nbcbayarea.com/climatehacks. got to clean uppoo in an eco-friendly way. kira? >> definitely. we hope you stay with us. we have more right after this.

one of the things many people have missed during the pandemic is live performances. next month the san francisco opera will stage its very first live show since the beginning of the pandemic at an outdoor stage in san rafael. as "today in the bay's" joe row sat toe jr. shows us they had to first engineer a first of its kind accessory to keep the performance safe. >> reporter: for the last year we've lived in relative silence. nightclubs closed, stages fallen dark. for groups like the san francisco opera, the curtain has remained down.

♪ yet the. orah will rise again next month in an outdoor perform as. >> it will be the first time we've been on stage since the pandemic happened. >> reporter: as the opera plots its return to the stage it grappled with keeping performers from potentially spreading covid through singing which is how medicine, science and the costume department teamed up for this. in a covid first the wardrobe department developed a special mass tspread. >> sits away from the face, an internal lightweight frame. >> reporter: costume producer supervisor galen till showed us how it is designed to unappreciate the voice but not aerosols. >> it enables full range of mo bottom opinion when singers are rehearing they can open this and take a drink. >> reporter: the mask origin was

in ucsf medical school from the mind and hands of opera singing surgery professor dr. sanziana roman. >> what i realized what we needed was a mask to allow individuals to come together as a group. >> reporter: she designed the mask on her kitchen table, tweaked by the costumers and uc davis for testing by engineers and singers. >> so it's quite protective of aerosol produced by individuals but its aalso quite protective of inhaled aerosols. >> reporter: one thing to get the approval from doctors and another thumbs up from singers like chris oglesby. >> here we go. one more avenue of energy we can devote straight to singing. ♪♪ >> reporter: the operas performer also wear the masks in rehearsals next month in marin county civic center. they'll take it off for the actual outdoor performance.

but the stage built, costumes getting made, it's the voices that will soon breathe life back into a beloved tradition in a draumtical ending. . joe rosato, jr., "nbc bay area news." coming up, the entire bay area is in the red, meaning more businesses can now reopen, but are we moving too fast? the situation overseas that has medical experts here taking note. plus protecting asian-american communities. a community patrol now getting attention for a touching act attention for a touching act earlier this week. and volume-e. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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saving time. if you're awake with us, we appreciate that you are. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with a quick look at your microclimate forecast. hey, vianey. >> hey, kira. we've got approaching rain in the forecast, look at doppler radar right now. you can see it on the radar, that green is that system that's going to be making its impact initially starting out of the north bay, then becoming widespread by this evening. so take a look at your daytime highs for today. they're going to be slightly cooler, things are going to be getting even colder overnight into tomorrow. 60 degrees in san jose, fremont 59. oakland 58 and san francisco 57. it's also going to be windy so factor in the windchill, you definitely need a coat. i want to give you a sneak peek of the hour-by-hour outlook. the time bar at the right-hand side sunday 5:00, santa rosa, napa, san rafael the first to see the rain. depending on where you live it's impacting you at different times. in the south bay don't worry

about it during the first half of the day but through the evening. i'll take you through the time line so you can find your sunday accordingly. it will be slick tomorrow morning, as you head back to work, if you have a monday morning commute. i want to make sure everyone is safe on the roads because we're tracking the possibility of thunderstorms, maybe even hail along with low elevation snow, kira. it's going to be an interesting overnight hour for sure. >> that's a got to get to. thanks so much. the reason we're showing you the cameras, all nine counties of the bay area are in the red tier, which means businesses in every bay area county can reopen with limited capacity. it's a major step in beginning the economic recovery from the pandemic. at the stroke of midnight, seven and a half hours ago, sonoma and contra costa counties were the last two local counties to move into the less restrictive red tier. previous covid threshold rules were loosened because california reached its goal of vaccinating

2 million people in the hardest-hit communities. a quick reminder of allowances within the with 10% capacity indoors. rules comes the concern that too many people will become relaxed in the fight against the virus. after covid restrictions loosened in italy, another surge forced part of that country to shut down once again as "today in the bay's" thom jensen reports, experts warn it could happen, too, if we're not careful. >> hopefully as soon as possible we can get back, you know, opened up as close to full capacity as possible. >> reporter: perfect for co-owner josh mcghi who says the bar should be packed with fans of basketball and the restaurant with pizza lovers. instead, seats are empty and his staff is still a tenth of what it was pre-pandemic, just five workers. meanwhile san jose's san pedro square was buzzing. >> woo!

we can at least eat outside and get some fresh air. >> reporter: the gordon family excited to get out but like many, still cautious. >> we might want to adhere to the mask situation a little bit longer. >> reporter: the head of a san francisco company which helps hospital staff medical positions says an 8% in nurse turnover since the pandemic began. >> they were really on the front lines and really were facing the brunt of this pandemic. >> reporter: she, like other medical professionals worries nurse stress levels could rise again if what's happening in italy right now happens here. vast regions of italy are going back into lockdowns because of case spikes following reopenings. everyone from medical experts to business owners and moms hoping we will keep our guard up as we open up. >> which includes just following community guidelines, because so they don't get sick either would be very beneficial. >> i hope everybody does their part, so we're all in this together.

>> we've been double masks for at least the last three or four months. >> reporter: the gordon family setting a great example of how to help stop the spread of the virus, and maybe help get these businesses going at full capacity again in the process. in san jose, thom jensen, "nbc bay area news." parents, teachers and students at the east bay rally to demand that the west contra costa unified school district reopen its schools. it happened at nicholl park in richmond. it's as we just said been a year since the closure of campuses across the bay area including campuses in that district. the group west contra costa safe open schools is calling on the district to start in-person learning for all grades this spring. the shift back to a "normal life" in school can be difficult. one clinical psychologist is sharing advice on conversations to have with your kids as you prepare for post-pandemic life. >> let's really talk about what the classroom environment is going to look like. is it indoors?

is it outdoors. you'll have shields around your desk, wearing a mask all day, really helping them -- >> hear all of dr. muradian's tips on our new platform, nbc lx, it's 11-15 over the air or channel 185 on xfinity cable or any time on lx.com. now to a live look at capitol hill this morning where as involving california representative kevin mccarthy, the house minority leader, and east bay congressman eric swalwell. swalwell was reappointed to the intelligence committee this week and mccarthy tweeted that he will introduce a resolution to remove swalwell from that post. the tweet said based on a briefing, house speaker nancy pelosi and mccarthy both received swalwell should not be on the panel in charge of guarding the nation's secrets. swalwell has been a frequent target of gop attacks after a report showed a suspected

chinese intelligence officer helped him fundraise back in 2014. swalwell is said to have cut all ties since that post. . the united peace collaborative came together last year at the start of the pandemic after residents started noticing they were getting harassed. over the last year, we've had to deal with destructive and violent situations, including burglaries and assaults. but now they're getting a lot of praise for helping someone who initially raised concerns for their residents. that's a photo one local merchant shared this weekend, she says the caller was concerned about that man. >> he said oh, watch out for this guy. he's been looking into every single store on this block. not only that, he was looking into every car window and we were afraid that he might break one of the windows.

>> lui and her team of citizen patrollers managed to track down that man and talk with him. instead of being suspicious, it turned out he was experiencing homelessness and was hungry. she took him to one of the neighborhood restaurants for discounted food. could you see him in the background with the photo of that takeout bag. she says the whole aim of the patrol group is to help the community. they've recently helped groups in oakland and san jose put together their own chinatown patrols and have been even contacted by residents in l.a. and seattle for help as well. community leaders in oakland's chinatown are raising their own concerns about a proposed law they say could backfire and lead to more crimes against their community. state senator nancy skinner, who introduced the bill, says the purpose of it is to clarify state law so that non-violent cases of theft are not charged as violent felonies. opponents of the new law say in light of unprovoked attacks and thefts on asian-americans,

criminals could be emboldened by the change. they hold a protest yesterday saying now is not the time for change given the recent violence. skinner replied violent thefts and robberies would still be a felony. new this morning, a live look for you at the ferry building in san francisco, where shops are setting up for the city's pop-up shop series. the "san francisco chronicle" can reporting four of chinatown shops were chosen to be part of this weekend's event, the kite shop, china live, dragon papa dessert and golden gate cookie fortune factory. bay area leaders hope it reminds people to shop local and support small businesses in the city. the series airs saturdays and sundays beginning at 8:00 a.m. nbc bay area, telemundo 48 and comcast partnered with the asian-pacific fund providing grants to organizations working to stop attacks against the

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for a 3-month prescription. good morning everyone. i'm anthony flores. the sharks pulled off their first two-game series win of the season after beating the ducks on back-to-back nights. san jose making the trip south to anaheim, evander kane gets things started in the first scoring for the third game in a show. the sharks would light the lamp in each of the three periods. sharks beat the ducks san jose a row, but this might have been the coolest part of the game. >> coming out with it is kane and three with him. kane a shot, he scores!

>> randy hahn and brett turning nbc bay area into hockey headquarters for the sharks, did the play-by-play and analysis of the sharks game at the ducks from our own kntv studio. i think that's a first. some baseball, the giants beat cleveland 5-4 but the real story in spring training, brendon belt taking bp friday. we foot surgery, battling mono and covid-19. finally healthy and hopeful to be in the line-up. >> i was trying to be on time for opening day. i'm still in the same situation. i don't know if i'll make it to opening day but i'm going to try my hardest to get there. if i'm a couple weeks late, that's what it has to be. high school football in march. de la salle taking on st. mary's. torres takes the rock and rolls 44 yards for the touchdown.

de la salle wins it 35-27. the spartans extend their unbeaten streak against teams in the state north of clovis to 311 games. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores. have a great sunday.

voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election was the highest percentage of eligible participants since the year 1900. 66% of americans turned out. now legislators in 43 states are proposing more than 250 laws designed to restrict voter access. it's time to bring in nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston. hi, larry. good morning to you. we touched on this a little bit with chuck todd. he has two guests on "meet the press" this morning, talking about this. what is this all about? >> it's a serious issue. kira. the republicans, donald trump lost the presidency but you'd

never know it in the states. the repub 30 states. that's really a lot. democrats only had 18 and the other two really didn't matter much for different reasons. just ten years ago it was different. the republicans had control of 25 states, democrats 16, and eight states were split. why is that important? if you have control of both chambers, it's easier to put forth bills and the most important thing you can do as a legislator is to legislate, that is to say put bills on the table and so many of these now have to do with this question of voter participation. >> so what kinds of proposed legislation are we seeing so far? >> they're all related to the idea of restricting the vote and they don't use the word restricting, kira, but making it more difficult, raising the bar, so to speak. four major categories according to the brennan institute. mail voting access is about half of the categories.

in other words you want to make it harder for people to vote by mail. shorten the time, make other requirements. new voter i.d. requirements, there are about 20%, not only bring your usual i.d., whatever that might be but add other i.d. elements, a picture i.d., for example. reduced voter registration opportunities, make it harder for people to register, especially first day, day of. cut that out, it's something that's been new in recent years, no more. and finally, purge the voter rolls after every election. if somebody didn't vote, take that person off. you. you the it all together and what you have simply is the goal to make it harder for people to participate and by the way, most of these changes are in what we call swing states, states where the democrats did particularly well in a close election, remember michigan, wisconsin, places like that, but the republicans control those states, and they want to make it harder for people to come out

and vote. >> it's interesting to note that mail voting access is one of those key points, when so many people voted by mail because of the pandemic to maintain their safety at home. is that what's brought about this surge, or are there many variables? >> well, the president you might recall played into this whole idea you just mentioned, kira, the idea that the election was rigged. it was rigged, and why do we know they were rigged, because all these people were voting ahead of time and all the votes were appearing at midnight or 3:00 a.m. in the morning after the election and you see that's because the whole thing was set up. trump said this again and again and again for months. a lot of people bought it. it wasn't true, in fact if you look at the data and all the facts around it, all 50 secretaries of states, all of them said that the election went well. no widespread voter fraud. all 62 cases went before the courts. 61 cases in which the trump

people lost. the only one they won had to do with moving up the space for people to watch the election, and ten other people rejected president trump and these voter rigged claims were trump appointed judges, three of whom in the u.s. supreme court so the fact is, the president was making this claim, the claim is just not true, but that hasn't kept the states from going ahead and trying to ratchet up the voting requirements, and along the way, who can't vote? who can't vote? well, people of color, people who were poor, people who can't get to the voting areas as easily as they might have been in 2020. that's the kind of situation we're looking at. >> so what happens next in this? there's 250 proposed laws. what happens now? >> yes, you know, many bills will pass. not all of them, chuck said this morning, i saw your segment, that some of the state leaders just holding their hands, what can we do. they're going to pass though.

they're going to pass and then get to the supreme court, and with the court that we have, it's likely the justices aren't going to have much to say about it. not because they necessarily don't want people to vote, but they look at this as a state's rights issue, and if that's what the states are deciding, well, that's what it's going to be. and what does that mean for 2022? that's the big question. no doubt, those who want to see participation really grow and stay high are going to have to work all the much harder to make sure the people get out to vote, in and many states, that might happen, many states that might not. it's going to be a very important election for this reason, among others. >> larry gerston, as always, thank you for your insight. we hope everyone sticks with us, vianey will be back right after this with your full microclimate forecast. getting our kids back into the classroom. the major east bay school district will students are set to resume in-person learning. >> plus coming back at covid. the major events that led us to

this point in the pandemic. join us monday morning, 4:30 to 7:00.

buenos dias. good morning. i hope you're doing well. get your umbrella ready and coat ready. depending on where you live it will impact your sunday at different times. let's get to that so i can help you plan your afternoon. right now waking up in san francisco, beautiful view there, you could see we're definitely calm right now when it comes to the weather, but that's going to change and here's the reason why. we've got this low pressure system sitting just off the coast. you can see it making 80s proche, the green that you see on the radar there. i'll help you time out your afternoon and also a little chilly today so keep that in mind. temperatures are only going to top out in the 50s, however, it

is going to be a little windy at times, which means the windchill factor kicks in, and you guys know any time the windchill factor kicks in, it really starts to feel cold out there. so as we head in towards the afternoon, what it we expect with the timing of this storm? it is a cold front so it's a cold storm, notice the time bar right on the right-hand side that's really going to help guide you through the timing of today. so santa rosa, san rafael, napa, the first too see it initially as this begins to spread southward, i'm going to push the time line forward by about two hours, 7:00. notice around the coastline, half moon bay, san francisco, palo alto, the santa cruz mountain area will start to see some of that rain. so what is it reaching the south bay? i pushed this through 8:30,gato hill. we'll notice rain in san jose around 8:30, later towards 9:00 but not going to see as much rain. by 10:00, 11:00, it will be more widespread down towards the south bay. we'll see the rain decreasing

overnight into monday, but because there's a lot of instability around this cold front, there is a possibility of seeing some hail and thunderstorm activity heading into monday. so when you see that sort of pink and white glow in the corner near fremont near the mountaintop areas that's low elevation snow we're tracking closely as we head toward monday morning. despite the fact this is a quick moving system we see 0.1 of an inch to over 0.25 for higher elevation areas like the north bay mountains, so slick roads tonight into the overnight hours. please take this time to safely check your tires, your windshield wiper, all of that before the rain moves in, that way you're prepared. now wind direction right now and also the wind speeds, we're going to see chilly northwest winds by monday, 15, 25 miles per hour, more sierra snow on the way which is fantastic. right now at about 60% of the sierra snowpack, a third of california's water supply once the snow melts during the summer

and the spring but the next seven days it will be interesting to see what happens. kira? >> all right, girl, thank you so much. vianey, hopefully you're not going far, because before we go this morning, we would be remiss not to mention that tomorrow is vianey's birthday. so to celebrate our girl we recruited some help from her friends and family. >> hi vianey, i joined the universe to celebrate one of the the kindest most humble, loyal, talented human beings there is on this planet and one that loves also the plants. love you and miss you so much. >> happy birthday vianey. >> happy birthday to you, spreeian vianey. >> happy birthday sis. >> we're loving you and proud of everything you accomplished. >> you're an inspiration. >> oh my gosh, this is so cute clam >> we love you. [ speaking in foreign language ]

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. this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> it is sunday morning. in a few minutes, we'll take an in-depth look at republican attempts to pass a new restrictive laws. why democrats insist these new laws are aimed to hurt at their voters. we'll talk to people on both sides of this issue. we'll begin with the covid