>> more and more americans are asking if they need masks when they go out. >> then the shortage of supermarket supplies. >> if you need food for supplies by all means, you should be able to get them. >> students across the bay area are starting to begin that new school year with distance learning. >> reporter: while health care workers express their exhaustion. >> a surgeon there is really sharing a heartbreaking message. she shared a note that she says she wants her kids to have if she actually dies from the disease. >> reporter: and now, there's hope as the first vaccines are given out. a shot of hope during the pandemic's darkest days, the first vaccine is here. >> look how far we've come. right now a live look at the golden gate bridge, a symbol of bay area strength for the nearly 8 million of us who call this part of california home. as this morning we're looking back at how one year in lockdown has certai

good monday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. much more on the lockdown in moments but first we get you up to date on what's going on with the microclimate weather alert. meteorologist kari hall is busy tracking the wind and rain this morning. >> you probably heard that rain hitting the roof yesterday evening, and now we're still left with some spotty showers moving through but it's also the winds that have been really howling ac ross the bay area as the storm system moves through. we are still under a wind advisory for the coast and the bay. winds gusting over to 45 miles per hour, as well as some snow on some of our bay area peaks, cruz mountains to mt. hamilton, but it will clear later this morning. we'll talk about what to expect, that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, kari. for the past year covid-19 has brought life as we know it to a standstill, businesses closed, schools closed, millions

of jobs gone. lives lost and as we slowly reopen and vaccinate it's hard not to forget all those we've lost as well. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live this morning. i know we're going to be looking back all this week as we mark that one year since the lockdown began. >> reporter: we had to go through so many different precautions, and every one of them was a reminder of how easy it would be to contract this virus that would change life forever for anybody who had it, even if you have a mild case. people were not able to work, marcus as you can attest. it's a huge inconvenience and people who had much more serious cases. here in california for the last year we've been under a mask mandate for all indoor activity, and for much of the time under a mask mandate for outdoor activity, too, when we could not observe social distance. we learned to carry hand sanitizer and think about what we touched and where we might be able to wash our hands next. many of us learned to work from

home, if we were lucky enough to keep our jobs and our kids were also learning at home at the same time. we asked some folks to reflect on when they knew that the coronavirus was going to be very serious. >> as we went along, went along, it got more serious, it's like oh, no. can't go to our favorite restaurants. you can't play with our grandkids. we can't hug them. that was my main thing. a big squeeze is all i wanted. all grandma wanted. >> by may, it was as serious as anything, and it was time to -- i'm not the kind to normally put on a mask, i'm pretty rebellious but i put on a mask and i've kept it on. >> reporter: now a year later with three vaccines it feels like there is room to breathe. we are easing some of our restrictions in our counties and life is starting to feel and look just a little bit more

normal. in the next half hour, we're going to take a look at the time line of how we ended up here and of course this is a worldwide pandemic, it affected everybody, but just seems like so many of the things that happened have been here in the bay area. we'll take a look at that. >> a lot of firsts were made here, you're right. we'll look forward to your report, thanks, kris. starting today, millions more californians qualified to receive the covid vaccine, including more people younger than 65. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at annise bay vaccination center looking at who becomes eligible. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. this is the next tier of eligibility for the covid-19 vaccine covers roughly 4.4 million californians, so anyone between the ages of 16 and 64 is eligible if they have a certain underlying condition.

this is by the california department of public health, and you can find this list on line. cancer, with current, if you have it with a weakened immune system, chronic kidney disease, stage 4 or above, chronic pulmonary disease and depending on oxygen, down syndrome, a weakened immune system due to an organ transplant, pregnant, and heart conditions, but not including hypertension, type 2 diabetes. san francisco also allowing deaf, hiv positive or mental or substance abuse disorders. you do not need to provide medical documentation to get your shot. rather you must attest that you are eligible. this is to speed up the process. however, this also opens up a loophole for people who want to cheat and cut in line. your doctor also has a discretion to vaccinate you if your condition is not on that list but believes you are at significant risk of dying from covid-19. also included in this new tier, transit workers and residents and workers of homeless shelters, jails and detention centers.

they join teachers, food and agricultural workers, health care employees and seniors 65 years of age and older already in this eligibility for the covid-19 vaccine. reporting live at alameda county fairgrounds, one of the mass vaccination sites in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." in a few hours contra costa county will offer the covid vaccine to some of the most vulnerable. vaccines will be given out to the homeless at 10:00 a.m. at the martinez marina. more cvs stores are offering the vaccine. 120 more locations across the bay area began vaccinating yesterday. those locations the new ones include alameda, napa, san mateo, santa clara and sonoma counties. people who are eligible can make appointments now at the stores on the website. happening now, check the bank accounts, the latest round of covid relief checks have started going out.

treasury secretary janet yellen says 85% of american households will receive $1,400 checks. to track your money the irs says the website will provide daily updates with its get my payment feature. president biden, dr. jill biden and vice president kamala harris are starting nationwide tour today to promote the nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill. scott mcgrew will join us, he'll come up at about 6:45 this morning to talk more about that. racist graffiti on a middle school campus sparking shock and outrage among people in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. denise horton, an asian-american parent, says she found the graffiti which was quickly painted over. when she was dropping her son off at middle school for a swim meet he said because it's bad. i am surprised because i don't necessarily know that adults are coming on to a middle school

campus to write those kinds of things. >> the district issued a statement saying "we appreciate neighbors helping to keep our schools safe and crime-free by reporting vandalism and other issues so we can quickly repair. unfortunately, graffiti on public spaces is common in san jose, and we respond right away to all vandalism at our schools." whoever thought football in march would be such a welcome sight? well, bay area high school students athletes simply getting on the field was really a huge victory. concord's de la salle took on stockton's st. mary's high school in their season opener saturday night. the pick six interception in the third quarter helped lead the spartans to a 35-27 lead. >> wow, nice to see the kids out there out on the field again. i know soccer started up this weekend for a lot of kids, too. now if the weather would cooperate, ms. kari although we

need that rain, at least it came at night. >> it did come during the nighttime hours, not while most of us were out and we were able to enjoy a pretty nice weekend across the bay area. we're still left with lingering showers as we get started and you're headed out the door and we will have a chance of hit-or-miss rain. for the most part we'll have a chance to dry out, temperatures cool in the 40s throughout the morning and we will see the snow in the distance on some of our bay area peaks, we're watching that as well as those gusty winds that are kicking up this morning. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, any problems for the morning commute? >> one less on the list i guess. golden gate bridge, chp cleared the wind advisory for the golden gate bridge, the north/south bridge. east/west bridges like the ones behind watch for that. san mateo bridge, dumbarton bridge and bay bridge go east to west or west could east depending on your commute. west to east -- east to west 580

as well as 84 show a little bit of slowing in your traditional spots. the crash still over there on the shoulder at grant line road and a little more slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza. the span slowing mid span but the toll plaza itself not just yet. back to you. >> all right, thanks so much, mike. one industry still deeply anchored in the world of shutdowns is the cruise business. new this morning, some new signs that the hard-hit industry may be ready to set sail again. we've got new details on a planned relaunch, despite hints of troubled waters on the horizon. plus -- >> facebook working hard to make sure you know where to get a vaccine and to silence the voices of those who are telling you things that aren't true. let's check the futures, the dow going to start the day at a record and move higher from there. you're watching "today in the bay."

good monday morning. right now at 6:12, we are under a microclimate weather alert, even though the rain is tapering off, those winds are still gusting as the storm system spins across the bay area. we will continue to monitor those wind speedsng up in a few. >> well, good morning. very happy monday to you as well.

the stock market will start this monday morning at yet new records. with the dow set to start at the day at 32,700 and change, after closing at all-time highs on friday. futures call for a strong open at 6:30. faster than expected vaccine rollout and of course the new stimulus contributing to the market moves. the san francisco startup stripe just got a $600 million new investment and the way they calculate that investment puts the overall value of stripe at $95 billion making it the most valuable startup in the united states, not bad for a pair of brothers from ireland who are the youngest self-made billionaires in the world. facebook says it's working harder to get accurate vaccination information to its users launching new guides and new screens on facebook and instagram. they tell you where you can find

a vaccine and facts about them. the guides will be worldwide in 71 different languages. now meanwhile, "the washington post" reports facebook is investigating how and where bad information about vaccines ends up on its sites and discovered a majority of the bad information originates from 111 accounts. facebook bans the outright false information about vaccines but the accounts are able to create just enough doubt to be effective without crossing over the rules. tesla wants to be called tesla techno king, he's filed official papers with the securities and exchange commission. the electric car company telling government regulators "effective as of march 15, 201 the title of elon musk and zach kirkhorn have changed to technoking of tesla and master of coin respectively." tesla invested herself nil bitcoin. i wonder if the new king realizes that today is the ides of march.

>> we'll call you our business king, how about that? >> i'll tell the king. >> thank you, scott. more rough seas ahead for the cruise industry. that's a word from carnival's ceo. carnival hopes to have its full fleet operating again by the end of the year. yes, you are paying more at the pump for gas. oh, yes, aaa says the average is up to $3.88 per gallon, in santa clara county. it's a penny less in alameda county and in san francisco, you're going to pay more than $4 a gallon. average price has jumped up 25 cents over the last three weeks, the spike is due to last month's texas power outages that was caused by all the snose

refineries to shut down. san francisco's music scene is marking one year since the shutdown in a very creative way. you can see venues like bill graham auditorium, the independent changed their marquees with the same message, one year dark, no shows since march 13th, 2020. the plan is for usignificances to take photos of the marquees and post them on social media. it is a reminder of the impact the pandemic has had on the entertainment industry. >> we have to support them big when we can come back. on this monday morning meantime, who was affected by the time change? you may feel it this morning and also that feeling of being cozy, wanting to stay in no doubt because of the rain and it's a cold morning out there, kari. >> it is, and yesterday seemed like it went by so fast. i'm like oh my gosh, it's time to get ready for work tomorrow. and that's what we're doing this morning. you'll notice that the sun will rise a little bit later this

morning, compared to of course last week, when you were heading to work, but we've also had more clouds moving in with some rain and we've been tracking that rain on storm ranger. this storm system spinning across the region kicking up some high winds as we look at our current wind speeds, most of us aren't feeling it. it's the coast and the inner bay that's going to have some of those higher wind gusts as we go throughout the morning and that wind advisory will continue up until about 11:00. we could see some gusts reaching about 40 to 45 miles per hour for parts of the bay, and the coastal areas could see gusts up to 55 miles per hour. that of course can bring down trees and as we go into the afternoon, still a slight chance of rain but overall we'll just see a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 50s. so it will be a cool day but once that storm system moves out, a break for a couple of days from the wet weather and more in the forecast between thursday and friday. looks like it moves out early on saturday morning, but at least

we do in the forecast, and we desperately need it, because this previous storm system we're seeing right now, most of us only got about a tenth to quarter inch of rain and we still need 18 inches of rain in santa rosa to catch up to normal, and our rainfall deficits running at least seven inches across the bay area. we got some light snow over the sierra, some additional snowfall totals about one to three inches, and we could see some more by the end of the week. so we're watching that, as we go through the forecast, our temperatures get milder, and as we look ahead to the weekend, at this point, it's looking pretty dry but also cool. mike, what's going on right now for the morning commute? >> i guess we should warn folks who are going to grab the coffee before they go, if your coffee machine is on timer like mine and laura's, make sure you change that clock, too. it might not have gone off. the roadways a smooth drive, no reason to rush but we have a little bit of slowing now starting for the middle lanes. they should have the metering lights or the self-metering by the incline going on right now

as things slow westbound on the maps. you see that a little bit on the incline and i do think that the slowing in toward san francisco will probably queue the metering lights any second. a new crash near the dublin grade. waiting for information from chp. no slowing right now. a smooth drive for the rest of the bay. look at the san mateo bridge chp called out wind on the eastern side where our camera is. the camera trembles a little bit and slowing the toll plaza to the shot, i think it's a burst but we'll check it. back to you. >> that may be our best advice, check the timer on your coffee maker. i didn't change mine. thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> a money malfunction, he can't get his money, more than 3 grand out of an investing app. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" next. all week long, we are sharing stories of resilience to look for ways that may emerge from the pandemic and

also looking back at the last photos taken before the covid shutdowns began. here are a few viewers who have sent us some of their photos, bill sent us his last time dining indoors at a restaurant, this was for a friend's birthday in san francisco, you see that on the left, and then carla on the right, where she says she went to a san jose earthquakes game. all this week we will be sharing photos right here on "today in the bay," as well as some videos on social media and you might see it right here on nbc bay area's "today in the bay." it is 6:21. we'll be right back.

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ask your doctor about trulicity. welcome back. 6:23. nbc bay area responds to a south bay man who couldn't get money out of his investment account. he tuned in to consumer investigator chris chmura for help. >> good morning, this is a tale about robinhood, the investing app. jake burns had $3,000 there but wanted to transfer it elsewhere. he says he tried but robinhood wouldn't process it and the app's customer service was limited to a chat bot. >> i've tried probably 40 times, 50 times and it just says rejected, rejected. >> reporter: so jake contacted us, we contacted robinhood. within a few hours jake was able to withdraw his three grand. we asked what happened. a rep. said we generally do not share details of customers' accounts. since jake's in the market forea new broker and more people

than ever are getting into investing, we're going to help you pick a stockbroker. tonight at 11:00 we'll share some first steps to take along with vital questions to ask. jake reached us on nbcbayarea.com. you can, too, click the "responds" option from the main menu or call us, the number is 888-996-tips. i'll join you again tonight at 11:00. >> thanks so much, chris. essential workers are the heroes of the pandemic and santa rosa artist john decker wanted to show his appreciation by painting their portraits. first was of a nurse named hayley who tended to him in the e.r. on today's "kelly clarkson show" deckard reveals that painting. >> i'm honored and privileged to take care of people. you have john, who shows appreciation and recognizes what you're doing and that's really what makes it all worth it. >> nice tribute there. you can watch the whole interview later today at 3:00 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. happening now, all bay area counties waking up in the red

tier this morning, meaning businesses are now offering limited indoor services. up next, which counties are gearing up for even more possible reopenings. and steph curry once again proving he's one of the best in the game. up next, the big win on his birthday, and maybe his shoes had something to do with it. you're going to want to stick around for this one. we'll explain it all when we come back. you're watching "today in the bay."

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since coronavirus hit. rus pandemic are changing by the hour and really having an impact on all of our lives. going to look a little bit different from here on out on "today in the bay." but remember, we're here for you. we're just practicing some social distancing of our own. so marcus is in our newsroom, i'm in the studio, high five, too, buddy. major moments postponed or canceled. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> it was surprising. yes, it was fun. >> reporter: families have been separated by glass to save lives. while doctors and nurses worked until exhaustion. >> i go as one nurse and doing

the job of two nurses. >> reporter: now there is hope that the worst is behind us. >> we begin this morning monday morning with a live look outside, downtown san francisco, city by the way, city put to the test like most of the bay area over the last year. tens of thousands of people told to stay away, forced to work from home. much more on the impact one year has had really on all of us. high five once again to you, buddy, this time i'm still working from home now. i'm laura garcia. >> and i am now in the studio, i'm marcus washington. let's bring in meteorologist kari hall with a look at the rain and what we can expect today. >> we've seen the rain tapering off over the past few hours but still spotty showers left behind as the storm system moves through parts of the peninsula, we've seen some snow on some of our bay area peaks from mt. hamilton to the santa cruz summit and we still may have some more activity today, but the big thing that's causing

this weather alert will be those high winds picking up. the wind advisory continues as well as some low elevation snow on mt. hamilton and the summit, and the sky will clear later today but we'll talk about all of this in the forecast and how much additional rain we need in the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. marcus and laura? >> thanks so much, kari. we have breaking news, the vatican says the catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions. it says it's because god can't "bless sin." the congregation for the doctrine of the faith issued a formal response just a short time ago to a question about whether catholic clergy can bless gay unions. the answer was part of a two-part explanation published in seven languages and approved by pope francis. the decree distinguished the welcoming and blessing of gay people, which it upheld but not their unions.

right now this morning, taking a live look at the oakland sky line this morning, where there's big news for families hoping to send their children back to school now for in-person learning. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live this morning, oakland schools now have a return date actually set for some of these kids, pete? >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, laura. you got that tentative agreement in place between the oakland unified school district and oakland teachers union for a possible reopening date. that will happen shortly. here's what we know as far as the tentative agreement goes which was reached just overnight. there are going to be two phases to this reopening, the first phase of reopening beginning march 30th with in-person instruction for pre-k through second grade, as well as priority students. there will be a second phase which begins april 19th, in-person instruction, expanded through fifth grade and at least one secondary grade. campuses will be at a limited

capacity, and families can keep their students in distance learning. since teachers have been given the vaccination codes the district expects teachers who want the vaccine to have the first dose by april 19th. of course this is happening as other east bay school districts such as walnut creek and alameda are reopening for in-school instruction, beginning today. the oakland teachers union still needs to vote on this agreement which will take place this week and if approved, the school district will ratify it this week as well. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, pete. we turn now to our coming back from covid coverage this year of living under covid restrictions felt a lot longer for a lot of people, and it requires us to be very flexible, as things seem to change day by day. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in santa clara, she's got a look at >> reporter: the pandemic is clearly not over. coronavirus is still circulating

in many of our communities and even with mass vaccination sites like this one here at lvi's stadium wear not all having our shots but one year into this, it feels like there's light at the end of the tunnel. when the diamond princess sailed into the san francisco bay on a beautiful bright blue day, coronavirus entered our lives. >> reporter: you can see the cruise ship behind me, we're seeing more cabin lights turned on this morning. >> reporter: within a week governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency in california, and bay area counties canceled large gatherings. the warriors became the first team to ban fans before the nba canceled the season outright. >> today i have signed a mandatory order prohibiting public or private gatherings of more than 100 people. >> reporter: and on friday, march 13th, 2020, the bay area declared the first stay-at-home order, nonessential workers were sent home, schools were closed. >> the safety and well-being of our students and staff are our

top priority. stay-at-home order went statewide as hospitals filled with covid patients, some setting up surge tents and ordering cold storage trailers to meet a devastating need. in april, 2020, we learned that a 57-year-old san jose mother, patricia dowd, who died february 6th, was the first victim of the coronavirus in the united states. >> she was my best friend. we did a lot of things together. like i went to her for everything, just like all my problems, if i needed a hug, she gave the best hugs. >> reporter: between then and now, more than 55,000 californians died of covid-19. 3.6 million were infected. we lived under strict restrictions that tested small businesses, cost our kids almost a whole year of school and kept us from celebrating holidays with family and friends.

with growing supply of three covid vaccines, there's light at the end of the tunnel. and one thing remains as true today as it was a year ago. >> we're really truly in this together. >> reporter: in so many ways we were kept so far apart and yet we were able to work together to get through all of this. it required a lot of resilience, and what we found in talking with folks around the bay area about this year of living in the pandemic, is that they are going to go forward in some ways, better than they were before. not everybody but some people and those are the good lessons that we're trying to impact going forward so tomorrow we're going to introduce you to a small business owner who really got pushed into uncomfortable situation but something that ended up saving her company. that's one story of resilience. we'll share more. back to you. >> can't wait to hear and see that tomorrow, kris, thank you. this morning all bay area counies in the red tier of the covid restrictions. that may be changing as well. san mateo county the leaders

believe they may move into the orange tier by midweek. diners in contra costa and sonoma county returned to to dining after moving to the red tier. sonoma county has been in the most restrictive tier the longest, ever since the system rolled out last august. restaurant owners there you can believe very relieved. >> i was able to seat 12 people inside and with the rain and the weather, people were really happy about sitting inside indoors. >> wine country businesses got another boost over the weekend, wineries and breweries can now resume outdoor business with the change in state covid rules. a live look at los angeles this morning, where there is a live picture los angeles nice and beautiful, not as beautiful as the bay area but the nation's second largest city now in the

red tier as well. indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms can reopen and not just l.a. area but the neighboring areas of orange and san diego counties, they are also in the red. >> that's right. certainly not as beautiful as the bay area. got to cheer on our bay area warriors here. a big game tonight for the warriors, they host lebron james and the l.a. lakers at the chase center, hopefully they keep that ball rolling. on steph curry's 33rd birthday yesterday the dubs knocked off the best team in the league, utah jazz. steph leading the way scoring 32. bouncing back from a four-game losing streak. >> everybody who wants to be great in this league you take things personally so we responded. we've had a resilient attitude all year and we needed every bit of it against a great team like utah. it was a big win. >> if this were college like i would walk in as the coach and everybody would dump water on me and we'd scream and yell but it's the nba. we got another game tomorrow.

>> oh, come on, guys, let's add a little pep to it. maybe pep in the kicks. did you notice steph's? they were specially made shoes designed by his kids. isn't that tool? it was a birthday gift they created some custom made high tops home run him. he says he got them as part of a birthday scavenger hunt. they made it fun for dad. very cool, a lot of smiles there, too, nice. >> nice indeed. you know what? today if he wears the shoes he needs to wrap them up because yep it's raining out there. don't want to get the shoes wet or muddy out there, right, kari? >> right. there's a lot of puddles left over on the ground and we have the high winds picking up, so that's going to blow some dust around, too. as we look at what's going on, most wind speeds at 10 to 15 miles per hour but along the coastline, parts of the inner bay under the wind advisory that continues up until 11:00 so we have to watch out for that as the rain moves out, we do still

have the storm system nearby, churning up the hide winds and also still a slight chance of rain today. so we'll keep an eye on all of that, and i'll have another update coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on right now for the morning commute? >> kari, i saw the backup starting to build at the bay bridge toll plaza, and we'll take a live look out there, few folks getting to the toll plaza itself but simmered down after just about five minutes. now after the time change, we well know it's tougher to get up in the morning. we'll give it a break on this monday. as we look out to the roadways, there's gradual slowing across the span. i know a few schools have today off as well and when you have a school day off, parents tend to sometimes take that day off as well so we'll see if that affects the overall drive in the morning. kari, we talked about the slippery slopes in south san jose. i see a crash down here, i'm going to check on the location what's going on, off of 680 there. back to you. >> thanks, mike. vaccinations expanding in

california. coming up in a live report, millions of additional people that are qualifying for a shot, starting today. you'll want to hear about it. plus -- >> president biden asking out i. let's take you out to the big board this morning, the dow started at a record and it continues to make new records. plus -- ♪♪ >> i like that part, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, dua lipa winning best pop album and other big news and big winners coming up next. plus the oscar nominations just dropped. did i get nominated? no but we'll tell you who did. you're watching "today in the bay."

starting today, california widening its covid vaccine eligibility to include more people. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live outside of mass vaccination site in pleasanton. bob, if you have certain underlining conditions, you will now being able to get that shot. >> reporter: that is correct. this covers around 4.4 million

californians anyone from the ages of 16 to 64 who has an underlying condition, specific underlying condition. this is from the california department of public health. this is anyone with cancer, with current symptoms, with a weakened immune system, chronic kidney disease, stage 4 or above, chronic pulmonary disease, down syndrome, weakened immune system due to organ transplant, heart conditions but not hypertension, type ii diabetes. san francisco also allowing deaf, hiv positive or mental or substance abuse disorders. you do not have to provide documentation rather you attest you are eligible, this is to speed up the process and opens up a loophole for people who want to cheat and cut in line. your doctor also has a discretion to vaccinate you if your condition is not on that

list but believes you are at significant risk of dying from covid-19. also included in this new tier, transit workers and residents and workers of homeless shelters, jails and detention centers. they join teachers, food and agricultural workers, health care employees and seniors 65 years and older and being eligible for this vaccine. reporting live outside the mass vaccination website in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> really important, new information there. thanks, bob. immigrant rights groups plan to gather outside of moffitt field considered an immigrant holding facility. in this case it would only hold children who arrive unaccompanied by their parents. last week the department of health and human services team got a tour of the facility being considered which is currently vacant and managed by nasa.

the number of children and families crossing the border doubled between january and february. opponents say more detention centers are not the answer. >> the president is asking fema for help? >> the u.s. government will give the children the care and shelter consistent with our values, but the problem is, what do you do with them after that? the law says america is supposed to get those kids to some kind of guardian or some other family member within 72 hours, but the children are coming across faster than the system can manage, which is why the president is asking fema to get involved. this same problem faced president obama who also brought in fema. a republican group led by house minority leader kevin mccarthy will tour the border today perhaps looking for helpful solutions. perhaps calling attention to the biggest crisis president biden has faced so far. several presidents have called on congress to make sweeping changes to america's immigration

laws. the president and vice president will make several trips over the next couple of days, promoting the new stimulus package. the white house held another celebration on friday in the rose garden. biden said barack obama should have taken a bigger victory lap as he calls t after the passage of the affordable care act, and that by not doing so helped cost democrats the midterm elections. biden not willing to make the same mistake. some of the high fencing surrounding the capitol is due to come down today as the state of georgia continues to investigate the phone calls former president trump made to elections officials there trying to overturn results. it's a criminal investigation, the lieutenant governor points out due process is appropriate. >> look, i was disgusted with that call when i first heard it. look, we had played for almost ten weeks with president trump and entire apparatus attacking us here for running a fair and legal election.

i'm going to stay out of the way of the law and let them do their job. >> we'll focus on the gop trip to the border today especially with the republican visit, talk about it on the midday news and on twitter as well. find me there, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> scott, thank you. happening today, california newest u.s. senator is scheduled to speak for the first time on the senate floor, in january governor newsom appointed alex padilla to fill the seat vacated by vice president kamala harris. the speech is expected to focus on him becoming the state's first latino senator and inequalities in the latino community. history is made in the oscar nominations. two women nominated in the best director category. nomadland and chadwick boseman

in the best actor category for necessary flix's ma rainey's black bottom. the nomination comes six months since his death. the father, judas and the black messiah, bank, minority, nomadland, promising young women and the trial of the chicago town. queen bee once again remains supreme. >> the grammy goes to beyonce! >> that's right. she took home four awards last night, with 28, she has the most grammy wins of any woman in history. taylor swift taking home the big prize for album of the year for "folklore." bay area musicians fared well, vallejo native

h.e.r. won twice, including song of the year for "i can't breathe" which she wrote about the death of george floyd. meteorologist is checking wind and rain out there for us on this monday morning. >> the storm system brought us mostly about a tenth to quarter inch of rain, but we're still looking at some spotty showers left behind. we're able to track it on storm ranger, mostly for the peninsula, parts of the south bay and know on some of our bay area peaks. we'll have the chance of some spotty rain, but overall it's really just the wind kicking up the past couple of hours, and we'll continue to monitor that throughout the morning as we get that live view and now i'm getting used to that later sunrise, later sunset, and those winds that will continue with our wind advisory for the coast as well as parts of the bay, we may see over 40 miles per hour within the next couple of hours, but then as the wind calms down, we'll see our temperatures today reaching into the mid to upper 50s and it's going to be a cool day, but that system moves out, we'll have a couple of days of some dryer weather and then our

next storm system comes in late on thursday into friday, and wraps up by early saturday morning and we do still need a lot more rain in the forecast, and we're looking at our rainfall deficits that have been over 18 inches for santa rosa, most of the rest of the bay area anywhere from 7 to 11 inches of rainfall deficit, that's just to catch up to normal and we have a couple more days once again of some dry weather but it's also nice to see that we have some rain in the forecast for thursday and friday, and the weekend is looking dry at this point as well. mike, what's going on right now for the morning commute? >> we warn folks don't try to go to the top of mt. hamilton where you see the snow there. someone did at some point and a car slipped off the roadway, now there on the map, we got it circled, off 130 there. mt. hamilton road at clayton, no injuries, the car left the road. don't go where the roads are

closed, the mountain peaks are the same. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza no backup that cleared over the last five minutes. the span itself shows good volume and a little slowing over the incline but look at that, everything's going just fine. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, the worst sandstorm in a decade covering china's capital and wide area of the northern region. skyscrapers in the center of beijing appeared to drop from sight, amid the dust and sand. more than 400 flights out of beijing's two main airports were canceled before noon. the storms are common in the springtime. coming up next the top stories we're following, breaking news overnight from the vatican on blessing same-sex unions. details next. oakland schools set to bring stm. we'll lay out what still has to happen. you're watching "today in the

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breaking news the vatican says the catholic church cannot bless same-sex unions. it says it's because god "cannot bless sin." the congregation for the doctrine of the faith issued a formal response this morning to a question about whether catholic clergy can bless gay unions. the decree distinguishes between the church's welcoming and blessing of gay people, which it upheld but not their unions.

new this morning, a deal in place for the oakland students to return to the classroom. that deal announced by the district late yesterday. the union still has to sign off on the plan. if approved, students will return in phases, starting in 15 days. children up to the second grade will start march 30th, for students third through at least sixth grade, the planned return date is april 19th. it's now been a full year of the new normal keeping our distance, wearing masks, defining our bubbles and thinking about what we touch and where we can actually wash our hands next. >> that's right, new habits. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in santa clara with what friends and neighbors are saying one year later after we've lifted this together, kris. >> reporter: it is no mystery. it's hard for all of us living under pandemic restrictions, but it was hard for us in different ways. >> i feel for the teachers,

massively. it's not easy for them and i understand like how complicated it is. >> can't play with our grandkids. we can't hug them. that was my main thing. >> i'm not the type to put on a mask, i'm pretty rebellious but i put on a mask and i've kept it on. >> reporter: now a year behind us and three vaccines that are available, cases are declining, we're able to do a little bit more than the last year but life is far from normal. however t feels like there is room to breathe. over the next two weeks we'll look at stories of resilience, because a lot of people and businesses found a way to make the best of the situation, try to find a way out, and in some cases, some folks, some businesses might emerge a little better than they were before the pandemic. we hope that you'll join us for that series. >> of course, thanks so much, kris. and it's nice to see some things opening up, returning to normal

again. that includes alcatraz island. you can visit now once again. notrom the golden gate bridge, the iconic strong structure there, really nice live look outside. coming off some rain, kari has a look at our forecast. >> yes, it was nice to see the rain moving through, most of us got about a tenth to quarter inch of rainfall, and now we are seeing this storm system winding down, but it's also bringing us some really gusty winds, so those winds will be the reason why we're under a microclimate weather alert through about 11:00, and as that winds down, cool temperatures remain and a chance to dry out. how is it moving on the roads right now, mike? >> well, that wind if it's at your back will help you but over here we're talking about crossing the richmond bridge. light traffic here but a wind advisory just extended by chp for the span for 580. another look at another bridge and we're showing you the traffic coming toward us with the headlights eastbound. remember the sunrise will be

affecting you later in the commute like right about now if you're headed east. >> that's right. our first monday after the time change, it's always a doozy, isn't it? that's going to do it for us this morning. >> a live look at the bay bridge, looking into the city. have a great monday and see you back here tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. the "today" show is next. good morning. wild weather. a massive, late winter blizzard slams the rockies and parts of the midwest. up to 3 feet of snow. airports and interstates shut down. the national guard activated. so where is it headed next? al is tracking it all. signs of life. the nation's busiest travel weekend since the beginning of the pandemic. airports, beaches, and bars edc. a record number of vaccines given in a single day, but