tb12 marketing variety than personal. tb12 of course is like you know, physical wellness and how he stays so young and fit kind of plan. >> now we know. all right, right now at 6:00, what do you do with that stimulus money? well this morning, there's a big push in oakland to use millions of dollars coming from the american rescue plan to restore recently cut police services. a live report next on who is leading this effort. in the meantime, president biden continues his relief bill tour, showing americans what's in it for them but this morning, congress will take on the growing crisis at our border, as we're live in washington, with all new details. and good-bye rain, hello frosty temperatures. this morning, parts of the bay area very cold. when are things going to warm up, when meteorologist kari hall takes a look at our tuesday forecast. as the third hour of "today in

the bay" continues right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get a check of the forecast and commute coming up for you in about eight minutes but first, we want to begin with "today in the bay's" bob redell, and that push in oakland, this is to beef up police services so bob, you've been on this story. what is happening here? >> well mayor libby schaaf of oakland is specifically asking her citizens, fellow oaklanders to actually dial in to today's 1:00 p.m. oakland city council meeting and speak up to persuade, to ask the councilmembers to immediately restore critical police services using money from the $1.9 trillion america rescue plan recently signed into law by president biden. under that plan, oakland is slated to receive $192 million. mayor schaaf wants full restoration using that money of oakland's cease-fire strategy, aimed at reducing gang shootings

and murders, support for the cleanup of homeless encampments and enforcement of laws banning side shows. with the $192 million from the federal government the city of oakland will face a budget shortfall of $126 million, something that still needs to be dealt with. according to the latest crime statistics from opd, violent crime in oakland is up 5% now, compared to 12 months ago but when you look at homicides, they're up over 300%. 29 people murdered so far this year in that city with regards to one of the high-profile homicides, opd arrested a second person in the deadly attack of an elderly asian man near lake merritt. the alameda county district attorney's office charged demetrius britton, the accused getaway charge who faces murder charges. 75-year-old pak ho was assaulted and robbed out for his morning walk last week. during the attack he hit his head on the ground and sadly event will you died from his injuries. the first person arrested in

this case, 26-year-old keonte bailey of oakland faces a special circumstance murder , "today in the bay." in washington, immigration takin unaccompanied children entering the country without their parents. "today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in d.c. this morning. tracie, congress is taking on this issue today. it's a biggie. >> they are, let's start by taking a live look at capitol hill where the house of representatives will consider two bills on immigration this week, one that would give legal stat to us undocumented farm workers and the other provides a path to citizenship for dreamers, those young people brought into this country as children. also, while that's happening, there's an issue happening down at the border.

3,200 children have crossed into the united states, crossed the border without their parents. these unaccompanied children are in the hands right now of customs and border patrol but fema, the federal emergency management agency is on their way down there to figure out how to humanely house these children, who are alone in the united states, one of the things they're looking at, sending them to the bay area moffitt field in mountain view is one of the areas they're looking at. as the president sends aid to the border he's going to be in pennsylvania today talking about covid relief promoting this american rescue plan and talking about how to get more americans vaccinated. >> over the next ten days, we will reach two goals, two giant goals. the first is 100 million shots in people's arms will have been completed within the next ten days and 100 million checks in people's pockets in the next 100

days. >> to get those checks you have to file your taxes. the irs is actually behind on processing them. vice president kamala harris talked about that when she made her first stop in las vegas today. she is in colorado continuing that tour to try to bring attention to what the biden administration considers a big achievement this american rescue plan. back to you. >> a lot of people excited about it, too, tracie, thank you. the entire bay area right now in the red, but san mateo county could soon do one better. the county case rate and positivity rate which will post later today meets the criteria to move into the orange tier. if that happens, most indoor businesses like restaurants, wineries, breweries can increase capacity. offices that aren't essential, they can bring employees back to work. on monday, sonoma and contra costa counties joined the rest of the region in the red tier and that means restaurants, gyms, movie theaters can all

open indoors with restrictions, of course. california's new vaccine eligibility for millions of people this week is prompting new calls for people not to jump the line. so yesterday the state loosened those requirements to include people with disabilities and high-risk medical conditions. it's mostly an honor system thing with the state not really requiring people to prove their diagnosis due to confidentiality. we spoke to some people in one line who say they know of others lying to receive the shot and a lot of disability rights activists are not happy about that. >> i would just ask people that don't really need the vaccine now, because they're not at increased risk of getting covid or dying from covid to wait and let people with disabilities and serious health conditions get access first. >> while you don't have to prove your eligibility you have to sign a paper saying that you meet the criteria. it is 6:06 and happening today, south bay transit workers have the chance to get

vaccinated. vta employees can go to the santa clara fairgrounds starting at 10:00 a.m. this is going on as all nine bay area counties say the new johnson & johnson vaccine is safe and effective. the statement acknowledges the perception the new vaccine is less effective than moderna's or pfizer's two-shot vaccine. it adds that all are extremely effect fife in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. if you're looking for information on how and where to get your shot, go to planyourvaccine.com, put in your state, age and occupation. it will pull up the closest vaccination sites to you when you're eligible. let's take a peek outside a live look in san francisco, where a popular pandemic program may soon be a permanent part of the landscape. mayor london breed will introduce an ordinance to maintain the shared spaces program. it alters outdoor dining in some neighborhoods and streamline permits for businesses and nonprofits to use sidewalks and full street spaces.

in some cases, it may even permanently change traffic patterns. also today, supervisors will reportedly vote on yesterday's committee recommendation to scale back or even drop the time line for that big ferris wheel in golden gate park. "the chronicle" reports the rules committee voted unanimously to defer to the full board in allowing the sky star observation wheel to keep operating. you may remember originally other city agencies agreed to keep it going for the next four years. more recently supervisors said it should operate for the next year. the cdc is trying to get the word out to young people to remain vigilant during spring break to avoid another covid surge. leaders issued newveling around schools are offering incentives to keep the college students home. uc davis offering $75 in staycation grants for the first 750 people who signed up to keep

the students in town. apparently this is a huge success. spring break there next week. you may want to stay in a little longer this morning, just enjoy "today in the bay." here is a live look outside. don't say we didn't warn you. certainly cold out there, this is the temperature gauge in downtown livermore, 30 degrees, brrr. just pour a cup of coffee, sit on the couch and listen to kari's forecast. she'll tell us when things are going to warm up. >> yes, it will be a while before it warms up. i just wanted to not crank the heater up so i've got my little blanket over here. look at the temperatures that we have going on right now. it's 33 in livermore. 39 in concord, and 33 right now in santa rosa. some spots are below freezing right now, and after this cold start, it's going to warm up and maybe you just want to get that blood pumping with the jog this morning. let's head out in san jose with upper 30s this morning. i'd probably wait until later in

the morning into the afternoon when temperatures head into the upper 50s. we'll see that today as we reach up to 59 degrees for a high. oakland reaching 58 and 57 today in clearlake. a mild day. we'll talk about when it gets warmer and when rain returns, coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking driving to work this morning? >> kari, it's all right. we'll show you the bay bridge toll plaza where the backup is starting to form. there's brake tapping going on as folks approach the toll plaza itself. this builds over the last three minutes in the middle lanes and up the incline as the sensors show on our map a braddule slowing across the bay headed toward san francisco. typical pattern, maybe later than typical tuesday about 15 minutes later for the build. a little slowing across the dumbarton bridge, expected the eastbound direction with the arrow, there is that crash and we still have your left two lanes reportedly blocked heading over toward the fremont and newark side. the arrow in san mateo slows the

slowing is just about cleared from our sensors. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. it's 6:10. big news this morning, a store popular with kids now closed could spring back to life. we've got some new details next. and let the distraction begin. march madness is taking over. up next, the brackets and all the distractions it comes with. plus -- >> we told you yesterday on "today in the bay" elon musk wants to be referred to as a king. we have a follow-up for you. let's follow the future this is morning out there. not much movement. we do expect the fed to have an announcement tomorrow. i don't think the market's going to move 'til then. you're watching "today in the bay."

good tuesday morning. right now at 6:13, as we take a live look outside in dublin, checking out 580. it's a very cold start this morning and mostly in the mid-30s. a slow warmup today, and this used to be part of my commute driving into san jose, but i haven't worked at the station for a year now. i'm going to not commuting and that's going to come up in our climate in crisis segment in a few minutes. well, good morning. very good tuesday to you as well. we're seeing two countries talk about tech crackdowns.

chinese president xi speaking about his opposition to large tech company monopolies, something you'll hear out of washington as well but of course xi wants to slow information critical of him. in russia, reports twitter has been slowed down, sometimes unresponsive after russia accused the company of allowing illegal content to reach users there. back here at home, the fed begins a two-day interest rate meeting. these are usually not that big of a deal but the economy is getting better and some are worried about inflation. the data shows us it's still not a threat, but when jay powell does speak at the end of that meeting tomorrow, wall street will be paying close attention for hints on when interest rates are going to be in the future. interest rates go up when the economy gets better. yesterday we brought you the news that elon musk wants to be called king. tesla's filing paperwork with the securities and exchange commission saying musk's new title at the company will be

technoking and they're serious. writing abou >> i think it reflects the fact that he would like the public to know that he is like a technical person in these companies. he's not just providing the funding and the vision. we've seen it in spacex. it's not the founder of spacex in official press releases, referred to as the chief engineer of spacex. he wants to be known as the person in the technical meetings. other we were just talking about working from home. dick's sporting goods launching a line of men's athletic leisurewear to compete with lululemon called vrst, high price point just like lulu. the line rolls out to stores starting today. you're wearing athletic urewear, more leisure than athletic and at

>> i have to say, i've never worn jeans more in my life than i have in this past year. strange for me. it's strange for me. >> i've only seen you in jeans a few times. >> all right, thanks so much. new this morning, there is some hope for a return, the place where a kid can certainly be a kid. my kids ask about this all the time. new majority owner for toys "r" us' parent company wants to open stores. they filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy open some stores in north america in time for, what, yep, you guessed it, the holiday season. plans are still coming together how many stores will open or what they'll look like. some of the options on the table

include flagship stores, pourup stores in front of other retail stores. we'll see if geoffrey the giraffe will mark his comeback. this is a rite of passage in offices around the nation, march madness office pool. remember those? of course they were wiped out last year when the ncaa tournament didn't take place. in this year's twist for a lot of people the office has become home. one study done pre-pandemic found some 10% of workers called in sick at some point for the tournament. some wonder what's going to happen this year with so many workers already not too far from their tvs? maybe they can actually work. by the way the play and games start on thursday. we used to have a lot of fun with our own little office pool as well. >> yes. >> although we would let the kids of some of our writers take part in it and they always ended up winning. >> i know! that? >> rob's son. >> yep. >> watching the game and you have like a zoom meeting and

they're like yes, yes! you're like what are you yessing about acquisitions, yes, yes. >> well said. >> yes, i'll work overtime, yes! you better watch it. you better listen. >> absolutely. listen and watching mike's doing it all for us this morning, as people are commuting, not as many but there are people on the road. >> you know what? we just passed the one-year mark so all of my data looks weird, looks like there's a spike when talking about differences from the year before. now a year before we had all shut down off the roadways. we're looking at the maps and a smooth flow of traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a backup there, it's filled in all the lanes as we are approaching the toll plaza itself and the span smoothed out. we're looking at the dumbarton bridge as well, eastbound, there will be a little more slowing, the tow truck should be just about there. the left two lanes eastbound toward fremont is the one we're talking about and the disabled vehicle actually after a crash there. looking at the rest of the bay, a smooth flow of traffic and

your usual slowing through the tri-valley. kari, also slowing for 580 at the dublin interchange and it's cold out there, like you've been saying. >> yes, and so it's all clear when we talk about the chilly temperatures. no clouds. it's like we've taken the blanket that keeps the bay area warm and just lifted it, and so now we have these chilly temperatures in some spots it's freezing but look at the clouds off the coast and that's going to be our next chance of rain that will be arriving on thursday. so today is a good day to get the east bay, and we are going to start out with some chilly temperatures but it won't be so bad later today and so we go from the upper 30s and low 40s to the low 60s in martinez today. reaching up to 58 degrees in oakland, san francisco reaching a high of 56 degrees and 59 in san jose. 59 as well in napa and this is sunshine but notice the clouds rolling in

tomorrow and then by thursday rain pushes in early morning and continuing off and on throughout the day and friday. our next storm system will be fairly light but moving in over the course of several hours between thursday and friday and dropping times of rain. sierra will get some snow and look at the snowpack we've gotten at this point, only at 67% of the normal amount around the lake tahoe area and the central sierra. we're not doing too good but it is good to see more snow in the forecast. we could see over a foot of snow between thursday and friday with kingvale possibly getting about 18 inches of snow. so that will be great. and we're going to get some light rain, most of the bay area getting a half of an inch between thursday and friday, and temperatures staying cool and yes, spring arrives this saturday early in the morning, with some low 60s, and then

we'll be watching for some more rain early next week. san francisco staying chilly with highs staying in the 50s over the next several days. we've been talking about our climate in crisis and things we can do to reduce our carbon footprint. one of the things that our weather team has done is calculated how much of the carbon dioxide we are saving by not commuting to work. for my household the average tons per year is about 60, but by not commuting in to san jose, i'm saving about 22 average tons of carbon dioxide a year. we i know we don't normally talk about metric tons of carbon dioxide, so i wanted to give you an equivalent. that's the amount of electricity to power 3.7 homes for a whole year. that's the amount of carbon that i'm not putting in the atmosphere and our whole weather team are going to be doing these calculations today. later today, check in with rob

and jeff and vianey will also have her savings as well.'ll han nbcbayarea.com/climateincrisis. check out how you can reduce your carbon footprint as well and help our climate in crisis. back to you, marcus. >> we never thought about it but it's good to see that. 6:23. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> the new stimulus bill includes a big tax break for families that collected unemployment benefits. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. coming up next, we'll show you what you should and should not be doing right now to make sure you get it. but first, all week long you know what? i'm the eternal optimist and we're sharing stories of resilience to look forward at the ways we may emerge from the pandemic. we're also looking back at some of the last photos taken before the shutdowns before we were where we are. sonia from san jose celebrating a 12th birthday party and

michelle murphy of livermore enjoying drinks with friends. remember those days? we'll be back to them soon. all this week, be sure to share your photos and videos with us on social media. you might see them right here on "today in the bay." we love to hear from you. we'll be right back.

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rohnert park. >> my tax refund dropped by $4,000. >> congress listened. the new stimulus bill corrects some of sarah's concerns. it makes the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits tax free, if your family's total income is less than $150,000. so how do you get the tax break? that's still a work in progress. if you haven't filed your tax return yet, the irs says it will provide a new worksheet, it says it's also working with the tax preparation software companies to integrate the new tax break into their programs. basically, you should expect two steps. first a calculation when you total up your income to see if you qualify and fall under the $150,000 cap. then step two should let you subtract the new tax-free $10,200 chunk. if you already filed like lots of families have? the irs has gotten more than 50 million returns already. if you're in that very large group, you might have to file an amended return in order to get the unemployment tax break. the details are still being worked out.

when the irs releases complete steps to get you the unemployment tax break, we'll walk you through them, right here. coming up next, the bay area county ready to move into the orange tier as early as today tanios this morning we're also talking about an additional reopening tier that may be added. we'll explain. tanios major announcement overnight from covid-19 maker vaccine maker moderna tanios it has to do with vaccinating teens and kids under 16. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:30, live in san jose, you know what? it's a cold winter morning, chilly out there. even some frosty temperatures in parts of the bay area. we've got a look at that warming forecast straight ahead. "today in the bay" continues right now. clear skies. thanks for joining us. good tuesday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. meteorologist kari hall has a look at how long we'll have to deal with the cold temperatures. >> for a couple more hours in some spots, we have some freeze warnings in parts of the north bay. it's 32 in napa. 32 in ukiah and just one deg

morgan hill. with the cold morning if you're about to head out for your morning run, expect then slowly start to warm up by late morning into the afternoon. we'll talk about rain returning in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> sounds good. we'll check back with you. hope on the peninsula from a return to red to orange. san mateo county leaders believe they could escape the red tier of covid restrictions by meeting required standards later today. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in burlingame this morning with a look at what it could mean and whether other counties are getting close to this as well. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning. health and county officials here in san mateo were saying'current trends continue, there is a chance that this county could enter a lesser tier, that would mean a looser restrictions for some entities like indoor dining, places of worship as well as retail stores.

san mateo county is saying the current metrics if they continue, the county could enter that orange tier as early as wednesday, march 17th, which is tomorrow. right now the entire bay area is in the red tier so san mateo would be the first county to take that step. so what do restriction change mean for entering the orange tier? most indoor businesses will be able to increase capacity, wineries and brewieies could increase indoor capacity to 25% and nonessential offices would allow employees to return to their offices, but remote work would still be recommended. san mateo county supervisor david canepa says this is a major step forward and he's optimistic about what's next for the county. >> the difference i think this time is the help of the vaccinations and hopefully that will allow us to not spiral out

of control. >> reporter: now sonoma and contra costa counties were the most recent to join the red tier and those counties, restaurants, gyms and movie theaters are all able to open with restrictions. as for san francisco, they, too, remain in the red tier but like san mateo they may enter the orange tier. at a board of supervisors meeting, mayor london breed did say that with the current trends continuing, there is a chance they, too, could enter the orange tier as early as next week. so that is another story we will, of course, continue to follow. we're live in burlingame, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." since we are talking colors, green, of course, means go, and apparently that will be the case as well with california's covid tiers. right now there's no green tier, with yellow being the least restrictive. as cases now plummet, there's a plan in the works to incorporate green into the state model.

last week, governor newsom essentially suggested that the light at the end of the tunnel will be a green one. new this morning, modernadr ages 6 months to 11 years old. some kids just received their shots. both pfizer and moderna last year started clinical trials testing in adolescents ages 12 and up. those results haven't been released yet but the hope is if the results are positive, secondary school students may get access to vaccines by this fall. elementary school kids could get vaccinated by early next year. san jose councilmembers vote on the direction of the budget outlined by mayor sam liccardo and his budget message. it includes saving $80 million in recently granted federal money focusing on what he calls an equitable recovery, and planned job corps. tonight's vote kick-starts the

budget process, the final budget will not be approved until june. and we're following up on governor newsom's effort to fight back against a possible recall vote. tomorrow is the deadline to rai in the event a special election is held. the governor tweeted yesterday he won't be distracted by the effort. in a poll by emerson college, 38% of those polled say they support the recall effort. 42% oppose it and 19% are undecided. meanwhile, on msnbc last night, governor newsom said he's already thinking about who could fill a second california senate seat if it becomes available. >> if in fact dianne feinstein were to retire will you nominate an african-american woman to restore the seat that kamala harris is no longer in the united states senate and do you have a name in mind? >> i have multiple names in mind. >> it can be yes and no. >> we have multiple names in

mind and the answer is yes. >> senator feinstein served in the senate for 48 years, most recently reelected in 2018 and will be up for re-election in 2024. in january, the governor appointed alex padilla to fill vice president kamala harris' seat. some leaders pushing back on bringing oakland children back to the classrooms by the end of this month. if teachers aprove the plan students through second grade would return in two weeks. some argue wealthier neighborhoods are pushing to reopen, ignoring families and teachers in the neighborhoods where covid rates are higher and vaccination rates are lower. >> it's going to very much deepen the already deep inequalities in oakland. >> the union considered where covid rates are higher when negotiating the deal. leaders are encouraging members to approve it, counting on vaccinations over the next month to reduce the risk of spread.

>> one east bay school district's returns plans. pittsburg board members decided to remain in distance learning through the rest of the school year. in a recent letter to parents, they cited public feedback and data suggesting the hybrid model would create too many hurdles and disruptions. the goal is to focus on returning to school the next school year. the city of los angeles taking a moment to reflect on the past year. new video to show you, landmarking lighting up red around l.a. to mark one year since the city's emergency shutdown and of course to remember the lives that have been lost as well, more than 22,000 people there have died in the past year. but the city has administered more than vaccinations, so hopefully turning things around. here we go on this terrific tuesday for us this morning. 6:38 and a look at that forecast and kari, i mean, i don't know. pull out the big coats, whatever you got. you got to stay warm. it is cold out there.

>> yes, i am about to get another cup of coffee, help warm me up and wake me up, too. we have frosty conditions to start out this morning but a lot of sunshine today and a slow warmup into the afternoon. we are going to see some more rain ahead in the forecast, but that holds off until thursday, so if you're about to head out the door, you could leave the umbrella at home, pick up the bigger coat as our temperatures start out here in the east bay in the mid-30s. you can see the trend only reaching into the mid-50s here in the tri-valley and we'll have some milder weather in the forecast, as that rain comes in, we'll talk more about that and how much rain you can expect that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, any problems right now for the morning commute? >> kari, we have one. i'll show you how circumspect or view is. first the bay bridge toll plaza, this is a local phenomena. you'll have the backup and it's 6:39 now. no big surprises. it was a pretty gradual build for a tuesday and looking good. as we look at the middle lanes, they're moving. as we look at the map it's only

at the toll plaza and the span is okay, that's what the metering lights are intended for. this is the issue sacramento county north of the antioch bridge a deadly head-on crash happened early this morning affecting southbound 160 coming into antioch out of rio vista. they cleared that disability vehicle with a crash from the dumbarton bridge, much better news for the eastbound direction. back to you. >> all right, mike, thank you. 6:40. coming up next, some states are making voting harder, like in georgia, california lawmakers rethinking voting rules. we'll tell you which ones, coming up next. i'm kris sanchez on one of the bay area's many little main streets around town where the pandemic took an incredible toll on small businesses, but through adaptability, some of them managed to survive. we have a story of resilience for you, coming up. the president and vice president hitting the road today to tell americans how they can benefit from the stimulus plan.

let's take you out to the markets this morning, and the big board in new york city, it is sticking pretty close to flat as we wait for the feds two-day meeting. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:43, as we check out these cold temperatures we have to start out with in parts of the east bay, walnut creek 37 degrees.

you'll fall another couple of degrees around sunrise and slowly start to warm up for a decent day. we'll talk about some rain returning in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> and slowly starting to slow up a bit. the volume on the san mateo bridge is one cause, also a crash on the nimitz at the junction with 92. we'll slow you down for both directions approaching the san mateo bridge. i'll show you what that looks like on the maps coming up. developing in san diego, three people are dead after a driver plowed through a sidewalk in downtown area, near a homeless encamp the. six others were hurt. a 71-year-old man was arrested and is facing charges. last night, a handful of people showed up to remember those who were killed, people lit candles, wrote messages in the tunnel where the crash took place. people say that the homeless are known to use that tunnel as a shelter when it rains. new this morning,uring the pandemic specifically rules surrounding voter signatures.

the rule to reject ballots with signatures that do not match was temporarily stopped for the 2020 presidential election. lawmakers are now considering making this rule permanent. president biden's $2 trillion stimulus includes more than $2 billion for california's 116 community colleges. schools like foothill and de anza in the south bay receive $10 billion combined. san jose city college will receive the same amount. the nation's community colleges saw more than a 10% decline in enrollment during the pandemic. has funding for cal state and uc campuses. it is 6:45. the president actually hitting the road today to tell americans about the stimulus plan. >> scott mcgrew, there's a whole lot going on besides the checks. >> there really is, that's exactly right. the checks are what everyone understandably thinks about and talks about, and many of those who are eligible have already gotten a direct deposit or will get it by tonight or tomorrow at the very latest.

but there are kinds of benefits in there, other kinds of benefits in there as well. president biden's going to travel to pennsylvania today. vice president harris already on the road. she's at a vaccine clinic in las vegas in this video. both will be speaking about what they call the help is here campaign. >> shots in arms and money in pockets. the american rescue plan is already doing what it was designed to do, make a difference in people's everyday lives. >> the american rescue plan is the formal name for the stimulus bill and it is more than check. there's money for poor families with children in the form of an extended tax credit as well as food assistance. the urban institute estimates child poverty in the united states will fall by 52% in the coming year, but people have to know it's there, and sometimes they don't. case in point, the eidl, that's

given to small businesses that suffered touring the pandemic. "the washington post" ran the numbers, found the biggest recipients were lyft and uber drivers an average of $15,000 and right now someone out there is learning about the eidl for the very first time. [ speaking in foreign language ] that is a north korean newscaster, and the government-run run saying north koreans are warning america and i'm quoting here "refrain from causing a stink in the relationship between their country and ours." north korea and china no doubt noticing our secretary of state our defense secretary, are both in asia talking to your allies about defense and repairing relations. the pair is in tokyo today but go to seoul tomorrow. we learned for the first time the white house reached out to north korea. >> our goal is of course diplomacy is always our goal. our goal is to reduce the risk of escalation but to date we

have not received any response. >> we're watching what's happening there and watching the president's travel, talking about it on twitter. find me there, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> scott, thank you. when the shelter order went into effect small businesses around the bay area were forced to shut their doors. some are no longer around one year later. for others the pandemic was an impetus for change. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live in san jose with a look at one small business owner, she actually survived by transforming her business. tell us about it, kris. >> reporter: yes, she actually managed to keep all of her employees as well at the same time that one in 13 californians lost their jobs. the pandemic is a huge toll especially on small businesses. this particular business, the storefront is closed, but the business owner managed to survive by doing something she had avoided for years, which was taking her business online.

ibi oluwole has been in business for almost 14 years, most of them in this willow glen location face to face with her customers. >> everyone says e-commerce, e-commerce, everyone' shopping online. personally, i didn't see the value in it. >> reporter: until the pandemic forced her to shut her doors. that is until oluwole retained her employees and started reaching customers online. the pandemic has taken a big toll on small businesses like oluwole's. one in six small businesses closed and 40% reported lower revenue. 56% of small businesses say they don't expect to be back at pre-covid levels for six months. through her website and a federal ppp plan, she kept all four employees and will soon ship almost double the sales she was making in person. for that reason, oluwole decided to close the physical boutique doors for good saying the pivots forced by the pandemic will ultimately save her company. >> even though we're closing the brick and mortar, everyone who

wants to stay is staying. i'll have to learn new things. i have to learn new things, they have to learn new things. >> reporter: we all learned new things. much of that happened at home, the kids were schooling from home, we were working from home. tomorrow our story of resilience is by bob redell, looking at what staying in park meant for all of us as we tried to hit the folks later on for those folks who had to hit the roads as essential worker. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i've got to say my mileage on the car is the lowest it's ever been in quite some time. thanks so much, kris. >> reporter: check the tires. >> we saw kris bundled up outside. livermore the temperature gauge there, 34 degrees! yes, 34 degrees, and you know what? un-uh, too cold for me. i'll stick inside the studio.

>> 6:50 right now, marcus officially became a californian. >> you know what? this is true. >> yes. >> i'm leaving that east coast weather behind. this is home, and i love the sunrise speaking of that behind you, kari, beautiful sunrise to start out our morning. >> yes, that's why i picked this one, as we take a live look outside in san jose, we're like i don't like this. this is too cold but at least it does warm up today and we are going to have some nice weather into the afternoon, it's just going to take a whileeth as we temperature trend, we're making plans to head out to the park in martinez and we'll see it go from the 30s and 40s to 60 degrees today, not bad at all. even though that's a little bit cooler than normal. this is our last week of winter, and we're also going to see those temperatures across the bay area today reaching up to about 58 degrees in oakland as well as santa rosa. let's go hour by hour, because we are going to see our rain chances going up, clouds start

to move in by tomorrow, but the rain doesn't return until thursday and it looks like it gets here early in the morning, starts to move into parts of the north bay before sunrise, and then spreads across the rest of the bay area, going into thursday, into friday, we're going to see some off and on rain and most of our rainfall totals will be at about a half of an inch, so it's not going to be a big soaker, and we know we need a lot more rain in the forecast to catch up to normal. right now in santa rosa the rainfall deficit is still running at about 18.5 inches of rain. and we do have some more storms headed our way. we have the chance of showers between thursday and friday, a dry weekend, and then we'll have some more rain coming in early next week. mike, you've been keeping an eye on the commute. anything that will slow people down heading to work? >> we have something headed toward the san mateo bridge. if you're over in the east bay, look at the map, folks, northbound 880, headed up toward the san mateo bridge where the arrow is, slowing but a little

less than before. i think there was a quick traffic break to move this vehicle to the shoulder, as you approach 92, the southbound side has your typical slowing through hayward. just below that a new crash over by the dumbarton bridge toll plaza, that's 84 and the bridge down there, off the roadway but into a grassy area, not off the bridge and into the water, that's better news. we're looking at the rest of the bay and a smooth flow of traffic as you'd expect. the backup at the bay bridge but the middle lanes are moving. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, prince philip, the husband of britain's queen elizabeth ii has left the hospital, recovering after heart surgery. this is video of the duke of bymotorcade. buckingham palace released a statement saying the prince is back at windsor castle. prince philip 99 years old and was first admitted to the hospital on february 17th. coming up next, we'll have a quick look at our top stories, including what do you do with the new stimulus money? this morning, the big push in

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stories we're following, including the new push in oakland to restore critical police funding. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live this morning. mayor libby schaaf is meeting this effort. >> she's asking fellow oaklanders to dial into today's 1:00 p.m. city council meeting and asking people during the public comment section at the beginning to speak up and to ask the city council to immediately restore critical police services using money from the $1.9 trillion america rescue plan that was recently signed into law by president biden, under that plan, oakland is set to receive $192 million. the mayor would like to use that money to fully restore oakland's cease-fire strategy which is aimed at reducing gang shootings and murders for support for a cleanup of homeless encampments and the enforcement of laws banning sideshows, even with the $192 million, by the way from the federal government, the city of oakland will still face a budget shortfall of $126 million which still needs to be dealt with. according to the latest crime

statistics from opd, violent crime in oakland is up 5% now compared to 12 months ago. homicides up over 300%. sadly, 29 people have been murdered this year so far in that city. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> tough statistic there is. thanks, bob. new this morning, moderna testing its covid vaccine on young children. the trials involve children ages 6 months to 11 years. pfizer, moderna last year started clinical trials testing adolescents aged 12 and up. the results haven't been released yet but the hope is if results are positive, secondary school students may get access to vaccines by this fall. elementary school kids could get vaccinated by early next year. live now to burlingame, san mateo county's case later today meets the criteria to move into the orange tier. if that happens today, most indoor businesses like restaurants, wineries, breweries they can all increase capacity.

offices that are not essential can bring employees back to work. on monday, sonoma county and contra costa counties both join the rest of the region in the red tier and that means restaurants, gyms, and movie theaters can all open indoors with restrictions. grab a jacket if you're headed out the door this morning, if you're going to be a morning jog, you better get moving. it's cold out there, kari. >> yes, and that would be something to deter me from going running but some people are dedicated, and you're going to have a really nice afternoon and we'll see our temperatures also fairly mild for tomorrow, but more clouds moving in, and rain will return to the bay area on thursday. mike, any issues with the commute? >> still a little slow getting to this spot, the san mateo bridge westbound with the tail lights but the span moves smoothly eastbound toward us toward the east bay, a nice drive. as we look at another bridge in the east bay as well, look at the beautiful sunrise behind these folks, just slowing to get

on to the richmond bridge, the sun will hit the other folks in their windshields. >> that does it for us on this terrific tuesday. >> there you go, we need that sun to warm things up. look at that, 34 degrees in livermore this morning! the "today" show is coming up next. have a good one. good morning. breaking news, the first children in the u.s. now receiving moderna's covid vaccine. part of a new study testing the shot's safety and effectiveness for kids. new hope for families and schools across the country, while the rollouts and reopenings expand for spri break, leading to this new warning from health officials. >> i'm pleading with you for the sake of our nation's health. where this goes depends on whether we do what must be done to protest ourselves and others. >> we'll have the very latest.