los gatos party mom. the mad dash to find at home covid testing kits, the steps you can take to find one and how you can make sure your insurance pays for it, so you don't have to. this is "today in the bay." good tuesday morning to you. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. marcus and laura are off today. if you are on the go we're broadcasting not only to your tv, but you can take us with you on the go on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> let's start with the forecast, meteorologist vianey arana is in for kari. good morning. >> good morning, and you know, we've been so calm at least in the sky when it comes to the weather because of some high pressure that's been keeping real rain to our north and our south. so we did get some activity, though, from an upper level low that cut off from southern california that brought some slight sprinkles mainly to the central coast. a lot of it didn't even make it to the ground. we still keep that shower

activity on radar. today it's going to be really love will you. by the afternoon expect some sunshine in the upper 50s and low 60s. >> thank you, vianey. a live look at capitol hill where we expect passionate calls for national voter rights reform as the senate begins debate on two contentious bills. >> "today in the bay" brie jackson joins us live. this could end up being a powerful moment but also a futile one by the end of the day. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. we are expecting some contentious debates here on capitol hill, kris and scott. today the senate will begin debate on the john lewis voting rights advancement act and the freedom to vote act. now, unless something changes, debate could be as far as these two bills go. democrats bracing for an uphill battle on capitol hill today. at the center of the fight

voting rights legislation. >> where do you stand? whose side are you on? >> reporter: debate begins today over two voting rights bills, the legislation could make election day a federal holiday and broaden access to the ballot box. democrats argue it's an effort to counter dozens of state laws enacted after the 2020 election, which they say limit access to the ballot and discriminate against minorities. >> it's no longer just about who gets to vote. it's about who gets to count the vote and whether your vote counts at all. >> reporter: republicans stand united against the legislation. >> this is not about a fair election. this is about gaming the system and putting your thumb on the scale for democrats to try to keep control of the congress. >> reporter: the debate comes on the heels of nationwide rallies commemorating the life and legacy of martin luther king jr. >> we will be free someday! we will get voting rights. >> reporter: supporters drawing

opt civil rights leaders to ramp up the pressure on congress to act. >> if you do not, there's no bridge in this nation that can hold the weight of that failure. >> reporter: democratic leaers leaders will hold a vote on changing historic senate rules that would allow the democrats to pass the bill without any republican support. the debate over voting rights legislation is likely to stretch into wednesday before moving forward for a final vote. kris. >> brie, democrats are pushing ahead with voting rights, but there's still a lot of pushback, even within the party. >> well, yeah, this is an effort by democrats that could actually -- or they're expecting will fail. moderate democrats joe manchin and kyrsten sinema say they are backing the bills, but they do not back the process that democrats are using to move forward. democrats are hoping to change

or top democrat are hoping to change the filibuster rule and that's something that moderates are against. >> we want to officially welcome you to the "today in the bay" team. you'll be our new daily d.c. correspondent, and we look forward to working with you. i saw on your twitter profile that you say you run, write, and nap. i'm with you on two of the tree. i'm not going for a run with you, though. we look forward to getting to know you, brie, thanks. >> i don't know how much running i'm going to be doing after this. >> they keep you running in d.c., i can attest. thanks, brie. now to a follow-up, police in walnut creek are investigating robbeies at two separate pharmacies. last night thieves targeted two cvs stores, one in ross mor, the other on bancroft road. they were wearing masks and hoodies, they stole prescription drugs from one store. happening today, the south bay mother accused of throwing out of control parties for young teens will be back in court.

these are louvre pictures outside the courthouse in san jose. that hearing surrounds bail for former los gatos resident shannon o'connor. the judge in october denied her bail after prosecutors labeled her a flight risk. her attorneys argue there's no justification for withholding the right to bail. she faces dozens of counts tied to parties where investigators say she provided children large amounts of alcohol and encouraged sex acts. also happening today, walnut creek leaders will again debate new buffer zones around its planned parenthood offices. last year walnut creek responded to dozens of calls at the planned parenthood location on oakland boulevard and made four arrests. this is video of one of those protests you hear on your screen. the complaints include verbal and physical harassment, intimidation, and blocking of sidewalks. other bay area cities do allow for buffer zones. walnut creek's first debate last fall was postponed because of

technical issues. new research out this morning suggests that a second booster shot may not boost your protection levels against covid. that study out of israel looked at nearly 300 people who received a second pfizer or moderna booster shots, and some moderna recipients initially received pfizer doses. researchers say antibodies did not increase enough to better protect against omicron. finding a covid test kit still a challenge across most of the bay area, ordering online relatively easy, if expensive. finding it in on-store shelves is tricky. safe your receipts. new rules require insurance companies to cover the costs of at home rapid tests. customers at one san francisco walgreen's yesterday managed to time it perfectly. other nearby stores were out of stock, though, leaving neighbors scrambling. >> we have some on order that we ordered online that are a week away, and but hey they're here

now. we have them. we have a friend who recently tested positive. just to be safe, a couple of days from now we'll test at home. >> david says he plans to send his receipts to the insurance company to get reimbursed. the government tomorrow launches a website covidtests.gov for free tests mailed to your home. our consumer investigator chris chmura has a step by step guide on how to get reimbursed for your covid tests by your insurance company. you can find his how to online at nbcbayarea.com/howto. if you have questions surrounding covid we are here to help. janelle wang talked with dr. erica pan. she'll be participating in a phone bank tonight. and we have answers about a lot of different topics including how the vaccines impact children. >> people we know, people have questions and that's

understandable, and you know, we of course really want to get our kids protected. i'm a parent and a pediatric infectious disease doctor as well. i am very confident these vaccines are effective for my patients. i know parents may have other questions they want answered. >> this week we also learned about that vaccine mix-up and the fact that we could get omicron twice. if you still have questions, look at the number here on your screen. you can call that tonight. phone lines open up at 5:00. we will run it until 8:00. you can also find that number on our website and on my facebook page, twitter, and on instagram as well. let's take a live look at fremont this morning, as we see kind of it looks like a misty morning. let's check in with vianey. >> a little bit of fog right there on the ground, you know, and we are seeing -- you asked me earlier, drink that coffee. we need it. it's 6:00 in the morning. you did ask me about the moon earlier. it is a full moon, so if you're waking up and seeing that, enjoy it. all right, san jose 62 degrees, daytime highs east san jose, 63,

morgan hill 62 in through the east bay, 58 degrees for vallejo, 61 in danville, pleasanton, 60 degrees around the peninsula, upper 50s, low 60s through palo alto. if you're going to be in the city today, upper 50s. wind not really a factor for today, but it will become a factor, especially for the north bay moubs mountains and east bay hills. i'll have a closer look at your extended outlook coming up. we have a couple of incidents causing slowdowns. much more activity than yesterday. we're looking first of all to the south bay. the map will indicate the crash north 101 just past highway 87 and the merge you see sjc, the airport mark there. slowing for 101 and north 87 as it moves into the slowdown. your two middle lanes are currently blocked. i don't know if they can move those cars before they get a flatbed there. that will add delay. more slowing north through the south bay. 87 as well will be affected.

folks may shift over on 281. we hear about that crash. you know looking at this map, that won't get you past that backup. you'll use de la cruz to get past that. here at the bay bridge toll, no major backup. we expect it to build. this morning we have a warning from our nation's airlines. next on "today in the bay," some disruptions they say tomorrow's new 5g service can create for tens of thousands of passengers. plus, they helped save south lake tahoe from wildfire, now they're getting a new winter retreat. first if you want to snag a camp site at yosemite national park, and who doesn't, listen up. you're going to have to count on your lottery luck. right now online we have full details on the park's brand new reservation system. head to nbcbayarea.com, and we'll be right back.

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what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. good morning. it is 6:13. we are seeing dense fog, mainly up through parts of the north bay. novato, santa rosa, napa, down to less than a quarter of a mile. a little bit of cloud cover through san jose. i'll have a closer look at how the rest of your afternoon will shape out and our daytime highs coming up in my full forecast. so we're watching that fog, vianey, but that's not the major concern. look, mostly green, although the metering lights are on at the bay bridge, jamming up to sjc.

crash in the middle lanes just to about highway 87 and the merge. that will complicate your south bay commute. we'll show you how that's going to ripple out coming up. a quick check of business news. microsoft is going to buy act vision for $68 billion, wall street set to open lower this morning. the yield on the ten-year bond jumped to a two-year high. investors really preparing for the possibility of more action by the fed to fight inflation. the ceos of u.s. airlines once again warning what they call a potentially catastrophic crisis. they've sent a new letter to the white house and faa, fcc, and department of transportation. they say the new 5g wireless service set to be launched tomorrow by at&t and verizon could affect instruments in airplanes. the faa agrees. the phone companies had agreed to delay the rollout earlier but now it's back on schedule. at&t and verizon said they've launched this service in several

other countries with no issues. toyota is cutting production starting next month by about 150,000 vehicles. the company is citing the global semiconductor chip shortage as the reason for the cuts. the world's biggest automaker said it will still build 700,000 cars worldwide next month, which is more than last year but less than initially planned. and when it comes to the pandemic, first responders everywhere i'd say they deserve a break, don't you think? >> for sure. tahoe's homewood mountain ski resort announcing plans to give them ing a free day of skiing for firefighters, paramedics, first responders. tickets on a first come first serve basis tomorrow at the online portal. everybody needs to provide a work-related email address and proof of employment. first 200 will get a free lift ticket. email from homewood valid for sunday january 30th. >> that's very nice. hopefully they can get the time off. >> that would be the thing. with the surge people are

working extra shifts and longer hours. >> my son is a santa clara county paramedic, and it's a lot. >> he's not getting sunday off. >> never does but, yes, they need to staff all the time. >> wow, zero so thankful. >> that will pay for a ski trip. >> at least the series of storms helped ease the fire concerns because that's also something that, you know, keeps us up a at night. today we're going to remain mild, and although we could use more rain, we're not going to see any at least this week. beautiful shot. that's really nice. i'm going to step out of the way so you can enjoy it. look at that, take it all in. it is tuesday morning. kind of like a weird -- it's not like a monday but not the middle of the week, we're just going to roll with it. novato, less than that. if you notice, the majority of the fog is up through the north bay. the rest of the bay is doing okay, down through the south seeing a little bit of fog. we are seeing a little activity thanks to that upper low that

brought some sprinkle action through central california through the monterey county area. i want to show you current temperatures as you head out the door. it's in the 30s in napa and novato. napa 36 degrees, novato 38. santa rosa 36. everywhere else we're starting out in the 40s. san martino at 39 right now. i always think it's fun to look at how we are doing kpaurd to the rest of the nation. although this map shows 43 in the north bay we are in the 30s. much like new york city that 32 degrees right now, houston's at 55 degrees. denver, look at that, 37. 58 degrees right now in miami, phoenix 55. daytime highs for today are going to be very similar to yesterday, afternoon sunshine, a little bit of clouds to start our day. san jose 62 degrees, oakland 58, san francisco a high of 57, and your air quality outlook will remain moderate and usually remains between moderate and sometimes goes into the

unhealthy air quality zone, at least some pockets of it because of high pressure. that is something that we're going to be looking out for in the upcoing days. cedar is going to be high, so is mold. grass is low. so since it is going to be so beautiful today and tomorrow, just keep that, you know, in the back of your mind as you head out. dry pattern continues. more wind is possible, so although we're not going to get any real rain over the next several days and really just through the end of january, it stays pretty dry. this high pressure rebuilds, and our temperatures remain at least consistent. so you know what the weather pattern is going to look like for the next several days. san francisco, saturday and sunday are going to be sunny looking out ahead into next weekend. your biggest change is going to be mainly for some of those high elevation areas, the mountains in the north bay, the east bay hills. breezy. we're talking winds 20, 30, 40 plus possible miles per hour friday into saturday. once we get a little closer to

that, we'll look at the temperatures warmer as well heading into friday. how are the roads doing, mike? >> vianey, we do have the metering lights on at the bay bridge. that volume of traffic is building from yesterday. we'll show that in a bit. i want to show you the south bay. overall the map looks great. we're zooming into san jose. you notice all the green sensors dominating, but not through silicon valley. 101 jammed up and slowing. before you get to oakland road, all the way up past the airport where there's a crash blocking your two middle lanes of north 101. that's also slowing merging off 87. it's right around where they do merge. coleman and de la cruz will get you around the other side of the airport. that's your route. locals know that. it may ripple over towards 280 taking folks into 87 which again will cause more backup, north of lawrence expressway. everything's okay there, and north of san mateo bridge, everything's showing a typical pattern with that build at the toll plaza, not so big, but the metering lights are on. the span itself we see more

traffic. vianey showed you this. it's slowing around treasure island. back to you. >> thank you, mike. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> the pandemic canceled her flight, so does that mean she loses the miles she paid for it? no, but some of them are missing. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area response. >> we want to show this throwback photo our vianey arana posted on instagram. her dreams came true, we're so lucky they did. >> someone in the newsroom asked me where were you in 2012? you was about 11 feet from where i'm standing now in 2012. this was an early episode of "press here." now you can keep up with us. we're on twitter and facebook, and i know chris and vianey are on instagram.. >> got to get you there. >> i will get on instagram at some point. you're watching "today in the

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welcome back. one of the owners of the warriors basketball team said on a podcast that, quote, no one cares about ongoing human rights abuses against the uyghurs in china, including him. he went on to say the plight of the uyghurs were, quote, below his line of things he has time to be concerned about. the warriors have since responded saying in part the statements do not reflect those

of the organization. now, he has since posted more on twitter acknowledging he lacked empathy by saying what he did but then seemed to compare china's human rights abuses with actions in the united states. he wrote, quote, as a refugee, my family fled a country with its own set of human rights issues, so this is something that is very much a part of my lived experience. to be clear my belief is that human rights matter whether in china, the united states, or elsewhere full stop. nbc bay area responds to a peninsula woman who is doing battle with sfo's biggest air carrier, united airline. >> calling consumer investigator chris chmura turned out to be just the ticket. >> good morning. barbara in los altos says she bought a trip to turkey with 190,000 united miles. when the trip was canceled because of the pandemic, barbara says united refunded just 82,000 miles leaving 108,000 miles missing, unaccounted for.

that's enough to fly free in united's new live flat business class suite from sfo to europe, a ticket worth a couple of grand easy, so barbara wasn't just going to let those 108,000 miles go. she said she called and wrote and didn't get anywhere. so she contacted us. we emailed united and asked why it didn't refund all of barbara's miles when the trip was canceled. it said this was caused by a minor i.t. error with our mileage plus system. we corrected the error and redeposited the miles. barbara confirmed she got her 108,000 miles back so she can enjoy luxury in the air if she wants. when airlines don't deliver or don't respond, you can make a federal case out of it and complain to the federal government. there's good reason to. the airlines are required to respond to a federal complaint. we recently made a how-to video with each step and our best advice. you can watch on our website, our streaming channels or our

youtube page. just look for the how to play list. thanks, chris. happening today in los gatos leaders will fine tune a new long-term parklet plan. a lot of restaurants rushed to set up temporary park lets to provide outdoor dining in lows gas toes. since then $700,000 has been set aside to fund a semipermanent program. today leaders will hammer out the details to allow construction to begin. next the top stories we're following today including a closely watched recall election getting underway. why some believe the future of san francisco schools hangs in the balance. plus -- >> and students at one east bay district taking a stand today demanding better covid protocols. and another district returns from remote learning. we'll have that story coming up next. and new issues for the oakland a's, the push today to stop the team's new stadium plan

ahead of what may be a critical hearing regarding its future. we'll be right back.

right now at 6:30. california's covid crisis passes another milestone with the nation's highest case count and deaths. all of that front and center for some bay area students. they're going to take a stand today. we'll tell you what they're calling for. plus -- >> some people got 26

micrograms. >> a dosage mix-up. one bay area health care provider says it gave the wrong dose of the covid vaccine to thousands of people. the do-over they're offering. and a bay area native killed in a random and violent attack while waiting for a new york city subway. the way friends here plan to honor her today. . this is "today in the bay." we are broadcasting not only to your tv, but you can also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus and lauren are off this morning. let's start with a look at the forecast. meteorologist vianey arana in for kari this morning. >> good morning, scott and kris. it's 38 degrees right now in walnut creek. we are below the 40 degree mark up through parts of the north bay too. look at 8:00, and 9:00, we'll start to bump up into the 40s. it's going to be a nice

combination of sun and clouds. right now in san jose, it's 43 degrees. and we're going to have mild daytime highs today, so right around your lunch hour in the upper 50s, but we will be seeing low 60s today, also in through the interior valleys. once we get those peeks of sunshine, it's going to shape up to be a comfortable afternoon overall. i'll have a closer look at your seven-day outlook so you can look ahead to the weekend already, even though it's tuesday coming up in my full forecast. let's begin with the omicron surge as new infections continue to drive up the numbers in california. the golden state now has officially surpassed 7 million confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. . it's the first state to cross that threshold. more than 217,000 new infections were added yesterday, some likely backlogged from the weekend. more than 78,000 people have died in california since the start of the pandemic. amidst that backdrop, students in the east bay plan to take a stand calling for more protection. as a result they probably won't

make it to class. >> "today in the bay" cierra johnson is live this morning. this is a boycott and petition signed by hundreds of students. >> reporter good morning, about 1,200 students have signed this petition. this petition was started by some high school students a couple of weeks ago and has really gained traction. those students attended met west high school in downtown oakland. it has since been signed by students across the district. in it, the students are questioning online instruction. they are also asking for pcr and rapid testing twice a week as well as kn95 and n95 masks for all students. well, leaders with the oakland unified school district say they are aware of the demands and have issued a statement which reads in part, quote, we are already meeting or are are in the process of meeting most of the demands noted in that petition. and we will continue to work towards fulfilling the rest in fact the coming weeks.

we thank our students for staying in front of these issues and bringing their concerns to district leadership. nbc bay area has also learned staff members at three oakland elementary schools plan to participate in a sick-out today in solidarity. those schools are acorn, woodland, bridgeland acad mu and the united for success academya. students spent about a week online to avoid spreading covid, and they were also dealing with staffing as well as testing shortages there in that district. and when the staff and the students return, the district is actually providing kn95 masks to every staff member and they're also providing those surgical masks to students. you can see a lot of districts doing what they can to help slow the spread in their learning facilities. we're live, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you. happening today, after

starting their winter quarter on line, stanford students are headed back to the classroom. because of the covid surge, the stanford -- the school told students to attend classes virtually for the first two weeks of the quarter. students will return in phases with everyone expected to return by the 24th of january. kaiser is informing some 4 thoun vaccine recipients about a dosing mix-up at its walnut creek facility. anyone who got a pfizer dose between the end of october and the first week of december may have gotten the wrong dose. in this case, it may have been up to four micrograms below the recommended dose of 30 micrograms. kizer says the difference is not likely to be significant and people will still be protected from covid-19. one infectious disease expert agrees. >> some people got 26 micrograms. it's still pretty high of a dose. they're right that it's probably

going to still create the same immune response. >> kaiser says in a statement, as a trusted health care provider we are committed to informing patients of circumstances that could affect them even if a potential impact is not considered significant as in this matter. it adds the mix-up was an isolated incident because of a training issue. anyone affected can receive another dose. if you need to get tested for covid, we have you covered. click on the link in our trending bar, covid testing locations. we'll help you find a testing site in your community. 6:35, mourners plan to gather in san francisco tonight for a woman killed in a random attack in new york city. 40-year-old michelle go died saturday after a man pushed her in front of a subway train at the times square station. the suspect now in custody. investigators so far do not believe it was a hate crime. go was born in berkeley, grew up in fremont before moving to the east coast for a career in finance. long-time friends are

heartbroken. >> i had friends who went to high school with her. as i was talking with them, we just felt compelled that we need to do something to honor her memory. it feels random but as a member of the community, you realize that it keeps happening over and over and over again. >> speakers at tonight's portsmouth square gathering will include friends and local leaders. go's family gave us a statement saying she was a beautiful, brilliant, kind and intelligent woman who loved her family and friends, loved to travel the world and help others. all right, 6:36 now, early voting starts today on a measure to recall three san francisco school board members. opponents fault gabriella lopez, faau, ga maliga and allison collins, they cite misguided priorities including a botched school renaming effort and delays in bringing students back to the classroom in person. opponents point out all three are people of color and they call the recall effort a power grab. election day is february 15th.

6:36. things are not getting easier for tonga. now volcanic ash from the eruption is delaying aid to the nation. new zealand's military trying to send much needed supplies but can't make the trip because of heavy ash on runways. unicef pacific said it is also ready to send emergency supplies like water and hygiene kits. some in the bay area are preparing to help the people as well. owning land sf enterprises sends freight almost exclusively to tonga. the company is hoping to coordinate soon with tonga's official relief agency, but due to extremely limited communications, that's been difficult. others concerned about tonga are setting up go fund me sites. taking a live look out our skyline in san jose, you can see the sun starting to creep up just a little bit. pretty dramatic morning with a little bit of clouds, but a nice day on tap for today, right? >> it is going to be really nice. we're going to continue with this dry weather for the next

several days really through the end of january it's looking like. forecasted highs for today will be comfortable. 62 degrees in san jose, 62 for morgan hill. let's head to the east bay, 58 degrees in oakland, 60 degrees in hayward, in through parts of concord and antioch, upper 50s, low 60s. if you're going to be hanging out around the peninsula, upper 60s. upper 50s as your daytime highs. if you're going to be in the north bay, we're going to see temperatures in the upper 50s for santa rosa, novato, and mill valley. low to mid-60s through ukiah. let's see how the traffic is doing with mike. >> two key spots, the bay bridge toll plaza jump into that louvre look. we see the backups starting to slowly form over there. the metering lights have been on since just before 6:00. we've had about 45 minutes, finally starting to see slowing here. on the map you see slowing across the span there, building for highway 37 top of your screen, also highway 4, traditional spots when we have a

traditional commute. it's still lighter than normal, but we're still looking at slower spots there. and then the south bay, unexpectedly slow in north 101 jamming up around the focus point where the crash blocks two middle lanes, north 101 just north of 87. you can get around that by using de la cruz and coleman locally. 6:39. happening today, a appoints of the new a's stadium plan to present new arguments on why it would be best to keep the team in its current location at the coliseum. some argue the new location at jack london square would undermine port operations. they also opposed the cost to taxpayers. they'll present their findings later today. tomorrow oakland lanners will meet to look over an environmental impact report. council members could sign off on it as soon as next month. the sales force tower, an asteroid way bigger than that is

set to pass earth today very close. up ahead on "today in the bay" with stargazers, what we'll have to do to see it, and the amazing things expert see if you look closely. >> bay area nay tuf tom brady giving one cancer survivor the surprise of a life time, that story that keeps giving next. first, can you get omicron twice? right now our digital correspondent abby fernandez talks to a bay area infectious disease expert about how likely it is to happen. you can watch the full episode on instagram and tiktok. our handle is nbc bay area. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good morning. it is 6:43, and here are your out the door temperatures, up through the north bay, we're in the 30s in some spots including santa rosa and napa, but also down through san jose, morgan hill. still a little chilly dublin at 38 degrees right now. eventually we'll warm into the upper 50s. low 60s, full forecast coming in a few minutes. and changing for the south bay, north 101, the crash just reported cleared now north of 87, thumbs up there. the exclamation point a new crash may be north 101 and the backup approaching oakland road. we'll track that. still looking at 101 farther north. you see a volume of traffic starting to build. some of those folks released by the airport.

we're tracking the potential for a new crash through san jose. two years after the death of a stanford student at a fraternity house, his family is talking about it with nbc bay area. eitan viner was a sophomore at stanford. he died of a fentanyl overdose in 2020. the family is suing stanford, the fraternity and six others. they claim he had a near overdose two days prior and his dorm, his fraternity and others should have intervened to make sure something was d drugs were not accessible. his father believes there's plenty of blame. >> for two years we've been begging, pleading with the university to hold the institutions and the individuals who had any role, any part in eitan's death, to hold them accountable. for two years, for two years we got nothing. >> the fraternity has been

disbanded at stanford. the school issued a response saying we were saddened to receive the news of the lawsuit as our community continues to mourn eitan's tragic death, we have great sympathy for his family and those affected by it. we do not agree with many of the allegations in the complaint and we will defend the university against this lawsuit. happening today, a massive asteroid is headed in the general direction of earth and while it is going to be a very close call by cosmic standards, there's no danger of impact. asteroid 7482 is about the size of three salesforce towers. it is big. because of its size nasa lists it as potentially hazardous in their words. as it passes it will be about five times the distance between the earth and the moon, but still close enough to see with a telescope. here's a chief scientific officer for one telescope company. >> and it will be moving fast in the sky.

you will see with this telescope or any others the tiny dot that will move with respect to the sky, and if you're lucky, you will also see some small variation, because asteroids are not perfectly -- they're kind of this weird shape, and when they're seen, the light change, the brightness change over time. >> astronomers say one upside to this event is being able to observe the possibility of future mining. asteroids often packed with precious metals like nickel, iron, and cobalt. if you have a telescope and you get video of that, we want to see it. tag nbc bay area. we are now just 18 days away from the winter olympic games, and as we count down, we want to get to know the u.s. olympic team. >> include caramel native brita sigourney. like most olympic athletes she has a long list of injuries she's overcome in her career of half pipe skiing. >> she recovers and gets up and

keeps going. we would be out for the count. >> we didn't want you to be all alone, so this is my friend to keep me company. you're very tall. >> brita sigourney just needs to go really big. >> half pipe, i'm from caramel, california. >> winding up, here's the set of 20. >> i've done this shoulder, all the ligaments, broeb the tip off the collarbone. i don't even have it anymore. this collarbone fractured sba a million pieces in france. i also broke my pelvis, my left fibula, right tibia and fibula. three knee surgeries, broken kneecap, cartilage repair, atl, endoscope. >> brita sigourney is taking home the bronze. >> when i was young, it was never really a question. i kind of bounced back from the surgeries.

now it's a little different because my body is more beat up. it was just never a question, i just love the sport enough to come back to it. >> she is so good at it. our coverage starts february 3rd. opening ceremony is february 4th. you can watch it right here nbcbayarea.com, and stream it on apple tv and amazon fire. also trending this morning, san mateo's own tom brady giving something special to a young buccaneers fan he inspired who's inspiring other people as well. >> you maybe remember this story, 10-year-old noah reed. noah was left speechless back in october when brady gave him a hat from the field after noah held up a sign saying brady helped him beat brain cancer. here's how brady followed up recently in a video conference with noah and his family. >> the nfl and the bucs look forward to sending deserving fans to the super bowl each year and fans that have incredible stories like the one you've had. as a thank you, i worked with both the bucs and the nfl to get you and your family super bowl tickets this year in l.a. >> all right, so he wants to send the kid to the super bowl.

brady says i think i might be there too. >> maybe. >> but hold on because of course the 9ers have something to say about that. the bucs first have to beat l.a. in their game saturday afternoon here on nbc bay area, but really a very nice gesture for that family and, you know, whatever gets a kid through if they're fighting something like that. >> absolutely shts we're counting down the days until the super bowl, which you can watch right here on nbc bay area. the game is set to be played in los angeles. as you probably know on sunday, february 13th. so get your snack recipes vianey, what are you going to make? >> you know i'm not a good cook. >> you know some good caterers though stwl some good friends, too. >> that's true. you guys all cook, all three of you. i need to learn. maybe that will be one of my resolutions mid-january. >> i'm coming over, kris. it's 38 degrees right now, so it is cold as you head out the door. especially up to the north. we've also got the fog factor right now down to less than half

a mile. beautiful shot of walnut creek here, and take a look at the current temperatures. 36 degrees in santa rosa, 36 in napa, 37 in fairfield, and 30s out through concord and also down through walnut creek as well. we are going to warm up a little bit. i do want to show you satellite and radar. overall it's very calm. we're still seeing some shower activities show up on radar. the intensity not enough to reach the ground most of the time. a lot of it was off the coast. that upper level low is lingering through central california. let's talk about that fog. we're still seeing it through novato and santa rosa. it's clearing up pretty nicely down through the south bay. there was a little bit of fog there at one point. today's daytime highs afternoon sun, and temperatures will be in the upper 50s for oakland, 58 degrees, 57 in san francisco, low 60s down through the south bay. 62 degrees in san jose. 60 degrees in concord, and your air quality outlook because of this high pressure, we've been keeping this moderate air quality.

there could be some pockets of unhealthy air quality at times leading into the later portion of the week. as that high pressure rebuilds. also your allergy forecast if you're going to be heading outside tonight or spending any extended period of time, you may want to know that cedar and mold is high. around the coastline, it's a little better, further into the interior valley, it might get worse. elder pine grasses are low for today and your long range outlook, that dry pattern continues really all the way pretty much through the end of january. however, we are going to notice some wind pick up as that high pressure continues to sort of dominate in our forecast for the next several days. so let's see how your seven-day outlook is looking. san francisco not really going to see a lot when it comes to the weather over the next to seven days. we've sort of got a copy paste situation heading into wednesday and thursday. we're going to wake up to areas of fog. it will clear up nicely. we'll get that sunshine peeking through. into the weekend it's going to warm up a bit as that high pressure builds, you'll also notice a small jump in

temperatures for san francisco. also for inland areas too. as that high pressure begins to rebuild, upper 60s expected for friday and saturday, but also windy conditions especially for the mountain areas. let's see how the roads are doing with mike. >> vianey, getting updates roadways yes, but also facebook's telling me that kris sanchez is on facebook live right now. she'll watching. we'll talk about what the changes are for san jose. good news, the crash north 101 at 87, that cleared and a quick recovery there. bad news in the backup north 101 at 880 or just shy of that, the overpass, there is another crash, just got moved to the shoulder. should see a quick recovery as well. the backup never reached 680. you can use 680 if you want to avoid any sort of issue through that area. again, looks like a quick recovery. lighter volume still holding up for the bay, but not as right as yesterday. definitely not, slowing northbound 880 up to the coliseum, an earlier crash looks

like it's cleared to the shoulder, and over at the bay bridge toll plaza, a backup. there's slowing for much of the typical spots through contra costa county and the north bay, highway 37, highway 4 and the backup starting at the toll plaza after the metering lights have been on for just about an hour. happening now, construction at cupertino's valco shopping mall is now on hold. contaminated soil is preventing crews from breaking ground. property owners now have to remove that u.s. banned chemicals left behind by several dry cleaners and an old automotive center. the santa clara department of environmental health have to sign off on when that project can move forward. construction is expected to bring more than 2,400 homes and millions of square feet in retail and office space. 6:53, next a quick look at our top stories including the los gatos party mom accused of putting young teens at risk faces a judge. the hearing that could lead to her being released from custody.

and walking out, the reason some east bay students are taking a stand in a matter of hours. and we're live with you on tv, but we're also on facebook live right now. make sure you come and join me and scott, vianey, mike's here too, and we're just chatting behind the scenes. let us know what you want to know. oh, ron rolan, he's my old classmate. all right. we'll be back in just a few.

welcome back, we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay." >> first this morning, it's back to school for students in the east bay after the holiday, but maybe not for all students in oakland. more than 1,200 students are planning a boycott and are demanding better safety protocols. this is being organized by three sophomore students at met west high school. the petition was signed by more than 1,200 students from several schools, and they want the district to move classes to online instruction. they're also asking for pcr and rapid testing twice a week as well as kn95 and n95 masks for all students. they're hard to come by, though. the district released a statement saying in part, quote, we are already meeting or in the process of meeting most of the demands noted in this petition, and we will continue to work toward fulfilling the rest in the coming weeks.

students in hayward are set to return to back in person learning today after spending a week online to avoid spreading covid and because of staffing and testing shortages. hayward unified said it has enough kn95 masks for all staff and surgical masks for all students. the district and the alameda health department believe students safer from covid inside the classroom. if you still have questions surrounding covid, we're here to help. many health experts are participating in a phone bank tonight with nbc bay area and telemundo 48. the number to call is on your screen. it's 833-422-4255. phone lines start at 5:00 tonight. we have this phone number on our website nbcbayarea.com as well. >> i also put it up on our social pages. you can find it on facebook as well. happening today, the south bay mother accused of throwing those out of control alcohol-fueled parties for young teenagers will be back in court. these are live pictures outside

the courthouse at the superior court in san jose. the hearing surrounds bail for the former los gatos resident shannon o'connor. she spent the holidays in jail. the judge in october denied her bail after prosecutors labeled her a flight risk. her attorneys argue there really is no justification to continue withholding her right to bail. she faces dozens of counts tied to those parties where investigators say she provided children large amounts of alcohol and encouraged sex acts. time for one last look at your weather and traffic this morning. >> yeah, we're starting out with 30s and 40s. if you look, the seven-day forecast has no real rain in sight. temperatures will be in the upper 50s for san francisco, and then we do have a little bit of a warmup coming into the weekend. all right, mike. quick look outside, show you san jose north. 101 is slowing right here north of 680, but that's leftover from the two crashes that cleared. recovery north of 680 up toward

880 and the bay bridge toll plaza starting to build finally. there is a backup, metering lights have been on for just about an hour. that is what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with you at 7:25 with more live, local news. >> and of course join us at 11:00 as well. "today" show is next. we'll leave you with that beautiful shot from fremont. >> look at that. >> good morning. dire warning. the nation's airlines sound a new alarm ahead of tomorrow's 5g rollout saying it could create a catastrophic disruption for flights across the nation. >> this is reckless, it's dangerous and it's got to stop. >> this morning, fea that the new technology will ground thousands of flights from coast to coast and grind the nation's economy to a halt amid an urgent plea for the white house to stipulate in. winter's wrath. millions across the east facing another dangerous morning commute in the wake of that