right now at 5:00, record inflation. prices keep soaring across the country, and it's only expected to get worse. we've got live team coverage breaking down the increased prices you'll find at the pump and the grocery store. also, scott mcgrew dives into the numbers to show you where you can save. >> plus, the games are heating up. here's a live look in beijing where team usa is celebrating an overnight victory. we're live from the games with more on the big win. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you, wednesday. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. >> i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. if you're on the go, we broadcast not only to your television, but you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> let's get you started and take a live look outside,

downtown san jose, sparkling bright this morning. but does that reflect what it feels like outside? probably not. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect from temperatures, starting out a little bit warmer than the past couple of days. >> yeah, it's a little bit warmer now, but it's still going to be very chilly to start out the day, and then warming up significantly for this afternoon. take a look at our change in brentwood. it's 41 right now. that feels a little cool. and we'll see the mostly clear skies continue. a lot of sunshine today and then our trend heads straight up as we go into late morning into the afternoon, lunchtime temperatures in the mid-60s. we're headed for the mid-70s for today, reaching 73 in livermore, 75 in san jose, even some upper 70s for the north bay with santa rosa reaching 79 degrees, and 74 in san francisco. we are going to continue to warm up. we'll talk more about that and the dry weather in the forecast that's coming up in a few minutes. >> sounds good.

we'll check back with you. 5:01 right now. our team is tracking record-breaking inflation. it's causing a rise in prices for gas, groceries and cars. scott mcgrew is breaking down the surging inflation, but first "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in marin. talk to us about where gas prices are where you are. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, marcus. gas prices here on significantly high. if you take a look over my shoulder, $4.89 is what you can expect to pay at the chevron station and it's a bit higher, as it typically is, than the federal national average. so take a look at your screen. according to aaa, the national average right now is about $3.47. but here in the bay area, the average gas price is about $4.73 in oakland, san jose about $4.75, and in san francisco you can expect to pay $4.82 a

gallon. so what are some of the reasons behind those higher gas prices? it's multi-facetted. there's an increased demand for heating oil in winter months. another issue, the growing tension between russia and ukraine. many are worried that's creating diplomatic tensions within europe. and one expert tells cnbc oil will certainly hit $120 a barrel and the global economy will be, quote, unquote, radicily altered if russia invades ukraine. it's not just gas prices that have been on the rise. inflation is playing a big part in what you can expect to pay at the grocery store. if you've bought eggs or meat or milk, those prices are significantly higher than they previously were. so definitely something we'll continue to follow. if you're getting gas, be sure to bring all of your money because gas in the bay area is significantly higher than around the country. we're live, cierra johnson for "today in the bay."

>> don't take all of my money. i can't give you all my money. we've got to make a joke about this. >> it's hard, though. we continue our coverage with scott mcgrew as well, because this is really tough for families. they are hit with some of these high prices. i guess it depends on what they're buying, and they are being selective. >> reporter: yes, they really are. and gas and food, obviously these are things that american families buy all the time. when you take that data out, gas and food, and economists do this, you get what they call core inflation, and that's not as bad. about 2% less. the government measures inflation using a basket of goods, as you were talking about, laura. some of those get really expensive, for instance, plane tickets are up 2.7%, used cars 3.5%. tobacco prices are up as well. if these are in your basket, you feel inflation more than someone who likes to read and eat

cheese. prices of books and cheese are down in this environment. so sometimes the numbers aren't as bad as they found. after all, it's a terrible time to buy a car, but most people can put off buying a car for a little while. and if you had to buy one, it's a one-time thing. it's not a monthly purchase. now, we get more inflation data tomorrow as the commerce department releases the consumer price index. economists figure the january numbers will show 7.3% increase in price since the same time last year. now, note, these are all year-over-year, you don't add these up. but the data definitely do show that inflation is bad, as we well know, and more importantly, it's getting worse. back to you. >> no kidding. so families just have to really find a way to try to make it work. and the thing is, scott, we always talk about how tough it is, especially in the bay area. how are folks supposed to do it? >> it's very, very tough and

you've got housing prices on top of that. it is tough, indeed. >> we'll continue to follow it. thank you so much, scott. it is 5:05 now on your wednesday morning. we're talking all things olympics this morning. let's take a live look at beijing. there's the olympic flame. if you've been keeping track of the medal count, we should warn you we've got a little bit of a spoiler alert here. i'm going to pause so you can plug your ears. don't go away, home its first gold medal in beijing. >> how exciting is that? not only that, but shaun white is adding to his legacy. "today in the bay's" janelle wang live for us in beijing. janelle, hopefully this gets things kick-started for the red, white and blue. let's go team usa. >> reporter: yes, hopefully this is a sign of things to come. day five of these olympic games and finally the first gold medal for team usa. it happened just after midnight

your time in snowboard cross, and we want to show you video and highlights from the event. lindsey jacobellis wins gold in this event. this is the fifth olympics for her. she won silver 16 years ago in torino, nothing in sochi, now gold in beijing. the oldest snowboarder to win gold at any olympic games. >> racing with these girls definitely keeps me young and they just keep getting younger and i just have to work that much harder. so i've been really excited to be developing this sport and to be still with it and to keep pushing myself. >> reporter: the other chance of gold, another five-time olympian, shaun white. snowboard halfpipe, advances to the finals.

airing live tonight in prime time. >> we won't be holding back. for me, especially, i'm going to throw everything i've got at it. >> reporter: you can hear more from shaun white as he heads into tonight's final. his last olympics, and that's coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. after "today in the bay." unfortunately, heartbreak for another gold medalist. mikaela shiffrin slipped again. it's supposed to be her best event. she's expected to compete in three more events. and team usa has a great chance of gold tonight with men's figure skater nathan chen, who is in first place going into the free skate. he has won silver in the team competition and we've learned that the medal ceremony for team usa has been delayed, and the only reason the ioc is saying right now is for legal reasons. so we'll try to get more information on that and get it to you as soon as possible. coming up at 6:00, another snowboarding olympian gold medalist, we're going to talk

about chloe kim in the next hour. >> love to talk about her. what a talent. thank you so much. if you're keeping track of team usa's overall medal count, the spoiler alert, we're going to reveal the count now as the music plays. >> be sure to come back after the music stops playing. here you go. ♪ >> we didn't want to spoil it for you. today is the last day for you to get a covid vaccine at a mass vaccination site on the peninsula. the site at the event center on saratoga drive in san mateo is closing. it's open from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. they're offering boosters as well and first and second doses. let's take a look outside at san raphael. you can see traffic is moving along for us this morning. going to get a look at the commute with mike, but first we want to start out with the

forecast, because, kari, you've been telling us we possibly may be setting some records today. >> yeah, it's going to be very warm this afternoon and you probably can't tell right now because it is so chilly. but even now we're starting out with some milder weather than we've seen recently. it is 57 right now in oakland. you head over to dublin and concord and it's much cooler at 41 degrees. and we are seeing some mid-40s for much of the north bay, up and down the peninsula into san jose. so with the temperatures starting out in the 40s. we are going to see it trending into the low to mid-50s by late morning, and then into the mid-60s by early in the afternoon. when we take a look at what's normal and what the forecast is for today, santa rosa is going to reach 79 degrees, but what's normal is about 61. so we are way above that. we'll talk about some records that may be broken, that's coming up. and, mike, you were saying the sensors in freemont are active again.

>> yeah, and that's a good thing, because they were blanked out for a period of time overnight as we look at niles canyon. niles canyon here lit up once again. you notice over on the right side of the screen as i zoom out, the arrow is pointing to a little blip, 84 at 680. crews still registered and we see a little slowing heading toward the overnight scene, so they may still be there a little later than they should be according to the schedule. a build out at the altamont, graham road there may be an incident. no more problem through vallejo, and nice, easy drive heading through the north bay and the contra costa drive is smooth as well. >> thanks, mike. shining light on a problem in the south bay. we're talking birds, thousands of them converging in one city's downtown. laser focused leaders coming up with a unique solution.

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happy wednesday. right now at 5:14, just watching northern sonoma county for some patchy, dense fog. santa rosa, visibility down to a

half of a mile. it's a milder start, but we're going to have a warmer day. we'll talk about how warm it gets and where we could set some records coming up in a few minutes. >> and we continue to remind you about the express lanes. they will be charging a toll from santa clarita county up to whipple road on 101. getting over there, you can use the fas trak that you need across the bridges, like the san mateo bridge. the bridges are moving smoothly, but they're taking the toll. >> reporter: well, good morning. very happy wednesday to you. tesla may be facing another lawsuit, this time from the state of california, over alleged racial discrimination and harassment. the lawsuit from the california department of fair employment and housing was revealed in a tesla financial filing. now, we don't have much more information about it. it just says unspecified allegations. in october of last year a jury in san francisco federal court

decided that tesla should pay a former worker owen diaz $137 million after he faced a hostile work environment. our investigative unit did all kinds of research into this case. you can find their report at nbcbayarea.com/investigations. the justice department on tuesday announced a major bust in the world of cryptocurrency, accusing a married couple of laundering stolen bitcoin. the doj says it sees more than $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency. it says it was held by a husband and wife who were arrested in manhattan. according to court documents, they allegedly conspired to launder bitcoin that were stolen from a platform called bitfinex, after a hacker authorized

transactions. the flowchart we just showed you, by the way, good reminder that bitcoin can be tracked. it is one of the biggest selling points, really, of bitcoin, is that it can be tracked. there's a ledger. the other interesting aspect in this case, in addition to being an alleged money launderer, miss morgan is also apparently a rapper. >> entrepreneurs and hackers. >> now, i have not had the opportunity to post that to social media, but you darn bet you i'm going to post that to twitter and facebook. >> that is very interesting. >> hmm, okay. >> things that make you go hmm. >> play the sound track. >> thank you so much, scott. 5:17 this morning, next time you visit chipotle, it won't

just be the guacamole you're paying more for. the company is raising prices again due to rising labor and material costs. they raised prices back in december and the ceo sees more price hikes before the end of the year. toyota is cutting its production target. the world's largest automaker reported quarterly profits dropped more than 20%. like rivals. toyota has been forced to cut output with the pandemic disrupting global supply chains. trending this morning, san francisco's academy of science is making sure its african penguins are feeling the love. >> they're handing them heart-shaped vallen tines. the male penguins will accept the hearts and present them to females, who will use it for the nest. the feeding will be streamed line on the facebook panel on

valentine's day for a $3 fee. everything is going up. but, you know what, you can watch it on youtube for free the day after. >> that's kind of fascinating. are they like humans, i hope he picks me, and then to the other penguin. >> he wasn't that great anyway. >> love is in the air, guys. >> and warm temperatures, too. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that for us. >> absolutely. it will be warm these next few days and we're going to have some spring-like temperatures, eventually we'll head back to february. let's take a look at what you'll feel today in freemont. you're stepping out the door to temperatures in the mid-40s. we go from 45 to 58 at 10:00, and then your lunchtime temperature, 66 degrees with all of that sunshine, and then eventually we'll make it into the low 70s for today. these afternoon highs are way above normal, reaching 75 in san

jose, 72 in hayward, oakland reaching 75 and 79 in santa rosa. we'll also see some mid-70s in san francisco today. as we look at tomorrow's high temperature, and what's the record, well, santa rosa, the forecast is for 80 degrees. the record is 79. in concord the forecast is 76 and the record is 74. it looks like at least in three of our bay area cities we could set some records. in concord we're going to stay warm throughout the weekend, and then take a look at the plunge in temperatures we'll have early next week. usually when we get a cold front we see at least a slight chance of rain, but that doesn't look to happen for us going into next week. looking out ten days, the euro model does show a little bit of light, spotty rain, most of us staying to the north of us. when we take a look at the gfs computer model, it shows

absolutely nothing for us in the bay area. they can't even agree on whether or not we'll have a slight chance of rain. and each day without rain we're losing a lot of our sierra snowpack. right now statewide we're at 82% of normal, and we think back to early january when we were at 160% of normal. so we've lost a lot of that. and now as we go through the seven-day forecast, we are seeing temperatures well above where we should see them, but then it does cool off going into the weekend into the low 70s. next week upper 60s and about 70, coming back to something more comfortable. and then looking at our san francisco temperatures, low 70s over the next few days. mike, you had a quick note about b.a.r.t. >> yeah, kari, last night about 11:20 there was a major issue on b.a.r.t., police activity, a major medical emergency declared. so we do have restoration to the service this morning for those who heard about the halts to service last night, b.a.r.t. says they're starting this

morning without any delays or any problems. that's good news. getting out to the roadways, a smooth flow of traff a new crash on highway in pittsburg, maybe on the roadway. west 580 at grant line road, a crash moved to the shoulder, but there is a build off 205. vasco road moves smoothly and the rest of the bay a smooth flow of traffic. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:22. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> you might consider your pay stub to be private. well, we found otherwise. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll explain what else gets to see it next. >> this morning we are shining a light on african american pine nears in our community, including archie williams, born and raised in oakland. he's an olympic gold medalist, winning in the 1936 berlin games. after the olympics, he served in

world war ii as a flight instructor for the tuskegee airmen. a high school recently renamed its campus in his honor. we thank him for his service and contributions to making our country greater. a lot more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay."

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11:00. a follow-up for you on what's been a creative solution to sunnyvale's crow problem. they recently started using laser pointers to scare off crows that descend by the hundreds on downtown sunnyvale each day. the faa has now told the city that lasers are actually an aviation hazard for the city's four surrounding airports. for now, the city still has the green light, but going forward the agency plans to closely monitor and report laser strikes. 5:27 right now. coming up next, the top stories we're following today, including when we could see the pandemic turn into the endemic. >> my prediction is that around easter time we'll be at a very low level. >> after the break we go one-on-one with a local health expert on how soon we could enter that stage, and guidance on how to stay protected with mask mandates lifting soon. plus --

>> reporter: breaking news overnight, oakland unified votes to close or merge several schools. the timeline for when those sites will be shut down. you're watching "today in the bay."

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families will feel the impact and the response from teachers. >> another bay area county indicates its plans to lift its mask mandate next week. however, others are still holding off. our team is moving you forward and sorting out the confusion. >> plus, hopes quickly evaporating. the changing strategies water leaders are devising with no rain on the horizon, and the impact it could have on you during the summer sizzle. this is "today in the bay." to you. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. hey, don't forget we're not only broadcasting here on television, but you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. let's start out with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. not a drop of water in sight. we need the rain, but the temperatures are rising by the

afternoon. >> yeah, and it's going to feel like summer over the next couple of afternoons. but it still feels like winter right now. we're starting out chilly with a live look outside in san jose, and for a lot of these temperatures around the bay area it's already warmer than what we've seen recently. it's 43 degrees. and then as we go into late morning, into the afternoon, there will be a quick rise in temperatures as we go from the low 40s now to the mid-70s by this afternoon. so it's almost like you have to dress for winter in the morning and then summer later today, as we head more the mid-70s in dublin. we'll also see upper 70s in parts of the north bay, san francisco also warming up to the mid-70s. some of these temperatures may set new records. we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> sounds good, kari. it is 5:32 and we've got breaking news from overnight. the oaklado shut down or merge several of morning.

this certainly is affecting so many families. they were emotional talking about when could this happen? >> reporter: over the next two years. good morning to you, laura. oakland unified has voted to close or merge 11 schools over the next two years. parker elementary, community day school, those will be shut down this year. the district then plans to close five more schools next year, all of them elementary schools. you can see them on your tv screen. the board also voted to merge rise community elementary with new highland academy and it cut sixth through eighth grade at two other schools. the vote came after nearly eight hours on the virtual board meeting. the district says the closures are necessary to deal with declining enrollment and a multi-million dollar budget deficit. districts similar in size like freemont unified already have

about half as many school sites as oakland. opponents question why this decision has to be made right now, especially in light of the state's $32 billion budget surplus. >> we've got kindergartners, elementary students saying how much they love school and for y'all to close it down during the midst of a pandemic, you've got people out of work. >> it's one big community and it will hurt a lot to take it apart. >> reporter: board director mike hutchinson, who voted against the closures, posted on social media, and i'm quoting, the oakland school board just declared war on the community by voting to immediately close schools at the end of the school year. it's on. adding that lawsuits will be filed today. one teacher remains on hunger strike for a ninth day in a row to protest the school closures. a second teacher was in the hospital temporarily last night to deal with issues surrounding his starvation. they are encouraging people to speak up again at the board's regular virtual meeting that will take place at 4:00 this

afternoon. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest on that. moving you forward in the pandemic, and new signs of the latest full-blown phase may be behind us. dr. anthony fauci telling the financial times that covid restrictions may end soon. likely sometime this year. he says that local health leaders will soon have to start making their own decisions on how to deal with the virus. this comes as covid cases have dropped 50% in the u.s., according to the world health organization. and along those lines, another bay area county ready to roll back its masking rules when california's mandate ends next week. but health leaders in other counties are still on the fence right now. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live in san jose this morning. sharon, santa clarita county health leaders are going to tip their hand later today. >> reporter: yeah, very likely. a news conference will take place at 8:30 this morning. on february 15th t state says

the indoor mask mandate will expire if you're vaccinated. so there's been a lot of discussion in all bay area counties on whether and when to follow the state's lead. many health experts say local cases have dropped significantly, about 70%, since the omicron surge. so the time is right to drop the indoor mask requirement for those vaccinated. local leaders say there needs to be local decisions, and soon. >> if we can somehow match the effort of the state, that's not the state in santa clarita county at least right now, there's going to be a lot of conflict between people walking into stores without masks and business owners saying you should have masks. >> reporter: san mateo county is the latest to align with the state, saying masks can come off for people vaccinated indoors starting on the 16th. solano and marin counties will follow the state. others in yellow are still waiting to side.

alameda and contra costa say they'll make an announcement before the 15th. and we haven't heardtate law it require people who are unvaccinated to still wear masks and require masks in public places such as hospitals and public transit. reporting live in san jose, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> it will be interesting to see what santa clarita county has to say since they've been so conservative in the past. new this morning, the cdc is considering a longer interval between doses of two-shot covid vaccines. the agency is now considering advising people to wait eight weeks between injections to lower the risk of heart inflammation, an extremely rare side effect in males. currently the agency advises waiting three weeks for a pfizer second dose, four weeks for moderna. it's just an example of the many changing guidelines and regulations surrounding covid. i sat down with ucsf infectious disease expert dr. peter chin-hong for a one-on-one

interview about the changing guidance. as the state mask mandate now is set to expire, we're still in the middle of this pandemic. what should people continue doing moving forward? >> well, i think that it depends on your own risk/benefit calculus, a a little queasy about crowded s with immunocompromised individuals, if you haven't gotten vaccinated and if you haven't gotten boosted and you're older, i think you should still keep your protections up, your masking up, and personally speaking, if i go into an area during rush hour, i'm not going to take off my mask. i'm probably going to still keep it on because there's still a lot of covid going around. >> when do you think the pandemic will turn into an endemic? >> i think there has to be two things before i personally think that it will become endemic. the first is the number has to go way down. right now we're over 2,500

deaths a day in the united states. if you think about an average flu season, average per day, it's only about 100 cases a day. so 2,500 deaths a day is not chump change. the second thing i would like to have happen before we think of it as truly endemic is predictability. if it turns out that every winter with influenza and other respiratory viruses you may have covid circulating and the number of deaths go down, i think we'll be in good shape in thinking of this as the background rather than something we live in fear of randomly. >> well, we're all getting through it together. dr. peter chin-hong, you've been a great leader in informing the public about what to do and how to keep healthy. we thank you for it. i talked to dr. peter chin-hong so much more, including about what he thinks about new vaccine internal considerations by the cdc. you can watch the full interview on our nbc bay area streaming

app. download it now on amazon fire, roku or apple tv. you can also find the story under the must-see playlist. now to our climate in crisis, optimism now evaporating for the south bay. this is bay area leaders, after promising the start to a rainy season. fortunately, the tail end of 2021 provided a surprising amount of rain in the bay area and snowpack in the sierra. now reservoir levels are starting to dip back into the red. experts say with global warming, water conservation these days should be a way of life, not just when a drought concern is high. a live look outside at walnut creek as we get started with the day. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking no rain, but, you know what, we're going to get warmer temperatures. the reservoir is still a big concern for us, kari. >> absolutely. and so when we take a look at some of our three largest reservoirs across the state, we're only at about an average

of 32.6% of capacity, so with all the dry and warm weather we've had recently, these levels will continue to dip. as we mentioned, no rain in sight. then we're dealing with near record high temperatures for today. we start out with temperatures in the 40s, and we're headed for the upper 70s in parts of the north bay. today's record is 82 degrees in santa rosa, and we will be still very close, but we may have more records set tomorrow as our temperatures continue to warm. so i'll have more on that in just a few minutes. mike, you were saying the golden gate bridge is getting a little makeover. >> yeah, it's having a little work done. kari, you wouldn't know about that phrase. let's show you what happened yesterday. re-striping was going on, causing some delays as crews went across the bridge, basically giving you brighter stripes. we'll take you out to the maps because that crew, a crew like that, will be out there again today. you saw the larger truck and people outside the trucks use

caution. 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and it will continue again today. use caution. meanwhile, tonight we'll have the closure. we're looking ahead to potential issues for you. webster tube from oakland to alameda will be closed. just to the south, the park bridges, to and from the island. the rest of the bay an easy drive. on schedule for san jose. back to you. >> thank you. 5:42 right now. college enrollment on a serious slide. coming up next on "today in the bay," the staggering number of students who are passing on pursuing a higher education. and the schools getting hit the hardest. >> reporter: and strong words from mitch mcconnell about the january 6th attack. we'll show it all to you when "today in the bay" continues.

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the time is now 5:45. you're heading out the door to a cool start and it is clear in the east bay. in pleasant hill we're in the low 40s, but we'll see the trend heading straight up as we see those temperatures warming quickly today. we're headed for the mid-70s here. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates and where we may set records coming up in a few minutes.

>> if you heard about the b.a.r.t. service disruption at the end of yesterday, about 11:20 there was a major medical emergency in the east bay. overnight they were able to remedy the situation and things are moving smoothly on the b.a.r.t. tracks this morning. the east bay drive, we have a smooth flow of traffic. through oakland, the volume is picking up. new overnight, police in antioch are investigating a deadly drive-by shooting that happened just after 7:00 last night near pinnacle view way. police say the driver called 911 about his passenger being shot, who was having a difficult time breathing. officers say the 76-year-old victim was shot in the back and then she died at the hospital. they believe a gunman in another car fired. now, one neighbor who was working in his garage described what he heard. >> i heard the gunshots and i was hoping it was just somebody shooting stuff off in the air. and then when i came out later,

i saw all the lights and everything, i just assumed that, yeah, somebody must have gotten hit. >> police are not indicating if they have any leads, but so far no arrests have been made. 5:46. president biden will meet with energy executives today. >> scott mcgrew, he's still pushing for build back better. >> reporter: yeah, and he knows the executives support the bill. earlier this month the president met with auto executives about the same thing. the other thing we're watching this morning is congress. the house just passed a bill that solves a lot of the problems for the postal service. most importantly, it changed a well-intentioned law that forced the post office to pre-fund retirement benefits, meaning it was always short on money. it's also worth pointing out, this was a very bipartisan bill. both republicans and democrats support it. now, the most powerful republican voice in the senate, mitch mcconnell, is speaking out

against members of his own party who censured fellow republicans adam kinzinger and liz cheney. the pair sit on the january 6th commission looking into the attack on the capitol. the attack in which people died has been labeled as legitimate political discourse by the republican national committee. mcconnell disagrees, calling it a violent insurrection. >> it was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent a peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election, from one administration to the next. that's what it was. with regard to the suggestion that the rnc should be in the business of picking and choosing republicans who ought to be supportive, traditionally the view of the national party committees is that we support all members of our party, regardless of their positions on

some issues. >> reporter: one of the people allegedly part of that attack, this man in the center, guy wesley of texas is going to be an important part of this. he's going to be the first person to face full trial over his role and the department of justice just provided the witness list to the defense. and that list of prosecutorial witnesses includes the man's own children, who will testify against him. the documents say the father told them not to cooperate with the fbi, because if they did, they would be traitors and then he allegedly said traitors get shot. the trial is due to start at the end of this month. we also know from those very same court records that the prosecution got access to his private texas messages, including those on telegram and an encrypted service many thought was secure and was used by many of the january 6th attackers. while we're watching everything that's happening in washington,

the president will be meeting with energy executives today. you can see that on facebook and twitter. >> thank you so much. it is 5:49, two years into the pandemic, and new signs showing how much it's impacting america's youth. nearly 1 million fewer students have enrolled in college according to the student clearinghouse research center. it amounts to a 5% drop over two years, including a 3% decline over the past year. community colleges are being hit especially hard. the pandemic is one of several factors that also includes high tuition costs, student loan debt, and more companies hiring workers straight out of high school. marcus, have you ever heard someone say that falling asleep with the television on isn't very good for you? >> i've heard it. >> well, trending this morning, it sounds like the key may actually be turning it off before you try to get those zs.

researchers in delaware found no impact on sleep for people who briefly watch television before bed or used their phone. the study is small, just a few dozen people, but they logged the time spent on media before bed and monitored activity in each subject's brain. as long as they weren't multi-tasking like using their phone and watching tv, they got more total sleep time. sleep quality was not impacted. apparently the key is keeping it short and focused. >> i like the tv on. >> i don't. >> look, so we've been talking about this. i want you to weigh in on this. do you watch your cell phone to watch tv before you head to bed? you can head to my twitter page right now to give your opinion. you can see most of the people there are saying that they actually, you know, watch tv. >> which makes sense. >> some people watch tv, use their phone. >> i like to turn it off once it's done. >> i like to sleep with it on.

21% of people are like me. >> you better find a mate that likes that. >> or one that can turn it off when i'm asleep, which happens sometimes. today is a good day to get outdoors. it's going to feel like spring by this afternoon, kari. >> yes, and it's going to be nice to enjoy more time outside without all of those other distractions. we are going to have some warming temperatures. but let me show you what it feels like right now as you're getting ready to get dressed and head out the door. it's in the low 40s in dublin, but look at the change that we're seeing in oakland right now. it's 58 degrees there and 54 in san francisco. so it just all depends on where you are. but then as we talk about how warm it's going to be later today, our temperatures are heading near record highs for this afternoon. i don't think we'll see a lot of records set today, but that may change tomorrow as we reach the peak of this warmth. take a look at the seven-day

forecast. this warm weather continues. then as we take a look at tomorrow, i do think we will see records set in santa rosa, concord, as well as san jose. when you compare that to the record high temperatures, we are most likely going to go above that or very close by. and it's even warmer in southern california. so they have heat advisories in effect in early february. we're talking about temperatures in the mid-80s to 90 degrees, and these heat advisories continue through sunday. i think there's something going on this weekend in l.a. i don't know. yeah, there's this going on, the super bowl. and at 12:00 on sunday it's going to be 85 degrees, and then reaching into the mid to upper 80s by the time the super bowl gets under way, and then going into the evening with temperatures in the upper 70s. so pretty warm out there, especially for people who are

going to be outside, celebrating, and in sofi stadium it's going to be a lot milder. as we take a look at our rain forecast, it's been extremely dry and the euro model shows a couple of spotty sprinkles in the next ten days. then we look at another computer model and it shows absolutely nothing. so this is not good for us, especially with temperatures heating up this much. the good news is that we do cool down a little bit, but that may be also coming in with gusty winds, with the lack of rainfall it does look like we will see some cooler weather. but, also, still some gusty winds. so that's going to be of concern. mike, you were watching the roads and a couple of issues out there, though it seems pretty quiet. >> yeah, there was a crash in freemont. i don't see any slowing on the sensors over here, so i'm going to check a live camera. right now let's check with where i know there's slowing in san jose, north 101. the volume building just north of the 680 interchange.

you see slowing just before you get to the interchange and clearing by oakland road. also slow out of san martin. as we travel through the rest of the bay, smooth driving, a little bit of build for the tri-valley and near the bay bridge. the toll plaza metering light should be on any second. highway 34 and 7 show slowing. no metering lights just yet. >> thanks, mike. happening now, cal fire crews have a new base in the north bay. it's aimed at improving wildfire and other emergency response times. sonoma county just signed off on a deal with cal fire for its employees to use the lows gulicos campus in santa rosa for the next three years. the new cal fire site will be the first fire camp in sonoma county since the 1990s. 5:55. still ahead on "today in the bay," things are getting a little wild in mountain view. the trouble turkeys are causing

at nasa ames research center. are you tired of being stuck in traffic? we're going to give you a first look at the flying car that may be ready to change the way you commute. at 6:00, gas prices are on the prize. that's not all. we've got team coverage on the rising inflation and how it will continue to impact your bottom line as you try to just make it in the bay.

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welcome back. 5:58 for you this morning. and a different kind of turkey trot is about to take place in mountain view. wild turkeys have been causing trouble at nasa ames research center for the past couple of years. they're pecking at cars and they're also stopping traffic, even posing a threat to aircraft operations. so nasa ames now decided it is time for the turkeys to move on. the u.s. department of agriculture will provide licensed trappers that will relocate the birds. the turkeys should be in their home by the end of the month. we are getting our first look inside the silicon valley car that will help you fly over the normal traffic rush. wouldn't that be nice? we've been following this story from its debut. the los altos company aska created a prototype electric vehicle that can travel by ground and air.

it's got a range of about 250 miles per charge. our reporter scott budman tried out the simulator. the company's founder says once it's available, you may live further away from the bay area hustle and bustle. >> the cost of living is much lower and better quality of life, and you can fly here within 20, 30 minutes. >> aska is hoping its flying car makes it into production by 2026. they're actually making pre-orders now. the price tag, though, $790,000. they're hoping to eventually get the price down to the $200,000 range, i think. >> ouch either way. 6:00 for you this morning. record inflation. prices keep soaring across the country and it's only expected to get worse. we have live team coverage this morning breaking down the increase in prices at the pump and grocery store. scott mcgrew dives into the numbers to show