helicopters, bulldozers and hand crews ready. they may ramp up to the -- in april. >> we are monitoring the fire behavior. the moisture snowpack. firefighters say that they need to create that defensible space around their homes now. certainly got a scary winter wake-up call. >> please be cognizant that we

are -- we are in for a long year. >> reporter: judy hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> unfortunately, that's what it feels like. give you a live look at san jose are no. the warm weather is giving you -- here. what about our schools. a growing number of parents asking when kids can take off the mask in class. and who will make that decision? we sent jamie trujillo asking his exact questions and that's what he found no. >> the answers, there are no straight, uniformed answers. it can vary from state to state. county to county. they wear them during recess and they wear them in class. noto, many students and their parents have had it with masks.

>> i think they get tired to wear the masks. >> reporter: yesterday, the governor said to expect answers as soon as monday. >> putting out additional information for what is next for masking in our public schools. we've been working on for weeks. >> reporter: here's what we know now. expected to vary wildly from one county to the mix. and perhaps one school district to the next trip for example, even at the state and -- county were to drop the mask minutes, some districts might want to keep them. >> it's one of those decisions that will probably end up in court. somebody challenging it. michael anya bauer says that her allen roth district has some of the lowest transition rates loc vaccination rates, so she may want to keep masking.

but is not sure if they will be allowed once the county gives the all clear. >> you don't think we're there at this moment. >> reporter: dr. -- is the children's health physician. he worries because community transmission remains relatively high. he shares the governor's concern that the vaccination rate is still very low statewide among children >> when the incidents remain high, i think that maintaining masks by whatever means should be done. i think that -- is not up for debate. >> reporter: they will start the display in the debate is likely to remain. >> thank you. let's look at your commute now. drivers are about to get another option to get out of the good luck on one of the bay

area's most crowded freeway starting tomorrow, new express lanes will open up on 101 between san mateo and santa clara county. robert handa shows us the new lanes and what some are not happy about them, calling them -- >> well, slowly but surely returning to the 101 here along the peninsula. starting tomorrow, local transit agencies sue drivers will have another option to get around the backup. but it comes with a price. drivers on highway 101 saw a lot of reminders today that starting tomorrow, express lanes will open in the san mateo sin to clara county line. -- drives that every day, but likes the option, not the cost of the toll fee. >> you know, this could. less traffic. >> is a worth the expense? >> it's a little bit of an expense. but should be trying to make it cheaper. >> reporter: the areas transit group celebrated this first phase of an overall $56 million

plan to provide more than 100 miles of expressway in the bay area. >> we will be completing this horseshoe that starts with redwood city, the 80. that's a good segment. then, we go over to 880 on the east bayside. and then back to 237. in the 101, peninsula segment. >> the toll for a solo driver to use them will vary based on congestion. transportation officials say they are well aware some critics call express lanes rich lanes or lexus lanes and plan to use total revenue to help drivers get fast tracking clipper cars. >> we are partnering with some community benefit organizations, like samaritan house, and they will find those people that are new, they have a lot of clients that they will refer our program to help them get in enrolled in the program. >> all drivers respond to make a difference in the overall project. the state and federal moment

monier still needed to get it all done. in mountain view, robert -- nbc, bay area news. >> thank you, robert. let's talk olympic coverage. tonight, the metal ceremony is still on hold by the ioc investigates reports of a russian skater testing positive for a banned drug. nbc sports and other outlets reported that camilla -- tested positive for a banned substance before the winter games begin. it's a heart medication called china with his own. nbc news has been able to independently verify them in the ioc will only say that the metal ceremony was delayed by a legal issue. this gator is considered to be the best female skater in the world in her performance was seen as the key to the performance first-place finish. we did we talked to sports medicine doctor at stanford test more about the drug and with 15-year-old olympic athlete would be taking it. >> it can actually improve

their endurance. they can allow this to do an activity for a little bit longer. with less workload to their heart. and because that is something that is more, it's illegal essentially, it's known as a banned substance. >> russia was then from the 2016 olympic scepter report that the government funded athletic doping for years. in the threes and the russian athletes are allowed to compete in beijing, but not under the russian flag. they have to do the russian olympic committee. today, the russian figure skating media has not been suspended and is practicing normally. >> data brokers are scooping up workers paystub information in bulk. you can see what they have on you. i'm conservative instigator -- i will show you how, next. a record-breaking day, temperatures around the bay area right now, still 70 degrees outta sfo. cooler temperatures will

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there? joining us know from sophia stadium in inglewood. roche, how is it going out there? >> did we mess up the story assignments you. on a red carpet. and all because of her been on a red carpet in my entire crew. we are kicking off here. we are in this media scrum with all the international media. all of the nfl players. are here, walking in to what they call nfl owners. it's a big award ceremony. i will step out of the way. you can see some of the players interviewed here. of routine being presented. auto 49ers. so they're going in my comments red carpet. we will show you some behind the scenes footage of what we are seeing here, if you want to take a walk with me. more than 100 players coming in your. it's a primetime special. really, this just kicks off the super bowl week. is not just the award ceremony. think of it as the oscars for

the nfl, but also, they announce the hall of fame class, which inductees will get in. and there are some bay area finalists. patrick willis. also, -- the legendary bay area coach and jared allen from the south bay as well. that's what's happening here at the nfl owners red carpet as we speak. no, we know commits the bengals on the rims nothing to do with the bay area, but actually, just a lot of local connections. we will start with the bengals offensive coordinator. ryan kelly in. where we talking about him? well, he is a young guy in his late 30s.'s third season with the cincinnati bengals. and he is a local guy. before his nfl career, how about some old-school pictures from doolittle high school in -- ryan callahan grew up in the east bank with the backup quarterback from that legendary valen south teams. this is 21 years ago. a photo from -- his coach that he is the backup, but he still acted like he was the starter and really, is cut out to be

not only a deep offensive coordinator, but also the head coach. you also might know brian callahan because of his father, bill telling them. if your readers in, you will know this. last time that the raiders were in the the super bowl, he was the head coach. this was in 2002. we just chatted with brian. >> my dad is been my biggest fan. in my most ardent supporter, view will. he is been a huge, huge person for me to lean on outside of -- outside of just being my father. advice, mentorship, all of those things. i love talking to him about football. about life, and how this profession works. >> i came on everyday practice. work just as hard. -- when he got to games, you move the football. and he was just a hair behind matt. and so, he did not get that starting designation and it really did not bother him. him in, he was a team player all the way. >> pretty cool to see brian calling it on the big stage now from lasalle high school.

there a lot of cincinnati bengals local connections. we will call them the bay area bengals. joe mixon, their talented running back. you into freedom high school in oakley. he is the bengals defensive back. he's from san jose. old grove high school. in the bengals safety, mike thomas from stanford.'s if you're trying to figure out how to root for uncinate commute some bay area connections now on the bengals. that's for the red carpet. i'm going to kind of going out. go hang out, if you guys like to. i don't know how i got this is a major. but it will, i think it's perfect casting. perfect casting category, thanks, roche., kick off is on 3:30 but we will have an entire day of super bowl coverage for you. this on top of our olympic coverage kicks in soon to be super, super. >> here's something that might surprise you. millions of employers are quietly sharing their employees pay stubs with data brokers.

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would take. 53 minutes. you can freeze your payroll report to prevent anyone from seeing it. echo faxes you can call or email -- it's it's freezing in unfreezing are prepared behrmann, if you freeze your pay report, and then apply for a loan, you might not get a decision until you unfreeze it. once it verifies your identity, usually unfreeze is within one business day. it's employers who are sharing kick if you want that to stop, speak up oscar hr or payroll department if you can opt out. 33 days without rain does not feel like we are in the middle of winter. >> especially when it's almost 80 degrees.

easily broke the record of 73 is that back in my 2016. we are still above the record number is 70 degrees. similar conditions known to livermore. offshore breeze bringing in the warm air almost into the 80s, down towards half moon bay as well as along the coast. 74, currently in sfo are only peninsula. 70 degrees. as we head towards my morning family of this interesting combination of chilly morning temperatures in the wind shelter valley piercy might see the heater as you start your car this morning. more of those 50s. by lunchtime, already in the 70s are on the santa clara bounty. i think it could be another day of record-breaking highs closer to san jose down towards morgan hill in stan -- as you see another round of upper 70s in reach. no this, opening late tomorrow, we should be able to feel little bit more of a sea breeze

setting the stage for just some very slight cooling along the coast of the interbay. as we head towards the we can. this is an interesting test statistic. speaking of -- in the chance of seeing snow next week, december was a record month for snowfall. it was one of the top three for snow with 214 inches of snow, but since the middle part of january, it's been 33 degrees -- 33 days without snow. the precipitation whiplash, we might finally see a chance of snow you obviously see that the sierra has a better chance of is a petition. moving down, there's this year's chance of seeing snow showers and for the bay area, right now, looks like most may be around when counting.

you might want to consider bringing your plants inside because from monday to tuesday, some significant gusty wind potential. looking at 20-45 miles per hour once we get out of the we can. should be just fine in terms of the wind. early next week, stay tuned. also, a big drop in temperatures. looking san francisco. back in the low 60s by early next week, picture-perfect though for super bowl parties on the bay area. over 60 on san francisco. hanging onto the 70s as we wrap up the weekend. and then, we hope, snow possibly returning to the sierras monday and tuesday. to hear from you, looks mostly like wind. oakley, we see bigger changes towards the end of next week. still, mainly dry. at least cooling the -- for test on monday and tuesday. >> as it should be. okay, thank you, robert. another big night for team usa. we will tell you who is going for gold next in sports.

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