♪♪ good morning. it is saturday, february 12th. 7:00 on the dot, as we take a live look outside, two live looks. the top of your screen is the olympic torch in beijing and at the bottom there, sofi stadium in englewood where nbc bay area will air the super bowl tomorrow. so much going on this weekend. thank you for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist vianey arana joins us. >> so many event going on. if you are going to be out and about today you don't have to worry about crazy weather because we are getting sunshine.

it is a little cloudy in some spots. temps in the 40s and 50sstt. 56 in san francisco, but, yes, it is going to be another warm day across the bay area. we're going to reach the 70s by about 12:00, so the sunshine will remain. i will talk about your super bowl forecast coming up in a few minutes. kira. >> all right. we will see you soon. thanks. we begin with our coverage of the winter games. team usa back in the win column overnight. gold in the mountains and a big victory on the ice. the men's hockey team proving no nhl players is no problem, beating a key rival in pool play. we have our own jay gray live for us this morning from beijing. so great to see you. a sight for sore eyes. how is it going out there, jay? >> reporter: kira, it is great to talk. it is going great for team usa. glad to be here. look, let's get right to it. once competing in her fifth olympics, the other in his fourth. their combined age is 76, about

the same age as me. the american snowboard pair is proving on the mountain that they're definitely in their golden years. >> it is gold for the united states! >> reporter: lindsey jacobellis golde baumgartner, the oldest team in the year, flying to mix snowboard cross. redemption for baumgartner. after the heartbreak of failing to qualify in singles. >> i wanted to prove to everyone what i wanted to prove two days ago, and i think i did that today. >> a big drive. score! >> reporter: the men's hockey team is proving they could be contenders here, two games, two wins, taking care of canada overnight, 4-2. later today on the ice, rhythm dance opens the figure skating dance competition. two pairs from team usa could be medal contenders. meyers taylor and kayla humphries take their competitive

runs in the new mono bob event. then mikaela shiffrin back on the mountains. >> i got a feeling on my skis that i wanted, smooth and patient and still strong. >> reporter: her first in a few days of training runs for next week's downhill. yeah. let's get back to the hockey here for a second. you know, it has been 12 years. it is hard to believe, but i looked it up. 12 years since team usa men have beat the canadian team here at the olympics, so they did that overnight. they really kind of cleared out the way to make it through the pool and maybe in a bind quarterfinals for the medal round. kira, it was a bunch of college kids and we didn't know what we were getting, as you mentioned no nhl players this time around. they're fast, they're hungry on the ice. it is something to watch. they're looking good. >> absolutely. reminds you of the miracle team back in the '80s. jay, i would be remiss if i didn't mention your beautiful olympic sweater. i love it.

i have to go back. if you are 76, that makes me 66, so let's not go there. but thanks for your coverage. it is great to see you as always. >> reporter: you're very kind. >> jay gray live for us in beijing. go get some rest. and if you are keeping track of team usa's overall medal count, here is your spoiler alert. we are going to reveal the count now as the music plays. so be sure to look away from your screen if you don't want to see the results just yet. ♪♪ of course, tomorrow is super bowl sunday. you can watch it, super bowl lvi right here on nbc bay area. we have a live look for you back at sofi stadium this morning where the big game happens tomorrow in englewood. finishing touches are being put on the halftime show, and both teams are going over their final preparationsad theirajority of

spent on red zone work. then they held their first in-person media session. the afc champions are the underdogs but san jose native and bengals' quarterback chidobe awuzie says all that matters is who comes out on top of the scoreboard. >> we're going to make some plays, but at the end of the day we want to cement ourselves as, you know, a legacy bengal team. i think it is very important to win the game. >> the rams practiced about 35 miles away at cal lutheran university in thousand oaks. the nfc champs are the betting favorites and they are playing at home, so you might think with that extra pressure, but quarterback matthew stafford said he has no problem sleeping at night. >> i think i will be able to get some sleep. my wife is always amazed at my ability to go to sleep either

after a game or with a bunch of kids running around the house. i plan to get some sleep and treat it as normal as possible. >> the bengals and rams will have a light walk through this morning before heading to sofi stadium to take team pictures. our own raj mathai are there right now. make sure to follow them for the latest updates during the super bowl. even though the 49ers didn't make it to the super bowl, people in the bay area are still planning to party tomorrow. with just about four days to go before california's mask mandate expires, health leaders are hoping people come together and celebrate safely. "today in the bay's cheryl hurd reports from walnut creek where one sports bar is preparing for what is being called the biggest super bowl party in the east bay. >> this is our safe space. really this outdoor beer garden has been a blessing in disguise. >> reporter: on sunday he will be taking advantage of his blessings by hosting a super bowl watch party. >> we have a is a-foot outdoor all right. e.d. screen which is something

everyone loves. we have a safe outdoor space. we have 30 tables where everybody can have a good time. >> reporter: he has figured out how to combine covid safety protocol and fun. he's been hosting epic 49er watch parties here during the pandemic, celebrating outside, he says, is key. >> we can obviously have hand sanitizers for everybody. >> reporter: masks aren't required outside here, but they're still mandatory inside the building. >> we have super bowl coming up on sunday. you don't want to be superspreader bowl. >> reporter: our ucsf covid expert dr. peter chen hong says there are things you can do to keep coronavirus in check this sunday here and at the stadium in so cal. >> there's still a lot of virus around. that means we have to be covid smart. what does that mean? i think in sofi stadium there's a mask requirement. i hope that people wear their masks as much as possible. >> reporter: if you are planning a party at home, party outside

or keep the windows open. now, he says, is not the time to let your guard down. cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." >> kickoff is around 3:30 tomorrow afternoon, but we will have an entire day of super bowl coverage. that's, of course, on top of our olympics coverage. be sure to stick with us all day tomorrow. turning now to developing news from overseas, u.s. leaders this morning are giving their most dire warning yet that russia could invade ukraine before the end of the olympics. americans still in ukraine are being told to leave in the next 24 to 48 hours. new this morning, the state department ordered the evacuation of the u.s. embassy. this is the tweet from the u.s. embassy in kyiv relaying state department orders for nonemergency u.s. employees to evacuate the country ahead of a possible russian invasion. that u.s. and global leaders will continue, quote, relentless

diplomatic and assistance efforts in support of ukraine's security, democracy and prosperity. the white house also confirmed president biden will talk with russian leader vladimir putin this morning. it will be the first time they've spoken since december 30th. yesterday the president held a call with the nato secretary general, along with eight european leaders, and also met in the situation room with his national security team. >> the russians are in a position to be able to mount a major military action in ukraine any day now, and for that reason we believe that it is important for us to communicate to our allies and partners, to the ukrainians and to the american citizens who are still there. >> just this morning, pentagon press secretary john kirby said the u.s. is temporarily repositioning 160 members of the florida national guard who have been deployed in ukraine since november. those troops will now leave ukraine and go elsewhere in europe. the pentagon also has ordered

another 3,000 u.s. troops to poland in demonstration of its commitment to nato allies. back here in the bay area, police in morgan hill are still searching for the person who fired a gun inside a store. it happened yesterday around 5:30 in front of sun valley market on monterey road. police say several people were in a confrontation with another person and then someone pulled out a gun and fired shots. luckily no one was hit, but the shooter did run away. police say they're reviewing surveillance video for clues. anyone with information is asked to contact morgan hill p.d. and at 7:10 we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up our exclusive interview with governor gavin newsom ahead of next week's big announcement. statewide mask mandates will be lifted and he tells us more about his plans as covid cases continue to fall.

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welcome back on this gorgeous saturday morning. a live look from treasure island at the bay bridge towards san francisco. just stunningly beautiful. we've had gorgeous weather the past couple of days and vianey arana says a beautiful weekend is on the way there is a warning from bay area police that gangs are burglarizing neighborhoods across the state from san diego to san mateo county. hillsborough police say they received more than 20 break-in

calls in the past three months. that's compared to just 30 in all of last year. they say gangs from south america are specifically targeting wealthier neighborhoods and usually case the homes before they break in. they say the thieves are mostly after firearms, jewelry and anything else they can sell on the black market. >> well, there's more things to focus on in hillsborough. i mean the homes are multi-, multi-million dollar homes. >> we are locked, loaded, ready for action. yes. >> reporter: camera systems working, alarms? >> yes. >> hillsboro police say the gang of thieves likely is the same group that's been targeting vacant homes in atherton. police ask people to be on the look out for vehicles with two or more men driving slowly thu neighborhoods casing homes and report those cars to police. turning now to our coronavirus coverage, pfizer is pausing its fda application to expand its covid vaccine to kids under the age of 5. this means the two-dose vaccine for young children will not be

available in the next few weeks. pfizer wants more data on the effectiveness of a third dose. they said two doses may not generate a strong enough immune response in young children. data is expected as soon as april. coming next week, changes in the governor's plan as code moves from a pandemic to an endemic. we spoke with governor gavin newsom in an exclusive interview about how to live with the virus. >> what's the community surveillance look like? what's the testing protocols look like? what does our preparedness strategy look like as relates to mitigation? >> the governor says the team will have it mapped out by this coming tuesday, including the masking in public schools. >> we are transforming our public system and moving out of

the pandemic mindset. that includes the masks and that will happen. the question is when. >> as we reported the governor is lifting the statewide mask mandate coming this wednesday, but it doesn't change for schools. students and teachers will still be required to wear masks for now. remember santa clara county is the only county in the bay area keeping its local mask mandate in place. happening now, one north bay county has lifted its restrictions on large gatherings. back in january sonoma county health officials set the 50-person maximum indoor and 100-person maximum outdoor restrictions on gatherings when they saw covid cas,ealth leader now believe the county is past the peak of the winter surge because cases and hospitalizations are declining. now to another school walkout in oakland. this yesterday, as students left oakland tech to protest the district's plan to close or

merge nearly a dozen schools. the closure plan was passed earlier this week. the district contends it has no choice. enrollment is down so it has to close or merge some schools. but opponents say the schools chosen will overwhelmingly impact black and latino students. commuters have another option to ditch the gridlock on highway 101. the new express lanes opened yesterday. they stretch between mountain view and ripple avenue in redwood city. solo drivers can use the lanes for a toll that will rise based on traffic. tolls will be in place from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays. you need a fast pass to use the lanes. a different kind of turkey trot is about to take place in mountain view. wild turkeys have been causing troubles at nasa's ames research center for the past couple of years. nasa ames decided it is time for

the turkeys to move. the u.s. department of agriculture will provide licensed trappers who will relocate the birds. >> the release site for these turkeys will be the san antonio valley ecological reserve, which is about 3,000 acres about 30 miles south of livermore. >> the turkeys should be in their new home by the end of the month. trending this morning, not everything uber either delivers is meant to be consumed and several celebrities learned that the hard way in a new super bowl ad. check it out. >> thanks to uber eats we don't even know what food is anymore. >> just eat the food. >> we can't eat any of this. >> that is a liar. >> yeah, i just got so excited. >> jennifer coolidge, gwyneth paltrow, trevor noah among the celebrities in the commercial which has gone viral. for anyone wondering, cool yij revealed she did actually chew

up the paper towels while filming the ad. don't forget you can watch the super bowl and all of the ads right here on nbc bay area tomorrow at 3:30. but first, happening today, residents along the peninsula will be ringing in the year of the tiger. redwood city will host the 11 it annual lunar celebration. the event is free taking place at the redwood city courthouse square. it gets under way at 11:00 this morning. people who attend will be able to enjoy free admission to the san mateo county museum. for your olympics fans they will be live screening on a jumbo screen during the celebration. one website looked at the relationship questions people in each state are asking most online. ask the question here in california. the most googled question, does

he like me. last year californians were asking about the best dating app since most of us were sheltering in place. for the entire country, the most frequently asked question was how to kiss, and they don't break the categories down by age. i'm like blushing. i don't know. i'm going to just -- meteorologist vianey arana is here with your full microclimate forecast. does he like me? how to kiss? i mean can google really tell me that? >> look, this is beyond me at this point, okay. i think it is just about human interaction which can be tough sometimes, i get it. plus, men play too many games so that's probably why women are asking, does he like me. >> boys play games. >> our director just said whoa, and he's a man. let's talk about the san francisco skyline. if you are going out on a date today, the weather will be stunning. before you decide to take her on a hike, make sure she actually likes to hike, okay, gentlemen. a nice coffee might be good,

too. so overall we will be seeing a beautiful day. lots of sunshine. current temperatures right now in the 40s and the 50s. look at san jose, 45 degrees right now. concord, 43. san francisco, 55. so, yes, it is mild, but, it is going to be another warm day. so not much has changed when it comes to the past 24 hours and those temperatures. we have had this high pressure that's been hanging on tough over the region, keeping any real chance of rain out of the bay area. so what are we expecting into this afternoon? well, we will be seeing upper 70s, maybe even a couple of low 80s. look at this. through about 3:00 today, 81 degrees in san jose. 74 in dublin. 72 in san francisco. could get even higher than that in some spots. as we head into sunday, so super bowl sunday, if you have any sort of outdoor plans expect similar conditions again tomorrow. look at san jose, in the 80s. 70s around the bay and the coast. the upper 70s in the interior. it has also been very dry thanks to that high pressure. it has been keeping us dry and bringing elevated fire concerns

because of the dry conditions, warmer temperatures. right now winds are really a factor, but heading into monday things are going to change. this is one thing we are definitely monitoring. we are talking about gusty winds, 30 plus, who, maybe higher than that per hour heading into tuesday as well. that will bring big concerns when it comes to the offshore wind event. if you are heading down to southern california to the big super bowl game tomorrow at sofi stadium, they're under a heat advisory in englewood, which is where sofi stadium is located. in effect until 6:00 p.m. on sunday. could potentially see a new record high set on super bowl sunday, in the mid 80s. the game is at 3:30. at 1:30 they will see temperatures in the mid 80s. it will be sunny and comfortable, but be mindful of that. make sure your friends down there headed to the game or if you are headed to the game, drink plenty of water. the high pressure will begin to weaken heading into the long-range outlook. even when it weakens we are

looking at a dry outlook ahead. if you wonder how long has it been since we saw any real rain, well, we didn't get any in january. we haven't seen any in february so far. we have gone 36 days right now without any rain. our dry spell. normally this is one of our wettest months and it is not looking that way right now. over the next seven days temps will dip down heading into monday and tuesday. kira, i'll send it back to you. >> looks like a beautiful forecast for valentine's day. vianey, thanks. it is 7:23. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." we are seeing unforgettable the winter games. family and friends rooting for their athletes to bring home the gold. coming up, the new bundle of joy ready to cheer on team usa. and this morning we are shining a light on african american pioneers in our community including archie williams, who was born and raised in oakland. he is an olympic gold medalist.

he won in the 1936 berlin games. after the olympics he served in world war ii as a flying instructor for the tuskegee airmen. in marin county, a high school recently renamed its campus in williams' honor. we thank him for his service and his contributions to making our country greater. you are watching "today in the bay."

as we watch the winter olympics unfold in beijing, we are seeing highs and lows, both

on the snow and on the ice. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas shows us olympic moments making the games one-of-a-kind. >> good morning, kira. there's so much to watch when it comes to the olympics, there's no way you can catch everything. what i love to do is point out a couple of moments in the past week you might have missed but that are totally worth revisiting. first up is perhaps my favorite clip from the olympics so far. it certainly has to be the funniest. russian olympic cross country skier alexander bolshenov won the men's skiathlon. when he jumped up to celebrate he broke the podium. he tried to fix it, couldn't fix it and he jumped up again. there was not stopping his celebration. i promised i have been following the story of an athlete competing in beijing while his wife is expecting the first child in vermont.

here you are. astrid renee joined the human race last sunday. dad was understandably thrilled and understandably distracted during his first race. our best wishes to the nordgren family. garvin thomas, today in the bay.

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♪♪ good morning. it is saturday, february 12th, 7:30, as we take two live looks outside at the olympic torch at the top of your screen in

beijing and sofi stadium in englewood. the sun shining ahead of the super bowl tomorrow right here on nbc bay area. thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist vianey arana joins us with a quick look at microclimate forecast. boy, this week has been stunning. >> it has. but, you know, it is sort of interesting to see a heat wave in february, right? i mean in the 70s, we broke several daily records earlier this week. we are heading into a little bit of a cooler pattern ahead, but we have get through the weekend first. right now we are in the 40s and 50s to start so it has been mild. yes, it will be another warm day across the bay area. look at san jose, we are starting out in the 40s but it will warm up rather quickly. by 12:00, already in the mid 70s. could potentially even see some low 80s as well in the south bay and also into some of the interior valley areas. let's look at walnut creek, it is about 45 degrees. notice by 12:00 and 1:00, already in the 70s. no rain in sight for the weekend

but we will cool off and things will change heading into the start of the workweek. i will get to your super bowl forecast and the extended outlook in a few minutes. kira. >> thanks, vianey. tomorrow as mentioned is super bowl sunday. you can watch super bowl lvi right here on nbc bay area. back to that live look at sofi stadium where the big game happens tomorrow in englewood. finishing touches are being put teams are going over their final preparations. the bengals held their final practice yesterday -- majority of the time was spent on red zone their first in-person media session. the afc champions are the underdogs, but san jose native and bengals quarterback chidobe awuzie says all that matters is who comes out on top of the scoreboard. >> they're going to make to plays, we're going to make some plays but we want to cement ourselves as a legacy bengals

team. i think it is important we win the game. >> the rams practiced about 35 miles away at cal lutheran university in thousand oaks. the nfc champs are the betting favorites and they're playing at home, so you would think it would add some extra pressure. but quarterback matthew stafford says he has no problem sleeping at night. >> i think i will be able to get some sleep. my wife is always amazed at my ability to go to sleep either after a game or, you know, with a bunch of kids running around the house. i'm usually pretty good. i plan to get a normal night's sleep, get up and try to treat it as normal as possible. >> the bengals and the rams will have a light walk-through this morning before heading to sofi stadium to take team pictures. our own raj mathai and anthony flores are in l.a. taking it all in. make sure to follow them on social media to get the latest updates during the super bowl. and even though the 49ers didn't make it to the big game, people in the bay area, of course, are still planning to celebrate tomorrow. health experts are hoping people gather safely, as we have just

about four days to go before california's mask mandate expires. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd reports. >> this is our safe space, and really this outdoor beer garden has been a blessing in disguise. >> reporter: on sunday he will be taking advantage of his blessings by hosting a super bowl watch party. >> we have a 15-foot outdoor all right. e.d. screen, which is something everyone loves. we have a safe outdoor space where we have 30 tables out here where everyone can have a good time. >> reporter: montero has figured out how to combine covid safety protocol and fun. he's been hosting epic 49er's watch parties here during the pandemic. celebrating outside, he says, is key. >> we can obviously have hand sanitizers for everybody. >> reporter: masks aren't required outside here, but they're still mandatory inside the building. >> we have super bowl coming up on sunday. you don't want to be superspreader bowl. >> reporter: our ucsf covid expert, dr. peter chen hong,

says there are things you can do to keep coronavirus in check this sunday here and at the stadium in so cal. >> there's still a lot of virus around. that means we have to be covid smart. what does that mean? i think in sofi stadium there's a mask requirement. i hope that people wear their masks as much as possible. >> reporter: if you are planning a party at home, party outside or keep the windows open. now e he says, is not the time to let your guard down. cheryl tomorrow afternoon, but we will have an entire day of super bowl coverage. that's on top of our olympics coverage. speaking of, from the super bowl to the winter olympics in beijing, an approximate 6,200 miles away, a live look for you at the olympic flame this morning. it was another thriller on the mountain. "today in the bay's" janelle

wang is in beijing for more on the gold. >> reporter: team usa winning more gold medals in primetime. three days after winning the elusive gold medal, five-time olympian lindsey jacobellis wins gold again with nick baumgartner, a four-time olympian who never won a medal until last night. the two american veterans or as lindsey likes to call herself, seasoned are 36 and 46 years old, making them the oldest medalists in olympic snowboarding history. >> this has been really incredible. i was really happy my body was feeling great, even though i'm exhausted at the end of the day. all of the pain is worth it. >> i was proud to be able to show everyone what i was worth, and i knew if i messed up she could cover for me, but i wanted t i wanted to prove two days ago, and i think i did a out here looking younger than everybody. >> reporter: over to the other mountain, alpine skiing, practice and training for the women last night. the course is 100% artificial

snow as this area only gets 10 inches of snow a year. practicing you see here is mikaela shiffrin and our local girls, alex wilkinson from santa cruz, kealy cashman from strawberry and maureen lebel. we caught up with maureen. >> they did an amazing job prepping it. if no one told me it was artificial, i would have never known. >> reporter: it is fast? >> it is really fast. it is like touchdown on a plane and, boom, you are going 65. >> reporter: mo, as they call her, is dedicating the olympics to her dad who passed away this past october. so lots of love and support to maureen and her family and good luck to her on the slopes. it is starting to snow on the slopes and we are heading up there on the bullet train. of course, you can find all of the latest on my instagram and my social media platforms. for now, this is it from beijing. back to you, kira, in the

studio. >> thanks, janelle. so great to see you. if you are keeping track of team usa's medal count, here is your spoiler alert. we won't read them but we will reveal the count as the music plays. look away from your screen if you don't want to see the results just yet. ♪♪ okay. turning now to developing news from overseas. u.s. leaders this morning are giving a dire warning that russia could invade ukraine before the end of the olympics at a time when the world is coming together. americans still in ukraine are being told to leave in the next 24 to 48 hours. and new this morning, the state department ordered the evacuation of the u.s. embassy. this is the tweet from the u.s. embassy in kyiv relaying the state department orders for nonemergency u.s. employees to evacuate the country ahead of a possible russian invasion, and

that u.s. and global leaders will continue, quote, relentless diplomatic and assistance efforts in support of ukraine's security, democracy and prosperity. the white house also confirmed president biden will talk with russian leader vladimir putin this morning. it will be the first time they've talked since december 30th. just yesterday the president held a call with the nato secretary general along with eight european leaders. also you see here metiol security team. >> the russians are in a position to be able to mount a major military action in ukraine any day now, and for that reason we believe that it is important for us to communicate to our allies and partners, to the ukrainians and to the american citizens who are still there. >> just this morning pentagon press secretary john kirby said the u.s. is temporarily repositioning 160 members of the florida national guard who have been deployed since november in ukraine. the troops will now leave

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good morning. it is 7:42. we've got a lot to get through today because i'm going to talk about our drive in the rain and what to look forward to ahead in the super bowl forecast. 48 in san jose. we are starting with a couple of high clouds in some spots but mild overall. guess what, it will be warm again today. let's get to the daytime highs. no big changes in the past 24 hours. we've had that high pressure that's been keeping us nice and warm with plenty of sunshine really for the past several days. we broke several daily records during the week. here is a closer look at your hourly temperatures for the day. notice at this time at about 3:30 we will be in the upper 70s for most of the region and, yes, maybe a couple of low 80s for the south bay. for san jose, 81 degrees. heading to the city, 72. still pretty dry. not as windy right now but we expect that to kick up. i will get to that in a second.

sunday's forecast for tomorrow if you are hosting outdoors, it will be beautiful. upper 70s, low 80s as well through the south bay and into the city. look at this, 70 degrees for san francisco. 75 in santa rosa. 76 degrees in livermore. it will be another warm day tomorrow. we have the high pressure that's been hanging out but it will start to weaken heading into monday and tuesday. we will also see the wind kick up thanks to a system that will pass us to our north, bringing an offshore wind event, bringing concern for elevated fire danger.inds very closely. right now southern california is seeing gusty winds as well and record highs, so much so they're under a heat advisory. if you are heading to sofi stadium in southern california which is located in englewood, has the potential of seeing a new record high set on super bowl sunday. i know kickoff is around 3:30, but notice around 1:30, around tailgating hour, it will be in the mid 80s.

83 degrees. not too concerned about the winds right around that time, but the stadium is definitely going to be seeing beautiful temperatures into the overnight hours. it is only going to dip down into the 60s late in southern california. now, as far as your satellite radar goes, we've had that high pressure as i mentioned. it is beginning to weaken, but even this, look at the stretch. this is taking it all the way through february 13th, 14th, 15th. we get the system to our north, and the changes come on monday. but then it stays relatively dry, at least through the remainder of february. how long has it been since we saw rain? well, it has been 36 days since we've had a rainy season dry spell. we haven't seen any significant rain in about 36 days. it was supposed to be one of the wettest months, including january. so far the seven-day forecast shows a cool down heading into monday and tuesday, so from upper 70s to low 60s. kira, back to you. >> thanks. it is 7:45 right now. coming up on "today in the bay," a pricey piece of art defaced by just two dots.

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fortunately, you can see what they're handing over and how you can lock down your data. consumer investigator chris sho. >> equifax, the credit report company, says it has more than 500 million payroll records from more than 2 million companies. that covers more than half the u.s. workforce. workers are not powerless here. you can see the payroll info the data brokers have on you and take some control. let me show you how. first, start at the worknumber.com. that's the name of equifax's payroll database. click my personal data at the top. you will see options to get your report, dispute the data and freeze your account. i created a log in and then answered some security questions. i landed on this dashboard. on the right i clicked the green button that says "request instant online report." the report loaded immediately. mine was 12 pages long which i could either save or print on

the spot. you can freeze your payroll report to prevent anyone from seeing it. equifax says you can call or e-mail twnfreeze@equifax.com. if you freeze your report or apply for a loan, you might not get a decision until you unfreeze it. how long will that take? equifax says once you verify yo bn mentioning, the super bowl is tomorrow right here on nbc bay area. the cincinnati bengals taking on the l.a. rams. the bay area will be well represented. among the bay area bengals, offensive coordinator brian callahan, a concord's de lasalle high school. his dad is former raiders' head coach bill callahan who led oakland to the super bowl in 2002. brian calls his father his

biggest fan. >> my dad has been my biggest mentor and my most ardent supporters, if you will. i mean he has been a huge, huge person for me to lean on outside of just being my father. >> other bay area bengals include running back joe mixon. cornerback chidobe awuzie who went to san jose's oak grove. michael thomas, a safety from s maybe more so in the stands than on the field. at least that's what one performance psychologist believes. he argues the stress level in sports may be harder on the fans than the athletes. i believe that. here is what -- >> when we are watching from the sidelines, from the comfort of our living room, the same brain centers are activated that the hletes and coaches are experiencing. the diffee is the athle of their experience.nontrol

>> he also saysf you are stressing about it, remember to breathe. trending this morning, a russian security guard fired on his first day after he decide it to put his own twist on a classic painting. according to c net, the guard was working at the yeltsin center in russia and decided to put eyes on the famous three figures painting. he took a pen and drew eyes on two of the faces. he told the museum he did it because he was feeling bored. the painting cost around $1 million. the restoration will cost a few thousand. 7:52. up next, a quick look at the top stories we are following this morning including our exclusive interview with governor gavin newsom ahead of next week's big announcement. his plans for california as covid cases continue to fall.

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welcome back. here is a quick look at the top stories we are following this morning, including coming this coming week changes in governor gavin newsom's plan as covid moves from a pandemic to an endemic. we spoke exclusively with the governor about how we can all live with the virus. >> what's the community surveillance look like? what's the testing protocols look like? what does our preparedness strategies look like as it relates to mitigation? >> the governor says his team will have it all mapped out by

this coming thursday. that includes the future of mask wearing in schools. >> we are in the process of transforming our public education system and moving out of this pandemic mindset, and that includes the masks. that will happen. the question is when. >> well, as we've been reporting, the governor is lifting the statewide mask mandate this coming wednesday but it doesn't change for schools. students and teachers will still be required to wear masks for now. remember, santa clara county is the only county in the bay area keeping its local mask mandate in place. turning now to developing news from overseas, u.s. leaders this morning are giving a dire warning that russia could invade ukraine before the end of the olympics. the time when the world is coming together. americans in ukraine are being told to leave in the next 24 to 48 hours. also new this morning, the state department ordered the evacuation of the u.s. embassy there. this is the tweet from the embassy in kyiv, relaying the state department orders for

nonemergency u.s. employees to evacuate the country ahead of the possible russian invasion. the white house confirmed president biden will talk with russian leader vladimir putin this morning. the u.s. is temporarily repositioning 160 members of the florida national guard who have been deployed in ukraine since november, and another 3,000 u.s. troops to poland. back here locally, a live look at sofi stadium in englewood where super bowl lvi will be played tomorrow. both teams doing their last-minute preps for the big game. kickoff is tomorrow around 3:30, but we will have an entire day of super bowl coverage. that is on top of our ongoing olympics coverage. before we go vianey has one last check of microclimate forecast. >> sunshine yet again and it will be warm, but perfect outdoor weather for sure this weekend. saturday into sunday, look at this, the temperatures remain in the 70s for san francisco. then we start to get relief from

the heat, but then we turn to an offshore wind event heading into monday and tuesday. things are going to get really windy, but notice a drop in the temperatures. we will go from 70s in the city to 50s. we will go from upper 70s and 80s in inland areas into mid 60s heading into monday and tuesday. the biggest concern on monday and tuesday with the wind event is how dry it has been over the past few days will be the fire watch. it will be perfect weather for outdoor parties. kira, back to you. >> gorgeous weather for the tail gates and maybe outdoor football parties, watching people dragging out their tvs for that. thanks, vianey. thank you for making us a part of your morning. we will have more local news for you tonight at 3:00, 4:00 and 11:00, and all day on nbcbayarea.com. our winter olympics coverage

resumes at 11:30 this morning. we will leave you with one last look at the torch in beijing at the top of your screen there and sofi stadium at the bottom. remember you can only watch the super bowl right here on nbc bay area tomorrow. we hope you have a great weekend.

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