right now 3:00, the russian skater will return to the ice. that's the decision that came down from the international olympic committee. the reason bay area says it is not fair. a new push of demonstrations across the bay area. the message organizers are sending out. >> get ready to go maskless. most counties will lift in-door mask mandates this week. not everyone thinks it is a good idea. >> i am terry mcsweeney. >> i am jessica aguirre.

every bay area county minus santa clara county will loosen its in-door mask mandates starting on wednesday if you are fully vaccinated. >> not everyone is ready to go maskless just yet. marianne favro explains. >> reporter: many shoppers are counting the days until wednesday when the state says they can shop in-doors without a face covering. david barkley has no plans to ditch his masks in-doors just yet. >> if i see a crowded store, i am going to wear mask because you never know. not all children are vaccinated yet. >> reporter: specialist dr. peter chin hong says that's a

smart move especially in-door crowds. >> are you immune compromised? and number two, are you living with unvaccinated kids under five? >> reporter: santa clara is the one bay area that won't be relaxing its in-door mask mandates on wednesday. >> reporter: don't be surprise if come on wednesday, you are required to wear mask in doors at certain locations. courthouses in santa -- schools and hospitals and public transits will also continue to require masks. marianne favro, nbc bay area

news. masks inho? >> this week's change to the mask mandates will not impact kids in school. masks will have to stay on for children in who are on cam bus. dr. gali says in two weeks the state will reassess covid-19 data and look at vaccination rates and they'll make a determination if masks in school stays or if students are able to drop their masks. one bay area school is not waiting for the state. they're able to take their masks outside. in the classrooms, masks have to stay own. parents are glad kids are back in the classroom instead of learning remotely. >> he's happy and he'll wear his masks because he's so used to it. either way i am final with it on or off outside. >> other bay area school districts allowed students to

remove masks outside. let's take a closer look at san mateo county numbers, there had been more than 25,000 tests done in that county and out of that, 641 new cases reported that's less than 3%. the county's positivity rate that's over the past seven days. three doses are better than two. that's a message come out on the pfizer vaccine. kaiser permanente looked at pfizer's effectiveness against hospitalizations and deaths. after the two doses, immunity went down to eight months. after three doses, it provides

88% effectiveness against infections and hospitalizations within the first few months. for mask mandates, we are tracking all the changing guidance for you. go to nbcbayarea.com, click on covid in the trending bar. we have a list of commonly answers and questions for you. rally organizers have been calling people not work or shop for the day. it is an effort to revive immigration reform. here is sergio quintana . >> reporter: for the 15-year-old the fear of her parents being taken away from i.c.e. is always on her mind. >> would you have to take king fire of your brother? >> yes, i would. >> reporter: there was hope

under the joe biden administration, they may see a new effort to create a pathway to citizenships for her parents and millions of undocumented immigrants. >> the last year and a half is not that way. >> reporter: there are people frustrated on the president. on the campaign trail he promised reforms within 100 days in office. >> biden has not done anything yet. it is about time. >> reporter: the aim of events like this and others like it is try to refocus attention on comprehensive immigration reform in the united states. hopes for quick immigration reform are evaporating. they say president biden can still do something to protect many immigrants that are here. >> we know that the president has the authority to issue an executive order that can grant gps status for a work permit, a

temporary, reprieve to everybody. >> reporter: the trump administration tried to end temporary status for many people living in the u.s., the biden administration extended that product and added people to other country. sergio quintana . the russia star skater is allowed to compete. kamila valiyeva was clear today by the court of arbitration. there will be no medal ceremonies if she finishes in the top three. a swedish lab did not release the test until last week after she helped russia wins team gold. she's a minor with lift rules. women's short program begins tomorrow. the u.s. women's hockey team

is one step closer to gold before we even woke up this morning. the team took down britain. they'll face canada. team usa is the defending medal winner. u.s. and canada have played for gold six times. >> wow, it is always about winning the gold but also it is about the story behind the olympics. we would like to bring you athlete stories of these limit picks and looking for special moment off the field that really makes you want to watch the olympics, right? >> garvin thomas has been our tour guide. he joins us now. >> jerry and jessica. team usa's chloe kim. when a reporter asked her how does it feel to win her second

medal? and also there is this. >> also if anyone had any snacks. >> she was really hungry and reporters being the wonderful people they are jumped up with snacks and snack bars. >> today you had chinese freestyle skier eileen gu not waiting for a qualifying run score to be posted before diving on her lunch right on camera. gu did qualify for the slopes time final. i am 40 years old, i am running out of chances. >> and terry and jess, you got to remember this moment from last week, snowboarder nick baumgartner in tears.

he wondered if he'll ever get a medal. well, he was going to get another shot. winning gold alongside team usa jacobellis in the mixed team snowboard cross. needless to say it was a differ scene. post race, he saw his family and his 17-year-old son, landon. >> yes! >> awesome, you guys! >> landon, i love you buddy, we are bringing it home! these cheers are so much better than the other day. >> you are the iron river, we are on the map and we are bringing gold. >> there is going to be an epic celebration in the upper peninsula of michigan. back to our olympic headlines of the 15-year-old russian skater being allowed to compete in despite of a positive drug test.

the bay area edmond not only competed as a 15 years old but her mother was a also a figure skater. >> to see this continuously happening is happening because they're not getting reprimanded. there is really not accountability at the end of the day because these athletes are able to compete. it should be a demonstration of yes we are going to money issue this country for repeating the rules. they're not doing that. >> you can watch my entire interview with edmunds, you can find the video under the winter olympics play list. terry and jess, this competition was interesting enough without all this but it is even more interesting though she would rather have it not be this controversial particularly for those clean skaters who may

do very well and is kind of over shadowing their performance. >> it is great to get her perspective and she's so close to all the american skaters, too. >> yes, she knows it. >> wild pigs creating big problems for people in the south bay. what they want done to fix the destruction. it may be harder to make your avocado toasts. avocado imports from mexico. i am jeff ranieri tracking the much colder weather ta arrives today. i will tell you what's coming up in about six minutes. an anticipated russian invasion and the mission who launched civilians the further into space since the moon landing. we'll tell you more tonight on "nbc nightly news." ♪

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russia's president is calling an urgent day. president biden spoke with the russian president vladimir putin, making it clear that russia will face any severe costs for any invasion. chancellor olaf is flying to the u.s. and ukraine. they don't know what the threat is for avocados but it is connected to drug cartels and extortion ofre investigating this threat, the u.s. imports almost $3 billion of avocados each year. a big push by city leaders to heal the rip between san francisco police and the

district attorney. mirandum is not understanding. came after learning that dhs withheld information or his office did from the police department in connection of the use of force of criminal case. they say the attorney general joined mayor london breed colleging to create a new mlu as soon as possible. they say the da and chief of police have expressed their commit to that as well. nfl legends are gathering to honor man that changed the game of football. john madden. he left a lasting impact on coaching and sports broadcasting. there is a limb public memorial for madden at the coliseum. the billionaire who helps raise money for saint jude's

hospital is going back to space. this is star ship. eventually to mars, spacex announced the first commander would be isaachman. first flight will be the same in the rocket. >> we have gone further in space since he last walked on the moon. coming up next, watch the exclusive interview as tom talks with them. homeowners say they were not frustrated because their yards were getting torn up. they can't seem to get any help from any agencies that they claim caused the problem. here is report handa. >> reporter: the neighborhoods

are scenic and green but many homes are not so lush these days. now that packs of wild hundreds of pigs are out their roaming. this is a glimpse of a wet while pig, as she and her husband pulling into their home in morgan hill saturday night. >> i could not believe it was happening. i was afraid to get out of my car. >> reporter: how much did they do to your yard? >> well, you can see right here. this was all covered -- this time of the year was covered in green. it is roaded still. >> reporter: i net and other members of the holiday lake association filed damage claims of the attorney 678. >> and reduce the wild pig

population. >> we can't just get a gun out and shoot them. >> so, we really don't have do it yourself method to mitigate the pigs. >> our staff is looking at working with other agencies in the area who have more experience with dealing with these wild pigs. >> we hear them rooting around at night. it is really scary. >> reporter: association leaders say they want the water district and other agencies to move quickly. they want to protect the lower medal. the open space and the evacuation site in case of a wildfire and areas the pigs have not yet discovered. morgan hill, nbc bay area news. for a pleasant animal story, penguins are not this holiday.

the highlight was when they excepted soft red vend diagram tonight's heart and they took a back look and back to their nest. >> it reenforces the bird's natural tendency to stay with the same pate. >> even if they don't line up being successful, you will of these things help to reenforce that bond. james hurst like human couples, something special? >> that's so sweet. >> african penguins are in danger. we can learn a thing or two from those penguins. >> look how sweet that is. >> ow. >> we had to get that. >> jeff ranieri, happy valentine's day to you and everyone. >> yeah, you too.

>> some folks may be loving this change. i talk about a dark change in the mid to upper 70s and now the fog is back. san francisco is everyone in the 70s yesterday. you can see our numbers are down from 10 to 20 degrees. now we are seeing this latest change from a system that's dropping down from the north. not only it is going to bring us cooler weather but also kicking up the wind oaf the next 24 hours. i know the big thing you want to nope about is rainfall. there is no way this system is going to bring us big rainfall chances because it is dropping down the north. it is not a lot of moisture with it. we could see a lot of drizzles tonight and over night and one or two inches there.

not a big rainmaker here for northern california. >> the big problem we have is a eye pressure right here and sendsing out these testimonies off to the north. >> and i do think it is going to stay gusty as we roll through tomorrow especially the mountains, we would get wind gruss about 50 or 50 morning. make sure to have the sun glass and the jackets. we have it down to chilliest in the north bay. we'll warm up a little bit here but not the 70s we had over the past week or so. we are back into the upper 50s and low 60s. 58 in cupertino and 60 in gilroy. >> 57 in danville and 57 in se

owe. >> 61 in palo al tol. >> 60 here in santa rosa. our seven-day forecast does show warming weather here, eventually san francisco goes up a little bit here. wednesday and thursday and friday and saturday and through the in land valleys. we have those winds tomorrow and we'll go to warmer weather on wednesday and thursday and friday with those upper 60s. for that second week of competition out at beijing. we have temperatures in the 30s for eyes, teens for slows. >> that's what we need for the winter game. you are power bills is about to go up. how much pg&e is raising prices? that's next next month.

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get ready to pay more for your electricity and gas. a 9% increase. this is the second rate hike this year. it took effect january 1st, pg&e expects the average monthly bill is going to go up to $14 a month. it takes effect in the beginning of the month. thefts booming in the area. san jose is trying to crack down by marking them. police chief launched a new program called catalytic converter, they're partnering with three local autoshop to give converters some identification. when cars are being serviced, they will etch it on their equipment. you can watch our consumer investigator chris chmura going

under cover. it is all on our website on nbcbayarea.com. the texas attorney general is suing facebook, meta. it says facebook has been storing identifications and people have been upload to the service. a copy of your voice, last i still remember facebook would shutdown its facial recognition system that allowed users to tag themselves on friends. facebook company did not respond to that. >> coming up, eileen gu will hit the slopes again. we'll tell you when you can watch her next. this is all your fault, bill! someone was always dropping the ball. and management just added insult to injury. ...and your breath stinks! yeah, things got hairy. this isn't working! and it all went downhill. with all those fires to put out. ahhhhhhhhh!

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you bring these little humans into the world. and you only have so much time with them, you just got to use it well. i love that about travel. let's take you right out to beijing, the olympic flames burning right outside the bird's nest. another busy night coming up in primetime, you will see women's slopes style with eileen gu,

we'll see shiffrin it all begins here at 5:00. come up on "nightly news" with lester holt the russian invasion timeline, the new information ukraine's president reveals. closing down its embassy in ukraine's capital as the pentagon says russia could invade with little or no warning. the u.s. moving embassy personnel oust kyiv and further away from russia's forces perches on ukraine border. does the u. have any options left to deescalate the crisis. also tonight, canada's prime minister invoking rarely used emergency powers to crack down on protests causing chaos at the u.s. border. and 11 people arrested a at border blockade. the weapons arsenal they allegedly