if school boards are spending their extra covid money wisely. one superintendent responds. and let the controversy begin. the russian figure skater accused of doping hits the ice and is on top of the leaderboard. we head to beijing for reaction. the news at 4:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us for this olympics edition of nbc bay area news. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we'll take you live to beijing in just a few minutes. if you're vaccinated, you'll definitely have more freedom to go maskless indoors in several counties tomorrow. all but one local county is lifting their mask mandate. as marianne favro reports from fremont, some businesses say they may not feel that ready to take the masks off just yet. >> reporter: even though the state says starting tomorrow you

don't have to wear a mask indoors, the owner of this hair salon in fremont says she has no plans to take her mask required sign down. she has owned the salon for 20 years. this week she says she had a tough decision. follow state guidance and allow vaccinated customers inside without masks starting tomorrow, or keep her own mask mandate in place. >> i just made a decision we're going to keep the masks on. we still don't know what's going on. i feel more safe for my clients, my employees, my family, everyone, to keep it on. >> reporter: one reason, she says at a hair salon, stylists don't have the option of staying six feet from unmasked clients. >> our guest is pretty close, especially in the shampoo bowl. >> reporter: even though other nearby salons may let her take her mask off inside when she gets her hair done, she supports

the decision to wear masks here. >> it's a good choice and i personally am safe with it. i feel safer coming here. >> reporter: stylists admit the decision means they may have to have some difficult conversations with clients in the next few weeks. >> but we will ask them it's safer to wear masks for their own safety and for our safety. >> reporter: other bay area hair salons, including sunesy in san mateo say they also plan to require clients to wear masks indoors tomorrow. she understands not all her clients will embrace the idea of continuing to wear a mask. she plans to remind them it's just for now, not forever. in fremont, marianne ann favro, nbc bay area news. in the south bay, a protest today against the bay area's one county keeping the indoor mask mandate, which is santa clara county. parents lined up outside a los

gatos school for a freedom rally. they say with case numbers easing, masks should be a choice. >> our children have been living for the past two years kind of locked down. mandates have been pushed on them. their mental health is in the gutter. they're struggling with that. masks are part of the problem. >> he says the group is anti-mandate, not anti-vaccine. some parents did have posters with anti-vaccine messages. schools across the state say they're losing money every single day because covid is forcing so many students to stay home. schools are asking the governor to change how he funds california schools. as damian trujillo reports, the governor fired back saying he's already given the schools a boost. >> reporter: the governor told me it's now about accountability. he said it's up to school boards and school districts to determine how they're going to spend that extra money. in recent weeks, the numbers are looking a lot better at schools

across the state with fewer students out sick due to covid, but the school year has been rough. attendance here dropped to 79% and with school's funding largely based on attendance, that's roughly a half a million dollar loss per day. >> in my job i have to go back and say, oh, my gosh, how are we going to do this? >> reporter: many school districts are asking the state to reimburse them for those lost funds so we took it to the governor in our exclusive interview last friday. >> is there a change to the funding formula for those schools? there's kids missing two weeks at a time because of they have covid. >> well, the schools have never been more flush with resources in california history. >> reporter: the governor says the state education budget grew from $79 billion two years ago to $102 billion today. it started a new universal pre-k program and increased funding

for after school and summer school programs. they have invested $3 billion in teacher retention and recruitment. then the governor said this. >> we've got to hold these school boards accountable, the districts accountable, the county boards accountable, principals accountable for investing those dollars wisely. >> reporter: we showed our interview to the allen rock superintendent and she was floored. >> the lack of understanding of how school districts work, it's shocking. when somebody does not know how school finance in california works, of course you will say those kinds of things. we have given you so much and now we're going to hold you accountable. >> reporter: but some relief may be coming. in his may budget revise, the governor is proposing districts get more flexibility in how they report the average daily attendance, which the state uses to determine school funding. a boost for local schools. but many educators still

wondering if that will be enough to stop the bleeding. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. here is a live look now from beijing. the women's figure skating competition is under way at the winter olympics, clouded by drama over doping, of course. all the performances are coming up on primetime so this is your warning if you don't want any spoilers. time's up. nbc's liz mclaughlin is live at olympic park beijing. liz, tell us about being in the crowd for that short program. >> reporter: terry, it was really something in that capital indoor stadium. you know a couple dozen skaters taking to the ice, but all eyes were on kamila valiyeva, not just because she is breath-taking to watch. it's a mix between a cirque du soleil dancer and prima ballerina. but this is also her first time taking the ice after that ruling, after the revelation that she tested positive for a banned substance before the games.

really some tension in the air in there when she was skating her way to the top. a lot of lingering questions about fairness. russian skater kamila valiyeva returns to the ice. overcoming an early stumble in the short program and floating to the lead, under a shadow of controversy. the 15-year-old cleared to compete just a day before in a ruling over a failed doping test in december, as her case is reviewed. >> if she competes, even if she gets the gold in the individual competition, the medal could always be withdrawn. >> reporter: a decision that sparked outrage. but american alysa liu, currently in eighth, is embracing acceptance. >> honestly the court made its decision so we athletes can't do anything about it. at this point, it is what it is. >> reporter: in the mountains, three u.s. skiers are headed to the slopestyle finals today, after flying through qualifiers.

mikaela shiffrin is shifting her sight to the combined race after a disappointing 18th place finish in the women's downhill. >> i don't feel that anything is guaranteed, not at all, especially not for after the last couple weeks. >> reporter: but it was a good day for team usa on the track. >> and look at that lead for the americans. >> reporter: an american trio with close blades and a far lead above the dutch speeding to a bronze finish in the team pursuit. a bit of a mix between celebration and disappointment for that u.s. team because they came in as gold medal favorites after getting a world record in december. but i say a medal is a medal. terry. >> a medal is a medal. liz, thank you very much. another athlete speaking out, u.s. sprinter sha'carri richardson. richardson was set to be a favorite at the tokyo olympics but failed a drug test for marijuana. she was suspended and essentially missed her shot to compete. richardson called out the

valiyeva ruling on twitter. asking what made their cases so different, she said thc is not considered a performance enhancer unlike the heart medication valiyeva tested positive for. richardson suggested she was treated unfairly for being black. here's a look at what's coming up in primetime. figure stating featuring karen chen and alysa liu. there's also bobsled, freestyle skiing, men's hockey and it all begins at 5:00. a bombshell allegation by san francisco's d.a. he said san francisco police investigators used dna from a victim's rape kit to identify the victim as a suspect in a new property crime case. sexual assault victims advocates say the practice raises huge concerns. today the sf d.a. criticized the methods of the san francisco police. the d.a. came across a sheet of paper late last week in a currently open case. he said those documents show that san francisco police detectives compared dna from a

rape kit collected in 2016 with dna at a felon property crime seen. but the d.a. and victims advocates say this action violates the delicate trust the victims have during a rape or sexual assault investigation. >> we're here today to denounce the practice of using rape and sexual assault survivors' dna without their consent, of storing their dna indefinitely. >> it is revictimizing the victim. it is unacceptable. we need to address this. >> sfpd chief responded to the allegation last night saying if the allegations are true, he will fight to end that practice. up next, the chances of getting into cal just got even tougher. the new court ruling capping admissions for prospective students. he spent years paying off his mortgage, so where are the documents proving he owns his home outright? i'm consumer investigator chris

chmura, nbc bay area responds, next. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. high pressure will warm up temperatures. i'll give you my latest update coming up in less than ten minutes.

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reopening of the schools and anger over what they viewed as the board's focus on lower priority issues, such as renaming schools. while activists wanted a recall of the entire board, just three members have served long enough to be eligible for a recall. residents also voting in a special election to pick their next state assembly member. join us for the news after the olympics tonight for the latest olympics results. well, some bad news for students applying to cal. the university says it will have to cut the number of new admissions by thousands this year. check out the letter prospective students got today. the university had to make the move due to a court order capping enrollments. they came cal failed to study the impact its growing student population has on the community. long-term residents of been displaced as the area has faced a major housing crunch. >> when i moved into my house, the university had 27,000

students. now it has 45,000 students. so i didn't choose to live in a town with a university that had 45,000 students. >> it's a tragic outcome for high school seniors and transfer students who have worked so hard to get into berkeley. >> the university is asking the california supreme court to step in and reverse that enrollment cap. nbc bay area responds to a north bay man who says he's been waiting months for the papers proving his mortgage is paid off. >> consumer investigator chris chmura's team stepped in to find out what got lost in translation there. >> reporter: chris in geyserville wrote us shortly after paying off his home mortgage. congrats, chris. his servicer, rocket mortgage, billed him $177 in recording fees. will, chris paid and he expected a copy of the official payoff record for his $177 but he didn't get one. so chris asked us to step in because rocket mortgage wasn't

responding. well, rocket mortgage took action after our call. chris confirmed he got the paperwork he wanted. rocket mortgage told us this. as a courtesy, we obtained a copy of the recorded discharge and provided it to our client when we learned of this concern. as a courtesy? well, as it turns out, california law doesn't require mortgage companies to automatically give you copies of the paperwork they file when you pay off your mortgage. it only requires them to give you copies when you request them in writing. you can also do this. look at the county clerk recorder's office, and we highly recommend that step. any time you buy, sell, refinance or pay off a home loan, double check that the bank actually recorded the right documents. mistakes do happen. for example, we recently helped john in san jose whose $700,000 mortgage was recorded twice, which meant he couldn't

refinance. we helped him out. look for those errors early and address them asap. no matter whether you're chasing a document or a refund, maybe we can lend you a hand. go to nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us at 888-996-tips. here at nbc bay area, we continue celebrating black history. our goal is to highlight some of the people who helped define, shape and move our communities forward. tonight nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. brings us the story of a san francisco photographer who used his camera to tell the world about his neighborhood. >> reporter: they used to call san francisco's film district the harlem of the west. it's a place filled with jazz clubs, night life and a thriving black community. then in the '70s, redevelopment came along, displacing residents, leaving the thriving culture mostly to memory. but the old fillmore will always

have a touch of immortality, thanks to the photos of david johnson. >> the beauty of photography is a way of preserving what the world is like. >> reporter: from the 1940s on, johnson's camera captured everyday life in the fillmore, on the streets, in the clubs. >> i liked to go into the dance hall there. >> reporter: he dressed sharp, but the outfit wasn't complete without a large format camera. >> a handsome dude. >> reporter: the camera first caught johnson's eye as a kid growing up poor in jacksonville, florida. he found one to call his own in a pawn shop. >> i started snapping pictures in my neighborhood. >> reporter: after serving in the navy in world war ii, he returned to jacksonville and learned ansel adams was starting a photography school. >> i wrote him and said i'm david johnson, i'm a negro. i saw your work and i'm curious about this whole camera business. >> reporter: he came to san francisco in 1945 staying with adams and studying at the california school of fine arts,

taking what he learned in the classroom and applying it to the streets of the fillmore. >> at one point i said would you minding if i photograph him down at the beach. >> reporter: of the thousands of moments he's captured, his favorite is a 1947 photo of a boy named clarence sitting on some church steps. >> i'm a people photographer, whether they're a child, whether they're children, whether they're disabled. >> reporter: in the '60s johnson took his camera to the nation's capital in the march on washington. but as others focused their lenses on the podium, he found history in the crowd. >> he's roaming through the crowd. in the crowd he sees ordinary people there and that's what makes those pictures so special. >> jackie robinson. >> reporter: the fights for civil rights would play a big role in johnson's life. while working in the post office, he helped found and lead the postal workers union. he started the ucsf black caucus and even successfully sued the san francisco school district to

change what he felt were discriminatory enrollment policies. >> so david is basically at the foundation of many of these things now that people just take for granted. >> it's a wonderful instrument to remember the good and sometimes the not so good. >> reporter: the eyes that aim through the view finder, the fingers that click the shutter, collecting moments for history are now 95. the camera johnson turns to these days -- >> it's ideal if you just want to have a camera in your pocket. >> reporter: the harvey milk photo center recently named its library for johnson. in may, the san francisco arts commission will celebrate his career with an exhibition of his work in city hall, where the harlem of the rest will rise again. >> yeah. >> reporter: in black and white. joe rosato jr. -- >> it's remembering a wonderful time. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> what a remarkable story. wow. let's bring jeff back in and talk about the ever-changing

weather we're having. >> the temperature is on this roller coaster ride this past weekend. we had mid and upper 70s, record-setting weather. in the past two days, yesterday and today included in that, we saw a 10 to 20-degree temperature drop. it's been feeling chilly, especially when the wind kicks up. we're going to see temperatures warm up again tomorrow. here's a look at how things are playing out for us. you can see tonight some on and off wind gusts. tomorrow it is going to start cold. as i just mentioned, by the afternoon we are looking at some warming temperatures building back into the forecast. maybe you're headed out to san francisco tonight. make sure to layer up because with a little bit of this breeze it will feel like the upper 70s at 7:00 and 8:00. it's going to be getting colder back across our inland valleys, especially in livermore. 49 at 8:00 p.m., 48 at 9:00 p.m. some of that wind kicking up will make it feel like the low 40s so certainly a couple of layers will serve you pretty well as you move through tonight. now, the big change we'll see as

you roll through tomorrow is the area of high pressure. the same one that has kept us unusually dry for the past four to eight weeks. it's just going to move a little bit closer towards us. that's what's going to help heat up our temperatures. at the same time we're still holding on to some of this wind so i want to show you how this is going to play out for us tomorrow. not extremely gusty in the morning, only 10 to 20 miles per hour. by the afternoon we'll see it ramp up primarily through the north bay mountains. 40 to 50-mile-per-hour gusts. lower elevations about 30 miles per hour. so i think lower elevations we'll be okay. we shouldn't have any damage. but again if you're traveling anywhere in the mountains through the north bay, you certainly want to watch out for that. otherwise as we get you going on your, yes, wednesday morning commute, midway through the week tomorrow we'll start it off mostly sunny and temperatures down here in the 40s. 42 for the south bay right through san francisco, 47 in the north bay at 44. how about the warmup. in the south bay instead of some of those 50s to low 60s we had today, we're going back up to 68

in cupertino, 67 in san jose. a couple of 70s for some of you, back out at concord and antioch. low 70s there. not quite 70s for the peninsula but i've got you at 68 in palo alto. in the north bay a little bit of 70s action for santa rosa and sonoma. seven-day forecast keeps it dry for us with just a few subtle changes in san francisco. mid-60s the next few days. we'll go cooler early next week and across the inland valleys we'll keep it in the upper 60s through saturday and then also dropping it off to low 60s next monday and tuesday. out in beijing for the second week of competition, our temperatures look a lot better than this. check it out, 30s for highs. teens for those morning temperatures. >> yeah, i'll stick with what we have. >> me too. >> thank you. well, it may be the winter olympics, but that does not mean the queen of gymnastics can't make news. we'll show you what simone biles is up to, next.

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♪ nomás te vi pasar ♪ okay, you know the drill. here's a look at the latest medal count. u.s. in a tie with canada with 17 medals overall. norway is at the top of the leaderboard. >> here's a look at what's coming up in primetime. figure skating featuring karen chen and alysa liu. also bobsled, freestyle skiing and men's hockey beginning at 5:00 right here on nbc bay area. she's got a lot of gold medals but now she has a diamond to go with all that gold. >> kind of a big one too, i'm

thinking. >> yes. >> the gymnastics star simone biles saying she got engaged to jonathan owens, a safety for the houston texans. owens said his bride-to-be had no idea what was coming as he prepared for his carefully orchestrated proposal. >> that's going to do it for us at 4:00. we're also live on roku, amazon fire and apple tv. ross and malu join us next. in fact they're right there. "olympic zone" is on the way. we'll see you back here tonight after the olympics in primetime. >> hey, guys.

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. tonight on "the olympic zone," the surprising place that made it big with speed skaters. what's happening in this town without an ice rink? >> my motto is always perfect practice makes perfect. >> the coach of champions in this unlikely location. plus, friends and family celebrating their hometown heroes. the cheers and tears. >> get them off the screen or else i'll start crying. >> as athletes and their loved ones reconnect. and why figure skating costumes are about more than fashion. >> the practicality of a costume is just as important as the look