with troop withdrawal and to push for alatest. this the requests today in the bay." >> a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. if you're on the go check us out on our streaming services or find us on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> less start with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall trafficking what we can expect. >> yeah. we're starting out with a clear sky and a nice start to this thursday morning. let's take a live look outside in dublin this morning. we already have people up and out the door and our temperatures are in the upper 40s and low 50s. we're even seeing upper 50s and then as we go into the rest of today our lunchtime temperatures in the low 60s. it's going to be another nice one for getting outside as we head in some spots to the upper 60s this afternoon. we're still seeing the warmer than normal temperatures, but

we're going to see another plunge and a big dip heading into next week so we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. want to get you started about moving forward. as california turns the page on the covid pandemic. governor newsom today, later today, he's going to unveil his new plan for the endemic phase in an exclusive interview last week. we said the plan will include mass testing to spot new surges and virus variants, and it will also continue an included emphasis on vaccinations and booster shots as well as a plan for public schools. yesterday, california ended the statewide mask mandate for most indoor locations. our bob redell will have more coverage on that coming up in the next half hour. >> all right. 5:01 and figure skaters' signature event happening right now at the 2022 winter games. the women's free skate. team usa will have a big -- will

have to dig deep i should say to bring home any hardware but the world is watching. the rsian figure skater at the center of the controversy. >> janelle wang is following the competition and there must be a lot of buzz going on right now. >> yeah. this is the marquee event of the winter games. the final competition for the ladies figure skating competition. it's called the free skate. it got under way around 2:00 a.m., and it's going to wrap up in the next hour and we'll let you know the russian figure skater in the middle of this controversy, she has not skated yet. she's the last person to skate but she's going into the free skate after the first program in first place. that's kamila valieva with a score of 82.16. the 15-year-old is performing despite testing positive. for the ladies of team usa alysa

liu in igt-in and karen chen in 13th and mariah bell in 11th place. just a few hours ago i spoke with vincent zhou of palo alto out of quarantine after testing positive for covid over a week ago hemp was asymptomatic but had to withdraw from the men's individual competition. he said it was a really dark time and one he will try to block out moving forward. >> how is your mental health right now? >> well, i tend, to you know, keep a level head and stay grounded. i'm pretty good at seeing different perspectives. i think i'm doing okay. it's -- it will be impossible for me to feel great about what happened here, but i think there's still plenty to be

thankful for. >> on instagram, vincent wrote to his fans i'm extremely grateful for everyone's love and positivity. your support means the world to me. vincent trying to stay positive. he's been invited to perform in the exhibition figure skating gala taking place on sunday and he's going attend closing ceremonies, so he's really looking forward to that as well as the world figure skating championships next month, and he did nab silver, win silver in the team event over the first weekend of these olympic games, so we're wishing the best for him as he goes through this difficult time and we can't wait to see him skate on sunday. okay. let's tuck about what's next. we have a close-up of the medals. this is what the medals look like. they are composed of five rings and a center representing the unity of heaven and earth and the unity of people's hearts and it symbolizes the olympic spirit of bringing people from all over the world together. and somebody just got a bronze

medal tonight. one of those medals flow skater brittany bowe. she wins bronze and you know her. she was the flag bearer in the opening ceremonies and also gave up her spot, if you remember, to erin jackson, one of her closest friends for the 500 meter speed skating event. she knows erin was the best in the world because you saw it live here earlier this week. erin jackson won gold in the 500 meter. brittany still has the 1,500 meter to compete in. >> those are pretty impressive medals. >> they are heavy. >> they are. >> i want one. >> you better start practices. >> if you're keeping track of team usa's overall medal count. we'll reveal the count now as the music plays. >> be sure to look away from the screen if you don't want to see the count. once the music stops, turn bark around.

>> all right. 5:05 for you this morning. happening today, former vice president mike pence set to make a bay-area appearance. he's stopping at stanford for an event organized by stanford republicans. kris sanchez is live on campus this morning. this and other recent events making people wonder if pence is gearing up for a presidential run. >> reporter: yeah, but today stanford is gearing up for that visit by vice president mike pence and the university preparing for possible protests because the event has a pretty provocative title called how to save america from the woke left, so this is what we saw outside the venue here on the stanford campus. pens's visit was organized by campus republicans, and it's the former veep's third campus tour stop across the country. our political analyst larry gersten thinks that pence might be laying the groundwork for a

potential 2024 run and might try to establish himself as the true conservative even if donald trump runs again. >> going to all these campuses is his attempt to build his own base of very conservative evangelical republicans and there are a lot out there. it's a good place to start. >> having people like mike pence and scott walker and ben shapiro come to this campus gives student an opportunity to hear about important issues with a different perspective, whether they agree with him or don't. >> reporter: the event which was flow for students and a limited number of people from the public is now sold out, so anyone who doesn't already have a ticket will not be able to get in. pence is expected to speak for 40 minutes and then he's pected to answer questions for about another 20. at stanford, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. now to developments in the russia-ukraine border. despite russia assuring the world its troops are pulling back, u.s. intelligence sees no

signs of that, and the white house is still in overdrive trying to bring about a diplomatic solution. "today in the bay's "brie jackson live in washington this morning. brie, this situation, of course, has the attention of world leaders everywhere. >> reporter: good morning, laura. absolutely. the russia-ukraine crisis is likely to be a major topic of conversation at the u.n. security cans, an animal meeting on the minsk agreement which helps end fighting between russian-backed separatists and ukranian troops but implementation has stalled. this comes as ukranian and russian forces say each have fired across the cease-fire line in eastern ukraine. ukraine's military says russian's military fired shells at a building hitting a kindergarten. the military said there were no injuries. video released by joint forces operation press service showed a pile of bricks inside the

kindergarten room, holes in a wall and a shell crater in the ground outside the kindergarten. as tensions rise, the biden administration says russia is adding thousands of troops at its borders. russia released video claiming the forces were rulg back but u.s. and nato allies now say those are false claims. russia has added as many as 7,000 troops to the estimated 150,000 stationed near ukraine owes border further facing fears of an invasion. >> we're at a window where it can start any time and our concern has only increased in recent days. >> reporter: world leaders say they are in an all-out push for diplomacy, but u.s. officials also sending a clear message to americans in the region leave now. vice president harris and secretary of state blinken will be in europe for the security conference or headed to europe for the security conference

where this is going to be a major topic. back to you. >> all right. brie, thank you. 5:09 this morning. digging deep near a ripple effect from the drought. the state department of water resources release new findings on a gradual sinking of land which commonly occurs in groundwater pumping. water pumping rates are more common in drought conditions. the new interactive data in the maps showing some of the areas where the land is sinking most and it's happening most frequently in the central valley. in some cases the land levels last year sank as much as one foot. at the same time, overall rates were lower than previous recent drought years. >> take a live look at downtown san jose inching closer to the weekend. get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> yeah. we're waking up so some milder temperatures in spots. we were just talking about how dry it's been. let's get a quick update on our water year as we've seen the numbers really start to slip

into a deficit, even after that great start to the water year we had. right now we're seeing water levels going below where we normally are at this point in february as this stretch of dry weather conditions, and we're seeing our temperatures right now in the upper 40s and low 50s except for the south county where the temperatures are much cooler this morning to start, but it will be a warmer day. take a look at our temperature trend in pleasant hill. as we're getting started temperatures in the mid-40s, and we'll be in the low to mid-60s by lunchtime. we'll be watching that. mike, what are you watching for morning commute? >> a couple of notes. right now we're watching overall centers on the roadways and you're seeing the green that dominates. that's great. we'll take you over to the east bay though, and we're looking at a little build out of the altamont, to be expected and a slowing for 84 as most folks trickle down towards pleasanton. kari talked about pleasant hill,

pleasanton, followed up by a deadly crash over here. investigation will be closed at stop ridge and that's a pretty busy intersection with a number of restaurants and shops and do watch that starting at 7:00 a.m., northbound will be closed at stoneridge. back to you. >> innings that, mike. 5:11 right now. frightening discovery for a couple in the east bay. ew. >> i was frankly terrified because i'm really scared of snakes. >> a lot of us are. >> and at 5:25 on "today in the bay," a new warning being issued by park rangers. >> a san francisco ceo has a lot of employees in ukraine and tells them to be ready to go anytime. an interview with him coming up next. plus, wordle is taking the world by storm. >> guess it's not taking me by storm. >> some changes of scenery real makes all the difference in the world. why in this case some believe it's spelling out new frustrations for users. stay with us, and we'll talk

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good thursday morning. right now at 5:15. let's take a look at our high temperatures this afternoon. this will help warm you up and get you out of bed and moving. it's going to be another beautiful day. we're headed for the upper 60s and low 70s. take a look at your microclimate. we'll also see this weather continue into tomorrow, but we'll talk about more changes ahead in our forecast coming up.

>> we're looking at a nice drive. live look at oakland. head london knights out of oakland and down past the coliseum. no slowing just yet for part of the "nimitz." that's where i'll talk about possible slowing coming up. >> happy thursday to you. we get first time jobless claims data here in 15 minutes. new york city's new mayor eric adams told the ceos of big companies in his city it is time to bring your workers back to the office. adams says the health of the big apple's economy depends on it. right now only 28% of the people who have offices in manhattan actually go to their offices in manhattan. more pressure from the fed or for the fed to get moving on interest rates this morning. we expect the federal open markets committee will raise rate as much as half a percent as their next meeting next month, but editorial board at "the wall street journal" says raise rates right now, at least a quarter point today, another

quarter point in march and this is big. the department of education says it will forgive federal student loans for people who went to devry because they did not live up to students' expectations. the department of education have foregiven loans to for-profit schools that have closed down. student loan forgiveness came to a halt when was in charge and now it's back on track. a video website called just answer is where you can any question solved by an expert from something medical to why your dish washer is making a funny noise. i bring it up because the headquarters are in san francisco and the back end develop remembers almost entirely in ukraine. we're talked before about how ukraine is a great place to hire tech workers, at least under normal circumstances. now ceos here in america have to figure out how to protect their

workers from invasion. not normally something that you worry about in business. pictures here of just answer ceo and some of his ukranian employees as they toured around kyiv. i spoke to andy about his plans to protect the workers. he says they have evacuation plans in place, and he's on the phone with them all the time >> remember russia was going to invade at 1:00 a.m. last night. can you imagine the stress of that as a lot of people stayed up until 1 ak-. to see what happens. guess what happened. georgia's internet went down at 1:00 a.m. is that part of -- does that mean that something big just happened or what, and it turned out it was the internet, so it's living on the edge like that constantly. it's awful. and that's how we all are right now. >> can you imagine that. that's not something that they cover in business school is evacuation plans for your company. now they did live through two different revolutions in

ukraine, so it is -- you know, it's -- it's not as full invasion but they have some experience with violence in kyiv. >> a lot of people living on edge. >> for sure. >> thanks. switching gears here. a lot of people talking about wordle these days, and a lot of fans of the new game are wondering what's going on. >> i didn't really know how to say it, but do you know how to play it? >> oh, yeah, oh, yeah. >> i don't play it all the time. don't always have the time. >> a lot of people are playing it. a recent change in ownership really leads to some believers that the game is suddenly more difficult. to some the puzzles seem more complex but "the times" says the words in place and selected long before the ink ever dried on that deal. >> the only thing we've actually done is actually make it a little easier. we've removed a couple of words so far that we felt were a little obscure and that's going

to be a process for us. >> s.a.t. words? >> that's interesting. >> watch the full interview this morning that's coming up for you later on the "today" show which starts at 7:00. that's right after "today in the bay." >> it's a little challenge every day, a little brain tees. >> i'll try that. >> there you have it e. the word of the day, any sunshine? i guess it would be sunny for wordle. >> yeah, lots of it. yeah. we're going to continue to see the sunshine in the income. it's so dry and our temperatures are a little bit warmer. as you're headed out it's in the low 50s and we'll see the temperatures going from mild to nice and comfortable as we go into the rest of today with all that have sunshine. let's go to the south bay. we're going to see our temperature back to where we were yesterday. cupertino up to 69 degrees and upper 60s, even some low 70s in spots. we'll see a high of 71 in antioch and 68 in freements, and as you're looking at that seven-day forecast at the bottom

of the screen we'll have a few more days of temperatures like this with san matteo reaching 65 degrees, 65 also in the mission district and the north bay temperatures reaching 71 in santa rosa and 71 in ukiah. as we look into this forecast. we're looking ahead to see if there's any reason. see all of the yellow shadings of the day thapdcates dry weather and this is definitely a record of the mid-winter dry spell. 41 and counting, and we'll be seeing that drought monitor coming out later this morning as the sierra snowpack continues to shrink. we're at statewide average of 72% of normal as we had such a great start and it's really disheartening to see this now at only 72% of normal. we could see some changes but nothing really striking here. there could be a couple of moves at the end that could bring light snow at the sierras and not seeing any strong storms even as we head towards the end

of the month. we're definitely have cooldowns so if you're thinking of planting something, hold off because we could still have more freezes, and our temperatures for our inland areas will be in the low 70s for the next few days, and then we'll dip back into the 60s. take a look at next week. that's when we can start our morning with below freezing temperatures by next wednesday and highs only reaching into the upper 50s. mike. you have an important note for the south bay commute? >> i do. let's check the overall community. the north bay, everything moving slowly with green sensors. having seen that kick in just yet. altamont pass typical slowing out of the altamont pass itself. clear by livermore and pleasanton. pleasant and 17 and the note is we did learn about the extended closure and repair work up towards hamilton so you will have lanes closed up until 7:00 a.m. which could mean a drive coming off 85 right here heading

up into campbell. watch that. shy of 280. back to you. >> mike. >> coming next for you this morning on "today in the bay." >> coffee. >> coffee is coming up, too. >> his power bill is a shock because solar panels aren't revving up. will the solar company pay for the extra juice? i'm investigative reporter chris chmura coming up next. okay, it's go time. team usa on the largest gig-speed network. which means this mega fan never misses a second.

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it's 5:25 right now. a south bay's man's solar panels were coming up short so he asked for our help. >> our investigative reporter chris chmura shows us how he stepped in. >> daniel from san jose says his solar panels weren't running as promised and his power bills went up. they installed a new inverter which brought the panels back to speed. daniel asked for a credit to cover the month when his electric bill was higher but that was not approved so daniel asked us for help. we contacted sunrun. a week later it tell us it would reimburse daniel $1,063. it will continue to work closely with him to meet his energy needs. daniel sent us a nice note saying this would never have happened if it weren't for you. we would like to give some credit to daniel, too. he saved key documents and sent them to sunrun. that is important. we love to help, but before

calling us we encourage you to always give a company a chance first to make things right. if that doesn't pan out and a consumer issue is draining your energy, well, maybe we can give you a boost. go to nbcbayarea.com and click the responds option from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. >> thanks. >> an unexpected site in the east bay hills. two people walking on a trail spotted a full-grown python when they found it slithering in chabot park. a hiker was hiking with her partner and take a look at the picture. exports say it's a bald python and while it looked dangerous it's not. >> stay away. 5:27, coming up, top stories we're calling for you including homeowners on alert in an exclusive bay area neighborhoods. the string of break-insration concerns among police and the

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play out the plans for the endemic phase of covid in a matter of hours. how it may impact your way of life. >> plus, a north bay dry spell ends despite weeks with rape. the end of some restrictions for water customers but not all. what customers will need to know to avoid a fine. >> and this temperature roller coaster continues, but now we're up, but another big drop is coming. this as we down the days of this dry weather and when we can put an end to it. the update in the microclimate forecast. this is "today in the bay." >> good thursday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. if you've got a smart tv stream all the as on roku, amazon fire and roku tv. we also stream online. >> is california turning the page on covid? later today governor newsom is

expected to announce his new plan to transition from the pandemic to the endemic phase. >> "today in the bay" bob redell live. what coined of details do we know so far? >> good morning to you, marcus and lawyer a. at a news conference later this afternoon in southern california geraldine ferraro newsom will outline the plan for the state of california how we move forward with the drives as we mentioned as it becomes endemic. something that we deal with on a regular basis. the governor says, quote, we cannot predict the future so we have to remain flexible and adaptable as we prepare for it. in an exclusive interview he told our damian trujillo they will spot new surges and virus variants and will continue an emphasis on vaccination and booster shots as well as a plan for public schools. ucsf infectious downexpert dr. gandhi says california is ready to treat california as endemic with a 73% vaccination rate and truckloads of

game-changing therapeutics now arriving at hospitals. >> many countries have just dropped the mask mandates and vaccine mandates and passports and others are sticking with it so i don't know what california will do. once we get enough immunity we'll manage this as other respiratory pathogens. >> you'll recall yesterday the state lifted its indoor mask mandate for those who are vaccinated. all the bay-area counties except santa clara county is following the guidance in lifting the mandates. dr. gandhi cautions, however, that we could go back to stricter masking requirements if there's a more virulent variant that strains hospital capacity. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right, bob. thank you. >> 5:33 and developing in san francisco police chief bill scott committed to working with district attorney buoyed i'm.

this is to reach an agreement on handling use of force cases. that's what he told the police commission last night. the pair have been at odds since the recent use of force trial. they are now among those insisting. got addressed with a recent investigation and they erased it from a victim's race kit. >> this should never happen again. >> we must never create disincentives for crime victims that may prevent them or dissuade them from cooperating with the recent investigation. >> he says that his department is still investigating what happened but it appears two different dna databases were used and a database that included crime victims' dna. new this morning, appleton list are alerting homeowners with a streak of recent

break-ins and thieves at least targeted eight homes. cierra johnson believes that this could be part of an international crime ring. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, marcus. two bay-area police departments are warning folks that their homes could be the target of a south american gang who arebergrizing homes throughout the state of california. now the atherton police department will hold a virtual meeting to talk about what they have uncovered and what folks can do to protect their home this. meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will be virtual. at that time the agency will not only discuss their continued coordination with the fbi on the chilean gangs but also other partnerships like the coordination with the northern california regional intelligence center, known as the nc ri c on tracking of information of organized burglar rings as pell as a partnership with the san mateo police association and trying to use existing task forces for burglary suppression.

according to atherton police department, of the eight burglaries last month apd suspect six were committed by gang members operating out of the l.a. areas. of the 28 burglaries that occurred last year, six have will be linked to the chilean gang members so what can community members do to protect themselves? the atherton police department urging all home owners to keep your doors, windows and gates lock. keep your lights on and install light timers and leave the tv or radio on if you're going out of town. also, they want you to install exterior lighting. other advice. keep valuables well hidden and consider using a safe bolted to the floor or wall and also keep valuables out of your car and lock your car. also smart to install an alarm system and security cameras. now hillsboro's police captain also recently told nbc bay area that the same gangs are targeting that area so a lot to keep track of, again, that virtual meeting tonight takes

place at 6:00 p.m. we will have that log-in information on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we're live in atherton. >> a reminder wherever you live lock the windows and doors. thanks, cierra. despite the dry spell some hopeful signs. marin county is allowing people to use sprinkler and drip systems two times per week in the evening or early morning hours. the early season rains helped fill some local reservoirs. other restrictions will remain in place including a ban on filling swimming pools and at-home car washing. also a ban on landscape installations for new customers. the ban went into effect december 1st. new this morning, a helpful tip for you this sum fer your vacation plans involve a trip to yosemite. the park bringing back its visitor reservation policy which it first launched when the pandemic started but let's talk

about this here. the park will be limited to a 70% capacity. day-ice passes will go okay on sale march 23rd and vacations for camping and lodging will be available starting may 25th. >> take a live look at san francisco skyline on this thursday morning. we're inching closer to the weekend. let's check the forecast with it with meteorologist kari hall. >> yeah. looking forward to making some summer plans to go to yosemite and let's go to tahoe this weekend and i'm going to show you a tahoe report for palisade. it's going to be another night when a lot of sunshine. take a look at how warm these temperatures are reaching into the low 40s but the morning temperatures will dip into the low teens and we still have 96 inches of snow in the mountains. everything is groomed and red to go for you for the weekend. if you're going to be staying around the bay area. you might want to head to san francisco. chinatown will have the lunar new year celebration and the

parade as well as the fireworks. it starts at 5:15 on saturday afternoon, and we're going to have some nice conditions for it. i don't know if the weather can get any better. they will have some low 60s and then it does cool down quickly into the evening. if your weekend plans take you to the beach. check out santa cruz. we're going to see temperatures in the mid to upper 60s for friday into saturday and just ahead. the temperature will be dropping on sunday so it will be much cooler and windy so we'll see only a high of 60 degrees. we do have a nice weekend ahead. still more changes and we will talk more about that in the drought monitor coming up. mike, you're starting with a look at the north bay. >> we're starting with our cameras at san rafael. looking at now in the north bay and also stick around for a look ahead towards the south bay in just a second. looking at the driving across the bridges. golden gate bridge, antioch bridges moving slowly an toward the east bay and contra costa county. a little slowing across the mid span of the bay bridge. little slowing out of altamont

and growing and pushing over towards livermore and no surprises for the tri-valley or even for the 101 right other in san jose. typical slowing just north of 680. the san jose sharks play. that's one note but do note if you're heading there on vta, put this on social media. this is your look ahead. there will be track closures so that will mean a short section and they will have buses in place that will affect your timing and i post it had on facebook and instagram and even on twitter links to the new schedules and changes that are in efebruary and the overall project in case you're curious. that's how you move ahead through the areas without minimal delay. >> and we love it. >> thanks, mike. >> 5:43 this morning, cracking down on the unruly airline passengers. next here on "today in the bay" a new effort to create a no-fly list and the pushback it's

creating. >> an imminent invasion in ukraine. we'll bring you the very latest. >> this image from tahoe. the bear responsible for dozens of break-ins and the new steps trying to take to try to stop it. >> and new news for you disney fans. you may soon be able to own your own personal house of the house. a look at this magical new community taking place in california and sure to extend elsewhere. we'll be right back.

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weathertech. >> the time is 5:43. on this murs morning we're waking up waking up to temperatures in a cool spot. with all of this sunshine it will be another beautiful day. we're heed for the low 70s in spots. we'll talk about that and a cooldown in our forecast coming up. >> check this out. found a reason for the exblowing mid-span, called a slow roller. someone kind of limping off the freeway right now, the freeway being i-80. the bay bridge, the metering lights not turned on on the bay bridge. volume starting to build. we'll keep track it for you. >> breaking this morning, we just got a notification that secretary of state blinken will announce a russian invasion of ukraine is imminent.

>> the very latest on what the white house is saying. >> the latest is the u.s. ambassador to the united nations just told us she's spoken with the secretary of state and asked him to come to the united nations to say, and i'm going to quote here. the evidence on the ground is that russia is moving towards an imminent invasion. this is a crucial moment, close quote. blinken will divert from his scheduled trip to munich where he and the vice president were to meet with european leaders. the u.s. has consistently said russia's claims that it's withdrawing troops is false. in fact the u.s. says russia added about 7,000 more troops to the theater. russia insists that this is not true and sends out video like this of tanks on train cars. russia says it's moving those tanks away from the front line, but, of course, we don't know when this video was taken, where the video was taken or what direction that train is going. in the south of ukraine,

ukranian forces and russian separatists accuse each other of violating a cease-fire this morning. remember, ukraine faces a potential invasion and in the south in crimea, donbas, it's been invaded by what it called the little green men, soldiers in uniform with no patches, russians and this morning russians shelled a kindergarten building. no one was hurt and the white house warns anything real or imagined could set off a broader war. >> we near a window where we believe an attack could come at any time, and that would be preceded by what the russians use as a text. we've seen these it can takes used in the past. >> nato ministers met yesterday gathering together unified or as much as you can during a pandemic backing up the united states claim that russia is not withdrawing their troops. the defense secretary was there. video just not newsroom there of vice president kamala harris leaving for mining for the

munich security council conference. this was already scheduled. she will meet up with the secretary of state blinken there. i'm going to presume blinken's speech to the united nations will be carried live on nbc. i don't know that yet. this is coming together very quickly. we will keep you updated. we have absolute up tot minute information on social media as well as everything changes so quickly and, of course, on twitter follow me @scottmcgrew. >> tricky subject, unruly airline passengers. airlines say federal mask mandates on commercial flights, the number of unruly flights soaring. they are calling for a new no-fly list, but not everyone agrees. republican lawmakers argue personal freedoms are at stake. flight attendants, meantime, believe something has to be done. >> we need to be very clear with people what the rules are, why they are in place and what the consequences are if you violate

them. >> you can see the whole story this morning on the "today" show at 7:00 a.m. following "today in the bay." >> a massive bear causing major headaches for theme tahoe. that is 500-pouncer responsible for more than 150 calls to police and wildlife over the past several months. this is all because of break-ins in several of the homes near the south shore. sometimes people are still inside their homes. wildlife workers are really trying to trap the bear. if it is captured that bear is set to be euthanized because it's become too dependent on humans. one activist group is paying to relocate the animal and right now no sanctuary wants to take it in. >> so hard to feed the bears. >> mouse house taking on a whole new meaning. >> how does the idea of a mouse house sound? check this out. disney dipping into the real estate business so here's a new handout video. this is showing the concept for its first ever planned residential community. >> a lot more than a mouse house. >> is it? >> a new old mouse house.

it's going to be down in southern california at rancho mirage. it will include distinctively designed private homes, entertainment, shopping, dining and so far there's no timetable when the construction might begin or how much it's going to cost. >> right. they are saying -- it doesn't have the disney theme to it as all, just a community. >> yeah, but, you know. >> out in the desert. >> for people who love disney or cheese. >> or cheese for mickey mouse. speaking of -- well, we're talking about that drought, kari. >> yeah. just got the update on the drought monto, and i'm really surprised to see that it didn't change, so as we take a lock across the reg orange the state of california still mostly in a severe drought and we're going to see that most likely continue as our stretch of dry weather

continues as we get a klotter look at the bay area. the orange shading shows the severe drought and we're seen now 41 days without rain and as we take a look at our rainfall deficits and surplus, we're still at a surplus in some spots and then we've also seen the numbers really dip in spots like santa rosa and san jose and below our normal amount and when you take a look at oakland we still have a surplus of over 3 inches of rainfall and san francisco still in a surplus of about an inch and a half, so we'll see those numbers going down as we continue with not a drop of rain in the forecast in the near term. it's also been more than well normal, above normal as we take a look at the temperatures reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s for today. here's a look at what's going on across the region. la nina, typical conditions where the storm track is way up there and missing the bay area, but there are some storms out

there, and we may be starting to see the high pressure move out of the way and a change in the overall weather pattern, but the lows coming in have been mainly farther inland which tend to be dryer, and that's what we saw with the light snow that fell over the sierra just a couple of days ago and that may happen again as colder air comes in for early next week. temperatures are warm for today, tomorrow as well as saturday and then sundays when we get the next system coming in that's going to bring down the temperatures and before you plant anything, wait until we get at least through next week because it locks like we could have some more freezing temperatures by early wednesday morning into thursday with the highs only reaching into the upper 50s. my, you were tracking a slowdown on the bay bridge. >> a slowdown because of a slow roller. a car moving very slowly but still moving over towards the fremont exit over on the san francisco side. we see better movement now towards treasure island. comes up the in"dateline" and around the bend and you see it

there. you see the colleague, starting to recover and just orange sensors and improving as we move towards yellow and then green. green really at the limit approaching the bay bridge with no metering lights but they maybe turned on any second and with the slowdown more likely. no slowing across the north bay but a little for highway 37. the rest of the bay moves very nicely. a little blip for san jose typical. >> a north bay city was just given money from the state to help those struggling in the bay. napa was awarded more than $18 million to buy and convert a motel into 54 permanent homes for the unhoused as part of a project home key and initiative launched by governor newsom to help the state's homeless crisis. the state has award more than $1 billion as part of the program. >> 5:52 right now. protecting mother nature one chore at a time. >> still ahead.

meteorologist vianey has a report on helping the cleaning and pride celebrations return in person and at 6:00 mike pence in the bay area today. details on the former vice president's visit and reading the tea leaves on a possible 2024 presidential run. a lot more news ahead. 5:52. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." turning to our climate in crisis. that daily chore of doing laundry can really take a toll on our environment. meteorologist vina arana has a look at how to help change the planet. >> reporter: it's laundry day. my favorite thing to do is go to bed with fresh clean sheets, and among the things that i use to make them smell nice are dryer sheets. but here has the problem with those single-use sheets. they are typically made of a polyester show the that's been covered in fabric sovereigntier and other chemicals that smell good. according to the environmental website called eco-watch the chemicals rub off on to a slimy layer that has the effect of making your clothes feel softer. those chemicals can irritate your skin. in the only that but we're throwing them away after each loved laundry and every time we

toss one we're increasing our carbon footprint and get this, they don't actually do anything to clean our clothes. >> hey, vianey, it's time for your climate hack. so what can you do to get rid of the static, a great alternate are the dryer wool balls. use them over and over again and some brands even claim to last for thousand of loads. plus, they are known to cut down on drying time as well and if you're worried about missing that great scent, a great option is to take up of your favorite essential oils for a couple of drops on the wool ball and one them with your dryer. here's the payoff. real simple reports using dryer balls with cut energy use by 25%. that's cutting down your carbon footprint, quite a bit, but each ball lasts for 1,000 load and you're doing one load, that's 1,000 less dryer sheets being thrown out. if everybody in the city of walnut creek used one dryer ball we'd avoid 70 million dryer sheets. >> i'm definitely going to do

that. all right. we have more stories like this. visit us online an nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate in crisis tabs. marcus and laura. >> thanks so much. 5:57 right now. happening now. santa cruz deputies finding a missing 19-year-old man. the 19-year-old was last seen february 7th and he's not contacted family and investigators say it's out of the ordinary. anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's department. >> new this morning, the number of american adults identifying at lbgtq is more than 7%. this is for the first time. double what it was in 2012 when gallup first started polling people. young people are driving the increase with 21% of gen-z and 10% of millenials now checking the boxes. >> san francisco's pride festival is returning full force this year. after going virtual for the past two years. when it returns the weekend of

june 26th the theme will be love will keep us together. here's video from 2019, and it's always one of the largest gatherings of lgbtq people an supporters in the nation. organizers have not yet announced what kind of health precautions will be in place this year. >> as of today, disneyland visitors won't have to wear a mask. they are now optional for fully vaccinated visitors. those who are not fully vaccinated will still need to wear masks indoors. all policies apply to disney world in orlando as well. well, quickly approaching 6:00 for you this morning. breaking news out of russia near the russia-ukraine border. >> the united nations now saying an invasion is imminent. >> we're live in washington with the latest. >> mike pence making a stop in the bay area. some wondering if it's a dry run

and a possible bid for president. the groundwork the experts believe the former vp may be trying to set for 2024. >> and i'm janelle wang live in beijing. ladies figure skating just wrapped up seconds ago. we have the final result. this is "today in the bay." and a good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. >> if you're on go the stream on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> first we want to take a live look outside for you this morning at walnut creek. just got at drought update. meteorologist kari hall here with that. how is it looking for us? >> it's still extremely dry out there, and so we didn't see a change in the drought monitor. we're going on day 41 and counting without any rain, but we didn't see any change to our drought monitor with now 66% of

california still in that severe drought. here in the bay area