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good friday morning to you. thanks so much for starting your early day with us. 4:30 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. as you're brewing coffee, making tea or drinking water, you can always find us here on television. we're also live streaming on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. let's get you started this morning with a look at the commute and forecast. going to get to mike in just a bit. kari, how are we starting out this morning? >> it's nice and clear and cool temperatures back with us. take a live look in dublin right now. if this is on your way to work, it looks great as of now. temperatures in the low 40s and we are seeing clear visibility. no issues with fog this morning. as we go into today, we'll see temperatures headed back to what we had yesterday, low to mid-60s at lunchtime and then eventually heading into the upper 60s in a few spots, reaching 70 degrees later on today. we're going to see another repeat before a major change comes our way.

we're going to talk about that in a few minutes. mike, you're tracking the tracks. >> i am. early riders, ace train number 1 was held up for a period of time because of a trackside fire in vallejo. it's on the move again, just under 20 minutes late. that will be ace train number 1 on the move again after a trackside and roadside fire. a smooth drive across the bridges into the contra costa county drive. it's too early for slowing. we do have a little bit of volume increase here for 580 out of the altamont but no slowing or for the rest of the map. back to you. 4:32, happening today, a special meeting is set to get under way in oakland regarding the controversial school closures within the district. last week the board made the decision to close seven schools by the end of next year and merge others. according to meeting documents, district officials today might reconsider the timeline of closing community day school and

la escuelita school. students have been participating in an 18-day hunger strike will also attend tonight's meeting. they'll hold a news conference to talk about possibly ending the strike. in oakland, the city council is certifying the environmental impact report for the howard terminal ballpark. other votes needed to build the ballpark and move forward, like the development agreement. the a's want to put the ballpark near the square. it includes room for housing, offices and retail space. as the governor looks to transition the state into an endemic, one local health expert is saying don't take this as a sign of covid-19 going anywhere any time soon. i had a good conversation with stanford infectious disease expert to talk about concerns moving forward. >> so i'll give you an example.

when i worked on the massachusetts state response in 2020, when our test positivity rate was below settled out a little bit, and when things reopened we didn't see a big uptick in cases thereafter for a while. in california it was closer to 6%, so we're still way above that and we're starting to reopen. the state still strongly recommends wearing good masks in indoor, crowded settings and they are focusing on people who are fully vaccinated. but we know that fully vaccinated at this point really means you're also boosted and we have a long way to go there. beyond that, we can't really be sure who is and isn't vaccinated. it could be that people who are vaccinated may still continue to be careful and wear masks and people who are not vaccinated, and remember we're still seeing cases come into the hospital and still getting sick from omicron, may be the ones more likely to, you know, go back to normal, not wear a mask and may get sick. i'm a little concerned about that.

>> i heard some people saying if i get it, the virus, i'll be over it soon. but you're saying absolutely not because you don't know the side effects. we are seeing now 73% of people are immune to the omicron variant because they've already had the virus. that could rise to 80% by next month. how likely is it in your opinion for us to see another damaging variant come into play here in the bay area or across the country? >> there's no guarantee the immunity from omicron is going to hold up, how long it will hold up and what it means for future variants. you know, we had delta and people thought the same thing. we have widespread infections, things are going to go to back to normal. people have called for the end of the pandemic four or five times now. we can't make predictions. if you have a new variant, a lot of people will get sick. omicron disrupted society. this is why a lot of us are calling for safer workplaces, better ventilation, make sure you have masks handy. i would not toss your n95 mask.

we don't know what's coming next, what variant, when, where. i'm going to keep those handy. >> dr. karan, i appreciate your time. we spoke about a variety of different subjects, including his feelings about santa clarita county keeping its mask mandate in place and whether getting the vaccine will help for future variants. you can watch the full interview on your nbc bay area streaming app. download it now. you can find the story under the must-see playlist. developing, an investigation into a deadly officer-involved shooting in the east bay. it happened in pleasanton. a man was fatally shot by police at the galloway apartments. >> a woman called 911 to report a domestic violence incident. when officers arrived, a man refused to come out. a few hours later he finally exited the apartment with a knife. two officers opened fire, killing the man. his identity has not been

released. 4:36 right now. service dog stolen. still ahead on "today in the bay," the way the suspect took the pet and the plea is owner is making this morning. >> plus, the increase price you'll now have to pay for your annual prime membership. >> and as you're heading out the door in the east bay, concord 43 degrees. it's going to be another chilly morning, but a beautiful afternoon. we'll talk about more changes in our weekend forecast coming up. >> the change in the last few minutes, cones are gone from the northbound side of the bridge. not a lot of movement, because traffic is so light, friday before the holiday. we'll talk about the commute. you're watching "today in the bay."

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happy friday. right now at 4:39, we're waking up to temperatures, some of us, in the upper 30s right now. bundle up for the start of this day. we'll get sunshine and quickly warming temperatures as we head to near 70 this afternoon. we'll talk about all of this and a big cooldown coming up. >> traffic is so light. folks are going near 70. the speed limit is 65. this is oakland. the nimitz freeway moving smoothly. let's check in with silvana.

good morning. i'm silvana henao from cnbc. wall street is set to open higher after stocks fell sharply yesterday after worries about the situation with russia and ukraine. some federal reserve officials warned yesterday they may need to take more aggressive action to get inflation under control. the dow falling more than 600 points. biggest decline since the end of november. s&p 500 dropping more than 2%, breaking a two-day winning streak. the nasdaq tumbled nearly 3%. the markets are on track for their second straight negative week. snapchat will roll out a much-requested feature next week. the ability to change your user name. you'll be able to switch your handle without having to set up a new account or start all over again with your friend list, memories, snap score and so on. however, you'll only be able to change your name once a year. snapchat says people grow and change over time and many probably don't want to be stuck

with a bad user name they came up with when they were a teen or young adult. and here is a friendly reminder. amazon fire is raising prices for new customers starting today. it's the first increase for the service in four years. the annual fee is going from $119 to $139 or $14.99 a month. the cost of the prime membership will also go up per month. you'll see the price hikes on march 26th. >> they're making more money. >> everything is going up. >> that's right. we'll keep getting those boxes, no doubt. >> thank you, silvana. a desperate call for help. still ahead on "today in the bay," what we're learning about the family that died while hiking in mariposa county. ahead, what the couple attempted to do before tragically passing

away. >> and as we're making plans for the weekend, maybe you want to head to the coast, it will be a cool day along the coastline in spots like pacifica and we'll see a big dip in temperatures. this will actually be considered warm in a few days. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. >> the bay bridge toll plaza, toll planes are fine. it looks like somebody is getting towed. we'll check the rest of the drive coming up.

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4:45 this morning. clear your throats, because we're getting started with the day. a live look in downtown san jose as we get started. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the forecast for the weekend. let the fun begin. >> right now. >> are you a little excited about the weekend? >> why not? >> i'm kidding. we're going to have some great weather this weekend, although we do have changes coming our way. we take a look at this beautiful clear shot of the golden gate bridge. let's talk about what's going on out there and start with the south bay and our high temperatures for this afternoon. we'll head for the upper 60s today, and it's going to be light wind, sunshine and the seven-day forecast is coming up in the bottom of the screen. we'll take a look at where we're headed today. 65 in oakland, 68 degrees in spots like concord.

and we're going to see mid to upper 60s for the peninsula. half moon bay, up to about 60 degrees today. 64 for the mission district and downtown, and our north bay temperatures reaching into the upper 60s as well. we've had a few days of this kind of weather and it's still been very dry. we'll take a look at the regional view of what's happening on the satellite. once again, still pretty quiet out there. we do have changes coming our way. there's going to be another low dropping in. this is going to bring in possibly some light snow for the sierra. it doesn't look like it brings us rain, but it will bring a big drop in temperatures next week. take a look at next weekend. we do see the possibility of some rain coming in. now, heads-up, this is still more than a week out and we've seen this before. so we'll see if this can actually pan out to bring us some rain before we wrap up this month. but it will definitely be cooler and we are going to see these changes coming after sunday, with a drop in temperatures as

our highs will only reach into the mid-50s in livermore. and it's going to be very chilly for the middle of next week. but the good news is that it doesn't last long. we'll see temperatures rebounding as we go toward the end of next week. take a look at the seven-day forecast. we'll be digging out the sweaters next week. we may even be talking about freezing temperatures in the early morning hours, with everything budding and blooming and sprouting right now, yeah, another freeze is headed our way. and maybe a long weekend for you if you have presidents' day off. expect temperatures on monday to reach into the low 60s. and for san francisco we're going to have a mild weekend, but it's going to be windy on monday when those temperatures drop. and, mike, you were predicting a pretty light commute before the extended weekend. >> it's a three-day weekend for some. others get the whole week off, some schools. we're looking at light traffic today.

right now, south bay along the peninsula, look at this up there, the altamont pass, very little slowing. a blip or two getting into livermore. saturday we will have some changes and some delays in the city. it's the return of the chinese new year parade. haven't had that for a bit. it's only on market street for a short bit and then curves around and goes on post and stockton and heading toward jackson. the bonus, muni says they're giving free rides starting at 5:00 a.m. on saturday through 5:00 a.m. on monday and that includes cable cars for folks coming into the city going to festivities. they're trying to reward folks for coming into the city. throughout the north bay, no delays or problems right now. lighter drive. back to you. >> thank you. it's 4:49, and happening now, el cerrito police begging for help to find this missing woman from los angeles. she went missing on valentine's

day while visiting her dad. her sister says she went for a walk a few blocks from the b.a.r.t. station but never came back. they also say she doesn't know her way around the area. >> there was an apparent spotting of her in oakland on monday, but there's nothing else. everything else has run dry and she hasn't made any purchases or transactions or phone calls. >> anyone who knows where she is should call police. phone records show a bay area family that died while hiking in mariposa county tried to call and text for help. last year, the family were found dead on a trail in the sierra national forest. investigators say they were killed due to extreme heat. recently the fbi found photos from the phone, along with unsent calls and a text message asking for help. none of the texts or calls went

through due to limited cell phone service. this morning an alameda man is in the middle of a desperate search to find his best friend. someone broke into his parked car and walked away with his dog. jodi hernandez has more on the owner's plea for help. >> i get up in the morning and he's the one that wakes me up. he makes me laugh and licks on me. >> reporter: he's lost without his little dog coco. the disabled retire shipyard worker says he couldn't bring coco into his oakland doctor appointment, so he and his son left the dog in the car parked on broadway street with the windows rolled down tuesday afternoon. >> usually we take him to the doctor for us but the nurse asked us to leave the dog in the car, so we did. and someone stole him right out of the car. >> reporter: surveillance video shows a man opening the car door and taking the pomeranian mix. the dog napper is seen walking

down the sidewalk with the dog on a leash. >> we were dumbfounded when we got to the car. >> reporter: he and his son have been searching nonstop for coco ever since. they say coco has a skin condition and needs medication, and they desperately need their dog. >> we need him and he needs us. if i don't have him, i don't have a reason to be living, you know. >> reporter: in the east bay, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. making life-saving testing accessible. still ahead on "today in the bay," the steps one bay area county is making to help those disproportionately impacted by hiv. >> and happening now, one of san jose's largest homeless em campments is experiencing a rat infestation. the situation is happening near columbus park blocks away from downtown. many living there tell us that the infestation is due to the

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will briefly touch 70 degrees with a few clouds in the mix. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up. >> a smooth easy drive across the san mateo bridge. the taillights are going from hayward over toward the foster city side without disruption. we'll show you the bigger view of your commute coming up. remember what it was like before clickup? yeah, it was a toxic environment. 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! this is a much better way to work.

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including roku, amazon fire, apple tv. "today in the bay" also streams online. >> let's get you start wd the fork. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the friday forecast for us. >> yeah, starting out nice and cool, also clear, as we take a live look outside in walnut creek. we'll see temperatures in the low 40s for now and continuing until about 8:00. then we start to warm up. a lot of sunshine as we are going to see this weather pattern on repeat. still dry, warming up until above normal into the upper 60s for today. and it's also going to be a light wind as we head into tonight temperatures start to dip back down into the upper 30s and low 40s. so we are going to see more changes ahead. still not seeing much in the way of rain. we'll talk about all of that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. 5:00 right now, and controversial decisions