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

returning to the spotlight, a special meeting in oakland is set to get under way. cierra johnson joins us live. officials could make changes to the original closure timeline, i understand, of these schools. >> reporter: good morning, laura. yeah, that's exactly right. last week the board made the decision to close seven schools by the end of next year, next school year, and merge several others. today we're expected to learn that there could be some changes to the closure, the timeline of those closures. so as it stands right now, five schools will close at the end of the community day school and la escuelita elementary school are expected to close. but according to the documents for today's special meeting, the board is expected to re-evaluate when those last two schools close and possibly shift the closures to next school year. now, today's meeting comes after weeks of discussions, walkouts, even some hunger strikes.

nbc bay area has learned that two oakland students who were part of a larger group of students participating in a hunger strike against those closures, they're expected to end their 18-day hunger strike, as well as discuss the board's decision. so in addition, they'll hold a news conference this morning to talk about possibly ending that strike. so a lot to keep track of in regards to those school closures, the re-evaluation of the timeline, as well as those two oakland students. we're live, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. the world will remember. that's the warning u.s. secretary of state aimed at russian president vladimir putin as threats of an invasion grow. the biden administration now shifting diplomatic talks into high gear to try to prevent a war. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live on capitol hill. later today the president is expected to discuss rising tensions with other world leaders. >> reporter: i expected to

hold a call with major allies, including world leaders from canada, france, germany and nato. among other things, they'll discuss russia's military buildup, as well as efforts to pursue diplomacy. president biden says there is evidence russia is moving toward an imminent invasion. the administration also accusing russia of staging a false flag operation to justify going in. russia's ambassador to the u.n. says the accusations are baseless, but another warning sign, a rise in shelling along the front line. on thursday moscow expelled the senior diplomat from the embassy in russia. >> everything they are doing shows that they are prepared for an attack and that attack could happen any day. >> reporter: the u.s. is urging russia to come to the negotiating table, with hopes of preventing a war. secretary of state blinken plans

to travel to europe to meet with russia's foreign minister next week. that's as long as russia does not invade ukraine. marcus? >> brie jackson in washington this morning, thank you. as we told you yesterday morning on "today in the bay," former vice president mike pence was making a stop in the bay area. some actually wondered if it was a presidential campaign stop or a regular keynotelins invited him to the campus. left.heme early in his speech, pence took a swipe at democrats and bay area politics. >> this week in san francisco parents recalled three woke school board members who cared more about renaming schools than reopening them. >> before the speech, protesters who were against pence's visit gathered outside the auditorium. 5:04 on your friday morning. the winter games nearing an end.

we've got a live look at the olympic flame as we mark the final few days of competition. it was an extremely emotional and tearful night in prime time. >> "today in the bay's" janelle wang is live for us in beijing. i know you have more on the heartbreaking finale. that 15-year-old at the center of so much controversy. >> reporter: for sure. it was a difficult night to watch the olympics. so many emotions. it was a roller coaster. the winter olympics, most prestigious event, figure skating, had a dark cloud over it the entire time, filled in controversy, scandal, and just a heartbreaking ending. let's show it to you. the russian figure skater at the center of the doping scandal off the podium, coming in fourth. the 15-year-old, kamila valieva struggling during her ste colla tears, after a week of criticis. so difficult for a 15-year-old to handle. her teammate who won silver also

inconsolable at times, outraged and livid after the skate of her life with five kwauds in her program. she refused to go out to the podium at first. another figure skater, anna shcherbakova won gold. without her teammates there, she was sitting there by herself in what was supposed to be the happiest moment of her life. alyssa liu finished in seventh, mariah tell in tenth and karen chen in 15th. i spoke to the ladies one-on-one. for karen, she says the doping scandal affected her the most. >> it was very hard and quite frustrating, but also at the same time it's out of our control and we're just doing our best to adapt and enjoy the process. >> you don't know, you don't have your silver medal yet, or it could be gold. it's still up in the air? >> yes, it's still up in the air. >> any idea when that will be resolved? >> absolutely no idea.

>> reporter: karen won silver ten days ago, russia won gold, which could be stripped pending the outcome of the investigation. the ioc said today they did meet with team usa figure skaters about a medal ceremony but can't discuss specifics about what they spoke about. you can watch my full interview posted online at nbcbayarea.com. they also talk about their best moments off the ice, and it was just really endearing and just so cute to see and talk about the happy moments of these olympic games. they're also going to be on the "today" show. happening right now, competition going on at this hour. the two-woman bobsled, elana meyers taylor who won silver in the monobob, she's competing right now. the event wraps up tomorrow. just announced in the last 15 minutes, meyers-taylor will be the flag-bearer in the closing ceremony. as you remember, she was supposed to be the flag-bearer in the opening ceremony, but she was diagnosed with covid and had

to go in quarantine. so this is going to be such a wonderful moment for her and her husband, nick taylor, from hayward. so it will be a family affair at closing ceremony. >> it would be great to see them. so much emotion in these games. >> ups and downs. you know what? it's the olympics. thanks, janelle. so if you're keeping track of team usa's overall medal count, we have a spoiler alert. we are going to reveal the count now as the music plays. >> so look away from your screen, but come on back. we're going to play the music right now. ♪ now to a follow-up in oakland. city council are certifying the environmental impact report for the howard terminal ballpark. with the eir now approved, other votes and deals needed to build the ballpark can move forward, such as a development agreement. the a's want to put the ballpark

at howard terminal. the $12 billion plan includes room for housing, offices and retail space. 5:08, a live look in downtown san jose as we get started with this friday. meteorologist kari hall tracking temperatures for us. how is it looking this morning, kari? >> it looks great. it starts out chilly, but it's going to be a really nice weekend. we are looking at a live view of walnut creek where it's all clear. we haven't had any issues with fog lately and it's going to be in the low 40s as you're heading out. we'll see mostly sunny skies, a beautiful sunrise. we've had some really nice sunrises and sunsets the past few days. there will be a few more clouds in the mix which may add to more color in the sky and then our temperatures today reaching into the upper 60s for many of our inland areas and some mid-60s for san francisco and the peninsula. we're going to talk about a big cooldown in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. it seems like a friday light

commute. >> it might seem friday lighter because it's before a three-day weekend or perhaps a week off for some schools. we're looking at the peninsula, south bay, south county moving nicely. the altamont pass, very mild slowing, just now seeing a little blip here and there before you get to vasco, which is at the minimum coming down toward 580, about 17 or 18 minutes for that particular stretch. smooth drive north of there through contra costa county. highway 4, no delays through concord, and down the east shore freeway approaching the bay bridge, you're at the limit. >> thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," tesla under fire once again. still ahead, the complaints safety regulators are looking into involving the car's brakes and what owners need to know. >> and if that were the only thing tesla needed to worry about, that would be good. but there are so many more. plus -- ♪ ♪ you get a degree and take a

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temperatures right now at 40 degrees, and we'll see those temperatures starting to head up, reaching into the upper 50s at lunchtime, and reaching into the upper 60s later today. we better enjoy this warm weather, because it's going to be much cooler next week. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. >> today's forecast looks beautiful and so does this view of the bay bridge. look at that span. crystal clear and clear as the drive goes as well. there's a blip in the santa cruz mountains. we'll check on that for folks heading south coming up. >> happy friday to you. stocks had a very tough thursday yesterday, as investors worried about war in europe, including the artillery attack on a kindergarten by what we think were russian separatists. markets had their worst day of the entire year, the dow fell 622 points or nearly 2%. the nasdaq hardest hit, down nearly 3%. the national highway traffic safety administration says it's

investigating reports of phantom braking in teslas. the car's computers order a sudden slowdown or stop, having seen an obstacle that isn't really there. the government says 416,000 model 3 and ys may be affected. the head of tesla, elon musk, posted and then deleted a picture of adolph hitler on twitter thursday. musk was comparing canadian prime minister justin trudeau, who has ordered the ticketing and towing of semi trucks in ottawa to the german leader who supervised the murder of millions of people. the american jewish community has asked musk to apologize. this is the second time musk has posted a picture of hitler. it comes as the state of california has accused his company of rampant and breathtaking racism. california's fair employment and housing, the state equivalent of the eeoc, accuses tesla of separating black employees from white and that black employees

were given more physically demanding roles in the factory, while working with equipment scrawled with racist writing. tesla denies the charges. the key thing about this lawsuit for those of us who work in broadcast and we cannot verbalize the specific details of the lawsuit to you because of the language used. the lawsuit describing the experience some black employees allege goes beyond just the word you and i both can't say. there are other words and phrases in the legal document that cannot be broadcast. musk was in a new york city federal court on thursday facing off against the securities and exchange commission, which is accusing him of violating previous agreements not to tweet about the company's financials. this has nothing to do with the hitler tweet. musk accuses the sec of harassing him. the judge gave both sides two weeks to settle their arguments saying, quote, my call to action is for everyone to take a deep breath, but your reasonableness

pants on and work this out. i want to be a judge now because, marcus and laura, reasonableness pants, i didn't know you could say that in court. >> and he said it officially. you've got to get the gavel at the end. 5:16, a new whole foods market flagship store opening in san francisco. the company announced the location will open on march 10th. it will be located at the trinity place in the mid market neighborhood. the store will have a focus on local offerings, featuring more than 3,700 bay area products. it was designed and inspired by the city itself. legendry hip hop artist put on a special performance for npr's tiny desk concert series. >> this time the rapper is putting a spin on his hit.

>> all right, y'all. we're going to keep it moving. take you to the 1990s. ♪ >> he's been credited with being one of the pioneer rappers of west coast and bay area. he's continued to release music for the last five decades. >> taking it back to the '90s. >> it's so interesting when people say that, you're like the '90s, like my trainer who is 25, said, it was really nice to see some of the old-school rap music during the halftime show. i'm like old school? what are you talking about, old school? >> interesting. okay, so the temperatures are warming up this weekend. not quite the '90s. we've been out of our range lately, but not that high. >> yeah, we're going to throw it back to the '70s, how about that? we're going to do that today with our temperatures. it's going to start out cool, but then as we go into the rest

of the day, a lot of sunshine and we're right now at 45 degrees in san jose. we are going to see a few more clouds in the mix. i think that's going to make the sunrise even more beautiful. get the camera ready. then as we go into our south bay temperatures for this afternoon, it will reach into the upper 60s. this is basically what we had yesterday and the day before. so it does continue today. but take a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. there will be some changes. so we better take it in, soak it up, all of that stuff, because we are going to see some cooler weather. we're headed for 64 degrees in san mateo today, san francisco also 64, but upper 50s for the outer sunset. 60s for napa today. clear lake reaching 66 degrees. it's been all dry and not a whole lot going on. still high pressure with these low pressure systems dipping to the east of us and that's bringing some rain to the rockies as well as snow, but we

may also see a chance of snow for the sierra. as we go toward next weekend, there looks to be a chance of rain. now, we've seen this happen before in the computer models this far out. we're going to wait and see if this actually pans out, but that would be great if we could finally get some rain to wrap up the month of february. our temperatures will take a big plunge by early next week. tuesday will be the coolest day, temperatures in the upper 50s. but it will start to feel a little milder by the end of next week. our seven-day forecast shows our temperatures are going up and down. and for presidents' day it's going to be windy, a plunge in temperatures, and that continues into tuesday and wednesday, as well as the morning temperatures dipping near freezing while san francisco will see temperatures in the mid-50s for much of next week. mike, you're seeing a little bit of slowing out of the south bay. >> a bit. a little unusual, too. it just disappeared, 85 south out of saratoga.

we are looking farther south because that map from the bay bridge down to the south bay, silicon valley, was just fine. 17 south over the summit, reports of a crash near the park and ride lot. not clear if it's still blocking one lane. we see a little bit of slowing. no real update from chp. prepare for a tiny bit of slowing. san martin, 101, not showing slowing yet, and we won't see likely much of a delay because we are before a three-day typi happens on friday. we're looking at an easy drive for folks driving for the longer drive, highway 4, vasco out of contra costa county. no such thing as a free ride. we'll clear that up in my next report. >> thanks, mike. next here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> fake online reviews happen. we know because we've talked to people who left them. i'm consumer investigator chris

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happening now, el cerrito police are begging for your help to find a missing woman. she is from los angeles and went missing valentine's day while visiting her dad. her sister says that she went for a walk a few blocks from el cerrito b.a.r.t. station but never came back. they also say she does not know her way around the area. anyone who knows where she might be, you're asked to call police. we rely on online reviews a lot to decide where to spend our money. fake reviews are running rampant. >> our consumer team spent the last few weeks watching how it's done behind-the-scenes. consumer investigator chris chmura spoke with one of the fakers. >> it didn't take long for our team to find people online buying and selling fake reviews. a reviewer we're calling pg agreed to talk with us about it. what's frustrating about the bogus reviews is that his account carries a badge that

suggests he's trustworthy. yet he's admitted he's been paid to post reviews for businesses he has never visited. >> how easy is it to just copy, paste a review and then you get $30, you know? >> how does this happen and what's being done to stop it so we can actually trust reviews? tonight we're on the hunt for accountability and we're not alone. you'll meet a fake review crusader in san jose who is taking on some big companies from her small spare bedroom. she has an eagle eye for fake reviews, after our story you will, too. if a consumer issue sounds fishy to you, head to nbcbayarea.com, tap the responds option or call us, 888-966-tips. i'll see you again tonight right after the olympics. 5:26. coming up next, the top stories we're following, including pain at the pump. the reason russia's imminent invasion of ukraine is having an impact on your bottom line.

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an endemic. we go one-on-one with an infectious disease expert discuss moving past the pandemic phase of covid-19. >> plus, the end of the line for millions of devices. 3g service is going away, not just an issue for cell phones. a live report on the impact it will have on things from medical devices to car assistance programs. >> and we better enjoy this warm weather, the weekend, because there's a major plunge in temperatures headed our way for presidents' day. a look at how cold it gets next week. that's in the microclimate forecast. this is "today in the bay." welcome to friday morning. 5:30 right now. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're here on television, but we are live streaming on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> first, starting next week, 3g cellular service is disappearing in parts of the country, and in

the bay area. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from livermore. critics say this move could put thousands of lives in danger. >> reporter: correct. more on that in a moment. good morning, lawyer. yes, at&t starting next week will permanently shut down 3g service on towers like this behind me to make room for the 5g spectrum. sprint, t-mobile, verizon will do something similar later in the year. there's only a limited amount of spectrum available for signals. by getting rid of the 3g technology that many of us haven't used, the service providers will have more spectrum to improve their 4 4g and 5g services. they've been transitions customers off of 5g and now less than 1% of mobile traffic lives on the old technology, but as the "today" show reports this morning, critics say this move could jeopardize thousands of lives because 2 million home and

personal emergency systems still operate on 3g and 80% of those customers are seniors. >> it's really across the board. it's alarm systems, security systems, fire alarm systems, medical alert systems, and connected cars with sort of on-star emergency crash detection. >> reporter: the alarm industry and others are petitioning the fcc to delay at&t's 3g shutdown until the end of the year. we've reached out to on-star. that's the mobile technology found in general motor cars that allow drivers to call for emergency service, and alerts on-star when the vehicle has been in a crash. on-star tells us they started software upgrades last year from 3g to 4g in vehicles model year 2015 and we've also reached out to the fcc who tells us they are actively monitoring the phase-out of 3g networks and is working to make sure people with older devices have a reasonable

opportunity to transition. reporting live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much. 5:32 right now. san francisco police have arrested a man they say is connected to several bank robberies in the city. police are investigating nine robberies that occurred between january 25th and february 5th. according to investigators, the suspect tried to rob another bank yesterday, but was arrested by plainclothes officers working a gun violence reduction operation in the bay area. as the governor looks to transition the state into an endemic, at least one local health expert is saying don't take this as a sign that covid-19 is going anywhere. i had a good conversation with stanford infectious disease expert, dr. karan and talked about his concerns moving forward. >> when i worked on the massachusetts state response in 2020, when our test positivity

rate was below 2%, closer to 1%, that's when things started to feel like they had settled down a little bit, and when things reopened we didn't see a big uptick in cases thereafter for a while. right now in california this past week it was closer to 6%. so we're starting to reopen, and remember the state still strongly recommends wearing a good mask in indoor crowded settings and they really 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 a mask and people who are not vaccinated, and remember we're still seeing cases come into the hospital and still get sick from omicron, may be the ones more likely to go back to normal and not wear a mask and may get sick. i'll 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. but what we are seeing is 73% of people are immune to the omicron variant because they've already had the virus. that could rise to 80% by next month. so 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 had widespread infections, things are going to go back to normal. many people called for the end of the pandemic four or five times now. the reality is we can't make predictions. we have a new variant, you'll get a lot of people sick again. omicron was a problem. it 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 certainly don't want to be caught off guard. >> dr. karan, i appreciate your time. we spoke about a variety of subjects, including his feelings about santa clarita county keeping its mask mandate in place and whether getting the vaccine will help with future variants. you can watch the full interview on our nbc bay area streaming app, download it on amazon fire, roku or apple tv. you can find it under the must-see playlist home with his family. gabe song went to the lows pedro forest on tuesday and a late snowstorm surprised him. yesterday he flagged down a stranger who recognized him on the news. he survived by lighting fires at night and after his food ran out, he was starting to eat

snow. he's warm and home safe this morning. taking a live look at san francisco, still early. 5:36. waiting for the sun's arrival this morning to warm things up. it's a cool start to our morning, kari. >> yes, it is. and i know a lot of people are making those weekend plans. if you think this is cool, how about the temperatures we'll have in the sierra this weekend for the weekend forecast? let's check out palisades tahoe as highs will reach into the 40s. take a look at the morning temperatures, dipping into the teens and lower 20s. we've got a lot of lifts and runs open this weekend here at the resort and we're also going to see some sunshine that continues as we still have some snow on the ground. but if you don't want snow, you want the beach, i think today and tomorrow will be the best days to go out there. on sunday it's going to be cooler and windy, and we'll see the next couple of days. we also have the chinese new year festival and parade going

on. along with fireworks tomorrow in chinatown, we're going to start out with 60s, but temperatures will drop as we go into the evening, so make sure you have a warm jacket to wear in the city. if you're going to the north bay, expect temperatures at about 67 today, but 71 tomorrow, and 65 degrees on sunday. really nice weather there. and if you're thinking of going to yosemite national park, highs will reach into the high to low 40s, morning temperatures in the mid-20s. the dry weather does continue and it's going to be nice for those outdoor hikes, especially in the middle of the day. now, we are going to see a cooldown across the bay area in our forecast and we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike, you were talking about cable car rides will be free. >> that's right, cable cars and money service in san francisco this weekend. traffic is light right now. holiday weekend. muni is trying to

you talked about the chinese new year parade. traffic is bay bridge right here. saturday, the return of the parade. it starts at 2nd and market. slightly different route than we've seen before. it goes off gearey and stockton street, and then down the stretch. that will mean a disruption to muni lines and that's part of the reason i think they're giving you a free ride. i'll tweet out that information for more specifics. that's what's going on this weekend. i'm predicting slowing. watch for delays. the discounts, saturday morning through monday morning. the rest of the bay this morning, a smooth drive coming from the north bay through the east bay, contra costa county still at speed. alameda, a little slowing. same thing off of highway 84. but nothing big. south bay, peninsula looking great right now and a smooth flow of traffic. a quick look at fremont, the headlights are moving nicely.

this is heading south. you see the signs at the commons and then heading south toward silicon valley. no problem, back to you. >> thank you very much. scott mcgrew is following rising tensions between russia and ukraine. >> we have the latest, including the possibility of talks next week, which obviously would put off an invasion. plus -- >> without a doubt, san francisco is just on the cusp of reaching another all-time record high. >> reporter: gas prices, that's just one of the reasons that we are watching that possible invasion by russia of ukraine. we'll tell you how much it could cost your family budget. you're watching "today in the bay." ♪ ♪ off camera: and cut! ♪ ♪

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happy friday. it is 5:42. let's get you out the door and ready for the day. we take a live look in dublin. it's in the upper 30s. very cold start. then we'll see temperatures warming up with a lot of sunshine and we're headed for the upper 60s. take it in and enjoy it because we are going to see changes coming our way. we'll talk about a dip in our temperatures in the forecast coming up. >> it's been a week since they activated the express lanes, palo alto through redwood city. 101 has move slowly. i think folks have gotten used to the signs overhead. it's easy right now in the

peninsula. >> thank you so much. it is 5:43. what appears to be good news in the crisis in ukraine, the russians have agreed to meet with american negotiators. >> if we take the russians at their word, it would mean no invasion this week. but the ukrainian soldiers standing post not letting their guard down. secretary of state blinken will meet with sergey lavrov in europe. the exact date has not been determined. russia has consistently denied it plans to invade ukraine, but american intelligence satellites show an invasion-sized force on the border of ukraine. while president biden has made it clear american forces will not defend ukraine, the u.s. secretary of state did go to the united nations on thursday to warn that body of what seemed to be evidence of impending violence. >> i am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one.

the information i've presented here is validated by what we've seen unfolding in plain sight, before our eyes, for months. blinken seemed to be well aware the last time a u.s. secretary of state spoke to the u.n. the evidence presented turned out to be incorrect and led to a conflict that, in retrospect, most americans regretted. a federal judge in new york has ruled that the new york state attorney general can question former president donald trump and two of his children, ivanka and donald trump jr., as the prosecutor pursues civil charges for allegedly falsifying the value of trump properties. eric trump has already testified and the prosecutor said he pleaded his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination during questioning. that is his right. and ivanka and donald trump jr. have that right as well. the judge in the case told the trumps, quote, it appeared the prosecutor had a good case, that attorney general letitia james

had uncovered copious amounts of evidence of possible financial fraud and wants to question under oath several of the entities' principles. she clearly has the right to do so. now, trump has denied the accusation he undervalues his buildings when paying taxes, overvalues them when putting them up for collateral. but his former attorney told congress he does that, his accounting firm says his financials should not be relied upon. earlier this week trump himself put the administration in writing. we have a company with assets that are far more valuable than what was listed in our financial statements. we'll be monitoring that case and of course marcus and laura, we're in touch with our foreign desk nbc as we monitor what's happening in ukraine. we have several video feeds as well, just so we understand exactly what's happening minute-to-minute. >> we continue coverage on the threat of the russian invasion

of ukraine and how it could hit close to home. >> the conflict a half world away, but it threatens to impact the prices of gas right here in the bay area. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is joining us live with a look at what this could mean to those just trying to make it in the bay. >> reporter: we all understand the pain at the pump, unless you have an electric car. but these prices are already sky high and we could see prices even higher than that, inching closer to $6 a gallon for regular unleaded, if there is an invasion of ukraine. take a listen to this petroleum analyst from gasbuddy.com. >> i can guarantee that a ukraine invasion, combined with other factors, will boost california and the bay area to over $5 a gallon. we could see prices go halfway to $6 a gallon by the time memorial day rolls around if ukraine -- if russia does invade

ukraine. >> reporter: now, as scott mcgrew has reported, the u.s. is threatening economic sanctions against russia if it does invade ukraine, but russia could respond by cutting how much oil it exports, thereby disrupting supply and demand once again. the petroleum analyst says on top of that, there are terrorist attacks in the united arab emirates, unrest in libya, along with pandemic supply issues ongoing. the analyst says we can expect prices to remain high at least through the summer, invasion or not. there is talk about how to provide the american people a little bit of relief in washington. there's talk about putting a pause on the federal gas tax, which would save a dime or more per gallon. but critics say that's going to create a different problem because all of the gas tax funds contribute to infrastructure and road repair and we could end up kicking the can down the road.

we'll keep monitoring all of this, the prices, political unrest all morning long and as long as we need to. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> it's going to impact the pockets. thanks, kris. you can watch her full interview with the analyst on your roku or other streaming device. all you have to do is download our nbc bay area app. trending this morning, a story that's the cat's meow. a cat missing for seven years has been reunited with its owner. it had to take a trip across the country. the 8-year-old was found in southern california when she was picked up by riverside county animal services. since then, she had a micro chip put in her, they found the owner who moved in tennessee back in 2015 and the owners say that she wandered off, never returned home. one of those workers decided to make the trip to tennessee to return her to her family. our producer says, i don't like animals. that's not true, kat.

i just don't have any. but, you know what, that is really nice, because i notice a lot of people do have animals, they're like family. >> oh, my gosh, completely. i don't know what i would do if kip ran away. he wouldn't. he's always by my side. what if the cat didn't want to be returned to its owner? >> tennessee is a nice place to visit. that's why. that tennessee whiskey. not for the cat, of course. let's get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect. san francisco looking nice and clear this morning. >> it is a beautiful start and a beautiful view this morning that we are seeing with this live camera, looking at the golden gate bridge. no fog. we've seen some clear mornings here the past few days. but, yes, it is a chilly start as you're getting ready to head out the door. we have temperatures in the low 40s in the north bay, upper 30s in dublin and it's 39 in san

jose. but the coldest temperature right now, morgan hill. and, yes, it's going to be a warm afternoon. we're going from 36 to 67 today, and take a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. we won't have many more days like this with these temperatures feeling nice and mild. heading over toward the east bay, 68 for a high in pleasanton and mid-60s in oakland. we'll see low 60s for daly city, upper 60s for palo alto. expect a high of 64 in the mission district and downtown. we'll see some upper 60s as well for the north bay, with lighter wind and a few more clouds in the mix. we can see clouds as we look across the region, but still no rain. it's been basically blocked by high pressure. we've seen these lows dipping down and missing just to the east of us. but there will be more cold air coming in as we go into next week. maybe light sierra snow. take a look what the models are putting down for next weekend. the possibility of some rain. we've seen this before, and then

as we get closer it just kind of dries up. we're not going to hinge bets on this yet, but it looks like there could be a few spotty sprinkles across the region and a change in the pattern that's kept us so dry. we know the temperatures are going to be much colder next week. as we take a look at livermore, we may have more freezing temperatures for those early-morning hours. and then those high temperatures only reaching into the 50s. but you can see how the high temperatures are going to be going up and down and there will be a quick warm-up after the plunge in temperatures early next week. so we're once again holding onto the warm weather today and tomorrow. a cooldown heading into sunday. maybe a long weekend for you and you're plan to go head out on monday, presidents' day, or maybe even shopping, getting in on the sales. we'll see temperatures in the low 60s and then upper 50s for the valley. notice the mornings, san francisco will see highs in the mid-60s for the next couple of

days, gusty winds and a big drop in temperatures, especially monday into tuesday. we'll see highs in the 50s through thursday. mike, you've been watching a lot going on out there on the roads, but it does still seem to be pretty friday-like. >> yes, it is. this is a beautiful view of san francisco and the bay bridge. i can make the view a little better. there you go. that's for my buddies who are watching from high school. let's look at the beautiful traffic and the city. if you're heading there for the weekend, lots of festivities and activities, including the chinese new year parade. some folks are taking the morning and maybe heading out of town or to a different town. we're looking at highway 37, if you're traveling from vallejo to novato, a little bit of slowing. highway 4 an easy drive. no backup on the bay bridge. the other bridges are moving very smoothly. south bay, a little blip for san jose and i'll talk about san jose in a couple seconds. i wanted to show you the slowing we saw for the disabled vehicle

is cleared around the summit. a light drive, indicating light traffic toward the south bay. we do have traffic traveling through the area, starting to build a bit. here's 280. this is 17 and 880. they change numbers in the same area. 880 moving smoothly through the east bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, governor newsom the attorney general will be in california this morning to talk about gun violence. the governor's office says the pair plan to speak about holding the industry accountable and measures aimed at protection. last month san jose became the first city in the nation to implement an annual fee for gun owners. >> charging employees to park at work. the south bay mall doing just that and workers plan to protest the fees this weekend. at 6:00, an emergency meeting after oakland voted to

close several schools. the changes they could make today. 5:54. you're watching "today in the bay."

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the way he handled sexual misconduct allegations at his time at fres know state. he announced his resignation after a meeting with board trustees. he reportedly approved a $260,000 payout and retirement package for a former vp back when he was president there. that vp was accused of bullying and sexual harassment. >> california's attorney general says 54 current and former chp officers in east los angeles defrauded the state of hundreds of thousands of dollars. the state department of justice says this took part in a multi-year overtime fraud scheme between 2016 and 2018. the alleged fraudulent overtime hours added up to more than $226,000. arraignments for the 54 officers are scheduled for next month. we reached out to chp about the allegations. they have so far not provided us with a response. employees at westfield

valley mall? san jose are tet to protest over new parking fees. valley fair announced a new parking program that says it will deter non shoppers from parking in their lots. it gives customers two hours of free parking and charges $1 per hour after that. but it also charges employees $3 per day or $40 a month. employees are set to protest sunday demanding free parking. in a statement, westfield valley fair management wrote we support the right of the employees to voice their opinions, but we remain committed to our controlled parking plan. right now at 6:00, parents and students of the east bay are still reeling over the decision to close several schools. ahead in a live report, the new timeline leaders are considering. plus -- >> everything they are doing shows that they are prepared for an attack. >> on the brink of invasion. world leaders now warning russia could invade ukraine any day

now. the new steps the white house is taking to prevent a possible war. >> reporter: and i'm janelle wang live in beijing. a new record set here at the winter olympics by a san francisco teenager. she is a triple threat. this is "today in the bay." it is friday mornings good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. if you've got a smart tv, you can stream us on all the apps, roku, amazon fire, apple tv. "today in the bay" also streams online. >> let's get you started with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect today. >> starting out cool and clear, and we'll see a nice warm-up for today. take a live look outside at our nice view in san jose and get the camera ready for a beautiful sunrise. we had such a nice sunset