tdeath have occurred. tell your doctor if you have pain or swelling in your arms or legs, shortness of breath, chest pain, and rapid breathing or heart rate, or if you're nursing, pregnant or plan to be. every day matters. and i want more of them. ask your doctor about everyday verzenio. it is sunday, february 20th, 7:00 on the dot, as we take a live look outside at the bay bridge. you can see a bit of cloud cover in the city today, a chillier today expected than what we saw yesterday. thank you so much for starting your sunday with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist vianey arana joins us with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. >> we've been talking about this drop in temperatures that we were anticipating, especially when compared to the record highs that we saw last week. we are going to be seeing a lot more cloud cover today.

also, the winds are going to be picking up this afternoon. let's start out with a look at your san francisco hourly forecast. right now it's about 50 degrees. notice by 11:00, 12:00, only in the mid-50s. it's not going to be as warm or sunny as what the city saw yesterday. in san jose it's about 47 degrees. if you look at the icons, it does stay cloudy. we'll get peeks of sunshine through some parts of the interior valleys, but it's the winds we'll be concerned about. gusty in san francisco, 25 plus, getting even windier this evening. i'll go through that forecast in a few minutes. >> we'll see you in about 15. thanks. today is the last day of the olympic winter games. the closing ceremony just wrapped up in beijing and will air here on nbc bay area tonight at 5:00. team usa had one last day at the chance for medals at alpine events, but finished just off the medal stand in the mountains. let's turn to "today in the bay's" jay gray live, he's been

at the winter games the last three weeks and looks at some of the highs and lows. good to see you. >> reporter: hey, kira. always great to talk. from the beginning, this olympic experience has very different, all inside a closed bubble because of covid. still, the intensity was exactly the same. a special group of american athletes here giving their all for their country, with the world watching. we've seen a bit of everything in beijing. >> just clips the deck. >> reporter: the end of an era. >> thank you. >> reporter: and the beginning of a new reign. >> nathan chen is the olympic gold medalist. >> reporter: for the women, a cloud of questions and controversy. >> she should not have been allowed to skate in this olympic event. >> reporter: raw speed on the oval. >> nails it top to bottom. >> reporter: magic and heartache

in the mountains. >> i don't know if anybody has failed that hard with so many opportunities. >> so it will come down to the captain. >> reporter: a surprising run for a young teen. >> hope we made our country proud. >> reporter: while bitter rivals for the veterans are just a little bit better this time around. the americans, unbeatable in the monobob. elana meyers taylor with a bronze in the two-woman race, and tonight closing out the games carrying the flag for team usa. >> that's an incredible honor and it's very humbling and overwhelming to have that opportunity. so i can't wait to wave the flag. >> reporter: the banner of a nation humbled and overwhelmed by the effort and determination of all who competed here.

absolutely. and, look, for the record, here's how things close out for team usa. fifth overall in medals with 25, 8 of those gold. the good news here is that's two more overall than the team had four years ago in pyeongchang. >> that's great news, jay. thank you so much for all your coverage over the last few weeks. have a safe trip back home. if you missed the closing ceremony this morning, you can stream it for free on peacock, and as mentioned, you can watch it right here on nbc bay area tonight at 5:00. turning now to breaking news, queen elizabeth ii has tested positive for covid-19. buckingham palace announced that the queen is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms. the palace says the 95-year-old will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines. now to our ongoing coverage of the crisis in ukraine, president biden is keeping close tabs on the escalation and has called a meeting with his

national security council for today. the biden administration says the president is being updated regularly about the events on the ground in ukraine, and his national security team still believes that russia could launch an attack at any time. the meeting today is being convened on the heels of vice president kamala harris's meetings at the munich security conference yesterday. when ukraine's president put out an urgent appeal for peace. harris told president zelensky that the u.s. is committed to the security of ukraine and consequences for russia will be swift and severe. >> we will impose far-reaching financial sanctions and export controls. we will target russia's financial institutions and key industries, and we will target those who are complicit and those who aid and abet this unprovoked invasion.

>> u.s. leaders estimate 190,000 russian troops are now posted around ukraine's borders. new details this morning out of southern california, where a police helicopter crashed into a canal in newport beach. we now know that this man, 44-year-old officer nicholas vella, died in the crash. he was a 14-year veteran with the huntington beach police department. he leaves behind a wife and daughter. the crash happened around 6:30 last night. police say two pilots were on board when the helicopter went down. the other officer was injured, but is now in stable condition. the second officer is a 16-year veteran with the department. it's not yet clear why that helicopter crashed. and back here locally, this house fire and a series of explosions forced people to evacuate their homes in one south bay neighborhood. it happened at a home on coldwater drive in san jose just a few blocks from mount pleasant

high school. first responders say a gas main was involved. neighbors tell us they heard explosions. firefighters were able to stop the flames from spreading to other homes. fortunately, no one was hurt. happening today, employees at westfield valley fair mall in san jose are set to protest over new parking fees. you may recall valley fair announced a new parking program in hopes of deterring non-shoppers from parking in their lots that took effect last week. customers get two free hours of parking and then pay $1 per hour thereafter. but employees who work at the mall have to pay $3 per day or $40 for the month. the employees are demanding free parking. their protest starts at 2:00 this afternoon. in a statement, westfield valley fair management wrote we support the right of employees who work at the center to voice their opinions, but we remain committed to our controlled parking plan. san francisco's chinese new year parade was a welcome

return, bringing joy to the city after the pandemic had people away last year. thousands of people came from all across california to see the parade in person. our "today in the bay's" scott budman takes us there. >> reporter: huge night here in san francisco for the chinese new year parade. people tell us the best thing is that they can get outside and take it all in. it got loud in san francisco, with lots of dancers, lots of lions, and big crowds lining the streets, able to once again enjoy the city's famed chinese new year parade in person and celebrate the resiliency of the local aapi community that's endured the pandemic and a rise in hate crimes. >> it's great to see all the different communities in san francisco come together, and i know for us, like i haven't been able to celebrate this holiday with my family for a long time, so this has been great. >> seeing it reminds me of why

san francisco is great and the things that we missed out on earlier in the pandemic. >> reporter: a pandemic that kept this family home last year. >> we've been coming since she was 3, so it's a family tradition. >> did you miss last year? >> yes. we watched it on tv and it wasn't the same. >> my favorite thing would be the lion dancers and the dragon. >> reporter: this year the sidewalks were packed. >> just enjoying the culture, the dances, the customs, and i think it's also good for them to see other cultures. >> reporter: and you get the feeling families are starting new traditions in the year of the tiger. >> we didn't know how she would react because we haven't been able to come out in public with this many people. she is aus struck, exactly what you hope to see in your kid. >> reporter: scott budman, nbc bay area news. we have much more ahead. coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly

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welcome back. it is time now for our weekly discussion with chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." hi, chuck. as always, good to see you. >> good morning, kira. >> in the last 24 hours we saw russia test launch ballistic cruise missiles while still denying any plan to attack ukraine. you have two guests speaking to what is unfolding in this crisis. is an attack really going to happen? >> well, there are more signs that seem to be pointing to it. the biggest one this morning is the fact that, if you recall a week ago, russia claimed that the military exercises that were taking place in belarus, which borders ukraine, were just that, military exercises, and they would come to an end this weekend. and what did they announce

today? that these exercises will continue in perpetuity until the issue with ukraine is revolved, meaning suddenly now ukraine has russian troops and belarusian troops on its border ready perhaps to assist in an invasion as well. so there aren't a lot of good signs that point to this not happening at this point. there isn't a lot of optimism from the secretary of state this morning. you don't hear a lot of optimism from president zelensky in his meeting with vice president harris. it does seem as if there's this conclusion that something is about to happen. he is going to try something. and the question is whether the pain that does get inflicted economically, the second it happens, whether it has an impact on putin. and i think that's the unknown. >> and if it's worth it to him to do it, regardless. i want to take a hard turn. you have an exclusive interview with our san francisco mayor london breed. assuming you touched on the school board recall, are there

any highlight previews you can tell us about? >> well, look, i would say a few things. number one, and i know she has said this to others, you know, she does believe this was about the school's issue, this is less about idealogical politics, this idea of progressives versus democrats, things like that. but i also talked with her about the recall effort for the district attorney and she said -- she made it pretty clear she probably wasn't going to ever tell us publicly where she's going to come down on the recall of the district attorney, because she said i've got to work closely with the district attorney. but she said she did reemphasize that, hey, the police are doing their job, there needs to be more accountability on those that do get arrested when it comes to crime. on the school board i was asking her, you know, what are the -- what are the type of people she's going to appoint, what is she looking for, and simply she

said people that are going to be responsive to the needs of the parents. so, look, she was trying very hard to stay out of the political debate that's taking place inside the democratic party and trying to be more focused on the front of the mind issue at hand, which is education and public safety. >> yes, and getting those kids protected in school and backn their classes. chuck, that sounds like a fascinating interview. we look forward to that. thanks for joining us this morning. be sure to join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." he'll had interviews with secretary of state blinken and the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, william taylor. plus that exclusive interview with san francisco mayor london breed. tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. right after this newscast. now to this scary scene on miami beach yesterday when a helicopter crashed into the ocean, narrowly missing people in the water. at the top of your screen you can see it crashing just a few yards from the shore.

and here is the scene from the ground. people rushing to rescue the three passengers inside. they were all taken to the hospital. two of them with broken backs. >> i was selling a drink to a customer, and the guy was like, oh, my god, and i turned around. as soon as i turned around, the helicopter just came down and smacked and hit the water. i'm just glad nobody got hit by the helicopter or nothing. >> miraculously no one outside the chopper was injured, but the crash could easily have been a disaster. firefighters say if the crash happened 50 yards closer inland, there would have been mass casualties. look at all the people on the beach. investigators don't know yet what caused the crash. back here locally, an east bay family remains in shock after a violent attack at a drive-thru. it happened at a mcdonald's in richmond on february 5th. the victim is a woman who had her two young children in the car at the time. she provided us this video.

she says when she pulled into the drive-thru the woman driving the honda suddenly accuses her of cutting in line, after screaming and throwing items at the victim's car the suspect then rammed her, but it didn't stop there. >> as i got in front of her vehicle, my hands are up in the air, and she runs me over with her car. and i'm able to hold onto the hood of the car and she drives with me, my legs are dangling off the car, and i'm trying to hold onto the car. >> that victim was thrown from the car. the suspect then got out, started punching the victim. look at the screen. police are hoping someone recognizes this suspect. the search for a young woman continues in the east bay. police are trying to find 29-year-old kemani mcalpin. she came from l.a. to visit family in the bay area. she left for a work on monday in

el cerrito and vanished. family, friends and volunteers have been searching since monday. shortly after she vanished, she may have been spotted in oakland near 10th and jackson. she was last seen wearing a beige sweater, black pants and white shoes. sonoma county is moving forward and celebrating a pandemic milestone. the county says it's officially given out 1 million doses of the covid vaccine. health leaders say the vaccination rate outpaces the state and the nation. they believe the high vaccination rate also has led to fewer deaths. the county says 80% of its population is fully vaccinated, 63% of eligible people have gotten boosted, and 36% of children ages 5-11 have gotten their covid shots so far. happening today, b.a.r.t. service is returning to pre-pandemic hours. today is the first sunday in two years that trains will run until midnight on all five lines.

service has been stopping at 9:00 p.m. on sundays, not all lines were open during the pandemic. the expanded line service also means most riders can get to their destinations without having to transfer so much. well, as we've mentioned, the 2022 winter games are coming to an end and we want to take a look back at some of the memorable moments. so "today in the bay's" garvin thomas has more on the moments that we will never forget. >> reporter: good morning. now, getting it down to just ten was tough. shaun white breaking down in tears after his last olympic competition didn't make the cut. neither did the skier who lost his chance at gold after taking a wrong turn. here, though, is what did. >> we begin appropriately enough at the opening ceremony, at number ten, river radamus summing up on instagram what so many athletes must have been feeling, mama, i made it. at number nine, kaitlyn nordgren

became one during the games. she returns home to something much more valuable than a medal. her name is astrid. tumbling in at number eight, this camera. we never see the photographer who dropped it, but we can only imagine what a difficult phone call that was back to the bosses. it's always easier to go down the slopes, much harder to go up. but at number seven, that's just what this skier is doing. she missed a gate in the slalom and was disqualified but wasn't going to deny herself the full olympic experience, so set off again. austrian skier won a gold medal and number six is on how on the way to collect that medal, he broke the podium. he tried to fix it, but failed. so best just to pretend it didn't happen. which is just what chinese soldiers had to do time and time again in beijing. at number five, all the times their flag flipping during medal

ceremonies didn't go as expected. number four goes to those who put their bodies on the line. hockey refs took it on the chin more than once in beijing, as did this cameraman atop the halfpipe. chloe kim is an olympic moment making machine, so we'll have to settle on just one at number three. kim announcing to the world's media she was hungry after winning gold and asking if they had any snacks to share. number two, the sportsmanship kind of moment. carlos andreas came across almost 20 minutes after the winner. but who waited all that time to great him? the gold medalist himself. >> i'm 40 years old. i'm running out of chances. >> and at number one, the lows and highs of team usa's snowboarder nick baumgartner, after missing out on a medal in his first race, nick shed tears on tv because it hurt so much. it was us with tears in our eyes

when just days later we got to watch his dream finally come true. garvin thomas, "today in the bay." >> those are some great moments. it is time now to check in with meteorologist vianey arana for a look at our microclimate forecast. you warned us it will not be as gorgeous as it was yesterday. >> you know, it's definitely going to be a little chillier for some spots. at least it's not raining yet today. but we are tracking rain, so you could go out and enjoy the outdoors if you like a little bit more cooler temperatures. san jose is about 47 degrees right now and we're also going to notice an increase in cloud cover. but we've got a cold air pl please santa rosa down to about a quarter of a mile in visibility. san jose seeing areas of patchy fog, down to about 4 miles in visibility and fog around half moon bay as well. let's look at your hourly

temperature trend, because we are going to be running cooler today. if you take a look at the hour timeline, you can see the timestamp up top. sunday 9:00 a.m., temps still in the 50s, a couple of 40s. through the afternoon, about 12:00, upper 50s, low 60s. we will get a little more sunshine through parts of the interior valley, including the south bay as well. so let's take a look at the evening temperatures. by 2:30 we're going to top out in the mid-60s overall through the 7:00 hour it's going to start to really cool off into the 40s as well, into some low 50s. so overnight lows dipping down into the 40s, but it will get colder than that. wind gusts are going to be gusty. 20, 30, 40 plus-mile-per-hour winds. san francisco 44 plus. heading into monday evening especially. this is all thanks to an upper air pattern that will bring a cold winter blast, especially heading into tuesday. that's going to bring the chancw

snow levels to some of the local bay area peaks. if you had plans to head to lake tahoe, there is an advisory in effect, sierra snow for the next couple of days. a closer look at the inland forecast, monday, tuesday, breezy winds and morning lows in the possible 20s and 30s heading into thursday and friday. so winter blast ahead, kira. >> thank you. we'll be right back with sports. stay with us.

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good morning, everyone. i'm anthony flores. the warriors taking part in a prime time jam session. the dunk contest in cleveland, the pride of oakland putting on a show in the first round. he jumps over andrew wiggins and advances to the finals. he was lacking a little

creativity in the finals. he also wasn't able to throw down his second dunk. new york's toppin cruises to an easy win. the all-star game will be later tonight. broncos at bulldogs, a six-point game. but the zags are number one for a reason. they pull away down the stretch. the zags beat the broncos 81-69. gonzaga clinches the regular season title. wild finish on the diamond, the bears beat tcu 7-6. cal scores the winning run on a walk-off wild pitch. the winning run scores from third. it's 100th victory at cal for the head collegiate tournament in arizona. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay."

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good morning. it is sunday, february 20th, te outside at the bay bridge. a little bit cooler out there. you can see the cloud cover. hopefully you got to enjoy yesterday's glorious weather, because today will be slightly cooler, and more cool is on the way. i'm kira klapper. thank you so much for starting your sunday with us. our cool meteorologist vianey arana joins us with our microclimate forecast. hey, girl. >> hey. and it is going to go from cool to just cold. we're talking 20s and 30s in the morning, especially heading into the middle of the workweek, thanks to a system nearby, and even a chance of showers. so let's get you through your hour-by-hour forecast for today. we are seeing areas of fog downtown san jose. we'll get some spots with some sunshine. it's about 47 there. but definitely an increase in cloud cover today.

visibility in santa rosa is down to about a quarter of a mile. be mindful. look at your hour-by-hour timeline. so yesterday we had clear skies, today we're going to get a mix of both. temperatures are going to top out in the 50s for the city and san francisco. hourly forecast for san jose, about 1:00, 2:00, in low 60s. it will get gusty, so i'll tell you more about the temperature drop and winds in my full forecast. >> we'll see you in about 15. thanks. turning to our coveragehe andonht right h the latest from beijing. >> repor olympics here, kira, and still a lot of competition. let's go to the mountain cluster cross-country, the skiing phenom jessie diggins wins silver, collapsing at the finish line.

just incredible. also winning bronze in the women's sprint early on during the games. her second olympics. she won gold from the sprint in pyeongchang. also, the last alpine event postponed from saturday because of gusty winds. the debut featuring michaela shiffrin. team usa had a strong showing, but just short of the podium. six events for her at the games. no medal in any but happy with the finish today. elana meyers history made history when she went to the podium with her teammate. she is now the most deck indicated black athlete, also the oldest american woman to win a winter medal at age 37. she will end her olympic journey as the flag-bearer of closing ceremony. this is it. we're wrapping up in beijing. we want to show you some highlights. me and my photographer, our favorite moments. my first, the athlete interview with our bay area figure skater

karen chen of fremont, then meeting the usa figure skating team after they won silver in the team event, and checking out s gold medal after he won the men's individual and sitting down with speed skater erin jackson. my photographer's favorite moment, hanging out with snowboarder shaun white in the halfpipe after his last olympics. five-time olympian, three gold medals, and we wrapped up watching free skier david wise in the halfpipe. he wins silver this time. of course, my all-time favorite moment, being with my photographer, three and a half weeks, total together, robbie, please come in. i owe this all to you. we never missed a bus, a covid test, live shot. long hours. i love you so much. we did this together and i had smiles every day because of you. he still has to get a bing dwen dwen, right? >> we have to go.

>> so from robbie and i from beijing, back to you. >> i love that, janelle and robbie. thank you so much. so much love on this nbc bay area team. if you missed the closing ceremony, you can stream it for free on peacock or watch it right here on nbc bay area at 5:00 tonight. and if you're keeping track of team usa's overall medal count, we are going to reveal the final count now as the music plays. look away from the screen if you don't want to see the results just yet. ♪ we are turning now to breaking news. queen elizabeth ii has tested positive for covid-19. buckingham palace announced the queen is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms. the palace says the 95-year-old will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all appropriate covid guidelines.

now to our ongoing coverage of the crisis in ukraine, president joe biden will hold a meeting of the national security council today, following this weekend's spike in violence and saying russia is planning to invade. nbc's erin mclaughlin reports from kyiv. >> reporter: the situation is extremely intense with the ukrainian president saying one cannon fire, shelling could potentially lead to war. we heard from the defense ministry in belarus announcing that it was extending exercises with belarus. those were expected to be completed today. they were citing the situation in donbas. as for the situation in eastern ukraine, there has been shelling all along the line of contact with a number of cease-fire violations more than double lg over the last few days. as for a potential diplomatic solution, well, this morning the french president called russian president vladimir putin, there is another meeting expected later in the week between sergey

lavrov, the russian foreign minister, and secretary blinken, the u.s. secretary of state. although that meeting will only take place if there's no invasion. erin mclaughlin, nbc news, kyiv, ukraine. back here locally, this house fire and a series of explosions forced people to evacuate their homes in one south bay neighborhood. it happened at the home on coldwater drive in san jose. this is just a few blocks from mount pleasant high school. first responders say a gas main was involved. neighbors told us they heard explosions. firefighters were able to stop the flames from spreading to other homes. fortunately, no one was hurt. happening today, employees at westernfield valley fair mall are staging a protest over new parking fees. the mall started charging for parking last week and they want free parking. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez reports. >> reporter: good morning to

you. workers here at westfield valley fair mall say they are going to protest over a policy they say takes a bite ut of their paycheck. they announced a new program that will deter non-shoppers from parking in their lots. it gives customers two free hours of parking and then charges $1 per hour after that. it also charges employees $3 per day or $40 for the month. this took effect last week. in a statement, westfield valley fair management wrote, quote, we support the right of employees who work at the center to voice their opinions, but we remain committed to our controlled parking plan. the workers say they are going to protest on sunday and what they want is free parking. kris sanchez, nbc bay area. >> thank you, kris. san francisco's chinese new year parade, you see it here on your screen, was a become return, bringing joy and light to the city, after the pandemic kept people away last year. in fact, thousands of people came from all over the state to

see the parade in person. "today in the bay's" scott budman takes us there. >> reporter: huge night here in san francisco for the chinese new year parade. people tell us the best thing is that they can get outside and take it all in. it got loud in san francisco, with lots of dancers, lots of lions, and big crowds lining the streets, able to once again enjoy the city's famed chinese new year parade in person, and celebrate the resiliency of the local aapi community that's endured the pandemic and a rise in hate crimes. >> it's great to see all the different communities in san francisco come together and i know, for us, like i haven't been able to celebrate this holiday with my family for a long time. this has been really great. >> seeing it just reminds me of why san francisco is great. and the things that we missed out on earlier in the pandemic. >> reporter: a pandemic that

kept this family home last year. >> we've been coming since she was 3. so it's a family tradition. >> did you miss last year? >> yes. we watched it on tv and it wasn't the same. >> my favorite thing so far would be the lion dancers and the dragon. >> just enjoying the culture, the dances, the customs, and i think it's also good for them to see other cultures. >> reporter: and you get the feeling families are starting new traditions in the year of the tiger. >> we didn't know how she would react because we haven't been able to come out in public with this many people and she has that awestruck look you love to see in your kid. >> reporter: scott budman, nbc bay area news. can changing what we eat help our climate in crisis? we explore the pros and cons of going without meat.

good morning. it is about 7:41 right now and we are going to be seeing more cloud cover today. also, it's the start of a cooler trend ahead, and expect some gusty winds later this evening. let's get to your hourly forecast. a live look right now in san jose. you can see we've got a lot more cloud cover compared to yesterday. right now it's about 47 degrees through there and some areas of fog have also developed as well, especially if you're santa rosa. down to about a quarter mile visibility. this will clear out when it comes to the fog, but the cloud cover is expected to remain and linger. your hourly temperatures, if you look right up top, you see the timestamp sunday 9:00 a.m. i'm taking you through sunday, 49 degrees in dublin, san jose in the 50s. pushing the timeline hour to the lunch hour, around 12:00, look at fremont 59, san jose 61.

we're only going to be topping out in the upper 50s, low 60s today. fremont, 60 degrees, san jose 64. heading into the overnight hours, the temperatures dip into the 40s and 50s later tonight. this is setting us up for a pretty cold air blast next monday, tuesday. let's look at wind gusts. if you're going to be around the coastline in san francisco, by about 11:00 a.m., winds 25 plus miles per hour. it gets gustier this afternoon and into monday. monday, 44 plus-mile-per-hour winds and gusty throughout the entire region, redwood city, san jose, napa. the gusty winds will continue and it's thanks to this upper air pattern. we'll have a disturbance that will bring a winter blast on tuesday. in addition to cold temperatures, we're talking about a chance of rain and also isolated thunderstorms and hail, potentially even snow levels for tuesday afternoon into tuesday evening. the hour-by-hour forecast does

show the potential for that. another thing you need to look out for if you're heading to lake tahoe, this is an advisory currently in effect. it's gusty already, and look at the snow potential. this is heading into tuesday. a couple more inches of snow expected through lake tahoe and that means dangerous driving conditions. your inland seven-day forecast, i talked about the gold mornings with the 20s and 30s. if you have anything that's outside that you want protected, time to bring it inside and prepare for it. by monday and tuesday, the winds are going to get gustier, and, again, isolated chance of thunderstorms heading into tuesday. and then cold overnight lows in the 30s, low 40s for san francisco, into wednesday and thursday. as the cloud cover increases, so does the winds and the temperatures get colder. i'll send it back to you. >> we need that rain. let's hope it works out. thanks so much. at 7:44, we have much more

ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten joins us to break down the likelihood of a possible russian invasion of ukraine.

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welcome back. a new study says greenhouse gas emissions are linked to everything we put on our plates. one of the biggest o fenders, animal agriculture worth up to 15% of greenhouse emissions alone. a bay area scientist and founder of plant-based protein company impossible foods says if the world eliminated animal agriculture, global emissions would go down by 60%. while critics say getting everyone to go vegan is wildly unrealistic, the impossible food founder disagrees. >> people love the foods, the problem is we're making them the

wrong way. if we can develop the technology and market, it would solve the problem. >> other experts say we should be targeting methane emissions from animals instead. one example is how the dairy industry has started capturing biogas and started converting it into truck fuel. as we've been reporting, we continue to follow the possibility that russia will invade ukraine. some americans are worried, some are unfazed, and others simply remain confused over how this impacts the u.s. so let's bring in nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten. good morning. good to see you. you have a three-minute crash course for us, let's call it ukraine 101. why would russia want to attack ukraine? >> good morning, kira. we're going to try to put this all in perspective. we begin with the fact that russia and ukraine have been intertwined for centuries, the

capital of russia in the 9th century was in ukraine. that's how far back they go, to the 9th century and beyond. beyond that, too, we're talking about ukraine finally gaining independence from the soviet union as it imploded in 1991, and its democracy has been inching along, some corruption, but getting better and better to a point where ukraine wants to be part of nato, the north american -- why can't i remember what nato stands for? in fact, this is a red line for russia, a red line for russia, because they view ukraine as its barrier between russia and central europe. >> so why should the u.s. care? i know that seems like a devil's advocate question. but are we making too much of a potential conflict so far from our shores? >> devil's advocate or not, it

is the heart of the issue. you've touched on the heart of the issue. some americans think we don't belong there, we should have nothing to do with this. so far away, europe, russia, all that stuff. we need to worry about what's going on in this country. we've got enough problems to deal with. however, most people, the president, most of congress, and other leaders, think that we've got a critical problem here. we worry, they do at least, about western europe, central europe falling, romania and poland are countries right next door and they, too, were once part of the soviet block. could they be next and what about the other countries? so there's a whole bunch of concerns here that we might have sort of a domino kind of effect all the way downstream. the u.s. is trying to help. they've given a half billion in money to ukraine. no american will be involved in any war, biden says, but all of this has created great instability in europe. it just shows you how we're all linked together in one way or

another. >> so on friday president biden said he expected russia to invade ukraine any day now. the kremlin continues to deny this, even after their ballistic missile practice launches yesterday. what if that happens, what does that mean for us? you just said biden said no americans will be involved in the war. >> right. the president has said he's going to come up with the most serious sanctions that the united states has ever handed out to any country. he's also talked about impacting the russian currency, making it difficult for russia to buy and sell products, and most important, the president talks about impacting russian energy. now, we talk about how europe is dependent upon russia energy. russia is dependent upon selling energy and it is the biggest source of income to that country. if you can stop that, you can really put a big dent in the russian economy. so all of this would likely create great instability in europe and the world, but it's the price the biden administration believes that

russia has to pay. >> and see if they're willing to pay that price. something we talked about with chuck todd as well. larry, as always, thanks for your insight and that quick ukraine 101 was very helpful. we'll see you next week. up next, we have a quick look at the top stories we're following, including charging employees to park at work. the bay area mall doing just that and what the employees are doing about it today.

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welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following on this sunday morning, including queen elizabeth ii has contracted covid-19. buckingham palace announce today queen is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms. she's expected to continue light duties at windsor castle this week. the palace says the 95-year-old will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate covid guidelines. locally and happening today, employees at westfield valley fair mall in san jose are set to protest over new parking fees. you may recall valley fair announced a new parking program in hopes of deterring non-shoppers from parking in their lots. it took effect last week. customers get two free hours of parking and then pay $1 per hour thereafter. but employees who work at the mall have to pay $3 per day or $40 per month. employees are demanding free parking. their protest starts at 2:00

this afternoon. in a statement, westfield valley fair manage wrote, we support the right of employees who work at the center to voice their opinions, but we remain committed to our controlled parking plan. the winter olympics closing ceremony wrapped up just a couple hours ago. if you've been keeping track of the overall medal count, we are about to show the final count as the music plays. if you don't want to know yet, just look away from your screen. ♪ all right, let's check in with meteorologist vianey arana with our last look at sunday's microclimate forecast. i believe that she's having some technical difficulties on her end, but hopefully you got out

to enjoy the glorious weather yesterday. we are going to start seeing a cooldown today, about 10 degrees in our temperatures. you can see 60s for san francisco and cooler as the week progresses. the potential of rain, some much-needed rain on the way on tuesday, and that cooldown will continue. very fitting, considering it is winter, after all, and we have not been having winter weather the last blast -- >> oh, darn. we almost had her, but we missed out. there's your forecast for the next seven days. we want to thank you all for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news tonight at 3:00 and 11:00, and our olympics coverage will continue with the closing ceremony at 5:00 tonight. have a great morning and we'll see you right back here next weekend.

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