here we go, monday morning. and a good morning to you. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. if you're at the gym, you can also stream "today in the bay" on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> let's get you started with meteorologist kari hall, tracking what we can expect weather-wise. how is it starting out? >> cold. it is very chilly out there and it's windy. when you add in the gusty winds and temperatures in the mid-30s, there's a big change under way right now. we're going to see colder weather with us throughout the next several days. we're at 35 right now in dublin and morgan hill, as well as santa rosa, and in san francisco it's in the mid-40s. don't expect a big increase in temperatures today. in napa we're going from upper 30s to the upper 50s. we will see more sunshine, but the gusty winds will make it feel chilly out there.

freezing over the next several mornings. we'll talk about that and our chance of rain coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. bay area ukrainians are fearing for their loved ones. we have live team coverage this morning. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is covering the bay area angle. >> first let's check in with "today in the bay's" brie jackson live in washington. nbc learning from u.s. intelligence some of the details about russia's invasion plans. >> reporter: that's correct. good morning, laura, marcus. this just in overnight. in a letter to the u.n., the u.s. says russia has a list of ukrainian targets that it plans to go after if russia does, in fact, invade ukraine. russia has denied the list, calling it an absolute fake. the letter also warns of possible lethal measures that russian troops may use to disperse peaceful protesters if any protests happen. now, closer to home, president biden has agreed to a summit

with russian president vladimir putin m principle. the condition here is that russia cannot invade ukraine in the next couple of days before the meeting is planned, which the u.s. intelligence confirms may already be in the works. citing credible intelligence, u.s. officials say russia's military has already been given orders to invade ukraine. >> we believe that any military operation of this size, scope and magnitude of what we believe the russians are planning will be extremely violent. it will cost the lives of ukrainians and russians, civilians and military personnel alike. >> reporter: this comes amid increased tensions in the region with more than 1,500 explosions over the weekend. the u.s. alleges russians are trying to create a pretext for war, claims russia denies. >> there is no such plans. >> reporter: ukrainian officials are calling for an immediate

cease-fire. >> we have already two people dead, eleven people wounded, and it keeps going as we speak. >> reporter: the u.s. is threatening sanctions if an attack occurs, including disrupting russia's economy and flow of oil. >> the president has all the power he needs to do it. >> reporter: while also warning americans could face consequences, ranging from higher gas prices to cyberattacks. >> it's certainly part of their playbook and we've been engaged for many months now, first of all, in helping ukraine itself bolster its cyber defenses. >> the administration is leaving the door to diplomacy open. >> we will go the extra mile on diplomacy. >> reporter: secretary of state blinken plans to meet with his russian counterpart thursday. both meetings with russia largely depend on russia's actions over the coming days. president biden will hold a virtual meeting with g7 leaders on thursday to discuss the situation in ukraine.

marcus, laura. >> the world is watching. brie, thanks for the latest. now to the concern among bay area ukrainians. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us this morning. there are people with loved ones who live there, and i would imagine they're especially on edge right now. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. we had a chance to speak with some locals who were originally from ukraine. as you can imagine, they're fearful for their relatives still overseas, 6,000 miles away. but they're seeing and hearing what's playing out, what could potentially play out in their native land and they are extremely nervous. now, take a look at your screen. we were in san francisco near the embarcadero where there was a rally in support of the country of ukraine, given what's going on as they look on in fear. tensions continue to rise. they say they're worried about their loved ones, they'll need to evacuate or risk their safety if they decide to stay. >> of course they are also

concerned a lot, so for them it's also a hard situation, but they are trying to be strong in this situation and we need to defend. >> reporter: we are also hearing from local experts in the world of international relations. dr. katherine stoner is the director of the center for democracy and the rule of law at stanford and says there's a specific reason for the escalation in military efforts this week. she says soon russia will celebrate the day of fatherland, which is a russian national holiday and she says putin is using it as a way to heighten russian nationalism and get more support for an invasion. >> there has been an uptick in shelling from the rebels towards ukraine and so they're trying to create a sense of panic and crisis, and i think that's the

pretext that mr. putin will use to send in more russian troops. >> reporter: so as you can imagine, the folks we spoke with yesterday at that rally are hoping that invasion does not happen. we will continue to keep a close eye on what plays out overseas and we'll bring you the latest on air, as well as online. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> so many people watching and waiting. thank you. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel will have updates from ukraine on "today." when we're not on air, you can get the latest updates on our website, nbcbayarea.com, and click on the trending bar. happening tomorrow, vallejo leaders will vote on the mask environments still in place. solano county lifted its indoor mask mandate when california's requirements expired last week. vallejo has recorded nearly a third of all the county's covid cases. we reached out to the mayor and city council members to comment, but we haven't received any

responses ahead of tomorrow's meeting. as covid cases continue to decline, more and more companies are in the process of calling their employees back into the office. but with that, experts say may come some anxiety. for those strictly work from home, who were doing that since the pandemic first started, there will likely be some serious adjustments. "today" show vicky nguyen speaks with one expert psychiatrist who says getting back into the groove at the office can take some time and patience is key. >> what's the difference between concern and actual anxiety? >> worry and concern are fleeting thoughts that a person has that are very concrete about what is my day going to be like, what can i expect. but it doesn't interfere in your day-to-day life. anxiety, on the other hand, can be debilitating. >> the "today" show is looking closer at the return to the workplace. it airs following "today in the bay" at 7:00 a.m. taking a live look outside,

san francisco skyline. beautiful out there. very cold. it's expected to get even colder with temperatures getting closer to freezing this week. yep, i think winter was saying, hey, spring, you just hold off. i'm still here. >> i mean, yeah, it is still february, so it's like, okay, we can't just go to 80 degrees, right? we're going to have some colder mornings ahead, and all of these areas away from the coastline will be included in a freeze warning see some temperatures dipping to near freezing or below. then we also have the colder air coming in as we speak, light snow in the sierra and this is part of a cold front that's going to drag down colder air and may give us a chance of some light spotty showers. this will be a much bigger deal for the sierra as we've seen snow coming down. as we take a look at our hour-by-hour forecast at 3:00

today, we're only in the mid-50s. if you see someone out walking, no jacket, short sleeves, you know they didn't catch the forecast. we will have weather like this throughout the week and even, once again, colder mornings ahead. we'll talk more about that. mike, you've been watching the commute. what's happening on the bay bridge? >> there you go. ben has been scanning our shot of the bay bridge because we heard about a disabled vehicle. we see a cluster of headlights. the disabled vehicle was reported closer to san francisco on the decline, but it looks like it may be near the tower judging by the cluster of slower cars. no major issues. again, that's coming away from san francisco, the disabled vehicle reported. going into the city, the commute direction, no slowing there. highway 4, all green sensors, light traffic flow expected today because it is a holiday for many businesses. we're seeing no slowing out of the altamont pass. chp says watch gusty winds perhaps across the san mateo, venetian and bay bridge.

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it is 6:12 this morning. i had the coffee going, the heater blasting. it's a cold start. check out pleasant hill. we're starting in the 30s, we'll have sunshine, but it will be windy. big changes from the weather we've had recently. we'll talk about that and more changes ahead coming up. >> we're steady with the easy drive and lighter traffic flow. here is oakland. the headlights going south past the coliseum, toward the silicon valley. it's an easy drive on the nimitz. >> good morning. happy monday as well. it's presidents' day and former president trump is launching his own social network called truth. it's only available on ios. the website says android is coming soon, not available on the web, either. you post truths instead of

tweets. trump can't tweet. he's been banned from that platform permanently. there have been a number of twitter alternatives, but they have failed to gain serious traction. the other thing that's interesting, when these twitter alternatives launch is they position themselves as entirely free and open. you won't be censored the way you might be on twitter, except those new platforms have found themselves in situations where they have removed posts. parler took down tweets from pro-trump lawyer lynn wood who called for the assassination of someone in trump's circle. looking at truth's social policies, if you click on terms of service, you're taken to a 404 page. sorry, it looks like that page does not exist, it says. i'm sure they're working on it. no trading on wall street today. it's presidents' day. the new york stock exchange is super traditional.

always calls it washington's birthday. when congress passed the uniform holiday act of '68, they never changed the name. no stocks to talk about, but how about a pretty picture. this is amazing. this is from a san francisco peninsula artist. it is not a photograph. it's done with a sheet of film and high voltage electricity. the pictures hang in high powered venture capital firms all over sand hill road. kind of a mark of you made it. >> i heard one firm sought you out for their lobby because they wanted to look like one of the big firms. >> yes, that's actually happened more than once. i got a call from london and they were opening a vc office on sand hill road, and everywhere we've gone we've seen your landscapes and images. would you be willing to do our office. >> they also hang at stanford medical. you can listen to the interview on our podcast.

it's called sand hill road. marcus and laura, i know you listen. thank you. if you haven't sampled it, this might be a good entryway. it's about venture capital, but the art. >> all things sand hill road. >> it's not the nitty-gritty of irr and profit. it's about people. >> it's interesting observations when you actually go into the offices. >> do we know how much one of his -- >> i didn't ask. that's a really good question. i'm sure it's a lot. >> one right there in your living room. >> i'll clear a wall. >> thanks, scott. it is 6:15. tomorrow at&t says it will permanently shut down its 3g network to make room for more 5g spectrum. the move will instantly leave millions of 3g users in the dark, but critics say it may put some lives in danger as well. at&t tells nbc news, less than 1% of mobile traffic runs on 3g

and they've been transitioning old customers off the technology for years. but 200 million home and personal alarm companies use it. if you've ever wondered what outer space tastes like, maybe your spaceship has come in. >> let's talk about it. so coca-cola with its new space flavored soda, called coca-cola spotlight, it's been taste tested by real astronauts in orbit. coke says it tastes like space, whatever that means. one thing we all can agree on, is soda has now officially reached the final frontier. >> that will be interesting to check it out. >> are they going to change the formula and come out with new space? are they going to do that? >> i don't know. is that going to be a thing, like tastes like central valley. >> and then you ask, what does

it taste like? >> a little dusty, orange from all the citrus. i don't know. >> here we go. look, i don't know what space tastes like, but i can tell you what our weather feels like. it's cold this morning. >> i do like the smell of rain. >> and we may get that, laura. it's been a while. we're going to talk about that. yes, it's also very chilly. as year heading out, it's also very cold. and winds have been picking up quite a bit. tomorrow we'll have a chance of spotty showers. not all of us will get it. where we do see it, there may be hail in the mix as well. as we go into the end of the week, freezing mornings coming our way. take a look at concord where we're starting out with temperatures in the low 40s. we head for the upper 50s for today, so you're going to notice that it's much cooler than what we've had recently. take a look at our calendar. we are now on day 45 without rain. the last time it rained was january 7th, but i'm circling

tomorrow on the calendar in hopes that we can get some rain. it looks like we do at least see a chance and we've seen that consistently on the computer models. our hour-by-hour forecast shows that we will have a chance of spotty rain. not all of us will see that. but then take a look at spots like mount hamilton where we could see some snow. also some snow for our north bay peaks. then once this moves out, we could be left with a few hundredths of an inch of rain. we are also going back to dry weather. this is going to be a bigger deal for the sierra. right now we're only at 70% statewide of our normal amount of snow and the models have consistently shown that we could see at least a foot of snow in some of those upper elevations at our ski resorts. so that's great news, if it's going to be this cold it's nice we're also getting snow. looking at our temperatures, we're in the low to mid-50s over the next few days. we are back to winter. and our temperatures in the mornings will be where you'll feel it the most.

we could be freezing for the next several days in some of our valley temperatures, dealing with frost as well. it gradually gets milder for the weekend, but that one chance of rain we have people is that's it. we go back to more dry conditions and it's also going to stay chilly into the weekend. mike, you were tracking that report on the bay bridge. >> there was a crash -- sorry, a disabled vehicle or a crash, an incident going on coming back over toward the oakland side. we didn't have a big backup. we take a look from the camera. and on the oakland side we don't see any slowing. it's a light drive right now. no problems on the bay bridge span from what we can see on the cameras. no slowing in the north bay or coming through contra costa county. still at speed through concord and on 242 south. same thing out of the altamont pass. today is presidents' day holiday, for schools and businesses all around the bay,

so that would likely be the impact for folks' lighter commute today and perhaps the rest of the week because some schools are off as well. we're looking as far south as san martin. we do not have slowing toward morgan hill. we have a lighter drive through silicon valley as well for the early morning commute. back to you. 6:21. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> three items go missing during a move. but the mover isn't covering the loss. i'm consumer investigative chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. >> and good morning, marin county. i was in your neck of the woods this weekend on a hike, a 5.5 mile hike. and my muscles are still burning this morning. my group of friends all there. some people coming in from new york and chicago, all for that hike. >> wow. >> look, you can find more on that hike, see all the beautiful pictures i took on instagram and

facebook. much more ahead this morning right here on "today in the bay." you know what, it's 6:21 this morning. i'll see you back here in a sec.

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to move some furniture from the balboa terrace neighborhood to his son in minneapolis. but he says a sofa, a shelf, and a picture box did not arrive. gerald called, asked where they were, filed a missing items claim, got denied. well, then he called us to stop months of fruitless back and forth. we emailed the company. within days, it replied and it said we have been searching for the missing items, we will reopen the claim with the claims processer to provide the value of the items, $249, based on the weight. next gerald told us he got a check for $249 in the mail. he said it is clear that our involvement moved this from not going to settle to here's a check. we get lots of moving complaints. the cases we help win are mostly those where savvy viewers document every step. if you have a case that's stuck in transit, maybe we can help. go to nbcbayarea.com, click the

responds option from the main menu, or call us, 888-966-tips. >> thanks so much, chris. it's 6:25 right now. the winter games may be over, but tonight, the start of a new game "the end game". >> it's a new series on nbc bay area. a cat and house thriller involving an fbi agent and an international arms dealer up to no good. here is one of the stars who plays the arms dealer. >> she's fighting for ultimately what everybody wants, which is family and peace, and she's going about it maybe in not the best way. >> the other star there, stanford grad. "the end game" airs at 10:00 p.m. on nbc bay area. it's part of a new monday lineup that starts with america's got talent extreme, that starts at

8:00. coming up next on "today in the bay," the top stories we're following, including snow in the sierra, maybe some rain here for the bay area. meteorologist kari hall has an updated timeline for us. >> and taking aim at speeding and side shows. >> you couldn't get a ticket for going 3 or 4 miles over the speed limit. you would have to be going much faster than that. >> one local lawmaker push to go increase driver safety. the new proposal that in some places may put more eyes on the road. plus -- >> reporter: oakland unified not budging on the timeline for school closures. the parents and teachers set to protest later today. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:30, pushing back on planned school closures. the action oakland parents are taking today and an update on the teacher now in the hospital in the wake of his bold protest. also -- >> reporter: wherever you are in the bay area, you know the roadways in your community that are known for speed and maybe side show activity. some of our bay area police departments are going to get an extra bit of help in cracking down. i'll show you what that is. >> we need to look at affordable housing where people can stay over time and remain permanently housed. >> helping the unhoused. we go one-on-one with a housing advocate on projects intended to help people make it in the bay.

this is "today in the bay." good monday morning to you. it's presidents' day as well. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. you can always watch us on tv, but you can also catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> let's start with a look at the forecast. can you feel it this morning? it's a chilly start to our monday. meteorologist kari hall is here tracking the cold temperatures. >> if you haven't gotten out of bed yet, the heater is probably kicking on more than ever to try to keep up with the cold temperatures. over the next couple of hours we're still in the low 40s and it will not warm up much more from here. we're only reaching into the mid-50s and with gusty winds it's also going to feel much cooler. this at the same time that we see some light snow falling in the sierra. we're going to check out some cameras there and talk about how much snow we're expecting and where we could see rain coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, kari.

6:31. developing right now in oakland, parents and students will use the presidents' day holiday to call for new action. they're angry over plans to close nearly a dozen schools. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us this morning. this protest comes after the district voted against delaying those closures. >> reporter: correct. good morning. that protest happening at 2:00 this afternoon. it will be outside parker elementary in east oakland at one of the seven schools that is scheduled to be shut down. you can see the list includes community day school, parker, brookfield, carl b. munck. rise community is scheduled to be merged with highland academy and sixth through eighth grades are scheduled to be cut from la

escuelita and hillcrest. as you mentioned, on friday the school board voted against delaying the school closures. at the end of the school year community day will close and la escuelita will merge, five more schools at the end of the next school year in 2023 will close. the closures have ignited a lot of anger in parents and teachers, including two teachers who stopped eating in protest. both said they were ending their hunger strikes on friday, but teacher andre sanchez of west lake middle school waited until yesterday to resume his eating, or to end his hunger strike. that was after 20 days. on social media he posted this picture of himself in a hospital bed with a caption that includes thanks for your love and support, the torch is in your hands, all power to the people. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much. it is the bay area's largest cities may soon be part of a pilot program aimed at getting drivers

to pump the brakes in the name of public safety. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with a look at who will be watching our speed. good morning. >> hi, there. so this is a proposal to put speed safety cameras on some of the most dangerous roadways in the bay area, in our biggest cities, san jose, oakland, san francisco. and there's a pretty good reason why, they're trying to decrease the number of fatalities on the roadways. just two months into 2022, 16 people have died in deadly crashes in san jose, two people have died in deadly crashes in san francisco, five people in oakland. now, this is assembly bill 2336, which would put cameras in areas known for excessive speed and other illegal activity like side shows. the cameras would capture the images of license plates, though not drivers, for citations. kind of the same way that parking tickets work. you get these in the mail. when new york city implemented a similar plan, there was a 63%

drop in speeding in school zones. assembly members of san francisco and northern california offered this bill. >> this is not meant to be punitive. it's not meant to generate revenue. it's meant to slow down cars in areas that are already dangerous and the cameras can only be used in high injury networks or in places that have particularly vulnerable populations like around schools. >> reporter: now, under this proposal, fines would vary depending on the offender's income, trying to keep the equity element in mind and any revenue would fund traffic and safety improvements in the very same area where those fines are collected. once the ticket is paid, all license plate images have to be deleted within 60 days under the proposal. the bill will get its first hearing as early as next month. if it eventually passes, san jose, oakland, san francisco, will all be part of the five-year pilot program with the

cameras. >> thank you so much. you can watch kris' full interview with the lawmaker about keeping our streets safe. just download our nbc bay area app for your roku or other streaming device. you can find it in the must-see playlist. here on "today in the bay," we continue to talk about the struggles many face making it in the bay. when it comes to the homeless crisis, large encampments are just one aspect, shining a light on the magnitude of the issue. there is some improvement happening in santa clarita county. according to newly released data, 6,000 people have been housed since january 2020 and there is also a declining number of people seeking help. the numbers represent the only recent data available on homelessness in the county, which delayed its federally mandated homeless census twice during the pandemic. now the census is set to take place this week. i spoke with the chief operating officer of destination home about the county's upcoming

goals. >> we've got systemic poverty, very high cost of living, lack of affordable housing. but during the pandemic, all those things that make every one of us just a couple paychecks away from being on the streets kind of hit home. so people really struggled, there was a lot of challenges and a lot of hard times. >> i know we've noticed a growing number of encampments across santa clarita county. i personally live in santa clarita county and it seems i'm seeing more encampments around the city and county, however there is a new report showing the number of people becoming homeless in the county has dropped 33% since january of 2020. talk to me about how that is and how did you come up with that number? >> i think one of the remarkable things about the system that we work on and how we focus on addressing homelessness is we know that there are nearly 10,000 people on our streets on any given night in santa clarita county, but we also know that

there are people becoming homeless all the time because of that financial emergency, that lost job, that trip to the hospital that you just didn't have the insurance to pay for. one of the major focuses has been preventing families from losing their homes. >> what are the services available now to get people permanent housing? >> yeah, i mean, over that same period since 2020, we've helped 6,000 people, which is an incredible number. we were able to get people off the streets, get rental vouchers into their hands, place them in apartments throughout our community and provide them with the support and services they need to remain stably housed over time, and it's really worked. but we know there just isn't enough affordable housing in santa clarita county, or anywhere in the bay, for that matter. so we've worked really hard since 2016 when santa clarita county voters approved measure

a, which is a $950 million affordable housing bond to build more housing, and we've funded over 4,000 units since that time. we've opened hundreds of units over the past few years and hundreds more are on the way. >> we know this problem didn't get created overnight, so it's going to take a lot longer to clean it up. ray, thank you. 6:39 right now. taking you live to the sierra this morning. this is highway 50 at echo summit, and look at that fresh snow falling in the sierra. we took a look at highway 89 on the road to tahoe city a little earlier. snow falling there as well. travel conditions by tonight may be a little difficult at higher elevations. the hope is those upper elevations may receive at least a foot and a half of snow, which is good news, because we've got big, juicy storms last year, haven't seen a drop of rain or snow in sight. this is good. >> it is good. it's snowing there and then

we're looking out the window and it's completely clear. this is one of those weather systems we call an inside slider where the low is just to the east of us. it's bringing in that snow right now and we also have the colder temperatures. it's been 45 days since we've had some rain here, and that's the longest we've ever gone in the middle of the winter. i'm circling tomorrow because there will be a chance that we could see at least some scattered showers and we're going to talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. really great to see the snow in the sierra as well. mike, you may have some presidential delays today. >> yes, for the presidents' day holiday. we'll look at different ways of stating the same thing. these transit lines are talking about sunday or holiday service. non school day service, modified service, basically it means there's less service, so you'll have fewer stops or trains or buses and that may mean delays.

check your individual agency's website if you're using mass transit. the roadways are moving very slowly. green sensors around the bay, on either side, all sides of the bay. no slowing out of the altamont pass. we have one crash southbound 101 around petaluma boulevard, a crash in the middle of three lanes and that's causing slowing. major damage to the car, but it doesn't sound like any major injuries. as you head farther south toward san raphael, an easy light drive across the golden gate bridge. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next, support pouring in for queen elizabeth following her covid diagnosis. we'll have the latest on her recovery this morning. >> and charging employees to park at work. how workers are fighting those fees. >> and checks in balances, the very latest information which comes in all the time about the tensions in ukraine and russia. we'll have the latest.

>> it's hard to say if anyone was shining brighter than steph curry. after the break, details on his amazing nba all-star game performance and the first of its kind award he won. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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and our trend will only head for the upper 50s for the middle of the afternoon and it stays windy, so that makes it feel colder. our temperatures continue to dip. we'll talk more about that and our rain chances in the forecast coming up. >> looking at san raphael. happy presidents' day, if you're one of the ones who gets the day off. light traffic. i do see a couple more cars on the bay bridge camera. i'll show you what may actually literally be a couple more cars coming up. this morning there's no update from buckingham palace on queen elizabeth who tested positive for covid. as far as we know, her symptoms are relatively mild to the point where she's hoping to continue light duties. the queen is vaccinated and boosted, and as one expert reminds us, everyone, of course, is worried about her age. >> obviously everybody will be hoping that within five or six days the queen will test negative, as so many with this milder form of coronavirus have been doing over the last few

months. her age is a concern. she's 95 years old. >> on "today" this morning they're going to continue that conversation from london, coming up at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." the white house says president biden is willing to talk with president putin again. >> and scott mcgrew, that meeting comes with conditions. >> it does. putin and biden have already met over videoconference to talk about ukraine several times. so it's not clear what a new meeting would produce. on the other hand, you do want to give your enemy an off ramp if you can. the meeting was brokered by french president emmanuel macron who talked to putin at 1:00 a.m. last night moscow time, according to russian-state media. the kremlin said active talks continue. the 1:00 a.m. time is worth noting. world leaders don't generally call each other at 1:00 in the morning. we're looking at satellite imagery. this is a commercial satellite

and it seems to show russian troops here, but moving out of garrison. so this was a huge parking lot in this photograph february 13th. you can see all the individual tanks and whatnot. then february 20th, compare that, that was yesterday. all the tire tracks and a lot of missing vehicles. nbc has not verified these photographs independently. we're waiting on the pentagon response as to what these mean. also, a brand new video, this is just out by the kremlin a few minutes ago. president putin meeting with his security council. we're trying to bring you what's happening in real time. that's all i can say about this video because we're waiting on an official translation. i don't speak russian, so i'm ahead of my skis here, but i wanted to let you know this was happening. one thing i can confidently point out, security council meetings are not usually done on television, they're done in secret. so this is theatre. american secretary of state

antony blinken set to meet with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov sometime this week. they have to go well and be productive before they're kicked upstairs to president biden. if they go poorly, here is blinken on "meet the press." >> it feels like that your meeting with sergey lavrov this week, if it happens it means no war, if it doesn't happen, it means war has begun. is that the fair way to look at that meeting? >> that's a pretty good summary, chuck. yes, look, we're doing everything we can and it's my responsibility to do everything i can to try diplomatically to prevent a war. and so i will leave no stone unturned to do that. >> a short time ago the american government warned the united nations it will intelligence the russians had created a list of ukrainians it wanted its troops to kill or capture once they had invaded, and the u.s. says russian troops have been given that plan to invade. one bit of timing that may or may not matter, it's been

speculated president putin would not invade ukraine during the olympics, because that would distract the world from the beijing games, which putin's ally, chinese president xi wanted to showcase china's might to the world. as you know, the olympics ended yesterday. we're watching everything and when we have the russian translation from our foreign desk, we'll talk about it on twitter. you can follow me on twitter @scott mcgrew. workers and shoppers at san jose's valley fair mall are angry about the new parking fee. dozens protested yesterday. for shoppers the first two hours of parking are free, then it's $1 per hour, maxing out at $10 a day. the mall says too many people were using the garages for things like commuting to work or even going to the airport. and now workers at the mall, they have to pay $40 for a monthly pass. >> making us pay to work, which doesn't make any sense, i feel like they just contrived up a

lazy plan and tried to lump us together with customers because they didn't want to come up with a system to make it fair for us. >> in a statement, valley fair said that it supports the workers' right to voice their opinions, but the mall remains, quote, committed to our controlled parking plan, end quote. 6:50 this morning, and trending, a legendry performance by the one and only. >> did you happen to catch steph curry on fire at the nba all-star game? if not, you missed one for the ages. >> from the golden state warriors, stephen curry. >> he was feeling the love. fans in cleveland may be razzing steph a bit during the intros, after two nba finals between the wubs and carves. by, he won them over. in all, he made an all-star record 16 threes and finished with 50 points. his team won the game 163-160, and he won the first-ever kobe

bryant mvp award. >> this trophy has a very special meaning. honoring kobe, gigi, it was two years ago. i'm very humbled, very blessed, and i really appreciate it. >> very well deserved. in the fourth quarter the first team to reach 163 points would win. former cavalier, lebron james, hit the shot. >> steph is the three-point king. >> he makes it look so easy, too. >> i know. i used to do that in my day. >> did you really? >> marcus, you mean in your dreams. >> yeah, i woke up and then, hey, reality hit. you know, in my dream i was on a beach with the sun shining, temperatures in the low 80s, and then i woke up again and realized i'm back home in the bay area area and the temperatures are cold. >> it's cold this morning. i don't know what kind of dream that was, but it wasn't here. temperatures are starting out in the upper 30s and at least we do

have the sunshine that's working for us today. we take a look at our hour-by-hour forecast and we are only headed for the mid-50s this afternoon. if you see someone wearing some shorts and short sleeves, they didn't know that those temperatures are not going anywhere today. we're headed for 55 degrees in san jose at lunchtime and 53 in napa. this is much cooler than what we've had recently. we'll still need those heavy coats for tomorrow morning, as we start out with some mid-30s, some of us may even dip near freezing. that's the reason we do have these freeze warnings in effect for tuesday night into friday morning, all of these areas shaded in purple in the north bay will be under that as our temperatures dip into the 20s. out ahead of that, we're looking at a little bit of moisture coming in. this starts tomorrow morning. there will be a chance of spotty showers for san francisco, part of the peninsula. we may even see a light coating

of snow on mount hamilton. the slight rain chances continue throughout the day tomorrow and there may be a little bit of hail in the mix. so not all of us will see that. but where we do measure rain it could be a few hundredths of an inch to a tenth of an inch in the tri-valley. this is going to bring in a lot more moisture for the sierra and we could see possibly over a foot of snow as you go up in elevation in some resorts, there could be over a foot over the next couple of days. that's really great to see because we'll go back to more dry weather. cold mornings and temperatures in the mid-50s. inland areas are going to be much colder than what we've had and what's normal for even this time of year. it's going to feel like winter, even into the end of the week, into the weekend. mike, you're tracking a build at the bay bridge. >> let me show you. we had a couple more cars coming through the area and then it lightened up again. holiday traffic at the bay bridge for the early commute. this is before

over the next couple of hours we will see a bigger build toward the toll plaza, but not enough to cause slowing, midday, on vacations and holidays we see more traffic coming into the city for lunchtime and daytime activities. so far, no problems through the north bay. southbound 101 clear through petaluma, and anywhere south of the bay bridge also is very clear. back to you. >> thank you so much. it is 6:54, and happening now, a new push in concord to help people struggling to make it in the bay. council members will debate a plan to buy the lake apartments on laguna street. the city would convert the 102-unit building into affordable housing. discussion takes place tomorrow at concord's virtual city council meeting. next, a quick look at the top stories, including today's call to action from parents and

teachers after oakland unified refuses to budge on the timeline for school closures. plus, one of the bay area's biggest cities still under a mask requirement, may be ready to lift its mandate. the looming decision and uncertainty surrounding the vote. we're back in two minutes. you're watching "today in the bay."

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monday. here's a look at the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." >> including new information from u.s. intelligence on russia's ukraine invasion plans. u.s. intelligence now confirms that russia's plans are in the works. in a letter to the united nations the u.s. says that russia already has a list of ukrainian targets they're focusing on in the event of an invasion. the letter also warns of possible lethal measures to disperse potential protests. russia is denying the list, calling it an absolute fake. president biden, meanwhile, has agreed to a summit with russian president vladimir putin, but only on the condition that russia does not move forward with an invasion. oakland parents and students will use the presidents' day holiday to call for new action. they're planning to hold a protest outside parker elementary, one of seven scheduled to close. the district says the closures are necessary to deal with plunging enrollment and a ballooning budget deficit.

last friday the board voted against any delays. teachers ended their hunger strikes on friday, but one instructor waited until yesterday and posted a picture from a hospital bed. >> happening tomorrow, vallejo leaders will vote on a mask mandate still in place. solano county lifted its when california's requirement expired last week, but not vallejo, which has recorded nearly one-third of all of the county's covid cases. wee reached out for a comment but received no response ahead of tomorrow's meeting. >> it is quickly approaching 7:00. kari has a look at our cold, chilly forecast. >> yes, it's time to get the coats back out. it's something that we haven't seen since early january. the potential of some showers, as well as some small hail. we'll be watching that with more updates. mike? >> at the bay bridge, moving slowly, so is the san mateo bridge. the sign just warns about gusty winds. right now not a problem, and neither is the volume of traffic

on this presidents' day holiday for many. >> a lot of people have it off. hope you get a chance to enjoy it. >> that's what's happening this morning. we'll be back at 7:25 for a live news update. take a look at the sunrise over san francisco. make it a great monday. "today" show coming up next. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow. . good morning, green light, u.s. officials now saying vladimir putin has already given the order for russian troops to invade ukraine new intelligence tracking their movements good morning green light. u.s. officials now saying vladimir putin has already given the order for russian troops to invade ukraine new intelligence tracking their movents and revealing a plot to arrest and kill ukrainian citizens but diplomacy still on the table. overnight president biden agreeing to a summit with putin if the russian leader holds off on an invasion so where does it all go from here we're live in ukraine and at the white house. and the national security advisor joins us live. round 2.