good morning. i'm marcus washington. >> it's 5:00 a.m. and i'm a little loopy, okay? don't forget if you're on the go, we're broadcasting not only to your tv, but you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> we'll get you started with your forecast today. a live look outside at san bruno mountain. our storm ranger monitoring some of the light overnight showers we've had. if you head outside, you're going to see some wet roads. meteorologist kari hall is here. thankfully a little rain in our area. >> we're happy to see it. it's been so long. we went 45 days without any rain in the middle of our winter, so it's nice to see. here we are back to some more normal weather as we are starting out with spotty showers in parts of marin county and the roads may be a little wet. we're seeing that as you're going up and down 280, much of the peninsula, into san francisco. also on 680 heading up toward

concord, walnut creek, seeing light showers. this is the first round of what will be a two-round storm system coming in. we're already feeling the cold temperatures and we'll see this next round of rain coming in over the next few hours, and when it gets here it could also bring in some brief heavy downpours, along with small hail. notice that as we go toward the late morning we could see some snow on mount hamilton, parts of the santa cruz summit and the moisture sticks with us today. so just about anything can happen. we're going to continue to track that, as well as talk about what's ahead with these cold temperatures staying in place, where we could be freezing. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. well, developing now, russia's invasion decision remains on the winds of world leaders this morning. this is after russian president vladimir putin declared two separate regions of ukraine independent. now, that decision triggering a big economic consequence for russia overnight. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is following all of this this morning out of washington.

germany has just hit the brakes on a major project following putin's actions. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. you're absolutely right. it is a huge project. german chancellor olaf schulz says that germany will halt the certification of the nord stream 2 pipeline. the $11 billion project is designed to bring natural gas from russia directly to europe. german regulators had yet to give the project the green light and with russia's recent actions in ukraine, the country's chancellor is halting approval. russian president vladimir putin is now recognizing two key regions of eastern ukraine as independent states and ordering troops into those areas. during the rare emergency meeting at the united nations security council, the u.s. ambassador warned that russia's deployment is a pretext for war. the u.s. has imposed limited sanctions against the two breakaway regions of eastern

ukraine following the announcement. it prohibits new investment, trade and financing in those areas. officials say more actions aimed at russia are still to come as more sanctions are expected today. >> sanctions and actions of the security council, i should underscore, only part of our response. we've also been increasing substantially the amount of security assistance that we provide to the ukrainians. >> reporter: and russia continues to deny plans to attack and is further criticizing the west on the ground in ukraine. commanders say we've been under fire from russia's newly recognized separatists and have fired back. meanwhile, secretary of state blinken will meet with the ukrainian foreign minister later today here in washington, d.c. the goal, peace in ukraine. >> this is an ongoing story. i know you're going to stay on top of it. thanks. the impact from the russia/ukraine conflict would likely affect everyone to some

extent. in economic terms, uncertainty is driving up prices at the gas pump. russia is the world's third largest oil supplier and for bay area ukrainians with loved ones at the epicenter, the images are leaving them outraged. >> i'm appalled by this, i'm disgusted by this. i'm really frustrated and worried for the family i have in ukraine and what that means to the world order. >> in worst case scenario, experts warn a full-on conflict likely would push u.s. gas prices to all-time highs, above $6 per gallon in the bay area. we'll have continuing coverage on the growing tensions overseas. when we're not on the air you can get the latest updates on our website. just head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link in our trending bar. >> hundreds of san francisco teachers' jobs are on the chopping block. school board members may be ready to sign off on layoff notices to try to solve a massive budget shortfall. >> "today in the bay" cierra

johnson live for us. according to the union, the notices have gone out. now it's a matter of whether the board approves the plan. >> reporter: good morning. that's exactly right. the board is expected to vote tonight, and according to the teachers union, 400 notices for teachers and para-educators did receive the notices of possible layoffs. according to an sfusd presentation, the district is trying to reduce annual spending by $125 million and they say the plan to achieve that is by reducing workforce. the same presentation explains there are six categories of staff members that could potentially see layoffs. they include credentialed uesf members, the united educators of san francisco, 151 of those individuals, 37 classified united educators of san francisco members, also 20 administrators part of the united administrators union, 51

unrepresented management, and about 30 seiu, that's the service employees international union, they're also looking to lay off 12 unrepresented staff members within the district. the district did note the presentation, the numbers included in the presentation, could potentially decrease, but they say those numbers will not increase. that according to the verbiage in the presentation. we have reached out to the district for comment. so far, we have not heard back. again, there is expected to be a protest, a rally of some sort before the presentation. we're expected to hear from some of the staff members who have received those layoff notifications, as well as some parents concerned about what is going on in the district. we will bring you all of that both on air and online. we're live in san francisco. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you. 5:06, and bay area authorities are looking into more cases of hate flyers left on people's doorsteps connecting jews to covid pandemic policies. in one case the notes were left

on doorsteps on east bay hills. the same thing happened over the weekend in palo alto. similar fliers were left on doorsteps last month in san francisco's pacific heights. berkeley leaders say the message of hate will not be tolerated. >> we defend free speech in berkeley, however we do not defend hate speech. >> it's still not clear if any of these cases are linked, but the same thing has been happening in other cities across the u.s., including huntington beach. berkeley police are now among the agencies investigating air an unusual ripple effect being forecasted in connection to our climate in crisis. ucla researchers say the larger volume of wildfires is leading to greater rates of stream flow due to erosion in burn zone areas. consequently, they say over time the greater rate of stream flow will impact water supplies and likely alter water cycles. for the past 35 years, forest fires across the united states are covering more than 11 times

more terrain, really tough time. taking a live look at downtown san jose on this tuesday morning, and a little precipitation in the air. we need more rain, kari. it's not a huge storm we're talking about. >> it's not huge, but it's a cold storm and sometimes when we get these cold storms that adds more energy to the atmosphere and we could see some of these producing a few isolated thunderstorms as well as some small hail. we'll be watching out for that later today. right now it's light rain and even some light snow. we're seeing that at the santa cruz summit, as well as mount hamilton and then elsewhere we're seeing spotty light showers moving up and down the peninsula and toward the east bay. here's what to expect with this cold blast, our morning temperatures will drop to the 20s and 30s over the next several mornings. we do have a chance of thunderstorms, as well as small hail, and also snow coming down to 1,000 feet possibly. and for the sierra we could see about 6 to 12 inches of snow,

maybe a little higher in a few spots. we'll talk about all these changes ahead. mike, it's a little windy for some drivers. >> chp is giving that notice for a lot of the bridges. if you watch carefully, you see the camera moving a little bit. do note that across spans like the bay bridge, maybe across the san raphael bridge and out of the altamont pass. we mentioned possible gusty winds through the altamont a bit and also more traffic flow than yesterday. so there is slowing here. vasco a little slowing. folks are able to get down to 385 just fine. we're looking at the south bay freeways moving nicely. there may be damp roadways. and it's also it's cold and we have snow and ice reported on the smaller roadways. so far no major problems for the

freeways. back to you. >> thanks, mike. have you had this problem, don't want to be tagged? if that's the case, no problem. coming up, the new feature twitter is working on that will stop unwanted tags from showing up in your feed. wal street reacting with a bit of a shrug over this invasion/non invasion in ukraine. >> ahead, we'll explain about county clerks everywhere are bracing for a busy day.

right now it's 5:12 and we are waking up, heading out to some wet weather. the roads may be wet on your drive to work. we're tracking it all as the spotty showers continue to move through and, boy, is it cold. we'll talk more about the temperatures and how much more rain we're expecting coming up. >> you can see, well, just a couple of cars. there you see a little damp roadway. we've seen more traffic today than yesterday. a lot of folks on vacation, maybe fewer this morning. we'll see how things are shaping up in a couple of minutes. >> good morning. happy tuesday. there's so much to talk about as far as ukraine goes and we're going to talk a lot about it as we talk politics in about half an hour. the bottom line is a lot of people going out of their way to play down the russian move across the border into ukraine. markets were lower monday, but

not that much lower. the dow fell about a half a percent. you could argue some of this news was baked in. oil prices much higher, that's to be expected. as we look at the futures to see what we should expect at the open again, markets reacting with a shrug so far. the sanctions president biden signed yesterday apply to just a small section of ukraine in places we didn't really do business in anyway. bitcoin is significantly lower. supporters had claimed it would be one of those investments that investors moved into in tough times like gold. but in fact bitcoin is at its lowest level now in two weeks. other cryptocurrency like ether and xrp are down as well. which means if you bought bitcoin during the super bowl ad, you've lost money. that ad was a hit. you remember the bouncing dvd screen saver, it had a qr code you could scan with your phone. coinbase went on twitter to talk

about how the company's idea that broke the rules and said, quote, no ad agency would have done that ad, only to have the ceo of the martin ad agency reply, yeah, except an ad agency did do that ad. the technology reporter for the "wall street journal" published a piece yesterday called nfts and crypto are the new marketing schemes. if you're still interested in cryptocurrency, our vicky nguyen is going to talk to experts coming up later on the "today" show. >> do you think there's a danger of people thinking they're going to get rich quickly? >> absolutely, absolutely. >> what are red flags people should look out for before investing? >> there is virtually no regulation about any of these players or about the industry in general. you have to, i believe, look at it as more or less speculation. >> so the point that vicky and christopher are making is, yes,

you can make a lot of money on these ether and crypto and all that stuff, just don't be the last person in. >> right, you could lose a lot of money, too. >> thanks, scott. it's 5:15 right now. twitter is apparently testing a new tool that will let you untag yourself from threads. the company is developing a new leave this conversation feature. it would untag your user name from a twitter conversation, preventing people from mentioning you in that discussion again. it would also stop you from receiving notifications about it. you would still be able to see the thread. twitter so far is not commenting. trending, today is a cool day when you think about the month, the date, the year and the day of the week. >> it's february 22nd, 2022, 2-22-22, begging the question of what happens.

some in the county clerk's office are expecting a rush in weddings because i guess it's considered a lucky day. we're guessing the 2:22 p.m. window is probably already booked. 2-22-22. >> when did you get married? >> on tuesday -- >> september 4th. i put it on the inside of his ring so he wouldn't forget. >> i have a friend and inside of their ring it says, put me back on. >> that's funny. i like it. >> that's a good one. today is a special day for all of us because it's raining today as well. >> and this is the second day of rain for the bay area. it started late last night so we're going to see that continue today as we talk about how much we've measured since yesterday evening. not a lot. we're just talking about a few hundredths of an inch but it's breaking a dry spell. and now as the seven-day forecast comes up at the bottom of the screen you'll want to

check out your microclimate because we see a lot of changes coming our way. we are looking at scattered showers mainly in the north bay, but much more the bulk of the rain is moving up and down the peninsula and near the coastline. this is a part of that system that's pushing through with much colder temperatures and there's another round of moisture to the north of us, while that snow continues, light snow for the sierra. let's go hour-by-hour. here we are at 8:30 still seeing scattered showers near the coastline as well as the peninsula and parts of the inner bay. then look at the hills. over in mount hamilton, if you look in the distance from san jose, maybe you'll see snow coming down. we see that off and on throughout the day. where we do see more bright colors, we could possibly have thunderstorms in the mix, too. occasionally during the wintertime we get these little cells that move through that drop lots of really small

pellets. that will be possible because of the energy that's being forced up with all this cold air. and we're looking at rainfall totals, maybe about a tenth of an inch or more in some spots. but temperatures are going to be a big story, too. we're only making it into the low 50s for today. 52 in oakland, as well as fremont. we have some upper 40s expected in daly city and we'll only be in the low 50s in san francisco. the north bay reaching 49 and 53 in sonoma. then tonight we start with a freeze warning and for the next few mornings, especially for all of these areas shaded this purple, we could see temperatures dipping well below freezing. hopefully we're seeing snow in the sierra and we'll get an additional 2 to 7 inches of snow. so the moisture is still with us, the chance of showers, we're saying precipitation because there could be all kinds today and we're going to see more dry

weather in the forecast. only one more slight chance of rain on sunday as we get some warmer temperatures, we head for the upper 60s next week, that will be a nice change after getting a taste of some early january weather. something we haven't seen in quite a while. mike, you're starting with a longer drive? >> in fact, you talked about snow in the sierra and we did have highway 50 and 80 with chain controls that continue probably until the sun comes up. no major problems, but that's indicating the weather out there. we do have snow and ice registered as far as the road weather index goes. some of the hills just off of 101. 101 itself moving smoothly, but the green highlighting also might indicate some wetter roadways. look ahead until tonight, we have barracudas at the sap center playing hockey and tomorrow the sharks play. it will be busy around sap center. a little wet roadways on the

peninsula. a little build out of the altamont pass, getting toward the bay bridge a smooth, easy drive. chp said there were gusty winds overnight, and same thing for the bay bridge, but no problems reported. back to you. 5:21, next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> looking for a five-star business? well, you might want to ask how those stars got there. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll walk you through how to spot a fake review next. >> as we head to break, take a look at this lovely photo cierra johnson shared on instagram. a quick break from reporting to snap a little photo. you can keep up with her by following her on twitter, instagram and facebook. we'll be right back.

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5:24 right now. this past week our response team exposed cracks in online reviews and how some trusted reviewers are taking money to post fake ones. >> "today in the bay's" consumer investigator chris chmura is going to show us four ways to tell that the review might be suspicious. >> to help you spot a fake review, we asked three people who track bogus reviews for their tricks. amber, a federal lawyer, steve at the better business bureau, and kay, a fake review crusader. always click into the reviewers profile. look at their reviews. you might be surprised how many

post copycats over and over. you get the idea. and impossibly fake ones like multiple reviews claiming they've visited multiple companies all on the same day. when you're looking into a business, look past the stars. kay showed us a dentist's page where reviewers were talking about speedy delivery and great packaging. also, see if a business got a surge of reviews after a dry spell. kay says that is a sign that the business bought reviews in bulk. amber, the lawyer, said you've got to hunt for intel. >> our best advice is to take the time to look at multiple sources. >> tip three, see if the review site has flagged any reviews. on yelp look for this compensated activity alert. tip number four from steve at the bbb, look for brand mentions. steve says that paid reviewers are known to drop brand names into the middle of their reviews. real people don't do that.

>> very interesting. 5:25 right now. coming up next, top stories we're following, including breaking news, a landmark settlement involving equal pay on the playing field. plus -- >> reporter: 3g cellular service coming to an end in parts of the bay area today. the reason why some businesses think this is a bad idea that could put some lives in danger. >> and how about this? from small time intruder to a nationally known break-in artist. the hungry bear in tahoe and how to handle him once he's captured. >> also, don't forget, after the olympic break, "this is us" returning with a new episode tonight at 9:00 p.m. then an all new episode of "new amsterdam," followed by nbc bay area news at 11:00. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 5:30, the end of an era. one major carrier ending 3g service. a live report on what you need to know if you're still relying on the older phones or smart devices that use that technology. >> ready to play ball elsewhere? the a's reveal four potential relocation sites nowhere near oakland. how this could impact plans for a stadium near jack london square. >> also, rain and snow. here's a live look outside at storm ranger. parts of the bare seeing light showers overnight as the sierra gets fresh snow.

meteorologist kari hall is tracking it all, including chilly temperatures. this is "today in the bay." a very good tuesday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. don't forget, if you're on the go this morning, we're not only broadcasting on television, but you can check us out live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> let's start with a look at the forecast this morning. kari hall is tracking some rain in the bay area. >> it's been so great to see, even though it's not a lot of rain, it's something. and it's been so dry here recently. so just a heads-up that the roads may be wet, especially as you're heading up 101, in marin county. the rain has been heavier as you head down to 80 just south of the south bay area, and we've seen hit or miss rain on 680 moving through parts of the east bay. as we're waking up and heading

out, we have a surge of cold air coming in. round one of rain. but there is another round coming in later this afternoon that could pack some thunderstorms along with some small hail. we're also watching all of the snow that's been coming down in the sierra, much bigger deal for them as they have a potential of 6 to 12 inches of snow. we're going to talk more about that as well as what to expect in the bay area as the cold weather continues coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. developing this morning, today one of the country's largest wireless carriers is shutting down 3g service. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live this morning. a lot of industries are asking for a delay on this one. do you still have your flip phone? >> reporter: i do. i dug this thing out last night. last time i made a call on this was march of 2011. the end of 3g service doesn't just impact people still stuck on flip phones, but many burglar

alarm systems, car crash detection systems, medical alert devices. they still rely on the old 3g technology. some of those industries are concerned that when at&t shuts down their 3g service today on towers like this one and when the other service providers follow suit later in the year, they're concerned that lives will be put in danger. so some of those industries, as you mentioned, have asked the fcc for more time to upgrade their equipment. now, at&t tells nbc news that they have been transitioning customers off 3g and now less than 1% of mobile traffic runs on that old technology that is less efficient than the 5g and the 4g. but critics point out that 2 million home and personal emergency systems still operate on 3g and 80% of those customers are seniors. >> what it will really have a bigger impact on is so-called iot systems or machine-to-machine systems, embedded systems, things like

burglar alarms and point of sale terminals and atms, connected cars, things like that that have cellular communication capability built into them that was probably built into them several years ago and may be difficult to update. >> reporter: that was david burgess who runs a company that sources and installs cellular networks. the gentleman on your tv screen now is from san francisco and still use as 3g flip phone for a number of reasons, doesn't want to be surveilled and it's not as big of a deal if he loses it, compared to the loss of an expensive smartphone. >> if i'm going to be strong-armed into using a smartphone, i'll go kicking and screaming, but i'll do it. i'll be very unhappy. it is interesting. there are parts of san francisco where if i left my apartment

stark naked in the morning i would get less attention standing on some corner stark naked than i would using a flip phone. they'll point at you. >> roger visited his t-mobile store after we spoke. turns out his old 3g flip phone will still work on the 4g network. if you're still on a flip phone, check with your service provider. at&t and 3g service today, t-mobile by july, verizon by the end of this year. reporting live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. if you don't have a flip phone, it could still affect you. more details now. at&t's 3g shutdown will impact muni's arrive time signs. according to the transit agency, about 650 electronic signs displaying arrival predictions will just go dark. push-to-talk buttons will no longer operate. muni is working to replace the

equipment but cites delays due to global supply chain issues. as we await new mask guidance from the cdc, some bay area communities are still in limbo. one may lift its mandate today, another holding firm despite pressure from some residents. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joining us live with where we stand. good morning. >> reporter: hi, there, marcus. if you're not working from home like i am today, maybe you're carrying masks around with you because those situations vary from county to county, from city to city, and so we never really know when we're supposed to put them on. so we know in vallejo the city council is talking about perhaps striking down its indoor mask mandate. it was requiring masks indoors for everyone vaccinated and boosted or not. vallejo held onto the mask mandate a bit longer than solano did, and right now santa clarita county in the bay area is the

only county to keep masks on indoors as a blanket policy. we could see more uniformity tomorrow as the cdc updates its indoor masking guidelines. right now the agency is considering where the benchmarks should be set in terms of hospitalizations and severity of disease in the community before requiring masks. in some states, however, leaders are deciding for themselves moving forward, dropping mandates over the last few weeks. i want to show you this map that have no mask requirement.d mandates even in schools and medical settings. however, in new york, on the other end of the spectrum, still requiring masks in health care settings and also on public transportation. california and the other states in yellow have unvaccinated people masking up in some situations, and in the green states people are not required -- or are required to wear masks in some situations, whether they are vaccinated and

boosted or not. now, on average covid cases have been on the decline nationwide and here in california as well. we can tell you that in our state 82.8% of people 5 and up are at least one dose of the covid vaccine, so that could be leading to some of those declining numbers that could eventually let us ditch the masks. >> a lot of people want to ditch the masks. i'm just going to follow the rules for now, kris. thanks. 5:37 this morning and breaking news that we're following. u.s. women's soccer stars have reached a settlement with the u.s. soccer federation in a long simmer dispute over equal pay. as part of the deal, national team members will receive $24 million, but the amount falls short of what they were originally seeking in damages. a new legal appeal was set to be heard next month. the settlement also calls for restructuring pay rates going forward, including new world cup bonuses. as plans for a new a's

stadium move forward, the a's are apparently not giving up on other plans. the las vegas review reports the a's have narrowed down their las vegas ballpark site search to four locations near the strip. the a's started surveying sites there and last week the team confirmed negotiations are still in play. last week oakland council members approved the eir for a proposed stadium near jack london square, the environmental review. but there's still a lot of work that needs to be done to reach a final deal. california's best known bear now is going national. >> so maybe you've heard of this story, probably saw it here on nbc bay area. the 500-pound black bear nick named hank the tank. video is showing him ransacking homes in the tahoe area. a least a dozen homes have been targeted. the bear is still wanted and on the prowl. the "today" show picking up the story and a battle overwhat to

do once authorities catch him. one advocate hoping for relocation rather than euthanizing him. >> a refrigerator has 30,000, 40,000, 50,000 calories of food. it was a lot easier for him to forage in there than to go into the wilderness and pick one berry at a time. >> he's working smarter, not harder. you can watch the full story on the "today" show following us on "today in the bay," coming up at 7:00. if you can bearly wait, go ahead to our home page, nbcbayarea.com, for more details. it is 5:39. look at this! >> maybe hank is hibernating. >> look at this, a beautiful shot outside at palisades tahoe camera. good news, ski lovers, a round of fresh snow making its way through this morning. just beautiful there. really coming down this morning. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring that. just beautiful sights all around. a little rain in the bay area,

the snow in the sierra. >> and we missed it, didn't we? it's been great. take a look at highway 50 right now and it's going to be very slippery there, trying to get to south lake tahoe. but we are going to have light snow continue for the next couple of hours. we've got a little bit of rain, so as we track it, our mobile doppler radar, we can see it scanning the bay area with the red beam and it's showing us that we are seeing wet conditions to start out this tuesday morning and there's more on the way. it's to the north of us now. we'll have another round of showers. here's what to expect with the cold air rolling in. this blast will bring our morning temperatures into the 20s and 30s over the next few days. scattered rain, even a chance of thunderstorms with small hail. we may have snow on some elevations, as well as the heavy sierra snow. >> i have a warning for folks because it's calm on the roadways. today, starting about 9:00, avoid the vermont street exit

because they'll be closing that completely at 10:00 a.m., all day vermont street exit will be closed from northbound 101. that will remain restricted for the next week. today you're going to use the 7th street exit and then loop back on city streets, maybe to townsend or king and that will take you back to vermont. for the rest of the month, they'll have one lane open at the off ramp. again, march 1st they're going to close that to clear the blockade for the work going on on north 101, vermont street. the rest of the bay looking really good. a little build on the incline and same thing for 37. didn't see that yesterday. highway 4 we should see slowing coming through concord. i brought kari's radar on here as well. there's a little more rain, some moisture. watch for mist and slicker roadways, potentially, across the peninsula. back to you. >> thanks, mike.

5:41 right now. coming up next, tackling disparities in tech. >> when that's happening, that's not your problem, that's their problem. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," the way one east bay program is helping young black youth get their footing. >> russian troops have crossed the border into ukraine, but the world is still confused as to what we call that. we'll examine that when "today in the bay" continues.

right now at 5:44, as we're

waking up heading out, we're going to see the weather changing. we're starting out cold in concord, low 40s. then as we go into today, even a chance of more showers and we are watching out for the potential of thunderstorms and hail. we're going to talk more about that, a look at storm ranger in a few minutes. >> and a lot more traffic in the north bay for this shot. south of 101, with all the headlights winding their way down the curves. we'll show you how the bridges are shaping up, but i want you to notice there's a little sheen at the truck stop. damp roadways as well around the bay. governor newsom will appear virtually with president biden today in a push to expand california's lithium production and development. the imperial valley is often referred to as lithium valley and perhaps has the highest amount of lithium in the world. the industry still in early stages of development. the white house says

president biden will level more sanctions on russia this morning. >> scott mcgrew, it's late afternoon in ukraine. the time zone difference means a lot of news for us overnight. >> we're in a really unique position to bring you the latest, absolute latest as it's happening in real time. we're often changing this newscast on the fly to adapt to the news out of ukraine and russia as it happens. laura, you mentioned we do expect there being some action in the white house. let's take you to london. case in point, live pictures from uk parliament as the legislative body discusses what to do about ukraine and russia. we're monitoring this in real time. so biden to authorize more sanctions against russia today. yesterday he signed an order that forbid investment in two regions of ukraine where russian forces have entered. this is mostly symbolic. there's no major investment in rural parts of eastern ukraine. it's mostly farmland. brand new this morning, germany has delayed an agreement with

the russians to build nord stream 2. germany reluctant to threaten this because they need natural gas from russia to stay warm. they can always reenter the agreement but this morning's announcement is something that russia has taken notice of. sanctioning russia, which is really our only move here, is tough because sanctions are supposed to hurt the other guy's economy. but russia's economy is really small. it's about half the size of italy's. all russia can really offer the world is energy. as former white house economist told "the new york times," russia is incredibly unimportant in the global economy, except for oil and gas. it's basically a big gas station. the united states and ukraine called an emergency session of the united nations security council. the u.s. has a permanent seat, along with our allies, great britain and france. so do the russians. in fact, the russians chaired last night's meeting about the russians, and as you might imagine, not a lot was accomplished. the world is trying to figure

out how to react to putin's move sending russians across the border into ukraine at the invitation of those breakaway areas. he, himself, encouraged them to breakaway by sending disguised russian troops into the area years ago. so if you already had forces in the area and you send more, is that an invasion? the semantics have caused gymnastics with politicians and news agencies, which is what putin probably wanted. he wanted a reason to send tanks across the border. this "washington post" headline sums it up, white house increaseles with weather russia has invaded ukraine. when asked did they invade, a white house spokesperson said it would not be a new step, russia has had forces in the region for the last eight years. in "the new york times," it was unclear if a russian invasion had begun. the separatists might have invited the forces, but neither ukraine for the rest of the world calls it as anything but

ukrainian territory. but another way, the country that everyone in the world, except russia, says exists as a whole, ukraine, now has unwanted foreign troops. two regions in ukraine that only russia says exist independently invited the troops to cross the border they don't control. so was there an invasion? that's the president of ukraine last night saying of course there was an invasion. volodymyr zelenskyy addressing his nation on television saying we're not afraid of anyone or anything. this is all happening in real time due to the advantage in the time zones. we're talking about it on twitter and facebook. on twitter you can find me @scott mcgrew. here at "today in the bay" bay area we have been celebrating black history month all month long and this morning we're introducing you to a local organization working to make a difference in the community by

helping guide young black males in positions of technology and leadership. >> it truly takes a village to help mold the next generation of greatness. >> we're founded in oakland, california, in 2012, we now operate programming in oakland, richmond, los angeles, and we're launching our first site in detroit this year. >> reporter: it's an organization that originated right here in the bay with a simple mission. >> the project trains mentors, black male youth in technology creation, entrepreneurship to help transform their lives and communities. >> reporter: executive director of the hidden genius project has been there since the beginning. he says he's seen the organization grow and develop. it reaches beyond the borders of the bay area and has touched the lives of more than 8,000 youth. he says the program model allows the students to receive hundreds of hours of hands-on guidance in what they call the intensive

immersion program, and that guidance more times is coming from folks that look like the youth being served. african americans thriving in an industry that has long struggled to reflect the public. data gathered from a site found that nearly 70% of all computer programmers in the united states are white. 15% are asian, 8% identify as hispanic or latino, and less than 5% of those working as computer programmers are black. >> we try to convey to our young people, listen, when that's happening, that's not your problem, that's their problem. these companies, those who choose not to recognize your brilliance, they're going to cut off their nose. >> reporter: and the brilliance in these young participants is evident, with past participants going on to receive prestigious academic awards and bringing the program full circle, coming on board as full-time facilitators, continuing the mission to grow that network of support. in oakland -- >> the future, i think, is

bright. the future looks a lot like our young people. >> reporter: for "today in the bay." good tuesday morning. it is 5:51. it is chilly as you're heading out. a little bit of rain finally, although it hasn't been a lot so far. novato has had about 08 of rain and we're seeing light amounts across the bay area. as we track it with storm ranger, it's giving us a view of exactly where it's raining, because it's been so hit or miss. let's go to marin county. you're seeing rain as you're heading around san raphael, as well as mill valley, light showers coming down near the coastline and over toward the burlingame area as well. we're also seeing some showers in the santa cruz mountains. and notice the change in colors where we're seeing snow for some of those upper elevations in the santa cruz summit, as well as mount diablo with lighter rain in san marrone.

we're heading out to wed roads, but there is another surge of moisture that's going to be here later this morning into the afternoon, and when we see that, a lot of colors here indicating that we cannot only have some rain and snow, but also the potential of some small hail in some of these thunderstorms that could possibly develop later today. really cold system and that's forcing that air higher up into the atmosphere, that's also going to give us a chance that we could see some more active weather. finally, after 44 days, we have finally broken this dry spell. the last time it rained before last night was january 7th, and it seems like our temperatures have gone back to early january, too. we'll only see about 01 or less. the temperatures will be plummeting and by tomorrow morning we are going to see freezing temperatures. we'll have freeze warnings in effect as we dip into the mid-20s and it's going to be

cold the next several days. check out san jose after a couple of really cold days, we will rebound going into the weekend. mike, you're seeing a lot of changes over the last few minutes. >> the last 10, 15 minutes we saw metering lights registered on from chp at the bay bridge. i saw a backup forming, but i think they lightened up a bit because the traffic coming into the area hasn't been quite as heavy. 37 and highway 4 showing sensors dipping down below the speed limit. more slower spots for 84 coming down to what may be a new crash. we'll track that. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, possible new life for outdoor dining program in oakland. the city committee will discuss making the flex streets program permanent that was launched during the pandemic in june of 2020. ever since restaurant and retail shop owners have been able to

sign up for online free permits to use the sidewalks and parking lanes to serve customers. in the resolution does not pass, the current program is set to expire at the end of next month. still ahead on "today in the bay," teachers' jobs on the line in san francisco. we're live breaking down the today. a lot more news ahead. it's 5:55. in new york city, ♪ ♪

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the time is 5:57. welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." in today's climate in crisis, researchers at uc berkeley are using a 4,000 acre experimental forest in the northern sierra to come up with ways to manage our wildlands as we face more intense droughts and fires. >> it's making things more challenging. wee have more unpredictable weather. we have a drought that's been amplified by climate change and we've had droughts for thousands of years. but the challenge is we're bringing forward a forest structure that is so vulnerable. why is it vulnerable? because of the way we have managed the system for the last 120 years. we know indigenous burning and lightning fire used to be incredibly common in our forests in california. we also know for sure that we took fire out 120 years ago. we also sometimes harvested

larger trees and we don't really do that that much anywhere, which sets these forests up. >> stevens talks about who manages our forests, what factors are leading to worsening fires, and what a well-managed, resilient forest actually looks like. also how you can get involved. check it out, nbcbayarea.com on our climate in crisis page. right now at 6:00, on the edge of war as russia sends troops in. >> he calls them peacekeepers. this is nonsense. we know what they really are. >> a live report from washington as the u.s. calls for an emergency meeting with world leaders about the ukraine crisis. >> and messages of hate dropped on doorsteps. the investigation under way this morning in two bay area neighborhoods. >> plus, looming layoffs for hundreds of san francisco teachers. the vote today that may slash jobs and how soon those pink slips could go out. this is "today in the bay." good morning, tuesday.

thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. if you're on the go, we broadcast not only to your tv, but you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> let's get you started with a live look outside. this is where storm ranger is tracking that light rain from overnight, as well as what we can expect today. but the question is, will that rain stick around? meteorologist kari hall is here with a closer look at that. >> it's going to be off and on today and we're seeing in some spots it's off, other areas it's on. that's why we need storm ranger to give us a high-level view of what's going on. you can get the same tool on your smartphone, nbcbayarea.com, download the app. it's been off and on for marin county and we're seeing it mostly off for san francisco, as well as much of the peninsula. we are seeing rain moving into the santa cruz mountains and changing over to snow as you go up in elevation. we've seen the showers, also, around the san ramon area