francisco" on monday. you can watch it on roku, apple tv or amazon fire by downloading the nbc bay area app. you can also learn more about the series by going to nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco. also breaking right now, president biden intends to nominate judge brown-jackson to the supreme court. that's according to a source familiar with the matter. we want to talk about a special report from nbc. >> good morning. we have breaking news from the white house. president biden is set to announce his nominee to replace supreme court justice steven breyer this afternoon, and nbc news has learned it will be federal judge ketanji brown jackson who currently sits on the dc circuit court of appeals. we want to bring in pete williams. judge jackson was on the short list, significant experience as a judge, as a public defender, and after one year on the

appellate court, looking to be elevated to the supreme court. >> less than a year, in fact. eight months. i think one of the reasons the president may have chosen her is she just went through the confirmation battle and was confirmed with the votes of three republicans. but hers is a rather traditional background for a supreme court nominee. she was born in washington, but she grew up in miami. her parents were both somebody that she looked up to. her mother was a school administrator, her father was a lawyer, and she says she used to sit at the kitchen table with her father with all his law books and that's one of the things that inspired her to become a lawyer. she's a harvard and harvard law school graduate and served some time as a public defender, and that would bring some unique experience to the supreme court. she would be the first person with significant experience as a criminal defense lawyer since thurgood marshall left the court 30 years ago. she's 51. she would be the second youngest justice on the court.

amy coney barrett just turned 50 last month. she is distantly related to the former house speaker paul ryan through their in-laws by marriage. >> and paul ryan, i believe, was at one of her confirmation meetings recently. we want to turn to chief white house correspondent kristen welker. if confirmed, she will be the first black woman to sit on the united states supreme court, a promise made during the campaign by president biden. what can you tell us about the deliberation here? >> reporter: savannah, that promise was made by then-candidate biden exactly two years ago today, during a debate. he said that he would, in fact, choose a black woman for the supreme court, and so here is the day. i can tell you that in the deliberations, the white house has consistently said that the president wanted to choose someone who was in the mold of justice breyer. as pete laid out, this is someone who clerked for justice breyer and that is something that she is quite proud of, as well as all of her other legal

work. and so that was clearly one of the factors. but take a look at her background, savannah, in her confirmation process. she earned the votes of three republicans, senators lindsey graham, lisa murkowski and susan collins. could she get their support now? of course, the white house has said that bipartisanship will be an important part of this process as well. so that is something to look for. of course, some republicans have criticized the decision to choose a black woman, but the white house defends it and say it is a historic pick and a historic day. >> kristen welker, thank you. again, the news from the white house, ketanji brown jackson will be the president's nominee to the united states supreme court, set to replace the man she once clerked for, justice stephen breyer. for now, most of you will turn to "today." i'm savannah guthrie in new york. you just heard the breaking news there. we want to continue what we have

going on here, some breaking news on the front of that invasion over in ukraine. >> that's right. we have to give you a live look at the ukraine capital of kyiv where hundreds of russian troops were killed and injured as they made their way into the city overnight. and just in, united nations human rights office says it was received reports of at least 25 civilians killed and more than 100 injured in ukraine due to shelling and air strikes. ukraine's prosecutor general says an orphanage in the country was hit by shrapnel from a russian missile. this morning ukraine is removing age restrictions for its citizens to join the military, as the fight is ramping up. >> and new video showing an apartment building in kyiv that sustained heavy damage overnight. officials saying that the nine-story building was hit by debris. this is after an aircraft was shot down over the capital city. we continue our coverage with "today in the bay's" brie jackson, as president biden is set to meet with international

leaders today. >> residents of kyiv waking up to sounds of war and sights of devastation in other areas of ukraine. >> putin chose this war and now he and his country will bear the consequences. >> reporter: president biden imposing harsh new sanctions that include cutting off russia's largest banks and companies from western financial markets and restricting exports. >> this is going to impose severe costs on the russian economy, both immediately and over time. >> reporter: some critics say the president should have gone even further. >> ratchet the sanctions all the way up, all the way up as far as you can. >> reporter: there's a bipartisan push for russia to be barred from s.w.i.f.t., the secure system that connects banks in more than 200 countries. the administration says right now european allies are not willing to take that step. >> they are profound sanctions. let's have a conversation in another month or so to see if

they're working. >> the kbak, the consequences of what president putin has done, including to russia, that will have an impact. >> reporter: russian attacks igniting worldwide protests. in moscow, chanting crowds held anti-war signs. >> biden stands with ukraine. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., there are calls for a stronger response from the administration. many praying for those fleeing for their safety. >> i just can't believe someone could be so evil. >> reporter: during an unclassified briefing, u.s. military leaders described the current phase of russia's military operation as the tip of the sphere, warning of more violence and casualties to come. brie jackson, nbc news washington. scott mcgrew continues our coverage now. the question everyone is asking, will these sanctions even be enough? >> the biggest question in all of this. remember, we've sanctioned iran, we've sanctioned north korea, and those sanctions have not

convinced those countries to change their ways, even as their citizens suffer, and in some cases starve. the other key thing about sanctions is they do take time. a lot of time. you heard president biden talking about months as he announced new sanctions. kyiv has not got months. it may not have until the end of today. one of the most effective sanctions may be on tech exports. this covers more than just what we make here in silicon valley. it covers any tech made with american equipment anywhere. so chips made in asia that use american-built machines cannot travel to russia. sanctions on tech do work. you'll recall america would not allow the chinese company huawei to use american technology and that has all but knocked them out of their market. look at these numbers, speaking of market. wall street started turning positive as biden spoke yesterday. the nasdaq rocketed ahead more than 400 points, a 3% jump. you've got to ask yourself why.

it's a mystery. it could be that the attack on ukraine scared the fed a little bit, that the planned interest rate hikes just a few weeks away could be smaller than first planned. it could be traders realize these sanctions are not going to hurt western companies too badly. or it could be, and this is a theory they're batting around over at bloomberg, that russia is going to win the war quickly, as sad as that sounds. then there's the unpredictable factor, will putin's actions cause unrest at other places in the world. >> there are other countries that have not been shy about claiming disputed territory, i'm thinking about china and taiwan, india and kashmir, north korea and south korea. and god forbid that north korea and south korea should become a flashpoint right now. do you think other world leaders are watching russia's claim on ukraine and our resson out of i? >> you're absolutely right, and

that is why i think it's very important for the u.s. to recognize that there is a national interest involved here. many people have asked the question, what is the u.s. national interest at stake here, why should they be getting involved in this conflict that is so far away from our shores? and the reason is that a very fundamental international principle is simply that one country doesn't invade another, and the precedent that will be set is being watched by leaders in all different areas across did globe. >> the absolute worst thing that could happen, and this sounds extremely unlikely to most experts, is that putin just keeps on going. keep in mind, it was not just ukraine that was part of the former soviet union. so were latvia and lithuania and estonia. these are nato countries. we will not fight for ukraine. we absolutely will fight with american men and women and tanks

and airplanes for the baltics. the latest we have is the new statement from zelenskyy just came across telegram. we're working on the translation. i know they've been talking about talks. we'll have more coming up in just a bit. >> let's hope it doesn't go that far. thank you, scott. our coverage on the ongoing russian invasion of ukraine continues all morning long here on "today in the bay," and on the "today" show. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports this morning from ukraine, keir simmons from russia. that begins at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." happening today, volunteers will be out searching for an oakley woman who has been missing for a month. 24-year-old alexis gabe disappeared somewhere in oakley last month. police say her car was found abandoned on trenton street and carington drive with the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked. today the search continues for her. volunteers will be split into

two groups and search in the area where she was last seen. people will meet at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the contra costa county fairgrounds in antioch. 6:10 right now. a live look over oakland where city leaders plan to announce the launch of a new pilot program aimed at stopping illegal dumping in the city. surveillance cameras will be used to build cases against offenders. technology was just installed in so-called illegal dumping hot spots. offenders can space fines of up to $1,000 a day. city council approved the camera installations last month. live look at the palisades tahoe camera. the area got fresh snow earlier this week and conditions should be pretty nice there. conditions there are looking nice and cold. nice and cold here as well, but certainly should be a fun time if you head up to the sierra. >> yes, it's going to be a really nice weekend. the weather clearing out after

getting about a foot of snow in some spots. as we take a look at our forecast for the weekend there, it's going to be cold. single-digit temperatures, but it does start to warm up going into the weekend. and because of the fresh powder, they've opened up more lifts and runs and groomed more trails. they have 105 inches of snow on the ground. we have seen the sierra snowpack continue to decline and right now we're only at 66% of normal statewide. so really sad to see that after such a great start to our water year. now it's cold enough to snow here in the bay area, as our temperatures start out freezing in some of our inland valleys. we've dipped into the upper 20s and we'll be watching temperatures go up. mike, you're just down to one alert now? >> let's frame the traffic alert in the positive. we only have one now for north 101. the backup extending past silver avenue towards williams. the over-crossing there.

we have a few lanes, three lanes still reportedly blocked just north of the 280 interchange. if you cross over, cesar chavez goes west through the area. getting into the city from oakland, moving smoothly. no metering lights and very little backup for 37 and highway 4. and then down to one alert. the other alert in redwood city has cleared. no more slowing for 101 there. back to you. >> thank you. a new investigation next on "today in the bay." the reason elon musk and his brother are in hot water when it comes to tesla. >> plus, the gift that keeps giving. years after "the office" ended, the delicious hidden gem that fans just scored. we'll talk about it. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now it's 6:16. as you're heading out, we are still under a microclimate weather alert due to freezing temperatures in our inland valleys. san jose at 8:00 will be at 38 degrees, so we're starting to come out of the very cold air to the low 60s for today. it's going to feel better this afternoon. we'll talk about that in the weekend forecast coming up. >> a traffic alert for san francisco, but we're seeing the sensors starting to clear. 101 just north of the 280 interchange. the data shows we're looking at better speeds heading north into

san francisco. this morning tesla is facing a new investigation. the s.e.c. looking into whether recent stock sales by elon musk and his brother violated inside trading rules. the "wall street journal" reports the probe started last year after kimball musk sold shares worth over $100 million a day before elon announced he would sell 10% of stake in the company. elon says his brother did not know ahead of time. the public statements must be vetted by legal counsel. and most user agreements are mind-boggling. kind of boring with all those numbers that you have. but you know what, peacock has something in for store anyone who makes it through all the legal jargon. >> the streaming service has hidden a recipe in the terms of

use that fans of "the office" will be particularly excited to find. >> at least once a year i like to bring in some of my kevin's famous chile. everyone is going to get to know each other. i'm serious about this stuff. >> i remember that one. well, you have to dig pretty deep to find the recipe. the secret only blew up after a tiktok user discovered it and then posted it online. don't forget you can watch "the office" streaming right now on peacock. and then you can maybe make it this weekend. it's been cold enough. >> can you imagine making that and walking into the office and dropping it? i would have been mad. you could take some chili for lunch today or breakfast. it's so cold out there. kari, as a matter of fact, i

want some chili. >> you act like you want her to make it. >> i actually do want her to make it. >> i'll ship it to you, marcus. >> thank you. >> let's get a look at what's going on as we start out with our record-low temperatures, especially in santa rosa. third morning in a row we've made it below our record low, and we're taking a look at our other temperatures that are very close to a record where we are 30 in livermore, the record is 28. san francisco 42, and the record is 38 degrees. and we are also seeing some mid to upper 30s for oakland and in san jose. but then as we take a look at our high temperatures this afternoon, it's going to start to feel nicer and we're going to make some progress toward warmer temperatures for the end of the weekend, as well as early next week. we're seeing 60s, 62 in danville and 60 in oakland. near the coastline we're in the upper 50s, san francisco reaching into the mid-50s and our north bay highs will reach

up to 63 in ukiah. after these bitterly cold temperatures, we'll see rain moving in a little closer to the bay area, but it looks like it stays to the north up until next wednesday into thursday. this is when we will see our next chance of rain. at this point it looks like the system is moving through so quickly, it brings in very light amounts of rain, but we are going to see a change in that pattern that could open up the door for possibly more rain farther down the line. as far as how much rain we're going to see, most of it to the north of us. as we zoom into the bay area, it looks like we could see about a quarter to close to a half inch of rain farther to the north. most of the bay area is only going to see trace amounts of rain over the next ten days. not what we want to see, especially with the updated drought monitor yesterday that increased the drought conditions, especially farther in the north bay. and then our temperatures head for the upper 60s and even near 70 degrees for the beginning of next week.

our morning temperatures, though, won't be as cold. we're looking at lows in the mid to upper 40s and then next week we'll see those rain chances entering the forecast on tuesday, continuing through the end of the week. for san francisco this weekend, expect it to still be cool with highs near 60 degrees, each day for the weekend. and, mike, how is it looking? you were watching several alerts this morning. seems like it's calming down. >> yes. this one, still on active alert, second ago we got wofrd instead of three lanes, we have only one lane blocked. i imagine they're going to clear that quickly. the impact is pretty much gone down getting into the city from the peninsula. for the east bay, we have a gentle build. no metering lights registered, but we may see them turned on soon because there is slowing coming across treasure island that usually indicates the need for that. 37 and highway 4, just a gentle build. a little build out of the altamont.

the crash on the shoulder at grant line road north of san martin. back to you. >> thanks so much. 5:21 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> he has a problem with his bike, she's got a problem with her bank. and between them, 1,000 bucks on the line. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds to both of them next. >> and all this month on nbc bay area, we have been celebrating black history. and today we shine the light on american political activist and author, bobby seale. he attended community college in oakland and later went on and founded the black panther party in 1966. this morning, and always, we salute you, mr. seale, and all of your accomplishments.

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we continue to follow breaking news of the russian invasion continuing. amid the conflict, many are fleeing for their lives. the united nations refugee agency estimates up to 4 million people may leave ukraine if the situation continues to escalate. this is new video this morning from western ukraine. numerous people rushing to shelter in place as the air raid siren signals oncoming violence. we'll have another update ahead, including a brand new gesture from the pope. 6:25 right now. whether you're riding a motorcycle or checking your bank account, consumer issues can crop up just about anywhere.

>> that's why we're here to help you. our consumer investigator chris chmura shows us how his team has been stepping up for viewers. >> we want to share with you two of our recrept wins for viewers in the south bay. first there's mark in san jose who made 629 bucks for motorcycle saddle bags. they weren't delivered so he requested a refund. when he didn't get a response, he called us. a few weeks later mark was back in the saddle with a 629 refund. next, barbara in morgan hill says a stranger used her credit card to charge 391 bucks. she filed a fraud claim, which her bank denied saying it had proof she received the merchandise. barbara insisted she never got anything and asked for our help. we asked the bank to look at her case again. weeks later, barbara got a $391 credit from her bank. unfortunately, barbara is not the only viewer we have heard from who has faced a sketchy credit card charge. fortunately, there is help

available. we made a how-to video showing you the process to dispute a credit card charge. you can find that video and all our other how-to episodes on our website, streaming channel, and our youtube page. just look for the how-to playlist. have a great weekend. >> you, too, chris. next, top stories we're following, including the breaking news from capitol hill. we are learning who president biden is planning to nominate to the supreme court and what we know about this historic pick. >> plus, pandemic progress. >> reporter: a lot of changes regarding masking could be ahead. we're waiting for word from the cdc, from the state, parents groups that are protesting. i'll wrap it up for you so you know what to watch for. you're watching "today in the bay." breaking now at 6:30,

president of ukraine appealing for help from europe, as bombs fall on kyiv. >> also breaking news, an historic nomination. the judge who is president biden's supreme court pick. we're going to break down her background and what comes next in the process. >> and all new mask guidance expected today from the cdc, this as the battle over students wearing masks in the classrooms heats up in one north bay high school. this is "today in the bay." a very good friday morning to you. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia.

>> i'm marcus washington. not only on television will we give you the news, but catch us online as well. you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. and we do have breaking news we want to start off with. president biden intends to nominate judge ketanji brown jackson to the supreme court. biden called jackson last night to extend the offer to serve on the high court and she accepted, according to a source familiar to the situation. now, this marks the first black woman ever nominated to the high court, and it kicks off a likely swift senate battle to confirm the president's first supreme court pick, while democrats still have senate control. she graduated from harvard unit and harvard law school. she's a federal appeals judge who clerked for retiring justice breyer. jackson was nominated to district court eight months ago and served eight years as a federal trial judge in washington. and more breaking news for you this morning. the russia/ukraine conflict

intensifying overnight. we want to give you a live look once again at the capitol here, kyiv. russia telling china that it is ready to conduct talks with ukraine to stop the invasion. united nations human rights office says that it has received reports of at least 25 civilians killed and more than 100 injured in ukraine. this is due to shelling and air strikes. >> scott mcgrew has been monitoring the very latest and that includes a new statement from the ukrainian president. >> it just came across on telegram, volodymyr zelenskyy, appealing to european leaders, asking them to do more. [ speaking foreign language ] >> you can read it, when the bombs fall on kyiv, they fall in europe. when missiles kill people, it is the death of all europeans. zelenskyy also mentioned the

idea that the russians would like to negotiate for an end to the violence. that would almost certainly involve the surrender of ukraine. putin is not going to invade and then withdraw without getting what he wanted. we're going to monitor that. other news, video coming in from the battlefield. easier to tell you what we don't know. we don't know what kind of aircraft this is, airplane or helicopter, we don't know whose side. the ukrainian military says it's a russian helicopter that went down. here is another shoot-down. the ukrainian interior minister tells us this is video of a shoot down of a russian jet. debris definitely hitting down below. ukraine claims this was an air-to-air shoot-down. social media is full of praise for one ukrainian pilot, the ghost of kyiv, they call him. now, whether he really exists, we don't know. whether he's okay, we also don't know. moments ago the pope traveled from the vatican to the russian embassy in rome to appeal for fighting to stop. now, while poeps have condemned war many times in the past, we

cannot think of a time the leader of the catholic church has traveled to an embassy to do so. president biden announced new sanctions against russia thursday. he also warned americans gas prices will continue to go up. >> i will do everything in my power to limit the pain the american people are feeling at the gas pump. this is critical to me. but this aggression cannot go unanswered. if it did, the consequences for america would be much worse. america stands up to bullies, we stand up for freedom. this is who we are. >> remember that the next time you gas up. now, biden's statement that he'll do everything he can to fight high gas price contradicts things we've been saying for years. presidents can't really do anything about gas prices. they're not generally responsible when they go up or go down. marcus and laura, he can release more oil from the strategic petroleum reserve.

that probably won't change anything either. you remember last year president biden released 8% of the reserve to fight gas prices, and, honestly, it did very little. >> all right, so interesting to follow. we'll see what will happen in the continuing days. thank you. you know, these are dark days for ukrainian families having to watch this war unfold from here in the bay area. dimitry was born and raised in ukraine and has been sleepless and emotional watching the envision. he and his parents left ukraine when it was under the soviet rule. they fear for the people there fighting equally and have equal. this is very, very sad. >> he also advises a number of silicon valley companies, and says they, too, are watching closely because many of their engineers live there and worry about what may happen to them. now, stay with us for the latest developments on air and online. our website is being updated 24/7 with the latest headlines.

you can find our exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis on the escalating crisis. you'll find that all at nbcbayarea.com. >> moving you forward this morning, the cdc is expected to loosen masking requirements today, as california public health leaders consider what to do about masking in schools. and that comes with urgency, as some parents and students have started protesting. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us now with what to watch out for. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you both. we have been telling you that we were expecting that cdc guidance to change this week. finally it's happening today. and as we expect, those guidelines, those benchmarks for measuring covid in the community will be a little bit different going forward. instead of the focus on overall cases or the positivity rate, the metric to watch will be hospitalizations and deaths. now, on monday the california department of health will revisit masking in schools, looking at all the data points

from case rates to positivity to hospitalizations, and how many children who can be vaccinated are vaccinated. that would be any child over the age of 5. meanwhile, in napa the school community is at odds over masking and how vintage high school staff responded when one student tried to enter the classroom without a mask. students were sent to sit outside in what the superintendent said was an effort to continue instruction for all students, not just the one who refused the mask. >> i want to be able to have a choice to wear a mask in a classroom. i don't mind if anyone else decides to. i have total respect for your views, i just want to be able to have mine. >> reporter: on monday, the same day the state revisited the mask mandate, liberty union high school district may ditch their mandate altogether, leaving the choice to the children. and later this morning, some parents in danville will protest outside vista grande elementary school calling for children to attend maskless.

it's important to note from a uc berkeley study that was published yesterday, 75% of bay area parents say they still support masking in the classrooms. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the update. this weekend sneaker waves and strong rip currents are expected along bay area coastlines. the national weather service says waves can reach 3 to 6 feet. the dangerous conditions expected to start early saturday morning. don't turn your back to the waves if that's where you're headed this weekend. what are we in store for weekend weather-wise? let's check in with kari. >> i do think a lot of people will be heading to the beach, even though it's going to be a chilly weekend, and by sunday those waves will become more dangerous. watch out for that near the coastline. never turn your back to the water. as we take a look at our temperatures, it does start out cool today with highs in the 50s along the coastline. tomorrow low 60s and then by sunday we're seeing some spots

reaching into the mid-60s like santa cruz. if you do plan to head to the sierra this weekend, we do have light snow that has already happened and so now we have a quiet weekend ahead. cold temperatures as our mornings start out in the single double digits, but then take a look at the afternoon highs. just above freezing today and then more warm weather for the weekend. we do have 105 inches of snow on the ground in the upper parts of the mountains. as we look at events going on this weekend, we're wrapping up black history month. why not check out some of the events going on. in san jose there's a black history celebration, art in the park, and it starts out cool with some upper 40s in the morning, but during the middle of the day it's going to be comfortable with a mix of sun and clouds. and we're also looking at some great weather on sunday for the black joy parade and festival. the parade kicks off downtown oakland on sunday at 12:30, and our temperatures will be in the upper 50s. we will see, once again, some sunshine, just kind of peeking out from behind the clouds, but

really nice for all the festivities going on there throughout the day. it's cool out there this morning. we're going to talk more about how cold it is. mike, you have some breaking news out of san francisco. >> yeah, toward the positive, kari. we had one lane blocked with all vehicles pushed over to the right. it just cleared. so north 101, all the slowing has cleared and so have all the lanes. so no more problems, no more alerts on the grid getting into the city from the peninsula. i can look ahead askari did, we're looking at a dual purpose, black history month celebration and lunar new year celebration, a shout-out for those folks on saturday from 11:00 to 3:00, you may find local congestion. you might have to adjust to that. in the east bay we have the metering lights turned on because of a disabled vehicle off the bay bridge. that could be cleared any second now. the metering lights not showing a backup at the toll plaza, but they're slowing up the incline. the build for highway 4, 87 and same thing through 101 through san jose. back to you.

>> thanks, mike. 6:40 right now. back in court. still ahead on "today in the bay," lawyers for convicted killer scott peterson facing a judge once again today. we go one-on-one with our legal analyst, dean johnson, on the p get a new trial. plus -- >> reporter: the city of oakland designates this sunday oscar grant day. the movement to build better trust between law enforcement and communities of color. plus -- >> reporter: our new streaming series "saving san francisco" explores how the tech capital of the universe, the city with a $12 billion budget, is struggling with crime, poverty, and a lack of affordable housing. episode 1 starts streaming monday. check it out, just download the nbc bay area app on roku, apple tv, amazon fire, for you can also watch online at nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco.

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call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. right now at 6:43, we are under a microclimate weather alert. temperatures below freezing. check out the tri-valley. on your drive to work, heater on full blast. we're only at 30 degrees. then we'll see our trend heading up with mid-50s by early in the afternoon. we'll take a look at all of our microclimates in the weekend forecast coming up. >> this is us at the bay bridge with the metering lights on, just 15 minutes into those metering lights. a little slowing on the incline.

not bad. we'll show you how things shape up for your drive coming up. >> thank you very much. it is 6:44 right now and today convicted murderer scott peterson continues his quest for a new trial. his lawyers are due back to court and they say their client was a victim of jury misconduct. i talked about the proceedings and what we can expect next with our legal analyst, dean johnson. let's talk about juror number 7, rochelle nice. peterson's lawyers are saying she actively sought to be on the jury. reportedly, though, she's now denied it. how likely sit, should it move forward that she'll talk or maybe she'll plead the fifth? >> her testimony is essential and she is undoubtedly going to plead the fifth amendment, even though any potential prosecution has seen the statute of limitations run a long time ago. but she undoubtedly will plead the fifth, at which point the

prosecution is going to have to give her immunity, because, frankly, it's the prosecution more than peterson's lawyers that need her testimony at that point. >> so who else potentially do you think could take the stand in this? so much focus is on her. >> it's certainly possible that peterson's former defense attorney, mark geragos could testify. the critical issue here is whether peterson was prejudiced by rochelle's presence on the jury, and of course, geragos could testify that if he had known the truth, he never would have put her on the jury. so that argues that there was prejudice in the conviction, and the prejudice by virtue of one biased juror is enough to require a reversal of the conviction and a new trial. >> in your opinion, what's the likelihood that peterson will get a new trial?

>> i think peterson is very, very close now to getting a new trial? his lawyers have already proved that the juror made false statements. the question is, does that necessarily imply that she was a biased juror? >> 18 years has gone. we covered it then, we'll continue to cover it now. thank you so much for joining us. >> it's hard to believe that 13 years has passed in the next story, and on sunday the city of oakland will honor oscar grant with a day named in his memory. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is joining us live. the family says this is long overdue. >> reporter: they do. good morning, marcuss and laura. it has been over 13 years since a b.a.r.t. police officer shot and killed oscar grant, but the family is grateful, his family is grateful that the city of oakland passed a resolution earlier this month to designate this sunday, february 27th, as oscar grant day on what would

have been oscar grant's 36th birthday. the day is set aside not only to celebrate grant's life, but to honor the work of his mother, reverend wanda jackson, and her oscar grant foundation, which was created to build better trust between police and black communities. the b.a.r.t. police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after he shot and killed grant, who was unarmed on the platform of the station on new year's day of 2009. grant's death helped spark the black lives matter movement. >> i think, also, his legacy really represents community, community involvement, community support, community love, community outreach, community that speaks to the issue of what justice really looks like, especially when they witnessed one and has been impacted by the injustice. >> reporter: the state attorney general's office is still conducting an independent review

of the shooting of oscar grant, with a focus on the conduct of b.a.r.t. police officer anthony peroni, who has not been charged with a crime. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. 6:48 this morning. we want to take a live look at san francisco. beautiful start to the morning and it is the start of the weekend. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast for us. as we coast into the weekend, we need a coat on. >> yes, we do. especially this weekend and this morning, where our temperatures are below freezing for many of our inland areas. and that's the reason why we're under a microclimate weather alert up until 9:00 when the freeze warning and frost advisories will be expiring. the coldest temperature here, fairfield is at 25 degrees. that's just bitterly cold. and it is the third morning in a row where in santa rosa we are setting a new record low temperature. so after those 20s, take a look

at our trend for this morning, and into the afternoon. in the north bay and spots like novato, we're in the mid-30s and then we're going into about 60 degrees, 61 at 4:00. a lot of sunshine and that will make it feel better later on today. for the south bay area temperatures, we'll also be a couple degrees higher than yesterday. we're reaching up to 61 in los gatos. for the east bay we'll see temperatures reaching 62 in antioch and 60 in oakland. near the coast we're in the mid to upper 50s and we'll see mid-50s in san francisco. our north bay highs reach up to 62 degrees in napa and 63 today in ukiah. going into the rest of the forecast, we are going to see some rain just to our north for the weekend. we'll see more clouds moving in. by next week we'll have a better chance of rain, especially by wednesday into thursday. unfortunately, though, it does look like the system is moving through fairly quickly. what we need are more slow-moving systems with some light rain that will add up over

the long-term. but it doesn't look like we'll see that. and the heaviest of that rain will be well to the north of us. as we get a look at what we're expecting in the bay area, it's going to be fairly light with parts of the north bay possibly getting about a quarter to half inch of rain, but take a look at the shades of blue, which indicate about a trace of rain for next week. and that's over the next ten days. and that's not good news with the upgrade of the drought yesterday, especially in the north bay. we go on with more dry weather for the weekend. temperatures warming up, highs reaching into the upper 60s. we're hoping that things do change over the next few days and we get more rain. we'll keep that in the forecast for next week. mike, how is it looking heading around the bay area and especially for those trouble spots this morning? >> they've calmed down and that's great. but we do have a build. the bay bridge toll plaza you don't see the build, but it is slow past the toll plaza and approaching the metering lights, which have been activated. they were active since 6:30. that's a very gradual build

here. that will provide some relief getting into the city there. slowing for the richmond bridge, highway 37, highway 4 and also down the upper east shore freeway. your usual suspects are building, more gradually. we have slowing at vasco road, closer to a half an hour down toward 580, and a little build right here for the nimitz heading south. back to you. >> thank you very much. it is 6:52 right now and happening now, the future of teachers and staff? san francisco still up in the air. at a special meeting last night, the san francisco school board pushed back a vote on proposed layoffs for a second time. the board may approve around 400 layoffs, along with eliminating $33 million in bonuses and raises for teachers and substitutes. the district is facing a massive budget shortfall. the vote will now be next week. if the layoffs are approved, the first wave of notices will be sent to impacted staff around march 15th. next, we continue with breaking news coverage of

president biden's supreme court pick and the war in ukraine. >> marcus, there are talks about talks about ending the violence. why ukraine will likely say no when "today in the bay" continues.

march 15th.

thanks for sticking around, and we are following two breaking stories this morning. >> first, president biden intends to nominate judge

ketanji brown jackson to the supreme court. biden called jackson last night to extend the offer to service on the high court and she accepted. according to a source familiar with the situation. this marks the first black woman ever nominated to the high court and kicks off a swift senate battle to confirm the pick while democrats still have senate controlled. she graduated from harvard university, she's a federal appeals judge who clerked for the retiring justice breyer. jackson was nominated to district court eight months ago and served eight years as a federal trial judge in washington. more breaking news, russia's invasion of ukraine is intensifying. here's a live look at kyiv, where hundreds of russian troops were killed and injured as they made their way into the city overnight. at this hour, ukraine is removing age restrictions for its citizens to join the military as the fight ramps up. >> scott mcgrew joins us. new this morning, there are talks about talks. >> that's right, the kremlin has said it would like to conduct

talks about ending the attack. the president of ukraine said in a videotaped message that he would not be afraid to talk to russia, while at the same time making an appeal to european countries to do more to help. when bombs fall on kyiv, he said, they're falling on europe. now, russia in the past has said it would demand a complete demilitarization of ukraine, so it's hard to imagine any talks would involve anything short of surrender by ukraine. zelenskyy, the ukrainian president, said he would want guarantees that ukraine would remain independent, but russia has promised that before during the budapest accords and then went on to poison leaders and then invade. a new poll released from gal up shows a growing number of americans see the threat as something affecting american security, 56% of republicans, 61% of democrats see ukraine as important to american security. this polling taken mostly before the invasion.

russia's image has deteriorated further. 85% of americans view the nation unfavorably. we're tracking everything happening in ukraine. we have an inter active map on nbcbayarea.com that shows you all of the battles. this is live and real time. marcus and laura? >> thanks, scott. happening today, volunteers will be out searching for an oakley woman who has been missing for more than a month. last month 24-year-old alexis gabe went missing in oakley. police say her car was found abandoned on trenton street with the keys in the ignition and doors unlocked. people will meet at 9:00 this morning and 1:00 p.m. at contra costa county fairgrounds in antioch. 6:58, the cdc is expected to loosen masking requirements today. we expect the cdc's metric to watch will no longer be overall cases or positivity rate, but rather how many cases end in hospitalization or death. on monday, state health leaders

will revisit masking in schools, looking at all the data from case rates and positivity to hospitalizations. they'll also consider how many children are vaccinated. >> time to get a look at the forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temperatures and what we can expect this weekend. >> yes, it's still really cold this morning. record-breaking low temperatures in the north bay, and then take a look at our high temperatures this afternoon. low 60s. it will be a nice weekend with sunshine. we're just waiting on next week to see if we can get some rain. mike? >> we're looking at the south bay north 101. we see the typical slowing around 680. again, another burst towards san jose airport, which is becoming the standard there at the top of the screen approaching palo alto. more slowing, but by the time you get to university you're just fine. sun in your eyes if you're on the southbound side. bring those glasses. >> thank you for joining us for "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update.

>> don't forget to join us for more breaking news during the midday newscast as we leave you with a live look at kyiv, as the invasion into ukraine continues this morning. more for you on the "today" show coming up next. president biden will nominate judge ketanji brown jackson as the first black woman to serve on the supreme court. the announcement expected this afternoon, we're live in washington with what she would ling to the highest court and the nomination battle she could face on capitol hill. breaking overnight. bearing down. russian forces enter kyiv, with heavy fighting, in and around ukraine's capital city. president biden slamming vl