into the forecast now hour-by-hour. watch these lunchtime temperatures around the santa clara valley. by noon today climbing into the 70s. topping out to the mid to upper 70s from san jose down to san martin, 75 in santa cruz, 78 in san francisco, 73 in oakland, friday valley and north bay valleys into the 70s. we'll probably see another day like this tomorrow. but big changes are just around the corner. thursday into friday cooler temperatures, rain and sierra snow. i'll have a closer look at that in about ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:00 right now and we continue to follow breaking news. fighting between russia and ukrainian troops is intensifying on this fifth day. at least 100 civilians in ukraine have been killed and hundreds others wounded since the war began. the two sides held face-to-face meetings early this morning at the belarus border. president zelenskyy agreed to

send a delegation to meet with russian officials. >> zelenskyy warned russian force to say save their lives and retreat and he's fighting side by side with his own troops. he's allowing prisoners to join the fight. the number of people fleeing the country is going as well and it's really growing high. more than 500,000 people have left the country, an overwhelming number of those rushing to safety into poland. >> this morning jay gray starts live team coverage, live along the ukraine/poland border with a closer look at the situation there. jay? >> reporter: good morning, laura, good morning, marcus. i want to show you where we are and what's happening. we continue to see waves of people making their way from ukraine here into poland. this is the border. this is the area where it's all happening. if you step up just a bit, you can see where the border is and the signs that indicate where

you cross into poland. hundreds of thousands have already done that. millions are expected before it's all over. overnight the fighting intensified. u.s. officials acknowledging russian troops appear to be gaining ground in southern ukraine, but continue to face stiff resistance to the north, including the capital city of kyiv. >> it's so weird to actually hear the explosions in the city day by day and shootings and seeing all the images all around the country where people suffer. >> reporter: horrific images of a country battered by five days of war, burned-out military vehicles, blood-stained snow, buildings ripped apart during a missile attack, and families ripped apart by the violence.

hundreds of thousands scrambling to escape, overwhelmed and unsure where they'll go, and what will happen to loved ones left behind to fight. delegations from russia and ukraine are meeting face to face along the belarus border today. ukrainian leaders making it clear the discussions will not include any talk of surrender. a bit closer to the border now, you can see the fencing here. there are guards, obviously, in place. i want to show you this family that's getting ready to walk through and into poland. you can see them there. this is what you see repeatedly, young children. you see them meeting other family members who are already here. it's touching to see, but it's also so emotional for these families, realizing that they are in effect, guys, starting

over here. >> right, just a small bag, leaving everything behind. in the meantime, jay, russian president vladimir putin announced his nuclear weapons systems are on high alert. what do we know about that this morning? >> reporter: well, of course, everyone continuing to monitor that. what you hear from world leaders, including president biden, leaders here in europe, they believe it's empty rhetoric, that it's just vladimir putin rattling sabres, if you will, and, again, they feel like he's trying to justify what's happening just across this border. >> jay gray this morning, thank you. 5:04, and today the united nations is preparing to meet once again to discuss how to deal with the escalating war in ukraine. this would be a rare emergency special session to discuss russia's invasion. the meeting will mark the 11th time since 1950 that the general assembly held such an emergency

session. >> it does send a very powerful message, and it becomes harder for putin to hide the true intentions of his military conquest and desire to take ukraine over by force. >> later this week, the general assembly is expected to vote on a resolution condemning russia's invasion of ukraine. that would send a message to putin that most of the world is against him. now, moments ago the u.s. treasury announced new sanctions against russia. >> scott mcgrew, all americans now prohibited from doing business with russia's central bank. >> or the sovereign wealth fund. that will change very little in your average day, but russia has invested a lot of money into silicon valley venture capital, so there will be scrambling on sand hill road today. the new sanctions are just announced. russia's stock market will not open today. russian banks are seeing a lot of customers pulling money out

of accounts. in response, russia's central bank has raised interest rates to 20% to try to encourage people to leave their rubles in the bank. by comparison, russia raising its interest rate to 20%, our stock market is worried our central bank will raise rates from zero to a quarter of one percent. you heard in the weekend that countries around the world agreed to kick russia out of the s.w.i.f.t. banking system. this was something we weren't sure was going to happen and wasn't part of president biden's original package. that is going to hurt the average russian, even people who oppose the war, and that is the point. make life difficult enough, it puts pressure on the russian government. if you're a russian, your biggest priority right now is getting rid of rubles in exchange for hard currency like the euro or the u.s. dollar. the value of the ruble plummeting, and keep in mind russian troops made in rubles. as far as silicon valley, youtube said itould money

off videos thatads. but airbnb announced it's going to provide free housing to ukrainian refugees. the san francisco company is housing as many as 100,000 refugees. facebook says it deleted a number of fake facebook accounts. twitter is stamping out fake accounts as well. one problem nobody has run into before is the sudden spread of videos showing prisoners of war. you may have seen that video of a russian soldier forced to call his mother or given the opportunity to call his mother. we're not going to show you the video, for let you see the soldier's face for the simple reason, this kind of behavior can be considered a violation of the geneva convention. humiliation of a prisoner of war is a specific crime. humiliation is a crime

originally designed to discourage armies from displaying pows, marching them through the streets before tv was invented or twitter was invented. the principle holds. marcus and laura, i'll end with vodka. you may and seen and read about bars and stores taking russian liquor off shelves. it's a nice sentiment. i will say in this global word defining russian vodka can be difficult. beyond that, i think it shows you how small russia's influence is on the world. aside from gas and oil. gas and oil very influential. beyond that, for the average consumer, there's almost nothing you can refuse to buy because russians make almost nothing we need. >> interesting. >> gas and oil is certainly a big part of our lives. thanks, scott. >> and be sure to 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 exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis on the escalating crisis on

nbcbayarea.com. much closer to home, a number of people shot at a dave & buster's "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us from concord with more on what happened there. >> reporter: good morning. there were four people shot inside this dave & buster's behind me here in concord. this happened just before 11:00 last night. if you're not familiar, dave & buster's is a restaurant/bar with large arcade games inside. police tell us there was an argument between two groups of people inside the establishment. shots were fired. when officers arrived they found a man and woman with gunshot wounds. there were two more men who had been shot and they drove themselves to the hospital. four people were shot. police won't tell us the conditions of these people or whether or not there have been any arrests. police say that no one outside the group involved in that initial argument was hit by gunfire. it was just confined to the people who were in that argument. reporting live here in concord, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest from

the scene, bob. now to a follow-up. the toddler is safe after he was abducted from a hotel over the weekend. investigators say 1-year-old jacob was inside 06 his mother's suv when it was taken in sunnyvale yesterday morning. jacob found unharmed inside a parking lot about four miles from the hotel. police are looking for a person of interest as part of the investigation. so far, there's no word about the wherebsby and we're expecting an update later today. it is 5:10 on your monday morning. a nice clear shot, that usually means a cold start to our morning. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for kari. you said by this afternoon it could warm up? >> from winter to spring in about six hours time. you have clear skies, 30s and 40s for inland valleys. san francisco closer to 50 degrees. our afternoon highs today, those

are not typos. we've got mid to upper 70s, similar temperatures around the tri-valley. and i think tomorrow will be another day similar to today with more 70s, then changes arriving thursday and friday as rain and needed sierra snow make a comeback to wrap up the week. >> we're back to speed and no problems. incidents have cleared. there's the dumbarton bridge, right near the toll plaza, the incident was relocated to surface streets. that is clear from thornton as well. eastbound atit of slowing coming from the altamont. folks tend to travel this route into the south bay. a quick look at travel times. no delays getting through contra costa county or out. back to you. it is 5:11.

protecting your home from wildfires. >> this has never been done before by any state, for that matter. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," the state insurance commissioner explaining the new rules insure companies must follow. also the discounts homeowners can get it.

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at 5:14 this monday morning, we've got clear skies, temperatures right now in the mid-40s around san jose. we're talking mid-70s later on this afternoon. more on that warming trend

coming up. >> look at the san mateo bridge, crystal clear. taillights traveling westbound. i'm pointing to it on the map. we'll show you the longer drive coming up. now to our climate in crisis coverage. wildfire season is quickly becoming a year-round event here in california and many homeowners have been dealing with the rising cost of wildfire insurance. so the problem exploded after the 2017-2018 wildfires, which costs insurers a combined $29 billion in claims. now, in some cases companies have been dropping homeowners who live in those high-risk areas and now the state insurance commissioner is taking action to try to solve the crisis. i spoke with him about the framework of his plan. >> we do this in three ways. pricing. requiring insurance companies to incorporate the safer from

wildfire framework into pricing, driving down costs for consumers. transparency, as you were saying. consumers will receive their property wildfire risk score and the reason for it. and my department will have that oversight. we haven't had that before. and the right to appeal. consumers can appeal their risk of determination, which again is something that they haven't been able to do. so insurance companies will have to submit these new rate filings that recognize safety. so let me say that again. this has never been done before by any state, for that matter, and we are breaking ground on wildfire safety and that is why we have the support from our fire chiefs who are on the front lines in northern and southern california protecting people, and wildfire survivors. >> you asked companies to offer discounts for customers and i understand currently only 17 companies have answered your call to offer price reductions. what steps are you taking to get

more companies to jump on board? >> absolutely. so when i first took office it was only seven companies that were offering. so now, as you said, we have more and that represents 40% of the entire market. with these new regulations, we're going to have 100% of companies having to provide these discounts that are critical to make sure that people are incentivized to do the right thing, which is to keep their business and their homes safe. >> and i know recent years we've heard them increasing the number of companies refusing homes in those high-risk areas at any price. does this reform address that issue? because i know that's something that a lot of people who buy homes think about. >> you're absolutely right. so insurance companies are already moving in the right direction. but not fast enough. according to our data, non renewals or cancellations have fallen by 10%. so clearly it demonstrates what we are doing is working. but we have to accelerate the

legislation that is necessary. this gives us a clear path to reduce risk and the reality is that insurance companies in california have the discretion as to where to write policies under california law. >> one thing we know, that wildfires are happening here, so hopefully this is a way to better protect those families and their property. thank you. >> thank you. it is 5:18 right now. we also continue to follow breaking news of the russia/ukrainian conflict. famous faces are joining in the fight from russian troops. on facebook, two-time olympic gold medalist boxer reposted pictures of himself in a military uniform next to a local mayor. in the meantime, former miss ukraine posted photos on instagram armed and ready to defend her country. according to a report in "the new york times," women make up 15% of the ukrainian armed forces. also, olympic gold medalist

boxer is also joining his brother, the mayor of kyiv, in enlisting in the ukrainian army. recent he posted on social media a plea for russia to stop the violence. now, the situation in ukraine was front and center at last night's green actors guild awards. >> moments after winning the award for best tv drama ensemble "succession" star asked the audience not to forget about the russians that are against in invasion. >> the people in russia who don't like what's going on, and particularly the artists, i think we should really join in celebrating them and hoping that they can make a shift, as i believe they can. >> other big wins, will smith won and jessica chastain took him best leading actress. the film "coda" won outstanding

performance by a cast. time to get a look at the forecast. rob mayeda is in for kari. starting out cold in some places. >> we're waking up to temperatures in the 30s and 40s around the bay area and you think you might need the jacket all day long, but by lunchtime we'll see numbers rebounding out of the 30s and 40s to 70s for parts of the bay area today. we'll go from clear skies to a few high clouds, but likely not getting in the way of a fast warm-up. morning temperatures will stay in the 40s through 8:00, and then by noon climbing into the low 70s by the santa clara county and for all valley locations today, tri-valley, north bay and san jose into the 70s. but there's a chance we could see upper 70s down toward san martin and morgan hill today. similar temperatures again for your tuesday. then we begin to see numbers drop off for highs on wednesday, and then a big-time drop in temperatures by thursday. that weather whiplash brought to

you by a weather system that's going to bring us rain chances and sierra snow. starting thursday into friday, you can see how showers start to move out. right now it looks like the weekend should see clearing skies. here's the good news, we should see about a quarter inch to maybe as much as a half inch of rain around the mountains and north bay and the cold system is cold enough that we could see about a foot of snow coming down. winter weather advisories likely for friday and heading into the weekend. if you like spring-like temperatures, i've got you covered for the next few days. winter weather will come back by the end of the weekend. you see 50s for highs around thursday as the rain comes back later this week. >> rob, you're the people pleaser. pleasant drive in north bay, but we're looking at more traffic. about double the volume we saw last time we take a look. speeds at the limit. it's still 65 for safety. a smooth drive toward san

francisco, throughout the north bay coming across the bridges, and also the longer drive out of antioch for highway 4. only the altamont pass slows a slowdown. a nice, easy drive coming into silicon valley from the peninsula. your normal commute not yet kicking in for san martin. back to you. >> thank you so much. it's 5:22 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> the company said it would send him a refund, but it never shows up. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll chase down his missing money next.

good morning. welcome back. it is 5:24 and the last marie calendar's in san jose closing for good. the boston hill road store posted a message on its front door thanking customers for its 48 years in business. the franchise owner tells the paper that it was impossible to recover from the pandemic's impact that it had on the economy. so after today there will only be one marie callender's still operating in the bay area. that location is in sunnyvale. >> i love the razzleberry pie. >> you talk a lot about the pie there. it's 5:25. nbc bay area responds to a soccer fan who planned to see a match in europe. >> when it didn't go forward,

chris chmura sprinted in to help. >> he paid stubhub $266 for tickets to a soccer match in spain. covid-19 canceled it. >> we requested a refund and although they agreed and we were given the mechanisms to make it happen, we spent the next two years trying to get our money back. >> unsuccessfully. bob asked our team to pitch in. we contacted stubhub international. a rep said bob should have gotten his money back last spring, but something went wrong in the process. a few days after that, goal. >> a $296 refund to bob. back at home there's a magic number for concert ticket refunds here. it is 22507. if you're a californian with tickets to a california event that is postponed or canceled, section 22507 of the state's business and professions code says you can get your money back

upon request. if you think a company is just kicking around your refund request, maybe we can referee. go to nbcbayarea.com and click the responds option from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. >> thanks, chris. next the stop stories we're following today. scott peterson is set to return to court today. the push his legal team is making for a retrial and why the juror in question is arguing they did nothing wrong. much more ahead for you this morning on "today in the bay."

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it will be humanitarian aid, it will be economic aid and it will be security aid. >> breaking right now at 5:30, help is on the way to ukraine. the new push to send billions of dollars in humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. we have more from the ukrainian refugee. >> back at home, major changes in the fight against covid. the new updated mask guidance set to take effect in one east bay city. also the new guidance governor newsom is expected to make. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this monday. thank you for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. if you're on the go, you can also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. first, breaking news this morning, russia's invasion of ukraine is now in it's fifth

day. russia is finding itself more and more isolated from the world. the ukrainian delegation is holding talks with russia. >> the meeting comes after president vladimir putin ordered his nuclear deterrent force to be on high alert. the european you're yen is financing the purchase of weapons to aid ukrainian resistance. this comes as the effect of sanctions is starting to be felt across russia. scott mcgrew is here with more on the fight. >> and that fight continues to go well for ukrainians. not so much in the south where russian troops have made some progress, but the capital of kyiv still fully in ukrainian hands. we're seeing more and more videos of burned-out tanks and troop carriers, many falling victim to the u.s.-made javelin missile. several countries that use the javelin said they would join the u.s. in shipping hundreds for of

the anti-tank missiles to ukraine. the war is going poorly enough for russia that you may see a shift in tactics and strategies soon because clearly this is not working for them. ukraine says 4,500 russian soldiers have been killed in action. satellite photographs show hundreds of russian tanks, trucks and other vehicles stacked up. take a close look at this. this formation startles western leaders and others that are more extreme than this picture. they're just too far out in the open and too close to each other. ukraine doesn't have much of an air force to speak of at this point. new video of russian and ukrainian leaders meeting at the border with belarus. the russians asked for the meeting but said they would demand the demilitarization of ukraine. russia cannot demill terrorize. >> ukrainian leader volodymyr

zelenskyy telling ukrainians he set up a foreign legion for experienced soldiers who want to fight and he'll allow criminals in prison who have military experience out so they can fight as well. the u.n. security council is meeting once again to talk about the new threat from putin as he puts nuclear forces on alert. america and the rest of the world trying not to overreact. here is our ambassador. just this morning president putin put russia's nuclear forces on high alert, even though he is invading a country with no nuclear weapons and it's under no threat from nato, a defensive alliance that will not fight in ukraine. this is another escalation and unnecessary action that threatens us all. we urgent russia to tone down

its receiptic regarding nuclear weapons. >> the general assembly, that's everybody, every country, will conduct a vote to condemn russia's invasion. you may see some countries like china abstain, but it should pass easily. nothing becomes of it. it's not a call to action. but it is a public embarrassment for putin. it's late afternoon in kyiv right now. both sides have been troubled fighting at night. we're watching talks and we're watching the possibility, laura and marcus, that belarus could join the war on russia's side, probably that would happen tomorrow, again, it's getting close to sundown. some ukrainians who made it out of their country are in the bay area struggling with the anguish of knowing they're safe while their families are not. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez picks up team coverage with a look at their story. >> reporter: it's been such a helpless feeling for those folks

who were able to make it out of ukraine before the bombs started to fall. they're watching here from the u.s. out to ukraine. they're getting dispatches from their families, who are on the front lines, even if they're not fighting along the front lines. this was a rally in support of y park. there was a priest that we met there working to get his family out of the city as the bombs were a military is strategikraine and just recentlt was bombed. it's a tragedy when you have to navigate your parents and people just to move from the city just under the bombs. >> reporter: now, this weekend we also met a ukrainian mother who did make it out before the russian invasion. she and her two sons are staying

with a friend in san jose, but without her husband and just with a backpack of belongings, her 9 and 2-year-old sons missing their father who is still in ukraine trying to help the elderly find safety. there are a number of organizations who are working to get resources to refugees here in the u.s., also to get resources to the folks who would not get out of ukraine. we have vetted some of them and you can find those links at our website, nbcbayarea.com. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> people want to know how they can help. >> thanks, kris. we're going to have continuing coverage on the ongoing invasion of ukraine all morning long and that coverage continues on the "today" show that starts at 7:00. nbc news team and correspondents

are covering the entire region. happening today a hearing for scott peterson continues inside a redwood city court room. his legal team is hoping to convince the judge to throw out his conviction, claiming juror misconduct. they allege juror rachel nice didn't disclose two separate restraining orders for domestic violence incidents while she was pregnant. nice testified last friday she didn't acknowledge being a victim of a crime because she didn't consider herself a victim. peterson was convicted in 2004 for killing his pregnant life, lacy. >> today chp is expect to do provide an update. this is an update on the deadly freeway shooting in livermore that happened on interstate 580 yesterday afternoon, triggering a massive backup. it was at north livermore avenue. the driver told officers that someone shot at a pickup. she then drove to a nearby off ramp to call for help. today those trying to make

it in the bay can weigh in on the issue. congressman ro khanna is hosting a virtual town hall on affordable housing. the facebook live event is set for 6:00 p.m. it is 5:37. taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. watching the commute. that's mike doing that for us. and rob mayeda is in for kari this morning with a look at the forecast. >> looking pretty good. and if you like spring-like weather i think today and tomorrow you're going to get a taste of that. once we get out of these chilly morning temperatures. 30s and 40s outside, but later on mid to upper 70s around san jose, santa clara county, tri-valley, north bay valleys as well, seeing 70s today. and we will see one more day like this again tomorrow before the cooler changes arrive, at we get into thursday and friday a chance of rain and sierra snow making a comeback, with clearing skies heading into the weekend. >> let's take a look ahead as we're focusing on what's

happening overnight. it's not going on right now. but getting out of the bay area, actually getting into the north bay, i should say, getting out of the east bay, we're looking at eastbound 80 tonight just before midnight, they'll start closing lanes. eventually the entire freeway will close so they can move another one of the six bridges through vallejo. heading east will be closed overnight tonight and tomorrow night they'll go the commute direction, the opposite direction. we're seeing a little slowing for west 80 starting out of vallejo and that's why tomorrow the closure will end the next day at 4:00 a.m. because that will be the commute direction. the commute is heating up for highway 37 and also for the incline at the bay bridge. no backup at the toll plaza. highway 4 is still at the limit as you travel through contra costa county. we have slowing out of the altamont pass and an early blip in san jose. however, there may be an incident around oakland road,

northbound 101. i will check on that and follow up and let you know if there's a problem. >> thanks, mike. this morning we are moving you forward with new mask changes that could soon be coming for students in your area. >> reporter: i'm sharon katsuda live in san jose. bay area parents are anxiously awaiting governor newsom's announcement about the school mask mandate. i'll have that story coming up. >> in an episode of our new streaming series "saving san francisco". he'll introduce you to a man names f named james duringen who is caught up in crime, homelessness, mental health issues. some way he's part of the problem, others argue he's a symptom of it. you can watch online at nbcbayarea.com or any of our streaming platforms. good mo.

tri-valley toward dublin, we're taking a look at temperatures just 40 degrees. chilly outside, but mid-70s in reach later on. a close look at the spring-like metering lights being activated, something is going on. look at the hov lanes. they don't usually back up from the metering lights. we'll see what chp has to report. we'll sort this out as well as the crash in san jose coming up. >> thank you so much. well, we made find out today

if governor newsom is ready to move you and your kids forward when it comes to mask mandates at schools. it's certainly a hot topic and local school districts will be closely watching this announcement. sharon katsuda is here to talk to us about some of the parents and students' views. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. weeks ago governor newsom dropped the indoor mask mandates, but left the school mask mandates in place. the governor is expected to make an announcement about when the mandate could be lifted for classrooms. the cdc has updated its guidance and now says most americans no longer have to wear masks in indoor public settings. depending on what governor newsom says today, east bay school district will meet to discuss before to defy the mask mandate. liberty union high school district is deciding whether to leave the choice up to the kids. this comes when everyone has seen mixed messages when it comes to mask mandates. >> trying to explain how certain large venues on tv watched by

millions of viewers where there's a supposed mask mandate is not being enforced, yet we're going to enforce it here. >> reporter: at golden gate park this weekend parents and children voiced their opposition to mask mandates, saying masking can impact learning and development. california is one of two states now that still has a mask mandate. the other state is new york, where the mandate will be lifted wednesday. and we will send out a push alert on the nbc bay area app when we hear governor newsom's announcement. reporting live in san francisco, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> a lot of parents and kids anxiously awaiting that. also today berkeley schools will no longer require students to wear a mask outside. many leaders were in favor of loosening mask rules as covid cases continue to shoot in the downward direction. from booster mandates to mask rules, we're tracking all the health orders for you in every bay area county.

just head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the covid faq link in the trending bar. we answer your questions to help you move forward. 5:45 and happening now, preparations under way on capitol hill. this is as washington gears up for the president's state of the union address. fencing being installed. this is ahead of president biden's speech tomorrow. at least 700 unarmed national guard members have been deployed. protests are expected to coincide with the speech. and don't forget, you can catch president biden's state of the union address right here on nbc bay area. the coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night. 5:46 and drama in the dugout. the start of the major league baseball season remains in limbo as the league and its players scramble to reach a deal before today's deadline. the deadline put in place by the owners promised the delay of the season opening games. the outcome will cost both players and owners. for the players, the league minimum salaries are a big

sticking point. mlb network's jon heyman is telling the "today" show he hopes both sides will budge. >> the reality of the situation is almost all the players make league minimum or less, so there is quite a disparity between the young players' play and guys who are stars who have been in the league for several years. >> you can watch that full report right here on nbc bay area. that's coming up on the "today" show that starts at 7:00 after "today in the bay." a beautiful sight this morning as we get started with your monday. what a way to say welcome, monday morning. >> hello, monday morning. >> and then a shot of us. there you go. if you step outside, you're probably going to need a jacket. i was surprised the temperature in san francisco area compared to some of the other places. >> closer to the water, big difference. you go to the valleys and the temperatures are dropping into the low and mid-30s.

right now 37 degrees in fairfield. cool, dry air settling into the valleys. more mild bay side closer to the water's edge, 50 in san francisco, 44 degrees currently in san jose. so a chilly start. once the sun comes up you'll see mostly clear skies around the bay area. then for the afternoon high clouds passing by, arriving right around sunset. you can see some pretty views around the bay as high clouds typically are good for that later on. we've got numbers in the 30s and 40s. we'll see that through 7:00. and then by lunchtime, if you want to take lunch outdoors, perfect day as we've got numbers in the 70s in san jose by 12:00. by 3:00, numbers in the mid to upper 70s for the santa clara county, tri-valley and north bay. looking pretty warm. upper 60s to even low 70s around oakland. you get another day coming up tomorrow. then watch the temperature trend as we head toward wednesday, starting to drop off, increasing clouds, highs in the upper 60s.

then as we head toward thursday, highs in the 50s. big drop in temperatures as rain makes a comeback later this week. you can see the pattern change evolving for thursday morning, a chance of rain moving through, and colder air with another upper level system is likely to come through right here on friday. hour-by-hour, by about 5:00, later friday, here comes the showers, and maybe cold enough for a little bit of snow atop mount hamilton. for your weekend plans, we should see skies clear, but it will be breezy and staying somewhat cool. later this week, we need the rain, we should see bay area average about a quarter inch of rain. these areas in green show you some of the hill tops may fair a little better. we might see up to a half inch of rain. if the cold temperatures come in, we should see a foot of snow coming toward the sierra. so spring-like conditions for now and we need, the estimates

are, another 6 or 7 feet for the snowpack to hit the april 1 average. we could see another foot perhaps coming in later this week. later on, if you like spring temperatures, as we've been saying, the next two days plenty of it. upper 60s around san francisco. and then trending cooler with rain and sierra snow making a comeback as we approach the weekend. >> we just have one vehicle, two vehicles, actually, north 101 slows right here by our camera. now we're back to your normal buildup just north of 680. the crash was registered around old bay shore highway and it was reported there was a hit and run. there may be a quick traffic investigation as to what exactly occurred on the roadway. it should mean an easier drive heading up the peninsula. in the east bay, no major problems after earlier crashes

cleared. we're looking at the altamont pass with a little build. we're going to double-check on a crash near byron highway. we're seeing a predictable pattern. highway 4, a little bit of slowing there, 37 in the north bay. a note for b.a.r.t. stations, friday good news, the 19th street station the bathrooms are open. they haven't been open for 20 years, so they had to do a lot of modernization. that's a big deal, if you've been on b.a.r.t., especially with toddlers. we're looking toward the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights were turned on just after 5:38, it was, and it took about five minutes for this to form. the hov lanes did pack up and usually that indicates a problem past the toll plaza. they're moving once again, so i think there was an issue just past the metering lights causing a quick backup for all lanes. once this backup starts to form, we really get no break. so that will be an issue,

getting through that area. the north bay, we warned about the closure for eastbound 80 coming through vallejo tonight going into the north bay. keep that in mind. back to you. >> we know you've got our back. thanks, mike. happening now, nearly half of the half billion free covid-19 tests from the biden administration remain unclaimed. when the program went live last month, the website received 45 million orders on day one during the omicron surge. white house officials say fewer than 100,000 requests are coming in per day. they offer four free rapid covid tests for households. cleaning up the streets of san francisco, following years of investigation, our i-unit dives deeper into the ongoing crisis unfolding in our city by the bay. when we come back, we'll show you a sneak peek at our brand new series, saving san francisco. plus, breaking at 6:00. much more on the crisis in ukraine, as fighting pushes closer to major cities.

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this morning we released the first episode of our new streaming series, "saving san

francisco". our investigative unit has spent years chronicling the city's problems and now they are telling the story of one man's life which is interwoven with the city's current crisis. here is a preview. ♪ >> it's beautiful, i get to smell the nature. this is my home. why should i leave? why should i be fearful? he keeps slipping through the cracks. >> he's not the problem. he is the symptom of it. >> beautiful people left behind. >> it should be better than this. >> and it will be. >> senior investigative bigad shaban joining us now. bigad, i just have to tell you, so compelling watching the preview. i'm already hooked. congratulations to you on that. describe to us what the series is going to tell us and inform us about. >> it's really a culmination of so much of our reporting over the past couple of years in telling stories about some of these problems that are just

deep-rooted problems plaguing san francisco, and it also really tells the complicated relationship of what it is to live in san francisco. sometimes you feel like you're head over heels, other times you feel completely heartbroken. it's not just this or that. you can love a place but still be frustrated by it. this whole series is really dedicated to that. >> you kind of used people to tell the story. who are we expected to meet during the series? >> we'll introduce viewers to people who have lived here for decade, public officials, experts. at the heart of the series we tell the story of one woman who has lived in the presidio, but she says over the last couple of years there's been a man living in the woods who has become obsessed with her. their story, together, is really symbolic of so much of what san francisco is suffering from, the criminal justice system, homel. we also delve into his backstory. how did he become an elusive man

in the woods. >> we often don't get that side of the story. as we talk about these problems, we like to hear about the solutions. do you have some of those? >> that was our emphasis for delving into the series, telling people what are the solutions to actually fix this. take homelessness. san francisco has an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 homeless people in the city and there are tried and true methods to solve this crisis in places like san francisco. we looked at methods that not only provide people housing, but the other important critical component is having people that sort of follow them through life. because it's difficult to go from all of a sudden living on the streets to having a place of your own. how do you do life? so we're delving into those systems, why aren't some of them in place right now, when can people expect that change, because that's what people deserve. >> i can't wait to watch that series. thank you. you can stream episode 1 right now. watch it on tv or

amazon tv or go to our nbcbayarea.com. >> santa clara county remains the only bay area county to still have an indoor mask mandate, but that could change in a few days. the mandate is expected to be lifted on wednesday at midnight, if the county meets a number of requirements. an 80% vaccination rate, which it has. also, hospitalizations must remain steady and the seven-day average for cases must be below 550. the latest update has that number at 456. even if the mandate is dropped, there still will be rules. you'll have to be fully vaccinated to take off that mask indoors. masks will be required in some places like hospitals, at schools and on public transit, however businesses can put their own rules in place. breaking now at 6:00, the crisis in ukraine intensifies overnight. >> we'll have to fight our way

in everything that we're going through. >> the talks under way as fighting pushes closer to major cities and vladimir putin puts russia's nuclear forces on high alert. this morning we have team coverage, including a live report from poland on the refugees to rushing to neighboring companies. >> we'll take a look at what companies and people in the bay area and silicon valley are doing as well. >> also, a night of family fun turns ugly. the investigation under way after a shooting inside a dave & buster's in contra costa county. the new details police are revealing about the moments leading up to the incident. this is "today in the bay." a good monday morning. 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 you can take us with you. we broadcast not only to your tv, you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> absolutely. first we want to talk about another cold start to the morning as we take a live look out at