there's a lot of combat power. >> right now at 5, the war rages on with no signs of diplomacy in sight. russia continues its assault on ukraine and the response from western countries and escaping ukraine. thousand are fleeing the country creating a humanitarian cries. how the bay is helping feet who are arriving from overseas. >> and president biden's plan for covid. >> good thursday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. if you're on the go we broadcast live to your tv and you can watch us live on roku, amazon

fire and online. >> here's a live look at storm rappinger. this is right here. >> getting moving with the day. kari hall is tracking the storm. >> it's been so dry and even though this is not the answer to all of our prayers we're going to see some rain coming in. storm ranger tracking it, and you can see the long line with some of the sadatered showers that continue off the coast and take a look at what's affecting us and pockets of heavy rain that's making its way into

sonoma and as we take a bigger view. rain is widespread across the region. here's what we're expecting for today. for the for the next several hours the rain stays in the north bay. here we are at 4:30 and we're seeing it make its way along the coast and peninsula and arriving into parts of the south bay and east bay this afternoon. it may not be until the evening commute when you see them coming down south of san francisco but we'll see a little bit of wet weather and a whole lost colder air coming in. talk about all the changes ahead and how beneficial it will be with the snow coming up, marcus and laura. >> track the rain by downloading our nbc bay area app. customize it to your specific neighborhood. >> be sure to find your nbc bay

area app. >> 5:02 right now. despite worldwide condemnation and tough sanctions russian president vladimir putin still shows no signs of ending the ongoing war in ukraine. as the west weighs what to do next, russian missiles are devastating ukraine, destroying buildings and killing innocent civilians. this is now video out of north central ukraine 36 miles northwest of kyivch the town is left in rubble as russian troops continue to advance towards ukraine's capital. >> just in, russia's foreign minister is declaring the idea of nuclear warfare is not in the heads of russians, and meantime ukranian officials say more than 2,000 civilians have been killed. scott mcgrew, you've been watching that and you expect that number to grow. >> reporter: we've seen families flee to poland and romania and moldova while others are waiting for food and shelter. that's remarkable. so difficult to least. i want to show you a scene from

the biggest train station in kyiv. >> now this is video shot by radio-free europe funded by the american government. you can see a father there just absolutely devastated. i can't tell you much about any of these people, just the scene and this little gifrm i want to you see her. she's on an adventure. re-mined me a little bit of "life is beautiful." it's just up of those things where she's having a happy day and the parents and grand parents are protecting her from all that have. >> ukranian president has once again spoken to the ukranian people where he compares russian soldiers to covid. we've been hit with another virus, he says. he talks about the history ukraine and the challenges it's seen and says if somebody thinks that having overcome all that are frightened, broken and surrender, he knows nothing about it. as for the latest on the ground,

kyiv is still free. you saw the devastation north of there. things are not going as well in the south in a town called kherson by the d anypro. bellus ready to host another round of talks between russia and ukranevitte the talks are expected to take place. we don't have any idea what the conditions are from the russians, but up until now the conditions have been absolutely unacceptable to the ukranians. the pressure is growing on russia. sanctions mean among other things airplane companies that lease airplanes to russia are repossessing the arts for. french authorities say they a russian oligarch yesterday and germany's authorities grabbed another yacht as well. they are tracking down assets

owned by russian oligarchs. and they have banned from doing business with russia. >>.putin may have believed we were bluffing when we warned unimaginable consequences and like president biden says, big nations can't bluff, they woep bluff. >> because voy lating sanctions, some energy companies are unwilling to buy russian oil despite the fact that oil is not included in the sanctions. you can legally do business with russia in the case of energy, but a lot of people in the world don't want to come even chose to attracting the attention. u.s. justice department. as a result, marcus and laura, oil prices have now passed $115 an hour. >> they keep shooting up.

>> they do. thank you. north bay businesses showing their support. an italian restaurant swapped out the moscow mule for a kiev mule. they changed it to ukranian voekda indspired by a ukranian mom and sister who are in ukraine trying to stay safe. >> my mom is so scared and i've never seen my mom like that, and that makes me -- i -- i want to support her. i want to tell her like everything will be fine because that's what they want to hear right now but i can't. i don't know what to do, how to help them. >> that employee is grateful for the u.s. to the strong sanctions it's slapped on russia but wants something to be done to stop the bombing. on the "today" show this morning nbc national correspondent, senior national correspondent tom llamas, he speaks with

families who have taken refuge in shelters that's coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >> universal mask mandates are over for most californians. masking in schools coming to an end for most students in the weeks ahead. time to move forward into a new naze of living with covid. "today in the bay's "kris sanchez with a look at how the bay area is adjusting to the shift. good morning, kris. >> reporter: this is all possible because of falling case rates and hospitalization rates and the president says we're now moving towards then democratic phase of the pandemic. that is learning to live with it. he outlined some that have in his state of the union address, and the plan has four main phases. continuing to push for protection through vaccination and boosting, including sending more vaccines worldwide and also preparing for new variants and keeping an eye on variants that are surging like the ba.2

stealth variant that is increasing cases right now. in order to prevent shutdowns of schools and businesses, applying what we know and also knowing that tests to treat initiatives, not rag off the tongue just yet, something you might experience first had. that's ramping up testing at local pharmacies and clinics so that people who don't feel well can show up, get a well, if they are positive immediately get treatment with new antiviral medication and the ramp-up in production for those drugs sunday way as well. all of this as the goal makes prevention easy and low cost. >> the president's plan with support from congress ensures other important tools like tests and high quality masks are widely available, accessible and free. >> now speaking of free, we already got one batch of free

tests from the government, and we are going to get another one. you have to go and sign up, and you can do that at the federal wednesday i'm you get two free tests for your household and hopefully you won't need to use them, but if you have them you can get treated a little more quickly under the president's plan. >> kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> so hard to come by. >> so hard. >> hopefully we won't have to use these. >> hopefully we won't. taking a live look at walnut street. the calm before the storm. how will that storm shape up for us? meteorologist kari hall will be monitoring that. kari, rain in our area. something to be happy about. it and we're seeing it in the north bay right now as get a look at storm ranger, we're off to a sole start stretching over towards parts of headache county. we're going to see some of the scattered showers continue in this area while much of the rest of the bay area is going to keep

looking up and waiting on that rain, and it may be a while. as we get a look at san jose, i don't think we're going see a whole lot of rain here today. in fenway park, as we take a hook at our temperatures and what to expect. it's just going to be mostly cloudy. temperatures going from the upper 0s to the low 60s today so that's going to be a big change compared to what we've had recently. we'll talk more about the changes ahead and the forecast coming up. mike, you're seeing positive changes in the east bay. >> talking about changes, so am i. >> 84 reopened after the closure overnight. the latest closure was over at the bright side tunnel and that's all cleared now for improvement in the niles canyon and a nice smooth flow into fremont out of livermore and out of the altamont pass. a little slowing shows up for 84 coming down towards 670. morning build typical there. a tree has been cleared from 280 down to the los altos hills. you travel south on 280 past magdalena avenue. 17, a little slowing heading

down over the summit. no major problems this and we don't have that early build yet. too early for the early build in san martin. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. >> 5:11 right now. are you planning to invest in crypto? next on "today in the bay." >> it's a skeptical play, and it -- it might work out. might not. >> we break down some key points to keep in mind if you're thinking about cashing in. you're watching "today in the bay."

good thursday morning. as you're heading out temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday, so take a look at your microclimate and where we're headed for today as this rain moves in. mostly rain in the north bay is around of the morning and into the early afternoon. we'll talk about when it moves into the rest of the bay area coming up in a few minutes. >> it can traffic through the south bay. >> traffic has cleared around the summit. i'm checking around making sure there's nothing left on that grid. >> all right. we'll check with you a little bit later. 5:15 right now. new this morning. amazon is closing all of its physical book stores as well as

its star stores. they will focus on whole foods, amazon fresh and amazon fresh and style stores. the move comes as amazon's revenue growth is starting to slow down. >> sounds good. hbo max adding more sports coverage. they struck a deal to add soccer games streaming more than 20 matches for the men's and women's national team each year. hbo max parent company warner inkd a deal to bring the esl games to the network. >> when it comes to cryptocurrency what, may have once seemed like a mixed interest or even passing fab, quickly has to move into the

mainstream. >> cryptocurrency is digital and stored on the blockchain. there's several to buy and here's the top three, bitcoin, ethrum and tether. they are traded on digital platforms. many believe that this gives owners more security, privacy and autonomy which is also the reason why younger people are more inclined to take that risk. here's a financial planner. >> as you start accumulating 12th becomes more about preserving your money than growing your money. as a younger person you can take bigger risks. >> experts say investing in crypt currency a risk for several reasons. its value, can fluctuate dramatically and we've seen that play out as the war in ukraine rages on.

if you do invest the irs requires you to report any financial gains from cryptocurrency investments on your taxes. 5:17 right now. let's talk about the weather this morning because it's a change in the forecast. some rain in the works, kari. >> yeah, and this is all green and it's like money for us. we're seeing some light rain falling in parts of the north bay and this is not going to be a huge storm. we're looking at light showers and kind of steady in some of these parts in northern sonoma count. and it's a lot lighter for marin county, and take a look at what we're seeing on storm ranger, our normal dade aero, and it's giving us the view that in santa rosa the rain has gotten heavier and we could see pockets that may move in a couple of secretaries. this is a low mover and took its

time getting here and it's going to take its time moving out and it's weakened in the process. rain in the north bay through at least noon and then the rest us seeing some spotty light showers into this evening. that means the evening commute may be a little bit slower. our temperatures are dropping as this cold front moves in, and as it moves out we could see this ending with some snow on some of our bay area hills as well as small hail and the gusty winds will be possible up to 35 miles per hour. santa rosa, 47 degrees and the warmup will be very slow to happen as we in the north bay see the rain continuing but then elsewhere it's going to take a while before it moves in, and this is not quite what we wanted to see. every single run of the computer models have been backing off on how much rain we're going to see. showing a quarter inch of rain. maybe we'll get a little bit more than that in what we're expecting over the next couple

of days. looks good for the sierra with a nice coating of snow of about a foot and then 5 inches at south lake it a low with the colder air moving in. as we go through the forecast, this system passes by. temperatures in the upper 50s and then take a look at the end of the weekend and early next week. back into the sunshine. highs in the low 80s and san francisco also expecting a significantly cooler day today. we will see when that rain comes in most likely afternoon and off and on showers that tape of off on saturday and sunshine as we go back to our normal weather for early march with highs in the low 60s in the city. mike, you've been tracking emt pact of this light rain on road. how is it looking? >> chp has no problems reported there. up there is the santa rosa area. watching as it affects the roadway. make sure the tires are well-inflated. heading south of there, this is typically where we see the

traffic build out of the altamont. highway 37 not showing any build around the island. it's about that time so we're tracking t.oakland has a persistent issue around 66 which is where the camera is. you can see the traffic volume picking up. no problems. no lanes are blocked. still tracking the incident just in case they have to make a change. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> it's only a matter of time. still here on "today in the bay," a new warning for california residents as experts warn a major earthquake could happen any day. >> pain at pump. the rising gas prices reaching historic levels. ahead the reason why it's expected to get worse. we'll be right back.

thanks for sticking around. 5:24 this morning. a teenager is in hot water after slamming into a north bay home with a car. this happened around 5:00 p.m. yesterday at st. francis drive and st. joseph way in petaluma. police say the unlicensed 17-year-old was speeding on st. francis drive when that car hit the side of a home. police arrived. the car was sitting on the lawn of that home. luckily no one was hurt. >> new this morning, people who smoke egocigarettes would be at an increased risk plie diabetes. data looked at more than 600 respondents from around the nation. experts say pre-diabetes is

reversible with life-style changes such as healthy diet and weight loss. the cdc says 38% of american adult are pre-debutic. for parents desperate hi needing a break and just trying to make it in the bay, the bottom line is getting even bigger. >> the price to hire had a babysitter now skyrocketing. child care costs are up 11% compared to last year alonech this is amid inflation and labor shortages, but there is another side to this. san francisco bay's urban centers allows parents to research and higher babysitters and nannies through a website and the app. the price hike is welcome news for care providers who were often underpaid to begin with. >> i'm actually excited to see that people who are filling the care provider roles. we're hitting a place where families believe they can't afford the car. >> what the ceo hopes for the

future coming up right after here on "today in the bay." >> it is tough for a couple. want to go out, they have to add the cost of the city. >> plus the cost of going out. >> so it can be investigation pensive. let alone people who are just back in the workforce again and they have got to pay for that. >> tough. >> all right. 5:26 right now. >> much more ahead for you, including the stories this morning. the latest ban world leader have taken against russia as they continue their invasion against ukraine. >> in episode one of our new streaming series "saving san francisco" we'll introduce you to a man james james durgin caught up in crime, homelessness and mental health issues. some say he's part of problem and others argue he's a symptom of it.

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right now at 5:30, the war in ukraine reaching horrible depths. a live report from poland including an inside look at the mounting humanitarian crisis triggered by russia's invasion. >> and the war is also leading to a record high when it comes to gas prices. the rising costs here in the bay area this morning. >> plus preparing for the next big one. the warning from experts and what they say you need to do now

to prepare for a major earthquake in the bay area. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning on this thursday. thanks so much for making us part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. >> we broadcast not only to your tv and you can also watch us live on rexu, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> a lot of places. let get start with a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall tracking a look at some much needed rain. >> if you're about to head out have the nbc bay area app because you'll get to get live views of storm traerng and get that view where rain approaches. let's get the look as the rain continues to move in. it is so great to see some green on the radar. we so desperately need this rape and even though it won't put a huge didn't in our drought it will help out at least water the lawn and we're seeing that in

santa rowsor. much of parts of sonoma county as well as heading farther north seeing some of the showers moving through right now. on storm ranger we'll continue to watch this is a the storm system slowly passes by as we go into today. it may be a while before much of the rest of the bay area sees any of of this rape. it looks like it stays in the north bay until noonan then starts to move into the coastline for the peninsula and then the east bay and south bay for the evening commute so the timeline of this shifting backwards as the rape comes down. we're going talk about all of this and help you make some weekend plans come up in a few minutes. >> don't forgot you can say up to date on that incoming rate by giving kara a follow on twitter. her handle is @karihallweather. develop overnight, an earthquake rattling parts of the north bay. >> this morning 3.9, a reminder that the bay area is still at great risk the big one.

>> reporter: right. good morning to you, and fortunately that minor earthquake that struck around 3:40 this morning was in fact minor. it was a 3.9 magnitude. that struck 13 miles north northeast and it just reminds everybody that a major quake could hit the area. it could happen recall to. this is something we're all aware of living out here. we've put together the map of the major fault lines that run up and down our area. seismologists are most concerned about the heyward fault, one because it cuts through the heavily populated parts of alameda where i'm at right now and, two, the heyward fault is due for a big quake. that fault line produces big quakes on average every 150 years, according to the usgs. the last big one there is a big

ou it's definitely worth repeating, be prepared for electrical and water service to be out for days, probably weeks. you want to make sure that you have the earthquake kit complete with food, water you through 72 hours. a good thing to have, i have one of these, a combination radio flashlight and hand-cranked charger for your cell phone. make sure you have cash on your side. if you live in your house you want a shutoff keys to shut off your natural gas after a big quake and if you have book shelves or anything that fall off the wall make sure those are secure to your wall.

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> guess we can't be in denial. thanks, bob. we'll be red. now turning to the latest out of ukraine. russia's assault continues as a desperate exodus from ukraine is growing. >> here's a live look at kyiv this, movement this is where the long journey out of ukraine has become treacherous. >> scott mcgrew that is been track the very latest for us, scott. russian troops are drawing closer and closer to getting into kyiv? but very slowly which gives those families more time to evacuate and gives the civilians more time to prepare to defend i want to show you remarkable video out of ukraine, a russian soldier, possibly a conscript, being served tea and pastries by ukranians who encouraged him to call his mother.

>> it said it will release russian pows to their mothers if their mothers come to ukraine to pick them up for all reports russians are in a sad state. some have run out of food and others stopped at a ukranian police station asking for gasoline. they were arrested. a johns hopkins researcher analyzing what appears to be a hack published in a ukranian newspaper website showing what purports to be the names and serial numbers of russian soldiers involved in the invasion. the newspaper pravda ukraine said list is $120,000 people long. pravda is long for truth but nbc is not independently verified this information. the researcher in the case points out a leask names has a powerful psychological effect on the organization in question. it creates an acute sense of vulnerability in a very personal way for in charge and those exposed. >> during the first invasion of ukraine back in 2014 when the

russians claimed they weren't sending soldiers over the border, one of the ways a journalist proved they were russians is because those soldiers were posting their positions on facebook and twitter. back here at home the stock market rocketed higher wednesday after the head of the fed jerome powell said he was concerned about the war and its effect on the american economy. that's weirdly good news if you're into wall street because it's a hint that the fed won't raise interest rates as much later this month. we're looking for maybe half a point come mid-march. it's looking more like a quarter point because of the concern of the war, and that pushes stocks higher. >> so many things have changed in the time. >> this has been the longest decade in the last two months that i've lived. >> not getting. >> that's true. thanks, scott. >> meantime. that desperation is growing to leave their country. more than a million have fled in just the last week alone.

we're learning some of the refugees are arriving right here in the bay area. a family land at sfo last night. they don't want to be shown out of fear for their family's safety and we completely understand. >> jay gray has been following the humanitarian cries along the bay of ukraine and poland. >> experts are saying this cries could be the worst since world war ii. >> yeah. you think there's no question. good to talk to you this morning. we'll show you right up against the border here with ukraine and you can see we've seen throughout the day, families walking through the bothered and moving to safety. can you also see down the line a truck down here and there's vehicles moving into ukraine and going into the war zone and dropping off supplies, utilities that they believe people may need as they move forward. in fact, we've got at group now making their way through as well. you can see here. they are driving through and taking what they can to help

those who are staying behind here. i want to show you what we're talking about when we're dealing with refugees coming in. more this a million according to the united nations, but take a look at the map. you can see that the invest majority of refugees are coming here to poland, about 154,000 slovakia, hungary and romania are also primary points. entry for those just trying to stay safe. >> it looks like the signal froze from ukraine, from poland this morning with jay gray. we'll attempt to get that back. >> new overnight for you. russian and belarussian athletes are now banned from the winter paralympics in beijing. the paralympic committee reversed its decision yesterday which allowed them to compete. at least 80 athletes will be affected. the committee says that the

decision was made because the threat of widespread withdrawals from other countries as well as safety concerns. the games began on friday. >> and if you're interested in helping war victims in ukraine we are here to help you. we have put up a link with credible outlets that are provided aid to those who are fleeing ukraine on our website. head over to nbcbayarea.com. >> an apparent cyber attack on the archdiocese of san francisco that happened during a prayer service for and. there were a flood of requests to go to the live stream. they said the sudden surge in traffic is called distributed denial of service. the source could not be identified. >> in the mid of crisis overseas gas prices are climbing right here at home. russia, the world's second largest oil exporter and right now it -- its exports are under

a de facto ban as shippers refuse russian oil. oil topped $112 a bail. this is the first time since 2011. here back home, a live look at the gas station right here in mill valley. according to aaa san francisco average hit at $5. napa hit $5.03 a gallon and most of the bay area just under $5. now the cheapest gas is right now in solano county at $4.87 a gallon. want to take a live look for you this morning in san jose as we get started with this morning meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring what we can expect weather-wise and good news. she's track some incoming rain. some sprinkling this morning, kari. >> yeah. so nice to see some wet weather moving in. it's been so dry recently even though that this is not a huge storm. it's nice to see something happening on the radar, and most of that rain still well to the north of us. we're also getting you ready for

the weekend as we talk about some of the destinations that we may be headed to. we are going to see some snow head for the sierra and this is going to be a bigger deal for some of our destinations going into the weekend so as we take a look at our forecast for palisade, we're going to see temperatures there reaching into the mid-40s. still too warm for snow today but that snow will change over as we go towards tonight and then our high temperatures reaching into the mid-30s. we'll kind of see it going back and forth but we do still have 95 inches of snow on the ground and the lower part, we have about 43 inches of snow at the base, and then for our weekend plans in sonoma vale it's going to be wind and cool. take a look at those high temperatures in the upper 50s for tomorrow as well as saturday, but then sunday it's looking pretty nice as things cam down and our temperatures start to head back you. weekend plans it a take you to monterrey we're looking at showers starting mainly tomorrow, off and on rain and then it starts to move in,

moving out on saturday and by sunday we're looking at some sunshine. we're going to be talking more about that rain that we're seeing now, but, my, you have an important closure for early morning commuters. >> phrased at folks who may be traveling late, late night because tonight at 11:55, tonight at midnight or tomorrow morning at midnight we do have the closure for ebd -- eastbound 80 once again. it will not reopen until 5:00 a.m. the reroute is typical. working on a total of six brings. they will raze up the tennessee bridge, continuing there. in rio vista there's the repair work overnight and restricted traffic. meanwhile all the other bridges are looking great. the only slowing we see and pretty predictable. highway 37 and 101 shows the

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good thursday morning. take a look at the rain that we're seeing following on storm ranger right now in the north bay and that's where the rain will stay for a little while longer. make sure you have the umbrella there, but i'll prepare you for when the wind will move into the rest of the bay area coming up in a few minutes. >> in addition to this going on right now from north 101 expected from san jose. got to the call out the potential for some congestion. watch out for a lot of excited concert-goers going sap center. crowds will start well before the concert start time on city streets. >> mma legend cain velazquez will be back in court where he'll be officially charged after allegedly shooting a man. >> facing attempted murder charges and we'll investigation conclusive video that you'll see

only on nbc bay area captured on a cell phone and shows what appears to be velazquez chasing after the vehicle which seems to show bullet holes and dents on it. according to court documents velazquez rammed the truck with his truck and fired the gun at the man while driving. harry galarte was out on bail or being charged of molesting a child at a day care center that was a relative of velazquez. >> it's too bad he took matters into his own hands. >> velazquez denied all allegation. his supporters gathered outside the santa clara county courthouse and claimed to be a constant presence during any legal proceedings. we were first to break the story with exclusive details online and on-air. we'll continue to follow this story as it develops. he should be back in court on

monday. make sure you download nbc bay area app for the very latest. >> in the south bay the search is on for a driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run in east san jose. the car hit a pedestrian last night. it happened on cold water drive near the family ymca. the victim died at the hospital. this is the 17th traffic fatality and tenth pedestrian death number for 2022 alone. many local leaders are raising concerns about the recent increase calling for changes including requesting speed cameras. >> happening today, governor newsom is stopping in the bay area to lay out his new plan to care for californians struggling with severe behavioral health challenges later at 11:30 yesterday morning. his family will give support for california struggling with mental health and substance abuse. many who are unhoused. >> major league baseball and the players union expected to be back at the negotiating table today.

this comes at both sides are trying to figure out how to divide up billions of dollars in ref neese news, the commissioner caps ed the first couple of weeks of the baseball season due to the lockout. san jose giants say their season is not affected by the lockout and tickets are on sale. opening night there is april 12th. those are always fun to take the kids. happening now, space debris is on a cash course to the moon. >> they originally thought the debris was from an old space rocket and now they say the desbree from an old chinese rocket. the collision is expected to happen between 4:00 and 5:00 this morning and it will take place -- it take a while before we actually see the impact. >> i'm afraid nothing very dramatic at first because, unfortunately, we have no way to see it, far side of the moon, no spacecraft taking images at the time and -- and we will have to

wait somewhere between days it and possibly as much as a month before spacecraft go over it, get images of the impact and we'll see a nice fresh impact creator. >> so you can see the full interview on the "today" show tomorrow. it's coming up at 7:00 right here on "today in the bay." >> 5:50 this morning. time to get a look at the commute as well. meteorologist kari hall is tracking some rain in our area. >> yeah, so great to see some rain and i just got the drought monitor update but i wanted to first show you what happened on storm ranger. rain in the north bay while much of the rest of the bay area may only see a few spotty sprinkles over the next couple of hours and then as we get a look at what's happening across the region we've seen that rain just kind of starting to roll in over the past couple of hours. before the next part it's going to move very slowey slowly.

kind of keep an eye on the bay area where we're seeing the extreme to severe drought and the line of red just to north is -- just a step down from the highest level of drought in the extreme category and then also take a look at southern california where you can see that there is no red as of now but with the update that came out this morning expands that drought out of nevada into the spots like san bernardino and in the counties this morning so we're seeing it worsening in southern california and no change for us. we're still, of course, extremely dry and seeing it for parts of the north bay and the worst of that as we take a look at the red that's appearing there. once again that's extreme drought and then the rest of the bay-year didn't see the change. >> this is happening as we're seeing some rain coming in and it's going to stay in the north bay through noon. through the rest us it's spotty showers through the evening and much cooler temperatures and we're also going to see more changes as the kohler air comes

in with the possibility of small hail and snow and as we go into afternoon some light showers starting to move into the coastline and parts of the south bay and the east bay only looking at spotty sprinkles here. this rain is going to be so light and we don't need this, but it's going to take a break and start to come back in for late friday night into early saturday morning and then quickly just kind of taper off. as far as temperatures it's dropping out there. we're going from the mid-70s yesterday to a hive 60 and we'll see some upper 50s for the start of the weekend and then it does start to warm up again for early next week. now, mike, now you have a new alert in the north bay. >> reports from chp that there is a crash affecting westbound 580 across the bridge from richmond into san raphael and it's right there. perhaps a little shy of that, it's affecting it across the responsible. not exactly how long that's going to take to clear. no major injuries reported but this could mean an early

slowdown coming across the span. there are not -- there are metering lights but they are not used other there on the richmond side so traffic may be moving slowly. be aware of the track developing. bay bridge slowing on the inclean, typical and we're watching for meergt lights there and the rest of the bay shows your typical deal out of the at mott and a little for san jose right here. >> thanks, mike. happening now, starting in june, it may get harder for some in alameda to continue to make it in the bay. this week the city leaders intentionally approved lifting its moratorium on increases. under the proposal landlords will be allowed to notify tenants of higher prices beginning mai 1st. the rent could go up 30 days before that. they put that in the pandemic. if the protoscollay proved on the second reading the new rules will take effect 60 days later. >> 5:53 right now. girl skounts under attack. still ahead on "today in the

bay" the shock number of scouts being harassed by grown adults, and the conspiracy theory some of the attackers are spreading. plus, at 6:00, adapting plans. changes being made in covid strategy as the pandemic continues. stay with us. a lot of news ahead this thursday morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. it is 5:56. you're watching "today in the bay." the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson will begin on march 21st. the four-day process includes statements from committee members and judge jackson herself. she will undergo two days of questioning by lawmakers f.confirmed she will become the first woman and first black woman to serve of on the bench. a total of 115 justices have served on the supreme court. >> new allegations against popular social media app tiktok. the app now being accused of causing harm to youth and team consumers. they are looking to see whether they violate consumer protection

laws. girl scout cookie sales are in full swing and you contemplate getting thin mints but troops say they are being harassed by customers. girls as young as 5 years old selling cookies are getting yelled at by some adults. many have taken to social media to talk about the incident. they say the adults will yell at the girls about selling unhealthy items and talk about price hikes and they go as far as saying the girl scouts is funding planned parenthood with cookie sales. those allegations were proven false. jimmy sgnchlgs still a member of the 49ers but that could soon change. >> the 49ers are continuing to take calls on their quarterback. garoppolo will have surgery soon on his throwing solder after injuring it in the playoff win

against the cowboys. won't be able to throw that fastball until june or july and that could scare some teams looking to trade him but that shouldn't deter the teams. >> any time you have surgery it's not a minor deal. i understand the significance but it is described as a minor surgery and jimmy is going to be fine. a lot of people need or want quarterbacks right now and he's obviously a guy they would look at so, yes, we have listened, but he's a part of us, and he's going work diligently to get back from the surgery >> the niners are protected to have nine picks in the upcoming draft but none them are in the first round. well, right now at 6:00, the war rages on. >> there's a lot of combat power that the russians still have available to them. >> with now signs of did i ploem? i sight. russia continues its assault on ukraine. our scott mcgrew tracking the latest developments and our response from western countries. >> and the new plan for covid in the u.s. a live report on the steps being taken to move you forward right

here in the bay area. >> plus, rain making its way into the bay area, but will it make it here with a didn't? well, we'll be watching, meteorologist kari hall has an update on the state's drought monitor just in this morning. this is "today in the bay." higher we go, thursday morning. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. >> i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. >> with the covid restrictions lifting we get to the sit close to each other again. >> don't touch me. >> i won't. >> we're broadcasting not only to your tv but you can also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good to be with my teammate again. >> good to be together again. good to see this, too. storm ranger working hard this morning. this is on top of san bruno mountain which is busy scanning the skies and we know what that is happening rain is in our sight. meteorologist kari shall trackings things for