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 us.

kara. >> on san bruno mountain affects is parts of the north bay as you get ready to head out and that's the red scan you're seeing there. mobile doppler radar. let's get a closer look at what it's picking up on because it gives us the very high resolution vancouver exactly where it's raining. i'm going to zoom into windsor and can you see the rain that's turning yellow and orange on here which indicates that looks like it's heavier and really impacting that morning drive on highway 101. so as you're headed out this morning and you will be heading into the bay area and also meet windshield wipers, but elsewhere we're seeing the storm approaching and it will continue to move in, so we're going to be watching that, and i'll talk about the drought monitor and the changes that we're seeing. that's coming up in a few minutes. laura >> haven't had to use windshield wipers in a while. >> you can track the rain by downloading our nbc bay-year a. you can get hour by hour updates and customize it to your

neighborhood. make sure to find our nbc bay area app on the app store for free. >> 6:01. despite world wide condemn nation and tough sanctions russian president vladimir putin still showing 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 new video out of north central ukraine about 36 miles northwest of kyiv. the town left in rubble as russians troops continue to advance towards ukraine's capital. >> the internet's international governing board says it will cut off russia's internet access and within the last hour russia's foreign minister claiming the idea of nuclear war fare is not in the heads of russians. >> a lot of world leaders are really keeping a close eye on this as it's all unfolding. >> in fact, we cancelled a test launch of a rocket just to make

sure that there were no misunderstandings on russia's part as to what we're doing. meanwhile in ukraine, we're seeing families flee west to poland, to romania and moldova, and other families are waiting there with food and shelter. it's really quite remarkable. it's difficult to leave of course. i want to show you a scene from the biggest train station in kyiv. >> this video shot by radio-free europe funded by the american government. >> obviously i don't have any facts to tell you this here. especially this little girl who is smiling. she is on an adventure and it reminds me a little bit of the movie "life in beautiful." she has no idea what's going on around here. the ukranian president once again has spoken to the ukranian people. he compares russian soldiers to covid but wave been hit with another virus. he talks about the history ukraine and the challenges it's seen and says if somebody thinks that having coming overcome all that have ukranians are going to be frightened, broken or

surrendered. he knows nothing bus, and he knows nothing about ukraine. as for the latest on the ground kyiv is still free. things have not gone as well in the south. there's a town called kherson down at the mouth of the dnipro and russian landing craft have been sighted in the black sea. the government of belarus tweeted out these pictures saying they are ready to host another round of talks between russia and ukraine. talks are expected to take place. we don't have any idea what conditions the russians would set in exchange for a crease fire. up until now those have been absolutely unacceptable conditions to the ukranians. >> the pressure is growing throw, sanctions mean among other things airplane leasing companies are going to repossess russian airliners and the ones that they don't lease, they can't get parts for? french authorities say they seized a mega yacht owned by a russian oligarch yesterday. german authorities grabbed

another yacht the day before. the u.s. justice department announced a new team to track down assets owned by oligarchs and police with sanctions on both sides. they are looking for americans who violate not doing business with the russians. >> president putin assumed that the united states and our allies were bluffing when we warned unprecedented consequences but at president biden likes to say big nations can't bluff. the united states doesn't bluff and. president putin has gravely miscluted. >> because violating sanctions is such a serious crime we're seeing energy companies unwilling to buy russian oil despite 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 this world do not want to come even close to catching the eye of the u.s. justice department.

as a result, marcus and laura, oil prices now above $120 a barrel. >> wow, what a difference that we're seeing. >> yeah. >> thank you so much, scott. want to make a quick correct. i was saying that the governing board, the international governor's board will cut russia's internet access. they will not be cutting russia's internet access. want to make that correction for you this morning. >> 6:06 this morning. north bay businesses are showing their support for ukraine. the italian restaurant in safe raphael swapped out its moscow mule for a kyiv mule. the drink uses russian vodka. what inspired the switch? a worker there has a mother and sister in ukraine? >> my mom, when i talk to her i see the fear, she's so scare. i've never seen my mom like that, and that makes me -- i

woont to support her and tell her that everything is going to be fine because that's what they want to hear right now. i can't because i'm crying and i don't know what to do and how to help them. >> the employee says that she is grateful to the u.s. for the strong sanctions that it has slapped on russia, but wants something that can stop the bombing. on the "today" show this morning nbc senior national correspondent tom llamas is speaking with families who have taken refuge in pop-up shelters in ukraine. that's coming up for us on "today in the bay." >> 6:07 right now and masking in schools is coming to an end for most students in the weeks ahead. time to move forward into a new phase. "today in the bay's "kris sanchez with more on how they are responding to the shift. president biden mentioned in the state of the union address, and still people were still masked up >> reporter: ya, i think part of

of it is the confusion over not knowing when the rules were going to change, when things were going to feel different, but then also a lot of folks say they are feeling a little apprehensive about dropping the masks all together. now, endemic means living with covid and you would think we've already been doing that but there are some strategies that the president put forth to make sure we can move forward without having to shut things down once again. there's four main points to this plan. first continuing the push for protection through vaccination and that includes vaccination worldwide. also monitoring for new parents in order to respond before shutdowns of schools and businesses are necessary. also, a test to treat initiative. no, under the test-to-treat initiative if we feel sick we'd be able to test at our local pharmacy or clinic and get results right there on the spot. if we're positive for covid we'd get immediate treatment with new antiviral medications there's a

ramp-up and the goal is to make prevention easy at no cost. >> the president owes plan was support for congress and ensures other important tools like tests and hue quality masks are widely available, accessible and free. and now i mentioned monitoring for new variants and that includes the omicron ba.2 subvariant. you may have heard it called the stealth variant because it is tricky to identify. right now cases of omicron subvariant are doubling weekly, according to federal data which is because it's more transmissible than other variants. however, experts say ba.2 is unlikely to cause a surge in cases because vaccines do offer some level of protection. now a reminder that the federal government is going to send four new test kits out to all households in the u.s. you do have to request them and that can't happen until next week. i already tried and got a result that said come back next week

but just putting your information. i'm putting that link up on our facebook page and on our twitter pages as well. it's code oftests.com. easy to remember. also a phone number for folks who feel more comfortable ordering that way and you can find that on facebook and twitter as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> hopefully you get them and you don't have to use them and they don't come out positive. let's move on. >> god to have them handy? golden gate bridge peeking out above all the fog. calm there before the storm. talking about rain coming into the area. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring that this morning. we see all the rain behind you. how big of a storm are we talking about here? >> this is not going to be a huge storm but it's something and it's definitely better than the extremely dry conditions we've had, but it's also coming with some colder air and we're getting some pockets of some slightly heavier rain just north

of santa rosa and we will be watching that with storm ranger and much of the rest of the bay area is not going to see the rain this later on and into the evening and then cooler temperatures coming in. we could also see some lower elevation snow and at the same time we could also have some small hail possible so we're monitoring for all of that off and on showers though, especially for the north bay, and we're going to be talking more about that in a few minutes. mike, you have an alert for the commuters in the east bay? >> we're looking over here. the richmond toll plaza heading over to the safe raphael bridge. oven times we see the builds happen. look at the center all the way across. it was not a crash. a vehicle that ran out of gas just shy of the first exit there. that means traffic is backing up because only one lane is available past that vehicle as the volume builds out of the east bay. that's a slower drive for the richmond bridge heading over to

san raphael. highway 4 and the bay bridge have the buildup as well. the bay bridge metering lights were turned on as we were given the report so we're looking for a slower drive out of observing and [ laughter ] the rest of the bay looking pretty calm. may be a new crash in downtown san jose. check that coming up. >> thanks mike. >> are you planning on investing in crypto? next up, we look at key points when you think of cashing in. plus -- >> the bat and the cat. >> a friend of yours? >> i'm not so sure. >> the bat and the cat are back. a look at robert pattinson as batman. stick around. much here here for you on "today in the bay. we'll be right back.

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she's ready. this is elana meyers taylor we're talking about. elana meyers taylor for team usa goes to the top! good thursday morning at 6:15. we're watching this rainfall in the north bay. such a welcome sight. even some heavier downpours north of santa rosa. the rest of the bay-year may not see that later on this afternoon. watching that with the drought monitor coming up in 15 minutes. >> that and the backup at the bay bridge has built up over the last five minutes and that's kind of to be expected. it's 6:15. unexpected. this much backup across at the edge of the sap raphael bridge. the disabled vehicle still on alert from chp and over to san

quentin and there's one lane blocked. only one lane available. >> thanks, mike. let's talk cryptos for you this morning. there's been a recent rise in investments when it comes to cryptocurrency and what may have seen like once a niche interest or passing fad. >> crypt currency a virtual currency which is stored in kind of a digital ledger called the blockchain. some can be used to purchase goods like money. right now there's thousands of cryptocurrencies to bay and here are the top three, bitcoin, etherum and tether. none are regulated by a government or agency. many believe it gives owners more privacy which is a reason why younger people are more inclined to take the risk. here's a financial planner. >> as you start accumulating wealth it becomes more about preserving your money than growing your money and when

you're younger you have the opportunity to, you know, work and have a lot of earnings potential and you can take bigger risks. >> experts say investing in crypt currency a risk for several reasons. its value like traditional stocks can fluctuate dramatically and we've seen it play out as the war in ukraine rages on. a heads up if you do invest. the irs now requires to you report any financial gains from cryptocurrency investments on your taxes. >> now this morning amazon is close all of its physical book stores as well as its four-star stores and the pop-up shops including locations in walnut greek, burlingame among others. the move comes as amazon's revenue growth is slowing down. 6:17 right now. coming this morning, a superhero coming back to select local

movie theaters. >> it's not us but take a look at this. >> oh, yeah, where's the cape. >> bruce lane. >> sorry. >> i wouldn't be bothering you here, but your people keep telling me you're unavailable. >> looks pretty cool. i think we could have done this. >> so "batman" stars robert pattinson as the vigilante hero and zoe kravitz as catwoman." there's indications that the film is a dark horror story. rated pg-13. >> i still remember the first "batman. ". >> vicky veil. >> oh, yeah, that's right. >> 6:18. time to take a look at the being if. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring the rain. certainly something that we need here in the bay area. >> yes, we do. we've been saying rain, rape, rain, where are you, and finally it's starting to move into the

north bay. it's been coming down quite a bit as we take a look at some of the pockets of some heavier downpours all tracked by storm ranger as we get a closer look at the rain stretching from windsor to middletown and following right on 101 between ukkia and santa rosa so it's a wet start in the north bay. elsewhere it's been very spotty. i've been picking up on some of these showers moving into palo alto as well as over towards union city and heyward and so we're going see it mostly spotty for most of the rest of the bay area while it just continues with more widespread swath across parts of the north bay. as we track the wet weather coming in. we've also got the drought monitor coming in this morning. want to show you what it looked like last week and the big update was moving from the severe to extreme drought in parts of the north bay. notice that we don't see much red anywhere else and with the update that came out just a few minutes ago it does now expand that drought into southern california with it goes from

severe to extreme as we look at some of the extremely dry conditions there. but it really didn't change for us here in the bay area. we are still in the severe drought category with parts of coastal -- the coastal parts of the north bay in the extreme drought this morning. of course not the news we want to hear but it is great that we're going to see some showers coming in. the scattered showers will continue in those extreme drought areas this morning. as we are going to most likely measure about a tenth to a quarter inch of rain. the rest of the bay area seeing scattered activity for the afternoon and for the evening commute. it does look like it takes a break for a while tomorrow before we see some more scattered showers coming back in early on saturday morning and then it quickly moves out, but we'll have some cold temperatures. this will be a bigger deal for the syria where we could see possibly anywhere from 5 to 12, maybe even 13 inches of snow, so some positive changes there. as we look at our forecast, just

a big drop in temperatures, just think about it, in the mid-70s, today we'll struggle to make it out of the 50s hand more 50s in the forecast, but then we do warm up again early next week as that sunshine returns as it looks like it will stay dry once again for a while. mike, what's going on on the san quentin bridge. >> still have the big alert and the big backup filled in on onlines as we approach the toll plaza heading west towards san quentin where it's just shy of the exit. >> because it's shy of the exit. the only way a crew can get there to help out is by going all the way over through the backup so it will be an extended time that we've seen the backup forming in the commute direction as the commute is really starting to kick in there with the build for west 80 out of richmond. that may send more folks down to the bay bridge. the toll plaza is filled in at the bay bridge itself and the build offer the berkeley curve and the rest of the bay a standard build. 280 at 87 and the crash is on the shoulder and there's one person out of their car waving

around. watch for them. >> never get out of your car. >> all right. we'll monitor that. thank you, mike. 6:21. a warning for parents. still ahead, child care prices are soaring. ahead we hear from an expert on the growing costs and the increased demand. >> in an episode 1 of our new streaming series "saving san francisco" we'll introduce you to a man named james durgin who is caught up in many of the issues plague san francisco, crime, homelessness, mental health issues. some say he's part of the problem. others argue he's a symptom of it. you can watch online at nbc bay area or on any of our streaming platforms.

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so for parents desperately needing a break and trying to make it in the bay, bottom lines are getting hit even more with higher prices. >> the cost of hiring a baby-sitter is skyrocketing. blayne as der has more on the price hikes and how you can save money on your bottom line. >> reporter: good morning to you both. so many parents across the country are finding this out. it was one of the most shocking things for me as a first-time mom is that we're seeing prices for child care rise across the board. so i'm not just talking about date night or parents night out for babysitters, but i'm talking about after-school care, full-time help at home. all of these prices are steeply increasing. in fact, they are up as much as

11%. that's well above the rate of inflation over the past year or so so i spoke with a couple of experts to find out, one, why is this the case. she says during the pandemic we saw a number of child care professional leaving the field. they didn't field comfortable working in other people's home, understandably, but at the same time the demand went up. more parents were working from home, more child care centers were closing and more and more parents needed help. here's a little bit what she told me about what's happening now and what we can expect. take a look. >> i'm actually excited to see that people who are the care providers are getting the wage that they deserve but we're hitting a spot where people can't afford the care. >> reporter: better pay is a benefit coming from this and another one is because so many people are talking about it she and other experts are hoping that this will drump support for employment and government subsidies, things that kind of hope it ease the blow for parents but i asked her in the meantime what can parents do? she gave a few suggestions. she said try to find other families that you can split the cost with so a sort of nanny

share or baby-sitting share and try to look for retired people in your community, those who may have time to care for your chirp but don't necessarily have to charge as high a price. as so many parents are finding out, it really just comes down to being creative. guys, back to you. >> i'm available in the afternoons. >> hey, you can watch the full report coming up on the "today" show come up at 7:00 a.m. right after "today any bay." >> i love kids. >> you know you do. the top stories that we're following including the growing refugee crisis as rush continues its invasion. we're live following the humanitarian crisis along the border of ukraine in poland. >> plus. >> a minor quake overnight in the north bay. new concerns about the big one hitting in the heart here of the bay area. you're watching "today in the bay."

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earthquakes. this is "today in the bay." >> a very good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm lawyer ark garcia. >> and a i'm marcus washington. >> don't forget if you're on the go you can catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. we'll continue with a live look over the bay bridge. going to say a beautiful sight but it's a little hazy out there this morning. >> a little rain, to. >> meteorologist kari hall is tracking that for us. much-needed rain, that is, kari. >> yes. it is, and we're going to see it mostly in the north bay for the next few hours as we wake up and get ready to head out the door. don't forgot the umbrella, and you want to make sure that you nbc bay area app. can you also get live views of storm ranger that's really pick up on heavy rain and parts of the north bay stretching from near windsor over towards south of clear lake where we're seeing yellow and orange indicating

some heavier rain so a pocket of that heavy rain there. also some spotty showers elsewhere. so we've been seeing the showers moving out of the union city area over towards sap ramon with light showers there so it's going to be kind of off and on fours as we go into today and then we see it really spreading into the rest of the bay area going into this afternoon. once again a welcome sight, but we've also got the drought monitor update and open going talk about that as well as the weekend forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes, marcus and laura. >> thanks, kari. stay up to date by giving kari aful on twitter @car irkhallweather. an earthquake rattling parts of northern california. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us this, mo. it was a 3.9 but certainly a reminder that the bay area is still at risk of the big one coming. >> you are correct, laura, and mar cushions and as you mentioned, yes, that crake overnight, around 3:40 this morning, minor, a magnitude 3.1

and 13 miles north northeast of hieldsburg and according to the shake map, as you mentioned it is a very large quake that could hit the bay area. this week an engineering experts tell suh today it could happen tomorrow and seismologists will warning up about it this week. major fault lines run and down the bay area. seismologists are mostly concerned about the heyward fault in the area. up because it cuts through the heavily populated almeida county where i'm at right now and, two, the heyward fault is due that. fault line produces quakes on average and every 150 years according to the usgs and the last one was in 1868 on that fault and it's been well over 1 are 50 years. the usgs estimates a 1.0 today on the heyward fault could kill

hundreds of people in ouria and cause billions in damage so we feel like it's worth while reminding you that if there is a big one be prepared for electrical and water service to be out for days or weeks. you want to have the earthquake kit handy with food, water for 7 it hours or least and something i've bought in recent years. it's a hasn't item to have. a combination weather radio, flashlight and hand crank and you can charge your cell phone and have some cash on the side there so we don't have to worry about trying to get the atm and a shutoff tool for natural gas. it's a metal employer device. you should have that attached to your natural gas and there's something like book shelves or anything like that, make sure they are secured to your walls. reporting live for "today in the bay," bob redell. >> all important reminders. >> thanks so much, bob. turning to the latest out of ukraine. russia's assault intensifying as

the desperate exodus from ukraine is growing. >> here's a live look at kyiv this morning with a long journey out of ukraine is becoming torturous. >> scott mcgrew has been track all the latest this morning. talks surrounding a possible diplomatic solution are now at a stall. >> yeah, and we're watching everything that's happening. we're watching also the convoy that's coming towards kyiv moving very slowly and giving families time to evacuate and the civilians who are saying more time to defend their city with anything they have. also some remarkable video of a russian soldier, probably a conscript being served tee and pastries by ukranians who encourage him to call her mother and let him know he's safe. ukranian defense ministry is setting up a hotline to call and see if their sons are dead or prisoners and stays will release russian pows if the mothers from ukraine pick them up.

russian soldiers are at a sad state and others stopped at a you cannian gas station asking for gas lean and were arrested. a johns hopkins researcher analyzing what appears to be a hack that was published on a ukranian newspaper's website. it shows what purports to be the names and serial numbers of russian soldiers involved in the invasion. the newspaper pravda ukraine says the list is 120,000 names long. pravda is russian for truth, but the nbc agencies have not independently verified this morning. the researcher points out though a leak of names has a powerful psych lom call effect on the organization in question. it creates an acute sense of vulnerability in a very personal way for those in charge and for those exposed. during the first invasion of ukraine back in 2014 when russia claimed they weren't sending soldiers or the border, one of the way journalists proved they were russians was because those soldiers were posting their positions on facebook and

twitter. back here at home, the stock market advocated higher yesterday after the head of the fed jerome powell said he was concerned about the effect of the war on the american economy. he's on a to you-day speaking tour of congress that continues today. what he said about the war is strangely good news if you're into wall street because it's a hint that the fed won't raise interest rates as much late they are month. the market just opened here. laura and marcus in russia, the stock market closed for the further straight day. i don't know if they will open tomorrow. after 9/11 we closed for four days but had it back open after five. >> okay. we'll see what happens with the economy. thank you. desperation is certainly still growing as ukranians are rushing to leave their country. more than a million have fled in just the last week alone and we're learning some of those refugees are arriving right here in the bay area. a family landed at sfo last night. they don't want to be shown out of fear for their family's safety. we completely understand that.

>> and "today in the bay's" jay gray has been following the humanitarian crisis along the border of ukraine and pole land and joins you live. experts are saying it's really hard to read this, and they say this could be europe's worst since world war ii. >> no, it's not hard to believe. it is hard to listen to but not hard to believe when you see what's happening here and we continue to see people just making their across the border, and can you see right here, a young family that's coming across the border here, walking, carrying what they have in duffel bags and a backpack and, unfortunately, this scene just continues to play out, and it happens around the clock. so we see people come out. you know what else we see. we see people going in and i want to give you a look if they are lined up right now and ready to move back in? these vans, personal cars they are all filled with supplies to

help those that are staying behind. even had buses back there that are loaded down and they have supplies and medical necessities inside. they will spring those in and then those buses come out and they have families loaded up and hauling them to safety. look, i want to show you a map and let's talk a little bit about the refugee situation here. according to the united nations yesterday, already more than a million people have left the country but a vast majority are coming to poland, 454,000 in all heading to poland, slovakia, hungary, romania, moldova, there are other primary points of entry for those longing to flee the violence. about 36,000 refugees have gone to other countries in the european union, and as you talk about some eventually making their way to the u.s., and -- and that's what you hear a lot of. you hear a lot of people saying what are we going to do and

where are we going to go and that's going to continue to be an issue baushs we've got more people coming out as the violence starts to escalate there. >> jay, what are we seeing now. there's so many concerns that i know. clearly humanitarian crisis continues to grow there. what's the biggest thing they are dealing with? mean, even trying to feed all these people? >> there's been so many donations laura that food hasn't been adding a primary issue as we continue to see people moving through and right now it seems like the biggest problem is just space, where we put those people, for the first time today as we were moving closer to the border here what, we saw was a -- was a small tent city if you will in a, a and people making a makeshift place to stay because they have nowhere else to go and, again, as these refugees testimony ton to flood

the country that's going to just become a big and bigger problem so that's something that they are definitely working on, so getting people across the bothered and getting them to other places where they can stay. >> making those decisions at the moment because everything is happening as we speak. >> it's heartbreaking. >> thanks, jay. >> new overnight as well, russian and belarussian athletes are now banned from the winter olympics, paralympics happening in beijing. the paralympic committee reversed its decision yesterday that allowed them to compete. at least 80 athletes will be affected. the committee says the decision was made because of the threat of widespread withdrawals from other countries as well as safety kenchts the games start on friday. >> if you're interested in helping war victims in ukraine, we're here to help. we've put a link with credible outlets that are providing aid to those fleeing ukraine. it's all in our website. head to nbc bay-year.com. in the midst of the crisis overseas, gas prices are climbing here at home. russia, the world's second

largest oil exporter, but right now its exports are under a de facto ban where shippers use russian oil. oil topped $112 a barrel. this is for the first time since 2011. here at home a live look at gas station in mill valley. this is where gas is 5.29 a gallon. according to aaa san francisco's average gas right now hits at $5. napa hitting at $5.03 and most bay area under $5. the cheapest gas that we've been able to see around the bay area is in solano county, 4.87 a gallon. >> and that's tough especially if you want to hit the roads say as to tahoe. highway 50 at echo summit there, the roads are clear. nobody on it right now, in fact. but you still see some snow in the surrounding areas. rape coming to the bay area. kari is keeping tabs on that for us. >> yeah. we're making plans for the weekend and we're seeing changes

in our weather and, of course, positive changes in the sense that we need this rain so desperately, and we're waking up to some of those showers in the north bay while much of the rest of the bay area has been only seeing some of the spotty showers moving through. the storm rangers showing the changes there. if you do plan to head to tahoe this weekend, we are looking at some good travel conditions today. temperatures will be warmer, but as temperatures drop we're going to see that rain change over to snow, and we're looking at about 4 to 8 inches. right now we still do have 92 inches of snow at palisade on the ground in the upper parts of the moupins it a. they have got a lot of lifts and runs open. everything is grouped and red for you. if you want to stay home, breezy ands. we'll talk more about that rain coming up and while there's still the alert coming up out of richmond. the backup very heavy because the entire span westbound 580 is jammed up.

still only one lane open and one lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. the tow truck said they will be there very shortly that. update was made over half an hour ago. that's the jam out of richmond. overnight, there's going to be another issue that we're predicting a problem for folks traveling across the bridge to the closure for eastbound 80. we've talked about this type of closure before and same section highway 29 is your alternate. meanwhile the crash in san jose north of 87 at 280. less than three minutes for a quick check. >> 6:44. >> new stories about the mma fighting facing the attempted murder charges. >> let's right now focus on getting them out on bail. >> still ahead on requested today in the bay. the support he's getting outside the courthouse and the exclusive video we've obtained from moments right after the shooting. >> plus, on a collision course on the moon.

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this morning on "california live" the skinny on the roof temperature >> good thursday morning right now at 6:47 as you're heading out, don't forgot umbrella. it's been so great to see is the return of rain, especially in the north bay, but we're also getting spotty activity in parts of the east bay down to the peninsula. we'll be tracking that with storm ranger. a closer look coming up.

>> in the south bay pretty predictable patterns for your commute right now and i'm forecasting more conjeflgs as you get over towards sap center tonight. there's a big concert and big crowds expected. the concert starts at 8:00 p.m., marcus. back to you. >> just no our news room, fire fighters are responding to a two-alarm house fire san jose. this is near cherry avenue and east carson street. cherry avenue is closed right now. crews say that that fire has to get under control due to a large amount of material in that home. now this is a sickle family home, red cross, also responding to this fire. all five residents were evacuated safely no. injuries have been reported so far. the cause of that fire still unknown. >> 6:48. amma legend cain velazquez will be back in court next week where he'll be officially charged after alledgedly shooting a man. >> he's facing attempted murder charges and we investigation conclusive video that you'll see only on nbc bay area.

it was actually captured on a cell phone and shows what ipiers to be velazquez chasing after the vehicle which shows bullet holes and dents on it. according to court documents he rammed the car with his truck and then fired a gun at a man while driving. harry golarte was out on bail after being charged with molesting a young child at a san martin day care center and documents confirm that the child is a close relative of velazquez. >> and it's unfortunate that he took the case into his own hands while than waiting on the criminal justice system. >> velazquez through his attorney denied all allegations. his supporters gathered outside the santa clara county courthouse saying they plan to be a constant presence during any legal proceeding. >> in the south bay, the search is on for a driver involved in a deadly hit and run. this is east of san jose. that car hit a pedestrian last night. it happened on south white road

and cold water drive near the family ymca. the victim sadly died at the hospital. this is the 17th traffic fatality and the pedestrian number for 2022. many local leaders are raising concerns about the recent increase calling for changes including requested speed cameras being installed. >> happening today, governor newsom stopping in the bay area to lay out his new plan for those struggling with severe behavioral health challenges. he'll speak later at 11:30 this morning. his plan is to give support for californians struggling with severe mental health and substance abuse disorders, many of whom run housed. >> and happening now. space debris on a crash course for the man. >> so the company asteroid tracker originally thought the debris was from an old spacex rocket but now it says the desbree from an old chinese rocket. the collision was expected to

happen between 4:00 and 5:00 this morning but it will take a while to seat impact. >> i'm frayed nothing very dramatic from our standpoint at first because, unfortunately, we have no way to see it far side of the moon. no spacecraft over it taking images at the time. we will have to wait somewhere between days and possibly a month before spacecraft go over it, get images of the impacted and we'll have a nice fresh impact creator. >> interesting. see the full interview on the "today" show this morning coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >> take to get a look at traffic. meteorologist kari hall tracking that rain. >> yeah. big changes this morning. yesterday it was sunny and in the 70s for some of us. today we're going see rain and temperatures struggling to make it up to 60 degrees. take a look at storm ranger and that's our mobile doppler radar. is red scan you're seeing there.

the whole bay area including the north bay where the rain has been going on for several hours now. we're also seeing pockets of some of the heavier downnurs have been moving through the cobb and clear lake area for the next few minutes that will continue to move off towards the east but we're also starting to see some of the showers develop around union city and heyward. once again we've already had one downpour and then we've got another one behind that and then as we take a look at the mt. diablo area, concord, we're seeing more pockets of some rain starting to move through just enough to wet the roads and then it moves on, but we've also seen at times a couple of lightning strikes so we're going monitor for that over the next few months. we're going to see the rain passing by as this colder air arrives and we're seeing the larger view of this storm system showing that the rain has not only slowed down but it's also got a lot weaker, so we're going to be seeing this slowly moving through over the next couple of days. when they updated the drought

monitor this morning, it is looking a little bit worse for us, especially in southern california. look at the update where text bands the areas of red from nevada into southern california. mostly in san bernardino and for us here in the bay area it really didn't change too much as we're still looking at some severe to extreme drought conditions as this dry weather conditions but once again nice to see some rain moving in, but as we look in the storm system coming in. here's what to expect, rain will be scattered mostly in noon and then start to make a way for the evening commute and we'll start to see some and areas of peaks of small hail. much of the rain will remain scattered and light through tomorrow. may be a break in the activity and then it comes back as we go towards late friday and early saturday morning but also a lot in the bay of cooler temperatures and as well as some

sierra snow. as we can see up to about a foot in some of our upper elevations. mining, we're watching storm ranger. what are you seeing come out of richmond? >> seeing better news. jammed up still at the toll plaza. just got words that all lanes have cleared of the disabled vehicle across the san raphael bridge. just under 45 minutes. speeds with starting to improve and so is the travel time and a big delay across highway 580 and the bay bridge has an alternate for you. meanwhile rest of the bridge pretty standard, maybe even a little bit light. back to you. >> it's 6:54 right now. happening now, starting in june it may get harder for some in alameda to continue in the bay. this week's city leaders initially approved lifting the moratorium and landlords will be allowed to notify tenants of higher prices starting may 1st. rents could gun by nearly 3% after 30 days after that. city leaders put that moratorium

in place at the beginning of the pandemic. if the proposal that was improved on the second reading the new read will go take effect 60 days later. >> and a quick look at the top stories including a new plan for covid here in the u.s. the steps being taken to move you forward right here next. >> plus, the latest on the american economy and the war's effect on it. we'll have that when "today in the bay" continues.

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welcome back. here's a look at this morning's top stories. first the war in ukraine entering its eighth day, and russian president vladimir putin showing no signs of ending the invasion. >> let take a live look at kyiv this morning. the number of people fleeing growing, and, scott, we're just learning that the biden administration asking congress for $10 billion in humanitarian defense assistance for ukraine. >> i'm sure he'll get it or close to it. as recently as friday congress approved another $350 million to arm ukraine and we just shipped stinger missiles there as well. the foreign minister warning that you'll be next to europe if ukraine falls to the russians. american stock markets higher for the second day as the fed chairman hinted interest rates will go up. maybe not as much as investors fear. he's on a two-day tour of congress. this is pre-scheduled. that continues today.

>> this is a russian version of cnbc. the hosts asked an investment professional how to play the russian mark and he drinks to the depth of the russian market and the guest says he'll go back to playing santa claus in a department smart. >> and the anchor says she has no connection to his behavior. >> interesting. we are moving you forward as president biden lays out his new plan to transition into the endemic phase of covid. there are four main strategies continuing the push for vaccinations and preparing for new variants and preparing shutdowns of schools and businesses as well as ramps up testing with the test-to-treat initiative where people who test positive can immediately be treated at pharmacies and clinics. >> well, that's what's happening for us this morning here on "today in the bay." we want to thank you for joining

us for making it a great day. >> and don't forgot as well that the "today" show has a team of international reporters. they are covering the very latest on the russian invasion of ukraine. they are set up in poland, different areas. taking track of all the i'm have been fleeing the war. we'll be back at 7:25 with a news update. the flood of ukrainians evacuating rising fast, hundreds of thousands fleeing in the last day alone while russia adds to the escalating tension with new nuclear threats. we're live in ukraine and moscow. breaking overnight, criminal conspiracy, the january 6th committee saying former president