fueling calls for more sanctions. u.s. lawmakers now urging the president to take additional action. we have live team coverage, including a report from washington on the reason president biden might be holding back. >> and silicon valley responds, what high-tech companies are doing to help. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia today. we are broadcasting to your tv, but you can also watch us live on roku, apple tv, amazon fire and online. >> our storm ranger on top of san bruno mountain scanning the skies for us. and meteorologist kari hall is here now looking at things. how long is the rain going to stick around? >> it's going to be today and early tomorrow before it clears out and then we go back to our dry weather. so hopefully we can soak in as

much as we can out of this storm as we track it with storm ranger. we're seeing it move out of the north bay, into san francisco, parts of the east bay, up and down the peninsula. we're seeing pockets of heavier rain moving from the belmont area, crossing toward hayward, the san mateo bridge, as well as the dumbarton bridge may be very soggy right now, so we'll be watching all of that as we continue to go through the morning commute. the evening commute may be a little dryer for some. we'll talk about that, as well as the much colder temperatures in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. don't forget, you can stay on top of your forecast, whatever your plans are, follow kari on twitter. her handle is @kari hall weather. >> the ukrainian invasion entering its second week with no end in sight and an alarming incident. officials say the fire at the nuclear power plant is out. it started after shelling by russian forces who have taken

control of the site. >> here is the latest on the war at this hour. right now there have been no changes in radiation status at that plant, following the latest attack british prime minister boris johnson said he will seek an emergency united nations security council meeting. as tensions rise, the u.s. is waiving requirements for negative covid-19 tests for americans leaving russia or ukraine to travel home. >> we have team coverage for you this morning. first, "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live from washington with more on president biden's response. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. well, first this morning we're hearing from russian president vladimir putin, who is speaking with officials from various regions. russian president vladimir putin claiming there are no bad intentions and saying that russia's neighbors should not escalate tensions. this, after russian forces seized the largest nuclear plant in europe. a fire at europe's largest nuclear plant in ukraine

extinguished this morning following an attack by russian forces. another sign of the path of destruction left behind. president biden spoke with the president of ukraine about the attack, after announcing more sanctions on russian oligarchs. >> we're going to continue to support the ukrainian people with direct assistance. >> reporter: there are growing calls from both parties for the president to go even further, and ban u.s. imports of russian oil. >> i don't want u.s. dollars to be funding this carnage in ukraine. >> and we're sending a strong signal to our allies, too. >> reporter: the administration cautions gas prices will spike even higher and pad russian president vladimir putin's profits. president volodymyr zelenskyy says he wants to speak directly to his russian counterpart. >> i think i have to talk with putin, the world has to talk with putin, because there are no

other ways to stop this war. >> reporter: putin claiming the military operation is going as planned, as russia captures its first major city. >> we seek no conflict, but if conflict comes to us we're ready for it and we will defend every inch of nato territory. >> reporter: with attacks ramping up, nearly 4 million ukrainians are expected to flee their homeland. negotiators agreed to open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens. >> it's crazy. everything is broke, everything. >> reporter: with the russian convoy stalled roughly 15 miles outside the ukrainian capital, there's warning the worst is yet to come. and today is u.s. secretary of state is in europe meeting with allies, among other things they're discussing plans to support refugees from ukraine. marcus, kris. >> thank you. now, back here at home silicon valley companies continue to respond to the crisis. >> taking swift action, if they

hadn't already. >> good morning. we've seen visa cut off purchasing power, apple turned off apple pay, oracle cut off all operations there. the kremlin-backed tv channel rt saw so many companies de-platform it, it's essentially gone out of business. this morning you can add airbnb to the list. the company is suspending all rentals in russia and belarus. earlier the company said it would provide free housing in countries like poland and moldova for ukrainian refugees. you can still rent a place in ukraine. now, it would be a very bad idea to vacation in ukraine right now, but the head of abnb points out you can still rent a place and not show up and pay the family anyway. san francisco's coinbase says it will not cut russians or belarusians out of service. business as usual. coinbase allows the purchase and sell of cryptocurrency. its ceo said in a statement some

ordinary russians are using crypto as a lifeline now that their currency has collapsed. many of them likely oppose what the country is doing and a ban would hurt them, too. coinbase is within the law here. it's not allowing sanctioned russians or sanctioned russian organizations to use its services. the ceo points out all this talk about russia may be using bitcoin and other cryptocurrency to get around sanctions is largely that, just talk. explaining because bitcoin is so easy to track, those under sanctions would probably avoid it. nonetheless, bitcoin value has gone up as some americans try to play that bet that the russian government or oligarchs will buy bitcoin. one of the biggest leaders of the crypto space says those investors are flat wrong. one of the central flaws of that theory that russians would buy bitcoin is they would buy it in rubles and who is going to accept rubles for bitcoin? they want hard currency. and if the russians had hard

currency like the euro or dollar, they wouldn't need bitcoin. a reminder, it is jobs friday. the february jobs report will hit our desk at 5:30 this morning, so less than 30 minutes from now. >> hopefully good numbers. >> hopefully. thanks, scott. nbc bay area is working to keep you updated around the clock on air and online and our website is being updated 24/7 with the latest headlines. you can also find our exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis on the escalating crisis at nbcbayarea.com. 5:07 and a tragic update to the stanford soccer player who was found dead in her dorm room. she died by suicide oording to santa clara county's coroner's office. she was a captain and goalkeeper on the stanford soccer team. this morning on the "today" show, her parents speaking out in hopes they can prevent this happening to another family. >> if you're one of those strong ones and someone says, are you okay -- we asked her all the time. >> i think she never wanted to

be a burden or disappoint anyone. >> it's hard for the strong person to go, i'm not okay, it's really hard for someone like that to do. my prayer going forward, one of the main reasons we're speaking at all is so that this never happens to another family. >> that full interview is coming up at 7:00 this morning on the "today" show. katie meyer was just 22 years old. counselors are on campus to help those grieving students. and as a reminder, if you or someone you know are struggling, there is help available 24/7. you can call this number any time, it is 800-273-8255. you can also chat with a counselor online at suicidepreventionlifeline.org. this morning a facebook whistleblower is calling for social media platforms to open their books. frances haugen says this is all about protecting children and teenagers from harmful content and our country from misinformation.

haugen told a group of students in palo alto last night they have the power to force needed changes when they decide where to work. she also called for them to muster support for the kids online privacy safety act. >> we have a unique opportunity to begin collaborating in a bipartisan way to make sure that kids are safe online. >> you might recall that haugen testified before congress and turned over facebook data to federal investigators as a whistleblower. she was also a guest at president biden's state of the union address. meta, facebook's parent company, said it supports new regulations on tech companies. 5:09 this morning. let's take a live look outside. this is san jose, dark and early this morning. we've been talking about those showers and i experienced a few going to the gym yesterday. >> it kind of felt like where you were. there were some spots where it felt like we didn't get any. >> kari, you were saying that, too. >> yeah, there were some spots

that didn't get any rain, other areas it was like hailing and they had thunderstorms. so, yeah, it's been very hit or miss and that's what we'll see today, especially this morning as you walk out the door. it's going to be at times wet, but then high winds pick up. and then for tomorrow we wake up to some spots seeing scattered showers and some snow on the hills. next week we'll all see sunshine and warming temperatures. on storm ranger we can see the rain is falling from solano county southward and that's where wet roads may be an issue. mike, you were tracking a crash just off the bay bridge. >> i want to show you this view from emeryville. it's kind of blurry, and getting into san francisco it's kind of a murky drive and you see the green highlighting all over the place. this crash i pointed out is at harrison, the off ramp. it's clear of the bridge but not the off ramp, so there may be slowing at the bottom of the off

ramp. there's blue highlighting in san francisco and in oakland. that means puddling and ponding likely, and in many patches along the bay area. and rain is hitting the dumbarton and san mateo bridges. >> if you don't have a costco membership, are you considering one? maybe, right? still ahead, the reason you might want to reconsider as the company looks to make some changes. >> plus, ready to blast off. another trip to space for amazon founder jeff bezos, but he isn't going alone. the celebrity making out of this world headlines this morning.

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right now at 5:13, as you're heading out, be prepared for high winds today that could down trees and cause power outages. the wind advisory effect for the coast, bay, as well as the delta. we're going to be watching that along with the rain. we'll talk about it coming up. >> a live look at oakland here and it's murky. i just heard about a crash right in this area. there's the 66th avenue overcrossing. may be a crash nearby. we'll check that out and speeds as well coming up. new this morning, a price hike in your costco membership could be in the works. the company's chief financial officer said no decision has been made, but increases do happen about every five years. he made those comments during

last night's quarterly earnings call. the last time costco raised memberships was back in 2017. cold star status currently costs $60 a year, executive members pay $120 annually. and trending this morning, pete davidson might soon have weekend plans other than starring on snl. >> the comedian is reportedly close to signing a deal to blast off into space with jeff bezos on the blue origin flight. the "new york post" reporting details are being finalized. it's not known when he will actually go into space, but it will likely be later this year. >> he is pretty out there. >> out of takes a guest, who wo it be? >> not kanye. i wonder, you have to pay to go, right? i wonder if kanye west is paying for him to go. >> we know that's not happening. >> hey, why don't you take a trip. bye-bye. >> kanye is nowhere near that

one. let's get a look at the forecast. a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> yes, very close to earth. it's nice to see this rain coming through as we watch it all with storm ranger. the rain is starting to clear the north bay, as some really cold air comes in, but it's also pushing rain through solano county, into contra costa county right now, as well as alameda. taking a look at the movement of the rain that it continues to move down the peninsula, and so it's really soaking things out there as you're heading out for your morning commute. and we're not the only ones getting the rain. so it's great to see this arriving in california, and really bringing beneficial rain. although this is not a drought-buster, it's something compared to what we've had recently. take a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. we are going to see warmer air ahead, but it's going to be cold today and most of the rain that we see will be this morning.

so take a look at downtown san jose. starting out with off and on light showers that continue through 8:00, but then the rest of the day we'll see the sun breaking out. notice these temperatures really don't move too much. we're only going to be in the mid to upper 50s for a high today. in fact, as we zoom into the south bay now, you'll see east san jose will reach 59 degrees, 58 in los gatos, the east bay 57, it's going to be super windy today. that's going to make it feel even colder. redwood city will be in the mid-50s and we'll see that in daly city as well. san francisco reaching 55 degrees in the mission district and our north bay highs will reach up to about 59 degrees in napa and 53 today in clearlake. after about .10 to .25, we'll have cold air arriving and going into the forecast early next week it looks pretty dry and temperatures will quickly start to rebound. take a look at our seven-day

forecast. with some cold temperatures for today and tomorrow and then it feels better on sunday. sunday is your day to make some outdoor plans. and then next week we're looking at highs in the mid-70s with more sunshine in the forecast. for san francisco, really chilly out there. today had the umbrella with gusty winds, maybe just a rain jacket because the umbrella may get blown around. mike, you've been watching the impacts of the commute and the wet roads in some spots. >> talking about impact, we had an impact reported, 880 northbound and i see something, i can't quite find it just yet. we'll move the camera and check out the crash reported on slick roadways. there's the nimitz and you see how glowy the lights are. there was much more water in this shot a few minutes ago. there's the green highlighting. this crash on north 880 at 66 may affect traffic as you're

coming toward the coliseum. there's even puddling and ponding reported in places around alameda and san francisco as well. vasco road, no delays, and typically lighter traffic on a friday. be careful, dark and wet conditions through that area. remember, a lot of folks take 580 out toward tahoe. highway 50 is still closed from last night. i posted it on facebook. we have an article on nbcbayarea.com. you can check out highway 50, there's a huge boulder that's blocking the freeway in both directions. folks can get around using 89, 88 and i-80, even from the north side of tahoe. they're trying to blow it up, from what i understand. meanwhile, the rest of the bay, everything is calm and wet. >> that's not the kind of blowing up we want to do on the weekend. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds.

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6:22, and we're continuing to dive into your area's housing crisis and what's being done moving forward. sometimes new ideas are tough to see. recently our team watched a solution that was a visual spec tackle. >> a new way for an adu to get to where it's going to be, chris, you're joining us live this morning. you're up early. these tiny houses are going up statewide. so show us how this one is different. >> okay, so let's just go right to the videotape then, because this one is delivered. take a look at this video from berkeley. there is an adu that is built offsite and then it is delivered to the back yard by crane.

this is the brainchild of a startup in oakland that says they're aiming to help with the housing crisis and put housing units into play faster, and this is how they are doing it. they build them in a warehouse offsite and drop them in your back yard, turning you into a landlord with the snap of a finger, basically. >> i would imagine because we're coming in already made, this would move along a little faster, right? >> yeah, so that's their pitch, essentially. so the company says that by making the units at their warehouse in oakland, they are able to do all of the heavy lifting, as it were, there in oakland. and that really only requires at your home about two weeks of their time. they say that two-week period that you're dealing with him at home, compares to months and months when you have a regular old-fashioned contractor there. the different, though, is that if you have a contractor at your

home, you can certainly get a more customized experience. these are prefabricated. they're 400 something square feet. one bedroom, one bathroom. the company says they've got everything you need to live separate from the unit and they cost about $200,000. we feature this in our 11:00 news last night and the story is on our website, if you want to watch it. it's an interesting concept. if you have any thoughts about putting an adu in the back yard, this is certainly something to weigh, for sure. >> it sounds like a done deal, especially if you can afford it. but a lot of people are incoming novice landlords. are there any pitfalls to watch out for? >> lots of concerns, because you're suddenly basically overnight becoming a landlord. so you've got to consider what you have as far as obligations with the law, you have to think about picking a tenant. in the story we get into a little bit of that and also walk with a walnut creek homeowner who is preparing for delivery next week. she's decided to go with a

professional property manager. what you need to know is how to pick one and how much they charge, because they're professionals, they don't do that work for free. so you've got to expect anywhere from 8% to 12% of the rent is going to them to deal with the rent and plumbing issues and all the stuff that comes with being a landlord. so you've got to pay somebody to help you with that. >> but if we want more housing fast, this seems like a good step in the right direction. >> thanks, chris. you can watch chris' full story right now on our website. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the responds option from the main menu. all right, coming up next we have the day's top stories, including ukrainians that are escaping the war and now coming here to the bay area. this morning, the latest wave of people fleeing and the new help that's being offered. >> reporter: those of you working to make it in the bay, gas prices are on the rise.

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at 5:30, russia's relentless attacks on several ukrainian cities continue to rage on. the threat from gop lawmakers that they're making against president vladimir putin, just hours after his forces fired at the ukrainian nuclear power plant. >> anything in that area is extremely dangerous, any fire, any kind of disruption. >> a radiation expert details the dangerous consequences if the shelling continues. and gas prices are hitting record highs all across the nation because of the ongoing war and here in the bay area some drivers are paying more than 100 bucks to fill the tank. the actions state lawmakers are considering to try to help consumers in our state. this is "today in the bay."

good friday morning. good to have you with us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura. >> i'm marcus washington. don't forget we're broadcasting here on television, but you can catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> storm ranger busy with all the green on the radar and you can see it's making its way across the bay area. we want to check in with meteorologist kari hall, who has been telling us to brace for this. >> yes, and it's great to see it as well, but you want to make sure you're bracing for the cold air that's really rushing into parts of the north bay and pushing that rain farther south. storm ranger tracking it all. from san francisco over toward the east bay, down to the south bay now, we're seeing some pockets of heavier rain in some areas. i wanted to zoom into right around just north of sunnyvale where we're seeing heavy rainfall. just keep in mind there may also be some small hail in some of

these heavier downpours. but we're seeing this kind of quickly pushing through and i think most of the rain will be happening this morning. the rest of the afternoon is going to be much colder and windy as we see colder air starting to move in. this rain extends down to southern california, so some very active weather as we wrap up this week. but then things do quiet down and we'll talk about that, as well as temperatures, in the weekend forecast comping up in a few minutes. kris and marcus? >> thank you. and don't forget, you can track the rain by downloading our nbc bay area app when kari is not on tv. you can get hour-by-hour updates and customize those to the specific neighborhoods where you live and where you're headed. you can find it on your local app store. it is free. turning to the crisis in ukraine, as russia ramps up the attacks overnight, a fire that erupted in the training building at europe's largest nuclear power plant is now extinguished. >> scott mcgrew joins us.

what are radiation experts saying about this situation at this hour? this is really frightening. >> it is very frightening, unprecedented, and the short answer, the one you want, is everything is going to be okay. the world is safe from that radiation. there is no radiation, measurable radiation that's leaked out. it's going to be all right. this according to both the ukrainian government and the u.s. department of energy. video here from various security cameras from around the area at the power plant in the southeast part of ukraine, the shells you pointed out hit an office building, but it wouldn't take just a direct hit on a containment vessel to create disaster. >> anything in that area is extremely dangerous, any fire, any kind of disruption of the normal functioning of that nuclear power plant, any nuclear power plant, is extremely dangerous. >> you can see some of the damage to the building, offices. but the sheer unprofessionalism

for a military shelling a nuclear power plant caught a lot of people off guard, even for the russian military this is a shocker. much of the panic came before we knew that damage was limited, and ukrainian president zelenskyy certainly added to the concern after he posted a handheld video saying if one of the reactors blows, that's the end for everyone, the end of europe. all of europe will have to evacuate. zelenskyy's concern is understandable. no military has ever attacked a nuclear power plant in history. and now russia has attacked two of them. but to be clear, europe is safe this morning. zelenskyy later held a press conference, his first since the war began. he is clearly exhausted. he brought his own chair to sit on. he said he's getting very little sleep. here he is talking about how helpful america and her leaders have been. >> i'm sorry, i only three, four hours. no, no, no, just a second.

if i spoke with biden, president biden, yes, i think yesterday or the day before yesterday. i don't remember. and we have good contact. i can tell you that it began after the beginning of this war, but we have it and my appreciation to him and to his team and so we can speak now often. >> this is video from a dash cam showing an attack on a civilian housing area by the russians. this is about two hours north of kyiv. the city is still in ukrainian hands but is suffering from heavy bombardment. it is up just beyond kyiv there. the power plant is down on the river here. most of the russian progress comes in from the south and from the east, from forces coming

from russia-occupied crimea and russia itself. the least effective attacks have been on the capital. >> thanks, scott. a rare agreement was reached during the second round of talks between russia and ukraine. >> both sides tentatively consenting to establishing humanitarian corridors that would allow the safe evacuation of ukrainian citizens. the agreement also allows for supplies to be delivered for the folks left behind. "today in the bay's" jay gray is live near the poland/ukraine border. this comes amid a plea for international help from ukraine's president. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. and, look, we're at one of the border stops where we were a few days ago and i thought it couldn't get more crowded. it's unbelievably packed at this point. tens of thousands of people working their way through this area. but you're right, we've had a second round of talks, as you guys talked about, with

diplomats. the ukraine president, volodymyr zelenskyy is pleading for international help, asking nato to declare a no fly zone over his country as attacks have become more frequent and deadly at this point. look, support is continuing to pour into the country, a line of vehicles, hundreds taking desperately needed supplies to those on the front lines of this fight. you referred to the humanitarian corridors. well, it's a good sign, soldiers we spoke with say politicians can't solve the problems here, that we need to get into the country. in fact, i talked to one man, a 62-year-old from the uk, he was a retired soldier. he's come back, he's going back into the fight. he says it's important and it's a worldwide problem. one other quick look, and i don't know if you can see it, but this is the first chance a lot of people have for a hot

meal, some food or something like that. and so this is just, again, part of that volunteer effort we're talking about, much needed, and much appreciated by those who many have lost everything. >> so important what's going on, because i remember a few days ago you were talking about some of the people walking miles to get to that spot, with just the clothes they had on their back and maybe on their back. >> so many people. so many people, jay. stay safe out there. many other refugees are starting to arrive here in the bay area. we'll give you a live look at sfo. more ukrainian refugees are expected to land today. nonprofits are helping people get here. the organization says that it really needs people to volunteer, host families, donate time and money. >> for those of you trying to make it in the bay, you may have noticed gas prices are on the rise. nearly every city in the bay area has seen prices at more than $5 a gallon. "today in the bay's" cierra

johnson joins us to break down what we can expect at the pump and the factors that we should be watching for, the ones that come into play as far as what we pay. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kris. as you mentioned, we are in mill bury at this chevron station near the airport and behind me you can see the illuminated sign, $5.39 for a gallon of unleaded gas. if you're like me, you've been driving around keeping an eye on prices, hoping to see something that's just a hair bit cheaper than the station down the road. but as you can imagine, there's a lot of factors in play and a lot of gas across the bay area at this point is now $5 a gallon, over $5 a gallon. right now aaa says the current average in the city is $5.05 a gallon. that's up 13 cents from a week ago. and a lot of those counties are on par. all of them, over $5.

the cost of crude oil was rising before the russian invasion of ukraine sent it sky high. californians pay more for gas than anywhere else in america and there are questions swirling about the gas tax. state senator scott wiener took to social media to share he's fielded a lot of calls about canceling or reducing the state's gas tax. but he says doing so would have little impact on the prices and provide less funding for infrastructure. others we spoke with say something simply has to be done. >> when i fill up my tank it's about $90 at the moment, which is a lot. i'm a teacher. so it wears. it's hard. >> reporter: and some republican leaders have proposed temporarily suspending that gas tax, stating the state is in the budget surplus. governor newsom has proposed putting a hold on that, but some others worry that it would impact infrastructure and in turn impact the jobs of people working on roads and making

repairs. if you're driving around anywhere in the bay area, expect to pay over $5. at this chevron station, $5.39 for a gallon of gas. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> and the folks who have electric vehicles right now are so happy that they do. >> winning. >> thank you. nbc has a team of reporters on the ground in ukraine. ahead on "today," tom llamas shows us the toll this is taking on ukrainian citizens and we'll have more on his interview with the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." if you're headed to tahoe this weekend, be careful. take a look at this. that giant boulder just in the middle of the road. it's part of a rock slide that crashed down on highway 50 near echo summit. both lanes are blocked and no one is getting through in either direction. a driver discovered it around 6:00 last night. you can see crews just working to clear the highway as fast as

they can. they're scheduled to perform blasting operations this morning. as of this morning, there's still no word of when those lanes will reopen. >> i've covered some rock slides. nothing like that, for sure. >> like crocodile dundy, that's not a rock. some reporters are saying that crews are drilling into the boulder and they're going to try to blow it apart, so basically getting into the boulder to blast it during daylight hours. it sounds like a bruce willis movie. >> wow. we know that came down in part because of the weather, kari. >> thank goodness nobody was hurt. we're seeing more active weather with rain changing over to snow. if you will be going to palisades tahoe this weekend, we do see a lot of the lifts and runs open, temperatures dropping. so the rain changing over to snow. we'll see some additional snowfall and it's going to be a great weekend there in tahoe if you can make it around those closures. if you're going to be staying here at home, let's check out our first friday in san jose,

and just enjoying a night out on the town. make sure you're bundled up because it's going to be cold and windy and we are going to see temperatures dropping quickly. it's going to feel cooler than 50 degrees. tomorrow is the last day of the golden gate bridge. they have this illuminated, enchanted forest and it's going to be cool there as well. something nice to check out with the family for tomorrow evening. heavy coats and maybe even a scarf, gloves and hats. if your weekend plans take you to the beach, still raining today. by tomorrow we're starting to see the sun breaking out, but temperatures only reaching into the mid-50s. by the end of the weekend we'll see high temperatures right at about 60 degrees. we'll be watching falling temperatures for the weekend, so once again, plan accordingly. we'll talk more about that coming up. mike, you're starting out with a warning about a closure. >> giving you plenty of notice about a closure tonight, coming down toward west 80 will close for part two of the next section of the tennessee bridge move. you're going to have to move to

highway 29. signs are posted around the area. if you're not local, now you know. highway 37 starts your typical slowing and the green highlighting shows where it's wet all around the bay. a crash south 101 around miller, just getting into san rafael. but the crash in oakland did clear from north 880. back to you. >> thanks, mike. you'll have to wait just a first pitch of the giants or a's games. next, we're going to talk about negotiations under way with mlb and requests players are making. >> baseball season is a sign that spring break is near. and as covid cases drop in the u.s., americans are getting ready to get away. the soaring demand to book flights and the surging prices you might have to pay. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

happy friday to you. the time now is 5:46. we're seeing the rain now pushing into much of the east bay, south bay and peninsula. we're going to see it taper off for a while, but we won't be completely done with the rain. we'll have another round coming in tonight into early tomorrow. we'll talk about the cold temperatures and what's ahead for the weekend coming up. >> look at what effect it has on the camera lens, looking at the san mateo bridge. traffic volume picking up. still wet on the roadways. much patches around the bay. we're watching for slick conditions like this and the impact coming up. new overnight, san francisco

police are investigating a double shooting in the city's fillmore district that happened near laguna and eddie streets next to jefferson park. police say one of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. no word on any arrests or what led up to the shooting. happening today, a public memorial for san francisco financier richard blum will be held. he was senator dianne feinstein's husband and died after a year long battle with cancer. they were a long-time power couple. her political career kept her in the spotlight, while his finance company and philanthropy made him connected as well. it will be held at congregation emmanuel in san francisco. many americans are hoping to get away for the upcoming spring

break time. >> nbc's kerry sanders is at cocoa beach florida, with more on the mad dash. >> reporter: good morning. you've got a little rain and we have a beautiful morning here. it is heading into what's going to be our nation's travel palooza, time to kick off your shoes and get your feet in the sand. we are seeing more people with planned vacations this spring break than we have seen in the last two years. and among the t well, not a short distance, but a little bit of a flight from san francisco to hawaii, and also some of the most popular destinations right here in florida. we're in cocoa beach, where, as you have rain, we're going to be in the mid-70s today. >> you've got to love how kerry rubs it in. >> that sounds nice. if you want to see more about that, with soaring spring break demand comes soaring prices. coming up on the "today" show, an expert breaking down what it

means for your travel plans. that's coming up after "today in the bay." this morning there's still no deal and no season for the san francisco giants or the oakland a's. the baseball owners and players met yesterday for less than two hours. so far the first week of the season has been canceled and it's likely more games will be canceled as the lockout continues. the 2022 beijing winter paralympics are officially under way this morning, so you do have that going for you. overnight the open ceremony happened at the national stadium. >> we want tou check out this stunning scene, as all the nations walk in. just beautiful there. more than 40 u.s. athletes are participating. tomorrow the competition begins. you can watch the paralympics o. we're talking about spring break and also snow and now we've got rain on the radar. kari, you've got it all.

>> yeah, that's what we call march madness, right? all kinds of weather, too. we are battling between the cold air and warm air and today the cold air wins. it's rushing in right now with this cold front and we're seeing the scattered showers ahead of that. and we've also seen that wet weather as we track it on storm ranger. i wanted to give you a closer look of san jose where the rain is picking up a little more. some heavy rain just moving past santa clara into san jose and milpitas where we see darker shades of green. this is what we're going to see for the next couple of hours before this all clears. we'll get a break from the rain, but there will be another round coming in later tonight and we're going to also see this rain pushing into southern california, up and down the central coast as well, as this much-needed rain really rolls in right on time. but as far as how much we've seen, about 0.10 to 0.25 and

there will be additional rainfall early tomorrow morning. in danville we've had almost a quarter inch of rain, but you'll really notice winds picking up today. it's the reason we have wind advisories in effect for these areas shaded in yellow. that includes the coast, parts of the inner bay, as well as the delta where gusts may reach up to 45 to 50 miles per hour. that could bring down some tree limbs and also cause power outages, so be prepared for that. the peak of the winds come in by this afternoon. san francisco, you can see high winds and then it does start to calm down later on tonight. looking at the bigger picture and what's ahead, once this moves out it's going to be chilly for a little while, but it's going to quickly warm up by sunday into early next week and we're looking at more dry conditions. this is going to bring in additional snowfall for the sierra. most areas will get about 4 to 5 inches of snow over the next couple of days. so our forecast is looking dry after this system moves out and we'll see our temperatures

rebounding into the 60s and then into the 70s next week. we do have a lot more sunshine, but this is the madness i was talking about. you never know what to expect from one day to the next. mike, you had an alert continuing for the north bay. >> unpleasant slow driving from highway 37 down toward miller creek off ramp. there may be a crash and the backup continues to build, just as the lighter friday volume is there and it's coming off of highway 37 where folks are blending in with the traffic, heading west. those are the two commute spots that are slow right now. highway 4, even the bay bridge is moving smoothly, but the green and blue highlighting, wet roadways all around confident county, san mateo bridge, dumbarton, the whole peninsula green. a vote for vta, you may have a delay. the bus bridge continues for the blue and green lines through the weekend. they thought they were going to be done by today. not until monday. back to you. >> thanks, mike.

right now, if you still need to get a covid vaccine shot or booster shot, today you have your chance. there's a free clinic at west valley public library in san jose. this is a near saratoga avenue. those doses are free to anyone 5 and older. no medical insurance or proof of immigration status is necessary. the clinics begin at noon, ending at 7:00 tonight. appointments are encouraged, but not required. a northern california woman's disappearance captivated the world for weeks. >> pretty extreme measures. >> police now say that woman made it all up. still ahead on "today in the bay," where they say she really was the whole time and why she's being prosecuted for fraud. plus, 6:00, we are following major developments in ukraine. as we speak, growing concerns after this scene at a massive nuclear power plant. we have live team coverage on how the u.s. is responding. we'll be right back.

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and she was reported missing back in 2016. when authorities found her weeks later, she had injuries, including a brand on her right shoulder, and at the time papini said she had been kidnapped and held at gunpoint by two hispanics women. now, fbi says papini was actually staying with a former boyfriend in southern california and gave herself those injuries. >> there's a shock factor of just knowing that this is now public, that this is out there, that this was false. there was such specificity among the details that that probably made it a lot harder for investigators to try to sift through it. >> now over the last few years, she also took in more than $30,000 from victims assistance funds, so she faces charges of lying to federal agents and also now faces fraud charges. papini will be arraigned in sacramento, but the date has not been set. a bold proposal by governor newsom, go to treatment or go to

jail. the government was in san jose to roll out a dramatic new plan to get unhoused californians off the streets. he's calling it care corps and it would require counties to provide court-ordered services for homeless people with mental illness or drug problems and force those people to use the services up to 12 months. family members, the county, social service organizations and first responders all would be able to refer someone to the program. anyone who refuses to comply could be put in jail. >> we have a public defender, the court initiates a care plan and a process, the courts initiate a care plan and a process. there are components to guarantee due process, the civil liberties of those individuals. >> he hopes to get approval in the coming months and start care court by the end of the year. homeless advocates say it needs to be amended to set limits on what the court can do. it just got harder for kids

to get into uc berkeley. the university is being forced to cap its enrollment. yesterday the california supreme court rejected uc berkeley's appeal and upheld a lower court's order requiring the coal school to cap enrollment. this means they'll have to cut enrollment by about 3,000 students this fall. the decision stems from a years-long disagreement between the university and a neighborhood group. the group complained about the overcrowding created by more berkeley students. right now at 6:00, the war in ukraine rages on. >> we seek no conflict, but if conflict comes to us, we're ready for it. >> the u.s. responding this morning as europe's largest nuclear power plant based in ukraine under russian control. we're live with the new details overnight. fire sparking growing concerns. >> and we'll have the latest on what silicon valley is doing to help ukraine and stop