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 russia.

plus, more good news. and good news on the weather front as well. rain soaking the bay area overnight. meteorologist kari hall is tracking how long this storm is going to last and who is going to get the most rain. you're watching "today in the bay." here we go, friday morning. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura. we are broadcasting to your tv, but you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> we've been talking about it all week. meteorologist kari hall has been telling us we're in for some rain today. our storm ranger scanning skies for us. >> that looks stormy up there and it feels stormy down here, too, kari. >> yeah, we are seeing all of those showers passing by for parts of the bay area. it's just going to be windy and turning colder today, so you want to be prepared for all of it and break out the winter gear.

tomorrow we'll see rain in the morning, snow capping some of our bay area hills, and then next week we're back to sunshine, as well as warmer temperatures. let's get a look at storm ranger and what it's showing as you can see the red beam there that's coming from our mobile doppler radar. you can see the scattered showers that have been moving through parts of the east bay, as well as the south bay. the rain is clearing the north bay for now, but we will see another round moving in as the system is still active across the region. we're going to talk about all the changes ahead in the forecast going into the weekend coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. you can stay updated on the incoming rain by giving kari a follow on twitter. i'll be doing that this weekend. her handle is @kari hall weather. the ukrainian invasion entering its second week with no end in sight. officials say a fire at europe's largest nuclear power plant is out, which all started after shelling by russian forces who

have now taken control of the site. >> here is the latest on the war at this hour. right now there have been no changes in the radiation status at the plant there, following the latest attack british prime minister boris johnson said that he will seek an emergency u.n. security council meeting. as tensions rise, the u.s. is waiving requirements for negative covid-19 tests for americans who are leaving russia or ukraine in order to travel home. >> we have team coverage this morning. first "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live in washington with more on president biden's response. >> reporter: good morning, marcus, kris. this morning we're actually hearing from russian president vladimir putin, who is claiming there are no bad intentions for his russian neighbors. now, this comes after military troops from russia seized that plant in ukraine, the nuclear plant in ukraine. 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 seduction 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 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. we're not disrupting the world distribution. >> reporter: the administration cautions gas prices will spike even higher and pad russian president vladimir putin's profits. president zelenskyy says he wants to speak directly with 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 warnings the worst is yet to come. this morning the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting regarding russian troops taking over that nuclear facility in ukraine. marcus? >> brie, thank you. silicon valley companies continue to respond to the crisis. >> a lot of them are taking very swift action, if they hadn't already. >> that's right.

we've seen visa cut off purchasing power, turning off app pay, oracle has cut off all operations there. the kremlin-backed tv channel rt saw so many companies de-platform it, it's essentially going 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. now, you can still rent a place in ukraine, it would be a very bad idea to vacation in ukraine right now. but the head of airbnb points out you can still rent a place and then not show up and pay the family anyway. san francisco's coinbase, meanwhile, says it will not cut russians and belarusians out of service. coinbase allows the purchase 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 their country is doing and a ban would hurt them, too. now, coinbase is within the law here. it's not allowing sanctioned russians or sanctioned russian organizations to use its services. the ceo also points out some americans are buying up bitcoin hoping its value will rise because somehow they think the russian government or oligarchs are going to buy bitcoin. armstrong says that's nonsense because the u.s. government or anyone can track bitcoin transactions. so anyone making that bet, he says, is wrong. i do want to squeeze in one non-related bit of news. we just got the february jobs report showing 678,000 new jobs created last month. unemployment falls to 3.8%. this is more evidence the economy continues to accelerate. it's good news because wages didn't rise. it's bad news if you're a

worker, but good news on a macro level because it is a sign that inflation could be cooling. >> thank you for clarifying that. >> thanks, scott. nbc bay area is working to keep you updated around the clock on air and online. you know our website is being updated 24/7 with the latest headlines. you can also find our exclusive interviews and the in-depth analysis that might help make sense of this escalating crisis on nbcbayarea.com. 6:08 and now to a tragic update. the stanford soccer player who was found dead in her dorm room died by suicide. that's according to santa clara county's coroner's office. katie meyer was a captain and goalkeeper on stanford's soccer team and this morning on the "today" show her parents are speaking out for the first time in hopes they can prevent something like this from happening to another family. >> if you're one of those strong ones and someone says, are you okay. because we asked her all the time. >> right, and 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. >> this will be good for a lot of people to hear. that full interview is coming up this morning at 7:00 here on nbc bay area, that's going to be on the "today" show. katie meyer was just 22 years old. counselors are on campus and they're helping those grieving students. and we're going to give a reminder to you. if you or someone you know are struggling, there is help available for you 24/7. all you have to do is call this number any time, 800-273-8255, and you can also chat with a counselor online at suicide prevention life line.org. >> this morning a facebook whittle blower is calling for social media platforms to open their books. this is all about helping kids

from harmful content. haugen told students last night they had the power to force those changes when they decide where they're going to work. she also called on them to muster support for the kids online 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 in the whistleblower case. she also was a guest of the president at the state of the union address. meta, facebook's parent company, said it supports new regulations on tech companies. >> 6:10 this morning. let's take a live look. look at that. you can see some rain happening right now. this is in san jose. meteorologist kari hall, of course, has been tracking what we can expect with the forecast today. you were talking about it and you said rain is going to happen in spots and we see it happening now. >> yeah, and it's nice to see, right? it's been so dry lately. and a lot of the storms that we've seen passing by have been

kind of drying up before they get here. as we take a look at storm ranger right now, we are seeing some of those scattered showers continuing and we will see more of that rain as we go into the next couple of hours before it starts to taper off. right now san jose in the target of that more widespread rain, but elsewhere it is starting to taper off just to the north. what we'll notice this afternoon will be high winds. we have wind advisories that will be in effect for the coast, the bay as well, the delta, where gusts may reach 45 miles per hour for today. it's going to be very windy and feeling much colder and the timeline of that will be mainly this afternoon. take a look at 5:00, 5:30 in san francisco. winds at 45. 40-mile-per-hour gusts in livermore, as well as parts of the south bay. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, you're still seeing delays on 101. >> part of it is because of wet roads, but there was a spinout. we're looking at suddenly

20-minute improvement. it was over an hour, a big improvement for the travel time from highway 37 down past the crash at miller creek. there's a crash in the backup moving to the shoulder as well. this should be improving. we'll double-check that and i'll confirm that. highway 37 does show traffic feeding into the area and that will mean more traffic toward the golden gate bridge. slowing across the bay bridge. mostly wet roads is what we're concerned with. back to you. >> thanks. maybe you've been considering a costco membership. still ahead on "today in the bay." we'll show you the reason you might want to think twice as the company looks to make changes that could hit your wallet. >> and at 6:25 this morning, a big idea for tiny homes to help you make it in the bay. consumer investigator chris chmura is joining us live with a look at the new house that's delivered right to your back yard. don't want to miss this. stick around. much more ahead on "today in the bay." it's 6:12.

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through. we'll talk about ways i can tell that, despite what the map looks like in the north bay. new for you this morning, a price hike in your costco membership could be in the works. the company's chief financial officer says no decision has been made, but increases happen about every five years. he made those comments during last night's quarterly earnings call. the last time costco raised membership fees was in 2017. gold star status currently costs you $60 per year. executive members pay $120 annually. >> you get in an hour earlier. i'll just wait. >> it is friday, and if you're thinking about cheating on your diet, today might be the best day to do it. >> whether it's whips, candy, popcorn, french fries, it's national snack day. on my twitter feed i'm asking

what your favorite snack is. so far about half of people say salty is the way to go. our producer brought us in snacks. we've got chips, we've got ho-ho, cheetos. we're going to let kari and mike do their thing. >> your poll, you couldn't vote for all three. i like the sweet, salty and spicy. >> that's delightful. >> what about you guys, salty, savory, sweet? >> i'm definitely salty all the way. i love salty stuff. chips and those kind of snacks. let's get you started this morning and time to grab the bagel to go because we've seen scattered showers moving through. roads are still wet. it is starting to clear out in the north bay. also for san francisco, the rain is moving out, but we're seeing it in the east bay, peninsula, as well as the south bay where we're seeing rain moving through san jose, as well as east san

jose right now. there will be some breaks, but some of the showers have been pretty steady here this morning. taking a look at the bigger picture, if you're going to be heading out for work or hitting the road for the weekend, keep in mind anywhere south of the bay area from the central coast down toward southern california there will still be active weather. and with the colder air coming in, we're also going to see at times some changing precipitation. so there may be small hail, as well as snow, especially as you head up toward the sierra. as far as how much rain we've had in the bay area, about 0.1 to 0.25. there will be a break, but there will be another round coming in late tonight into early tomorrow morning. so for san jose you can see it's raining right now. we have raindrops on the camera lens. cloudy for the next several hours, but then sun breaking out for the afternoon. it's just going to be windy and cool with temperatures staying in the 50s for the most part today. after this system passes by, we have dry weather for the end of

the weekend into early next week. we could be seeing more rounds of rain by next weekend, but we will go several days of well above normal temperatures and dry conditions. so take a look at the seven-day forecast for our inland areas. we're going to see highs in the upper 50s and low 60s for today and tomorrow. there will also be a slight chance of some storms as well as the system wraps up tomorrow morning, and then going into the rest of the forecast with temperatures in the 70s, sunshine, and morning temperatures that will start out around 40 degrees. mike, you've been watching the impacts of the rain on the morning commute. >> wet roadways, but now more traffic is coming through. one of the ways i know more traffic is getting past the crash, the alert coming down through san rafael. no updates as far as lanes. i know they're going to need a sweeper and it will be another half hour there. from novato, speeds are improving and traffic is getting through because we saw more volume on the camera and the

travel time lessening. south of the san rafael bridge, a smooth drive. it's a build, but it's a friday build. wet roadways are the word of caution everywhere. back to you. next here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> bay area startup has a big idea for tiny homes. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. straight ahead we'll show you how they're delivering newly built homes to your doorstep, or back yard, really. "today in the bay" will be right back.

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thanks for sticking around this morning. 6:22 right now and we are continuing to dive into our area's housing crisis and what's being done about moving it forward. >> sometimes new ideas are policy changes and you can't see those, right? they're not tangible. but our team watched a solution that was visual. >> chris chmura is joining us to talk about new adus. what is different about these? >> here's the idea. build tiny houses on an assembly line and then deliver them to people's back yards. let me show you what we saw in berkeley. you're going to see a home that is mobile, but it is a permanent tiny home created by an oakland

startup called rent the back yard. it says making these one bedroom, one bathroom homes in a warehouse, that can help our housing crisis faster than ever. there it is, going in to somebody's back yard. we dove into this last night on our 11:00 p.m. news. the full story is on our website and app right now. >> because it's coming premade, it's got to be a little faster. >> here's what the company says. essentially if you're looking to build new in your back yard with a traditional builder, you're looking at a couple months of them in your back yard. but if you go with this company, they're going to do all the heavy lifting in their warehouse in oakland, and then they'll only be in your back yard about two weeks. now, here's the upside, yes, savings. the traditional construction that might take months, you have more customization there. the one you're seeing going in, those have some customization options, but you're limited to

the 400 square feet. also rent the back yard is new, so it's too soon to know how these assembly line units are going to compare to custom-built homes in the long run. >> how much can you customize 400 square feet. >> if you have the money to do this, i think people need to think about the things that come along with it. a lot of novice landlords and there could be pitfalls. >> if you've got this thing being dropped off like front door dash, i guess you could call it, you're going to be turned into a landlord like that and the coalition which advocates for more adus, it cautions new landlords they need to be thoughtful about following state law and setting the rent, picking the right tenant, and at the same time getting everything in writing, which is something you hear me say almost every single morning at this same time. with all of that, though, in our story we talk with a person in walnut creek who is having one

of these installed and she's going a completely different route and that's hiring a professional property manager to let you kind of wash your hands of it all, but there is a cost with that, too, roughly 8% to 12% of the rent. >> thanks, chris. >> you can watch chris' full story right now online, our website. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the responds option from the main menu. next, our top stories we're following today include, of course, ukraine, and escaping the war and folks trying to come to the bay area. this morning the latest wave of people fleeing and the new offers of help. >> reporter: and gas prices on the rise across the bay area. coming up, i'll break down how much you can expect to pay for a gallon of gas and some factors going into how much the gas costs. plus -- >> trouble in tahoe this morning. a major freeway shut down overnight. the work under way to clean up that dangerous rock slide.

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anything in that area is extremely dangerous, any fire, any kind of disruption. >> right now at 6:30, russia's relentless attacks on several ukrainian cities rage on. the threats some gop lawmakers are now making against president vladimir putin hours after his forces fired at this ukrainian nuclear power plant. >> and the refugee crisis only getting worse. now some are arriving in the bay area. we're live along the poland/ukraine border as more help is on the way. >> and gas prices hit record highs all across the nation because of the ongoing war, but of course here in the bay area it's even higher than that. drivers paying more than 100 bucks to fill the tank. the actions state lawmakers are considering as they try to help californians. this is "today in the bay." we are glad to have you with us, starting your friday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura. >> i'm marcus washington.

and if you're on the go this morning, we're ot only broadcasting on television. we're also live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> we are waking up to new rain this morning. looking at all that green and you can see all of that rain making its way into the bay area. as we look from lake elizabeth in fremont, meteorologist kari hall joins us. some of us might be thinking, what rain? we didn't really get that much. you say we could get more today. >> yeah, it could be later on tonight we'll see the next round of rain. there is going to be a break and we're seeing that in san francisco, as well as parts of the north bay. the winds pick up and it's going to be much colder today. make sure you're wearing a heavier coat. tomorrow we start out with showers and maybe some snow on some of our bay area hills. next week we go back to sunshine, as well as the warmer temperatures. so what's happening right now, the rain has moved out of the north bay, down the peninsula,

and it's starting to clear parts of the south bay. so we're seeing some of the scattered showers still continuing for san jose, as well as on 101, all the way down toward morgan hill. so it's a wet commute as you're stepping out right now, as this rain kind of pushes on through. but we are going to see it all once again clearing out for a little while. but this storm system is still active across the region and we're going to see another round later on tonight. we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. and don't forget, you can take the radar with you if you download the nbc bay area app. get hour-by-hour updates and customize it to your specific neighborhood and what you're doing this weekend. be sure to find the app on your local app store. it is free. turning to the crisis in ukraine, as russia ramps up attacks overnight, a fire that erupted. this is in a training building at europe's largest nuclear power plant. that is now extinguished. it started amid heavy russian shelling. >> scott mcgrew joins us. all along people have been

talking about this nuclear threat and now radiation experts are talking about the situation. what do we need to know? >> well, this is easy, the short answer, everything is going to be okay. the world is safe from any radiation. no measurable radiation has leaked out. this, according to both the ukrainian government and the u.s. department of energy. video here from various security cameras from around the power plant, in the southeast part of ukraine, the shells, as you pointed out, hit an office building. now, it wouldn't just take a direct hit on the containment vessels, though, to create a disaster. >> anything in that area is extremely dangerous, any fire, any kind of disruption of the normal functioning of that nuclear power plant is extremely dangerous. >> you can see some of the damage to the building here. again, these are offices. but the sheer unprofessionalism of a military shelling a nuclear power plant really caught a lot of people off guard, even for the russian military it is

shocking. much of the panic came before we knew the damage was limited. and ukrainian president zelenskyy certainly added to that concern after he posted a handheld video on telegram saying if one of the reactors blows, that's the end for everyone, that's the end of europe. all of upper will have to evacuate. zelenskyy's concern certainly 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's clearly exhausted, bringing in a 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. we only sleep three, four hours. just a second, please. 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 the truth, 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. [ explosion ] >> video showing an attack on civilian housing by the russians. this is about two hours north of kyiv. the city is still in ukrainian hands, but is suffering from heavy bombardment. just to orient you, it is in the north just beyond kyiv there. the nuclear power plant is down here along the river. most of the russian progress comes in from the south and from the east, from forces coming from russian occupied crimea and russia itself. the least effective attacks have been on the capital from the

north. kris and marcus? >> i understand the strategic locations, but when you're bombing civilian residences, what is the point? >> terror, the point is terror. and that is to get the civilians to somehow talk to the ukrainian government and say, you know what, we would rather live under russian rule than die, and the british have proved it doesn't work. the more you attack civilians, the more hardened they get and they will fight on. >> they have nothing to lose at that point, right? thank you, scott. there is a rare agreement that was reached during the second round of talks between russia and ukraine. >> so both sides tentatively consented to establish humanitarian corridors that would allow the safe evacuation of ukrainian citizens and we just saw the reason why they would want to get out. the agreement also allows for supplies to be delivered to those left behind. "today in the bay's" jay gray is live here the poland/ukraine border and this comes as an

international plea for help comes from the president. we just saw the shelling of civilian residences, so it's no surprise that it is busier there than it was even just yesterday. >> reporter: no, i think you're absolutely right. and as the fighting grows in intensity, so does the wave of refugees making their way into poland. i'll give you a look at what's happening right now. these are people who have made the trip to poland and now are looking for somewhere to stay. this bus is going to warsaw so they're helping people get established there and do what they need to as far as that's concerned. look, ukraine, as you talked about, the ukrainian president is pleading for some help and asking nato to declare a no fly zone over his country. attacks by russian troops are more frequent, more deadly. support continuing to pour into the war-torn country and there's a line of cars at border

crossings, and the one you see here stretches for miles at times. hundreds taking desperately needed supplies to those on the front lines. and, look, those humanitarian corridors that we talked about, a good sign. soldiers we spoke with, though, say the politicians can't really solve the problems that they are dealing with here. and when you see a situation like this, you understand that the problems are immediate. problems that deal with people's lives, that have been ripped apart. they've left their homes, many with just a duffle bag or a backpack and so that's what they're dealing with here by the thousands, day after day after day. >> and so desperate, people in some cases saying take my children, if you can't take all of us, take my children. it's just so heartbreaking to see. thank you, jay. >> reporter: yes, it's overwhelming. >> many of the refugees are starting to arrive here in the

bay area. we want to give you a live look at sfo. this is where more ukrainian refugees are expected to land today. nonprofits are helping a lot of people get here. the organization says it really needs more people to volunteer. host families, as well as donate time and money. >> for those of you trying to make it in the bay, you might have noticed the impact of the war and invasion of ukraine. gas prices are now on the rise. nearly every city in the bay area is seeing prices at more than $5 a gallon. cierra johnson is here with us now. you're in millbrae. show us what we can expect to pay at the pump and all the factors. >> reporter: yes, good morning, kris. if you've driven around at all the last couple of days you've noticed that gas prices have gone up a good amount. right now i am in millbrae at the chevron station near the airport. $5:39 is what you can expect to pay at this location for a gallon of unleaded gas. if you're like me, you drive

around really just looking for something a couple cents cheaper than the gas station across the street. but this station on par with what aaa is saying the state average is. right now statewide, californians can expect to pay $5.07 for a gallon of gas. if you're paying attention, that's up from $4.79 just a week ago. this, again, according to aaa. so many counties are on par and we checked aaa overnight. almost all bay area cities are now seeing prices over $5 a gallon. well, experts say there are several factors, the cost of crude oil was already rising before the russian invasion of ukraine really sent it sky high. californians already pay more for gas than anywhere else in america, and as you can imagine, there are a lot of questions swirling about the gas tax. well, state senator scott wiener took to social media to share that he's fielded a lot of calls about canceling or even reducing the state's gas tax, but he says doing so would have little

impact on the actual price, plus 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 bucks at the moment, which is a lot. i'm a teacher. so it wears. it's hard. >> reporter: some republican leaders have proposed temporarily suspending that tax, as has governor gavin newsom, but some worry the move of canceling the gas tax would impact infrastructure and impact how many jobs we could provide in terms of construction and other building jobs around infrastructure. so if you are in the bay area, expect to pay a little more. again, $5.39, the price here in millbrae. we've seen prices in the valley similar to that, across the bay over $5 is what you will pay. we're live in millbrae, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. well, from the impact of the

ukraine invasion to what's happening on the ground, nbc has a team of reporters there in ukraine. tom llamas shows us the toll this is having on ukrainian citizens and richard engel will have more on his interview with president zelenskyy. if you're headed to tahoe, i want you to take a look at this. this is a live look at what's going on right now. a giant boulder in the middle of the road. so part of that rock slide did crash down onto highway 50 at echo summit. both lanes so far are blocked. no one is getting through in either direction. a driver discovered that around 6:00 last night and you can see some of the video we have. the crews are working hard trying to work on that boulder. they're scheduled to perform blasting operations this morning. as of this morning, there's still no word on when the lanes will reopen. you saw some of the snow out there, so of course they're

cold, but they're still working to try to remove that out of the area. a lot of people headed to tahoe this weekend. that's going to be a little detour for a lot of people. >> yeah, and i'm so glad nobody was hurt. but that is a huge boulder out there, and we're seeing what was rain before is changing over to snow, so you'll have to maneuver around to try to get to some of those ski resorts this weekend. if you are going to palisades tahoe, it's going to be snowing. temperatures reach into the upper 30s. dropping down into the teens tonight and more additional light snow early tomorrow morning. it all clears out on sunday and they do have a lot of lifts and runs and all of those trails open for the weekend. staying closer to home, you might want to check out san jose's first friday tonight, enjoy time downtown. just bundle up and know it's going to be windy and cold, temperatures in the low 50s. it will feel much colder than that and rain coming back in later tonight. for tomorrow we've got the last day of the enchanted forest in

golden gate park. it's also going to be breezy, but we're going to see temperatures dipping down into the low 50s. it's going to be a cool one out there and feeling like winter. if you do plan on heading to the beach, there still will be showers today for santa cruz. tomorrow we'll see clouds lingering, temperatures in the upper 50s and chilly on sunday with temperatures reaching into the low 60s. if your weekend plans take you to l.a., you'll need a nice warm jacket, especially for the morning hours. temperatures only reach up to 60 degrees throughout the weekend. we'll talk about the rain returning later on tonight in the forecast coming up. mike, you have an alert for blocked lanes in san mateo. >> i have breaking news about that breaking news. just got word that lanes cleared and it took just a few minutes for the recovery for 101 through san mateo, southbound, basically at speed now passing 92. we do have slowing for san jose here. this is a new pattern we've been seeing since the express lanes opened, coming up through

sunnyvale and mountain view. we see that, also with slick roads. we have an alert around miller creek that jams up, folks coming off of 37 as well, coming out of vallejo. wet roadways around the bay. there will be an overnight closure westbound of vallejo, westbound 80, highway 29 your alternate. and then the big boulder on highway 50, you can get to tahoe on i-80, but they have chain controls now on i-80 because the snow is falling. back to you. >> thanks, mike. here's a question. will they unionize? all new this morning, elon musk issuing a challenge. the reason he thinks his fremont factory workers won't. plus the paralympics are under way right now in beijing. open ceremony just wrapping up. we're going to tell you where you can watch and cheer for team usa. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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it is 6:48. we're starting out with some light rain. seeing it now moving out of the south bay. we're going to talk about what's ahead in our forecast for today coming up in a few minutes. >> and this doesn't look too bad for 101 travel time, but 37 building out of vallejo. 101 slows because of the crash, the alert that continues for lanes at miller creek road for southbound 101.

well, new overnight, san francisco police are investigating a double shooting in the city's fillmore district. this happened last night in the area of laguna and eddie streets, right next to jefferson square park. police say one of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. no word on any arrest or what led up to the shooting. new this morning, elon musk says he will not stop unionization efforts at his fremont plant and is challenging the united auto workers labor union to hold the vote. you are looking live at the plant where a union is not in place. in fact, tesla workers at factories, none of them are unionized. musk criticized president biden giving workers an additional $4,500 tax incentive and tweeted that employees would lose stock options if they form a union. organizing the plant would be a huge win for the union, which

has failed to get workers unionized. electric vehicle startups in the past. the union did not respond to musk. the 2022 beijing winter paralympics are officially under way this morning. overnight the opening ceremony happened at the national stadium. >> i want you to check out this stunning scene as they all were walking in. just a beautiful shot there. more than 40 u.s. athletes are participating. tomorrow the competitions begin with alpine skiing, biathlon, ice hockey and curling. you can watch the paralympics on peacock, as well as usa network. you see it's nice and cold there, but this morning not so cold here, but certainly we're getting snow in the sierra. >> yeah, we're getting snow in the sierra and temperatures are dropping today. so if you don't have on your winter coat, i know you didn't watch my forecast. it won't be like the weather we had to start out the week with. what we are seeing ahead of this

cold front is scattered showers and it's still raining in parts of the peninsula, the east bay as well as the south bay, but it has cleared the north bay and that's where winds are going to start to pick up. as we widen out the view a little bit, you can see snow coming down in the sierra and all of the rain happening over the central valley and toward the south and east. ear not the only ones waking up to rain. take a look at parts of the central coast and southern california getting some much-needed showers as the storm system comes through. we're not completely done with the storm system yet, so i'm saying rainfall totals so far. there will be a several-hour break of the rain for the afternoon and we've already gotten about 0.1 to about 0.25 for some spots. the rain hasn't been heavy, but it's better than nothing. now we're going to see winds picking up. we have wind advisories in effect near the coast, parts of the inner bay, as well as the delta where gusts will pick up to 45 miles per hour. so even though we'll dry out for a while, we will see gusty

winds, much cooler temperatures. in san jose we're staying in the 50s today and mostly clear heading into tonight. showers return early tomorrow morning and we may be left with snow on some of our bay area hills. we're dry for several days and there may be more rain in the forecast toward next weekend. but we will have several days in between of dry weather. as we take a look at our seven-day forecast, temperatures still going up and down. we have highs near 60 for today and tomorrow and then mid-60s, really nice for sunday. and next week it's going to be really comfortable with our valley temperatures reaching into the low 70s. mike, you were starting with a backup on 101. >> it continues, kari. problems coming down out of novato into san rafael. i think there was a disabled vehicle which just cleared. that's the second slowing you see on the map. the first slowing is south 101. it seems to be breaking up a bit toward highway 37. there was debris from an earlier crash that had to be removed. i'll continue to follow that and

update on twitter. highway 24, a crash westbound off the walnut creek interchange. you're clear after orinda. typical patterns for the rest of the bay. wet roadways are a concern. 101 through san jose, 87 builds and now slowing into mountain view and sunnyvale. back to you. >> thank you, mike. happening now, if you still need to get a covid vaccine or a booster shot, today you have a pretty good chance. there is a free clinic at west valley public library in san jose near saratoga avenue. the doses are free for anyone 5 and older. no medical insurance or proof of immigration status is necessary. the clinic begins at noon and ends at 7:00 tonight. you can make an appointment, but you don't have to. >> next a quick look at the top stories, including overnight developments in the russia/ukraine crisis. >> including an attack on a nuclear power plant. we'll tell you everything you need to know when "today in the bay" continues.

in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something new to discover. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come be a part of it. plan your next vacation at iloveny.com here's a look at our top stories this morning. >> first, overnight fears of a nuclear catastrophe were raised after russian shellings hit ukraine's nuclear power plant causing a fire. >> the most important thing to know is the u.s. department of energy says there's nothing to

fear after that russian attack on that power plant. the russians shelled the plant in the south of ukraine yesterday, extremely dangerous thing to do and something no military has ever done before. the u.s. calls it a war crime. but both the u.s. government and the ukrainian government say the nuclear material is safe. the plant is in russian hands. the security council will hold an emergency session today. the latest satellite imagery shows the massive convoy just north of kyiv, the slowest moving ever, perhaps. it's walking speed at this point. it's a number of pictures that have been stitched together. president zelenskyy of ukraine will speak again at 7:00 a.m. our time and coming up on the "today" show we have an nbc interview with him that is moments away, right after "today in the bay." >> thanks, scott. for those trying to make it in the bay, you may have noticed gas prices are on the rise due

to the ongoing war. every county is seeing prices at more than $5 a gallon. the highest price we are seeing is in the north bay. marin county averaging $5.25 a gallon. the statewide average is $5.07. happening today, a public memorial for san francisco financier richard blum. he was dianne feinstein's husband and died after a battle with cancer. he was 86 years old. the public memorial service is going to be held at 11:00 this morning at congregation emmanuel in san francisco. >> let's take a look across the bay area this morning. rain is coming down overnight and we saw some in san jose this morning. a few sprinkles. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring what we can expect for the forecast today. >> you want to make sure you have the nbc bay area app. we are seeing the rain clear out for a while. now just moving through the south bay. we are going to have gusty winds and a chance of rain late

tonight into early morning. >> we still have slowing up in the north bay. novato slow southbound 101 through san rafael. things are moving a little better, but still slow off highway 37. here is the bay bridge toll plaza. despite the metering lights, we have a clear view here. notice the wet roads and slicker conditions are possible as you get onto the roadway in the next few minutes. >> thank you. so make sure you tune in this weekend for lester holt's exclusive interview with former attorney general bill barr. his first interview since resigning from the trump administration. that special airs on sunday, 9:00 at night, only here on nbc bay area. >> that should be good. also, ahead for you on the "today" show, live coverage of the russia invasion of ukraine. we leave you with this touching tribute to the ukrainian people. we've seen so many bay area landmarks turning that gold and blue of the ukrainian flag. this is san francisco's coit tower as it's lit up in a show of solidarity.

thanks for joining us this morning. good morning breaking news. playing with fire. overnight a dangerous blaze breaking out at europe's largest nuclear plant in ukraine after being siege by russian forces. ukraine's president warning the world of another chernobyl as russia tightens its grip in key regions. and a u.s. senat calls a controversial call for russia to assassinate vladimir putin the latest straight ahead. nbc news exclusive william barr, the attorney general under former president trump in his first television interview since resigning, saying he confronted the president about his election lies >> i told him all this stuff was