devastating toll of the war in ukraine. coming up ahead, the growing number of refugees and the talks that are expected today. also, the impact on gas prices that are now shattering records here in the u.s. plus -- >> we absolutely need to be and are moving into the next phase of our response. >> we are moving you forward out of the pandemic. one of the state's top doctors explains what an endemic is and what you need to know as far as covid and the cases as they continue to drop. workweek.

meteorologist kari hall is here with us tracking what we can expect in our forecast. this is "today in the bay." here we go, monday morning. good morning to you. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia has the morning off. we are broadcasting not only to your tv, but you can take us with you on the go on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> let's get you started with a look at the forecast and the commute this morning. how is the forecast looking for us on this monday? >> if you haven't been outside yet, i can tell you it is so cold this morning and it's also clear as we take a live look outside in san francisco. some of us freezing. we're seeing that in napa, 32 degrees. it's 34 in livermore and it is 37 right now in palo alto. as we start out with these cold temperatures, this is where we're headed for today. some mid-60s for much of the bay area this afternoon. it will be breezy in the hills and we are going to see some of

those gusty winds as we go into the next couple of days. we'll be watching that and we'll talk about what's ahead in the forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking? you're looking at the tri-valley? >> i am. the dashboard said it was in the 30s. we're looking at the tri-valley where southbound 680 has a crash. southbound, we do have a crash blocking one lane and there's activity because the truck has gone down the embankment. there's a flashing lights and folks are distracted at the very least. hopefully it clears before there's a big build. light traffic coming down through contra costa county toward the bay bridge. no backup there right now. back to you. >> thank you, mike. developing overseas now, a third round of talks are scheduled between ukraine and russia later today, and this comes after ukraine rejected a russian plan to let civilians escape and flee during a cease-fire. this is a live look at ukraine's

capital, kyiv, where russian troops kept shelling overnight, even as it said it was preparing for proposed humanitarian corridors. now, more than 1.5 million people have left ukraine since the conflicts began. the u.n.'s refugee agency calls this the biggest refugee crisis since world war ii. secretary of state blinken says the u.s. is in active talks to end the import of oil from russia, and it's "today in the bay's" brie jackson who reports it will greatly impact americans' bottom line. >> reporter: the ukrainian government says russian forces violated a cease-fire agreement over the weekend as forces esca. >> they, again, for the second time, refused to allow women and children to get out. >> reporter: world leaders are considering new ways to fight back against russia, including possible investigations into the country's actions. >> any attack on civilians is a

war crime. >> reporter: the u.s. is in talks with poland about a deal to send russian-made fighter jets to ukraine. >> we're talking very actively about this, looking at what we could do to back-fill poland if it chooses to send the migs and planes it has to ukraine. >> reporter: political pressure is growing for president biden to impose a no-fly zone. >> i would take nothing off the table, but i would be very clear that we're going to support the ukrainian people, the ukrainian president. >> reporter: there are bipartisan calls for a ban on russian oil. >> wesh produce more american oil and buy no russian oil at all. >> reporter: the national average for gas has soared past the $4 mark. the biden administration cautions prices could rise even more. still, some americans support tougher sanctions against russia. >> send the message, send all the messages. but i think we have oil here, we don't need to be buying their oil. >> reporter: u.s. companies continue to pull goods and

services from russia, with netflix and tiktok added to the growing list. in ukraine, more than 1.5 million people have fled to safety. residents not yet impacted by the violence remain wary. >> i fear for my kids. >> reporter: u.s. officials warn the war could go on for a while. in washington, brie jackson for nbc news. >> if you are interested in helping war victims in ukraine, we are here to help. we've put a link with credible outlets that are providing aid to those fleeing ukraine on our website. we vetted them for you. just head to nbcbayarea.com. 4:35 and this morning we are moving you forward as the state transitions out of the pandemic. now, medical experts, politicians, even small business owners all this week were focusing on those next steps. recently we went 101 with the state's top epidemiologist, dr. erica pan. we talked about her thoughts on the word endemic. >> it can mean a lot of different things to different

people and it often means it's something that we're more used to and it has less impact as far as death and hospitalizations. but we absolutely need to be and are moving into the next phase of our response and really learning how to live with this virus and using all the tools we've learned over the last two years on how to respond to this very smart virus that has really impacted our drives dramatically over the last two years. >> and the kids right now, a lot of them, taking the mask off when it comes to them going to school. do you think that's a good idea right now? >> again, i think there's a lot of variability depending on the local community and i think local communities are going to be obviously thinking about that now, after the march 11th timeline, to think about what are their local transmission rates, local vaccination rates. i know even talking to my children's own school here in the bay area, i think, you know, people are very comfortable with the masks. a lot of our kids -- you know, my teenage daughter when i told

her, you don't need to wear it outdoors anymore, she's like i feel more comfortable wearing it. it's going to be an interesting transition for people. over time, kids specifically have gotten so used to it in certain communities that i think it will be a transitional time when it's not necessarily required, but still recommended and i think many will still keep wearing them. >> there was a big push for everyone to get their two-dose vaccination and then the booster shot. how likely is it that we will continue to need protection moving forward? >> yes, it's such an important question that, you know, researchers and the manufacturers are all looking at very closely, whether getting that third dose is enough, especially what we are seeing is it's really protecting us from the most important things, which are keeping people out of the hospital and deaths and serious outcomes. we're seeing the vaccination is more and more evident that it's helping prevent what we call long covid, too. so i think like the data from

israel where there are fourth doses, it's unclear, and some of the immunologists talk about the third dose is the charm to rev your immune system to be prepared for the next variant that comes. there's still a lot to learn. >> what is the likelihood we're going to see another variant that will effect us the way we saw with omicron and delta? >> we think there will be more variants. this virus mutates so quickly, and as long as there are large populations of unvaccinated people where the virus can thrive, it can mutate and there will be new variants. the big question is, how serious will those next variants be? we saw differences in severity between the original virus we saw in 2020, you know, then there was the alpha variant, and as you said, delta and omicron. alpha and delta were more serious, but omicron was milder. we don't know what the next one

will show. we know a lot of tools that will help, we know we need to resume masks, we can do that, we know ventilation is important. we know that our vaccines are protecting us right now from hospitalizations and death. and we have tests that can help us detect cases early and help make sure people stay home if they are infected. and really importantly, more and more treatments are evolving and that is also going to really help keep people out of the hospital and save lives as we get more treatments that work. >> dr. pan, i appreciate your time. thank you for that information. we're going to let you keep following the science and we're going to keep doing what we can to keep ourselves safe as well. thank you so much. >> good talk. >> great things to say. it's 4:39 this morning. growing higher and higher. still ahead on "today in the bay," the rising cost of child care here in the bay area. we take a look at the strain that has on a lot of families.

>> plus, look at this brawl at the shark tank. it wasn't on the ice. it was in the stands. new video of the fight that broke out and what happened after. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay." good monday morning.

right now at 4:42, getting out the door in oakland. it is a cold start and we have these temperatures in the low 40s that are going to hold steady through about 7:00. and then we start to warm up.

it's going to be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday and we do keep the sunshine. we'll talk about what's ahead as we go through the rest of the workweek coming up. >> a live look at the north bay. very cool drive southbound. the commute hasn't really kicked in for san rafael just yet. let's check in with silvana. >> good morning. i'm silvana henao from cnbc. wall street is set to open sharply lower as oil prices spike to 13-year highs as the u.s. and its allies are of russian oil and natural gas in response to the war in ukraine. russia is the world's second largest food producer and largest provider of natural gas to europe. u.s. and brent crude briefly topping $130 a barrel this morning. that's the highest since july 2008. the markets are coming off a negative week with the dow extending its losing streak to four straight weeks. and focus for investors this

week, reports on consumer credit, consumer sentiment, consumer prices and jobless claims. nbc universal has reportedly ended a content sharing deal with hulu and will ship the next arg of shows to peacock. the move was largely expected and first reported by the "wall street journal" last month. disney, which owns two-thirds of hulu will have the option to buy comcast stake in 2024. the batman gives a big boost to movie theatre owners this weekend, topping the box office with a $128 million debut. that's the second biggest opening during the pandemic behind sony's spiderman: no way home. it's also the first movie warner brothers has released only in theatres since last year, instead of debuting it in theatres and hbo max at the same time. back to you. >> i knew people who saw it and said it was really good.

>> did they feel safe and comfortable? >> they said they did. >> batman saves the day. thank you, silvana. a match ends in an unbelievable drawl. the new video captured by a fan as fighting sent fans into a panic and rushing to safety. the questions now being asked about safety in stadiums. you're watching "today in the bay."

good monday morning.

it is 4:47. time to get up and get moving, and if you're not yet awake, just maybe open up the window just a little bit before you head out. it is so cold out there, and our temperatures, once again, dipping near freezing. we're at 34 degrees in livermore, just 2 degrees above freezing. and we're also at freezing in napa, while we are very close in much of the north bay. a lot of our inland valleys starting out with calmer wind, clear sky. this is where we're headed for today. we're going to see a few spots reaching 70, but most of us will be in the mid to upper 60s, reaching 66 in san jose, 68 in concord and about 61 in san mateo. seven-day forecast is at the bottom of the screen, as we take a look at our temperatures for tomorrow. it's going to start to turn a little bit more windy, and our temperatures coming up a few more degrees with santa rosa headed for 73 tomorrow afternoon, and 71 in san jose. so we go up just a little bit more, but then we go back down

on wednesday, as we will have the gusty winds kicking up, a cold front dropping in, and still no chance of rain. here's a look at what's going on, as we take a look at all of the clouds and what's happening. still some very dry conditions, as high pressure keeps it dry. but we do have lows that are moving just to the east of us and that's going to kick up the wind, even going into the weekend. it still looks like we don't have any chances of rain, as we will see an approaching storm system, but much of it stay to say the north. i'm going to run the snow model out ten days and it only shows about 1 to 2 inches of snow for the sierra. so this takes us through the middle of the month and then we start to close that window for the chance that we could have a miracle march, as our sierra snowpack continues to dwindle. we're only at 61% of the normal amount of snow we normally get. we see all of this sunshine in

the forecast. yeah, it's still in the back of your mind that we do need some rain, and we are going to enjoy some really beautiful weather. temperatures reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s, cool mornings, and sunny, mike, you were checking out the sign on thep and their office overnight across the san mateo bridge. high winds on the san mateo bridge, just that note for the drive across. we see no problem for these drivers or for speeds, either. 92, san mateo bridge. the crash on 880 has cleared from lanes near the transition. this crash has not cleared. this is southbound 680, still some slowing. i just got video into the newsroom, our friend who drove through the area and there's a big rig that, indeed, is off the roadway, but you can see it peeking up and two larger tow trucks trying to help out. we'll see the progress report for timing. if it doesn't clear for sunrise,

that's about the same time the commute will build. meanwhile, contra costa county to the north, a light and easy drive, but there is a crash getting out of san francisco onto the lower deck. so far it sounds like no lanes are blocked. this week jury selection will kick off in the second high profile theranos trial. he's charged with the same counts of criminal wire fraud and conspiracy as holmes. the trial begins on wednesday. during her time on the stand, holmes accused balwani of being controlling and abusive. she was convicted of wire consp investors. her sentencing is set for september. all games are suspended in mexico's top tier soccer league after a violent brawl over the weekend left more than two dozen people injured. you may have seen this over the

weekend. the fight happened saturday in central mexico. new video shows that fight unfolding. things really got ugly and fast, with the fighting moving to the field where some fans used chairs and metal bars. they were hosting the at las . two of the injured fans are in critical condition and the league is trying to determine why security was so inadequate. not at all the same situation at the shark tank last night, but witnesses say more than a dozen people were involved in a different fight. this one happened over the weekend also. things got heated as security tries to get things under control. those are the guys in the purple jackets. according to witnesses, fans for the visiting florida predators became unruly and some spilled beer, that escalated the situation. some fans were ejected, but

there's no word on any arrests or citations. this morning a huge change many parents are noticing in some parts of silicon valley. next on "today in the bay," the skyrocketing price of child care and the reason daycare and babysitters are charging more than ever. and happening now, caltrans plans to do more work on highway 50 to prevent rock slides. crews were forced to blow up a boulder after it crashed near lake tahoe at echo summit last thursday night. if you're headed up there this morning, be on alert because one-way traffic is expected due to the ongoing construction. we'll be right back. ♪hefty, hefty, hefty!♪

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francisco, this is where a first of its kind program to lay for low-income jurors will begin today. it will compensate low to moderate income jurors for service. they will get $100 per day if they qualify. that means they must earn less than $74,000 for a single person, and are not compensated by their employer for jury duty. the city says the goal is to create more diverse groups of jurors. currently they're paid 15 per day, but only beginning on the second day of service. >> that is a hardship for a lot of families. a pandemic ripple effect, especially for women trying to make it in the bay. there are fewer jobs available when it comes to child care. the bay area economic council says that more women than men dropped out of the u.s. workforce during the pandemic. some of it has to do with

daycare disruptions and family care needs. santa clara county's office of education says in santa clara county alone, more than 300 daycare centers closed during the pandemic. the high cost of child care, which can average $20,000 per year is now adding new strains on families impacted by unemployment. legendry bay area chef alice waters will be on hand to launch a new organic meals program for west contra costa schools. 50 years ago waters opened berkeley chez -- i've never been there. more recently, she helped then first lady michelle obama open the white house garden. today's breakfast event will happen. it is for all 27,000 students and it gets under way later this morning in richmond. >> little kids are going to get the reservation we can't get. 4:57 this morning, a

shootout in the east bay. this is all caught on camera, too. businesses are cleaning up damage left behind. still ahead on "today in the bay," the act they want city leaders to take immediately. >> as our sunshine continues, it will be a nice day to spend outside at the park. san ramon starts out with temperatures in the low 40s but headed for the mid-60s. a look at all our microclimates coming up. >> heading south through santa cruz, there's a crash right around the lawyer curve. sounds like a big rig. it may take a while. we'll bring you the latest updates.

the refugee crisis worsens overseas. the devastating toll of war in ukraine as thousands flee the country. also, a live report from washington on the impact it is having on gas prices and the reason prices may continue to skyrocket. plus -- >> i think it's very scary at this time. >> shots fired in oakland's chinatown leaving a trail of damage. the dramatic surveillance video and the changes local vendors are now demanding. >> also back in court, former mma world champion, cain velasquez is set to appear before a judge. the charges he's facing. this is "today in the bay." thanks for joining us on this monday morning. i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia has the