they didn't have a ladder, so they just raised up the cheerleader. the game could go on. as for the game itself, gaels fans hardly broke a sweat. up 31 after a bakt in the second half. they went on to defeat indiana 82-53, and now they're facing ucla on saturday. >> all right. it is 506 and right now at 6:00 -- >> murderous dictator, a pure thug who is waging a war against the people of ukraine. >> president biden not holding back in his view of vladimir putin, as he prepares for a high stakes meeting today with china's president. a live report ahead from washington on the new warning to china if they assist in that russian invasion. >> and a new house alert in san francisco following a string of recent drug overdoses. the sometimes deadly mistake health leaders say most victims are unwhitingly making.

also, drugmaker moderna hoping to get fda approval for a fourth covid vaccination. who would get that shot if they get the green light? this is "today in the bay." it's friday morning. 6:01 right now. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington has the day off. if you're on the go, take us with you on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> we'll get to the morning commute. vianey is in for mike. let's start out with the forecast. kari is tracking what we can expect. >> we're looking at a nice day as you're heading out in fremont, parts of the east bay in the mid-40s. we will see a few clouds in the mix but it's still going to be very comfortable as temperatures head for the upper 60s. take a look at all of the microclimates and where you live and our high temperatures in san martin headed for the low 70s. we'll see a few low 70s here and

today. we get ready for some rain set to move in tomorrow. so we'll talk about the timeline of that. it's coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much. 6:01, two developments while you were sleeping on the war in ukraine. new numbers out of ukraine indicate russian bombardment has damaged more than 430 schools, at least 60 are completely destroyed. since the start of the war, at least 109 ukrainian children are confirmed to have died. kyiv's leaders say at least 222 ukrainians have died in the capital, including 60 civilians. four of whom were children. another 900 kyiv residents have been injured. the u.s. state department now confirms another american among those killed in ukraine. james hill was from idaho and had been living in kyiv. he recently traveled north to get medical care for his partner, who has multiple sclerosis. officials say hill was waiting in a bread line for food when he was gunned down by russian

troops. president biden is turning up the rhetoric against russian leader vladimir putin, and there are new fears russia may turn up the beat on china, looking for a lifeline. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live in washington. today president biden is set to speak with chinese president xi. >> reporter: good morning. this will be the first call that president biden has had with his chinese counterpart since the war started, and the white house is warning china that there will do, in fact, assist t bombing of a theatre in ukraine. inside hundreds were sheltering in place. outside the building, a satellite image shows the words children written in russian. officials say this and other attacks are signs russia is knowingly going after civilians. and there's a rush to provide more killer drones and other weapons to help ukrainians fight, but with russia's convoy

stalled and putin's back against the wall, there are growing concerns that china may give russia military aid. >> china will bear responsibility for any actions it takes to support russia's aggression and we will not hesitate to impose costs. >> reporter: and the talk this morning between president biden and china president xi jinping could play a consequential role in the war's outcome. china has called for a peaceful resolution, but they've avoided condemning russia and continue to rely on russian oil and gas. laura? >> brie, thank you so much for following. and there's a north bay woman now making it her mission to help the many ukrainian children, some of whom are just leaving their parents behind. monica is from poland. she lives in santa rosa. and she launched a gofundme page after learning about a 12-year-old girl, nastia, who escaped to poland from herself.

her mother died of cancer a few years ago and her dad stayed in ukraine to fight. to help kids, monica is connecting to a foundation back in poland. >> these kids are so scared and they not only need food and shelter, they need to go back to some kind of routine, some kind of normalcy. >> the gofundme page has raised close to $20,000. she says the money is going directly to poland's one heart foster care foundation to help these young refugees. stay with us for the latest from overseas. we've got an entire section on our website dedicated to the russia/ukraine crisis. you can find credible sources to donate and help refugees. head to nbcbayarea.com, click on the link in our trending bar. 6:05 now, and news at home this morning, teachers and staff in one bay area community are preparing to strike, and in another educators announce they

have reached a tentative agreement with their district. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us from san francisco. which teachers are staying on the job and which ones are walking off? >> reporter: good morning, kris. the two districts we're talking about, mount dee ab below and catiti. let's start with the district that has reached a the mount di educators association, they've been working for 250 days without a contract and union members say educators have voted to authorize a strike, if necessary. according to the union website, factfinding with the district is scheduled for later today. in a statement reading in part, was posted to the website, quote, we don't want to strike but we will if that's what it takes to ensure our students get the education they deserve. and that union represents more than 1,500 teachers, librarians,

school nurses, counselors, and other staff members for a district with 29,000 students. and all of the schools in the catati district will operate on a half schedule today after it was announced late last night that educators in the district have officially ended their six-day se. thenionhared a tentative reement with theistrict was reached and the union feels t agreement honors the best deal from their factfinding recommendation. and it also allows the district to stay fiscally solvent over the next three years. the union has also shared that 310 educators went without pay for the last six days and they will be fundraising to help offset some of thoot happening educational realm here in the bay area. stories we will continue to follow. we're live in san francisco. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> we do have a lot of education stories. in fact, to follow up, now out of san francisco this morning, where teachers will not be sleeping outside the

supeen's office anymore. this week they organiz an unusual sit-in pst in a dispute over backay. listo this. teachead not been paid for weeks. thet said this because of a problem when they transitioned to a new payroll system. yesterday both sides agreed to a new deal and that includes new protocols in the event those payroll issues pop up again. who can go without a paycheck? 6:08. san francisco health leaders are issuing a new alert in the wake of a spike in f overdoses. over the past two weeks there have been a least a dozen overdoses, three of them fatal. the deaths occurred march 5th in the mission district. in all, the overdose cases, health leaders say victims believed they were using cocaine that turned out to be laced with fentanyl who can be 50 times more potent than heroin. >> moderna is asking for the fda to authorize a fourth dose of a

booster for all adults. it's based on the most omicron related covid data out of the u.s. and israel. currently a single vaccine booster is authorized for emergency use on top of the two-dose vaccine. the request comes days after pfizer requested emergency authorization for a second booster for those over the age of 65. and it is 6:09 now. we are looking live outside, downtown san jose is clear right now. if you need to clear your gutters, you'll want to do it today because the rain is coming. >> it's time to get everything prepared around the house. i like to sit my plants out in the yard and then make sure the patio furniture is covered up, as you did the other day. she got it done. we're starting out chilly this morning, so you do need the coat if you're starting out this morning heading out for work. 37 in santa rosa, 39 in napa. as you head out in martinez, we will see temperatures in the mid-40s at 8:00. a mostly sunny day and then we'll start to see clouds

rolling in later this evening. still pretty nice and comfortable as our highs head for the upper 60s. we'll talk about the rain coming in and how long you can expect in a few minutes. vianey has a look at the morning commute. >> we do have a couple issues you may want to head out now for, especially for our east bay commuters. in both directions 880 really busy. no accidents to report in both directions, but it's 6:10 right now, it tends to really pile up around this hour. i do want to show you an accident that popped up on the chp report that i said i was going to look into in the tri-valley. it's along westbound 580, there is a single-car crash blocking one of the lanes. we're expecting delays until they clear that out. we hope everybody is okay. i'll have another detail on that and more coming up. >> thank you. 6:10 right now. another price hike caused by russia's invasion coming up next on "today in the bay." how soon you can expect to pay more for shipping.

>> and i know if i had all the money in the world, i would buy all the bond films. that's exactly what amazon did. we'll take a look coming up. the futures this morning, after three days of big gains, looks like some money hits the table. >> plus, forget going up, up and away. pete davidson's upcoming trip to space scratched. the details behind this last-minute switch coming up. we'll be right back.

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happy friday. the time is 6:13. as you're starting out in the south bay, it's starting out nice and clear and san jose will see sunshine today and a nice warm-up going into this afternoon. we'll see our temperatures headed for the low 70s by 4:00 today and more clouds moving in this evening. we'll talk about the timeline of the rain and how to plan around it for the weekend coming up. >> and we are starting to see more delays on the bay bridge approaching the toll plaza. the metering lights have officially been turned on. westbound 880 you're looking at ten minutes. we'll talk about an issue that popped up along 880 in the east bay. more details coming up. good morning, happy friday to you. mortgage rates just crossed 4% for the first time in years, and this is very much related to the interest rate hikes from the fed earlier this week. the fed doesn't actually set mortgage rates, but the two tend to move in concert.

the interest rate for a 30-year fixed is now 4.16%, and that's still historically quite low. your parents or grandparents, depending on how ld you are, would have loved to have gotten a home at 4.16%. stocks roared ahead for the third straight day thursday. they look like they'll have some selling today. the s&p 500 so far having its best week in a year. oil prices were down, but they're back up this morning. president biden and others have said they would like to see gas prices fall when oil prices fall, but there's an old saying in the petroleum world for that, prices go up like a rocket and down like a feather. amazon has completed its purchase of mgm studios, maker of, among other things, the james bond films, and hundreds more, of course. government regulators had some concern amazon is getting too amazonian, but so far they've

let the deal go through. and shares in gamestop fell more than 7% as that company said it lost money in the fourth quarter. gamestop was that stock that a lot of young internet users bought into, sending the store share prices to new records, despite the fact the store's business model is kind of terrible. it sells video game discs, despite the fact that most video gamers just download the games. it sell accessories like earlie, this company lost money in the fourth quarter, so that's christmas. the stores are losing money at christmas and then it gets worse throughout the year. that is not a business model that they can sustain. >> all those young investors learned a tough lesson, lost their lunch money. >> apparently it's about profit. >> going to go the way of licorice pizza.

new this morning, fedex will impose new fuel charges on april 4th as the rising costs impact the global economy. this will apply to fedex express, flight and freight. it will range from $2 to $6. they had a mixed set of quarterly earnings. profits fell short of wall street forecasts. we're calling this one trending this morning, too. it looks like the king of staten island will now be stranded with the rest of us commoners here on earth. snl star pete davidson is no longer headed into space on a blue origin rocket, the space flight company created by amazon founder jeff bezos. the company sites a scheduling conflict. maybe he was due on the set of snl. the flight was scheduled for next wednesday and it's being pushed back to march 29th. blue origin said his replacement will be announced in the coming days. he got bumped.

don't you get compensation for that? we've got to get chris chmura on that. also trending this morning, a very special meeting with these two legends. that's my guy cole on the left and that's vianey's binx on the right. where is pip? >> we've got to get pip in the party. >> they shared a stick, some sniffs. >> they left us a gift on my lawn. follow us on social media. we're always showing you not just behind-the-scenes, but a little slice of fun. >> i did pick up that gift and told him we need to get a better one. >> take that dog out for a walk today. >> it's going to be a great day today. tomorrow binx will want to run out, do his business and run back in. >> he'lling wearing his rain coat. >> as you're taking the dog out,

we're in the mid-40s and we'll see a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures warming up, headed for 60 degrees at 1:00 with a high temperature today reaching into the mid-60s. this is going to be nicer compared to yesterday where it was pretty comfortable during the afternoon. but we're going up a couple more degrees today. san jose will reach 70 and 71 in morgan hill. fairfield 73 degrees. and napa will reach 66 degrees, san francisco up to about 60 degrees for today. tomorrow much cooler as we get that rain coming in. you're going to see that rain pretty much all throughout the day, and sunday, our first day of spring, starts to warm up as our highs head for the mid-60s in livermore, and oakland we'll see a high of about 63 degrees. so this is what's going to shake things up for us this weekend. this is the storm system that we're seeing moving into the pacific northwest and reaching closer to the bay area. the rain will be here by tomorrow morning. mainly:0 to

8:00. as we go through our hour-by-hour outlook, we see the rain moving into the peninsula and then spreading across much of the bay area as we go toward noon. there may be breaks here and there, but it's pretty much going to be a soggy day up until 6:00 and gusty winds pick up with cool temperatures. we may be left with about a tenth of an inch of rain and possibly up to a quarter inch of rain for parts of the tri-valley, the south bay, maybe even higher for the santa cruz mountains. really great to see that. about 1 to 5 inches of snow for the weekend. if you're going to the sierra, just a heads-up that roads will be slick. and take a look at our ten-day temperature trend for san jose. upper 50s tomorrow, and then low 80s next week. we're going to have a big warm-up and we'll be talking more about that. vianey, what are you watching for the morning commute? >> we have a couple of issues on the roads. i did check with chp traffic reports, it looks like there is potentially a traffic hazard

along northbound 880. we're going to see exactly what that is. according to the report, the metering lights have been turned on. that is not 92. that is a mistake on my part. it is the bay bridge toll plaza and i want to show you an overall look at the bay area. we're doing okay otherwise. the tri-valley crash is looking to clear along westbound 580. i'll send it back to you. >> thank you. 6:21 right now. coming up next, nbc bay area responds. >> two viewers cry foul over missing money. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. >> and a 13-year-old boy says i was racially profiled by san francisco police and now his parents say they're ready to take action. this is a story you will only find online. head to nbcbayarea.com. it's right the home page.

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right now at 6:30, a new overnight bombing targeting a critical facility in ukraine's second largest city. it comes as president biden at this hour holds a key conversation on russia with china's leader. all the overnight developments, including a new look at the refugee crisis at the poland border. e was goostudent, h ys had good grades. he was just a really good person. >> the growing memorial for a south bay boy who was killed while riding his bike to school. we'll show you how friends and family are remembering him, how the community is calling for change and how the school and helping those affected. >> and much-needed rain headed our way for the weekend, but this may change some of your weekend plans, especially tomorrow. we'll talk about the timeline and how much you may get coming up in the microclimate forecast.

here we go, friday morning. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington is off. you can watch us on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. we'll start with a look at the forecast and kari is tracking what we can expect. >> our getting out the door forecast for pleasant hill, we have low 40s to start and we'll see a mix of sun and headed yawpward. as we take a look at our microclimates, santa rosa reaching 68, 67 and dublin and hayward reaching 64 degrees. we'll see low 70s for the south county. we are getting ready for rain heading into today -- or tomorrow, rather, especially starting in the morning and we'll talk more about that timeline and how much to expect. that's coming up as well as the weekend weather in just a few

minutes. laura and kris. >> thank you, kari. to those overnight developments in ukraine, and an update on the assault in ukraine's capital city. this is kyiv this morning. leaders there are providing new numbers on ukrainians killed in the capital since the start of the war four weeks ago. there are at least 222 confirmed ukrainian deaths and that includes more than 60 civilians, four of whom were children. another 900 kyiv residents have been injured. >> and at this hour president biden is speaking with chinese president xi jinping. this is the first time the president has spoken with his chinese counterpart since the war started. scott mcgrew is monitoring developments. the administration has been warning china not to provide assistance to russia. this as the way out for those trying to escape becomes more difficult and dangerous. >> "today in the bay's" jay gray is live along the polish-ukrainian border. more than half of the 3 million

refugees leaving ukraine are now somewhere in poland. we know that supplies are also coming under assault at such a difficult time. >> reporter: yeah, it really is, and getting much more difficult. good to talk to you this morning. we're at medyka, the biggest border crossing between ukraine and poland, and these are the most, by far, refugees coming across. this is what has come here in the last -- when we first got here three weeks ago, empty fields and now you see these tents that have been built up, volunteers pouring in, doing what they can for refugees. we've seen a dip over the last couple of days, but we expect more to move through. let's talk about that bombing today. the latest on the west side of ukraine, and about 50 miles from where we're standing right now, near lviv. it hit an airport maintenance facility, a place where they

work on jets and a place where some of the assets from the west have been pouring through. and so it was taken out. getting the attention, obviously, of everyone here, because it's so close to where all of this is going on. i can also tell you that it may spur more refugees to head to this spot, because it's the closest border crossing to lviv. you may remember a week or so ago, there was a strike at a base, which is maybe 15 miles from where we are. so it's in between the area of lviv and this area. and so it's really got the attention of a lot of folks, and many were staying in lviv, want to go stay in country, but now that's change, perhaps, because of this secondary attack to the west. and one thing we'll close out on here as we're talking, is the piano. i'm sure you hear the music. it's striking, comparing this to

the situation here, the desperate and very difficult situation here. this young man, this is the third time we've seen him out here at the medyka crossing, and basically what he's told us is he rolls his piano out here and plays. it's beautiful music. because he doesn't have anything else he can give. he can't cook, he doesn't have a lot of money to donate, so he wanted to help. he wanted to be here and do something for those who were coming through. and it's amazing to see the attention, even if it's just for a song or moment, on the faces of so many who pause and listen. one woman today brought to tears as she heard his music. the juxtaposition is amazing and it's what people are doing to try to help. >> it's on powerful, as we saw, even in president zelenskyy's address, and that video, the

music really kind of drives it home. >> but as you mentioned, the juxtaposition there. but what a rich gift. he says he doesn't have much, but he's giving so much. thank you, jay. quite moving. thank you. it is 6:35 right now. a southern california micro beer maker is trying to help ukrainians impacted by war as well. it's called the abnormal brewery. they're just outside of san diego and they're making a new beer called glory to the heroes. all proceeds will go to ukrainian soldiers and families across ukraine. the brewery owner says he's just doing his part to help. everyone has their unique way of trying to give back. >> whatever way you can. 6:35 right now. a middle school in the south bay is reeling this morning. this is such a sad story. a tragic death of one of its students. >> this morning grief counselors will be on campus to help students and staff deal with the tragic death of their fellow

classmate just 13 years old. "today in the bay's" rob redell joins us and we want to talk about the help the district is providing to students. >> reporter: good morning. yes, gram middle school in mountain view will provide grief counselors on campus today and monday. this would be for any students, any teachers who need help to deal with this tragedy. we're talking about a 13-year-old student killed on his way to school yesterday morning. this is a live look at the intersection in mountain view of el camino and graham road where the young boy was struck and killed by a truck. you can see people have left flowers and other items in memory of the young boy. the intersection is very busy. it's located about a mile from gram middle school. yesterday morning he was riding his bicycle to class when he was hit by that truck at that intersection. police say the truck driver remained at the scene and was very cooperative. we spoke with one of his family

members who visited the scene to leave flowers for her young cousin. >> he tried his best. he was a good student. he always had good grades. he was just a really good person. >> this is the worst place for traffic. it's as if they don't see you. something about the corner or something, but they just ignore you and drive on. >> we live in an area that promotes the use of bikes as part of the environmental and healthy life, and we need to do more to protect our children, our boys, our daughters. >> reporter: although yesterday's crash did not happen in front of gram middle school, safemountainview.org says there have been at least three crashes involving bicycles and cars in the last ten years. they held an event about bicycle safety. the superintendent of the school district announced the availability of the grief counselors and reminded parents

and students to take care of yourself, one another, and to hug your loved ones a little tighter. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. southern california micro brew maker is trying to help ukrainians impacted by the war, and we'll skip on to the next story. >> let's take a live look outside. shall we? maybe pades tahoe? oh, yes. let's just get away. taking a live look. got some snow up there. rain in the works right here in the bay area. and that means increased snow coming to the sierra. kari has a look at the forecast for us. >> it looks good now, but we do have the winter weather advisories up for tomorrow starting at 8:00 a.m., if you are heading to palisades and continue through 11:p.m. take a look at our forecast for the weekend. highs in the upper 30s, it's going to be a beautiful sight as we get 1 to 5 inches of snow.

for sunday it's starting to clear out. on monday we have highs in the low 50s so some of the snow will be melting. let's make weekend plans and head out for a hike. it will be really nice at muir woods. tomorrow it will be soggy as the highs reach 53 degrees, off and on rain, gusty winds and the trails may still be wet on sunday, but sunshine will be back out. and for santa cruz this weekend, we'll be in the upper 60s. i think today is the best day to enjoy more time along the coastline, because tomorrow you may have it all to yourself. it's going to be raining and temperatures in the mid-50s. sunday is going to be bright, sunny, highs reaching into the mid-60s. warm weather today if you're going farther south with a high of 79 degrees, and off and on rain as our temperatures reach into the low 60s. it looks pretty nice on sunday. that's our first day of spring. and we'll see highs there reaching into the low 70s. we'll talk more about that rain coming into the bay area coming

up in a few minutes. vianey has a look at your morning commute. >> it's getting busy. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are officially on. friday light commute and we have a couple of small fender-benders on the road. if you're heading northbound 880 there is a bit of a traffic hazard showing slowing. also still dealing with an earlier cart crash along westbound 580. this is just east of north flynn. keep that in mind. i am noticing slowing on our speed sensors throughout the bay area. drive safe. i'll send it back to you. do you hate going to the dmv? there's one less reason, especially if you're angling to get your very first driver's license. the new service that's taking a big step into the 21st century and erases any need for a pencil. >> a critical phone call between our president and the chinese president began just a few minutes ago. we'll bring you the latest. to the big board, we had three

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happy friday. it is now 6:43, and let's get you started in the east bay, heading out the door to temperatures in the mid-40s.

we will see a few clouds here and there. but take a look at your lunchtime temperature, 62 degrees in martinez and we'll see upper 60s going into later today. a few more clouds this evening. that's ahead of the rain and we'll talk about when the rain gets here and how much to expect in a few minutes. >> and no accidents to report on any of the bridges. but i do want to give you a look at drive times because things are starting to slow. the metering lights are on at the bay bridge, westbound 80, 13 minutes. west on 580, you're looking at nine minutes. i'll have a look at the rest of your drive times coming up. now to new video. the person who posted this on social media says she caught two people in the middle of the day stealing a catalytic converter from a parked car. she says it happened monday near martin luther king park in richmond. we talked to richmond police who are still looking into the video, but they say these type of thefts are all too common across the bay area.

>> this is absolutely a very common theft now. this is something that's happening multiple times a day all over the nation, really. this is widespread. it's just not a richmond exclusive. this is everywhere. >> to avoid a catalytic converter heft, experts recommend etching your vin number on the car part or installing an anti-theft device. you can find a video right now on nbcbayarea.com. head to our responds tab. consumer investigator chris chmura explains how to etch or mark your car's catalytic converter. when we head to the dmv, a lot of us call it the written test, but it's actually the driver's license knowledge test. no need to grab your pencil. it is online. the california dmv just announced that new service and it will offer two online options, a remote version of the traditional test or an interactive course. it's available in 35 languages. of course, you will have to have

access to a computer to take the test, but no cell phones or tablets are allowed and it's only available weekdays during business hours. this is exciting times for my family. i've got a 15-year-old. >> you don't have to wait in line. that's nice. how do they monitor? it's 6:46 right now. president biden called president xi just moments ago. >> the president warning china do not help russia in that invasion of ukraine. >> that's the plan. we didn't get to listen in on the call, but the white house does release what it calls a read-out after the calls between our president and other world leaders. we have no doubt the discussions will be described as frank. the white house has been warning china for weeks now, help the russians hurt ukrainians, and america will punish you. now, most of us don't speak ukrainian or russian. president zelenskyy kind of

switches back and forth between the two. but i assume you got that one word, biden. that was the ukrainian president thanking biden for his help arming the ukrainians. i bring this up because there is a push by some in washington to say biden isn't doing enough. the irony here is some of those same critics supported president trump after trump denied ukraine many of the exact same weapons and got impeached for it. you may see headlines that point out the same republicans who claim biden isn't doing enough voted against the latest round of funding for military aid. technically true, but not fair and misleading. they voted against a giant omnibus bill that was worth trillions and did all kinds of things. the lawmakers that voted no on that bill were not necessarily against arming ukraine. now, the house was pretty unified voting to revoke russia's trading rights with america, the so-called most favored nation status. the vote was unanimous and very bipartisan. i didn't get a chance to point

it out, but on wednesday when zelenskyy spoke to congress, the senate marj ort and minority leader sat together. there's a good reason to stay apart, coronavirus getting close to american leadership. yesterday president biden held the traditional shamrock exchange with the irish prime minister via webcam because the prime minister has covid. the two were in close proximity wednesday night, before the pm was diagnosed. president biden has tested negative. the second husband has covid. though his wife, the vice president, does not. and former president obama said last sunday he contracted covid. everyone there says they're feeling fine. the russians have called an emergency meeting of the security council to level some not true accusations at the americans. we'll talk about that on social media. on twitter you'll find me @scott mcgrew. it turns out one of the best kept secrets to falling asleep

fast might come from the military. >> a new viral tiktok trend of an alleged military technique claims to help you fall asleep in just two minutes. the real question, does it really work? you find a comfortable position, breathe out slowly while focusing on releasing any tension in your body. relax your shoulders, continue to inhale and exhale steadily, letting the muscles in your legs and feet relax. then, start visualizing you're on your back, lying on a canoe that's floating on a calm lake with a clear blue sky above you. hopefully it will work. >> we're trying to wake up here, laura. >> tell that to my anxiety girl. >> you breathe in from four, you hold it for seven seconds, and then you release it slowly for

eight. it works. >> i think our mothers called that counting to ten. pure exhaustion, so by the time my head hits the pillow, i'm out. >> i usually am, too. but there's so many things on my mind. but a little break for the weekend, at least. >> if you need help with waking up this morning -- >> every morning right here. >> coffee for me. and it's going to be a nice hot coffee morning starting out chilly, and we are going to see the sun peeking through the blinds here soon. so here is a live look outside in san jose. starting out clear. and we have a lot of sunshine in our forecast for the start of the day. but then going into the lunch hour, 2:00, you'll start to see a few clouds dotting the sky. and that will be ahead of the trend of increasing clouds, but still pretty nice temperatures. headed for 70 degrees in the south bay. this is what's going to bring those clouds and eventually some rain. now, the rain holds off until tomorrow, but let's go through the timeline, as we are looking

at some of the showers. it's going to be moving in throughout tomorrow morning. here we are at 8:00 and we're starting to already see that rain moving into the peninsula. the south bay and the east bay. and it's pretty much going to be raining off and on. it's going to be a great day for a long nap. and we'll see the rain staying with us throughout tomorrow evening, but little league teams are going to do their openings this weekend and have a lot of games going on. and we'll see the rain in some spots, in parts of the bay area about a tenth to a quarter inch of rain, maybe a little higher for the santa cruz mountains. and also some slick roads going to the sierra. from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m., we'll see anywhere from 1 to 5 inches of snow coming down. be prepared, the roads will be slick. let's talk about our precipitation whiplash. in october through december we had all of that rain and we got up to 160% of normal. the sierra snow was at 160% of average. now with the dry weather, we are

now at 55% of normal for our sierra snow. vianey heading out this morning. how is it looking for the chute? >> south bay commuters, there is an issue along northbound 101 right near the mckey exit. there is a crash blocking a number of lanes and you can see it's starting to impact the delay before the 280 interchange. take surface streets and avoid that stretch. i'll have another update in a few minutes. >> thank you. it's 6:52 right now and the city of vallejo is warning residents about a new scam. city officials say it's received reports of fraudsters spoofing the water billing company and demanding payment for outstanding water bills. the city says it will never call a customer and ask for payment over the phone. you can pay your water bill by mail, in person or online. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories that include the man now facing a judge, accused of shooting and killing a former police officer protecting a tv news crew.

he's about to make his first court appearance. the charges that he's facing and the ongoing search for a third man connected to that crime. >> and we're following big news in the world of education. here in the bay area one district says they're ending a strike, another says they're prepared to walk off. we'll have that story coming up.

welcome back. we're moving you for the record with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay." >> we begin with the overnight developments in ukraine. new video showing a plume of smoke rising into the skies of the western ukrainian city of lviv. according to the city's mayor, russian missiles destroyed an aircraft repair plant at the city's airport. witnesses say there were at least three explosions in different parts of the city. and president biden at this hour is speaking with chinese president xi jinping. this is the first time the leaders have spoken since the war started four weeks ago. but ever since russia reached out to its ally, china, the white house has been warning not to provide assistance during the invasion. >> grief counselors are on hand this morning at gram middle school, helping students and staff deal with the tragic death of a 13-year-old who was struck and killed while riding his bike to school. it happened thursday morning at the corner of el camino real and

graham road. he was riding his bike when a truck hit him. police say the person remained at the scene, the driver, and was very cooperative. happening today, the man accused of shooting and killing a security guard last november is set to appear in court. this is a live look at the alameda county courthouse in cub lin where later this morning an arraignment is scheduled. police identified these three men connected to the shooting of former police officer kevin nishita. they believe shad dee ya mitchell pulled the trigger. the victim died in the shooting in yount oakland. he was a decorated former police officer here in the bay area. >> 6:57 this morning, teachers in one bay area district are preparing to strike. another district has a new tentative deal. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live in san

francisco this morning. start with the bad news. which teachers are threatening to walk out? >> reporter: that's right, mount diablo, the teachers say they've been working for 250 days without a contract and they are authorized to take a strike if necessary. the union has more than 1,500 educators and represents more than 29,000 students. and switching gears a little bit. all schools in the rohnert-park cotati district will operate on a half schedule after it was announced that the teachers union has officially ended their six-day strike. they say a deal was reached and they're confident it will keep the district solvent over the next three years. we're live in san francisco. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. let's take a live look over walnut creek this morning. nice and peaceful. it is the calm before the kind of storm, or at least the rain we're getting tomorrow. >> i mean, it's going to be a

welcome sight to see that rain coming in, although it's probably on the day when everyone wants to get outside. off and on rain in the forecast tomorrow, but we are still having a nice few hours, i would say, all throughout today, to prepare for the rain, to get ready for the plants to soak up that water and maybe put some seeds in the ground. next week it's going to be in the low 80s, so maybe things will be starting to sprout. >> there you go. get your green thumb ready. >> and south bay commuters need to listen up. northbound 101, if that's a part of your commute, there is an earlier crash blocking several lanes. they're working to clear that out. northbound 101 from highway 85 in san jose, you're looking at 35 minutes. no estimated time on when that will be completely cleared out. that's in the south bay. northbound 101. >> let's get that cleared up soon so you can start your weekend.

we're ready. we're always ready. >> give us a couple hours. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're going to be back at 7:25 with another local news live update. >> and of course we have news at 11:00 and the "today" show is coming up next. have a great day. refugees. president biden blasting vladimir putin. >> murderous dictator. >> the issue at hand this morning, china's potential support of russia and the invasion. covid concerns. despite the steep decline in cases here in the united states a new variant taking hold in europe. so could we see yet another spike here? do we need a fourth shot of the