good morning. it is sunday, march 20th. here's a look at the bay bridge in san francisco. looking a little bright, but it is a beautiful sunday morning, and thank you for joining us. i'm cierra johnson in for kira klapper. meteorologist vianey arana is with us this morning to take a look at your microclimate forecast. >> good morning. the system moved in so fast, just as quickly as it moved in it has cleared out and your sunday ahead will be spectacular. satellite radar, we're no longer seeing green over the region. you might spot some cloud cover

early on, but that will clear out by the afternoon. we're starting out chilly, but by 1:00 we're going to bump up into the 60s and that's where we'll sit at today, in the mid-60s. it is going to get breezy but it will remain dry. today we are getting ready to welcome the first official day of spring at 8:33, and then we have a warming trend into the workweek. i'm going to guide you through all of this in my full forecast. >> thank you. now to the latest out of ukraine, residents waking up to another day of violence and uncertainty. here is a live look at lviv. ukraine continues to resist 25 days into invasion. our nbc news crews there say, once again, air raid sirens sounded throughout the night. the city of mariupol alleges that several thousands residents have been deported to russia over the past week as we're

learning ukrainian president zelenskyy says he's in peace talks with moscow. he says there's a possibility that ukraine could emerge with no particular alliance with russia or the u.s. all of this comes as russia confirms it has launched a hypersonic missile. experts believe this is part of russia's strategy that will only worsing the growing humanitarian crisis. "today in the bay's" stephanie magallon continues our coverage. >> reporter: a strategy of attrition, that's what experts are calling this explosion caused by russia's hypersonic missiles. a weapon with the ability to fly ten times the speed of sound and is extremely hard to shoot down. uk's defense ministry says russia's plan is likely to increase civilian casualties, the destruction of infrastructure and intensify the humanitarian crisis. >> this is a turning point for the world. >> reporter: british prime minister boris johnson today at

a conservative party conference made it clear that a win for russia is a win for oppression and a loss for freedom. >> the end of freedom in ukraine will mean the extinction of any hope for freedom in georgia and moldova and it will mean the beginning of a new age of intimidation across the whole of eastern europe from the baltics to the black sea. >> reporter: since the start of the invasion, the u.n. says at least 64 ukrainian children have been killed, hundreds more injured, and 1.5 million children have been forced to flee. >> mariupol, this is hell on earth. >> he and his wife just e scraped mariupol, where leaders claim russian soldiers have forced thousands to relocate in russia. today more than 4,000 people were able to leave mariupol thanks to newly negotiated humanitarian corridors. meanwhile, president zelenskyy is asking for peace talks. stephanie magallon, nbc bay area news. this morning we are also learning that one volunteer overseas has been taken captive

in ukraine. the woman has only been identified by her first name, valentina, according to the christian broadcasting network, she was kidnapped on thursday near mariupol. she had been working for orphan's promise. witnesses say kidnappers, likely russian soldiers, put a bag over her head and took her away. >> valentina was one of our missionaries that was a long-term volunteer that has worked with us since the beginning of the war in 2014 and she is a lady in her early 60ers, very devoted. just really truly had a heart to help people. >> at the time of the kidnapping, they say valentina was helping distribute food to people hiding in bomb shelters. and making it in the bay is still difficult amid high gas prices, and unfortunately they're still climbing. take a look, today the average for a gallon of regular gas in california is $5.84.

that's just one cent up from yesterday and ten cents from last week. and we want to help you find the cheapest gas. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link that says cheapest gas in the bay area. you can also search cheapest gas on our nbc bay area app. a tentative deal has been reached between the mount diablo unified school district and teachers. earlier this week the teachers union voted to authorize a strike. many of them hit the picket lines friday, but saturday the two sides reached a deal. it has salary increases amounting to 10.5% raise over the next three years. while teachers won't get more prep time, they will get the same amount of time they currently have. the union will now have to confirm the agreement. and moving you forward this morning, starting tomorrow students within the oakland unified school district will now be able to ditch the mask in indoor settings. the new mask guidance applies to all students, staff, volunteers and visitors. masks indoors are still

required. that guidance will be reviewed again after april 15th. and also in oakland, police are investigating a sideshow that ended in a deadly shooting. it happened just before 3:00 a.m. on saturday near 42nd avenue and 880. now, this is video from the scene from snapchat. police initially got a call about a man lying in the road who had been hit by a car. when officers arrived, 500 to 600 cars were blocking the roads. when officers got to that man, they discovered he had also been shot. he died at the hospital. two men were also shot in unrelated shootings at the sideshow. those victims drove themselves to the hospital. it was an emotional night as family and friends gathered to remember 8-year-old sophia mason. the little girl from hayward was reported missing and later found dead at a home merced. the family and community are hoping to help them heal.

>> reporter: tonight the focus was not just on remembering sophia, but making important changes in the future to better protect children. her family says sophia mason was a bright, vibrant 8-year-old, who loved dancing. they called her so-so. >> a sweet, wonderful girl. as my sister said, you would never have known outside of the situation if you had met her on the street that she was going through all that she had. she was so wonderful and so happy and full of joy and promise. >> reporter: heavy hearts in hayward as people gathered to remember the 8-year-old, who was found dead in a merced home. sophia's mother, samantha johnson, is accused of murder, and police are still searching for her boyfriend, dhante jackson. tonight sophia's young classmates struggling to understand why they can't play with their friend anymore. >> i used to play with her. >> she always was smiling and

happy. and i just wish i could see her again. >> reporter: sophia's family say they reported warning signs of abuse to police and child protective services. police confirmed they received reports of possible abuse, but state agents decided to leave sophia with her mother. >> sophia was saying that, mommy and dhante are hitting me, beating me with belt buckles. there were bruises between her legs. >> reporter: now sophia's family is joining forces with the community to make sure other children will be better protected. >> we're also here to elevate her case, elevate what happened to her, so that we can make sure that in the future that adults and systems respond to kids' cries for help. >> reporter: a family shedding tears for their loss, vowing that sophia's short life will be a catalyst for change.

in hayward, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. today family members of alexis gabe will hold a vigil in her remembrance. this comes as the search for alexis continued over the weekend. yesterday family and volunteers gathered at the streets of brentwood mall. her car was found abandoned in oakley with the keys in the ignition. anyone interested in attending are asked to arrive at the antioch oakley regional shoreline park. the vigil will get under way at 6:00 in the afternoon. new overnight, four people are recovering after being shot and wounded in downtown austin, texas. early this morning the shooting unfolded as the city was hosting the first in-person south by southwes it took place as thousands were still out and about in the entertainment district. all four victims were rushed to the hospital and are expected to be okay. according to austin travis county ems, the suspect is in

custody. asking for forgiveness. coming up on "today in the bay" -- >> i am sorry if i have embarrassed you in any way. >> antioch mayor thorpe is apologizing after he was pulled over and cited for driving under the influence. why he says this will be a learning experience. and we take you live to washington, d.c. for an interview with chuck todd for a preview of this week's "meet the press."

it is now time for our weekly discussion with chuck todd, nbc news political director and the moderator of "meet the press." hi, chuck, and thank you for joining us this morning. >> how are you doing? >> many developments overseas this morning including president biden's trip to europe. what can we expect to see from the trip and what type of message will he send to our allies, and putin, as well as russia?

>> well, part of this i think is to get the nato leaders together to make sure they're on the same page, to make sure, you know, are there going to be red lines that nato, whether they publicly state them or not, that they're going to agree to. for instance, what is nato going to do if chemical weapons are used, what is nato going to do if missile attacks from russia continue to target civilians purposely? it's pretty clear he's doing that. i think the nato leaders need contingency plans. then there's peace talks. there's probably going to be a moment where president zelenskyy addresses the leaders. his asks are also going to be debated. i think this is going to be that kind of week for the nato leaders, which is they've got to prepare for some contingencies, because it's clear the russians are sort of regrouping their military strategy here. they're using more missile attacks, trying to target civilians, trying to wear down the morale of the ukrainians, but they don't appear to be

ready to try to take siege on kyiv, which may mean their ambition may have shifted a little bit, where they want to just keep the gains they think they've made and then maybe try to negotiate a cease-fire from there. so i think that's what this nato meeting is going to be about, which is preparing for those contingencies. >> all eyes will be on those talks. switching gears, a lit later this morning you're sitting down with congresswoman liz cheney not only to talk about ukraine, but also the investigation of the january 6th insurrection. can you give our viewers an update on where that committee investigation stands? >> well, it's interesting, i asked her to do that for us. she made a fascinating comment at the end, and i don't want to mangle it too much. i want viewers to listen to it for themselves, but they essentially said there's not been any new piece of evidence that has essentially made donald trump's actions look better. every new piece of evidence

she's seen essentially made his actions look worse, which is i thought a fascinating statement by her. she also said, look, most of what this committee is doing is factfinding and making recommendations, and one of the recommendations she wants to make is to criminalize and to strengthen the criminal statute that would make president trump's decision not to intervene and even make a statement to get these folks to leave, that that would have been a crime. it is not considered a crime now, but she talked about perhaps recommending they do criminalize inactivity when it comes to something like that in the moment, president trump, when he decided not to do anything about the riot for a couple hours. >> thank you. an interview we will definitely want to see. thank you for joining us, chuck. and be sure to join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." joining him with be senator chris murphy, general jens stoltenberg and liz cheney. tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 right after this newscast.

in about 30 minutes from now, we will talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten for our weekly segment. ahead he breaks down how the american people are feeling toward the response to the russian invasion of ukraine. and turning to a major change for local animal shelters. valley humane society in pleasanton is raising awareness about declining adoption rates. "today in the bay" explains the negative impacts this may have to animal care. >> reporter: during the pandemic, people adopted pets and volunteers did their part to help. the president of the valley humane society has watched things change dramatically. >> we know this mass return of adopted animals during the pandemic is not, in fact, happening. >> reporter: that's welcome news, but she says recently there's been a shift. they're running out of adopters for cats and dogs. >> our interest in having puppies and young animals hasn't

changed, it's just that maybe we were too good at telling people that rescues and shelters didn't have them and so people then went to the internet. the internet is a problem because people are buying from puppy mills. >> reporter: now she says animals are waiting longer for a home. >> we're actually seeing fewer animals entering our state shelters, which is amazing, we want that. but when they do enter, dogs are staying 63% longer than normal. here at valley humane society our average length of stay for a dog before the pandemic was anywhere from six to nine days. now we are seeing even puppies stay 20 to 60 days. >> reporter: there is concern as animals wait. >> if our rooms are full, then we can't go to the public shelter and pull more of those animals out. >> reporter: she says there are ways to support. >> we need our community to adopt, whether it's adopt an animal or adopt a shelter or a rescue and promote their

animals. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. and it is 7:17. taking a live look outside at the bay bridge, just a beautiful day. you can see the sun kind of creeping up there over that bridge. but what can we expect moving forward? meteorologist vianey arana is here and has a full breakdown. good morning. >> good morning. it's sunny, beautiful day to go out and adopt a new furry friend. binx is a rescue, so he wants you to go to the shelter and adopt. adopt, don't shop. let's talk about your weather because it is going to be a stunning day today. by the way, thanks for joining us on sunday morning. it's nice to have you here. it is going to be really nice but also a little chilly to start. so it will be breezy at times. i'll take you through the time of the winds. here's a closer look at what i'm going to take you through during the forecast. heading into the middle of the week, 15 to 25 degrees above average as we inch closer toward the start of monday, tuesday and into wednesday. satellite radar, the rain is out

of the area just as quickly as that system moved in. it has now exited to our east. current temperatures pretty cold in concord. it was a colder system so what's being left behind is breezy winds and chilly daytime highs to start. 39 in concord right now. look at the temperature difference. we're running about 11 degrees colder right now compared to the past 24 hours. through livermore about 11 degrees colder. as far as your hourly temperatures, by 10:00 a.m. we'll bump up into the 50s down through the south bay, 50 degrees for san jose, 54 for san francisco, pushing you forward to about 12:00, 59 in san jose. by the afternoon, we will top out in the mid-60s comfortably, san francisco 61. now another thing we're going to keep a close eye on are the winds. by 4:00 or 5:00, we see the winds pick up, 15 to 20 plus miles an hour.

it does start to increase later into the day around 4:00 or 5:00, and then it calms down heading into monday. but at 8:33 we get ready to welcome the first official day of spring. this is at 8:33 in the morning and when the earth is perpendicular to the sun's rays. the tilt of the earth is what creates our seasons as earth revolves around the sun, and that means daylight increases as the sun sets later. so when you look outside around 5:00, it's not going to feel like 9:00 p.m. as far as the countdown to the warm-up, we get a high pressure that really starts to rebuild, much warmer monday into wednesday, and then the rain stays to our north. so this blocks any sort of rain chances heading into the start of the week. let's take a look at your seven-day forecast, because it is going to be a beautiful day. my graphics are not cooperating, but i will tell you that it is going to warm up quite beautifully. that will set us up for a trend

into the 70s and 80s as we head towards monday, tuesday, and wednesday. it's going to feel like summer than it is spring. so it will be interesting to see how folks adjust to this weather whiplash we've been talking about since earlier this week. >> i will take the summer weather, though. too. >> i don't mind a little whiplash. there is much more ahead on "today in the bay," including an update on when james weisman will be back on the court at the chase center. plus, nbc bay area responds. >> you should wash your car before your next road trip, for safety reasons. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll explain why next.

well, it's that time of year, spring break and summer vacation planning have arrived. consumer investigator chris chmura wants to makes how a pen wash wil

>> aaa's research shows more than half of families take a road trip each year. that's millions of us. let's make sure yours is safe. with the help of a car wash and president abraham lincoln. first, check your tires. this is where we'll rely on honest abe. we're going to follow instructions from the bridgestone website. take the penny and rotate it upside down. take the penny and dip it into the tread of each of your tires. if mr. lincoln's head disappears, your tires are good. but if you can see much of his head, the tread is worn and it might be time to replace your tires. you'll want to inspect your battery, oil, other fluids and lights. the good news is a lot of auto shops will do general inspections free. if they do any work for you, make sure to get a written estimate first. next, the car wash for safety, yes, safety reasons. modern cars have sensors and cameras galore that power things like lane departure warnings and collision alerts.

when pollen or dirt covers the sensors, they can't see the road and can't help you. so wash the car. if you want to see where your car's cameras and sensors are located, check the owner's manual. >> some good advice there. turning to sports, playing for a trip to the sweet 16, a lot on the line for st. marys last night. taking on ucla in the second round of the tournament. st. mary's outshooting, hitting threes and jumping out for an early lead. after a hot start, they went cold. ucla ran away with it 72-56. and another tense game for gonzaga fans, we pick it up with about 30 seconds left in the game and memphis gets the three-pointer. gonzaga hit their free throws and advanced to their seventh consecutive sweet 16. more unfortunate news for warriors fans. james wies ann's return has been

delayed after he experienced swelling in his right knee. he's been rehabbing with the g league team and was expected to return this week. now the warriors are uncertain if he'll play at all this season. they have just 12 more games before playoffs again. and he's only been a giant for a few days but pederson is recruiting for the orange and block. he posted a video of a story hitting a home run for the rockies, below it, the words come to the bay, let's win a world series. the giants are reportedly in the mix for story, a short stop, but it would require a position change since brandon crawford is at short stop. much more ahead on "today in the bay," including the unique one a harvard student is stepping up and helping refugees looking for shelter. here is a live look at oakland. it's shaping up to be a great sunday morning. how is your workweek forecast shaping up?

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good morning. it is sunday, march 20th, and we have a live look there at downtown san jose. i'm sure it is going to be a beautiful day. the sun creeping up behind those buildings. i want to thank you for joining us. i'm cierra johnson in for kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with a quick look at your microclimate forecast. it should be a good one. >> it is. the rain has cleared out and it is going to be the first official day of spring at 8:33 in the morning. we're just a couple minutes away from that. here's a live look right now at the bay bridge span. look how beautiful it is out there. i want to show you satellite radar. yesterday we had a lot of green on the map. that was all the rain that has moved out of the area. as we work to clear out, we are a little colder to start because

it was a colder system. temperatures right now in the low 40s and san jose is about 45 degrees. dublin 39, concord 39. just to give you an idea of how much colder we're running, the 24-hour temperature change is about 11 degrees. here is a closer look at what i'll guide you through in my full forecast, breezy and dry today. spring officially begins at 8:33 a.m. and then warming ahead as we head into the workweek. i'm going to take you through that in a few minutes. >> sounds good. now to the latest out of ukraine. residents there are waking up to another day of violence and uncertainty. here is a live look at lviv. new this morning we are learning that president zelenskyy has extended marshal law for an extra 30 days. mariupol, which has been battered by heavy shelling and attacks alleged that several thousand residents have been deported to russia aefr the last week as we're learning that

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says he's trying for more peace talks with moscow. he hopes there could be a chance they could move forward with no alliance. in the meantime, russia has moved to a strategy of attrition. they say russia's indiscriminate use of fire power will cause more deaths and worsen the humanitarian crisis. on saturday russia confirmed the launch of a hypersonic launch to destroy a warehouse filled with ammunition. this weapon has the ability to fly ten times the speed of sound and are extremely difficult to stop. at a conservative party conference, british prime minister boris johnson made it clear that this war is a tourng point for the world. >> the end of freedom in ukraine will mean the extinction of any hope of freedom in georgia and moldova and it will mean the beginning of a new age of intimidation across the whole of

eastern europe from the battics baltics to the black sea. >> 64 children have been killed, hundreds injured and over 1.5 million children have been forced to flee. today more than 7,000 people were able to leave the besieged city thanks to newly negotiated humanitarian corridors. and a harvard student is helping hundreds of ukrainian refugees find temporary shelter across the world. after attending a protest in support of ukraine last month, he felt it was his duty to do something to help. the 19-year-old who is a talented coder decided to put his skills to work, along with the help of his friends he hilt about website that matches those around the world that want to shelter refugees. it's called ukraine take shelter and operates in 12 languages. >> we're thankful for the real volunteers of people hosting their homes for these refugees.

we've heard incredible stories. >> on the site refugees type in their location and the host offers pop up. the listings include the language spoken by the host, information about the space available and where pets are allowed. there are always ways you can help ukrainian refugees. on our website we have a list of humanitarian organizations helping the violence. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on our link in the trending under fire, the mayor of antioch took to social media apologizing to his community, after being cited for driving under the influence early saturday morning. lamar thorpe apologized and took full responsibility for what happened. >> although i never felt inhibited by the drink i had with my dinner, i'm deeply sorry for the lapse in judgment and i hope that you can forgive me. >> thorpe says he was pulled over on the way home from having dinner with a friend. the arrest happened around 1:15 saturday morning on 680 in pleasant hill. he's pledging to learn and grow

from that incident. it was an emotional night as family and friends gathered to remember 8-year-old sophia mason. the little girl from hayward was reported missing and later found dead at a home in merced. as "today in the bay's" marianne favro reports, her family and the community help everyone start to heal. >> reporter: tonight the focus was not just on remembering sophia, but making important changes in the future to better protect children. her family says sophia mason was a bright, vibrant 8-year-old who loved dancing. they called her so-so. >> a sweet, wonderful girl, like as mynever have known outside o through all that she had. she was so wonderful and so ead in a merced home. sophia's mother, samantha

johnson, is accused of murder and police are still searching for her boyfriend, dhante jackson. tonight sophia's young classmates struggling to understand why they can't play with their friend anymore. >> i used to play with her. >> she always brang joy and she always was smiling and happy and i just wish i could see her again. >> reporter: sophia's family say they reported warning signs of abuse to police and child protective services. police confirmed they received reports of possible abuse, but state agents decided to leave sophia with her mother. >> sophia was saying that mommy and dhante are hitting me, they're beating me with belt buckles. there were bruises between her legs. >> reporter: now sophia's family is joining forces with the community to make sure other children will be better protected. >> we're also here to elevate her case, elevate what happened

to her so that future and systems respond to kids' cries for help. >> reporter: a family shedding tears for their loss, vowing that sophia's short life will be a catalyst for change. in hayward, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. family and volunteers took part in another search for alexis gabe. over the weekend a group of volunteers met at the streets of brentwood small on saturday. gabe was last seen in late january. her car was found abandoned in oakley with the keys still in the ignition. volunteers say just having an extra set of eyes to look for her is helpful. >> anybody can come out and help search. i'm in a wheelchair and i am here. you could have any other kind of disability, you could have one that's unforeseen, and you could still come out and help.

>> the search came just three days after gabe turned 24. today community members are invited to join members of alexis' family at the antioch oakley regional shoreline park. they'll be holding a vigil for alexis and meeting at 6:00 this evening. and a very important memorial in san francisco got some tlc over the weekend. more than 100 volunteers showed up to pull out weeds and clean up the national aids memorial growth inside of golden gate park. volunteers say it's important to restore the park to honor loved ones lost from aids or hiv. >> everything is really planned to make it as beautiful as possible, it's a memorial for a lot of people that come here to honor the people that they've lost. >> it was the first cleanup day of the year at the park. volunteers plan to meet every third saturday of the month through october and tomorrow on

"today in the bay," dr. gandy will explain how city health workers are working to increase the number of hiv screenings after they took a sharp dip during the pandemic. you can watch that story tomorrow from 4:30 a.m. to 7:00. we're going to take a live look at the san francisco skyline where billions have been spent to clean up the streets of san francisco. some say it's worse than ever and there are proven fixes that could help transform the city. episode 4 of our streaming series "saving san francisco" comes out monday and in an exclusive interview with mayor breed we asked what is she doing to move the city forward. >> we were in the midst of a global pandemic. yes, things have gotten worse, and as we're living with covid we're taking a hard stance to trying to turn these problems around. >> watch the first three episodes right now on your streaming device by down loading the nbc bay area app or going to

nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco and see episode 4 on monday. really good series there. still to come on "today in the bay", our climate in crisis. experts worry that global warming is happening at a much faster place than once believed. the consequences we may soon see because of it.

welcome back. it's 7:41. you're watching "today in the bay." turning to our climate in crisis, scientists say the north and south polls are seeing freakish heat waves. weather stations in antarctica shattered records ahead of the weekend. the station measured 10 degrees, which is about 70 degrees warmer th 50 degrees warmer than average. yesterday near or at the melting point. this is extremely rare because in an art ka it is approaching call, to have both poles melting

at the same time is unprecedented. taking a live look outside, san jose, beautiful morning. not too much of a warming trend here, but the day is shaping up to be a nice one. meteorologist vianey arana is here with a look at our forecast. >> we will be cool today, but then as we head toward the week things are expected to also warm up here in the bay area. take a live look right now at the bay bridge span. this is as you get on the bridge. it is going to be a nice, sunny day. you can see satellite radar much calmer than the green we saw, although it was a welcome sight in the bay area. current temperatures as you head out the door, the system was colder, so we're going to see the winds pick up. but also the temps are running a few degrees cooler right now. dublin 39 degrees, concord 39, santa rosa 41. here is a closer look at the 24-hour temperature change. we are about 11 degrees colder in concord and livermore compared to the past 24 hours. as far as your headlines, we are going to be breezy and dry

today, but, yes, spring officially begins at 8:33 and then we've got warming ahead. and that could mean temperatures of 15 to 25 degrees above average, which could set new records here in the bay area. so let's take you through the hour-by-hour temperatures. notice the timestamp right up by about 10:30, we do warm up into the 50s. then about 12:00 we're talking upper 50s, low 60s in the forecast. by 4:30 we do only top out in the mid-60s. the winds are going to pick up, 15, 20 plus mile per hour winds and then at 7:00 the winds begin to diminish. you can see around 3:0019-mile-per-hour winds in san jose. much cal mucher heading into monday. i want to talk about the vernal equinox. the earth is perpendicular to the sun's rays which creates our

seasons as the earth revolves around the sun. daylight is increasing as the sun sets later. so it won't look as dark outside at the 5:00, 6:00 hour. as far as the countdown to the warm-up, we've got building high pressure and that's going to be much warmer heading into monday and wednesday and any chance of rain will stay to the north. let's get to the seven-day forecast and get you prepared for the week ahead. today we're going to top out in the 60s. it will be breezy. monday and tuesday the temperature goes from 60s to upper 70s in san francisco and then we keep the breezy high wind into wednesday. it's the 80s and 70s? san francisco that could bring us near-record highs, especially into tuesday and wednesday. so it's going to be quite an interesting week, but no more rain, at least not for the next seven days ahead. >> we'll have much more ahead on "today in the bay." we'll be right back.

well, it's bad news for rapper ye formerly known as kanye west. the award-winning rapper is being cut from the grammys. west was supposed to perform, but his recent post attacking grammy host trevor noah raised concerns that things may get heated on music's biggest night. the comedian recently criticized west's behavior on an episode of "the daily show". six people are recovering from injuries this morning after an l.a. sheriff's department helicopter crash. it happened in the angeles forest as they were responding to a service call. two victims were taken to the hospital and others suffered less serious injuries. five of the crash victims were deputies. the l.a. county sheriff says he is thankful everyone made it out

without critical injuries. a former apple employee is accused of taking millions of dollars from the company. he worked for the company for ten years and exploited his position in the global supply chain department to accept illegal payments, stealing of equipment and launderering money. now he's being charged with defrauding apple out of $10 million. he's set to appear in court on thursday. house speaker nancy pelosi was in florida saturday. during her visit, she talked about the impact of the new infrastructure law. florida is set to receive $19 billion to help improve infrastructure there. pelosi and florida leaders held a press conference at the george bush boulevard bridge, which has been stuck open for weeks. the house speaker talked about how the law won't just fix bad roads and bridges, but will try to do some of the inequity caused by infrastructure in the past. >> this legislation is building infrastructure with equity and with justice, to erase past

dividing of community by building a highway through a neighborhood. this instead reverses that. and to do so with environmental justice, so that everyone can be healthier because of what we do. >> the speaker also emphasized the importance of maintaining infrastructure saying, quote, the most expensive maintenance is no maintenance at all. and people doing good things for others is what our bay area proud series is all about. what's better is the good news stories don't end when we share them. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas has an update of some people he's introduced us to, what they're doing now. >> reporter: in 2018 we shared this wonderful story, how this young woman living with autism and her family saw her life blossom through the simple act of making jewelry. they started a company to sell her work, as well as by others

living with autism. well, since then, her parents have delved into so many other types of therapy from exercise to dance to horseback riding, all producing amazing results. and it has caught the attention of a documentary filmmaker specializing in stories about empowering women who is editing her latest work called "my name is siri". in 2018 we shared the story of stephanie, a former nbc bay area reporter, stephanie had turned her own journey with cancer into a platform to provide the kind of clear-eyed and comforting information a person diagnosed with cancer is desperately in need of. stephanie's platform, now called the patient story, is now receiving 100,000 visitors a month. most of them, patients just diagnosed with cancer, can hear stories of those who have just been down the very same path,

while also empowering patients with the latest information about treatments to help them guide their care. >> as the numbers climb, what's most meaningful is there's all this feedback coming back saying, i was looking for this, i wasn't finding it anywhere, thank you. >> reporter: finally in october we shared the story of daniel. daniel and his two golden retrievers, emerson and cooper, had been on the road for close to a decade providing comfort to victims of disaster, both natural and manmade. the vta shooting in san jose is what brought them to the bay area. daniel tells us, though, that one of his dogs, emerson, died this past december, and he wasn't sure what he was going to do. but he's recently decided that he and cooper will hit the road once again. inspired by what's been happening in ukraine, daniel says the world still needs their special service. next, a quick look at the top stories, including the new

mask guidance for kids in the east bay. when and where they'll no longer be required to wear masks. >> who is ready for sunday fun day? live look at the bay braj span. it's going to be a sunny day, breezy winds, and what to expect this upcoming workweek. details coming up.

details coming up.

welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following, including the latest out of ukraine. new this morning we are learning that president zelenskyy has

extended martial law for an extra 30 days. we're also learning that russia has turned to a strategy of attrition. defense experts say russia's indiscriminate use of fire power will cause more civilian deaths and worsen the humanitarian crisis. on saturday russia confirmed the launch of a hypersonic missile to destroy a warehouse right outside of the city of kyiv. the weapon has the ability to fly ten times the speed of sound and they are extremely difficult to stop. since the start of the invasion, 64 ukrainian children have been killed, hundreds injured and over 1.5 million children have been forced to flee. today more than 7,000 people were able to leave thanks to the newly negotiated humanitarian corridors. an emotional remembrance in hayward was held for 8-year-old sophia mason. she was found dead after being reported missing by her family. her mother is accused of murdering her and police are

still searching for her boyfriend, dhante jackson. police confirm they received reports about potential abuse, but state agents decided to leave sophia with her mother. now sophia's family is joining forces with community members to make sure other children are better protected in the future so tragedies like this never happen. and moving you forward this morning, starting tomorrow students within the oakland unified school district will now be able to ditch masks while in outdoor settings. the new mask guidance applies to all students, staff, volunteers and visitors. masks indoors are still required. the guidance will be reviewed again come april 15th. and vianey has more check of the potentially beautiful forecast. >> if you look outside right now, you're going to notice sunshine and not a lot of rain. that's because the system has made its exit and here is what to expect. a quick check of your headlines, once again, breezy and dry sunday.

remember, spring officially starts at 8:33 this morning, and then looking ahead, warmer temperatures, 15 to 25 degrees, potentially, above average could mean nearing new record highs during the middle of the week. we're going to go from chilly temps on saturday to mild temps today, and then all of a sudden we're going to bump up into the mid-70s in san francisco. by tuesday near-record highs, 75 degrees, breezy hills on wednesday, which is always a concern because it is still very dry. we are still in a drought. and then spring sunshine by thursday. but it's going to feel a little more like spring on monday than it is on tuesday and wednesday because tuesday and wednesday it will be a preview of summer. we're talking mid-80s for inland areas. enjoy your sunday fun day. have a lovely day. >> thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 this evening, as well as all day on nbcbayarea.com. have a great, beautiful sunday morning.

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