chemical weapons will totally change the nature of the conflict. >> right now at 5:00, the war in ukraine enters its fifth week. millions are displaced and thousands of civilians are believed to be dead. today president biden heads to poland for the next leg of his emergency overseas trip. we are live with a look at his show of support for ukraine. >> plus, pushing for a new trial. scott peterson is set to return to court this morning. the one person his lawyers want to talk to and why they're having trouble getting to her. >> sweet 16 takes over san francisco. the message from police to unsuspected visitors, and the upset alert, a look at last night's madness. this is "today in the bay." let the madness again in the bay area. good morning to you. thank you for makes us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington.

>> i'm laura garcia. we broadcast not only to your tv, but you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and of course online. >> we want to get a look at the forecast for you. rob mayeda in for kari. >> we've got clouds to start, misty skies. there's a good example right there? san francisco, 48 degrees is what we're seeing with cloudy conditions. and low clouds that will start to clear, at least for inland areas as we head through the afternoon today, so we'll hang on to some patchy low clouds around the coast and inner bay. san francisco looking at close to 62 for a high, 73 in san jose, mid-70s inland. the last of the warm temperatures occurring now. as we head into the weekend we'll talk about rain chances as we head into sunday. let's send it back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:01 right now, the war in ukraine entering its fifth week and new video shows the damage left behind from russian air strikes in mariupol. now, since starting, an estimated 1,000 civilians have been killed and more than 10

million have been displaced. the actual numbers are likely much higher. and just in to our newsroom, the u.s. and eu are creating a joint task force to reduce europe's dependence on russian fuels. in the meantime, later today president biden will get a first hand look at the impact this war is having on ukrainian families. "today in the bay's" brie jackson joins us live from washington, d.c. the president will be in poland today? >> reporter: good morning, laura, that's right. the president's trip to poland is focused on the humanitarian crisis. the u.s. is promising to provide more financial help and to welcome nearly 100,000 ukrainian refugees. president biden traveling to poland this morning, after a series of high stakes meetings in brussels. >> the american people would not be part of subsidizing putin's brutal unjustified war against the people of ukraine. >> reporter: the president and european leaders projecting

unity against russia's attacks on ukraine, including possible chemical attacks, and warning russian president vladimir putin -- >> we would respond, we would respond if he uses it, the nature of the response would depend on the nature of the use. >> reporter: in a video message, ukraine's president accused nato leaders of failing to save lives, pressing them to do more. >> nato allies are providing significant support to ukraine and their armed forces, with advanced air defense systems with anti-tank weapons. >> reporter: world leaders unveiled new sanctions aimed at further crippling russia's economy. >> sanctions against russia have been extraordinary and exceptional. >> reporter: president biden also pushing back against criticism that sanctions have failed to stop russian aggression. >> i know that eliminating russian gas will have costs for europe, but it's not only the right thing to do from a moral standpoint, it's going to put us on a much stronger strategic

footing. >> reporter: the violence has triggered europe's largest refugee crisis since world war ii. more than 2 million ukrainians fled to poland. and the u.s. is pledging more than $11 billion over five years to help address food security, global food security, an issue impacted by russia's invasion of ukraine. >> so much going on to keep track of. thank you so much. brie. and that crisis in ukraine making it more difficult for people to make it in the bay. some of the inflation now tied to the war is driving up housing costs. thumb per puts the average rent for a one bedroom apartment in san jose at more than $2,400. in san francisco, it is more than $2,900. the same rising costs also being felt at the gas pump and grocery store. no doubt impacting your bottom line. experts say higher costs, plus supply chain issues, are ganging up.

this is to raise prices across the board. >> you start maybe from where the farmers are, it's water that's much more expensive, fertilizer, et cetera, et cetera, and then you just keep passing along those increased costs until it hits the end consumer. >> there is some good news here. experts believe gas prices may start to decline soon. but grocery prices will probably stay high. this is due to higher salaries and supply concerns, and barring a technology crash, silicon valley housing costs are not likely to decline. a follow-up in a heartbreaking plea from the parents of a young teenager struck and killed while riding his bike to school. >> if we can stop another family feeling what we're feeling right now, just please, just put up a sign, something. this should have been done a long time ago. >> you can hear the anguish and heartache in her voice.

mountain view council members met last night to discuss improving road safety. the 13-year-old's mother says more needs to be done to slow down traffic in the area where a truck recently hit her son. andre died last week at the corner of el camino real and grant road. council members will meet again next month to discuss possible changes. happening today, convicted killer scott peterson returns to a san mateo countercourtroom for a second day of an everybody denchry ree hearing. kris sanchez is live with a look at where the case stands. >> reporter: this is all about whether scott peterson was convicted by a jury that included a woman who allegedly lied in order to be on that jury. day one was yesterday as scott peterson sat in the court. no cameras were allowed, but we have been monitoring that hearing in person and via an audio feed. the judge heard from two

witnesses related to juror rochelle nice. one was an east palo alto police clerk who testified that back in 2001 that juror was herself a victim of domestic violence while she was pregnant. peterson's lawyer says she did not disclose that before being seated on the jury. the court was also trying to decide whether a documentary filmmaker could be called to testify. >> she wanted to assert her rights under the california constitution and the first amendment, not to be forced to testify here. because she is a journalist and journalists have really quite important rights that protect them from being burdened and called as witnesses on a regular basis. >> reporter: now, if the judge found that that juror should not have been on that jury, she could toss the case and along with it the guilty verdict and scott peterson would get a new

trial. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. moving you forward on a plan to keep mountain diablo schools covid free when students return from spring break. the district will go dark starting next friday and through the week of april 3rd. families will have the chance to receive free rapid covid testing kits which they hope parents will use before the kids come back to school. bay area fans have room to breathe after two down to the wire games in san francisco. visitors flocking to the city, with the sweet 16's west regional playoffs. this is at the chase center. so the car break-ins there are really spiking. san francisco police are adding more officers out there and some of their work includes educating visitors on just how to avoid being a victim. >> we ask that you not leave any valuables in your vehicle. if you are planning to leave any

vehicles with valuables, we ask that you put them in the trunk or you put them in an area that's out of sight. >> now, as the games, excitement and unset continues, some history, of course, and star sightings are happening. steph curry attended. he's actually recovering from a leg injury and not on the road with the warriors, so he was able to attend. and last night's first game he saw the nation's top ranked team go down. fourth seeded arkansas played tough defense throughout. gonzaga fell short, losing 74-68. texas tech took on duke in the sports world. they were all focused on duke's coach there, coach k. he is calling it a career once the blue devils' season ends. duke lives to see another day. they beat texas tech 78-73. duke takes on arkansas tomorrow

for the spot in the final four. >> wow, great for him if they take it all the way. >> that would be a way to end a career. >> can you imagine for those kids seeing steph curry while they're trying to play? we're taking a live look outside overlooking san francisco this morning. rob is in for kari this morning and has a look at our forecast for the weekend. looking good, especially saturday? >> saturday will be dry before the rain arrives on sunday and you saw san francisco, misty skies, 47 degrees, a chilly 43 this morning in calistoga. climbing into the 70s today and staying in the 60s around san francisco to oakland. as laura mentioned, saturday is the good day for your weekend plans. we'll see increasing rain chances as we head into sunday afternoon. the peak of the rain likely coming in sunday night into monday morning. showers and then clearing as we head toward the middle part of the week. >> you know, it's not too bad out there, about 5:10 right now

and here is a closer look at our speed sensor map. i mentioned the earlier trash along 880 near industrial. tri-valley, it is getting busy around westbound 580. from grant line road to 680 you're looking at 24 minutes. some morning slow spots around westbound 84. a check of your east bay drive times, southbound 680, really 680 in both directions is moving along but getting a little heavier when it comes to delays because of the buildup of traffic. you're looking at southbound 880 from 238 about ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. 5:11 right now, and team iphone forever? well, still ahead we're going to tell you the rumors going around about a new program for apple that could have you rocking the freshest model every year. >> and a book sale gets a boost thanks to congress. the author speaks out about that. >> and in the right place at the

right time for this mama duck. the very special delivery you don't want to miss. we're going to share her story coming up next.

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minutes. >> these are the traffic views in oakland right now. both directions along 880, no big delays, but we are seeing an increase in traffic. we'll have a look at how the bridges are doing coming up. >> good morning. very happy friday to you. apple considering a subscription plan for its iphones, according to a report from bloomberg. it would work just as it sounds. you would pay a monthly fee to apple for the latest iphone, just like you pay for netflix or icloud. it would likely be cheaper than payments you make to your cell phone provider. new ways to get around in new york city, uber is going to team up with yellow cabs so you can call an uber or a cab on the app. this is going to help uber solve its driver shortage. cabs would be priced roughly the same as an uber-x ride. alaska airlines is going to move its gates at sfo to the mar vee mill terminal. alaska says it's spending

millions on the project. the terminal is closer to the runway than its current terminal 2 location and that will save fuel. the author of the book the end of policing says sales of his books rocketed upwards after texas senator ted cruz held it up at the supreme court hearings earlier this week. cruz was trying to criticize the book found in the school library. the author, alex vitale, went on twitter to thank cruz for the shout-out. two people who used to work as moderators on tiktok are suing the company says they say they saw awful things as part of their job. obviously, that's what content moderators do. they say tiktok did not provide sufficient mental health counseling and other support. a lot of tiktok is very innocent stuff. influencers, people who enthusiastically show you new products, they get paid to do so sometimes, and if they do, they're supposed to tell you that. consumer analysts say tiktok is

outpacing youtube when it comes to selling stuff. >> we're seeing lots of partnerships with creators and we're actually seeing this year that tiktok will be more popular for influencer marketing than youtube, which of course is the og of influencing the market. >> the og. well, we'll take a deep dive this sunday morning on "press here sunday morning at 9:00, after "meet the press." we're going to take a look at the new ways schools are getting funded with sort of a venture capital mod skpl it's making a huge difference. >> very cool. we'll check it out. new this morning, the intensity of march madness extending to the internet. >> that's right, we're getting a look at some of google's most searched trends. google trend experts say users are asking a lot of questions about the men's and women's sweet 16 games. top questions, how many times has a 15th seed made it to the sweet 16.

to save yourself from googling, the answer is three. the latest is st. peters, which plays tonight. googlers are asking where it's located and that answer is jersey city, new jersey. another key topic are the players. >> on the women's side of things, we've got kaitlyn clark, sharp shooter out of iowa and i know you guys are a bay area station. everybody, whenever somebody is a good shooter, they remind them of steph curry. this is the real deal. she is the steph curry of women's basketball in iowa, but she got upset by creighton in the round of 32. she's out. the number two, paige becker is out of uconn. and number three trending player is lexi hull who brought the cardinals into the sweet 16. >> on the men's side the most kboogled player is chet holmgren who some believe may be the top pick in this year's nba draft. trending this morning, a mama duck in just the right spot. >> let's just say nature took

its course in a perfectly ducky location. take a look at this. a maternity hospital in jacksonville, florida. the workers at baptist memorial center escorted her and her ten -- yes, you heard me, ten new additions. she beat you, laura. escorted them all out of the building once they hatched. they set up a nesting spot inside the facility's atrium, and needless to say, the entire thing had everyone, we should just say quacking up. >> she needs a little postpartum help now. i love how they follow. it's so sweet. >> i know, cute. >> she's got ten, i've got triplets. you've got twins. i don't know what's in the water. >> vianey has a dog and i'm just chilling by myself.

>> good weekend to get out with the kids. >> i think saturday will be good, most of sunday looks pretty good. we really need some rain and some ittle of both. not impacting all of your weekend plans. right now we've got 52 degrees in san jose. we will be looking at increasing clouds through the weekend, drizzle for now, and then real rain coming back by the end of sunday. right now 48 degrees in dublin. 47 degrees. back into the inner bay and san francisco you've got drizzle and misty skies on your commute. around the bay bridge, 47 degrees, and downtown the tops of the bridges disappearing under the low cloud deck. morning temperatures starting off in the 40s. lunchtime today, we may still want to keep a jacket around the bay as the highs eventually only climb into the 60s. by 3:00, low 60s, san francisco over to we can should eventually see low 70s closer to san jose.

once again, it will be morgan hill, fairfield up toward santa rosa. the warmest spots today climbing into the 70s. big changes coming this weekend, saturday high clouds. by sunset on sunday, will bring rain into central and southern c down i-5 or 101 down to santa barbara, this will be impactle. for the bay area, as we head into sunday morning is when we think we'll begin to see rain in pick up. by monday we transition to scattered showers. you can see some of the coastal mountains, santa cruz and north bay hills could get as much as 1/2 inch of rain, a lot coming down sunday night before you wake up monday morning. san francisco, you see the rain chances into monday, similar spread of conditions for our inland areas, 60s to start the week. then trending warmer and dry approaching tuesday and wednesday. here is vianey.

>> rob, we're seeing no big delays, no sigalerts, but i did notice a little bit of slowing here along 280, the southbound direction. i haven't seen anything pop up on the chp traffic report, so it could be just overnight construction. i'm going to double-check and make sure. i want to give you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza because this is great. when the metering lights are off you see there's no delays, no backups. usually it turns red around 5:25, so we'll see if that changes. for now, westbound 580 toward the richmond bridge seven minutes, westbound 80 toward the bay bridge about nine minutes. >> next here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> we have two cases for you today, including one that's quite near and dear to us. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. one woman in san francisco's neighborhood is fearing for her life. ann ray thinks the city law

enforcement are failing her, so she's taking matters into her own hands. episode 5 of our streaming series "saving san francisco" comes out on monday. you can watch the first four episodes by downloading with roku, amazon fire be or apple tv. we'll be right back. welcome.

5:25 right now. every week we hear from viewers who are stalled trying to get a

refund. >> that's why consumer investigator chris chmura and his team swoop in with a jump-start. chris joins us with a few recent cases where he got the wheels turning. >> reporter: good morning. let's start with diana in danville. she paid 489 for four concert tickets. the show was rescheduled due to covid-19, again and again and again. so she emailed the ticket company for a refund again and again. no money back. we emailed the company and they gave her a full $489 refund. then there is carolyn in san jose. she shelled out almost $300 for a new tv. a few months later all she could see were zigly lines. she asked for a refund but she bounced her between reps. we intervened and the manufacturer sent her a check for $289. if you're getting static about a

refund, maybe we can help. go to nbcbayarea.com and click the responds. or call us 888-966-tips. 5:26 right now, coming up next, the top stories we're following, including upheaval at the highest level for cal state schools. the new leadership just announced and the reason the sudden change is only temporary. >> reporter: law enforcement on the lookout for a man wanted for the murder of a young girl. the reward now being offered for information leading to his arrest. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

for murder. the new push to find a man accused of killing a young girl from the east bay. the new reward being offered and where authorities are now focusing their search. >> this is not something that poland or romania or germany should carry on their own. >> a show of support for ukraine as president biden today heads from brussels to poland. his attention now turning to the humanitarian crisis. we'll break down his new effort to help those hit hardest by russia's relentless assault. this is "today in the bay." a very good friday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. 5:30 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. and don't forget if you're on the go, we're not only broadcasting on television. you can also catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> check this out, for the first time since the pandemic, lines

outside the river brewing company. look at people waiting. we're going to have a live report. all bundled up as well. we'll have a live report in just a little bit. >> a lot of people are excited about that. we're going to get a look at the commute in just a bit. first, it is the weekend. >> at least it's not raining. 40s outside, later on today 70s around santa rosa, sonoma. i want to fast forward to your weekend forecast. saturday is a good day for outdoor plans because by sunday changes just around the corner. rain making a comeback. we're going to see more of that as we head into early monday morning, and the seven-day forecast has rain showing up especially into sunday night. we will have a closer look at the incoming storm hour-by-hour coming up around 5:48, as we see rain chances making their comeback around the bay area to wrap up the weekend and heading into the beginning of next week.

>> thank you very much, rob. we have breaking news overnight in florida where a teenager is dead after falling from a free-fall ride at orlando's icon amusement park. it happened late last night. witnesses say the victim slipped from his seat and the ride dropped from it's 430-foot tower. the company that owns the ride is now working closely with authorities to try to figure out what happened. the ride will be closed indefinitely. nbc news has reached out to icon park for comment, but so far has not received a response. very sad news there. developing for you this morning, authorities in the central valley believe a man wanted for the murder of an 8-year-old girl may be somewhere in the bay area. >> a reward is being offered, i understand, rob. >> reporter: correct, crime stoppers is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading

to arrest of this man. his name is dhante jackson, wanted in connection with the murder of his girlfriend's daughter, sophia mason. mason, 8 years old, was found dead at a home in merced earlier this month. sophia's mother, samantha johnson, has been charged with her daughter's murder and is in jail. sophia's body was found and family members said she had not seen her since december. her family is grateful a reward is being offered and they hope merced police are able to track down dhante jackson. >> this guy is dangerous and who knows if he's armed and who else he has hurt. we just want to get him off the streets and in jail as soon as possible. >> reporter: merced police believe dhante jackson is in the bay area. according to the reward poster, he has family here, he has

worked here and has been known to hang out in the east and south bay. reporting live in hayward, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> let's hope they find answers soon. developing this morning, president biden traveling to poland following a show of unity with nato leaders. he's expected to meet with u.s. troops and visit refugees who have escaped the fighting in ukraine. the president will also meet with poland's president to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis. so far, more than 3.5 million people have fled ukraine. other developments for you this morning, ukrainian forces have reclaimed more territory, and they continue to push russian forces away from the capital of kyiv. russia and ukraine have also carried out their first prisoner swap since the war began. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from ukraine, all eyes will again be on biden today. >> reporter: as president biden continues to rally nato leaders and they promise support for ukraine, many in this country

worry that they're being left out, that the western alliance is primarily concerned with defending western europe, and may be willing to sacrifice ukraine. i'll have a full story coming up on the "today" show. >> the "today" show starts at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." new this morning, the shakeup continues at the top of cal state university leadership. trustees this week appointed a new interim chancellor, joleen kefter. she'll assume the position until may of next year when a new permanent leader can be appointed. in february, former chancellor joseph castro abruptly designed following backlash over his handling of sexual conduct allegations. we want to take a live look out at palisades tahoe. don't expect snow if you're going to lake tahoe this weekend. record high temperatures are expected reaching into the upper 60s. south lake tahoe set a record high yesterday at 66 degrees.

>> wow. no snow. you can still go skiing, though. >> don't expect any snow to start falling. >> not much for the weekend, but sunday night and monday morning we might begin to see changes toward the sierra. right now we've got misty skies for your morning commute. you're seeing 40s to begin your day and around lunchtime we should see temperatures in the mid-60s in san jose. valleys climbing into the low to mid-70s. we should see a similar forecast for your saturdays, and then sunday things begin to change. temperatures cooling down, winds picking up, and toward the end of the day we'll begin to see rain making a comeback around the bay area. we might even see a little snow across the sierra. so for late sunday by the evening we're beginning to see light rain approaching the coast and the peak of the heavier rain could be, especially for the santa cruz mountains and north bay hills around 11:00 sunday night before sunrise monday, and then we transition to scattered

showers and cooler temperatures into the beginning of next week, before we warm up again approaching the middle of next week. so there you go, weekend plans include some clouds for saturday, mild temperatures, and then some rain by the time we head toward sunset on sunday. more showers monday and then clearing and back into the 70s toward the middle of next week. >> we're still pretty light when it comes to the commute. a quick look right now at the speed sensors, a little bit of slowing along 101 in both directions, but it looks like it's just from building traffic. no accidents to report. during the next couple of hours we will see an increase in traffic, but i do want to give you a heads-up. you know march madness is going on. if you're going to be heading to the chase center for the tournament, especially heading into the weekend, keep in mind they have several closures right around that area, warriors way tends to get blocked off, they have special pricing on parking and all of that. but also the impacts this could have will include 280.

280 especially heading into the city gets heavily impacted whenever there's any sort of game, really. but march madness will definitely do that. if you're going to be heading toward the bridges, keep that in mind as well, also as you head back home. a great option for you is going to be public transportation. it is recommended that you go ahead and do that. you don't have to worry about paying crazy parking prices. make sure to check out their website. they do offer special routes and some even offer locations where you can take a little shuttle from some of these metro locations, and also b.a.r.t. straight to the chase center, so you don't have to worry about that aspect of it, either. really just a great option overall. i'm a pretty big fan of public transportation when i have to get to a concert and things like that. i'll send it back to you. sky high gas prices driving some people to sdplit new measures. you won't believe lengths people are going to just to find

cheaper gas. >> well, the president, i don't know if he carries a passport or not, but he is in poland. he's quite close to ukraine at this point. we'll have the very latest. >> reporter: and if you're a beer fan, you know exactly what today is, and so do the crowds, it's the release of pliny the younger. we are live with the crowds and the wig release. we'll have the story coming up. . we'll have the story coming up.

know if he carries a passport or the big release.

starting off in walnut creek, 47 degrees. we've got overcast skies to start. 70s later on this afternoon. we'll talk more about the much-needed rain chances returning by sunday in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> and bay bridge toll plaza commuters, you may be able to enjoy a second cup of coffee without having to rush, because no metering lights on just yet. friday light commute, as we cruise into the weekend. we'll take a closer look at drive times throughout coming up. developing this morning in the investigation of a disgraced former north bay town mayor. dominic foppoli resigned last year as windsor mayor. now the press democratic is reporting that sonoma county authorities have handed over their investigation to the state attorney general's office. the sonoma county district

recused the office due to ties to the case. many are crossing the border to fill up their tanks, as californians are heading to mexico to buy gas. according to "l.a. times," gas is tijuana is almost $2 less than california. some tijuana gas stations are putting up signs that say cheaper than in the usa. when the war in ukraine began, the mexican government vowed to keep gas prices low. they're providing subsidies to mexican oil companies and refineries to make that happen. 5:43 right now. president biden is in poland today, where he will meet with nato soldiers and ukrainian refugees. >> scott, the geography is important. >> poland is on the eastern edge of nato. if there's going to be a fight between the west and russia, it's going to be in poland. and the soldiers who president biden meets with today are going to be some of the troops to fight it. you can also call it kind of a

flex. poland used to be under the influence of the soviet union behind the iron curtain and now it's a productive member of the west and a democracy. it's the main way remove weapons into ukraine and help ukrainians get out of ukraine. >> today i'm announcing the united states are prepared to commit more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to help get relief to millions of ukrainians affected by the war in ukraine. many ukrainian refugees will wish to stay in europe, closer to their homes, but we also will welcome 100,000 ukrainians to the united states with a focus on reuniting families. >> we'll have the very latest as the president arrives in poland and speaks. meanwhile, a lot going on with the former president. donald trump has sued hillary clinton over the 2016 election that he won. the suit, which also names other democrats, accuses his opponent,

of alleging his colluded with russia. he says he did not and the allegations hurt him financially. it's really difficult to prove that kind of damage arising during an election. it will be a tough suit for him to win. also a good opportunity to extinguish gas lighting about what mueller said. trump said he was exonerated and mueller's report found the russians did help the trump campaign. about collusion, mueller said we didn't address collusion, which is not a legal term. rather, we focused on whether the evidence was sufficient to charge any member of the campaign with taking part in a criminal conspiracy. it was not. new focus on the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas. she fired off text messages to trump's chief of staff after the election of 2020, including the january 6th attacks, encouraging mark meadows to help overturn the election. the text messages have been

turned over to the house committee investigators. >> if there's a perceived conflict of interest, if your impashality might be questioned, but there's no way to enforce it other than impeachment or removal, who has never helped for a supreme court justice in american history. >> the "today" show will take a look at clarence thomas and we'll talk about it on social media. on twitter you'll find me @scott mcgrew. happening today, house speaker nancy pelosi celebrating women's history month. the library branch will honor this year's women's quarter program. the five quarters designed this year and the next three years honor notable american women. poet angelou will be featured on the first quarter. every year it usually

happens, although we had to put it off a little bit, but we're talking about beer lovers soaking it all up this morning after spending a long night in line. the anticipation brewing over the last awaited release of one of the country's most sought-after beers, pliny the younger. >> cierra johnson is live for us this morning in santa rosa. they haven't seen anything like this in, what, just about three years now? >> reporter: good morning. yeah, that's exactly right. i remember reading the story last year and realizing it was canceled because of covid. now that we're here, it's not even 6:00 a.m., and blocks of folks, you can see folks here really made theirselves at home. this lady has a heater. we have our coffee here. we have folks coming down from l.a., we have families, really just a gathering all in the name of high-quality ipa. now, pliny the younger is a aaa india pale ale that is considered one of the best in

the world. i had to do a little bit of research. what i found, aaa ipa means it's higher in alcohol and it has a lot of hops. the waiting for this release has been happening for years and it attracts thousands here at the brew pubs in downtown santa rosa, as well as the windsor location. the in-person release was canceled 2021 as a result of the pandemic, and the brewery really had to limit the online sales for customers this year. but we are here in person, folks are waiting. you see some folks even playing cornhole. i don't know if you call it cornhole or bags in california. we call it cornhole in ohio. making a party of it. now, the doors open at 11:00. it's going to be a very methodle way to purchase your items. it is no joke out here and folks really have been waiting for hours just to get their hands on

it. now, i can say i've never tasted it, but it must be magical enough for folks to wait in line this long. we'll definitely have to give you a review when they have a chance to taste it. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> they have a limit for folks as well? >> reporter: they do. i believe the limit is three. i can double-check that, but i'm pretty sure the limit is three. you may -- the limit is three, i'm being told by a fan. you get a wrist band and the wrist band has tabs and you give the tab to the individual inside and that is how you get your items. they're taking waiting in line serious, from what i read your party has to be together, you can't leave and come back. you have to kind of be together. if you don't purchase all three, you're able to give the items to the person in your party. it's not a game out here. >> let me see your wrist. do you have a wrist band? >> you can't hold our spot? >> no wrist band. >> well, the show ends at 7:00, we might take it up there in about an hour.

maybe you can save our spot. i don't know. thank you. >> have you ever tried it? >> i have had it before. and you can get pliny the elder and like blind pig, some of the other ones. pretty readily available. >> i'm not a beer drinker, but i would sample it. i've got a place to go. speaking of places to go this weekend, going outside? >> later today. enjoy that later on this afternoon. we'll have 70s later. we've got some low 40s around the bay area and you can't miss this particular forecast. you've got low clouds and drizzle around san francisco. enough to get the windshield wipers going for a few areas. some of our traffic cameras, around the san mateo bridge and golden gate. more low clouds around san jose,

not quite as high. tri-valley should see temperatures eventually in the 70s and same for walnut creek later on. a cloudy start and i think we'll hang onto the clouds around the coast and bayside. sunshine starting to break through. heading into the afternoon with 70s from san jose southward, toward areas east of 680 around the tri-valley and up toward walnut creek and concord. and north bay temperatures eventually reaching the 70s. similar tomorrow, though we'll likely have more high clouds coming in, as saturday will be the dryer of the two weekend days. and sunday could have light showers around for the morning. and then the real rain should show up as we head into sunday morning and sunday night. so finally -- it seems like it's been a long time, we have a weather system that could bring more than just drizzle. there it is. central coast into southern california, a good soaker for the mountains and southern california. as we head into monday and tuesday, skies clear and a little bit of wind heading toward next week. hour-by-hour, notice maybe even

for your morning grocery runs on sunday morning or if you're going to go on a morning jog on the coast, you may already have some light rain, and then you see the darker colors filling in as we head into sunday night. that should be the peak of the rain. after sundown and before sunrise monday. and good news, the areas in yellow might actually get 1/2 inch of rain. fingers crossed. for now it's only for sunday into monday. san francisco cooling as we go through the weekend, and then temperatures next week rebounding back into the 70s as the storm clears tuesday into weekend. vianey? >> rob, it's nice to hang out with you on a weekday. you're your weekend squad. let's talk about the map, because the speed sensors still showing some slowing along 101 northbound in san jose. but i didn't see any major accidents being reported.

could be a fender-bender there. if you come up to the slowing, you'll know why. southbound 680 from 580 to vargas road, about ten minutes. let's check in on the tri-valley drive times, because this tends to slow down right around this hour, 5:55. look at westbound 580 from grant line road to 680, you're looking at about 25 minutes. also noticing slowing to 680, about 13 minutes. a live look right now in both directions. we're looking good along 880 in oakland, but it is definitely getting a lot busier. this may be your cue to take the second or third cup to go. i'll send it back to you. >> thank you. happening now, there is new hope for workers on strike at the chevron refinery in richmond. the union and chevron now plan to meet monday. this is the first time since the strike began. steelworkers walked off the drop five days ago and they're

demanding higher wages. the union folksperson says he's hopeful they can reach a deal. >> a mother making a heartbreaking plea. and a man who battled covid for 128 days still suffering complications. the message he wants everyone to hear. plus -- >> reporter: hey, marcus and laura. on our latest episode of "synced in" we're talking about the road rage attack that happened? san francisco. one of our journalists captured the entire assault on video. you can watch it on our instagram page at nbc bay area.

5:57. welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." a big loss for the san francisco zoo, one of its oldest tigers has died. leanne, a sumatran tiger died yesterday at the age of 18. squoopkeepers say she outlived her life expectancy by more than eight years. she was a mother, grandmother and great grandmother. she learned a lot about tiger breeding and nutrition from working with leanne over the years. a follow-up in the heartbreaking plea from the parents of a young teenager struck and killed while riding his bike to school. >> if we can stop another family feeling what we're feeling right

now, just please, just put up a sign, something. this should have been done a long time ago. >> so hard to hear. mountain view council members met last night to discuss improving road safety. the 13-year-old's mother says more needs to be done to slow down traffic in the area where a truck recently hit her son. he died last week at the corner of el camino and grant road. council members will meet again next month to discuss possible changes. a southern california man who spent 128 days in the hospital has a message he wants everyone to hear this morning. get vaccinated for covid. miguel rodriguez was released from the hospital this week, only to end up back there battling complications. he says there were many times he thought he would not survive.

>> it makes me more appreciative of life and value the little things that i never valued before. >> just 33 years old, a father of two young boys. his wife says that he had no underlying health conditions. well, after being closed for two years, hearst castle reopening. >> the historic castle will become visitors on may 11th. the site was closed for a couple of years because of the pandemic and then severe rainstorms damaged the road to the castle in early 2021. the down time allowed for a lot of repairs. ticket prices, you rarely hear this, they're going to be slightly lower. there's also a new tour dedicated to the capital's groundbreaking architect, julia morgan. quickly approaching 6:00 for you this morning. >> chemical weapons would totally change the nature of the conflict. >> the war in ukraine enters its fifth week. millions are displaced and thousands of civilians are

believed to be dead. and today president biden heads to poland for the next leg of his emergency overseas trip. we're live this morning with a look at what's next as he shows his support for ukraine. >> plus, pushing for a new trial. scott peterson set to return to court this morning. the one person his lawyers want to talk to and why they're having such a hard time getting to her. >> and the sweet 16 takes over san francisco. the message from police to unsuspecting visitors, and the upset alert. a look at last night's madness. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. here we go, friday morning. so nice, we can say it twice. friday morning, friday morning. i want to say thank you for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. if you're on the go, we broadcast to your tv, but you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> we're going to get a look at the