yesterday the president was in poland ground zero as you can see for the refugee crisis. the country has already taken in some 2 million ukrainians fleeing the war. >> i'm here in poland to see first hand the humanitarian cries cries. the democracy is going to prevail and the values we share or autocracy will preswral. that is what is at stake. france is helping launch a new evacuation effort in one of ukraine's hardest hit cities. president macron says his country is working with turkey and greece to safely evacuate any ukrainian who wants to leave the bomb ravaged city of mariupol. ukrainian officials have accused russian troops of shelling escape routes and capturing people trying to get out. that rush of refugees is not expected to let up any time soon. one couple who made it out safely found their way to the bay area with their daughter.

they share their harrowing journey. >> reporter: they are happy to be safe after escaping from ukraine, now staying with their dawiter and grandchildren in morgan hill. >> while they were on the movie was not able to breathe. i was so afraid because i know how dangerous it was. >> reporter: they only speak ukrainian so their daughter translated and says her parents wouldn't leave but when the bombs started falling closer to their town north of kyiv they decided to get out. for three weeks it was too dangerous and they had to shelter. >> military guys were not letting them out. they were saying it is not safe. >> reporter: they also had to build up gas rations just to fill up the car. >> so the most difficult part was really to take the decision to leave, to just sit in the car and leave.

because there were tragic cases during the three weeks of people trying to leave and russians just killing them when they go because they were shooting civilians. >> reporter: on the 14th they left, driving past cities in ruin then through forests on dirt roads to evade russian forces. it took three grueling days to reach the border. one night they stayed in a small village in the only house left standing. >> it was so quiet. there was nothing. you could either bombing or shooting and nothing else. >> reporter: last week they made it to romania and flew to the bay area. >> when they finally arrived, that was like some dreams came true. >> reporter: this week they learned their next door neighbor's house was bombed. they constantly worry for them and her parents who refused to leave. their new neighbors have put up ukrainian flags on their homes in support. the couple hopes the world won't

forget what is going on and one day to go back home. >> we have churches and cathedrals in our town there that survived the second world war and right now russians are bombing all of that. we'll never forget this. we will never forgive. but ukraine will win and we will be free and live our life the way we want and not the way the russians want us to. >> reporter: in morgan hill, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> one of those incredible stories of survival. we turn to a developing story in the east bay. the fbi is working with the contra costa district attorney to investigate multiple officers from the pittsburg and antioch police department accused of crimes of moral turpitude described as wicked or deviant behavior that would shock a community. three officers are on leave and we're told that is just the beginning. here is "today in the bay"

cheryl hurd. >> reporter: police departments under fire announced late this afternoon a criminal investigation involving three officers from pittsburg pd and a number of officers from antioch pd. the contra costa county da's office along with the fbi's violent crime task force serving search warrants at multiple locations. the da's office says the investigation covers a broad range of offenses, which include crimes of moral turpitude. >> moral turpitude crimes are those that have bad intent. so things like fraud, theft, and other kinds of malfeasance that erode the public trust. >> reporter: the da isn't saying much more than that. however, the pittsburg police department is providing much more clarity. the department releasing a statement saying, in september of 2021, the department received information that a pittsburg officer was involved in illegal

activity and that other law enforcement officers were involved. that's when their investigation started. our sources telling us just this past wednesday the fbi interviewed a number of officers and cell phones were confiscated. three were put on paid administrative leave. >> while these officers are on leave, there is going to be a forensic analysis of their cell phones. there are going to be search warrants being served here. >> reporter: the antioch police department is already under scrutiny. the california department of justice is reviewing a december, 2021, deadly officer involved shooting in the city. we spoke with civil rights attorney john burris who says he has a few cases against the department including one where a man died while in police custody. legal analyst steven clark says this investigation with these two departments will have a ripple effect. >> that is a real big problem for a da's office trying to prosecute cases utilizing these

officers' testimony. when people don't trust the police, that creates a problem for entire communities. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. today marks eight weeks since the disappearance of an east bay woman and this morning there is a new plea to help find her. alexis gabe has not been seen since january 26th. organizers with the search effort and the class kids foundation are now asking farmers, ranchers, and real estate agents to help this weekend by checking any unoccupied buildings, structures, or fields for any signs of the missing 24-year-old. >> it's something we know can move the case forward. and who knows? i mean, somebody actually might find something that's relevant and help us to resolve this situation sooner rather than later. >> gabe was last seen at the home of her ex-boyfriend. her car was found abandoned in oakley with the keys still in the ignition. her family is desperate for

answers. >> it's tough. i can't even put it into words how they're feeling. but every day not finding her just gets harder and harder. >> police have no credible leads in the case. to a followup this morning in contra costa county where more than 30 people are out of their homes after a fire tore through the delta pines apartment complex in antioch. it happened last night at sycamore and auto center drive. ten units were damaged by the fire. fortunately, everyone made it out safely. we're told 21 adults and 12 children. it was a close call for a bicyclist in san jose who was nearly hit after two cars collided. just jaw dropping to see that security footage from 17th and julian in downtown san jose yesterday afternoon. you could see the suv ran a red light, colliding with the silver

car. that bicyclist almost got taken out. the cyclist we are told also was running a red light. no word on any injuries. turning now to march madness in san francisco, it is back tonight after two down to the wire games this week. you may have seen it in thursday night's first game the nation's top ranked gonzaga bulldogs went down to 4 seeded arkansas razorbacks playing tough defense throughout and the zags fell short losing 74-68. in the second matchup texas tech took on duke. the sports world was all focused on duke's coach. this is coach k's final season coaching the blue devils and duke lives to see another day. they held on to beat texas tech, 78-73. now number 2 seed duke takes on number 4 seed arkansas tonight at chase center for a spot in the final 4. it is 7:10 right now.

a tragic loss still ahead on "today in the bay" with new details this morning about the sudden death of one of the foo fighters. and another covid booster shot on the way. just how soon we can expect it. and the one group that likely will get it before everyone else. plus -- ♪♪ >> you know her. we love her. and now she is coming back. when you can expect to see selena on the big screen and the message from the woman who got to play her. >> we really do love her and we'll see a couple changes heading into the weekend but it is going to be beautiful today. we'll talk about the rain chances coming up. stay with us.

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welcome back at 7:14 on your saturday morning. cloudy skies over walnut creek. a mild day today. clouds moving in tonight. and the potential of rain coming in tomorrow. now to tragic news out of the music world. long time drummer of the foo fighters, taylor hawkins, has died. hawkins was scheduled to perform last night with the band in bogota, colombia but the band announced on social media he

suffered a tragic and untimely death. hawkins has been the iconic drummer of the foo fighters for 25 years. before that he was alanis morissette's drummer. the 50-year-old is survived by his wife and three children. we are moving you forward this morning. people 50 or older could soon be eligible for a second booster shot. the biden administration plans to offer a second booster for both pfizer and moderna according to the "new york times." the fda could green light a second booster as soon as next week. and then like we've seen with previous vaccine approvals the cdc would have to give its own advice. "the times" reports the white house wants to give people older than 50 the option to get an additional shot. in the case of another covid surge. this fall americans of all ages could be eligible for that second booster. the queen of music is coming back to the big screen. the film "selena" is returning to theaters nationwide 25 years

after its premier. ♪♪ >> jennifer lopez played selena. these are clips of her from the movie of course and in a new post on social media she talked about how lucky she was to get that role. >> i studied her tapes so, to the step, to the finger, to the everything. and i was like, everything i did was five steps to the right. i just didn't want to get anything wrong. her lips. everything. >> the biopic will be re-released in theaters april 7th. as we reported earlier this week selena's family is promising a new album next month. >> every time i can be cleaning, cooking, if that movie comes on i'll rewatch it. stop everything. turn it on.

i just always wish the ending would change. you always hope she would come back. >> it gets me every time. you know with the single rose drop it hits right here. >> it really does. i was hoping you would sing along. we were dancing here. all right. vianey is here with a quick check of the micro climate forecast as we are dancing to "selena." >> the reason i didn't sing is i'm just not good at it. i don't sound right. but i can get you through your forecast. let's guide you through your saturday. if you want to listen to some selena today while cleaning, you know saturdays i do deep cleaning and i think today that is going to be my jam for the day. 48 degrees in san jose right now. beautiful sunrise. that is really pretty. we are going to be seeing temperatures right now to start in the 40s. but it is running a few degrees cooler in some areas including the north bay. santa rosa, nap i, novato 7 to 8 degrees cooler at this hour and we are going to be seeing some changes ahead. i'll take you through the timing

of this because it is very important so you can plan out your weekend. satellite radar paints the picture of what is to come. right now notice we don't have a ton of cloud cover except up through the north bay. however, we have this system just off in the pacific and that is already making its approach. what is going to happen with that? well, today we'll get a mix of sun and clouds. it is going to be a really nice day in the upper 50s and 60s but it is the winds that are also going to increase. so today we'll be mild. not as windy. but notice in the time stamp right above here by 5, 6, 7:00 the winds begin to pick up getting gusty 20, 25 plus miles per hour up through parts of the north bay. even down through the rest of the region so from calm to breezy to windy. sunday around 2:00 or 3:00 the winds really begin to pick up as the system approaches. what can we expect for the timing of the rain? pay attention to the time please stamp up on the right-hand side. sunday 3:30 a.m. mainly dry but a lot of cloud

cover. it moves in late saturday in increase and then the line of showers pushes through around 7:30. a lot of the shower activity is mainly up through the north bay initially but we could see a quick moving line of showers so not as heavy and then the heavier rain moves in around 5, 6, 7:00, heavier pockets of rain becoming more widespread. notice the time stamp overnight sunday night into early monday. we get widespread shower activities, heavier pockets down through the south bay which means the impact of this could creep into your morning commute early monday morning. in addition to the showers we'll see windy conditions. keep a close eye out. if you had plans to head to lake tahoe this is going to be another area impacted through the sierra. notice the time stamp all the way through tuesday because that system lingers around through monday and we get a couple inches of snow and that could make for dangerous travel especially late tomorrow into monday. your window to head to tahoe is

right now so you don't get caught in all of that dangerous commute in through monday night. monday, we get a chance of seeing some thunderstorm activity. the reason it is a chance is depending on the instability of the system and how quickly it decides to move out or if it decides to linger we could see the chance of seeing some thunderstorms heading into monday, so just planning your day out. sunday you should be okay early on. quick moving showers. then the evening ones really will get you. >> so it doesn't sound like my son's tee ball game will get rained out tomorrow. that is good news. it's coming a little later. >> timing right? >> thanks, girl. it is 7:20 right now. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, helping the homeless and their pets. >> in many cases we see that the animal is the one thing that gives that person a reason to live. and a reason to try to get well. >> what one dedicated vet is doing to make sure animals and

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a bay area veterinarian is helping the homeless by helping their pets. they bring free vet care to those who need it. today we joined her for her latest clinic in san jose.

>> it doesn't matter what you are offering. it is early on a sunday morning more than 100 people have lined up for it. you've hit on something they really need. >> this is definitely something more than we've ever had for a turnout. >> reporter: which is exactly what dr. hillary wheeler is discovering at this moment. >> we realized this is all for us. >> reporter: us is the latest free clinic offered by the street dog coalition. this one in san jose's st. james park. >> we have vaccine. >> reporter: brought to the bay area by vaccinations she and her team provide for pets of homeless and low income people are drawing bigger and bigger crowds. >> she's been scratching her neck a lot right here. >> reporter: filled with those wanting the best for their best friends. >> i'm very thankful and fortunate this is here. >> you feel like you've truly

made a difference. >> reporter: during the week hillary sees animals at her practice in los gatos, the whole pet vet. >> just going to listen to your heart sweet pea. >> reporter: she says strengthening the bond between humans and animals has always been what has driven her and is not something she feels should be denied to some because of their housing situation. >> hello, zoe. you're going to be okay. >> reporter: the people who visit her free clinics hillary has come to learn are some of the most dedicated pet owners she has ever met. >> to be honest they're taking far better care of their pets than they are of themselves. >> that's my baby. that's like my child. she eats before i do. >> oh, dear. >> reporter: what's more, hillary firmly believes the street dog coalition is doing more than making pets living on the streets healthier. it's helping some of their owners get off the streets. many shelters and temporary housing that used to ban pets are now accepting them provided

they have proof they are up to date on vaccinations, which hillary and her crew are happy to provide. >> a lot of people shared with us they were able to get into temporary housing or shelters because of what we did, which is amazing. >> oh, look at that face. >> reporter: a truly valuable service happily offered for free. >> pretty cute. yes you are. >> wow. garvin thomas reporting for us. at 7:26. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay" including a major address expected from president biden today as he visits refugees fleeing the violence in ukraine. here locally, some police officers being investigated by the fbi. what we're learning this morning. plus -- lucky to be alive. that jaw-dropping video of a wild crash in the south bay narrowly missing a cyclist when we come back.

good morning. it is saturday, march 26th. 7:29 as we take a live look outside. it looks beautiful from our emeryville camera as the sun shines down over the bay bridge. you can see clouds covering the city of san francisco so dramatic. thank you so much for starting your saturday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist vianey aranna

joins us with a peek at your micro climate forecast. i was smitten by that. >> one of my favorite shots. that and the shot of the golden gate bridge. beautiful. even though it is kind of a mix of sun and clouds now we'll see an increase in cloud cover. that is because we have a little bit of a change into the bay area. let's talk about your current walnut creek temperature 49 degrees right now. notice the winds not really a factor. the reason i am pointing out the winds is it is going to get gusty for tomorrow. you want to prep for that if you have any outdoor patio furniture or anything that could potentially fly away you want to bring it indoors now. we're in the 40s now. here is the system i'm talking about. just off in the pacific this is going to start to move in late this evening with a lot of cloud cover bringing showers heading into sunday. depending where you are the timing is going to matter. here is a closer look at your headlines. i'll go into these in a lot more detail to help you plan out sunday and monday as well. coming up in my full forecast. we have the return of rain.

i'll talk more about that in a few minutes. >> all right. thanks. we'll see you soon. we begin right now with the war in ukraine now reaching its fifth week. today president biden is meeting with refugees in warsaw, poland. we have brand new video of the president arriving at the presidential palace. he has already met with the polish president as well as ukrainian ministers. later today he is set to deliver what the white house is calling a significant address about what is at stake for the u.s. and its nato allies. yesterday the president was in poland, ground zero for this refugee crisis. the country has already taken in some 2 million ukrainians fleeing the war. new this morning france is helping launch a new evacuation effort in one of ukraine's hardest hit cities. president macron says his country is working with turkey and greece to safely evacuate any ukrainian who wants to leave the bomb ravaged city of mariupol. ukrainian officials have accused

russian troops of shelling escape routes and capturing people trying to get out. that rush of refugees is not expected to let up anytime soon. we spoke with one couple who made it out safely and found their way to the bay area with their daughter. they shared their harrowing journey with today in the bay's ian cole. >> reporter: they are happy to be safe after escaping from ukraine, now staying with their daughter and grandchildren who live in morgan hill. >> while they were on the move, i was -- i could not even breathe. i was so afraid because i know how dangerous it was. >> reporter: they only speak ukrainian so their daughter translated. she says her parents wouldn't leave. but when the bombs started falling closer to their town north of kyiv they decided to get out. for three weeks it was too dangerous and they had to shelter.

>> military guys were not letting them out because they were saying it was not safe. >> reporter: they also had to build up their gas rations just to fill up the car. >> so the most difficult part was really to take the decision to leave. to just sit in the car and leave. because there were tragic cases during those three weeks of people trying to leave and russians just killing them on the go because they were shooting civilians. >> reporter: on the 14th, they left. driving past cities in ruin then through forests on dirt roads to evade russian forces. it took three grueling days to reach the border. one night they stayed in a small village in the only house left standing. >> because it was so quiet, the village was nothing. you could just hear either bombing or shooting, bombing or shooting and nothing else. >> reporter: last week, they made it to romania and flew to the bay area. >> when they finally arrived, that was like some dreams came

true. >> reporter: this week they learned their next door neighbor's house was bombed. they constantly worry for them and her parents who refused to leave. their new neighbors in morgan hill have put up ukrainian flags on their homes in support. the couple hopes the world won't forget what is going on and one day to go back home. >> we have churches and ka theodore ralls in our town -- cathedrals in our town more than a thousand years old that survived the second world war and right now the russians are bombing all of that. we will never forget this, never forgive. but ukraine will win and we will be free and can live our life the way we want and not the russians want us to. >> reporter: in morgan hill, ian cole, nbc bay area news. to a developing story in the east bay the fbi is working with the contra costa district attorney to investigate multiple officers from the pittsburg and antioch police departments. three of those officers are now on leave.

they are accused of crimes of moral turpitude or immoral, unethical behavior that we are told would shock a community. today in the bay's cheryl hurd reports. >> reporter: police departments under fire announced late this afternoon a criminal investigation involving three officers from pittsburg pd and a number of officers from antioch pd. the contra costa da's office along with the fbi's violent crime task force serving search warrants at multiple locations. the da's office says the investigation covers a broad range of offenses which include crimes of moral turpitude. >> moral turpitude crimes are those crimes that have bad intent, so things like fraud, and theft, and other kinds of malfeasance that instead erode the public trust. >> reporter: the da isn't saying much more than that. however, the pittsburg police department is providing much

more clarity. the department released a statement saying, in september of 2021 the department received information that a pittsburg officer was involved in illegal activity and that other law enforcement officers were involved. that is when their investigation started. our sources telling us just this past wednesday the fbi interviewed a number of officers and cell phones were confiscated. three were put on paid, administrative leave. >> while these officers are on leave, there is going to be a forensic analysis of their cell phones. there are going to be search warrant served here. >> reporter: the antioch police department is already under scrutiny. the california department of justice is reviewing a december, 2021 deadly officer involved shooting in the city. we spoke with civil rights attorney john burris who says he has a few cases against the department including one where a man died while in police

custody. legal analyst steven clark says this investigation with these two departments will have a ripple effect. >> that is a real big problem for a da's office trying to prosecute cases utilizing these officers' testimony. when people don't trust the police, that creates a problem for entire communities. >> reporter: nbc, bay area news. today marks eight weeks since the disappearance of an east bay woman and this morning there is a new plea for help. alexis gabe has not been seen since january 26th. organizers with the search effort and the klaas kids foundation are asking farmers, ranchers, and real estate agents to help this weekend by checking any unoccupied buildings, structures, or fields for any signs of the missing 24-year-old. >> it is something we know can move the case forward. who knows? somebody actually might find something that is relevant and

help us to resolve this situation sooner rather than later. >> gabe was last seen at the home of her ex-boyfriend. her car was found abandoned in oakley with the keys still in the ignition. her family, desperate for answers. >> it's tough. i can't even put it into words how they're feeling. but every day not finding her just gets harder and harder. >> reporter: police tell us they have no credible leads in the case. now to a followup this morning in contra costa county where more than 30 people are out of their homes after this fire tore through the delta pines apartment complex in antioch. this happened last night at sicka-mile-per-hour and auto center drive. ten units were damaged by fire. miraculously, everyone made it out safely. 21 adults and 12 children. it was a close call for a bicyclist in san jose who was nearly hit after two cars

collided. take a look. that security footage from 17th and julian in downtown san jose yesterday afternoon, a porsche suv ran a red light colliding with a silver car and the bicyclist almost got taken out. we are told the cyclist also was running the red light. no word on any injuries. turning now to march madness, it is back in san francisco tonight after two down to the wire games this week. in thursday night's first game the nation's top ranked gonzaga bulldogs went down. the 4th seeded arkansas razorbacks played tough defense throughout and the zags fell short, losing, 74-68. in the second matchup texas tech took on duke. the sports world was all focused on duke's coach. this is coach k's final season coaching the blue devils and duke lives to see another day.

they held on to beat texas tech, 78-73. now number 2 seed duke takes on number 4 seed arkansas tonight at chase center for a spot in the final four. it is just shy of 7:40 right now. still to come on "today in the bay" -- >> they're going to wonder what's going on when they see other children and the adults in their lives not wearing masks outside the grocery stores. >> moving you forward on pandemic masking. have masks impacted children's speech and development? we talk to an expert. it is going to be a nice day ahead but we've got o a system just out in the pacific. what this could mean for your sunday. we're talking rain chances, coming up. stay with us.

it is 7:43 and saturday. i hope you're doing okay. got your cup of coffee, tea, your beverage of choice. whatever is good. right now walnut creek about 49 degrees. it is a little cloudy in some spots. so one thing you will notice, look at the sunrise. that camera is creating quite the glare. 48 degrees right now. i promise this is just a sun glare. nothing crazy going on out there. right now temperatures are in the 40s. a few degrees cooler in some spots. one thing you'll notice within the next couple of hours is the increase in cloud cover. and this is to signal the changing weather ahead. let's take a look at satellite radar. the reason i love showing this is because it paints the picture of what is approaching, right? you can see the bay area right

here. a couple areas of cloud cover. if you look in the pacific that is the system we're monitoring. forecasted highs for today, it will be a sort of a mix of sun and clouds. it'll be a little foggy at times and then the winds are also expected to pick up. but you don't have to worry too much about it until tomorrow so depending on where you live if you're up in the north bay, 20, 25 miles per hour, notice the wins begin to pick up. right around your lunch hour. we could see the winds start to get breezy as early as tonight into early tomorrow morning. the winds will pick up. then they'll get really gusty heading into sunday evening. 20, 30 plus-mile-per-hour winds. this is your moment to prepare yourself. get the patio furniture in. anything you don't want to fly away or get wet this is the time to do it. the timing is very important. i took this all the way through sunday 3:30 in the morning. mild and dry for today. but notice the cloud cover. a couple little rain chances, showers kind of beginning to push in through the north bay. santa rosa, you could see it. it stays up to the north through 8:00 a.m.

fast forward to about 3:00 p.m. and now this system is showing a little bit of an activity up through napa. so you'll be okay for the first half of the morning. we'll just get light rain and also around the peninsula and down through the south bay. if i push the time stamp forward now looking ahead to 5:00, 6:00 you can notice some heavier pockets and a lot of the emphasis is also going to be in the south bay which is good because san jose tends to fall in that rain shadow. the focus is going to be late sunday overnight into early monday morning. so notice it says 2:30 in the morning. a lot of the activity of the showers will push through overnight. we could see a couple scattered showers on monday but because there is a lot of instability in our atmosphere we could even get the possibility of some thunderstorms heading into monday as well for the start of the work week. sierra, lake tahoe commuters, this is really important. your window to lake tahoe without having to worry about the gusts or the potential for winter weather advisories is going to be today. early tomorrow.

by monday a couple inches of snow up to the sierra. here is a closer look at your seven day forecast. i put sunday rain but a lot of that is going to move in really late sunday. keep that in mind. you still have a little window depending where you live. north bay will see a little rain first and then it becomes widespread again by dinner. so 5:00, 7:00, really busy out there. >> we were talking about why does this happen into a monday morning when everyone is already dreading a monday morning. >> at least we got our saturday. >> we have saturday and we need that rain. all right. thanks. it is 7:46 right now. understanding how the pandemic . coming up on "today in the bay" we are moving you forward with the tools to help your children succeed post pandemic. and how some bay area schools are proactively helping with mental health.

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welcome back at 7:49 on your saturday morning. i promise you san francisco is underneath the cloud cover somewhere. vianey arana says we'll have a mild saturday, a little sunshine and rain moving in later tomorrow. responding to demand from students, palo alto schools are moving now to hire full-time mental health workers. the district currently contracts out most of its services and if approved the mental health employees would start in elementary and middle schools.

the staff would include ten clinical workers as well as several technicians at a cost of just over $1 million. we are moving you forward withi. throughout the pandemic there have been a lot of debates about and language development in children. today in the bay's laura garcia spoke to an expert to find out more. >> for speech and linguistics obviously the being able to visualize the mouth and facial expressions helped children learn different sounds and also the social cues for the social pragmatic. but using the mask previously we've also learned the importance of the eyes in social communication. so sometimes, you know, the phrase you can smile with your eyes is true and this is something students have learned during the mask mandates being

on and now they've learned to use both their eyes and their faces to communicate with others. it has been a positive all around. >> what advice do you have for parents in regard to trying to help their kids along? >> for parents obviously, you know, there is going to be a lot of behaviors from our younger children. they're going to cry, be anxious, wonder what's going on when they see other children and the adults in their lives not wearing masks outside the grocery stores especially at school and have a lot of questions. so it is important for parents to sit down and really talk to their kids after them what they saw and how they feel and, also, like i said, use social stories with puppets or toys or dolls. maybe even books where you can draw a mask on the characters and make a story of the characters taking off their masks and, you know, the teachers telling them they don't have to wear those masks anymore.

>> you can watch the full interview on your roku, apple tv, amazon fire, just down load the nbc bay area streaming and you can find the interview under the must see play list. just shy of 7:52 up next a quick look at the top stories we are following including the fbi investigating local police officers from two bay area police departments. what we're learning this morning.

welcome back. before we get to our top stories this morning here is what you can expect tomorrow morning on sunday today with willie geist. hey, willie. >> good morning. great to see you. tomorrow morning on "sunday today" my conversation with emily in paris star lily collins on her latest project the netflix thriller windfall. the breadth of the success has to be a surprise to you. >> yeah. >> that it was so well received in so many corners of the world. >> it was so wild. part of what i love about what i do is art is healing so something like "emily in paris" that provided laughter and smiling and reminded people of what fun and travel felt like during the pandemic is also healing in a sense. >> lily collins plus the latest news and another life well lived when "sunday today" airs at 6:00 a.m. in the bay area. if you're not up at that hour on a sunday no problem.

just set the dvr and we will see you whenever you're ready for us. >> thanks. we'll see you tomorrow. a quick look at the top stories we're following locally. today president biden will meet with refugees in warsaw, poland. we have new video of the president arriving at the presidential palace. we're told he already met with the polish president as well as the ukrainian ministers. later today he is set to deliver what the white house is calling a significant address about what is at stake for the u.s. and its nato allies. there is a new plea this morning for help finding a missing east bay woman. today marks eight weeks since alexis gabe vanished. she hasn't been seen since january 26th. organizers with the search effort are now asking farmers, ranchers, and real estate agents to help this weekend by checking any unoccupied buildings or fields for signs of the missing woman. gabe was last seen at her ex-boyfriend's house. her car was found abandoned in oakley with the keys still in the ignition.

her family is desperate for answers. police say they have no credible leads in the case. the fbi is investigating officers at two police departments in the east bay. three officers from antioch and pittsburg police department have been put on paid administrative leave. the contra costa district attorney's office and the fbi are investigating a broad range of offenses which involve crimes of, quote, moral turpitude or unethical behavior. >> moral turpitude crimes are those that have bad intent, so things like fraud and theft and other kinds of malfeasance that instead erode the public trust. >> our sources tell us just this past week the fbi interviewed a number of officers and confiscated their cell phones. turning now to march madness it is back tonight in san francisco after two down to the wire games this week. in thursday night's first game the nation's top ranked gonzalez bulldogs went down and the 4th

seeded arkansas razorbacks won. the zags lost and fell short, 74-68. in the second match up texas tech took on duke. all eyes focused on coach k. duke's coach k's final season coaching the blue devils. and duke lives to see another day. they held on to beat texas tech, 78-73. duke takes on arkansas tonight at chase center for a spot in the final four. let's check in with vianey one last time before we go. >> today is your prep day for tomorrow's rain and wind that is going to pick up. snow is going to be expected in the sierra because of the system so take a look at your seven day forecast. sunday the rain is going to make its return and the timing of this is going to impact you depending where you live. but for sure, the heaviest rain expected late sunday night into early monday morning. so it is going to, a lot of that is going to happen while you sleep. tomorrow rain chances. >> it is good to have the

warning. thanks vianey and thanks to all of you for making us part of your saturday morning. we'll have more local news tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 and all day on nbc bay area.com. we hope to see you back here tomorrow morning. have a great saturday.

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