ukraine and russia. we're live in washington with a look at where things stand as peace talks resume and the intensifying concerns over food shortages. plus -- >> those that are immunocompromised can really benefit from the convalescent plasma. we reintroduced testing. >> testing for antibodies, how your next blood doe nation may be able to help patients with covid. this is "today in the bay." able to help patients with covid. this is "today in the bay." >> tank thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. you can catch us on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. we want to tell you about the developments in a late-night police shooting in a busy san jose restaurant over the weekend. san jose's police chief defending the actions of his department. the department releasing images that police say bolster his argument. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live for us this morning at the police department headquarters with the latest

here. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. both sides seem to agree that the scene was very chaotic and that the man who was shot by police was not the man who showed up at the restaurant with a gun. this is the surveillance video from that night. the fight happened inside la victoria taqueria near san jose state on sunday morning. green was inside the restaurant when the fight started and when his attorney says he tried to disarm the gunman. the san jose police chief says green did not know -- or the police did not know what green's role was when they saw him with the gun and asked him to drop it. the 20-year-old is in the hospital recovering from several gunshot wounds. >> one individual was holding the handgun. officers gave repeated commands to drop the gun, however the individual does not drop the gun and one officer shot more than one time, striking the individual. >> the police yelled, develop the gun, and without giving my

client a second to understand it was the police or to turn around and see what was going on or even to drop the gun, he was shot multiple times. >> reporter: now, you saw the surveillance video. this is police body camera video here showing what the officers saw. about a half dozen people involved in the fight inside the restaurant. and, again, police did not know at that point who brought the gun. now, the chief adds that the fight and the shooting happened just about a block away from a recent homicide, about a half hour earlier. those two events ended up being unrelated. the man who brought that gun initially, who owned that gun, was arrested. now, green's attorney says that they want the department to be held responsible and they're preparing legal action. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> we'll continue to follow this story: thank you. 6:02 this morning, and a possible ray of hope to end the war in ukraine. peace talks resume today in turkey, after russia announced

plans to draw back military operations surrounding the capital of kyiv. these are recently released satellite images showing the extensive damage in mariupol since russia's invasion. at least half of the port city's population now evacuated. more than 170,000 remain trapped in the city. >> just in this morning, the u.s., uk, germany, germany and mexico are having a meeting to talk about the impact on the global economy. and they're warning about possible disruptions in natural gas flows from russia and the united nations says 4 million refugees have fled ukraine. also new this morning, leaders in kyiv say over the past 24 hours russian forces have bombed more than 30 residential buildings, and pieces of infrastructure on the, now clai

ite house. caling back while ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy calls the negotiations positive, he also says they've done nothing to calm down the explosion of russian shells. brie jackson is live in washington to break it all down for us. >> reporter: good morning, marcus, laura. well, the white house says that no one should be fooled by russia's pledge to reduce military operations near kyiv. instead, the white house says it's focusing on russia's actions. more than one month into its assault on ukraine, the kremlin says it will drastically reduce military operations, a claim that's being met with skepticism. the pentagon says a small number of russian forces have moved from kyiv, but call it a repositioning, not a real withdraw. ukrainian leaders say during the peace talks they are offering neutrality in exchange for security guarantees.

as russia promises to dial back troops, president biden says the u.s. remains firm in its stance. >> we're going to continue to keep strong the sanctions, we're going to continue to provide the ukrainian military with the capacity to defend themselves. >> reporter: and right now the cautious optimism.the peace later today both the house and the senate will be briefed on the latest developments in ukraine. marcus? >> brie jackson in washington this morning. thank you. blood donations took a critical hit during the pandemic and earlier this year the american red cross declared the first ever national blood crisis in the u.s. the nonprofit supplies 40% of the nation's blood. as the bay area moves forward, we wanted to see if there's a need now so we spoke with regional executive justin miller and asked about group testing all blood donations for covid antibodies. >> yeah, on march 7th we resumed testing, and, you know, i'll say

last year we were hopeful, as cases were dropping, but then delta impacted us, omicron impacted us, and really as we were looking at hospital needs with new testing, indicating that those that are immunocompromised can really benefit from that convalescent plasma, we reintroduced the testing on march 7th. so it is a limited time. i don't know how long it's going to go at this point. that will really depend on the need. but presently when you go in to donate, those donations are tested. so whether it's a whole blood donation at one of our mobile blood drives, a platelet donation at one of our fixed sites, we test all of those types and make those results available for the donors, very simply, by looking at an app or calling 800-red-cross. >> we know that covid infections are on the decline, but they're still happening. what do people need to know before theyth're able to? any new requirements?

>> safety precautionary measures were heightened throughout the pandemic and we continue to make sure we're being safe at all times. sanitization of equipment, we're still practicing social distancing, and at blood drives today you're still asked to wear a face mask. so a lot of those things are still happening. one of the questions that's come about as vaccines became available, is, you know, a lot of folks thought that because they were vaccinated they could not donate, and that is absolutely not true. so with the vaccines, specifically pfizer, moderna, and johnson & johnson, you are still eligible to donate. so we absolutely still need you even though you've been vaccinated. >> you can watch the entire interview on roku, apple tv and amazon fire. download our nbc bay area app. it's free. find the chat in the must-see playlist. taking a live look at downtown san jose. if you're making plans today,

guess what? >> what? >> it is national take a walk in the park day. we can take a walk in the park this morning, or maybe we should wait until the sun comes up, and it might be really nice and it gives you an excuse to head outside during your work break. >> kari, remember when we did that? >> now we don't get a break anymore. it's going to be later on this afternoon. let's get you out the door this morning with a live look at the santa matt bridge. notice the little drops on the bridge here. it's misting in some spots. as you're heading out for work in pleasant hill, temperatures in the upper 40s. it's going to be a mostlysuhine. that's going to keep the temperatures down. when we look at what's average for this time of year for the end of march and our high temperature and what we're expecting for today, we're pretty much right on target or slightly below in some spots. we're going to see a warm-up in the forecast over the next few days and we'll be talking more

about that coming up. vianey, heading out for work, hopefully the gas tank is not on e. >> that's a great point. here's a closer look at the average gas prices. right now in san jose, it's about $5.85, san francisco almost $6, $5.94, and in oakland $5.86. this is according to aaa. those bay area gas prices are not looking good. i wish they were a little bit cheaper. i filled up my honda. my honda was $90. i cannot believe it. let's get a closer look at your commute. hopefully this doesn't make you too upset. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. they actually took a little bit of time today to come on, but it is definitely starting to cause delays through the stretch, backed up along 80 as well. bridge drive times looking good, and we did have a couple of accidents just pop up as i was heading out along 580, looks like castro valley might have

issues through the stretch. as far as how long it's going to take you to get from westbound 80 to the bay bridge, 16 minutes. the metering lights are on. drive safe. back to you. >> 6:09 right now. leaving space and heading home. coming up at 6:25, an american astronaut landing in russia this morning with diplomatic tensions running high. we're going to give you an inside look at how politics is being handled in space. >> if you have a flight of your own, our airplane won't run out of gas, but your airport might. take a look at the futures, after four days of gains, it looks like we'll give a little money back this morning. >> i've got it, i've got it! >> oh, no! >> one of the stars of the "sand lot" stepping up to the plate nearly two decades after the film is released, but this time as a dad. the touching tribute next.

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mateo bridge. we have drizzle, but no major issues to tell you about. it's getting busy and we're starting to see some slow spots. full traffic report coming up. >> very happy wednesday to you. i don't think you're surprised to hear that house prices are going up. but the new numbers we have are just staggering. house prices rose nearly 20% nationally over the past year. this according to a 20 city index put together by case-shiller. the sunbelt did best, phoenix, miami did well, san francisco doing up about 19%. interesting story, which one are we going to do next? i'm a little confused. let's talk about -- all right, you tell me and i'll talk. okay, well, i've got nowhere to go to, so let's talk about austin. austin, i did mention the airport there is talking about these troubles that they're having with getting fuel to the

apart. they're going to have to ferry in that fuel on airplanes. so if anything, your airplanes will have more fuel, not less fuel. that's good news. they're also reporting that people are abandoning their rental cars on the street, on the lead-up, laura and marcus, to the austin airport, because there are just too many people there and they're trying to do their best. back to you. >> they're trying to get away. thanks so much, scott. it is 6:15 right now. one woman very grateful for the quick actions of her fellow passengers who saved her after her heart stopped beating thousands of feet in the air. she was flying west to a bachelorette party in arizona when she suddenly lost consciousness. the commotion caused the attention of three doctors on board who were actually on their way to a cardiology conference. >> the first thing that alerted me were screams in the plane and everyone was panicking just around her because she was

seizing and she was unresponsive. so everyone was, understandably so, panicking. >> the doctor speaking there lifted her from her seat in the aisle where he performed cpr until the plane landed. the pair will reunite for the first time on the "today" show. can you imagine how thankful she is? it's all coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." trending, one former child star may be quoting one of his famous lines to his own son. >> the star of "sand lot" now finds himself moving from behind the plate to the dugout. he posted this photo of his son, flynn, at a baseball field with the caption "call me coach". he played the catcher in the iconic film. his famous line "you're killin' me, smalls". >> a little taller. >> a little grown up. >> so cute.

>> baseball season is upon us. >> i think you'll want to get outside, it's just got going to be the sunbeaming on you like the past few days. we're starting out with your way to school in oakland, drop-off time, 50 degrees, upper 50s at pick-up time. if they want to go to the ballpark later today, it's going to be nice and comfortable for outdoor activities. our temperatures today in gilroy head for 67 degrees and 64 in milpitas. moving toward the east bay, 65 in walnut creek and in livermore reaching 63 degrees. reaching 63 in redwood city. it's going to be windy today, with a northwesterly wind staying at about 20 miles per hour that's going to make it feel cooler. as you go to the north bay, the wind is lighter, we see more peeks of sunshine and highs head for 66 degrees in clear lake and napa. as we look ahead to see if

there's any chance of rain in the forecast, it was nice to start out the week with showers, we may end the week with some rain nearby, but i don't think it's going to hit us here in the bay area. if you're going to the sierra, we could see some rain there. it just kind of skips around us and then the storm track heads farther to the north. then our temperatures warm up. let me show you what's ahead in santa rose, looking out ten days, if you have a pool, it's time to clean it, if you have an air conditioner, it's time to get it serviced. even after monday, we'll see reaching into the upper 80s by the end of next week. i think my garden may like that. we have a lot of sprouts coming up. as we look at the near-term forecast, temperatures in the upper 60s and upper 70s for the weekend. slightly cooler on sunday as the rain moves over toward the sierra, and then heating up once again. looks like it will be windy on sunday. if you have an outdoor picnic or

activities planned, probably saturday is the better of the two days. vianey, heading out on the roads, what's going on? >> we've got a couple of fender-benders. kari, you have a green thumb. if you don't follow her on social media, she posts her garden, blooming flowers, all the good stuff. we do have a couple of fender-benders that popped up and it looks like there could be an issue along palo alto. there was also an earlier crash being reported, but it looks like no delays, southbound 101 from van ness avenue, no issues on the southbound 101 lanes. one spot that's significantly slowed down since the metering lights came on has been the stretched from westbound 80 toward the bay bridge. you're looking at about 19 minutes. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. 6:19 right now. at last the end of a record-breaking mission. next on "today in the bay," an american astronaut returning from the space station, along with his russian counterparts. the surprising twist here on earth that added to their challenge.

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astronaut touched down overnight with two russian counterparts. >> as the situation in ukraine develops right now, it's one of the few positions that bind russia and the united states. more from nbc's sam brock. >> reporter: good morning. some history made overnight as nasa's mark vande hei returning from the international space station after an american record

of 355 consecutive days on a single space flight. he landed overnight, but the bigger story right now not just his record, but the fact that he came down with two russian cosmonauts. these two countries working in tandem, as there are obvious tensions between our countries on the ground, does that affect the mindset of astronauts while they're out in space? here's what former space station commander scott kelly told me. when you're in space, you recognize you're here, there's earth, we have stuff that's important to us and that is our emotional support, our friendship, working together, but also literally, you know, relying on each other for our lives. >> now, mr. kelly had recently gotten into a twitter feud with the head of the russian space agency, who had threatened to allow the international space station to come crashing down to earth. russia controls the rocket reboost for the time being. we'll talk a bill more about that in the piece today and a

current agreement between five different space agencies, but russia is making no commitments. that story coming up on "today." back to you. >> you hear that, uh-oh. >> we'll look forward to it. >> when they're in space, they've got to work together. >> sure, exactly. no kidding. well, speaking of working together, comedian chris rock is kicking off his world tour in chicago. this will be the first time that he takes the stage since will smith slapped him at the oscars. >> in july, rock will perform at oakland paramount theatre. meanwhile, the academy of motion picture arts and sciences is expected to meet as it continues to investigate into smith's actions, from a-listers to mail room interns, the reaction in hollywood cti t pour in. here's what actor jim carey had to say on cbs this morning and his take from those attending. >> i was sickened by the standing ovation.

i felt like hollywood is just spineless, and it really felt like, oh, this is a really clear indication that we're not the cool club anymore. >> certainly one that people will be talking about for quite some time. >> and they have been in so many different ways. it will be interesting what chris rock has to say. i think jada pinkett smith has come out with something saying that that -- >> it's a time for healing. she didn't necessarily address the situation. >> with the academy meeting today, it will be interesting to see what, if any, repercussions, ramifications will happen for will smith himself. he could be banned from the event for an entire year, from having a film within the academy as well for the next year. >> he can do the film, but he can't get nominated for anything. >> but will this hurt him in the future, too? >> that's to be seen. coming up next, top stories we're following, including a

second covid booster shot. where you can get one if you want one in the bay area as soon as today. >> reporter: and new water restrictions could be heading to the state of california, and it could also limit how much farmers plant. we'll have that story coming up next. you're watching "today in the bay." >> and as we leave you for a break, i want to give you a live look in san francisco this morning, as we get started with this wednesday morning. oh, what lies ahead weather-wise? stick around, meteorologist kari hall has a look at that and vianey is going to let you know how the roads look. much more ahead. you're watching "today in the bay."

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the cdc guidelines is really a could, rather than a should. so you want to protect the most vulnerable people in society. >> right now at 6:30, increasing protection against covid. now approved. where thoseho qualify can get that shot as soon as today. >> and high stakes peace talks between ukraine and russia. the reason ukraine and its allies remain on high alert despite signs of de-escalation. >> plus, saving our climate in crisis. the new measure california farmers may need to take to ease our worsening drought and what they'll receive in return. this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us.

i'm laur lur. >> laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. you can catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> we'll get to the morning commute with vianey, in for mike in just a bit. kari has a look at the forecast. >> we're starting out with fog around the north bay and santa rosa. visibility down to a quarter of a mile. elsewhere we've got low clouds kind of drifting around and you may even have some drizzle on your way to work. novato starting out at 50 degrees. the sun will peek out every now and then. it's not going to be a sunny day. yo the bay, fremont heads for 64 degrees, morgan hill reaching 65. this will be cooler than we've seen recently thanks to the clouds. but we are in for a warm-up soon. we'll talk moathe white house. just into our newsroom, covid w which aims to provide a one-stop

shop for testing, free tests and masks. president biden is expected to comment on the website and we'll bring you updates in our midday newscast. the fda is authorizing a second booster shot for those 50 years or older. >> at least one bay area county rolling out the appointments. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live outside a vaccine clinic in concord. talk to us about how necessary this fourth shot is. >> reporter: according to a doctor we spoke with, this is more of a could rather than a should. this is something you could do if you feel like you're at high risk or if you feel like your previous shot is waning, especially if you are elderly or immunocompromised. yesterday the fda did authorize a second booster shot for both the moderna and pfizer vaccines for anyone who is 50 years of age or older. you must wait at least four months after the first booster

shot. the fda also authorized a fifth shot for immunocompromised individuals. remember, they were giving a series of three doses initially, plus the booster. this would be their fifth. the cdc and health experts still recommend that people receive that first booster shot if you haven't yet, but so far less than half of those who are eligible have not. >> i think everyone expects there's going to be a surge with a new variant, not just ba.2, either late in the summer or in the fall, so that by being proactive people in a non urgent way can protect themselves as much as possible. if the vaccine were dangerous and caused a ton of side effects, i think the risk/benefit calculus would be different. but given the fact that the vaccine is really well tolerated, you want to protect the most vulnerable folks. >> reporter: as you mentioned, contra costa health services is already going to be offering the second booster shot at clinics like this one behind me in

concord. the recommendations are to go online and make an appointment. you can walk up, but run the risk there may be an overflow. anywhere you live, you want to check with your local pharmacy or doctor if you do want to get the second shot or your local county. "today in the bay." > we are keeping track of all e the changing guidance when it comes to covid-19. be sure tooravirus. you'll get the latest updates from mask rules to vaccine mandates. optimism surrounding the war in for a second straight day in turkey. this comes after russia announced it will reduce its military operations near the capital of kyiv. the claims are being met with skepticism. leaders in kyiv this morning say over the past 24 hours russian forces have conducted more than 30 bombings outside of the city. ukraine's president is calling

the most recent negotiations positive. just in this morning, the united nations named three human rights experts to investigate possible war crimes and the world food program reports just under half of all ukrainians are now worried about finding enough food to eat. one in five are reducing the size of their own meals to ensure that their children can eat. plus, a u.s. insider says vladimir putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the military is performing, and the harm from economic sanctions adding up. they say they're, quote, too scared to tell him the truth. testimony resumes today in the criminal fraud trial for former theranos executive sunny balwani, following a closed door hearing yesterday when balwani's attorneys made a mid to have the charges tossed out. they argue prosecutors withheld evidence until just before the start of the trial. the judge did not issue a ruling, balwani faces charges

similar to those of his former girlfriend theranos founder elizabeth holmes, who jurorsina now to our climate in crisis and the possibility of new water restrictions. a new plan calls for new limits on watering and it may even mean money in the pockets of california farmers to avoid planting crops. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live for us this morning looking at how much water the plan could save. >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. this plan is really a partnership between not only the state but some of those federal agencies, as well as some of california's biggest water agencies. now, in all, $2.9 billion is being allocated to allow for more water flow through some of the state's major rivers and streams, so how exactly is this happening? well, according to the california rice commission, the agreement was signed yesterday. now, it would result in about 35,000 acres of rice fields left unused, that makes up about 6% of the state's normal crop each

year. not all environmental groups are on board. according to a senior attorney for the natural resources defense council, the extra water would only be about half of what state regulators said back in 2018 was needed to fully protect the environment. so this comes after governor newsom issued an executive order on monday calling for stricter conservation rules. now, the governor is directing the state water board to consider a ban on watering grass at businesses and institutions, as well as even watering the decorative grass. he also is calling on local water agencies to go to what's called the level 2 measure, meaning up to 20% cuts. now, the governor says all of this is coming after the state experienced three months of what was really, really dry conditions, and despite some of the rainfall we had earlier this week, the local reservoirs in the south bay currently sit at just 25% capacity. so a lot to follow here as the state is really desperately in

need of some water. we're live in marin county, mill valley, cierra johnson for "today in the bay.." >> you know things are serious when they're going to pay the farmers not to plant their crops. i guess we'll continue to follow this and do what we can to reduce our water use. thank you. >> they need some kind of income, not having the crops. we're taking a live look far from the crops. san francisco, big city there. kari has a look at our forecast and we're continuing our conversation about the drought. they always say april showers hl we get a but march has been dry, pretty much like january and february. so we're looking at still big rainfall deficits. taking a look at santa rosa so far, we've measured 23 inches of rain since october 1st. but we are still lacking over 6 inches of rain to catch up to normal. that's a really tall order when you get to the end of the rainy season and then you hope for a couple of big storms.

and this is not just a california problem. it's all across the west, where we see the dark reds in nevada, that's why you have the highest level of drought. a lot of that extreme and severe drought is right here in the bay area, especially in the north bay. our reservoir levels going down really low and we will get that drought update again tomorrow. so we'll see what comes out of that. as you're heading out this morning, take a look at walnut creek. it's a cloudy start. you may find yourself turning on the windshield wipers a little bit, it's been misting in some spots. vianey, heading out for the morning commute, any problems on the roads? >> it is definitely a lot slower as we inch closer to the 7:00 a.m. hour. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. i wanted to start with this shot because it showcases how the metering lights are very much on and it's pretty backed up. there are no incidents or accidents near that stretch and golden gate bridge is moving along quite nicely this morning. i want to show you some spots that are showing slowing. along 101 northbound there seems

to be an issue that popped up near palo alto. castro valley also. and a couple of things that i want you to be prepared for as we lead into tonight, the warriors game against the phoenix suns, doors open at 5:30, so that means we're going to start to see traffic delays, especially in through 280 and the bay bridge as well heading into the city. something else to look out for tomorrow, there's a journeys performance, the doors open at 6:30. any time there's any sort of performance or game at the chase center, you can see how busy the bay bridge is heading into the city. but you have to take into considering heading out of the city once the concerts and games are over. >> they'll be singing when the lights go out in the city. 6:39 this morning, breathing easier by going electric. next here on "today in the bay," we go one-on-one with an expert who explains why making the switch to an electric car cannot only save you money, but it may improve your health. >> judge jackson is probably

breathing a bit easier. one republican now says she will vote for judge jackson. let's take you on the big board. dow industrials off slightly, but we've had four straight days of wins. >> and playing hooky. the knew squigz ditching his own show for march madness and the backlash he's facing. it's 6:20 right now. you're watching "today in the bay."

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happy wednesday. the time is 6:42. you're heading out the door to a cloudy sky and that's going to keep temperatures down. in fact, the numbers we'll see today is actually normal for late march. reaching into the upper 60s for today. we do see a warm-up in the forecast. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >> let's take a live look in oakland. this is one of our busiest commutes, both directions, 880 northbound and southbound moving along, but definitely starting to get busy. we'll take a closer look at drive times coming up. >> new overnight, firefighters still at the scene of a house fire that displaced four people in san jose. it started a little before 3:00 a.m. along caven dish drive. no one was injured and there's no word of how the fire started. california taking a first definitive step to make reparations for the descendants of black people who lived in the u.s. during the 19th century. a task force yesterday narrowly

rejected the proposal to include all black people. instead, the group recommended compensation and restitution be based on lineage. that's in part because it stands a better chance of surviving legal challenges. a final report is due in june. state lawmakers are expected to consider a proposal next summer. breaking news out of washington this morning. republican susan collins said s court. >> and scott mcgrew, judge ketanji brown jackson was probably going to make it to the high court without that vote, but this helps. >> yeah, it helps. the democrats need 50 votes, there are 50 in the senate. they would be able to put jackson on the bench alone but adding the republican gives them a sense of safety. we may see more republicans support jackson as well. there really aren't a lot of issues getting in jackson's way. jackson is qualified for the seat, collins says. and while the two of them don't agree on every issue, that's hardly the point.

the senate's job, collins' says, is to approve qualified candidates. collins writes, sometimes i agreed with her, sometimes i did not. i have no doubt that if judge jackson is confirmed, i will not agree with every vote she casts as a justice. the senate is to examine experience, qualifications and integrity of the nominee. it is not to assess whether a nominee reflects the ideology of an individual senator or would rule exactly as an individual senator would want. now, no matter what happens on the court, a new nbc poll shows most americans want roe v. wade to continue, the right to abortion be protected. they will vote for candidates who agree with that, 56% of americans, would support a candidate who supports roe v. wade. 75% of the people polled want a candidate who supports police and police funding. again, this is political candidates, not necessarily justice candidates. americans say they support a

candidate who supports domestic drilling as well as a way to reduce prices. now, the poll question kind of implies that drilling affects prices, future drilling affects prices. i have some reservations about that question. take a look at this one. a candidate who repeats the idea trump won the election, just one in five americans support that idea. the house will hold a committee hearing on federal legalization of pot today. the whole house could pass the bill as soon as this week, making it legal, at least by the house. the house has twice voted in the past year on issues connected with the legalization of marijuana. we're watching what's happening to see if more republicans may join collins, also president biden will initiate or release a new website about coronavirus today. we'll talk about that, all of that, on social media. on twitter i'm @scott mcgrew. new this morning, the american lung association study finds ditching your gas powered

car for an electric one may improve your health. researchers conclude emission reductions could save the state $22 billion in health costs by the year 2050, avoid more than 1,900 premature deaths, along with 26,000 asthmatic attacks, and can also prevent at least 122,000 lost workdays. san francisco alone could see health benefits of $3.6 billion. joining us live this morning is author of that study, will barrett. i want to thank you for joining us this morning. okay, so reading over that, there were a lot of numbers there, we're talking about numbers and dollars, but also numbers in people's improved health. how did you come up with that? >> sure, thank you so much for having me. what we did was take a look at a scenario into the future where every car sold in the united states would be a zero emission vehicle by 2035, every truck sold in the united states or school bus or transit buses by

2040, and coupling all of that with clean, noncombustion renewable nr. and we found $1.2 trillion in public health benefits. that's nearly 3 million asthma attacks avoided because the air will be that much cleaner. >> air quality is the big thing here to really improve health. i know the american lung association, you spoke with -- did you speak with any companies producing electric cars about the findings? because that is something that it's hard to get right now, especially with the products and all that kind of stuff. if you did talk to them, what did you find out and what did they have to say? >> what i would say is we worked closely with a lot of different industry partners and what we see is there are investments being made, but we also know there needs to be a lot more investment at the state, local and federal level. there needs to be stronger policies driving the transition to zero emission technologies. and not just in the passenger car section, but also in, again,

the heavy dutier sector as well because we know the heavy duty sector going to zero emissions is going to create much cleaner air in communities that are overburdened today by diesel exhaust. >> listening to everything you're saying, it sounds great. that would be great if we could all move in that direction. have you had any opposition to your findings in this study? >> we haven't had any opposition to our study. i think there's general awareness that moving to zero emissions, eliminating pollution is better for public health, we just need to move more quickly. with we're very much appreciative that the governor is proposing to put billions and billions of dollars into zero emissions programs and especially targeting those to lower income communities and communities of color, who are disproportionately burdened by unhealthy air today. we think that could make a huge difference and want to see them move forward to legislature. >> we talk about that in our climate in crisis theories here. hopefully we can see improvement throughout.

will, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you for having me. it's 6:49 right now, and trending this morning, fans of country music star eric church are upset with the star, after he canceled a show scheduled for saturday in texas. his reason? north carolina plays duke that day. college basketball's final four. in an email he said, as a lifelong carolina basketball fan, i've watched carolina and duke battle over the years but to have them matchup for the final four for the first time in the history of the ncaa tournament is any sports enthusiast's dream. fans who purchased tickets will get a refund. >> he said i've got to put me first. >> i'm with him, because i'm not a kierl line na fan, but i have a lot of fans who went to carolina or duke and this is a huge rivalry. i could go to this game. >> i get it, but people maybe were traveling to texas for his concert. >> this is true. elton john, he throws that big party after the oscars every

year and this year he didn't go to his party because he had to reschedule all those dates for his tour. so he said, hey, but he's elton john. >> and that's a party. this is people paying for tickets to go. he won't be holding church. >> it's sports, i get it. >> if i paid for tickets, i would be upset, too. maybe i won't buy that next album. i don't buy any of his albums. i'm just saying, if you cancel on me, hmm. >> you may have the heater on in the car this morning. let's get a look at our forecast in oakland. we'll start off with a cloudy sky at drop-off time, 50 degrees. not much of a rise in temperatures at pick-up time but it will be great for getting into the park and going for the park. we head toward 65 degrees in morgan hills and cupertino reaching 63.

63 in hayward and we'll see some upper 50s for daly city, mid-50s for half moon bay. we're staying in the 50s today for san francisco and noticthe winds are going to be picking up at about 20 miles per hour. so even though we are not seeing a lot of sunshine with those gusty winds, it's going to feel much cooler than the temperature. and our temperatures in sonoma reaching 67 degrees. so we're looking ahead to see what's going on here, do we have any rain coming our way. well, at least for the bay area it doesn't look like much here, but i'm stopping it here on sunday because if you're going to the sierra, you may get in on some showers and maybe even a wintry mix. so just keep that in your travel plans. and then the rest of the forecast is dry. no rain in sight. but we are going to see big changes in our temperatures. check out brentwood over the next ten days. i was thinking, okay, if you have a pool or air-conditioning, you may want to make sure everything is working, tuned up and ready to go. we have some mild weather for the next few days, but check out next week. toward the end of the week we

could be hitting near 90 degrees. that's early april, so we are headed for some well above normal temperatures. at least we do have our natural air-conditioning continuing for now. and for our inland areas we have some upper 60s for today. upper 70s for saturday. if you look the cooler weather, sunday is your day to get outside. it's going to be really windy. and for san francisco, highs today mostly in the 60s and those gusty winds back with us on sunday. heading out on the roads, vianey, i would imagine it's pretty busy. >> it is. every time we get closer to the 7:00 hour, it seems like 880 in both directions gets busier. but at least there are no accidents to tell you about or crashes this morning. now, there is a crash right near castro valley, it looks like, in the direction -- both directions are being slowed down at this hour. bridge drive times, the metering lights are definitely on. >> speaking of the roads, happening now, work is kicking

off in gilroy to smooth out roads and sidewalks. the project will continue for the next few months to improve 138 streets and 67 curb ramps. the cost is nearly $4 million. some of it is covered by gas taxes. construction is expected to wrap up by early summer. next, a look at the top stories we're following this morning. new discrepancies in ukraine despite a new round of peace talks. the supply shortages creating concern. and increasing protection against covid. a second booster now approved. those who now qualify can get the shot as soon as today. first, a reminder to watch our latest episode of "synced in" where we talk about how much you need to earn an hour to make it in the bay. to see it, follow nbc bay area on instagram and tiktok. it is 6:54.

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30 bombings outside of the city. plus, a u.s. insider says vladimir putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the military is performing and the harm from economic sanctions, adding they're too scared to tell him the truth. coming up on the "today" show, we'll have the latest on mixed messages from the latest peace talks and live reports from the ground. san jose police chief defending the actions of his department involving an officer-involved shooting. this is surveillance video of the fight inside the taqueria near san jose state sunday morning. green was in the restaurant, this is when the fight started. and that's when the attorney says that he tried to disarm a gunman. the san jose police chief says that officers did not know what role green was playing in this when they saw him with a gun. green's attorney is preparing legal action to hold the police department possible. starting today, some in the bay area can roll up their sleeves once again. the fda approving another covid

kofrt shot. starting today you can get one in contra costa county. however, you must be 50 or older. at least four months should have passed since your last shot. if you're immunocompromised you may be eligible for the additional booster. time to get a live look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been watching that. >> we're going to see clouds linger for much of today. temperatures in the upper 60s. notice how it warms up over the next few days with highs in the upper 70s going into the weekend. >> what about the morning commute? >> the bridge is so busy, and by the bridge i mean the bay bridge. all the other bridges are slowing down as well. westbound 580 toward the richmond bridge, 13 minutes. the reason you see the red, it's because the metering light is turned on and look how busy it is this morning. at least there are no crashes along ta stretch. it's just regular busy traffic commute. >> hopefully they're listening to some good music or something. the former cdc director is

answering questions about the announcement from the fda and cdc that people ages 50 and older can get the second booster shot i just mentioned, so stay tuned for "today." so far, that's what's happening on "today in the bay." we will be back at 7:25 with a local news update. >> taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. good morning, face to face. a new round of talks between russia and ukraine overnight after the kremlin's pledge to scale back operations near kyiv. ukrainians cautiously optimistic. washington skeptical. >> we'll see. i don't read anything into it until i see what their actions are. >> this morning the fighting raging on and the humanitarian crisis deepens. more than 4 million refugees have now left ukraine. live with complete coverage.