i hope they find the baby, and catch the guy before not too long. >> breaking now at 5:00, a south bay family in ago know as a search for their stolen infant continues. >> here is a live look at the home where the baby was taken. we're live on the scene with the latest in the information. also coming into the newsroom the photo of the suspect's vehicle that police want to you see. this is "today in the bay." good tuesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we want to keep you up to date no matter where you're going so you can catch us liven roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. tuesday morning. kari hall is tracking what we can expect. grees.s going to be here is a live look outside in

san francisco as we start out with quiet conditions. as you're heading out in pittsburg, parts of the delta is windy today and at least for the start of the day, we see temperatures in the mid 50s and it's not going to be as warm as what we've seen recently but still pretty warm for this time of year reaching into the mid-70s with sunshine and winds at about 15 to 30 miles per hour and mike, you're tracking a fire along highway 4. >> chp got a report of highway 4 at loveridge, eastbound so it's counter commute and we haven't seen that start for the commute westbound out of antioch but it's there. that's the only thing really on the chp grid aside from some crews that are clearing and no major freewayclosures. calm on the roadways. i got to get it back to you because of the news about the boy. >> exactly, everyone's so concerned about this missing baby. it is the breaking news we are covering this morning, that desperate search that's going on right now for this little baby,

taken in the south bay. baby brandon just 3 months old taken from right outside of his home, it happened as his grandmother was unloading groceries. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live for us in that neighborhood. this is where brandon was taken and kris, i know overnight we learned the federal agents are helping with police and also getting information about the description of that vehicle? >> reporter: yes, so this is critical information that a lot of folks have been waiting for since 1:00 when this happened yesterday. we finally have what could be a vehicle description for the suspect, who may have taken baby brandon. take a look at the picture here on your screen. the possible suspect vehicle is a 2011 silver nissan quest with california license plate 7hwf353. there is a white circular sticker in the lower left corner of the rear window. we're going to put this up on all our social media pages and on nbcbayarea.com so you can keep your eyes out this morning.

we also know that federal agents are now joining that search. we saw them out here in the 100 block of elm street near 880 and the alameda in san jose, and police are also asking people to remember what the suspect looked like, they say this is video of that man carrying baby brandon's baby carrier. police describe him as a hispanic man with dark complexion and short hair, dressed in black pants, dark blue shirt, gray air jordans and fwra hat and a black face mask. baby brandon is just 3 months old so there is no better place for him to be than with his mother. he was taken when he was wearing a white oncie with little dinosaurs on it. his grandmother, as you said, was watching him while his mother was at work and took the baby into the apartment, while she went back to the car to get groceries and in that time the suspect went in casually, walked out with the baby in his carrier. the family is shocked, they are

scared and they are desperate to comfort the baby's mother and grandmother. >> they feel not powerful right now because they really don't know what is going on at this point. they won't let him talk to his cousin, the child's mother, they won't let him get near the mother because this is an active investigation. >> reporter: and that is how our colleague damon trujillo described it. san jose is urging anyone with information to call it in and urging the suspect to surrender the baby safely at a hospital or at a fire station. at this point it appears this is a stranger abduction, because the family says they do not recognize that suspect. they do not know who took baby brandon, but again, we do have a suspect vehicle description. we'll put that up on twitter, facebook, instagram, on the nbc bay area app and on nbcbayarea.com so you can keep your eyes out. if you're wondering why the delay in issuing that amber alert, there are very specific protocols that have to be in

place, people have the law enforcement has to have a vehicle description and a license plate before they can inissue that. it took about 16 hours for that to happen. >> should be getting an amber alert. >> we hope this brings new information in finding this baby. we'll show you a picture of the suspect one more time, hispanic man with dark complexion, short hair, wearing a black face mask, black pants and a blue shirt, wearing gray air jordans and a gray hat. stay tuned for breaking news at nbcbayarea.com, we'll bring you any updates in this newscast as soon as we get them. >> hoping for a safe return there. it's 5:05 for you right now and new development on the covid front. federal regulators have approved the first treatment for children under the age of 12, so the fda will allow children as young as 1 month old to be treated for

covid, this is with covid drug remdesivir, made by foster city-based company gilead and it may help doctors battle the recent surge in child hospitalizations from the fast-spreading omicron variant. happening today, dublin teachers plan to hold a rally and march to district offices. teachers argue the district is not prioritizing in retaining and recruiting the best teachers. the district is focused on expanding and modernizing its camp yous. the rally starts today 4:00 a.m. outside of dublin high school. oakland teachers expected to provide an update later this morning on plans to hold a one-day strike on friday. the union ignored the district's noon deadline yesterday to call off the strike, instead saying 75% of its members voted to authorize the strike. the district calls the whole thing illegal. the teachers are angry about planned school closures which will start taking effect this

fall. big developments in the world of business. elon musk, he purchases twitter. >> scott mcgrew, everyone wants to know what this will mean for the social network and their accounts. >> right, and me included. i want to know. anybody, marcus and laura, who tells you they can say what's going to happen when the world's richest and sometimes quirkiest man takes control of a social network, we've seen seen a situation like this. it's all very unpredictable. he says he wants to open up the platform, he says "free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy" and twitter is the digital town square. free speech a mine field for any business leader, look at mark zuckerberg who created facebook. he still hasn't got it properly worked out, often changing his definition. i think on top of everyone's mind whether musk will give

former president trump his twitter account back. twitter suspended trump. personal negotiately for fomenting violence. trump told cnbc he'll be on his platform true social. muss something not doing it for the money. twitter makes about $3.75 billion in annual revenue, not profit, revenue. to give you perspective, twitter is about the same size revenue wise as olive garden. dorsey reacted favorably to the sale. he said while no one person should own twitter, he added solving for the problem of it being a company, however, elon is the solution i trust. i trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness. not the same reaction from elizabeth warren who said the deal is dangerous for our democracy. billionaires like elon musk play by a different set of rules,

accumulating power for their own gain. >> what's the next step? >> the next step is shareholders have to vote on this. this can happen any time. you can call a shareholder and vote any time you want. as it happens. twitter has a shareholder meeting in may. >> that's a big part of the bay area, twitter, elon musk taking tesla in texas. will he keep twitter here? >> it's hard to say twitter's here now, it's an all-remote company. it is an market street, still there. >> right. >> if it's an all-remote company and stays an all-remote company, i think twitter will leave san francisco. >> musk talks so much about free speech as well but it doesn't really allow it in his other owned companies. >> that's exactly right. he's quashed a lot of union talk. he's gotten in trouble several times for, by the sec for that. there's that situation of a driver in, who was on his own time driving his own tesla around the streets of san jose. here's some video of it, in

which this person got fired for this. this is a tesla guy owning a tesla, his own tesla on his own youtube on his own time and got fired from tesla because you can see it hits that there and he was trying to talk about it on youtube. so no free speech for him. >> interesting to see what happens. >> so much is going to happen but again my first point is, i haven't the faintest idea. >> not predictable at all. >> we'll be following it. >> thanks, scott. 5:10 for you this morning. taking a live look in san francisco as we get started with the day. >> what a nice view. >> it is a nice view. a little foggy. makes you want to snuggle up in bed and watch "today in the bay" all morning long, right, kari? >> fun! >> impossible, to stay in bed and watch tv, you have to get morning. in santa rosa the temperature a chilly 50 degrees but warmer than yesterday at this time. we'll also see winds picking up today as we reach into the mid-60s by early in the

afternoon. it's going to be a little bit cooler than yesterday, but the main story will be clouds in the morning, and then high winds for the afternoon as it clears, reaching 71 in novato. dublin up to 68 degrees and 69 in san jose, while san francisco will be in the mid-60s. we are going to see more clouds and high winds in our forecast. we'll talk about that coming up. mike, it's still early in our commute. >> very early in the commute, kari. folks who are on the road are aware, we know it's early. the altamont pass things are just starting to get a little more busy, heading over toward north flynn road, no major problems, no major slowing and the crew cleared from alvarado niles. crews are headed to their offices down toward vasco road and 580 so we're still under 20 minutes out of byron, brentwood, discovery bay moving smoothly off of the byron highway and getting to the rest of contra costa county, the travel times traveling into the critical pack between pittsburg and walnut creek, at your day's minimums.

great drive. be safe out there. back to you. >> always good advice. >> thanks, mike. it's 5:11, protecting your home ahead of wildfire season. the special eye in the sky used this week to boost safety and the simple steps pg&e says you can take to protect the area around your home. and two popular bay area destinations seem to get more popular once cars were banned from driving around there during the pandemic. we're going to tell you the decisions happening today to make the road to reopening a whole lot longer and the impact on visitors. plus -- >> you take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. you take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and i show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. >> here's an even bigger question for you. how would you like to literally own a piece of this historic film? the new auction for film fans

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good tuesday morning, 5:15, a nice day for a hike especially this afternoon in the south bay, clouds, temperatures in the low 50s and once the winds pick up we could see some gusts at 25 to 35 miles per hour. we'll talk about the changes ahead in our forecast and when we may finally see some rain again, coming up in a few minutes. >> you're talking about speeds, i'm talking about 65, about the

speed limit for 280 coming north under the 880 and 70. i've seen more traffic starting to hit the roads. we'll show you where there is a slowdown. coming here in the north bay spotted a small plane flying low and slow it may be a pg&e team in a fixed wing cessna inspecting gas lines underground. pg&e says the team is also looking for any human activity that may damage the lines along with natural movement like landslides. >> the airplane has an hd camera affixed to it and it has infrared capabilities that could see the pipeline which is obviously underneath the ground so that will help the airplane locate the pipelines and check to see if there's any digging or construction or anything that could impact the pipeline or obstruct pg&e's access to that pipeline. >> some of the utility lines can be just inches below the surface

so pg&e reminds everyone to call 811 before you start a project where you live or work. whether it's a big project like digging a trench, replacing a fence post or just planting a tree. pg&e will show up to mark where the lines are so we can work safely. san francisco leaders may be ready to permanently make part of jfk drive through golden gate park car free. the stretch is becoming a popular space, people enjoying biking, skating, walking, taking a jog as you see there. more recently, people have been calling for all or part of that road to reopen. today's discussion will be part of a regular supervisor's meeting starting at 2:00 p.m. san francisco not the only place where the car-free debate is playing out today. san jose leaders are weighing keeping san pedro street permanently offlimits to cars around the area around san pedro square between west sklar and

st. john streets and seen a big boost in pedestrians since the street closed to cars during the pandemic. councilmembers are considering the partial closeeur of post street in the area around south first but only between thursday night and sunday. new this morning, fidelity plans to let investors add bitcoin to their 401(k). this is the first major retirement plan provider to do so. it means more than 20,000 companies that use fidelity to administer their plans will gain that option later this year. under the plan, savers may allocate as much as 20% of their nest egg to the digital currency. other digital assets could be added in the future. 5:18. trending this morning, "matrix" fans whether you take the red pill or the blue pill, some green in your bank account may allow to you own movie ly a. they are auctioning off nearly 200 props and memorabilia from the film along with "matrix"

films items from "v for ven debt ka" "speed" and the money raised will go to an organization supporting transgender youth. absentee online bidding already under way, live auction takes place may 12th, so get that money saved if you want a piece. >> if you're a big fan. >> yes. i'm looking to get that coat. >> and do the cool flapping. >> that's probably the only thing i want. i'm not a huge fan of the series, the coat, i came in the morning. >> i could see you walking around the newsroom in your coat. >> marcus! >> breaking news. >> take the pill. take the weather pill. >> okay. well you know what? today we do have some changes coming our way and we're going to see some cooler temperatures arriving toward the bay area. a live look in dublin stepping out and heading off to work, this is a look at 580, where you do have a clear view, nice drive this morning, and cool

temperatures, but as we go into today, it's going to be nice, reaching into the low 70s, reaching 70 in cupertino, 73 in morgan hill. we'll see some of those highs in the east bay coming down from those upper 70s and low 80s we had yesterday. livermore will reach 72 degrees. we'll see a high of 71 in vallejo and oakland 68 degrees. in san mateo, some mid-60s and it's going to be a very windy day in san francisco, just keep that hat down and we'll see those highs reaching into the low 60s, in sonoma today reaching 73 degrees and 70 in ukiah. let's go through this hour-by-hour wind forecast. stopping it here at 3:00 where we see the peak wind gusts. notice the purple along the coast. if you're at the beach today, parts of the inner bay as well as some of our hills we'll see some higher wind gusts there, and in going to tonight, gradually starts to calm down but this is the reason why we're seeing the high winds. we've seen high pressure across the region and this approaching cold front, you can see the long

line of clouds that's extending off towards the north and east of here, so this is a cold front sweeping through, it's going to bring our temperatures down a few degrees but no rain. not until monday, that's when we have our next chance of seeing some wet weather here and then even going toward the middle of next week, maybe another chance of rain and yeah, it's late in the season but we'll take every drop we can get. take a look at napa over the next few days, highs reaching into the 70s and we will see a brief spike in temperatures for the weekend but coming down but still looks warmer than normal, even going into next week with our valley temperatures in the low 70s for tomorrow, and thursday. friday it starts to warm up, we're headed for the low 80s on saturday and sunday and once again, we'll be watching out for that chance of rain as those winds kick up in san francisco over the next several days. mike, you've been watching the roads. how is it looking? >> very calm right now. silicon valley hasn't really had

that commute wake-up. this will be the section that will first start to show the slowing in about 20 minutes. watch for the sensors to start changing in about 15. we're looking for a major backup. nothing happening out of san martin. gilroy, san martin, morgan hill with the split with 85 and up toward san jose where we see slowing around 680. over here, we haven't seen a lot of change. highway 4 will see more traffic flow, but highway 37 in vallejo a smooth drive to nova ta and the bay bridge toll plaza clear and so is the span headed to the city. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> her brand new car runs great, but she can't legally drive it and no one is helping correct it. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds," next. ♪♪ ♪ you spin me right round, baby, right round ♪ ♪ like a record baby, right

round round round ♪ ♪ you spin me right round, right round, like a record baby, right round round round ♪ >> just a little fun with the emoji photo shoot, mwah! good morning to you bay area. check that out on my instagram page and also on facebook and twitter. always something a little fun. we give you news and fun, too. let's jam off to the break. we'll see you back here in a little bit.

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a live look this morning along elm street near 880 and alameda in san jose. that's where a desperate search for a missing baby continues right now. within the past hour, the chp is looking for this vehicle they believe to be tied to the suspect, a 2011 silver nissan quest, california license plate 7hwf353. it also has white circular sticker in the lower left corner of the rear window. multiple agencies including a team of fbi agents now assisting in the search for 3-month-old brandon cuellar, taken from his apartment yesterday afternoon. investigators say baby brandon was taken while his grandmother was unloading groceries out front. surveillance images show a man holding a baby carrier, casually walking down elm street dressed

in black pants, dark blue shirt, gray air jordans and gray baseball hat. if you have any information, police are urging you to call hem, 911 or one of the hotlines that they've set up, take a look at your screen. we also have the numbers on our website nbcbayarea.com. we're posting them on all of our social media pages for you as well this morning. >> 6:27 right now. nbc bay area responds to a south bay woman who could not legally drive her brand new car. >> so she called consumer investigator chris chmura. >> good morning. the hiccup for chris lazano in san jose was her temporary license plate. it expired. chris bought here honda civic in december and got her paper tagged. the dealer would register the car by the contract but by february no registration no, permanent plates. chris said she hounded the deal per >> numerous phone calls, waiting waiting, voice mails, nothing. >> when the paper plate expired

she stopped driving the car and contacted us. we called envision on do and the manager explained the dealer was under new management that took over the day after chris had bought her car and perhaps chris' registration got lost in the shuffle. there's more to this story. tonight at 5:30 the mystery of a supposed "grace period" on temporary tags. we'll lay down the law direct from the dmv. if you have a car dealer dilemma, tell us about it online at nbcbayarea.com or you can call us, the number is 888-996-tips. next, top stories we're following today, including a worsening drought in the bay area, the million-plus customers in the east bay who could be asked to cut back more on their water usage. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> even i'm laura garcia. if you're on the go, you could also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. tonight at oracle park the return to the bay area's biggest baseball rivalry will take place, the bay bridge series. the oakland a's travel all the way across the bridge to san francisco and take on the giants at oracle park in the first of two games there. so our cierra johnson is going to be live for us this morning at oracle, this is ahead at 5:45 and she's going to have all the excitement you can expect out there. >> that's always a fun series. all right, so let's check the forecast. how will it be for the game? >> it will be good but windy. hold onto the baseball caps. we'll start out with temperatures this morning in the low 50s in many spots as you're heading off for work in oakland and we'll go from 51 to go 61 so

it won't warm up as quickly as yesterday and we're going to see a slight cooldown compared to the last couple of days. low 70s for martinez for a high in fairfield, expect a high of about 79 degrees and 73 in santa rosa. we are going to be tracking more mild weather and eventually some rain. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. laura? >> thank you very much. 5:33. new developments breaking news out of san jose and the search for a missing infant. the 3-month-old baby was kidnapped from his home yesterday afternoon. take a look at your screen right now. this could desperately help. within the past hour, the chp posted the image of this vehicle which may be tied to the abduction. it is a 2011 silver nissan plate 7hwf353. there is a white circular sticker in the lower left corner of the rear window.

>> along with chp, a team of fbi agents now assisting in that search for brandon cuellar. police also looking for the man believed to have kidnapped him from that apartment near 808 and the alameda. investigators say brandon was taken while his grandmother was unloading groceries out front of that home, the person went inside, taking the baby, you see them there walking across the screen, the video is from moments just after that man, holding the baby carrier, casually walking down the street, this is elm street and this is near bellerman high school. of course, this is something that has been shocking to the whole community. >> let's take a closer look at the suspect. police describe him as hispanic man. dark complexion and short hair, dressed in black pants, dark blue shirt, gray air jordans and white trim and a gray baseball hat. we have learned an unspecified cash reward is being offered in connection with this case.

if you have any information, police are urging you to call them. take a look at the numbers on your screen or just call 911 or one of these hotlines they also set up. here are the numbers. we also have the numbers that we'll post on our social media page and our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> certainly hoping for the best there. a lot to get to this morning. we'll get you to this story here our climate in crisis. later today, more than 1 million water customers in the east bay may be asked to cut back on their water use or face fines. "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us this morning, okay, bob, east bay mud could also impose a drought surcharge. >> correct, marcus. staff at east bay mud is recommending that when the board meets later today/early this afternoon, that they impose a penalty of $2 for every unit of water that customers use over 66 units per month. the board is also expected to declare a stage 2 drought emergency and ask the 1.4 million customers in the east bay to cut back water usage by

15%. last year even mud asked customers to cut back by 10% but as of a few weeks ago, customers had only conserved 7%. the water provider points out reservoir levels are at only 71% capacity and not expected to refill after the spring snow melt from the sierra, nevada. >> i'm not watering my landscaping as afternoons i used to, cutting it down to one day a week and if it's raining i don't run it at all, i wait a couple of days. >> reporter: are you prepared to do more if they ask? >> god, i don't know. that's the hard thing because we already cut back quite a bit. how much can you give? >> we're totally removing the whole lawn this year. that's our move this year. we keep looking every year. we've been trying to cut back as we go. >> east bay mud also expected to limit landscape irrigation to no more than three times per week between the hours of 6:00 p.m. overnight until 9:00 a.m. no runoff aloud and no watering

within 48 hours of measurable rainfall. marcus, the board meets virtually at 1:15 this afternoon, they'll have public comment before voting on the measures. >> i'm sure a lot of people have a lot to say. a lot of people it's hard to cut back on water use and also if you spend too much money and charged for t it's already tough for a lot of people. >> the people we were speaking to in the field, i'm not an east bay mud customer but i live in the tri-valley they're already doing a lot, not everyone but a number of people are. for some people it's going to be what more do you want me to be? others playing catchup. >> bob, thanks. 5:37 right now and developing right now the u.n. seretary-general is pushing for an immediate cease-fire in ukraine. we have video of antonio gutteres sitting down with russia's foreign minister in moscow this morning. the u.n. secretary-general will attempt to persuade russia to agree to a truce and also plans to sit down with vladimir putin and ask for a let-up in mariupol to allow for new evacuations. now the talks come as russia is

demanding the u.s. and its allies stop sending weapons to ukraine. "today in the bay's" brie jackson joins us live from washington and brie, u.s. leaders want to see russia's military weakened on that battlefield. >> that's right, laura. the u.s. defense secretary is in germany at a meeting with representatives from more than 20 nations, among other things, discussing ways to provide ukraine with the weapons it needs to defend itself. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> your excellency, the secretary-general welcome to you moscow. >> reporter: the u.n. secretary-general and russia's foreign minister are working on brokering a possible cease-fire today in hopes of ending russia's invasion of ukraine. >> to do everything possible to end the war as soon as possible. >> emphasizes the importance that we attach to our context with the united nations.

>> reporter: both sides appearing optimistic at the start but from apartment buildings in kharkiv to striking multiple railway stations across the country, russia is spreading out its deadly assault on ukraine. at tacks follow a weekend meeting between president zelenskyy and the two highest ranking u.s. officials to visit the country since the war started. >> that visit only underscored my sense of urgency. >> reporter: the biden administration is sending additional military aid to ukraine, bringing the total to $3.7 billion since russia invaded. defense secretary loud austin is in germany today meeting with leaders on ukrainian security. >> you should know that all of us have your back and that's why we're here today, to strengthen the arsenal of ukrainian democracy. >> reporter: while russian officials warn western countries are pouring oil on the fire and say weapons supplied to ukraine will be targets. >> we need to do more to stop financing putin's killing

machine in ukraine. >> reporter: president biden is also nominating bridget brink to serve as ambassador to ukraine. and today, the secretary of state testifies on capitol hill. the biden administration is urging congress to provide more funding to ukraine and it's important to note, today is the 36th anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster in world history. at least 28 people were killed initially in the chernobyl incident. thousands more died from cancer as a result to contact with radiation that spread after the explosion. russian forces left that historical site last month after they were exposed to radioactive material. laura? >> still at that site, amazing. thank you very much, brie. 5:40 right now. a follow-up for you, negotiations expected to resume today involving striking stanford medical nurses.

about 5,000 workers there and at stanford's lucille packard children's hospital walked off the job yesterday with contract talks at a standstill. stanford say hospitals offer nurses some of the best benefits in the country. nurses say it's not enough and calling for longstanding staffing issues to be addressed. stanford says nurses who continue to strike after may 1st may lose their health benefits. representatives from fire fighting agencies around the globe are water are gathering in the bay area in san francisco taking part in a two-day wildfire management summit. those topics include wildfire prevention, detection, prediction and suppression. organizers say the federal government spends now more than $5 billion per year on wildfire management through various agencies. california meanwhile spent $2 billion in just last year. of course dealing with the drought, meteorologist kari hall is monitoring what we can expect

across the bay area. because we haven't gotten enough rain this could be a repeat next year. >> unfortunately. that's kind of what we're bracing for. you need to make sure that now, while we have quiet weather, it's the time to prepare and as we take a look at our live view of san jose, actually cold front's going to be coming through today, but unfortunately it doesn't bring us any rain. we'll start out with some clouds and then our temperatures go from the mid-50s at least it will be a little bit cooler today, reaching into the upper 60s, which is about normal for this time of year. 69 degrees for a high and 75 in concord. in novato today a high of about 71 and 62 in san mateo. we'll talk about when we could see some rain in the forecast coming up and mike, you've got your forecast as well. >> we called this the slowdown which we typically see, 5:42 so the build has been going on five minutes north 101 from tully into oakland road, your typical stretch, the build happens in morgan hill and san martin about this time as well.

that's what we predicted a few minutes ago. for tonight there will be some crowds around sap center because of the sharks versus ducks, became time at 7:30, but we'll watch the area just for surface street traffic, this may mesh with the traffic going through town after work, folks coming in to san pedro square. the san mateo bridge which we predict a slower drive. one lane is closed across the span starting at about 7:00 p.m. so avoid that, starting at 6:30, the dumbarton will remain open and so will the san mateo bridge, you just lose one westbound lane until 5:00 tomorrow morning and tonight we've been talking about this of course, the oracle park series with the giants and the a's tonight, so expect game time traffic slowing around king and third and the ferries hitting there as well. check their site. back to you. >> thanks, mike. here is a question for the players, too, are you feeling lucky? we're not talking about the game, but next here on "today in the bay," we're going to talk

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performing a life-saving rescue here, pulling that man to safety there. this was overnight at a fire at a san jose gas station. this is new video as first responders were taking him to safety, as that fire was burning near a gas pump. it happened at the chevron along north forest street, this is east younger avenue as well. there's no word on the man's condition or even how that fire started, and it's believed that hazmat crews are still there at the scene. >> 5:48. the russians have sent a letter to the white house, it says stop sending weapons to ukraine. >> scott mcgrew, there's an "or else" in there as well. >> there is. the russians said they will attack the convoys carrying the american weapons and of course it's not just american weapons, it's german, canadian and british and a whole host of alied countries. sergey lavrov talking about nuclear war staying on television "the threat of nuclear war should not be understatemented" a day after

our secretary of state and secretary of defense travel to kyiv. there's something notable about the secretary of defense lloyd austin on the left. he and by extension america no longer talking about just helping ukraine, but permanently weakening the russian military forever through attrition and good weapons we're sending and sanctions. russians are unable to get their hands on electronics and spare parts. that's a pretty significant change to u.s. policy, and it seemed to happen overnight. austin's counterpart, secretary of state blinken will talk before congress today. we'll be watching for more evidence of this change of tone that has the russians so worried, they're back to talking about nuclear war. the supreme court today will hear a case involving immigrants who come across the u.s. border looking for asylum. states argue the biden white house didn't follow the rules when it changed a trump policy that forced asylum seekers back to mexico. the case really is not about

whether remain in mexico is right or wrong. it's about the bureaucratic steps one administration must take to reverse the policies of a previous administration. the biden white house it should be very easy for a new administration to make a change, voters voted for change, but it's lost that argument in almost every court so far. we'll be talking about that supreme court case on social media, on facebook you'll find me @scottmcgrewtv. >> thanks so much, scott. 5:50. sore i have to kill the suspense for you but you did not win last night's powerball jackpot, but guess what? neither did anyone else. so the jackpot will grow $4 1 million and when you win that grand prize, remember, i'm your best friend. your cash option would amount to $252 million so your chances to win are a mere 1 in 292 million but you keep your hopes up.

good luck. >> i'm hoping for it, too. baseball fans can hardly wait for tonight, the bay bridge series is getting under way at oracle park. >> that's where we find "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live for us this morning. cierra, records hardly matter in this situation. it is all about the bragging rights, no matter what team you're going for. >> reporter: that is exactly right, bragging rights for another year. that will start tonight, 6:45 this first pitch against the giants and the a's and as you mentioned again, bragging rights are on the line for the start of this season. now the a's were off yesterday, but the giants won in dramatic fashion in milwaukee with the giants trailing 1-0 in the eighth inning, new giant and palo alto native jacques peterson hit a two-run home run after being heckled by fans behind home plate that gave the giants a 4-2 victory. what's at stake at the series, bragging rights and also a trophy, it is named after tom

pellek, a member of nbc sports. the series is kicking off tonight at oracle. >> cierra, are you throwing the first pitch tonight? >> reporter: you don't want me to throw the first pitch. that would not end well for anybody. >> it would be so much fun watching. all right, thanks. >> reporter: fun or funny, i don't know which one. >> maybe the national anthem then. [ horn honking ] >> someone is cheering you on. >> already started. thanks, cierra. kari issing traing the forecast for the game. you said it might be windy? >> super windy. you can see cierra's hair blowing a little bit. there's a breeze but it will pick up. the gusts at 6:30 at oracle park it's in the upper 50s. bundle up. i say wear lots of layers because 50s in the high winds feels really cold and the temperatures continue to cool off as we go into the evening.

as we take a look at this forecast for the inland areas, we are going to see highs in the mid-70s today and then reaching 81 degrees headed into the weekend. may not see any rain until the weekend. mike, what's the traffic like heading to the game? >> kari, we're worried about the bay bridge, going to get more traffic flow westbound from oakland toward san francisco because it is at oracle park and cierra said this is the trophy, it's not the trophy but called the bay bridge series and we'll watch thatcongestion. the metering lights just turned on. the slowing approach to the metering lights themselves but not yet at the toll plaza. the rest of the bay a smooth flow of traffic, the first we saw in san jose is starting to ease up once again, the build in morgan hill and san martin and a little more build out of the altamont. back to you. >> thanks, mike. many people seeking higher education are considering taking a break. those are the findings from a new gallup poll in partnership with private educational

foundation. three-fourths of students in bachelor's programs and two-thirds of those seeking masters degrees cited emotional stress as a top concern. that poll was conducted in october/november with the results just being released, about half of those surveyed also say that the pandemic is likely to affect their enrollment. could your allergies be getting worse? still ahead on "today in the bay," the impact climate change is having on pollen and your seasonal allergies. plus at 6:00, a billion-dollar twitter takeover. scott mcgrew breaking down the changes workers and users can expect once elon musk is in charge. and we continue to follow breaking news, we are live with the new overnight developments on the search for a baby kidnapped in the south bay. how you can help. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. the time is 5:57. today's climate in cries cries we'll talk about how allergies make it worse with climate change. you see the increase in days above freezing where you don't see a lot of that happening in the past couple of years and then with the longer growing season on average we've seen it increase about 16 days and it also creates more carbon

dioxide in the air, we could see also in rag wood and grass and for a lot of people suffering from allergies, about 60% of the country deals with seasonal allergies, but then you think about unfortunately a 200% increase in pollen by the end of the century, according to a recent study. with a lot of people suffering from the seasonal allergies it aggravates people with asthma. you may have more of an already allergic reaction. this is also an impact to your health and we could see this increasing as we deal with warmer temperatures. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on our climate in crisis tab for more stories on how you may be impacted in the future. >> 5:58 right now. as more of life returns to new normal people headed back to the workplace are getting hit

with a double whammy with rising costs hitting them every step of the way. >> we get more from vicky nguyen. >> good morning, marcus and laura. you may be leaving home and headed back to work in person soon. maybe you already have. one thing we are dealing with right now, the sticker shock for everything from commuting to child care costs. later this morning on "today" i'll show you the simple things we can do to save. see you then. >> everybody wants to save money, thanks, vicky. breaking right now at 6:00, the search for the kidnapped baby intensifies. >> if you have this baby, please give that baby back to its mother. >> we have new developments about a possible vehicle tied to the case posted just a short time ago as fbi agents conduct overnight door-to-door searches. here's a live look at the home wherethis3-month-old bay was taken. we have the latest on the investigation.

this is "today in the bay." we want to start out the morning saying good morning to you. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. don't forget if you're on with us, you can watch on your phone, roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> first meteorologist kari hall has a look at the forecast. >> it's cooler in spots. headed to work our temperatures very much in the low 50s, what we're used to for this time of year. more peeks of sunshine going into late morning and it won't be as warm as yesterday but still pretty nice for this afternoon. you will notice some higher winds kicking up today and those winds stay gusty over the next couple of days. we'll talk about the changes ahead in the forecast. mike, now you have a crash in the east bay? >> san pablo westbound 80 a critical part of the upper east shore freeway affecting the on-ramp. i'm told you see the speed sensors so it must be visible from the freeway itself as folks are traveling around the