right now at 5:00, communities in mourning. people across the bay area come together to remember the lives lost in mass shootings in half moon bay and southern california. how you can help the families now affected by tragedy. that's what this is about. helping ukraine defend and protect ukrainian land. >> a big military boost for ukraine. we are live in washington with president biden's decision to send critical tanks to the war-torn country and the reason for his about face on the controversial move. and then the new images we have obtained at the center of one investigation. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good morning. thanks for joining us. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia.

we will check in with mike in a bit, but kari gets to go first this time. it's warmer across some spots in the bay area. some of the valleys can't feel the high winds, so we are seeing temperatures anywhere from 36 in morgan hill where the wind is calm to 56 degrees in fairfield. compare that to yesterday. take a look at this. it's 30 degrees warmer right now in santa rosa than it was yesterday at this time. 21 degrees warmer in napa. you are also probably hearing those winds picking up, especially in the upper elevations. overall, it's a fairly calm start to our day. the camera kind of shaking around in oakland, and as you get started, low 50s this morning but low 60s for this afternoon. mike, you are seeing a calm afternoon out there. >> yeah, you are calm. we're calm. the only issue is outside of the green sensors you see, north 680, the crew has not yet been

cleared from the caltrans report. we see the sensors, a slow drive north of 84. 84 does show a little build coming towards the lane shift. that's not unusual through that portion of the bay. also out of the altamont pass, seeing the volume build a little bit. smooth flow of traffic in through contra costa. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we begin this hour with developing news from half moon bay. san mateo's county coroner's office formerly identifying six of the 11 victims. family members identifying the seventh victim. those victims range in ages from 43 to 73. all of those seven families torn apart by the violence, children, spouses and siblings are dealing with how their loved one was take chen away.

the suspect, chunli zhao, did not enter a plea. a judge also assigned him two public defenders with the next court date set for february 16th. many families want to know what they can do to help families impacted by the mass shooting. more than 40 families are displaced from the mushroom farm targeted in that rampage. many left behind everything. donations have been pouring in. the non-profit heading up that effort is the best donation you can give is money so the families can get what they need. find information on how to donate on our website, nbcbayarea.com. and then there was a vigil to help those heal from the mass shootings. photos of those killed were illuminated by candlelight. all their names were read out

loud last night. the recent mass shootings are very concerning. >> the impact has a way of making you afraid, and i don't want to be afraid. >> while a majority of the victims in the shootings have been of asian descent, all the families and communities are impacted by gun vie violence. there's a clear message the u.s. is sending with one announcement, and the view is being viewed as a reversal in course. >> yeah, it's a big about face. good morning, marcus and laura. we have missile strikes, dozens of them from russian pounding

ukraine through the night. president biden announcing the u.s. will send 31 advanced abram tanks to ukraine to help it defend itself and regain territory taken by russia. >> putin expected our support for ukraine to crumble with time. he was wrong. >> after resisting the move for months, the u.s. sending a clear message to russia and the world. the u.s. and nato allies remain unified in support for ukraine. the decision made in lockstep with germany. berlin announcing it's sending some of its leopard 2 tanks. >> i hope and expect germany and other europ european countries

tanks in their inventory will send them to ukraine. >> it's not an offensive threat to russia. >> russia saying wednesday any abrams tanks coming from the u.s. will, quote, burn. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy expressing gratitude hoping the effort will turn the tide of the war, which is expected to escalate in the spring. the u.s. tanks are not expected to reach ukraine's battlefield for months. >> thank you. berkeley police are asking for your help in tracking down this man. they believe this man threatened to sexually assault a uc berkeley student on campus. two days ago he grabbed and threatened a female student from

behind at hurst and euclid. if you know who he is, you are asked to contact berkeley police. we are getting new images involving a case that ultimately led to the oakland police chief being placed on leave. a police charge is accused of crashing into a car in san francisco, then driving away. surveillance video captured that incident. it appears to show the department's suv crash into a parked white mercedes in san francisco. a 16 page report by an independent law firm said the suv stopped for a few seconds before driving away. inside was the sergeant and an opd officer he was dating at the time. and then he also fired his weapon inside a department service elevator, and he was not

held accountable. shortly after the chief was placed on believe. but chief armstrong says he deserves to be reinstated immediately. a live look from san josé as we get started with the day. >> it has been nice over these past few days to go for a nice long walk outside, or also just enjoy doing everyday things with the warmer temperatures. we have upper 40s in novato, and you still need a jacket for the next few hours. late morning and afternoon, we are peeling off those layers as we head for the 60s and 70s in the north bay. oakland reaching 66 degrees. we will see the same in san joée and 65 degrees in palo alto. these are some of the warmest days we will see in quite a while. big changes ahead. i will have more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have a look at where we can find lower gas

prices this morning. >> yeah, with the help of our friends reporting through gasbuddy.com. in mill valley, it's 3.89. one of the best in san josé is grand gasoline. and then some of the best in the state at 3.39 today, and we call it a & a express on amador boulevard. there are a couple others around 3.50 in dublin. traffic is trending towards the speed limit all over the bay. the sensors looked like they cleared up northbound from highway 84. so far 580 coming towards the dublin interchange, you are at

speeds once you pass out of the area. vasco and highway 4 also at speed limits. >> thank you, mike. you probably heard it from your parents, money doesn't grow on trees. times are changing. why you may want to consider leaving those kids at home the next time you go shopping. >> does it mean i can leave the door open with the air-conditioner on? winter is back to blocking something. getting paid to eat cheese. how does that sound? could be your next job.

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the time is 5:13. let's head to the east bay. we will begin the morning with head 40s and head for the low 60s this afternoon. it's going to be another nice one so make plans to get out there and go for a run, go to the park. enjoy time out there with family. we are going to have to bundle up as we go towards the weekend and i will have more on that in the forecast, coming up. still tracking a closure in the east bay, sunol, the pavement work. everything is clear on highway 101.

we'll talk about what is a factor over there in the east bay, the peninsula and more. good morning and happy thursday to you. we get gdp data today, and we'll talk more about that in a second. bay area's chevron is buying back stock and boosting dividends. the oil profits coming back to investors. tesla reported record profits on the last quarter. and some are complaining twitter is blocking people from amody's policy with the massacre in india. the india government asked musk to block the links and twitter did. this is contrary what musk said. he said he would not agree to

ukraine's request to block russia's satellites. a new set of star link satellites launched, by the way, from florida. and then twitter owes back rent for prince charles. we get gdp numbers today, and that will come in about 15 minutes. we expect the economy has slowed but there are so many data points showing it's not slowing much. you may have learned in school two quarters of negative growth, we had two quart kwrurbz of negative growth in the recent path. wages are going up --

>> for some. >> generally for most. more than they have in quite sometime. it's hard to call a recession in that situation. i don't think we will see negative growth in 15 minutes, but i think we could see slowing growth. we keep looking for the recession and still can't find it. >> looming. >> you hear the word more than feeling the affects of it. >> well said. new this morning, something for parents to consider next time you take your kids shopping. it all adds up. on average, parents shell out $46 more when shopping with their kids versus shopping alone. candy is the most common reward for good behavior. it's used 37% of the time, followed by snacks and toys. 18% of parents dangle cold hard cash. from spreading cheddar to

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are certain types of cheese -- no. >> it's not in a good way. we are going to see mild weather. when we get these little spurts of warm weather we better enjoy it, because things will change. look at the temperatures this morning as you are stepping out the door. we have mid-50s to start in the north bay. there the winds are guesting up in some of the hills. you may not feel it in the valleys, but that's what is holding the temperatures up. where the winds are calmer in some of the valleys, temperatures are dipping. we are seeing that in morgan hill right now. in oakland, we have low 50s to start. it will be another clear day and slow to warm up, but this is where we are headed for mid-60s this afternoon. los gatos reaching 64 degrees. we will reach 66 degrees in morgan hill for the east bay.

martinez, 65 degrees as well as 65 in antioch. we will also reach the mid-60s in san mateo. for san francisco, also in the mid-60s today with a light northwesterly wind. for the north bay, up to 68 in sonoma and 71 in santa rosa. it has been nice, clear, sunny, and we're also expecting changes as the high pressure that kept it dry moves away. we will bring back the chance of rain, but as of now the models are backing off on how much rain we are going to see, but definitely a big dip in the temperatures. it's going to be much colder once that system passes through the weekend, there will be another one behind that as we go towards next weekend, but the rain may dry up once it gets here. we are not seeing any atmospheric rivers or anything like that. as we are starting to say, okay, it has been a while since we had a good downpour here, we are

still at a surplus. we are not hurting here for any rain, and we are still well above what we should have. as we go into the next couple of weeks, we will see the numbers decreasing, but still, not really worried at this point. our temperatures will be in the upper 60s for today but look at the changes going into the weekend and next week. we will need sweaters, jackets, gloves, hats, scarves, boots, all of that stuff because we will have very cold weather and even freezing for next week. mike, you are still seeing a smooth commute out there? >> things are pretty calm out there. i am getting nervous about the forecast. i know you will warn us as to what the changes are. there's no change here and that's not a good thing. we have a traffic control on 92 because of the sinkhole in the westbound lanes. one lane has been improvised

over on the shoulder basically. lower the speeds between 280 and half moon bay. we have seen slowing every day since that sinkhole appeared. and then here the drive is building coming into livermore but still a standard pattern. the crews are picking up and so far we have the crew registered on the caltrans report on 680 later than anticipated. over here looking smoothly across the bay bridge. no backup at the toll plaza, but the volume is building we can see by the camera. 5:21 right now. one bay area filmmaker is helping raise funding for orphan children in tanzania.

here's how he explains this to kelly clarkson. >> it brings you together. one of the things we are lacking the most, we feel separated from each other and isolated, and this has built family in tanzania -- >> and opportunity. >> you can see the full interview on today's "kelly clarkson show." the niners player already on the short list for the nfl offensive rookie of the year award. who do you think that is? also, as we head to break, we want to share this photo our kris sanchez posted to instagram. she said it reminds her there's more love than hate, she says,

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5:25 right now. let's hope this season ends with a super bowl trophy. brock purdy is one of three finalists for a rookie of the

year award. >> meanwhile this post season, purdy has not missed a beat, but he and the niners have a tall task ahead of them for sunday's championship game. they have to out play the nfl's second-ranked defense. and the 49ers and head coach call him a game changer. >> we are expecting this quarterback to run it and lower his shoulder and we have to treat him like a run bg back. >> them being in their home stadium, home crowd, they will be juiced up and ready to go. >> make sure you watch nbc sports bay area's pregame live show at 11:00 a.m., and nbc bay sports will have the live game. believe it or not, today

marks three years since the first covid cases were discovered here in california. >> ahead we break down the impact the virus has had and the key decision expected today about annual booster shots. >> reporter: relatives of the victims of monday's shooting here in half moon bay pleading for support from the community. what the

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right now at 5:30, new information this morning on the suspect, including his next scheduled court date. a school district under fire. the cost of living changes teachers are now demanding, and the new concerns from some students claiming racism in the classroom. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good thursday morning to you. 5:30 right now. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we have a lot to get to this morning, but we want to start things off on a lighter note for you. the u.s. figure skating championship kicks into high gear tonight at the shark tank. our kris sanchez will give us a closer look in about 15 minutes. >> that will be fun. let's take a look at the forecast right now.

chilly out there. meteorologist, kari hall, tracking warmer weather. >> it's going to be a nice day. lots of sunshine, and we are starting out warmer right now compared to yesterday at this time. as you are stepping out the door in oakland, you still need a jacket but we are seeing the temperatures warm up. concord, 40s this morning. headed to the upper 50s by this afternoon. oakland reaching 66. 71 in santa rosa. mid-60s up and down the peninsula into san francisco. we're getting ready for the weekend, so i will have a look at events going on coming up in a few minutes. we're looking towards the bay bridge toll plaza, and traffic is moving smoothly but i expect it will backup sometime in the next ten minutes. in the altamont pass, there's a new disabled vehicle, a big rig come into your commute

direction. that may be a factor for folks heading towards castro valley. oakland, the traffic is building for 880. the volume is starting to build. you can see that from those headlights. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 5:32 right now. this morning the half moon bay community are dealing with what they thought was the unthinkable. people are beginning to pay tribute to the lives lost after a mass shooting this week. >> we now know the names of the victims. here they are on your screen. today in the bay's, bob redell, joining us live at the growing memorial. i know you spoke to some of the relatives of the victims. >> reporter: our colleagues have, yes. this is downtown half moon bay where there has been a lot of

support from the community. a lot of people left flowers, candled, messages of support and stuffed animals in there. there's much more today than yesterday when we were out here. in this video you just saw, grandparents, a wife and three children, they are pleading for more support from the community. their father is one of the men killed, and their uncle is the sole survivor of the shooting. they have no money and they are in mexico, and they are asking the community to support her uncle during his recovery. and marciano martinez jimenez was also killed in the shooting.

>> i remember as early as i could choose, like, to be my godfather, i chose him every single time for every single occasion. >> yesterday afternoon the suspect in the shootings, 66-year-old chunli zhao, he did not enter a plea to any of the seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. those are some of the charges he faces. he could face life without patrol or the death penalty. it will be up to the d.a. which route they go for. he was assigned two attorneys, and chunli zhao claimed

responsibility for the shootings during his arrest. >> so much sadness there. thank you. san francisco police are looking for the gunman that shot and injured two people last night in polk gulch. it happened on california street. so far no word on what led to the shooting. and then footage of the attack on paul pelosi expected to be released today. here's a live look at the pelosi's home in san francisco. the video was recorded on a officer's body camera. a coalition of news organizations including nbc bay area filed. the news agency say it's vital for prosecutors to publicly

share evidence that refutes any false information about the attack. david depape is accused of attacking paul pelosi inside of the home with a hammer. depape has pleaded not guilty to all charges. west contra costa schools facing pressure on two fronts, from students and teachers. last night teachers rallied ahead of the board meeting and they are arguing salaries are not keeping up with rising living costs, and some students are talking about discrimination in the classrooms. >> they have been s suppressing us. >> it started when video emerged of what the district says is a

fired substitute teacher throwing a student to the ground because using the "n" word. believe it or not, today marks three years since the dawn of the covid pandemic here in california. california reported its first cases january 26th, 2020, a few days after america's first confirmed case in washington state. nearly 11 million confirmed cases in california alone, and close to 100,000 deaths, and about 88 million vaccines administered. all this time later, california's test positivity rate is nearly approaching 9% there, and this is during the holidays. later today the fda is asking an expert panel to decide how often should people get the covid-19 booster shots.

the white house currently recommends healthy young people receive annual boosters. 5:37 right now. taking a live look outside. kari, you say we will have a golden little warm-up. >> we are going to have a nice warm-up. take time in the predawn hours over the next few days and just look up. we are going to have a rare sight going on. a green comet. you will need binoculars or even a telescope to see it. we have not seen this particular green comet since the stone age and it will be another 50,000 years before it passes again. something cool to look up and see this weekend. and then starting friday at the east ridge center there will be a celebration, and it's going to be cool out there, but it will be sunny.

we will see temperatures hitting the upper 50s. we are going to have nice weather. warm now but cooler ahead. mike, you are looking at the drive through the tri-valley? >> yeah, we are looking at changes. a big rig blocking the slow lane over here out of the altamont. once you get past that things are just fine. we are looking at southbound 680 with more slowing, so the volume may have built-up over the last few minutes, and then the crew did clear from the pavement work. on the peninsula side, the sinkhole we talked about continues to be an issue for 92. between highway 35 and pena

seedious. they are using two-way traffic control for one lane in each direction. watch for the crews and we will continue to watch for improvement. and then moving towards the figurer skating champions, and we will continue to talk about that because there are lots of folks going into and coming out of the sap center for the rest of the week. 101 has a little build right on schedule. back to you. >> thanks, mike. extending life expectancy for people living with cancer. the push to expand the use of nuclear medicine to reduce the number of deaths. the local man advocating for the advanced care options. we just got the gdp numbers. much stronger than expected. president biden expected to show them off in a speech later today. >> reporter: mike was talking about the traffic outside the sap center.

we are inside for the u.s. figure skating championship. we will introduce

right now at 5:43, if you are about to grab the coffee and head for work, we are taking a look at the peninsula forecast for belmont. it will be in the next 40s for the next couple of hours. a chilly start. overall, another mild day.

we will continue the sunshine, but big changes ahead in the forecast. i will talk about that coming up in a few minutes. in fremont, taillights heading north. all the city lights lit up, and we are looking for flashing lights. there's a crash around auto mall parkway. a report of folks going higher than the speed limit. that report is coming up. 5:44 right now. happening today in antioch, leaders will update the fbi investigation of the city's police department. the department first announced eight officers were on leave in connection to the investigation into the police departments. at the time prosecutors claimed there was ties to officers being tied to a broad range of offenses. the antioch mayor will provide an update today at 11:00 a.m.

and then the white house thinks the president has a lot to show off. >> yeah, i think so too. we just got the latest gdp numbers, showing 2.9% growth. stronger than expected. the inflation numbers show more good news. biden knows he's vulnerable on peoples' perception of the economy. the white house indicates he will try and set the record straight. no doubt he will speak about the need to raise the debt ceiling. failure to do that could put the economy in recession. house leader, kevin mccarthy, says he wants to negotiate over raising the debt ceiling. the white house says it won't negotiate. it's unclear what mccarthy would ask for. chuck schumer says until mccarthy has a plan, a plan that can pass the house with republican support, going to the white house is like going with

no cards in his hand. the committee and treasury going back and forth over hunter biden's banks records. the same committee is asking hunter biden's art dealer to come and answer questions before lawmakers. not a subpoena yet but that's likely coming. he sold paintings to anonymous buyers. white house lawyers suggested keeping the buyers anonymous, because then the president would know who paid the generous prices to his son, and thus the president could not be influenced because he wouldn't know, but the system has raised as many questions as it has prevented. we will watch what is happening with that committee. the treasury department talking about it on social media. you can find me @scottmcgrew on

twitter. the american cancer society says nearly 2 million people will be diagnosed this year. more than 600,000 will die. lung and colon rectal cancer cause the most deaths. nuclear medicine is currently meeting in san francisco exploring nuclear medicine as a way to fight cancer. one doctor explains the advancement researchers are making are aimed at president biden's goal to reduce cancer deaths. >> the nuclear medicine will look at imaging, and it's a non-profit organization, and it introduced the initiative, and that's to raise $100 million and to invest in such

cancer-targeted nuclear medicine precision therapy. that is with president biden's approach. >> thanks to the advancements, this man has been successfully living with cancer for 15 years and counting. 5:48 this morning. the u.s. figure skating championships are under way this morning, and it could be our first chance to see who would be on team usa at the olympics 2026. >> let's join kris sanchez with a look at the first competition. these are always fun to watch, kris. >> reporter: so fun. we got to see the younger skaters yesterday. it was so fun to see that joy in their faces. all quiet here now. the first skaters will hit the ice at 7:00 this morning for practice, and then the

competition starts at 8:30 this morning. as i said, watching the younger skaters, the junior women. it was so much fun. you could see the joy on their faces during their performances, and we talked to two young staters in an international competition for the first time, and one only knew she made the lineup a week ago. >> i found out a week ago i was competing here, and i thought i was done for the season, but i decided to take the opportunity and train for, like, a hard five days. >> i was really, like, happy, and then i think i might have been a little too excited. but for the most part, i am happy with it. >> reporter: olivia flores, one

of the two skaters to skate in the two competitions. this is when we may see some skaters who will skate for team usa in the olympics in 2026. >> this is a really important year because it is repopulating our u.s. team for the world championships and the olympics, and most likely the people on the top of the podium here who never have been on the podium here will be the same people on the top of the podium in four years representing the united states for olympic gold. >> reporter: because we have so many champions and olympians coming out of the south bay, this is a popular place for them

to compete, because they have a lot of knowledgeable fans showing up. this is the fourth time the sap center is hosting the u.s. figure skating championships, and it's a good thing for the city of san josé's coffers as well. >> they make it look so easy spinning around. >> yeah, they make it look easy. >> you can watch our live coverage on nbc sports usa network and peacock. a lot of fun. 5:51 right now. it's time to get a look at the forecast. kari, i know you just got information about our drought monitor. how is it looking for us? >> great news here on the drought monitor front. i want to take you back a couple weeks and what it looked like before or even as we were getting all of the storms coming through. we saw a lot of the darker oranges there showing the severe drought that has been affecting parts of the central valley.

last week we got good news where they decreased those areas where we are seeing the severe drought. even better news this morning as we take it to what we just got out a few minutes ago, we saw even less of the orange over parts of the central valley. we also saw a lot more of the yellow spreading parts of the central coast into the santa cruz mountains. what that means is they are no longer in that severe or moderate drought. we are just seeing abnormally dry conditions for spots like santa cruz, the bay area. it was not a change for us here. we are still in a moderate drought. there was a 10% decrease in severe drought across the state, so some really good news there. we also have not had our sierra snow-melt that is still over 200% of its normal amount. even if we don't get anymore snow we will end our sierra season with over 100% of its normal amount of sierra

snowpack. really great news here after all of those storms. today we are enjoying sunshine and warmer temperatures. headed for the upper 60s and low 70s. there will be a change in this pattern. we will start to see cold fronts and storm systems dropping in, but they are starved for moisture so we will not see a lot in rain. really looking about another 0.1 of an inch in spot, and that will start to move in between sunday and early monday, but freezing temperatures. that's what we are really going to be talking about going into next week. laura and marcus. >> thanks, kari. happening now, bay area nurses are taking part in a national day of action demanding the health industry provide adequate staffing for safety for patients. members of the national nurses united and the california nurses

association plan to participate. remembering the victims in half moon bay. communities honoring the lives lost in this week's mass shooting. how families are coping after the tragedy. and then the controversy that led to oakland's police chief being placed on leave. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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a bulk size container attached to the wall trying to get away from the traditional expectation that we are going to get a mini size of everything. >> sustainable products in your toiletry bag. it can be as simple as reusable water bottles and your own kul tree. approaching 6:00, a community in mourning. people across the bay area coming together to remember the lives lost in the mass shooting in half moon bay. a big military boost for ukraine coming as we get new images from an overnight russian missile attack. we're live in washington with president biden's decision to

send tanks to the war-torn country. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire tv, apple tv and online. thank you for joining us. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we will check in with mike in a minute, but first a look at the forecast. it's going to be a little warmer compared to what we have ahead in the forecast. we are starting out with our commute heading to work in oakland. it's in the mid-50s in some spots, and pretty windy in some of the hills so that kept the temperatures up. late morning and early afternoon, we will reach in the 60s for today and most likely the last day we will see temperatures this warm. up to 71 in santa rosa. 66 in oakland, as well as san josé and morgan hill. for the tri-valley, low 60s there and low 60s in san francisco. we will talk about the cooldown and when we can get rain. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, you are watching the

roads and seems like there has not been any big issues. >> no big issues, but a smaller crash just around auto mall parkway. one detail says there were three vehicles, maybe four that were, quote, racing through the area. do watch that. no major injuries, and not a major slowdown but we are watching for the activity. i am tracking activity in the area towards hayward, southbound 880, and that's slowing. the earlier slowdown there as well as in pleasanton looks like it eased up a bit. we have the build up out of the altamont pass and the big rig on the shoulder. and another issue, maybe concrete in the roadway approaching eden county, and it's off the dublin grade. that's another report coming in with no major slowing. the rest of the bay shows an easy drive along the peninsula. the metering lights on since