no reason we can't work together and find consensus on important things in this congress as well. >> right now at 6:00, calling for unity. the reaction in washington this morning to president biden's state of the union address and the strong gop opposition. we're live at the capitol with a full recap of a historic night. >> new stories of survival in turkey and syria. stories emerging of some amazing rescues and new response from people right here in the bay area. >> the company massage envy facing new accusations from someone who claims a massage therapist crossed the line. details on a lawsuit being filed today and the bay area location being named. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. >> good wednesday morning. thank you for allowing us to be part of your morning.

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we're going to check the commute, but the temperatures, we need them to pick up. it's a cold start. >> another cold start. we've had a lot of mornings starting out in the mid to upper 30s and it does continue. take a look at some of these numbers. in santa rosa we are freezing, 32 degrees. that's the coldest spot on this map with the temperature now at 34 in fairfield, 43 in hayward. we're seeing temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s down into the south bay as well. as you're getting ready for work in fremont, you do need the layers for the start of the day, but the afternoon is going to shape up to be nice. low 60s for early in the afternoon. we are watching a crash, mike. what's the update? >> highway 4 is slow coming into concord. there's a little update, first there was one crash, now there are two separate locations. for chicago highway, the split to 242 and highway 4, so both

spots are showing a distraction and slowing coming into the area. they need a number of tow trucks. maybe another 20 to 30 minutes before they can get the last of the tow trucks. more folks will definitely come down toward ignacio valley road so plan for that. over here, recovery, it looks like maybe they might to moved vehicles. there's a crash west 80 at buchanan and that's slowing you getting toward the bay bridge. >> thanks, mike. happening today, attorneys plan to announce a new lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted at a peninsula massage envy. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in burlingame. this is the same location a similar claim has been made in the past. >> reporter: good morning. you might recall back in 2018 several women sued the massage envy spa chain alleging sexual assault at several locations

throughout the state of california, including one incident at this location behind me in burlingame. later this morning, the attorney for another woman will file this lawsuit that you see in superior court. the woman, jane epstein, is expected to speak to us during a 10:00 a.m. news conference. she alleges a male employee at this location sexually assaulted her in may of 2017. epstein's lawyers claim the burlingame massage envy location knew this man was a sexual predator who had sexually assaulted another woman back in 2013, but allegedly didn't report him to police, nor did they fire him, according to the lawsuit. they allowed him to go in a dark, closed room with epstein. we are waiting for massage envy to respond. we have reached out to them. this is how they responded to the 2018 lawsuit that alleged sexual assault by an employee named brandon davis. davis is not connected to the

lawsuit being filed today. now, this is what they said back then. the franchise location informed us of only one inappropriate conduct incident involving brandon davis, which resulted in his termination and restriction, meaning he is not eligible to work at any massage envy franchise locations. no other incidents involving mr. davis were reported to us. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." we're following breaking news as the death toll from the massive earthquake in turkey and syria sadly keeps growing. it has reached over 11,000. we have a live look where thousands of research and rescue personnel are scouring the damage piece by piece, trying to find survivors. but amid this tragedy, people in the bay area are organizing to try to help some of those victims. organizations like shelter box are moving faster than ever, packing donations, sending

money, and activating emergency response teams with volunteers. the first team of volunteers, in fact, is already en route to syria right now. the organizer of a turkish band are sending money to family members who have been displaced. >> they lost their homes, hospitals, everything. they lost schools. so maybe we will dedicate our efforts to build new schools for these kids. >> the band's next event has been pushed back until may, but they say they'll keep working in other ways to raise money forva 6:05 this morning, and reaction is pouring in following president biden's second state of the union address. >> last night's speech was the president's first before a divided congress. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live in washington with more on what he said and the republican rebuttal as well.

brie, we heard contrasting messages. >> reporter: we did. we heard a lot of back and forth and we continue to hear reaction this morning from lawmakers. but last night president biden urged members of congress to work together and finish the job. that's something we heard president biden say repeatedly, finish the job on key issues like police reform, while arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders blasted democrats' policies during her speech and called president biden unfit for office. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter: president biden laying out a story of america's resilience during his second state of the union address. >> two years ago democracy faced its greatest threat to the civil war and today, though bruised, our democracy remains unbowed and unbroken. >> reporter: touting accomplishments since he took office. >> 12 million new jobs, more jobs created in two years than any president has created in four years. >> reporter: the president was

heckled at times. still, he says he looks forward to working with republicans. >> if we could work together in the last congress, there's no reason we can't work together and find consensus as well. >> reporter: he's urging congress to pass police reform. >> we have to do better, give law enforcement the real training they need, hold them to higher standards, help them succeed in keeping us safe. >> reporter: arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders, blasting the biden administration and the gop response. >> you get crushed with high gas prices, empty grocery shelves. >> reporter: while calling on a new generation of leadership. >> president biden and the democrats have failed you and it's time for a change. >> reporter: president biden presenting his optimistic vision for the future, while making the case for a possible re-election bid. and president biden takes his message on the road, traveling to wisconsin today, before heading to florida on thursday.

marcus, laura. >> brie jackson in washington this morning, thank you. it is 6:07, and coming up for you, savannah guthrie is going to report live from washington this morning with more reaction and analysis from president biden's state of the union address last night. the coverage will start at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." it is 6:08. relief is coming to the peninsula for those impacted by storms in december and january. fema, along with san mateo emergency officials, say the disaster recovery center will provide employment assistance, records replacement, help for veterans and information on housing options. last month san mateo county was added to the disaster declaration following the rainy winter storms. it means homeowners can apply for individual recovery assistance. the center will open tomorrow at the san mateo county event center and will operate daily through next wednesday from 9:00 in the morning until 7:00 at night. let's take a live look for

you this morning at the golden gate bridge. beautiful shot this morning. folks are moving along. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring what they're experiencing. there's some cold temperatures. >> cold temperatures, but we are making it through the workweek. as we take a live look at dublin, it's a busy start but also another cold one. so as you're getting the kids dressed for school in the tri-valley, we're checking out pleasanton. the drop off time temperatures is 38 degrees, you've got the windows up, but at pick up time, windows down, it's going to be nice in the line and our temperatures warming up into the mid-60s. 66 degrees in san jose, as well as santa rosa. we do warm up even more tomorrow. we'll get a look at that in the forecast coming up. mike, we want to see lower gas prices. >> we want to see lower gas prices. y'all are helping me on gasbuddy.com. in the north bay we found one

spot reported below 4 bucks, lucky service on sir francis drake. the best of three, $3.89 in concord and the best in santa clara is $3.69. we expect to see slowing and we have a crash in fremont at stevenson. sounds like there may be one lane blocked, four vehicles or maybe five involved. we're also watching here for westbound 80, some slowing approaching the area of the merge off of the bridge. then we have a crash at buchanan. it looks like two independent traffic issues. the morning commute is the bigger one. highway 4 has a crash toward 242 and concord. there may be movement there. back to you. 6:10 right now and super bowl bound, we want to take a live look in glendale.

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good wednesday morning. 6:14, in the north bay it's another sweater and coat kind of day. 34 degrees in santa rosa. we are going to have a nice recovery going into the afternoon with a lot more sunshine. we're going from mid-30s to mid-60s today. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates in the forecast in a few minutes. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are active and have been for about a half hour. we had a crash at buchanan and still have a jam at richmond, san pablo. we'll show you how things are

shaping up. good morning, happy wednesday. head of the fed, jay powell, spoke in public yesterday and said there were more rate hikes coming. the fed is really struggling to slow the economy in order to slow inflation. uber reports today profits. microsoft says it will incorporate chatgpt into its bing search engine. goldman sachs has a doom and bloom prediction for house prices in san jose and san diego, saying it expects prices to fall to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. that could be a reduction of as much as 25%. goldman sachs expects phoenix and austin will suffer the same fate. it's also predicting mortgage rates will go up to 6.5% by the end of the year and warns those who bought in late 2021 into 2022 will face the highest risk of delinquencies, because according to them, those buyers bought at the peak and would be

under water as prices fall. now, all of this sounds terrible, but do keep in mind how bad big banks, goldman sachs in particular, were at predicting the last crisis. >> obviously high-tech layoffs are going to pressure some of our house prices downwards. zoom cut the staff as many as 1,300 worldwide yesterday. zoom, as everybody knows, grew exponentially during the pandemic, and the ceo says the company overhired, grew too quickly. now credit to eric, because most ceos have said the exact same thing. google said it, google's ceo said he bore full responsibility. but eric says he's giving himself a 98% pay cut for his mistake. >> twitter executives will face a congressional hearing today. the house oversight committee wants to know more about twitter's efforts to quash an article about hunter biden's laptop. this is pre elon musk and twitter wouldn't let users link

to the "new york post" article about the issue. a lot of it is going to cover familiar ground because twitter has been before the house, i think it was the commerce and energy committee a couple years ago, where they asked the same questions. i don't think you're going to see congresspeople when the tv camera turns to them acknowledge that. i think they're going to be prosecutorial and pretend as if this hasn't been discussed. twitter says it was a mistake, they fixed it. >> we'll continue to follow. >> thanks, scott. let's take a live look this morning at state farm stadium in glendale. now, four days from the super bowl, and that's where history will be made. chiefs patrick mahomes and eagles jalen hurts are not only the first two black quarterbacks to face off against each other in the super bowl, but they're also the first two quarterbacks from texas to go head to head. mahomes is from east texas, jalen hurts is from houston. hurts' father was actually the

head coach of his high school team, so talk about exclamation point. meanwhile, mahomes' former coach says the experience was once-in-a-lifetime. >> i felt like i hit the lottery in getting patrick mahomes in high school. sometimes i wonder, how did i wander into that? just by god's grace that i got to coach him. it was a lot of fun. >> i'll bet it is. you can hear from both coaches this morning on the "today" show coming up at 7:00 a.m. right after us here on "today in the bay." a lot of fun. >> a lot of fun. it comes out every once in a while. i love it. 6:18 right now, and football is hardly the only game in town these days because love is in the air. >> isn't it always? if you're still thinking about where to take your sweetheart for valentine's day, this is for you. yelp is out with its list of the most romantic places to eat in california. three in the bay area.

l' ardoise bistro, the richmond, trattoria 360, and if you're feeling adventurous and planning a getaway to tahoe, they recommend the lakehouse. the list is all based on reviews mentioning words and phrases including romantic, date night. we at "today in the bay" do not take responsibility if you cannot get a reservation. there's always next year. >> when is it going to be one of those restaurants like grandma's down home cooking that makes the list? >> it could be. >> at carl's jr. they bring the food to your table. [ laughter ] >> that's fancy. >> that's love. >> and a breakup coming, too. >> could be. >> i know better. i'm just saying. kari? >> it's within view, the

forecast for valentine's day. i wanted to tell you about something happening a little sooner, worsening air quality for the bay area. it's going to start to look a little hazy out there, as we sometimes see during some dry days in the wintertime, as high pressure sets up off the coast. the high pressure always creates a clockwise wind flow, but also it pushes the air back down towards the surface. the air sinking down creates an inversion layer. with a calm wind, whatever pollutants we're putting out does not get mixed up. we have to breathe it in. that's why on days where air quality is worse, we say try to carpool or do whatever we can to reduce the amount of pollutants we're putting out there. because we're breathing that in. so we're seeing that happening today, as well as tomorrow. there could be some improvements on down the line. we're looking at some spots in parts of the coast and the bay, as well as the east bay seeing

the highest measure of particulate matter, as well as santa clara valley. speaking of improvements, here is a look at our state reservoirs and where they stand after all of the rain we had in late december and early january. we're right now at 80% of historical average for the four largest reservoirs across northern california. take a look at lake oroville at 113% of capacity. but some of that is some of the snow melt that's coming down. we're still more than double our normal sierra snowpack. it looks like we'll continue to wrap up the season with more high amounts of sierra snowpack. but we have some additional light rain and snow as we go toward the wen, but it's overall looking pretty dry. every storm we see weakens before it gets here, so we may continue throughout the next week or so, at least, with only very slight rain chances. our temperatures still going up

and down. we're going to see highs reaching into the mid-60s today, another cold morning tomorrow, but it does recover nicely for the afternoon. it will be a cooler weekend for your outdoor plans, including those super bowl parties you may have set up on the patio. mike, you've been watching the morning commute and it's been mainly the east bay. >> richmond, we had the crash and one cleared at buchanan. that wasn't the source of the slowing. the slowing is all the traffic in san pablo, richmond and el cerrito, a little more severe as far as the slowing. then a new crash reported. there may be more activity than we see on the chp report. getting toward the richmond bridge, a slower drive because more traffic is on 580. the bay bridge toll plaza, still the same slowing and a better flow of traffic through fremont. back to you. >> thank you. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: you might equal fight for free help figuring and

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welcome back. 6:25 right now. hate to say it, but it's tax time. but it doesn't have to be taxing. >> consumer investigator chris chmura and his team help us out. >> reporter: all around the

country, families can qualify for free help figuring and filing their income tax returns. here in the bay area the united way says it's lined up volunteers to help with both your state and federal income tax returns. >> we want to make sure people aren't leaving any money on the table. >> if your household income is less than $73,000, you qualify. you have three options. option a, a zoom call. option b, an online portal. option c, in-person help at 50 locations around the bay area. >> different sites have different protocols, whether they're by appointment or walk-in. >> we wanted to know who is doing the math for you. kelly says the volunteers are all registered with the irs, they're required to do training, and pass an exam. >> this is a national irs program where volunteers are certified. we have to take a test every year. >> use the qr code on your screen to find help closest to you. the united way says you can also call 211. a quick note about deadlines,

this year the national filing deadline is april 18th. but because of the storms, most counties in california get an automatic extension all the way until may 15th. and that extension applies to everyone in california for state income tax returns. >> thank you, chris. 6:27 right now. coming up next, the top stories we're following today, including a cold and soggy start to the morning. but meteorologist kari hall is tracking a warm-up. >> i'm kris sanchez in san francisco, where the suspect accused of beating nancy pelosi's husband with a hammer is due before a federal judge. we'll tell you what we're watching for and show you the reception paul pelosi got at the state of the union. >> and we continue to follow the developing situation in turkey and syria. the urgent search for survivors as the death toll reaches a grim

milestone. plus all-new satellite images showing the before and after of the destructi

right now at 6:30, returning to court. the man accused in the attack of nancy pelosi's san francisco home faces a judge. ahead, a live report of what's expected to play out today. >> when he called for gun control, that we now have to

unfortunately consider that in our hometown of half moon bay. >> an advocate for bay area farmworkers attends the state of the union address. her reaction to president biden's promise for change after the mass shooting at a mushroom farm in half moon bay. >> this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. good wednesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first, we can't start without that forecast. meteorologist kari hall has a look at those low numbers this morning. >> it's another cold start. we've had temperatures that are in the mid-30s and even at times dipping to freezing. we've seen that in santa rosa and right now it is at 1 degree above freezing, at 33. 35 in dublin, 36 in livermore and 37 in san martin. a chilly start, but it will be clear and our temperatures warm up nicely. san rafael going from upper 30s to low 60s for the afternoon and we'll even see some mid to upper

60s in some of the inland valleys. we'll talk about the changes ahead. mike, you've been watching the backup at the bay bridge. >> i-80 and the bay bridge toll plaza has a backup and more coming into the area. we had a series of about three crashes that i can confirm different details, i guess i should say, through the area. we're looking a t the latest at central, jamming up out of sab pablo and clearing by central avenue. it's a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. highway 4 still slowing toward concord. pittsburg, the crash looks like it's affecting the on ramp from 242, two separate incidents, just off highway 4 itself. the rest of the bay shows a typical slower drive pattern. the crash at 880 and stevenson in fremont is on the shoulder. back to you. 6:32 right now. happening today, the man accused in the violent attack at former

house speaker nancy pelosi's san francisco home will be back in federal court. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san francisco. kris, this is the first court appearance since the release of that really hard-to-watch police body cam video we saw. >> reporter: so david depape is due for a status hearing before that federal judge this morning, and because it's a federal appearance, our cameras will not be allowed. however, we will be there and likely the video of the night of the attack that was recently released is going to be on everybody's mind. the police body camera video was released recently and it shows david depape answering the door with paul pelosi shortly before refusing an order to drop a hammer, and then beating paul pelosi with it. this happened on october 28th of last year at the pelosi home in pacific heights. david depape is now facing federal charges and state charges as well in connection with that alleged attack. depape has pleaded not guilty to those charges. now, just last night paul pelosi

attended the state of the union address where he got a standing ovation. and president biden said that depape was attacked by a man unhinged by the big lie, using the same language that insurrectionists who stalked the halls of the capitol used. he underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and injuries to his right hand and arm following the incident. he continues to recover this morning from those, and nancy pelosi has said it's going to be a long road to full recovery. the hearing is scheduled for 10:00 this morning and we'll be there. >> kris, thank you. 6:34. president biden reaching across the aisle during his first state of the union address before a divided congress. >> my republican friends, if we could work together the last

congress, there's no reason we can't work together and find consensus on important things in this congress as well. >> the president pushing for unity as his speech focused on topics including police reform, the economy, and climate change. also, the endless cycle of gun violence. earlier this morning, we spoke live with democratic bay area congresswoman anna eshoo and her guest at the address, peninsula farmworker advocate, dr. belinda hernandez arriaga. we asked them whether they thought the farmworkers received enough attention. >> i do think that with the focus that he added about mental health, the call for mental health, that we can apply that to farmworkers. the call for medical, more medical insurance for everyone, that we can continue to apply that to farmworkers. when he called for gun control, that we now, unfortunately, have to consider that here in our own

hometown of half moon bay. >> for representative eshoo, her big takeaway was the president's call for bipartisanship. breaking overseas, the number of deaths from that massive earthquake this week in turkey and syria has now claimed the lives of more than 11,000. here is a live look in turkey. this is where search and rescue teams are growing more desperate in trying to reach those in the rubble. and here are new images of the aftermath from space. planet labs posted satellite images showing the before and after. you can see the image on the right, a neighborhood simply levelled. and if you want to help, we have links on our website with information on local charities raising funds to send supplies over. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on help earthquake victims. that's on the trending bar. it's 6:36 on your wednesday morning. halfway through your workweek. looking at a lovely sunrise across the bay area. don't be fooled.

it's a cold start. when i jumped out of bed, i grabbed a sweater. >> it is another one to have to bundle up, not only a sweater, but the coat most likely. especially if you'll be out waiting on the bus stop on the way to work or school this morning. we're starting out with a few clouds moving by but it's going to give us a beautiful sunrise. yesterday we had a filtered sunshine due to those high clouds but we're going to start out that way and then see it clear out with temperatures in the low 40s now. look at the warm-up for later today, reaching into the low 60s. eventually reaching 66 degrees. so we'll lose the jackets. look at san martin today reaching 68 degrees and low 60s in san francisco. this warming trend continues for a couple more days and we'll talk about a cooler weekend coming up. mike, you've been watching a crash. what's the update? >> highway 87, olympic parkway, we expect to see more slowing because of a crash and maybe in

the middle of the roadway. we don't know how quickly they can get the crash to the shoulder. we've seen this backup from capitol expressway. there may be another crash getting onto 87 as well. we'll track this section. over here, 101, the typical pattern as well. shifting through san jose in through santa clara. through mountain view and palo alto, the build is on for the south bay. tri-valley, typical drive, building through sunol and pleasanton. this weekend, an early reminder that north 680 through the stretch, we typically have overnight traffic blocked because of pavement work and that will be all weekend this weekend and for the next two after that. there's a new crash in novato that will affect southbound 101 as the volume builds as well. back to you. >> the whole bay area is covered. thanks, mike. we continue our series discover black heritage and the push for better health care. >> being able to know where to go, who to work with, to connect to people, is very, very

important. >> we introduce you to one local business working to improve and expand health equity within black communities. >> our coverage of the state of the union continues. we'll do some fact checking. let's check the big board. dow industrials losing about 40 points. looking pretty good. >> and this is looking pretty great. the nba crowning a new king when it comes to one of basketball's most elusive all-time records. the made-for-hollywood moment nearly 40 years in the makingmen

good wednesday morning. right now at 6:41, it's time to pack up the backpacks and the lunch bags and getting the kids off to school this morning in pleasanton will be a chilly 38 degrees. so a heavier coat needed. at pick up time it will be 64 degrees, so windows down in the line. we'll get a look at all our microclimates coming up. traffic is moving slower because westbound 92 over the san mateo getting more crowded. still basically at speed as you cross 92. the dumbarton bridge looks good. the backup is at the bay bridge. we'll follow your commute as it builds around the bay area. >> thank you very much. it is 6:42 right now. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is visiting london, with uk leaders this morning. this video just into our

newsroom shortly after he touched down, meeting with the prime minister. he's also meeting with uk military chiefs will address parliament. a visit with king charles is also scheduled. zelenskyy last visited the uk before the russian invasion, but since then ukraine has received nearly $3 billion from the uk in weapons and equipment. president biden will head to wisconsin to hammer home his economic message. >> scott mcgrew joins us. you said the economy was going to be a big part of the state of the union speech, but there's something you didn't see coming. >> i really didn't. the shouting from the floor. now, that said in retrospect, it maybe was obvious because we've been building. a republican congressman yelled "you lie" at president obama. that congressman condemned by the entire house. then the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, tearing up the state of the union speech while sitting behind the president in

2020. yesterday's speech started out with a bipartisan spirit, the president shaking hands with the new speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. and then right at the top of the speech, recognizing mccarthy's new position. >> i start tonight by congratulating 118th congress on the new speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. [ cheers and applause ] >> president biden then elicited quite a reaction when he said some republicans were talking about limiting social security and medicare, and then sort of got them to promise they wouldn't. >> some republicans, some republicans want medicare and social security to sunset. i'm not saying it's the majority. [ audience reacts ] >> anybody who doubts it, contact my office, i'll give you a copy of the proposal. so, folks, as we all apparently

agree, social security and medicare is off the books now, right? all right. [ cheers and applause ] >> you've got unanimity. >> as we fact checked the speech, we had no issue with most of the claims. at worst he exaggerated or left out context. take this, for instance. >> in the last two years my administration has cut the deficit by more than $1.7 trillion. the largest deficit reduction in american history. under the previous administration, the american deficit went up four years in a row. >> a lot of that was the pandemic. president biden didn't say spending came down and the deficit came down as emergency spending came to an end. it was automatic. it's not something he did. the president then said america

added 12 million jobs in the first two years of his presidency, and that is remarkable. but, again, you have to factor the pandemic into that. president biden became president as the pandemic was ending. he also claimed america added more jobs in the first two years of his presidency than in the first four years of any other presidency. it's technically true as a hotel number. as a percentage, several presidents beat him on that number. there are just more americans now compared to then. what did you think of the speech? was there something you were expecting and didn't get? talk to me on social media. on facebook it's scott mcgrew tv. this morning we continue our ongoing series discover black heritage, and we are highlighting businesses today where they are making an impact on african americans in the bay area. i want to introduce you to wise health sf. this is a public health agency that creates innovative engagement strategies to advance health equity within black

communities. joining us is the founder, britney doyle, the founder of that company back in 2015. thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. i'm very happy to be here. >> let's talk about it. you formed this company in 2015, a san francisco native, and you did so after being the need for more innovative and relevant approaches to health and wellness for the vulnerable populations living throughout the bay area. here we are, 2023, how has wise health provided access to people during this time? >> it has definitely been a journey since i started in 2015. like you said, i thought there was a need for more innovative programs, specifically among our socially isolated seniors. and so just over the years i've been able to increase access to medical care, to health education, community resources, social connectedness, in a way that is culturally tailored and accessible for our socially isolated seniors.

when i talk about socially isolated seniors, i'm talking about seniors that live in senior housing sites, low income senior housing sites, that do not leave their apartment, don't leave their building, and it causes issues around getting access to medications, healthy food, social connectedness. so a lot of the programs that we design are to address those issues. >> and we talked about so much more, including how the organization is helping get healthy food to those in need and how you can help volunteer. you can watch that full interview at nbcbayarea.com, also on roku and amazon fire tv. we have also posted a link for more information on our website as well. trending, the nba has a new all-time scoring king. of course we're only talking about king james. >> coming to the end of the third quarter. lebron james, a shot in history. lebron stands alone!

>> amazing. lebron james last night passed kareem abdul-jabbar for the most points scored in a career. james breaks the 40-career record playing for the same team jabbar played for most of his career. >> congratulations on becoming the nba's all-time leading scorer. >> kind of felt a slow clap there. steph curry among the stars paying tribute in a video posted by the nba's broadcasting partner, tnt. among those in the house last night, lakers legend, including kareem and magic johnson, along with celebrities like jay-z. the lakers ended up losing last night's game to oklahoma city, but that's okay. it was an award-winning presentation, i would say. did you check out lebron's shoes, by any chance? getting a life of its own this morning on social media. all pink. the latest look for his most

recent lebron 20 shoes, with messages that include the kid from akron. we're guessing the next stop will be the basketball fall of fame in springfield. they would watch with me today. >> you should get those. >> you could live in them, they're so huge. >> maybe we'll get them for you guys. birthdays coming up. maybe not shoes, but something else. >> a poster. >> i'm just kidding. until then, we'll just get a forecast. looks pretty good out there, but it's cold. we've had more cold mornings and it continues over the next few days. let me show you this amazing shot looking at the bay bridge, the orange sunrise. it is a beautiful start to our wednesday morning. but it's going to start to look a little bit more hazy and as the sunrises, we're seeing those colorful hues because of our air quality. our air quality is going to get a little worse today, unfortunately. but we do typically see this

happening in the winter once high pressure sets up off the coast. the clockwise wind flow will bring in a northerly drift and we also see it pushing everything back down to the surface. so it creates this inversion layer, and with the calmer wind, it doesn't mix everything out that we're putting up. so with stagnant air, air settling down, pollutants settle into the valleys and that's why we say when our air quality gets worse, carpool if you can. do not burn anything, because once again, everything we put out, we're having to breathe it in. today we'll have a hazy sky and moderate air quality. the east bay and santa clara, the measure of particulate matter is a little worse. and we're seeing some slightly better air quality for the south bay. but let's talk about our reservoirs, another big factor here after all of that rain that we had earlier this year. now we're standing at 80% of the

historical average for capacity for our four largest reservoirs across northern california. look at lake oroville, 113% of capacity. some of that is the snow melt coming down from the sierra that has been so impressive this year. we're still at 204% of our normal sierra snowpack statewide. going into the forecast, not a whole lot more storms coming in. and the storms that we do see will weaken as they approach the bay area and the sierra. but we do have slight chances on friday and then again for next wednesday. but every time it gets closer, the models really just cause that storm to fall apart and dissipate. so our temperatures still going up and down. we're going from mid-60s to upper 60s tomorrow. a little bit cooler for the weekend, but the mild weather continues. mike, you have an update on highway 87? >> we had a lot of slowing highway 87, there may have been a secondary crash. the original crash may have

cleared to the shoulder in the last couple of seconds. we have another crash reported around here getting onto 87, so this stretch of guadalupe parkway is tough. it's the typical pattern for wednesday. it may have been shifted because of the backup people are hearing about and seeing on 87. 101 moves smoothly. same thing for 237 heading west. we're looking at recovery actually from an earlier big backup through richmond, still slow and recovering. highway 4, as well, the build out of pittsburg. >> happening now, a push is under way to give cash to unhoused seniors in california trying to make it in the bay. senator dave cortese is behind the bill. the legislation would provide $1,000 for five months following graduation. the bill is a reintroduction of one of the same ones he proposed last year. back in 2020 cortese, while a

santa clara supervisor, helped create the first basic income program to serve youth transitioning out of foster care. a quick look at the top stories this morning, including stories of survival in turkey and syria. dramatic video emerging of some amazing rescues as teams franticly search through the rubble following that massive earthquake. we're back in just under three we're back in just under three minutes.

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good morning. welcome back. it is 6:57. here is a look at top stories on "today in the bay," including breaking news. >> the death toll from the massive earthquake in turkey and syria keeps growing. more than 11,000 have died. we have a live look where rescuers are digging through the rubble piece by piece. very harsh winter conditions there. so far, at least 8,000 have been rescued from the rubble alive. monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake followed hours later by a second one almost as powerful. toppled thousands of buildings. tens of thousands were injured. the turkish president has declared a state of emergency in ten provinces. if you want to help, we have a link on our website with

information on local charities raising funds and sending supplies over. head to nbcbayarea.com, click on help earthquake victims on the trending bar. well, the suspect accused of beating nancy pelosi's husband with a ham senior expected to appear before a federal judge today. it is the first court appearance since the body camera was released that shows david depape answering the door with paul pelosi, refusing an order to drop the hammer he was holding and then beating paul pelosi with it. depape pleaded not guilty to all federal and state charges. last night paul pelosi attended the state of the union address, where he got a standing ovation. the 82-year-old is still recovering from a skull fracture, and injuries to his right arm. in just minutes, the "today" show will continue our coverage of president biden's state of the union address. savannah guthrie reports live from washington, d.c. with the latest reaction and analysis. coverage starts right after us here on "today in the bay." a cold start to our wednesday morning.

>> but it is clear and it's looking a little bit more colorful as the sun rises this morning. we are going to have moderate air quality. temperatures warming up. we're headed for the mid to upper 60s and then a little cooler for the weekend. still not a lot of rain in the forecast over the next several days. >> more colorful for san jose, north 87 the crash clearing, getting better. a new crash around capitol expressway. no word on injuries, but this is enhancing the ripple that's happened as traffic pushes over toward 85 to get past the backup on 87. also slowing sensors for 101 pushing through san jose. 237 shows the build. the south bay commute is on and it will be a stronger one this morning. we've seen one crash has a ripple effect. so operate more safely because there are more cars on the road. >> we want you to be safe. that's what's happening "today in the bay." joining us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 a.m. this morning. >> and don't forget we're back

with a live local news update. coming up next, the "today" show. make it a great morning. yesterday's state of the union address. >> hi, hoda. president biden delivering his message to congress and the american people. it's february 8th. this is "today." >> the people of this nation are strong. the state of the union is strong. >> president biden addresses the nation and a divided congress, urging the parties to come together to finish the job. in a boisterous house chamber. >> we'll break it all down. the reaction, the fallout and