near freezing temperatures. meteorologist kari hall is breaking down the strong winds only adding to today's winter chill. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. good wednesday morning to you. 6:00 right now on the dot. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to get you started with a look at the commute in just a bit. but first we've got to talk about that cold weather. you said to bundle up and we bundled up. you do have to be prepared and that's all we're trying to do here, deliver a little bit of bad news for you this morning. it is very cold and we're also seeing freezing temperatures in some of our inland valleys where we have the purple shading, temperatures are lower, you don't have as much wind. temperatures are dropping. right now it's 38 degrees in morgan hill, it's 37 in fremont, 38 in mountain view. we are at 28 degrees in santa rosa. yesterday it was quite breezy, today not as windy and our

temperatures are coming up a few degrees but it's still going to be a cold day even for mid-february. we're going to talk about a slight warming trend in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike, you've been watching several trouble spots around the bay. >> we're talking about the wednesday commute, so as you say, we're trying to warn people about some things, including some changes we've been seeing. today is holding consistent with wednesday slowing, starting early for the south bay and a little more extensive. a little slowing for 237 off of 880 and it tends to stick around for a few minutes here. we'll continue to watch that build out of the tri-valley. 680 slows south toward sunol. then your usual spots throughout the rest of the east bay, including there may be a new crash out of richmond. back to you. >> thanks, mike. after three long years of worrying about respiratory viruses like covid and rsv, an

old bug is making a new surge. kris sanchez is joining us with the rising rates of norovirus. >> reporter: i feel fortunate, because it is going around. 15% of all norovirus tests have come back positive, according to the cdc. that virus causes vomiting and diarrhea. it's pretty serious in young children and the elderly because they are susceptible to dehydration. it's also dangerous for people with compromised immunity. it is super contagious and dr. peter chen hong of ucsf infectious disease department says it's really easy to spread and you might be contagious for a long time. >> for a regular person, the story is so compelling because

there are few kinds of diarrhea that have vomiting with watery diarrhea. it comes in at around one to two days and goes away in about four days. but you could be infectious for about one to two weeks after the symptoms even go away. >> reporter: so that is not something that i knew that you could be contagious after you feel better. dr. chen hong says this sounds like a no-brainer, but don't share utensils or towels with a sick person. he notes that alcohol-based hand sanitizers don't work against norovirus, so you really have to wash your hands with soap and water. remind all the little people in your life to do that as well. >> kris, before you go, we're talking about norovirus, but we can't forget covid is still around. covid rates are also rising, right? >> reporter: yeah, there's a good chance that somebody you know, whether at work or in your friends' circle have had covid

recently. it's still in the community and people are getting it, though they're not getting sick enough to go to the hospital. we did ask dr. peter chen hong about that as well. he says vaccinations are a reason why and those treatments. >> if anybody gets sick and they're older or immune compromised, don't forget about getting diagnosed and getting access to paxlovid. >> reporter: now, we are starting to hear more about the long-term effects of covid. we don't know what all of them are going to be. so it's best to avoid getting it in the first place. as we know, it is very disruptive if you have it and you can't go to work or you have to keep the kids home from school. >> and we still don't know the long-term effects. it's a lot. and wash your hands, as you said, wash your hands. thanks, kris. >> please wash your hands. >> it's not just me to my kids and husband, i nag everyone.

this morning president biden is facing pressure to be more transparent about the unmanned aerial objects shot down by the u.s. military. within the last 24 hours senators received a classified briefing on the matter. "today in the bay's" brie jackson joins us live from washington and it seems like lawmakers at least agree on one thing, that we all need more information about what these objects are. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, laura. senators from both parties say that president biden needs to release more information publicly, saying that the biden administration owes the american people an explanation about these flying objects. after recovering what military leaders are calling significant debris, including sensors and electronics from a chinese spy balloon, crews continue searching for clues about the three still unidentified objects shot down by the u.s. >> these very well could be balloons of a completely benign nature, perhaps commercial or

scientific research. >> reporter: senators are still demanding answers following tuesday's classified briefing on the aerial objects. >> how can i tell you not to worry about something if i can't tell you what it is? >> i am not in any way afraid that we are under a threat of attack or physical harm to our homeland. >> reporter: some members of congress are urging the administration to share more information with the american public. >> now that this cow is out of the barn, the president and the director of national intelligence needs to address it. >> reporter: the white house has been discussing whether to have president biden deliver a national address, but there are no normal plans yet. >> there's a lot of information to assess, there's a lot of information to recover, and the administration is on top of this. >> reporter: experts say the incidents involving the four high-altitude objects shot down from the sky have exposed a gap in the federal government's process. >> the intelligence community

has been caught off guard by this whole set of circumstances. >> reporter: the administration is expected to announce new protocols to deal with unidentified aircraft by the end of this week. and the senate commerce committee will hear from the acting faa administrator later this morning and the subject of these unidentified flying objects is expected to come up, laura. >> thanks for all the coverage, brie. 6:07 for you this morning, and police in the east bay are searching for a suspect in what appears to be a deliberate hit-and-run caught on camera. i want to warn you, this video may be hard to watch. it happened saturday night at first presbyterian church in castro valley. you can see the nissan altima was backing up. a woman pushing her walker crosses the lot. now, the car narrowly misses the woman. the driver and woman appear to have some brief conversation and then the driver continues to follow the woman. suddenly, sideswipes her, causing her cane to fall to the

ground. the car circles back around once again. if you look closely, you see what the car does. the car aims straight for the woman, hitting her and continues to drive. the woman falling to the ground. the car leaving the parking lot. now, that woman that was hit is 77 years old. the woman is expected to be okay. 6:08 right now. happening today, people impacted by the deadly house explosion in san francisco will have their chance to air their concerns today. last week's explosion on 22nd avenue in sunset killed one woman. the supervisor in that district will hold a closed town hall meeting today for nearby residents only. participatance will first have to contact his office to attend. they'll have to chance to talk directly to city leaders and learn more about resources available. one man is now in custody, accused of manufacturing illegal drugs inside the home that

exploded. berkeley's mayor is throwing support behind a bill for measures of police officers initiating traffic stops for low level violations. the idea has made its way to berkeley where city leaders changed those policies in 2021. critics argue low level stops are often racially bias. mayor jesse arreguin agrees, saying that his city is better off thanks to recent reform. >> having armed officers initiate stops for minor traffic violations not only impacts the response time to violent crime and pulls away valuable police resources to police our communities, but it doesn't make our communities safer and things do escalate. >> the city also refocusing its police resources for noncriminal calls with a specialized care unit with mental health and medical specialists. the pilot is set to debut this

summer. i spoke one-on-one with u.s. representative barbara lee about how police can better their relationship with the black community. the relentless search for survivors in turkey and syria continues as the death toll surpasses 40,000 from last week's powerful earthquake. this morning, video of a 77-year-old woman being rescued after being trapped in the rubble for more than 212 hours. teams carried her out on a stretcher, wrapped in a foil blanket wearing an oxygen mask before she was loaded into an ambulance for treatment. >> if you want to help the victims, we have a link with verified charities helping in efforts in turkey and syria. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the help earthquake victims tab on our trending bar. 6:10 this morning, as we take a live look at downtown san jose. you can see the sun. that is beautiful.

picturesque. >> you know what it is? >> what? >> cold. >> that it is. meteorologist kari hall has been telling us. i'm looking at temperatures. tell me that's not right. 29? >> yes, and that's in santa rosa right now. that is the coldest temperature i have on the map, but it is well below freezing. the wind has calmed down and the temperature has taken a nosedive. we'll have a chilly morning for the north bay, but a slow warm-up on the way as we head for 60 degrees. it actually makes a nice recovery after such a cold start, reaching into the upper 50s for the south bay and mid-50s for livermore. we'll talk more about some milder temperatures in our forecast coming up. mike has a look at lower gas prices. >> gasbuddy.com, and some folks in the south bay -- we'll talk about that. marin has one below $4. lucky service at sir francis drake boulevard. same best price for alameda

county, $3.99 at express gas on high street. oakland has a lot more $3.99s. we're missing some of those reports from sunnyvale, but the best report comes in at national petroleum on old san francisco road, $3.94. narrow range, but still under $4. a pretty good drive for most of the bay. highway 84 really jammed up for some reason coming down toward 680. starting to clear up through the area with the construction approaching the 680 and 84 merge. we're looking at the bay bridge with a backup and a bigger volume. we're seeing this consistent with other wednesdays, more traffic earlier on. back to you. >> thanks, mike. bracing for a new look at the titanic wreckage. coming up, new images expected to cast new light on the fabled ship's final moments from where it sits 13,000 feet below the ocean's surface. >> i'm ready to go back to the titanic. plus, a plan that might even

have 49ers fans saying, go chargers. take you out to the futures this morning. looking like they'll be lower despite good retail ses al

the time is 6:15 as you're stepping out the door in the east bay. we're checking out martinez, 34 degrees. it's a cold one and it will be

sunny today, not as windy. but our temperatures don't warm up as much as what we like to feel. we are going to have a milder weekend. i'll have a look at that and when we could see rain coming up in a few minutes. we're looking at the commute starting to heat up a little bit. no major problems for 580 here. b.a.r.t., however, did send a note saying there may be some delays, up to ten-minute delays. they're slowing trains down a bit. they're saying the weather has something to do with it. we're tracking that and seeing if there's anything else going on as far as any other delays coming up. good morning. happy wednesday to you. we just got the latest data on retail sales. americans are spending. bars and restaurants topped the list, furniture sales did well, too, despite higher prices. the broader market is mixed tuesday as investors digested new inflation numbers. inflation had been fading each month, but last month it took a

pause. the government tracks hundreds of products coming up with the inflation measure. here are a couple examples. used cars and trucks, which were up so high, down 11% since this time last year. gas 2% higher than last year but that's down from its summer highs. eggs are just ridiculous. up 70%. televisions continue to get cheaper. the white house will announce today it's made a deal with tesla to open up thousands of tesla chargers to other electric car drivers. you'll use a tesla app to register and pay for the charge. 7,500 in all. part of washington's effort to make it easier to drive an electric car. >> the european union just took a vote that will effectively end the sales of new fossil fuel powered cars by 2035. several car companies, including volvo, have already said they'll stop selling gas powered cars in the future. tesla and twitter's ceo elon musk says he expects to remain

both of those ceos until at least the end of the year. elon musk had said he would respect a poll on twitter that told him to step down. he says that likely won't come until the end of 2023. >> and congress today will look at approval to become the permanent head of the irs. he will promise there will be no expansion of audits against americans making less than $400,000 a year. he is already the acting commissioner. i look forward to this one because there's going to be a lot of questions. there's a lot of misinformation about these new agents and what they're going to do. he should be able to speak to this and we'll get sound bites for tomorrow morning. >> good. because no one likes the word audit. >> no one does. >> been there, done that. don't want to do it again. not again. thanks, scott. 6:18 for you this morning. do you remember that line, you jump, i jump?

well, today we get a new look at the world's best known ship wreck. the titanic, the oceanic institute will release what it's calling a rare and mostly uncut look at its 1986 journey to the bottom of the atlantic. it includes one hour of unaired footage. it posts at 4:30 this afternoon on the group's youtube page. coincidently, in december, the highly popular epic movie "titanic" celebrated it's 25th anniversary. one of our producers went. >> you get the big screen feeling. >> a new generation discovering. >> always discovering something. but it is cool to see that. speaking of cool, the temperatures today. >> yeah, it's going to be another cold one this morning. in fact, we've had freezing temperatures in parts of the north bay. yesterday it felt cold because

it was also windy, but now the wind is starting to calm for a lot of spots and our temperatures are now going into the upper 30s for a lot of spots. then take a look at santa rosa. it is 29 degrees. you compare that to much more breezy san rafael and it's 39 degrees there and 46 in san francisco. yesterday we had those 30, 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts. today it's more like 10 to 15-mile-per-hour winds and it will reach into the upper 50s, a high of 59 in san mateo, 59 in oakland, and also some upper 50s for the interior east bay. tomorrow it's about the same, but there will be a couple of spots that get slightly warmer like san jose. and we'll see about the same weather on friday. but overall we're seeing a dry weather pattern, all of the rain staying off of the coast. i want to take it way out because that's the next chance of rain we have here. not happening until maybe next weekend, and i'm running the run outlook out ten days to show the

possibility of overall change in our weather pattern that's been dry for the past couple of weeks. we may see wetter weather coming in before we enter into the month of march. take a look at santa rosa and our ten-day temperature forecast. it will be cool these next few days but a little milder for the weekend into the start of next week. once those storm systems start to drop in the middle of next week, we may struggle to make it up to 50 degrees for a high temperature. so we are not going to shake this winter weather any time soon. we better enjoy the weekend while we have highs reaching into the mid-60s with sunshine. it is dry, at least, for this near term forecast. mike, you were looking at an east bay crash. >> popping up around richmond and i'm concerned about the people involved. it's at the carlson on ramp and we see speeds holding steady. it's not on 880 westbound, the commute direction. that's holding steady after an

earlier build on highway 4. we did see volume build a little early. it's sorting itself out. highway 24, a little slowing out of the caldecott. the metering lights were turned on earlier. 880 sorting itself out, past the san mateo bridge, which saw a volume bump. no problems for the tri-valley or south bay. we're seeing the second commute kick in in the main part of the south bay build. back to you. 6:22. new help for those trying to make it in the bay. still ahead, that new affordable housing development now in the works and the big step bringing it one step closer to reality. >> first, a day of remembrance at san jose state. a discussion on the japanese american incarcerations during world war ii. mike inouye will be there as well. check out the details. you can find them on his facebook and

welcome back. a install silver lining in the violent death of an oakland baker and community activist. jane angel died last week at age 48 after she was robbed in oakland. she was dragged by the thieves' getaway car after she tried to retrieve her purse. now her family is celebrating her last directive to donate her organs. ahead of the procedure, hospital

staffers yesterday joined family and friends for an honor walk. doctors say jen's donation will help save 70 other people. happening today, the first step in bringing new affordable housing to palo alto. crews will begin demolition at the property on 525 east charleston road. here is a look at what the development is expected to look like. developers say mitchell park place will offer 50 affordable housing units and provide an area for office space. many of those residents are expected to be people with disabilities. coming up, the top stories we're following, including we're bundled up. it's a bitter cold forecast. meteorologist kari hall tells us the neighborhoods that are feeling it the most. >> reporter: plus, a fast-approaching deadline regarding the future of oakland's police chief. the meeting tonight that could decide his fate. >> and a new push to legalize sex work. the bold proposal one bay area

legislator is urging state leaders to pass and the major pushback from critics. all of that

there are discrepancies that need to be resolved and that is what i'm hoping that our police commission will do as they evaluate the report. >> right now at 6:30, oakland facing a looming deadline to determine the fate of chief leronne armstrong. a decision may be hours away.

ahead, a live report and the factors being weighed today and the possible outcomes. >> with the opioid crisis showing no signs of letting up, a new push to widen access to drugs meant to stop deadly overdoses. we break down the timeline on how soon it could be available over the counter. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. good wednesday morning to you. 6:30 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to give you a look at what's happening across the bay area. a beautiful shot to start our morning. what you can't see is very cold temperatures again this morning. a double bundle-up. meteorologist kari hall. you're thinking winter gear here, layers, because we are seeing another freezing morning for parts of the bay area. these areas shaded in purple are

where we have frost advisories, freeze warnings that are in effect until 9:00. then for the coastal areas as well as in some of the hills there's a freeze watch in effect until 9:00. as far as temperatures, here's where we are. 38 degrees in morgan hill, 39 in dublin, 34 in concord. the coldest temperature is santa rosa at 29 degrees. we'll see temperatures really staying chilly today, even as the wind calms down and we get sunshine. we'll check out all of our microclimates in the forecast and talk about some milder, at least afternoons ahead. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. well, new overnight in martinez, authorities are investigating a deadly fire. this one started a little before 3:00 a.m. at an apartment building near foster street. firefighters there did rescue one of the two people trapped in those flames. so far, there's no word on their condition. the person who died has not yet been identified. firefighters believe someone was

cooking in the kitchen when the fire started. the exact cause is not yet known. oakland's now suspended police chief may learn whether he still has a job. >> bob redell is live for us this morning and today marks a critical deadline, not by the city's choosing, right? >> reporter: correct. good morning. suspended oakland police chief leronne armstrong is accused of mishandling a case involving officer misconduct. the outside law firm hired by the city of oakland to look into this gave the city the deadline of today to decide whether or not to discipline the chief. the oakland police commission's newly formed discipline committee, which was supposed to meet monday night, they'll meet tonight instead, this committee. and they could decide to fire the chief, impose some sort of other penalty or do nothing at all. oakland mayor sheng thao also has the authority to fire him without cause.

a 37-report by the law firm accuses armstrong of engaging in gross dereliction of duty when he failed to old officers accountable for misconduct and did not ensure there was a fair disciplinary process. it details a 2021 incident when two odp officers who were engaged in a secret romantic relationship hit a parked pedestrian vehicle with their police vehicle and drove off. the incident was captured on video and obtained by opd. a second confidential report published in full describes a meeting months later where armstrong claims to not know much about the hit-and-run and chooses not to discipline either officer involved. >> officers at the meeting described him as cutting off the discussion, cutting off questions that others had about the incident. so that the meeting abruptly ended with the chief just cutting everyone off and then signing off on the report.

>> reporter: retired superior court judge ladoris cordell said, if that's true, chief armstrong will have a difficult time avoiding discipline or keeping his job. chief armstrong is adamant in that he said he did nothing wrong and acted appropriately based on the information that was given to him. organizations like the naacp have called on the mayor to reinstate the chief. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot of people in the community have been talking about this and i'm sure people are waiting to see what will happen today. thank you. >> we'll continue to monitor the story throughout the day on air and online. make sure you download our free nbc bay area app. we'll send you an alert as soon as we know more details. students at michigan state university are still reeling from that tragic event from monday night. flowers and candles have been seen throughout the campus. this is as those students continue to mourn those who were killed in a mass shooting.

this after a gunman shot and killed three people, injuring five others, before killing himself. statues on the grounds have become makeshift memorials on campus and students say they are still in shock. >> personally, i agree that this is an atrocious thing. but you can't live in fear every day. you have to keep your head up and take it day by day. >> tough for a lot of them. classes and all activities have been canceled at michigan state university for the rest of the week. a san francisco supervisor with a call to combat the problem of prostitution in san francisco's mission district. he's asking state lawmakers to legalize sex work. road blocks went up last week between 18th and 22nd. there's greater police presence there. many argue these are short-term answers. in a city resolution introduced yesterday, hillary ronen urged state lawmakers to introduce legislation to decriminalize and eventually legalize sex work.

ronen aide tells us regulating the sex trade could make all the difference. >> we want to make a space where we can take away this industry from a residential neighborhood and also provide resources and to make it a safe thing for people to do, because they're going to do it anyway. >> he also admits the response so far is mixed. many critics argue ronen is angling to try to set up a red light district. the ronen camp insists that's not the case. happening now, federal food and drug regulators are debating making the narcan nasal spray available over the counter. this is to better counter the impact from the drug overdoses. advocates are asking for fas trak approval, pushing for availability by the end of march. and it comes as san francisco introduces a new measure to drop sanctuary protections for any immigrant convicted of selling fentanyl. supervisor matt haney says a hard line must be taken against those trying to profit from the

sale or use fentanyl, which has killed more than 1,400 people in the city this decade. happening today, new recovery center opens for contra costa county residents impacted by last month's winter storms. fema is partnering with contra costa county emergency services to help provide federal and state recovery resources. the center will be located on la gonda way in danville through march 1st. it opens at 10:00 this morning. the deadline to register for relief is march 16th. here we go on this wednesday morning. it's 6:37 right now. we take a live look at san francisco. it's just a beautiful morning out there. but it's also a cold morning out there for anyone heading outside. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect today. any kind of warm-up today, kari? >> it's going to be a little milder for the afternoon compared to yesterday. but yesterday afternoon was so cold, i think anything is better than that. especially once we see the wind calming down. but you can still see the breeze in fremont with the flag waving

and we're going to see temperatures in the low 40s. may go down another couple of degrees. but then sunshine. we'll reach into the mid to upper 50s today. this is still pretty cool as our high temperatures are a little bit below even what's normal this time of year, as we take a look at morgan hill, 57 will be the high today. 55 in livermore. 59 today in napa. we'll talk about the weekend, which does look better, coming up in a few minutes. mike, you're starting with congestion out of richmond. >> it's looking more crowded here. beautiful sunrise as well. we have a mix of emotions here. richmond does continue with slowing for westbound 80, as well as on westbound 580 across the bridge. the volume is just building. no big surprises. on wednesday we talked about it, an earlier start to more traffic coming through walnut creek. westbound in toward the maze, out of the caldecott tunnel, a

little more slowing. folks heading into the maize for west 580. we try to warn you about a full closure west 80 at gillman from 10:00 p.m. until about 3:00 a.m. opening earlier if they can, but they've got to do some work and there will be another closure a little later this week. but there will be a detour posted. the rest of the bay, pretty standard build, including san jose. back to you. 6:39 right now. next on "today in the bay," i go one on one with congresswoman barbara lee. >> we have in our own area historic figures, people who still are fighting the good fight for true freedom and justice. >> we talked about a lot of things, but we're discussing the complex relationship police have with the communities they protect. the one major talking point and how to best boost levels of trust. >> americans are understandably alarmed about those balloons. what if we're just shooting down junk? we'll take you to the big boards. retail sales numbers are much

better than expected, but wall street seeming to ignore them. >> plus -- ♪ i'm still jenny from the block ♪ >> you might say jenny from the block is solid as a rock. coming up next, j.lo's bold new statement when it comes to her

good morning. it is 6:42. as you head out on the peninsula, we are going to have a chilly start to the day all around the bay area. redwood city in the upper 30s and we'll see a lot of sunshine as we go into today. but just still a cool day, just not as windy as yesterday. we'll talk about more changes ahead in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. and changes going on right now, the volume and speeds on the san mateo bridge. volume getting higher, speeds getting lower. this vehicle is sticking around in the service lane. another one cleared a few minutes ago. folks are pulling into the service area, perhaps stalled or other issues. we'll continue to follow this coming up. pressure is mounting this morning for the president to say something about those balloons. >> but at the same time, scott mcgrew joins us, and we're hearing some of the balloons may

not be spy balloons at all. >> maybe just balloons. the u.s. military adjusted its radar so it was looking for balloons and it found them and shot several of them down. but members of congress who have been briefed on the shoot-downs are hinting hard the latest balloons may not be a threat at all. here is senator richard blumenthal. he sits on the armed services committee. >> our adversaries often know what we know. we know they know. the american people are the ones who don't know and they deserve to know more. and so i think that there's a need for greater transparency and more facts for the american people. >> here we see u.s. marines practicing the launch of a weather balloon. the u.s. weather service says it sends up about 60,000 balloons every year. so some suspect the military is shooting at junk up there, old weather balloons, balloons left over from, say, high school science classes. >> while we were looking for military weather balloon video,

i came across this video from the air force base in turkey. this is video of american forces sending 5,764 tons of equipment and supplies to turkey for earthquake relief. i thought it was worth mentioning. >> "the new york times" reports top congressional leaders will get a briefing on the papers found at president biden, former president trump, and former vice president pence's homes. president trump's special counsel, meanwhile, jack smith, wants to interview one of trump's lawyers about the confidential documents. normally a prosecutor cannot get somebody's lawyer to testify, but there's an exception if that lawyer took part in a crime. a source familiar with the matter says prosecutors allege in a sealed filing they have evidence some of trump's conversations with this man, attorney cochran, were in furtherance of a crime.

smith has asked prosecutors to allow the exception to let the team sidestep exceptions afforded through attorney-client privilege. cochran was one of two trump lawyers who signed documents assuring the u.s. government there were no government documents on trump's property. but as you know and the fbi discovered, there were. >> we'll be watching what's happening in washington. in brussels, the nato ministers meeting. we'll talk about it on social media. on facebook you can find me at scott mcgrew tv. we continue our month-long series discover black heritage. this morning we had an opportunity to talk one-on-one with congresswoman barbara lee. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> i think, right now it's important for us to step up and talk about black history being part of american history, which didn't just start with the civil rights movement. it started during the middle passage when people were brought from africa and enslaved for over 250 years.

we have to talk about those who resisted slavery and who resisted being in bondage and who fought for freedom and who fought to be equal to white people in this country. and that is the challenge right now that we have in teaching black history. we don't go back to where it started. because i think if we did, we would see through the years how important it is to begin to repair the damage of all of the historical human rights violations of african americans in this country. >> tyre nichols, the death of him at the hands of police in memphis, that has been the talk when it surrounds lawmakers and talks about action of police officers, this is probably in the george floyd case as well. a lot of people and a lot of decisions to make things fair and better for people has been stalled. what would you like to see when it comes to building trust between the black community and the police department and law enforcement altogether? >> you know, the pain of tyre's

death still permeates all of us in terms of our heartache and the emotion that we feel, because he was our child, also. and i had the privilege and honor to meet his mother. his mother actually was born on 82nd avenue in oakland, california. she's from oakland. and the congressional black caucus met with the president and we talked about the george floyd justice in policing act, how we have to get that through the congress. our community wants public safety like everyone, but we do not want and do not need more police misconduct and brutality. i'll close by saying i raised two sons in oakland and d.c. i had that talk with my two sons as a single mom. i was terrified when they walked out the door alone and i was terrified until they came home. i used to take them so they wouldn't be by themselves. now i have two grandsons. i'm terrified of what could happen to them. and this is un-american.

black families shouldn't have to live like this. >> i spoke with representative lee about so much more, including housing challenges within the black community and what she would like her legacy to be. you can watch that full interview online at nbcbayarea.com. it is 6:49. trending this morning, with bennifer back in the headlines, the hollywood couple making their love permanent, very permanent. j.lo revealing on instagram the new tattoo she got to honor their commitment to each other. it's an infinity sign with an arrow that includes the couple's first james. the post includes what appears to be affleck's tattoo, which features two crossed arrows with their initials. marcus, kari, mike, would you get matching tattoos with your significant others? >> no, i don't have any tattoos. >> maybe i'll get ben affleck.

matt damon and cool, though. >> kari? >> no, i don't want a tattoo. >> i'm with you. it's a day where you want to make sure you're staying warm and also dealing with cold temperatures that we've had. it's freezing in parts of the north bay and we see it's now down to 29 degrees in santa rosa. the wind calming down and it's still chilly all around the bay area. we're at 38 with our current temperature in dublin and it's also 38 degrees in morgan hill. after this cold start in gilroy, just above freezing, you may have some frost on the windshield before you get going. then as we go into the later morning hours it's in the upper 40s and then eventually making it into the mid-50s. overall cool weather continues and also dry with the storm system staying off the coast. it may not be until the middle to end of next week before we see a significant chance of rain

and it does look like it could be widespread across the region. the trend we've seen as it gets closer, the models kind of back off on the exact track or how much rain we could see. so as of now it looks like as we extend that forecast out ten days, it's possible that we could see a decent amount of rainfall to wrap up the month of february. and as of now, our sierra snowpack still stands at 190% of its normal amount. and the southern sierra still really high. as we go through the forecast with the storms coming toward the end of next week, there may be several feet of snow in that forecast. so that's going to be nice to see that pretty late in the season there. as we take a look at our temperatures in the inland spots like livermore, mid-50s through friday. the weekend looking nice, sunny and highs in the mid-60s. we may not make it out of the 40s for the end of next week so

it's going to be much colder. i guess we better enjoy this weekend because it looks like it's going to be nice, sunny, mid-60s for inland areas, even into presidents' day. enjoy that if you have the time off. mike is going to take us back to the san mateo bridge. >> i wanted to show folks the disabled vehicle that was in the service lane has cleared. that's the second one over the last 20 minutes. we're watching traffic, which has smoothed out. generally slowing a bit. the sensors show the same thing, yellow and orange across the flat section. clear across the high-rise and into foster city. dumbarton bridge clear as well. 880 builds toward fremont and the south bay. first we had extensive slowing for 101 and now we're looking at more slowing picking up for 85. into saratoga, cupertino and palo alto. 237 now feeding over, that's the commute that will continue to build over the next couple of hours. we just see slowing toward

novato, traditional for southbound 101. back to you. >> thank you very much. it is 6:52 right new. in just a few hours, kaiser permanente in santa clara is holding an event for women's heart health. they're offering cooking demonstrations and screenings. february is american heart month. according to the cdc, one person dies every 34 seconds in the u.s. due to cardiovascular disease. it gets under way at 11:00 this morning. a look at the top stories, including norovirus cases rapidly on the rise. we'll break down the symptoms to look out for and steps experts say you can take to protect your family. >>. coming up on "today," what's it like to take ozempic, the diabetes drug some people are losing for weight loss? what three people whoave h

6:56 this morning. welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at top stories on "today in the bay," including a possible decision on the fate of oakland's police chief. perhaps in a matter of hours. >> chief leronne armstrong is

currently on leave tied to the department's mishandling of officer misconduct cases. the outside law firm looking into the incident gave the city a deadline of today to decide whether or not to discipline the chief. the committee will meet tonight. they may recommend firing the chief, imposing some sort of other penalty or doing nothing at all. mayor sheng thao suspended the chief last month and also has the authority to fire him without cause. armstrong is adamant he did nothing wrong and acted appropriately based on the information given to him. we will be monitoring this story throughout the day on air and online. make sure you download our free nbc bay area app. new overnight in martinez, authorities are investigating a deadly fire. it started a little before 3:00 a.m. at an apartment building near foster street. now, firefighters did rescue one of the two people trapped by those flames. so far, there's no word on their

condition. the person who died has not yet been identified. firefighters believe someone was cooking in the kitchen when that fire started. the exact cause not yet known. happening today, people impacted by the recent deadly house explosion in san francisco will will be able to express concerns. it killed one woman. the supervisor in that district will hold a closed town hall meeting today for residents only. participants have to contact his office to attend. they'll have the chance to talk directly to city leaders and learn more about resources available. one man is now in custody accused of manufacturing illegal drugs inside the home that exploded. >> norovirus cases are on the rise at a time cases are usually trending down. the virus, which causes vomiting and other stomach issues, spreads easily. although you may only experience sickness for about four days, ucsf infectious disease specialist dr. peter chen hong

says that you can be contagious for as long as two weeks. he recommends avoiding sharing utensils and towels, as well as washing your hands with soap and water because hand sanitizer doesn't kill norovirus. hey, it's cold out there. >> i think we better get used to it because i don't see much of a warm-up in our morning temperatures. but the afternoons will start to feel a little better, especially going into the weekend. we will continue with dry weather at least into the middle of next week and we may be tracking some changes beyond that. >> and we're getting used to this, i hope. we're seeing this pattern, the big wednesday, starting earlier than others days during the week. we're looking at the south bay build really kicking in for 85, 87. 101 slow into mountain view. palo alto, we're still okay. traffic heading away from us on this shot. no problem. >> good deal. let's hope it's smooth sailing for everybody. join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. >> we'll be back at 7:25 with a

local at local updates. and "today" show is coming up. have a great morning. this, morning. it's february 15th, this is "today." emotional vigils, family and friends honoring the three students killed in that campus shooting rampage. >> a piece of our community is gone. >> what we're learning this morning about the victims, the students still recovering from injuries, and the investigation to try and uncover a motive. she's running. >> even on our worst day, we are blessed to live in america. >> former south carolina governor nikki haley jumps into