they have the door open to sue the city of oakland like the previous chief that got fired. right now at 4:30, oakland's police chief is out. newly elected mayor fired him, and the questions asked this morning and the look at the growing backlash. help is on the way for those lives turned upsidedown by a house fire in san francisco. the new promises being made by city leaders. more freezing temperatures or near freezing temperatures this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, is

looking at what we can expect just ahead this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." good thursday to you. thank you for starting your morning with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will look at the commute in just a bit. mike has his eyes on that. first, another cold morning. yes, we start out with another freeze watch as well as a freeze warning for some of the inland areas in parts of the valleys in the north bay. this continues through 9:00. if it's not freezing it may at least be frosty as you are getting started and we are below freezing right now. dublin, it's just 30 degrees. it's 32 in mountain view. 31 in livermore and fairfield. also today we will see more clouds moving in and it's not going to be a bright sunny day, but slightly warmer compared to

yesterday. we are headed for 60 degrees in fremont and 59 in san martin. still overall a cool day where you may have to keep that jacket on. mike, you were hearing about a overturned big rig. >> yeah, out of the altamont pass things are jamming up. this is apparently on its side on the shoulder, and a couple other vehicles on scene there as well. no major injuries reported, but chp did call for an ambulance. it's a distraction at the very least. the rest of the tri-valley only has the construction on north 680, and that's the only issue the chp is reporting. back over to you. >> thanks, mike. the search begins this morning for oakland's new police chief after the mayor fired

armstrong saying it was without cause. >> and it stems from a report that says there was misconduct. >> this is not an easy decision, but it's one that i believe is necessary for that progress to continue. it's precisely because i admire chief armstrong that this has been personally very difficult, but this has reinforced my commitment to make decisions based on the best interest of the department and the city of oakland and not based on

personal feelings or relationships. >> the move is creating a new divided oakland. >> the now-fired police chief armstrong says he is deeply disappointed in the mayor's decision, and it will be clear i committed no misconduct. he's not alone. >> i am disappointed because i dependant think there was sufficient evidence to justify terminating the chief under the circumstances. >> that's civil rights attorney john burriss. he thinks the department of armstrong's leadership was moving in a direction that would see its way out of oversight this year. >> he was close to getting it done and now we may have a setback because we don't have a chief. >> and now this moves oakland in the wrong direction by eroding

community trust. while one council member called the removal plain wrong and how much will it cost the city? >> chief armstrong now has the door open to sue the city of oakland like the previous chief that was fired. >> and he's talking about how the city was forced to pay up $1.5 million. and when it comes to money, brooks wants people to remember how much the city shells out to people who are harmed by police. >> that blue wall of silence, right, that blue wall of silence he utilized to cover up actions -- >> she calls what the mayor did was bold and courageous. >> there's a police chief that

has been part of a dysfunctional and disgraceful department years upon years. he was not the answer. i am truly confused as to why anybody thought he was going to be the one to clean up the oakland police department. more details for you this morning. darren allison is acting police chief. here's a closer look at the oakland revolving doors. howard jordan resigned in 2013 after two years, and then anthony, and it was before sean whent, and then several more chiefs came and went, and then

came interim recently armstrong. and that the mayor sheng thao will be joining us at 7:00 p.m. you won't want to miss that. that's here on nbc bay area at 7:00 tonight. and then city leaders making a promise on the same day the man accused of causing a blast faced a judge. today in the bay's terry mcsweeney has the story. >> a standing room only meeting in the city's sunset district. >> i brought together all of the relevant department heads to speak directly to the residents. we will follow-up with them.

>> emergency management, fire and police leaders addressed the crowd and then we talked to victims. >> we needed security out here right now. too much traffic is going by and too many people looking and we are worried about our properties. >> not empty words, but the real thing. >> the people that live next door to the house that exploded lost 90% of everything they own, and moved in with friends now. they were at the meeting and left with a very positive attitude. >> we heard a way to cut through red tape to receive direct support from some of the department heads. >> we learned the name of the woman killed in the explosion, and her children were at school that day. in court for arraignment, darren price, the man was the dead woman's husband, and he's accused of several crimes,

allegedly making hash oil when it ignited. they will push to keep price behind bars during the trial. >> we want to make sure the community understands we are taking this case very seriously. we had one loss of life and we could have had more loss of life. >> price's arraignment now scheduled for friday. 4:39 right now. in a huge verse for twitter, the company opening the door for cannabis companies to ties on its social media platform. changes you may soon see on your changes you may soon see on your feed.

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right now at 4:42, we will see clouds moving in, which will keep our temperatures down. overall it's going to be a chilly day. we will talk about that and what is ahead for our weekend forecast, coming up. imagine if you had to work overnight like these folks at the golden gate bridge. that's the right way as they pick up the cones. flashing lights will continue over the next half hour or so but no major problems. if you drive across the bridge at this time you will expect

that. one thing we love in the morning is to see bertha. about morning, bertha. >> good morning, mike. good to be with you. i am bertha coombs from cnbc. futures flat, and we ended the day positive yesterday coming off the back of strong retail sales data which suggests the economy and consumers are holding up in the face of high inflation and worries about a possible recession. we are going to get more economic data today, and we are going to get reports on the weekly jobless claims we will get this thursday, and we will have produce prices. and twitter will be the first social media platform to allow cannabis companies to advertisements. facebook, instagram and tiktok

doesn't allow ads as marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. twitter will permit companies to ties as long as they have the proper license, and only when they target areas where they are allowed to operate and do not target people under 21. in the meantime, apple's reportedly pushing back of the unveiling of the much-anticipated mixed reality head set. it's now scheduled to debut at the worldwide developers conference. apple has been working on the head for years now and it has been delayed several times. the tech giant has not had a major product launch since back in 2016 with air pods, guys, and so this is something people have

been anticipating but keeps getting pushed back. >> also sounds like they want to get it right. >> yeah, because a lot of people will be buying those. >> thank you, bertha. we had a 13% increase in our reading scores and a 7% increase in our math scores. coming up for you on "today in the bay," at a time when test scores are sagging for many students post pandemic, we will show you what one south bay school is doing to help

welcome back, folks. let's look at the traffic flow, and we have the paving work going on until just after 5:00 when they will finally clear northbound 680 of overnight roadwork. and over here we don't have a closure. no lanes are blocked. just got that confirmed by chp, and even the slow lane is open but the big rig on the shoulder overturned on its side, that's the problem, a detraction. a lot of slowing out of the altamont pass. it's right before the exit. if you get on at carol you should be okay moving towards the dublin interchange. and highway 4 and 160, that's

the antioch bridge, and they are repairing potholes so there could be some distractions. watch for crews in the next few minutes. kari, we saw part of the crews clearing across the golden gate bridge. the temperatures are dropping. it's a cold start this morning as we are below freezing right now in parts of the north bay. look at santa rosa, 30 degrees. 32 in napa. 31 in livermore. 32 in san martin. hopefully you did have a chance to cover any sensitive plants and also taking care of any animals that are left outside. for today our temperatures will head for the upper 50s and low 60s. it's about the same temperature wise as yesterday but we're not going to see as much sunshine. in fact, we are seeing clouds move in ahead of the next system that will be dropping down the coast. we are not expecting any rain out of this, but we are going to see at least some high clouds

filtering the sunshine for us for today. we can see that all of the rain staying offshore. for tomorrow we are looking at clear conditions and much warmer temperatures go into the weekend. then i am stopping it for next week on wednesday. we will see our next chance of rain coming back into the bay area. looks like scattered showers and it just lingers in the area and may continue into next sunday as we will see a big change in our overall weather pattern that may bring in much more rain. the possibility of rain is right now totaling about half an inch for parts of the bay area, but higher for the sierra where there could be several feet of snow next weekend. we will definitely be watching that beyond the 7-day forecast, but the rain chances do start to increase heading into the middle of next week. for this weekend it looks so nice out there. mid to upper 60s and sunshine. hopefully you have plans to get outside and you also will have a chance to enjoy president's day.

it will be slightly cooler in san francisco, but overall the mild weather will continue into the start of next week. now to our climate in crisis. noaa or the national oceanic and atmospheric administration has released its 2022 billion-dollar disaster report. it was another extreme year for our country. there were approximately 18 $1 billion disasters last year from the western drought to the severe weather in the south and storms in the northeast. who could forget hurricane ian or fiona last september. when these disasters strike and communities are left without power, communities use diesel. and now they have made what is called a nano grid and it's the world's first 100% renewable

powered mobile system that uses only sun and water. >> so the primary use is after an extreme weather event like here in california, earthquakes, wildfires or floods. when the power is out we can provide immediate power. one person can set this up in 15 minutes and immediately begin generating 100% renewable power, and the ability to have instant and reliable power, and also clean water, communication, medical help. that's what the world needs. >> each nano grid could serve communication grids and more. visit our website, nbcbayarea.com, for more. >> thank you, kari. moving you forward this morning, one bay area school is actively trying to move past the pandemic and boost its math and reading scores in the process by

focusing on social emotional learning. teachers and families received coaching to help students develop inner personal skills, self awareness and positive behavior. the non-profit creates workshops for teachers and students to help with the social emotional learning. it boosted reading scores by 13% and math scores by 7%. >> if they are having conflicts with others, how do they resolve those? how do we develop the growth mind-set? that was our work for last year. of course, teaching reading and math alongside that. >> they need to understand the

language of trauma. >> the non-profit recommends supporting your child's social emotional learning at home by asking them to teach you how to do things, and reinforcing what they learned. it also says you should ask your children questions during homework, like how to apply that in the real world. >> i love seeing that. happening now, firefighters are trying to learn what sparked an overnight house fire in san josé. josé. nobody was injured but

after my car accident, josé. i wondered what nobody wmy case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. is your accident case worth more than insurance offered? call the barnes firm now to find out. you might be surprised.

michelin quality food created in a high-tech way delivered to your home. >> it's called cloud chef and based in palo alto, and those computer and sensors record every dish, and it can be doordashed to you. this is how it all works. >> every time a consumer requests it, we give the royalty back to the chef. >> the company launched a few weeks ago and right now it's limited to the palo alto area. >> we should try that out. >> yeah, got to go to somebody's house and sit there and wait for it. good morning. it's 4:57 right now. this morning we are tracking your commute and the forecast, and meteorologist, kari hall, is

timing out when we could see rain. a live report on what is expected as the

right now at 5:00, fallout in oakland with the top officer, chief leronne armstrong fired. we will also have the latest with the half moon bay suspect who is due in court today.

a man charged in the half moon bay shooting rampage is in front of a judge. we will look at what is expected to happen in the courtroom. whenever i am kicked i always kick back. >> and making her bid for president. her response to the possibility of facing her long-time ally, former president trump. this is "today in the bay" streaming on roku, apple tv, and online. 5:00 right now. let's start out with a look at the forecast. it's a cold one out there, kari. >> it is cold. in fact, we have another freeze watch in effect for all of these areas shaded in blue, including the coastline in marin county. as you go through the north bay, a freeze warning in effect and at