>> each nano grid could be serving a pop-up communications center and more. you can learn more about it on our "climate in crisis" page on nbcbayarea.com. leronne armstrong says he is being wrongfully terminated as the police chief of oakland, and we are hearing from the prior oakland chief also fired, and the lesson she says we can all learn. and then breaking down what to expect today in the courtroom. whenever i am kicked i always kick back. >> making a bid for the president. nikki haley speaks for the first time since announcing her run. her response to the possibility of facing her former boss,

former president trump. good thursday for you this morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we will get a look at the forecast this morning, but mike is following breaking news. big problems out there. >> contra costa, 680 is a nightmare. this is the worst part of my job when i report somebody was killed on the roadway. it happened just before 4:30 this morning. still closed is most of 680. this is a caltrans camera showing you right around monument. you look at the traffic. they did reopen two lanes early on in the incident but the coroner is still not on scene and the coroner must arrive to complete the investigation, and then they can get permission to clear the lanes. the better news is that kirker pass road is a good alternate.

the bay bridge toll plaza just had metering lights turned on. we have freeze warnings in effect for the areas in purple and parts of the north bay, and also a freeze watch for other areas. we have already seen temperatures much colder than the past few mornings, and even well below freezing for santa rosa right now. 29 in fairfield. it's 32 in san martin. as we look at santa rosa, 30 degrees. warm-up will be slow to happen today. in fact, we will see more clouds moving in and that will make it feel colder than the actual temperature. we will talk about a nice weekend ahead coming up in a few minutes. laura? >> thank you, kari. developing this morning the oakland police department suddenly staring at a new chapter after the firing of chief leronne armstrong. the new mayor sheng thao announced her decision yesterday afternoon saying she lost confidence in armstrong in the wake of an outside investigation into the department's handling of misconduct allegations.

armstrong fired back calling his termination a bad decision that is unjustified and unfair. legal experts believe armstrong may now have an argument to file suit against the city. assistant chief is acting as acting chief until a replacement can be found. anne kirkpatrick was fired without cause and later settled with the city in a wrongful termination suit. she said there are a lot of lessons to be learned here. >> i teach around the country, and i teach future police leaders, do not run away from your storms. embrace them. leronne armstrong, my counsel to him, i know how badly his heart hurts tonight and it will hurt for a long time, but don't away from this storm.

embrace it. he may find that he's more marketable than he ever dreamed of. >> kirkpatrick once promoted armstrong to deputy chief, but she's also applieding the city's new mayor sheng thao for her strength in making the decision. in our next half hour, bob redell, will join us with reaction from city leaders. and mayor sheng thao will join us tonight at our 7:00 p.m. newscast. you won't want to miss it right here on nbc bay area. in just a few hours the suspected half moon bay shooter will appear in court for a plea hearing. this comes following an emotional court appearance just last week. today in the bay's pete suratos joins us with more details on this. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. as you mentioned, it was an emotional hearing last week and it led to the judge calling for a ten-minute recess for him to

regain his composure. they were focused on how much access the public will get to the case. chunli zhao was accused of shooting seven people, and one person survived the shooting. the judge granted a motion to restrict remote access to court records, and also there could be consideration of a gag order for attorneys and investigators. cameras in the courtroom, that was a big discussion. that is still tbd. that hearing will be taking place at 1:30, and we will provide updates on air and online at updates on nbcbayarea.com. pete suratos for today in the bay. >> thank you, pete. it's 6:05. also today, an assisted living worker charged in the death of a 94 resident will appear in

court. for the 54 year leticia starring, prosecutors charged her in the death of the resident last august. our investigative unit was the first to learn after medical examiners said he drank a cleaning chemical. a single charge against her could lead to an eventual plea deal. our investigative unit has been following this story very closely. you can watch previous reports on our website, just head to nbcbayarea.com/investigations. let's take a live look at the white house. as early as today, president biden plans to speak about the unidentified objects the u.s. military has been shooting down. sources telling nbc news the president will break down new perimeters on how to deal with

the objects spotted in the future. many want to hear directly from president biden as to if the u.s. is under threat. we are still awaiting a time exactly when the president will speak. we have been reporting, south carolina governor, nikki haley, now the second republican to announce a presidential bid. >> and brie jackson is live in washington with more on the exclusive interview that you will only see on nbc. haley, not mincing her words about former president donald trump. >> no, she's not. good morning, marcus. she's not backing down. that's for sure. in an interview you will see later this morning on the "today" show, nikki haley talks about a variety of things, including her stance on key issues and former president trump as a competitor and how she feels about the race moving forward. >> i am running for president of

the united states of america. >> former south carolina governor, nikki haley, announcing her 2024 presidential bid. >> we are more than ready for a new generation to lead us into the future. >> in an exclusive interview with the "today" show, haley said it's time for new leaders to tackle serious challenges like chaina. >> republicans and democrats thought for too long if we be nice they will like us, but they want to destroy us. we should not have americans look up at the sky and see a spy balloon from china looking back down on us. >> haley is the first republican to challenge trump. in an email statement, trump bashes haley's issues.

haley and trump are among the first to enter what is expected to be a crowded race for the gop nomination. florida governor, ron desantis, is expected to announce his candidacy. >> we have established here in florida a blueprint for success that other states can follow. >> as is former vice president, mike pence, who was in iowa yesterday. >> we do not co parent with government. >> mike pompeo, and also u.s. senator, tim scott could announce. former president trump took to his truth social site posting about nikki haley's run, saying she had a hard time making the decision to run for president because she publicly stated she would never run against the president, he did a great job. trump goes on to say i told

nikki to follow her heart not her ambition or belief. she's polling at 1%, not a bad start. that's trump's take on nikki haley running. as for president biden, he has yet to announce his plans for re-election but is expected to unveil his decision soon. marcus, laura. >> here we go. >> thanks so much. >> you can watch the one-on-one exclusive interview between nikki haley and craig melvin on "today" this morning. what a nice live look outside. imagine it's very cold out there. kari has a look at the forecast. >> yeah, temperatures are starting out cold again, and even colder than yesterday morning. now that the wind calmed the temperatures are going down. we are at 32 degrees in san martin. 30 in gilroy, and 30 in

fairfield. 43 in san francisco. below freezing in livermore. the wind is calm and the sky is clear but we will see more clouds coming in today, kind of filtering the sunshine and keeping our temperatures down as we head for the upper 50s here for today. mike, you are seeing a big change in the east bay commute. >> yeah, for some it's positive, and we are looking at traffic flowing nicely. the last shot we took it was almost frozen, and the map will show you the crash was cleared just at 6:00 as i was giving the last report, and that is at monument and now the traffic is heading down 680, and now that traffic was sent in the walnut creek interchange. you will see a lot of traffic along 24, and it's already getting to the bay bridge toll plaza with the build. back to you. >> thank you. production skidding to a halt. coming up next, the maker of one of america's most popular

vehicles suddenly putting up a red light. it's a push to go green. the issue leaving everything in neutral. talking about a soft landing for the economy, but what if the economy continues to grow and never landed? let's look at the futures this morning where wall street is dealing with trouble. here's a rescue that became an escapee. one pup's adventure after one pup's adventure after escaping her forever home,nd a

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welcome back. it's 6:15. in novato, 34 degrees. a cold start and cloudy day. we are looking for improved weather for the weekend. we'll check that out in a few minutes. buildup slower at the bay bridge toll plaza, and it's thursday, a slower volume of traffic. there's a crash in contra costa county. that cleared on 680. we will map out the delays as they ripple around that east bay. stocks under pressure after we got the price index, inflation is still a problem. earlier this week it was the cpi showing the same thing for consumers. the video game company road

blocks said it would continue to hire though more slowly. the ceo seen here in an interview with nbc bay area said its head count rose by 33% last quarter. i checked the company's website and it has 50 high-end openings before i started counting. and americans are still shopping a lot despite inflation, more than economists expected, and it's divided into food and beverage and 13 categories. economists had been hoping for what they were calling a soft landing, and that's slowing inflation without causing recession. now they are coining a new concept, no landing, a situation where the economy continues to grow like its growing but inflation remains a problem despite what the fed tries to do to slow everything down.

in washington a new house judiciary chairman, jim jordan, subpoenaed five top tech ceos to grill if they worked with past administrations to quash information. most notably miss something the ceo of twitter, elon musk. side note. this is my favorite time of year because i get to geek out over something called the silicon valley index. it's a book of data about the bay area. every page is fascinating. it's released each year by joint venture silicon valley. because we are such an unusual part of the country, the data almost looks wrong. 75% of adults in san mateo and santa clara county have attended college. 25% of them -- not of the total population, 25% of the bay area that i am talking about have

graduate degrees. 38% of us were born outside of the united states. 35% work from home. that's not tech, it's 1 in 3 of all of us. we were talking earlier, eight people hold 50% of the health in silicon valley. >> that's crazy. >> we added 10,000 jobs from mid 2021 until the end of 2022. layoffs account for just 1% of the jobs -- we talk about it all the time. >> here? >> from san mateo -- >> what is the timeframe? >> the most recent layoffs, the beginning of 2022, the ones we have been talking about. they are devastating, but on the scale of how tech has been hiring, it's a small amount. i could go on and on. 52% of people in those two counties identify as male. a lot of men say, you know, it depends, but it's amazing --

it's 45% that are women. >> there you have it. >> that's a lot of men. >> yeah. >> thanks, scott. 6:18 right now. new developments in the hotly anticipated release of ford's first f-150 lightning pickup. production is expected to be down through the end of next week. this is due to the battery issue that caused that vehicle to catch fire. an incident happened last week, and ford believes the engineers already found the root cause of the issue and it led to the stop of shipments of trucks -- >> he is interested in getting one, your father -- >> yeah. >> maybe they will iron out the problems. >> yeah, before he's ready to

get a new one. this morning, a missing dog finds his way home in an unexpected way. >> she was in el paso, texas, and she found a forever home and was loose and missing for a couple days, and she went back to her roots and rang the doorbell at the shelter, and she knew where to go to get help. isn't that great? >> yeah. >> that's a smart dog. >> i will bet bailey asked a cat. just go down there. >> yeah, nice. good dog-walking weather this morning. it's cold, and you are out there for no more than two minutes because it is cold. you may be stunned by the beautiful sunrise as we are

starting to see more hues in the sky this morning. tag me in your sunrise pictures there where you see at the bottom of the screen. the temperatures will slowly rise, but it's not going to be as bright and sunny. there's a system off the coast that will churn up dangerous waves along the coastline today, so a beach hazard will be in effect through tomorrow morning. san josé hitting 62 degrees, but still upper 50s in napa today. as we go through the forecast, we are staying mainly dry, all the way up through next wednesday when the next storm system comes in. there could be big changes ahead, an overall change in the weather pattern that could it wet through next week, and we have wintry weather in the bay area so check in for updates on

that. at least we can enjoy our weekend. it looks so nice. highs in the upper 60s and sunshine. that continues until president's day, and maybe you can go for a hike because it will be colder by the middle of next week. mike is watching several issues. >> the good news is because it's thursday, there's a lighter volume of traffic. we had great recovery for some of the plats, and some there's slowing and a lot more traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza, and the build happens throughout the east bay so there's the backup here. anywhere south of there not really that bad. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> this cross is at the center

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good morning. stan in san josé wrote us on behalf of good samaritan episcopal church. he asked help with this, a cross on church property.

it's actually a cell phone tower, and sprint pays the church to put an antenna inside the cross. well, the cell company recently sent an unexpected letter terminating their contract. the letter gave an email address to ask questions, and the church tried that with no response. so stan asked us to help with intervention. t-mobile's letter gave the church a lot of notice. they get paid through 2023, but the contract will end at the end of the year. they said it contains older technology we will no longer need. this is a good reminder for everybody. anytime you sign a contract make sure you understand what happens at the end. does it auto renew? how? who can terminate it and when? both sides should clear the

answer before signing. if you have a complaint, scan the code to fill out a complaint form online. next on "today in the bay," including all new this morning, word of a possible shake-up for the south bay's largest school district. the meeting today that could lead to a chang ine

the police chief has been part of a dysfunctional and

disgraceful department years upon years. >> fallout in oakland after the police chief is fired. we are live this morning with new questions being asked, the backlash and who is in charge now. >> we had a 13% increase in our reading scores and a 7% increase in our math scores. >> a south bay school celebrating a big win when many schools continue to struggle with their post pandemic test scores. the new approach behind the three rs helping students succeed. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire and online. 6:30 on your thursday morning. thank you for starting your morning with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we have so much to get to this morning, but we want to get you out the door right, and kari hall has a look at that because it's cold out there. >> yeah, it's even colder than yesterday morning. now that the wind has calmed we are seeing more spots dipping down below freezing. we also have a freeze warning in

effect for parts of the north bay where it's 32 in napa, and 30 in santa rosa, and 31 in livermore and dublin is below freezing. we are seeing below freezing temperatures from san martin to gilroy. as we look out the window right now, clouds moving in and still a nice sunrise in san rafael. we will continue to see more clouds moving in today and that will keep temperatures down this afternoon. mike, you have been watching several issues for the commute. >> yeah, the commute is building at the bay bridge, and the note for bart riders is bart is seeing delays as well as the red, green lines affected. it's a delay on the bart line system and it's recovering. as we look at the maps, we are recovering from the crash and big backup from contra costa and 680. a big recovery for 680 and 24. the volume going through walnut

creek and in towards the tri-valley. the south bay has the build, and it's lighter than a typical thursday and i'll explain, coming up. >> thank you. interesting. developing right now, the oakland police department suddenly staring at a uncertain future. police commissioners were supposed to meet last night to consider the fate of chief leronne armstrong, but mayor sheng thao beat them to the punch. >> she fired chief armstrong in the wake of a report. >> reporter: a number of community leaders are expressing their, quote, profound disappointment over the firing of leronne armstrong at a news conference today. members of the naacp will be

speaking to the press at 11:00 a.m., and they are already saying this firing moves oakland in the wrong direction by eroding community trust. it was yesterday that oakland mayor sheng thao fired chief armstrong who she suspended in january after an independent report found that armstrong allegedly mishandled cases of officer misconduct including a noninjury hit-and-run of a sergeant in a patrol car at the time. when mayor sheng thao announced his removal, armstrong said i am deeply disappointed in the mayor's decision, going on to say it will show that i committed no misconduct and my termination is wrong and unfair. one city council member called armstrong's removal wrong and asked about how much it will cost the city if armstrong

decides to sue. and another thought armstrong was moving the department in a direction that would see a way out from under the oversight this year. >> i am disappointed because i didn't think there was sufficient evidence to justify termination -- terminating the chief under the circumstances. >> this is a police chief that has been part of a dysfunctional and disgraceful department for years upon years. he was not the answer. i -- i truly am confused as to why anybody thought he was going to be the one to clean up the oakland police department. >> reporter: the chair of the oakland police commission said this, we respect the mayor's decision to release chief armstrong without cause, because based on the information provided to the commission there are questions about the quality of the report issued by a san francisco law firm.

the commission voted for a discipline committee to exsphroez these issues and in particular the allegations against the chief. the newly formed discipline committee was supposed to meet last night to consider the fate of chief armstrong but they canceled that meeting after the mayor announced the firing. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. here's more details for you where we stand this morning. darren allison will serve as the acting chief, and the mayor says the department will begin a nation-wide search to find a police chief. here's the revolving door of the police chiefs in the last ten years. jordan resigned after two years, and then sean whent actually took over and he was dismissed in 2016. seven more chiefs came and went,

and interim paul farrow, and then interim figure rare yo, and armstrong was fired. tonight at 7:00, our oakland mayor sheng thao will join us for a live interview. she will address the new concerns being raised across the city and answer some of the questions for us. that's coming up tonight at 7:00 right here on nbc bay area. and then a change for the superintendent. the move is effective march 10th. he started as a math teacher and is the former head of the teachers' union. we asked the district for a reason and got this statement from superintendent, she says,

quote, we are grateful for the many contributions of deputy superintendent, stephen mcmahon. we wish him the best in his next chapter. the district is still formulating the transition plan. a follow-up this morning. a south bay charter school in sunnyvale could be on its last legs. school officials say they cannot afford to keep the school going after losing pandemic era funding. administrators met with the santa clara board of education to discuss shutting down the two schools in sunnyvale. school administrators and parents say they want to find a way to keep the schools open. >> i hope we are wrong. i hope there is a solution there. we have to give space and time for that. >> it doesn't just mean you listen to us as a matter of process, but you engage with us in helping find solutions.

>> the board will make its final decision in two weeks. moving you forward on the covid vaccine, and moderna is continuing to offer its product at no cost in may when the emergency health expires. moderna said it was committed to keeping its vaccines available adding the insured will have their cost covered by their provider, and those uninsured or under insured will have access to a provided assistance program. there are perfect ski conditions up there for skiers or anybody want to go get away. >> if you want to get away, you have to look at the windows of opportunity to go. looks nice up there. >> it does. i think this weekend will be perfect for a getaway. the know is still piled up high, and we are also going to have

good travel weather getting there and back even on monday. it's still looking clear. our temperatures start out in the teens there, and then head for the upper 30s in south lake tahoe, reaching 43 degrees on saturday and sunday as that sunshine continues. if you are keeping it a little closer to home for the weekend, maybe go for a hike. it's going to be fairly mild for the afternoon, and for muir woods it will start out cold and reach in the upper 50s and low 60s. in napa valley, there's the lighted art festival happening, and it will reach into the upper 60s for sunday, but you need a jacket for the start of the day. if you are thinking about the beach this weekend, sunshine but still kind of chilly. mike, the traffic could be lighter than usual. >> yeah, kari, because some school districts have monday off, so some could be doing that

not going into the office thursday or friday approaching the holiday weekend. we have a slowing that popped up on 880, a crash getting over to the shoulder. not a big build out of the contra costa county. and then san mateo bridge, lighter traffic and no major problems, although the flashing lights -- i will keep an eye on that as they should clear from the span. a recovery from the bart system, a 20-minute delay because of the earlier problems. the yellow line between lafayette and rockridge, there was a delay with those tracks. post pandemic, you may have noticed more talk of social emotional learning. coming up i will show you how one school is going beyond the three rs in helping southbound

students boost their test scores. an unusual dyno discovery. you may not believe where these footprints have been hiding all these years. and then we are introducing you to william leidesdorff. he's considered one of the founders of san francisco. he built the first hotel, shipping warehouse and operated the first steamboat in san francisco bay. he is known as san francisco's first black millionaire.

good thursday morning. the time is 6:44. if you are about to walk out the door, turn around and look at these temperatures. you might want to head back in and make sure you have a nice warm coat. many spots in the inland valley starting out below freezing. we will talk about a nice warm weekend for some of us. that's coming up in a few minutes. we're looking at a nice pleasant commute for 580 at the dublin interchange. the taillights going westbound. a lighter volume overall than your typical thursday. we will talk about what is going on in the tri-valley. you have to plan ahead, folks, for this one. that's coming up.

just into our news room, word of more tech layoffs. san francisco based docusign is cutting 10% of its workforce. this is a larger part of a restructuring plan. we are tracking all the silicon valley layoffs at nbcbayarea.com. president biden is expected to speak about all of the balloons today. >> that's right. scott mcgrew, he's been under pressure to do so. >> yeah, from what we can tell he may be able to reassure the american public things will be okay. we may learn more about the balloon we know as the chinese spy balloon. it's possible the chinese lost control of it and had no intention of flying it over the continental of the united states. and other things shot down, we may learn it was old trash flying around the sky, weather

appointments. he also have a doctor's appointment, a standard checkup, but when you are the president of the united states, it lasts hours. president biden complains of acid reflux. the report is a full six pages, and that's longer than the report we got from the doctor that treated president trump saying he was the healthiest president ever, and the doctor would later tell cnn trump wrote that report. a judge in georgia expected to release some of the grand jury report investigating trump's alleged interference in the election results. nikki haley, the former south carolina governor and former ambassador to the united nations

will be on the "today" show this morning talking about her run for the presidency. it's going to be interesting how the media handles this. will they or will we talk about her policies, her politics, which are traditionally republican, free gauge and engaging with the free world, or will we get sucked in about what trump says about her and how she reacts and how he reacts to her reaction. here's a preview of today's interview. >> it is time for a new generation of leaders. you shouldn't have to be 80 years old to get to washington. we got to start righting the ship. we need new blood was we have serious challenges. >> that will be on the "today" show coming up at 7:00. afternoon i am sure we will find clips to put up on social media. i'm on facebook @scottmcgrewtv. educators are calling some

skills important to students' success. >> it's about concepts and empathy and goal setting. kris sanchez joins us. >> you hear a lot of teachers say they have to stick to the basics because that's what the tests measure, but upon return to the classroom a lot of students were struggling not just academically. students were having problem with a sense of belonging, and at meadows elementary school found taking the time to grow the social emotional connections helps students feel better and perform better on their test. they did it through a non-profit that is called power my learning that helps educators help students with self awareness and positive behavior.

taking that time to address the student's social emotional learning or sel helped to boost their reading and math scores. >> how do they problem solve? how do they approach challenge and defeat? how do we develop a growth mind-set? that was our work for last year. of course, teaching math and reading alongside of that. >> it's to help them understand the language of trauma and how to identify it. >> the non-profit said you could help support your child's social emotional learning at home by asking them to teach you things that reinforces things they learned, and when your child is working on homework, ask them questions like how they will use it in the world, and partnering with your child's school and

teacher. some activist have taken aim at acl and say it's indoctrination. >> it's good. it's important to talk about what is going on. >> there has been so many changes and transitions for kids. >> true. >> you have to make that connection. it's not just about the academics. because they leave school eventually and go into the word. >> and home. >> not yet. not yet. >> i'm not ready either. >> you two are doing a good job. >> my babies. >> go, go, go. >> marcus! >> thanks, kris. it's 6:50 this morning. a massive footprint made millions and millions ago discovered in north england.

this is a 165 million-year-old footprint. those images were made public this week. the footprint measures more than a yard and the largest ever found in that area, which is often referred to as the dinosaur coast. eventually it will be put on display for everybody to see. >> that's a cool selfie. >> yeah. >> wow. so we're all talking about how you had to bundle up all week and get the sweaters out, and it continues, the cold temperatures. >> yeah, the afternoons will start to get milder and that will be our opportunity to get outside. we wanted to give you the update on the drought monitor and how we're looking. still doing pretty good. no change this morning. all across the west we have seen significant improvements after the rain we had earlier last month and now we are looking at

abnormally dry conditions for the sierra and the central coast and the santa cruz area. for the bay area we are in a moderate drought. that still continues. we are still doing pretty well in our standings of the water year, so looking at that update, even though it has been a couple weeks since we had a significant rainfall, we are still at a surplus all around the bay area. you can see how much rain we measured so far. 25 inches in santa rosa. 17 inches in livermore. how much that is above normal. we already made our yearly amount of rainfall and that helped to fill our reservoirs that are still at about 99% of capacity for much of the north bay. 100% of capacity for the reservoirs, and some are drained for seismic concern, but we are doing good for the year. and sierra snowpack is going to

carry us through the season with an above-normal. next week there could be a change in the weather pattern that could bring in rain starting on wednesday, and that could linger through next weekend with some very cold temperatures and possibly some wintry precipitation as well. we are going to be following that. for now we are going to enjoy the weekend, mild weather with highs in the upper 60s. still cold in the mornings as we drop down in the mid-30s each day. by wednesday we are going to possibly see that rain moving in. mike, you were calling out a couple adjustments for the road ahead? >> yeah, we are looking at what looks like a standard shot of the bay bridge. a lighter volume of traffic overall, and a lot of folks were held back at 680 in contra costa county.

the crash cleared, and it's one area expectedly slow. we expect southbound highway 101 slowing to kick in. southbound through sunol, the weekend closure for the northbound side starting on friday night. back to you. >> thank you. it's 6:54 right now. happening now, firefighters trying to figure out what sparked a fire overnight in san josé. nobody was injured but the fires did lead to nearby street closures. and then weighing the fallout in oakland following the firing of police chief leronne armstrong. plus the man accused in the half moon bay shooting rampage turns to court

6:57 on your thursday morning. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay." >> first in just a few hours the suspect in the half moon bay mass shooting is due back in court. chunli zhao is expected to enter a plea. he's accused of shooting and killing seven farm workers at two locations last month. one person survived.

that hearing is set to begin at 1:30 this afternoon in redwood city. developing this morning, the oakland police department suddenly starting a new chapter after the firing of chief leronne armstrong. mayor sheng thao announced her decision yesterday afternoon saying she lost confidence in armstrong after the report on the mishandling of misconduct allegations. >> this is not an easy decision, but it's one 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 process has reinforced my commitment to making decisions based on the best interest of the department and the city of oakland and not based on personal feelings or relationships. >> armstrong fired back calling his termination a bad decision

that's unjustified and unfair. assistant chief darren allison will serve as acting chief. nccap leaders plan on making a statement. mayor sheng thao will join us tonight on our 7:00 p.m. interview. you don't want to miss that right here on nbc bay area. a live look at san francisco this morning. oh, beautiful way to start our morning. it's cold out there, but it's beautiful. >> yeah, if you are out there trying to take pictures of the sunrise you want to bundle up. it's going to be a pleasant weekend. pictures here from the san mateo, i was seeing flashing lights, a tow truck and chp vehicle going west across the span. we will monitor that and i will tweet out big updates if there's

anything to note across that span. thank you for starting your day with us. join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00 a.m. >> we will be back at 7:25 with a local news update for you. until then, we leave you with this beautif weather from coast-to-coast. >> it sure is! al's tracking it all. it is february 16th. this is "today." ♪♪ all over the map! tens of millions in the path of severe storms and possible tornadoes in the south. snow set to blanket parts of the midwest, while up and down the east coast, people are heading outside to enjoy record high temperatures. your full forecast straight ahead. breaking overnight, a fatal shooting inside a crowded mall in texas. what we're learning about the suspects now in custody.