right now at 4:30, waking up in the dark. a fire knocked out power for thousands in the east bay. ahead, the lingering impacts and the thousands still without power. >> plus, growing calls for street vendor safety. another attack caught on camera in the south bay, and this time with a baseball bat. the arrest police made and the response from the mayor. >> a live look outside for san francisco. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your presidents' day forecast and what you can expect for the week ahead. >> this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon

fire, and of course online. >> monday morning, here we are. nothing like a fresh brewed cup of coffee. >> need a little more. >> good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's start out with a look at that forecast. a lot of people have today off. it's going to be a really nice day for a day off, for going outside, for enjoying the mild weather like what we had over the weekend. we are starting out with some upper 30s and low 40s, another chilly start. but then as we go into today it's going to warm up to near 70 degrees for a lot of the inland valleys, reaching 68 degrees in fremont. martinez also 68 degrees. 71 in santa rosa and san francisco reaching 64 degrees. now, this will be the last day of this kind of weather. by tomorrow we start to see much cooler temperatures coming in. only reaching into the upper 50s and low 60s and that comes along with some high winds. we will have a wind advisory in effect for all of the bay area as we can see gusts reaching 60

plus miles per hour. i'm going to talk about that, more cold weather in the forecast and where we may see some snow in the bay area coming up a little bit later. >> we'll check back with you. breaking news, president joe biden is in ukraine right now meeting with president volodymyr zelenskyy in kyiv. the two leaders met at the presidential palace. this visit came as a surprise to many. it comes just days before we mark one year since russia's invasion of ukraine. our washington reporter, brie jackson, will join us with more ahead at 5:00. you can find updates online at nbcbayarea.com and, of course, our free nbc bay area news app. also breaking at this hour, crews are still at the scene of a three-alarm church fire in oakland. this started around 11:00 last night at the first african methodist church at 37th street and telegraph avenue. as of 3:30 this morning, the fire was contained but not fully

under control. at last check, crews were still putting out active pockets of flames in the attic area. no one was hurt. telegraph is still closed between west macarthur and 34th. firefighters do not think the cause was suspicious. residents are waking up in the dark this morning after a pg&e substation in oakland caught fire yesterday. it cut power to more than 50,000 customers. >> pg&e crews have been able to restore power to most customers, but at this hour more than 8,000 customers are still in the dark. crews are expecting to restore the power by noon today. the outage triggered headaches for travelers at oakland international airport. passengers couldn't get through security. the man who took this video told us that people were stuck at tsa checkpoints for at least an hour. "today in the bay's" alyssa goard shows the lingering impacts. >> reporter: it was tough to see around high street in oakland

with traffic signals and street lights out after an outage saturday afternoon. >> oh, we can't do anything. can't go to the store. everything is out. we can't make phone calls. our internet, everything is down. >> reporter: he's worried about the food in his refrigerator. >> pg&e has sent texts to the phone saying that it would be on by 6:30. that was at 3:00. and 6:30 has come and gone and it's still not on. >> we were called for a fire coming in inside the pg&e yard. >> reporter: oakland fire says a pg&e transformer at the substation near 50th avenue and coliseum way caught fire. crews were able to put the flames out, but some 50,000 customers were left without power. >> it's a significant amount of customers out of service. >> reporter: it caused traffic problems. in alameda the bridges were stuck in the up position for a few hours and the oakland airport saw an outage as well. a few flights were canceled and

many were delayed. >> when we got to the tarmac, they just told us that there was a power issue and there was only a few gates working, so we had to wait for an open gate. >> reporter: pg&e says it's working to get power back for everyone, but expects some people may be without power for up to 12 hours. >> it's terrible. >> reporter: shortly after we spoke with david, his power was restored. other residents are hoping the same happens for them, too. alyssa goard, "today in the bay." and we are following this story very closely. we want to let you know that we are pushing those push alerts out of the outage via the nbc bay area app. if you haven't already done so, make sure you download the app to get breaking news and weather alerts sent straight to your phone. traffic lights are still out in part of west oakland this morning, so be careful. new details regarding another street vendor attack in san jose. this is the second incident in just one week. this time, the vendor started recording as the man came at him with a baseball bat and threats. the vendor is speaking out after

his alleged attacker was arrested. "today in the bay's" natalie vera reports. >> reporter: they've arrested a 43-year-old suspect and they're seeking charges for assault with a deadly weapon. you're watching a street vendor get hit with a bat as he was selling chicken on a street corner. carlos sanchez says the man told him to leave and attacked him when he wouldn't. >> this is illegal. >> take it easy. >> reporter: carlos started recording when he saw an employee from the business next door, intex auto parts, threaten him. carlos was hit on his arm and hip. the vendor called police, as jpd later identified the suspect as 43-year-old that was arrested on charges for assault with a deadly weapon. police say he also tried to move carlos' car by force, so they

added an attempted carjacking charge. he posted the video on social media, where it garnered the attention of activists, like this one, who says she will help him look into resources for obtaining a new visa as an immigrant. >> matt mahan said venders don't deserve this. >> our department is tracking this closely and where we know that there are vendors with larger crowds, we are going to do our best to step up the police presence. >> reporter: once again, the suspect is an employee at intex auto parts. we've reached out but we're still waiting to hear back. as we mentioned, that incident comes on the heels of an attack last thursday outside of s.a.p. center. a man bought some food but then

asked for more. he reportedly got angry when the vendor wouldn't give it to him. a witness recorded the attack. police have yet to make an arrest in that case. happening today in oakland, supporters banning together to demand for fire police chief leronne armstrong to be reinstated. the decision left some less dents outraged when it came down last week. mayor sheng thao fired him after a report concluded the department mishandled misconduct cases involving officers. the naacp is organizing a rally for 10:00 this morning at city hall. police plan to start upping the amount of officers in the city's business and shopping districts as part of a new safety announcement. this was last week by the mayor and acting police chief darren allison. the department dropped it two years ago due to budget cuts but will use a $2 million federal grant to bring it back. a somber day for our nation.

we reunite to remember a shameful moment in history, a japanese internment camp. we'll talk with one survir whov

happy presidents' day to you. right now at 4:41, it is 41 degrees in novato, and we'll see temperatures remaining in the low 40s throughout much of the morning. it's going to be a mild start and a nice and warm day as we

head toward more sunshine and comfortable temperatures. but this is the last day of weather like this. this week's weather will be interesting, to say the least. we'll talk more about that coming up. i want to get you out on the roads with a heads-up that 680 northbound is still closed through sunol. you may have to be diverted onto 84. so just a heads-up that that area is still going to cause headaches throughout today's commute. we'll get a look at weather and traffic coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much. a somber day across america as sunday marked 81 years since president franklin d. roosevelt signed an order that led to the incarceration of tens of thousands of japanese americans during world war ii. several events were held across the bay area, including a service in japantown. >> and another remembrance for the executive order. "today in the bay's" marianne

favro spoke with two japanese american women who spent part of their childhoods in incarceration camps in arizona. >> reporter: more than 200 people came together to remember past injustices and unite to prevent them from happening again. walking through the streets of japantown in san jose, people held tea lights to bring light to a time when 120,000 japanese americans were forced to live in internment camps during world war ii. this woman was just 4 years old when her family was forced to leave their california home to live in an internment camp in arizona. >> for me personally, it was psychological damage that was done to us children, because we were made to feel guilty for something that we did not do, just because of our ancestors and because of racism. >> reporter: she says more than three years later her family returned to california, only to find they had lost their home and business.

she also lived in an internment camp at age 4 when she was supposed to be hospitalized, receiving critical care for a bone disorder. >> i had no medical care at all. >> reporter: she says her experience in the camp was devastating. >> they took all my years of my childhood life away from me. i wasn't able to walk for seven years. >> reporter: hundreds came together to hear the stories from the past. sumi says it's important to remember and beat the drums of change. >> we think we have gone backwards in the last three years and i think it's quite sad that racism is still raring its ugly head and there are people still being targeted, and so to me that's very sad. >> reporter: this is the first time in three years the day of remembrance was held in person. marianne favro, "today in the bay." 4:44 right now. new barricades have neighbors

and first responders concerned in san francisco. coming up next on "today in the bay," the reason locals say city leaders might be making the wrong move when it comes to cracking down on crime and sex work. 'll be right back.we

it is 4:47 this morning. let's take a live look at northbound interstate 680 in sunol. kari was talking about this earlier. this is where all traffic in that direction is being rerouted

for a hard core closure through tomorrow. right now caltrans says crews should have it all finished up in time for tomorrow's 5:00 a.m. deadline. the closure is part of a large-scale repaving project near sunol boulevard. this is the second of three weekend-long full closures and the final closure is set for next weekend. >> a lot of people got tied up in that. maybe they saw it as an opportunity because it's a holiday. >> i was going southbound and i saw how long the line was. we are not going to way back home. >> it was a mess. >> you know what, that continues today, and we have sunshine. so at least if you're sitting in traffic you can roll down the windows and enjoy it. here is a live look outside in dublin as we are going to see a mild start to our day.

40 degrees. then as we go into the rest of the morning it's going to slowly warm up. we're headed for 68 degrees for a high today, 68 in novato, 71 in santa rosa and 64 in san mateo. also 64 in scotts valley. take a look at tomorrow's temperatures. it's going to be definitely cooler, dropping by about 10 degrees in a lot of spots. upper 50s for dublin for tomorrow afternoon's high and 57 for san francisco. even colder on wednesday. oh, my goodness, i am so not looking forward to this. we're going to only see highs in the upper 40s and low 50s on wednesday. so a blast of winter is coming in. let me tell you, it's going to be a blast. because we are going to see some really high winds tomorrow starting throughout the afternoon. san francisco, 60-mile-per-hour winds. this is going to be a really big system coming through. and you want to make sure that everything outside is secure and ready for those high winds. it's not going to bring in a lot

of moisture initially. we're just looking at some spotty showers. but also the chance that some of our bay area hills may have a little bit of snow capping them. we are going to see this system coming in with some very cold arctic air. and as it moves in, there's a possibility that we could start on thursday to see this really changing over to some widespread rain and also snow on some of our bay area hills. we'll see this tapering off for part of the weekend, but it's possible by sunday we could see another cold system coming in that could bring in more rain as well as some snow on elevations above about 2,000 feet. we could also see a significant amount of rainfall over the next seven days, so we'll be watching all of those changes ahead. it's going to be so much colder the rest of the week. so today is the last day to enjoy the sunshine and highs in the mid to upper 60s. we're only hitting the upper 40s

for thursday and friday and the mornings will be bitterly cold. and then going into the weekend, at this time it looks dry, but there may be more showers coming back into the forecast for san francisco. 62 today, but only in the upper 40s by the end of the week. i also want to get you on the roads with a live look at the bay bridge. traffic overall has been fairly light and smooth. i want to show you the wide view all across the bay area. once again, you don't want to take 680 going northbound. right there at sunol it's being rerouted and we do have that closure. a couple of minor incidents in the south bay, but overall it is a smooth commute and we're not seeing a backup yet because the commute is so light as of now. so if you're about to head out the door, everything is looking good. just maybe hang out with us a little longer and i'll have another look at weather and traffic coming up again in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. in asia, tensions are escalating between u.s. allies and north korea. north korea this morning fired

at least two more ballistic missiles. this is off of its eastern coast. japan's defense ministry says each missile landed in the waters between the korean peninsula and japan. the u.s., japan and south korea have been conducting military drills over the past few days. north korea is escalating its threats because it views the drills as an invasion rehearsal. in san francisco, concrete barriers on capp street are creating quite the controversy. the city replaced the wooden and metal barricades as part of an effort by the city to deter the sex trade from overwhelming the neighborhood. as "today in the bay's" christie smith says, emergency crews are raising concerns. >> reporter: on capp street, barriers that could be pushed aside have been replaced with concrete. the latest effort to curb sex work on the mostly residential street. >> i think it remains to be seen over time, but it's definitely stopped all of the traffic.

>> reporter: we spoke with this neighbor. >> i have no problem with it being concrete. it makes it a lot easier. we don't have to keep moving back and forth. >> reporter: barriers were installed at 20th, 21st and 22nd streets, along with signage. they're only on one side of each block so drivers can still use the street, but not drive straight down the length multiple blocks. it's similar to a dead-end street. the firefighters union raised questions about emergency access and posted tweets asking city leaders to work with them on a solution. a spokesperson for the department says city department and community groups are working together to address the issues raised on capp street that meet the needs and address the issues presented by all parties. a neighbor who didn't want to go on camera is frustrated by having to go around the barricades. >> it's really hard to drop my kid off for music classes after school, because i have to go around the block.

>> reporter: she says these efforts are a mixed bag. >> it is nice not to have so much noise at night. the minuses are i'm concerned about what's happening to the women who, you know, aren't out here anymore. >> reporter: supervisor hillary ronen's legislative aide told us they will push to decriminalize sex work so it can be regulated. meantime, police say nine people were cited for solicitation. christie smith, "today in the bay." it is 4:54 this morning. happening now, walnut creek leaders will consider changing rules when it comes to using toilets in parks and open spaces while trying to adhere to state law. currently a city ordinance prohibits people using facilities for those designated of the opposite sex. but a civil rights act when

prohibits discrimination based on several factors including sex. a separate bill passed in 2016 requires single occupancy restrooms to be universally accessible in most public places. the meeting begins

welcome back. it's 4:57. trending this morning, an oakland librarian known for reuniting readers with their long-lost items. >> she's done it through her found in a library project. she tells kelly clarkson she found hundreds of items during her two decades on the job. >> i got so many cool things. people leave all kinds of things in books, book parks, postcards,

notes and letters, kids' drawings. a lot of photos. a crochet hook. >> she has a blog to help people reconnect with lost items, including one reader with lost childhood photos. you can see the full story today at 3:00 right here on nbc bay area. 4:58 this morning. and we continue to follow breaking news. president joe biden may being a surprise trip to ukraine. ahead in a live report, we're going to go to washington with more on the key meetings he has in store at this hour. >> also,

russia's aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin's war is failing. >> breaking right now at 5:00, president biden's high-stakes trip. while you were sleeping, he makes a surprise stop in ukraine's capital ahead of his planned trip to poland. the new u.s. plans now in the works to help beat back the russian invasion. >> thousands waking up in the dark this morning after a fire near the oakland coliseum. the new timeline for the full restoration of power. >> and finding a path forward. san jose is experiencing the highest rate of homelessness among home people. the double whammy experts say is leaving so many of them vulnerable. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. a very good monday morning to