right now at 5:00, assessing the damage. thousands of people across the bay area are still feeling the impact from the latest winter storm. not just power outages, but many of those residents are dealing with the damage of their homes from downed trees. we're live in one south bay neighborhood faced with a lot of cleanup. accelerate and intensify this work to save more lives more quickly. >> president biden with a new mission to keep americans safe. we're live in washington with reaction to the new executive order expanding mandatory background checks. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, xumo, and online. good wednesday morning to you. i'm gia vang. laura garcia is off. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to get to the forecast with vianey coming up in just a bit. we want to share with you what mike has going on because you're tracking a big problem in the

middle of 880 for a lot of drivers. >> chp says it's a hole in the freeway. we've got to fix that, they have to fix it. i'm doing the easy work telling you what's going on. southbound 880 slows already between 29th and fruitvale. light traffic flow. we have only half the freeway open in this southbound direction. so this will be a problem. folks joining from the bay bridge coming through the area or even after the maze, a slower drive here. once you pass by fruitvale and get toward high street, everything is fine in the southbound direction. but caltrans information says it may take until this afternoon to clear those two lanes, so this could be a big delay for folks traveling through that portion of oakland for the morning commute. meanwhile, the rest of your morning commute outside of that portion of oakland looking just fine. we're looking at the bigger view, no major problems. we have green sensors all around the bay. keep in mind we still have closures where the red lights up in the lower left, we have highway 9 and highway 84, 152,

closures, including 101. but we don't have any rain on the road weather index. that's a welcome sight. nice, clear radar. we are seeing that the system is still impacting parts of california all the way down through l.a., but for us here, you can see where the movement is right over the los angeles area. the wind speeds are calm and also our temperatures are much cooler to start our day. not as humid as well. notice we've even got a couple of 30s through santa rosa, 38 degrees. dublin 41, livermore 42. i want to show you the temperature difference because it's pretty significant. we've seen this subtropical moisture make its exit and we're getting a little colder air. napa, 17 degrees cooler at this hour compared to the past 24 hours. we could see some areas of patchy fog through livermore. you can see through san jose. san jose is running about 10 degrees cooler right now. let's get a closer look at headlines because heading into today we are going to see mostly

sunshine and then tomorrow we're going to be seeing the break from the rain continue. but into the weekend we do have some spotty rain chances making their return. i'll take you through the timing in just a few minutes. thanks, vianey. weary residents are finally going to get a break from the winter storm we've been dealing with. many of them this morning are still waking up in the dark or out of their homes entirely. >> that's right. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in cupertino where one woman had a way too close call from one of the many trees that fell during the latest storm. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning to you. she says she was going to stay in her home, though there's a tree that fell right into it. she still has no power and that is the same case for about 170,000 pg&e customers all around the bay area. they are in the dark and that could impact whether or not your student goes to school. let's start there. this morning we know that there

are some kids who are going to be out of class today. fremont union high school district is canceling classes for some schools, including fremont high, lynbrook, and all classes are canceled for de anza college because they have no power and they're anticipating they would have no power later today. 167,000 customers are in the dark. that includes 91,000 in the south bay, 41,000 on the peninsula, and the rest are sprinkled throughout the bay area. yesterday's high winds brought down so many power lines and trees, including this one behind me at the home where i am this morning. the woman who lives here is on a wait list to get the tree removed and get her power restored. she was near tears when we talked with her last night. >> i was so afraid. and when it came down, the whole

house shook and the whole house shook and my dog and i, my dog was, like, screaming. he was crying. and i had a parrot in this room, the branch that came into the room there fell onto her cage and demolished her cage. >> reporter: now, in san jose, neighbors banded together to keep a compromised tree from falling into a home there. they tried to reach out to the city. they were put on a wait list as well. so they did their own thing, they called in a tree company and they called in tree experts to take that tree down before it hurt anybody, because they just couldn't afford to wait. they said the situation was just too scary. >> i'm paying thousands of dollars, many thousands of dollars out of pocket today for the tree service to come and do emergency tree removal.

but it's a city tree. >> reporter: now, i think chris chmura would advise her and anyone like her to keep your receipts just in case the city can reimburse. i'll ask him later on today whether or not that is a possibility. but i know that there are so many trees that people were being told by their local agencies to not call 911 and just hold tight, because there was a backlog of tree services being distributed throughout the city. when we had a tree fall at our house, we had to pay for it to be removed on our own and it took quite some time. in cupertino, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> what a headache for so many folks. kris, thank you. >> the effects of the storm are widespread. the window came flying down from the iconic bank of america building in downtown san francisco yesterday, so the traffic on the ground came to a stop. that's when the glass came crashing down from the 43rd floor. san francisco fire department

asked people in the surrounding buildings to shelter in place and shut down the streets around the drop zone. the fire department says they found a second cracked window that may also be at risk of falling. much of the shattered cam raining down on the intersection of california and kearny. the roads have been cleared up and are back open this morning. and don't forget, our nbc bay area app is really a useful tool to get information about what is going on around the bay area, especially with this weather we've been having. if you want to see what's going on with the rain this weekend, make sure you have our app downloaded on your phone so you can get information about conditions in your neighborhood and you can get custom alerts sent straight to your phone. we're working to learn more about a major crash in the south bay last night that happened around 8:00 p.m. in san jose. four cars collided at the hamilton avenue road. we're not sure what conditions the drivers are in but we know the intersection had no power at the time of that crash. happening today, the man

accused in a murder for hire plot that left an oakland woman dead is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing. the shooting happened last oakland in little saigon. the suspected hitman pleaded not guilty last november. meane, the south bay, mma star cane velazquez is due in court. investigators say last year he shot into a truck carrying a man suspected of molesting one of his young relatives, hitting another man. police officers promise to beef up their presence this morning at petaluma high school. this is in response to a series of online threats with at least one of them threatening violence. police are also investigating the post and interviewed several students yesterday. 5:08 this morning. president biden with a new extreme measure to halt gun violence. he's hoping his new executive order can halt the latest wave

of mass shootings. >> the president visited yesterday. brie jackson is live in washington with a look at the plan and the reaction this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, among other things, president biden's executive order aims to increase the number od checks done, but president biden acknowledges that his actions are largely symbolic and says that significant changes must come from congress. it's been nearly two months since a gunman opened fire at a lunar new year celebration in california. >> multiple victims, gunshot wounds. >> reporter: killing 11 people. president biden honored those victims tuesday and unveiled his latest efforts to keep americans safe. >> we'll accelerate and intensify this work to save more lives, more quickly. >> reporter: the president signed an executive order that directs the attorney general to move the u.s. as close to universal background checks as possible, without additional

legislation. it also ramps up efforts to hold the gun industry accountable. >> it does that by calling for an independent government study that analyzes and exposes how gun manufacturers aggressively market firearms to civilians, especially minors. >> reporter: gun safety advocates praised the president's actions, while stressing there's still more work. >> this is a lot more than any previous president has done on this issue, especially, you know, with a divided congress. >> reporter: republicans argue legislation won't solve the problem and point to gun violence in california, a state with some of the strictest gun laws in the country. >> what he calls universal background checks wouldn't have stopped a mass public shooting in this century. >> reporter: according to the gun violence archives, there have been 110 mass shootings in the u.s. so far this year. the president says it's time

congress take action to stop gun violence. and president biden is, again, demanding an assault weapons ban, but with a divided congress getting gun legislation is going to be an uphill battle. marcus, gia. >> certainly a hot topic. brie, thank you. 5:11 now. we're taking a live look at san jose right here, and look at that clear sky, the lens not wet at all right now. let's get to vianey arana, tracking the storm and where it is. it's moved out of our area. >> finally we'll get drying in the forecast today and it's going to be a lot less windy. wind warnings have expired, which is great news, especially after the gusty conditions we saw yesterday. upper 50s on the map for oakland, livermore 60 degrees. i'm going to let mike take this because i've got to clear my throat. go ahead, mike. we did want to hear about

the great forecast. a little less wind today, and that's a relief. we've got to recover from all the trees down we've been reporting. we've got to repair the roadways and that's unfortunately why it's unexpectedly slow. an alert issued by chp, we still have two right lanes blocked for repair work, south 880 from 29th to fruitvale, the zone where you find the slowing in the southbound direction. that may prove to be a big problem if it continues throughout the entire morning commute. an earlier crash at the dublin interchange has cleared from 580, but there are vehicles on the shoulder. coming up on "today in the bay," more news about artificial intelligence, it's getting even intelligence, it's getting even smarter.

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good morning. it is 5:15 right now in san jose. we're seeing a mix of a little bit of cloud cover through parts of the south bay. 47 degrees. aside from that, conditions are dry and daytime highs will be comfortable, in the upper 50s, low 60s. we'll let you know what to expect for the remainder of your week in a few minutes. and right here we're looking at the san mateo bridge, westbound toward the peninsula. taillights move smoothly. you might get caught with a gust or two as you hit the high-rise. coming from the nimitz, we have the nimitz itself unusually slow through oakland. we'll continue to follow the emergency repair work coming up.

good morning. very happy wednesday. credit suisse is the new bank to worry about. a saudi-backer, the bank's biggest investor says they will not invest further. markets could be very rough today. >> meta, the stock is up more than 7% after it announced more layoffs. meta's stock keeps going up-and-up, not because it's developed anything new or did anything interesting, but because it keeps cutting costs. >> you've heard a lot about layoffs. the numbers are astounding, but jobs data shows us jobs all over silicon valley are still plentiful. i was just talking to an expert about this. she calls this loud layoffs, quiet hiring. >> in silicon valley, i think we're seeing a lot of news of these big layoffs, the metas and the whatnot, but it gives the opportunity for other companies to snap up some of these tech workers. they are getting other jobs. >> that's absolutely right.

so we've been studying and researching the data, talking to lots of our networks, and we're finding 81% are landing jobs within 90 days. so it's a wonderful reshuffling of technology and we aren't seeing such a significant impact, even though it's loud. it's all about gender equity. while we're seeing that the job market is strong and that people are bouncing back very quickly, unfortunately for women the story is not as beautiful. >> here's what she means. take a look. women tech workers found 86% of men found new jobs within 90 days, but fewer women were able to do the same, 71%. these are still incredibly strong numbers and prove the point layoffs don't usually lead to unemployment. but gender inequity is definitely there. >> open ai in san francisco has released gpt-4, which if you

know nothing about artificial intelligence, i can tell you it's better than gpt-3. a lot of people stayed up all night playing with it, posting examples of what it can do on social media. one striking example, somebody drew a website on a white board, just a sketch of a website, and the machine, gpt-4, created that website. it's going to replace an amazing number of jobs and it's going to create amazing opportunities for humans. >> have you tested it out? >> i haven't yet. i did ask gpt-3 about it and because they haven't trained past a certain point, he or she doesn't know about it. >> confused. >> yeah, don't tell them. >> thank you. well, you might be tempted to take a nap to recover from the time change. i sure am. but there is a right way to nap so you don't mess up your sleep schedule. an expert in behavioral sleep medicine says a perfect nap is 20 to 30 minutes. okay, i guess my two-hour naps

don't work. any longer and you might wake up feeling more groggy. the expert says, also, you want to nap at least eight hours before bedtime. so for most people that's early afternoon, an afternoon nap can increase energy levels and improve mood boosts, productivity and concentration. with all of us working these shifts, it's all about the window. >> i freestyle. >> you mean a schedule? >> it gives you a boost of what we deal with. we appreciate you guys waking up bright and early. we also appreciate the sunshine for chiming in in the afternoon. right now sunshine in san jose once the clouds are out and we get a little bit of that light. right now, the temperatures are in the 30s in santa rosa. 38 degrees. now, the past couple of days we've been waking up to 50s because we had that warmer

system bringing humidity and the subtropical moisture. now we're getting a little bit of cooler air effect through napa. 17 degrees cooler, concord 12 degrees cooler, san jose around 10 degrees cooler compared to the past 24 hours. good news on the wind front. this was extremely problematic but in the past 24 hours it has significantly tapered down and no wind warnings are in effect. let's take a look at some of the areas that saw the gustiest conditions, loma prieta, 97 miles per hour, sfo 77 miles per hour, mount diablo 78 miles per hour, hayward 48 miles per hour. now, again we're going to see a much calmer day today, we're going to dry out. daytime highs in the upper 50s, a couple of low 60s. long-range outlook, we're going to stay dry today, tomorrow, and mostly into friday.

leading into late friday, early saturday, it does look now like the system is going to bring just a scattered chance into the weekend. but it is going to bring more sierra snow. so what this means for the sierra folks is the potential for a lot of that snowmelt. a system that's going to line up, set up for a little more rain or intensity into next week. so how much snow can we expect? let's take a look at this. i took this through the weekend storm, including monday's storm as well. so this is not just saturday and sunday. it's all the way through tuesday. twin bridges, over 24 inches, this on top of a very impactful, over 200% sierra snowpack. so the seven-day outlook is looking like this, today, tomorrow dry, spotty chance on friday, and then saturday and sunday not completely widespread, but enough to where you could see it through parts of the north bay, parts of the south bay. and then notice the more

impactful rain will move in on monday. that one could see more of an accumulation compared to the weekend storm. and also spring starts. yay! it will be raining a little but spring on monday. we do have repair work over in oakland and that is a big problem. unexpectedly slow stretch past 29, approaching 29th, people are funneling down to two lanes as you're passing by fruitvale. there's damage to the roadway and basically a hole in the road. they've got to fix that. until they do, only two lanes are available for your commute direction down out of the area past the bay bridge and then down toward the coliseum. a smooth drive south of the coliseum. 580, 13, all clear. same thing with highway 4 and 37. wednesday does see a heavier volume of traffic so i do expect to see much more traffic on the roadway. but the bay bridge toll plaza and the bay bridge are moving

smoothly. the chp has given advisories that there may be gusty conditions. no problems reported. much calmer than yesterday. the earlier crash at 580 does result in some slowing. i believe there's still vehicles on the shoulder approaching the dublin interchange. the lanes are clear and that's good news as you head toward 580 and 680. >> thanks, mike. 5:23 this morning, next, nbc bay area responds. >> statistically air travel is the safest form of transportation but some scary close calls have put safety officials are notice. i'm investigator chris chmura, we'll tale you about

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good morning. the close calls are alarming and under investigation. we recently explained how investigators are often missing a key piece of evidence, audio from the cockpit. when the planes nearly collided in new york, burbank, austin, boston and other places, safety investigators had access to radio transmissions, but no tape of what the pilots said to one another in the cockpit. that's because the so-called black box only records for two hours, on a loop that records over itself. a close call at sfo in 2017 exposed this gap. the national transportation safety board recommended cockpit

voice recordings record 25 hours, the standard in other countries. so far the faa has kept its recorder requirement at two hours. >> to have a 25-hour recording would be a game-changer. >> former investigator anthony brickhouse will be watching today's safety summit, eager to see if the recent close calls also prompt the faa to increase cockpit recording time. for safety's sake. we'll let you know what happens tonight in the evening news. >> reporter: three years since the start of the covid-19 lockdowns. a warning about what could happen if there's another pandic. stay wemit

right now at 5:30, we're talking genuine damage control as strong winds wreak havoc across the bay area from major power outages, toppled trees and power lines. our team monitoring the cleanup and recovery efforts. >> i think the pushback against all sorts of mandates and closures will begin on day one. >> moving you forward on lessons from the lockdown. we go one-on-one with one health expert who believes fighting the next pandemic may present greater challenges. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, xumo, and online. a good wednesday morning to you. thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington.

>> i'm gia vang. laura garcia has the morning off. we start with meteorologist vianey arana. the storm has finally moved out of our area. >> i'll take credit or the sunshine and the rain because it helped with the drought. i think it is a nice and needed break after what we've seen and the major impacts we've had because of these atmospheric rivers. san jose, beautiful shot there. i want to show you current temperatures because we're getting less of the muggy feeling this morning, which is nice. yesterday we were waking up in the 50s. we had subtropical moisture bringing humidity. right now we're seeing a nice cooldown in napa, about a 17 degrees difference. san jose, about a 10 degree difference. daytime highs today will be in the upper 50s, a couple of low 60s. a closer look at headlines i'll be going over in the full forecast, we're going to talk about the daytime highs and our weekend forecast, but what's the latest on 880? >> you're going to be late. but not the latest, hopefully, because you know about this. delay southbound 880, the issue is 880 goes over fruitvale

avenue, but there's a hole in 880, the right two lanes are blocked for emergency repair work until they can fix the roadway. they don't want anything to fall through that hole, damage cars below or going over that hole. again, southbound 880 is down to two lanes as you're passing by fruitvale. we're looking at the rest of the bay area and everything else looks pretty smooth. an earlier crash near the dublin interchange does have a distraction and slowing, but no lanes blocked approaching 680. back to you. >> thanks, mike. as the bay area marks three years since the start of the covid lockdown, we're moving you forward. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in the east bay. a prominent bay area doctor warning the next pandemic may be harder to fight. >> reporter: yeah, you are correct. good morning to you. you'll recall three years ago here in the bay area is when the mask mandates and the covid lockdowns started, and there was a lot of -- there was little

pushback back then. the chair of medicine at ucsf, he thinks nationwide hundreds of thousands of lives were saved as a result. he's worried if there is another pandemic in, let's say, five to ten years, there will be a lot of people who remember covid and they will push back on mandates and closures on day one. and more people will be killed as a result, more than necessary. three years into covid, he thinks the time for mandates has passed, but he points out that covid is still here, it's currently at a moderate spread in our area. at ucsf, only about 20 to 25 patients are in the hospital with covid right now and that's less than the 150 covid patients about a year ago. he worries that people aren't getting good information about where to mask up. he still masks up on airplanes, crowded places. he's concerned about misinformation about vaccines. studies and research show the shots are safe and effective. >> i think for covid we're settling into a rhythm that will probably be the rhythm maybe forever, which is that the

vaccines provide relatively little protection, maybe for a couple of months, against getting an infection, but really quite good protection against getting very, very sick, and moderate protection against long covid. and so unless you're at super high risk, by which i mean you're probably over 75 or you have other medical comorbidities or immuno suppression, getting a yearly shot will probably be good enough. >> reporter: young children now have access to more protection against covid-19. yesterda u.s. federal drug administration -- food and drug administration authorized pfizer's omicron booster for kids under 5 years of age, 6 months through 4 years, who received the three-dose primary series more than two months ago. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. well, this morning there is some slow improvement when it comes to power outages in the

bay area following recent storms. more than 167,000 pg&e customers remain in the dark due to the powerful winds. most of the outages are in the south bay. the bay area has more than 91,000 customers with their lights out and the peninsula has more than 40,000 outages. the east bay has more than 31,000. the rest are scattered through the north bay and san francisco. in a lot of cases cleanup is just beginning from the latest storm. powerful winds toppled a tree in livermore causing damage to two nearby living units. the upturned base of the tree heavily damaged the downstairs patio. in the upstairs unit, you can see a bunkbed where one young man, we're told, was sleeping. residents say the massive pine tree came crashing through that wall. >> one of my sons was sleeping on the bottom bunk. thank god it was the bottom bunk. he jumped up because he heard the crackling and the hit, and my husband came in and grabbed him. so he was shook and a little

scared, but he's okay, and that's all that matters. >> scary moments for that family. that tree also struck the carport, totaling that suv right there. elsewhere in the same neighborhood, another tree fell in a parking lot, cracking the windshield of one car. and crews are working to repair a pleasanton church after a tree fell on it. the tree hit the lighthouse baptist church, no word on the extent of the damage there. in pajaro a broken levee is almost fixed, but flooding is still a huge issue. the levee broke last week, and since then that entire city has flooded. crews have been working around the clock to fix the problem. county leaders there say that there was a second natural levee break late monday, which is a good thing. that breach is closer to the ocean and it's really helping lower the water levels in the pajaro river. meanwhile, as thousands wait to assess the damage, there's some growing anger. many say this could have been avoided if congress funded a long overdue project to lengthen the levee years ago.

the project is now set to begin in 2025. locals want it to speed up. >> the goal now is to remove as many administrative barriers as we possibly can to start construction earlier than that and to implement the project in a much more condensed timeframe. >> another key question, how badly will farms and crops be impacted. the head of the local farm bureau says that it is still two to three months away from making that determination. and there is an official gofundme set up to help the farmworkers of pajaro. head to nbcbayarea.com. we have a link and the latest story on the flooding. making it in the bay, a follow-up, santa clara leaders have approved a land swap. some units will be offered exclusively to teachers. that's one of several new housing items supervisors approved yesterday. others include a new rental assistance partnership with south bay nonprofits, more affordable housing in mountain view and a new housing

development in milpitas. happening today, bay area regional air regulators will debate a new rule to ban the use of natural gas, water heaters and furnaces. so it is considering what supporters call the most sweeping regulations anywhere in the u.s. the proposal would require all homeowners to go electric when replacing their gas-powered units to reduce emissions. if it's approved, that would apply to most bay area places, except for northern solano and northern sonoma counties. those rules would roll out over the next decade. 5:38 on this wednesday, a live look at san francisco right now. and we're going to bring in vann vann, because this time yesterday we were showing these traffic cameras and weather cameras because they were all wet. >> one of the most impactful things that came out of this system was the wind. it left a lot of downed trees, power outages. but the wind warnings have expired officially and we're seeing a pretty calm weather

pattern now, which is great. in san francisco and around half moon bay, could still see a little bit of breeze through the afternoon. but aside from that, things are going to dry out and we're going to see a beautiful day ahead. daytime highs in the upper 50s for oakland, san jose 60 degrees, morgan hill 60 degrees, concord 62, through the north bay also in the 60s. enjoy today's sunshine. we'll get a couple of clouds rolling through at times but by tomorrow we'll keep the sunshine around. at least two, potentially three days in a row. we will take it. let's get a check of the roads with mike. >> obviously much dryer but the wind advisory that chp issued cleared because the winds are calmer. the bay bridge, we do see a sluggish drive. there is some accordion action going on. chp is probably going to turn the metering lights on any second. the traffic is metered down to two lanes instead of four on south 880, jamming up toward

fruitvale. emergency repair work will continue in the southbound side, which will continue with delays through the morning commute until they fix that. chp and caltrans say it may be this afternoon before it gets repaired and cleared. highway 37, 4, typical build. this is a wednesday, a bigger commute and some folks held off the last couple of days from driving because of the weather. there is probably going to be more traffic flow. north 101 shows a little earlier than we had planned, slowing through san jose. no major issues, but that is earlier commute going on right here. 87 by the airport slowing a bit as well, coming toward de la cruz, the whole area. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," a fight over abortion pills in texas could spread nationwide. >> also, one ride share phenomenon now branching out into many other areas. we're talking about surge pricing. we don't like that, right? we're going to tell you the

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san francisco, clear skies, 47 degrees. just a really beautiful, calm, not windy morning around the bay area. we'll talk more about how long the sunshine is going to last, but we also are anticipating the official start of spring. and the start of the backup has happened. the bay bridge toll plaza, things are jamming up getting to the bay bridge. also jamming up getting away from the bay bridge. the emergency repair work on the nimitz continues. we'll show you where and talk about why coming up. well, president biden is waking up in las vegas this morning. >> scott mcgrew is getting a late start, right? >> we all get a late start in las vegas, don't we? he stayed up late last night, considering he's on east coast time but in las vegas. rallying democrats at the democratic national committee. that started at 10:00 p.m. his time. before that, the president was in california, first in san

diego, and then the l.a. area and monterey park, announcing new efforts to slow gun violence. monterey park, of course, the location of l.a. county's worst ever mass shooting on the lunar new year. the president will speak to nevadaens today about new prescription drug plans and other benefits. the white house and congress have put these together for americans. nevada, a key battleground state coming up. mr. biden won the battle last time, but the vote was close. democrats have won the last four cycles, but always close. ron desantis was there on saturday on book tour. desantis, who is not officially running for president, has gotten some blowback from fellow republicans for saying the fight in ukraine is not in america's national interest. he calls it a territorial dispute between ukraine and russia. fellow republican lindsey graham compared desantis to neville chamberlain and said if you don't understand that success by

putin in russia invites aggression by china against taiwan, then you have seriously miscalculated. >> marco rubio, who is from florida, said if we stop helping ukraine, the result is going to be a slaughter. >> we're also keeping our eye on texas this morning where a hearing is about to get under way focusing on abortion pills. an anti-abortion group is suing to reverse a decision by the fda that said the pills are safe to take. the first issue to settle, does a political group have the legal right to question what the fda says is medically safe? because this issue is in front of a federal judge, his decision in amarillo could block access to that drug nationwide. we'll be watching that and talking about that on social media. you can find me on twitter. >> thanks, scott. maybe you noticed a 21st century pricing mechanism seems

to be expanding more and s'more into other businesses. we're talking about price surging. and starting as something we saw with ride share companies, you probably know how this works. the higher the demand, the higher the price. well, now the same model is being used for a lot of other businesses and activities, including movies and golf. as nbc's sam brock found out in miami, he visited a country club which is now charging twice as much for the choice weekend times versus weekday slots. >> if i want to save a few dollars playing golf, i can. and, fortunately, i'm not a guy who has to golf at a certain time. i work in a business where i'm flexible. >> now, ahead on the "today" show, learn why that model may not be all bad news for the flexible customers. you'll find out more about that at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." i wasn't paying attention, because trending this morning,

everyone's favorite cookies are nearly set to return starting monday. don't be surprised to see girl scouts set up outside your local grocery store. >> they are so alluring. give me a cookie! so this week girl scouts celebrate their 111th anniversary, but it's next week, lots of us are already thinking about this, and, yes, we are still thinking and talking thin mints, dosy do and the tagalong. raspberry rally is already a big hit, going for five times its list price on the resell market. who knew there was a resell market? leaders say the annual event does a lot more than exceed it. >> we have over 4.1 million packages of cookies in market and over 12,000 girls eager to go out and sell. that's record-breaking for us in northern california. so we're really excited to bring

the cookies out to our customers and support our cookie entrepreneurs in learning all the business skills. >> those girls are learning about inflation and everything. you can set aside some money for next week, but to buy cookies right now you can also go to ilovecookies.org, which has a digital marketplace to connect to your local sellers. i want to know your favorite girl scout cookies. a lot of people went online. most people, both on my facebook and twitter polls, they said it was the thin mints. thin mint was a big hit. and then what someone else said, put them in the freezer and then you come out and get it. this is the new one, the raspberry rally. i tried it yesterday. right here. you can see it. >> open it up, marcus. >> i can't open this one. this would probably go for,

like, 40 bucks. it tastes like a strawberry shortcake, kind of. chocolate layered with strawberry inside. a nice crunch. put it in the freezer. it will make it that much better. >> i was a girl scout. i'll see if i can dig out that picture. i'm sure my mom will send it to me. >> do they have a meteorology badge? >> they might now. they've got digital ways to connect with your local entrepreneurs, so a shout out to you, ladies. dry weather. >> come on back here. >> vianey is so used to this. we are continuing a tradition here on "today in the bay." >> celebrating march birthdays, this morning we have to give meteorologist vianey her flowers. we want to say happy birthday to you. >> yay! ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> and there you have it.

look, that's a lot of us at so many different places. our workout crew and everything like that. happy birthday to you. >> i know you're filling in for kari hall while she's taking time off. >> we're all march babies around here. the pisces energy. rihanna is a pisces, too. i don't know much about astrology, but i did find that out recently. i'll take that. i can get to your weather. thanks, guys. very sweet. thank you. i'm going to lay low today. you know what i'm going to do? i know i was saying i'm not married yet, but i am going to deep clean my apartment this weekend just to clear the energy and the space. that's my jam. let's talk about this satellite radar, because the weather pattern is stunning and beautiful. i am glad that we're finally going to catch a break from this rain. the impacts from the flooding are still not technically over

because we've got more rain on the way. right now the impacts are really being felt through southern california and the sierra and our current temperatures are in the 40s and even a couple of 30s as well. santa rosa 39 degrees, hayward 43, fremont 48. the wind speeds have significantly calmed down, comparing that to the wind warnings from yesterday, no longer in effect for today. forecasted highs will be comfortable, in the 60s for concord, 62 through livermore, san jose 60 degrees, long-range outlook you can see we're going to stay dry today, tomorrow and then we do have a weaker system moving in this weekend. i'm sorry, it looks like march is really going to end with another bang in the outlook and our water year update is doing great. how are the roads? let's get a check of that with mike. >> much dryer, a much easier drive, except for one key spot. the bay bridge, we'll have a backup. the key spot that's a problem other than your typical build that's happening right on

schedule is this slowdown which will make you late if you're on schedule right now, you're going to be late as you travel through this portion of oakland approaching fruitvale. a jam from about 980 all the way down, past fruitvale. emergency repair work blocks two of your two lanes. >> thanks, mike. a pair of philanthropies are leading the push to turn the lights back on on the bay bridge. they say if another donor puts up a half a million dollars, they'll match it. the lights have suffered too much wear and tear and they turned them off last week. now organizers are trying to raise $11 million to bring those lights back on. so far, they've raised $6 million. in-n-out and changing up its menu, sort of. still ahead on "today in the bay," special changes you'll find for a good cause. then at 6:00 a.m., monitoring the storm's aftermath from downed trees to outages, leaving tens of thousands still in the dark. we're live with details on the long day ahead for utility crews

and a new word about school closures.

♪♪ >> runway suitcase. bye-bye! this is at sfo. it's pretty clear this video is going viral. it was because of all the strong winds we had yesterday. >> the rolling wheels didn't work so well. >> what brand is that?

>> it was upright. it didn't topple over. >> tiktok is going to find the algorithm and they're going to find the owner of that suitcase. >> we don't know the owner, but the video was tweeted by someone on a flight waiting to take off. >> wipeout. >> there it is. costco, known for many things, including hefty desserts. their latest seasonal release is getting a lot of attention. one tiktoker posted this video showing its nearly new five pound peanut butter cake, chocolate crust, it costs you 20 bucks. costco sells a 2 1/2 pound log of tiramasu and a whopping

chocolate cake. >> we might be seeing mini versions. it's for a good cause. the granddaughter announced a special truck on instagram that will serve many versions of hamburgers, cheese burgers, double-doubles and fries. the truck will be reserved for kids' events. proceeds will go toward the in-n-out association and she says it is a way to honor her grandmother's legacy. minis are always good. >> are they small like the white castle burger? >> we'll have to investigate. >> as we move you forward. >> good for in-n-out and good for all the charities they're helping out. we are just about 6:00 right now. ahead, the aftermath of the latest bay area storm.

>> i got my dog and we ran across the street to the neighbor and called 911. >> residents in many places are still dealing with damaged homes from downed trees and thousands of people are still without power. we're live in one south bay neighborhood facing lots of cleanup and word of storm-related storm closures. >> aiming to reduce gun violence, president biden has a new mission to keep americans safe. reaction to his new executive order that may make it harder for some to obtain guns. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, xumo, and online. good wednesday morning to you. thanks for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm gia vang in for laura garcia. we have been so busy these last couple of weeks with all the storms, the roadways. especially, vianey, you guys in the weather department. >> storm fatigue is really and i've been feeling awful for those folks who clean up from one storm and then in