covid guidelines for health care workers and for more than 35,000 east bay students. i'll show you what you need to know. >> and tracking a new round of rain. a live look outside. another atmospheric river is expected to hit parts of the bay area. meteorologist vianey arana is timing it all out for us. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, xumo, and online. and here we go, 5:00 on your monday morning. hope you're coming off a great weekend. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's get a look at that forecast for you today. meteorologist vianey arana is for kari hall this morning. i wasn't upset with the rain we had this weekend. how is today looking? >> don't make him mad. >> i know, right? that's what i wanted to emphasize when i was forecasting for the weekend, it wasn't going to be a washout. i hope everyone had a chance to enjoy it. monday is not going to be a washout, either. we've got dry weather for the most part. a couple of light, scattered showers. then the heavy downpours will

move in late tonight into tuesday morning. so the focus of the storm looks to be more of a tuesday morning commute issue because that's when the heavy rain will pick up, the atmospheric river will come into play and also the gusty conditions as well. we'll start to ramp it up a notch, not only tuesday morning, but really throughout the entire day on tuesday. heading into wednesday, those showers begin to kind of clear out a little bit and sierra-wise there is going to be winter storm watches and warnings in effect. that means dangerous travel expected and also a lot of that snow could start to turn to rain and then back to snow, because of the system that's pushing through. it will make for a tough commute to get up there and also to get back, at least through wednesday. heading into the middle of the week and toward the end of the week, we have more positive changes and i'll get to that forecast in a few minutes. first, we've got to check in with mike. we have an earlier traffic break that we watched and just

second ago they released the traffic, they haven't fully released it. university avenue is at the top of the screen, heading west toward the bay bridge. the next exit is powell and they're helping four vehicles get off of the freeway. one was helped off by chp from the shot over here on the rooftop camera. so this will slowly move until they're able to completely clear from powell. it feels like forever. if you're traveling out of richmond and berkeley and getting toward the bay bridge, this is an issue for the time being. frontage road is moving smoothly, you can jump back on. that is one short section of i-80, but it's starting to build. so if you're heading toward golden gate fields and the bay bridge, that's the direction of the slowing. the rest of the bay has a smooth, easy drive. >> thank you very much. moving you forward on the bay area covid response, protocols are about to change in one school district. not only that, but for health

care workers across the bay area. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is here with what you need to know. kris, who is going to be impacted most here? >> a lot of families in the east bay and also a lot of health care workers. these changes will impact about 1.7 million health care workers in california and more than 36,000 students in oakland. as of today, oakland unified is aligning its covid guidelines with cdc guidelines. that means kids can return to school six days after their positive test and they don't have to take a test to return. they will have to mask through day ten after testing positive. >> so what about the staff? do they have different guidelines? >> the staff does have different guidelines. the district is still asking staff and students to isolate if they are feeling sick, to mask up in high risk situations, especially after they travel or after they are in contact with somebody who is positive. for staff, those guidelines are set by cal osha, and so they

have to test negative to return on day six and they will, again, follow guidelines until cal osha makes those changes. >> and big changes are coming for california health care workers. >> yeah, and this is interesting because i remember -- way back in the olden days, three years ago, i thought health care workers always wore masks, but these are changing. as of april 3rd, two weeks from today, no masks for vaccines will be required for health care workers, anybody in a hospital, doctor's office, dentist's office, patients don't have to mask up, visitors don't have to mask up. this is also going to apply to prisons and shelters for the unhoused. some facilities can continue requiring masks depending on the situation. >> it will be interesting to see. i took the kids to the dentist on friday and i think they still have the protocols, which is okay. it's their choice. >> well, the minute i walked into the office, i mean, i walked in unmasked, i forgot.

they're like, no, we're a health care setting, you've got to mask up. it's just interesting that in a hospital situation, because i thought not visitors, but patients and nurses and doctors masked up. >> right. >> maybe it's just too long to remember. thank you very much. well, also coming up this morning, there is still no response from oakland school following a threat by high school teachers to hold a one-day strike on friday. teachers are organizing the walkout citing frustration in recent contract talks and they also say they've been working without a contract since last fall and this walkout will not be an official union action. teachers say the strike will impact several high schools. >> one san francisco leader is promising a big security boost starting today following the recent surge in violence at a

popular shopping mall. clips like the ones you see right here have been posted online, they're showing young people fighting at stonestown mall. retail workers say most are juveniles and it happens more frequently when schools are on half days. district supervisors say they are hearing of a lot of concern from parents. >> this has been shared on instagram live, folks, you know, watched the video and they like it and they get more followers, and i wonder if some of that is not what's propelling kids to go to the mall and try to be part of the action. >> starting today, police and mall security plan to increase patrols. the supervisor is also calling for more investment in after-school programs. going into the weekend, it seemed like a worldwide banking crisis. >> scott mcgrew joins us. >> the latest, the bank ubs has

purchased credit suisse as a way to get that bank in europe back into financial shape. here at home, shares in san francisco based first republic down, even after four big banks came to the bank's rescue late last week, and of course there's the one that set it all off, silicon valley bank. deposits are protected by the federal government, so customers are safe, but the latest reporting shows the fdic still has not been able to sell silicon valley bank to a bigger buyer. >> the original offer to purchase the entire bank may not work out, so now on the table is a purchase of a private bank portion of the silicon valley bank. so that's probably the most lucrative asset within the bank group. >> meantime, the "wall street journal" reports the federal

reserve, which also supervises banks, has warned silicon valley bank in the past, in fact, many months ago, about its risk model. now, the health of all of these smaller regional banks is a big worry for washington and for our financial system. if you're a regular depositors, i mean somebody with less than a quarter million dollars in the bank, this is more of a big picture worry. we all care about the broader economy, but this is not a your money worry. your money is safe and guaranteed by the government. a lot of these troubles started with interest rate hikes and bad timing. the fed will meet tomorrow to talk about more interest rate hikes. we'll get a decision on wednesday. the fed wanted to make it harder for banks to lend, so the economy would slow down. laura and marcus, they've done that, probably more than they intended. >> we've seen it. thank you so much, scott. 5:08 right now. and developing for you, a grand jury is set to hear new testimony in the criminal case

surrounding former president donald trump. it centers around allegations of illegal hush money paid to an adult film star. >> "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live in washington. the former president is already predicting what he expects to happen this week. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. good morning, laura, marcus. well, it's still unclear if former president trump will even be indicted, but over the weekend mr. trump took to social media and predicted that he would be arrested tuesday. >> how do you feel, mr. trump? >> reporter: former president trump and his legal troubles back in the spotlight, following mr. trump's claims that he could be arrested on criminal charges in new york tuesday. >> i'm taking aback at the idea of indicting a former president of the united states, at a time when there's a crime wave in new york city. >> i think the viable question for the american people is whether or not you have a progressive prosecutor using the justice system to go after political enemies. >> reporter: democrats say let

the legal process play out. >> i would urge everyone to just allow the prosecutors to do their job. >> reporter: the political back and forth comes after trump's online post saturday, referencing a possible indictment for his alleged role in hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election. attorney bob costello, once a legal adviser to cohen, plans to testify today at the request of mr. trump's attorneys. trump has called for protests in the event of his arrest. speaker kevin mccarthy, the top republican in the house, urges calm. >> i don't think people should protest this, no. >> reporter: federal agencies are bracing for whatever comes next. >> we obviously don't want to see any activity grow violent. >> reporter: the public is also watching to see what happens in this case. trump has denied any wrongdoing. local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are working together to discuss potential

security plans. this is just in case an indictment is handed down sometime this week. marcus, laura. >> what's the d.a.'s office doing to prepare for possible protests? >> reporter: well, laura, they are making precautions. so the d.a. in this case, alvin bragg, he hasn't really made any public comments, but he did send a letter to his staff. in it he said that safety is the top priority, and he also declared that, quote, we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in new york. so a lot of eyes are going to be on this case this week, laura. >> definitely. >> thanks, brie. well, it's 5:11 right now. scientists are talking for the first time about a new study meant to learn more about how microplastics ended up in our water supply. it focuses on the sierra snowpack, which early samples indicate do contain traces of microplastics. researchers want to know how it

ends up there. >> what we think is happening is it's known that some pollutants can actually be deposited with the snow as the snow falls, so essentially as the snow falls through the atmosphere, it collects pollutants like microplastics. >> researchers also say the study will take another three years to complete and any answers will be just one piece of a larger puzzle. as for the snowpack, meteorologist vianey arana is tracking this year's near record levels. there is a lot of it up there. >> it is so impressive, that even as we inch closer toward peak, which is april 1st, typically, we are still expected to be at about 250% of the april 1st average. statewide average right now is at 222%. so when these numbers really start to matter is around that april 1st peak as we inch toward spring, when it translates to snowmelt. and judging by our extended

model runs, it does look like we have additional snowfall expected on the way out of this system that's moving in late tonight into tomorrow. that is going to trigger some winter storm watches, so please be careful. we could see over 12 inches in some of the higher peaks. but the thing is now we've got flood concerns and avalanche warnings because we could see the snow turn to rain below the 6,500 feet. and as that translates to snowmelt, things could get dangerous. let's get a check of the gas prices with mike. >> mill valley, the lowest in the north bay, hq fuels on shoreline boulevard, $4.19 a gallon. next is the south bay's best, great gas in cupertino, $4.17. alameda, the only county with anything below $4. it's at $3.85, is only county

with prices below 4 bucks. >> everything is moving smoothly, but it's moving better, at least it's moving. west 80 slows from golden gate past the crash, that's been pushed off of the freeway. you see all the activity and it's slowing down traffic on the frontage road. westbound 80 is recovering. it's moving. it's moving better than before. but with all the commute coming toward the bay bridge, west 80 is very slow all the way to the berkeley curve. people were asking for the name. it's called frontage road. >> thank you. it's 5:14. twitter users, be aware of some changes. the reason getting into your account may become a little harder the next time you get locked out. >> plus, how does free chicken sound? in this case, maybe too good to

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we'll start to cool off because it's pairing with a low pressure system, 56 degrees will be our highs for today in oakland, 58 in fremont, 59 in san jose. it was really nice this weekend, we had upper 60s. you might see a little bit of scattered shower activity, but aside from that, while most folks are sleeping into the early tuesday morning commute, i took this6:30 a.m. notice we do have heavier pockets of downpours at times, specifically over the santa cruz mountain area, the ben lomond area. so highway 17 is going to be a tough commute tomorrow. widespread pretty much until about 8:00, 9:00, and then we get a break before the rain ramps up again late tuesday at around 10:00 a.m. my biggest concern of seeing more rain on top of rain, is going to be the winds. those have been impactful and we can expect soy wind advisories kick in. as far as rain totals, the

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tracking more incoming rain. >> and it is going to pack a punch wind-wise as well. we've seen how the winds have impacted us in the past and, unfortunately, it will get very gusty. so let's talk timing, because for today you might have spotted just some light scattered activity. but the bulk of this rain mostly dry through the rest of the evening, it's going to move in overnight into early tuesday morning. wind gusts 20 to 40 miles per hour, wind advisories will be in effect and heavy rain is going to happen right in the middle of your morning commute. so around this time tomorrow we're expecting moderate to heavy downpours at times, especially in the ben lomond area. the highway 17 stretch is going to be tough because we're expecting gusts upwards of 50 plus miles per hour. and then heading into wednesday it turns into showers and a lot of folks were asking about the sierra travel. winter storm watches go into effect starting tomorrow.

that's going to be in place pretty much through wednesday and the reason we're cautious about the sierra is because it's going to be a mix of rain and snow, so we've seen the snow melt below the 6,500 feet mark, that's going to potentially trigger avalanches. >> even now we have chain control for 80 and 50. it hasn't been bad here locally. let's focus on i-80. we're looking at the flashing lights, continued activity after a multi-vehicle crash. it looks horrible in this shot and it's tough when you're in it and late for work. it's just slowing basically from golden gate field through powell. actually, the entire travel time as we look at the top of the screen, all the way down to the bay bridge toll plaza, that's only 20 minutes, which isn't that much longer than we

typically see this time of morning. a smooth flow of traffic around the bay area as well. we should see the metering lights turned on in the next few minutes. >> thank you very much. new details on a deadly accident in the east bay. one person died, another in the hospital after being struck by a car along interstate 580. >> bob redell is there for us this morning. what are investigators learning about all of this? >> reporter: good morning. off camera, chp tells us that both pedestrians had been in an uber, and for reasons that aren't clear, got out of that uber not far from where i'm at just off 580. we are reaching out to chp to get clarification on why they got out of that vehicle and what led up to this collision. it happened around 9:30 last night behind me there on the westbound 580 off ramp to isabelle avenue in livermore. after two people exited, they were hit by at least one other

vehicle. one of the uber passengers died at the scene, the other one was hurt and taken to the hospital. their condition unknown. not clear if the uber driver was on the scene at the time of the collision or if that person had already left. one of the uber passengers, again, as i mentioned, died at the scene. as you see, the off ramp was shut down for some time last night, but has reopened in time for this morning's commute, which we can hear and see behind me. reporting live here in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, bob. 5:34 this morning. happening today, the alleged mastermind in the bizarre kidnapping of a south bay baby is scheduled to be sentenced. last august ramirez and potillo pleaded no contest to the kidnapping. security videos shows portillo walking off with the baby in its

car seat. police later found the baby safe after a tense 24 hours. ramirez is being sentenced today and faces up to 14 years in prison. san francisco police are investigating a shooting on board a muni bus that happened last night on mission near 13th street. police say one man was shot. so far there is no update on their conditions. according to witnesses, it started as an argument between the gunman and the victim. >> by the time we got to this stop, they were calling each other names and the shooter had challenged the other to get off the bus to fight. and as soon as he got close to the door and the door opened, the shooter shot him twice. this is muni's second violent incident in one week. last monday police say a 12-year-old stabbed a juvenile during a fight between two groups of young people. starting today, b.a.r.t. beefs up its police presence at stations and onboard trains in

response to recent raft related issues. last week they promised up to 18 additional patrols on each shift. b.a.r.t. is also trying to add more crisis intervention specialists, ambassadors and inspection officers. 5:36 this morning, and one of donald trump's defenders is expected to testify today before the manhattan grand jury. >> former president trump claims he is going to be arrested as soon as tomorrow. >> tuesday, tomorrow. good morning. the testimony today seems to be an attempt to head that off. the person who is going to testify on behalf of trump, robert costello, used to work with trump's former lawyer, michael cohen. cohen, you probably know well. he went from trump's right-hand man to one of the prosecution's favorite witnesses, spilling the beans about a $130,000 payment made to adult film actress stormy daniels, who claimed she had an affair with trump. now, that itself is not

specifically illegal. the problem was cohen paid daniels, and then trump paid cohen back, but claimed this as a business expense for legal consulting, when it was allegedly hush money, not legal consulting. misrepresenting expenses is a crime. costello testifies today and is going to have his work cut out for him. >> a grand jury makes its determination of probable cause, that's just more likely than not that a crime was committed. 51%. it's a pretty low burden. so robert costello is going to have to have some really compelling testimony if the grand jury is going to think about reconsidering, if they're leaning toward indicting. >> trump claims he'll be arrested tomorrow. arrest is a semantic. if he's indicted, he'll be asked to turn himself in for processing, not an arrest like you would see on a tv show.

trump has asked for protests if he's indicted. here is house leader kevin mccarthy trying to explain that. >> i don't think people should protest this, no. and i think president trump, if you talk to him, he doesn't believe that, either. i mean, i think the thing that you may misinterpret when president trump talks, when someone says that they can protest, he's probably referring to the tweet, educate people about what's going on. he's not talking in a harmful way. >> if president trump were indicted, it would be the first time a former president was indicted in all of history. but the manhattan case is only one of four major investigations against trump. really this is the smallest of his legal problems. there's also the investigation into his interference into vote counting in georgia, his alleged obstruction of justice into the investigation in the confidential documents, and his

role in inspiring the attack on the u.s. capitol january 6th. nbc will, of course, be covering any developments this week from the grand jury. >> thank you, scott. 5:38 right now. some help is on the way for those who really need it right now in the flood-stricken town of pajaro just south of the bay area. yesterday people came together to help evacuees, many are still out of their homes following the levee break for than a week ago. some are living out of their cars. monterey county leaders want them to know shelters are open and available. >> we want to serve the needs of the people so they can come to any of our shelters without any trepidation whatsoever, and they'll be greeted by compassionate people who care and who want to help. >> the donated food included 300 hot sandwiches contributed by one local business owner and a group of watsonville women provided homemade meals.

we take a live look outside. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. mike is going to get to that in just a bit. i want to talk about the weather today, because what we aren't experiencing is rain this morning. >> so far it's been mostly dry. we had a couple of light, scattered showers through the weekend. aside from that, the intensity is expected to make its move in late tonight and this is where it is right now. we're starting to see some of that rain develop just off the coast and through central and also southern california. that means travel through the grapevine could be a little tricky, especially through the frazier park stretch. you can see the rain coming down in monterey and center snow as well. the winter storm watches will go into effect starting tomorrow, along with wind advisories. right now is your time to prepare. we've got calm wind speeds, a little breeze coming through oakland, napa, 10, 15 miles per hour.

overall, the winds are going to be a big concern into tuesday morning. high wind warnings are expected to take effect starting at 7:00 a.m. 20 to 30 plus miles per hour for lower elevations, 40 to 50 in some of the higher spots, including the ben lomond area. let's get a check of the roads with mike. we're looking at the bay bridge where we do have a slower drive at the toll plaza itself. we did have the metering lights activated as i was making my last report and i think it's because all the folks were bunched up and they expected all the traffic to arrive about the same time. a little early for a monday. the drive time is about 19, 20 minutes from highway 4 all the way toward this scene. looks like my maps are frozen, so i'll talk you through the rest of the slowing. there's a little build coming off the bay bridge. no other major issues. we're looking ahead toward overnight, closures for 680 in the northbound direction. the weekend work is cleared from 680 itself, so that's great news.

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it is 5:45 right now. in santa rosa, about 47 degrees, mostly clear skies. the clouds will roll in and so will the rain. when will it make its arrival? i'll take you through the forecast coming up in a few minutes. and the backup at the bay bridge, yes, the metering lights were turned on a little early because of an earlier crash on the eastshore freeway. that has cleared and the bridge has filled. we're looking at a standard build right now. i'll show you what it means on the maps coming up. the president of china is in russia this morning where he begin as three-day visit. xi jingping will meet with russian leader vladimir putin. the pair will discuss potentially deeper economic and political cooperation, and

russia's ongoing war in ukraine. the kremlin says that a peace plan may be on the table. china recently unveiled a 12-point plan calling for new dialogue, but lacking any real roadmap on how to end the war. we've been tracking thousands upon thousands of layoffs for weeks now. if you lose your job, there are steps you can take to help navigate your situation. we talked to betsy kauffman, an author and founder of organizational firm cross impact collaborative. she says the number one thing to keep in mind, don't panic. start to take inventory of your skills and try to get yourself to think about new potential opportunities. kauffman also recommends letting your potential new employer know you've been laid off. >> we're aware of the layoffs and these are business decisions being made. so when you let your network know you're available to work, you'll be surprised as a number of people will reach out, will share your information, will potentially send you a good job

offerings. >> kauffman also says it's important to be open to all opportunities. >> there's a lot of contract positions out there, so if you've never considered contract work, you may find it's a better fit. even if it's a part-time role or 30-day, 90-day contract position. the other thing is there might be something that you've always wanted to explore and have been afraid to. you just never know. >> we continue to track the latest job cuts throughout the bay area. head to nbcbayarea.com/layoff tracker. 5:47 this morning. the san jose sharks goalkeeper, james reimer, is responding to criticism for his choice not to wear a pride theme warm-up jersey before saturday night's game. this was during part of a pride theme night with proceeds helping a local nonprofit for young people. rhymer issued a statement saying in part, quote, in this specific instance i am choosing not to endorse something that is counter to my personal convictions, which are based on the bible. the highest authority in my

life. i strongly believe that every person has value and worth, end quote. the team also released a statement saying that it acknowledges the right of individuals to express themselves. other nhl teams have encountered similar resistance from some players. we'll try to make this quick for our hoops fans. let's just say march madness is not always kind. yesterday was rough for bay area schools. stanford women lost in an absolute stunner to the university of mississippi, with a 54-49 loss, stanford became the first one seed to miss the sweet 16 since 2009. things went no better for st. mary's men's team against the university of connecticut. the gaels lost one of their top players to injury. congrats to both teams on such great seasons. >> brackets are busted all over the place. >> i was a little bummed yesterday afternoon. they started out strong and i

thought it was neck and neck. didn't make the sweet 16. but they did okay. >> absolutely. >> it was a tough tournament with a lot of unexpected losses. >> a lot of bracket busters out there. >> i've heard it's part of the march madness. let's get to your weather, which has been fun and not fun. we've got an eclectic mix. we've had a madness of over 29 atmospheric rivers since december of 2022 and a peaceful weekend for the most part, aside from some light rain. now we're getting ready to welcome another atmospheric river. i believe this puts it at 31 since october of 2022. that's a lot. this one appears to be more focused down through the southern part of california, which means impacts will vary depending on where you're going to be headed to tonight and tomorrow. through monterey county, down through l.a., they're really going to get slammed. for us, overnight into the early

morning hours the rain will kick up and winds will be a rain focus of areas for concern. right now we're calm, but this is going to get gusty. let's talk about the timing. notice i took this through about 11:00 tonight, we saw a little bit of light scattered activity. aside from that, most of this will be cloud cover. the winds will ramp up just as the system pushes through. notice it says 7:00 a.m., so between the midnight hour and around 8:00 a.m. during your morning commute is when we could see light to moderate pockets of rain. it does look like it will move out quickly, the heaviest of the rain. notice through the afternoon it clears out little bit. we get peeks of sunshine and it ramps up around 10:30 p.m. so timing-wise, the morning commute looks to be the most impacted as far as the intensity of the rain. rainfall totals will be the highest in the north bay mountains, the santa cruz mountains, but as the system passes through, we get gusty winds. a wind advisory will definitely

be in effect through 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. we're talking about winds 30 to 55 plus. this could bring the potential for downed trees, which we have seen happen. folks are barely recovering from the most recent power outages. your seven day stretch, i think you're going to enjoy this. as we head toward wednesday, we will get light scattered activity and then heading into thursday, friday, and even the weekend, we've got fantastic weather ahead for the first official weekend of spring. at least it's looking like it's going to be dry. mike, let's get a check of the roads. >> we're looking toward fremont where the volume of traffic is building a bit, top of the screen you see right over here just the left of the shield, we see the signs there. the pacific common is on that block and at the off ramp there is a crash reported. we see no slowing on the sensors, no problem with the lights, no major problems. in the east bay, the tri-valley shows a little slowing from time

to time. slower traffic just below the speed limit starting for hayward as well. typical. crossing the bay, there may be a new disabled vehicle on the san mateo bridge span. i'll double-check on updates from chp. farther on 92 there's a crash over on the shoulder, no problem, though. out of half moon bay toward 280. back to you. >> thank you. happening now for you this morning, a stretch of highway 1 in monterey county remains closed just south of the toree canyon bridge. caltrans says crews are working to clear the site of the area. caltrans plans to open one lane later today so people living in the nearby area can get out. part of highway 1 is also closed due to landslides. we've been talking about it all morning long. it is the first day of spring. with it, we're celebrating and

demystifying one myth about the equinox. then at 6:00, a popular san francisco mall for some resembling more of a fight club. the new response from one city leader to a string of recent viral videos and the action police are taking starting today. that and much more ahead on "today in the bay."

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♪ the rain is gone ♪ we are waking up to the first day of spring. i know you're hoping this is a chance we can dry out from all the rain. >> that's right. and looking at what's trending

with today's spring equinox, we wanted to do some myth busting. >> i hadn't heard this one until today. urban legend says you can balance an egg on its end at the exact moment of the equinox. this practice likely has roots in chinese lunar new year traditions, and with a bit of patient, folks are saying you can balance an egg upright on any day of the year. have you tried doing that? >> no. >> i have tried. >> i'm not surprised. >> see what i can do with the controller. never mind. >> good job. let's talk about this. so if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. the same goes for this. there's a rumor about free kfc chicken buckets. one tiktok user went viral claiming that the chain will hand out a free bucket of refills to anyone who can eat a bucket in an hour. the video shows someone

following through. this was likely just a stunt. kfc telling nbc their refill hack is definitely a hoax. >> the chicken came after the egg. >> there you go. >> the queen of instagram just reached a new milestone. over the weekend, selena gomez became the first woman to reach 400 million instagram followers. she posted, i wish i could hug all 400 million of you. there are people are more followers, soccer player cristiano rinaldo and lionel messi. >> we can up our game on social media. over 25 years later for those of you over 25, a '90s classic is set to return to the big screen. >> ladies and gentlemen --

>> "good burger". >> part 2? >> that's kenan thompson making the big announcement on "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon last friday. the sequel will follow the pair as they reunite at the good burger fast food restaurant. production is set to begin this summer with a new group of employees and should stream sometime this year, and i don't know if we're going to get free burgers like the myth for kfc, but you can watch "the tonight show" on nbc bay area here on 11:35 and maybe get the inside scoop. well, right now at 6:00, brawls at one mall, recent scenes like the one you see right here are taking over the internet. what's being done to boost safety now, and long-term efforts to change things in the surrounding neighborhood. >> moving you forward on covid guidelines. the big changes about to affect health care workers and some

35,000 east bay students. >> new anxieties in the banking crisis. is your money safe? scott mcgrew is breaking down the things you need to know regarding your bank account. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, xumo, and online. it's monday morning. and we are here ready to get the day started. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we are also talking about the first day of spring. happy persian new year as well. we're starting with spring. but it's not going to feel like it, at least tomorrow. >> today it will be nice for the most part, we'll get a little cloud cover. then, you're right, the rain will make it feel more like it's still winter lingering on. here is the reason why. what to expect. well, mostly dry today, enjoy it, prepare for what's to come. overnight into tomorrow morning, tuesday morning, the rain and the wind will begin to ramp up, 20 to 40-mile-per-hour winds, wind advisories will kick in and the atmospheric river we've b