bracing for a possible flooding. some people in the north bay forced to leave their homes with flood warnings in effect. we have live team coverage, with the russian river set to crest in a matter of hours. plus, president trump's brash plan calling for a u.s. takeover of gaza. the immediate backlash to his unusual pitch to create, quote, the riviera of the middle east, suggesting palestinians should abandon their homeland. why i'm celebrating this, returning my family and many others. we remain in agony. a

woman from the bay area awaits the return of her son, held hostage by hamas for 16 months. her emotional new message, in the midst of a tenuous ceasefire. this is today in the bay. good morning to you. on this wednesday, i'm marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. we start out with flooding concerns in the north bay. it follows yesterday's big storm that still leaving a mess in its wake from flooding in novato to a mudslide in saratoga that closed highway nine. crews this morning are still working to clear debris. this morning we have team coverage on the aftermath and those flooding concerns. meteorologist kari hall monitoring weather and water levels. and we begin with today in the bay ginger conejero saab. she's live for us in guerneville. and, ginger, i know you've really been seeing the impact from this storm. you know, in all the places you've been this morning. that's right.

in a lot of places that you can see around guerneville, you can see kind of the same scene that you're seeing behind us, which is flood waters. you can see that car, that garbage bin there in the middle of the road, in the middle of all this water. that is very similar to other scenes that we've seen in other parts of guerneville. the. this morning. and these flood waters can still rise as the river is expected to crest at this time at 6 a.m. that can spill even more water into this parking lot, which i want to show you over this way, where we're already seeing some flooding, where we've seen some people or a man actually get three of his cars out of this garage. sonoma county fire is surveying flooded areas this morning, and they say that this looks to be the worst that they've seen here in guerneville. flooding like this was a concern further south of us down in napa. that is where people were also closely watching water levels. they were expected to crest at major flooding levels overnight, but

fortunately that did not happen over there. the flood warning has also been lifted for napa, but not before forecasts prompted the city to close its flood gates last night. pathways where people usually walk were covered with water. the high water levels piquing the curiosity of some people living in the area. i haven't seen it this high before. as i told you earlier, we actually lived downtown during new year's eve 2005 2006, and that was, of course, like a major flood in napa. but this is incredible that it's flooded all the way under the bridge. the kayak and gondola launch spot, the bridge to it has been lifted. there's a patch of grass over in that area where we host concerts and things like that. businesses in downtown napa stayed closed last

night, but this morning, napa's water levels are down to below 23ft. that's the latest number that we have received here close to the russian river, which is further up northth. the waters e expected to crest, as mentioned, this 6 a.m. hour at above 35ft. we will be watching these water levels, the scene here and give you another update in about half an hour. but for live for now we are live in guerneville, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. all right ginger, thank you. all right. we want to check in with meteorologist kari hall, who has been monitoring the water levels there at the russian river. and, kari, what are we talking about with this timeline here? we're still under a flood warning until tomorrow morning for the russian river. guerneville, as well as the russian river at hopland, where we are g going to see the potential of more rising water levels. but for the most part, we have already peaked. but there is more rain on the way. the storm system we had yesterday has moved on and we'll be watching this next colder

storm arriving tomorrow. so here's a look at the forecast for the russian river at guerneville, reaching the peak at 35.7ft, which is in the moderate flood stage level and will slowly start to recede as we go toward tomorrow. and also watching out for that possibility that some of those areas may still be impacted for the napa river, we are now down below 23ft. the last time it was above 23ft or higher was 2019, when it topped out at 26.47ft, and the highest in the past 25 years was in 2006, where it got up to 29ft. the highest ever was 30ft. but just remember, we've had so much rainfall in the north bay compared to other parts of the bay area, that there will be that possibility with this next storm system. we could see that rising once again. so you want to make sure that you're up to date and getting those alerts on the nbc bay area app. it is a great resource to have. once the rain

returns tomorrow, and you can type in your zip code to get the customized forecast for your neighborhood. now, mike, the bay bridge is looking calm. yeah, it is calm on the span itself. the backup at the toll plaza filled in the toll plaza. you don't get any relief from that. but overnight, chp did give a warning about some pretty tough winds across the span. again, things have calmed down. as kari said, we're in transition right now, so the roadways much better conditions than yesterday when we had all that rain. a slower drive developing out of san pablo in toward richmond. typical pattern here. same for highway 37, highway four and no slowing. 242 walnut creek. six 8024 and through the caldecott looking great right now. 680 corridor coming down through san ramon and in towards sunol. there's just that build offff of 84 as folks exit pleasanton and livermore and make that merge over with 680 south and toward the south bay. typical patterns here, the northbound first burst of traffic starting to ease up a bit, and we may have some standing water over there. watch highway 17. i'll let you know if that impacts the traffic at all. back to you. thanks so much, mike. we are following breaking news overnight in richmond.

police are now confirming officers shot and killed a man they say was wanted on domestic violence charges. the shooting happened a little before 9:00 last night near carlson boulevard, north of cutting. officers say the suspect refused to cooperate, and for some reason, the conflict escalated. police so far are not indicating if the suspect was armed, but say the investigation is still in its early stages. 606 this morning wespread backlash. this i for president donald trump, after his latest proposal for the middle east and the future of gaza. he's proposing redeveloping the territory and keeping it under u.s. control. he outlined his idea during a news conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and he suggests uprooting more than 2 million palestinians who live in gaza. the president is also ruling out deploying u.s. troops in gaza. and this morning, u.s. lawmakers on both sides are pushingng bac. we'll see what the arab world says. but you know that the problematic at many, many

levels. that's insane. i can't think of a place on earth that would welcome american troops less, and where any positive outcome is less likely. adding to the humanitarian challllengen gaza, the u.s. agency for international development announced overnight almost all direct hires will be placed on administrative leave this week. meanwhile, bay area activists are organizing a protest against u.s. foreign policy in gaza and the trump meeting with netanyahu. that rally and demonstration is planned for 3 p.m. outside of berkeley city hall. now, all of this comes as talks continue to extend the middle east ceasefire. this is past the march 1st deadline, and though some israeli hostages have been released over with, other families remain there in the agonizing wait, they are having a tough time. among them the family of a young man whose mother grew up in berkeley. today, in the bay's kris sanchez is following her story and kris.

she's experiencing heartache now. for nearly 16 months, she has not seen her son at all. alana hill is one of the young people who was kidnaped by hamas on october 7th of 2023, and his mother knows exactly how it happened because it was caught in horrifying detail on camera. the kidnaping we have, the kidnaping video where hamas took the, you know, the, you know, took the video. so we can see how this happened. reporter the video of alana hill being dragged away by hamas is hard to watch, but his mother, edith, does not want people to forget how he and the other hostages were kidnaped from the nova music festival on october 7th of 2023. she also wants the world to see her son, as he lived up to that point playing music, which his mother says guides his life. and here, smiling, surrounded by his family, including his mother, who grew up in berkeley. israel and hamas reached a cease fire agreement just three weeks ago, allowing for the release of women and

children, injured hostages and hostages over the age of 50. ellen, who will be 24 ne week, was not among them. while i'm celebrating those returning my family and many others, we remain in agony. although ellen has not been seen in the last 15 months, the da believes he is alive and she is desperate for the latest ceasefire between israel and hamas to hold. so the second wave of hostages can be released starting march 1st. negotiations for that are set to begin next week, and edith knows they will be delicate. after the first deal in november. okay. dozens of hostages were killed. dozens. and we fear that this history will repeat itself if there is no action. and of course, every action that happens outside of israel has an impact on that conversation. as of january 30th. 15 hostages have been released and 400

palestinians set free. laura, a very tough time for a lot of people. thank you chris. well, now to a live look at the white house, where governor gavin newsom is expected to meet today. yeah, he's going to meet toda with president trump. they're actually going to talk about the help of the wildfire victims. it comes following the president's visit to the fire zones last month. and the time he suggests federal aid may be withheld or come with some kind of catch. newsom will be the first high profile democratic leader to visit the white house since the president took office. that meeting also comes a day after trump says california's high speed rail project should be investigated. let's take a live look at san francisco on this wednesday morning. a nice, clear view. all right. latest storms moving out. going to get a little break of today. kari is keeping tabs though. we had a lot of damage. a lot of flooding too. yeah. and so that's going to have a chance to soak in today. but we're also dealing with some cold temperatures

behind the cold front that moved through yesterday evening. and now the wind is calming down. and we have the potential for some frost to develop mainly in the north bay under that frost advisory. but we're seeing some of the same temperatures elsewhere, like the tri-valley even in the upper 30s this morning in san jose. it is also in the upper 30s for sunnyvale and in oakland, 38 degrees. we're headed for the upper 50s this afternoon and we'll see mid 50s for dublin and livermore, as well as the north bay. and mike, you're looking at that commute through oakland and we're seeing more headlights heading southbound past the coliseum. northbound gets more congested as you head toward the maze and the bay bridge, where the toll plaza is filled, as you would expect. so standard east bay flow of traffic over here. highway four holds with the slowing. 242 and 680 and easy drive all the way from the benicia bridge down in toward the tri-valley, where i do wawat to show you what's going on, though. northbound commute. we do have reports of a couple of ladders in your area as you're looking toward stone valley

road, so watch for it. possible traffic break. meanwhile, heading south of there, we only have slowing in through hayward off the castro valley line. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. a new space opens up at sfo, allowing travelers to decompress. coming up, why not relax a little? a first look inside the so-called sensory room and its promise to ease your anxieties over flying. plus, after years of talking about banning it, some college california universities are adopting ai for their students. let's go out to the futures this morning. a lot of trouble in the tech world. both apple and google with some disappointing news. we'll take a look coming up. think about me every night. oh, isn't that sweet? i guess so. so you can't sleep? yeah, i know that's that me is pearsall. that's grammy award winning sabrina carpenter saying, get your espresso and please, please, please get her deluxe album. yes. a new collaboration with music icon you don't want

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parent alphabet under pressure this morning, as that company announced the amount of money it was taking in. the revenue wasn't what everybody hoped for. google also said it's dropping its promise not to use its ai products to build weapons or surveillance technologies. speaking of ai, the california state university system just announced it's working with openai and its chatgpt for education that will help students at campuses like san jose state use ai for tutoring and the like, and the job skills they need in the future. it's also remarkable, though, that ever since chatgpt was unveiled and educators were worried about students using it, some schools banned it. and now with the openai called chatgpt edu, universities are supplying it due to new tariffs against china. the u.s. post office says it will stop delivering de minimis packages. those are those little packages that come directly from china, from companies like shin or temu or something you order off tiktok.

president trump has long promised to end that direct access from chinese factories to the american consumer. walmart encouraging many of its behind the scenes employees, office workers and the like to move from wherever they are to sunnyvale. this, according to a memo seen by reporters at bloomberg. walmart has had an administrative hub and a technology lab in the bay area for many years. in washington, protests against tesla ceo elon musk's apparent takeover of government departments and government computers. it was musk who encouraged president trump to shut down america's humanitarian aid to the world. usaid. the world's richest man says programs that help dig wells for clean water and fights diseases like ebola and malaria was corrupt. he's also asked for and received access to federal employee records and payroll information. when we open up the senate every single morning, we don't pledge allegiance to the

billionaires. we don't. we don't pledge allegiance to elon musk. we don't pledge allegiance to the creepy 22 year olds working for elon musk. we pledge allegiance to the united states of america. yes. and so i want to make sure that my mother gets her security, her social security check, not because she pledges allegiance to elon, but because she pledges allegiance to the united states of america. those politicians are very worried about elon musk, who was elected to nothing taking over these government agencies, as they say. as for the reference to the 22 year old, he has brought a team from silicon valley and texas. some are as young as 19 who are programmers, and apparently they're not mixing well. no explanation as to why that particular age group or. well, he wants to reprogram. he says he wants to reprogram a lot of the american government computers. and so he would need programmers to do that. all

right. yeah. thanks, scott. you bet. all right. wanting to get away. well, if you travel a lot, you know, airports can be sometimes a little overwhelming. well, now sfo is providing a place for travelers to relax. it's a new sensory room open inside the harvey milk terminal. the cabin simulator is the centerpiece of sfo's new sensory room, designed for neurodivergent travelers looking to ease their feelings of nervousness over flying. it includes two rows of seats, overhead bins, overhead bins and even working lights. the airport's guest experience director says the space also includes soundproof walls, dim lighting and other tools for decompression. as time has gone by, we've become more and more familiar and aware of the neurodiverse community. they make up potentially up to 30% of the us population, so a lot of our travelers would consider themselves neurodivergent. sfo joins a handful of other airports, including pittsburg, kansas city, portland and seattle tacoma, in creating such a space. well, coming up in our

streaming newscast at 8 8:00, we're going to give you a full tour of the new sfo space. join us live on roku, pluto, and other platforms at 8:00, including nbcbayarea.com. thing is, you may go in there and relax so much that you miss your flight and that wouldn't be so calming and that wouldn't be very calming. no. all right. 623 this morning we're going to pick things up for you. we better because trending this morning pop star sabrina carpenter riding high after winning two grammys this week. and she's making some harmonic waves with a new music icon. please, please, please don't bring me to tears when i just did my makeup. so nice. okay. so carpenter announcing plans for her deluxe version of her short and sweet album, which she calls a thank you for her wins on sunday. it's going to include a new version of her hit please, please, please, you hear right there, featuring none other than the queen of country, dolly parton.

that album will include five new tracks as well. it's going to drop on love day, valentine's day. i think that that would be a good little duo. yeah, i could hear it too. you know that, please. oh, yeah. she's got a little bit of twang in it, too. i know. cute. good. nice addition. right? yeah. especially fresh off those awards, man. yeah. not bad at all. stereo awards. now let's get a look at the forecast. we get a little break in the rain today. yes, a break in the rain, but it's definitely colder out there. and so we're starting out with a frost advisory in parts of the bay area. but let's talk about how much rain we measured with the storm system since friday. santa rosa we know we didn't really need this much, but we got over seven inches of rainfall in mill valley. it was over six inches of rain and in napa five and a half. but in the east bay, we also had some pretty high rainfall totals in the berkeley hills over 5.75in of rainfall, while san jose had a little over an inch of rain there. and now that we are

starting out with this cold morning, a lot of us are in the 30s. we're even seeing some temperatures dropping down into the mid 30s. the wind is calming down, the sky is clearing and it will be a cool day. but there is another storm system that will be arriving tomorrow and dragging down some cold air with it. we can already see the blue there on the map across the pacific northwest. that snow that's been happening in some of the upper elevations across the pacific northwest. by the time it arrives in the bay area, 5:00 tomorrow morning, we start out with some light rain that gets heavier and continues throughout the day, and then it starts to wrap up on friday, but that's another day with some off and on showers and another significant rainfall, as we're looking at anywhere from about three quarters of an inch of rainfall to over an inch, maybe an inch and a half for san francisco. and then we get a chance to let all of that water soak in this weekend. take a look at the

sunshine in the forecast and cool morning temperatures with highs reaching into the mid to upper 50s into the middle of next week for san francisco. expect sunshine today and showers tomorrow into early friday. laura. marcus. thanks, kari. we are celebrating black history month on nbc bay area and next here on today in the bay, we're going to introduce you to one local artist breaking barriers in his east bay

well, we are celebrating black heritage right here on nbc bay area. and this morning we are profiling some of the people who make our area so unique, including oakland based photographer brandon ruffin. ruffin is a former east bay police officer who has poured his passion into photography. he's known for his street portraits, bringing beauty to many of the people that he meets. that became like a calling. i was like, how? how can i give everybody their dignity with this camera? now, if you want to see his work, stick around tonight, because on nbc bay area joe rosado jr has that full story is coming up tonight at 530. we'll look forward to that. well we've got a lot more ahead at 630 including we're tracking the storm damage across the bay

area. the rockslide shutting down road in san francisco this morning, and the lingering concerns that remain. i'm ginger conejero saab, and we're live in guerneville this morning where the nearby russian river has crested at over 35ft. we'll give you a live look at flood waters and its impact around town. stay with us. you're tchingwa

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evacuations are underway as people in the north bay brace for flooding. the russian river cresting this morning. we're live with the latest on the impacts. this comes as the rain moves out, but another round is on its way. our team is covering all the many ways that they are working to clean up the storm damage. in washington, president trump suggests gaza would make an excellent place for development. the riviera of the middle east, he says. but what happens to the palestinians? we'll take a look. this is today in the bay. good wednesday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. well, this morning, our top story that weather and this as people who live in the north bay are bracing for more possible flooding. the main concern is the russian river, which is expected to crest around 6:00 this morning. now that potential flooding is

prompting mandatory evacuations, this is along the river for people in the low lying areas. this after a mudslide, swept a house into the russian river yesterday afternoon. we have team coverage this morning. meteorologist kari hall is monitoring this morning's river levels. our bob redell is tracking the damage in san francisco. but first, we want to start with today in the bay's ginger conejero saab. she is live in guerneville. and, ginger, you've already. you've seen those rising waters there all morning long. that's right. and as marcus mentioned, the river crested at six this morning. above 35ft. we haven't seen much of a change. we've been here throughout the morning. if there has been a change, it's been very minimal and inconsequential. but they're already there already has been flooding. you can see that very clearly behind us here. this we've been to this area before and the waters have not come out this far. usually kind of stay around where that bmw or where that car is there and around

where that garbage bin is. the parking lot next door is also flooded. now, one man that we saw here this morning did not take any chances before the river crested. he had three cars parked in the flooded parking garage next nearby, so he had to jump start one of his trucks. but he did get all three cars out. he says this is the worst that he's seen flooding in this area for years. it's the worst. and the people. that's when you're just two, three, six feet. yeah, it. and. 2019, in the same stuff, maybe 40ft. yeah. there were higher levels. then there were mandatory evacuations. however, last night along the river and for people in the low lying areas here in guerneville, it's hard to get great perspective. but i do want

to show in this video that you can see just how high the water is in another area of the city. you can see that truck that looks halfway submerged in flood waters with the trailer next to it, which is also another indication of just how high the flood waters have gotten on that road. other places around town, like pee-wee golf and arcade just on the other side of the road, also flooded. characters from the mini golf course appear to just pop out from standing water, and the signs and the building, which were part of the mini golf and arcade, are all also in standing water. our news team last night caught people evacuating after an alert was sent out from the sonoma county sheriff's office, saying that all properties along the lower russian river from healdsburg to jenner, anywhere below 36ft flood lev, cautioning them to leave immediately. now, officials forecasted the river to crest at six this morning. we have been here all morning, haven't seen too much of a change, but that is still at a

moderate flood level because it is over 30 35ft. and you know, we did see sonoma county fire going around one one man who tells us that he's been surveying the flooded areas in guerneville definitely says that this is so far the worst that he's seen, and he expects that this may have a chance of receding. since we are seeing the break in the rain, maybe around 12 this afternoon. that's his kind of estimate. but i have to say, guys, there may be no rain here, but it is also a very chilly morning for those people who are already worried about the floodwaters. just another extra, extra chilly concern this morning again, before even more rain comes as kerry has been talking about. we're live in guerneville, ginger conejero saab today in the bay. hope they get some relief, you know, over these next few hours of no rain, though. all right. thanks. thanks, ginger. a cold break in the storm there. well, also in the north bay, some sonoma county schools will not open today due to the ongoing storm

impact. that includes all schools in the guerneville school district, the monte rio union school district, and the west sonoma county union high school district. also, cassia elementary school east of stewarts point. now let's check in with meteorologist kari hall, who's been tracking those russian river levels this morning. and also these big flood concerns. yeah, because the ground is so saturated. think about some of the coastal mountains that had up to 17in of rainfall since friday. and so all of that has to go somewhere. and it's draining down to those low lying areas, including the russian river at guerneville, where we are still under that flood warning, as well as the russian river at hopland, up near ukiah. so as we take a look at the bigger picture here, it does show that we are in a break from the storm activity. but there is another one approaching and we are expecting it to peak at the russian river, guerneville at moderate flood stage right now at 36ft, and then continue to recede, even as we do get a little bit more rain

in the forecast. and for the napa river now at 21.88ft. and the last time it was at 30, 23ft or higher was in 2019. so we'll be watching all of those water levels, even as a new storm system comes in tomorrow. back to you. thanks, kari. our coverage continues with today in the bay's bob redell in san francisco. yes. he's been monitoring a rockslide in the telegraph hill neighborhood. any progress up there with the cleanup? no. and the city doesn't even appear like they're getting ready to clean it up. they've just barricaded this area. this is the rockslide you're referring to around sansome street. you can see the rockslide did spill a little bit over onto the road, but as you're looking at the traffic coming towards us, the road is still open. just this part of the lane is shut down. this happened a little bit before dinner time last night, around just before 630. so again, we're on sansome street. this is near the intersection with union, across the street from the levi's plaza here at the base of the telegraph hill neighborhood in san francisco, not far from coit tower. we assume that the

city wants to make sure this hill is stable before they start moving any of these huge rocks. if you're not familiar, this is part of a larger rock. a mini mountain, if you will. that's here in the city. it appears a chunk of it sheared off at the base of this rock, if you will. so it looks like the rest of it is fine. it's just the part here at the bottom that came off during the wind and rain yesterday. as you can see, it busted through the barrier that's always been here to keep these type of things from happening. and the barrier appears to have done its job in terms of at least keeping i isolated. just this part of sansome sf fire tweeted out that this happened again a little bit before 630 last night. says there is no threat to the public. they're just asking people to avoid this area. that's why there's this k-rail out here. so drivers don't hit into this traffic again. still able to get through. now yesterday's storm caused problems elsewhere here in the city. the wind and rain brought down a tree which took out an overhead muni wire crashed onto a parklet. this happened in front of the blue light sports

bar in cow hollow, not far from where we're at. one person was hurt, but they are okay. in the south bay, a mudslide has closed down a stretch of highway nine in the santa cruz mountains. caltrans is working on removing the dirt and debris. this closure isappening between sanborn and redwood gulch roads. while caltrans is doing the cleanup. they're also monitoring the hillside to determine if the slide iss stable, which could delay a reopening. they said they were hoping to have a better idea around 6:00 this morning. it's already, you know, 630. i checked your twitter feed. there is no update. i also just spoke to our photographer, daniel, who had been on the scene earlier to get new video this morning, and he said when he left there was no indication that was going to reopen. so we're still trying to figure out what's going to happen there with highway nine in the santa cruz mountains reporting live here in san francisco. bob redell today in the bay. thank you bob. and now for nbc bay area app. really a great resource to have to stay current on the timing of the next storm. you can type in your zip code

and get a customized forecast for your neighborhood. time now for a look at what's happening on the roads out there. we've had some issues out there, mike. yeah, bob just talked about highway nine again. as he said, there's no word on reopening, but this is not an unusual situation. since the last storm season, we've had highway nine with intermittent daytime closures, as they've continued to do work on the hillside and shoring up the roadway. sometimes one way traffic control during daylight hours. so hopefully they can reopen it for at least traffic flow control in each direction. but right now, consider it closed in the area around sanborn park over here. the rest of the south bay shows a typical northbound build 101, and now 87 shows a little build to the traffic flow southbound for 680 and 880, really kicking in for the east bay. no surprises getting toward the bay bridge, just more popular down the east shore freeway. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well, president trump stunned both supporters and critics tuesday by suggesting the u.s. takes control of the gaza strip. scott mcgrew joins us now. the president doesn't stop there. he also wants to build hotels that

would be owned by the u.s. government, owned by the u.s. government. in fact, the whole strip, he says gaza is the riviera of the middle east. now, what happens to the 2 million people who say it's not the riviera, it's my home? well, they would have to go elsewhere, says president trump. trump held a press conference with his first foreign visitoro the white house, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. trump has argued palestinians can't live in gaza again because israel destroyed it, and that some other country may. maybe egypt could take them in once they're gone, he says, the u.s. would own the gaza strip. didn't rule out using american troops to do it. and after that new development. i do see a long term ownership position, and i see it bringing great stability to that part of the middle east and maybe the entire middle east. and everybody i've spoken to. this was not a decision made lightly. everybody i've spoken to loves the idea of the united states owning that piece of

land. it means that we want to have we want to give people a chance at life. they have never had a chance at life. because the gaza strip has been a hellhole for people living there. it's been horrible. now, to be clear, the people he says, deserve a chance at life. the palestinians would not return. would that upset the very delicate cease fire? that idea. we'll wait and see. it's worth noting that the forced movement of an entire people is considered a crime against humanity by the united nations. the u.s. has also dropped out of u.n. programs to help palestinians. american humanitarian workers, part of the state department's agency for international development, have been told to pack up and come back home to america. the world's richest man, elon musk, says he suggested to president trump the programs be shut down to due to what he calls corruption. musk and his team have gained access to government payroll computers at the treasury, alarming many a protest. as you can see outside

the treasury yesterday included members of congress who are alarmed by what they say is the speed of the unelected billionaire's takeover of government institutions. every single one of us has a responsibility to stand up to this fraud. and it is true we have to reach out to everyone in this country conservatives, liberals, republicans, democrats and tell them that we have not months, we have not weeks, but we have days to stop the destruction of our democracy. we have work to do. elon musk has been encouraging government agencies to offer mass resignations with a payout like he did at twitter, though many twitter employees say they never got their money. in a new memo, the cia offered buyout to every employee, offering to let them quit. fbi agents, meantime, are suing to stop the trump administration from naming,

possibly firing any agent who was involved in investigating federal crimes committed during the attack on the u.s. capitol. now the attackers have been pardoned. law enforcement says it's facing retribution. the senate has approved pam bondi as the next top cop of the united states. the attorney general and senate committees have voted to approve the appointments of tulsi gabbard to be america's intelligence leader and robert kennedy jr to run health and human services. the vote goes to the full senate. a few weeks ago, many thought this pair would not make it. and a new update the u.s. post office just announced it will once again deliver all mail and packages from china. the usps said yesterday it would not deliver de minimis packages. these are products that go directly from a chinese factory to a consumer in america. dropshippers like timo shein, it isow reversed itself. laura. interesting. all right. thank you very much, scott. let's check in with

meteorologist kari hall. once again, we've been talking about a little break in the storm right now. and we really need it. yes, we do need that break, but it's also very cold behind that cold front that dropped in yesterday evening. we are now starting out our morning in the upper 30s and a light wind. it's 37 now in palo alto and san francisco at 43. but then when we take a look at our high temperatures, also lower compared to yesterday wiwith his in the mid to upper 50s, we'll see a high of 57 in san francisco and oakland as well as san jose. back to you. all right. thanks so much. and as we get that break in the rain here, so goes a break with the snow in the sierra. but we've got a really good dumping coming up next on today in the bay. we'll have an update on the snow pack and the advisories to keep in mind if you're heading there. plus a new honor for legendary hall of famer baseball player rickey henderson. we're going to tell you about the dedication that you will soon see every time y pass through oneou

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we are taking a live look outside in dublin, waking up to sunshine but stepping out the door to chilly temperatures. it's only 35 right now and we gradually warm up, but it will be a cooler day with highs reaching into the mid 50s. rain is back tomorrow. we'll talk about it coming up and what's back. tonight is the road worker 101 university northbound. the

off ramp was shut down yesterday night or this morning, i guess. and overnight from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. the southbound exit at university will also be closed. you use the exit, you'll loop around and continue south. after taking two loops again, that's southbound 101 at university avenue. overnight. happening today, a grammy winning bay area band expected to add their voice to the anger over the federal immigration crackdown. members of the group los tigres del norte are among those joining community leaders in the south bay for an event opposing recent ice activity. it's scheduled for 11:00 this morning outside of sacred heart community service on first street in san jose. separately, immigration and immigrant rights supporters are organizing a march at the mission street bart station on 24th in san francisco. that gathering begins at 530. the rank and file in san mateo county sheriff's office may be ready to throw their support behind the measure to remove their embattled sheriff. a march

4th special election will determine if supervisors have the power to remove sheriff christina corpus from office. she has repeatedly denied allegations against her, including abuse of power, nepotism, racism and creating a toxic work environment. all were brought up as part of an independent report last year. later today, the sheriff's association and the organization of sergeants will hold a joint news conference endorsing that measure. new at 6:00, in honor for the late, great oakland athletics rickey henderson. oakland leaders have approved a plan to rename a major oakland intersection rickey henderson way. that intersection is located at broadway and 51st street. council members also agreed to declare february 4th rickey henderson day with a date two for honoring his jersey number 24. the hall of famer died unexpectedly in late december after a bout with pneumonia. he was 65 years old. well, turning back to our

weather coverage this morning, i want to give you a live look here at interstate 80 near donner summit. and this morning, there's still some chain controls with the latest storm moving through the area. cinthia pimentel is here with a look at just how much snow they got in that area. and we just got some fresh numbers for north star palisades and sierra at tahoe. so i promise the last hour i would try to bring some south lake tahoe numbers. and we got sierra at tahoe. now more of these totals could change as sites update their numbers as the hours go on today. but let's take a look there. sierra snow lab just approaching that foot and a half north star. our latest update 15in boreal. just approaching that foot mark. and palisades a foot and a half there. looking good, sierra tahoe. we were a little behind, but not too bad. three inches of some fresh powder. now, as the snow pack starts to come in, we are looking at an improvement from last week. we were at 65% statewide. now this week we're bumping it up little by little to just over that 70% mark. now

a little bit of a sneak peek here to the forecast. the snow has cleared today looking better as the day goes on, but it is going to return as we go on into thursday and friday. and the weekend is looking a little better. but meteorologist kari hall is here with our microclimate forecast. a break from the storms here today, but it's a chilly start. yes, we've seen those temperatures dipping down into the upper 30s and in san jose we are starting out the morning with a temperature now at 39 degrees. lots of sunshine today though, as we go throughout today and a gradual warm up as we only head for the upper 50s, which is a little bit cooler than we've seen recently. here's a break in the rain. the next storm system arrives tomorrow and brings down some cold temperatures, and we're seeing some snow across the pacific northwest. by the time it makes it to the bay area, it starts out at about 5 to 6:00 tomorrow morning, and we could see some snow on some of our elevations in the north bay above 4000ft, and the rain

continues into friday morning and then tapers off for the weekend. but we are looking forward to some additional rainfall for the south bay. we don't so much need it in the north bay, where we could see another inch to an inch and a quarter, and then for san francisco, the rainfall totals could reach about an inch and a half. for san jose, it's about an inch of more rainfall. andndn the tri-valley, about a half to three quarters of an inch of rainfall. once that system clears out, we see the lingering showers early on friday morning tapering off. and then for the weekend, it's in the upper 50s for high temperatures. overnight lows will dip to the mid 30s, so we are going to see more cool weather ahead. but it will be sunny at least as we go into the weekend celebrating the super bowl and as well as the lunar new year, a lot of events going on as we go into the next several days. and mike, you've got a crash on one of our bridges i do out of richmond. we see the backup at the toll plaza. that's pretty standard, but across closer to the san rafael side, we do have another

crash reported there which is causing another slowdown. i think only one lane is blocked, and it sounds like they can clear that. but we will track that also looks slowing in toward walnut creek for southbound 680. no surprises, but the build is there. here's your drive for vasco. approaching the half hour mark. out of contra costa county and in toward 580 in alameda county. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well, happening now, pg&e crews working to restore power to some bay area neighborhoods impacted by the storm. we have a live look at the outage map for you. as of about 5 a.m, about 4400 bay area customers still didn't have power. more than half are scattered across the peninsula. and we're back with a look at our top stories this morning, including the flood warning in the north bay, evacuation orders in guerneville. with the russian river reaching flood stage, and the latest on the next storm arriving tomorrow. also, governor gavin newsom is in washington, d.c. this morning. we have the details on his plan. white house meeti withng

i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah.

i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds]

657. welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on today in the bay. starting with those flooding concerns in the north bay. people in napa, they were closely monitoring the napa river overnight, and fortunately, it crested well below the flood s stage. no the flood warning there has now been lifted. a different story this morning over in guerneville, where the russian river crested above 35ft. this was around 6:00 this morning. that's at moderate flood stage. some of the low lying areas are flooded this morning, and mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect at this hour. some sonoma county schools will not open today due to the ongoing storm impact. that includes all schools in the guerneville school district, the montecito union school district and the west sonoma county union high

school district. also, cassia elementary school east of stewarts point is closed. breaking overnight in richmond, police are now confirming officers shot and killed a man they say was wanted on domestic violence charges. that shooting happened a little before nine last night near carlson boulevard, north of cutting. officers say that the suspect refused to cooperate, and for some reason, the conflict escalated. police so far are not indicating if the suspect was armed, but say that that investigation is still in its early stages. now to a live look at the white house. that's where governor gavin newsom is expected to meet today with president trump about help for recent wildfire victims. it comes following the president's visit to the fire zones last month. at the time, he suggested federal aid be withheld or come with some kind of catch. the meeting also comes a day after trump says california's high speed rail project should be investigated and a break in that rain, but still need to brace for the return. yeah, we're going to have more rain coming

in tomorrow and cool temperatures with those showers tapering off on friday and a dry weekend. but a break in the rain, not a break in traffic. south bay is kicking in and there's a new crash. north 101 around bailey. watch for more slowing into san jose. well, the today show is straight ahead, but for more local news and storm damage coverage, stay with today in the bay. streaming on roku, pluto and other platforms. live at 8:00. the impacts your screen time is having on your kids. we're joined by a researcher to explain key data and changes you should make. good information there, i'm sure. make sure you join us. stick around. tay's show announcement, proposing to take over the gaza strip with u.s. troops if necessary and turn it into a resort destination.