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storm damage. clean up is still underway. ahead. we're live with the remnants of this latest wet weather and what it's left behind. and an update on the investigation now underway after two storm related deaths in the north bay. plus new concerns after a cat caught the bird flu in san mateo county. we'll tell you what you can do tprotect your animals. also on hold the trump administration's buyout offers for federal workers is blocked by a federal judge. this as the white house pushes forward with its plan for huge government cuts. the growing fallout over the race to shrink federal spending. this is today in the bay. and this is friday morning as well. 5:00 right now. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. he has a little monday for some reason. i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington. we do want to get a start. start the day with a look at that forecast. and it was dry when i drove in at least. yeah,

it's been kind of off and on with some light showers still lingering. but it probably feels like monday because we're so tired. all right. it's been a long week. so we've been tracking all of these storms. now finally, things are starting to calm down. but as we take a closer look, we are going to see the rain that's been moving across the bay area, starting to become more hit or miss as we go throughout the morning, but we are still tracking some rain here on storm ranger, and as we go throughout the day, we're going from temperatures that are starting out mild with upper 40s and low 50s to some mid 50s for a high today, even some upper 50s for the south bay. but overall we are going to have a cool but sunny day after these morning showers clear out. back to you. laura kris, thank you very much. kari. well, this morning many across the bay area still cleaning up after this week's storm caused landslides and downed trees. two people, sadly, we killed in the north bay today in the bay's. bob redell joins us live. and, bob, first responders are really playing a role in trying to keep people safe. and there was a

third person who could have easily not made it through this week's storms, but thankfully she did survive. good morning to you there, laura and chris. an elderly woman, she was driving her vehicle in marin county. she says her car hit a puddle. she lost control and she slid into a creek where the water was very deep. this is body cam video of a marin county sheriff's deputy breaking the window into her car. you can see that her most of her car was submerged in that creek. fortunately, the woman was able to keep her head above water long enough for that deputy to pull her out and get her back to dry land and safety. now, she was lucky. as you mentioned, there were two men who were not further north in sonoma county. first responders recovered a man's body in unincorporated santa rosa. they believe he entered the water either on foot or on a bike.

authorities found another man in unincorporated calistoga. he was found dead in a culvert. his neighbors believe he was trying to clear the creek when he got caught in the water. a reminder from police and fire. stay away from flooded roads and creeks. you just can't tell how deep or dangerous those waters might be. this was the scene in the south bay in san jose, where the winds knocked down some very large branches in the backyard of this man. workers with valley water. they cleared the waterways of garbage and other debris to make sure the water keeps flowing and doesn't overflow the banks and flood. you should be able to see the before and after pics on your screen there. i know many of us are tired of this wet weather, but valley water welcomes it as long as it's in reasonable doses. safe doses. these rainstorms are critical to help replenish reservoirs. the more water we can capture here locally, the less valley water and other agencies have to bring in from outside the county during the dry months. about 70% of normal for this time of the year. so i've seen it creep up over the last storm, which means

that that ground is saturated and we're starting to see that water run off into those reservoirs, which is good news for our water supply. you're looking at images from the santa cruz mountains provided to us by caltrans, which closed state road nine big basin way due to a slide near one of its projects. a reminder from caltrans for drivers to pay extra attention for potentially loose hillsides along those roads. if you're in the mountains, especially, and especially after the storm has passed. reporting live. bob redell today in the bay. all right. thank you for the very latest there. tragic to hear those lives lost. well,o track the weekend forecast, our free nbc bay area app is a great resource to have. you can actually just type in your zip code and get a customized forecast for your neighborhood. well, a federal judge is putting the brakes on the white house's attempt to reduce the federal workforce, at least temporarily, as employees of the nation's main humanitarian aid agency, usaid, also looked to the courts to save their jobs. today in the

bay's alice barr joins us live from washington. and alice, now the white house is forced to figure out how to pay for their priorities. yeah, chris, there is a big fight that's looming about the upcoming budget. but for now, democratic lawmakers who've been raising the alarm about billionaire elon musk's cost cutting moves have now introduced a bill aimed at protecting sensitive financial information. while a key step to shrink, the government is paused. the stories of this morning the trump administration's buyout offers for federal workers are on hold. a judge paused the cost cutting effort to slash the federal workforce until a monday hearing, after employee unions filed suit. a senior administration official tells nbc news more than 60,000 workers out of the more than 2 million offered the deal have taken it. that's fewer than expected, and as the white house urged more to accept, they don't want to show up to the office.

if they want to rip the american people off, then they're welcome to take this buyout. democrats are arguing the buyout money is not guaranteed. my fear is these folks are going to get scammed and then be the first to be fired because they've raised their hands already on the chopping block. the u.s. agency for international development, two sources tell nbc news the nation's principal humanitarian aid agency, will shrink from more than 5000 workers to less than 300. two unions have sued, arguing only congress could decide that while overnight thousands of workers at the general services administration were warned of substantial cuts, as the administration looks to reduce federal building space to match a smaller workforce. president trump, applauding the government downsize led by billionaire elon musk. elon musk is helping us on it, and he's pretty good. democratic lawmakers promising to fight back, targeting next month's

government funding deadline. i don't see many democrats being willing to say, hey, we're going to pass a budget that is going to just funnel money to elon musk. president trump met with congressional republicans yesterday seeking to head off a government shutdown. in a party line vote. last night, the senate confirmed russell vote as white house budget director. republicans say he'll restore fiscal sanity, while democrats fear he'll further freeze federal funding. he has argued that presidents can withhold spending, that congress has already authorized, something that's raising a lot of concerns right now. chris. well, so, alison, you showed us just a moment ago that democrats are trying to push back against elon musk and his cost cutting power. so where where is this action standing now? right. so i mentioned earlier that there's this bill that democrats have introduced aimed at protecting sensitive financial information. and they're emphasizing that in

at the same time that the washington post is reporting that department of government efficiency employees under musk have gained access to highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees, including treasury and state department officials and sensitive security positions. that's according to four u.s. officials with knowledge. and the white house has also confirmed that a doj staffer who was approved to access those treasury department payments has resigned after the wall street journal asked about his links to a deleted social media account that advocated for racism and eugenics, raising questions about who's involved here. so many questions every day. thank you so much, alison. high school students in the south bay are organizing a protest at 11:00 this morning, opposing the federal immigration crackdown taking place outside kathleen macdonald high school in san jose. last night, our sister station, telemundo 48, spoke with the santa clara county sheriff's office second in command, about county enforcement working with the county rapid response network for immigrants and cooperating

with ice. there's a lot of community panic when they see our office, because we do wear similar colors to ice, and so we wanted to dispel some of the rumors and wanted to reassure the community that we do not work with ice. and if they have, if they start seeing ice in their neighborhoods to contact rapid response and confirm whether that is sheriff's office activity or ice activity. the sheriff's office also wants to remind people they provide safety and security for everyone, regardless of immigration status. health experts on the peninsula are trying to figure out how a feral cat contracted bird flu. according to a notice from the county of san mateo. a half moon bay family took in a cat, which was showing symptoms. animal control officers later euthanized that cat. all of this comes after state food and agriculture agents recently confirmed the presence of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock somewhere i san mateo county. if you fear your pet may have

been exposed and is showing signs of illness, you should immediately contact your vet. it is 510ight now on your friday morning. taking a live look outside downtown san jose. clear. a little break from the rain. finally. kari. yeah, for some of us this morning as we're getting started, there still may be some lingering showers. and we've been tracking it with storm ranger mobile doppler radar. and once again, it's hit or miss. and in parts of the peninsula, as well as the east bay, we are seeing that rain moving through right there on the san mateo bridge. we are still getting some downpours. and then that moves over toward the east bay, right around fremont, extending up toward pleasanton, dublin and livermore, where we are going to have a wet morning commute. and also watching the flood watch that continues for the north bay. the flood concerns continue because that water is still going down into the creeks and streams, which may be rising over the next few hours, so we'll keep an eye on it. mike's been watching where you can fill up for a little bit less. yeah, and my local station jumped up $0.20 overnight, so that was

quite a change, but not so much change on the lowest of the lows. we'll start at the top with the north bay getaway route in vallejo. the low there is 379 national petroleum on springs road in contra costa county. we have the lowest for san ramon. that's 385 at freedom gas on acosta boulevard. and then in the county and city called santa clara. the low is 387 pointing out platinum gas on washington street there. check out all your places towards your house. gasbuddy.com. hope you like what you see on the roadways. we like what we see for the sensors. we do have the green highlighting still showing up as well. damp roadways. so do watch the parts of the peninsula as we do move down toward woodside. southbound 101. there was a crash that just cleared at woodside. looks like there may be a hazard, maybe some debris a little farther south toward michelle will track that live look shows you that there's some slick roadways in palo alto and along the peninsula as kari see some scattered showers. back to you. okay. thanks, mike. who's ready for the super bowl? i'm ready. okay, get the chips and chips going. super bowl blitz next on

today in the bay. the final preps now underway in new orleans as the excitement builds ahead of the eagles and chiefs showdown. and then after the super bowl comes valentine's day. don't have a date? i'll show you how you can get one using your phone. and i'm not talking online dating out to the futures this morning. any red there. yeah there's a little bit and a rarenchanged on u d

at the jobs numbers in about 15 minutes. investors and economists, alarmed they're not able to access some common government databases like u.s. census data. this morning. not clear if it's an error, a bug, or intentional on the part of the government. honeywell, the last american super conglomerate, is going to break itself into three pieces, much like general electric did. amazon said demand for cloud and ai is outrunning their ability to keep up. amazon says it will spend $100 billion on those projects this year. amazon's whole foods says it's not going to recognize a new union at its philadelphia location, asking regulators to dismiss the vote that workers took. tho regulators, the national labor relations board, are paralyzed right now because president trump fired two of its members, and it doesn't have a quorum. a memo has gone out from the department of transportation instructing state governments to stop work on building electric car chargers. billions were set

aside by the biden administration and a bipartisan congress to build up that network. the memo says the trump administration is reevaluating the project. wall street journal says electric truck maker nikola may file for bankruptcy. this company haseen full of scandal. it demonstrated the truck a few years ago, didn't tell anybody. there's no motor in there. they were just letting it coast downhill. well, we talk a lot about artificial intelligence, usually about how it might threaten your job, or you could use it at your job. but a growing number of people are using ai as a companion, somebody they can talk to. that's alarmed some people. former google ceo eric schmidt calls it a threat, but like most technologies, it's good. it's bad. the good side. seniors painfully shy. people feeling lonely. just need someone to listen. can text or call a virtual person. this sunday morning on our program, i'm going to talk to one of the top makers of ai companions. and the reason i want to draw your attention to it is we have a

frank conversation about the dangers. it's not every day you get a ceo to talk about that. it's a hard soundbite to clip out of a long interview. so here's alex cardinal talking about one of the positives. there was one user i talked to just a couple of weeks ago who said that they left the house for the first time in three months at the encouragement of their ai companion, and that their ai companion being in their pocket, that if they were feeling nervous, they could talk to them, get support from them, really help them take that first step. that will be sunday morning at nine, right after meet the press. and i think it's an important thing to know because while they have age gaetz, you can talk to any this ai about anything. and yeah, i see you got it. yeah, we'll be watching for sure. thank you scott. new orleans will be the center of the sports universe this weekend, when super bowl 59 takes place this sunday. we, in fact, have a live look at the superdome, where security will be extra tight as well. the big game. always a big security challenge. but with president

trump attending this year and the recent new year's day terror attack, authorities are being extra vigilant. we spoke with one of the city's top crime fighting leaders about what's being done, along with a verizon representative who says some of the same measures will be adopted when next year's super bowl 60 arrives in the bay area. january 1st has just helped us increase our technology and just bring everybody together so that we can make sure that we are leveraging technology as we know it in the public safety space. tanisha and i have actually had the pleasure of meeting with the city of santa clara, the city of inglewood, and have been able to actually have them start experiencing some of the new capabilities so that as the super bowl heads west, the san francisco, santa clara, san jose area has a fantastic experience. well, speaking of safety on super bowl sunday, some might argue that extends all the way

to your kitchen and your snacks, at least when it comes to food safety. experts are reminding game day hosts everywhere. there's a playbook to keep your guests from getting sick, including game day food deliveries. consider ordering takeout closer to when you actually plan to serve, to ensure that you're not letting the takeout sit outside for too long. also, when the food arrives at your home, maybe earlier than expected, you should divide the food into smaller portions or pieces and place them in some shallow containers and refrigerate until you're ready to reheat and serve the pizza in the newsroom, sometimes okay? one usda food safety specialist says every year, about 120,000 people are hospitalized from foodborne illness. no joke. well, just to clarify, that's for the entire year, not just from your seven layer super bowl knibb. hey, did you know there's a spanish language super bowl telecast? that version will air on our sister station, telemundo 48. live coverage starts at 3 p.m. okay, so you're probably going to be wearing your team's colors this weekend, but why don't you

wear a little red today? we're all trying to take part. that's because today is national wear red day, helping to spread the word about unique heart health challenges that women face. yeah, our symptoms are not exactly the same. and everybody is going to be like, oh, you're a chiefs fan. no, we're berkeley fans. we know you. yes. all right. so let's get a look at your super bowl forecast for that party. if you're going to be grilling. as we take a look at what to expect, it's going to be 50 degrees as you step out the door. and there's still some showers as we are seeing now with stormranger. that's our mobile doppler radar. still some off and on rain for the peninsula parts of the east bay we've seen in other areas. the rain hasn't been pouring down as heavily, but look at how hard it is pouring in. fremont up to sunol and on 680. and this is a look at your commute through dublin this morning. that is going to be very soggy, at least through the next few hours.

after that, we're headed for sunshine and we're still watching out for a chance of thunderstorms in the next couple of hours, mainl for the east bay as well as the south bay. and then look at this afternoon. it's looking much better as the sunshine returns going ahead. the weekend is dry as well as much of next week as we see a change in the pattern all the way up until wednesday and thursday, when there will be some more additional rainfall for the weekend. sierra snow is looking good. just a few more light snow flurries and some snowfall totals that could reach about 2 to 3in, but it's just going to be chilly throughout the forecast as we take a look at morgan hill. even colder next week as that next storm system moves in and high temperatures in the low 50s, while in our inland areas, we are going to see a break from theain after this morning. looks like it's going to be a nice but chilly weekend. mike, you had an alert call for the peninsula. that's right. it was the crash south 101 at woodside. there you go. actually, you see the sensors

are still off. there was a quick traffic break. and so the map system did mark it as inaccessible. 101 reopened in the southbound direction with all lanes clear. the green highlighting means there will be slicker roadways, still scattered showers for the overnight rain you saw that extended over to where kari showed you just a couple of seconds ago. wanted to point out on 580 westbound coming in out of the altamont pass. a smooth, easy drive, but it shows us also that water picking up on these cars, even though there's no active rain there at this moment, there is still water kicking up on that particular shot into dublin. vasco road is smooth, easy drive out of the smooth, easy drive out of the contra costa county down toward if you like options, you'll love my $6 all day big deal meal. choose from 4 delicious entrées and 5 tasty sides with a drink. oh, and nobody else includes breakfast items all day. just this guy.

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telling me that bob is dead and. he. the murder of tech ceo bob lee. getting more national attention. dateline is set to air a new two hour episode focused on the tech titans

murder. ahead, we hear exclusively from those who worked on the case, also those closest to lee, including his own children. this, as the man convicted of killing bob lee is in court. plus, shocking surveillance footage. the new video of the moment, a san francisco dispensary owner was shot seven times. we have an update on his recovery and where the investigation stands. and we are looking live outside this morning in san francisco. and we're taking a look ahead at your weekend forecast. meteorologist kari hall has everything you need to know as you make your plans. this is today in the bay. thanks for joining us on this friday morning. i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. yes. it's friday. let's start with a look at that friday forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect today. still a little bit of some wet weather as you're heading out. but as we go throughout the day, the trend is for things to finally quiet down, calm down, dry out. as we take a look at storm ranger, our

mobile doppler radar. still seeing some rain across the peninsula and parts of the east bay, and we will have that chance in the south bay as well. and where we are seeing the rain, it is really coming down on the san mateo bridge, as well as moving down toward a little bit closer to woodside and then extending across the bay to hayward. and then we are also seeing it pouring very heavily around fremont to sunol and extending up toward dublin, pleasanton and livermore and looking live at oakland. it was raining earlier this morning, still pretty soggy and a chance of rain through 9 a.m. and we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. sounds good. we'll check back with you, kari, in just a few hours. nima momeni, the man who killed bob lee, is expected back in court for the first time since he was convicted today in the bay's ginger conejero saab joins us live in san francisco this morning. this is a step closer, i would imagine, ginger, for closing a chapter in his loved ones lives. that's right,

laura, you can certainly look at it that way. the murder conviction of nima momeni happened in december of last year, and today will be the first time that this case is back in cou. now, it's for a status hearing to set a sentencing date from what we understand. so we don't expect it to last long. but it is consequential, especially for the families involved, including the one that lee left behind. we were there throughout court proceedings and so is dateline, who covered this case since lee's death in april of 2023. now, on tonight's new episode, you will hear exclusively from investigators who worked on this case, his former wife christa, and the kids, lee and christa shared scout and serious at that time, i just i went blank. i stared at the doctor like, are you telling me that bob is dead? and. and it was in that moment that, you know, you almost fall to the floor. you don't think it's real? my whole body just

went flush. this is not real. and that's all i kept thinking was, you have the wrong person. this isn't real. i need to get home to the kids right now. like they're getting out of school. it's 3:00 in the afternoon. i need to go now. christa rushed home to her children. serious, then 17, and scout, who'd been taking an after school nap. she's like, we're going to your sister's room. and i'm like, okay, what's happening? and that's when she breaks the news. i remember i thought that i was like, still dreaming. like, i really wished that i was. now that's a clip from dateline's under the bay bridge, which will air tonight. we will also hear from others involved. now, the last time that i spoke to lee's family, they did share with me that they don't plan for that case to be the last one involved in lee's murder. his former wife, christa, shared that she plans to go after momeni family,

who she believes helped him conceal what happened after lee's death. the status hearing for this morning will happen at 9 a.m. here in san francisco, in san francisco, ginger conejero saab today in the bay. back to you, laura. all right. thank you very much. in fact, i spoke with dateline's josh mankiewicz about why the case captured such widespread attention beyond silicon valley. we love stories like this in which what you think you know isn't really what happened. and the law enforcement and street crime situation in san francisco, whatever it may have been at the time, really had nothing to do with this. that's why we did it. i think a lot of people were interested in it because it confirmed something they already believed, which turned out not to be true. our own sergio quintana, who reported on the case is featured in tonight's special. you can watch dateline under the bay bridge tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc bay area. then stay tuned for nbc bay area

news at 11. a san francisco pot dispensary owner is talking for the first time about surviving being shot seven times. and believe it or not, this happened just last week. police released new security video showing the gunman calmly walking up to martin alev outside his dispensary south of market on january 27th. the clip freezes before he reportedly repeatedly opens fire. police later shot and killed the gunman after a long standoff. alev says he was struck twice in the face and wasn't sure he was going to survive the first one. when that my face got hit, it felt like i had like a molten cannonball in my face and it was just it was like my body is in so much pain that my soul was trying to, like, extract itself from the pain. he also said he had no prior contact with that gunman. police, meanwhile, later found a cache of weapons and ammo in the gunman's apartment. alev still

hopes to get some answers about his attacker's motives, which police continue to investigate. 536 new details this morning, in a new lawsuit filed in response to the recent fire at a moss landing battery storage facility in monterey county. the civil suit names plant operator vistra energy, but attorneys filed in it in alameda county, where the plaintiffs say pg&e is headquartered. attorneys claim pg&e is a frequent partner with vistra energy, and the claim accuses the defendants of negligence that created harmful conditions. in a statement, pg&e says the fire was not a pg&e incident and the moss landing power plant is completely separate from a pg&e substation operating in the same area. all right, let's take a live look at levi's stadium this morning. super bowl 59 might be this weekend, but it is also the start of a year long drum roll for the iconic santa clara stadium. levi's, of course, hosting the biggest game in football on february 8th, 2026.

but this sunday, levi's and verizon are teaming up the company just announcing the largest simultaneous super bowl party ever. verizon is holding its first ever super bowl fan fest in 30 nfl cities across the country, including in santa clara at levi's stadium. all tickets have been reserved, according to the event's website. doors open at one in the afternoon if you were lucky enough to get one, and we'll take a look here. if you did not mamanage to score a ticket, thee are some other options on where you can watch the big game. several free watch parties at bars in san francisco, including at novella in the mission and also woodbury bar and buzz works. also on that list. the action starts at 1:00 in the afternoon. so we'll be watching at home because she's got good snacks, right? why the best seat in the house and your husband grill? so i mean, that's amazing. so all right, let's get a look at our start this morning

in san jose. if you are planning this weekend to have a party for that or a lot of the other celebrations going o on, includg lunar new year, we are still going to have a chance of showers to start out this morning, but then the rest of the forecast for the weekend is sunny, and we're also going to see that sunshine in sonoma valley in the upper 50s for a high tomorrow and 60 degrees, our mornings will be very cold. and speaking of cold, let's head to palisades, where our overnight lows will dip to the single digits and down to about ten degrees throughout the weekend. and we're still seeing some light snow showers now. but as that tapers off late morning, there will be some better travel coitions to get to the sierra and back home. and then if you want to check out a good place to taste some soup, how about the super bowl festival in sausalito? it's going to be cool and breezy there and perfect soup weather. i mean, 1:00 and it's 55 degrees. and i think for the a lot of other events, soup

would be perfect too. but also checking out the san jose lunar new year tet festival at the eastridge mall. it's going to be nice weather for that as well with our high temperatures in the upper 50s and sunshine. if you're going to santa cruz this weekend, expect that chance of some spotty showers early, but we are sunny the rest of the weekend. and mike, you're checking back in at the bay bridge? yeah, and puts me in that mood for that super bowl. you're talking about the chili bowl as well. they have a kind of a chilly start in the morning. notice the damp roadways. there's still some water, some scattered showers out there. so there will be some water on the road perhaps where you're driving. just use caution. we do see on the map that there's some highlighting here in contra costa county. the highlighted green, remember, means there may be damp roadways for your drive and no problems getting to the bay bridge, but a little slowing starts on the incline and a little slowing. just now starts over at mare island for westbound 37. the rest of contra costa and alameda counties are moving pretty well. there's a little sensor tap right here coming down through hayward out of san leandro, so

we're going to watch for any trouble. none reported there, but a couple of crashes, small crashes through pleasanton and sunol. there may be a lane blocked. we'll get more detail from chp. so far, not really disturbing the flow of traffic anywhere south of there. we have the south bay with that first burst just starting for north 101. as you come through the area, we're looking at approaching oakland road. and of course looking forward to tonight. we have not a hockey game, but we have the valentine's super love jam over here. the concert classics like ready for the world. guys, you remember that? oh sheila, we have force mds, evelyn champagne king. so if you know any of the groups i'm talking about, you might have their records. you head over there to sap center. a little flashback back over to you. i don't remember any of that. laura has no idea what we're talking about. she's like, but she's adding it to her spotify. remember that? oh, oh, oh, back to you. oh, no, you gotta go. it's 540 right now. coming up next, love songs. we're talking about helping california reach our climate goals. just ahead on today in the bay, the new local facility now leading the way. and the plan they have to help find more

equitable climate change solutions. and the department of transportation says elon musk and his team are going to plug in to america's air traffic control. plus, you're able to send firefighters there as soon as possible, and they get to the fire when it's something very small. it's a very easy thing to put out. moving the bay area forward with a device developed by a stanford online high schooler who is trying to get firefighters to respond before those wildfires spread, or help them to. we'll show you the hope that it promises. but first, here's another edition of our school shoutoutt series. i'm mis brennan, and this is my first grade class at neil armstrong elementary. good morning, maria. yeah, good morning to you as well kids. don't forget you can send us your school shout out by emailing school. shout out at nbc uni.com. 542.

elon musk planned to lay off thousands of workers from usaid today. yeah. scott mcgrew that would leave about 300. 300. yeah. good morning. at first glance, people might think, well, how are thousands of people working at america's humanitarian aid offices? well, they're not. they're doctors in africa. the people digging wells in south america, delivering malaria medicine in asia. all of

those people have been told to go home, and then they're on leave with pay. and as of today, may not have jobs. several unions have sued to stop the firings. aid workers have talked about undelivered food in wareuses, pallets of medicines that will not be delivered. elon musk has said, without providing proof that u.s. aid is a criminal organization. stick around for our 8 a.m. streaming newscast. we're going to have an interview with one of the doctors who will be affected. let's go back to those ptures, if we could. not only does the organization feed the hungry, it's an example of what political science call soft power. look over there on the left. there is a reason those bags of flour purchased from american farmers are stamped with the american flag. the idea being winning over someone to your side with kind acts is cheaper than hard power, like military action. the layoffs at u.s. aid are separate from buyouts. trump and musk are offering federal workers. that's

been blocked in court for now. now, in a different federal court, the california and others have sued to stop doge from accessing federal computers, distributing federal workers personal data. in a third court, another judge blocked trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship. here's judge john rhyne howard in federal court. cameras not allowed. there are moments in the world's history when people loo back and ask, where were the lawyers? where were the judges? in these moments, the rule of law becomes especially vulnerable. i refuse to let that beacon go dark today. the senate has confirmed one of the architects of the so-called project 2025 to be the head of america's budgeting office. during the campaign, trump said he barely knew what project 2025 was. he didn't read it, he said. at a prayer breakfast yesterday, mr. trump spoke about modernizing the

american air traffic control system. you can't hook up land to satellites, and you can't hook up satellites to land. it doesn't work. we spent billions and billions of dollars trying to renovate an old broken system. instead of just saying, cut it loose and let's spend less money and build a great system. not clear what the president means that satellitets connect with land or don't connect. they connect with land all the time. it's possibly how you're watching this newscast right now, but the mention of satellites made a lot of people think of elon musk. a picture he just postedd fromhe oval office. musk, of course, has a satellite company. sure enough, the new secretary of transportation tweeted that the doge team would plug into the nation's air traffic control system. that caused alarm in washington. democrats asking republicans to join them in ridding washington of the world's richest man and his coterie of 20 somethings. and just last night, elon musk came

out and we found out that he's interfering with air traffic control. when musk took over twitter, he repeatedly crashed that platform. it's not a big deal if your app doesn't load one day, but it is a huge deal if you don't know if your plane is going to crash or not. sunday's super bowl will come with a political edge. both donald trump, presumably taylor swift, will attend watch the game. swift rooting for the kansas city chiefs. during the campaign, swift encouraged her fans to vote, and there was a measurable effect with young people, young women. she then endorsed harris and walz. trump responded with a simple i hate taylor swift. all right, to kari she's talking about the climate. all right, s scott, so much goig on. all right. let's talk about our climate in crisis in the east bay. uc berkeley is moving climate research and the state's climate goals forward. this comes following the open opening of the climate and society center. faculty, staff and community activists, as well as

policymakers are coming together to discuss the latest research that could help pass more of california's climate bills. organizers say they want to focus on equitable solutions, especially for the most vulnerable populations. one of our major initiatives is the is the climate policy called make polluters pay, which has a fee on past pollution by the big polluters so that we can now have some funds for the state to help with all the climate damages we're having, from extreme weather, from wildfires, and so that we aren't left with just the public having to pay for all the damages caused by these past emissions. california, as you probably understand, is a model for other states and is and now for other countries around the world because of our progressive efforts in decreasing carbon emissions and also transportation, transitioning to

renewable energy and protecting the vulnerable communities states as far as ways of maryland, are already calling on the new center for help and ideas, and to learn more about this story and climate change in the bay area, visit us on our website, nbcbayarea.com, and click on the climate in crisis tab kris. thank you. kari. so one bay area teen is helping to move the bay area and other cities forward. he is a stanford online high school student who developed a sensor that can detect a fire when it's little more than a spark, allowing firefighters to deploy before the blaze gets out of control. the teen was first inspired to take action following the camp fire here in northern california, and in the five years since, rhyne honoree came up with a network of sensors that uses ai to analyze heat and smoke data, then notifies firefighters with exact coordinates, buying firefighters precious time to respond with

greater than 1200ft of line of sight and around 300ft of non line of sight, we're able to detect a fire that's smaller than one foot, motivated by the growing intensity of wildfires like the ones just contained in southern california. rhyne has continued to work on his design since fifth grade. he's won several awards. he has lots of mentors, but this monday coming up is his first real world test. when the sensory ai rai is deployed near irvine in southern california. rhyne hopes that the low cost and low power system will soon help bay area firefighters as well. wow, that's pretty amazing and i love that he developed this project in fifth grade, i know it. yeah, i was like, buddy, this is not the same kind of project we did for our science fairs at all. not this the styrofoam planet. not at all. okay. well, trending this morning. if sunday is the biggest night in sports with super bowl, next sunday night may be one of the biggest nights

in pop culture. when saturday night live celebrates 50 years with a three hour anniversary special. it is hard to condense 50 years of iconic guests into three hours, but snl is going to try the new promo release. just some of the names for the special. it will feature mainstays like steve martin, tom hanks, paul simon, as well as some newer faces like sabrina carpenter. the saturday night live 50th anniversary special will air next sunday right here on nbc bay area. red carpet coverage starts at 4:00, and the special starts right after. you can watch nbc bay area news at 11:00 right after the special. so just sit down, tune into nbc bay area and enjoy for hours. yeah, we've been watching the kind of the behind the scenes of how like it

goes and like what the pressure is like. and it's just been so fascinating and it's, it's i think it's in one of its good phases right now for sure. well, and it has i mean so many multiple, you know, characters have come out of there that, you know, and stars as well. so good to see. we love domingo. he's so cute. all right. well so we that's that's coming up later. we're speaking of domingo. yeah. and san salvador and. hey, kid, i want to enjoy the friday. saturday first. all right. well, we have a clear weekend. after some very wet weather throughout the weekend. we're still seeing some lingering showers this morning as we take a look at our satellite and radar. some of that lingering moisture still moving through. maybe one more wave coming through by late morning. that's going to keep things pretty soggy out there as we get a look at storm ranger. and we're still tracking some rain moving through san francisco. hit or miss rain on the peninsula as well as the east bay. and a closer look shows that we are seeing some

heavy downpours to start out that morning commute. moving across the san mateo bridge and over toward union city and hayward, and then as well up towards san ramon. so as you're stepping out the door, it's going to be wet. you want to grab the umbrella, but you won't need it later on today, as our high temperatures head for the mid to upper 50s. it will be a cool weekend, but sunny and most of us hitting a high of about 57 tomorrow after a cold morning start. so here's a look at the timeline for the rain with at 8:00, some rain from san francisco to the east bay on southward. but the last little bit of this storm system is moving off towards the south and east. we dry out this weekend and into at least the first part of next week with some cold temperatures, but this next storm system, as it arrives on wednesday, will bring in some widespread rain and also some more sierra snow, possibly even some snow on some of our bay area hills and mountains. we'll be watching that for the middle of next week, but in the near term, a little bit of rain left and then it looks much nicer for

our weekend plans. and mike, you are checking on a delay in the tri-valley. that's right. because on a friday we don't expect much delay at all. but we did have that crash. i told you, i check on the details. there are two small crashes reported in this area. so heading southbound through pleasanton right around burnell. the crash there may be in your lanes, maybe in the middle lane. and so once a crew gets there to clear it, there will be improvement. but right now there is a slower drive. the green highlighting throughout this area in alameda county we're looking at some slicker roadways. so just keep that in mind. watch those speeds throughout the south bay. typical little build for north 101 and the note over the weekend. starting tonight all the way through sunday, we at sunday into monday morning's commute, we'll have no orange line service because of track repair work. back to you. all right. thank you mike. happening now san mateo city leaders are joining a growing chorus calling for the removal of the embattled san mateo county sheriff. last night, council members held a no confidence vote surrounding sheriff cristina corpus, and it passed. leaders in millbrae and san carlos have approved similar

resolutions. corpus has repeatedly denied allegations from an independent report which revealed alleged abuse of power, nepotism and racism. voters will determine her future in a special election coming up on march 4th. the county would. the measure would give county supervisors the power to remove her from office. the storm cleanup is ongoing after rain finally moves out of the bay area. next on today in the bay, the dramatic video of a water rescue as deputies pull a woman to safety.

i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise]

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don't drown. that applies to people as well as cars. right now, at 6:00, cleanup efforts are underway after deadly storms ripped through the bay area. we are tracking conditions for the upcoming weekend. plus, if they want to rip the american people off, then they're welcome to take this buyout. buyout blocked. the pushback after the administration's buyout offer was put on hold by