if there's a conflict, he won't be involved. i mean, i wouldn't want that, and he won't wantt right now. at six, defending doge, president trump and elon musk breaking down their plans to slash hundreds of billions of dollars in spending. but can they deliver? we have live team coverage f you this morning. on the key takeaways from the new sit down interview. plus, a battery storage facility fire reignited south of the bay area. an update overnight on the fight to contain those flames. and catholics around the world praying for the health of pope

francis. a new encouraging update this morning from the vatican. this is today in the bay. and good morning to you on this wednesday. i'm marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. he's very smiley this wednesday morning. that's good though. we're looking forward to the forecast too. it's going to be a great forecast over the next few days. we are going to see some rain here and there across the bay area. and you can see the low clouds over san francisco maybe drizzling at times as you're stepping out the door. we're watching it with storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. you can see as well that there are some splotches of green. very light rain here moving through the north bay, as well as into san francisco and parts of the east bay. but a bigger look at the wider view, with some rain, more widespread and heavy just to our north, that moves into the north bay around 8 to 9:00. and then while it clears, w we are gng to see some areas not getting any rain at all and then heading back to

some sunshine. so we'll be watching that and looking at the warm up in our forecast. we'll talk about it in a few minutes. mike, you have an alert now in the south bay. yeah. the earlier crash we talked about folks on northbound 85 is still actually going on. and instead of blocking just two lanes, we hear that all lanes may be blocked temporarily. traffic reportedly may have to be escorted off the freeway at evelyn avenue on north 85. really unexpectedly slow as you head into mountain view and sunnyvale or i'm sorry, shoreline might get you past the scene. and moffett, if you're getting toward 101, just watch those surface streets for some additional traffic. meanwhile, the regular bill through san jose also kind of kicking in and easing up for san jose. so that's better news overall and a light build at the bay bridge. but it's still there. back to you. it's still there. thanks, mike. well, president trump defending the mass firing of federal workers and the dismantling of federal government agencies, as well as rising power of elon musk. today in the bay's bombadil joins us live this morning. and bob, in a new interview with fox news, the president also showed his firm support for musk. he did. good

morning to marcus and laura. president trump portrayed elon musk as the executor, the enforcer of his executive actions. this on an interview a joint interview with fox news sean hannity. this even though the white house indicated in court filings that musk is not running the department of government efficiency, also known as doge, which has been tasked with slashing the federal government. the president dismissed concerns that musk's businesses, his private businesses, are a conflict of interest with his work with the federal government. president trump also repeated the claim that musk's team is finding billions of dollars in fraud. you know, we have contracts that go forever, and they've been going for years, and they're supposed to end in three months or five months or two years or something, and they go forever. so the guy is either crooked, you know, where he knew this was going to happen, or he's crooked because he's getting payments that he knows he shouldn't be getting. if the will of the

president is not implented in the president is representative of the people, that means the will of the people is not being implemented. many budget experts tell nbc news they are extremely skeptical. there are hundreds of billions of dollars in annual waste and fraud in the federal government. a federal judge recently ruled musk's doge staffers can keep firing federal workers and accessing data systems, ruling 14 states who filed suit did not demonstrate imminent harm while acknowledging concerns over, quote, the unchecked authority of an unelected individual. another judge judge paused the firings of 11 intelligence officers who were temporarily assigned jobs on dei programs. the leader of the fda's food divisi resigned, saying the firing of 89 people effectively dismantled his group, tasked with keeping the country's food supply safe. and the department of agriculture is trying to rehire recently fired employees

who were working on the bird flu outbreak, similar to efforts to reinstate some fired nuclear safety workers. also during the interview, trump said he would not touch social security, medicare and medicaid benefits. this comes as republicans seek to cut federal spending while enacting a roughly $5 trillion tax bill. reporting live. bob redell today in the bay. all right, bob, thank you. meanwhile, president trump is seeking to stop california's plan to end gas powered car sales. according to the chronicle. legal experts say that he's now taking an end run approach to the state's law. starting in 2026, an increasing number of vehicles must be emission free. now, that will expand to all vehicles sold in the state by 2035. the head of the environmental protection agency says that he plans to ask congress to intervene to block california's efforts. the epa also seeking regulations aimed at curbing truck emissions. 605 pope francis remains in the

hospital this morning, with the vatican confirming the pontiff is battling pneumonia in both lungs. but there is some encouraging news. they say he slept peacefully last night, waking up this morning having breakfast. they also say he's in good spirits. the pope first went to the hospital friday for bronchitis. tests later showed a respiratory tract infection. still no timetable for his release. we're following new developments this morning out of the moss landing battery facility. and the fire there has reignited. the county of monterey is warning people in that area to close their windows and doors. alerts went out last night just before nine. that smoke seen from the vistra energy power plant. firefighters say that the new fire is in the same spot as the first, which sparked last month. 70% of the facility was destroyed in the fire last month. there's no word on how this new fire started. now, in the east bay, community members are expected to voice their concerns over the martinez refinery company at tonight's city council meeting. that's

going to happen at 7:00. now, this comes as contra costa county leaders and the bay area district are investigating the latest fire there and the recent flare ups at the refinery. now, at least six workers were hurt in that fire earlier this month. the investigation is ongoing and making sure that the refinery is in compliance with all regulations. happening today, school closures will be front and center for leaders in two cash-strapped bay area districts. vallejo board members are looking at three closure options starting next fall. the short list of possible closures includes mare island, loma vista middle school. also today, santa rosa school leaders are expected to make a decision on closures. at least five schools are said to be on the chopping block. one high school, one middle school and three elementary schools. the district faces a $20 million deficit over the next two years. our kris sanchez is looking deeper into what's at stake for each district. she'll join us with a full report in our next half hour. also today, a new development opens in oakland

meant to help unhoused families. at noon, leaders will cut the ribbon. and the washington end. this is on 10th street, just off of broadway. it contains 44 units, and it also has behavioral health services and east bay nonprofit called building opportunities for self-sufficiency helped develop this property. it is 607 waiting for the sun's arrival on this wednesday morning, taking a live look outside of downtown san jose. some spotty showers in the works. kari you know where and when? yes. so we are seeing it kind of just hit or miss everywhere, really not having a big impact yet. and we are seeing another wave of rain that's been moving from parts of lake and mendocino counties and now starting to make its way into far northern sonoma county. that will be sweeping through over the next few hours, but it is a very chilly start in some spots with our morning now in the mid 40s. in much of the north bay, it's upper 40s for the east bay and 50 in san jose. after this chilly start, we will see that rain moving into some areas and most likely missing

much of the tri-valley. so in dublin you're at 47 degrees now, a mix of sun and clouds throughout the morning and then going into the afternoon. we'll see things clearing out later today, but the rain will be affecting san francisco, as well as some southern parts of the north bay as we go into late morning, so i'll be watching that for y. mike's been looking around to try to save you some money at the gas pump. yeah. we're trying. so i'll give you the best we've found, which is not as good as last week or the week before. we're back to having the best in the south bay. same price as yesterday, but now it's the best because other prices have come up. 409 leads the list here at world on story road again in san jose in the east bay, it's contra costa county with the best of 415. that's in san ramon. freedom gas on all costa boulevard and in solano county. the low is in vacaville. that would be 419 at speedway express on south orchard avenue. you can check your prices and the changes. you'll probably find gasbuddy.com on the roadway. we find no change in the south bay

ju yet. that's where the problem spot is. northbound 85 at belen. folks are being escorted off the freeway crash blocking three lanes. there are only three there. the offramp will take you down to surface street. you can use moffett or shoreline to get to 101 if that's where you're going. do note that it starts about el camino. that will be a congestion point coming into mountain view. meanwhile, another congestion point, vasco road, just jumped up to about a half hour over the last couple of minutes. more congestion out of contra costa county down toward 580, which is moving smoothly, and the bay bridge actually showing a mild backup here. but it is still building right on a typical pattern center first. back to you. thanks, mike. 610 right now the north bay could be going green. coming up next on today in the bay, the new push to open dispensaries for the first time ever in one bay area county. plus, texas is famous for all kinds of things. all of mike's exes and barbecue as well. but fried chicken? we're not so sure. we'll take a look coming up. and we have to tell you

about a new documentary we're going to hear from beloved actor and bay area native tom hanks on his wealth of knowledge on animals he picked up while narrating this documentary. we'll talk about that and so much more. stick around. you're watching today in the bay.

[upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ you gotta believe me when i tell ya ♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ ♪ clap your hands if you want some more ♪ ♪ que rico ♪ ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪

♪ i've got the soul i've got the soul ♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪

let's head to hayward with a look at the morning temperature trend. it's 48 degrees now and all clear. and as we go throughout the morning, clouds start to move in and there may be some spotty showers around 1:00 today as we make it into the low 60s for this afternoon. this is our only chance of rain. we'll talk about some spring like weekend temperatures coming up, and we are looking at san jose, where the earlier disabled vehicle on the shoulder has cleared. it was dimly lit. i was concerned about that. the headlights moving smoothly through san jose. it's sunnyvale and mountain view where highway 85 is a problem. an earlier crash now updated to major injuries. this may be a while till they can clear north 85. we'll track the slowing in the ripple effect through the south bay. coming up. well good morning. very happy wednesday to you. we get the fed minutes today. i doubt there are any surprises. we know the fed is resistant to lowering interest rates. they won't any time soon. they're worried inflation is getting worse. s&p 500 hit a new record in tuesday's trading.

apple is going to have an event where they are going to unveil a newer, cheaper iphone. not the latest greatest, just more affordable. tesla shares up 40% since president trump took office despite actually selling fewer cars. the tesla ceo, who says he's in charge of cutting federal spending, sat in on a fox news interview with president trump last night. one of the topics elon musk's multi-billion dollar contracts, which depend on that same federal spending and the potential of a conflict of interest. haven't asked the president for anything ever. and if it comes up, how will you handle it? well, he won't be involved. yeah, i'll i'll recuse myself if it is. if there's a conflict, he won't be involved. i mean, i wouldn't want that, and he won't want it. now, as several people have pointed out, and is incredibly obvious, if the person in charge of deciding whether you have a conflict of interest is you, then that

itself is a conflict of interest. on tuesday, president trump also floated the idea of a 25% tariff on foreign made cars. so a car that costs 50,000 will now cost 75,000, whether that included mexico or canada. unclear, because those should be protected by the new nafta. a group of online influencers suing services like honey that help you save money at the checkout. online honey is owned by paypal. the question is who gets credit for the sale? those who sell online sometimes get an affiliate commission. when you buy the thing that the influencer is talking about. but if you have the honey plugin installed, honey sweeps in last minute and gets the credit. and kentucky fried chicken is moving its headquarters from louisville, kentucky to texas. plano, texas. kfc is known now is part of the yum brand of companies, along with pizza hut and taco bell. it is the same

company and kfc, of course, started by colonel sanders in kentucky. but marcus, where was thfirst kentucky fried chicken? salt lake city, utah. that is 100% true. it's hard to believe, but yes, the very first restaurant to call itself kentucky fried chicken. remember when we did call it kentucky fried chicken? and then the whole fried thing wasn't right? and all the kids were like, oh, they took the c out of it because it's not chicken. it's still chicken. it's just people don't want to eat fried. so just don't tell them and they'll eat it. oh yeah, they'll never know. they're not going to know. they're not going to know. they're not going to know. they're going to know. they know. all right. thanks, scott. you bet my thighs. no. yeah. all right, here we go. new at six for you. one north bay city considering expanding access to cannabis. the i j reporting that novato leaders are weighing allowing the first recreational cannabis storefront not only for the city, but anywhere in marin county. novato has only three current legal businesses include

an indoor grow center and two delivery services. council members say that there are still hurdles to clear before that plan is approved. a new nbc docu series will show you some of the natural wonders across the americas, from alaska to the amazon and all points in between. and you may be familiar with the host. this is the americas. an extraordinary journey across earth's great voice, right? the americas,at narrated by academy award winner tom hanks. over ten episodes, viewers will learn about some of the longest migrations on planet earth. triumphs and defeats. and some incredible survival strategies for animals, big and small. this morning, hanks talks with today's savannah guthrie about the remarkable footage. there was times where i cannot believe what i am looking at. there is not a moment of artificiality in it. nothing has been cgi. my whole thought process is, is that real? how

did they get that shot? let me say, how long did they wait for that shot? well, there you go. you can watch hanks full interview at 7 a.m. right after today in the bay. and then this sunday at 7 p.m, the americas premieres with the first two episodes on nbc bay area. they'll also stream it on peacock. extraordinary footage that they have of those animals up close. it's fascinating to see those questions to the savannah. i'm like, okay, you know, is this ai or some type? but then also just how long they have to wait to get that perfect shot of, you know, the birds swooping down into the water or the whale jumping up or the hummingbird up close, or just this. and then it really shows how beautiful everything is as well. you know, the landscape. yeah. gorgeous, right? yeah, absolutely. such a talent. that's so cute. i want a little baby. look, i know baby, anything is cute. baby. cougar's. baby. you know, maybe we'll see, baby tom hanks. yeah. little woody. yeah, woody. there's no crying in nature.

exactly. so look forward to that. this weekend. on sunday night. right here. there we go. all right. we're looking forward to this forecast. we've been you know, mother nature has been doing us well. yeah, i think so. we got some rain last week. we are getting a break this week. with the exception of some very light and quick moving showers. but as we go toward the next few days, it's going to be warming up. let's check it out with storm ranger. that's our mobile doppler radar. the red scan that you're seeing there, and it is picking up on some rain starting to make its way into the north bay once again. we've had some light showers already, just kind of misting and drizzling a little bit for a while. as we get a closer look. we're also seeing some rain in san francisco, but it's not a huge change or not having a big impact on your morning heading out the door. we are seeing some heavier rain to the north. that's going to quickly sweep through the bay area over the next few hours, and take a look at the sky this morning before that rain moves in. we are seeing some clouds over san jose. it's 50 degrees right now

and we are going to see some cool temperatures throughout the morning into the early afternoon. we make it into the low 60s, and the timeline of that rain brings it into santa rosa and calistoga at 9:00. and as you can tell, it's not really all that intense as it moves into san francisco and oakland around 11:00, we are seeing the activity just kind of breaking up, and we may not see much of anything in san jose. while there will be a slight chance of rain in parts of the east bay. our temperatures today basically back to what we saw yesterday. we are going to be warming up each day as we go toward the end of the week. so tomorrow in san francisco, we're looking at a high of 64 with a lot of sunshine. it will be in the upper 60s for napa and 68 degrees for concord as well. by friday, we could see some parts of the bay area making it to 71 degrees. we'll see that in san martin and gilroy and upper 60s for much of the rest of the bay area. we've been talking about a warm up, but the rest of the

country is in a deep freeze just to our east. so salt lake city is kind of that edge where we're seeing the milder temperatures. but then that arctic air is plunging as far south as texas, with the high in dallas staying below freezing today. and we're also going to see that cold air working its way to the east. after all the rain that we had last week, our reservoirs are doing pretty well. we've seen them come up significantly, mainly in the south bay, and we know the reservoir was only at about 40 something percent of capacity. but now we're almost back to normal after all of that rain. and across the state we're doing pretty well on average, about 81% of total capacity. so that's some great news there as we are going into some drier weather for the rest of the week, as well as the weekend, we're going to see temperatures warming up with the warmest day on sunday up to 73 degrees. now, mike, you have a major injury crash in mountain view. yeah, that's the unfortunate detail that came in ki for north 85 approaching evelyn avenue. we

also had read sensors earlier. that means traffic was stopped up. everyone was forced off at evelyn. this may have changed in the last couple of minutes, because i just saw it go from red to yellow to green in about the span of three minutes, so we may have traffic restored. may north 85 approaching evelyn avenue. three vehicles were involved. major injuries were reported. transported to hospital for those injured to the appropriate facilities. we're watching that. meanwhile, back here in san jose, we're just starting to see that second slowing, and that would be the one that sticks around for the commute a little bit for 680 and 880 traditional south of 580 through the tri-valley and the east bay. back to you. thank you mike. 623 right now, next here on today in the bay nbc bay area responds a new breed of business is aiming to help you steer clear of incompetent or crooked construction contractors. i'm consumer investigator. kris.

track your dust ups with our consumer team like bungled bills. if they say it's shoddy work or maybe unfinished jobs. yeah, so often the same old story goes. but you know what? consumer investigator chris moore found something new to possibly avoid that headache. too often we hear from viewers who regret their choice in a construction contractor. it's those kinds of stories that kim in livermore heard igniting her skepticism when recently remodeling her kitchen. when you're meeting contractors, it's

not a lot before you're like, yeah, sure, i'll give you $100,000. and so it's like, we always want to believe that the person that we're talking to has our best interest in mind. but do they really? but then kim says she discovered a new type of business, an agent of sorts, that offers to help you find a vetted contractor. think of this like a wedding planner for your renovation. we know what questions to ask. we know the hard questions. they say they check insururance, bding, workload, and more. on our website, you can meet two california businesses that are doing it right now. see how much it will cost you and how they say their data can ensure you're paying a fair price. watch online right now at nbcbayarea.com nbc bay area responds. thanks, chris. 627 we've got a lot more ahead at 630, including many north bay cities still recovering from back to back storms. the emergency declaration to give one community the financial boost it needs to build back.

plus, we're live in san francisco, where speed cameras will soon be online. we'll tell you what you need to know and how many cars we've seen drive through this intersection, triggering the sensors. keep it here. you're watching today in the bay.

dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business.

on speeders. we are live in san

francisco, with the new steps being taken in hopes of getting drivers to hit the brakes. plus, crunch time for schools facing closures. leaders in two north bay districts appear ready to make some tough decisions. we break down the current proposals and potential impact for anxious famili. this is today in the bay. 630 on your wednesday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. time to get a look at that forecast for you ts morning. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temps and the chance of rain in some spots across the bay area. yeah, the rain is going to be moving through over the next few hours and then clearing out for the afternoon. it's been pretty hit or miss. so as we take a closer look at with storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. you can also get this at home on the nbc bay area app, so that you can actually plan your day and get alerts if there is some rain approaching your location. but it's been very spotty so far. just enough to turn on the windshield wipers. and then it's moving on. but there will be one

more wave of that rain moving in from the north bay and making its way across the rest of the bay area as it weakens and becomes a lot more scattered. we are going to see some spots, seeing some rain, but not all of us. so i'll be tracking that. and mike, you're seeing the bay bridge toll plaza filling up. yeah, we have just a few lanes over on the right approach that are still not full. so that's great news over there. a smooth drive getting to the area through the maze i've circled at the top west 80 around el portal. there have been a couple of crashes. we were wondering why there was slowing. then a couple showed up on the grid. there may be one lane blocked. that's a congestion point. and also look at walnut creek interchange just over to the right side. south 680 and west 24 had some slowing starting to clear there. eight 8680 typical pattern heading south. and we still have the crash north 85 at avalon. there's a little slowing there. it's still on the grid, but no detail on what lanes are blocked. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. well, san francisco is taking action, moving the city forward in the wake of the highest traffic death toll in nearly two

decades. dozens of cameras are being installed throughout the city and will go online in march. today in the bay's ginger conejero saab live over at one of those intersections where those cameras already installed out there. ginger. they are installed. they're not yet online, marcus and laura. but we have been seeing these cameras or these sensors at least flashing throughout the morning. i'm gonna step out of the way so you can see how it works. if any of these cars driving by happen to go above the speed limit. we're on geary and seventh this morning, where those sensors have gone off at least a dozen times while we've been here. if you are going above the speed limit, they'll pick up on that. the lights will flash and the back license plate will be captured. now, this will be one of 33 cameras across the city that will pick up on speeding. other cameras are scattered across other busy thoroughfares in the city. some are close to schools or on streets with a documented history of sidesho. now, once cameras are activated,

notices for violators will go out in the first two months. after 60 days, that is when the fines will kick in. so here are the fines. 11 to 15mph over the speed limit will cost $50. going over 16 to 16 to 25mph, i should say, will cost you $100, and anything above 26mph will amount to a $200 penalty. it can even go up to $500. ashby. 645 became law last year, making california the 19th state in the country to allow the use of these speed cameras, which will be triggered by cars going more than 11 miles over 11mph over the posted speed limit. these fines are civil penalties, not moving violations, which means it won't count against your driver's license. san francisco says it's doing its part to inform drivers of what's coming. we want everyone to know exactly where these cameras are, exactly how

the program works so that they can change their behavior and just slow down. that's that's really what we want. so in this neighborhood where where we are the richmond, the speed limit is 25mph. so some of these cars that are going by kind of just the normal flash, the normal flow of traffic, you'll see that flash. it's going off right there. it's capturing the back license plate of those cars. but again those these cameras are not yet online. we're seeing how they will work come march once they are activated. but this seems to be a real game changer as far as enforcing speed limits on city streets. marcus and laura, back to you. yeah, we saw that flash once. yeah, let's hope it makes a difference when they're up and running. thanks so much, ginger. yeah. well, in the north bay, two school districts will vote on school funding plans, which could mean closures and mergers. santa rosa city school district needs to close a $20 million budget gap. and in vallejo, the budget gap could be $13 million by next

year. today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom this morning. kris, what are the plans for vallejo and santa rosa actually look like? well, good morning to you, marcus and laura. they're dealing with similar issues declining enrollment, smaller budgets and the end of pandemic era funding. but the two districts have differing plans. still, families both in vallejo and santa rosa are feeling the same emotions, and hundreds of them have been showing up to be heard at those meetings. let's start in vallejo tonight. trustees will vote on three options one closing mare island health and fitness academy and moving vallejo charter school into that space. the second option is to reconfigure loma vista environmental science academy, moving students in sixth through eighth grade to solano deadmon and turning loma vista into a k through fifth grade school. the third option would close loma vista altogether, except for the farm. the board moved the meeting to mare island academy so that they can accommodate what they expect will be a large crowd that is on

rickover street in vallejo and starts at six this evening. you can catch it on the district's youtube page. if you can't attend in person, you can see how many people showed up at a similar meeting in santa rosa. trustees there have been working for months on the plan they will vote on tonight, which they call a331 because it comes in three phases. in year one, brook hill and albert elementary schools would close along with hilliard and santa rosa middle schools. piner and santa rosa high schools will become campuses for seventh through 12th graders. so that's a lot of kids in a different age range. santa cesar chavez and santa rosa french american charter schools move into those empty campus buildings. now in year two, steel lane academy and elsie allen high schools closed in year three. rincon valley middle school is absorbed by maria carrillo high school, now santa rosa trustees will hold the meeting at santa rosa city hall, which can accommodate 500

people. that starts at six this evening. you can also catch that one on youtube for the district's page, both in santa rosa and vallejo. get there early if you want to see the changes. by the way, for both vallejo and santa rosa, whatever they vote on tonight would take effect the very next school year, starting in the fall. marcus. all right. chris. thank you. well, you may want to expect backups today in the alameda county courts. that's because workers are staging a one day strike. want to give you a live look outside of hayward hall of justice? this is where workers are starting to gather. the service workers union is promising to picket outside criminal, civil and juvenile courts countywide, citing issues with staffing and inadequate training. the union also says it is now working with an expired contract, and leaders believe that today's strike will stop or even delay trials systemwide. alameda county has not issued a comment at this time. new at 6:00, leaders in napa county are taking a new step to fix the damage from recent storms.

supervisors have approved a local emergency, allocating nearly $10 million to cover road repairs, most of which happened during the storm that rolled through february 4th. the county will also try to recoup at least some of that money from the state and federal government. now, let's take a live look for you outside across the bay area. the sun beginning to rise, the skyline looking beautiful out there in all parts of the bay area. we are tracking some rain out there. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that storm. ranger been busy this morning. yeah, we are already seeing some of the light rain moving into northern sonoma county, raining up around ukiah and as well for lake and mendocino counties. waking up to some wet weather as we get a closer look at what to expect today. once that rain moves from north to south. it turns breezy, but we'll also clear out and looking ahead to some warmer temperatures and kind of feeling like spring this weekend in brentwood, you may not see much of that rain, so we're going to see the clouds at times with the sun peeking out and temperatures going from mid

50s to low 60s today and across the bay area very much like it was yesterday, with highs in the low to mid 60s, some of the warmer air in the south bay. we'll talk about that rain a little bit more coming up. but for now mike you have an alert continuing in mountain view. yeah. still north 85. we saw the sensors light back up green, but i think it's because they have the off ramp issue sorted out. they are forcing traffic off north 85 at evelyn because of a crash. three vehicles, major injuries reported a chp. just let us know. it'll be another half hour, possibly 45 minutes, until they can get those lanes cleared. it's still early in the lighter commute through the area is keeping things moving smoothly, but you are forced off the freeway there. use moffat or shoreline to get over to 101 northbound. another crash in the south bay, actually, a car fire overheated and there's flames coming out of the back of a small truck there, reported. it sounds like everything is being taken care of. north 880 around coleman. no slowing shows up on the sensors. i'll monitor that. it's in the same area that the slowing starts for north 101 heading up toward the airport.

traditional pattern for that portion of the south bay. everything else looking pretty standard as far as the backup, except for the slowing around pinole valley road. we're looking over here toward chase center tonight. the note there's a concert at chase center. no more all star, but folks consider jj lin their all star for the concert. back to you. thanks, mike. 640 right now, the woman at the center of a shocking ivf mixup learns months into life as a new mom that she gave birth to another couple's child. next, we'll hear her story in her own words. doge claims it's saving tons of money, but sometimes the math doesn't add up. speaking of numbers, let's go out to the big board this morning. s&p 500 hit a record yesterday. dow lower this morning. what concert goers get ready for a new go to spot in the south bay. the venue now getting the green light to open its doors. and first details on summer party plans when we return. you're watching today in

the bay. (wife) this is the place we chose for our honeymoon? (husband) well, the listing says it's a “modern rustic haven in a quaint rural setting.” plus, we got it for a steal! (wife) maybe 'cause it's a barn? (burke) if it's important, it's not worth compromising. which is why with farmers, you don't have to compromise quality to get great savings on your insurance. i saw a nice hotel down the road. little less pungent. (wife) yeah. (burke) shall we? ♪

president trump says doge will save taxpayer $2 trillion. scott mcgrew. maths not adding up here. it doesn't seem to be. i mean, no doubt you know there is waste in government. people want savings, but elon musk and doge

say they're posting all the receipts to the internet, but they're not always adding up. musk and trump talked to sean hannity on fox news last night. hannity kind of listed out some of the cuts. 20 million on a sesame street show in iraq, 56 million to boost tourism in tunisia and egypt, 40 million to build schools in jordan, 11 million to tell the vietnamese to stop burning trash, 45 million for dei scholarships in burma, 520 million for consultant driven esg investments in africa. dei programs in serbia. musk is taking credit for cuttingngll of those things. but the website the upshot took a look at one of doge's claims, discovered the claim it had saved $8 billion on one government contract. that accounts for about half of all. doge's claimed savings so far was actually incorrect. it's $8 million a lot of government agencies are trying to deal with

the sudden firings of employees. the kennedy presidential library had to close for a short time. when the person who takes the tickets was fired as part of musk's budget cuts, it's back open. there are concerns about this weekend's cut at the faa. the union says they were trying to hire people, not lay them off. transportation secretary duffy says none of the people let go were air traffic controllers. the trump cuts have also led to the layoffs of earthquake experts at the department of interior, and cuts to experts in both bird flu and cuts to experts in energy who manage the nuclear weapons. now the government is trying to hire back both of those latter groups. park rangers have gone to social media to ask why they've been called a waste of moy. well, you didn't hate me when i jumped into a river to save your child, says ranger shanna mcdonald, who served the indiana dunes. or when i pulled a junior ranger sticker out of my pocket. talks between russia and the united states over the

fate of ukraine ended without an agreement. but the secretary of state says there is progress. ukrainian president zelensky, not invited to the meeting, says he only found out about it through news reports. and president trump says he blames ukraine for the war, though of course it was russia that invaded ukraine. i think i have the power to end this war and i think it's going very well. but today i heard, oh, well, we weren't invited. well, you've been there for three years. you should have ended it three years. you should have never started it. you could have made a deal. now we're getting the first video of american caleb byers. we learned yesterday he'd be released from a russian jail this morning. his mother says he is safe at the american embassy in moscow. byers was taken into custody last week, accused of drug smuggling. and the white house has posted a new video to social media. it's titled asmr illegal deportation flight. now, asmr is a thing on social media where people post sounds that they think are relaxing and

pleasing. elon musk retweeted that video from the official white house site with the words haha, wow. the video has more than 8 million views as of five this morning. laura. thank you very much. scott. it is 647 right now. new at six a georgia woman is talking about her nightmare ivf mixup that led to her delivering another couple's child that she believed was her own. 38 year old christiana murray was believed that she was impregnated with an embryo from one of her own eggs. but when the baby came out with much darker skin than she expected, she did a dna test to determine the baby was not biologically related at all. when the baby's

biological parents sued murray for custody, she gave him up. five months later. well, now she's suing the fertility clinic, claiming she unknowingly and unwillingly carried a child through pregnancy and called the entire ordeal a traumatic experience. i walked out of the building with an empty stroller and they left witith my son. and what was it like going home alone? probably theardest thing i've ever done. in a statement, the clinic says it deeply regrets the distress caused by an unprecedented error. it also called the mistake an isolated incident. murray, meanwhile, is now trying ivf again with a different clinic in her journey to become a mother. well, we are celebrating black heritage here at nbc bay area and as part of that, we're highlighting some of the people who make our area so unique. pianist tammy lynn hall has been a fixture on stages around the bay area and the

globe for that matter, for decades. she took up the piano at the age of four, and she says she's lived it ever since. she is a firm believer in the power of music to inspire people. we're just about establishing beauty and opening people's hearts, or giving people a space to be healed or or just to feel better. well, coming up tonight at five nbc, bay area's joe rosato junior junior will have hall's story and how the loss of her mother inspires her music. a new music venue is one step closer to coming to the south bay. the san jose city council gave the last few permits the go ahead for the new pete be center. it's a two floor concert venue with three bars on south first street in the sofa district. it's expected to hold about 2000 people. owner pete be is now waiting for one last piece of approval from the building department. he says he built this venue to bring partygoers back to downtown san jose. our objective here, our

goals here, is to create this vibrancy for downtown san jose, creating this entertainment district, a place where people can go. we want to be that destination. we want to be the social destination for the world cup, for the super bowl, for all these various different teams that's been here. the owner is aiming to have the indoor venue open by next month, and he already has planned an outdoor concert for april. get in. good with him. that's the place to be for all the events coming to the bay area. research ahead of time. yeah. all right. well, no research needed when it comes to the weather. kira has got you covered. yeah, we're seeing a lot of changes, too. it's been mild and fairly nice across the bay area. we are seeing some fog over the golden gate bridge, and it may even be drizzling as you're heading out and driving to work, but some of the heavier rain is still well to the north of us. we've been watching some light showers throughout the morning, and we're seeing it now starting to make its way farther

to the north into sonoma county, and soon will be making it towards santa rosa within the next 30 or 40 minutes. but otherwise we are seeing some light showers as you're heading out this storm system moving through. it is moving quickly and it continues to weaken as it moves closer. so here we are at 9:00 and we're seeing some hit or miss showers moving through santa rosa, napa, as well as san rafael. when it moves into san francisco around 10 to 11:00, we are seeing it fairly quickly once again moving through, and not all of the east bay or the south bay will see the rain. so once that clears out, we're pretty much done for any rain chances in quite a while, and temperatures are a bit on the cool side today. headed for the low to mid 60s, but start to warm up tomorrow. it's going to feel like spring as we head toward the end of the week. check out friday. we have some 70 on the map for the south county. meanwhile, we've been talking about the polar plunge of air. really arctic air, but it feels so cold with some of

the high temperatures in the teens and single digits across the midwest. speaking of cold, we've seen a big boost in the sierra snowpack where now we are close to our normal amount. after getting the rain and snow over last week into the weekend for the bay area, it's going to warm up and check out that weekend forecast. so many outdoor events going on. it's going to be nice to enjoy that with some much milder temperatures. mike, you were saying there was a bus involved in a crash? yeah, not at the bay bridge. i just wanted to show folks that it is now filled for all lanes. but the 880 overcrossing looks great over here. this crash, westbound 80 around el portal, reports that it involves an ac transit bus with passengers. no injuries reported there. shifting over to another bus and then still got a bus to clear from the area. everything else pretty standard for your build. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well happening now. a busy road in san jose is back open after a multi-vehicle crash. it happened yesterday along almaden expressway. one driver was taken

to the hospital but is expected to survive. officers closed almaden from hillsdale avenue and brannan lane for several hours. so far, there's no word on what led up to that crash. and we're back with a look at our top stories this morning. speeders beware. a new crackdown taking shape in san francisco. the steps taken along some of the city's most dangerous corridors when it comes to those drivers. plus, schools in the north bay facing closures. we break down the proposals that may be finalized in a matter of hours. you're

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]

welcome back. we're moving you forward with a look at the top stories on today in the bay. 33 cameras installed throughout san francisco will go online in

march. notices for violators will go out the first two months after 60 days. that's when the fines kick in. those fines will vary from $50 to $600, depending on just how fast you drive over the speed limit. also today, school closures will be front and center for leaders in two cash strapped bay area districts. vallejo board members are looking at three closure options starting next fall. the short list of possible closures includes mare island academy and loma vista middle school. santa rosa school leaders are expected to make a decision on closures today. at least five schools are set to be on the chopping block. one high school, one middle school and three elementary schools. the district faces a $20 million deficit over the next two years. may want to expect some backups today in the alameda county courts. that's because workers are staging a one day strike. want to give you a live look this morning? this is outside of the hayward hall of justice, where workers are starting to gather. the service workers union promising to picket outside criminal, civil and juvenile courts countywide,

citing the issues with staffing and inadequate training. now, the union says that they are now working with an expired contract. alameda county has not yet issued a comment. today in the bay continues right now online on roku or wherever you stream. ahead, during our live 8:00 newscast, dozens of religious leaders coming together to protect immigrants in the bay area. we'll hear from organizers rallying today in san francisco. and next on the today show, tom hanks is talking about his breathtaking new nature documentary and the wealth of knowledge on animals that he's picked up on that he couldn't wait to share. catch it all this morning on today. all right. now, you were talking about some scattered showers this morning. yeah. going to be clear by the afternoon. yeah, it's clearing out this afternoon and it's not going to last that long. starts out in the north bay. we're already seeing that right now. if you have the nbc bay area app, you'll be able to zoom in to storm ranger and get a timeline of when that rain hits your neighborhood. the rest of the forecast is dry. lots of sunshine. and look at that warm

up we will see for the weekend with highs in the low 70s and looking at more 60 in san francisco. and this is not yet clear. this is north 85. a crash blocked year three northbound lanes. that's all of them forced off at evelyn for that traffic coming into mountain view. we should have it clearing in the next half hour from what we understand. but there is a major injury crash that happened there. you're north of evelyn. you're okay getting on to 101 where it's slow in the area. typical slowing for 87 and 85. all right. well, that's what's happening here on today in the bay. stick around. today's show. starting next. join us for our streaming show at 8 a.m. and of course, our midday news. that's at 11 a.m. have a great wednes bundle up and grab a shove bundle up and grab a shovel. >> much of the country waking up to brutal cold, snow and ice. good morning, it's february 19th. this is "today." >> arctic blast. tens of millions in the grips of