deadly crash under investigation in the south bay. new details. we're learning this morning as the commute gets underway. luigi mangione back in court. the man accused of shooting and killing the ceo of united health care is set to face a judge today. the update, expected on the case. home insurance companies are running from california neighborhoods, but you might be able to lure them back. i'm consumer investigator. chris. camera. i'll show you how you might be able to save your insurance policy next. good morning to you on this friday. i'm marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. we're going to check that friday morning commute with mike, see how things are rolling out there. but first a look at the forecast with kari. it looks great. this weekend we've been talking about how nice the sunshine and the warm weather has been over the past couple of days, and it does continue to warm up as we go into the weekend saying mostly sunny and dry even into next

week, with the exception of some very light spotty showers in parts of the bay area. but we are waking up and heading out to a cool morning in the north bay. we're at 39, in santa rosa and sonoma. it is 49 in danville and 41 in fremont, as well as south san jose. but then we're heading back to the upper 60s, and for some of us, it will be even warmer than it was yesterday. up to 68 in los gatos, 69 in san jose, upper 60s for napa, 66 for novato, as well as san francisco and half moon bay. are you ready for some 70s? we've got that coming our way tomorrow, mainly for the inland areas, and it's going to be a very sunny and springlike weekend all around. and mike, the friday commute is even looking lighter today. you know, all week we've seen the early commute be a little easier. the volume lighter. some schools are off this week. and so we're seeing that at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's now 601. no metering lights, no back up, no real slowing at the toll plaza itself. mild slowing as

you get over toward the tunnel and heading towards san francisco with those exits. no major problems for the east bay and no major slowing. not even for highway four. only highway 37 has a little gradual easing off the accelerator around mare island. a smooth drive through hayward, although the volumes building. there we go. some sensor change heading in toward union city. this crash still affects the on ramp to north 880 at auto mall parkway. no problems. there's a crash that went off of the roadway, so there's activity in the bushes. no major injuries. and the first slowing for san jose. easing up right here for 101. back to you. speaking of crashes, mike, want to tell you about a deadly one there. this happened in the south bay. happened just after six last night at montague expressway in mission college boulevard in santa clara. this is just right off of highway 101. police say that that crash was between a car and a motorcycle. that motorcycle is pronounced dead there at the scene. the intersection is back open after it was closed for hours. well, happening today. the man accused of killing united health care ceo brian thompson is expected to appear

in court back in december. thompson was shot and killed on the sidewalk outside of a manhattan hotel as he walked to an investor conference in broad daylight. luigi mangione charged with first degree murder in that shooting. now, prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to provide updates on the status of that case, and the judge may set a trial date. mangione has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder. two more major insurers are getting the green light from state regulators to raise rates for more than half a million california homeowners. mercury general rates will increase by an average of 12% starting a month from now. condo and rental policies will increase by smaller amounts. the chronicle reports safeco policies will go up by 7% starting in may. each company submitted their request last summer, long before the latest devastating wildfires in southern california. but these hikes come as home insurance companies continue to drop tens of thousands of california families. but now that gut punch might be reversible. consumer investigator kris camera shows

us how. we've heard from many homeowners who received a dreaded non-renewal letter, but a few recently got something new and offer to possibly save their insurance policy. in scotts valley, lynette says her company was going to drop her with a caveat, though, that if she took certain steps to protect her home from wildfire, they might just take her back. the main thing is having a five foot barrier around your house with no plants, no wood, no type of decorative type things around five feet around your house. lynette to do list. had a couple more items. on our website you can watch our full report. right now we break down what it cost lynette how long it lasts, and what this might mean for you to possibly save your insurance policy. head to nbcbayarea.com nbc bay area responds. well, happening tonight, house minority leader hakeem jeffries will visit oakland. new york

city representative will make an appearance at the henry j. kaiser center downtown. he's here to promote his new book, the abcs of democracy. that event gets underway at 7 p.m, and antiwar activists are organizing a protest outside that venue. today marks eight years since the last major flood in san jose. the 2017 flood did more than $100 million in damage. it also triggered a new flood control project that hit a major milestone. valley water says crews have now finished building 8500ft of flood wall along low lying areas of coyote creek. the area near william street park was certainly hit so hard during that flooding. valley water says if the same storm surge hit the, this neighborhood would be protected. i'm pleased that they've finally done something to prevent this from happening again. it looks a lot nicer than i thought it would. so pleased about that. the flood wall is ten feet high. valley w waterays it will now try to get $50 million from fema

to complete the second phase, which would involve building similar walls along parts of the creek between tully and montague. time to take a live look outside. on a friday morning in san francco. things look nice and calm out there. i can tell you it's going to look so beautiful later today. kari anything mirroring yesterday? i'm here for it. yeah, it's basically a repeat. so we are all good and we are seeing a quiet weather pattern setting up. high pressure is really keeping the storm track farther to the north. and so we are going to bee dry and mostly suny throughout the day. we are starting out a little cool in spots in san jose. it's 43 degrees. it's 47 as you're heading out in walnut creek. and we're also seeing a mostly clear sky. and as we start out in the north bay, it's in the upper 30s now in santa rosa. chilly morning, but take a look at the trend. it warms up quickly, headed for the mid 60s by 1:00. and we are going to see that quickly warming trend all around the bay area. we'll be in the low 60s at lunchtime in san

rafael and 62 in oakland, and 66 in south san jose. as we head for upper 60s later today. so we'll talk more about the weekend and some things going on around the bay area. mike's been trying to save us some money, but it seems like it's getting harder. it's tougher because the summer blend prices are coming in and they're slightly higher. so we still have the bay's best in san jose. just one spot at the bargain of 409 at world on story road. then the best in contra costa county, holding steady in san ramon. 415 we reported this earlier this week. same one freedom gas on costa boulevard, considerably higher for the low in marin county. it's 449 in mill valley. the arco on redwood highway. this is your variety. you have quite a spread, so check your area. gasbuddy.com for the best prices on the roadway. we're looking at pretty great speeds. it's friday light traffic right now. we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic throughout contra costa county. in the north bay. we have a little slowing for highway 37 going west. your commute direction. middle of the

screen. it's eastbound 580. there's traditionally a crew that comes over from the san quinton side, but there's more slowing mid-span. i'll check to see if there's anything on the grid, but we'll take a look over on the side. with the commute westbound, the opposite direction. traffic's just starting to build up a little bit. not a major issue because traffic is so light around the bay. so the quick check of vasco road shows you only 18 minutes out of contra costa, county, down toward 580, in alameda county. back to you. good to know. thanks, mike. 607 right now, bears taking refuge in those southern california neighborhoods ravaged by devastating wildfires. coming up next, the big steps being taken to try to get some of these new squatters out of people's homes so that people can actually start rebuilding. plus, what's the future of the u.s. post office? president trump, apparently considering major changes out to the futures this morning. it is an unusual number. look at that. mostly positive, except the dow. that means 1 or 2 companies are acting as boat anchors and a

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look at one of the places you may be headed to enjoy your frididay. halmoon bay starts out cloudy and upper 40s, and we see those temperatures holding steady in the low 60s as we get some times of sunshine throughout the day. nice and mild here. much warmer for the inland valleys. we'll take a look at our microclimate forecast coming up. and we're taking a look at the peninsula palo alto moving very smoothly right now. taillights heading all the way into the city at the limit. we have not seen a build on the peninsula side or will a little bit on the south bay. the first slowing, but that's easing up again across the bay bridge. the slowing occurs right where you see it, right there by the tower heading in toward the tunnel and the city. the backup at the metering lights. there are no metering lights. there's no backup right now. it's friday lighter. we'll show you where things are. slow. coming up. well good morning. very happy friday. a sell off on the markets thursday. largely because of walmart. now, we brought you that news ahead of the opening bell yesterday that walmart was predicting slower sales. as the american consumer

grows more uneasy about the economy. meta, the parent company of facebook, has filed financial papers showing it wants to give executives big bonuses as much as 200% of their salaries. you remember this comes right after facebook announced it was cutting 4000 workers. the executives eligible for bonus will not include founder mark zuckerberg. citi, the latest company to get rid of its dei programs. they're going to call it talent development from here on out, and it will not include things like tracking the makeup of its workforce. several reports say president trump is considering firing the board that runs the u.s. post office and folding the post office into the commerce department. right now, the post office is quasi independent. it does not get any federal funds. it has to earn its money from postage. but it also guarantees six day a week delivery to any address in the united states. not clear what trump's plans

would be, but a lot of rural communities depend on the post office. it's a big e-commerce component. two companies like amazon pay the post office to deliver that last mile. elon musk has been put in place in charge of cutting costs, has his eye on nasa. in a series of posts on social media, musk has suggested shutting down the international space station. now, that was already on the schedule for 2030. musk says we should do it now. his space x already has the contract to do it. there are also serious questions about nasa's artemis mission to the moon. it's behind schedule over budget, largely because of problems with the launch vehicle made by boeing. musk was a big hit at the conservative cpac this week. now, as musk suggests, all these cuts. keep in mind he himself is a government contractor and boeing is his biggest competitor at spacex. he's also cutting workers at the federal department of transportation.

washington post says the team at transportation that regulates self-driving cars and tracks crashes has been cut in half. so in many cases, the regulators of his companies are also targets of cuts. all right. thanks, scott. you bet. well, new at 6:00. one bear appears to be making himself a little too comfortable in southern california. this is in the altadena burn scar area. people who live there say he's taking refuge beneath a damaged pasadena home. now, fish and wildlife rangers are working on removing it from the home's crawl space. ever since the fire, many animals have migrated into more urban areas. but this bear is apparently becoming all too familiar with neighbors who say he's been known to pull up and scavenge through trash cans. it's been there for a couple of months already, so we're friends now. he kind of makes his rounds just on the neck of the woods.

for now, wildlife workers will not be removing the bear. instead, the plan calls for the homeowner to wait for it to emerge again and then use newly installed sprinklers to try to keep it away until the crawl space can be boarded up. yeah, not the guess that i was hoping to come over. that's a big bear. if he could do some construction, then maybe we could talk about something. yeah. no kidding. oh, wow. all right, let's talk about this next story. so happening for you this weekend. one more major bay area parade will welcome in the year of the snake. organizers in oakland's chinatown promise it is bigger and better, with more to do after the parade as well. that route for tomorrow's san leandro and oakland chinatown parade will be expanded this year, and it starts at wilma chan park on ninth street at 10 a.m. it goes through chinatown and then on to webster and then back down 10th street. extra officers will be on hand, and the city is anticipating about

15,000 people to take part in that parade. nice weather for it too, that it will be. may have to head out there. all right. well, look. also this. turning now to a time to celebrate all things suds and hops. yes, san francisco's beer week kicking off today. i'm not a beer drinker. you didn't read that like you're a big beer drinker. i don't even like beer. well, the celebration boasts itself as the biggest celebration of craft beer. the hops events include tomorrow's first ever beer fest at salesforce park in the mission. tickets start at around $69, but before all of it, muni is debuting its own beer to help celebrate. hop on muni is a collaboration between sfmta standard, deviant brewing and the san francisco city football club. to celebrate the limited edition ipa. muni is offering a special promotion through beer week. it's offering game cards through its website. participants are encouraged to stop at bars all along the muni route, and then you can collect stickers to score some muni

swag. san francisco beer week runs through sunday, march 2nd, so not bad because you got that designated driver. yeah, that's a great point. there you go. beer week. it's like beer a couple of weeks. all right, all right i like it. just drink responsibly. that's all we say. i think i have some friends that kind of stretch it out throughout the year. yeah, i don't drink beer. i'll be the designated driver. there we go. hanging out with marcus. oh, kari. maybe we should go to wine country then. if he's driving. but, hey, i like wine. ready? i wanted to show you something very camera worthy this morning. so it's going to be a beautiful sunrise. and we are seeing it lit up in bright orange. it's a blend. isn't that nice? it kind of looks like beer, doesn't it? we are seeing some bright colors to light up underneath the clouds, and a mostly clear view as we take a live look outside in san jose. as we're stepping out the door. it's a little cool, but will be a mild weekend and high temperatures are headed for the 60s and 70, so it's

going to feel very much like spring. there will be some light rain possible in the north bay late on sunday into monday morning. other than that, it looks great and we're going to see temperatures starting out in the 30s. in the north bay, we're seeing some upper 40s and even low 50s in danville. that's usually one of our cooler spots, but it's pretty mild there to start. and we have a lot going on this weekend. if you're packing a bag heading to sacramento to cheer on the warriors, it's going to be 58 degrees there in sacramento this evening at tipoff time. if you're out for dinner, just a heads up that you want to bring a nice warm jacket. and we cool down to 50 later on tonight and tomorrow. lots of excitement t r the home openers for the san jose earthquakes at paypal park there. we're starting out with upper 50s as well and partly cloudy skies into the evening, but we've been talking about how nice and warm it's going to be. it going to be basically a repeat of yesterday for today, with a high of 68 in dublin and 68 in concord, as well as napa and santa rosa, san francisco, making it up to 66 degrees. and

we'll see that tomorrow as well. while some of our valleys will be a touch warmer, a high of 71 expected in livermore and 73 in morgan hill, and then on sunday, no changes, but we will see a few more clouds starting to mix in with that sunshine. looking way ahead for morgan hill. it's another a few days. we're still looking at some spring like temperatures, and the warmest day will actually be on wednesday 76 degrees. and then we start to see those temperatures coming back down for next weekend. so just a heads up that next weekend won't be as warm as what we are going to see coming our way in the next couple of days, and looking ahead to when we could see some rain. there is that slight chance late sunday into monday for the north bay. notice that much of the rest of the bay area probably won't see anything more than just a few more clouds, and the rest of the storm systems that move closer to us weaken before they really bring us a significant chance of rain. so looking at our 7-day forecast,

more of those 60s and 70s for highs even milder in the morning, starting out in the mid to upper 40s. and san francisco is not going to see as much of a drastic change temperare wise. but we are getting ready for 70 degrees next wednesday there in the city. and mike, you're checking on the golden gate bridge. yeah. you had the beautiful sunrise. all i can offer is international orange, but it's beautiful. and we do see the sun starting to peek out here. so a good flow of traffic to and from the north bay. but the note just like last night, we'll have the same configuration. only one southbound lane is open and two northbound lanes are open. but unlike this morning, they will not open saturday morning until 7 a.m. a little longer because there's not as much of a commute in the morning, so they'll take their time clearing from that span. you can take your time across the bay bridge. no dels at the bay bridge toll plaza. i don't think the metering lights are on even now, and we're looking at a smooth, slow drive just because of the volume building on the span. a little build over here out of richmond as well. and highway 37 was the first to show slowing, holding

pretty steady after you get out of vallejo, highway 4 now we see a little bit easier drive ease into the brakes here in concord and 242 showing a little slowing as well. 680 continues down toward san ramon and the san sunol area without any problems or delays. a note tonight we have a show over here. the disney on ice continues at 630 at the arena, but saturday and sunday combined five more shows, so there will be some slowing past the coliseum throughout the day. note that some folks may be unfamiliar as they take their families to that area. we're looking at a smooth drive for the rest of the bay right now. friday light showing up. there is a concert tonight, so note sap center things will be fluffy. gabriel iglesias will have his concert. that's his nickname. back to you. and that will be fun. a lot of fluff. thanks. well, coming up, a new sweeping new nature documentary narrated by bay area's very own tom hanks, we're going to give you a look at the stunning series and talk to the executive producer behind all of this ahead of this weekend's premiere. keep it right here. you're watching today in the

can you feel it? spring is in the air, at least when it comes to the crack of the bat and the pop of that mitt. we can tell you the high in phoenix should reach 77 degrees tomorrow. about the time the giants are playing their first spring training game of the year at ranger stadium in surprise, arizona. the giants will open the season in cincinnati on march 27th. the home opener is set for april 4th

against seattle. well, you know, this weekend, a new ten part nature documentary series premieres right here on nbc bay area. this is the america's. the america's takes a deep look at the region stretching through north and south america. it's narrated. i'm sure you heard it there by oscar winner and bay area native tom hanks. our own mike conaway spoke with mike gunton. gunton he's the executive producer of the series, and he talked about finding special moments without being able to script things in the wild. he says it all comes down to finding those stories that the audience can connect with. if you want to tell a story of infidelity, of cheating in courtship, these animals, these males and females, they, you know, they're supposed to be mated for life, but they're always getting up to tricks. hey, so the america's premieres sunday at 7 p.m. that's followed by suits la and then grosse pointe garden society. you can

catch all of this right here on nbc bay area. and the naughty animals. we've got a lot more ahead at 630, including a warning to diners in the south bay ahead of the weekend. the reason you want to keep your personal items close to you the next time you dine out. plus, i'm kris sanchez at the silicon valley auto show, and i have a shopping list. marcus wanted something sleek. laura wanted something with a lot of space. kari wants something that's good for the environment. me? i want a car that's big enough to take a nap. we're taking a look at all that's out there. but we're also talking about the elephant in the room, which is how people are feeling about the economy. maybe a little something sweet for you today. later. an iconic san francisco donut shop getting ready to expand. we're live inside bob's donuts as they cook up this morning's

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joining us, i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. time to get a look at that forecast for you this morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking just a beautiful sight for us. those numbers the weekend. i know right. and the weather is going to be great. it's a little chilly out there now as you're starting out your friday morning, heading out to upper 30s in the north bay. but it's in the low 50s for danville. and we're at the 43 in

san jose. so just really depending on where you are. we had such a beautiful sunrise over dublin and we're still mostly clear here. temperatures in the low 40s and a gradual warm up as we make it into the upper 60s for this afternoon. even a few low 70s in the south county, but mostly 60s from the coast to the inland areas. tomorrow is a touch warmer for the tri-valley to the south bay, and upper 60s for the north bay. so we'll talk about events going on to help you enjoy the nice spring weather that's coming up in a few minutes. laura. sounds good. thank you very much. kari. a pilot is okay after an emergency landing at an airport in contra costa county last night. a small plane landed on its belly at buchanan field in concord. the landing gear retracted. firefighters say the pilot, who was the only person on board the plane, was not hurt. an investigation is now underway to find out what went wrong. new at six a stern message to san mateo county's embattled sheriff from police in neighboring san francisco,

telling her she's not welcome at their upcoming event. the chronicle is reporting that the sheriff, christina corpus, has rsvp'd to a police officer's association event next month celebrating women on the force. but the association responded with a request not to attend, saying that in that letter that her presence would be an affront to their legacy. now, corpus has repeatedly denied the allegations in an independent audit suggesting workplace misconduct and the culture of fear and retaliation. that event is scheduled for mch 15th. 11 days following a special election that may determine her future. well, campbell restaurant sounding the alarm after a customer's purse was stolen when no one was looking. now, we do have some luna mexican kitchen instagramhe page last week. now it's hard to see what's going on, but it does show one person take off his

jacket. that's when the restaurant says that he grabbed the purse. now we're blurring the faces because the suspects have not faced any charges. campbell police confirmed a report of a theft at the restaurant's pruneyard location, and says that it is investigating. the department says if similar incidents happen, you should contact police. today, santa rosa school leaders will make a final decision on at least part of their plan to close schools. a special meeting of the school district takes place this afternoon. on wednesday, the press democrat reports they agreed to shut down three elementary schools. brook hill and albert biella will close this june, and steel lane will close next june. the board is still trying to settle planned closures for secondary schools, likely one middle school and one high school. but for now, that decision is on hold. silicon valley auto show is a place of dreams where people can see the latest, greatest in design and technology. but with a new administration in the driver's seat, some buyers may be pumping

the brakes on purchasing a new car today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us live from the auto show cost as much as $300,000. we're already hearing a little, i think, activity that's going on there, maybe some wheeling and dealing. yeah, we're going to be talking with brian moody from the auto trader and kelley blue book. his mic is on because he's ready to go. we're going to talk about the economy. but there are new models from 16 different makers here at silicon valley auto show where you can come and kick the tires. and there are also new offerings for evs. there are new different kinds of cars, whatever you're looking for. but the elephant in the room is, of course, how people are feeling about the economy. i want to show you a little bit of data here. in a recent pew research poll, only 25% of americans said that the economy is in good shape, and only 40% said that they expect improvement. and of course, earlier this week, we heard the president say he wanted to slap 25% tariff on all vehicles, all of them. so with all of that, we have to ask brian moody, auto trader, is this a good time to buy? this is a good time to buy. many of the things that we're talking about

right now are theoretical, and they haven't had an impact on the market right now. so you can still get electric vehicle incentives, you can still get manufacturer incentives. cars look to be higher priced because we're looking at averages. but if you don't look at averages, there are still many l low price afaffordable new cars out there. it just won't be electric or a lexus or a mercedes, that kind of thing. so there are a lot of them here too. yes, a lot of affordable options here where people can come in. dream a little. yes. and then also check out the regular ones. so i do want to talk about one thing that we're pretty excited about. there is a flying car here and we have video of that. yes. what do you know about it? well, the one thing i like about it is it has kind of a retro look, right? so that's kind of cool. you take something that is supposed to be from the future, give it a retro look. it's all electric. we know that. we know that it's built right here in the bay area. the other thing we know about it is that it's lightweight, handmade, and it should cost about $300,000 because this is low

volume. so remember, whenever anything new, it's very expensive. the idea is then to sell more and the price comes down. i mentioned that there are new models from 16 different makers. anything in particular that you're looking at? yeah, the combination of, you know, high priced luxury cars, meedes-benz has lotots of gre technology, but then there's also plenty of toyotas and hondas that are more affordable, many under $30,000 or around $30,000. so it's important to keep in mind that when you look at averages and we see like, wow, the prices are really going up. in some cases that's true, especially in this area, more people opt for luxury and electric cars. so that skews the average. but there's still 26,000 honda civics. there's still honda accord hybrids. and those are very affordable. and our meteorologist, kari hall is always talking about the climate crisis. there are different offerings for evs as well. correct? sure. and there's a variety of price ranges for evs, but generally speaking they're around $55,000. so keep that in mind when you go look for an electric car. most people would like it if they drove one, but

find out where you're going to charge it, and then you are on the road toward getting one that will work for you. this new administration. do you expect that some of those incentives might go away? it's hard to say, because that would take a large process to undo that. in the end, it might not be a bad thing because then electric and gas and hybrid and plug in hybrid would all be competing on the same level playing field, and they would have to become better for the price. all right. well, i'm not ready to ride in a flying car just yet, but i will be kicking some tires around here. thank you so much for joining us this morning. the silicon valley auto show kicks off today. it runs through the weekend. you see the pricing there on the full screen. that's for adults. but there are also discounts for folks who are in the military and our senior friends as well. and if you have kids 12 and under, they are free. so i have been shopping around. you guys asked me very specific parameters here, so i have some stuff for you. i'll post that on my instagram page and what i picked out for you. oh, i can't wait to check it

out! no thanks chris, i think you're going to we're going to love it or we're going to hate it. better love it. all right, speaking of loving it, celebrating culture and community this weekend, thousands of people gathering in downtown oakland for the eighth annual black joy parade. now, that event puts the spotlight on black businesses, artists and performers in the east bay. each year, the parade honors local icons who work to improve our community. there's an icon. oh well. thank you. last night i had the honor of hosting that event honoring those icons. the black joy parade is this sunday in downtown oakland. that parade route has changed this year. it's going to travel down broadway starting at 14th street, ending on grand avenue. it's going to start at 1230. always a fun time out there. yeah. no kidding. and a perfect weekend for it. yeah, absolutely. you'll see us on the comcast nbc parade. and it's going to be a really nice of course i'm going to make sure the weather is great and we are

going to have temperatures starting out in the mid 60s at noon, when we are lining up along the parade route. and in the upper 60s during the middle of the day, festivities continue into the afternoon and we'll just see a few clouds every now and then. if you're going to be packing a bag and heading to sacramento this evening, enjoying some dinner there in the city, it's going to be in the upper 50s before the warriors game, and it's going to be cooling down fairly quickly tonight into the low 50s. so make sure you're layered up whether you're going to enjoy time there or at the san jose earthquakes home opener tomorrow night. we're seeing about the same temperatures with upper 50s late in the evening. we also have the earlier in the day lunar new year parade in oakland starts out tomorrow morning at 10:00 and it will be 54 degrees. but as we go into the day, look for those temperatures reaching into the low 60s. that's a live look at palisades tahoe. it's going to be a beautiful weekend there, a little bit warmer with temperatures near 50 degrees. mike, are you seeing a crowd at the bay bridge yet? no. not yet. we're seeing more cars, but it's

639. still no metering lights registered on. i saw a brief pause for a couple of folks, and then they're moving through once again. easy light friday drive. you see, the volume on the span is building, though they may have metering lights in the next half hour. a nice drive across from richmond into center field, a little slowing on the span because of volume. no problems. highway 37, highway four holding steady and a little build through pleasant hill, so watch for that. meanwhile, you drive out of contra costa county, just 20 minutes on vasco road. back to you. thanks so much, mike. 6.39 and another sign our climate in crisis likely getting worse next year on today in the bay cities now sinking at a troubling rate. and the reason experts say this may continue to happen. and the governor of illinois goes viral with his concerns over maga out to the big board this morning where the dow industrials are falling hard. but stock markets actually doing fairly well. and we're live from the opening of an

iconic donut shop in san francisco. diego and the team here at bob's donuts has been hard at work all morning, giving you these flavors chocolate raspberry creme brulee, strawberry banana i mean strawberry lemonade. and your choice of old fashioned. keep it here. we're talking donuts after the break. stay with us. y

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governor of illinois, going viral in a speech about the future of america. scott mcgrew joins us now. it was part of governor pritzker's state of the state speech, which, you know, usually pretty dry. they are pretty dry. we as reporters have to sit through this. but jb pritzker has been very vocal about his concerns about president trump and the maga movement. last night, comparing it directly to germany in the 1930s. and part of that speech got a lot of attention. here's a long sample of governor pritzker's address. i'm watching with a foreboding dread what is happening in our country right now. a president who watches a plane go down in the potomac and suggests, without facts or findings, that a diversity hire is responsible for the crash. or the missouri attorney general who just sued starbucks, arguing that consumers pay higher prices for their coffee because the baristas are too female and nonwhite. the authoritarian playbook is laid bare here. they

point to a group of people who don't look like you and tell you to blame them for your problems. i just have one question. what comes next? after we've discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants and the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women and the minorities. oncnce we've ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends after that, when the problems we started with are still there, staring us in the face, what comes next? president trump twice hinted at running for a third term thursday, once at a white house observation, a black history month, again at a conference of governors. now the constitution forbids a third term. trump also talked about massive cuts to the government. but we've had a lot of fun doing it, too. it's a pleasure to do it. we just ripped down whatever they've done. it's almost like, i want to just do one executive

order. anything he signed is now terminated. a new washington post ipsos poll shows a majority of americans do not like the way that trump is going about reshaping the u.s. government. that's showing up in some of the town halls members of congress hold. this is video from a small town north of atlanta, georgia. deeply republican with republican congressman rich mccormick getting pushback from some of his constituents over trump and particularly elon musk. the ipsos poll says 58% of americans disapprove of large scale layoffs. 69% think tariffs against canada and mexico in china will make things more expensive. kash patel will be the next director of the fbi. the senate confirmed him thursday. now, the directorship was not supposed to be empty, but christopher wray quit early. every democratic senator and two republicans voted no. they say they're concerned about patel's conspiracy theories, support of january 6th rioters and what they call patel's enemies list. here's one of our senators, alex

padilla. so for people listening to us today thinking, well, maybe this is just politics as usual. of course, democrats are going to oppose president trump's nominees. no, this is not a distraction. this is a real danger and a real threat. new york times reports this morning, the u.s. will not sign a document marking the third anniversary of the invasion of ukraine because it calls russia the aggressor. speaker of the house, meantime, suggested at cpac there would be no more money to support ukraine's defense. look, there's no appetite for that. what do you think? no. yeah, we got our answer there. we have to. we have to bring it to an end. and there may be big changes afoot at the post office as president trump considers shutting down the governing board. we'll talk more about that on our midday news. kari. thank you. scott. now turning to our climate in crisis. four bay area cities are sinking at an alarming rate,

according to a new nasa led study. scientists use satellite and radar data to track the coastline and identify hotspots. the fastest sinking spots include san rafael, corte madera, foster city and bay farm island in the alameda next to the oakland airport. researchers say these areas are sinking at a rate more than 0.4in per year. the changes can come from human cost factors like groundwater pumping or natural activity like earthquakes, heavy rain or drought that could accelerate some sort of erosional processes, but that could also really be associated with recharging of the underground water storages or aquifers. the bay area is also notoriously known for a tectonic activity and historical earthquakes. so that is also another factor that is very hard to plug into the

projections. we don't know for certain when one of these big earthquakes will happen. and even the smaller magnitude earthquake can really shake the earth and, and accelerate the sinking of, of these certain pockets. now that sinking comes, as nasa predicts the local sea levels could rise more than 17in by 2050. that's more than double the regional estimate of 7.4in. so to learn more about this study and climate change in the bay area as well as possible solutions, visit our website nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate crisis tab. a lot of great info there. yeah. thanks, kari. well, this morning the legacy of one san francisco business continues as a n chapter begins. san francisco's bob's donuts is opening its doors on its newest storefront later this morning. but what the opening signals goes beyond that sweet smell of donuts. today, in the bay's ginger conejero saab, in the midst of all the sweet smelling donuts this morning and

today, ginger, this is a big step for that original small san francisco business, though. yeah, that is correct. it's the start of a new chapter after 60 years at that original location. if you have come and visited san francisco, or if you're a san franciscan, there's no doubt that you know what bob's donuts is all about. i'm going to show you they may have moved locations, but the flavors are staying the same. these classic maple old fashioned creme brulee, raspberry filled donuts, strawberry lemonade, which i previously called strawberry banana in our teas there. and of course, there's a tiramisu, donut and hawaiian malasadas. the guys here are hard at work all morning getting ready for today's big opening of this new location. so that original location is just down the block, but this one now has a new look and feel, a new vibe all over. but the community is still the priority. i previously spoke with rebecca on who tells me that her family would have wanted to stay at that original

location, but they didn't come to terms with their landlord, so they moved just about 300ft away. now, the family still says that preserving the community feel, even with the modern look, is most important to theirr family. the community that has loyally supported bob's donuts, which carries the distinction of being a san francisco legacy business. we're talking about the flavors here that have kind of made bob's an iconic spot in the city. but guys, you know what else is really iconic? it's the donut challenge. so i'm going to come around here and show you what they're preparing for later this morning. they're going to be two challenges, one at 11 and one at three from what we're told. look how big that donut is. it's just kind of prepping to get to get thrown or not thrown, but to get fried and cooked there. but at 11 and at three, there are going to be people who are taking on the donut challenge to see how much of or how many donuts these this

sizeze, they can, they can complete or they can finish. so talk about making some room for your donuts during breakfast on this friday friday. get it fried. all right guys, i was trying there. but bob's donuts the big opening here opens or starts at 10 a.m. we will be here. we'll bring you what's happening with the challenge live on midday. for now, we're live in san francisco. ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. i was wondering with that challenge, if you don't eat it all, can you take it home? probably. but then you're a loser. but you're kind of a winner. i know that's what i'm saying. it's a win win. challenge accepted. exactly. okay. all right. it's friday. let's take a look at some beautiful sunrises, including the one right behind us. bright pink. but let's get a look at some orange hues as we get a look at dublin this morning. isn't that beautiful? well, i know that makes it kind of hard to see when you're driving. so don't forget the sunglasses today. and we're starting out with some cool temperatures as

we take a look at san rafael right now at 43 degrees. and throughout the day, that sunshine continues. a few high clouds kind of filtering the sunshine, but it's going to be about as warm as it was yesterday. so we'll see a high of 68 in oakland, 68 in dublin and 69 in san jose. and we're looking at pretty even temperatures from the coast to the inland areas, but a little bit warmer for the valleys tomorrow as we start to see more 70 in concord, as well as san jose and los gatos, 73 degrees there and san francisco in the mid 60s on sunday. it's also a repeat as we continue with some nice and mild weather. there will be some rain just to our north on sunday night into monday morning. there's that slight chance of rain in the north bay and clouds elsewhere. other than that, the rest of the forecast is dry and we are taking a look at more of this comfortable weather in the forecast. even warmer in the mornings as we continue through the middle of next week. mike, they still haven't turned on the metering lights yet. no, no, they're not enough. volume at

the toll plaza on the span though there is slowing. so they'll be activated this morning. you mark my word. we do have slowing south into and out of hayward for south 880. over here in the south bay mountain view. reports of a tree on fire alongside north 101 around ellis. that is causing a backup slowing both 237 and 101 unexpected for that place. but san jose looking great. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well happening now. classes are scheduled to resume at dublin high school after the campus went on lockdown for most of yesterday afternoon. police say it started with a fight on campus and that before officers arrived, there may have been dozens of students watching at least three students fighting. two were sent to the hospital with minor injuries. another was apparently briefly knocked out. police and school administrators are still looking into how it started. and we're back with a look at our top stories this morning, including new pain for california homeowners insurance costs heading higher for hundreds of thousands of customers. the latest development in our growing insurance crisis. but first,

here's another edition of our school shoutout series. hi, i'm miss emerson and this is my fifth grade class at neil armstrong. good morning, bay area, and good morning to you kids. and don't forget you can have your kids class right here on today in the bay. all you have to do is take that video and send it to us at school. shout out at nbc

i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe, that's not okay. it doesn't feel like that in our hearts. i mean, it's worrisome. [dog barks] [dog barks] [upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪

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highway 101. police say the crash was between a car and a motorcycle. the motorcycle, the motorcyclist, i say, was pronounced dead at the scene. the intersection is back open. well, a pilot is okay after an emergency situation at the airport in contra costa county last night, a small plane landed on its belly at buchanan field in concord. that landing gear retracted. firefighters say that the pilot was the only person on board. that investigation is now ongoing. two more major insurers are getting the green light from state regulators to raise rates for more than half a million california homeowners. mercury general rates will increase by an average of 12% starting one month from now. condo and rental policies will increase by smaller amounts. the chronicle reports safeco policies will go up by 7% starting in may. each company submitted their request last summer, long before the latest devastating wildfires in southern california. our consumer investigator, chris gilmore, has tips on how to save on your policy. you can watch that story right now on

nbcbayarea.com. today in the bay continues right now. wherever you stream live at 8:00 disney on ice coming to the bay area. we're going to talk to organizers ahead of that big show. and up next on the today show, the big question that siblings love to ask, do parents really have a favorite child? well, they'll dive into the fascinating results of a new study that will have families talking throughout the weekend. maybe elevated talking. so tell me, mom, don't bring it up at thanksgiving. but i'm a dad's favorite because i know my sisters aren't watching, so i hope they're not like, hey, the one day i decided to. have a great weekend. good friday morning. good friday morning. thousands of federal workers bracing for a new round of layoffs. >> and lawmakers are starting to hear about it. it's february 21st.