at the white house for the first time since taking office, president trump will meet with his entire cabinet and elon musk. this as fired federal workers continue to voice their anger at lawmakers, all as the

administration rolls out a pricey path to citizenship. we're going to be selling a gold card. you have a green card. this is a gold card. details on the president's new plan to sell what he calls gold cards. a new immigration initiative aimed at attracting affluent foreign investors into the united states. also a dire crisis for california homeowners. a major meeting set to happen between state leaders and one home insurer discussing plans for a proposed emergency policy rate increase. this, following the devastating los angeles wildfires. but the fallout will impact those across the state. this is today in the bay. here we go wednesday morning. good morning to you. i'm marcus washington and i'm laura garcia. we'll take a look at that morning commute with mike in just a moment. but let's talk about the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. what can we expect today? the warmest day of the week may be the

warmest day of the year for some parts of the bay area. so far, yes, we are starting out clear, and we can see this morning there's not as much fog as there was yesterday morning at this time, and temperatures are in the upper 30s and low 40s as you're heading out, so it's a little bit of a cooler start to the day compared to yesterday. we're at 49 degrees in hayward and 44 in oakland and 38 degrees in napa. but then take a look at our high temperatures. warmer than yesterday afternoon, headed for the low to mid 70, up to 77 degrees today in san jose. so we'll talk about that. but mike things look a little different. yeah. as you said, we don't have that blanket of fog to keep us warmer overnight. but also that means a clearer drive. you see a very clear bridge. this is about the time when they should be picking up the overnight closure. we told you we were down to two lanes southbound. now we have no traffic flow. i do believe right now is when we're looking at crews clear from the north side of the bridge and on the span itself, the northern half of the bridge saw a lot more activity. you

just saw one car traveling north. that is where one lane was open overnight. again, i'll check on the exact status because it looks like crews may be moving right now, a smooth drive and we don't have that fog registering. we did have a little bit just out of here east of novato along the coast. that was just about 20 minutes ago. there may be a cloud or two, maybe a little patch of fog here, but definitely not a major issue as we saw yesterday. so look at this clear drive, including out of livermore, out of the altamont pass. just your typical little miles slowing. back to you. thank you very much, mike. well, just in this morning, ukraine and the u.s. are close to agreeing to a deal over critical and rare earth minerals. the materials are used for everything from green technology to modern weaponry. a report in the financial times indicates both sides are issuing concessions when it comes to the deal. ukraine's ukraine says it has not received security guarantees it wants to defeat russian forces. the u.s. has also reportedly dropped demands for $500 billion in potential revenue from that deal. nbc news has not received a copy of the

framework agreement reported on by the times. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is expected to visit the white house on friday. in washington, the house, narrowly adopting a new budget resolution aimed at heavily cutting government spending. it comes as president trump plans to meet with his full cabinet today, along with the head of the department of government efficiency, elon musk. today in the bay's alice barr joining us live from washington this morning. and ice fired federal employees there. they are angered at those lawmakers expressing their anger, as well as a lot of those employees under musk. they're resigning. yeah, marcus, we're seeing that more kind of visible pushback to a lot of what elon musk has been leading in terms of federal cuts. but that comes at the same time as president trump scored a big win for his agenda on capitol hill. president trump preparing for the first full cabinet meeting of his new term with elon musk

set to join. amid growing frustration over the rapid fire cuts from his department of government efficiency. this is what democracy looks like. protesters outside health and human services drawing attention to research cuts. it's about whether people live and die. everybody move please. while fired federal workers went from office to office on capitol hill seeking help from senators. we're in it because we love our country, and they're firing us, saying that we have performance problems, and that's not the case. those still on the job looking for answers about that email, asking them to list five things they did at work last week, and whether to follow musk's word that they'll be fired for not responding, or the trump administration's hr department saying replying is voluntary. well, it's somewhat voluntary, but it's also, if you don't answer, i guess you get fired. what it really is, is what it is, is do people exist that as 21 workers resigned from the u.s. digital service that

turned in to doge, saying they won't use their expertise to compromise core government systems, jeopardize sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services? musk called them political holdovers who refused to return to the office. the current resolution is adopted. all as president trump's legislative agenda passed its first big hurdle in the house, where republicans narrowly voted to adopt a budget resolution funding mass deportations and tax cuts while slasng up to $2 trillion from the budget. but how is not clear. and there's a long road ahead. and republicans have acknowledged some of those cuts could come from medicaid, which, of course, they're low income and disabled constituents rely on. the senate adopted a separate budget resolution last week, and now the two chambers have to get together, figure out how to bridge some gaps and come to one bill. marcus. all right, well, alice, before you go, i want to ask you. i know senate lawmakers, they are holding

their first confirmation hearing for president trump's pick for his administration's top civil rights lawyer. and i understand she has some deep ties here to the bay area. that's right, marcus, we're talking about harmeet dhillon, who is a longtime leading member of california's republican party and gop national committeewoman for california. she also served in the state assembly and currently operates a san francisco based law practice. she's gained prominence for championing conservative causes, and while her appointment is expected to sail through the gop controlled senate, many civil liberties civil rights groups, including the aclu, argue that her career has centered on dismantling civil liberties. marcus. all right. we will continue to follow that. alice barr in washington for us this morning. thank you. alice. well, one of president trump's latest ideas, raising a whole new set of questions, his plan to sell what he calls gold cards to wealthy immigrants for $5 million. it would be sort of a next level green card as a

pathway to u.s. citizenship. and he suggests it would not need congressional approval. here's how he put it in his news conference yesterday. wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card. they'll be wealthy and they'll be successful, and they'll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people. and we think it's going to be extremely successful. another plan raising questions this morning, the white house now creating a registry for all unauthorized immigrants with the idea of anyone over 14 signing up, providing fingerprints and an address. immigrants who do not register may face fines or jail time. advocates argue the only other time the u.s. did such a thing was during world war two, and some fear a registry would be used to identify and target those same immigrants for detention and deportation. well, that's not all. the white house announcing also a new press policy where it can pick and choose which reporters and organizations are

allowed into the presidential press pool. white house press secretary caroline leavitt is already warning traditional outlets will be rotated out to make room for more modern news groups. this comes following a temporary ruling this week, allowing the white house to bar the associated press in response to ap refusing to follow president trump's demand to rename the gulf of mexico as the gulf of america. critics fear this will put a new chill on first amendment rights. happening today, leaders from california's largest home insurer, state farm, are meeting with regulators to go over plans for a double digit rate hike. state farm making an emergency request to raise some rates nearly 40%. that's expected to cover the cost tied to the recent southern california firestorm. now, if approved, most homeowner policies would increase by at least 20%. consumer watchdog groups are calling this proposal excessive. they refute state farm's claims to increase is needed just to keep the company solvent. state

farm covers about 20% of california home insurance policies. meanwhile, this morning, nbc bay area's consumer investigator chris chmura is going to explain how computer algorithms may soon help set your home insurance rate by using catastrophic models. that's ahead for you in about 15 minutes. fremont school leaders will meeeet tonight to finalize plans that call for painful budget cuts. the district faces a $30 million budget deficit by the end of the next school year, along with declining e enrollmen campus closures are on the table, along with some 200 layoffs. the district says leaders have to finalize a plan for board approval before a march 15th deadline. oakland school board members today will also debate major cuts as part of a budget slashing measure approved late last year. the district faces a nearly $100 million deficit by the end of next school year. plans right now call for layoffs, along with eliminating some job vacancies. the board has until march 15th to finalize their decisions.

taking a live look outside on this now wednesday morning, halfway through your workweek. nice look in san jose, kari. you're saying we're going to have some warm temperatures today? yeah. so we call it hump day because we're going to be at the top of our temperatures, as well as making it closer to the weekend. so here's a look at what we can expect. it's going to be a warm wednesday. plenty of 70 degree high temperature readings. but then it does get cooler by the weekend. and we'll be watching out for rain chances as well as more sierra snow. this is a look at the live drive this morning that is much clearer compared to yesterday, as our temperatures go from low 40s now to upper 60s and low 70 this afternoon. mike, where can we save a little bit of money at the pump? i'll give you the lowest in the state is 3.50, but it's not in our area. the lowest in our area is in alameda county. san ramon, that's where you would go for 4.59 a gallon at freedom gas on acosta boulevard. same range would be in the south bay. san jose again has the lows as we talk about 417 is the best at vargas on

hillsdale on hillsdale avenue. and then for the north bay. marine county's best is 4.39, in san rafael at the 76 station on marinwood drive. do check your area because prices h have chand over the last couple of weeks and not for a favorable prices. we're looking over toward the roadways. a smooth flow of traffic as we look over here. a note for those who ride the central subway. you cannot do that until the 15th of. of march. i'm sorry. they're working on that subway. so you have to take surface streets that may add some additional time on the teetee terry in the ct. back to you. thanks, mike. well, crunching the numbers on home affordability. coming up next on t today in e bay, the upfront cost people looking to buy a home are now saying it's making it impossible to purchase. plus, using ai to personalize your career goals. the new tool from google and the way it aims to provide users with tailored recommendations. got much more ahead for you this morning right

good morning. i'm silvana henao from cnbc headquarters. wall street is set to open higher following another negative session for stocks yesterday. the s&p 500 and the nasdaq falling for the fourth straight day, though, was on the back of a weak report on consumer confidence. and that adds to a recent series of disappointing data on retail sales and consumer sentiment, which is spurring worries about the

overall economy. now, the next major catalyst could come today when nvidia reports earnings. investors will be looking for signals demand for its chips and ai in general is holding up. more than 80% of homebuyers say expenses from down payments and closing costs are a major hurdle to affording a home. a new bankrate survey finds 1 in 5 aspiring homeowners say they'll never be able to save enough for a down payment. roughly three quarters say it will take at least a year, and a third say it will take at least five years. about 40% of americans say now is a bad time to buy a home. and amazon is hosting an alexa focused event today. the company reportedly plans to introduce an upgraded alexa experience codenamed remarkable alexa, and it's designed to make interactions feel more natural and intuitive, similar to chatgpt. now, the enhanced alexa will likely be priced between 5 and $10 a month, and will be able to respond to multiple

requests in a single command and even take actions on its own. reports say amazon will let device owners stick with the classic alexa experience if they choose. marcus and laura i don't know how i feel about it taking it upon itself to, you know, do things. well, i always set the timer with alexa to, you know, 45 minutes. but if she could take the pie out of the oven, i could use the help. i was like, she could massage and all that. i mean, okay, okay. i've had a rough day. all right. thanks, silvana. well, this is interesting. google rolling out a new ai tool to move bay area job seekers forward in their employment search. the silicon valley tech giant launched career dreamer. it's a tool which uses google, ai and labor market data to provide people with personalized career recommendations and resources. career dreamer is designed to help people at all stages navigate, job search and explore new career opportunities. you put in your job skill set, and

the tool will generate a career statement and show the possible careers which you could use with your skill set. it's not mnt to be prescriptive. it's not meant to tell you okay, based on your skill set, this is the job you should have. it's really meant as a way for you to explore, you know what career possibilities could be out there based on the current skill set you have, and you know what new skills you might be able to obtain based on new careers that could be interesting to you. career. dreamer also works with google's ai assistant gemini to help its users draft cover letters, letters, refine resumes, and prepare for interviews. okay, starbucks lovers, listen up because starbucks is making cuts to its menu. it plans to remove 13 beverages starting tuesday, so you have a little less than a week. that includes selections like the hot white chocolate, the java chip frappuccino, and the royal english breakfast latte. starbucks says that the options are less popular compared to other beverages on their menu. the company promises to continue to introduce a

handful of new items and seasonal specials. and of course, i'm not a big starbucks person because i'm not a coffee drinker. but the white chocolate hot white chocolate was the one of the few things that i would buy a lot of frappuccinos on there. i let the kids have because it doesn't have coffee in it. yeah, but that mocha lemonade? that sounds weird. anyway, sorry, but we were all squinting at the menu to see, like, what are they taking? my thing is not on there. you still have 19 forms of milk, right? oh, it's iced mocha lemonade. that's how bad we were squinting. i thought it was iced mocha lemonade. oh, okay. well, yeah, i can see that a little bit better. okay, maybe we're going to see that on the menu next. okay. hot or cold drinks by this afternoon. so this afternoon definitely cold drinks. it's going to be one of the warmest days we've had in quite a while. but i think we'll enjoy it. it's not going to be too hot. and it's also not foggy compared to yesterday. we are seeing the fog really clearing out a and just some patches arod novato. but for the most part, we are starting out with a clear of our cameras as we look across

the bay area. our temperatures also a little bit lower now starting out in the mid 40s. it is 44, in walnut creek and in san jose. as we get a look at concord, we're going from a cool morning with low 40s. so that's hot coffee. and then later on today we do shift to iced coffee as our temperatures warm up. and it will be so nice outside. you'll want to probably spend a lot more time out there as our temperatures head for the low 70s from concord as well as martinez. low 70s for napa and novato, and into san francisco and near the coast. look at san jose, where the warmest temperature on the map here, with a high of 77 degrees. tomorrow is not much different. we're looking at more of the same temperatures across the bay. and then on friday is when we start to see those numbers dropping as a cold front comes in, we'll get more clouds and also a chance of some showers this weekend. but with the clear skies, you'll want to take some time and look up at the night sky. we have a very rare planet

parade happening, where you can see at least several of the planets out there without any binoculars or a telescope. you can see venus, jupiter, and mars very clearly just after sunset. so you'll want to check that out, because this will not happen again until 2040. so we are looking pretty good here to see those planets. it's all clear. and then by the weekend we'll see our next storm system coming in late saturday into sunday, with some widespread light to moderate rain. it doesn't look like a significant storm system. and then there is another one right behind that next week that's going to keep those temperatures down and also rain chances in the forecast. so we're in t mid 70s today. low 70s tomorrow and friday is not bad. but then the weekend if you do have some plans, heads up that there will be rain chances starting late saturday night and kind of off and on throughout the day on sunday, with high temperatures only up to about 60 degrees and mike the commute looking pretty clear. yeah, both literally and figuratively. literally. it's clear today we can see the bay bridge from our

emeryville camera, and you can see that parade of cars going across the span at speed. no problems right here. the commute will start to build from now through the rest of the morning, though, and just in the last two minutes we've seen the speed sensors just start to change. westbound 37 out of vallejo and mare island. typical pattern there yesterday saw a lot of slowing today. do see the blips here coming into concord so we'll watch for any issues. yesterday it was likely for visibility. today a lot clearer as we've been talking about no problem out of the altamont pass and easy flow of traffic. vasco still at speed. down from brentwood. byron, discovery bay, down out of contra costa county to 580 in alameda county. and 580 still clears all the way to the castro valley. y a smooth drive across the bay and the south bay has not started that commute just yet. back to you. thanks, mike. coming up next on today in the bay, nbc bay area responds, we're looking for solutions to california's insurance crisis. so we recently crisscrossed the country to see how a catastrophe computer model might help. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura with a

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

crisis response team continuing to look for those solutions. consumer investigator chris chmura just returned from the east coastst, where he got us a glimpse at the possible future backbone of your insurance policy. good morning. right now, california is studying applications from four companies to apply computer algorithms to home and renters insurance policies. they're called catastrophe models, basically

simulated floods, fires, earthquakes and such to assess risk. recently, one of the applicants, a company called verisk, opened some doors for us so we could get an up close look at one of the tools insurance companies might soon use to set your rates. so this is what an insurance company would see. yes, absolutely. if they are going to touch and feel this is what they are going to see, our up close look got up close and very personal for me because we plugged in my address. no different from how an insurer might. plug in your address on our website, see what it said for me and what that means for you. we'll also turn the tables and talk to the regulators, whose job it is to make sure those computer models are honest and aren't just a rubber stamp for rate hikes. watch our full story right now online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. good advice. thanks, chris. well, coming up next, the top stories that we're following for you today, including confirmed school closures in the south bay. the late night decision district leaders announced, and

the impact it will have on hundreds of families. and from our younger students to our older students, you see, students m feel the impact of a big strike as tens of thousands of workers walk off the job as they battle for new contracts. we'll tell you why. you see, leaders say they're not the ones holding up the

north bay school forced into lockdown after a student is

stabbed during a fight on campus. the charges the 15 year old suspect is facing and the way the school is responding. plus, i think that the university is trying to take advantage of low wage workers. and, you know, we are facing an unprecedented affordability crisis. walking off the job, workers there taking multiple strikes today, launched at uc campuses statewide. the demands they are making and the changes they want uc leaders to implement. also, tough cuts on the table for san francisco unified. the district preparing to downsize its workforce by about 500 workers. ahead reaction from the heated meeting. as parents and students voice their concerns. this is today in the bay. here we go. 530 on your wednesday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. want to get you

started with that forecast today. meteorologist kari hall has a look at beach weather. okay, not necessarily beach, but it is going to be warmer today in february. like it doesn't happen that often. yeah. and so we do get those days where our temperatures are nice. we get sunshine. and that happens today. let's get a look outside. four of our microclimates showing it is all clear. no issues with fog this morning for the most part. even looking much clearer in san rafael with our start at 41 degrees. now, as we go throughout the day, it quickly clears out. temperatures warming up and then we're headed for the low 70s. it will be 77 in san jose, while 73 in dublin. and that max temperature in palo alto hitting 75 degrees. talk about what's ahead for the rest of the week. but for now, mike, you're updating our commute across the golden gate bridge, which we can see now. last time we took a look, there was a complete stop as far as traffic goes. the break as they removed the crews, they finished the overnight road work and now we're back reinstated. with our clear drive and our clear view as kari talked about. there's no fog here at the golden gate

bridge. a clear view around the bay. no more of that mustard colored highlighting, but we are seeing a little yellow for the slower sensors. highway 37 out of vallejo. and look at that through concord. a little more break tapping there, so we'll watch that there. maybe not break tapping or easing off the accelerator. no backup at the bay bridge, but there is a volume build over there at the incline. a smooth drive throughout the south bay, but we do see more traffic coming, of course, coming north from san martin and morgan hill. back to you. thank you. mike. well, developing for you. classes will be back in session this morning at one north bay high school. this is where students or student was stabbed inside a classroom. yeah. the chaotic incident also triggered a lockdown today in the bay's ginger conejero saab joins us live thi morning. another student. we understand ginger is now in custody. that is correct. laura and marcus police have arrested a 15 year old male student in connection to the stabbing. he has been booked into juvenile hall and charged with attempted murder and

possession of a weapon on school grounds. and because we are talking about minors in this stabbing, names and other identifying information is not being released. that stabbing happened at elsie allen high school in santa rosa just before three yesterday afternoon, shortly after the school was locked down and detectives from santa rosa police gang crime teams took over the investigation. they learned the two students were in class when they began fighting. police say the suspect produced a black folding knife and stabbed the victim in the upper torso at least three times. 14 students witnessed the stabbing. the victim, also a 15 year old boy, underwent surgery and is in stable condition this morning. now, this incident is the latest in a string of challenging events for the students and the santa rosa city schools community. they just survived the possibility of school closure. and then on the heels of that, lost some students last

week. i'm sorry, not the other students in our district passed away last week. so there's a lot of heavy hearts in our community. and elsie allen is a is a great place. it's a great school with amazing students and a great staff. the spokesperson of santa rosa city schools, referring to heartbreak felt by the entire school community there as two students died over the weekend of a fentanyl overdose. a memorial still stands at santa rosa high school, where one of those victims attended high school. now, we were in court yesterday, marcus and laura, as the suspect believed to have produced narcotics in the death or in connection to the death of those two teens as he faced a judge for the first time. now, the da's office asked for more time to investigate and put their case together. however, that suspect is back in court later this morning. this time or today, it will be involving a

fentanyl overdose with a 14 and a 16 year old. we will bring you updates on that as well throughout the morning, but for now we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay would have been unsettling for those schools up there. the last few days. all right, ginger, thank you. nearly 56,000 workers at uc campuses and uc health care facilities are on strike for the next two days. the people who provide patient care serve food and dining halls, conduct research and more are trying to pressure uc chancellors to come up with two new contracts. now, those will address what their union calls a crisis impacting pay, health care and housing. today in the bay's kris sanchez joining us from the newsroom this morning with what to expect today kris. good morning to you marcus and laura. so if you have an appointment at ucsf mission bay you may feel it. impact. if you have kids at uc berkeley, uc santa cruz, uc davis or any of the other uc schools, they may feel an impact in their dining halls and dorms and other facilities. now, this is the second time these unions will

strike. this is video of the last time. they are more than 36,000 members of afscme who provide service and patient care, and up to 18,000 members of upt who work in healthcare research, technical jobs and such across the uc system. a union leader accused uc of unfair labor practices. the union contracts expired in july and october of last year, and union leaders say the wage crisis is really just one part of what they're fighting for. there's a housing crisis where university officials have continued to give themselves free housing benefits. while our members are struggling to find housing. and, you know, in addition, there's a health care crisis. you see, just illegally imposed massive cuts to healthcare in which now healthcare workers are having to choose between paying for insulin and, you know, paying for their kids backpacks or paying for rent. now, the uc

statement blames the unions for the negotiation breakdown, saying in part, upt, who began strike preparations the same month contract negotiations began, failed to attend the most recent bargaining session and declared an impasse before responding to our offers. afscme has not responded to the university's proposals or counter-proposals since may of 2024. now, according to the university of california, they and afscme are working through a state regulated process. uc made new offers to ask me two weeks ago that include 18% in raises over five years, beginning with a 5% wage increase this year. the uc and upt met for mediation at the end of january. the offer on the table. there was 5% across the board this year, and then 3% increases in years two and three. now the strike began at midnight and will continue through friday. we will be there around 7:00 when they start to gather at ucsf mission bay. laura. all right. thanks for all that info, chris. well, now to a

follow up for you on the school closures happening in the south bay. the franklin-mckinley school board district in east san jose has voted on what schools are closing. the three schools now on the chopping block include mckinley elementary, los arboles elementary, and ramblewood elementary. it was a 3 to 2 vote last night. the district is facing a $22 million deficit. we spoke to one of the school board members who voted against the closures and says it's not a good idea to close the schools. i don't believe that we should be damaging those neighborhoods and tearing apart those neighborhoods by forcing our children to go to a different neighborhood. those children love their schools and they walk to their school. many of the residents in the schools that we that we're closing don't have cars to, to take their children to school. many parents and students were visibly upset by the school board's decision. the district says it has 40% fewer students than it did 14 years

ago. meanwhile, san francisco unified school district is moving forward with hundreds of layoff notices. now, last night, the board members voted unanimously to send out pink slips next month. the deadline for preliminary pink slips is march 15th. right now, the district is facing a $113 million budget shortfall. now, the plan is to downsize its workforce preliminary by about 500. that includes positions from counselors to school nurses. the district said that more than 300 have already taken early retirement deals. during the meeting, parents, teachers and students say there has to be another way to combat this deficit. this is not a mistake that you're making. it is a crime. why aren't you selling or leasing unused property? why are you still using high interest, high fee, short term loans? where are the central office cuts we've been talking about? it's my honor that i get to sit in that role that helped me continue to survive and be successful as an sfusd student. the superintendent says students needs will still be met, and the school staffing model they

created ensures classrooms will have a qualified teacher in it. and one south bay city is looking to help make it in the bay. this is by building more affordable housing in menlo park. this morning, the nonprofit mid-pen housing will host a groundbreaking just to help celebrate the construction of its new building called oak gardens. it will have 62 apartments for veterans and their families who are formerly homeless or at risk of homelessness. now the housing. the housing will be located on willow road. that groundbreaking ceremony is at 11:00 this morning. taking a live look outside up near san francisco golden gate bridge this morning. we'll check that morning commute with mike midweek and been looking forward to wednesday. kari temperatures are going to be nice today. yes, we've been talking about a little bit of spring to the bay area and temperatures warming up, and we're starting out a lot of clear skies across the bay, and

we're headed for temperatures in the 70 this afternoon. we better enjoy the 70 because it will be cooler by the weekend. more clouds and even some weekend rain chances as well as sierra snow. looking at gilroy and what to expect over the next few hours. starting out at 6:00 at 42 degrees. all clear and then seeing temperatures at noon at 68 and then going into the rest of the day, making it into the mid to upper 70s for much of the south bay. it's going to be really nice and comfortable this afternoon, and about the same tomorrow as well. but we'll talk about that cooler weekend in a few minutes. mike, you're carefully tracking the backup out of oakland. yeah, i was a little concerned. we had the hov lanes, these lanes right closest to me here. they were backed up for about two minutes. everything's released once again. must have been something going on near the toll plaza. we do see the metering lights having an impact. now. they're active and there's the backup. we see folks slowing as they approach in those middle lanes. it will build out. that's the pattern we typically see. no surprises there. or for 37,

highway four did get an early start and continuing the build. similar, but not as bad as yesterday. but look, 242 shows some slowing in toward pleasant hill. we're watching this area of contra costa county closely. that's for the morning commute as we're looking over here in toward the city. a reminder that all day through the next two weeks, actually through the 14th of march, reopening the 1h, the central subway is closed for repair work. and so you're going to have to take the surface busses, the t third and continuing down to katy. that will be your alternate and it is susceptible to surface street traffic. so there may be delays for folks traveling between the chinatown rose park station and fourth and brannan. meanwhile, overnight, like last night, same configuration, two lanes south and one laneorth. that starts at 9:00 and it's clear just around 5:00. they do start to clear those the roadways then, so there may be a traffic break if that's when you cross the span. plan accordingly. we have time to get to the south bay with the. well, there's more activity. just like the crew we visited in oakland. they've moved down to san jose this week. so magic in the stars. their ice show starts at 7 p.m. there may be some excited little

ones, so watch those crossing areas right by sap center. but right now we're just watching the typical pattern here. north 101 starting a little slow down toward oakland road. back to you. yeah. watch for the little ones and little princess. yes. going to stars on ice or disney on ice. thanks. all right. well, new for you this morning. a new scam warning from the sfmta next here on today in the bay. what? officials are saying that drivers need to look out for. also, new findings about the effects of prolonged screen time can have on young children. ahead, we hear from an expert who explains the way parents can intervene. plus, she's just one of hundreds of millions of these kidsds that we thought had no hope, that we were just going to have to accept their fate. a rocker dad changes his tune to find a cure for his daughter's rare genetic disease. in the process, he hopes to show that investors can do good and make money. much more on that story and more rig

at a clear walnut creek. no issues with fog this morning for the most part as you're heading out and driving to work. it's 44 now and may fall another couple of degrees before sunrise, but we are looking forward to an all clear day and much warmer temperatures. we'll talk about the e warm up and then the weekd cooldown coming up in a few minutes. now same situation over

here in oakland. we had a much foggier view yesterday. clear view and a clear drive with those tail lights from the coliseum up toward the bay bridge, but the backup fills in the toll plaza even as we speak. we'll show you the southbound direction. we should see some slowing as you travel through hayward, but we'll check those sensors coming up. thanks so much, kari and mike. new. this morning. president trump appears to be taking his reimagining of gaza to a new level, in this case, a highly doctored ai generated level. this is a new look at a video that was posted overnight on his truth social account. he did not include a caption, but from the looks of it, the 35 second video seems to show his vision of a rebuilt gaza, but it includes images depicting elon musk eating hummus, throwing money. at one point, it shows a golden trump statue. trump is already facing international backlash over his plans to alter gaza after the war. we continue to monitor the health of pope francis this

morning, the vatican saying that the pontiff had a peaceful night at the hospital. this is while also sitting up and in an arm chair. this morning, sources telling nbc news that pope francis remains on the same oxygen therapy he's been receiving. the pontiff is still being treated for double pneumonia since he was first hospitalized on valentine's day. as of yesterday, he was still listed in critical condition. san jose voters have a chance to hear from candidates looking to fill the city council seat once held by omar torres. a forum for the district three seat takes place tonight. on your screen. a list of five candidates taking part. it starts at 7:00 at the washington united youth center on south first street. the forum is open to the public. a portion of a busy downtown san jose street will soon be closed off to cars permanently. last night, city leaders unanimously decided in favor of a pedestrian mall along post street. this is near first and market. the mayor's

office says the changes will start march 11th. the city says the hope is that it will bring more vibrancy to the downtown area, while encouraging people to visit. we're shutting down half of it. there are a number of small businesses there. it also happens to be a center for our queer community. they call it community, and it's become a really bustling hub. some business owners are voicing concerns over parking. mayor matt mahan, who you just heard, says downtown needs denser options. a year ago, city council also voted to shut down a section of san pedro street to cars. now to a live look over at sfo this morning. that's where a weekend close call is, bringing memories of the deadly crash landing there back in 2013. now, this is the latest incident. it also involved an asiana airlines jet coming in at too low of an altitude. now, in the recent case, the faa says that air traffic controllers alerted the pilots on approach from seoul, who then aborted that landing

and did a go around. now, our aviation expert says go arounds are not uncommon at busy airports, and in this case, everything went according to plan. all the safety systems were, in effect, the controllers watching the altitude. the pilots reacted appropriately. so it basically shows that the systems were in place to make sure another incident did not happen. now, back in 2013, asiana flight 214 from seoul crashed when it came in too low and too slow. after clipping the seawall, that plane broke apart, caught fire. of the 307 people on board, two died in the crash. a third person died after being struck on the runway by a responding fire truck. here's a heads up from the sfmta transit leaders sounding the alarm over a scam. they say texts are going around telling people they have unpaid parking citations, along with a link to a website where they can pay but don't do it. it's fraudulent. sfmta does not request payment by text. if you've fallen for the scam, you

should contact your bank or credit card company to immediately report those charges. well, we continue to celebrate heritage black heritage that is right here on nbc bay area and across the bay area. today in san francisco, the police department will celebrate black history month by honoring the history of sfpd and the black communities. chief william scott and mayor daniel lurie will also attend. that celebration will happen at noon. this is at the public safety building on third street. a new study is out this morning when it comes to your kids and their screen time. common sense media's findings looked at children eight and under. the results were striking. as the watchdog group tells today, one big headline from the research is that by two years old, 40% of toddlers have their own device. you heard that figure of 4 in 10 kids by the age of two have a tablet of their own. were you surprised? i was shocked because it's just transforming childhood. it's just

transforming the reality of being a little child, but also being a parent of a little child. and the consequences are quite extraordinary on many levels. the watchdog group's founder and ceo is opening up about the gap between parental supervision and the hours children are on their devices. tune in to the full story on today's show this morning. it's ahead at 7:00, right after today in the bay. well, new for you this morning. the las vegas raiders may be poised to move back to the bay area, at least when it comes to training camp, that is. that's what a new head coach pete carroll is saying in an interview with sirius xm. and he suggests that it may come as soon as the summer. now we should point out the team so far not commenting, and the raiders already have a training facility in nearby henderson, nevada. the last time they trained up in napa was back in 2019. that stings a little bit. yeah, i know i got your hopes up. sorry. all right. well, look, a rare disease and the rare diseases

there, they are hard to diagnose and often harder to treat because there's lack of funding. that leaves out a lot of children with little hope of getting better. there are more than 7000 rare diseases defined in the us as affecting fewer than 200,000 people. 75% of them affect children, and 72% of the rare diseases are genetic. one of those children is rose mcpherson. she suffers from a neurodevelopmental disease that robbed her of her speech and gives her seizures. in order to give her a chance, her rock star dad traded his mike, piano and guitar to launch a public benefit corporation to allow investors to make money and do good. it's not just another biotech company or another, you know, big hot drug. it's a way to give a bunch of children that have no hope, that could have hope. like, i would love to see my daughter talk again. you know, i would love to see her run and play with her friends, but she's never going to be able to do that without a genetic treatment. and so we get to we

get to make an impact with our money, but also with the benefit of a potential return. so the company, alpha rose therapeutics, and anyone can invest in equity shares. it will pay off as alpha makes more genetic treatments available. alpha rose therapeutics. remember that. there you go. a dad trying to be innovative for his daughter and help others too. absolutely. all right. time to get a look at that forecast for you this morning. meteorologist kari hall has a look at those warm temperatures we're going to see later today. right. we've been talking a lot about today as the warmest day of the week and the warmest day we've seen in quite a while. starting out clear and no fog as you're heading out. and temperatures across the bay are a little bit cooler than yesterday when we started. now in the upper 30s and low 40s, but headed for the low 70s for this afternoon. 71 in san francisco and 75 in palo alto. in dublin today, 73 degrees in san jose, one of the warmest spots, reaching a high of 77 degrees. tomorrow is a repeat of

today with more sun and warm afternoon temperatures. but then we can see on friday that things start to cool down as a cold front comes in. doesn't bring us any rain, but it does bring more clouds. rain chances increase late saturday night into sunday, and looks like we could see that rain linger into sunday with another wave in a storm system right behind that, arriving on tuesday into wednesday. so with a couple of storms headed our way, we are going back to winter. but let's talk about how much rain we may measure. it's not a lot, but it will be beneficial to get some additional rainfall as we are going into the end of february and starting out the mth of march, with a decent amount of rain, about a half inch for most of us. and we're also going to see more sierra snow where the sierra snowpack has dropped a little bit below. what's normal for this time of year. and then looking at some light snowfall for the weekend into early next week doesn't look like a lot once again, but it will be about 1 to 6in. and then while we are getting the cooler weather going into next week, we're enjoying

the spring like temperatures we'll see for the next couple of days. our inland highs in the 70s, but drop back to the low 60s on sunday into next week, while san francisco will hit the 70s today and tomorrow, but then 60 and kind of a rainy weekend moving into the bay area. back to you. thanks, kari happening now. downtown san jose is set to get much brighter. city leaders last night unanimously approving five new electric billboards. displays are expected to generate an estimated $20 million in revenue over the next two decades. opponents fear the billboards will tarnish the community's character and contribute to light pollution. the electric billboards will stay dark from midnight until six in the morning. bay area school districts in a struggle to stay afloat. it's all leading to a wave of school closures. ahead at 6:00, the latest major district set to finalize painful budget cuts. plus a san francisco based republican party leader in the hot seat this morning. a look at her controversial senate confirmation hearing getting undeay just a short time from

now. and a reminder that nbc bay area streams 24 seven. you can watch us whenever you like on roku or other streaming platforms. a lot more news ahead on this now wnesday morning. edyo

now at six, a key meeting at the white house for the first time since taking office, president trump will meet with his entire cabinet along with elon musk. this as bay area lawyers look to join his administration. we're live in washington with today's busy agenda. plus, a dire crisis for california homeowners after the devastating wildfires in southern california. the proposed emergency policy rate increase. one home insurer hopes to get approved. and some great weather on tap. but how long would it last before we get some more rain? well, meteorologist kari hall timing it all out for us with the next chance of some wet weather. this is today in the bay area. but until that rain comes, we are just going to enjoy the sunshine. good morning to you on this wednesday. i'm marcus was