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 washington and i'm laura

garcia. going to be able to bask in that sunshine this afternoon right. yeah we're talking about 70 pretty widespread from the inland areas to the coastline. and we're also goingo warm up quickly, even though we do have a cool morning. but take a look at this live view in oakland. no fog to worry about this morning on your drive to work. so maybe you can hang out with us a little bit longer and not have to slow it down on the roadways as much? now we're going to see temperatures in the mid 40s to start, and then look at upper 50s at 10:00 at lunchtime at 66 degrees. and we're headed for 73 degrees in oakland this afternoon, 71 in livermore and 75 in los gatos. one of the warmer temperatures will be in san jose, with a high of 77 degrees. we'll talk about a cooler weekend and when we get that rain in a few minutes. but, mike, you've seen some changes at the bay bridge. yeah, things got really light all of a sudden. i was concerned there might have been a crash in the maze or down the eastshore freeway. we're now seeing those lanes fill in once again, and i

think it was just a matter of timing as folks headed out on the roadway. we do see a lot of slowing toward the golden gate fields and central off of westbound 80, but it's been holding steady out of richmond again. it's just timing as far as folks coming down through that same area, out of el cerrito, out of richmond, and slowing and then easing up for those speeds through berkeley. highway 37 highway 4 no major issues. the earlier slowing we saw in 242 starts to clear, and there was a tire around the san mateo bridge toll plaza. it looks like it may have cleared with a traffic break. there was some slowing. that's clear. back to you. thanks, mike. on capitol hill, 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 is alice barr joining us from washington this morning live. and alice fired federal employees there voicing their anger to lawmakers. but you also see multiple of those workers under musk resigning. yep. and we're seeing those more visible signs of pushback marcus. those are a couple examples. and we're

going to have an unusual visual today when we see elon musk in that cabinet meeting. of course, he's not a cabinet member, but he is going to join. and this pushback over federal cuts comes 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

firedor 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 that 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 slashing 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 their low income and disabled constituents rely on setting up potential clashes there. the senate adopted a separate budget resolution last week, and the two chambers now have to figure out how to get together, bridge some gaps and come to one bill. marcus. yeah. the senate very busy right there. i understand that the senate lawmakers, they actually are going to hold that first confirmation hearing. this is for trump's pick to serve as the administration's top civil rights attorney. and she has ties right here to the bay area. she does. marcus, this is harmeet dhillon. she is a longtime leading member of california's republican party and gop national committeewoman for california. she also served in the state assembly, and she 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 rights groups, including the

aclu, have been arguing that her career has actually beeeen centered on dismantling civil liberties. marcus. all right. well, we will continue to follow alex bowen in washington this morning. alex. thank you lord. well, 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 is making an emergency request to raise some rates nearly 40%. that's expected to cover the cost tied to the recent southern california firestorm. if approved, most homeowners policies would increase by at least 20%. consumer watchdog groups are calling the proposal excessive. they refute state farm's claims the increase is needed to keep the company solvent. state farm covers about 20% of california's home insurance policies. our response team continues to look for solutions to the state's home insurance crisis. consumer investigator chris chmura just returned from the east coast, where he got 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 catastrhe 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. well, fremont school leaders will meet tonight to finalize plans that call for a painful budget cuts. the district facing a $30 million budget deficit by the end of next school year, along with declining enrollment. campus closures are on the table, along with some 200 layoffs. the district says leaders have to finalize a plan for board approval before march 15th deadline. and oakland school board members today also debating 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 there to finalize that decision. it's your wednesday morning. we're going to take a peek outside. look at that sunrise over the bay area already. it is going to be a gorgeous day. kari it's going to feel like spring. yes, and today marks the first day that we get the sun setting

after 6:00. so the days are getting longer and it feels like it, at least for now. our temperatures starting out in the mid 40s for palo alto and san jose. it's 42 in walnut creek, and we're starting at 50 in san francisco. all clear across the bay as we take a live look outside. we have sunshine in the forecast throughout the morning into the rest of the day, temperatures going from upper 40s at 7:00 in the city to the low 70s for later today. we'll see a high of 73 in fremont and dublin and 71 in napa. the warmest temperature on the map here. 77 in san jose. and we'll just repeat that tomorrow with another warm day. but changes coming this weekend. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike has been talking about the changes in gas prices around the bay. yeah. now the lowest in the state is 350 now and it's not here. the lowest in our area is in alameda county in san ramon. it's 4.15. you see it right behind me. that's the top number. al costa boulevard in

san ramon has freedom gas with this price. same range in the south bay. san jose has the lows as 417 at vargas on hillsdale avenue for the best bargain in the south bay and for the north bay. marin county's best is 4.39. san rafael the 76 on marinwood dry juszczyk. what's best in your area or where u're going to have to fill up? gasbuddy.com on the roadways, we still have great speeds right now and great visibility compared with yesterday. we are loing at typical slowing for contra costa county. highway four has held steady for the last few minutes. there was an early start there, holding steady slowing through richmond out of el cerrito. the bay bridge does have the backup. we'll check the richmond bridge and again we have the volume starting to build, but a much clearer view you can see behind those trees. nice sky there. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. nice sunrise. well, growing concerns that already high prices are about to soar even higher. next with new tariffs looming. we're going to take a closer look at the impact on your budget and what you should buy before they take effect. we're also keeping our eyes on the markets. futures

indicating a little bit of a rebound after a losing week so far. california state flower is the poppy and our state tree is the redwood. so why is bigfoot now being considered to be the face of the golden state? yes, i'm being serious here. there's a new bill being introduced by a bay area lawmaker putting the sasquatch in the limelight. yes, we are going to talk about that and much more ahead for you this morning here on today in the bay. stick around.

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(wife) yeah. (burke) shall we? ♪ good wednesday morning. the time now is 613 and we are starting out with temperatures in the mid 50s. as we go throughout the day, we're headed for the upper 60s and low 70s and lots of sunshine. we'll get a look at the warmer temperatures for a little while, and then a cooler weekend. that's coming up in the full microclimate forecast. and while there aren't any major surprises right now for the morning commute, those in s francisco might have been surprised by this. so we'll warn you until march 14th. for the next couple of weeks. we have no central subway service because of the tunnel repair works going on between chinatown and the fourth and brannan station, you'll use the overhead bus lines as an alternate check the sf muni site. but again, that's for two weeks. no central subway. good morning. 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. and that was on the back of a weak report on consumer confidence, which adds to a recent series of disappointing data on retail sales and consumer sentiment, spurring worries about the overall economy. now, the next major catalyst could come today when nvidia reports earnings. investors will be looking for signals that 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 bank rate 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. it's code named 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. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm silvana henao. well, if she can make dinner, i'm in. but maybe not an omelet. next at six. a new at six this morning. soaring prices of eggs and other staples leading to a dip in consumer confidence. some items could get even more expensive next week if tariffs on canada and mexico do go into effect. it could send prices on things like cars, gas, beer, tequila, avocados and more to go even higher. here's what experts say you should do sooner rather than

later. if you have a car repair, i would say get a car repair. we talked to a lot of experts who say, if you've got a car repair, do the car repair now because the parts will be more expensive. if you are on track to buy a new car, you should consider buying a new car. if you can afford it. and you need to do it now. because some forecasts show a new car could cost $30,000 more if all these tariffs go into effect. so those are the kinds of things you want to kind of game out. and again furniture if you're looking for an upholstered couch, you know maybe now is the time to buy that again. if it's in your budget and you need it now. experts advise against stockpiling produce and avoid panic buying things, especially items you don't even need. well, trending this morning, a recently introduced state measure may soon leave a major footprint when it comes to one of the most elusive creatures in the world. so, santa rosa assembly member chris rogers wants to designate bigfoot as the state's official cryptid. the cryptid is a creature people believe exists, but has not yet been proven to exist. his

district includes humboldt county, now sometimes called the bigfoot capital of the united states. have you ever heard that? well, even he admits the idea started as a joke, but he says, you know what? look, there has been so much traction that he's now ramping up that push. if lawmakers approve, bigfoot would become one of the state's emblems, like the golden poppy as the state flower and california redwood tree as the state tree. don't put it on the flag, though. i like the i like the bear. now that would be something to talk about. riding on the back of the bear. woo! yeah, exactly. all those california come to california. bigfoot on the beach. we'll see. okay. not a beach day, but we're actually getting close to a beach day today. pretty nice and mild. and at least we don't have the issues with the high waves that we were dealing with yesterday. the. it looks like it's going to be a really nice and comfortable spring like afternoon. and i know it's not yet spring, but it will feel

like it. so here's a live look outside in san rafael that is much clearer than yesterday at this time. we had so much dense fog that it really caused a lot of issues for the morning commute. but now as we're traveling through the tri-valley, we can see the smooth flow of traffic and also the sunshine that's starting to rise overhead. we are going to start out at 40 degrees here in dublin and then looking throughout the day, a quick warm up. we're at 59 degrees at 10:00 and 70 degrees at 1:00 today as we see our highs headed for 73 degrees there. it will be 75 in palo alto for the afternoon and 71 in martinez, as well as san francisco and half moon bay. so pretty mild weather even along the coastline. tomorrow's basically a repeat of today with a lot of those low to mid 70s. but then check out friday. temperatures dip and we are going to see more clouds and highs. staying in the 60s with the clear skies overnight. make sure you look up. youight see a very rare event where we have

the planet parade happening, where you can at least see three very visible planets. shortly after sunset, you'll be able to see venus, jupiter and mars. and saturn is a little low in the horizon, but it is up there, and it's a very rare occurrence that we get all of these planets lining up to where they're visible, either with the naked eye or with binoculars or telescopes. the next time this will happen with this, many planets will be 2040. so enjoy. and we are once again all clear, all the way up until the weekend when the next storm system comes in. late saturday into sunday, it looks to bring the sierra some light snow to the bay area, some light rain, and then we take a break for monday with the next storm system right on its heels coming in on tuesday into wednesday. so next week, not only will it be raining off and on, but it's going to be much cooler. but as far as how much rain we may measure, a lot of the models are keeping it on the low side, giving us about 3/10 of an inch of rain for san jose

and fremont, and closer to an inch of rain around napa. so we'll be watching that going into the weekend once that storm moves in. but we're enjoying the sunshine and the warm up with now about 12 hours of the day with some sunlight, and we'll see temperatures in the 60s this weekend, dropping down to only 60 on sunday. mike, you're also seeing some changes now in cocoa county. that's right. we're talking about the richmond bridge, which is now full as far as the toll plaza goes. same thing, the bay bridge that started in alameda county, of course, earlier, one of our first signs of the commute do want to show you other signs changing here. 242 and 24 now, seeing just under the speed limit for a couple of spots, folks easing off the accelerator, there may be a new crash on highway four. we're checking on that near willow pass road in concord. if that is in lanes that will be focused, slowing there, similar to yesterday where we had a lot of slowing because of the fog. right now, 680 maintains a smooth drive, but starting to see those sensors dip as well. the volume builds through the tri-valley and through pleasanton and sunol south 880

down through hayward and then continuing toward fremont, a build, but the san mateo bridge still holding steady pretty much with those speeds across the bay. we're looking at 880 southbound at auto mall parkway. a crash should be over to the shoulder. and here's the bill through morgan hill northbound. back to you. thank you very much, mike. okay, so listen to this. a so-called pacemaker for your brain. so coming up next here on today in the bay, we're going to hear from a stanford neosurgeon working on a groundbreaking treatment for parkinson's.

aims to help thousands of americans diagnosed with parkinson's disease. that treatment uses a medical device which works similar to a pacemaker but for your brain. it gets implemented into the patient's chest. once in place, it sends electrical currents to the brain via medical wires that can slow or even stop the symptoms from parkinson's. now, researchers over at ucsf and stanford played a key role here in developing this new technology, which just approved by the fda. brain pacing, or deep brain stimulation is really a wonderful therapy to help people's tremor. their stiffness, their slowness of movement. and usually that's used in conjunction with some medication, but it often allows people to reduce the amount of medication they're on. parkinson's is a disorder which affects the nervous system. it

estimates that 1 million americans are living with the disease right now. there is no cure. 25 after the hour, we've got a lot more ahead at 630, including a new pedestrian mall in the heart of downtown san jose. the street the city council just voted to permanently close to cars, and the mixed response from business owners and tens of thousands of union workers are walking off the job. and that could impact service at ucsf mission bay. also on uc campuses. the unions accused the uc of unfair labor practices, but the uc accuses the unions of holding up the talks. we'll show you what we

right now at 630. students returnin to class after a stabbing on campus in the north bay. an update on the victim and the school response this morning. i think that the university is trying to take advantage of low wage workers. workers are walking off the job at uc campuses statewide. we're going to break down their demands and the impact being felt from medical centers to dining facilities. struggling bay area schools finalize some difficult decisions. the major cuts on the table in san francisco and the new school closures in san jose. this is today in the bay. good wednesday

morning. thank you for starting your day with 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 those cooler temperatures this morning. but the warm up is going to be worth it. yeah. so we're going to have a big range in temperatures from the way we start our day to the afternoon. it is a little bit cooler right now as you're heading out. and we're in the mid 40s from palo alto to san jose. it's 42 in walnut creek and san francisco's at 50 degrees. let's get a closer look at that camera. with the waves rolling in, we're taking a look toward ocean beach. from golden gate pk, you can see the dutch windmill there on the right side of the screen. it's a nice morning and we'll continue with sunshine. so i do think the beach will be a very popular spot today. headed for 70 degrees at 3:00 this afternoon, and we'll see some mid to upper 70s in parts of the south bay tomorrow. a repeat of today, but we'll talk about the changes this weekend. coming up in a few minutes. laura. sounds good. we'll check back with you. we'll class will be back in session

this morning at a north bay high school where a student was stabbed inside a classroom. the chaotic incident also triggered a lockdown today in the bay's ginger conejero saab joins us live this morning. and we understand. ginger, there is another student in custody. that's right. laura. police have arrested a 15 year old male connection to the stabbing. he's been booked into juvenile hall and is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon on school grounds. now, because we are talking about minors here, names or other identifying information is not being released. but the stabbing happened inside a classroom at elsie allen high school in santa rosa just before three yesterday afternoon, shortly after the school was locked down and detectives from the santa rosa police gang crimes team 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. now the victim, also a 1415 year old boy, i should say, underwent surgery and is stable condition this morning. this incident is the latest in a string of challenging events for students and the santa rosa city schools community. they just survived the possibility of school closure. and then on the heels of that loss, 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 there referring to heartbreak felt by the school community. two students died over the weekend of a fentanyl overdose. a memorial still stands at santa rosa high school, where one of those students went to school.

the suspect, believed to have produced or sold the narcotics to the two students from santa rosa who passed away, face a judge yesterday. that suspect is back in court this morning for a different fentanyl overdose case that involves a 14 year old and a 16 year old. so i know there are several cases that we're talking about here, but it has been a very challenging time, as you can see, for that school community up in santa rosa with teenagers experiencing various various very trying moments here. we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. very much so. very much so. what's going on in santa rosa? thank you very much. well, 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. those

will address what their union calls crisis impacting pay, health care and housing. today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom with what we can expect today. kris. well, good morning to you, marcus and laura. so if you have kids at a uc campus, uc berkeley, uc santa cruz, uc davis, or any of the other uc schools, they are going to feel an impact in their dining halls and other facilities. if you have an appointment at ucsf mission bay, you may also feel an impact this morning. that is where our photographer, jesse is. as the unions are getting ready to strike all the way through friday, they are members of the afscme union, 36,000 of them who provide service and patient care, and more than 19,000 members of upt who work in health care, research and technical jobs across the uc system. now, this is the second strike for the two unions, as they accuse the uc of unfair labor practices. the union contracts expired in july and october of last year, and union leaders say the wage crisis is

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 health care 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 ann 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. at this point, you see made new offers

to afscme two weeks ago that include 18% in increases over five years, beginning with 5% this year. uc and upped met for mediation at the end of january. the offer on the table was a 5% across the board increase and 3% in years two and three. now the strike began at midnight and will continue through friday. laura. all right. chris. thank you. well, now to a follow up for you on school closures in the south bay. the franklin-mckinley school board district in east san jose. they have voted on what schools are closing. the three schools now on the chopping block are mckinley elementary, los arboles elementary, and ramblewood elementary. it was the 3 to 2 vote last night. the district says they're facing a $22 million deficit. the district also says that it has 40% fewer students than it did just 14 years ago. meanwhile, san francisco unified school district is now moving forward with hundreds of layoff notices.

last night, the board members voted unanimously to send out pink slips. next month, state deadline for preliminary pink slips march 15th. and right now, the district is facing a $113 million budget shortfall. the plan to downsize its workforce preliminary by 500. that includes positions from counselors to school nurses. the district said more than 300 have already taken early retirement deals. the superintendent says students needs will continue to be met. a south bay city is looking to help people make it in the bay by building more affordable housing in menlo park. this morning, the nonprofit midid-pen housing will host a groundbreaking to celebrate the construction of its new buildings, called oak gardens. it will have 62 apartments for veterans and their families who are fmerly homeless or at risk of homelessness. the new housing will be located on willow road. the groundbreaking ceremony is at 11:00 this morning. 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 near market and first street. the mayor's office says changes will start march 11th. the city says the hope is that it will bring more vibrancy to downtown, while encouraging people to visit. some business owners are voicing concerns over parking options in the area. it is 637 for you this morning as we take a live look outside as we get started with the day. cars on the roads, people out moving and surely carry maybe a jacket now, but not later today. yeah, so you want to kind of layer up where you're wearing something warm for the morning, but then can shed some of those layers as we go through the day and our temperatures warm up. it's a beautiful start to our day. no fog like what we were seeing yesterday at this time. so it's a clear dry for most of us, and temperatures make it into the 70s from the coast to the valleys, but it will be cooler for the weekend, so we better

enjoy it while it last. and we'll see rain chances coming back for the weekend as well as sierra snow. but take a look at the temperatures we're starting with this morning. as you're heading out the door. it's 38 degrees in danville. meanwhile, it's 45 in san jose. we're in the upper 40s for san francisco. but then take a look at that rebound in those temperatures for this afternoon. headed for 77 degrees in san jose. and we'll talk about the cooldown in the weekend forecast in a few minutes. but mike, you're trying to keep us moving throughout our day. yeah. well, so we warned you about things like the bay bridge. you know that i keep reminding folks about the timing and that's what we've seen today. typical timing there. typical build for the east shore freeway and your usual suspects highway 37, highway four, and now the building toward walnut creek and pleasant hill. again, we saw that coming on. those sensors warn you about this in the city. this will be here for the next few weeks. the central subway tunnel is getting repair work until the 14th of march, so you can't use the subway. you'll use the service street busses for those traveling between chinatown and the fourth and

branannan station. that will men some delays, because, of course, surface street traffic susceptible to everybody else driving through the city and then across the bay. the golden gate bridge, same configuration as last night, probably same timing. tomorrow morning, just about 5:00 to do traffic breaks to clear those lanes. so you're restricted to just 1 or 2 lanes, depending on your direction overnight after 9 p.m. and tonight 7:00. so before 7:00, you'll see crowds perhaps heading toward the sap center. there may be a lot of little ones crossing the street over toward sap center for the disney on ice show. magic in the stars. this time. this goes on tonight, tomorrow night, and through the weekend. so we'll keep reminding you about the activity and your traditional bill. we talk about 101 and now 87. see some more slowing. 85 will follow. there you go. some sensors already starting to slow there. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well, prident trump wants to make another type of green card. this one a gold card. up next, a new path to citizenship he's hoping will bring in money to t the u.. and here's a look at the big

board. you can see right now the dow is up. not that much. but of course we'll continue to follow that throughout the day. also, brand new findings out this morning about the effects of screen time on young children. we'll hear from an expert who explains the way parents can intervene. plus, the raiders could be heading back to the bay area. say what now? well, don't get too excited here. we have new signs that the team could be coming to place a place they once called home. we'll tell you all those details when we

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

we're starting out withome cool temperatures around the bay area, but take a look at the warm up. it will be pretty much like what we're going to see in mountain view. starting out at 42 degrees at 7:00. at 1:00, we're in the upper 60s and headed for the low 70s. take some time to get outside and enjoy it today. it won't be like that this weekend. we'll talk about the changes ahead coming up in a few minutes. and here's some of the change happening right now in san jose. we saw those sensors slow. there's one on one getting more crowded as the sun rises. a beautiful view, but slower drive than you might like for 101. we'll show those changes coming up. well, justin, this morning, ukraine and the u.s. close to agreeing to a deal over critical and rare earth minerals. now, within the last few minutes, ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy spoke about that deal, saying that it will

fail if it does not address the country's need for security against russia. the materials are used in everything from green technology to modern weaponry. and the u.s. has dropped demands for $500 billion in potential revenue from that deal. zelenskyy adds that he has not reviewed the full final version of that agreement, but plans to review it soon. now, the ukrainian president is expected to visit the white house on friday, and one of president trump's latest ideas, raising a whole new set of questions. his plan to sell what he calls gold cards to what the wealthy immigrants for $5 million. it would be a sort of next level green card as a pathway to u.s. citizenship. and he suggests that it would not need congressional approval. here is how he put it in a news conference just yesterday. wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card. they will 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. now another plan raising big 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. advocates argue that only other time the u.s. did such a thing was during world war two, and some feared that that registry would be used there to identify and target those same immigrants for detention or deportation. we continue to monitor the health of pope francis. this morning, the vatican says the pontiff had another peaceful night in the hospital, while also sitting up in an armchair this morning. sources tell nbc news 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. 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, and the results were striking. as the watchdog group tells today, one big headline from their research is thatt 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 was opening up about the gap between parental supervision and theours children are on those devices. tune in for the full story. this morning on today ahead at 7:00 this morning 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. so here's the deal. that's what the new head coach, pete carroll, is saying in an interview with sirius xm. he's suggesting that it may happen as soon as this summer. i should point out that the team so far not commenting on this, and the raiders already have a training facility in nearby henderson, nevada. last time they trained up in napa was back in 2019. it's like a boyfriend saying, hey, i'm back in town, but think about this training in the summer. in henderson, i was just thinking about choices. that is. well, boy day. today is a great day. yeah, it's going to be really nice. we're going to see temperatures across the bay area headed for the low 70s. we better enjoy it because the weekend it won't look like this. and we're starting out with a clear sky. the days are getting longer, and today is the first day where our sun sets after 6:00. so once again, another sign that we are making our way out of winter and heading towards spring. we are in the mid 40s right now and then looking at sunshine throughout

the day. take a look at the warming trend that we'll see. temperatures making it into the 70s by 1:00 this afternoon, reaching a high of 77 degrees in san jose. now thas kind of one of the outliers. we're going to mostly see low 70s from the coast to the north bay, as well as the east bay. and tomorrow is going to be a repeat, maybe even slightly warmer in some of our inland valleys. but then take a look at the dip that we'll start to see on friday. still pretty nice, but it won't be as warm as what we will see today and tomorrow. take some time shortly after sunset. as we mentioned. now it's a little after 6:00 to check out the planet parade. you will be able to see at least three planets with the naked eye, with venus, jupiter and mars in clear view. now, with some binoculars or a telescope, you may be able to see uranus and neptune, but saturn will be a little bit too low in the horizon for most of us to see it, but this is pretty rare that we get this many planets lined up, and the next time that it will happen will be in 2040. so

we're going to check that out. and then looking at some dry conditions, warm temperatures this weekend we see the pattern changing with this storm system moving in bringing in some scattered showers starting late on saturday, continuing off and on on sunday, and then some light snow for the sierra as well. there will be a brief break in the rain activity, but then the next storm system comes in tuesday into wednesday, and it looks like it's not only going to be raining off and on, but we'll also be cold. and then looking at the sierra snowpack, which right now is a little bit less than our normal amount for this date, which is very important as we approach spring, because it does provide a third of our state's water supply. and then looking ahead to how much snow we're going to see going into the weekend, a lot of our models are showing about 2 to 6in of snow through the next week, so it's not a lot. we're also not going to see a heavy amount of rainfall, and it's going to be off and on as our temperatures dip. and once again, we're going back to winter after getting a little

taste of spring. highs for today and tomorrow in the 70s but low 60s by the end of the weekend. and san francisco will also make it into the 70, but then 60 as well there. and mike, you are tracking the wednesday wednesday commute. the wednesday commute, which is actually looking a little heavier than many wednesday's have in the past. i think more folks are coming back to the office. we're seeing a little more build. the bay bridge toll plaza had the typical timing there. we're looking at richmond bridge, which is seeing much more traffic out of richmond and el cerrito, now slowing toward westbound 580 into the north bay. over here, we've seen a steady slowdown for 242 680. and now look at that 24 coming in through moraga, lafayette and toward the caldecott. no problems in the caldecott, though. the build here for pleasanton. southbound, the tri-valley builds. so does the east bay heading south on 880 down past and including the san mateo bridge for westbound 92. typical patterns for those routes in the south bay. that's where we've seen the most change. 85 sees more slowing coming off of 101 and continuing up toward highway 17. back to

you. thanks so much, mike. well, happening now downtown san jose about to get much brighter. city leaders last night unanimously approved five new electronic billboards. the 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 displays, however, will stay dark from midnight until 6:00 in the morning. and we're back in just minutes with aook at our top stories, including a dire crisis for california homeowners after the devastating wildfires down in southern california. the proposed emergency policy rate increase. one home insurer hopes to get approved. plus, workers already walking off the job at uc campuses statewide. this is a live look for you over in san francisco. we're going to break down their demands when we return. but first, here's greg. coming up here on today, growing concerns that already high consumer prices are about to soar even higher with new tariffs looming, we're going to take a closer look at the impact

on your budget and what you should buy before those tariffs take effect. we'll have

welcome back. we are moving you forward this morning with a look at our top stories here on today in the bay. and student injured in a classroom stabbing. it happened in santa rosa yesterday. but classes there are expected to resume this morning. it happened at elsie allen high school a little before 3 p.m. it sent the school into lockdown. police say 215 year old boys were fighting when one of them stabbed the other with a black folding knife. the victim was rushed to the hospital. he is expected to survive after undergoing surgery. the school lifted the lockdown after about 45 minutes. officers arrested the stabbing suspe, who is now in custody. want to give you a live look this morning over at ucsf parnassus campus. this is where some uc workers are already picketing after launching a three day strike through friday. more than 50,000 workers and two unions are walking off the job. now, the impacted areas are expected to include patient care at uc

health cters, research and i.t. services, along with some campus dining facilities. union organizers are demanding better wages and benefits. uc, meanwhile, issued a statement accusing unions of holding up contract talks. now to a follow up on school closures in the school district in east san jose has voted on what schools are closing. the three schools now on the chopping block are mckinley elementary, los arboles elementary, and ramblewood elementary. it was a 3 to 2 vote last night. the d districts facing a $22 million deficit. the district says it has 40% fewer students than it did 14 years ago. san francisco unified school district moving forward with hundreds of layoff notices. last night, the board members voted unanimously to send out pink slips next month. the state deadline for preliminary pink slips is mch 15th. right now, the district is facing a $113 million budget shortfall. the plan is to downsize its

workforce preliminary by about 500. that includes positions from counselors to school nurses. the district said more than 300 have already taken an early retirement deal. also today, leaders from california's largest home insurer, state farm, 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 homeowners policies would increase by at least 20%. consumer watchdog groups are calling that proposal excessive. meanwhile, nbc bay area's consumer investigator chris chmura explains how computer algorithms may soon help set your home insurance rate by using catastrophic models. check out that full story on nbcbayarea.com. you can also click on nbc bay area response tab for more there as well. looking forward to a nice day weather wise acros the bay area, and grab the sunglasses before you head out. take a look

at this view that we're seeing over dublin. it is very bright out there and no fog like we had yesterday morning, so we're starting out clear. temperatures will warm up quickly and we're headed for the mid 70s for today. tomorrow is a repeat of today. but then eventually we'll start to see more clouds coming in and dropping temperatures for the weekend with scattered rain chances from saturday evening into sunday. and we'll have the much cooler temperatures continue into next week. well, the south bay looks similar to yesterday with the spread of the slowing typical. a little heavier than we've seen in wednesdays in the past. again, we mentioned more folks are being asked to come into the office, and so we may see more slowing than you're used to in the past months or years. we're looking at southbound 80 and the san mateo bridge, showing a build a traditional pattern off of the east bay and toward the peninsula, slowing for highway 24. now heading over out of lafayette, moraga, and toward the caldecott tunnel. no major dramas and in fact, with less fog or no fog, much better times than yesterday. driving looks good. today's show just ahead. for more local news, we continue

today in the bay on roku, pluto and other streaming platforms live at 8:00. cinthia pimentel moving bay area drivers forward. she's talking live with leaders from clean cars for all. it's a project to explain how you can get assistance buying electric and hybrid vehicles. all right. can't wait to watch that. i'll be here for that. you're going to be here for it. so you should join us too. i was like, what? are you pulling up an arm chair? i'm glad he's paying attention. and look at this beautiful shot there. you know what? it's going to be a bright, bright, bright sunshiny day kind of harmony. all right, we'll do that later. where's my mouth harp when i need it? good wednesday morning. a major win for president trump overnight. a major win fopresident trump overnight. >> his budget plan passing a crucial first test. breaking overnight, full speed ahead.