with five. hollywood legend gene hackman has died. the two time

oscar winner and his wife were found dead in their new mexico home. the new details overnight from authorities and a look back at his incredible career. president trump convening his first cabinet meeting since taking office. and there was an extra seat in the room for billionaire elon musk. we're live from d.c. with the major takeaways. and bringing business back to san francisco in downtown. the mayor's new plan to attract people and create more housing. this is today in the bay. good thursday morning. i'm marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. we'll take a look at that morning commute with mike in just a little bit. but first carrie's got a look at our forecast. tracking what we can expect. it's going to be another beautiful day. yesterday was pretty nice. and we are going to continue with sunshine and a cool morning, butarming up as we go into the afternoon. here's a live look outside in san jose as you're heading out the door. it will be partly cloudy

temperatures in the low 50s. and then as we go throughout the day, headed back to the mid to upper 70s. we may even just briefly touch 81 degrees here in the south bay and upper 70s and low 80s for the south county. meanwhile, in the tri-valley, we're looking at a high of 75 in dublin and 75 in napa, san francisco today, 73 degrees as we take it into the day friday, a drop in temperatures for a lot of us as we'll be in the upper 60s and low 70s. and then it continues to cool off into the weekend. mike has a look at the peninsula for highway 101. yeah, we're starting in palo alto with a look showing you northbound how light the traffic is actually in both directions. tail light is going to head past the embarcadero exit. we're on the shoulder. reports of a smoking vehicle, maybe a food truck. that might be not a breakfast option for some folks this morning. no injuries reported, and i'm tracking that it's out of lanes. this should be getting out of lanes, but there may be a traffic break. westbound highway four approaching lone tree way getting through antioch. the

disabled vehicle needs to be moved from the center. divide will track that because we typically see early slowing. start over there anyway. no problems through concord north bay highway 37 and bay bridge toll plaza also clear. back to you. thank you very much, mike. breaking overnight, a hollywood legend has been found dead in his new mexico home, along with his wife and dog. all right. popeye's here. actor gene hackman has died at the age of 95. his role as popeye doyle in the 1971 film the french connection won him the best actor oscar. more than a decade later, he won best supporting actor for his role in unforgiven. some of his other classic films include hoosiers, the firm, and young frankenstein. police say hackman and his wife, classical pianist betsy arakawa, were discovered inside their santa fe residence. their deaths are still under investigation, but foul play is nott suspected. another key ally head to the white house today to meet with president trump. this

comes a day after the president held his cabinet meeting, the first one of his second term. today in the bay's alice barr joining us live from washington this morning. and alice, it was one of the non members of that cabinet that actually took center stage during that meeting. marcus of course we're talking about elon musk. and he was not physically center stage. he does not have a seat at the cabinet table because of course he's not a cabinet member. but he still loomed over the meeting. president trump went to him first, and he spoke at length about his efforts to slash federal spending with the president backing the spending and workforce cuts. president trump hosting the uk prime minister today at the white house, says a battle over foreign aid reached the supreme court overnight. chief justice john roberts temporarily blocked a lower court's midnight deadline for the trump administration to release $2 billion in funds frozen since january. foreign aid groups had sued to continue their work and pay already due vendors. the

supreme court weighing next steps, asking both sides for more information by tomorrow. we put together a great cabinet in president trump's first cabinet meeting wednesday. cuts to usaid took center stage along with elon musk, who with usaid. one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola. ebola prevention. i think we all want ebola prevention. so we restored the ebola prevention immediately, and there was no interruption. what elon musk said today was just categorically untrue. doctor craig spencer, who survived ebola in 2014, tracks outbreaks around the world and says people who would normally set up border screening to do the contact tracing on the ground, they're not getting paid. president trump defended deep spending cuts as nbc news obtained a new budget office memo, giving agency heads two weeks to submit plans for mass layoffs. we're cutting down the size of government. we have to. we're bloated. we're sloppy. the

president and musk again, defending that email, directing federal employees to list what they did last week, warning that employees who have not yet replied may still be fired, even as some cabinet members at the table had initially told employees not to respond. and musk described those emails as a pulse check. he said if an employees work is too ssitive to describe in an email, they can say that. that as president trump signed a new executive order further strengthening the department of government powers and, among other things, mandating that government credit cards, with some exceptions, be frozen for 30 days. marcus. very interesting. alex, before you go, i know you mentioned uk prime minister will be at the white house today. do we know the focus of that meeting? so prime minister keir starmer is going to meet with president trump. he's the second european leader just this week to come. and they're trying to warm up relations with the president because there's been some friction certainly since he came into office in these very long

term alliances. keir starmer is planning to speak about strengthening business relations, economic relations that is, between the us and the uk, and to really hone in on that special relationship between these two countries. but the backdrop is that he, like french president emmanuel macron before him, are trying to get president trump to kind of shift his view on ukraine and making sure that they're on that. the u.s. is on the european side and on ukraine's side in providing some kind of long term security guarantees for a lasting peace. once, presumably, this war is wound down. we have seen the trump administration begin negotiations with russia to end its war of aggression on ukraine. and ukraine's president is due at the white house tomorrow. so it's this moment of trying to make sure that ukraine is centered in whatever deal comes to be. marcus. yeah, i'm sure that meeting very important. the uk, certainly a strong european ly for us. all right, alex, thank you.

jubilation in palestine this morning. this is new video shows released palestinian prisoners arriving at the european hospital, where they are set to undergo medical examinations. israel is beginning its release of the remaining 642 palestinian detainees, scheduled to be freed in the first phase of the ceasefire deal. the hospital says some of them cannot walk due to the severity of the beating and torture they were subjected to. hamas says it's ready to start talks on the second phase of the ceasefire deal, and that the only way remaining hostages would be freed is through commitment to the cease fire. back here in the bay area, san francisco's mayor daniel lurie putting a new plan in motion to revive downtown. he wants all city employees to come back to work in person to boost local economy. but some business owners say it's too late. today in the bay's gia vang has that stor reporter. it's online orders that keep a tight gray man busy at non-injury, near san francisco city hall. he's been

operating at this location since last december. already noticing before i got here, they were cleaning the downtown and everything around civic center. coming soon. there could be more walk in customers. that's because all san francisco department heads got this letter from mayor daniel lurie with the subject line in-person work. the mayor wants city employees to come back into the office at minimum four days a week. he reiterated that at the city beat breakfast. we announced yesterday we are bringing all city workers back to the office so taxpayers can get the services they deserve from government, and the future looks good for the city. according to the s.f. chamber of commerce, one of the sponsors of the city beat poll. also released. at this breakfast, 500 residents were surveyed by phone or text. 43% of them said the city is on the right track, nearly double than last year. and while 56% said the city is on the wrong track, that's down 16 points since last year. you're startin you're starting to see largern, companies take lease office

space, you're seeing an office to residential conversion happening legislatively. so there are a number of different things that people have been working on for the last 5 or 6 years, with more creative ways to bring people in. in union square, a simpsons inspired pop up bar is now open. it's called moe's bar, and you can dance, eat and enjoy downtown through first thursdays. it was created to address the area struggling to bounce back from the pandemic. we have between 15 and 20,000 people who show up once a month to enjoy san francisco in the streets downtown. i think what it shows is that people will go downtown. they just seem to be invited in another part of downtown, empty or dismantled shelves. the owners of the market on the first floor of the former twitter building says they're closing friday. they tell us sales plummeted from $60,000 a day in 2019 to 2300 recently. they cited theft and remote work as reasons, and said they couldn't afford to wait for the in-person work mandates, while others hope this could be a way to steady the future. i think people just need to come

back. generally speaking, we need people to walk in gia vang for today in the bay. all right. taking a break from the day's news and taking a live look outside, waiting for the sun's arrival over san jose. everybody talking about what a great afternoon it was yesterday. a little touch of spring. kari. yes. and that continues today, even though we're starting out cool. we are going back to some of the same temperatures we saw yesterday, but this will be the last day of feeling those mid to upper 70s and even 81 for san jose, 80 in gilroy and 73 for san francisco. look at what happens tomorrow. we start to see the numbers coming down, but still pretty comfortable for the most part. and looking at some mild weather that's still above normal. but then on saturday, well, look at that. we're staying in the 60s and only 64 for napa oakland, as well as 62 in san francisco and 68 in san jose. and mike, you're tracking a crash. what's going on? yeah, well, on palo alto, first we had that food truck reported on fire or perhaps smoking there at the

embarcadero area. that's clear from the roadway in palo alto, and no slowing shows up. but i want to take you to 101 farther north. there may be a crash southbound 101 right around sierra point parkway. you see the slower sensors there, maybe one lane blocked. as crews arrive. we'll track that heading south out of san francisco, through brisbane and then continuing dowown the peninsula without any delay, coming across the golden gate bridge. the overnight roadwork and lane restrictions have all cleared. that's great news. tonight you'll be down to just one lane southbound. i'll remind you about that again starting at 9 p.m, but i'll remind you later in the show. back to you. looking forward to it. thanks, mike. we're going to need that reminder. okay. instagram users reeling after the reels were flooded with graphic content just ahead on today in the bay. the response this morning from parent company meta. plus, oakland in the spotlight, the new film featuring town as a backdrop of where you can watch this premiere today. much more ahead for you this morning right

we are heading out 14 minutes past the hour. as you're driving from antioch, it's going to be nice and cool. a few clouds. temperatures in the mid 40s, and we are going to see some high clouds moving in today, but overall still mostly sunny and temperatures warming up. back to the 70 again today. but we are looking at a major cool down for the weekend. even some rain on the way. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. and we're looking at a live look.

headlights on westbound, your commute in through dublin toward the dublin interchange just south of here. i have word that may involve two big rigs in a crash. i'll check on that. but first we'll check business with silvana. thank you. mike. good morning. i'm silvana henao from cnbc. markets are set to open higher after the&p snapped a four day losing streak. and that was after a roller coaster session that saw stocks come down off of session highs. after president trump said tariffs against canada and mexico would take effect, and that eu tariffs were coming. now investors are also digesting and via earnings and watching for weekly jobless claims numbers this morning. shares of chipmaking giant nvidia up in early trading after the company beat wall street. expectations on the top and bottom lines for the fourthh quter. nvidia also issued strong guidance ahead, showing continued demand for its blackwell chip, which is driven by what else? the artificial intelligence race. and the faa is reportedly close to scrapping a $2.4 billion contract with

verizon to overhaul its communication system in favor of awarding it to elon musk's starlink. that's according to the washington post. now, verizon did not comment, but an executive said at an event earlier this week that starlink's efforts might be complementary to the verizon system, which is expected to be operational soon. canceling a multi-billion-dollar contract in favor of a musk company would likely test the conflict of interest guardrails in awarding government projects. musk also took aim at verizon this week, writing on his x platform that verizon system isn't working and is putting air travelers at risk. marcus. laura, i'll send it back to you. yeah, we'll continue to follow. thanks, savannah. well, meta is now apologizing after a flood of violent and graphic content hits instagram. a number of instagram users reported seeing several posts on their personal reels page, which showed dead bodies, graphic injuries and violent assaults. some say they saw the

content, even though they had the sensitive content control enabled on the app. company says it's working to fix an error, which caused the videos to pop up, and it apologized for the mistake. a new film drops today, telling the unusual story of a celebrity stylist living a double life, who was also the criminal mastermind of a group called the gay gangsters. and it all played out in oakland, where the jig. the gay gangsters. we were a family making money with credit card fraud and checks, fighting to be me. the duane kearny street story premieres today on bet streaming service. last night, the filmmaker held a premiere in oakland. the film tells the story of a man who moved to oakland in the early 90s and soon embraced that he was transgender. all of this as she experienced her own personal rise and fall. i spoke with curry and one of the executive producers about why her story is so important, and the importance

of oakland as a backdrop. we really wanted to showcase her story in a way that people wouldn't just look at the fabulous life and the luxury and the celebrities and all of that. they would be able to look at her story and say, wow, this is really relatable because she has gone through all of these things that so many of us have struggled with. and she's transgender. my family is there. my people are there. i love oakland, and i just want everyone to be proud, to be proud of the project. dyllon burnside plays the role of curry. he played the role of ricky in the hit series pose, and veteran actor d.b. woodside plays the role as curry's uncle, who actually helped guide dwae to self-acceptance. so that movie comes out. i did be able i was able to actually go to the premiere. i saw dwayne come in

and everything, and i was like, are a lot of people came out to support that. he's still she's still very loved here in oakland to. la is now home. but she says oakland is always home to curry's love in oakland. very much so. you're right, you're right. very much so. all right. we're loving this weather lately. kari. yes. it's nice. i just wish it would stick around for a little bit longer. maybe until the weekend, but not so much. we're going to see things changing as we take a live look outside in dublin. at least it's clear for now we don't have any issues with fog. not only there, but anywhere across the bay area. it is a clear morning and temperatures have dipped into the upper 30s in sonoma as well as danville. it's 39 degrees while it's 47 as you're heading out in san jose and 54 in san francisco. here's a look at our high temperatures for today. we are back to the spring like weather that we saw yesterday 79 in los gatos, 81 in san jose and 79 in morgan hill. we're also going to see mid 70s for the east bay with livermore and

pleasanton up to 75 degrees, 78 in hayward and even near the coast, it's pretty warm with half moon bay high. at 73, it will be 79. in palo alto and san francisco, 73 downtown for the north bay, 76 degrees in sonoma and 77 in santa rosa. all right. well, we do have a cold front on the way. it initially won't bring us any rain for the bay area. just a very slight chance. but you c see the swirl of the clouds that's just off the coast. that willl eventuay create a mostly cloudy day. and then looking at the weekend, the next storm system comes in after that cold front has already moved in, so that's going to produce some snow for the sierra and some rain for the bay area with chilly temperatures. and then there's more waves of rain coming in behind that. but we're not seeing any really strong storms, so the rain that we get will be fairly light, most of us getting about a 10th to quarter inch of rainfall. there may be a few spots getting a little bit more. while the sierra is going to get a decent amount of snow

this weekend, about two to possibly eight inches, and then looking ahead to some much cooler temperatures after hitting 77 today. next wednesday it will only be 58 degrees. all right. now mike, you have a new crash affecting the tri-valley. it's leaving the tri-valley heading south toward silicon valley. 680 is slowing right here. there's a crash reportedly involving two big rigs. one that was on the shoulder and the other one that may have hit that rig on the shoulder. no injuries are reported, but there may be as many as three lanes blocked. your right lanes heading south from the merge off of 84. so that's when the traffic builds a bit out of pleasanton, down toward fremont again around andrade. see the slowing already? that will be a problem for that portion of folks leaving the tri-valley. we'll watch to see if you have to reroute. we still have slowing. south. 101 sierra point parkway. i think they've cleared that crash shortly a short time ago. back to you. thanks so much, mike. well, spring right around the corner next here on today in the bay, we're going to explain

the changes in weather you can expect to see as our days are set to get longer. and a reminder tonight at the shark tank san jose sharks set to face the montreal canadiens. but before the game, make sure to tune in to nbc sports california. they'll be airing an exclusive interview with macklin celebrini during the sharks pregame live show. it all starts at 330 in

in today's climate. in crisis. meteorological spring begins this weekend. saturday marks the day when temperatures on average begin to rise. as the days get longer, and march 20th is astronomical spring, when the sun's most direct rays pass over the equator. and scientists are finding that, like all other seasons, spring is getting warmer and warmer. climate central analyzed 55 years of temperature data and found that meteorological spring has warmed across the u.s. from 1970 to 2024, and the spring season has warmed in 234, basically, 9,497% of the cities analyzed. and that's warmed by 2.4 degrees on average. unusually warm spring days in san francisco happen more often, and four out of every five cities now experience at least one more week of warmer than normal spring days than in

the 1970s. spring has warmed the most across the southern tier of the country, particularly in the southwest, and spring warming can prolong seasonal allergies, worsen the wildfire risk, as well as limit snow fed water supplies for san francisco. it's now 2.7 degrees warmer, with about 20 days above normal. with warmer days are sometimes a pleasant change to an otherwise chilly weather, but we are seeing less of a winter season. to see more stories of how climate change is affecting the bay area, as well as solutions. go to our website nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate crisis tab. thanks, gary. 526 right now, coming up next, the top stories we're following for you today, including helping to prevent crime, the community memeeting, one south bay police department is holding to try to help deter crime. and one thing that helps deter crime is lighting. and in morgan hill, there's a little less of it now

that copper wire thieves have struck. morgan hill police say maybe you can help crack

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] now at 530 behind bars this morning. we're live with more on the two arrests. police in morgan hill, morgan hill have made after copper wire was stolen from street lights, leaving one neighborhood in the dark. thousands of dollars of damage the city is now facing.

plus approved layoffs. the job cuts now coming for oakland school district workers as school leaders vote to slash jobs amid the budget crisis. also, back on the picket lines, you see, workers will be on strike for a second day today. we're live from one of the campuses with more on the changes they are demanding as contract negotiations continue. this is today in the bay. good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. time to get a look at that forecast for you this morning. meteorologist kari hall tracking what we can expect out there. kari. yeah. starting out nicend cool. it's going to be another beautiful day. the sunshine continues. although we will have some changes for the weekend as we're making plans. you'll want to stick around for that, but let's get a look at what you're stepping out the door to. it's in the mid 40s in walnut creek. it's 49 in san francisco, 47 in san jose. and as we take a look at our highs for this afternoon, it will make it up to 79 in palo alto, 75 in

livermore. and it's going to be well above what's normal, what we typically see for this time in february, tomorrow is also very nice and mild, but we'll start to see some more clouds coming in, and that will set the stage for some rain that will arrive late on saturday with highs in the mid to upper 60s. mike now you may have a traffic alert. yes, chp may categorize that as an alert. i'm alerting you to the slowdown. you're not usually seeing south 101 in towards south san francisco at sierra point parkway. reports of an earlier crash i told you about more detail. there may be a fuel leak, so that may be additional cleanup time. we already see the slowdown. heading south past candlestick 280 is very clear. if that's an option for you, take that easy option for folks traveling through the area. as we look at the rest of the bay, we're looking at another crash in sunol. we'll talk about that coming up near andre, involving two rigs and a possible traffic break coming up. back to you. thanks, mike. two men accused of leaving parts of the south bay in the dark are under arrest. morgan hill police fear the copper wire thefts, though, could be more widespread today

in the bay's kris sanchez joining us live from morgan hill this morning. okay, so what should people watch out for here, chris? well, they should watch out for dark stretches of road here. and when the thieves steal the copper wire from light poles, the damage is visible. sometimes they dig at the base of those light poles. sometimes they remove the concrete covers. and then there's this, the really obvious sign, which is neighborhoods in the dark. and it happened last weekend, as well as on tuesday. and on tuesday, morgan hill police busted two suspects in the act. police say they saw two men tampering with a light pole power box here on butterfield boulevard. and while they fled the scene, they were taken into custody not long after. the damage is estimated at $20,000. and morgan hill police are asking the public to watch for suspicious activity, like maintenance work really late at night or really early in the morning, especially around light poles or power supply units. police say the thieves are

trying to look legitimate. they are wearing proper work vests and uniforms. they have work trucks. but if you don't see a city of morgan hill logo or one four cal west, which is the contractor that the city works with, you should call morgan hill police. now. the thefts cut power, creating public safety concerns, of course, in the dark and also create very expxpensive repairs for the city. so if you see any suspicious activity, call morgan hill police in morgan hill, kris sanchez today in the bay. be extra careful once it's dark out there. all right chris, thanks for that. tens of thousands of uc health workers are back on the picket lines for day two of a strike. they represent researchers, lab technicians, patient care, among some other roles. today, the ginger conejero saab joins us live in san francisco this morning. so, ginger, tell us a little bit more about the scope of what these workers do and how this potentially could impact the community. yeah. good morning laura. you're right. we're seeing some of those tens of thousands of workers within

the uc system out here and get ready for day two of picketing. we are outside ucsf mission bay, where there are two unions that will be on the lines. there's afscme. as well as upt stands for the american federation of state, county and municipal employees. and up for university professional and technical employees. now, many of the workers have roles within hospitals, but some also go beyond. now, you may remember earlier in the week we spoke about updated represents lab technicians and researchers. we reported on the impacts of the ongoing bird flu outbreak and the role that lab technicians have in a specific testing lab in davis, which handles testing the most dangerous types of bird flu. now, one person i spoke with here yesterday elaborated on how staffing and retention challenges and a further labor dispute at that key testing lab could ultimately impact farmers and raw milk producers. if the

testing is not done or is not done in a timely way. this strike affects nearly 40,000 afscme workers at every uc campus and medical facility across the state. asked me that the other union that's striking here is striking for what they call the growing affordability and staffing vacancy crisis that plague frontline university employees. this is the second strike in three months for afscme. now, the university of california has responded, saying in part, quote, despite negotiations for most of 2024, afscme has declared an impasse. the two parties are working through the state regulated process to attempt a resolution. now, with regards to the other union, university of california says negotiations began in june of last year and they still continue. now, ucsf wants to clarify here that the bargaining happens between the office of the uc president as well as the unions. they will remain fully operational. they say that the

majority of their scheduled appointments, as well as surgeries will continue, but there is a bit of impact. some that have, some that have other kind of surgeries that could be postponed or rescheduled have done so. they want to minimize the impact of on patients here as much as possible. but. some of those surgeries. we'll keep an eye on how this continues to develop throughout the morning. laura. but for now, we'll send it back to you. all right. thank you very much for that recap. well, new overnight oakland school leaders have reportedly approved major cuts to help offset a massive budget deficit. in the late night vote, board members approved plans to lay off up to 150 workers. as the chronicle reports, more than half are expected to be full time positions. the district faces cuts amounting to nearly $100 million, along with declining enrollment. pink slips are required to go out by march

15th, and funding concerns at stanford are triggering new hiring freeze. now, in a newsletter, the school president cites financial uncertainties from the white house effort to tax endowments and cut research funding. that freeze applies to clerical maintenance and admission positions. the school will continue to hire professors, student workers and temporary employees as needed. new court documents and new surveillance photos are painting a clear picture of the deadly stabbing on valentine's night in the south bay. the victim, 15 year-old david gutierrez, was a student at sequoia high school in redwood city. it all happened on the east side of el jardin restaurant in santana row. footage captured gutierrez being confronted by five alleged gang members just after 7 p.m. police say gutierrez had no gang affiliation. the documents say gutierrez's girlfriend says one of the suspects asked him why he was wearing so much red, and that's allegedly why they

assaulted him. the security guard stepped in to stop the fight, but court documents say a 13 year old with a group stabbed gutierrez repeatedly, killing him. legal analyst stephen clark believes his case could bring could change the landscape ofse the juvenile justice system to give law enforcement and the da's office a fail safe, that if someone is just not safe to treat in juvenile court, they have the mechanisms to ensure public safety. and i think that's a question for the legislature to answer. the documents also reveal the five suspects in the case likely beat and robbed another person at valley fair mall just an hour before the deadly stabbing. one suspect is 18 year old emmanuel sanchez damien. three of the suspects are 16 year olds. all four face felony assault charges. the police chief has said the 13 year old is likely to serve just 6 to 8 months in an unlocked ranch facility. now

to a live look in downtown san jose. happening today, san jose police will try to raise awareness about hate crime prevention. the department's crime prevention and racial equity units are hosting a symposium open to the public. it's meant to educate people and provide new tools to enhance public safety. it's taking place at the mexican heritage plaza on alum rock avenue. it starts at 9:00 this morning. taking a live look outside on this now thursday morning, we'll check in with mike. he's got a look at that morning commute as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge. traffic appears to be light there. what about the temperatures? oh that's right. mardi gras is next week. fat tuesday is coming up. but if you can't make it all the way to new orleans, you can just go to san francisco and celebrate north beach. it's going to be in the low 60s during the middle of the afternoon. starts at 130. so it's going to be a little bit on the cool side. mostly cloudy. the later we go in the evening, the higher the rain chances will be. so we'll start to see some

scattered showers developing late on saturday night. and if you are planning to run the napa valley marathon or the half marathon in five k, it is going to be pretty soggy out t there. bring the rain gear. starts out cool temperatures in the upper 40s, and then throughout the day we'll see some low 50s as the rain continues just off and on. we'll also see rain and snow chances increasing for the sierra after a clear weekend in palisade's tahoe. it will be 55 degrees tomorrow. 54 on saturday and sunny, but then the snow showers start to come down on sunday, which may slow you down. coming back to the bay area and then looking at la rain. also headed that way. so enjoy the first part of the weekend where it will be nice and dry. and mike, we do have that alert on the peninsula. chp has called it an alert and we do see the big backup south 101. as you head down to basically south of candlestick, you'll start to slow down approaching sierra point parkway. there is a crash involving a fuel leak. it's right near caltrain tracks. so there's some consultation with that system as well, although no

delays reported there. south 101 is a problem if you can choose 280 coming out of san francisco. i do that heading around a little bit more mileage, perhaps through south san francisco, but it is clear southbound also in the east bay. we're looking at south 680 really jamming up before you get to highway 84 and the merge all the way past andrdrade road. there's only one lane open. it's the hot lane, and they've opened it up to all vehicles. that is a problem. two big rigs involved in a crash there, trying to move one of those rigs out of lanes. so far again, only one lane open southbound through that portion into sunol out of pleasanton. we have typical build here for the east bay. contra costa county highway four 242 showing a good build here. and highway 37 showed the first backup and getting over toward the bay bridge. we should have those metering lights turned on any second. the build is starting on the span itself. a reminder in the city no central subway service until the 14th of march. so this stretch of the subway is not functional for folks. you have to use the bus over between chinatown, rose park and the fourth and brannan stations.

keep that in mind. it will affect your timing through the city and overnight. we have now one lane open southbound. that's the configuration tonight with two lanes northbound. that will be clear by five tomorrow morning. back to you. t thank yu mike. we'll make math fun for students. ahead for you here on today in the bay, the online platform offering free help for those kids. also, the stanford softball team is getting used to their temporary home ahead. we explain the reason the cardinal is playing on the football stadium and for how long. now, more than ever, our young people really need refuge. we need a sanctuary space where they can come and be themselves and feel safe, seen and celebrated. the lgbtq youth space in san jose is in a new location but with the same services. we're going to show you how they're working to empower young people and the adults in their lives as well.

minutes past the hour. as we take a look at what to expect in santa rosa, we're starting out at 43 degrees. it's nice and clear, and we will see a filtered sunshine today as temperatures gradually warm up. but it's going to be another beautiful afternoon as we head for the mid to upper 70 here. this will be the last day of temperatures like that before aa mar cooldown comes in for the weekend. we'll check that out coming up in a few minutes. and

two big incidents in the traffic world. south 101. this is the alert on the peninsula. there is just one lane open as you head south on 101 past sierra point parkway. a crash and fuel spill there. other side of the bay. only one lane open south. 680 at andrade road. two big rigs. one of them. they're trying to clear that from the roadway. a live look at capitol hill. that's where democratic lawmakers are trying to send a message to congress about the higher cost of living. a group called congressional dads caucus invited child care advocates and small business owners to a meeting yesterday talking about the recent cost of living spikes and continued cuts to federal spending. they got feedback on new pressures working families are facing and may continue to face if programs like medicaid and food stamps are cut. lawmakers want to priorize new support for communities. i'm the father of a young daughter, and like so many of my colleagues, i'm worried about the cost of living and worried about the cost of child care, of things like housing, transportation.

working families are being crushed. and so we're living it alongside so many of our constituents. and so i thought it's important to be part of dads who are raising that voice for americans. most of the meetings were behind closed doors. lawmakers say they wanted to have candid conversations with people who were invited. for parents whose children may be struggling to learn math, a new online tool may help make better sense of all those numbers. robert heather hutt is the creator of the website yay math! it offers video math lessons for kids. his site is now working on a new collaboration with carnegie learning. the project is called math strea he calls it a personalized math video platfm for grades six through 12. it combines trends and technology to empower educators and captivate students. we're creating a program that involves the best of both worlds where you have expert, experienced and passionate educators, including myself, coupled with incredible technology, software ie

everything that is on the verge of helping thousands of students get to the next level with their math learning. he says math stream has already assisted some 23,000 users in about 18 months, and his goal is to reach 450,000 students by 2027. we now know the opening day for the new costco in the east bay. next friday on march 7th, the brentwood costco will open as well as its 32 pump gas station. the store is on hi hi door and ranch road and lone tree plaza drive. that store will become the fifth costco in contra costa county, with store already in antioch, richmond, danville and concord. well, we know that being a teenager can be tough, and being an lgbtq teen can be particularly difficult. that's the reason for a new youth space just for them. it's a project of khanna, a behavioral health organization with decades of experience in seven northern california counties. the lgbtq

youth space reopened its san jose drop in center in a new area in december to serve more than 400 young people there, young people between the ages of 13 and 25 can find resources, support groups, opportunities for activism and leadership opportunities, as well as recreation like movies and video games. it's just some of what common are offers. we also offer community outreach and engagement, so we're out in the community as well, offering workshops. we do professional development work. if a school, for example, reaches out to us and asks us, you know, how can we better support our queer and trans students? we'll go out and offer training to their faculty. we we're at resource fairs anywhere in the community, you name it. the lgbtq youth space is open for drop ins from three in the afternoon to nine in the evening, monday through friday. it's over on zanker road in san jose. you can find more, more

information at youth space dot. the nfl's new league year starts in a little over two weeks, and that's when new deals can officially be made and the 49ers confirm contract talks are now happening with star quarterback brock purdy. while he currently makes the league minimum of about $1 million a year, there's no doubt things will change in the big way. this is with that new contract. the fans want to know if a long term deal can happen with the niners. but at this point, general manager john lynch says that, hey, there's no guarantee. well, mark your calendars. levi's stadium getting ready to make some sort of big announcement at noon today. the statement is set to add a new concert to the 2025 event calendar. it's in partnership with the mega event company live nation and another planet entertainment, so they haven't really given us any hints about who could be coming, but we'll be following it closely for you and bring you updates throughout the day. well, you know, even though football season ended weeks ago, there's still a buzz these days over at stanford stadium. that's

because the cardinals softball team is killing it there. that's them there at their home this year, because their ballpark next door is being turned into a state of the art fility. so far, cardinals are undefeated at their temporary home, and they're putting up impressive numbers there on the field. the players say it really gives them the mental boost they need. this isn't the football stadium. this is our stadium now. so i feel like we kind of made it our own. our right field fence is what, 190. but when you're playing at other ballparks and you're still putting up the same amount of runs, it shows the offensive production that we have and we have the confidence we can really be anyone. the cardinals are currently ranked 17th in the nation, and last weekend they upset top ranked texas during a tournament over in arizona. well, this is trending for you this morning. a fresh, juicy piece of fruit is going viral. and while so many of us you know you love strawberries. this one is going to cost you. karma

maga. oh, wow. that is the best strawberry. that's crazy. the la mi strawberry is imported from tokyo, japan and it retails for about $19. it's become the talk of the internet as it's gaining attention, as it's on sale at a luxury grocery store in los angeles. known for its pricey items. reaction has been kind of mixed on tik tok and instagram. some are marveling about its taste, others questioning why someone would pay that much money for just one strawberry. i was thinking, it's like just one, you know? you see how carefully it's packaged, though? in japan, they'll do that with melons as well. king melons. and some of those are hundreds of dollars. exactly that. i m mean, there are gifts that you give to families when you go to their houses, so take it seriously. $19 is pricey, but, you know, cinthia just went to that grocery store. irvine and la. is that the one? yeah. and so she was like, why are the strawberries like $40? you know,

everything is super expensive. that's tough when you just think you're going to trader joe's. so i wonder if it's not as juicy as you think or as taste as good as you think. do you get your money back? oh, don't try to check the policy before you purchase. it's a little better. this one was a good one. i was just tasting it in the store. yeah, that's an error. yeah. wow. all right. well, all right, we're going to stay here in the bay area. we've got some great strawberries here as well. and we are going to enjoy sunshine as we go into the afternoon, as our temperatures head for the upper 70s and low 80s. this is the last day we'll see temperatures like this. it will be a still pretty mild tomorrow, but we're up to 77 today in oakland, 75 in concord, in pleasanton and in martinez. today, 73 degrees 75 for san mateo in san francisco. we're headed for the low 70s as well. lots of sunshine, but we'll eventually start to see some clouds coming in this afternoon. up to 76 in sonoma. here's the update of the drought monitor

that we just got minutes ago. so we're seeing no change while in southern california, we're still in an extreme drought. the yellowow shadings here a little bit closer to home and in parts of the central valley, is just not yet a drought. it's abnormally dry, but we are seeing moderate drought conditions developing for parts of the central coast and into the central valley, but not really including the bay area yet, but we are in for some much needed rain that will eventually arrive this weekend. so this is the next storm system that will be coming in. it will be weakening before it arrives, and out ahead of that, we'll get some colder temperatures on saturday. by sunday into monday, as the rain will be off and on, it's going to be fairly light. the next storm system right behind that will also be weakening. so the amount of rainfall we're expecting is not all that significant and probably won't put a dent in their abnormally dry conditions, but we're still going to get at least about a quarter inch of rainfall for much of the bay

area. and those rain chances start to increase late saturday into sunday. and monday looks like it will be a bit of a break, but still pretty chilly. and next week we are going to have some more winter like weather with highs in the upper 50s on wednesday. mike, now you have two incidents you're tracking i do. don't be alarmed. none of them are at the bay bridge toll plaza. i wanted to show you the backup and the gradual build here. this is a very congested area. peak performance starting to show up and peak commute starting to show up now in the east bay. these are standard flows. highway four and also in the north bay. highway 37. the big issue one of them the alert we have is southbound 101 sierra point parkway. we still have a crash in a fuel spill right around sister city sierra point parkway. it's backed up to about candlestick. so that's on the peninsula side and on the east bay. we still have a big backup. we're waiting for a bigger tow truck to arrive to clear one of the big rigs. south 680 at andrade road. still just one lane open right now. back to you. happening now. pope francis is showing signs of improvement

at a rome hospital. he can continue to receive treatment there for double pneumonia. the holy see says that the pontiff slept well overnight and is resting this morning. vatican is not elaborating on his condition and expects to release more information later today. pope francis was first admitted to that hospital on valentine's day. movining san francisco forward ahead at 6:00. the new plan mayor lori just laid out to try to get people back into the city's struggling downtown. and say it'son some business owners

now at six. hollywood legend gene hackman has died. the oscar winner and his wife were found dead in their new mexico home. new details overnight from authorities. president trump's first cabinet meeting since taking office. and there was an extra seat for billionaire elon musk. we're live from washington with the key takeaways as the president gears up for a high stakes meeting with a key ally. i think people just need to come back. generally speaking, we need people to walk in bringing businesses back to downtown san francisco. the mayor's new plan to attract peoplend