in the last 15 years or so. right now at 6:00. protecting against the flu. as the country grapples with a rise in cases, the key decision world leaders just made hours ago to prepare for the next flu season. plus an economic blackout. the movement taking place today in solidarity with working americans amid sweeping rollbacks of diversity programs and putting president trump's mass layoffs on hold. but is it too late for those that already got the ax? the new late night ruling from a san francisco federal judge. this is

today in the bay. good friday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. of course, we'll get you updated on what's happening with those roads. mike has that for us coming up. but first let's start out with that forecast, because today will be probably the last day that we can get out and just have fun outside. yeah. last day i'm wearing short sleeves for a while. we're going to have a big cooldown over the next few days and take a look at this beautiful sunrise we're already starting to see in san jose. as we get the clouds overhead and all of the colors as the sun starts to rise over the hills. so we're going to have a really nice day, although it won't be completely clear. it's going to be comfortable with temperatures headed for the mid 70s once again and some times of sunshine into the afternoon. that'what we'll see across the bay area with mid to upper 70. novato 75 and 73, in fremont, while los gatos will hit a high of 77 degrees. we'll talk about that

weekend cooldown and the rain coming up. mike, it seems like for now it is friday light. yeah, the weather is great, the conditions are great right now, and we're looking at no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. fridays tend to see a later build, and we have no build right now. just at the top of the hour, we're looking at the crash, still active in the grid, but no slowing south 101 past blythedale and getting toward the golden gate bridge. we did hear that a vehicle may have made some impact with one of the barriers near toll plaza lane number two. so we're watching, but no slowing and no further activities. a little build for that bay bridge, a little for highway 37. and just from time to time, there's one sensor change light traffic through concord right now. back to you. thanks, mike. with many bay area health facilities still in the midst of weathering the current flu season on a global level, health leaders are already pivoting. new. this morning, the world healtlth organization is finalizing plans for the next flu vaccine. today in the bay ginger conejero saab live for us in san francisco. and ginger, this all comes in the wake of

really one of the most severe flu seasons that we've seen in quite some time. that is correct. marcus and laura. quite a rough flu season that people worldwide are experiencing now. doctors and experts do this every year. they take a look at the strains and strains and make the decision on the new flu vaccine. but this year, there is an extra layer, an added layer of interest and concern. here's doctor peter chin-hong of ucsf's infectious disease department, explaining on this unusual parallel that doctors are focusing on. the reason why we're paying a lot of attention to the flu season this year is because we have a parallel outbreak in bird flu, as people might know, and the more bird flu and the more human flu you have next to each other, the more chances that bird flu can exchange genes with human flu and figure out a way to get inside our bodies more efficiently, because right now,

it's not doing a great job of that. and that's why we haven't seen more human cases. the w.h.o. is meeting today, and they currently wrapped up discussions and recommendations this morning about the chosen strains for the next flu vaccine. as mentioned, this is typical. but what is not typical is the surge in the flu worldwide this year. now, the united states is taking part in that w.h.o. meeting. president donald trump saying last month, the global health agency mishandled the covid 19 pandemic and other international health crises. the trump and trump, rather, i should say, added the u.s. will leave the world health organization. but it also comes as the fda canceled its meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots. a spokesperson for the department of health and human services, which oversees the fda, did not immediately respond to an nbc request for comment. now we're talking about how bad this flu season is,

doctor peter chin-hong says it is not too late to get your flu shot. it can still be around for the next couple of months. he is expected to take part in a press conference delving deeper into this later today. we'll continue to monitor that, and you can find the latest on nbcbayarea.com. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. thank you so much, ginger. i feel like we all know someone who has had the flu this season. well, activists today staging a national day of action with the idea of hitting big businesses where it hurts. now they're calling it an economic blackout to oppose what organizers call excessive influence from billionaires and leading political parties. the group, called people's union usa, is behind this ■campaign. t cites recent dei rollbacks as one of the inspirations, and it calls itself a movement for the working americans. now, that same group is promising more action in the weeks and months to come. our very own kris sanchez is digging deeper into this story. she's going to have

that full report for us coming up in the next half hour in just a few hours. president donald trump hosts ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky at the white house. this is a live look outside there this morning. the leader of the war torn country comes to washington after he and president trump traded barbs over russia's war on ukraine. today in the bay's alice barr joins us live from washington this morning. and alice, president trump we know is really trying to land a deal to gain those mineral mineral rights, i should say, in ukraine in exchange for support. yeah, laura, there is a lot on the line in this meeting and really a lot of baggage coming into it. it certainly could be a turning point. three years after russia invaded ukraine. i spoke with a ukrainian human rights lawyer who says no one wants peace more than her people, but that it can only come through strength against russian president vladimir putin. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy

coming to the white house today as president trump presses for a deal to end russia's war on ukraine. we're working very hard to get that war brought to an end. talking peace plans with the uk prime minister on thursday. it will either be fairly soon or it won't be at all. it can't be peace that rewards the aggressor. european allies have been working to bring ukraine's needs to the forefront in negotiations that began with russia. first. we are discussing our future. we're discussing our home. oleksandra matviichuk. a nobel peace prize winning ukrainian human rights lawyer has been advocating for her country in washington while documenting russian war crimes and centering ukrainian suffering. we don't hear about people. she says a lasting peace can only come through allies, promising security guarantees to check russian leader vladimir putin not to live under constant threat. that tomorrow russia will start bombarding massively

ukrainian cities again. president zelenskyy is expected to sign an agreement today to share revenue from ukrainian rare earth minerals with the u.s. in exchange for some form of security guarantees. though president trump has said he wants europe to take the lead. the president alarmed allies by falsely suggesting ukraine started the war. claims president zelensky called out as russian disinformation, leading president trump to call the democratically elected zelensky a dictator. did i say that? i can't believe i said that. next question. a key test today of where a critical relationship and the future of ukraine is headed. the u.k. prime minister said europe would step up to limit future russian aggression at its doorstep, and he committed to putting british boots on the ground and planes in the sky to support peace in ukraine. laura. all right, so much always going on in waington these days, as well

as all those governmental layoffs. and alice, a judge in san francisco, actually getting involved when it comes to this mass firing of federal employees. what do we know there? yeah. laura, that ruling grants temporary relief to employees. late yesterday, the federal judge ordered the trump administration to rescind a memo directing mass layoffs, specifically the supplies to probationary employees. the ruling calls the firings, quote, illegal and says they should be stopped. the judge, william alsup, appointed by president clinton, wrote, quote, the office of personnel management does not have any authority whatsoever under any statute in the history of the universe to hire and fire employees within another agency. his order, however, does not reinstate those probationary employees who were already dismissed. this comes as the government's climate and weather agency, noah, laid off 5% of its staff yesterday. it's unclear what

will happen next, given the new order from that san francisco judge. and then there's t this foreign aid workers at usaid cleaning out their desks to cheers from supporters who came out there. the recently fired federal workers were given 15 minutes to clear out. yesterday, the trump administration recently fired 1600 staffers and placed thousands more on leave at the agency that oversees foreign aid. laura, back to you. always something going on. and, alice, we appreciate all your coverage this morning. thank you. well, new signs of improvement this morning for pope francis, who continues to battle pneumonia in a rome hospital. vatican leaders say that he had another peaceful night and continues to rest. and also that he's now out of the critical phase of his recovery. church leaders are still not commenting on his prognosis, citing its complex clinical picture. the pope was first admitted to the hospital two weeks ago on valentine's day. now, let's take you up to the sierra on this friday morning.

wow, look at that. right. what a sunrise. no, that's in the sierra palisades tahoe, where people are hopeful about the return of snow as soon as this weekend. later today. state water agents should get a better sense of where the snowpack stands when they conduct that monthly sierra snow survey. current estimates put the snowpack at about 85% of normal for this time of year. that's for the entire sierra. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring things. sounds like some new snow would be very helpful about now. absolutely. and yeah, we talked about the statewide average at 85%. but when we break it down, the northern sierra is actually a little bit above what's normal today. the southern sierra is really still lacking. and that's where we need the additional snowfall. so hopefully we do get that. but we are looking at a weekend snowfall total of about 2 to 7in for the most part. there could be a little bit more on the way, but we are probably not yetoing to make up all of the snow that we need in the southern sierra. but as we take a look out there and looking at

the forecast this weekend, unfortunately with temperatures in the mid 50s, we may see some of that melting before we get that light snow coming in on sunday. and just a heads up, if you are coming back to the bay area on sunday, just plan on it taking a little bit longer as that snow begins to fall. we'll be tracking that. mike's been looking around to save you some money at the gas pump. trying. i will give you the best price around the bay. we continue to follow this in san jose. 417. if you make most stop your stop on camden avenue. if you're heading out through livermore, perhaps to start your weekend, you can fill up at 427 a gallon over there just off bluebill drive. springtown gas is the name of the shop there. and if you're heading through san francisco, then your weekend can start with 439 as the best price in the city. the lowest they have to top off your tank at double time on mission street. check gasbuddy.com for the best value, either where you are or where your destination might be. on the roadways, destinations are pretty much at speed and a minimum travel time for most of the bay. getting across the san mateo bridge, we're starting to

see a little slowing for 880. getting to the bridge out of oakland, the metering lights have been turned on over at the bay bridge. will give a few minutes for that backup to form. there's none yet. and on the san mateo bridge, we wanted to show you the volume over there. with the tail lights getting a little more closely gathered here, but no problems. you're still at speed. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. competing with open ai. still ahead on today in the bay. the new app, one silicon valley tech giant is set to launch as the company aims to take over as the leader in artificial intelligence. taking a look at the futures before the markets open. okay, a little bit in the positive. we're going to have a look at your business headlines when we return. plus flying taxis. yes, you heard me right. flying taxis may be right around the corner. we're going to tell you just how soon you can start hailing these new aircraft and rolling out the red carpet for hollywood's biggest night. the heated race for best picture at the oscars, and the touching tributes in store for

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tech bellwether stocks. nvidia sent markets down in thursday's session. the tech heavy nasdaq is on pace for its worst week since september. now in focus for investors this morning, it's the release of the personal consumption expenditures index that measures the change in what people are paying for goods and services, and is the federal reserve's preferred gauge of inflation. meta is planning to add a standalone ai app along with facebook, instagram and whatsapp. cnbc has learned that meta ai is expected to debut next quarter. it's a big step forward in the company's bid to become a leader in ai by the end of this year. now, meta is also planning a test of a paid subscription service for meta a, along the lines of what competitor openai does for access to more powerful versions of its chatgpt. and the securities and exchange commission announced thursday night that most meme coins, such as the onene preside trump launched just before his inauguration, are not considered

securities under federal law and are more like collectibles. now, the long sought after clarification now means people who offer the digital assets don't need to register with the sec. but on the flip side, also means buyers aren't protected by federal securities law. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm silvana henao. all right. thanks so much ivana. well, new at six for you, a santa cruz based company developing electric air taxis enough to take off with passengers. joby aviation says that it now has five aircraft in its test fleet, and it's planning to deliver one of its air taxis to dubai for passenger testing later this year. as for passenger service in dubai, the plan now calls for late this year or early next year. right now, it's in the process of having its electric air fleet certified for commercial passenger use here in the us. well, 20 for you this morning. hollywood's biggest night is

almost here. that's right. get your outfits ready for the 97th annual academy awards takes place on sunday. many categories, including best picture, are truly up for grabs. i'm afraid it is not so simple. ten films are nominated for the big prize. hollywood forecasters say there are two frontrunners, but there could also be a surprise in the works. the race for best picture is between a honora and conclave, but i think you can also count out the brutalist and even a complete unknown comedian and former late night tv host conan o'brien will take the stage as host. the ceremony is expected to pay tribute to the victims of the california wildfires and actors who died in the past year, including the recently deceased gene hackman, just this week. in the meantime, deadline reports a segment dedicated to the music featured in james bond films could also be in the works. so it's always a fun night. yeah it

is. also to see what they wear. yeah, absolutely. i know what you guys are wearing. probably my pajamas. yeah. i like shorts and t shirt. i guess we could do the sparkly pajamas. there we go. the fancy ones. all right, so we are going to have a much cooler weekend. we'll probably want to catch up on some of the movies that have been nominated to, you know, just see what they're winning. and we're going to start out with this beautiful sunrise. i think this is award winning. another one over dublin as we are seeing the clouds rolling by and a lot of pinks and oranges in the sky as we're getting up and heading out on this friday morning. it is now 46 degrees and as we go throughout the day, a pretty quick warm up going from mid 40s already to mid 60s at 10:00. and then throughout the day we'll see temperatures headed for the mid 70s with sunshine and for the south bay it will be 77 degrees in los gatos. still pretty mild and compared to yesterday just a bit cooler, but still pretty nice with a high of

75 expected in danville and pleasanton and oakland 69 degrees. it will be 64 in half moon bay and 73 in redwood city foran francisco. it will be back into the upper 60s today. no more 70s like what we had yesterday, and 71 in mill valley, and temperatures still a little bit cooler near the coast. while in ukiah, we're headed for 81 degrees tonight. if we are clear enough, you may be able to see a very rare celestial event with seven planets being visible and lined up in the sky. this will be the best night for that. and it happens just after sunset where you can see possibly jupiter, venus and mars. just a very bright three objects. it looks like stars in the sky. maybe you'll be able to tell the colors telling them apart, but you will need binoculars or a telescope to see. uranus as well as neptune. and saturn may be a little bit too low in the horizon. you do have to be kind of in a high place if you want

to see saturn very low in the sky, but we are going to see clouds coming in. so unfortunately you may not be able to see everything. and this next storm system comes in late tomorrow night and starts to bring us some waves of rain, as well as some cooler temperatures. and the rain chances continue through next next week. just kind of off and on with some breaks in between. but take a look at the changes we have ahead, going from 74 in the inland areas today to only 59 with showers on sunday. and mike, you're checking back in on the bay bridge. yeah. the metering lights have been on for almost a half hour now, and we're just now starting to see a little more slowing off the 880 overcrossing. traffic's very light right now. it's 21 after the hour, and no major issues coming out of the east bay. we have some more slowing building up out of richmond, over towards san rafael. so 580 and the bay bridge to have about the same amount of traffic flow. highway 37 holds steady, and highway four sees the most change over the last few. contra costa county starting to pick up the

volume there. also alameda county 880 a build out of hayward in toward fremont. nothing dramatic. it is friday, of course. back to you. it sure is. thanks so much. 622 for you this morning. next here on today in the bay nbc bay area responds. two families are fighting battles for five figures each. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura nbc bay area

response to consumer cases, really, of all sizes because every penny counts. yeah. and recently, consumer investigator chris chmura team tackled a pair of those cases where families had tens of thousands of dollars on the line. happy friday. let's start with jean from the south bay. she told us she and her husband made a mistake paying off a $30,000 bank loan. they said they accidentally made that $30,000 payment to their credit card at the same bank. jean said the bank wasn't helping her undo the mistake, so she was stuck with a $30,000 credit on her credit card. jean contacted us, we contacted the bank and then freed up jean's money. next, we helped derek up in the north bay. his college landlord did major roof work and put him in a hotel. he showed us a photo of what his apartment looked like there. look at all the equipment. well, recently the property owner wanted to move derek back to the complex, to an apartment with three other students. even though derek's parents had leased him a solo

pad, derek's frustrated family contacted us. we contacted the landlord. it then cut a deal that keeps derek put and saves his family. about $14,000. if you need us to school the company, here's your homework. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. have a great weekend. you too. kris. well, we have a lot more ahead for you at 630, including la fire chief defending her job after getting fired following the devastating wildfires last month. the reason she's up for a tough battle when it comes to being reinstated. plus, today is a day of economic action, a call to boycott all stores that have rolled back their dei policies. i'll tell you what you need to know about the latino freeze if you want to support it, or if you want to just understand what's happening. you're watchi

a thermometer of what? not only the consumer, but young people are saying right now, at 630, an economic blackout to protest big business and the end of diversity programs. a new social media campaign calling for a 24 hour boycott today. we're breaking down the potential impact. the shocking images we're seeing by millions of

people. and now two bay area women accused of violently kicking a small dog are under arrest. how the viral outrage over that video may impact the charges against them. another day of nice weather, but don't get used to it. look at that sunrise. got to love that. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the return of rain just as we head into the weekend. this is today in the bay. like the sky is on fire with that sunrise this morning. good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. let's get a look at that forecast for you this morning. fire in the boot. yeah, yeah. hopeful people aren't too distracted while they're driving and seeing that sunrise this morning. it is beautiful. and it will be a nice day. in fact, let's just go on a nice sunrise tour starting in san jose, where we're seeing a little bit of pinks and the blue mixing in. and this is a look from san bruno mountain, from where we have our storm ranger mobile doppler radar parked. and then

looking at that bright orange sky that, as we mentioned, looks like it's on fire. we're seeing that in dublin as well as you're heading out. temperatures are in the mid 40s and headed back to the 70s again today. last day of feeling temperatures like that in quite a while. so we'll talk about the weekend ahead. mike, what's going on in richmond? it's a teachable moment. this person is actually helping. they have a disabled vehicle. i think they just had the hood closed down. they might be able to clear, but it's in what's called the gore point. when we talk about the gore point, that's where two lanes separate for an offramp, or they come together after folks have merged onto the freeway. it's a sewing term for a triangle of fabric, and that's what we talk about. so that's the term we often use to where a location of an accident might have been relocated there off the roadway. meanwhile, the main roadways are being a smooth drive. friday shows a slower build over at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are on, but no big backup just yet. we have slowing starting to build here out of hayward, off the castro valley y and down in toward fremont. no major issues for the south bay. we're just starting again for 101. back to

you. thanks so much, mike. today a day of action, a latino phrase that's evolved into a call for a full economic blackout. the goal is to send a message to companies which are ending their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us live from san jose's willow glen with more on what we need to know. kris. well, good morning to you, laura. so the call to action is to not spend any money, not in stores or restaurants, not even by gas. not shop in person or online. this latino frieze has been organizing on social media as a way to send a message to those companies, as you said, which have either eliminated or rolled back their policies toward diversity, equity, inclusion. people are calling out specifically best buy, target, amazon, walmart, home depot, starbucks, mcdonald's, just to name a few. and to contrast the delano grape boycott of the 1960s took five years to force growers to change their poor pay and working conditions. so you

might wonder what difference a one day boycott can make. we got an answer from the head of the latino think tank that tracks the data. what i can tell you is this those companies will notice. i don't know if it's going to be public, i don't know, but those companies know perfectly well what their sales per day is are, so they will notice. now consider that latinos contributed 14% of the us gdp. in total, the total of all goods and services produced in 2022, which is the most recent data available. and that amounted to $3.6 trillion, 13% more than the year before, according to the 2024 latino donor collaborative report. now, in california alone, latinos contributed more than $935 billion. now, the head of the latino donor collaborative says the latino freeze stands to say a lot about not just the latino community, but a certain segment. we're talking about the

young people who want to be reflected in hiring policies, not just now, but in the future. according to the us department of labor, 78% of the new workforce will come from latinos in the next ten years. as much as somebody can tell you don't use the social justice term of dei or equality, etcetera. when the market calls, the market calls, these companies are for profit companies that need to know where the growth is coming from. now, if you do have to shop today, the suggestion is that you buy local at your mom and pops, like here in downtown willow glen, and that you pay in cash so the banks feel the impact as well, or that you support the businesses that have retained their dei policies like costco and savemart. i have linked to a number of businesses or locations where you can find those businesses, but you can find more at latino freeze.com or at goods unite us dot com.

there you can search the policies of any company that you shop in. willow glen. kris sanchez today in the bay. all right. thanks for the latest there kris. well, two women are now in custody. this is after a video went viral showing a dog being kicked across a front lawn. now, it sparked a lot of backlash in contra costa county. pittsburg police say that the woman seen in this viral video. well, the two women, they're a mother and a daughter. and that dog, gigi. so the gigi, the owner there. the dog's owner posted this video on social media. it shows what happened in his front lawn. now, ultimately, gigi was kicked and went flying. the dog's owner says this all followed a dispute with his neighbor, who ran over his plant, and that his neighbor's daughter and granddaughter came over and threatened him with a gun. but then one of them kicked the dog. she hit the planter right here. i mean, she hit it hard. it wasn't like she got kicked and tumbled. she got

kicked and smashed against the planter, is what happened. any juror that sees that video is going to be appalled. and this would be a very difficult case to take to trial. police say gigi is safe at home. the owner thanks the community for its support. new at 6:00, the fate of a recently fired l.a. fire chief will be the main focus of an upcoming special city council hearing. l.a. mayor karen bass last week fired christian crowley following weeks of tension in the aftermath of the l.a. firestorm. the mayor was in africa when the fires broke out, and says crowley never warned her about the extreme weather conditions. some also argue the fire department should have been at maximum staffing levels. crowley now holds a lower rank in the department but is appealing her firing. leaders will hold a hearing next tuesday after rescheduling it from today. you see, workers in one of two striking unions will walk off the job today for a third

and final day. some 60,000 workers, two unions, afscme and upt, went on strike wednesday. it's impacting uc campuses statewide in areas including health services, labs, mental health counseling and service work. uc says emergency services are not impacted. only upt workers are back on the striking line today. and unions cite issues including pay, benefits and bargaining strategies. you see, meanwhile, issuing a statement accusing the unions of holding up contract talks. let's take a live look at sunrise overlooking san bruno mountain this morning. beautiful colors in the sky. really a gorgeous start to our day. kari is keeping track of not only today, but some changes coming this weekend. yeah, i had to show that sunrise again too, because it is so beautiful. as we're heading out on this friday morning. making plans for the weekend. but how about a polar plunge that's happening in alameda starting out tomorrow morning at 745 at the register

online. but it's going to be not only cool in the water, but also in the low 50s for the air temperature and staying mostly cloudy. and then we're taking a look at our weekend forecast with a filtered sunshine today, a few high clouds moving in, but we're still headed back to the mid 70s. a big drop in temperatures tomorrow with mid 60s and more clouds and rain developing late, and then the showers will be in the forecast for sunday as well as a slight chance on monday. now this is the last weekend before mardi gras and there is a big party going on with the parade in north beach in san francisco starts at 130 and it looks at least for the start of the parade. it's going to be nice with low 60s, but the later we go in the day the rain chances will increase. so just a heads up about that. and also if you're going to the beach, there will be a beach hazard statement in effect where we could see some of those breakers building to 20ft. so if santa cruz is in your weekend plans, stay well away from the water. you know about those sneaker waves. and we could see temperatures today in the mid 60s, upper 50s

tomorrow and then rain moving in on sunday. and then you may want to wrap up the weekend in napa. just bring the rain gear if you're going to be running in the marathon that starts early in the morning. mike, you're looking at the friday light at the bay bridge, right? exactly. so we have a gradual build, very gradual, almost an hour since these metering lights were activated, some flashing lights. we noticed there's a tow truck over there. someone may have had a little break down there on the approach coming off the 880 overcrossing. watch it. it's narrow there. no major disturbance as far as the flow goes. a little build for berkeley out of richmond and across the bay bridge. we just showed you highway 37 hold steady with a little more slowing near the racetrack and highway four, there's the build. contra costa county. 242 shows slowing in toward pleasant hill. now a reminder, folks, all we can continue actually to the 14th of march. we have no central subway service because of tunnel repairs. you'll use the bus overhead. the t and the t third and the katy will help you take you from chinatown's rose park station down to fourth

and brannan. and that includes the weekend. so for folksks familiar with the area heading into the city, that will be an alteration for your transit and overnight, the same configuration as last night across the golden gate bridge, a few lanes are closed for maintenance. back to you. thank you. mike. well, a deepening mystery surrounding the death of gene hackman and his wife. this morning, we're hearing from santa fe county sheriff about the clues found inside that home that might lead investigators to some answers. now, let's check the big board for you this morning. you can see the dow jones industrial up just a little bit s&p 500 little change after inline inflation data benchmark is headed for worst week of 2025. and after six decades in business, a beloved east bay bowling alley is closing. we'll have details on what's next for that property. hey, what are you doing in my swamp? womp womp womp. oh, dear.

shrek is back and he is bringing some major star power with him. the oakland native set to join the cast of the new movie. stick around for that and so much more. you're watching today in the bay.

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into the deaths of acting legend gene hackman and his wife and their dog. the bodies of 95 year

old hackman and his 64 year old wife, betsy arakawa, were discovered by a groundskeeper at their home in santa fe, new mexico. officials say there was no sign of foul play, with initial autopsy results showing no external trauma. however, in a search warrant, a detective called the deaths suspicious as a front door was found unsecured and opened, but investigators say there was no signs of forced entry. on tuesday, santa fe county sheriff spoke out about the investigation underway and was asked how long the couple was believed to have been dead before their bodies were discovered. it's very difficult to put a timeline together, even with the help of the office of the medical investigator, just based on on their body and, and, and other evidence on the body. it looked, it appears several days, possibly even up to a couple of weeks. the oscar winner was found in a mud room with his cane next to him. that indicates he may have fallen and

was not able to get himself back up. his wife was found in a bathroom near an unlocked front room. there was a space heater on the floor and an open pill bottle with scattered pills on the counter. an autopsy is underway to determine an official cause o of death. u.s. figure skating will forever be scarred by last month's deadly midair crash on the potomac. but this weekend, some figure skating biggest stars will take part in a special event to honor the victims. 16 year old spencer lane and his mother, christine, were two of the 67 people on board that flight and died in the crash. and spencer was one of the hopefuls making a name for himself, with his mother almost always by his side. in an exclusive interview with the today show, spencer's father is opening up about all of this, this tragic loss. i think more than anything, i think what makes me a little emotional is the thinking about all the friends back at the rink, because i think while this is painful, obviously for me and my

family, it's painful for all of them as well. and so thinking about them is tough. describe the ice skating community. it's really, you know, it sounds like a cliche, but it's very much a family. the legacy on ice benefits is sure to be an emotional event. now this includes top skaters, including bay area skaters kristi yamaguchi and alicia lieu. it will take place at washington's capital one arena on sunday. it is airing live on peacock starting at noon pacific time. a beloved, beloved east bay bowling alley is closing after 60 years in business. danville bowl has announced it is shutting down at the end of march. in a post on instagram, the owner thanked the community for its support but said it's time to move on. well, probably not breaking any news here whwhn tell you, but steph curry never ceases to amaze. and you can go ahead and add another

career defining moment to his all hall o fame legacy. take a look that just typified the whole half staff from three quarters cou, curry hits a three. night. night. who's done it better? i don't know. let's just say steph was on fire last night in orlando. his buzzer beater at half gave the warriors some serious momentum just when they needed it. now in the second half steph took charge. he hit 12 three pointers in all scoring 22 points in the third quarter alone. his 56 points overall gave the warriors that 121 115 win. and dubs suddenly find themselves in the seventh spot in the western conference. well, if your weekend is somehow incomplete without a little cold shock, we've got the perfect idea for you. you ready? how about a polar plunge? tomorrow's five k and polar plunge is happening at crown beach in alameda. it benefits special olympics northern california. we recently spoke with one special

olympics events director. she says the event offers participants a lot more than just diving in and lacing up their running shoes. it's a peer to peer fundraiser, so we ask that you raise a mininimum of 1. that gives you the free event t shirt, that gives you a meal for the day, and you get to come take the plunge with us. if you want to register ahead of tomorrow's event. head to plunge.org. you can also donate to the special olympics through that website. good, cause i love it. how much do you love it? i'll take a dip. there you go. also trending. the highly anticipated fifth installment of the shrek franchise is adding a major star to its list, and she's heading from her hometown of oakland to the ogre swamp. hey, magic mirror, who's the fairest of them all? why, shrek, of course. go! you. dad! woo-hoo! mommy! like, who's making this stuff? not me! oh, that was so mama like. zendaya

will join mike myers, eddie murphy, and carmen diaz in the upcoming sequel. the emmy winner and dune star will play titular ogre's daughter and the animated film, slated for release in december of 2026. now, this will be the first film since 20 tens shrek forever after. wow. but it still lives on. yeah. it's amazing. talk about eagerly anticipated. we're talking about the christmas after this. christmas. yeah. there you go. eagerly anticipating. eagerly. all right. we have plenty of time to get ready for that. and maybe catching up on some of those oscar movies this weekend, too. especially with the rain coming in now, we are going to have one more day of temperatures that are going to be well above normal. feeling like spring out there. but wouldn't you know it, this is the last day of our winter and tomorrow begins meteorological spring, meaning on march 1st. that's usually when our temperatures start to warm up. but we will of course see the

opposite. so we're going from our temperatures today. highs in the mid 70 to 75 in the e east y for antioch and danville pleasanton, all 75 degrees and upper 60s for oakland and redwood city. it will be 60 to 73 degrees and 64 in half moon bay. san francisco stays in the 60s, later this afternoon and in the mid 70s for napa, sonoma as well as novato. now, if you have a little time tonight, and if the sky is clear enough, you'll be able to see a rare event with the planet parade. this will be the best night for viewing. i know we've been talking about this all week, but seven planets lined up and this will be the last time this happens until 2040, so if you are able to see it, go ahead and check it out. you'll at least be able to see venus, jupiter and mars. so those will be the bright stars in the sky. and then we're seeing some more clouds coming in. unfortunately with this disturbance just to our south. hopefully that clears out in time for later this evening. but then the next storm system is right on its heels, and that's

what will bring us some rain. the rain chances increase late tomorrow night, continuing into early sunday morning. it won't be raining all day, but it will be just kind of off and on, and we'll see those rain chances continue into monday as well. so during that short time, we could see about a quarter to half inch of rain in spots. this is all much needed, so we do definitely need more rain in the forecast, and it looks like we'll get that as we go toward the middle of next week. but we're going from mid 70 today to only 50 by the end of the weekend. mike, you were checking in on the south bay. we have a gradual build now. just seeing some subtle changes. north 87 101 and your usual spots. but again this is a friday so lighter traffic overall getting a little bit more gradual start for the south bay commute coming in. no major issues for the tri-valley. that's great over here. 880 just shows a little build from san leandro down through hayward toward fremont with some sensor changehere. no problem across those bridges. and look, vasco road, we're not even at 20

minutes now off of marsh creek down to 580. back to you. thanks so much, mike. happening now. mountain view chu mountain view based. google is announcing more layoffs. a spokesperson tells business insider could it be about 200 jobs impacted? the cuts will impact the human resources, cloud and trust and safety departments. a crowdsourced internal google doc reveals the most significant reductions include cuts within the ad sales group. and we're back in just minutes with a look at our top stories this morning, including economic blackout, the movement takaking place today in solidarity with working americans amid sweeping rollbacks on diversity programs. plus, protecting against the flu. the country grappling with a rise cases. the key decision world leaders just made hours ago to prepare for the next flu season. but first, today is friday, and that means another edition of our school shoutout series. hi, we're from vargas lomita elementary in the

beautiful city of oakland. good morning, bay area, and good morning to you kids. and good morning to you all out there across the bay area this morning. hey, don't forget you can send your kids to class video right here to us so they can be on our school shoutout series. all you have to do take that video and then send it to us at school. shoutout at nbc uni.com. stick

welcome back. we are moving you forward this morning with a look at our top stories here on today in the bay. activists today are staging a national day of action with the idea of hitting big business where it hurts. they're calling it an economic blackout. to oppose what organizers call excessive influence from billionaires and leading political parties. people are calling out companies like target, amazon, walmart, home depot, starbucks and mcdonald's, just to name a few. the latino freeze is among those organizing on social media as a way to send a message to companies which either eliminated or rolled back their policies towards diversity, equity and inclusion.

a judge in san francisco issued a ruling when it comes to the mass firing of some federal workers. the decision grants temporary relief to probationary employees. the ruling calls the firings, quote, illegal and says that they should stop now. late yesterday, the federal judge ordered president trump's administration to rescind that memo directing the mass layoffs in order. how his order, however, does not reinstate probationary employees who were already dismissed. two women are now in custody after a video went viral showing a dog being kicked across a front lawn. pittsburgh police say the woman seen in this viral video are a mother and daughter and a dog named gigi. gigi's owner posted the video to social media. the dog's owner says it all started with a dispute with his neighbor, who ran over a plant. and that's when his neighbor's daughter and granddaughter came over and threatened him with a gun. then one of them kicked his dog. the women were arrested. police say gigi is safe at home,

with many bay area health facilities still in the midst of weathering the current flu season. on a global level, health leaders are already pivoting to ahead. within the last few hours, the world health organization beganinalizing plans for the next flu vaccine for the 2025 2026 season. now, this all comes in the wake of one of the most severe flu seasons in more than a decade. and while the united states is taking part in the world health meeting, the fda recently backed out of the meeting next month to select which strains should be includ in the next vaccine. the today show is up next with an eye opening look at a costly scheme called predatory towing, targeting drivers when they need help the most. why complaints are skyrocketing and important tips to protect yourself in the meantime. today in the bay, did you know we continue online streaming live at 8:00? we'll get t you ready for hollywood's biggest night of the year, the oscars. join us on roku nbcbayarea.com or our free nbc bay area news app, or wherever

you stream. you miss it. you miss out. i'm just letting you know. you sure do. all right, let's get a look at that forecast. if you don't go outside today, you just might miss out on a clear day. you're going to miss out on the warm weather, because the rest of the forecast doesn't look like what we'll see again this afternoon. headed for the mid 70s for a lot of our inland areas. temperatures drop tomorrow with more clouds. rain chances increase late and off and on. showers in our sunday forecast with also cooler weather headed to san francisco. now look at this picture. i wouldn't say we're missing the traffic, it's just not there. it's not so heavy. it's friday, of course, that's pretty good there as we approach the 7:00 hour. but a smooth flow of traffic through the south bay as well. a gentle build for freeways like 87, 101 and 85. where's everyone? i know you're watching us. hey, thanks for staying on. yeah, look, that's what's happening today in the bay. stick around. today's show the deaths of gene hackman and his wife. >> as powerful tributes