the bay bridge around mid-span. not far from treasure island and things get foggy here this morning. be extra careful. the san mateo bridge looking good with travel time 12 minutes between eight to 80 and 101. on some main freeways, the altamont pass, 27 minutes. >>> some san francisco business owners calling on the city to step in after they said a graffiti mob keeps targeting their neighborhood. kpix5 has more on why those businesses say they haveot t cl >> reporter: it might look like a line to get into a nightclub but it is actually a mob of people at an organized spray paint party. according to businesses and residents, more than 100 showed up to tag the block including an abandoned building, a parklet and several storefronts. at one point, a fight broke out and it happened friday around 8:00 p.m. on 18th near mission street. >> it's really unfortunate. we have so many small businesses struggling to recover. one punch after another with the pandemic, a second wave and third wave and then they have to deal with

the damage has been done for your bay bridge commute. average speeds will be tracking around five miles per hour as you try to get through the toll plaza and into san francisco. i will let you know when that picks up, but traffic is backed up completely through the maze. reggie and kumasi? reggie: thanks, judy no. -- jobina. kumasi: you have less than a week until california's indoor mask mandate is lifted for public places if you are fully vaccinated. but one bay area county is making an exception. santa clara county is the only local county requiring you to keep the masks on. health officer dr. sarah cody says transmission is still too high. they expect to drop the mandate sometime next month. as for the rest of the bay area, masks for fully vaccinated people will no longer be needed in places like restaurants and grocery shops. it still applies in schools, hospitals, and on other -- other transit. reggie: and other states are rolling back mandates as well, from the state, local, and federal level, people are left a little confused. jo

let's check with gianna for a look at that bay bridge commute. >>> a live look at the bay bridge withngs moving pretty seamlessly over to san francisco. we haven't had any major issues or problems. a little bit more crowded, but a nice pace into the city with fog and things clearing a bit. we will keep a close eye on that end other than that, slow to the altamont pass and we have a new crash westbound on 588 grant line with two cars on the right lane and traffic is backing up. if you are coming off 205, it's back beyond mountain house. >>> happening today, be ready to show you are fully vaccinated in the city of berkeley with new requirements in place to get into certain public and indoor facilities. >> our jocelyn moran is there with the breakdown. >> reporter: there are two key parts to the order and you and your kids, five and older must show you are fully vaccinated to get into restaurants or gyms and it applies to indoor events of 500 or more. any establishment, event with food indoors, like bars, theaters and entertainment venues. the second part applies to employees at these bu

we know about the bay bridge toll plaza, but let me call out the north bay. the rumored closure for this bridge, the tennessee over-crossing, the tennessee street bridge will officially close today, we're told by caltrans. that was an update since last night, so the solano bridge you'll have to use to the south and that will affect route 6 for more delays. we're looking at highway 4, 37 and the bay bridge, all where you have your typical build. it's a lighter build but the metering lights were turned on earlier this morning. we're watching the east bay. here in the tri-valley, unexpected delays at south 680 starting to break up. earlier crash or perhaps crashes, packed things up as people were coming through pleasanton and livermore. it's slower to clear, south bay, peninsula, and even south county looking great. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> sometimes it's time for change. and sometimes that change takes some time. so nearly two years now, and washington football team now has a new nickname. just ahead this morning, the unveiling and more on how the team

get an earlier accident on the bay bridge, 80 westbound near that treasure island. exit slows down a bit. they've been able to clear that off of the bridge. and it looks like while we're looking at drive times are gradually continuing to go down. just said 30 now looks like we're at around 24 minutes. so if you need to get into the city, remember, drive times are going down now. that's a good news. traffic is moving along. barr is always an option for you there. let's check on some of our other bridges, though, if you want to take those san mateo bridge, 13 minutes, 8.80, to one o one. so no major issues or delays or that's the good news. the golden gate bridge still at 19 minutes. 37 to the tolls out of richmond. look at that. as you're traveling tolls to one o one 8 minutes for get dried out in oakland, northbound 13 at lincoln avenue, there's a downed tree. so the on ramp there is blocked. but thankfully the highways not we're not seeing any major delays there. long, 13, look, 5, 18, 8.80, all-clear as well. so we're going to keep a close eye on the bay bridge wil

traffic there as well because a lot of people decided to take the san mateo bridge instead of the bay bridge because that accident. now we're at 18 minutes as you're heading from 8.80, to one o one richmond center fell bridge tolls to one o one about 14 minutes for your drive. and in richmond, this traffic hazard, 80 westbound east of central avenue, a good alternate san pablo avenue darya and james and darya. happy birthday. thank you so much, ray 71. right now, we do have some breaking news that happened overnight in san francisco. there was a deadly shooting on the great highway which runs by the zoo have person in a car apparently shot crawford's camila barco. >> has been a following up trying to get the latest information on this. let's get the update from her now. camila. >> yes, so we're still trying to find out more information as to what led up to the shooting, james. but we know that one person is dead after being shot. we're still trying to find out. also there are other party. officers have spent the past 2 hours investigating this. >> it happened southbound on the great highway

southbound 101 clear through petaluma, and anywhere south of the bay bridge also is very clear. thank you so much. >>> it is 6:54, and happening now, a new push in concord to help people struggling to make it in the bay. council members will debate a plan to buy the lake apartments on laguna street. the city would convert the 102-unit building into affordable housing. discussion takes place tomorrow at concord's virtual city council meeting. >>> next, a quick look at the top stories, including today's call to action from parents and teachers after oakland unified refuses to budge on the timeline for school closures. plus, one of the bay area's biggest cities still under a mask requirement, may be ready to lift its mandate. the looming decision and uncertainty surrounding the vote. we're back in two minutes. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> 6:57 on your presidents' day monday. here's a look at the top stories we're covering on "today in the bay." >> including new information from u.s. intelligence on russia's ukraine invasion plans. u.s. intelligence now confirms that russi

crowded towards the bay bridge. an earlier crash we had which is now cleared out of lanes. >>> a large brush fire in laguna beach amid powerful winds and unusually hot temperatures for this time of year. a live look at some of the flames now. it was reported just after 4:00 this morning. orange county fire officials say it's burned about seven acres so far. the fire is forcing hundreds of evacuations in emerald bay neighborhood, irvine cove and north coast. some schools will be closed. part of the pacific highway is closed. we will keep you updated with any new information as we get it. >>> coronavirus cases are coming down but the demand for testing is still there. one testing site in santa clara county actually ran out of tests. >> reporter: that's right. this was at the los altos library. they ran out of at home covid tests and that caused some traffic in the area. santa clara county library district continuing outdoor drive through covid test distribution sites. mile pea it's line roar on main street from 3:00 t

a live look at east across the bay at the bay bridge and the east bay and we are in the 30s, 40s and 50s. grab that jacket heading out the door. not as cold as last week, but 43 in concord and oakland, 48. 40 in livermore and downtown san francisco, 50. 36 in santa rosa. through san francisco, plenty of sunshine with temps in the upper 60s this afternoon in san francisco and oakland is looking at 70 degrees with sunshine later today. for concord and the inland east bay, 74 with sun through the afternoon and the tri-valley in livermore, 74 for the high later and the south bay and santa clara valley reaching 76 degrees with abundant sunshine. a strong ridge of high pressure and tomorrow, warmer temperatures. 60s and 70s and feeling more like spring this afternoon and looking at sunny to mostly sunny skies later today. 64 along the coast and 72 in redwood city and 70 in mountain view and the east bay, 72 and fremont looking at daytime highs at 71 for the north bay and 71 for santa rosa. looking to the middle part of the week, showers returned late wednesday into thursday and we don't ex

the bay bridge, the benicia bridge, san mateo and dunbarton bridges.ht feel the gusting wind a little more. two hands on the steering wheel and i know it sounds redundant, but stay safe. the toll plaza has quiet conditions and going into the city, the san mateo bridge is clear in both directions with no brake lights or delays. coming through the golden gate bridge, traffic is moving nicely with no delays and travel times in the green. >>> i'm anne makovec with a live look at kyiv ukraine with the eyes of the world and time may be running out with a peaceful resolution with u.s. intelligence suggesting that russia plans an invasion and russia is denying that but demands that nato not allow ukraine into the alliance. taking a live look at the white house with president biden and russian president vladimir putin agreeing, in principle, to a face-to-face meeting. the details will be arranged between the sit down between antony blinken and the russian foreign minister. the white house has stress there will be no talks if russia attacks ukraine with at least

we will show you a live look at the bay bridge.o stack up there, lots of people making the ride into san francisco. about a 20 minute commute so far to go from the area into the city. we've got brake lights along 880. south bound 880 into hayward it is a slow ride. an earlier crash was reported around a street. it looks like it is in the clearing stages. busy off the 580 castro area y area towards the nimitz freeway. the good news is if you are taking nimitz freeway in the oakland area, a live look near the colosseum. this portion looks good. we haven't had issues through the oakland area on 880 but still busy for the ride into the altamont pass, sluggish conditions, 52 minute drive time. >>> the masks are off in much of the state. now what? we are live with the plan to recover from the pandemic. >>> warriors fans, forget a normal seat. how about a suite. the new online platform giving that chance but it is not coming cheap. >>> join us after this on cbs news bay area. we are live at company a.m. with the latest local news headline

look at the live look at the bay bridge. we don't have any issues or problems as you work through there. pretty quiet at the bay bridge. easy ride out of oakland into san francisco. no delays on the bridge. everything clear in both directions. if you are going between 880 and 101 just about a 12 minute commute and the golden gate looking good. very quiet right now. in fact we aren't seeing a lot of brake lights or delays. there will be road work later on. plan for delays if you are commuting out of marin. mostly affected midday traffic. just a heads up. 101, 280, 87,. >> thank you. >>> happening today a new high tech art exhibit opens in san francisco. sarah gives us us a preview. >> there's a good chance. these exhibits are huge. 27-foot high wall was massive projections of some of best work. imagine picas so is as it's name sake suggests. an exhibit that drops new to a dream cape. 200 of his works allowing any art lovers to see piece that would span the globe. >> you can't have at the same place [inaudible]. all those pain

show you when the winds will let upcoming up. >>> and wind advisories in effect for some of the bay area bridges. plus it's getting busy for the morning commute. ly have your travel times and details just around the >>> comcast is going to meet today with a north bay homeowner after surprising her with a huge utility box in her front yard. he said she left her home for two hours and when she got back this huge green box had appeared in her garden. it was a back up battery for a hub on ayew tilt poll. they have a city permit to put the boxes on private property but she is upset she wasn't warned. >> there was no notice. the city signed off on drawings but we weren't told. they really should have told us. i mean someone should should be told. someone should have to have at least a conversation. >> a sign on the box said the installation is on hold for now. >>> happening today solar supporters holding a honk to save solar event in protest of a proposal by the state cpuc. they are considering changes to net energy metering. >>> pg&e is beginning a ma'amor project aimed to prevent wildfires by buryin

. >> that includes the bay bridge and the antioch. at the bay bring toll plaza. moving okay off 160. getting onto highway 4 heading thwart the east shore. >>> calal's test positive average has dropped to just 14%. a new study seems to back up the importance of boosters. researchers studied 400,000 infections in los angeles between november 7st and the january 8th. they found more than half were in fully vaccinated people without a booster with a third happening in unvaccinated people in just 13% in the boosted group. >>> the smaller group was more likely to especially newspaper the group than the vaccinated boosted groups. >>> some first responders will have another month to get their booster shots. it's due to high demand. >> the marin county health department said appointments have been limited. this gives first responders more time to get that booster shot. the deadline had been this last friday. now between today and march 1th they must show proof of their booster or submit to weekly surveillance testing. that's per a public health order. the president of the

now the bay bridge this morning. looking at a little backup out there. 90 minute drive over the bridge right now. there was an incident that had one lane blocked on the bay bridge just west of treasure island. earlier that's been cleared. so honestly, there should be some improvements here shortly. san mateo bridge, 14 minute drive pretty packed. but rolling at the limit. and we are looking at the richmond center fell bridge with a 17 minute drive over the span. back to you. >> thanks a lot of 7.31. in the east bay. there's an effort to keep the oakland schools open, all of them, even the ones they're thinking of closing and it's getting some more support. it is from city leaders. in fact, for nearly 2 hours over the weekend, they came together, did discuss ways to try and save the nearly dozen schools that have been slated for closure or to be merged with another school. proffers amanda hari takes a closer look at what they talked about. >> councilmember loren taylor said that he wanted to be a part of this virtual

the good news is it is friday light on bay area bridges, no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza, things moving nicely into san francisco. golden gate bridge off to a great start, no delays out of marin county. >>> new details on the moments before a 4-9ders fan was attacked in the parking lot of sofi. daniel luna, a resident of oakland and a chef, sara donchey explains what investigators are searching for. >> reporter: we really didn't know exactly what happened to daniel luna outside the nfc championship game sunday. now police say a key piece of evidence is helping them piece things together. the mayor is shedding new light on the moments leading to the beating of daniel luna during the nfc championship saying a fight broke out in a matter of seconds as luna was mingling with a group of 49ers fans in the parking lot. >> the victim mr. luna pushes someone from behind. that person when mr. luna turns away pushes him, takes another step towards him and punches him looks like in the mouth area. mr. luna falls back on his head. >> reporter: there is security video but the video is blurry a

that's not the case for bay bridge.t, a crash near central really backing up traffic to the richmond area. highway 4 is still busy out of antioch. a crash near love ridge still stuck in lanes. >>> your first alert weather forecast, much calmer as we start our day. it is definitely not as windy. a live look outside at what you can expect, it is a golden sunrise day. temperatures are down to the 30s and 40s. it is a cold start with clear skies and calmer lighter winds. you see a big difference compared to yesterday with our winds, calm to light conditions. as we head through our afternoon, mix of sun and clouds, low 60s along the coast and around the bay. the seven day first alert weather forecast san francisco, oakland, san jose, temperatures on the rise as we look at the end of the week into next week. we will continue with that big warm up. back to you. >>> 6:59. we will leave you with a couple of my the words free and pizza. digiorno hedging bets on the score of the super bowl that can result in you winning free pizza

it is pretty quiet, your commute across most bay area bridges are looking good, no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. things are moving nicely. metering lights remain off. golden gate bridge is clear also, easy ride out of marin county all the way into the city. right now no brake lights or issues on san mateo bridge. things are quiet in both directions. richmond san rafael bridge, seven minutes for the ride to the marin side. 12 minutes on san mateo bridge. if you are headed south over towards the golden gate bridge, that's about a 19 minute ride. we are tracking slower speeds into the altamont pass. i will have travel times for you in my next report. >>> a 49ers fan is in a coma after he was found beaten outside of sofi stadium. >> it happened right after kick off. have detectives tracked down who did this? >> reporter: there is no description of the suspects and no motive. detectives are working with security to review camera footage or get in contact with anyone who may have cell phone video of the brutal attack. this happened sunday minutes after kick off. 40-year-old daniel lu

. >> bay bridge and also the san mateo bridge, which is why we're seeing the drive times along the bay bridge going up. 17 minutes as you're traveling into the city may so that fremont street exit, we do have an accident. that's an oakland southbound 8.80, north of high street. one lane there block. but we're seeing delays. i would say 5.80, a good alternate. if you're trying to get around their reach, the bridge, san mateo bridge, high winds. there are about 14 minutes, though, for your drive as you're traveling out of richmond heading across towards center fell. you're looking at a 12 minute drive and we'll leave you with a look at one. 0 one. 85 to menlo park. 35 minutes started. james, back to you. thanks a lot right? >> all right. now to our top story this morning at 7, 0, 2, san francisco district attorney jason protein is criticizing the city's police department for its use of dna from rape victims to try and connect them 2 other crimes that they may be suspected of being a part of. and sarah stinson has been following this for us look at the latest on the set. >> what's the ide

here is a live look at the bay bridge plaza things quiet but gusty this morning. be careful as you work your way out and about this morning. especially on some of the bridges. if you are traveling in a high profile vehicle. live look at the golden gate. you can see them doing the lane changes adding one more lane southbound which is the commute direction to allow more traffic flow heading in to san francisco. things moving nicely with no delays. we had an earlier trouble spot near the robin williams tunnel. san mateo bridge, quiet. 12 minutes between 880 and 101. look at this live shot. >>> delays through oakland. if you have to hit the roads you are good to go in both directions with no trouble spots and the south bay off to a great start. you shouldn't have any trouble as of right now. here is vern with sports. >>> straight ahead, huge good- bye to a sports heavy weight. >>> no joy in lala land last >>> the warriors. curry and the clippers. it was a spark eight of 13 from deep. rest of the team, curry made his first six shots in the first quarter. scored on three

let's check this with gianna and it's backing up at the bay bridge. >> it is backing up at the bay bridgeself a few extra minutes. those metering lights on and things getting sluggish. if you are taking east shore you will need 18 minutes to make your ride. highway 4 and 580 starting to get a little busy here. with reseeing 44 minutes antioch to 80. >>> you all just declared war on the community and i plan to lead the charge. no way. >> breaking news this morning. it was a bitter battle during oakland's school board meeting that started last night and ended at one this morning. the final vote came down to close or merge 11 schools after the board revised its initial plan. >> here is the break down this morning. parker k through 8 and community day will close at the end of this year. five more close at the end of next year. hillcrest will become strictly elementary next year. justin andrews has been following story and it got pretty heated last night. >> 2 hub people wanted to talk but the board didn't let any of them do so. that meeting so long that it spilled in to the overnight hours. f

wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge. t ten or five minutes ago. things definitely busy across the upper deck. golden gate bridge we are see that extra volume as well. no delays out of marin. across the span in to the city and the bridge looking good between 880 and 101. in fact 12 minutes to go from heyward to foster city. that's only a ten minute commute. >>> the downtown san francisco hotel known as park central hotel is reopening. the hotel is the new the hyatt regency. it's the first luxury hotel south of market. aside from the redevelopment the academy of art university collaborated in outfitting the public spaces. one of the kind works of art from students and alumni. >>> it's now 5:51. next,. >> the fans can get in on the action for the as cores. oscars. >>> and coming up today on the drew barymore show. that's all today at 2:00 on kpix. >>> mental health is at the center of the olympics as more athletes open up about the pressures of competing on the world stage ahead on cbs morns we speak to several athletes who

it looks like we have some high winds. >> along the antioch bridge, the bay bridge and also the benicia martinez spreads to take a time as you're traveling into the city this morning about 12 minutes for your drive there. let's go ahead and check on the san mateo bridge heading across the words, the peninsula. you're looking at a 13 minute drive at this hour. 24 walnut creek down to 5.80, just 11 minutes. so you're making that time. if you have to take 24 this morning along one o one, san jose. 85 in menlo park. a 30 minute commute for you can see traffic is still fairly light. there and doubling down to fremont. is it c just 15 minutes for your drive? darya james, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. rain is 6.18, the time for your money. this morning, california is inching towards the highest gas prices. the state's ever seen according triple a crude oil prices have increased by $30 already per barrel since august. and that price is then passed on to us at the pump. as we know and triple a says if you are hoping to see prices go down before the summer surge. don't hold your

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looking at the bay bridge right now, 7 minute drive from the maze to that fremont street exits of traffic. >> move along there pretty nicely. no major issues. san mateo bridge as you're heading across towards the peninsula. a little under 14 minutes for you as you're traveling. let's get a look at the richmond. sandra fell bridge about 8 minutes for you as you head out of richmond and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 20 minutes for your drive. james, back to you. all right. thank you very much. 4, 0, 3, the time. let's get back to our news this morning with some strong winds and they're continuing to blow through the bay area. >> high wind warning still in effect across many parts of the north bay, particularly the strong winds ripped through marin county yesterday, sending chills to some neighbors living near the peaks of mill valley. you can see the trees definitely swing there, even though it isn't fire season. the marin county fire department says that they are, of course, taking these winds seriously and they're making sure the crews are well positioned to tackle any hurdles

delays hi through the bay bridge.ed about, upper left-hand corner, see it registering in santa rosa? let's get a live look outside and show you how things are shaping up on the peninsula. clear view, clear drive. yesterday, kari, we saw low clouds creeping down here. the note for 101 is the express lane will start charging you through the area between redwood city and palo alto and that starts on friday morning. over to you. >> all right, we're starting out this morning clear in san francisco, but as we saw yesterday morning around sunrise, the fog really starts to move around. so even though we're clear right now, that may change in some spots, and our temperatures starting out chilly. we're headed for a big warm-up for this afternoon, some low 70s in napa today. we're going to see upper 70s in santa rosa and i think that's going to be the warmest spot. we'll have to watch out for the potential that we could set a new record in that area today. elsewhere, we're looking at low 70s for san jose, reaching the low 70s as

if you are going toward the bay bridge. already busy heading in to san francisco. ights at the toll plaza and as you come off the skyway into the city. >>> justin andrews is live from the north bay and your clothing there giving us some cluesas to how it was feeling out there where you are this morning. >> yeah. it's feeling pretty cold. the wind has been picking up this morning. there are two thing that i want to help you out with. make sure you have the heat on this morning and dress in yers the sign here says about 43- degrees. i think that may not be true because these winds are picking up and we are kind of freezing out here. if you walk outside in the north bay it'll feel like you got smacked by the frigid temperatures. this is just the beginning of the weather change. the temperatures will fall the next couple days. bundle up there. was some rain that was falling in san carlos and depending on you where you live you man i see wet weather. you will feel the crisp air though. make sure you protect the plants. the cold weather could protect some of them. it's ma

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at the bay bridge camera.lly filled in the last 15 minutes, filled in all lanes at the toll plaza. a clear view here. the fog is not the problem. it's a disabled vehicle on this span there. as we look at the map, we're seeing slowing across the bottom of the screen, highway 37, as well as highway 4. in the north bay we have the real mccoy ferry. a reminder for folks, it's out of service through march. folks ko get around just a bit to the north. that i drive. meanwhile, the rest of the bay, pretty standard build. i will show you foggy areas south, though, of the san mateo bridge. back to you. >> sounds good. >>> it's 6:39 right now. a sudden reversal that may end up helping those trying to make it in bay. >> reporter: the community of woodside tried to stop the construction of duplexes in the name of mountain lions will now allow such construction. the memo from the attorney general that led to this reversal. >> reporter: the president's top advisers are saying that russia could invade ukraine, quote, any day

we had several issues along the bay bridge this morning. as you're heading across towards the peninsula about 21 minutes, 92 westbound west of industrial boulevard. and hayworth, there is an accident there. so that's contributing to those delays. starting a back to you. thank you, ray. good to spend the day with you to even though ray is upstairs because of covid were still separated. but that's going to change soon. 9 o'clock. i do have to update you on the news and there was breaking news overnight in san francisco. there was a shooting on the great highway

deck of the bay bridge. sland, so you will be under the limit as you make your way from the east bay into san francisco. let's check out the drive times for our bridges. 12 minutes across the brave bridge -- bay bridge. kumasi: and this dad in manitoba, canada is not letting the winter weather stop him from hanging his clothes out to dry. you can see dad taking frozen clothing off the line and putting them on the ground, in the snow. reggie: do you know how cold it has to be to have clothes stick straight up? that's not ok. drew: that's when you need to move. canadians are resilience, though. cold weather does not scare them. reggie: we are going to get 70 degrees when? drew: early next week. that tends to happen when it is cold on the east, warm on the west. kumasi: i can't wait. reggie: we need the rain. i love this journey for us. abc 7 at 7:00 starts in just a few seconds. minus on our livestream -- join us on our livestream or find us on abc7news.com/live. it's good times. >>> good morning, america. for

a live look at the bay bridge. you can see traffic is light. moving along nicely into san francisco. no official advisory in effect for the san mateo bridge. off to a good start on the golden gate bridge. looks like we are seeing flashing lights there on that northbound side. i will look into it to see if there is a stalled vehicle or crash in that area. >>> this morning a south american gang allegedly behind a nationwide crime spree now targeting a bay area community. they are breaking in to some of the most expensive homes in the area. police and homeowners on high alert. >> for years atherton has been known as the richest zip inhe country and th wh vestators believe chilean gang committed a half dozen burglaries. it's home to some of the wealthiest in the country and now the mega mansions the focus of a gang. >> they target rich communities just like this. >> the police chief said that the crime ring broke into six homes in the last month. each one with the same mo. >> they try to come to the master bedroom. they look for jewelry, high end pu

right now the commute builds at the bay bridge toll plaza. we gave it a few more minutes. the wait approaching the at allgate. >> 6:15 right now. from bad to worse. nbc bay area has learned the san francisco millennium tower is not just sinking and tilting, it's sliding triggering a problem with one of its key systems. i spoke with nbc bay area's investigative unit jackson vanderbeken about what he's uncovered. >> well, it seems like, at least since 2018 or 2019 there's been a problem with one of the elevator systems which link up the system that's tilting next doors which it's not so it's creating a gap between the elevator system and a platform in the tower. there's a specified maximum and at least for the last two excee. they have just come up with a fix, but it's emblematic of a much larger problem in that the building is sinking and tilting. >> that's the thing. we keep hearing more and more problems. over an inch. doesn't sound like a lot but when you're dealing with safety, even a fraction can make a difference. >> right, and that's what this elevator system is all a

no backup on the bay bridge. the other bridges are moving very smoothly. in a couple seconds. i wanted to show you the slowing we saw for the disabled vehicle is cleared around the summit. a light drive, indicating light traffic toward the south bay. we do have traffic traveling through the area, starting to build a bit. here's 280. this is 17 and 880. they change numbers in the same area. 880 moving smoothly through the east bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> happening now, governor newsom the attorney general will be in california this morning to talk about gun violence. the governor's office says the pair plan to speak about holding the industry accountable and measures aimed at protection. last month san jose became the first city in the nation to implement an annual fee for gun owners. >> charging employees to park at work. the south bay mall doing just that and workers plan to protest the fees this weekend. >>> at 6:00, an emergency meeting after oakland voted to close several schools. the changes they could make today. 5:54. you're watching "tod

windy conditions and chp has issued advisories for the bay bridge right now and a live look at the toll plaza shows no delays. an easy ride into the city but be careful with a wind advisory in effect for benicia bridge with no brake lights or issues across the 680 area and along 880 there's a crash southbound at the davis street exit ramp, blocked and they are clearing the lanes. not affecting the main lines of eight to 80 and 880 overall moving well with no delays. near the coliseum, traffic is moving nicely in both directions and the san mateo bridge looks good in both directions, as well with a heads-up that there is a wind advisory in effect for the san mateo and dunbarton bridge and we will keep you updated with no brake lights or issues. good news. back to you. >>> i'm anne makovec with a close eye on what is going on in ukraine today with things escalating over the weekend. it appears as if a russian attack could be imminent. some video from the border shows shelling continuing in eastern ukraine along that line of contact between ukrainian forces and russian-backed separatists.

bay bridge not bad. no metering lights just yet.moving at the limit and the winds have died down just a bit. safer now for the high profile vehicles. back to you. >>> it's a chilly start to the day. no matter where you live in the bay. >> yeah. we are live in walnut creek this morning. you got the frosty assignment this morning. how you doing? >> honestly -- it's pretty cold. it's like the feel figure you just want to be in your couch bundled up or in bed watching your favorite shows. that's all you want to do. we know many of us can't do that. if you are going out this morning your car may be looking like this. at least in the walnut creek area. the windshields here at this dealership are looking frosty. a freeze warning in effect for the east bay littles and the valleys and the north bay until 9:00 a.m. this weather taking people by surprise. we have some interesting sights yesterday. hail, now look at this snowman built from hail. in dublin hail was piling up against the windows of some homes though pretty cold. it is a pretty si

if you are taking the bay bridge seven minutes over into the city. back to you. >>> an update to last night's civic center part shooting. a man is in custody after shooting and killing a person just before 9:00. multiple officers say they had just stepped off of a train when the shooting happened. they were able to quickly identify the suspects and take them into custody. one victim was taken to the hospital for en bart does a greatstop violence. it's the people. >> the incident caused major disruptions shutting down the stations and prompting a delay in all directions. the station reopened just after midnight. >>> san jose police are investigating another deadly pedestrian crash. it happened last night. police shut down southbound lanes for investigations. this is the ninth pedestrian death in san jose this year. >>> we are learning more about a catalytic converter theft that erupted in gunfire. a homeowner was nearly killed. police say property crimes are becoming more violent. >> i looked out of the window. that is when i saw the bright light. >>

we have had in the major issues and at the most it was about a 30 minute drive over the bay bridge. right now. it's 15 minutes to get you across the span. the san mateo bridge, 13 minutes. they're definitely a few cars on the bridge, but rolling at the limit and the richmond center fell is looking. all right. with the 7 minute drive across it. back to you. darya. thank you, john. 9.30, in the east bay. the effort to keep oakland schools open is not done with city leaders are now fighting. >> with parents and teachers trying to avoid the closures for nearly 2 hours over the weekend. oakland community leaders discuss ways to save nearly a dozen schools. kron four's amanda hari has a look. >> councilmember loren taylor said that he wanted to be a part of this virtual town hall to have a conversation about the grief and trauma that comes the vote to close or merge nearly a dozen oakland schools anxious. >> disrespected council member taylor started the meeting by inviting people to participate in this word cloud to express how they're feeling about the school board's vote to eliminate ne

we'll show you the toll plaza at the bay bridge coming up. >> thank you, mike. >>> counting down to the winter olympic games. next on "today in the bay," a look inside the beating heart of the massive global telecast. >>> here we go. we're counting down the days until the start of the winter olympics. opening ceremony just three days away, although coverage begins on thursday. you can catch all the festivities, including everything that is going on with ice-skating, all the exclusive interviews right here on nbc bay area. you know, it takes a lot of work to make the olympics happen, not just on the air, but off the air as well. >> nbc is actually giving us a behind-the-scenes look at home base for production crews. take a look at this. this building they're located in is 65,000 square feet. it has been two years in the making to make this come together. but the super bowl changing how engineers traditionally pull things off. the tot than 3,000 people are responsible for airing the 2022 winter olympics. >>> we'll be right back with a look at the dangerous high wind advisories for most of

you can see patchy fog as start to cross the bay bridge. follow mainly in the north bay area total sunshine throughout the day and into the afternoon. we are talking mild temperatures. mid-60's to low 70's by 4:00 p.m. today is the coolest date we have on the seven day forecast. kumasi: this morning, new morni vaccine rules if you plan to eat or workout inside in berkeley. starting today, anyone over the age of five has to be vaccinated over -- to go into the establishments. amy: if you are headed out in berkeley, don't forget your vaccine card if you want to go to a restaurant or headed to a gym. you will have to show proof of vaccination if you are older than five. if you are an employee who deals with customers, you are now required to have the booster shot. this is jim's, pharmacies, restaurants -- this is pharmacies, restaurants. starting march 14 an event event more than 500 people were required vaccination and the negative covid test will not be enough. they said this well at a critical layer of safety in places of higher risk for thi

mike, looking at the roads, the main problem you were looking at was the backup on the bay bridge. >>that's good news. over here we were worried about slowing as well through the south bay and the closure because of some repair work has been cleared. they thought it might go until 7:00. back to the typical 101 and 87 build right before the 7:00 hour. we also have this at 7 of closing in the northbound direction and at stoneridge they are doing an investigation of a deadly crash there that happened on valentine's day on the 14th so that will be affecting restaurants and businesses in the area but overall it's just the build for sonoma as well as hayward. >> having right now: buying and converting a mow kell into 54 homes as part of an initiative to help ease the homeless crisis. the state has unleashed $1 billion since the program launched. >> and coming up, moving on from the pandemic. the california's plan for california as we move into the endemic phase. >> i'm janelle wang in beijing. the end of the marquee events at the winter games, ladies figure skating. we have an update on the

the bay bridge has been.oth sailing most of the morning. 15 minutes to make your way across that right now, san mateo bridge, 13 minutes to make your way across that one. and we are also looking at a pretty easy drive over the richmond center fell bridge. 8 minutes to get you there. a couple things to know. we do have a traffic hazard on one. 0, one northbound north of oyster point boulevard in south san francisco. only one lane is affected there. and then in the south bay, a traffic collision on california to 37 westbound east of lawrence expressway. and sonny bill, we do have one lane blocked there, looking at minimal delays as of this point. back to you. thank you much. 48 is the time and the los angeles rams, as we know where the super bowl champions. >> wide receiver cooper cup was named mvp. so yeah, i it stings but >> it's state. it's easy to hate the rams, but it's hard to hate him like there's certain like all root for just people. and he was adorable. and so it get let's get a closer with with kron

erin lights off at the bay bridge. if you're traveling along 8.80, northbound south of little road in hayward, we have an accident there. so that just popped up mission boulevard that is adjacent to that. you could go ahead and take that to try to get around those delays. and we'll leave you with a look at the san mateo you want to one about 13 minutes for your drive. darya. james, back to you. thank you, anna. >> so at 8.48, let's talk a bit about the warriors. we were waiting for them to come out of the all-star break. hopefully with a full head of steam. >> getting a win and they did. yeah, it is. they broke their losing streak with a good one. grapplers kylen mills has the action. the warriors back in action for the first time since the all-star break. head coach steve kerr says his team is refresh and pumped up for the final stretch of the season. the first test the portland trail blazers, steph curry, the all-star game mvp, getting ready for battle. and this final stretch of the season. 2nd quarter tied up at 35.

so >> we have high winds across the san mateo bridge and the bay bridge as well. the antioch benicia martinez bridge. now we have an accident, 92 westbound as you're traveling there, right near the high rise. so at least 2 lanes are blocked by this accident. 20 minutes now traveling from 80 to one. 0 one. let's check on the bay bridge. we had an accident. they just cleared this off. that was 80 westbound east west grand good news is all lanes are open. a 60 minute drive may so that fremont street exit the south bay one. 0 one. 85 to menlo park. 49 minutes of traffic has been steadily building as the morning goes on highway for if you're traveling from antioch, one, 60 to conquer to 42 about 29 minutes. and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls about 31 as you're traveling darya. james, back to you. >> thank you very much. it is 8.19, and california is getting closer and closer toward seeing the highest gas prices that we've ever seen here in this state. according to triple a crude oil prices have inched or increased by about $30 per barrel since august. and all t

let's check on traffic, how are things shaping up across the bay bridge? >> things are looking good but starting to stack up a little bit coming into the city. looking at the drive times for bay bridge right now into san francisco and that buildup is causing a 10 minute drive from the maze into the city. at the altamonte pass is a build up on westbound 580 from 205 to 680, 28 minute drive time. a quick check on bridge travel times, everything is green, 19 minute drive from novato to the golden gate bridge. >>> today, i keep hearing for convicted killer scott peterson. his team is preparing to make a case for a new trial. >> justin andrews joins us in studio and this year and will feature a testimony that could play a key role in determining whether there will be a retrial. >> that juror will be the first to testify today and this will be about answer she gave on a jury questionnaire 20 years ago and today begins a roughly weeklong hearing in the san mateo county courtroom. his trial was a lengthy one back in the early 2000 when the nation's eyes were glued

mike, you're tracking a crash on the bay bridge. >> we're looking at the lower deck of the bay bridge. lower deck, you can see headlights leaving the bridge. traffic is flowing. two lanes reportedly blocked and it's been there for about a half hour. initially there was a lot of slowing leaving the city, but now the speed sensors have stayed green for the last 15 minutes. we're looking at crews arriving on scene, but no major problems and with the counter-commute. east bay is moving slowly. talking about gusty winds across most of the bridges. hold on. it's chill but clear right now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> will russia invade ukraine or not? this, after russian president vladimir putin declared two separatist regions of ukraine independent and ordered russian troops into those regions as peace keepers. "today in the bay's" brie jackson reports u.s. officials are not yet calling this an invasion. >> reporter: raising the stakes on an already tense situation. russian president vladimir putin is now recognizing two key regions of eastern ukraine as independent states, and orderi

our bay area bridges are pretty quiet right now. no delays heading into san francisco but there is a wind advisory that was issued overnight by chp. so just be careful as you work across the span. >>> it was a wild day of weather around the bay area yesterday. this video showing hail in dublin and we ve seensir acroth we toerlookat ndns napa wherd f >> itwas a little quieter than usual. the outdoor wining were nearly gone as people opted for the indoor spaces. >> i would expect sun. >> it's too cold. i miss summer. >> it was a chilly day but brought about a mix of snow and sleet. this was the scene as hail came down on the mountain. it also hit the lower elevations. >> as we approached the mountains some clouds on the horizon and then hail or like slush, more like a sleet was just slapping our windshield and we drive an auv, a jeep and we were nervous on the way up. >> visitors to the napa valley experienced wine and wild weather. there's a freeze warning for the early morning hours from now until friday, something many didn't expec

but you've got high winds and high gust along the bay bridge also have some high gusts along the san mateo bridge as well. so drive times are around 13 minutes for you as you're traveling there. let's look at one o one was 85 in menlo park about 30 minutes and highway 4 as you're traveling from one 62. 42 traffic picking up about 21 their darya. james, back to you. >> thank you, reena. and today when it comes to back to school school employees in san francisco are going to be speaking out about potential layoffs not good news for them. fact, later this evening, the san francisco school board is set to vote on the district's plan to lay off hundreds. >> of those employees and proper assistance. following that story for us live from the city this morning. sarah. >> the teachers union in san francisco says already nearly 400 staff and educators have received a preliminary layoff notice. so it's kind of in the motion, even though tonight there's an official vote on the layoff plan with the san francisco unified school board. so today this morning, a lot of educators, parents, staff there

highway 37 out of vallejo and towards the bay bridge inclean and no metering backups at the toll plazae arrows are out of the east bay, and we've just got a blip right before where it says san jose north 101. shows the traditional showing just starting. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> it's 5:41 right now. making college tuition free. that sounds great. coming up next on "today in the bay" there's a new push for state lawmakers to do that. >> and more american troops are on their way to eastern europe. we'll have the latest on the ukraine cries coming up. >>> plus, stars hitting the links. the pebble beach pro-am returns. we'll tell you the famous faces getting ready to tee off today. >> but, first, struggling to make it in the bay? 40,000 homes are sitting empty in san francisco. right now online as nbcbayarea.com our team is breaking decision on that decision. >>> time to get up and moving of the right now at 5:44 as you step out the door in oakland. temperatures in the mid-40s and visibility is clear and as you're heading out it's a nice breezy start but the wind will continue to ca

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