in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> your pets know what day it is, too. >> yes, they do. >>> 4:37 for you this morning, speaking of love, mcdonald's is trying to set the mood. next on "today in the bay," we're going to talk about a new romantic meal hitting the menu. >> plus, changes coming to apple pay. the new feature that could help save you mey. stonay >>> right now at 4:40 on your monday morning, take a look at these current temperatures. around the bay area it's another chilly start, and it was so nice over the weekend. soon you'll say, what happened to that weather? we're going to see some big changes ahead. more on that coming up in a few minutes. >>> fremont, a little glow from the lights. visibility just fine. 880, just fine as well from the nimitz through this portion of the bay. remember, we're wrapping up the weekend business for the closure on the northbound side. let's see if there's any roadblocks in our business day. >>> good morning, i'm pippa stevens from cnbc. wall street is set to open slightly higher as markets try to rebound from a rocky week. the

marianne favro, "today in the bay." >>> 4:38 right now. looking to cash in. coming up next, the amount twitter wants to charge businesses who want to keep their accounts verified. >> and bigger is better. the new and improved iphone apple is reportedly working on. stay with us. we've g with reliable covid-19 results in just 15 minutes, everyone is making room for binaxnow in their medicine cabinet. do we still need these pregnancy tests? (kids yell and giggle, a dog barks and a vase breaks) yeah, no. out with the old, in with the #1 covid-19 self test in the us. with the same technology doctors use to test for covid-19. binaxnow >>> good monday morning. right now at 4:41, as you get ready to get up and out the door in the east bay and tri-valley, we are seeing temperatures in the upper 30s right now. may have a little frost on the windshield in some spots. as we go into today, sunshine is back and it does stay cool. we'll take a look at slightly warmer temperatures and when we may see rain again coming up in a few minutes. >>> looking at the north bay, a smoo

marianne favro, "today in the bay." >>> 4:44 right now. new barricades have neighbors and first responders concerned in san francisco. coming up next on "today in the bay," the reason locals say city leaders might be making the wrong move when it comes to cracking down on crime and sex work. 'll be right back.we >>> it is 4:47 this morning. let's take a live look at northbound interstate 680 in sunol. kari was talking about this earlier. this is where all traffic in that direction is being rerouted for a hard core closure through tomorrow. right now caltrans says crews should have it all finished up in time for tomorrow's 5:00 a.m. deadline. the closure is part of a large-scale repaving project near sunol boulevard. this is the second of three weekend-long full closures and the final closure is set for next weekend. >> a lot of people got tied up in that. maybe they saw it as an opportunity because it's a holiday. >> i was going southbound and i saw how long the line was. we are not going to way back home. >> it was a mess. >> you know wha

nbc bay area's marianne favro continues our coverage. >> reporter: dianne feinstein served as mayor of san francisco for a decade, from 1978 to 1988. many credit her with uniting the city after the tragic shooting of george moscone and harvey milk. >> both mayor march scone any and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> reporter: many have pointed to this moment as the start of a political journey that would span nearly half a century. dianne feinstein herself says that moment was the most painful and difficult thing she has ever had to go through. years later, her colleagues still remember her incredible strength, not just in that moment, but in her decade as san francisco mayor. former san francisco mayor art agnos says her list of contributions to the city are long. >> she took control of the aids crisis, brought us through that. she brought us through the awful period, as i said earlier, of the time when the mayor was assassinated along with supervisor milk. when the city could have gone off kilter and struggled, it did not because of her strong leadership. >> reporte

"today in the bay's" marianne favro has a look at what the end of the state of emergency means. >> reporter: that state emergency declaration ends tuesday and this is where you'll see one of the biggest changes. all of the county's mass vaccination and testing sites will close. in fact, this site here at the santa clara county fairgrounds has shut down. since 2020, santa clara county has given 1.9 million covid vaccines. but now with the state ending its emergency covid declaration you'll have to work harder to get a vaccine or booster or testing, because you'll need to make an appointment with your local health care provider or a retail pharmacy. >> valley medical center will continue offering vaccinations, including to those patients who receive care at valley medical center. as always, we will continue to serve the uninsured. >> reporter: and depending on your insurance provider, you may have to pay. the same with testing. ucsf infectious disease specialist dr. peter chen hong says you may also see changes at hospitals, especially when the federal emergency declaration ends on may 11th.

nbc bay area's marianne favro spoke with a bay area man who worked in carter's administration and calls him a friend. >> reporter: after his term in office, president carter made several trips here to the bay area, including here in menlo park, where hundreds lined up for his book signing. but he's most well known for rolling up his sleeves and helping build affordable housing in oakland with habitat for humanity. even in his late 80s, former president jimmy carter worked tirelessly to give back. seen here in 2013, he operated a circular saw as he helped build affordable housing in oakland for habitat for humanity, where he's been a volunteer for more than 35 years. rob of san mateo worked on mr. carter's presidential campaign and in the epa in his administration. he considers the former president a friend, and he admires not just the difference he made while in the oval office but also after. >> what he did since then is, in a lot of ways, more important. his work on human rights, his work on election reform, his work on the environment in africa. >> reporter: tonight with news of mr.

. >> our marianne favro has been digging into the story. she was at the news conference today. more details on where you can go for vaccines or testing and what dr. cody recommends coming up in less than 30 minutes. >>> it was one year ago this month that russian troops invaded ukraine. millions of refugees fled their homeland. and today we caught up with one refugee family who fled here to the bay area. they not only found a new life, they found a unique community. nbc bay area's ian cull has been following the story. >>> we've heard so many of these harrowing stories. they fled eastern ukraine last march as troops started attacking the nuclear power plant near their hometown. they landed in redwood city and vladimir was admitted to the school at the st. frances center. he had a tough start after seeing so much back home. he didn't want to leave his mom. he didn't speak any english. now months later he is thriving in class, has many friends. i spoke with his mother earlier. >> i'm very proud of him because he has success and progress. he is writing sentences. >> so sweet to se

>> nbc bay area's marianne favro has a look at the help soon to be on the way. >> reporter: as the body count rises the frantic search for survivors trapped under cement and steel continues. oscar acar is watching it unfold from the bay area. he is from turkey and is worried about friends and family. he knows first hand what they're going through after surviving a major quake in turkey in 1999 when he was a teen. >> it was devastating. it was terrible. it was the middle of the night and there was no light. you just heard the noises and we were trying to get with my family members. we were just screaming to each other and just held hands till we found the exit where to go. we never forgot that moment. >> reporter: which is why oscar a nurse at stanford hospital says he plans to fly to turkey next week on his own to help the injured >> i know from my past experience, the hospitals will be krourded and they need -- crowded and they need a lot of help. so many families are impacted from the earthquake. therefore i will be more beneficial there. >> reporter: he set up a gofundme account to r

. >> marianne favro is also tracking this developing story and got a chance to speak with former san francisco mayor art ag knows about senator feinstein's announcement. she'll join us with that interview in less than 30 minutes. >>> expect to see police officers walking around businesses and shopping districts in oakland. mayor shang tao and acting police chief allen made the announcement today. the foot unit was put on hiatus two years ago, but now with more staff funding and grants, they'll go back to patrolling on foot. the unit will focus on the downtown corridor. they'll workweek days starting next week. mayor tao says this is one of several steps she plans to take to create a safer city. >> i want to make clear that while our public safety officers are instrumental in this effort, we all know a safer oakland is going to involve participation from our violence prevention organizations, community leaders, regional partners and other siftity departments in our town. >> nbc bay area's selina jones has been working on this story all day. we'll be digging deeper into what business o

marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> speaking of our housing market this could be a solution to san francisco's housing crisis. turn all that empty office space into housing. the city has one of the highest commercial vacancy rates of any big city. a supervisor wants to convert some of the office space into residential spaces. the downtown core used to make up 70% of the gross domestic product but post covid, many companies aren't requiring their workers to return to the office. now the supervisor plans to hold hearings to explore how the city can encourage building owners to convert offices to home. >> we have the zoning that allows for it. we have a downtown plan that allows for it. what we don't have is the ability to move in an expedited manner. >> and there are challenges including the high construction cost and san francisco's legendary red tape. that could be changing. the city has commissioned a study to see how many towers in the downtown core could be candidates to be turned into homes. and that would be a big deal and a big process to undergo in san francisco. >> that's f

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> starting this week, police officers in oakland are going to take to the streets instead of patrolling the city in police cruisers, going to be walking their beats, part of a new safety plan the mayor and acting police chief announced on tuesday. they're bringing back foot patrol officers to protect the businesses. they dropped the foot patrol two yearsing a, but they're bringing it back. >>> laronne armstrong was suspended and then last week he was fired. >>> this week the man accused of attacking nancy pelosi's husband is expected to be in court. depape has pleaded not guilty to all federal and state charges. >>> it's really hard to drop my kid off for music classes after school because i have to go around the block. >> trying to toughen of measures against prostitution in one neighborhood with barricades. >>> and former president jimmy carter in hospice care tonight. the new way you can send him and his family well wishes. >>> and 46 degrees at 11:00. you expect that the, but maybe you expect that the, but maybe not f highor go the

nbc bay area's marianne favro is in san jose with a look at what the end of the emergency means for people covid testing, vaccines and boosters in the future. >> reporter: that state emergency declaration ends tuesday. and this is where you'll see one of the biggest changes. all of the county's mask, vaccination and testing sites will close. this site at the santa clara fairgrounds has already shut down. >> since 2020, they have given over a million covid vaccines, with most of them issued here at the fairgrounds. you'll now have to work hard harder to get a vaccine or testing. you'll have to make an appointment with your health care center. >> those who receive care at valley medical center, we will continue to serve the uninsured. >> reporter: and depending on your insurance provider, you may have to pay. dr. peter chin hong says you may also see changes at hospitals, especially when the federal emergency declaration ends on may 11. >> i think another change in may would be hospitals not being able to bill for covid services. that may lead to some subtle changes where hospitals may deter

marianne favro. >> after a call with prime minister justin trudeau, president biden authorized them to work with norad to shoot it down. >> this is the first time a norad operation has downed an aerial object. it was flying approximately 40,000 feet. had unlawfully entered canadian air space and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. >> canada's prime minister of national defense outlined what happened as u.s. f-22 fighter jets shot down an unidentified object in the air about 100 miles from the u.s. border with canada. hours later, the federal aviation administration closed air space to support activities, norad detected the anomaly, and fighter jets were sent, nothing was found. in canada, they focused on recovering the octi. f-22 fighter jets have taken out three objects over the air space of u.s. and canada the past seven days. leaving new questions about who sent them and what might be next. >> given the global and domestic context in which the objects have been discovered, the biggest fear really is that no matter what the origin, it could lead to violent con

marianne favro, "today in the bay." >>> we're going to come back locally and talk about the rain. despite it, the streets in san francisco were packed with people trying to catch a glimpse of the annual chinese new year parade, for what's billed at the largest lunar new year parade outside of asia. there were giant floats, musicians, lion dances and dragons. police were ready along the parade route, even in the parade, saying they had more staffing than any year in he cent memory. we spoke with visitors from all over who came to watch. >> it's amazing. as a chinese, i'm really proud of my history. >> police tell us there were no issues or arrests last night. the year of the rabbit fund continues today with chinese folk dancing and entertainment from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the heart of san francisco's chinatown. >>> warriors star steph curry limped off the court last night, and he was out for the remainder of the game. the injury happened late in the third quarter as the warriors took on dallas in san francisco. he was guarding mckinney wright when they appeared to bang knees an

nbc bay area's marianne favro talks with experts about what may be next. >> it's monday afternoon in china and the country's vice foreign minister says he has lodged a formal complaint with the u.s. embassy over the attack on the balloon. meanwhile, the u.s. is watching for signs of retaliation. as u.s. navy divers work to recover debris from a chinese spy balloon shot down by u.s. military off the coast of south carolina, experts weigh in on the impact the incident will have on already strained relations with china. >> these incidents will increase this distrust. and the problem with distrust is that you don't have good forms of communication to work out was going on. one of the u.s. reactions is to pull the plug on some of that communication by canceling the trip of the u.s. secretary of state who was about to go to china to discuss these types of issues. >> what more can you tell us about the takedown operation? >> reporter: tonight republicans are criticizing the president for waiting too long to shoot down the balloon, and they say it's not the first time it's happened. >> they

marianne favro. >> reporter: they were accepting the supplies today. including things like tents, working to get the supplies to turkey asap. people arrived carrying bags they hope can help the thousands of quake victims, who watched their homes turn to rubble in millions. many in the churches still standing, others outside. >> think of camping in the winter. >> reporter: volunteers here in san jose collected and packed up bay area donations but they need more and are asking for specific items. >> blankets, winter clothes, items and clothing for babies. diapers. women's feminine products. >> reporter: and over-the-counter medications for flu and cold. his family in turkey have told him what they're up against. >> it's a very chaotic situation, hundreds of thousands of people are outside, either their homes have collapsed and/or they're scared to go inside, the structural integrity has been compromised or they're just scared because there's still aftershocks. >> reporter: this team in san jose is working quickly because turkish airlines is offering to f

marianne favro. >> reporter: they were accepting the supplies today. including things like tents, working to get the supplies to turkey asap. people arrived carrying bags they hope can help the thousands of quake victims, who watched their homes turn to rubble in millions. many in the churches still standing, others outside. >> think of camping in the winter. >> reporter: volunteers here in san jose collected and packed up bay area donations but they need more and are asking for specific items. >> blankets, winter

coming up tonight at 11:00, our marianne favro will speak with covid experts about what this means andome in the last three years. >>> new video tonight, and this isn't tahoe, believe it or not. it is mission peak in fremont. >> that guy is good. >> right? still plenty of snow up on the peak for some snowboarding action. weather making for a tough ride to the sierra. why not here? >> exactly. >> rob mayeda coming up. >> is that rob? >> no, selfieing like that? >> i bet you could. >> we need more snow for people like me that fall off. >> more padding. >> mount hamilton, i think we'll get there, we could see a foot of snow. snow levels this time around, a little higher up. still those hills to the east around the diablo range, especially in the north bay, lake county, all of it under a winter storm warning as we go into wednesday. right now clearing skies. this is the break after storm one has already reached san francisco. you see the sunshine off to the west. more sunshine in san rafael at 50 degrees. southwest winds at 20 miles an hour. there is a look at the raindrops, closer to san

. >> reporter: marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> a 5-year-old boy is recovering home tonight after being attacked by a mountain lion cub in the hills above half moon bay. i want to show you pictures of jack, that's the little boy. those photos given to us by his family. it happened yesterday as the family was hiking. jack got ahead of the family and came upon a mountain lion and two cubs. one of the young cats attacked him. he was treated for numerous lacerations and a broken bone near his eye but jack is in good spirits. >> i think they're very focused on jack's recovery, feeling really thankful, it could have been so much worse than it was. >> it could have been so much worse. mountain lion attacks are rare in california, less than 25 in the past century. these are images of the mountain lion family believed to be connected with the attack. coming up at 6:00, our robert handa will have more on the cougars involved and what may have happened. >>> okay, shopping for victims in the east bay and oakland shopping centers at the center of a car break-in spree. in at least one case the

. >> nbc bay area's marianne favro has a look at the help soon to be on the way. >> reporter: as therises the frantic search for survivors trapped under cement and steel continues. oscar acar is watching it unfold from the bay area. he is from turkey and is worried about friends and family. he knows first hand what they're going through after surviving a major quake in turkey in 1999 when he was a teen. >> it was devastating. it was terrible. it was the middle of the night and there was no light. you just heard the noises and we were trying to get with my family members. we were just screaming to each other and just held hands till we found the exit where to go. we never forgot that moment. >> reporter: which is why oscar a nurse at stanford hospital

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> going to throw it as far as his arm can take it which is far short, and the kansas city chiefs have won super bowl lvii. >> yeah, they did it again. the second time in four seasons the chiefs are champions. patrick mahomes has taken home another super bowl mvp. for eagles fans it was a sour way to end the season. you know some of these people. >> i do. >> you know some of these folks? >> i know him, the guy they have. yeah, oh, no. it's so fun. it's so fun. >> you can see one fan there crowd surfing. >> whoa. and some of them will be up all night and waking up in places they're not familiar w anyway, the empire state building getting involved, lit up in red to honor the super bowl champs. many new yorkers are relieved those are not eagles colors, they are bitter rivals with the new york giants. we'll have highlights from the big game coming up in sports. >>> hi, how can i help you. >> i don't like the way you look. you look like a flamingo. >> okay. >> so did you see this. he came for the game, we'll look at a few of those commercials. >

. >> reporter: marianne favro, "today in the bay." >>> much more ahead. coming up, we go live to washington, d.c. for our weekly >>> welcome back. please join me in welcoming chuck todd. thank you for joining us this morning. i have so much to talk about every week. i want to go back to tuesday's state of the union address, and that viral moment when joe biden called out some republicans for wants to cut medicare and social security in that raucous set of boos, calling him a liar, which essentially put biden in a position to accept that response as an agreement from the gop to keep those entitlements in tact. but the heckling, it did not stop there. so my question is, here we stand divided as ever. you have an interesting interview, a joint interview with governors from both sides of the aisle. what are you sensing? is there hope or working across the aisle as we already look to 2024? >> i can tell you this, the governors enjoy using i think congress as a foyle. hey, we're not this way, i wish you could hear the debate governors have. one was talking abou