thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. >>> we got more rain that what was forecast and the winds picked up. mt. diablo had gusts up to 45 miles per hour. the rain is the big story. as it moves out, we are left with light showers across the bay area. as we go closer, we can see only light rain moving across parts of the south bay and the east bay. sprinkles and low visibility for the north bay. we have to deal with the puddles left on the road and a chance of rain. it will be breezy with temperatures holding steady and drying out later today. as we head into tomorrow, a quick shot of light rain moving through. overall, we will have a drying trend in the forecast. we'll talk about those rainfall totals coming up. mike, you were sg

scott mcgrew will continue our coverage on the government shutdown.oming up in about ten minutes. >>> happening today despite the government shutdown today california will start issuing a new kind of id that the feds want you to have if you want to fly nationally. kris sanchez shows us what it means to all of us and how soon we will need what they're calling the real id. >> you can keep using your current california id forever if you want to, but if you want to be able to use your california id for travel within the u.s., you will have to get that real id and today is the first day that you can get one. here is a look at that new california id, they will look a little different, you can see poppies there on the left-hand corner, there is a minor there on the right side. under uv light you will see the golden gate bridge and coit tower. the federal requirement is in order to tighten security features and the documents that you have to provide to get one. that was coming after the 9/11 commission findings. the dmv provided us this explanation for why yo

scott mcgrew did. he's sharing will farrell's return as president bush.nd weigh in by following his facebook page. >>> 5:55. new in morning stateb! lawmaker wants to make it illegal for servers to automatically hand out straws. the goal is to cut back on waste but the penalties forny?$vu bre the rules would be strict. assembly majority leader ann cauldron introduced that bill which would make it a misdemeanor, up to six months in jail and a fine. he says it's not supposed to be a complete ban on plastic straws but hopes people will realize they don't need to use straws. a lot of people support the idea. >> i really think they're bloody useless. take that thing out of there and sip out of the cup like a normal human being, will you? >> i'd be happy to see them eliminate vause. >> they should ask a woman because it spares your lipstick. the measure would only apply to sit down restaurants not bars or fast food restaurants. americans use a half a billion straws every day. discarded straws are the sixth most collected item collected on cleanup day. >>> happen

not so fast, scott mcgrew. head to his twitter feed to get his take on the story. maui. thi >>> for the third time in two weeks an east bay man has drowned while snorkeling in maui. the latest death happened on saturday. two earlier deaths happened this month. in the latest incident a 71-year-old berkeley man died, the other two deaths involved men from oakland and castro valley. all three were over 50. one bay area snorkeling expert advises beginners to breathe shallow whenever a snorkel fills with water. >> sort of a big breath in, you gently breathe in and you will hear the bubbles through the water, get air and pop the water out of the snorkel and now you can take a regular deep breath. >> two of the bay area victims were wearing full face snorkeling masked modeled after a scuba diving mask. >>> it was 29 years ago the 13-year-old eileen beth mistel off left her school to walk to her walk to his ice skating lesson and was never seen again. tonight there will be a candlelight walk in her honor. eileen was last seen at 3:00 p.m. as she left wells middle school after an

. >> scott mcgrew joins us now, president trump tried something similar. >> trump ranked the least henews agency at least in his opinion. facebook will rank news agencies it finds most credible. two sides of the same coin really. "the new york times" says facebook will allow users to vote on which agencies they believe the most. so cnn or nbc or fox news, and then see information from those agencies in their feeds. this as facebook tries to undo some of the damage it did during the presidential election by spreading fake news articles. much of it spread by russian bots, fake accounts. twitter snuck some news in late friday so i want to repeat it this morning to make sure you heard t i think it's important. twitter said friday as many as 50,000 accounts on its service were russian bots, contributing to the misinformation during the presidential election. their messages reached as many as 677,000 americans. those numbers are much bigger than twitter had previously disclosed. >>> amazon opens it's first no checkout store to the public this morning in downtown seattle. app, grab the items

scott mcgrew will break down everything the impact the shutdown would have on you, that's coming up in the next half hour. >>> people across the country are preparing for the second annual women's march. if last year was any indication tomorrow's march will draw thousands of people across the bay area. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in san jose with the impact these marches could have on your weekend plans and how many folks are expected to show up. bob? >> reporter: good morning, kris. there are a number of women's marches planned for tomorrow throughout the bay area including once in oakland, san francisco and here in the downtown san jose area. when you ask what kind of impact it's going to have it will be mostly in those downtown areas and on bart. as you mentioned the women's march began last year, this was in response to president donald trump's inauguration, this was a show of resistance to the kind of negative values these women believe he represents. the mercury news reports that more than 100,000 marchers are expected locally tomorrow with around 80,000 in san franci

and: scott mcgrew tells you everything you need to know as the russia probe intensifies. watch monday: 4:30 to 7. livermore and plans to stop commuters from using one particular >>> an update now, congestion in livermore and plans to stop commuters from using one particular road. the problem is testler road east of greenville road, most drivers jam that rural road. last night 150 residents met with alameda county to talk about the solution. they talk of speed bumps, and stoplig stoplight. >>> nationwide schools closing doors in an it tempt to slow the spread of this horrible virus. >> panama city florida and fort st. joe, teachers and students are taking a collective sick day while the school is disinfected. the idea is to get rid of the flu bug. >> reporter: this morning the flu up break has reached a critical tipping point as they come down with virus schools are being forced to close. nearly 20% are out. all of the schools here are closed today. >> trying to be pro-active. just to let those who are contagious not have a chance to continue spreading it. >> reporter: the

i'm scott mcgrew. kira klapper has the day off. vianey arana is here with the microclimate forecast. >> and your prediction is correct. we are expecting a very nice day, and nice weekend overall. if you look at the temperatures, though, they're slightly cooler than what we've been waking up to. we saw a drop in temperature in santa rosa. san jose 44, so let's get a quick look at that 24-hour temperature change. if you notice, not really seeing too much fog just yet, but if you notice in areas like san jose, ten degrees colder this morning at this hour than we were yesterday. santa rosa about 8 degrees cooler, and we are expecting a mostly mild, slash, cool afternoon into the evening hours. but get ready for early morning fog. within the next hour, hour and a half, we'll start to see some of that fog building in, which could make for dangerous driving conditions, so slow it down. i'll have a breakdown of when our next chance of rain is going to come in, how much rain it's going to be, and is it going to

. >> scott mcgrew, he was one of the most important allies of the president. >> the ceo of his campaign, white house strategist as well. there's steve bannon right there, he went from close adviser to arch enemy after he was fired and then started making trouble for donald trump. now this breaking news, bannon will go before the grand jury. the first that we know of to go before the grand jury. this morning, bannon appeared in front of the house intelligence committee behind closed doors. this is one of several committees investigating the russians interference with our election. cory lewandowski the president's former campaign manager, told the press he's been asked to testify again of russia. we saw the testimony of the secretary of the department of homeland security, talk about immigration and daca and the wall. what made this particularly interesting is one of the senators that's questioning her is dick durbin from illinois. both durbin and nielsen were in that meeting together, when the president called africa a profane word. durbin says he heard the president say it, so the obvio

president trump may slap a tariff on foreign-made washers, scott mcgrew. >> the president is making big decisions. president trump is going to have to decide, soon, about washing machines. in fact, there's a hearing on washing machines today. should there be a tax on washing machines made overseas? >> the same decision about solar panels. the worry is they are dumping smaller panels and washing machines on our market and is unfair to local manufacturers. whirlpool is an american company, lg, foreign made. the price of an lg machine could go up 50%. a decision is coming soon. >>> let's take you to the nasdaq, all smiles on times square. the nasdaq opens at a high this morning, crossing over 7,000 for the first time. during the dot com boom, we were excited when it crossed 5,000. >>> southwest and american airlines will give employees a thousand dollar bonus. president trump appears to want credit for safer skies. you reported, not a single death on a commercial airliner in 2017 worldwide. the president seems to have misinterpreted that, he didn't understand the worldwide part. there hasn

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but according to scott mcgrew, you may not find it. >> right, because sit is sellin out everywhere. the book is "fire and fury" and the author is going to be on "the today show" at 7:00. >> clear it up, because the president said it is full of lice and you did not have the access that you had. >> one of the things that we have to count on is that donald trump is going to attack, and send lawyers' letters, and this is a 35-year-history of how he approaches everything. >> originally the book was not supposed to come out today, but the publisher pushed up the release date after the white house threatened to sue to stop the publication. that is a major sin the legal world because it is prior restraint and it is a big deal. here is the press secretary defending that. >> and the president absolutely believe ms. first amendment, but the president also believes in making sure that information is accurate before pushing it out as fact when it is certainly and clearly is not. >> the white house is saying it is a stickler for the facts. meanwhile, the new york times is reporting this morning t

. >>> every one likes friday, but scott mcgrew really likes it. >> yes, because it is jobs friday. >> yes, a peak at how the economy is performing. and so a short time from now, marcus and kris, we expect that the unemployment is going to stick at a healthy number 4.6%, and no doubt we have seen a slowdown in the number of jobs gained, but it is normal. we are more than eight years into the economic recovery, and the bureau of labor and statistics says that when you are looking at the regions in the united states, the san francisco bay area region has the lowest unemployment in the whole kun ru tri,country, and i break it down, the honor goes to minneapolis, and it was just 1.5% unemployment. and curiously in the midst of the news, two bay area tech companies, go pro and ero makes wi-fi for the home, and ero makes the action camerases. we have talked about bitcoin, but this is ripple coin and it is a krypto current circumstances and this is hot. ripplecoin has increased in value like a rocketship. if you are concerned about all of this currency, we will lay it out sunday here and ever

. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. let's get straight to the breaking traffic news. good morning. >> good morning to you. not a good morning for the folks involved in the crash. i'm going to show you the video again. this is southbound 880 at 237. we talked about a fire involved in the crash. multivehicles, at least five. we are going to get more detail from kris sanchez, who is on scene. i want to show you, after we show you the video, the map to get you around it heading toward san jose. we are showing you where the traffic is jammed up. the realtime sensors are jamming up. southbound 880, all the way to 237. that's where one lane is open. mission boulevard or if you are past that and in the back up, dixon line road, get over to 680. that is moving in the southbound direction. the commute moves toward 880. stick to southbound 680. west 237, that's already starting to jam up because we don't typically see that here. a lot of folks here. milpitas, this will be flooding this area. that will be a problem for folks headin

scott mcgrew? >> let's take you out to the nasdaq this morning where it was all smiles on times square. they open at a new high after crossing 7,000 for the first time, powered by amazon, apple, google, facebook. during the dot com boom, we were excited when it crossed 5,000. southwest and american airlines will give employees a $1,000 bonus thanks to the tax law. dozens of companies have including wells fargo and boeing. >> the president is making decisions. president trump is going to have to decide about the price of washing machines this month. there's going to be a hearing on washing machines today and the president will have to make a decision shortly there after. should there be a tariff on washing machines overseas. the worry is overseas manufacturers are dumping solar panels on the market. that's unfair to local manufacturers. in the case of washing machines, whirlpool, an american company and lg, a foreign company. the price of an lg washer could go up 50% if the tariffs are put on it. >>

. >> scott mcgrew, "playboy" is talking of shutting down their magazine. >> they are. "playboy" will stick around, just not publish the magazine. they will concentrate on websites. playboy tried to get rid of nude pictures a few years ago. that did not increase circulation. >>> walnut creek goes back to work today. today is the first trading day of the year. last year, the best for stocks since 2013. >>> apple will replace your iphone battery at a discount, after apple was caught slowing down older phones to make up for declining battery performance. replacements are $29, available now in some stores. >>> china ordered the head of san jose back to china. it was an enormous company that would hire thousands of people in san jose. they would build cars. it largely ran out of money. here, you see the former ceo, yt, as he's called by employees, ordered back to china by regulators. he says he is going to stay in america to work on refinancing his electric car company. this is one of the companies where, this was the announcement a couple years ago, our jaws drop. we are go

and: scott mcgrew tells you everything you need to know as the russia probe intensifies.:30 to 7. scale mail order business into a global furniture empire has died. ikea founder )ingvar kamprad ) passed away at the age of 91... at his home in smaland, sweden. he founded his business back when he was 17 years old. from there he expaned ikea into the company that it is today... including stores in east palo alto and emeryville. building a fleet of cars, rockets and solar panels... apparently isn )t enough for elon musk. >>> building a fleet of cars, rockets and solar panels apparently isn't enough for elon musk. he is now showing off his newest product. that's elon musk himself using the flame thrower. a flame thrower. he posted this video to instagram with the caption that says don't do this. there's also a website now where you can find out how you can do this. you can preorder the flame thrower. it's 500 bucks. there's also a $30 fire extinguisher for sale on the site in case things get out of hand for the flame thrower. musk appears to be making good on a promise he mad

and: scott mcgrew tells you everything you need to know as the russia probe intensifies.watch monday: 4:30 to 7. tonight - we have updated numbers as the flu continues to spread across california. >>> if you are sick with the flu you are t not alone. tonight we have updated numbers as the flu continues to spread across california. cdc said 23 more died from flu related symptoms last week. that brings the total flu deaths to 97. 20 were in the bay area. researchers say we're still in flu season and urge everyone to get a flu shot. >>> fewer babies are born in california, the number hasn't been this sloe low since the great depression. the key factor, the millennial generation which appears to be establishing their careers before families. >> we know it will pick up but that could be 50 years from now. >> the worry is a gap in birth could lead to a gap in the state workforce. >>> a man is claiming a self-driving car veered into him and knocked him off his motorcycle. he said the chevy bolt changed lanes and hit him. gm said the car never left its lane and just moved over to

. >> scott mcgrew, this one is in the chips. >> yeah, right in the guts of your computer, kris.it's a newly discovered flaw in the main chip that runs computers and phones. there are actually two flaws, one that affects intel chips that's been nicknamed meltdown and another that affects all kinds of chips called inspector. someone is having a good time naming those flaws. microsoft and apple are promising a fix. you can update when the update comes. shares in intel fell 3% on that news, down about a dollar and a half. otherwise stocks continue to go you up and up. the dow, the nasdaq, the s&p 500 record highs this morning. nasdaq above 7,000. shares in tesla suffering, though. that company said what we said it would say, it's not making enough of the model 3s and they are not doing it fast enough. keep in mind more than 400,000 people have plunked down $1,000 deposit to get a model 3. the company says it made just 1,500 cars in the last three months, that's a fraction of the number they promised over and over. >>> the "wall street journal" says this morning the tesla news contin

. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. the car company doubling down. >> vastly increasing the amount of money it's inn crest vesting in electric and plug in hybrids. ford made that announcement at the detroit auto show. the company says it will invest more than $11 billion in green energy. lots of models are coming from ford including a super fast sports car. that could be very bad news for tesla. obviously tesla is far ahead of all other car companies, but those companies are catching up and more importantly ford has more experience building cars and is much better funded. these are pictures of the first tesla 3 to hit the showroom in palo alto last week. tesla is badly behind in manufacturing that car. >>> there's growing concern this morning that big changes to the facebook feed will cause a rise in fake news. facebook has been bedeviled by fake news helping to spread all kinds of nonsense during the last presidential election. last week it announced it would remove lots of media companies and news articles from the fa

scott mcgrew, a day after that dow crossed that 26,000 mark for the first time. >> just seven trading days after it crossed 25,000, laura. that should excite investors but it may be too fast for even the most enthusiastic of bulls. note the number on your right there, 25792, the dow 30 hit 26,000 and then dropped back yesterday and so that's where we will start today. there's nothing magic about 25,000 or 26,000, nothing special happens, they're just good benchmarks and a lot of people would point out the dow 30 industrial index is actually a lousy measure of the overall stock market, that only measures 30 companies. it's also worth noting the stock market is not a measure of the economy. they are not the same thing. we measure the economy using things like inflation and job growth and industrial output. other news, 22 states attorneys generals are suing the fcc to stop its reversal of net neutrality rules. this includes our own javier basra from california. last month the fcc voted to roll back rules protecting net neutrality. >>> youtube says it will screen each and every video made

. >> scott mcgrew, a day after the dow crossed at 26,000 mark for the first time. >> just seven days after it crossed 25,000. now, that should excite investors but it may be too fast for the most enthusiastic of bulls. note the number 25,792, dow 30 hit 26,000 yesterday. there's something magical about 25,000 or 26,000. nothing special happens, just good benchmarks. lots of people would point out that the dow 30 is a lousy measure of the overall stock market because it only measures 30 companies. it's also worth noting the stock market is not a measure of the economy, either. we measure the economy using things like inflation and job growth and industrial output. other news, 22 state attorneys general are suing the fcc to stop its reversal of net neutrality rules including our own xavier becerra of california. last month the fcc voted to roll back rules put in place in 2015 that protected net neutrality. >>> youtube says it will screen each and every video made by its preferred creators, those are video creators who get a lion's share of the advertising dollars. this after logan paul

. >> scott mcgrew, some big down arrows. >> dow fell 362 points on the close there, marcus.t one point it was down 400. that was the worst day for the dow since last may. the bigger the dow gets the smaller the percentage loss, right? so a 362 point loss is not as bad as it used to be, about 1.3%, but that bad day on the markets came right before donald trump's state of the union where he praised himself for a great economy. we saw a twitter record last night, 4.5 million tweets during the speech according to twitter, the most ever during a state of the union. >>> cnbc reports federal agencies are investigating apple after it intentionally slowed down older iphones to make up for poor battery performance. some people have decided to buy a new iphone because their phone wasn't working properly. apple has since apologized over that. >>> and marcus and kris, silicon valley overflowing with money and this is the apple iphone that we were talking about earlier. again -- there's my dog i was looking for -- it's not my dog but that is a cutie. there is this wag dog walking service

. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. no longer do you have to pay up front. >> you can put down a deposit and then pay the rest when you arrive. this will make it easier for longer stays when you might be paying $1,000 for a stay in the summer. you don't have to pay it all now. airbnb rolled out the new payment system worldwide this morning. the company thinks people will rent more expensive homes because of it. >>> the stock market gets back to work today, the figures you are seeing on the right side there are friday's close. we are going to start at new record openings. looks like a good day for trading. >>> bitcoin and transcript toe currencies continue to slide. bitcoin down 38% over the last month. we've talked in the past about thinking twice before making an investment in bitcoin. >>> a new survey shows one in every six americans has a voice assistant like alexa and it's the fastest growing market for tech gadgets. amazon echo also leads the pack on that. the white house press secretary not a fan. she says her son

. >> scott mcgrew, you've warned about this in the past. >> i have. we've done several episodes of our tv show interviewing cannabis entrepreneurs about this risk they're taking because jeff sessions has said over and over he is against the use of marijuana. marijuana may be legal under state law but not under federal law and jeff sessions is the federal government's top cop. this morning the associated press is reporting sessions will undo an obama era policy that looked the other way. the ap says sessions will allow local u.s. attorneys to decide whether to prosecute. an official announcement is expected later today. this comes of course just days after this, the first of the lines after the legalization of pot in california. all right. so what does all this mean? marijuana laws already confusing, it's both legal and not legal and this makes everything more confusing, more vague. we will obviously be in contact with our local u.s. attorney brine stretch, the guy who would do the prosecuting just as soon as he gets into the office this morning. >>> l

. >> scott mcgrew joins you now. president says america first doesn't mean america alone. >> the president, good morning, had a very measured speech, laura and marcus, to the world economic forum saying he supports world trade as long as it's fair and encouraged the gathering of investors and businesspeople to invest in america. let's face it, this is a gathering of billionaire global lists which in many ways runs counter to trump's america first program which he addressed. >> i believe in america. as president of the united states i will always put america first, just like the leaders of other countries should put their country first also. but america first does not mean america alone. >> the president was interviewed after the speech by the founder of the world economic forum who did not ask him about the biggest news of the day today, the blockbuster "new york times" article that says trump tried to fire the special counsel. we will talk more about that later. the biggest news in the mueller investigation so far.

. >> scott mcgrew, no longer do they have to pay up front. >> you can put down basically a deposit, then pay the rest when you arrive on vacation. this is going to make it easier for longer stays because you might be paying $1,000 for a stay in the summer, a long one. now you don't have to pay at all right now. airbnb rolled out the system worldwide. the company says it thinks people will rent more expensive homes because of it. >>> the stock markets get back to work today, the figures you're seeing on the right there dow up 228 are from friday's close. we will start at new record openings and it looks like a food day for trading. >>> bitcoin, all those cryptocurrencies continue to slide. bitcoin now down 38% over the last month. we've talked in the past about thinking twice before making an investment there. >>> a new survey shows one in every six americans has a voice assistant like alexa and it's the fastest growing market among tech gadgets. amazon leads the pack. >>> speaking of gadgets, it was exactly ten years ago today steve jobs introduced the macbook air out of that man in a en

. >> scott mcgrew was telling us this is the first ever case of human on robot car violence. >> firstange story. it happened earlier this month. we are only just learning about it now because of paperwork that was filed after the incident. crews automation owned by general motors says it was one of their cars, it was at the corner of valencia and 16th street in san francisco waiting at a light. the paperwork filed with the dmv says a pedestrian ran across valencia shouting and struck the left side of the cruze's bumper and hatch with his body. the man apparently ran off 1z% uninjured. it's not clear why the man did what he did, but as you're pointing out history was made. >>> wall street will sit back and watch what the government does today. will it run out of money? will it close down? can we trust the people to govern and actually govern? we will know today. >>> and take a look at this fellow, he is the ceo of a company that processed $100 million in payments last year. what does he sell? believe it or not he sells virtual glitter. >> did you ever think you would be like selling on

. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. you warned us this could happen. >> it was a couple weeks back, solar panels and washing machines certainly two different things but both getting new tariffs for the same reason. worries that foreign countries are dumping those products on our market. so foreign made solar pams and foreign made washing machines will get a lot more expensive. in the washing machine category that would be brands like lg or samsung. whirlpool machines will not have the extra fee because that's an american company. candidate donald trump also promise add tariff on chinese made goods like iphones but so far president trump has not done so. looks like an interesting day on wall street. futures the best that investors make turned south overnight. we do start at new records for the dow and the nasdaq. >> it's earning season when companies open their books to investors and netflix is king, or queen. it turned in phenomenal numbers sending netflix shares skyrocketing overnight. netflix says it will spend as muc

scott mcgrew, the president says he is not a racist. >> he is not a racist, in fact, he is the leastacist person in the world he says. here is the president reacting to claims from u.s. senators that he used a terrible word to describe predominantly black countries. >> no. no. i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. that i can tell you. >> now, you have people who were in a meeting who said the president said the word yet people in the meeting who said he didn't. here is georgia senator david purdue who was in that meeting, not answering the question either way. >> you're saying flat out definitively the president did not say those words? >> i'm saying that this is a gross misrepresentation, it's not the first time senator durbin has done it. it is not productive to solving the problem -- >> so what did the president say? >> most people in america, george, want us to solve the daca situation. >> kirstjen nielsen was also in that meeting talking about the hawaii missile attack. she is head of the department of homeland security. this is when she was i

larry nassar accused of abusing more than 150 women and girls. >>> scott mcgrew joins us now.ere's pressure on congress to protect robert mueller. >> donald trump's white house insists there is no plan to fire mueller despite reports trump ordered the firing last june only to be talked out of it by his lawyers. over the weekend republican senator lindsey graham made it plain, trump must not fire the man investigating him. >> i see no evidence that president donald trump wants to fire mr. mueller now. i don't know what happened back last year, but it's pretty clear to me that everybody in the white house knows it would be the end of president donald trump's presidency if he fired mr. mueller. i think we are in a good spot with mr. mueller. >> trump does have the power to fire mueller, there's pressure on congress to change the rules to prevent it. all of washington watching this situation in russia where pro democracy protests broke out over the weekend. president trump has tweeted in support of pro democracy protests in iran, but has yet to do so for pro dem tracy protests in

. >> scott mcgrew, this time it's disney. >> disney joins boeing and chase bank and comcast in offering that bonus to employees. i like the video you showed yesterday of mini mouse getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame. here it is again. the person inside that cost sum gets $1,000. soo so, too, do 125,000 other disney employees, all part of that big tax cut passed late last year. now, kimberly clark the makers of huggy diapers are also benefiting from the tax cut. the company's chief financial officer tells the "washington post" this morning it will use the money to restructure leading to the layoffs of 5,000 people and the closure of ten factories. >>> toys "r" us says it will close nearly 200 more stores. nasdaq at record high, pushed higher by netflix, dow slipped a bit. >>> you rarely hear the words "no, we can't" in silicon valley, but the x prize organization says this morning it's going to end its offer of millions of dollars in prize money to the first private company to go to the moon because nobody has gone to the moon. the prize launched a few years ago with an inspira

. >> but in one case, scott mcgrew, no we can't. >> it doesn't have the same ring.xprise foundation is ending it's lunar x prize. it was to encourage private companies to land on the moon. years ago it launched with this inspirational video. >> if you think only governments have what, moon, think again. 30 private teams from 16 countries competing in the largest incentivized prize competition in history. >> well, it turns out it is only governments that can go to the moon. none of the teams were able to meet the deadline. the x prize organization says it is ending its moon prize because nobody can get to the moon. the group says if every x prize competition we launch has a winner, we're not being audacious enough. >>> the nasdaq will once again open at a record high, pushed higher by netflix, the dow slipped a bit, toys "r" us says it will close nearly 200 more stores. >> we're watching the dollar this morning, it continues to weaken, that's good news/bad news. oil and gas gets more expensive but american factories export more. generally good news for san francisco

good morning everyone, i'm scott mcgrew, the apple watch has been a big hit or miss for apple and it has a sensation for those focused on health. this mother and daughter experimenting with the watch for cnbc. >> i'm not sure that i understand how to use it well look, what time is it? how many steps did i walk today? and then, this is always curious. >> your heart rate. are you stressed right now? >> the watch is stressing me out. >> the latest technology is for the unhealthy. a company called alive core has approved the first medical accessory for the apple watch. hardware that allows it to perform regular ekgs on the wearer. we have the ceo of live core, the cop that makes the device. he is a former google vice president where he ran the company's social efforts joined by mike sullivan of fast company and michael koran of quartz, wiki said you are widely believed to be the man behind google plus. we can fix wikip empedia right right here, are you behind google plus? >> yes. i was. >> let's talk about the new company. did you go from google to doing this? >> first of all, scott, tha

we have a live report coming up from washington at 5:00 this morning and scott mcgrew will have analysis at 5:45. >>> happening today, in alameda county a deputy accused of setting up an attack on ain't inmate is set to face a judge. nbc bay area obtained court documents that allege he boasted about it to another deputy. the documents quote baileyy as saying i told those six guys to take care of the inmate and make it look like he fell in the shower. that inmate was beaten and injured. the deputy now bases assault charges. >>> a follow-up on the growing anger and frustration over how san jose's alum rock union high school school district handles its money. last night another fiery district meeting. >> intimidation, bullying and harassment. and it's -- >> parents and community members want the district to suspend all contracts with the company it hired to fix the school. they say that some projects are already partially paid for and yet the work hasn't started two years after it was supposed to. now some parents are falling for three board members to quit. >> the only way you can help thi

analysis of the key topics he )ll address - including immigration. )checks and balances ) with scott mcgrew - only on )today n the bay. ) join us tomorrow from it )s the name given to a high tech version of robbing a bank. >>> jackpotting is what it's called, it's the name given to a high tech version of bank robbing. hackers now use software to break in to stand alone atms and clean them out. the secret service said that jackpotting is hitting the u.s. after hitting europe and asia. they take advantage of atms in restaurants, pharmacies and drive-thr drive-throughs, those alone not at the bank. getting it to dispense $100 a minute until it's empty. >> terrifying, it's terrifying. >> although your accounts are not specifically targets experts say that coordinated attacks could put banks and cash machines on lockdown unless they strengthen their security. >> a new feel for the facebook feed, mark zuckerberg said it will do more to promote news from local sources. the goal is to make people more aware of what is happening in the immediate community. if you follow a local publisher or tv stati

scott mcgrew's analysis which we call checks and balances airs at 5:45. >>> a developing story in south san jose this morning, police investigating a deadly shooting outside the assent apartments, it happened on charlotte drive right off of cottle road and raleigh. police say the victim a man was dead when they arrived. no info on a motive or suspect so far, but "today in the bay's" bob redell is on his way to that apartment complex to gather more information. look for his report at 5:00 a.m. >>> today a pittsburg family takes a painful step, one daughter is dead and another on life support after police say a driver fleeing from officers crashed into them last week. today they are set to take that two-year-old off of life support. there was a vigil for both girls last night and last check camila cardoza was declared brain dead from that crash. relatives tell us that her organs will soon be donated. her older sister died shortly after that crash last wednesday, their mother the only person in that car other than them was also injured but is out of the hospital now. relatives tell us that

scott mcgrew was just tweeting the pictures, this one from nas can a observatory, also the griffith observatory down in l.a. can't get enough of it this morning. it's pretty clear in the south bay if you want to take a peek out your window. kari hall is tracking the weather for the rest of it. we will keep this moon report going all morning long. >>> 4:55. when we want something done we want it done quickly. >> that's right. >> nbc bay area responds to a san jose driver whose request for a rebate was stalled, get this, longer than a year. >> that is a long time. he contacted consumer investigator chris chmura to drive home his 70 bucks. >> good morning. david yea drives this 1997 mitsubishi with 250,000 miles on it. you can tell he takes care of it. and that tlc includes new tires, regularly. latest set bought in the middle of 2016. well, david says part of that deal was a $70 rebate from continental tire. fast forward to late 2017 when david wrote me to say he still hadn't received his rebate. so we contacted continental tire. the company says its rebate processing center needed david to resub

i'm scott mcgrew. i just met my guest and she seems like a very nice woman, but petition mccord's idea how to make a company make me uneasy. she was in charge of hiring and firing people at netflix. she was key in making netflix the juggernaut it is today. netflix was not a family and they quickly cut employees it no longer found useful, even those that helped create the company. i'm quoting, hard work doesn't count. she estimates she's hired hundreds and has a new book called "powerful: building a culture of freedom and responsibility." she's joined by laura of "usa today" and explain to me hard work doesn't count because my mom told me different. >> hard work in itself doesn't count. i love your introduction. pretty on the edge. it wasn't like we hired and fired -- >> no, you fired me after i worked hard on making the company big. >> are you in the same job you had after college. >> no. >> no, you're not. you went place to place -- >> up the ladder. >> up the ladder, around the ladder. what i advocat

a live report from capitol hill coming up in 30 minutes, plus scott mcgrew's analysis at 5:45. >>> and right now as we approach 4:34 we are feeling some really cold temperatures this morning in the north bay and that's where we've also had some patchy dense fog so watching out for the potential of patchy frost as well. in oakland it's 45 degrees and 48 degrees in san jose, san francisco now at 50 degrees, as you get ready to head out the door throughout the morning that morning commute in the south bay will be chilly, but mostly clear. we've seen some of that patchy fog drifting around but i think it will stay mostly clear in the south bay. as we go through the rest of the morning we will be reaching into the mid 50s by lunchtime. here is a look at all of our high temperatures today, up to 57 degrees in livermore, san francisco 54 there and in oakland 57 degrees. now, we will talk about the incoming storm and how much rain it will bring, that's coming up in a few minutes. mike has better news for drivers heading into san francisco. >> that's right, kari. it wasn't a tremendous amount o

." >>> good morning, everyone, i'm scott mcgrew. this is a ledger. i bought it at office depot for five bucks. you can make an argument this is one of the most important inventions in public history. public ledgers help people keep track of who owned what property. important in the growth of colonial america and as far back as egyptians, they allowed banks and businesses to offer credit and make payments. today ledgers are on the computers and there's a new computerized ledger that captured everybody's attention, called the blockchain. i cannot show you the blockchain because it's inside computers but all it is is a ledger, who has paid what to whom. what keeps it honest, there are copies of that laedger on computers all over. the change is reflected in ledgers all over the world. brad garlinghouse runs ripple. martin jiles with m.i.t. technology review. how did i do? is that what the blockchain is? >> you did a really nice job. >> so lots of people have heard of this. they know it's important, why is it important? >> i think the novelty with blockch

and: scott mcgrew tells you everything you need to know as the russia probe intensifies.onday: 4:30 to 7. soledad: the phrase "once in a blue moon" has been around for more than a hundred years. it means something absurd, unlikely, or rare. lucky for amateur astronomers, rare is happening soon. january 31 will bring not just a blue moon, but a supermoon, and a total lunar eclipse. i'm over the moon about this -- get it? it's the first blue moon total lunar eclipse in the u.s. since march of 1866, so mark your calendars and set your alarms. but don't be bummed out when the moon doesn't look blue. according to nasa, the blue moon is actually pale gray and white. a "blue moon" is the second full moon in a calendar month. usually, there is only one. as for the total lunar eclipse, it will be visible early wednesday morning in the u.s., the best view of the eclipse will be along the west coast. for those of you in the eastern parts of the country, you'll only see a partial eclipse, since the moon will set before totality. it's sad, because it could be another 150 years before

good morning, i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. >> i'm laura garcia.ht to the forecast with kari. >> it's going to let up a little bit and hit or miss activity expected for today with that rain still possible at any point today. we are seeing a bulk of the heavy rain roll to the east. as we get closer looks at the radar, right now, we are seeing the rain holding on toil

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and: scott mcgrew tells you everything you need to know as the russia probe intensifies. watch monday: 4:30 to 7. less than two weeks away. and did you know history is being made already. for the first t >>> the winter olympics less than two weeks away. did you know history is being made already? for the first time in 30 years the bay area claims two figure skaters heading to the olympics on team usa. hasn't happened since brian boytano. >> like many elite skaters, vincent cho's journey. since he was 11, he's struggled with terrible injuries. by his side, supporting him the whole time, was his mother. not the first time. she played a key role in his career. >> yeah, she has -- >> in just a matter of days vincent cho will take center ice in pyeongchang to represent his country. it will be the most familiar, unfamiliar place he has ever been. vincent's mbody, you see, has just arrived. his mind has been there for years. >> i can't count the number of times that i've stood in my starting pose at the world arena in colorado springs, closed my eyes for a second and imagined it

analysis of the key topics he )ll address - including immigration. )checks and balances ) with scott mcgrew - only on )today n the bay. ) join us tomorrow from the performances at last night s grammy awards. rapper kendrick lamar kicked off the show with an electrifying performance. while singer kesha made sure >>> we were just talking about all the performances last night at the grammy awards. >> the me too movement was a big part of a performance. and the 60th edition wound up being a memorable night for one performer in particular. mark barger has the details. >> the grammy goes to -- 24 karat magic. >> it turned into a golden night for bruno mars. six grammy awards including a sweep of the big three. album and record of the year for 24 karat magic and song of the year for that's what i like. >> thank you so much. >> tonight's stirring performance which included the dancers being gunned down one by one. >> this is special because of rap music, what got me all around the world and supports my family and all that. >> also earning three grammys, chris stapleton including album of the year.

scott mcgrew. joins us with the very latest.. good morning.. keep in mind that senate vote wont ) solve the overall problem.. that our government ) doesn )t have a budget. all a "yes" vote in the senate would do is kick that proverbial can down it won't solve the overall problem that our government doesn't have a budget. all a yes vote would do today is kick the proverbial can down the road. the house voted in favor of a continuing resolution already. but that same bill cannot pass the senate without democrats voting in favor and so far they've signaled they're not willing to do it. some republicans in the senate are not willing to approve the continue go resolution. so if that vote fails today, the government will run out of money at midnight eastern time and the government service there's begin to shut down. not the fbi or the u.s. army. but less critical functions. one big question is where has the president been on this? he has planned to fly out to florida to celebrate= u÷ one yen office. it will be one year tomorrow. he's since decided to

and: scott mcgrew tells you everything you need to know as the russia probe intensifies.labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, on the defensive. >> fake news, folks. fake news. >> president trump now denying a bombshell report that claims he ordered the firing of special counsel robert mueller last june. why did he back down? and could it impact the mueller investigation? we're live with the latest. >>> plus, the dancer beating cancer. all week we've spotlighted people who inspire us. today, hoda introduces us to an 11-year-old cancer survivor using her gift to help others. >> i wanted to do something big. i want to change the world. i never knew this would go as far as it has. >> you'll never believe the surprise we have in store for this incredible girl. >>> and superstars live in studio 1a. john legend and sara bareilles give us a pre

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