the bay bridge has patchy fog, as well. satellite and radar has a strong ridge of high pressure that is right over us and that is the dominant weather feature as we had through the week. with that ridge building, daytime highs will be soaring by the end of the week, possibly tying or breaking record highs for the day by the end of the week. a big warm up in store over the next several days and unfortunately, no rain in sight. we are going 30 days without measurable rainfall for the bay area. hour-by-hour on futurecast, plenty of sunshine today and those daytime highs are warmer compared to yesterday with the average, mid-50s along the coast and mid-to-upper 60s around the bay and highs inland, upper 60s to low 70s. this is just the start. the first alert weather forecast, you can see temperatures climbing as we had through the week. we are talking into the 70s and mid-to-upper 70s by thursday. for the north bay and the coast and you can see that warm up for you and into the 70s, mid- week with the north bay, upper 70s and lo

the rest of the bay area bridges, no delays or issues. back to you. >>> breaking right now, frontier airlines is announcing it is buying spirit airlines. the deal was struck in a $2.9 billcaanoc deal. the boards approved and over the weekend with the merger creating the fifth largest airline in the rurof the sausa free local transportation for the senior community returns. it's a free program founded in 2015 to help seniors get around. drivers will be available from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. monday, wednesday and friday. to get on the schedule, call the program when you need a ride and they are provided by volunteers who drive their own cars. >>> today, the one-month anniversary of the first distribution at alameda county where officials said there was a new drive through on 66th avenue serving over 1000 households. mayor libby schaaf and representatives from bank of america will visit today and donate funding to encourage vaccinations. >>> in san francisco, the a p.a. heritage foundation hosts the unveiling of the year of the tiger comme

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

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. job

no problems on the bay bridge span from what we can see on the cameras. no slowing in the north bay or coming through contra costa county. still at speed through concord and on 242 south. same thing out of the altamont pass. today is presidents' day holiday, for schools and businesses all around the bay, so that would likely be the impact for folks' lighter commute today and perhaps the rest of the week because some schools are off as well. we're looking as far south as san martin. we do not have slowing toward morgan hill. we have a lighter drive through silicon valley as well for the early morning commute. back to you. >>> 6:21. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> three items go missing during a move. but the mover isn't covering the loss. i'm consumer investigative chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. >> and good morning, marin county. i was in your neck of the woods this weekend on a hike, a 5.5 mile hike. and my muscles are still burning this morning. my group of friends all there. some people coming in from new york a

san mateo bridge is an uptick in 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 h

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

we will show you a live look at the bay bridge. 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 headlines

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 t

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

there are wind advisory that have been issued by chp for the antioch bridge, the martinez bridge and definitely a little gusty at the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. most of the bridges it's a liting windy. be careful as you work across the span. >>> we have some breaking news in right now on the escalating tension at the ukraine border. russia now says it is beginning to pull its troops back from the border, reducing the threat there. a lot of questions this morning on exactly what is going on. there has been a build up of over 100,000 troops there for several months and a significant portion of russia's military hardware there along the border. that was really setting off a lot of alarm bells for the west. russia now saying it is starting to pull some of its troops back. how many of them, what is the timeline here so far, no word from united states officials. we will follow this all morning. back to you. >>> in less than 24 hours vaccinated california residents will be allowed to go indoors without a mask. the places you will still have to wear a mask and why mandates may return. >> though the state is letting up

the san mateo bridge, the golden gate. any other bridge if you're not trying to weigh in, these delays are going to closely keep an eye on the bay bridge right now. 43 minutes. once you reach the maze, that free must exit because of that accident was blocking 2 lanes. now they have that open. so we're going to closely keep an update on those drive times and hope they continue to go down san mateo bridge 12 minutes heading across towards the peninsula. 8.80 to one o one. let's also get a look at the richmond center fell bridge traveling out of richmond. tulsa won a 1, 8, minutes and the golden gate bridge to traveling. 37 to the tolls. you're looking at 18 for your drive there, thanks. rain keeping updated on that bay bridge commute doesn't look so fun. something that is going to be a bit more enjoyable is just getting outside today. >> it is going to be a really warm one. historically warm for many parts of the bay area and even warmer than yesterday was if you remember how that one went looking outside of those clear skies above san francisco, richmond tied a record yesterday at 75 oakland record. breaking day for you yesterday

. >> 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

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

so we do have some high winds across the bay bridge, the ante on bridge and the venetian martinez bridge. so taking your time as you're traveling there. but they've turned the mary lights on along the bay bridge. the slow folks down there about a 15 minute drive and oakland 80 north of high street. we have an accident there. one lane is blocked. so 5.80, would be a good alternate. if you're trying to get around. the delays were seen along 8.80, there. we also have some residual delays. you know, we had an accident. 80 westbound as san pablo dam road. now that that's been clear, still seeing some issues building as you're traveling down crockett towards the maze, san mateo bridge, about 14 minutes for your drive. and let's check on highway 4. one, 60 to conquer to 42 others and accidents. it's still about a 40 minute drive darya. james, back to you. >> thanks a lot a 6.48. steph curry did good scored 33 points, you can't win for losing. yeah. the defense doesn't show up. yeah. end up losing. and that's what happened with the clippers last night. cropper sports director jason dumas says ha

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 paint

breezy across the bay bridge, 15-20 miles per hour across the bridge? areful if you are taking the bay bridge because chp issued wind advisories on some bridges like the bay bridge, the benicia bridge, san mateo and dunbarton bridges. you might 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 arra

at the bay bridge camera. ly 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 n

i know it is backed up at the bay bridge. a mess this morning. >>> it is a messy commute for the ride into san francisco. there was a crash involving three vehicles on the upper deck of the bay bridge just past treasure island. everything is cleared out of lanes, moved off the span. however the damage is done. it is backed up well beyond the foot of the maze now. you will see delays on all approaches as you work toward san francisco. travel times are improving, so that's the good news. 39 minutes from the maze into the city. speeds are looking better as well. we were down to about six miles per hour in some spots but that area is improving to 49 miles per hour. moving at a much better pace than just a few minutes ago. hopefully things will get better. if you want to use public transit, bart has trains running on time. number four lane blocked due to a broken down vehicle. it's been out there for sometime. hopefully crews will get out there and clear this one out of lanes. you will see back up out of san lornezo south bound 88

the rest of the south bay, the freeways look good. 87. bay bridge toll plaza starting to get busy. cars head westbound into san francisco. wind advisory in effect for the bay bridge. the metering lights were turned on just about 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

delays hi through the bay bridge. d 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

in fact, they just turned the metering lights on at the bay bridge. s, including the south bay bridge. friday they activated toll lanes, so you will need the fas trak flex to take advantage of those lanes if you're traveling through through 8:00 p.m. a smooth drive through contra costa county. there's metering lights at the bay bridge. a live look shows you we don't have a backup just yet. slow build, lighter volume. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> she shells out hundreds of dollars for a spa cover, then waits months for delivery. when she's finally had it waiting, she calls us. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. [bushes rustling] [door opening] ♪dramatic music♪ yes! hon! the weathertech's here. ♪ weathertech is the ultimate protection for your vehicle. laser-measured floorliners... no drill mudflaps... cargoliner... bumpstep... seat protector... and cupfone. ♪ what about my car? weathertech. >>> nbc bay area responds to a south bay woman who says deliver

so high winds across the ante on bridge. >> the bay bridge as well. we also have an early-morning accident on the bay bridge just east of that fremont street exit. but it's so early. look at that. it's not causing any major delay. that's the good thing about a 7 minute drive heading into the city. san mateo bridge heading across towards the peninsula. 13 minutes for your drive as you're traveling. 92 westbound there. the richmond, sandra fell bridge a little under 9 minutes for your drive. heading across towards center fell and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls are looking at a 19 minute drive. james, back to you. >> rain a thank you very much for 18 is the time. and i suppose we should go back out here to punxsutawney cases looks like they've got all the officials out on stage as they're beginning. the ceremony here. well, that are where the poll, punxsutawney phil out of gobblers which is that giant stump that you see behind the officials there in the center of the screen to that little sign that says phil and little hole. so at some point they

and for the inland east bay, the north bay and the coast temperatures even warmer still as we look ahead to tomorrow. let's check this with gianna. >> getting busy as you head toward the bay bridgeghts on. still starting to get sluggish. not quite at the toll plaza. that's the good news for your wednesday morning commute. your travel time just about 11 minute from the maze into san francisco. plan for that if are you taking any other of the play area bridges, say the san mateo bring things looking good. a few brake lights on the richmond, san rafael bridge. 48 minute travel time the that's how long it'll take to make the ride there 2405 to 680 on westbound 580. things clowe there town to about 11 miles an hour. we had the early morning crash father grant line. that's been cleared off the freeway. it'll let up just a bit and then you will see the brake lights a approach the dublin. getting a look at conditions along highway 4. a crash reported there over to the shoulder near the exit ramp. the off ramp. the rest of the way along highway had 4á is sluggish. speeds down about 32 miles an hour pittsburgh into bay point. keep that in mind if you are taking highway 4 down to 242 to 68

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

the bridge, things are looking pretty nicely. at the san mateo bridge so far so good. checking travel times, the southbound 101 commute is only 19 minutes. 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.

the bay bridge moves better after the incident cleared at fremont. and also at the bottom of the screen, 101 and now 87, typical for the pattern coming into the south bay out of san martin. on the peninsula in this area, we still have express lanes and they'll start taking tolls on friday. get the fas trak at walgreens or costco. >>> 6:53, help is on the way for families trying to make it in the bay. 600 families are receiving $500 a month through the pilot program. the program is entering phase two. the funds for each family will total $9,000, which they can use however they would like. the program was designed to address wealth disparities in that city. >>> and a quick look at the top stories, including breaking news. overnight oakland families will wake up this morning to learn a number of schools are closing. details on the late night decision and an updated timeline for when those campuses will be shut down. plus -- >> reporter: i'm janelle wang in beijing. team usa wins its first gold medal and more gold could be on the way tonight in prime tim

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

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

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

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

we will double check on that and also double checking the bay bridge. backup filling in the toll plaza but not at a standstill. this is not so bad. trust me for the bay bridge. >> we do have some breaking news. the latest weekly jobless report is out. 232,000 americans filed first-time claims, a slight drop from last week and in line with forecast. 1.5 million more people filed continuing claims and that number is well below what analysts expected. 6:44. moving you forward on the future of mask wearing in the south bay. one bay area county has an indoor mask mandate but that could be about to change. >> "today in the bay" kris sanchez live in santa clara county where the man tate may be lifted in a matter of days, chris. >> all right. you know that count its set certain benchmarks for lifting mask mandates, and today in santa clara county we could meet the last of them before those mandates can be lifted. let take a look at the numbers here. the county could meet the metric of 550 or fewer cases per day for a full week today. the county hit the target of

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

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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

we see speeds improving across the bay bridge on the san francisco side, after that disabled vehicle and. the backup is still by the bay bridge toll plaza. that should start to loosen up. good news, no big rig tires in lanes, an easy drive for contra costa county. a little clearing as the disabled clears north 101 at oakland where i circled in san jose. and a live look at palo alto shows you green sensors are moving smoothly and this is a section that sees change. we've converted from hov lanes to toll lanes and folks have been taking advantage of those toll lanes along the peninsula for a while. this morning they've been activated as far as the toll goes, and you've got critical information for folks who want to remain that advantage through the area. >> reporter: good morning, mike. yes, the express lanes on 101 behind me opened at 5:00 this morning and if you do want to use those lanes, you want to be enrolled in fas trak and have one of these fas trak flex tran responders in your car. this shows where the lanes were just activated. the lanes run in both directions of highway 101 b

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

live look at the bay bridge and so far traffic is moving nicely. no delays as you head out of oakland, crossing the span into san francisco on that westbound side. no construction on the lower deck of the bay bridge. pretty quiet. most of the bridges are pretty quiet right now. live look at the san mateo bridge. if you are up early getting ready to make that ride across the golden gate bridge things are moving at the limit. not seeing a lot of cars. things are quiet and all the travel times are showing green right now which is good news. that ride across the richmond san rafael bridge only eight minutes to go to the marin side. no delays in the pass. >>> checking the latest on the situation in ukraine because this morning nato said that russia is actually continuing it's military build up along the border of ukraine. that is despite claims yesterday that it was starting to pull back its troops from the border after military exercises had amassed100000 troops. it was made clear yesterday that both sides intend to continue negligent rating for a solut

the bridge itself. san mateo bridge is also looking only for the most okay. things moving along, just fine at the bay there are some foggy spots, though, before you get to the bay bridge there. so even though you do see good visibility on the span do note that what we are going to be seeing today is definitely going to likely a little bit of traffic picking up later on. so keep you updated as that happens, james. all right. thank you very much, john. 4.18, is the time and some big changes coming to bark this week. >> starting today, there's some new options for riders headed to the air from the east bay to the south bay with kron four's camila barco with the story. >> but it's giving passengers more options and new services starting on monday. there's going to be a new transfer point at the fair in the east bay. what we're seeing with our riders is a lot of them are traveling from the dublin pleasanton area to north areas of san jose. those strains already run until midnight during the weekdays and saturdays. >> but now riders will have a chance to catch any bart train until 12:00am starting february

the bay bridge has been. th 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 4

the bay bridge lights on. >>> here at the live news desk and going to go live to kiev, ukraine where there is concern about an attack from rushy. we heard from the president of ukraine. he said he isn't afraid but anything but prepared to enforce martial law if needed this is from one of the two breakaway regions. moscow regions after the president of russia recognized their independence yesterday. this move appears to be the opening again for a larger potential military operation targeting ukraine. taking a live look at the white house calling russian moves on ukraine the invasion and this sets the stage for stronger sanctions. the president plans to halt united states business activity in the breakaway regions. question could hear more about stopping russia. we will watch it. back to you. >>> live in the newsroom this morning with details on the 3g network shut down by at&t. some devices still rely on 3g. we are talking at alarm systems, ankle monitors, medical alert, even muni because it relies on 3g and ot

that's not the case for bay bridge. , 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.

the winds have died down so better conditions at the bay bridge. no delays. san mateo bridge looking good. 12 minute commute between 880 and 101 and the golden gate bridge off to a great start with no brake lights or issues. good news on the bridges this morning. if you are traveling in the south bay so far traffic is pretty light. we will look at that closer in my next report. back to you. >> we thought when we walked out a chilly start to the day. >> and jocelyn is live in walnut creek and when i walked out to my car this morning d fr myhad fo my car wa are you feeling now? it's pretty chilly then. >> it's cold and i have a couple of layers on. i have two shirts on. i have two pairs of socks and my gloves. i have this big coat on. i have been waiting to take this coat out. if you don't believe me take a look at these cars, at this car dealership. the windshields are looking frosty. i was in san francisco earlier this morning and driving up here my car was showing me the temperature was isdrop ping in the east bay hills and valleys until 9:00 a.m. windshields

golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls about 20 minutes for your drive as you're traveling along one. 0, one. the bay bridge may see that fremont street exit. now back down to under 14 minutes. looks like they just turn them. 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 portlan

. >>> right now, looking live from our treasure island is mn a live look at the bay bridge. it is wednesday, february 23rd. >>> let's get a check on the weather and traffic. a live look outside this morning. that rain has moved through and now comes the big freeze. we will turn it over to mary, just how cold is it going to get? > >> we are looking at freezing conditions and even subfreezing conditions for this morning. that's why there is another first alert weather day for the morning. we have freeze warnings under the freeze warnings this morning. sunny and cool conditions this afternoon. we can see as we look to the north coast, looking at frost advisories and purple those are freeze warnings in effect for the north bay, east bay hills and valleys and the santa cruz mountains until 9:00 a.m. due to very cold temperatures, freezing and subfreezing. looking at 32, freezing in concord and santa rose a.29, cold conditions in livermore, below freezing for you, 41 oakland. 42 san francisco and 37 for san jose. as we head through the afternoon sunshine with highs in the low to mi

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

the bay bridge, the metering lights not turned on on the bay bridge. volume starting to build. his morning, we just got a notification that secretary of state blinken will announce a russian invasion of ukraine is imminent. >> the very latest on what the white house is saying. >> the latest is the u.s. ambassador to the united nations just told us she's spoken with the secretary of state and asked him to come to the united nations to say, and i'm going to quote here. the evidence on the ground is that russia is moving towards an imminent invasion. this is a crucial moment, close quote. blinken will divert from his scheduled trip to munich where he and the vice president were to meet with european leaders. the u.s. has consistently said russia's claims that it's withdrawing troops is false. in fact the u.s. says russia added about 7,000 more troops to the theater. russia insists that this is not true and sends out video like this of tanks on train cars. russia says it's moving those tanks away from the front line, but, of course, we don't know when this video was taken, where the

so just don't forget the jackets and the sweaters today, your bay bridge commute has been a pretty easy one for the most part this morning. 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

don't see any accidents or hazards along the bay bridge, but we do have a 17 minute drive from the bays fremont street exit, the san mateo bridge about 14 heading across towards the peninsula. and let's check on the richmond. sandra fell bridge tolls to want to one 13 for good dry. daria, back to you. thanks. a lot of for your money this morning. virgin galactic reveals the price tag. >> for a trip to space and disney. they are ditching the mask requirement as long as you're vaccinated. jane king live at the nasdaq with those stories and why jane? >> the high darya. good some certain lot of families planning spring break trips to destiny. so this is something they want to know face coverings will be optional for fully vaccinated. disney park asked both indoor and outdoor locations. this will start on february 17th. so august 2 years old and older, we'll still have to wear a face mask, though, an enclosed transportation like buses. well soaring lumber prices adding nearly $19,000 to the cost of a new home. the national association of home builders made that assessment lumbers about 3 tim