tracy? tracy: thanks so much.head, carlos ghosn is promising to name the people he says engineered a coup to destroy him. we are live to beirut ahead of this news conference. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> markets are paring losses after iran fired a series of missiles on u.s. military bases in a wreck. how much is this a response to the killing of general soleimani and what kind of response from administration? so far, no reports of u.s. casualties and iran says it does not want war with the u.s. donald trump tweeting this morning that all is well after iranian attacks on u.s. bases in iraq. speaking of the markets, let's get more on how they are treating with juliette saly -- trading with juliette saly in singapore. paring thosetainly earlier declines, once we saw that tweet from donald trump that all is well and heard from the white house that he wasn't going to be updating the nation tuesday night, you have seen u.s. futures down by as much as 1.7%. asian stocks had been tracking on their biggest one-day fall since a

tracy: its tracy alloway in hong kong. wanted to ask you about the response we have seen from iran. setting aside the nuclear deal for one second, they are also talking about the notion of crushing revenge. is that all rhetoric coming from iran? what can they actually do here? west: in terms of rhetoric, have seen for decades this kind of rhetoric coming from iran. i want to say the precedent for this is different because the president that president trump set by assassinating arguably the second most important or powerful political figure in iran. situationling with a that is unprecedented. at the same time, i would not get lost in the rhetoric. the reason i brought up the deal was to point out exactly that. on the one hand, you talk about crushing violence or crushing revenge. while there is this rhetoric that existed, in reality they have made rational decisions, and even diplomatic decisions, which is emblematic of the deal itself. what they can do is they can hurt u.s. interests in the region, starting with oil. the s

. >>> we have a diesel spill on 205 at tracy boulevard. i wanted to show you the map. this is well before the altamonte pass. it is here and the diesel spill is here. people will be held up from highway 5 heading this way if you are using 205 be aware. down the one lane you are getting through but it will take awhile. let's talk about the rest of the commute to livermore looks all right and no problems on 880 and no problems at the toll plaza. 401 let's go back to the desk. >>> breaking news in san francisco. look at the pictures. firefighters are at the scene of car crash at a gas station on 19th avenue and sara rosa boulevard. we are told the car hit a propane tank and sensors at a gas station and firefighters are taking extra precaution. we will keep watching you and updating you on the story as it develops. >>> the countdown is on to super bowl liv in miami. the 49ers have had almost two weeks to prepared to face the chiefs on sunday. the players are meeting before the super bowl. many 9er players are bracing the underdog mentality. >> this game we have to earn it.

livermore now says 7 but you can see stockton and tracy a quarter mile. it really thickened up yesterday about 6:00 to 7:00. our system give it credit, it did hold together. that next system is flying. it will be here tomorrow morning for rain. mostly 40s, 50s because of the amount of moisture in the air. but most locations are in the 40s including american canyon. truckee's at 25, 43, 44. you -- ukiah 54. but that next system will slide right on in. it will be here tomorrow morning. so our first system gained a little more than we thought. i think we'll get about 1/10" that should do it until late sunday again when it looks like another system next week if you want to mark the calendar. the 16th through the 20th looks cold and rainy if everything continues to march in morning fog mostly sunny and then the wind will pick up. mostly sunny friday. still breezy and cool with sun and clouds on the weekend. >> warming in the north bay today for families. a man's in jail now accused of crimes at a middle school. we'll tell you what happened out there and what s

how does that tracy area look, sal? >> it looks okay. the thing about it is, it's weird because the 205 commute. let me put it on a map. 205 at tracy boulevard is far out. you will see that the traffic from highway 5 may be slow to this point and that's where the crash is where the diesel spill is. we don't have slow traffic at the altamonte pass because people are being held back. we have a little bit of slow traffic here so we will keep watching it. if you are coming in from highway 5 they may be delayed. there is no page issues on interstate 880 or at the bay bridge. it is getting more crowded as you coming up to the toll plaza. 4: 40. what about the weather? here is steve. >> that's a good question. it is my turn. thank you. let's look down towards the gulf and south florida. they had a couple of thunderstorms the other day. yesterday was quiet but you can see the moisture streaming across so right now it is staying to the north although sneaking up from key west. keeping an eye on that. the forecast looks to be mostly sunny, and par

drive times, tracy to dublin, 26 minutes. yes, it's looking good.down in the usual spot because of a big crash in tracy. altamont pass looking good. antioch to concord, 14 minutes for that drive. >>> thank you. next at 5:00, the local dog rescue doing free adoptions all next month. >>> and we're staying on top of breaking news. a man pulled from a car after it crashed at a gas station overnight. >>> the countdown to super bowl liv and a warning about fake g with what you need to know were buying any 49ers gear. let's make it more delicious! ♪ menutaur put an extra patty on that! bam! woah! uh-uhhh! my $4.99 triple bonus jack combo! stack it up for an extra buck. check out my triple bonus jack! check it out with an extra patty! yeah! ok! let's ride! oh hey man, uhh... [car beeps] my $4.99 triple bonus jack combo! stack it up for an extra buck. . >>> breaking news at 5:00, firefighters have to use the jaws of life to pull a man from this car. it crashed at a gas station overnight and amy hollyfield is live with the latest. >>> the countdown to super b

so no major issues right now except for an incident i'm following in tracy. a live look right now, 680 looking good this morning. that has cleared up. moving on to the south bay, san jose, 280 looking good for everyone here. nice smooth ride across. checking in on the drive times. highway 4 to the maze, 17 minutes. bay bridge going across, a nine-minute ride. san francisco to sfo, ten-minute ride there. please be aware of the fog. we're seeing dense fog on the san mateo bridge. i know, drew, you have more on that. >> tracking that fog with you. rain-free today. the fog is the issue right now. the visibility you're seeing is in miles on this map. down to a half mile in napa. a quarter mile visibility in livermore. so where that fog has set up shop, it is dense. you may want to add more time to your morning commute if you encounter that fog. 40s to low 50s out the door today. 50 in the city. 48 in san jose. oakland, 43. warmer in half moon bay, high surf advisory at 52 degrees right now. the 12-hour day planner, first thing we have that dense fog in spots. temp

tracie potts for us. tracie, thank you. >>> at least 60 people are recovering from minor injuries this morning after a mid-air emergency in los angeles officials say a china-bound delta plane with 164 people on board started to experience engine trouble only minutes into the flight the plane's pilot declared an emergency and dumped fuel over three schools as it flew over. students and staff who were outside were exposed to jet fuel and fumes and had to be treated for irritation nobody was hospitalized. according to the faa, the plane was returning to l.a.x. when it needed to reduce weight before it could land. that plane landed siefly after releasing the fuel fire officials said they don't expect there to be any significant side effects >>> the deadly wildfire crisis in australia continues to rage on the tragic blazes have burned more than 15 million acres, killed at least 27 people, and destroyed more than 2,000 homes. the flames and smoke and thick haze are affecting air quality in the country, which is

we have had some problems approaching the tracy commute because of the trash on tracy boulevard. getting to the altamont pass, that is where we put the arrow. it looks okay with some sewing right before it. it looks like i went to 880 here and you can see traffic is moving along relatively well with no major issues and no problems at the toll plaza. 5:02, let's go back to the desk. >>> starting with breaking news from san francisco, car smashed into a gas station, sparking a small fihappened at a chevron station at 19th avenue. ktvu's alisa harrington, you just arrived there so what d yeah, the driver of this car did survive he was taken to a hospital, but look at the damage, firefighters had to tear the roof off of the car, just to get to the d just aroun this morning at the chevron station at 19th avenue. police did have this intersection shut down for quite a while this morning because they said that is also sparked a gas leak so it was too dangerous for us to get much closer, they finally just reopened 19th avenue and they say they have been able to shut off that ghastly. now

back to you. >> all right, tracie potts in washington thank you, tracie. >> all right we now have a safe way to look directly and closely at the sun, and here it is the national science foundation shared this close-up of the sun's surface. it's the highest resolution image ever taken of the sun. each of those little cell-like structures aren't that little. each of them are about the size of texas how about that >> wow >> that's incredible to see it moving >> it's mesmerizing to sleeping, put this on, go right to bed >> be nice and warm. corn puffs. >> yeah. i'm hungry now >> let's get into this forecast for your upcoming weekend. a quiet day, no travel issues at all. as we go into friday rain moving into the southeast rain maybe and thunderstorms in south florida. some of those superbowl activities friday night may not be that much fun in the heavy rain by the time we get to saturday, this storm is off the coast. not a snowstorm for the northeast. looks like it will only be a big event for our friends in nova scotia another swing anmiss ford r gear for the kids. northern plains, temperat

nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington tracie, we still don't know what the senate trial is going to form into. >> no, we don't, and this is going to be interesting because while we have lawmakers in sync over the outrage with the decisions in iran, they're still very much at a disconnect on how and when this impeachment trial is going to start, but some of that may start to resolve tomorrow after holding out for weeks, house speaker nancy pelosi will finally allow a votew to release articles of impeachment against president trump after a power move by the senate leader threatening to dismiss charges if they're not transferred soon. >> dismissing is a coverup if they want to go that route, again, the senators who are thinking now about voting for witnesses or not, they will have to be accountable for not having a fair trial. >> there's still no agreement on hearing witnesses like former national security adviser john bolton t he's the trump insider who was investigating. >> i'm not afraid of what he has to say. >> there's no reason not to have him testify unless you want to cover

tracy down to a mile.know there's some pretty thick fog and for sure up to fairfield, napa novato, petaluma. santa rosa's got a little better. if that's your commute anywhere near there watch out. rainfall was really impressive from marin county. south of that there really wasn't mauch. but cazadero with two. ben lomund over 1". 59 to 63. pretty mild air mass in place and if we can get through that fog and i think many will we'll see some low to mid 60s today. maybe a little morning drizzle holding on. but san jose's 54. the city's 53. so it feels mild to you it is. it's not that cold out. this next system will get here with some clouds friday. that looks strong again about the golden gate northward. 59 to 64. we'll bh dry until we get to the weekend. >> thank you. >>> time is 6:51. last year there were more cellphones and laptops stolen at bart stations. the top five bart staegszs where those thefts occur. >> also one of the most commonly used drugs on the market may be deemed a cancer causer. and the imp

tracy a half mile. stockton a quarter. and there's your easterly breeze for most sneaking back in from carquinez strait over towards san pablo bay. so we didn't have that tuli fog for some. sun and clouds rolling in. overnight we'll get some light rain. there's a wetter better system for thursday morning. cooling down throughout the rest of the week here as a series of systems come in, they're weak, they're not very strong but they'll usher in a northwest connection. that will bring in some cooler air here. the pattern may go from very cool to really cold here. some of the forecast models are bringing up a cold, wet pattern. 30s on many of these temps. novato's down to 31. 26 up in lakeport. 32 in vacaville. 34 livermore. even albany's at 39. penn grove is down to 31. some 20s heelsburg, kelseyville. and pope valley napa 31 degrees. it's a cold out one there. mostly sunny in the morning. we'll start to see some increasing clouds throughout the day. light rain this evening but then thursday does look like a system. 1/10" to

seeing fog in livermore and in tracy. of course the north bay. kumasi? >> thanks. >>> android users will soon be able to say hey, google, read this website. >> samsung is unleashing artificial chat bots. >>> facebook is banning certain controversial videos that have been altered to make people say something they didn't. >>> from the consumer electronics show, google assistant will be able to read web beiges to you and it can translate from 42 languages. >> user also have to say hey google, read this page. it's coming for android versions 5 and above. >>> and these are samsung's artificial humans. >> they were introduced at ceo. neon is not a robot or voice assistant, the company calls them video chat bots that can learn preferences and respond to questions in an unusually life like way. >> it's similar to video chat. >> those are your tech bytes. >> okay. >> it was his first year in the nfl but josh jacobs is proving he's a champion on and off the field. >> next, the special gift to his father that brought him to tears. >>> controversy over a new chick-f

nbc's tracie potts joins us now from d.c. with the very latest tracie, what is nancy pelosi's next move here, i guess, after she was not consulted by trump on all of this >> reporter: exactly neither were the rest of the democrats and the so-called gang of eight, the top lly get a heads up on these things so now in a letter obtained overnight, nancy pelosi says this week congress will vote on a war powers resolution to limit what the president can do when it comes to iran, specifically that if he doesn't get the okay from congress, he has to scale back and end these hostilities within 30 days that she says are threatening american lives, our troops, and our diplomats with iran promising retaliation as you noted, cori, one of the key issues is that congress was not consulted in advance >> there is usually a congressional consulting process. it's both constitutionally required, but it's also important because, one, you potentially get members of congress to buy in ahead of time and, two, they may ask that hard question that's n

probability will be the same today probably, although not as bad yet, concord 5 miles, stockton and tracy 4 miles, if they break through the fog they will get to the 50s but if you're to the south and on the coast mid to upper 50s and maybe near 60 cloudy to mild today and 50s with the temps. sal castaneda is here and hopefully he is quiet. >> things are off to a nice start stephen i think because of the holiday will have a nice day and we're keeping our fingers crossed it will be light throughout the now here we are at the bay bridge toll plaza one of the busiest spots it looks pretty good. no major issues driving through the area and your driving on interstate 880 at looks good, if you're crossing bay area bridges it is a nice-looking drive.>> the san francisco 49ers in their quest for their sixth championship is one win away.>> san francisco going to the super bowl with a big win tonight over green bay. >> the 49ers dominated the green bay packers in their 37- 20 victory and they are now going to miami to play the kansas city chiefs in the super bowl. 70,000+ 49ers faithful were there

nbc's tracie potts joins us now from d.c. with the latest. tracie, the decade already off to an explosive start and we are on day two >> reporter: right, cori we expected that we knew that this was coming congress is coming back today with some decisions to make. when will this impeachment trial get nderway? will they have any witnesses what will it look like we still don't know. president trump says he's ready for it >> i would testify i would do demonstrations, i'd do lectures, i'd do summations or i'd do what i do best i'd try the case >> reporter: that's rudy giuliani, the president's personal attorney, who says he is willing and ready to testify. nancy pelosi, however, still has not sent over those articles of impeachment, so senators don't really know for sure when this trial might get underway cori >> all right, tracie potts for us in d.c. days away from congress convening. thank you. >> let's turn to iraq where the u.s. embassy is protected with increased security hundreds of american soldiers deployed to the region as violent protest

same can beds for tracy, stockton, brentwood, antioch.rmore, concord may be in the 50s. 40s for many, low, 139, that's out at fairfield and 49 in monterra and sfo. if you're in the fog, it may take a while to warm up. 42 on the peninsula, menlo park, and frost are city, san carlos, and the left of the screen is pushing this cloud cover out. event he tell get out of here and bring us rain tomorrow. not a lot but a little bit. upper 40s to 50s to near 60 near the coast and maybe santa clara valley and offshore breeze put santa cruz to 62 yesterday. cloudy with some light rain tuesday and we'll see the next system coming in but not until the weekend. >> thank you, steve. >>> shopping on line is supposed to be less time-consuming and more convenient. now there is an app that, cut down on one the most annoying parts of cyber shopping for clothes. >>> and the 49ers are headed to the super bowl but we'll take you back and look at the most memorable moments of the 49ers. >>> and let's check in with mike midack with what's coming up in the will ho

tracy, stockton.y breeze coming right back out the sacramento valley over the parking is straight san pablo bay, bringing some of that fog back. will get a little bit of rain stronger system on thursday. northwest breeze, after tonight. we will get some increasing clouds, wheel cover, not a lot to the system, i wouldn't cancel any plans. 33 menlo park. atherton, woodside. san mateo is 37. palo alto, 34 degrees, 18 in truckee. fog out to the valley look for son in the morning, clouds in the afternoon. tomorrow morning we will get some rain in the system on thursday. if you work outside it may alter your plans, arrive in the morning be over with early afternoon, expect the cool pattern. morgan hill, after thursday, cool breezy pattern will take us into friday and your saturday . >>> after two long years, a popular furniture store, ikea has reached a settlement to the parents of a toddler who was killed in the store . >>> a mysterious virus health officials, details on an outbreak that appears to be a ne

stockton 5 miles, tracy at zero. our good friend coop just checked in with snow totals the past 24 hours, sierra tahoe 21 inches, squaw valley 19 and alpine meadows 25 inches of new snow. winter storm warning has ended but still a little going on which means snow showers continue this friday so driving test a little bit and fog in the valleys are no pick but we get a mix of sun and clouds today and the rain has ended we are done until probably next tuesday 30s on the temps, even sso is 39, san jose as well, 32 around lakeport, lots of 30s, so take your pick. everyone is in the 30s including foster city it 36 and cold. not zero or anything, hide to mid-level clouds, a heckuva system that has been wrapped up and is going to the weekend is sunday looks dry so no worries, leslie claudia partly sunny friday, low to mid 50s, yesterday there were highs the never got over 48. it was just one of those days will slowly rebound into the weekend and the next rain is on tuesday. >>> it looks like the gap no longer plans to break

also tracy with a quarter mile visibility. 30s on those temps to 40s for some.ur system fell apart south but it didn't here. it did its job and did it ever but we will get to see the snow in the hills and we see temperatures that will stay cool with a lot of cloud cover over the weekend but not much us. dry zainey with increasing clouds monday and the next rain on tuesday. >>> it is not baseball season yet but the giants are making headlines and history, still ahead you will meet the latest addition to the giants coaching staff.>> that state support is here. >> the promises that governor gavin newsom is making to help solve the state's homeless crisis . introducing a single sports destination. where you can find games, news and highlights. all in one place, right on your tv. the new xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. follow the teams you love and get notifications when the game's about to start, so you'll never miss a minute. with the xfinity sports zone... ...everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome. click, cal

tracy's son is in his late teens. tracy, do you know where he is right now?. in taiwan, voters are preparing to go the polls in a presidential election that's being closely watched by china. the relationship between the two has long been a fraught one — with china's president xi jinping making no secret of his desire to claim the territory. taiwan sees itself as an independent, sovereign nation and its current president has described china as a "grave threat" to its freedoms. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth has sent this report from taipei. forget the stiff, communist formality of china's state media. this is election coverage taiwan's style. coverage taiwan style. irreverent and mocking, a sign ofjust how far apart the two societies have grown. translation: actually, me and all my friends think we are taiwanese. no one sees themselves as chinese. it's a sentiment taiwan's president, once struggling in her bid for re—election, is now using to her advantage, with a simple message. is taiwan's democracy really under threat or are you fear—mongering for po

>>e material tracie potts for us. thank you,a man hurt in that horrifying stabbing attack during hanukkah is now speaking out. they have a plea for the public as anti-semitic attacks around new york have spiked gonza gabe gutierrez has this report and we want to warn you one of the images we're about to show you is disturbing. >> reporter: he turned 72 on monday but spent his birthday in the hospital, one of five jewish man badly wounded in the monsy stabbing in new york his daughter says he may not wake up from his coma. >> i'm begging you, if you are watching this, please stand up and stop this hatred it cannot keep going on. >> do you feel any remorse. >> reporter: the accused attacker, 37-year-old grafton thomas, has pleaded not guilty to state charges of attempted murder and burglary. his attorney says thomas has a history of mental illness and found these medications in his apartment. >> there's been no history of anti-semitism with this man that anyone knows of. there's been no history of violence with this man

>> so much writing on what he knows and if he'll tell it tracie, thank you. >>> happening overnight, a plane carrying 230 u.s. passengers evacuating from wuhan, china ground zero for the deadly coronavir coronavirus. has landed on u.s. soil. touching down in anchorage, alaska this as cases of the deadly coronavirus continue to climb. china has confirmed at least 132 deaths with nearly 6,000 infections, which has now topped the number of sars cases the rapid spreading of the virus is affecting business and travel the white house is considering suspending all china-u.s. flights. but overnight british airways announced it is cutting all flights to and from mainland china. also, starbucks in china has temporarily closed more than 2,000 stores amid concerns of the outbreak and while there are only five confirmed patients here in the united states, the health and human services secretary said the virus is a potentially very serious public health risk but americans should not worry about their own safety >>> in a shocking turn in the murder case of a connecticut mother of five authorities s

nbc's tracie potts joins us from d.c. with more tracie, senate democrats are blasting senate majority leader mcconnell before the trial >> reporter: they are. interestingly, the president's team isn't too keen on the timing of it either. take a look. these rules that came out late just a day before the trial is set to begin, have arguments beginning wednesday, tomorrow, at 1:00 p.m., and then each side gets 24 hours to present their arguments over two days. they want to do that in long 12-hour sessions senators are asking questions in writing over 16 hours, and then the senate will consider and vote on witnesses and documents. now, one of the areas where both sides seem to disagree is the timing of this, those long 12-hour days that would throw some of their arguments into the middle of the night. >> senator mcconnell's resolution states the key facts be delivered in the wee hours of the night simply because he doesn't want the american people to hear them >> arguments, whether we present them at 2:00 in the afternoon or

now, for more on what we can expect today let's go to nbc's tracie potts in washington tracie, all pettifogging aside, it will be the house managers who make their case first. >> exactly and now that we know that each side will have 24 hours over three days, not two days, let's take a look at what this schedule will look like. so for the rest of this week it looks like the prosecution will be making their argument assuming they take their full three days and 24 hours. and then on saturday they're working the weekend. the trump team will pick up, wrapping up their arguments on tuesday, leaving a couple of days in the middle of next week for q&a, written only, by lawmakers. and then by the middle of next week we could see that vote on whether or not there will be witnesses. this was the revised schedule after senate majority leader mitch mcconnell bowed to pressure from his own party, handwritten changes, to try to get those changes done meantime, the house managers tipped off a little bit of what they'll be talking about today, focusing on the evidence >> yeah. we're making it hard for you we're

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. >> the ukrainian government has issued something in the possible surveillance tracy, with all of these layers and moving parts, hard to imagine what this trial is going to look like the 100 senators that have now been sworn in during this trial. in terms of what it's going to look like, that we do not know we kboent bow if lev pargnash is going to identify. but in the latest interviews he's talking not only about the president wanting to fire ambassador yovanovitch, but he now believes joe biden did nothing wrong. taking a look at whether his son, hunter and his connection to the ukrainian company at the soenter all of of this was going to be under investigation. >>> also he's revealing a visit by the president vice president pence was something they were offering for getting the biden investigation. some law makers think parnas needs to testify >> i think he should be brought before us so we can determine his credibility. there's no question the interviews that have occurred in the last 24 hours bring to light facts that should be pursued and reviewed by the united states senate >> re

if sam, ministria, luis and tracy could come up. i don't see tracy. if you're in your office, tracy -- there she is. come on up to the mic. many of you know this all-star team because they are leaders in our city and leaders in the mission district. luis is the executive director of meta. myrna is president of the planning commission and executive director of jamestown community services. sam is director of neighborhood centers and tracy is the incredible staffer for our own colleague, supervisor walton as well as a longtime mission leader. what they did is when one of the most important historical institutions in the mission, [speaking spanish] was under threat because during the time of economic crisis the former executive director of mlvs had created an economic deal with a private partner to keep ownership of the building. that private partner then tried to take over the entire building. if he was able do that, we would have lost one of the most important community hubs and historical sites of, not only the latino, latin mexican community in the d

we have a crash that i'm following out of tracy. three to four cars involved here, westbound 205 before mountain house parkway. no injuries reported in the area. you can see that slowdown beginning to form. we have another crash in pinole -- not a crash, westbound 80 before pinole valley road. it's a big rig with three flat tires blocking a lane right now. so thankfully right now it's not too busy but that could potentially cause a backup. in fairfield, a fog advisory, this is state route 12 to the westbound 80 connector, we do have fog blanketing that area and the north bay. we'll give you this commuter alert for the posey tube, a full closure for weekdays, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., that work will continue through march of this year. drive times here, green across the board. looking pretty good. >> thanks. >>> coming up next, 7 things too know as you start your day. >>> and concerns when it comes to genetic tests. what researchers are now saying. >>> >> it was an incredible experience. everyone had a wonderful time. >> disneyland is

out of tracy it is slow. super commute remembers fully aware of that by now this morning. 5:39, checking out san jose, 101. things are looking very smooth and moving where they are slow at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:17 this morning and things have not picked up there. if you're heading toward the bridge, expect some delays. once you make it through the toll plaza it will pick back up. our drive times here, tracy to dublin, 49 minutes. yes, i was pointing out that red portion on our map so that slowdown, antioch to concord, 18 minutes. san rafael to san francisco about 17 minutes. and my side super soft? yes! with the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. but can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and snoring? no problem. ...and done. so, you can really promise better sleep? not promise... prove. and now, during the ulti

conditions on the roads all clear except coming out of tracy. bay bridge, we have a hit and run reported near treasure island on the bridge. it doesn't look like it's causing much of a slowdown. richmond-san rafael bridge right now, live look here, you can see a smooth ride as people head towards the toll plaza. and here are our drive times before we get there, a commuter alert. the manzanita park and ride, the lower half of the lot will be closed due to nightly high tide flooding. we've been heari ing mike all morning talking about the king tides. 35-minute from tracy to dublin. >>> breaking news this morning, police are on the scene at a palo alto safeway. >> an employee says someone with a gun tried to rob the pharmacy overnight. this is happening at the store on middle field road. amy hollyfield is there with the latest information. > we just interviewed a safeway employee who was here when the attackers stormed in. he says they were armed and they went towards the pharmacy. he is okay, he described to us what happened. >> just three guys ca

. >> nbc's tracie potts is following it all for u washington tracci tracie, good morning, a lot to break down. >> good morning. it's going to be a busy day and week as well both sides get ready for this trial. it will be televised to millions of people, and both sides say they're ready. today the seven house managers presenting the impeachment case are tweaking their arguments after a strategy session sunday. >> our case is simple. the facts are uncontested, and the evidence is overwhelming. >> this morning they'll tour the senate chamber where the trial gets under way tomorrow. an outline of the president's defense is due this afternoon. they'll argue that even if president trump did abuse power by withholding money from ukraine for a joe biden investigation, that, according to the constitution, is not an impeachable offense. >> you have a lot of evidence, disputed evidence that can go both ways, but the vote was to impeach on abuse of power, which was not within the constitutional criteria for impeachment. >> the president's legal team includes famed tv lawyer alan dershowitz and indep

back to you. >> tracie, thank you. tonight on nightly news lester holt sits down with joe biden to talk about the tensions with iran and impeachment and the 2020 campaign. you could watch tonight at 5:30 right after our news at 5:00. >>> it is 5:04 and this morning students at dublin high school will return to school for the first time since three classmates were killed in a car crash on christmas day. "today in the bay" bob redell joins us outside of the campus for how the district is preparing today. >> reporter: the superintendent indicated they've have grief counselors and other staff here for those who might need help or talk to deal with the strategy. the district posted this bapper on social media. they're asking everyone to wear the boys' favorite color red to honor their memory with the #long live mnj, the first initial of each of the boys name. mark and michael and their friend was killed christmas night when the sedan they were riding in crossed the center line and crashed into a tree along foothill road. th

. >> all right nbc's tracie potts joins us with the very latest.racie, we're certainly in for a historic showdown here >> well, we certainly are. and it starts tomorrow afternoon. both guys said they are ready fo will be a televised trial, likely with millions of people watching the seven house managers or prosecutors who will be presenting the impeachment case working through the holiday, they worked through the weekend. they had a strategy session on sunday and today, we'll see them in the se walk-through of where this trial will get under way tomorrow. meantime, the trump legal team has arguments due at noon. an outline of what their defense will be. interestingly, we understand their defense will be that even if the president abused power. that is not an impeachable defense. >> the president withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to an ally at war with russia. withheld a white house meeting that the president of ukraine desperately sought to establish with his country and with his adversary, the support of the united states, i

witnesses will have to say. >> we've already taken five months of the american people's lives. >> traciets, nbc news, washington. >>> the death toll from the coronavirus continues to grow. chinese officials have confirmed nearly 3,000 cases and 81 deaths they call the outbreak a grave condition and the cases of pneumonia has risen as well. in the u.s. the cases have riis on the five. even though they continue to spread acros health officials say it's not a threat to the public. let's go live to molly hunter. how is china handling all of these cases? >> good morning. they made a couple of good points first, the disease can spread during the incubation period before the flu-like symptoms show up. it's contagious, but authorities don't know how infectious they are, anywhere from one to 14 days and it means even if someone passes through the airport without a temperature, they may still be infected so many questions how useful all of those current screening processes actually are now the ministry also say this will linger, and phillip and frances, that means not just a few more cases they're

. >> nbc tracy pots joins us with the latest from d.c. an already focus on the second charge obstruction. >> exactly the question did the president deliberately fail to provide documents and block white house witnesses during the investigation of ukraine as you saw the abuse of power was focus on thursday. at one point the chief justice intervened as one democrat accused republicans of being part of a cover up they meticulously tried to lay out their case with the fact, even using words of some republicans from the clinton impeachment to try to prove their case today they will be wrapping up, making the point that they believe, based on the evidence, president trump is guilty. >> here right is supposed to matter it's what's made us the greatest nation on earth and you know you can't trust this president do what's right for this country. you can trust he will do what's right for donald trump this is why if you find him guilty, you must find that he should be removed. >> we're hearing the same things over and over. that's the way they're go

you get on the road early, you should have a decent commute but you will have slowing on 205 at the tracy commute and it will get better toward livermore with highway 4 and 680 and 80 and the freeway is starting up pretty well but if you are driving south, once you hit the south bay, it looks good. a look at the san mateo and the bay bridge, a good start and let's go back to the desk. >>> today, a rally planned in a few hours by a group of oakland mothers that moved into a home they said was vacant for months and remove them. jesse gary tells us the women say they are not going anywhere. >> reporter: with the clock ticking, some thoughtful people in oakland brought food for the women under court order to and there occupancy in the 2900 block of magnolia street. >> i want to show support for them and encourage them to stay strong. it's about time. this has been a crisis for a long time. >> reporter: dominique walker and her children moved into the vacant property mid- november. >> we are here and we are not leaving. we've been here since november 18 and that is a win for us. [ cheers and a

"today in the bay's" tracie potts live with what we can expect. tracie? >> reporter: marcus, good morning, everyone. today democrats will focus on abuse of power after accusing president trump of trying to cheat the 2020 election. >> the senate is adjourned. >> reporter: today democrats continue their near impossible task of convincing 20 republicans to remove president trump from office. >> he personally asked a foreign government to investigate his opponent. >> reporter: beginning with what the president refers to as his perfect phone call. >> in a perfect call the president would not solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election. >> reporter: house managers are leaning on prior witness testimony to prove that president trump withheld foreign aid for a political favor. >> everyone was in the loop. >> reporter: the audience, a handful of moderate republicans -- >> i am very hopeful that what happened tonight will move the public and they will move some republican senators in our direction. >> reporter: unlikely. >> i didn't hear anything new at all.

tracy to dublin, 33 minutes. antioch to concord, 13 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 16-minute ride. >>> safety on b.a.r.t. is a major challenge in our effort to build a better bay area. >> chronicle insider phil matier reports that b.a.r.t. has seen a huge spike in theft of laptops and cell phones. the thieves are often juveniles. they target passengers not paying attention because they're all engrossed in their devices. the snatch and grab thefts often occur when the train doors open. 512 robberies and thefts happened last year on trains running through san francisco stations. system-wide records show 1,180 devices were stolen last year. that's an increase of 288 thefts from 2018. you can read matier's article every sunday and wednesday in the chronicle. >>> b.a.r.t.'s general manager will hold another listening tour to give riders a chance to share their thoughts and concerns directly with them. bob powers will begin at the antioch station at 4:45 this morning. he'll go over to the pittsburg station at 6:

where we are seeing some slowing is the urine stuff for super commuters coming out of tracy into tracy. pass that you're clear that is stuck in the number three lane from the left. >>> happening today, a plane full of american diplomats and others will be flying back to america. more on their journey today and an update on the virus's impact. jackie. >> yeah, at one point those people from wuhan were going to be stopping here and now they'll be heading to ang original alaska before their final destination in ontario. they're preparing for those people to arrive. we also know the passengers will be landing there today. a risk for contracting the virus here in the bay area remains low. 106 people have died from the viersz. there are with the san francisco department of public health says they're taking all precautions necessary. >> it's important to recognize that there are no confirmed cases in san francisco at this time. we are actively preparing for the possibility of confirmed cases. >> flights frhan have stopped unless u' wuhan or contact with someone infected. if you have a runny n

bay bridge toll plaza, backed up with no major problems and 580 is one of the slow commutes, at the tracy triangle. 6:01 let's go back eir investig into the helicopter crash that killed nba legend, kobe bryant. the chopper went down yesterday morning in the hills above calabasas, 30 miles north of los angeles. kobe bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, gianna, died in the crash along with the pilot and six other passengers. recovering the bodies could take several days. >>> right now, as you can imagine, it is a logistical nightmare, in a sense because the crash site is not easily accessible and we are now faced with, i guess, well- wishers, and people mourning who have defended the area and even the crash site, it sells. >> investigators believe dense fog may have played a role in that tragedy. as both the los angeles county sheriff's office and the police department grounded their choppers on sunday morning because of poor visibility. >>> the los angeles county coroner has not identified the other crash victims but family members say a college baseball coach from orange county, john alto

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> we continue our team coverage from san francisco. that is where a day of action has been planned for about heightened security there. sharon katsuda is live there with a look at how our region is responding to what is happening in the middle east. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, scott. well we've called several different agencies and are communicating with with each other. take a look. it is a beautiful day. there are are so many tourists out here and the golden gate bridge captain tells me that they are on high alert every day, especially because it is a traffic hub here. he said although they haven't received any direction at the federal or local level to look out for specific threats, he hopes people will be vigilant and if they see something, say something. given the developments in iran. we saw some iranian citizens visiting the bridge and one was emotional about the current events. >> i know that people -- that is what the people of iran want. no one wants war. no one wants just blood shed or any of that stuff. people

the note out of tracy, 205 is affected by a crash, a diesel spill and holding up folks at the altamont pass and that makes dublin great and a ride toward contra costa and toward san francisco no major problems. are there is the san mateo bridge, an easy and clear drive for now. >>> breaking news in san francisco. a car crashing into a gas station propane tank, a rescue is underway. >> pete suratos is live in along the way to show us what is happening now. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you. we're just getting to the scene along junipero serra. that car crashed into a tank of propane and it is up-ended and it is unclear how this happened and how the driver crashed into it. for folks familiar from this area, it is not too far from san francisco state en route to the university. very active scene with san francisco fire and police investigating the scene. now as far as we know, obviously i show you that this driver crashed into this structure holding propane. we know that the driver had to be -- was rescued out of there and was moving before being transported to the hospital. really i

looking at our overall map, you can see we don't have slowdowns except for that traffic coming out of tracy. our super commuters this morning. good news for anyone that's headed out the door right now. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, the cash lanes are beginning to stack up slightly. it's getting busier there. no slowdowns in the area. live look at san jose, 280 here, no problems as well, just a few headlights making their way down. let's check out our drive times. walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 47-minute ride for you. highway 1 to los gatos, 20 minutes. >>> happening today, a fire omation in the east bay willnsr neighbors are sounding the sve n union city. ood morning. when there's an emergency you pick up the phone, you call 911 and you expect someone to get here right away. now neighbors here in this union city neighborhood are worried about response time now that fire station number 30 here in new city is set to close at 8:00 a.m. this morning. the mayor of union city this fire station is closing because of underutilization that was costing the

tracy to dublin, looking good, 23 minutes for that drive time. dublin to mission boulevard, 14 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino, 15 minutes. >> thank you. >>> the niners packing those bags for miami, waking up as nfc champions. >> we'll have a look at how much it will cost you if you want to see the 49ers and chiefs playing in super bowl 54 as we look at the most viral moments from the 49ers win. >>> and a gun rights rally sparking a state of emergency. thousands expected to descend on virginia's state capital. about finding good food ind have school.y so, when my wife kat and i learned california public school children couldn't get fresh produce in the cafeteria, we took action. we partnered with local farmers, school kitchens, a non-profit. that program now serves over 300 million healthy meals every year. the difference between words and actions matters. that's a lesson washington dc could use, right now. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. >>> everything, the patience from five, six years ago, means everything. >> surreal. you know, j

and at tracy, delays at mount house. 33 minutes, 205 over to 680. the east shore freeway doing okay. no delays. 13 minutes from highway four to the macarthur maze. we are dealing with foggy spots this morning. right now 80. east your freeway through fairfield okay at slightly slower speeds there. >>> we are going live right now to massachusetts. we are moments away from the release of a prisoner. michelle carter was convicted. you remember this case. for encouraging her boyfriend at the time to kill himself and then not taking any action when he was in the process of doing so. she is 23 now. she has been in prison since february 1st today she is being released because of good behavior. apparently she was a model prisoner there. this has created a big debate over mental health, bullying and free speech. last week the supreme court declined to take her case. >>> the hunt is on for suspects linked to a mass shooting in downtown seattle. one person is dead and seven others injured including a child. shots ring out yesterday evening just before 5:00 p.m.

tracy to dublin, 36-minute ride there.ublin to mission boulevard, 14 minutes. 14 minutes for highway 101 to cupertino. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic after the break. trumpand total disaster.mplete let obamacare implode. nurse: these wild attacks healthcare hurt the patients i care for. i've been a nurse in new york for thirty years. i know the difference leadership can make because i saw what mike bloomberg did as mayor. vo: mayor bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40%, covering 700,000 more new yorkers, life expectancy increased. he helped expand health coverage to 200,000 more kids and upgraded pediatric care--- infant mortality rates dropped to record lows. and as mayor, mike bloomberg always championed reproductive health for women. so when you hear mike bloomberg on health care... mrb: this is america. we can certainly afford to make sure that everybody that needs to see a doctor can see a doctor, everybody that needs medicines to stay healthy can get those medicines. nurse: you shou

ben tracy is at the white house. we begin tonight with nancy cordes on capitol hill.cy. >> reporter: norah, the impeachment managers are walking the senate through all the evidence step by step-- every phone call, every email-- as they lay out why they believe this senate should be the first in u.s. history to remove a u.s. president from office. >> president trump has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self-governance. >> reporter: lead impeachment manager adam schiff launched his opening arguments by honing in on a three-day period from last summer. >> that alone is grounds for removal from office of the 45th president. >> reporter: it started, he said, on july 24, the day special counsel robert mueller testified about his two-year investigation into russian election interference. >> did you actually totally exonerate the president? >> no. >> reporter: one day later, president trump asked the ukrainian president to do him a favor and investigate his campaign rival, joe biden. >> the very next day, he's on the phone, president trump is on the phone with a di