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Waking up to 39 degrees. Cloud free, there are no clouds in sight right now, the skies are nice and clear. If you look at the 24hour temperature change from yesterday, vicky, this is what you were talking about in terms of we are a little bit warmer. We are 3 degrees warmer in San Francisco than we were at this hour yesterday but the most noticeable difference is in santa rosa and san martin. Those areas were in the 20s yesterday morning but running 7 degrees warmer. I will talk abouta; the chance rain coming in about 15 minutes. After two weeks of i tens competition the Winter Olympics in pyeongchang are coming to an end. The closer ceremony is a few hours away and some local athletes had one last shot to get to the podium including montereys nick cunningham. His finish in the fourman bobsled slightly better than his two man bobsled earlier in the day. He and his team of three brakemen were all first olympians, finished in 19th place. The veteran says he may be finished with his olympic career. Im putting everything on the table now, you know, im kind of at a crossroads do i continue, do i hang up my spikes, what do i do . Im working with patriot Motor Sports Group out of boise, eagle, idaho, going to start stock car racing and see if maybe that need for speed is there on the asphalt. The first daughter and president ial adviser ivanka trump attended the fourman bobsled finals, sat between olympians and silver medalist Elena Meyers Taylor and lauren gibbs. They won the silver meddle in the bobsled event. Ivanka trump will be at the closing ceremony tonight, however, the russian flag will not. You may recall that because of widespread and systematic doping by the russians the International Olympic committee banned russia from these games. They did allow athletes to participate as olympic athletes from russia. They were not allowed to carry the flag or wear russian uniforms in the Opening Ceremony and the ioc decided to stick with that stance for the closing ceremony as well. Two russian athletes including a bronze medalist tested positive for doping. Here is the final medal count, norway the powerhouse of the winter Olympic Games, 39 medals, 14 of them gold. Germany overtaking canada to place second. Team u. S. A. In fourth place with nine gold medals. The netherlands in fifth and south korea overtaking france for sixth. Even as these games wrap up if you are ever away from your tv get our free nbcui and you can watch our live stream for olympic action. You can also watch tonights closing ceremony on nbc bay area. Tara lipinski and johnny weir will host our coverage, it begins at 5 00 p. M. You can follow our own Garvin Thomas for more updates on social media as he makes his way back home. Here is garvin and photographer robbie, theyre having fun in a bobsled there. Follow garvin on twitter for a behind the scenes look in pyeongchang. We are following developing news in the east bay. In a rare move oakland mayor lib kree schaaf is warning undocumented immigrants that i. C. E. Plans to conduct an Enforcement Effort in the bay area sometime in the next 24 hours. Mayor schaaf says she got the information from multiple credible sources about theco ]raid. She says shes sharing this publicly to protect immigrant families. Last night mayor schaaf released this notice sounding the alarme saying she believes it is her duty to give law abiding immigrant families warning when a threat appears immigrant. Were talking about undocumented immigrants. They may be facing i. C. E. Agents. An attorney who works with them says there is some advice and things that they should do. Dont open your door unless they have a warrant that is in your name. Remain silent and claim your right to contact a Family Member or your attorney. Now, the warning from mayor schaaf comes as i. C. E. Agents stepped up enforcement this year. Earlier this month i. C. E. Went after 77 businesses in Northern California in a crackdown on undocumented workers. Nbc bay area sent out an alarm after mayor schaafs announceme announcement. We posted this story on our twitter page. Follow us for updates, our handle is nbcbayarea. Firefighters are investigating how a taco bell went up in flames yesterday morning at the fremont hub shopping center. The fire started just before 6 30 on argonat way. The restaurant was closed at the time. Firefighters were also able to keep the flames from spreading to businesses nearby. That was not the only incident at the fremont hub this weekend. A disturbing attack at a party supply store. Fremont police say a man sexual assaulted two women at the party city store on saturday morning. It happened just before 9 00. Police say before the store opened a man with a gun went inside and he held two women there at gunpoint. He sexual assaulted them and then ran away. The women called police but the attacker is still on the loose. New details are emerging about that Deadly School shooting in parkland, florida. Nbc has learned that three sheriffs deputies remained outside the building where most of the shooting took place. This new revelation comes just days after Broward County sheriff announced the schools armed guard did not go into the school building, either. Thats your job is to run toward danger in this particular case because if you cant isolate, if you cant neutralize that shooter every second there is a chance people are dying. 14 students and three adults were killed. The Sheriffs Office is now investigating what happened. A passionate town hall jjz gun control in the east bay in the wake of that florida shooting. Stanley middle school in lafayette packed yesterday morning. Congressman markaun desaulnier d the town hall on gun violence prevention was moved up n becau of last weeks massacre. One teacher asked desaulnier to support laws banning assault weapons and creating a government gunsjg buy back pro but no everyone in the ideas. As far as background checks and regulations thats f52k theres no most gun owners that i know feel that way, but rights, thats what we have problems with. President trumps tweet about arming trained teachers also came up during the idea. The gun control debate is growing. Two Major Airlines are cutting ties with the National Rifle association. United airlines and delta announced they wont offer discounts to nra members anymore. The Airlines Join a growing list of companies that are now trying to distance themselves from the nra. A declassified memo from House Democrats making headlines on capitol hill. It is a rebuttal to accusations from the gop that the fbi and Justice Department abused their powers to spy on a Trump Campaign official. The memo comes two weeks after President Trump blocked it saying it contained classified and sensitive information. Parts of that memo are redacted to avoid revealing sources. Very important i think for the public now to see this information that they were acting inappropriately and that political effort to undermine bob muellers investigation was a terrible misleading attempt by the gone. The white house says nothing in the memo goes against the president s statement that he and his Campaign Never excluded with russia. Just ahead on today in the bay, we will take you live to the Winter Olympics in pyeongchang. Jay gray will give us a look back at some of the most memorable moments for team u. S. A. Plus, fireworks and floats. San francisco celebrating the year of the dog. We will show you what sights and sounds of the Chinese New Year parade. 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Reporter fire crackers and frilly chinese dragons, they are the signatures of services Chinese New Year parade and everyone is entitled to their own favorite moments, right . I like the cars and stuff, the names on the the cars and stuff. Reporter shes a fan of classic cars. And check out the one interim mayor mark farrell got to ride. Its a great time to be here for my family snoosh this was all about mans best friend, its the year of the dog after all and despite the chilly temperatures some people came from across the bay area to enjoy the annual event. Candy fernandez is from santa cruz. We normally go around through chinatown afterwards or beforehand. Come to eat. Reporter the parade went off without a hitch but we did see something different. The city pulled up two large dump trucks to block off market street, its a new security precaution after several incidents around the world last year to prevent someone interest driving into the crowds. Sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. Still ahead on today in the bay, as the Winter Olympics wind down we relive some of the top moments for u. S. Olympians in pyeongchang. Jay gray joins us live now. Plus, wouldnt you like to make your debt disappear . How nbc bay area is about to make that wish come true for many families. Its still a little chilly out there. 38 degrees right now as youre waking up in san jose. We are seeing 20s on the map plus im tracking rain in the bay area. We will have all the details coming up. Theres only one place where you can get. More adventure, more thrills, more magic, and more happy. And now you can stay steps away from the magic for less. Save up to 25 on select rooms at a Disneyland Resort hotel. So nows the time to get more happy 2018 Winter Olympics. After more than twoweeks of competition. Th back now to our coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics. After more than two weeks of competition the winter games come to close tonight in south korea. Jay gray has been there for it all. He joins us now live from inside olympic park in pyeongchang with the final look at team u. S. A. s olympic journey. Jay, we have loved seeing you throughout these games and you have licensed some incredible performances. Reporter its been great to chat olympics with you guys, its been a lot of fun. Its been an Amazing Games here. Some up, some down. We have had new American Olympic heroes, we have had olympic heartache along the way, some close matches and some difficult or disappointing losses, but also some historic wins here. There are no more medals at stake here. Still, the shib sibs alex and Maia Shibutani are on the olympic ice part of the closing figure skating gala. A spirited final olympic moment for the figure skaters at gangneung ice arena. Reporter during the Competition Team u. S. A. Had history making firsts and some heart breaking falls. The u. S. Wins gold. Reporter the americans end the 2018 winter games with 23 medals, nine of those gold. To keep canadas hopes alive. United states wins gold. Reporter there was redemption and a return to glory. Lindsey vonn on the podium. Reporter for some olympic veterans including a stretch for history in the mountains. To be on this team and to put down the day and to finish with a gold, i am speechless really. And now the games close. South korea saying goodbye. The olympic spotlight shifting to tokyo, host of the 2020 games. Its really a tale of two weeks at these olympics, rough and sluggish start for team u. S. A. In the beginning but boy did they close with a flurry. They finished fourth overall with the medals but also a record for medals here, team u. S. A. Winning medals in 11 separate events, no country has ever done that in the winter games, vicky. Jay, i tweeted about it, the womens hockey final, right, thats the stuff that olympic movie dreams are made of, but for you there in person, what are some of the memories or whats the most memorable moment that you will take with you . Reporter i think it comes from two sites, number one as far as the sports are concerned is that match. It was unbelievable, we were inside the arena to see that fight, to see the electricity there and how overwhelmed those players were emotionally after they finally beat their rivals, canada, it was just amazing. And then youve got to go with the mens curling as well. They tried to lose their way out of this tournament in the first week, they somehow fight their way back and win the gold, the first ever for team u. S. A. I thought that was fantastic. A gold medal the first ever for our women in crosscountry skiing, another just epic moment here. On the other side outside of the games, the people here in south korea have been amazing. Theyve been incredible hosts, have done a great job with this, theyve loved being on the world stage showing off their country. Its a beautiful place. They are very kind people. I wont forget my time here. Thanks so much. We love hearing your insight. We will see you later on in the show as well shoo thank you. We will turn our attention from jay to vianey talking weather. We have gold medal weather in the bay area. We do. Its a little chilly. We are expecting snow in the sierra and rain here in the bay area and i know that were definitely a little behind in terms of our where were supposed to be with our rain totals this time of year. Right now the temperatures are in the 30s in the south bay, 38 degrees, peninsula 39, trivalley 31. Check out San Francisco at about 42 degrees. Now, we can expect to kind of see a little bit of a difference in terms of that 24hour temperature change. The reason for that the dew points are running 15 degrees warmer or higher than they were yesterday and thats whats kept our mildi our milder temperatures overnight. Hayward is 3 degrees warmer, santa rosa 7 degrees warmer. Lets talk about todays overall microclimate highs. You can expect to see those breezy to windy conditions once again and our temperatures will remain in the upper 50s but we will be seeing some low 60s for san jose a high of about 60 degrees, concord 58, oakland 56, santa rosa 55 and then were tracking an incoming storm system. Lets talk about that timeline. If i take you through this hour by hour outlook you notice that system starts to make its way in mainly overnight. So midnight into about the 1 00, 2 00 a. M. Hour we are really going to start to see a couple of those showers moving in. Were going to notice an increase in that cloud cover into the evening but if i take you through you this timeline monday morning right in the middle of that morning commute between 4 00 and 8 00 a. M. Is when we will start to see rain at times, showers moving through. By monday afternoon those showers decreasing by sunset. What will be left behind is drier conditions. Now, as far as the wind gusts go, today will be fairly calm but we do notice some spots get a little breezier at about 6 30 in orinda, 10 Miles Per Hour, redwood city 11. If you were jut side yesterday you probably felt that windchill. We will see the winds picking up yet again as we head into monday with the arrival of that system getting gustier especially for the mountains and hillside areas. Santa rosa 22 Miles Per Hour along the coast, between 15 and 20 Miles Per Hour. Lets talk about long range outlook. We are tracking this first storm system, not a huge rainmaker but just enough to get the roads wet, a couple showers. Looking ahead towards wednesday, february 28th, the last day of the month we see that cold front start to sweep in and this is whats going to bring us a decent amount of rain. This is looking like the biggest rainmaker of the month so far. As we head in towards march 1st, thursday, we will get rain with breezy conditions and then also lower snow levels expected into friday. That rain will stick around through much of friday and into saturday as well. So the next seven days were really tracking two incoming storm systems with the greatest impact expected to be on wednesday with the arrival of a much better more rain making storm system in the form of a cold front. Vicky, i will send it back to you. You are watching today in the bay. We are one illness or accident away from financial ruin in this country. Medical debt, how one east bay family is coping with a five figure bill. The new initiative and how nbc bay area is helping to get more than a Million Dollars of your medical debt forgiven. This morna responds to a widespread medical debt can be crippling this morning. Nbc bay area responds to a widespread financial worry for millions of people. Our consumer investigator chris chmura explains how were helping people pay their medical bill bills. I rushed him to the emergency and the next thing we know he is in the or. Reporter kevin required emergency Abdominal Surgery that saved his life. Now he and his wife are fighting a new battle, the staggering bill. The total bill was the hospital was about 76,000. Reporter his insurance refused to pay claiming an existing condition. He is appealing, but his case has been sent to a debt collector anyway. They call me at work, they call my Family Members looking for me. Reporter now a 76,000 cloud looms over them. Theyre confident they will eventually prevail, but they know many people do not. What are you left with . Bankruptcy . Reporter sadly, in many cases, yes. Medical debt is considered the number one cause of personal bankruptcies. A federal study estimated 43 Million People are haunted by unpaid medical ket. The debt files often include integrated charges and are riddled with errors and yet medical debt festers on credit reports. 15 Million People go insolvent every year because of medical debt. Reporter craig was a career debt collector. I know how much this matters to people. Reporter he formed an unusual nonprofit called rip medical debt. He says rip buys batches of medical debt, but instead of hounding consumers to pay, his charity simply forgives it and closes the cases. We actually put it into our debt cemetery and its history. No one can ever collect on it again. Are you ready to make Television History . Reporter Hbos John Oliver made his efforts famous when he announced that he bought a bunch of debt in 2016. You are about to watch me give away 15 million. Reporter how nbc bay area is making a donation to rip medical debt, too. Our company is making a 150,000 donation which rih will use to buy and forgive 15 million worth of medical debt for people around the country including 1. 5 million worth for people right here in the bay area. Youre one illness away or accident away from financial ruin in this country. We need like a secondary safety net. Thats kind of like what were doing. Reporter a look at how it works is a peek at the underbelly of debt collection. Say you go to a hospital and rack up a 10,000 bill and end up in a payment dispute. The hospital might sell that debt to a collector for less, then the collector still tries to get the full 10 grand. Over time your unpaid account might be bought and sold between various debt collectors who pay less and less at each swap. Eventually medical debt trades on this insiders market for just pennies on the dollar. Thats when rip medical debt says it identifies hardships, buys the accounts in bulk and closes them. Antico says for every 1 thats donated 100 in debt may be forgiven. Right now i have a Million Dollar portfolio, 100 million portfolio and its a random act of kindness to those 1,000 people that were in that portfolio. Reporter kevin and dee anna are still battling their insurance company. They are hopeful something will change in the system from hospitals to insurance to debt collectors in order to lift this heavy financial burden from families like theirs. It baffles me. It makes me mad that this is the kind of system that we have. Well, we couldnt ask for the debt of specific people like kevin and dee anna because its being bought in bulk but if your account is part of the batch of 1. 5 million in the bay area that rip buys and will forgive you will get a yellow note in the mail soon. If you get one we would love to hear from you. Contact you please hold on to that yellow paper it is proof that your debt has been forgiven and the debt collector calls should stop. Rip medical debt accepts donations from the public as well. Weve added form on our website. We encourage you to first check out what rip is doing. Weve posted its tax forms for your review. Again, like any charitable contribution make sure you are comfortable with the mission before you donate. If you have a Consumer Complaint please call us 888996tips or you can visit nbcbayarea. Com responds. Today in the bay in back in two minutes. Coming up we had head back live to pyeongchang one last time. Jay gray gives us a look at some of team u. S. A. s best moments during the Winter Olympics. Also we are following developing news, a local mayor provides a serious warning about federal raids that could happen today. Even if no one in your home smokes, Secondhand Smoke can be closer than you think. Secondhand smoke from a neighbors apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. Secondhand smoke is toxic. Especially to children. Protect your family. Visit tobaccofreeca. Com. It ll be busy, scott mcgrew . And return of the rain. Stormranger tracking a wet start to the work week. Sf from san bruno mtn the time now is 7 30. This sunday, february 25th, 2018. And you are looking live out there at San Francisco from our camera. That one is on top of san bruno mountain. Good sunday morning to you. Thank you so much for waking up with us,ayr im vicky nguyen. Vianey arana is also here now with a look at that microclimate forecast and chance of rain coming in our way. Its coming in and were going to see the chance of showers into tonight, late tonight, but its going to come right in the middle of that morning commute tomorrow, so keep that in mind. You may want to take some extra time, maybe leave a little bit earlier than you usually do. South bay waking up to 30 degrees, peninsula 39, trivalley 31 so its still fairly cold out there but we are running a couple degrees warmer at this hour than yesterday. San francisco waking up to 42 degrees and as far as our daytime highs we will be a couple degrees warmer. Even with the fog and 24 hour temperature change the fog not chausing a big issue. Right now in santa rosa it is 7 degrees carpaler at this hour than yesterday and your microclimate highs for today will be in the low to mid 50s, but we will hit some 60s. San jose expecting a high of 60 degrees but of course i am tracking that main. We will talk about that. Looks like we have a couple storms on the way, even one that could be a big rainmaker for the bay area. We are following developing news in the east bay this morning. Oakland mayor libby schaaf is putting undocumented immigrants on notice about potential raids by immigration and Customs Enforcement that could happen today. Mayor schaaf says she got the information from multiple credible sources about the i. C. E. Action thats supposed to take place here in the bay area. She says she posted the tip to protect immigrant families. Last week she released this notice on the website saying she believes its her duty to give law abiding immigrant families fair warning when a threat appears eminent. Offers this advice to undocumented immigrants to encounter an i. C. E. Agent. Dont open your door unless they have a warrant that is in your name. Remain silent and claim your right to contact a Family Member or your attorney. The marng comes as i. C. E. Has stepped up enforcement this year. This month agents went to 77 businesses in Northern California in a crackdown on undocumented workers. We pushed out an alert following mayor schaafs announcement, we also posted the story on our twitter page. You can follow us for up to the minute updates, the handle is nbcbayarea. It only takes seconds and it is a crime that victimizes about 80 people every day in San Francisco. Tonight at 11 00 Investigative Reporter bigad shaban goes undercover to expose what Law Enforcement is calling an epidemic. Bigas has a preview for us. Good morning. San francisco has reached a breaking point over the citys roughly 30,000 car breakins each year. Tonight at 11 00 we will ride along with police and take you behind the scenes of a sting. Plus, the District Attorney office has harsh words over how police have handled these crimes, we will tell you why. And we go under cover ourselves. We want you to show you how quickly someone can break into a car and get away. We outfitted our car with four hidden cameras. You will definitely want to see what they managed to capture next. Plus we will explain how come in the city are now using technology to fight back. Thats all tonight at 11 00. Looking forward to that report. A final journey for the man called americas pastor. Thousands of people lined the streets of North Carolina to bid farewell to the late reverend billy graham. The famous evangelist died this week at the age of 99. A 130 mile trek brought him to his childhood home in is that rlt. I think hes going to go down as one of the most impactful people that probably ever walked the earth. He deserves respect. A viewing will be held at the Billy Graham Library in charlotte on monday and tuesday. Graham will also lie in honor at the u. S. Capitol rotunda on wednesday and thursday. Its the first time a private citizen has been given such recognition since activist rosa parks in 2005. Disappointment for travelers planning to visit hawaii this summer. Hawaiian airlines is canceling hundreds of flights between the bay area and the island. The company is also Cutting Three highly anticipated nonstop flights from oakland and sfo. They were supposed to launch in may but the airlines doesnt have the planes it needs. Delivery of the fleet of aircraft has been delayed by airbus. We head back to our coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics. After more than two weeks of competition the winter games come to a close tonight in south korea. Jay gray has been there for all of it. He joins us live from inside olympic park in pyeongchang with a final look at team u. S. A. s olympic journey and an amazing one. From the political statements to of course the performances by the athletes. Yeah, vicky, its really run the spectrum here. Weve seen a new discussion in an area where there hasnt been much lately and we have seen some fantastic things in the field of play here. For the americans its been kind of an up and down olympics. Weve discovered new olympic heroes, we have had i guess some olympic heartache, close calls, disappointing losses in others and historicfhln wins here. There are no more v medalsrn stake here. Still, the shib sibs, alex and still, the shib sibs, alex and Maia Shibutani are on t olympic ice part of the closing figure skating gala. During 18 days of Competition Team u. S. A. Had some history making firsts. And some heart breaking falls. The u. S. Wins gold. Reporter the americans end the 2018 winter games with 23 medals, nine of those gold. United states wins gold. Reporter there was redemption. And a return to glory. Lindsey vonn on the podium. Reporter for some olympic veterans including a stretch for history in the mountains. To be on this team and just to put down the day and finish with a gold, i am speechless really. Reporter and now the games close. South korea saying goodbye. The olympic spotlight shifting to tokyo host of the 2020 games. And, look, it really was a tale of two weeks for team u. S. A. Here, the first week was kind of slow, they started sluggish but they finished with a flurry as far as the medals are concerned. We finish in fourth Place Overall but the team does set a record as far as medals are concerned, they earned medals in 11 separate event, no country has ever done that in the history of winter games. So a good closing for team u. S. A. Youve done a good job sharing with us your firsthand accounts and memories. I want to ask you what you are going to be taking home with you as you get ready to come back to the United States . Reporter mm well, if i can sneak out with this jacket i will probably take it, its what the athletes are wearing tonight at the closing ceremony. No,;v you are looking sharp in that jacket. Thanks so much. Have a safe trip back home. Here is the final medal count, norway the powerhouse of the Olympic Games 39 medals, 14 of them gold. Germany overtaking canada to place second with 31 there. Team u. S. A. Came in fourth place, nine gold medals, the netherlands in fifth and south korea the host country overtook france and winds up in sixth place. Even as the games wrap up if you are ever away from your tv you can get our free nbc bay area app and watch our live stream for olympic action. Also watch tonights closing ceremony on nbc bay area. Tara lipinski and johnny weir will be hosting our coverage which begins at 5 00 p. M. Now to Winter Olympics flavor at home. Curling apparently now all the buzz after team u. S. A. Made history in pyeongchang. The mens team won americas first ever gold in curling as jay mentioned. This weekend many people turned out for a clinic at the Oakland Ice Center to try out curling for the first time. Some slips obviously, but also some successes. For many people, though, it was about getting exposure to a new sport. Maybe ill find out that im some sort of secret curling prodigy or something and then i will win a gold medal in five or ten years. Well, a fun side note, on team u. S. A. s historic medal the mens team actually received the womens gold medal at first. They laughed it off. Eventually you can see they got their medals. Still ahead on today in the bay, from winter to summer, honoring a summer olympic star during these winter games. The new center named after swimmer natalie coughlan. At at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. Alma mater. Natalie coughlin, a 12time olympic medalist, now has a a bay area summer olympics superstar was honored at herni alma mater. Natalie coghlan now has a center named after her. Today in the bays cheryl hurd was at the dedication ceremony in concord. Reporter some possibly dreaming to become an olympian getting advice from one of the best swimmers in the world. 12time medalist Natalie Coghlan is giving that advice and doing it at a facility that bears her name. I stepped on the pool deck today and seeing Natalie Coghlan Aquatic Center is overwhelming but its a massive honor. An honor her Old High School was bestowed upon her. She is a graduate of the all Girls High School in concord. The students havent had a pool of their own for a while. This facility has been 50 years in the making. The girls have not had their home field since the start of the school. Ive grown up watching her and idolizing her and just having like an olympian like named after our pool is just amazing. Amazing because coghlan has broken so many records in her long swimming career. She has three gold, four silver and five bronze medals. And what advice does she have for future olympians . To take the challenges head on. So understand that those challenges are really important. They are an important part of the process. And she says turning those challenges into positives is what makes champions. Cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. A saturday night showdown at oracle arena, the Oklahoma City thunder were looking for their Third Straight win over the warriors this season, however, the dubs and the fans not having it. A raucous crowd at oracle fueling a Third Quarter burst, the warriors go on a 211 run. A little celebrating there right in front of the thunder bench. The warriors go on to crush okc, they won 11280. More more ahead. Coming up a hot button topic, the fight for gun control is in the shot light. Larry gerston joins us live to discuss why lawmakers are unlikely to adopt any major changes. Refresh your home and save at ross. Ross has all the home trends for kitchen, living room and bedroom for a fraction of what youd pay elsewhere. For the latest home trends, at big savings youve gotta go to ross. Theyd tell you to go to ross. Because theres so much to choose from. Listen to your pets. Theyre your best friends, so they dont want you to spend more than you have to. If you want to save big on pet accessories, you gotta go to ross. Douglas high sc it has been 11 days since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in parkland, florida. The assault was the 18th School Shooting in 2018. Since that event Congressional Republicans have been quiet, that same silence that existed in 2009 and 2010 when democrats held majorities in both congressional chambers and did nothing about gun control. President trump has identified several possible steps none of which would make it harder to buy an assault weapon but he is speaking out on that matter. Nbc bay area political analyst larry ger ton joins us now. Mostly silence from the nations capitol but what does the American Public have to say about guns. A lot. A lot. Whether the public has heard, however, by public policymakers, that is9 a separate question. You knoo0 events there is a huge disconnect between9on  elected officials and the public on gun control in america. Take a look at this most recent quinnipiac poll from just a week ago. Background checks 97 say yes. 3 say no. Thats close to unanimous. Waiting period for gun purchases 67 no excuse me, [ . Rs87 , no. And the ban on assault weapons, 67 , twothirds, against 29 . Vicky, a wedge issue, its a term we use, a wedge issue is something that happens when if youre onesided on a question, or divided, rather, on a question that other people might be onesided on, things like a dorgs, things like what to do with death with dignity, bay area, things like that, this is a wedge issue yet we see this wedge issue unanimity on gun control. Certainly we have to look at polls with a script cal eye but some numbers are staggering. Universal background checks, an assault weapons ban, according to polls they ever overwhelming support but there is no action politically. Is that because of who is donating and how difficult it is to stick your neck out in a situation like this if you are a politician. Lets remember all polls are snapshots, snapshots in time, but weve seen consistent support here. More now, more now than weve seen in the past but consistent support in the areas weve discussed. As for why so little action this getscd to the heart of the mat. Here are a few compelling reasons. Lets begin with but not end with the National Rifle association. Look, with 5 million members and massive Financial Support from the gun industry its powerful. The nra contributed 30 million to the trump president ial campaign, another 25 million to republican members of congress in 2016. Thats important. But its not the whole story. Theres also the matter of american political culture. Many americans chastise government for too much control over so many portions of their lives, but when it comes to the use of guns, thats personal and for many people private issue and it should take place without any government interference. Theres also the endless debate over the Second Amendment. Some people view the Second Amendment as an unabridged right to own or operate any gunfire without government interference but most constitutional experts like all other parts of the bill of rights is not absolute. People do have a right to bear arms, of course, but congress has the right to place conditions on that right and its done so more than two dozen times. So the debate is complicated and the passions often deep. And it is often lost on people that, yes, congress does have that power and has exercised it more than two dozen times. Passions running deep you dont have to look any further than social media to see how people feel and sometimes its something that people will unfriend each other over because it is so divisive. We talk about so goes colorado and the nation. What about gun control in california. We have some of the stricters laws what had as that done in terms of Mass Shootings in the state and is there an example to be made . Youre right about strictest laws but like many other policy issues in california this differs, it differs from most states on gun control. Most of our gun control policies stem from a shooter who in 1989 used a semiautomatic weapon at a Stockton Elementary School to kill 20 children. Among these states laws, semiautomatic, yes, with more than ten rounds may not be sold in california. All firearms must be sold by licensed dealers to allow for thorough background checks. And starting january 1, 2019, california gun owners will need a permit a permit to buy ammunition. Again, pointing to the states thoroughness when it comes to background checks. Guess what, just four days ago four days ago the u. S. Supreme court refused to hear an nra suit to overturn californias tenday a the purchase of any gun to allow that thorough background check. You know, the brady handgun campaign ranks california the number one the number one state in preventing gun violence and these are some of the reasons why. We look at congress, we know what congress can do, will they do it and is california a model at all worthy of consideration or are we too far out on our own . Its not a question of what congress can do, its a question of what will congress do . Up until now the intensity of those against meaningful gun control has outweighed the large percentages of those who support gun control laws. Without a massive sustained public outcry congress is likely to do nothing. Remember, like it or not, its an Election Year. An Election Year and many incumbents dont want to rock that boat. Also President Trump has added few substantive suggestions focusing instead on upping the age to buy assault weapons and arming teachers, but gun control proponents see this, they see the reaction by the kids by the kids at margely Stoneman Douglas high school as the starting point, maybe a turning point for meaningful action. Whether this time is different from the reactions to the mat shootings ranging from connecticut, sandy hook to the elementary to the church in south carolina, well, that remains to be seen. And whether they will listen to the young people who are composed in the wake of this kind of tragedy what theyve accomplished so far is impressive. Yes. Larry gerston, thank you so much. Stay with us, we will be back with a last look at weather. Good morning, its 7 55. The skies are clear, but its also a little bit chilly. Right now halfmoon bay looking absolutely beautiful, we are seeing some of the sun coming up. Its 37 degrees, over the next couple of hours we are going to notice a nice increase in temperatures but right now on the peninsula 39 degrees, south bay 42, for the trivalley at about 35 degrees and San Francisco, also at about 42 degrees. For the next couple of hours, well, we are expecting to seaa n increase in some cloud cover which means our overall mild into the mid to upper 50s, even 60s in some spots. Rain will come in asunl early a tonight into early monday morning. So take a look at this timeline right here, we are talking at about midnight, 1 00 a. M. We will start tovpq some showers pushing through and it will mov from the north towards the south. At 6 30 we will start to see pockets of rain and thats going to comea l intotd play right in middle of your morning commute. Between 4 00 and 8 00 a. M. W4 expect to see some of those th. Please take extra time and slow it down just a bit. The showers do decrease by sunset and this one isnt going to be a big rainmaker, but we do have another shot of seeing a good amount of rainfall and thats going to come in on wednesday. We have this cold front coming in and thats expected to bring a better chance of rain and thats going to carry us over through thursday, friday and even saturday. Definitely expect to see a good amount of rainfall from that, also the sierra mountains will be getting pretty good snow out of that second system. We have rain on the way, make sure to take owl all those umbrellas. Anything we can do to help with the snow pack longterm helps. Its looking like we will get a couple inches tonight into tomorrow. So check the road conditions. Thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. At 3 00 and again at 11 00 following our coverage of the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in pyeongchang. Stay up to date on nbcbayarea. Com as well. Have a great morning. This sunday. The debate over guns in america. Is this time different . After emotional pleas from survivors and Family Members who lost loved ones. We need the change. Should have been one School Shooting and we should have fixed it. How have we not stopped this after columbine, after sandy hook. President trump signals he is open to change. Were going to do a lot, but were going to be strong on background checks. Some big name republicans break with the nra as the list of Companies Cutting ties with the gun lobby grows. Stand and unflinchingly defend the Second Amendment. And the president pushes a controversial plan to arm some teachers. We have to harden our schools, not