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Revive San Franciscos halfempty shopping center. This is today in the bay. And this is also friday morning, 5 00 right now. Thanks for starting your day with us. Im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. We begin with our top story, the recordbreaking snowfall in the sierra. Our mike inouye is tracking driving conditions, Cinthia Pimentel has a closer look at the amount of snowfall affected. First lets start with meteorologist kari hall, because youre tracking the current temps in the sierra. It is starting out with quite a bit of snow coming down and very chilly temperatures, but rain also for the bay area. As of now, were starting to get some lightning strikes as we get a closer look at the satellite radar with the storm thats moving on the coast farther to the north of the bay area. But well also have a chance of thunderstorms for today. A look at stormranger shows that we are seeing some waves of rain, most of it light to moderate, but definitely having an impact on the drive this morning as you head out. Were going to continue to see spotty rain and gusty winds today that may reach 25 to possibly 40 Miles Per Hour near the coastline, and rain and cooler temperatures continue into the weekend, as well as next week. But the blizzard warning is what were all talking about, as that continues through sunday. So Cinthia Pimentel, our forecaster, has been tracking the impact of all of this heavy snow for the sierra. Its possibly a historic weekend. Thank you, kari. First things first, the storm will continue to ramp up today, midday on into saturday. We are under a blizzard warning through sunday, and thats really emphasizing the strong winds, all of these areas shaded in red, that could limit advisability. Theres an avalanche watch until sunday night, so all of these factors could be lifethreatening. As far as records, the Central Sierra Snow Lab released this graphic of the top ten snowiest days at the lab back to 1970s. Theyre located at about 6,900 feet. February 3rd, 1989, takes the lead with the most recent on there being back in december of 2004. With 7 to 9 feet forecasted this weekend, we could be looking at one or two days being included in the snowiest days at the lab just this weekend. If we want to get that number one spot, we would have to have close to 4 1 2 feet, but even if we get past about 39 inches, that will get us into the top ten. Andrew adds that as much as we all want to see what Mother Nature can do, its really just best to stay away for now. I want to talk about Something Else that could devastate snow communities as we deal with our climate in crisis. A future with little to no snow, and its not too far away. Winter is the fastest warming season in the u. S. And the longer it takes for us to shift away from greenhouse gases, the more impact it could have. They are estimating 2057 as a time where they see little to no snow. Not quite the long period into the future that we once had. And that doesnt necessarily mean that every year is going to be low to no snow, but were going to have emergence of those years, and after that point its going to become a lot more common. Now, advocates say its important to get yourself educated on this and speak up about it, especially in the Outdoor Recreation community. Lets check in with mike for the latest on roads leading to the sierra. Behind me, this is departing from the sierra. Yesterday morning, look at the snow falling and we have snow on the side of the road. This is before everything happened, eastbound 80 was shut down by an overturned big rig. So even these conditions were tough for the rig. Were talking about what conditions there are now, chain controls in place across 80, 50. When you see these signs, if youre traveling around sacramento, youre going to see road signs talking about r1, r2, r3. R1, theyre required for most vehicles, but not allwheel drives. R2, all vehicles have to have change. R3, you may not see because conditions will be so bad theyll be shutting down. If youre going to travel in the area, which we advise you dont do today, remember those codes. On the roadways, we have wet roads, but were not getting reports of flooding right now. Active flooding happens during the rainy parts. Were getting a lot of wind advisories from chp across the bridges. The advise for the sierra, i gave you the codes, but really the biggest advisory is dont drive through the sierra. Back to you. Good advice. Thank you. Track this storm and others with our free nbc bay area app. The qr code will take you straight to our radar. Point your phones camera at that code and it will take you to our weather page. San franciscos biggest mall, formerly known as San Francisco Westfield Centre is getting a rebrand, at the same time macys announced its union square store will close. Ginger, people in the city will hoping this could be the start of a comeback for the downtown area with this big throwback. Reporter it is a big throwback, and that really is the hope, laura and marcus, that this rebranding will bring some good Energy Moving forward from what San Francisco has been going through, especially because of the history there. What has been known as San Francisco Shopping Centre will now be known as Emporium Centre San Francisco. Does it sound familiar . It does a little bit to me. I remember those rooftop christmas days. Now, the name is a nod to the malls history. It opened in 1896 as the emporium. The facade of that building was the only part of it that survived the 1906 earthquake, and it was seen as a symbol of courage during the citys rebuilding. New management hopes it can evoke that as they focus on improving security and bringing in tenants in the entertainment and culinary sectors. They want to work with existing retailers and restaurants and attract more tenants, improve security, and add events with music and performances. San francisco supervisor matt dorsey, whose district includes the mall, says he thinks the citys comeback is under way, but addressing the needs to ensure Public Safety is key. Right now San Francisco is facing an historic crisis in police understaffing. About onethird of the Police Department thats supposed to be there isnt there. Reporter now, updates to signage, the website, and even social media handles will be coming soon. I checked out their Instagram Page this morning. The handle is still San Francisco centre, but the name under it has already been changed to Emporium Centre San Francisco. So thats an easy fix. Some of the harder fixes, well have to wait and see. Just hearing the emporium rebrand, marcus and laura, i had to pull out possibly some of those christmas bears. It brought back so many memories hearing emporium, all the names there. So old time bay area folks will remember, definitely. Thanks, ginger. New memories ahead. 5 08 right now. New this morning, the Oakland Police commission is expected to submit the finalists for the citys next police chief to mayor sheng thao. Last night those candidates participated virtually in a public forum. The candidates taking part in last nights forum at city hall were louis molina, the Current Assistant deputy mayor for Public Safety for the city of new york, former lubbock, texas, police chief floyd mitchell, Cincinnati Assistant Police chief lisa morris. Each candidate described their first 100 days as Oakland Police chief before asking more specific questions like the type of culture they would create at the Police Department. Everything we do and every encounter, the way we treat people, matters. Im fair, im honest and im just, and thats what i want my employees to do when they interact with people inside the department and outside the department. Treating our internal stakeholders with just and fundamental fairness, i believe that translates as to how we treat other folks. As chief, i will be leaning into those situations and i will be transparent. Mayor sheng thao did not attend last nights forum, saying that it unnecessarily put candidates at risk with their current employers and that several potential candidates declined to apply when they found out their names would be released publicly. More shaking in Contra Costa County last night. There was another small quake in discovery bay. The 3. 0 magnitude quake hit just before 10 00 last night. No reports of any injuries or damage. This week, a 3. 5 magnitude earthquake hit around the same area. Lets take a live look outside in downtown san jose. Meteorologist kari hall is tracking the wet start to the morning. Off and on rain on my drive. The system is drawing in moisture and were going to see it coming in off and on once again, not just seeing solid rainfall. We will have also the possibility of some thunderstorms as we go throughout the day. So we are starting out with a very soggy morning commute for you, and then as we go into the afternoon, were going to see this continuing to work its way across the bay area. As we track this, you can do so at home on your smart device if you have the nbc bay area app. You can see the stormranger showing some of the rain moving through, and our hourbyhour forecast is showing the rain continues through tomorrow, as well as the next couple of days. Well be watching out for that. Lets head over to mike with a look at where we can find lower gas prices. Were going to keep our reference station in hayward, r stores on hesperian boulevard, still the best in the state at 3. 73. But its the only bay area station on the ten best list. Everything else is gone. The prices are changing. South bay, price points continue to climb. Quick stop in san jose is now at 3. 88 a gallon, about a dime or two higher. Nothing listed before 4 in San Francisco county. The lowest is 4. 17 at gulf on mission street. But you share those prices and those changes on gasbuddy. Com. On the roadways, we share the wet roads. Thats the biggest deal here. Wind advisories from chp across the bridges and were looking at highway 24 at telegraph, theres some roadway flooding, mostly on telegraph avenue itself. Youll find other spots like on the upper right, theres puddling and ponding in the blue sections. Back to you. Another Insurance Company reportedly leaving the golden state. Coming up next, the thousands of homeowners being left without coverage and when that change will go into effect. Plus, some cuttingedge technology that will actually help you cut your lawn. And how about a Million Dollar getaway . Well, the swanky mansion that can be yours for an entire month. What do i see in peter dixon . I see my husband. The father of our girls. I see a public servant. A man who served under secretary clinton in the state department. Where he took on the epidemic of violence against women in the congo. I see a fighter, a tenacious problemsolver. Who will go to congress and protect abortion rights and our democracy. Because he sees a Better Future for all of us. Im peter dixon and i approved this message. Happy friday to you. The time is 5 14. Lets get a look at our day planner in brentwood. We have some light rain, but there may be a brief break between 8 00 to 10 00, and then off and on showers throughout the day with temperatures remaining steady, in the 50s into the afternoon. Cool and rainy day. Well talk about how to prepare for the weekend coming up. This is what some of you are preparing for. A wet lens, berkeley curve is moving smoothly. But slick conditions could be a factor. You might expect a lighter friday flow of traffic, but youll want to slow the speeds. We have something new going on near the maze, highway 24, i believe, coming up. Good morning. Happy friday to you. Its march 1st. We wrapped up february with an overall win on the markets. Thats four months in a month. The nasdaq up 6 last month alone, closed at a record high. Shares in the data company snowflake fell hard after the ceo announced he was leaving. It was founded in san mateo, but its entire workforce is remote, so i cant really say where its located now. Tesla opened up its chargers to ford owners thursday. Tesla already had a deal with general motors. It means if youre a tesla owner, you may have to wait longer for a spot, but if you drive a ford, there are more places to charge, and tesla makes money off of it. This being the first friday of the month, normally we would have the big jobs report today, but there are exceptions to that rule and this is one of them. Its not just the first friday of the month, its the first day of the month. So well get that data next week. This is fun. A San Francisco Company Called electric sheep is showing off a new robot called verdie that edges and trims, it has a leaf blower for an arm. It can spray for weeds because it understands the difference between a rose bush and a dandelion. Outdoor Service Industry is a Huge Industry and its heavily labor constrained. So you cant find enough people to do the work. Landscapers are struggling and automation is much needed in the industry. Theyre short on staff, they could use a robot. It seems a little dangerous with kids playing in the yard, toys around. I asked the ceo about that, in fact. So as of now, it doesnt use saws. Its just got a little trimmer on it. Its also got a blower. Its got weed spraying and things like that. The robot is very safe around humans. It still is a robot in your front yard. The robot lawnmower has been around for some time. This can edge and trim. A roomba with an edge. Cuttingedge technology. Literally. The Marketing Team wants to talk to you. Another home Insurance Company reportedly leaving california, meaning thousands of homeowners may be left without coverage. According to the chronicle, American National has notified the state of its plans to withdraw later this fall. The insurer covers more than 36,000 policies in california, but the company says its unprofitable because of inflation driving up costs and increasing claims. American national is planning to withdraw from eight other states. The exact timing has not been announced. At least seven of californias property insurers have limited or completely paused new Home Insurance applications. Trending this morning, a huge rental with a pretty big price tag as well. A whopping 1 million a month. A lot of money there. So this is in massachusetts, its a town on Marthas Vineyard and it has just about everything you can dream of, 11 bedrooms, 11 full bathrooms. Its located on around five acres. Theres two kitchens, a home theatre and an indoor basketball court, and a sixcar garage, all with a great view. Wow, two kitchens. Finally found a place for your whole family. Thats perfect. Price tag, i dont know. Well have to work on that. We may want to stay in. People may want to escape this, but its really hard because all across the country were dealing with some crazy weather. Weve had storms out east and really warm weather, with now another storm moving into the bay area thats going to make its way across the country. Were going to see waves of rain today. Its not a steady widespread rain, but its very hit or miss, and that will definitely be the nature of the kind of activity well see throughout today. A closer look with stormranger, shows were not seeing it all over the bay area, but where we are seeing it, its enough to make the roads wet and it makes the commute sloppy, and much of the peninsula seeing a wave of rain coming in, with off and on showers for the inner bay, the inner east bay down to the hills over the trivalley as well. We are seeing showers moving through. So this is what were seeing right now, once again, this kind of activity continues throughout today as we see on our models. But there may also be some thunderstorms in the mix as well and some brief heavy downpours through late morning for the north bay. It looks like the north bay will be the focus for some of the heavier waves of rain. Tonight and throughout the day tomorrow, its still raining and at times gusty winds will be in the mix. As we continue to get this rain throughout the weekend, then we start to see the impacts of all of that, the potential of some rising creeks, as well as some street flooding, and just this weekend we may see anywhere from about threequarters of an inch of rain for san jose and los gatos, up to closer to an inch and threequarters and possibly two inches for some spots. If youre looking forward to colder temperatures, its going to be a while. This blast of cold weather, we have march 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, it still looks cold for the bay area. We are going into the next at least week or so with very chilly temperatures and an active storm pattern that will continue. Weve been talking a lot about the heavy sierra snow that will eventually wind down on monday, but then we have another storm system thats coming in on tuesday, bringing the bay area more rain and the sierra more snow before we get another brief break. So were going to have a lot going on here, and our temperatures in the mid50s, low 50s for the weekend. And then we gradually start to see those temperatures coming up to 60. Its going to be so cold these next few days. So keep the umbrella, the heavier coat, all of that, and be prepared for quickly changing weather that will continue into the middle of next week. Mike, youre seeing a couple of issues for highway 24. Were seeing wet roadways and obviously we have some slowing, thats ty