production could hurt the tourist industry. >> such an idea might alter the image and discourage people from coming into town. >> reporter: the city says tourism alone is not enough to sustain half moon bay long term, and that pot production could help out of work farmers and laborers. as for image, the couple from santa rosa said pot isn't what it used to be. >> most people are okay with it now, especially people who live around here. it is not, you know, people aren't shocked anymore when you hear somebody is smoking a joint. >> reporter: state wide, officials are still trying to comep with a licensing-- come up with a licensing plan for commercial pot growing. in san mateo county, half moon bay is the only city coming out in support of pot producing plan. >> is the city council talking of allowing pot product sales in the stores on main street? >> reporter: they are talking about it but acknowledge it will take a lot more work to get an ordinance that would allow that, even though a large majority of people in half moon bay support pot for adults. they support prop 64, they realize that is a lot more controversial because of the possibility of kids coming in to contact with it if it is on main street and stuff like that. taking this one thing at a time. this would be first. then it would be the commercial pot sales. >> all right, len, thank you. millions of americans could lose their health care coverage under the new gop plan. that is according to the non-partisan congressional budget office. they project 14 million people will lose their benefits next year alone. that would bring the number of uninsured to 24 million by 2026. but republicans supporters say the numbers are misleading. >> we disagree strenuously with the report that was put oud. we believe our-- out. we believe our plan will be lower cost and give more choices. >> democraterize urging republicans to take the report seriously and pull that bill back. >> numbers aren't important. they see the numbers. they should know how that transfers and to peoples' lives they are finding that from constitch wns, how can-- constituents, how can they look them in the eye? >> the report said the health care plan would save money reducing federal deficit by $307 billion the next 10 years. >> we were at a town hall meeting where people were focused on change said to the affordable care act. melissa has that part of the story. >> reporter: we are live at the marin veteran memorial auditorium, the largest auditorium in marin and could hold the thousands who showed up for a meeting about health care with congressman huffman. it seemed like everyone here was opposed to or nervous about the new gop health plan. >> aca-- >> how many of you are at your first town hall ever? [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: the vast majority of people who filled the auditorium at today's health care town hall had never been to one before. >> this is pretty exciting stuff, and this is what i see everywhere i go in my district. >> reporter: people wanted answers and information and in the middle of the event they got new information, the congressional budget office score was released. >> starting in 2018, 14 million people would become uninsured. by 2020, 21 million people would be uninsured, and by 2026, 24 million people would be uninsured. >> reporter: according to grant col fax of marin county health and human services, at least 50,000 people in marin would be in serious danger of losing coverage, state wide the number is nearly 5 million. >> this bill has only been out for a few days, it was held very secretively and it is not aging well. the more sun light, the more analysis that happens, i think the deep flaws in this bill are going to become known and the political temperature will rise for the republicans. >> reporter: this is a town hall meeting, so people can ask questions of the congressman and people on the panel. and one question that came up over and over again was how do people here get involved? what can people in a progressive, solidly blue district like marin do to help fight some of trump's agenda? of course, a koup of the suggestions that were given were to talk to friend whose live in republican districts and to volunteer peoples' time in republican districts in favor of the democratic challenger. live in marin. >> president trump will donate his entire salary, $400,000 to charity, and he wants the media's help in deciding where the money should go. the white house went on to say this is an attempt to avoid scrutiny over the matter. the man accused of scaling the white house fence last week has been released from jail and could be back in the bay area soon. 26-year-old jonathan tran was in court this afternoon where he was ordered to stay within a hundred miles of his home town, except when traveling to court. court documents say he jumped the fence of the white house on friday, made it to 00 yards on to-- 200 yards on to the property before arrested. he was allegedly carrying two containers of mace and a letter to the president. tran is due back in court next month. if convicted he could spend 10 years in prison. the police chief is promising a thorough investigation of an arrest captured on video. cell phone video shows an officer hitting a suspect with his fist and flash light. at one point the officer pulled his gun on a crowd. this happened on friday after a gas station employee called 911 about a man acting erratically. there was a foot chase before the confrontation. the police chief now says "we are aware of the attention this particular incident has gained and therefore i have ordered a full and complete investigation to be conducted." he says that will involve both internal affairs and use of force experts. the 23-year-old man was arrested for being under the influence, resisting arrest, and probation violation. new details in the murder of a beloved san jose neighbor who was known as miss flow. a second suspect has been arrested in the case. 19-year-old jennifer humenezhas been charged as accessory after the fact and obstruction of justice. she is accused of helping cover up the murder of 88-year-old flow douglas. she was beaten in a home invasion robbery in september and died from her injuries a month later. the primary murder suspect, zachary omar qeun was arrests days after the crime. we know who was that center of the armed stand-off in the mission, 57-year-old samantha hellstrom barricaded herself in a room for hours last friday. police say hell strm pointed a gun at a pest control worker at the crown hotel on valencia street and quickly became a squat situation and nearby businesses had to be evacuated. after more than seven hours, she finally surrendered. hellstrom is facing charges of branishing a firearm and making criminal threats. former president barack obama making his first visit to the bay area as a private citizen. kpix 5 reporter kit is live on his loprofile visit-- low profile visit. >> reporter: was he here trying to raise money for a tech venture? maybe new presidential library? nobody knows but whun thing i can tell you-- one thing i can tell you, democrats were feeling nustalgic. to give you a sense of how much obama supporters miss the olden days, a good portion of the crowd roughly a hundred people waited hours for this. mr. obama's suv took 12 seconds to exit the fair mont hotel and drive by the crowd. >> we live you, obama! thank you for the best eight years of my life! >> reporter: the former president was in the bay area for the first time since leaving office, meeting with tech and business leaders. as a private citizen, he is not obligated to say who he was meeting with. >> i think it has been a depressing kind of few months. i thought i will come down, for my own sense of spirit i am going to say, this is, i stand by you and thanksgiving you for all that you have done-- thank you for all you have done. >> reporter: a teachable momentment >> there is more out there, there is san jose, san francisco, and the sky is the limit. >> reporter: jumped on 101 and headed for moffat field. mr. obama shook fields and posed for a few pictures before boarding a private jet. nobody knows where he is headed now but we knows who owns the airplane. it believes to a private company out of houston. downtown san jose. kpix 5. new video shows the moment a burning garage collapses and sends a smoking car rolling down a driveway. this happened as firefighters were responding to a house fire at sacramento county today. one firefighter was hit by the falling debris but it expected to be okay. last section of the old bay bridge is showly disappearing. crews were removing the 288-foot section of the old eastern span. the bike and pedestrian path on the new span has been closed during the week to protect people from the fumes as crews cut down the old bridge. the last trus should be a memory in the next several weeks. for the first time a woman is likely to lead uc berkeley, carol chris is the choice to be the next chancellor at cal. chris currently has another job in the cal berkeley administration and she is former president of smith college. the uc board will vote thursday in san francisco. mother nature is unleashing her wrath on the east coast in the final week of winter. people are bracing for the massive storm to dump 1-2 feet of snow from washington dc to maine. in new york city, snow plows are ready with plenty of salt to keep the roads clear, and in connecticut, people are making sure they have enough gas for their snow blowers. airlines have already canceled thousands of flights nationwide, including in the bay area, we checked, just checked, sfo has canceled 32 flights, to and from the northeast for today. another 49 flights have been canceled for tomorrow. bad weather has prompted the german chancellor to propostpone her trip to washington, set to meet with president trump tomorrow. that has now been rescheduled for friday. it was a rough ride for yahoo's ceo but she is not walking away empty handed. coming up, the multi-million dollar parachute she will be getting. plus, cyclists knocked to the ground. their bikes blown over. where powerful gusts of winds canceled the road race. ,,,, organizers to cancel an ational cycling ra whoa, hold on to your handle bars, look at these guys. strong gusts of wind forcing organizers to cancel an international cycling race in south africa, the wind was so strong, so powerful, that it actually knocks some of the cyclists to the ground. first time in the race's 40-year history that it has been canceled. melissa myer is leaving yahoo and taking $23 million with her. that is part of her so-called golden parachute severance package, made of cash, equity, and benefits following the sale of media assets to verizon. she will also get stock options and restricted units valued $77 million. yahoo says it expects the verizon deal to close in the next few months. yahoo board member, thomas mack nrny will be the ceo of the company called altaba. the federal government is stepping in to investigate a deadly fire linked to an exploding hoverboard. fire officials in pennsylvania believe it was the popular toy that sparked the house fire that killed a 3-year-old and critically injured two others. a firefighter was also killed in a traffic accident while responding to the call. consumers have reported nearly a hundred incidents associated with over heating hoverboard battery packs, not immediately clear what brand of hoverboard may have caused the deadly house fire. strollers, carriers, other baby products have come a long way when it comes to safety. researchers are still seeing more and more children rushed to the hospital with injuries. kpix 5's michelle griego explains why. >> a cow goes moo. >> reporter: michael is a stay-at-home dad. his full-time job is taking care of his 5 month old, had whether they are in the house or on the go, safety is always a top concern. >> it is kind of all you think about, is he safe in his crib? safe in a car seat? is he safe in a stroller? yeah, all that becomes, basically every part of every day. >> reporter: for good reason, a new study and journal pediatrics finds 66,000 kids under the age of 3 go to the emergency room every year with injuries involving a child product. >> or about 1 every eight minths. >> reporter: tracy from nation wide children hospital said top predicts associated with injuries are baby carriers, cribs, and strollers. overall, injuries are up 24%, mostly from falls that leave children with head and face injuries. >> families are more aware of head injuries now and how serious they can be, they take their children to the doctor more frequently and doctors are also diagnosing it more often. >> reporter: experts say it is important to make sure children are always strapped into a carrier or stroller so they can't climb out . >> make sure not to put anything heavy, like a purse or bag on the back of the stroller so it can tip over. >> reporter: injuries can also happen when a product malfunctions. >> 80% of recalled nursery products remain in home. it is really important to go and check to make sure it hasn't been recalled. >> reporter: researchers recommend parents and caregivers follow 4r's, do the research, check for recalls, register the product, and read the manual. in the newsroom, michelle griego, kpix 5. a big moment for the uc davis men's basketball team, the aggies are about to take part in march madness for the first time in school history. the players and coaches boarded a plane and headed to tulsa today, where uc davis will take on north carolina central on wednesday in the first round of the ncaa men's basketball tournament. whoever wins that game will face the number-one-seed kansas on friday. you can play the cbs local bracket challenge to pick who you think will win each game throughout the tournament. go to cbssf.com to sign up. some serious studying going on this week. champion spellers from schools around the bay area. >> they are getting ready for the cbs bay area spelling bee on saturday. >> 53 school champions made it past the semi finals. last month at the lawrence hall of science. they will compete for a chance to go to scripps national spelling bee in may. all of this week, we will hear from some of those kids and their fans. but first, we decided to see if south bay congressman row kanna could spell inconstructable. >> i-- incorruptible. >> i-n-c-o-r-r-u-p-t-i-b-l-e. >> reporter: lets check that with lila from the chinese american international school in san francisco. >> incorruptible. i-n-c-o-r-r-u-p-p-t-i-b-lae. [ cheering and applause ] >> good job, man. you can watch the spelling bee saturday at noon on cbcw44, cable 12, or live stream on our website, cbssf.com. /live. sharon and brian hackney will host. the scripps national spelling bee is in may. >> this is a hot spell. we set record highs for the day and tomorrow looks just about as warm as we look live. we have the forecast coming up in a few minutes. coming up all new at 6:00, happy birthday wishs for a sinkhole? this hole in the ground has become the joke of an east bay town. why it is still-- why it still hasn't been fixed after a year. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, warm up this house... it's entirely frozen over! icicles everywhere... e new york, near lake forget about running to a heater to warm this house. it is entirely frozen over. iceicals everywhere near lake ontario, balmy today. the area has seen freezing temperatures and strong winds over the last five days. >> the blizzard coming in on top of it all . frosting on top of the ice. on the other hand, something different on the west coast, we are close to and exceeding record highs. warm today, could be even warmer tomorrow. 77 degrees at concord, oakland, 76. in livermore, 74 degrees, santa rosa, 79. beautiful shot of the city. somebody got up there and cleaned the lens. unusually sharp. overnight lows, looking at readings mostly mid 40s to low 50s, sun up tomorrow with daylight saving time, 7:21 a.m. for your tuesday morning. a little chilly tonight, 45 degrees santa rosa, 45 in fairfield. 47 at livermore. here is what is happening, big high pressure beginning to slide toward california, put as ridge over the state. pressures come up, temperatures come up, but not for long because this weak cystism will move into northern california on wednesday. so we got one more day of high temperatures, and then we get a chance of a few light showers, mostly north bay, that is tuesday night. sorry, wednesday night. and then by the time we get to latter half of the week, we warm up again. except for the notch in temperatures mid week t will be a fairly warm week ahead. futurecast shows low clouds across the shoreline tonight and this is wednesday morning at 7:00. you can see the clouds beginning to increase and then by wednesday night there is not much. maybe a few showers north of the golden gate. the rest of the bay area gets away with cloudy skies. that is wednesday. tomorrow looks good. coastal fog is back tonight, mild to warm side tuesday, could see a few record highs tomorrow. we set one day at the airport, clouds wednesday, chance of showers in the north bay. 70 in san francisco, well above average for concord, san jose, both above 80. oakland, 76 degrees. south bay, plenty warm. campbell, 84. 82 for cooper teeno. 83 for san jose. in east bay the numbers nudge 80 degrees, pretty much all over the entirety of the east bay. nice and mild in the north bay. mid to upper 70s for tuesday. and then for lake port and clear lake it is going to be perfectly warm, and perfectly clear for tomorrow before things get cloudy on wednesday, chance of a few showers. then numbers come back up thursday and friday. another little chance is coming into the bay area sunday and monday. long way away. in the mean pm time, if you can swing it tomorrow is a good beach day. just a suggestion. nat is weather. we will be back after a break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, up next, the numbers are out on the republican's health care plan, why tens of millions could lose insurance coverage. plus, more than a hundred million people brace for a late winter blizzard. new life is blossoming out west after a 6-year drought. those stories coming up in a few seconds on the cbs evening news. thank you for watching at 5:00. >> ahead at 6:00, more on the mystery mercury spill on the east bay. we will be back in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> pel e ice of march. plows pushing sand could be pushing a foot or more of snow as the blizzard takes aim at the most densely populated region of america. thousands of flights have already been grounded. also tonight... >> obama care is collapsing, and we must act decisively to protect all americans. >> mason: but a government report today says tens of millions will lose coverage under the g.o.p. plan. hold the phone, the white house amends its wiretap allegations against president obama. >> there's a whole host of tactics that can be used to monitor somebody. >> mason: and a winter of drought-breaking rain produces a floral rainbow in the desert.

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