On here as guest speaker, but we have heard from mayor libby schaaf. You are joining the department on a interesting day, a day that we have changed leadership. I want to be ee perfectly hones with you that my decision yesterday was extremely personally difficult for me. I made it because i believe that it was in the best interests of oakland oakland. New Oakland Police officers have received the badges and just moments after hearing the news ahead of the police commission, and Regina Jackson said she made the motion to dismiss the police chief last night, and the mayor said she supported the decision while praising the progress made by oaklands First Female Police chief. The state of california, Department Reporter and they are in the midst of a sexual scandal involving five officers and the firing of the chief without cause leaving concerns with city counsel member gallo. We have safety issues in the neighborhood and on the 11th police chief within the last ten years, and so that the cause in the emails that i am getting is like one con12i67 went said tst we have gone from being the city hall to the silly hall. Reporter the Police Officers union praised her progress and voiced opposition to the firing, and they said that the oakland residents does not endear glou the Oakland Police commissioners and mayor. This means that the nocause termination is going to offer kirkpatrick oneyears pay and about 270,000 if she is signing a agreement about the decision, and that means that there is going to be an acting chief starting today and we are told by councilman gallo, that he does not know if he has signed that agreement, and we do have a reporter inside of the graduation to see the players showing up, and a lot to update you later today. Reporting live, im sharon katsuda. Thank you for the latest there, sharon. A search is on for the driver of a hitandrun and we have brought it to you all day this morning on today in the bay. It happened on the 101 when a blue scion crashed into a wall and a driver from the bmw pulled up to help, and then he was struck by a hitandrun driver. He was standing outside of the vehicle, and that means that inherently when you are standing outside of the lanes, and we appreciate the help, but any time you are in the lane of traffic, it is extremely dangerous. The driver of the car suffered serious injuries and the driver who took off was in a blue and gray scion. All lanes are open this noon. And now, police are searching for a vehicle in connection with a double shooting near morgan hill and mission drive. This is not far from Depaul Health center where the police say they found several shell casings in the road. And then san jose did locate some vehicles near val del ora and bernard road. So far no arrests have been made. And San Jose Police are showing pictures of two recent busts saying that a felon tried to sell a ar15 on the social media and he was also armed with the handgun at the arrest and the chief was posting for another arrest for illegally possessing weapons and three kilos of cocaine. This weekend is upon us and a great time to get within us, and this is going to be with san rafael, and although we need the rain, and no need to worry about it this weekend. We have kari hall looking at the warmer temperatures. Yes, it is going to be warm and starting to warm up as we are looking at the sunshine and filtered by the high clouds over the south bay and we will see the clouds moving in throughout the afternoon and looking at the willow glenn looking at 70 degrees in the middle of the day between 4 00 and 5 00. Some spots like downtown san jose will reach 73. 75 in concord. Also 75 in napa and San Francisco today reaching the upper 60s. We have rain closeby. If you are south of the bay area, you may encounter some of the scattered showers. We will talk about this and where the rain is going to be moving and what is ahead for the bay area coming up in the full microclimate forecast. Sounds good. We will check back with you. A bear wandered through a neighborhood in Southern California this morning and startling the homeowners. It was seen in monrovia neighborhood west of l. A. It is coming days after a bear sighting at a local elementary school. They say that the bear was foraging for food, and the sightings are not uncommon, and the bear was tranquilized and taken away. Happening now, peers are trying to help their peers survive in the bay. They camped outside for a push in the law to make the students eligible for grant money to cover the housing costs and not just their tuition. The bay areas kris sanchez says the protest is called poverty under the stars. Reporter well, tonight may have felt longer for the students who slept outside from san jose who slept in tents or on the ground outside. The students packed up the tents and the sleeping bags this morning and hoping that the quiet and visual demonstration highlighted the plight of the peers who dont have permanent stable housing there. Are 4,000 here at san jose state and 53,000 students who are homeless in the csu system. Through the demonstration, the students experienced what is it like to worry more about survival than learning. All of the stuff that you take for granted, i am going to wash my hand, and there is no sinning. I will put my stuff down, and there are 50 people Walking Around and what if someone takes it. So you are not thinking about accounting class, but 100 other things that you have to do, too. Reporter this is the 14th year of the pvr ti under the stars camp out, and this time the mission is to push for passage of Assembly Bill to push for housing in the total cost eligible for cal state money. And they promise the make rental Assistance Available this fall, and 1,000 below Market Apartments available within five years. At san jose state, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. Thank you, kris. An update on the coronavirus. A hospital official says that the person who is listed as the first coronavirus patient has been released. Worldwide more than 2,000 people have died and at least 76,000 people are infected. In california a new coronavirus case was diagnosed in humboldt county. Now over 200 people are being monitored for the vie rrus and o in the bay, people are recovering after exiting a cruise ship. And now, the district canceled classes yesterday because of a toxic chemical was detected. Tce is a carcinogen and at an emergency meeting last night, the School Officials tried to reassure the parents and teachers, and they say it is close to the problem from two years ago when unhealthy lead waters were located in the drinking water. We dont know anything definite, but we know that there is a potential of some maybe danger of what we may get from the testing. And the teams are set to conduct the samples from inside of the campus. U. S. Officials telling nbc news that it is chaos after the president dumped the head of the National Intelligence which is causing concern within the Intelligence Community itself all after a fallout of a briefing that russia is trying to tip the next e lek shnolecti president s favor. Reporter this is after lawmakers warned that the russians were interfering to elect president trump. The matter is first elected in the New York Times and the briefing infuriated the president who according to the times fumed about the briefing of adam schiff, the democrat who spearheaded the impeachment effort against him. Schiff is a frequent target for trump. These people are vicious. Adam schiff is a vicious, horrible person. Reporter and according to the washington post, the president was angry with the acting director of the National IntelligenceGeoff Mcguire and gave him a dressing down over what the president perceived as disloyalty by his staff. The presser says that the briefing was given exclusively to schiff and the information would be used against him by democrats and all according to a senior official who cost mcguire his job, and he has been replaced by rick grenell who is a former ambassador to germany. And he has no experience. And the president is thanking him for his service and he is going to be nominating a new director soon. His longtime friend and former adviser roger stone. I am following this closely and i want to see it play out to fullest, because roger has a very good chance of exoneration in my opinion. Reporter those comments hours after a federal judge sentenced stone to more than three years in prison for witness tampering and lying to congress. Judge amy berman saying that the case against stone was not political. You were not prosecuted for standing up for president. You were prosecuted for covering up for the president. Peter alexander reporting. In the meantime, the advisers have told the president that if he decides to pardon stone, wait until after the election so he is not running the risk of turning off undecided voters. And now, backtoback champions in soccer and the players are fighting for something bigger, equal pay. The push for equality. And doctors and nurses are under siege by unpredictable patients. We investigate attacks in a growing number of california hospitals. I thought steyer was brilliant in that moment. We have not said one word tonight about race. Not one word. Are you kidding me . The heart and soul of this party is diversity. When a kid succeeds in columbia, South Carolina in las vegas, nevada that is a triumph for every american. People dont know tom steyer. Ive known tom steyer for fifteen years. His commitment on Racial Justice and social justice is rock solid. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacistrecommendeding . Memory support brand. You can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Nbc bay area investigates. Doctors and nurses save lives and sometimes their own lives are at risk while doing their job. Investigative reporter Candace Nguyen says that they have seen a growing number of patients making it difficult to provide care for everyone else. Workers are four times more likely to experience Workplace Violence than other workers. The state had enacted new Safety Standards to report all assaults against Health Care Workers and a plan to prevent future attacks. Since then, there are over 22,000 assaults from a nurse kicked to someone being killed. And our Investigative Unit saw that after most of the assaults the hospitals took no action to improve safety. Cal osha chief says that they have given dozens of citations for Workplace Violence and implementing new rules, but it is too soon to know if it is making a difference. You can find our report online to show the breakdown of where the most common areas of attacks can happen. It is all on the website on nbcbayarea. Com. The search for a missing palo alto couple in marin county has turned into a recovery. The couple was supposed to check out of the air bnb in inverness, but all of the belongings, the phone, the wallets and vehicle were left behind. That led to an intense search, and the crews used canines and boats to aid in the search, and that search will continue through monday. And now, the mayor is tied to the fired public works director as a scandal. Mohammad nuru is now admitting to criminal allegations. The criminal complaint cites the girlfriend one, and the sources tell that the girlfriend is actually Sandra Zuniga who is working in the San FranciscoNeighborhood City Services offices and she accompanied him at the time and received improper gifts. She has not been charge and she did not respond for comment from the chronicle. And the examiner is reporting of a letter sent to the School District for budget cuts, and he expects it to double by the next school year, and he is looking at other cost Cutting Options besides layoffs. The judge is expected to hear about the San Francisco taxi medallion debacle soon. The credit union is looking for 55 million loans that were taken out the buy medallions that are now worthless. And they are faulted for taking the industry to die while Ride Share Services took hold. The judge is deciding if this case should go to trial. And today may be critical coming to the future of the as new ball park, and this is because the City Planners have submitted todays date for the Environmental Impact report. They are planning to build a new stadium at howard terminal. Last year they secured the land deal, and if everything is going as planned, the first pitch could come as early as 2023 and now, the soccer gender discrimination lawsuit is asking a judge to award them more than 66 million in damages. In the meantime, usa soccer asked for it to be dismissed. Unequal pay was a big topic in the womens world cup, and they voiced concerns about how the women were backtoback world champions, but still being paid less than the mens team. And the trial is expected to happen in may. And now, talking about great weather for any activity outside. And that is going to be the main thing, because you are still very nice day, and looking at this view, and lunch outside and enjoying it with sunshine, and pick you up and give you a little bit more energy for the rest of the day, and as we are looking at the temperatures as to where we are now, 66 degrees in oakland and this is some of the warmest temperatures that we are seeing and in the upper 50s in San Francisco and warming up, and in half moon bay, and it is also 66 degrees and some of the temperatures anywhere from 3 to 11 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. And we are going to continue on with some unseasonably warmer weather today, and today is the warmest day of the week as we reach 75 degrees in concord and morgan hill, and we will have some upper 60s in San Francisco, and a lot going on this week including the mardi gras carnival in redwood city and tomorrow is going to be nice as the festival kicks off at 4 30 and 57 degrees cooling down for the evening and bring a nice warm jacket. Enjoy the sunshine this sunday in livermore at a familyfriendly event at hegman ranch and there you can see the temperatures reaching up to 66 degrees and also nice clear and sunny. You will be heading out of lake shasta is going to be a nice destination with a high of 66 degrees and just slightly cooler before sunday, but we will see the changes for Southern California, and this is where we could see some scattered showers anywhere from monterey southward as a weak disturbance pulls through and it is going to bring rain in san diego and moving out to rest of the forecast for us stays dry with a quiet condition as the temperatures build. The Climate Prediction Center is putting out the outlook for the next three months showing march, april and may and the mostly like below average with rainfall, and of course, not good news, because we were trying to get caught up, because it has been a dry february, and it is going to be at least through the forecast, it is going to be dry and the temperatures are very warm and normally into the low 60s and it looks like we could be closer to 80 dedwrees going into the end of the week, and San Francisco is going to be staying most likely through 60s and next thursday. Laura and marcus. Thank you, kari. The beginning of lent is coming and time to taste some chowder. Mike going the give us a look at what to expect this weekend. And first, happening now, more than a quarter of a million vehicles are being recalled because they may cause a fire hazard, the kia mini sedan and water could get into the areas in the engine to cause a short causing a fire. There have been reported fires and luckily no injuries. We will be back after the break. California live is hitting the slopes for snow week. We meet furry snow bud dis, trek through snowcovered trails and even try out winter fly fishing brought to you by decathlon, the worlds best sporting show. Now, we know the trump strategy try to win by attacking, distorting, dividing. Mr. President it. Wont. Work. Newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. As president , universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. A record on job creation. A doable plan to combat climate change. I led a complex, diverse city through 911 and i have common sense plans to move america away from chaos to progress im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. Brzezinsktom steyer. K at this. Berman tom steyer. Odonnell surging in nevada. Scarborough this is working for tom steyer. Odonnell surging in South Carolina. Smerconish i dont think its just resources. Mitchell surging in two new polls out of nevada and South Carolina. Wallace polling at double digits. King up eleven points from october. That is dramatic. Steyer im saying we have a broken government. Thats whats going on in washington, dc. Its been bought by corporations, and my question to the American People is who do you think is going to change that . Im tom steyer and i approve this message. We are helping you the wag into the weekend. It was nice. We asked for some of you to share the photos of your pets with us for love your pet day, and boy, did you deliver. These are a few that we got on our facebook page. It is really nice to see. There is a lot of bay area love out there for our furry friends. It is going to be a great weekend as we mentioned to take them all out for walks. They are so loving. Unconditional love, right . Yes. Be sure to follow me on facebook, and twitter and instagram where i put the initial post out there, and thank you for everyone who sent in the pictures. We love to hear from you. Busy weekend across the bay area. Yes, and something for everybody. Mike goes over the weekend calendar. Got a minute this weekend, then roll to the peninsula where downtown is going to turn into the French Quarter with the nolainspired beads and brass and bin yeignets and getting yo ready for mardi gras which is the 25th, and also National Clam chowder day. Along the bay and the santa cruz boardwalk, it is the clam chowder cook off and the amateurs will compete and then sunday is the pros, and so either day is a winner, and oh, shih tzu and in San Francisco, look at the cuteness, but these pix have to do unless you sign up for the meet up, and otherwise, they will have to tell you about these pix, and i cant go, because i have a morekie. And the jazz parade is going to bring you light, and the positive celebration of the black communitys contributions in the past, present and future and they call the town oakland. Thank you, mike. If you are too young to remember this yourself, you may be asking, do you believe it . It is because tomorrow marks 40 years since perhaps the biggest moment in u. S. History with sports. Five seconds left in the game. Do you believe in miracles . Yes 40 years since that happened and some call it al michaels line and the most famous delivered in broadcasting. It is the moment when the usa defeated the soviet union at lake placid and many called it the biggest upset ever, and in part because the miracle of ice team was unknowns playing a powerhouse, and two days later, the u. S. Won gold beating finland. It goes to show that if you put your mind to it, you can do it. It is the tall mental. Yes. And so we will enjoy the temperatures cooldown for several week, and talking about the low 60s and 70s and the feel of sprinkles and the forecast is dry, and warming up next week. Yes, it really does. Something to watch. And thank you for watching us this morning and the next newscast is coming up at 5 00. Have a great weekend and get out to enjoy the beautiful weather. And come back monday morning at 4 30 to 7 00 and midday at 11 00. Well be here. I thought steyer was brilliant in that moment. We have not said one word tonight about race. Not one word. Are you kidding me . The heart and soul of this party is diversity. When a kid succeeds in columbia, South Carolina in las vegas, nevada that is a triumph for every american. People dont know tom steyer. Ive known tom steyer for fifteen years. His commitment on Racial Justice and social justice is rock solid. Im tom steyer and i approve this message. Right now on california live, we are cheersing, and vicki is getting us ready for margarita day. Salted, unsalted, blended, shaken there is too many choices. And malou is having so much fun on the fly. We are on the river, and winter fly fishing and we are going to catch something. Reporter and then our dating guru monique is here with a wicked game of he said she said. And get ready, because we are about to go absolutely bananas. Flying high. It is all happening right now on california live