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and -- >> bay area! >> raj on the red carpet for the nfl honors happening in vegas tonight ahead of the super bowl. good evening. this is "nbc bay area news tonight." i'm jessica aguirre along with raj mathai, who is leading our super bowl coverage from vegas, just got off the red carpet. raj is going to join me in a few minutes to tell us the highlights of everything that happened there. but first, developing stories here in the bay area. one person taken to the hospital after a muni bus crash in san francisco. a live look at the scene near mission. investigators say the crash was caused by a runaway coach, but they're not saying exactly what happened. they have not said anything about the muni driver either. the bus did come to a stop on top of a median. no other cars were hit. no word on the condition of the person taken to the hospital, and we don't know if it was a

passenger or the driver. now, check this out. luckily a soft landing. no one hurt after a plane landed on a san mateo county beach. it happened just after 4:00 p.m. north of half moon bay. the video shows the small plane with its nose sticking into the stand. one witness described the moment the plane hit that sand. >> it landed sort of and then the tail just -- the nose plunked into the sand. hopped out. he said he ran out of gas and walked off, and we haven't seen him. >> luckily they're okay. the sheriff's department investigating tonight. other headlines we're watching. a dangerous new synthetic drug found in san jose. it's called pink cocaine, and police say a south bay donut shop owner was making and selling it out of the donut store. sounds like something out of a tv show. san jose police recently arrested 32-year-old luis carrillo. police didn't name the business that the priority records confirm he is the owner of yum yum donuts at 400 blossom hill

road. pink cocaine is a cocktail of heavy drugs mixed with a strawberry powder. you can see it there. yum yum donut customers say they're surprised to hear about these allegations. >> i think it's crazy personally because i always come to this donut shop. and for me to hear this, it's unbelievable, you know. would have never guessed. >> police did serve search warrants at carrillo's house and business. they say they recovered illegal narcotics, a large amount of catch, along with gun and ammo. tonight, are female prison guards being treated unfairly while they're pregnant? that is the allegation. nearly 300 of them are suing the california department of corrections, saying they were denied the proper protections during pregnancy and that sometimes it led to miscarriages or lost wages. our investigative unit found these claims date back to 2015 when the department of corrections changed its policy for pregnancy accommodations

without an explanation. before that change, pregnant guards could be placed on lighter duties. but after the change, female staff were denied light duty unless they took a demotion or a pay cut. their lawyer argues that is a violation of law. >> there was no accommodation. there was no putting you anywhere. you would have to kind of basically figure out a way to hide yourself. >> how did that make you feel? >> awful. absolutely terrible because i've had punches thrown across my face. i've been hit. i've been kicked. i've been -- had stuff thrown at me. i've had feces thrown at me. >> joining me now is investigative reporter hilda gutierrez, who has been working on this story. hilda, to start off with, working in a prison is a dicey job to begin with. i can't imagine working in a prison as a pregnant woman. that could be downright dangerous. tell me a little bit more about what some of these pregnant guards have told you. >> the guards tell me at the

time they were expected to perform the same duties as anybody else. one of the women, leah, mentions she was physically attacked while she was pregnant. >> by an inmate? >> by an inmate because they're expected to break up fights. they're expected to go inside cells and search. she mentioned she was about to go inside a cell, and the inmate said, if i were you, i would not come in here looking like that. when she went back and looked at what his crime was for being in prison, he had attacked another pregnant woman, and that was the reason he was in prison to begin with. >> so that was a male prisoner that attacked her? >> it was a male. the woman that she spoke to work at an only-male prison. >> they are pregnant dealing with male prisoners, not female prisoners? >> absolutely. these are male. >> that's really crazy. so what are the women asking for? what would they want to do? >> at this point the policy has changed, but the damage has been done. and one of the questions that we had for cdcr and we continue to ask them is why was the policy

changed to begin with, risking, potentially violating these women's rights and the law? and cdcr continued to ignore questions. they did tell us they're working on a possible settlement, and this settlement is going to benefit women who were working there and pregnant between 2015 and 2020 during this controversial policy. >> what is the status of this lawsuit right now? >> at this point they're saying they're working on the settlement. it could be a multi-million dollar settlement. so we're hoping they're going to settle soon. >> and are these women still working at the prison? >> these women are still working at the prison. they do love their job. >> that is a hard job to do. looking forward to seeing all of your story. thank you. all right. let's talk super bowl. the countdown continues. the niners have two days left to prepare. late this afternoon, the niners met with the media after practicing at unlv. the team is going to work out there tomorrow. then they'll have a walk-through

on saturday. then it's off to allegiant for the big day, the super bowl. super bowl sunday. but what's happening tonight? tonight it's the oscars for the nfl, and our own raj mathai got off the red carpet right now at the resorts world las vegas. so fancy. right up your alley. hanging out with the vips. give me more. give me more. >> reporter: you know where i am now? i'm on the green and gold carpet of a staging area. that's where we are. they actually took down the red carpet because all the celebs and vip are inside the theater for this big nfl awards honors show. we think the big action came, like you mentioned, jessica, on the red carpet. take a look. >> bay area! bay area! i know all about the bay, you know. what can we say because we all about the bay. >> we know him.

that's flavor flav, the iconic rapper of public enemy joining us live during our 4:30 newscast. he lit up that carpet. he had some shout-outs for everyone in the bay area including his buddy e 40. hundreds of journalists and more than a thousand vips. we mentioned this was the oscars of the nfl. this is when they honor the best players and coaches for various awards. and, jessica, this is not my kind of thing. this is your kind of thing. >> oh, please. tell me what awards are the niners up for. is anyone up for something? >> reporter: yeah. this is a big deal because this is really all that hard work on and off the field, and four 49ers are up for some big-time awards. ready? christian mccaffrey, brock purdy, kyle shanahan, and eric arm astead. both mccaffrey and brock purdy are up for mvp. coach of the year is coach

shanahan maybe. we'll see. we hope. and man of the year. this is the walter payton man of the year award. this is for community service. arik armstead is up for the 49ers. we spoke with christian mccaffrey's dad. take a look. >> i was blessed. i'd say go do your thing. he's got great teammates, great coaches. he trusts in them. they believe in each other. they've just got to go out and get it done. >> you're a former player. do you have butterflies going into sunday's game? >> it's a good energy. if you don't feel any butterflies, there's something wrong with you, right? but it's a good thing. very positive vibe. >> dad on the red carpet. >> how cool is that? ed mccaffrey. he won a super bowl when he was with the denver broncos, so the super bowl is in the family blood. we hope it happens on sunday as well. >> he looks great. and looking great on the red carpet is very important. so did you ask people what are you wearing?

>> reporter: i did, and they told me, and i had no idea how to even register it. here's what we're going to do. i'm going to show you some video, jessica, and you are going to help me walk through this because i can't do it by myself. so you tell me the look, the style, all sorts of things. we had a lot of -- i'm not sure what the fabric is there. >> that's a nice lame there. the red one, really pretty. like that. >> yeah. this is the owner of the kansas city chiefs, his wife and daughter. then this little guy, he's the youngest reporter on the red carpet. we liked what he was wearing. and then all sorts of beautiful dresses and of course this guy, right, elvis. >> yes. yes. the elvis thing, you know, anthony flores has elvis socks now, so maybe they got together. very fun. >> reporter: so it's really fun. but this is a way for the nfl just to say, hey, dress up a little. let's not just talk about football, dirt, and grass. so it's a really nice way for the nfl to celebrate itself.

>> i have to ask you. who are you wearing, raj? >> reporter: i'm wearing some sort of maybe a bloomingdale's suit or something like that. i have to see what we've got here. >> get back to me with that. thanks, raj. looks like you're having a great time. all good stuff. all right. do you just watch the super bowl for the commercials and the halftime show, or are you into the game? i like it all. but we are getting a sneak peek of what you can expect at the super bowl for the halftime show. post malone, reba mcentire, andra day. then usher headlining the halftime event. this is the second time. he made a cameo with the black-eyed peas back in 2011. >> how amazing it felt to be in front of those people. it made me really passionate about eventually getting this moment i'm getting ready to have. there's been these fantasy lists and people trying to figure out what song i'm going to perform

first, middle, last, who's going to come on the stage with me. i was very mindful of my past, celebrating my present. >> as usual, a lot of secrecy surrounding the show itself, but we know three people who will be onstage with usher. these dancers are from morgan hill and they're with a competitive dance team, hip-hop craze. they sent in audition reels late december, and in january they got the call. >> it's the best deal. i've always dreamed of being a backup dancer or on a big stage for everyone to see. like having it come true is honestly the best dream. >> they say they're ready, eager to be on the world's biggest stage this sunday. why do we have so few women and so few diverse women at the tables of power? >> up next, my conversation with first partner jennifer siebel newsom about what she's doing to close the gender

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welcome back. san jose ramping up an effort to clear out homeless encampments along with people living in cars and rvs on certain city streets. nbc bay area's robert handa shows us why this team the city's approach is different. >> reporter: there's been a renewed effort by the city of san jose to clear out homeless encampments along the guadalupe river and especially along the walking trails, which people say the public hasn't been using because of the presence of all the homeless. now, the city would like to turn

the guadalupe river into more of a popular attraction. they were able to clear out this section, and the tents that used to line this area, by moving a lot of people into the arena hotel. but a big part of the cleanup still remains. for example, this stretch of the guadalupe near columbus park, the encampment near the river, as well as the vehicles and rvs along the street here, the situation has only really gotten more congested. now, today police were actually here posting notices on some parked vehicles, saying they needed to move within 72 hours. in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, robert. also tonight, california companies are making strides when it comes to closing the gender gap. but there's a lot of work that still needs to be done, especially when it comes to the very stop. we're talking boards. check this out. back in 2018, women only made up about 16% of public board members in california. but then in 2022, you can see that number. it's up to 33%.

and that's still far from 50-50, though. california's first partner, jennifer siebel newsom, is making it her mission to do something about that. recently she teamed up with stanford to create the board culture playbook. it's a free resource for companies looking to diversify and strengthen boards. joining me now is jennifer siebel newsom, the first partner of california. so good to have you here with us today. such an important topic because from the beginning your mantra has been about raising women up, a family-first focus. and now let's talk a little bit about board culture playbook. this is a big thing. traditionally i think when we think of boards, we think about a lot of old white men, sitting in a room making decisions. but you're very intent on changing that. why is it so important to change what a board looks like? >> thanks, jessica. so great to be here with you. so it matters who's behind the

scenes, who is making decisions that impact governance in a company, that impact the actual products that are being made, the employees' well-being, the local community, the environment. and we know that when you have more diversity, more women around these tables of power, you have greater creativity, productivity, and a better bottom line. you have better esg outcomes. so we know we need to get more diverse women into the seats at tables of power in california. that's why we honed in initially on getting more women into public company board seats in california. >> so in 2018, a law was passed that required a certain number of women to be on boards, and that really did increase the number of women on boards. but i think one of the things that companies will often say is we don't know how to find these women to fit these roles because we haven't done it before. this is what the culture playbook is supposed to do,

correct? >> right. so actually we came out last year in partnership with stanford university, a board diversity playbook. and the board diversity playbook was really about doing an analysis of the gaps on your board in terms of board diversity, ideally diverse women being recognized. the next step was really to kind of expand your network. then the third step that we encouraged through this playbook was really about ensuring that the hiring, the interview process, was equitable. so that was the board diversity playbook. this year we just came out with the board cultural playbook, which is once you've brought more women onto your board, how can we ensure those women stay, that they're safe, that their perspectives are valued? so we encourage, you know, multiple steps, but three that i can share with you today are

really about mentorship at the board level. making sure that you're meeting in small groups and that the new board members are mentored properly. it's also about making sure there is a safe and inclusive board culture. and a third recommendation for ensuring that the board culture is successful and that these new board members stay is that there's a value of different perspectives and a curiosity mind-set so that you can actually bring these people's unique the, lived experiences and work perspectives into the conversation to influence governance, policies, and ultimately the bottom line. >> what's been the reaction of boards and businesses to be able to have access to something like this? >> it's such a great tool. it's only been a -- it's a gift.

it's what we're trying to do. we're trying to make it easy for people. no excuses. you have this, like, incredible potential. remember women are 8 5% of consumers in our country, so why do we have so few women and so few diverse women at the tables of power on these public company boards? it's really to make it super easy for them. look, when we first -- when we first passed sb-26, 29% of california public company boards had all-male boards. today the number is 1%. that's a huge transformation. now we need to see that in the private sector as well because we really need to see board diversity at the board level early on in a company's life cycle. then we're going to start to see companies create products that actually are a win-win for society and not just perpetuating problems or -- >> stereotypes.

>> stereotypes, contributing to, you know, more harm than good in society. >> that's wonderful. jennifer siebel newsom, first partner of california, thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me. and thanks for championing the california partners project and our board culture playbook. we're so grateful. >> thank you. let's take you live outside. this is at one of our cameras in this is at one of our cameras in

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it was chilly enough for it to stick around. time-lapse overnight there, right? >> look at it. >> let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. is it going to stick around even more, that snow? >> tomorrow morning we could see some of that lingering because we've got this cold blast of air coming in with this area of high pressure. now, most importantly, we're setting in for the longest dry trend we have seen in weeks as that storm track goes off to the north. so let's get you more details on the cold blast for tomorrow morning. right now with that microclimate weather, the way i see it, we're going to see those temperatures dip into the 30s and 40s. so there is a frost advisory up for the north, east, and south bay inland valleys as we'll be in those mid to upper 30s tomorrow morning. so heaviest jacket to start. we'll warm up for the afternoon but not by a whole lot. numbers not too much different here across those microclimates. 57 in napa. 56 livermore. 58 here in san jose. now, we know it's a big weekend, of course. a lot happening here across the

bay area. on saturday, it's the huge lunar new year's celebration in san francisco's chinatown. temperatures in the upper 50s. partly cloudy and still looking good nor any watch parties on sunday. partly cloudy inland. low 60s. at the coast, partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky. either way, it's going to be nice for any kind of celebration. we're going to stay dry all the way through next week. >> that's what we like to see. thank you, jeff. tonight at 11:00, staging a peaceful sit-in at stanford callin for a g

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