good morning! it is saturday, march 9th. 7:00. a live look outside. the golden gate bridge. we have been enjoying glorious sunshine the past few days and a nice morning to wake up to. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. yikes. >> [ laughter ]. i know. all of that sunshine -- all good things come to an end eventually. we have some sunny and the bay area. dublin streaks out there. 44 degrees. going on and look over the golden gate bridge, beautiful skies. no rain just yet, but it will

come here as we go on into the afternoon. san jose 50 degrees to start our saturday and here it is on satellite and radar. still to the north of us. impacting northern california and eventually sweeping in. i think the rain is going to mostly stick to the north bay this afternoon. by tomorrow and into the early parts of next week a better chance of more substantial rain wiping through the rest of the bay area. there are warmer days and warmer temperatures ahead. talk about that coming up in a little bit. kira? >> that's encouraging. cinthia, thanks. we begin with breaking news this morning. a lockdown in an east bay neighborhood. we know that police have been on the scene since around 3:00 this morning. it appears to be at westwood village. this is in bay point west of pittsburg. that is on chadwick lane just off of canal road. people in and around that area are being told to stay indoors with their doors and windows locked until further official instruction. we have calls out to police and a crew headed to the scene.

we will continue to update you on this story on-air and online as soon as we get more information. now to another developing story also in the east bay. 14 people are injured, in the hospital, following a chain-reaction crash involving an ac transit bus. two of the people are suffering critical injuries. investigators are still working to piece together what happened. we do know it happened during the evening commute last night on 54th avenue and international boulevard in oakland a few blocks from the rainbow investigation center. investigators discovered a chrysler sedan broadsided a toyota prius as it was making a left turn. the chrysler then spun out of control across the median into incoming traffic where it hit a bus. head-on. 14 people were hurt as we mentioned. 11 victims on the bus, plus that driver.

the driver of the chrysler and toyota were also injured. >> the 11 individuals reported injuries onboard the bus were conscious and transported from the scene for evaluation. our bus operator also was conscious and talking. following the collision, and equally transported for evaluation. >> we are working to learn the updated status on all of those injured. now to another emergency landing for united airlines. we are learning of more maintenance issues after yet another united flight was forced to make an emergency landing. this comes just a few days after the wheel fell off of a plane at sfo, as it was taking off. that wheel came crashing down on to cars below. "today in the bay's" reporter spoke with experts about safety in the skies. >> reporter: a new problem for united airlines. the plane out of sfo headed to mexico made an emergency landing at l.a.x. due what the airline

call as try drollic issue. latest in a string of incidents that have people asking questions. thursday a tire fell off a plane taking off. the tire land and a nearby employee parking lot damaging several cars. >> captain comes on, air traffic control desk, there's an issue. looking into it. and then ten minutes after that said we lost a wheel. >> reporter: in houston passengers evacuated after a plane slid off the runway. earlier this week flames started shooting out of the engine during takeoff when bubble wrap got sucked into it. that same day an sfo-bound flight from hawaii an engine failure over the pacific and it's not just united. this comes two moss after a door plug blew out of mid-flight on an alaska airlines plane. thankfully in all situations the pilots have landed the airplane safely. >> it is unusual. kind of a cluster, and statistically take any type of math class, statistics, you find clusters that can't be explained. they just occur.

>> reporter: this consultant points out these are different types of incidents and he's waiting for investigators to determine what caused these issues. he also thinks social media plays into how much we hear. >> two or three alerts one or twos, a plane an emergency, but no one heard about them because no one had a cell phone in their pocket and camera in their pocket, website, podcast or tiktok. >> reporter: telling us pilots train for these situations adding that flying commercially is still the safest way to travel. >> every pilot when they go through training, they plan for failure in some type of extent. >> reporter: the wheel came off, this passenger was concerned but added the crew kept everyone calm. passengers who ply frequently they say it's concerning but they still feel safe. >> i do travel a lot back and forth to school in vancouver

however great experiences with all flights. air canada, united, all of them. >> reporter: united in a statement says "we take every safety event seriously and will investigate each incident that happened to understand what happened and learn from them. much of this worked together with the manufacturers, ntsb and was ale was manufacture components." this is a bad week for united. >> no common thread. these were different aircraft, different engines, different areas, different maintenance bases even. >> reporter: at sfo, jocelyn moran, nbc bay area news. fire crews in the east bay will spend this morning monitoring hot spots at the site of this massive brushfire. it broke out just after 3:00 yesterday afternoon along the san joaquin river in antioch. the fire burned 19 acres sending black smoke billowinging into

skies. it happened near costco. no structures threatened, no one hurt. too firefighters about four hours to put out the flame. deputies asking for the public's health identifying this man. investigators believe he is responsible for a deadly double shooting in alameda county. it happened back on february 9th on east 14th street in san leandro. the sheriff's office says the suspect got into an argument with a man and woman opening fire shooting both of them. both victims were taken to the hospital. the woman later died. if you know anything about this man call the alameda county sheriff's office. there's a new message from a group of oakland business owners who say they're fed up with criminals threatening their safety and driving away customers. the owner of la perla puerto rican cuisine is calling on other businesses to boycott paying their oakland city business taxes. until the city provides more police protection.

the owner tell us us his restaurant on fruitvale avenue has been robbed twice in the past two years saying he rarely sees police patrols. >> we're not saying we're not going to pay you the taxes. we say we're going to defer the taxes until you give the service that we deserve as businesses as a citizen. we deserve much, much more. they not doing anything. >> a spokesperson for the mayor says the city is making progress adding that police officer numbers are on the rise, and property crimes are dropping in the fruitvale district, thanks to opd surge patrols. happening today, the group hoping to recall oakland mayor sheng thao is inviting people to a town hall. the group oakland unite to recall mayor sheng thao, or oust hopes new supporters will come add signatures to the recall petition. the superior judge will lead the event. people are invited to ask

questions share their perspective. the town hall is at the former restaurant on clay street in oakland and it starts at 4:00 p.m. a bustling night chinatown in san francisco filled with thousands of people who came to experience the first night market of the year. it comes after a successful stint of this kind during the apec convention last fall. this is the first of several upcoming markets with hopes it will get people back out and into a community that's been struggling to recover from the pandemic. "today in the bay's" pete suratos takes us there. ♪♪ >> reporter: if we can keep momentum up it can bring back night market. >> reporter: it's the first night market of the year. >> we want to eat and shop. >> reporter: lily lo a

co-founder of bechinatown. thanks to a grant from the nonprofit pacific joy fund it will become a monthly event. >> let's of people from different parts of the city. feel the energy in the air. electric. people are inside the shop purchasing things. >> reporter: it has full support of mayor london breed, also in attendance. >> there is nothing like a night market to bring people together and that's what we want to make sure continues to happen in the city. >> reporter: with the night market making a return in san francisco, giving vendors a chance to showcase their businesses to new customers. henry chang with this bakery says it led to uptick in business. >> so nice to know young people, this kind of product in chinatown. come out, enjoy, have fun. >> reporter: locals like rebecca of san francisco feels it's giving a much-needed energy to the city at the perfect time. >> really nice to see people out

in the public. if you told me three years ago this is what we would be doing i would have been bristling. now, look at all of these people! >> reporter: they're scheduled twice a month until the end of the year. a

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hundreds of people in san francisco are not giving up a fight for peace in the middle east. a massive crowd gathered at sf city hall to voice their hope for a cease-fire in gaza. the crowd so big it blocked traffic at one point. participants telling us they want the march to serve a reminder palestinians are still fighting for their lives especially women. happening today, another protest, this one on the golden gate bridge. the group code pink sf bay area puts on the event as an extension of international women's day, which was yesterday. they, too, will be calling for a cease-fire in gaza. the march begins at noon and then at 1:30 there will be a rally at the golden gate bridge welcome center. beginning this weekend and for the first time ever the s.a.t. will be taken entirely online. the test is set to be an hour shorter. students can use their own tablets or laptops but must

perform the exam at the site. many dropped the s.a.t. but some highly selective schools recently reinstated that requirement. and a friendly reminder. we spring forward tonight. daylight-saving time will spring us forward at 2:00 tomorrow morning as we set our clocks one hour ahead. the morning will be a little darker, but we'll get more daylight in the afternoon and evening. we'll remain in daylight-saving time until we fall back in november. happening today, flowers are about to take over at san francisco's union square. it's all to mark flower bold day which is a real thing celebrating all things tulips. it includes a colorful deplace of more than 80,000 tulips in yoon yin square. the event runs today from 1:00 to 4:30. "today in the bay" is celebrating women's history

month. there are many events happening across the bay area highlighting the work of women. and "today in the bay's" mike inouye has more details one event you can go to today. >> reporter: good morning! now, today history san jose hosts women's heritage day as part of the month-long celebration of women's history and their, of course, ongoing celebration of san jose's diverse history. the day includes an all-women-owned low rider exhibit, shopping amongst rows of women-owned businesses brought together by a historical society of santa clara valley and multiculture dance performances collaborating through mosaic america. i spoke with organizers hearing why this contemporary lineup was curated for an event at history san jose. >> our goal for the takeaway of this day is that people have fun. that they make memories, and they realize that they are part of a living history. they are part of a culture.

a deep culture that is here in san jose that is alive and well. >> low riders come with a dose of entrepreneurship and iran -- innovation. do we understand the work it takes and history of more than resistance and resilience but of power and strength, tenacity and, again, innovation. that women have been a part of that history throughout. >> our programming is really there to uplift all of these different stories, and also we're not really overlapping in our programming. >> reporter: so kira, admission is free and runs today from noon through 3:30. it's held in and around some of san jose's most historic and iconic buildings. >> love it, mike. thanks so much. cinthia pimentel is here with a look at the microclimate forecast. how will it be for those events? >> south bay, stoic majority

cloud cover for the day but a chance of rain in other parts of the bay area. get to that mishgt climate forecast. as mike said it is as history park in san jose and notice that those temperatures not going to be bad, but we will keep the cloud cover. just make sure you bring sunglasses, if sensitive to all of that's reflection from the clouds. as we go into san francisco for the free tulips at union square, that's busy. i don't see rain in the forecast. you'll be okay. bring a jacket, because those temperatures are going to be in the upper 50s. as we talked about the rarngs it's going to be spotty, mainly sticking to the north bay. as we go on into the next couple of hours in the morning, before lunchtime it could even be out of here and just leaving us with majority of clouds hanging around for saturday plans. going into tomorrow, for our sunday fun day, going to stick with most of the day as we go on into lunch time planning your brunch ahead, going to stay dry. going into dinnertime however, bands of showers pushing through. first to the north bay. then into the east bay and the

peninsula. by around dinnertime. then later on into the south bay as we go on into the midnight hours. as far as our monday morning commute, going to be fine. stay dry, but then more rain ahead for our tuesday commute and get to that in a second. our winds pick up on sunday. as we go on into the afternoon, going to be especially gusty along the coastline, parts of the diablo range and down through sunnyvale and san jose. as far as our temperatures for today, really stunning day yesterday. temperatures going to be just a touch cooler through san jose. 66 degrees. 62 in oakland and cooler up there into the north bay with showers on the way. talked a little ago turn clocks forward. springing forward. change those smoke detector batteries, six months a good timeline to get situated there's lose an hour of sleep eventually more daylight hours. getting almost equal amounts of daylight from the sunrise through the sunset. sunset and rain chances returning. go on into our tuesday commute

with light spotty rain. mainly going to be beneficial and then sweeping out of here as we go on into wednesday and then finally some good news for the sunshine lovers and warmer temperatures. it will be a stunning weekend next weekend as we see return of 70s. upper 70s maybe 80s. spring forward today. spotty rain chance or two and feeling like spring into next weekend, kira. >> i love the later sunshine. >> me, too. >> hard to wake up my kids. all right, cinthia, thanks. 7:21 right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, driving for charity. helping locals in need. helping locals in need. taking us diabetes can serve up a lot of questions, like...

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made for professional race car drivers like jeff. good morning, jeff. buckle up here before we start hitting speeds of, what are we going it hit today do you think? >> around 100 miles an hour. >> reporter: i like it. okay. new asphalt. >> ready? >> reporter: yeah. i'm ready. first talk about, what were the benefits of the old track, of the old asphalt? had it since 2001. replaced over the wintertime. >> absolutely. did a great job for us over 20 years of use over that period there was definitely some -- some wear and tear that we could use to our benefit from a coaching standpoint, having some cracks and asphalt replacement patches allowed us to use those as point of reference for braking zone where we want to position the car in the corners. having this new blanket of fresh asphalt i can already tell, a much smoother driving experience. >> reporter: what -- whoa.

asphalt brakes well. the car brakes well op the new asphalt. your impression this being third time on the track? >> definitely a lot smoother. talk how teams and drivers want to set their cas up, typically you want the car low to the ground. when the racetrack is bumpy it forces you to run the run heights a little higher. with the smooth asphalt a able to get more performance out of them. >> reporter: what about grip and speed? can you already tell a difference? >> absolutely. you know, until you get in a proper race car on a proper racing slick tire and some kind of back-to-back comparisons it's kind of hard to tell. so the initial impression, step in the right direction for sure. the racetrack has good grip. it's going to be a good starting parents and evolution this

racetrack goes through over the course of the next few months as cars get on it and start to wear it in. >> reporter: the average person at home can bring your car out here this monday for charity. the sonoma charity speedway -- sonoma charity children's benefit, a charitable raceway and go to sonomaraceway.com to book a time. take your car on the track. brand new asphalt. unfortunately nothing like our commute home. in terms of smoothness. no potholes and we're just cruising here. so -- >> that's right. the speed, a little different than your commute home, too, hopefully. >> reporter: ideally. as long as chp ain't around. right? josh -- you okay? [ laughter ] all right. here on the sonoma raceway, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> poor josh in the back seat there. bob, thanks so much.

7:27 right now. much more on "today in the bay." coming up, an investigation under way in the east bay after a car slammed into an ac transit bus. what we know about the crash,

good morning. it is saturday, march 9th. 7:30. a live look outside from our emeryville camera. the sun's shining as we look towards san francisco.

clear skies all the way to the tower. a little bit of cloud cover that could be foreshadowing what's on its way. thank you so much for starting your saturday morning with us. the final day of standard time before we set our clocks forward overnight. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel is here way peek at our microclimate forecast. do you have a little change for our friends out there? >> we do. many changes ahead in the extended forecast. for now starting off with clouds here and there. temperatures cooler in the valleys. dublin 44 degrees. 52 in oakland and 50 over in san francisco. look what we can expect today. yesterday was beautiful. temperatures nearing 70 degrees. today bringing them down. mid to upper 60s south bay and cooler in the north bay where the greatest chance of seeing spotty showers for today will be. continuing with spotty rain chances for today. tomorrow and into next week just rain chances as well, but more warm weather on the way. talk about that coming up. >> cinthia, see you soon.

thanks. we want to begin with that breaking news we brought you this morning. this is a live look now at that lockdown in an east bay neighborhood. we know that police have been on the scene here in bay point since about 3:00 think morning. this is west of pittsburg. it appears to be in and around westwood village. that's on chadwick lane just off canal road. people in and around that area are being told to stay indoors with their doors and windows locked, until further official instruction. we do have calls out to police. we will continue to update this story on-air and online as soon as we learn more information about why that lockdown is happening in bay point. now to another developing story in the east bay. 14 people are recovering following a chain reaction crash involving an ac transit bus. two of the people suffering critical injuries. it happened during the evening commute last night on 54th

avenue and international boulevard in oakland. investigators so far have pieced together that a chrysler sedan broadsided a toyota prius as it was making a left turn. the chrysler then spun across the median into incoming traffic hitting that bus head-on. 14 people were hurt. 11 victims on the bus, plus the bus driver. the drivers of the chrysler and toyota also injured. >> the 11 individuals who reported injuries onboard the bus were conscious and were transported from the scene for evaluation. our bus operator was also conscious and talking following the collision, and equally transported for evaluation. >> we are working to get an update on those two victims with critical injuries. now to a warning for parents about the latest tiktok trend you should know about. it's called "senior assassins." students are separating into

teams and then battling one another with water guns. the problem is people are seeing them thinking they're using real firearms. san mateo police are seeing an uptick in 911 calls around hillsdale mall. people see the guns and call police believing they're reporting criminal activity. police say even though the guns aren't real they can be mistaken for real ones and that poses a potential safety risk to those using them. now to a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. two girls from an east bay middle school are hoping their science fair project makes an impact for school safety. the girls conducted an experiment to show how school textbooks could protect against bullets. here's "today in the bay's" jodi hernandez. >> devastating to us, and all the parents can do is pray it won't happen to their children, even though it could happen at any moment. >> reporter: this 14-year-old, tyler, describes a fear many

students and families can't help but struggle with these days. the fear of a school shooting. >> hide in the corner, turn off the lights. no defensive protection at all. we think textbooks is a common resource and it could be body armor. >> reporter: so st. patrick school eighth graders tyler and sofia set out to prove the schoolbooks could double at body shields. called "high impact" put books to the test. the girls tested how many textbooks it would take to stop a .9 mile meter bullet. >> on-site at the private shooting range when it took place and took note how deep the bullet penetrated through each book and we found only two parts of a textbook. >> didn't go through all the way. >> reporter: the girls found just two one and a half inch books are enough to keep a

bullet from penetrating through. >> some of the ways we found obviously over the head you know. hiding in the corner, protocol, protect the most important part of your body. >> emphasize the textbook. >> reporter: the girls are presenting their project at the contra costa science fair. their teacher thinks they have a real shot at getting high marks. >> it's an issue that youth should not have to worry about. absolutely. and unfortunately, it is prevalent in the news and so it kind of makes me proud of them that they're hearing what's going on and came up way possible solution. >> reporter: win other lose they hope this makes an impact and saves lives. one teach has already said he's sold. >> next fire drill situation, he's going to tell students to grab textbooks and backpacks, put it in the backpack and use

that to shield themselves. that made our day. >> reporter: reporting for nbc bay area news. now to a live look at capitol hill this morning where the senate has passed a matsch ter funding bill to avoid yet another partial government shutdown. the senate approved a $460 billion package just before last night's midnight deadline. it will keep several government agencies running through september. that bill is expected to be signed into law by president joe biden today. senate majority leader chuck schumer says the bill will boost support for homeless veterans, give federal firefighters a raise and allow the faa to hire more air traffic controllers. a busted water main sent water shooting 50 feet into the air in san francisco's parkside neighborhood. this happened yesterday morning near 30th avenue. not far from stern grove. it sent a river of mud running

down the hillside into a nearby dog park. officials say the break likely was caused by a failing valve. the pipe involved moved water from a treatment plant to a nearby reservoir. no word how long that repair will take. lake merritt is turning red and racing kearns about another deadly alge bloom. the san francisco control water board is trying to figure out what kind of alge is causing the so-called red tide. they're not always harmful, but a similar bloom killed thousands of fish less than two years ago. a live look this morning. aww, heavenly ski resort in lake tahoe. this would be a heavenly weekend for skiersboarders in the sierra after last weekend's massive snowfall. business expected to be booming on the slopes just in time for

spring break. heavenly also is using snow machines to boost the amount of powder on their slopes. all resorts say the recent storms are making a big difference. heavenly says its ramping up staff to make sure lines move smoothly with larger crowds. wow! beautiful out there. saving money is always on the top of most people's minds, but that could affect parts of your life including your social life. "today in the bay's" marcus washington has tips to help us communicate our financial priorities. >> reporter: good morning, kira. okay. many people are looking for new tips to reach financial goals. there's a new social media trend called "loud budgeting" quickly becoming a popular method. a money-saving technique involving declining social opportunities if they put their financial goals in jeopardy. tips for you. nothing new here, but create a budget. cut back on spending and set up an emergency fund. a financial expect advisory says talking about our budgets with

friends and family helps achieve your goals. >> embrace the mentality you can be a little freer to share making those conversations, having those conversations easier and helps people find success because they don't feel at much pressure to do things maybe they really can't afford or shouldn't be doing because of their financial goals. >> also he says if you are cutting back on social events to support your financial goals don't be afraid to have those difficult conversations with ved ones because ultimately this is a long-term gain for your future. get stories like this early monday through friday on "today in the bay." start at 5:00 and watch the news whenever you want 24/7 and other platforms. back to you. >> thanks, marcus. 7:40 right now. still to come on "today in the bay" -- finding solutions to rising prices.

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at 43 past the hour get you ready for the weekend here. what you have to know. getting rain chances today. mainly to the north bay and then should stay mostly in those cloudy skies. tomorrow we see rain return but late other than in the evening. it won't ruin your sunday fun day plans. speaking of fun, how about the sierra? bet bet get there today before

things start tomorrow. winter storm watch take effect into the early part of next week. later next week dry and sunny weather. beach days ahead. that hour-by-hour forecast and as we go on into at least lunchtime seeing spotty showers mainly for marin, napa and snope na counties. the rest stay fairly dry with gloomy skies. take the rest of the day to dry out before another chance of rain going into tomorrow evening. the winds start to pick up. definitely feel it out there for any kind of outdoor sports going and and really the storm lines up going into the evening through the north bay first sweeping down through the east bay and peninsula for dinnertime and later into the evening for the south bay. monday's commute fairly dry. as we talked about totals, not impressive. most of that sticks to the north bay. maybe half an inch making your way furtherer into mendocino county. the rest of us taking this timeline through tuesday continuing rain chances really not impressive. maybe 0.10 inch or half inch if

year lucky. beautiful skies over lay tahoe. get there today before things change tomorrow. we do go into a winter storm watch tomorrow morning into tuesday morning. we could see maybe half a foot to a foot in lower elevations, possibly two as you make your way over the ridges. going into next week we have spotty rain chances arriving late monday on into tuesday morning's commute and that will be it. in for some, a couple of straight days of sunshine and calmer weather. those temperatures will start to warm up, but we have to spring forward into that tonight. make sure to change your clocks. dealing with just a spotty shower here or two as we go on into the early part of next week and then climbing into those 60s, 70s. look at that. maybe even places in the 80s next weekend. you jut have to keep the umbrella at hand for now. a jacket. then start to bust out the sunglasses, short sleeves and get ready for the sunshine, you and i, kira. >>

welcome back. now to our climate in crisis. storms we all know inundated parts of california this winters and last year. flooding and insurance claims follow can be overwhelming. some residents might not even have insurance. so one california town is hoping to fill that void by launching a community-based flood insurance program. "today in the bay's" cinthia pimentel is back to explain how.

hey, cinthia. >> reporter: kira a pilot program in aisleton near rio vista in the delta. the idea provide immediate relief to households in a modest form open to anyone that buys into it to try to help alleviate the stress of settling claims. in the summer 1972 this 9-year-old woke up ready for her swim lessons in nearby rio vista but wouldn't make it there that day. she and her family had to rush out of their home for higher ground after part town woke up to a broken levee. >> folks went door-to-door, get out of town. then, like, we staged at the highest point on the levee and waited to come back to get the rest of our stuff. >> reporter: since then pam become aisleton's mayor. the town experienced flooding through the years. parade of atmospheric rivers bringing much rain. a town eight feet above sea

level and pioneers a strategy to tackle the rise flood risk with help of uc-davis researchers. >> everybody pays a little bit in and everybody gets a little bit. designed to fill the gap that currently exists with the fema individual housing assistance program. it's designed to recognize that many people can never afford or will never buy flood insurance. >> reporter: flood and other climate-related issues are overflowing across the u.s. 2023 had the highest number of billion dollar disasters in the nation's history. and uc-davis researchers say fewer than 2% of californians have flood insurance. a challenge that's getting cloudier as insurance agencies want out of the state. researchers and residents are pouring ideas into the program eve how it can work for renters. many on a low or fixed income. making sure the community investment is an elevated priority. >> california is a really, in a

sweet spot, to explore alternatives to the national flood insurance program. we have less than 190,000 flood, nift policies and statewide. so we are underinsured. but we have enough properties that have a need for flood insurance that it certainly warrants the extra effort to try and find alternatives. >> reporter: new york city tried a similar idea with tens of thousands of more residents that now other parts of california are showing interest. for more stories like these visit us online at nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate in crisis tab. >> cinthia, thanks. a great story. we're going to turn now to the golden state warriors and fans left holding their collective breath after steph curry injured his ankle thursday night. now we have an update from nbc's sports bay areas monte poole who

found out curry's mri results are being classified at positive news and that he could miss just between seven and ten days. a clearer timeline could emerge today after the team was able to evaluate curry further. you just saw there, curry rolled his ankle late in the fourth quarter during thursday night's loss to the bulls. my family was there! the warriors host spurs tonight. tip-off 5:30. the sharks are saying good-bye to one of their last remaining stars. the team traded all-star and fan faorite hertl to the golden knights. since making his debut in 2013 hertl wracked up nearly 500 points for the sharks and leaves san jose with the fifth most goals in franchise history. 7:52. up next, a quick look at top stories including more than a dozen people injured after a

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welcome back. before we get to our top stories this morning, here's what you can expect tomorrow morning on "sunday today" with willie geist. hey, willie. >> good morning, kira. great to see you. tomorrow morning on "sunday today" my conversation and walk in the park with casey muz

kacey musgraves. and inspiration for her new album. >> title track, "deeper well." you said something like this album is me ruthlessly clearing out my life. >> ruthlessly removing resistance to growth. that could mean a lot of different things. everything has a season. even friendships. even love. business relationships, whatever. some are meant to go the long haul and maybe some aren't. >> growing up in that song? isn't there? >> not all the way. a little bit. >> a sunday sitdown with kacey musgraves plus the morning's latest headlines and another "life well lived" when it aired 6:00 a.m. bay area. not up at that hour on a sunday set the dvr. see you whenever you're ready for us. kira? >> thanks, willie. we hope you are awake to catch willie at 6:00 and stick here for your local news with us on "today in the bay" at 7:00. here's a quick look at top stories we're following on this saturday morning. we continue to follow that

breaking news out of the east bay. we have a crew near the lockdown in bay point. this is just west of pittsburg. police have been on the scene near westwood village since about 3:00 this morning. it's unclear why the neighborhood is on lockdown. we are waiting for police to free up and talk to our crew there, but people in that area of chadwick lane off of canal road told to stay indoors with doors and windows locked until further official instruction. we will continue to update this story on our website, nbcbayarea.com as soon as we get more information after we go off-air in a few minutes. another developing story in the east bay. 14 people injured in a chain-reaction crash involving an ac transit bus. two of those people suffered critical injuries. it happened during the evening commute last night on 54th avenue and international boulevard. investigators have discovered a sedan broadsided another car,

and then crossed the median into oncoming traffic hitting the bus head-on. again, 14 people were hurt. 11 victim on the bus. the driver of the bus and the drivers of both cars were injured. cinthia has one last look at the forecast before we go. looks like a nice morning so far. you say kind of deteriorates? >> mainly for the north bay. going to be scattered showers here and there, but really through about lunchtime. then we clear out for majority of the day. remember to spring forward. before you go to bed tonight. losing and hour of sleep but then going into springtime. more daylight hours. looking at unsettled weather as we go on into tomorrow afternoon. monday will stay dry. rain returns in the evening tuesday and that will kind of be our last wane event for a while. notice as we go on into the second half of the week clearing out and bringing back those temperatures into the 60s for san francisco.

70s thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. so the bay area weekend up to now included rain but i think next weekend we'll be talking where we're going to spend all the time in the sunshine, kira. >> so excited! my son's sports won't be canceled anymore. thanks for making yourself a part of our morning. we're always on nbcbayarea.com. remember, all new "snl" tonight. 8:30 and11:30. hodge josh brolin, musical guest

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