the cars are able to drive right up in front of the international terminal. people can drop off their friends and family here. that was not the case earlier. right now it is business as usual at the airport. but it wasn't this morning. >> reporter: chanting and drumming more than 300 pro- palestine protesters poured into several areas of sfo's international terminal. to call for a cease-fire in gaza. >> we are here today to remind the world of what is happening in gaza. to remind the world that over 35,000 palestinians have been massacred in five months with funding from the u.s. >> reporter: during their civil disobedience a handful of protesters parked cars outside the terminal. in hopes of preventing passengers from driving in. they also blocked two security gates. the disruption forced the airport to find alternate routes for passengers. trying to make their flights. >> rerouting our international customers to alternate locations to get them through the security checkpoint process.

>> reporter: the airport stressed airline ticket counters remained open. the protesters say they are not from one group but are aligned around a single cause. trying to find a way to stop the violence in gaza.>> our intention is to not bother our community members. we are doing this is people of conscious who understand that civil disobedience has been the thing that brings historic change in the united states. >> reporter: trigger calls for additional police and assistance from the san mateo county sheriff's department. then shortly after 11:30 this morning the protesters came together from their various spots throughout the airport. one leader announced they had met their goal of disrupting sfo for 158 minutes. marking 158 days since the violence started in gaza. after that they left the airport. leaving behind signs flags and this wooden ambulance. >>

>> reporter: airport spokesman said that no domestic or international flights were delayed because of today's protest. marianne that is good news. many passengers had more trouble getting to their gates today. coming up you will hear talking to travelers whose plans were disrupted. a tense day for parents and students in the south bay. a pellet gun triggered a shelter in place at two san jose schools. administrators at willow glen high got a tip a student may have brought a weapon onto campus. administered is told everyone to shelter in place and they called police. willow glen middle school also had to shelter in place since the schools share a campus. officers did find a student with a pellet gun and arrested him. no shots were fired. the counselors will be on hand to support students if they need it. and modern day bonnie and clyde san jose police believe

they arrested a dual responsible for happy doesn't bank robberies. stretching from san jose to sacramento. here is robert honda. >> reporter: the couple had allegedly been going all over northern california robbing or attempting to rob banks including this one in san jose just last month. for people we talked to today the crime spree had a surreal feel to it. >> it is very bonnie and clyde like. it is very i don't know old- fashioned sounding to me. like a couple on the run i guess they thought it was romantic or something. >> reporter: police have not said yet what they believe motivated the man and woman to target the half-dozen things. including this san jose wells fargo bank were investigators say they got away with $1000 on february 12. last week police arrested 37- year-old brandon lopez at his antioch home as a primary suspect in the robberies. the later officers arrested 43- year-old tamara busch also of

antioch for allegedly driving the getaway vehicle for all six crimes. that included robberies or attempted robberies at banks in san jose milpitas fremont modesto and sacramento. police say in each case lopez would hand this note to a teller which reads i need all the money in both your drawers. be quick no games. one bank customers that the motive seems simple it is right in the note. >> they are wanting money. bottom line.>> bank robbery just sound kind of strange. >> >> reporter: a search of lopez's residence turned up an unregistered loaded glock and numerous rounds of ammunition. the police say they aren't sure if lopez ever brandished a gun at any of the banks and no bank cash has been recovered.>> it seems really odd. you don't hear about bank robberies very often anymore. it reminds me of something that would happen before all the technology and security measures. >> it sounds like a movie yes these good old-fashioned note passing bank robbery still

occur. it is not a movie. this is reality and here in san jose we want to say that they can't get away with it. >> reporter: we reached out to the suspects to see if they would talk to us but did not hear back. police say the couple remain in custody until all the other counties involved in this alleges spree at their own charges. looking for the next police chief in san jose want your input. earlier this year chief anthony announced he is retiring at the end of the month. he is going to work for the district attorney's office. the city is looking for a new police chief. is asking community members to fill out a survey about what they are looking for in a chief. that survey is open through march 22nd. the city is holding several community input meetings. the first begins in about an hour from now at the bascombe community center. there is another one tomorrow at the kirk community center

and three more scheduled for next week. meantime san jose mayor said san jose may have to make some tough choices as it heads into a budget shortfall. the mayor unveiled his march budget message saying the city faces $52 million budget shortfall. addressing homelessness was a big focus on the mayor's announcement as the city faces federal deadlines the cleanup encampments on the city's freeways. he says the city will have to make smarter approaches to reducing homelessness. and possibly make trade-offs for city services. >> there are so many things we want to do. but what we put in this budget at a time when we are facing a shortfall are the things that our community knows that we need to do. to continue improving our collective quality of life and create greater opportunity for future generations. >> other top priorities outlined in the budget message affordable housing public safety cleaning up blight and

attracting job investments to san jose. the city council will vote on the mayor's full budget proposal next week. so an official proposal can be drafted. reclaiming sacred land. the city of berkeley are celebrating a big victory today. tribal land dating back nearly 6000 years is being returned to the indigenous people after a lengthy legal battle. nbc bay area has more. >> reporter: that is the sound of victory for the lonely people. >> i am happy and i am proud. >> reporter: the celebrations come after berkeley city council voted unanimously tuesday to get this number to .2 acre parking lot on fourth street back to the people through a land trust. it comes after a $27 million settlement with the developers who own the land. the land trust will cover most of the cost with the city paying 1.5 million of the settlement. >> it is frankly absurd we have to take this step.

to buy land that was stolen in the first place to give it back to the people that owned it and lived on it. but it is important we do that and we hope other cities will do that as well. >> reporter: the restoration and years of protest in a six- year legal battle after developers sued the city in attempts to build an apartment building on the land that sits on a sacred tribal mound were native remains and artifacts are buried. >> they are living descendents of the first tribal peoples of this land going back tens of thousands of years. it is very significant for visibility for education. and for historic justice. >> reporter: the new vision includes plans to turn the parking lot into a commemorative park in a cultural center. the tribe plans to restore one of the -- buried underneath the concrete. >> we want to bring the creek up. we want to have an educational center for people to come together and learn about the true history of this land.

>> reporter: for descendents it is not just the land being restored but their culture and pride. >> this is a start for the history of our people. and belongs in the history. because we are the first people that were here. and we are not even recognize for that. >> reporter: a piece of history once buried they hope will never again be forgotten. >> and i tell everyone that i see every day that this land is our land. we are still here. we've never left. >> reporter: redevelopment could take another 10 to 20 years. and $20 million to complete. heads up for bart writers the st. patrick's day we can. if you're planning trips to the east bay expect delays. workers will be replacing part of the track in richmond and it is going to impact service. there is no redline service

this weekend. this graphic shows which lines will be available. trans bay rightists will have to take the yellow line to get to san francisco or the peninsula. a bus bridge will be in place between richmond and el cerrito del norte. as well as shuttle service between millbrae and sfo. california's new bullet train project is facing a financial crisis. the bullet train will run between san francisco and la. right now construction is underway for this first segment of the train between madeira -- project leader say the segment is several billion dollars short. they say the budget trained the bullet train will cost $100 billion more than they expected. and that is money they don't have. they hope to fill the funding gap with federal funds for state senators expressed concerns about that idea. a timeline for the trans completion is still not set. >> still ahead many know betty reed is the oldest national park ranger. there is far more to her amazing life that his band 102 years. and it is something she has kept secret until now.

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history month here at nbc bay area. no one reflects or retells that history more than betty reed susskind. before retiring she was the nation's early oldest national park ranger any living historian at the riveter museum in richmond. it turns out her early life has some musical chapters and is now being told in a new film. here is -- >> reporter: sometimes in life there comes an opportunity to reinvent ourselves. to start over and follow a new path into a new adventure. >> it feels overwhelming. >> reporter: betty reed susskind has followed many of those paths. >> i put my experience into context. >> reporter: she famously became a national park ranger at the age of 85. she worked as a docent at the rosie the riveter national

historic park in richmond. but it turns out that was only the latest act in her theater of life. >> i heard about betty the way a lot of people did through some of the media coverage about her work as a park ranger. >> reporter: the filmmaker met up with her nearly a decade ago he was curious about the rest of her story. >> i heard her speaking and was amazed by the poetry that was coming out of her mouth and the important stories coming out of her mouth. >> reporter: what he knew about her was that her early life was filled with music. >> she invited him over to hear the songs she had written and sang in the 50s and 60s. >> was she put on the first song i was completely stunned. betty had kept her music in a plastic bin and the back of one of her closets on reel to reel format tapes for 50 years. i was able to get a reel to reel player and fix it up.

i brought it over here and filmed with betty when she listen to the songs for the first time in decades. and so i knew immediately i wanted to make a feature-length documentary about her music and the stories behind it.>> many of you know me as a park ranger. there is a part of my life i've kept hidden for half a century. >> reporter: he began creating a film about her life called sign my name to freedom. the title of her memoir. >> she eventually did sing again backed up by a full symphony orchestra in the choir of 200 people. >> reporter: the film delves into her back story how she and her husband opened reads records in berkeley which became the country's longest running black music store. >> we were the first family of color in walnut creek. >> reporter: details their move to walnut creek in the 50s where it was met with extreme racism and even death threats.

in that dark period she had a breakdown. she turned to her old martin guitar and rolled herself through the pain. >> she said in the documentary her music saved her. >> the music saved me it really did. >> the music was therapeutic for her after her nervous breakdown. >> reporter: her daughter is working with gable to tell the story of her mother who is now 102 and mostly homebound. >> it is an important him to make because it is another way of getting to know my mother. because she has been so famous as far as being a park ranger. >> reporter: gable is seeking donations for a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising $150,000 to edit the project. what he can't raise more of his time. >> we want to complete this film while betty is still around to see if. it is one of her dreams. >> she feels like she has

accomplished which needed to accomplish while she was here. there is one last thing she wants done. >> reporter: the film like her life is a collection of chapters. it is the story of a woman who through the ups and downs of life always seem to land on a high note. >> betty is a living example we can have a second or third act and it can be a meaningful one. i want to hear about all the chapters in betty reed's life. >> it is remarkable. jeff at the sunshine is here but we are going to have some windy conditions. >> it does look like it could get certainly very gusty especially across the hilltop sprint throughout the bay area. 50+ miles per hour. whenever we have the wind gusting up it brings back wildfire fears for us in the bay area. i want you to see tonight the

fire danger rating. and where we are going to be is between the low to moderate range. so thankfully not the high or too extreme. there is some important reasons why. come on over here with me we will head into the forest so to speak. and really what we've been seeing over the past couple months is paramount in terms of helping us out with this current fire danger. now the first thing as this wind starts to move in through tomorrow with the wind gusts of 50+ miles per hour that we are tracking is the humidity. it will be right around the 30% range. so not in the single digits which is the most dangerous it can get when it gets in the single digits. that is a little bit of good news on that front. the second thing which we are so thankful for is that rainfall we had in february. 4 to 14 inches across the bay area. and all of that moisture right now is sitting in the vegetation which is helping us out. it doesn't mean a fire still can't get started. with the fire danger being elevated instead of extreme, firefighters would have a much easier time getting any fires put out.

let's show you more details on the microclimate forecast of what we can expect when it comes to that wind. and here it is as we head through tomorrow two different weather systems really joining together to bring in these gusty winds. we have high pressure across the pacific. that is producing the sunshine. some of that dry air. the second thing that is really important to getting this wind is the low pressure that is digging and across the southwest. when you have these two weather systems that just like this it is a classic scenario to get in on that gusty weather. because airflows from high- pressure to low pressure. so it creates that vacuum effect that will pull it across southern california. so gusty winds in the works for us as we head through the next 24 hours. i see as we head through 11:30 winds coming out of the north and east 15 to 30 for the lower elevations. some of the mountains and that red color up to about 30 to 40. then as we head through tomorrow it will be the gusty is thursday. strong northeasterly winds. 15 to 35 for lower elevations.

look at the mountains especially in the north bay we could get 3040 to 50 also strong gust in the east bay mountains and at the coastline. we will stay with the gusty winds all the way through thursday night. and then we should start to see that wind coming on down heading into friday's forecast. temperatures as we started off through tomorrow going to be in mixed with 40s to 50s as the wind increases. i don't put us at 52 in san francisco the east bay and 49. daytime highs tomorrow warming up with the dry wind 70 santa rosa. 70 concorde. low 70s san jose to morgan hill. 69 san francisco. we will see the numbers drop by next week into the 60s with eventually the chance of rain by next friday and saturday. as far as the seven day forecast once we get over the wind on thursday issued start to taper off on friday's forecast. and then we are looking at sunny weather, conditions this weekend and that will be so enjoyable. so glad we got that rain in february. that no doubt is helping out that immediate fire danger.

quite a bit throughout the bay area. have you noticed jessica -- is not here. that is because she is here.

a popular bargain chain is closing many of its stores. we are talking about dollar tree the company plans to close nearly 1000 of his family dollar stores. he lost billions trying to deal with the shift in consumer spending.

people aren't shopping like they used to because of high inflation levels. the company said it is taking hits from rivals like walmart and chinese e-commerce platform. more than half of the dollar tree closures will happen by this summer. the rest will close over the next several years. wall street struggle to maintain momentum today. after a winning session yesterday. the dow jones edit 37 points and the nasdaq lost 87. the s&p cooled off nine. yesterday it reached a high a record height near a record high close. march is women's history month and today broadcast legends were honored in san francisco including our own jessica. the event featured a panel of longtime bay area women radio and television broadcasters. they shared experiences about how they got started in the business. the concept of diversity impacted them in their early parts of their careers. the group also addressed the issues of ageism in the industry. event organizers say these women exist that exemplify this use diversity equity and inclusion. congratulations jessica by the way. she will be back for th

former san francisco giants

catcher buster posey has moved back to the bay area. we knew it was coming after he joined the giants ownership group in 2022. let's check out his new digs in lafayette. they used to live in this town when he played for the giants. posey who is now part owner of the giants bought this $8.3 million house last year. is a six bedroom, 6 1/2 bath ranch style home with pitch ceilings and fossil stone floors. after retiring as a player he and his family moved back to georgia. it did not take long for them to realize the bay area is the place that truly feels like home. it is also where both sets of their twins were born. last week he and his wife loaded up a moving truck and therefore kids and headed here. we are so glad to have buster back. don't forget you can watch our newscasts 24/7 on roku and upper forms. it would be cool if the posies moved in next door. it would be great.

right now the future of tick-tock and jeopardy. lawmakers on capitol hill pushing forward a possible ban. what does it mean for the chinese owned social media platform and how are tiktok users fighting back was maximum new information for those trying to make it in the bay. the reason those looking for a house might want to wait to buy as more mortgage rates dip. a popular housing trend is gaining speed in the bay area and nearby. we are taking a look at the city with the a du construction weight rate is the highest. the news at 5:30 starts right now. thank you for joining us. what happens now for tiktok. not just kids on the app it is now widespread. today the house of representatives passed a bill that could than tiktok. democrats and republicans are worried about a national