good morning. it is saturday, march 23rd. we begin with this live look outside across the bay area this morning. the rain has been coming down

off and on throughout the night, and we have much more on the way. not just here but up in the sierra where snow was really coming down overnight. look at this camera along interstate 50 near echo summit on the way to south lake tahoe. looks like a beautiful morning out there. back here in the bay area, thank you for starting your weekend with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has been busy overnight tracking it all for you. how's it looking right now? looks busy behind you. >> it is a little busy. kira, spring said, "just kidding" this week and we've returned back to winter. a low-pressure system. show you on satellite and radar. see it all throughout the pacific northwest, bay area and into los angeles and those colors of blue on your screen is the snow coming down in the sierra. where is the rain right here for us at this time? stormranger tracking 2 instant by instant. gilroy hearing all of that rain outside your window right now.

just prepare. come indoors. seeing heavy pockets from santa cruz up highway 17. a soggy start to wherever your plans take you this saturday morning from east palo alto into milpitas, fremont and parts of san leandro heaviest returning as well as 80 into the peninsula. ing down at this hour and we continue to get more going throughout the day. camera went out. don't worry about that. headlines for you, rain and gusty wind this afternoon also developing a chance of thunderstorms going into your saturday afternoon plans. the sierra winter storm warning, of course. please, do not go there. stay at home and don't forget, track the snow and the rain whenever you're on the go with me right there on the nbc bay area app. i want you to take out your phones, scan that qr code right there on the left side of your screen and it will take you right to our radar and our stormranger to track the rain in your neighborhood. kira? >> cinthia, thanks. turning now to breaking news coming in over night. 11 people are under arrest in

russia. that includes all 4 gunmen suspected of carrying out last night's attack at a crowded concert venue in moscow. today at least 133 people are confirmed dead. men in camouflage broke into the concert hall last night hoping fire and setting the crowded venue ablaze. the death toll is only expected to rise as crews search through the rubble. the terror group isis claimed responsibility but did not provide proof of that claim. russia has canceled all public events nationwide. and back here at home we are also following breaking news overnight. early this morning the senate voted to pass a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill. ending a very brief partial shutdown that kicked in when congress failed to pass a package before the deadline late last night. live look at the u.s. capitol where the hill is humming along. funding last brief and technical

overnight with no meaningful impacts. the legislation initially passed the house yesterday morning. then the senate, again, late overnight. it now goes to president biden, who says he'll sign it into law. once signed, the full government will be funded for six months through the end of september. back here in the bay area, today is your last chance to get a double-double at oakland's only in-and-out burger. that location is permanently closing overnight at 1:00 a.m. the chain announced that closure in january in response to safety concerns about the hegenberger corridor near the oakland airport. an area plagued with crime. we've been reporting on it. other nearby businesses including denny's and black bear diner also shut down. the mayor recently announced the city, county and state leaders are working together to make that hegenberger corridor safe again. and that closure comes just as the city of oakland is ending a more than year-long search for

a new police chief. the mayor announced yesterday that floyd mitchell will be taking the helm at the oakland police department. we explain it comes with past criticism which the mayor thinks will bring the experience oakland needs. >> reporter: more than 30 years experience and veteran of the u.s. air force and can soon add. >> i have selected chief cloyd mitchell. >> reporter: oakland police department's next chief. >> a strong leader, smart crime fitter and more so than that, delivers results. >> reporter: mitchell said in a statement he looks forward to working with residents, businesses, city leadership and the police commission to build a stronger and safer oakland. before we can do any of that he has to pass state rimts. the process is under way. >> currently not taken that test quite yet but we wanted to make sure the community knows this is oakland's next chief.

>> reporter: the appointment following more than a year of no permanent chief after the cheer chief fired armstrong weeks before completing a federal oversight program amp 20 years. it's still under that oversight and 12 police chiefs in the past two decades including a former chief reminds mitchell of many bosses. >> police commission, a mayor, a federal monitor a judge, got officers. everybody's not in-line. that's going to be something he has to try to bridge. very quickly. >> reporter: her advice, make himself available. >> come to the table would be, being a peacemaker. he'll do well. >> reporter: he comes from lubbock, texas. we spoke to the police association over the phone. when i asked to describe the union's relationship with the chief, he said, "like any other, had its ups and downs." he resigned as chief but the reason never disclosed.

texas department surveys show criticism over his leadership with more than 50% respondents felt he was out of touch with the needs of their departments. other causes for concern from the anti-police project critical of opd says his military background and former policies. >> folks that come to law enforcement from the military come with a lot of stress and trauma that it gets compounded by men going from being in the military to being in a police department, and a lot of times that shows up as violence. >> reporter: while the local chapter of naacp welcome him they want him to tackle public safety first for the years to come. >> with us long, do the job and we'll be happy concerning our new police chief. >> reporter: in oakland, gia vang, nbc bay area news. meanwhile, the former oakland chief of police leronne armstrong released a statement welcoming the new chief saying in part "i send my best wishes

to floyd mitchell and offer any as simpson he may desire. this is my hometown. i want everyone to be safe and will do everything in my power now as a private citizen to assist in that goal." armstrong, meanwhile, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against oakland. happening now, police in a sonoma city asking for your help identifying this man. he robbed a chase bank in santa rosa thursday afternoon. handed the teller a note demanding cash at the branch on sonoma avenue. the teller gave him an unknown amount of money and he took off. police are offering a $2,500 reworld for information leading to his arrest. people in one east bay city are souring on a plan to open new pickleball courts. developers transformed part of richmond's old craneway pavilion into pickleball courts for a candidate tournament. city leaders say that's despite

the fact that last year they rejected a pickleball court proposal. a second proposal for permanent courts as well as a club is still under review by the city and the state. the developer insists the weekend tournament is a stand-alone event, but the plan is not sitting well with opponents. >> this isn't about pickleball. it's about public space. we want to make sure the pavilion stays a public space. >> the developer did not comment to nbc bay area but in the past have said the proposal is within the existing lease agreement. supporters say the venue will get more use after the pavilion closed as an event venue in 2023. council member, expected to debate the proposal again next week. turn you now to march madness. first-round games finished today, the second round starting tomorrow already and one local team headed to the round of 32.

let's start with the saint mary's gaels. men's people lost their first-round game to grand can yoon university. 75-56. the ant loeps went on a 15-1 run to blow the game wide open. saint mary's finishing their season with a record of 26 wins and 8 losses. now to some better news. number two seeded stanford women's basketball is advancing to the next round. "today in the bay" the jocelyn moran takes us to the game where fans on the farm are celebrating after the cardinals beat the norfolk state spartans. >> reporter: as the clock ticked down excitement inside maples pavilion tonight, an amazing team just down the road right here. so good. so easy to root for and it's march madness. like, this is, this is one of the best sporting events of, in country! >> reporter: the stanford women's basketball team advances to second round of the ncaa

tournament. beating the norfolk spartans by 29 points. beginning of the game had fans feeling a little nervous. >> sloppy in the beginning. maybe nervous. >> reporter: the rest of the game pretty much in control. leading the team, 17 points each and players young fans can look up to. in the eighth grade, and they play basketball. >> really fun and seeing stanford, like, play is really cool. >> i always come here to watch the games and they never disappoint. >> reporter: a historic season for the women on this team. the head coach became coach with the most wins in college basketball history and cameron brig named to the women's basketball all-american first team this week adding to her list of honors. fans have a good feeling about this tournament. >> how far do you think they're going to make it? >> all the way. yeah. >> reporter: that confident? >> you got to believe. >> reporter: last year's stanford lost second round of the tournament. on sunday cardinals face iowa

state and try to get that second-round redemption. at stanford, jocelyn moran, nbc bay area news. a closer look, seven 11:00 up next on "today in the bay." how the faa is increasing its oversight of united airlines after a series of flight incidents like this one. when a tire fell off a plane departing sfo. plus, no winner in the mega millions drawing. call it the mega billions. your chance to win, when we return. and waking up to a soggy saturday around the bay area. a look at our planner through oakland, just a couple spots to run those errands this afternoon, but still rain in the forecast across the region. walk you through that

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that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind. for your body. and for the community. -team! kaiser permanente. welcome back. a live look outside in san jose. a quiet japantown on this saturday morning. 14 past the hour. cinthia pimentel will be along with the comings and goings of rain throughout the weekend. but first -- the love and support pouring in from across the globe after kate middleton, the princess of wales, announced she's being treated for cancer. the 42-year-old mother of three hadn't been seen in public since christmas day, and announced yesterday in a video she's in the early stages of chemotherapy. >> it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but i have had a

fantastic medical team. >> the princess revealing her health struggle in that video message released by kensington palace. the future queen of england says that after having abdominal surgery in january, doctoring found that cancer had been present. kate says she is now undergoing chemotherapy and explained her silence saying it took time to explain that diagnosis to her three children. we spoke with a doctor an oncologist at uc sf saying it's a reminder of importance of regular health screening. >> cancer doesn't discriminate. right? if a royal with access to health care, with privilege in the world as she is, can get cancer. any of us can or a family member. >> kate has not specified what type of cancer she has nor what stage it is. the princess thanked the public for their support and asked for time, space and privacy while

completing her treatment. back here in the bay area, miss israel met by proesters. the people's pageant beganered in the rain demonstrating outside the event featuring the soldier with the israel defense forces, and represented israel in the miss universe pageant back in 2021. demonstrators are in support of the people of gaza and condemn what they say is is an anti-palestinian rhetoric on social media. the faa is planning to increase its oversight of united airlines following that series of mechanical issues involving the airline's boeing jets. in a memo to employees, united said federal investigators will be on-sight to take a closer look at work procedures, manuals and facilities. this comes after several shocking incidents including an

external panel that blew off during a flight from sfo to oregon. fortunately the plane landed safely. no one hurt. remember earlier this month we reported one of united's boeing planes headed to japan lost that tire after taking off from sfo. it was diverted to l.a. where it landed safely. united says it welcomes the engagement from the faa as the airline works to ensure its customers its planes are safe. and forget those wishes to be a millionaire. how about becoming a billionaire? that's because there was no winner for last night's mega millions drawing. no one one the game's jackpot since december 8th. it now sits at $1.1 billion. the next drawing is tuesday. if that's too faraway, remember, there's a powerball drawing tonight for $750 million. happening today e, an out of

this world festival. not literally out of this world. it's at the dravo space and science sending hosting its first-ever rocket fest that starts at 10:00. tickets are $30 adults, $25 for youth students and seniors. a chance to build mini rockets and talk to rocket scientists. wow! well, we check in with cinthia pimentel now for a look at our microclimate forecast. i believe, is that right? or take a look at the array of colors in the south bay first? >> so many events going on. actually mown at holy, kira. heard about it. known as the festival of colors and marks the start of spring. even though we're not feeling it right now. >> yes. >> fst event in san jose starting at 11:00 at discovery meadow park. the other in fremont also starts at 11: a.m. at washington high school. planning to che it out wear something you don't mind getting covered in a lot of those bright

colors. >> yeah. my kid has something like that at his school. sent him in white and he came home rainbow. i loved it, personally! all right. now we're going to turn to you for a look at our microclimate forecast. saw rain coming in this morning. really heard the rain overnight. >> oh, yeah. >> and the wind. >> oh, my gosh. >> definitely picking up. >> last night and into this morning. i want to give people a check on the forecast for the holy festival in fremont. chilly and raining. in san francisco, springtime events we want to do, soggy on this saturday. look at stormranger now picking up on pockets of heavier rain in south count fri los gatos into the santa cruz mountains and gilroy, a really heavy cell still lingering about at 20 past the hour. parts of san leandro to the east bay, pleasanton and livermore

and into palo alto. the north bay more scattered at times you make your way from san rafael north to petaluma and into fairfield. really continuing in this pattern throughout the day. there are going to be just some brief breaks for to you get out the door late other than today. track it for you hour-by-hour. mid-morning still pockets of heavy rain through the north bay, san francisco, and along the coastline. chance of seeing thunderstorms could be embedded in there as you see some of those colors in the oranges and yellow. even the reds down here for san jose around lunchtime. perfect opportunity to come back inside if you're outdoors. bring it all the things that have been sitting outside in all of that sunlight. bring it back inside. in for a gusty day. even through the afternoon. just a few little chances of rain. the best time, i think, for us to gather ourselves and prepare for our saturday night to be included in this soggy rainfall. that will continue as we go throughout the day for early sunday and then really on out of

here as we go on into the second half of the day. so it's not going to be a complete washout but could be pockets with heavy rain. anywhere from half an inch to possibly an inch of rain as we see the system move through the coast. here are those wind gust ice talked about through this afternoon. breezy. 15 to 30 miles an hour. not too bad. no official wind advisory from the national weather service but we'll keep an eye on that throughout the afternoon. do not go to the sierra. a winter storm warning until tomorrow morning and at lake level could be in for one to two feet as we go through this system. through the next couple days what do we expect for the final week of march here? we are looking at monday and tuesday mostly dry. our break here. before we go on into the middle part of the week for wednesday plans. another system lining up here and those temperatures will continue to be cool and some snow up in the sierra as well. overall, we are saying good-bye to spring for a hot second as we go into our weekend with a

chance of thunderstorms, breezy at times and gloomy skies out there. a bit of a break early on in the week but then more rain returning here as we go on into wednesday and into the weekend. could affect our easter plans for next sunday. thanks. >> oh, yeah. good to know. checking all the apps to see if my son's games are canceled today. we'll see. thanks. 7:22. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up we introduce you to a bay area man turning other people's trash into his treasure. and using it to bring smiles to the community. he'll make you "bay area proud." next.

welcome back. the bay area is home to many talented artists with their own unique styles. maybe none quite like this. "today in the bay's" garvin thomas introduces us to an artist in the south bay in this new ill stallment of our "bay area proud" series. >> reporter: if visibility were important to jared clark, well, he could do a lot better than the spot he chooses to set up his outdoor art installation. but then again -- he is far from your typical artist. driving along san jose the curtner avenue at 45 miles an hour most get a fleeting glance of the creations jared has poured his heart and soul into. >> it's an experience. getting to experience something real quick as you go by it.

if you saw it -- turned around and wanted to take pictures of it, this is a -- centurion. >> reporter: they're light suits of armor base and characters based on a game. the material pieces of foam and five gallon buckets forged from dump sites, find paint and you know, get it going. a lot of zip ties, man. a lot of zip ties. >> reporter: they are not only impressive to see, they're functional as well. >> aww. >> reporter: most days jared puts on one of his space marine outfits and steps out on to the sidewalk on a bridge over the railroad track. >> now, what this location lacks in visibility makes up in it for convenience for jared. the past few years, his home has been underneath that same bridge. jared is homeless. yes. but more by choice, he says,

than necessity. >> i do not want people to feel sorry for me. i love my life. i like what i'm doing. i mean -- why -- why would i have it any other way? i was able to chase my dream. >> reporter: that dream is to be able to focus on his art and almost nothing else. jared says at one point, sure, he thought about making money with his war hammer suit but things changed over time. longer he stood out on the roadway the more smiles he brought to people driving or even stopping by. >> thank you, man. appreciate that. god bless. be safe rmpt. >> reporter: the more he realized that was payment enough implgt want to get a couple honks, smiles and cheers or whatever. good job, man. but after a while it became more about, like -- you guys might need this. >> hey, man. you're awesome. >> god bless.

that's what it's become. that's amazing. i just wanted to be a positive force. >> positive indeed. garvin thomas reporting for us. at 7:28, much more ahead for you at 7:30 including tracking this storm. cinthia has the timeline of when the rain will really come into our weekend. plus, we are following breaking news out of russia overnight. arrests made after that deadly attack on a concert hall. new details we're learning as the death toll grows.

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good morning. it is saturday, march 23rd. we are taking a live look outside across the bay area this morning. some rain on some lenses there. the rain has been coming down off and on through the night. much more is on the way. and we want to also look up in the sierra where snow came down overnight. looking like a beautiful morning there. this is the camera along interstate 50 near echo summit on the way to south lake tahoe. back here in the bay area, just shy of 7:32. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel busy overnight tracking it for us. how are we looking? >> a soggy start in the bay area and don't be fooled by the camera. winter weather advisory at lake level and tricky to get there making your way over the ridge. back here on stormranger, show you with the red scan you're seeing now where higher returns

are coming in. right now for the south county. anywhere from san jose over on through the santa cruz mountains and parts of gilroy seeing heavy rain rates now. through parts of the central bay over into san ramon and parts of san francisco in on the activity. rain through richmond parts of vallejo and santa rosa. throughout the day also we have this highlighted in green through the majority of the bay area here for the chance of things, thunderstorms later. possible lightning and small hail. when thunder roars go indoors to be safe from this activity. keep that in mind today. tomorrow, yes, start out with a little rain, but then see clearing for the afternoon. into early next week before we get another chance of rain as we go on into the middle part of the week. so a lot to talk about. don't forget you can track rain and snow with me while you're on

the go. download our free nbc bay area app, scan the qr code on the left-hand side of your screen takes you right to stormranger app. 11 people under arrest in russia including all 4 gunmen suspected of carrying out last night's attack at a crowded concert venue in moscow. today at least 133 people are confirmed dead. men in camouflage broke into the concert hall opening fire and setting the crowded venue ablaze. that death toll expected to rise. crews spending today searching through the rubble. the terror group isis claimed responsibility, but did not provide proof of that claim. russia has canceled all public events nationwide. back here at home following breaking news overnight. early this morning the senate voted to pass a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill

ending a very brief partial shutdown that kicked in overnight when congress failed to pass that package before the deadline at midnight. we have a live look for you now at the u.s. capitol this morning where everyone is still at work. that funding lap was brief and technical overnight. no meaningful impact. the legislation initially passed in the house yesterday morning and then the senate late overnight now goes to president biden who says he will sign it into law. once signed the full government will be funded for six months through the end of september. back here in the bay area today is your last day to get a double-double at oakland's only in-and-out burger. that location permanently closing overnight at 1:00 a.m. the chain first announced that closure back in january and in response to safety kearns along the hegenberger corridor near the oakland airport. it's an area plagued with crime. other neighborhood businesses

including denny's and black bear diner also shut down. the mayor recently announced the city, county and state leaders are working together to make that hegenberger corridor safe again. and that closure comes just as the city of oakland is ending a more than year-long search for a new police chief. the mayor announced yesterday floyd mitchell will take the helm at the oakland police department. and "today in the bay's" gia vang says it comes with past criticism the mayor thinks will bring the experience oakland needs. >> reporter: floyd mitchell has more than 30 years experience and veteran of the u.s. air force and soon can add. >> i have selected chief floyd mitchell. >> reporter: oakland police department's next chief announced friday morning. >> a strong leader a smart crime fighter and more so than that, delivers results. >> reporter: mitchell said in a statement he looks forward to working with residents, businesses, city leadership and the police commission to build a

stronger and safer oakland. before we had do any of that he has to clear certain state rimts including a test. the mayor says that process is under way. >> currently right now he has not taken that test, we wanted to make sure the community knows that this is oakland the next chief. >> reporter: his appointment following more than a year of no permanent chief after the mayor fired chief armstrong weeks before the department completed its federal oversight program after 20 years. it's still under that oversight and had 12 police chiefs in the past two decades including former police chief ann kirkpatrick. >> a police commission a mayor, a federal monitor, a judge, he's got the officers. everybody's not in-line. that's going to be something he has to try to bridge very quickly. >> reporter: her advice, make himself available. >> come to the table would be a peacemaker. he'll do well. >> reporter: he was chief in lubbock, texas.

we spoke to the police association over the phone. i asked to describe the union's relationship with the chief, like any other, ups and downs. original resigned chief last september and a reason never disclosed but department came ounder fire over abandoned 911 calls under his tenure and criticism over his leadership with more than 50% of respondents felt he was out of touch with the needs of their department. causes for concern from the anti-police terror project, critical of opd, the military background and former policies. >> we know folks that come to law enforcement from the military come with a lot of stress and trauma that gets compounded by men going you know, from being in the military to being in the police department. a lot of times that shows up as violence. >> reporter: while the local chapter of naacp welcomes the new chief they want him ready to tackle public safety first and for years to come. >> hoping this man will be with us long and he'll do the job and

we'll be happy concerning our new police chief. >> reporter:? oakland, gia vang, nbc bay area news. people in one east bay city do not want to open new pickleball courts and they'll be protesting that today. developers transformed part of richmond's old craneway pavilion into pickleball tournaments for the weekend. despite the fact last year a pickleball court proposal was rejected. a second proposal for permanent courts as well as a club is still under review by the city and state. the developer insists this weekend's tournament is a stand-alone event, but the plan is not sitting well with opponents. >> this isn't about pickleball. the about public space. we want to make sure that the craneway pavilion stays a public space. >> developers did not comment to nbc bay area, but in the past they have said the proposal is within the existing lease agreement for that building.

the venue will get more use, supporters say, after closed, as an event venue back in 2023. council members will debate that again next week. turning back now to march madness. first-round game finished today. second round starting tomorrow and we have one local team headed to the round of 32. let's start with the saint mary's gaels men's team unfortunately lost to grannian yn university 75-66. the antelopes went on a 15-1 run second half to blow the game ride open. saint mary's finishing the season a record of 26 wins and just 8 losses. in better news, number two seeded stanford women's basketball is advancing to the next round. "today in the bay"s jocelyn moran was at the game where fans on the farm are celebrating after the cardinals beat the

north folk state spartans. >> reporter: the clock ticked down, excitement. >> an amazing team just down the road right here. they're so good. so easy to root for and it's march madness. like, this is -- one of the best sporting events in the country. >> reporter: stanford women's basketball team advances to circuit round of the ncaa tournament. beating the spartans by 29 points. though beginning of the game had fans feeling nervous. >> a little sloppy in the beginning. maybe nervous? >> reporter: the rest of the game pretty much in control. kiki and cameron led the team with 17 points each. players that young fans can look up. these two are in the eighth grade and play basketball. >> really fun, and seeing stanford play is really cool. >> i always come here to watch the games, and they never disappoint. >> reporter: a historic season for the women on this team. head coach taira became coach

with the most wins in college basketball history and cameron brink named to the ap women's basketball all-american first team this week adding to her list of honors. fans have a good feeling about this tournament. >> how far will they make it? >> all the way. yeah. >> that confident? >> got to believe. >> reporter: last year stanford lost second round of the tournament. on sunday the cardinals face iowa state add they try to get that second-round redemption. at stanford, jocelyn moran, nbc bay area news. 7:41 now. wep want to let you know that b.a.r.t. is running slower because of the wet weather. when rails are wet or slippery they need to slow down operations. plan ahead for a bit of a delay if taking b.a.r.t. today. still to come on "today in the bay," a coveted event. wait times you

45 past the hour. first weekend of spring but we go back to waiting for a quick second and are going to need the umbrella for the holi fest in san jose. in light of that color, a good celebration anyways. you need to bring your bright pink umbrella to the barbie truck tour in walnut creek. i love barbie in pink waiting for my gift in the studio, too. stormranger.

rain through parts of the east bay now along the peninsula, coastline and through parts of san jose. seeing some of those heavier returns now as you make your way through richmond and berkeley over on 680 in san ramon down into the central past of the bay. ponding on roadways. hour-by-hour, seeing pockets of heavy rain as we go on into about 9:00, 10:00 through parts of san francisco. half moon bay. where i'm talking about with colors in the dark reds, oranges. possibly even thunderstorm activity to the north bay and through the east bay. as we go into lunchtime, down through san jose seeing a cell. watching for that as the morning goes on. parts of sonoma along 37 and vallejo and through the afternoon. early evening hours no rain. nighttime plans bring a jacket and umbrella as we see more of that light rain pushing through.

that will continue into the overnight hours. waking up sunday here with just a chance of seeing some heavy pockets before the front moves through giving more clearing for sunday afternoon. our temperatures are also going to be cool. i think aside from the umbrella you can wear that winter coat. we see temperatures in upper 50s for the north bay. san francisco, along the peninsula and mountain view at 69. a few 60s into concord and san jose. for tomorrow we will get more of that clearing and sunshine. slightly warmer temperatures. i mean slightly up there in through santa rosa. 64 hayward as well and upper 50s and 60s. going through the rest of the week we want to see more sunshine and better clearing, but we have a chance of seeing rain through the middle part of the week. monday, tuesday, brief break. middle of the week showers and more sierra snow up towards parts of northern california and really continuing to see unsettled weather as we go on

into next weekend. so our easter weekend is a little bit of a limbo as we continue to see models put together some of this rainfall. up into the sierra for you. it is not the weekend to go. getting anywhere from about maybe a foot at lake level to more as the week goes on. carrying through thursday with that mid-week storm. could see impact of that travel delay coming down into those lower elevations as well. overall, inland seven-day forecast, need the umbrella. watch out for wind. a chance of thunderstorms today. start off sunday with a little of that morning rain before we get a little break in the early part of the week and then getting more unsettled weather in san francisco for the second half, kira. last couple days of march. >> mm-mm what can you do jb. still to come on "today in the bay," despite the rain, fun

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a live look from communications hill over san jose. expecting rain throughout the weekend. a small break on monday and tuesday but rain comes back again. de spite return of rain a lot to do today. "today in the bay's" mike inouye. >> reporter: good morning, kira. now, springtime means colorful blooms in the hillside and perhaps on us, covered from colorful blooms of colorful powders part of the aia holifest.

sdorchry meadows helping celebrate the indian festival affirming unity and diversity. also the ultimate deejays, dance numbers, vendors street booths and contests, prizes, so much more. meanwhile, over in walnut creek focusing on one main color. that would be pink. from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at broadway plaza the barbie dreamhouse pop-up living truck parked near mationy's filled with merch for purch. move to the first dreamhouse. moved into that joint 60 years ago. i picture a lot of mustard, maybe avocado interiors. not sure when malibu would be on her itinerary. next week's van, in spokenridge mall in pleasanton. from dreamhouse barbie to scientist barbie or ken, skipper or whoever. need more diversity and representation in all areas of science, technology engineering and math.

s.t.e.m. this weekend, s.t.e.m. frenzy vest valle 2024 at chase center from 9:00 to 2:00 p.m. engage in engineering encouraging kids to branch out into s.t.e.m. professions. maybe reserve your spot. s.t.e.m. friends dot org. art, weather, traffic for weekdaked mornings right here on "today in the bay." >> thanks, mike. see you monday. a coveted deer made its annual return to the north bay. back as of yesterday at russian river brewing santa rosa and windsor pub. beloved triple ipa first brewed in 2005 after 20 years, the beer still draws big crowds. the buried advises to wait for hours this weekend. available until thursday april 4th. 7:53. up next, a quick look at stories

we're following including the final day of in-and-out closing permanently in oakland because of crime in that area. what the mayor is promising for this dangerous stretch near the airport. airport. we'll be right bk. ac

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russia. 4 of the gunmen suspected of carrying out an attack at a crowded concert venue in moscow. at least 133 people are confirmed dead. witnesses say men in amouflage broke in and set it ablaze. isis is claiming responsibility. back here at home, early this morning the senate voted to pass a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill and a very brief overnight time it was shut down. kicked in when congress failed to pass a package before the deadline. president biden is expected to sign it today. the full government will then be funded for six months through the end of september. today is your last day to get a double-double at oakland's only in-and-out burger. that restaurant permanently closing overnight at 1:00 a.m. closure announced in january in

response to crime in the airport area. reporting plagued with crime. other businesses including denny's and black bear diner have also shut down in that neighborhood. the mayor recently announced the city, county and state leaders are working together to make that hegenberger corridor safe again. meanwhile, oakland will finally have a new police chief more than a year after the last chief was fired. the mayor announcing yesterday, floyd mitchell will lead the oakland police department. mitchell served as police chief in lubbock, texas, and temple, texas, and also served in the military. resigned last fall after criticism of his department, long response times to 911 calls. en an issue oakland also faced. the mayor is confident he is the best person for the job. and with march madness here we have a couple of home teams representing the bay area in both the men's and women's ncaa

tournament. gaels of sane mary lost to grand canyon university and stanford won its first ncaa tournament game at home victory, stanford's 24th straight win. next game tomorrow against iowa state. cinthia has the forecast. >> don't let your guard down today. gusty winds and thunderstorms through the afternoon. we continue with that tomorrow morning as well. >> cinthia, thanks. thanks for making us a part of your saturday morning. more tonight at 00, 6:00 and5:

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