good morning. it is sunday, march 24th, 7:00. a live look outside.

wow, looks like a painting as we look from our camera down towards the golden gate bridge on your sunday morning. thank you for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. i experienced pouring rain, standing water, and then totally dry skies on my way in. >> forecast verified on your way into work this morning. good morning, everyone. we are looking at the storm making its exit this morning, and looking back to friday when all this started, we've done well in the north bay, over an inch and a quarter in calistoga. and san jose, about 0.87 in danville, and the showers are tapering off, picking up on storm ranger through parts of the santa clara valley down into san jose and out towards the ocean. now, we do have just a couple more showers to go, as we

finally get rid of this low pressure system that will continue to sweep north to south later on this afternoon. so some isolated showers as we go through your sunday fun day plans. i'll help you time that hour by hour, and maybe a chance of an isolated thunderstorm or two as this front exits, which will bring some gusty winds at times. 15 to 30 miles per hour, especially towards the coast. we have another storm on the way that will start the middle of the week. i'll have that in the full forecast coming up. >> cinthia, thanks. a group of parents of some uc berkeley students are taking matters into their own hands after a concern about safety in and around campus. they raised money for private security. now that the pilot program is over, they want cal officials to expand the effort moving forward. alyssa goard explains. >> reporter: for the past 2 1/2 weeks, private security guards have been patrolling on and around the uc berkeley campus, wearing yellow vests.

they have been provided for by parents and community members who say they're trying to make the campus safer. the early hours of saturday morning marked the end of a new pilot program where a group of private security guards staffed several blocks around the campus from 6:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. >> it went really well. we brought in a total of six safety ambassadors. >> reporter: the guards were funded by safe bears, a nonprofit made upmostly of cal parents who raised $40,000 to try out this concept and address safety concerns. the group organized to find solutions after an incident in october of 2022. >> because one month after i dropped my kids off for school, a gun battle happened right outside their dorms leaving one dead. >> reporter: the shooting left three others hurt, though none of the people involved were cal students. after the university hired private security to patrol the area, safe bears say they want the university to provide that

security for the long-term. >> they provided escorts to students who needed them, security escorts. they provide directions. they also were just a very visible deterrent to crime. >> i think it's a good thing to have more security staff. >> reporter: other students say they never saw the guards but support the initiative. >> as a community as a whole, we can do a better job to make sure it's safe for everybody. >> reporter: uc berkeley, which has its own campus police and safety initiatives, did not respond to our request for comment. the safe bears team plans to survey students about this pilot initiative, then present their findings to the administration in the hopes more private security guards get hired to be on campus in the future. alyssa goard, nbc bay area news. a follow up to a report we brought you yesterday morning. the fight over pickleball courts in the east bay has only just begun. protestors gathered yesterday in richmond to oppose the pickleball courts.

the developer, who leases the venue, installed them for a one-time tournament saying the courts adhere to the colonel lease agreement. but richmond city leaders say that last year, they rejected a proposal to open pickleball courts at that venue. the developer has a second proposal in the works. those in opposition say they're concerned that the developer moved forward without approval. >> the people that are using this right now, you know, have no permit, they have no silence. it's all done basically flying in the face of any kind of city in richmond restrictions. unfortunately, the city is not doing anything about it. >> on thursday, the city's vice mayor told us the developer confirmed that this is a stand alone event, and is no different than other events held at that venue. we reached out to the developer for comment. we have still not yet heard back. residents of richmond can weigh in on the topic on tuesday at the next city council meeting.

we want to take you now to the north bay, where people gathered for a community celebration, but also to draw attention to a troubling annual tradition plagued by some teenage students in vanetia. nbc bay area's christy smith explains the effort to stop the game. >> i want to welcome all of you. >> reporter: mario stood with those who gathered in vanetia city park for a celebration, but also to raise awareness about a dangerous and unsanctioned activity some teenagers participate in. >> they are very concerned about a game. >> reporter: police and school leaders issued warnings about it. >> kids, freshman kids from high school, they are -- pretend that they are i.c.e. agents. >> it takes various forms. it's kind of an underground event. >> reporter: the district says

the event involves older students chasing younger students through the city trying to catch them. in 2022, monica's teenage son and friend were shot with ice pellets, one narrowly missed her son's eye. >> we found out this stemmed from a game that happens here in this community. so there was some derogatory and racial slurs thrown at the kids prior to them being shot at. >> reporter: organizers want to put an end to this game. >> what we're trying to do is just spring some education and understanding into the community, cultural diversity in hopes that we can eradicate this where we're calling for zero tolerance. we held a town hall in 2022 demanding zero tolerance for these kind of racist and violent games in our community. >> it's about education.

educate the community about this, america is built by immigrants. >> reporter: the rain didn't put too much of a damper on the event, that featured vendors, art, food, and music. >> it's fun to see what's different and what's the same, and just foster that appreciation for other cultures. >> glad to see community support behind this. last year, the city and police department partnered together to bring awareness. >> reporter: the superintendent of schools says they have been putting out messaging to bring education and awareness to the cultural insensitivity. >> it's something that goes against what we stand for as an organization, and we just want to bring awareness to try to get it to stop. >> reporter: christy smith, nbc bay area news. now to a story we reported yesterday morning. oakland's only in and out burger is now officially closed. the chain citing safety concerns

for the closure. the area has been hit hard by crime. other nearby businesses, including denny's and black we are diner, also have closed recently. the mayor of oakland says the city is working with county and state leaders to make the corridor safe again. happening tomorrow, a focus on growing safety concerns for people who live near the refineries in martinez. congressman mark desonia will host a town hall meeting posted by recent flaring incidents and investigations. officials from contra costa health, the bay area air quality management district and the u.s. chemical safety board will be there. the town hall meeting is at 6:30 tomorrow night. 7:09 right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with kristen welker, who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." plus, the stress of life

impacting more and more children. elmo and his friends want you to know they're here to help. how they say to love your mind, when we come back.

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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. tomorrow is the deadline for former president donald trump to post a $464 million bond after a judge found he and co-defendants committed persistent fraud through the years. if he doesn't secure that bond, the new york attorney general could start seizing his assets, unless an appeals court steps in. please join me in welcoming kristen welker, moderator of "meet the press." hi, kristen. thanks for joining us this morning. i want to take a pivot and explain why i introduced that about former president trump. you have the very first exclusive tv interview with ronna mcdaniel, who is the former chair of the republican

national committee, donald trump hand picked her after he won the 2016 election. she recently stepped down when he secured the nomination for this year, and was just announced that she's joining nbc news as a commentator. you have her very first exclusive interview. what is she saying about trump's future as she's mired in this legal drama, and the general state of the gop party? >> well, kira, first of all, it's important for our viewers i secured this interview weeks ago before she was announced as being a contributor, so i had nothing to do with her hiring. we asked her about her tenure at the rnc. she stands behind it, she stands behind her record. i asked her about the fact that in this new joint fund-raising agreement, basically donors' money will go first to the pac paying for trump's legal bills. she says she thinks it's appropriate. i had some tough questions for

her on her actions in the wake of the 2020 election, leading up to january 6th and beyond. so it's a really revealing interview, but it is clear that trump's legal battles are looming large over this entire election, kira. >> yeah, because she has been marching right alongside former president trump in agreement that he did not actually lose the 2020 election. so that will be interesting to hear you press on those questions. and kudos to securing that interview before she joined as a contributor. thanks for that preview this morning. we hope you join kristen for this morning's "meet the press." she will have another exclusive interview with former supreme court justice stephen breyer. they'll talk about the decision reversing roe versus wade, wells that interview with ronna mcdaniel. if you just stick right here for us for "today in the bay," those

interviews on "meet the press" are on at 8:00 a.m. coming up in about 30 minutes from you, we'll talk to our nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our vehiclely segment. we'll take a closer look at what counting electoral votes will look like in this year's election. here at nbc bay area, we are celebrating women's history month, all month long. laura garcia has more on a journalist whose stories are part of a permanent museum collection in the north bay. >> as we celebrate women's history month, we wanted to give you a reason to visit sonoma county that has everything to do with a remarkable journalist whose gift is knowing a good story when she hears one. the museum of sonoma county's newest exhibit, a collection of stories collected by a columnist back only when the biggest stories were captured on video. she talked with sonoma county

news maker and talked with regular people, too. >> i talked with people who might had within regarded at the time as little stories. those are the ones that tickle me the most. there was a man named raphael morales, who was -- when i knew him, the foreman of the -- of a vineyard, a winery vineyard. >> in this interview, she got his perspective on the program that allowed him as a mexican citizen to work in the u.s. legally, which put his son in the position to earn a full scholarship to harvard, and to his founding of the national latino public radio network. you can experience 70 of her sonoma county stories at the museum of sonoma county wednesday through sunday afternoon. for more stories like this, join me and the "today in the bay" team starting at 5:00 a.m. monday through friday. you can watch nbc bay area news

as well when you would like. we're on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. kira, back to you. new this morning, some lucky young athletes got a real treat this weekend. the warriors partnered with e-hoops to offer a free basketball inclick. e-hoops is a free fully inclusive basketball program for kids with special needs as well as those with all abilities. the program shared us this video with us yesterday. they gave the chance to play pros at chase center. parents tell us it was a great opportunity. they loved that the program welcomes all kids on the court. >> it's encouraging to see my daughter out there playing. i think being able to see her experience something that a lot of kids don't usually get to experience obviously. just seeing her confidence get built. >> the kids ran different drills and practiced their dribbling on

the hardwood. after that, they got to take pictures on the court with coaches and families. so cool. what helps you get in a better state of mind? after elmo asked how everyone was doing online, many poured their hearts out. you may have seen it. it's prompted "sesame street" to give tips to help decompress. ♪ ♪ >> elmo, when he's feeling frustrated, humming a song can help you feel better. >> this public service announcement was put together, and humming is the first step. it's all part of "sesame vote's" love your mind campaign, focusing on the commitment to

the emotional well-being of children and their families. more resources and psas are set to be released soon, including another video in may. turning this morning, 36 years later, a cult classic is back and hopefully worth the wait. ♪ ♪ >> the juice is loose. >> that's the one and only michael keaton once again taking on one of his most impressive and popular roles. get"bettlejuice, bettlejuice," the sequel to the 1988 hit film. the first trailer just dropped in the last few days. the film reunites director tim burton, winona ryder, and jenna ortega from the "wednesday" cast. she was just 15 years away from

being born when the first film came out. "bettlejuice, bettlejuice" opens september 6. some in my own household counting down the date until that. time now to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. sounds like off and on weather to stay indoors to watch. maybe the original "bettlejuice." >> it's sunday, we have to get ready for the week ahead. so a movie day doesn't sound bad. we are waking up to temperatures in the 50s this morning. 48 in downtown san jose, with a light wind in oakland out of the west at around 12 miles an hour. we are looking at some spotty showers as we take a look at storm ranger, the activity has picked up through parts of the east bay. so let's zoom in from here, from vallejo to san ramone. the heavier returns of rain have been through the peninsula, things are winding down. and through the santa cruz mountains, from highway 9 from saratoga to scotts valley and santa cruz, and to the north bay, some scattered activity, while most of that hangs out to

the ocean. hour by hour for you to help you plan your day if you're not staying inside to watch those movies, we should get light, scattered activity through the north bay and pushing through san jose and morgan hill within the next hour. so you might see some heavy downpours or hear them outside. through the middle of the day, this looks very nice for the middle of sunday, here 12:00 we see mostly cloudy skois but no rain there. that should taper off. but notice as we go into 3:00, 3:30, some convective showers. could come about in the east bay. that should be pretty much it as we go into our evening plans. sunday dinner looks nice. we should get more of that clearing as we go into our monday. gusty out toward half moon bay. this afternoon, that's just typical behind this front, we get cooler temperatures and gusty winds. with you it should calm down as we go into monday. temperatures today, just a touch warmer than they were yesterday.

we'll do 64 in santa rosa, concord, and 62 in san jose. along the peninsula, some upper 50s for mountain view. tomorrow, we clear out of the showers, see the temperatures rise a little bit more to the upper 60s in the east bay. by tuesday, continue this calm weather for now, even some temperatures trying to get to those 70s. but it will come to an end the middle of the week. i'm tracking another storm system that will drop from the north, bringing some rain as we go into the middle of wednesday here. thursday should be a lull, and then another one, with a little more of that turn right here, low pressure as we go into friday and the weekend ahead, which is easter. so we've got to keep those plans in mind for the sierra, showers, and looking to the south, los angeles could be looking at some potential flooding concerns as the models try to paint that picture right now. overall, we do need the jacket today, and as we go into san francisco over the next couple

of days, still cool remaining in the lull between winter and spring and the next storm showers on wednesday, a little remaining on thursday, and then we'll see a potentially stronger storm moving into next weekend, so i'll keep an eye on those details. many people are trying to make their easter plans, including my mom and grandma. >> and myself included. and the easter bunny, right? >> of course. >> cinthia, thanks. 7:22 right now. there is much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, how the chicago blackhawks spoiled what would have been an exciting home debut of a bay area native on the san jose sharks. but first, a reminder, you can apply for nbc universal's local impact grants. the program is entering its seventh year and will award more than $227,000 to eligible, local nonprofit groups. the application window is open

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>> it's tough when it happens. yeah, it's not good. i mean, it's tough. you got momentum there, and now we have to stick to our plan and don't panic. down the street, the san jose earthquakes earned their first one of the year. jeremy delivers the game winner in the 82nd minute. san jose is on the road in houston next saturday. and to the box. coming in, goal! >> heartbreak for bay fc. washington scores the winning goal with 30 seconds remaining in stoppage time. the spirit win it 2-1. it's bay fc's loss in franchise history. that's a look at sports. i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay." >> anthony, thanks. still to come on "today in the bay," taking action to stop

deaths of innocent children. one local lawmaker introducing a bill aimed at saving the lives of the youngest victims being exposed to fentanyl. plus, a deadly mountain lion attack. we look at how rare this is and the last time an encounter turn fatal in california.ed another one in the books. but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes,

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good morning. it is sunday, march 24th, 7:29. a live look outside at the san mateo county history museum. looks so riegel in downtown redwood city. looks like a nice, dry morning right now, at least. thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. palm sunday for those who celebrate. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. it looks good there, but busy behind you. >> we're seeing some clearing in

some parts of the bay area as the morning has gone on. we are getting rid of this weekend's storm little by little. mostly that activity in the overnight hours has come through the peninsula and down into san jose. as we go throughout the day, we are going to be seeing just the remnants of this system pushing through, clearing at times and chances of isolated showers with some breezy winds at times. aside from this, as we go into tonight, some exciting is going on. i want you to look to the skies as we get the clearing. it's the lunar eclipse tonight. as we go into about 9:50, you'll see the moon kind of dim a little bit. and this is because the earth is going to be between the moon and the sun, causing the moon to go into earth's partial shadow, right around midnight and going into about 2:00, into monday morning, that's when we will see this activity wind down. so look to the skies later on

this afternoon. i'll have the forecast for those skies tonight and into the rest of the week as we get ready for a couple more storms on the way. >> cinthia, thanks. leaders in the south bay hope the tragic overdose death of an infant in san jose will lead to change and saving lives. the 3-month-old overdosed on fentanyl last year, and now lawmakers are taking action, introducing a new state bill aimed at protecting more young children. marianne favro reports. >> reporter: the father of 3-month-old phoenix castro is charged with felony child endangerment after his daughter died of fentanyl poisoning, as that case makes its way through the courts, one state senator introduced new legislation that he hopes will prevent other tragedies. phoenix castro was just 3 months old when she died of fentanyl poisoning in may 2023. county officials say both police and child protective services

responded to the apartment several times in the months before the child died. but never removed baby phoenix from the home. 18-month-old winter reyo also died of fentanyl poisoning in her parent's san jose home. records show she had 15 times the lethal amount of fentanyl in her blood. her parents are facing charges in connection to her death. >> we just introduced a bill. >> reporter: in response to those deaths, state senator dave cortez has introduced new legislation to establish statewide policies to protect the state's youngest children from fentanyl exposure. >> clearly, we're starting to see incidents and in some cases fatal like with baby phoenix, where we're thinking what we can do to establish best practices, guidelines, what to do, what not to do, and export that across 58 counties so that all of california is treating this the same way as the crisis that it

is. >> reporter: he says he wants state health leaders to determine on when it's appropriate for children under 5 to return to live with parents who have substance abuse cases. swz this particular age group, when you're talking about a baby that's 6 months old or a year old, or a toddler, there may need to be more of a cooling down period before there's reunification. >> i am, as a general rule, pro any fentanyl legislation. >> reporter: michelle leopold lost her own son, trevor, to fentanyl poisoning in 2019. she feels this bill is too vague. >> i believe we need to see more of what the legislation spells out. i think it's important to protect kids under 5 from fentanyl, especially if their parents have fentanyl laced

drugs in the house. >> reporter: she agrees that a statewide strategy is better than each county implementing their own. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. turning to a northern california community about an hour outside of sacramento is on high alert after a rare and deadly mountain lion attack. it happened yesterday afternoon in el dorado county in the sierra foothills. two brothers were about 20 miles east of auburn looking for deer antlers that had been shed. there is a market for those antlers, and 1:00, an 18-year-old called the sheriff's office saying he and his 21-year-old brother had been attacked. when deputies got there, they found the younger brother with traumatic injuries to his face. after a search, they found the older brother with the mountain lion next to him crouched nearby. deputies fir guns to scare off the cat, but that

21-year-old had died. wildlife wardens later found the animal and killed it. no word on how the younger brother is doing. officials say attacks like this are rare, but people who live nearby are on edge. >> all the time we'll get sightings, even working patrol, i would see a mountain lion cross the path of my car. but a fatality like this is extremely rare. >> i was surprised to hear that it was attacking, going after humans. it's not uncommon for them to go after livestock and we've had that happen to some of our livestock. >> everybody is aware of it. the only precaution you can take is, you know, keep an eye out. but mountain lions are sneaky. >> so we want to give you some context about how really rare this is. this was the first deadly mountain lion attack in the whole state in 20 years. though over the years, we've seen and reported on several non-fatal attacks here in the bay area. back in 2014, a mountain lion

attacked a 6-year-old on a trail in cupertino. that boy was hiking in a large group when the animal jumped out, grabbed the child by the neck and dragged him into a bush. adults were able to scare it off. wildlife agents shot it days later. in 2020, a big cat pounced on a 6-year-old girl hikes with a group at rancho san antonio park. they were about a mile from the entrance when the animal came out of the bushes, grabbed her calf. wildlife officials tracked down that lion, confirmed it was the same animal and euthanized it. and just last year, a 5-year-old boy was attacked while hiking with his family on a private trail off highway 1 in rural san mateo county. the boy got ahead of the rest of the group and walked right into three mountain lions, a mom and two younger cubs. that's when one of the younger cats attacked and scratched the

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at 41 past the hour, you might have woken up to the pitter patter of rain, and we are an unsettled morning for this sunday. taking a look at stormranger, that red scan, we'll pick up on the heavier amounts, returns through parts of north san jose

is making its exit through south san jose and over the mt. hamilton area. through 17 is a slippery ride over into highway 9 along bolder creek. the rain started to pick up in the east bay, so that stretch of concord through 680 to the tri-valley, just some light rain at this hour. and more scattered as we make our way into the north bay. that activity picking up in santa rosa and along highway 1. as we go throughout the day today, we are going to see the majority of the storm making its exit with temperatures 64 in santa rosa and concord. low 60s in san jose and upper 50s along the peninsula. we are going to feel the wind this afternoon. it's going to be gusty, from 15 to 20 miles an hour, especially out there towards the coastline. if that's your plans going out, just make sure that you are staying away of all the wind and possibly the possibility of seeing some downed tree limbs at times. taking it hour by hour for you

with those showers, we are going to see that activity continue through the south bay through the next hour or so. don't be afraid if you do start to hear some of that thunder rumble outdoors. we are picking up on a little bit of that instability as we gain that daytime heating, continuing through 3:00 in the east bay. while the majority of us are staying kind of dry, mostly cloudy skies. and through this afternoon, the chance will remain for the south bay before we officially clear out for our monday and tuesday. taking it long range for you, tuesday will be a little warm as we build a little bit more of that high pressure. but then we knock it out fast with another storm system coming our way as we go into the middle of the week. that will be for wednesday. thursday also stays dry, but then here comes this one that has more of that cyclonic turn to it. the wind picks up and brings more of the sierra showers and rain down into southern california. as you make the easter plans, remember rain will be in the forecast and early estimates are

between one to three inches, especially highlighting our coastal mountains down into the santa cruz mountains. but the details are still working together. we'll keep an eye on that as we get closer to the event. inland valleys today, a chance of spotty showers with the wind clearing for other early part of the week before we get unsettled and stormy into next weekend. san francisco, as we wrap up the weekend there, make sure you bring a jacket. it's going to be gusty at times. we should start our workweek off on a strong note. clearing skies and getting ready to keep the umbrella around for the second half of the week. >> all right. it's nice that we get that little break. cinthia, thanks. almost 44 past the hour. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, larry gerston is here and will join me live for our weekly segment, taking a closer look at what counting electoral

and liftoff. exciting. that was last night when spacex launched 23 star link internet satellites from nasa's spacecraft. the first stage came back to earth and landed on the drone ship, just read the instructions. this is a spacex autonomous drone ship operating out of port canaveral, florida. yesterday's large marked spacex's 28th falcon nine mission of just this year. overseas this morning in russia, today is a day of mourning for those who were killed in friday night's attack at a crowded concert venue outside of moscow. at least 133 people are dead.

men in camouflage broke into the concert hall, opened fire, and set the crowded venue ablaze. so far, 11 people, including all four gunmen suspected of carrying out the attack, have been arrested. vladamir putin has vowed to punish those responsible. isis has claimed responsibility, though there is no evidence of that. back here locally, hundreds of anti-war demonstrators walked 22 miles yesterday, calling for a cease-fire in gaza. the interfaith event started early yesterday morning in berkeley, with an opening ceremony. leaders from various faiths spoke to participants before they embarked on that first leg of their journey. the march made stops at the first congressional church of oakland, ending at the play ground in alameda. many of those who took part say their faith demands they speak

out. >> there's momentum, there's energy. people are passionate about this. we know that what's happen thing is wrong, and we are doing everything that we can to lift up our voices, to raise our prayers, to say that this needs to change, it needs to end now. we need a permanent cease-fire now. >> thousands of protestors have been calling for a cease-fire since hamas attacked israel on october 7th, which, of course, began the war in gaza. we're going to turn now to the election. in 2020, democrat joe biden won 7 million more votes than republican donald trump. but popular votes don't win the presidency, electoral votes do. biden won the 2020 election because he collected 306 electoral votes, while trump gathered 232. still looks lopsided, though, or

was it? larry gerston is here. great to see you, as always. 2020 election has been a heated topic of conversation for what, almost four years now. what are we missing here when we look at those numbers? >> you got your civics right. we talked about the popular vote versus the electoral vote. >> which a lot of people think we should do away with. >> that's another time. here's the story, if you really drill down, you have seven states here, seven states that made pretty much all the difference. it has a nice map that shows you what's going on. see the blue ones, nevada, arizona, wisconsin, pennsylvania, michigan, north carolina. in those six out of seven, they went to joe biden, about 53, 54 electoral votes. that was the difference. if they went the other way, you would be talking about president trump for real. but that didn't happen this

time. only north carolina of those seven wins. these are called swing states, because they can swing either way. that becomes the most important part of the nation's electoral map. >> just to clarify, georgia went to biden, not north carolina. north carolina went to trump. there's a -- >> and all the stuff about georgia, really, shame on me, because that was the 11,780 votes. >> fani willis, the whole thing. so is this able to give us a perspective as we head into november? >> you know, they're talking about $4 billion going to the presidential campaign. forget most of that nationally. you're going to see most of that money spent in those seven states. that's the ones. california is going to go for biden, we know that. texas is going to go for trump, we know that. you don't have to -- it's just about a guarantee. but those seven states become so

critical. and by the way, california will be of use, they will be of use, because this is where biden and trump will come to fill up their atms so they can spend them this those seven states. so that's what you have to watch. >> we just covered the bay area has the most billionaires in the whole country. so yeah, this is the atm. so out of those seven, do you think there are just a few we should really focus in on? >> seven alone is pretty strong, but we go down to four. four. two of them nearby. nevada, arizona, and then you swing out and look at michigan do i have here? and -- no, it's wisconsin and georgia. those four. >> we have georgia again. >> that's right. nevada and arizona are really important, because for californians who want to get involved in the election, all they have to do is hop over. you'll see that. a lot of republicans, a lot of democrats, they know what's going on here.

so they'll hop over to have their say and try to help out folks understand things. in those four states, 78,000 votes separated them, 78,000. to give you an idea, biden won santa clara county by 400,000 votes. so had just those few folks gone the other way, you would have seen a different outcome. so every vote counts. we know that with the 60th congressional district. every vote counts nationally, particularly in these few states. >> to replace anna eschew. larry, thanks for joining us. it is almost 53

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for your mind. for your body. and for the community. -team! kaiser permanente. welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we are following on this sunday morning, including a group of parents of some uc berkeley students are hoping their action changes how students are protected. their non-profit group, safe bears, made up of mostly cal parents, raised $40,000 to hire private security for the cal campus. the pilot program brought six guards to patrol the campus, they were unarmed, but were trained in things like deescalation and cpr. after a 2 1/2 week run, the group plans to survey cal students about the guards. they ultimately want to make the case that berkeley campus leaders could expand this

program long-term. and oakland's only in and out burger is now officially closed. the chain citing safety concerns for its closure. the corridor between 880 and the oakland airport has been hit hard by crime. other nearby businesses, including denny's and black bear diner also have recently closed. the mayor of oakland says the city is working with county and state leaders to make that corridor safe once again. and before we go, cinthia has one last check of the forecast. >> we're starting to wrap up those overnight showers, but we could continue within the next hour to see a chance of an isolated thunderstorm or two for the south bay, the santa cruz mountains. lunchtime, that time stamp up there for you. mostly clear, just dealing with a little wind and partly cloudy skies before getting convective showers. so we get a little more of the daytime heating and instability with another chance of

thunderstorms for east bay and wrapping it up on sunday night. but we have two more storms on the way as we go on through the middle part of the week and next weekend. i'll be watching that as we get ready for easter sunday next week, a week from today. >> and palm sunday today for all those who will be marking it. ramadan still continuing. we hope you all have a wonderful sunday. we want to thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. we're always on at nbcbayarea.com. hope you have a great sunday and we would love to see you right back here next weekend.

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