good morning. it is saturday, march 30th. 7:00. a gorgeous look outside. pink skies over the golden gate bridge. our friend josh filling in this morning. what a sight for sore eyes, josh. thanks for bringing that beautiful look as we welcome holy saturday for all of those

who celebrate. thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast including a chance of rain today. >> good morning, kira. good morning, everyone. final saturday of the month and waking up after a really soggy start to the weekend in san francisco. temperatures in the low 50s. starting out of day. throughout the saturday, a chance of seeing more peeks of sunshine as the afternoon goes on. this system is not quite done with us yet. seeing a chance of on and off showers at times possibly a chance of seeing thunderstorms develop through parts of the bay area. show you that as well as what's ahead for our easter sunday. the morning starts dry, but there is a chance of seeing some afternoon rain. i'm time it out for you. exciting events this weekend including the bay fc home opener. show you all of that and more coming up in my full forecast in about 15 minutes. >> we look forward to it, cinthia. thanks. we have breaking news this morning. at least two people are injured following a massive three-alarm

fire in san francisco. it happened just before 2:00 this morning in the mission district. firefighters responded to several cars on fire on east street between 15th and 16th. the car fires quickly spread to nearby homes between rees and julian avenue. at least nine people are displaced this morning. this fire follows another fire 24 hours before at nearby episcopal church on 15th. firefighters are investigating the causes and reremain on-scene to monitor hot spots. turn back to our forecast on this holiday weekend. "today in the bay's" jocelyn moran spoke with people in the south bay who say they're sticking to plans for easter and family gathering, rain or shine. >> reporter: soggy for many across the bay area. windy and heavy shues in the south bay. wet weather created some problems in sonoma county.

a large oak tree came down on a senior center damaging the roof. those inside were evacuated and thankfully no one was hurt. >> heard a loud boom and they all headed out the door. hopefully after the tree is removed from the roof they'll be able to reoccupy monday, hopefully. >> reporter: the bay area experienced quite a few wet weekends recently. more rain expected this easter weekend. >> i'm honestly shocked. i thought cali would the fun in the sun. you know? beaches. playing with beach balls. it's not like that. >> reporter: this woman and her boyfriend planning on going to santa cruz tomorrow. rain or shine, not letting the wet weather change their plans. >> push through regardless. >> reporter: others choosing to stay home. >> annoying. can't go out and do things i want to do without having to be like, chock it up to the rain, move ot. not go out, stay home. >> reporter: with it being easter weekend quite a few events happening around the bay area including san jose spring

extravaganza at the park. >> possibility of rain really affected how many people we think will come. last year we had nearly 2,000 people in the park. but i don't think we'll have that many this year. >> reporter: organizers are hoping around 300 people will show up this year and if it does rain, they've got a backup plan. a trick-or-treat-style egg hunt indoors. in san jose, jocelyn moran, nbc bay area news. for bay area rain to sierra snow. this is a live look at interstate 80 in soda springs west of donner summit. a heavy dose of snow this weekend. chain controls in effect for i-80 and route 50. yesterday, though, snow and ice made for slick conditions for drivers. at one point i-80 was at a standstill because of multiple spinouts. s many people head up to the mountains for the weekend, chp urges drivers to go slowly. key resorts reporting plenty of

fresh powder this weekend. >> we're looking probably, let's just say at minimum at lake level. 12 inches. you get up to the crest down at the western slope, looking 24 inches with a high. depending on aspect and elevation up to three feet. a great way to wind down march, easter and roll into april. >> several tahoe ski resorts announced extending their season. sugar bowl and kirkwood open to end of april. get this. palisades tahoe open until memorial day. monday may 27th. weather and conditions permit it. to our south now if you're planning to head to the coast this weekend. a portion of highway 1 remains shut down this morning after heavy rain caused a landslide last night. caltrans says the highway is closed at ragged point. that's near the san luis obispo county line. it's not clear when the highway will reopen. and remember, you can track

the weather 24/7 on your phone when we're not on the air. use the camera on your phone to scan that qr code on your screen. it will take you straight to our app where you can stay on top of the weather where you're going. download our app for free. new this morning, a new warning from bay area health leaders about several measles outbreaks as cases continue to climb across the country. the cdc confirmed 97 cases of the highly contagious and dangerous virus so far this year. in just three months from january to march, higher than the total all last year. the virus appearing coast-to-coast with cases reported in 17 states. five cases have been reported in california since february. the cdc says most cases are linked to international travel, because the bay area has three major airports, health leaders say anyone without the mmr vaccine is at an increased risk

of getting infected. we spoke with a bay area health expert how to minimize your risks. >> checking fatigue. a measles outbreak in the country you may be -- visited, maybe. and again, vaccination, up to date on your vaccinations? particularly the mmr vaccine. if not get vaccinated ahead of time. >> measles symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose and rash. dangerous for children. more than half of cases in children younger than 5. vaccinated people rarely catch the virus. if they do, symptoms are less severe. nearly 500 cameras will be installed along east bay freeways and around the city of oakland to help fight crime. governor gn gavin newsom made t announcement yesterday.

nbc in the bay's pete siranos said it's long overdue. >> reporter: supporting governor newsom's suggestion to install cameras. it's an issue with shocking chp video showing a freeway shooting wednesday in union city. another one along 580 in oakland. referencing 2020 shooting death of a 2-year-old shot asleep in his car seat in his parents' car as they drove along 880 prompting a call for action from citizens for safer freeways. demands finally being heard. >> those cameras definitely helping us to solve crimes.

>> reporter: 290 cameras installed along surface streets in oakland with an additional 190 cameras placed along east bay freeways. the city confirms the oakland cameras mentioned by the governor are the same cameras the mayor promised in october. oakland council member reed explains how the cameras will be used around the city. >> going to be positioned throughout the city. we know in hot spots that our police chief and command team already designated the areas. >> reporter: however, some community groups aren't onboard with more cameras. >> why don't we make sure that the things that are working right now in the city of oakland aren't torn apart. due to the budget crisis. >> reporter: insulation of these cameras will take months to complete but the process begins in the next 30 days. when the cameras do go up storing foughtage up to 28 days. reporting for "today in the

bay." a special sendoff for the navy ship "usns" interrupted by protesters. that was yesterday in san francisco at pier 30 and 32 where the ship was docked. during the onboard celebration about ten demonstrators made their way on to the ship's gangway demanding end to the israel/hamas war. protesters chose the "milk" they heard the ship was headed to the middle east. the crew says that's not true. fueling and supply ship will be in virginia for at least the next two years. in the end, several people were detained by police. 7:10 on your saturday morning. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, professing yourself from identity theft with the rise of online scams. some expert advice on steps you can take to make sure you don't fall victim. plus -- ♪♪

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welcome back. 7:13 on your saturday morning. please, if you can, take a look at your screen.

a heffenly sunrise over the bay area. wow. as we look southeast from marin. a holy saturday indeed. tax day is two weeks from monday, and in addition to the stress of getting taxes done on time scammers are working overtime to get your personal information. here's "today in the bay's" marcus washington with tips. >> reporter: identity theft is on the rise. in fact, according to the irs, last year was the second highest year of identity theft in history. now, with tax season in full swing there are stepping you can take to protect your information. google technology experts say, do this -- use two-step password verification adding another layer of protection logging on to anything. also, use face or finger recognition, if possible. this way make the password specific for you. and keep up with the software updates. but in the end of it all, they say the best thing you can do, ignore possible scams. >> now, the internet, and the

industry, have been around for longer. people are figuring out more ways to find loopholes. the best way you can protect yourself is really just to make sure that if anything sets off alarm bells, don't engage with it. email address from someone purporting to be your local library, grocery store, bank, something looks off, don't open that email. >> reporter: kids are vulnerable to online scams. experts say you can go to highlights.com/internetsafety for more tips to protect you and your children. for stories like this join us for "today in the bay" monday through friday. start at 5:00 a.m. on-air and watch nbc bay area news whenever you want. 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. marcus washington, back to you. >> thank you. to another incident onboard a united airlines flight coming from sfo. it took off from paris thursday night but was diverted to denver. the crew reported an issue with one of the plane's engines.

you can see the map of the diversion here. the airline says the plane was a boeing 777 and landed safely in the mile high city. this after boeing's ceo david calhoun announced this week he would step down end of this year. he says this is part of a broader management shake-up following a series of mishaps. not due to put recent series of united maintenance issues. a major bay area airport may soon get a new name. the oakland airport is considering changing its name to san francisco bay oakland international airport. the airport code "o.a." k. encouraging more people to travel. considering the name change in about two weeks, thursday april 11th by the commission. happening today an event to celebrate cesar chavez in the east bay happening in oakland as sears chavez park.

starts at 10:00 a.m. with a neighborhood cleanup. after that a vendor market, community resources, low riders and an egg hunt as welling as performances. the event focuses on chicano movement cesar chavez would have been 97. this is on his birthday. trending this morning, one of the country's most famous couples inspiring this weekend's meet-up for people looking for love in san francisco. the society of single professionals is hosting what it is billing as america's first singles swifties party. it's taking place tonight at madare in san francisco. the party featuring music from taylor swift, to you likely know by now dating kansas city chiefs super bowl champion travis

kelce. single people are inspired by their relationship. >> they are really showing up for one another. traveling across the country. going to her concert. she has practically been to every one of his games. public acts of affection. really seen as singles and they're inspired by them right now. >> so, if want to attend america's first single swifties party, it's tonight at 7:00. tickets are about $10. buy them online through the nightclub's website. attendees encouraged to dress up like kelce and swift as part of a costume contest. also trending this morning, easter is tomorrow. looking to put an easter basket together, candies you apparently should avoid. online sweet shop called candy store is out with its list of worst easter candies. top spotagain, cadbury creme eggs. two, easter candy corn or bunny

corn. then easter peeps. my kids love those. number four, marshmallow eggs. fifth, solid chocolate bunnies. best candy in the cadbury family mini eggs. my personal favorite. time to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. i could just talk about candy all morning. let you take it away. >> it's all right. what i'm bringing to my family's easter party tomorrow. a lot of chocolate for everybody to get really hyper throughout the day, myself included. talk about about the weather. people are busy celebrating a lot of things. waking up to showers winding down after a soggy start to the weekend. most of that rain on the santa cruz mountains way up on the ridgetops and out to the ocean. as we talk about those events, there's an egg hunt this morning in belmont with over 16,000 eggs. count all of them. as we go throughout the morning, we stay mostly dry. a bit chilly and the grass is

probably soggy. be careful with that. don't wear your best outfit. the afternoon seeing rain, a chance, and lightning. that could be debited not only there but through parts of the bay area and gusting winds as times. possibility of hail as well. because we're taking a look at this system continuing to rotate further south into southern california. the central coast. that means for us going into the afternoon, a lot of that actively focused in the south bay. with a chance of seeing heavier downpours going into about dinnertime in san jose. morgan hill and into santa cruz. as we continue to look at that rotation, we should be clear. by the time we go on into our saturday night plans that is. a few passing light showers into the midnight hour. overall things are starting to wind down. could be good news if going out to the paypal park for the bay fc home opener. what a pride and momentous moment for them. could be drying out the stands that might be wet, take a couple extra paper towels and a jacket.

chilly out there tonight as the game starts at 7:00 p.m. going into our sunday plans we start off sunday morning, easter morning, going to church, getting egg hunts ready and fairly dry. into the afternoon could see a chance of developing rain showers through parts of the north bay. as that system continues to come down into parts of cocoa county. that's it. the sierra, a winter storm warning. best to keep the plans here local as we go on taking a look about maybe a half foot to a foot of some fresh powder. ahead e into next week we start april on a dry and mild, i know a lot of people waiting for that sunshine. here's your chance. early on into the week, monday, tuesday is your best bet to soak up all the sunshine before you get to, again, we go into rain going into late week. we continue to track those details as the week goes on, but overall our seven-day forecast, spotty showers at times. don't be alarmed if you do hear that clap of thunder. just go on indoors and overall,

mild start to san francisco and our inland valleys go from cool to some sunshine. 70s right there early on in the week, kira. >> seems every weekend we have rain and then a little break of sun. >> wouldn't be a bay area weekend without one. >> exactly. cinthia, thanks. 7:21. next on "today in the bay," making prom a little more memorable and a lot more reasonable. the act of kindness one bay area set of high schoolers are doing to make sure everyone can make to make sure everyone can make it t theo

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prom season is here for some high schoolers and promises to be a lot of fun, but it's haven't expensive. garvin thomas introduces us to a group of north bay high school students working to make the event accessible for any budget. he has their story in this morning's "bay area proud." >> reporter: it was a year ago at the village at corte madera. and live ra getting ready to open the doors of redwood high school's very first prom boutique but wasn't sure anybody would come in. maybe olivia thought those people she saw lined up near the apple store would stop by. >> were like, oh, a new iphone coming out something like that. soon as we opened our doors tons of people, like at least 50 people, came rushing in the doors to get a dress. so that was such a special

moment, because it really made us feel like what we were doing was very needed and appreciated. >> reporter: the reason all of those people wanted to come to the prom boutique, you may have already e guessed, because this isn't an ordinary prom dress shop. every dress you see is free. this year charlotte lacey's first time helping out. after hearing about the prom success last year charlotte knew she wanted to take part and knew they would need more dresses. >> working on this at least six months. six hours a week putting this together. >> reporter: the team pulled together donations of more than 500 dresses and accessories. >> jewelry here. handbags, this whole wall filled with handbags. definitely got rid of a lot of those. >> reporter: olivia and charlotte, like their peers, in 9 middle of prom preparations themselves and know the hundreds of dollars a dress can court and

know not everybody can afford that and don't want that to be barrier to one of life's special occasions. >> i'm lucky enough to afford prom but many times, wealthy, and, yes, also families not able to afford prom. kind of helping those families out. >> here you go! >> thank you. >> have a great day. >> you, too. >> thank you for coming by. >> reporter: ends up making for a very different type of prom dress shopping experience. customers walking in feeling fortunate to have found it, walking out feeling simply fabulous. >> promise such a once in a lifetime thing, prom, and making sure everybody can go and enjoy it and feel confident in what they're wearing. >> garvin thomas with two incredible young women. 7:27 right now. much more for you on "today in the bay." coming up, drying out as we look out your window to start this holiday weekend. cinthia's tracking breaks of sunshine, but return of rain.

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good morning. it is 7:30 on this saturday, march 30th. a gorgeous look outside. cloudy skies, but that blue sky just above the golden gate bridge on your saturday morning. the final weekend of the month.

what a great way to start it. thank you so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. looks nice out there now, but a lot of activity on your radar? >> yeah. a lot of that activity we tracked from yesterday morning until today. i'm showing you a loop right here on our satellite and radar. gusty at times. showers. even lightning detected offshore. this system will continue to barrel down the central coast and into los angeles and some sierra snow for the holiday weekend plans. it was a really impressive rain, mostly in the north bay, and the santa cruz mountains. boulder creek nears that and approaching that in saratoga and mount tam. about an inch in that highest peak in mill valley. look at what's ahead. tracking spotty rain, a chance of isolated thunderstorms. sierra winter storm warning until tomorrow morning, but sunshine on the horizon.

talk about that coming up in about ten minutes. back to you. >> look forward to it. thanks. breaking news this morning. at least two people are injured following a massive three-alarm fire in san francisco. it happened just before 2:00 this morning in the mission district. firefighters responded to several cars on fire on wiese street between 15th and 16th. the car fire quickly spread to nearby homes. at least nine people are displaced. firefighters are investigating the cause and will remain on-scene this morning to monitor hot spots. back to the forecast now. we've seen this off and on rain the last few weeks with many wondering if it will force them to cancel easter weekend plans. rain-soaked roads spanned across the bay area. heavy winds brought down a large oak tree down on to a senior center in sonoma. everyone was evacuated. there were no injuries, fortunately. the rain is expected to continue off and on through the weekend,

as cinthia just told us, and some say it is impacting their plans. >> getting annoying to the point it's like, i can't even go out and do thing ice want to do without let's chock it up to the rain and move on. >> even public events are watching the forecast. workers for san jose's spring eggstravaganza at history park think there will not be as much of a turnout at last year. their events starts at 11:00 and they do have rain plans. from bay area rain to sierra snow, a live look outside interstate 80 in soda springs west of donner summit. sierras get a heavy dose of snow this weekend. chain alerts in effect. snow and ice yesterday made tore slick conditions. at one point 80 as a standstill because of multiple spinouts. many are headed up to the mountains for this holiday weekend. chp reminds you to drive slowly. ski resorts are reporting plenty

of fresh powder for this weekend. >> we're looking at probably, let's just say, at a minimum at lake level. you know, 12 inches. down at the western slope looking 24 inches with the high depending on aspect and elevations, up to three feet. what a great way to wind down march, easter and roll into april. >> several tahoe ski resorts announced they are extending their season. sugar bowl and kirkwood open to end of april. and palisades tahoe says open until memorial day, may 27th. weather and conditions permitting, of course. to you are 0 south now. planning to head to the coast this weekend, a portion of highway 1 remains closed this morning after heavy rains caused a landslide last night. caltrans says the highway is closed at ragged point near the monterey county san luis oh business coe county line.

it's not clear when the hours will reopen. when not on the air scan that qr code on the screen. help you stay on top of the weather wherever you're headed. download our app for free. to a story that's gone viral pretty quickly as caltran manager and a contractor are now facing felony charges. they are accused using about $50,000 from taxpayers to build their own personal apartments inside two caltrain stations. "today in the bay's" emma goff spoke to the d.a. and caltrain about the case and what consequences those two men could face. >> reporter: the first apartment was built here inside the historic burlingame caltrain stigs, the other in millbrae. both facilities not used by the public. how they were able to go unnoticed for so long. it's a crime that baffled san

mateo count county's district attorney. >> no explanation for what they did other than taking advantage of a situation and used our taxpayers' dollars to do it. >> reporter: joe navarro, former deputy of operations and seth worden a contractor working as a station manager accused of spending thousands of taxpayer dollars to illegally convert closed-down caltrain offices into their private homes. completely showers, heating and security cameras. >> particularly the one in burlingame. nicest job ob. spent $42,000 to put in a a shower, a bed, a kitchenette and basically played it a mini apartment. >> reporter: the d.a.'s office declined to share photos of the two apartments. both men had homes of their own yet morgan lived in millbrae station between 2019 and 2020. worden. he was eventually discovered during a station inspection and promptly fired. according to the d.a.'s office, navarro rented and occupied the

burlingame station between 2019 and 2022 when an anonymous caller tipped off caltrain. they reported the matter to the d.a.'s office and began investigating last may. the two men are accused of working together on the illegal home. worden hired contractors to do the remodels and navarro approved the expenses. the invoices were small enough not to raise alarms, according to the d.a. >> because mr. navarro was in management of caltrain and their rules were that any invoice under $3,000 does not require higher approval, mr. navarro to approve it and that's what they did. >> reporter: arraigned in san may toe oh subpoena court wednesday and pled not guilty. navarro due to be arraigned soon. emma goss for "today in the

bay." and making the city's downtown safer. the companies jointly announced the effort yesterday including blue shield of california, clorox company, kaiser permanente and pg&e. the goal, make the city safer for everyone including their employees. focusing on expanding police patrols, an ambassador program and private transportation for employees to and from central transit hubs. the $10 million effort comes months after several of those same companies urged their employees not to leave the office for lunch because of safety concerns. across the country now special equipment in place in baltimore, maryland as crews work to clear the wreckage of the francis scott key collapse and the cargo ship that crashed into it. malt poor cranes arrived yesterday. one carrying the biggest crane on the east coast able to lift 1,000 tons. the same time the army corps of engineers is using underwater

drones and sonar to locate the wreckage helping them lay out a detailed salvage plan for divers. we've also learned president biden plans to head to baltimore next week. the ntsb investigators are still interviewing crew members and gathering effort from the ship. six construction workers were killed when the bridge collapsed last tuesday morning. turning now to decision 220. 2024. the race is extremely close. leading assembly member evan low by just four votes. they are vying to fill the 16th congressional district seat in san mateo and santa clara counties. representative ana eshoo is not running after 32 years in congress. form other san jose mayor sam liccardo secured the top spot. smithian or low will advance as

well. by next week we might know the answer. they must complete ballot counts and turn in official results by thursday. the secretary of state will then certify the results the following friday april 12th, but it might not be a done deal. either campaign could call for a recount. 7:39 right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a sold-out home game for bay fc. newest women's professional soccer team before

it wouldn't be spring if we weren't talking about area baseball. a's game. first pitch 1:07. breaks in the sunshine as the after goes on. could be breezy. bring that jacket to keep you myself and cozy watching the game. if you thought you could escape the rain and go see the giants down in san diego, wrong. that system barrels down into southern california and that will be soggy. watching out for potential delays in the game. look at storm ranger. most of that activity from last night started to wind down a little bit. showers are being picked up off to the coastline, offshore. as we go throughout the day, we'll see breaks of sunshine here and there, but the system is not quite done with us yet. our temperatures will be in those cool 60s throughout most of the bay area. a few spots going into those mid-60s like concord, san jose,

palo alto pt and santa rosa 64. a chanceof scattered thunderstorms. the system takes a counterclockwise term mainly second half of this afternoon. 2:00, 3:00 rolls around heavy downpours along the peninsula into san jose and into morgan hill and gilroy. isolated thunder at times could pick up the wind also maybe the possibility of hail out there. this continues with us as we go on into about dinnertime and into the early parts of the evening before we start to quiet things down for our saturday night plans. as far as what we can expect for our easter sunday, maybe light showers are in the early midnight hours. then going into a mostly cloudy easter sunday morning. those egg hunts going off to church or anything that you're doing and then into the afternoon, you're going to get into a tricky situation. models painting a hint of possible rain showers into the north bay. from napa county, sonoma county

down into marin as the early afternoon hours go on. into parts of, maybe, cocoa county as well. be prepared for that. i don't think it will ruin the majority of our easter plans. here's a look what we can expect through napa. starting the morning fairly cloudy and cool. into the afternoon, see cloudy skies at times. gloomy, but don't let that ruin the mood, even if we could look at some rain activity. our inland seven-day forecast overall goes from spotty thunderstorms to some, maybe, rain chances tomorrow afternoon into sunshine early parts of the week. 70s on the map there and then we transition again to talking about rain chances. that won't be until we get into the second half of the week and san francisco is close. 45 past the

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welcome back. 48 after the hour on your saturday morning. a gorgeous look from marin towards san francisco. sunny skies a little bit of cloud cover. cinthia pimentel has one last look at the forecast before we go including sunshine and a little bit of rain. today mark as major milestone for bay area sports as the bay football club or bay fc celebrates their home opener before a sold-out crowd at san jose's paypal park. "today in the bay's" reporter at the stadium from the san jose

earthquake are sharing their home with the women while their permanent home is being built. a ton of excitement around the game. >> reporter: ton of excitement about this game. bay football club coming home for inaugural season home opener after two games on the road to start the season. one win, one loss. hoping to get a big win against a sold-out crowd here at paypal park. game-time 7:00 against the houston dash and a ton of excitement. this is a sold-out game. 18,000 people expected to attend. a long tradition of pimm's soccer here in the bay area, of course. at the college level, at the olympic left, of course. with the national team and the world cup level. now this brings a professional level to the bay area for the women. the team trains and plays and lives in san jose. yesterday they awarded the city's mayor with a team jacket in celebration of the team and the home opener. >> today is a great day to be a soccer fan, it's a great day for

women's sports. our first professional women's sports team in the bay area, a long time coming, and an exciting day for everyone across our region. >> reporter: the team's ceo bernie stewart says bay fc represents fans from across the nine bay area counties and earlier this week celebrated the home opener with the san francisco mayor london breed. coming to the game, traffic advisories in the area. lots of ways to get here. by b.a.r.t. free shuttles. caltrain, give yourself 10 to 15 minutes for the walk from santa clara station and also a ride partnership with the team designated pick-up and drop-off locations. easy to get here but give yourself plenty of time. also doors open at 5:00. you can arrive quite a bit early to get set and ready for this solout crowd and excitement around around the team.

>> cool. opening bay also for young baseball and softball players in the south bay. we told you about the spartan little league and what they faced with their home field. san jose police stepped in making sure unhoused people and drug users were cleared from the area near where the children play their games. at long last, first pitch at 11:30 this morning at tully bull field and assistant chief of police paul joseph. and steph curry's home town. charlotte, north carolina. warriors took charge of the game in the third quarter outscoring the home team by 13 points. warriors go on to win 115-97. meanwhile, the season has come to an end for stanford women's basketball. cardinals lost to the north carolina state wolfpack 77-67 in an ncaa women's basketball

tournament game. march madness, stanford actually led by 10 points at the half but the wolfpack outscored them to take the lead and the win. all spring long giants fans wondering when the team would bring in the big bats to fortify their lineup. a late addition to the team proved worth the way. the third baseman, matt chatman signed near end of spring training a big star in last night's dame in san diego. did you see it? he hit two home runs including that ninth inning bomb to help the giants beat the padres 8-3. 52 past the hour. up next a quick look at the top story tos we're following. including the rain causing headaches for people across the bay area, but what will we see this holiday weekend? cinthia is tracking breaks of

welcome back. before we get to our top stories this morning, what you can expect tomorrow on "sunday today" with willie geist. >> tomorrow morning on "sunday today" my new tofrgs with an american icon. carol burnett on a life time of laughs including in a new dark comedy it "tom royale." sunday sitdown with carol burnett plus a special farewell to our dear friend harry smith the morning's latest headlines and another "life well lived" tomorrow morning on "sunday

today." >> wait. harry smith is leaving? i didn't know that. catch willie geist and stick here for local news with us on "today in the bay" at 7:00. back here locally, a quick look at the top stories we're following this saturday morning. new this morning, roughly nine people are displaced following a massive three-alarm fire in san francisco. it happened just before 2:00 this morning in the mission district. firefighters responded to several cars on fire. this is between 15th and 16th. the car fire, though, quickly spread to nearby homes, as you can see, between wiese and julian avenue. two people injured. just yesterday morning there was another fire nearby on 15th street at episcopal church at st. john the evangelist on good friday. firefighters are investigating the cause of both fires. seen a lot of off and on rain in the last weeks.

are many rearranging easter weekend plans? spans across the bay area heavy winds, and they brought down this large oak tree on a senior center in sonoma county. everyone evacuated. no injuries. the rain is expected to continue off and on through it the weekend. >> annoying to the point. can't even go out and do things i want to do without having to be let's chock it up to the rain and move on. >> even public events are worried about the effects of the rain. fewer people expected to participate. they have indoor plans in case it rains. that event starts at 11:00 a.m. and to our south. part of highway 1 is shut down this morning after heavy rain caused a landslide last night. caltrans says the highway is closed at ragged point near the monterrey county san luis bispo

county line. how will the forecast shake out this weekend? one last look. >> a counterclockwise rotation down into the central coast. highway 1 and down into southern california. for us it means we deal with spotty showers. as the afternoon goes on. if we look at my graphics here. the bay fc home opener could be in the clear after those showers. game starts at 7:00. all i'm seeing is a possibility of the stand being wet. do bring your jacket, though, as it is going to be a chilly night. what an exciting time for them out there at paypal this afternoon. as far as our seven-day forecast goes, looking at a chance of seeing thunderstorms develop down here mainly for the south bay. this afternoon. please, take notice of that. come inside if you hear thunder roars and then as we go into sunday, easter sunday starts out dry. there is a chance of things, light rain into the afternoon. mainly for the north bay and parts of cocoa county.

then the week starts off with those 70s. i cannot wait. >> i know! rain again thursday and friday? >> monday, tuesday. we'll see. >> indeed. thanks to you for making us a part of your morning. more local news tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbc bay area. have a great day. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow morning.

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