the so-called right to disconnect laws have made headlines overseas, but if passed here, california would be the first state in the united states to try it. nbc velena jones joins us from walnut creek. >> reporter: put your phone down without the guilt or worry of miss is going at work. that's the goal of the right to disconnect bill. in a digital world where laptops and smartphones have made work and everything else just a tap or swipe away. >> i get emails almost 24 hours a day. >> reporter: chances are you've likely taken a work call, email, or even texts after hours. >> we're so attached to our phone all the time we don't have a lot of me time or just to prioritize other things. >> it would be nice to not even have the stress of thinking someone might call you. it would be probably good for your mental health. >> reporter: under the bill proposed by san francisco assembly member matt haney, california companies would have to better specify employee-

compensated hours in. turn, employees wouldn't be expected to respond to calls, texts, or emails outside that time frame, a welcome change for remote workers like rob hayes. >> i set my phone silent certain times, not open up my computer certain times. if i don't right now, i kind of feel i'd be left behind or maybe not seen as someone that works hard. so it's really beneficial. >> reporter: the state's labor commission could investigate and fine employers for interrupting employee personal time. management expert professor amir barger believes the bill addresses workplace equity issues. >> we are dealing with burnout and that's how we got here. this is necessary adaptation as we look toward the future of work. employees are demanding more of employers and are demanding a new value. >> reporter: the bill makes exceptions for emergencies, scheduling, and collective bargaining, but also aims to

create boundaries in business that assembly member hanie says are member haney says are missing. >> we should lead the way making sure we can make them sustainable for work/life balance. >> reporter: but california's chamber of commerce argues the bill is a step backwards for workplace flexibility and fails to consider california's longstanding laws regarding hours worked and compensation. haney says he feels it does the opposite. >> hoping this increases competitiveness of california's industry and helps people make that decision to go back to work or come to work in california. >> reporter: in the east bay, velena jones, nbc bay area news. we want to update our overseas breaking news. a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in taiwan near hualien city on the east coast of the island happening about one hour ago followed by multiple

aftershocks, including a 6.5 aftershock. the national weather service has issued a tsunami threat for parts of the pacific, but now there is no threat to hawaii or the u.s. west coast. again, a 7.4 magnitude in taiwan about 5:00, no word yet on any damages or injuries. closer to home we had a much smaller earthquake near the geysers in sonoma county, a 2.5 magnitude also at about 5:00. this is an area that's a hotbed for seismic activity because of its geothermal fields. in the sierra now, california's most important snow survey of the season, governor newsom joined the department of water resources this morning for the april snow survey in phillips along highway 50 in el dorado county. the survey found the state snowpack has caught up to the historical average over the past two months. today's update comes as the state released an updated water plan. it includes efforts to increase our water supply as another response to climate change. >> the hot's getting a lot

hotter. the dries getting a lot drier. the wet's getting a lot wetter. that requires us to have a sophistication of approach that includes new strategies for conveyance, stormwater capture, high flow, groundwater replenishment, recycling water, strategies to make conservation a way of life. >> as far as the snowpack, the levels were above average in that survey today. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking those numbers for us. we'll be getting more rain, too. >> yeah. it's going to help to stack up even more snow. the way things stack up right now, all three key locations now reading 100% and/or better. over the northern sierra, 124% of normal, central sierra, 107, southern sierra at 100. this is a huge deal because this is a first time in several years we've seen back-to-back years of snowpack at 100% and/or better. this year and last year reading

above 100% of normal, the last time that happened back-to-back years above average was 2010, 2011 and, of course, from 2012 all the way into 2022 we had all of those drought years. there was only two years where we had snowpack above normal, but there were so many years well, well below. certainly great to see these numbers coming in today. when it comes to snowfall here, we are expecting another round thursday and friday. we get up to 9 inches kingvale, 5 in truckee and 10 in kirkwood. anything at this point continues to be a surplus. we are tracking that earthquake back in our weather center. we are getting some conflicting reports, anywhere from a 7.2 to a 7.5 from some of the different agencies. right now the usgs downgraded this to a 7.4 from an original report of 7.5. nonetheless it is 7.0 and greater on those reports. this is a very strong

earthquake. i did see from the tsunami global warning site that we're looking at waves up to 3 feet in japan and right around the taiwan area they could have tsunami waves of 3 to 9 feet, so a real serious situation here tonight. we'll continue to track those aftershocks. i'll have more updates in a bit. >> thank you very much, jeff. thousands of south bay nurses spent their day on the picket lines, day one of a three-day strike at all three county-run hospitals. we're talking about valley med, o'connor in san jose and st. luis in gilroy. the county and nurses union are reportedly at an impasse over wage increases and staffing. nurses say since the pandemic patients are more aggressive and more agitated as they often take out frustrations on the nurses, sometimes verbally, sometimes physically. >> maybe because we're short staffed. could we change that because if we have over 40 people sitting in the lobby in the emergency

room, they get frustrated because they've waited for hours on end, you can reasonably see why some might be agitated. >> the county maintains it has reached a tentative agreement weeks ago to better address safety and violence in the workplace, which is seen as a separate issue from the staffing numbers. the strike ends friday morning. both sides hope to return to the bargaining table and to reach an agreement. where can teachers afford to live? a new housing development in san francisco is creating local affordable homes for the city's public schoolteachers. shirley chisholm village in san francisco's outer sunset is still under construction. it's scheduled to open this fall, but applications for potential residents opened today. for now it's only open to teachers and other employees of the san francisco unified school district. the development is a partnership between the city and the district. the land it's built on was a former school district property. >> so this lets us give our

staff an opportunity to have affordable housing and focus their time and energy on the classroom and teaching and learning. >> shirley chisholm village is named after america's first black congresswoman. she was also a long time public education advocate. this village has 135 apartments available right now. applications are only open to teachers and employees right now, but if there are still units available after the first three weeks of the process, the city will open them up to other applicants. a heated argument at a north bay gas station likely triggered a triple shooting police say. two teenagers have been arrested. gunfire broke out at the american canyon safeway gas station yesterday afternoon. it started with a disagreement that got out of control police say. witnesses say gunfire broke out and they had to duck for cover. one man told us his son was in line to get gas when bullets started flying and he hit the ground to avoid being shot.

>> yeah. it was crazy. it seemed like a targeted, you know, hit right in front of him. he was just so lucky. so many bullets are flying and he didn't get hit by one. i'm happy he made it. i'm happy he made it home. >> police arrested an 18-year- old and a minor both from vallejo. they face several felony charges, including attempted murder. the three victims are in the hospital. san francisco supervisors are taking the next step in the city's plan to put up speed cameras. governor newsom signed a bill last year allowing six california cities to install the cameras. it includes san francisco, oakland, and san jose. today city supervisors approved new legislation that would speed up the deployment of these cameras. the sfmta will lead the project in. all, there will be 33 cameras installed across the city's busiest areas, all capable of issuing tickets without a

police officer present. those cameras are expected to be in place by early next year. people in big sur bracing to stay put for days, the upcoming rain canceling the daily convoys out of the area later this week. last weekend storm washed away part of highway 1 which is basically the only way in and out of the area. caltrans has been scheduling twice daily convoys to safely lead people over the slide area. however, they've canceled convoys thursday and friday when more rain is expected. they say they'll restart on saturday, but business owners in the area are worried the tourists can't reach them with the road closed. up next, more businesses are coming to santana row's new extension, the latest company locking in the deal. after the sunshine today, clouds are back tomorrow and eventually rain chances this week. i'll have the updated timeline plus an update on the taiwan earthquake measuring over a 7.0.

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uc davis is the latest university accused of failing to fight anti-semitism on campus. the lawsuit was filed yesterday by the stand with us center for legal justice. the group says students have been attacked and harassed to the point they're skipping class, losing sleep, and hiding their jewish identities. the complaint says the university has not taken enough steps to address the issue. uc davis disputes the complaint saying the chancellor has spoken out against anti- semitism and reached out to students who reported any harassment. uc berkeley is facing a similar situation with students suing them a few months ago accusing cal of failing to protect them in the wake of the october 7th hamas attacks. those criticisms became sharper after a confrontation on campus february during a visit by an israeli lawyer. uc berkeley is also being investigated by a congressional

committee and department of education. san jose santana row just got a new lease on life in the form of a new lease on a massive piece of real estate. professional services company pwcus group is leasing 141,000 square feet of office space at one santana west. it's a new office building on the santana row site. construction was finished in 2022 on the 13-acre commercial campus, which is north of the landmark winchester mystery house. the traction is a big win for the neighborhood. real estate executives point to the restaurants, shops, housing, entertainment and hotels as they work to attract new tenants in what is a tough office space market. san francisco are celebrating the renovation of a pair of residential hotels with a long history of providing shelter in the tenderloin. today mayor breed cut the ribbon signaling the restoration of the historic ritz and ambassador hotels. the two residential hotels

provide housing for 220 people. the ambassador was once known as the only hotel in the city that would take in those with hiv and aids during the early days of that crisis. today the building run by the tenderloin neighborhood development corporation remains a safe place for those in need. >> a lot of folks who come to the tenderloin who are on their way out. a lot of folks are on their way down in the tenderloin. you need spaces like this for folks who have nowhere else to go. >> the $16 million renovation includes extensive seismic supports and added ventilation. a look from our emeryville camera, looks pretty nice, but don't get too used to it. let's bring in jeff again, beautiful outside today, nice teaser before we head back into the rain. >> it's going to be so cold thursday, 55 the high. >> again. >> i know. after mid-and upper 70s today it's going to be a hard turn

for us, not only colder temperatures, but the chance of rain. i want to update you as well on the taiwan earthquake. look, this started off as a 7.5 reportedly the usgs. they downgraded it to a 7.4. we're hearing from reports the taiwan earthquake division is rating at about a 7.2. there's some contradicting reports on that initial number. nonetheless, this is a very powerful earthquake happening and the effects they're still dealing with now. here's what we know. this happened at 4:58 tonight. that initial report of 7.5 downgraded by the usgs to 7.4. there is a tsunami threat right around taiwan. they could see waves anywhere from 3 to 9 feet. we're also looking at wave heights that could make it up towards japan, maybe up to about 3 feet for some areas

around japan. this all unfolding with some of these tsunami threats through the next three hours the way the wave travel time maps are working out, so a real severe threat towards taiwan. when we put this on a scale, i wanted you to see this. when it comes to a magnitude 7 earthquake, it is considered major. we could see billions in damage. we're still waiting on any kind of reports on damage, but there's only about 18 of those per year. the amount of energy released is equivalent to 1 billion pounds of explosives, so a lot happening out there tonight. speaking of which, back here in the bay area there is no west coast tsunami threat based on the current wave height and the way things read new. we'll keep a close eye on it. the only activity today on the san andreas was a 1.2 at 6:22 this morning, more updates

tonight in our 7:00 newscast. tomorrow the warm weather we had moves towards the east. it's going to allow cooler weather and the rain to start to get close. i still think we're dry rolling through tomorrow's forecast, but clouds are coming back for the morning and then we'll see high clouds through the afternoon. morning temperatures with that said will be back down in the 40s across the bay area. we'll start it off with 48 for the east bay, 45 in the north bay, only exception san francisco which will be in the low 50s. daytime highs tomorrow, instead of 70s we're back down to the 60s, 65 in cupertino, over to the east bay up to 64 in vallejo, also mid-60s in pleasanton, up to the north bay 64 clearlake, 63 mill valley. rain chances, cold weather gets back with us as we head through thursday. i see rain starting in the morning and then we see on and off chances through the evening. overall rainfall totals thursday anywhere from a

quarter to maybe a half inch for some of the higher elevations and friday for a lot of us it's around a 0.1-inch or less, although some of the coastline and peninsula still could get about a quarter to a half inch. on the seven-day forecast still can't call it totally dry this understand weekend, 20% chance of a shower saturday, 50% chance and we dry it out next week as we get ready for the eclipse next monday. we got some warmer weather next week and things look much better. >> thank you. speaking of that eclipse next week, one state is planning to lock down the prisons during the solar eclipse and how inmates are fighting the order, how the prison is treating the event as a security threat. ahead for us, new underwater imagery revealing challenges for the bridge collapse cleanup in baltimore. and are bible classes for elementary public school students blurring the

san jose police arrested four people for stealing $400,000 worth of prop from a south bay storage company. investigators want to get that stuff back to its rightful owners. officers say the theft happened in january and february at west coast self-storage on lincoln avenue in san jose. thieves came in, stole comic books, guitars, musical instruments along with illegal drugs and guns. officers say some items have been returned, but now they're

working to get more stuff back to its owners. >> we are asking any folks that feel like they have been a victim of storage unit burglaries, have had any burglaries that involved collectibles in storage units to please come forward to detectives so we can try to put these puzzle pieces together. >> four suspects are in jail. san jose police ask anyone who had anything stolen from a storage unit to call them. inmates in new york are suing the department of corrections over its plans surrounding next monday's solar eclipse. new york prisons will lock down and cancel visitations during the eclipse at more than 20 facilities. new york is in the eclipse path of totality which means it will get fairly dark as the moon blocks out the sun. new york is treating the event as a security risk. the new federal lawsuit says the lockdown orders violate the inmates' constitutional rights to practice faiths by preventing them from taking part in the event. the lawsuit is under review. doctors are calling a new

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tv ratings, we were watching, tv ratings were through the roof. more viewers than many of the men's events including the nba finals and the world series. >> we're talking about the iowa- lsu women's basketball last night. the game was the biggest betting event in women's sports history according to fanduel featuring two of the biggest stars in women's basketball, caitlin clark and angel reese. in the end iowa won advancing to the final four, all this coming as women's college basketball has reached its biggest audiences this season. in fact, espn says this game was the most watched ncaa women's basketball game in history. tonight at 7:00 oakland wants 97 million bucks to keep

the a's in oakland short term. the a's say no way. so what now? we have the exclusive details from today's big meeting, including some of the bad blood. that story and more coming up on our 7:00 news. a quick reminder, you can access our news you're wahing now whenever and wherever you want on 24/7 on roku and the other streaming devices on your screen. you can watch our live breaking news, news conferences, and repeats of our various newscasts. up next on nightly news, bible study in the classroom, nbc news with an exclusive look at life wise academy, how the christian nonprofit is trying to bring the bible into public schools. lester holt joins us from new york right now. tonight, the powerful storms are moving east after

tornadoes left a trail of destruction in the heartland. a dangerous night ahead, after a tornado outbreak in the central u.s. a state of emergency in kentucky. a college student blown off their feet. homes damaged in oklahoma. tens of millions at risk tonight from the great lakes to the gulf coast. then the system moving east as an april nor'easter. al roker is here with the latest. also tonight, the israeli air strike killing seven aid workers in gaza, including an american. prime minister netanyahu calling it tragic and unintentional. the reaction from the white house, saying it's outraged. donald trump campaigning in the midwest, after posting a $175 million bond in his civil fraud case. president biden and china's leader xi jinping speaking for the first time since their november summit. th