the shop is required by law to respond or it could lose its license. you have the upper hand. you can also let us know. scan the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. and a quick reminder, nbc bay area is streaming 24/7, watch us whenever you want on roku or our other streaming platforms. right now at 6:00, new legal trouble for the site of a bay area tragedy. a survivor from the half moon bay mass shooting suing the farm where it happened. the announcement today set to give us more insight into the conditions workers faced. plus, californians are paying more and more on their pg&e bills. the ceo is getting a pay raise. new details on her wage increase. plus, play ball. our team is live inside oracle park this morning ahead of the giants home opener today, and we have everything you need to know ahead of first pitch. this is "today in the bay."

and that sigh of relief, you have made it to friday. good morning to you all, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm ginger conejero saab. there's a lot to get to on this friday morning, and it's starting out with some rain. just take a look at the conditions across the bay area right now. >> there's still a chance out there for hail today. check out this video, bouncing off the cars and patios from oakland to san francisco, down to the south bay. >> for more on what we can expect this morning, more hail or not, let's head over to meteorologist kari hall. i saw some of that hail yesterday in san francisco. is that coming back? >> well, there's still a possibility. it may not be as widespread, but we do have that chance today. i also had hail at my house and i was watching my plants. i just want my little plants to survive the spring. as we take a look at that chance of rain that we're seeing, mainly right now in parts of the north bay and the east bay, all the way down to the south

county. but we are seeing some dryer conditions along the coastline for now. but the storm system is right off of the coast. so that's going to keep it unsettled today, the possibility of rain returning for the afternoon. in livermore, we could see any of those spotty showers moving through any time between 2:00 and 6:00 this evening, and those temperatures so chilly. only in the low 50s today. but it looks dryer for the weekend, so we'll talk about that in a few minutes. mike, you're tracking another traffic break. >> tough place, tough timing, but it's friday, lighter traffic. originally we had westbound heading toward the bay bridge, a traffic break there because of an issue on the transition to south 880. that completely cleared. now the arrow shows northbound 880 onto eastbound 80, that's counter-commute, but there is a disable big rig or box truck, i'm sorry. so one lane is blocked. it will be slower for folks traveling out of oakland and heading up the eastshore freeway. the distraction also rippled

back and the slowdown now, even though it's recovering at the berkeley curve, the build continues to come in out of richmond. so berkeley basically slow as you're approaching university and golden gate fields. everything else is friday light. back to you. >> thanks, mike. as the gunman of the half moon bay massacre awaits trial, a victim who lost his brother wants to hold the owner of the farm accountable as well. >> "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez is joining us now with more on that lawsuit, accusing the owner of the farm contributing to that tragedy. >> reporter: it's just kind of insight into how all of these factors play into a tragedy like this. we do expect to hear from the victim himself later this morning about the conditions at that mushroom farm, both of them, which were bad long before the gunman went on that deadly shooting rampage in january of last year, as we have investigated. this is pedro felix romero, one of the survivors who attended the ceremony marking a year since the half moon bay

massacre. his brother is among the seven people who were killed, and he spoke with us briefly on that anniversary day. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> reporter: he told us his brother is no longer with me, it hurts. every morning he says he remembers a year ago they were together and now they are not. pedro himself has had three surgeries because of his injuries, he hasn't been able to work. he's just 24 years old. between his wage losses and the losses of his brother, the family is suffering not only emotionally, but also financially. later today, pedro felix romero will talk about why he and his family say the owner of california terra garden farm is also responsible for his brother's death. while the confessed gunman

admitted to pulling the trigger to our anchor janelle wang, felix romero says the family knows the owner didn't do enough to secure the farm, despite a shooting that happened months before, despite physical threats by a former manager, despite living conditions so deplorable that people lived under constant and tremendous stress. the lawsuits were filed in san mateo county. we will be there when pedro felix romero talks publicly and we will try to get copies of those lawsuits as well so that we can kind of ascertain what's happening. and we will bring that to you later on in our midday newscast coming up at 11:00. and this just in, israeli military is issuing new action following this week's attack which killed seven world central kitchen nonprofit workers. following a probe into the air strikes, the idf agreed to fire two of its top officers. now, the investigation claims to

find serious errors and violations of protocol that led its forces to repeatedly hit the convoy. the idf says its forces believed it contained hamas gunmen. also overnight, israel is agreeing to open two new routes to get more desperately needed humanitarian aid into gaza. president joe biden says the u.s. will change its policy toward israel if it does not change its tactics in the wartorn region.ng

northbound 880 onto towkey and richmond. again, opposite your morning commute. your commute direction at the bay bridge is looking great. it's friday, lighter than light. we have damp, wet roadways in some spots but no major problems. we do still have the build on the span, on the incline there's a little more slowing toward san francisco. the midday game for the giants will mean a lot more traffic on the bay bridge, golden gate bridge and up the peninsula. >> thanks, mike. today is your last day to strike a bargain at the 99 cent store. still ahead, the reason the long-time discount retailer is shutting down all stores. plus, i'm cinthia pimentel, live at oracle. there's a new park right next door that giants fans and visitors to san francisco will be able to enjoy this season,

be able to enjoy this season, all bui with our new grocery outlet app, you can see the store's inventory. so you guys really have mangoes in stock? yup. what about frozen pizza? here they are. fresh salmon. too easy. coffee? yup. good friday morning to you. we're getting a look at what to expect this morning in santa clara, starting out at 44 degrees, and it is mostly clear. but we'll continue to see the clouds rolling in and some peeks of sunshine today. overall, just chilly and windy and there still will be a chance of rain. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. right now we're looking at oakland, a live look at the lighter traffic. we had recovery over the last

half hour because the traffic volume is light, we have an opportunity for things to look better in oakland and also better at the berkeley curve. we'll show you how things are shaping up farther to the south coming up. well, the seven people killed in gaza earlier this week had the president on an urgent call with israeli prime minister. >> and, scott mcgrew, the white house is describing the call as business-like. what does that mean? >> well, in washington, i think in washington speak we know that it's terse, maybe angry. president biden, the whole world horrified by the attack on the world central kitchen workers. israel did deliver an explanation. president biden insisting they set up a better system to protect the workers and refugees. that was going to be a sound bite from one of the national security advisers. now, back here in the studio, israel released an initial

report about the attacks this morning, saying drone operators were looking for gunmen and didn't realize the vehicles were fro world central kitchen. it has dismissed two high-ranking officers and reprimanded a third. meantime, prime minister netanyahu met with visiting senators in israel, repeated his request for more u.s. funds in the supplemental, as it's known in washington. apparently we don't have that, either. we can move on and find the next thing to talk about. let's talk about speaker johnson. speaker johnson is the one who is going to have to be in charge of the supplemental that netanyahu wants. he's also in charge of getting the funding for ukraine, the vote on to the floor of the house when they return on tuesday. johnson has said he supports both of those things, but his fellow republicans are really unsure about the ukraine funding. it's only in session, congress, for eight days when they get

back next week. so johnson hinting he'll push for money, something many in his party don't like. but when we talk about money for ukraine -- and we're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars, remember, it is mostly money spent by the u.s. government at u.s. arms factories to build or replace weapons sent to ukraine. the center for strategic and international studies says about 90% of u.s. money for ukraine stays in the united states. i'm going to page back to president biden here. president biden will travel to baltimore today, the site of the fallen francis scott key bridge. he'll meet with family members of the men who died and with the engineers and steelworkers working as fast as they can to clear that old bridge and eventually build a new one. and the "wall street journal" is reporting the president will announce new student loan relief on monday. the new relief would go to people, among others, who have

been making their loan payments all along, but now owe more than they originally borrowed due to higher interest rates. the journal says president biden will announce that in a speech monday, ginger, in madison, wisconsin. 99 cents only is closing all 371 of its stores, that includes one in fremont which has been open for more than four decades. now, the southern california based company made the decision after several challenging years, citing the impact of the pandemic, inflation and rising levels of theft, as well as shoplifting. 99 cents only has stores across california, arizona, nevada and texas, and it employs 14,000 people. sales to liquidate merchandise and store furnishings begins today. and you have a chance to snag tickets starting today for one of the bay area's most popular summer events. general sales begin at 10:00 this morning for the mountain

winery outdoor concert series. the tickets include george lopez for june 8th, los lonely boys will hit the stage august 11th, rod stewart on august 13th and 14th, comedian chelsea handler august 24th, and jerry seinfeld october 6th and 7th. >> good stuff to watch for. our opening day coverage continues as well this morning. the san francisco giants are swinging into the season with some new food items, they've got new lights and sound. but they're also focusing on the importance of sustainability. >> we like to keep you up to date with that. "today in the bay"'s cinthia pimentel is joining us from oracle park just to tell us more about this new area that fans and visitors to the city will be able to enjoy. >> reporter: yeah, the giants are covering their bases, including when it comes to our climate in crisis. sustainability is a top priority for the team and they're focusing on more green spaces, including this season's opening

of china basin park right next door. let me explain a little more. it will be a mixed use neighborhood where people can gather on game days and non game days. they'll have food trucks, fitness classes and a lot of green walkable paths right along the bay. it includes a storm water garden that's basically an elevated boardwalk with native plants and there's a thermal district energy system to help reduce emissions and water use, and giants team officials tell us the building plans were centered around the environmental issues present and forecasted for the city. >> you'll notice as you're walking through that there are different points of elevation because we've raised the site in response to what we know will be the sea level rise for years to come. we did a lot of work with engineering to make sure it was something that wouldn't get washed away. >> reporter: so not only is it a place to gather with your friends and family, it really focuses on the green innovation

present in san francisco and the entire bay area as we deal with the rapidly changing climate. reporting live at oracle park, i'm cinthia pimentel. back to you in the studio. >> thanks a lot. that's some interesting stuff. it's something to be proud of here in the bay area. it's something that really important to us and i know it impacts just the overall health of our climate, our environment. that impacts the weather. >> it doesn't make sense to build something and then a few years later you're going to have to fix it, rebuild it. looking ahead to the future. we're doing that with our weekend forecast as well. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. it is so chilly out there. we've had a big shift in our weather from the way we started the week to what we are seeing right now. and yesterday we had quite a bit of rain passing through some areas with that cold front, and there were three spots that had exactly 1.10 in terms of how much rain that fell and was measured yesterday. and in antioch we had about

three-quarters of an inch of rainfall, san francisco a half inch of rain, and san jose three-tenths of an inch of rain fell yesterday. still a chance today, but now we're feeling the chill. and we're in the upper 30s and low 40s. we're at 38 in martinez, about the same in sonoma and in santa rosa, and we're right now at 44 degrees in san jose. so with this cold start, we're also seeing some lingering showers, all the way from the delta extending down to the tri-valley, and we're still getting that snow coming down on mount hamilton, while we're also seeing some rain just off the coast. and we've also seen some thunderstorms there as the storm system spins across the region. it is right overhead. there may be some breaks in the activity and then suddenly these clouds start to bubble up and then we see the rain coming down. that will be the possibility, but it looks like most of the rain is farther for the inland areas, from the east bay to the north bay, and it's only very hit or miss, but the activity may ramp up again this evening.

looking ahead to the weekend, a very quick passing shower on sunday morning, but this should not affect any of your weekend plans. it's just going to be cool and with gusty winds, that makes it feel even cooler, and that chance of thunderstorms and small hail will continue today, as well as snow on some of the bay area mountains. tonight our lows drop down to the upper 30s. if you're going to the sierra, we have about 2 to 4 inches of additional snowfall coming until the winter weather advisory expires tonight. the weekend looks chilly, but it will be sunny, and in time for the solar eclipse on monday. we'll start a warming trend with a clear sky. next week we'll be in the low 80s, if you can believe that. such a big change from what we're seeing right now. but if you hold on a couple of more days, it will be warming up. mike, you saw another traffic break at the berkeley curve? >> and there will be at least one more because the large vehicle, i believe it's an rv or similar sized vehicle is still there blocking your slow lane, so the traffic had to slow.

they brought another tow truck in to help position it. it will not get up to speed quickly, so they'll have to do one more traffic break northbound 880 approaching that berkeley curve. now, over here we're looking at the slowdown because of the traffic building finally out of richmond. we see more traffic and slowing across that span. here is the disabled vehicle across the bay bridge, slow across the richmond bridge. typical friday slowing and lighter than rest of the week, so that's good. happening now, crews are continuing to assess the damage after a portion of the famous bigsby bridge collapse last week. yesterday they marked the first day convoys in and out of big sur were halted because of the weather. they're not expected to resume until tomorrow morning but the monterey county sheriff's office plans to lift the evacuation warning for the area once those convoys are back up and running. and up next, take a look at the stories making headlines for

you right here in the bay area, including apple cutting jobs in the first major layoff since the '90s. what this means for the silicon valley giant. and as we celebrate opening day, we want to highlight new additions to the team, this is south korean star jung-ho lee who played for the kbo league for seven years and won most valuable player back in 2022.

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from the owner of the farms. apple is cutting more than 600 employees next month in the south bay. the cuts are set to start may 27th for employees in santa clara. this comes after apple canceled a ten-year long project to build an electric car. apple did not say if both moves coincide, but warning notices the company filed had the same address as its car research lab. this is the tech giant's first major layoff in nearly 30 years. and this morning excitement is building for the giants home opener. we've been talking about it all morning. >> we want to give you a live shot inside oracle park where the giants are set to take on the san diego padres. the giants come home after playing their first seven games on the road. they played the padres, l.a. dodgers on the road, but they have only won two games so far. that's not bad. we're just getting started. the team will look to feed off of the energy, of course, of those fans at oracle park to jump-start the season. and you can watch the giants

take on the san diego padres in their home opener on nbc sports bay area. coverage starts at noon, first pitch is at 1:35. >> go giants! wake up. they're, like, we're waking up the rain. >> it's cold out there. we want to make sure everyone is bundled up, ready for this day with a chance of spotty showers. but it will be trending dryer and warming up for next week. and there's not a lot, this is good. the arrow pointing toward us, that's opposite your main commute. usually not a problem. today that's the slow spot at the maze. north 880 onto eastbound 80, but the bay bridge itself, your commute direction, not much this friday. we've had light traffic this week. spring breaks continue to rotate for the next couple of weeks. san mateo bridge looks great, but the water on the sides of the bridge looks a little angry.

>> good thing we're not swimming across. >> hopefully those fans at the baseball game won't be angry later. >> absolutely. >> they'll be happy with the win. well, the "today" show is just ahead. however, "today in the bay" continues on roku and other streaming platforms. ahead at 8:00, we speak with one bay area couple experiencing the pain from the ongoing conflict of the war in the middle east. we'll also have a live interview about a major milestone for the oakland gay men's chorus. >> that's what's happening on "today in the bay." >> it's opening day. >> it's a home opener. this is a live look inside oracle park. and as we always do good frida good friday morning. the president with his strongest condemnation yet for israel's war. >> and a report on how that aid convoy was bombed in gaza. it is april 5t

conflict. yael is the sister-in-law of a man believed to still be in hamas captivity. here he is with his wife. they disagreed during the october 7th hamas attack in israel. ramon was later released, along with other hostages from around the world, after 50 days in captivity. but she, along with her bay area based family, are still anxiously waiting for news of the hostages' fate. >> i think something that everyone can connect with and identify with is, you know, the love that we have for each other, the love that we have for our families, for my brother, my sisters, the type of love, thinking about them, caring for them, i'm sure that type of love exists in gaza for people caring for their loved ones. >> yael, along with others, who

stand in solidarity for those hostages, will commemorate the six-month anniversary of the middle east conflict. they'll hold a vigil on sunday in lafayette. that will happen from noon until 2:00 p.m. 6:07 right now. and president biden heads to baltimore today, more than a week after the devastating and deadly bridge collapse. here is a live look this morning at the francis scott key bridge. you might recall that ship hitting the bridge, causing it to come crashing down. the president is expected to meet with the family members of the six construction workers who died in that incident. mr. biden also expected to join u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg to get an update on the cleanup and recovery operation. now, the president has approved $60 million in immediate aid following that collapse. he also promised the federal government will cover the cost to rebuild the bridge. new at 6:00, as rates continue to go up for pg&e customers, we're learning more

about money paid to the utility's ceo. she received nearly $17 million in direct compensation last year, about 20% higher than what she was paid back in 2022. a pg&e spokesperson tells "the mercury news" about 74% of executives' direct compensation was tied to improvements in safety, operational and financial performance. the utility earned more than $2 billion in profit last year. that's about 25% more than in 2022. well, this morning excitement is building for the giants home opener. the team taking on the san diego padres at oracle park. the giants come home after playing their first seven games on the road. they played the padres and the dodgers on the road, but they've only won two games so far. the team will, of course, need to feed off of the energy from the fans at oracle park.

now, opening pitch is at 1:35 this afternoon. >> two games, they're just getting started. "today in the bay"'s cinthia pimentel is getting started there early. she joins us live at the ballpark with a look at the first pitch forecast. what's it going to look like? is it going to be a wet one? >> reporter: that's the question that everybody is asking. good morning, marcus and ginger. it's friday, it's game day, it's the weekend. we've got you covered with that forecast. i'll tell you right now it's cold, about 44 degrees, and we're not going to make it past the mid-50s. and you can see behind me that the field is covered to keep it as dry as possible for that 1:35 start time. let's go ahead and take a look at the hourly forecast. we're coming off of yesterday's active weather, the rain will stay away from san francisco, some breaks in the sunshine there this afternoon. but it's going to be gusty at times. 20 to 25 mile an hour winds and chilly, so you know you have to

bring a jacket with several layers, blankets, beanies, gloves, and all the things to keep you warm. it's san francisco, overall. better to be over-prepared than under-prepared with that san francisco microclimate forecast. and you can watch the giants take on the san diego padres in their home opener on nbc sports bay area. coverage starts today at noon and that first pitch is at 1:35. now, back out live, aside from the forecast, i'll be back in about half an hour to tell you about how the giants are covering their bases when it comes to sustainability this season. but for now i'm going to send it to mike inouye with a look at that friday light traffic. overall it is friday light, but the note is the bay bridge will get a lot of traffic as folks head to the midday game. this morning, we had a disabled vehicle and traffic break that cleared from the commute direction toward the oakland and the san francisco commutes off the berkeley curve. but coming up from oakland, we still have one lane blocked by that box truck, so there's

slowing two of three lanes northbound 880 to eastbound 80, getting away from the bay bridge. we do see good recovery, that commute direction still slow from golden gate fields to the berkeley curve. your drive time only impeded for westbound 80, the eastshore freeway. the rest of the bay moves well except for the south bay where there's a new crash on 17. i'll bring you more detail coming up. with the solar eclipse just days away, one thing is in high demand. we're talking about glasses. not just any kind of glasses. ahead on "today in the bay," the way one family in utah is helping people across the country get ready for the rare celestial event. we just got the latest job numbers. it's good news. plus, be like captain stubing, work at sea. out to the futures this morning, where wall street is reactingo tth

good friday morning. right now at 6:14, we're checking out the east bay and heading to berkeley. as you're stepping out the door, it is a chilly morning. we're starting out in the low 40s and there will be a mostly cloudy day, with some peeks of sunshine and still a chance of rain even this afternoon. i'm tracking a dryer and still cool weekend. more on that in a few minutes. and i know this is kind of an awkward shot. this is 280 at the transition with southbound 17.

flashing lights here. it's the best indicator i can show you of what's going on for highway 17 as it approaches this 280 interchange. there is a big slowdown. there may be a couple of crashes going on. we'll talk you through that south bay issue coming up. good morning. very happy friday to you. look at some of these numbers on my board. we'll get to apple, we'll get to truth social in just a second. but look at the dow. the dow had its worst day all year yesterday. there's more and more concern on wall street that the fed won't be lowering interest rates any time soon, because, weirdly enough, the economy is doing so well. remember, wall street is not the economy, and the economy is not wall street. the president of the minneapolis fed, kashkari, told cnbc, he thinks the fed might not cut rates at all this year. that's a glum outlook for somebody on the fed, though kashkari is not currently on the committee that makes the rate decisions. you may remember him as a guy

who ran for california governor about ten years ago. adding to that pressure, more good economic news in the march jobs report. it just came in 307,000 jobs added to the american economy last month, 100,000 more than economists were expecting. though their predictions are almost always under. wages are up 4.1% from a year ago. interest rates fade when economies sink, and we are not sinking at all. far from it. shares of the company that owns truth social fell about 6% on thursday. the stock is down about 40% since it debuted. fox broadcasting founder barry diller spoke about the stock thursday. >> so do you think that all of the investors in this are getting scammed, do you think they think this is a transference of wealth from one side to the other and that's the goal? >> i think they're dopes. i mean, who would buy a company that literally -- what does it have, $30 of revenue?

how could you put a value on it? >> it has more than $30, but it's not very much. apple says it's laying off 614 employees, mostly in cupertino. the company didn't say what those workers did. we suspect they were working on apple's research into an electric car, which the company has since abandoned. it's apple's first big layoff in almost 30 years. marcus and ginger, i have found our new workspace, virgin cruise is offering a work from ship plan. they have high-speed internet, the cabins have desks and everything we need to work from home. plans start at $10,000 a month and that's for two people. now, we were talking earlier that i said it would be like being like captain stubing, he works at sea. most of our newsroom had no idea who captain stubing was. there is captain stubing, played the "love boat" captain for many years. >> i'm sure when they see the picture, they're, like, i

remember him. >> he also played murray on the "mary tyler moore show" which took place in a television newsroom. >> murray was one of the producers. i remember the boss and mary. >> mr. grant, yes. >> look at that. i've got a lot of work to do. >> some catching up to do. >> it's streaming somewhere, i'm sure. >> i was telling you about "breaker high" that was a high school on a ship. that was ryan gosling before he became ken. >> before he became a billionaire. isn't that crazy? >> maybe we'll be headed there. >> we'll trade shows. >> thanks, scott. 6:18 this morning. trending, so the excitement is really building for monday's total solar eclipse. one utah family is helping folks across the country prepare for the celestial event. the husband and wife, alyssa and roger, design, sell and ship

eclipse glasses. it started with the 2017 solar eclipse. roger, an earth science teacher, started the side gig and now his order numbers are reaching astronomical levels. >> if the current trend prevails, by monday we will have sold half a million pairs. >> wow! he's closer to that billion than we are. look, utah isn't in the path of totality, but the skies will darken as the eclipse passes through. >> that's right. here in the bay area, there are several watch parties set to happen, including one at the exploratorium in san francisco and one at the lawrence hall of science in berkeley and the robert ferguson observatory in sonoma county, all start at 10:00 on monday morning. >> we start at 10:00, too. >> now, we will have special coverage on monday, starting at 10:00 a.m. if you want to know more, like the best way to take a picture or maybe how to watch the

eclipse with glasses, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. you can click on the solar eclipse link on our trending bar to see all of our stories ahead of the eclipse. >> if you're saying, i don't know what's going on, just tune in right here. we've got you covered. >> i hope that couple isn't forecasting their next year's budget based on this year's income because sales are not going to be as high next year. >> that's right. >> it will be 2045 until the next total solar eclipse. we're watching the weather, too, even though it will be just a partial eclipse for us. and we had quite a bit of a mixed bag of weather yesterday. take a look at our live view of the golden gate bridge. the roads are still wet because we had a decent amount of rainfall. in woodside, dublin and morgan hill, we had 1.10 inches and in antioch about .77 inch of rain and san jose had .3 of an inch.

as we get started, it just feels chilly and we are still seeing the wet roads, every now and then a couple of showers dropping from the clouds that are still left. and we will start out in the 40s. we're at 45 in san francisco, but you can see those clouds rolling away as we're getting some much calmer weather this morning. storm ranger is still tracking scattered showers that we've seen here and there. and then looking at some of the rain off the coastline, that's been moving through and still some very wet weather and the potential of thunderstorms will continue today. but not everyone will see it. as far as temperatures, we're in the mid to upper 50s today, it's about 10 degrees lower than we typically see for this time of year. it only comes up a few more degrees tomorrow with upper 50s and low 60s. as we head toward the end of the weekend, we'll be in the low 60s. looking at our hour-by-hour forecast, it doesn't show a lot of rain. most of the day will be sunny, all the way up until about 6:00 when we see the rain

redeveloping in parts of the north bay, the tri-valley down to the south bay. we're going to see that quickly taper off. the rest of the weekend is dry until sunday morning before most of us wake up and head out. there will be a quick passing shower moving through and then the rest of sunday is dry. we're looking at gusty winds today, cold temperatures, a chance of thunderstorms and small hail, and more snow in the bay area mountains. lows in the upper 30s. heads up for the sierra, about 2 to 4 inches of additional snowfall. and then once we get past this chilly and breezy weekend, it's going to start to warm up next week. more drastic changes in our weather next week. it will feel more like summer as we go from winter to summer all within the course of seven days. i'll be tracking that. mike, you have a couple of issues for the south bay? >> yeah, this is pretty easy, but we do have a couple of issues like the wet roadways. you can see water kicking up on the camera. we see a second bit of slowing and that will stick for the morning.

this is recovering now for north 17, a crash, actually a few crashes from highway 85. the one closest to 280 is where we had a couple of lanes blocked. no injuries reported. we'll track the recovery here as well as at the berkeley curve coming up. >> thanks a lot, mike. so do you want to be a baller? seriously. up next, how you can actually try out for the baseball team hoping to replace the exiting a's. mike, are you ready? >> first, we continue to celebrate the start of the season for the san francisco giants, and we're highlighting a new player or two new players they've added this off-season, some of them. third baseman matt chapman is back in the bay, after playing with the toronto bluejays last year. before that, he played five seasons with the oakland a's and seasons with the oakland a's and was an all

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right now at 6:30, apple is cutting jobs. it's the first major layoff since the 1990s. our scott mcgrew is breaking down the impact for the silicon valley giant. speaking of giant, baseball is back at oracle park. we are counting down to the giants home opener tonight. we have live team coverage on everything you need to know ahead of the game. we have weather, we have transit, and everything in between. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning. thanks for joining us for "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm ginger conejero saab. a lot to get to this morning, but the excitement is growing ahead of today's home opener for the giants.

>> let's first get to bob redell. he's joining us live from inside the ballpark this morning. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you. we were just sitting here speaking with rachel, the cmo of the giants. good morning to you. happy opening day. this is the 25th season here at oracle park. we were just talking about that. i was interviewing for a job at the station when this opened. i can't believe it's been that long and it's been over 60 years here in the city of san franciscoment. there are some new things this year. the sound system and the lighting. what's the deal? >> absolutely. we just completed a two-year project to upgrade our sound system throughout the ballpark to really improve the sound quality throughout. additionally, we upgraded our lighting system. we introduced the full color spectrum to our sports lights so they can show orange, purple, pink, et cetera. >> you would think that would have been something -- well, i

guess it is new. >> it's new to oracle park. it's new for any mlb ballpark, our spotlights. >> let's show a video. >> we have 12 spotlights installed that can bring focus and excitement to what's happening on the field. >> reporter: larry said this is bringing an nba feel to the game at night. >> absolutely. we are looking to increase the fan experience and put on a great show. >> reporter: you have new food and we're going to move over. what is this, cove crab? >> cove crab sandwich, green tea soba noddles with mushrooms, dungeness crab and edamame. i love it. >> reporter: it's got a zing? >> it's great. and then, of course, we have our fan favorites, the crab sandwich and garlic fries. those are not going away. this is an amazing choicy

chicken, inspired by david chang. it's delicious and tastes amazing. >> i dare you to say it ten times real fast on tv. i could do it once, but it would be my last time. thanks for being here. first pitch is at 1:35 against the padres. how are you feeling about today? >> i'm feeling great. opening day is so inspiring, the celebration. i'm so looking forward to introducing the 2024 team to our fans. >> reporter: thank you very much. good luck today. marcus, ginger. >> you know, bob, the thing about it is, too, mike mentioned it and i can't help but to say, he said he dares you to run and do a slip and slide. >> reporter: i could do that once, too, as well. want to see me put my foot on the grass? >> thanks, bob. the food looks good. let's head over to

meteorologist kari hall. she's tracking what we can expect for the forecast for folks heading to the game today. how is it looking? >> you're trying to get bob tackled out there. >> it would make great television, i'm just saying. >> they do so much to protect that perfect grass. and i'm sure they'll be happy to know that we're going to see the rain tapering off. they'll have conditions to dry things out. also some gusty winds. take a look at our first pitch forecast. it will be in the mid-50s, and mostly sunny, but check out the wind forecast at the bottom. we could see those gusts reaching over 30 miles per hour, with temperatures holing steady. overall it's going to feel much colder than those mid-50s for those temperatures, so bundle up if you're going. as far as rain, we're still looking at some spotty activity here and there, and as we go into the afternoon, the highest chance will be in some of the same areas we're seeing it now, over some of the north bay, the east bay hills, into the tri-valley, down to the san jose

foothills. we'll be tracking that. mike, midday game means midday traffic. >> we have oracle park without the tarp, because that's the way it will be at 1:35. we'll also have traffic coming through the city. so keep in mind, this is about 3rd and king. across the bridge, that's 3rd street, the whistle there, talking about traffic control near the parking areas and lots of folks walking. also on the waterfront, you can take the ferry. we listed the golden gate ferry. there is one from larkspur to oracle park. we have b.a.r.t. with the embarcadero and montgomery stations. caltrain is adding one more train after the game. check the schedule. back to you. >> thanks, mike. and you can watch the giants take on the san diego padres in their home opener on nbc sports bay area. first pitch is at 1:35.

6:35 now. apple is cutting 614 employees in its first major layoff in nearly 30 years. >> scott mcgrew is in the newsroom. apple has previously avoided cuts, even as other silicon valley companies slashed hundreds of workers, sometimes even thousands. >> that's right. apple hired really conservatively, even as those other companies were snapping up everybody they could find. meta hired highly skilled college graduates with no idea what they were going to do with them, and then the silicon valley economy turned. apple was able to avoid that turn as well. it makes plenty of money. live pictures from cupertino this morning. it's decided not to go forward with its effort to build its own electric car and that appears to be where most of the cuts are coming from. reporters were quick to notice the street address on the warn notices apple filed with the state matched the suspected car research lab. speaking of jobs, we just

got the latest monthly jobs report. not only is the number 303,000 bigger than expected, economists were expecting 200,000, it's bigger than the moving average. wages are up more than 4% from this time last year. ginger, we talk about playoffs in silicon valley and apple was a special case because it canceled a product. but nationwide, the economy is not only doing well, it's getting better. >> that's some good news to hear, scott. thanks for that. let's take a live look now in san francisco, where it's not only opening day, but restaurant week is also back. maybe great news for the economy there. participating restaurants will offer special menus starting today until sunday, april 14th. they'll offer brunch or lunch or dinner at price points around $10 all the way up to $90. >> i like that. i'm stuck on the food. we want to check in with meteorologist kari hall because a lot of folks want to know, will we need the umbrella?

>> no, i say leave the umbrella at home. make sure you have lots of layers because it's going to be cold and windy and you don't want to have a buy a hoodie as you're walking around san francisco, not prepared for how cold it will feel today. the rain is tapering off along the coastline and in the city. there still will be a chance of rain for the inland areas. but we could see gusts picking up 30 to possibly 35 miles per hour for today. wind starts to calm down tomorrow, we are going to see a mix of sun and clouds, and that continues into sunday as well. if you do plan to go to tahoe this weekend, that's a live look at palisades, snow is still coming down, and chains are still required for some of the routes to get to the sierra. and we're still going to have some light snow, about 2 to 4 inches today and the winter weather advisory continues until this evening. tomorrow we're looking at our morning starting out in the teens, only headed for the upper 30s. at least that snow will be wrapping up. if you're staying a little closer to home, you might want to check out the earth day

celebration in san jose. it starts at 10:00 in the morning, it will be in the low 50s, and headed for the upper 50s for the early afternoon, and then wrapping up the weekend in san ramon with the holi festival, even though we're celebrating spring, it will not feel like spring. we're only going to see temperatures up to 60 degrees, and at least we will have some sunshine there. mike, you were tracking the recovery at the berkeley curve. >> great news. the speed sensors look really good, but we still have the flashing lights, one lane blocked counter-commute off of