crossings, and it's right here in the bay area. the growing calls to build a bridge to prevent more tragedies. good

afternoon. i'm audrey asistio. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. our ian cull spoke with a lawmaker today who is pushing for safety changes. he's also talked to people in the peninsula neighborhood where that is. so we're going to be keeping in touch with ian in just a bit here. and it has been a busy tuesday. so we're tracking other stories, including a deadly shooting that led to an hours long standoff in san jose. investigators just gave us an update and we of course will tell you what they told us, also apologizing for his actions. david depapes words in court after being sentenced for attacking paul pelosi and getting your purse snatched while pumping gas. it is becoming a growing problem in one bay area community. our jodi hernandez is digging for details, and she's going to be joining us with the very latest. but let's go ahead and begin with the most dangerous railroad crossing in california. and it's right here in the bay area and a project to make it safer may now be delayed because of the state's ailing budget. lawmakers say that the funding to fix the

railroad crossing in burlingame is now on the chopping block. nbc bay area's ian cull joins us now with the fight to keep that funding flowing. ian i, i usually pass through this intersection. a lot of us know this pretty well. yeah. and if you're a new driver, you really have to pay attention there. and you know, the broadway crossing in burlingame is notorious because of all the incidents that have happened. you'll often see drivers getting stuck. you see it right there between two traffic lights and trapped on the train tracks. and the past ten years there have been 22 incidents of trains smashing into cars or people there. it's earned the broadway crossing. the title is the most dangerous railroad crossing in the state. caltrain says that the long awaited project to fix the problem is ready to go. a grade separation would allow the train to pass above while drivers cross safely below. but now the state funds to help pay for it and two other projects on the peninsula are on the chopping block. as part of the effort to fix a massive budget deficit,

drivers say the issue needs to be fixed now. it is very scary. you have to follow the instructions all the time and they don't have the clear instructions for traffic signal, a railroad track and a traffic signal. it's all very tight together, so you have to be pretty observant of what's going on, ian so how much money exactly is needed? and what happens next at this point? yeah. so from the state level, it's $70 million. but with a lot of these projects, the funding i've been described to have it described to me as really like a layer cake. you know, the federal government makes a layer. the city and county adds another layer, and all of them have to be there for there to be a cake or a project. and so if the state funding isn't there, then they have major problems. if the funding is restored. caltrans says that the project will break ground next year as scheduled, and state senator josh becker is working with local leaders in san mateo county to pressure sacramento to

pay for what it was promised. that money was allocated in the state budget last year. it was actually awarded to burlingame two mountain view to palo alto and then was withdrawn. in this current budget year. and so we are looking to restore that right now. now, if the money is cut, agencies involved say it could delay the project for years. we'll dig a little deeper into those potential delays coming up in our full story at 6:00. all right. we'll see you at six. ian, thank you for that preview. appreciate it. we do have new details on a late night standoff in the south bay that turned into a homicide investigation. you might remember we brought this to you as breaking news last night at 11. a standoff started just after 6:00 last night after neighbors reported what sounded like gunshots. this was on north 20th street, not too far from san jose high. as police arrived. a standoff started when it all ended. police found three people a woman, a man and a suspect all injured. they were all taken to the hospital where

the woman died. the female victim suffered very extensive physical trauma. so we're still trying to work with the coroner's office to identify and determine the extent of the injuries and what really was the official cause of death. the second injured man was treated and released. the suspect is now expected to face murder charges. this is san jose's 16th homicide of 2024. last year at this time, the city had 11 homicides. well, david depape has been sentenced for a second time in less than a month for the same crimes. you'll remember, depape was convicted in november of attacking former house speaker nancy pelosi's husband and plotting to kidnap her. depape wasn't allowed to speak during his initial may 17th sentencing hearing, in violation of federal law. that's what triggered today's resentencing. in today's hearing, depape apologized for attacking paul pelosi, telling the judge he should have left when he found out nancy pelosi was not there. depape also told the judge that he was happy to

reconnect with his mother in canada. the judge also apologized for her error in the last hearing, but ultimately resentenced depape to 30 years in prison. after the resentencing, gypsy taub, the mother of the children, spoke about him reconnecting with family. i'm talking how he connected with his mother. i don't i don't believe that. actually, i don't know, maybe he called her, i don't know, i hope i hope it somehow there's healing there. during the trial, the papp's public defenders had said to papp's decision to commit the crime was influenced by taub and his children. opening arguments in his state trial begin tomorrow. he is facing several felony charges, including attempted murder. all right, now to a rash of personal shootings at a at gas stations in berkeley. it's got police searching for suspects and people on edge. as you could imagine, as they pump gas out there. so let's go and bring in our jodi hernandez, who has been looking to all of this for us.

jodi, you just spoke with police. i understand not too long ago what are they telling you? that's right. berkeley police say it's definitely a concern. number of purse snatching, five incidents have taken place in the past five days, most of them at gas stations. now, with shell station along university avenue is one of the gas stations that's been hit, police actually shared video of that saturday morning incident. you can see as the female victim was busy pumping gas, a black sedan pulls up along the passenger side of her car, quietly opens the passenger door, and then takes off with her belongings. suspects in a black sedan have done the same thing to two other women at berkeley gas stations. police say they also victimized a woman as she was sitting outside a cafe. she got up for a few moments to throw something in the garbage. when they grabbed her, things. and the most recent case happened just this morning in the parking lot of a grocery store, the berkeley bowl. there in berkeley, as a

woman sat in her car. she was actually in her car in the parking lot when it took place. so definite. highly alarming. yeah, scary situation for so many women out there just trying to pump their gas for sure. jodi, i know you got a chance to speak with some women out there. what are they telling you? women, as you can imagine, are alarmed and they are on alert. so far, all of the victims have been women, and all five of the incidents have taken place in broad daylight. now, women tell me they're not surprised that this is all taking place, and they are now taking precautions, making sure they're locking their cars, not keeping their purse in sight while gassing up. one man told me that his wife and daughter are no longer getting gas in berkeley or oakland. they're actually driving to orinda or lafayette to gas up, and we're actually standing at a gas station in orinda. we're here because we didn't want to be live in berkeley at a gas station and get targeted ourselves. so, yeah, this is definitely

concerning. police are working on this. they do have surveillance video. they aren't sure if it's the same folks responsible in all five incidents, but the description is the same. yeah, well, we appreciate you going live out there, jodi. so thank you for that report and we will see your full story later on this evening. stay safe out there. an employee strike over palestinian protests on uc campuses is growing. today, academic workers at ucla and uc davis walked off the job. you see them all there? they're protesting how administrators have handled recent pro-palestinian protests on campus. the first school to start that protest was uc santa cruz. this afternoon, uc santa cruz teaching assistants and other workers used boards to block off the entrances to the campus. they've been striking since may 20th to demand the university not take disciplinary action against workers who chose to protest. i think what is happening, you know, around the state. so you see workers, you

know, the kind of repression in the police violence, the vigilante violence at ucla that the uc is allowing to be unleashed on protesters that are standing up for palestine, that are standing for divestment is, like, really heinous. the uc office of the president calls the strike illegal, saying that the union contract has a no strike provision. workers say that the union members voted to strike through the end of june, which they say could impact grades for students. uc santa cruz says its primary goal is to minimize the impact of the strike on students. i am now with meteorologist vianey arana as we take a look at the current conditions out there. it's just it's nice. it's lovely clear skies and sunny skies. nice pairing there. temperature wise. we are heading towards a warm up towards the later portion of this week. so cool around the coast a little bit warmer inland. very typical for the bay area. let's get to your microclimate forecast so you can plan out the remainder of your

workweek. so if you notice the range in temperatures here, san francisco is at about 60 degrees. meanwhile, if you look at san jose, 75. but yes, we do still have some 80s on the map, including concord. now what can we expect over the next stretch? well, i'll get to that in a second. i want to show you satellite radar. we've got plenty of activity to our north and just to the east of us. but if i zoom this in a bit closer towards the bay area, you can see it correlates with the clear sunny skies there, right? that marine layer not really a factor for this afternoon. san jose live look right now in downtown temperature wise very comfortable 75 degrees. light breeze from the northwest at about 15mph. if you notice in the temperature trend, we're going to start to dip down. but overnight lows are only going to kind of bump up into the 50s. not too cold in san francisco. you can see we've got beautiful skies there. we do have that light layer there with the cloud cover. but overall we're going to be in the 50s as well. for san francisco, it's about 67 degrees right now. wind speeds a little gusty around the coastline. but let's talk about what's to come as we head in

towards your wednesday. we're talking seasonable temperatures, but notice the warm up. we start to get up into the 80s in for areas like vacaville, but also stretching down through los gatos, parts of the south bay. but it looks like as we head into wednesday into thursday, this is where we're really going to feel much hotter temperatures. you can see the range here 87 in los gatos, 85 in san jose. but we're going to be seeing some 90s on the map for some of those interior valleys. so make sure to join us once again at 5:00. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is going to have a closer look at how long this heat is going to last. audrey, with those temps, vienna summer is basically here. yes. corner. yeah you know what that means, right? people are going to be heading to the beach . but beware of those waves. vienna is going to be joining us once again to show us how climate change has made them more dangerous. also, hackers targeting our water utilities, the new warning from the feds and the upgrades one expert tells us are urgently needed. but before we head to break, we want to know what. trending

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a tran to californians are moving out at a higher rate than other states. the moving company pods analyzed its customers moving data to find out where people are leaving and way where they are going. so let's go ahead and take a look here. and for a third year in a row, los angeles and san francisco are topping their list for people moving out. this is followed by miami long island, as well as austin, texas. california has the most number of cities in the top 20, probably thanks to the cost of living out here, which

is around 50 times higher than the national average. so you're probably wondering, now where are people going? the carolinas, two of the most moved to states in 2024. pod says that more people are skipping on florida and texas for the southern appalachian region, including georgia, tennessee and the carolinas, as. by the way, you can get weekly updates on our housing crisis right in your email inbox. all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter, housing deconstructed, by going to nbc bay area.com/newsletter, you can get a new issue every thursday. okay, so now it's not just our phones and computers that are in danger of being hacked. crooks are now preying on something we use every day. so here's today in the bay's marcus washington to explain. well, hackers are targeting our water utilities, so much now that the federal government is urging our local water suppliers to take immediate action to protect this precious resource. the epa releasing this warning

earlier this month. this is after it found about 70% of the utilities inspected over the past year violated the standard meant to prevent cyber attacks. a cybersecurity expert we spoke with says china, russia, syria and iran are the main culprits behind these breaches and intrusions. a part of the problem is most water systems now rely on digital technology as they're no longer, you know, manual systems that used to be used a long time ago. so now that they're digital, if you think about a hacker, they can do things like change a parameter on the system, change the way the water is ingested, change the chemicals that are used. so the impact can be everything from just shut the water down completely all the way to contaminate it. and that's not great for the people that actually rely on that water source. now, late last year, a group with links to iran forced a company providing water in pennsylvania to switch to manual operations. and earlier this year, a russian linked group tried to disrupt operations at

several texas utilities. now the stories like this join me and the rest of the today in the bay team starting at 5 a.m. on air. you can also watch nbc bay area news whenever you want. we're on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. i'm marcus washington . back to you. thanks, marcus. turning now to our climate and crisis. the arrival of summer means warmer temperatures and a lot of people cooling off at the beach. yes, but this year there is a warning. climate change is increasing. wave hazards on california's coast. so here to tell us more is meteorologist vianey arana van talk to us about the impacts this is having on our coast and what this could mean for all of us who of course want to go to the beach this summer. yeah, we've got beautiful coastlines, you know, from west coast to east coast. but noaa's research has shown evidence that waves in the north pacific ocean have gotten bigger in size and intensity over the past 50 years. now, they say it is the result of stronger winds and storm activity, particularly in southern california, and the direction of ocean swells during the winter months. also has an

effect on the swell, along with conditions like the el nino and the la nina patterns. now powerful waves with crashing shore breakers combined with piers, shores and cliffs can bring dangerous conditions. noaa has a website where you can look up hazards and safety tips. take a look at this clip. it shows you how to survive a short break . why is this type of wave so dangerous? imagine the weight of a car pushing down on your head, neck or back and pinning you against the sand. that is the impact a shorebreak wave can have and change your life forever. now videos just like that one are included in that website now. did you know waves are most commonly caused by wind and surface waves are created by the friction between wind and surface water. the continual disturbance creates a wave crest, and that's known as the highest part of a wave. of course, another thing that we always look out for and monitor are sneaker waves and rip

currents swimming parallel to the ocean. never turn your back to the ocean is always going to be a key component, but also checking the weather forecast for the day, right? so if you know that the winds are going to be stronger, there's rip currents, warnings or things like that. that is also a critical component. i will make sure to link that website where you can see more information. videos for beaches across the entire u.s. on the climate and crisis tab. those videos are very helpful. we just saw a portion of it and just seeing how the waves could hit you in that way, and really impact your body, so definitely going to be checking them out. thank you vanessa. appreciate it. well, you may notice some construction at san francisco international airport dianne feinstein international terminal is getting a makeover starting this week. sfo share details of that project today. workers will replace the roof, install new solar panels and restore parts of the exterior so sections of the terminal will be covered in scaffolding. but travelers can still move in and out and about of the terminal. sfo says that the project is going to cost $75 million. it is expected to be

finished two years from now in 2026, and a heads up east bay drivers, they're going to be new road closures coming your way this weekend. caltrans is closing some southbound lanes on i-80 for road repairs. this is video from repairs on the highway a couple of weeks ago, so the closures will start on friday at 9 p.m. caltrans will close three southbound lanes beginning between al costa boulevard and san ramon and the five 8680 connector in pleasanton. the express lane on northbound 680 will also be closed between amador valley boulevard in dublin, al costa boulevard in san ramon. those roads will reopen next monday at 4:00 in the morning, and it is that time of the year again here in silicon valley. apple's worldwide developers conference is coming pretty soon. it'll kick off in two weeks for five days, and as always, it'll be at apple park in cupertino. some pre-selected developers and students will be able to celebrate the opening day in person. and this year, apple is going to unveil some new

software updates and host an app and gaming workshop conference will be online. and as always, it is going to be free. our janelle wang is working on the 5:00 news for us today and it is a busy one. it is a very busy one. we have a lot going on the pittsburgh police department in new legal troubles a lawsuit filed today against a former police officer and the department. it's in connection with the shooting of a man in 2022 during a standoff that officer, that former officer already named in another lawsuit , our velena jones, is digging into the story, and we check in with sharon alexander, who for years has been delivering home cooked meals every week to homeless encampments in one oakland neighborhood. even when she became homeless, her efforts did not stop. now she's employed and housed, and her mission to help those less fortunate is stronger than ever. it's our bay area proud story. it's all coming up at 5:00 tonight. sounds like an amazing person looking forward to it. janelle thank you so much. still to come top trending stories voted by

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hopeful news for all of you parents worried about peanut allergies, a study by the national institutes of health found that introducing peanuts to babies can keep them from developing an allergy. researchers found feeding children peanut products regularly from infancy to the age of five reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescents by 71, and children didn't have to keep eating peanut products past five for the treatment to remain effective. all right, as always, i will be posting links to the other stories you voted for on my instagram. thank you so much for voting and we do have an update today on san pedro square

in san jose. as we've been reporting, it's getting a colorful makeover. community members started painting the san pedro street, which runs through the square. it is shut off to cars now, so you'll be able to walk over it and enjoy it today, san jose mayor matt mahan showed up to help out. we stand today on a street we permanently closed earlier this year will soon be the largest mural in san jose and we're creating it together. everyone here is lending a hand, and i think it's quite symbolic of the work it will take to create a safer, cleaner and cooler downtown. and it is a quick project. murals expected to be finished at the end of this week. thank you so much for joining us. at 430, janelle is working on the 5:00 newscast next, and we are back in just two minutes.

a decade found in the east bay. how bay area police were able to arrest this fugitive and the man who attacked paul pelosi speaks out his words for the polo family and his new official federal sentence. the pittsburgh police department is in hot water. a new civil rights lawsuit filed against the city and its officer. what the complaint says and the shooting that sparked it all. the news at five starts right now. good tuesday everyone. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. a former pittsburgh police officer. and the police department are now facing a lawsuit in connection with the 2022 police shooting. it happened at a contra costa county motel, and the man says he was suffering a mental health crisis and needed help. instead, he says police shot him and arrested him. as nbc bay area's velena jones explains, the officer named in today's federal lawsuit is also accused of

defrauding the city in another federal case. does it sounds like you don't feel safe right now? february 2022 ashton porter flew from georgia to the bay area and checked into a pittsburgh hotel. that's when he says he began experiencing a mental health crisis. my family called for help. i called out for help. i explained to him that i really didn't understand what was going on. police say their initial call came from the hotel after porter refused to leave his room, but in a federal lawsuit filed against four pittsburg police officers, the police department and the city, porter claims he was exhibiting clear signs of a crisis. he says he told authorities he was scared and concerned people were out to get him. me and my family called the police because my dad was very stressed. we just wanted help to know where he was and they did the total opposite. after more than 20 hours of negotiation, including