here. in response to our decade's long investigation, lawmakers are pushing for transparency. julie watts joins us. >> reporter: we started investigating this in my early days at kpix. a portion of your dna is likely in the state's massive biobank. but now after a decade of reporting on this issue, the state is suddenly refusing to tell us who else has access to those samples. it's the secrecy that's raising concerns. >> reporter: ronnie's dad has

perfect memories. little ronnie got a heel prick after birth. his newborn blood filled six spots used to test babies for dozens of disorders. a couple days after. >> we got a call. >> they learned ronnie's heel prick revealed a disorder known as the bubble boy disease. his first infection could have killed him. instead he was rushed to ucsf where he received life saving gene therapy and where he met dr. puck. >> i could never develop a newborn test if we had not had stored dry blood spots. >> reporter: it was the first using distracted dna from leftover blood spots from the newborn biobank. you see, doctors only need a few spots for the life saving genetic test. the rest becomes property

of the state. california has been storing blood spots from every baby born here since 1983 and can now test newborns for more than 80 rare disorders thanks to research using the blood spots. california has amassed the largest stockpile of blood spots in the country. one of only a handful in the states that will store them indefinitely without asking for parents permission. >> were you aware the state was storing your child's dna? >> no. >> do you think that you should have been aware? >> absolutely. >> there inlies the concerns. instead of getting permission that you could opt out of research, they would point you to a website with more information. >> i feel like that's something that should have been discussed with us in person. >> even that came in to the room gave us another pamphlet. >> and the light is personally identifiable. >> reporter: the public records we obtained in 2010 revealed blood spots are used by law enforcement. we found at least five search warrants and four court orders for identified

blood spots. that was before the golden state killer case made genealogy a common law enforcement tool. since then from cold case murders in california to a cold case rape in new jersey, law enforcement is using blood spots to solve crimes committed by parents before their kids were born. but when asking for an updated list of law enforcement requests, the agency denied us. saying it is no longer tracking that information like it used to and it is not required to create a record telling us who will have access to our dna. from consumer watchdogs to genetic detectives, people will have the right to choose how their dna is used and how their children's dna is used. >> reporter: for years, they have worn california secrecy could ultimately harm the biobank. several states had to destroy their blood banks. many believe california's bio bank could be next. >> we need to find ways that

parents could consent without harming research. >> reporter: that is what lawmakers have been trying to do. they passed a bill last year that would give parents the option to opt out of storage and research before the state stores their child's dna. but the full senate never got to vote. why? money and politics. you see the state health department claims it would cost millions to give parents that right. so it was sent to something where a budget deficit will go to die. even though and this is important. it wouldn't have cost taxpayers a dime because researchers pay for the program. so now there are two new bills. one prompted by the recent reporting would require the state to disclose who is using their blood spots. the others would require you to get their permission before storing or sharing your dna like consumer companies already have to. but the powerful medical lobby worries too many parents

would opt out if given the choice. >> it would not have started today. >> reporter: he supports parental consent. >> thanks to other by and their blood spots. he's leaving and thriving. >> you have the right to learn how your child's blood spots are being used. we clinched a website to see what exactly your personal child's dried blood spots have been used for. that was several years ago. >> several years ago. you are hoping if they are using it, they are using it for good. >> i'm allowing them. that's my choice. parents who have no idea that it was concerned. just having that right is what

they want. switching gears for a minute. we will be seeing more of you back here on kpix. in and out in a statewide rule in this new rule. i'll be telling stories and in solutions oriented journalism where the folks here in the bay area will be shocked to learn how they are really working at the capitol or isn't working in many cases to address the issues that matter here locally. so that is my goal to sort of be the eyes and the ears for our bay area viewers in sacramento. >> awe, we are so lucky to have you back. >> yeah. >> so glad to see you. >> welcome back to the studio. >> thanks. >> thanks, julie. all right, a local state senator introduced a bill that would force insurance companies to alter the way they calculate their wildfire risk models. it happens because of increased wildfire risk. this bill from

san mateo democrat would require the wildfire melt gase fires, controlled burns into their risk calculation. it's not necessary since the state is working on updated insurance regulations. >> we, we have a delate to give them an opportunity to regulate autonomous cars. the proposal from state senator david cortessi would ban self-driving vehicles entirely. right now they set the rules for the entire state. a live look at capitol hill right now where boeing's safety practices were front and center with two overlapping hearings. the boeing whistle blower testified that the company hit problems with the production of its 787 dreamliner. a quality engineer claimed pieces were pushed together with excessive force to make it appear that there were no gaps. making the

aircraft vulnerable to breaking apart. boeing says their expensive and rigorous texting found no air tag airtag. at that point it's pushing out the doors as fast as you can. >> at a separate hearing, they described a disconnect between management's messages about safety and the reality fashioning factors. under intense scrutiny since the door panel fell off one of its 737 max jets mid flight earlier this year. well still ahead here at 5:00, the impeachment trial, the homeland security secretary ends before ever getting underway. the showdown on capitol hill today. and a heated debate over a billion

the u.s. senate voting along party lines to end the trials before they began. looking to impeach mayorkas, accusing him of breaching public trust and not enforcing immigration laws. the democrats declared the articles of impeachment. >> it does not alleged conduct that rises to the level of a high crime or misdemeanor. >> this process must not be abused. it might not be short circuited. history will not judge this moment well. >> mayorkas said this week the border is broken because congress won't do anything to fix it. well, mickey, mini, other beloved disney characters or at least the performers who dress up will soon vote on whether they want to unionize or not if

the vote passes. the park's 1,700 character and parade performers will join the actor's equity association labor union. meanwhile disney cleared a major hurdle in expanding the parks in anaheim after the city council approved the company's $1.9 billion disneyland ford plan. it's receiving backlash from local residents who may be impacted by the construction in the coming years. >> during construction, there is going to be air pollution. who is that going to impact? people in my neighborhood. >> it will suffer. what's really hard, it is going to make the area around me suffer. >> well disney will need to get through another city council vote in may for full approval. still ahead here at 5:00, we'll introduce you to a bay area woman who has given away millions of hygiene products to people in need. why recipients say her work is giving them a

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- temperatures cooling down as we head into the weekend and stronger onshore... ah, i stepped off the coast again. - the winds are really picking up. - fog spreading farther inland. - and in the north bay, you're gonna get soaked. (water splashing) - [narrator] presenting the bay area's only virtual weather studio. next level weather. - as i lift this, you can actually see... - [narrator] on kpix and pix+. (wind blowing) it's that real. (water splashing) - let's move on to the seven-day now. paul, i stepped outside and almost didn't believe it. it was another warm day with no

rain. i thought whoa, hold on. am i being punked? this can't be real. >> yeah, in april, they don't happen all that often in the city. just enjoy them while they're here because we will be back and then we get into june gloom. you know it's coming. you can enjoy it while it's here with a few more days of this weather pattern that we're going to see the breeze kick in along the coast, but it's not really going to infiltrate too far inland until we get into next week when the big picture pattern will change. for the moment, the hill of the atmosphere is a big area of high pressure just a mountain of air, sliding a little bit further down to the south. but close enough to keep things dry and far enough that we've seen the high cloud cover overhead. we'll see that again tomorrow. maybe a bit more cloud cover than compared to today. but the temperatures are still going to warm up nicely. then throughout the end of the week, you'll see the gray along the coast, the redevelopment of a robust marine layer that will be really dominating along the coast. but again, its affect will be limited to the coastal

locations, not making their way into far inland. looking outside, seeing them of head as we would look out. these are the high temperatures from today and obviously the clouds did not impact the clouds very much at all. making it up to 81 degrees. and even in san francisco. on the coast at half moon bay. you didn't get quite up to the mid-60s that we were forecasting for today. low 60s, not bad. one more day where you could climb up into the middle portions of the 60s. let's take a look at temperatures for tomorrow morning. mostly in the low 50s, the coolest spots dropping down into the upper 40s. these numbers are above average and will be well above average once again tomorrow. check out those forecast highs. we will start with the warmest spots on the map in the santa clara valley. you're at 81 today and you will be at 83 tomorrow. that's the warmest day that we will see for a while. same thing inland where the highs will top out just right around or just above 80 degrees. also hitting

80 for redwood. and mid-60s for half moon bay. mid-60s. let's go for it. temperatures will reach up to the 70s in san francisco. mid-70s for oakland and in the north bay. some of the warmest spots are getting up like you did today, close to 80 degrees. let's check out the pollen count forecast over the next several days because that's the white consequence of the warmer air that they aren't as enthusiastic about. from tomorrow through the weekend, it's the top three offenders. you want this to drop at this time of the year with a much stronger onshore breeze, which we're not going to get the next several days or you will need some rain and we won't get that for the next several days. but there are signs of the more active pattern shaping up in the 18 to 14-day at the climate prediction center, taking us all the way through may 1. a decent chance of wetter than normal conditions kicking in at that point. wetter than normal essentially means any rain because our daily average

rainfall is about .01 of an inch. the pattern will bring some rain with us associated with cooler than average conditions as we finish the month of april and head into early may. let's not worry about that just yet. take a look at the warm seven-day forecast, starting with inland parts of the bay area where temperatures will be warmer into early next week. another day in the low 70s on monday and then a drop back down to below average temperatures for tuesday and wednesday. it is the very last day of the seven-day forecast that does include our next rain chance. it is just a chance for showers at this point, not a guarantee by rain this wednesday. a long way to go between now and then. temperatures won't be as warm as tomorrow as we would head through the weekend. still a couple degrees above average. we will take what we could get along the coast as you would have that remaining opportunity tomorrow to make up in the mid-60s. then we will hover around 60 degrees with a lot more cloud cover and it will be much more well established and along with the rest of the bay area and the next chance for showers headed towards the coast by wednesday of next

week. >> thanks, paul. a look at what's ahead at 6:00. coming up new at 6:00, 4/20 is just around the corner. some legal pot businesses are struggling to survive as they say they are losing business to the black market. they're playing by the rules. how one bay area county plans to give them a bit of a break. baking to make a difference. the creative way they're using their talents to fight for reproductive rights. the news at 6:00 coming up in ten minutes. a look at sports. we've got the nba up top and, of course, the warriors. what now? no exciting moves to make yet at a time when the dubs are handcuffed financially and they don't have a first round pick. chris paul may likely be one of the warriors financial casualties. he made $30 million. he's under contract for one more year, but the deal is not guaranteed. $30 million is unlikely. paul who was 38 says he's not retiring.

warriors could trade him, cut him, or sign him at a bargain price. tough times. >> and it is not something in a million years that i have said a million times that we ever would have imagined other than winning. it couldn't have gone any better. >> it was a tough season and another happened surgery number five. but all in all, it was fun battling with these guys. in the room where they ended their coaching career last week, stanford formally introduced the new cardinal women's basketball coach. an assistant for 17 seasons after she played as a point guard for vanderveer. we go back a while. is your head spinning right now? >> it's been a wild 24 hours, vern. yeah. it will be a lot different and i feel extremely well prepared for it. we're really excited that all of our staff is coming back. we all love stanford. we love being here. we love working with the

student athletes on our team. i've had the opportunity to watch her take over, so you know, now it's my turn to step up. and i know with our staff and team, we all have each others backs where we are excited about doing what we are about to do, which is roll up our sleeves to get to work. baseball, we've got giants and marlins on school day at the ballpark in miami. san francisco starter was one out away from throwing six shutout innings. but brian de la cruz tied them deep when allowed in the game. then in the eighth, max chapman doubled in to right field where they scored lee. san francisco won 3-1. the first series win in miami since 2016. the giants record of 8-11 are back home tomorrow to host the diamondbacks. over in oakland, give that a's fans a contract. what a catch. the a's hosted the

cardinals. esteury ruiz known for stealing basis had some pop today. he would have a second home run of the series. gave oakland a 2-0 third inning lead. a's are closer to mason miller who will throw in the hundreds. and with a 102 miles per hour fastball. that finished off a 6-3 win that avoided a sweep. oakland, record of 8-11, at cleveland on friday. as basketball ends in the bay area, look what's coming up next. the nfl draft next week and the 49ers, they will be busy. >> you know it. it will be fun. >> all right, thanks, vern. still ahead here at 5:00, small items making a big impact. we'll meet the woman behind a hygiene program helping thousands of our neighbors in need. it is really insurmountable what we're able to do, what a person is able to

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well san francisco bay's nonprofit helps low income and unsheltered people stay healthy and feel good about themselves. >> yeah, the program's founder says the items she gives away are small, but they make a big difference. >> sharon chin introduces us to this week's bay area jefferson award winner.

>> reporter: through the nonprofit, three million hygiene products have gone out to people in need. they got inspired to pack toiletries to give away after encountering a troubling trend several years ago while heading up san francisco's suicide prevention. >> and what is so telling to me is how many people were not able to meet their basic needs. >> reporter: so megan launched simply the basics in 2016. the nationwide non-profit that will give hygiene products for free to people who are low income or unhoused. the so-called hygiene bank considers that one size does not fit all that children will need different size diapers. people with sensitive teeth need special tooth pastes. >> so it was very clear to us that while we've got the food distribution in the system across the country that you can get food for different dietary needs. we did not have that for

hygiene. >> reporter: simply the basics will send them to more than 200 partners to distribute. >> and we could do that. >> reporter: individuals can reach out like one woman who called herself deija. >> everybody meets that stuff, you know, basic stuff to take care of themselves. it's a really good thing. >> and which brand is your go to? >> reporter: they found more than just a physical need. people tell her that taking care of themselves means they can focus on other goals. >> and tooth decay has reduced, which we know leads to heart disease, preventing things like that. all the way to somebody finding employment because they felt confident going into the job for the first time. some of my fifth stories are people who visited their grandchildren for

the first time in months. felt comfortable letting them hug me. >> reporter: the hygiene products have reached 200 cities. volunteer and board member jillian knox will credit their growth to the compassion for others. >> she's like an actual superwoman. doing amazing things. and she is, i mean, she puts her heart in it as you could tell. >> it is insurmountable when they are able to feel clean and healthy. >> hi, sweetie. >> reporter: creating the bank for better health, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to megan frebeck. >> and simply the basics sent hygiene kits from disasters to emergencies in honduras and ukraine. >> it's a brilliant program. that's it for the news at 5:00. cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich, sara donchey filling in tonight, starts right now. legal marijuana businesses

say they could be priced out for playing by the rules. now one bay area county wants to give them a break. we're doing everything that we can to survive. painful cuts to housing programs on the table in san francisco. what it could mean for families who rely on them. >> there are trash in their buildings. there are pests, there are cockroaches. all these things are happening. without our programs, these issues only get worse. >> we need the legal support of this organization. without it i'm screwed. baking for a cause. meet the woman who cooked up a creative way to stand up for abortion rights. >> we were asked recently what's your vision for the future? that we don't have to exist.