reporting live in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thanks for the very latest there, bob. person is dead in a house fire in marin county. it happened last night in san anselmo. firefighters say the fire was coming out of the second floor of the building. crews extinguished it about an hour later. the victim has not been identified. >>> a heartbreaking update for you on an already tragic story. authorities now say the infant severely injured when an suv slammed into a san francisco bus stop has now died. multiple sources confirming the news to nbc bay area last night. three other family members of the same family also died as this happened on saturday as they were waiting for a bus. this is near the westport or muni station. the father diego cardoso de oliveira who worked at apple and his wife, matilda pinto and their son joaquin and no word on whether the driver 78-year-old mary lau will face charges. >>> mayor matt mayhen along with others were at the grand opening of a new senior apartment in san jose. it has nearly 150 units all for low income elderly. the mayor also pu

here in oakland, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> you heard bob talk about it.y is there a game and there is also a concert. mike inouye is here to help us work our way around the traffic. >> we have the coliseum complex, mark, you know that. here's the arena and a number of artists out there tonight and also the 7:00 game start, but a couple of hours beforehand and at least a couple of hours they opened the parking complex and here's parking on the south side and there's other parking on the north side and it's right outside the nimitz freeway and lots and as folks are taking the money and the admission and they do tend to back up and we have 98th avenue and the offramps where there will be slowing over to the right lane and northbound or southbound coming out of oakland or up in toward the bay bridge. they will have slowing as they tend to back up on the offramps and we'll watch for them starting as early as 4:30 and 5:00 as bob said a couple of hour before the concert and before the game ien they opened the lots. back to you. >> keisha cole, hometown girl. nb

. >> nbc bay area's bob redell caught up with a congressman vying for the seat once occupied by senator dianne feinstein. >> reporter: here in california, our primary is open and nonpartisan, which means that the top two vote gerts, regardless of the party affiliation, will move on to the final runoff in november. so, right now, this is a race between former los angeles dodger steve garvey, who is running as a republican, and democratic congressional representative barbara lee of oakland, katie porter, and adam schiff. now, representative schiff and porter campaigned in san francisco, where i'm at right now. they've campaigned here yesterday. porter believes that this will be a close race even though new polling from uc, berkeley shows garvey now in first followed closely by schiff in second. schiff was introduced by nancy pelosi, who has endorsed him, and told reporters his team is feeling good about the polling numbers headed into the primary, which is tomorrow. now, we just spoke with congressman schiff, who's still here in sf before heading south later today, back to southern califo

. >> nbc bay area's bob redell is joining us.a meeting taking place about a possible lease extension at the coliseum? >> correct. as you're well aware, marcus and laura, the a's lease at the coliseum expires after this baseball season. last month the city oakland, alameda county and the team did meet to discuss a possible extension at the coliseum site and they are, again, as planned meeting again this morning about this. we did reach out to the city of oakland for some comment to give us insight on what's happening at today's meeting and they didn't offer us much insight, just this statement. i'm quoting here. the city of oakland didn't -- the a's are looking for a short-term lease while they build a new $1.5 billion stadium in las vegas. completion which likely wouldn't be until 2028. last week the team released these renderings of the ballpark which will be built on the site of the tropicana hotel. that hotel will close on april 2nd as the site is prepared for construction. it has aaa ballparks in salt lake city if they can't

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. >>> tense moments between protestors and counterprotestorsside of the hall of justice this morning. stemming from a recent sentencing involving an attack on an elderly woman. our reporter is there for us. ginger, this case has been resovld, but there's still a lot of questions about the suspect's sentence. >> reporter: that is correct, marcus. there may still be some uncertainty to this, because without the agreement of the district attorney's office to the details of the sentencing, specifically intensive supervision court, then the sentencing may not -- or the sentence rather may not be imposed. now, another aspect to this is the community that is outraged by the sentence that was handed down last friday. those community members rallied outside the hall of justice this morning, along with city leaders and allied community members. things got heated when a small group of counterprotestors who call themselves an ad hoc group of lawyers say this case is being politicized. the ex-change disrupted the d.a.'s speech and the back and forth got so

redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob.be a busy day. >>> election coverage continues in san francisco. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab joins us live in the city this morning. certainly there is a lot at stake with some of the ballot measures here, ginger. >> reporter: that is right, laura. good morning to you. and that is why up to the last hours leading up to today, some of the biggest names in the state were here in the city making a final push. governor gavin newsom joined san francisco mayor london breed, the lieutenant governor and district attorney in advocating for a yes on proposition 1. if approved, prop 1 would authorize the use of over $6 billion in bonds to build mental health treatment facilities. it would also build permanent and supportive housing for the homeless and help homeless veterans. >> we need to stabilize people, we need to deal with the underlying reasons they're on the streets and sidewalks in the first place, the reason they're self-medicating with drug or alcohol addictions. >> report

bob redell joins us live outside the santa clara county registrar in san jose.ot more ballot counting left to do. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, laura, at 8:00 this morning, that's when we expect the counting to resume here at the office of the registrar of voters here in san jose, the santa clara county office, which will not only finalize the results of all the races here in the south bay, but let us know what the turnout was during yesterday's primary election. the office was predicting anywhere between 35% and 45% turnout, which was below expectations. this is video of ballots arriving at the office from around the county. the office tells me counting could go on until 6:00 tonight. one race that has silicon valley's attention, who will replace anna eshoo, the representative of the 16th district in congress. right now former mayor sam liccardo leads with over half precincts reporting, followed by joe simitian and assemblyman evan low. last night at the watch party, mayor liccardo says the country right now needs a congress that will get something

. >> first, let's check in with "today in the bay"'s bob redell joining us live from the santa claraf voters' office in san jose. do they know what the turnout is expected to be, bob? >> reporter: they do. it's lower than expected. i'll have more on that in just a moment. in about an hour and a half, workers will come back to continue counting the ballots. the ballots are already in here. these are mail-in ballots that have been sent over for the past several days. the beaut of our democracy, the elections are free and transparent. there's a lock on the cage to make sure no one has access to the ballots until it's time to be counted. the registrar's office was telling me that the public is invited to come in. they can sign in and observe the elections. that's why they have the red tape on the floor, so there's places public can stand and not get in the way of counting. you've got ballots and then here is the room where the ballots will be counted by machine starting later this morning. and, again, you have open windows, so this is a very transparent process. another example of how ou

bob redell is live outside of the police department in san josÉ.he scary part about this, we are talking about dozens of people that were recorded. >> reporter: correct. a maintenance worker found the hidden camera in a starbucks market here in san josÉ at coleman and taylor, and authorities say it recorded 91 people on january 30th, and the victims ranging in age from 4 years old to 85 years old. the day after the recordings, the maintenance worker discovered the camera under the sink pointing towards the toilet. one woman says her and her children use this bathroom and is worried they could have used it that day. >> just to have people looking at you, that's insane. >> when you see a smoke detector in a bathroom, that doesn't make sense. or why does this coat hook like victorian style and it's on the back of a bathroom stall. >> that was a security expert on what to look for if you are inside a public restroom. last week police arrested this man, louie juarez, and they seized weapons and a couple other microcameras. starbucks put out this stateme

reporting live, bob redell, today in the bay. >> bob for us this morning.we will continue to follow that. >>> happening now for you, that search continues in the east bay. this is to find the person who robbed a postal worker. the u.s. postal inspectors are sharing this surveillance video from march 2nd. the incident along euclid avenue in oakland shows a suspect pulling out a weapon and demanding the postal worker turn over the mail box keys. thankfully nobody was hurt, but postal inspectors are offering a reward of up to $150,000 to find that suspect. >>> a clarification now on a story we first brought yesterday morning here on "today in the bay." the high speed rail project between san francisco and los angeles, the project's ceo told us he has $28 billion on hand, and that's well short of the cash needed to finish that segment. it runs between merced and bakersfield. the ceo says he's hoping to fill the expected gap with federal funds. that part of the project, anyway, is expected to be fully operational at the earliest in 2030. >>> inching closer to th

here on the sonoma raceway, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> poor josh in the back seat there.anks so much. 7:27 right now. much more on "today in the bay." >>> coming up, an investigation under way in the east bay after a car slammed into an ac transit bus. what we know about the crash, >>> good morning. it is saturday, march 9th. 7:30. a live look outside from our emeryville camera. the sun's shining as we look towards san francisco. clear skies all the way to the tower. a little bit of cloud cover that could be foreshadowing what's on its way. thank you so much for starting your saturday morning with us. the final day of standard time before we set our clocks forward overnight. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel is here way peek at our microclimate forecast. do you have a little change for our friends out there? >> we do. many changes ahead in the extended forecast. for now starting off with clouds here and there. temperatures cooler in the valleys. dublin 44 degrees. 52 in oakland and 50 over in san francisco. look what we can expect today. yesterday was beautiful. temperat

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> you may have noticed, the weatherwarming up.we have beautiful clear skies through san francisco and the bay area. if you notice at times, the camera is a bit shaky. we are under that wind advisory until the first half of the day on friday. dry, sunny and windy will be our headlines through the next couple of days. our temperatures gradually warming up as we get ready for the weekend. we will do 71 in santa rosa. upper 60s, nearing the 70 degrees in san francisco, martinez and san jose. santa cruz, a nice beach day at 68. coming up in half an hour, i will show you the outlook for the weekend. dry and less wind. stay tuned for that. >> thank you. >>> here are other stories. two protesters charged with shutting down the bay bridge last year will ask a judge to throw out their cases. >>> police are investigating an early morning fire in the south bay. look here. it happened in gilroy around 6:30 this morning. it was on 7th and rosanna street, next to city hall. police tell us the fire involves a structure and a trailer. the fire is

. >> bob redell is joining us live this morning. bob, it was cell phone technology that led to her arrest? >> reporter: correct. a stolen cell phone. good morning to you, marcus and laura. surveillance video also captured the crime. this happened yesterday afternoon around 1:30 along california avenue in san pablo. as you can see in the surveillance video i mentioned, the suspect is getting into the driver's seat of the car that she allegedly stole. it's not clear if she knew the 2-year-old child was also inside the vehicle. the car belongs to the mother of the child, who told us off camera she left the driver's door open and the car running so she could quickly drop off something at her mother's house. police did locate the stolen car within about 20 minutes in the city of richmond. >> it's incredibly unnerving, and we're extremely thankful that in this particular incident the child wasn't harmed. >> reporter: the child, as you heard, was not harmed, was reunited with her family. the suspect, 35-year-old joy taueetia, allegedly sto

reporting live in san jose, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> good to know, thanks bob. >>> president biden has to earn his party's nomination by winning democratic delegates. >> and on the other race between two candidates to win the most republican delegates are scott mcgrew continues our coverage. >> yes, that's right. democrats will vote today and who they want to nominate for president. joe biden faces no serious competition there. republicans will do the same and their two top choices have been donald trump and that nikki haley. from so far has 273 delegates after his past wins, haley, 43. you need about 1200 to winn. whoever wins then faces presumably biting in the general election. haley says if that is trump he will lose again to joe biden so she says pick her instead. >> don't take my word for it. look at the polls. in any one of the polls that are out there he squeaks by. in all those same polls i defeat joe biden by up to 18 points. do you know what that means? that is bigger than the presidency. that's house, that senators, that's governorship, that is really getting our

"today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live from outside the d.a.'s office in dublin, and, bob, recall organizers say they have now enough signatures to get that on the ballot. >> reporter: correct. good morning, to you, kris. that group called save alameda county for everyone says it has collected over 123,000 signatures for the petition to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price, who critics say is antilaw enforcement and too soft on crime. plans to submit the signatures they've been collecting from the public over the past several weeks, submitting them to the county's registrar of voters after a news conference later this morning in oakland. the county will take ten days to validate those signatures, and if certified, the board of supervisors will then schedule a special election. only 73,000 signatures are required, but the group collected more in case some of those signatures are invalidated. d.a. price has defended her approach to criminal justice reform, saying, quote, back in december, to hold people accountable without destroyi

"today in the bay"'s bob redell is joining us live this morning. the chief, bob, really has a tough job on his hands right now. >> reporter: you can say he does. good morning to you. the oakland police department is still under federal oversight because of the scandal from over 20 years ago, and it's been a revolving door for police chiefs with 12 police chiefs over the past two decades along. incoming police chief floyd mitchell is a veteran of the u.s. air force, has more than 30 years in law enforcement, including 25 years with the kansas city, missouri police department, most recently he was chief of police in lubbock, texas. nbc bay area spoke to the president of the lubbock professional police association over the phone, who said the union's relationship with the chief, like any other, it had its ups and downs. mitchell resigned as chief last september. the reason was never disclosed. the department in lubbock did come under fire over abandoned 911 calls under his tenure. the department survey showed criticism over his leadership, with more t

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. >>> it's another cloudy day on this super tuesday.>> we did start out pretty cloudy. that's because of the low pressure system that's going to be focused more towards the north. it's going to bring a chance for spotty showers, a lot of that staying in through santa rosa, parts of the san francisco stretch as well as through the afternoon. most of us are going to see trace amounts, less than a tenth of an inch. most in the south bay might not get rain. a closer look at your planner for today. in san francisco, expect to see cloudy conditions remain with daytime highs in the upper 50s. we will get sunshine filtering through in san jose as well. daytime highs in the 60s. by 4:00, we will start to see the temperatures go down into the upper 50s, similar conditions for gilroy. >> thanks. >>> here are our highways. major highways in tahoe are open. >>> police in fremont at the scene of a shooting. we are getting details. they were called about two cars exchanging gunfire. the area shut down. police are asking the public to avoid this area.

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. >>> let's talk about the weather. rain is back.ll with more. >> we are tracking a couple of storm systems that will be moving in for the next few days. the first one bringing us some rain later on tonight with another storm that's developing out in the pacific. that will arrive on friday. timing out the rain for you, starting out with light showers in the north bay that will continue to slowly make its way across the bay area into the evening. that's where we could also see some of the heaviest rainfall. then later on tonight, it starts to shift into the peninsula, into the south bay as well as the east bay. it will taper off going into tomorrow morning. there will be a brief break in the activity before the next storm system arrives. i will have a look at that time line in our seven-day forecast in 30 minutes. >> thank you. >>> san francisco may be trading pot for volleyball. it could change lots of 4/20 plans. organizers canceled the celebration at golden gate park. they couldn't afford to properly staff the event this year. the

"today in the bay"'s bob redell is joining us live this morning.ng an inside look at chp, i know they have been working and going after the people committing those crimes. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus. our sister network cnbc got exclusive access to the california highway patrol to show how the law enforcement agency is targeting those organized retail theft rings to stop those criminals from stealing the merchandise and selling it back online. recently the chp busted a lucrative theft ring that chp says was based out of this mansion in san diego count. the ringleader, a woman, is accused of giving a couple of other women across the country a list of stores and merchandise to target, including ulta beauty, whose products the thieves sell at deep discounts on an amazon digital storefront called the online makeup store. at this mansion, a team from ulta and chp recovered $387,000 in stolen items. ulta beauty's ceo says they are absolutely fed up with this. >> what do you think in this case as we're speaking of in california that

. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live for us in the east bay. the decision to close had everything to do with crime, because in-n-out is saying that the oakland restaurant was profitable. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. there are still many in-n-out locations throughout the bay area, like this one in pleasanton, which is not at risk of closing down. the only one that had been in oakland is no more. for the first time in its 75-year history, in-n-out has shut down one of its locations, this is the first location it's ever shut down. this was the one near oakland international, not far from hegenberger road. a long line of customers showed up for the final day of business yesterday. the restaurant was staffed heavily with security and plenty of reminders for guests not to leave valuables in their cars. this is one of several recent closures in west oakland near the airport. the denny's on hegenberger closed last month, also citing safety concerns. many former employees and patrons hope oakland works together to stop ot

reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, bob. >>> well,o is opening up about a variety of issues the city is facing, including crime. she says the situation is improving from business owner, but not all agree, citing numbers from opd, the mayor's office says that in downtown, uptown, chinatown and jack london square car burglaries are down by 43%, with commercial burglaries down by 49%. in the diamond and laurel districts, robberies are down 68% and in the hegenberger district, theft is down by 47%. this is compared from data last year. in a one-on-one interview with the mayor, thao credits police and her administration bringing back operation cease-fire, which helps address gun violence in the city. >> after my administration resurrected operation cease-fire, our great personnel at opd and the department of violence prevention have been coming together with the community to really bring back the operation cease-fire and what we're seeing is the fruits of that labor right now. >> now, we did crunch our own numbers from opd this morning, an

so ahead at 6:45, our bob redell is going to join us live with more on a drive for charity, and also can take part in getting behind the wheel at the legendary course. you don't want to miss that. >> rev the engines. let's get going on this weekend. >>> we're going to be on a wild ride with our weather this weekend as well. so we're starting out with cool temperatures and sunshine, but then some parts of the bay area tomorrow will have some rain and more clouds moving in. so big changes. but if you are going to the sierra, you're going to have some calm weather, but there will be some light snow ahead that could make those roads slick for the weekend. as we take a look at our high temperatures for this afternoon, we'll be in the mid-60s all around the bay area, even upper 60s for the south bay. as we get more clouds in the north bay. we'll see scattered showers. our temperatures will only reach the low 60s. we'll talk about all of the rises and falls of our temperatures and what's ahead coming up in just a few minutes. >> sounds good. we'll check back with you. >>> developing this mo

"today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live. the chief, i would say, really has a tough job ahead of him. >> reporter: he does. good morning to you, laura. the oakland police department is still under federal oversight because of the scandal from over 20 years ago, and it has been a revolving door of police chiefs. 12 police chiefs over the past two decades alone. incoming police chief floyd mitchell is a veteran of the u.s. air force, has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement, including 25 years with the kansas city, missouri, police department. most recently he was the chief of police in texas. we recently spoke to the president of the lubbock association over the phone and said the relationship with the chief had its ups and downs. mitchell resigned as chief as last september and the reason was never disclosed. the department did come under fire over abandoned 911 calls. department surveys show criticism over his leadership, with more than 50% of respondents who felt mitchell was out of touch with the needs of t

ahead at 5:45, bob redell will join us with more on the drive for charity. >>> let's start with a look at the forecast. >> it starts out chilly, but we will have a beautiful day. looking forward to getting some sunshine and enjoying another dry afternoon. take a look at what to expect in san francisco, as we're getting started it's only in the mid-40s. then as we go throughout the morning into the afternoon, we will gradually warm up. at lunchtime it's 59 degrees. we're headed for 64 today. it will also be in the mid-60s for dublin, 66 in fairfield, and also 66 in napa today. we are going to be slightly cooler tomorrow as we get more clouds, and a few spotty showers, and then we are going to have a few cool days with some rain. so big changes ahead. >>> mike, you were tracking a hazard heading to the bay bridge. >> yeah, from the san francisco side, that would be coming out of the city on your side. the commute is this direction, so the commute is fine. as we look at the live shot, you see a smooth drive but more taillights. coming out of the city there was that hazard southbound 101,

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. >>> well, in just a few hours convicted killer scott peterson is due back in court for a status hearing. this comes as the los angeles innocence project wants to make sure his civil rights were not violated. peterson was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laci peterson. they believe there is a possibility that there is evidence or witnesses that weren't presented in the first trial. on top of that, there may be dna evidence that could be a factor now. kris sanchez will have a live report in our next half hour with more on the evidence and reaction with a legal analyst. >>> turning to decision 2024, and several states hold presidential primaries today. presumptive gop nominee druchl -- donald trump is making his case to voters. "today in the bay"'s brie jackson is live for us in washington this morning. brie, what's at stake here today? >> reporter: good morning, marcus. there's a lot at stake. there are primaries being held in several states, including washington, georgia, and mississippi. former presid

. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live from thes . this new action comes after a major carrier announced it's going to stop insuring thousands of homeowners. >> reporter: correct. good morning to you, laura and marcus. we're talking about state farm. you might recall late last week the insurance company announced it would be dropping around 30,000 property insurance policies and 42,000 commercial apartment policies this summer. this is because of rising costs and the risks of catastrophes like wildfires here in the state of california. later today the state's department of insurance will hold a public meeting to discuss new regulations designed to make it easier, more enticing for companies like state farm to insure homeowners in the state of california. one proposal is to streamline rate reviews for insurance companies. these companies have complained it takes too long for the state to approve or deny a hike in insurance premiums. the state is trying to fix that. california insure commissioner said in a statement, quote, by updating

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest, bob. >>> a man who stabbed and nearly killed a soccer fan at levi's stadium last summer will spend the next seven years in prison. this after a judge sentenced the attacker, alejandro garcia yesterday. it happened last july during a friendly featuring mexico's national team. the cameras showed fans getting into a massive brawl there, along with the stabbing. the video helped police track down the attacker. investigators said the knife missed the victim's heart and neck by just a few inches. >>> people in one east bay city are souring on the plan to open new pickleball courts, so much so they're organizing protests starting later today. developers are transforming part of richmond's craneway pavilion into pickleball courts for a weekend tournament. that's despite the fact city leaders say a pickleball court proposal was rejected last year. a second proposal for a permanent court and a club is still under review by the city and the state. while the developer insists the tournament is a standalone event, it's not

reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. >>> well, the final sprint is on heading into super tuesday. for republicans, voters in more than a dozen states head to the polls in about 24 hours. and while former president donald trump is edging closer to a rematch with president biden, former u.n. ambassador nikki haley is not giving in. >> she is celebrating her very first primary win in the nation's capital, making her the first woman to ever win a republican primary. "today in the bay"'s brie jackson joins us live from washington this morning, and, brie, good news for nikki haley, but she still has a really long way to go. >> reporter: yeah, she does have a long way to go. she picked up a win here in washington, d.c. last night, but really all eyes are on super tuesday tomorrow. that's even a day that nikki haley has marked on her calendar, she said she's going to stay in this race no matter what, until at least super tuesday. so we continue to see a contentious battle between the two remaining gop presidential candidates as super tuesday could

reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks for the latest there, bob. >>> 5w. happening today, an east bay pastor accused of sexually assaulting young members of his congregation is scheduled to appear in court for a hearing. this concerns victor hernandez' time as a pastor at a spanish language christian church in richmond. he is facing 16 charges, varying from rape of a child over 14 years old to kidnapping and molestation. the d.a.'s office says four victims have come forward and there may be more. he has been held on $10 million bond and has pleaded not guilty. >>> now to a follow-up out of the north bay, sonoma county supervisors have unanimously approved a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. the count health department resolution suggests black people's lives are ten years shorter on average than other racial and ethnic groups countywide and also says that black and latino children are more than twice as likely to live in poverty. the resolution doesn't ask for money or redirect existing funds. >>> turning to our climate in crisis, calif

. >> you recognize our own bob redell there.was taking a test drive on the new track at sonoma raceway. it just underwent its first complete repaving in 23 years. at 9:00 this morning, the drive for charity gets under way. people can sign up to take three laps around the track in their own cars. all proceeds are benefiting the speedway childrens' charity sonoma, which helps children and families in need. >> is he driving? >> no, no. >> i was, like, wait a minute. >> we saw him in studio today, so we know he's okay. >> it should be a nice day, too. >>> you know, just aside from some cloud cover, the rain is not going to make a big impact. and then we are going to settle into such a nice stretch of weather. i'm talking upper 70s on the maps. stick around, because i'm going to let you know when that will come into play. right now we do have scattered activity over satellite radar, you can see in the south bay, and then through the interior, the tri-valley. hour-by-hour outlook, let's move into that. so 7:00, mostly cloud cover. the

. >> bob redell joins us live from the west oakland b.a.r.t. station.es were installed about four months ago. do they know how effective it's been in trying to stop fare evaders? >> reporter: they've been installed since the end of december, and they say anecdotally they've seen people come down the stairs and see these gates and turn back and go to another station where they can evade the fare because they don't have these gates. these new gates, they are not something that you can jump over. you can -- they're not impossible to get through, but it is hard. you can see there's some wiggle room. this one in particular, very hard to get through. it's got a mechanical braking system on it, which is a device that b.a.r.t. is leaning toward for their other fare gates. later this morning, b.a.r.t. will start installing these new fare gates at the civic center b.a.r.t. in san francisco, and then at all the stations by the end of next year. again, this is an attempt to stop fare evasion, a problem that costs the transit agency anywhere between $15 to $25 milli

bob redell is live for us in the east bay at a thriving in-n-out burger.'s talk about the decision to close that oakland location, everything to do with crime, because they say the business was going well there, right? >> reporter: you are correct. of course, there's still other in-n-out locations throughout the bay area like this one in pleasanton, which is not at risk of closing, as you can see it's getting ready to open a little later this morning. but the one in oakland is no more. for the first time, marcus, in the company's 75-year history, in-n-out has shut down a location of this one, which was near the oakland international airport, not far from hegenberger road. you can see a long line of customers showed up for the final day of business yesterday. the restaurant was staffed heavily with security, plenty of reminders for guests not to leave valuables in their cars. this is one of the recent closures near the airport. the denny's closed last month, also citing safety concerns. many former employees and patrons of the in-n-out hope oakland works to

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. the home opener airs on nbc sports california.e begins at 6:00 p.m. >>> the rain is here to stay. here is kari hall. >>> as we look at our forecast for today, most of us are getting a break from the rain. there's the chance of a spotty shower. tomorrow, more widespread rain and gusty winds. that continues into the weekend. on easter, a chance of rain. for the most of the bay area getting a break from the activity, we are looking at temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. up to 60 in san mateo, 59 in san francisco. livermore, we are only going to see a high of 59 degrees. jacket weather all the way. it gets cooler for tomorrow with that widespread rain coming in. we are also looking at some cool temperatures on saturday. it will be slightly milder as we get some breaks in the rain. we will look at our seven day forecast in 30 minutes. >> thanks. >>> california lawmakers are taking steps to push for safety reforms to school zones. traffic sdenlt accidents are thr one cause for death for children in the state. they include lowerin

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> another beautiful day today before we can expect changes.at we can expect. >> we have another beautiful day across the bay area with temperatures headed for the mid to upper 60s. morgan hill, we can expect a high of 65 degrees. 67 in martinez. walnut creek and 67. fremont, 65 today. 64 in palo alto. half moon bay, in the upper 50s. upper 50s and low 60s in san francisco and a breezy wind. north bay, 65 in clear lake. we will see rain coming in tomorrow. first in the north bay. we will track that and we will look at our seven day forecast coming up in about 30 minutes. >> thanks. >>> with just one month to go, organizers of the annual 4:20 hippie hill event in golden gate park canceled. several factors played into the last-minute cancellation, including citywide budget cutbacks, the climate of the cannabis industry and the economy. the group hasn't been able to secure enough sponsorship for the event. >>> that does it for "the fast forward." i will be back in 30 minutes with more news. take care. take care. have a g ♪ upbeat music ♪ asthma. i

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. >>> over to san francisco now where it was a tenseof justice. it is testimonying from the sentencing of a man who attacked an elderly asian woman. she was hurt after she was stabbed in the tenderloin in 2021. her attacker recently pleaded guilty and he could have served a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison. but last week, the judge sentenced him to enter a mental health treatment program and probation. today the district attorney expressed outrage and community members. >> we want to make sure asian seniors have the ability to walk down the street safely in our city. if there is no accountability for the people who attack them, if we don't have adequate consequences for that behavior, it will continue. >> counterprotesters were there. they say the case is being politicized. the exchange got so intense, law enforcement had to step. today's hearing was canceled. >>> let's talk about the weather. another beautiful day. but rain is on the way. it's moving in. here is kari hall with when and where to expect it. >> we have rain moving i

bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, bob. >>> well, a new report card is out grading assisted driving systems for major carmakers. let's just say there is still a lot of work to be done. >> nbc bay area. ginger, what should anyone in the market looking for an autopilot system know? >> we're told they should really do their homework and check out findings from the u.s. insurance institute for highway safety. that report tested 14 systems and found when it comes to tesla's autopilot system and other assisted driving systems there is no evidence of it providing real world safety benefits. now, of the 14 only one earns an acceptable rating. two are rated marginal. and 11 are rated poor iihs president david harkey says, "most of them don't include adequate measures to prevent misuse and keep drivers from losing focus on what's happening on the road. the president of another road safety advocacy group says the u.s. department of transportation needs to set minimum standards to ensure driver and passenger safety. >> the new iihs report sheds a critical light on the inadequacies of so

bob redell is outside the san josÉ police department.rn, dozens of people were recorded from the small camera without even knowing it. >> reporter: yeah, the san josÉ police department said the hidden camera that was inside the starbucks on home in taylor in san josÉ was found january 30th of this year. the victims range from 4 to 45 years old. the maintenance worker fixing the sink found a camera towards the toilet and that's when the employees called police. >> i think it's horrible. like, this is like a community and everybody comes here, you know, and just to have people looking at you, that's insane. >> when you see a smoke detector in a bathroom, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. why is there a coat hook on the back, and why does it looks like something that's victorian style and it's on the back of a bathroom stall. >> that was a security experts, sean errands, on what to look for in a public bathroom. louis juarez was arrested and they seized firearms and other small cameras. this is a deeply disturbing incident and we are

. >> bob redell is live at the coliseum, and this is one move they can say we don't want our a's to movegas. >> reporter: yeah, there are two groups are asking the fans that show up tonight to stay here in the parking lot and not step foot in the stadium, and instead be out here for a block party protest of the team's move to las vegas. the two fan groups even put together a website called the summer of boycott to, quote, channel our collective frustration into positive action, unquote. this is to let the team to know they want the team to stay in oakland and not move to the las vegas strip. >> the a's belong in oakland. the fans deserve this team. the fans have built-up and created the mystique around the a's, and we deserve better. you know, we are hoping eventually, somehow, you know, people will step in and maybe do a quiet payoff, but everything to date, that has not proven to be the case. >> yesterday the team released a statement that they will not be opening the gates to the parking lot tonight until two hours before game time, and that would be around 5:00. it's not clear if thi

. >>> and then today in the bay's bob redell joins us live today. ac transit detoured a couple routes, we understand, because of safety concerns? >> reporter: yeah, and now law enforcement is stepping in and beefing up it's presence so ac transit can resume that service, it's along broadway between 15th and 20th streets. in august of '22, they started detouring the buses on the weekends. >> there was a significant number of people coming out of bars and clubs and spilling into the street, and there were instances that shutdown traffic. >> reporter: this is where law enforcement comes in. police presence will be beefed up and ensuring the bus zones are clear and providing various other services. we did reach out to oakland police for comment but have not yet heard back. >> thank you for the latest there, bob. >>> it's 5:03 right now. the eyes of the nation will be on president joe biden tonight when he delivers his 2024 state of the union address. we have a live look at capitol hill. he is expected to tout safeguarding of women's reproductive health

. >> let's get more from bob redell. they have a request. what is that? >> reporter: they want the judge to dismiss the case and throw out the charges against them. they were both charged in connection with the shutdown of the bay bridge, and protesters there filed motions to dismiss the charges and their hearing is at 1:30 in san francisco superior court. dozens of activist blocked traffic on the bay bridge for hours to protest israel's war with hamas. the activist stopped traffic for hours, as i mentioned, and several organ donations were delayed, and in all 80 people were charged. all the protesters were charged with false imprisonment, refusing to comply with a peace officer and unlawful public assembly. we have been told many will plead not guilty, and some of the protesters could face between 6 months to a year in jail. >> thank you for the latest, bob. >>> senate majority leader, chuck schumer, is set to deliver what is being called a major speech focusing on the pathway to peace in the middle east and a two-state solution for israel and palestine.

bob redell joins us live at the coliseum this morning.groups hope fans don't step foot into the stadium today. >> reporter: yeah, there are two groups and they are hoping that fans show up for the home opener stay outside here in the parking lot for a block party protest against the a's move to las vegas. these two groups put together a website called the summer of boycott. to quote, channel our selective frustration, and they want the owner to know they want the a's to stay in oakland and not move to the las vegas strip. >> the a's belong in oakland and the fans deserve the team. the fans built-up and created the mystique around the a's. we deserve better, you know, so we are hoping eventually, somehow, you know, enough people step in and maybe do a quiet payoff issue, and to date that has not proven to be the case. >> reporter: in the past, the a's have opened up the parking lot here four to six hours before the home opener to let the long line of fans in to tailgate, and yesterday the team released a statement that they will not open t

bob redell joins us live. ac transit had been detouring buses along one of the routes there because of safety concerns? >> reporter: correct. it's a popular route in downtown oakland. good morning, marcus. now law enforcement is stepping in so ac transit can safely resume that service. we are talking about a bus service that runs along broadway between 15th and 20th streets. in august of 2022, ac transit started to detour around that area on weekend nights only due to activity that prevented buses from using the street. >> the community was experiencing a significant number of people coming out of clubs and bars and spilling over into the street. there were instances like side shows and a number of other instances that effectively shutdown traffic. >> reporter: this is where law enforcement comes in. opd and the alameda sheriff's office will beef up their presence. in a statement, they said ensuring the bus zones remain clear of illegally parked vehicles, issuing citations and investigating criminal activity a

. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live this morning. he's in the east bay., this new action comes after a major carrier announced it will stop insuring thousands of homeowners. >> reporter: unfortunately, you are correct. good morning to you, laura and marcus. you might recall late last week state farm announced it will be cutting roughly 30,000 property insurance policies and another 42,000 roughly commercial apartment policies. this is because of rising costs and the increasing risk of kind ofs like wildfires here in the state of california. later today the state's department of insurance will hold a public meeting to discuss new regulations designed to make it easier, more enticing for companies to insure homeowners in california. one proposal is to streamline the rate reviews for insurance companies, who have complained it takes too long for the state to approve or deny a hike in insurance premiums. the california insurance commissioner released a statement that reads in part, quote, by updating submission procedures and clarifying requirements for insur

. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is joining us with more on the start of this year's restaurant weekr: it's simple, special dishes and deals. good morning to you. this thursday, visit oakland kicks off restaurant week in the city of oakland. it's an annual event that's becoming more and more important after the difficult years of the pandemic, as you mentioned, and amidst the ongoing crime problem in oakland. more than 150 restaurants and food trucks are participating, featuring cuisines from all around the world, and neighborhoods all across the town. this is an opportunity for places to not only welcome back regulars, but hopefully entice newcomers as well. you can check the visit oakland website for a list of participating businesses. back to you. >> we'll have to do that. >> take the night off from cooking, i love it. >>> let's take a live look outside, this time from san jose. a little drizly in some spots. vianey arana is in for kari and has a look at our forecast. >> it looks like we do have some slight activity, nothing to be too concerned about as far as rain totals go. ever

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell outside the santa clara county office of the registrar of voters whereright now former mayor sam liccardo of san jose leads with just over half the precincts reporting, followed by santa clara county supervisor joe simitian and assembly man evan low. >>> let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. a rainy one. >> yes, and most of the bay area has at least seen some showers this morning, but it is moving from south to north and will eventually work its way into the north bay. where we are seeing the downpours, it's been pretty heavy. other areas still looking at the sky, seeing it cloudy. but there will be a chance of rain as we go into today, into the afternoon, but tapering off tonight. we get a break from any wet weather tomorrow, as well as friday. saturday, more clouds come in, and there will be some spotty showers as we spring forward on sunday. it looks like we'll also see a lot of clouds and cool temperatures and another chance of rain in the forecast next tuesday. san francisco, parts of the north bay will have a better chance

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell. if you live in oakland and are craving that double-double, you'll have to drive to another location, like this one in pleasanton, for your in-n-out. for the first time in the company's 75-year history, in-n-out has shut down a location, this one was near the oakland international apartment, not far from hegenberger, because of an increase in crime, namely armed robberies and car break-ins. there was a long line of customers that showed up for the final day of business yesterday. >>> new overnight on the peninsula, firefighters say a small grass fire at the scene of a much larger weekend fire was intentionally set. the latest fire happened last night in brisbane on industrial way. firefighters already say it is not connected to this fire in the same location that destroyed a commercial building saturday night. this video is from citizen app. no one was injured. this fire's cause is still under investigation. >>> some wild weekend weather. what are we in store for today? >> things are c

. >> reporter: i'm bob redell at west oakland b.a.r.t.r.t. they have been effective at stopping fare evaders. later this morning the civic center b.a.r.t. station in san francisco, b.a.r.t. will start installing these same gates there. the whole idea is that they will be installed system-wide by the end of 2025. >>> let's get a look at that forecasted. kari, how is walnut creek looking? >> great, sunny, the kind of weather we've seen all week. but it's not going to end that way. we'll quickly see clouds rolling in, and rain arriving with this next storm system that will be coming in for the afternoon. it does first start in the north bay, by the early afternoon, and then by the rest of the evening we'll see rain moving into the rest of the bay area, off and on rain throughout the day on saturday, and then tapering off on sunday, as we will have a big drop in temperatures, marcus. >> thanks, kari. >>> we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. see you back here then. ♪ ♪ coming up, spring showers. more than 30 million under winter

. >> i am bob redell outside san josÉ police department where they have arrested a man in connection on january 30th. victims ranging in age from 4 years old to 85 years old. if you happen to be in that restroom during that date, the police would like to hear from you. >>> let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist, kari hall. a nice day ahead? >> yes, and it will be a last day we will see temperatures near 70 degrees. looking at a mix of sun and clouds today, it will be cooler and clouds arriving with rain in the afternoon. our highs over the weekend reach into the upper 50s on saturday and a thunderstorm chance as well. on sunday, we should have a dry sunday afternoon, and we will see dry conditions and slightly warmer temperatures for monday and tuesday, and then a new storm system arriving on wednesday will bring back the rain as well as the cooler temperatures. in san francisco, up to 63 and partly cloudy today. we will need umbrellas and heavier jackets for the weekend, laura. >> good to know. >>> we will have another local >>> we will have another local news uate inpd

. >>> i'm bob redell in the santa clara registrar voters' office where you can see a lot of mail-in ballotspped off at a ballot box by today. >>> let's get a look at that forecast for this tuesday morning. vianey is in for kari. >> it's fairly calm, even though we are monitoring a chance for spotty showers. it's about 52 degrees in san jose, a live look in downtown. we're going to stay pretty much dry for the south bay, but if you live in san francisco or areas north of the golden gate bridge, we will see some of the skies start to bring a chance for spotty showers, mainly to the north bay. you can see it right here on satellite radar. also, some parts of the sierra still under a winter weather advisory, as some light rain showers, mixed with a wintery mix, starts to move in overnight into tomorrow. our best rain chance for widespread through the south bay will move in late tonight into wednesday. in addition to that, because of the instability, there's a good chance that we could see scattered thunderstorm chances. but thursday and friday things dry out and temperatures bump up into the up

. >> i am bob redell outside the oakland coliseum where later today fans are expected at the a's homessible many of them may not step foot inside the ballpark but will stay in the parking lot instead. two fan groups are asking fans to stay here in the parking lot during tonight's game for a block party protest against the a's move to oakland and the group created a website called the summer of boycott to channel our frustration into positive action to let the owner they want the team to stay in oakland. >>> i am ginger conejero saab in san francisco. sfusd is facing a major deficit and has been more open about-facing difficult decisions ahead, suggesting the possibility that schools may be closed or consolidated. how many and which schools have yet to be determined. >>> let's get a look at the forecast for this thursday morning with meteorologist, kari hall. >> we are getting a break in the rain but still a spotty chance throughout the day. we are headed for the low 60s for the south bay. upper 50s for the north bay. even cooler temperatures for the weekend as rain comes in for the ne