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here is nbc's thom jensen. >> reporter: is one of the most anticipated election recounts in bay area history. after josie median, and evan lowe tied for 2nd place in the district 16 congressional primary. the district has hundreds of thousands of voters across san mateo and santa clara counties and now election officials in both counties say they are close to finalizing the recount. >> we expect to have results by the end of the week. >> with any degree of luck we will complete the scanning tomorrow, and we should have the numbers within the next day or so. >> reporter: election workers in both counties are working daily to sort ballots for rescanning and machine counts, while officials review any challenges brought by observers who have been looking over their shoulders through the entire process. >> really, they are challenging the envelopes, not the ballot at this stage of the game, and those are usually with no signatures, signature no match, they got here late, so, those are the ones that are really being focused on. >> reporter: so far, no ballots have been tossed out in san ma
here is nbc's thom jensen. >> reporter: is one of the most anticipated election recounts in bay area history. after josie median, and evan lowe tied for 2nd place in the district 16 congressional primary. the district has hundreds of thousands of voters across san mateo and santa clara counties and now election officials in both counties say they are close to finalizing the recount. >> we expect to have results by the end of the week. >> with any degree of luck we will...
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nbc bay area's thom jensen life for us in san francisco. they already were threatened by sfo about a potential lawsuit just before this vote, are? >> that's right, marcus. they let the port of oakland know that they were strongly opposed to this. they did not want san francisco in the first name of this name change, and they even showed them a letter that threatened of a trademark lawsuit, but the commissioners did vote unanimously last night to move forward with the name change after listening to nearly an hour of public comments. many people from oakland did speak out in favor of it, but san francisco tourism interests supposed that some simply put oakland at the front of the new name to make it clear to foreign visitors and other travelers from outside the area exactly which city they're flying into. the city of san francisco made it pretty clear through its attorney who showed a letter to the port board threatening a trademark lawsuit. >> that reaction of lack of one worry you? >> i really hope that they're being advised properly by cou
nbc bay area's thom jensen life for us in san francisco. they already were threatened by sfo about a potential lawsuit just before this vote, are? >> that's right, marcus. they let the port of oakland know that they were strongly opposed to this. they did not want san francisco in the first name of this name change, and they even showed them a letter that threatened of a trademark lawsuit, but the commissioners did vote unanimously last night to move forward with the name change after...
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in san jose, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> the search is on tonight for the driver of an suv that crashed early yesterday morning leaving a nine-year-old girl dead and four of her family members with major injuries. the driver ran after the crash. the suv veered off 680 the 242 split, bold multiple times before landing upside down in the medium. the young girl who died and two relatives were ejected from the car. her third 32-year-old mom, 13- year-old sister and cousins survived but they have major injuries. chp says it appears at least three of the passengers, including the nine-year-old girl were not wearing their seatbelts. >>> a last-minute settlement in a lawsuit involving tesla. the suit was brought by a family who claims the carmaker was to blame for a deadly accident. the centers on the death of a 38-year-old apple engineer. he was using tesla's autopilot technology when he crashed his car on 101 in mountain view back in 2018. the drivers family maintains that tesla oversold it autopilot ability. tesla says the driver was at fault for being distracted by a videogame while
in san jose, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> the search is on tonight for the driver of an suv that crashed early yesterday morning leaving a nine-year-old girl dead and four of her family members with major injuries. the driver ran after the crash. the suv veered off 680 the 242 split, bold multiple times before landing upside down in the medium. the young girl who died and two relatives were ejected from the car. her third 32-year-old mom, 13- year-old sister and cousins survived...
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in west sacramento, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thom, thank you. this is rock bottom for so many a's fans. 56 years of amazing memories, but also many of those years filled with angst, with the exception really of the haas family in the 1980s, a's ownership has frustrated this fan base. over the last several months, the fans have fought back. all the reverse boycotts, the t-shirts with the sell slogans. and on opening night, the fans staying outside the ballpark in protest. >> i don't like it at all. i'm loyal to where i live and the a's should be in oakland. >> i'm kind of glad they're leaving, you know. it kind of sucks that big sports organizations are taking taxpayer money and they're pretty much holding the city hostage. >> i'm disappointed because i wanted them to have to stay here, pay more money and sell back -- give us back the stadium. they're holding on to something that's ruining the area. and they're doing nothing with it. they don't care about oakland at all. >> there is the business side to all of this. what happened? sources close t
in west sacramento, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> thom, thank you. this is rock bottom for so many a's fans. 56 years of amazing memories, but also many of those years filled with angst, with the exception really of the haas family in the 1980s, a's ownership has frustrated this fan base. over the last several months, the fans have fought back. all the reverse boycotts, the t-shirts with the sell slogans. and on opening night, the fans staying outside the ballpark in protest....
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"today in the bay"'s thom jensen making his way to that scene. unfortunately, still stuck in traffic. are you at a standstill or are things creeping along? >> reporter: good morning. i actually just arrived on the scene, and i'm looking at the trucks, two of them it looks like are involved, or one truck with two trailers. chp has several units in here right now. they've got flares out and cones. now they've got traffic moving into two far lanes. the two left lanes, two or three of the left lanes, including the express lane, are still blocked and they're moving traffic around those as they try to get the big rig turned back right side up, and then pulled out of here. there is a large tow truck already on the scene. just for perspective, you're talking about this is just north of the highway 92 exit. it's right smack dab in front of planet fitness and the century theatre at the southland mall. the southland mall sign is right above me right now. it looks like it will not be as bad as yesterday's crash and overturned big rig that stopped traffic and
"today in the bay"'s thom jensen making his way to that scene. unfortunately, still stuck in traffic. are you at a standstill or are things creeping along? >> reporter: good morning. i actually just arrived on the scene, and i'm looking at the trucks, two of them it looks like are involved, or one truck with two trailers. chp has several units in here right now. they've got flares out and cones. now they've got traffic moving into two far lanes. the two left lanes, two or three...
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thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> it's a downer for sure. our coverage of the a's move to sacramento will continue at 6:00. as sacramento celebrates the team's arrival, a's fans in the bay area are just devastated. we will talk to fans about this baseball breakup. >>> okay, now as promised, more rain today along with those cold temperatures. that meant an unusual sight for us in april and parts of the mountains as well as mount hamilton getting a dusting today. in sacramento, there is small hail that fell on cars. you can see it there. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins me now as this means new meaning to april showers? >> it certainly does. man, it was hard to walk out of the door this morning. that cold air just really hits you and pretty hard here. we've gotten the storm system moving now over northern california. that's why we would have the thunderstorms, the small hail, the cold temperatures. and we are looking at things that are picking up again after some widespread morning rainfall. you'll be reintroduced here to more rainfall t
thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> it's a downer for sure. our coverage of the a's move to sacramento will continue at 6:00. as sacramento celebrates the team's arrival, a's fans in the bay area are just devastated. we will talk to fans about this baseball breakup. >>> okay, now as promised, more rain today along with those cold temperatures. that meant an unusual sight for us in april and parts of the mountains as well as mount hamilton getting a dusting today. in sacramento,...
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"today in the bay"'s thom jensen is live for us. the commissioners seem like they're not too worried about this, because we've already talked about the legal battle that sfo is talking about. >> reporter: it was a unanimous vote last night, marcus. good morning. remember, we were here last week talking about this. sfo warned the port of oakland commissioners that they did not like this, there's been threats of a lawsuit. but last night the board went ahead with that vote. commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with the name change, after listening then to nearly an hour of public comments. many of the oakland folks spoke out in favor, but san francisco tourism interests opposed it. some asked to simply put oakland at the front of the name to make it clear to travelers which city they're flying into. san francisco made it clear through its attorney who showed a letter to the board threatening a trademark lawsuit. >> is that reaction or lack of one real? >> i really hope they're being advised properly by counsel, but it's cle
"today in the bay"'s thom jensen is live for us. the commissioners seem like they're not too worried about this, because we've already talked about the legal battle that sfo is talking about. >> reporter: it was a unanimous vote last night, marcus. good morning. remember, we were here last week talking about this. sfo warned the port of oakland commissioners that they did not like this, there's been threats of a lawsuit. but last night the board went ahead with that vote....
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in san jose, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> focusing on abortion rights. mr. biden met with grassroots organizers at an event in tampa. he told supporters florida, which has a vote for democratic president since president obama is in play this year. the president said the supreme court -- and the new six week abortion ban will motivate women to vote against former president trump come november. >>> -- the department of justice announced today it will pay over $138 million to more than 100 people who accuse the fbi of mishandling sexual assault accusations against larry nasser. fbi agents failed to look into the excellent the doctor more than a year before he was arrested in 2016. is accused of -- he pleaded guilty in 2017 to 10 of them. the survivors include decorated olympic gymnast simone biles, -- and mckayla maroney. >>> it comes after a report by the country -- last year. i found 440,000 adults may have been victims of abuse by people linked to the church and about half were committed by clergy. the compensation will be financed by the church, and no deta
in san jose, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >>> focusing on abortion rights. mr. biden met with grassroots organizers at an event in tampa. he told supporters florida, which has a vote for democratic president since president obama is in play this year. the president said the supreme court -- and the new six week abortion ban will motivate women to vote against former president trump come november. >>> -- the department of justice announced today it will pay over $138 million...
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thom jensen joins us in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: expressions of relief from faith leaders and a global security expert we talked to today. they were happy that the drone attacks were thwarted. this won't last more than a few days and the trouble overseas may escalate and increase tensions here at home. a quiet night in israel tonight, after the country's iron dome missile defense system did its job, countering iran's drones and misses. >> there's quiet today. what most beam expressed was a dual feeling of hope or peace. but bracing for a storm. >> reporter: this rabbi and the oakland congregation gathered saturday, when the assault was under way. >> first concern is for our brothers and sisters in israel. secondly, anti-semitism here. we know it happens. >> reporter: the congregation received security upgrades to help protect the temple from hate crimes. it's $40 million the governor awarded to advance security at nonprofits across the state. several bay area groups, including the fremont islamic center, received grants, totalling millions of dollars. >> these grants are e
thom jensen joins us in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: expressions of relief from faith leaders and a global security expert we talked to today. they were happy that the drone attacks were thwarted. this won't last more than a few days and the trouble overseas may escalate and increase tensions here at home. a quiet night in israel tonight, after the country's iron dome missile defense system did its job, countering iran's drones and misses. >> there's quiet today. what most...
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. >> reporter: in oakland, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> let's bring in meteorologist rob mayeda for the final word on this. the question of course is how much are we going to be able to see? the clouds going to cooperate? >> the most important hours, right around 10:00 a.m. to noon. that would be the timeline for the eclipse. for us in the bay area, about 11:13. it will look like a little cutout in the sky with the right viewing materials or the pinhole projector. you can see the projection of the sun on the back of that. that's how it should look if the clouds permit. patchy clouds or high clouds. there's the view right there. looks like mostly clear skies around the bay area. so there should be good viewing opportunity here for the 35% version of that solar eclipse. but here is the path of totality. that is where you'd have the total solar eclipse. but look at the issues across texas and oklahoma. you've got thunderstorms, cloud cover. it will be a challenge there. may see some better viewing as you head up into arkansas and missouri. so closer to home, local viewing looks pre
. >> reporter: in oakland, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> let's bring in meteorologist rob mayeda for the final word on this. the question of course is how much are we going to be able to see? the clouds going to cooperate? >> the most important hours, right around 10:00 a.m. to noon. that would be the timeline for the eclipse. for us in the bay area, about 11:13. it will look like a little cutout in the sky with the right viewing materials or the pinhole projector. you...
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nbc bay area's thom jensen is watching a possible legal dispute. >> reporter: sfo and san francisco did warn the port of oakland that they were opposed to this. the commissioners did vote ooh -- unanimously to move forward with the name change after listening to an hour of public comment. san francisco tourism interests opposed it. some asked to put oakland at the front of the name to make it clear to foreign visitors and other travellers exactly which city they are flying into. the city of san francisco made it clear through its attorney, who shows a letter to the port board, threatening a trademark lawsuit. >> is that reaction or lack of one worrying you? >> i hope they are being advised properly by counsel. it's clear that there is a very strong trademark set of claims. >> reporter: lawsuits could come from environmental groups who believe this name change would meet requirements for the california environmental quality act. this comes as oakland is dealing with rising crime and the effects of losing major professional sports franchises to other communities. the city trying to -- the
nbc bay area's thom jensen is watching a possible legal dispute. >> reporter: sfo and san francisco did warn the port of oakland that they were opposed to this. the commissioners did vote ooh -- unanimously to move forward with the name change after listening to an hour of public comment. san francisco tourism interests opposed it. some asked to put oakland at the front of the name to make it clear to foreign visitors and other travellers exactly which city they are flying into. the city...
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"today in the bay"'s thom jensen just gave us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see the big rig driver lost control. he was pulling two trailers, lost the second trailer. they're getting this flipped back up on its side right now, clearing this, about 2 hours and 15 minutes or so after this started, right about 4:30. you can see traffic is moving onto the san mateo bridge, but it slows down a lot as we go north towards 238. it's an absolute brick wall, backed up for a couple of hours, as they clear the interstate. but nothing like the big wreck that was here yesterday that tied up traffic for 12 hours. >> thank you very much. >>> let's check in with cinthia. >> some workarounds are to continue 238 south, if you can avoid the mess that stretches back into san lorenzo and approaches the kaiser on the left. the lanes are blocked, the fast lanes. the slower lanes to the right are opening up. but also included in this mess, there are a couple of accidents. so just drive carefully around the scene, continue going on your way to wherever this friday will take yo
"today in the bay"'s thom jensen just gave us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see the big rig driver lost control. he was pulling two trailers, lost the second trailer. they're getting this flipped back up on its side right now, clearing this, about 2 hours and 15 minutes or so after this started, right about 4:30. you can see traffic is moving onto the san mateo bridge, but it slows down a lot as we go north towards 238. it's an absolute brick wall, backed up...
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thomas goethalsthom jensen is live for us where they laid out that deal, thom? >> reporter: yeah, actually we found out today that they have been in talks for several months about the move. when they finally proved to be unobtainable to get that agreement to continue to play at the coliseum in oakland. they did pend that agreement to move to west sacramento at least for the next three seasons, maybe longer. sutter health park has seen fewer than 11,000 fans. 14,000 if you count lawn seating. but it's about to host a big league team. starting next year it will
thomas goethalsthom jensen is live for us where they laid out that deal, thom? >> reporter: yeah, actually we found out today that they have been in talks for several months about the move. when they finally proved to be unobtainable to get that agreement to continue to play at the coliseum in oakland. they did pend that agreement to move to west sacramento at least for the next three seasons, maybe longer. sutter health park has seen fewer than 11,000 fans. 14,000 if you count lawn...