welcome to your saturday morning. some foggy conditions, as we take a live look outside in foster city. but, have no fear, the sun will be out for most of the bay area. at least by this afternoon. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slauder has a look at

our microclimate forecast. you say sun on the way? >> some of us are waking up to sunshine in the south bay right now. it will be sunny all day long later on, after we get rid of this fog, cloud cover we're waking up to. some of us waking up to cloud cover. in the south bay, you're seeing some sunshine. comfortable this afternoon. temperatures not as hot. back into the 60s and 70s for most of us. the week ahead looks pretty similar. each sbfr dand every day we're g at temperatures. i like how kira says the calendar matches the temperature. temperatures right now in the 50s. 70s for many of us later this afternoon. 60s at the coastline. 65 for san francisco. 75 for the north bay. east bay, the tri-valley is where we'll see temperatures in the 80s. that's the only place that will warm. 77 for the south bay. overall, comfortable conditions this weekend. week ahead looks pretty nice. we'll talk about our rain chances coming up, if there's any rain on the horizon up

there. >> always have some kind of boomer ang fboom boomerang for us. anthony, thank you. it's a girl! >> with that, the official announcement from a town cryer. a princess is born. kate middleton delivered the royal baby, a girl, early this morning. the announcement came just after 3:00 am pacific time n a modern twist, kensington palace announced when kate was in labor and when she gave birth all on twitter. the royal baby weighs 8 pounds, 3 ounces. her name isn't expected to be announced immediately. you may remember when her big brother, george, was born, officials actually waited two days before announcing his name. now we're taking you live to st. mary's hospital in london where middleton gave birth in the same place where prince george was born in 2013. the royal baby girl is now the fourth in line to the throne behind her grandfather, prince

charles, behind father, prince william and behind big brother, prince george. her birth, though, get this, moves prince harry down to fifth in line for the throne. taking a turn now and bringing you back to the bay area where last night a peaceful mayday protest turned violent. we have the scene from our nbc chopper over oakland. hundreds of protesters took to the streets to call attention to workers' rights. yearly tradition to march on may 1st, may day. it became much more than that with the incidents in baltimore. what started out as a march turned to destruction. the mood shifted around 9:00 last night when protesters began smashing the windows of a honda dealership. can you see one rider actually inside the store, which you just saw there, smashing a car inside. other dealerships along oakland's car row also were vandalized. and protesters also took their

anger out on a few banks. occupy oakland posted these photos of broken glass and other damage at the downtown wells fargo. others showed broken windows at citi bank down the block. may daypro tests stretched across the straight. download our nbc app to see full video of demonstrations in san jose, san francisco and los angeles. also yesterday, emotions ran high in baltimore as it was announced six officers will face charges in the death of freddie gray. some are veterans, others are new to the force. it was a swift and controversial decision to charge them. >> reporter: the six officers arrested range from near rookies to a 17-year veteran. officer cesar goodson faces the most serious charge, second-degree murder, indifference to human life, 63

years in prison if convicted. >> despite mr. gray's seriously deteriorating medical condition, no medical assistance was rendered or summoned for mr. gray at that time by any officer. >> reporter: the baltimore city state attorney filed charges immediately upon reviewing the medical examiner's report that determined gray's death was a homicide. >> i assured his family that no one is above the law and that i would pursue justice on their behalf. >> reporter: the police union immediately rebuffed the allegations and claimed the investigation was rushed and incomplete. >> let me state in no uncertain terms that lieutenant rice and all of the officers involved, at all times, acted reasonably and in accordance with their training as baltimore police officers. we believe that these officers will be vindicated, as they have done nothing wrong. >> as night fell over baltimore and curfews were enforced, the family of freddie gray pleaded with protesters to obey the law. >> we ask that whoever comes to

our city, a city that we love, a city that we live in, come in peace. >> reporter: peggy bunker, nbc bay area news. the city attorney says officer goodson is facing the most serious charges because he was driving the police van and witnessed freddie gray's obvious medical distress. the police union says they're outraged at what they call quick charges brought against their officers and now the police union wants an independent investigator to take over the case. an update this morning, all six officers have posted bail and have been released. a facebook faux pas has the office of san jose's mayor on damage control. kan russo, a policy adviser, is backtracking after what he calls an attempt at humor which fell flat on his birthday when russo post aid message on facebook

passing along messages to others who shared his birthday, including hitler. he now says it was insensitive and inappropriate. mayor liccardo said i personally reached out to numerous leaders in the jewish community for their advice. i am treating this matter seriously and regret any hurt caused in this lapse of judgment. san jose bar busted for serving more than just drinks. b. boss lounge liquor license was pulled after undercover agents caught employees performing sexual acts in front of other customers. was also caught serving alcohol past its midnight curfew. last year the club was closed for 30 days for similar violations and in february this year their bartender was shot and killed right next door. an odd new crime hitting the bay area is being linked to california's drought. thieves in san francisco are stealing plants and some of

these thieves have been caught on camera. scott james tells us, he woke up to find one of his planter boxes full of holes instead of plants at his home. when he checked the building surveillance video it showed a thief in the middle of the night, as you see there, just digging right in. he post this had video online and says people from neighborhoods across the city have responded to him with similar stories of stolen plants. the most common target? succulents. >> type of plants that are being stolen are succulents, resistant to drought. don't use a lot of water. they're easy to transplant. >> it's almost embarrassing a little bit to say i had my plant stolen. >> police say even if you're embarrassed, victims should file a report to make law enforcement aware of this problem. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the fight of the

century between mayweather and pacquiao. it is tonight. where you might be turned away if you want to watch the boxing match. and a new test could help you detect cancer years before it becomes deadly. we'll tell you about what test that is, next.

welcome back. it's 7:11 right now. a live look at oakland international airport. foggy this morning. good news, the whole bay area should be seeing sun today. temperatures in the 60s and 70s, not as hot as it has been. it should be a beautiful saturday. speaking of oakland airport, a hawaiian airline flight was supposed to arrive in oakland last night. instead an emergency landing in maui. pilots say they were forced to return to the airport shortly after takeoff yesterday afternoon because of a strange odor in the cabin. all 234 people on board had to use emergency slides to evacuate

the plane. two people had to go to the hospital. a simple blood test may soon be able to detect cancer more than a decade in advance. the test would involve looking at the caps at the end of our dna that protect our chromosomes. researchers say in people who develop cancer, they grow rapidly for several years and suddenly stop growing three to four years before the cancer diagnosis. 7:12 right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, some bay area businesses are already winning thanks to floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. we'll tell you about it next. cloud cover across most of the bay area. soth bay seeing sunshine. we're back to break down your weekend forecast coming up when "today in the bay" returns.

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7:15 saturday morning. live look outside at buckingham palace. earlier this morning, the royal baby was born. it's a girl. they haven't released her name yet. but the princess is fourth in line to the throne. back here in the bay area, many want to know who are you for, manny pacquiao or floyd mayweather? in one city it's much more than a boxing match. it's a cultural event. why some restaurants are turning away customers for tonight's historic event. >> reporter: it's a filipino tradition. tselogs have stopped taking orders. >> we had to refuse because we can't do any more. >> reporter: the ever-popular

fil-am barbecue has stopped taking orders. next best idea? stand in line, get the food and reheat before the guests arrive. they were so busy they could not force their phones or e-mails. driving all the we here from the east bay. >> i sent an e-mail for a catering order. high to come in person to find out the scoop. >> reporter: the scoop was? >> i want to get that for later. oh, sold out? >> reporter: no more delicious egg role-like treats. even if they don't have all the filipino fixings, it's the fight on the screen that really matters and who pac man represents. >> all the filipinos have so much pride in him. we want him to win it all. >> reporter: part african-american and part filipino, conflicted about which boxer to cheer on. >> little bit. little bit. >> reporter: but in the end you're going to root for? >> pacquiao.

filipino pride. >> reporter: the reality is that pacquiao is the underdog and mayweather is undefeated. >> i think mayweather is going to win but i want pacquiao to win. >> reporter: nanette miranda, nbc news. one new way for people to pirate the fight is via periscope. that's twitter's new app. periscope has been an issue for hbo, jointly airing the fight with showtime. hbo had to send take down notices to periscope when people had streamed "game of thrones." now to the two people who are probably not watching the fight tonight out of the whole country. >> i know. >> anthony slaughter is here with a look at our weekend forecast. if you want to not watch the fight and go outside. >> the periscope idea, social media, facebook, twitter, instagram, you have to log off

those things completely when your favorite show is on. >> ruining the ending. >> i know! especially us west coast folks. it always happens on the east coast first. >> that's true. >> that's my daily rant for the day. i'm done. >> life is tough. >> let's talk about this weather, kira. cloud cover, fog at the golden gate bridge extends through the north bay, east bay through the peninsula as well. south bay is the only location waking up to a few clouds this morning. 57 in the peninsula. very comfortable, mild there. and 53 in san francisco. later on this afternoon, you'll notice the most that it will be much cooler than it has been the past couple of days. we were in the 80s and 90s the past couple of days. not the case today. 77 today for the south bay. 74 for the peninsula. east bay, that will be one of our warmest, near the tri-valley. few 80s there. most of us will be back in the 70s. 60, 65 in san francisco. and mostly 60s at the coastline for today. we have the return of cloud cover up against the coastline. that's what brought back the

morning fog and the cloud cover through the day today. it will retreat as we head toward the afternoon and evening hours. tomorrow morning expect another foggy start as that cloud cover extends to the coastline. morning fog and afternoon sunshine. that's going to leave our temperatures more temperate. at least where we should be this time of year. 2015 cadillac match play, kira was talking about this earlier at harding park in san francisco today and tomorrow. get out there. temperatures in the 60s. and it is going to be chilly once the sun goes down, temperatures back in the 50s. in fact, in san francisco, continuing with the festive weekend. cinco demayo festival near valencia. temperatures by 4:00, spiking into the low 70s in the mission district. it will be comfortable there and plenty of sunshine expected as well. san mateo, curiosity community day happens today. temperatures comfortable in the low 70s. you can get into this wildlife

center for free. get up close and personal with these creatures, this owl behind me and perhaps a sea otter or two. this forecast as we track this next system head our way. unfortunately for us, it will stay to the north. tuesday, it's still to our north. but watch what happens as we head towards wednesday and thursday. this starts to dive southward. here is the wild card. when will the system dive south? tuesday, wednesday? because if it happens sooner, we could actually get some rain if the system dives south later in the week, thursday and friday, as you can see this computer model doing so, it does not look like we'll see the rain. the thing i put on here are those wind streamlines. you can see how strongly you'll be coming in from the north. that will be cooler air that inundates the bay area thursday and friday. until then, really nice. temperatures headed our way. next several days, very temperate, seasonal. not moving a whole lot. temperatures in the low to mid 70s each and every day with that

morning fog and afternoon sunshine. livermore, you'll cool off a bit. san francisco, the thing you'll note here, comfortable, seasonal. right where we should be. the calendar matches the numbers. right? >> yeah. the temperatures finally match the calendar at long last. >> that's right. >> anthony, thanks. much more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up. i was just shocked. my whole world was flipped upside down. i have no idea. how have i been living so long? >> two bay area college students are going the extra mile. what they're doing that's now feeding hundreds of people in need. it will make you bay area proud. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music)

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bay area students. >> a class at santa clara university called the sustainable living undergraduate research project with the interesting acronym of slurp. these two students took the class combined with the serious fact of how much food goes to waste in this country every day and they're doing some worldly good. >> there's a deadline in week eight. >> for what? >> next year. >> main dining hall is their preferred meeting spot when mckenna huang gets together, there is no food on the table. food is definitely on the agenda. excess food, to be exact. in just a single year, the sophomore and this junior have changed the way their 164-year-old university handles food that doesn't get eaten. it's a partnership that started

on the very first day of class last year. >> yeah. i saw that nose ring and i was like, she's really cool. >> reporter: turns out these two had more in common than their taste in jewelry. they shared a passion for sustainability. and so when the class required them to come up with an idea to fix the problem on campus, they focused on food waste. something poloma says she hadn't thought much about before. >> i was just shocked. my whole world was flipped upside down. i'm like, i have no idea. how have i been living so long? >> even though they didn't have to put their plan into action, they did anyway, partnering with food recovery network, they came up with a plan to collect excess food, primarily leftover from catering events, and deliver it twice a week to martha's kitchen. a san jose soup kitchen. >> that's been something that has been a pretty simple solution. it's definitely brought a lot of people together who are all passionate about diverting food

waste. >> reporter: the idea has quickly taken hold. some 50 fellow students have already volunteered to deliver the food. so far, have diverted 4,000 pounds of it, to help the hungry and the homeless. >> some papers for to you fill out. >> reporter: and convinced two undergraduate student that is tackling the world's difficult problem might not be as difficult as they once thought. >> it's really awesome to see that people are so passionate about it. a lot of people share a passion for it. >> both young women say they couldn't have accomplished what they have so far without the support of the santa clara university dining services staff. they say they've been surprised just how many people are willing to pitch in and help them do some good. garvchl in thomas, nbc bay area news. >> as always if you know of someone doing something nice for others, garvin would love to hear from you. go to nbcbayarea.com and search bay area proud. much more ahead on "today in

the bay." coming up, officers cracking down on criminals in one bay area community. why their timing is so precise. plus -- >> it's so sad because i can imagine him fighting for his life. >> would you call 911 even if you might get fired? a widow's crusade means changes for half a million workers.

it is 7:59 on saturday morning. live look outside in downtown san jose. little bit of cloud cover. that sun is peeking through this morning. san francisco, bait bridge covered in fog and clouds. but later today, everyone will be seeing the sun. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter has a look at that microclimate forecast for us. >> you nailed it. >> oh, yeah.

i only nailed it because you tell me exactly what to say. >> come on. >> i'm a good listener. >> so funny this morning. good to have you with us this morning. cloud cover as kira was mentioning. yes, even from our oakland camera, you can see here, cloud cover stretching all the way into the east bay. that's really the story this morning, most of us waking up to cloud cover. in the south bay, we're seeing some sunshine. everybody will see sun later this afternoon. it will be very comfortable. not as hot as it has been. no 80s or 90s on the board for today. 70s, 60s and only a few 80s. afternoon sun. stepping outside receipt now, tech temperatures in the 50s for the most part. later this afternoon, there's the money maker, 77 for the north bay, 65 for san francisco. 81 for the east bay. 74 for the peninsula. we do have a slight chance for rain. we'll talk more about that in my

next report. >> stay tuned and i'll listen and then i'll know what to tell the viewers. anthony, thanks. >> yeah. it's a girl! it's a girl! >> and with that official announcement from acrier, a princess is born. kate middleton delivered a baby girl this morning. kensington pal announced when she was in labor and when she gave birth all on twitter. 8 pounds, 3 hours. her name isn't expected to be announced immediately. you may remember when her big brother, george, was born, officials waited two days before announcing his name. i didn't remember that. and this is a live look at st. mary's hospital in london where middleton gave birth in the lindo wing, the same place where prince george was born in 2013. the baby girl is fourth in line for the throne behind her

grandfather, prince charles, father prince william and big brother, prince george. her birth moves prince harry down to fifth in line for the throne. and now we'll take a turn and bring you back to the bay area where, last night, a peaceful may day protest turned violent. hundreds of protesters took to the street to call attention for workers' rights. yearly tradition to march on may 1st. in light of the police brutality case in baltimore it became much more than that. what started out as a peaceful march turned into destruction. as you see there, this is when the mood shifted. it happened about 9:00 last night when protesters began smashing the dealcars of a hond dealership. other dealerships along oakland's car row were also vandalized. protesters also took their anger

ut on a few banks. occupy oakland posted pictures of broken glass and other damage at the downtown wells fargo. other photos show broken windows at citi bank just down the block. in baltimore, prosecutors announced yesterday they're filing murder charges against six police officers in the death of freddie gray. some in baltimore celebrated the announcement. the city's top prosecutor says the six officers face charges, including false arrest, assault and second-degree murder. >> the manner of death deemed a homicide by the maryland state medical examiner is believed to be the result of a fatal injury that occurred while mr. gray was unrestrained by a seat belt in the custody of the baltimore police department wagon. >> we are satisfied with today's charges. these charges are an important step in getting justice for freddie. >> 25-year-old gray died last

month after his neck snapped while riding in the police transport van. the police union says it is shocked by the charges and that the officers did nothing wrong. meantime, the city's 10:00 pm curfew will remain in effect throughout this weekend. the national guard also will remain in baltimore, just in case. a confession in the so-called bridgegate scandal in new jersey. david wildstein, a former port authority official pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. he says he plotted with another port official as well as the former deputy chief of staffer governor chris christie to create gridlock by intentionally shutting down lanes of the george washington bridge t happened in 2013. wildstein says it was payback against the mayor for ft. lee, new jersey, located on one side of the bridge. that mayor had refused to endorse christie for re-election. two other officials accused in the scandal will go to court on charges next week.

>> i am not guilty of these charges. i never ordered or conspired with david wildstein to close or realign lanes of the bridge for any reason. >> many believe governor christie, potential candidate for president, knew about the plot. christie, however, denies any involvement and has not been charged. >> the death toll in nepal continues to rise. more than 6,000 people are now confirmed dead after last weekend's powerful 7.8 earthquake. government officials say the death toll could reach as high as 15,000 as crews continue to search through the rubble. head of the european union delegation in nepal says 1,000 europeans are still missing or unaccounted for. officials say most are trekking around the country. many have not yet checked in. back here in the bay area, a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. a massive raid in the south bay.

dozens of police on parole and probation officers hit the streets looking for gang members. "today in the bay's" damian trujillo was at the task force where the timing is no coincidence. >> reporter: they gathered just after three dozens of gang cops, parole and probation officers looking for gang member. >> we're trying to make sure people know we're prepared for the weekend starting today. again, also precautions set for the rest of the weekend. >> reporter: it's called a gang suppression and it comes just before cinco de mayo weekend, which sees increase in gang activity. several home visits in the last hour to make sure gang members on parole or probation aren't breaking the conditions from their release from jail or prison. >> i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: she started running with a gang when she was only 10. vanessa decided to turn her life around after her daughter was

born and is now having her tattoos removed through the city's clean slate program. >> i was always going from one job to another job and, you know, they've always just looked at me because, you know, i have visible tattoos. >> reporter: the summer months get a little more dangerous, vanessa says, because the gangs are out in force, looking for trouble and for recruits. she applauds tonight's enforcement, hoping it will make the streets safer this cinco de mayo weekend. damian trujillo. someone is trying to rip off people by pretending to be a police officer. san jose say the man has been leaving messages for residents claiming to be sergeant mike harris and asked for payment on a prepaid criminal card to clear their criminal records. the san jose police department says there's no sergeant mike harris on the force and cautions residents that real police never seek any kind of payment to clear your record. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the a's rally in the

texas heat. and a thriller at at&t park, giants system rallying of their own. highlights are next.

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welcome back. 7:40 right now. giants are hosting the other team from southern california this weekend. it may not have the intensity as a series against the dodgers, it still made for some pretty great baseball. angels and giants, game tied at 1. angel pagan comes in to score. giants take a 2-1 lead. bottom of the ninth, game tied at 2. joe panik singles to center. third straight walk-off win at home. good place to do it. >> the ballpark in arlington now, a's rebound from a 1-5 home stand t wasn't looking good, oakland trailed the rangers but they would stage a wild comeback, rallying for 7 runs in

the inning. green and gold were able to hold on and shock texas, 7-5. you might know it's called the fastest two minutes in sports, but it's so much more than that. it also has big hats and mint juleps. my two favorite things. kentucky derby is today. you can catch all the pageantry as well as the race right here on nbc bay area. it all begins this afternoon at 1:00. hope you watch. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the u.s. postal service makes a national policy change after an nbc bay area investigation. this morning, we're waking up to a bit of a change. cloud cover for a change. we've been sunny all week long. now we're looking at the clouds. sunshine this afternoon coming up when "today in the bay" returns.

thank you for joining us. this image of san jose, can you

see some sunshine. little shadowy effect. that's how we can tell that the sun is out there from the building. see that? all right. yeah. i know. you show a picture like this and you don't see the sun and say we're seeing sunshine. how can you tell? that's how we tell, kira. see? all right. let's talk about this forecast this morning. you'll notice this afternoon 70s across the board for most of us. a few places are get back into the 80s like the tri-valley and over in san francisco, cool there. 65 degrees for your afternoon high today. you'll notice cloud cover very extensive across the pacific this morning. lots of low clouds out across the marine waters. that will be moving in each and every morning this upcoming week. really, this weekend, going to see more cloud cover this morning. same deal for tomorrow morning and then afternoon sunshine. overall, it's that cold air that moves over the waters into the bay area that ares going to result in a chillier weekend. as we round out april, now that we're in may, we have new data out. in fact, we've found that over the past four months, from

january through april, this year was the dryest on record ever since records have been kept. you go back to 2013, that was the last time we had one of our driest januarys. over a century ago. records have only been kept since the 1850s. it seems as though, looking at this new data that's in, the past couple of years, we are trending toward a drier winter, which could result in climate change in the next 20 to 30 years. let's talk about some weekend events happening. in fact, today, you can get out at ft. point near the golden gate bridge and do some free crabbing. they can teach you how to do crabbing lessons. rsvp at sffuncheap.com. search crabbing lessons. hop over to tomorrow.

taco-chella not to be mistaken with coachella, but very spicy, i might add. soma street food park. maybe a light jacket will be necessary. it's all because cinco de mayo festivities are happening. and asian art museum free admission first sunday of the month. off the coast of oregon and washington monday, the system will move in across portland, seattle. by tuesday it starts to dive southward. we'll start to see cooler air. by the seven-day forecast denoted at the bottom of your screen and by thursday and friday strong northerly winds will pull in cool winds from canada. temperature also come down a little bit. it's not going to be overly cold. 77 today for san jose. by the time that system starts to move in, you'll notice low

60s back to the bay area or low 70s for san jose. livermore, few 80s today. low 80s. back into the mid 70s. overall, no big fluctuations in the forecast, kira. we're not looking at any 90s moving towards this upcoming week. little more comfortable than it was the past couple of days. back to you. >> i learn so much from you, anthony, including how to detect shadows from the sun. so, thank you. i'm sorry i laughed so hard at that. we have much more ahead coming up on "today in the bay." we investigated this man's death and exposed his employer's troubling 911 policy. now see the nationwide change it sparked. good morning. i'm mike inouye. lots to do "today in the bay." today is may 2nd, el dos de mayo.

and tuesday that's cinco de mayo. in the heart in the mission, san francisco mariachi, lots of other culture and artistry. this is an alcohol-free festival, too. trying to ensure a more family-friendly, still very fun environment. from cinco de mayo in san francisco to san carlos, little plains at the hiller aviation museum, biggest little air show today from 10:00 till 1:00. shows from rc flyers group, aerobatic and squadron. eat your heart out, jeff bassos. cars on the water or at least the water's edge, jacqueline square in oakland, cartopia. rolling off the plaza.

autobus will show off their buffed up autos all why dj is spinning as well. monday no matter what side of the water you're on i'll help you get through the monday commute here on "today in the bay."

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calling 911 is no longer off limits to postal workers now that a critical change is taking place across the nation. controversial 911 policy is about to get updated, all

prompted by our local investigation. investigative reporter vickie nguyen has the report. >> calling attention to the 911 issue and says it is revising national policy to instruct employees to call 911 immediately when there's a medical emergency. call 911 in case of a medical emergency. what's common sense for most of us was simply not the rule at the usps facility in oakland and it was a rule that may have caused serious delays for postal worker sam mckoship. co-workers found sam down from a severe head injury. >> we have an employee bleeding from the mouth. >> no one saw what happened to sam, but co-workers reported finding him lying on the floor, bleeding and unconscious.

records show no one called 911 for up to 53 minutes after he was found. sam's wife. >> it's so sad. i can imagine him fighting for his life. >> reporter: investigative unit first revealed a postal service report that showed employees called supervisors who called more managers who called the on-site postal police, who finally called 911. why? they were following rules saying only postal police are to initiate the 911 procedure. one month after our first report aired, the oakland postal facility changed its policy to read in an emergency, anyone should immediately call 911. our report also got the attention of congresswoman barbara lee. she spoke with the postmaster general after we reached out to her on twitter. >> this tragedy, unfortunately, brought to my attention some procedures that were wrong. >> reporter: so wrong that in

march the usps office of inspector general issued this management alert citing our investigative report. >> when we first heard of the report, we became very concerned. >> reporter: monique colter oversaw the audit. she spoke to us by phone from washington, d.c. >> we felt employees should have the capability of calling 911 directly and feel empowered to do so. >> reporter: oig reviewed the rules across the country and concluded that emergency procedures are inconsistent and need revision. the national policy was different than the usps's own handbook, which was different from the policy in oakland where sam worked. now the usps is making a sweeping change to its national policy, to instruct employees to call 911 immediately in the event of a medical emergency. >> seconds and minutes do make a huge difference in the overall outcome of the patient. >> reporter: stewart mcgee is the division manager for oakland fire. his agency responded to the 911

call about sam. he says the usps isn't the only organization that needs to change its 911 rules. he says many companies, public and private, still have outdated rules that may prevent workers from calling 911 first. >> they should look at their policies and see if there's a way that they can reduce the complexity of notifying 911. >> usps declined multiple interview requests but said in a statement employees' safety, health and well-being is a top priority at the u.s. postal service. >> it's just the saddest thing. >> reporter: sam died ten days after he was taken to the hospital but his legacy led to changes that will affect the half million people who work for the usps. >> he must be saying up in heaven, you're doing the right thing. he's proud. >> reporter: as we first reported it wasn't just the written policy. numerous workers were told

repeat repeatly they would face discipline or have to pay for the ambulance if they called 911. that is no longer the case. changes at the national level of the usps are set to be implemented by the end of may. vicky nguyen, nbc bay area news. we'll check in on the newly born royal baby one last time. when you just can't seem to escape... another sneeze attack... you may be muddling through allergies. don't get caught off guard. try zyrtec® dissolve tabs. powerful allergy relief, now in a tablet that starts dissolving instantly.

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welcome back. live look at the lindo wing in st. mary's in london where earlier this morning a princess was born. kate middleton delivered her second royal baby acres girl this morning. the announcement came just after 3:00 pacific time. live look at buckingham palace. a few hours ago the birth notice was placed outside. baby weighs 8 pounds, 3 ounces. no name yet.

we are waiting with bated bre h breath. especially anthony. >> she's all on social media. >> i am. thank you so much for joining us. we hope you have a great weekend.

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