oh a high-stakes day at the polls. two states could shore up the nomination. we have full analysis and live report. trying to fix a gaping hole in moraga. the sinkhole that is still eating up space and causing issues for that town. good news for those waiting for a warm shower. plus, a violent scene in san shun that had investigators on scene all night. "today in the bay" starts right now. very good morning to you. it's tuesday now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. one good word to describe this morning, chilly. temperatures in the 40s. bundle up. hopefully some sunshine on the

way. here's meteorologist kari hall. >> warmer temperatures than yesterday. 40s in the north bay and we do have low 50s in san francisco. so, as you head out the door, make sure you're wearing some long sleeves and we'll be taking it off today as our highs warm up to 67 degrees in the south bay and the peninsula. 63 in the east bay and san francisco. will be a very nice day and more of those beautiful days ahead. i'll detail that coming up in a few minutes and an update on the bay bridge from mike. >> sam's arms are longer. looking at the bay bridge and nice, easy drive across the span. camera shakes from emoryville and means a breeze, but not a concern for drivers. just fine across that span. that closure in moraga but the rest of the bay, no major concerns and we have an event over here in the south bay. sap center, guys. back to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. do or die for several republican candidates vying for

the white house. >> five states go to the polls later today to pick their presidential nominee. "today oin the bay" kris sanchez. >> if you love politics this would be a bad day. illinois, missouri, north carolina and the big two to watch are, of course, florida and ohio. those are key states because two of the republican candidates have hinted that if they don't win at home, they may be done. florida is, of course, marco rubio's home state and it is a winner take all with 99 delegates at stake. ohio is governor john kasich's home state and also winner take all. 66 delegates there. according to the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" marist poll donald trump leads in florida and second in ohio. if he wins both of those states he would be the republican nominee. if he does not win both of those states, it will be selected at

an open selection in july. >> we're going to win the 99 delegates here in florida. >> i think we're ahead and we're going to win tomorrow. >> separate town halls and hillary clinton leads among likely democratic voters. which is closer than it was this time last week when bernie sanders won michigan. the polls are open in at least three states. we're watching live pictures and you and bring it to you in just a bit. >> hard to imagine or two states could make all the difference. stay connected to today's primaries on nbcbayarea.com. tracking all the results and post them on the top of the page as soon as they come in. so far, the bay area has not seen protests against donald trump like some other cities have, but then, again, donald trump hasn't ventured tathe bay area as a presidential candidatetop still signs an

organized opposition could be materializing. one local activist launched a facebook page called fight trump violence. he can hoping to hold a protest today 555 california street a building 30% owned by mr. trump. it is supposed to take place at noon. homecoming for chelsea clinton this week. the stanford grad is actually coming to the bayaria. she is going to be fund-raising for her mother. the 36-year-old clinton will headline two fund-raisers next monday the first one hosted in palo alto and the second fund-raiser will be in san francisco. hillary clinton will be on the peninsula for fund-raisers next wednesday. now, to continuing coverage of that sinkhole in moraga. >> we're continuing, laura, this morning on repair work and pg&e crews are out monitoring the situation. they're trying to restore heat to the 2,500 customers whalost

their gas. last night heat was restored to a portion of that customer base. a four inch gas line ruptured sunday afternoon when the surface around the sinkhole just gave way. city officials believe water rushing through a storm drain underground might have caused the initial collapse. pg&e was working quickly taget gas restored. >> we'll visit 500 homes an hour and just depend on how many of those customers are home. >> bob redell right now is at the scene. a live report on the crew's progress coming up in about half an hour. police in san francisco investigating a shooting in the outer richmond district. happened before 11:00 p.m. on 44th avenue near clemente street. getting very limited information of us now but we know investigators were on the scene all night and the coroner was called out. we'll bring you more details on the shooting as soon as we get them. no need to wait on details for your forecast. >> right here, right now. >> in the house. ready to go. what have you got for us?

hopefully something warm, kari. >> little bit warmer than yesterday. as we look at the current temperatures. 46 in concord and we do have some 40s this morning, although it is cooler than it was yesterday at this tame and we are looking at temperatures this afternoon that will be warmer. up to 67 degrees in san jose and the embarkidario up to 63 degrees. upper 60s for napa while oakland is at 64. and today in liverkeep more we're looking at 62 degrees. an update on owhat is happening on the roads, let's check in with mike. >> the san mateo bridge. easy, clear view and move up towards that bay bridge and i promised you that shot and i don't want to fall through on that shot. breeze hits the emoryville side and looking over towards treasure island. the map will show you the same thing for the speed sensors. anywhere south of here no problems for the peninsula and the south bay. want to move you up. crash over at tennessee and off of the roadway and no major

injuries. farther north, 121 at 128 up in napa county and closed because of yesterday's mudslides and that continues with the closure up in that area and 101 moves smoothly to the golden gate bridge. back to you. >> thank you, mike. one mention of the night stalker and you'll recall the terrorizing time when someone was mysteriously killing women and children. now we're learning that richard ramirez may not have acted alone. who might still be out there. a violent domestic violence case leaves a mother recovering and her son dead.

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stalker," who was convict of kiing night stalker accused of killing more than a dozen women and children in the 19 0s might have had some help. his home invasion crime spree terrorized the residents of los angeles and later those here in the bay area. sources are now telling "new york post" that san francisco police identified a second man in the rape and death of a 9-year-old girl. prosecutors are telling "the post" there's not enough evidence to charge anyone with the crime. as for ramirez, he died in 2013 from cancer. we are getting more details this morning on a stabbing in countten san jose that was witnessed by the suspect's brother. stabbing happened yesterday night on a home in palm street just blocks away from 2 0 and highway 87. police say the suspect stabbed his mother before turning the knife on himself. the mother is in critical condition and the suspect died at the scene.

investigators are still trying to figure out what led up to it all. this peninsula railroad security guard facing charges for committing lewd acts inside of a parkd car. 35-year-old luke is from san carlos and arrested in palo alto last week. a security guard on the train tracks near gun high school. he was suspected by cypress security, the company that he works for, after that arrest. the man accused of beating a bay area nurse to death outside a fairfield mosque says he's not guilty. 19-year-old william king entered his plea in court yesterday. king beat the victim with a bat outside of solano town center last month. investigators say he was trying to steal her purse. coming up next, a new way to get around. we'll tell you about the partnership between a ride sharing company and a bay area transportation company.

4:44 on tuesday morning. yay, monday is out of the way. >> keep reliving the same day over and over again. >> super tuesday. >> wae do have our colors on. our political colors. red and blue for the primaries today. but, first, let's get there. let's get out the door. kari, how is it looking right snow. >> we are looking at beautiful weather again today after a soggy weekend we are drying out across the bay area. here is a look now at the bay bridge. quite a few people already out there getting the day started under some mostly clear skies and a light wind. the seven-day forecast up at the bottom of the vene and you'll

see how our temperatures will warm over the next several days and before you know it, we'll be having 70s all across the bay area. but now it is cool out there. we have low 40s in livermore and santa rosa, as well as napa. 47 in san jose. let's go hour by hour in san jose. at 7:00 we'll feel temperatures at 47 and then rising into the low 50s by the late morning hours. and then as we go through the day, we're lacking at some mid-60s. it will be a touch warmer than it was yesterday. and looking at the futurecast, it shows absolutely nothing over the next several days. won't be until late sunday evening when we start to see that rain moving in and looks like it will linger into the start of the day on monday. so, that's our next significant chance of rain. over the next three days high pressure continues to build and temperatures will warm. highs in the upper 70s on thursday and then come back down koppel of degrees on friday. still mostly sunny and all across the bay area, some upper

60s to lower 70s and then down to 64 degrees in the east bay on friday. looking at that weekend forecast, i know it's only tuesday, but you're probably already making some plans and it will be a beautiful weekend to get out there. once again, wale have that chance of rain returning late on sunday. temperatures that will be in the lower 60s for the north bay and san francisco and some low 70s for the tri-valley, as well as the south bay. i'll have another look at the forecast coming up. let's get an update on what is hang out there as you head out towards the tri-valley with mike. >> kari, here's a live shot. i want to mention you talk about the better weather over the next few days and that may mean more motorcycles on the roadway and smaller vehicles appearing in your rearview mirror and keep that in mind. over here this roadway moving well. 580 westbound an easy drive in through livermore and into dublin out of livermore and an easy drive out of the altamont pass. we'll show you this is where the closure is just off of moraga

road open from 24 towards the st. mary's area. keep that as an option going to town. a stall right near the 880 interthange and the lanes are open for business. back to you. >> thanks, mike. turns out drivers for ride hailing app lyft will no longer have to own their own car. >> let's check in with landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning, sam and laura. wall treat street gets off to a mixed start. investigators looking ahead to the fed meeting and the central bank is not expected to raise interest rates and when they might later this year. look for data on retail sales and inflation. the dow rising 15 points to 17229. the nasdaq edging up a point to 4750. meanwhile, gm and ride hailing app lyft rolling out a car rental program for drivers. lyft trying to add more drivers to its app as it looks to gain on uber and provide a fleet of

120 chevy equinox and boston and baltimore. drivers can rent cars for up to eight weeks. we all scream for ice cream. dairy queen is giving out a free small soft served cone today at participating locations. they're asking for donations and last year dq handed out 1,300 cones and collected a combined $140,000 in donations. sam and laura, back over to you. >> pay a little extra for a dipped cone, you're set. >> thank you. well, you mentioned lyft, landon. . ride sharing in the bay area is about to get a lift. partnerring with the ride sharing app to make it easier for bay area commuters to car pool. mtc says it will be part of its current 511 map ride service. the details on how the new service will work will be

revealed in the coming weeks. also happening today, a hearing on self-driving cars. according to reports, the director of google self-driving car project will testify on capitol hill. pushing google safe and effective autonomous car. a congressional committee that is holding the hearing is looking at ways at how the government can promote innovation. march madness with some very mixed emotion this morning for the highly regarded cal bears. the university fired an assistant coach after accusations of sexual harassment. turning into disappointment when they heard about the dismissal of the assisten. the investigation into that coach began last summer and we are told that the person who accused the coach is not affiliated with cal. we're working to find out more about those allegations. he could not be reached for comment. for many students and players his dismissal came as a big surprise. >> i was pretty shocked. i actually know him personally.

he went to harvard and actually invited me to basketball camp. i know him personally. i was pretty shocked it happened. it is pretty disturbing. >> this is the third uc berkeley staff member accused of sexual harassment in the past five months. last week the former law school dean accused of making sexual advancements against a former administrator resigned. choudhry and last year they decided not to fire a an astronomer. he was eventually forced out by his colleagues. to head deeper intaeach case, head to our website. the link to this story is right on the front page. it's 4:50 right now. coming up, not so shocking news to californians. why the bay area is among the most expensive places to live. what other cities are keeping company with the high price tag homes. >> that's high competition. happening right now, crews in moraga are making headway in

repairing a sinkhole that crippled traffic sunday into monday. our bob redell is there this morning keeping a close eye on the progress. look frupidates on oour home page and a sigh of relief for the giants. their big off-season acquisition cueto showing no sign of concussion after being clunked on the head by a line drive. link to the update and the video if you can stand it on our twitter page.

yesterday we had brian hickey from our nbc affiliate reporting from doner. that was a heck of a lot of snow. >> that was great. a good time to be in tahoe. how quickly is it going to melt, kari? >> i think it will melt over the

next few days. talking about highs in the 50s there and no more snow on the way. how are we doing here? as statewide averages at 92%. so, we're not at 100% all across the board, but we're doing the best in the northern tier where it is 102%. compare that to last year where it was 16% and we're getting so close to that all-important april 1st snow pack measurement. so, definitely will be watching those numbers as you make your weekend plans here in the bay area, highs in the 60s and low 70s and some beautiful weather saturday and sunday. what's happening on the roadways, mike? >> most of the major roadways are doing well. in napa county 121 at 128 still closed because of the storm activity and all the damage done. that's the area for napa county. and over here the drive across the golden gate bridge. that truck moving and that zipper truck getting the center divide ready for the morning commute and we'll go to oakland where traffic flows well.

880 past the coliseum and no problems here and the activity at the coliseum, clear as well. and we're looking over heret towards san jose where traffic hasn't happened yesterday. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much, my friend. just in case you need a reminder that the housing market in california is sky high. it is sky high. we have the numbers to prove it. reports that four of the most expensive housing markets in north america are all in california. you see a couple highlighted on your screen right now. san francisco, san jose, los angeles and san diego. and look who took the top three spots. at $1.08 million for an average home, average in quotes. exactly. a little basement spot. san francisco beat out man hhatn san jose was third. >> with all your extra money left over you want to buy a unique piece of san francisco, the city is selling everything

from fire hydrants to man hole covers but critics say we may need this equipment when the big earthquake hits. thousands of pumps throughout the city to get watter to firefighters if the pump breaks. move thousands of gallons of salt water a minute. but dozens of cast iron pipes have been sitting in storage for years and now they're getting auctioned off. >> put that money to work for us right now to benefit the city instead of sitting in a yard doing nothing. >> the fire department says the city's water supply is safe. officials say there are other back ups like water tanks buried under water. >> you might need a fire hydrant tacool down some of these candidates here coming up, though. i'm getting ahead of myself. >> you're so excited when it comes to politics. maybe changes could be coming, though, to a dangerous street in san francisco. >> here's the thing. according to the san francisco examiner, the transportation board will look into a $12

million safety overhaul on laum bard street later today. if they improve that makeover, the street could be redesigned to feature curb extensions that could help pedestrians become more visible through parked cars. these changes will not take place on the famous crooked portion of the street, but happen between francisco and franklin streets. identify lombard as one of the most dangerous streets. here you go, coming up it all boils down to what voters do today. donald trump could seal the deal and his race could swing wide open. a live report straight ahead. patching up a massive hole trying to get things back to normal this morning after a sinkhole cut off power to thousands. more on the progress still being made this morning. got a tip for nbc bay area's investigative unit? call, 1-888-996-tips or e-mail

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good morning, i'm bob redell. pg&e after a sinkhole collapsed. that story coming up. shots fired in san francisco. a violent scene playing out in the richmond district.

the homicide investigation under way this morning. make or break today in the presidential race with five pivotal states weighing in. the big questions could all be answered by the end of the day. "today in the bay" starts right now. but now to the morning and good morning to you on this tuesday. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. maybe a step outside will wake you up. a little crispness in the air. >> need extra layers as you head out and get the kids ready for school in the morning. temperatures in the 40s as you head oout the door. if your coffee doesn't do it, i think that will. ware looking at highs today up to 66 degrees there. 67 in the peninsula and south bay and in the east bay today 63 degrees so beautiful weather today. it gets even warmer over the next several days. i'll detail that coming up in my microclimate forecast. let's get a look from emoryville to see how traffic is