pack at the inspiration tournament yesterday. a viewer reported seeing thompson mark her ball but did not put the ball back in the exact same place when returning it. officials looked at the television footage and realized that viewer was right. lpga officials penalized thompson four strokes. >> that's true, but a lot of professional golfers were not happy about the fact they were listening to bystanders. >> you're just consistently not accurate? 6:00, we're following breaking news out of russia. >> a least ten people are dead after two explosions reported in a metro station in st. petersburg. information just starting to pour in. we'll tell you about it coming up. warm spring s b.a.r.t. station is beautiful, but some commuters are finding an ugly snag in their commute. why you want to check your schedule if you want to be on time. opening night for the

oakland a's taking on a whole new meaning this season. the campaign to remind fans they're not going anywhere. >> and we're not going anywhere either. starting out our monday morning together. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. in a second, mike will be debuting a new traffic system for us today. >> so cool. >> really efficient. i use it every day. >> got to join the team. >> if you're now waking up, you're going to notice clear skies all across the bay area. if you're getting the kiddos ready for school, here's a check of the forecast. clear, a little breezy and slightly cool early on. by recess time, it should be sunny and the temps will be warming up to seasonable 70s, upper 70s. by 1:00, they're going to hit a high of about 72 degrees in san francisco. high of about 76 in san jose. there's plenty of water. i know i have a tough time

drinking water, so it must be tough for the kiddos. but here's a quick check of the pollen report. trees high. oak, mulberry, and pine are the biggest factors as you head outside today. keep that in mind. mike, let's get a check of the new tool. >> vianey, we'll show that in a few minutes. i want to show you that we have a pretty standard flow of travel, using the maps. also on the pinls, we're following an earlier traffic break which looks like it has wound up, but we'll follow the speed. right now at the limit. over here, slowing. coming into san pablo. this is because of two crashes. the second of which is going on right now. sounds it's on the shoulder, but slowing for the distraction. more builds through richmond. we have a little build, just over 20 minutes off the bridge and heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to show you the golden gate bridge because there was a report of some debris, and right where the camera is, i haven't

seen any problems. traffic did slow for a short period of time. dubl dublin, along the dublin grade. pleasanton, livermore schools on spring break. back to you. >> 6:03. back to breaking news we have been bringing you in the last half hour. new information coming in to the newsroom after two explosions were reported at a metro station in st. petersburg, russia. here's what we know so far about the casualties. ten people are dead. at least 20 people are reported hurt. >> we're just now getting live images in as well. let's give you a live look at the scene. they're saying this was from an unidentified explosive devise. the russian news agency reported that all metro stations have been shut down for the time being. you see the response. we're thoeld there are at least 80 rescue workers on scene. russian president vladimir putin, according to reports, was in st. petersburg earlier today. >> russia's putin releasing a statement within the last few minutes saying he's considering

all causes, including terrorism. st. petersburg is russia's second largest city. nbc news is working the story to bring you any available updates. we'll bring them to you as this is breaking news this morning coming to you from russia. >> 6:04 this morning. we're now getting an idea of just how many people are using the new warm springs b.a.r.t. station that opened up in fremont. >> some passengers are finding issues with the train schedule. kris sanchez joining us live there this morning to explain what's going on. i know you don't want folks to get caught off guard. good morning. >> good morning to you, sam and laura. we were here when the warm springs station opened and trains started rolling through. there were a lot of folks excited. they told us that starting their commute here at the warm springs station was going to save them about ten minutes out of their commute. turns out that that might not be true for everybody all of the time. more than 2400 riders hopped on b.a.r.t. here on tuesday and on

wednesday of last week, according to numbers b.a.r.t. provided to the mercury news. some found out the hard way that they have to make a transfer to get to theiral destination. here's a look at the warm springs schedule snag. there is no full service from here to the richmond line yet. that means richmond riders have to, after 6:00, take a transfer at the fremont station to get there. daley city riders, there's a transfer on weekends in order to get to the richmond line. if you're a casual rider, maybe just take b.a.r.t. to a ball game or so, know that the transfer adds time to that ride. to be fair, that transfer is listed on the b.a.r.t. schedule. and the reason for the lack of full service, according to b.a.r.t., the spokesman told the mercury new it's because there aren't enough trains to go around. we know there's a fleet coming. but we know from our own reporting that's not happening until likely next year. in freemont, kris sanchez. >> thank you very much. >> 6:05 right now.

today is the last day for victims of the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire to apply for low-interest loans offered by the small business administration to cover some of the property damage. many artists called thisland warehouse home. you'll recall that 36 people were killed in that december. 16 people including two children are without a home this morning after this dramatic fire in oakland. one person jumped out of a second story window to escape. we're happy to say that man is okay. it happened just after 3:00 this morning at a building near mcarter boulevard. >> 6:06. a sad story to report. a concord family is grieving after they one-year-old girl was found unconscious in a backyard swimming pool. this happened yesterday night on leyland way. the family called police when they couldn't find the girl. officers found her in the pool and immediately performed cp

rrk. concord police are investigating how she ended up in the pool in the first place. >> a gift-year-old felon is in custody accused of kidnapping and assaulting a 13-year-old girl who pulled a dramatic escape. authorities say timothy lee marble met a runaway at a gas station friday and talked her into riding with him in his truck. on saturday, he called 911 from bodega bay saying the girl jumped from his moving truck. when deputies rived, they say the girl stumbled out from the bushes and told them she had been assaulted repeatedly. word spread quickly about the daring escape. >> i give her a lot of respect for her to have thought even to jump out. on instinct, i'm pretty sure of it. but it's scary. >> seemed to have tortured the girl as well. marble is expected to face a judge tomorrow. all right, coming up right now on 6:0 egg on your monday morning, and baseball is back. we know a few teams including the giants played last night. for the a's and many other teams

today, this is opening day. tonight, the's a's have their opening. this comes after the raider who use the coliseum, are moving to las vegas. pete is joining us from inside the coliseum to explain how the a's are showing their fans they're here to stay. good morning. >> that's right. good morning to you, sam. and happy opening day to all our viewers at home getting ready for the a's game tonight. the reality of it is they're going to be the only team here in oakland in a matter of a few years. and i want to show you how they're taking advantage of that. take a look over my shoulder in left field. they have that sign, called rooted in oakland. part of their campaign to remind oakland folks as well as people around the bay area that they're gnaw going anywhere. let's show you some of these cool ads they have. you have this first one of a's manager bob melvin pretending to be oakland mayor. you have oakland mayor libby

schaaf making an appearance, and another appearance with this rooted in oakland campaign. a's players visiting the oakland zoo. we know the raiders are moving to las vegas in 2020, and the warriors moving across the bay bridge to san francisco to play their games in the chase center in the 2019 and 2020 season. the a's will soon enough be the only team in town. i want to show you mayor schaat taking the opportunity. this happening on the day nfl owners voted to relocate the raiders to las vegas. i spoke with a spokesperson with the a's on how they plan to honor oakland this coming season. >> we are dedicating ricky hender field tonight before the game. we're going to have a new logo on the field for rickey henderson who is going to spike to all the fans. he's a special adviser to the president. he'll be part of the team for

the long haul. >> in the coliseum, you're looking at the rickey henderson banner right there. to the right, you're going to see -- let's dm back on camera. we can show you that's rickey henderson's name up there in the rafters. local bay area legend being honored later tonight. then you see dennis eckersley to the right. he's going to be honored as well with a bobble head night. the famous reliever for many years honor said here. that's one of the many things we'll see thissen. opening night is at 7:00 p.m., but the gates open here at 4:30 p.m. we're live in oakland. pete suratos for today in the bay. >> you know you're big when you a bobble head. >> let's take a live look outside oracle. the warriors one step closer to locking up the number one seed in the western conference. >> they're rolling. the ws hosting the wizards at oracle lastnith. steph curry dropped nine threes and scored 42 points.

the warriors go on to be the wizards 139-115. they're hosting the minnesota timberwolves tomorrow. steph is raining threes and back. and that rain may also be back in the forecast here. >> yeah, but thankfully it looks like it's holding off, at least towards the later part of the week. giving us perfect weather for the coliseum. oakland a's opening day, 5:00 and 6:00, as you're getting ready to head outside, in the 60s. then at about 7:00, right before game time, 64 degrees. we'll see a little cloud cover expect to see some westerly winds. very light at about 8 miles per hour. and then dropping into the 50s as you are making your way out from the game. make sure to pack a light sweater, but we'll see the next three days of sunshine before the rain moves in, as sam said, right into thursday. i'll get into more of that in a bit wrfrb. >> we had a couple snnlts we're following into san francisco. across the golden gate bridge and at oyster point boulevard. both have cleared from the chp report without additional

slowing. we have a little additional slowing because we have additional traffic. build for the tri-valley and castro valley wide, a pretty typical pattern, but maybe lighter because of pleasanton and livermore schools off this week. you might have a different morning commute. a smooth drive as far as the travel times go. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. do not hate on the messenger. the tax filing deadline quickly approaching. coming up in three minutes, how scammers are using tax season to take advantage of pg&e customers. >> i'll live you more if i get a refund. >> how do they not have their taxes done? >> you can do that all year. we'll take a look at the economic numbers that are favoring the trump presidency coming up.

good morning. it's 6:15. as you're getting the kids ready for school, here's a quick check of the forecast. by 7:00 a.m., clear, breezy, a little cooler. by recess, the temps warming up into the upper 70s. please make sure to pack some nice light clothing for them or a jacket they can shed throughout the day. i'll have details on what you can expect for highs, and of course, a look ahead at the weekend coming up in three and a half minutes. >> the commute holding a little loather for the tri-valley because of spring break. upper east shore valley, 24 minutes. north 880, very nice through oakland. we'll show you a cool trick for the southbound commute.

>> thank you very much. quarter after 6:00 on your monday. happening right now, another scam warning as tax season is wrapping up. pg&e officials say they have been getting a lot of calls from customers in the bay area from scammers who are posing as pg&e employees. the scammers are targeting customers who haven't filed their tax returns yet as well as those who have already filed since they have some extra money. >> ford is recalling about 52,000 f-250 pickups because they could roll when you put them in park. the third recall announced by the company in the last week. it affects the 2017 model. lucki luckily, no reports of accidents or injuries so far. >> tesla is selling a whole lot of cars. >> scott mcgrew, twice as many as last year. >> really spectacular numbers coming out of its fremont plant. 25,000 cars made and sold in the last quarter of 2016. we just got the numbers last night. they show tesla is actually succeeding in hitting some of the sky high numbers that elon musk has set.

the latest ism numbers which measure manufacturing are out at 7:00 our time. friday, we get the jobs numbers. the sec jobs report in the trump presidency. the dow fell again friday. nasdaq slightly lower. today is the first business day of the second financial quarter. when president trump was candidate trump, he often said those jobs numbers that will come out friday were fake. were made up. last month, white house secretary sean spicer said out loud the president no longer thinks that now that he's president and the numbers are good. spicer's exact quote was, the numbers were phony in the past. but they're real now. we haven't seen a lot of ipos, not compared to years past, but on friday, palo alto's cloudera filed paperwork for an initial publicing. it does data analysis. not terribly sexy unless you're really into high-tech. it's well thought of. it's head of security there on an interview on press here. speaking of ipos, this is an ad

from 1970s raungo, the pocker fisherman. you're too young to remember, but ronco was a pioneer in as seen on tv ads, offering stock in the company. it's gone bankrupt several times. you can invest in it. >> the floeby and things like that? >> i don't think that one, but they did the vegematic which was a real product, and but wait, there's more. they pioneered all that. you just invest with the company directly, but if you wanted to own a piece of ronco, you can. >> for something that we apparently don't remember. thank you very much. >> all right. a new way to make sure u.s. high school students know at least as much about the constitution as immigrants taking an american citizenship test. some states now require high school social studies curriculum to teach the same material used on the naturalization test.

>> if you're wondering if you could pass the test, here's are sample questions. what does the constitution do, what is an amendment, and what are two rights in the declaration of independence? >> pretty good for everyone to do a refresher on. >> i wonder how we would score if we took that tomorrow. >> i wonder how we would score if we retook the s.a.t.s. >> sounds like a challenge to me. >> we made it, we're here now. we all graduated. we made it through. >> live, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. easy to be happy with this weather. >> i don't think we mind monday. we're expecting to see nice seasonable temperatures. the breeze, it will calm down and make way for clear skies as the high pressure dominates over the area. currently in san francisco, it is 50 degrees. by 11:00 a.m., already in the 60s. by 1:00, 2:00, talking about 66 degrees. and san francisco will be hitting a high of about 72

degrees. so maybe a nice day for a run. san jose, 50 degrees. as the sun begins to come up, we will warm up nicely. by 1:00, 70 degrees. rour expected highs across the bay area, upper 60s and 70s. walnut creek, 76. half moon bay, 64. enjoy the sun because over the next seven days we have some big changes on the way. we have high pressure that will sit over the area, but as we head into wednesday and thursday, we get a shift in that weather pattern. by thursday, we get a very strong cold front, and what that's going to do is sweep in, bringing with it some rain, gusty conditions as well. with the gustiest conditions expected to be early friday morning. if you had any plans for a birthday party on friday, take them indoors because it looks like the showers carry over through saturday. with the gustiest of the wind at least dying down by friday night into early saturday. and here's a quick check of the changes ahead that you can expect later this week. windy at times with rain returning by thursday. for now, clear roads. >> pretty clear. we have a couple issues because

the commute is building. we'll show you, the south bay peninsula, no problems there. nice easy drive. we have a new crash, but lighter traffic the tri-valley. looking add northbound 680. there are spring breakers for pleasanton and livermore schools so that might be contributing to an easier commute. getting across the bay, we'll look at estimasan mateo bridge. reports of debris somewhere along the stretch, although i don't see a problem. and check this out. we have our new partners with waze. i want to show you, southbound 880. swaz shows us the average speed is 36 miles per hour through hayward. you see the slowing across the san mateo bridge, and there's the slowing across the tri-valley. now, looking at 31 minutes if you take the freeway. 35 or 41 if you jog over to hesperia. they say stay on the freeway, it's slow but better. a way to help us out, sign up for the waze team. go to your waze app. click on the magnifying glass

and then your name a the top of the screen, scroll down, find our team, and join nbc bay area wazers and join us here and we'll join you on the road. back to you. >> in the back seat. >> we'll wait for you to narrate it like keith morrison. >> new research shows there's a common link between most kids who die from the flu. >> after the break in just two and a half minutes, the simple step you can take to protect yourself and your family from getting sick. wergetng por ofduex oniren

6:24. breaking news just in to our newsroom. reports of a duplex fire in north richmond. i'm told it's happening at silver avenue and just a few blocks away from fred jackson way. sky ranger is headed that way. we'll continue to monitor the situation and of course bring you the latest information as soon as we get it. sam. >> 6:25. we have important health news for you. it turns out most children who die from the flu aren't vaccinated. researchers looked at 291 pediatric flu deaths. what they found is three quarters of the children who died had not been vaccinated. only a third of children with high risk medical conditions who died had a flu shot. the flu vaccine is recommended for all children 6 months and older. >> 6:25 right now. nbc bay area responds to a castro valley man who paid $200 for magazine subscriptions, yet

he has received nothing so far. our team looked into it. consumer investigator chris chmura joins us with how he closed the case. >> last july, james paid a door to door sales person $200 for four magazine subscriptions. they worked for ps circulations. but james says he never received a single magazine. so he asked for our help. we learned james isn't alone. other consumers have filed complaints about ps circulation with the better business bureau, they, too, said they didn't receive magazines they paid for and complained of their sales tactics. we contacted ps circulation and it refunded james' money. the company told us there was a simple error when james' order was entered into its system. it went on to say in a statement that any time this happens we are more than happy to assist the customer in making the situation right. ps circulation did not answer

our questions about its "f" rating with the bbb. if you have a consumer complaint, call us. >> thank you. >> we're expecting a gorgeous day here across the bay area, but you might want to think twice before you go to the beach. >> coming up next, the reason goers need to be extra cautious along the coast today. >> and an alert this morning inside contra costa county community as vandals hit residents right where i'm standing. i'll tell you two things police want you to do before you walk out the door.

you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before.

you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. live-streat the airport.e sport binge dvr'd shows while painting your toes. on demand laughs during long bubble baths. tv everywhere is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app.

xfinity. the future of awesome. right now at 6:30, we're tracking mild temperatures today. and breezy conditions as well. as we take a live look outside downtown san jose. overall, should be a pretty nice day across the bay area. thanks for starting your day with us. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we do have breaking news out of russia. explosions to tell you about in two minutes. first, you talk about the breezy conditions. we have breezy conditions and baseball. >> we do, but thankfully, the wind isn't going to be a big factor for the baseball game tonight. what is a big factor is sunshine. right now if you're waking up, half moon bay at 48 degrees. san jose area at 51. out near oakland at 50 degrees near the coliseum. it will be warming up very

nicely. look at that, oakland where the a's game is going to, 72 degrees is our expected high. no gloves. if you're drinking maybe a beer or two, pair that with water because the sun is going to be blazing. los gatos, 74. half moon bay, 64 for today. how are the roads? >> looking all right. we're talking about the subway in san francisco. got word of a mechanical issue. now it sounds like everything above ground is all right, but we have delays for the subway system that goes up and down above and beground. no problems for the b.a.r.t. station, and that's a great alternate for driving to the a's game. looking at the rails, a smooth easy drive. nothing major going on. except a little slowing for the tri-valley and heading off the castro valley build. new crash reported off 580. i'll get details from chp. >> thank you very much. 6:31. we want to get back to breaking news we have been bringing you for the last half hour or so.

at least two explosions have been reported at a metro station in st. petersburg, russia. >> video just in to our news room. the latest numbers for you. ten people have been killed. that's confirmed. 50 people injured. the kroous state department urging americans to contact their loved ones. security tightened at all critical transport facilities. all metro stations there have been shut down. that's the case since we first broke the story about an hour ago. russian president vladimir putin was in st. petersburg. >> he's saying he's considering all causes, including terrorism. st. petersburg is russia's second largest city. of course, nbc news is working the story right now. we'll bring you any available updates as soon as more information comes in to our newsroom. >> also developing this morning, police in one east bay city asking for help after a series of tire slashes happened along three tf streets in concord.

rick boone is live to show us what happened and why people should be concerned. >> they should be concerned, and the number one thing police want you to do here in this area is check out your surveillance video. if you have surveillance video, go back and look at that videotape as much as they can. they said they are certain that wheefrb did this to so many vehicles had to be captured on some type of cama. it's believed this happened between saturday april 1st at 9:00 a.m. and the 2nd at 7:00 p.m. more than 20 vehicles, those 20 vehicle owners reported their tires slashed. it happened within blocks of each other. it's in the same area a couple years ago when 60 tires were slashed. now, police say there may be more vehicles out here in this area that could have some damage. so they're asking residents and also those vehicle owners to check your car, check your truck. this morning, and also check your surveillance camera if you can help them out and try to find out who these suspects are.

they don't know exactly the motive or who is actually behind it. we're live in concord, rick boone for today in the bay. >> thank you very much. it's 6:34 right now on your monday. violence breaks out in antioch. this morning, police looking for suspects in connection with two shootings. one of which was deadly. a man was shot shortly 9:00 last night at k street on west 7th. that victim did not survive. seven hours before that, a man was shot at cruiser saloon, a bar in antioch on a street, person did survive. >> celebration to terror. a birthday party quickly turning violent in pittsburg over the weekend. police say five people were inski injured when someone opened fire just before midnight on saturday at a home on madeleine street. a group of men tried to get into the party and were asked to leave. that's when one opened fire. five people struck, expected to be okay. officers arrested the gunman at the scene. >> a majority of people in the bay area are in support of more

housing, but how people feel about it depends on how old they are. the council found 70% of voters, 18 to 39 years old, support construction of new housing in their neighborhoods. only 57% of voters older than that support new housing. the overall trend is certainly clear. this year, 62% of all voters say they support building new housing close to where they live. that's up from 56% in 2014. at 6:35, new this morning, an uber driver behind bars accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger in southern california. police say the assault happened last thursday but they just made an arrest in the case. a woman told investigators that the man was driving her home from a work gathering. he pulled up along the street and attacked her. she managed to get out and run away to call police. all right, vianey has been telling you about the great beach weather coming our way today. it comes with a caution. stronger than normal rip currents are expected to continue through today on bay area beaches.

you're looking right now at a live look at pacifica this morning. see the ocean tossing a little bit right there. the national weather service is reminding everybody to be aware of their surroundings and to watch out for so-called sneaker waves. warning extends from sonoma down to monterey county. sneaker waves are larger than normal waves that can seem to come out of nowhere, hengs the name. the current is expected to grow calmer by this afternoon. >> a coast guard crew back in the bay area this morning after a successful mission of stopping drug smugglers. the coast guard cutter straten and its crew arrived back in alameda this weekend. they spent 98 days patrolling the eastern pacific ocean for smugglers. at least 4,000 pounds of cocaine were confiscated by the crew. >> the intent is for the coast guard to push our borders offshore, get down south where the cocaine comes out of colombia from the jungle so it never hans a chance to get down to the border. >> the coast guard says the street value of all that cocaine

seized is more than $50 million. >> 6:36. if it seems like the oakland airport is busier than ever, it's not your imagination. the airport says february marked the 39th straight of passenger growth. with close to 850,000 passengers. that was nearly 6% higher than a year ago. international operations actually spiked 73% thanks toinarily new departing flights. >> plenty of people on the roads. a live look at interstate 580 in dublin where hopefully everybody is driving with two hands on the wheel. >> this month is distracted driving awareness month. the chp is planning to crack down on distracted driving, especially drivers not using hands-free devices. they make so many devices now to hold your phone while you're driving. got to keep your attention on the roadway when you're behind the wheel. >> when you're not driving and have a chance to look at your app safely, you have something to tell us about, a partnership with waze. >> we'll show it to you, but before you get to the report, make sure you have a mount

because you're not supposed to hold that phone when you're in the driver's seat. we'll show that to you coming up. i want to show you a quick look at the south bay where there's a built of a build now. pretty typical for the south bay, and no problems for the peninsula. the tri-valley, a typical slow down for 680. the issue for castro valley was off 580. a fender bender, noer impact. smooth drive, hayward and in toward the san mateo bridge across the bay. nice drive for the bay bridge approach, but slowing for the east shore freeway. that fire not affecting 580 from what i tell. also the aloe alto traffic. back to you. >> nice shot behind you. thank you very much, mike. >> looking good. it may be only monday, but so what. we can talk about the weekend. we're looking forward to it. >> just had a great weekend. it would be rainy? >> yeah, it looks like it. we have been talking about the change that's going to hit at the end of this week. that looks like it could carry

over into your saturday. if you had planned to head over to your festival of colors in san jose, a few of these across the bay area. one in cupertino, we're going to start off in the 50s and 60. it's going to drop our temperatures down as early as thursday and it's going to keep our temps really cool into the weekend. morning showers, partly cloudy evening, and then on saturday also, if you're heading to the blossom festival in scrupan town, the morning showers will being around. i know there's going to be a parade as well. unforch ifly probably going to be a soggy parade. we should clear out nicely by the afternoon, but here's a quick look ahead at what you can expect. windy at times. the rain returning, and unfortunately, it looks like the showers could be sticking around for that weekend. yikes. >> okay. so we'll wash the car today, but be prepared for this weekend. thanks so much. >> 6:39 right now. there could be some distractions along the bay bridge this morning. coming up in just three minutes, thor that will be put up on

treasure island that could cause some extra congestion. >> plus, a banner day for neil gorsuch, judging the judge on this day 74. >> all right, and a lot of data for wall street to digest today as we take a look at the marketst right now. they are green so far, at least the dow jones is. up 13 points in early trading at 20,676. and hey, speaking of green, the oakland a's have their homeownering homeowne oewn opener tonight.

it is 6:43 on this monday. if you're wondering about the oakland a's opening day, the weather is going to be absolutely perfect by 7:00 around game tie. expected a high of 74 in oakland. so a great day for that. mike. >> we're looking at a nice ride on the b.a.r.t. if you want to take that to the yaisz game, but muni has some delays. check with the next break. >> thank you very much. vianey and mike. 6:43 right now. happening today, live look at the bay bridge this morning where drivers may be a little distracted later this morning. that's because at 9:00 a.m., pro-armenian groups plan to put a banner on treasure island similar to the one that went up two years ago for the entire month of april. supporters call this the start of the forgotten genocide in 1915 when more than 1 million

armenians died. the turkish government to this day denies it happened. we have video to show you that you consider to be disturbing, but please know no one died when a bonfire stunt went wrong at a carnival in paris. check it out. wow. obviously, that explosion was not supposed to happen. firefighters say the gasoline meant to start the fair's traditional bonfire exploded on saturday. 18 people were injured and that includes three children. but authorities say that no one suffered life threatening injuries and it was not terror related. >> developing this morning, two people are dead after severe storms swept through the southeast. this was the scene in louisiana as shoppers at a mall witnessed a tornado touching down. that cell phone video caught the storm on camera. people took cover inside of the mall. well, the death toll from the devastating flooding in colombia is expected to rise. it is considereded one of the worst natural disasters to

strike that country in years. more than 200 people are dead and hundreds of others injured after mud, water, and debris flooded a town on the border of ecuador. the death toll is expected to rise a as a lot of people are injured or unaccounted for. >> in the face of local flooding, president trump has approved federal assistance to help california recover from the winter storms that caused the mudslides and power outages we covered for months. those will help with recovery efforts in the areas more impacted by severe weather in february. that assistance will be available in more than two dozen counties, including seven here in the bay area. >> at 6:45 right now, we continue to follow breaking news this morning. in fact, our nbc bay area sky ranger is over the site of a duplex on fire in north richmond. i told this to you about ten minutes ago. nuthe live pictures coming in to the scene. you see the smoke billowing from what is said to be a duplex that

is rather large. silver avenue, just a few blocks away from fred jackson way. we'll continue to monitor the situation and bring you the latest information as soon as we get it. we don't if there are any reports of injuries so far or how the fire started. >> we can see the white smoke and the first call coming in just after 6:00. >> in the meantime, road work on interstate 80 bound to tie up traffic this morning. the good news is it's countercommute. caltrans is closing the left three lanes as you approach the carquinez toll plaza for emergency repair work. it's set to end about 2:00 this afternoon. >> a live look inside the oakland coliseum. quiet now, but expected to get rowdy in 12 hours when the a's take on the angels. in the finale of the baseball game, the a's are joining voices with the city of oakland to launch a rooted in oakland campaign. they're hosting rickey

henderson. >> unveiling a new logo for rickey henderson who is going to spike to all the fans. he's a special adviser now to the president, so he'll be part of the team for the long haul. >> pretty cool. kendall graveman will make his first opening day start for the a's. first pitch is after 7:00 p.m. >> very cool to see baseball back. >> 6:47 right now, and seeing every as equal. san mateo city council is considering an equality resolution. that resolution supports all community members regardless of ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, or immigration status. tonight's city council meeting is alt 7:00 at city hall. scott mcgrew joins us now. he's been exampling the president's first 100 days in office. today, we're on day 74. >> scott, today is a big day for the president's pick for the supreme court. >> that's right. good morning to you. the senate committee in charge, sam, will almost certainly vote and pass the nomination of neil gorsuch forward to the full senate. what happens after that remains to be seen.

gorsuch has enough votes to pass, but not enough votes to prevent a filibuster. that's when thenoter party, right now the democrats, stop all business in the senate. a filibuster is a tool used by both sides. there's a way around that. senate republicans who are in charge can change the rules to get rid of the fill aer and put gorsuch in the supreme court. but once you change the rules, you change them for everybody and there's no going back. eventually, democrats would be able to take advantage of the easier path and republicans might regret it. that's why they call it the nuclear option. >> president trump mewith manufacturers. the national association of manufacturers say sentiment is the highest it's been in history. actual production, we'll learn about at 7:00 our time. trump this morning issued several tweets. one, the latest, asking if hillary clinton ever apologized for receiving questions ahead of time in one of the debates. she did receive questions from a democratic operative ahead of a

tv town. she never warned the organizers. that was more than a year ago. what's going on now is the investigation into the white house's connection with russia. mitch mcconnell says you can count on two fair, unbiased investigations. >> so in middle of all these other things that are swirling around, two things you can depend on. the senate intelligence committee's bipartisan investigation, and of course, the fbi conducting a criminal investigation. >> what you don't hear, of course, is any mention of the house investigation, which is fundamentally broken down under the leadership of devin nunes. of california. sam and laura. >> thank you very much, scott. scott will be looking at the president's tweets, executive orders and speeches throughout the first 100 days in office. on today in the bay. scott always loves to hear from our viewers as well. you can share your thoughts with him on twitter. >> a big congratulations to the university of south carolina's women's basketball team. the fans going crazy, flying the school flag at the state

capitol. getting wet following the team's first ever national championship. the lady gamecocks beat mississippi state yesterday 67-55. >> pretty cool. happening today, the men take center stage in phoenix. gonzagaing its first ever championship game. their opponent is north carolina, a winner of championships. lost to last year's championship to villanova at the buzzer. >> that was a heartbreaker last year for the tar heels. can i get a shout out to our producer lindsey who picked gonzaga to win the tournament. she's the only one who did that. >> come through, girl. >> i watched them earlier this year playing st. mary's and i have to admit, they're a really good team. some of those guys look like they're 40 years old. >> you're talking about the center who literally looks like he could pass for a 40-year-old man. you have to do what you have to do. >> and i know we have a game today, but maybe you can take a game outside. because it's going to be really sunny. i think it will be a good chance

to maybe call up some friends and have family and friend time. and i know you're wondering about the temperatures for today. well, overall, as you're waking up, looking gorgeous. it is a littly in some areas. especially along the coastline. we have been seeing 40s and 50s, but have no fear. those 40s and 50s are going to warm up very nicely into the upper 60s along the coastline and then 70s, upper 70s inland areas. here's a quick check of today's microclimate highs. san jose, a high of 76. half moon bay, 64. palo alto, 74. walnut creek, 76, and in the north bay as well. if you want to get away, at the temperature trend in sonoma and napa. 74 by:00. if wine tasting isn't thing, the beach has a warning in effect. it might get extended. we'll keep a close eye on that. by 2:00, 60 degrees. we'll see cloud cover. if you're planning to head to

lake tahoe, no trouble getting up to the mountains today, and you're going to want to head to monterey because 62 degrees looking good. over the next seven days, we have changes coming. by wednesday, very warm. look at that. 70s again. and then wednesday into thursday, that's where our changes coming in the form of a cold front. that's going to bring some showers with rain and breezy conditions as we head into friday, and unfortunately, some showers through the weekend. mike. >> all right. we'll watch out for the showers, but right now, going to watch a little slowing as it develops gently around most of the bay, the south bay. that's where we'll zoom in for this portion. we typically see this slower pattern, buin fact, seeing slowing farther north than we do at this time usually. that's because i think a lighter flow of traffic builds depending on where you're rerchsing the frees. now, as we get a look at the rest of the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza, over a half hour from highway 4 down the east shore freeway to the

congested toll plaza. no problems through oakland. let me show you the san mateo bridge. we saw slowing build up over the last tep minutes. maybe you want to avoid this. we have a partnership with waze we're happy to announce. if you're heading from hayward to san mateo, for example. it's 41 minutes across the san mateo bridge. then look at that, 15 minutes longer if you want to avoid the backup and use the longer but clearer dumbarton bridge. it will be a longer travel time, but waze tells you about that. you can know about all of these secrets by going to your waze app, clicking on the magnifying glass, clicking on your name, and joining our team. nbc bay area wazers. join us here in the studio. i'll use your reports and we'll help you out on the roads. >> be part of the team. >> absolutely. thank you very much, mike. coming up next, a quick look at the top stories on today in the bay. that includes breaking news out of st. petersburg, russia, where there have been at least two explosions at a row station. what we're learning about the developing station. >> first, the president of egypt

is visiting the white house today. president trump and egyptian president abdul fatah el sisi first met in september when he was candidate trump. >> in the meantime, sheryl sandberg is calling attention to the genter pay gap. #20percentcounts launches tomorrow. the reasoning goes if a woman makes 20% less than a man, she should pay 20% less. 300 local businesses in 25 cities will offer discounts or special offers to women. we'll be back in just a few.

and welcome back. 6:57 on your monday before you head out the door, the top stories now on today in the bay. we start with breaking news we continue to follow out of russia where at least ten people are dead and 50 injures after twin explosions at the metro. all metro stations have been shut down since. the u.s. state department is urging americans to contact loved ones traveling abroad there. we know that vladimir putin was in st. petersburg earlier today. he's considering all causes including terrorism. >> 6:57. new numbers from b.a.r.t.'s brand-new warm springs b.a.r.t. station which opened last week. here's a live look at it. more than 2400 riders use that station last week. according to numbers b.a.r.t. provided to the mercury news. riders are also discovering some

schedule snags for richmond bound riders. they have to transfer at the station after 6:00 p.m. police in concord are trying to figure out how a 1-year-old girl ended up drowning in a backyard swimming pool. the child was found unconscious yesterday night at a home on leyland way. the family called police because they couldn't find the little girl. officers then found her in the pool. they performed cpr, but sad, the little girl dit not survive. >> a very unsettling story to tell you about. a 50-year-old felon accuse of kidnapping and assaulting a 13-year-old girl. he's expected to face a judge tomorrow. investigators say timothy lee marble met the girl at a gas station on friday. on saturday, he called 911 saying the girl had jumped from his moving truck. when deputies arrived, they say the girl came out from the bushes and told them she had been sexually assaulted

repeatedly. >> get a look at weather and traffic together. starting out with vianey in for kari this morning. >> 70s and a lot of sunshine, but look at the seven-day forecast. want to pay attention because we have big changes on the way, and that's going to be on thursday with the arrival of a cold front making way for rain and a breezy friday. chance of showers into saturday, and the winds will be the strongest probably in the inland areas on friday. rain and wind on friday. but late showers do start on thursday. >> getting spoiled by the spring-temperatures. >> enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. you're tracking problems on muni? >> a mechanical problem on one of the trains near the van nuys station. that's causing a reroute and delays for inbound and outbound trains. we'll track that as well as any other ripple effects. so far, the bay roads are looking all right. >> easy for you to say. >> a lot to cover. thanks for spending your morning

with us. back in a half hour for a local news update. >> we'll see you again for the news at 11:00 as well. have a great day. good morning. breaking news. a powerful explosion rocks the subway system in st. petersburg, russia, on the same day vladimir putin is in town. at least ten people dead, dozens more injured. investigators considering all possible causes including terrorism. we're live with the latest from the scene. outbreak under way. >> the wind picking up. >> severe storms carry through the death spawning deadly tornadoes, hail, and flooding rain. 20 million people under threat today from alabama to the carolinas. not so fast. democrats vowing to block