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breaking news right now in nepal. that )s where a passenger plane has crashed and burst into flames. this happened at the international airport in kathmandu. new video this morning from the scene shows a frantic situation. it )s obvious the plane broke up on landing. so far there are no confirmed deaths. but a tourist-office minister says 25 passengers

were rescued. this is a "u-s bangla" airlines jet arriving from bangladesh. 71 people were onboard. witnesses say the plane swerved on landing and that fire crews quickly put out the fire. now to the story we )ve been following closely since it started breaking friday morning-- over the weekend -- we found out more about the (3 women killed in a hostage situation at the )veterans home of california ) in yountville. they are - christine loeber, doctor jennifer golick, and jennifer gonzalez - who was newly married and expecting a child. all new this morning: the gunman )s brother is talking about what he says led )albert wong ) to kill the thre women, then take his own life.. the brother of the former army infantryman tells the press-democrat: wong ) had told family that he was angry with the staff -- and wanted to get back at them. the paper says wong was mad after being asked to leave the )pathway ) program. the staff reportedly discovered

he had knives in his possession. his brother tells the paper - wong did (not say he wanted to hurt anyone -- just that he wanted to )get back at them ) d )yell at them. ) also new this morning for the first time we )re hearing from a spokeserson for that pathway house program. the mayor of yountville is also talking about the tragedy. our pete suratos is live in yountville with that part of the story. the mayor of youuntiville and

we will continue to stay on top of this developing story throughout the morning.. we will also post any updates on our website-- that )s nbc bay area dot com.. also download our free app for instant updates on the investigation. new this morning... oakland firefighters quickly knocked down an industrial fire last night near the waterfront. oakland fire posted a quick clip on social media. it happened at the "schnitzer steel" facility on embarcadero- west. that )s a few blocks from jack london square. there are no reports of injuries. developing this morning: cellphone video captures the moment a charter helicopter crashed last night in new york city )s east river. all 5 passengers died. emergency teams say the aircraft turned over

underwater and only the pilot managed to get free. so far the cause is under investigation. but the pilot give a mayday call and witnesses knew the aircraft was in trouble. the helicopter belongs to a sightseeing company that )s popular with tourists. the passengers apparently could not free themselves while they were still strapped in, upside down in the water. happening today.. talking gun reform. warriors heads coach steve kerr will talk with bay area students about gun issues. he )s teaming up with congressman "ro khanna" for the forum. the event will be held at newark memorial high-- approximately (2-thousand peope from about (7 local schools are expected to take part. kerr and khanna came up with the idea-- after the two met following a warriors game in

washington, d.c. kerr has talked about gun reform for years now.. his father was assassinated while serving as the president of the american university in beirut when kerr was 18 years old. gun sales have been growing in recent years in california. new this morning: we are taking a closer look at sales in the bay area. according to the state justice department: most guns are sold by dealers - and a small number of dealerships account for the majority of sales. gun purchases have been increasing in every county in california. we )ve put the data on your screen - showing bay area gun sales between 2001- and 2015. santa clara county has the most sales - at over 360- thousand. san francisco has the least - with just over 18-thousand. former oakland raider and san francisco 49er aldon smith is due in court today .. to answer to domestic violence charges. smith turned himself in last week .. after police say he beat his girlfriend in san francisco. following that arrest .. the oakland raiders released him.

smith is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment. the hearing is scheduled for 1-30 this afternoon. developing this morning -- 4 oakland police officers are being interviewed. after they shot and killed a man who police officials says was armed. the incident unfolded last night .. outside a home on 40th street near market. this is a few blocks west of the macarthur bart station. police and swat teams were called in .. after reports of a man with a gun. the chairman of the oakland police commission actually went to the scene last night. he explains how police say the whole incident began. police have not released the name of the suspect. opd is planning to release more details later this morning. new this morning... neighbors say a small pet has been killed in the same area

where a mountain lion was recently spotted. neighbors last week reported that sighting on pescadero creek road. san mateo county authorities say last night -- a neighbor there heard a yelp after letting their small pet outside. the animal has not been seen since. there )s no proof this was a mountain lion attack. but the county did send out an alert following that report. closure in oakland

coming up next on today in the bay.. paying it forward.. a story that )ll warm your heart this monday morning.. a story that )ll warm your heart this monday morning.. the reason a box of potato chips is gaining a lot of attention on social media this morning. scott ad libs tease

mike traffic tease a very good monday to you. a very good monday to you. world markets were higher overnight as they reacted to america )s good employment numbers. our own markets should move higher this morning on the

open as well. telsa says it halted production of the tesla model three for a few days last month.. drop box.. no prices on that stock because it hasn )t started trading yet.. but most likely will this week.. after its i-p-o. on friday the labor department said 313-thousand jobs were added to the american economy. the unemployment rate didn )t move.. we )ve been at 4- point-1 percent for awhile. it )s not impossible to go lower.. we were at 4-percent during the dot com boom.. and even smaller numbers in the 1940s.. but we were at war. let )s take you out live to the nation )s captiol.. the senate today will start working on loosening banking regulations. it was 10-years ago today that "bear sterns" nearly collapsed. that led to new rules.... and now the congress is weakening those rules. the wall street journal reports this morning that federal regulators will allow tests of delivery drones as soon as may.

an f-a-a official told the journal " this is all closer than the skeptics think." here we see amazon )s experimental drones.. but google and many other companies are working on the same thing. wrap with scott this week - some people in the east bay will see - and hear - more helicopters. national guard aviation units are holding annual emergency incident training. it runs through next weekend at camp parks in dublin. there are crews from california, oklahoma, arizona, and colorado. ad lib toss to weather

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an on-stage scare.. new this morning.. the reason faith hill decided to pull the plug on tim mcgraw )s performance in dublin, ireland.. and - don )t forget to join our conversation on social media every morniing. get your day started - )on the right foot. ) follow me - "at-marcus-nbc."

we learning new details this morning about a dangerous sideshow in the east bay over the weekend. our cameras captured the scene in oakland at 36-th avenue and international boulevard around four yesterday afternoon. police busted the crowd and detained a few people-- all minors. sideshows have been an ongoing problem for several bay area cities-- leading to several crackdowns.

scary moments for one of the biggest names in music. )tim mcgraw ) dropped to one ke on stage in ireland last night. all new this morning: his wife - singer faith hill - had this message for the crowd. a spokesperson says mcgraw will be "fine." here )s a story that )s leaving everyone feeling .. "in the chips" you could say... it all starts with a soldier )s simple craving .. that )s now turned into viral sensation in san diego. when rebecca guerrero )s brother asked said he craved some potato chips in afghanistan .. she went looking everywhere. she decided to purchase a whole box. and the owner of a local convenience store pitched in - to provided them free of charge.

the gesture has taken on a life of its own .. with lots of people "liking it on facebook. the store owner hopes to place another special order for guererro in the coming months. coming up next on today in the bay. new this morning -- a grieving family speaks out. grieving family speaks out. this morning we hear from the husband and father of jennifer gonzales. the pregnant victim from friday )s veterans home shooting. how they )re remember her this morning. plus: we )re talking vape pens this morning. what a south bay district is doing to educate teachers. the lesson every parent needs to know. and we )re also keeping track of

breaking news in oakland.. a massive back up on 880 this morning.. mike is tracking this traffic alert.. what you need to know before heading out the door this morning.. right now at 30 lanes5: oright now at 5:30

lanes of 880 in oakland are back open... traffic now recovering.. this after power lines came down on the freeway. good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m marcus washington. and i )m laura garcia.

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continuing coverage now: of the story we )ve been following closely since it broke friday morning. that deadly shooting at the veterans home of california ) in yountville. the "press-democrat" is reporting this morning - the gunman )s brother says the former army infantryman had told family he was angry with

the staff... and wanted to get back at them. his brother says he )d been kicked out of a program serving vets with p-t-s-d... because he had knives. over the weekend we learned more about the 3 women killed in that hostage situation. one - was newly married and expecting a child. our pete suratos is live in yountville... with another brand new angle to the story this morning.... an emotional new interview with her husband and father. new interview with the husband we )re going to stay on top of

this developing story all morning long. the today will also pick up our coverage starting at 7. see the full interview with the husband and father of jennifer gonzales. this week students and teachers across the bay area and the country are planning a walkout. this comes almost a month since the florida school shooting. the walk out is expected to happen wednesday. and it )s scheduled to last 17 minutes -- one minute for each of the students killed. the goal is to pressure lawmakers into taking action on gun control. and also to honor the lives lost. new this morning.. a story you )ll only see on tody in the bay.. if you have a teenager, chances are they know someone who vapes or uses e- cigarettes. they may have even seen kids using the devices in school-- which is a violation of most district )s tobacco-free policies. today in the bay )s kris sanchez is live with a look at what the morgan hill unified school district )s doing to inform teachers and how it also help parents... kris?

continuing coverage now: a bay area fertility clinic is promising to fully investigate

an equipment failure - that put frozen eggs and embryos in jeopardy. over the weekend - the )pacific fertility center ) in san francisco said it started contacting impacted patients. the facility tells the )associated press ) that the clinic has tested a few thawed eggs - and found that they (are still viable. at last check - they had not tested any embryos.

this follows an unrelated - but similar incident - at a cleveland clinic. the clinic says a malfunction there impacts at least 21-hundred frozen eggs and embryos. victims say they )re planning to sue - over a malfunction that led to frozen embryos thawing. we are now hearing from victims. one woman says - she will now never be able to have a biological child. here )s her advice to others - who have lost embryos. the )today show ) has the full interview with this victim -- coming up at 7. happening today - members of a bart police review board meet to discuss a deadly police shooting in january. it happened near the west oakland bart station on january 3rd. body camera video shows the officer responding to

gunfire .. and a violent confrontation on the sidewalk. police say the man shot and killed was reaching for a gun on the ground when the officer fired. today )s meeting will be held by a citizens ) review board. it )s scheduled for 4 p-m. happening today... crews begin work on renovating a south bay cal train station. the "sunnyvale station rehabilitation project" will relocate a pedestrian crossing. that move will allow for more train cars to load and unload. most of the work will be done during the daytime hours. it )s expected to wrap some time this fall.

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mike traffic tease happening today: happening today: some state lawmakers are focusing on a backlog of

untested rape kits in california. they say they )ll discuss proposals to try and fix that problem. today - lawmakers will also screen a new documentary focused on the nationwide backlog. more details now: there are over (13-thousand untested kits in california. that )s according to a group tht advocates legislation to address the issue. if you don )t know - a )rape k) contains evidence, critical in sexual assault and rape cases. today california attorney general xavier becerra will discuss what to expect when president trump visits california tomorrow. president trump will be in the golden state for the first time since becoming president. he )ll land in san diego tomorrw morning. mr. trump is checking out border wall prototypes. and the president will hold a fundraiser in beverly hills. president trump has a contentious relationship with california. last week, the justice department sued the state over its lack of enforcement of immigration laws. and mister trump has criticized judges for blocking his

agenda. today.. the white house will unveil its plans to fight gun violence. scott mcgrew.. a plan that )s been watered down since mr. trump )s original comments. right.. it was just a little more than a week ago the president sat down with members of congress from both parties and surprised everyone with talk about gun control. much to the delight of california )s nancy pelosi.. sitting right next to him. but now.. the president is backing off some of his own ideas.. including raising the minimum age to buy a gun. lawmakers in the state of florida last week (did ( vote o raise the minimum age in their state. this of course after that terrible shooting at stoneman douglass high school. the nra has promised to sue.. to stop florida from moving forward on that restriction. the white house will announce new funds to train and arm teachers. secretary of education "betsy devoss" will speak about that on the today show this morning.

that interview later this morning on today. over the weekend.. the president had a remarkable speech in pennsylvnia.. obstensibly to support a republican candidate there. though that rarely came up. that special election in pennsylvania is tomorrow.. we )ll have full details on that tomorrow morning ahead of the vote. meanwhile.. the white house is trying to figure out what to do about stormy daniels. it sounds as if she )s going to be on 60-minutes. her lawyer tweeted out this picture over the weekend. that )s him on the left. and anderson cooper.. who does interviews for 60-minutes.. on the right. the new york times says president trump )s lawyer is thinking about asking for an injunction to stop the broadcast. the white house has struggled with how to address this. sarah huckabee sanders has said several times the president did not have an affair with stormy daniels.. but sanders has been forced to give more and more detail about the president )s fight to

fight to silence the adult film star. what started as a tongue-in- cheek tweet by the oregon zoo .. is taking on a life of its own. what started as a tongue-in- cheek tweet by the oregon zoo .. is taking on a life of its own. it all started when the zoo sent out a tweet about one of its otters .. hashtag "rate-a-species." the zoo called the otter - among other things .. "sturdy-built, winter-ready, and waterproof." it reads kind of like an amazon review. now others .. including san francisco )s academy of sciences and the monterey bay aquarium .. have joined in. it has a whole list of species .. rated and reviewed. ...lots of which get "4 and 5 stars." ad lib toss to weather

however, we are tracking several storms so if i take this through saturday you u can see we're expecting over two

vianey, live it up, folks, dry roads for now. over here san jose we had a burst of traffic which is actually just starting to ease up now. short lived, about 15 minutes, what you would expect, though, right here 101 at the 680 interchange, right there, we see a little slowing. there is a fender-bender reported around 237 off 880. sounds like everything is off to the shoulder. i will track that. 880 and 29th, sounds like that one might be in lanes. i see slowing there, unrelated to the earlier power lines down but it is the same area we had the slowing earlier. also the backup over at the bay bridge as the metering lights are on. travel times 880 and the eastbound -- or westbound 80, the east shore freeway both show a slower drive but just starting to kick in right now. things are relatively smooth getting over toward the bay

bridge. low clouds hover around, that might be an issue crossing the bay bridge or golden gate bridge. coming up new this morning, an underwear heist what two bay area women are accused of doing inside a victoria's secret store. the votes are being counted in cuba. elections took place on sunday before raul castro steps down. castro will keep his position as first secretary of the communist party of cuba. plus springing forward can be dangerous for your health. the number of heart attacks are up 24% on the monday following daylight saving switch, that's today. experts say the increased risk may be linked to the hour of sleep that's lost.

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get high speed internet from at&t. $30 per month. no extra monthly fees. more for your thing. that's our thing. visit att.com/internet. adjust to the time change ... so at 5:55 welcome back to you. you've had an entire day to adjust to the time change. don't be late to work. we also remind you to change your batteries in your smoke alarms. mike tweeting about that this morning, he's @mike inouye. new video in our newsroom showing a bizarre hit and run in miami. the driver of that suv trying to

leave the scene of the accident. two people walked up to that car shouting and banging on the window. other drivers tried to block that car but the driver mansion to drive around the corner. he gets blocked again and then other people seen trying to pry open the car doors, even taking pictures of the license plate. at one point a man uses a mallet to smash the windows of that car, the driver eventually got away but that driver was later arrested. new this morning two bay area women are behind bars accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of brass from a shopping center. police in full some say the women started a victoria's secret and store $11,000 worth of merchandise. police arrested 22-year-old blanca quintero from richmond and anna day welch from pittsburg. the store clerk called police and gave a description of the women, their car and some of the merchandise. police found a car and a description and made the arrest.

investigators say the women aren't talking about what their intentions were. >> when we see somebody stealing a lot of one particular item we start thinking about organized theft activities and what we will see with that frequently is someone who steals a lot of product not to use it, but rather to resell it somehow. >> the brass retail from $30 to $65. the two suspect are facing charges of grand theft. continuing coverage of the oakland dmv office that flooded during a break in last month. dmv officials say the oakland coliseum field office will stay closed at least through the end of the week. the office flooded in february after someone stole a copper pipe. the department is honoring all appointments at other bay area locations during the closure. at 5:57 spring break is quickly approaching and travel experts say different age groups are planning drastically different getaways this year. millennials are making more reservations and buy more travel insurance than ever before.

they're choosing european destinations instead of the beach. families also looking for a break from the routine spring break. >> they are looking for destinations and opportunities to disconnect from the technology and reconnect with one another. >> that's interesting there. a lot of those families expected to leave the technology at home and take a cultural or educational trip. if you're planning a spring break trip it may not cost you that much more than last year. prices only up 2% compared to last year. if you're planning to hit the road for spring break prices at the pump are holding steady. the average price of a regular gallon of gas stayed at $2.59 a gallon over the past few weeks. analysts say prices were dropping but it changed after crude oil prices started rising. gas prices are much higher in the bay area compared to the rest of the country. in oakland $3.37 for a gallon of gas. san jose $3.38, in san jose on

average $3.48. "black panther" is still dominating the box office. analysts expected a closer contest over the weekend with the release of a wrinkle in time, but "black panther" still came out on top bringing in $41.1 million over the weekend. the film has made $362 million so far making it the seventh highest domestic grocer of all time. this marks the first time in recent memory that a film led and directed by african-americans napped the first and second spots at the box office. strangers at prey at night came in third with $10.5 million. right now it's 6:00. breaking news overseas, what we are just learning about a deadly passenger jet crash at an airport in nepal. plus new information just in about a gunman in yountville, veterans home shooting. what he reportedly told his brother before taking three employees' lives. and warriors coach steve

kerr talks gun reform. who he's teaming up with to bring the debate to students in the bay area. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning and thanks for joining us. it is 6:00. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we will look at what's going on trafficwise and also the weather. i had a chance to emcee an event for the san jose alumni chapter, so they gave away scholarships to a lot of kids. congratulations to all those kids this morning getting up and heading to school. really great kids. >> getting up and heading to school right now it's dry so that's good. congratulations to all those students out there. well earned and deserved. we are expect to go see some changes to parents i will set you up nicely for your school day forecast. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. 55 degrees for san jose. over the next couple of hours i wanted to show you santa rosa because the north bay will be seeing the rain initially and we will start to notice that increase in cloud cover right ou