thank you very much. okay. right now at 6:00 a local elementary school set to be the site of protests. what one group claims is a transgender issue. the school is preparing for picketers on both sides. safety concerns after a pair of drive by shootings on the peninsula. how police were able to track down that suspect and what they're hoping to learn from witnesses this morning. and going green, the steps the bay area's largest city will take today to fight climate change. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning, thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia who is out but getting better after a bout of laryngitis. you can't do this job if you can't talk. >> that's the important part. >> you don't want to come back too soon because then you might mess it up. >> the gift that keeping giving.

>> the weather we've been getting the last couple days -- >> it's been so nice and gets even nicer as we we go into the next several days. a cool freeze for yesterday afternoon. you won't feel that as much today because it will be slightly warmer. here is a live look in j is. before you head out let's go to los gatos. it's going to be in the mid 40s and a quick warm up in our temperatures by late morning with all all of that sunshine. upper 60s and low 70s all around the bay area. we will talk about that coming up. mike, you have a new crash in the east bay. >> another crash in the east bay and more activity of course there as well as the rest of the bay. although the speed sensors barely show it, san jose a little slowing. we do have a crash on highway 17 southbound around camden. i will get more detail but it just appeared on the blotter. this also just appeared, this crash westbound 80 your commute direction toward the bay bridge at powell, reports that it's blocking one lane you see slowing here. i moved our camera around and was able to catch this.

there is that car. this is the situation, it's in the fast lane, watch these cars come whizzing by so close, that's got to be nerve-racking for the person involved. when you do see cars like that move over, give them a lane because crews have to arrive and it's nerve-racking. we're going to track this and hope for the best. happening today an east bay elementary school is bracing for protests. members of the westboro baptist church are planning a demonstration at rancho rom row elementary school in alamo this morning. >> the organization claims the school is encouraging discussion of sexual and gender identity. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live outside of the school this morning with counterprotests also expected today. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and kris. well, we are expecting that counterprotest to begin roughly around 6:00 a.m. but so far we are not seeing any protesters outside of rancho romero elementary school in alamo but it is westboro baptist church that is planning to do this protest in just a couple of

hours over what they say are their disagreements with the school when it comes to a gender equality lesson plan, the school's stance on transgender issues, that's what's leading to this protest. this church was considered a controversial hate group in some senses, hating on both sides of the aisle, in fact, our newsroom did some digging overnight on some of the protests that they have had over the years. dating back to more than a decade at this point. we want to show you this point a list of them. in 1998 there was a protest margd matthew shepherd who was a gay man who was beat and tortured to beth:et in wyoming. then the group protested it he funeral of a u.s. marine killed in iraq, they were sued for that, but the supreme court sided with the church's right to protest in that case. and then most recently they also had protests in orlando following the pulse nightclub shooting. now, just yesterday i did reach out personally to the san ramon unified school district and in a statement they told me regarding today's protest that, quote, our

focus today is on student and staff safety. we have a plan in place and are working very closely with law enforcement to mitigate the impact of that protest on our school. as i mentioned the aclu is planning a counterprotest and they will set up umbrellas between the westboro baptist church protesters and the school so they can kind of serve as a blockade in that area. we're being told that protest is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. live in alamo, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you for that update. relieved parents say there are still lessons to be learned from a violent school threat that turned out to be not credible. it started on friday when san mateo police say this man walked into a big 5 sporting goods store and threatened to shoot up a school after asking to buy a gun. officers located than ma, he is now in custody for a mental evaluation. the man told investigators he just said it as a joke, but parents at one peninsula middle

school says the scare makes them think about campus and what they need there around their school. >> i think it probably is this day and age, yes. you know, some of the, you know, kids are changing classes on the sidewalk around here. >> the parent there is referencing the fact that there is no gate around the school. there is no fence. district leaders say the fence at the school has been delayed because of state requirements, so red tape. they do expect it will be installed this summer. new this morning a terrifying shooting investigation in east palo alto. police say that someone shot a man in his car and then a woman who was walking home from the grocery store. officers say that both of those attacks unprovoked. "today in the bay's" roz plater is live in palo alto at the police department this morning with the bizarre string of events that led up to this shooting. roz, just crazy incidence here. >> reporter: it is crazy indeed. seemingly unprovoked and possibly random. that may be the most terrifying part of it all.

two victims and a car chase all of which came to an end once palo alto police here captured that suspect not far from here, but this began last night in east palo alto. investigators say that's when a 35-year-old man the first victim was sitting in traffic near schofield street and capital avenue, he was on his way to his second job. suddenly a man in a silver suv pulls up, points a gun and shoots at him then takes off. the first victim begins chasing the suspect. then near newel road and wood land avenue a 65-year-old woman was walking home from a convenience store carrying some groceries, the shooter then fires at her twice. he struck her in the arm and knocked her into the bushes. the first victim stopped to help her and the suspect keeps going. he abandoned his car but palo alto police caught him and arrested him in the 400 block of emerson street. again, that's not very far from where we are now. now, we're told that east palo alto investigators are still

trying to figure out a motive or what led up to this. they are asking if you saw anything, if you know anything about this incident, they want to hear from you. we're live in palo alto, i'm roz plater, "today in the bay." >> tough story to follow there, roz. you helped us get a better understanding of what's going on. thank you. more protests are expected in oakland this morning as alameda county supervisors vote to fund the controversial law enforcement training program called urban shield. at least one local group of activists says that the training militarizes law enforcement agencies. they plan to protest before this meeting this morning. last month supervisors voted to continue with the training, but they also called for change. now to decision 2018. a significant no show in last night's debate involving california's top candidates in the race for governor. our sister staying hosted that event. lieutenant governor gavin newsom skipped out to take part in a

fundraiser in pasadena. other leading candidates noted his absence antonio villaraigosa alluded to the knew some not being there when thanking republican john cox for appearing. >> thank you for caring enough to show up. i respect you for that. that's why i showed up. >> it's sad that one candidate chose not to show up. if he doesn't respect you now as a candidate, why should you trust him as governor? >> and that was state treasurer john chiang who is lagging behind villaraigosa and knew some in the democratic race. recent polls indicate that cox is running second overall behind knew some. the top polling candidates will head to the south bay to face off on live tv and nbc bay area is hosting that debate on may 8th at the california theater in san jose with the silicon valley community foundation. nbc political director chuck todd will moderate the event. 6:08 now.

today the city of san jose could take a big step in meeting sustainability goals set by the paris climate accord. the city council is expected to adopt the climate smart san jose plan similar to the paris accord san jose's plan would combat greenhouse gas emissions. the city is taking this step because president trump pulled america out of the paris climate agreement, claiming it wasn't fair. the u.s. is the only country in the world that is not part of that agreement. right now it's 6:09. we already have people out there k working at at&t park to clean up the stands and get ready for the game again this evening for spring training for the giants versus the a's. looking at temperatures in the upper 60s, it will be much warmer today than it was yesterday out there at at&t park, but it cools off just as quickly getting down into the upper 50s. a look at all of our mike climates for today, starting out in the coast with highs in the low 60s in half-moon bay, 65 in

san francisco will be the high and santa rosa up to 75 degrees. we will have some really nice weather today and that extends into the next few days. more on that in just a few minutes. mike, you are still concerned about the driver in berkeley. >> the one driving that vehicle that is stopped on the east shore freeway. let's show you overall everybody else gets a chance to look at their commute a pretty pleasant drive. the issue is the commute direction for the east shore freeway. westbound 80 folks are slowing down approaching powell street and we will get you to that live look again. this is why you should slow down. see that disabled vehicle. watch, from time to time we've seen a stack of up to a half dozen, almost ten cars backing up on the approach because one person comes up close to this person, sees it, there is a disabled vehicle and then they start to stack up and then they have to start back out into traffic. we have seen a harrowing situation a couple times this morning. we are advising everybody when you see the flashing lights stay over to the right. >> bridge crew and chp are heading over there.

once again that's a slower drive developing as you travel past alameda in toward powell. that's where that disabled vehicle is in your left lane, stay over to the right. back to you. >> and stay in your car. you find yourself in that situation stay in your car with your seat belt on is the safest way. coming up next on "today in the bay," exclusive new information on the malfunction at an ohio fertility clinic. what we're learning about what went wrong and why the damage was worse than we first reported. and, boy, did we have a spectacular day on the stock market on monday. can we do it again? we will take a look when "today in the bay" continues.

it's 6:14 on your tuesday morning before you head out the door it is a cool start. let's get a look outside in fremont as the roads are already busy so it's time to get up and head out. we will be in the mid 40s at 7:00, still, but we will have a quick warm up through late morning and early afternoon, reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s all around the bay area. fremont at 1:00, 66 degrees, what are you doing today? we will talk about what's going on around the bay area and help you make some weekend plans coming up in less than five minutes. we are looking at this travel time at the top, the east shore freeway starting to creep up because of a crash possibly two as you head through berkeley and emeryville. we are looking at the backup heading toward the bay bridge.

and a very happy tuesday to you. we could see even more gains on the market this morning after the huge rally on monday. the dow jumped 669 points, its third largest point gain in one day in history. nasdaq up 227, that's about 3%. apple and facebook you can see they are both in the news. facebook of course facing all kinds of new trouble this morning, an investigation by the ftc and states attorneys general. you know about the privacy scandal, you've heard probably people talking about deleting their facebook. another problem, though, is the biggest competition in silicon valley isn't really for customers, it's for talent. convincing the next generation of engineers who probably don't use facebook to work for them. apple executives will be in chicago today to announce new products for education. if you're old enough you remember apple was the first computer company to make inroads into schools, but now it's google that dominates because google makes inexpensive chrome

books and free word processing software. apple is expected to unveil a less expensive ipad among other things. it's happening at a high school auditorium, that's really unusual way for apple to unveil a new product and that event starts at 8:00 a.m. our time. san jose networking cisco says it will donate $50 million to help end homelessness in san jose. we told you about that in our happening now segment. cisco's ceo chuck robbins says the fun will go to the organization destination home. robbins says homelessness in san jose has reached a crisis level. we are talking about this earlier as well, bmw by subscription. ford and cadillac and volvo do this. they have programs where you lease a car by the month. everything included, oil changes, even car insurance and bmw is now getting into this and the appeal is twofold, one, everything that involves a car expense in one payment which is kind of cool, secondly you could

do like a convertible in the summer and an suv during the winter. you could swap them out. >> i hadn't thought about that angle. are they trying to reach those of you who are older or is this targeting the millennials? >> that's a good question. i'm not sure where this change came from. i do know they are worried about uber, people are saying why do we need a car at all? but now seeing it as a service that you can start and stop and that kind of thing might make more sense. >> interesting. we will have to see who ends up rolling in with a new bmw. a brand-new investigation finds that the company responsible for that freezer mishap that destroyed embryos in cleveland, ohio, is linked to other problems in the past as well. this week impacted patients are getting a letter from the clinic and in that letter it says that a freezer holding 4,000 embryos somehow shut off and then stayed off for an entire weekend. the total number of em bows destroyed is now about twice

what the initial estimate was. one couple that also has two children and was hoping to have a third, now can't do that. >> i've got a taste of how good it is because i've got two really perfect kids and i think that makes me more angry. >> because you wanted more? >> yeah. yeah. and they deserve that. >> nbc's investigation found that the same company is tied to other freezer breakdowns including one in florida and one in the uk. you can watch the full report at 7:30 this morning following "today in the bay." 6:18. if it seems like you're seeing more sea lions in the waters around northern california scientists say you are not imagining things. according to the marin i.j. a population survey finds sea lions are making a mass migration to cooler waters in the bay. scientist right side not sure why this is happening but it is likely to do with the sea lions food source also moving northward. they are also not sure if this is just a temporary phenomenon. >> let's hope not. oakland's brett hunter takes

the stage once again on the voice tonight as the battle rounds continue. hunter is from pasadena and now lives in oakland, norcal. he quit his six-figure job and business so he could pursue music full time. so far working out for him. you can watch his performance right here on nbc bay area tonight. the voice starts at 8:00 followed by an all new episode of "rise." that's coming up at 9:00. then at 10:00 it's a "chicago med" followed by nbc bay area news at 11:00. >> he truly loves music. not only did he leave that job but he moved to oakland with his brother and they live in a room together. >> in a room together. >> together with his brother. >> when he hits it big hopefully he will remember to buy his brother a house. >> we are going to have some great weather today all around the bay area, warming temperatures even though we do still have a cool start as you get ready to head out the door. let me get you ready for the day

with our temperatures now in the mid to upper 40s, grab a jacket before you step out, we have all clear skies. the coolest temperature right there on the right side of your screen in the tri-valley looking live in sunol and 44 also in the north bay looking from belvedere towards san francisco. it's 55 in san francisco right now, so as we get the kids ready for school they are probably really excited because it's one of the last few days before they may have a break. in oakland it's going to be at 46 degrees, walking to school, and then at recess it will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. so definitely a day outside with all of that sunshine. we are going to see our highs in east san jose up to 73 degrees, 71 in los gatos and light winds coming in from the northwest. east bay and oakland upper 60s there and 73 degrees in pleasanton, 71 in redwood city and a big warmup from yesterday as well in san francisco. some mid 60s and 75 today in sonoma with those winds coming in from the north. a morning drive through the

south bay starts out cool with mid 40s but then as we go into the lunch hour you may be heading out and want to take the lunch outside, it's going to be in the mid 60s and this large area of high pressure causing the air to sink and warm, it also keeps our skies clear and will steer any wet weather to the north and south of the bay area. we keep some dry weather. if you are thinking about this weekend heading to santa cruz it's going to be at 71 degrees on friday, that will be the warmest day before some slightly cooler air comes in and we will be watching that. now, your complete weekend forecast in 20 minutes. mike is watching the east shore freeway. with eyes peeled because of that disabled vehicle after that earlier crash, we talked about all those cars whizzing by so close. we are looking at 35 minutes because the cars do dip in speed as they slow down and change last minute over in toward one of the lanes over to your right. 35 minutes from highway 4 most of that slowing as you're passing by university and get over toward powell. i have i had nd out the camera is bit. here is that vehicle that was

stuck in that fast lane. here are flares and a flatbed tow truck and another car behind t there are two crashes being addressed right now, consider that left lane and possibly further back one of your other lanes blocked that's adding to the time traveling past golden gate field. the build starting back at richmond. that's the toughest drive of the bay right now. hayward a little slowing passing a crash on the shoulder around washington. tri-valley across the bay the san mateo and dumbarton bridges and the south bay show a mild build right now. the trouble is in berkeley. coming up here on "today in the bay," allergies can be extremely annoying, i know we both have the sniffles in the morning, but turns out there could be a major health benefit to this. all new this morning the reason some health experts say allergies could help you live longer. you want to find out about that one. we will have that when we come back.

6:25 for you right now. allergy season is here, but it turns out sneezing and having the stuffy nose and swollen eyes could help you live longer. some a lermg specialists say that allergies could help people live three to five years longer than those who don't have allergies. they are citing studies that have shown people with allergies have lower risk of cancer, stroke and even heart attacks. doctors say this makes sense because allergies are caused by overactive immune systems. they served an important role in

the past. >> allergy is actually a defense system and at one point in history many thousands of years ago it was valuable because the anti-body that gives you allergy is the same one that protected people against parasites like worms. >> the parasites as doctors mentioned are gone now so immune systems are attacking the next thing which includes ragweed and other common allergens. >> i guess i'm going to live forever. the lady washington hawaiian chieftain will continue to sail across the bay today. this time the tall ships are moving to antioch for a five-day visit. they were previously in oakland and redwood city. tours in antioch don't start until friday. coming up next on "today in the bay," breaking news to tell you about on the east bay, the reason police have a major off ramp closed and how it could impact your commute this morning. plus -- >> a lengthy high speed chase

comes to an end overnight. we will show you what started the chase which spanned three bay area counties. and -- >> they didn't have to kill him like that. they didn't have to shoot him. >> demanding answers in the deadly police shooting in sacramento. the steps city leaders are taking today to make sure this investigation is handled correctly. you're watching "today in the bay." we )re off to a cool and clear

start-- and we )re expecting a right now it's 6:30.

we are off to a school and clear start, but we are expecting a very pleasant day ahead. just as pleasant as this picture of downtown san jose as we are looking live from our camera there. and the sun is starting to come up. thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. of course we want to go right now to meteorologist kari hall getting a better look at what's going on weatherwise this morning. not too bad a start but it's going to turn out to be a nice day. >> look at this seven-day forecast. looks absolutely gorgeous as we go through the week. i know a lot of the kids are excited on spring break and heading into easter. we will see low 70s by the end of the week in san francisco and then slightly cooler for the weekend, but still really pleasant for the inland areas some low 80s for the end of the week and mid 70s for the valleys on saturday. and on easter sunday. we will talk about some events going on this weekend or some places you may be headed coming up in less than seven minutes. mike is tracking that crash

and now a fire. >> but separate incidents, kari. so the crash right here we've moved it back a little further east. this is still westbound 80 your commute direction but notice that this spot as the tow trucks move around to clear more vehicles we have two lanes blocked, folks are slowing considerably at the approach to powell that is again westbound 80 getting over toward the bay bridge more flatbeds and another tow truck arriving. more activity, a little more slowing. just about 35 minutes from highway 4 through that mess and over toward the backup at the bay bridge. that is the slower spot for the bay area right around that area. as we look at the rest of your -- zoom in towards the south bay, this is the fire. a roadside tire in one of the trees along northbound 280 around wolf is causing a couple lanes to be closed. you're jammed up from 17 all the way up into 280 northbound. 101 a clearer drive for the rest of the bay. there's the san mateo bridge also slow but that's your typical commute.

back to you. breaking news to tell you about in the east bay this morning. a chase as you see right here ended with a crash along highway 4 in concord and there is still a very active scene there this morning. "today in the bay's" bob redell is there now to explain for us what happened. bob, this had to be a frightening situation for not only officers but anyone on the road as well. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. one of the off ramps off of eastbound highway 4 is shut down, it's the off ramp that connects the port chicago highway, again, because as you mentioned because of a chase happened around 3:45 this morning. we know concord police was chasing a driver in this area when the driver of that vehicle crashed, overturned and according to chp that driver did get away and last report the officers, law enforcement, are still looking for this person in this area. that's why you still have this exit 15-b eastbound highway 4 to port chicago highway still shut down. you've also got northbound 242

that off ramp to the port chicago highway also shut down. the good thing is both of those off ramps are in the reverse commute direction so they are not having any impact on people's drive to work this morning, but again, it is an active area as law enforcement is still trying to capture this driver, unknown what the chase was about. reporting live here in concord, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. also new for you this morning, another chase to tell you about, this one across the bay area. one man is in custody after a high speed chase spanning three counties and four freeways that ended overnight in the east bay. this started on the bay bridge near treasure island and went along interstate 80 to 580 on to highway 24 and 680 before ending in pleasant hill. take a listen. [ sirens ] >> right there cameras caught that chase as it happened a little after midnight with a

fleet of patrol cars pursuing that van. chp says that driver veered into a construction lane on the bay bridge and a patrol scar at the scene tried to pull that van over. that driver finally exited in pleasant hill and ended up in a cul-de-sac where he surrendered. chp is investigating if that driver may have been under the inn flounce of drugs or alcohol. sacramento city leaders will hold what is expected to be an emotional hearing when they discuss the recent deadly police shooting of an unarmed man. body camera video shows officers firing 20 times as they shot and killed stephon clark in a backyarded on sunday night. he was holding a cellphone but officers say they thought that cellphone was a gun. now sacramento's mayor is among those calling for accountability. also clark's grandmother broke down in tears during a news conference that we first brought you yesterday in our midday news. >> migrate grand babies don't have their daddy.

>> there are many questions around policy and protocol that come right out of watching this video that we're going to ensure get asked and answered. >> the chief of police is among those expected to attend tonight's city council hearing. it gets under way at 5:00. 6:35 and a developing story out of d.c. for you this morning. the fbi is investigating suspicious packages containing explosive contents sent to military sites and intelligence facilities. the first one was discovered yesterday morning at national defense university in d.c. six similar packages turned up at other military and intelligence locations. law enforcement officials say that the packages were all sent through the mail and quickly rendered safe. >> bombs sent through the mail are rigged to detonate when they're opened so they can sit there forever, the bomb squad can do a render safe procedure on a live bomb or it could be a hoax. >> federal officials say they don't believe that any of these packages came from mark conditt,

he is that man accused of causing three weeks of deadly terror in u.s. aen, texas, after sending explosive devices. it is 6:35. federal department of education representatives will reportedly be in palo alto this week to monitor the handling of sexual misconduct cases by the palo alto school district. according to the palo alto eekly civil rights workers will hold office hours in palo alto on thursday. they are monitoring the district's recent title ix violati violations. students, staff and parents are allowed to provide their input during those office hours. the city of berkeley will debate nor transparency in the city's police department. activists are pushing for the november ballot issue that would replace the current can police commission. supporters say the new authority would have more authority. critics say it would just create more bureaucracy. council members will debate the plan tonight ahead of that meeting organizers will gather outside of city hall. continuing coverage on a

deadly fire in russia. new surveillance footage shows how quickly the flames spread. the massive mall fire in siberia sunday claimed the lives of 64 people, most of them children. people were forced to run for their lives and even jump from windows. now we're learning that russian authorities are opening a criminal investigation. they are citing blatant violations including a security guard who reportedly turned off the fire alarm and also there were emergency exit doors that were blocked. no word yet on a cause. happening today a funeral service set this morning for a new york firefighter killed while battling a fire on a movie set in harlem last week. the service for michael davidson will be at st. patrick's cathedral in manhattan. davidson died early friday from smoke inhalation while fighting the fire in a basement in a movie was being filmed. cardinal them thee dolan is expected to deliver the eulogy.

he leaves behind a wife and four young children. the san carlos city council approved adding another license plate reader in their city. there are already about a dozen such readers in san carlos and late last night the council voted 3-2 to expand the program and keep that data longer, for a year rather than just six months. the costs are expected to be about $100,000 for that addition. and using our camera we will show you what continues to be the saga of the growing delay for the east shore freeway. look at that, 40 minutes registering now from the highway 4 through that backup over at powell west bound 80 because of this, this is all this crash activity. you see the two tow trucks on scene, one of them a flatbed, there were a couple others earlier. no major injuries but this does block two lanes of westbound 80 as you're heading toward the berkeley curve, that's why we have the slower drive out of albany, richmond. the other issue is in the south bay, the rest of your commute

moves smoothly. northbound 280 follows the closure of two right lanes north 280 at wolf. sounds like there is a tree on fire at the roadside, i don't know how that happened and we're who edge it doesn't spread to anything. we will track that as well. we have passover coming up on friday, easter coming up on sunday, a lot of outdoor stuff, kari. >> and the is still going to be perfect as we go into the weekend. we are looking forward to sunshine here as we go through the week and your saturday forecast looking spectacular. 68 degrees along the coast, the bay will be at 72 degrees and 75 for the inland valleys. on sunday more of the same. the sunshine continues and those highs in the 70s for the bay and inland valleys. if you will be hitting the road taking the kids to santa barbara for spring break it will be warmest on friday with sunny skies. by the rest of the weekend still comfortable with upper 60s to low 70s. if you want warmer weather it will be in pass ispaso robles.

upper 70s for saturday and sunday and then if you're going to yosemite that's a live look and our highs will reach into the upper 40s, no snow in the forecast this week, so shouldn't have any issues getting there and we keep the dry weather throughout the weekend. in napa valley lots of sunshine, highs in the upper 70s, it's going to be nice all weekend long. for your easter egg hunts or whatever you have planned. let me know what your plans are, i'm kari hall weather on twitter, facebook and also instagram. today's forecast coming up in less than three minutes. coming up next on "today in the bay," census question controversy, the lawsuit state leaders just announced over a change on the upcoming 2020 census. an unusual day in the life of washington, it just appears to be incredibly quiet. not quiet on wall street this morning. there were some gains made this morning after a strong performance yesterday on wall street right now.

and as you can see one analyst says that we're seeing confidence being restored in the markets because of fading trade worries.

it's 6:43. beautiful sunrise as we take a live look outside of our window in san jose and we will see a lot of sunshine throughout the day, warming up our temperatures. let's go to santa clara, we will be at 46 degrees at 8:00 and quickly warming up throughout

the morning and early afternoon. upper 60s by 2:00 today and that's a good time to wash the car. we will talk about the dry weather in the forecast for the rest of the week, that's coming up in less than five minutes. yay, always clear westbound 80 at powell from the two crashes there. boo, we have to clear up all this traffic and it won't go away. we do still have a slower drive 41 minutes from highway 4 to the backup at the bay bridge. we will track that slowing as well as the south bay coming up. a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning where it is smooth sailing so far. what we want to talk about is the suicide barrier, it is still years away from completion and it's reportedly, though, being considered as a model for other california bridges. the san diego union tribune reports that people there would like to see a solution to stop suicides off the coronado bridge. that's where over the last six years about 100 people ended their lives. caltrans is now looking at proposals that include a netting

plan and the hope is that it can be built within the next decade. at 6:44 just in, california attorney general xavier becerra just announced a lawsuit tied to a change coming to the u.s. census. we are expecting this at any time now. the controversy is over a question that would now be included. the congress department announced it will now ask about citizenship status. they say that the citizenship data would help the justice department enforce the voting rights act which protects minority voting rights, but opponents say the question will discourage immigrants from responding to the census. president trump is once again floating the idea of the u.s. military paying for that border wall. >> scott mcgrew, that idea getting no traction in washington. >> no traction. good morning. getting the military to pay for it is a long way from getting a promise from mexico at that pay for that wall. president trump did something unusual retweeting his own tweet suggesting the military fund the border wall. his thinking is this, the

million tear just got millions nor dollars in the omnibus bill, the wall protects america thus it's part of national defense. the office of government ethics says the white house is investigating loans the president's son-in-law jared kushner's real estate business got from two banks after meeting with officials of those banks at the white house while representing the united states government. on the face of it that's a conflict of interest. sometimes there are so many things going on in washington, you know, i will list them out for you. it's really just faster to do it that way, but this morning it has been very quiet at the white house. either that or twitter is broken. we're waiting to see how russia is going to respond to yesterday's huge news that russian diplomats would be expelled from 20 different countries. so far nothing from putin. he is in siberia vis igts the site of that awful fire at a shopping mall and movie theater where school children were

killed. russia says it's 64 but there is a suspicion it's more than that. we will keep an eye on washington and twitter and let you know if something does pop up. other than that we will take it as a quiet tuesday. this morning -- actually this saturday i should say is cesar chavez day. this is to honor the civil rights leader and labor movement activist on his birthday. >> later this morning at the contra costa county board of supervisors meeting the board will hold a commemorative celebration and the board has been recognizing cesar chavez for the last 25 years. for the second year in a row the san jose public library will also honor mr. chavez. that's happening tonight at 6:30 at the dr. martin luther king jr. library on east san fernando street. chavez's relentless efforts helped farmworkers to unionize and gain rights in the 1960s. >> that mlk library not far from cesar chavez -- >> those fountains will get a workout this weekend, probably.

>> within the next few days. it's going to warm up into the low 80s. it's going to feel like spring. everyone will get out and enjoy the sunshine and warmth especially if you are on spring break. a live look from san bruno mountain over san francisco, i can see the head lights of the cars rolling across the bay bridge, the sales force tower and this beautiful pink sunrise so what's not to enjoy as we start out this tuesday. the is at the bottom of the screen showing you how warm it's going to be over the next few days. even though now we have a cool start, we mostly have low 40s but wide range in temperatures from 40 in morgan hill to 57 degrees in napa. some of us are like, okay, it feels like yesterday but check out how much warmer it is now in napa compared to 24 hours ago. it is 22 degrees warmer but for most of us once again it's about the same. so our high temperatures we will feel the difference there, it's going to be in the low 60s in half-moon bay, 65 for the high

in san francisco and for the i'm land areas reaching into the low to mid 70s, up to 76 degrees today in concord. as we get out the door and head to school for san jose it's going to be in the mid 40s and then quickly warming up. the kids will enjoy these last few days of recess in the low 60s. as you're getting dressed this morning you do need the layers. with this cold start you need a jacket but short sleeves for this afternoon as this high pressure continues to keep it warm, that causes the air to sink and as it sijs it warms up but it's also blocking any storm systems from coming our way and that's the reason we do have a lot of sunshine in this forecast. we will keep it sunny through early next week. the warmest day will be on thursday before a bit of a change in the wind brings down those temperatures for the weekend. mike, you are helping some of the south bay drivers choose their routes. >> it's unexpected slow for 280. we talked about the fire, i will show you where that is, this is northbound 280, that's the slowest stretch.

usually 101 shows the slowest drive. 85, 280 and 101 play out on the northbound commute. there's 280 but they all go from south to north but also from east to west. 280 slowed because of that fire on the side of the road in the tree. wolf. northbound 280 has a couple lanes blocked there jamming you back to almost downtown san jose. 101 and 85 look a lot better. those are your routes if you can choose those and get around that slowing. the rest of the bay the tri-valley, the east bay looking pretty good, no major issues heading across the san mateo or dumbarton bridges, it's getting to the bay bridge that's the problem for the east shore freeway. we had that earlier crash blocking a couple of lanes, that did clear at powell, westbound 80 still slow but still have 41 but speeds are starting to improve, we should see that time come down to 35 minutes from highway 4 to the bay bridge. we do have the metering lights on and the backup is there, but the bridge span is smooth. back to you. >> thank you very much. coming up next a quick look

at the top stories here on "today in the bay" including the desperate search under way this morning for the people involved in this deadly street racing accident in northern california. the newly released surveillance video that could lead to an arre arrest. but first happening now, breaking news, a retired supreme court justice is endorsing a bold suggestion. justice john paul stevens says that repeal -- says repeal the second amendment. yeah. those comments sure to generate controversy were published in a brand-new op-ed in the "new york times" just moments ago. also new for you this morning french prosecutors say that they are treating an elderly woman's murder as a hate crime. she's jewish and survived the holocaust, two people stabbed her to death on friday. officials say this is part of a recent rise in anti-sem stichl across europe. before you head o

here are the top stories on today welcome back. before you head out the door the time now 6:54 here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> we begin in alamo this morning where counterprotests are expected today during a protest by the westboro baptist church. the kansas based church has a history of spreading hateful messages. members say they will be at alamo's average cho rom row elementary school because they claim the school encourages of discussion of gender identity. the church held a similar

protest in walnut creek last week. new this morning a suspect is in custody after two apparently random shootings. it started in east palo alto around 6:00 last night. you can see the locations on your screen. investigators say a 35-year-old man was sitting in traffic and headed to a second job when another man pulled up next to him and shot him with a gun. that victim wasn't hurt and started chasing after the suspect. shortly after that shooter opened fire on a woman walking home from a convenience store. she was hit in the arm and knocked into the bushes. the first victim stopped to help her. police eventually found the suspect, no word yet on a possible motive. relief this morning. >> yes, relief for parents in the peninsula after a violent school threat turned out to have no credibility. it started last friday when a san mateo police man -- say that man walked into a big 5 and

threatened to shoot up a school in the san mateo area. officers have located that man who told them that it was all a joke. he was taken into custody for a mental evaluation. and a search is on now for three people involved in this deadly spreet race in stockton it happened at this intersection on sunday. police say a 65-year-old man was driving down a street when two speeding cars flew through the intersection. this is surveillance video now of that crash. a surveillance video -- camera about a block away captured that moment of impact. police are sharing that footage hoping that it will lead to arrests. officers say two people ran off after the crash and a black truck was seen speeding away. we are expecting more protests in oakland this morning as an immediate da county supervisors vote on a funding proposal for a controversial law enforcement training program. the program is called urban shield and at least one local group of activists says that the training militarizes law enforcement agencies. they plan to protest before this

funding meeting. supervisors voted last month to continue with the training but also called for change. and more than a dozen states are backing the trump administration in its lawsuit against california's sanctuary laws, the federal court supports the justice department's attempt to block sanctuary laws. the states say the lawyer interfere or block federal immigration enforcement. california lawmakers say sanctuary policies increase public safety by promoting trust between immigrant communities and law enforcement. a live look now along highway 4 near port chicago highway in concord. that is where police say a chase ended in a crash this morning, you can see that exit is still blocked off. the incident did close two off ramps for some time. concord police say officers were chasing a car a little before 4:00 this morning, the chp then joined in that chase and then the car crashed near the port chicago highway, the driver took off and got away. authorities are still looking for that driver. the two off ramps that are

closed run in the noncommute direction from highway 4 and highway 242 so at least a little bit of good news. sacramento city leaders will hold a hearing today to talk about this deadly police shooting on sunday. body camera video shows officers firing 20 times at stephon clark. he was in the backyard of his grandmother's home at the time. police say they thought he was holding a gun which just turned out to be a cellphone. city leaders are calling for accountability and will talk about this investigation during a meeting that starts at 5:00 tonight. happening today going green in the south bay, the san jose city council is expected to adopt the climate smart san jose plan today which would combat greenhouse gas emission. it's similar to the paris accord. the city is taking those steps because president trump pulled america out of the paris climate agreement claiming it wasn't fair. taking a live look at our at&t park camera this morning, the giants host the a's for the final pre-season bay bridge

series game. the a's pummeled the giants with a final score of 9-2 last night. the game went into extra innings and the a's scored seven runs in the tenth inning alone. first pitch tonight is at 6:05 but that must have been a nice drive home for the a's. cranking the radio. >> a shorter drive. >> nice weather tonight for them again. >> it's going to start out warm in the upper 60s but cools off quickly. that's what we will all see, a warm day reaching up to 65 degrees in san francisco, sunshine, it looks beautiful. check out this seven-day forecast. we know that you are watching at least two routes. >> most of the rest of the bay is just fine, but south bay the travel times it's 280 that's bogged down because two lanes are blocked of northbound 280 at wolf as you're coming up past vallco, looking at the slowly drive out of highway 17, a tree fire on the shoulder. 80 recovers but still slow through berkeley from the earlier crash. thank you very much.

>> that's all we have for you this morning here on "today in the bay." of course, we will be back at 7:25 for your local news updates. >> and don't forget to join us at 11:00 this morning. have a great day. good morning. breaking news, an arrest made just this morning in that string of suspicious packages containing bomb components sent to u.s. military bases. the secret service and cia. so, could there be a connection to the bombings that terrorized austin? we're live with the very latest. the new cold war? the u.s. kicks out dozens of russian diplomats for the nerve agent attack on the former spy. this morning, moscow reacting with russia's ambassador, calling the move a grave mistake. war of words. the white house denying