degrees. 80 degrees today in redwood city and some mid-70s in san francisco. on the embarcadero, 73. 83 in the north bay, in napa and santa rosa. we'll talk pour about this coming up. mike, you've been tracking smooth roads and a ride this morning. >> and still the same situation here, our live camera shows you northbound 101 coming toward me. southbound even lighter traffic. this is right at the 280 interchange. silicon valley great. south of there, no problems over the santa cruz mountains. the summit looks great for 17. 101, no delays. gilroy, morgan hill and up into santa teresa. a nice drive north of there on our map as far as the speed sensors go. west 580. typical pattern. no concern. the mcarthur maze comes right

across to the bay bridge toll plaza. the berkeley curve from the east shore freeway. a nice, easy drive. the travel times green. back to you. great all the way around there at 5:01. following breaking news, fire crews are on the scene of a motel fire in hayward. witnesses tell our crew there there was an explosion in one of the rooms. windows were blown out. this was at americas best value inn off 880. people are being evacuated right now. bob redell is on the scene now gathering information from witnesses. we will bring you video and bob as soon as we get him ready. family and friends will say good-bye to stephon clark, the unarmed black man shot and killed by sacramento police. some days unrest, reverend al sharpton is scheduled to deliver the eulogy. "today in the bay's" pete suratos has the demonstrations, also expected today.

this has really been just a tough time for that community over the past couple of days. >> reporter: that's right, marcus. a lot of unrest in the city of sacramento, widespread demonstrations in response to that deadly officer involved shooting involving stephon clark. now while we've seen a lot of emotion around the city it could be a different type of emotion at the bay side for that funeral for stephon clark expected to take place in just a matter of hours. in fact, we know that al sharpton will be speaking here. notable civil rights leader who has spoken at other funerals for -- involving deadly officer involved shootings from alton sterling to eric garner. stephon clark was shot and killed by sacramento police officers on march 18th when he was in his grandmother's backyard. at the time officers believe clark was an armed burglary suspect at the time of the shooting, but clark was only holding a cell phone. now as a result of the shooting,

there have been demonstrations in the streets of sacramento, even at city council meetings, and there have been demonstrations in front of the golden one center where the sacramento kings play their home games. now a wake was held yesterday to pay respects to the 22-year-old father of two young sons. our crew spoke with family and friends of clark about this latest deadly officer involved shooting that's gaining a lot of national attention. >> gunning somebody down is wrong. they could have shot him in the leg, the arm. they could have tased him. >> should be like it's your own child. >> reporter: some information on today's funeral services for stephon clark. it will take place at the bayside boss church at 6528 44th street in sacramento. outside of al sharpton there will be other civil rights advocates in attendance.

we expect to hear from them following the funeral services. live in sacramento, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, pete. the sacramento kings have a home game tonight at the golden one center where the protesters earlier blocked fans from entering. tonight there will be extra security measures in place, and only ticketed guests will be allowed on the plaza. fans can expect more barricades and more security. the warriors play in sacramento on saturday. >> we are going to stay on top of all the developments surrounding stephon clark's story all morning long. we can expect to have live coverage on nbcbayarea.com and full coverage for you coming up during our midday newscast. it is 5:04. new this morning authorities in the north bay are investigating the death of a man during what apparently was a chaotic scene. the sonoma county sheriff's office says deputies responded to reports of a naked man on ramone street breaking glass and

causing commotion. police used their tasers. at some point after that the man went into medical distress and died at the hospital. the cause of his death has not been announced. police are at the home in the south bay searching for a suspect. this is happening in a neighborhood in the area west of winchester boulevard. we don't know yet what the suspect is wanted for. our crew on the scene working to get more details for you. he says the search is expanding. the police department is leaning on this search. aldon smith is due in court today. prosecutors charged smith with violating the restraining order tied to a domestic violence case. three weeks ago police say smith assaulted his girlfriend. he was ordered not to contact her. new charges are misdemeanors. smith has pleaded not guilty to the domestic violence charges. developing details on a scheduled meeting between north and south korea. we now know they will meet at a

border village and in a joint statement the country says the summit is set for april 27th. it would be the first such meeting in more than a decade. >> a school board discussion on sex-ed is finally over. it ended around 2:30 this morning. this started with protests outside. inside supporters say it's important for teachers to focus on stds and hiv. critics say that's too detailed and graphic for young kids. hundreds of people spoke inside and outside. we talk to the district. >> we're against not involving parents in the process and assuming that all the kids have the same needs. >> classes are set to start for fourth through eighth graders. happening today at 5:06 some quiet for parts of the peninsula and santa cruz county. the faa is reportedly updating its flight path for some planes

flying into sfo. that change is targeted for people complaining about overhead noise for years. new flight plan including a different route. the pilot can glide the plane to a quieter descent. the plan is expected to be released today. and a live look at the oakland coliseum where the a's kick off their 50th season this afternoon against the los angeles angels of anaheim. >> the fans will see some changes including a new place to hang out called the tree house. the tree house has a bar. it's meant for fans who want to do more than just sit and watch a baseball game. >> the younger demographic fans are looking for something different. for a long time our business has been i want to sit as close to home book as possible, pull out

my score book. the younger generation doesn't want that experience, i want to move around, have several different experiences within my trip to the ballpark. >> and now you have it. because it's the a's 50th season in observing, all sorts of events are planned. a free game on april 17th where all tickets are free. yeah, get that. if you don't have your ticket yet, getting one will be first come first served on game day who is that? >> bob redell always volunteers to do the taste testing for opening day. the a's offered to buy the coliseum site from the city and the county paying off more than $135 million owed on the coliseum site. the a's will offer to buy the howard terminal site. yesterday that plan got a big boost from mayor libby schaaf who backed the team's bid. the a's hope to build a new

park. merritt college plan to stop it. traffic will be heavy. the game should end around 4:00 right around the time the warriors are going to play the milwaukee bucks at oracle arena and fans will start arriving because tipoff is 7:30. so do watch out for traffic. if you go to the game, send a picture. even though it's opening day, expect the seagulls right there to outnumber the people. the opener is at dodgers stadium. there are some lingering questions about this. >> the questions are about whether or not dodgers stadium will open because of that puddle you see there on your screen. health inspectors have to clear the repairs on a sewage spill that made things a stinking mess. they canceled the game on tuesday. the team insists the problem is now fixed but we'll find out later if it passes the sniff test.

new faces are sparking spring optimism including the new center fielder who came over from pittsburgh along with evan longoria. to see more giants go to the sports section of our home page, the home opener at at&t park is set for tuesday. we're super jazzed about that. next friday the giants will be back on their home turf. you can watch that game right here on the broadcast home of the san francisco giants. of course nbc bay area. as we get a look at our jogging forecast in livermore, does start out with low 50s and i think the earlier the better you get in your workout because that sun will heat things up and before you know it we're hitting 80 degrees there and san jose,

82 degrees and 83 today in the north bay. you now have a b.a.r.t. delay. >> we have a b.a.r.t. delay which is in recovery mode. the west oakland station, some sort of police activity. when it clears that quickly it's usually a fare jumper. looking to the rest of the bay, there may be a disabled vehicle at the bay bridge itself. a smooth drive. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 5:11 now and coming up next on "today in the bay" we're still following that breaking news out of hayward. digging for details on a reported explosion and fire at a motel off 880. this is new video in to our newsroom. we'll tell you what our crew on the ground is seeing right now. we are working on a live report as people are still being evacuated. and in the last couple of minutes trump once again attacking amazon. but why? we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues.

it's 5: 4. plan to get to the car wash early today. it will be another busy one. a lot of sunshine as we start out with some clear skies in san jose. and it's going to be in the mid-50s by 7:00. we'll see those temperatures going into the mid-60s by 10:00. and look at that, 1:00, 76 degrees. that's well above normal and we may set some records today. we'll talk about that and what's

ahead for a weekend that will be slightly cooler coming up. >> and travel times look great getting to the bay bridge and now the issue at the bay bridge, i found out what was going on. i'll explain it coming up. 5:15 right now. we are following breaking news. a reported explosion and fire at a hotel in hayward. we're learning that people have been evacuated. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live. the evacuations, are they still ongoing? >> reporter: it looks like they're letting some of the people back into america's best value inn. that's the lobby. you have the hayward fire department there talking to some of the people evacuated. now look to your left and that's the unit in question, this is the hotel room on the second floor that caught fire around 4:00 this morning. the reason why the lights are on in there the fire department is in there right now trying to figure out the cause. i just spoke with the chief of the hayward fire department, and

he does not believe right now there's anything suspicious but they, again, don't know what started the fire. as a result, that fire did extend up to the unit above so you have two units destroyed and the fire department had to wake up all the people to get them out. more than 30 people are evacuated and remarkably in spite of the flames you're seeing there were no injuries. everyone did get out okay. another issue which speaks to the importance of having good fire code, this is a common attic but there are fire breaks so no lateral extension outside of that one section of the hotel there were fire breaks on either side that kept it extending any more than the four un on both floors, the second and third floors. again, you have this fire that did go to a second alarm. the fire department had it put out in 30 minutes. i've talked to a couple people evacuated and most were asleep. they didn't know anything that was happening until the fire department alerted them, kicking in their door or getting them to

come out or out on their own. no injuries. this caused substantial to the two units. in hayward reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." and it's 5:16 on your thursday. there are two days left in financial quarters. today and tomorrow. after that go into the books as a loss on the broader markets. so we had red arrows on wednesday but they were reasonable numbers. the markets have been all over the place. triple digits up and down. this is kind of refreshing. boeing says the wanna cry virus has hit its computers. amazon plunged on talk president trump wanted to go after the company, something he's promised for a long time. >> he wants political influence so amazon will benefit from it. that's not right. and, believe me, if i become president, oh, do they have problems. >> and he became president.

trump just tweeted about amazon a couple minutes ago. much of the same criticism. now the root of mr. trump's dislike is less about the company, more about jeff bezos. bezos bought "the washington post," "the washington post" is critical of trump. mr. trump seems to conflate the amazon company and "the washington post." in fact, no the long ago he really liked amazon when he was selling books and ties. i found seven instances where he encouraged people to buy stuff like his book on amazon. facebook taking more steps this morning to calm the crisis of that company. it will limit the data it shares with advertisers. biting criticism of facebook coming from apple ceo tim cook. videotape from a special, the reporters asked him what he would do if he were in mark zuck zuckerberg's situation and he said i wouldn't be in mark zuckerberg's situation.

tim is a super nice guy, so that's a biting statement from him. >> perhaps he's had concerns all along. >> he said it now. >> thank you very much, scott. governor jerry brown appointed his new pup cali as the deputy first dog of california. what a cutie. the two border collie poodle mix spent time training at a farm. the deputy first dog will be in charge of helping the go of herd his staff. and that's his other dog as well. >> a nice day to go outside and play. >> yeah. and i think some dogs like to just take a jump through the sprinklers and things like that, all that fur, it's going to be warm out there. and we're going to have near record high temperatures today. i'll be watching a lot of those numbers in the north bay and also in san jose it is it starts out this morning, all clear. a live look with clear skies. santa rosa, the forecast is 83

degrees. the record, 81. in napa, 83. i think it will hit that temperature today. and the record is 78 degrees. concord may be just below, but we'll have to watch that number. it will be very close. san jose may be a degree above the record high. and as we go through the morning drive in the east bay temperatures start out in the low 50s at 6:00 and then by noontime, lunch, we're at 72 degrees. a good day to take lunch outside. high pressure still with us and it's right overhead. so this will be the warmest day of the week as it keeps those storm systems away from the bay area and also causes the air to sink and warm, and we're pretty much done with this month so you may be wondering how we're doing with rain in san jose. we were just below the average amount and then as we go into the next several months you see how much our average rain tops off. we're heading into our dry period, a little bit of rain during the month of april. if you're making weekend plans to head to napa valley, it's

still going to be warm tomorrow. highs in the low 80s, but a beautiful weekend ahead. we'll talk about more weekend events coming up at about 5:38. and, mike, you were talking about the issue at the bay bridge. >> we cleared that out because what was going on at the beginning of our 4:30 show, i was talking about an issue that has been there, a crash can and a lane reported blocked east out of the city which has been confirmed cleared by chp. it sounds like there was a lag in the system. another report did come in but it was just repeat that ing that one. here is the incline getting in. that's a beautiful view there. we're going to show you a nice view. sensors around the bay, good stuff. we may have debris, north 101 around move fffitt field. no problem, just typical slowing out of the altamont corridor 580 right here into livermore and dublin. highway 4, no problem. pittsburg, bay point, the walnut

creek interchange. over here 880 through fremont past the truck scales, north through fremont and south to the silicon valley. a nice drive for the nimitz freeway. and here is the golden gate bridge, 101 coming into san francisco with the headlights looking gate out of the north bay. and through the north bay these travel times, no problem. a tiny bit of slowing. typical. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," a first of its kind forum. how santa clara county is trying to better understand the lgbtq community. pleasanton )s pol

5:25 now. heavy hearts in pleasanton police department missing one of their loyal members who served the department and community for eight years. he was a chihuahua mix. woe help people cope with stressful times educate children about safety. he left the force about five years ago but he's had a pretty full life. the list of schools with failing public address systems is growing in hayward. not just the morning announcement, we told but the broken p.a. system at tennyson. there are four more that don't work. school staffers have been using phones and two-way radios to communicate. threats of violence at school

are so common and with the broken systems they are very concerned they won't get the information they need. tennyson, ochoa, longwood, have pa systems that need to be fixed or replaced. a listening forum for members of the lgbtq community. that event happened and focusing on issues and improving quality of life. it starts at 7:00 at the mitchell park community center. coming up next on "today in the bay," at 5:26, breaking news in that hotel fire in hayward this morning. bob redell is talking with firefighters about what may have kept that fire from being worse. >> and danger on the roads. what new footage reveals about distracted driving. we investigate up next. jose

good thursday morning seconds away from 5:30. a live look in san jose as you see the sparkling of the lights there as we get ready for the day. good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia who is still nursing her vocal chords trying to get them back from a terrible bout of laryngitis. nice to be with you especially with the forecast we have today. >> it will be a beautiful day but also really warm. we talked about going into the last day of school for some kids

with cool temperatures. look at how nice it will be after they get out of school. they'll want to go to the park. and looking at our high temperatures around the bay area today up to 82 degrees in san jose. the peninsula at 80 degrees and 81 in the tri-valley. east bay a high of 76. 72 in san francisco. 83 in the north bay. we'll talk about what's going on for the week coming up in about seven minutes. mike, you're saying b.a.r.t. riders may have a delay. >> may. we're hearing about the earlier problems, may still be recovering from a minor delay. there was police activity, nothing major from what we're hearing, but that would be for the first trains. most of the system is fine. the rest of the trains we're showing here, ace, caltrains. the back yum right on schedule, filled in as the metering lights were turned on. the rest of the bay a nice drive

including the maze and the approach. north 101 around moffitt not a major concern. moving smoothly through the nimitz. there's a target, lots of places to get coffee. it may be getting crowded. you have our big news this morning, i'll send it back to you for that. >> thank you, mike. we are following the breaking news for you that morning. this is out of the east bay. a fire at a hotel in hayward. >> "today in the bay's" was first on scene with that report 15 minutes ago. you're hearing more from witnesses but just e-mailed us telling us you talked to the police and the fire chief. >> reporter: we did. again, as you can see we have two units destroyed here at america's best value inn. those are investigators, the origin of the fire. that's why they have that room lit up. after we spoke with the fire chief, they don't know what the cause is. they don't think there's

anything suspicious. two people in the room got out and the people in the unit above also got out. i spoke to a man on the third floor who was asleep and he said he was awoken and got out of bed and the hallway was filled with smoke. remarkably 32 people were evacuated, no one was hurt. as you can see in the video the fire was going pretty good. it blew out the window on that second floor unit, blew it out pretty good. and then a sense of it being the force of the pressure inside of the room and here is a witness you were talking about that we did hear from earlier. >> the fire started on the second floor and something happened, the window blew out. and landed on the truck. i looked and smoke was coming out the window. >> reporter: and there's that window that man was just

referring to that blew out on the second floor unit. this was a second alarm. that means that the fire department had to call for reinforcements. they did have the fire around 4:00 and had knockdown within 30 minutes. again, 32 people evacuated. no one taken to the hospital. reporting live in hayward, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. happening today in sacramento, that's where family and friends will say their final farewell to stephon clark. he's the man who was shot and killed by police on march 18th. they thought he had a gun, but officers later revealed he was carrying only a cell phone. today's funeral comes after days of unrest in the city. civil rights advocates will be attending, that includes reverend al sharpton scheduled to deliver the eulogy. our pete suratos is in sacramento. he'll have a live report in our next half hour. new this morning at 5:33, a warning before you head out the door and get behind the wheel. alarming footage just released shows more of the dangerous and

sometimes deadly consequences of distracted driving. "today in the bay" is live in san jose with a closer look at the study. roz, this is revealing video, a good reminder before we head out to work. >> reporter: you really have to be careful not just what you're doing but the other person as you're out there driving. it's a good reminder as folks are about to leave for their morning commute to work this morning, the takeaway from the study is some of us are more distracted than of. taking a look at a video of a driver so distracted he just misses a pickup truck and has to plow onto the median or a bus driver who is so busy on his telephone that he never notices the traffic in front of him is stopped. and that's what the study found. we know what we shouldn't be doing but we do it anyway. >> actually look in your rear-view mirror and see them looking down, texting, eating. >> reach down and check your

device. >> reporter: now that new aaa study showed 88% of us agree that texting while driving should be banned but that 45% of us admit we do it anyway, at least reading texts while driving and more than a third of drivers surveyed admit to haven't sent a message while driving. the numbers are off dramatically, double what they were five years ago. so what to do? the advice is to put your phone somewhere you can't get to it in your glove box or put it in your back seat. and if you're going to use it for gps, program in the address you're going to before you take off because that is another distraction you just don't need. live in san jose, roz plater for "today in the bay." >> if you see someone texting next to you, change lanes and get away from them. a manhunt continues on the peninsula. palo alto police say the suspect grabbed the girl and pulled her into a grassy area and sexually

assaulted her while holding a gun to her head this happened near several major tech companies. arastradero road and deer creek road. people nearby were alerted right away. >> the next message, it's right outside not just palo alto in general, on our doorstep. i'll keep my eyes more open for unusual things off the side of the road. >> police say the victim is in stable condition. investigators are hoping to release a sketch of the suspect soon. developing news right now, the north bay's drag racing community is in shock after the death of a driver at sonoma race wae. it happened last night during a regularly scheduled drag event that's a legal event where anyone can go to the raceway, pay a small fee, get an inspection and then race. organizers say the driver slammed into the wall at 100 miles an hour. >> we've been doing this for 30 years and it hasn't happened on a wednesday night. i mean, that speaks for itself

in my mind. >> organizers say the 75-year-old driver was the only one on the track when he crashed. continuing coverage now, the search continues for three missing children in mendocino county after police say the suv plunged off of a cliff with a family of eight inside. the crash happened monday. the family was driving on highway 101 north of ft. bragg. police say the suv plunged 100 feet. the parents were killed as well as three of their children, all teenagers. investigators say three other children are still missing. one of those missing kids is devonte hart who made national headlines when this photo of him hugging a police officer in 2014 went viral. it was taken at a rally in portland. that family is from a nearby suburb. devonte is one of six children adopted by the family. new this morning at 5:37, a bay area based federal credit union is reportedly filing an unprecedented lawsuit against

the city of san francisco. it seeksededed 28 million. according to curbed sf they were hammered by the rollout of taxi medallion sales. you might remember that back in 2008 drivers were allowed to purchase medallions with credit union backing for about a quarter after million apiece. the suit argue that is ride sharing has since made those medallions worthless and accuses the mta of allowing uber and lyft to siphon business. all right. i want to show you the san mateo bridge. i track what i see. i saw flashing lights but everything has been moving smoothly since then, about three or four minutes since i saw that. no reports of problems or delays showing up on our maps. we see only the flowing. barely detectable on the map. a nice drive from the south county, 101, gilroy, morgan

hill. 17 over the santa cruz summit moving smoothly. i skipped over san jose. we saw that on the map. no major issues. people still recovering. all right. we want to talk about the weekend forecast. we have passover and easter sunday. >> for people it's already friday, right? it's going to be a great weekend ahead. still some nice weather. the coast will be at 64 degrees and the bay 70 degrees reaching up to 75 degrees inland. on sunday, easter sunday, your egg hunt, everything going on around the bay area. looking good. 63 degrees for the coast, the bay. reaching up to 70 degrees and 73 degrees inland. let's talk about some stuff going on. what are you doing this weekend? in antioch you'll be able to score some tall ships used in movies. this looks like a cooley vent for the kids. on saturday this goes on from 10:00 to 1:00 in the afternoon, and it will be at 61 degrees as

the time that it starts in antioch and about 72 degrees for early afternoon. and then on sunday in san francisco there will be a spring celebration, parade and egg hunt, and this will be from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. but the parade starts at 2:00. and right at the time the parade gets rolling it will be 64 degrees. absolutely perfect. russian river valley will be a nice place to hang out. it'll be in the mid-70s. a little bit cooler on sunday but still very comfortable. you'll enjoy that sunshine. if you're thinking of making it a beach weekend, monterey will be cooling down as the week goes along. 72 degrees tomorrow. 64 degrees on easter sunday. we'll bring it back to today and get a look at our temperature trend for fremont coming up in about three minutes. up next on "today in the bay," caught on camera, new video of rescuers going to great lengths to save a trapped puppy. the warning police want you to know about.

a clear start, mild temperatures. it will be heating up fast today. a live look outside in fremont before you step out the door. and let's look at you're temperature trend. at 9:00, 59 degrees. and then look at these temperatures for today. this is going to feel more like summer. we're up to 80 degrees at 3:00. we'll talk about the record that may be set for this afternoon and what's ahead for the weekend

in less than five minutes. and here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. a very pleasant drive across the bay coming into san francisco. the volume builds. metering lights are on. we'll show you what else is on. new video this morning. take a look at this. this is a dog rescue at ft ft. funston. the dog had to be helped back up a cliff after falling over. the department tweet add reminder for people and dogs to stay back from the edge of the cliff. all new this morning one man is in custody on the peninsula accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a parking lot. when officers responded they found an intoxicated woman unresponsive. she eventually told officers she was being held against her will. officers then found the man nearby and say he is a registered sex offender. police have not released the suspect's identity yet.

a town hall meeting on last week's shooting that left an officer injured and a suspect dead. it happened near the outer mission neighborhood. police say they were called to the area. when officers found the man, gun fire was exchanged. the suspect was 21 years old and did not survive. happening today homelessness will be the top of mind for a lot of folks in walnut creek. the city is hosting a full forum tonight. leaders say they're asking for any suggestion on dealing with the issue. here are the details if you would like to weigh in. the forum will be at the oakview room in the public library. it starts at 7:00 tonight. and more changes at the white house. rearranging the cabinet. >> scott mcgrew, these changes coming fast and furious. >> it seems like it, doesn't it? it's part of the pattern. as far as the latest shuffle president trump nominated white house u.s. navy admiral ronny

jackson to run the v.a. he's well thought of as a doctor. he's saved lives in iraq but no experience running a large organization. the veterans administration employs more than 375,000 people. so a change-up in the va and to marcus' point there's a lot of change in the white house. hope hicks had her last day at work yesterday. mcmaster, you'll remember, was fired in favor of bolton seven days ago. one-quarter of the cabinet has been replaced. i've shown you this picture before. nobody in this picture still works for the president. then there's this picture from the oval office, spicer, flynn, priebus, bannon. they're only guy. the only person still working for the president is the vice president. "the washington post" has calculated on average there's a major firing or departure from the white house every nine days. that would put the next one at a week from this saturday.

other news, "the new york times" says trump's personal attorney proposed giving flynn and manafort pardons in exchange for their silence. white house press secretary sarah huckaby sanders was asked about that several times at the daily press conference wednesday. she insisted pardons were not discussed. however, she said mcmaster and trump had an excellent relationship just days before mcmaster was fired so it's hard to say if her denials are based on fact. president trump attacking amazon this morning. so watch amazon stock. we'll talk more about that as we talk business coming up in half an hour. in the meantime we'll update you on what's going on in washington on twitter and on facebook. >> thank you very much, scott. 5:47 right now. the golden state warriors better watch out because automation is coming to their jobs. that is a robot shooting hoops and not missing. this is a japanese invention named q.

the 6'3" robot went head-to-head in free throws against a human player. guess what, the robot didn't miss a single shot while a human missed two. >> looks cool but wouldn't that be boring if you know they're going to miss every shot? >> and it doesn't move. >> when they can run up and down the court -- >> that's true. a great day to get outside and play basketball. maybe you don't want to do the whole robot thing. it will be a great day to enjoy it yourself. as we go into the afternoon, take it easy. here is where we begin. it's going to be in the upper 40s starting out in the morning. mid-50s right now in san jose. palo alto, 53 degrees, and we may have new record high temperatures set, really watching the north bay numbers because santa rosa and napa reaching up to 83 degrees. and that's above our record highs for today. we may be just below a record in con coucord and oakland.

san jose may be a degree above the record 81. mountain view may go above a record high. it's not supposed to be this warm. let's get dress this had morning, it will be a day that will be summerlike, so we're wearing t-shirts and shorts and also heading to the beach and especially if you're on spring break today. a day for something to give you a little bit of shade and also protect your eyes, a hat and sunglasses a necessity as you enjoy all the sunshine. if you're on your way to squaw valley, i wanted to show you the forecast for the sierra in the mid-50s and all clear. shouldn't have any issues getting there. all the snow that fell last week and the past couple of weeks have boosted our snowfall totals for the average amount up to that 65% of normal around lake tahoe and a statewide average of snowfall at 58%. i don't see any snow in the forecast until about next weekend so here we continue with

our dry weather. and for san francisco it stays sunny, easter sunday, 63 degrees for the high. slightly cooler. you see the clouds on wednesday. that's ahead of the next storm system and inland areas we are going to lock at more of those changes, very warm today and tomorrow. cooler for the weekend. still very comfortable. and early next week some slightly cooler temperatures as well. now, mike, you were saying the commute is starting to build. starting to build. a few more cars coming into the shot and a couple waiting in the cash lanes at the richmond-san rafael bridge heading west to san rafael. that's where we get that fancy name. the east shore freeway heading to the bay bridge, the bay bridge toll plaza, the backup there because it's the bay bridge toll plaza. starts at about 5:20 and it's still there. everything else pretty much in the green. i'll move back here, a little slowing out of the altamont pass. typical almost anytime of the morning and a smooth drive once you get into the heart of livermore.

the tri-valley looks great. palo alto, no problems. 101 north. taillights out of palo alto and into the south bay. the same thing for these headlights. no problems. heading to oakland a little more congested. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 5:51 now. coming up, a wedding nightmare for dozens of california brides. the reason their dream dresses may not be available. but first, happening now, a developing story out of venezuela, nearly 70 people are dead after a riot and a fire breaks out at a police station. experts say clashes between prisoners and guards are not uncommon in venezuela. plus, nobel prize winner malala is back in her native pakistan today. it's the first time she's returned in more than five years. the young education activist was forced to leave the country after a failed assassination attempt. taking a live look outs

our golden gate bridge welcome back. it is 5:54 right now on this thursday morning. we are looking out our window over the golden gate bridge. no fog to speak of this morning. we are expecting a warm day ahead so dress the kids in shorts if they're headed to school. kari hall will have the full forecast in five minutes.

students speak out for the first time about the alleged sexual assault suffered at a catholic high school in san jose. >> vicky nguyen first broke the story about claims of a cover-up at presentation high school, and she now joins with us a preview of her exclusive report. >> reporter: tonight a survivor's story, grace leonis left presentation high school four years ago. she was just 13 when she met a coach ten years older. she says that coach turned grace's teen crush into a sexual relationship. when grace's best friend and teammates report what had they say were inappropriate texts and photos sent by the coach, they thought it would lead to an investigation. >> for a while i was like i'm never going to be able to do what i want to do now. my whole life was ruined. >> reporter: presentation said it asked the coach not to return but that, quote, nothing was reported to the school that rose to the level of any reasonable suspicion of abuse. tonight at 11:00, what happened

when grace's family called police, and the new developments following our investigation. hope to see you tonight at 11:00. >> and, of course, if you have a story you'd like our investigative unit to look into, give them a call. 888-996-tips. or go to the website nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. your restaurant meal might come with a side of unwanted chemicals. people who went out to eat more often apparently had higher level of phalates compared to those who ate at home, they're using in food packaging and in the take home boxes we take home. they have been leaked to fertility problems and other health issues as well. new video in to our newsroom showing flooding in louisiana. heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding continues today. the storm system that dopd a lot of rain in texas. high winds knocked over trees in the northern part of louisiana. it is 5:56 now and youth in

high school sports leagues are facing a shortage of referees and it turns out parents might be to blame. fewer people are interested in becoming refs because of the culture of abuse aimed at the sports officials. parents are getting too rowdy at a lot of sporting events. coming up on the "today" show a breakdown of the statistics and how this could impact your child if they play sports. new this morning, northern california brides are scrambling to find their wedding dress after another bridal shop closed. enchanted bridal shoppe stepped in last summer when wedding dresses from the chain alfred angelo went bankrupt. now brides claim they never received those orders at enchanted brides. >> i had my heart set on a dress. >> our nbc affiliate in sacramento went to the store and found it was no longer there.

the owner isn't responding to phone calls, so no word on what happened to those brides. and guns would no longer be allowed to be given away as prizes as part of a new state measure working its way through the state capitol. gun rights groups are voicing their anger over the measure. you may remember a group in central valley raveled off an ar-15 in the days following the school shooting rampage. critics call the bill excessive saying it would have a negative impact on charities. >> this bill is nothing more than saying we don't like guns and we're going to go after those people who do like guns. >> the gun rights supporters also argue gun raffle winners are required to go through background checks. it is 5:58 right now and we are following breaking news as a fire broke out at an east bay hotel/motel prompting evacuations. we have a reporting on scene as investigators try to figure out what caused the fire.

>> the community mourns the death of stephon clark, who was shot and killed by sacramento police. we are live outside the church with what we expect during today's funeral service. and play ball. opening day is here and the a's are getting ready to host the angels at the coliseum. we'll show you the changes you can expect at the ballpark this year. "today in the bay" continues right now. thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia who is recovering from laryngitis. >> and i'm marcus washington. this morning starting out nice and cool but it will shape up to be a beautiful day. >> yes, really warm. and we know this is the first week of spring, we're not supposed to have temperatures in the 80s. that's where we're headed today. we may set some records. looking live right now in san jose, all clear skies as you head out the door. the school day forecast. my son was so excited that this was the last day before spring break and it's going to be in the lower 50s and reaching into the mid-70s already by early

afternoon. a look at all of our high temperatures. reaching into the low 80s and some 70s for the east bay and san francisco. the north bay, 83 degrees. now, mike, you were saying you were already starting to see the slow stretches on the roads. >> exactly what you would expect. the last couple weeks colleges and universities had their spring breaks and we're having our kids hitting spring break as well so that will continue with a lighter flow. san jose shows a little stretch there. a little bit through hayward for 880. a big story over there as well. i want to mention the toll plaza where the backup is starting to build at the berkeley curve. smooth past powell, tapping the brakes, and just as you get to the curve heading to the bay bridge toll plaza interstate 80 westbound. here is 580 out of the maze. coming off 880 as well as the maze at the east shore freeway as well. a smooth flow of traffic for the rails as well. b.a.r.t. has no more