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 delays

reported. they recovered in west oakland. back to hayward. topping the news the 6:00 hour that breaking news in the east bay where guests were scared out of their beds and evacuated because of a fire. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at america's best value inn in hayward. bob, i know you continue to ask those questions out there. what else have you been able to find out and who have you been able to talk to? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and kris. i've talked to a number of people staying at the hotel overnight when the fire started around 4:00 and a couple people mentioned hearing this window that blew out from the second floor room there, that room is where the fire started. as you can see a hayward fire investigator is in there trying to figure out the cause. we've spoken with the fire chief and he says there does not appear to be anything suspicious about the fire. they have spoken to the man and woman who were staying in the room. they're apparently cooperating so it's not clear what started it. it does not appear to be

suspicious. that fire did start in the second floor unit. take a look at this video shot by a hotel guest's cell phone video. you can see how the flames are pushing out of this building. burst up to the third floor destroying that unit as well. there was smoke extension on both floors. the fire department had to take down doors to get people to wake up and get them out of the rooms. 32 people were evacuated and remarkably no one was hurt. >> i grabbed my daughter and i ran out. i looked outside, saw the smoke, okay, let's go. >> reporter: what were you saying? >> i've never been through something like this before. my first thought was find the stairs and get out. >> reporter: what did you see when you got out? >> a lot of people running. some people were running up the stairs. i don't know where they were going. you go down. >> reporter: again, no one was hurt. everyone did get out of the fire okay. it started around 4:00 this morning. the fire department says they

had this knocked down within about 30 minutes. they did call for a second alarm, some backup to come help them. they had to cancel or were able to cancel a couple of the engines on that second alarm. again, the fire is out and the fire chief was telling me this hotel is offering to put some of the displaced guests up at another hotel apparently nearby. reporting live here in hayward, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. glad those folks got out safely. 6:03 now. and after days of protests and unrest in sacramento, family and friends will gather together today to say a final good-bye to the unarmed black man who was shot and killed by police in sacramento. stephon clark was killed when police mistook his phone for a gun. the reverend al sharpton is set to deliver the eulogy. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live in sacramento. pete, we know that a lot of folks have had some very heightened emotions about this. what are we expecting and how

are we expecting sacramento to react today? >> reporter: kris, it remains to be seen what type of crowd we'll see here in front of that funeral. we're standing in front of the church where it's taking place here in sacramento. we expect a number of people to pay their respects to stephon clark. al sharpton will be speaking here which is a big deal since he is a well-known civil rights leader in america. this all launched as a result of that deadly shooting involving clark back on march 18th when he was shot and killed by sacramento police officers when he was in his grandmother's backyard. now my officers believe that clark was a suspect and was armed at the time of the shooting, but clark was only holding a cell phone the as a result of the shooting we have seen widespread demonstrations across the city of sacramento, in the streets, at city council meetings, and in front of, even, the nba -- the golden one center where the sacramento kings play their home games.

a wake was held for clark. our crews were there and spoke to family and friend 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, in the arm. they could have tased him. >> it could have been your child. you should act like it's your own. >> reporter: on your television screen you see the information on today's funeral services for stephon clark. it will take place at the boss church in sacramento. the service is set to begin roughly at about 11:00 a.m. and lasting until 1:00 p.m. we know other civil rights advocates will be here as well as we mentioned al sharpton who is expected to speak around 12:00 p.m. we expect to hear from a number

of them following that service. we're live in sacramento, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, pete. >> and the sacramento kings have a home game tonight at golden one saern where protesters have blocked fans from entering. extra security measures will be in place. only particulared guests will be allowed on the plaza. there will be more barricades and security. the warriors play sacramento on saturday. and we're going to stay on top of this developing story following stephon clark's death. we can expect to have live coverage from the funeral streamed and will have full coverage during our midday newscast. it is 6:06 now. authorities in the north bay are investigating the death of a man during what was apparently a chaotic scene near a mobile home park. the sheriff's office says deputies and police responded to reports of a man who was naked on ramon street breaking glass

and causing a smoee ing ing a c. the man went into medical distress and died at the hospital. the cause of his death has not been disclosed. also new this morning, police are at a home in the south bay searching for a suspect this is happening in the neighborhood just west of winchester boulevard. we don't know yet what that suspect was wanted for. our crew on the scene working to get more details for us. he says that the search is expanding. the police department is leading the search. developing details on a scheduled meeting, a big one, between north korea and south korea. we know now they will meet at a border village. t they say it will be the first such meeting in more than a decade. also happening today quiet for parts of the peninsula as santa cruz county, maybe this is you, the faa is reportedly updating the flight path for some planes

flying into sfo and out as well. the change is targeted for people who have been complaining about overhead noise for years. according to the faa the new flight plan includes a different route meaning that pilots can glide the plane to a quieter descent. at 6:08 a live look at oakland coliseum this morning where the a's kick off their 50th season this afternoon with their home opener against the angels. earlier this week the team invited us to get a sneak peek at some of the surprises for fans. the a's have a new place to hang out called the tree house above left field bleachers. inside you'll find a bar, pool tables to watch the game. outside of the tree house is the patio perfect for relaxing. the design for fans to do more than just sit and watch the baseball game. >> the younger demographics, the fans are looking for something totally different. for a long time our business has been i want to sit as close to

home plate as possible, pull out my score book and have that experience. the younger generation, i don't want that experience. i want to move around, to have several different experiences within my trip to the ballpark. >> and have even more fun. the team unveiled a new version of the so-called impossible burger right there. it's called impossible french onion slider. it tastes like a real burger but contains no meat and it's all plant based. bob redell took a bite. >> why does he always get that assignment? i don't get that one. live to at&t park. even though it is opening day expect the seagulls to outnumber the fans there. that is because the giants open at dodger stadium. there are some lingering questions about whether dodger stadium will be open today because of the puddle you see there on the field. health inspectors have to clear repairs on a sewage spill that force add game to be canceled tuesday. the team insists the problem is fixed but we will find out for sure later this morning.

as for the giants team, a nice set of new faces are sparking some optimism that includes new center fielder andrew mccutcheon who came over from pittsburgh along with third baseman evan longoria who we acquired from tampa. to see more giants new face goes to the sports section on our home page. although the giants will be a y away, the home opener is set for tuesday. by the way, next friday the giants will be back on their home turf to face the dodgers once again and that is our home opener, so to speak, the first game you can watch here on nbc bay area. the broadcast home of your san francisco giants. and if you're heading out today, a good day for it. it will be bright and sunny. make sure you're wearing your ball cap. it's going to be all clear. you may be trying to find some seats in the shade. it's going to reach into the low 70s at time of first pitch. 71 degrees up to 74 as we go throughout the game. a look at all of our high

temperatures. 82 degrees. 86 in ukiah. and morgan hill, 83 degrees. we'll be watching out for some records as well, and i'll break it down for palo alto throughout the day. coming up in four minimum, mike, you have a crash now you want to warn people about. >> that's right. over to the altamont pass. lighter than typical because we have spring break for colleges. we're seeing less traffic in the earlier commute. the altamont pass shows you a slower drive early. we just learned one of the lanes is blocked, one open at the off ramp from west 580. there's a big rig and a pickup truck stuck together. no major injuries. they'll have to separate the trucks. oakland moves past the coliseum where we talked about the a's and the warriors playing today. a congested parking lot. back to you.

>> thanks, mike. up next on "today in the bay," a sex ed controversy in the east bay. coming up the heated meeting that lasted into the early morning hours and why some parents say the program is too inappropriate for kids. watch amazon stock today. the president taking on amazon with more tweets. and coming up at 6:33 driving dangers. new numbers just release this had morning that show distracted driving is a bigger problem than ever before.

6:15. checking out 101 as we start to get a little bit of light in the sky. sun rise will be beautiful and starting out kcool in the low 50s. does warm up quickly. by noon above our normal high temperature and continues to go up. we're reaching into the upper 70s. our temperatures come down for the weekend and some events you may be checking out. a very similar shot, 880 across the bay from palo alto, fremont with the taillights southbound at speed heading down into silicon valley.

we'll show you the bigger view coming up. a very happy thursday to you. there are two days left in the financial quarter. unless something amazing happens, q-1 will go on the books as a loss. boei boeing, and amazon losses. it's the president who is pulling the stock down. about an hour ago president trump tweeted, i have stated my concerns with amazon long before the election. unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state and local governments and use our postal system as their delivery boy causing tremendous loss to u.s. and putting thousands of retailers out of business. mr. trump was indeed critical of amazon before the election. he's been pretty straight forward for his dislike for jeff

bezos who also owns "the washington post," and "the washington post" is critical of president trump. here is donald trump back when he was a candidate. >> every hour we're getting calls from reporters from "the washington post" asking ridiculous questions, and i will tell you, this is jeff bezos who owns amazon. he's using "the washington post" for power so that the politicians in washington don't tax amazon like they should be taxed. 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. now donald trump has not always been critical of amazon. when he was selling stuff on amazon, he promoted it, books and ties. a tweet where he gives you a direct link to buy his book on amazon. no reason to stop at the local bookstore.

i found seven instances he encouraged people to buy stuff on amazon. facebook is making more steps -- or taking more steps to calm the crisis at that company. it will limit the data it shares with advertisers and, meanwhile, biting criticism of facebook coming from apple's tim cook. this is videotape of an upcoming msnbc special that will run april 6th, a week from friday. the reporters asked him what he would do if he were in mark zuckerberg's situation, and tim cook says, i would never be in mark zuckerberg's situation. which is a pretty biting comment. apple refused to open an iphone in the san bernardino situation. they're taking privacy seriously. they've slipped up a couple of times but take it seriously. >> he doesn't usually say things like that. >> he does not say things like that which makes it all the more biting. >> thank you very much. we do have continuing coverage now, fremont school board discussion on sexual

education is finally over, but would you believe it only ended at 2:30 this morning. it did start with protests outside the meeting. inside supporters say it is important for teachers to focus on sexually transmitted diseases and hiv. critics say it's just too detailed and graphic for some of the younger kids. hundreds of people spoke inside and outside. we talk with this critic. >> assume all the kids have the same needs. >> classes are expected to start for fourth graders through eighth graders. new this morning a speed skater who won two gold medals at the olympics in south korea is now the fastest man on ice. he hit 57 miles per hour on a course in sweden. the car in front of him is pulling a funnel shaped screen to cut out the wind resistance.

the skater says when he hit 55 miles an hour he started to lose control of his skates. the record on an olympic skating course is about 33 miles per hour. >> i totally could have done it with the windscreen. that's an unfair advantage. >> that's what's been holding you back. >> the only thing. i probably skate like 1 mile an hour. >> wobble. >> it's a distant memory considering we are going to have some really warm weather over the next several days and it's going to be near record highs. i'm watching those numbers for you looking at our forecast for today and what the record is. so let's get a look at santa rosa, napa reaching 83 degrees, well above the records today especially in napa and i'll be watching the numbers in concord because it's going to be really close. i'm forecasting 82 in concord. the record is 83. also very close in oakland. 75 for the forecast. in san jose we'll be above the

record high and also in mountain view. the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. it will cool off in time for the week. the morning drive in the east bay, some mid-50s to start and then you see how fast the temperatures jump up into the 70s, even some mid-70s for early afternoon. a good day to take your lunch outside or head to the beach. half moon bay will be really nice. the upper 60s and low 70s getting that high temperature at about 1:00 and then cooling down once we see an ocean breeze. we still have this large area of high pressure. that's what's kept it dry and also very warm. as it centers over parts of the region, that will cause that air to sink and warm up and that's the reason we do have some very summerlike temperatures. it's easter weekend where we have a lot going on around the bay area. still all dry. if you're going to sausalito for the easter egg hunt and parade it will reach into the upper 60s by early afternoon but it will be cool to start.

so make sure the kids have something nice and warm to wear. we'll talk about the weekend in about 20 minutes. it will be cooling off and staying dry the next several days. mike has a reminder there are two sides to an issue. that's right. traffic with a jam and benefit. we'll see the altamont pass. the rest of the bay moving nicely. a benefit from the crash. the crash itself not benefiting the two vehicles involved, the big rig and a pickup truck. now that's causing a distraction and a backup. heavier out of the altamont, 205 and 580 all the way. a live look from our camera in dublin and it's much lighter just about 15 minutes ago. an easy drive here. good spacing between the cars over to the dublin interchange. here the san mateo bridge not such good spacing but at least it's moving westbound. continuing to build to the

peninsula where traffic is moving smoothly, across the bridge, 92. slowing across the bay bridge at the high rise. richmond to san rafael at speed. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. 6:23 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," steps local leaders are taking today to help younger members of the lgbtq community. first nbc bay area responds, buying a used car, chris chmura says there's one very important word to understand, certified. >> reporter: california law is clear about what a certified fid used car can't be. it can't have frame damage, can't be a lemon and it can't be one they were forced to buy back. so if you're at a big name dealer and one of their cars isn't certified, you would be wise to find out why. send us your consumer questions 888-996-tist. or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. it )s br

palo alto: a "listening forum" .. for members of the l-g-b-t-q community. a listening forum for members of the lgbtq community, that event happens today and focuses on impacts of the community as well as improving quality of life. it starts at 7:00 tonight at the mitchell park community center. at 6:26 right now the latest live music spectacular is just days away. >>al alice coop eer live in co.

the groundbreaking rock opera is set during the final week of jesus' life. john legend stars in the title role and sat down with webber and asked what he was looking for out of this performance. >> the central message is particular, redemption and forgiveness. >> you can catch "jesus christ superstar" live in concert here on nbc bay area on easter sunday at 8:00 in the evening. coming up on "today in the bay," distracted driving dangers. take a look there. information about the growing problem on the roads and how it's putting us all at risk. plus, remembering stephon clark. pete suratos is live in sacramento with the funeral service plan today in the wake of that deadly police shooting.

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6:30 and right now it is opening day taking a live look at the oakland coliseum where the a's will host the angels this afternoon, and the weather should be perfect for some baseball. don't forget your sunscreen. lots of sunshine in the forecast. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia who is still on the mend from a terrible battle of laryngitis. >> and i'm marcus washington. to meteorologist kari hall keeping us on top of what's

going on weatherwise. you say a nice, bright, sunny day. we are excited about the home opener for the oakland a's. it will be perfect out there, a lot of sunshine and starting out with upper 60s and low 70s reaching up to 74 degrees. make sure you can find some shade and also a lot of events around the bay area. the easter egg hunt is happening on saturday. we're going to talk about a lot of events for the weekend or some places you may be heading coming up in about seven minutes. mike, you are saying now there's a crash on the east shore freeway. >> i don't see it on the chp report but do see it on our live camera. approaching the berkeley curve just past powell and so it may affect those entering the freeway. it's right over on the shoulder to your right. heading to the bay bridge but still despite that crash a pretty mild build, only 22 minutes from highway 4 to the bay bridge toll plaza where, of course, we have the backup there. the rest of the bay moves

smoothly. there's that crash, chp just reported it. a stall reported near the san mateo bridge. the speeds are looking all right. a live look at san jose shows that you volume building steadily but lighter today because we have colleges and universities still on spring break. back to you. happening today a live look. you can see that's where family and friends will say their final farewell to stephon clark. he's the man shot and killed by police on march 18th. officers later said that he was only carrying a cell phone when they thought he had a gun. today's funeral comes after days of unrest. civil rights advocates will attend. that includes reverend al sharpton scheduled to deliver the eulogy. a new video showing just how dangerous distracted driving can be. aaa released an alarming new study this morning that finds distracted driving is more dangerous than ever. "today in the bay's" roz slater has been going through that report with the reason you might want to lock that cell phone in

the glove box or maybe even in the back seat, roz. >> reporter: indeed that is what they say you should do. i think the takeaway is more of us are on these phones talking or texting, and we're more distracted than ever. in fact, they're saying the risks may be greater than that from aggressive driving and from drunk driving, if you can believe that. take a look at the video of a guy so distracted that he narrowly miss as pickup truck and has to plow onto the median or this bus driver so busy on his phone he never notices the traffic in front of him stopped. that's what the study found. we know what we shouldn't be doing but we do it anyway. >> you can look from your car in the rear-view mirror and see them looking down. they're probably texting, eating, only god knows. >> there's always an urge to reach down and check your device. >> reporter: now that new aaa study shows that 83% of us agree

texting while driving should be banned but that 45% of us admits we're doing it, even reading text messages while driving, and more than a third of drivers surveyed admit to having sent a tex message while driving. the numbers are up drastically, double what they were five years ago. again, make sure you put that phone where you can't get to it. and if you're using your phone for gps, punch in your destination before you get going. that, too, is another way we get distracted with the phones while driving. live in san jose, roz plater for "today in the bay." >> we're used to grabbing it as soon as it chimes. a violent attack leads to a manhunt that continues on the peninsula. palo alto police say the suspect grabbed a girl, pulled her into a grassy area and sexually assaulted her while holding a gun to her head. this happened near several major tech companies at the arastradero and deer creek roads

yesterday afternoon. police -- the people who work nearby were alerted right away. >> the next message we got, oh, it's right outside, like not just palo alto in general. it was on our doorstep. keep my eye open. >> police say the victim is in stable condition. investigators are hoping to release a sketch of the suspect soon. developing right now at 6:35 the north bay's drag racing community is in shock after the death of a driver at the sonoma raceway. it happened last night during a regularly scheduled and sanctioned drag racing event called drags and drift. anyone can go to the event, pay a small fee, get an inspection and race safely. 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. that speaks for itself in my mind. >> organizers say the

75-year-old driver was the only one on the track when he crashed. the search continues for three missing children in mendocino county. this half police say an suv plunged off of a cliff with the family of eight inside. that crash happened monday as the family was driving on highway 1 20 miles north of ft. bragg. 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 the kids missing devonte hart who made national headlines of him hugging a police officer in 2014. it was take nen a rally in portland. the family is from a nearby suburb. he is one of six children adopted by the family. this morning investigators in san francisco are looking for a motive after a man plowed a van into a group of people. and that was not the end of the story. one person is dead and four others in the hospital. it happened in the bayview

district. we first brought you the story as breaking news it our midday newscast. drivers tell us the driver first was swinging an ax at the same group of men but then was chased off. he came back, though, and then used his van as a weapon. our cameras caught police taking one person into custody. that man is identified as mark dennis. police will not confirm if he is, in fact, the driver responsible for that deadly attack. 6:37. it's a trend happening across the country. teachers demanding raises. today teachers with oakland unified will do the same. they'll hold rallies at several schools. teachers are calling for salary increases and lower class sizes. more details for you. we look through the latest data at state education department $77,000 is the average salary for a public schoolteacher in california. nationally that number is second best for all states. only new york has a higher average. a live look now at the oakland coliseum this morning

where the a's are getting ready to host division rival angels for opening day. first pitch is at 1:05 this afternoon. the team is trying to keep its roots in oakland and as we reported earlier this week the a's offered to buy the coliseum site from the city and county by paying off more than $135 million of debt owed on that site. this morning we are learning that the a's will also offer to buy the howard terminal site. yesterday that plan got a big boost from mayor libby schaaf who backed the team's bid to buy either site for that new ballpark. the a's hope to build the new park near lake merritt but the college board put a stop to that plan. so once again the a's home opener is today at 1:00 this afternoon. traffic will be extra heavy because the game will end at 4:00, but the warriors are playing the milwaukee bucks at oracle starting at 7:30, so fans are expected to arrive early.

police are warning pem to use public transit if at all possible or car-pool, mike. there's a b.a.r.t. station called the coliseum b.a.r.t. station so it's right by the coliseum. looking over here, venal lconve located. lighter build is kicking in pushing the north through silicon valley. this area has had a few crashes westbound at eden canyon road. this one over here a little more concern because of the slowing south through hayward and also to the san mateo bridge. the toll plaza approach has one crash also on the shoulder but it will be a distraction as all these folks are heading across the bridge. you have to pass the crash and hit the flat section moving pretty smoothly but slower than most would like. we have the north bay as well slowing but that's not so bad for san rafael. sometimes it's a crawl. >> we don't have far to crawl to

the weekend. >> we like to call today friday eve, but for some people this is pretty much friday because they're off tomorrow for good friday. it's going to be a great week. we'll have temperatures ranging from 64 degrees on saturday for the coast up to 75 degrees for the inland areas. on sunday easter will be slightly cooler but still really nice for all the egg hunts or whatever you're planning to do. let's make some plans and get outside. the tall ships tour in antioch on saturday and it will be at about 61 degrees and mostly sunny. kids may need a light jacket but then taking it off as it warms up into the early afternoon and then on sunday in san francisco there will be a parade, a spring celebration, events and things to do with the kids. now the parade starts at 2:00. so right at that time we'll be at 65 degrees. mostly sunny and breezy throughout the day. and for russian river valley it's going to be really nice there reaching into the mid-70s for tomorrow and saturday. slightly cooler on sunday.

73 degrees. if you're thinking, hey, i want to go to the beach this weekend, monterey will be cooling down as the weekend goes along. so friday, 72 degrees. one of the warmer days. by sunday we're up to 64 degrees for the high. if you're about to hit the road going to the sierra here is the forecast for heavenly. you can ski with temperatures at about 60 degrees for the next several days and still no snow in the forecast. you shouldn't have any issues getting there. let me know what you're doing this weekend @karihallweather. you may get a personalized forecast. we'll take a look at san jose's temperature trend in about three minutes. >> thank you, kari. 6:41 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," waiting for answers on a terrifying police shooting in san francisco. the update we are expecting from officers today about that deadly shooting in a barbershop. in washington this morning, yet more shake-ups now coming about every nine days. and, scott, good morning. we're seeing the dow rise right

now. as you can see 162 points. this is the last trading day of the month trying to curb the deep declines.

another gorgeous sun rise as we see the sun coming over the hills in san jose.

73 degrees at 1:00 and that's well above where we should be reaching into the low 80s for this afternoon. heading into the weekend, it will be cooling off. we'll talk about that and also some records that may be set today coming up in less than five minutes. and over here still on the shoulder heading away from us on the right side there's now a tow truck arrived for the shoulder bender. west 80. 6:45 for you right now. new this morning a man is in custody on the peninsula accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a parking lot. when san mateo officers responded to reports of sexual activity 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. they have not released the

suspect's identity just 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 there on reports of a man with a gun. when officers found the man, gunfire was exchanged. the suspect 21-year-old did not survive. more changes at the white house. rearranging the cabinet. >> and scott mcgrew, these changes are coming fast and furious. as far as the latest shuffle president trump has nominated white house physician u.s. admiral ronny jackson to run the veterans administration. jackson is well thought of and as a doctor saved lives in iraq but he has no experience running a large organization. the va employs more than 375,000 people, the second largest department in the u.s.

government. so a change-up in the va. and to marcus' point, there's a lot of change. hope hicks had her last day at work. mcmaster, you remember, was fired in favor of bolton. that was seven days ago. one-quarter of the cabinet has been replaced. i've used this picture before to illustrate the point, nobody in this picture still works for the president. then there's this picture from the oval office. spicer, flynn, priebus, bannon. they're all gone. the only guy in that picture still working for the president was the vice president. "the washington post" has calculated on average there's a major firing or departure from the white house every nine days. so that would put the next one a week from this saturday. other news, "the new york times" says trump's personal attorney, he's gone, too, proposed giving flynn and manafort pardons in exchange for their silence. white house press secretary was asked about that several times at the press conference wednesday. she insists the pardons were not

discussed. but huckabee sanders says mcmasters and the president had a good relationship just days before he was fired. president trump once again using twitter to attack amazon this morning. amazon stock fell yesterday. it's down another 3% this morning. speaking of twitter, we examine the president's tweets every day here on "today in the bay." i'm interested in what you think. you can contact me on twitter and on facebook. all right. thank you very much, scott. the golden state warriors may have a replacement for a couple minutes for steph curry who is out on the injured disabled list. automation coming for everybody. that is a robot shooting hoops, not missing. it is a japanese evengs. the 6'3" robot delighted the crowd during a basketball league and went head-to-head in free throws against a human player.

didn't miss anyway. the human missed two. maybe he can stand in for steph curry. >> the robot's name was q? >> i like that. >> titanium. okay, so let's move on to weather. it's going to be a beautiful day, but we are also talking about some really warm weather and a lot of sunshine so maybe go outside and play basketball today. here's a look at our high temperatures for san jose and the south bay, 82 degrees right in the middle in the peninsula looking live in palo alto. 80 for the high. the east bay, 76. san francisco, 72 degrees. the north bay today up to 83 degrees. i think that's where we will set some record high temperatures in santa rosa and in napa. san francisco's seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. we go to oakland for our school

day forecast that starts out cool with the low 50s, then by 1:00 as you go back to pick them up from school it will already be in the low 70s. we're talking about breaking out the summer gear, you need a jacket for the morning, but then later on today it's all about the t-shirt and shorts and especially if you're going out to the ball game and sunglasses for the beach as well. a lot of people will be heading to the beach today but if you're going to be out there, we've been talking about how dry it is and we wrap up the month of match with just under the normal amount in san jose while other areas in the bay have doubled the amount of rain and then we know that as we head into april our rainfall that we normally get increases drastically so we're closing out that window when we get a lot of rain here in the bay area and stays dry as we go into the seven-day forecast. some clouds on wednesday's forecast. we'll be tracking another storm system that could bring us some

rain by next weekend. until then our temperatures cool off going from the low 80s today to the low 70s in time for easter sunday. mike, you have one more update. >> more updates and crashes. we have just a couple crashes we're tracking. let me sort things out. so far the south bay shows a mild build and so does the east bay. we do have the slowing where you expect 880 across the san mateo and dumbarton bridges. look at the dublin interchange. it's over here where we had the crash at greenville and then turned into a sig alert. it was there for about five minutes and then it cleared. now we have better flow for 580. 580 over here, another crash will hold up traffic here which will improve traffic here. a lot of pointing. it's fine unless you're coming through the altamont corridor. your bridge drives are moving slower. the bay bridge but no major problems across the span and that's good news. moving better than we often see on a typical thursday. the smooth drive we talked

about. 280 and 101. back to you. all right. thank you very much, mike. it is coming up on 6:52 now. a quick look at the top stories on "today in the bay" including breaking news out of hayward. we took you there live as a hotel fire forced dozens to wake up out of their sleep and evacuate. first, happening now, a developing story out of venezuela nearly 70 people dead after a riot broke out in a jail. they say clashes are common in venezuela. nobel prize winner malala is back in her native pakistan today. it's the first time in more than five years. the young education activist was forced to leave the country after a failed assassination attempt.

welcome back. 6:55. before you head out the door here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> looking live now a hotel in hayward, you'll be able to see there, fire crews still on the scene this morning. flames erupted from the america's best value inn. some witnesses shared video with our bob redell. one customer said he heard the windows blow-out and the alarm went off and people evacuated. to word on what started the fire.

looking live where friends and family will say good-bye to a young man shot and killed by police. officers shot stephon clark 20 times in his grand mom's backyard. he was only carrying a cell phone. nbc bay area will provide live coverage as well. the kings have another home game. demonstrators blocked fans from entering. and tonight extra security measures will be in place. only ticketed guests will be allowed on the plaza and the warriors do play in sacramento on saturday. authorities are investigating the death after man during what was apparently a chaotic scene near a mobile home park. they say deputies and police responded to reports of a naked man on ramon street causing

major commercial. tasers were used. the man went into medical distress and died at the hospital. the cause of death has not been announced. developing details on that big scheduled meeting between north korea and south korea. we now know the two leaders will meet at a border village and in a joint statement the country's government says the summit is set for april 27th. it will be the first such meeting in more than a decade. former raiders player aldon smith will be in court. police say smith assaulted his girlfriend. a judge ordered him not to contact her. the new charges are misdemeanors. smith has already pled not guilty to domestic violence crime. look at this new video showing a dog rescue. san francisco fire says the dog needed help getting back up off the cliff, and the department tweeted then a reminder for people and dogs to stay back

from the edges of cliffs. sometimes they're very slippery. a live look from nasa tv as two americans on the international space station are embarking on a more than six-hour space walk. the astronauts are part of nasa's expedition 55. they are studying the earth's atmosphere, the effect micro gravity has on bone marrow, and how materials respond to space and gravity. all in all it's just cool. a live look at the oakland coliseum where the a's kick off their 50th season in oakland. they'll face the los angeles -- the angels of anaheim. this year the a's are offering fans some new experiences. the changes include a new venue to take in some or all of the game called the tree house located above left field. this is the a's first day home opener since 1994. the giants start their season on the road taking on rival dodgers. there is still some question

about that stinky mess. you see that puddle there. health inspectors have to clear repairs on a sewage spill that canceled the game on tuesday. the team insists the problem has been fixed. we'll find out for sure later this morning if it passes inspection. the weather will be nice. >> very warm today. in fact, we'll reach into the low 80s for the afternoon and we'll be slightly cooler tomorrow but i still think we could set some records. a big cooldown in time for the weekend and early next week. there are a lot of trucks on the road but mike is tracking two. >> two tow trucks to focus on. san mateo bridge on the right-hand shoulder right above the clock. folks are squeezing to the left to get by. that's a little bit of a delay just a bit. top of the screen under the freeway, we do see that. activity with a tow truck and a stalled vehicle on the shoulder. >> okay. thank you very much. that is what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with you at 7:25

where more live, local news. >> join us at 11:00. it is going to be a nice, sunny day. good morning. revolving door. president trump announces yet another cabinet shakeup, replacing the secretary of veterans affairs with his personal doctor. but some are questioning is he up for the job? we're live at the white house. breaking overnight, poisoned at home. police find dangerously high levels of toxic nerve gas on the front door of that former russian spy's home, as tensions between the east and west heat up over the attack and who was behind it. biting words. apple's tim cook takes a jab at mark zuckerberg over facebook's growing privacy scandal. >> what would i do? i wouldn't be in this situation. >> as the social network faces new lawsuits and growing calls