action. president trump to sign an executive order today upholding free speech on college campuses. it comes after clashes like these at cal two years ago. but the president's action being overshadowed. a live report on his escalating feuds coming up. governor newsom's plan to bring clean water into low income areas. >> pet smart gets a visit from a steer. the reason the farmer brought him to the pet store. that's really huge horns. good morning and thanks for joining us. first we want to start with the weather. for us today that means we can get out and enjoy today. >> today looks really good. tomorrow the rain will be back. so we're in between these systems. you want to make sure you take advantages of the breaks.

in dublin, the commute rolling well, we'll be in the lower 40s but warming up with filtered sunshine. mike, you have trouble at the bay bridge? i do. one of the vehicles way over here on the right side cash lanes, it looks like the last cash lane, the car had debris stuck under it so the driver called chp i don't know what to do, they're telling her to get out of the lanes. we have good movement for the fast track lanes it's the cash lanes showing a slow down. north 238 has reopened and 880 has cleared from the connector. we have breaking news for you this morning. this is on the peninsula right now arson investigators are at the scene of a series of fires in downtown san mateo. this is second avenue near el camino, investigators are telling us that at least three fires have been set. this is outside a blood donation

center, the joseph a. bank store, and inside a parking garage. all of these fires happened within the same block. we're told that a dumpster fire outside the blood donation center set off the sprinkler system and caused some damage there. it's 5:02, happening today, uc berkeley is in the spotlight as president trump is set to sign an executive order upholding free speech on college campuses. it's been a huge debate for years. especially in 2017 when large clashes broke out when pro-trump rallies were met by protesters. president trump's action is being overshadowed by his comments about late senator john mccain. tracie potts joins us live on capitol hill this morning to bring us up to date. quite controversial here.

>> reporter: it's not only the free speech that the president will sign off on today but the speech that he's being making, particularly with mccain, that's drawn a lot of attention, not only mccain but the husband of one of his top advisers. today, president trump is expected to sign an executive order that could deny federal funds to colleges that deny free speech but it's his speech getting attention, again attacking the late senator john mccain. >> i gave him the kind of funeral he wanted, which as president i had to approve. i don't care about this, i didn't get thank you, that's okay. but i wasn't a fan. >> reporter: at a jobs event in ohio, president trump spent five minutes railing against mccain giving an unverified russian dossier to the fbi and the

thumb's down vote that saved obamacare. >> i think the president's comments about senator mccain hurt him more than the legacy of senator mccain. >> reporter: the president also going after george conway, husband of aide kellyanne conway. >> he's a whack job. >> reporter: and like the rest of the country. >> let it come out. >> reporter: president trump said he's eager to see robert mueller's report on russian election interference. >> i won one of the greatest elections now i have people writing a report. >> reporter: denouncing, must recall, mccain, and conway all while taking credit for saving jobs. keep in mind the president has lost some jobs a few hours down the road in the same state he was speaking general motors just closed a plant. that's right. 5:04. this morning a new report is

surfacing in connection with the first crash of a boeing 737 max 8 in indonesia. the report says a day before the jet liner crashed killing 189 people, a different crew of pilots poured over a handbook as they fought to keep the very same plane in the air as it repeatedly tried to nose dive. an offduty pilot riding in the cockpit jumped into action and saved the flight. investigators are looking into what caused it to nose dive in boast crashes. just days after two deadly mosque shootings in new zealand, the government is banning the sale of semiautomatic rifles and high capacity magazines. the country is also offering to buy back weapons. the gunman killed 50 people in christchurch on friday. the word of new zealand's move to change gun laws was a welcome

move at at mosque in san francisco last night. eric swalwell spoke about standing up to islamic phobia. >> i'll be introducing legislation soon to buy back and ban weapons. >> vigil goers said they're ready to take on the nra. a setback from the oakland police department and the long struggle to free itself from federal oversight that started 16 years ago, the case was called the rider scandal. dozens of reforms were required. and they said the department is not qualifying with the forms. they cited the handling of one

deadly police shooting last year. he said that the recent backsliding dates to the changing in leadership two years ago when the police chief and kirk patrick took over. governor newsom wants to tap into a fund to cover the cost for healthy drinking water. right now some 1 million californians have contaminated or unhealthy tap water in their homes. the governor is introducing a plan to have water users pay up to $10 to clean it up. he calls it a medical emergency. a similar proposal died in legislature last year. some believe it'll face an uphill battle getting passed this time around. city council bans a plan to annex north richmond. they found annexation would be a

money loser. city staff assume the process might get boggled down with protests. and a survey of north richmond residents show most don't want to be annexed in the city. today rain is expected to fall on and off before clearing up for the weekend. during the first spring rain yesterday, hail piled up. look at that. it accumulated on roads, sidewalks, roofs as well, and the heavy rain that came with it flooded some streets and highway there, trapping drivers during their evening commute. not your typical so cal weather. we'll see more of that weather in the next couple weeks. so it's good to enjoy the breaks between the rain. as we head out the door going to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station, we have temperatures in the 40s and going into the 60s by noon.

it will be mild today with the highs reaching into the low to mid 60s but we will be tracking that next storm and you can still see the storms over southern california. mike, you have another crash at the bay bridge toll plaza? i do, the first one a car hit some debris to the right. here, the closest lane to us there was a crash there. i saw a tow truck escort vehicles to the parking lot. good movement for the fast track lane. the feeder roads, they're just fine. an early greeting for you at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a little slowing north 880 and 238 -- actually 880 is fine, north 238. the crash and sldoes leave a li slowing. south bay and peninsula clear. anything big going on, laura? can you feel the excitement

building? today st. mary's takes on villanova in the big dance. ncaa tournament, how you can join in on the fun locally next. hey, why did the farmer take his steer to petco? i got the same question. this happened in texas. we'll tell you the reason behind all of this coming up next. you do not want to miss it. it is 5:10 right now. look at that. you're watching "today in the bay".

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right now at 5:13, we are starting out with dry conditions this morning. a live look outside at highway 101 in san jose. we'll see the temperatures going from the mid 40s to upper 50s. we'll talk about the rain returning to the bay area and sierra snow, that's coming up in less than five minutes. in the north bay we're off to a good start, a smooth start and a dryer start. we'll show you the slow down in the east bay, leftovers coming out of contra costa valley. i'm contessa brewer. here are today's top business headlines. wall street could open in the red this morning do you futures are off by 136 points. the dow dropped more than 100 points as investors reacted to the federal reserve's decision to hit the pause button on

interest rate hikes the rest of the year. that knocked bank stocks lower and pulled down the broader market. today we're watching for a report on the number of people filing for unemployment and earnings from nickie. passengers in pickup trucks may be at more risk than the driver. the insurance institute for highway safety said state of the art protection is not offered on the passenger side. only three got a good rating. the ford f 150, the ram 1500 and the nissan titan. the toyota tundra has the worst rating with a poor rating. alamo draft house is planning to launch a movie subscription service by the end of the year. the plan will cost 20 bucks a month and let you see unlimited movies. and lets you reserve your seats

days in advance. alamo has 35 locations in 10 states, including one in san francisco. >> good news for us, then. thanks. how are we going to get there? got to fill up the tank, right? >> right. >> don't be shocked this morning, gas prices surging across the nation as spring arrives. here's what you can expect to pay in the bay area, san francisco $3.58. in oakland and san jose avera averaging $3.43. the average price for a regular gallon of gas surged to $2.58. the highest price since november. i got bad news for you. you're probably not a multimillionaire, at least you didn't become one overnight. the good news, neither did anyone else. these are last night's power ball drawing numbers. no one was lucky enough to match all six.

that means saturday's jackpot sores to $625 million. one of the largest in the game's history. i'm getting my ticket. >> the dream. so st. mary fans get ready because the big day is here. >> finally. they're going to the big dance, the ncaa tournament taking on defending champions villanova. fans say they're ready for the team to go all the way. >> i think st. mary's will surprise villanova. >> it'll be a good game. they proved anything can happen. tip off is at 4:15 this afternoon and there are over 20 different watch parties planned. two are on campus of dry den hall and the 1928 pub. golden gate tap room and athletic club oakland and studup

pub and moylan's brewing will be hosting watch parties. be sure to join us for our nbc bay area midday newscast as well. >> and san jose getting ready for the invasion of march madness. practice gets under way at 10 this morning for 8:00 teams, tip off for round one is tomorrow. coming up at 5:50 this morning. we're going to share with you our brackets here. you can see which teams each of us here will go all the way. see if you match with us. this is crazy. look at this video right here. watch. yeah. happening in texas. look at that. this was shot in a small town there, outside of houston. turns out a local petco there actually toes the company line when it comes to allowing pets.

this is actually there on a leash. they're welcome. if they're on a leash they're welcome. look at those horns! one rancher decided to test the claim. he brought in oliver. and petco workers hardly flinch there. come on in. oliver seemed to really enjoy the visit, even though referring to it as a mooo-ving experience. >> i'm surprised the horns got through the doors there. >> either he was told or assisted turn this way. >> you got to -- >> that is crazy. all right. so this morning maybe you'll be taking your large animal like that out for a walk, i don't know. >> that's a transition. >> yeah.

>> or they'll walk you. >> it's early. >> it is. >> here's a live look outside in walnut creek. we start out with dry weather and a look at our temperature trend it will be a chilly start 45 degrees. and then reaching into the low 60s at noon. check out the seven day forecast at the bottom of the screen. we're heading to 63 in oakland today. 65 in antioch. morgan hill seeing a high of 62 degrees. and 60 in san francisco. this is our break in between all of the wet weather. we had our first round in a series of many that will be on the way, that was yesterday. and that has moved off towards the south we're seeing that rain over southern california and now dry air before our next system here tomorrow. let's time it out. hour by hour. we see a slight chance of rain today but otherwise mostly dry and by 9:00 tomorrow rain moving into the north bay becomes more

widespread going into the afternoon and evening hours. this may impact your friday evening plans, especially areas south of the golden gate bridge and we'll see some lingering showers in the forecast on saturday that will be moving out by sunday. sunday is the day to get outside. looking at an additional quarter to half inch of rain across many of our micro climates, will be higher for the north bay as well as the santa cruz mountains. going to the sierras this weekend, heads up, there'll be snow coming down. at the base we have 211 inches left. and a lot of runs and lifts going still. we'll look at 2 to possibly 6 inches over the next couple days. the seven day forecast looks good with more showers in the forecast on friday. still cool and drying out on sunday, by monday we'll be tracking a new storm system that

will be moving in. could bring us quite a bit of heavy rain. for san francisco expect those temperatures to stay mostly in the 50s going into the middle of next week. mike, you've been tracking a lot going on on the roads this morning. you have a big scene in palo aalto. i do. this is north 101 at willow. for a short time we had all lanes blocked. now you see traffic getting by, looks like one lane. this is north 101 at willow. folks are getting off at willow and getting past in the hov lane. no major injuries reported just yet. we're waiting for details and i'll let you know if they give the all clear quickly, which i hope, or if they have to stay there for a longer period of time. that's right here. you see the little bit of slowing there heading up past

the dunn bart bridge. the east bay we had a little slowing past the construction and through the zone off 580. the bay bridge toll plaza should see the metering lights on now as we had the earlier backup there but no other problems for the maize. 5:22 role reversal for david letterman. >> he doesn't often appear on other people's shows but today he takes tough questions from ellen. >> who was your first crush? >> yeah, that's susie franks in the eighth grade. why his star power amounts to nothing in the eyes of his 15-year-old son. trending this morning on our instagram page, these baby eastern gray squirrels. they were found motherless in east palo aalto, the squirrels are being cared for by wildlife

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the florida man accused of targeting some of president trump )s critics with mail bombs is expected to plead guilty in man accused of targeting some of president trump's critics with mail bombs is expected to plead guilty in federal government. cesar sayoc jr. is charged with

sending homemade pipe bombs so promine prominent democrats such as president obama and hillary clinton, and sending them to cnn, one sent to maxine waters was found in los angeles. at least a dozen suspected mail bombs were intercepted before he was arrested in late october. he faces life in prison. nebraska and missouri declaring states of emergency as they wake up to more flooding. vice president mike pence visited that area earlier this week. a rare tv sighting on ellen today. >> david letterman mostly avoids the limelight these days after years of appearing night after night on late night and the late

show. but today he sits down with ellen to talk about the return of his series on netflix which this season includes ellen as a guest. dave also opens up about his relationship with his son harry, who is now 15. and like most teenagers harry says he can do without being in public with dad. >> he doesn't like going places with me, which hurts my feelings. >> sure. >> i understand his mother not wanting to go places with me. >> apparently it's not because of dave's beard, but his behavior. you can check out the interview on ellen at 4:00, followed by nbc bay area news at 5:00 and nbc "nightly news" as well. accusations of sexual harassment against members of cal's football team and staff. san francisco's bold vision of becoming a smart city with

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bridge and a good thursday morning for you. 5:30 right now. taking a live look at the bay bridge there as we start out our day. what a beautiful way to start with right here on today in the bay. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's get a check of the weather today. had rain yesterday. a dry one today.

>> yeah, this is a short break in between the showers that will be moving in had. make plans to get outside today. we have a nice commute for you this morning looking live in fremont. we go from the mid 40s to mid 50s and then about 58 at noon today. we'll track more storms headed our way, so we'll enjoy the break again. i'll talk about the weekend forecast in six minutes. you're following a crash on 101. >> we have a spinout reported. the good news is only one lane is blocked three lanes are open passing willow avenue and the off ramp is open as well. i'm thinking a moment of indecision led to the crash, but that's for the investigators to figure out. we'll find more people getting off at university instead of willow, and that will mean more congestion through the area. overall things look standard.

we have slowing north 238 coming off of 880. there's overnight construction and it's still there, that's about an hour and a half late for the pickup. the bay bridge is right on time for the metering lights. arson investigators are on the scene of a series of fires in downtown san mateo. this happened at second avenue near el camino royal. at least three fires may have been set outside a blood donation center as well as a joseph a. bank store and inside here of the parking garage. all the fires happened within the same block. we're told a dumpster fire outside the blood donation system set off the sprinkler system causing damage. uc berkeley is responding to allegations that members of cal's football team including the coaching staff sexually

harassed a former student. so bob, what is she alleging? >> reporter: marcus, this former student has made these allegations public in a lengthy statement that she posted yesterday on her facebook page. it's a post which has received thousands of responses and hundreds of comments and shares. the young woman accuses some of the cal football players and coaches of sexually harassing her last season during her time with the team's sports medicine unit. she said one member of the coaching staff said to her, quote, i will get you fired if you don't have sex with me. espn is reporting that person was a volunteer assistant who is no longer with the program for reasons unknown. she said another person suggested they go to the pool together because she would look amazing in a bikini. she said she's now medically withdrawn from the school. she tells espn one reason she's

going public is because she said the athletic director and football coach did not respond to her complaints last fall. cal did release a statement yesterday it reads in part, as is our policy when such assertions are made we have immediately referred the matter to the campus office for prevention of harassment and discrimination, which is responsible for investigating such assertions. these allegations go against the core of our values. and they remain confidential unless disciplinary action is taken. >> bob, thanks for that update there. 5:34 for you. and police have released a skre sketch to track down a man in an early morning incident. the woman said the intruder was wearing gloves and had a flashlight and after opening her

door sat down on her bed, and then he without harming her left. a $19 million proposal is on the table for the city of san francisco to make it more of a smart city. but some challenges lie ahead before it can become a reality. pete joins us live from san francisco with a look at the details. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning, laura. this technology involves street lights and cameras. you can understand why it's raising a little bit of concern when it comes to the privacy front for some folks. so that will be a big -- the gold river base holding cooperation is proposing the installation of thousands of devices on street lights they can record video and audio as well as provide wireless service around the city. 60 devices have been deployed around the city in testing mode

around parts of san francisco since may of last year. devices reportedly can't hear conversations but they can be used to detect flooding, gun shots or hear glass breaking around san francisco. there's obviously some level of concern when it comes to the data shared by the devices. san jose piloted these devices as well but no long r uses them. so before any purchases by san francisco it has to pass the test in a piece of legislation that proposes a number of requirements with technology like this, specifically how it will be used and who's going to have access to the data. the examiner said the board of supervisors said the purpose of the legislation is all about being transparent with the public. the committee on information technology will discuss this technology later today. but the board of supervisors could hold a hearing on that as early as april 12th. new this morning, reports of

officer misconduct down in san francisco. according to the examiner, the police department's report shows officers were flagged 831 times last year. that is down from nearly 1,000 in 2017. the decline comes as police report a 4% drop in the total number of incidents where an officer used force. sfpd has been undergoing reforms since the police shooting of mario woods in 2014 and other incidents. a pittsburgh woman accused of shooting her husband is expected to face the judge today. at last check her husband remains on life support following last weekend's shooting. he works as a principal at the adult education center. she's expected in court for an arraignment this afternoon. after 34 years you can own a piece of san francisco's levi's again. the company returning to the

stock market today. and in an hour leaders will be at the stock market to ring the opening bell. will it make instant millionaires out of bay area workers. one economists cautions about drawing too many conclusions out of any bay area i.p.o. >> most of them look at a localized area around facebook's headquarters or google's headquarters, not really in the region. and even then the difference in price is 1 to 3%. so it's hard to pinpoint what the effect of i.p.o.s have been. twitter and facebook created about 2,500 new millionaires. the warriors in oakland tonight hosting the pacers. >> we're seeing a new side of kevin durant, one we've never seen. a pizza delivery man. take a look. >> whoa. >> pizza's here.

>> can you imagine that? durant delivering pizza to two young fans at a hotel warriors were staying at in minneapolis tuesday night. kd met the boys' father in the elevator and decided to give them that special delivery. >> i wonder if they gave him a tip. >> i was wondering the same thing. we'll see if he makes a comment on the press conference. we have a comment about this, ugh. the crash at 101 and willow, crash still blocks the far right lane. i think they're starting to clear the area. a spin out resulted in a crash blocking the entire roadway as crews arrived. now we're down to one lane, three lanes getting bad. more folks backing up at university, likely using that as well. that's more congestion on the peninsula side but the rest of the peninsula looks fine. south bay no surprises.

east bay over here for north 238, still slow, late construction crews i think they just cleared. we'll track that. it's finally thursday. friday eve. >> we're almost there. almost to the weekend. >> this week has gone by pretty fast i think. we're almost to the weekend and we have a little bit more rain on the way. and it's mostly going to be tomorrow. but there still will be a slight chance on saturday but overall it does look like a nice day and the spotty showers shouldn't ruin your outdoor plans. i think sunday is the pick of the weekend with highs inland reaching the upper 60s. bay up to 64. and 59 for some of the coastal areas. if you'll be celebrating this weekend in fremont, it's going to be nice, upper 50s to start and see low 60s throughout much of the afternoon. the try valley we'll have the rain chances tomorrow, but by saturday we'll see more sun. may be a few more of the clouds

moving in many on sunday, but at least it will be warmer. heavenly looks like a nice to be but there will be rain mixed with snow heading up the summit and on saturday we'll have snow flakesful flakes flying through the air. 5:41 right now. coming up it's the talk of the town in l.a.. the buzzing light that lit up the skies overnight. what was it? maybe a little hollywood magic. >> and the 2020 presidential candidate that katie couric went on a date with. we'll tell you all about that next. you're watching today in the bay.

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right now at 5:44 it's a chilly morning but at least we don't need the umbrellas today as we head towards cure tee know, we'll be at 50 degrees by 9:00 and heading to the low 60s today. we'll talk about the rain returning in the forecast coming up in less than five minutes. continuing now we have this big backup all the way to willow avenue for northbound 101. there's a crash still blocking your right lane just past the exit. we'll show you how that's affecting the rest of your drive coming up. quickly approaching quarter

to six. new this morning working to find out what led to a deadly crash in san jose. you can see the aftermath there of a black suv after it hit a tree. fire crews arrived on the scene to find the driver not breathing and without a pulse. firefighters had to cut the driver out of that suv. speed is believed to be a factor. new this morning, this may qualify as a bit of a backfire for devin nunez who this week filed suits against twitter. he was suing twitter for negligence and the owners of several twitter accounts including one called devin nunes cow. he claims the users crossed the line if their post but it turned out the publicity turned the account into an overnight sensation. it had under 2,000 followers before this week now it has more than a million followers more

than nunes on his own account. a lot of people are wondering if former fbi director james comey will talk about president trump and his firing when he appears in the bay area area tonight as part of the celebrity forum speaker series. but don't expect to see any news coverage of this had, media not invited. a concerning revelation out of lax. another case of measles involving a passenger. they say that person arrived on board a united airlines flight that touched down march 5th. health officials previously reported a measles case involving a china eastern passenger who arrived at lax last month. the two cases are not believed to be related. this morning the mystery in the sky solved. many people buzzing about a bright light over the downtown area. do you see it there?

some were wondering if if it was a meteor oraliens. it turns out it was a stunt by red bull air force. the team jumped 1,400 feet above the city and dove down. katie couric is opening up about her dating life. she said she went on a blind date with 2020 presidential hopeful center cory booker. she made the revelation on the wendy williams show. they attended a new york giants game together a long time ago. >> did we kiss, no we did not kiss. >> really? did he hold your hand across the parking lot? >> no. this was a long time ago. >> that sounds like two buddies hanging out. she went on to say that senator booker was, quote, an incredible person and really nice. here we go. kiss your coworkers good-bye,

march madness begins today. earlier we showed you the excitement on campus at st. mary's we're excited in the studio as well and filling out or brackets. i'm, of course, supporting my alma mater st. mary's but i picked duke to win it all. >> i'm not a big kentucky fan -- >> i picked them in my four at least. >> i'm saying duke as well. >> you heard me tripping as i ran into the studio, i made a last minute change. i'm going for not who i hope will win but in hopes of beating you guys, i picked kentucky to win. this is different than a lot of folks are picking. but they're still topped ranked teams. st. mary's was going to be top picked but i figured laura was going to go all the way with it. >> kari here is yours. >> i'm picking my al ma matter

mississippi state. i think the bulldogs will win it all this year. >> that was great. that was a great cheerleader. >> keep track of how we're all doing every day. we'll keep you posted. >> laura's on top right now. >> always. >> hey! after you've been here for 19 1/2 years -- >> they kept laura on the top of the bracket. >> we talk about how productivity goes down with march madness, but some of it may be the weather. we'll see more rain coming in and people may be depressed looking out the window. here's a live look outside in san francisco. here's one of the days you'll want to enjoy getting outside and you'll see a mix of sun and clouds getting the kids up and out the door for school in liver

more, expect the temperatures to be cool, low 40s this morning and heading into the upper 50s as we heads to lunchtime. by last school bell we should be close to 60 degrees. don't forget the allergy medication this morning, our pollen count has been moderate. everything else is absent or low. temperatures today reach into the mid 60s and low 60s for the coastal areas and some of the inland valleys. the rain yesterday moving over southern california now and producing storms. we have a break in between. that's our dry air we'll see today. as we time it out, we see a slight chance of rain over the santa cruz mountains and possible the south bay. rain moves into the north baby about 9:00 to 10:00. we'll see it in waves off and on tomorrow. so a soggy day. on saturday it still shows there

might be a chance of rain on saturday but overall it will be very spotty and the trend will be for things to dry out. looking at additional rainfall totals for us, anywhere from a tenth from our inland areas up to half inch for parts of the north bay and may be higher for parts of the santa cruz mountains. off and on rain, temperatures cool to start but we will be warming up. best day in the forecast will be sunday, mostly sunny and we'll be tracking potential for heavy rain next week. do you have better news for the peninsula? i do. the crash, i watched a as the last of the flashing lights cleared, 101 at willow avenue. there's still a little activity i think on the shoulder but no flashing lights to do the distraction and. i think they thought i'm going to get past this, then realized

the roadway is open, so i'm going to get back in. stick to your lane folks you see the slowing approaching university clear by the time you get to willow. a lot more traffic is going to head up to san mateo. contra costa county looks great. no other problems right now, guys. happening now for you another push to delay brexit. there's eight days before britain is scheduled to leave the european union and today british prime minister theresa may is trying to persuade leaders to push exit back by up to three months. experts worry about chaos erupting if britain leaves the european union without a plan. more top stories as aou

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this month after a senator revealed she was a sexual assault survivor, she's retired from the air force, colonel there. she is set to give an update later today. advocacy groups hope congress passes a bill to handle sexual assault in the services. the accredit or the of northwestern polytechnic university says the school is failing to place enough graduates in jobs. it comes after the university saw a massive revenue drop in 2017 following an expose that called it a visa mill. they were under attack in 2017 after buzz feed published that investigation that alleged the school used, quote, fake grades to graduate foreign citizens into jobs. the school denies the claims. if you live in marine county you are among the healthier people in the state and you

better save for requirement. the report finds that people there live longer than anywhere else in california. it's the ninth time they're in the top of the list. and we also know that skin cancer can be deadly. now there's a new place where people of color can get treated in san francisco. according to the chronical, ucsf has opened a skin of color clinic. according to skin cancer foundation, 91% of white people survive for at least five years after being diagnosed with melano melanoma. for black people that's just 65%. it is 5:58. new details on what could be the nextgen a of tv shows. netflix announced a second choose your own adventure style show. it stars a familiar tv personality.

>> my adventure is up to you. >> we have two options what to do here. step tentatively or crawl like a seal. >> that's bear grill known for his show "man versus wild". this show it's called "you versus wild" as you watch you help make his survival decisions. netflix tried this late last year with a movie bandersnatch. like some people our own scott raved about it, others got really confused by it. we'll see if andy will give this new show a try. that was fun. >> yeah. 6:00 right now. breaking news we're following, an arson investigation along the peninsula. the blood donation center and suit store that may have been targeted. protecting free speech. the bill the president will sign today aimed at an issue berkely

has been dealing with for decades. later. they slept on us. they didn't think we'd make it but we did. >> we did. march madness starts in faew hours. st. mary's ready to dance. we're talking to people on campus. today in the bay continues right now. good morning to you and thanks for joining us i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we have a look at the commute in a bit. but first we want to start with the forecast. karri thank you for today. >> thank you. i appreciate that. tomorrow i don't know if you'll be thanking me for it. i'll take the credit now. we are going to see sunshine today and it starts out cool. here's a live look outside oakland as you head out the door. grab a jacket we'll be in the upper 40s through 8:00, reaching in