recommendations not to give clearances to multiple staffers including trump family members. live on capitol hill with who is caught in the latest white house scandal. plus, hundreds of bay area teachers rallying, calling for more money for schools. where they are taking their demands today. and awaiting avengers. the latest marvel movie isn't even due for release for weeks. but it is already setting records, breaking fandango. "today in the bay" continues right now. very good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. halfway through the workweek. >> almost there. >> i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. her day, kari. more rain? >> more rain. off and on. most of it will be light. it's not a big deal today, but we will have a stronger storm system that moves in on friday. let's get you out the door with a look at kaourp tino.

at times we will see light rain moving through. tracking it all on storm ranger. light rain mostly moving through the east bay and tri-valley. i'll have an update on what to expect. mike, you are tracking two crashes in the south bay. >> that's right. we are looking at 880 southbound approaching 237. just got word of the crash. a car hit the cement wall on the shoulder. no major injuries reported. flash lights. that's coming into san jose. 101 and 87 a looking great laura. back to you. p's family andhill this morning.

other wouse staffers got clearance. the team who did their background checks recommended against it. tracie potts has the story. >> reporter: well, democrats are demanding answers. and we are hearing from the whistle-blower, the woman who says she was on that team for many years and did the background checks but that this whose is overruling their recommendations. and in her opinion, putting national security at risk. >> 18-year security veteran, trisha newbold says she's speaking out to protect the country. >> it's important we stand up to do the right thing no matter what. >> reporter: she said the white house overruled her team's recommendations 25 times, approving security clearances for the president's son-in-law and adviser, jared kushner. his daughter ivanka trump. and others with what she described as serious disqualifying issues like foreign influence, conflict of

interest, financial problems. >> it's very, very concerning. they could be subject to manipulation by the countries, drug abuse, all kinds of things. >> reporter: newbold approached the house oversight committee. >> she was scared death. >> reporter: the committee issued for former white house personnel director to explain how security clearances are approved. >> they are asking for personal, private and confidential information from individuals that they know that they have no right to see. and they're putting the 3 million people that do have a security clearance at risk. >> reporter: we're now learning about a security scare at the president's florida estate. a chinese citizen arrested at the mar-a-lago club after talking her way in. authorities say her story didn't add up. her story may not have added up.

her story didn't add said she w swimming but she didn't have a swimsuit. authorities say is that not only were they the two passports that you just saw, but four cell phones, a laptop, a hard drive, a thumb drive with malicious software. they will try to authorize the chair to subpoena that report with no redactions, nothing taken out, and all the evidence behind it. democrats say they need that to figure out how the attorney general came to such a different conclusion than the special counsel on whether or not to pursue obstruction of justice charges against the president. the attorney general has to go through and take out secret grand jury information, classified information, and it will be the middle of the month before they get that report. so that's how he essentially blew right through the deadline that democrats set for yet. >> a lot of eyes will want to

see it. tracie, thanks so much. >> we'll beo see what happens. tracie potts live for us on capitol hill. thyoo today on capitol hill, that is nato secretary-general there jens stoltenberg will deliver remarks to a joint meeting of congress. this will be the first for the nato chief. his invitation to speak was issued jointly by republicans and democrats and is seen by some as an effort to counter trump's pushback against the alliance. new details this morning t tied to both recent deadly 737 max 8 crashes. first, the ethiopian airlines jet that crashed last month. wall street journal reporting that the pilots actually followed protocol and did turn off the autopilot mode before the plane crashed. some have been speculating the pilots may not have known how to disable the system. a preliminary report on the crash may be released sometime this week. in the meantime, a new u.s.

connection to the faulty sensor tied to last fall's lion air crash in indonesia. bloomberg reports the sensor had recently been repaired at a maintenance facility in florida. investigators are looking into the work done at that repair shop. signals from the sensor are believed to have forced the plane into a nose dive pitch. well, in a few hours, hundreds of bay area teachers will try to convince the state to give more money to your student's education. bob redell live for us outside the headquarters. teachers plan to rally today? >> reporter: correct, marcus. we're talking about 1,000 teachers from the east bay from districts like fremont, albany, alameda, hayward, san sacrament later to rally on the steps of the state capitol to pressure lawmakers to spend more money on schools and your student. according to the national education association, nea, california spends around $10,400

per pupil. that is $1,500 less than the national average. teachers say it's not enough, especially when they have to dig into their own pockets and spend hundreds of dollars on classroom supplies. they blame proposition 13 for lack of funds. you'll recall that's the 40-year-old voter-approved measure that limits the amount of taxes taken on levy ones properties. they want to lifted on large industrial land owners. the california teachers association has endorsed a ballot measure in 2020 that would do just that if voters passed the so-called community funding act. it is estimated school statewide would receive an additional $11 billion a year. reporting live here in fremont, bob redell, "today in the bay". aupdate students that may face homelessness may soon get help

from the state. a palo alto assembly member is colge ng a bill that would campus parking lots overnight. a recent study finds one in five community college students face homelessness in the last year. and also to help students, there's one more place for qualified students at san jose state university to grab a free meal for them. a new fully staffed spartan food pantry opens up today. the university is even offering special hours during spring break. the pantry is part of a special university charge program that really works with students in economic crisis situations. >> nice to see there. you know what is great too? a monster snowpack in the sierra. almost record levels. the crew that surveys the pack haoeubgd o hiked out to south of lake ta e tahoe. the water content way up 200% of

normal for this time of the year. . take a look at this. mainy is back ng a ut for days. there's tir it was a perfect release. that's what they consider it. the newly constructed spillway getting its first test yet after two years of construction. just in time, more rain expected. and the lake is getting full. you may recall in 2017 the main spillway couldn't handle all the water being released. it fell apart. putting the tallest dam in the country in jeopardy. major flooding in chico. a lot of wind and rain there. this is new video into our newsroom overnight. several inches of rain fell in that area in a short amount of time. the rain keeps coming for most of us. >> yeah. it's been basically a very unsettled off and on rain. wa that srm

as it moves through the chico area. there was rotation with it. and the national weather service briefly issued a tornado s a t. but, yeah, a lot of heavy rain and also some thunderstorms. everything has since quieted down for now. we are going to start out with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies and light rain. if you're on your way out the door heading to warm springs bart station, make sure you have the umbrella handy just in case. we will see scattered showers throughout the day. and mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in fremont 54 degrees and heading into the low 60s. mike, you have been tracking around the bay area the drive. but you are starting in the south bay. >> i am. we have two crashes i'm continuing to watch, kari. slowly both associated with the nimitz. typically we see orange and yellow. not the case this morning. lighter flow of trfi some schools are on spring break continuing this week. south 880, approaching 237.

mont gu expressway, a crash on the center, the wall, busted up some of the debris as well as the car. no major injuries reported. we're watching two lanes blocked here. barrett between dixon and 237, debris there but not as a result of this crash. similar incidents out of fremont towards san jose. a smooth drive for pleasanton and hayward showing slowing typical southbound through the area and approaching the bay bridge, a slower drive. a look at fremont. south 880 is the concern towards san jose. back to you. >> getting busy out there. thanks, mike. next on "today in the bay", reaction from the trump threat to close the summer border. by how much.s are going up. google continues its search for diversity. we will look in business and tech. the fourth avenger and it's

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rain in the forecast coming up in less than five minutes. looking west, the tail lights across the san mateo bridge. a clear view. a clear, well, pretty clear drive. a crash into the south bay. and a very happy wednesday to you. the mood on wall street still pretty good. there's hope washington can end its trade wara.it remember whole foods owned by amazon cuts prices today. list sank again. i'll get back to that in a minute. in the meantime, google issued its latest diversity report showing more women, more asian workers were hired over the past year. companies two-thirds men, ne-third women. for a vast majority of the makeup. many of the people at high-tech companies like google aren't employees. they're contractors. if you think your neighbor works for google or he apple, she might not really, rather working for a third party.

google is told third-party employees they have to pay 15 bucks an hour and offer health benefits. tax bill is around $2,000. "the wall street journal" says president trump is complaining about jerome powell fed chair at three meetings in the past week alone and called powell on the phone last month. trump wants powell to resist raising interest rates so stock market performs better. the president, in fact, wants to fire powell, according to the journal but said, quote, i guess i'm stuck with you. powell was nominated to the post by mr. trump. it is exceedingly rare for a president to comment on fed policy. shares in lyft fell again. that would be the company's third day of trading in two of them the stock fell. just under $69 a share. that's below its price.

very early investors, the seed investors, venture capital investors. >> the ones who really made the money. >> right. ann muraco, i told you about her. she invested 23 cents a share. now we're 70. let me give you an example. if you handed the lyft guys a brand-new iphone and said i'll give this to you at 23 cents a share, iphone about $600, $700, just under $200,000. >> yeah. >> worth of lyft stock. find an entrepreneur and give him a brand new iphone. >> we have to trade the stocks too. you have to hold onto them for a while. 6:17 right now. w- a fol head to the avocado prices are going up. trade concerns are growing over the president's threat to close e to the u.s. so far prices are up 34 cents.

>> 34%. avengers already setting record. the fourth movie topped its first day u.s. sales record. at certain times the website didn't even have specific wait times but declared the line was paused. by the way, the movie beat the previous record held by star wars, the force awakens. the end game comes out towards the end of the month on april 26th. >> nice to see the documentary is doing well. >> when we were waiting online, it only took a minute. >> my buddy derrick wrote what do they think they are,

"hamilton"? he waited. >> we're going to see the rain off and on. it will stay soggy from now through at least early saturday morning. here's the live look outside in oakland. it is starting out with mostly cloudy skies. if you're going to the a's game this evening, you might want to bring the rain gear just in case. it stays mostly cloudy. light showers moving through. temperatures in the low 60s. 50s for tonight. tree pollen is mostly ash, juniper and alder right now. the storm blew up around chico. here we are seeing the weather quieting down. mostly cloudy skies.

maybe light rain on on your way through the tri-valley and the north bay. this is the first storm moving through. the second one moving through on friday. it will be just in time for the home opener for the giants game. light. a break. more widespread rain tomorrow afternoon. continuing through friday. and then it gradually tapers off on saturday. we are going to have more wet weather moving through. and the possibility of getting in the north bay over an inch of for the sierra, we are going to, utrain a quarter to half an inch. can you believe it, see more snow coming through between now and the weekend. another foot of snow from donner summit to king bale. temperatures will warm up. the rain moves out on saturday. low 70s on sunday. and, mike, you're starting with a look at the bay bridge? >> i am, kari. not because it's a surprise. we know there will be backups. a pleasant look.

also look over here. rain traveled through. enough to be slick approaching the bay bridge. lighter traffic flow. westbound fairfield, vacaville. one lane blocked. jammed to the scales. tracking two crashes for 880. approaching 237 for south 880. they are recovering there. same for montague. marcus, back to you. . thanks, mike. >> 6:21. coming up next on "today in the bay", history made in chicago after the windy cities elects its first afternoon-american female mayor. how mayor london breed is reacting this morning. . kris sanchez posted a good friend of hers who breaks.

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♪ celebration in chicago after the city elects its first african-american female mayor.

she worked as a federal prosecutor. she will become the first openly gay mayor as well. >> together we can and will finally put the interest of our people, all of our people, ahead of the interest of a powerful few. >> lightfoot won in a landslide, receiving about 75% of the vote. mayor london breed saying in part, all across our country more and more black women are showing what they can do in positions of leadership. 6:25. a guaranteed slam dunk this morning for warriors fans ahead on nbc's "today" show. >> steph curry sits down to open up about family, faith, and basketball along withi dealing own thing in some way, shape or form in business or life, stresses at work,

thriving in chaos is something that we try to do our best and we wanted to kind of share it. >> that's what you want people to take away from this. >> yeah. there's a balance to everything for sure. >> curry explaining to craig melvin about what motivated him to open up in such a personal way. you can watch that entire interview during the 8:00 a.m. hour of the "today" show, which starts following "today in the bay" which ends at 7:00. coming up next on "today in the bay", imagine taking your newborn to work with you every day. coming up in a live report, details of a new state bill that could make that a reality for certain workers. who and of coue what the concerns are. . plus, with the bay area in need of affordable housing, one city is tearing down dozens of rent-controlled apartment unit. we're live at where this is happening. you're watching "today in the bay". taking a live look outside

downtown san jose good morning and thanks for right annoy now at 6:30. san jose. a nice start to our morning out there. hoping for a good day ahead. weomaura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. beautiful weather we just saw on that shot there. meteorologist kari hall is telling us what we can expect today. >> a live look outside in san jose. and we will at times see light showers moving through. but overall, we will see mostly cloudy skies. temperatures starting in the mid-50s, low 60s by the afternoon. i'm tracking a weak storm system moving through for most of the bay area. mist and drizzle.

overall dry weather right now. >> southbound 880. all the way to 237. a ripple effect. it could cause congestion. vall. we will have spring break for livermore this week. slow for 680 and 880. back to you. >> all right. parents know this and caregivers. just how expensive day care is. state lawmakers will decide on a bill to allow state workers to bring their babies to work. pete suratos joins us with the details on how this will all work out. i can't imagine bringing

triplets to work with me, pete. >> reporter: yeah. we will have to wait and see how things shake out. the bring your baby to work bill. this would be for state workers. if this bill does become a law depending how the vote goes later this morning. the infant would have to be six weeks or six months, and able to walk whichever comes first. a state agency doing this. it parent would be responsible for the infant. that goes without saying. a manager would get final approval on this. this would not be a mandate. >> you can never make up for

having them right there with you. just to kind of be able to look at you and they are babbling for the first time. or even giggling. she did her babeling and giggling for the first time here. >> i think sit a distraction to the workers. i don't think the worker with the child would get much done. >> it was so effective in the private sector. and people were saving $2,000 a month for n a anny bills and everything. i figure why not try it at the state level. >> reporter: now, every job or environment isn't necessarily safe for babies. so the agencies would have to go through an approval process. it goes through a committee vote. >> certainly a talker. thanks a lot, pete. 6:33 right now. we are getting a new look where butte county fire victims are living. chico enterprise record actually pinned some of the locations by

county and state on a google map. it is kpwaoeuld data showing the current addresses for people who filed for assistance. they are actually living out of state. 18,000 are elsewhere in butte county or nearby counties. really they are spread across the u.s. . 6:33. the housing crisis playing out on the peninsula. a battle brewing in mountain view over construction of townhomes that would force low-income residents out of their homes. "today in the bay" kris sanchez joining us with what happens next. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus. this is the complex in question. it is home to about 60 different families who say they can't afford to pay more than they already do, even if they could find housing that costs just a little bit more. the folks who live here$1,000 a month. and they have been worried about losing their homes ever since this other development started going up down the street.

this is rock street in mountain view. that was also affordable housing, rent-controlled housing that will now become luxury townhomes. at the mountain view city council meeting, a representative told counsel they have helped to pay future rent and moving expenses for people who needed to move and who qualified in the past and that they are willing to do it again. while the community members rallied before the start of this conversation at the council meeting it ended with six voting in favor of the demolition and one council member abstaining. but the council members are really a bit stuck in this one because they have to green light this project if it conforms to the city's building code and the zoning code, which it does at live here say they are going to continue to put pressure on the city to try and find some other solution to this demolition. in mountain view, kris sanchez, today tp"today in the bay" now the battle overpay. this afternoon interns and

residents at high land hospital in oakland are planning a walkout. they say that they are hoping to draw attention to yon going contract negotiations. the medical employees are asking highland for increased wages and housing allowances. many members of the union called the committee of interns and residents. now, the representatives there they say thisep workers at oakl highland hospital and half othee sta state. solano county representatives are to find out why an electrified bridge led to the death of two teenagers. grieving students gathered to mourn the loss of the boys. both were 17. they jumped into a canal to save a dog and touched the bridge, which is electrified. it electrocuted both of them. the dog was later rescued.

the boys had just started spring break. . very sad there. 6:36 right now. a longterm along the embarcadero is taking a first step forward.$425 million bond last november. and that's just for the first phase of the embarcadero> ll, y shark no doubt. how about this. 'tis the season for baby squirrels. palo alto animal control posting an adorable reminder when it gets breezy the animals can fall from their nest. workers found through at the community center. only a week or two old. it is urging you keep your eyes peeled and avoid pruning for a couple of months if you can. . when the wind blows -- >> the squirrels will fall. >> on my gosh. they made the squirrels nice and cozy. over to the south, not a lot of

traffic around the bay. but south bay shows a great flow. northbound showing a little bit of build. we are looking at this crash south 880 at montague. good news for 880 southbound. the gates for the chp report, very busy. and a shift change. i think they are starting to clear the a clear you don't have to pay to enjoy the weekend but you will have some rain. >> there will be times when the rain will be out of here. as we make plans for the weekend, we are going to see off and on rain between now and saturday morning. and then as you look at that san francisco forecast, i know what you're thinking. about what the home opener for the giants. it looks like it will be raining off and on especially around first pitch.

so that's something we will have to keep an eye on as temperatures reach into the low 60s. if you're going, take the rain gear. you're going to need it. if you're planning to head out of town, going to the sierra to enjoy that 200% of normal snowpack, there will be more rain on the way there. but there will be snow in some of the higher elevat. santaru, moving out saturday. on sunday. warmer with highs in the upper 60s. paso robles, rain on friday. 78 on sunday. let me know what's in your plans for the weekend. i'll have a look at today's forecast coming newspaper three minutes. . sounds good. we look forward to it.

coming up next on "today in the bay", all eyes on a boston courthouse as two of the biggest hollywood stars charged in the college admissions scandal make an appearance are before a judge. bay area residents also expected to be in court. the president may be backing off his demand to close the borders. at least a little bit. we'll take out to bi as well. new york city, dow industrial up 29 points. pretty good feelings about the china-america trade deal.

(time check ( the time is 6:42. it's time to get up and get moving. but you might want to go back in and grab the umbrella before you head out the door.

mostly cloudy. fairly dry. rain chances throughout the day. mostly light showers. we could see heavier rain as we get closer to the weekend. i'll talk about that coming up in less than five minutes. and 28. that's the number of minutes it shows at the top of your screen. slowing from highway 4 to the bay bridge toll plaza. slow through berkeley. easy dry after overnight road work cleared. thanks so much, kari and mike. 6:43. two of the biggest names in the college admissions scandal will face a judge today. actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin are set to make an appearance in a courtroom.

huffman paid $15,000 to doctor her daughter's s.a.t. results. and laughlin $500 in bribes to have her two daughters designated as recruits to the usc crew team. 30 other parents are charged in the scandal. a live report coming. today marks a rough time for youtube. a woman walked into the headquarters a year ago and opened fire before taking her own life. she had a long-running grudge against the company. her father reported her missing days before the attack and told police she might be headed towards youtube. the three victims in the shooting did survive. people in the south bay questioning a recent decision by a judge to release a man who sexually assaulted a woman shortly thereafter. gas station surveillance shows richard hernandez two weeks ago. he was throwing sticks at workers. police arrested him. he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. while prosecutors recommend he be held, according to court

records, he was release odd his own recognizance. hernandez was arrested six days later, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her bedroom. this time he likely will not be released for some time. 6:44. the president is backing off his with mexico this week. scott mcgrew joins us with the second of two reversals this weekend. >> the other being health care, laura. mitch mcconnell saying there will be no new health care to replace obamacare any time soon. so the president backed off that claim. we have him meeting with the head of nato. he told him his father was born in germany. he was born in new jersey.

we have live video out of the house judiciary this morning talking about a subpoena today that would force the justice department to release the mueller report unredacted. not as easy as the congress's own laws protect the special counsel's report. also entirely normal to redact private grand jury testimony. clinton. president trump attacking the leadership in puerto rico. saying they take too much money from the usa. his words. puerto rico part of the usa. the president's spokesman was interviewed on msnbc and called it that country. he did it twice. >> they have had mismanagement of the goods and services we have sent to them. food just rotting in the ports. their governor has done a horrible job. he's trying to make political year and trying to find someone to take the blame off of him for not having a good grid and good system in that country. >> these are things that are not true.

again, that country is the united states of america. we'll watching the head of nato as he addresses congress. thanks, scott. 6:46. unusual airbnb listing. ab the night in the middle of paris surrounded by some of the best known art. airbnb marking its 10-year anniversary with a contest in which the winner spends the night at the louvre. you just have to answer this question. why would you be the money that lisa's perfect guest? . a private concert, a tour from a museum expert. enter by april 12th and airfare is included. one of six iron thrones

placed around the world. the show posted 12-second videos of thrones in various terrains. apparently one was in sweden. there are still five yet to be found. two weeks l season of the hit april 14th. don't worry. there are several other o thrones" spin-offs in the works. >> i wonder how many people are waiting until last membership and then saying i'm going to watch it. tax day is april 15th. >> you lost me for a second. but it makes sense. >> following marcus. >> all right. tax time. >> we have rain in the bay area too. we will see the showers off and on. mostly today some light rain. soggy as you head out around the tri-valley. a live look at dublin. low clouds, mist. keep the windshield wipers on.

as you head out for school in the south bay, kids heading to school under mostly cloudy skies. temperatures starting out mild with upper 50s. 58 at 10:00. low '60s as we go throughout the day. seven-day forecast is already up at the bottom of the screen. we takli san francisco. it will be a day you need the rain gear. grab the rain jacket and light long sleeves for the rest of the day as our temperatures head into the low '60s. storm ranger showing that for the most part we are all dry. you may still encounter some of the low clouds and fog making it drizzly at times. light rain in the forecast today as this storm system moves in. keeps the rain in the forecast through tomorrow. friday a new storm will approach bringing us heavier rain than what we will see today. scattered showers in our hour-by-hour forecast. look at how widespread by system afternoon. continuing to move through with

mostly light rain. it does get heavier going into friday, tapering off saturday morning. we should start to see a dry weekend getting under way by saturday afternoon. before that, looking at theposs in the north bay. three-quarters to a quarter inch for the south bay. we will see drier wetherby the end of the weekend. low 70s and dry weather continuing into the start of next week. mike, you're going back to that camera in dublin. >> yeah, kari. you started with it. i want to start with it as well. it shows the mist, drizzle. surface streets where you can make it out. lighter traffic. that's over here on 580 towards the dublin interchange. 680 moving smoothly. right around the truck scales. the word is a big rig lost

traction and went off on the hillside on the right shoulder. it will be a distraction. nothing like yesterday. no lanes blocked out of fremont. northbound through san jose, lighter volume. 880 south, montague, slowing. the ripple effect, backup towards 237 makes folks bail out and head west. it will be slow. meanwhile, bay bridge, easy look. a little slo walnut creek. no problems. berkeley, down to the berkeley curve. that's where you see more slowing. a smooth drive over here. san mateo bridge. there are clouds as well. mist and dzzle may be a factor in many parts. just be careful. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:51. happening now, georgia will soon become the latest state to allow the sale of medical marijuana. there are already 8,400

registered medical marijuana patients. georgia legalized medical marijuana consumption in 2015 for patients suffering from severe seizures, deadly cancers and other illnesses, but the state didn't provide any way for them to purchase it. 33 states now have legalized medical mayor want a that. georgia's governor is expected to sign the bill today. >> and next a quick look at the top stories on "today in the bay", including california banning state workers from work-related travel to south carolina. we'll explain why. . plus, hundreds of bay area teachers to rally today for more school funding. who they are hoping are listening at this moment. back with more news after the break. 6:52. you're watching "today in the bay".

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in the bay-- welcome back. before you head out theis "today in the bay". mountain view neighborhood at the center of a housing battle. developers want to build luxy townhomes where this apartment complex now sits. 60 families currently live there. city leaders are on board with demolition in order to redevelop that property. in the past they have agreed to pay moving expenses and furniture rental for evicted tenants. it needs final approval before any plan takes effect. >> happening later today, hundreds of east bay teachers will rally on the steps of the state capitol. they're asking for more money for schools. the california per student extending is $1,500 less than the national average. east bako litigation for public education is organizing today's rally. teachers from across the country

plan to take part. one person critically injured at san francisco's golden gate park. it happened in the richmond district. he has life-threatening injuries. so far there is no word if this was anything other than a very bad accident. diane stein stein is now calling out racetrack. it follows the 23rd horse death at the facility sinceding a let the california horse racing board requesting that it suspend all racing at the track until the cause of death is investigated. santa anita just reopened the racetrack after this weekend. this is after being closed for nearly a month. california's attorney general expressing serious concerns after a judge lifted the statewide ban on certain types of high-capacity magazines. california has banned the sale of those magazines ever since the year 2000. a federal court this week ruled

the ban is unconstitutional. attorney general javixavier bec fears those with more than 10 runs will start flowing through the state again. the attorney general banning state travel to south carolina. it's due to considers discriminatory towards the lgbt community. a provision in a budget bill las year allows faith-based child placing agency to discriminate against those who do not conform to their religio religious beliefs. it is the 10th state with a travel ban. well, the happiest place on earth suspect that for employees. that's the claim from a san francisco-based law firm. it is seeking to represent a woman who says that she's underpaid by the walt disney studios in california since 2015. disney spokesman said that those allegations are not true. students who may face homelessness may get a little

help from the state. an assembly member proposing a bill to allow homeless students to park on the campus overnight. one in five community college students face homelessly last year. . and also to help out struggling students, there's one more place for qualified students at san jose state university to grab free food. a newly fully staffed spartan food pantry opens today. the university is offering special hours this week during spring break. the pany is part of a special program that works with students in economic crisis situations. all right. we're talking about that monster snowpack in the sierra at record levels. 200% of normal for the water. >> can you believe that as i'm looking at computer models in the next couple of weeks, i'm still seeing snow in the forecast. >> i love it. that's great. >> it is amazing. we do have rain coming our way over the next several days. and even on friday. that's going to be our day with

the heaviest rain. it moves out on saturday morning. the rest of the weekend is nex. san francisco expected to be a touch cooler with upper 50s the next couple of days. low to mid 60s sunday and early next week. >> the weather hasn timing out. the weather is good. if we can get the clearing on the weekend. >> yeah. next weekend may be a different story. okay. >> you spotted a tow truck there. >> i did. i think it probably cleared our shot. yeah. it was in the center divide left of all the tail lights. no incidents reported on this band. speed sensors are right where we show the arrow. the rest of the commutes look really good right now. counter commute we have the big rig. it lost traction north in fremont, sunol. look at the dublin camera. mist and drizzle.

there will be slicker roadways. schools are off. >> it is interesting to see all the different spring breaks. >> ours doesn't happen for another two, three wewellwe'll . that's "today in the bay". we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. good morning. target trump. a woman from china under arrest. accused of lying her way into the president's mar-a-lago resort while she was staying there. she was carrying passports, cell phones and malicious computer software. was she a spy? vice president

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