"today in the bay" continues. >> let's get this show going. we have tore get ice cream. >> the weather. let's see if it will cooperate. >> it will be a nice day for ice cream. sunshine. up can't go wrong with ice cream. storm ranger, we are tracking a couple of spotty showers moving through. down to the south bay. we are seeing the rain on 101. it may be soggy from morgan hill to evergreen. a live look outside in san jose. it's mostly cloudy. we will see our weather clearing out as we go throughout the day. as our temperatures head into the mid-60s. mike, you're tracking a new crash on the peninsula? >> i am. up towards san jose, 101 we

showed you. here you see a cluster on of lights. er they are moving. a crash is reported in the middle of the freeway. i've been tracking this camera the last couple of minutes. sensors aren't showing slowing just yet. right here we have that mark after folks are merging off 84, willow, university. we will track that side of the peninsula. smooth drive to the bay bridge. cash lanes are already starting to crowd. president trump getting rid of another top security official, the person in charge of protecting him and his family. tracie potts joins us with more on another shakeup. tracie? >> reporter: yeah. another shake just but within the same department. good morning, everyone. when we were learning why the homeland security secretary was ousted, what was going on behind the scenes with her and president trump, we got word one of the leaders in that

department who reports directly to her, he's leaving too. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: president trump is replacing secret service director one day after his boss, kirjsten nielsen, was forced to resign. despite continued support -- >> is i share the president's goals of securing the border. >> reporter: they disagree on how to stop immigrants from crossing the border. a record 100,000 just last month. mr. trump wants to reinstate the family separation policy that led to children being held in cages. >> we have thousands of children who have been separated from their parents and not reinstated half a year later. that's unacceptable. >> reporter: the shakeup in homeland security will leave six positions without permanent

replacemen replacements. >> i'm concerned. i'm concerned of a growing void in the leadership of homeland security. what happens if we're really in a crisis, the victim of a terrorist attack or in a war? >> reporter: the agency braces for more. and we've just learned yesterday a federal judge in california decided that people who come to this country looking for asylum can be sent back over the border in mexico to wait for a judge to hear their case. >> i don't know if you caught that there. he is testifying about the mueller report. what should we expect? >> reporter: well, expect him to get a lot of questions about the mueller report. he's supposed to be there testifying about the justice department budget. ist is a budget hearing today.

there's another one tomorrow. but democrats, and there are more on this committee than not, are intent on why he is blacking things out. what he is redacting and what he will deliver. their two and a half year break coming up. 5:04. back in the bay area, santa clara county may be ready to start contacting i.c.e. when violent undocumented felons are released. it is being sparked large live in part pweufr the stabbing of a woman in her san jose bay back in february. we will have a live report on the vote happening today. well, our investigative unit routinely profiles san francisco's busy streets. a needle exchange program as criticism continues over syringes left in streets. pete suratos is live with what happens today.

pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. what the board of supervisors will consider later this morning is an extension on what they call a needle exchange program that's in conjunction with the aids foundation. all of this is happening as complaints of more needles are being seen around the city of san francisco. let's talk about this program. it will be a seven-year extension of this needle exchange program. the costs will be roughly $26.6 million. i want to point out that needle pickup efforts are increasing around san francisco. in fact, just last summer, since july, crews collected 90,000 in a six-month period. response times for residents calling for cleanup efforts is just under one hour. that is good news on that front. in 2017, data for the public

health department, shows 62% return rate for sir rings distributed by the ace foundation and other organizations. officials, including members of the board of supervisors want to see that rate increased. if the board approves that extension it will last through 2026. pete suratos, "today in the bay". >> thanks, pete. our investigative unit looked deep into the dirty streets of san francisco, including interviewing mayor london breed about what is being done to fix the issue. head over to nbcbayarea.com. it is day two for potential jurors in the ghost ship warehouse fire. more are expected to fill out questionnaires. 320 will be working on that paperwork. attorneys in the case will start questioning them next week. 12 jurors and 6 alternates will be picked. 36 counts of involuntary

manslaughter. one count for each person who died. both are pleading not guilty. >> 5:06. today families are calling for san francisco juvenile hall to shut down. a rally is planned at noon on the steps of city hall. they say incarceration is harmful to young people and many are being held for non-violent offenses. they are calling for the board of supervisors to shut it down by 2021. teachers in fremont will likely not go on strike. they just reached a three were-year tentative agreement calling for guaranteed salary increases. in the third year, the two sides will negotiate salary terms. both say more details will be announced later. ist must be approved pitch union members and the school board. last month teachers, parents and students held rallies and

walk-ins for stalled talks. >> a potential crackdown to protect your packages. a proposed state law will give penalties to thieves. almost a year of jail time or a felony for repeat offenders would face up to three years. a bill is being proposed by jeff rosen. the police chief is supporting the legislation. you scream, i scream, we all scream for what? >> ice cream. >> that's right. our wishes will be coming true. ben and jerrys free cone day. here in the bay area the store in san francisco is taking part. get your free cone from noon to 8:00. >> yummy, yummy. >> is it's perfect. a lot of kids are on spring break.

>> the ice cream man in our nak neighborhood comes at dinner time every day. >> he stops by your house. >> he parks there. >> all right. so we're going to have a great dave for you to get ice cream or whatever you're planning to do today. this is a live look at 580 in dublin. a steady flow of people heading out the door. as you make your way out in antioch, low 50s. skies are starting to clear. it will be a nice day. really windy, especially this afternoon as temperatures will be cooler pause we have a cold front moving through. it is forcing the air to move across the bay area. we're looking at some of those high temperatures reaching into the upper 60s today. most live sunny. we will keep that sunshine tomorrow for a little while. we'll talk about the next round of rain moving in. mike, you have been tracking the roads.

a couple of issues? >> yeah. an update in palo alto. north 101. i zoomed in up here. this is the willow on-ramp. folks getting on the freeway. it may slow a bit. there was a traffic break. blocking just the slow rain. perhaps the right two lanes. left lanes get by. there was a motorcycle involved. maybe a broken leg at the scene. that is the only injury we're hearing about. it sounds like traffic is starting to flow once again. we have seen the slowdown at willow, just shy of march. nice easy drive, guys. there is a crowd starting to ease the bay bridge. back to you. >> i thought you were saying ben and jerry's. coming up on "today in the bay". by san francisco's twitter is limiting the number of accounts per day and the reason behind it. >> the pressure grows on boeing and the stock market and salesforce feels the snub.

>> oprah's big donation to puerto rico. how she wants the money to be spent. you're watching "today in the bay".

mike traffic tease right now at 5:13. in cupertino, skies clearing today. it starts out with mid-50s. it's going to be a very mild afternoon. reaching into the mid-60s this afternoon with sunny skies and gusty winds. we'll talk about what's ahead

coming up in less than five minutes. slow and steady is the build. a steady drive for the maze. bay bridge toll plaza. good morning to you. happy tuesday as well. dow dragged down monday by boeing. concern over -- growing over when or frankly if boeing will get the max 8 airplanes flying again. tesla has laid off more salespeople. fed minutes tomorrow. more hearings on capitol hill looking into white nationalism and how it spreads on social media. this will be before the very powerful house judiciary committee. the committee wants to know what internet comes are doing to stop hate speech. current u.s. law protects internet companies from the contents customer place on it. but that's changing in other

countries, notably the uk. the senate judiciary committees will be interviewing also about censorship. that will concentrate on whether twitter, facebook and google unfairly sensor conservatives. that is wednesday. the white house threatening new tariffs against the european union in retribution for the eu's were financial support of airbus, which hurts american company boeing. there's a talk of tariffs on cheese, bicycles and other products. sbc park, at&t park is now oracle park. bloomberg points out that the giants took their allegiance to oracle seriously when it handed out a giants calendar during friday's home opener showing the san francisco skyline with oracle park prominently in the foreground. what is missing is salesforce tower. it is oracle's biggest competitor.

it is a little early to be calling the giants and say did you erase it or is it just an old picture? >> is it retro? >> right. >> that's interesting. >> all right. thanks, scott. 5:16. twitter is capping the amount of accounts you can follow every day. you can follow 400 per day. this is down from the previous 1,000 per day. it should reduce spam. if you reach your daily limit you can follow more accounts once a full day has passed. google just opened a pop-up shop in in new york city. there are three separate classrooms where people can attend a number of classes all focused on digital schools. a huge wahoo!

you will be hearing that from fans all day. the cavaliers took over in overtime. 85-77. they made history as the first ever to lose as a 16 seed. >> is why aren't we sharing your bracket? >> well, look, that he wants not really important at this point. >> i thought you had uva going? >> no, she did not. >> maybe that's why we're not showing the brackets. >> it's the one time we didn't

put money down. >> no. we never -- we never put money down. >> that's why she is treating us to ice cream today. >> i didn't win any money. >> you're still treating us to ice cream. >> all right. so this morning a lot of people will be celebrating. maybe you will check out your office bracket. a look at san francisco. it is clearing up there. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. if you're headed out for a jog, it is starting to look much better. temperatures in the 50s will head into the 60s. a slower warm just today compared to the last few days. it will be slightly cooler. a cold front moves in. temperatures back to closer to where we should be this time in april with a high of 68 degrees in san jose. 67 in cupertino. 67, martinez. hayward, 65. 64 in san mateo.

san francisco reaching 64 in the mission district. and the north bay, up to 66 in abato. behind the cold front, will bring in gusty winds throughout the day. meantime, we're not seeing a lot of activity here on storm ranger. i've been tracking spotty showers moving across the south bay. if you're driving on 101 coming up from morgan hill, san jose, you will notice the roads will be wet. a shower moving through that area. a wider view of what's happening in terms of your storm systems, one is moving off to the east. we have dry air and clear conditions in between that. we will see another weak system on thursday. our next chance of rain. otherwise, we're looking at gusty winds and clearing skies. tomorrow we will see more clouds moving in late ahead of the next round of rain.

it will be a wick one and done. a lot of models are giving u.s. any rain. it is hard to get the systems going. things will be drying out. if you're following me on facebook, twitter, and on instagram, i'm showing my personal journey with autism and telling the story about my children. hopeful little you'll join me sunday for autism speaks walk. of course we'll have great weather. temperatures reaching the low 70s all throughout the weekend. there will be another chance of scattered showers moving in on monday. in san francisco, expect those temperatures to stay in the 60s. and another round of spotty showers on thursday. mike, you're back to the crash in palo alto. >> is that's right. more flashing lights. traffic starting to jam up 101 north and coming off willow. look at that.

another set of flashing lights. two right lanes are blocked. north 101 heading through the area because of a crash just passed willow on-ramp. if you join just past willow, you're doing just fine. coming off the dumbarton bridge this will slow you down a bit. the bay bridge toll plaza, more than just a subtle build. we are seeing flowing traffic. metering lights should be turned on right now because of this volume. back to you. >>. >> thanks, mike. coming up, san francisco-based juul is under scrutiny. oprah making a generous dough nation to puerto rico. up next, what she hopes the money will help preserve on the island. but first "today in the bay" mike innoah is back after attending a conference.

we shared these photos on facebook. learn more about his experience.

netanyahu is seeking a record voters in israel go to the polls today. benjamin netanyahu is seeking a record fifth term. he is facing strong challenge from the former chief of the israeli army. the race has been too close to call. supporters believe it is time for something new. fans favor his global reputation. >> with he need a change. we need to get him out of government. we need a new brain, fresher brain. >> all around the world they respect him and they love him. especially in the united states of america. netanyahu has put israel on the map of the world. >> netanyahu has been polarizing. this week he is raising new tensions promising to annex part of the west bank if re-elected. 5:25.

is juul blowing smoke? 11 senators accuse the san francisco company of trying to get teenagers to smoke more. now, the senators sent a letter to juul and say the company accepted money from the parent company of marlboro cigarettes. juul denies this and said it welcomes the chance to explain how it is working to stop teenagers from smoking. new for you this morning, oprah winfrey is working to help with disaster are he heavy efforts in puerto rico. >> she is donating $2 million. half of the funds will go to an organization to the found of "hamilton". and the other in the flamboyant arts fund. both groups have been working to clean up after back-to-back hurricanes hit in 2017. she hopes the funds will help not just the island but work to

preserve the arts on the island. 5:26 right now. coming up, top stories we're working on this tuesday morning, including the sanctuary policy in the south bay. coming up in a live report, the changes santa clara county is considering when reporting to i.c.e. >> 5 g service around the corner. where will the new cell towers go? one contra costa city director says not in my backyard. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. a look at the morning commute in just a bit as well as kwrourl forecast. 5:27 right now. you're watching "today in the bay".

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for joining us. good tuesday morning to you. a live look at sfo. a lot of people ready to go. of course a lot of people ready to come in as well. i'm marcus washington. >> clear, beautiful. a nice start to our tuesday morning. let's check the forecast with kari. >> clearing skies and breezy winds across the bay area. we have some unsettled weather in parts of the south bay as the front moves through. a few spotty showers. other than that, clear in willow glen. temperatures in the mid-50s. low six. ist dry weather except for one shower in the south bay. just across 101, now into evergreen. i'll keep an eye on that as it moves into the hills.

lanes are jammed up. the rest of the bay looks just fine except for here, palo alto. that's our second incident. the one i'm tracking west of the willow on-ramp. traffic is jam\ing up here. a live look shows you we have right lanes blocked. back approximate to you. 5:31. the bay area is becoming a flashpoint in the immigration debate. the controversial policy over whether to hand over undocumented criminals to i.c.e. >> this is after a san hoe saeu wom jose woman was killed in her home by an undocumented

immigrant. >> reporter: laura and marcus, we have covered so many of these with tragic endings. a joint letter to the board to revisit the law enforcement policy regarding notifying customers enforcement or i.c.e. when a serious offender is about to be released from jail. this comes after the recent case in san hoe say where a woman, bambi larsen, was murdered. the suspect committed several crimes in the past. i.c.e. requested help from local law enforcement to deport him, but that didn't happen. this controversial issue will be discussed with the board sometime later today after 11:00. reporting live in san jose, sharon katsuda, "today in the bay". california governor gavin

newsom continues his visit to el salvador. he retweeted these showing him sitting down with the u.s. ambassador to el salvador. california has the highest number of salvadorians living in the united states. since october alone, 10,000 have entered the u.s. 5:33. a warning for cat owners this morning, an oakland animal shelter is on the lookout for someone shooting cats in the lower diamond district. oakland animal services says someone shot four counties qaa with a pellet gun the last five weeks. all are recovering from serious injuries. the shelter offering a $10,000 reward for anyone with information about the shootings. new details this morning, police in oakland investigate a triple shooting. sky ranger capturing these images yesterday afternoon at the auto shop near east street

and 98th not far from elmhurst pack. one victim is just 15 years old. police are offering $15,000 for anyone with information that will lead to an arrest. 5:33. a san francisco man accused in a violent sword attack. in a few hours he will face a judge. he used a sword to slash the hand of another man who knocked his make america great again hat off his head. he is charged with murder, mayhem, two counts of assault. cannabis businesses in sonoma county may get help after historic flooding in february. the board of supervisors will consider waiving certain taxes for dispensaries. the board is set to receive an update on overall flooding

recovery estimates. 2,000 buildings were inundated when the rushing river crested. a community meeting on sunday. city council members are considering an ordinance to allow small cell sites to be set up on utility poles. some are concerned about possible exposure to radiation. and they have a problem with the control when it comes to plans for new technology. tonight's meeting gets under way at 7:00. the concord leaders may give the go ahead for a 310-unit development in downtown. this is for galinda street. it would include 6,500 square feet of commercial space. tonight's meeting gets under way at 6:30. preparing for the playoffs.

golden state warriors will install playoff banners at oracle arena today. as we have been reporting here, it is the team's final season at the venue before moving to san francisco. playoff matchups will be set wednesday following the final regular season game on sunday. and oakland's 47th season commemorates the time in the city. the giants honor the st. mary gales men's basketball team at oracle. >> after a great run to reach the ncaa, the team will throw out the first pitch. hopefully they will do better than they did against the pad s padres. kevin pillar. padres careful back to win 6-5. good thing it's early in the season. >> there lots of time to make that up. will they be honoring you tonight, laura?

>> no. i'm a galee. i have friends going. it will be fun. >> also remembering oracle park where the giants played. rebecca that name. st. mary's, all the way to the city, a popular drive. bay bridge the only thing holding folks out. right now we have this jam now coming up. 101 and off the dumbarton bridge, accessing 101, willow, marsh, university. they will jam up here as you approach the on-ramp. a motorcycle driver i believe is the only injury there. looking toward the weekend. kari, i'm excited. >> it's only tuesday. it's always great to have something to look forward to. the forecast for the rest of the week, temperatures will be

warming up back into the 70s like the weekend we just had. and for san francisco, we keep that sunshine for the weekend with hives reaching 63 to 64. some people excited headed to coachella. it starts out really cool. we have extreme temperatures. upper 60s to on upper 80s e. be prepared for the extreme cool weather and also heat. and then here at home we have the autism speaks walk that i'll be emceeing on sunday. and our temperatures will start out at about 55 degrees. at 10:00, we get the walk under way. it will be 58 degrees. low to mid-60s into the afternoon. i'll have the details posted

posted@karihallweather. friday and saturday, up to 73 degrees. slightly cooler on sunday. if you're going to the sierra, kirkwood is looking apt great travel were conditions. light snow ahead of the weekend. by friday, we are seeing that clearing out. it will be up to 39 degrees. we'll be tracking this and also the forecast for today. that's coming up in about three minutes. thanks, kari. >> 5:39. anthrax scare in hollywood. a letter with white powder sent to the home of a monty python actor. what happened next? the purge at the department of homeland security alarming even some conservative republicans. we'll take a look at checks and balances. the easter display that is turning heads. take a look at this. these east erp ber bunnies are appropriate.

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it is still jammed approaching willow. we will give you an alternate for folks heading out to the peninsula. fans can get tickets for a public memorial to honor late rapper nipsey hussle. people lid candles and paid tribute to him. his suspected killer is in custody. three murals are up to honor his legacy. >> a hazmat scare at the hollywood hills hill of popular english comic eric idle. he is part of monty python. one of his employees opened an envelope containing a white poud er. he was not there at the time. no hazardous material was found. los angeles police are now investigating. today at the state capitol, a push to create a state agency

for immigrants and refugees. this comes as dozens have been approaching the southern california/mexico worlder seeking asylum. the proposal is backed by san francisco assembly member david chiu. it will be up for discussion by state assembly judiciary committee. either way, california with more than 10 million immigrants and refugees has the largest immigrant population in the country. the president, meantime, purging his department of homeland security. >> the head of the dhs is out. head of secret service has been fired. white house insiders say the purge leaves adviser steven miller over immigration. chuck grassley making rare criticism of the president saying miller has not accomplished anything and warning the president not to continue the firing spree.

meanwhile, a federal court in san francisco said the president's policy of requiring immigrants to stay in mexico while they wait for a decision from a u.s. immigration judge violates the law. kirsten nielsen's last day at dhs is tomorrow. cameras caught up with her at her home in virginia. eric swal electrical starts his first day of campaigning after announcing he's running for president. the third candidate under the age of 40. here's our growing -- we will talk about mnuchin instead. mnuchin will be on capitol hill. the treasury secretary is of course in charge of the irs.

there will be great questions about what's going on with trump's taxes. the other thing we're watching very carefully is the election israel. you can follow me on twitter. i'm@scottmcgrew. an easter display outside a new jersey home is causing a stir. not the bunnies most people think to when it comes to easter. mannequins carrying easter baskets. the mayor calls it visual nastiness. no laws on the books are banning it. looking at the people walking their kids around. what do you explain to them about this display of easter? which really doesn't symbolize what easters means at all. >> no. some people say, well, they are

bunnies. >> no, they're not. >> that's one of those things you just say -- >> i'm not touching that one. >> how are you doing, bob? not bob redell. >> boss bob. >> hmm. >> all right. let's move on from that and talk about the weather. we are starting out with gusty winds. oakland camera shaking around as we try to get a view of what's happening out there on the interstate. as we get a look now at martinez temperature trend, mid-50s. skies clearing out today. mostly sunny skies by 1:00. up to 66 there for a very nice day. as the seven-day forecast comes up at the bottom of the screen in san francisco, we are looking at most live dry conditions. a couple of slight rain chances in there as we reach 68 in santa

rosa. san francisco, high of 63. san jose, expected to reach 68 degrees, which is right where we should be. showers moving through. a lot of it moving out. grab the sunglasses and a hat that won't blow away. it will be very windy. maybe try to keep the hair down. our pollen count is high as far as tree pollen. everything else is low or absent. what may be affecting you is oak, mulberry and pine. we will see sunshine throughout the afternoon. gusty winds may reach 35 miles per hour in some areas. for tomorrow, we'll wasps start to see clouds moving in. most of the dave is clear. by thursday, mostly cloudy skies. a few spotty showers for the north bay.

things clearing out for friday into the weekend. besides the couple of slight rain chances, we're in for dry weather the next several days. our temperatures coming back down to normal especially for the inland valleys. low 70s. it will be warming up, feel more like the end of spring. tphaoeufls weath nice weather for autism speaks walk. we could see rain pack in the forecast by monday. even then it doesn't look like a significant storm moving through. heading over to mike, you have quick recovery for highway 101. >> that's right. i like when you see storm and not significant goes with it. 101, quick recovery. north 101 approaching willow. earlier crash did clear. we got word of that right before the commercial. folks off the dumbarton, slowing

on the approach. you can still use the san mateo. it's great right now, actually. no more flashing lights. well, one set of flashing lights on the shoulder. the approach to willow road looking great coming over to the peninsula north of that area, north of university. san mateo, a smooth drive. nice easy drive. the commute is lighter. san jose i believe is on vacation this week for spring break. that takes a lot of parent drivers off the roadway. good stuff along the peninsula and the east bay. back to you. >> you know how important it is to watch out for pedestrians. thiss something you don't see every day. an alligator crossing the road. sounds like the beginning of a joke. it wasn't. it handled the alligator eventually made it to the other side. >> wow. all right.

happening now in buffalo, new york, firefighters are busy working to put out five separate fires. the first started at 12:30. crews responded to several more fires the next three hours with the latest being reported just before 3:30 this morning. all five calls were for garage fires. video shows that massive flame. no word yet on if these fires are connected. >> 5:51. all new at 6:00. our first look at damage from a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in alaska. what the melting snow just revealed. but first -- ♪ look what you just made me do ♪ >> look what you made her do. the political debate taylor swift is donating thousands of dollars to. and the note she wrote to people fighting for lgbtq rights. bel:

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as well. would love to hear from you. 5:54. one start-up is leaving people scrambling. homeshare won't handle payments between apartments and customers any more. some are struggling to pay their rent after paving the company. it let go most of its employees saying they are making changes sooner than expected due to financial problems. they are expressing frustration on social media. lawmakers in sacramento hoping to cut down on police shootings will debate two new proposals. a legislative committee is expected to advance a bill that would restrict when officers use deadly force. it could only be used when there is no reasonable alternative such as verbal persuasion. sit being met with opposition from law enforcement groups. it requires a plan -- to come up

with its own policies as to when to deescalate and the tactics used and deadly force alternatives should be used. >> the man accused of committing a cruel hoax involving a missing boyfriend is expected to appear in court. 23-year-old brian rini is charged with lying to federal investigators. he's the man who last week claimed to be timmothy pitzen, an illinois boy who disappeared at the age of 6. authorities say his story unraveled when his dna matched him with thehe pitzen family. a burial for oakland priest. he is remembered at a mass. father jay was the first african-american priest in northern california. those who knew him said he was a, quote, priest of the people.

something you wouldn't necessarily associate with bible camp. a tank. it demolished two old buildings to make room for a new dining hall. someone had a friend that runs a website that lets people rent tanks for fun. they certainly put it to work. >> the rise in ecigarettes use the focus of lawmakers in washington. >> 11 senators accused san francisco-based juul of trying to get teenagers to smoke more. in a letter to the company, the senators claim juul accepted more than $12 billion as the parent company of marlboro cigarettes. are they say they lured children to smoke by using suggestive ads. they said they welcome the chance to explain how it is working to stop teenagers from smoking. you have heard of tupperware parties and mary kay maybe.

but women are cashing in on cbd oil parties. some claim it helps their physical and mental health. >> i specifically use cbd for anxiety and depression. i can take it every single morning, let it absorb into my system. and all i think is, i got this. >> most doctors agree that the science is not in on cbd oil. there's no proof it actually helps treat anything. but researchers can't really study it because the fda still considers cbd a drug. new for you this morning, singer taylor swift is getting political. she's advocating for the lbgtq community in tennessee. she donating to the tennessee project. the group posted this letter. she writes in part she is inspired by the work of the group. the group spends time fighting

certain bills at the state legislature, including one related to adoption by same-sex couples and bathroom use by trans people. last year swift endorsed a democratic candidate who lost. 5:58 right now. coming up at 6:00, diseased streets. san francisco's cleanliness problem. the steps supervisors are set to take today to top a recent -- to stop, rather, a recent rise in needles and syringes being left behind. all new for you this morning, no strike. the bay area district that just reached a new contract. we'll tell you what's in it. plus, porch pirate crackdown. the move one south bay city is considering to keep your deliveries safe from thieves. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mime will have a look at our commute in just a bit.

first we want to talk about the weather. >> the rain has moved out. we will clear out for the day and get some sunshine. it's going to be a nice one. it will be windy and cooler. take a look at this view. the sun rises over san francisco. a few clouds in the distance. the clouds are moving. we're going to have gusty winds today as you head out for school in san jose. expect it will be holding steady here at 55 the next couple of hours. a slow rise of temperatures into the afternoon as we eventually head up to 68 degrees. 68 in concord and livermore, as well as santa rosa. as we head over to mike, you have been tracking one possible program. >> overall, traffic is light. we will see a normal pattern. it would be an hour earlier typically. this is a 5:00 commute. we are tracking one possible problem coming in to san francisco. right over here. no delays in the north bay. on the golden gate bridge. let me take the live camera.