it's very important to me because enough is enough. we have reached a crisis point. >> now at 5:00, a day of action plan to bring awareness to a spike in crime against asian-americans. a live report on today's events and the message from bay area leaders. returning to the classroom. two more bay area school districts nailed down a return date, plus an all new poll showing how parents feel about the issue. listen to that roar. this is a violent tornado. >> the damage overnight and the new threat zone this morning. "today in the bay" continues right now. and good friday morning to you. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson in for laura garcia. we'll have a look at that friday and weekend forecast. kari hall, good morning. >> good morning. and we are taking a live look outside in dublin. a lot of people already up and out the door.

if you're about to head out, temperatures are chilly right here in the tri-valley with some upper 30s and a light wind. we can see the temperature trend that does go up very quickly as we go into today, as we reach into the mid-60s and we'll head up to the low 70s for a lot of our inland areas that weekend forecast as well as palo alto today reaches 72 degrees and oakland reaching 72 as well. we'll talk about that weekend forecast in a few minutes. marcus? >> thanks, kari. happening today, a national day of action and healing, calling for an end to violence against the asian-american community and several bay area events are planned for today. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live in san jose with details. i know santa clara county the leader there is today are also zeroing in on the hate crimes. >> reporter: yes, that's right, good m task force will meet virtually a

the bay area, as a part of this national day of action and healing. so let's talk about those events, we know in oakland, there will be one taking place later this morning at 10:30 a.m. in chinatown. that rally will be there to support businesses in the aapi community. also calling for more funding of course when it comes to public safety. in san francisco, at about 12:30 p.m., there's going to be a march and rally. that will begin at union square, calling attention to a tax attacks on the asian-american elderly community. and a stop asian press conference following calls to create federal action against asian-american hate crimes and local leaders in south san francisco say that it's long overdue. >> it's very important to me because enough is enough. we have reached a crisis point that cannot be ignored any

longer. >> reporter: the congressional asian-pacific-american caucus is calling for more funding to address hate crimes but officials in santa clara county with the hate crime task force will meet virtually at 12:00 p.m. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> pete, thank you. leaders responding after an anonymous racist hate letter was sent to an asian-owned salon. the owner says someone sent that letter from san bernardino down in southern california, and was postmarked three days after that deadly shooting that happened in the atlanta area. the city says in part that this letter did not come from within our community and it does not reflect our aspirations of full inclusivity and values that unite rather than divide. in fact, we recognize that celebrating and embracing diversity makes us healthier" and it condemns the statement. police are investigating. now to the pandemic, south

bay health leaders are warning about the appearance of a new covid variant said to be more resistant, the p1 variant, the first bay area case reported in santa clara county and makes six confirmed p1 cases in california over the past ten days. older students in san francisco schools now know when they will go back to the classroom. the district announcing in-person collapses will begin on april 26th, this is for middle and high school students. elementary school kids had an april 12th date. the city sued the district demanding it provide a concrete reopening time line. a judge yesterday rejected that lawsuit. west contra costa school leaders reportedly cannot hammer out an agreement on reopening classrooms. the "east bay times" reports board members never even voted after a long meeting earlier this week but a special meeting is planned for later today. that could bring about a new

deal possibly. right now the doctor is shooting for an april 19th return for all students. and one of the state's most powerful teachers unions presenting new data about classroom reopenings. the california teachers association says 75% of parents believe safety should be the most important priorities when it comes to in-person instruction. while only one-third of parents overall believe school reopenings are happening too quickly. 40% of parents of color feel that way. more possible good news this morning if you live in san francisco or thought about renting in the city. here is the question. could massive amounts of new vacant office space lead to more apartment rentals? >> "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live in san francisco to show us why there's new hope. sharon? >> reporter: that's right, cierra and marcus. this story really is far-reaching whether you live i

reports there's so much vacant office space now due to the pandemic that the office spaces up for lease could fill 11 salesforce towers and there's talk about whether that office space should be turned into apartment units. this would of course require city leaders to pass new legislation to allow that, but after the dot-comboom and bust, this was a step taken so it's possible we could see a move in that direction. still, "the chronicle" reports holding on to office space may be more lucrative to owners if there's a comeback after the pandemic. rental prices have dropped. new data from zumper took a look at rent of one-bedroom apartments continues to plummet e rent is down 32% in sunnyvale from a year, in santa clara and redwood city down 29% followed by 24% here in san francisco, 20% in oakland and 18% in san jose. that of course home and rental prices for apartments in the suburbs have gone up because

more people are wanting to stay at home during this pandemic and working from home. reporting live in san francisco, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> thank you. well, new this morning, sonoma county supervisors are dedicating millions more dollars to wildfire safety, but some experts believe it's nowhere near enough. according to "the press democrat" $4 million in pg&e settlement funds will be used for projects including clearing brush and thinning trees. half a million acres of county land is currently considered at risk. one advisory board in alexander valley told supervisors the $250 million needed is not going to make a dent in the problem. no signs of foul play in the death of a 64-year-old central coast woman who fell in the big sur area of highway 1 now under major road repairs. that storm in january washed away that road. you may remember that. authorities say that the woman parked her car near the closure area tuesday and went walking in

the construction area. it said she likely lost her footing. developing a deadly storm slamming parts of the deep south. at least five people have been killed as tornadoes tore across alabama. new video showing at least one twister touching down. dozens of homes and buildings were damaged, you could see right here, look at this massive damage done by tornadoes and tree there is, splintered by the strong winds, and it was just terrible sight, just look at that. a lot of people were celebrating things, a woman celebrating a birthday was ready to refinance her home. >> we heard it and i said oh my god, oh my god, it's gone. i can tell, because you could smell it, you could smell the pine. >> the threat of severe weather is in these parts of the country not over as the line of storms move east. i want to turn things over to meteorologist kari hall, she's been following this for

us, kari. just hard to see that video that the storm left behind. >> yes, absolutely, and the severe weather threat does continue now for southern alabama, moving over toward georgia, now moving past atlanta. we've also seen it moving into south carolina. we'll continue to follow that for today as we get a look at some much more quiet weather here in the bay area, and our temperatures starting out in the mid-40s as we get a look right now in the south bay. take a look at this trend for today. we're going to see a cool start to our morning and for the afternoon, this is where we're headed, reaching into the 70s for today. it's going to be so nice and comfortable, and we'll talk about the weekend coming up. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? >> just got word of a crash in san francisco. everything else is moving smoothly. i'm concerned about this one. i'll point out where it is. a smooth drive out of the altamont pass, all the way on

the right, a little bit of slowing off the merge with 205 cleared by north flynn. the other side of the map, northbound 280 approaching 101, reports of a crash there and one person who called that report in did say it's right near the interchange and someone was on the roadway and perhaps injured, so we're following this very closely. i don't see slowing yet but this is a concern if you're heading up 280 passing 101 and the interchange into san francisco. into san francisco from oakland, easy drive, all the way to and through the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> 5:10. this morning, amazon is being forced to pay up by bay area district attorneys. next the millions of dollars in hefty fines the company is facing and why. plus christmas, new year's and valentine's day you might have missed out on celebrating the holidays but one resort offering a new backup plan. the getaway you can now take. you're watching "today in the bay."

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happy friday. it is 5:13. if you'll be loading up and heading to tahoe this weekend, expect those temperatures there to be pretty warm, as we get a look at squaw valley andmid-40s you'll be skiing with temperatures in the mid-50s. we'll talk about what the bay area will see with our warmup, that's coming up in a few minutes. and i'm tracking that crash in san francisco.

we may have an update, breaking news might be a traffic alert for the area around 101 and 280. still sorting out the details as chp are arriving on scene. 101 across from the north bay or to the north bay is just fine right now. scott? well, good morning, mike. good morning, everyone. happy friday to everyone as well. the national labor relations board says tesla has to hire back one of its workers it fired who had been pushing to unionize workers there. it also says elon musk who you may recall now asks us to call him technoking. he deleted a tweet he wrote. government regulators saw it as threatening the union organizers at the car company. tesla will have to hold informational meetings for employees as well informing them of their rights. silicon valley tech ceos back in the witness chair before congress on thursday. if you think you've heard this story before, you have. this was mark zuckerberg's

seventh time before congress. one of the big subjects did social media contribute to the attack on the capitol? almost any american would say yes, of course it ceos, jack do came out with a straightforward yes. here's zuckerberg on that same question. >> would you say that, and would you admit that facebook played a role? >> congresswoman, i think certainly there was content on our services and from that perspective i think there's further work that we need to do to make our services and moderation more effective. >> i hear that, okay. >> like i said, twitter's jack dorsey just said "yes." leaders from parler in a separate letter to congress, parler said it warned the fbi about some of its users threatening violence against the capitol. parler once touted itself as a network where anyone could say

anything they want but in a better to congress says it will only allow lawful speech on its platform. here say picture out of a lab called valassure. they test all kinds of hand sanitizers and a significant number of the off brand sanitizers contained detectible levels of benzine, which can cause cancer and be absorbed through the skin. the fda maintains a list of hand san sizers you should not use. it has a lot of goofy names but i put a link on twitter and facebook. one is called durasan antimicrobial sanitizer. it doesn't have benzine but does have microbes in it, the antimicrobial sanitizer. it has microbes. >> it's so interesting that you say that. right now a lot of people when they find sanitizer they just get it to have it handy. >> you snap it up, at the grocery store, yep, don't even care what brand it is. definitely check the list. >> definitely check that.

thanks, scott. >> good advice. amazoning up for misleading price comparisons. the shopping giant is forced to pay a $2 million fine in a suit filed by santa clara, alameda and four other california counties. the santa clara california da says amazon often uses price comparisons to show how much a person is saving but the prices can be old, outdated or from items no longer on sale. under the ruling, amazon also needs to be more up-front about its reference prices in the future. trending this morning, one connecticut resort wants to give you a redo on last year's holiday celebrations. >> of course so many were canceled because of the pandemic, but now club getaway is doing a holiday rewind over memorial day weekend. so this is what you'll be able to do. you'll be able to celebrate ten holidays, you may have skipped to shelter at home. the adults only weekend a valentine's day dance, new year's eve countdown and fourth

of july barbecue. also trending for you, grab a hold of your sweet tooth and if you want to eat this, listen to this. pepsi peeps are doing a partnership here and talking about a marshmallow soda. pepsi and peeps and you can also win prizes. to enter post photos of yourself enjoying spring with marshmallow peeps tagging @pepsi and use #hangingwithmypeeps. the contest ends march 31st. i had to take a second because i'm like pepsi and peeps, i'm not even a huge fan of peeps. >> too much sugar. you need diet pepsi peeps, that would be better for you. >> we could take a picture of this and say hanging with my peeps. we might get a prize. >> call it peepsi. >> now you're on to something. let's get a look at the forecast for today. it's a peepsi weekend.

>> i guess so? i don't know about that one. sounds way too sweet. let's get a look at our live view outside in san francisco. we're starting out mostly clear, make some plans to get out and enjoy some time outside. we are going to start out with some cool weather and maybe you'll have the park all to yourself earlier in the day, because later today, as our temperatures warm up, here we are at noon, we're seeing temperatures in santa rosa at about 65 degrees and we'll head into the 70s. let's go to the south bay and take a look at our high temperatures reaching into the low 70s, reaching 70 in milpitas, gilroy, we're going to see a high of 72 degrees here and 72 in hayward, and antioch, a high of 75 degrees. it's also going to be warmer near the coastline today with daly city reaching 62 and 72 -- 63 in daly city i should say and as we head over toward san francisco, up to 66 degrees downtown and novato will reach up to 72 degrees.

so it's going to be very nice and it gets even warmer this weekend as high pressure continues to build just to the west of us. all of the cooler weather staying to the north, up until about monday, there will be a slight cooldown. you can see high pressure moving overhead by next week and this is how the temperatures respond. it's going to cause some major warming going from the upper 60s on monday to the low 80s by the middle of the week. this weekend is going to be so nice, so once again, make some plans to get out and enjoy it. mike, how is it looking? you were watching out for a possible traffic break? >> yes, i do have a traffic alert, kari and this will mean a reroute at the very least for folks. join our waze team, nbc bay area wazers and have that going, the app going as you're driving because that will allow to you adapt. we're seeing slowing just showing up right now north 101, this is different than the original report. north 101 approaching that transition over to 280, that connector just got closed

because of a crash, reports of somebody on the roadway, who is trying to get over to the shoulder there, and more details to come i'm assuming as chp arrives. a couple areas may have slowing. it may be close to paul what got marked on the map as well. it may cause a re-route off the freeway and back on the on-ramp there. we'll update with details from chp. the big view from the north bay coming from the east bay shows you no real slowing, only out of the altamont pass, a little dip in speeds until north flynn road. marcus, back to you. >> all right, mike. jessica walter known for her sharp wit and perfect comedic timing has died and being remembered now. her roles in both "arrested developer" and "archer" made her famous. >> you're the selfish one, you charged his own brother for a blue frozen pa nana. it's bun banana, michael, what could it cost $10? >> walter was 80 years old and

passed away in her sleep new york on wednesday. many know her best for playing lucille bluth in "arrested development." online fellow cast members, comedians and fans are posting favorite memories in the clips. she will be missed. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> we have an invitation for you, plus we're putting ten grand back in three viewers' pockets. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. "nbc bay area responds" next. this morning we're looking back at the last photos taken from before the shutdown began and here are a few viewers that sent us some photos. this is douglas on your left that said last night he saw his granddaughter. and michele went out for drinks with her friends. looked like they're having a good time. hopefully he's able to see that granddaughter soon. share your photos with us and videos online and you might see

them here on "today in the bay." we'll be right back.

new video shows strange but spectacular light shooting through the sky over the pacific northwest. at first, it was a bit of a mystery, but now we're learning it's likely space debris from the falcon 9 starlink launch that's reentering earth's

atmosphere after 22 days in orbit. an astronaut says it's unlikely much would reach the ground. new this morning, a nearly 2-year-old mystery only now coming to light. new report from the drive website says six unidentified drones repeatedly swarmed navy destroyers off of southern california's coast in 2019, this is in july of 2019. the flashing lights prompted major precautions on board and embraced concerns about security breach. the report cites the ship's logs and findings the fa navy did no respond to requests for comment. $10,000 that's how much our consumer team saved a few viewers. >> consumer investigator chris chmura is going to show us how. >> good morning. we have a trifecta here. let's start with noel cervantes in fremont, bought a $300 gift card and said immediately after activating it the card had a zero balance. he wasn't getting any answers so he called us. the company that made things right and gave noel his $300

back. mary in san jose said she was having trouble with an $800 cell phone that wouldn't charge. useless. the company said it wasn't going to honor its warranty, also useless. so she called us. our team solved mary's problem. it's an $807 win for her. and raethel in san mateo was fighting their small business internet provider over big money, almost 9 grand. the consulting firm's office was closed due to covid-19 so they were trying to cancel their internet service but the bills kept coming in. we got it worked out and raethel received an $8,962 refund. if you have a consumer complaint, go to nbcbayarea.com then click the "responds" option from the main menu or call us, 888-996-tips. and a quick invitation for you, i hope you'll join me sunday night at 6:30 for a half hour dedicated to our "responds" stories. it's 30 minutes of question answering, problem solving fight for the little guy tv sunday night at 6:30, right after our

newscast here on nbc bay area. see you then and have a great weekend. >> you, too, chris. next an overnight shooting in the south bay, the investigation unfolding right now after three people were found shot at a public park. plus, returning to campus, the college that says students must get the covid vaccine in order to return to in-person classes.

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some hesitation as the governor announces most of us will soon be eligible to get the covid-19 vaccine. our team breaks down what you need to know to secure your shot. plus -- >> mr. alexander? >> yes. >> mr. bogus? >> yes. >> miss collins? >> no. >> an embattled school board the rare move made in san francisco following her controversial comments on twitter. and the east bay city approving a new plan to increase housing for those struggling to make it in the bay. "today in the bay" continues right now. good friday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm cierra johnson in for laura garcia. happy friday and kari hall, we want to look at that weekend weather. good morning. >> good morning. let's get this weekend started. it's going to be a great one. we are starting out chilly

especially in some of our inland valleys, as we get a look at where the winds have calmed down, temperatures have dropped into the upper 30s, but where it's still pretty gusty in spots like fairfield as well as napa, it's now in the 50s. so we are starting out with a wide range in temperatures, but we'll close the gap and all of us will make it into the mid-70s for much of the inland areas as well as the bay for today. we'll talk about the weekend weather in some places you may be headed, coming up in a few minutes. marcus? >> thanks, kari. in less than three weeks, all californians over the age of 16 will be eligible to receive the covid-19 vaccine and that's the word from governor newsom. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us outside of a mass vaccination site in pleasanton and bob, is there anything people can do to prepare now? >> reporter: yes, there are. good morning to you, marcus. first of all, anyone over 50 is eligible on thursday, april 1st and anyone over 16 april 15th. those eligibility dates are still several days away, there

are some things you can do right now. one thing is go online and register on the myturn.ca.gov website so you'll be notified when it's your turn to receive the shot and once you are eligible you'll be able to schedule appointments through myturn or sign up to be notified when one opens up. the cdc has a vaccine finder tool that will help you find vaccination locations near you. some cities and counties provide appointments separately from the myturn website. we spoke with a local woman named janet pitcher, a self-described vaccine whisperer who has helped her family and friends find appointments. she suggests checking with pharmacies after midnight, when they tend to open up appointments. another good time to look for appointments between 6:00 and 7:00 a.m. she also recommends searching for vaccine groups on facebook where she has found good, reliable, timely information. the bigger limitation from finding a vaccination has been supply. for example in santa clara county, they still do not have enough shots for the current

eligible group. >> we have the capacity to vaccinate over 200,000 people a week. in our county and we're doing probably a third of that. >> it shouldn't be this hard. it shouldn't look like "the hunger games." >> reporter: according to figures from the cdc, the number of doses shipped to california next week will be more than 2.2 million, that's almost 475,000 more doses than the governor says we got last week, that is definitely a sizeable increase. during his news conference yesterday, governor newsom also announced that if you go to a vaccine appointment with an eligible family member and you're not eligible, you can still get inoculated at the provider's discretion, the person who is handing out the shots. reporting live here in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. we have reached a huge milestone in the fight against covid-19. marin county you see right there, 52% of the people there have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

now it's just one of the counties in the yellow that have more than 40% of their population vaccinated. it also includes san francisco, contra costa and san mateo county. alameda county still in the mid-30s over there at 34%. santa clara county is trailing now only 31% of its population that has received the vaccine. we're still working to update the numbers up in the north bay for you this morning. no vaccine, no oncampus classes, that's the message from rutgers university which will require its students to get the covid vaccine before they can return to in-person classes. if you don't get the shot, you can still do online programs or request an exemption for medical or religious reasons and developing in san jose, police are investigating after at least three people were shot it one person has life-threatening innings and the other two non-life-threatening injuries. there is no suspect description

as police investigate this crime. no response from san francisco unified vice president alison collins, after fellow board members last night stripped her of her leadership position. the board approved a no confidence measure with a 5-2 vote. it says collins failed to accept responsibility for her words and tweets she sent in 2016 and should resign. if she does not resign, it calls for her removal from all board committees for the duration of her term effective immediately. this week, collins apologized again for racially-charged tweets she posted in 2016. she also indicated that she had no plans to step down. 5:36. a follow-up this morning. b.a.r.t. directors yesterday approving a three-year contract extension for the deal takes effect next year and runs through 2025. it also allows leeway for more crisis intervention teams. starting today, some grocery workers in san jose will receive more money in their paychecks.

today's the day the city recently approved hazard ordinance pay to take effect. last month, councilmembers approved a $3 an hour wage hike for workers at large chain stores. the pay will remain in effect for 120 days. more details, new fallout in southern california tied to a similarly approved hazard pay increase in l.a. kroger announced the closure of from ralph's supermarkets citing the hazard way mandate, the increase $5 an hour. kroger's profits have skyrocketed during the pandemic. ralph's representatives would not comment. according to "the examiner" san jose is launching a six-month guaranteed income pilot program. 130 local artists will receive $1,000 per month and the yerba buena center is helping.

applications are open through april 15th. new details this morning the days of collectionless fares are nearing an end for vta. for the past year, fare collection on buss and light rail trains have been suspended due to health risks for operators. the agency just announced that all ends april 1st. some fares will still be free but only if you're headed to a vaccination site and can show proof. an east bay city is now moving forward with its plan to increase housing for those struggling to make it in the bay. berkeley reports the city council passed two measures to start a new housing plan that would create around 9,000 units. the measures will remove single family zoning in berkeley and allow more multiunit homes like duplexes to be built in some low-income areas. city councilmembers say the process will take about two years to complete. 5:38 for you this morning. it is friday as we get started and kick it into the weekend.

meteorologist kari hall is keeping track of the temperatures we can expect this weekend as well as the cool start this morning. >> yes, that music just sounds so dramatic, but we are going to have a great weekend. let's head to the coastline. we are going to take a look at our forecast for santa cruz and it reaches near 70 degrees each day this weekend, with a lot of sunshine and a little bit of a nice, fresh breeze, from the coast to the mountains, if you're going to shasta trinity national forest, it's going to be in the low 70s, great hiking weather, and we'll see those temperatures reaching up to 76 degrees for tomorrow, as well as sunday. let's go down to pasa robels with wine tasting this weekend. reaching 70 degrees. 78 degrees tomorrow and warmer on sunday as we reach int bit closer to home for some wine tasting, sonoma valley will be perfect, reaching 75 degrees today, and some mid-70s throughout the weekend.

mike, first we have to get through the work day. how is it looking for the commute? >> you know, kari, just checking on the latest details because we have breaking news. let's look at the map. overall the majority of the folks we're watching right now will have a fine friday commute. you see the green. breaking news is in san francisco, north 101, at about bay shore there's one crash and the deadly crash is north of there, causes the closure for the connector from north 101 to north 280. we saw a lot of slowing until about four, five minutes ago and then it cleared from the sensors. chp says it's an hour until they can clear that crash. bay shore boulevard or north 280 are my suggested alternates coming up from the peninsula. over from oakland it's a light drive at the bay bridge toll plaza. no backup. back to you. no marketing budget, no problem. next on "today in the bay," how the san jose convention bureau helped craft one creative solution during the pandemic. the president lashing out

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happy friday. the time is 5:4. let's get you ready for morning exercise, in san jose temperatures start out in the low 50s but i'd probably wait until later when temperatures warm up. we'll look at all of our microclimate temperatures coming up in a few minutes >> it is overall a friday lighter traffic but the breaking news in san francisco, we have a deadly crash and the closure of a connector right now north 101 onto north 280 is closed, another crash around third may force you off to bayshore boulevard. a lot of chp activity there. back over to you. breaking news out of egypt, officials say at least 32 people are dead, 60 plus more hurt after a train crashed south of cairo t collided with a passenger train fro derailing three cars. the cause of the crash right now still under investigation. later today, investigators are expected to give an update

on the deadly mass shooting in boulder, colorado. late last night hundreds gathered at a local high school to honor those lives lost. this was organized by moms demand action, a group fighting for gun safety measures. the accused shooter 21-year-old ahmad alissa had his first appearance in court. the defense asked the judge to delay the next hearing for a few months saying they need more time to assess alissa's mental status. new details in a massive sexual abuse scandal at university of southern california. the school has agreed to a record $852 million payout. it settles the claims tied to more than 700 women accusing a former campus gynecologist of abuse. ollows a first settlement of $215 million adding up to more than $1 billion all together. dr. george tindall pleaded not guilty to 35 criminal accounts of sexual misconduct. president biden gave his first presidential news conference yesterday. >> scott mcgrew, the president

was not even asked once about the pandemic. >> no, not a single question. good morning to you. he had to bring it up himself. most of the questions cierra were about the number of immigrants and refugees at the border. president biden points out we are turning tens of thousands of people away but he said he wouldn't apologize for sheltering children who come across the desert alone. the president also asked about new voting laws, several states putting into place, notably states where the vote between democrats and republicans was very close. republicans say it's to make the vote safer and less prone to abuse. democrats say it's being done to quash their vote particularly the black vote and the president agrees. >> what i'm worried about is how un-american this whole initiative is. it's sick. it's sick. standing in line, 5:00 when working

people are just getting off work. the republican voters i know find this despicable, republican voters. >> georgia just approved a new state law that would reduce the number of ballot drop-off boxes in rural counties to just one per county and as the president pointed out prohibit people from handing out water in those notoriously long lines that form in some precincts. a georgia state lawmaker, a democrat says she wanted to attend the governor's press conference and bill signing, which was attended by republicans, so she knocked on the door. representative park cannon was then arrested after several attempts of knocking. georgia state troopers took her into custody. georgia's state constitution specifically prohibits the arrest of state lawmakers while the assembly is in session. supporters of georgia's new voting law say new requirements are similar to voting laws in

other states and it's necessary from widespread fraud, but there was no widespread fraud in the most recent elections in georgia. we know that, because the governor of georgia himself said there was no evidence of fraud in recent elections. neither the presidential election in november, nor the two later elections for senators. we also know it because the georgia secretary of state, republican brad raffensperger and gabriel sterling said there was no evidence of fraud. they became practically household names in the days and weeks after the presidential election, pushing back against the narrative there had been some wrongdoing in their state. georgia counted and audited the ballots for presidential election three separate times and while discrepanies weren't found it wasn't because of fraud and did not change the overall outcome. we're watching what's happening in georgia and iowa and florida, and texas, as the voting laws change, we're talking about it on twitter.

follow me there, i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thank you. new details about the deadly training accident that left eight marines and navy sailors dead last summer near san diego. the military investigation reveals inadequate training, shabby maintenance and poor judgment by leaders contributed to the sinking of the waterborne assault vehicle. the report says the crew was left in the dark and had to use their cell phone lights to desperately try to locate the unmarked escaped. a decision in california supreme court may ban cash bail despite a similar ballot measure last fall. judges must consider a suspect's ability to pay when setting bail. it requires suspects to be set free while awaiting trial unless they are considered too dangerous. justices ruled cash bail unconstitutional rejecting the argument, it violates victim's rights.

today is our final day of our coming back from covid coverage. in addition to losing money, small businesses had fewer customers and less word of mouth promotion during the pandemic. >> paper moon pa ka fay turned to social media to bridge the gap. team san jose which manages the convention and visitor's bureau connected owner jerry wang with photographer miguel ozuno whose pro bono professional photos helped the cafe sell out of their latte cart classes. >> you're almost able to see it and envision it in your own hands. you want to go get it. that's the benefit. >> reporter: ozuno is building his portfolio in his community, hoping as small businesses reemerge, they'd be able to get back on their feet. some good news there. >> good news indeed. if you love dolly parton this might be good news for you as well. it's trending this morning, country queen dolly parton is teaming up with jeni's ice cream

for strawberry pretzel pie. it goes to imagine tear library proceeds, books to young children, it goes on sale online april 8th. start working out now. >> hometown favorite. 5:51 and a debate over cookies. >> it took place in the british house of lords. lawmakers discussing the value of sell-by dates on food products when one of them made a shocking admission. >> i'm sure one of the main problems is the sell by dates on products are far, far too cautious. i remember once eating a biscuit which was 20 years old. it was perfectly edible. >> okay. well that's lord palmer, we should note his family actually founded a company that makes them. he could have had some fresher ones, the family makes them. >> all right. let's go to weather. skip that biscuit for breakfast.

>> fresh air? >> that's a little weird. let's get a look at these temperatures this morning. we are all over the place, because some of us are getting some high wind gusts and temperatures are warmer, where we are now at 54 in fairfield but where the wind is calm in some of the valleys, it's in the upper 30s as you get ready to step out. if you're making plans for home school, recess, virtual learning in the backyard, san leandro will see a cool start to the morning in the low 50s, but a much warmer afternoon as we head toward 70 degrees. in fact, all of us will see some temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s for today, up to 75 degrees in concord, and napa and then we'll see the temperatures in san francisco reaching into the upper 60s, as we go through this forecast, we'll see high pressure keeping it dry, and it's going to keep any chances of rain away for at least the next week or so, and temperatures will be feeling more like the end of spring, especially with some of us in

the inland areas feeling highs that will reach into the upper 70s and near 80 degrees. we're going to start to feel that warmup today. take a look at the inland temperatures reaching up to 74 today. 77 tomorrow and 78 degrees on sunday. there will be some slight cooling for the start of next week, but then see how those temperatures rebound. we'll reach near 80 degrees by next thursday. mike, you've been watching some breaking news. what's the update? >> i have, kari. this is an issue over on the peninsula, getting in to san francisco on highway 101, folks. let's look at the maps. unfortunately, sadly this is a deadly crash and then a secondary crash on the way to get there, so your slowing starts about bay shore or third. exit the freeway and take bay shore boulevard as alternate to highway 101 or take 280 into the is it i. it's about 6:30 when they expect lanes to open. they may open one or two before that but that's the extend of the slow drive around the bay as we look at a friday lighter overall volume.

back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, sonoma county is launching a mobile vaccination campaign to get some of the most vulnerable vaccinated. the count last year found that 27,000 homeless people live in sonoma county. there's a lot more ahead, including just how much cash some say it will take to harden north bay neighborhoods against wildfires. plus despite being closed, the library business in one bay area county is booming with more than twice as many checkouts, where the reading bug has taken hold.

welcome back. you were' watching "today in the bay." no signs of foul play in the death of a 64-year-old central coast woman who fell this week in the big sur area of highway 1, now under major road repair. that storm in january washed away that road. you may remember that. authorities say that the woman parked her car near the closure area tuesday and went walking in the construction area. she likely lost her footing. sonoma county supervisors are dedicating millions more dollars to wildfire safety but some experts believe it's nowhere near enough. according to the "press democrat" $4 million in pga

settlement funds will be used for clearing brush and thinning trees. a half a million acres of county land is currently considered at risk but one advisory board alexander valley told supervisors the $250 million is needed to make a dent in the problem. and the search is on for this man who police say targeted a south bay business with a hate crime. the latest incident happened last week at a business on lakeside drive in santa clara. the building was vacant but the former tenant is a chinese software company with its sign still displayed which the man vandalized. in january the same man wrote an anti-chinese phrase on the front door. a new chapter in the future of oakland's mills college. the school announcing a new partnership with uc berkeley according to the "east bay times" 200 calnnounced it will longer grant degrees and stop enrolling first year undergrads

this fall. the plan calls for the school to go forward as an institute. reading is fundamental, and people in contra costa county certainly think so. libraries there boomed during the pandemic last year. residents borrowed 1.25 million items online and in person. that's a 110% increase from 2019. in case you're wondering the most popular adult book checked out, "eleanor is fine" a novel about gail honeyman. from a boom to a bust. brooking institute project 300,000 fewer babies are being born in the year compared to last, the study says the economic stress of the pandemic played a part in people putting family planning on hold and also cite similar data indicating the downturn in births during economic recessions. right now at 6:00, a call

for action. >> she just socked me right here, cracked my molar. there's a lot of people there. no one came up and said "are you okay?" >> what would you do? city leaders and community groups will march on city halls and gather online in a national day of action to stop hate crimes against asians. a live report next on events happening in the bay area. plus unprecedented, san francisco has never before seen this many vacant offices but what does that mean for you? a live report next on whether some spaces may be turning into new housing. and get ready to open those windows, spring is in full swing as the weekender arrives. meteorologist kari hall tracking the warmup that's coming your way. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. and good friday morning. i'm cierra johnson in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. to look ahead. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect for the temperatures outside and