i can't believe it. there's poetry in the fact that he couldn't breathe and it feels like we just got a breath of fresh air for the first time it feels like we can breathe. >> right now at 5:00, reaction and relief. this is following the guilty verdict in the derek chauvin murder trial, and for some, celebration with the former officer now facing up to 75 years in prison. nothing is going to make it all better but at least now there's some justice. >> an emotional phone call between president biden and the family of george floyd following yesterday's decision, why some say the fight for lasting police reform is just starting. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> good morning to you on this wednesday. i'm marcus washington. >> [ muted ] -- still pouring

out this morning following the decision to convict derek chauvin in the death of vladimir putin. >> as to count one, unintentional second-degree murder while committing a felony, find the defendant guilty. >> it was a beautiful moment we finally got to see somebody get at least an inch of justice. >> the jury finding the former officer guilty on all charges against him including second and third-degree murder as well as second-degree manslaughter. leaders in cities across the country on edge with fears for potential violent protest breakout if derek chauvin was acquitted. instead people celebrated his conviction across the u.s. scenes like this playing out in minneapolis and other cities. as you could imagine that verdict triggering emotions right here in the bay area as well. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in san francisco with reaction. good morning, cierra. >> reporter: yes, good morning. after the ten hours of deliberation and that guilty verdict times three, it really

evoked a wave of relief for many folks including folks right here in the bay area. it was less than a year ago that former officer encountered george floyd and was captured on cell phone video kneeling on the neck and back of flied for nearly nine minutes and that moment in time changed our nation and our crews are out the moments after that verdict was read the reading for many another milestone in the fight for justice. we found many gathered at liberation park and east oakland, many finding the verdict exactly that, a sigh of relief. >> while we get excited, i temper my emotions because i know it's just a matter of time before this same thing repeats itself and the outcome won't be the same. >> we're still in the back of daunte wright and taser taser, this is a wake-up call. >> reporter: and local leaders also shared their thoughts of the verdict with san francisco

mayor london breed sharing this in part. "this verdict does not bring back the life of george floyd. it can't replace the years of his life that were robbed from him, nor the life experiences and memories that would have been made with his friends and family. what this verdict does reflect is that the tide is turning in the country, although still too slowly, toward accountability and justice." i'm sure we'll hear more reaction from other leaders both here as well as nationwide. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay". >> cierra, thank you. >> thank you, cierra. the guilty verdict on three counts prompting new calls for national police reform. "today in the bay's" tracie po biden's emotional phone call to george floyd's family as well. good morning, tracie. >> good morning, laura. good morning, everyone. remember he met the family last year at the funeral. he talked to them yesterday before addressing the nation and in that speech with vice

president harris, he talked about this really just being a first step, urging congress to move forward with police reform. from the white house, relief and a call to do more. >> a measure of justice isn't the same as equal justice. it is not just a black america problem or a people of color problem. it is a problem for every american. >> nothing is gonna make it all better, but at least now there's some justice. >> reporter: after speaking with floyd's family, president biden urged congress to pass the george floyd justice in policing act. >> this takes acknowledgment and confronting head on, systemic racism and the racial disparities that exist in policing and on our criminal justice system. "i can't breathe." those are george floyd's last words.

we can't let those words die with him. >> reporter: relief, too, on capitol hill >> thank god the jury validated what we saw. >> so today, i am relieved. today i exhale. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: democrats who sponsored the bill banning chokeholds, no-knock warrants and ending immunity for police say it's just a first step. >> we are hopeful that today will be the catalyst to turn the pain, the agony, the justice delayed into actions that go far beyond today. >> reporter: agony and anger. >> the verdicts are not a replacement for policy change. >> reporter: congressman alexandria ocasio-cortez live on instagram urging congress to make police reform a priority. >> that's tracie potts reporting. now the celebration and sense of relief going late into the night at the scene where floyd lost

his life. activists gathered around the growing memorial which sits in minneapolis intersection where floyd was murdered. the "today" show's craig melvin visited there moments after yesterday's verdict and many called it bittersweet. it was a bittersweet victory they say but also an historic decision. >> the course of history is changed forever. i just -- >> reporter: you think this is the beginning of something, not the end of something. >> i think this is the beginning of the end to police brutality. >> and people took to social media to express how they felt after the guilty verdict was read, that included governor newsom, former president barack obama, and lebron james. so right now, what comes next for derek chauvin? it's actually a little complicated. his sentencing is set for eight weeks from now, but first the defense must produce a pre-sentencing report about chauvin's background and that will likely influence how much prison time he'll serve.

the judge also needs to determine if there were special circumstances that justify a sentence longer than the terms outlined in minnesota's sentencing guidelines. experts say the recommended sentence should be 12 years. developing overnight in ohio, new unrest after police shot and killed a teenaged girl in columbus. protests there went late into the night. the shooting happened just as the chauvin verdict in the case in the trial was being read. body camera footage showing the moment of the shooting as well. we're about to show it to you, though, but before we do, we need to warn you that it is disturbing. the body camera shows the teenager fighting and attempting to stab another girl before being shot. the interim police chief argues the officer acted to save the life of another young girl, and they released the footage quickly, they say, for transparency. >> that video is very disturbing. okay, a follow-up and an

unusual step in response to recent controversy surrounding the embattled san francisco school board. "the chronicle" reports the board members yesterday agreed to a new pact with the superintendent outlining their priorities and commitments going forward. the agreement includes being focused solely on fully reopening schools and treating each other with respect. parents are still not satisfied with the pace of school reopenings there, and the board is still in the midst of struggling with former vice president allison collins, suing five members after losing her battle to retain power. the south bay's largest school district starts to welcome back some of its 30,000 students. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san jose with a look at what day one will look like. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus. there's clearly a lot of excitement here at pioneer high school and san jose unified's other campuses even though only about a third of the students are going to be returning to

in-person instruction here on their campuses. 10,000 students will be returning to campuses for the first time since last year. the remaining 22,000, the majority of the students will continue to distance learn from home. now at the 41 campuses in this district, san jose unified will use a live instruction model, where teachers will teach both the students in their classrooms and distance learning from home at the same time. the district says that this will allow all students all-day access to their teachers. this is the welcome back video the district sent to families detailing masking and social distancing requirements, and reminding students that they must avoid contact with those students even if it might be tempting to see friends that they haven't seen in a year. parents are reminded to conduct daily health screenings and to send kids to school with their chargers because they're going to need their electronic devices and a full bottle of water. the district is going to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students and for recess,

elementary schools will be with their classmates in their class. looking through the comments on the social media pages we saw a lot of well wishes for the return to in-person instruction for today, but we did see quite a few messages that said it's about time. many of the teachers here in the district are vaccinated as the district did secure doses for all 4,000 teachers and staff members. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> my stepdaughter heads back to school today so got the lunches lined up out there. got to give him -- it's funny getting back to the new normal but it's like wow, i haven't made a sandwich in ages. we've all been spoiled. let's get a look at the forecast for today. walking to school? we'll need one of those forecasts. >> yes and so i've been packing my son a water bottle and also including full bottle of sanitizer in there as well. so as you're making plans to drop them off at school today in

san jose, we're going to be at about 50 degrees, some light jacket weather and then still very nice and comfortable with sunshine, we'll be in the low 60s as you pick them up, today we're headed for the low 70s as you head out for the commute in lafayette as well, nice and clear. how is the commute rolling around the bay area, mike? >> great. much better now over here as we look at the map, you'll notice there's no more of that closure marked over in the tri-valley. we have some slowing but it's not 84, in the niles area. that's reopened. slowing is typical as you cut through down toward sunol off of 580, cutting through pleasanton and livermore. easy drive through lafayette, contra costa at speed so is the approach to the bay bridge and the span for the bridge itself. chp says it might be a little breezy there and could you see the flag over on the right side. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:11 right now. coming back from the pandemic. still ahead we'll talk about the new state law aimed at giving

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right now at 5:14, it was so windy yesterday, check out these gusts, san francisco reaching a gust of 58 miles per hour, and 36 in oakland. wow. the winds will start to calm down today and we have more sunshine. we'll talk about the rain in the weekend forecast that's coming up in a few minutes. yes, kari, overnight the chp sent notes about wind through the altamont pass, benicia bridge, also the bay bridge, but the live look here shows a steady camera that's in the rooftop over here in emeryville so a smooth drive right now. the volume is building. first we check in with our friend bertha. >> hey, hello there. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. wall street looking to open pretty much flat at the open, a little slightly in the red after

stocks fell for a second day yesterday. it was the first back-to-back loss in about a month. the stocks tied to the reopening of the economy led the market lower. that amid renewed concerns about rising covid cases around the world, particularly big spike in india. among the biggest losers united airlines falling more than 8% and focus today earnings from verizon which were better than expected and also be hearing from chipotle. instagram is adding new features to prevent harassment in direct messages. you'll now have the option to not just block an individual user but also preemptively block any new accounts they may create. this could help those who are repeatedly targeted by the same people or who don't want particular people to find them with a new account. instagram is also adding a tool to prevent abuse in message requests, separate inbox for messages from people you don't already follow. the filter will allow you to automatically hide requests that contain offensive phrases, words or emojis.

americans are planning to take a summer vacation this year. a new survey shows 50% of adults say they'll go on vacation at least once. they say they're interested in taking a road trip and many plan to spend more than a thousand bucks. popular activities include visiting a state or national park, going to the beach, and camping. those are the latest headlines marcus and laura, back to you. getting outdoors is the best medicine any time of year i think. >> we know it here in california. it certainly has been for the last year for sure. >> big time. just walk out the door, it's free. >> that's right. >> thanks so much. although the beach sounds nice, thanks, bertha. new this morning some workers laid off during the pandemic may be closer to getting their jobs back. governor newsom signed a bill requiring employers, hotels and airports to rehire the same people who once lost their jobs. to qualify, they need to have held the same job for at least six months in 2019.

if several people qualify companies will rehire based on seniority. the law expires in 2024. a live look in san francisco where new help is coming for certain hard-hit business or many of them. starting today, the city starts accepting those applications with a $3 million music and entertainment recovery fund. so businesses have until may 5th to apply and you can actually receive up to $10,000 in grants. to qualify, those venues had to have had a city entertainment permit prior to the start of the pandemic. trending this morning, grammy winning artist lizzo taki a major hollywood star, let her explain. >> the reason i'm upset about this one is because i know i'm not going to be able to marry him. >> okay, if you don't know who that is, lizzo admits on social media she sent captain america, yes, star chris evans a dm while

she was under the influence. she actually made this tiktok showing the dm which is just a few emojis showing a basketball player shooting a shot but get this. he responded back. he told her there is never any shame in a drunk dm, and he even followed her back on instagram. if that's all he said, then i'm pretty sure a date is not coming her way but look, it's nice that he followed her back. like i'm just being -- we're going to keep it real this morning. no love connection there. >> breaking hearts. >> but a budding friendship i'm sure. >> chris evans as he said has done his, he's become famous for the wrong reasons on social media as well so if you don't know, you can do some homework during the commercials. >> look it up. >> uh-oh. it's time to get a -- >> take the phone away. >> -- look at the forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall tracking the forecast on this wednesday. how is it looking out there?

>> we've got a lot of changes headed our way over the next few days. we're starting out nice, cool, quiet, but it has been windy and the winds are starting to calm down as commuters head out the door, make some plans to enjoy the sunshine and the comfortable temperatures out at the park today. fremont will be at about 55 degrees at 9:00, and reaching at lunch time at 64 degrees. some upper 60s later today and once again the wind is going to be a little bit calmer. let's go around the bay, checking out our high temperatures, san jose headed toward 71 degrees. we'll see some mid-70s for walnut creek and we'll see some low 70s for vallejo today as the sunshine continues, as we go through the forecast we have once again a lot of changes, because we're going to see a change in our overall weather pattern. we've been so dry, but finally the jet stream allowing for a couple of these storm systems to move closer to the bay area, and these storm systems will bring

in some rain. it's been so dry, about 33 days puter models are putting down, some decent rainfall totals. we've been watching this every day to see if it's consistent, a soaking rain in san jose, possibly over a half inch of rain and parts of the north bay could see over an inch of rain, that would be amazing. it's not going to help put an end to the drought but may delay the fire season, and may also give some more water stores to the sierra for our dry summer months, over a foot, possibly two feet of snow in the upper elevations. temperatures are going to be cooler by weekend and early next week so we can enjoy a few more days of temperatures in the inland areas in spots like antioch and morgan hill reaching into the mid-70s for today, tomorrow, as well as friday and then some 60s on saturday before that cooldown heads our way. mike, how is it looking for the

morning commute? >> looking great, pretty much on schedule for most of our drives. we'll show what you we're talking about. first a look at the north bay where we have that crash that clears from san rafael quite some time ago and haven't had any other issues since. a mild build coming vallejo and the carquinez bridge and maybe wind for the benicia bridge in contra costa county, coming out of the county vasco the top of your screen still under 20 minutes, from about marsh creek down to 580. 580 itself shows more build out of the altamont so more slowing but still in the 20-minute, 22-minute range from the altamont to the dublin interchange. more slowing for 84 toward sunol but that's about it and what we expect. back to you. >> all right, thanks so much. 5:22. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds". >> more and more ac because there are fewer and fewer comfortable days. so what's the price we'll pay? and the planet? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. some answers next.

plus our team always on social media, meteorologist kari hall very honest and very brave about her son and his journey with autism. that's her daughter there. her son is equipped with a medic alert bracelet to help him if he's ever, if he ever goes missing. you can follow kari on facebook, twitter on instagram, always posting great stuff as well as forecasts for us. follow her there and we'll be back right after the break. 5:23.

welcome back. all this week we're taking a closer look at our actions and the impact on our planet. >> this morning consumer investigator chris chmura focuses on the rise in air conditioning installments. >> good morning. we checked with some local ac installers and told us sales are up especially in parts of the bay area where ac was never really needed in the past like redwood city. which told us ac permits recently hit a high there. so what's going on? are that many days too hot to tolerate now? are we just more sensitive or maybe both? dr. zeke hauffather director of climate and energy at the breakthrough institute in oakland says our summers are in fact hotter. >> it used to be a comfortable year-round temperature and increasing will i a climate we have a couple weeks a year where it is unbearably hot.

>> reporter: thus the dash to chill the air at home. there's aa big question. while the new ac systems are cooling down our houses, are they also heating up the planet? tonight at 6:00, we'll dig into that and help steer you from trouble when you're shopping for an ac, because they can cost you thousands of bucks easy. if you have a consumer complaint that has you hot under the collar perhaps we can help, go to nbcbayarea.com and click the "responds" option from the main menu or call us 888-996-tips. 5:27. coming up next top stories we're following today including the bay area reaction to the derek chauvin guilty verdict. and what's next for a former minneapolis police officer now that's been found guilty of murder? we break down the next steps in the road to justice.

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reaction in minneapolis and here in the bay area. a sigh of relief for many, it was an emotional journey to get to this verdict, why they say the fight for change is still not over. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> good morning on this wednesday. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we begin this morning with the emotional verdict on the minds of so many as they wake up this morning. the jury returning three guilty verdicts against former police officer derek chauvin in the death of george floyd. >> we came for one thing and one thing only, that was justice for george floyd. and today that's what we got. >> i'm just so grateful, because it's been so much anxiety, so i'm just, i'm so grateful for this. >> the world once witness to george floyd's death at the hands of the now former police officer, now witnessing justice and perhaps feeling some sense of relief.

this is for what many call bittersweet victory. >> we have a live look in minneapolis right now, the scene of yesterday's decision. you just heard from floyd's nephew, one of the many people that were celebrating as derek chauvin now awaits sentencing inside of a minneapolis jail. gabe gutierrez is in minnesota this morning as reaction continues to pour in. >> reporter: laura and marcus, good morning. it was a dramatic scene outside of the hennepin county courthouse yesterday as the verdict was read. a crowd gathered shortly after the announcement was made that the jury had reached a verdict, but there was a huge sense of anticipation and anxiety leading up to that verdict just before, just before it was read just after 5:00 eastern time. in is that moment as the judge read the report. >> we the jury in the above-entitled matter as to count one, unintentional second-degree murder while

committing a felony find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: after that derek chauvin was led from the courtroom in handcuffs, guilty of the murder of george floyd, an extremely powerful image that rippled across this crowd and was what the george floyd family had been waiting for. this had been a constant struggle for them. they are now seeing this verdict as much bigger than george floyd. >> i can't believe it. it feels, there's poetry in the fact that he couldn't breathe and it feels like we just got a breath of fresh air, like for the if, time it feels like we can breathe. >> it was just a beautiful moment we finally get to see somebody get just an inch of justice. >> reporter: derek chauvin's bail is revoked and in jail awaiting sentencing which is expected in about eight weeks. he faces a maximum too nim prison of 40 years although legal experts say because he's a first time offender it could be much less. there's three other officers involved in this case, charged with aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter. they're set to go to trial later

this year. back to you in the bay area. there was a lot of emotion in the bay area as well in the south bay by people that actually have been affected they say by police violence. many gathered last night outside of san jose's city hall. the group was in contact leading up to the decision, many expressing anxiousness, some saying they felt some relief. >> very encouraging. i mean it's just one. it's just one but maybe it's a start. >> today's verdict was actually some glimpse of hope for anybody that's gone through what we've gone through, so it's a glimpse of hope and it proves that if you keep pushing, things can change. >> the group is part of silicon valley de bug, an organization impacted families pushing for police reform, for reform. many say they hope more cases like derek chauvin's are able to be decided by a jury. community organizers who protested george floyd's killing

since the beginning coming together in san jose, about 50 people met outside of grace baptist church. family members held up pictures of loved one killed by police, speakers called for more accountability in policing as well. >> what we want people to remember is that there is thousands, thousands of families just like george floyd's family that haven't gotten justice, that haven't gotten this level of exposure. i mean, the world had to daned near fall apart for a year for this to happen. >> organizers say chauvin's conviction provides more momentum to make real progress. one of san jose's former independent police auditors is calling this case a game changer especially when it comes to law enforcement policies and overnight. ladoris cordell is a retired judge and believes this is one of the first times in history where a police officer was convicted largely due to testimony from other officers and in this case straight up to the police chief. >> this is big, because now people around the country and

particularly police officers can get the message that it's the right thing to do. >> new laws passed not only at the federal level but in about two dozen states, including here in california, and it's adding fuel to the argument about officers using their body cameras for every public encounter. the san francisco, san jose and los angeles police unions released a joint statement on the verdict calling it "just" saying in part, "although the verdict will not bring george floyd back, this tragedy provides all of us in law enforcement an opportunity to improve how our nation is policed and our three police unions are committed to enacting reforms that will keep all americans safe." a lot of people are asking is this a turning point when it comes to policing in america. >> or will the verdict fade away? two notable members of the black bay area community weighed innen othe heels of "race in america"

our series. i sat down with monte poole, nbc sports bay area, and we talked about that verdict just as it was announced. got chills before the verdict was actually announced, and as it was announced, guilty on all three counts, it was a bit of relief, a bit of hope, but also some anger and i say, i'm sure you can understand the hope and the relief, but then the anger comes from what it took to get to this point. you know, this is very honest that we can say we have all been here before. we've seen this in many other different situations, philando castile, freddie gray, eric gash garner so we've seen this before and the fact it took seeing that death happen on camera, hearing

the plea forhelp, hearing him say "i breathe," that's what it took to get a guilty verdict. so the question is, what's going to happen next? because we can't -- we live in this moment and there is a sense of relief that justice was served because we all saw what happened. no one can deny what happened but then we have to look forward, because we don't want to be in this situation again and then the verdict is something that doesn't necessarily fit with what we believe should happen, and i think, and in this case, justice was served. i was watching tv and i saw george floyd's brother speaking about that, and just the relief and the joy that they have that justice was served in this case. >> in listening to that i think about some things i heard and read over that, when we say justice of course in this situation but i think the better word is accountability, accountability was held in this

situation, because we all saw with our own eyes and a lot of people are talking about that, we have to push forward. this is just the beginning and a lot of people are on board. that's a good thing. >> right. and everyone wants to see where do we go from here because these cases they continue as well, in fact developing right now an east bay law enforcement officer is now expected to be charged in the shooting death of an unarmed man back in 2018. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us outside of danville police department and bob, this is the same officer who shot and killed a man earlier this year. >> reporter: correct, marcus and laura. talking about danville police officer andrew hall, who shot and killed a man holding a knife back in march. he is now being charged in the shooting death of an unarmed man back in 2018. that was when officer hall bass a deputy with the contra costa county sheriff's office. this is according to reporting done by the "east bay times." later today the contra costa

district attorney's office will announce the charge or charges, in photograph of 2018 hall shot and killed latimer arboleta, a 33-year-old newark man who had been in a slow speed chase with deputies. the danville police chief defended hall's actions, saying latimer drove towards hall and that hall fired his weapon out of fear for his own life. "the times" reported hall continued to fire at arboleta after hall was out of the car's path. "the chronicle" reports arborleta suffered from mental illness. last month hall, now a danville police officer shot and killed tyrell wilson, the 32-year-old homeless man was holding a knife at the time but cell phone video shows wilson stepping back before he was shot. hall is on administrative leave. wilson's family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the danville police department. i've reached out to the contra costa county sheriff's office, which manages the danville

police department for comment, have not heard back. we did hear back from the da's office who wouldn't confirm the charge against hall, told us they can't comment at this time. reporting live here in danville, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> san francisco leaders reportedly debating sweeping homeless policy changes, it will include creating city sanctions sleeping areas but critics are also saying the plan is falling short. "the examiner" reports a new ordinance would require a new set of safe sleeping sights within 18 months, today up for a vote in the budget and finance committee. critics argue the money would be better spent on rental subsidies and supportive housing. the measure faces an uphill battle. >> 5:41. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge, a few cars on the road. coming around the bend. as we get started with the day, look at the commute coming up in a bit. i want to talk about that forecast, kari, you were talking about the wind that we've been

seeing throughout the bay area. how is it looking for us? >> the wind will gradually start to calm down as you head out for the commute. we're going to see a few clouds here and there, temperatures in the upper 40s and another beautiful day ahead as the sunshine waumplz us up into the 70s. mike, what's happening out there for the commute. >> as marcus said more than a few cars on the road, gaining some volume on the road. there's a little slowing on the bay bridge on the incline but the arrow shows where there are reports of a car fire over near outside the caldecott no slowing there. the arrow shows build up from bay point and concord, closer to 6:00 as the commute starts and farther reaches new pattern and some typical slowing for 84, focusing around vallecitos. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. some heart-stopping moments playing out in southern california as a car careens off a cliff. what first responders are saying

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>>morning. at 5:45, let'sup. beautiful start to our morning. san jose headed to 71 degrees, and the winds will calm down. we reach up to 73 in vallejo and 74 in walnut creek. we'll talk about rain in our weekend forecast, coming up in a few minutes. the south bay, santa clara county, we see the slowing on the map. we typically see for northbound 101, and the live look right there. looks really bad here but on the map you see it's only right by our camera, north from about 280 all the way up to about oakland road, typical pattern, san jose but by santa clara, sunnyvale we have a smoother drive mountain view and lost altos. more coming up. last week's fedex shooting rampage in indianapolis not

called a hate crime but new details may lead that way. 'period to look at white supremacist websites within the past year. four of the eight people killed were of sikh descent. community members are demanding a probe of possible hate buy os. new images showing the desperate measures some take to cross into the u.s. from mexico. u.s. border patrol posting these images, agents last friday stopped a big rig near laredo, texas, with 149 people crammed inside the trailer. they say everyone was undocumented from a collection of seven nations in central and south america, a follow-up on the gop's attempt to censure maxine waters for her remarks about racial justice. a house resolution accused waters of raising the potential for violence and lawlessness and possibly interfering with the government. last night the resolution was tabled with a party line vote.

on saturday, waters said racial justice activists needed to get more confrontational if chauvin was acquitted. the judge called the comments abhorrent and hinted chauvin could win an appeal because of them. first responders call it amazing the driver of the car you see there in the water survived that plunge offer the cliff in southern california. this is new video of yesterday's rescue in carlsbad near san diego. witnesses say that car went straight through a guardrail and then fell to the beach below. one man out for a sunset stroll could not believe what he saw. >> i'm just kind of amazed. i couldn't believe what i was seeing. it was like slow motion. like something out of a movie. >> the driver is injured and still in the hospital this morning, but rescuers expect him to be okay. >> wow. can't imagine surviving that. what a roll for our oakland a's, dismal start to the season, put it behind you, a distant

memory. yesterday at the coliseum they played two against minnesota and the first game mitch moreland hit two home runs, the a's shut out the twins, 7-0. one small error during the night cap of yesterday's double header, it was a mechanical error here in a light bank, the same problem actually popped up before, led to some pretty long delays. this time after a brief delay the umpire said let's just play on. the fans who were there didn't seem to mind that delay especially with the team playing so well in game two, young pitching talent jesus losardo looked great, not allowing any runs and in the fourth inning seth brown provided the only run of the game to stretch that winning streak to ten. major league baseball's longest streak so far this season. how does this sound? a deep dive to the ocean's floor. you want to go? well you can now be a part of it, nbc lx will be holding a live show underwater for earth day tomorrow. viewers can explore florida's coral reef just to see

environmental damage from climate change and pollution, and they can actually get tips on how to save marine life. you can watch that live event on nbc lx at 1:00 p.m., that's 11-15 over the air, channel 185 on xfinity cable or any time on lx.com. a human sized teddy bear on its way to the bay area, a "beary" unique situation. >> we're getting everybody some love from everywhere, san fran, we going there. >> as you look at it, almost looks like a cartoon at first looking at the shadow there. this is bearson, walking from los angeles to san francisco and the man inside that costume his name jesse lorios and he actually started his journey about a week ago, he's documenting this trip on instagram. he actually created a go fund me page hoping to raise money for a nonprofit.

right now he's just outside of hollister. his end goal is the golden gate bridge. a beautiful golden gate bridge. he's got the -- >> good thing the temperatures are cool. >> i was going to say, he's got the covering. >> i was going to say. >> we think alike, still. we're distant but yet still together. >> i was going to say good thing the temperatures are cool because it's got to be hot in that costume. >> yes, i wonder if there's fans in there to help keep him cool, keep the air moving because yeah, that would be really hot, but not so bad today as we're making plans to head out and enjoy some more time out at the park. let's get a look at our fremont forecast, at 10:00 it's 57 degrees. lunch at the park at 64, and going for an afternoon walk, we'll see those temperatures in the upper 60s, getting a look at our highs for today, morgan hill will reach 72 degrees and we'll see some mid-70s for parts of the inland east bay, reaching 75 in antioch, and oakland today looking at a high of 65 degrees,

and some low 70s for the north bay. let's get to this rain, we've all been talking about. so we have a couple of storm systems out there in the pacific, and the first one moving in on sunday. that looks to bring us a pretty decent soaking. there's another one right behind that, but it may stay to the north of the bay area, but of course we'll be watching that very closely, as we look at how much rain we could see out of this. and the models have been pretty consistent, with showing at least an inch of rain for parts of the north bay. that would be amazing. that's not going to really help with our drought. the update comes out tomorrow, and that rain comes in after that, and it's most likely going to at least help replenish some of the vegetation, and maybe delay the fire season a little bit. we definitely need that, and then in the sierra, we could get more water especially for our dry summer months. we get snow on some of those bay area peaks in the sierra as well and we could see possibly over a

foot of snow, maybe even two feet of snow in parts of the sierra, and give us some extra time to get there and see the snow on some of the mountains. so looking at our temperatures here, we're in the 70s for the inland areas, as we go into the next few days through the end of the week for saturday, we're reaching into the upper 60s and look at the drop-off in the temperatures by sunday, upper 50s, off and on showers moving through continuing into early monday and san francisco's going to also have a pretty big cooldown here with some mid-50s in the forecast and also that should be 56 degrees on tuesday. we'll have another look at this forecast, of course we'll keep you updated on the rain. mike, what's happening right now for the commute? >> first of all, i'm relieved about the temperature on tuesday. that's good, kari, thank you. take youroadways that's why we correct the computers and interpret the map, the arrow i marked there, the slowing, typical but more

focused north of 680/280. there's more focused slowing. no crashes i've seen on the camera or the area. there you go. san jose is the slow spot for santa clara county. we have no other problems and no problems expected. we're looking toward the tri-valley where 84 a little more slowing but same pattern out of the altamont pass as well. looks like a new crash on the we peninsula, near the airport north 101 slows up check on the latest coming up from chp. meanwhile earlier car fire everyone got out of the car 24 around st. stephens and slowing, there is a build coming out of walnut creek. highway 24 shows that build as folks come out of the area. here's some travel times through contra costa county where that's located. we now have more slowing from antioch, focusing toward concord, vasco road more slowing over 20 minutes. 22 from marsh creek out of the brentwood, byron area toward 580, where there's more slowing

which shows you getting in toward the dublin interchange area. as we look out there, we also have the bay bridge, there's no problem getting there through the maze. the bay bridge itself shows a light volume but on the span, the incline and toward treasure island we're seeing a little more slowing as well. back to you. >> thanks, mike. special vaccinated only sections are coming to the giants games, according to "the chronicle" which also reports seating capacity will grow by 1,000, starting the next homestand, getting going tomorrow. the team says vaccinated only section also not require distancing either. the team hopes to boost the stadium capacity to 50% next month, pending approval from health leaders, of course. later today the giants wrapping up their road trip in philadelphia, last night they rallied back from being down 4-0 early in the game. it included buster posey having one of his biggest games in years, hitting two home runs. i don't know if you caught this, later in the eighth inning, three-run home run by alex

dickerson, that was a nice one to see him swat, giving them the lead for good. the giants won it 10-7. >> way to go, giants. happening now, the sonoma county district attorney's office asking residents who suffered injury, illness or damaged property from the kincade fire to contact them. pg&e was arraigned on a 33-count criminal complaint alleging it recklessly caused the 2019 kincade fire that burned 78,000 acres near geyserville and destroyed 374 structures including 174 homes. the complaint charges the utility with air pollution crimes related to the fire. pg&e will return to court on may 25th to set a date for arguments. there's much more ahead on this wednesday morning, including another major bay area school district reopening classrooms today. a live report on the district's novel approach to in-person learning. you're watching "today in the bay."

praise the lord, thank you, jesus. >> celebrations on the streets of minneapolis minneapolis poli officer derek chauvin waking up a guilty man in the jail cell for the murder of george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name >> george floyd. >> from the raw emotions of those who love floyd to total

strangers who got to know him after his death, at the knees of derek chauvin caught on video. >> enough. enough. enough of this senseless killing. >> we still have work to do. we still must reform the system. >> from the white house to right here at home, the world is reacting to the verdict that has the potential to change the nation. the question now, what's next? a live coverage on this historic verdict continues right now. this is "today in the bay." and good wednesday morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's get right to that guilty verdict. we've got live team coverage. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson has reaction from right here in the bay area, but let's start out in washington, with tracie potts. tracie, this push for police reform getting a big boost in this case. >> it certainly is.