right now at 5:00, the only known suspect now tied to the mass shooting in downtown sacramento makes his first court appearance. what we're learning this morning about the victims and the new action being organized by state lawmakers. >> this guy is brutal and what's happening in bucha is outrageous. >> outrage against russia grows from the latest images of horror coming out of ukraine. we're live in washington with the urgent plea president zelenskyy is set to make to the united nations. >> details on a new plan to provide relief for people facing eviction. this is "today in the bay." here we go, tuesday morning. terrific tuesday, as i like to call it. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we broadcast not only to your tv on this tuesday, but you can watch us live on roku, amazon

fire, apple tv, and online. >> it's time to take a look outside this morning. you can see right there, it's about to get hot in here. a big warm-up expected on wednesday. >> kari is going to look at our forecast. >> that's what we're all going to be talking about, the really hot weather headed our way. we start in fairfield. open up the windows and let in that fresh, cool breeze as we start out with 51 degrees there. we're going to warm up significantly. when we take a look at where we're headed today compared to what's normal for this time of year, we should be in the upper 60s. we'll see santa rosa reaching 73 degrees, 75 in concord, san francisco reaching 67 degrees, low 70s for oakland and 73 in san jose. the big ramp-up in temperatures starts tomorrow and we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. it is 5:01 right now. we have a live look at the state

capitol where lawmakers are pushing for tighter gun control measures after sunday morning's downtown mass shooting blocks from the capitol. this as one man arrested in connection with the shooting is set to appear in court today. at this point police will only say 26-year-old dandre martin is tied to the investigation. they're not saying how. last night people gathered for a candlelight vigil. six people died, the three men and women have been identified, and police still believe multiple people opened fire. our cierra johnson will be live in sacramento with the latest developments ahead at 5:30. about two hours from now ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy meets with united nations security council. he's expected to ask for more military assistance as ukraine accuses russia of war crimes in the deaths of hundreds of people in the outskirts of kyiv. some of those images emerging are really hard to watch. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live in washington this morning. brie, the global outrage against

russia only growing this morning. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, marcus. the white house is considering more sanctions against russia and tightening existing sanctions after these recent attacks. but ahead of that meeting with the u.n. security council, volodymyr zelenskyy is saying that sanctions are not enough. now, the images you're about to see are quite disturbing. photos and videos reported to show dead bodies strewn on city streets have sparked international condemnation against moscow. the united nations general assembly could vote on whether to suspend russia on the human rights council as early as snurs. secretary of state blinken will attend meetings this week and discuss joint efforts to hold president putin accountable and support ukraine, as well as promote a swift end to the war in ukraine. president biden is calling for putin to go on trial for war

crimes. >> we have to gather all the details so this we can have a war crime trial. >> the international community, and that includes the united states, will continue to collect evidence and continue to contribute to the investigative efforts to make sure that russia is held properly accountable. >> reporter: russian's foreign minister rejected allegations calling the scenes staged. u.s. defense officials say air strikes have declined and about two-thirds of the troops near kyiv have repositioned. brittain's defense ministry says ukrainian forces have retaken key terrain in the northern part of the country. despite the deadly scenes we saw in bucha. zelenskyy says he does plan to continue negotiations to end the war but warns that russia is not done fighting yet. >> zelenskyy has made pleas on many different platforms over the last few weeks. it will be interesting to see what he has to say today. thank you. testimony resumes this morning in the trial of former

theranos executive sunny balwani. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live outside the courthouse in san jose. attorneys are trying to distance balwani's actions from elizabeth holmes. >> reporter: as we have been reporting, these two trials were separated, but the attorneys want to make sure they know that the actions are separated as well, though the two were partners in business and in romance. balwani was the chief operating officer at theranos and the government is trying to show that he was making executive decisions about the company's blood testing technology and devices. those devices, we know, did not work. his team is trying to make the case that he was just following orders and that holmes was calling the shots. the last time court was in session the former lab director was on the stand and this week we expect some of the same witnesses who testified in holmes' trial, which you might remember ended in four guilty counts. we talked with a legal expert

who says that painting balwani as a mere shareholder is going to be a tough sell as the jury already knows that he and holmes were both romantically partners and partners in business as well. court resumes at 9:00 in san jose this morning. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> we'll keep following. thank you. san francisco leaders today debate new assistance for renters struggling from the pandemic. you may remember on march 31st the state deadline passed for pandemic related rent relief. the new proposal would extend city funding options for low income tenants and also ex stand grants to nonprofits to help administer relief and provide legal assistance for tenants facing eviction. happening today, san jose may be ready to drop its mask mandate. santa clara county lifted requirements two weeks ago. san jose technically still requires masks indoors. today's move would align the city with state and count rules.

they're also debating extending meetings through next month. the omicron ba.2 subvariant is the most dominant strain and the cdc says it is responsible for more than 70% of u.s. cases right now. experts say that will likely displace earlier omicron versions in the coming weeks and white house adviser dr. anthony fauci is among those who do not think that a major surge will be coming, at least really soon. it's 5:07. taking a live look at san francisco this morning. a nice, clear start to our tuesday morning there. look what it says there at the bottom, tracking a warm-up. kari hall has her eye on that for us. >> it's going to get really hot over the next few days. take a look at our high temperatures for this afternoon. reaching 73 in novato and napa and 73 as well in dublin. hayward and mountain view reaching 71. san francisco will be in the mid-60s. we start to feel that warm-up

tomorrow. we go into the mid-80s for spots like oakland and dublin reaching 85 degrees. 86 in san jose. and a few spots in the upper 80s. then we're hitting 90 degrees, record heat for early april, as we'll see some really hot weather for the south county, parts of the tri-valley, inland east bay and even the far north bay. we are going to see this also coming back down just as quickly as it goes up. so i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, i'm sure everyone wants to know where you can find the cheapest gas. >> we're doing a survey around the bay. in vallejo, the north bay, we're looking at $5.65. at central gas on 2500 sonoma boulevard. in berkeley the east bay, $5.69 a gallon, cash only, at number one gas on 1900 martin luther king jr. way. in palo alto it's $5.97 a gallon at valero on el camino real.

we'll take you to an area where you might be spending money on gas, we don't see anybody right now. i have seen cars travel back and forth. it's a live shot. very light on the golden gate bridge. chp shouted out maybe a breeze overnight. hold on with both hands for the time being. we do have a disabled vehicle that looks like it's cleared after a quick traffic break, west 80 right around university where we expected to see slowing. a new crash may be in san pablo. we're checking both directions there. around the bay, a smooth, easy drive. a little slowing out of the altamont pass. the dumbarton and san mateo bridges were called out by chp. coming up on "today in the bay," we're going to talk about the new partnership that may soon allow you to call a uber or

cab. the vote today that could bring the cab industry into the 21st century. >> shares in twitter rocket. is it only because of elon musk? we'll take a look. plus -- >> pretty voices with nothing to say. do you have something to say? >> with best picture winner "coda" shining a light on the deaf community, an exclusive look at the way people can learn sign language with their phone and the inspirational story behind it.

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right now at 5:12 on your tuesday morning as you're heading out in fremont, it's a nice, cool start. we're not seeing issues with fog. a lot of sunshine in our forecast. lunchtime temperatures, 64 degrees. we'll talk about the big heat-up in our forecast in a few minutes. >> let's show folks 880 traveling through this area. the headlights going southbound toward the south bay. no problems, but southbound through hayward we may have a new issue. i'm checking on the chp reports. i don't see slowing on the sensors just yet. >> good morning, very happy tuesday to you. shares in twitter jumped on monday after billion air elon musk disclosed he had purchased about 9% of the company. twitter shares rose 27%. that's a huge gain. those still well short of the company's 52-week high.

musk is a frequent critic of twitter and its policies, but says at least on paper he's not going to try to influence the company's direction. a passive owner, according to the forms he filed with the securities and exchange commission. now, passive does not describe musk well. he also has a history of not taking the s.e.c. very seriously. he even filed the paperwork late. now, why did the stock jump 27% based on musk's purchase? it's a good question. it would imply musk owning a fraction of the company will have a material effect on the company's ability to make money, but it's unclear how. then again, betting on musk has been pretty profitable for tesla shareholders. california will hold a special election today to replace former congressman devin nunes, who quit his job to run truth social. the seat will likely stay in republican hands for now, but

will essentially cease to exist a few months from now due to redistricting. the new job, head of truth social, has not gone well. reports say two top technology officers, the people that wrote the software, have quit the company. president trump himself does not post to it. and most people who signed up for it still haven't had their accounts activated. the car rental company hertz says it will buy tens of thousands of polestars vehicles. it's an offshoot of volvo. hertz announced late last year it would offer tesla model 3s in some locations. i typed it in trying to find one. you can rent a model 3 in los angeles. hertz wants one-fifth of their fleet to be electric in the next couple years. >> i use them often. that's good. >> you can stay right here and just hail a taxi. san francisco transit leaders

are actually ready to give the green light to a new option for taxi drivers to partner with uber. today they debate a new pilot program allowing uber to team up with flywheel taxi app so passengers can receive a cab through uber. the rates are actually set by uber. sfmta will have to amend its transportation code for that program launch. also trending this morning, a new app to bridge your communication app between the deaf and hearing world. >> oscar winning film "coda" dramatized those challenges and it stands for children of deaf a dults. the ceo of the nonprofit explains this morning on the "today" show. >> this is a huge step forward and makes technology more accessible and i hope this sends a message to other tech companies, to those people, to those groups that are making these innovative apps.

>> and the national center for health statistics estimates that 28 million americans, about 10% of the population, have some degree of hearing loss. about 2 million of those, 28 million people, are classified as deaf. they can't hear a lot of things out there. only about 10% of these 2 million people were born deaf and the other 90% became deaf later in life. information to know. i grew up in the school i went to from elementary to high school, they had one of the only deaf programs in the school, so as elementary school students we learned certain sign language and it was kind of interesting to learn. >> it's funny, because we were just doing sign language at the dinner table the other day. my husband knows it, he was teaching my son. he's like, what is a again? they were just going through it. it's something really great to know and to be able to be more inclusive in your family as well. >> i love merging technology now with it. you can have apps to learn

different languages and this is one as well. >> absolutely. >> never hurts to know another language. >> that's true. >> let's get a look at our forecast, because we're starting out cool. we have a lot of changes coming our way. we are going to have temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s. it's a mostly clear start but in a lot of spots it's been pretty breezy. in vacaville right now we're in the upper 40s. it's 49 in livermore. you need the jacket for the start of the day. take a look at our highs for this afternoon. we are going to have a significant warm-up and this is actually above normal. what we usually see for early april, with oakland today reaching 73 degrees and 73 in san jose. then as we go into tomorrow, the heat-up starts, so we're in the mid-80s. this is going to feel more like summertime. dublin reaching 85 degrees and 79 in san mateo. in oakland reaching 83 degrees. then we go into the mid-80s in oakland on thursday.

this is when we reach the peak of that hot weather and it's going to be really uncomfortable for much of the afternoon on thursday, reaching 93 in san martin, 93 in fairfield, and no vatty at 87. then we are also going to have spots where a lot of people go to cool off like near the coastline becoming a little more dangerous because of sneaker waves and rip currents. we could see some swells getting up to about 12 feet, so really dangerous conditions out there. we're going to see the high pressure ramp up the heat and then back off and allow for some colder air to come in for the weekend, possibly even some rain. unfortunately, as we do deal with this high pressure, we are going to see a big ramp-up in temperatures and the records most likely set. what happens with high pressure is it builds the heat and causes the air to sink. notice the air flow around high pressure is clockwise, so we get more of a northerly dry wind. as the air sinks down to the ground, as it descends it warms

up. with it being right overhead, we are going to see temperatures really spiking into the upper 80s for palo alto, but once that moves out of the way, look at the change we'll see as the next storm system comes in. it only brings highs there on monday at 53 degrees. so we have a big whiplash coming our way, going from the 90s to in some spots the 50s for the start of next week. so you want to make sure you're checking in every day and prepare for what's ahead. mike, how is it looking now in the east bay? >> we're looking at a couple of incidents, updating, actually. i just made the map and i did see it updated and it looks like everything should be clear at south 880 at the marina boulevard off ramp. there may have been somebody in the disabled vehicle, but it is clear from the chp. here at willow, the off ramp, another disabled vehicle. but that looks like it should be clear from the freeway and the off ramp in the next few seconds.

toward the bay bridge, things are starting to build every few minutes. i haven't seen any major backups for the incline just yet. all the way down through the south bay, a smooth, easy drive. west 580 there are reports of another disabled vehicle. we'll check on that critical section of the livermore commute through the tri-valley. the travel time still for 580 coming out of the altamont, a little delay. you're basically coming back up to speed to the dublin interchange. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> staffing issues inside pharmacies have led to a recent rise in mistakes with medicine. it's actually pretty easy for you to verify the pills in your medicine cabinet. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll show you how next. >> and as we head to break we want to share these photos of our very beautiful cierra johnson. she posted these on instagram. she was attending the dress for success sf gala.

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in parts of the microclimates and we're also going to hit some record highs. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. it is tuesday morning, and a good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. don't forget you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. first this tuesday, remembering the victims in the sacramento mass shooting. mourners gathered last night to demand change and honor the lives of six who lost their lives over the weekend. this morning a suspect tied to the shooting sits in custody, but there is still a lot of questions about how police believe he's involved. let's get the latest from "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live this morning just blocks from where that gunfire erupted. >> reporter: yes, good morning, laura. i'm standing here, as you mentioned, just blocks away from where the shooting happened. you can see a growing memorial. folks have set out candles to

honor the individuals lost. just a couple minutes ago we did see what they identified as family members signing a photo that was taped to the wall of this jewelry store right above this memorial. but this morning a 26-year-old man is in custody and he is expected to face a judge later today. so at this point police will only say that dandre martin is tied to the investigation. right now they are not saying how he is tied to the investigation. sacramento police tell our sister station they will continue to look for additional shooters. and as martin awaits his time in court, a call for change is coming. there are calls to stop the violence from those who have lost loved ones. they gathered last night for a vigil. take a look at your screen. these are the names of the men and women killed in sunday's shooting. a shooting considered the deadliest in sacramento history. the three men and three women who died range in ages from 21 to 57. 12 other people were hurt in the

shooting. >> i said the second mass shooting we've had in sacramento. what are we going to do about that, city? our voices can no longer be silenced. >> reporter: and those family members, as you can imagine, really voicing their feelings and thoughts right now as they are remembering their loved ones. you mentioned this is the second mass shooting. the other just last month when a man killed his three daughters and a chap reason inside of a church here in sacramento. he later killed himself. so this community has really had a hard couple of weeks, a lot of mourning, a lot of death, and a lot of folks really wanting answers at this point. so we will remain here in sacramento all morning long as the individual does have his time in court as as others come to remember the individuals that were lost in the shooting. we're live in sacramento, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> you can hear the anguish and anger in their voices as well.

thank you. now in the wake of the shooting, bay area representative mike thompson is calling on congress to take action. he's joining us live this morning and i want to thank you, congressman, for taking the time to be with us. i want to start out by talking about the families here. here we are again, another mass shooting in california, families dealing with the loss. their lives have changed forever. many of them are calling for action upon lawmakers. what do you say to those families of the victims? >> good morning, marcus. good to join you today. it's a very sad situation that's brought us together. the victims and their families are absolutely correct. their policymakers have not been able to deliver the changes needed in order to keep our communities safer. and we've got work to do. there's no question about it. my legislation to require background checks for anybody who buys a gun passed out of the

house, bipartisan bill with bipartisan support. sadly, it stuck in the senate. they did not have ten republicans to join 50 democrats to bring the bill up for a vote. the only place in the united states of america where background checks are a partisan issue is on the floor of the united states senate. 90% of the american people believe we ought to do this. there's important sledge lagz that ought to be passed to deal with ghost guns and a whole array of legislative means by which to improve things and we need to make sure that we have the votes to get that done. >> congressman, a lot of times we hear these talks after a mass shooting like this. california currently has 107 different gun control laws on the books. more than any other state. with that in mind, what new laws or actions from lawmakers do you think will help prevent these type of mass shootings? will laws make a change? >> marcus, i don't think it's accurate to say you only hear

about this after a shooting. the truth of the matter is, 30 people are killed every day by someone using a gun. you add suicides and accidents, it increases to 100. some of us on capitol hill are working every day on trying to make our communities safer. this isn't something that comes up just after a mass shooting. this is an everyday problem and we need to make sure that everybody, lawmakers, the media, our community, everyone focuses on this issue and we work to make our communities safer. >> i know you are the chairman of the house gun violence prevention task force. can you talk to us about some of the proposals the group is considering now? >> well, as i mentioned, we've already passed my legislation that would expand background checks to make sure that somebody who buys a gun isn't a criminal or dangerously mentally ill. that is an important piece of legislation that would actually make a difference and make our

communities safer. there's no law that will solve every one of these problems. but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do something. we should make sure that we have the red flag laws on the books so if someone who has firearms in their possession, is a danger, those firearms could be removed until that danger is mitigated. we should pass legislation that disallows ghost guns. these are kits that you can buy through the mail, over the internet, that come to you with little work required to put them together to make them a fully functional firearm. they don't have serial numbers and they do not require a background check. and if you pay attention to the news, you'll know that the majority of guns taken off the street by law enforcement today are ghost guns. this puts law enforcement at risk, this puts our communities at risk, this makes our children and schools less safe. we need to move forward and make sure that we do everything we

can to keep our communities safe. and this is not about the second amendment. these are all things that can be done while protecting the second amendment. and reasonable gun owners, responsible gun owners know this. there's a minority of very vocal individuals who are raising the political stink to stop this from happening. >> congressman thompson, what can people do? a lot of times you hear people turning to lawmakers, to congress, about making laws to change or keep people safe. what can we do to assist in making that possible? >> well, i don't think it happens just at the federal level. now, most certainly the federal government laws have overreaching, overarching responsibilities, and california, as you mentioned, has pretty district gun laws, gun regulations. but the fact of the matter is, you can go to a next door state, buy a gun without a background check, in some states you can go

to a gun show and buy a gun without a background check, and you can transport those over state lines. so we need to do a number of things. we need to support our state legislature, support our local policymakers, boards of supervisors and city councils. many of them have taken individual steps, local steps, to make our communities safer. and we need to continue to support those who want to make changes at the federal level. >> congressman mike thompson, thank you so much for your time and thank younsht this morning. and we will continue to follow all of those developments in this shooting on air and online. between news kafts you can go to nbcbayarea.com. all you have to do is click on the link in the trending bar for updates. switching gears on your tuesday morning. as more restaurants ramp up to move us forward into a more normal life, some are relying heavily on technology to get back to full speed. diners just getting a taste of

bevri cuisine, but the own had to adapt to shelter orders and the rest of what the pn brought us. now, after two years, they're opening a second location thanks in part to technology. they're keeping qr code menus and using apps for inventory and back office work. and they're using an artificial intelligence phone system called good call to answer questions about hours and reservations without taking service away from tables or cooks off the line. >> the quality of the service is improving because the technology helps us free up time for our servers, for our cooks, because there are a lot of things that take a lot of unnecessary time and we're using technology. >> there's more technology coming. when bevri opens in los altos, they'll use robots to bus tables and deliver food. 5:39 on your tuesday

morning. a nice look at downtown san jose. we are in spring, but we're tracking a summer-like warm-up. kari has a look at our forecast. >> we've got all kinds of weather in our forecast. it feels like spring today, summer tomorrow, next week winter. you want to make sure you're along for the ride. temperatures in palo alto, as you step out the door, around 50 degrees. you can see the trend as it warms up nicely by late morning into the afternoon. when we take a look at our high temperatures today compared to what's normal for early april, we are going to go above that by a few degrees with a high of 73 in santa rosa, 71 in oakland and 73 in san jose. this starts the warming trend, but it really starts to ramp up tomorrow. talk more about that coming up. mike, what's going on for the commute? >> you see the live shot of the bay bridge and we'll talk about the volume. in the east bay we have an overnight closer. first we're going to warn folks about this. we know there's a scheduled

closer for the pesey tube. there's scheduled maintenance there and that should be opened by 5:00 tomorrow morning. you can use the bridges to the south. just keep those in mind, regulars through alameda into oakland know about those scheduled maintenance windows. we're looking at a smooth flow throughout the east bay. the live camera that kari showed you also shows on our sensors more traffic, a little more slowing. we should see metering lights turned on in the next few minutes. no major problems, though, getting over across toward san francisco, getting through the altamont pass, a smooth flow of traffic as well. the disabled vehicle still on the grid but no slowing west 580 at north 1st. in the south bay a couple of incidents, north 87, one as you're coming into downtown, reported at taylor. another may be closer toward highway 101. neither shows slowing. we see a build for 101. back to you. >> thanks, mike.

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happy tuesday morning to you. right now at 5:44, as you're heading out around the bay area, maybe you'll want to enjoy some time near the coast, half moon bay starts out at 49 degrees and will reach about 60 today. it will be nice and breezy. a warm-up headed our way. this may be a popular destination. we'll talk about what to watch out for as temperatures heat up coming up. >> this is also a popular destination, maybe an area where you drive through this morning. bay bridge toll plaza, as we were giving the last report, the metering lights were activated. still no backup at the toll plaza but slowing from the toll plaza to the metering lights. we'll show you the build. >> thank you so much. a quarter until 6:00 right now. president biden will announce changes to the affordable care act at the white house today. >> and scott mcgrew will have a special guest. >> former president obama, the two will celebrate the anniversary of the affordable care act, often called obamacare

that brought medical insurance to millions of people who did not have it before. the change to the aca involves families. under current rules, the families of people who can get affordable medical insurance for themselves through their employer don't qualify for aca. and you can see the situation where your employer charges you very little for your insurance, but charges some huge amount for your children. under current rules, you can't afford to ensure them through your employer, but they also don't qualify for aca either. biden wants to change that. the vote on the nomination of ketanji brown jackson for supreme court justice ended in a tie in the senate judiciary committee. it will move forward to the full senate floor anyway. republican mitt romne he'll support jackson's nomination, writing she is a well qualified jurist and a person of honor. while i do not expect to agree

with every decision she may make on the court, more than meets the standard of excellence and integrity. what's strange here is romney voted no when jackson was up for federal court of appeals just a couple years ago. now he's a yes. south carolina's lindsey graham voted yes on jackson for the same court, now he's a no. ukrainian volodymyr zelenskyy will address the u.n. security council today. russia has veto power over the council. president biden again calling vladimir putin a war criminal. >> one more comment before i start the day. you may remember i got criticized for calling putin a war criminal. the truth of the matter, you saw what happened in bucha, he is a war criminal. >> they say allied forces and ngos are gathering evidence of war crimes to present to the courts.

journalists and locals have been sending back pictures of mass graves and bodies in the street. their hands zip tied behind them. the bridge we're going to need to cross is russia does not recognize the international criminal court where war crimes would be tried. neither does china and neither does the united states. i often talk about twitter at this moment and i'm going to take a moment to say that elon musk has been appointed to the board of directors at twitter. we'll talk about that when we talk business coming up in about 20 minutes. >> thanks so much, scott. when it comes to making it in the bay, the middle class now having a much harder time just trying to buy a new house. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in presententon and has the results of an eye-opening study. i guess it's not so surprising in the bay area. >> good morning. this is a new study out of uc berkeley turner center for housing innovation and it says that the houses here in the bay area are becoming much more

difficult for people in the middle class to obtain. anyone in the middle class is basically someone who makes between $80,000 and $165,000. take a look at this home behind me in pleasanton. this is not a mansion. it is four bedrooms, 2,800 square feet and it is listed for $1.95 million. $2 million for this small home here. the turner center report says in san francisco in 2010 47% of the homes for sale were affordable to members of the middle class. in 2019, that affordability rate dropped to 24%. you need to make around $200,000 just to afford what is supposed to be a starter home. in alameda and santa clara countys the decline is steeper. in 2010 pais 64% could afford a home, in 2019 it's down to 30%. >> we have seen wage growth of about 23% roughly over the last ten years but that pales in

comparison to the appreciation in home prices, which is 180%. there's a few reasons for this, but chief among them is the fact that we just haven't built enough homes. >> it might be time to start thinking about something else potentially, just if i ever want to buy a house. >> reporter: and that something else would be renting, and a study shows it's getting tougher for renters, too. roughly half of bay area renters are spending a higher portion of their earnings in 2019 than 2010. reporting live in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks. so golf fans right about now are really hoping for a comeback unlike any other for a legend here, tiger woods. >> the masters starts thursday at augusta and it is possible tiger will take part. he has been practicing for the past two days and says playing will be, quote, game time decision. after he was seriously injured in a car crash last may, many thought he would retire. >> this would be the first pga

tour event for more than 17 months for tiger and golf experts say there is no doubt that he can still play. and it would be an epic comeback story, indeed. >> one to watch. you know who is one to watch is his son. >> yeah, yeah, true. >> mark my words. >> they were talking about it earlier, tiger's shoes. he normally wears nike shoes and he has more comfortable shoes. >> orthotics. >> yeah, and nike said we're going to work with him to get the best shoes for him. he can't wear what he used to wear. >> tough after those injuries. they were extensive. we'll see if he plays. >> i don't know how he's even walking. >> it's amazing. >> good day to hit the links maybe early, right? >> early today. it's going to be not too bad this afternoon. the next couple of days you'll want to get everything done before noon. as we take a look at our live view in san francisco, we're checking out the bay bridge. and it's a clear start this morning. we haven't had a lot of fog. the fog looks like it's going on vacation for a few days. take a look at these temperatures headed for the low

to mid-70s today. morgan hill reaching 75 degrees, fairfield 77. maraga reaching 73 degrees with mid-60s near the coast. tomorrow we're starting to feel the heat-up and it's going to be very summer-like in livermore, reaching the upper 80s. 82 in fremont and san mateo up to about 79 degrees. but it doesn't stop there. thursday is when we reach the peak of the hot temperatures. notice that seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, just kind of all over the place. 90 in dublin on thursday and novato reaching 87 degrees, while france will be in the low to mid-80s. a lot of people heading to the coastline to cool off but never turn your back to the water because we're going to see long period swells and the waves that could reach up to 12 feet. so it's going to be really dangerous out there, as high pressure builds overhead. it will create a big ramp-up in temperatures but then move out of the way and we'll see a couple of storm systems moving through early next week.

unfortunately, it's not looking like a big soaker and not a big snow event, but we could see about 1 to 3 inches of snow next week and our temperatures just, once again, all over the place. we're going from summer to spring to winter. by early next week, only reaching 58 degrees for a high on monday. then it does start to get a little bit milder for the middle to end of next week. we're getting ready for all of these changes. just keep in mind that it's going to be very hot wednesday through friday. mike, you're seeing a buildup on the bay bridge? >> this is what happens when they turn the metering lights on or maybe the reason why they turn the metering lights on. more traffic heading up the incline, slowing as we lose lanes and the metering lights showing the build back here and that will ripple back at the toll plaza. right now nothing is surprising about that portion of the east bay. a little build for highway 4 as well. 101, starting a little farther south, that is, of course, fed by the traffic coming through san martin, that's getting a

little slower up by the airport. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, a change in the way you pay for your commute. bay area lawmakers are backing a new bill that would wrap up all transit agencies under one umbrella, allowing you to pay one fare for your entire trip. b.a.r.t., ac transit, muni will all be required to take part and it would require all the agencies to give you the pass by july of 2024. mercury news is reporting if agencies do not comply, they would lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars in funding. but the plan faces major opposition. >> a dire warning for our climate in crisis. coming up next on "today in the bay," the reason scientists say extreme drought and warming temperatures will continue to put our water resources at risk. the changes we can make to help. >> plus, at 6:00, we're live in sacramento, still reeling after the weekend mass shooting. what we're learning about the victims and what is expected

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survey and now we're seeing how big the impact of the drought is. 44 million people across the west are experiencing a very severe drought and we currently have the lowest snowpack in over 70 years. you can see all of these red dots indicating the groundwater drought indicator and how severe it is not only in california, but all across the west. and so now that we take a look at our sierra snowpack, it's doing the worst in the northern sierra, only 24% of normal and 33% statewide. and so with this drought it's the worst and the lowest snowpack we've seen in about 70 years and the worst megadrought in about 1,200 years across the west. why do we need that water in the sierra? as the temperatures warm, the snowpack in the mountains drains down the reservoirs and then eventually makes it down into the lakes. we need that water for agriculture, household uses, as well as hydropower. what we saw recently is that a

lot of the water before it made it to the reservoirs just soaked into the ground because it is so dry. and right now we're seeing the snowpack melting about 21 days on average quicker than it used to, especially around the sierra and all these red dots we're seeing in parts of the rockies and other areas where the water is so critical. so with the snowpack melting a lot earlier, we need to do something about this because we are expecting it to get worse. here's how you can help. invest in water infrastructure, and that means getting more of the wastewater facilities that can help clean and reuse the water. we also need to be reusing the water at home and saving our household water usage, especially for landscaping. we need agriculture that's water efficient in ways that we can still grow food and also save water. you can see more stories like this and how severe our drought is on nbcbayarea.com. click on climate in crisis to

see more stories on how you can help. marcus and laura. >> thanks, kari. right now at 6:00, the only known suspect now tied to the mass shooting in downtown sacramento makes his first court appearance. the latest on the investigation and the outpouring of grief for the victims. >> this guy is brutal, and what's happening in bucha is outrageous. >> outrage against russia is growing, from the latest images of horror coming out of ukraine. we're live in washington with the urgent plea ukraine's president is set to make to the united nations. this is "today in the bay." good tuesday morning. we are here, and a good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we're broadcasting not only to your tv, but you can watch us on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> let's take a live look outside this morning. across the bay area things are going to heat up today and