individuals' roles were and where everybody was and who fired what and if any additional weapons were fired would be part of the investigation. >> the search for answers, talking to police trying to unravel each of the suspect's connections to sunday's mass shooting. ahead, new calls for more funding to combat gun violence. >> and tougher sanctions on russia. we're live in washington with the move world leaders are set to take in response to the invasion and the new push to provide ukraine more assistance. >> also, laying out covid booster guidelines. we are moving you forward with new challenges fda regulators are facing. this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. don't forget, you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple

tv, and online. >> let's take a peek outside at the san jose skyline on this wednesday morning. we're facing some warm couple of days coming up. here to help us track the forecast is meteorologist kari hall. so how hot are we expected to get? >> 90s. it's early april and we're talking about some possibly record highs. as we take a look at our forecast for today and what's the record, 88 degrees is the forecast for santa rosa, and that's also the record a lot of these long-standing records will most likely be falling today. we're looking at san francisco, expected to reach 76. that's well below what we had in 1989 when we hit 91 degrees there. but oakland it will be very close and san jose will also be close to a record high. it gets hotter tomorrow and we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> looking forward to that conversation. thanks. this morning we are moving you forward out of the pandemic. right now the fda is trying to develop a strategy for future of covid booster shots. "today in the bay's" bob redell

is live this morning in pleasanton. talk touts to us about what kind of issues the fda is facing. >> reporter: in about 30 minutes the fda advisoriry panel will be meeting on the east coast to figure out how often people should receive their booster shot and whether it's a practical health strategy to recommend booster shots every few months. you might recall last week the fda approved a second booster shot for people ages 50 and up four months after their first booster: something you should do if you're filederly or immunocompromised. fewer than half of eligible american adults have received their first booster shot. nbc news reports that boosters could become like the annual flu shot, which is tailored for three to four strains that are in wide circulation. dr. peter chin-hong, who we

spoke with, says the country needs to first figure out what it's trying to accomplish with these booster shots. >> it depends on what your goalpost is. is your goalpost preventing serious hospitalization and death, if so, one would already say that the current strategy of three shots may already be doing that. if your goalpost is preventing any breakthrough invection because, again, with our current rules the workforce is infected, even if you get a breakthrough infection and that's mild. >> reporter: this morning's panel could recommend a two-for-one shot that protects against both the flu and covid just like we have the two-for-one for diptheria and tetanus. reporting live here in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. more details for you. san francisco now has the highest covid transmission rate

anywhere in the bay area. the state health department says the city is averaging about 13 cases per 100,000 residents. rates for all other bay area counties are averaging around ten cases or less. the nine bay area counties averaging about 700 new cases a day, far below the amounts during the most recent omicron surge. a live look at the state capitol this morning, and developing for you, governor newsom facing new pressure for a stronger response in the wake of sunday's mass shooting. sacramento mayor plans to call today for a statewide. three men are in custody tied to the shooting. none have been directly charged. 26-year-old dandre martin appeared in court yesterday. his older brother, smiley martin, also under arrest. he's now in sacramento hospital after being injured in the gunfire. this is an old booking photo. police say a third person was arrested and they were found at the scene with a gun, which they

do not believe was used in that shooting. our cierra johnson will have a live update from sacramento at the bottom of the hour. 11 humanitarian corridors are expected to be open in ukraine today. that includes one from the most hard-hit city of mariupol. brittain's defense ministry says most of the 160,000 remaining residents there have no power, communication, medicine, heat or water. with the war now approaching its sixth week, ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy is making a new plea to the united nations security council and president biden is making a new commitment to punish russia. "today in the bay's" brie jackson live now with the promises being made by the white house. >> reporter: good morning, laura. just in this morning two sources confirmed to nbc news that the u.s. and eu are considering sanctioning russian president vladimir putin's daughters. now, that announcement is expected to happen sometime this

week. meanwhile, what we do know is that biden administration, along with leaders, will be doing a new sanctions package further targeting russia's economy, it targets russian banks and state-owned enterprises. it also focuses on sanctions against kremlin officials and their families. that package comes on top of a new round of aid from the white house announced last night. the white house says the $100 million plan will help pay for javelin anti-tank missiles. the announcement follows repeated police from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy for more weapons to fight russian forces, especially in the wake of alleged war crimes in the city of bucha. u.s. secretary of state blinken is in brussels where he will attend a foreign ministers meeting this week. the biden administration vowing to hold russia accountable. nato leaders insist they're ready to help. >> for those who committed these

acts, for those who ordered them. >> this is the most serious security challenge that we have faced since the second world war. >> reporter: the new u.s. aid is in addition to $300 million in security assistance to ukraine announced last week. more information on those sanctions against putin's daughters is expected on the "today" show and you can catch it right here at 7:00 after "today in the bay." >> thanks for the very latest, brie. prosecutors are honing in on the money trail in the criminal fraud trial for former theranos executive sunny balwani. yesterday's testimony centered around the money theranos spent as it grew and the fundraising witnesses claim balwani helped coordinate. the controller testified balwani pressured her to include revenue on the books that did not yet exist. jurors also saw texts from balwani to elizabeth holmes, his then-girlfriend, reading i'm

responsible for everything at theranos. the text could prove problematic for the defense, which is claiming balwani was not a company leader. 5:07 this morning. we'll take a live look outside across the bay area. looking nice there and pleasant. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect later this week. kari, it might be time to get that sunscreen out. >> that, and also maybe even just blasting the air-conditioning or whatever we can do to try to stay cool. one thing that works is that we have cool mornings where you ca house cool down and then close the windows and shades as it starts to heat up. right now we're at 49 in hayward, it's 50 in san jose. and if you are planning to have some outdoor activities, you're going to go for a hike or go for a walk today, we're going to see temperatures start out in the upper 40s in the south bay. at lunchtime it's 76, still pretty nice. 85 degrees at 4:00. as we take a look at these high

temperatures around the bay area, pretty warm today, but it gets even hotter tomorrow. we'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, we want to know where the cheapest gas is. >> let's pick out a few more spots. in napa, the cheapest gas is $5.65. you'll find that at speedway express, that's where you get the cheapest gas on silverado trail. in hayward it's $5.59. in the south bay, gilroy, the cheapest gas will be at costco for $5.19 a gallon. we're going to hit the midpoint between gilroy and napa. the dumbarton bridge, we have reports of an accident, four or five vehicles possibly. we do see some slowing sensors as the lanes spread out to a few more over on the opposite side of the toll plaza. so we'll track that.

in major injuries, but one of the considers reported by totaled. that could be a serious crash as far as the damage goes. meanwhile, your commute direction is moving west for the most part across the bay, still very light. we're seeing the slow-down spread a little into livermore out of the altamont pass. 580 at 22 minutes by the time you get to grant line. vasco also basically at your minimum coming off of marsh creek road. same for highway 4. back to you. >> thanks, mike. how much is too much? still ahead on "today in the bay," a new look at young people's changing spending habits. why their concerns may not match up with older age groups when it comes to the state of the economy. a new jaw-dropping look at the massive fraud tied to pandemic relief for unemployment and the effort being made to track down those criminals. ♪ i need you to love me ♪ ♪ to love love me ♪

♪ love me ♪ ♪ i needed to lose you to love me ♪ >> one of the most followed people in the world explains why she went cold turkey on the internet, including social media. the way she believes it boosted her mental health. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good wednesday morning right now at 5:13. as you're heading out the door in pleasant hill, temperatures are in the mid-40s. you need a jacket for the start of the day, sunglasses late

morning into the afternoon, and it will be warming up. it's going to really heat up across the bay area today. we'll take a look at all of our microclimates coming up. >> looking at the bottom of this live shot, you see flashing lights on the shoulder of north 880 around 66. we've got our eyes on that. we're going to talk about the changes you'll see. let's check in with silvana. >> good morning. i'm silvana hanao from cnbc. wall street is set to open lower after stocks ended in the red yesterday. the dow dropped about 280 points, while the s&p 500 fell 1% and the nasdaq 2%. a top official at the federal reserve signalled support for higher interest rates and says a swift reduction of the fed's massive balance sheet could start as soon as may. people are worried the actions

could slow the economy. today we'll get the minutes from last month's fed meeting when they raised rates for the first time since 2018. twitter confirming it would be testing a new edit feature in the coming months. the company also announced yesterday it's adding tesla's ceo elon musk to the board. he disclosed on monday he owns a more than 9% stake in the company, becoming the largest shareholder. musk also polling users on whether they want an edit button. twitter will start testing the feature through twitter blue and members will get access to preem upfeatures for a monthly fee. teens are worried about the economy but still spending on nike and lululemon. the annual survey shows teens are spending more and shifting their shopping habits. they plan to spend about $2,400 this year on everything from fast food and video games to

handbags and sneakers, and that's up 4% from piper's fall survey. marcus and laura. >> interesting. >> spend, spend, spend. >> thanks, silvana. >> they're still spending. >> i guess so. new this morning, if you're looking for the best route for your next road trip, google maps may have you covered. it's launching a new feature to help make the choice between toll roads and regular roads. it will show you the estimated toll price to your destination and when a free route is available, the route will pop up as an option. you can also avoid toll roads completely by selecting the avoid tolls option. 5:16 right now. trending this morning, an unusual endorsement from pop star celina gomez. >> she's doing what a lot of people could never do. she's going cold turkey on the internet. she's been doing this for more than four years now. yesterday she told "good morning america" that ever since cutting out the internet, particularly social media, her mental health

has improved. she adds that she's happier, more present and connects better with people. she also says that she never really misses it and worrying about other people's business. she says she's just minding her own business. i want you to weigh in on this. you can head to my twitter page and let me know what you think. could you just eliminate internet altogether? i think it would be hard for us because we have to correspond with a lot of people. >> internet, because i like it for research. social media, i could do. i think it's a time -- it sucks a lot of your time and you're not as present and you could just start watching reels and i could watch my kids instead, you know. >> i was talking about that, i told kari, i can't do without web searches, but i could always call you guys and say could you print me out something. >> although it is nice to see your friends, their kids. but to get constant on it, i

think it's changed our society. >> down the social media hole, the dark hole. >> there's a lot of me, me, me. you know what i mean? people are constantly just posting things about -- >> you? >> no, themselves. >> a lot of people have been talking about the forecast. >> hot, hot, hot. >> i do want you to follow me on social media so you can stay up to date on changing weather. let's get a look at where our temperatures are headed for today and what's normal for this time of year. so as we start out this morning, it's nice and cool. our normal high temperatures for early april, if you can believe it, is only 67 degrees in santa rosa. and usually we're getting a little bit of rain here and there. but we know it's been so dry, so now we're talking about our high today headed for 88 degrees. 89 in concord. san francisco is going to be in the mid-70s. average is about 63 degrees and 65 in oakland. but we're hitting 83 today and 86 in san jose. so as we take a look at all of our microclimates, take a look

at where you live and what to expect for today with san mateo reaching 79 degrees, 87 in fairfield. tomorrow is when we reach the peak of the heat, and some upper 80s and low 90s all around the bay area. on friday it's just starting to cool off near the immediate coastline, but some of our inland valleys won't get any relief until the weekend. we have a large area of high pressure giving us the northerly wind and really hot temperatures, but as that starts to move off to the east, we'll see a couple of storm systems moving in. the first one arriving late sunday into monday. that, unfortunately, looks to keep the rain just off the coast. and then there will be another one right behind that. hopefully it can hold together and give us some rain by next wednesday into thursday. so once again, we have a couple of chances of rain. the first one may bring a few sprinkles on monday into tuesday. there may be a better shot of

some more measurable rain up to about a quarter inch for next thursday. and the sierra, a light dusting of snow on monday. then going into wednesday and thursday there could be some additional snowfall, with some much cooler temperatures coming in. let's take a look at this roller coaster for livermore. upper 80s for today, 91 tomorrow, then we'll see mid-80s on friday. the weekend is looking nice if you're making plans to get out and about. it will be cooler. and then much cooler on monday. we'll stay in the 50s there and then trend back to the 60s and 70s by the end of next week. take a look at the seven-day forecast. you want to make sure you're prepared, as mike shows those numbers for you. we get rain chances in here on monday. next, you're looking at what's happening out there on the roads, mike. >> my fault, kari. i was stunned by those temperature changes. 30-degree swing in livermore. here we are also watching a big deal. this is a crash, a chp alert,

getting off of the dumbarton bridge. they had to stop traffic just past the radio towers. there's not an alternate. if you're heading toward the east bay, do not use the dumbarton bridge. you want to use 680 if you're coming from the peninsula side. the rest of the bay is showing a light drive, easy traffic flow getting through the area and your contra costa drive, just starting to slow a bit. back to you. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> he paid a company more than 3 grand. eight months later, he had nothing to show for his money. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds and puts this one to bed next.

>> reporter: this wek we have episode 6 in our new streaming series "saving san francisco" and we head to the jail to finally talk about james durgin, the former teacher and fitness instructor who became homeless and divided a quiet community in presidio with his alleged obsession with one woman. you can watch on any of our streaming platforms and online at nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco.

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5:24. nbc bay area responds to a south bay family whose medical equipment order needed a little doctoring. >> they called consumer investigator chris chmura's team. >> good morning. back in july ron in morgan hill ordered a special bed for his at-home medical care. he paid the company spin life $3,672. but they didn't deliver. then what? >> after two months i started calling on a weekly basis and they were giving me various excuses, supply chain issues. >> for the next six months ron says he called the company each week. still no bed. so his wife contacted us for help. we reached out to spin life. it then delivered ron's bed and refunded him $525. it was a good faith measure. ron is happy and we wish him the best with his health. when online stores don't deliver in the time frame they promise, uncle sam has your back. federal law says you can get all your money back. if the company wants to delay

your order, the mail order rule requires them to get your permission. if you say no, they're supposed to refund you. we made a video all about it on our website, our streaming channels and youtube page. just look for the how-to playlist. >> thank you, chris. 5:25 right now. policing america has been looking at fraud since the pandemic. >> criminals, many of them behind bars, created fake identities to capitalize. they also stole the identities of countless others. hundreds of billions of dollars were lost. here in california alone it's been estimated that more than $20 billion. one expert explains a lot of people took advantage. >> i can tell you in some states we saws am as three out of four applications for some of the federal programs were very likely fraudulent. >> now, many states, and in some cases still are, ill-equipped to

audit the flood of insurance claims. td's tom costello has the full report on the "today" show this morning after "today in the bay" at 7:00. coming up next, the top stories we're following, including the latest from sacramento where leaders are demanding new action to try to prevent future gun violence. >> also, new findings seeming to hammer home the dangers of guns. ahead, find out just how much more at risk you are when you live in a home where firearms are present. >> and some solutions for our climate in crisis cost money, and one group says the rich should pay. we'll show you how rich we're talking, how much, and what we would all get in that deal. you're watching "today in the bay."

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♪ ♪ right now at 5:30, rallying against gun violence. the new call for action after sunday's mass shooting. we're live in sacramento with a new pledge from city leaders to boost safety. our two biggest sources of pollution in the state are transportation and wildfires. >> fighting our climate in crisis. california's new plan to slow climate change and how the wealthiest people may end up footing the bill. this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. if you're on the go, don't forget you can watch us live on

roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> you know what? let's take a look outside. a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. dark and early for you. get ready for possible record-breaking heat. grab that sunscreen, because you should be wearing that every day and make sure you stay hydrated. >> kari has a look at what we can expect. drastic changes. >> as you're packing your lunch today, maybe a salad, something really light because it's going to be hot as we head toward the afternoon. it starts out quiet and it's clear, your commute through the tri-valley is looking good. you may have the heater on in the car with temperatures starting in the upper 40s. going into today you can see the trend going from green to yellow to orange, as we warm up, and it's still going to be comfortable at lunchtime. take a look at our afternoon highs and the record for today. we're forecasting a high of 88 in santa rosa, the record is 88. a lot of these records have been standing for a long time. and we are going to possibly set some new ones going into the

next couple of days. we'll talk more about that coming up in just a few minutes. >> we'll check back with you. 5:31 right now. new calls for action this morning after that mass shooting in sacramento. city leaders say gun violence across the state is at a tipping point. >> now, they're sending a new message to governor newsom today. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us in sacramento this morning. who is leading this charge? >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus and laura. it's the mayor of sacramento, making a big request. $3 billion, that's what he's asking, of governor gavin newsom. mayor darrell steinberg says the request for money would be used to rapidly expand crime prevention programs in cities up and down the state and provide immediate cash assistance to victims. now, the mayor will join other anti-violence groups on the steps of the state court building later this morning. that's where he plans to present the letter making that request to governor newsom.

and while leaders work to determine the best way to prevent future crimes, local law enforcement continue the investigation into sunday's mass shooting. now, the first suspect arrested for an alleged involvement in the shooting, dandre martin, appeared in court yesterday. martin faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon carrying ahes scheduled b april 26th. the second arrest, no stranger, smiley martin, is dandre's brother and was treated at a local hospital after the shooting. it was then investigators realized he may also be involved in the shooting. new this morning, new video of the older martin has been uncovered. according to the "associated press," smiley posted a live facebook video of himself brandishing a handgun hours before gunfire erupted in downtown sacramento. that martin remains in the hospital where he is being treated for bullet wounds and a third suspect was arrested,

31-year-old devian dawson, facing charges of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. investigators do not believe that firearm was discharged, but right now police are working to determine the specific role of all three suspects and what they played in that shooting. >> determining exactly what individuals' roles were during the shooting and exactly where everybody was and who fired what, or if any additional guns were fired will be part of that investigation. >> reporter: and right now as the investigation continues and those detectives work to place each individual at the situation, this situation continues to grow with the memorial for those six victims. the three men, three women, ages 21 to late 50s, killed in sunday's mass shooting. the deadliest mass shooting in the city's history. we're live in downtown sacramento, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> the memorial shows you all the mourning. thank you very much. as the investigation unfolds, we're going to continue

to bring you updates on air and online. you can also head over to nbcbayarea.com, just click on the link in the trending bar. that's where you'll get the latest developments on this tragic story. some new details this morning on the risks of owning a gun. a new stanford study finds californians are at a greater risk of dying by homicide when firearms are present in the home. the 12-year study finds those people are seven times more likely to be shot to death by a domestic partner. 84% of such victims are women. overall people who did not own guns, but lived with gun owners, were twice as likely to die by homicide, and four times as many deadly gunshot victims had guns in the home as those who did not. about 33% of u.s. homes have at least one firearm. happening today, an east bay mother accused in the death of her young daughter is scheduled to return to court. samantha johnson last week pleaded not guilty.

she's facing murder charges in connection to the death of her 8-year-old daughter, sophia mason of heyyard. last month sophia was found dead in the home of bhan ta jackson. he's still on if loose. police are offering a $3,000 award for information leading to his arrest. >> santa clara county leading new efforts to stop recreational use of nitrous oxide. it's often called whip-its. it's commonly used for whipped cream dispensers. supervisors are considering new options to regulate its sale and availability. whipped cream canisters can be purchased in smoke and vape shots and its recreational use has been linked to deaths here in the u.s. as far back as the 1990s. a new california initiative aims to help people do more to help our climate in crisis, including things like buying more electric cars and preventing wildfires. >> "today in the bay's" kris

sanchez joins us now talking about who is supposed to pay for this. >> the people behind the proposal say let the rich pay for it. the so-called clean car and air act, proponents say a 1.75% tax on people and couples making $2 million or more would add up to $35,000 per wealthy household and up to $4 billion for that clean fund. so what does that buy? 45% of that money would be dedicated to rebates and other incentives for electric and zero emission vehicles, 35% of the fund would pay for more charging stations, half of which would be in low income communities, and 20% would pay for more wildfire prevention and suppression and hiring more firefighters, we know that wildfires create a lot of pollution. supporters are still gathering signatures for this one. you might get asked at the grocery store as you head in. and proponents are making donations, that includes lyft,

which has contributed the most on the pro side. voters did pass a tax on the rich back in 2004 in part for mental health services. opponents, though, say this move could backfire. >> we've already lost one congressional seat by out migration. i suspect a lot of the millionaires and billionaires, when they look at the tax structure in california, they'll say, you know what, i'm better off moving to texas, like elon musk. >> if organizers can get enough signatures in the next few weeks, we all could be voting on the clean car and air act in november. >> we'll see what happens from there. thank you so much, kris. >> we turn to another sign of our climate in crisis. this week's weather pattern, oh, yeah, meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the two big extremes we're facing. >> yeah, it's very early for us to be talking about temperatures hitting 90 degrees. we usually see that in late may. here we are, the 6th of april,

and we are seeing high temperatures headed for 84 degrees in napa, novato, san francisco 77. san jose reaching 86 degrees and 87 in livermore. we'll see a high of 89 degrees today in concord. oakland reaching 83. tomorrow even hotter as dublin heads for 91. 92 in san jose and los gatos and san martin reaching 94 degrees. also some low 90s for parts of the north bay, while san francisco will be in the low 80s. we'll cool down for the weekend and it gets much cooler early next week. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, you have an alert for the dumbarton bridge? >> better news on the alert. we had all three lanes blocked eastbound going over to the fremont side. you see that on the maps right here. we just got word they should be opening two of the three lanes in the next couple of minutes. you can take the dumbarton bridge eastbound, but if you have an easy alternate, maybe the san mateo bridge is an option, i would say still choose eastbound 92. one lane will remain closed.

there will be a distraction and slowing coming off of the bridge near the radio towers. the rest of the bay shows a smooth, easy drive for many commutes. spring break for many colleges around the area. 101 shows the first slowdown and typical slowing coming out of the altamont pass. the bay bridge and east bay, no major issues. we should see the metering lights turned on soon. this is i-80 going to and coming away from the bay bridge. we're looking at 5th. notice this big concrete space right here. take a look at this graphic. i want to tell you what's happening today at 11:00. we're going to talk about it in the department of public works and cal tran collaboration. it's called the 5th street nursery project and they're going to be talking about that today at 11:00, so if you're interesting, head on over there. improving quality of living for folks in the area.

adding green and oxygen. >> it's good for us all. a live look at capitol hill this morning in washington, d.c., where later today oil company executives will be in the hot seat. six ceos are set to testify about skyrocketing gas prices. bp america, chevron, exxon mobil executives among those who will face questioning from lawmakers on the house energy and commerce committee on oversight and investigations. be sure to stay with us at 6:10, mike will be back breaking down the cheapest gas prices we can find in the bay area. 5:41 right now. reducing our need for natural gas. next on "today in the bay," how to shift to nuclear power, how it could help free europe from its dependence on russia and our dependence on the middle east. >> plus, putting a stop to unruly airline passengers. the new push to ground them permanently. and we continue to shine a light on autism awareness month.

the programs now available for bay area families and their children. stay with us. much more ahead this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 5:44 on your wednesday morning, antioch, don't forget the water bottle. you'll want to make sure you're able to keep refilling that today. we're starting out cool with low 50s. a lot of sunshine. we'll be at 76 degrees at noon. we'll talk about all of our microclimates and the record

heat we're headed for coming up in a few minutes. >> and look at the san matt bridge. headlights coming eastbound. smooth, easy drive right now. the commute is farther south. the dumbarton bridge backing up because of a crash near the radio towers. eastbound 84 may be a problem, eastbound 92 is a good alternate. we'll track the latest coming up. russia may soon face new consequences from the united nations over its invasion of ukraine. ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy tells the security council more must be done. this is after the release of those disturbing new images near the capital of ukraine. the general assembly could soon vote, as soon as tomorrow, on suspending russia from the human rights council. meanwhile, silicon valley chipmaker intel is the latest company to suspend all business operations in russia. the u.s. now pledging more sanctions against russian and more aid to ukraine. "today in the bay's" brie

jackson will have an update from washington at the top of the hour. and the ukrainian union would b of russian coal, this is in an effort to further paralyze the russian economy. >> the european union is saying this after new evidence of war crimes by russian troops. europe is not yet taking the bigger step of banning the purchase of natural gas from russia. much of europe, including the industrial giant of germany, depends on russian natural gas for heat and power. our scott mcgrew says that sparked a new call for nuclear, both in europe and here in the united states. >> nuclear could help free europe from its dependence on russia, and our dependence on the middle east, and as we find our climate in crisis, it could help the environment. now, nuclear power doesn't release any carbon to heat the atmosphere, but europe has been moving away from nuclear. the former german chancellor, merkel, leading that charge.

germany was a leader in nuclear. merkel had a ph.d. in physics. in the days following the disaster in japan, merkel ordered the shutdown of eight older reactors, then another nine that were really quite modern. there is, of course, a huge argument over whether nuclear is truly safe, but there's no argument over germany, which is now one of the largest burners of coal in the world. there are still more than 100 nuclear reactors in europe, making about 25% of their power. here in california, we have four. three power plants, this reactor is no longer used for power. it has a very small reactor used for medical and imaging. just one, the one in red, is fully up and running, the diablo canyon. one of two on the entire west coast. 93 total in the united states, 25 of which are in the decommissioning phase, the gray that you see on the map. there are eight new reactors planned, but it's not clear when

they might be finished or if they will be finished at all. now to a live look at sfo and also today, a bay area congressman will announce new legislation to hold unruly airline passengers more accountable. lawmaker eric swalwell wants the tsa to create a new no fly list for those that have assaulted crew members. he argues it would increase protections for travelers. he's calling it the protection from abusive passengers act. the faa says there were nearly 6,000 unruly passenger incidents last year, about one in six were considered serious. but it was the highest number of serious incidents since the data started being collected in 1995. here on "today in the bay," we continue to shine a light on autism awareness month. about one in 44 children here in the u.s. have autism. that's according to the cdc. our very own kari hall has two

children with the disorder and continues to share her story. she actually spoke with the president of the national council on severe autism about what every parent needs to know. >> we are seeing dramatically increasing autism rates and the autism rates are not plateauing. we see in california the rates increase by 11% a year, the same rate that we see an increase, for example, in new jersey, across the country. it's a very serious issue, it is now affecting more and more and more families. at least 2% of all children in the u.s. now have autism, in southern california the cdc published a study showing that it's 4% and growing in san diego. and that, you know, could reflect trends across the state. i don't know. but that is a staggering number and it really -- we really have to take this incredible, dramatic increase more

seriously, we have to do more work to find what's causing it. but also equally as important, we have to do more work on the policy front to make sure that children like ours have the services they need across the lifespan. >> we've been through so much with just trying to, you know, see what works for one, even dietary needs. my daughter is still nonverbal. so we try to meet them with the challenges and try to help them thrive. so in addition to being the president of the national council on severe autism, you're also a leader here of the autism society in the san francisco bay area, and that society holds many events for those on the spectrum. so why is that socialization so important? >> it's really important. here at autism society san francisco bay area, we have a long history of hosting events and conferences that bring autism families together, that bring the autism community

together to support each other and to provide our children and our families with experiences that might not otherwise be available to them. so we've partnered with all kinds of arts organizations, including, for example, san francisco ballet, the new ballet, the peninsula ballet. we've partnered with sports organizations. we had an event with the warriors for autism awareness month. >> and you can watch that full interview on your apple tv, roku or amazon fire. we had a great conversation. she also has two children on the spectrum. and you can also download that on our streaming app and look for the video on the must-see playlist. it was an important conversation. >> i'm glad to see there are resources available, because i think that's important, knowing you're not alone. >> she talked about the events they have and you just want to go somewhere and feel normal for ones and not having people look

like, why is she screaming. >> hopefully society knows a little more about it and can be more accepting. >> hopefully that's what we're doing by putting the word out. >> and putting people and families together, autistic or not. so important. >> so let's get over to the weather department because we've got to get the kids ready for school today. you don't want to send them out wearing heavy coats and sweaters because it's going to be heating up. take a look at our high temperatures for this afternoon, reaching 87 degrees. time to break out the shorts. we'll be up to 88 degrees in morgan hill and 83, heading out in mountain view we're going to see those temperatures there for later today, ooep though it's starting out cool. these are our hours to really let the house cool down. tomorrow we're going back into the low 90s and this is when we could see new records set for the earliest we've had 90-degree temperatures for many spots and reaching 83 in san francisco. by friday we get just a little bit of an ocean breeze to cool off the coastline and parts of the inner bay.

notice, it's still going to be hot, upper 80s and low 90s on friday, for the tri-valley, as well as the south carolina. watch out if you're going to the beach. swells are reaching up to 8 to 12 feet and the high heat continues for the end of the week. it backs off for the weekend as a couple of storm systems move in. there will be a possibility we could get a little bit of rain on monday, but maybe a bigger storm coming in behind that for the end of next week. right now we're just looking at very light amounts of rainfall going into the first part of next week, much cooler temperatures, and then maybe even about a quarter inch of rain for the end of next week. the sierra could see a light dusting of snow, with the first system, and then the second system could bring in more measurable snow. take a look at santa rosa and the trend we're going to see. wild ride here when you consider that normal is in the mid to upper 60s. we're going to hit 90 degrees

tomorrow, 70s for the weekend and then highs in the mid-50s on monday. mike, you still have that traffic alert going on? >> we do, but i'm going to say we'll back off. it is still is there but i think we may be down to one lane blocked now, eastbound 84 near the radio towers and just off of the dumbarton bridge. we're following the crash. it is opposite your morning commute. the commute goes westbound and that does maintain a smooth drive, only slowing at the end of the bridge and clears toward the nimitz. the east bay does have that steady increase. the metering lights are now on at the bay bridge. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, the safest city in california right here in the bay area. that's according to a study by the security website safelight.com. danville ranking number one. san ramon, cupertino, foster city, pleasanton, dublin, daly city, morgan hill and martinez all sit in the top 50. the website bases findings on

crime statistics, population data and its own study on safety concerns. the stress of the pandemic hitting teenagers hard, especially those caring for their siblings. still ahead on "today in the bay," new findings this morning on the toll for latino young people and the potential impact on their mental well-being. plus at 6:00, the future of covid booster shots. who will get them and how many? details on the key meeting happening right now that may provide critical answers. and russia facing new consequences for the ukraine invasion. ahead in a live report, the new action being planned by the white house. a lot more news ahead on this wednesday morning. 5:55. you're watching "today in the bay." -come on! come on! ready? -all: universal! announcer: from the jurassic... [ screaming ] ...to the animated. from the magical... to the delicious. from the most surprising...

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welcome back to "today in the bay." 5:58 right now. take a look at this. six months into the pandemic more than one in three latino teenagers were reportedly taking on increased child care responsibilities in their homes. this is all according to a new study from george washington university. researchers then found that those teenagers were also more at risk from depression, anxiety, and even failing in school. the added responsibilities, no doubt, were mostly due to parents being sick with covid or

parents being forced to work longer hours due to financial hardship. happening today, the family of a seventh grader detained by san francisco police plan to file a racial profiling lawsuit. the family says that he was singled out because he's black. the surveillance video shows the 13-year-old after he left school in march, a san francisco private school. a police officer put his hands on the boy to stop him and the school employees eventually intervened. sfpd says the officer detained the boy because he fit the description of someone seen breaking into a car. now, officers released him as soon as they realized that he was not involved. the family's attorney says that the description was vague and did not justify the actions by officers. one of the state's largest grocery store chains is being fined for price gouging during the pandemic. state attorney general rob bont is says smart & final profited from clients for four months in

2020 by overcharging for eggs during the pandemic, adding that the company raised prices by as much as 25% for premium eggs. the price hook took place after governor newsom declared a state of emergency, which put price gouging protections in place as people scrambled to make ends meet. >> our investigation found the company sold over 100,000 cartons of unlawfully priced eggs, no doubt earning smart & final a sizable profit. today the company will pay a price for those actions. >> smart & final now faces a fine of $175,000. we tried to reach smart & final for a response, but did not hear back. right now at 6:00, who should receive covid boosters, and how many will need them? we are moving you forward with new challenges regulators are talking about today. a search for answers. sacramento police trying to unravel each suspect's connection to sunday's mass shooting. ahea