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. ahead, a new development

overnight surrounding one of the suspects, and the new calls for more funding to combat gun violence. >> show some backbone and stand up to russia's dangerous and unprovoked threats against ukraine and the world. >> tougher sanctions on russia. we are 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. this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. don't forget you can also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online, or take our app with you on the road. be careful. taking a live look outside at the san jose skyline right now, a nice start to the morning. weather whiplash though on the way. we're starting with a heat wave, expected to bring some record high temperatures to the bay area. >> but it won't last that long.

meteorologist kari hall has a look at that for us. >> we were talking about the whiplash because we go from 90s to next week's 50s. i know it's crazy. we're just getting ready for that today. so you want to make sure you head out for a hike, all of those outdoor activities. get them in before 1:00 this afternoon. then we're at 80 degrees reaching into the mid-80s. very warm day. when we compare where we're headed for this afternoon compared to what the record high is, we're going to possibly see a new record set in santa rosa and concord. other areas will be close, except for san francisco, which won't yet have the big heat that we'll see for the inlan areas. we'll talk more about that coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. this morning we are moving you forward out of the pandemic, and right now the fda is trying to develop a strategy for the future of covid boosters. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in pleasanton this morning. i know you've been researching all of this. talk to us about the kind of issues the fda is facing.

>> reporter: well, good morning, marcus. the fda advisory panel is meeting virtually. they just started meeting about 30 minutes ago. you can see the live stream from the east coast. they're trying to figure out how often people should receive that booster shot, whether it's from their local county, doctor or pharmacy, and whether it's a practical strategy to recommend booster shots every few months. you'll recall last month the fda approved a second booster shot for people 50 and up four months after their first booster. one doctor said that shot is a could, something more than a should. something you should do if you're elderly or immunocompromised. fewer than half of eligible american adults have received their first booster. nbc news reports that covid boosters could become like the annual flu shot, which is tailored for the three to four strains that are in wide circulation at that time. dr. peter chin-hong with ucsf

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 just any breakthrough infection because, again, with our current rules the workforce is infected, even if you get a breakthrough infection and that's mild. >> reporter: the fda could recommend a two-for-one shot that protects against both, let's say, the flu and covid, just like the two-for-one shot we have for diptheria and tetanus. one issue we have, who is going to pay for the covid shot when it's no longer funded by the federal government. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> 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 cases per day, far below the amounts during the recent omicron surge. a live look at the state capitol this morning, and developing for you, governor newsom is facing new pressure for a stronger response in the wake of sunday's mass shooting. sacramento mayor darrell steinberg plans to call today for a $3 billion investment to ex stand city crime prevention efforts statewide. the three men behind bars now tied to that shooting, none of them directly charged, 26-year-old dandre martin appeared in court yesterday. a judge pushed back that hearing. his older brother, smiley martin, also under arrest. he is now in a sacramento hospital after being injured with gunfire, and this is an old booking photo of him. police now say that a third person arrested was released on

bail yesterday. investigators say that suspect was found at the scene with a gun, which they do not believe was used in that shooting. cierra johnson is going to have a live update from sacramento at the bottom of the hour. 6:05 right now. 11 humanitarian corridors are expected to be opened in ukraine today. that includes one from the hardest 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 approaching its sixth week, ukrainian 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, as he prepares to outline sanctions. "today in the bay's" brie jackson joins us live in washington with some of the promises being made by the white house. brie? >> reporter: good morning, laura. well, new this morning, two

sources confirmed to nbc news that the u.s. and european union are considering sanctioning russian president vladimir putin's daughters. now, an announcement on that could come sometime this week. but meanwhile, what we do know is that the biden administration, along with the g7 and european leaders, are announcing new sanctions against russia, targeting the russian economy. it bans all new investments in russia and 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 jash lin anti-tank missiles. the announcement follows repeated pleas 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. now, u.s. secretary of state blinken is in brussels where he

will attend meetings this week. the biden administration is vowing to hold russia accountable. nato leaders insist that they stand 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 see that right here at 7:00, right after "today in the bay." laura? >> make sure and tune in for that. thanks for the extra details, brie. it is 6:08 right now. prosecutors are now honing in on the money trail in the criminal fraud trial for former theranos executive sunny balwani. yesterday's system centered around the money theranos spent as it grew and the fundraising

witnesses claim balwani helped coordinate. former controller testified balwani pressured her to include revenue on the books that did not yet exist. jurors saw a text from balwani to theranos founder elizabeth holmes reading, quote, i am responsible for everything at theranos, unquote. that could prove problematic for the defense which is claiming balwani is not a company leader. we want to take a live look outside across the bay area as we're bracing for a heat-up across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect. it might be time to crank up the air conditioner if you have it. >> that's also the key here, because a lot of people don't have air-conditioning. but we do start out with natural air-conditioning, a cool start this morning in oakland. but then take a look at the trend heading through about 11:00, we're in the upper 60s, mid-70s at 1:00. even though we're starting out

cool, there's going to be a big ramp-up in temperatures, especially for our inland areas. heading up to 88 degrees in morgan hill. novato reaching 84. san francisco in the upper 70s, but we're looking at low 80s for tomorrow there in the city and our inland valleys reaching as high as 94 degrees. really hot for this time of year. we'll talk about a weekend cooldown coming up in a few minutes. mike, where can we find the cheapest gas? >> i just happen to be tracking that. we'll start in the north bay, napa, $5.65, the cheapest you'll find at speedway express, on silverado trail. in hayward it's at $5.59 at the 76 gas station. 898 a street. in gilroy, the cheapest gas will be at costco for $5.19 a gallon. if you're in any of those cities, these are the bargains we've found. getting out to the bay bridge, we're going to be burning more gas waiting now because the metering lights were turned on

about a half hour ago. it's taken about a half hour to fill in the toll plaza. the changes will be more quick as far as the volume goes, changing a lot through the contra costa county drive, highway 4, 37 at the top. there's a disabled vehicle on highway 37 at 29 out of vallejo. not a major problem but we're tracking that. a little build here, but the relief getting off of the dumbarton bridge. it looks like all the slowing has cleared but there may be activity eastbound right around the radio towers. everything else pretty standard, lighter now for san jose. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:11 this morning. how much is too much? still ahead, we're going to talk about a new look at young people's changing spending habits. why their concerns may not match up to older age groups when it comes to the state of the economy. plus -- ♪ ♪ ♪♪

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antioch. you're going to see temperatures in the low 50s to start and we do have a nice, cool morning. but it's going to heat up quickly. make sure that air-conditioning is set, so before you get home it's nice and cool in the house. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates and what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. >> on the peninsula, things are heating up a bit. 101 we see a lot more traffic flowing for our palo alto camera. the bay shore freeway faces no problems. we're going to see more traffic on the dumbarton bridge. i've got an alert for the dumbarton bridge coming up. wall street is set to open in about 15 minutes. we're taking a look at futures this morning. they're set to open lower this morning. stocks ending in the red yesterday as well. the futures fell for a second day as rates are jumping with the fed set to tighten policy aggressively. 6:15 right now. teenagers are worried about the economy, but they're still spending money on products from companies like nike and lululemon.

piper sandler out with its taking stock with teens survey. it shows teenagers are spending more money 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. that is up 4% from the fall survey. just into our newsroom, uber is driving ahead with its plan to become a travel super app. the san francisco-based company adding trains, buses, planes and car rentals to it's uk app this year. that move is part of a pilot program and it may be expanded to other countries if it goes well there. uber will then -- will actually not provide the travel services, it will allow users to book them through the app by teaming up with platforms that sell tickets. bay area baseball fans, excitement reaching its peak here. friday is opening day for both the giants and as, and ahead of

friday's first pitch, happening today, major league baseball will hold a pep rally at noon. this will happen at embarcadero plaza. "today in the bay" will have coverage all day on friday that oracle park. >> finally, baseball is pack. also trending this morning, warriors star andrew wiggins is getting one-on-one time with one of his best known international fans. >> bam bam from got7 is in the bay area and yet the warriors posted video of him meeting wiggins and a few other players. in january bam bam tweeted fans should vote for wiggins on the all-star team and the post went viral, doubling wiggins' votes and cementing his spot. bam bam will be performing solo at half-time tomorrow night. steph curry was making fun of him, saying are you going to sing backup? >> i wonder if pebble is going to sing backup. >> she's in the bay area, too. >> get that, bam bam, pebbles? >> i get it.

>> mercedes. and she watches, too, sometimes. >> hello, pebbles. >> hello. >> all right. time to get a look at that forecast for us today. we're talking about that heat. >> that's what we've all been talking about, and for a good reason, too. this weather is pretty crazy. we're not supposed to be this warm, so you want to make sure you're prepared as you're getting the kids out the door for school. at drop-off time it's 52 degrees in martinez, sunny, you've got the windows down. at pickup time you might want to turn on the air-conditioning, and i saw a lot of jackets hanging on the fence at any son's school. that means the kids wear the jackets to school, they leave them on the playground and then that's the lost and found tore the parents. we'll see temperatures heating up. 84 in novato, san francisco reaching the upper 70s today. this is a look at tomorrow's high temperatures, 83 degrees and 90 in santa rosa.

92 in concord and fairfield and 92 in san jose. that will be the peak of the heat. ill only comes down slightly for parts of the coastline. for friday the inland areas won't catch much of a break until the weekend. the coastline is a place people like to go to cool off and get nice, mild air. you do have to watch out for this beach hazard statement. we could have rip occurrence and sneaker waves as the high pressure builds overhead. we're going to see heat ramping up and feeling more like summer. as it moves away, we'll make way for cooler air, cold front and possibly some rain. it looks like this storm system on monday just kind of falls apart before it gets here. we may have another one behind that and it's going to reinforce the chilly air and possibly give us rain and sierra snow. we look closely at these storm systems because for the month of april we're usually on the decline to head to the dryer

months of the year and hopefully we can get something out of these systems that will be coming through. looking at livermore, heading to the 90s. look at the steps going down. we have a nice weekend coming our way and then on monday we'll be pulling out the coats and turning the heaters back on, as we only reach into the upper 50s. at least it does quickly get nicer for the end of next week. but our normal high temperatures, upper 60s. we only see that on saturday and, besides that, we're either way above average or way below for next week. mike, you're tracking a crash on the dumbarton bridge. >> the crash is still there, but getting off the eastbound direction, toward fremont, there may be a distraction, possibly one lane blocked. bay bridge backs up at the plaza. metering lights are on. west 37 slows as you head out of vallejo and pittsburg bay point slow for highway 4 creek.

south bay, a slowdown right here in san jose, north 101 up to 880. back to you. >> thank you so much. 6:20 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> he paid the 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 week we have episode 6 in our new streaming series "saving san francisco" and we head to county jail to finally talk about james durgin, the former english teacher and fitness instructor who became homeless and divided a quiet community in presidio with his alleged obsession with one woman. you can watch now on any of our streaming platforms and online at nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco.

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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. in a statement, the company said it was a good faith measure. ron's happy and we wish him the best with his health. when online stores don't deliver in the timeframe they promise, uncle sam has our 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 about it on our website, our straeping channels and youtube page. just look for the how-to playlist. 6:25 right now. the nbc series "the policing of america" is looking to unemployment fraud during the pandemic. >> as we've been reporting since the revelations first began to emerge, criminals, many of them behind bars, created fake

identities to capitalize. they stole the identities of countless others, hundreds of billions of dollars were lost. in california alone it's been estimated at more than $20 billion. sacramento's district attorney explains the possible ripple effects. >> ask anybody on the other side of a handgun or an automatic weapon that's been purchased with unemployment insurance fraud, ask them if that's a victimless crime. >> in many states and in some cases still are ill-equipped to audit the flood of claims. "today's" tom costello will have the full report on the "today" show coming up at 7:00. coming up next, the top stories we're following today, including a mini heat wave, soon making it feel a lot more like summer in the bay area. we're going to start seeing some of it today. meteorologist kari hall is breaking down the timeline next. >> some solutions toer 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 they might have to pay and what we would all get in the deal. >> reporter: and police here in downtown sacramento have identified several folks of interest in the mass shooting. one appeared before a judge, another is still in the hospital, and a third was just released. we'll have that story coming up. >> reporter: and police here in (music throughout)

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victims of sunday's mass shooting in sacramento. we're live there with new developments overnight for one of the suspects tied to the case, and today's new call for action to prevent gun violence in cities statewide. >> and easing 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 to you. thanks so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. if you're on the go this morning, you can take us with you, watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> that's right, because we want to go where you're going. especially if it's somewhere cool. we're taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. get ready for some record-breaking heat. oh, wow. >> is the sun coming out better? >> whoa, it's hot. >> what's going on? >> it's not hot yet, but it's

going to start to warm up today. when you wonder, okay, what's normal for this time of year, 60s for many of our microclimates, and we're talking about 80s, even upper 80s, for santa rosa today. our forecast for concord is 89 degrees. our normal high temperature for april is 69 degrees. in oakland, expect a high of 83. san jose reaching 86. we're going to continue to have well above normal temperatures for the next few days, and then a major cooldown, so we'll talk about all of these changes ahead in our forecast coming up in a few minutes. laura and marcus. >> thank you so much, kari. it is 6:31. developing new, new calls this morning for action after the mass shooting in sacramento. city leaders say gun violence across the state is at a tipping point. >> they're sending a new message to governor newsom today. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live in sacramento. talk to us about who is leading this charge here. >> reporter: yes, this request is coming from the mayor of

sacramento, and he's asking governor gavin newsom for $3 billion. mayor darrell steinberg says the request would expedite crime prevention here, not only in sacramento, but up and down the state and also 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 a letter officially making that request to governor newsom. while leaders work to determine the best way to prevent future crimes, local law enforcement continues the investigation into sunday's mass shooting. now, the first suspect arrested for an alleged involvement in the shooting, dandre martin, he appeared in court yesterday. martin faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon carrying a loaded gun. he is scheduled back in court april 26th. and the second arrested t 27-year-old smiley martin, dandre's older brother, was

treated at a local hospital after the shooting. it was there investigators realized he may also be involved in the shooting. new this morning, new video of that martin has been uncovered. according to the "associated press," smiley posted a live facebook video of himself brandishing a handgun hours before gunfire erupted. that martin remains in the hospital where he is being treated for bullet wounds. and a third suspect has also been arrested, 31-year-old dav dave yonne dawson. we have just learned that dawson was released on bail yesterday. but right now police are working to determine each individual's specific role that was played in the shooting. >> determining exactly what individuals' roles were during the shooting and exactly where everybody was and if any additional guns were fired will be part of the investigation.

>> reporter: so right now you can see behind me this memorial continues to grow. we just saw someone walking up and signing a poster for the lives that were lost here. we will be out here all morning and we'll also be joining the sacramento mayor on the steps of that building here in downtown sacramento as he makes that request for $3 billion from governor newsom. we're live in downtown sacramento, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. and as we continue to look through this investigation, and as everything unfolds, we will continue to bring you updates on air, as well as online. so you can always head to nbcbayarea.com. once you get there, click on the trending bar. that's where you can get the latest developments on this tragic story. >> the new details this morning on the risks of owning a gun. according to a new 12-year study by stanford, one in three u.s. households have a gun in their home, and the study shows that those people are two times more likely to be killed by a

firearm. people with a gun in their home are seven times more likely to be shot by a partner. 85% of the victims are women. 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 in a merced county courtroom. she's facing murder charges in connection to the death of her 8-year-old daughter, sophia mason of hayward. last month sophia was found dead in the home of the boyfriend, dhante jackson. merced police are offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. 6:35 for you this morning, and a new california initiative aims to help people do more to help our climate in crisis, including buy more electric cars. >> kris sanchez joins us with who is supposed to pay for this. >> isn't that the big question? the people behind the proposal say let the rich pay for it.

let me outline the clean car and air act. proponents say that a 1.75% tax on couples making $2 million or more would add up to $35,000 a year per wealthy household and up to $4 billion for that clean fund. that would buy -- 45% of the fund would be dedicated to rebates and other incentives or zero emission vehicles, 35% would pay for more charging stations, half of which would be in low income communities and 20% would pay for more wild fire prevention and suppression and hiring more firefighters. we know that wildfires contribute a lot to pollution. supporters are still gathering signatures for this one. you might be approached outside the grocery store, for example. and proponents are making donations, including lyft, which has contributed the most on the pro side. our political analyst reminds us that voters passed a tax on the

rich back in 2004 in part for mental health services, but opponents now say this move could actually 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 and say, you know what, i'm better off moving to texas, like elon musk. >> reporter: if organizers can get enough signatures in the next few weeks, we all could be voting on this clean car and air act in november. >> thank you so much, kris. and we turn to another sign that our climate in crisis is happening, this week's weather pattern. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the two big extremes here. >> we're not supposed to be hitting the upper 80s and low 90s in early april but that's what we're headed for today and it gets hotter tomorrow, reaching 89 degrees in concord today, oakland 83, san francisco 77. we'll see some mid-80s from napa

to novato. 88 degrees in santa rosa. also upper 80s for morgan hill. then take a look at how hot it's going to be tomorrow. as hot as 94 in san martin and livermore reaching 93 degrees and hayward 87. it will be up to 87 in oakland, 85 in san mateo. in santa rosa tomorrow, 90, while san francisco will be in the low 80s. we will have a cooldown for the weekend and that's going to be well deserved. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, you have a look ahead to a cool project. >> this is i-80, so coming into san francisco off of the bay bridge, going out of san francisco, you see the sign that says the 4th street exit there. this is 5th, the ramps from 5th and the whole section is cement on the map. look at this other rendering that we have from the department of public works. see all the trees in the middle there? isn't that a nice green space between both directions of i-80? that's the plan. today the department of public

works for san francisco, as well as caltrans, have a collaborative effort, they're going to be giving more information, an event talking about the green space, the 5th street nursery project to improve the quality for folks in the area. right now traffic is flowing great on i-80 both directions, picking up volume getting into the city. typical slowing in the east bay and throughout contra costa county. lighter volume. san jose there's a new crash, 101 by 880. there may be something going on. >> thank you so much. reducing our need for natural gas. next here on "today in the bay," how the shift to nuclear power could help free europeans from their dependence on russia, as well as our dependence on the middle east. >> help, help! >> if we don't stand up, it's only going to get worse.

>> putting a stop to unruly airline passengers. one lawmaker's new push to ground them permanently. >> and we continue to shine a light on autism awareness month. ahead, the programs now available for bay area families and their children. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay." large out-of-state corporations have set their sights on california. they've written a ballot proposal to allow online sports betting. they tell us it will fund programs for the homeless, but read the fine print. 90% of the profits go to out-of-state corporations, leaving almost nothing for the homeless. no real jobs are created here. but the promise between our state and our sovereign tribes would be broken forever. these out-of-state corporations don't care about california. but we do. stand with us.

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leaving their jackets at school. we're starting out at 52, and at pick-up time it's 83 degrees. we have a big warm-up headed our way and it gets hotter tomorrow. i'll have more on the forecast coming up. >> we're looking toward fremont. we're transitioning from the dark to the dawn here. a smooth flow of traffic. headlights are on, they'll be turning off headlights as the volume builds through the south bay. we're checking that out coming up. russia may soon face new consequences from the united nations over its invasion of ukraine. now, ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy tells the security council more must be done, after the release of those disturbing new images near the capital of ukraine. the general assembly could vote as soon as tomorrow on suspending russia from the human rights council. meanwhile, intel is the latest company to suspend all business operations in russia. the u.s. now pledging more sanctions against russia and more aid to ukraine. president biden is expected to outline the additional sanctions

at 9:45 this morning our time. we'll bring you that as soon as it happens on air, as well as on our website at nbcbayarea.com. the european union says that it would ban the purchase of russian coal in an effort to further paralyze the russian economy. >> now, this comes after new evidence of war crimes by russian troops, europe taking the bigger step of banning the purchase, not yet, but much of europe 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 u.s. >> 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's been moving away from nuclear. the former german chancellor, angela merkel, leading the

charge. germany was a leader in nuclear. merkel had a ph.d. in physics. in the days following the fukushima disaster in japan, merkel ordered the shutdown of eight older reactors, then another nine that were quite modern. there is 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 there are still more than 100 nuclear reactors in europe, making about 25% of their power. now, here in california we have four. three power plants, this reactor is no longer used for power. it has a small reactor used for medical and imaging. the one in red is fully up and running, diablo canyon. one of two on the west coast. 25 are in the decommissioning face, 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. >> thank you, scott. a quarter until 7:00 right now. a live look at sfo on this wednesday morning. one bay area congressman today is announcing new legislation to hold unruly passengers on air lanes more accountable. tri-valley lawmaker eric swalwell wants the tsa to create a new no-fly list for violent passengers convicted to assaulting crew members. he argues it would improve safety and increase protection 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. it was the highest number of serious incidents since the data started being collected in 1995. happening tonight, napa valley school board will consider banning any future mask mandates. members of the see my smile campaign pushed for making face

coverings a choice. students in napa valley currently do not have to wear mafbs in the classroom. if passed, the proposal would prevent the district from testing students who are not showing covid symptoms. here at "today in the bay," we are continuing to shine a light on autism awareness month. about 1 in 44 children here in the u.s. have autism according to the cdc. our very own meteorologist kari hall has two children with the disorder, and continues to share her story. she 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 increased by 11% a year. that's 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 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 their lifespan. >> we've been through so much with just trying to see what works for one, even dietary needs, and 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. why is 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 even with sports organizations. we've had an event with the warriors, for example, for autism awareness month. >> and jill and i had a great conversation. you can watch the full interview

on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online and download it on the streaming app and look for the video under must-see playlist. but it was a must-see conversation that we had, because you need that community. and somebody you know is touched with the autism spectrum disorder and how prevalent it is, especially here in the bay area and in california. so you want to make sure that you have those resources, you're able to attend those events and have that community around you, because you definitely need it. >> community is so important in a situation like this. >> exactly. especially in the san francisco bay area, we're lucky that we live in such a large area where we have some of these events. some of the outlying areas really don't. >> that's true. it's a really great conversation we had. now, it's time to get the kids ready for school and you don't want to send them out with heavy coats and all of that stuff, because it's going to heat up today. take a look at this clear sunrise. this is looking at san jose. we are going to see a lot of sunshine, and actually turning a

little more hazy. our record today in santa rosa is 88 degrees, and it looks like that's where we're headed today. that's what i'm forecasting for santa rosa. in concord 89 is the expected high and the record is 87. san francisco won't be as hot as the record that was set back in 1989, but we are looking at very close numbers for the record for oakland and in san jose. take a look at all of our microclimates, where you live and where we're going to see the hottest temperatures reaching into the upper 80s for morgan hill and san martin. in concord today, 89 degrees. novato up to about 84. getting hotter tomorrow, and we're looking at the calendar like, okay, this is still early april, right? we normally don't see 90-degree temperatures until late may. for livermore wer going to reach about 93 tomorrow, while san francisco will be reaching 83 degrees. we get a little bit of an ocean

breeze on friday that helps cool down the coastline and parts of the inner bay, but not much relief for the inland valleys. then it cools down for the weekend. one place where people try to find cool temperatures, the coastline. you have to be really careful. there's a beach hazard statement in effect. we could see 8 to 12 foot swells, as far as rip currents and sneaker waves. now, this high pressure is the cause of this heat we're seeing and it's going to be moving away and allowing for a couple of storm systems to move in. much cooler air and possibly some rain, not much on monday, but maybe a little bit more toward the end of next week. we'll be watching this trend, as we could see the possibility of some measurable rain, once again, by the end of next week. then maybe a quarter inch would be great to see at this point for the sierra snow, and we are looking at a light dusting early in the week and possibly several more inches by the end of next week. as we take a look at santa rosa, i mean, these trends are just

pretty crazy. 90 tomorrow, and then 56 for a high on monday. so that's what we call whiplash there. mike, you're seeing a crash and slowing in the south bay. >> i am. no reports of whiplash or major injuries, but we have slowing on north 101. the slowing goes back to about capital expressway. same thing for north 87. traditional pattern, but augmented by the crash. now we see more slowing building through mountain view. we've been tracking as google has asked some folks back to headquarters and we see the traditional pattern starting to build. the rest of the bay pretty normal pattern. back to you. >> thank you so much. it is 6:53, and happening now, the safest city in california is right here in the bay area. danville ranked number one. san ramon, cupertino, foster city, pleasanton, dublin, daly city, morgan hill and martinez sitting in the top 50. the website bases findings on fbi crime statistics, population

data and it's own study on safety concerns. it's time to get a look at the top stories we're following. 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. >> reporter: and three individuals have been arrested in relation to the shooting. we have updates on all three, plus shots of this growing memorial for the six lives lost here in downtown sacramento. >> and right now our kris sanchez is live on facebook. she's in the control room right now giving us a behind-the-scenes look at "today in the bay." check her out right now. it's kris sanchez on facebook. much more ahead right here on air when we come back. it is 6:54. you're watching "today in the bay."

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6:57 for you. welcome back. here's a look at the top stories on "today in the bay," including calls for action after the mass shooting in sacramento. >> we have a live look at the state capital where governor newsom is expected to receive a new message today from city leaders. they argue gun violence across the state is at a tipping point. let's go live to "today in the bay's" cierra johnson in sacramento with a look at who is leading the call. >> reporter: yes, good morning. it's the mayor of sacramento. he is going to present that letter to governor gavin newsom requesting $3 billion that would

offer some crime prevention programs here in the state of california, the mayor says he will offer anti-violence -- will join, rather, anti-violence groups on the steps. that's taking place at 10:00 this morning. while leaders work to prevent crime, local law enforcement continues the investigation into sunday's mass shooting. the first suspect was arrested for an alleged involvement. he had his day in court yesterday. he is scheduled to return april 26th. his older brother, the second arrest, dandre martin, he was also arrested. he remains in the hospital, though, and the investigators realized he may also be involved in that shooting. he recently posted to social media waving a gun in that video hours before the gunfire erupted, and a third suspect has also been arrested, 31-year-old daviyonne dawson, in possession of a firearm, prohibited person.

a lot going on with suspects being arrested. you can see the growing memorial here, just buildings away from where the isn't happened. 10:00 a.m. is when the mayor of sacramento will provide the letter to governor newsom. cierra johnson, live for "today in the bay"? >> the "today in the bay" is trying to develop a plan for booter shots and an advisory panel is meeting to determine who should get shots and how often. a second booster was approved for people over the age of 50 four months after their initial booster. fewer than half of eligible adults have received experts be may become mini heat wave. we will see warmer temperatures today. kari is saying tomorrow is the big day. >> that's when temperatures reach the peak and we're going to 80s from 90s across the bay

area. it will cool down for the weekend. also heating up in san francisco with low to mid-80s over the next couple of days. >> it goes up and then it goes down. we'll be here for all of it. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> we'll be back for a local news cut-in at 7:25. the "today" show coming up next. president delivers new evidence