we have heard that it is not safe to shop alone and so we shop together. >> a rash of crime at the mall, and what police are doing to keep the shoppers safe. and now the vote for and against ketanji brown jackson come up. and we are issuing a heat

alert. >> thank you for joining us for today in the bay. and i'm kris sanchez. >> and marcus is off today. >> and we want to start with the temperatures in the low 50s and nice and cool, and it is going to be the early houring when you want to get things done, and the high temperatures versus the record? in santa rosa headed for 90, and the vekd 84, and in concord, 92 and and the record is 81.

so today, we have a clear look at the bridge, mike? >> yes, we do. and it is calm and pleasant and calm in the city, and we are looking at the temperatures to start. you can see the green, but blips of yellow on the bridge, and the golden gate out there, and crews are out there, but it is the only thing going on, because the rest of the bridge is nice and easy commute getting started out there. >> thank you. and we are showing that the community is at edge, and this time at a shopping center. >> for the second time the police had to respond to a rash of robberies there. ian has the story there. >> reporter: it was 7:30 when security guard stopped three women saying that he saw them shoplifting. >> challenging them and punching

him in the face, and one of the suspects pulled out a can of pepper spray and sprayed him. >> reporter: then they saw the kids 17, 2, and 7-months-old and all three women from sacramento. >> we spent seven hours taking care of the kids before we could get a family member to come take care of the kids. >> reporter: it is a rash of incidents where there has been a carjacking, and then in january two women were robbed of their purses while sitting outside of the tru food kitchen. >> we come at day and not in the evening. >> reporter: that is why these sisters come in the day and come together. >> we have heard that there is a rash of problems at the shopping center, so we don't wear

anything fancy. it is sad. >> reporter: this is not unique to palo alto, because we have seen it around other malls. and to combat the crime, palo alto is step up patrols. >> we are spending a significant amount of time at the malls, and increasing the traffic enforcement at the mall and visibility. >> reporter: we reached out to the shop center for spent, but they referred us to the sheriff, and we are waiting for comment. and now, we turn our attention to capitol hill where there is a senate vote where they expect to confirm ketanji brown jackson to become the next justice for the supreme court. chuck schumer expects her to become the first black woman in

the supreme court justice, and also the first public defender. she is to be voted with all democrats and three republicans. and now, in the sunny balwani trial, one of the witnesses said that he had no recollection of him, and there was other testimony that said he was in charge of everything at theranos. and now, in russia, the latest sanctions will include vladimir putin's adult children. and now, president biden says that the financial sanctions will stifle russia's economy for years to come. >> but as explained, there is mounting pressure for the u.s.

and allies to do more. >> reporter: a bird's-eye view reveals the devastation caused by the russian forces. the stories of those on the ground and some recovering bodies are giving a closer look at atrocities in ukraine. >> nothing less happening than major war crime, and responsible nations have to come together to hold the perpetrators accountbling. >> reporter: president biden is unleashing another round of sanctions including putin's daughters. >> they will not be able to touch their money or do business. >> reporter: and so far, it has wiped out the last 15 years of russia's gains. the president of ukraine says he wants more saying that it has not stopped russia's attacks. and it has also added china and india to stop buying oil to fund

russia's war. >> we are closing the loopholes one by one. >> reporter: and also, there is an international war crimes investigation. >> the world is seeing what is happening in ukraine, and the justice department is seeing what is happening in ukraine. >> reporter: as the russian forces are withdrawing from places like kyiv, we are seeing the destruction left behind, brie jackson, nbc news. and the prices at the pump is gradually reducing, but i have not felt it yet. what to know about summer travel. and the tax break that vehicle owners will no longer be receiving. stay with us. you are watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 4:40, as you are heading out in concord, this is how the bay is shaping upment partly cloudy skies, and the temperatures will be in the upper 50s and eventually hitting 90 degrees this afternoon, and we are looking to set many high temperature records. t with relooking at when we will be cooling off in the forecast coming up. and we are looking at oakland well populated and well, more populated coming up. and more estimates of the speeds and look and see if we have any problems out there in business

world. >> good morning. i'm sylvana from cnbc. the look of reducing the massive balance sheet to fight inflation. the dow falling more than 100 points yesterday, and the s&p slid more than 2.5%, and the bond yields and interest rates were sensitive. the fed shows to start shrinking the bond yield holdings as soon as next month, and more interest rate hikes remain on the table. the ceo of levi strauss says that the consumers have yet to trade down to less expensive clothing. the retailer is selling more t-shirts and jeans at higher prices. it reports that consumer demand

is strong even as gas prices and grocery bills are surging, and they have seen consumers offsetting other items. and soon, the auto maker expects to receive a tax credit of 200,000 vehicles in june, and then they will be phased out over the next year reaching zero. and tesla and gm's tax credits have been phased out. back to you. >> thank you, sylvana. and it has felt warm already outside, and next on "today in bay" our meteorologist kari hall is going to break down what is happening where you live. and the pain at the pump, and we will talk to an expert as you make the summer travel plans. we will be right back.

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work today. >> and you don't have a cooldown, it makes it hard to sleep. >> and also a hazy sky, and i wanted to show you the air quality outlook, because people who are sensitive to a lot of the high levels of ozone, a pollutants in the air, you want to limit the time outside, because we are seeing it in a moderate level outside. again, starting out with the mid-50s, and the light wind, and then we go into the 60s and quickly into the 70s, and we'll be at 78 at 11:00, and then continuing to heat up as we go to 93 degrees. so the ramp up in temperatures happen fastment whatever you need to do outside, working, yard work or going out for the exercise, try to get it in before noon. then as we are taking a look at the tri valley temperatures, 92, and 86 in napa, and 96 in santa

rosa, and it is going to be warm for a lot of inland areas tomorrow, but look at how much cooler it is going to be in san francisco. there is going to be a little bit of the ocean breeze carrying some of the temperatures over in san mateo, and oakland to the mid-70s and upper 80s for fairfield, and submit to the upper 80s in south county. tomorrow, much nicer, and upper 60s in san francisco, and mid-60s in dublin and concord. the high pressure causing the extreme heat is going to be moving quickly off to the east, and we have big changes coming next week. we will see the first cold front sweeping through to bring a chance of scattered showers, and then a bigger storm may be coming right behind it thursday and again friday. so there may be three storms in the forecast next week. let me show you what the rain models are showing from a tenth

to a quarter inch of rain wednesday, and maybe an inch of rain. that would be amazing. and then for the sierra, and yes, this is crazy, and changed so much since yesterday. next week, 30 inches of snow in the sierra, and at the twin bridges. i know, everybody is like, what! >> that is crazy. >> okay. so from 90s to 60s and then cooling down a lot next week with possibly three storm coming our way. we have been asking for it, and maybe it is what we are asking for all of this time, and looking at san francisco heading out there to the cherry blossom festival this weekend, and it is going to be quite windy, and we will talk about that. and mike, what is going on for the morning commute. >> things are calm right now, and calm for the forecast, and the roller coaster ride, and the

smooth flow of traffic, and no drama, and the peninsula of the south bay, and out of the altamont pass, and over here, no drama, or callouts for the bridges, and not for chp. sometimes they will call it out for the wind. things are calm for the golden gate, and moving the center divide in a minute, and closing over the three routes, and this is usually the lowest driving time, and the shortest from pittsburgh to walnut creek. right now, you can see the surface street has the shortest, and then as the morning goes on, you will see them pack in, and it will start to take effect. well, those drivers need gas, and this morning the gas prices are start to drop ever so slicely in the country, and the bay area. and this is come as the biden administration is releasing 1 million barrels per day for the

next six months from the strategic petroleum reserve. i spoke with alex at gas buddy to see if in the big picture this is a drop in the bucket. >> well, it is something. it acts as a ceiling rather than lowing the price, and that is if the russia and ukraine situation could overpower the release or the release itself which is contingent on a number of unknown factor, and one of them being whether the eu is going to sanction the russian energy, and whether the eu can receive 4.5 million barrels of crude a day. so there is a number of factors here, but it does put pressure on the downward prices. >> and now, people are thinking of the pandemic, and traveling here, but they have to look at

the bottom line. >> without a doubt, but they are going down, but elevated. california is looking to avoid the $6 mark now, and the prices have been going down from 5 to 25 cents and maybe potential over the coming weeks, and maybe better than that, and so the expenses are come down, but they remain high. >> and the thing is that are proposing a massive gas tax on the new producers as well, and what could that mean for us? >> well, the politicians have to remember that there is an implication of whatever taxes they are proposing. so it sends the wrong message, and the counter message that the oil companies have less incentive to produce the oil.

and so the economyk and all other issues to raise oil production in many ways. well, for people who want to travel with spring break and preparing as well, the new guidelines for covid, and what parents can expect when they return from spring break. according to "the wall street journal" federal securities regulators are looking at how they use the third party seller data and how they use the chuncations, and that from regulators, and probes and using data from the sellers on the platform. amazon refused to comment on the investigation. we'll be right back.

4:54 and moving you forward as the state is updating the covid guidelines for the k-12 kids. the kids no longer have to quarantine if they do not have covid symptoms whether or not they are vaccinated. this is getting ready for the spring break season. >> reporter: it is looking like recess before the pandemic hit, but now there is more evidence that is concerning the covid in schools is waning. these students and teachers will no longer have to quarantine after a covid exposure as long assymptoms. as a parent, you are worried that the kid will bring it home.

>> reporter: the unified school district has been doing for it months now, and for student who were vaccinated and have been on campus, and they have not seen a surge, so they don't expect it to change in the guidelines. >> one benefit is that the people who are not sick, and did not develop covid were not excluded from school. >> reporter: those who were not vaccinated have been instructed to be tested before returning to school. >> if they need to be tested before returning from spring break, they can get a test. >> reporter: the california department of public health is trying to treat covid as other illnesses, and the health experts say that with it leveling off, you need to be careful. >> we are in the coasting phase

that it is either the calm before the storm, and not much of a storm we think given the high vaccination rate, and never the less, we will see a increase in the cases. >> here at the high school, the changes will go into effect monday. today in the bay. and now, feeling a rash of violence coming up on "today in the bay." ♪ are you still feeling yourselves ♪♪ >> what an east bay artist is doing to try to keep young people away from community. to petaluna.

we will experience the high 70s by late morning. we will talk about that coming up. and gradually cranking down on thement at of destruction, but you can see the cones on the right side heading north across the golden gate. we are tracking the prep for morn build. this morning on "california live," dishing with debbie allen, and the choreographer, and dancer shows us around her space. and we will see an actual lagoon at 11:30.

now at 5:00, tracking

extreme april heat. a live look outside this morning where things are kind of cool right now, but it won't last. meteorologist kari hall is going to break down the record-breaking temperatures as there is a microclimate alert. the fire danger throughout the bay area as result of the heat wave and the water agency that could be asking hundreds of thousands of customers to conserve more. and the history on the hill. and the history-making vote that is to take place to change our court forever. this is "today in the bay." it is also thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia, and marcus washington has the day off. you can also watch us on roku, pl