vacate, vacate the building, we have fire through the roof. we're going to change to a defensive strategy. all crews out. >> right now at 4:30, escaping the flames. many questions remain as new video emerges of the massive fire that broke out inside of a south bay home depot. a customer inside the burning building tells us about the scramble for people to get out. >> plus, we're tracking light drizzle for parts of the bay area. meteorologist kari hall keeping a close eye on the timeline. what you can expect as you start your week. this is "today in the bay." good morning, everyone. happy monday to you, as well.

i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington having a particularly good monday. he's off. >> probably sleeping in. and i'm laura garcia. if you recently bought a smart tv, you can also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online, if you have a coffeemaker come down to our station. we need it for this monday. it's a change in the forecast, too. >> my goodness, all kinds of changes here. yesterday we were nice, mild, but it was pretty windy, and we're transitioning from the 90s we had last week to 50s today for a high. and, yeah, it's going to be pretty much of a wild fling from one end of the spectrum to the other as we watch rain approach parts of the bay area, mainly moving in from the north. as we look at antioch, the rain doesn't look to get here until about 7:00, 8:00, and it's going to be fairly light, lasting for a couple of hours. so we're going from those, once again, really hot temperatures last week to, take a look at this, a lot of microclimates not

making it out of the mid-50s today. so we'll continue to follow this and talk about more changes ahead. vianey, how is it looking for people heading out early this morning? >> we had a couple of overnight fender benders and i did just see this one pop up in the south bay. i'll check the chp traffic report. it looks like 101 there. aside from that, drive times are okay. westbound 80 from highway 4 to the bay bridge, you're looking at 13 minutes. westbound 580 from 238 to the bay bridge, about 15 minutes. a quick check of the tri-valley drive times. westbound 580 from grant line road to 680, about 19 minutes. usually there's construction, but for now it looks like things are moving along. 580 to vargas road about ten minutes. i'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much. this morning we're learning more about the massive fire that broke out at a home depot in san

jose over the weekend. you can see what used to be aisles of products now just a field of debris and ash. the only things standing are the walls. >> we're hearing from customers who were inside that burning building and the desperate efforts to get out. "today in the bay's" marianne favro has more. >> reporter: firefighters say the fire start in the lumber section of the store and they're still looking into the cause. they're also investigating whether the fire suppression measures inside home depot worked like they were supposed to. flames ripping through this home depot at lightning speed, destroying the store and sending customers running. this lady was buying paint when she heard someone on a loudspeaker say there was a fire and order people to get out. >> at that point everyone started running to get outside, no trampling or anything. i saw this mom running with her kid and everyone was just in shock. >> reporter: julia shot this video of flaming pieces of ceiling falling. seconds later, you can hear the

fire alarm go off. >> within five minutes it went from we were just standing in the painting section to the entire thing is covered in smoke and flames. it was quite scary. >> reporter: firefighters say all the customers and employees inside the store got out safely. julia says she didn't see any sprinklers go off. firefighters say it appears they worked but add it's possible some of them may have been overwhelmed by the intense heat. more than 100 firefighters worked to stop the flames from spreading to nearby buildings, including wagly pet hospital. people living in 15 homes behind the store were ordered to evacuate. this lady says she was terrified. >> we were trying to get out, no time to grab anything, just good get out of the house. >> reporter: this fleet of huge water trucks brought in to

collect the hundreds of thousands of gallons of water used to douse the flames in order to prevent it from getting into the bay. businesses, including olive garden and burger king that shut down early because of the fire have now reopened. for julia, she says seeing video of the engulfed home depot is a scary reminder of her close call. >> i'm so thankful that myself and everyone got out okay. >> reporter: marianne favro, "today in the bay." >> we're keeping a close eye on the investigation, posting new developments on our website. get the very latest on nbcbayarea.com. just click on sj home depot fire. 4:35, the other big weekend fire at the benicia port is finally out. fire boat crews made significant progress. this is a look at the last crews cleaning up hot spots. the fire burned for 24 hours starting saturday, left behind a mess. the cleanup effort began yesterday, starting with a 3,000 foot boom in the water to help

capture debris. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> our new six-part series "saving san francisco" has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times and as many of you are continuing to join the chat on social media about the episodes that explores the city's dark side and explores solutions on how to fix it. we want to take the time to share some of the things you think about our streaming series. on youtube one viewer wrote, it goes to basic questions, do you want to help people or just lock them up. what is the city doing to protect people with mental health, substance abuse, because they want the city to be safe, then they need to save them first. >> another person said there's no reason sf should look like this, none. and here's a portion of what another person said. the problem is poor leadership and management of government funds, not to forget career inept politicians. >> alex weighed in saying i loved the series. thank you. many different perspectives are

needed. throughout all the episodes, we dove into the deep-rooted and systemic problems, including homelessness, crime, and mental health issues. a lot of the reporting is shared through the lens of one man, james durgin. he's spent much of the last 20 years in and out of san francisco county jail. at one point he was a well respected english teacher, put later wound up homeless and addicted to drugs. the series explores how the system failed him and how it's failing to protect people from him. >> kim mason wrote this is heartbreaking, i worked with jim 20 years ago near palo alto. we were both teachers living on campus, volunteering to chaperone almost every dorm event on the weekends. here's a picture of us at lake tahoe on a school ski trip. you can watch all the episodes right now at nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco. you can use our nbc bay area app as well and you can stream it on

apple tv, roku and amazon fire. >> to get our attention, just use the hashtag saving san francisco. still ahead on "today in the bay," how a once powerful brick and mortar is meeting its slow demise. >> and if you're looking to book a summer trip, one major airline trimming its summer schedule. how it may affect your plans and what you need to know before you book that next flight. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

good monday morning. right now at 4:40, nice to see some rain in the forecast, even though it's not going to be a lot. it's going to mostly be during the early morning hours for santa rosa, starting at about 6:00 a.m. and then starting to wrap up around 8:00. the rest of the day is clear and sunny but we don't warm up much. we'll talk more about that and the rest of our microclimate forecast coming up. >> a live look right now at the bay bridge toll plaza. smooth commute, just a couple cars. no metering lights just yet. i'll have a closer look at your drive times in a few minutes. first, let's check in with business and tech. good morning, bertha. >> good morning, vianey. good morning to you. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. we've got wall street looking like it's going to open just a bit in the red here, markets coming off a losing week with the nasdaq leading the losses. down nearly 4% last week as tech stocks continue to come under

pressure, as we're seeing interest rates rise on u.s. treasury bonds. we're going to watch those rates this week as we look at inflation data. that's going to be front and center. tomorrow we get consumer pri tn producer, wholesale prices. earnings season kicking off on wednesday with jpmorgan starting us off. meantime, jet blue is trimming its summer schedule in an attempt to avoid flight disruptions as it ramps up hiring. a spokesperson confirming an email seen by cnbc that capacity has already been cut 8% to 10% for may and there may be similar sized cuts throughout the summer. u.s. airlines are trying to speed up hiring, but struggling like all employers, as they prepare for an expected spike in summer travel demand. and attention k-mart shoppers, when the k-mart in av on dale

new jersey closes its doors this weekend, it will leave three remaining locations of the former retail giant. it's a far cry from k-mart's hayday in the '90s when it had 2,000 stores and sold products by the likes of martha stewart. it can be attributed in part to the rise of walmart, target and amazon but there are those who blame poor management decisions. you know, k-mart was managed by the same people who bought sears, which of course is no longer. back to you. >> i get the message you're sending, bertha. bertha coombs, thank you. >> and the road of jcpenney these days. fun facts. thanks, bertha. this morning, coming up next on "today in the bay," the action and creativity on display at this year's museum of modern arts soapbox derby.

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just think about how extreme it was last week with those 90s, and so we're waking up and heading out to a couple of spotty showers. not a whole lot in the bay area. notice it's just off to the east of us, but we have light rain in ukiah that will be working its way into the north bay and we expect parts of the north bay to see that rain around 7:00 to 8:00 and then starting to make it into parts of the east bay by the main morning commute. but we're looking at much cooler temperatures and then once the rain clears, by late morning into the afternoon, it's all sunny the rest of the day. we only make it up to 59 in los gatos and concord today reaching 60 degrees. we'll see a high of 59 in novato and san francisco in the upper 50s. tonight frosty conditions and chilly and windy tomorrow as we stay in the 50s for a lot of spots from the inner bay to the coastline and some low 60s for

the south carolina and parts of the north bay. and really not much warmer on wednesday, either. only reaching 62 in san jose. as we go hour-by-hour, we're expecting the rain to start to make its way across much of the bay area by about 8:00 to 9:00, and then going into 10:00, 11:00, you start to see it already clearing out. so it's not even here long enough to bring us a decent amount of rain. the rest of the day is sunny and windy, as once again, we keep those cool temperatures. as far as how much rain we could see, maybe 0.1 of an inch for spots, it could be 0.25 toward the mountains and redwood city. there will be another chance late wednesday into thursday. it may be a wet weekend, especially on saturday with rain moving in. if you're looking ahead to easter sunday, it's clear but there could be another chance of showers in next week's forecast. as we go through the next seven days, there's a possibility that we could see anywhere from about

a half to three-quarters of an inch of rain, possibly over an inch. check this out for the sierra. this round of snow comes in and it's about 10 to 12, maybe up to 17 inches of snow, but as i run it out another week or so in total, there could be 50 inches of snow in kingdale, which would be pretty amazing for dealing with this dry weather that we've had recently. really excited about that. so take a look at the seven-day forecast. yes, it's kind of late for it to be winter, but we'll welcome it at any point now because it's been so dry. and we're going to continue with highs in the low 60s, so keep those sweaters handy. keep that umbrella around, too. we'll have another look at the forecast. vianey, what's happening for the commute? >> we have one crash to tell you about. but i want to show you the bay

bridge toll plaza. no metering lights just yet. cars moving nice for a monday morning. an overall look at the speed sensors did show a crash earlier and i went ahead and checked it out. it looks like if you're traveling along northbound 17, the slow lane is blocked from an earlier crash and this is starting to cause a little bit of slowing through that stretch. highway 17, any sort of blocking or whether that's the slow lane or any lane can cause traffic delays. so they are working to clear that out. again, that's at summit road, the slow lane is blocked. our south bay drive times right now moving along northbound 101 from highway 85, about 18 minutes. northbound 280 from highway 101, you're looking at about seven minutes. i'll be back with another check of the traffic in a few minutes. today president joe biden expect to do announce a new federal crackdown on so-called ghost guns, untraceable guns assembled from parts and made without serial numbers.

ghost guns can be 3d printed at home. authorities across the united states and here in the bay area say ghost guns are behind more and more shootings. our investigative unit reported recently a sophisticated ghost gun factory was found hidden inside a san jose home. you can read that full story on nbcbayarea.com. sources tell nbc president biden will issue an executive order today, expected to do announce a new replacement nominee to lead the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms as well. also starting today, the new gender neutral option available on american passports. the white house announced the change at the end of last month on transgender visibility day. advocacy groups say the new gender x option may impact up to 5 million americans who do not identify as either male or female. in some states, though, laws prevent people from receiving a state i.d. card reflecting anything other than male or

female. >> over the weekend mclaren park in san francisco was taken over by artists and plenty of fans. this is the museum of modern art soapbox derby, returning to the city for the first time in more than 40 years. "today in the bay's" christie smith was there for all the action. >> reporter: people came to see the action and creativity on display, and some had their favorites. >> carl the frog. i don't know if you've seen it. it's got clouds and a tower emerging. >> reporter: from the starting line each racer coasted down the hill one at a time. >> this is fantastic. this is a really great experience, great for the city. it's all of the things from san francisco in one, a little quirky, a little music, community, all of the best parts. >> this is a dream come true. we're at the san francisco museum of modern art soapbox derby at mclaren park. it hasn't happened since 1978. we're bringing it back. we've got 57 cars. >> reporter: organizers welcomed the return. >> there's only one trophy for

fastest and 34 other trophies for things like most flamboyant. >> reporter: the event featured artists and groups. >> this is a group project by gardeners in mclaren park and our concept for the vehicle came from, like -- well, we wanted to make something that was out of materials strictly from mclaren park. >> reporter: and each had their own style. >> as a fiber artist i'm very interested in making immersive environments that are very tactile and very serene and calm. even though that's not your typical soapbox derby car, it's very me. >> it's awesome to be outside on a lovely day and the cars are awesome. >> reporter: christie smith, "today in the bay." >> definitely got to go next year. giving back and making the bay area proud. next on "today in the bay," the way a bay area businesswoman is

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palm sunday is also called passion sunday and commemorates jesus' entry into jerusalem. the former chief information officer at align technology making a $3 million donation to humane society silicon valley. the funding will go to help boost the spay and newter programs which the group says is critical for reducing animal homelessness. we spoke to the chief medical doctor about the impact the donation will have. >> we have a goal of performing 10,000 surgeries a year and this very generous donation will allow us to do that for many years to come. >> this is part of the humane society's making and keeping family whole program. it's hoping to raise over $60 million and help pets and families in need. if you would like to donate, we've posted a link on our

website, nbcbayarea.com. the future of masks once again being debated. ahead on "today in the bay," the decision one east bay district might make this week and how the increases in cases nationwide may have an impact on what local leaders decide. >> it's beautiful, i get to smell the nature. this is my home. why should i leave? why should i be fearful? he keeps slipping through the cracks. >> he's not the problem. he is the symptom of it. >> beautiful people left behind. >> it should be better than this. >> and it will be.

right now at 5:00, bay area schools facing tough masking questions. should the most recent spike in covid cases have educators

concerned? a live report on the brewing debate as one of the largest school districts returns from spring break. >> the babies are two to three times more likely to be born too small, too soon or die before their first birthday and the root cause of this is racism. >> shocking new data on maternal care for women of color. we're going to show you what five bay area counties are doing to improve the health of black mothers and their young children. >> you can see ukraine here, russia putting a new war commander in charge. a live report from washington on the fear this may signal a drastic new turn. this is "today in the bay." a very good monday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i was going to say starting your day with us. it's monday. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. as marcus tells us, you can watch us all over the