it is sunday, april 17th, 7:00 on the dot on this easter sunday, and second day of passover. a beautiful look at the golden gate bridge on a very chilly morning. different than what we were seeing at the time yesterday. thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. yesterday it was raining and warm, and now it's clear and cold. >> yeah, it feels like january, february outside this morning. it's sunny, but don't let that

fool you. we're in the 30s for a lot of the valleys, including santa rosa and calistoga down to 37 degrees, and temperatures near 42 in san jose. you see france, we've got some hazy skies there. 46 currently. later on today temperatures climbing to the upper 50s, maybe briefly near 60 degrees. and it will be a sunny and dry day today. easter sunday looking pretty nice. mid to upper 60s around san jose. you see the numbers bayside in the 50s to low 60s. get ready for more rain coming in starting up later tomorrow in the north bay and several more opportunities for rain as we head through the week. a closer look at the timing on these storms and how much rain and sierra snow to expect in the forecast coming up in about 12 minutes. back to you. >> thanks, rob. we want to start with breaking news this morning, at least 11 people were shot and two others killed in a mass shooting in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. it happened just after midnight at a large party at an airbnb that was being rented.

police say there were about 200 people there, many of them underage. nearly 50 rounds were fired inside the home. when police responded, shots still were being fired from outside. at least 11 people were injured, two teenage boys killed. authorities say at least eight different crime scenes are now associated with their ongoing investigation. and yesterday another mass shooting, this one at a mall in columbia, south carolina. nine people were shot, mall workers and shoppers running for safety. five people hurt in a stampede. police took three people into custody and believe this was an incident between them. all the injured have been treated and released, except for a 73-year-old woman. and back here locally, police need your help finding two men who robbed a man at gunpoint in front of his own palo alto home, with a child in his back seat. we told you about this story yesterday morning. police are now looking at new evidence of the car caught

speeding away on a neighbor's doorbell camera. "today in the bay's" alyssa goard spoke with those neighbors who were sitting on their porch as it all unfolded. >> reporter: this palo alto resident was with family on her porch friday evening, as you can see from her doorbell camera footage. her across-the-street neighbor pulled into the driveway and a small black car pulls up. >> i saw somebody pulled into the across-the-street driveway and i saw somebody run from the car of the neighbor into his car and run away. the car sped away. >> reporter: palo alto police say her neighbor was getting a kid out of his car when a black coupe pulled out. a man wearing a ski mask got out and pointed a gun at the neighbor. the man demanded property and the neighbor handed over a wrist >> it seemed targeted, they jumped back

in. >> reporter: palo alto pole an incident involving a stolen vehicle at a nearby patagonia store likely involved the same suspects and car. they're also investigating whether another report involving a stolen car at the stanford shopping center could be connect. last week we told you about a separate case where three women were arrested on robbery and weapons charges. some residents say things in the city have changed. >> it's kind of odd to me that somebody would do something like that with guns for a watch. >> reporter: this neighbor lives a few door down and he didn't see it happen, but says the incident has him startled. >> never had we had anything like this. not in the 44 years i've lived here. >> reporter: alyssa goard, "today in the bay." developing news out of the east bay where livermore police are trying to find answers after a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed. officers got the call around 8:00 friday night about an unconscious woman in a car parked on a street.

police found the teen inside the car and say it does disappear she was shot and killed. police are only saying the girl is from richmond. so far no arrests and no motive. turning now to the war in ukraine, russia has lunched new attacks, possible payback after one of its warships was sunk in the black sea. and this morning ukraine has asked g7 nations for $50 billion in financial support to help it cover its budget deficit because of the war. russia, meanwhile, threatening even more punishment for ukraine after firing 16 high precision missiles at kyiv overnight. people are still trying to evacuate from the overtaken city of mariupol. russia offering to spare lives if ukrainian soldiers surrender today, or their assault on the city will intensify. ukrainian president zelenskyy says russia has turned its back on a vow to help provide an evacuation route. he says the fate of mariupol is

key to any future peace talks. and you can see the destruction left behind in the country's second largest city, kharkiv, where ukrainian leaders say russian forces hit a residential area with rockets. unbelievably, one person was killed, but more than a dozen were hurt. russia is now preparing its forces for a more focused assault on ukraine's war-torn east. zelenskyy has this to say. >> translator: today we understand the troops are six times the number and the equipment is ten times the amount of ukraine. >> russia says the air strikes are retaliation for ukrainian shelling on russian soil, which ukraine, by the way, denies. new this morning, pope francis held catholic easter mass at st. peter's square in the vatican this morning for the first time since the pandemic. he addressed a crowd of tens of

thousands calling for peace for war-torn ukraine. several people held ukrainian flags as the pope spent much of his address discussing the impacts of the war and praised other nations helping ukrainian refugees. back here locally, the saint michael ukrainian orthodox church in san francisco will hold a special sermon on ending the war on the ongoing war in ukraine. that service starts at 10:00 a.m. on 7th street in san francisco. in case you missed it, it was an electric night for the warriors and their fans in san francisco. we've seen a lot of playoffs in oakland, but this was the first for chase center and that all changed last night with a big win. the warriors hosting the nuggets in game one of the nba playoffs. "today in the bay's" stephanie magallon takes us to chase center. >> reporter: chase center was

home game here since ge at this. but what really got fans going today was seeing steph curry score again. a massive ovation as steph curry steps back onto the court. it's a moment fans had been waiting for, including this 9-year-old, max rodriguez, who says he's been cheering for curry since he was 3. curry was out last month after spraining his left foot, and even though he didn't start, he left the game against the denver nuggets with 16 points. >> when he didn't start, i was like, wow, but then he came in, and, you know what i mean, there's a difference. >> i'm super excited. i thought he wasn't going to play, but it was awesome to see him play. >> reporter: also stirring up the crowd was san francisco's mayor london breed, who says city hall will be lit up in white, blue and gold to celebrate the win and the return of the playoffs to the city.

the game was a sellout, with more than 18,000 people who filled the stands, and the hope is game two on monday will be just as full. >> your ticket doubles as a free ticket, and we encourage them to show their ticket and ride on muni for free. >> reporter: they defeated the nuggets and hundreds celebrated right after with some seriously skilled dance moves. up next, game two monday night, right here in the city. in san francisco, stephanie magallon, nbc bay area news. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd, who has a preview of this week's "meet the press."

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and ask how to get up to a $650 prepaid card with a qualifying bundle. welcome back. it is time now for our weekly discussion with chuck todd, nbc

news political director and moderator of "meet the press." thanks for joining us this morning. good to see you. you always have fascinating guests, so i don't want to take anything away from any of them. but quite fascinating this morning, one of your guests, the austrian chancellor is the only eu leader to have met with putin since the invasion of ukraine. what were you able to find out about their discussion? >> well, it was interesting, he did a terrific job of bringing us into the room a little bit. it was interesting, i asked him, i said how close did you sit with him, i said i know he's very covid conscious. and he said if you don't take the pcr test in the kremlin, you have to sit at that long table. so there were no photos and he said there were no handshakes, nothing like that. he said that was his motivation, he went to ukraine first and was an eyewitness, and he said he took his take straight to putin. he said it looks like your soldiers are committing war

crimes. and you'll hear this, it's like on the one hand putin is acknowledging the reality that this is not going well for him. on the other hand, he still believes he's winning the war and isn't ready to concede a thing. then again, he spoke directly to the austrian chancellor in his native language, german, to say this war needs to be resolved sooner rather than later. so it did seem, to me, that the chancellor came away believing that putin does know the reality that's happening in ukraine, but is not interested in sort of changing his tactics any time soon. >> that is fascinating. i look forward to seeing that interview. speaking of covid protocols, we have more covid variants, ba.4, ba.5, a lot of mask mandates are falling to the wayside and people are gathering this holiday weekend. you have did white house covid coordinator on. is there a warning coming from them, like what we should expect coming up?

>> you know, there really isn't. one thing about the surge is, i think the biggest takeaway from dr. jha, if you're vaccinated and boosted once, not the second booster even, just vaccinated and boosted once, you're going to be fine. you may get it but you're not going to the hospital and you're certainly not going to -- this virus isn't going to kill you. so that is the good news about these subvariants, the vaccines work if you've been vaccinated, and as he emphasized, have gotten that first booster. what was less clear is what are the right metrics cities and states should use. is it case counts? he acknowledges that's a bit -- it depends, some states are doing a lot of testing and reporting it, some states are doing very little testing. hospitalizations appear to be still the best metric to do that, but not everybody seems to be complying that way. philadelphia being one of them. and then there's the mask

mandate on airplanes. it certainly sounds like it's not going to be renewed on may 3rd, but it is interesting, dr. jha as a citizen pundit, a doctor pundit, before he went into the administration, he was an advocate of a vaccine mandate for domestic travel. he wasn't saying they were preparing for that any time soon. >> in california they're pushing off that mandate. i doubt this is our last time talking about it. i'll see you at this same time next week. thanks for joining us. we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." he'll have exclusive interviews with the austrian chancellor and representative fred upton, plus an interview with the white house's covid coordinator. we hope you stick right here and tune into "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. after this newscast. coming up about 30 minutes from now, we will talk to our nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten for our weekly segment. we'll take a look at the food shortage caused by the russian invasion and how it's impacting nations across the globe.

we're going to turn now to a chaotic scene yesterday in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood. police say they responded to a report of a suspicious man possibly casing homes. he ran from officers and right onto highway 101 near the 280 interchange. we have a look at the backup caused by the foot chase. officers stopped the pursuit when the man pulled a knife. they eventually tracked down and arrested that man. no one was hurt. now to a california teen who vanished without a trace three years ago, has been found safely in utah. conner jack oswald is an autistic teenager from clear lake in lake county. he was 17 when he vanished in 2019, but last week police in park city, utah, spotted him sitting outside a gas station in the cold. they brought him back to the station to get warm and found out he had been missing. police contacted his parents, who have since moved to idaho.

his step-dad immediately drove to utah to see conner jack. >> we're just grateful that he is safe, he is alive. and we have our son back. that's the most important thing ever for us. >> police are still trying to figure out how he ended up in utah. his family says they are just thankful he is okay. what a miracle. now to a bay area pair yen trying to get his medals back. his car was parked in a garage in san antonio, texas. lee grew up in daly city but has since moved to texas where he plays on a paralympic sled hockey team. lee helped team usa win gold in 2014, 2018 and 2022, just last month. he says he just wants his medals back.

well, for years she embodied the term living history. people came out yesterday to celebrate the nation's eldest park ranger, who just retired. [ cheers and applause ] >> a standing ovation in richmond for betty reed soskin, at the age of 100 she decided to retire. soskin played a role in the park to richmond and uncovering the untold stories of african americans on the homefront during world war 1. during the war, soskin worked as a shipyard clerk and then started a music store with her husband. served as a berkeley city council member and had the honor of announcing president barack obama during the national tree-lighting ceremony. she thanked all her supporters who have stood by her over the years and we tip our hats to miss soskin. a new restaurant just rolled into the bay area and has a lot

of people talking. a robot named sonny is helping waiters at the denny's in milpitas. the waiters set the hot plates on sonny, tell him where to go, and it's off. >> our servers are very warm and friendly, but with the help of robots, they are improving their efficiency and productivity. >> the robot is only helping them improve their efficiency. so it's not replacing any of the employees or servers. >> the plan is to test out sonny for a few more days and then the restaurant will decide if it will stay. good to know it's not replacing the servers, because that's my fear. will i be replaced some day by a robot? let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda with a look at our microclimate forecast. you warned us the rain would go and it would get cold. >> it's cold, yeah, this morning, easter sunday, sunny skies. the rain has moved out but

chilly temperatures settling in for the morning. right now sunny and 42 degrees in san jose. dublin, some haze, but looking for maybe a little bit of patchy fog in a few areas this morning. right now it just looks like hazy skies at 40 degrees. back in san francisco you see sunshine, 45, big change from yesterday. we had rain and numbers in the mid and upper 50s yesterday morning. so if you're seeing the sunshine outside, you need a nice jacket as you head out for any easter sunday brunch plans around the bay area. so we also had a little bit of patchy frost around the north bay valleys, too, earlier this morning. by around lunchtime we should rebound into the mid-50s to low 60s and highs later on today, san jose should be in the mid to upper 60s. warmest place today, morgan hill toward gilroy, low 70s, upper 60s around the tri-valley. but staying likely in the upper 50s near san francisco. a pretty good west wind today. low 60s over toward oakland. so the next chance of rain coming up as we head toward monday evening, 7:00, we begin

to see some light rain showers approaching the bay area and really the main event for this next weather system will be about 11:00 to midnight tuesday morning to about 6:00 a.m. around the south bay. and you can see there's really not a whole lot there. this weather system will likely bring about a quarter inch or less, and it now looks like most of tuesday will be dry, other than those very early-morning showers, which should start to leave around sunrise on tuesday. but more significant rain is just around the corner. as we head into wednesday, better-looking system that will bring maybe about a half inch of rain or so toward the north bay. thursday looks to be the biggest in the series. this will have more rain and obviously more wind, too, as that rolls on through into friday morning. cooler air could also set the stage for some thunder showers. friday looks to be the best odds of that. as we head into the weekend, clearing skies as we head into next saturday and sunday. rain projections, could get

impressive, although i think a lot of what you're seeing, the red indicates the mountain areas could see 1 to 2 inches of rain, member a little higher toward mendocino county. why this is significant, if you look at the first three months of the year, how things were record dry, the numbers on the right is what we've seen so far this month, april. i think it stands pretty good odds by the end of the week april is going to outdo the first three months of the year. we had that record dry and now maybe twice to triple the amount of rain we typically see in april. that's just the way things are going. so seven-day forecast, easter sunday looks nice. a little bit of rain late tomorrow into tuesday, and then wednesday, thursday and friday, that should be the period to watch in terms of the heaviest rain. thursday looks to be the stormiest of the days as we head through the workweek. but we've got really good timing. clearing against for next weekend. today it's beautiful outside. we need the rain and we're going to see plenty of it as we head through monday through friday, the week ahead. >> a break today for all the

easter egg hunts and back to where we need to be. >> and a lot of snow for the sierra. >> thanks. 7:22, there is much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, what a night at chase center. steph curry back on the court. the warriors dominating game one of the playoffs. who was the real star? we'll have the highlights next in sports.

welcome back. last night was a huge night for bay area sports fans. all eyes on the warriors, who made it to the playoffs for the first time since 2019. it was also the first nba playoff game in san francisco since 1964, and the very first playoff game at chase center. the dubs hosting the denver nuggets. fans going wild for the return of steph curry. he entered play with about five minutes left in the first quarter and played limited minutes after a 12-game playoff

with a foot injury. but the real star of the game was jordan poole. watch him hit this three. poole scored 30 points in his playoff debut. that's the most out of any warrior since wilt chamberlain in the '60s. warriors win game one 123-107. they host the nuggets for game two tomorrow night, and i have tickets. we head to dallas, where the rough season continues for the sharks. they were eliminated from the playoffs earlier this week and they are having a hard time just winning a game. their losing streak up to eight games now. they tried to end the streak last night, but they would give up the short-handed goal in the second period. that goal would end up being the game winner. stars win 2-1. while the sharks have been losing, the giants have been winning. the giants on a three-game winning streak as they headed into yesterday's game in cleveland.

we go straight to the eighth where things are all knotted up at 2-2 with bases loaded. wilmer flores hits it up the middle. then the very next at-bat, a wild pitch toward the catcher and austin slater isly giants went on to win the game, 4-2. now to the a's taking on the blue jays in toronto. facing a familiar face, matt chapman traded to the blue jays just last month. in the sixth, he blasted one out to the left. in the ninth, it would be christian pache with this opposite-field home run. a's took the lead and they won the game 7-5. 7:27 right now, we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a brazen robbery in an upscale peninsula neighborhood. the thieves now caught on surveillance camera. we talked to neighbors who

witnessed the whole thing unfold.

good morning. it is sunday, april 17th, easter sunday, and the second day of passover. a glorious sunrise over san jose at 7:30 on your sunday morning. we really appreciate your starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. can i just be gross for a second and say that rain brought in some pollen and my allergies are going crazy this morning? >> running for the kleenex box. maybe the rain might knock down some of that pollen, so that would be kind of nice. i think the story this morning, how cold it is. it's about 15 degrees colder than this time yesterday morning, down to the 30s and low 40s around the bay area. still hanging on to 30s around santa rosa. there you see a pretty picture

of san francisco. 45 degrees right now. temperatures by 2:00 and 3:00 this afternoon should be climbing into the upper 50s to near 60 later on today. around inland areas like san jose down toward morgan hill, mid to upper 60s, maybe 70s to wrap up the weekend. upper 60s around the friday valley. get ready for the return of some rain chances starting up late tomorrow for the north bay and more chances of rain as we go through the week where we could see big rain totals across the north bay and late season snow for the sierra. a closer look at that coming up in about ten minutes. back to you. >> rob, we'll see you in ten. thanks. we begin with breaking news this morning. at least 11 people were shot and two killed in a mass shooting in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. it happened just after midnight at a large party at an airbnb that was being presented. police say there were about 200 people there, many of them underage. nearly 50 rounds were fired inside the home, and when police responded they say shots were still being fired from outside

the home. at least 11 people were injured, two teenage boys killed. authorities say at least eight different crime scenes are connected with their ongoing investigation. yesterday there was another mass shooting, this one at a mall in columbia, south carolina. nine people were shot, mall workers and shoppers running for safety, five people hurt in that stampede. police did take three people into custody and believe this was an incident among them. all the injured have been treated and released, except for a 73-year-old woman. and back here locally, police need your help finding two men who robbed a man at gunpoint in front of his palo alto home while a child was in his back seat. we told you about this story yesterday morning. the update is that police are now looking at new evidence of the car caught speeding away on a neighbor's doorbell camera.

"today in the bay's" alyssa goard spoke with the neighbors who were sitting on their porch. >> reporter: this palo alto resident was with family on her porch friday evening, as you can see from her doorbell camera footage. her neighbor pulls into the driveway and a small, black car pulls up. >> i saw somebody pull into the across-the-street driveway, and i saw somebody run from car of the neighbor into his car and go and runway. the car sfed away. >> reporter: palo alto police say her neighbor was getting a kid out of his car when a black coupe pulled out. a man wearing a ski mask got out and pointed a gun at the neighbor. the man demanded property and the neighbor haned over a wristwatch. >> they seemed to know what they were doing. they jumped out and jumped back in. >> reporter: palo alto police believe an incident involving a stolen vehicle at a nearby patagonia store likely involved

the same suspects and car. they're also investigating whether another report involving a stolen car at the stanford shopping center could be connected. just last week we told you about a separate case at the stanford shopping center where three women were arrested on robbery and weapons charges. some long-time palo alto residents say things in the city have changed. >> it's just kind of odd to me that somebody would do something like that with guns and for the watch. >> reporter: he lives a few doors down from the robbery. he didn't see it happen, but says the incident has him startled. >> never have we had anything like this, in the 44 years i've been here. livermore police are trying to find answers after a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed. officers got a call around 8:00 friday night about an unconscious woman in a car parked on a street and found the teen inside the car and do say it appeared she was shot and died there.

police are only saying the girl is from richmond. so far, no arrests and no motive. turning now to the war in ukraine, russia has lunched new attacks, possible payback after one of its warships was sunk in the black sea. russia threatening more punishment for ukraine after firing 16 high prevision missiles on kyiv overnight. this morning ukraine is asking g7 nations for $50 billion in financial support to help cover its budget deficit because of the war. people are still trying to evacuate from the overtaken city of mariupol. russia offering to spare lives if ukrainian soldiers surrender today, or saying their assault on the city would intensify. ukrainian president zelenskyy says russia has turned its back on a vow to help provide an evacuation route. he says the fate of mariupol is key to any future peace talks. you can see the destruction left

behind in the country's second largest city of kharkiv. ukrainian leaders say russian forces hit a residential area with rockets. it looks just astonishing. somehow there is a report that one person has died and more than a dozen were hurt. russia is now preparing its forces for a more focused assault on ukraine's war-torn east and zelenskyy has this to say. >> translator: today we understand the enemy's troops, namely the russian federation, are six times the number and the equipment is ten times the amount of ukraine. >> russia says the air strikes are retaliation for ukrainian shelling on russian soil, which ukraine denies. new this morning, pope francis held catholic easter mass in st. peter's square at the vatican this morning addressing a crowd of tens of thousands and calling for peace or war-torn ukraine. several people held ukrainian flags in support as the pope

spent much of his easter address discussing the impacts of the war. he also praised other nations for helping ukrainian refugees. back here locally, the saint michael ukrainian orthodox church in san francisco will have a special sermon on ending the ongoing war in ukraine. the service starts at 10:00 a.m. at the church on 7th street. [ crowd chanting ] did you see it? it was quite the night for the warriors and their fans in san francisco. we've seen playoff games in oakland, but this was the first for chase center and that all changed last night with a big win. the warriors hosting the denver nuggets in game one of the nba playoffs. "today in the bay's" stephanie magallon got the lucky, lucky chance to go to chase center. >> reporter: chase center was buzzing from the start. the city hasn't seen a playoff home game here since 1964, and this is actually the first

playoff game at this center. but what really got fans going today was seeing steph curry score again. a massive ovation as steph curry steps back onto the court. it's a moment fans had been waiting for, including 9-year-old max rodriguez, who says he's been cheering for curry since he was 3. >> i got up and started yelling. >> reporter: curry was out last month after spraining his left foot, and even though he didn't start, he left the game against the denver nuggets with 16 points. >> when he didn't start, i was like, wow, but then he came in and there's a difference. >> i was super excited. i thought he wasn't going to play, but it was awesome to see him play. >> reporter: also stirring up the crowd was san francisco's mayor london breed, who says city hall will be lit up in white, blue and gold to celebrate the win and the return of the playoffs to the city. the game was a sell-out with more than 18,000 people who

filled the stands and the hope is game two on monday will be just as full. >> your ticket doubles as a free muni ticket, so any fans coming, we encourage them to take public transportation and they'll be able to ride for three. >> reporter: they defeated the nuggets 123-107. >> we're probably going to celebrate a lot tonight. >> reporter: hundreds celebrated right after with some seriously skilled dance moves. up next, game two monday night, right here in the city. in san francisco, stephanie magallon, nbc bay area news. happening tomorrow, 8,000 sutter health nurses and health care workers plan to strike. more than a dozen northern california health care providers will be affected, including one in burlingame, castro valley, oakland, san francisco, berkeley and antioch. nurses are striking for better health and safety standards. they've been negotiating with sutter health for ten months. sutter has released a statement in response that reads, in part,

quote, we are hopeful that our continued willingness to bargain in good faith will encourage the union to call off this costly and disruptive strike, and instead work toward an agreement that recognizes our nurses for their important work, while maintaining the strength and stability of our hospitals for all who depend on us. it is 7:40 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," an added safety measure coming to more b.a.r.t. station parking lots. we have details on the plan and the concerns it's raising among opponents.

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without the rain, but without a lot of the mild temperatures we had this time yesterday morning. no mid-50s outside, 42 degrees currently in san jose, hazy skies into dublin.

40 currently this morning. we'll take you to san francisco where we've got a lot of blue skies. gorgeous easter sunday shaping up at 45 degrees. a pretty sight in the sierra after recent snow. 29 degrees at lake tahoe. notice the forecast, the next three days we'll have increasing clouds tomorrow, and then the snow comes back into tuesday and there could be plenty more snow over the next few days. you see especially from wednesday through friday it's possible we could see another 2 feet or more up there about 6,000 feet by the time we start next weekend. and obviously that means for rain back here in the bay area as well, starting up later tomorrow. story of the morning is the cold temperatures. patchy frost starting off in some of those valleys for the morning. afternoon looking at sunny skies, 50s to low 60s, and daytime highs today, upper 60s closer to san jose, near 70 in morgan hill, parts of the north bay, 50s to low 60s bayside. tomorrow we begin to see light rain showers and approaching

midnight, about 6:00 a.m. tuesday, it will be the first in a series of weather systems that will bring rain. this one probably bringing about a quarter inch or less. not expected to bring us big rain totals. that will likely change as we get into wednesday afternoon, especially in the north bay. the day you want to keep an eye on is thursday. that appears to have the highest totals, including areas high of san francisco. and then friday as the system moves in and cooler area moves through, we may have a chance of thunder showers. a lot of sierra snow by april standards heading that way. so seven-day forecast looks great for easter sunday plans. a lot of sunshine to wrap up the weekend and most of tomorrow will be dry, except for the north bay. by evening we'll see a few light rain showers. from the period from wednesday evening through friday morning, a lot of rain, sierra snow, and maybe a chance of thunder.

so april may be behaving a bit more like february there in the seven-day forecast. >> it's about time. >> we need it. >> thanks, rob. it is 7:44. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten joins us to discuss a food shortage created by the war in ukraine.

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friday, april 22nd, is earth day. all next week nbc news and nbc bay area will focus on our climate in crisis, and ways you can help our planet. our earth week coverage begins tomorrow. ukraine has suffered greatly since the russian invasion. millions have fled, thousands have tied. countless cities have been levelled. now they're learning of a key international crisis emerging from the invasion, food scarcity. nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten joins us. can you explain what we're talking about here? >> sure, kira. good morning to you. we're somewhat protected from this mess in ukraine, modest increases in gas and things like that. but we're not really hurting in a dire way. this is a problem, the wheat shortage coming from what's going on in ukraine is critical really just about to the whole world. now, russia and ukraine together

produce about 30% of the world's wheat. the u.n. world food program has said that the 40 million or so in ukraine alone produce wheat for 400 million people, just right there in ukraine. that shortage has just been critical. and wheat prices, of course, because of it have gone up 70%. fertilizer prices, we need that desperately to have the wheat, have gone up 100%. you add it all up and according to the world food program, an additional 800 million people today around the world are going hungry. >> is this a problem strictly as a result of the war, or is there more to it? >> well, of course, the war has compounded every problem around ukraine and every place else. the war is a big part of it but not all of it. we have to go back to covid. we seem not to be able to get

away from covid. the crisis has strangled the world's supply chain on just about everything, including the issues, china, the biggest producer of all of wheat, has had a record bad year, terrible crops, the worst in decades. then you've got international sanctions that are thwarting russia's ability to transfer wheat around the world. plus we can add up the fact that the war has kept ukraine, of course, from going ahead and delivering wheat around the world because of what's going on at odessa and nearby ports on the black sea. you put it altogether and the u.n. food program says this is the worst food shortage around the world since world war ii. next year, by the way, it looks even worse, because of the fertilizer mess. we've got a real shortage there as well. >> wow. so it seems like an oversimplified question, but what can be done?

>> you know, short of ending the invasion, not much. argentina and brazil, they're wheat producers. they're going to try to add a little bit into it. india, australia are also wheat producers. they're going to try to cut into some of the shortfall. they won't get close to making up the difference. the bottom line, kira, the war affects us all, not just ukraine, not just europe,unely, case in many situations, it's the poor who will suffer the most. >> indeed. that is an upsetting look, larry. thank you for shining a light on that this morning. it is 7:51 right now. up next we have a quick look at the top stories we're following, including a brazen robbery in an upscale bay area neighborhood. thieves caught on surveillance video speeding away. police now need your help finding that car.

welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following on this sunday morning. at least 11 people were shot and two teenage boys killed in a mass shooting in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. it happened just after midnight at a large party at an airbnb that was being rented. police say there were about 200 people there, many of them underage. when police responded shots were still being fired from outside the home. authorities say there are at least eight different crime scenes associated with their

investigation. back here locally, we have an update to a story we jifrt brought you yesterday morning, a man and a child robbed at gunpoint in palo alto. nbc bay area has this new video from neighbors who say they saw it happen friday evening. you can see a black car speeding across the screen there. that car pulled up to a man who was getting his child out of the back seat in their driveway. someone jumped out of the car in a ski mask, pointed a pistol at the man and took his watch. the car then sped off. >> it seemed pretty targeted. they seemed to know what they were doing. they jumped out and jumped back in. >> palo alto police are looking for the thief and the driver. they believe an incident at the patagonia store just after the robbery likely involved the same black car and the same thieves. they are also investigating whether another report at stanford shopping center that day is connected as well. happening tomorrow, 8,000 sutter health nurses and health care workers plan to strike.

more than a dozen northern california facilities will be impacted. nurses are striking for better health and safety standards. they have been negotiating with sutter health for ten months now. sutter releasing a statement that reads, we are hopeful our continued willingness to bargain in good faith will encourage the union to call off this costly and disruptive strike and instead work toward an agreement that recognizes our nurses for their important work while maintaining the strength and stability of our hospitals for all who depend on us. last night all eyes were on the warriors who made it to the playoffs for the first time since 2019. the dubs hosting the denver nuggets. fans going wild for the return of steph curry. he entered play with about five minutes left in the first quarter. he played limited minutes, after his 12-game layoff because of that foot injury in boston. but the real star of the game, jordan poole. watch him hit that three.

bang, poole scored 30 points in his playoff debut. that's the most out of any warrior since wilt chamberlain in the '60s. warriors win game one 123-107. they host the nuggets for game two tomorrow night. rumor has it we're getting a break in the rain, but it's returning tomorrow night. >> good timing at least for easter sunday plans. we've got sunshine outside right now and kind of the chilly start with a bit of patchy frost in inland valleys. by lunchtime low 60s showing up around san jose and the tri-valley. highs today ranging from near 70 in morgan hill, upper 50s to low 60s san francisco over to oakland and upper 60s toward the tri-valley. you talked about the chance of rain returning. it starts tomorrow evening around the north bay. you see the rain toward 11:00, moving into the bay area, and more opportunities for rain, heaviest rain will be probably thursday into friday morning as we go through the week. >> it's just perfect. a break for today, and rain tomorrow night when we'll all be

inside watching basketball. >> there you go. >> thanks, rob. and thanks to all of you for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00, and all day long on nbcbayarea.com. will you get a nap in before you come back tonight? have a great sunday.

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to the most small businesses. make your business future ready with the network from the most innovative company. get internet and voice for $49.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. and ask how to get up to a $650 prepaid card with a qualifying bundle. this sunday, putin's warning. as the war moves to the east -- >> they are in a dire situation. save them. we need more weapons. >> and ukraine sinks a key russian warship. the u.s. announces a new $8 million weapons package. but president zelenskyy says he still needs more. >> we need it sooner. we need it now. is it enough? we don't think so. >> russ w