right now at 4:30, a rash of car break-ins in one east bay neighborhood. now residents are cleaning up the mess. the steps they're taking to try to catch the culprit. >> and mike tyson returns to the spotlight after a fight on a plane after this visit to the bay area. the potential legal action after this video surfaced showing him punching a fellow passenger on a flight. >> plus, a major change for a bay area festival, the gilroy garlic festival no more. the reason organizers say it is

not coming back. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. if you recently got a smart tv, you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> what a forecast we've had over the last few days, and it looks like we could see some rain continuing. >> yeah, we still have plenty of activity on the radar but the last is expected to move out by midday. let's take a live look at downtown san jose. it is off to a much calmer start, but you can see the line of showers just off the coast. we're not completely in the clear just let. there is still a lot of instability that can bring more rain, but also sierra snow still in the forecast right now. not a great day to commute to lake tahoe. we'll talk about the winter storm warnings for the sierra, rainfall totals coming up, but

first let's check in with mike. >> we have news breaking out of the south bay. this is actually a surface street, san jose police department you see on montague expressway, which is closed in both directions at 1st. this big intersection, we've had a serious crash and the investigation continues. you see the slick roadways. now, let me show you on the maps because the investigation may continue until daylight hours. we're not sure if they have to take pictures or not. there's montague, and you can drive through the east, west connecters as alternates to montague expressway. >> thank you. this morning the gilroy garlic festival association says it is canceling the annual event indefinitely. organizers say they'll hold smaller events, starting with a golf tournament and concert, as

well as a dinner this year. in the letter the festival board blamed the pandemic, along with high insurance premiums. ultimately it was all about money. >> it was over the ten years just losing money, it was the main culprit and cause of what was going on with the festival and being able to be sustainable. >> now, last year's festival was a drive-through event and it was called off in 2020 due to covid. in 2019 the garlic festival was the scene of that mass shooting that left three people dead and 17 injured. well, new video this morning showing you a row of cars and trucks broken into overnight at an east bay apartment complex. it happened wednesday at the bella vista apartments in richmond. >> people who live there obviously are frustrated, they are now cleaning up the mess. and "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd talked with one man who says he field overwhelmed. >> reporter: what do you do when you feel like no one is

listening? you might take to social media with your frustrations. that's what this man did when he woke up to this. >> somebody came here, broke the windows. >> reporter: according to richmond police, 10 to 15 vehicles broken into overnight at the bella vista apartments on richmond parkway. the man who posted the video says this isn't the first time cars have been vandalized. he says his car has been hit a number of times. >> they opened the door, took all the stuff inside. >> reporter: black tarp was taped over the name of the complex. that happened about an hour after we spoke by phone to a manager on site who told us she was not authorized to make any comment. another tenant says security is an issue. >> i come out to the street because they don't let you smoke on the premises, so i come out here every night in the dark and there's no security nowhere.

>> reporter: we tried to call the manager back after hours to ask about security. we did not get a call back. meanwhile, this man says he's fed up. police say they are hoping to get their hands on surveillance video, but right now they have no leads. cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." now to an update on the mike tyson incident at sfo, the boxing legend is across the country after he was caught on camera punching a man on board a flight from sfo. the question, is he still in hot water? >> hey, hey, hey, hey. mike, come on. >> today tyson is in miami. this photo was taken there last night after a conference. a witness told tmz that on wednesday tyson was friendly initially but then changed when a man kept bothering him after tyson asked to be left alone. no charges have been filed,

however legal experts tell us it's usually up to the victim to press charges. >> there's also the question of whether this person has a history. we know that mike tyson has somewhat of a history, including violent incidents, but we know they're not recent so that is something the d.a. might consider. >> on wednesday tyson was in san francisco to promote his cannabis brand during the 4/20 celebration we covered for you. both men involved were detained and then released. well, this morning close to 90 san mateo high school students are recovering from covid after attending prom earlier this month. it was held at the asian art museum in san francisco. in a statement, the school district says that masks were strongly recommended but many of those students chose not to wear them. so far, all of the cases that have been reported are mild or asymptomatic. the district is now testing students every day. and we're learning about a new record for covid. a health care worker caught the

virus twice within 20 days. it happened in spain during the winter surge. the health care worker, 31 years old and fully vaccinated. she first tested positive on december 20th and then again on january 10th. the research found that she was also infected with two different variants, first delta and then the omicron variant. 20-day gap between infections is the shortest on record. researchers say these cases show how powerful the omicron variant can be when it comes to immunity. >> next on "today in the bay," the new ads that you can expect to see in sony's playstation games and why you might not be too happy about that. >> also, we want to talk about starbucks. employees starting to unionize. the latest store to form a union and the reason employees say something needs to change. much more ahead for you this morning. you're watching "today in the bay."

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here's a closer look at satellite radar. we do still have plenty of activity on the radar, but the last of the rain is expected to clear out today. your early morning commute, the impacts and how we're looking into the weekend coming up in the full forecast. >> and this may have been some of the impact from slick roadways. the investigation continues. you see the wet pavement and a closure for the montague expressway, both directions of this decided roadway are closed

at north 1st in san jose. we'll continue to follow that. i'll give you alternates for a more pleasant start to the morning. good morning, everyone. wall street right now is set to open lower as markets try to avoid another losing week. stocks erasing yesterday's gains after fed chair powell said the u.s. central bank is going to be more aggressive fighting inflation, that means bigger interest rate hikes are on the table when the fed meets next month and that's pushed the yields on government bonds, just think of the returns on these bonds and in turn put pressure on stocks because debt is going to be more expensive. the s&p fell 1.5%, and the nasdaq slid 2%. we've got earnings from american express, as well as verizon. switching gears, workers at starbucks in seattle have voted to form a union.

26 starbucks locations have moved toward unionizing nationwide. they're the second to organize in the hometown. they have about 8,000 company-owned stores but six of these reserve roastries, the more expensive starbucks locations and the employees that work at those locations say it comes with more responsibilities, but without the matching pay. and lastly, sony is working to put ads inside free to play playstation games, the ads are expected to launch by the end of the year and will appear in areas that won't distract from the games themselves. players could get rewards for watching ads. last report was microsoft is considering something similar for free to play games on the xbox. i know for all the children watching or parents, a lot of these free to play games are not necessarily free because you've got to spend money on the add-ones. >> there's no such thing as a free puppy. thank you.

>> the last of the glaciers are melting at an alarming speed. coming up next, on this earth day, we'll show you how it's having rippling effects across the country. we'll be right back.

good morning. it is 4:45, it is friday and it is earth day. mother nature provided us with plenty of rain yesterday but we're not in the clear just yet. we've got more activity on the radar. i'm going to take you through the timing of that.

this is a live look in downtown san jose. notice we are a little bit calmer today compared to yesterday. we had that streak push through and that caused a lot of those lightning strikes. the majority of that stayed just off the coast. we also had reports of hail in areas like livermore. so what can we expect today? you can see we've still got a line of showers and plenty of sierra snow coming down. let's take a look at what storm ranger is picking up right now. we've got a line of rain, light to moderate at times, moving into the north bay, par san rafael, and a light rain through san francisco. look at this line of showers that's getting ready to push in toward the south bay. right now we're going to stay calm in san jose, morgan hill. but as soon as the rain begins to make its approach you'll notice the rain also moving in over the santa cruz area, so you might get some of that rain for your early morning commute if you're going to be traveling between now and 7:00. here's a closer look at the timeline.

the temperatures will remain in the 50s this afternoon. it's about 60 degrees right now in san francisco. we'll be in the rainy sort of cloudy mood in through the afternoon. now, as far as the afternoon goes, we do get some clearing when it comes to the rain, as that system continues to push through. estimated rainfall totals for today are going to stay within a couple hundredths to possibly a quarter for some of the coastal areas, as well as the city. so overall we're not going to get as much rain today as we saw yesterday. the system is going to be quick to move out. keep in mind there is still a winter storm warning in place right now through 11:00 a.m. there's also an avalanche warning and that's going to be because of those gusty winds, 40 to 80 miles per hour. so as far as the saturday and sunday forecast, once that system clears out we get sunshine into saturday and sunday, the temperatures bump up into those upper 60s, and rain clears out quite nicely just in time for your saturday and sunday.

now let's get a check and update on the roads. >> unfortunately, in san jose we continue with this scene, the full closure from montague expressway and a new update from san jose police department says the investigation is because of a deadly crash. they have confirmed that right now. you see one vehicle in the background. you see one car that's got a lot of damage to it. i don't see any other vehicles involved in this crash, but we're still waiting for this investigation to give us more information. we do have the scene at 1st and montague. the map shows you you can use trimble as an alternate to get past the area. the rest of the bay is the wet pavement. that is the major factor right now. >> thank you. happening today the trial of sunny balwani continues this morning after a break yesterday. earlier this week a former walgreens executive testified that balwani was very involved in the relationship between

theranos and walgreens, but the blood testing machines gave wrong results and largely used third-party equipment and technology. balwani is accused of defrauding both investors and patients. turning to our climate in crisis on this earth day, we are getting a firsthand look at the impact global warming is having on glaciers in alaska. >> the rippling effect this is having across the country already. >> the glacier is five miles wide at the very bottom, 25 miles long, goes up to 9,200 feet. >> reporter: alaska's glaciers hold almost unreal beauty, but what is very real is how quickly they're melting. >> this is all new right here. the iceberg broke off probably about two weeks ago. >> reporter: tyler and brine why alaska helicopter tours showed

us evidence all around us. >> this is one of the places where you can most clearly see evidence of the glaciers melting. this is lake george which will melt as we get into summer. and then if you look down here these chunks of ice broke off of colony glacier year, and then along the edge you can see how the ice is already separating from colony glacier. that's going to be the part of the glacier that breaks off this summer and possibly ends up in the lake, and eventually melting. >> what's left visible is the deflation of the glacier, so we see the margins, that's obvious, and we see it receding or retreating and that's obvious, but the thinning is less obvious, and that's really where most of the loss is happening. >> reporter: brian is a climate scientist with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and here is some quick context.

one gigaton of melting ice would cover new york's central park in water and that water would be deep enough to submerge the chrysler building and then some. scientists say the world is currently loses 300 gigatons of ice from glaciers every year. >> that's the only direct tangible way. indirectly, it's increasing the instance of wildfire, it's affecting when we can plant crops and overall agricultural productivity. my kids, who are teenagers, they talk about what it used to be like here. so the changes aren't occurring on natural geologic or even sub-geologic scales. they're occurring at yearly scales. >> reporter: the climate scientists i talked to also wanted to make it clear that our lives in california are directly connected to what's happening here. the intense wildfires we have every year, the drought that we're experiencing, all those things linked to melting

glaciers. they're melting in part so quickly because alaska is a state that is warming faster than any other state. it's 4.2 degrees warmer here than it was just 50 years ago. we're going to dive deeper into the connections between alaska and our lives in california during our live earth day special on nbc lx that airs at 11:00 a.m. you can watch live at lx.com. reporting for "today in the bay," i'm chase cane with nbc lx. >> thank you. you can also watch on xfinity channel 185 or over the air on channel 11-5. our earth day coverage continues. meteorologist vianey arana shows us the way we can reduce plastic waste with some items that we might already have in our homes. >> and happening now, education advocates pushing for a $632 million commitment from governor gavin newsom. the 360,000 uc and cal state

students' advocates say the middle class scholarship would provide between $1,000 and $3,000 of grant money depending on income. they are pushing for governor newsom to include that plan as part of his budget this june. we'll be right back.

continues this morning and this time we're talking about reducing our plastic waste. >> you may not realize it, but there are plenty of solutions, as meteorologist vianey arana explains, it can start with something as simple as reusable containers for the type of products you may use. >> hot new makeup and beauty trends are some of my favorite things, but we can pair that

with sustainability. and that will help keep not only us, but also our planet beautiful. here's a problem. the green business bureau reports the beauty industry generates 120 billion plastic containers, brushes, tubes for things like mascara, compacts and lipstick. not only is the packaging harmful, many times so are the formulas. let's find a cleaner option. >> i like using chemical-free non toxic makeup. >> check out the source zero in downtown san jose. the owner loves nature and her commitment to being eco conscious led her to opening up the shop about three years ago. >> it's time for your climate hack. >> almost 100% plastic-free company, they're refillable. you can get capsules that are magnetic and you can build your

own. they come in pouchs and then you pull them out of the pouch and then that's where it goes. you can just fill it up with each color. they are made out of bamboo, all the containers are, the lids are made out of corn. the liquid foundation is really light. it has sunscreen that's not chemical. they are good for your body. and we have refills for these. you just pop it into this one. >> what is the pay-off? greenbusinessbureau.com says the beauty industry contributes to the loss of 18 million acres of forest a year. if you choose to switch even just a couple of beauty products to a greener option, you can help preserve our disappearing forests. >> for more stories like this, you can visit nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate in crisis tab.

well, this morning trapped inside a war zone. the push to get more ukrainians to safety as russia ramps up attacks, and the all-new video coming to light this morning showing the destruction being left behind.

right now at 5:00, growing drought concerns. despite our most recent storm, the state is dealing, still, with very dry conditions and now

one bay area county is asking residents to cut back on water use, and a lot. a live report on the water restrictions being imposed in the east bay and what you may need to know. >> plus, claiming victory. russian president vladimir putin says that his troops have taken over a key city, ukraine's dire situation and the growing pleas for help. this is "today in the bay." here we go on this friday, and earth day. we want to say good morning to you. thank you for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia has the day off. if you are on the go, you can watch us on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> mike is going to talk about the commute in just a bit, but first we've got to start out with the forecast. we're still talking about rain in the bay area. >> we've still got rain on radar. we've got a couple of lightning strikes. a lot of that is staying off the coast. so we are expecting to keep the chance of showers really for the