a good samaritan who helped baby brandon come home meets the child and the family. a look at the emotional meeting and new details on the suspects' upcoming court appearance. protecting bay area businesses, the new program in one city that helps keep stores more secure from thieves. president biden set to secure more aid to ukraine, this as russian forces try to zero in on the city of kharkiv. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this thursday. thanks so much for making us part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. you can watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. first up, news overnight, out of arizona where someone is a brand new powerball jackpot millionaire. we're all here this morning. that's where the winning ticket was bought in last night's $473 million drawing. you buy your ticket, you maybe want a little something -- our

naib the pool -- they say it did not win. did you really check it? i tried to check it with the app and you can't do it yet. >> maybe we didn't win. i'll just put that right there. >> i did buy a scratcher yesterday and i won $40. >> big money. >> big money. >> buddy. >> that can afford us, what, four cups of coffee from starbucks? let's talk about the wind. it's going to be windy today. there is still an advisory. i don't know how to transition to the wind from that. it's going to be in place until about 11:00 a.m. look at the downed trees, power line possibilities there. it's going to remain in place through 11:00 a.m. this could be extended because it does look like the models show pretty gusty winds all the way through the evening. right now 49 degrees in san jose. look at the temperature trends.

we are going to be running a few degrees cooler. temperatures will top out in the mid to upper silkts for most of the bay area. a couple of low 70s. as side from that, we'll get good sunshine into the afternoon. let's get a look at traffic with mike. in san jose there's been a crash on the grid for a while. we're just starting to see some slowing. i believe that means crews probably have arrived and may be hooking up one car here, southbound 85 heading toward the merge with 101, heading toward morgan hill, gilroy. everything moving smooth outside after that one portion. everything north of there just fine. the overnight construction cleared from the caldecott in the westbound direction t. san mateo bridge is moving smoothly, but there may be gusty winds. use caution. back to you. >> thanks, mike. an emotional reunion as a south bay mother gets a chance to personally thank a man who helped bring her kidnapped baby back home. >> the mother of 3-month-old

baby brandon cuellar told us she wanted to personally thank the people who helped save her son. >> let's check in with kris sanchez right now. we want to meet that little baby. >> reporter: he's super adorable. so good to know he's healthy and happy and back in his mother's arms. she says she feels so grateful to the police and the members of the community who saw something and said something and made sure that the baby got back home. >> are you with your mommy? praise the lord. >> reporter: that was the moment when mother jessica ayala got to introduce her son to the person who helped locate the vehicle.

she said the 20 hours that her son was gone were agonizing. while she's happy to have her son back, she has a message for the suspects, too. >> translator: i feel really happy. i feel like my life and my soul came back to my body. i would never wish this upon anyone. they need to get what they deserve because you should never deserve this to anybody. no mother should ever have to go through this. >> reporter: these are the three suspects who will in court this afternoon to face four different charges. jose roman portillo who police say took the baby and in whose home the baby was found on tuesday. yesenia guadalupe ramirez who was with the grandmother the day the baby was kidnapped. police say she's a family friend, and her husband, baldomeo sandoval. jessica ayala says yesenia was a frequent visitor to her home through her pregnancy and always

interested in being around the baby. police say the kidnapping was planned from the moment the shopping trip happened with the grandmother to portillo showing up with a baby carrier to the home. the three suspects will be charged with four counts that we know of. one is kidnapping. the other is planning to kidnap and we'll see what the other charges are. when they're in court, we'll be in there, too. for "today in the bay," kris sanchez. our updates will continue online with the latest information. we have uploaded the entire interview with baby brandon's mother along with a translation. go to nbcbayarea.com to watch it. a defrocked east bay catholic priest is due in court. stephen keysly is a convicted sexual predator who formerly served as a priest in four east bay sit tess. he was arrested april 16 after investigators say his car plowed

into a couple in rock moore. the man died. happening today the search is on for a suspected bank robber in the north bay. novato police are asking for help identifying this man. they say over the weekend he slipped a note to a teller demanding cash from a clays bank and left the area on foot. police are not saying how much money he got away with it. president biden ready to make a new plea to help ukraine. here is a live look at the white house this morning. the president expected to ask congress to approve a massive new aid package with funding through the summer months. meanwhile, the united nations secretary is in ukraine this morning. this is where he's scheduled to meet with president volodymyr zelenskyy. this as russian forces continue to circle in on a steel plant in mariupol. this is considered to be the city's last ukrainian holdout. u.n. leaders are trying to coordinate evacuation plans for

civilians still trapped there. there's new video following a missile attack on kharkiv. at least one person has died. breaking while you were sleeping, freed american trevor reed arrived in texas overnight. photos with a tweet sent out by texas congressman. russia released him yesterday in a prison exchange. he was serving nine years for assaulting russian police officers. the u.s. released a russian drug trafficker. happening today, san francisco launches a new program allowing off-duty deputies to assist as retail security guards. city leaders approved that plan after a string of so-called flash mob robberies where the group of thieves rush in, steal all the things they can put their hands on and rushing out. stores will be able to hire deputies to work overtime hours. police are already allowed to offer some protections, but the number of available officers are unable to meet the demand right

now. a supervisor who authorized that program will kick start the program in chinatown. a new development for the downtown west project around diridon station. as "the mercury news" reports, cal train is finalizing plans for two office towers that would cover more than 1 million square feet. the towers would sit near dear done. so far there's no timeline for construction. at 5:08. a new look at downtown san jose. vianey arana, you've been talking about that wind advisory. >> yes, the national weather service registered a 61-mile-per-hour wind gust at the altamont. it's going to be one of those days where we have to be careful. the rain did help a little. you can see napa, the areas in

orange are in the wind advisory. that's going to be in place until about 11:00 a.m. poibility of downed trees. this will remain a threat all day long. i still looks like it's going to be gusty into the afternoon. in case you're wondering about the temperatures, here is a closer look at the daytime highs. mid to upper 60s today. concord 69, san jose 66, morgan hill 67. if you're heading to san francisco, it's going to be gusty around the coastline as well, 60 degrees for san francisco. now, i know mike has a look at some gas prices. >> folks will talk about the cheaper options in these areas like fairfield in the north bay out of valero. $5.09, cash only. in livermore, gas and shop on vasco road, $5.25, cash only. same thing for morgan hill, $5.19 at the 76 on monterey

road. bring the cash. that's theay we've been talking about the better prices we've been founding. in the sboi toward morgan hill, a little less slowing. 101 past coddle as you head toward the merge with 85. it looks like there's a crew on scene there. that's 101 and 85 at the bottom, 101 at 85 in sunnyvale, another crash reported and no detail. that might be a duplicate filing. sometimes people get confused which one is called in to chp. out of the altamont pass, a little build, nothing major. >> 5:10 this morning. getting rid of unhealthy pandemic behaviors.

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right now in san jose, 49 degrees, in the south bay the

winds are calm for now. but expect to see the wind pick up in the afternoon. 15 to 25 miles per hour. in the north bay mountains and the east bay hills, a wind advisory remains in effect. we'll talk about the timing of this coming up. getting a little break from the wind here in oakland, but the commute is building as well on the freeway. southbound with all the headlines headed tore union city. we'll see what happens when folks are coming out of contra kofrt that county. a senior executive from twitter is getting hateful messages after her soon to be bos elon musk tweeted her. she's the twitter's top lawyer. the man in the picture is tim pool, a youtuber. he's asking her questions about bias at twitter, and in the pictures she's deflecting. a look at the reactions show some twitter users supporting

musk. this is not the first time musk has directed criticism at current twitter employees. under the terms of the buyout musk is not supposed to disparage the company or his people. his tweets have left some people to wonder if he's really serious about buying twitter. we say musk buys twitter. really it's musk is in the process of buying twitter. it's not finished yet. the pictures come from this episode of the joe rogan pod cat. gadde answers lots of questions in a straightforward manner. we turned down the audio because they're talking about why a twitter user has been suspended and they're using the words that got that user suspended. i posted the video to twitter if you want to watch it. the former head of twitter, dick costolo has his own tweets for musk starting with bullying is not leadership. continuing with, you're making

an executive at the company you just bought the target of harassment. musk has a rider in that buyout agreement not to attack people at twitter, and he's doing that. he may not think he is, but certainly the former ceo of twitter thinks he is. this goes back to the original question about musk, how serious is he about anything? he said he was going to take tesla private. wasn't serious. this morning says he's going to buy coca-cola. certainly we think that's probably not. who knows? >> everything he says people pay attention to. >> thank you, scott. new this morning, some old habits die hard. turns out a lot of us are holding on to lockdown behaviors including having groceries delivered. 81% of having groceries

delivered online can lead to healthier choices. >> think about produce items. what are the things that you enjoy and how can you add more of those to your menu rather than being restrictive. >> she also says good habits are built over time. trending right now, if you're looking to land your dream job, taking certain steps can get you ahead of the pack. >> for one, your name should be permanently displayed at the top of your resume. so the rest of that should be a bullet point list of your advantages of hiring you, not an auto biography. they also say don't underestimate the power of linkedin. they say making connections on that site, this is really something that really can be beneficial for you. this story had us thinking about how we actually got in front of you this morning right here at

nbc bay area. >> a long road. >> there's nothing more annoying than passing someone or trying to pass someone with their blinker that's been going off for a half mile. it's like talking to someone and they're doing this the whole time. that's mike inouye. >> i remember that, your early days at nbc bay area. >> a decade ago. >> we're all soaking it in. >> that's me. my first job in charlottesville, virginia. >> that's me. i was -- that was my first anchor job, a weekend anchor at ksee in fresno. >> first anchor job at kjct news 8 in grand juncture colorado. >> this the actually a picture of me in college. >> like a glam shot.

>> my first on-air job was in boston. i was the primetime weather anchor monday through fridays. then i went to el paso and ends up here. >> it takes a journey in this career, usually. >> with some bumps in the road. we make it. a little bumpy today on the road with the wind. be careful. slow down. at month, 61-mile-per-hour registered wind gusts according to the national weather service. you've got to slow down, be careful. we will be seeing that wind advisory in effect until 11:00 a.m. look at san jose, beautiful shot of downtown san jose. rain not a factor today. we've got clear skies over san francisco. if you look at satellite radar, we actually don't have much going on in the way of any rain. for now that is. we have changes approaching, we've had the high pressure dominating. that's what's been helping keep us dry over the next couple days. we'll see the wind kicking up and remain a little cooler.

satellite radar, we've got wind pushing a lot of that cloud cover east. current temperatures, as you head out the door, in the 40s right now. 48 in oakland, 45 in dublin, 47 in san jose. our forecasted highs for this afternoon, we're going to keep that on-again off-again wind. not everybody is going to get the really gusty winds. it will get breezy through the afternoon. 56 degrees in san jose. 67 in morgan hill. 68 in martinez. 60 degrees? san francisco. the high wind advisory especially for the north bay and east bay hills. all the highlighted areas, danville, concord, this is going to remain a threat. again, this is until 11:00 a.m. this could get extended because the model runs do show the winds continuing into the afternoon. if you look at the time stamp right up here, 7:30, gusty conditions remain for voes and

san francisco. winds pick up for the south bay. 20, 25-plus miles per hour. the winds stick around beyond that 11:00 a.m. expiration of the wind advisory and really calm down and diminish heading into early friday morning, right around 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 a.m. we'll start to see the winds remain much calmer. as far as the 60s go in our forecast, it's going to be another dry day. but the sunshine is going to prevail this afternoon. if you're heading to the city, upper 50s, low 60s. through clearlake, 66, santa rosa 69. long-range outlook shows the wind today. but if i take it through friday, saturday, sunday, look what happens to our north. we have a system that's going to pass by. and this could bring the possibility of some shower activity mainly into monday. so there's an early morning chance that could happen. notice the seven-day forecast includes winds from the

northwest. they remain breezy into friday and saturday. the daytime highs will be in the mid and upper 60s. heading to monday, we get the a.m. drizzle chance. that is the rain that dirties your car, but not enough to be significant accumulations throughout the bay area. however, long-range outlook does show the second week of may a good possibility of maybe a formation of a storm. that may bring us some late rain to the bay area. something we definitely should have seen in april, but we'll take it in may. let's get a look at how the roads are doing with mike. overall green sensors dominate the map. we did get word of a new crash. there's a rig -- sounds like they lost a load off the back of their truck and onto the roadway, 280 around mclaughlin. i haven't seen slowing in either direction. we'll wait for clarification once chp gets on scene around

the 680/280 interchange. there may be debris in the roadway from an earlier crash. an earlier crash resulting in minor slowing. so far the morning commute moving smoothly. over here westbound and across the san mateo bridge, notice the sign says high winds and gusty, but no problems reported. 5:23 right now. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds". there's a pot of cash out there with more than a trillion dollars in workers' money. i'm ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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you roll it to one of their companies. >> we created national registry as a public service website. if somebody finds there's a match in one of those accounts, it will point them back and say, here is the information, here is the person you want to contact and their number and email. >> avenue three is looking in the state's unclaimed property database, unclaimed.org. click on the map. check every state where you used to work or live. >> reporter: good morning. face coverings optional on b.a.r.t. that can change the decision within a matter of hours that could force you to mask up the next time you ride. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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breaking now at 5:30, overnight developments from parents in the battle against covid. the new push to provide vaccines for the nation's youngest children. plus -- >> we were like, hey, let's go get something to eat. we were both hungry. >> drive-through disagreement. the change two deaf men are calling for after an incident at a local fast food restaurant. that story you'll only see on nbc bay area. the vote today that could determine your mask-wearing future, especially if you're among those who ride b.a.r.t. this is "today in the bay."

good thursday morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. don't forget today and every day we're on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and also online. >> all the time. bay area sports fans have a lot to process. the warriors are moving in on the playoffs after a dramatic win last night at the chase center. starting tonight, las vegas hosts the nfl draft. sierra johnson will have details on all of that and news on warriors tickets, if you're lucky enough to grab them, for the next round. >> did you watch the game last night? >> highlights. >> i was doing a lot of homework. >> i didn't watch it but i could hear pierre in the other room, whoo! let's go! it was a good game apparently. there's a wind advisory today. let's talk about the temperatures, how that's going to impacted you today. take a look right now in san francisco. about 50 degrees. if you look at the temperature

trend, we'll bump up into the upper 50s. noon, 57 degrees. if you look at the icons, all sunshine. not a lot of cloud cover expected today. 49 degrees right now, but we are expected to see those temperatures sort of remain a little cooler through the afternoon. great shot of downtown san jose and a great shot of san francisco. the wind advisory will remain in place for the north bay mountains and east bay hills through 11:00 a.m. the national weather service already registered a 61-mile-per-hour wind gust at the altamont. slow down out there if that's a part of your commute. expect to see the winds stick around at least through the remainder of the evening. a closer look at how the rest of your forecast is doing in just a few minutes. >> sounds good. we'll check check back with you. in breaking news this morning, moderna is requesting the fda approve its covid-19 vaccine for its youngest

children. they say the injections are safe to use in children over 6 months old. if approved, millions in that age group could get the shot by this summer. moderna says its vaccine is 51% effective in preventing infection from 6 months to 2 years and goes to 37% for ages 2 to 5 it may seem like low numbers. medical experts say any protection for that age group is key. >> what they found in there is the effectiveness against getting sick, that means even sniffles, mild illness, they found it was very effective in preventing serious illness, hospitalizations and death, and that's what's important. >> right now children as young as 5 can be vaccinated with the pfizer vaccine. an estimated 18 million younger children are currently unprotected against the virus. later this morning b.a.r.t. will decide whether or not to restart the mask requirement on its trains. "today in the bay's" bob redell outside the dublin station. right now the masks are optional

but strongly recommended. >> reporter: correct. good morning, marcus. as you're well aware, b.a.r.t. dropped its mask requirement after the feds and the state of california dropped their mask mandate for public transit. at its regular meeting, though, later this morning, the b.a.r.t. board of directors will consider reimplementing a mask mandate that would run through july 18th. right now as you mentioned, the transit agency strongly recommends people wear masks. yesterday morning most riders were masked. a few were not. >> i don't wong we need masks. >> we can't go on forever with that. we can't go on forever. >> i feel it's more safe than not wearing mask. even though i'm vaccinated. >> makes me feel safer. covid isn't gone. >> it needs to be an individual decision, so each person should do what they need to do for

themselves. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is still offering free masks at all agent booths and has air filters installed on all of the train cars. the board meets virtually at 9:00 this morning. there will be a public comment before they decide on this new mask mandate. incidentally, last night the a.c. transit board of directors voted not to reimplement, to extend its mask mandate according to tweets put out by director gene walsh, the vote was tied. the motion, therefore, did not pass. live in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> keep those masks handy. you never know what's going to happen. than, bob. new details on the brush fire in eastern alameda county. it's now out. it started after 9:00 on the lawrence-livermore property.

this is just outside of tracy. cal fire says the fire burned 50 acres before it was fully under control. luckily no one was hurt. 5:35 right now. happening today, we're expecting to learn details about an east bay woman missing for months. 24-year-old alexis gabe disappeared in late january. she was last seen in antioch, but her car was found abandoned in oakley. there's been no trace of her since. no suspects announced. her family recently revealed a new reward of $10,000. investigators will provide an update at 11:00 a.m. at oakley city hall. now to a story you'll only see here on nbc bay area. two men demanding better training for fast food restaurant employees. they claim they were refused drive-through service because they are deaf. cesa ayala was visit ag friend

in livermore last weekend. he says they went to a jack-in-the-box drive-through after midnight on saturday. after several failed attempts to communicate with employees, they started filming. at one point a worker can be heard on that video saying he's going on break, but then the driver right behind them was able to place an order. >> when somebody is hired, those people should be trained on how to work with the deaf and disabled thoroughly to make sure that their customers are given complete access. so education is the most important part. >> now, he decided not to leave and says someone at the restaurant called police. livermore police are calling this a civil issue, not a criminal one. we reached out to jack-in-the-box for response but have not yet heard back. 5:37 this morning. the warriors are cruising into the second round of the nba playoffs. this is after closing out denver in the game last night at chase center. >> it was a close one. dub nation getting ready to snap

up tickets for the next round. maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves. "today in the bay's" sierra johnson is outside the chase center. a lot for sports fans to be following and sell rating right now. >> reporter: good morning. that's exactly right. things right now understandably quiet. last night was a completely different story. this place was a mad house. the warriors clinching a spot to the semifinal -- conference semifinals. maybe they made it too exciting for warriors fans. the dubs were down eight points at the start of the fourth quarter, but came up with the clutch shots down the stretch. gary payton jr. three-pointer gave the warriors a two-point lead, then steph curry sealed it. winning the series 4-1. after that draymond green talked about the warriors leaving oakland arena to make new memories here at the chase center. >> this is a different place.

we have to come here and build this home court. i think we're starting to do that. >> reporter: we love to see it. the warriors next face the winner of the memphis/minnesota series. later today tickets will go on sale this morning. the team says presale events start today. single game tickets for the general public go on sale tomorrow. last night was busy for bay area sports fans. less than one mile from here the giants and a's were battling it out at the bay bridge series. the a's got to a leadoff home run and that held all nine wings as they won the game in a 1-0 shutout. the team split the two-game series which picks up again in early august at the coliseum. let's not also forget football fans are getting ready for tonight's first round nfl draft. this is a live look at las vegas outside the bellagio.

rounds two and three take place tomorrow with the draft wrapping up on saturday. so in all, it's been quite a busy week to be a sports fan here in the bay area. we will continue to keep you updated on all the happening in the sports world. we're live from the chase center, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> we're always willing to celebrate a win. >> a lot of bandwagon fans out there, too. that's okay. we'll celebrate together. let's take a look at the forecast. windy today, you're saying. >> windy today and also a little breezy on saturday. right now in san francisco, expect to see those temperatures bump up into the 60s heading into friday, mid 60s. we'll warm up just a little bit. by saturday, you get a little breeze. notice no rain in the forecast through the weekend. we're goings to remain dry through friday, saturday and sunday. temperatures in napa valley for saturday. upper 70s, 77 degrees.

overnight lows in the 40s. through sunday, 79 degrees and we could see a couple of low 80s. if you have plans to head to lake tahoe, you want to be careful. we're talking about the possibility of more wind. tomorrow it's going to be about 60 degrees. by saturday we could get some snow shower activity mainly up through some parts of the far top elevation areas. 59 degrees, 63 on sunday. it's going to be really sunny. take a look at yosemite. yosemite is going to be beautiful this weekend. i have never been to yosemite, believe it or not. >> it's gorgeous. >> i got to go now. >> road trip. >> i'm down with that. saturday, 69 degrees. by sunday, 64 degrees. and if you're going to be heading to big sir this weekend, great weather, 70s, upper 60s. saturday will be your warmest day, up to 67 degrees. maybe you're heading down south to southern california along the grapevine. i'm from l.a. i know it's going to be a

beautiful weekend out there. saturday, 75 degrees, sunday 73 degrees. overnight lows in the 50s. it's going to be one of those weekends where we've got a lot of sunshine, comfortable temperatures but windy at times. no matter where you are, not too worried about the rain this weekend. looking way out ahead into the second week of may, that's when the possibility of rain might roll around into the bay area once again. i'll send it back over to you. where is mike? mike, i almost missed you. >> you disappeared. did you just go to l.a.? >> i wish. magic carpet transport. you're looking over here to tonight, we have the overnight closure of one of your eastbound borders. one eastbound bore away from the bay bridge will close to night. it did last night as well i. reopened at 4:00 this morning. no problems, no delays. a typical pattern around the bay. westbound is your commute this morning. again, this evening we're

looking ahead, predicting slowing as one lane again closes. this is the last night of the four nights of construction here blocking just one of your three lanes web across the san mateo bridge. the dumbarton bridge is a little farther to the south. that will keep you clear of all the crews and work. again, that was cleared before 5:00 this morning. a smooth, easy drive. north 101 from the section 680 -- there's the earlier crash with debris south 280 approaching mclaughlin. there's something going on. the sensors do show slowing. use caution if that is your direction, 280 toward the enter chain and the transition to 680. back to you. >> all right. good to know. thanks, mike. it's 5:43. how healthy is the county you live in? next on "today in the bay," hear from one expert on how the pandemic is affecting our everyday lifestyles. also, the steps she says bay area leaders can take to make improvements. how healthy is the white house? it's getting harder and harder

to keep coronavirus out of the west wing. all that when "today in the bay" continues.

a live look right now in san francisco. if you look at the top of the building, you can see the american flag there waving with the wind. we have gusty conditions expected through this afternoon. i'll take you through the timing and where we can expect to see the wind advisories remain.

the first burst of traffic through san jose. we've seen that building earlier today. now holding on right at the 680/280 interchange. also more slowing in the rich mopped area, but i think that was a blip. we'll check the bridge and the approach coming out of the east bay coming up. 5:47 right now. president biden will make an abbreviated appearance at the white house correspondents' dinner. >> coronavirus has gotten very close to the president who, of course, is double vaccinated and boosted, but still the oldest president we've ever had. the president continues to make public appearances. here he is recognizing the teacher of the year, kurt russell on the far left. the first lady, a teacher her soefl, joined him in the west wing ceremony. >> if you got to do one thing to make sure the nation succeeded in the next two generations, what would you do? you'd want, i would say,

literally have the best educated public in the world. >> on wednesday president biden attended madeleine albright's funeral at the national cathedral. you can see other past presidents and vice presidents there as well, all of them wearing masks. former president obama tested positive last month. the white house says president biden will wear a mask to the correspondent's dinner, too. obama was the last president to attend one. dr. anthony fauci said he's not coming to the dinner citing the risk of contracting the virus. he came to that decision after, quote, my individual add sesment of my personal risk. the risk is higher for older people. president trump was 73 when he contracted coronavirus. we hadn't invented vaccines when he got sick, of course. this is video from walter reed

at the time. trump was far, far more ill than we first knew. vice president harris who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week continues to work in isolation from her home. she says she's feeling fine. she was traveling just before the test result, so she was not in contact with the president. president biden will speak to the american public about the state of the war in ukraine later this morning. that war is threatening to spill into moldova which is right here. the russians have been warning nato allies not to send weapons. we've been sending heavier and heavier weapons. new video for you from the indiana national guard which is giving up its armored personnel carriers and sending them to ukraine. these are m-113s. these were all built in san jose. if you're a san jose old timer, you remember the factory was right near the airport where the earthquakes stadium is now. we'll be tracking all of this including the president's speech on social media.

on facebook you'll find me at scott mcgrew tv. an all new report highlighting the health crisis. i spoke with sheri johnson, the director of the university of wisconsin population health institute. we talked about the annual county health rankings. >> in your area of the country, we learned that the highest ranking county is marin and the lowest is trinity. health that includes many factors related to how long and here in the bay area we like to think we're outgoing, outdoorsy, would try to get exercise. but also, people are being impacted by a number of things. one is mental health, and we know that's part of the survey. talk to us about what you used to come up with the calculation. >> we used this model of health

that shows that health is determined by many factors, things like the social and economic environment, income and education and family and social support, as well as health behaviors like how much physical activity you're getting or how much healthy food you're able to get. we also include measures of access to clinical care including, for example, how many mental health providers are in the local area. it's a multifactor model that shows many things are driving how long and how well people live in a local place. >> what about the pandemic? did we see a big impact within this year or even last year's study of the how the impact of the pandemic is affecting people's lives and health? >> what we learned really is prior to the pandemic, these social and economic conditions were creating opportunities for some people to be healthy but not for others. that was amplified and revealed in the pandemic. our data only includes deaths

from covid-19 through the end of 2020, so it may not really fully reflect the true and full impact of covid-19 for several years to come. what we do know, though, is there are solutions that we can start to put in place now that will help us to advance a just recovery that centers economic security for everyone. >> what are some of the things that we can do?while marin is at the top, which is in our area, there are others that -- other areas that may be lacking. >> exactly. the solutions that we lift up are around economic security, so things like a living wage and affordable child care. in san francisco, an average family taking care of two children is spending 27% of their income on child care expenses alone. the federal government recommends that we only spend about 7% of our income on child care. so that's a threefold difference between what's recommended and

what people in san francisco are needing to pay for one of many expenses that are necessary for people to live with dignity and to thrive and live their best life. >> okay. great conversation. you can watch that entire interview at nbcbayarea.com, on our streaming app. make sure you download it for roku, apple tv and amazon fire. then watch under the must see playlist. 5:53. time to get a look at the windy forecast. >> it's a windy one. it depends on where you are. if you're in the south bay, you're not feeling it. it will start to get breezy this afternoon. in san francisco it's starting to get gusty. notice at 12:00, the icon, at 57 degrees and very windy. we can see some pretty strong gusts. meanwhile in san jose the wind speeds are calm right now, about 3 miles per hour. not really a factor. the temperatures will bump up into the 60s. if you live in the north bay

mountains or the east bay hills, there's a wind advisory in place until 11:00 a.m. to the roads with mike. in the south bay, we have slowing. we also have the richmond bridge. i saw chp appear here, now there's no traffic. a quick traffic break coming toward that richmond bridge because of an issue there. so far the sensors didn't show that problem. the sensors do show slowing north 87 going into downtown. a crash was reported. hopefully it will clear quickly. this is 101, typical for san jose. the rest of the bay, a typical pattern as well. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, there's a new push to help california farmworkers devastated by climate crisis. democratic state senator behind the bill that would al kate $20 million as part of a pilot project. if approved, it would give farmworkers $1,000 a month for

three years. the al culture industry lost 8,000 jobs last year due to the drought and that industry really needs help recovering. it's 5:54. are more severe storms on the way for the bay area? still ahead, meteorologist vianey arana breaking down why stronger storms could be in our future and why this may not be so good when it comes to our extreme drought. plus, president biden set to secure more aid to ukraine, this as russian forces try to zero in on the city of kharkiv. you're watching "today in the bay."

. 5:57 for you right now. turning to our climate in crisis. just one day after east bay imposed water emergency, the metropolitan water district is requiring 6 million people to cut their water usage. that means residents and businesses can only water their lawns one day per week. they need to enforce it or face hefty fines. back in the bay area, a new study found that storms can be getting worse in the coming decades. meteorologist vianey arana in with us this morning. vi, this is not a good thing. >> specifically we're talking about atmospheric rivers and

bomb cyclones. the changing climate continues to bring us hotter temperatures, stronger storms, everything from our environment to our weather pattern. what's around us, but whether o. the latest study shows that bomb cyclones may become more powerful. somewhat a bomb cyclone? cyclone refers to a cyclone genesis. a quick drop of pressure, 24 millibars in 24 hours. the lawrence berkeley national laboratory revealed the bay area could receive up to 37% more water from these storms. although we may be in a drought, atmosphere rivers bring high rainfall rates in a short time period, too much water all at once. the impacts could overwhelm infrastructure like sewer pipes and could cause rapid rises in

streams and rivers causing floods. you can find more stories like this plus my climate hacks online at nbcbayarea.com. right now at 6:00, a moment he will never forget. >> i am so glad he's back with the family. grandma, you did a good job. >> a good samaritan who helped baby brandon come home meets the child's family. a look at the emotional meeting and the new details on the suspects' upcoming court appearance. after a string of smash and grab robberies new protections for san francisco businesses. we'll tell you about the new program meant to keep stores more secure from thieves. this is "today in the bay." >> we just love that reunion so much, we want to show you so much of it. we all wish we could hold that precious baby. >> oh, don't we? here we are on