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 wednesday -- wait.

this is thursday morning. >> don't set us back. >> it's thursday, thursday morning it is. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. you can also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online any day of the week. >> make sure you're sticking around because we're talking prom season. the cool new ride your high schooler can take to the prom and we might just show you some throwbacks. stick around for that. >> a little scary. first let's get a look at traffic and weather together. how are things looking the day? >> temperatures will be very pleasantfortable. it's the winds that are the talker. 48 degrees right now. notice the icons, sunny, 61 by 1:00. here is a look at satellite radar. the high pressure dominating, keeping us dry and sunny in the bay. notice the cloud cover kind of moving east. that wind is going to continue to be on and off. really gusty, especially for the

north bay mountains and east bay hills. a closer look at your daytime highs. san francisco, a high of 60 degrees. concord 69, napa 69. now a check of the roads. mike. >> folks, looking toward the south bay. typical slowing in this section of 101. 87 has been slow and building early because of a crash north 87 at taylor. as you're coming up toward downtown and your exit is there, one lane is blocked, slowing blocked up. now backing up to capital expressway. this may shift more traffic over to 101. we'll see if it disrupting the south bay traffic or if they're able to clear quickly. the bay bij toll plaza, metering lights are on. an emotional reunion as a south bay mother gets a chance to personally thank a man who helped bring her kidnapped baby home. the mother of 3-month-old

brandon cuellar wanted to personally thank the man who helped save her son. >> the three suspects are expected to make their court appearance. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is here for us. let's talk about baby brandon, how is he doing, and how is the mother doing this morning? >> reporter: the baby is healthy and happy, back at home in his monther's arms. she's feeling disoriented by the whole experience, but so happy to have her son back, and grateful to the police officers who helped bring him home and the good samaritans who did the right thing. take a listen. >> with your mommy. [ crying ] it's all him. praise the lord. >> reporter: this is the moment that mother jessica ayala got to introduce her son to chris martinez, one of the people who alerted police about the location of the suspect's

vehicle. brandon's grateful mother told telemundo and nbc bay area that the 20 hours her son was gone were agonizing. while she's happy to have her son back, she has a message. >> 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 do this to anybody. no mother should ever have to go through this. >> reporter: these are the three suspects who will be in court this afternoon. 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. 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 grandmother's home. all three suspects will be charged with kidnapping. san diego police said they had enough evidence for four different charges. we'll have to see what all those charges will end up being. the suspects will be in santa clara county this afternoon. >> this has become the community's baby now. so glad he's safe. thank you, chris. >> of course, we're constantly updating this story on our website with the latest information. you can actually upload the entire interview right now with baby brandon's mother along with the translation. go to nbcbayarea.com to watch it. >> also hear from the police and how they covered that. happening today, defrocked east bay catholic priest is due

to appear in court. stephen keysly is a convicted sexual predator who served as a priest in four east bay cities. he was arrested april 17th after his car plowed into a couple, the man died and wife suffered major injuries. he's facing charges including vehicular manslaughter. happening now, the search for a suspected bank robber in the north bay. novato police asking for help identifying this man. they say over the weekend he slipped a note to a teller demanding cash from a chase bank and left the area on foot. police are not saying how much money he got away with. >> 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 through funding throughout 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 that steel plant in mariupol considered to be the city's last ukrainian holdout. u.n. leaders are trying to coordinate evacuation plans for civilians still trapped there. new video showing destruction following a missile attack on kharkiv. at least one person is dead. breaking while you were sleeping, freed american trevor reed arriving in texas overnight. photos tweeted by a 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. this is where those groups of

thieves target retail stores. the stores were able to hire deputies to work over time hours. police already allowed to offer same protections, but the number of available officers are unable to meet the demand. the supervisor who authorized that ordinance will help kick f kick off the program starting today in chinatown. 6:08. a live look at downtown san jose. look at that. haze out there a little bit this morning. where is this sun -- had to think about it -- it's thursday morning. >> it's not just me. >> friday eve we'll call it. vianey has a look at the forecast. >> i feel that. it is one of those days where the sun will eventually come out, i promise. the temperatures will be cool and comfortable overall. daytime highs in san jose. 66 degrees. milpitas 67 in through morgan hill. also in the upper 60s. if you look at the interior valleys, some of the warnlest

spots will be concord and antioch in the low 70s. oakland, 64 degrees, hayward 62. around the peninsula, expect to keep the breezy winds into the afternoon, right now 13 miles per hour from the northwest. meanwhile in san francisco, definitely windy at 23 miles per hour. daytime highs will be in the 60s and up to the north bay, keep in mind there is a wind advisory that's going to remain in place through 11:00 a.m. for the north bay mountains and east bay hills. now let's see how traffic is doing with mike. >> first want to give folks an edge, today cash only options, keep that in mind for all these prices. fairfield at valero on travis boulevard, $5.09. in livermore, $5.25. in morgan hill in the south bay, you can get gas at $5.19 at the 76 on monterey road. those are cash only options today. you've got to keep some of that

green there. we like keeping the green on the roadway. here is the problem. normal pattern for most of the bay. the south bay, one section of 87. a big problem right now, a crash on the northbound commute direction right around taylor in the downtown area, actually coming toward the first street and the transition there. that's a crash with at least one lane blocked and the slowing, the transition going on now as traffic builds coming out of the south county. on 87 it's a slow drive. >> thanks for keeping tabs on it, mike. if you're like me, you'll have to admitted it. we all ate pretty bad during the pandemic. next on "today in the bay," we'll show you the new data showing eating patterns may be changing and the way one app is actually helping us curb those bad habits. elon musk accused of attacking one of his own employees on twitter. let's take you to the futures. look for the green. there it is. nasdaq in particular as lots of tech companies report profits.

prom season finally back post pandemic. what do you think about this? your kid could be rolling up to the big dance in a hot ride? we'll show you next. you're watching "today in the bay."

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it's 6:13. here is a look at your temperatures out the door. in the south bay, 45 degrees in san jose, 42 in morgan hill, warmer, mild temps in the 50s

for brentwood, san francisco 48. the story today will continue to be the wind. we'll talk about when the wind advisory is set to expire. one of the cameras looking at the bay bridge. it's shaking. emeryville, the camera steady at the toll plaza where we see the backup. the slowdown continues for highway 87 in san jose. we'll track that coming up. good morning. very happy thursday to you. breaking news on the business front. economists say the u.s. economy contracted in the first quarter. data shows the gdp decreased at an annual rate of negative 1.4%. this may not be as bad as it sounds. the lack of car sales helped suppress the number. there are very few cars to buy. a slowdown in government spending also depressed the number. there's a huge increase in defense spending. bottom line, don't panic. other news, a senior executive at twitter is getting hateful, sometimes racist messages after elon musk tweeted a picture of her in a meme.

the woman in the picture is vijaya gadde, she's twitter's top lawyer. the man in the picture, tim pool is a youtuber. he's asking her questions about bias at twitter, and their discussion goes around in a circle. under terms of the buyout, musk is not supposed to disparage the company and his people. his tweets have left some people to wonder if musk is serious about buying twitter. the deal is not finished yet. the pictures come from this episode of the joe rogan podcast. the irony is that gadde is there and answers lots of questions in a very straightforward manner. we turned down the audio because they're talking about why a certain twitter user has been suspended. they're using some of the words that got the user suspended. i posted the video with audio to, of course, 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. he continues to say you're making an executive at the company you just bought the target of harassment and threats. again, that agreement says he should not be doing that, and this goes back to this question, whether you're covering musk, in the first moment we heard about him buying twitter, i said, hold on, it may not be real, we don't know. we're back to we don't know because he knows what the rules are. he's deliberately breaking the rules. what do you do? >> you think he likes attention? >> marcus, you saw he said he's going to buy coca-cola. >> i saw that. >> we don't think he's serious about that. we've been here before, haven't we? >> he's the kind of person who thinks, i make my own rules. >> you're the richest guy in the world, that can get in your head. if it's not true. you can't. new this morning, sometimes old habits die hard even if

they're born out of the pandemic. turns out lots of us are holding down on lockdown behaviors including having groceries delivered. a new poll shows 81% say doing so helped them make healthier choices. we spoke with a nutritionist for advice on when you make out the grocery list. >> think about produce items. watt are the thinks you enjoy and how can you add more of those rather than being restrictive and taking things away. >> she also says good habits built over time and the more true you can stay to your approach, the healthier those habits will be. if you're heading to prom finally after the pandemic -- a lot of kids couldn't -- along with a perfect outfit, you'll also maybe need a sweet ride. >> if you don't know what it takes, you may relish in this

opportunity. oscar mayer's famous wiener mobile offering it up to students who want to arrive in a hot dog wrath rather than a limo. to win, you have to be bun in a million. students, they have to upload a 60-second video on tiktok or instagram using the #oscartakemetoprom. another throwback we have for you. we have prom pictures of vianey. >> she's on the right. >> laura on the left. i'm in the middle. that's my seventh grade dance. >> i was like how many people went to your dance? you took the whole family. >> that's me and my best friend. we've been best friends since fourth grade. and then the girl who was my date, she's still our friend.

that's jennifer, the other girl, shara, i don't talk to her very often. >> you need the wienermobile. >> i wonder why i wore a dress made out of colored reynolds wrap. >> do you remember his name? >> his name was patrick. i don't know what happened to him. i know he moved to vermont. patrick -- actually i'm married, patrick, don't call. >> pierre is out walking the dog. he made it. he's going to like his morning walk. i hope he put a little sweater on him. >> he'll be fine. >> you sound just like pierre. lake tahoe, 37 degrees. look how beautiful it is. it's going to be a lovely weekend to visit up there. it really is going to be one of

those nice commutes today, tomorrow. you don't have to worry about that. san francisco, beautiful shot there. you can see the flag here waving. that's because we're going to continue to see those windy conditions, not just around the coastline, but maybe in the north bay mountains and east bay hills. downtown san jose, great shot. you can see some cloud cover and talk about the wind advisory for the highlighted areas. talking about gusts up to 60 miles per hour. by the way, the national weather service registered the 61-mile-per-hour gust at the altamont. keep that in mind. into the afternoon, great weather. temperatures in the low to mid 60s this afternoon, very comfortable, 64 degrees in oakland, 68 in martinez, 69 in santa rosa. we're going to continue to see this dry weather for the next several days. looking at satellite radar, you can see high pressure over the bay area. where is the rain? that's a great question. the model runs we're showing, stay tuned. we have a system that's going to

pass, but it looks like the system is going to stay to our north. i actually updated the forecast. for monday we had on again off again rain chances. the rain will stay pretty far north. we won't get to see that heading into monday which is going to leave us dry over the next seven days here, not just for san francisco but also for inland areas. we get a bit of a warmup on the way heading into the weekend. let's get a check of the roads with mike. >> we have one issue in the south bay, north 87. the sensors are changing. that report of a crash at taylor is reflected in the slower drive, traveling north in your commute direction. 87 looks like it's recovering, though chp's update hasn't hit just yet. we've seen it reflected in the speed sensors. the second build is kicking in for the south bay. the volume is building for silicon valley. a pretty smooth drive, two crashes over the castro valley y could be an issue.

the bay bridge toll plaza has a slower drive, but smooth across the span. 6:21. coming up next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> there's a pot of cash out there with more than a trillion dollars of workers money in it. but you have to search for it. i'm chris chmura. i had to climb into my car because this person doesn't know how to park. >> has this ever happened to you? that happened to meteorologist vianey arana. >> is that me? >> bad driver there in the white suv. keep checking what's going on in vi's world on instagram, twitter and facebook. it's 6:22 this morning. we'll be right back.

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battle against covid. the new push to provide vaccines for the nation's youngest children. a bay area mask mandate up for debate. the vote that may determine your mask-wearing future, especially if you depend on public transit. this is "today in the bay." a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for starting your day with us. it's 6:30. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. you can catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. bay area sports fans have a lot to process. the warriors are moving in on the playoffs after a draw malt tilk win last night at the chase center. starting tonight las vegas hosts the nfl draft. let's get you moving. vianey arana in for kari this morning. >> if you live in the north bay and some of the higher elevatios

aren't too cold. starting in the 40s. the forecasted highs this afternoon will be in the 60s. keep in mind, on and off again wind. we've seen gusts of 60-plus miles per hour. that's going to be the story for this afternoon. we're not worried about rain heading into the weekend. i'll have a closer look at your extended forecast coming up. breaking news this morning. moderna requesting the fda approve its covid vaccine for the youngest children. the drugmaker says its injections are now safe to use in children over six 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 for 6 months to 2 years. it goes to 37% effectiveness for ages 2 to 5. while those may seem like low numbers, medical experts say any protection for that group is key.

>> what they found is the effectiveness of getting sick, even sniffles or mild illness, it was very effective at preventing serious illness, hospitals and death and that's what's important. >> right now children as young as 5 can be vaccinated. 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 reinstate the mask mandate on its train. bob redell is live outside the dublin station. right now masks are optional but strongly recommended on those trains. >> reporter: you are correct. good morning to you, marcus. you'll recall that b.a.r.t. dropped its mask requirement after the fed and the state of california dropped its mask mandate on public transit. later this morning, the b.a.r.t. board of directors will consider reimplementing a mask mandate on its own that would run through

july 18th. right now, as you mentioned, the transit agency strongly recommends people wear a mask on its trains but notes it is optional. as you can see from the video yesterday morning, most were masks, a few were not. >> i don't think 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 masks. even though i'm vaccinated. >> it makes me feel safer. covid isn't gone. >> it needs to be an individual decision. 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 at its stations and has air filters installed in all of the train cars which b.a.r.t. says are dense enough to trap the coronavirus. the board meets virtually at

9:00 this morning. there is public comment before they decide whether or not to implement this new mask mandate. last night, ac transit board of directors decided not to reimplement a mask mandate according to board director gene walsh's twitter feed, the vote was tied and therefore didn't pass. outside dublin, bob redell with "today in the bay." >> with all these considerations here, it's mindful to keep the mask handy just in case. bob, thanks. we got some new details right now on that late night brush fire in eastern alameda county. this is on the property owned by lawrence livermore labs. about three hours ago firefighters cleared that scene. this is a video from earlier showing those flames from pg&e camera. it burned 50 acres before crews were able to contain it. >> luckily they got a handle on that one. happening today, we're

expecting to learn new 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 and 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. a live look in san francisco bay. this is where later today the carnival cruise ship will embark from san francisco with passengers for the first time since the pandemic. carnival will start making four and five-day trips from san francisco down to baja mexico and back. this comes after cdc lifted its risk advisory for cruise ship travel, following two years of issuing warnings to travelers. okay. meantime, the warriors are

cruising into second round of the nba playoffs. this is after closing out denver in the game last night at chase center. >> dub nation already getting ready to snap up tickets for the next round. but maybe we're getting a little ahead of ourselves. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live outside the chase center. a lot of bay area sports fans celebrating already. >> reporter: that's right. things are quiet now, understandably. it's still quite early in the morning. last night a completely different story. the chase center was pandemonium because the warriors clinched a spot in the conference semifinals. maybe a little too exciting for some of the warrior fans. this game was close down to the end. the dubs were down by eight points to start the fourth quarter but came up with the clutch shot down the stretch. gary payton jr. three-pointer gave the warriors a two-point lead. then steph curry sealed it. 102-98, winning the series 4-1.

draymond green talked about making new memories 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: the warriors next face the winner of the memphis/minnesota series. tickets will go on sale later today. presale events start today. single game tickets for the general public go on sale tomorrow. last night was busy for bay area fans. less than one mile from here, the giants and a's were battling it out in the bay bridge series at oracle park. the a's got a leadoff home run and it held all nine innings and 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. also, let's not forget football fans are getting ready for tonight's first round of the nfl draft. this is a live look at las vegas

outside the bellagio hotel. neither the raiders or the 9ers hold a first-round pick. rounds two and three take place tomorrow, wrapping up on saturday. all in all, something for even one. a lot of sports going on. we'll keep you updated on every front. we're live from the chase center in san francisco, sooerj for "today in the bay." >> we're going to celebrate every bit of this win. >> name your sport. we've got you covered. '6:38 right now. do we have to take cover today? maybe a hat? hold on to it. >> maybe avoid that and have a ponytail, especially in the north bay, even along the coast it will get windy at times in san francisco. i want to navigate you. it is thursday. as we head in towards the weekend, we've got a couple of changes. daytime highs in the low sirkts today. by friday, we'll still keep

breezy winds early on, mid 60s. then we start to warm up heading into saturday and sunday. we bump up into the 60s. that's going to remain dry through the weekend, even into the start of the workweek. next week we'll keep the dry conditions in the forecast. as far as inland areas, that wind advisory expires at 11:00. friday we bump up into the upper 70s. that warming trend really starts to pick us up into the 80s by saturday and sunday. we keep the sunshine around. i did get rid of the rain chances heading into monday. it looks like the system is going to stay pretty far north as we head into the workweek. let's see how the roads are doing with mike. >> look at this camera trembling here on rooftop in emeryville looking at the bay bridge. the gusty winds are a concern across the antioch bridge, the san mateo bridge, other usual suspects. a smooth drive, a build for the

east bay moving westward. same thing for highway 4. the forecast, a slower drive getting away from the bay bridge, through the caldecott tunnel. the right bore will close tonight overnight. a smooth drive past the san mateo bridge. westbound will have the last night of the four consecutive nights, one lane closed, two remain open. watch for the equipment. the race for the next mayor of san jose is on. they held a first debate yesterday with another one happening tonight. nbc bay area damian trujillo is hosting. he'll join us to talk about the key issues among the top contenders. in the white house, growing concern about keeping the west wing safe for coronavirus. let's take you to the big board this morning. bad news about the economy.

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find new roads at your local chevy dealer. good morning. 6:43 right now. 48 degrees in san jose. the temperature will bump up to about 58 degrees by 11:00 a.m. eventually topping out in the mid 60s. clearing skies for the afternoon and a wind advisory remains in place pour the north bay mountains and east bay hills. a closer look at the extended

outlook coming up. after what looked like a completely clear toll plaza, we're back to what you expect out of richmond. that's a tough lane change. be careful out there, folks. at least they're signaling. >> very important to be careful. take a look at this. breaking news out of los angeles. at least one california highway patrol officer was injured this morning when a patrol cruiser was struck by another driver. knee /*ey.d in the city of down we know one person is in custody. it happened after chp officers were responding to a request for assistance from an officer after stopping to investigate the collision, the officer's cruiser was struck by an suv. there was a burned cruiser on the side of the freeway. can you make it out there? an suv was stopped nearby. a witness says the other vehicle rear-ended the patrol car.

one officer was taken to the hospital. we don't have details on his condition. but the crash closed all lanes of eastbound 105 freeway. we already know what a nightmare l.a. traffic can be. this happened in orange county near downey. president biden will make an abbreviated appearance at the correspondents dinner. >> coronavirus has gotten really 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, there on the far left. the first lady, a teacher herself, 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. that's obama in this video. he was the last president to attend one. trump refused his first invitation, and then the pandemic canceled the last two. sort of telling. dr. anthony fauci said he's not coming to the dinner citing the risk of contracting the virus. he's 81. he said he came to that decision after, quote, my individual assessment 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. in fact, here is new video 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 an old timer from san diego, you'll 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. four contenders vying to become san jose's next mayor facing off tonight. cindy chavez and deb davis, platt mahan and ralph per alice seeking to replace sam liccardo. seven candidates qualify for the june election. >> the debate starts at 6:00 p.m. at san jose state student union theater. our damian trujillo will host, waking up early to join us. let's talk about this. longtime resident of san jose, what are some of the issues that are going to be in the forefront of this election? >> like many other elections, unfortunately, we're talking about public safety probably at the top of the list. economic development. usually a lot of that happens downtown. i think we're starting to see that spread out throughout the

entire city. economic development is another one and the homeless issue. it seems like we talk about that during every election and we're back at it again. those are the main ones. the thing that stands out to me is none of these four candidates that you see on the screen lives east of highway 101. i know that's been a sore subject for a lot of the residents who live -- probably a quarter of the residents in san jose live on that side. we'll see how they plan to address the issues that affect those who live on the east side. >> i was going to bring up that very thing. that's a huge representation of the community as well. san jose being the biggest city in the bay area. it's really important. >> it is. like i said, it's been a sore subject. we have our elected city council member from the east side, but that's one voice. from what i'm hearing from residents, they want a mayor who will spend some time on the east

side, not just show up for photo ops and not just show up for press conferences here and there. they want a mayor who will be there for the long haul and listen to not just the west side, the north side, the south side, downtown, but also the east side. >> if one candidate doesn't receive 50% of the vote in january, what happens then? >> the top two will be in a runoff at that point. they will run for the same position, start their campaign fund-raising again. and then the winner of the november election will become the next mayor of san jose. that is if nobody gets 50% plus one. they need that one extra vote. >> they're all fighting hard for it. i've seen those signs pop up in a lot of different places. thanks so much, damian. we look forward to the event. let's get a look at the forecast, meteorologist vianey arana has been talking about the strong winds this morning.

vi, how is it shaping up for us? >> it's going to be pretty gusty. i have an update on the drought monitor that gets released and updated every thursday. i'll get to that in a second. beautiful view in san francisco. you can see the golden gate bridge in the distance. it is going to be really gusty. current temperatures out the door in the 40s. so not too cold. there's going to be that wind advisory in place for the north bay, calistoga area, but also the east bay hills. the highlighted areas, gusts up close to 60 miles per hour. we did see some of the rain which helped ease the fire danger concerns. there's a lot of dry brush out there. it will be something we continue to monitor. we have high pressure that's keeping us dry, the system to our north. it looks like we'll stay dry, not just the weekend but into the first week of may. rain chances, we have to stay tuned. by sunday we had a system that

will pass to the north, potentially bringing shower activity. it looks like it will be too farther north. i've removed the rain chances. the drought monitor update, here is a closer look at what we saw. not much of an improvement. last week we were at 40.81, extreme d4 category. this morning 40.56. 95.18 in severe drought. that's the entire state of california. some improvement, definitely not significant improvement. over the next seven days, one thing you'll also notice is going to be the warmup in the forecast. we'll go from upper 60s to upper 80s. let's get a check of traffic with mike. >> pretty calm. over on the bay bridge, a hazard on the lower deck. it's mild in both directions compared to what we can see on a thursday. a smooth drive. here is the other issues in the

east bay. a flock of turkeys right here on the on-ramp. be careful there. there may be a temporary stop. the freeway itself moving smoothly. a typical pattern as things build throughout that area out of richmond. the rest of the bay looks smooth. we have the south bay where we had the problem. good recovery into downtown. back to you. >> thank you very much. happening now, a new push to help california farmworkers dev staeted by our climate in crisis. a democratic state senator is behind a bill to allocate $20 million as part of a pilot project. if approved, it would give the farmworkers $1,000 a month for three years. state senator hurtado says the industry needs help recovering. a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning. the breaking news on the covid front and a new push to vaccinate the youngest children.

>> reporter: baby brandon's mother giving thanks to the community that helped to get her baby home safely and sending a message to the suspects who took him. you're watching "today in the bay."

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ welcome back. want to give you a look at the top stories here on "today in the bay." >> starting with breaking news on the covid front. moderna is requesting the fda approve its covid vaccine for

the youngest children. the drugmaker says its injections are now safe to use in children over 6 months old. 51% effective in preventing infection for 6 months to 2 years. it goes to 37% effectiveness for ages 2 to 5. breaking news we're covering in southern california. a live look at the 105 freeway in downey in l.a. county where a driver in an suv struck a chp cruiser injuring two officers. take a look at this live look at the scene. it is quite dramatic there. traffic is said to be backed up for miles as well. we have a still image to show you what it looked like shortly after impact. we don't know yet if the officers were in the car at the time of the crash. we do know at least one officer is hospitalized, also one person is in custody. an emotional reunion as a south bay mother gets a chance to personally thank a man who helped bring her kidnapped baby

home. this comes as the three suspects are expected to make their court appearance today. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live with more on this. >> reporter: baby brandon cuellar's mother is sending a message to the community, to law enforcement and also the suspects who took her baby. >> 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. you should never do this to anybody. no mother should ever have to go through this. >> reporter: these are the three suspects who will be in court this afternoon. jose roman portillo who police say took the baby on monday. yesenia graud lupe ramirez who took the grandmother and baby shopping before he was kidnapped, and her husband, baldomeo sandoval. san jose police say the kidnapping was planned from the

shopping trip with the grandmother to portillo showing up with a baby carrier. in all they say they have evidence for four different counts. we know one of them will be kidnapping. we'll be in court this afternoon. kris sanchez for "today in the bay." quickly approaching 7:00. windy day ahead? >> yeah. i do want to give you one final look at your seven-day forecast just in case for your planning your friday, saturday and sunday. it is thursday after all. temperatures will bump up into the mid 60s. we get sunshine. on the right, that sign says windy. high wind on bridge. that's for the san mateo bridge. the camera trumbling a bit even on the hayward side. savannah and hoda are busy getting ready inside studio 1a. they're following president biden's planned request for additional funding forward-torn

ukraine and how airline staffing shortages may impact your summer plans. that and a lot more ahead on the "today" show. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> don't forget to join us for our midday newscast. coming up for you, the "today" show. good morning. breaking news. a shot of hope. moderna expected to push the fda to make the first covid vaccine available to the nation's youngest children. something millions of parents have been waiting on for nearly two years. so will it be approved? and how soon could the shots get in arms and what will it mean for the covid fight as our nation's focus shifts? >> we are certainly, right now,