tv Today in the Bay NBC May 31, 2022 4:30am-5:00am PDT
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>> good tuesday morning. i'm marcus washington. let's start with a live look in san jose. our meteorologist is timing this out. talk about what we can expect. >> we will continue to see hotter temperatures as the temperatures ramp up. the rest of the week we're in for a cooldown. the winds are gusting, especially as you go up in elevation. as our temperatures head for the mid-80s, 84 in san jose, but check out fairfield and
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hotter tomorrow. i'll have more. we'll get the traffic coming up. so we'll have a look at all of that in just a few minutes. thank you. we are updated on the wind, the fire danger. she's always tweeting those out. follow her. today mark one week since the deadly shooting. families started to hold funerals. later today friends and family members will come together for maite rodriguez and amerie garza. this morning talks are underway to decide the future of the
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school. there is a willingness to provide money to build another school. president biden also talked about long-term grants. want to take a look at the capital. today in the bay brie jackson has been following reforms. >> reporter: funeral service began for the 19 schoolchildren and two teachers killed last week in uvalde, texas. >> things have gotten so bad. >> reporter: democrats and republicans are working on a bipartisan plan. >> we have one job that many of us run for and that is to protect our constituents, protect lives and we have an opportunity to do it. >> reporter: it includes expand background checks and red flag rules. >> so when you see people about
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to blow, give the cops with plenty of due process the chance to go stop it before it starts. >> reporter: s will on the table, more school safety resource and raising the gun buying age from 18 to 21. some said the measures would be unfair and ineffective one it infringes on the rights of gun owners. two, it wouldn't have the impact you're hoping for. >> reporter: prime minister justin trudeau announced legislation to freeze gun ownership there. >> we cannot let the gun debate become so polarized that nothing gets done. >> reporter: president biden stressing his executive powers only go so far eye can't outlaw a weapon. i can't do that. >> reporter: as shooting victims are laid no rest, there's growing pressure for congress to take action against
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gun violence. in washington, brie jackson. >> we're tracking it on our website and we'll give you updates as they come. you can find that at the nbc bay area.com. a san francisco man said he is grateful to be alive. this is after a man yelled a homophobic slur at him. >> reporter: it happened early tuesday morning, less than a mile from his home. >> he yelled at me as he shot me. >> reporter: this was at the corner of harrison and 10th. emory etheridge had just spent a night out with friends when he stopped to call an uber. he said he never saw the man clearly because the man was standing near a dim light.
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>> i said what. the moment he said -- he shot me. >> reporter: he said he never got a good look at the vehicle because he was in shock and losing blood. emory called his husband from the ambulance on the way to the hospital where he spent the next day and a half. he's thankful he's alive and realizes it could have going a lot worse than a gunshot i'm not going to complain about my situation. i'm lucky to be alive. >> reporter: the special investigations division is handling the case and treating it as a hate crime. we've reached out but have not
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heard back. making it in the bay, it's tough for everyone. today the city of oakland may be taking action to help renters. now the new legislation who permanently cap rent increases at 3%. it comes after the city announced owners would be allowed to raise rent pals high as 6.7%. that would be the highest one- year jump. we are hearing for the first time from paul pelosi, the husband of nancy pelosi. he is addressing his dui arrest in napa county over the weekend. paul pelosi's porsche was hit in the back fender when he tried to cross highway 29. no one was hurt. when chp arrived, they arrested
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paul pelosi for suspected dui. he as attending a dinner at a friend's home. he was driving home a short distance away. he was's loan in the car. the statement also refutes an element of our reporting that shows records showing paul pelosi was arrested on a similar charge self-years ago. pelosi's representative said that he was fully cooperating with chp officers. speaker pelosi was on the east coast when that cent took place. a new way top connect on snapchat. the feature they're rolling out. plus, top gun see equal
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50s. let's take a look at the san mateo bridge. you need two hands on the steering wheel. looks like traffic is flowing pretty well. let's check in with bertha coombs from cnbc. good morning. i'm bertha coombs from cnbc. wall street will open lower as investors return from the long holiday weekend. the dow snapped an eight-week losing streak rising 8%, the best gain since 2020. the nasdaq was up nearly 7% breaking a seven-week losing streak. stocks getting a boost from solid earnings from several retailers and an inflation report that shows prices may be starting to ease. still, the dow is down 10% from its record high. the nasdaq, which is down for the month of may, is off go 25.
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we're awaiting on reports from home prices, manufacturing and consumer confidence. meanwhile, snapchat is updating the custom stories feature to let people do something together. shared stories allow friends to add their own content and contacts so. if you're school closing and you want friends to add their cooking stories, you can add them to the group and they can add more people and so on and so on. like regular snapchat stories, though, those shared ones will disappear after 24 hours. in the meantime tom crews is top gun for him. to gun maverick providing some much needed boost to the box office with $156 million in the box office. that is a box office record for
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memorial day. we're in the just talking about pandemic time. it's the best debut in cruise's career and the best since 2007. paramount said half of the age was over 35. top gun has been an unofficial barometer for the industry showing how optimistic studios were about when theater cost open and whether we could get crowds like we used to. looks like if you give them a good enough product and they would. top of the box office. how exciting. >> it's a movie that a lot of people love. i say that the original was in the top 10 on netflix.
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so there you go. >> fun movie. >> thanks, bertha. and the bay area is dealing with a surge in covid case is. ahead, why doctors say there's still encouraging signs. also, governor newsom is among those dealing with the covid diagnosis. we'll tell you about the treatment he's using and how it can help others. we'll be right back.
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good tuesday morning. everybody is back to work. there were a lot of people on their way to work. as we take a look at the east bay drive times, everything is green. medium traffic is at speed. it's starting to slow down in parts of the east bay and north bay across the golden gate bridge. now as we start out with a live look outside in weather we're
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under a microclimate. we will vast highest fire danger. that continues and winds coming in pat 20 to 30 miles per hour. combine that with low humidity and it could turn in fires or sparks. the humidity levels are dropping down into the teens. this is in the a widespread red flag warning but it will be quite windy today as the temperatures warm up. napa is reaching 82. 80 in san jose. 91 in fairfield. take a look at tomorrow reaching up to 92 there, so it will be hotter. we're in the upper 80s in san martine and morgan hills. 71 in san mateo. take a look at the cooling.
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you will feel it in san jose, dublin and the north bay. mid-week weather hotter but cooler next week. the possibility of the showers coming in june is pretty unusual but i think we'll take it, especially since it's been so dry. we've already had some red flag warnings for solano county. upper 80s and dropping back to the mid-70s with that rain chance this weekend. for san francisco looking at spotty showers on sunday, so be sure to put that in your outdoor plans. let's turn to our climate in crisis. we'll take a look at earth's way to absorb harmful carbon dioxide and the rain forest in
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brazil. now the national institute for space research shows deforestation in the amazon totals 390 square miles in one month. deforestation in the amazon has soared since brazil weakened environmental protection, allowing more mining and farming. the observatory said analysts were astound by such a high reading in april. the preservation is vital in stopping climate change. now scientists say it's actually emitting more carbon than it absorbs because of those fires intentionally set to clear the land for agriculture. you can find more stories like this on our climate page,
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nbcbayarea.com. check it out on our climate and crisis page. we'll continue to follow the covid surge. this is the current seven-day average. it's 503 cases. a month ago this was 539. contra costa county 536. a month ago it was at 183. we have what doctors are saying and seeing. >> reporter: covid cases around the state are spike again and so is the percentage of those testing positive. many are masking up as it's strongly recommended indoors i don't have any restraints or other issues wearing a mask. so when i'm in a public place like that, i might as well be
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wearing it. >> reporter: they tracked hospitalizations. they doubled compared to a month ago but two doctors we spoke with aren't worried yet. >> the other idea is the more you increase cases in the community, the more people are coming in for other reasons. >> reporter: so they happen to have covid but could be in the er with a broken arm. >> a year ago a major getting together would have led to much higher hospitalizations. >> reporter: while the bay area is seeing much higher rates, overall, the cases are mild and the number of deaths are down. >> we probably have more deaths being reported. on the other hand, the fact that we have low rates and severe disease means we're at a very high rate of immunity. >> reporter: she adds it's
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easier to add they are a pew ticks. they're encouraging kids to keep activities outdoors. reporting for today in the bay. one of those recent infections is governor newsom give who tested positive and is in isolation. he is being treated with the drug paxlovid. experts say it's best to take it as soon as you test positive. you must take 30 pills in five days. there was an emergency use authorization for paxlovid last month. doctors said those over 8- pounds with high risk factors are eligible. you've heard of the mona
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lisa smile. well, the real one got an unwanted treat. the message investigators say he was trying to send by vandalizing one of the most famous pieces in history. graduation season is here and seniors are getting ready to walk the stage in a matter of hours. lowell high school will hold their graduation ceremony and then the ceremony for black school educators will be held to honor black seniors. we'll be right back.
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so the mona lisa has been defaced. take a look at that. so the man seemed to be disguys as an elderly woman, jumped up from a wheelchair and sheared cake on the glass that protects that painting. witnesses said he first tried to smash the glass but it was thick. the man threw red roses everywhere and screamed about climate change. as security escorted the man outside, he yelled "i speak of the earth." the race to put out an all new fast moving fire in southern california. plus, the outcry growing over the police's response to the texas mass shooting.
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