right now at 5:00, rebounding from the drought. the rain paying off for east bay residents. we're live with a look at new relief on tap and the optimistic outlook for local reservoirs. >> what went wrong at the silicon valley bank. we're live in washington with the new heat being placed on the

federal oversight system. >> and rejected, state lawmakers shoot down a proposal meant to crack down on fentanyl dealers. the bay area reaction and the chances it may be revived down the road. this is "today in the bay." a good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for allowing us all to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we're going to check the morning commute with mike as folks are headed out the door. but let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. is this rain event going to wind down? >> it's still lingering. it's going to be on and off today. not as much of the heavy rain and high winds, but we'll still have action happening today. as we get a look at stormranger, we can see not all of us are getting rain, but where we are is still coming down in spots and adding up onto those high rainfall totals from yesterday. as we get a look at the north bay, just around santa rosa, extending farther north, we're

seeing lingering showers. but also just starting to move out of palo alto over toward fremont, and as of now san jose is still dry but there's a chance today that we could see more of that activity, more heavy, wet weather as well. so i'll be tracking this as it continues to move through. mike, you have a look at the wet golden gate bridge. >> yeah, we're showing the radar activity north of the bridge. we are looking at wet conditions on the bridge itself. a smooth flow of traffic. i think what's going on is that they're clearing cones and the crews are clearing from the area. we're looking at wet conditions on the road weather index because the rain travelled through. the east bay, pushing across the dumbarton bridge. traffic is relatively light right now. there's a crash in san jose on the shoulder on 101/280 interchange. there was water on the lens for a few minutes. you can see the sparkle, but

they're drying out. sprinkles coming through from time to time. the chp warns about windy conditions across the bridges. back to you. a positive turn locally for our climate in crisis. one of the bay area's largest water providers agrees all the recent rain is really paying off. drought restrictions are set to evaporate and this may be a sign of things to come. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for news san marrone. talk to us about what means for customers out there. >> reporter: good morning to you. east bay mud has just announced it will no longer penalize people who live in this neighborhood in san ramon or the other customers who live in contra costa and alameda county for excessive water usage. this was a penalty that had been in effect during the drought. they say the recent storms have filled their reservoirs to 88% and they do expect them to fully refill to 100% with the incoming

snowmelt in the spring and summer. in addition to the cessation of the excessive water usage penalty, the agency is no longer mandating customers cut back usage by 10%. instead they're just asking them to do 10% voluntarily. you might recall earlier this year the board voted to roll back it's 8% drought surcharge effective march 1st. some water conservation methods are in effect. they still ban landscape watering with water out of the spigot within 48 hours of the last rain and no watering of astro turf or cars. now, this announcement from east bay mud comes after governor gavin newsom signed an executive order that eased water restrictions. they announced water districts will get at least 75% of the water they requested from the state this year. last year, for perspective, they only received 5%.

and you see on the screen this map we put up, the latest from the drought monitor. most of the state, including the bay area, is no longer in a drought, although there are some parts of the north bay classified as abnormally dry. reporting live in san ramon, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> some good news for a change. thanks a lot, bob. growing fallout in washington from the recent collapse of silicon valley bank. federal regulators, once again in the spotlight on capitol hill, one day after getting a grilling from senate lawmakers. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is in washington for us live this morning. now lawmakers, the house lawmakers want to get the details behind the regional bank meltdown. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. there's still a lot of unanswered questions here. so during yesterday's hearing, bank regulators said that mismanagement was mostly to blame for silicon valley bank's downfall. but they also acknowledge that more oversight is needed.

the nation's top bank regulators on the hot seat following the recent collapse of signature bank and silicon valley bank. >> for over a year regulators were saying to this bank, straighten up and fly right, and they never did a damn thing about it. >> the risks were there that the regulators were pointing out and the bank didn't take action. >> reporter: michael barr, the vice chair for super vision at the federal reserve says they're seeing if they should have done more and vows accountability. senators wantj to strengthen banking rules. >> will you commit to using your authority to undo the roll backs that your predecessor initiated? >> senator, i was a member of the board at that time, and voted against those measures. and i certainly think it's

appropriate for us to go back and review those actions in light of the recent episode and consider changes. >> reporter: this hearing comes after the biden administration took unprecedented steps, including backing full deposits for the two banks, so customers would not lose any money. >> well, i think we've done what we need to do executive-wise. >> reporter: regulators reassured americans that banks are safe. and bank regulators say they are investigating the conduct of board members and executives at the failed banks and considering penalties such as possible call-backs of executive bonuses. >> i'm sure a lot of customers are interested to know the findings. brie, thank you. now taking a live look at the state capital. california lawmakers have rejected a bill intended to

crack down on fentanyl dealers. under the bill, people convicted of selling fentanyl would have received a warning if they deal again. if it leads to someone's death, they could have faced homicide charges. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins was there to support the bill. >> the level of depth and misery on the san francisco streets as a result of fentanyl is staggering and unacceptable. in the last three years, 75% of the 1,400 overdose deaths that occurred in san francisco involved fentanyl. and in this january alone, we had 78 overdose deaths. what is left out of the statistics is that a majority of the people that are dying of overdose are people of color, black people. this is a problem of epidemic proportions. >> while it did not pass, lawmakers did vote to reconsider the bill at a future date. san francisco police are trying to determine if two separate early-morning crimes in

the castro are connected. each happened yesterday on the same block over a three-hour span. in one case burglars entered a barber shop and stole $25,000 worth of equipment and turned the cash register upside down, damaging the front door as well. the shop owner says this is really a big hit to his business. >> it's like a punch, because we barely are trying to survive, coming back from covid and we're still struggling, and we're trying to breathe air, and then you get this. >> police are trying to determine if a nearby gym was targeted by gunfire from two passing cars. surveillance video shows the moment the window was shattered. investigators don't know if the people in those cars were shooting at each other. now they're calling both crimes an unusual coincidence. it is 5:09. not sure if the sierra really needs it at this point, but take

a look at the impact from the latest storm heading to lake tahoe. blizzard-like conditions made driving terrible yesterday. some tell us they ended up stuck in traffic for miles. >> it was coming down really bad. oh, boy, let's just hope i can still get through. >> we've been here for, i believe, about two, three hours. >> ikea is a great place to get pie. the snow being measured in feet. chains will be required on i-80 from colfax to the nevada state line. to sit in that traffic, not fun. >> you were telling us yesterday not a good day to go. >> not a good day. and it's still snowing. let's take a look at the radar across the bay area, across the region, still showing once again all of the very hazardous travel conditions. still not advised to go even

now. let's take a look at last year's sierra snowpack and how that compares to this year. at this point we were at 39% of normal. we are, as of today, at 227% of normal. the central sierra snow lab is now saying they are very close to getting 700 inches of snow. this is the second snowiest winter they've ever measured there. so, wow, we do still have more in the forecast. mike has a look at where we can find lower gas prices. >> my number is not as high as yours, but higher than we would like. we continue with alameda county as our low, calling out $3.85 in dublin t exxon on amador valley boulevard. south bay has a number at $4.19, cupertino car wash on north boulevard.

and multiple valeros in vallejo at $4.29. over here, the roadways, everyone is moving smoothly. the rain is moving toward contra costa county, we're seeing it along the 680 corridor. you see the highlighted green. eastbound, you're still down one lane because they can't repair the roadway until the weather clears up. the weather affecting the north bay, slick roadways and windy conditions. back to you. >> thank you, mike. are you ready to drink a beverage tailored by the cosmos? next here on "today in the bay," the new way to personalize your next starbucks order according to your zodiac sign. >> well, i'm a libra, i look forward to figuring out what that is. also, new ways to maybe get rid of some of those abusive of some of those abusive passenge

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right now at 5:14 on your wednesday morning, as you're heading out, you need the umbrella. take a look at the raindrops on the lens in san rafael. and temperatures in the mid-40s, showing that around 11:00 to 12:00 we could start to see some thunderstorms popping. i'm tracking that and we'll talk more about what to expect today coming up in the forecast. you kind of see the mist getting kicked up. you can tell by the glow on the lights. across the bay bridge it's a smooth drive both directions, into and out of san francisco.

it's a wednesday, we should see some early slowing on your longer drive. we'll check those speed sensors coming up. good morning, and indeed a happy wednesday to you. we're getting word electric carmaker lucid motors is laying off staff, 1,300 or 20% of its workforce. apple is rolling out its buy now, pay later feature. you've seen this before with affirm and after pay. this one is expected to apple pay, basically the same thing. i'm sure you've seen videos like this before, maybe you've even gotten on a flight where something like this happened. washington lawmakers ready to address the growing problem of abusive passengers. california congressman eric swalwell, one of the leaders who will hold a press conference today explaining a proposed law that would create a blanket flying ban on passengers convicted of disrupting flights, similar to the no fly list. right now individual airlines ban passengers who have been abusive in the past, but delta

doesn't know that. swalwell tried to introduce a similar bill last year, it did not move forward through the house. now, on a happier note, those of us who behave ourselves will be able to take direct flights on frontier from sfo to new destinations, starting this summer. introductory fares start at $59. >> twitter is trying to find the person who uploaded the source code to a repository, someone calling themselves free speech enthusiast released it. former twitter employees say the company did not file the proper tax paperwork with the government, meaning they can't file their taxes. the insider was the first to report this. payouts to the employees for company stock were not recorded on nr w-2s and reports say the company will not be able to fix

them before the tax deadline. when musk took over, he fired the compliance team and many in the company's payroll and finance team as well. now, of course, we were interested in twitter's response, but musk dismissed the media and public relations team. you're nodding, you know what happens when you try to contact the media relations team? >> right, you can't. >> and they send you a poop emoji. that marks the first time i've said poop on television. even in "the new york times," you've got to get a comment from the company. so you document how you did and how they responded. so even in "the new york times," the company responded -- >> there you go. thanks, scott. something to chew on, when it comes to getting ready. america's snacking obsession is growing. new data indicates that sales at convenience stores jumped nearly 12% last year as the cost of

food shot higher. experts say that a lot of those sales were tied to snacking, they add that about half of all americans are now eating more than three snacks per day. >> part of what feels good is consumers are really thinking about their lifestyles, younger generations, they don't necessarily sit down for three meals a day. they are on the go. >> i do that a lot on thursdays. >> why thursday? >> haircut thursdays. >> the "today" show is going to dig deep into this on america's growing snacking habits. you can watch this morning right here on nbc bay area at 7:00 right after us here. >> mine is based on my kids wanting to pull over at 7-eleven to get some snacks. don't want them in the back of my car. from snacks to coffee beans. they grow from the earth below, but your perfect coffee order may come from the stars above. >> so let's explain this here.

starbucks is helping you choose your morning coffee based on your zodiac sign. the chain partnered with horoscope app for the astro logical new year. kari and i are pisces, so we go with the dragon drink, mango dragonfruit shaken with coconut mark. marcus and scott are libras, the pink drink, strawberry combined with coconut milk. mike, you get a nice americana. >> you've got these extravagant drinks, and mike gets an americana. >> i'll share mine. >> we'll share ours with you. >> thank you. >> get what you like. >> for mine swiping left to right to find their next partner, the next story is for you. >> the dating app bumble just

completed its annual state of the nation report. they talked to 2,500 people about relationships. 54% of those surveyed say it does not matter who starts the conversation when matching with someone online. however, only 11% say women should be the ones to make a first move. don't forget, bumble works by allowing women to initially select their potential suitors. 80% say a lack of financial independence is the reason women stay in unhappy relationships. >> interesting. >> on bumble the women must initiate the conversation, that was done by bumble, the company that requires them to initiate. >> that the women initiate the like. >> i want you kind of thing. >> got you. >> i have to school them on that. >> i do know which way you're supposed to swipe. if you like them, you go this way? >> no, that's bad. >> how fun!

she's like, oh, you're doing it wrong. >> if we want weather, we swipe -- >> there you go, take it away. >> we're trying to sweep all of this out of here. we're going to see more of this very active weather. i've been so busy. so we're going to have more of a day where we see the rain off and on. there will be some breaks, but we're already seeing this action happening on stormranger. if you have your smartphone, you don't have to get on the dating apps. you can get on nbcbayarea.com and then you can also zoom in to see what stormranger is scanning. we are also seeing some snow for some of those hills in parts of the north bay. that's going to be the case for more of our bay area hills for today. very cold conditions, also some off and on showers. we're seeing the rain moving into contra costa county, right over to concord, lafayette seeing some rain, and then also it's approaching san jose, moving down around morgan hill.

also the chance of thunderstorms as the system continues to bring in more active weather throughout today. we've already measured in some of our hills, especially the north bay, over 2 inches of rainfall for a lot of spots, and then for the santa cruz mountains it was about 1 3/4 and marin almost 2 inches of rainfall, berkeley had almost 1 inch of rainfall. there's a potential that we could reach an inch there, as well as much of the bay area as the rain continues for today, even into this afternoon. but then beyond that, we're still in this cold and wet weather pattern, even going into the weekend. so, unfortunately, we're not catching much of a break here, even into the start of april we're seeing sierra snow and cold bay area temperatures. take a look at gilroy. no warm-up in sight, even through the end of next week. only highs in the upper 50s and low 60s, and every few days we'll see some rain chances coming back. not seeing any strong storms, just spotty activity as we head into the weekend. mike, you're seeing wet

roadways in richmond. >> it's not a deluge that we saw earlier on this side of the bay. now you see all the traffic starting to build and that will illustrate the water kicking up. that will get on the windshield and your windshield wipers need to be in good condition, even though you might not have rain falling where you are. still have a flooding reported at 121 and 116 in the north bay and we have a build coming out of the altamont. back over to you. >> thank you very much. it is 5:23. turns out you don't have to travel far to find happiness. coming up next on "today in the bay," the multiple bay area cities that were deemed some of the best places to live in america. look, they're

5:26 right now. welcome back. here is a live look in fremont where we're pretty sure being happier than anyone else never gets old. for the fourth straight year, fremont is being called the happiest city in america. wallet hub does the annual list ranking 182 cities. following fremont, san jose comes in at number two. you have to go to madison, wisconsin, for third place, with overland park, kansas, fourth. then san francisco at number1) fivenut+enpç researchers looked at emotional and physical well-being, income

and employment and leisure time. >> one, two, five, not too bad. stick around on "today in the bay," because coming up next, the top stories we're following, including the lingering rain that we have been dealing with. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the forecast. she's also going to break down when we can expect the skies to clear up. >> reporter: we are not talking rain here in santa clara. we are talking about coffee. the former ceo of starbucks is expected to testify before congress about alleged union busting

this is going to happen more and more often, simply because we're putting a lot more information on the internet. >> answers and solutions, after a ransomware attack targeting city workers. oakland leaders break down what it will take to prevent future threats. >> plus, tensions brewing in washington as the former starbucks ceo gets set to appear before congress. ahead in a live report, the growing allegations of union busting, and how today's hearing could impact workers in the bay area. this is "today in the bay." welcome to wednesday morning. 5:30 right now. i'm laura garcia.

>> i'm marcus washington. let's get you started. we've got to talk about the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been working hard on what we are dealing with. the thing a lot of people want to know, when is this going to clear out? >> it's going to be a while. at least not today. it's going to be off and on. just when you think the sun is coming out, it will start to rain again. that's the kind of weather we'll see today. but, also, watching out for a chance of thunderstorms. and we are seeing some of the waves of rain moving through san francisco, marin county, extending toward richmond. it's also been raining off and on around concord. so this storm system is still spinning over the bay area and a chance of thunderstorms today, even some small hail. but then the winds in some of those downpours may gust at 35 miles per hour. we'll wrap with some snow coating the bay area hills in elevations above 2,500 feet. we'll talk about how much rain we've measured and how much is

on the way. the express lanes are clearly working and there's not a lot of need for them. maybe you can see if we bring the picture to you, i can't really see the prices. they are listed above 101, you see where it says palo alto and you'll find that through the express lanes, moving smoothly. no need for them right now. we have slicker roadways but not really crowded roads. san jose starts a little build on 101 near oakland road. the highlighting means slick roadways. i've circled the area approaching the bridge, the carquinez bridge, puddling from earlier. that may be why we see the sensors slowing. should be clearing up soon. a little slowing for highway 4, highway 37. no problem at the bay bridge just yet. we may see metering lights on any minute. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:33 right now. as you make your coffee run, the former starbucks ceo will be testifying before congress. he's accused of retaliating

against employees looking to unionize. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is joining us from santa clara. you're at one of those locations where employees have already voted to unionize. >> reporter: right, this is the store here in santa clara, and these workers did unionize. we do know that the former starbucks ceo is going to testify before a congressional committee that wants to know whether he tried to intimidate workers like these and tried to squash their unionization efforts. howard schultz will appear before a congressional committee. he abruptly resigned last week, accused of illegal anti-union tactics. 300 stores have voted to unionize in the nation since the first one unionized in 2021. since then, the national labor relations board has received 80 formal complaints, the most out of any company, and about 200 starbucks workers say they have been fired according to their

union. here is what one starbucks worker had to say to cnbc. >> he claims that he knows what we're going through and struggling through and he wants the best for us. well, he continues to also make our lives hard and difficult when they don't have to be. he cuts our hours and tells us that there's nothing he can do about it, he cuts our pay, he takes away benefits that every worker deserves. >> reporter: so these are the starbucks stores that have been able to unionize in the bay area. santa clara, where i am today, also the san francisco castro district store, berkeley, santa cruz, capitola and san pablo. 10% of union elections are still open, so there could be more. in the last 15 minutes we got some of the comments that howard schultz is expected to make in its opening statements. he says starbucks has, quote, been arranging more than 350 bargaining sessions, involving more than 200 sets of

negotiations, each relating to a single store, and starbucks representatives have been physically present at more than 85 sets of negotiations. he also adds in that statement that some of the stores have demanded multi-store negotiations, which is something that starbucks is not interested in. howard schultz is expected to testify today. we will follow that for you. in santa clara, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> it will be interesting to follow. thanks for the details. 5:35 this morning. the victims in monday's nashville school@ shooting are being remembered. this comes as investigators try to pin down the shooter's possible motive. three schoolchildren and three staff members died before police could kill the shooter. later today, thousands are expected to come together to remember them at a city-sponsored memorial for those victims. one of the victims was the head teacher at covenant school, katherine koonce.

this morning her friends are telling the "today" show they'll always remember her unique ability to work with everyone. >> she was an exceptionally brilliant educator, and i say that because she could work with parents, board members, faculty, preschoolers, it incident really matter. she just made you feel like the most important person in the room. >> she was shot and killed in the school hallway. a suspect was a former student who police now say had an emotional disorder. the shooter also legally purchased firearms used. and a suspect accused of killing a mother and her son in a high speed crash is expected to be arraigned today. authorities say officers were chasing ralph white iii in a stolen suv last thursday when he lost control, slamming into the other car. now, the driver of that car hit

ryniqueka dowell, who died at the son. one of her two sons critically injured, 6 years old, died on monday from his injuries. it is 5:37 right now. city of oakland is still dealing with a recent fallout of a recent ransomware attack. you might recall last month a cyberattack released personal data of all city employees. we spoke with the chief technical officer of security scorecard to find out what actions the city should be taking to get out of the situation. >> they'll work with a reputable incident response company that is going to come in, scan existing systems, help you restore your backups and get back up and running as soon as possible. >> he also added that he expects the hacks of different federal and state agencies to happen more and more often due to the vast amounts of information now posted on the internet. in the meantime, oakland's police officers association is hinting at legal action

following the data breach. in response, a city spokesperson says we have received the letter from the association police officers and they're looking forward to meeting with them. the city of oakland remains incredibly grateful for all of our city employees who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to serve our community as its staff and partners throughout the city work to recover from the recent ransomware incident. protecting the security of their personal information and all data they say is a top priority. 5:38 on your wednesday morning. taking a peek outside overlooking san francisco. the showers are lingering today. kari, are we going to see any kind of clear-up in our future? >> i think tomorrow will be a much better today, but still pretty chilly. not the best opportunity to get outside. but we are still seeing waves of rain. it's going to be unsettled today as we are still seeing the

spotty showers move through, even snow as you go up in elevation. for much of the bay area, seeing pockets of some heavy rain that's been moving especially through marin county, moving toward richmond, and then also continuing to push off to the east toward concord. for the south bay it's been very spotty off and on, and we'll continue to see this as the storm system spins off the coast. we'll be tracking that and talk more about what's ahead in the next few days. mike, it seems like the pockets of rain, it's a pretty smooth drive. >> we were worried because wednesday is a bigger commute usually and with the continued weather, we thought we could potentially have an issue. right now we have slowing as we would expect, it's lighter than a typical backup on a wednesday. so we're looking at people might be holding off on their drive because we did watch your weather report. we have the wet roadways, but only this one section of mild slowing. i want to take you down to the santa cruz mountains, highway 9

with continued closures, they continue for weeks there, repair work, and clearing has to go on. highway 17 is open but there's a crash just north of summit road around redwood estates. should be clearing to the shoulder but we'll track that coming into our area. tomorrow during the day, 9:00 to 3:00, they'll be doing clearing work on the southbound side, so that will affect folks heading toward the santa cruz side. and even though the commute is live, on friday they're going to activate the charges for these express lanes, 580 and 680 through alameda county. that means for the morning commute, the toll lane is no longer free starting on friday. back to you. >> thanks, mike. should california be better prepared for public health disasters? coming up next on "today in the bay," where the golden state ranks when it comes to responding to public health emergencies. >> speaker mccarthy is demanding a meeting at the white house but missing one important thing. >> take a look at your screen right now. does this look familiar?

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right now at 5:44, your wednesday morning, you're getting ready to head out the door, you do still need the windshield wipers as you drive across the bay area. still some waves of rain coming through and this is what it's going to look like for at least the next few hours. i'm tracking more of the showers

and the impact and looking ahead to the weekend. more on that coming up in a few minutes. and the bay bridge, you can see the wet pavement, but where i've shut the shield on the screen, you see folks off to the right. they're slowing down. we'll check out if there are any incidents in the area. the metering lights have been activated. we'll show you more. >> thank you so much. it is quickly approaching a quarter until 6:00. president biden says he's still waiting on the republicans' budget plan. >> in the meantime, the debt ceiling is getting closer and closer. >> dangerously close. good morning. so the republicans are trying to mash those two things together, the budget and the debt ceiling. we can't solve one, they say, without negotiating on the other. president biden says solve the debt ceiling first before we run out of money. he's pointed out he has a budget that's been published. mccarthy wants budget meetings, but doesn't have one of his own. democrat chuck schumer says, what are they going to talk

about, the weather? a federal judge has ruled former vice president mike pence must testify to the grand jury investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. pence claims he was protected from testifying under laws protecting members of the legislature. pence as vice president was also president of the senate, giving him one foot in the legislative branch, the other in the executive. the judge said even that would not prevent pence from testifying about conversations he might have had with trump about illegal actions. >> the grand jury in manhattan, which is investigating a separate alleged crime, is done for the week, so it's reasonable to expect, once again, we will not see any action from new york any time soon. but, keep your eye on a third prosecutor, the one in georgia. that case about yet another alleged crime is pretty much wrapped up. the grand jury has issued its report, we just haven't seen it.

so while we've got eyes on manhattan, it could be georgia that moves first. >> president biden in north carolina tuesday, where he spoke about the economy, but of course he began his address talking about the tragedy in nashville. >> these are weapons of war. i'm a second amendment guy. i have two shotguns. my sons had shotguns. but our states, everybody thinks somehow the second amendment is absolute. you're not allowed to go out and own an automatic weapon, you're not allowed to own a machine gun or a flamethrower or so many other things. why in god's name do we allow these weapons of war on our streets and at our schools? >> we'll be watching, of course, what's happening today. interesting legislation about airlines. we'll talk about that in our business segment. i'll meet you on social media. i'm on twitter at scott mcgrew. one group sounding the alarm over how ready california truly is for the next big health emergency. ready or not released their 20th

annual report detailing how prepared states really are. the report found 19 states are very prepared, and 15 states in a low level of preparedness. california is one of 16 states in the middle of the pack. a spokesperson for the group says the big reason for california's average ranking is less funding in the health care system. >> the thing we look for is state public health budgets to increase every year. california's was down last year. we like budgets to increase every year. not only does the population increase, but because of inflation, budgets need to increase, and because of the number of threats that california is dealing with. >> california does have one thing to celebrate, 59% of people are covered by a public health system. levi stadium may have only bb opened eight and a half years ago but they're asking for a loan to spruce up the place.

the team is requesting it from the nfl stadium fund. it comes in advance of hugely significant sporting events which the executives hope to bid for, including the 2026 world cup soccer tournament and the super bowl. bids will soon be going out for the super bowl in 2026 and they believe levi has a good shot at another super bowl in the future. this is an unusual missing pet case playing out this morning in the east bay. pleasanton police are sharing these images to hopefully reunite a lost pig with her owner. they've nick named her henrietta. she was found recently near dublin canyon road. she's mostly salt and pepper. she weighs about 200 pounds. police are calling her the city's first missing pig case this year. i don't know how you misplace a pig of that size.

>> salt and pepper. henrietta, probably over this rain. >> let me show you some of the top rainfall totals we've had from the past 24 hours, and it was in the north bay. of course in the mountains, which tend to take the brunt of the wind and the rain. over 2 inches of rainfall for mount tam, lake sonoma had over 2 inches of rainfall and in the santa cruz mountains 1 3/4. marin had almost 2 inches of rain and berkeley nearing an inch of rainfall. this is what a lot of our valleys measured, anywhere from a half inch of rain to over an inch for parts of the north bay, as well as the peninsula and toward half moon bay. we're still, once again, seeing the off and on showers coming through, and this is the kind of shift we'll continue to see today and possibly even more thunderstorms in the mix, especially by late morning into the afternoon. so the center of the storm as it rolls down the coast will

provide more energy, and even with the sunshine that breaks out in between, that adds more energy to the potential of those thunderstorms. so that's what we're expecting in san jose around 2:00 to 4:00, there's a chance that we could see the showers turning into thunderstorms with small hail. we've seen these storms wrapping up this way, where one minute it's sunny, the next minute it's raining. it is pouring rain and then it clears up a few minutes later. we'll also see snow capping in spots like mount hamilton, possibly mount diablo, some of our upper elevations before this all ends later this evening. if you're hoping for a change in the weather pattern, it looks still very cold and rainy, even extending into the start of april, with more sierra snow. in fact, as we talk about how much additional snow we could see on top of this very incredible snow season, we could see another 2 to 4 feet of snow in the next week. so still not a lot of windows to

get there and see that amazing center snowpack. we're going to see more cold temperatures here. the weekend is not looking like a washout, but there will be some times of rain. mike, you were looking at san rafael. >> we had slick roadways and water on the lens still here, but it's kind of calm right now. more is coming through, so you're not done with it. just getting a break. extra slowing and then that cleared up as the weather cleared. so south 101 better again. also recovery for richmond. still slow approaching the carquinez bridge, that's typically slow and a little enhanced because of earlier rain. it was intense there for a short time. the bay bridge metering lights are on. the slowing we saw cleared up. maybe someone had an issue with their car. again, all lanes are reported clear. the bridges are reported clear as well. there may be gusty winds, chp just warns about that. back to you. happening now, u.s. highway safety regulators are opening an investigation into tesla's seatbelts. it comes following a report

saying that they're coming loose. the investigation by the national highway traffic staft administration covers an estimated 50,000 model x suvs. the agency says it was received two complaints of problems from tesla users. investigators say neither incident involved a crash. tesla has not responded to a request for comment. if you're a heavy metal music fan and wish you could see the top headliners, your wait may soon be e over. ♪♪ back in black ♪♪ ♪♪ yes, i'm b back in blalack ♪ > ahead on "tododay in the e the e new calilifornia feestiva tthe making and the top acts tht will surely leave you rocking out. then at 6:00, ending water restrictions in the east bay. the new release of the encouraging updates on bay area reservoirs. and a quick reminder, you can now access nbc bay area news whenever, wherever you want, whether it's on roku, samsung

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♪ i'm on the highway to hell ♪ >> yeah, that's not the highway i cover, but still trending this morning, coachella organizers are launching a new music festival, maybe more for my age, dedicated to old school heavy metal. not necessarily my music category. check out the headlines for the debut, metallica, ozzy osbourne, ac/dc. the full lineup will be released tomorrow. it will be from october 6th to the 8th in indio, the same venue for coachella and stagecoach. that's going to become a year-round venue. >> those festivals are so popular. >> they really are. a lot of fun, too. >> and the groups they named were all on t-shirts when i was in high school.

>> you've got to start growing your hair out. this oakland native ron coogler wants to make sure that you know that the truth is out there. so he's getting ready to help reboot one of television's biggest series ever. ♪♪ >> the original "x files" director is going to have a new take with a diverse cast. the show is in the latest stages. his latest film "creed iii" is out, and that should be really cool. "x files" was a big show. >> it was huge, it really was. if you love a cup of joe, coffee beans may grow below, but your perfect coffee order may come from the stars above. you know what we mean? starbucks are helping you choose

your morning coffee based on your zodiac sign. they partnered with a horoscope app. kari and i are pisces, and so i guess we're supposed to be ordering the dragon drink. it's mango dragonfruit shaken with coconut milk. character is and scott are libras, they've got a pink drink. mike is a capricorn and he gets an iced americano. >> that is a little boring. >> you're not at all. >> if you think it, you'll feel as one. >> maybe i should try it. >> check this out. so the a aurora borealis is out.

it is often visible in the far northern hemisphere from september to march, but in recent weeks the residents as far south as new york, virginia, north carolina, even arizona reported seeing it, and also in northern california there were people who were able to see some of the northern lights. >> amazing. >> farther north around reading and that area. but it was spectacular. that's one of my bucket lists. >> same for our family as well. i didn't know we could go to arizona. >> just go north to reading. >> it's not a given. >> there is a time. it's the geomagnetic storm that happens and it makes all of those crazy looking lights across the sky. >> wow, pretty cool. >> it's something i want to see. >> thanks, kari. right now at 6:00, an end to the drought across much of