clock with the department resources. oakland police crack what they call a violent crime ring, and the common thread among many of the victims. 15 million med acal enrollees. 5:00 on your thursday morning. thank you for starting your day with us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we want to get you started with the day, and mike is keeping an eye on the commute and we will get to that in a bit. first, let's look at the forecast. there still could be lingering showers for a few people this morning, but as we take a look at the satellite radar, once again we can start to see things looking better

compared to what we have had recently. we can see the storm system, but it's much weaker as it continues to move closer to southern california, and it's producing thunderstorms in some areas, as well as snow as you go up in elevation, but we are getting a chance to dry out here and i think it will hold on for a little while with more sunshine in the forecast, but it's still going to be chilly. we are at 48 degrees right now in san francisco, and we will see the temperatures remaining in the upper 40s through about 2:00 and then slowly warming up. mostly upper 50s across the rest of the bay area. we will talk about the weekend forecast coming up, but mike, you are continuing with the closure of 580. >> the closure starts back here at lakeshore. this stretch of 580 inaccessible getting away from the bay bridge, south 880 or highway 13

are your options as far as highways to get around it after a deadly shooting over there on the freeway itself. we have another issue, this is also a deadly crash that just was updated in the chp report and it's out of antioch. the on-ramp to lone tree way is impacted by the pedestrian hit overnight. the update happened just a few minutes ago. highway 4 is clear through the area, so we will watch for the impact local traffic alone. the south bay overall showing some of the wet roadways still going on. back to you. >> thanks, mike. breaking news out of kentucky where two military helicopters crashed overnight. it happened at a u.s. army base at ft. campbell. right now there are few details on the casualties, but several people are feared to have died. the military said it happened during a routine training this morning, so far, though, be the cause not known. back here in the bay area,

shocking allegations rocking san josé's police officers union. a union executive accused of running a drug-dealing operation within the union offices. >> what are investigators saying about this, kris? >> reporter: this long-time union executive is accused of trafficking drugs both from her home and the police officers association for years. in one case, some of the drugs she allegedly transported killed somebody. this is joanne segovia, and she is accused of illegally importing and exporting synthetic opioids to her san josé home and shipping them out of her san josé police officers's association office, even using some of the resources here. this happened over eight years' time up until earlier this year. she had 61 drug shipments to her

home from other countries, including china and hungry, and then used her office to distribute the substances. the auditor said the poa needs to be trance parent and fast. >> if the allegations are true, this woman was conducting some of her business right there at the sj poj's office. if it's true, she utilized one of the accounts for this. i think they need to respond to the community and answer some

questions. >> reporter: we are asking questions, and so far just got a statement that reads in part, the poj has been cooperating with the investigation. no other individual at the poj is involved. the poa immediately placed the civilian employee on leave and as is standard procedure cut off all access to the poj. we have pledged to provide our full support to the authorities. joanne segovia is accused of sending drugs, fentanyl, to alabama, and that shipment was linked to an overdose death there. kris sanchez for "today in the bay." >> these allegations are so shocking. thank you very much for the details, kris. it's 5:05 right now. new overnight, san josé police still at the scene of an unusual

standoff where a woman was arrested after throwing objects at responding officers and using some kind of liquid irritant. that's unclear. we know the police officers responded yesterday afternoon, and officers used flashbang devices to enter the home around 2:00 a.m. they told our photographer at the scene she would be taken to the hospital, first. and then suspects tied to crimes in east oakland often targeting people walking alone at night. four suspects were tied to the crime, all of whom are now under arrest. >> these four individuals were terrorizing innocent victims in our city, by pistol whipping them and robbing them of

personal items. >> police also say they recovered some of the items that were stolen in those robberies. happening now, oakland police need your help in finding this man. i want you to take a look at your screen. this is 21-year-old andrew russell. he was last seen sunday morning enter international boulevard and 55th boulevard. he is considered at risk due to mental health challenges. fine he's 5'9", and last seen wearing a puffy jacket. call police if you have seen them. tomorrow marks the end of the continuous enrollment, covid-era policy for low cost

coverage. >> we should note that your coverage will not immediately end. over the next year, the department of public social services will reassess each case to determine ongoing eligibility. as one agency leader explains, it's not just adults at risk of losing their benefits. >> there are a lot of kids that have coverage from their kids, and they will be affected like adults will and therefore for treatment potentially disrupted. >> if you are enrolled in medacal, check your email boxes by saturday. there could be rain out there. meteorologist, kari hall, is

tracking what we can expect. we have been dealing with a lot of rain recently. >> it's moving away. that's the great news. let me show you where the storm is now. it continues to move closer to southern california, and there are lingering showers but it's starting to clear up and that's going to be the trend for today. it's chilly out there, and temperatures mostly in the mid-40s all around the bay area as you get ready to head out the door. san mateo is at 48. 45 in hayward. as you head out the door in pleasant hill, definitely a warmer jacket needed for today. leave the umbrella at home. we will be in the mid-40s for the start. starting to see it slowly warming up around noon into the afternoon as we eventually make it up to about 59 degrees around concord and martinez. heading into the weekend, a little warmer. it looks like we can ease off on the rain chances, and we will

talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike as a look at where we can find slightly lower gas prices. yeah, three of the best prices in the state, in dublin today, 3.85 on amador boulevard. that's the best price we have today through gas buddy. san pablo, 4.09 at san pablo glass. and then 4.11 onshore line highway in mill valley. again, that's from our friends at gas buddy. kari is talking about the activity calming down but not cleared. the police investigation has cleared from east bay 580. we just learned about lanes reopening. there was a deadly shooting on the freeway last night, and on the roadways, the traffic report

is that traffic has been restored getting away from the bay bridge and also away from the bay bridge, eastbound 24 towards 680, there's a crash out of the lanes by now. 17, also. we had two crashes reported. it's northbound 17 where we still see slowing. a motorcycle is on the side of the roadway. it was down, and it is just an abandoned vehicle, thought it was a crash, but we will continue to track that. and then the 17 cleared just north of the summit. back to you. to be honest with you, the things i have to talk about, a bit of gloom and doom. we're talking about dating over here. know when your relationship or situationship is very important, and the red flags that may mean it's time to say good-bye. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good thursday morning. right now at 5:13, as we take a look at dublin and what to expect this morning, it's 44 degrees and the roads could be wet as you head out for work, but it will gradually dry out as we get peeks of sun. we will talk about temperatures as you are making your weekend plans, coming up in a few minutes. a smooth drive across the bay. calmer than yesterday, and east bay 580 also calmer, and no more

police activity in the roadway. 580 and highway 13 open. a lot of volatility in bonds. we will talk about that in coming days, but often times it's a sign of recession. we get the final read on fourth quarter gdp today. meta announced it will layoff but has not announced who. the video game company, electronic arts in redwood city announcing layoffs. no company really had a good video game hit lately. 780 jobs will be tackled. the company will cut back on office space, too. and then every single person i know calls it's self restoration

hardware, 440 jobs are gone. we are keeping tabs on the layoff tracker at nbcbayarea.com. it's not just jobs but office space. i mentioned ea was giving up office space, and pinterest did this week. and this is according to the real estate company, and they say it translates out to a lot of office space available. tech icons have written a letter asking for a six-month pause in the development of artificial intelligence. if companies don't agree, the government should step in. they are afraid of where it might go. the more i think about this,

it's kind of equivalent to the atomic bomb. it's going to have a big affect, and if you stop everybody else will keep going and you are left without your own ai and atomic bomb -- >> it's happening so fast. >> it changes overnight. >> and everybody is onboard with that, like you were saying. microsoft a.i. chat that is available on bing, we're talking about apps, and the chat bot will place links for advertisement and they will start appearing in the learn more section, and it's fairly new and some people got access to it starting last month. no date as to when this feature becomes available. are you confused about the status of your relationship? we will like to help provide a little clarity for you here on

"today in the bay." >> because that's our job. no. if you are dating but not in an official, committed relationship, you might be in what is known as a situationship. >> experts say if you feel your partner and you do not meet each other's friends and family, that could be a sign you fall into that category. more tell tell signs, if everything is based on convenience, and perhaps a clear black and white indication your relationship is a situationship. if you don't go on a date out in public, be honest with the other person, and don't wait until you are in too deep, and -- >> a situationship. >> that's common knowledge for me, i think, that, you know, people know that, you know what

i mean? >> also, it's a cool sounding new word. >> it's like a situationship, a word from the seventh grade. >> yeah. maybe you will be going on a date this weekend -- >> yeah, a situationship. let's talk about the weather, because it's going to be cold this weekend and also, finally, kind of drying out a little bit. let's talk about how much we measured with the previous storm that moved through. the previous rainfall totals was half an inch in antioch.

we're adding another inch on top of that for san josé, more than an inch for hayward, oakland had 1.7. in santa rosa, 1.6. santa cruz mountains got almost three inches of rainfall. we are starting to see the snow wrapping up for the sierra, so it should clear up there as well. a much clearer picture for san rafael this morning compared to yesterday morning. we were at -- now at 41 degrees, and we will see the temperatures dipping a couple more degrees and then slowly starting to rise throughout the day. it will be clear and sunny. we can leave the umbrella at home, but you definitely need a jacket. we will reach 59 in morgan hill. napa reaching 57 degrees. it's going to be cold tomorrow morning, with temperatures again

back to where we are right now, upper 30s and low 40s. we are going to stay in;"■ this very chilly weather pattern. we are still seeing storm systems around the region, but looks like a lot dries up before it gets here. there will still be additional sierra snowfall, and right now the sierra snowpack still holding steady, more than double it's normal amount. we are going to see going into the weekend as well as next week, and so the storm system that skip appeared us could bring a foot or foot and a half of snow to the sierra. mike, the commute is pretty calm now? >> yeah, the situation is good now. a smooth flow, highway 37. come into pittsburg moving smoothly. this crash was blocking one lane as you approached the walnut creek interchange, but right now it's a smooth drive. all lanes have cleared on

eastbound 5 at park boulevard, and so there's still recovery. i believe there are still squad cards in the area and people are slowing with the spectator issue. >> thanks, mike. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> she prepays for car maintenance with an extended warranty, and later the shop hands her a bill. why? i am chris chmura, next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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welcome back. it's 5:24 for you. the debate for the appear rations continue this morning. debates continue at the local level. berkeley school leaders are launching a conversation they plan to start with the creation of a task force.

has a car dealer ever pressured you into buying a extended warranty or contract? >> chris in san josé asked for our help. she told us she paid almost 2 grand for a extended warranty. >> they said it was never activated and they didn't see it in the system so they couldn't honor it. >> she said she spent months to figure out what happened. honda hq said they were not

representative of the extended warranty a right to cancel for any reason. you can get a full refund minus claim for 60 days, and 30 days for used cars. even after the windows close you can get a partial refund. tonight at 11:00, we will show you how and where to find out how much money you will get back. you can contact us like chris did online. scan the qr code to fill out the complaint form online. i will join you again tonight at 11:00. >> thanks, chris. a break in the rain. can i say it again? a break in the rain, but how long will it last? meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking your weekend forecast before you make those plans. opening day for the oakland a's. the new rule for major league baseball designed to pick up the

play. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

before we get to the weather, can you take me out to the ball game? oh, yes, today is opening day, all 30 teams scheduled to play including the giants in a matter of hours at yankee stadium. and here at the stadium, the a's will host their rivals, the angels. first, a chance to have so many baseball fans excited out there. >> i know exactly. they call them the boys of summer, and we are in spring, but feels like winter, kari. >> absolutely. we have had so much rainfall and we are going to see things clear up a little bit as the storm system moves away from us, and we are going to see still more sunshine in the forecast. definitely much needed sunshine as we have been dealing with storm after storm and we are

also going to see some cold temperatures continue. we're in the mid-40s as you get ready to head out the door. temperatures will be in the mid-40s in the morning, and head to the mid to upper 50s for this afternoon. +e$;cwoub■iñ=tmtbj⌞drvwrñá@. >> thank you.■iñ=tmtbj⌞drvwrñá@. we are following breaking news, an apparent deadly shooting that happened at about 10:30 last night at the park boulevard exit close to lake merritt. the police and chp are investigating. no information on the victim's identity, but it's believed their car crashed shortly after that gunfire. we are told all lanes of 580 are back open again. an american "wall street journal" reporter arrested in russia accused of spying. this is the first time russia

has arrested an american journal since the cold war? >> yeah, the reporter was accused of espionage. russia's ssb security services accused him of collecting information about the activities of one of the enterprises of russian military industrial complex, but provided no evidence or further details of when he was arrested. "the wall street journal" released its own statement saying the outlet denies the allegations and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter. if convicted he could face up to

20 years in prison. he is, as you mentioned, the first american reporter to face es we tphaupblg. >> it would be interesting to see how it plays off in the next few days, weeks or more. thank you. 5:33 right now. some encouraging news this morning concerning pope francis who suddenly wound up in the hospital yesterday. the vatican says he will spend the next few days recovering from a respiratory infection, and he's already improving. during his regularly scheduled general audience yesterday morning the pope could be seen grimacing while getting in and out of his popemobile. the vatican now confirmed he

does not have covid. it's not clear if this will affect holy week observances that start with palm sunday this weekend. ahead on the "today" show, keir simmons will report live from rome. happening today, antioch mayor is expected to provide more details regarding the police officers that have been placed on leave as part of an ongoing investigation by the fbi and contra costa d.a.'s office investigation into the investigation. the investigation is looking into crimes of moral turpitude. at last we checked, 8 of the city's 57 police officers were under investigation last year. the mayor will provide an update at 11:00 this morning. people in benicia are being asked to cut their water usage

after a pipeline broke. city leaders are announcing major water restrictions that require all businesses and residents to reduce usage by more than 40%, and in the meantime the city plans to accession water from the lake. today is opening day, and tonight the a's host the l.a. angels. >> bob redell is live for us outside the coliseum. fans are also excited about the new rules speeding up the pace of play. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. major league baseball amended three new rule changes, and they have been in effect during

spring training. these are some of the rules. there's now a pitch clock that forces pitchers to start their throw within 15 seconds, that's when the bases are empty, 20 seconds when there's a runner on base, and the batter must be looking at the pitcher during the last eight seconds, otherwise that's a penalty. there's also a ban on the infield shift. there must be two infielders in the dirt on either side of second base. this should help the left-handed batters improve their chances of getting on base. and pitchers are limited on how many times they can pick off a runner, just two attempts per plate appearance. and then the idea is to encourage runners to attempt more steals to make the game more exciting. they have already seen the pace of play pick up and the length of each game drop by about 25 minutes. >> the rhythm and the cadence of the game is something we are

excited about. as a long-time fan of the game, i can tell you i love this version of baseball, and it reminds me of the '70s and '80s, and when i first got into minor league baseball, and we are excited about the changes. >> reporter: this is a live look of new york where the giants will play today. the a's home opener is tonight against the angels, and tickets start at just $10. reporting live here in oakland, bob redell for "today in the bay." >> quite the deal, and new rules to get used to. it will be interesting to watch. thanks, bob. kari, i know you are tracking down the all-important forecast for the ballpark today. >> yeah, going to be cool and breezy out there with it being an evening game, but it will be beautiful because the sky is

going to be clear. it's going to be about 52 degrees, so you need extra layers. wind gusts at 16 miles per hour, so the breeze will add a little more to the chill in the air as the temperatures head down into the upper 40s later on tonight. but we also have a lot going on in the forecast as we head around the bay area. also, there will be a sharks game tonight. in san josé, temperatures also in the low 50s to start dropping down to the low 40s. tomorrow there's a warriors game in san francisco. we will see temperatures there also chilly as you are heading into the chase center. our weekend forecast is going to keep it cool, even in santa cruz, if you are going there over the next few days, the highs will only reach into the upper 50s, and our mornings will start out in the upper 30s. if your weekend plans take you to tahoe, there will be lingering snow showers today but it will be clearing out for the weekend. we will talk more about that coming up. mike has been tracking how

you can get around to the a's game later this evening. >> kari, let's get folks oriented. a smooth drive throughout the east bay, and things picking up generally over here at the bay bridge. the a's play down here just off 880. that's the big heads up there. you were talking about the weather and all that, and i am worried about the traffic, right? 880 may see traffic slowing. technically, the first pitch is at 7:07, but we could see traffic before that, because folks will be heading over there and there will be slowing. the home opener, of course. we have not seen it for a while. 580 recovers through the area, and there could be crews there for spectator slowing. rock ridge, orren duh, there will be a bus bridge in place

there. we will check on 101, because tonight 101 will be closed heading south at de la cruz. just allow another minute or two if things go smoothly. keep that in mind. we are following breaking news in minnesota. this is where a train carrying ethanol derailed. several train cars are still on fire at this hour. next on "today in the bay," the evacuations under way and the aftermath we are seeing as the sun comes up. in washington, president biden says there's nothing more he can do with his presidential powers to stop gun violence. we will have the latest. plus, the new hack that might change the game the next time you sit down your next meal. that's when we come back. you're watching "today in the bay."

espionage. right now at 5:43 on your thursday morning, we are checking out martinez. it's 44 degrees and slowly starting to clear up. we will see the sun peeking out from behind the clouds today, but it's going to be chilly and also still a little breeze kicking up at times. but you can leave the umbrella at home, and we will talk about how long that could last in the forecast, coming up. 880 moving smoothly here, and the highway 17 if you go

further south, can you stay on the pavement. we will talk about the situation here that stuck around longer than i thought it would. we are following breaking news right now in minnesota where a train carrying ethanol derailed and several cars erupted in flames. these are live pictures overhead of the sight there. people are now being advised to leave their homes. first responders say more than 20 cars derailed. it happened about six hours ago. so far no injuries are reported and authorities say it's too early to know the exact cause. we will continue to monitor that. following the deadly school shooting in nashville, president biden said there's nothing more he can do with his presidential powers. >> he said it's now time for congress to act. >> congress is debating the guns issue, but unfortunately not inside the house chambers, they are out in the hallway where no

vote matters. >> they are cowards -- >> i am talking about gun violence -- >> i'm talking about gun violence -- >> oh, my -- >> more guns lead to more deaths. look at the data. you are not looking at any data -- >> that's new york democrat, and this certainly attracted the attention of cameras, and congress has taken no action. the attack in nashville marks 130th matt shooting of the year. that's not just a tragedy, it's a choice. it's a choice that puts guns over our children. >> we checked that data, and that number is accurate. as we were talking yesterday,

even if congress reprieved the assault weapons ban, it would not cover the estimated 16 million modern sporting rifles as the industry calls them since the last assault weapons ban. following sandy hook, president obama made an executive order and president trump rescinded that order. and the poll shows if trump were indicted it would disqualify him as a candidate. trump praised the grand jury on

his truth social saying in all caps, i have gained so much respect for them. the bidens will travel to mississippi tomorrow to see the storm damage. we'll talk about it on social media. on twitter you can find me @scottmcgrew. >> scott, thanks. plans to donate a brand-new refrigerated truck is now on hold. the reason here, vandals. white pony express were set to receive this food truck. whole foods is now donating it along with food provided for hundreds of families, but its executive director says vandals tuesday night targeted the truck while it was parked near the whole foods. >> s.n.a.p. benefits provided during covid have been pulled as of the end of february, so we have a lot of hungry families in our county. >> the whole foods is not

commenting on the extent of the damage or how long it may take to repair the truck. whenever it does become operational, the truck will expand to non-profits reach to the community. celebrating the opening of a new development, the group, charity's housing is opening page street studios in san josé. it's on page street south of west ben carlos. it will provide 82 units for those one step away from homelessness. the ribbon cutting ceremony happens a little afternoon today. 5:29 right now. trending this morning, what could be a game changer for all of you foodies out there. >> there's a hack getting the

salt out of the original container and into your food. let's look at this. >> you can remove the paper. there's two holes there. you can sprinkle the salt. >> i am over 40 and i have been doing that since i was at least six. people discover things at all points of life. typically, if you don't use a salt shaker, you pour it in your hand and sprinkle it out on your food. >> i put it in a shaker, though. >> back in the day, my grandmother would, shake, shake -- >> isn't it why it's designed that way? >> people are discovering that. >> much more efficient. i put one granule at a time.

>> if you didn't know, how you know. we have seen winter get its grips on the bay area, and are we finally getting out of that today. >> it's been more than a sprinkle out there. but we have seen an improvement in the drought. just got the update minutes ago. i wanted to show you region wide what the drought looks like. we know last week we saw the major improvements where much of the central parts of california was taken out of the drought, and for the north bay it was considered abnormally dry where we see the areas in yellow, which is not technically a drought, but there was still drought conditions across parts of the sacramento valley on northward. this morning we are shifting it a little further to the east out of the north bay, not even abnormally dry conditions there. we have seen the sacramento area taken out of the moderate

drought, and we are seeing significant changes here. we measured more rain, and that will be factored into next week's drought monitor. we have seen san rafael getting over two inches of rainfall. most in the santa cruz mountains with nearly three inches of rainfall from the storm that just ended. we are starting to seat rain taper off for most of us. the sky is clearing and the storm pushing to the south, it has weakened significantly. today will be left with sunshine but still cold temperatures. this is well below what is normal. as we go into the weekend, we will see more weather like that. the cool temperatures continue, and there will still be storm systems moving nearby, but a lot

of them look like they weaken and dissipate before they move into the bay area. there could still be rain across the area, and especially the north bay where there's a slight chance of showers go into the weekend, but elsewhere we are going to see a mix of sun and clouds and the temperatures do not warm up much, not even going into the middle of next week. maybe beyond that point is when we will start to feel more like spring. mike, how sit looking in the south bay? >> looking pretty good. behind me, we expect to see slowing in this section, and for a short period of time, about ten minutes, i did see a lot of slowing heading up just shy of mckee here. there may have been somebody that slammed on the brakes or pulled over to the shoulder, but no incidents on the chp reports. it's the first slowing we have seen for the bulk of the morning commute. north 17 continues with the slowing because of the earlier crash and activity up towards the redwood estates, and it's

blocking one lane. most of the folks down there have options for watching the news, but as you head south, we are looking towards los gatos, and there could be a distraction for the northbound headlights, just a note there. no prices or problems, and around dalton and towards 580 is where the bulk of that slowing happened. there you go, slowing into pittsburg. the slowing typical pattern sorting out back to pittsburg. happening now, an employee at a san francisco dry-cleaner is in serious hot water this morning accused of planting a camera inside a clock in the fitting room. a woman alerted them back in november about the suspicious clock, and then investigators found five other customers making similar reports. and then like it or not, up

next, the new steps being taken to create a new clean energy source. then an unusual standoff comes to an end overnight in the south bay. new details on what prompted an hours' long standoff situation. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences and repeats of our newscast, and there's a lot more news ahead on this thursday morning. 5:55. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." in today's climate in crisis, we look at the future of clean energy generation, so california has taken the first step in creating an off-shore wind farm with five energy companies just winning that first bid to lease 583 square miles off the coast of humbolt county. let's look at the three types of

floating windbinds. >> we got a long way to go, because fossil fuel still dominates our electricity production, but on the other hand we can have these productions up fairly quickly. by 2030, if we meet the goals of what the administration has said, if we get to 86 gigawatts, we will be at 70% and that's a significant contribution when you count it with the other sources of the sustainable electricity that will be developed. >> the construction is still about five years away to start building the offshore wind

binds. >> thank you. breaking right now at 6:00, multiple deaths fears after two helicopters collide in kentucky. what led up to that tragedy. an executive facing charges, alarming allegations including dealing on the clock with department resources. a deadline looms for medical applicants. what you need to know about the change and protections and the action necessary to maintain your benefits. this is "today in the bay." good thursday morning. thank you for allowing us to be part of your morning. i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. it's a busy morning. let's dive in with a look at the forecast. the wet weather i