right now at 5:00, caught in the crossfire. a shooting on one bay area freeway leaves a little girl dead and a family desperate for answers. this comes as another freeway shooting case is back in the spotlight. both cases are highlighting the safety concerns for all bay area drivers. >> also, pandemic eviction protections could soon come to an end for some east bay residents. the new proposal up for debate this week. >> plus -- >> for america's sake and women's sake we have to prevail

in this. >> a consequential ruling in the fight for women's health care. a texas federal judge suspends fda approval of an abortion pill. we'll head to washington with calls for action. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this monday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we're going to start out with a look at the forecast. we've really been enjoying spring-like temperatures. >> it seems like it was such a long winter with all of the cold weather and rain. it's been so nice to enjoy the warm weather and sunshine and it's going to be a warm start to the week. feeling kind of mild out there right now, temperatures in the low 50s for many of us as you're heading out the door. take a look at palo alto, 54 degrees. it's going to be in the low 50s throughout much of the morning, a few clouds here and there, maybe drifts of fog. as we go into today, mostly sunny and temperatures feeling

nice by noon, reaching 66 degrees, eventually making it into the low 70s today. hayward headed for 71 degrees and 77 in san martin today. mike, you have a crash in san jose? >> i do, but it should be cleared very soon. north 101 approaching 880, it sounded like everything was about off to the shoulder. no slowing has shown up. really the commute doesn't kick in for another 40 minutes for the first burst. over here we have a little slowing for 84 and crews are coming in out of the altamont pass. there's a little bit of slowing until things widen out and come into the rest of livermore and the tri-valley. a smooth flow of traffic at the dublin and walnut creek interchange. west 24, there's a crash reported. sounds like everything is off to the right. there's a live look at oakland, still a steady flow. back to you. >> thanks, mike. developing now, three people are in custody for their possible connection to a freeway shooting that took the life of a

5-year-old girl. >> eliyanah crisostomo was killed on saturday night on southbound 880 between milpitas and fremont near warren avenue. the chp says her parents were also in the car when the shooting happened. they were not hurt. here is what we know. santa cruz police, along with chp and scotts valley police say they took three people into custody during a high-risk traffic stop on highway 17. the council member in close contact with police confirmed three people are in custody in fremont, possibly connected to the freeway shooting and a second shooting that happened minutes before. the second shooting happened on fremont boulevard. no one was injured and fremont police say that shooting could have been gang-related. thom jensen is tracking the latest and will join us with more details ahead at 5:30 this morning. and later today, three men charged in another freeway shooting we've been following will be back in court. 2-year-old jasper wu was killed after the car he was riding in

got caught up in the crossfire of a gang battle on interstate 880 back in november of 2021. prosecutors are expected to -- protesters are expected to gather outside of the courthouse ahead of today's hearing. they're upset over reports that district attorney pamela price is going to give the suspects a lesser sentence by dropping enhancement charges. price has denied requests for an interview, but in a pre recorded video she denied the reports. >> i want to clear the record. i assured the parents of jasper wu that the men we believe are responsible for his death are charged with very serious crimes and they will be held accountable. >> last week members of the aapi community came out demanding an apology after price was, quote, condescending and divisive in an email sent to the community members, asking about the charges in the case. in an email obtained by nbc bay area, and allegedly written by

price, the community is told that they've been misled by local chinese community and the media. new video this morning, the late night fire at a private bus yard started about 10:00 last night at pennsylvania and 23rd street underneath interstate 280. no one was injured. the flames destroyed 12 mini buses. so far firefighters are not saying if they know how that started. a woman remains in critical condition in the hospital after being hit by a driver in san jose yesterday. police say it happened while the woman was walking on 11th and santa clara streets, about a block from san jose state. she was taken to the hospital and she's listed in critical condition. the driver did stay on scene to talk to investigators. today abortion rights protests are set to take place across the country, and right here in the bay area, including san francisco, berkeley and san jose. this video of a protest yesterday in san jose, this is where community members gathered

in front of city hall. these demonstrations, they come after a texas federal judge suspended fda approval of a commonly used abortion drug. the ruling comes less than a year after the reversal of roe v. wade. "today in the bay"'s brie jackson is joining us live from washington. brie, the biden administration is appealing this ruling, correct? >> reporter: that's right, good morning. the biden administration is pushing back and says that it is considering all legal options to ensure that the abortion pill remains available. the future of reproductive health care remains uncertain this morning, after a texas federal judge suspended the fda approval of the most commonly used abortion pill. >> this is not america. what you saw by that one judge in that one court, in that one state, that's not america. >> reporter: for now, women still have access to abortion medication, but if this judge's ruling holds up, the pills would be banned nationwide.

13 states already have bans in place. >> i think it's important that we protect the sangt tee of life. i believe in state rights. >> reporter: some democrats say the white house should simply ignore the judge's ruling and not enforce a ban. the biden administration vows to put up a fight and is appealing the decision. >> for america's sake and women's sake, we have to prevail in this. >> reporter: the issue could make its way to the supreme court, after a federal judge in washington state ruled to protect the drug in more than a dozen states. the dueling rulings set up more contentious court and political battles. >> this isn't a call to action for everyone, whether it's in the court system, when we go to vote. >> we can win this issue at the ballot box if we show up with reasonable positions, if we have our head in the sand we're going to lose. >> reporter: a new poll found 64% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

and new this morning, we're learning that house democrats plan to introduce a bill aimed at protecting access to the abortion pill. the measure would reaffirm the u.s. fda's final approval authority of abortion medication. but that bill is unlikely to pass in the gop-led house. >> all of that we will certainly be following. we know you will as well. thank you. 5:07 right now. oakland leaders this week take up the heated debate over ending pandemic related eviction protections. council members will take a look at a plan, debating it, to gradually phase out the city's lengthy moratorium. right now it calls for a full end to the moratorium by september, which some local landlords argue is still too far away. tenant supporters argue the phase-out is needed to give renters time to prepare. >> we knew the moratorium would end at some point, but we need a

responsible phaseout instead of just dumping people all at once onto the streets. >> before they ask any further owners to take on this responsibility, there has to be funding. because we're all going to be homeless if the banks get our property. >> eviction bans in some bay area cities and counties have already expired. alameda county's ban expires at the end of this month. we take a live look out in san jose. dark and early for you. getting set for another great day? i don't know. let's ask meteorologist kari hall. she's been monitoring what we can expect weather-wise. we are hoping to get a bit of what happened yesterday. >> we're going to have that again today, even a little warmer. so as we take a look at martinez and your morning as you're starting out the door, it's in the low 50s, all clear, and our temperatures will stay in the low 50s. we do need a jacket for the start of the day. but look at the trend that's heading upward, reaching 70 degrees at lunchtime.

so i would probably make some plans to head outdoors for lunch today. in dublin it's headed to 75 degrees, even upper 70s for the south bay. this will be the warmest day of the week. we'll talk about the cooldown in a few minutes. mike has a look at numbers going up. >> unfortunately. contra costa county has gone from one of our lows to one of our highs today. $4.17 at concord super stop on willow pass road. $4.09, that's the low for santa clara county county, calling out alliance in cupertino, a couple other options at the same price. in vallejo, the best in the bay, $3.97 at the shell on tennessee street. so good options for you reported at gas buddy. on the roadways, everyone is moving smoothly. the incident on 880 has cleared from the area right around 16th. we still have the incident on the chart here at 24, but no major problems. in fact, everything is off to the shoulder. no injuries there. a smooth drive and drive times

despite some fog in the north bay. we have a good drive time for highway 101, as well as 37 coming over from vallejo into novato. back to you. coming up, wall street back to work this morning, and twitter accused of promoting kremlilin memessages. we'lll take a lolook at bototh g upup. > plus, b back on the bigig . 20 yearsrs after itsts o origin debut, comining back to theatat. when a and whehere you can see film once again. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay."

good monday morning. it is 5:13. it's going to be a day to enjoy more time outside, going for a hike, enjoying a little walk around the neighborhood. we're starting out in the low 50s in the east bay and reaching into the low to mid-70s and it's going to be nice and sunny. things change heading into tomorrow. temperatures dropping, clouds roll in. i'll have more in the forecast coming up. fremont, 880 moves nicely with the headlights, top of the screen on the left, you can kind of see the signs coming off the auto mall area and toward tesla, where there's a smooth flow of traffic. the pattern we expect coming out of the tri-valley. we'll show you speeds coming up. good morning. very happy monday. some pent-up buying and selling maybe on wall street. the markets were closed friday for good friday.

we've got the jobs numbers on friday and those were goldilocks, not too big, not too small. it was exactly ten years ago facebook bought instagram for a billion dollars, it's more accurate to say it's been ten years since mark zuckerberg used facebook's money to buy instagram for a billion dollars. he did it overnight, he did it without checking with the board, and we all thought at the time, oh, that's kind of crazy, a billion dollar decision on your own. well, it turns out that was a good decision. instagram probably worth $200 billion today. >> the biden administration will make big announcements about electric cars, including those that will qualify for big tax breaks. it's our understanding the tesla model 3 will not qualify for full tax credit after the deadline come this monday. so one of the reasons, presumably, this is tesla's cutting prices of its cars five times. so far this year.

and it's only april. electric cars are popular because they're clean, they get you in the carpool lane, and you're getting a $7,500 off the price of the car with the tax credit. now, when it comes to cars, should you buy or lease? our good friend vicky nguyen will run you through the pros and cons coming up on the "today" show over. the weekend, the telegraph newspaper in england reported twitter is actively amplifying vladimir putin's tweets, as well as tweets from other russian officials and agencies. before twitter was actively limiting the reach of russian state media and putin is an accused war criminal. no comment from twitter. there's no active way to get a comment from twitter. if you call their press line, the voice boxes are full because those people don't work there. but to put a point on it, twitter is, according to the telegraph, actively promoting kremlin accounts so that they get into your timeline even if

you do not subscribe to them. >> interesting. >> thanks, scott. well, you know what? blockbuster weekend for a beloved movie. super mario brothers, the movie, had a record-breaking weekend. audiences came out to the theatres in droves to watch the animated film based on the classic video game and the movie has already earned a global total of $337 million. the film from universal and illumination has had the biggest opening of any film so far this year, and it has the second biggest three-day opening for any animated film in history. we should note that comcast, which owns universal, is our parent company. it's been 20 years since the final "lord of the rings" film was released and now "the return of the king" is getting re-released this thursday to

celebrate the 20th anniversary of its debut. the film grossed more than a billion dollars after its 2003 release, won 11 academy awards for the most oscars by a single film. >> a lot of people said, we're going to see it. we can tell you there are three locations, amc east ridge, century 20 oak ridge, and at century 14 north ridge mall. the ridges have got you covered. >> on the big screen. >> it should be fun. well, this weather has been finally spring-like. >> yeah, spring-like today and a little bit cooler tomorrow. we're going to talk about the changes. as you're heading out the door, a little bit of a tough drive, it's hard to see here. looking at the golden gate bridge and your drive across coming in from the north bay, we can see a couple of headlights there. as you're heading out in oakland, it is all clear and temperatures in the low 50s, light jacket weather for the start of the day and no jacket weather for the afternoon.

it's going to warm up and turn out to be so comfortable, with a mostly sunny sky. temperatures reaching 69 degrees. we'll see a high of 66 today, san mateo low to mid-70s for parts of the east bay, livermore reaching 75 and 78 in morgan hill. going into tomorrow, notice the dip in temperatures. we'll have more clouds coming in and possibly even some spotty light showers near the coastline, mainly some drizzle. and it's going to be about the same on wednesday temperature-wise, as this system comes in. it's going to change our temperatures, cool it off a few degrees. it did get pretty warm fairly quickly. so we're going to head back to more seasonable weather for the rest of the week, after a warm start. not seeing any significant rain chances or storm systems coming our way. it's pretty dry. let's take a look at our temperatures for san jose. starting out in the mid-70s for the start of the week for today, and then look at that dip by

wednesday, the high is only 62 degrees. but we'll climb our way back up in time for the weekend. still looking at very pleasant weather throughout the week and the sunshine continues. at times it will be windy as we transition from some very warm temperatures today to some milder weather for tuesday and wednesday. mike, you were checking on the tri-valley. >> we talked about the commute building a bit, and it is a bit. dublin, 580 folks getting off, smooth drive toward the dublin interchange. travel times look great and speeds are great for 680, a little bit of slowing out of the altamont. you saw the smooth drive over the dublin interchange. we just changed from 24 to 25 minutes. that means traffic is building out of the altamont and heading toward livermore. 84 a little bit slow coming through this section. you see the sensors. there was no overnight road work or closures so smooth drive

counter-commute. no crashes or incidents for the south bay or peninsula, with a smooth, easy drive, good stuff into and out of san francisco from all angles. >> thank you, mike. 5:20 right now. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> when two travel agents dropped the ball, some savvy viewers called us to get more than 3 grand back. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds, and telemundo 48 responde next. >> as we head to break, we want to share these photos that kari hall posted on instagram. oh, look at bella. she and her family had a wonderful easter, complete with extra easter egg hunts, a hike out there enjoying the great weather. be sure to let kari know how be sure to let kari know how your eastereekend w

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online through 20-minute surveys taken quarterly. one doctor tells us there are two benefits to participating. >> one is if we see that memory is changing in individuals, we will refer them to a site and they might be able to go into a clinical trial that would help them. at the same time, they're helping to advance the science of alzheimer's disease and help development treatments for all potential treatments with alzheimer's disease. >> you can find the study at atpwebstudy.org. researchers really need black and hispanic participants as they are considered greater risk for alzheimer's and historically participate less often in studies like this. i think that's interesting to sign up. they need us. >> i know. all right, it's 5:25 right now. our consumer team at nbc bay area and telemundo 48 regularly respond to viewers with complaints. >> chris chmura is here with a pair of new travel cases that were going nowhere.

>> let's start at telemundo 48 responde. their consumer investigator ar land fernandez's team, their travel agent was sitting a an airline refund. they said the agent stopped responding to them, so they asked the team to make contact. the travel agency then paid up $2,224. lilly in pleasanton needed help with a travel agency, too. lilly paid them $596 for theme park tickets and then the pandemic happened. recently lilly wanted to use those tickets but wound up in a tug of war between the agent and theme park. she asked us to help, the travel agency then gave lilly the refund. go ahead our board. since we started back in 2016, nbc bay area responds and telemundo responde have helped

viewers like you get back almost $7 million. share your story with us, scan the qr code on your screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. good morning. i'm thom jensen. coming up in a live report, the latest in a fatal shooting that left a 5-year-old santa clara girl dead and the possible connection to three people now in custody.

right now at 5:30, a family left grieving, after their 50-year-old daughter becomes the latest victim of a freeway shooting. ahead, we're learning about the people police have in custody, as violence on bay area highways once again comes into focus. >> plus, stanford easing covid guidelines. we're moving you forward with more on what students need to know about those changes. this is "today in the bay." and a good morning to you on this monday. thank you for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. hope you had a great easter weekend. let's start with a look at the forecast. we've been enjoying the spring-like weather. >> it finally warmed up and today we have a nice little taste of, how about late spring? not quite summer, but it's going to be warmer today. as we take a live look outside in san jose, it's all clear to start out. more sunshine for the morning into the afternoon. we're going from mid-50s to mid-70s for today. so nice.

but you know how fast those temperatures drop once that wind picks up in the evening, and we're going to see that once again. we're headed for 77 degrees in the south bay, and some low 70s for novato, mid-70s for the interior parts of the east bay, like livermore reaching 75, and 64 in san francisco. mike, you're tracking an incident headed toward the eastshore freeway? >> folks on highway 4, the transition ramp might be affected. listen up, this is west highway 4 at west 80. a crash is reported in the middle of the connecter, so that will be a factor. for folks coming down, west 80 does move smoothly past the scene and it looks like the contra costa county sheriff is on scene. i'll let you know if they need to close anything. an incident south 880, maybe on the right side of the roadway. you'll see flashing lights. no injuries reported just yet. no backup at the bay bridge toll

plaza, a smooth flow out of oakland and into san francisco. developing now, three people are in custody for their possible connection to a freeway shooting that took the life of a 5-year-old girl. >> thom jensen is live for us off of i-80 near fremont where the fatal shooting happened over the weekend. thom, so sad here. what have you been able to learn? >> reporter: marcus and laura, that shooting happened saturday night on the southbound side of i-80, near warren avenue between milpitas and fremont, where we are right now. the family of that little girl was headed to a birthday party dinner at a restaurant near here, and they said bullets tore through their car, 5-year-old eliyanah crisostomo of santa clara was hit by the gunfire and is the victim of the shooting. her family said they're still in disbelief she's gone. her family said she was excited

to soon celebrate easter and her upcoming birthday and they said she would have turned 6 on the 21th. santa cruz police, along with chp and scotts valley police say they took three people into custody during a high-risk traffic stop on highway 17 and a milpitas council member in close contact with police also confirmed to nbc bay area that the three people are in custody in fremont, possibly connected to the freeway shooting and a second shooting that happened minutes before in fremont on fremont boulevard. no one was injured in that shooting. the fremont police say the shooting could have been gang related. there's been a gofundme site et up for eliyanah and we hope to learn additional details from police or prosecutors later this morning. live in fremont, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> i can't imagine the pain that family must be going through. we have more details, freeway shootings have actually been on the rise in the bay

area, creating so many heartbreaking stories. a few notable cases we've covered, february of 2022, former cal basketball star was shot and killed on 880 in oakland during rush hour. one suspect was arrested. and just a month before that, 28-year-old david nguyen, an alameda county sheriffs cadet on his way home from training when he was shot and killed near the bay bridge toll plaza. in 2021, 20-year-old mother was killed on i-80, in the car with her fiance and son heading to a job interview when she was shot. 5:34 right now. a deadly shooting in oakland under investigation. police responded to a shot spotter activation last night on filbert street. officers found a gunshot victim when she arrived. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. the victim's identity has not been released and so far no

arrests have been made and the motive is unclear. palo alto police are asking for help to find a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman in broad daylight, this happened shortly before 3:00 yesterday afternoon on california afternoon. the pedestrian underpass below the caltrain tracks. a woman in her 50s tells police that a man walking his bicycle suddenly struck her from behind, attacked her and then took off. the woman was walking her dog through the same underpass late last night and this reaction to that attack. >> it's scary because we passed by and we saw blood in that one. >> the victim has been treated for a laceration to her head and a bruce to her neck. palo alto police department is asking for the public's assistance. in just a few hours the man accused of a high profile attack in san francisco is set to

appear before a judge. police say garret doty beat former san francisco fire commissioner don carmignani with a metal bar in the marina district last week. carmignani remains in the hospital with injuries to his head and face. the 24-year-old, doty, is due to be formally charged at 9:00 this morning. he faces three felony assault charges. happening now, police in union city are telling drivers to avoid west of mission boulevard due to a sinkhole. the street is located in a commercial neighborhood on the east side. the hole is sitting in the middle of the street. so far, there's no timeline on repairs. moving you forward on a covid front, stanford begins major changes to its covid vaccine policy starting today. the university is lifting its vaccination requirement completely, that means people will no longer need the vaccine to go onto campus. the university still strongly is recommending people to get the vaccine as well as booster shots. the vaccine requirement will remain in effect for anyone

working at stanford health care settings in line with federal guidance. let's take a live look outside toward san francisco from sausalito. you see the bridge there, really nice start to our day. let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. she's tracking the weather for us. yeah, we have such a beautiful start to the day. it's clear for many spots, except for the little bit of fog you could see there across the golden gate bridge. temperatures at 52 degrees, it is definitely a milder start. these are the kinds of temperatures we see late spring into early summer to start out the day. it will be cool in napa with a temperature at about 49 degrees. jacket now but not so much this afternoon. you will need the sunglasses because the sunshine continues as we head for upper 60s at lunchtime, eventually reaching 73 degrees. 75 will be the high in concord

today, 66 in san mateo. look at the south county, upper 70s today. now, enjoy it, because we will see temperatures dropping by tomorrow afternoon. we're going to talk about those changes coming up. mike says it's a pretty smooth drive right now. >> it is. but despite that fact, they've turned the metering lights on at the bay bridge. maybe folks are expecting a little more traffic. remember, we have this week and next week which continue with spring breaks, so you may see a lighter flow of traffic. again, the metering lights are on and the backup is forming and it is 5:37. we're looking toward the departure from oakland. departing from oakland southbound, we still have the crash on the grid around franklin, but off of the roadway. no lanes blocked. a smooth flow of traffic. the north bay, i want to call out highway 1, near marin elementary, there will be some road work, tree trimming going on, pg&e work. that will be going on, a look

ahead if you're in the north bay near that elementary school. on the peninsula, we have the continued repair for 92. don't have any specifics but we know that's continuing to go on. the south bay on schedule, we have this causing a little slowing. morning commute is kicking in right on schedule just before 5:40. later on, we again have more tree trimming, this section will be southbound heading toward santa cruz, starting at 9:00 a.m., you may lose a lane and that's scheduled for all week, and both sides have been alternating for repair work, tree trimming and clearing damage from earlier storms. >> thanks, mike. crisis at the ukrainian border. ahead on "today in the bay," we talk to an author going back to the war zone, as russia relocates nuclear weapons. this, as we're learning about a new data leak. >> the crisis may be at the irish border as well. president biden will head to ireland to celebrate nearly a quarter century of peace. quarter century of peace. u're watching "today iyon

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right now at 5:41 on this monday morning, as you get ready to head to work in the east bay, it's starting out clear, temperatures in the low 50s. definitely milder compared to what we've had recently. and it's going to be a warmer day. we're already at 67 degrees at noon and headed for the mid-70s here for later this afternoon. so enjoy the nice warm-up. we'll talk about a cooldown coming up in a few minutes. we'll look at oakland.

the nimitz with headlights toward the fremont area. we're looking at a smooth drive despite a couple of crashes. northbound toward the bay bridge, we have the metering lights activated, so we'll talk about the build coming up. 5:42 right now. the pentagon is investigating how dozens of classified documents connected to the war in ukraine were leaked. more than 50 pentagon documents were posted online revealing details of u.s. intelligence into russia's war on ukraine. some of them labeled top secret. the most damaging documents leak shows that ukraine's combat power is relatively weak and that the u.s. spied so its allies in matters connected to ukraine. specifically that the u.s. gathered intelligence on south korea and israel. a criminal investigation has been opened into that breach. now, the leak comes as the russian invasion of ukraine rages into a second year. russian president vladimir putin is planning to stage nuclear weapons to its east in the

allied nation of belarus, which shares a southern bored are with ukraine. president putin said it would not violate nuclear nonproliferation agreements. for now, it will not change the strategy in ukraine. we talked with a journalist who has been covering the russian invasion from the start. he says this is about putin making a statement, rather than making a move. >> i think it would be suicide for putin to really be serious about this. it's probably intended, this escalation is probably intended as a kind of rhetorical device to make sure that belarus stays inside putin's strategic framework. so that he can use belarus in the future, maybe for attacking ukraine, and maybe also for saber waving against nato without actually having any clout. >> the president of belarus,

which does not have its own nuclear weapons, said that allowing russian nukes is a safeguard for his country. now, a place that has known peace, northern ireland, in danger of a return to violence. >> scott mcgrew is joining us. president biden is heading to northern ireland, as well as the republic of ireland today. >> today. good morning to you. so his ancestral home is ireland, both irelands are planning big parties to welcome the united states president. many presidents, of course, have irish heritage, kennedy, obviously, clinton, even barack obama had some. he and michelle travelled to ear ireland some years back. he'll be marking the 25th anniversary of the agreement that brought peace between northern ireland and the republic, what we called the troubles in the '80s, and absolutely everybody knew what we were talking about. the island, of course, is split into two different countries, ireland is its own independent

country, northern ireland is generally loyal to the crown and generally speaking wants to stay that way. add to that the differences in religion between the two, and things got very violent once upon a time, which is why the anniversary of the peace agreement is such a big deal. the president is going to both irelands for several days. the new problem they all have to deal with, the uk, including northern ireland, has dropped out of the european union, but ireland didn't, meaning this border is back. now, before he heads to the irelands, president biden and the first lady will celebrate the white house easter egg roll today. our al roker is there. he tells us the president just told him he's planning to run for a second term, but he wasn't ready to formally announce. these are live pictures of the easter egg roll. the longest tradition at the white house, dating back to 1978. most presidents have joined in

the fun with those egg races you're seeing and photos with easter bunnies. the white house historical association says the first family's pets have played a big role in the fest tivts as well. >> the coolage family had a raccoon and at one point rebecca raccoon helped host the easter egg roll. so you have a lot of fun events like that. animals are often involved, so this year on our commemorative biden blue egg that we have, we actually have the footprints featured of willow and commander, the president's cat and dog. >> you can watch the festivities coming up on the "today" show. >> senate democrats are working on a bill that would affirm that the fda knows what's best when judging the safety of drugs, which seems obvious, but a judge in texas has ruled in favor of a group that wants to block

abortion medication nationwide. brie jackson is going to have a lot more coming up at 6:07. what are some of your favorite easter memories? we'll talk about it on social media. on twitter you can find me at scott mcgrew. >> thanks. well, dub nation, get ready for the battle of norcal as the warriors are opening the playoffs against the sacramento kings. the warriors punched their ticket to the playoffs yesterday by taking apart portland, they scored 55 in the first quarter alone, an nba record. they won 157 to 101. everyone is looking ahead for the first round and coach steve kerr called this a great start. >> our guys were locked in right from the beginning. they knew what was at stake and controlled the game from the opening tap, and hopefully that carries over to next week. >> now, the entire series schedule with the kings is not out just yet, but game one takes

place on saturday night in sacramento. and trending for you this morning, elvis, watch out. brace yourself for a new way to get hitched, wiener style. >> america's most popular mobile is being converted into a vegas wedding chapel. for two days, oscar mayer is marking its vehicle there exclusively for weddings and renaming it the wiener mobile of love. the company will pick up the costs and they're throwing in free hot dogs and providing a live quartet. it will be a memory people can relish for the rest of their days. >> ah, memories. >> what a way to make a memory. >> you might get mustard on your clothes. >> so you wear yellow. [ laughter ] >> the guys will be, like, just wear yellow. >> hot dogs, man. >> you can renew your vows,

kari. >> i mean, me? [ laughter ] >> not that way, anyway. >> no. we're coming up on 17 years. i'm getting old. >> let's go to sin city. >> let's take a look outside right now at oracle park. we've now made it into full swing with our baseball season, and they're out there mowing the field. they're getting ready for the game today, and it's also misting and drizzling so, it feels very humid. in time for the evening, it's clearing out. we'll have sunshine, temperatures in the upper 50s, and it's still going to be breezy, the winds coming in at about 16 miles per hour with some of those higher gusts. it's going to be muggy tonight and possibly still misting as more clouds come in. and our temperatures drop down to the low 50s. so just be prepared for that. overall it's going to be a beautiful day. and our temperatures reaching 71 in hayward, and 73 in mountain

view. so nice, even warmer than it was yesterday. and take a look at los gatos, san martin, 77 degrees today. don't get too used to it because our temperatures drop tomorrow, and we make it into the upper 60s, but that's about normal for the middle of april, this time of year we're usually seeing temperatures here at this point, and it does continue into wednesday. in fact, much of the week will feel like that. but we'll also have more clouds moving in tomorrow. so we're seeing the showers just to our north. that's going to get closer. and just fall apart. although there may be drizzle near the coastline. the rest of the week is dry and temperatures, once again, stay seasonable. if you're on spring break, you're like hey, gets to to the beach. be prepared that along the coastline the temperatures will be in the mid-50s, and actually today is the warmest day with half moon bay reaching 59. not too many really warm days there. but it will be nice for the inland valleys into the end of

the week, into the weekend. just windy as we transition to some slightly cooler temperatures tomorrow. mike, you're seeing fog and lights at the bay bridge. >> more lights than fog. you see it drifting across the screen here. that will be a factor, not a major one. the bigger slowdown is because the metering lights are activated. they were activated a little early for a monday. we're still looking at a smooth driving getting there, eastshore freeway and the nimitz through the maze. no problems highway 37 and 4, showing traditional patterns. we do have a good volume of traffic. we've got four weeks of rotating spring breaks around the bay, it does tend to show a lighter volume of traffic. here is the south bay, northbound 101 shows early slowing. no surprises. happening now, homeowners across the state are scrambling to meet friday's deadline to go solar. this will qualify them for long-term financial incentives. under the so-called net metering

system, solar customers are reimbursed for energy sent back to the grid. but state regulators decided the rates were too high. opponents argue that solar customers were paying so little that they were no longer sharing the basic costs for energy distribution. after friday's deadline, lower reimbursement rates will only apply to new solar customers. another dangerous tiktok challenge. we're taking a look at what is trending, including how this bubble gum sent a bunch of students to the hospital. >> then later at 6:00, pandemic eviction protections could soon end for some east bay residents trying to make it in the bay. we'll take a look at the new proposals up for debate. >> you can now access nbc bay area news whenever you want. whether it's on roku, samsung tv+ or xumo, you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, and repeats of our

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pleasant. that's really what it was over the weekend. the temperatures did come up a little bit. we're expecting another warm day in store today. we'll check in with kari in just a bit. nice sunrise coming this morning, overlooking downtown san jose. speaking of hot, we were taking a look at what is trending, including a hot new viral challenge, landing kids in the hospital. at least ten elementary kids in massachusetts were taken to the hospital after chewing trouble bubble bubble game, an extremely spicy gum. the active ingredient is the same that's used in police pepper spray, but it's more concentrated. since 2021, people have taken to social media to see if they can blow a bubble with the gum. >> more concentrated than pepper spray. >> why are we making this gum? >> exactly. >> why are elementary school kids chewing it? >> trying to do that challenge,

i guess. so this is right in time for the easter holiday, there's a northern california police department that has a new officer, and it isn't a typical recruit. this is percy, the rabbit. a police officer found percy several months ago, took him to animal control to be reunited with his family. when no one claimed him, percy was adopted by an officer and officer percy was quickly added to a wellness program that promotes improving mental health within the department. so he doesn't have an official title yet, but you can watch percy roaming throughout the police station, and that's a very cute recruit there. >> no kidding. >> how often do we hear the name percy? that was my grandfather's name. i rarely hear that. >> it's so tame, too. >> you should see when he gets into an aggressive mode. >> i bet. >> let's bounce to the movie

theatre. turning to the box office, super mario brothers had a movie weekend and it was record-breaking. taking me back to childhood. audiences came out to the theatres and came in droves to watch this film. the animated film based on the classic video game. the movie already earning a global total of $377 million, the film from universal and illumination has had the biggest opening of any film so far this year, and it's the second biggest three-day opening for any animated film in history. and we should note comcast, which owns universal, is our parent company. a lot of people are saying, i want to go see that. >> it looks fun. >> first i was questioning it and then i started seeing the previews and i'm kind of excited. >> it's good timing with a lot of kids off. tiger woods has withdrawn

from this year's master, if you hadn't heard. he withdrew yesterday. before the resumption of the third round. because of his plantar fasciitis. he ended his streak of completing all 72 holes, that's all rounds on all the tournaments he had ever played at augusta national. he didn't go out without a fight. woods was seen limping throughout the weekend. if you see the clips, it's very evident. he had to withdraw from the tournaments. >> he is the ultimate competitor, up there with brady and m.j. but this is going to be an uphill climb for him for the rest of 2023. i would not be surprised if tiger woods hangs up his golf shoes and his clubs, if you will, for the rest of 2023. the "today" show will have much more on augusta ahead at 7:00 a.m. dylan dryer is probably right on that. she's a golfer. >>