welcome back. you are watching "today in the bay." let's talk about our climate in crisis, our earth week edition. the city of hayward had a writing contest where students described their ideas about water conservation and renewable energy and topics related to the environment. the first place poster winner for kindergarten through first. grateful for that. and then sixth grade through

eighth, this is called climate activist there on your screen. and grades four through five, this was called clean the world. thank you to all the students in hayward for their submissions. also in hayward, the city is hosting the cleanup fair on weeks park on saturday. volunteers will collect litter and debris throughout the city. we are putting a link up to see all the contest winners. visit nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate in crisis tab. bracing for a big day in san francisco before the warriors and the giants get started, tens of thousands of people are going to gather in golden gate park for that big festival, live in the park and the security there if you are headed there for 4/20. a class action lawsuit

brewing over offensive text messages sent by officers. the heavyweight leading the claim. housing perfect for commuters opening in just a matter of hours. this is "today in the bay." thanks for joining us on this thursday morning. i am kris sanchez. marcus washington has the morning off. i am laura garcia. we will check in with mike in a but first cinthia pimentel is in for kari. >> right now, if you are waking up, good morning to you. in san francisco, 48 to kick off this morning. 43 in concord. it's a little cooler as we make our way into the valleys. down in san martin, 41. 39 for santa rosa and fairfield. if you are headed to work in the next couple of minutes, grab a

jacket because it's chilly out there this morning. and then by the lunch hour, there will be plenty of sunshine as we go into today, tomorrow and through the weekend. we will talk about the full warm-up coming up in a little bit. where are we going on the roads, mike? >> most of the bay is looking great. look at this. typical slowing in san josé holding on and that will clear up and then kick in again in another 40 minutes. build here for the east bay and tri-valley looking lighter because of one really tough drive, it's the one getting out of the altamont pass. the sensors just turned to green a couple seconds ago, and still back from 205, and the altamont pass jammed up as well. the backup is standard but maybe a little lighter as the bay bridge has movement, and it has movement but still metering lights. >> movement but not movement. breaking news, while you

were sleeping the a's taking a huge step forward in plans to leave oakland for good. they have locked in a deal to purchase land for a new stadium just off the las vegas strip. funding will be the next step. the oakland mayor issued a statement indicating her disappointment with the deal. there are a lot of steps that have to happen including the a's sorting out the lease deal with the coliseum. the a's made similar comments about moving but it never happened. now, not only are the warriors playing in the playoff game tonight, but the giants are back in town. before those events begin, san francisco is gearing up to host 4/20 events at hippy hill and golden gate park.

>> emma gosk is live with what we can expect. a big festivity. >> reporter: yeah, the event opens at 10:00 a.m., and we expect more people will come and the crowd will grow because everybody wants to be here at 4:20 p.m. sharp this afternoon, and that's the big moment of celebration. this is the second year that on-site cannabis sales are legal. the city's rec department and the city's office of cannabis has been working for months with the organizers to keep this event safe and peaceful. representatives from the city said it was hugely successful last year after taking two years off due to the pandemic. >> walk, take public transit. the best ways to get here are the 7 line, and muni will be running free shuttles starting

at 4:00 from the civic center part, so it will be easy. >> reporter: there will be 100 security guards, 163 portable toilets, extra parking, patrol officers and, of course, a robust cleanup crew. the city is encouraging people to take public transportation rather than drive, so as you heard there's free muni shuttle service today. because there are onsite cannabis consumption and sales going on here during the celebration, nobody under the age of 21 is permitted past the fenced in area of golden gate park. reporting live in san francisco, emma gosk for "today in the bay." >> thank you, emma. we have new overnight news. a hazardous material situation underway in oakley right now.

contra costa deputies arrested a driver on an outstanding warrant but then found chemicals and glassware in the trunk of the car. one traffic lane and a bike lane are still closed because of that investigation. investigators say there's no public safety threat. we learned a class action lawsuit will be filed today after racist and homophobic texts were sent by officers. as we have been reporting, the fbi discovered the homophobic and racist texts between the police officers. 45 officers are now under investigation. the city council approved the audit of the internal affairs process. the conference will be at 11:00 this morning. in just a few hours the suspects tied to a freeway shooting in which a 5-year-old little girl was killed are set to appear in court. all three now face murder

charges. the two on the left of your screen are scheduled to appear for a plea hearing. the man on the right is scheduled for a probation hearing. this is the 5-year-old. on april 8th, she and her family were in their car when she was struck and killed by random gunfire. all three suspects are gang members and the shooting was a case of mistaken identity. a grand opening takes place today aimed at those trying to make it in the bay. the gateway at millbrae station transit village includes affordable housing. it includes 400 apartments and 80 that are veteran preferred. a ceremony will get under way at 11:00 this morning. let's look out at san josé this morning where things are off to a mild start.

if you have plans for this afternoon, cinthia pimentel has your forecast for that. >> we continue to look at the beautiful shot over downtown san josé. if you are headed out the door at 6:08 this morning, grab a sweater but this afternoon temperatures are expected to reach the 70s in san josé and through the santa clara valley. if you are in sunnyvale and want the school day forecast, right now at drop off, 8:00, 9:00, we are looking at sweater weather. by the pickup hour, your kids might have ditched the jackets. sunshine and 68 degrees. we will talk about the warm-up this weekend and into next week. people love that forecast, and cheaper gas prices. looking over towards santa

clara, we have 4.15 a gallon, and we can't find anything below 4 bucks. and then 4.25 for that region, and that's the lowest we could find there. and then mill valley's arco on redwood highway, 4.29. all of these reports coming through gasbuddy.com. we have highway 37 in the north bay holding steady with what you expect early in the commute. we are holding steady traffic there. san rafael moving smoothly. we do not have any slowing yet, southbound 101 in towards novato. >> thank you. italian, chinese? at our house it's mexican. ahead on "today in the bay," we will show how america's diet

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wednesday afternoon. the price cuts are digging into profits at tesla. they cut prices on cars six times so far this year and they are hinting at a seventh. tesla says putting less expensive cars on the road means it will have more opportunities to sell self-driving software at a premium. tesla model y, the best selling car in california. and second, tesla model 3. and then toyotas the rest of the way down. janet yellen will speak about the economy and china today. prepared remarks suggest she will say we need to keep technology out of china's hands over the american economy. live pictures from texas where spacex is preparing its second attempt to launch it's starship,

the most powerful rocket ever built. it's bigger than "apollo 5" that sent astronauts to the moon. we will show you the unmanned launch if it occurs during the newscast, so stick around. tesla ceo elon musk so into marijuana jokes, he likes the number 4/20. he chose today to start removing the blue checks from verified twitter accounts. so far no change for celebrities like beyonce, still showing they are verified, they are who they say they are, and anybody can buy a blue check without verification, so nobody will be sure which account is legit.

many have said they are not going to pay for their blue check. i am not paying for mine. >> i have not heard about people paying for it. >> if a lot of people seeing your tweet is important to you, you get pushed up if you pay. >> right now there's that verified and we know laura is laura, and she has a blue check which she did not pay for, and presumably in the next few days it will go away and it will cost 8 bucks. trending this morning, taco bell and change in america's eating habits. a new study found mexican food

overtaking italian food. the fastest growing menu items is birria, chicken taco salad and dishes with tajin. millennials prefer mexican food. even though i won prom queen tonight, which i am thankful for, i would like to crown -- >> that lovely gal in yellow is thompson, and she gave up her crown to give it to another classmate. she won the title but she saw how emotional martina nelson became, and she decided to share the crown especially since

nelson grew up being bullied at school. >> it was an amazing time for me and i was crowned queen and i started crying because i was so happy, and it was my last prom. >> both girls are going to graduate in may. they say they plan to stay in touch. >> i love that. that is awesome. more of those stories is what we really need. >> positivity. exactly. >> it's prom season, i guess. >> yeah, my girl goes to prom on friday -- tomorrow night. >> let's all go and we can be there -- >> in the pictures, yeah, she will love it. >> yeah, she's, like, it's good. it's starting to feel like spring? >> yeah, sunshine is in store for this weekend, but once you are in the dresses it's really hot. so bring a fan, because your girl might need it a little bit.

this morning taking a look over beautiful san rafael, where people driving 101 might have heaters on as they step out the door because temperatures are in the 40s. as we go through your day today, it will be beautiful. the high pressure is building into the bay area. as we go into today, tomorrow and even into the weekend, plenty of sunshine in store. we are having just technical troubles over here. let me get this computer set right now for you. we will get back on the weather front in just a little bit while i sort out these issues, but, of course, we want to get a look at the roads, mike. >> i was playing games, sorry. we have a smooth flow of traffic, and unexpected lighter traffic except for a few spots. a crash at 680, and as the volume builds out of fairfield, we see slowing.

we have the slow drive, and then the benefit we see is closer to the bay. we have a disabled vehicle on highway 84. looks like speeds are improving. there's a sign for a paintball course in the area, and that's where where that disabled vehicle is. livermore and dublin are clearer because of the disabled rig. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> a fake final notice from a fake home warranty company, but real people shelled out real money. i am consumer investigative reporter, chris chmura. we will show you how to get a refund, next. is your non-profit working to create change here in the bay area. time is running out to apply for the local impact grants. nbc stations are working across nbc stations are working across the country to award $200,000

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all right. want free money? if you paid for a home warranty in the last three years, the state says you might have been misled. >> if you were, you could get your money back. chris chmura is here to explain how. >> if you got a final notice in

the mail as far back as 2020, the department of insurance says you were misled. investigators say these notices claimed your home warranty was expiring. it wasn't. the final notice was an ad, the employ to get you to buy a home warranty. the brand names on the notice were all fake. the state said the final notice mailers worked. the state said hundreds of thousands of people got these ads and some people paid 2,500 to $3,500 each. people got a home warranty, but they were not legal to sell here. the state investigators and got a settlement with the integrity admin group. part of the settlement is a refund for homeowners that took the bait. you can get your money back if you got a final notice and paid money to any of these bogus

companies here. the state says send an email to this address right here, carefunds@integrity.car. the state says you have until october 9th to get your money back. if you missed the email address, you can replay this story on demand on our website, nbcbayarea.com/responds. trending this morning, former first lady michelle obama's pit stop with jimmy fallon. >> here's what happened.

>> we practiced our faith in the smallest of ways. with it we were saying i can. >> we are saying i care. >> simon says touch your head. >> simon says scream. >> louder. >> simon didn't say that last one. >> but michelle obama did. >> you lose. but maybe you didn't lose. >> oh, my god! >> oh, my gosh. that's great. >> that is so cute. michelle obama, the real one, and jimmy fallon were hiding the whole time as you saw there, shocking customers. she appeared to mostly promote her best selling book "the light we carry." i always think i would be cool in that moment, but i know i wouldn't. >> they are shocked seeing her

walk out. that's fun. a nice thing to do. coming up, the top stories we are following for you today. the oakland a's purchasing land in las vegas. many now speculating that the team is one step closer to leaving the bay. all new reaction overnight. >> reporter: good morning. i am bob redell. we will take you live inside the chase center in san francisco where tonight the warriors will try and come back from an 0-2

6:30, when it comes to sports a new chapter of the tale of two cities. the a's appear to be set to break fans' hearts. a new deal made last night signaling a major league exit plan. the warriors meantime are thriving. tonight's fans hope they will have a quick rebound. what expects will see and wear. this is "today in the bay." if you are lucky enough to go to the game. >> right? >> i am laura garcia. >> i am kris sanchez. marcus washington is off this morning. we have exciting news in the space world. >> that's right. we are learning there may be a launch hold right now. spacex attempting to launch its rocket. this comes as the first try was

canceled earlier this week. elon musk gave the 50/50 odds of the spacecraft reaching orbit on its debut. the company plans to use the starship to send people to the moon and eventually to mars. we're hearing now there's a launch hold. we will continue to monitor what is going on. all those line of people to see it launch. good morning, laura and kris. let's go out to san rafael. a beautiful look as people are making their way down 101 into san francisco. temperatures out there right now just a little chilly, but don't be afraid, warmer temperatures are in the forecast, not only for san rafael but bay area wide. we have 69 in fremont and 71 if you want to make your way out to the coastline in santa cruz. we will talk about the weekend warm-up and all the events coming up this weekend in your

full forecast, but now let's take it out to the roads. we have trouble on the altamont pass? >> yeah, this is the backup, the one big backup. westbound 580, there's a disabled big rig,ing a delivery-related truck and that's in the middle of the roadway. it has been there for hours. the backup is all the way into tracy. a smooth and easy drive in the south bay, no problems. the backup at the bay bridge standard, so slowing throughout much of the east bay area routes. back to you. >> thank you. we start with breaking news that happened while you were sleeping. the a's taking a major step forward in plans to leave oakland for las vegas. >> late last night the team confirmed an agreement to purchase land for a new stadium right off the las vegas strip. the a's signed a purchase

agreement to buy those 49 acres of lapd near the raiders allegiant stadium. the funding is still to come. the a's coliseum lease ends next year, and it's unclear how the a's could play in the desert without some sort of domed coliseum. the a's said the process to build a new ballpark in oakland has made little forward progress. we realize it's hard to hear as we shift our focus to vegas. we will continue to share details about the next steps. oakland mayor issued a statement saying i am deeply disappointed the a's have chosen not to negotiate with the city of the oakland as a true partner.

fans on twitter -- >> hold on a second. we want to bring it to you live right now. this is the launch of spacex. it just happened moments ago. live pictures from texas. this happening after the first try earlier this week was canceled. we heard it was on hold just moments ago, but look at that sailing into the air. elon musk gave the 50/50 odds of the spacecraft reaching orbit on its debut. so far this morning it has launched. this is out of texas. okay. sorry to interrupt there. it was breaking news. >> all of the rest of the a's breaking news will be on nbcbayarea.com. we want to move over to the other big sports story. yeah, we are going from baseball to basketball. the warriors are taking on the

kings. >> let's talk about bob redell who is in the chase center with the attire, the uniform we are supposed to wear if we go. oh, no. his shot froze there. there he is. you are good. >> reporter: the warriors are down 0-2 in the playoff series. they are playing tonight in the chase center against the kings, and this is the first time they have been down 0-2 in the playoffs, and they are going to be without one of their star players, draymond green, and he stomped on the chest of domantas sabonis. here's the warrior's head coach,

steve kerr. >> i was extremely surprised and then immediately into what is next, how do we win the game? there's no time to spend, you know, worrying about it, or thinking about it, or complaining about it. it doesn't matter. >> bay area hip-hop icon e-40 made up after being ejected. the cell phone video shows him getting escorted out after an argument with a fan. e-40 said he had been heckled throughout the game and his ejection was racially motivated. e-40 and the kings issued a statement, and they said the ejection resulted from a miscommunication, and e-40 was not standing excessively.

the statement went on to say the organization has been a long-time leader in promoting racial equality and the kings look forward to welcoming back e-40 in the future. here in san francisco, the seats are decked out with the beautiful yellow shirts fans will be wearing today. it says gold blooded. there's standing room only tickets still available. and tickets for tonight are averaging around $220 third party. i got my seats. you know where they are? at home. >> best deal in town, too. >> very cozy. >> i know your dogs and you probably don't have the best seat in the house. >> reporter: i don't. i have dogs that will be yelling

at us all night when we are screaming at the tv. >> i think we are all staying up late to watch the game. thanks, bob. >> tip-off is at 7:00 tonight. you can watch the game on our sister station, nbc sports bay area. our pregame coverage starts at 6:00 tonight. later this afternoon, former theranos sunny balwani is heading to prison. his former boss and ex-lover, elizabeth holmes, is asking a judge to give her a new trial. marcus joins us with more. >> our analyst is here, steven clark. we are talking about the balwani case and has been talking about it for sometime. his defense team have been making a lot of attempts to prolong his going to jail. do you think they have run out of attempts at this point? >> i think the day of reckoning

for mr. balwani has come and he will have to surrender. the defense team will still continue with their appeals. he will remain in custody while that is going on. so for him the battle is going to continue, but unfortunately he will not be remaining out of custody while that is going on. the government was very concerned about the image this was portraying. why are these two not going into custody? i think the message the court wanted to send is the only way to send a message is to start doing time. his fight will continue but he will be in custody. >> what will that look like? when he arrives in prison, what does that process look like? >> there was a big fight about where he was going to go to prison. he was initially assigned to the federal prison in atlanta even though he is a low-risk offender because he has a lot of time. that could be difficult time. >> for balwani and holmes, how

much time do you think they will spend behind bars? >> in the federal system you don't get much of a discount like in the state system, and they will have to do 85% of the time, so a lot of time. there are incentives to ensure good behavior by inmates, so he could shave a little off, but in federal prison you do 85% so that's going to be a long, long haul for him. >> will we see the same with elizabeth holmes? >> elizabeth holmes is continuing her fight, and she will continue fighting the bail issue, and i think the appellant court will say it's time to start your time, and she is supposed to schedule at the end of april, and she will have to report. that will be difficult for her. she will be away for her children and that will be challenging for her for at least the next ten years. >> thank you so much.

kris and laura, back to you. >> thank you, marcus. 6:41. look at that sunrise. wow. almost looks like summer. >> golden. >> it is golden like our state of california. let's just ease through spring such we had a rainy winter. cinthia is in for kari. we are thawing out from a long winter, i might say. the giants are taking on the mets at 6:45. plenty of sunshine, and notice the wind gusts around 20 miles per hour. you want to pack for the conditions as the game goes on into the nighttime. maybe the crowds are not your thing and you want to escape today and this weekend into the nappy valley. make sure you have your summertime and springtime hat ready to role.

palisades tahoe, 50s and 60s up there. make sure you keep an eye on the road conditions, getting up there things could change in the blink of an eye. mike, the roads are your forte. >> yeah, a lot of cars at the bay bridge. it's not bad, and it will get more congested as folks head to the area. we are looking at a smooth flow of traffic around most of the bay. the east bay, no problems or problems. typical slow spots, but lighter overall right now and it will consistently build through the day towards oracle park, and you will get foot traffic across the bridge here, and there will be some congestion. wait, there's more. we have the warriors playing at chase center. let's focus on the traffic there

as well. golden gate park, i don't have a good icon, but it's 4/20, and take transit and you have lots of options for you for any of those activities. >> yeah, you don't have to drive. good point. might be easier today even before passengers walk through the door. the reason behind a worker rally happening there in the middle of the afternoon. the debt ceiling getting closer, but the negotiations to solve it are getting farther apart miles per hour. 30 rock headed to the bay area today and will broadcast from sonoma county. tune in tomorrow for the third hour of "today" for that special show right here

good morning. it's 6:46 on this thursday. let's head out to richmond where if you are getting ready to go to work or school, temperatures right now in the upper 40s. we will see plenty of sunshine and a mix of cloud cover out there at the coast as we roll on into 12:00 this afternoon. but more sunshine in store through the weekend. we'll talk about your full microclimate outlook in just a few minutes. a nice picture of the bridge out at richmond. moving smoothly, and 580 here moving smoothly because of all the traffic backed up through

the altamont pass. we will give you the progress they have made or hope to make and talk about the rest of your commute as well. washington running out of time raise the debt ceiling. >> one good sign, republicans are offering a path to the solution. >> yeah, there's a path but the white house hates it and senate hates it. kevin mccarthy outlined the plan on the floor of the house yesterday. the republican leader wants the white house to agree to spending cuts. he didn't specify where. a number of those programs are popular with americans. not clear mccarthy has full support of his own party on some of these points. the house might be able to pass it but the democratic-led senate won't. the bigger picture really is whether we should be negotiating

over the debt ceiling at all. not raising the debt ceiling would mean the country would default on its debt for the first time in american history. the full faith and credit of the united states, which is an iron-clad promise worldwide, would be at risk. here's the president's response. >> the threat of defaulting on america's debt for the first time in 230 years. we have never ever defaulted on a debt and it would destroy this economy. who do you think would hurt the most? you, hard working people, the middle class, the neighborhoods i got raised in, not the super wealthy or powerful but working folks. >> you know who agrees with president biden? president donald trump. nancy pelosi, the then-speaker of the house, just like mccarthy is now, had conditions just like he does before she would bring a

vote to raise the debt ceiling to the floor. "the washington post" described it this way. pelosi said the idea of raising the debt ceiling on its own and not in conjunction with a budget agreement was not acceptable to our caucus and therefore did not stand a chance of passage. just like today, the speaker of the house was holding the full faith and credit of the united states over the president looking to get something out of it. here's the president at the time calling for reason. >> when they start talking about using the debt ceiling as a wedge to negotiate or things they want, they have told me strongly they would never use that. that's a very, very sacred thing in our country, the debt ceiling. we can never play with it. >> we will look for progress but we are not seeing any. if we do, i will report it on social media. on facebook follow me @scottmcgrewtv. a live look this morning

where passenger service workers are planning to rally demanding the airlines increase their wages. they say the increase will help keep up with the cost of living in the bay area. that rally is set for 2:30 this afternoon. let's take a look at our forecast, in case you are headed out to a ball game today. >> yeah, a ball game or maybe out of town. over sfo, have a great trip and stay safe out there. if you are staying local, plenty to write home about. 73 in fairfield. we have upper 60s as you make your way into oakland and into the tri-valley. look at the santa clara valley. 70s for you. we are bumping up the temperatures 5 to 10 degrees as we go into the day tomorrow, of course, and i will show you that in a little bit. i wanted to squeeze in here, the warriors forecast taking on the kings. you want to bring a jacket as you head out of chase center

because it will be chilly. otherwise, look at the beautiful temperatures we will see on the board tomorrow. 79 in napa if you want to take a trip up there. 75 degrees, the high in santa cruz. saturday's forecast, 80 in concord and 79 in san josé, and 66 in san francisco. we are heading into some warmer weather, of course, so stay hydrated and wear sunscreen, and never leave your kids or pets in the car, and temperatures warm up fast with the warmer temperatures. even warmer and mild as we go inland this weekend where we are celebrating earth day with 81 degrees. we are taking the folks out to the altamont pass where we have had a change there, and it's a change in status.

west 580 is jammed into tracy. the altamont pass is a slow one. a rig has to be moved there and chp has a trouble getting there and that's creating a benefit for the rest of the east bay. dublin showing a little slowing. san josé building for 101 and 87. a little build for the san mateo bridge as well. no surprises or problems, but just a little bit slower. back to you. happening now, a call for more police oversight. there's a rally set for city hall today. they are calling for the auditor to over see the police department.

the event starts at 1:30 this afternoon. and then our top stories, including breaking news out of oakland. the oakland a's bought land in las vegas. all new reaction ahead. >> reporter: san francisco's 4/20 celebration is back at golden gate park. take a look at hippie hill. i will tell you all about the foot traffic and security the foot traffic and security the city i gearisng

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welcome back to "today in the bay" on this thursday morning. >> we begin with breaking news. the spacex space "starship" rocket blew up after the launch minutes ago. this is video of the liftoff, not of the explosion. it blue up over texas. spacex still calling this test a success because it cleared the traffic. starship did not separate from the booster when it was supposed

to. san francisco is getting ready for a big day of traffic. we're talking about a warriors playoff game, a giants game and activities to celebrate 4/20. today in the bay's emma gosk is at hippie hill with what we can expect. >> reporter: the city is expecting about 20,000 people to come here to hippie hill. you can see behind me, things are getting set up for the event. it starts at 10:00, and they are expecting more people to come in the afternoon, specifically to be here at 4:20 which is the big moment of celebration. this is the second year the on site cannabis sales will be legal. the city has been working for months with organizers to keep the event peaceful. they are encouraging people to take public transportation rather than drive, and nobody under the age of 21 is permitted

beyond the fenced in area of the golden gate park because there will be cannabis sales and consumption going on here. here in san francisco, emma gosk for "today in the bay." the a's signed a contract to buy land in las vegas. we should point out that over the years the a's have made similar announcements but they never really panned out. of course, the warriors are playing tonight. >> yeah, game three. we better see how they do, because right now the kings are in the lead with two games up. tip-off at 7:00. the giants are in town. >> yeah, a lot of traffic. there could be a little haze over san francisco if you are headed there today. if you want to look for that springtime warmth, i would go

inland. as we go into the weekend, look at that. warmer temperatures continue as we go on even into next week. >> yeah, we see haze in the shot, too. dublin, a smooth flow of traffic. look how light the traffic is. that's because everybody is held back northbound on 580. remember to allow extra time get into the city today. >> take it slow. as some people may be doing. we stream 24/7 on roku, feliz jueves. overnight. >> massive tornadoes ripping through parts of the south and midwest. it's april 20th. this is "today." ♪♪