the time that is when worker wages were paid and you needed that money because they like to have mariachis and lots of celebrations. >> is that a hint? >> yes. >> i love a good mariachi. >> fun. >> happy early mother's day to both of you, and your wife. >> and happy mexico mother's day. a lot to get to this morning. still thinking about beyonce. >> and stockholm. >> that might be a little more expensive. let's get to the news. breaking right now at 6:00, the inflation slowdown gathers momentum. a welcome new sign for those struggling to make it in the bay. scott mcgrew is going to break down the new numbers just coming into our newsroom. >> this is not about the money. this is about getting my name back. >> writer e. jean carroll speaking out after jurors

determined donald trump sexually abused and defamed her. her all new interview and trump's response this morning. >> and a new health warning in the east bay involving a spill of hazardous materials. we're going to continue to follow concerns over the cleanup and tell you why people are urged to stay off the streets. this is "today in the bay." and this is wednesday. good morning to you all out there. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll get a look at the morning commute with mike, but first let's talk about the forecast. one more cool day. >> one more cool day before we have to blast the ac because our natural ac will be gone. as we start out with clouds this morning, this is what usually helps us out, the marine layer sliding in with clouds for the morning that gradually starts to clear out as we go throughout the day. that's what we're seeing right now. as you're heading to work, we're taking a look at pleasant hill, low 50s at 7:00, and then look at that sun throughout the morning into the afternoon. we'll be in the mid-60s for

early in the day and reaching upper 60s for concord, 69 in morgan hill, and 71 today in santa rosa. going into tomorrow, we start to see those temperatures cranking up a few more degrees, leading into a warmer weekend. we'll take a look at that in the forecast in a few minutes. mike, you were looking at an unexpected issue at the carquinez bridge. >> i wanted to clarify the report coming in. you do see a little slowing as you're approaching for eastbound 80. that's opposite the bulk of our commute, which comes from vallejo. if you're heading toward the carquinez bridge, you'll lose one lane just as you hit cummings skyway, there's electrical work, unplanned as far as i see on the grid. they hope to have that cleared before the afternoon and evening commutes kick in. so eastbound 80, one lane down. that will affect both directions, likely, as you approach the bridge. other than that, nothing expected, everything moving

right on schedule. back to you. there's breaking news coming into our newsroom. we were talking about this last hour. we are now sitting 5% more than we did last year when it comes to inflation. scott, you've been following this for us and you say there is good news here. >> it's actually 4.9%, if we want to get real exact. is it more than last year, yeah, it is. it's less than the peak of inflation where we were paying something like 9% more than we used to. this trend continues to move down. the latest read on the consumer price index shows 4.9% is the headline number, 5.5% when you strip out volatile prices of food and energy. >> we were talking about this, and you say the feds want inflation to be around 2%. >> so we're not there yet. but the fed has said they are going to ease back on interest rate hikes and let them take effect, and this is certainly one sign. it's not a strong sign, but it's one sign that that seems to be working so far. >> i know you look at it

differently than most of us. anything different or unusual you're seeing? >> i was just about to hand this to our graphic artist. the things that stand out to me, eggs are still expensive, up 21%. that's mostly bird flu. gas is down 15%, appliances down 15%. and then pet food. that jumped out at me, up 14%. it depends on the category. they measure hundreds of categories, but the big one, gasoline, we're paying about 15% less than we used to. >> a lot of us still have to use that quite a bit. >> yes, we do. >> thanks. new fallout after the stunning verdict in the lawsuit against former president donald trump. a new york city jury is awarding writer e. jean carroll $5 million, finding trump sexually abused and defamed her. now both are speaking out. "today in the bay"'s drew petrimoulx is live in washington. tell us what carroll is saying about this decision. she's talking about it this

morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, laura. carroll says she is, quote, overwhelmed with joy and happiness as a result of this verdict that comes after years of denials from donald trump surrounding her claims. now, the verdict marks the first time in history that a former president has been found liable for sexual misconduct. the jury did not conclude carroll was raped by the former president, which carroll and her legal team had claimed. instead, the judgment found trump liable on the charge that he sexually abused carroll in a manhattan department store in the 1990s. the jury found trump defamed carroll by calling her claims a hoax and a con job. in an interview with savannah guthrie this morning, the writer says her lawsuit, for her, was never about the money. >> this is an astonishing thing about this win yesterday, of all the cases that this man faces, all of the legal quagmires, it was one -- well, think of all

the prosecutors, all the special counsel, all the investigators, and what happened yesterday is one 5'2" little blond, wiley female attorney -- >> 5'9". >> -- 5'9", and a 70-year-old advice columnist beat donald trump in court. >> reporter: donald trump, meanwhile, blasted the verdict on social media, saying he has, quote, no idea who this woman is. also, his 2024 presidential campaign says the decision will be appealed and ultimately, quote, we will win. the verdict carries no criminal implications. the legal bar for liability in a civil case is not as high as in criminal cases. you can watch the full interview with carroll later on "today" at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >> lots will look forward to

that. thanks for the very latest. still no word from oakland police about a possible suspect or even a motive in a double shooting. this was near castlemont high school. it happened before 6:00 last night on macarthur boulevard, and police say that those victims, a woman and a boy. the age not being released right now. the extent of those injuries still not yet known. san francisco supervisors will unanimously approved a resolution following a heated debate at city hall. >> justice for banko brown! >> protesters last night briefly took over the hearing, which centered on the deadly shooting of a suspected shoplifter by a walgreens security guard. the new resolution calls for the release of video evidence tied to the shooting, which district attorney brooke jenkins is refusing to do as long as the investigation is still active, calling the very idea unethical. jenkins has also said the

shooting may have been in self-defense. supervisor aaron peskin who authored the resolution says there's a lot more at play here. >> it is creating -- as you can hear, it is creating community unrest and the best way to alleviate that is for the district attorney to show this video. >> now, this new resolution carries no legal weight, but one supervisor is now talking about a resolution to prohibit armed security guards from even drawing their weapons to protect property. >> we'll continue to bring you the latest on this develop story, all the changes happening, both on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. this morning there is a health advisory for parts of downtown martinez, issued after a mercury spill at the martinez train station. we want to give you a live look at the train station. you can see it's blocked off. the containment area spans about five blocks, contra costa county health leaders say they don't

believe there's a risk to residents breathing in the air. the county is also asking anyone walking in the contaminated area not to walk on the road and stay on the sidewalks. that's because the mercury has only been found on roadways and in gutters. investigators say that the mercury was inside a garbage bin at the amtrak station. ahead for you in the next half hour, bob redell will have more on that cleanup in a live report. let's take a live look outside this morning, overlooking san francisco. the city by the bay. nice, cool start to our morning. how will the day finish? and that warm-up, when is it going to creep? >> we've been talking a lot about it and we have one more day to still have temperatures in the 60s across much of the bay area. we're starting out cool with some upper 40s and some gusty winds moving through the delta from concord toward oakland, low 50s right now. it is 47 in sonoma and 54 in san mateo. as you get ready to head out in gilroy, we have upper 40s and a

lot of clouds moving by for now. eventually that's going to clear out and we're headed for a sunny day. take a look at these high temperatures, reaching the upper 60s this afternoon, with morgan hill reaching 69 and 71 in fairfield. also 71 today in santa rosa. we'll get a look ahead to the hotter temperatures in a few minutes. mike has a look at where we can find some lower gas prices. >> we have it in descending order, so worst to best. let's call out the arco on north capitol avenue, $4.13. we visit an old favorite in marin county, hq fuels on shoreline highway, $4.11. and continuing this week, dublin has the best at $3.89, ana express on amador valley boulevard. our friends reporting throughout the bay area on gasbuddy.com. we have nothing unexpected, but we did see a big jump-up in

travel times from vasco, 205 and vasco road. the speeds are going back up again. the travel time in the middle there, 37 minutes. it was up over 42 minutes a few seconds ago. it's coming down again. i'm going to double-check to make sure there are no incidents you need to know about as you travel toward 580. >> we'll check back with you. have you ever wondered how they came up with the date when it comes for the food expiration? there's a story coming up for you this morning, because california's new proposal is providing new food for thought here. we're going to tell you how it may add shelf life to those items in your fridge and pantry. >> plus, who is winning tonight's game at chase center? this dog seems to think he has the answers. his predictions, giving some hope to dub nation, and his method cracking up just about everyone. you'll want to see i stict.k

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right now at 6:13, we're heading over to the peninsula, with a live look outside in palo alto. it is a cloudy start to the morning and eventually we'll start to see it clearing out. by late morning we're going from mid-50s to low 60s. overall a cool day, but this will be the last day before it really starts to warm up heading into the weekend. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. these folks are heading over

to meet you. san mateo bridge, we'll take you to 101 and then south through the palo alto area. a smooth drive, you see the volume of traffic, but not a lot of brake tapping. you're at speed across 92. the building is going on in an unusual direction as you're heading toward the carquinez bridge. good morning. very happy wednesday to you. marcus and i were talking about the inflation numbers off the top just a few minutes ago, the headline 4.9%. lower than expected and it continues the trend lower as well. so it's good news. airbnb reported profits tuesday afternoon, had nothing but good things to say about profits and bookings. bookings at a record. but it was cautious about its future outlook and i think investors are going to punish that company today. >> wall street also starting to take the lack of progress over the debt ceiling more seriously. credit default swaps or insurance on american debt now more expensive than they've ever

been, more expensive than countries like brazil. it's starting to dawn on investors the government could really mess this up. moody's predicts if the debt ceiling is not raised, 7 million americans will lose their jobs, the unemployment rate will rise to 8%, and the stock market will lose one-fifth of its value pretty much all at once. >> twitter's elon musk says the service will soon offer encrypted direct messaging, that's already available on most platforms. a lot of users ignore twitter dms because of spam. and a new augmented reality game from the bay area for your phone. same folks who made pokemon go. you grow a virtual pet, you feed it and care for it. with ar, you can put it out in the real world and watch it play at the park. the game's director tells me, you can't actually kill it.

>> they do not die. they'll be very excited to see you and to have this amazing interaction with you when you come back to play with them, but it's more of an experience that we try to keep cozy and casual and we don't want to have your amazing new best friend dying on you. >> that wouldn't be great. they did make pokemon go, when was a blockbuster. when they made this, totally separate game, just concentrate. it's call peridot and it will be great fun. >> already out. >> that would be great for someone who is thinking of getting a pet. >> it really would be. >> who would that be? >> i've got to rush home. no, it's right here. >> perfect. better start picking out a name. >> roscoe. 6:17 right now. do you ever have trouble finding

the expiration date on your leftover food? well, now a southern california assembly member is introducing a proposal to change that. it calls on companies to add best if used by or used by dates on packaging. currently companies use a wide variety of terms, including sell by, which is mainly used to inform stores when to throw something out, not when it actually expires. if approved, the new rules would start in 2025. >> in college i would just smell the milk. well, starbucks is clarifying its new policy after social media was in an uproar. you might have noticed, maybe you've heard of it this week, the company is charging an additional dollar for the refresher beverages, customized with no water. the spokesperson says that you will be charged extra if you ask for light or no ice. they say this new charge is similar to other beverage

customizations, such as adding an espresso shot. >> so if i want less ice, i get charged more? >> it looks that way. i don't understand that, either. which is why i don't go there. 6:18 right now. we've been talking about our warriors all morning long. our lovely, beautiful championship warriors. >> today they welcome back the lakers to chase center. it's game five of the western conference semifinals, and despite being down 3-1, one popular online corgi is betting on them to win. take a look. ♪♪ >> all right, this is steph furry, named after none other than steph curry himself. after a little game, he's betting dub nation will win it all against the langers, and we are just as hopeful.

he's making the shots. well, everybody is rooting for them, except maybe some of our coworkers, wearing lakers shirts, believe it or not. >> off with their heads. >> we're going to shame them. >> that was right on pace with the winners of each game. he has the next three games going into the warriors bucket. >> steph furry. >> hopefully steph curry can deliver as well. >> need those threes. we're getting ready for the game, it's great weather today. one more day of that as we start out with clouds rolling by over walnut creek. it's going to be cool as you head out the door. let's zoom into the south bay with a look at our high temperatures. san jose reaching 68 degrees. cooler than we typically see for this time of year, with morgan hill reaching 69 degrees. i dropped my clicker.

we're going to see those temperatures in the upper 60s, good thing i don't play for the warriors. we're in the upper 60s for today for concord, and 62 degrees in oakland. we'll be in the mid-60s for san mateo, redwood city 63 degrees, and upper 50s near the coastline. for san francisco, we have some low 60s for highs today and for the north bay reaching 68 in napa, and a really comfortable 71 in santa rosa. so what's about to happen here, high pressure will build, the heat will ramp up, and also really building for the pacific northwest as well. we're going to be hearing a lot of headlines about that. as the high pressure moves to the east with its clockwise wind flow, it will push the potential for storms over the sierra into the bay area. right now the chance is very slight, but we'll be watching that as we go toward the end of the weekend. and take a look at fairfield, how much hotter it's going to be, going from 70 degrees today to 82 on friday, and 91 degrees

on saturday. we'll be blasting the ac and the hot weather also continues into the middle of next week, before it gradually cools off. you see on mother's day the isolated chance of thunderstorms. the chance is very slight. it will most likely be in the evening. we're still hitting 88 degrees and low to mid-80s into the middle of next week. mike, you're tracking a crash in the north bay. >> we're reporting a slowdown. this crash reportedly cleared just north of gold hill a few minutes ago, but the slowing sticks around longer than i thought it was going to. so coming off the junction, southbound 680 still slow. by the time you get past gold hill and the overnight area where they've typically had construction, no other problems as you're coming down in the commute direction toward the carquinez bridge. we have road work heading in the

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there's new video of first responders in a dramatic helicopter rescue on mount diablo. it happened when a hiker was injured yesterday on donner canyon trail. paramedics and park rangers were able to reach that person and treat them, but they decided to call in the air lift. there's no update on the hiker's injuries or how they're doing this morning. 6:25 right now. one in five americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. in addition to thinking about sun protection, doctors want people to know about improving tools for detecting skin cancer. they're working to raise awareness in the month of may. according to the skin cancer foundation, in the u.s., almost 98,000 people will be diagnosed with invasive melanoma and almost 8,000 of them will not survive. more men than women will receive that diagnosis. doctors are now using nuclear

medicine like p.e.t. or ct scans to better diagnose skin cancer to try to pinpoint its spread and evaluate treatment. one nuclear medical doctor at childrens' hospital explains the benefits. >> when a skin lesion is biopsied and determined that it's a type of skin cancer, you want to know if it's localized just where the lesion can be seen on the skin or if it has spread. so nuclear medicine is an imaging tool using a small amount of radioactive drug that will show pictures of where it has potentially spread. >> and doctors are also using the nuclear medicine to determine whether skin cancer has spread even to the lymph nodes. 6:27 this morning. the top stories we're following here on "today in the bay," including a story you will only see here on nbc bay area. just imagine your student sitting in class and then attacked by intruders in the middle of algebra class.

>> reporter: a do or die matchup here in san francisco. game five of the warriors/lakers series, western conference semifinals series happening tonight at the chase center. up next, what steve

right now at 6:30, people in

an east day city being ordered to stay away, after a mercury spill. we'll take you there live with the latest on the cleanup and an update from health experts on potential contamination. >> and striking oakland teachers seemingly in a stalemate. the unusual ripple effect being felt as families struggle to adjust. this is "today in the bay." a good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we have so much to get to. first let's take you out live to chase center, where tonight we've got the home court advantage. in just a few minutes, we're going to take you back there live to preview tonight's make-or-break moment for the dubs as they fight for their playoff lives. >> a lot of people are going to be at thrive city this morning. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the forecast. >> it's going to be great this evening, kind of chilly, though. we're starting out with cool temperatures this morning. as you get ready to head out the

door, we're seeing a little bit of a breeze, but also clouds rolling in as we get started on the peninsula this morning, looking at redwood city. it will be mostly cloudy through 10:00, 11:00, and then it starts to clear up. all the clouds and the usual marine layer is keeping temperatures down with some mid-60s for mountain view and upper 60s for concord, 71 in santa rosa and upper 60s for much of the south bay. we'll get a look at the forecast not only for the warriors, but giants as well, that's coming up in a few minutes. 6:31 right now. we've got a new health advisory to tell you about this morning in the east bay after those toxic chemicals of mercury spilled in downtown martinez. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live for us here that spill. bob, it's a scary situation when you hear about any kind of chemical spill near where you are. tell us what people should mindful of. >> reporter: good morning.

what happened is a garbage truck accidently spilled this mercury behind me in the parking lot of the amtrak train station here in martinez. and then spread the mercury on the local streets here downtown. contra costa health does not believe there's a risk of breathing the air in the area, but we are concerned about people stepping in it and possibly bringing it into their homes. the county has shut down parts of this train station parking lot. investigators say the mercury was inside a garbage bin, obviously illegally dumped there. on monday the driver of the garbage truck picked up the waste and accidently spread it for blocks on their route back to the dump. it's unclear how much was spilled on the local streets. the county put up signs asking anyone walking in the contaminated area not to walk on the road, please stay on the sidewalks because the mercury has only been found in the roadways and gutters. the health department doesn't want anyone tracking this into

their homes where they could be exposed to harmful vapors. several blocks are impacted and scheduled for cleanup. marina vista avenue to alhambra avenue, buckley street and berrellesa. the county is hoping to finish cleanup as soon as possible, especially before the hot temperatures kick in later this week. >> we're going to have crews out for the next one to two days conducting cleanups of the minor contamination that we've located on the city streets. one of the things that they will be doing is monitoring the air to ensure that not only are the cleanup crews safe, but also the residents that are passing through the area, and ensure the sidewalks are still safe as well. >> reporter: the health department says some mercury got into a storm drain. they are now working with fish and wildlife and water quality agencies to determine if the drain leads to a waterway and if the mercury could end up in the san francisco bay.

police are investigating into the mercury got into the trash bin at the amtrak station behind me in martinez. the county believes based on the amount of mercury, it could have come from some sort of industrial setting. reporting live in martinez, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, bob. we sent you an alert when news first broke last night and we'll continue to keep you updated on this developing situation. you can download our free nbc bay area news app to get alerts sent straight to you. 6:34 right now. you send your kid to school only for them to be attacked while sitting in class. parents and students now still wondering what happened. many unanswered questions here. this is all following that attack inside a classroom at san ramon california high school. the entire incident caught on video. now, police say three teenagers

not affiliated with that school made their way inside that algebra classroom and this happened. we spoke with another student who says the attackers pushed down the teacher, tackling one of those students, punching and kicking him. police say the suspects have since been identified and now face criminal charges, but the incident is still leaving a lot of people unnerved. >> honestly, yesterday was just a little bit scary. like, i don't really understand how that can happen, especially because everyone was scared. >> even though we take the safety of our students very seriously and our perimeter is usually quite secure, unfortunately students from the school allowed those students from a different school onto the campus. now, the administrator has identified the students who let the students who were not part of the school onto campus, and those students will be disciplined. it is day five of the

oakland teachers strike, and negotiations are still ongoing. oakland schools are open, but there are no teachers. for the students that didn't go to school, parents sent their kids to other places to learn, like the east oakland youth development center, which expanded its after-school program. across 80 schools, only four kids went to school. in a statement, the district says negotiations are under way. let's talk a little basketball. will it end tonight or will the warriors' season continue? we're just hours away from an answer when game five of the western conference semifinals tips off against the lakers. >> they've got to win tonight. this really is a win or go home situation. since they're already home, it's win and just stay right here. it really is too early for us to go home. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us outside of chase center this morning. ginger, i know a lot of people are hoping for a bay area

miracle of some sort, because we want to win this game tonight. >> reporter: that's right, we want to win this game and two more after, right? of course, focus is on tonight's game. it's a must win, a do or die, and when that's the scenario, you can expect a lot of action to happen. that's happening here at chase center, just hours from now the warriors looking to bounce back from two road losses that have set them back 3-1 in this western conference semifinals against the lakers. all that, despite some big numbers from steph curry, a triple-double on monday, the third in his playoff career. now, the warriors have been in a 3-1 hold before, this is actually the third time since 2015 the warriors trail a series in the playoffs by this much, and they have bounced back before. >> i thought our whole team really came out and played with a purpose and played well enough to win, but we just didn't get

it done. they made the plays down the stretch. we've been in these series for a long time, for a decade, and we understand the swings, the back and forth. so we've just got to get ready. >> reporter: and as they say, you've got to leave it all out on the court. that's what the warriors are looking to do tonight. if you want to watch all the action in person, it won't be cheap. tickets are ranging from $300 on the lower end to over $21,000 for courtside tickets. this morning i was looking to see how much those courtside tickets cost, i saw some for under $20,000, about $18,000, for those of you who are interested. but, yeah, just $18,000. but if that is beyond your price range, you do have the option to come out to thrive city and watch on the big screen. a lot of action on that big screen, that is for free. so that's a great option out

there. show some dub nation -- we've got to show them what dub nation is all about, so come out and watch at thrive city. if you're like me, you'll be watching screaming at home. >> no kidding. >> a lot of us will be at home. >> i love when you hear in the neighborhood, people, like, hey! >> a lot of that, yay. >> hopefully a lot more yay. thanks a lot, ginger. celebrating with the neighbors this evening. >> let's plan on it. >> let's talk about the forecast because i know there will be a lot of people heading to thrive city and it's going to be cool, only 56 degrees at tip-off. if you're going to be out there with those gusty winds, make sure you're prepared for that. and then as we go later into the evening, temperatures drop down to the mid-50s, and at least it's going to be clear in the city for tonight. and then earlier than that, right across the street will be the giants game, at first pitch it will be in the upper 50s, low

60s, and pretty windy throughout the day. gusts at 20 to 25 miles per hour, and a mostly sunny sky. overall a cool day in the city and near the coastline, as you make your way inland, we'll reach into the mid-60s. dublin reaching 64 degrees, san jose up to 68, about the same in los gatos, as well as napa, and 71 in santa rosa. so go into the next few days we'll start to feel that heat ramping up. i'll have more on that in a few minutes. mike, you were looking at the traffic patterns. as we would expect, a bay bridge toll plaza filled in pretty early, typical pattern here. we'll see that stick around at the bay bridge in sort of shifts, i guess, because there's a game midday here at oracle park, a lunchtime game, and then, again, heading into the city for the warriors viewing party or the game. you know you can carpool and get across faster. if you want to take me, let me know.

we're looking at a smooth drive for the rest of the east bay, but there's continued slowing in the north bay. there's a crash on the shoulder 680 around gold hill. the rest of the bay shows a typical pattern. we did have a crash, south 680 around sunol boulevard. i think that's clear, but we'll watch the build. coming up next, we're going to talk aboutut crackcking down illegagal sideshowsws. comingng up,, oakland l leaders the grereen light to advdvance radicacal new plan followiwing recent fiery sceness likike thi. we're breaking down the finee printt and why some supporters argue it may offset costly repairs. and breaking news out of washington this morning, new york representative george santos has been arrested by federal agents. we'll have the very latest on the charges when "

happy wednesday to you. it is 6:44, and as you're heading out in the east bay, the commute starts out with temperatures in the low 50s, and it's mostly cloudy. the sun will peek out by late morning and overall it's going to be a cool day, as we are headed for a warm-up just in time for the weekend. so we'll take a look at all of the changes in our microclimate forecast coming up. over here on the peninsula, traffic flows smoothly. palo alto, headlights heading north past university, we're looking at a smooth drive for 101 and 280. the build is kicking in in the south bay. getting to the peninsula, that may be an issue. we'll check on that coming up.

it is a quarter until 7:00 right now. this morning a proposal to crack down on sideshows in oakland is moving forward. late last night the oakland public safety committee passed a resolution that would impose fines on the illegal stunts and it comes after we saw some wild stunts over the weekend all caught on video. you saw even fires. >> "today in the bay"'s emma goss has more on that potential impact. this really could have an impact on public safety, emma. >> reporter: that's right. this resolution means that anyone who participates in a sideshow could be subject to a $1,000 fine, jail time or both. illegal sideshows have become a weekly issue, particularly in east oakland where streets and even highways are taken over on weekends by sideshows. you might recall over the weekend one car caught fire and a man in a mask was seen ramping into it in another car. oakland city council member noel gallo, whose district represents

east oakland, spoke passionately at last night's meeting to push for the resolution imposing fines. >> the bottom lines for those of us that live in challenged areas, we're investing millions and millions of dollars to make sure that the crosswalk that my child or family crosses is visible and it is clear and safe, but yet here comes these other groups at nighttime making their circles, burning out their tires, creating safety issues not only for themselves, but for those people that live there in the neighborhood. >> reporter: there's also a financial impact to the resolution. oakland's department of transportation estimates the cause of damage caused by sideshow activity at a typical intersection averages $16,000 per intersection to repair, and overall oakland police budget almost $2 million a year for sideshow enforcement, which typically costs more than what's

in their budget. the ordinance now goes to oakland city council for approval and is up for discussion next week. live in the newsroom, emma goss for "today in the bay." >> thank you. we do have breaking news this morning out of washington. >> that's right, scott mcgrew joins us now. new york congressman george santos has been charged with federal crimes. >> that's right. good morning to you. fraud and money laundering, theft of public funds, false statements. 13 counts. he's been arrested. he will make his first appearance this afternoon in federal court. prosecutors alleged he pocketed campaign funds for his own use, was on unemployment when he had a job that paid him $120,000 a year, and made material false statements to the house of representatives. lots more ahead live on the "today" show. on the other side of the capitol, california senior senator dianne feinstein has returned to washington after a

long, long absence. this is file video you're seeing here. we have not seen her in the capitol yet. influential democrats have been encouraging her to step down, citing concerns about her mental acuity and her health. she's been recovering from shingles at home in san francisco for months and has missed 91 votes. the most critical votes in the senate judiciary committee where republicans have been able to hold up some of president biden's choices for federal judges. feinstein's office says her absence didn't slow that process down, but that's not correct. >> house speaker kevin mccarthy met with the president tuesday at the white house. two sides report no progress on the debt ceiling. president biden wants to raise the debt ceiling to avoid default rgs mccarthy says he's only agree if biden agrees to cut back on current spending. here are the two sides shortly after that meeting. >> as i raised in the meeting, when they said, well, we're

going to cut and no spending more money, what the hell happens, if you cut, are you going to cut people at the border, are you going to cut agents at the border? we need more at the border, not less at the border. >> everybody in this meeting reiterated the positions they were at. i didn't see any new movement. the president said the staff should get back together, but i was very clear with the president, we have now just two weeks to go. >> you heard biden say he would be forced to cut spending on border patrol. that's not wrong, but it is inexact. the republicans are demanding cutbacks but haven't specified where and that's given biden some freedom to give examples of spending cuts that americans wouldn't like, cuts in the border patrol, veterans benefits, that kind of thing. now, far more worrisome than cuts, though, is if there is no agreement at all. economists warn if america does not raise its debt limit, it will default and the resulting recession will cost millions of

jobs almost immediately. back to you. >> thanks, scott. 6:50 right now. taking a live look outside, the iconic golden gate bridge. so many people travel from far and wide to view it. kari has a look at our forecast for today. and there are folks visiting, they're going to feel the cool temperatures we're used to. >> it's going to be breezy and cool, we usually see a layer of fog drifting over the golden gate bridge and we don't this morning because the clouds are a little higher up, but they're stretching farther inland and keeping temperatures down. we're only reaching into the upper 60s, with a high of 68 in san jose and los gatos and for the east bay we're feeling that nice breeze, in concord and antioch 68 degrees, compared to 62 we'll see in oakland today. some upper 50s for half moon bay, head to san mateo and a high of about 64 degrees, 67 for palo alto, and in san francisco

low 60s for today. our north bay temperatures will range from low 70s in santa rosa, to upper 50s near the coast. overall pretty good and still nice and mild. that is until the surge of warm air starts to build as high pressure develops across the region. we're going to have several days of some really extreme temperatures that will hit us very quickly going into the weekend, but then we'll see some changes. quite often when we see high pressure at this position, with its clockwise wind flow, it can sometimes push moister back into the bay area. so if we get thunderstorms developing over the sierra, that can travel across the central valley and give us a slight chance of thunderstorms as well by sunday into monday. with the heat building we're also looking for things to do, and some spots that may be milder, this weekend in sunnyvale we've got taste of the world and wine stroll happening and we'll have temperatures in

the mid-80s. you also may find yourself at the coastline with half moon bay temperatures in the mid-60s, the peak of the temperatures 65 on saturday. compare that to the 90 we'll see for the inland areas and sunshine, but at least we have a wide range in temperatures from the coastline to the hottest spots in the inland valleys. and then on mother's day, still pretty warm in the inland areas, but also an isolated chance of a thunderstorm. i wouldn't let that cancel any of your plans. once again, it's a very slight chance. in san francisco, it will go from the low 60s today to mid-70s in time for the weekend. mike, what's going on at the san mateo bridge? >> slowing westbound. and i noticed the flashing lights. that's a maintenance crew that often happens across the san mateo bridge in the opposite direction of your commute. but the flashing lights may be an additional distraction. that's probably why we saw some sudden slowing. things are smoothing out.

the speed sensors, it's not tremendously bad. up to the limit as you get toward the high-rise. dumbarton bridge looking all right. 880, great for a wednesday, mild slowing out of hayward and san leandro. the south bay kicking in, 85, 87, 101 around capitol expressway and toward oakland road and slowing more toward the airport, 237 with the build. that's the traditional push into the south bay and tr decisional for the east bay. the crash still slowing south 680. >> thank you. san mateo county is strengthening regulations meant to keep kids and young adults from buying tobacco. the board of supervisors passed an ordinance that increases fines for retail shops caught selling those products to anyone under the age of 21. it also inhibits sales permits within 100 feet of a school or park. >> we look at those stories we have had morning, including the

breaking news, as the inflation slows down, it gathers momentum out there. the brand new numbers leaving a new sense of relief on wall street, and how it's impacting stocks during early trag. and a new health warning in the east bay involving a potentially toxic spill. ahead, we have the latest on the

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welcome back. we are moving you forward this morning with a look at the top stories we have here on "today in the bay," including that breaking news and brand new signs inflation is slowing. >> the latest consumer price index actually came in below experts' forecast. core prices rose just under 5% compared to a year ago. stopping inflation is still a work in progress. since march of last year, the fed has raised interest rates ten times, with bank lending rates moving five percentage points higher. a health advisory issued for parts of martinez after a mercury spill at the martinez train station. we want to give you a live look. you can see what's going on

there. contra costa county health leaders say they don't believe the risk to any residents breathing in the air in that area. the county is asking people to not walk on the roadways. they say you can stay on the sidewalks. that's because the mercury has been found on the roadways and in gutters. the oakland teachers strike now seemingly turning into a stalemate as day five starts, teachers will once again be back on the picket lines as talks continue. more parents are starting to send their kids to other places to learn. 6:5 right now. dub nation, it now boils down to one game at a time. >> tonight it is one game to live another day for the postseason. a live look outside of chase center will the warriors will host the lakers tonight in game five. you know what they need to happen here, they really need a win here. close rarely counts in these situations. the warriors have lost close games to the lakers twice in the series, but that won't do them

any good this good-around. tonight is win or go home, with the warriors facing a 3-1 deficit. we hate to tell you this, but nba teams down 3-1 in the postseason only come back to win about 5% of the time. >> we'll see how they do. a lot of people want to head out to chase center. it's going to be cool this evening, and for our inland areas we'll have slightly warmer temperatures, reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s. >> a look at the san mateo, eastbound, notice the trucks coming toward us. the maintenance should almost be cleared. the "today" show coming up next. you can get more local news with our brand new newscast streaming a stunning verdict against donald trump. >> and his accuser is here in