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there, as we take this live look outside of san jose state. the sun is rising ahead of their graduation week commencement coming up on the 25th. thank you so much for stating your sunday morning with us, your mother's day. we really appreciate it. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel joins with us a quick look at our microclimate forecast, and not as hot as yesterday. it's so foggy behind you. >> yeah, the microclimate forecast starting off strong this morning, kira. and happy mother's day to you. happy mother's day to everyone that's watching. we're taking a live look over the golden gate bridge where carl the fog, that may gray coming into play this morning, reducing our visibility. we actually have a dense fog advisory through 10:00 a.m. lock at the coastline, down through half moon bay, about a quarter of a mile visibility, stretching into marts of marin county like down into the santa cruz coastline, as well. speaking of our microclimate, look at yesterday's highs. 90s as we made our way inland. point reyes only reaching only

the mid 60s. today, a little bit of a cooldown compared to yesterday's daytime highs. we'll walk you through the 70s, low 80s and all the celebrations with mom coming up. kira, back to you. >> cinthia, thanks. we begin with breaking news this morning. two deadly crashes involving pedestrians on bay area freeways. the first happened near tully road. a semi truck hit a person who was on the freeway. the north bound lanes of 101 are back open as the chp continues to investigate how the crash happened and why that person was on the freeway. and then around 2:30, another deadly pedestrian crash on north bound 880 on the mission bull yard on-ramp. the chp says a driver in a white pickup truck hit a rom on the roadway, but then that driver ran away from the scene. the chp is working to find out why the woman was out of her

car, but initial reports states she was exchanging information with another driver from a previous accident. it is back to the bargaining table for oakland teachers who say momentum is on their side. this comes after they came to a late-night agreement with the school district on what they're calling four common good items. this is the most significant movement on negotiations since picketing began nine days ago. despite the late-night agreement, the strike is not over. the common good items have been a sticking point for the teachers in negotiations. the agreements are about issues involving resources for unhoused students. reparations for black students, school closures and shared governance. teachers are making it clear they are still on strike. they have been picketing since may 4. teacher's union representatives say compensation, resources for special education and class size are still on the table.

>> this fight has never just been around compensation for us. it's been about making sure that our communities are also -- they -- that they're whole and that we're able to provide the best quality education for our students. we've been here, staying here until 2:00 a.m. in the morning, you know, to ensure that we can get back to the classroom with our students. so we're just really excited that we have made some movement and hope that the rest of the collective bargaining agreement is ratified soon. >> the teachers went on to tell us they hope district negotiators will return to the bargaining table today. there are just eight school days remake for ousd students. in a statement, the oakland unified district said -- new data is taking a look at the covid pandemic and the effects it has had on child development.

now, researchers say they're seeing spikes this things like hearing loss, as well as behavioral problems this children. today in the day's marcus washington explains. >> reporter: good morning, cora. you know, we have some new details on how theasng effects of covid are impacting child development. a professional for-profit group called the american speech lauage hearing association polled speech and hearing specialists. they say about 1/3 of all hearing specialists are seeing greater numbers of children with delayed diagnosis o hearing loss compared toefe the pandemic. more than in 10 speech specialists more children with difficulties and reporting more children with language and social communication issues. they say early diagnosis is essential. >> 80% of a child's brain develops by age 3, so the earlier that you can intervene with any speech and language

delays or hearing difficulties the better, no doubt about it. but i also want parents to realize it's never too late. it's never too late. if you have any concerns about your child, it's always good to have them tested. >> parents with questions can learn more about the group's website. it's called identifythesigns.org. join us on "today in the bay" every monday through friday, starting at 5:00 a.m. we go until 7:00 a.m. we'll help you get started with your weekday. i'm marcus washington. back to you, kira. >> marcus, thank you. soccer is quickly making its presence known in the east bay. both the men's team, the oakland roots sports club and the oakland soul women's team won their games tonight. but as tom jenson explains, despite their names, both teams are looking for a permanent home. >> reporter: excitement in the air at pioneer field for the

home team. >> the atmosphere today was incredible. i don't think i've ever been to a woman's game with that much of an atmosphere. >> reporter: alex is here with his mom, who has been bringing him to men's and women's games since he was 1. now he plays soccer. he's excited to be among the more than 5,000 fans watching the inaugural home game of the uslw oakland soul, and his favorite player, soul forward samantha tran. alex has a good feeling about how this team is going to help his hometown. >> i think it's going to let girls around the town, like, feel that they can do this, as well. >> i also think that women's sports are a great influence on boys. we have my son watching women's games, showing him that women can come out here and ball. >> reporter: wording like that are music to the ears of mike

geddes. >> to be able to bring a team to the city, we'll get more girls to the game, which means healthier communities. so very proud of them. >> reporter: he says the team's purpose is to harness the magic of oakland and the power of sport as a force for social good. when it comes to choosing everything from players to food vendors, he and the teams weigh the community benefits before making decisions. >> oakland is a city which responds to that, which deserves sports teams that care about it. so it's not just the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do, as well. >> reporter: rooted in oakland without a home in oakland. right now, the teams are playing at cal state east bay, but they're trying to change that and submitted a proposal to lease a lot near the oakland arena, a plan that's already gained the support of oakland's mayor. >> we would like to build a 10,000 capacity interim stadium. >> it's more than soccer, we're

looking to make an impact on the community and represent the community. honestly, i don't know if i've seen that before. >> reporter: tom jenson, "today in the bay." new this morning, today is the 34th annual courageous kid's day at great america, it's a day pour pediatric cancer patients and families to enjoy a stress-free day away from cancer. courageous kids was founded by two-time cancer survivor, and bay area resident gay crawford back in 1989. kids younger than 18, who are fighting cancer, get to enjoy a free day of fun with their families at great america, with the goal of forgetting the stress of their battle with the disease, all made possible through generous donations of sponsors. and this year there is a new courageous bear campaign. a $100 donation helps deliver teddy bears to kids undergoing treatment and funds pediatric cancer research. >> you're a child needing the

research founds or an adult, cancer, for most of the friends i have, has touched almost everybody. and i think that we're -- we've made a lot of strides but we have a lot further to go in terms of, you know, research and development. so i'm honored to be a part of what is, you know, a good event that's bringing awareness and funding. >> in its 34 years, courageous kids day has mosted more than 18,000 children with cancer. for more information on how to donate to the event or that teddy bear campaign, just go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and search for courageous kids. at 7:10 right now, we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd, who has a pr

welcome back. please join me in welcoming political director and moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd who has a preview of today's show. hi, chuck. thanks for joining us this morning. i want to start with the end of title 42. it was a big point of contention between the biden administration and, really, critics from both sides of the aisle. i saw that nbc news reported yesterday that the number of undocumented migrants crossing the border dropped on friday, the first day after title 42 was lifted. is this too far in advance to ask, has biden used this as propellent for his re-election or does this lifting of title 42 still pose challenges? >> we're going to find out. i do think the weather this weekend was a little bit of an assist as well, here. so we shall see on how well this goes over time, right? and i think that's -- it's one

thing to get through the weekend, another what it looks like in a month. it is interesting how concerned so many senate democrats who are up for re-election in 2024, particularly in swing states or red-leaning states are very critical of the president's plan on title 42. i think we'll see where things are in a month. i have a feeling if things aren't improving, then you might see a movement to basically reinstate title 42, because there is a bill circulating through the senate that would do just that, and it picked up a few more democratic supporters this week. >> that would be interesting to see without covid as the reasoning behind that. i want to turn now to this past week, we saw former president donald trump, the day after he was found libel for sexual abuse. he held a town hall, his popularity seeming not to lose any momentum despite that ruling. you have some guests this morning who are conservative,

who are against trump, and how are they weighing in on his status as a gop stronghold? >> look, one person who is thinking about running for president himself, who believes that nobody in the field is taking on trump directly. he believes you've got to take him on directly. another conservative member of the panel who believes that if you don't prove you're tough enough to take on trump, his voters won't come to you. that this moving -- there's an -- i think this person believes that there is an incorrect belief that somehow you be alienate ace supporters. some of this is about strength. if you show enough strength, you might win over supporters. and then i have a leader, editor and chief of "christianity today" is wondering what happened to the moral compass of the gop, especially after this and it is -- that is something that has just been a head scratcher with the rise of

donald trump and the republican party that evangelicals have stuck by him no matter what has come about when it comes to his own character. >> the moral come pass of the republican party. that will be interesting to see. chuck, as always, thanks for joining us this morning. we appreciate you. we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." we'll have exclusive interviews with senator chris murphy of connecticut, as well as former texas representative will hurd. "meet the press" is on at 8:00 a.m. after this news cast. coming up, we'll talk to larry gerston for our weekly segment and take a look at the rise in hate crimes in california and the reasons why the number of extremist groups are growing. we have a followup now to a story we told you about yesterday morning. the show went on for a drag brunch in the south bay despite controversy surrounding the new event.

the drag brunch is a popular event at the morgan hill mexican restaurant. the owners say the shows have sold out so far. but as the popularity grows, so too do the complaints. on social media, some are calling for a boycott. but for each critic, there is a fan. those going out of their way to show support and celebration of events like this. >> i just think that it shouldn't be taking place during the day in a small-town community restaurant. >> as you all know, there's so much backlash going on around the country against transgender people and drag performers. and i feel like making an excuse of, we're being too loud is another way of trying to silence our voices and art when we bring so much love and joy to this community. >> yesterday's drag show and brunch was the fourth one at the restaurant. the owners say they plan to keep holding the events, saying it's all about fun. parts of yosemite national park are closing once again. tomorrow, the lower and north

pines camp grounds will be closed, and additional closures are possible. rangers say the warm weather is rapidly melting the snow pack, that means the river could be in a flood stage for a while. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> oh, my gosh, i used to love that song. as we honor all moms and mother figures on this mother's day, it zest mated consumers plan to spend $47 billion this year. the national retail federation plan to spend more than $270er person. the top spenders on mother's day gifts are people ages 35 to 44. the most popular gift are flowers, greeting cards and special outings such as dinner

or brunch. and if you're scrambling for a special outing to go to, we have some ideas in this weekend calendar. >> happy mother's day, kira. today is a day that many people have flowers on the mind, so let's start off reminding you we have san francisco's union square in bloom. the heart of the family, at union square plaza, which is all decked out in a festival fit, with salsa music, drinks, food, and flowers. that's from 1:00 to 4:00. but maybe your mom's more a fab of the phrase "it's 5:00 somewhere" where pacifica has free whisky tasting, where they have gin, vodka and rum products. let's be responsible, though. let the moms do the tasting a and someone else can do the driving. maybe you would rather drink in like the sounds of a good concert. head to the north bay for the

mill valley music festival. it's far from free, but for $150, you'll get five groups performing. so if you consider the cost per concert, it's not that bad. there's five. plus, they have a local artist and artisan marketplace, gourmet food vendors, great way to end the weekend before you join me for the commute tomorrow morning on "today in the bay." >> we don't want to think about monday yet. we're talking mother's day. time now to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at the forecast. not as warm as yesterday, but a good day to get out and celebrate all the mother figures. >> happy mother's day. thank you. i love you so much. all the moms out there, especially mine and my mother-in-law, hugs. if you want to take moms inland, that's where the sunshine will be. look at san francisco, carl the fog eating up the towers there and dropping the temperatures to some chilly 50s. we were talking about the merced river a couple of stories ago. it is expected to go above the

flood stage at ten feet in the next couple of days. there is a flood watch in effect over the next couple of days. another update expected this morning. of course, we'll keep you posted with all the details online at nbc bay area news. as far as our highs here in the bay area, some coastal drizzle is expected this morning, along the coastline. we do have that dense fog advisory through 10:00 a.m. if you're planning on heading out, be careful. inland, we have some mid to upper 70s in the bay area, with low 80s in fairfield and livermore. look at the santa clara valley. compared to yesterday, we're about five to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday's highs. let's see what we can expect as far as our winds go. we are having a battle between the high pressure that's pushed on in to parts of canada. now that low pressure system bringing in rain to parts of the four corners is starting to dig deeper into the bay area. we'll have a southerly flow.

lunchtime could be breezy down here into san jose and oakland. should die down as we go into the early parts of monday. what's happening statewide? here is that clash between the high pressure moving up and the low pressure to our east. that could bring the chance of convected thunderstorms. so with daytime temperatures increasing, and that mix over there, it causes instability. so the chance for some thunderstorms, if your plans are taking you into parts of lake county, even into the sierra, be careful on the conditions as they could change. we'll wake up monday here in the bay area with cloud cover to start off your workweek ahead. otherwise, temperatures are going to rebound as we go on into the next couple of days. tomorrow, a few degrees cooler. tuesday, back into the 90's in some spots like over in fairfield. morgan hill, 89 for you but staying mild closer to the coastline. i'll leave you with the seven-day forecast in san francisco. bundle up if you are heading to

mom. as i was saying, those temperatures should rebound as we go into the next couple of days inland. by tuesday, warming into the upper 80s, low 90s. and we still have some mild weather ahead, even as we go into next weekend, kira. >> cinthia, thanks. i want to take a moment and wish a happy mother's day to my mother, because you said your mother and mother-in-law, and i just sat there. >> hi, catherine. >> catherine clapper, she watches from her computer on our live stream every weekend. she's the best. love you, mom. thanks, cinthia. it's 7:22 right now. much more ahead. coming up, we have giants and a's highlights, and what do you think the warriors should do heading into

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welcome back. later today, the giants will go for the split in a four-game series against the diamondbacks in arizona. first pitch is at 1:10. watch it on nbc sports bay area.

in game three, we are all tied at 1-1 in the 6th inning when rookie dominic fletcher gaps a base-clearing triple, scoring all three. fletcher hitting .462 since the 12 games of being called up. to the 8th we go, flores doubles to left, scoring a run, but that's all the giants could muster. giants go on the lose 7-2. at the coliseum, the a's shut out by the texas rangers and former giants manager bruce bochy. let's go to the 4th inning. texas up 2-0. nathaniel lowe unloads to left, making it 3-0. and one big reason the a's didn't score is pitcher john gray. he took a no hitter into the 7th, pitching eight scoreless innings. rangers 5, a's nothing. the postseason for the golden state warriors came to an end friday night as we all by

now when they got blown out by the lakers. now, players and fans are thinking about next season and the big question seems to be, is the dynasty over? should the team hang onto the core three, stef, klay, and draymond, who brought the bay area four titles in the past eight years. after the 21-point loss to l.a., the big three were talking about the future. >> this group was maxed. we got what we could get out of it. but this thing isn't maxed. so we'll get more out of that. >> i believe we have greatness in our future still. >> there's a lot of pride in what we accomplished, but there is an understanding we have to be a lot better than yesterday. >> dub nation disappointed by the outcome. out of the playoffs in the second round, but a lot of us hope and believe this is a team that will contend again next year. 7:27 right now. we do have much more ahead. coming up, they are one step closer to ending the strike.

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a pfizerer product.. good morning. it is sunday, may 14th, 7:29 as we take this live look outside. the sun shining and clear skies over san jose. a beautiful day on the san jose state campus. congratulations to the graduates. their commencement is next week. thank you so much for joining us. and happy mother's day to all the mothers and mother figures out there. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel joins us with a quick look at your microclimate forecast. a good day to get out and celebrate mom away from the coast. >> yeah, we are looking at some dense fog this morning. look at the golden gate bridge.

carl the fog eating up the towers there. we do have a dense fog advisory with us through the next couple of hours through 10:00. so if your plans are taking you closer to the ocean this morning, be careful on the roadways. we might even run into drizzle. but it should clear out as we go into the day and temperatures warm up. it will be cooler as we go into today. 80s on the board, compared to the 90s that were felt inland. tracking the chance of some thunderstorms developing in parts of the sierra and of course, in northern california. maybe your treat to mom is taking her out to the a's game. plenty of sunshine, but notice the wind gusts. breezy out there today, with that influence of the southerly winds coming into the bay area. but parts of the inland valleys through san jose, going to be a little bit of a slower warmup today. so we'll walk you through the microclimate forecast coming up. kira, back to you. we begin with breaking news this morning. two deadly crashes involving pedestrians on bay area freeways. the first happened just before

midnight in san jose on north bound 101 near tully road. the chp tells us a semi truck hit a person who was on the freeway. the north bound lanes of 101 are back open. the chp continues to investigate how the crash happened and why that person was on the freeway. and then around 2:30 this morning, another deadly crash. this one in fremont. it happened on north bound 880 on the mission boulevard on-ramp. the chp says a driver in a white pickup truck hit a woman on the roadway. but then that driver ran away from the scene. the chp is working to find out why the woman was out of her car and find that driver. initial reports state that the victim was exchanging information with another driver from a previous accident. well, it would be a huge blow to the town. the oakland a's could be headed to las vegas. the team has wanted to build a new stadium for years, and has been trying to make it happen at numerous sites for more than two

decades. digital journalist jonathan bloom breaks down what you need to know about the team's plan to build a new home. >> reporter: it all started more than 20 years ago. the coliseum was already getting old, and the a's wanted a new ballpark near oakland's uptown neighborhood. governor jerry brown was mayor at the time, and he rejected that plan. it was the first of eight different stadium plans to fail over 20 years. in 2005, the a's looked at land across the street from the coliseum. then a year later, they announced plans to build cisco field in fremont. when that fell through, they started looking at jack london square, and then san jose near the shark tank, leading to a legal fight with the giants who said san jose was their territory. the a's then thought maybe they could build a new mark right here. the raiders also play here at the coliseum, and their owner insists that lease extension is

part of the reason his team gave up and moved to las vegas. he says they were ready to negotiate for a new football stadium on this site, but they were stuck until the a's moved out. in 2017, the raiders announced they were moving, and the warriors broke ground to move to san francisco. the a's kept trying more sites in oakland, including a former shipping facility. that plan was actually moving along. but then came the covid-19 pandemic and progress slowed to a crawl. there were missed deadlines, lawsuits, and somewhere in there the a's began their talks to move to las vegas. >> las vegas. jonathan bloom, thank you for that. so what is the next step? watch jonathan's full report on our website. go to nbcbayarea.com/digitaloriginals or take out your phone, open your camera, and scan that qr code right there on the left side of your screen. it will take you to jonathan's

story. in the south bay, more than 150 unhoused people living along coyote creek in san jose are packing up as they prepare to be forced out of their campsites as early as tomorrow. they had been warned they can no longer live along a four-tile stretch of the creek because the city plans to begin a flood protection project. some tell us it's hard because they have lived there more than 20 years. >> it's really sad, because where are we going to go? this is a last resort. we're here because there's nowhere to go. >> a few tell us they plan to move out into nearby parking lots and the surrounding streets, sparking new concerns with business owners and neighbors. while some people are on wait lists for what are called tiny homes, advocates say efforts to help those living along the streak to find housing have fallen short.

the mayor says he is pushing the city to build new housing more quickly. a tornado touched down in south texas yesterday morning, killing one person and leaving behind significant damage as you can see. the national weather service and cameron county leaders said the twister made landfall just after 4:00 a.m. in laguna heights. the tornado had wind speeds around 86 to 105 miles per hour. the county says in addition to the one death, at least ten others were injured. crews are working to restore power to the area and continuing to search for victims. as discussed with chuck todd, the government says the number of undocumented immigrants being turned away at the border is dropping since title 42 ended. customs and border patrol agents say they stopped about 6,000 undocumented migrants on friday, compared with more than 10,000 on wednesday and thursday. the pandemic era policy, title 42, expired thursday night. the policy allowed agents to

expel migrants faster without having to consider them for asylum. now, immigration advocates say tougher rules are in place for asylum seekers. joe biden spoke briefly about debt ceiling negotiations yesterday. he took a handful of questions from reporters boarding air force one to depart for delaware. when asked for an update, he said there would be more information in the next few days, but says we haven't reached a "crunch point quit yet." no word on when there will be another meeting with congressional leaders. today is the 34th annual courageous kid's day at great america. it's a day for pediatric cancer ptients and families to enjoy a stress-free day away from cancer. it was founded by two-time cancer survivor, and bay area resident gay crawford back in 1989. kids younger than 18 fighting

cancer get to enjoy a free day of fun with their families at great america, with the goal of forgetting the stress of their battle with the disease. it's all made possible through generous donations and sponsors. and this year there's a new courageous bear campaign. a $100 donation helps deliver teddy bears to kids still undergoing cancer treatment, and funds pediatric cancer research. >> either your child needing the cancer research funds or an adult. cancer, i think for most of the friends i have, has touched everybody. almost everybody. and i think that we've made a lot of strides but we have a lot further to go in terms of research and development. so i'm honored to be a part of what is, you know, a good event that is bringing awareness and funding to pediatric research. in its 34 years, courageous kid's day has hosted more than

18,000 children with cancer. for more information on how to donate to the event or the teddy bear campaign, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. and then you can search for courageous kids. at 7:38, still to come, it is being called brain drain. we'll tell you about the new research on how your phone can affect your brain, even if it's turned off. and here is another look at that qr code we showed you just a few minutes ago. scan it with your phone's camera. it will take you straight to our jonathan bloom's full story, breaking down everything you need to know, and want to know about the a's proposed ballpark in las vegas.

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bay" on this mother's day sunday. i know a lot of moms that live in san rafael. starting the morning with some 50s, hanging on to the cloud cover through at least 11:00 before we burn off and see that sunshine return, although it will be cooler out there today in san rafael at 75. another place that's going to be a little bit warmer but a little cooler yesterday is livermore. mostly sunny skies, in the mid 80s. something that will continue to sufficient we are that high pressure still sitting over the bay area is our air quality. moderate across the board from the north bay down through the santa clara valley. so if mom is a little prone to illnesses, bring her indoors. maybe that's what she wants to do. if mom wants to go to the central valley, we do have this heat advisory in places like merced, all the way down to bakersfield until tomorrow night. temperatures could go up to 100 degrees. be careful with that, drink more water, and turn up the ac if you

are headed on the road there. as far as the bay area goes, we'll hang on to the cloud cover through parts of marin county coastline, san francisco, down into santa cruz. so if you have plans to take mom out there today, make sure you bring a jacket for her. clear skies inland as we make our way into parts of napa, danville, and down through san jose, although the winds will be a factor, picking up from 20 to 30 miles an hour. so be careful with the coastal drizzle and the winds out there along the ocean. as far as our daytime highs today, knocked down a few degrees compared to yesterday. you will notice amuggier feel inland. the high pressure and the low pressure to our east, coming together. temperatures out in fairfield, 84. 79 for you in martinez. 68 for you in san francisco. and we have 82 in san jose. temperatures tomorrow, going to be a nudge just a little bit before we start to see temperatures warm up once again. tuesday will be one of the warmer days in the next couple of days.

we'll continue to see not much change weather wise, but we are still tracking the sierra thunderstorm chances, the river concerns, especially through the yosemite valley. and we'll keep you posted on that. so i'll leave you with the seven-day forecast. breezy, san francisco, make sure mom brings a nice sweater. >> maybe you can get her a nice sweater. >> buy her a new one. >> cinthia, thanks. we have much more ahead. coming up, nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here to discuss the rise in hate crimes in california and what could be a driving

welcome back. our phones keep us connected to family, friends, and the news. but a new study shows just having our phones nearby can drain the brain.

even when they're turned off. researchers at the university of toronto conducted the study on how smartphones affect productivity. they found location matters. people were more affected if their phone was visible rather than out of sight and out of mind. and surprisingly, participants showed cognitive decline when their phone was in view, even if it was turned off. >> we find that people are unconsciously attending to the possibility of their phone needing their attention, and the requirement to override that impulse to check and see if you have a notification or prevent yourself from being distracted. >> how do you prevent distractions? researchers say start by carving out time away from your phone every day by silencing it and putting it in a different room. hate crimes are on the rise in california. data gathered on extremist activities show that our state has outpaced the nation, which,

according to a preliminary report by the fbi, increased 12% in 2022. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here. good to see you. what can you tell us about this increase? >> the first thing i'll tell you is, happy mother's day. >> thank you. >> and my bride, as well. i do the best on keeping us all safe. but this issue is a serious one. it's tough to make that segue, but it's staggering when you think about it. the state attorney general puts together a set of data. we've got a partial set of that data for 2022. here's what we have gathere from several sources regarding hate crime increases in california. look at this series of numbers here, percentages. anti-asian crime in the last year, up 177%. lbgtq, up 50%. an-semitic, 41%. latino, 29%.

black, 13%, all above the national average,ay above in some cases. according to the anti-defamation league, white supremacist propaganda in california went up 91% over the past year. that is amazing. all these data are amazing. something to think about. >> it's really shocking seeing those numbers there. 177% for anti-asian. and just looking around the bay area, we saw that. we are seeing that happen. so are we talking about individuals doing it on their own, are we talking about groups of people forming ideas and going out and executing them? >> that's a great question. that's kind of the chicken and egg thing. we haven't parsed that out. we do know this, according to the southern poverty law center, there are now more than 700 hate groups in the united states. some with many chapters. and in california, we think of this being a mellow place, there are at least 65 of these

organizations. and three of which are head quartered right here in the bay area. >> 700 hate groups? that's truly upsetting to hear that people are gathering together just for purposes of evil. do we have any idea why these numbers are soared? >> look, there's no clear explanation. but we do have some hints here. you know, the first has to do with demography with respect to immigration. you know, the proportion of whites versus non-whites in this uny, has shifted dramatically in the past 50 year here are some numbers. you have4% in 1970. 84% whites, 26% others, non-whites. fast forward, 2020, half a century later. what do u ve now? 60% whites, others 40%, okay? so this isne problem, because extremist groups have fixated on

what they call the great replacement theory. they're trying to take us, trying to replace us, our white, christian culture, with some sort of evil type of thing that we don't understand. and a second explanation might be something to do with our political leaders. rather than stepping up and fighting this, saying this isn't right, many of them are just going along for the ride. they see a lot of people feel this way. tough stuff, serious stuff. but here's the bottom line. we're a nation in turmoil. these days this is a tough place to do. one of the reasons why is we're having a hard time finding ways to get along with each other. >> indeed. that's a really good point. larry, an upsetting topic. but thank you for bringing it to light. good to see you this morning. it is 7:51. up next, a quick look at the top stories we are following.

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was on the freeway. they are investigating how the crash happened and why that person was on the freeway. then around 2:30 this morning, another deadly crash in fremont on north bound 880. the chp says a driver in a pickup truck hit a woman and then that driver ran away from the scene. the chp is still searching for that driver. it's back to the bargaining table for oakland teachers, who say momentum is on their side. this comes after they came to a late-night agreement with the school district on what they're calling four common good items. this, bhi the way, is the most significant movement on negotiations since picketing began nine days ago. despite the agreement, the strike is not yet over. the common good items have been a sticking point for teachers in negotiation. the agreements are about issues involving resources for unhoused students, reparations for black students, school closures, and shared governance.

teachers are making it clear that they are still on strike. they have been picketing since may 4th. the union representatives say things like compensation, resources for special education, and class size are still on the table. there are just eight school days remaining for ousd students. in a statement, the school district said -- and new this morning, today is the 34th annual courageous kid's day at great america. it's a day for pediatric cancer patients and families to enjoy a stress-free day away from cancer. courageous kids was founded by two-time cancer survivor and bay area resident back in 1989. kids younger than 18 who are fighting cancer enjoy a free day of fun. the goal is to forget about the stress of their battle with the disease. this year, there's a new

courageous bear campaign. donate $100 to deliver a teddy bear to kids still undergoing treatment. then the rest of the money goes to funding pediatric cancer research. if you want to find out more, go to nbcbayarea.com and search for courageous kids. all right. before we get to the final forecast, we want to wish a very happy mother's day to all the moms out there and the moms of our "today in the bay" crew. we have to take a ment to shoututo moms of paul, aaron, john, and jason. thanks to all those moms for raising such wonderful sons. and then we have the moms of all of our lads. my mom, dana mom, our producer, cars mom. our production assistant, and cinthia's mom,f course, up there in san rafael. hopefully she's watching this morning. she m so proud of you. >> my middle name is my mom's

name, gabriella. that's an honor i take with all my heart. >> ahh. >> and happy mother's day to you. >> thank you so much. >> we're going to be cool at the coast here. if any moms plan to get out there, buy her a nice, new sweater to keep her warm. but we should warm up a little bit the next couple of day there is in san francisco. it's going to be mild, but of course, the warmest of the warmest is inland. >> wow! this must be the warmest seven-day forecast we've had in a long time. >> it is. >> looks good. hopefully everyone can celebrate that moms and mother figures. all the women who have made us who we are. thanks so much to you for making us a part of your morning. more local news at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 and a.

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