college named kyle and this would have come in handy, because if you know people named kyle, chances are all of you know a guy named kyle and it's possible that they visited kyle, texas, over the wen. the city of kyle attempted to break the world record of gatherings of people with the same name. only people with the name kyle spelled like this city were allowed to attend. and even with 1,800 kyles, kyle fell well short of making history. in the book of world records, the gathering was 2,300 ivans in bosnia in 2017. >> i don't know anyone named kyle. >> fun fact, there is a marcus washington in the state of washington. >> all the marcuses need to

gather. >> we can do that, too. >> you can always find what's trending locally online at nbcbayarea.com. check out our trending bar right there at the top of our home page. breaking right now at 6:00, a deadly multi-car crash closes both directions of a south bay freeway. we're going to have an update on the victims and the chaotic scene still having an impact at this hour. >> and a botched cosmetic procedure leads to criminal charges. ahead, the bizarre and deadly case involving a model and a cosmetologist as the suspect faces a judge for the first time. >> and vice president kamala harris making a visit to the bay area. her busy schedule ahead, and the white house's new investment already paying off in silicon valley. this is "today in the bay." and good morning to you on this monday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off this morning. we have a lot to get to this morning, but we want to start with breaking news in the south

bay, because it could impact your commute. we know at this point at least three people died following two separate crashes on highway 101 in sunnyvale, each in the opposite direction of 101 between lawrence expressway and north fair oaks avenue. the first crash happened northbound about 12:30 this morning and the southbound crash involved several vehicles, and investigators believe it may have happened as cars tried to avoid debris that was going from one side to the other side. this is a live look at that investigation that is still under way right now. at this point, it is still unclear what started all of this, but we now know at least three people died, at least six cars were involved. both directions are still closed. bob redell is there. he will have a live report from the scene at 6:30. >> mike inouye is tracking the impact. it even affected you this morning. >> exactly, because we come in

early morning and this happened after midnight and it's in sunnyvale. the rest of the south bay, the northbound push kicked in and it's easing up for 101 around old oakland road. it slows all the way up to lawrence expressway where you have to get off of the freeway. a lot of folks were using this express wear, looping back. but i would say try to get south. duane will connect you over to north fair oaks road. if you're in the backup over here, get over to central expressway. that will take you north past this and all this area and back up to north fair oaks. we're watching for progress. bob will give us an update as well. more traffic shifting toward 237 as an alternate as well. we'll continue to follow the build. bob will give us details coming up. >> of course we will continue to bring you the latest as the investigation gets under way not only on air, but take it online at nbcbayarea.com. and you can download our free nbc bay area news app so you can

get alerts right to your phone on when the freeway reopens. new overnight, police in daly city investigating a shooting happened at a parking garage behind a movie theatre. now, investigators are telling our photographer at the scene that one person was shot. there's still no word on that person's condition this morning. police are still not talking about the circumstances behind that shooting or if investigators have any leads. in just a few hours, a florida woman here is set to be arraigned in the death of a popular kim kardashian look-alike model. prosecutors say there is something important for the public to take away from this case. ginger conejero saab is live in redwood city with more on the case. really a cautionary tale, ginger. >> reporter: that's right, kris. prosecutors say let this be an example of what could go horribly wrong if the proper precaution is not taken with silicone injections. the woman accused in this case is vivian gomez, and she's

facing two felony counts of manslaughter and practicing medicine without a license, after prosecutors say a popular kim kardashian look-alike model died from botched injections. the popular model is 34-year-old christina gourkani. san mateo county district attorney steve wagstaffe says gourkani found the suspect, gomez, on social media, and they agreed to meet up at a hotel room in burlingame on april 19th so gomez could administer silicone injections. administering silicone for body contouring is not approved by the fda. >> at least two shots were administered to our victim and she immediately started having a negative reaction to it, then went into convulsions. 911 was called and they rushed her to peninsula hospital in ber

burlingame. unfortunately, within a day she died from those injections. >> reporter: well, prosecutors say gomez caught her flight back to florida after that meeting at a bay area hotel. she was then eventually arrested at the airport. the san mateo da says this case is a reminder that people should not let anyone inject anything into their body that is not medically approved. he says there was some common sense that was lost in this and consequently a life was lost. the arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon. ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, ginger. an antioch, contra costa county fair hardly went as planned when they were a series of large fights involving teenagers. organizers closed the fair early and closing day, yesterday, the fair required minors to be

accompanied by parents after 5:00 p.m. we spoke on the phone to one security worker who described saturday's chaos. >> i think there was probably -- i don't know, there must have been a dozen fights. we're talking multiple people, multiple kids, all middle school kids, and it just got way out of hand. >> county fair organizers did not issue a comment, but on its facebook page they posted their intention to ensure the fair remains a safe and fun environment, and that's why they decided to require chaperones. happening later today, vice president kamala harris makes a return to the bay area. her trip starts with a visit to silicon valley, and the white house has poured close to $300 billion into u.s. semiconductor manufacturing. today kamala harris visits applied materials in sunnyvale, which last year announced plans to build a next generation

research and development center. her tour is expected to get under way at noon. this morning even more help is on the way to ukraine to help fight the russian invasion. president joe biden and european allies are promising $375 million in aid to the war-torn country. that announcement comes following ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy's surprise appearance at the g7 summit. kris, you know, close to home the debt ceiling showdown reaches a pivotal moment today. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy will meet face to face without another kj leader at the table. brie jackson is live with us. the deadline is ramping up as the june deadline nears. >> reporter: that's right, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy spoke over the phone on sunday and mccarthy said it was productive. today is the day the two leaders

will sit down in person at the white house for a last-minute push to try to come up with some type of a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy meeting one-on-one at the white house today, as the two sides try to find common ground over the debt limit. >> i've done my part. we put forward a proposal to cut spending by more than a trillion. now it's time for the other side to move. >> we may philosophically agree, but we have respect for one another because we're coming from a place of principles. >> negotiators met behind closed doors on sunday with the white house emerging tight-lipped about any progress. but earlier in the day republicans hinted that differences remain. >> the red line is spending less money. and unless and until we're there, the rest of it is really irrelevant. >> reporter: treasury secretary janet yellen expresses that early june is a hard deadline for raising the debt ceiling,

and warns some bills would go unpaid. >> we have to pay interest and principle on outstanding debt. we also have obligations to seniors who count on social security, our military that expects pay. >> reporter: federal leaders say just the threat of a default can weaken consumer confidence and hurt the country's credit rating. >> it's the risk of the downgrade we've got to worry about, which is why it's incredibly time sensitive. there's no question about it. >> time is running out to avoid a first-ever government default. and president biden told reporters that he has not ruled out using the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling on his own. but adds that it would likely become tied up in legal battles. >> a lot of people don't want to see that. we're hoping we can reach an agreement very soon. brie in washington this morning, thank you. we saw the skies behind brie. now we look at the skies behind

san francisco, a little bit of cloud cover making for a pretty morning. nice for a walk outside if you have a little jacket, maybe. >> yeah, it's a cool start. we're seeing that across the bay area as we're starting out in sunnyvale. temperatures in the mid-50s, we're also seeing clouds there as well. but i'm giving you the forecast because you may need to scoot out the door a little sooner due to the accident on 101. and then also temperatures warm up into the low to mid-70s. we're headed for 71 in san mateo and across the bay to oakland, 75 degrees, also 75 in hayward. concord today reaching 85 degrees, while novato will see low 80s, santa rosa reaching 84 degrees. we will be cooling off over the next few days. mike has a look at where we can find lower gas prices. >> we have a couple under 4 bucks, barely under 4 bucks. cupertino car wash, $3.99 at the

top of the screen, marin county, shoreline highway, hq fuels, $3.99. we're featuring arco on pleasant hill road at the bottom. thank you for contributing your reports. on the roadway, mostly smooth, because sunnyvale where we have this crash that has stopped traffic in both directions on highway 101. deadly crash, multiple lives lost, and bob redell continues to follow the details and the investigation, which leaves the freeway closed. so northbound is the direction of your commute and a lot of folks out of san jose into the area jammed up, forced off the freeway at lawrence expressway. duane will connect you toward north fair oaks. but the longer one on the bottom, central expressway takes you out of the backup and does get you all the way up to north fair oaks as well. so keep that in mind. we'll continue to watch the south bay build and the bay bridge, of course, has your

standard build at the toll plaza. back to you. there's about to be some history making in outer space this morning. coming up, the not so successful weekend launch making headlines. also, we're covering this case here, a woman accused of involuntary manslaughter in a botched plastic surgery. >> and tesla says that its cars ought to be more aggressive. let's take you out to the futures this morning. you would think there would be more concern about the problems with the debt ceiling. wall street just not feeling it. >> and a trick shot like no other. we're going to show you an epic shot for the record books you do not want to miss. you see how high they are and you know the goal is down on the ground. ground. we'll be right bk.ac

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good monday morning. let's head to gilroy with a look at how the morning shapes up. temperatures in the low 50s. it is a cloudy start and we'll see the sky clearing quickly by 8:00 to 9:00. sunshine the rest of the day as it warms up gradually. we'll be at 70 degrees at lunchtime. we'll get a look at the warmest day of the week in the forecast in a few minutes. >> traffic northbound 101, actually both directions of 101

closed between fair oaks and lawrence expressway. this is traveling through sunnyvale. 101 alternate in the northbound direction, you're backed up before you get to st. tomas expressway, central is your alternate. duane is your option. we'll show you the build and track the progress coming up. good morning. very happy monday to you. as we were looking before the break, wall street surprisingly unruffled by the problems in washington, where we're that much closer, really, to an historic default. meta has been fined a staggering $1.3 billion for breaking the rules set by the european union that it had to store eu citizens' data in the eu. applied materials will give us details about the huge $4 billion investment in silicon valley that kris was talking about earlier. venmo a few minutes ago announced a new teens app, where

parents get access to what their children are spending money on, and important for kids, the parent can feed the account with more money. >> tesla says it will roll out updated software today for its full driving autopilot that will be more aggressive, less conservative. >> look at that. wow. all the way to a stop. >> elon musk specifically saying teslas would be less conservative on narrow roads like this one where the tesla panicked stopped when a car came at it in the other lane, not understanding the situation the way a human driver would. tesla has been trying to strike this balance between safety and following the rules and driving like a normal person would. for instance, for a while you could set a tesla to almost come to a stop at stop signs, a california stop, the way that californians stop. but it gets criticism for things like this, not stopping for a pedestrian in the crosswalk.

now, that you're not supposed to do. we can slow this down for you. we can see the stop for pedestrian sign and then there's the woman on the left trying to cross. ironically, the person who posted this praised the self-driving car for passing through the crosswalk, saying the car had enough time to get by before the person crossed the lane. but that's not how the law works. the ticketmaster bill made its way to the california senate floor for a vote. it would prevent exclusivity. right now there's only one way in many cases to get tickets, through ticketmaster live nation. this will be more like an airline. american doesn't care where you buy the ticket, kayak, whatever. it just sells the ticket. there are many ways to get it. this is what that bill would do. >> hopefully it makes things a little more fair. >> and easier to get a ticket.

>> yeah. >> the way things are, take us back to where we stood in line all night. >> not that far back. >> i don't want to do it. thanks, scott. private mission to space is under way right now and making history. spacex falcon 9 rocket launched from kennedy space center yesterday. freedom will dock at the international space station in the next few minutes. the first woman ever to command a private space flight is onboard, the crew members will work and live alongside the astronauts that are already onboard the iss. we're looking live at mission control. they're also going to be conducting independent research. >> always cool. >> i hope they put in their change of address form. >> who is going to deliver? trending this morning, dude perfect is known for setting all kinds of world words, but the

five-man group just set one record reminding fans of the group's trick shot origins. >> they went to las vegas and shot from the sky pod, which is 856 feet in the air. let's look together. >> this is the world's highest basketball shot. ♪♪ >> come on, come on! [ cheers and applause ] >> how cool is that? not an easy feat. according to one report, it took is group more than 25 hours of total attempts to finally make it. not 25 tries, 25 hours. they beat the 2018 record, which was from 660 feet. the group holds 14 guinness world records. you have to do it perfectly, the wind, everything plays.

>> no room for error there. >> i feel bad for whoever had to bring the ball back up. >> or how many did he have up there? >> i know. >> steph curry is, like, that's not a three. >> i wonder if they have to have their own meteorologist on hand. >> it just changes second by second. i don't know how you would forecast that. we're seeing some nice changes for the bay area, we're getting ready for cooler temperatures, especially for the inland valleys. let's head to san ramon for your commute. a few clouds here and there. temperatures in the low 50s. we're seeing that pretty much everywhere. then our temperatures start to spread out as we head into late morning into the afternoon. we're going from 65 at 10:00 to 78 at 1:00 today. let's zoom into the south bay with a look at los gatos reaching 84 degrees today. milpitas reaching 80 this afternoon and 82 in san jose.

upper 70s for gilroy. as you take a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, today is going to be the warmest day. we're still reaching 85 in concord, and then for hayward, 75 degrees. also 75 in redwood city, cool near the coastline, half moon bay upper 50s. upper 50s for ingleside. for the north bay, we're going to reach 88 degrees in ukiah, mill valley will only see a high of 70 degrees. we are seeing a wide range in temperatures but cooler air is coming down. if you can see clouds in the distance over the weekend, those were storms developing over the sierra. because it's so clear here, we can see it, especially in parts of the east bay. that's going to continue each afternoon as we go throughout the week. concord going from 84 today to 73 tomorrow, and look at the end of the week, upper 60s, low 70s. it's going to be another nice

and comfortable weekend as the cooldown gets under way for the rest of the week. mike, you've been watching what's going on on 101. what's the update? >> no changes over here. the vehicles we've been looking at in the live shot are there as well. the investigation, clearly a lot of debris and issues to keep track of in both directions, including center divide damage, and three people who lost their lives. at least three involved here and probably more injuries to report. bob continues to gather the details. i can tell you we don't have any word from chp or caltrans on when they're going to open the area. 101 is closed between fair oaks and lawrence expressway. the northbound direction is your commute and it's starting to jam up before you get to san tomas expressway. heading south, it does back up approaching fair oaks.

duane will connect you and you can condition on your way. the rest of the bay, a pretty standard monday outside of that one section of sunnyvale. back to you. >> thanks, mike. next on "today in the bay," nbc. responds. >> you should wash your car before your next road trip, for safety reasons.

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than half of families take a road trip each year, that's millions of us. let's make sure yours is safe. with the help of a car wash and president abraham lincoln. first, check your tires. this is where we'll rely on honest abe. we're going to follow instructions from the bridgestone website. take the penny and rotate him update down, now take the penny and dip it into the tread of each of your tires. if mr. lincoln's head disappears, your tires are good. if much of his head disappears, the tread is worn and it may be time to replace your tires. you'll want to inspect your battery, oil, belts and lights. a lot of automobile shops will do inspections free. if they do any work, make sure to get a written estimate. next, the car wash for safety. yes, safety reasons. modern cars have sensors and cameras galore. they power things like lane departure warnings and collision alerts. when pollen or dirt covers the sensors, they can't see the road and can't help you. so wash the car.

if you want to see where your car's cameras and sensors are located, check the owners manual. build in some brakes. aaa says drivers should plan frequent stops over 100 miles or two hours to remain alert. find interesting places to stretch your legs, that way you're not left just standing in a parking lot somewhere. we continue to follow breaking news in the south bay, that deadly crash investigation. our reporter, bob redell, has been at the scene all morning long and will have an up

breaking right now at 6:30, highway 101 in the south bay shut down after crashes in each direction leaving three people dead. we are live this morning at the scene with the update on the victims and that chaotic chain reaction investigation still under way this morning. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this monday. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off. we want to get right to bob redell on the freeway there, more investigators are still there. bob, are you getting a sense of how many cars were involved and how this all started? >> reporter: we do. good morning to you, kris and marcus. we're on northbound highway 101, which is shut down in both directions between the lawrence

expressway and fair oaks avenue, and now that the sun is up, we've counted six cars involved in this deadly collision on the northbound side, and then a seventh car, at least one car, on the southbound side, so that comes to seven cars. sadly, three people were killed when this happened around 12:30 this morning. as far as the time for reopening, we expect this to be within the next hour, maybe hour and a half. there are wreckers out here that are getting in position to remove the cars, which means chp is wrapping up their investigation. as i mentioned, this happened around 12:30 this morning. what we believe happened is that one vehicle hit the center divide and sent concrete, part of that center divide into the southbound direction, and possibly a person was also ejected into the southbound direction, one of the people killed. so then you had the collision on the southbound direction and then you had a chain reaction collision on the northbound direction, which explains why seven cars were involved, and

unfortunately, as we mentioned, three people were killed. so, again, if you are traveling in this area through sunnyvale and you're heading northbound on 101, you're going to be asked to get off at the lawrence expressway, use side streets to get back on. if you're heading in the southbound direction, you'll be getting off at fair oaks and doing the same thing. the chp sergeant told us earlier they expect this to be still shut down into the morning commute, which we're really in right now, and so the estimated time of reopening was maybe around 8:00. but as i was just mentioning, the wreckers are on scene, which is a good indication we're getting ready to wrap things up. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. now we want to get over to mike right now because you've been monitoring this. and people are going to have to find a way around all of this. >> absolutely. bob said that, the commute direction is in the northbound direction and that's really showing the backup. let's take you to the maps. we're looking at the northbound side. the slowing back here in san jose, it doesn't kick in typically until a little bit later.

we're starting to see a slowdown. this has been all morning north. before you get to lawrence expressway, and this is central expressway. once you get to central expressway, you can traverse up to north fair oaks, if the northbound commute is your direction. if you go north, you're looking at 237 as an option and you do see that backing up as well. folks are heading up fair oaks, so those are two options. central expressway probably your best northbound alternate. as bob said, there's progress, there's equipment to remove the vehicles. southbound 680 does have a crash just past sunol boulevard that does have slowing. that will disturb the tri-valley. outside of that, everything is fine and standard as you travel throughout the east bay and get toward san francisco. back to you. we did send you an alert about this breaking news on our

nbc bay area news app. we'll send you updates throughout the morning. be sure to download it and get the alerts about when the freeway fully reopens right to your phone. there is still no word from redwood city police on why officers last night blocked off this area downtown. this is near jefferson and marshal streets not far from the redwood city movie theatre. last night all police told us was that they were calling it an active investigation. happening today, the suspects tied to a freeway shooting that left a 5-year-old girl dead are set to appear in court. 5-year-old el yan ya crisostomo died april 8th after being hit by gunfire and authorities arrested two suspects, humberto anaya and kristo valderrama are set to appear for a preliminary hearing. investigators have said all

three of those men are gang members and that shooting was a case of mistaken identity. neighbors are talking about the terrifying moments following a deadly head-on crash in the south bay. it happened yesterday afternoon on fruitdale and leigh avenues, and video from the moments after the crash show smoke coming from that white car, and that had people springing into action, neighbors rushing in with crowbars to try to help save that driver inside. >> it was a scary moment because we didn't know if the car was going to explode, because the white car was on fire. we were trying to break the windows. >> the driver of that car did end up in the hospital. one person in the other car died. firefighters did have to use the jaws of life to rescue two more people inside that car. we don't yet have an update on their condition this morning. 6:37 this morning. santa clara county deputies are investigating the discovery of a car partially submerged in

stevens creeks reservoir in cupertino. teams pulled the vehicle from the water late last night. the vehicle empty, no victims found in the water. it's still not clear just how long that car was there. want to take a live look at san jose this morning, as you can see things are clear, but the clouds are still around. meteorologist kari hall is here with a look at what we can expect. that should burn off later today? >> yeah, it's going to clear up fairly quickly and we're going to see things warming up for some of our inland areas. this will be the warmest day of the week but not too bad. we're taking a look at oakland where we are also starting out with our morning marine layer and those clouds rolling by. temperatures in the mid-50s and then already at 8:00 to 9:00, the sky is clear and the rest of the day is sunny. it's going to be nice with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s there. you head over to dublin, we'll head up to 82 degrees for a high this afternoon. still warm in fairfield, reaching 88 degrees. you compare that to the 68 in

san francisco, 80 in mountain view and 82 in san jose. we'll talk about the cooler rest of the week forecast coming up in a few minutes. mike, is highway 101 still closed? >> still closed. northbound is the commute direction that sees the brunt of the backup, the unexpected delay before you get to san tomas expressway. that will add mileage, probably five to seven minutes. the build is happening on surface streets, fair oaks will see more traffic flow and that will slow you down as well. to avoid the area, you can use matilda, but that's not a lot of signals. you can see a lot more traffic as the closure continues, possibly for another hour or so. but crews are on scene to hopefully clear some of the vehicles. the rest of the south bay shows a smooth flow of traffic. we have slowing at sunol boulevard, the crash blocks one lane in the tri-valley. back to you. pushing to overhaul the highest court in the nation. coming up on "today in the bay,"

a top east bay lawmaker and current u.s. senate contender leads a new push to reform the supreme court. the inconsistencies among justice she argues congress must address immediately. >> let's take you to the big board. wall street surprisingly unruffled by all of the problems raising the debt ceiling. >> and graduation season is here and we have some wise advice from none other than "today's" savannah guthrie. stick around. i think we can all use it, too, even though we alr even though we alr ea

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good monday morning. the time is 6:42. time to get up and moving as you head out of palo alto. it is a mostly cloudy start and about 55 degrees, but it does clear out quickly. the rest of the day will be very pleasant and still warm, especially for this afternoon. cooler air is headed our way. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. >> there is a closure of highway 101, messing up traffic and, of course, our concern for the three lives lost and the others involved. 101 is closed in both directions between fair oaks and lawrence expressway. we'll talk about the progress and another issue for the tri-valley coming up. strong words from east bay representative barbara lee,

calling for an overhaul of the u.s. supreme court. lee appeared yesterday at an event in oakland arguing changes are needed to restore the court's balance and democracy, specifically she wants to see additional seats. there have been nine justices since the middle 1800s. lee claims the court's conservative judges are acting without ethics or accountability. >> i've witnessed political gamesmanship over lifetime appointments, wive seen more ethics scandals than i can count. but let me tell you, i've never been more fearful for the future of our highest court than i am today. >> lee is also calling for term limits instead of appointing supreme court justices for life. in addition, she wants any reports of ethics violations to be investigated. president biden cuts his overseas trip early to return to

washington to solve the debt ceiling crisis. >> the treasury is talking about who will and won't get paid. >> right, if we violate the debt ceiling somebody is not getting paid. janet yellen says june 1st the u.s. will stop paying out money promised. we'll have more details in a second. president biden landing back at the white house, cutting that asian trip off early, disappointing allies, but returning today to conduct face-to-face negotiations with republican leaders. by now everybody should know the positions of the two sides, president biden says the u.s. should honor its debts, pay its bills, no conditions. the same way you don't put conditions on your credit card payment or mortgage payment. you promise to pay, you spent their money, you pay. raising the debt ceiling allows the government to borrow money it has already promised to pay for things it already bought. republicans say they won't raise the debt ceiling without new cuts in government trending. now, a lot of people think the

government overspends and it's absolutely true. the government does spend more money than it brings in. pretty much no matter who is president, all the way back to bill clinton, the only modern president to eliminate the deficit. republicans promise to spend less, they also tend to bring in less money, which creates the exact same problem we have now. there's still less money than there is spending. the tax cuts put into place during the early days of the trump administration increased the deficit by trillions, even before the onset of the covid pandemic. speaking of trump, south carolina senator tim scott will launch a campaign to challenge trump for the presidential nomination. one of scott's big achievements was the creation of opportunity zones, encouraging development in underserved communities. and then later this week we expect florida governor ron desantis to announce his own candidacy. desantis and scott both lag in the polls, along with nikki

haley, asa hutchinson and vivek ramaswamy. >> thank you very much. it is myopia awareness week and experts have some important advice on preserving your child's healthy vision. it starts with getting them outside. myopia is better known as nearsightedness and it means that it's hard to see objects that are far away. the american association says more than 40% of americans have myopia with childrens' rates on the eyes. one optometrist recommends children spend less time in front of their screen and more time outdoors. >> in the presence of bright light there's a chemical that gets released called dopamine and it is a strong stop signal for the eye to grow at that accelerated rate, which is the problem of myopia. >> he recommends eye exams for children between 6 and 12 months, and then another one between 3 and 5 years, and then annual exams after that.

trending this morning, graduation season is upon us and celebrities are donning their old caps and gowns. >> some are delivering commencement speeches, that includes "today" show savannah guthrie. she gave the commencement address at georgetown university law center. guthrie is nbc's chief legal correspondent. she reflected on her days attending the university. >> because i was here once, i know exactly what it took for you to get to this moment. i'm looking at every single one of you and marveling, and i am cheering you on to your brave, wild, and wonderful future. >> guthrie is also awarded an honorary doctorate of law degree and talked more about her address ahead of the "today" show. you can watch that right after us here on "today in the bay." >> it is 6:48. we want to turn to the weather and seize the day.

>> there's so much going on. we're heading into memorial day weekend and it's nice that we don't have a big spike in temperatures. take a look at gilroy. as you're heading out this morning, it's 52 degrees, we're starting out with clouds. we are going to see sunshine the rest of the day, and also a pretty mild afternoon. let's zoom into the south bay where we can take a look at our high temperatures for this afternoon. cupertino reaching 83 degrees, 82 in morgan hill, a little cooler for gilroy today and some mid-70s for hayward and oakland. martinez reaching 82 degrees. you head over to antioch and it's 86 for today. then we're seeing mid-70s for redwood city, daly city 61. we're going to see a range in temperatures that spread out quite a bit even if one very small area. san francisco, we see upper 50s in the marina district and some mid-60s for the mission district. and for the north bay we're headed up for 70 in mill valley

and in ukiah the high temperature will reach 88 degrees. cooler air will be pushing down the red of the week. we're going to see the showers and thunderstorms firing up for the sierra. if you could see clouds in the distance, most likely those were storms over the sierra that we could see clear across the bay because our skies have been so clear. that will continue throughout the week. also the heads f up, if you will be going to the sierra, you'll have to deal with daily thunderstorms, even as we head toward the end of the week, not much of a change in our overall weather pattern. you can see the change in temperatures with santa rosa starting the week in the upper 70s and it will be significantly cooler tomorrow, but the cooling air continues into at least thursday and friday, and then the weekend is looking very pleasant with highs near 70 degrees. cooler weather also continues for our seven-day forecast, so it's going to once again be a very nice holiday and maybe even graduation weekend as well. mike, you've been following

that breaking news. what's the update? >> we're looking at live pictures and we have one of the flatbeds ready to load. here getting ready to load one of the vehicles. i'm going to step in. there's the second vehicle. there are two flatbeds. but there are multiple vehicles remaining to be cleared. all this debris. this is a deadly crash scene blocking 101. both directions are blocked between fair oaks and lawrence expressway, central expressway is your alternate to north or south 101 through that area of sunnyvale and north of santa clara. the rest of the south bay we show a pretty mild build. 87 shows more traffic that will come into the area. if you're coming from san jose, you may want to take 280 if you're heading toward mountain view, cupertino. the rest of the bay has a smooth flow of traffic but one lane blocked in your commute direction south 680 just after sunol boulevard.

we have your fast lane blocked by a crash. four vehicles have to be cleared. 84 is all right, but we're seeing more traffic as folks choose that as their option. the backup at the bay bridge standard. back to you. happening now, organizers in san francisco will calling for volunteers to help set up twin peaks annual pink triangle. people are needed to help set up the site and tear it down after pride month is over. the signal was first used by nazis to identify gay men but now it commemorates those in the lgbtq community facing discrimination. the annual lighting ceremony happens june 17th. we do have a link with details on how you can sign up on our website, nbcbayarea.com. just ahead, an update on breaking news mike was just tell us about. we're going to go to the scene of the deadly crash on 101. our bob redell is speaking with road crews about when those lanes should reopen. we're going to have live

coverage coming up and more on thatrash. you' cre

welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at the top stories on "today in the bay." first, we want to continue following that breaking news, a warning for those commuters, after a crash on 101. >> still, both directions are shut down and we know at least three people died because of this crash. "today in the bay"'s bob redell is at the scene there this morning with when it might reopen. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, kris and marcus. i just spoke with a chp sergeant about ten minutes ago and asked for an estimated time of reopening, and he said he didn't have one. we can tell you the wreckers are on scene and they are here to remove the cars. there were seven vehicles

involved in this overnight crash that killed three people. this is on the northbound and southbound direction of highway 101 between the lawrence expressway and fair oaks avenue. what we believe happened is one vehicle hit the center divide, knocked a huge chunk of the center divide into the southbound direction, caused a collision on that side and then you had a chain reaction with six cars on this side. again, sadly, three people were killed. right now caltrans is out here, they're trying to assess what needs to be done to reopen the road and then you've got the wreckers, a lot of chp officers as well. they're wrapping up their investigation. you've got the wreckers getting ready to remove these vehicles. as i mentioned, you've got both directions shut down, so you've got to find an alternate way around this, and that's why we have our friend, mike inouye. >> looking toward the closure section, as bob said, the northbound commute, we'll specify lawrence expressway to north fair oaks, obviously closed in the opposite direction

as well. you see unusual slowing for the southbound side. your best alternate, you need to get off the freeway. northbound you're forced off at lawrence expressway, but probably want to get off at san tomas. >> we're going to continue to bring you the latest as the investigation gets under way, both on air as well as online at nbcbayarea.com. you can also download our free nbc bay area app and get alerts sent straight to your phone. police in daly city are investigating a shooting that happened in a parking garage behind a movie theatre. investigators tell our photographer at the scene that one person was shot and we don't know that person's condition at this point. police are not talking about the circumstances behind the shooting or if investigators have any leads. well, a florida woman is set to appear in a redwood city court in connection to the death of a popular kim kardashian look-alike model. vivian gomez is charged with

involuntary manslaughter after practicing medicine without a license. prosecutors say 34-year-old christina gou canny died from botched silicone injections after the two met in a burlingame hotel room. the "today" show is just moments away and we have a behind the scenes glimpse at the control room as they are covering president biden heading back to washington for key talks on the debt ceiling crisis. >> plus, there's new aid for ukraine that came up overnight and you won't want to miss tom costello live at the kennedy space center with the history behind last night's spectacular launch. an exclusive look at nasa's new plan for putting humans on mars. >> a lot ahead. we have a lot here, too. it's going to be a nice day. warm for the inland areas, but

this will be the warmest day of the week. we're headed for 85 degrees, but look at the dip in temperatures tomorrow, down about another 10 degrees, and that's where we'll see for the rest of the week and near the coastline we'll see temperatures in the 60s for the next several days. just ahead, we've got much more. you can watch more local news with our new newscast streaming live on roku, we're going to tell you about the airport topping the list for the angriest passengers and scott mcgrew explains the reason why tesla is going to make self-driving cars good monday morning. and it is a crucial one in the debt limit showdown. just nine days left now to avoid a potential economic meltdown it is may 22nd this is "today." ♪