clips online and then something scares you, it's kind of like that. >> just wait until what we put around kari in a little bit. just teasing. right now at 6:00 -- >> we crack down on crime. police bust what they're calling a large-scale armed robbery ring. the suspects all identified as juveniles. ahead this morning in a live report, we're going to tell you the new plan from oakland's mayor to boost safety everywhere. >> plus -- >> florida governor ron desantis expected to announce his candidacy for president this afternoon in an unusual way. good morning to you on this wednesday. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll see how the morning commute is rolling, hopefully rolling out there. rolling through the clouds this morning? >> it'ss our usual start. we're seeing a lot of clouds this morning, but we also know

it's going to be a cooler day. let's head to palo alto where we are starting out mostly cloudy here and our temperatures are 54 degrees and we'll see it going from the mid-50s to the upper 50s at 10:00, 65 degrees, the sky is all clear for the afternoon. we're going to have some more comfortable weather with some low to mid-70s for the east bay, as well as the north bay. for the inner bay, we're in the upper 60s and low 60s near the coastline. we'll talk about some changes ahead. mike, you're tracking the traffic in the east bay. >> rolling slowly, hov lanes, there's the advantage. three or more gets you really quickly through the bay bridge toll plaza, getting toward san francisco. no major surprises here. 37 and highway 4, the only real surprise on the map is the slowing south 680. the crash did clear the last few minutes and we see recovery speeds, but that will delay you a little from the cordelia

junction. standard slowing toward the carquinez bridge. no problem through the walnut creek area, as well as the tri-valley or east bay. >> thanks, mike. florida governor ron desantis expected to announce he's running for president this afternoon. >> scott mcgrew in the newsroom this morning. desantis making that announcement on twitter. >> with a follow-up interview on fox news. desantis expected to make that announcement on twitter at 3:00 our time in a conversation with elon musk. we have some past video here of desantis in iowa, home of the first republican caucus, a must stop for republican candidates. twitter is an unusual choice. we think a lot about the company here in the bay area because it's based here but it's really not as important to the national discussion as it used to be. the announcement will come on twitter spaces, which is an audio conference call feature on twitter. again, a fairly obscure way to launch a national campaign. the decision to use twitter

spaces got the attention of the political action committee supporting donald trump, which said, quote, this is one of the most out-of-touch campaign launches in modern history. the only thing less relatable than a niche campaign launch on twitter is desantis' after party at the uber-elite four seasons resort in miami. now, donald trump who will challenge desantis for the republican nomination also reacted on truth social this morning in the expected way. trump's poll numbers are far ahead of desantis, double digits, but trump is constantly reacting to desantis. largely ignoring the other more traditional candidates like nikki haley, asa hutchinson, most recently tim scott. desantis will be live on twitter spaces at 3:00 this afternoon california time. >> it will be interesting to see. maybe he feels more threatened by him. i don't know. thanks, scott. new developments this morning, this is coming out of oakland where police have solved what they're calling a

large-scale string of violent robberies. the mayor and police chief are planning to go into greater detail in a matter of hours. >> bob redell is live this morning. bob, police say all the suspects in this case are minors. they're young. >> reporter: they are. good morning to you, laura and marcus. opd says they've arrested nine juveniles, as old as 17 and as young as 12, and opd, oakland police say they are responsible for 35 robberies in 14 neighborhoods throughout the city of oakland. as you can see in this map we have thrown up on the screen. on friday officers spotted a car linked to one of the crimes at a business in rockridge, a neighborhood in oakland. officers arrested five people there. four others took off running. officers eventually caught up with them as well and they were arrested. later this morning at 8:30, oakland mayor sheng thao and acting police chief allison will discuss the arrests at a news conference. the city says there has been a

7% increase in robberies from a year ago and in recent weeks the city of oakland has, quote, been terrorized by violent individuals wreaking havoc and committing robberies upon unassuming community members. we'll be following today's news conference and of course give you an update during our midday newscast. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> so hurtful and disturbing to hear they're so young. >> alarming. it's concerning. >> thanks so much, bob. in a matter of hours, the man accused in the deadly stabbing of a tech executive in san francisco is expected back in court. investigators say nima momeni killed cash app founder bob lee in a dispute surrounding momeni's sister in early april. momeni last week pleaded not guilty. today he's scheduled to appear for a status conference. more than 3,400 concrete buildings in san francisco may be at risk of collapsing in the event of an earthquake.

this is according to a previously unpublished draft from the city that nbc news obtained through a public records request. they include twitter headquarters, coit tower, the castro theatre, the fairmount hotel and also a six-story apartment building next to the city's famed painted ladies. structural engineers say retrofitting the buildings may make them safer, but it could take billions of dollars to do so and decades of work. 6:05 on your wednesday morning. taking a live look outside overlooking downtown san jose. sun is up. hopefully it will burn through some of those clouds. >> it's a cool start, it's going to be a cooler day, cooler than we typically see for this time of year. we are going to see it gradually clearing out. have your allergies been bad? this may be what you're allergic to. we have a lot of oak, cedar and pine high on the pollen count,

as well as grass pollen, and it doesn't help the wind has really been blowing around and bringing some of those allergens across the bay area. people are out for longer periods of time. it's 73 today for a high in dublin, 71 for a high in napa and 73 in santa rosa. we'll take a look ahead to the weekend forecast coming up. mike has a look at lower gas prices. >> you said allergens? i hadn't noticed. livermore, we're noticing the gas prices where livermore has reached a new low price at $3.99, the arco on east stanley boulevard. in the north bay, we're looking at vallejo for their low of $4.11 at the shell on tennessee street in the middle. in the south bay, the lowest reported for san jose, $4.19 at the excel gas on north 1st street. get out to the roadways, we're

sharing with you the slower drive for 880, 237 past 92 toward union city. the build past the san mateo bridge is fine. the build on the san mateo bridge also all right. speeds will slow just a tad bit below the limit. we don't see any brake lights right now but we will see that as the volume builds. san rafael, easy drive, that's south down the hill toward the golden gate bridge. back to you. target responds to recent backlash surrounding controversial store products. target's response sparking its own controversy. coming up, the hot button issue target says the products are all tied to. >> and how about solving the secret to a long life? seniors, all over 100, share what is keeping them going every single day. get your notepads ready because they have some things we need to make sure we know. you're watching "today in the bay."

good wednesday morning to you. it is now 6:11. let's get you out the door and ready for the morning in the east bay. we're checking out pleasant hill. it's cloudy, but it will clear out quickly going to upper 60s by the middle of the afternoon. another pleasant day with a breezy wind. we'll take a look ahead to our

weekend forecast coming up. on a wednesday, i don't expect to see any spaces at the bay bridge toll plaza, but you do have it there. this is actually better than a typical wednesday. we'll show you how things shape up coming toward the bridge and talk about why this may be a different flow this week, even starting now. good morning. very happy wednesday to you. as i've been pointing out for a week or so, wall street does not seem to be all that worried about a default. even as some in washington are growing very, very uneasy. meta has just started its latest round of layoffs focusing on business groups. that's just into our newsroom. target is pulling some pride merchandise off its shelves because of threats. laura is going to tell you more about that in a moment. inflation has fallen below 10% in the united kingdom. remember, inflation is a worldwide problem. in fact, it's generally worse overseas, when our inflation was at the highest it certainly

wasn't 10%. the tsa says teenagers will be able to tag along through tsa pre-check if their parent has tsa pre-check. that used to be restricted to 12 and under. it's hoping new rules will help speed up security lines this summer. netflix sending emails to american account holders who share their passwords outside their households. so the company posted an update to its website saying a netflix account is for use by one household, pointing out you can share your password, but that's going to cost you an additional 9 bucks a month. it's not entirely clear when netflix will start charging that or when they start cutting other people off. but that era of sharing your netflix password is over. >> i'm surprised they haven't cut down on this earlier. >> i think they wanted to grow -- when it comes to really being the popular shows, getting

people to watch "stranger things," they turned a blind eye to it. now they really need to be making money. >> that's what their investors say, too. >> come on, now. thanks, scott. you mentioned target just a moment ago. controversial new move from target, the chain pulling merchandise from store shelves that triggered backlash among some customers. the products are all tied to pride and they roll out ahead of pride month. the company says this year the merchandise is igniting customer anger and even some confrontations with workers. the company is not specifically indicating which products it's removing, but a statement says in part, quote, since introducing this year's collection we've experienced threats impacting our team members' sense of safety and well-being while at work. given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior. target says the items will be removed from all u.s. stores and

from its website. trending this morning, an exclusive luncheon celebrating not a lot of people get to even get to, we're talking about being 100 years old. >> and many of those people sharing some of their secrets to a long life. >> what is your secret to a long life? >> move. >> mary, what's your secret to a long life? >> a cake every day. >> what do you do every day? >> cake every day. >> one guy said booze. >> booze and cake, there you have it. delaware county, pennsylvania, they throw that community birthday party each and every year, and the centenarian organizers say they want to learn from those who paved the way. a lot has changed in the 100 plus years since they were born.

100 years ago, eggs were 35 cents a dozen. and depending on where you were, gas could be well under 20 cents a gallon. >> wow. and how much was cake and booze? >> clearly very cheap. [ laughter ] >> moonshine. >> no kidding. if that's the secret, i don't know. >> maybe going out for a walk every day. vitamin d is good. >> exercise is key, i think. >> absolutely. >> you don't move it, you lose it. >> i didn't hear any of them say that. >> that was number two on the list. >> move it or lose it, buster. have some cake and move it. let's get a look at our temperatures today. it's been lower than what we typically see, and it's going to be another slightly cooler than normal day. in santa rosa we're 3 degrees below our average high temperature for the end of may, with concord heading for 77

degrees. we're usually at 79, and we can see that across the board, that our temperatures are a few degrees lower. in fact, as we take a look at napa, we've had 103 days of temperatures below average since the start of the year. so that's right at about 72% of this year has been lower than what we typically see. and i think we'll add some more days on this each day as we go into the next several because we don't see a warm-up. you've probably seen that at the bottom of the screen. as we take a look at our high, fairfield, concord, one of the warmer spots we usually see for the inland valleys, headed for the upper 70s. that's compared to 60 at half moon bay, 64 in san francisco, and 73 in san jose, as well as fremont and mountain view. now, item we're still seeing those same temperatures in los gatos, 73 degrees, 69 in martinez, with a gusty wind that's keeping those temperatures down, especially for the evening. then we'll continue to see highs in the upper 60s and low 70s

from friday into the weekend. so you do need to make sure you're keeping that jacket close by. if you're going to the sierra, you'll need the umbrella. if you're doing outdoor activities, heads-up you'll want to make sure you can get to some shelter within a very short amount of time because we could see these pop-up showers and thunderstorms developing, even through the memorial day holiday. let's take a look at morgan hill, where our temperatures will reach the mid-60s for today, upper 60s for tomorrow and friday, and then our temperatures spike to 75 degrees. we're going to see some more mild weather through much of next week. for our inland areas, this is so unusual, isn't it? i don't remember it being this cool. so we're going to continue to see that extend through much of next week with sunshine. mike, the commute isn't bad out of emeryville. >> it isn't bad. what i didn't factor in when i said we should have a standard wednesday, i did forget about

things like san jose state, a series of ten different graduations. san jose state is not the only school with graduations happening this week. last weekend, laura, you went to ella's, right? >> yes, thank you. >> you will have lighter flow as folks shift their schedules to accommodate the special occasions. berkeley curve, smooth drive, and the backup at the toll plaza is still moving. we still have space in those lanes. no problems with the build down the eastshore freeway. this is the only unusual build, and it's recovering after the earlier crash south 680 just past parish. we see spots where there's rippling back and forth. we should see improvement heading toward the benicia bridge. the rest of the east bay looking smooth right now. a little build starting again for san jose and that's typical. as you approach 6:30, we'll see much more slowing for that section of 101 north toward

oakland road and feeder roads heading toward 101 through san martin and toward morgan hill. after cochran, everything is fine as far as speeds go. approaching gilroy, the build is on and that will continue to feed silicon valley. >> thank you for the graduation shout-out. appreciate it. my bonus daughter. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> staffing issues inside pharmacies have led to a recent rise in mistakes with medicine. it's pretty easy for you to verify the pills in your medicine cabinet. i'mecurity s

it's 6:22 this morning. san francisco's castro, a farewell to a beloved drag queen. hundreds gathered last night to remember heklina, who died suddenly last month in london where she was performing. heklina broke new ground with her energy and comedy when she came to the scene in the mid-90s, the city's new drag laureat said her spirit was alive during the occasion. >> i've seen so many people that i haven't seen in so many years and i know it's a terrible thing that brought us altogether, but there she is living through our

connection. >> heklina was just 54-year-old old. medical examiners have not revealed the cause of death but say there were no signs of trauma. our investigative unit team found a labor shortage at some pharmacies, and at the same time more mistakes with medicine. >> what can you do to stay safe? consumer investigator chris chmura is showing us how to verify your prescription. >> my investigative unit colleague candice nguyen reported the state received more than 500 reports of pharmacy medication errors causing patients harm during the pandemic. knowing the stakes are up, you might want to make sure your pharmacy fills your prescription properly. you'll need your pills, a computer or smartphone connected to the internet. each pill is stamped with an imprint code. we're going to show you how the pill search works on poison.org.

on the home page click pill i.d. at the top to get started. it's pretty easy. there are two boxes. one for each side of the pill. grab your magnifying glass, read the code, then punch it into the boxes exactly as you see it. you should instantly get a result that shows you the name, a photo, and dosage. if you discover a mismatch between the prescription your doctor ordered and the pills the pharmacy gave you, contact the pharmacy as soon as possible for help. the state might also like to hear from you. in california the pharmacy board says errors in filling prescriptions or suspected misconduct by a pharmacist may be violations of pharmacy law and should be reported, whether or not a patient was harmed. 6:25 right now. new this morning, many americans are taking up side hustles to make ends meet. a new report from bankrate found that nearly 40% of adults have a side gig in addition to their main job.

they learn about $810 per month on average. about 33% of people use it for living expense, 25% or savings and 12% to pay off debt. >> new this morning, a book is teaching kids about how to save our climate in crisis. it's called state of the union c train" a story about a young girl and a new york city subway who become friends. she grows up and the train keeps transporting riders. the train gets older and it's time to put it out of service. in an effort to teach kids about repurposing, the train gets a new life. the book's author is hoping that the series will help kids create a solution to our climate in crisis. >> the environment is such a magical thing, and i think hope, especially at such a young age, is critical, and the creativity at that age is also incredible. some of the things that children

are able to come up with is really impressive. >> while listening to the story, if you were wondering, what happens to the train? that book comes out june 8th, which happens to be world oceans day. >> got to wait for the train. 6:26 right now. coming up next, the top stories we're following today, including an emergency declaration. the massive typhoon looming over guam this morning. ahead, meteorologist kari hall will break down the catastrophic damage that this storm could bring and the preparations now under way. >> reporter: the attorney general's office says it will review district attorney brooke jenkins' decision not to prosecute the man who shot and killed banko brown. will the brown family get the answer they're looking for? that

i'm not going to stop. >> right now, under review. responding to protests and calls from san francisco leaders. the state attorney general steps in to look at the deadly shooting by a walgreens security guard. we're breaking down what's next and the new response from the da who declined to press charges. >> demanding action, families press for changes in one school district. this is after guns are found on campus. the new message students plan to send to school leaders. >> and a neighborhood battle is heating up over housing. ahead in a live report, the growing pushback over one

proposed development and the face-to-face meeting today that may provide some answers. "today in the bay" continues right now. we say continues because we've been here waiting for you thins 5:00 this morning. good morning. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we've got a lot to get to this morning. we want to get you started with the forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking those temps for us. how is it looking? >> not bad. it's our usual start. temperatures in the low 50s, clouds rolling by. we're checking out santa rosa and we'll be at 54 degrees at 8:00 and it's starting to clear out at that point. but as we go into the rest of today it's going to be nice, sunny temperatures, warming up and reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s in the north bay. in martinez it's headed for 73 degrees and about the same in dublin and fremont, and 71 today in mountain view. we'll take a look at the rest of the week's forecast in a few minutes. mike, you've been looking at what seems like an overall smooth commute. >> overall.

i'm going to move so you can see what's behind me on the map. this section is smooth, but slow, i believe there may have been a second crash or the first one came back up on the chp report. that may be an additional distraction on the shoulder, southbound 680, a little more slowing than you would expect or desire off the cordelia junction heading toward the benicia bridge. outside of that, everything looks standard. the eastshore freeway maintaining better speeds. the bay bridge the metering lights are on but there's still space coming off of the maze and an easier drive that's indicated by the lighter lanes. good advantage for hov. back to you. california's attorney general now promising to provide some clarity on a deadly shooting dividing san francisco. that is the shooting by a walgreens security guard that killed suspected shoplifter banko brown. >> ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco this morning. what's the likelihood the da's decision might be overturned?

>> reporter: well, laura, it is a high bar, even the family's civil attorney admits that. he says there is no guarantee they'll actually get a different decision in prosecuting michael anthony, the security guard who shot and killed banko brown last month. but he says for the brown family, the review itself is significant. state prosecutors say they will examine if san francisco da brooke jenkins abused her discretion when deciding not to file charges against the walgreens security guard involved in that deadly shooting. the announcement comes amid growing outrage after the release of security video and the da's conclusion that anthony was acting in self-defense. >> she's putting out the message that it's okay for the police to kill people or security to kill people. >> somebody needs to be held accountable for this. the video clearly shows that he was beaten up before even being

murdered. >> reporter: in a statement da jenkins responded, we provided the highest degree of transparency possible that we could with this case. we welcome the attorney general's review and will assist and cooperate as needed. dozens rallied once again yesterday in support of the transgender activist, as supervisors voted on a resolution urging the attorney general and the u.s. department of justice to take a second look at the case. we reached out to the attorney general's office, but have not heard back. brown's mother is set to speak with the district attorney later this week. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> looks like this will continue for some time. thank you, ginger. 6:34 right now. mixed martial arts star cain velasquez turning for a pretrial hearing. he pleaded not guilty to shooting at a car carrying a man authorities say abused his young

relatives. authorities say another man in that car was hit by the fwun fire and injured. that incident happened more than a year ago. since early january, velasquez has been out on bail. south bay parents and students unnerved by recent school safety sets will meet today with police and school leaders. the most recent incident happened last wednesday at willow glen high school where police say a school resource officer tackled a student armed with a loaded ghost gun. no one was hurt, but for a time the school went on lockdown. other scares have included threats at hoover middle school, which is where tonight's meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. students are planning to walk out on friday, pushing for gun control at schools. making it in the bay seemingly on hold on the peninsula. this is as a battle brews over one proposed housing development. the fate of that project may ultimately rest not in the town leaders, but the state authority. kris stan chez is joining us

live from los altos hills and this is another chapter in the hug of war they have out there. >> reporter: this has been going on for quite some time and later on this morning in just a few hours, the mayor is going to meet with some homeowners here in los altos hills who want to see affordable housing spread out among the community and not just focused in on one spot. a little backstory for you, one property owner wanted to take down his single-family home and build a 20-unit complex and wants to use a provision in state law to force los altos hills to allow it. that so-called builders remedy allowed builders to bypass local zoning restrictions like the very strict ones here in los altos hills if they provide for some affordable housing or all moderately priced housing. in los altos hills, zoning allows one home per acre of land and a 40-foot setback.

the head of california yes in my back yard says that los altos hills is paying the price for failing to meet the state's benchmark for affordable housing. >> this case they thumbed their nose at state law and did not come my with state timelines and they have to face this reality that builders can do what they want. >> reporter: when we asked about that in february, the town manager wrote us the town adopted a substantially compliant housing element prior to the state law deadline, the town is currently reviewing the proposed builder's remedy project proposals. we told you about that one, but we know there are several others likely under review at this point. that meeting is happening just a little later this morning coming up at 8:00. when we get developments out of that, we will update you. in los altos hills, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. developing this morning in the south pacific, the u.s. territory of guam is bracing for

potentially catastrophic damage from a powerful typhoon. some parts of the island are already without power and president biden is approving an emergency declaration. the storm is packing torrential rain, a life-threatening storm surge and perhaps category 5 strength winds. right now it's projected to be a direct hit. meteorologist kari hall has been following the path of the storm and this may be guam's strongest storm in some 80 years, they're saying. >> you're thinking about how many generations that's been and people have never seen anything like this, a direct hit is definitely going to be very catastrophic over the next few days. so the super typhoon, strong hurricane, basically. it's basically the same as a hurricane. but it's more than 150-mile-per-hour wind, so that's going to cause a lot of damage. we'll continue to monitor that. meanwhile, we've had a lot of quiet weather here in the bay area, as we get a look at some showers just off to our east.

if you will be traveling, we'll be keeping an eye on the showers and thunderstorms developing over the rockies, some of that nudging into the sierra as well. we're starting out cloudy, but overall a very nice day as our sky is expected to clear by late morning. we're going from mid-50s in san jose to 64 at lunchtime and then reaching into the low 70s. we'll just briefly get in those 70s before we head back to the 60s for the evening. mountain view, expect a high of 73, meanwhile san mateo reaching 68. also 68 today in oakland. mike, you're getting a little anxious watching one of the cameras. >> this is the san mateo bridge, we can't see really depth perception, so when folks change lanes like this car or that pickup truck, i just can't tell if they're clear. i'm sure they can, everything is moving nicely. there's enough space where you can change lanes but there's some aggressive moves going on here, all legal, i'm sure. everything looks fine across the

san mateo bridge. but, again, the crowd is building, feeding off of 880, 680 builds a bit as well. a lighter volume around most of the bay. i think some folks may have crept toward the three-day weekend or have some impact from graduations, summer breaks, all creeping around our schedules. they're alternating. south bay does have predicted slowing starting for 101 around capitol expressway. we are looking ahead. westbound, the webster tube out of oakland to alameda closed overnight for maintenance. you can still use the bridges. you know these bridges, scott. we'll send it to you. >> i take those from the alameda antique fair every time. coming up on "today in the bay," closer and closer to a a debt ceiling violation. >> plus -- >> reporter: 12 months later we're in uvalde to see what's happened in the wake of a deadly

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the time is 6:42 on this wednesday morning. let's get you ready for the morning in hayward. it is 54 degrees, light wind, and mostly cloudy skies. eventually we'll see it clearing up and a lot more sun going into the afternoon. and we're keeping the cool temperatures. it's going to be very much like it was yesterday. but we continue with cooler than normal weather.

we'll have more on that in the microclimate forecast coming up. we're looking at oakland, a smooth drive 880 northbound, taillights going away, fine past the coliseum. i did see an incident pop up. exactly one year ago this morning an 18-year-old armed with a semiautomatic assault rifle walked into a south texas elementary school and opened fire. 19 students and two teachers were killed. >> for many of us it was the first time we ever heard of the small town of uvalde. jay gray is live in the community. we can only imagine what those grieving families are going through. i would imagine they're still grieving and searching for a lot of answers. >> reporter: yeah. marcus, laura, you're absolutely right, that is the situation here. a very somber day. we're just on the edge of town here trying to give the families of the victims their space on

this very difficult day. they will come together as a group a bit later and have asked for their privacy, after what has been a very public, very painful 12 months here. a year later, uvalde is strong, but still struggling. >> families devastated, hearts torn. >> reporter: 19 innocent, unsuspecting children and two teachers murdered inside their classrooms at robb elementary. the calendar says it's been a year since the attack. >> it almost feels like time standstill. >> it does. may 24th, as a family, the community members, there's no moving on. >> reporter: the pain of unimaginable loss overwhelming for families of the victims. >> every day, every second, you know, and just imagine everything you love getting ripped from you. >> reporter: agony magnified,

some say, by a slow-moving investigation, a lack of accountability for responding officers who waited more than an hour to confront the gunman and a failure of texas legislature to pass stricter gun laws. >> everybody says guns don't kill people, people kill people. but we're allowing these people to use guns to murder people and it doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: for many year, nothing makes sense anymore. their small town dotted by murals and memorials, honoring friends and family, gone for a year now and never coming home. now, texas governor greg abbott has ordered flags at half-staff across the state today and is calling for a moment of silence at 11:30. that's the time the attack began a year ago this morning. >> the hope so many of those

parents had for their children, it's lost. so sad. i'm glad we take time to remember. thank you. 6:46 on your wednesday morning. we've been counting the days and this morning there are now just eight days to go until estimates say the government will no longer be able to pay its bills. >> scott mcgrew, no signs of progress. >> eight days is exactly right. eight days until june 1st, eight days until treasury secretary janet yellen says the u.s. will start defaulting on debt. something that's never been done before. not only has the white house not been able to convince republicans to lift the debt ceiling, there are some who may they doubt yellen is right about the date, that it's some kind of strategy on her part. though those critics provide absolutely no evidence. >> just unintentionally giving out wrong information or whether others who maybe want to use scare tactics to apply undue

pressure to try to force everyone into some kind of subordination to that artificial deadline. >> curiously, one of the republicans backing yellen's estimate is georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene who points out yellen is the treasury secretary and would probably know best how much money the u.s. has in the treasury. there's been little progress in the debt ceiling talks, but the crisis is more than just whether president biden and speaker mccarthy can come to an agreement. that is only the first step. after that, mccarthy has to go back to his house and convince people there to vote yes to the new plan. remember, they've already voted yes to a plan that president biden doesn't support. some republicans in the house may not like the new plan, if we ever get one, and they might vote mccarthy out as speaker chair. if there's an agreement in the

white house, doesn't mean we don't default. >> other news, former president trump's lawyers have been told by a judge to set aside time in march of next year for his felony criminal trial, march 25th, 2024, the target date, square in the middle of the gop primaries. trump is accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records. he also faces investigations in georgia and two federal investigations by the special counsel. his lawyers wrote to attorney general merrick garland this week complaining trump was not being treated fairly. >> former governor -- florida governor, rather, ron desantis, expected to announce this afternoon he is running for the republican nomination for president. that announcement will come in a live audio twitter chat. the trump campaign already making fun of what it says is a niche way of throwing a hat into the ring. he'll make the announcement at 3:00 this afternoon california time. >> thank you so much. let's take a live look outside in san francisco this

morning. a typical san francisco morning out there. how will it shape up? meteorologist kari hall is here. we're going to see some of the sunburn off the fog out there? >> eventually late morning into the afternoon. we've seen cooler weather as a result of all the clouds and also the breezy winds that have been kicking up, bringing in that ocean breeze. as we take a look at our high temperatures and what we're expecting today compared to what's average for this time of year, we're about 3 degrees lower than we typically see in santa rosa, concord 2 degrees below our average high temperature and 2 degrees below in san francisco. so we're for the most part just at or where we typically see those temperatures meeting for the end of may. in napa, we've had 103 days so far this year below average. that's 72% of the days that have been lower than our usual temperature for that time of year. and it looks like we'll add some more. so if you're out and about enjoying the cooler weather,

just a heads f up there is a lot of pollen floating through the air. this may be what you're allergic to, oak, pine and cedar trees are really high at this point, as well as grass pollen. molds are low, but we have gusty winds that have been blowing that pollen around, making you rub your eyes and sneeze right now. our temperatures are headed for the low 70s today. morgan hill 71 degrees and 75 in livermore, 77 in concord. novato reaching 71 degrees. it's about the same in san francisco, with low 60s tomorrow, and then low 70s as you make your way into the inland east bay, as well as the far north bay. we're not seeing much of a change on friday, either. so there's no warm-up in sight here. if you will be traveling across the region, heads-up that there will be rain developing, especially over the sierra. going in that direction we've seen these storms bubbling up with the daytime heating and it

looks like we stay in that pattern through next week. one of our usual warmer spots, fairfield, is only going to reach into the upper 60s and low 70s the next few days. it warms up to the mid-70s this weekend. this is all so much cooler than normal, as we continue with the strong ocean breeze carrying that cool ocean air all the way to the inland valleys, while san francisco is only up to the low 60s into the holiday weekend. mike, that south bay commute kicking in? >> it is. you mentioned the holiday weekend and i think that's having some impact on today's commute and so are graduations, maybe some families are heading out toward summer break. a lighter volume, but it is kicking in. 85 slows just past highway 17 and also just off the split with 101. traditional pattern. 87 shows less slowing as far as the duration. it's still in the same spot between capitol, same thing for 101, the build at the capitol expressway and gradual slowing here at 237 off of 880,

milpitas, and toward 237. the feed out of san martin, about four miles you'll have a slower drive from san martin up to cochran, clearing as you get toward morgan hill. we're looking toward southbound 680, still slow, holding steady for pleasanton. 880 holding steady as well toward the dumbarton bridge. there is a build across the san mateo bridge and we're seeing slower speeds on the sensors. the east bay, contra costa county, pretty typical pattern, lighter build. we're holding steady with easier drives toward walnut creek. there's slowing developing for the nimitz, watching for incidents. haven't seen any the last few minutes. there's typical slowing toward novato for south 101. >> thanks for the details, mike. it is 6:53. firefighters in the south bay are preparing for fire season. santa clara firefighters are holding wildland training

exercises in santa trees ka park. they'll practice helicopter rescues and simulating an out of control fire. if you see smoke near bernal road, this may be the reason why. training is expected to start at 8:00 a.m. and wrap up at about 2:00. >> and a quick look at the top stories this morning, including minors arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery ring.. we're going to tell you the push from oakland's top leaders to boost safety. >> plus, the state's attorney general promising to review san francisco's deadly walgreens shooting case. we're going to look at the we're going to look at the likelihood o chafrg

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"today in the bay." >> later this morning the mayor of oakland and the acting police chief will discuss a break in a case involving dozens of robberies. this week they arrested nine juveniles, as old as 17 and as young as 12, who they say are responsible for 35 robberies in 14 neighborhoods throughout oakland. on friday they spotted a car linked to a crime in rockridge. officers arrested five people there. four others took off running. officers eventually caught up with them and they were also arrested. >> california attorney general rob bonta has agreed to review the deadly shooting by a san francisco walgreens security guard. on april 27th, 24-year-old suspected shoplifter banko brown was killed in a violent altercation at the market street store. da brooke jenkins then chose not to charge the guard, believing he acted in self-defense. this sparked outrage among activists and city leaders. some experts say there's no guarantee of a different

outcome. >> angry neighbors battling a proposed complex in los altos hills plan to meet with the mayor and city manager. a developers submitted plans for a 20-unit housing complex. while zoning rules normally prevent this type of development, a special provision in california's new state housing mandate will likely override the city's authority. opponents believe new affordable housing should be spread throughout the city and not concentrated in one location. >> across the bay area, meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect weather-wise. >> it's going to be great the next few days, especially if you like the cooler temperatures. we're only headed for the mid-70s today, low 70s tomorrow, and also into the holiday weekend. >> good news, we're looking at the north bay 880 on the right, that slowing i saw has cleared. lighter traffic. i think some folks are already on vacation. >> just ahead this morning, the

"today" show. you can get more local news with our new newscast streaming live on roku, samsung and xumo. and not to mention nbcbayarea.com. we're actually following the developments on a new round of meta layoffs, plus thousands of buildings in san francisco may not be prepared for the next big earthquake. we're going to tell you those stories and what's not to code in san francisco. >> maybe they're working remotely. >> that's what it is. very productive from home. >> or working remotely from the airport. >> that's what's happening. we stream 24/7 on roku and xumo. follow us on social for news as it breaks. >> the "today" show starts now. . good wednesday morning a major change in the 2024 presidential race. good wednesday morning