this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan. >> vice president kamala harris is in town. the multibillion dollar investment she's touting involving silicon valley. and three people killed in

a chain reaction crash. a major stretch of freeway closed for hours. what led to this on 101 in the south bay. plus, the new nfl rule inspired by the 49ers own brock purdy. good afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook in for reed cowan today. vice president kamala harris is wrapping up her day here in the bay area, anne makovec is here with her focus on tech, anne? >> what better place to talk tech than silicon valley? that is what the vice president was here to do. vice president harris touched down at moffitt field in mountainview this morning, where she stopped to take a quick selfie with students from san jose state who had lined up before going to a tech roundtable. the topic was semiconductors, which are the brains of modern technology. she says the federal government is partnering with the private sector to build the largest semiconductor facility in the world in silicon valley. >> this facility will

essentially be a hub for collaboration. the brightest minds will gather here to share data and expertise, to cooperate to address the most difficult technical challenges, and to make discoveries that will improve the lives of millions of americans. >> and governor gavin newsom tweeting about the vp's announcement, saying another huge investment for california, $4 billion, to create more jobs and utilize california's incredible talent to help america build the post powerful chips on earth. the california republican party slamming her visit, calling it a retreat back home. they also called on the white house netiate e debt plane is expectedrident. h moffitt field in just a few minutes, liz? >> anne, thanks so much. a few minutes ago the 49ers announced the bay area will

host the super bowl in 2026. the announcement was made today after a vote by nfl ownership. super bowl 60 comes ten years after levi stadium hosted super bowl 50 in 2016. now to san francisco, y fire damaged a beauty supply store. this happened on california street near locust this afternoon. crews putting out the flames at blue mercury. >> it was just me and my coworker. there were a couple clients who had just left. so it was easy for us to grab our things and just get out and call 911. >> now, here's the aftermath, the fire started at back of the store, where the salon area is. they were able to stop flames from spreading to the attic space, but nearby businesses did suffer smoke damage. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation. three men were killed in a crash on northbound 101 in sunnyvale, and several others more than eight hours during

the morning commute. this all happened near the fair oaks boulevard exit just before 12:30 this morning. this is video the the scene overnight. the chp says it all started with a car crashing into the median, and that led to a chain reaction with other cars crashing on the freeway. chp says the three people who died were hit after getting out of their cars. >> they stopped within the lanes and got out of their vehicles to assess damage and check on the other drivers, make sure that everybody was okay. additional vehicles are traveling northbound. they came into contact with the scene and collided in the scene as well, struck two of those pedestrians, sending them over the wall. >> now, this crash comes one week after a woman was killed after getting out of her car on 880. in that case, chp says that the woman stopped to help a driver who crashed near fremont, and then a truck crashed into her and killed her. police in south san francisco say a stolen car suspect rammed into an officer's vehicle. they say the officer was making a high risk

stop last night but the driver failed to comply and instead sped up and hit the police car head-on. the suspect was taken into custody, and police say the car was stolen out of daly city. violence over the weekend led to safety changes at the contra costa county fair. several big fights broke out, and betty yu talked to folk who is saw it happen firsthand. >> reporter: 15-year-old delilah was at the contra costa county fair saturday night when she witnessed one of reportedly several fights that broke out among young people. >> me and my friends were sitting on the bleachers, and a big group -- a huge group -- of people started running towards the center of the fairgrounds. and they were all attacking a kid in a gray sweater and took his shoes. >> reporter: delilah and her older sister, alanna, grew up in antioch. what was it like to witness that here at the fair? >> it's definitely something you'll see in antioch. >> reporter: so you weren't

surprised? >> no. it was the fourth fight that had broke out that day. >> reporter: on sunday, the fair announced to ensure a safe and fun environment for all families and friends we are implementing a chaperone policy. after 5:00 p.m., all youth must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. >> it's reasonable, but it kind of sucks. and i remember last night when we came to pick her up, we didn't end up getting her, but we saw there were tons of police cars rounding everyone out to leave early because there were so many fights they couldn't control anyone. >> reporter: while we were here, we heard the performer on stage call for security, and then shortly after that saw the aftermath of more fighting. >> i'll be happy to shut this place down again if this continues. >> reporter: we then saw security guards following the commotion throughout the fairgrounds sunday night. >> i've lived here 12 years now, i feel they need more guidance. they need more rec

centers. they've got a lot of -- seems like a lot of staff around. >> it's kind of disappointing because this is an event that's supposed to bring the community together, but instead it's inciting violence. other top stories we're following this afternoon, president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy return to tense negotiations about raising the nation's debt ceiling. time is running out before the june 1st deadline, and sources tell cbs news the white house is not offering to keep spending flat from this year to next. republicans want to increase defense spending while cutting everything else by up to 22%. the republican presidential field just got more crowded. south carolina senator tim scott launched his campaign with a rally today. >> i'm living proof that america is the land of opportunity and not a land of oppression. >> senator scott is the only black republican in the senate.

he grew up in poverty, and he's positioning himself as a positive alternative to today's divisive politics. already in his corner, the senate's number two republican, john thune. also expected to join the race this week, florida governor ron desantis, touting himself as the only republican who can win a general election. but polls show former president donald trump remains the clear front-runner for the republican nomination among likely gop primary voters. still ahead, he left tech for something totally different. how one bay area man is pursuing his passion in popcorn. and how 49ers quarterback brock purdy just inspired a new rule throughout the entire league. and we've got the warmest day of the whole week happening right now. low and mid-80s for inland locations, but we're starting to see the marine layer try to build back in. and the cooldown that's about to set in is going to be quite noticeable by the end of the

week. some of us 15 degrees

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n-word. he issued an apology on air and a statement afterward. now after an internal review, nbc sports says it decided to cut ties with kuiper. now,'ve e stof people waw shortages at the so many more people want to travel post pandemic. but now a passport fair across northern california could help things. it's happening at 12 post office locations over the next three sundays. yesterday at the evans avenue location in san francisco we found folks who were thankful to stumble upon the first day of the event. >> i feel very lucky then. my appointment was at 12:15. i came at 12:00, they just took me in. >> you think it's because nobody knows about this yet? >> probably. >> we were looking for what day we could take off work to come together, and we found out

about this sunday, so we were very excited and took advantage and came today. >> so great. a few reminders, though, if you're looking to get a passport processed. applications should be in black ink only with no eray showers and should include an original and photo copy of proof of citizenship, as well as a photo copy of the front and back of an applicant's id. that's key. more than 16,000 bay area tech workers have received pink slips so far this year. now a lot of them are trying to figure out what comes next. we spent the day with a man who chose to get out of the industry all together right before the layoffs started and went low tech instead. . >> reporter: a year ago jerry was living the high life as a software engineer at one of the world's top tech companies, taking home a six-figure salary all at the age of 30. but even

though he was at the pinnacle of his career, his life was starting to get a little stale. >> when i was in tech, i liked my job, and i felt fulfilled by it. but yeah, i would get that feeling in sunday evenings of like, oh, i've got to go to work email. >> reporter: after several of his peers left the tech industry, jerry decided to take a leap of faith and follow a co to poing. >> it litey exowe'heatdo th >> reerstd d ten pounds of corn kernels to their dorm. >> we were making just like butter and salt popcorn on the stovetop. eventually we're >> reporter: these days he's t making his own gourmet popcorn called jerry pop, coming up with quirky flavors like

chipotle cheddar, habanero ranch, and get to cheese chive. >> my mindset towards money and finances changed. it's more important i pursue my passion. >> reporter: as tech companies aggressively cut jobs, more and more people like jerry are leaving the industry to chase their dreams. >> what we're finding is people want more than a paycheck. >> reporter: george anders is the senior editor at large of a popular linkedin newsletter about job market tribdz called workforce insights. >> one of the things we're seeing is that with the pandemic having taken people out of the office for a year and a half, two years, that was a very powerful time to reset, to reconnect, to figure out what do i want out of life. >> reporter: he th il stopwi keare using the opportunity to reinvent themselves. >> people are wanting to get back to using their hands, touching things, shaping things. >> reporter: as for jerry, his original plan was to return to tech eventually, but after experiencing the sweet taste of independence he's hoping he

won't have to. >> i don't want to, like, not do popcorn and wonder, like, what if i did popcorn. like, i want to give this my all. >> reporter: it's a powerful reminder that sometimes all you need is passion and a kernel of an idea and you might just see your business explode. >> doesn't that make you want popcorn like right now for a snack? i just had a huge craving for it. >> it does. yes. >> what do you put on your popcorn? butter and salt? or do you do fancy like kettle corn? >> there was one i tried recently that was coconut oil, and it was good. it was good. >> interesting, did it taste coconuty? >> it did. you have to like coconut. >> i like pouring my candy in it at the theater so you get salty sweet. >> now we don't atwith nagg o mi what if we'dti backtoa litt

marine layer all of a sudden. this was the first day in a while where you could see the golden gate bridge without a cloud in sight through late morning and early afternoon. now it's starting to build back in. it's here at the golden gate. this is the warmest day of the week. it's 61 degrees near the city. there's not a cloud in sight anywhere else. san jose, clear skies now. and it is 78 here. huge difference, but we can go higher than that if we go to inland contra costa county and from mount diablo look down on concord. we've topped out now, about daytime highs. temperatures cool down there going through the evening. today's the warmest day and some of us are going to be as much as 15 degrees cooler by, like, tony thurmond. you can see how the change is going to happen. it's very subtle, but watch what happens on the satellite. you kind of see an organized line in the clouds. maybe some rain there, you probably missed it. let's watch that again. play that back,

because i had a forecast map in it that was going to show us the streamlines, but it was geeky weather stuff, anyway. let's move on. daytime highs tomorrow, you see where it will be noticeably cooler. these are by -- in some places by almost 10 degrees. concord, 83 right now. 73 is where you're going to top out tomorrow. that story repeats itself for most of the rest of the inland east bay valleys, tri-valley or inland contra costa. through the heart of the bay low to mid 60s. low 70s for petaluma and sonoma. santa rosa, you're going to 73. and there's a mid-80 degree. here's that cooling trend playing out. san francisco and oakland up first. oakland in the mid-60s after being into the low to mid-70s today. and for the inland east bay we're going to go down to the low 70s by the time we get to tony thurmond. we'll probably see temperatures in the upper 50s

at the beaches, and the north bay valleys go from mid-80s, where you were today, down to 69 by thursday. so there are some of the more dramatic drops coming your way. and we're getting to the point now where memorial day's showing up on a seven-day forecast. it's that time of year already. liz, back to you. >> i can't believe it. already memorial day. that's nuts. all right, darren, thank you so much. well, a new rule in the nfl is being nicknamed the brock purdy rule. now teams will be able to dress a third quarterback without having to use an active roster spot. now, if the first two quarterbacks are injured or disqualified for some reason, the third qb will be activated. now, this change comes after this elbow injury that purdy suffered in the 49ers nfc championship game against the eagles. and after backup qb josh johnson was hurt in that very same game, now since the niners had used all of their roster spots, they didn't have a third string quarterback. so they decided to put purdy back in, even though

his throwing was really limited. well, still ahead, helping people go from homeless to hired. >> sometimes you just need a little hand, a boost to help us out. it's getting there, slowly, but it's getting there. >> how a north bay program is helpin

today's bridge builder segment highlights a new effort in sonoma county that's working

to get people who are homeless off the streets and on the pathway to career. amanda met one man in guerneville who's putting in the work the try to land his dream job. >> reporter: it is an unstable and unpredictable way of living. >> i've been in and out of homeless shelters, most of the final in the tent. >> reporter: for eight years, brandon has been homeless, a divorce, addiction, and lack of stable job put the 44-year-old on the streets. he keeps up by working odd jobs here and there to get the cash he needs for his future plans. >> going through the ged course. all i've got to do is pay to take the test, and if i pass it, then that's good. >> reporter: with his pup, monster, brandon is doing all of this while living here. >> it's over there on the other side of the street. >> reporter: merely surviving. that is all this is. >> it's hard, but just trying to survive. >> reporter: is this what you call home? >> yeah. that's home.

>> reporter: and this volatile home is what defines brandon as homeless. >> not something you really want to do or you want to be. i mean, lot of people look down on you. it's just not us. i mean we fall on hard times. most of us, we're just trying to struggle, trying to survive. >> reporter: with hope for something better, in the last year, brandon hit a breaking point to change his life. >> got tired of this. i need a better job and being on drugs you can't get that work. and then i wanted to do this welding thing. so i said, hey, look, time i straighten out. >> reporter: he went to sonoma county job lake, a free resource for job seekers and employers too. it is free, personalized job search assistance. >> brandon, he came in motivated. he had already tried getting employed. >> reporter: dawn montgomery is brandon's employment and training counselor. job link's newest program is their

homeless employment program. >> it is overwhelming. we have -- i think our last homeless count last year was over 2,000 here in sonoma county. >> reporter: dawn credits that number to the cost of living. >> essentially, one bedroom can be anywhere from $1,6700 to $2,300. >> some of us can't afford to pay that high price, expensive rent per month. it's a struggle every day. every day that i go through, every day -- sometimes i worry about where i'm going to eat, where i'm going to shower. >> reporter: it is on those days when brandon remember what is he truly needs in his life. >> as long as i got my kids and my dog in my life, things will be fine, things will be perfect. get that job and just start working towards my goals. >> reporter: where are you off to? >> to the library to charge my equipment to take my class tonight, online ged tonight. sometimes you need a hand a boost to help us out in getting there. slowly, but getting

there. >> reporter: this one man with no stable walls to call home is getting himself from homeless to hired. coming up, it's a family affair for a bay area sheriff's office. how these brothers are highli

coming up today at 5:00, a rare look into the lives of newborn coyote pup and their mom. the footage captured from

underneath a south lake tahoe home. that story and much more with ryan yamamoto and myself coming up today at 5:00. 5:00. as we celebrate asian american and pacific islander -- there was like seven of them, they had to build from the ground up. >> multiple jobs so they can go to school and to create a life for themselves and for us. >> because they immigrated here, i was able opportunities that not everyone in the philippines have, you know, available. because of that, i was able to, you know, raise a family and stay and live here in city. >> the laboratory of brothers now work in the san francisco jails. well, the cbs evening news is coming up next on kpix 5. local news continues streaming on cbs news bay area. have a great afternoon, and go outside, enjoy the great weather.

>> good one for it. >> yeah, see you soon. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, ten days until a possible financial disaster. the high-stakes negotiations of the nation's debt ceiling. why veterans on social security recipients could feel the impacts of a default. here are tonight's headlines. the critical meeting between president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. was any progress made ahead of the deadline? a judge has entered not guilty pleas on behalf of the man accused of stabbing four idaho college students to death. palty. >> i do.i do. explore new details about the 8-year-old migrant who died in u.s. custody. as cities like new york struggle