n brks krrk christie smith join where a lot of students decided to stay home. >> reporter: you could really see the difference. there were hardly any students out here walking home. a spokesperson said 20% of the students who actually go here came to school today. today we saw officers stationed over there and the fbi says they are involved because they were asked to be. a show of force by san ramon police, officers drove around the campus of california high school and even walked the halls, all in response to three separate threats of violence in a matter of days. >> there is a lot of people that didn't show up today. >> reporter: this junior showed up knowing police would be here but she was still concerned. >> yesterday someone wrote in a bathroom stall they would shoot up the library and courtyard. >> reporter: kids say there were also racist slurs. police say they have no clear evidence of a credible threat but not taking any chances, even

christy smith joins us live from san ramon. christy, how is the weather affecting folks there? >> reporter: well, i tell you, it is cloudy out here and it certainly makes you feel like you want to check the calendar. you look around and see some people in t-shirts, but many that are wearing parka-style jackets and hats. it's windy out here but they tell us they fly kites here at the festival but it's much cooler than expected. people are bundled up at the san ramon art festival, but so far the rain has held off. the festival is a tradition here for 27 years and they want that breeze. it's about 27 degrees cooler, though, than the average. a light rain fell at the grand parade earlier, but it didn't dampen people's spirits. it isn't the weather people are experiencing in the bay area in late may. >> i used to live here. today is crazy, it should be really hot. but it's not, especially when there is brazilian samba, it's really hot. >> last year was a lot nicer. >> reporter: in san ramon, they're telling me they're expecting about 15 to 20,000 people a day. people tell me they ar

christy smith live in heyward. what's going on. >> reporter: the bottom hien is really their years of hard work and study come down to this. i want to step aside you can see what's happening here at pioneer stadium as the graduates are entering. we took a look around and people do look rain ready. we saw them with umbrellas in their hand and ponchos. it is dry, but we did have a downpour an hour ago. the commencement ceremony was originally set for 10:00 this morning but there was concern about the weather here. about 750 graduating seniors are expected for the ceremony. now, i just had a chance a little while ago to speak with a few of them. of course, they are excited for the big day. but they also tell me they were by the delays because family and friends made plans a while ago. >> yeah. i'm from sacramento. not too far of a drive, but some of my family was planning oncoming down. couldn't make it. but my parents and girlfriend and aunt and uncle came, so they were still able to make it. yep. >> reporter: now, a

nbc bay area's christie smith joins us with the details of this proposal, christie? >> reporter: well, this all came from a discussion about vision zero. and that's of course the city's bold proposal to eliminate traffic-related deaths in the coming years, and then it turned to this. people walk in the crosswalk, believing it's safe when sometimes it isn't. so, would eliminating certain turns help to make it safer? san francisco streets are a constant battle for space between cars, scooters, light rail, bikes and pedestrians. people who walk them say even in the crosswalk they've had close calls. >> i had to stand down and just allow the car to proceed. >> reporter: marty martin thinks he'd be safer if drivers could no longer make the right turn on a red light. but david flores thinks it would just create more gridlock. >> a lot of times traffic is very excessive. when you have that function to turn right or left. >> reporter: already san francisco has seen 14 traffic deaths. five were because a driver failed to yield to a person in a crosswalk. at a recent meeting,

christie smith was in court as the charges were read. prosecutors say they want to make sure this man stays in jail, does not go out on bail. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. and a judge didn't make a decision on that motion, but i can tell you that he is still in custody. prosecutors believe he presents a danger to the public. meantime, his attorney says he wants to take a much closer look at statements apparently made to police. manuel jesus aim dor stood by his attorney and an interpreter. he pled not guilty to charges of raping and assaulting a 74-year-old woman for hours. the police superintendent says this stands out. >> i have rarely seen a case that's been more difficult, more horrific, more, just demoralizing and crushing. >> reporter: according to court documents, the woman went for a morning walk on prague street. she was grabbed and dragged into a house. once inside, a pit bull bit her several times and she was sexually assaulted for hours. >> kidnapping, rape, these are serious charges. >> reporter: max dau bow is with the d

reporting live in heyward, christy smith. >> thanks very much. the threat of rain and thunderstorms did not stop tens of thousands of people from doing this. in san francisco today, the 108th bay to breakers race. plenty of ponchos. 40,000 people signed up. organizers say the weather didn't seem to impact the your honorout at all. we talked to that group we saw a moment ago dressed as ruth bader ginsburg. i hope there was eight of them. >> it's actually a lot of team work goes into staying coordinated while trying to run fast. >> i don't know if the notorious rbg wears her outfit that short, though. >> most came to enjoy the costume run. there was actually a competitive race in there, somewhere. the winner finished in 35 minutes. the second was 39:28. >>> a bold move from a republican congressman who is calling for president trump to be impeached. the public way the commander in chaef is fighting back. >>> an suv submerged. a grandmother and her two grand dau daughters inside. >>> wild weekend weather. how much more can we expect from the storm?

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we continue our live team coverage with christie smith live in san francisco. christie, this wet weather may be meaning a tough commute for many tonight. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. i think people may be leaving earlier or later or taking public transportation. in fact, that's what they told us they were going to do. it's pretty quiet here now. it was raining maybe 20 minutes ago. but, boy, it is windy. if we canpl tell us they weren' francisco was long. teacher, pete interstate 80 was rain slicked and backed up. >> i heard it was going to rain. going to storm. trying to beat it. and then tomorrow it's supposed to rain. i'm trying to get home and beat the weather. >> reporter: for him, the end of the school year is near, but doesn't feel like it. the rain is back and causing problems. in the north bay, a fedex truck spun out and ended up in a vineyard. in santa rosa, a pickup. tck there were downed trees giants who took a chance under dark, clouskies,but, you know, it's a game and we're here. >> i got a hat. i got a jacket. >> i'll be here until it's done.

nbc bay area )s christie smith was in berkeley, where the controversy lingers on. still to come. oakland international airport-- is going to the dogs. why puppies spent the day there. sit and stay, that )s coming up. and we )re taking a live look at the shark tank. our coverage of the sharks-- and their game one victory-- continues with a look at some very notable dancers caught on camera. ad lib ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. the sharks and blues. they were dancing at the tank as the sharks take game one . this is nate pavelski and jagger burns stealing the show from their dads. nate )s dad is captain joe pavelski and jagger )s dad is brent burns. we )ll check back in with raj outside the s-a-p center in just a few minutes. chris paul of the houston rockets might only have himself to blame for steph curry catching fire last night in houston. wait until you hear this. the rockets guard kept curry from practicing at the toyota center in houston the night

christie smith is in san francisco for a look at this program. christie? >> reporter: well, the goal is to bring together foot beat officers and people who work in the stores encore dors like this so they can identify the problems and real solutions and workers we spoke with say it's really important because they deal with everything from grab and runs to people harassing them. >> everything going okay? >> yeah. everything is good. >> officer steve haugh makes his way down union street popping in and out of shops. >> looking at all of the people, looking for people to do criminal activity. >> he checked in at the sun glass hut where the worker says they've become the problem. >> people want to come in and like grab and go. >> part of the foot patrols in san francisco's northern station where joseph en gler is captain. he says much challenge is quality of life issues. opioid addiction. he believes the foot beats are helping. >> we've dedicated 21 officers to our foot beat program and it's very, very simple. it's not magic. if i have a commercial corr on,. n

christie smith is live for us. >> reporter: we spoke with one director and she said naturally you get to the crosswalk and feel it's your turn and it's safe to cross when the light changes. but sometimes cars are making that right turn too. so she wonders if it would be safer if they couldn't make the right on red. san francisco streets are a constant battle for space. cars, bikes and light rail mixed in with lanes just for buses and taxis. all dodging bikes and pedestrians. david flores likes the release of making a right turn on red. >> a lot of times traffic is very excess. when you have that option to turn right or left. >> reporter: but the sfmta is now considering a suggestion to ban the right on red rule. the city has seen 14 traffic-related deaths already this year, and police say five were because drivers failed to yield to people in crosswalks. >> we have a lot of things to do to get to zero. and the design changes and the engineering changes on our streets are one way. >> reporter: the city's vision zero plan aims for zero pedestrian deaths by it 2024. at a recent sfmta mee

christie smith shows us how the community gathered together to support the couple. >> i'm mark.e to meet you. >> reporter: mark yu welcomed people outside his home in vacaville. >> i wasn't expecting any of this. this is an amazing group of people, and the neighborhood is really nice. >> reporter: a post on special suggested a community potluck and barbecue with the family in the wake of an unexpected situation. >> this is nice. this is the vacaville that you know. mark found a disturbing letter sticking out of the mailbox suggesting they find another place to live, that the interracial familiar is not welcome here. they received a complaint about their yard. this mentioned their front lawn but was much worse. >> i find it really upsetting. >> gab rell la didn't know the family but came here with her boyfriend. >> it is crazy to see this in our neighborhood. >> reporter: people brought food, honked and said a kind word. firefighters stopped by too. >> the family says one upside going through all of this is they have gotten to know more people in the naked than they did before. >

"today in the bay" christie smith has all of the details of this proposal. >> reporter: san francisco streets are a constant battle for space. between cars, scooters, light rail, and bikes, and pedestrians. people who walk them say even in the crosswalk, they've had close calls. >> i had to stand down and allow the car to proceed. >> marty martin thinks he would be safer if drivers could no longer make the right turn on a red light. but david floor flores thinks it would create more gridlock. >> the opportunity to turn right clears out the traffic. >> there are 14 traffic deaths already this year. and five were because a driver failed to yield to a person in a crosswalk. at a recent meeting, board director amanda egan asked about ways to reach the city's goal of no traffic deaths by 2024. >> a piece i was raising was whether we can look at the impact that banning right turns on red would have on pedestrian safety. >> she says the walk sign and traffic something els give the impression it is safe when sometimes it isn't. other cities have already explored the idea. now sfmta will take

christie smith. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. pointed out it made the accommodations for the extra riders today but also saw an opportunity to talk about federal funding that they don't have yet that they believe could ease crowding. gridlock at the bay bridge lasted for hours. drivers just gave up on crossing into san francisco. 10,000 of them jumped on b.a.r.t. trains that are already crowded. today the transit agency seized the opportunity to highlight a big issue as ridership grows. >> we're already at capacity. b.a.r.t. does have a plan to expand our capacity so we can literally fit more trains. we've had road blocks lately with that project and the funding. >> reporter: more than $2 billion is lined up in funding but more than a billion dollars in federal grant money is held up. >> they haven't given us any specific reasons but they have ranked the grant and treated it fairly in that sense and given the highest rating possible. we're rated higher than any other projects. >> reporter: it includes boosting the frequency of tr

reporting live in berkeley, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. not the ride they expected. uber went public today but didn't get the kind of cash the company expected during its debut. in fact, some called it downright lack luster on the new york stock exchange. the san francisco company closing down 7% from its ipo of $45 a share. you may remember that lyft went public last month as well. >> some people might not like hockey but they love the money. the shark tank is ready for the next round of the playoffs and so are the bars and restaurants in downtown san jose. they'll be cashing in tomorrow night. san jose will be buzzing. our business and tech reporter scott budman joins us from the s.a.p. certainty. you know this. the sharks make the playoffs almost every year. what sets this year apart in terms of business? >> reporter: well, so far things are going well for local businesses and, raj, yeah, while the tank will be full when the game starts tomorrow, before game time, as we've seen in playoff games past, those fans will likely be spending m

reporting live, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much. a follow up now to the deadly officer involved shooting in san jose. the officer who was dragged under the suspect's car has a broken collarbone and other injuries but is expected to make a full recovery. things could have gone differently. police were trying to recover a stolen car saturday afternoon when the suspect ran the car into a patrol car and sped toward the officers. three officers opened fire, but one officer was hit by that car and dragged and then pinned. the suspect who was believed to be a gang member died. his identity has not been released. >>> police are out this weekend. we will learning of some dangerousight three people kill and another hurt by an impaired brother. it happened in knights landing near sacramento. a man lost control of his car, went off the road and hit a parked trailer. inside that trailer was a family of four. they were sleeping. video you're watching is the aftermath of the crash. the father, mother and ten-year-old son were killed. the 11-year-o

reporting live in san francisco, christy smith. >> thank you. >>> new tonight at 5:00, a possible break in the case for law enforcement, trying to stop a dangerous situation on a local highway. we have learned that santa clara county sheriffs deputies arrested a man today seen throwing rocks at cars for more than a year now on highway 152. but it is unclear if today's arrests are linked to all the other incidents reported in the area. back in march, we first told you about the series of attacks, some of which led to injuries. 152 is a well traveled highway connecting i-5 to the south bay. >>> a peeping tom accused of raping a woman has been arrested. investigators think there may be other victims out there. shawn chow was arrested on friday following an investigation of a rape report made in september. that woman said chow sexually assaulted her in his apartment. he then returned two days later and assaulted her again. chow also has prior convictions for peeping into bathrooms. >>> a follow up now to the deadly officer involved shooting in san jose. the officer who was dragged under the

reporting live in oakland, christy smith. >> thanks. >>> now to a rude awakening in the south bay. a large tree slamming into a house. severe damage and shaken up the family that lives there. now crews are working to get that family out of there. marianne, it sounds like they're there. >> terry, i just spoke with the man who lives here. he said there are two families that live here. the adults were inside the living room around sk this mo1: morning. no one was hurt. but take a look at this huge tree. it was such a close call. now, this tree hit so hard that it ripped the front door. you can see crews are working on it right here. this is 60 feet in diagrammer -- or six feet in diameter. this section that broke off was six feet deep hull. it crashed on the home early this morning. you can see where the section of the roof buckled. neighbors say they're surprised it came down since the winds weren't that high and there wasn't a storm. >> i don't know why it would break. i guess it got too heavy on one side. we have heard of that before. we had ours taken down. >> reporter: a spokesma

nbc bay area christy smith was in berkeley where the controversy lingers on. >> it's a nice view. >> reporter: the open house drew potential buyers and people who are curious. some neighbors stopped by admiring the modern style. eddy jones is a renter. he has concerns. >> they are putting house. >> reporter: he believes as the older houses changes buying seems more out of reach. >> little houses are like a million dollars, and it's really scary. >> reporter: there's three cannedoes lined up, luxury home living. the first is priced at $1.29 million. getting the bill wasn't easy. neighbors fought plans to get rid of the dilapidated home on the lot. some worried about traffic and density. there were lawsuits to get the project back on track. daniel winkler is the broker. >> how can you justify a dilapidated house is better for the city than three newly built homes. >> reporter: he says the price is in line with average median price in the city. he believes houses like this makes sense to address housing needs. >> you've got to build and supply in order to get this thing to change. the b

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much. >>> a crackdown on street racing on the peninsulpeninsula. several cars were racing last night. they say they will have zero tolerance for this thing because it puts others at risk. one driver was caught. that driver arrested. the car now being put in storage for a month. >>> it's an easier way to vote. the election division has launched an app which allows registered voters to get their ballot by mail. text cocoballot to 28683. a link will be sent where the user fills out their name, date of birth and address. a ballot will be mailed to you. officials are hoping the app will eventually lead to more people voting in the 2020 election. >>> still to come, a scary flight experience to say the least. the back story behind this emergency landing. cameras rolling while it was happening. what piece of equipment the pilot had to do without. >>> the special mother's day for new moms at a local hospital. sweet sounds they were treated to today. >>> a sunny finish to mom's day sunday around the bay area. san jose, highs in the 70s. the workweek ahead i

christie smith is live with more on tonight's pomp and circumstance and it looks like it's going on behind you. >> reporter: yeah. we are an hour commencement ceremonies. the weather has cooperated. it's cold but it's not raining for the big moment. the graduating seniors are seated up front telling us it was not easy handling the changes that they have had to deal with. this commencement was originally set for 10:00 this morning. there was concern about the weather at pioneer stadium here at cal state east bay. 750 graduating seniors are expected to take part here . i had a while ago to speak with a few of them. they are excited for the big day. they tell me they were affected by the delay because family and friends made plans to be here a long time ago. >> a little bit. i'm from sacramento. not too far of a drive. some of my family planning to come down at 10:00 couldn't make it. my parents and girlfriend came. >> reporter: that senior is from the concord campus had their commencement canceled yesterday because of concerns about the weather and keeping everyone safe there. those students

christie smith is in the city for us. this colorful annual celebration. a lot of activity behind you? >> reporter: that's right. i have to tell you, people we spoke with here say absolutely they are ready for the rain. we are at the pexpo. people have been coming by all day picking up their race packets. it's still busy. the rain is in the forecast. people we spoke with say it won't put a damper on this things. this is what they do. they might make a few costume adjustments. it's a calm start to a lively race that is distinctionly san francisco. the expo a first stop for bay to breaker runners and walkers. this is where you get your shirts and swag for the big day. >> looking at all the people, at all the costumes. >> people with imaginations. >> reporter: dianne leonhardt ran bay to breakers before. this time she will be sporting a new accessory. >> just wear a poncho and keep going. >> hope it's not raining too much. >> reporter: rain is forecast early sunday for the race part 12 k and part costume party with a handful of people in birth tay suits cross

nbc bay area's christie smith joins us where the controversy lingers on. >> reporter: if we can pan over you can see the gnaw homnew home block, condos, three of them lined up. we did hear some positive reviews around the open house but also neighbors concerned about what this means for density and affordability. >> it's nice. >> the open house on haskel street drew potential buyers and people who were curious. some neighbors stopped by admiring the modern style. eddie jones is a renter and has concerns. >> they are putting up these houses -- >> he believes as the neighborhood of older homes changes buying seems more out of reach. >> little houses are like a million dollars. it's scary. >> they're three site condos lined up, luxury home living. the first is priced at $1.295 million. getting them built wasn't easy. neighbors fought plans to get rid of the dilapidated home on the lot. some worried about traffic and density. there were lawsuits to get the project back on track. daniel winkler is the broker. >> how can you justify a dilapidated house is better for the city than three newly b

christy smith joins us live. christy joins us with more. >> under cloudy skies, pete joins us.is coming soon but he didn't think may would look like this. >> i'm trying to get home and beat the weather. >> reporter: the wet weather contributed to problems on the road in the north bay. there was spinout. a pickup truck overturned. it is believed no one was seriously hurt. a fedex truck went off the road into a vineyard. trees and power linesed too. >> we came all the way from oregon for this. >> the rain held off but giants fans were not sure would it and did not expect to be talking about a series of storms in may. >> it's a game and we're here. >> i'll be here until it's done. >> light crowds are expect to watch the warriors game. >> they're offering viewing inside the barn and heater. and on sunday, the foot race comes back to san francisco. they're expecting 40,000 participan participants. >> they might be getting more wet than they need to. we're taking all the precautionary approaches. >> reporter: but it is happening, they say. rain or shine on sunday. i also reached out

. >> christy smith, nbc bay news. >>> at 11:00, a routine traffic stop for a missing front lie zoneste led police to way more than that. when they stopped a driver in saratoga they found drugs, a loaded pistol. the driver was arrested and faces unlawful drug charges. >>> several cars were racing down el camino near san bruno late last night. they say they have a zero tolerance policy for racing as it puts others at risk. that driver's car is being kept in storage for about a month. >>> coming up, they're supposed to keep your ducks face during a fire. >> others puts them to no. we dig into the problem next. sa fires. ...even though many safes are advertised as fire proof. >>> how safe is your safe in a fire. >> we were recently shown how many saves melted in a fire. >>> now a major manufacturer responds to our reporting by changing its policy. here's the story. >> reporter: we're in the heartland. >> albany, indiana. >> where metal and begins sum blend. >> we test every batch. >> craftsmen. >> we have 110 people in the plant. >> and machines. >> we run four days a week, 10 hours a da

christie smith shows us the problems for visitors and local businesses. >> reporter: ted schroeder is having an unusually quiet memorial day weekend. he runs burks a knew trips. >> we a ton of people enjoying the river in canoes and kayaks. >> reporter: it is empty and water tours are canceled. >> it is usually three feet lower than it is right now. >> reporter: down the road, kayaks and canoes are stacked up on the beach. manager annie is set up at the sign letting people know it is closed. >> unfortunately the weather is moving too fast. >> reporter: they expect to reopen by next weekend. but in town, visitors were expecting it today. >> we were a little surprised. >> reporter: friends are planning a retirement party soon on the river. >> a little too high, too fast, too dirty. >> reporter: today at smart pizza, they are seeing big crowds. >> airbnbs and vacation homes. >>> a place to legally use drugs. california now one step closer to allowing safe injection sites. the state assembly passed a controversial measure to let san francisco open a facility where people can use drugs und

nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live at the bridge after getting a chance to see how that net is being created, kristy. >> reporter: that's right. we're told when this suicide deterrent is complete here, it's expected to save more than 20 lives per year. some of that structural work is finally under way. i had a chance to speak with one family who said the fight to make this a reality offered them a way to channel their grief. >> everybody loved him. he went to a very small school. >> reporter: kimberly rene gamboa's son kyle died at the bridge. he was just 18 years old, he was an athlete with a close group of friends. >> they thought kyle would be the last person who would end their life. >> reporter: the family says the devastation is unimaginable, heartbreak is forever. since 2013 they've been on a journey to prevent suicides here. >> if kyle had looked over and seen a net i don't think he would have jumped. >> reporter: today they joined a group at a construction site where a mockup is on display. >> it removes access to lethal means. >> reporter: this is a rendering. the

reporting live in san francisco, chris christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> someone painted a plashd slur on dante's car. went for a run and when he came back there it was. one of our nbc bay area viewers owns a repair shop in hayward and painted his car for free. >> how about that. >> all right. >> that is community coming together right there. >> last week we ran the story and right away the guy called us. >> in between the shows and they called us and said i'm going to take care of that. >> makes you feel good. >> jeff, take it away. how are we looking? >> we're going to see changes once we hit the weekend and tomorrow that will be the day that you've got to get outside and enjoy it. you've got to take it into that microclimate forecast on this thursday and you can see the weather might have you feeling like it's already. lots of blue skies and high clouds outside. this is our rooftop camera here at our studio. just really magnificent. current temperature right now in san jose is 72 degrees. that's after a high of 76. we'll start to see temperatures drop pretty fast over the next

these, christie's and philips, all the big auction houses, gearing up for their annual new york spring sale. koons, allzanne, of them expect it to earn $10 million each. we spoke with ceo ted smithhat is how much hundreds of works have been expected to sell when they go under the hammer at some of these, christie's and phillips -- some of these -- sotheby's, christie's and phillips. year'seby's, this blockbuster is a monet. it's an amazing piece. it was painted in 1891. there are only 25 in the world. for that event sold in this century. this should do externally well. >> when you say extremely well, >> in excessfigure of 55 million. >> my view is 55 million is great value. >> who is a likely buyer? >> it is likely to go to from an american or the eastern rent. i wouldn't rollup europe or the middle east. y's has gone further to attract buyers and sellers. a 55 millionpleted dollars renovation of their public gallery, increasing the space by 20,000 square feet and domestically -- drastically altering how work is displayed. >> if the art is lit well and the narrative, around it is told well. the narrative can be things such as what is depicted. it can be the collector, the collec