i'm garvin thomas. a sigh of relief for cal students.pus police arrest add man they say may be responsible for four sexual assaults just in the last week. our camera was there when they brought him in. here is nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. >> reporter: our cameras were rolling when uc police brought a suspect into custody for a series of sexual assaults on the uc berkeley campus. the past week now students have been on edge after four attacks. in each case a man has touched women's private parts. >> i feel like we shouldn't have to worry about sexual assault when we're just walking around and trying to do our studies. >> reporter: lily andrews has been so concerned she went to the police department today demanding to know what's being done to protect students. two of the assaults took place in broad daylight. >> the sexual assaults that have been happening especially around the borders of campus, i think, make me nervous to walk around. yesterday it happened during daylight, around 5:45, and that's really concerning as a student who is

jessica and garvin are working on the 5:00 newscast.ll have more on the a's and their planned move to las vegas. >>> right now at 5:00, rebuked by the mayor. oakland's mayor sending a strong message to the a's after the team agrees to buy land and build a new ballpark in vegas. now where do the two sides go? >> i think we're all disappointed. we put so much into our waterfront vision. to not have success based on all the investment is disappointing. >> also, we talk exclusively with a's president david kaval. he shares the team's side of the story. >>> the city of antioch spacing a lawsuit after some of the city's police officers share facist and homophobic texts. what the people filing that suit are asking for. good afternoon. the news at 5:00 starts right now. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm garvin thomas. >>> packing up for vegas for the second time in three years. oakland is facing the likelihood of losing its last major professional sports team. with the a's announcing they are in negotiations with las vegas and have even committed to

i am garvin thomas.matic new development into the investigation of the killing of tech executive bob lee. it is ten days since the killing and today san francisco police announced an arrest. investigators say it was not a random attack. the man accused of the murder knew the victim. sergio quintana is live at police headquarters where the mayor, police chief, and district attorney made the announcement earlier today. >> reporter: this is a case that drew national attention in part fueled by social media posts that had described san francisco as a city teeming with random violence. at this news conference the police chief, mayor, and district attorney had the very basic details about the investigation that led to arrest and pushed back against some who had drawn early conclusions about the case. san francisco police chief bill scott and district attorney brooke jenkins offered the most basic information about the investigation and the arrest of 38-year-old nima momeni of emeryville. >> we can confirm mr.

. >> hey garvin. how is it going? always a special time when the boston marathon is here. >> lots of memories of growing up in massachusetts and covering it when working in boston. i know you, too. >> for sure. special. >>> coming up at 5:30 another deadly shooting on a bay area freeway, the second in less than five days. a dangerous trend that seems to be escalating. we're going to dig into the numbers to see how many freeway shootings there have been in just the past couple years. >> also calls grow louder for senator feinstein to retire and a lot of people are closely watching to see what she does next. our political analyst joins us to discuss her uncertain future. >>> president biden makes a major announcement involving hundreds of thousands of immigrants commonly known as dreamers. how their medical care will be impacted. >>> the news at 5:30 starts right now. thank you for joining us. >> it is certainly unnerving. just days after a child was killed on a bay area freeway another deadly shooting in the east bay.

garvin thomas: greeting to everyone. we are thrilled to have you along with us as we highlight and yes, celebrate the good deeds that good people are doing every day in our communities. or in the case of our first story, someone doing something good for his entire community. it takes place in the middle of a rainy winter in the middle of the santa cruz mountains. one big reason people choose to live deep in the santa cruz mountains is a desire to put some distance between themselves and their next-door neighbor. although, this past winter that you're paid to have a neighbor like darryl hardy, not too far away. darryl hardy: in times of need, it's always good to have people around. darryl: so when i was coming across this bridge here-- garvin: that was never more true than in early january, up here in the hills above corralitos when the small bridge that connected darryl and six other families to the outside

i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm garvin thomas. tonight we are getting a clearer picture of what prosecutors say led to the murder of tech executive bob lee. the man accused in the murder nima momeni, had his first court appearance today. the san francisco da brooke jenkins talked about why they believe the stabbing was premeditated. >> at this point we are very much looking at first-degree murder. this is a person who was in his vehicle with a kitchen knife, not something most of us carry around at all times with us so this was something that he intended to

i'm garvin thomas.in san francisco where we're getting specifics about a new plan to bring in the national guard and the chp to help crack down on fentanyl trafficking in the city. as nbc bay area's alena jones explains, the efforts are going to start on monday. >> and we'll send a strong message to those who are perpetrating these crimes that are holding communities hostage that we will do everything we can to work together to make sure that there is accountability. >> reporter: a new approach to a long-term problem, getting a handle on the growing fentanyl crisis on the streets of san francisco. now with reinforcement from chp and the california national guard, local city leaders are hoping accountability will lead to saving lives. >> people are fed up with it. we are fed up with it. and our attention needs to be on the people who are causing the problems. >> reporter: the joint effort directed by governor newsome will target fentanyl trafficking and drug rings with a focus on the tender loin and sout

thanks so much, garvin. >>> it is 7:27 right now. we have much more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, it's a battle of the northern california teams. the warriors versus the king, game one of the playoffs. where you can watch tonight. >>> plus, we're getting a clearer picture of what happened in the hours before tech executive bob lee was killed, and who was at the center of a fight between lee and his suspected killer. >>> good morning. it is saturday, april 15th. 7:30 as we take a live look outside. cloudy skies over oakland. the temperatures aren't as bad as they look because we have that nice blanket covering up. i'm kira klapper. i want to thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. we're going to turn it over to cinthia pimentel for more on our microclimate forecast. >> hey, kira, good morning. good morning, everyone. yeah, that cloud cover definitely making it just a touch harder to get out the door this morning. 49 in san jose. temperatures in the santa clara valley are actually a little warmer compared

what sputnik wine, 4 years later, uri garvin became the 1st man in space. while in 1963 ballantine and parish, colbert became the 1st woman. alexi lee own also took the 1st space walk 2 years later, which lasted for just over 12 minutes. and in 1986 construction began on the 1st permanently man space station called mer, meaning peace. in english, it played home to cosmo knots and astronauts from around the globe until 2001 vladimir putin took the time to praise generations for working together on the space program. did assure you a but only as others. russia has its own unique solutions for solving defense tossed in space. exploration behind that is the hard work of many generations of workers. engine isn't scientists. we were the 1st in space because people who worked at space exploration enterprises devoted their whole lives to the interests of the motherland to serving their people. i'm here at the kremlin state palace were an enormous ceremony, has been organized to celebrate day of the cosmo knots here in russia. vladimir putin even personally congratu

it's to help other women. >> we thank her for sharing her story, and thanks to garvin, as well.7. we have much more on "today in the bay." >>> coming you, a staffing crunch hits one bay area police department. comingup, the n >>> good morning. it is saturday, april 1st. 7:30. as we take a live look outside, the sun is shining over the golden gate bridge on a clear and cold bay area morning. but the sun has joined us as we welcome a brand-new month. thank you so much for starting your april with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel joins us with a peek at your microclimate forecast. it is chilly outside, but, oh, so good to see the sun. >> what a beautiful sun. i was staring at it for as long as we were on there. i'll give another one over san francisco right now. beautiful to start out our saturday. first day of the month. no rain on the windshield right there. let's swing it down a little bit into santa clara county. good morning to you in c cupertino. expect a lot of sunshine in the mid-morning morning, 11:00, upper 50s. into the afternoon, a little mix of some sun and cloud

thanks to garvin for bringing that to us. it is 7:52.next, a look at the top stories. >>> welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning, including breaking news. one man is critically injured after he was stabbed in downtown san jose. it happened just after 2:30 this morning in this area you're looking at, south almaden avenue and post street. the victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. no update on his condition. the area is still blocked off for investigation. no word on the search for the person responsible. >>> and the deadline is nearing as u.s. regulators have asked big banks for their best and final offers for san francisco-based first republic bank by this afternoon. jpmorgan chase and pnc are likely bidders for the ailing lender, which could be seized in receivership and immediately sold to the winning bank. bank of america may also bid. a cal state east bay professor of economics tells us a new operator likely would help first republic customers. >> because these bigg

i'm garvin thomas. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. scouring for evidence of a very public display of the all-out search for clues and any potential suspects in the freeway shooting that killed a 5-year-old south bay girl. the chp was back on 880 near fremont shutting down again part of that freeway for some three hours to look for evidence. thom jensen has the latest on that investigation. >> reporter: the southbound lanes of i-80 near fremont came to a screeching halt around 10:30 today. >> it's taken me an hour. >> i called in to work to let them know i'm late. >> reporter: most drivers had no idea why they were being detoured and once we told them, some were heartbroken. >> that's terrible. >> reporter: chp investigators needed to close the busy interstate to look for evidence in the shooting death of eliyanah crisostomo. investigators say eliyanah and her parents were driving south at 6:40 saturday night after celebrating a birthday when bullets tore through their car killing their little girl. >> how you go from celebrating a fam

i'm garvin thomas. >> and i'm jessica aguirre.g for evidence of a very public display of the all-out search for clues and any potential suspects in the freeway shooting that

. >> garvin thomas is here with an update on previous "bay area proud" stories. >> it's important toet you know if promises were kept. the first story, a resounding yes. we shared of story of an effort organized by retired san francisco firefighter tom murray to collect used firefight is equipment and send it to ukraine. it's not easy to send tons of equipment to a war zone, but theyid it. some of the equipmentent to a city that was under russian control for six months, just six miles from the front line, and gets shelled daily. they've lost half of their firefighters. the equipment sent from northern california is keeping people alive. speaking of saving lives, ernie mills skiing with his children at sugar bowl. inny's an experienced skier but went over a small hill and crashed. his heart stopped. so did his breathing. fit weren't for an off-duty san francisco firefighter nearby with his family and the ski patrol, ernie probably would not have made it. not only did he recover but not lodge ago, ernie went back on the slopes and skied with the people who saved his life. wearing a hel

garvin, that's a beautiful story. >> it really is. the connection there, it's just -- just incredible. >> it's wonderful. >>> let's talk about the weather. it's been wonderful recently. no rain to speak of. >> yeah, it's really been looking up for us on so many fronts in that forecast. after months of rain, we got in on more sunshine today. things are going to continue to improve here as we roll through the next couple of days. sky camera network in san francisco, with that blue sky, it's been a little breezy here today. right now winds out of the west at 18 miles per hour, dropping into the 50s the next few hours. we'll stay with mostly clear skies. also just as good across a lot of our inland valleys, san jose, brilliant blue sky as well, 68. we had low 70s this afternoon. eventually we'll get to 50s as we head into 9:00 tonight. a light jacket tonight. things warmed up but it's going to get turned up as we head through tomorrow. the area of high pressure that we've been mention is is now going to be starting to move right on top of

in garvin mckinney, fidel the village elder took me captive, he made me, he says he beat me for so long. they thought i was dead, but i was able to escape for some minute ago. my love when singled out victims are often helpless in the face of mob dynamics. single women and widows are particularly at risk as they are in africa, where the problem is rampant and bit once you begin worker trauma can, if we look at recent times than we see that in a country like tanzania alone since its independence in the early sixty's between 30 and 40000 people, you go. yeah, mostly women have been killed for alleged crimes of witchcraft and sure lessons home. most likely found guilty by some kind of village tribunal is full and then killed by young people gert at one. and it's not just tanzania, many countries including nigeria, or the democratic republic of congo are also dealing with the problem in northern gonna hundreds of older women have been banished to segregated villages or which camps. one of them is gamba. these women have been denounced for causing fires, drought and disease. many were accuse

. >> i'm garvin thomas. tonight we are getting a clearer picture of what prosecutors say led to the murder of tech executive bob lee. the man accused in the murder nima momeni, had his first court appearance today. the san francisco da brooke jenkins talked about why they believe the stabbing was premeditated. >> at this point we are very much looking at first-degree murder. this is a person who was in his vehicle with a kitchen knife, not something most of us carry around at all times with us so this was something that he intended to do. >> nbc bay area's sergio quintana is at san francisco's hall of justice with a closer look at the investigation and possible motive. >> court documents released today suggest a fight over the suspect's younger sister may be the motive for the killing and also include a basic timeline of the hours before bob lee was murdered. the timeline relice on an interview with an unknown witness with bob lee much of the night and video from several cameras. the alleged killer's sister

. >> i'm garvin thomas. it is a big break in the biggest of cases. ten days after tech executive bob lee was stabbed to death on a san francisco street police announced an arrest today. investigators say it was not a random attack. the man accused of the murder knew the victim. nbc bay area's sergio quintana is live at police headquarters where the mayor, district attorney, and police chief all got together to make this announcement. >> reporter: the main point was to lay out the basics in the investigation that led to the arrest but all three took the opportunity to push back against some people in the community that drew early conclusions about the case as it relates to overall crime in the city. san francisco police chief bill scott and district attorney brooke jenkins say the investigation is still in progress so they only released the most basic information in this case. >> our homicide investigators developed information that identified the suspect as 38-year-old nima momeni of emeryville, california. >> the specific charges we are filing today

. >> hey garvin. how is it going?a special time when the boston marathon is here. >> lots of memories of growing up in massachusetts and covering it when working in boston. i know you, too. >> for sure. special. >>> coming up at 5:30 another deadly shooting on a bay area freeway, the second in less than five days. a dangerous trend that seems to be escalating. we're going to dig into the numbers to see how many freeway shootings there have been in just the past couple years. >> also calls grow louder for senator feinstein to retire and a lot of people are closely watching to see what she does next. our political analyst joins us to discuss her uncertain future. >>> president biden makes a major announcement involving hundreds of thousands o

here's garvin thomas. >> reporter: i have a touching story about how an accidental reunion to completed a circle of kindness. cortez is a hospital social worker for accent care. when he met a new patient, connie, in january, her name sounded familiar. it wasn't until they started talking that pedro, who grew up speaking spanish, realized connie was the teacher who taught him to read english all those years ago. she helped him all those years ago and he helps her near the end of hers. go to nbcbayarea.com/bayareaproud. hundreds of stories about people being good to each other in the bay area. >> it is a really good story. >>> ahead in our midday newscast, decision 2024. we'll show you what analysts say president biden is expected to launch his bid for re-election. >>> and the third hour of the "today" show is taking over the bay area. you see marcus washington and meteorologist kari hall and their trip to wine country. >>> we are moving you forward with our school shout-out series. today's comes from a group of san jose students who helped our sister station telemundo to plant a tree for