ian cole has the details. >> reporter: a little more comes out with each purchase as sales tax hikes around the bay area including santa clara county. >> want to keep an eye on it and make sure it goes where it's need to go. >> reporter: here it will go toward transportation upgrades and road construction. you will also see the jump in places like pleasant hills, san jose, east palo alto and in newark which now has the highest sales tax rate of the bunch at 9.75%. >> don't like paying more money. >> reporter: shoppers weren't so thrilled. >> not too much a big change, but i don't see why they're doing it in newark. >> reporter: that money in newark will be used for general purposes potentially on upgrades to city hall.

a stick is lost by ian cole, handed to him by moving in is shattenkirk. drifts one. and a hold by marc-andre fleury. >> eddie: kevin shattenkirk, between the legs of dumoulin. and marc-andre fleury has tone a really good job here tonight. in most opportunities of giving up a second chance opportunity. great rebound control. and one of the shot blocks, a little earlier, ian cole, having a big night in game one. there was a beautiful shot block in front of his goaltender. >> mike: at the hash marks is grubauer. and off this tieup, the penguins have it. cleared but not out. shattenkirk there. and grubauer to the bench. that is hand balled out to bonino, who comes to his bench for a change. this is taken by with a little over 100 to go. center, that wedges one. bounces off the outside of the cage. kuznetsov posted along. can be dropped back off. and kuznetsov is able to play it ahead. trying to force it through, maatta says no. they work for it. crosby is able to angle it back down. and because the power play is over, this becomes an icing with 1:09 to go. and offensive

nbc bay area's ian cole is live near the coy palace restaurant in milpitas. that's where the charity event actually took place? >> reporter: it is. those cameras that you saw right there caught the alleged thief walk in, grab that highly coveted football and make off with it hours after it was sold at auction. it was a marquee item, the hall of famer him there to auction off a signed football. amy fu would win it for $3500. >> translator: a famous star like jerry rice still would have the love and help for young kids. that's why she was touched. >> reporter: at the end of the night as fu posed for a picture the football was stolen. surveillance video shows this man taking it from behind the corner. >> translator: it's so surprising to her at a charity event how people steel things. >> reporter: the fund-raiser was to help 140 orphans with special needs in china. it's sponsored by prince of peace enterprises. rice endorses one of their products and was there raising money. the foundation's president was disappointed how it had to end. >> sad to see these kinds

nbc bay area's ian cole explains why onlookers not only feared for their safety but for the safety of the character itself. >> reporter: a live ten foot white shark stuck. the enduing crowds awe struck. >> i have been here 50 years and that's the first time i've seen something like that. >> reporter: high surf at pleasure point brought this feared predator to shore tonight. researchers say it's the first beached white shark seen in the monterey bay in three years. the first adult male in decades. >> they are out there swimming. you just never see them. you know what i mean? who knows if some surfers were swimming underneath them the last few days. >> reporter: some risked it all to help it back into the ocean when an rescue effort was launched. >> it turned around. it was aimless. >> reporter: the rough conditions made it difficult to swim out. researchers think an illness or injury caused the shark to come towards shore in the first place. >> sharks swallow hooks sometimes. people do catch and release, usually with the white sharks accidentally catch them and cut the line, he said it

nbc bay area's ian cole has the latest from berkely. it is ironic that a school known for open debate is in this position. >> reporter: jessica, the university is saying though that its main concern is public safety. republican groups are saying cal is blocking free speech. it continues to be on the mind of cal students and the debate could end up in court. trying to avoid another violent clash like this one in february, tonight uc berkeley grappling with mixing free speech and public safety. >> it's better to have that debate rather than violent protests. >> reporter: the university canceled an upcoming even with conservative comment at a timer ann coulter, then suggested she come the next week. today college republicans and coulter supporters sued the school saying cal is caving to threats and accusing berkeley of making special rules that only apply to speakers the university believe would attract vie help protests. >> in coulter will pretty much be allowed to speak at the same place, manner as liberal speakers on the campus. this is

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> there was a swift and emotional decision by president trump and comes with mixed reaction. a bay err congressman says our foreign policy in the middle east should be let's not do more harm. another bay area member of congress, barbara lee, this is an act of war. congress needs to come back into session and hold a debate. anything else is an abdication of our responsible. and support from speaker of the house paul ryan. >> this action in syria was appropriate and just. >> after news of the air strikes, oil prices trading higher overnight, up about $1 to $53 per i recall bachl it is experts say it's too early to know how severe or how long the impact to oil prices will be. click on the top story box to watch the president's full address. our website and facebook and twitter pages also being updated around clock. >>> let's get to or weather. if you are one of the willingy ones, you have power right now. but plenty of people don't. it is a mess out there. the san rafael bridge on the right side of your screen is emblet blem attic of what is happening. flood

ian cole joins us. this may be the end of the line for spicer in the white house. so many people are calling for him to be fired. >> one bay area democratic leader especially. many expressing outrage as the press secretary is apologizing. the social media firestorm rages on over comments made by press secretary sean spicer when he compared syria's president bashar al assad to adolf hit letter. >> we didn't use chemical weapons in world war ii. you had someone as despicable as hitler who didn't each sink to using chemical weapons. >> many lashed out noting he gassed millions of jews in concentration camps during the holocaust. chelsea clinton tweeting i hope the press secretary takes time to visit the holocaust museum, it's a few blocks away. democratic congresswoman nancy pelosi calling for spicer to be fired. >> he has delivered one of the most hopeless slurs against a group of people we have heard from a presidential podium. to imagine, on passover. >> reporter: spicer would later apologize. >> they have both done heinous thing to innocent people and to make a co

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> rally lights at the ballpark. more on the giants in a few minutes. >>> a bizarre story in mountain view, rage against the machine. last week this was surveillance video capturing jason sylvain picking a fight with that robot. this happened at a company called night scope. the row pot sounded its alarm and employees ran outside. he was arrested for prowling and being drunk in public. no major damage to the robot. >>> how educate ready the people in your neighborhood? a new interactive map can show you. take a look. the map has dots of different colors that can tell you about your neighbors's education level. blue dots mean a graduate degree. you kind of see the blue and green in the bay area. all the way down to red dots that mean less than a high school education. an assistant professor of geography at texas christian university created this map. >>> the town of tiberon is divided tonight. the future of 42 degrees has people taking sides. are the trees a fire has order? or are certain homeowners just trying to imp

a stick is lost by ian cole, handed to him by bonino. stray stick in the corner. moving in is shattenkirk. drifts one. and a hold by marc-andre fleury. >> eddie: kevin shattenkirk, between the legs of dumoulin. and marc-andre fleury has tone a really good job here tonight. in most opportunities of giving up a second chance opportunity. great rebound control. and one of the shot blocks, a little earlier, ian cole, having a big night in game one. there was a beautiful shot block in front of his goaltender. >> mike: at the hash marks is grubauer. and off this tieup, the penguins have it. cleared but not out. shattenkirk there. and grubauer to the bench. that is hand balled out to bonino, who comes to his bench for a change. this is taken by shattenkirk. with a little over 100 to go. center, that wedges one. bounces off the outside of the cage. kuznetsov posted along. can be dropped back off. and kuznetsov is able to play it ahead. trying to force it through, maatta says no. they work for it. crosby is able to angle it back down. and because the power play is over, th

. >> reporter: in santa clara ian cole. >>> there is another tax hike that starts tomorrow because oftobacco and vaping products goes up to $2. most of the billion dollars will go to medi-cal and other problems used to deal with tobacco illnesses. >>> get out the barbecue and get the sun tan lotion out -- >> sun tan lotion? >> we have got beach weather here. >> finally a good weekend coming our way. each and every weekend in the past we have had a little bit of rainfall here and there. not this upcoming saturday and sunday. let's look at our micro climate forecast. as we head throughout tomorrow morning, a clear start. whether you are sleeping in or going to get an early beginning here, trivalley 49 degrees and sunshine. peninsula, 53. and the south bay expecting 51. san francisco, fog free, 54 and the east bay at 50. the biggest change will be the fact that at the coastline and our beaches it's going to warm up. santa cruz going up into the 70s. 77 by 1:00 p.m. under these sunny skies. san francisco not quite as warm. but still a beautiful day. we'll see temperatures go up to 71 degr

. >> nbc bay area's ian cole explains how granada high school leaders in livermore tried to sort it outturn it into a teachable moment. >> reporter: tonight students and parents still reacting from a fight monday outside around lunch time at granada high school. >> she had a thing against the other girl and it got pretty gad really fast. >> one girl allegedly started punching another girl. the victim hit her head on the ground and started convulsing, sent to the hospital with serious injuries. the school district says the large crowd around the fight was standing there filming it. one student who wasn't there recalls the announcement the next day. >> if we were told how serious this was and how we were told to not post anything on social media. >> kids should not videotape things like this. they should be more responsible with social media. >> reporter: in a letter to students and staff, the principal wrote in part, while the circumstances of the since dent were heinous, what is equally disturbing is the reaction some people have had about it. far too many students were crowding around

nbc bay area's ian cole joins us live from the san jose convention center. not many people out there tonight. but that's going to be very different tomorrow? >> reporter: yeah. jessica, around 140,000 visitors expected in downtown san jose. there is a sporting event. there's a street festival just a block away. all colliding with comicon through sunday. like the start of a comic book, the weekend ahead will pose a challenge to overcome. for drivers, at least n downtown san jose. but the ride will be worth it, says koz play characters at silicon valley comicon. >> i'm excited. it's just -- i call it a nerd frat party because it's like all the nerds come together and you have so much fun. it's like it's in the air. >> reporter: 100 expected over three years. characters left and right taking pictures. some with steve wozniak with new cars, even those used in blade runner and batman episodes. >> we are marvel fans. on top of that he grew up reading the comics, we are having fun dressing up and enjoying it. >> reporter: but it's not the only attraction downtown.

. >> reporter: at sfo, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >>> i'm meteorologist jeff ranie ranieri.fter blue skies rain developing near the north bay. our updated rain timeline at 11:20 tonight. >> look out. oh. the ballpark went silent. tonight giants fans want to know, is buster okay? his prognosis after being hit by this 94 miles per hour fastball. >>> and then the traffic stop that takes an extra turn. the stunning fine police made after pulling over a driver talking on his cell phone. a oleiveasp- >>> look out. oh. >> you could hear it everywhere in the ballpark. a collective gasp for all giants fans. the heart and soul of this franchise down on the ground. buster posey hit in the head by a 94-mile-per-hour fastball. a sobering twist to the usually joyous home opener. tom bepson joins us. the giants won the game but they might have lost buster. what's the latest. >> reporter: the team says it looks like buster is doing okay tonight. they will continue to valley him through the night. catchers are treated differently than other different position players because they are more vu

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >>> new video to show you of a landslide blocking traffic in mendocino county. a driver caught this on our cell phone. highway 101. you can see it rolling down that hill. construction workers close the highway earlier tonight. because of an unstable hillside. and then that waive of rock and dirt came pouring down. the workers started running down the highway, warning people to stay back. it's optimistic that one way traffic will be restored by the weekend. >>> folks living along the caltrain tracks are in for some long nights, loud nights too. work begins tonight on what's called grinding the tracks. the project runs from san francisco to san jose. this is going to be really loud with this grinding that they do? >> it is, jessica. and caltrain crews tell me that grinder is in south san francisco making its way here to san francisco. it looks a lot like a normal railcar, but it makes a very different much louder noise. people living along the tracks are in for some loud nights, starting tonight. people who live near caltrain tracks say they get used to the noise

nbc bay area's ian cole explains how this six-week search ended in our area. >> reporter: raj, investigatorssay the two traveled through deberkeley on their way north. out of 1500 tips it was the one late last night that led to a remote cabin where the two were staying. a nationwide manhunt ends in the woofds northern california. tad cummins arrested and his teenage student rescued. they were found in an isolated cabin north of redding. >> someone showed me a picture and i was like that's the guy. we called 911 last night. down in there. >> reporter: griffin is the cabin's property manager. he says cummins claimed they were from colorado that he was broke and displaced because of a house fire. barry let them stay in one of the cabins but knew something wasn't right. >> he talked for her a lot. she was shy and timid. he said she was 24 and he was 38. >> reporter: his 911 call set the arrest in motion. >> just about as far away as you can get from memphis, tennessee. and he felt that his activities in berkeley -- you know, he obviously was seeking refuge. >> reporter: the two were only spotted

. >> ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, a fight over free speech. the return of another controversial speaker. plus a daring rescue to save a man stuck here on the cliffs outside of san francisco. cou e >>> welcome back. 7:10 on your saturday morning. a look outside at the embarcadaro. won't be as sunny as yesterday, but 60s and 70s across the bay on this earth day. plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy earth day festivities today. this morning there is more drama and more finger pointing over an upcoming appearance by conservative commentator ann coulter. in a new twist berkeley says if she wants to speak on the cal campus it will be on their terms. rick boone explains this could lead to a court fight. >> reporter: a bay area spokes person for ann coulter says here client is being punished for being a conservative. >> she is not being allowed to speak in the same way and manner the same as other groups. >> she had a scheduled speech set but this week the university first canceled the speech, then tried to

. >> reporter: in santa cruz, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >>> you can thang tk the months heavy rain. california's drought is over. lakes are back to full after five punishing years of drought. it forced the state to order the first ever mandatory order for water rationing. governor brown says people should still conserve because the next drought could be around the corner. >>> if you were planning on heading up to the snow today or during this next week, it could be tricky. here's what it looked like a few hours ago on i-80 at kingvale heading up to tahoe. chains are required on all vehicles unless you have four-wheel drive. so we are seeing some showers, some breezes, hopefully nothing like what we saw thursday night. >> definitely not. the reason why we're keeping the micro climate weather alert into this early morning is because we do have the chance of seeing possible isolated thunderstorms and that's into the early morning hours. but all in all, much calmer conditions from the past two days especially when it comes to the winds. one thing you're definitely going to notice, it's

in san francisco, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> the lights are clearly affecting their record. >> they are 7-14 right now. better times ahead right now. we'll be back with more news momentarily. >>> it is one of the surest signs of spring. schools everywhere getting ready for one of the highlights of their year, prom. >> some cases even the dates being made for prom can be put on the highlight reel. >> can i take you out to the prom? >> you guys want to go to the prom. >> mom. >> she's saying mom. >> this fine looking group of suitors asked their dates to prom at livermore high school and the group of young ladies are special needs students. got flowers from their young beaus who asked them to go to the big dance. >> that's so sweet, and you can only imagine what moms armed with iphones in 2017 are going to do. >> mom, what are you doing here? >> come on, mom. >> thank you, mom, for being there. >> happy mother's day to them. see you at 5:00. >> bye. >>> stand by, everyone, we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> phew. power couples, there they are, shining in golden baton 100 at

nbc bay area's ian cole shows us how the city is helping citizens be ready. >> reporter: with sonny costa learned the anderson van three miles from her home could fail in a major earthquake, she started planning with her neighbor. >> so that you can help others that might need help in getting out in time. >> reporter: flood maps show the worst case scenario if the dam broke, sending a wall of water from santa clara county's largest reservoir. parts of san jose would be flooded by a few feet of water. costa's neighborhood in downtown morgan hill on the other hand would be under water in 23 minutes. >> it is kind of hard to say what direction i would probably drive in. >> reporter: to help costa and other residents the city released this evacuation plan to night, a rough gried to where emergency crews will direct people. >> in the background we are always preparing for emergencies and considering the possibility. >> reporter: if the dam fails people should head for high ground, but if there's time most should go north. >> because the walter flow based upon the maps indicates it wouldn't hap

in san martin, ian cole, "nbc bay area news." >> all right. your parents might encourage you to just get a job, but how young is too young? how about four years old? we'll tell you why a little boy is sharpening his skills. >> quite literally. business--and he )s only 4 years old. that little barber is recep ray-jep. >>> all right. take a look at this cute video. turkish barber is getting his son into the family business. he doesn't look young. he is young. he's only four. >> wow. >> that's rajeep. he says he wants to be a barber like his father when he's older. he has been helping at the shop for the last six months. the family says people request him to cut their kids' hair when they stop by. carrie, i'm thinking your son is old enough to get a job. >> no, i'm thinking he will be more comfortable with a kid, you know. that's one of those things, like he hates going to the barber. maybe if there's another kid there, they'd chat it up and he'd have a good time. >> if you walked into that barber shop, would you sit in the chair and let a four-y