in san francisco, jean elle, "nbc bay area news." >> thanks, jean elle.is 4:53. >>> mind your own business the message from the nba this morning to one nba team's president. steph curry the subject of a very costly lesson. why a tweet is costing his team tens of thousands of dollars. >>> and happening now, sonoma county is trying to go more green, looking at banning styrofoam food containers. county supervisor also examine a long delayed proposal that could come up for a vote in august. petaluma, sebastopol already have ordinances banning those takeout containers. 4:54. we'll have more when we come back. (man) i've made progress with my mental health. so when i started having unintentional body movements called tardive dyskinesia... ... i ignored them. but when the movements in my hands and feet started throwing me off at work... i finally had to say, 'it's not ok.' it was time to talk to my doctor about austedo. she said that austedo helps reduce td movements in adults... ...while i continue with most of my mental health medications. (vo) austedo can cau

jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> okay, y'all, there's a lot going on. lot of changes.if you have trouble keeping track, head to nbcbayarea.com, click on the link at top, june 15th, what to know. comprehensive guide with all the digital original videos to mask or not to mask all on nbcbayarea.com. flip side, fewer mask means more concern for families with unvaccinated children. coverage continues in five minutes, what is safe moving forward with kids? check in with parents and doctors as california reopens. >>> triple digit heat on the way this week. tonight the fire in south bay is fully contained but was stressful for a lot of homeowners in east san jose. flames erupted around 11:30 this morning near silicon valley road and valley ridge. crews hit blaze from air and ground. 35 acres burned, no homes damaged. sparked by metallic mile mylar balloons. fancy balloons that kids love. you can see the smoke in space. yellow arrow, quick puff of white smoke. >> troublesome for sure. dramatic temperatures. >> super hot for a lot of bay area. check out map, over the northeast a

we are opening up. >> reporter: jean elle. >>> we are back in 60 seconds with video you have to see to believe. a teenager fkyard. what made her do that? >>> don't get rid of the mask just yet. the reason you may have to wear it at work even if you are fully vaccinated. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. the fog is back and i will show what you is happening in the next couple days. oh, you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. cause when you hook our community up with the internet... boom! look at ariana, crushing virtual class. jamol, chasing that college dream. michael, doing something crazy. this is the place where we can show the world what we can do. comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wifi-enabled lift zones, so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. oh we're ready. ♪ ♪ >>> a community in southern california gathering tonight for a vigil for a fire captain who is in critical condition. it happened 30 miles north of l.a., an off duty firefighter came to the fire house and

"today in the bay's" jean elle has more on the story. >> reporter: petros yohannes' family says the long time shopkeeper was considering retiring, but before he called it quits someone came into the market last week and stabbed him multiple times. >> this injury has changed his life forever. >> reporter: katarina yohannes is worried about his future. he survived a stabbing attack but will likely lose an eye. >> he was stabbed in his left eye. and his arm repeatedly and his chest as well. >> reporter: his family says the violence comes on the heels of repeated break-in attempts this is video of a truck crashing into the russian hills store window. yohannes was arranging repairs the same morning when a man who asked to use the bathroom refused to leave the market. >> shoved him and that's when the fight ensued. shortly after he pulled the weapon out and stabbed my dad. >> reporter: r donating to a go help support him through what is expected to be a long recovery. >> just always smiling and remembers your name. >> reporter: police have a suspect in custody. this is the photo of 30-year-old

we are opening up and it's fantastic to see. >> reporter: jean elle, "today in the bay." >> everybodyited about opening up. >>> 4:52 right now. you got to stop what you're doing, take a look at this. it's going to be one of its best videos you'll see all day >> isn't that crazy, a teenager fights off a bear going after her dogs, caught on camera, why experts say don't try this at home. >>> and happening now, a major step in moving the cruise industry forward. disney cruise got the approval from the cdc to sail from port canaveral with volunteer passengers and test newly developed health and safety protocols. the two-night sailing is part of the cdc's requirement for vessels to receive approval for normal cruises. royal caribbean has received approval from the cdc to do a similar test sailing. celebrate memorial day with the values you want on paint and stain. lowe's. home to any budget. home to any possibility. some days, you just don't have it. not my uncle, though. he's taking trulicity for his type 2 diabetes and now, he's really on his game. once-weekly trulicity lowers your a1c b

jean elle spoke about that face-to-face moment and who he is thanking this morning. >> i'm probably the luckiest guy in the world to get hit by the great white and walk out of the hospital the same day. >> reporter: nemanja spasojevic has a slight limp and ten puncture wounds in the back of his thigh. >> he didn't tlash my leg. he did a gentle kind of bite and let go. >> reporter: the 38-year-old feels lucky to be talking about surviving a shark attack saturday morning during this free dive for crab at gray whale cove. >> a sharp mosquito bite like feeling and then a slight push and then as i look and rub my leg, i could see kind of like the shark from here like with the nose and like two eyes. >> reporter: not wanting to come face-to-face with the shark again, the marathon swimmer says he headed to shore as close to the rocks as possible. >> just kicking frantically to the white water and making sure like my fins are pointing, you know, like if strike comes, my back to the rocks, i get hit again, it hits fins but not like my kind of legs or arms. >> reporter: he made it to shore to fin

jean elle, "today in the bay." >>> as we move forward, there is a lot to keep track of. head to nbcbayarea.com to see what will happen in your county, come june 15th, as we talk to counties, we're updating the home page with what you need to know. >>> two more counties are waking up in the yellow tier before the entire state goes green. napa and alameda moved into the less restrictive tier. indoor bars with open at 25% capacity, gyms increase to 50% capacity and wineries and tasting rooms increase to 50% capacity but this tuesday, all capacity restrictions will be dropped when the state reopens. 4:34. >>> this morning a san jose woman is awaiting extradition to nevada, she's in denver in a jail suspected of killing her 7-year-old son and leaving the body in a las vegas desert. this morning we learn more about their last days in the south bay. "today in the bay's" ian cull has more on how the family is honoring the young boy. >> reporter: 35-year-old samantha rodriguez was arrested by the fbi in a denver hotel. investigators say on may 24th she left a message behind for h

jean elle, "today in the bay." >>> those mask rules are just one of many changes coming june 15th, when the state reopens. here are the big ones, businesses will no longer have to follow capacity limitations, social distancing also won't be required anymore and with the exception of workplace as you just mentioned, you won't have to wear a mask in most indoor settings. if you're having trouble keeping track of the changes, that's understandable. we've got it all clearly explained for youin after being shot in solano county. vallejo police say officers responded last night to a shooting on caldwell avenue not far from hogan middle school. not gotten a lot of information besides that this morning. police say at least three victims were taken to the hospital. of course we'll continue to follow and bring you updates. >>> now to continuing coverage of its mass shooting of the vta rail yard. the transit agency's board in san jose is taking time to honor the nine victims during its first meeting since the violent incident. vta is also deciding what to do with the buildings where the shooting t

jean elle. >> reporter: this 94-year-old wounds and bruises.ee stab video of the incident shows her out for a walk and a man approaching suddenly attacking her. i must warn you. it is hard to watchful security video shows 94-year-old ann taylor gingerly walking outside her home wednesday morning. taylor stops for a moment as he comes toward her and stabs her three times. >> she didn't deserve it. and you -- she was just walking outside. >> reporter: taylor's niece sai the hip and all the way through her left wrist. >> today, the bruise on her head is black and blue. also her hands. >> reporter: you can see taylor falls head first into the building after the attack. and the suspect just walks away. police arrested him a few hours later. nbc bay area has learned police arrested him five times in 2020 for burglaries and once in 2016 for homicide. police say he was wearing an ankle monitor when he stabbed taylor. the district attorney said his office told the judge he did not belong on the street. >

"today in the bay's" jean elle is tracking the new details. >> hold your hand on your head -- hold your -- >> reporter: surveillance video captures the detaining for threatening people in chinatown friday night. police say the suspect, 33-year-old girardeau contreras is homeless. the. the of the police officers association says the officer should not have had to approach contreras by herself. >> this officer was alone, directly related to staffing. we've been in recruitment and retention staffing crisis for years. >> reporter: tony montoya is grateful people jumped in and helped the officer until backup arrived and the orange weapon indicates the officer armed herself with a less than lethal weapon to get him into custody. >> extended range impact weapon, a modified shotgun that shoots bean bags filled with pellets. >> reporter: a witness to the arrest says he took these pictures of officers contacting contreras a few blocks away at portsmouth square. police received calls he was vandalizing scooters. david ye took these pictures. >> came out of the park lit and throwing cardboard aroun

in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> we get a better idea of how much the upcoming specialall governor newman reports, the tab at $215 million about half earlier high side estimates. the state not county also likely have to pick up the tab and it's possible the projected date for the election may be moved up. democrats are expected to waive a lengthy financial review allowing the election to be held sooner rather than later. >>> the stanford baseball team is one step closer to a major title. what it will take for them to get into the college baseball world series. >>> a huge development is going up near union city's b.a.r.t. station. the city council approving that project. the mixed use buildings include a grocery store, 146 of those units will be below market rate, nearly three dozen buildings will be built. the first part of the construction demolishing old industrial buildings could happen as soon as this year. the project will take about four years to complete. 4:54. we'll be right back. some days,s, you justt don't have it.t. not my uncncle, thoughgh. hehe's takiking

"today in the bay's" jean elle has more on the plan moving forward. >> reporter: business in chinatownmped in the months leading up to last year's shutdown. merchants hope the state's reopening will kick off the recovery they are waiting for. san francisco's chinatown is ready for crowds to return. >> not doing good because we have no tourists. we depend on the locals. >> we're hoping it to be better with the grand reopening. >> some visitors didn't survive the shutdown. laura lee at the cool tea bar says neighbors need help recovering. >> need support from the city, hopefully to open all the iron gates and get all the visitors back into the city in chinatown. >> reporter: on reopening day, san francisco sheriff paul miamoto paid a visit reminding shop keepers his deputies patrolled the neighborhood supporting economic and emotional recovery as many in the community fear being targeted by criminals. >> i want to be down here not just as a member of the aapi community but also as the sheriff, so that people are reassured we're here for them, here to keep people safe. >> reporter: locals

jean elle, "today in the bay." >>> things won't change much right away for bay area sports teams.hnically the only team now at full capacity is soccer san jose earthquakes but they don't play their next home game until june 26th. for the time being, the a's and giants remain at lower capacities. the giants host arizona tonight with looser restrictions, including masks optional. but oracle won't go full capacity until the a's/giants series starting june 25th. on june 29th the coliseum opens completely for the a's series against texas. >>> getting back up in the air, the massive tech issue that grounded hundreds of flights for one airline. the impact it had on people here at home who wanted to get away. >>> happening now, parents in mt. diablo unified school district are preparing to decide if the entire school board should be recalled. petitions to recall all five board trustees are sent out around the district. many parents are angry that the school board did not reopen schools fast enough. this march the district moved to hybrid learning model. the recall supporters need to get e

he means the world for us. >> reporter: jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> a new eye-opening report foundhat the trump administration took almost unheard of steps to investigate members of congress and their families. and among those targets, east is reporting that in 2018 the justice department seized the records of at least two u.s. lawmakers on the house intelligence committee. their aides and their family members. the committee has confirmed to nbc news that the doj secretly subpoenaed apple for the data of adam schiff and eric swalwell. it was all part of an aggressive push by the trump administration to determine who was leaking classified information to the media. >> the dawn of the trump administration when we saw a spate of classified information be released into the press. they threw the white house into chaos, and there was a lot of pressure, first on attorney general jeff sessions, later on attorney general bill barr, to figure out who was the source of these stories. >> now, the "times" goes on to write that the evidence did not tie the committee to the leaks. but the investi

jean elle has more. >> reporter: tony says he is praying for the woman on this missing person flier, 84-year-old jean chang kan fung hasn't been seen since she left her richmond district home for a regular walk friday afternoon. she never came home. >> help bring her back. >> reporter: city officials are concerned about her well-being, too, holding a virtual press conference urging all to keep an eye out for grandma fung. >> officers from the san francisco police department have been working tirelessly on this but at this point we are asking for assistance for all san franciscans. >> reporter: she was last scene at the marina gateway. >> they saw her near the they approached her. chp at the time gave her a courtesy to the marina safeway. >> reporter: city leaders believe the language barrier prevent add safe return home. >> i think there were missed opportunities for her to return home safely if it weren't for the lack of, frankly, language access and cultural competency. >> reporter: now five days family are desperate for her return. >>> new this morning if you're looking to be in th

jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> one of the changes june 15th.ll no long ver to follow capacity limitations, social distancing won't be required any more. you won't have to wear a mask at most outdoor settings. june 15th, california is aligning with the cdc guidelines. but you can still wear a mask if you want to. >>> if you are having trouble keeping track of changes, that is understandable. we have it for you on nbc bay area.com. it's the top story on the website. >>> police in waikiki are investigating a stabbing that left an east bay teen dead. witnesses say an apparent argument between two groups escalated quickly. >> it became a mess. >> i see a guy all in blood. i was terrible. >> police say they have arrested a 21-year-old man with the stabbing. >>> the vta had an emotional tribute to ilts co-workers tonight. the vta is deciding what to do with the building where the shootings took place. ian cole is live at the rail yard, which continues to be a lockdown for investigators, ian? >> reporter: there are discussions what about to do moving f

jean elle is in the city. >> reporter: the family says after several break-in attempts at franklin market, longtime shopkeeper was thinking of retiring but someone came into the market last week and stabbed him multiple times. >> this injury has changed his life forever. >> reporter: katrina is worried about her 72-year-old father's future. he survived the stabbing but will likely lose an eye. >> he was stabbed in his left eye, in his arm repeatedly, and in his chest as well. >> reporter: family says the violence comes on the heels of repeated break-in attempts. video of truck crashing into the russian store hill window, he was arranging repairs when man who asked to use the restroom refused to leave. >> shoved him and fightd the weapon out and began stabbing my dad. >> reporter: johannes has operated the store 25 years, community is donating through gofundme to help the long recovery. police have a suspect in custody. photo posted on social media. police issued a crime bulletin after the stabbing. officers who arrested him for trying to rob a man in san francisco monday recognized him as

jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> that's great, almost feeling like normal out there. you can see in san francisco we have that classic fog starting to return so if you are headed to the ball park, take the jacket, we'll have 50s and 60s throughout the game. i am back with your full weekends forecast in about eight minutes. >>> on the u.s. olympic table tennis teams, there are four members from the bay area. i will show you how they prepared for the game. >>> wow, robert. now people in the richmond area are dealing with whales. how a north whale went to the east whale bay in a matter of weeks. >>> an early morning fire in san francisco destroyed a historic landmark. the warehouse dates back to the 1800 and located in the el viso area. neighbors heard what sounded like an explosion. >> i looked out the top, big plume of black smoke going that way and maybe not even 5 or 10 minutes later, it just bursts into flames. >> no injuries or word on a cause. the warehouse was built in the 1860s. >>> remembering those who served, today veterans and families gathered at the korean

jean elle. >> reporter: business slumped in the months leading up to the shutdown. merchants hoping the reopening will kick off the recovery they're waiting for. san francisco's chinatown is ready for crowds to return. >> not doing good. we have no tourists. >> we're hoping it will be better with the reopening. >> reporter: some businesses didn't survive the shutdown. says the neighborhood needs help recovering. >> need to get a lot of support from the city, hopefully to open all the iron gates and get all the visitors back into the city in chinatown. >> reporter: on reopening day, sheriff paid a visit reminding shopkeepers his officers patrol the area as many fear being targeted by criminals. >> wanted to be down here as member of the community and the sheriff, people are reassured we're here for them. >> reporter: locals and tourists should feel comfortable in chinatown. signs it's beginning. tourists from missouri enjoying the fortune cookie factory. >> that was my goal, now it's here. community hopes it's contagious. nbc bay area news. >>> santa clara county has

in san francisco, jean elle. >> it's been almost 25 hours since this building collapsed. each hour is critical. rescue teams will be working throughout the night. we expect an update first thing in the morning. this is the top story on our website, nbc bay area.com. >>> following breaking news in the south bay. people in the morgan hill neighborhood finally getting home after being evacuated for several hours because of a gas leak. started after 8:00 near stone bridge drive. >> tonight one of the residents was digging a fence post, working on his fence with an excavator and ended up accidentally hitting a gas line, a 2 inch gas maine. >> pg&e crews were able to cap the leak 40 minutes ago. >>> a monumental decision in oakland. all about the future of police departments here, specifically the oakland pd. they approved a budget amendment. is it going to work? here's nbc's bay area cheryl hurd. >> reporter: they are calling tonight's vote historic. those against say taking money away from police will make the streets more dangerous. >> the people won today. >> supporters of

jean elle is live in san francisco. >> reporter: jessica, it's cold, foggy and wet in san francisco andfamily says she doesn't speak english and needs help. flyers with her face on them appearing in neighborhoods in san francisco. tony says he's praying for woman on the missing person flyer. jean chang can fung hasn't been seen since left richmond district home for regular walk. never came home. >> weather. >> reporter: city officials concerned too, holding a virtual press conference urging all san franciscans to keep eye out for grandma fung in her pink fluffy jacket. >> working tirelessly on this but asking for assistance from all san franciscans. >> reporter: last seen at marina safeway where a chp officer dropped her off. >> chp saw her near the mcarthur tunnel, approached her, chp at the time just as a courtesy gave her a ride to the marina safeway. >> reporter: speaks cantonese and toisin. believe the language barrier prevented her returning home. >> lack for lang waj access and cultural competency. >> five days later, investigators and family are desperate. >>> north bay town of

nbc bay area's jean elle. >> reporter: the fda approved a new medical treatment for alzheimer's disease also the first time we have a therapy that attacks the main process that drives cell loss and memory loss. >> reporter: ucsf assistant professor of neurology worked with patients in clinical trial for the drug, says it binds with damaging amyeloid protein in the brain. >> could provide a slower progression of symptoms over time. >> injected once a month. phil has been taking it five years. >> not worried in any way, shape or form, but i feel like i have more capacity, more mental capacity than i did four years ago. >> reporter: possible side effects include bleeding in the brain. fda approved it after saying there are uncertainties regarding clinical benefits. requiring maker biogen to do another clinical trial. while research continues, people who work with alzheimer's patients are excited there's a new option. >> i think will offer a lot of hope. >> reporter: says the treatment changes the conversation for newly diagnosed patients and caregivers. >> it's a fatal diagnosis, what can

jean elle nbc bay area news. >>> one week before the state goes green, napa and alameda counties in yellow tier for a week. changes, indoor bars for next week 25% capacity, gyms increase to 50%. wineries and tasting rooms to 50%. a week from today though, again the state opens up, governor newsom says all capacity restrictions dropped june 15th. if i haven't told you already, it's a week from today. as we move forward, lot to keep track of. nbcbayarea.com to see what will happen. top of our home page, june 15th, what is to know. type in nbc bay area reopening. >>> breaking news, video into the newsroom. crews on the scene of deadly bus crash in roserito, mexico, six dead, five in the hospital and 23 other passengers are okay. you can see the ambulances crowding the street in rosarito, 15 miles south of the u.s. border. >>> keeping eye on the wind-driven wildfire north of us. coming, keeping crews busy at this late hour. near wheatland in yuma county, 900 acres burned, one home destroyed, others threatened. all evacuations have been lifted. firefighters gaining upper hand. within the last h

nbc bay area's jean elle has more from san francisco. >> which noworter: two days aft fiery san franciscoard of supervisors meeting -- >> if you could wipe that smirk off your face. >> reporter: he says he's entering alcohol treatment saying he's taking responsibility for the tenor he has struck with public relationships and is deeply sorry. >> your behavior begins to be affected. >> reporter: the psychotherapist said it is often difficult for a public official to seek help. >> people often feel it is a sign of weak know. i need help. i think that's what stops people the most. fear of being judged. >> reporter: the supervisor has a history of making stinging comments about department heads unhappy with the fire department response to a fire in his district in 2018, he called for the fire chief's resignation as crews battled the flames. he later apologized. responding to complaints about tuesday's board meeting, the san francisco mayor london breed's office issued a statement saying there have been too many cases of city staff feeling disrespected, berated and harassed for too long. they d

legal challenges are expected, jean elle. bay area news. >>> tapping into less is more, santa rosa the latest city toile pose a water mandate to reduce usage by 20%. it also cracks down on water waste from leaky faucets, springlers and more. it will require to you put a shut-off nozzle on your garden hose. that goes into effect immediately. and it is not just santa rosa. other cities and county are taking action. if you want to know what the drought restrictions are in your neighborhood, head to our website. we've got how water age plan to move forward during the drought. just click on water restrictions. it's right on the trending bar. okay. so are you still wearing yours? tonight's massive confusion again over masks. the world health organization and the cdc at odds even as los angeles goes against state guidelines and says, put your mask book because of the delta variant. a close look at the confusion and the surprisingly clear message here in the bay area. >> reporter: confusion about covering up. the world health organiz

here is "today in the bay's" jean elle. >> reporter: while rescue crews searched the rubble for survivors investigators looking for answers about why the building collapsed will be searching the same debris. the american society of civil engineers says there are clues in the pile. >> the way it's piled up, the way that trained eye about how the failure initiated, where it might have initiated. >> reporter: there are many other factors for investigators to look into. built in 1981, the champlain tower was due for a required 40-year inspection. ongoing roof work and building movement will be considered. according to a recent report from florida international university the building began sinking in the 1990s, about two millimeters a year. >> was there a settlement that caused instability? was there deterioration of some of the foundation numbers, were there changes to the structural building? >> reporter: the president of the structural engineers association of northern california says building movement will be investigated, but is often expected and planned for. >> we do design our structu

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