jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> here's what's happening at this hour in new york city. the gunman remains on the loose after he opened fire on that crowded subway station in the subway train this morning in brooklyn. ten people were shot. thankfully, all ten are expected to survive. 13 other people were injured. the gunman was wearing a gas mask, released two canisters of smoke inside that subway car and started shooting. police are looking for this man, 62-year-old frank james. at this point he's called a person of interest. there is a ripple effect here in the bay area. our local bay area transit services are stepping up security. we have sergio with the very latest. >> reporter: pretty quickly, as soon as people started seeing those images, transit areas across the bay area increased uniformed police presence. officers were sent to platforms like this. the b.a.r.t. system dispatched officers to both platforms and aboard trains. now the idea of increased uniform presence is pretty simple. a show of force meant to make customers feel safe. now one unit included bomb-sn

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in antioch, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> now to the latest in ukraine. in spite what was russian negotiators have promised the past few days, russian troops are not withdrawing from parts of ukraine. that's the update from nato's secretary-general today. russia has been saying it would pull troops out of the kyiv area, concentrating the war in eastern ukraine. but nato and western governments say they've seen little evidence that's happening. instead, russian forces have been launching more attacks around kyiv and chernihiv. meantime, today president biden said there are indications russian president vladimir putin is, quote, self-isolating. >> there's a lot of speculation. but he seems to be -- i'm not saying this was a certainty -- he seems to be self-isolating. and there's some indication that he has fired or put under house arrest advisers. >> reporter: declassified u.s. intelligence claims some of putin's senior advisers have not been communicating accurate information about the war in ukraine, leaving him to believe the russian military is doing be

here is nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. >> he was nice and kind, empathic, a leader. i am so saddened by us and every one of us is so saddened. >> reporter: that's how friends of kurt it's gun are feeling after he was struck by an alleged drunk driver saturday night. the victim and his wife were walking on this sidewalk coming home from trivia night when the car reportedly jumped the sidewalk, hitting them from behind. >> to drink and drive at night shows lack of concern for the safety of others. that's all it is. it's criminal. absolutely criminal. there is no other way to say it. >> reporter: what's adding to the outrage, the man police say is responsible is 75-year-old stephen kiesle. a notorious defrocked catholic priest and registered sex offender accused of molesting dozens of children while working at the oakland diocese. he also lives in rossmoor. >> of all the pedophiles in the history of our diocese, kiesle is the greatest sociopath. just no remorse. >> reporter: a retired priest who has made it his mission to shine a light on the church's mishandling of sex

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez has the exclusive story. >> you're supposed to learn in school.'t -- you shouldn't have to worry about getting jumped at school and bullying. >> reporter: but that's precisely what 14-year-old tianna says she had to endure at antioch middle school on monday. she says a group of girls attacked her, and it was all caught on video. >> i was standing in front of the class and they came up to me and they started pulling my hair and punching my head, and then i fell to the floor and they started kicking me and punching me. >> reporter: that's when tianna says she fought back using a canister of pepper spray her parents had given her. >> there was like four or five girls hitting me and i was on the floor so i had to do something. i didn't want to just sit there while they were hitting me and kicking me, so i grabbed my pepper spray and defends myself. >> in order to protect herself we bought her pepper spray, so there's a lot of jumping that goes on at that school, a lot of bullying. >> reporter: tianna's parents say they gave her the pepper spray after

in antioch, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> on the peninsula now, palo alto police say attemptster a black lives matter sign has prompted a hate crime investigation. investigators say someone changed a neighborhood bks lm sign to read, asian lives matter. when the owner tried to undo the change, it damaged the sign and investigators say that's why the vandalism rises to the level of a hate crime. this was the third time the sign had been tampered with, but the first time it was actually damaged. investigators say they suspect all three incidents are related, but not figured out why this specific home continues to be targeted. >>> okay, there's no way around it. no doubt you're feeling the pinch at the grocery store. almost everything in our lives is getting more expensive. groceries, clothes, gas, you name it. prices are up 8.5%. it is the highest rate of inflation we've seen in more than 40 years. since 1981. we mentioned 8%, that is actually deceiving. it can be much higher depending on what you buy. the chart you're looking at show some of the sharpest price increases. gas, t

in contra costa county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> all right, jodi, thank you. >>> while rising home prices are nationwide from nom-nom, california is nothing like the other states. here nearly one in five homes sales for over a million dollars. ranked in 2020, the south bay topped the nation with 61% of homes selling more a million bucks or more. san francisco's metro area was next with just under half the sales in seven-figure territory. l.a.'s metro area was third at 27% and san diego with 19%. seattle rounds out the top five with nearly 15% of home sales passing the million mark. >>> trying to help the homeless crisis but turning hotels into housing. up next the amount of money being sent to the south bay to carry out the plans and which of those hotels will be converted. >>> also, a vision that started years ago as a way to help feed the hungry and combat climate change has exceeded all expectations. our bay area proud story is next. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. windy today, and still holding on to some gusty winds in san francisco and the coastline. i'l

her parents are talking about what happened with jodi hernandez. >> reporter: the incident took placeantioch middle school where the girl says fights take place every day. but when she was targeted yesterday she had a way to protect herself. >> i don't think a little kid should have to go through this. >> reporter: the 14-year-old doesn't want to show her face but has plenty to say about the attack caught on video. >> i was standing in front are the class, and they came up to me and started pulling my hair and punching my hid and i

we'll find out more as our own jodi hernandez also is following the story and will are more in the later news casts. >>> moderna is requesting the fda approve its covid vaccine for the youngest children. the drugmaker says its injections are safe to use in children over six months old. if approved, millions in that age group could get the shop by the summer. moderna says the vaccine is 51% effective for preventing infection from 6 months to two years. 37% for age 2s to 5. while those may seem low, medical experts say any protection for that age group is key. >> what they found in there is the effectiveness against getting sick. that means even getting sniffles or mild illness. they found out it was very effective at preventing serious hospitalizations and deaths. and that's what is important. >> right now, children as young as five can be vaccinated with the pfizer vaccine. an estimated 18 million younger children are unprotected against the virus. >>> turning now to decision 2022. those vying to become san jose's next mayor will face off once again tonight. four contenders to replace th

jodi hernandez has the latest robbery scam. >> reporter: police say the burglar doesn't raise suspicions with neighbors because he looks like a delivery man, but he's not. this is the man they say is posing as a u.p.s. delivery driver, knocking on doors to see if anyone's home. >> and when no one answers the door, our opinion is that he's going around the side gate and breaking into the house. >> reporter: dressed in a seasonal u.p.s. worker's vest. he struck several times. he broke into at least two homes, stealing people's valuables. >> and when i opened the door, i found most of the drawers in the house turned over with their contents in the floor. >> reporter: 74-year-old lindsays nearly all of her jewelry was taken as well as pieces of art. >> sad. it's, it's just, we haven't been able to calm down all week. we just have been so sad. >> you feel violated. you feel unsafe. >> reporter: and her house was burglarized and ransacked friday afternoon too. the intruder stole a gun, jewelry and keepsakes. her neighbor saw this same gray suv parked in front of her house during the burglary.

in martinez, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> police are asking for help as they continue to investigate a man accused of burning down a south bay home depot store. san jose police released this photo they say is the suspect on the day of the fire. the picture comes from a surveillance camera at another store that he was in prior to going to home depot. investigators want to talk with you if you saw him wearing what you see in this picture. the 27-year-old was arrested monday not only for setting the fire at home depot but also stealing from several other nearby stores. among them macy's, kohl's, and guitar center. police believe he sit the fire to distract employees while he stole tools. if convicted, he could face between 14 years and life in prison. >>> lockdown for hours on campus. that's what happened to uc berkeley students today. but tonight they're relieved the ordeal is over. police spent the day searching for a person who made specific threats against people who work or learn at the university. nbc bay area's sharon katsuda is live at uc berkeley with the latest for

here's jodi hernandez. >> reporter: folks who live in this concord neighborhood tell me they've always felt safe. but now a burglar posing as a delivery man has folks on edge. he appears to be a ups delivery driver, knocking on the door with a package in hand. but concord police say he's actually a particular in disguise. >> in the past we've had cases where people come up and knock on the door to see if anyone's at home. but this seems to be kind of a new take on it, where he's dressed up to look like a ups delivery guy. and then when no one answers the door, our opinion is that then he's going around the side gate and breaking into the house. >> dressed in a seasonal worker ups vest, the burglar struck seven times last friday. after confirming nobody was home, he broke into at least two homes, stealing people's valuables. 74-year-old lynne says nearly all of her jewelry was taken, along with pieces of art. >> it's sad. it's -- it's just -- we haven't been able to calm down all week. we've just been so sad. >> took my husband's hand gun. they stole jewelry and lots of keepsakes. >> re

here's nbc bay area's jody hernandez. >> reporter: the entire community is shaken by what happened here by the loss of a neighbor and friend, but by the shocking past of the suspect. >> we're heart broken. i mean, we're sickened by this. just absolutely sickened by it. >> reporter: that's how those who knew him, after the pickle ball enthusiast, was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver. he and his wife walked home from trivia night at the senior community's clubhouse saturday night. >> he was just walking home after playing games and being with a group of friends and doing what he loved to do. >> to drink and drive at night. it shows a lack of concern for the safety of others. it's criminal. absolutely criminal. no other way to say it. >> reporter: what is adding to the outrage, the man police say is responsible. 75-year-old steven keysly. a notorious defrocked catholic priest and registered sex offender, accused of molesting dozens of children while working at the oakland diocese. he also lives in the community. >> he continues to destroy lives, yes, and he has no business bein

in walnut creek jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> a new drought warning today from the governor. he toured the power plant at lake orville today. it produces enough clean hydroelectric power for millions from butte county to southern california. the plant is operating at just 50%. the governor says climate change is making water conservation a way of life and he's grateful californians are stepping up. >> we are entering into this drought as prepared as we can be, but we recognize the stress that everybody's been under the last few year and now the stress that's upon us as we enter into fire season and working our way through this third year of drought. >> and newsom is proposing more drought funding as the state moves into summer. >>> up next, new text messages and new testimony. the latest developments in the theranos fraud trial. >>> the federal judge's ruling effectively ending the cdc's mask mandate aboard planes, public transportation and transit centers has ended it a little earlier than anticipated for lots of passengers who say they're going to keep bearing their masks.

our jody hernandez broke this on twitter. he previously worked at western dental in el cerrito.ice fear there could be other victims. anyone with information is asked to call san pablo police. >>> the search is under way for a hit-and-run driver who killed two people in a crosswalk in san jose. the victims are a woman and daughter hit by this man driving this red truck. these are surveillance images of the truck in and around the time the crash happened. it happened thursday night just before 6:30 right in front of a middle school. the crossing guards tell us they were extra vigilant at the crash site yesterday because students use that crosswalk. >> when i cross the kids, i always, you know, with my stop sign to make attention to the cars coming. >> reporter: make sure they see you? >> yes. >> 26 people have been killed in traffic accidents this year in san jose alone. that is more than double the number at this same time last year. >>> turning now to the crisis in ukraine, at least 50 people were killed in an attack at a train station. about 4,000 people, mostly women and chil