marianne, not to. you how doou see, what do you see, what do you think of when you hear the word competitiveness? >> well, you know, interestingly, competitiveness, when we think about it at a business school, typically think about the competitiveness of individual firms. and so there is a long sort of intellectual history where we think about competitiveness and perfect competition, right? notch number firms, easy entry. and so we have sort of moved away from that, where we have now a high degree of concentration in a lot of industries. i also want to mention that when we think about competitiveness, i mean, this again is the way [inaudible] or the pie, and we increased prosperity. but it's embedded in a system of business strategy. and so, you know, over the long run, what we've seen is that how to firms secure a competitive advantage? it is either by being innovative and finding image that's profitable, or by cutting costs. and unfortunately, in the u.s., think this is milton friedman said the duty

. >> carley: marianne rafferty will break it down. >> marianne: gruelling 13 hours of questioning of ketanji brown jackson. intense moments between the judge and gop senators. lindsey graham storming out after discussing court packing and her handling of child porn cases and history of handing down lighter sentences than required by law for offenders. >> do you agree with justice beyer and bader ginsburg, it is a bad idea? >> it is question for congress. >> you say this does not signal heinous child pornography offense? help me understand that. >> all of the offenses are egregious, but the guidelines, as you pointed out, are being departed from with respect to the government's recommendation. >> marianne: cruz calling her out on supporting a school that teaches critical race theory, which she says she does not support. >> do you believe babies are racist? >> i do not believe that any child should be made to feel as though they are racist. >>you agree critical race theory is taught at the school? >> i don't know, the board does not control the curriculum. >> marianne: of concern for t

. >> marianne favro is live on scene and speaks to a witness who saw it all unfold. marianne? >> reporter: kristina mccann is understandably shaken. she says the victim died in her arms. she drove up behind a car stopped, and saw a man standing by the driver's open door. she says she thought he was trying to push the car, but moments later, the man jumped into another car and sped off. as she pulled up to the black mercedes left idling in the middle of the street she realized the driver had been shot. >> the door was wide open, and there was a man in the driver's seat, and he was slumped over at a pretty uncomfortable angle. i don't think right away that we realized it was a shooting, and then there was a man there who said he's been shot, he's been shot. >> reporter: mccann said she called 911 but couldn't get through, and neither could the other people who stopped to help. so she called her father who is a retired er doctor. he walked her through how to assist the man. he then advised that the man be put out onto the street so that he could help with his airflow. now the man

back to you guys. >> carley: marianne, thank you. and ocasio-cortez talks about the state of the union address. >> i think things were left unside. student loan debt and education, as well as immigration. it definitely was a lost opportunity. there is profound bipartisan support to a long-term shift away from fossil fuel. >> carley: criticizing the president for not pushing progressive policies hard enough during his speech. >> todd: not the only one who thought biden missed the mark, here to react is tom hallman. retired acting ice director. biden said we needed to secure our border when everything he's done for the past year plus has been to unsecure our border. if i knock coffee over on carley's area and say we need to clean this up, what do you think? >> i got angry when he says secure the border. he inherited the most secure border we've ever had. illegal immigration was down 85%, 35 to 40-year low. president biden had a secure border handed to him, he unsecured the border. every president i ever worked for had some idea how to

. >> carley: marianne rafferty will break it down. good morning. >> marianne: republicans not holding back during the questioning of supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson. some intense moments between the judge and gop senators. senator lindsey graham storming out of the hearing as they clashed over court packing and concerns over her handling of child porn cases and history of handing down lighter sentences than required by law offenders. >> do you agree court packing is a bad idea? >> it is a policy question for congress. >> you say this does not signal heinous or egregious child pornography offense, help me understand that. >> all of the offenses are egregious issue but the guidelines are being departed from even with respect to the government's recommend agsz. >> marianne: senator at the time cruz calling out judge jackson for sitting on the board of a school that teaches critical race theory to students, which she says she does not support sdmrchlt. >> do you agree with this book that babies are racist? >> i do not believe

. ♪ one thing leads to another, yeah, yeah ♪ >> todd: marianne rafferty has the latest. >> marianne:waiting on the mexican side for title 42 to be dropped. once dropped, illegal crossings are expected to push past the million mark just since last october. >> in the income two or three days we will hit mill encounters along the southwest corner. >> marianne: that does not include got-aways who have not been caught. lawmakers are sounding an alarm to mayorkis, it reads, we strongly urge dhs retain title 42 authority until appropriate deterrent measures are put in place to ensure facilities and local communities will not be over dlts whelmed by increase in immigrant aksz s /* actions. >> why would the administration give out vaccines to undocumented migrants, but not to uninsured americans? >> we have supply we need to vac nat americans. we are asking for funding to ensure we have what we need as we move forward. >> marianne: at noon texas senator jon cornyn and senators will hold a press conference on the border crisis. >> carley: thank you. let's bring in brandon judd, national border

marianne rafferty has the latest. >> marianne: agents bracing for a large surge of migrants. 170,000 are waiting on the mexican side for title 42 to be dropped. once that is dropped, illegal crossings are expected to push past the million mark since the fiscal year began last october. >> probably in next two or three days we will hit over million along the southwest border. >> marianne: that does not include got-aways that slip through custom and border patrol without getting cost. a group of lawmakers sounding the alarm in a letter to homeland secretary director mayorkis. it reads in part, we strongly urge dhs retain title 42 to ensure federal government facilities and local communities will not be overwhelmed by sudden increase in immigrant apprehension and the administration has plans to require vaccination for migrants, saying there is plenty on hand to give the jab. >> why give out vacs to undocumented migrants. >> we have vaccines we need and will ensure we have what we need as we move forward. >> marianne: texas senator cornyn expected to hold a meeting on the border crisis. b

marianne is my old friend.lready and we are in march as far as reports are concerned. just a couple of things to unpack here, guys. for starters, as far as chris rock and will smith in that confrontation, here is how cnn reporting appeared will smith won first academy award and offered apologies to the academy and others in which the actor appeared to strike. >> carley: are you kidding me? i'm reading the actual tweet right now. that is remarkable. >> carley: why would you be providing cover for someone who hit somebody else? i don't get that spin. >> todd: i was told cnn actually told to reporting the news but i guess not yet. >> facts first. now, if only chris rock could have mustered up but something he didn't expect to happen and obviously not rehearsed, staged and go on twitter, oh, note staged, why? the upside greg gutfeld added on twitter. but only after he got hit, something along the lines "now, that is what i call a close encounter." that would be awesome from will smith and i believe in the independe

"today in the bay's" marianne favro is in san jose with a look at the challenges those employees are facing. >> reporter: you can see city hall is lit up in blue and yellow to show support for ukraine, but one bay area company is showing support in a much different way, by providing medical training for its employees in ukraine in case they get hurt. as the conflict in ukraine rages on, the ceo of san francisco-based high-tech company just answer is consumed with ensuring all 252 of his employees in ukraine survive. >> it's awful. we've got people that are sleeping in bathtubs and makeshift bomb shelters in their bathrooms. they've put together all kinds of crazy concoctions to try to stay safe. they're going to war and fighting for their country, and i'm both scared and proud of them. >> reporter: just answer's ceo says so far his team has helped 31 employees flee ukraine. >> we're getting buses for them and building relationships with different embassies to help them get through the borders and those kinds of things, as well as helping them with logistics, getting food, shelter, wh

marianne rafferty has latest numbers from the primary. >> marianne: good morning.ernor abbott poised to compete with beto o'rourke. border security, ark bortion and crime. >> texas face profound question this election, do we take a left turn that leads to more government and less freedom? path that would destroy jobs, open borders and endanger communities or do we maintain course that secured greater freedom, more jobs and safer communities? >> marianne: former texas attorney general is facing -- o'rourke, former congressman from el paso ran a tight race against cruz in 2018 and lost and ran unbeing civilly for the presidential nomination. o'rourke known for giving rousing speeches, hoping to rally texas democrats. >> the beauty in this state and our values, we work hard and we do good work and we're good to one another, that is not reflected in those who hold power and positions of public trust in this state right now. >> marianne: and another big race in south texas, henry cuellar, harsh critic of kamala harris's handling of the border crisis. cuellar narrowly be

. >>> marianne favro looks at the new transportation trend. >> reporter: with the average price of gas, that is enough for some people to invest in a bike to save on money. more people have been coming into the motor cafe hoping to alleviate pain at the pump. >> we've had a couple people come in and say i'm tired of the gas prices, i'm going to utilize these a certain number of days a week. >> reporter: sales of new and used motorcycles are on the rise. and the motor cafe expects to sell more in the next few weeks. >> we expect a 20% to 30% bump if sales. >> reporter: they're more interested in the commuter bike and are asking about gas mileage. some models are getting as much as 80 miles per gallon. this man recently bought a new motorcycle. he said using it instead of his truck has really paid off. >> i cut my gas bill in half by riding the bike more. >> reporter: and it's ot just motorcycles. more people are buying electric bikes, too. >> we're having a lot more phone calls and people coming in, asking about e-bikes as a way to get to work, run errands and to grocery shopping. >> re

marianne favro. >>> president zelensky talking with elon musk. he thanked must, musk says more terminals are being sent. >>> san francisco financial district opened their door for fundraisers today. the city's only ukrainian restaurant. today they made just one special for sales with proceeds going to group gives humanitarian aide in ukraine. >> we are getting closer to something that's more horrible than what's happening here. >> we are crossing our fingers and sending good thoughts and saying prayers. >> we are updating our website 24/7 on nbcbayarea.com, you can find exclusive interviews and in-depth analysis to help you better understand the escalaing crisis. >>> another weekend for alexis gabe. the search was focused on brentwood. volunteers look for any clues connecting to gabe's disappearance. she was seen at her boyfriend's house and the next day her car was found at antioch. >> we use technology to take picture and gps tracker as well as a radio app. >> searchers are making more use of technology thanks to trading member of the class kit

marianne favro reports it is not the first time cars have been targeted. >> reporter: take a look atse flat tires that happen over night. he's replacing four tires on his car before someone slashing them over night. he had to shell out 525 bucks for new tires. he's not alone. neighbors say more than 40 vehicles parked in south san jose had their tires damaged. willis now has to replace two tires. >> no one deserf to wake up and have their tires slashed. some people could not go to work. i could not go to school. >> reporter: we saw officers patrolling the david aldona says it is not the first time cars on this street targeted. >> windows and breakages about two years ago. >> reporter: david and other neighbors combing their videos to help the police to catch these vandals. >> it is really sad for individuals, they park here going to work early and for them to wake up early with their tires slashed. >> reporter: marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> jeff is going to join us with maybe some rain in the forecast, this is one of our live cams in walnut creek. how about this? we know abo

in san jose, marianne favro. >> if you are looking for ways to help head to nbcbayarea.com or our app click on how to help ukraine war victims right there at the top of the page. >>> up next, a bizarre story that spans the globe. it involves a bay area to limb yan, her father and spies. >>> a tesla employee posted videos of an autopilot fail. then he says he suddenly lost his job. it centers around a youtube video filmed in san jose. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area news tonight. interesting story about a tesla employee. he's now a former employee. he says he was suddenly fired after posting candid reviews on youtube. his name is john bernow. he was an autopilot test driver for tesla. he used his own personal car showing how tesla's full self-driving beta system works around the bay area. he never showed unreleased products or any company secrets, but some of his videos show the system not working properly. in february, he says he was suddenly fired and tesla cutoff his access to the self-driving technology in his car. by the way, some of these videos, like this one there, are the str

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, marianne. >>> contra costa county's top cop continues to face the heat as members of the community call for his resignation. he is facing criticism for calling the sentencing of a cop who shot and kill add unarmed man a sad day. he is not apologizing or backing down. this was the scene outside the contra costa county sheriff's department this morning as a small group of protesters demanded sheriff livingston step down. >> we are outraged. we want sheriff livingston to resign. we want him recalled. he cannot lead this community. >> reporter: the sister of the man says she was sickened by the memo that was sent to his staff after the deputy was sentenced to six years in prison for shooting and killing her unarmed mentally ill brother in 2018. the sheriff called the day of the sentencing a sad day and the charges abhorrent and reassured his officers, "i have your back." >> he clearly said that he was behind the officers who commit these crimes. and it's a slap in the fies our families. >> reporter: th

this is home for us, so something like this happening is just really scary. >> reporter: marianne favro, "today in the bay." >> 4:35, and happening today, striking workers at chevron rin management plan to meet for the first time since the strike started last week. the steelworkers are demanding higher wages. a union folks person tells us he's hopeful they can reach a deal. >> business owners in san francisco's chinatown say they can't deal with any more thefts and robberies. over the weekend nearly ten store owners say they were hit. "today in the bay's" stephanie magallon spoke with owners who say they're afraid for their safety and finances. >> they come three people, one in here, one back there. the one in here, they talked to me. >> reporter: business owners say working in san francisco's chinatown is a constant fight to stay safe and make ends meet. >> i try to work 9:00 to 9:00 every day, never a day off. but they come in the store. >> reporter: she says a group of thieves rushed into her jewelry store and left with up to $300 on saturday. two weeks before -- >> they put all the

marianne, thank you so much come appreciate it.that scottish thing come about that for my husband and it's not that expensive. i bought him a little spot of land and now, a spot of land in scotland. >> todd: to march madness, punching their ticket to the final four with a win over miami. 47's basement second half points 76-50. cinderella to the big dance, st, incredible underdog with a comfortable 69-49 win. and the final match up with coach k and tile friable saturday for a spy in the ncaa tournament final. crazy game that is going to be. eric adams facing a ton of medics with ops opt out it i would of mandates and cost first responders their jobs. we spoke to 18 years of service to the city. >> carley: dr. janette on the trip to the pole in ukraine border, treating refugees who escape the war zone. she is already planning her trip back, but first, she is here to tell us about her experience that you don't want to mess. mess this playstation 5 sold for less than a dollar. i won these bluetooth headphones for $20. i got these three

"today in the bay's" marianne favro reports it's not the first time their cars have been targeted. >>orter: he's replacing four tires on his two cars, after someone slashed them. in addition to the inconvenience, he says he had to shell out 520 bucks for new tires. he's not alone. neighbors say more than 40 vehicles marked here in san jose had their tires damaged. jeremiah willis now has to replace two tires. >> no one deserves to wake up and have their tires slashed. some people couldn't go to work, i couldn't go to school. >> reporter: san jose police confirmed they are investigating. this resident says it's not the first time cars on this street were targeted. >> there were some windows broken about two years ago, somewhere around 20, 30 vehicles also got their windows broken. >> reporter: david and other neighbors are combing through video from security cameras in hopes of helping police catch the vandals. >> i just thought it was really sad, disrespectful for these hard-working individuals. they usually park here to go to work early. for them to wake up early in the morning with

[laughter] thank you marianne and sam for having me. we are at a turning point in this country. the election this year will be historic. with america under assault on the left and conservatives under attack we have to redouble the efforts to win everywhere and that starts right here in the keystone state. [applause] that so many great candidates for governor who will reverse the policies and make sure that chief aiding and abetting goes looking for work in november. [cheers and applause] and i have to say although pat toomey is one of my favorite senators i'm confident you will not just send another republic and that someone who will be even greater than pat toomey in the united states senate. that it really is vital that we win the selection. forget senator or governor and the house races and all across the country. to put the brakes on the biden agenda to protect this country that is what the american people expect republicans to do to protect the country and the pocketbooks and her families and communities and not seems a cap against long odds sometimes and maybe a tough job

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> an east bay mother is insisting that she did not kill her young daughter. samantha johnson appeared in a merced superior courtroom this morning. the hayward mother pleaded not guilty to the murder of her 8-year-old daughter. johnson's boyfriend, dante jackson, is also charged with murder but he's still on the loose. merced police are offering a $3,000 reward for any information leading to his arrest. 8-year-old sophia mason was found dead in a home earlier this month. relatives reported her missing saying they hadn't seen her since december. >>> it is persistent, the problem in chinatown. as ginger reports, a new business opening in chinatown is offering special training to help fight crime. >> reporter: we need to fight back. this is what some business owners here in san francisco's chinatown are saying after this weekend's most recent string of robberies. enough is enough. >> we're all fed up. we're all scared. we're sick and tired. we feel hopeless. >> reporter: over the weekend, a new string of at least half a dozen robberies an

marianne favro, "today in the bay." >>> the world health organization is confirming several attacks on health care facilities in ukraine. the attacks have caused several deaths and left many injured. additional reports are still being investigated right now. he says attacks on health care facilities or workers breach medical neutrality and are violations of international humanitarian law. >>> governor newsom has signed an executive order that directs state agencies to ensure their contractors are complying with economic sanctions imposed in response to russia's attack on ukraine. the order also requires agencies to terminate any contracts with entities with sanctions imposed by the united states. the action follows him calling for state pension funds to halt the flow of money from california to russia and ban the purchase of russia items. >>> we have new video of president zelenskyy talking to elon musk. musk says he's sending more terminals as russia troops interfere with access. >>> a ukrainian store in san francisco opened its doors for a big fundraiser. yesterday they made one spec

in hayward, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> family and volunteers took part in another search. over the weekend a group of volunteers met at the streets of brentwood small on saturday. gabe was last seen in late january. her car was found abandoned in oakley with the keys still in the ignition. volunteers say just having an extra set of eyes to look for her is helpful. >> anybody can come out and help search. i'm in a wheelchair and i am here. you could have any other kind of disability, you could have one that's unforeseen, and you could still come out and help. >> the search came just three days after gabe turned 24. today community members are invited to join members of alexis' family at the antioch oakley regional shoreline park. they'll be holding a vigil for alexis and meeting at 6:00 this evening. >>> and a very important memorial in san francisco got some tlc over the weekend. more than 100 volunteers showed up to pull out weeds and clean up the national aids memorial growth inside of golden gate park. volunteers say it's important to restore the park to honor loved on

marianne rafferty has the latest. >> marianne: good morning, the world waited to hear for chris rock for the first time since the infamous slap. hundreds waited in line to hear his show or get reaction. rock not exactly ready to talk about it yet saying "i'm still processing what happened, some point i'll talk about that and it will be serious and funny." academy award cohost wanda sikes says will smith apologized to her. >> i saw chris and i walked up to him and he said, i'm so sorry, i said, why are you apologizing? it is supposed to be your night, you and amy and regina were doing a great job, it will now be about this. >> the academy is revealing new details about what happened after the slap saying "the board of governors against mr. smith for violation of the standard of conduct, we would like to clarify mr. smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused. many feel the academy's response two days later was too little, too late. >> the academy is claiming they told will smith to leave. will smith is not bigger than the industry, they could have escorted or forced him out. now

marianne rafferty fox news ktvu fox two news at five starts now.ft the risk on about five o'clock. what my name was told me, he said, do you hear the shooting gettleman guy that age does not no explanation. now at five questions and concerns surrounding in oakland neighborhood after gunshots were fired into a car and a senior citizen was killed the victim 71 years old. good evening. i'm gregory and i'm julie julie haener. it happened in oakland's fruitvale neighborhood . police say the victim was struck by gunfire near 28th avenue and international boulevard and then drove for another half a mile before crashing. this evening. police are searching with the person who pulled the trigger. our crime reporter henry lee is here now, with the latest on the investigation, henry julie. this man is one of the older homicide victims in oakland in recent memory police now searching for his killer. so sad tragedy once more here in east oakland, another deadly shooting in oakland's fruitvale neighborhood , the victim, a 71, year old man driving along busy inter

we couldn't do out that without the marianne malloy's of pennsylvania and arkansas and all across america. i was so blessed to be able to visit with nmarianne. hethe purpose of the visit when i walked in the door of although a lot of you have been kind i think she's illness so thank you marianne, thankyou sam for having me . we are at a turning point in this country. the election this year will be historic. with america under assault from the left and conservatives under attack, we have to redouble our efforts to win everywhere and that starts right here inthe keystone state .or you've got so many great candidates for governor who are going to reverse the animal's disastrous policy and make sure that hischief eight or a better job. hero goes looking for work in november . and to say although to me is one of my favorite senators i am confident you are not just going to send another republican, you're going to send him one who is going to be even greater than to me in the united states senate. i just say that because patis not here watching but don't tell him . but it really is vital. that'

marianne rafferty, fox news.rees seating and landscaped parking lot in san francisco gets a major makeover and we're going to tell you the primary function of this new court coming up next in a live look across the bay area on this saturday night, you can see san francisco city hall er, the tribune building in oakland distance after what start temperatures are turning up. meteorologist mark tamayo was next with how hudson monitor will rise next. ever public tai d today in glaring park. the court is located on john f. shelly drive near mansell street. it offers sweeping views of downtown san francisco. formerly a decommissioned parking lot. the multimillion dollar transformation includes new trees, seating and landscaping. the project was funded through the 2012 clean and safe neighborhood parks body. well as inflation makes food prices go up at grocery stores across the nation, many americans are turning to urban farming. now the fact is marcus as we know so paid a visit to one farm in pennsylvania, where they ne

lydia knock sana, thousands of women and children are fleeing ukraine, the neighboring countries. marianne lead. so is one of the volunteers who takes care of them. thus saith is, sir, not very surprising because yesterday they had normal eyes and today they are hearing slovakia and i believe they didn't plan to come here so it's different for them. they have different lars, though than now they can only wait until their feet will be on solid ground again. volunteers are also working on the german polish border to take care refugees and collect aid for ukraine. transport vehicles had east to ukraine every day, and people are showing a tremendous willingness to help mike frederick tries to keep track, now youthful. so here a food and hygiene items are closed outside. the office of his nursing service in frankfort. odor on the polish border looks like the warehouse of a general store. a bag full of baby food has just been handed in donations for the people of ukraine. cardboard boxes are piling up, and friends everywhere are helping to pack. he and his partner started an appeal for donations

he has warned, the city is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. russia has bombarded marianne paul relentlessly, in recent weeks. those who have been able to flee have described bodies lying in the streets because it's too dangerous to bury the place of calm after the trauma she experienced in a home city from christie. here it is google drive and we saw a small ukrainian flag when you no one could heard us any more. the hora was behind us, and we will home the kind her cat's new home is salisia. 300 kilometers away from mario, pull many harrowing escapes. and here in a parking lot, this supermarket has been turned into a shelter for those who managed to escape. here they get food and medical help and share their stories. my her deal is we were hiding in the theater mario pole when it was bombed. we were in the basement. we went down there the day before, and that's how we survived. was salinas wortham wooden video show scenes of total destruction. the murray poll, nearly 5000 people have died there. the mayor says, $160000.00 civilians are believed to still be trapped in the

we are joined by marianne, anthropologist, and former editor of the daily star. of the front pages are not full of joy and optimism, certainly, aren't they? this is putin's plot to blackmail the world. you can see that. stockpiling corpses of dead ukrainian soldiers, evidence of a false played operation at renewable. that's what ukrainian officials are claiming. [inaudible] radioactive waste in what would amount to a terrorist attack, basically, and then blame the ukraine for doing so. the theory is that the west would be then less sympathetic to what the ukrainians are doing and not send so much help to them. but this is -- it's denied on both sides, obviously. it is counter claim and claim, an awful lot of propaganda going on. but where we are, chernobyl, everyone obviously remembers it from 1986, the horse happening there. there is no one allowed now in from the cranium side, supposedly, to maintain the nuclear reactors properly. the russians are supposedly looking after it. but the ukrainians have been held captive there. and so we have only enough -- to keep

it was on stone itching, marianne to see him in front of mps and the line that he says, he said yes i you think that it is astonishing. those 800 people who have husbands and wives and family children depending on them, but this is something that the government is looking at. when i spoke to him yesterday he said that he will be coming in front of the comments next week to bring about a law that will close a loophole that piano exploited. i will just come to you, edward, looking at the front page of the ftc and one of the stories that has been tucked away actually, the story about a billionaire who is under sanctions struggling to pay the bills. obviously, tell us more about this guy. >> sure. and all the guard who is struggling because of the sanctions that are being placed on him, a former politician, academic, businessman who is worth 5 million pounds, he said because of the sanctions that have been placed he is unable to pay's bills. i think the realize asian is what is going on is the olive guard's like him, people who have lavish lifestyles who own hotels fancy mansions and plac

as nbc bay area's marianne favro reports, he and his wife are helping workers and their families adjust to leaving everything behind. >> reporter: russian forces bombarding the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol, forcing thousands to flee to poland. among the refugees, employees of caspio, based in sunnyvale, which is why the ceo flew to poland to help them after some employees made the four-day train trip in frigid temperatures. he greeted them with groceries, renting 11 apartments to house them and offering support. >> we scheduled them for the next day for a bunch of things including opening a bank account as was mentioned. that's very important, as well as, you know, getting a telephone, local phone number. >> reporter: caspio has 70 employees in ukraine. only about 20 remain. tetiana is frank's wife and the company's administrative manager. he's fluent in polish and has been helping employees with translations so they can get medical care and set up bank accounts, all while worrying about the safety of her own parents, who recently fled her native ukraine. >> my parents' house is

. >> story only on nbc bay area, marianne favro. >> reporter: city hall is in blue and yellow to support ukraine. but one bay area company is showing support in much different way, providing medical training for employees in ukraine in case they get hurt. as the conflict rages on, ceo of san francisco bay tech company just answer is consumed with ensuring all 252 employees in ukraine survive. >> it's awful. we've got people that are sleeping in bathtubs and makeshift bomb shelters in their bathrooms, all kinds of concoctions to try to be safe, others fighting for their country. i'm scared and proud of them. >> reporter: just answer's ceo says so far the team has helped 31 employees flee ukraine. >> getting busses for them, building relationships with embassies to help them through the borders, those things, as well as helping logistics, food, shelter, when they get across. >> reporter: some employees have chosen to stay and fight and company is paying half salaries while they do, and offering medical training to all. >> trained over 50 people so far on medical skills in case there's a bo

so something like this happening is just really scary. >> reporter: in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> the family of missing oakley woman alexis gabe is now trying to get the attention of the county d.a.'s office. gabe's brother posted a plea for the public on social media this morning. he is asking for people to visit the county d.a.'s facebook page and put alexis gabe in the comments to any of their posts. he's hoping the strategy will not just get their attention but spur them to act. the 24-year-old has been missing for two months now. >>> happening tomorrow, striking workers at the chevron refinery in richmond have an important meeting with management to discuss their impasse. the workers union and chevron management plan to meet on monday for the first time since the strike start the last week. workers are demanding higher wages. a union spokesperson says he's hopeful they can reach a deal. >>> new at 11:00, tesla is suspending production at its factory in shanghai, china, amid covid concerns. the company told bloomberg news the factory would shut down tomorrow

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> a rally to call attention to an issue made worse by covid. aids activists say during the pandemic hiv testing dropped and the risk of hiv has increased. >> we have been so single-minded that some of our very important other priorities have been pushed aside. and we know in 2020, and we tend to only learn about these things in the rear view mirror, but in 2020, there was a 52% decline in hiv screening. >> activists are calling on the hiv and aids they once were in prevention and treatment. three weeks ago, the state recorded eight covid cases per 100,000. the following week it was 5.6. today it's climbed a tiny bit to 6 cases per 100,000. over the last two weeks, it's gone down by 33%. >>> free to take off their masks outside. today was the first day students and staff at oakland unified schools could choose to take off their mask outdoors on campus. it remains one of the still bay area districts to keep the mask mandate indoor. it wants to wait and see what happens after spring break. >>> we are following breaking weather news out o

let me start off with you, marianne. looking at the front page of the daily mail, and free speech to get legal supremacy. can you shed some light on this for us? >> so, this is the introduction -- it's out for consultation at the moment. this british bill of rights, which will be a piece of legislation that will effectively replace the bill of rights that currently stands in law, which was introduced under the labor government. and it's kind of -- i don't know, it's pretty much a kind of an obvious shot, that the position is not as something that is progressive, that is going to be about protecting british citizens, the values that we hold really at the heart of our society. in law, he's using it as an opportunity to take a shot at the judiciary, and that, quote, whoa curry and political correctness. so the way he's phrased this, is that free speech will be given effectively a trump card, when weighing up our rights, so a right to be protected from harassment, for example, versus the right for someone to say whatever the

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> we will continue to follow the very latest developments from ukraine and washington, d.c. we invite you to stay with us on air, online and at nbcbayarea.com. >>> miss have charged three men in connection with the murder of a police officer shot in downtown oakland. kevin nishita was shot in early november. two suspects are in custody, but they're working to find the third -- o pd will hold a news conference tomorrow. >>> opening statements were scheduled for the trial of sunny balwani, but they didn't begin as manned because the judge told the jury that the court who been exposed to someone who was potentially exposed to covid. that person has tested negative, but the judge dee saided to de delay the trial for two days. >>> b.a.r.t. is addressing crime on its trains. here's sergio quintana. >> reporter: in the days ahead, passengers on b.a.r.t. trains will see new workers, crisis intervention specialists. think of them as field social workers. they connect people who need help with social services. there were 15 of the new gray-shirted wor

"today in the bay's" marianne favro reports on what's being done to report safety there. >> reporter: you can see where investigators marked the side of the deadly crash early saturday morning. police say around 2:00 a.m. the driver of a 2017 gray honda sedan hit a man on a motorized scooter, then took off. police say that's when the driver of a mid-sized suv hit the man who was now lying in the street, and also drove off. this gentleman lives just feet from where the accident happened. he's stunned neither driver stopped. >> they hit and they run and they don't care about people. >> reporter: the councilman is the chair of vision zero, a task force working to reduce traffic fatalities in san jose. there were 60 in 2021, the most ever recorded, and things are not improving this year. >> we are on pace right now to actually end up higher than that, which is extremely disturbing and alarming to see that trend happening right now. >> reporter: he says most of the traffic fatalities involve speeding, which is why vision zero is working to slow drivers down. >> these are projects that will

as nbc bay area's marianne favro reports, they united through music to help the people of ukraine. ♪♪reporter: music bringing comfort to a south bay community devastated by the conflict in ukraine. this russian musician singing about what connects, not divides us. >> i think art is the key to people's souls. >> reporter: this man organized the concert at the star bright theater in campbell. he wants to give bay area russians and ukrainians a reason to unite. >> we want to make sure that, you know, the connections are not broken. >> reporter: vladimir was born in russia and lived in ukraine half his life. he said he's deeply concerned about his elderly aunt in ukraine, especially after a russian military strike hit an evacuation point today. >> she is almost 90 years old, so otherwise i would take her out from there. but right now it's impossible. we're in touch on a daily basis and very nervous about what's going on with her. ♪♪ >> reporter: tonight about 150 people in the audience listened and reflected as several musicians performed. while they were each unique, they sang with one v

marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> this move to drop masks in class comes as more than half the kids in santa clara county are vaccinated. check out these graphs. the top bar represents kids 5-11 in santa clara county. 54.6% of kids, almost 55% have gotten their shots. the percent of vaccinated kids 12-17 is at 80%. 65% kids 12-17 across the state have gotten their shots. >>> pfizer's vaccine for kids is much less effective than it is for adults. vaccines still prevent severe illness but offers no protection from getting the virus within a month. it may come from the fact that children receive one third of the dose of adults. starting tomorrow, unvaccinated people who, they don't have to wear mask indoors in most settings. masks will still be required in health care settings, homeless shelters and public transit. >>> we're following changing health guidance to make it clear for you. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the masks in schools link for the latest information on when and where your kids still node need to mask up. >>> fighting raged around key cities in ukraine. vladimir put

nbc bay area's marianne favro is in san jose with the story. >> reporter: take a look at these prices, all over 6 bucks a gallon, which is why many people are willing to drive out of their way in search of cheaper gas. dozens of drivers hitting the brakes at moe's stop on camden avenue and lining up when they saw this. gas for less than 5 bucks a gallon if you pay cash. for tony estrada, it was worth the 15-minute wait to fill up his rv. his savings -- >> about 30, 40 bucks coming here. >> reporter: melanie says shopping for the best deals helps her with other expenses. >> i'm trying to save up for college, so i think if i just can save a little bit of money on gas, then it's worth it coming here. >> reporter:-this woman says she comes here to save on commute costs. >> it's pretty insane, you know. i'm commuting to san mateo for work so every day is a lot of gas and mileage on my car. so it definitely does affect me, but, you know, we got gas somewhere the other day, and it was about $6.50 a gallon, which was pretty crazy. >> reporter: but gas has also become a hot commodity for thiev

reporting live at the san jose police department, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> sam liccardo tweeted a statement, saying let's refrain from jumping to conclusions until the investigation is complete. officers arriving near the scene of a homicide that occurred minutes before liccardo ended that speech by saying no one wants to have to make that decision. but it does fall to the officer. the department will offer money for tips that lead to getting ghost guns off the streets. >> i believe that targeting these types of weapons and the people who are already prohibited from possessing firearms is the best and most urgent use of funding intended to reduce gun violence. >> police showed a sample of the guns they have confiscated. the tips can be given anonymously through silicon valley crime stoppers. our investigative unit has been digging into ghost guns for year. so you may want to check out nbc bay area/investigations to find out what they are. >>> if you are over 50, are you eligible for another shot. the fda and cdc recommended anyone 50 or older get a second covid booster.

this plastic waste has made its way into people's blood, marianne rafferty reports.retty much everything, and now it could even be inside your bloodstream . that's according to researchers in amsterdam, whose new study found micro plastic particles in samples of human blood for the first time, it should be concerned previous work by the world wide fund for nature estimates people eat as much as a credit cards worth of plastic a week. ingesting the waste that's made its way into the food and drinking water we consume. but this new study consisting of 22, participants found at least five types of microplastics and 17 of their blood samples older by plastics and plastic. we are exposed to we inhale and be ingest. the study suggests these micro plastics are then absorbed into our blood. and while the levels found were very small, it's prompting questions about what affects plastics could have on our bodies do they travel to certain organs today? accumulate there are they eliminated fighter by lord kidney even though companies have begun transitioning away from using many

ah, hello, i'm marianne democracy in london with a look at the main stories. now. ukraine's military intelligence chief is saying russia wants to call his country and to because it's failing to take it over completely. russia has also rejected reports that it's advance in the country is stalling. and then ukraine's president wrote him is zalinski, has renewed his demands for western allies to aid his country's war effort against the russians by supplying them with weapons. more weapons. same bas ravi has mo, from live the day after multiple rush.

will bring justice to something that was unconscionable to me >> reporter: now, 100 years later marianneunty deputy chief coroner has with her a new death certificate now listing tompkins' death for what it was, murder >> we are proud to be a part of this history some 100 years later, and we will remember george tompkins. >> reporter: karen christiansen the group helping give tompkins justice all these years later says by finally acknowledging what happened to tompkins they're hopeful they can help the community move forward on a larger path to justice together. >> it might look a little differently but things like this happen today, so if we don't understand what our history is about we will repeat is and are repeating it and therefore we need to talk about this so we can stop racial violence >> and our thanks to rachel cros for that report. >>> still to come the fed could tackle inflation head on in just hours. what investors are watching for today. >>> and another giant leap for san kind na sets its sights on the moon for the first time in half a century. grime you don't. all you do i

up the fighting for the city. russia's military has said it would let ukrainian troops leave at marianne pole if they surrender, but cautions the key of has refused to the offer. report saw coming from the city of don. yes, we had 4 people were killed as the ukraine military forces shelled a local district. the markets in the center of the residential area suffered damage as a result of the strike. according to the authorities of don. yes, republic witnesses said 2 other people were taken to hospital and this is footage from the village of old guin caught in the don yet republic, where holmes and infrastructure have allegedly been destroyed by ukrainian troops on yes, forces have been distributing food water and the other essentials to local residents, some told as their feelings about what's happened to their village. or do you have to do a little bit of olive but, but as well, you will, isn't she that she a new oh new love at the water 2 or 2 about. but even when the battle was on the outskirts, they still purposefully hit the village. it's good that our forces help desk were handed ou

children, many men have stayed to fight. germany is now hosting nearly 200000 ukrainian refugees w's. marianne ivan steam spoke to one old woman named katerina was safely arrived in berlin with her children. it's not about live curious about to run and escape as far as on the 24th of february. it was clear that the war started and we are state at home for 2 days. and it was the most unforgettable days in my life . i had to panic attacks and i was i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat, i understood that. i have to save the life of my child, my life, my mother's life, and we ran, we draw 4 days to poland, borton and, and the force of marriage. we were lucky to come to berlin. can you maybe describe for us a little bit about what this 4 day journey was like? these 4 days were the most carrying because when you stay in your apartment, you have and bomb shelter. when you are driving there is nothing. so that's why it, it, it was very carrying because you never know what's going to happen with you. but i, i clearly knew that i have no chance to stay. if i stay, i have 0 chances to stay life. i have to ru