live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. and we are constantly updating the story on our nbc bay area streaming app. right now you can see the entire news conference, the san jose police held this morning. download the nbc streaming app for your roku, apple tv or amazon fire to get the very latest, even when we're not on air. >>> there is a lot unfolding right now in ukraine. moscow is cutting off a vital supply line to ukrainian allies as troops on the ground and from the air continue to target transportation infrastructure in several cities across that war-torn country. here is nbc's jay gray. >> reporter: trevor reed is free tonight. this russian tv video showing the former u.s. marine at the moscow airport almost a thousand days after american officials say he was unjustly detained. the 30-year-old released in a prisoner exchange for a convicted russian drug trafficker. >> finally, after waiting all this time, i'm going to be able to hug my kid, you know, put my arms around him. >> we're deeply grateful to our allies who

search for the nbc bay area app. download it, and find the video under our must-see playlist. >> a covid outbreak is hitting berkeley schools pretty hard. the district reports 91 new infections this week alone, and the superintendent says that's more than triple the week before. meanwhile, spring is here, and it is prom season and graduation season. but marin public health leaders want to make sure the events are covid safe for students. schools are being informed about the recent spike in infections and exposures and organizers of any gathering involving 50 or more people are advised to consider requiring proof of vaccination. they are also advising masking up for indoor events. more than 50 redwood high school students this month have tested positive for covid following the school's prom. >> and meantime today, all vta transit workers have to be fully vaccinated from covid. workers could have requested medical or religious exemptions but anybody who did not meet those requirements as of today could lose their job.

anne thompson, nbc news, london. >>> a big dinner in washington last week has led to a covid outbreak among some of the country's most prominent political figures. at least 72 people have tested positive for covid including the speaker of the house including the attorneys general and secretary of agriculture and the major and press secretary's office all attendees were required to show proof of vaccination before the dinner the news comes as 24 states and d.c. are seeing a surge in cases fueled by the ba.2 subvariant. >>> twitter ceo has revealed ooh lon musk has turned down a seat on the company's board he said he would join after the stock purchase of about 9% of the social media company they will remain open to his input as he is still the biggest shareholder. musk tweeted this emoji with a face with a hand over the mouth. >>> a fire broke out at a military base in san antonio yesterday. so far it's burned through 20 acres and is contained they're working to contain the fire, but hot dry conditions and heavy winds are hindering those efforts. >> let's get a first check of your weat

nbc bay area's scott budman joins us outside the courthouse. and boy, gut-wrenching to be in that courtroom. >> reporter: yeah, it's true, jessica. and it started with a quick hearing today to establish the charges, kidnapping, conspiracy, and child abduction. and then we heard from brandon's mother, who came to court today to face those accused of kidnapping her son. the mother of kidnapped baby brandon was in the courtroom as a woman she once called a family friend and a 28-year-old man were formally accused of kidnapping her son. 43-year-old yesenia ramirez and jose portillo sat quietly as the judge's orders were translated into spanish. brandon's mother said it was difficult to watch. she says "it's something i can't explain to you, something very difficult as a mother to see the person who took your baby and be able to contain yourself and not be able to do anything or say anything." court documents also revealed new information about the case. they claim evidence will show ramirez provided the vehicle portillo used to commit the kidnappin

nbc's joe rosato jr. visited the central valley to meet a farmer whose bold experiment is helping protect that most precious resource. >> reporter: on the agricultural plains of california's central valley water is everything. it grows crops, fuels political wars, and the lifeblood of the nation's food basket. >> water is always the number one topic in farming. the lack of or too much. >> reporter: and in year after year of drought it's the lack of water that's choked this farming region. in many areas ground is sinking as desperate farmers try to feed their crops by pumping the groundwater below their parched land. >> you know, the majority of the time it looks like a desert. >> reporter: but then every few years on terranova farm just west of fresno, which don cameron has managed for four decades, it's a case of too much water when the skies finally open up. >> on average every 3 1/2 years floodwater comes and it just changes the whole region overnight. >> lily, come on. >> reporter: in those years of h

nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. shows us how the public will get a chance to mingle with the military path for the first time in more than a century. >> reporter: there was a time when the bay area was known to flex its military might. along the edge of the presidio, massive gun batteries gave warning to anyone who might think of invading by sea. >> this is an area that houses four coast artillery batteries that were constructed between 1898 and 1902. >> reporter: the guns were gone by the 1920s. the old concrete batteries claimed by brush and weeds, and banished to the dustbin of memories. >> they were all but obscured and lost. >> reporter: but even though the military left the presidio decades ago. >> this entire area has never been accessible to the public. >> but that will soon change. >> this is battery baldwin. >> reporter: the batteries are emerging from the long shadow of time as an area long off limits to the public is now welcoming it. >> well, i hope they get a experience of discovery and wonder. >> repo

we turn to nbc's russ sanchez live in ukraine.e're learning of more evidence of russian war crimes against ukrainians >> reporter: frances, that's right. in kyiv, there's a feeling of lightness on the streets, kind of an air of victory after russian troops were forced to withdraw in the suburbs around the capital, every day is yielding new horrors. british military intelligence says the latest discovery of a mass grave is in the town of brezova, just about 50 kilometers west of kyiv. the british are saying that the russians are turning to a litany of brutal tactics that are leading to ever higher numbers of civilian casualties they say in the east, the russians are using phosphorous weapons which rains down burning white material over a very large area they also say the russian air force is increasingly using unguided weapons these are dumb bombs you drop them, and they fall where they may, be it a school, be it a hospital, be it a train station. they say these kind of tactics inevitably will lead to more civilians killed across t

we begin with nbc bay area's alissa gord. you have video that walks us through how fast the baby was actually taken. >> reporter: yes, jessica. one of those surveillance videos that we got today actually came from an apartment window right behind me. in that video, you can see what appears to be the suspect with the baby exiting the apartment complex and then heading east along west elm street and then towards westheading street. a neighbor shared this surveillance video exclusively with us today. he lives in the same apartment complex baby brandon was kidnapped from monday. you can see what appears to be brandon's grandma moving the baby carrier out of a truck. then another woman who is believed to be a family friend that police believe conspired to kidnap brandon appears out of the truck. you can see her get out and start looking through the bed of the truck, moving things around. this is just before the baby was taken. in fact, a different neighbor's camera shows roughly two minutes later, you see a man walking off. police

>>> right now on nbc bay area news tonight, it's not over. we have new details about that bizarre kidnapping in san jose. this story changing by the hour. what our sources and court documents are revealing about how this plot unfolded. plus -- the boy's mother speaking at the courthouse today in san jose. what she is feeling now that her son is back and the two people suspected of the kidnapping are in jail. >>> and here we go again. prepare to mask up. bart's new rules, and what happens if you break the rules. >>> and some people vowing to leave twitter. is it you? if elon musk's takeover is actually happening. we're looking into the politics of the potential twitter exodus. good evening. i'm raj mathai. a lot happening on this thursday. the upcoming teachers strike and bart's big decision about masks. that's just ahead. >>> but we start with that kidnapping in san jose. it's getting more bizarre by the hour. turns out it's a husband and wife among the three people who were arrested. here's what happened today. the husband was actually relea

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one neighborhood rallied together to give this teen a life-changing surprise >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening u.s. officials are not yet confirming it, but ukraine's president announced today secretary of state antony blinken and secretary of defense lloyd austin will travel to ukraine for meetings tomorrow. it will be the most high profile visit yet of an american delegation since the war began. and it could not come at a more critical time russia today began a new assault on the port city of odesa, once a beach destination for russians and ukrainians the attacks left multiple dead, including a baby and it may be the final battle for mariupol that city has been completely destroyed by russia, but a few ukrainian soldiers and civilians have managed to hold the city now, russian soldiers are moving in on where they made their last stand. we begin tonight with matt bradley inside ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, a major announcement from president zelenskyy claiming he'll meet with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and secretary of defens

>>> i'm raj mathai, coming up on nbc bay area news tonight, spring just started. why does it feel like summer? rob mayeda explains this mini heat wave and rain in the forecast. >>> also a covid milestone worth celebrating, big drop in severe cases even as new variant spreads. >>> plus 2,000 ukrainian refugees at u.s./mexico border, bay area lawyers helping them and other asylum seekers get into california. >>> assault on board. >> don't want more flight workers punched in the face. >> stiff penalties for unruly passengers. >>> k-pop star turning heads before his performance at the warriors game. >>> good evening, this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. it feels like august, doesn't it? only april. unseasonably warm weather for much of the bay area today, only going to get hotter from here. beautiful shot along the coast from our sky ranger. lot of people might be heading to the beach but there's a warning for potentially dangerous conditions at local beaches. big part of it was this morning and today. big swells and sneaker waves possible through tonigh

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>>> welcome back to "nbc bay area news" tonight.och middle schooler got suspended after using pepper spray to defend herself during a school fight. her parents gave her the pepper spray because they say the school wasn't protecting her after prior assaults. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez has the exclusive story. >> you're supposed to learn in school. you don'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 ju

you can of course catch this game on nbc bay area sports. for the fans, there are several activities planned for opening day. the rest of the front office tell me there are several surprises in store. we saw one individual walking around. i'm excited. i won't give that surprise away. that individual singing the national anthem and as i mentioned the lowering of that banner. >> opening day is like the first day of school. like national holiday. we know it is something that happens every year so you look forward to it with anticipation. it brings fans back to the ballpark. it brings friends together. season ticket holders, whether we moved here in '58 or your first time to the park. just reuniting with people and seeing your favorite players on the field. the smells of the food. it is a gorgeous day. and the grass, just being together. >> reporter: and we did have the chance to speak with manager gabe kapler. he was asked, how does it feel to have an opening day coming off a winning season, 107 wins last season. and he really opened up. he sai

sierra johnson, nbc bay area news. >> looks like a nice day out there right now. we had some hopes there was some rain in the forecast. >> the latest drought monitor gets released every thursday. so i have an update, and the wind advisory was allowed to expire, but it's still windy out there, still seeing gusty winds and breezy, especially down through the coastline. let's start with a beautiful shot of lake tahoe. it's about 45 degrees. look at the weather up there. the weather is great and dry this weekend. san jose, 61 degrees. notice the winds, breezy from the northwest at 18 miles per hour. and check out your temperature trend. we bump up and we just top out in the mid 60s. it's going to be a little cooler compared to yesterday. right now, it's very windy in san francisco. winds from the west-northwest at 23 miles per hour. if you look at the icons, the wind really just lingers and sticking around all day. so even into the evening hours, it could get a little chilly out there. let's talk about the time stamp. that wind advisory was allowed to expire, but arou

bay area. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's lester holt. >> good day, everyone. we're coming on the air with breaking news, pice have arrested the suspected shooter from yesterday's brooklyn, new york subway attack, following a >> following a massive manhunt. the suspect is 62-year-old frank r. james. officials say the suspect put on a gas mask and set off a canister that filled a subway car with smoke before opening fire on passengers, injuring at least 23 people. ten of them hit by gunfire at the height of new york city's rush hour yesterday. let's bring in nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. what can you tell us? >> well, according to our affiliate wnbc in new york, the police were alerted through a tip to the crime stoppers system of a possible sighting of frank james in the east village of new york. a short time ago this afternoon, the police responded and an arrest was made at st. mark's and first avenue in that part of manhattan. the suspect was taken to the local precinct. and we're told by several law

christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> san francisco restaurant week is back. it looks like a lot like before the pandemic shut down indoor dining for so long. 160 eaterys throughout the city are offering specials for every meal of the day. deals range from $10 to $75. restaurant week starts today and runs until next sunday. >>> so it's pretty clear from this video there wasn't much snow to measure during the today's monthly sierra snowpack survey. no joke, april 1st is when the snowpack is supposed to be at its peak. it's a shock because december surveys showed record snowfall. >> so 78 plus inches now down to about 1 inch. all of this is information that california needs to absorb and adjust in terms of how we manage our water resources into the future. >> experts say the extremes we've been seeing of heavy rains followed by unusual heat are further evidence california must be getting better at anticipating and coping with climate change. >> it hurts you to see that, i can tell. when you saw that video of no snow on april 1st and knowing what that means for w

erin mclaughlin, nbc news, chernihiv, ukraine. >> dangerous work for man and beast.that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night . >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight after a gut wrenching 20 hours baby brandon is home tonight. but who kidnapped the 3-month-old and why? we have exclusive video and details. >> this suspect appeared at the residence with a baby carrier. we do believe this was planned. it wasn't some random act. >> we're piecing together how and where the baby was found and speak to the quick thinking good samaritan who called police. and our newsroom. >> my heart is overwhelming because this was a bad situation that turned good. >> also vice president harris tests positive for covid just days after her bay area visit.

nbc bay area news. >> so tragic.t you to know if you or someone you know is struggling, there is help 24/7. call the number on the screen 1-800273-8255 or chat online, suicidepreventionlifeline.org. >>> four men with hand guns pointing at my face, took off running up the stairs, two chased me. >> men stole his french bulldog at gunpoint. back in 60 seconds with a very scary morning in the south bay. >>> there for the world to see, >>> only on nbc bay area tonight. violent dog napping in south bay. two french bulldogs taken at gunpoint in home invasion. marianne favro. >> reporter: around 1:00 went to investigate a commotion at front door. >> four men with hand guns pointing at my face. took off running up the stairs, two chased me. >> reporter: warned his mother, locked himself in the bathroom and called 911, said that's when the suspects stole his french bulldogs. >> mean everything to me, obviously. >> reporter: police are investigating. >> responded in santa clara for a home invasion/robbery involving four suspect

three sources tell nbc news the u.s. and allies will announce new sanctions tomorrow, including a ban on all new investment in russia, increased penalties on financial institutions and sanctions on government officials. testifying before the house armed services committee today, the nation's top general warns that russia's war on ukraine will likely be measured in years as he braced the u.s. and allies to be prepared to counter russian aggression in eastern europe for quite some time. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >>> nbc's richard engel is in bucha to account what's going on there. he shares what he's seen so far in an area that ows war. >> reporter: there can be no doubt that russian troops carried out systematic atrocities in the suburb of bucha which is just outside kyiv. it was described how russian soldiers would go house to house, searching primarily for mas,etimes shooting them on the spot. one woman described how her husband was put on his knees and executed in front of her. the full story coming up on "n

in berkeley, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, terry. suspect was named in the downtown shooting in sacramento. they believe this man 27-year-old was among at least five shooters involved in the violence april 3rd. payton is still on the loose. two other suspects have been identified in the case. that shooting killed six people, wounded 12. police believe it was triggered by a fight between at least two street gangs. >>> don't put away that umbrella just yet. a live look in the city. skies are clear, but changes are coming. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking a couple more changes as we head toward easter sunday, jeff. >> that's right. we're going to fast forward things into sunday's forecast. 3:00 p.m. in guerneville, we have rainfall activity. a better bet of rain in the north bay will get here 9:30 on wednesday. now, this will be one of two different systems we're tracking into saturday's forecast. now, while this is going to be good to at least push back some of the immediate fire danger, it's not going to pu

and we invite you to download our free nbc bay area app. it will let you follow along with rob's forecast. you get updated weather info for your neighborhood. >>> we're getting more answers as to what exactly happened over the weekend in sacramento. investigators are now saying it was a gang shootout. they believe at least five people in two different groups exchanged more than 100 gunshots. nbc bay area's sergio quintana's been on this story for us all week and is in sacramento once again with the latest. >> reporter: widely shared social media video of a fight in downtown sacramento includes rapid-fire gunshots in the background as people run for cover. police now say those gunshots came from multiple shooters. >> five shooters, included two groups that -- where there was an exchange of gunfire between the two groups. we would like to confirm at this time that this shooting is gang-related. >> reporter: right now the only named suspect in the shooting is 26-year-old dandrae martin. he made a brief first appearance before a judge yesterday

nbc news has not been able to identify him for comment >> this is classic for what we see on a plane when we were not able to get to an event, sometimes we just can't get there fast enough and it escalates so quickly that it gets way, way out of hand. >>> earlier that day tyson attended a 4/2 rally in san francisco. >> you hear about me in the paper doing crazy stuff. >> reporter: but this week's incident reminiscent of the retired boxer's controversial past the altercation the same day the faa made permanent the zero-tolerance policy designed to curb unruly behavior on flights. back to you. >> okay, emily, thank you. dangerous weather conditions could explode the size of arizona's wildfires. thousands have already evacuated and fires have destroyed dozens of homes here's nbc's miguel almaguer with more. >>> exploding across more than 30 square miles fanned by epic and relentless wins flagstaff's tunnel fire showing no mercy as thousands flee the flames and dozens of structures are lost. >> all that i've seen except for one were all burned to the ground >> reporter: with crews fighti

it's a story you'll only see on nbc bay area. >>> also -- >> he cracked this young asian girl on the the head. she fell down. >> violently attacked on the streets of san francisco. but tonight police are trying to find the victim, not her attacker. >>> then it's a hit-and-run that happened more than a decade ago. why it's renewing calls for more to be done to keep the streets safe. it has happened again. another apparently unprovoked attack on a member of the asian american and pacific islander community on the streets of san francisco. tonight police say they're still looking for the victim. >> but the man they say attacked her, well, they have him. our cameras were actually there when officers arrested the suspect. that's where nbc bay area's tom jensen picks up the story. >> reporter: we still don't know what provoked this latest attack. but these attacks against people in the aapi community have gone up dramatically since the start of the pandemic. in 2020 there were nine in san francisco, and last year that number jumped to 60. now another one. and this latest attack was against

search nbc bay area and click download. you'll see our must-see play list for everything on the case. >>> people around concord felt some shaking today. the 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:30 this afternoon just two miles from pittsburg. so far no reports of any damage or injuries. >>> thousands of students and teachers in oakland skipped school today. you see them right there to show their opposition to planned school closures. sharon katsuda visited a school and one of the protest groups to explain the divide between the district and its teachers. >> instead of sitting in the classrooms, we found many kids here at the lake merritt block party to support the teachers. ♪♪ the oakland unified school district music teachers banded together for a festive scene on a very serious subject, school closures. >> i'd rather be here because this is what our teach worries want. >> reporter: the teachers and many students are angry, saying oakland schools violated its own rules when deciding to shutter 11 schools over the next two

the surprise wedding at 37,000 feet >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone the pentagon tonight warning americans against travel to ukraine after the death of a 22-year-old u.s. marine veteran who went there to join the fight. the mother of willy joseph cancel saying he wanted to go over because he believed in what ukraine was fighting for that fight this evening still focused in the east but u.s. officials say the russian advance there has been slow and uneven and taking longer than the russians had anticipated. the mayor of the besieged city of mariupol, which is so critical to the russian goal of dividing the country, believes more than 20,000 in that city alone have died since the beginning of the war. the russians once again looking over their shoulders turning some of their attention back to the capital. missiles striking in kyiv, a city where a major russian armored assault was successfully repelled several weeks ago. kelly cobiella is in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: after more than two months of war and countless ukrainians killed

delta told nbc 7 it will restore flight privileges on a case-by-case basis. american says its worst offenders will remain on their no fly list. a united ceo said they spoke to people individually, and preponderance to those allowed to return will behave. alaska and southwest say they won't be welcoming back any banned passengers. flight attendant latifah fields says everyone plays a role in keeping the skies friendly. >> we all need to respect each other and we also need to do that with our passengers, and our passengers need do that with us. >> kevin henry reporting. we are back in 90 seconds. still ahead. no longer the ceo. jack dorsey's new title. it is ap interesting one and why it changed. >>> we are all adults and we are having a hard time understand all this and figuring this out. you know, how do the kids understand? >>> helping children understand our climate in crisis. a look at one woman's new project that will make you bay-area proud. >>> and earth week did bring us some rain today we got some sunshine. so, what can we expect for sunday and lookin

nbc bay area is following this story. we will have more for you coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> today is a busy day in the bay area. former president barack obama and vice president kamala harris will be in the area. now, they're on separate trips, one discussing how we consume information, the other dealing with maternal health care. nbc bay area's cierra johnson is live for us from where president obama will be delivering that speech. empty now, but i'm sure it will be a packed house. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, marcus. the auditorium right now is empty, but folks are outside waiting to get in. those security sweeps have been conducted and in a little more than an hour we will hear from the former president in this exact auditorium. the keynote address will focus on the way we create and consume information and how it threatens democracy. now, this event will be co-hosted by the cyber policy center as well as stanford and the obama foundation. now, it begins a little after noon. and this event will be streamed on yo

nbc bay area's scott budman joins us now. what did the mayor say? >> sam liccardo of san jose says progress was made to try and curb the number of untraceable guns that officers say they see at crime scenes called ghost guns because they have no serial numbers and they're assembled from kits. the new measures announced by the president would require commercial makers of the gun kits to be licensed and requires the individual parts that make up the guns to be classified as firearms under the law. sellers would have to be licensed as well and would have to run background checks on the buyers. >> we're seeing these proliferate in cities throughout the country, and the efforts that the president announced today will be really critical for cities like san jose that are working mightily to halt gun violence from these weapons. of course since they're untraceable, these guns are only used essentially to commit crimes. >> there are critics, including the nra, that say the crackdown will do nothing to take the guns out of the hands of criminals. mayor liccar

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>>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening a veiled threat from vladimir putin to the west tonight as russian forces feel the bite of american-supplied weapons to ukraine putin vowing a lightning-fast response to outside interference and strategic threats to russia saying, we have all the tools for this during the conflict, putin has reminded the west of his advanced nuclear weapons capabilities undeterred, officials in the biden administration say they are preparing to send congress a request for additional ukraine aid, described as massive in scale. moscow, meantime, pulling the trigger on energy exports today cutting two nato allies off from russian oil and natural gas supplies it's a move that immediately sent energy prices higher that's where we begin tonight with nbc's tom costello >> reporter: vladimir putin's new threats have europe and the world on edge tonight. after moscow cut off poland and bulgaria, two nato allies, from natural gas and oil supplies after they refused to pay in rubles rather than the standard dollars and euros. speaking to russian l

nbc chopper was overhead.lear was given around 4:30 and everyone was allowed to go back inside. no word who made the threat. >>> then there's this. more than 8,000 sutter health nurses walked off the job, one-day strike impacted 18 locations across northern california, including several in the bay area. hospitals scrambled to hire replacements for the day. nurses want safer working conditions for patients and staff and want a voice in pandemic planning. been negotiating with sutter for ten months. >> hospital has come to negotiations unprepared. even yesterday on easter sunday were unprepared. met with us 18 minutes. >> nurses plan to be back on the job tomorrow as contract talks continue. sutter says the strike is example of union putting politics above patients. >>> next, more from the warriors >>> okay. not to be lost in the warriors' glow, the a's. a's as perky and likeable as ever. last team in baseball to have home opener. hello to the new manager there. nice crowd, frankie montas looked like an ace, six

this is a live look from our nbc bay area skyranger. you see the car in question.looking at it, pointing at it. this happened near 580 and state route 13. all westbound lanes of the interstate are closed. traffic is being diverted. traffic is being sent to state route 13. the chp imploring people please stay away from that area. it's unknown at this time how long the interstate will be

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nbc bay area news. >>> a major shake-up at sfpd. announcing the death of two current police officers and one former officer. the arrests came after two separate internal affairs investigations. in one, retired officer mark williams took a machine gun and silencer home from the property room. in the other investigation, the officers were called to the marriott marquis hotel last july. hotel workers say they found credit cards, i.d.s, and what looked like meth. instead of booking the evidence, the officers reportedly shredded the cards and flushed the drugs down the toiles. >>> russia launched a wave of attacks in a new push to capture the donbas region in the eastern part of the country. the battered city of mariupol could fall at any hour. this map from the institute of the study of war assesses where russia has launched new attacks coming weeks after the failed march to ukraine's capital of kyiv. another major city, kharkiv, suffered intensified strikes. the penn says russia has sent in thousands of additional troops. tuesday is ge

susan mcginnis, nbc news. >>> all right. back in the u.s., donald trump learned today that he is still on the hook for a fine of $10,000 a day. new york judge denied an appeal from the former president who reversed the fine. trump was found in contempt of court and fined for every day he fails to turn over subpoena documents. the state attorney general letitia james says she's uncovered evidence that his family business misstated the values of assets, including homes, skyscrapers, and golf courses. former president donald trump says the papers aren't in his personal possession, but that did not satisfy the judge. >>> a highly contagious strain of bird flu that's reached two dozen states has been denext a human. that man who has since recovered was working at a commercial farm in colorado, removing poultry suspected of infection. the flock was later euthanized. wild birds are blamed for spreading the h1n1 flu. but the threat to the public is low because people would have to handle a bird to get infected. in illinois people ar

and we invite you to download our free nbc bay area app. let you follow along with rob's forecast. you get updated weather info for your neighborhood. >>> we're getting more answers as to what exactly happened over the weekend in sacramento. investigators are now saying it was a gang shootout. they believe at least five people in two different groups exchanged more than 100 gunshots. nbc bay area's sergio quintana's been on this story for us all week and is in sacramento once again with the latest. >> reporter: widely shared social media video of a fight in downtown sacramento includes rapid-fire gunshots in the background as people run for cover. police now say those gunshots came from multiple shooters. >> five shooters, included two groups that -- where there was an exchange of gunfire between the

he is broadcasting from our nbc studios in los angeles tonight.p stories, growing backlash about elon musk buying twitter. questions raised inside the company in san francisco and what twitter's founder thinks of this deal. lester joins us in about three minutes. (music throughout) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> many cities actually are debating their covid inspired road closures, including san jose. >> during the pandemic, closing san pedro square to cars allowed the many dining spots to expand into the street and safely serve socially distanced customers. the emergency measure expires attend of the year, but councilmember raul perales is proposing making the change permanent. a decision is expected this evening. >>> he was there when baby brandon was found. we'll be joined by the man who saw it all unfold. what he did moments before one of his employees found the 3-month-old. that story and more coming up on our 7:00 newscast. >>> up next on "nightly news," a closer look at the white house wildfire crisis strategy. $50 billion plan to help communities brac

nbc's steve patterson has the details. >> reporter: out of control. a rare and deadly wildfire surging across tornado alley authorities say a 66-year-old volunteer fire spotter was killed when this cluster break out friday near cambridge, nebraska along the kansas border, this fire spreading fast, already ripping across more than 50,000 acres. driven by powerful 50-mile-an-hour winds and bone-dry brush nebraska's fire outbreak is burning in at least five counties 11 firefighters injured so far the national guard called in to assist how unusual is this for the state? >> it's difficult to manage this many fires, especially when the fire service in nebraska is almost entirely volunteer based, even small fires have just blown up out of control. really, really quickly. >> reporter: in new mexico states of emergency across nearly half a dozen counties fires scattered across the state threatening hundreds of homes. officials warning get out of harm's way. >> if you have been asked to evacuate, please evacuate. >> reporter: the governor saying half the state

nbc news has confirmed the former president and mccarthy spoke thursday night, and so far mr. trump is not upset. but neither man has commented publicly about what this means for their relationship or mccarthy's ambition to become house speaker. lester >> all right, kelly o'donnell at the white house tonight, thank you. >>> on this earth day president biden signed an executive order to protect forests from wildfires on federal lands. this comes as fire season strikes early and severely in the west where a number of fast moving blazes are out of control one of the most dangerous is in arizona. and miguel almaguer is there for us tonight >> reporter: overmatched and understaffed tonight firefighters across the west are on their heels. a series of destructive and fast moving infernos devouring homes. >> you could hear the fire coming it was so intense. >> reporter: facing extreme conditions the most dangerous fires today are whipped by winds. here in arizona where dozens of structures have been obliterated crews are struggling to stay ahead of the tunnel fire and are mopping up i

news, washington >>> and that's nbc "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. -but i just... -so thanks, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it. there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability. >>> next on nbc bay area news, a sun splashed friday. it comes with a warning. we are hours away from a red flag warning. heat and wind, a dangerous recipe for wildfires. >>> with no end in sight in ukraine, the fighting california firefighters are going into the war zone. >> a fire engine, one is on its side, one hit by a rocket. the other is burned up. >> a man leading a team into ukraine. how they

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in the last hour, our nbc bay area look at that. you can see a shell of a building is all that remains. crews still dousing hot spots with water and take a look at this. there's so much water, parts of the store and behind it are flooded right now. special hazmat teams are being brought in to help pump that water out so it doesn't run into nearby waterways. >> marianne favro is back out there today. what are firefighters saying right now? >> reporter: firefighters tell us it appear the fire started in the lumber section of the store. if you take a look here, you can see where this roof collapsed. right now firefighters are mopping up, and there is still a lot of smoke out here, and they continue to douse the building with water. this fire spread so quickly, it went to five alarms in just 30 minutes. firefighters say the store did have fire sprinklers and they appeared to work. but it is possible some may have been overwhelmed by the intense heat from the fire. since it was a saturday, the store was packed with customers. amazingly,

watch the full story on nbc lx. can also watch lx on xfinity channel 185 or over the air at channel 11-5. rob and i were giving each other weird looks during that one. time to check in with meteorologist rob mayeda for the wet and windy forecast. >> it is. >> my hair got ruined running from the car into the studio. >>> a lot of humidity out there. >> yeah. >> temperatures in mid 50s outside and we had heavy downpours, which a lot has transitioned over to the east bay right now. you see the cloudy skies. rain for now has let up a little bit in san francisco but you are about on see from our stormranger, mobile doppler radar, more rain set to move into san francisco in the next 15 minutes. 57 in oakland. it is a warm start to the morning. southwest winds at 21 miles per hour. this is where a lot of the downpours have been over the last 30 minutes or so. out towards the tri-valley. 54 in dublin. in san jose, 55 degrees. temperatures later on as the sun breaks out, it is not going to warm up a whole lot. we are looking

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his father and the connection he still feels with his mother, princess diana >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone we begin with breaking news. there is word in tonight the justice department will appeal a judge's order that struck down the federal mask requirement on planes and other transport the cdc saying they believe it remains necessary for public health to mask while taking indoor forms of transportation it was just 48 hours ago we saw passengers and flight crew celebrating what appeared to be the end of mask requirements many airlines quickly dropped their mask policies. for the moment, mask wearing remains optional all this as cases are on the rise in many states with particular concern over a pair of highly infectious subvariants. tom, what do we know >> the justice department is not seeking to stay the judge's order because essentially, the mask order right now is dead the trouble is they want to go ahead and try to address the issue of precedence with the cdc to protect their authority and americans are already confused two days

bob riddell, "nbc bay area news". >>> it is 7:27.have much more ahead for you on "today in the bay" including a deadly rocket attack targeting a ukrainian train station where women and children were trying to flee the country. coming up, why russia is saying it was not behind the attack. ♪♪ >>> good morning. it is saturday, april 9th, 7:30 on the dot as we take a live look at oracle park. wow! what a cool camera to have. a gorgeous morning after a beautiful opening day yesterday. the giants won in the 10th against the florida marlins -- or the miami marlins i should say. whoops, i just dated myself. thank you so much for joining us. i'm kira clap earp. meteorologist vianey arana joins us with a look at the forecast. >> the concern of the wind is something we will be on top of today. 51 degrees right now in san jose. notice the temperature trend. it will be running a few degrees cooler, so we're heading into a bit of a cooling trend after a pretty warm friday. record-breaking temperatures earlier this week. in san francisco right now