this is new video from our nbc bay area skyranger of the north bay. >>> at 11:00, returning home. finally. this is new video of nbc bay area sky ranger of the north bay and the flooding there. thank you so much for joining us. >> after some of the worst flooding in nearly 22 years, evacuation orders in guerneville are lifted. residents are allowed to return so that they can see the extreme damage left behind, some of this for the first time. at last check, more than 2,000 homes were flooded. in marin county, the westbound lanes of highway 37 still closed at atherton avenue. california's largest reservoir lake shasta is up 39 feet in elevation since the start of february. nbc bay area's pete suratos reports on that damage left behind. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you guys. we finally made our way here to river road inside of guerneville which has saw a lot of damage as a result of the flooding that came in from the russian river that crested at more than 45 feet. we are taking a look at the businesses here that were affected by all of this. in talking to people they say they'r

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "nbc bay area news." >> christie, thank you. we should note we will be airing the giants game tonight on nbc bay area at 6:00 right here. >>> well, the weekend is here and get ready for more rain. you can see it on our exclusive stormranger mobile radar. that storm is going to hit tonight. here is a live look at our traffic cam in san jose. those are some gray skies. let's bring in our meteorologist who joins us with a timeline of the new storm. rob, is it anything compared to what we saw earlier this week? >> thank goodness no in terms of the inches of rain we saw in the north bay but it will be a fast mover dropping locally heavy rain at times. you are see light rain in the north bay, but the main event with the system coming in after midnight tonight having a bigger impact we think just before sunrise tomorrow morning. the rainfall total is impressive, especially around the coastal hills can see close to an inch of rain at times. rock and mudslide risk is still elevated from all of the rain we saw this week. so for the weekend

that's where we find nbc bay area's ross plater with the latest. ross? >> reporter: we heard from the students -- >> hey, hey, ho-ho -- >> reporter: hundreds of students from around the bay area converged on san francisco leaving their classrooms behind to wage their climate strike protest. and they hope this time people would finally pay attention. >> we got the mass public's attention by blocking off traffic. we marched. we spoke our voices. we went too big hot spots around san francisco. >> reporter: they were also trying to put added pressure on two prominent bay area lawmakers. so they made their way to the offices of house speaker nancy pelosi then senator dianne feinstein to ask them again to support the green new deal. >> they have not made a commitment. they have -- it's very disheartening and sad to say that because they're representatives. i believe after seeing this today, i believe they're going to want to make that change. >> we are fighting. you are soldiers. >> reporter: the students then made their way to union square for a rally. organiz

nbc bay area sky >>> a burning pot on a stove is to blame for an apartment fire in the east bay this morning. nbc bay area sky ranger is overhead there. this is on sem nafr avenue in oakland. the fire started after 6:00 in the morning. one apartment unit damaged. luckily no one was killed. >>> a truck hit and killed a man running naked on the freeway this morning. it happened 8:30 southbound 280 at the mclaughlin exit in san jose. chp says the man ran across the freeway, the driver couldn't stop. driver hit him. the driver swerved into another lane, triggering an accident with two other cars. no one else was hurt. >>> feds are charging facebook with discrimination over targeted housing ads. the civil suit comes from the department of housing and urban development. the charge stems from an investigation the department launched last year. multiple outside investigations say they found facebook's ad capabilities allow advertisers to exclude people by race ethnicity when posting real estate ads. that's a violation of the fair housing act. >>> people who live at a san jose homeless camp we

bay area. the county says if they're successful, they will start using them in other spots in the county. reporting live in contra costa county, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> in palo alto, an intruder breaks into a woman's apartment. police are looking for this man. it happened sunday at 4:00 a.m. on el camino real near page mill road. the man was wearing gloves and holding a flashlight when he entered the woman's bedroom. he sat on the bed next to her and started talking to her. the woman ran out of the room to find her roommate. the suspect ran away. >>> turning now to our weather. spring showers arrived right on cue. it's the first day of spring. we saw some rain this morning and some sun. a live look at san jose where we see some clouds now her geoff meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the next round of rain headed our way. jeff? >> it looks like we'll get a little bit of a break between storm systems, a little bit of good news for you. you can see those totals, 65/100ths in santa rosa, san jose. concord picking up 3/10 thchlthn inch. some snow showers on highway 50 will continue to linger. the wider view shows we have dried out,

nbc bay area responds next. ar to resolve. >>> nbc bay area responds to a san pablo woman whose case took a year to resolve. >> consumer investigator chris chmura joins us now to explain why it took so long. >> a year. >> a year. >> that's a long time. >> that's what they call an outlier for us. most of the time we can get results pretty quickly. sometimes in a couple hours, not so much for ella. she owns a small business, and in late 2017 she had dhl deliver a 30-pound crate of honey from africa. it's for her business. now, this is where it gets sticky. the shipping bill later listed the 30 pound crate as 50 pounds, and that drove the cost $500 higher than she budgeted. well, ella disputed that bill and refused to pay, then dhl closed her account. so she turned to us in early 2018. we contacted dhl several times throughout 2018. then in january of this year, 2019, ella says dhl finally compromised. it reopened her account and gave her a $300 refund. dhl did not respond to our request for comment. ella told us, b

tonight right here on nbc bay area at 7:00 p.m.giants baseball, a little spring training action. speaking of that, before they take on the rockies, here is john miller and mike krukow with more. >> madison bumgarner is pitching tonight but not in her gaour ga he'll be in kansas city. connor joe is playing. >> connor is a utility player. he got by the reds this season and the giants make a trade with the reds and he's over here. he still falls under the rule 5 rules. he has a great chance to make this club. he's in the outfield tonight. also matt joyce trying to get a position in this outfield. watch chris stratton especially against the first four hitters, they will be the starting day lineup for the rocks. so a lot to be said in this camp. a lot to be determined yet. tonight is an important game. >> that includes giants nemesis aronado. >>> some of your favorite nbc shows will be on cozi tv. we will be back on nbc bay area news at 11:00 after the game. >> wish we had scottsdale's weather. >> it's going to be nice, 60s, no rain. >>

nbc bay area's jean elle is live with the details for us. and that is a big announcement in new zealand. >> reporter: it is, jessica. and the crowd gathered here at city hall tonight to stand united against hate. cheered had they learned new zealand's prime minister is making immediate changes to gun laws there. and a bay area congressman tonight says he plans to mukad his name?ault weapon ban mukad ibrahim. may you rest in peace. >> reporter: an emotional interfaith gath yrg in san francisco to remember the 50 people killed while praying at mosques in new zealand friday. the deadly violence against muslims has sent another wave of fear through the community here in the bay area. >> i have 11 nieces and nephews. there's not a day that goes by that i'm not thinking about their safety, about the rise of hate crime. >> reporter: with a focus on safety new zealand's prime minister announced tonight a ban on the sale of assault rifles, high capacity magazines and military-style semi-automatic rifles. >> every semi-automatic weapon used in the ter

nbc bay area responds, next. lance bill turned into a real headache. >>> nbc bay area responds to a san francisco mom whose ambulance bill turned into a headache. >> a lot of people have this problem. our consumer investigator chris chmura stepped in to ease the pain. >> reporter: judith says her son had a nasty cut on his face from a playground accident, nothing too serious but he did need treatment. a city ambulance crew saw her carrying her little boy and offered to help. the medics told her, she said, they would bill her insurance. yet she got a bill for $2,100 in the bail. she said she asked the billing company to file a claim with her health insurance but that didn't happen. after four months of trying to resolve this herself, judith asked us to help out. we reached out to the city's ambulance billing service. and about a week later, judith says it sent her bill to the insurance provider which paid it in full, all $2,100. health insurance doesn't always the cover ambulance rides at 100%. so you should check

i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. opper whose experience with a beauty product got pretty u >>> nbc bay area responds to a san mateo shopper whose experience with a beauty product got pretty ugly. >> chris chmura stepped in to help. chris? >> jocelyn says i know the amount is not much, but i hope you can help me. how much are we talking about here? well, 40 bucks, well, $39.95 to be exact. here's what happened. jocelyn ordered a product that offered natural radiance from west moore beauty. she returned it 16 days later. but we checked their return policy and it's actually pretty generous. it says you can return any new or gently used products within 60 days of your purchase. please allow two to four weeks to process the return. but after three months of waiting, jocelyn says she did not get her money back. so she wrote us. our team contactedt and it responded saying jocelyn's account was refunded $39.95. west more didn't respond to our questions about the delay. send us your unsolved consumer complaints, 888-996-tips o

that happened to one woman, i'm chris chmura, nbc bay area responds, next. area resa san leandro woman whose high-flying purchase wound up grounded -- along with her >>> well, nbc bay area responds to a san leandro woman whose money ended up grounded. >> did you parachute in to help? >> yes, we did. this dates back to christmas. sandra hoffwood spent $124 on a drone kit. it was supposed to be a christmas gift. but it was not delivered in time for christmas, so she canceled and expected a $124 refund, but they didn't deliver that either. griphon air tech said we verified and noticed there was a technical error and proceeded to do the refund directly. sondra finally landed her $124 refund, which is supposed to be right there. little known fact, the federal trade commission says companies are supposed to deliver merchandise within 30 days of your order. if not, they should obtain written permission to delay the shipment or refund you in full. now i think this is really important information. so the next time an order is late and you're about to call customer ser

nbc bay area responds next. pack purchase hit a snag. >>> nbc bay area responds to a san jose woman who's designer back pack purchase hit a snag. >> designer back pack. consumer investigator krchris chmura joins us. how did you iron it out? >> stephanie ironed it out. let's talk about jessica williams. she tried to use her $100 gift card to buy a draw string back pack on tweite. she said she redeemed her card at check out, but the purchase didn't go through. so she tried again, but guess what happened? the card was then empty. so if you're keeping score here, that's no bag, and no money, and no way to try and purchase it again. well, guess what? also when she called the company, no response. yeah, no response from customer service. now, in the meantime, that back pack she wanted so badly, it sold out, so she's got an empty gift card and no back pack to buy. she reached out to us and stephanie on our team, reached out to true religion. we heard back from the c.e.o. herself. she said she called jessica personally w

thing that happened to me could have happened to someone on death row. >> reporter: jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> the son of a well-known oakland family killed in southern california is back in the bay area tonight. police escorted the body of victor mcel hainy to a funeral home in berkeley. he was on the usc campus studying jazz. he was also active in the school center for black cultural and student affairs. his mom linnette mcelhaney is on the oakland city council. at this point we have not heard exactly when funeral services will take place. >>> a shootout in san leandro. a man is dead, a woman wounded. both shot by alameda county shev's deputies. tonight a number of questions remain unanswered. it happened in a parking lot of a thrift store in unincorporated san leandro near the bay fair bart station. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney was the first reporter on the scene and joins us now in san leandro. terry, what happened there? >> reporter: well, we are told that it was a simple theft at a thrift store and it ended in this kind of tragedy. behind me you can see the investigators are

nbc bay area is a proud sponsor of the festival.hich by the way, has been taking place for the last 29 years in silicon valley. we'll send it back to you. >> exciting night. thanks. >> we have to watch a lot of movies. >> let the price wars begin. yesterday was southwest. today it's alaska airlines, offering discounted flights to hawaii. alaska is launching a three-day sale on flights from all three bay area airports to the hawaiian islands. about $180 to fly from san francisco to honolulu one way. this comes after southwest announced yesterday new routes from the bay area to hawaii with a sale, a big sale. tickets were as low as $49 each way. >> can i still get the $49 seats? >> i'm not sure. >> probably sold out. >> maybe $100. that's good. >> we're back in a moment with a lot more michelin rated restaurants in california. we'll explain why. sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now i'm ready to focus on my project. ♪ ♪ this is why we plan. ♪ ♪ you never cease to amaze me, maya. see how investing with a j.

nbc bay area. >>> bay area family is upset over how a local hospital used technology to tell them loved had terminal illness. used device called an irobot to deliver the news. >> rolled into the room at kaiser permanente and thought the person on the screen was passing along routine information so starting shooting to make sure she could accurately relay it to her mother and grandmother who had just stepped out but the news was far more serious. >> we don't have any effective treatments. i can give i morphine and make you feel better but there's a risk that could suppress your breathing. >> you can hear her repeating most of the conversation to her grandfather wearing a breathing mask. could your grandpa here? >> no, i had to repeat everything the man was saying. >> he thought he could go home, annalisa had to tell him might not be possible. >> next hospice at home? >> i don't know if he's going to get home. >> annalisa's mother would have liked her called back to the room for the critical conversation, not happy about the way this is handled. >> i get it's a new generation, i get it's

this saturday is fight night here at nbc bay area. me of the best e-gamers in california battle it out on street fighter 5. you can catch some of the action streaming on nbc bay area, and then after "snl," "saturday night live," the championship round here on nbc. esports saturday night fights. >> that's a good saturday night. >>> the warriors are positioning themselves for another championship run by bringing back an old dear friend. >> old for basketball years. he's younger than us. it's been rumored all week. it's official today. andrew bogut is returning to the warriors. the 34-year-old has been out of the nba, playing in hisome country of australia. bogut, you might recall, won a championship with the warriors in 2015 before being traded to dall dallas. he should help out with the warriors' defense there. >>> t.o. coming back to town. the 49ers announcing today that terrell owens will become the 28th member of the team's hall of fame. o the pro football hall of fame last year and said he's humbled to join the likes of montana, you

the bay area will profit and benefit. nbc bay area tech reporter scott budman joins us in nays au ames research center where work on the mission is already underway. scott. >> reporter: well, hey, raj. if you think it, every 1960s has gotten a boost from the nasa ames veerch center hre here in mountain view. the next leap is no exception. >> the moon is the proving ground. mars is the horizon goal. >> reporter: nasa says there's money in the federal budget for deep space exploration, so the agency is going to return to the moon to prepare for a longer trip to mars. >> it is about having a sustainable human presence on and around the moon. in order to achieve that objective, we need a permanent command and service module in orbit around the moon. >> the actual space craft. >> reporter: the bay area is preparing, too. the nasa ames research center in mountain view using locally-made technology to create this module called the bio sentinel project. it will test radiation on life forms to better aid in long-range missions into sp

"bay area revelations: the evolution of video games" airs tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. here on nbcay area. after "saturday night live," catch our esports fight night live. watch some of the best e-gamers in california battle it out playing "street fighter 5" after "snl." a late-night thing, probably 1:00 a.m. tomorrow night or sunday morning you'll watch this live, people playing video games. >> all right. >> it's a thing now. >> i know it's a thing. >> it's going to be fun. we'll be up watching. >> you can have a party. >> it's going to be a party. >> millions and millions of people view that each month, if you were to add up the numbers. >> we're all new to it so i'm going to be watching with open eyes here. >> good. >> i've been doing it for years. no. it looks fun. >>> weather, we have changes throughout the weekend. more rainfall coming on back. let's go ahead and get you a look at storm ranger mobile doppler radar. and our cold front which is actually going to bring that rainfall is still offshore. that's where we get the heaviest downpours. we're still several hours out from

ian cull, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, ian. >>> okay. do you feel lucky? do you? check your powerball tickets. are you one of the bay area's newest millionaires? two tickets with five out of six winning numbers were sold here in the bay area. one in san jose at gateway food and liquor. the other at centerwood liquor in san mateo. now, the one winning ticket that matched all six numbers worth $768 million? that one was sold in wisconsin. it's the fourth largest lottery prize in u.s. history. lucky numbers, 16, 20, 37, 44, 62, with the powerball number of 12. >>> okay. it was certainly nice while it lasted but this break from the rain not going to last long. live look over san jose. where yes, those storm clouds are forming. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is here now. and jeff, i feel like i'm on repeat here. how much more rain are we talking about? >> well, it's not going to be a super strong storm tomorrow. looks like overall we'll see a tenth to a quarter inch for most of the bay area and right now this is beginning to take shape out here in the pacific. we'll g

reporting live from cupertino, laura sambol, nbc bay area news. >>> a little more information for you. 15 people from the bay area are facing charges in the college admissions cheating scandal. they include ceos, a doctor, and the former sailing coach at stanford. you can read exactly what they are all accused of doing on our website. we have detailed information on each person's case. that is at nbcbayarea.com. >>> this just in. vermont senator and presidential hopeful bernie sanders is making his way back to the bay area. sanders' campaign announced about 30 minutes ago that he'll be making a stop in san francisco. it's his first since announcing his presidential run. now, the footage you're watching is from the last time he was in the city, almost two years ago. sanders will hold a rally next sunday, march 24th, at great meadow park at ft. mason. the event is free and the public is welcome to come. >>> turning now to the weather, a live look out at emeryville. that is a beautiful shot. man, it was beautiful out there. the recent rain brushed away by some of the warmth. >> it's a pe

here )s a live look at nbc bay area storm ranger, picking up rain in the north bay. >>> monday morning, a storm is brewing. a live look at nbc bay area storm ranger this morning. rain already picking up in the far north bay. that's where everything is set to start this morning before eventually moving south. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm whereby. kari hall has the weather for us. >> i love how we put "the monday storm." >> and the music. >> we are going to see some rain moving in, mostly for the north bay. the rest of us will see the system slowly sagging south a in the afternoon. it's affected areas north of santa rosa so this is lake, where we are that will once again slowly make itsayar. as we go into the noon hour, still raining mostly in the north bay, and approaching san francisco, and then continuing to move its way into the east bay and the peninsula. so i'll have more of a time line on that for you, and mike, you're tracking a crash in palo alto. >> i am, live camera 101 toward university. traffic flowed slowly toward the came

toe on nbc bay area. some of the best e-gamers in california... competing in a >>> well, tonight is fight night here on nbc bay area. not that kind of fight. some of the best e-gamers in california competing in a video game tournament in oakland. you can watch the championship round right here on nbc, right after "snl." but right now, we want to check in with mike inouye live at the east ports arena. he's got a preview. mike? >> hey, terry, what's going on? you said video games. i don't want people to get the wrong opinion of that. video games is what i play at home with little buttons. over here, we're in east ports arena oakland. this is an entire facility, check it out, which is getting ready for tonight's competition. we have a tournament that's getting ready. right now at the warm-up tables, we have our professional level players playing and warming up, but they're going to compete later on with the help of four folks who have competed all night to represent either northern california or southern california in the battle for california, using

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us. privacy rights is the sticking point here. >> reporter: that's right, now three cameras are pointing at one intersection in this city. it's a part of a pilot program. but tonight the police chief laid out a lot of reasons why he believes more cameras are needed. >> i'mhese cameras should be put in. >> reporter: cameras located at grand and oakland avenues have proven to be useful in helping catch suspects in piedmont crimes. >> you can see up here on the map -- >> reporter: tonight police chief jeremy bowers laying out his plan for more cameras. >> the goal is safety. the goal is to keep people safe. >> reporter: he pointed out law enforcement used video from this camera to catch suspects who were involved in the home invasion in january. the police chief also knows privacy is a major start out w the cameras. they are in the public area and they're viewing areas are areas where there's no reasonable expectation of privacy. >> there is no more expectation of privacy in the digital worl

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> hitching a ride with lyft. the company made its public debut. this won't impact people's pocketbooks. how going public may impact rider safety. >>> sun shrishine is returned bo the bay area. they )re accused oe system, and today, they faced the music. bay area parents involved in that admissions scandal, appearing in a boston >>> they are accused of clehaetg the system and face the music. bay area families are in the courtroom. >> reporter: we have been watching quite a procession here at the news operation center. the parent who is showed up today did not have to enter a plea but they did have to show up before a judge and the tv cameras. as you can imagine, these very high profile parents kept a very low pro fill as they came and went from the boston federal courthouse. bay area people caught in the case included 55-year-old welcome mcglashin, if founder of an investment firm. he got his son in as a football recruit even though he didn't play the sport. and augustine accused of paying $50,000 to get his daught

live in san jose, i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >>> and it is a big push to get guns out of the hands of illegal gun owners. and it is taking shape on the south bay. police are asking for more money to fight this problem. san jose police officers association said more than 20,000 criminals and mentally ill people should not have access to guns. but they do. and it is dangerous to try and get those guns out of their hands. the officers say it is a safety issue both for them and for the communities that they serve and that they need help to do it. >> these high-risk individuals live in our local communities, that is why we will be reaching out to local city elected officials seeking immediate funding for personnel to be dedicated to working with the california department of justice to be aforce multiplier in getting these weapons away from the high-risk individuals. >> that police officers association has just written a letter to attorney general xavier becerra asking for financial and legal help to get the guns. >>> from the bay area to washington, d.c

watch tomorrow's game right here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. >>> coming up, major layoffs in the bay area. the tech companies that are cutting jobs. >>> and you might have heard yesterday about proposed cuts to the special olympics. reporter robert handa joins us with his story how one bay area athlete is reacting. special olympics is igniting a firestorm here in the bay area a >>> new proposed cuts to the special olympics is igniting a firestorm here in the bay area. and really across the country. secretary of education betsy devos wants to cut all the money for special olympics. reporter robert handa joins us to talk about this. robert, you talked about this story yesterday, and you spoke to a special olympics athlete, who felt really blind sided by this. >> stephanie ching is a really good example. she's an athlete that's been starring in the games for many years, but also an ambassador for special olympics. what they call a global messenger, so she speaks on behalf of a lot of people. yes, she was definitely

that's where we find nbc bay area's mark mathews. there is no shortage of opinions especially in social media about what happened and what happens next. >> reporter: you're right about that, terry. this video that was shot by a bystander and then sold to tmz made its way around the world very quickly. and now there is a heated debate over what it says about larry bayer and his relationship with his wife, and whether or not he should remain the c.e.o. of the san francisco giants. >>> on friday, larry bayer called this altercation regrettable. saying he was very deeply embarrassed and that he and his wife had resolved the issue. later that evening, a second statement offering a deeper apology and saying he would do whatever it takes to make sure that he never behaves in such an inappropriate manner again. on social media, bayer is being roundly condemned with many calling him an abuser who should be fired. in person, people here at the plaza were less judgmental. >> if we jump on each other every time we see somebody making a mistake,

reporting live from stanford, anoushah rasta, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> and now the fallout is underway here in the bay area, too. 15 people charged in the scandal are local. all of them parents. and the head sailing coach at stanford who has been fired. manuel henriquez is fired out of palo alto and he and his wife are accused of paying $400,000 for two daughters. some of the money went for proctors who sat with both girls during placement tests. authorities say a large chunk was paid to get their elder daughter into georgetown and on to the tennis team even though she didn't play tennis in high school. her parents have been released on bond of half a million dollars each. now william maclaugh is on leave from the firm tpg out of san francisco and he agreed to pay $250,000 for placement test corrections and to get his son into usc. that included creating a fake profile of the sons a football player even though his high school didnt have a football team. the feds wiretapped his conversation about the scam and other athletes. he's also been released after posting a half milli

bay area. >> we want to head to san francisco where we are joined by nbc bay area pete suratos. pete, you have been in the mosque in the islamic center of san francisco all morning and talked to folks feeling concern. we understand that. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. understandably so. they're sad and frustrated about the events as you just talked about right there in new zealand and they said they're doing their best to keep spirits up. >> i just with a tonight say we're all human beings. we have to take care of each other. we have a different beliefs. we got to respect for each other. >> reporter: now, fridays here at the islamic center in san francisco are the busiest according to syed who you just heard from where he said hundreds attending a prayer service this afternoon. we saw a handful of people heading into the mosque for prayer this morning and as the details of the mosque shooting continue to come in, syed had this to say about the tragic event. >> this is the act of terrorism. you know? we do not tolerate, whether it's muslims or nonmuslims, my heart broken for th

nbc bay area sam brock is talking to legal experts, bear's attorney and the d.a.'s office about where things go from here. sam? >> the d.a.'s office says it's reviewing the case, but has no time line at this point on a decision. larry bear's own attorney told me in her opinion, she doesn't think he needs a lawyer, because there is no case here. the legal experts say witnesses in their interviews will determine whether or not that's true. in a now viral clip sold to tmz. pam bear can be seen yelling oh, my god before losing a tug of war with her husband. larry bear explaining, my wife and i had an unfortunate public argument related to a family member, and she had an injured foot and fell off her chair. pam beaer telling a different story. we always have been and still are happily married. turns out that injury part could be pivotal in any prosecution. >> for a domestic violence charge. there has to be a dramatic injury. so there has to be some injury to the victim. some visible injury. >> dean johnson thinks the filing decision could go either way. >> the domestic

an atmospheric river next week and kind of down the pike, as well. >> that's why you stay with nbc bay area. best meteorologists on staff here. thank you for joining us. next newscast at 5:00. >> get the latest information all day at nbc bay area.com. thank you for joining us. >> see you tomorrow morning. >>> coming up on "california live," smoothies for your skin. >> find out how a few sips of this will give you the glow that you're looking for. >> the secret ingredients that give you that hollywood glow. and our jewel in the bay is flashing big-time bling. >> people always say you look like a million bucks and you're wearing about a million bucks. >> and dani and are rocking the red carpet at the taste awards. >> "california live." >> taste awards! >> plus, amber introduces us to the man who has turned an ordinary bookstore into an extraordinary work of art. >> i tried to create the experience of a store that i always wanted to experience and i think we did a pretty good job.

our nbc bay area respondsm has received more than >>> 4:55 now. our "nbc bay area responds" team has gotten more than 13,000 calls for help from viewers just like you. >> it's ringing off the hook. consumer investigator chris chmura has a peek behind the scenes in some cases they're actively working to resolve. >> we investigate. we mediate, and we negotiate. that's what's happening with several dozen cases in the works with our team now. we're helping hadley in san jose, she's having trouble with her driving record, an error caused her car insurance to jump 500 bucks. we're on it. we're also working with renee and jeanann in san jose. a company saddled them with more than $10,000 in what looks like it's mistaken identity or i.d. theft. it's debt they wound up with that is not theirs. >>> we're on another five-figure case, angela in los gatos was billed for several years of utility service she didn't use. we've gotten some negotiation going, so stay tuned. the next time we talk about angela, we're hopeful she'll have thousands of dollars back in he

storm so stay tuned in the seven-day forecast. >> rob, thank you very much. >>> and still ahead on nbc bay area news at 5:00, we'll introduce you to bay area high school students delivering good news one story at a time. it will make you bay area proud. >> april 1st means april fools. >> silicon valley biggest tech companies are embracing the day. >> and as you start the workweek on monday, we'll have your forecast. >> join us monday morning from 4:30 to 7:00. even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. >>> for the past seven years the bay area proud series is dedicated to sharing stories of people doing good in the world. we finally have some competition. a group of teenagers has decided to report only good news. nbc bay area's garvin thomas shows us. >> reporter: these are my people. and i don't mean m

thank you, you can keep up with the bay area's ever changing weather by downloading our nbc bay area app. as always, it is free. >>> the rain recent weeks make more potholes opening up. one city is trying to get as many filled over the weekend. it is an issue all over the bay area. christie smith is joining us live in berkeley to explain that. >> reporter: that's right, we have been speaking with drivers in cities all over the bay area and they tell us it has been a bumpy ride. they tried to avoid them but it does not always work. one city has it repaired. after the rain, they're seeing so many potholes. >> reporter: step by step, they're working to make a smoother ride in san francisco. public workers filling potholes, hundreds of them this week. >> a lot of potholes around the city. >> with the recent rain that we are falling zbooibehind and we to play catch up so we brought crews in for extra shifts, 12 hours a day to try to catch up. >> reporter: heavy trucks and cars go by and potholes formed. last month, the city had about 1800 potholes. on a dry month, they're about 350. >> we

pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> thank you for that update. we'll continuing coverage now and will know this week if the east bay is closer to a second teacher strike. on friday teachers in san ramon authorized a strike if the union cannot reach a deal with the district. this wednesday, teachers will update parent what is to expect if there's a strike. >>> turning to our microclimate forecast for keeping the eyes on the skies and we saw a lot of raincoats in oakland in pete's story. >> a live look. look at the backup. bay bridge toll plaza. there's clouds in the backgrounds. the area seeing more rain in the area. meteorologist kari hall is timing this out and when to expect the next big storm move in. >> we have seen the rain off and on throughout the weekend and this morning kind of remnants of that system moving out. we still did have some light idll dry now and every now and then the sun kind of peeks out from behind the clouds. in san jose, we are going to see our temperatures for the afternoon reaching into the low 60s and this is still co

i'm chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. some film buffs wy signed up for a movie ticket subscription -- that bombed. consumer investigator >>> nshs bay area responds to film buffs who siepd up for a movie subscription that bombed. >> it's jep ragenerated gripes nationwide. don't mess with the movies. >>> nbc responds teams nationwide, heard from dozens of people who paid to join a movie ticket service. 15 of those from the bay area. members tell us the company keeps changing the rules and they're not getting their money's worth. sta a fire.y get absolutely try to send smoke signals to customer service. they're more likely to answer that than an e-mail i send. >> some e sorastic step. at 11:00 tonight, we'll explain how they're publicly fighting back against the company that ripped them off. why the company says the dispute should be handled confidentially. if a company is ignoring your complaints maybe we can help. 888-996-tips or nbc bay area/respond. >> we don't have film anymore. >> thank you, chris. >>> get ready here. w

bay area's newest hospital campus. of sutter's old hospitals tom the new campus this morning. the move cet the 11-floor facil. nbc bay area caught up with the first patient to move into one of the new hospital's state-of-the-art private rooms. he says he couldn't be happier with the move and the new digs after spending more than five months at another campus since may. >> you know, we all wish we could be at home, you know. home is comfort, but this is amazing. it's like a hotel. and i think it helps with healing, you know, when you're in a place where you feel comfortable. >> the building includes some of the latest seismic safety features like something called wall dampers that absorb some of the shock during earthquakes. >>> senator bernie sanders returned to his roots to kick off his presidential campaign. sanders holding his first rally inbrooklyn, new york. his birthplace, and he didn't hold back on his thoughts about president trump. >> who is the most dangerous president in modern american history. >> the vermont senator says he expects to win the democratic nomination and then beat mr. trump for the whit

we're live in san jose, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, ian. three freeway shoot ings in three days. tonight the c.h.p. wants to find out if anybody saw anything. the shootings happened in contra costa county, livermore and richmond. investigators don't think they're related. the first one happened saturday highway 4 just north of concovered. driver crashed into a guardrail. but when investigators got closer they saw bullet holes in the side of the car. and then inside, 25-year-old destiny hillary of yolk, she was dead. police believe that shooting is gang-related. last night someone shot at a woman in the leg along highway 580 in livermore. luckily she's okay. c.h.p. believes that was fueled by road rage. and then this morning a third shooting on westbound 80 near richmond, shooter only hit the car this time, but the scary pattern has a lot of drivers on edge. >> you're just not safe any more. it's too many crazies with guns, i'm afraid. >> people are crazy. >> reporter: as of tonight, no one is under community leaders that work to prevent dom

get through this, we've got this. >> reporter: nbc area news. >>> a great resource for tracking all the storms we have been experiencing is through our nbc bay area app. download it. it is free. and you will know any changes in your neighborhood weather ahead of time. >>> new video of the sales force tower. today crews hanging from the side of the skyscraper investigating two cracked windows. the department of building inspections says the inside pane of two double-pane windows broke last wee, one on the 12th floor, another on the 14ther florida. it could be a structural issue. the they say since the breaks were on the inside panes there is no risk of glass falling to the sheets. >> lyft has filed to go public. the ipo likely to raise $100 million comes as the stock market is relatively hot. lyft reported growth both in revenue and customers. lyft is not however anywhere near turning a profit. the company's filings shows it pulled in revenues of $2.2 billion last year. but lost more than $900 million. lyft was founded in 2012. uber also plans to go public soon. >>> they are not just targeting celebrities. hackers are looking for racy photos

south bay woman whose gift cards ended up worthless. >>> nbc bay area responds to a woman in the southse gifts cards ended up worthless. >> she asked to help get her some value for those cards. chris? >> reporter: celia bought gift certificates for two friends to use at a spa. when her friends tried to make an appointment at the spa celia said no one answered. it turned out the spa had been sold. when celia talked to the new owner she said she was no longer accepting old gift cards so celia turned to us. we got a discussion going and the new owner did something they didn't have to, they agreed to accept the gift cards for $400 worth of beauty products. gift cards are one of the most common complaints we get we received more than 190 since 2016. california protects your gift cards and forbids expiration date but doesn't say anything about changing owners. so we say use them quickly. call or visit us at nbc bay area responds. >>> a new survey is highlighting how expensive child care has become in california. our state has some of the highest child care costs in america, the average cost

nbc bay area news. >> this couldtheouth bay now, h much for a pair of slippers? a man stepped on a sea urchin at a beach and got a bill for thousands thousan thousands of dollars, $700 for a pair of foam slippers. marianne favro joins us with the exclusive interview. >> reporter: los gatos urgent care is still open. and the doctor accused of insurance fraud is seeing patients today. she and her husband are charged with overbilling. but they're also accused of billing patients for services they never received. when bruce richardson stepped on a sea urchin in hawaii he still felt pain when he got home to the south bay, so he hided to los gatos urgent care clinic. he says he was treated with a penicillin shot. weeks later, his wife laney got a stunning call from their insurance company. >> and they said well, we're not going to cover the $15,000 penicillin shot. i said what? >> reporter: bruce says, in addition to receiving the expensive shot, the doctor also gave him this slipper during his visit. >> when we got the itemized bill, it was charged for $700. >> report

bay area in the next few years. a survey questioned more than 1300 people in five bay area counties. live in san jose, nbcay area news. >> a lot of us have thought about it. >>> a new real estate listing in san francisco requires not just a lot of money, but a healthy imagination. take a look at these images, beautiful, but here's the catch. this is in glenn park neighborhood. the home isn't there. quite yet. only the lot exists. it's all shrubbery as you can see. the property is the size of a tennis court and the asking price, 1.8 million bucks just for the lot. the city has approveded plans for a three story home, but of course the buyer would still have to build that hope after you first buy the lot. >> i once why people are leaving. >>> the new movie, us, is driving people away from a popular beach attraction. >> there's a family in the driveway. >> look closely. there you see it. the board walk plays a big role. some say they don't want to go to the board walk now. the fim m came out on friday. the reaction online has been strong. one student joked it's so scary, he's dropping out of school. we coast

nbc bay area's christie smith live from nbc bay area. bernie sanders kicked off by addressing the mueller report. >> he made it clear he doesn't want to see a summary. he wants the entire report. of course that was met with enthusiastic applause here in san francisco. he also touched on his themes from 2016. and expandedn them. senator bernie sanders stood before a large crowd who waited to see him. he first addressed the summary of the report from the mueller investigation. >> what i know is that it is a summary of the report. well, i don't want a summary of the report. i want the whole damn report. because nobody, especially this president is above the law. >> reporter: the san francisco rally for sanders' 2020 presidential campaign was just one stop in the state. and supports believe this is his time. >> could have took trump last time around. i don't think that will be a problem. hopefully the rest of the country will realize what we have and jump a democratic contest with a crowded field including senator kamala harris. unlike 2016

in san francisco, tom jenson, nbc bay area news. . >>> new this morning, a body discovered in a residential area in contra costa county. the victim was found after midnight early this morning in the unincorporated area called bay point. a woman out for a walk came upon the pwoetd at sa soon and north broadway avenues. investigators are working through the morning to determine the cause of death. they expect to have an update later today. . >>> here's a new idea to stop gun violence in one south bay community. dave cortezy is planning to roll out a 24/7 gun surrender program. he said people who own guns often don't know,000 properly get rid of them. having 24-hour availability for people to turn in their weapons. >> they don't know if they can travel, bring it to the sheriff. they don't know if it's registered properly. >> cortese adds it could help prevent suicide. his announcement comes one day after a judge blocked a california ban on high-past magazines. >>> to a desperate plea by the family of the 4-year-old oakland boy who accidentally shot himself. the boy's father is in prison and is

we continue our team coverage with nbc bay area's jodie hernandez. one man saw the damage in his home for the first time. jodie. >> reporter: janelle, believe it or not despite all this flood water, the water actually has receded here quite a bit. yesterday i actually toured this area in a boat. today i'm actually able to stand on the road. that means some folks have been allowed to turn home. we tagged along with one of them. >> my goodness. okay, guys. >> reporter: we went along as scott simpson returned to his forestville house for the first time since evacuating tuesday night. >> it's a lot worse than i thought. >> reporter: the flood waters turned everything in the newly-remodeled and painted house upside down. >> you can see the fridge is flipped on its side. i had no idea the water would pick everything up, the couch, the tv stand, nothing is where it was. >> reporter: simpson just moved in on sunday after losing his house in the tubbs fire. he finly a new home of his own, only to now experience a major flood after just two nights in his new p

live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. southwest, american and united, a lot of flights canceled in the bay area. here is some of the impacted routes. southwest out of oakland to l.a. and orlando. southwest out of sfo to phoenix. united uses the 737 to maui and to houston. >>> the black box from the ethiopian airplane is on its way to france. it was sent for nal sanalysis. ar authorities say they don't have the resources to examine the recorders. >>> the source network is down. facebook, instagram went down around 10:00 this morning. for about seven hours, people have not been able to check out their feeds. look at nbc bay area's feed. we are actively on twitter. facebook is working on the problem. it can confirm it has not been hacked. it's unclear when everything will be running again. this is the longest outage facebook has experienced. >>> this is a pivotal moment for the governor. he signed the executive order putting the death penalty on hold in california. within hours, san quentin began dismantling the only death ch

nbc bay area's joe rosato jr.hows us their sprouting ideas. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine an empty mud field as the center of innovation, but three and a half years ago, this was the scene at the oraloma sanitary district in san leandro as the group save the bay planted native grasses in the sewage treatment facility's barren field. >> it was daunting when we started to look at a bare slope with no vegetation at all. we didn't know how successful it would be. >> reporter: the idea was to see if a slope of plants could help underground sewage flows and possibly serve as a remedy for projected sea level rise. today that same mud field looks like this. >> so what you're looking at is a full-scale demonstration of a horizontal levee. >> reporter: district manager jason warner, the experiment worked. he said the plants are cleaning the waste water passing underground through this horizontal levee. >> and we partnered with uc berkeley to measure the effectiveness of that, and we're finding that it's providing very,

into painful ordeal for a bay area woman last year. >>> only on nbc, a routine flight home turned into painful ordeal for a bay area woman last year. she says flight attendants accused her of human trafficking when she was flying with family members. now, she is asking american airlines to apologize for ruining her flight. she spoke to nbc bay area's cot budman. >> reporter: the east bay area says she was racially profiled. the flight attendants say they were doing their jobs. it started at l.a.x., where mina corasani, boarded a flight to sacramento with her neat and two dozens. >> i see that they take my youngest cousin to the front of the plane. >> reporter: mina, who had taken her relatives to universal studios, followed. >> she goes. and i go to follow her. and the american airline agent blocks me in the aisle and doesn't let me go. >> reporter: the airline contends mina was violent with the flight attendants who were helping out. soon, mina and her relatives were escorted off of the plane and said they called the police. >> they are accusing you of human trafficking because you do

nbc bay area sky ranger was overhead as crews arrived on the scene.t is not far from where the 22-year-old woman was buried in the landslide last month. scarlet was walking on an 80-foot cliffside with a friend and her dog when it caved in on them. despite frantically looking, crews did not find scarlet. after days of searching, her friend and dog did survive. new details for you. south bay police departments are responding to possible changes on how santa clara county deals with i.c.e.. in a letter police chiefs across the south bay believe a new move by santa clara county might not be enough. they want leaders to, quote, consider alternatives that would provide a balanced approach to immigrant rights and protecting the people, end quote. county leaders may be ready to start contacting federal authorities when violent, undocumented felons are released. the chiefs want more than that. that move is sparked in large part by the deadly stabbing last month of a woman in her south san jose home. investigators say this man here, 24-year-old carlos coranza k

live along highway 17, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much for that report. >>> an east bay fugitive on the run for seven years is now in jail because he made the wrong $3 purchase. cody tripp, this man you see in the photo, was wanted for killing a man at a house party back in 2012. police had described the scene as a bloody mess. tripp took off find him until two days ago in utah. they arrested him for fraud after he bought a $3 item with a found credit card. out he was malaysiaed listed as most-wanted fugitives. >> i think the lesson to be diligent in every case and take all the leads to their fullest extent and september assistance from other agencies that are trying to be helpful. >> tripp will be extradited to california to face possible murder charges. >>> the man convicted of murdering an off-duty paramedic in the oakland hills will spend the next 25 years behind bars. an alameda county judge handed down that sentence. he was found guilty for the murder of quinn boyer, a paramedic and newlywed at the time. prosecutors said boyer was shot in the head during an att