in san jose, ian cull, nbc bay area news. >> ian, thank you. this is the supreme court's, the court that former trumm trump helped to shape.he released a statement today, taking credit for it happen. he said, in part, today's decision, the biggest win for life in a generation, along with other decisions announced recently, will only be made possible because i delivered everything, as promised, including nominating and getting three highly-respected, strong, constitutionalists into the united states supreme court. while much of the focus has been those who are angry about today's ruling, there are millions of people who have spent decades fighting for this very decision and this ruling. here's nbc bay area news's stephanie maguey on. >> reporter: reflecting on what they have been fighting for nearly half a century. >> this is monumental. we never thought we would have had this in america. we never thought it would get overturned. >> reporter: james cook, long protesting abortion services outside planned parenthood the next for years now. for him

you're watching nbc bay area news tonight. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area news tonight. houston, a huge concern around here. no matter what your income level is, last night, the oakland city council voted to lower the cap on how much money should landlords can raise the rent by each year. landlords have rent -controlled apartments and only increase right now by 3%. before last night's decision, landlords could have raised the rent by 6.7%, because oakland's cap was tied to inflation. here's how much of a difference the lower capital make if you are paying $2400 a month right now, before, your rent could be raised to $25.60. now, capped at $24.72. this helps renters but hurts landlords. landlords say, they're suffering from inflation and the pandemic and are being unfairly asked to shoulder responsibilities of the housing crisis. they say, strict laws and ordinances make it hard for them to operate. so what exactly does this mean? our investigating unit talk to mom-and-pop landlords in a new housing series. these are landlords who only rent out one or a handful of units.

nbc bay area tonight. nbc bay area's welcome back to nbc bay area news tonight. a new shot will soon be on the market and today a panel voted to endorse the shot. it still needs a green light from the cdc but if approved it will be the first new shot for covid since february of last year. this is different than pfizer and moderna because it has technology that has been around for decades. covid experts say the new shot could be good for two different days and reasons. at first it may better protect us from variants and, more people might be willing to get vaccinated. morning is now, one of our experts from usf. i just talked with one of my little league dads and he said he is against vaccines because he does not trust the moderna or the pfizer shot. do you think this could get some folks, like him, to buy in? >> i hope so. this is like many of the vaccines that we have used in times before covid-19. it is giving proteins to your body that look like a gene in your body makes antibodies against it. nothing new or fancy. it is tried-and-true. >> what took so long to

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> making it in the bay has gotten more difficult for african americans, so a group of lawmakers and activists are trying to change that. the bay area black housing advisory task force is urging governor newsom to support a $500 million black housing fund. the goal here is to address the growing number of african americans being displaced in the bay area. it's designed to deal with the underinvestment and structural barriers that prevent black serving organizations from building up housings. organizationers say san francisco, oakland, and berkeley have all lost between 40 and 50% of black residents over the past 30 years. >>> a fire this morning near the victoria by the bay neighborhood in hercules. you can see how close the flames got to houses uphill. people were told to evacuate immediately, but crews got it under control in about an hour. it's unmother unknown how the fire started. >>> the edgewood fire in san mateo is officially 100% contained. the fire ended up burning 20 acres, coming close to homes, and forcing evacuations. thous

that's really sad. >> reporter: stephanie, nbc bay area news. >>> less than a week since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, california is a sanctuary state for women seeking abortions. influx of patients from other states actually began last september when texas passed its heartbeat law banning abortion after six weeks. since then planned parenthood has been purchasing property, expanding health centers and hiring more staff. >> the institute that does these surveys is anticipating that we're going to see about a 3,000% increase in patients. so that's about -- we're roughly seeing about -- an increase in 46,000 in previous years to well over 1 million. >> an ucla study projects that 50% of out-of-state abortion care will come from arizona, 25% from utah and texas, and 10% will come from southern states in middle america. and just 5% are expected to come from the east coast. while california is welcoming women from out of state, it will not pay for their travel to get here. california's budget includes $40 million to cover abortions for women who can't afford them, including fo

nbc area news at 5:00. we will be right back. >>> you are watching nbc bay area news at midday. we are learning new developments out of san antonio, texas where the death toll stands at 51. this is in the smuggling tragedy were migrants are packed inside of a sweltering truck. we are following the investigation underway. >> this morning in san antonio a horrific tragedy taking a growing human toll. >> it is sad. these are human beings. >> officials now say at least 39 men and 12 women are dead after they were found packed in the back of a abandoned semitruck monday. in sweltering triple digit heat. authorities adding some of the victims may be children. >> potentially some of them are under the age of 18. >> first responders describing the shock of seeing so many people packed inside of the trailer. >> we had 50-60 people in mainly stuff in the back of a truck with no water, no air- conditioning, no means for ventilation. >> mexican authority say 22 of the victims are mexican nationals, seven migrants are from guatemala, two others from honduras. the incident being called the wo

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news . >>> this is the fire that has gone on the last two hours. this is the edgewood county park area in san mateo. it is in the emerald hills never heard. we understand about 20 acres have burned. there are about 9000 people in this area, including areas of stanford. this road is closed to jefferson, edgewood. cal fire has been on this the last two hours. it started as a small brush fire. we are hearing about evacuations. we will take you to chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. what is the situation with the wind ? >> we are dealing with the hottest part of the day. temperatures here are record- setting across the bay area. this is the last thing we need any time and especially on a day like this. i will give you the mountain view and what we are seeing. from the video you saw, there is less smoke than what we saw about 2.5 hours ago. it seems firefighters are getting an upper hand on this, which is incredible, considering the hot weather. 102 degrees now. we have wind gusts to 15 miles per hour, winds from the north and west and low humidity. i ca

jackson vanderbeck in, nbc bay area news . >>> up next, a bay area say a by wildfires in recent years declares fire season underway. their message to the people who lived there. >>> i am scott bunn and in person at apple park. coming up, the hybrid event that kicks off apples worldwide developers conference. >>> i am chief meteorologist jeff gurney rep. lots of sunshine after the clouds and the rain we had this weekend. we will talk about big heat on the way. i will have that in about eight minutes. >>> the biggest headline as this year's apple developers conference and might not be in the software. people are test and the new stuff in person. they want developers conference was partly in person for the first and in three years. our business and reporter scott, as he always does, get the invite for the spaceship in cupertino. >> even though the event is on tape because of covid-19 concerns, we were allowed to go to apple park to go inside and show what apple has in store. it was hardware as ua that stole the show at apples worldwide developers conference, but developers left inside th

in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> to the north bay now. crews are watching for any flare ups from that brush fire. it happened around 10:00 last night in san rafael near dominican university. it's now under control, which is great news. firefighters evacuated neighbors, but they're back in their homes now. a nun from dominican university says it was frightening. >> we practice all the time. we're really organized about it. but there's nothing like seeing it and smelling it and realizing how fragile we are. it's very wooded up here. they take as good care of it as they can, but a fire is a fire and it could have been terrible. >> indeed, it's alarming. no word yet on the cause. >>> fighting fire with fire. you might have noticed smoke on the peninsula this morning. it was from a prescribed burn conducted by cal fire. light smoke could be seen in parts of san mateo. it burned five acres and helps reduce the threat of wildfires, they say. >> this is the first prescribed burn of the season. it gets us out here training and practicing and also

nbc bay area news. >> thank you. meanwhile, state lawmakers have changed a bill that would have let pre-teens get vaccinated without their parents' consent. sponsors raised the proposed minimum age to 15 instead of 12. right now kids in california 12 to 17 can't get vaccinated without their parents knowing except for vaccinations to prevent stds. it didn't have the support to pass the assembly. and kids and teens makeup lowest number of california's vaccinated population. partially because of how long it took for vaccines to be made available to them. around 36% of kids age 5 to 11 have been fully vaccinated. 12 to 17-year-olds have a higher percentage. those 17 and younger makeup 19% of the state's cases. >>> all right action in other news, in san francisco today, the man accused of killing the man known to the community members as grandpa will face a trial. he died from a violent attack more than a year and a half ago. his death trigger aid nationwide response from aaip activist. this rally was held before the prel

in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news . >>> in san mateo county, christina corp. is hopes to be the first latina sheriff in state history. she is taking over incumbent charlotte is. corporate says there needs to be more accountability for the people of san mateo county. >> i run a grassroots campaign. i have done this with a lot of resistance from the establishment in the political world here, but i did it because i wanted to bring change to law enforcement and to the way we deliver our law enforcement services in san mateo county. >> our website is a great place for election updates as well as analysis. just go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the top story box. that will take it to a list of the races we are following. >>> sky ranger over a fire in a san jose church that appears to be parched. crews arrived at the church around 2:30 this afternoon. they knocked down the flames quickly in downtown san jose. witnesses told police that they think they saw a person and started the fire, and they pointed out the suspect. police arrested the person for arson. nobody was

in marin county, nbc bay area news. >> and just about 20 minutes ago we received a response from the school in the form of several letters sent to school families about the issue. in one letter, a school spokesperson writes we respect the privacy of our families past and present, and though many of the families' allegations are untrue, responding would require us to disclose private information. i can however assure you we would not retaliate against a family for a difference of opinion. >>> in the south bay now, the question of whether to stock narcan in schools, bars, and restaurants will be reconsidered in august. the drug can instantly reverse affects from a drug overdose. today the board of supervisors paused action on the question pending further study. members voted to get more information and review the issue in august. >>> instagram appears to be blocking certain terms linked to abortion pills. on monday nbc news tried to look up a popular pill and just the phrase abortion pills in general. no results turned up, which usually happens when instagram is limiting what people co

melina jones, nbc bay area news . >>> while making it into the bay is difficult as home prices another double-digit increase, but that might change a little bit. among all bay area counties, santa clara county saw the biggest jump with sales price of a single-family home rising 23% to 1.8 million. alameda county was next with an increase of 20%. across the bay area, prices are up 13% with medium homes and to $1.13 million. experts say high mortgage rates will eventually leave prices dropping because of interest rates. some real estate agents say they are already starting to see that happening. >>> we invested california's housing crisis. you can watch that streaming series overwhelmed, over it, on your roku or other streaming device. download the nbc bay area app , or you can watch that on nbcbayarea.com/over it . >>> matthew mike conaway was born in texas among those saying it is time for responsible gun legislation. the actress said he believes in the second amendment, but believes in obligation to stop the senseless killing of children. ohio and louisiana are considering measures th

>>> i'm raj mathai, next on nbc bay area news tonight the vice is back home. she arrived at sfo just a short time ago. >> i'm glad to be here, and it's good to be back in the bay. >> we'll tell you who she's going to visit in the bay area and how much it costs to get in the door. >>> plus, is governor newsom planning a presidential run? >>> and is alameda county's recent mask mandate making a difference? one of the leading covid experts in the country has some answers. >>> and brace yourself if you're traveling during fourth of july weekend. we've got pro tips to avoid those delays or cancellations at the airport. >>> good evening, this is nbc bay area news tonight, i'm raj mathai. quite a meeting on the tarmac. not just political allies here but friends. vice president kamala harris chatting with mayors london breed and libby schaaf as air force two arrives. we are live at sfo in just a moment. >>> but first we want to start with some developing news. that fire in nevada county. this is northeast of sacramento. tonight more than a dozen communities are facing

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san jose, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. trains are up and running again after a commuter failer left early morning commuters stranded. it was a systemwide issue and it happened to run 5:00 in the morning. technicians got things back online, however this system did continue to experience short delays and they say they used were used to some delays but not one that lasted this longth going. it is in >> reporteunder investigation. >>> a live look, if you have some unpaid bridge tolls hanging around, get ready to pay up. the bay area toll authority says there are millions of dollars in unpaid bridge tolls and the clock is ticking. christie smith says many are pushing back saying the collection efforts -- targeting those who can least affect afford it. >> reporter: most often they use -- bill in the mail and then just ignore it. the toll authority says it is tracking -- millions in unpaid tolls plus another $100 million and wants to get back what it is owed. >> we are obliged to forward these unpaid crossings to dmv within three

in san jose, stephanie mag alone, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, stephanie. two gun safety bills were approved by the senate committees today in sacramento. one bill would limit the spread of illegal assault weapons. the second restricts the advertising of firearms to minors. the governor proposed both bills following the school shooting in you vivaldi, texas. which as you know, that killed 19 children and their two teachers. he said california will not wait for congress to act. no word on when the full assembly and the senate will take place. >> we are going to follow up now on the box truck that started a fire in the south bay yesterday. the trick was spotted near a gas station. you see right there, flame, smoke shooting into the air. this was in santa clara. we are going to take a look at surveillance video. here it is. it captures the moment that the truck started several fires along 101 in san jose, burning pieces of wood that fell off of the truck and embers started fires along the highway as the truck passed by. flames burned right of the shoulder, so

michelle byrd, nbc bay area news. >> michelle, thank you. meteorologist rob mayeda is with us to see these windy conditions and what might happen overnight. >>> yeah, the concern overnight is the humidity numbers don't come up as much as we want. looking at warm temperatures, but we can see the convergence of hottest temperatures today, low humidity averages, with gusty winds. the fire took off at 4:00 or 5:00. strong updrafts, lofting up the ash and evers, causing more fires downwind. check out the temperatures we're seeing here. at 11:00, still an idea of where the the fire is burning, interstate 80 with him and be at 35%. cooler temperatures are likely to be around the fire lines aftecounity. that's what we talk about, when we should be in the 70s or 80% range. not the case in the hills. dropping back into the teens tomorrow. wednesday, picking up in the afternoon. temperatures, in the 80s to near 90 degrees. yet again, from 3:00 in the afternoon to 5:00 in the evening. hot and dry and windy conditions on the right side of nevada county t

you're watching nbc bay area news tonight. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area news tonight. some of the other headlines this evening, the bay area housing crisis. a lot of people that might be on the verge of owning a home or up sizing from their current home are just being priced out. interest rates can jump dramatically which means mortgage payments are up more than 50% since last year. that might sound like a big number. here's the actual data and what it looks like. it is a big number. zillow reports silicon valley is now the most expensive spot in the bay area. average mortgage payments are now more than 9,000 buck, a 57% increase since last year. mortgage payments in san francisco also skyrocketing. the average in the sky, 8100 bucks a month up 53%. basically if you're locked into a mortgage last year, if you locked in, you're okay. if you're in the market now looking to buy, you'll be hit with much higher payments. this was really emblematic of a large problem in the bay area, the gap between the poor and wealthy is widening. here's key take aways from the just release

bay area. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> we learned this evening two 15-year-old boys were arrested for killing another teen. police worked with the swat team to serve two warrants last thursday. the searches led to the arrests and also to the seizure of a semiautomatic hand gun with an extended magazine. both 15-year-old boys were booked into juvenile hall. it's not yet clear what led to the shooting. >>> in the east bay now, a family and neighborhood is rattled after finding out the prime suspect in a weekend hate crime lives less than a block from where it happened. a home for sell was repeatedly vandalized on two separate occasions over the weekend. someone painted on asian slur on the home on inverness street. someone also left a racist note on a realtor's car during an open house. police announced they arrested a neighbor. >> if we see this in the future, don't even think, just call the police. if we don't do this, they'll do more and more of this and we'll have to stop it from our society. >> the suspect, 25-year-old nicholas swayers, is being held on three hate crime charges. his first

in pittsburgh i am bob redell for nbc bay area news. >>> we did send breaking news alerts on the app this morning. so be sure to download the nbc bay area news app to stay up to date on updates. >>> looking out over the golden gate bridge, it is a beautiful day. temperatures are taking up just a little bit. >> we are looking into the weekend and it looks like folks trying to grill outside, it is going to be really beautiful. san francisco, great shot. we have lots of clouds out there and it will be cool. we have a system to the north and it is a cool system. this will bring the nice temperatures and winds around the coastline. in san jose it is 65 degrees and if you look at the icons, we will have some clearing around 3:00. we will take a look at the daytime highs coming up. >>> monday is juneteenth and we have a guide to the history of the holiday, if you are not familiar. digital journalist jonathan bloom will walk you through that and you can get that by downloading the nbc bay area app or on nbcbayarea.com. >>> below here you can see the artwork for the juneteenth celebration down

you are watching nbc bay area news tonight >>> welcome back to nbc bay area news tonight. we want to get you caught up on other stories. a san ramone cheering squad said they were unfairly labeled as racist because of social media posts. the controversy centers around the california high school cheer squad. social media pictures shown members of their cheer team posing with a black mannequin head. team members refer to the mannequin head at kareem. saying they opened an investigation and plan to step up diversity efforts at the campus. but the cheer squad said those were false and defamtory claims and they are now getting bullied and harassed. the team is demanding a public apology and calling for the resignation of the superintendent after he sent a district wide letter condemning the photos. >> he has left these children in a very dangerous situation by implicating they are racist. as a mother i am absolutely terrified that this label will follow my daughter for the rest of her life. >> regardless of why it existed it is wrong and it can not continue. and, we understand

you are watching nbc bay area news tonight. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area news tonight. making it here in the bay area and not getting any easier. nearly a quarter of us are living in poverty. comes from the united way bay area. more than 42,000 people experienced homelessness last year. four out of 10 people are spending 30% of their income on housing. the reasons for this problem and why it is going to be tough to overcome. >> it's no surprise that poverty is and has been a growing problem here. according to united way bay area 25% of all bay area residents now live in poverty. it has recently gotten worse. >> the covid-19 pandemic, i think, increased the poverty. >> so many people unable to make ends meet even if they have jobs. it has become that expensive to live here. >> they are working. it's not that they don't have jobs. rising costs and inflation, a lot of families are not making ends meet. >> struggling to put food on the table and make rent even while working multiple jobs. >> it is not new. should people be morally outraged? absolutely. >> she says they see

nbc bay area news. >>> there is a new sheriff in town actually two new shares. they're making california history. san mateo sheriff and alameda county sheriff elect did sanchez. their first latinas to be elected sheriff in the states history. both say they plan to make changes in their respective departments. chief among them making things more transparent and more impact with their community. veterans of the agency say they're looking forward to taking the rain and making history later this year. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i'm really happy. excited that i can actually make some changes. in an organization that i grew up in and i love. >> latinas have been underrepresented in every level of the office. latina leadership is transformational. when elected latinos are powerful changemakers. >> they will soon have another latina colleague in the rank tina in the adult has a significant content as the votes need to be counted. next light from santa clara the world cup coming to levi stadium at the financial boom that excites the fans too. plus actor and parente

in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> for the first time since he offered to buy twitter, elon musk will address the employees. the timing is interesting with recent clashes over bots and fake accounts have threatened to derail the $44 billion deal. it's unclear if that means both sides are moving closer to resolving their differences. also shares of twitter are trading well below the $54 a share that musk offered, closing today at 37 dollars. >>> and san mateo county is making plans after a leaked draft indicated a likely supreme court appeal of abortion rights. san mateo supervisors vowed to support women. today they considered providing a million dollars to planned parenthood to fund equipment and increase services. the board also discussed creating a buffer zones around clinics to protect employees and patients from harassment. >>> pain and disbelief is what one south bay family says they're dealing with tonight after their sister was killed by her estranged husband right in front of her children. police say the husband then killed a security guard that came to help at

in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >>> we're all stuck in studio, we need to be outside at dolores park or any of the parks around the bay area, it's gorgeous! >> yes, and no matter your plans for pride on saturday or sunday, even tonight, we'll get you going for ma. we'll take you to the hourly forecast for san francisco pride that i've put together. we are expecting some fog to roll in this evening. you can see it's going to be a chilly one. down to 58 at 9:00 p.m. by 11:00 we're at 56. i'll look at the pride parade forecast in just a bit. we also have the san francisco giants happening in sf at oracle park. the reds are visiting. if you don't have ticket, don't worry. the game will be here on nbc bay area at 7:00, and check this out. we have 64 degrees. winds gusty out of the west-northwest at 26, so that could actually help to hit some home runs out of the park tonight. keep an eye on that as you watch coverage here at 7:00 p.m. we're down to chilly 50s by 9:00. if you're headed that way, remember your jacket. let's bring it out to the forecast through tomorrow morning. i do see

in marin county, nbc bay area news. >>> up next, fireworks are now officially on sale in many bay areas. what you need to know if you want to buy some. >>> let's take you outside on this tuesday evening. a live look at the golden gate bridge. rob joins us next with the forecast as we head towards the holiday weekend. stay with us. every search you make, every click you take, every move you make, every step you take, i'll be watching you. the internet doesn't have to be duckduckgo is a free all in one privacy app with a built in search engine, web browser, one click data clearing and more stop companies like google from watching you, by downloading the app today. duckduckgo: privacy, simplified. >>> welcome back. you know this, fourth of july is right around the corner. today nearly a half a dozen local cities began selling those so-called safe and sane fireworks. but nowadays with our fire danger, are any fireworks really safe? in dublin, the fireworks are only allowed to be set off on fourth of july in designated areas like city parks and away from apartment communities. you're lookin

it will update online and here at nbc bay area news. >>> we want to talk to you about a fairly light earthquake that shook the north bay this morning at 5:00 am. that is about 30 miles north of santa rosa. came in as a 3.8 magnitude but that u.s. later upgraded it to a 4.2. the agency website stocked it but that shaking was not serious and no damage has been reported. >>> a plane crash at the san pablo airport this morning. fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. the airport plane watched it engine shortly after takeoff. sky ranger took these pictures. we heard the pilot nearly made it back onto the runway. the plane landed on its wheels but crashed through a fence first. you can see that fence folded over. investigators say that two people on the plane suffered only minor injuries. >>> jury deliberations are back underway in the criminal trial involving the second in command at sarah nose, which was based in san alto. former chief operating officer is facing charges similar to those of the founder, elizabeth holmes. she was convicted on four fraud charges in january. her sentencing

live in pacific grove, nbc bay area news. >>> we take you back to the area with an argument turning into a shooting on a san francisco mini train. one person dead and another is in the hospital. police are still looking for the gunman who ran out of the muni station when the train stopped there. we go live now where you are tracking the developing story all day, what is the latest out there? >>> investigators for a good part of the day were trying to figure out who the shooter is. they have been scouring images they have from the cameras aboard the train where this happens and here at castro station where the shooter got off of the train and left. gunfire aboard a muni train 10:00 am. >> sound like an altercation between folks who may know each other inside of the subway. somebody had a gun, there was one gun and one person was i believe dead on arrival at castro immunity. >> reporter: a gate aged at the station heard the gunshots as the train left. the agent called 911. san francisco police rushed to castro station. they did not find the shooter bouts they did find two acres. one rushed

nbc bay area news. >>> eric swalwell posted this tweet. he is on a flight, headed to washington, and learned about the incident. he said he will fly back out to the bay area to meet with the police and community and said, we will not stand for this. >>> we are learning more about an attack at san francisco's lands end, that sent in official to the haas though. city councilman was walking with his family, yesterday afternoon. a chunk of concrete fell from above. he thought it was an accident, but to young men in hoodies kept throwing rocks and made an obscene gesture. he realized this was no accident, this was an act of violence. he posted these pictures on social media, this morning. the concrete caused a serious neck injury and a gash. >> it is important to know that senseless violence is completely unprovoked. i was walking with my family. just like anybody else, any other member of our community. we should feel safe, and yet, this happened. >> when asked if he thinks this was racially motivated, he said he would leave the determination t

in san leandro, ginger, nbc bay area news . stuff you have undoubtedly noticed things are eating merchants of these days soon you can and -- add vegetables to this list, raising rates starting july 1st . $.20-$.35 more depending on how they papered here are some examples but if you use past tractor pull is going up to $8.40 . pay-as-you-go will cost $8.80 per the carpooling rate will be $6.40 but the bridge district says total revenue pays the bridge maintenance, peer service, and revenue has been down because bridge traffic and very ridership dropped during the covid pandemic . >>> it seems nothing has risen more than gasoline . but, why? lawmakers say they are going to try to find out from the state assembly speaker has formed a select committee on gasoline supply, and pricing, the group will investigate the sudden continuing spike in gas prices in the state, family member ascus -- is on the committee . >>> yellowstone national park is preparing to welcome visitors again for last week's historic blood forced the closure of th

nbc bay area news. >>> next week is pride week within san francisco. and the unofficial kickoff is happening this weekend . sfpd says that since there are no organized events, there won't be any street closures, people are encouraged to celebrate responsibly. and then the pride festival at the civic center, there will be security checkpoints to make sure everyone stays safe, bags are discouraged by the bags up to 18 inches by 18 inches are okay. no outside alcohol will be allowed. >>> a character from the bay area's pixar is getting a whole lot of buzz tonight, a lot here. a character and a kiss in the animated movie that is making the headlines. the characters name is alicia and in addition to being a star force commander. she is also lesbian. "lightyear" features the commander in a same-sex relationship which has some conservative commentators criticizing pixar. we went to the headquarters today where the stories supervisor explained the importance of the character and lgbtq representation in the movie. >> i think people see that representation on sc

. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >>> the warriors loose and curry hurts his foot, what he and the coachre saying about the injury coming up later in sports. >>> also tonight a change ahead in the weather. you may have noticed it was warmer today but that is only the start of the big warmup coming in the coming days. how hot are we talking? >> we are looking at numbers between 100-105 inland for parts of the bay area. this starts to get going from this area of high pressure that moves and across the west. sticking around for friday and saturday. let me preview tomorrow's numbers. we warm-up fast with high clouds moving across 70 by 9 am. 91 by 2 pm and 94 by 3 pm. not as hot near the beaches at i do see san francisco going up into the 70s from noon right into the early afternoon. will take a closer look at the hottest day of the week on friday with a heat advisory and even a chance of showers are making a comeback. >>> it looked like a inferno and investigators say it was intentionally set, a fire in a church. tonight police have arrested a suspect. the heavily damaged church is just sou

nbc bay area's ian cull is live with exclusive new detail . >> reporter: some of those details comingght after neighbors saw that a lot device and talk to police about something that had happened in the past as well. police swarmed the scene in willow glen and said they found a six inch syringe will device right in the street. >> reporter: tonight police are still present outside of the home of san jose councilwoman dev davis. an explosives were found outside of her house in willow glen. surrounding homes were evacuated as the bomb squad investigated this morning. tonight, police say is not a dud but in fact a homemade bomb. >> i was really concerned because it was right there in front of our house and i had to just grab all my stuff and my dog and get the heck out of here. >> reporter: this woman said she was working with people knocked on her door to evacuate her. >> i got chills because i was really concerned what would have happened if they weren't here. >> reporter: the big question is did someone target the councilmember? police tell us tonight that leading up to the election, o

. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >>> we have new video tonight of the box truck that started a fire in the south bay yesterday. the truck was spotted near a gas station with flames and smoke shooting into the air. this is in santa clara. this is the video. the surveillance video. it captures the moment the truck started several fires along highway 101 in san jose, burning pieces of wood falling off the truck. the amber started fires along the highway as the truck passed by. you can see the flames burned right up there on the shoulders. all northbound lanes were closed for about an hour. >>> the search is on for two men who broke into a vacation home on the peninsula and held travelers at gunpoint. detectives are now looking for this toyota tacoma. police say the home invasion started last night in pacifica. they say two men wearing all black and ski masks broke into a home being used as a vacation rental. the robbers pointed a gun at the victims, fired at least once according to police. thankfully no one was hit. the suspects did steal jewelry, cash, and luggage. if you recognize th

in pleasanton, alyssa, nbc bay area news. >> alyssa, thank you. >>> let's get back to our continuing coverage, vice president kamala harris is back in the bay area. she touched down about 45 minutes ago. she was greeted by san francisco mayor london breed and oakland mayor libby schaaf. now, the vice said meeting with the local mayors, and you see here she comes down the stairs right there to mayor schaaf and mayor breeder, she says meeting with the local mayors reminds her of her own roots in bay area politics. >> have always coordinated, collaborated, and relied on the perspective of the mayors of america to help inform what we done, everything from arp to what we are doing in terms of the infrastructure rollout in terms of the bipartisan infrastructure law. and so while it was about the things that are important to san francisco and just kind of catching her up on some of the happenings here and asking for her help and her support. you know, there are always a lot of issues in big cities like oakland and san francisco. and so we just, you know, checked in, and just was so happy. >>

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. >>> the news starts now, thanks for joining us for this early addition of nbc bay area news. i am audrey asistio. >> i am terry mcsweeney. >>> we want to start with the breaking news the fire in alamo. they are calling this the ranch fire. at least one home is burned and you can see that home burning right there, other structures are threatened as well. here's what we know about this, that fire started inside of a home on alamo ranch road. and there is the home that it started in. here is a closer look at the area. a very hilly area. alamo ranch still working on evacuations, working to get that information for you. >>> we are keeping an eye on the smaller fire in the santa cruz mountains. this is the rock fire, burning near hutchinson road and highway 17. cal fire says that this fire is one acre right now. the question is, what is going to happen next with the conditions? >>> let's check in to find out. >> any time we are looking at elevated fire conditions, we like that not only the temperatures but we also take a look at the humidity and the winds which play a big role with

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news revolving school shootings lately. >> police are looking for two suspects and are sending alert out to officers in the bay area. nbcea news. >>> the suit search is on out after a safeway cashier is left at. he was killed yesterday morning by meridian. investigators say they are poring over surveillance in video but he was shot while trying to stop a thief. his family lit candles outside of the memorial. >> i know getting him is not going to bring him back. but at least that means that he would not hurt someone else. >> the company says there working closely with police. >>> last-minute campaigns across the bay area. but this is the big effort. it is no longer a local issue. people across the country are watching the scene. progressive policies are considered too lax. down to the last few hours it has been a long and expensive campaign. they are looking for lots of support on parkway this evening. they know the nation is watching and they hope everyone sees it their way. they ran on a platform of fewer incarcerations and more diversion programs. along with like-minded das. >> we are interested in exploring other way

nbc bay area. the time is at 4:00 today and every day five days a week. stick around for nbc bay area news at 5:00 . >>> a look at the forecast again. >> it will be nice today. we have changes ahead. you want to be aware of that. tuesday and wednesday, we have elevated fire danger. we will remain dry. the humidity we saw this past weekend is out of our region. we will see winds pick up into tuesday. wednesday is expected to be the warmest with temperatures climbing into mid and upper 90s in some spots for the interior. we cool off by wednesday and friday. we have temperatures down into the seven days leading into father's day weekend. we will monitor tuesday and wednesday and tonight. anytime we see dry brush and wednesday, that is a concern. >>> thank you for joining us on midday news. we have more at 5:00. get the latest at nbcbayarea.com. have a great monday. >>> right now on california live, it is pride month. and we see a sneak peek of a new film la, a queer history. we will help you learn the basics of composting. >> plus it is mental health we can our trusted advisor nurse barb has

in contra costa county, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much. keep track of the temperatures in your neighborhood on your phone. download the free nbc bay area app for personalized forecasts and weather alerts. >>> new cases of monkey pox. the san francisco department of public health is looking into new probable cases. the virus is spreading globally, and san francisco and alameda county already reported one likely case each. but now we've learned there are three more possible cases in san francisco. the people are in isolation and doing well. >> i think there's concern, obviously as people move around. they, um, can take disease with them. because we have cases in san francisco and a case in alameda, and other cases within the u.s., i think domestic travel is also a concern. and obviously any events where people might be having skin to skin close contact or intimate contact, um, are concerning. >> concerning, but they say monkey pox is rare. it appears as a rash or sores on the sin, can begin with flu-like symptoms. for protection people are ad

nbc bay area news. >>> a look at the u.s. capitol where lawmakers have reached what could become the most significant federal action on gun violence and 30 years. senators chris murphy of connecticut and john negotiated the bipartisan framework which includes incentives for red flag laws which are designed to keep guns out of the hands of people deemed a risk to themselves or others and also has enhanced ground checks and measures to increased school safety. members of the group moms demand action said the deal is a critical step. >> the narrative is changing, here we are for the first time in my lifetime i am seeing bipartisan support for meaningful solutions. this is a good first step and hopefully the u.s. will continue to fight against violence and reduce it. >> the republican senator susan collins was part of the talk, she says the group could not agree on raising the minimum wage but did agree on increased scrutiny between 18-21. >> what we decided to do was to increase the scrutiny of those individuals between that age

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