tesla officials laid out their plans at an event in palo alto. he says the self driving system will include something called a neural network. processes thousands of frames per second from eight different cameras. he claims it is superior to lidar. the radar technology that competitors have been using. >> if you are turning onto a road that has a lot of high- speed traffic, you can turn a little bit, into the role that the chemistry was going on and things look good, then, they don't show any ongoing traffic than there you go. >> they also unveiled a robo taxi plan that would enable owners to use their smart phones to put cars into a right hailing service when they are not being used. >>> tesla is investigating a fiery explosion in shanghai. this video appears to show a model s with smoke coming out of it and bursting into flames in a been reported and tesla did not confirm the details but, it did send a team to the site and is working with chinese authorities in the investigation. >>> north korea's leaders preparing to travel to russia to meet w

bianca lives in palo alto. sarah does not meaning she couldn't get past the guard stand on busy weekends without her friend where ids proving residency are checked. >> i think that's unfair because not that many residents can have this big space to be coming here to go hiking or having like natural space. i just think everyone should have the time to be here. >> reporter: now the city of palo alto says that there are two other open space preserves nearby that are very similar to this. as for changing the rules here at foothills, that will require the action of the city council to change the policy. >> thank you. >>> pg&e is asking state regulators for approval to raise rates again. if approved, pg&e's new request along with an earlier rate hike proposal could increase the average gas and electric bill by more than $20 a month. the utility says the money is needed for wildfire safety and to attract investment as it goes through bankruptcy. if approved, the rate hike would kick in january 1st. >>> tonight a bay a

she was fired from her job at a music store in palo alto. authorities is a two cell phone pings on friday placed her in the aberdeen area in washington state which is southwest of seattle. police say they are keeping an eye out for her.>>> we know the name of a hang glider pilot who died in the crash off of the pacific coast 45-year-old christopher carino of san francisco took off from fort feinstein and went down to the ocean near doubles is light at about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon pick witnesses and said that he was able to unhook himself from the glider but then was caught in the heavy surf and could not make it to shore. that u.s. coast guard helicopter located him in the water but they say he was unconscious and not breathing when they pulled him out. the sheriff's office believes that high wind carried the pilot much farther south than he had planned. >>> i'm elizabeth cook, tonight, sri lanka has declared a state of emergency after a nether explosion rocked the country's capital city. that minivan was parked near one of the church

palo alto, the high reaching 73 degrees.f you're going out to the a's game this evening, it will be slightly warmer than it was at first pitch yesterday evening. at 63 degrees. but it still will cool off fast as we keep mostly clear skies. as we look at the wider view, satellite imagery quiet. the last frame dropping out. you can see the storm system. that will stay to the north of us. however, as it moves by, it will change our winds. we will get a stronger ocean breeze to bring the temperatures down. a lot of free pollen through the area. tree pollen remains high. grass is moderate. oak, sycamore and mulberry trees. if you're sneezing, maybe that's what you're allergic too. tomorrow, a taste of summer. we will bring it back down a few degrees on friday. even more so on saturday with highs reaching 70 degrees. but a really nice easter weekend ahead as we will see those temperatures continuing early next week for san francisco, 63 today. 71 tomorrow. we also have the cherry blossom. 4:20, easter. a lot of things going around

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east palo alto, menlo park. this whole side of the peninsula which is normally smooth flowing, it will be a problem right now. it will get congested at 101, 92, san mateo or south to 237 trying to get east over to fremont from the peninsula. 84 is closed because of a jackknifed big rig around the radio towers. southbound 680 slow toward alamo off the walnut creek enter change from an earlier traffic alert which has cleared there. palo alto shows the volume of traffic. it could get con skwrefted. back to y congested >>> what kim kardashian is saying about her law studies amid backlash of her decision. >>> youtube trying to figure out why computers confused the fires in paris with the 9/11 attack. >> medical history. the engineering success some doctors are hailing as a breakthrough. 6:11 right now. you're watching "today in the bay". so with xfinity mobile i can customize each line for each family member? yup. and since it comes with your internet, you can switch wireless carriers, and save hundreds of dollars a

here's a live look outside at palo alto as you get ready to head out the door. eighth cool start, low 50s. we keep the cooler weather today. we will talk about the rest of our forecast coming up next. >>> a live look right now in san jose. you don't have to worry about any major slow downs or traffic accidents. i'll have a look at your bay area drive times coming up. >>> plus, sounding the alarm, a few reportclaiming your pg & e bills could double in a year. what is fuelling this new report. you are watching "today in the bay." for 50 years, cracker barrel has been making folks feel right at home, with meals like homestyle country fried steak, grandma's sampler, and our signature chicken n' dumplins. so, come on home to what you love. come on home to cracker barrel. under arrest- the infamous wiki-leaks founder julian assange taken . >>> breaking news, right now at 5:00, under arrest, the infamous wikileaks founder julian assange taken into custody at the ecuadorian embassy in london. what is next for assange, who is also wanted here in the u.s.? >>> plus -- >>

chuck gillingham is a deputy district attorney in palo alto. was gasoline there?ion at all. it's in her hair. you can smell it when you walked in just with your own nose, and the remnants of the gas can was found next to her right hip. there was still enough remnants of the gas can to identify the type and make and model of the gas can. >> wow. that's like somebody leaving a gun beside the body with their fingerprints all over it, isn't it? >> no fingerprints and no physical evidence beyond that. >> but it was so clear that it was an arson? >> correct. and the arson was not at issue. >> no, it was cold-blooded murder that was at issue because jennifer schipsi did not die in the fire. according to forensic experts, she was dead before the fire started. the method? a particularly intimate form of killing. death by strangulation. >> strangling someone is a very personal killing. it's a very angry killing. it's not like shooting someone from a long way away, i don't imagine. you're touching the person and feeling their life's blood ebb from them. >> who could have bee

taking a live look at palo alto. we have flashing lights. mike will have a look at what this could mean for your morning commute. hopefully it's an easy trek for you. >>> it is tax day. millions of families have begun to wait for a refund or audit. >> should you worry? we invited chris chmura to share his team's expertise in dealing with the irs. >>> good morning. we receive a steady stream of irs cases like william in oakland, alex in san jose and mike and kathleen. audits are on people's minds and their fears. we tracked down statistics and find audits do not live up to the scary hype. first, your chances are one-half of 1% are audited or examined, as the irs says. 70% are done by mail. no surprise, knock at the door, or subpoena mondays for an interview. you settle it with letters. here's the most encouraging part. it is possible the examination will result in a bigger refund. in 2017, for example, 34,000 audits ended with the irs writing a second check to the taxpayer. not the other way around. if you get a letter, don't sweat it. if you

now at 54 in napa and fairfield. 53 in palo alto.even-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. we check out our temperature trend in martinez, mid-50s to start out. 58 at 9:00. and then reaching into the mid-60s by noon time. so perfect temperatures to get outside. the south bay, we will see the high in east san jose, 72 degrees. 69 in morgan hill. upper 60s and low 70s for much of the east bay. pittsburg reaching 70 degrees. 65 in san mateo. in san francisco, some upper 50s and lower 60s there. nice and cool and brisk westerly winds picking up at 15 miles per hour. for the north bay, expect highs up to 69 in napa, as well as sonoma. as we get dressed this morning, you see the high temperatures that will be nice and mild today. still a cool start. grab a sweater to start. maybe a t-shirt under that to keep you comfortable the rest of the day. there's a weak disturbance that continues to move into the northern sierra. we call this an inside slider. an area of low pressure that's not moving from the pacific but staying kind of i

palo alto, redwood city, we have the jammed traffic.ecting folks joining in at marsh towards 101 northbound as well. if you can afford to get on the freeway north of there, you're in the clear. south bay, heading to the area, be careful. if you can use 280, go for it. surface streets getting through the area just starting to get crowded now, though. east bay side, no problems for the tri-valley. a gentle build for pleasanton. holding steady just off the castro valley y. both vehicles involved here north of 580, toward 880, they have cleared to the shoulder. the distraction and the build for the volume, though, is one concern. south 880, a street, another crash moving to the shoulder. if you're heading in this direction, you're just fine. metering lights were turned on because of the backup there. no problem for any transit agencies. muni is working fine today. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. new video showing kim jong-un returning from his trip to russia. the footage aired on state tv shows crowds cheering as kim's train arrived at the s

. >>> a volunteer program that buses east palo alto students into schools in the city of palo alto is being scaled back. the program dates back to a desegregation lawsuit in the 70s at the school district says that parents have been complaining that's rights to certain schools are too long. some students say they feel isolated as the only kids of color. the district wants to phase out the program at four schools, palo verde, baron park, and nixon. and, in large participation at others. >> the schools that we are putting groups on are a lot closer so, we have some schools that are really close to east palo alto, close enough for some students could write a bike, maybe get on a carpool or the parents might be able to drop them off. to back students currently enrolled will not need to change schools and the changes begin next fault where more distant schools will no longer accept kindergartners from east palo alto.>>> a bay area food bank having to actually turn away donation, the major expansion that will help it feeds tens of thousands more people. >>> bad news for music fans looking t

now, a one time citadel of acceptance is facing a darker side after an altercation outside a palo altoe shop. 74-year-old victor, last name withheld, had his make america great again hat on his head monday when he was berated for supporting's president donald trump . >> this woman came over and screamed at me and turned to the starbucks audience and said, hey, everybody come come here, this guy is a racist and hates brown people. >> reporter: palo alto resident, rebecca menke took to social media posting "i yelled at him about how it was not okay to hate brown people and yelling it to get the expletive out of town. >> if you can't tell the difference between a hat that is make america great or a not the or coup? clan hat, i would say you are deranged. >> reporter: palo alto police say he has not contacted them about what happened so they don't have proof of a crime. rebecca menke contacted the police department saying she was receiving threats because of her posts. those threats extended to her work. >> not every day do come to work and have something like that land in your lap. >> rep

palo alto 79. 81 degrees in san jose. but things are only going to get warmer as we head in toward the workweek. i'll talk about when san francisco's expecting to see its hottest day and when we're seeing 90s in inland areas. i'll have the complete breakdown of that coming up for you in 15 minutes. >>> this just in. the u.s. supreme court is going to decide whether the maine federal civil rights law that prohibits employment discrimination applies to lgbt people. the nation's highest court says that it will hear cases involving people who claim that they were fired because of their sexual orientation. another case involves a funeral home employee who was fired after disclosing that she was transitioning from male to female and dressed as a woman. those cases will be argued later this year with decisions likely to come in june of 2020, which is right in the middle of the presidential election campaign. >>> on capitol hill democrats are meeting to determine their next steps after reading the mueller report. some lawmakers i

we are tracking 80s for san mateo. 85, palo alto. the warmest days for the coastal valleys, coastal areas. wednesday, as the high pressure begins to move out of the area, check out danville. 88. but possible 90s in through livermore. if we do end up hitting the 90s, this will be the first time we have seen those temperatures since september of last year. it's been quite a while since we have seen such hot temperatures. 70s for san francisco. high pressure holding on tight. as we head towards next weekend, another system will drop our daytime highs and kick up the winds. 88 wednesday. mike, are you ready for it? >> no. never ready for 88. but thank you for the warning. we have a good deal of sunshine. san francisco into oakland, you'll have that. use your sunglasses. look at that. use the fastrak lanes pause they are moving better than the cash lanes. that is obviously the idea. we see that in effect. getting toward the bay bridge. you have the backup i just showed you. it is lighter overall. southbound 680. a crash in just a few minu

. >> it happened at a coffee shop in palo alto. she lost her job at a music store and also got death threats. she was reported missing friday morning as she was supposed top head home to palo alto after visiting a friend in lake county but didn't make it. investigators believe she went off the grid to avoid any more negative attention. they are concerned because she did spark so much outrage. >>> 4:51. turning to decision 2020 and the presidential race, massachusetts representative moulton is launching a democratic bid. he released this campaign overnight. he focuses on gun control and national security. he is a 40-year-old marine combat veteran who earned a bronze star in iraq. he is one of a dozen to enter the very crowded democratic field. >> we are getting close to two dozen. happening today, president trump taking a short break from politics. the president and first lady will host the 141st annual easter roll. it dates back to 1878. look at that rabbit. he looks so surprised. >> who? looks like the kids are having a lot of fun

that store located in downtown palo alto on university avenue. it's also one of the location's that will usually cover when apple releases some of its big products. well, of course, those burglars burst through those front doors earlier wednesday morning. and they say they stole seven laptops valued at about $12,000. but the burglars dropped two of them while y trying to escape. now, palo alto police say that those burglars have hit the store several other times this year alone. >>> a miracle rescue coming up on nbc bay area news. two southern californiaa hirker missing more nearly five days are safe. >> all the volunteers that were helping look for us, we are very grateful to be found. >> what they did to stay alive and their message their family has for the search team that found them. >>> plus, a look at who is listening to your recordings from your amazon echo. alexa. cou (dad) this ice cream cake needs a freezer. (mom) freezer's full. (vo) only frigidaire's custom flex temp drawer can switch from fridge to freezer. (son) nice save! (vo) that

it will be nice today. >> a little cooler in palo alto san jose and livermore.will be at about 52 degrees. notice the clouds it's still going to be a pleasant day. gusty winds, high temperatures reaching into the upper 60s in the inland valleys. i'll be tracking that and the weekend forecast in six minutes. vianey gets you out the door in a few spots. >> i have been looking, monitoring it. things are still looking great out there. we have our speed sensors moving along quite nicely. i noticed slowing. still again, a lot of spots have construction spots from overnight westboundle 80, i did notice that starteding to build some traffic. this is when the metering lights come on. about 13 minutes and westbound 84. i'll continue to monitor the road. i'll have another update. back to you. >> thanks. breaking news to tell you about while you were sleeping, wikileaks founder and fungtive julian assange has been arrested. we are learning london police arrested him partly in connection to an extradition warrant. they placed him under arrest at london police headquarters an

palo alto, 48 degrees at 6:00 to the mid-60s by noon.ly early in the day. we'll talk about the warmest day of the week coming up in less than five minutes. >>> and across the bay, dublin, those headlights coming westbound. that's your commute direction. look. nice spacing from dublin to livermore. we will track the commute as it builds. >>> traffic is flowing again on highway 37 following a deadly wrong-way crash near the 101 interchange 9:30 last night and closed both transition ramps from 101. chp says the woman died when her car struck another car head-on. we are learning she was the one headed the wrong way. she swerved to avoid two responding chp motorcycle officers before she plowed into another yon coming car. amazingly, the other driver suffered only minor injuries. >>> two hikers and a dog missing for five days safe this morning. new video showing a helicopter bringing them to safety. our local affiliate riding with searchers when they initially found the men. both are said to be doing well following their ordeal. >> five people

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out of east palo alto. a little context on east palo, we're predominantly latino, black, with a significant polynesian community as well. some time back we identified a need for more research, education, and transformative change around the topic generally of water. we came up here today to share some testimony regarding our partnership with brown and caldwell, which was facilitated and made possible by the s.f. p.u.c. i'll share my time with my colleague, kenia, who can speak a little more about what the work has looked like at the problematic level. >> i'm one of the program directors at uca. and what they have given to us. this partnership with them has been very essential for our community in east palo alto. some of the great things that they have done for uca is conducting workshops, which coiforts consis of education, where our water comes from, and what kind of jobs people can look into if they're interested in pursuing a career around water or water infrastructure. brown and caldwell also assisted us

. >> why this man in the maga hat says he feels sorry for the woman who came at him in palo alto. >>ore rain on the way. i'll have the updated time line on this storm system and when that sun finally returns. it's coming up in 7 minutes. [ loud traffic sounds ] [ distant traffic sounds ] [ music replaces the noise ] the new galaxy s10 on xfinity mobile. the phone and network designed to do more. get $250 back on a new galaxy when you switch and save today. say "get a galaxy" to learn more. expecting. a former c-e-o and apple employee says he was threatened >>> new at 11:00, not the welcome home he was expecting, a former c.e.o. and apple employee says he was threatened by customs agents when he returned to s.f.o. they didn't want his luggage. they wanted his passwords. nbc bay area's sergio quintana is live with more. sergio, what happened? >> reporter: well, he was trying to get through customs following a flight from europe, and he says that customs and border patrol agents tried to intimidate him into opening up his work phone and computer. >>> as dr. andreas gall was making his w

jams through palo alto, menlo park toward marsh now.d willow, it will migrate north. we have a crash we have been following. it cleared a few minutes ago. northbound now flooding the lanes north toward marsh where we have your fast lanes blocked. >> getting i there. test. test. morning about the deadly ce collapse over the weekend in seattle. a college student is among the dead. two iron workers and another person also died when the crane crashed onto a busy street a driver )s dash cam caught the collapse. you can see the crane on the upper right hand side of the screen start to >>> niece are the corners that the certify will focus on. there's five of them. basically in the san pedro, santa clara, the downtown part of san jose. so there is a meeting tonight if you want this proposed ordnance changed. 6:30 at the mlk library. this is just one of several meetings. by the way, we did ask does this proposed change have anything to do with the proposed google development downtown. the answer is no. reporting live in san jose, bob redell "tod

take a live look out at palo alto. people are on the road already. we will have a look at that commute coming up in just a bit. >>> authorities on the central coast say dna evidence has helped them track a four decades old cold case. author rudy martinez died a few years ago in prison. police in san luis obispo say it links him to a double murder in the 1970s. he also sexually assaulted both victims. later, he was sentenced to life in prison fnumerous rapes and h lived under an alias for two decades, in 2013, he turned himself in after being diagnosed with term fal cancer. >>> a case of meningitis at san diego state university. they are contacting people that attended a dance. those students are urged to go to a free host exposure clinic. in the fall, approximately 350 students were told to get vaccinated twice following a meningitis outbreak. >>> new details for you on that ongoing college admissions scandal. a if you report suggests the husband of actress lori loughlin may have lied about his own education. a fashion blog states that mossimo giannu

cooler with a breed off the water. 87 in palo alto to 20 degrees cooler at half moon bay at 67. san francisco, warmest here at 76 and across to 90 in north napa. and yountville, and st. helena in the low 90s and 88 in novato. the only problem is allergies. pollen is high especially with oak trees and you might want to limit your outdoor exposure for that. temperatures drop friday as a storm system moves close and tracking showers off to the south once we hit sunday's 70s. friday, saturday, sunday, clouds increase,at to the south, a little bit of relief. >> i needs 52 times. i feel you.o have this great weather. >>> still to come, samsung is delaying a foldable smartphone. the big problem that keeps happening to people testing them out. 1u7 sup bay after someone got trn a trench >>> tense moments in the east bay after someone got caught in a trench. it's unclear exactly how it happened. we know someone was stuck from the waist down posting these photos from a twitter feed and pulling the man out before putting him in an hpital. no word on tha computer store in the south bay today

palo alto is trying to ease traffic congestion by charging developers higher fees. the city council is asking for your input at tonight's public meeting. you might remember palo alto is considering charging developers a one-time fee of $8,000 for every new car trip they would produce during the evening rush hour. it would apply to developments in every part of the city and would replace the current system. >> oakland police department is working to crack down on sideshows to stop a repeat of what happened less than two weeks ago. it ended in gun violence and a truck and bus being set on fire. police are saying it's common for sideshows to start ticking up during the warm spring weekends. and sideshows have gotten bigger, more dangerous since they started in the 80s. here's captain randy winngate of the oakland police department. >> it was more of a younger high school crowd of kids, playing music, interacting with each other. it was more of a social scene. this is complete lawlessness. >> oakland p.d. will make arrests when warranted and impound cars. as of now, non

-- palo alto residents and their company guests only and the city ordinance dates back to the 1960s and a guard checks proof of residency. >> i think that's unfair because not that many residents can h big ace t be coming here to go hiking or having natural space. i just think everyone should have the time to be here. >> unfortunately the housing prices have increased over the years and the policy hasn't changed with that. >> the medium home price in palo alto is more than $3 million. >>> for the first time in 7 years, home prices have dropped in san jose. according to zillow, home prices in san jose drops 0.2% from last year and the medium home price is over $1 million and the trend has turned silicon valley -- they say don't take the new numbers as a sign there's a real-estate bubble that could burst. >> even with people that make 6 figures, it's hard to buy a home. hopefully as they drop, there's hope. >> the long term projection is positive. i feel the market is taking a pause and it will depreciate in no time. >> even the home prices will rise and the market is moving slower. >

. >>> the city of palo alto facing backlash tonight for keeping out-of-towners out of a public park. there's a sign on the front gate at foothills parkinson's palo alto residents and their accompanied guests only. the city ordinance states -- dates back to the 1960's. now my guard is on duty every weekend to check for id and proof of residency. >> i think that is unfair, because not that many residents can have as big a space to come here or go hiking, or having natural space, i juink eryoned the ti seer the years and the policy hasn't changed along with that. >> and, the median home price in palo alto right now, more than $3 million. >> new tonight the city of san -- santa cruz was rented the power to clear a large homeless encampment next to highway one this week based on evidence presented by the city and fire department. the county ruled it is a fire danger and public nuisance. an attorney representing the campers argued that fire concerns should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. the city says another site will be available to the homeless. >> the city will be offering a saf

. >> today, the palo alto cottage has been repaired. new love perhaps growing in there? the young people still come to the cafe to socialize and smoke hookah. his brother runs the place now. and paul? gone. like the romance that burned too bright before it vanished with its victim in a cloud of smoke. >> and i can still hear a voice and see her smile. i know she's -- i know she's here. that's all for this edition of "dateline." >>> i'm craig melvin. >> i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline." >> it was packed. but as night fell, fear grew. >> they're asking who would want to harm your sister? >> was it someone that was a

this is palo alto. we'll talk about what's going on between the east bay and the peninsula coming up. >>> and good morning and a very happy well deserved friday. rite aid will stop selling ecigarettes over the concern they're encouraging teens to smoke. really you're supposed to have a share price -- not supposed to have a share price under a dollar. you see that there if you want to trade on the nyse. rite aid is working to get its share up using reverse stock split. disney will offer streaming service come this fall. pager duty debuted on the stock market thursday and shares skyrocketed up 50% from its ipo price. pag pagerduty is the third unicorn of the year, that is a company worth more than a billion. and we are closest to the biggest ipo of the year. uber. it will go public probably in may. it is still losing money, billions of dollars. 91 million people, though, take at least one uber rob or eat one uber eats meal a month. now, you remember lyft went public last month. $72 a share. trading for th

st cities have not met those goals. >> in palo alto, you oppose sb 50. >> i do.ost cities in the south bay have actually done okay on their market targets but we're way behind on our affordable targets. as far as sb 50 goes, we have actually, like most of the t cities i silicon valley have started to do some of the things in 50. for example, we eliminated all density restrictions on residential units in our high density transit corridor. e've movedto reduce parking requirements. we haven't done all the things in sb 50. i don't think any community hasb we've done other things that are not in sb . we're actually experimenting with minimumsor example. you've got to get past the rhetoric and the scale of the problem because everybody undetands there's a problem. you've got to look at does this policy provide enough incremental value on or above what cities are already doing or gointo do relative to its drawbacks in terms of taking awayocal flexibility. because we don't implement one sized fits all even within our town. >> what do you think of the points he's making?

. >> we don't have enough homes were i live in palo alto at any income level. i make over $100,000 a year,, and i struggled to rent in palo alto. >> lawmakers try to pass a similar bill last year, but many local governments were against it, saying it would take away the power of local officials to decide how their communities should grow. >>> the congress city council put the brakes ona decision on a proposed complex. it's on galindo street and concord boulevard on city-owned land. at last night's meeting, some councilmembers expressed support for the developments. others however said they were concerned that the project does not have enough affordable housing. the proposed availment calls for 310 units and 6500 square feet of retail space. in the end, the council voted unanimously not to introduce the ordinance, which apparently means the project will go back to the drawing board. >>> time is 6:15. the principle of paradise high school is resigning. he said he and his cannot find a place to live after the devastating wildfires. the home of loren lighthall was

it happened at a starbucks in palo alto. >>> still to come, we will hear from the trump supporter who was attacked because of the hat he was wearing. >>> also had, murder suicide, accident or undetermined? that is what a jury will decide this week in the case of a family that plunged off the mendocino county coast leaving two women and 6 children dead. >>> plus a speedup of in fact inspection of powerlines, poles and equipment in areas that are high fire risks before fire season starts. >>> we have cloud cover again today. sprinkles again today. there is more of it in store. plus some rain, actual rain showing up. we will see you back here in a minute. >>> a dead whale washed up on the shoreline near rodeo this morning, the third that will found in san francisco bay in less than a month. the whale was spotted near a boat ramp on san pablo bay near pacific and san pablo avenue's. marine mammal scientists say it is a gray whale. they will now determine the exact cause of death. >>> officials testified at a coroners insight shared graphic details of the death of a family whose suv plunge

the in palo alto around flood kron 4 news. >>iraq's other big story tonight, amazon apparently hires people to to alexa that's right. bloomberg says a new report that thousands of people do this as full-time employees and others are contract workers and they're employed all over the world. the report also said the popular virtual assistants always listening microphone has possibly captured some illegal content amazon did not confirm what kind of content workers come across with listening but said that only a small number of interactions are used from a quote random set of customers. a spokesperson said the workers do not have direct access to sensitive information like a user's name or address. the company likely does amazon's website admits in the frequently asked questions section of that website that alexa requests can be used for speech recognition training. there is also an opt out option available in the settings section of the alexa app where users can delete their saved recordings. >>the nba playoffs officially start t

. >>> a woman at the center of a maga hat and counter at a palo alto starbucks is now missing. 46 zeroparker menke was reported missing morning when she did not report to her palo alto home after visiting a friend lake county earlier this month, she was seen parading an elderly man for wearing a make america great again hat. the incident and her post went viral and sparked a debate on the countries divided politics. she was fired from her job at a music store in palo alto and as far as her current location, authorities are checking to see if she is in washington state based on cell phone ping. >>> a man reunited with his prosthetic leg after he lost that while skydiving particular, the sonoma county sheriff's successfully returned it to its rightful owner after a worker in cloverdale discovered it this morning at a lumber yard. police were called to investigate and posted it to social media and later found that the leg belonged to a man who recently made a skydiving jump. >> a person with the skydive company recognized it and do yesterday he had a client who is skydiving, and amputee a

hazy and sunny in palo alto. a lot of people are heading out. it's still nice and cool now, but the warm-up will happen fast this afternoon. so we go from the low 60s where we are now to the upper 60s in the next hour and then eventually reaching up to about 73 degrees in palo alto. but once again, as you step out, we're seeing these temperatures mostly in the upper 50s and low 60s. but it's already warmed up quite a bit as we look at fairfield and then going into the rest of the day. we show those temperatures in the upper 70s, but we'll have some changes ahead as this storm system stays well to our north. so we'll take a look at the rest of the forecast for easter weekend coming up in just a few minutes. kris? >> thank you, kari. >>> stanford's long-plan expansion is on hold over a 40-year o deal between the university and palo alto unified. that expansion would add overall more than 2 million square feet of development over 15 years. but because stanford agreed to negotiate only through santa clara county, the supervisor put it on indefinite

it happened at a coffee shop in palo alto.fter she yesterday at the man she lost her job at a music store and received death threats. she was reported missing yesterday morning. she was supposed to head home to palo alto after visiting a friend in lake county. she never got there. investigators believe she went off the grid to avoid anymore negative attention. still, they're concerned because she sparked so much outrage. >>> a follow up to the case of a body discovered in the water near ft. funston last night. the coroner identified the person as tyler collins. he was reported missing last month near rockaway beach in pacifica. a friend says he was swept out to sea by a rip current while swimming. the coroner confirms the body pulled out of the water yesterday is that of the missing man. the official cause of death has not yet been released. >>> three of the world's top mountain climbers are believed to have died in the canadian rockies. american jess ross kelly. austria's david lama and hansjorg auger. they were climbing on w

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palo alto-63 degrees and we're at-62 now in oakland. if you're getting ready to head out for your lunch break expect it to be in the mid 60s going into the next few hours. still kind of breezy out there but we will see the sunshine continuing. highs reaching into the low 70s. we'll see more weather like this as we go through the week. we'll take a look at that forecast and when we could see some rain. that's coming up in the next ten minutes. >> thanks so much, kari. >>> we expect the u.s. attorney general is going to talk to congress this week. >> now scott mcgrew, we're not so sure. >> attorney general bill barr, marcus, still on the schedule to testify before the house and the senate later this week. they want to ask him some pretty tough questions, starting with why the summary he gave americans about the mueller report in many instances did not match what mueller wrote, or at least left out very important details. they'll want to know why he did that and why there was such a large gap of time between his original summary and the fi

. >> heading back to the palo alto area. right around willow road reports of a crash just south of another collision we had. a short time ago at marsh. it sounds like this is blocking the three left lanes. one with a broken axle so it could take time to clear and they're talking about issuing a sig alert. definitely two, two and a half miles approaching the scene and some clouds. southbound 101 looking great from the north bay. >>> alexis, thank you. commuters are wondering if there will be more problems with muni this week. >> from equipment issues to operators refusing to work overtime. problems have been plaguing the agency. amy hollyfield live for us this morning. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. smooth so far today. trains are running, no problems reported. the president of the union said on friday it was tough to see that their passengers were stranded. it was hard for them to watch. it happened because of downed overheadlines that caused delays. operators have been turning down overtime so shuttles were p

a woman in palo alto admitted she yelled at victor. she posted it on social media. in the post she said she wanted to publicly shame him and try to get him fired. police in palo alto said victor never report what had happened so they don't have proof of a crime. the woman that posted the message says she contacted police because she is getting threats. >>> a new study says laws banning texting while driving appear to be making roads safer. the study conducted by researchers at texas a&m say states saw more than 1,600 fewer traffic-related hospital visits per year after a texting ban was implemented. researchers examined data from 16 states including california over a seven year period. >>> our time is 6:46. we are getting you out the door. sal, you have been following major traffic problems in the commute? >> yes. they are making a little progress. i can tell by looking at this that they may have been clear that crash in the right lane in san francisco. that would be on southbound 101 near cesar chavez. one of the things i want to mention is that the traffic is goin

palo alto a high of 78 today.alk more about some rain chances, where you might want to drive in northern california to help out your allergies. i'll have details on that coming up in a few minutes. >>> an airline changes their flight, adding a leg. so who foots the bell? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds, next. everyone's got to listen to mom. when it comes to reducing the sugar in your family's diet, coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. we're working together to do just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels and reminders to think balance. because we know mom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar. balanceus.org with a cancelled >>> nbc bay area responds to a palo alto couple's long haul on a canceled flight. >> investigator chris chmura got the gears turning toward a refund. did we get that refund? >> we did. we have the end of the story first. they were going to lon

and in union city, fremont and stretching over to the peninsula, sunnyville, menlo park, palo alto, los altos hills and moving in toward campbell ten the tom cruz mountains, getting close to santa cruz itself. nothing too heavy. pockets of moderate rain. 50s on the temps. ukiah is reporting light rain from that cell phone. off and on hit and miss rain from mendocino county to lake county. light rain maybe out of this this system, maybe a tenth of an inch, but the pattern is showing another system coming in not wednesday but thursday and the strongest system will be here on friday depending on which global model you look at. they are all wet but some are wetter than others. the gfs is the wettest of the bunch. that is the one you are seeing here. friday you are seeing one-plus inch amounts, maybe an inch- and-a-half. all the way to the weekend off and on. doesn't mean it will be a washout but there will be some rain. it looks like there will be some to the north by the time we get to the weekend then warmer temperatures early next week. highs back to where they should be this time of yea

that's a live look outside at palo alto at highway 101. we will be in the 50s.up so fast, our temperatures reaching into the mid-70s by noon. we get a look at our microclimate and talk about this spike in it was in less than five minutes. >> a live look at san mateo bridge, smoothly, westbound away from us. the taillights, a huge drive and smoother recovery at the bay bridge. we will how is what the approach is like on the san rafael. >> thank you so much. 5:44, a probably cause of meningitis is prompting an alert at san diego state university. the university is contacting people who attended a formal dance hosted by delta signatuma florida te fraternity. students were told in the fall to get checked. >>> new information suggests the husband of lori loughlin may have slide i lied about his own education. mossimo giannulli convinced his dad he was a student and used his father's money to start a tee-shirt business. he and loughlin are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into usc. >>> things get under way to strip funding for abortion clini