stanford hangs on 54 53, which means stanford is the best in the country and national champions for the third time. this is a team that didn't have a home for much of the season because of covert restrictions, but pulled together despite the adversity, i think that's what helped those you know, being on the road for two weeks. we didn't want to do that. but you know afterwards, we're thankful for because we grew out the team. we grew up individuals, and that was hard, but you know, it's helped us. you know, against louisville, you know, having to come back down, 12. all right? no, i get stopped at one of jack one on that runs and then also tonight getting that big stop. well this is not exactly how the a's envisioned the start of the season against their ale. west rivals the houston astros shaman i on the mound for oakland, j finding himself in a one nothing whole right away when i leaves one and kyle tucker his wheelhouse and tucker drives it over the wall like they did yesterday, the aids had an immediate answer. mark canha at third one. jed lowry ropes one down the right field line u

stanford survives again!down to the wire and and with the champions, a historic night for the stanford women and we will have the story. >>> fighting back recall efforts, the group working to help san francisco district attorney keep his job.>>> and an opal level level this week, telling us what to expect for the next few days. >>> jules is off tonight, no maybe about it, the stanford cardinal have the best team in women's college basketball. and for their coach, it is especially sweet, dennis o'donnell is here to tell us why pick >> it was so sweet because it had been so long, stanford had not won a national title since 1992, but i tell you what, arizona had a chance to steal that moment away. tara vanderveer, and the cardinal had to sweat it out for the second straight game, two minutes to play, haley jones scores and gets filed, stanford had a 4 point lead but arizona got to within one point, and a chance to win it.>> mcdonald trapped in heaves, i can't hit, that is it! and stanford survives again. >> 2 st

stanford wins by one.ur most outstanding player and vanderveer, her third ncaa title. >> we had some special karma going for us when we dodged the bullet against -- we had to come back against louisville, dodged the bullet against south carolina, dodged the bullet against arizona. i think sometimes you just got to be lucky. i will admit it. we're very fortunate to win. >> taking it one step further and win a national championship after a 29 year long drought. it's a blessing. it's surreal to be here. i don't think even standing up looking at the confetti i'm still waiting for it to really kick in. >>> to the warriors steph curry back in the lineup, golden state looking to avoid an 0-3 road trip. early first quarter draymond green alley-oop, wiseman, eight points and five rebounds and steph so good with the basketball, creative, dribble, drive, pump fake, hoop and the foul, shimmy shake, too. 18 rebounds for the former rocket. 117-111, the warriors lose with 22 remaining games in regular season. >> right no

next in sports. >> once again, the stanford cardinal women. now the nc double a basketball champions. sports director jason dumas says the >> and now kron 4 sports. >> it is championship sunday and some hardware is coming back to the bay area after 29 years stanford is back on top of the women's basketball world. it was a great one. let's head down to san antonio and see how it all unfolded. it wasn't always pretty. it was a defensive battle on both sides. tara looking for ring number 3 1st quarter. here's the hometown kid and recently named an all american that's kianna williams showing out in front of her family and friends down in san antonio. like i said, this game was a back alley brawl. she and up ellington give arizona a one point lead right there back and forth. we go. lexi hall for 3. plus the fouth, the cardinal had 59 3 pointers during the nc double a tournament which is a record stanford up for. here's another one of those trades. this time of anna wilson stanford led by 7 at the half big bro russell wilson loves it. 3rd quarter ha

kate rooney live at stanford, thank you, kate. by the way, the warriors and chase center teaming up with clorox to try to keep fans safe. the partnership makes clorox. >> the official product used to disinfect disinfect the arena warriors say the deal will strengthen chase centers, clean initiative program which outlines so all cleaning and disinfection protocols throughout the arena. chase center has been closed to fans. of course, since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago. just last week, though california officials updated state guidelines to allow indoor live event starting on april 15th san francisco officials have not yet announced when they will allow fans back inside chase, but a lot of people looking forward to it. let's take a look live look outside see how things are shaping up on this monday afternoon and catherine is ot cloudy earlier. looks like it's clear now. yeah. actually looks pretty nice. and clear now, but also cooler and chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us. >> i've been fine. i heard a lit

standard stanford moving on, this could be the third championship title in her resume. long time since the last one. 1992. >> she is amazing, though. what a coach. >> thank you for that. >> take a live look outside, you can see the pacific appear out there. look close, you might even see good old paul. there he is. >> it was a little chillier early today. i bet it's downright cold. but you're from minnesota, you're used to this. >> it is been a while since i lived in minnesota, so i think my blood has thinned out, you know, the upper midwest blood that is as thick as porridge. got a little bit spoiled by the mild temperatures the last couple of days in still warm inland today here on the coast. temperatures have been hovering right around 50 degrees for most of the day. but it is still pretty out here, especially around sunrise. i will allow alex to pan off of me and show you what you actually want to see when you come to the coast. looking down at the coast here toward the point, and vern said he needed some kind of relaxation after that stanford game. i think this is

stanford survives again! >> nearly three decades in the making stanford's women basketball, new champs. how it all came down to the wire. good morning. thanks for joining us. it is monday. we are off and running on another work week, april 5. i am anne makovec for michelle. >> i am len kiese. don't let the clouds fool you, more sunshine is still on tap. mary lee is joining us. >>> good morning. a pleasant day across the bay area, typical for this time of year with clouds, sunshine, temperatures where we should be. a live look in san francisco with the clouds in the sky and many locations in the low 50s now though cool in santa rosa at 42 degrees. as we look to our visibility, clouds to start our day with areas of fog. as we head through the afternoon with the clearing looking at 60 in san francisco, 63 in oakland, red wood city, fremont, 66 san jose, 67 concord. on futurecast, clearing skies. let's check with gianna. it was windy through altamont pass looking at gusts up to 30 miles per hour and slow going as

stanford researchers first announced a u.s.the weekend and they're now screening for up to seven other possible cases but right now it's contributing to a huge surge in cases in india, called a double mutant because it carries two mutations and help it latch-on to cells. >>> there may be another surge in bay area reopenings by midweek. tomorrow three of the four remaining red tier counties, sonoma, napa, and contra costa may all move into the orange tier. nor napa and coco counties it's a little too close to call. at the same time it's possible solano county falls back into the purple tier. again the state will make its assessments tomorrow. any changes would take effect the following day. >>> speaking of sonoma county, the school leaders there, they like many other counties promise to feel out the reopening of classrooms over the next few weeks to avoid having to backtrack later. they tell the "press democrat" they are in no rush to keep up with the county if it moves into the less restrictive tier levels. county wide so far o

the star led stanford with 17. the final seconds, arizona down one. >> mcdonald, two seconds, trapped, heaves! that is it. stanford survives again! >> you can say that again. stanford beat arizona 54-53 to win their third national title in program history. >>> gonzaga and baylor will play tonight for the men's final. see you tonight on the post game show. >> people all over the area are celebrating stanford big win. other athletes, coaches, political figures giving the team a shout out on social media. we have a special line up tonight for the last day of march madness. at 5:30, pregame coverage and men's championship game starts at 6:00. watch a special edition of news at 8:30. sports is at 10:00. then kpix5 news at 11:00. >>> we continue to follow vice president kamala harris' visit to her hometown oakland. let's take a listen. >> they want to do better. if you walk into a financial institution and feel you are being judged, you are likely to walk out without receiving help that might be available. that's the oth

stanford survived again. the stanford cardinal women are national champions for the first time, since all the way back in 1992. they won the championship today by one point over arizona. and as you saw there, the game literally went right down to a last second shot by arizona. ktvu joe fonzi here now. what a game today, joe. yeah, no question about it. frank just say that this was the season full of challenges for stanford would be a severe understatement. this was a team that didn't have a home arena from late november early february, playing on the road and quote home games in las vegas and santa cruz in between, well that must have made playing the incidentally tournament in a texas bubble seem like business as usual. the cardinal today in the ncaa title game against arizona's team. stanford beat twice during the regular season, stanford jumped one early lead and then had to withstand arizona rallies of one in the fourth quarter. hayley jones muscles in his shot in the lane. despite the foul, she made the

all smiles under the masks at stanford university.woman's best about team is just back on campus returning from this covid challenge season as national champions. >> they worked their butts off. they went from hotel to hotel. we cannot be more proud to be sharing the same name across the jersey. the game came down to the final seconds with the stanford women holding off arizona for the one point win. it was stanford's first women's fastball championship in 29 years, and a badly needed up look for the campus community. >> determination and grit and resilience through a very, very difficult period, and they have been a role model for all of us. >> the parade route went into downtown palo alto and back again. there is no mass rally, no speeches, just a few minutes in the sun to soak up. >> some of those women did not get any sleep last night. the mvp there when straight through to the morning talk shows, maybe got a few these on the plane coming back but one of the remarkable things about this is that it keeps alive a 55 year streak now.

the discovery was made by researchers at stanford health care, kron, four's. rob fladeboe brings us up to date on this discovery. >> by a technique called genomic sequencing. the stanford clinical virology lab has identified one case of the india variant it is thought to have occurred in the patients from santa clara county and the lab is now working to confirm another 7 suspected cases says lab director doctor benjamin pinsky. we know it's in our area and it's it's a prevalence at the moment. ow m- >> but it's something to watch out for in case it does increase in numbers. doctor pinsky says they have a lot to learn about this latest variant. >> which may be to blame for recent surge of cases in india. the variant is being called a double mutant because it is to mutations which could possibly make it that much more infectious. so this is a variant that has mutations similar to the california variant as well as south africa and. >> brazil variance. it looks like it may be more transmissible and potentially. able to be neutralized by and potentially. vaccines m

at stanford, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> okay. thank you, scott. >>> hundreds of schools around the bay area and across the state are reopening this week. governor newsom is pushing for all schools to do the same. he applauded the reopening. he said this urges for kids to get back to class as soon as possible. he is urging every district to resume in person learning asap. >> we can do this, and we must do it. and we must do it sustainbly and we must prepare now for full, in person instruction come this next school year. >> reporter: a handful of districts have already said they plan to remain in distance learning through the end of the year. many parents hope the message from the governor will convince them to change their minds. >>> okay. the graphic is not correct. it says tokyo 2020, but, yes, it is tokyo 2021. we have been here before but this time it is for real. the olympics are happening. today marks 100 days. the olympics brings the world together and we certainly need that spirit now. to commemorate the date, a monument w

the former star led stanford with 17.econds, arizona, down one point. >> lobs it into mcdonald. five seconds left. mcdonald. two seconds. mcdonald -- trapped. heaves. can't hit. that is it! stanford, survive. >> oh did they. barely. stanford beats arizona 54-53 to win their third national title in program history. woo. >>> on the men's side, the national championship is tomorrow night. after the game, they'll play one shining moment. i guarantee you that will include this. >> juzang again with the ball in his hands. in the paint, floater, short. got it back, ties it with three. gonzaga has time to do something. suggests for the win. oh, yeah, oh yes. >> jalen suggs, 30-foot buzzer- beater. sent the zags to the national championship against baylor in indianapolis. back in december, these two teams were supposed to play in indy. that game was canceled at the last-minute due to covid-19 issues with gonzaga. >> we joked when the game got canceled and we went to the arena and we did a press conference saying that the game was

and reaction from the stanford w the drought is over for the stanford cardinal women. champions for the first time since 1992, that is ringo starr one saying, you know it don't come easy. williams on the cardinals beat arizona twice during the regular season and it looks like it will be more of the same early on. williams hit for three and stanford had a 14-3 lead, but she would bear down pennington with the steal and the layup and part of the 16-4 run and they took the lead and they called a timeout with the team responding on its own and wilson drains of 3 and an 11-0 run and big brother will check that was mine and a jump ahead in the fourth quarter and inside to brink and a freshman in the layup and the cardinals up 76 minutes to go and she struggled shooting but a big 3 here and the cats within 1 point and haley joins have the answer and spins into the lane hits the 2 and gets filed in the former star led stanford with 17 points and in the final second of the game arizona was down one point. >> five seconds left and mcdonald two seconds, hits and that is it, stanf

stanford survives. >> it was electric, it was wild. people were so happy. >> reporter: megan owns the patio where stanford students and fans packed the bar for the sunday game. >> everyone was jumping up and down. the last second, my gosh, it was wild. >> the stanford cardinals are national champions in 2021! >> it has been emotional. i went there as a kid, and watch them play. >> a well deserved win for the cardinals, who drawn praise from the vice president, the president, and tiger woods, and they said it was great after living in lockdown. >> it was good to see people happy about something again. you know, after a year of sitting in the house. >>> cardinals titles and all under the coaches leadership. >> much deserved, maria, thank you. >>> amazing. and covid vaccines could have an unexpected benefit with a shot at believe for people with mysterious ailments. >> i knew that there was a light out there at the end of the tunnel, i feel like i can almost see that light. >> i just have to say give it a shot. >> the milestone in the vac

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stanford survives.hey'll play for the national championship, but it wasn't >>> sports on abc 7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> good evening, it'll be an all pac-12 title game as the stanford women survived a late scare to reach the national championship game. stanford and south carolina of at the final four, cameron breaks six blocked shots but only eight blocked points. lexie hall misses the lay-up, but haley jones, look at the hustle with the loose ball then hits the j. stanford up one, jones with 24 points. final, frantic seconds. brink on the inbound. she has the ball, loses it. here comes south carolina, chance to win. aliyah on the break. no, and no on the follow as stanford barely hangs on, 66-65. they'll meet arizona for the title on sunday. >>> tall.h, a little sparky as a baseball. he's getting loud. the astros bats were as well. bregman, a three-run shot in the third. astros score the first five run thofs game. we need a positive moment for the a's. chad pinder pinch-hitting, la

but the stanford cardinal okay.ets give you the numbers. 29 years since the last championship they had been on the road for 90 days living out of suitcases. hotels motels because of the shutdown here in the bay area. they could not have organized basketball. and the number 3. that's a 3rd championship by coach tara vanderveer. here's what she had to say about winning it all. >> former players would be so proud to be part of this team because of the brazilian save shown because of the sisterhood that they and just i'm just thrilled for this team, but also for all the women out there that played at stanford. >> isn't that wonderful that she thought about her past teams as well that she felt so bad for the other players. last time she competed and the national championship. she lost to uconn in 2010, the first and she won a championship chance and daria 90 92 and then last night. so that's 3rd championship. couple of people you might have heard about. they tweeted this out. tiger woods. he went to stanford back in 1994

stanford survives again. >> reporter: overnight, after a battle to the last bucket, stanford crownedmpion in the women's ncaa tournament. >> for the first time since 1992, stanford is your national champion. >> reporter: nfl superstar russell wilson there in the crowd cheering on his sister, ana, a stanford player. >> wilson able to hit and a little more aggressive on the offensive end which you know russell is going to love. >> reporter: the cardinal winning their third ever title and first in 29 years. by one point over arizona. the wildcats coming this close to their first championship in program history. stanford coach tara vanderveer, now the winningest coach in women's college basketball history. >> it's surreal to be rehere rit now. i don't even it's honestly even still hit me yet. even standing up looking at the confetti, i'm waiting for it to kick in. >> reporter: tonight, all eyes are on the men. the top two teams in the tournament facing off in the national title game. two seed baylor blowing out houston on saturday afternoon while number one gonzaga needed overtime and fr

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stanford. researchers say that this variant, as we said, originated in india, that country right now. >> is seeing a big spike in covid cases kron four's, gayle ong talking with the experts today about why they say this newest variant is especially concerning. >> researchers at stanford. i've been searching for covid-19 variant since january of this year. the latest variant found in india is the first confirmed case in their a sign held up for say the virus is not slowing down. >> the new variant dubbed double mutant was found in stanford's clinical viral. the g lab last week. scientists in the bay area are trying to figure out how more infectious mutation is. the mutations are in the specific. >> spike >> receptor sites. so it affects the ability of the virus to buy into that place. and it's trying to get to ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says to avoid transmission. >> the public needs to continue to follow health guidelines wear masks, social distance and the weed t

the stanford's women's basketball team are national champions. yes, and it came >> roller coaster ride of action on the they clinched the championship, but it did come down to the wire. sure did. covers will tran is live this where he will be waiting for the champions to return. >> that was a tight game. >> it came right down to the last shot win or go home for the arizona wildcats. instead they are going home not as winners but the stanford cardinal women, they are coming back this morning champions for the first time in 29 years for this prestigious school. let's get right to the highlights. came right down till the last second shot by the arizona wildcats. it clanked and the back of the rim and that made the women from stanford champions 5453. they took off very fast in the 1st quarter, 16 to 8 and they held on for dear life because for the next 3 quarters, the arizona wildcats the outscored or cardinal, but they held on with 2.51 left. there was a three-point play by haley jones gave them 54 points and they ended up winning by one point. it e

. >> reporter: at stanford covid-19 clinic at emeryville, like rush hour. jeff and sheri got their first dose. >> feel relieved. emotional thing to decide to get one, glad i did. >> happy to have first, can't wait for the second. >> kathryn drove here from san jose for her shot. >> relieved, didn't think i would get it this early. >> reporter: once santa clara county opened eligibility on monday, kathryn hopped online and booked appointment here at emeryville, couldn't find one closer to home. santa clara health officials say just got 300,000 doses from federal government but appointments were snapped up immediately. freeze on johnson & johnson vaccines and relatively small shipments from the state has caused shortfall for this week and next. >> bay area is doing well. >> point man says the department of public health will be using some of the limited supply to reach underserved communities so will be tough to book shots through the county. >> trying to move vaccine quickly as possible but supply is limited. encourage people to be patient and try every opti

. >>> in ncaa nailbiter as the stanford women look to advance to the national title game. good evening, i am ken bastida. >> i was with cook. vern glenn is here with highlights and this one came right down to the wire tonight. >> this one just over. i mean, this final four semi final game, the stress level was high. it came down to the last shot, and the stanford woman, boy, against a tough south carolina power. both number one seeds. let's take it to the last two minutes of the game. stanford up three. cameron brate, a lady in. 64-59. 40 seconds left. destiny henderson is her name. oh. living up to her name. cops a one point lead. next position. lexi hall. miss. haley jones. and stanford retakes the lead. now, 10 seconds left. cardinal up one. cameron brate turned it over. brea bill drove in, missed, and then only up boston missed the tip in at the buzzer and stanford won the game 66-65 in san antonio. kiana williams hometown, they advanced is on days national championship. poor boston. in fact, boston and haley jones are best friends. they text each other every day but y

i like this afternoon, we received a statement from stanford. stanford is following its process for matters that come before the university's board of trustees as previously stated. the board is meeting to consider the petition and provide input to stanford management. the final decision will be rendered by the president and provost in the coming weeks, reporting live christien kafton ktvu fox two news, alright, christian. thank you during a rally this afternoon, some student athletes used to wash triple choc to spray messages on the building where the stanford university president's office is located. the messages included statements like you can't cut me. another slogans. we're told that student athletes who were not involved in today's rally went back and helped clean up all of the messages. santa clara county health officials are trying to get more seniors and disabled people vaccinated. the county is providing free round trip vi ta paratransit rides to coronavirus vaccination clinics, officials say they want more seniors and disabled reside

stanford survived it, won it, 66-65.l in the title game the first time since 2010. >> they did have two good looks and this is one of those survive in a dance and it was not a pretty game for us. >> luckily she missed the tip- in. it was very hectic, but we just knew we had to get back and do everything we could. >> the other semifinal arizona, where did they come from? they're on the same floor as connecticut, but nobody told the cats. they attacked. look at ari mcdonald late in the game. the cats led number one seed huskies wire to wire, played great defense, won the game, 69- 59 and that's how it set up an all pac-12 national title game on sunday. >>> meantime no steph curry, no draymond green, final seconds first half pascal siakam, buzzer beating with fade-away scoring 46. toronto led by 20 at the break and it got worse. they led the dubs at one point by 62. raptors won this big, 130-77, second worse loss in warriors franchise history. >>> segue over to baseball, giants in seattle, top third pick it up here where bu

yeah, a lot of people walking around with stanford gear. will be something that they'll be doing for the next several days and speaking of gear during yes, yes. women had to wear their gear for quite some time. i was thinking about that their gear is packed and not carry on right now. they're flying and they must have lots of bags because they were they were in hotels for how long. >> 90 day road trip. so if they weren't on a basketball court would be at high school or college that was shut down or they even practice at the golden state warriors facility because of covid-19 they would not allow sports in this county. so they practice of places with wooden back board story a 90 day road trip. so if they were practicing, i'm sure there at the laundry mat. all right. thanks a lot. we'll. >> that's a lot of dirty socks as though they're on their way back ucl from ucl a they flew back yesterday. they had a wild trip to, although it didn't. and the same. >> 3 point buzzer beater that gave gonzaga to win in overtime 93 to 90 and this as put everyb

stanford women last won the national championship in '92.e to see some celebration going on. >>> trending this morning, despite losing the title game, arizona head coach adia barnes pumped breast milk for her daughter halftime sunday. team staff used heating pads on the sidelines to warm up the milk. barnes is the only head coach in the top 25 team that is taking care of a baby under the age of 2 and that's a full time job in itself. >> moms, they're amazing. >>> a controversial idea to rename dozens of schools in san francisco back up in the bay. next on "today in the bay," a live report on the vote expected today following a lot of backlash. >>> plus climate in crisis, the grim wildfire warning issued in the south bay this morning. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. ladies... check it out. so strong. so... not ripped. what're we talkin about... that's the hefty ultra strong bag hefty! hefty! hefty! (whispers) gimme. (confuse

plus, a big celebration at stanford.en's basketball team has won the nc double a championship. >> now from the local news station. this is kron 4 news at 3. >> back in the bay area. vice president kamala harris spends her morning in the east bay for the first time since becoming vice president. thanks for joining us here this monday afternoon on kron 4 news at 3. i'm tahernia. the vice president was joined by senator alex up adn congresswoman barbara lee and she was only here for a few hours, but she spent the day focusing on jobs, small businesses in the importance of investing in infrastructure, specifically infrastructure at water treatment plants like east bay mud kron, four's noelle bellow tracked the vice president today and she joins us now live in the studio with more on the visit. well, that's right. sanaz the vice president was joined by governor gavin newsome at the east bay municipal utility district. >> they were given a tour of the facility and the vp enjoyed conversations with some longtime employees while

fans and stanford alum showed out en masse. >> i think the team really stuck together.ad to dig down deep and i'm proud of our team for doing that. >> this is incredible. what a great group of women and coaches. >> yeah, stanford's first national title in women's basketball since 1992. con. >> grant:s. >> absolutely. they gopt it. >> that will do it for us. bye-bye. >> good night. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon."

mcdonald trapped, heaves that is it stanford survives again! >> oh, the pac-12 women's player of the year can't get it to go so stanford survives and wins the title. 54-53. the cardinal claim their first championship since 1992. not a ton of disappointment, but congrats to stanford home state, arizona girl. >> it was a great game and what more can you ask for? one point victory in the titles game >>> nen the men's game after a picture-perfect buzzer beater by jaylen suggs was incredible lifted gonzaga over from perfection.r bears for the national championship tonight >> i know you're not getting any sleep today watching that. >> they start so late. but yeah, i'm going watch. >>> the life of the a.m. newsers. janessa webb nose all about a that morn janessa >> yeah, morning we've been seeing some great basketball being played. but i hope you've enjoyed the weather over the weekend we have high pressure that is building across the country. we are watching a small storm system that's going to come out of the rockies and this will transition into a

that it is stanford survives again. >> a nail-biter to the final buzzer the women of stanford are your national champions we've got all the highlights and a preview of tonight's men's final. a busy monday ahead. "early today" starts right now >> good monday morning i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm lindsey reiser. we're going again with the breaking news out of florida where catastrophic flood cog happen at any moment a waste water reservoir is on the brink of collapse after part of a retaining wall shifted. now at least 300 families have been forced to evacuate as crews rush to try to avoid a disaster. here is nbc's sam brock. >> reporter: the breach in this florida waste water reservoir is getting bigger as manatee county remains under a local state of emergency. >> what we're looking at now is trying to prevent and respond to if need be a real catastrophic flood situation. >> reporter: a leaky man made pond started with 480 million gallons of saltwater mixed with nitrogen and ammonia now under 300 million, but threatening to burst. the florida national guard air dropping more pumps in, p

stanford. doctors say the strain originated in india, which is currently seeing a big spike in covid convoys. gayle ong has more. >> researchers at stanford have been searching for covid-19 variant since january of this year. the latest variant found in india is the first confirmed case in their lab. a sign held up for it. say the virus is not slowing down. >> the new variant dubbed double mutant was found in stanford's clinical viral. the g lab last week. scientists in the bay area are trying to figure out how more infectious mutation is. the mutations are in the specific. >> spike >> receptor sites. so it affects the ability of the virus to buy into that place. and it's trying to get to ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says to avoid transmission. >> the public needs to continue to follow health guidelines wear masks, social distance and the weed to break the chain of transmission is either being completely see all the time. >> and getting the vaccine so that, you know

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stanford survives again! how close it was the pac-12 women's player of the year just could not get it go. stanford survives, wins 54-53. >> congrats to them. >>> in the men's game, the gonzaga bulldogs are one game away from a perfect season the zags will meet a dominant baylor team. but it's the weekend that still has college basketball fans on their feet >> reporter: with just three seconds left on the clock and the score tied up, it's a 40-foot game winning shot that still has everyone buzzing. >> gonzaga has started to do something. oh suggs! >> it was the best feeling >> i broke down emotionally. >> reporter: the buzzer beater had fans jumping out of their seats. and on to the streets. even sportscasters couldn't believe what just happened >> oh! >> reporter: gonzaga freshman jalen suggs sinking the three-pointer and clinching the overtime victory >> stuff like this is what you practice as a kid on a mini hoop >> reporter: to tip off against the bears monday night kathy park, nbc news >> when you think o

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so stanford trying to take that lead back. they've got a chance.nbound the ball to lexi hall and she can't get it to go. but here comes jones. the rebound and the go ahead bucket and maybe the points of her entire career still cool as a cucumber. we go to the final seconds of the game jones in down again to the freshman cameron brink and she can. just take the ball there cam. so the gamecocks going here come the got to another chance. >> capes and they're headed back to the national title game for the first time since 2010. >> what a game. what a finish. oh, boy, this is march madness for sure. a one-point win for the number one overall seed. here's what their coach had to say. >> this is one of survive and advance and it was not a pretty game for us, but that's credit see how south carolina how aggressive they are, how athletic they are. we just you know, we're going to have to learn from it. and you know, play better. we should buy. so or we know she's a great rebounder. great player. >> she was the tip and it was very hectic. but we just knew we

stanford holds on to win. wow. so stanford beat south carolina. they now advance to the national title game. they'll play on sunday. you see the tears there, stanford will play either uconn or arizona. >> congratulations, can't wait to watch. >>> well, the countdown to tokyo continues. there are 112 days left until the olympics and we are rooting for a bay area boxer to qualify and go. >> as nbc bay area's anthony flores reports this boxer has plenty of fight and determination. >> one of the most promising young amateur boxers in the country. >> i feel like i have very fast hands and quick feet and a really good jab. >> reporter: skills the brisbane native has been working on since he first laced up the gloves when he was 9. >> i started winning fights and i just fell in love with it. >> reporter: training is demanding, the 22-year-old works out two to three times a day. >> it can be pretty tough, so you have to be pretty mentally strong. >> reporter: with close to 200 amateur fights and several titles under his belt, the 138 pound lightweight is

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the stanford cardinal was up by one, but the arizona wildcats had the ball. then arizona missed its final shot. a win capping off what had been an incredibly challenging season because of the pandemic. they were living on the road for some nine weeks because of the quarantine travel restrictions. the coach says it's part of what made this win so special. >> this was, i think, especially rewarding because of the covid situation and all the adversity the team has faced. >> reporter: the bay area's haley jones, the mvp, says all the hardships made them stronger. >> i think it made us extremely resilient and tough and gritty. >> reporter: it's been tough for fans, too. so they were happy to get out and celebrate and say thank you. >> i think it's symbolic of life coming back to this campus. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> there's some new life, too. the earthquakes home has a new name for at least the next decade. it's called paypal park. the quakes and paypal agreed to a new ten-year deal for the official naming rights of the stadium. they will also have a pa

stanford survives again. >> now, the women of stanford are basketballs best as an ncaa nail biter comes final buzzer. >> the high powered rally at san francisco city hall celebrating asian strength. >> a glorious easter in oakland where one church just welcome back the faithful for the first time in more than a year. >> i am so thankful and i am going to shout and give god the glory. >> i am like a little kid this morning like christmas and i really was. i can't wait. >>> good evening. confetti rain down on a court in san antonio as the stanford cardinals were crowned the tournament champs and dennis o'donnell is here with the highlights. it was especially exciting for tara vanderveer. >> tough on the old ticker because it is been so long. stanford had not won the national title since 1992 but arizona had a chance to win the game. they had the second straight game and two minutes to play and stanford up 1 and haley jones into the lane and hits part of a 3-point play and five seconds left in arizona within 1 and mcdonnell

stanford will require students to get one.and csu systems say they will, too, when the fda gives at least one of the vaccines final approval, which could happen soon. >> great idea. definitely when you have kids on campus especially like this big of a school, you don't want to have a situation where kids are actually getting sick. >> reporter: the state universities enroll and employ more than 1 million people across 33 campuses and say it's the most comprehensive plan for covid-19 vaccinations in the country. leaders releasing a joint statement saying in part, "receiving a vaccine for the virus that causes covid-19 is a key step people can take to protect themselves, their friends and family, and our campus communities while helping bring the pandemic to an end." most students we spoke with agree. >> it's like a step forward. i'm definitely for it, yeah, i want to get back to school. >> reporter: stanford will require students returning this fall to get vaccinated. administrators will provide more updates in the coming weeks,

stanford researchers say the strain originated. india, which is currently seeing a big spike in covid cases. kron four's. gayle ong has more on that. >> researchers at stanford. i've been searching for covid-19 variant since january of this year. the latest variant found in india is the first confirmed case in their lab. a sign held up for it. say the virus is not slowing down. >> the new variant dubbed double mutant was found in stanford's clinical viral. the g lab last week. scientists in the bay area are trying to figure out how more infectious mutation is. the mutations are in the specific. >> spike >> receptor sites. so it affects the ability of the virus to buy into that place. and it's trying to get to ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says to avoid transmission. >> the public needs to continue to follow health guidelines wear masks, social distance and the weed to break the chain of transmission is either being completely see all the time. >> and getting the vaccine so that, you know, the virus is tr

i can see stanford, so it's really exciting for me to see that. go women. >> i think it's great to the mole rod else. i think it's wonderful. >> reporter: so this is coach van derveer's third national title, and it many could the same year she became the women's coach with the most wins in history. there were lots of congratulations all around on social media, including from vice president kamala harris, and she said the juries gentleman and second gentleman called it so congratulations to him as well. as stanford, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. wall street is all green today after over last week's jobs report. a breakdown next what all the excitement it about. >> and major league baseball pulls the all-star game from atlanta because of georgia's new voting laws and we'll tell what you other major companies are doing and stars of the new dispolice plus show "the falcon and soldier" are on kelly today. watch kelly clarkson right here on nbc bay area at 3:00 this afternoon. hey! it's me! your dry skin! i'm craving something we're

. >>> and the cardinal crowned >> the stanford cardinals, national champions in 2021. >> stanford wins its first women's basketball title in nearly 30 years. a nail-biting game that came down to the last shot. >> trapped he -- >> as gonzaga and baylor hope for more magic in the men's championship game after saturday's thriller. >> for the win oh >> we'll find out who takes home the title, today, monday, april 5th, 2021. fr >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. we're glad you're with us. hoda will be back tomorrow good weekend good basketball weekend, among other things. >> great weekend for sports. lots to get to this morning. we start with today by the numbers. our first one, our first one as stanford, number one, women's college basketball topping arizona in l game. incredible game decided by a single point. stephanie gosk is going to have all the highlights. she'll get you ready for the men's final tonight. >>> the next number we're loo