and despite strong warnings, kevin mccarthy meets with taiwan's president in southern california. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> dramatic video showing when a stunt show turned into a hit-and-run. velena jones shows us the dangerous scene that played out in the middle of the day in oakland. some of the video is difficult to watch. >> reporter: an all too-real scene in oakland on tuesday. cell phone footage showing a truck doing doughnuts in the middle of the intersection of 104th and international around noon. that's when a man walking a dog stepped in and tries to stop the driver. the truck circles around again hitting the man, throwing him into the air and across the

street. witnesses say the driver then sped off. according to a witness the sideshow started four hours earlier and involved at least two other cars. those who work nearby did not want to be identified but explained sideshows are an almost daily occurrence. >> these things happen all the time every day. the police come in and then when they leave, they do it again. >> reporter: councilmember reid represents the district and explains the dangerous driving is consistent with numbers that show east oakland and international boulevard are disproportionately impacted by traffic injuries including those involving pedestrians. >> this area is within a high injury network. 6% of oakland streets account for over 60% of severe and fatal crashes. incidents causing injury and

bodily harm to people. we're working to prioritize safety investments in east oakland. >> reporter: luckily witnesses say the man got up and walked away. opd is investigating but say they don't know the extent of the man's injuries. a shocking sideshow increasing calls from community and councilmembers for safer streets. >> we want to have safe paths for those customers and residents out there supporting our merchants to keep that part of our corridor alive and thriving. >> reporter: velena jones, nbc bay area news. >> difficult to watch. in other news one day after his historic arraignment, what's next for former president trump? mr. trump was arraigned yesterday on 34 counts related to handing out hush money payments ahead of the 2016 election. back at his home in florida last night mr. trump called the manhattan district attorney a criminal. republican lawmakers have rallied behind the former president, even mitt romney who said mr. trump is unfit to be

president, questioned the strength of this case. mr. trump is expected to be back in court in december just before the 2024 primaries. once again to discuss this case is larry gerston. we know how most republicans feel. they feel the case is weak. i did hear one commentator also agreed with that, a former prosecutor. what are your thoughts about the case? >> we're going to parse this thing out. when it all broke, there were three parts, the hush money, we know that. the fact it might have been done illegally through business practices and, third, maybe federal election campaign laws as the reason for making this crime a felony. that made it weak. but now we've learned that it may be the money, the illegal practices, but hanging on new york state tax laws, no lonr dependent on feder legislation. that for many people mes this a much stronger case than we might have first thought.

>> the judge admonished mr. trump yesterday to refrain from language that could cause violence or civil unrest. how does his speech last night line up with that admonishment? >> you nope about the spots on a leopard, they never change, right? >> right. >> he admonished the judge, his family, the district attorney, all the other cases, lashed out at them all, called them illegal. they should be in jail. the d.a. should resign. the judge should recuse himself. not exactly the kind of language that the judge urged him not to take. so he's definitely going in a different direction than what the judge asked him intentionally not to do. >> trump is known for pushing boundaries. what might the judge do if trump continues to so-called bash him or speak poorly about him? >> no one wants to prejudge the judge, but we know this much.

the judge will only take so much for so long. he'll put up with it for a little while and then he may well call the president in to his courtroom and say, you can't do this anymore. if you do, you will face consequences. the inform the president. if he continues to bash the judge and d.a., the judge could call him in, fine him and even put a little jail sentence on him for a few hours to tell him he means business. but here is the thing that makes it interesting. the judge does all that and for mr. trump and the way he runs his campaign this would be fabulous. here i am behind bars, put in by the guys who don't want me to win. there's a lot to be said and a lot to watch as this unfolds. >> that's how he does his campaign. he likes it. it gives him adrenaline and motivates him and it rallies his supporters as well.

>> that's right. it works for him. it consolidates his base. lots of fireworks ahead. >> larry gerston, we appreciate your insight. former president trump's indictment. lester holt will have the latest on the case coming up at 6:30 on "nbc nightly news." >> raj? tensions with china increase, the president of taiwan is in the united states. house speaker kevin mccarthy led a group that welcomed her in southern california today. he and other u.s. lawmakers met with president tsai ing-wen. president tsai said support assured taiwan it wasn't alone but says its democracy is still under threat. china criticized the meeting as a violation of u.s. agreement to consider taiwan part of china. a show of solidarity amidst the war in ukraine. president zelenskyy met with his polish counterpart aimed to help boost ukraine's relationship with poland's military and

increase its economic aid. president zelenskyy said he spent time with the ukrainian refugees as well who fled to poland. zelenskyy was awarded with the order of the white eagle which is poland's highest civilian honor. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is in brussels today meeting with foreign ministers. they posed for that photo on day two of the meeting. blinken discussed the alliance's support for ukraine. >> the nato/ukraine commission met for the first time in five years. to talk about ways to help ukraine in the weeks, the months and, indeed, the years ahead. >> finland was formally accepted as nato's newest member. well, you may already be on spring break or planning to head out of town next week. it's time to start thinking about summer travel plans especially if you're trying to

book a flight. "today in the bay's" marcus washington is here with some travel tips. so if you're thinking about traveling during the spring or the summer, now is the time to book for the best fares. this according to going.com. airline fares are down about 12% since their peak back in may of last year. as katy nastro explains, tuesday, wednesday and saturday are the cheapest days to fly. >> if you see a fare you're comfortable with now, book it. airfare doesn't act like retail where the closer you get to a holiday things get cheaper and cheaper, that's not how airfare works. it tends to go in the other direction and gets more expensive the longer you wait until that intended date of travel. >> international travelers listen up to this. if you need to apply for or renew your passport, processing

times are up 10 to 13 weeks, 7 to 9 weeks if you use the ex option. if you're sticking around, you can always watch laura, kari, mike and me monday through friday on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. back to you. up next, are you sneezing or congested like me? >> you sound like it. >> it's all about the allergies. a warning from doctors about the looming allergy season. and before we go to break, we've moved. that's if you stream us on roku. we asked chris chmura to help you find our new address and make our nbc bay area news channel one of your favorites. chris? >> reporter: our new home on roku is channel 4125. let me help you find us and save our channel as one of your favorites. first, grab your remote control and press home. scroll down to roku channel. when you select it, this purple menu pops up.

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sure. >> they are intense. vianey arana, you have a tender voice. >> i'm recovering after losing my voice. we're doing the best that we can. >> we appreciate you're here. >> janelle and i will step in at any moment. let's get to your forecast because it is really nice. we started out rather cold but we've been comfortable so far. things have managed to quiet down. right now over san jose you can see the skies have definitely enjoyed being clear. we have some cloud cover. now that's going to be changing heading into tomorrow night. temperature wise, 59 degrees in dublin. 61 in san jose. 60 in fairfield. here is the reason why we have the upcoming changes. showcasing that low-pressure system starting to bring rain really far north. as the cold front develops, temperature wise at around 7:30

we do have some 30s on the map expected for the north bay. a chilly start to our day much like we've seen the past couple of days. by the afternoon we do warm up comfortably in the upper 60s for san jose. oakland 60. san francisco in the upper 50s. we do have some 70s on the way. i think you're going to like the weekend forecast. hourly forecast i mentioned that system that moves in late thursday into early friday morning. what's going to happen we're going to get that scattered shower activity right during your friday morning commute at are. we'll get some pockets in through oakland, palo alto, half moon bay and a little bit of rain scattered through san jose. we dry out into saturday and sunday. a couple scattered showers. but your easter forecast looks fantastic. we do have a system that will stay to the north. upper 60s for san francisco.

we get to see a high-pressure system that will help warm us up comfortably into more springlike weather around here and for now it does look like we set up for a dry monday, tuesday, wednesday. we're looking out ahead. we have another rain chance that moved in around april 17 and 18th but that's pretty far out. a couple hundredths of an inch to a quarter. >> easter coming up and spring break for a lot of kids as well next week. >> and rest for you, vianey. >> some hot tea. >> lots of hot water. coming up, what do you do when your wedding is at the same time and location as former president trump's arraignment? the unusual wedding day for these high school sweethearts.

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a big change for b.a.r.t. the police chief is retiring. ed alvarez will leave his post after more than 25 years of service. he was appointed top cop in 2025. chief alvarez led the department in the pandemic. he welcomed riders back when it was over. kevin franklin will take over as

interim chief of police. the epa is cracking down on a benicia refinery. the agency announced a settlement with valero over safety violations. it started investigating after major problems in 2017 and 2019 and found lacking or out-of-date chemical safety rules. the epa says that poses risks both to workers and the nearby communities. valero will pay $1.2 million in fines and improve safety rules at its refinery. colleges in the u.s. are facing another challenge to student loan debt. many are aware of president biden's plan to cancel student loan debt and the legal challenges that it is facing. however, there is a class-action lawsuit also in the works that is separate. borrowers first filed this claim in 2019 mostly targeted at for-profit schools. the settlement was approved in california and then appealed up to the supreme court.

now the colleges in question are asking the court to put their case on hold. if the colleges have to pay out, it could end up costing them over $6 billion. how about this story, a couple in new york just got married under some unique circumstances. they tied the knot yesterday afternoon at the manhattan courthouse. does that ring a bell to you? the first court appearance of former president trump. so it was kind of chaotic for their wedding day. they made their appointment last month. they just thought it was kind of funny and decided not to reschedule their marriage. >> it was a way that made the day a little bit more memorable. >> if anything people were just like delighted at the fact that despite the chaos a love continues on. >> who cares, it's new york. there's something happening here every day. >> marriage is a little unexpected. >> love conquers all. >> it could be an up-and-down roller coaster. they plan to have a full wedding ceremony in texas late they are

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the giants' roller coaster start continues in chicago. after smacking seven home runs against the white sox, the giants probably wish they had saved up some of that muscle power. >> they just let it all go in game one. today not much power.

the giants and sox. the giants scored three runs, two of those three were in the ninth inning when the game was already well out of reach. the white sox win 7-3. tomorrow the final game of the series and then back to the bay area for the giants' home opener friday afternoon against the royals. the a's hosting the cleveland guardians at the coliseum today. four runs in the eighth but all for naught. the a's tomorrow are off. will travel to tampa and take on the a's on friday. >> back to their giants and home opener friday afternoon. the off-season was a roller coaster. manager gabe kapler sat down to talk about the team that was assembled once the dust settled.

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let's turn it over to jessica aguirre. crime back in the national spotlight after a well-known tech executive stabbed and killed. >> you have the right to walk the streets at night and feel safe. >> they're calling out city officials on the track record on crime in the city. after glass rains down on the city, san francisco building inspectors are swinging into action. the double decker help coming to parajo to deliver supplies and services to those still suffering. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us. >> the stabbing of a well-known tech executive has the industry and the city on edge.

>> bob lee, the founder of cash app was found stabbed to death. friends and colleagues say they're having trouble even believing that he's gone. here is sergio quintana. >> reporter: a growing collection of flowers outside the port side condominium marks the place for 43-year-old tech executive bob lee was found by emergency crews early tuesday morning. >> i think paying our respects is the right thing to do and identifying if it is just a random act of violence. >> reporter: along the street you can see a trail of blood. security cameras from a local building recorded the moments after the attack. according to someone who watched the video with police bob lee stumbled north and west towards harrison street t