good morning. it is sunday, april 16th, 7:00, as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. a beautiful morning for a run.

sunny skies. the guardsman presidio 10 starts at 8:00 a.m. and we'll be down there. thank you for starting your sunday morning with us. orthodox easter for all who celebrate. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel joins us with a look at our microclimate forecast. looks beautiful behind you. >> i just had to share this with you and our viewers waking up. a beautiful sunday, sun rise overlooking san francisco. we do have the clouds right there out at the coastline that are coming down here into parts of downtown san jose. temperatures right now in san jose, 49 for you. 46 in palo alto. 47 in san francisco. and 41 in martinez. we each a touch cooler compared to yesterday's forecast. that's because we have all this cloud cover and activity starting to happen already for our pacific northwest neighbors that will eventually drop into the bay area later on today in the form of cloud cover and in the form of showers to start off

the workweek here. coming up in the full forecast, we'll talk about the cooler changes through midweek. we are going to start with the warriors and while last night's game did not have the outcome with wanted, they are still hanging onto hope for the rest of the playoff series. thousands turned out to chase center for a watch party to see the warriors take on the kings. alyssa gourd has more. >> reporter: people bundled up to catch the watch party here at thrive city. the warriors say that the crowds here maxed out at 2600 people. you could hear a all of them cheering. things started off on a high note as the golden gate warriors watch party for game one. >> i feel like it's going good. >> reporter: while they faced off against the kings more than 80 miles away, these fans came

to watch the game on the 3100 square foot screen. some thought about driving to sacramento to see the game in person. >> i looked at the ticket prices and thought i'll just wait for them to come home. >> we wouldn't be any other place in the world. we have to come out here and show support. >> reporter: in the third and fourth quarters, the optimism turned into nail biting stress. >> i hope we get to the end and win. >> reporter: that hope will have to wait for the next game. >> i'm very upset. >> i was disappointed. i thought they were going to win. >> reporter: these warrior faithful say they're still feeling good about their team, they're envisioning them as the 2023 champions. >> see you at the next game. >> reporter: they will continue to host free watch parties, you just have to register ahead of time to reserve your spot. alyssa gourd, "today in the bay." now turning to oakland

police who are looking for help tracking down a man who broke into a home and sexually assaulted a person inside around 3:00 a.m. wednesday in piedmont. the man climbed in but a locked window, approached the sleeping victim and assaulted them. he is described as being in his 20s, about 5'11", with a muscular build with a tattoo on his back reading "fear no evil." anyone with information is urged to call oakland pd. in the south bay, a grim discovery under the freeway. a body was found yesterday morning underneath the 280/87 interchange. the coroner is working to determine the cause of death. the person's identity has not been released. on friday, the supreme court temporarily blocked a lower court's decision to prevent access to mifepristone, the nation's most commonly used

abortion pill. that hold will remain until midnight on wednesday. the supreme court could then rule to ban it nationwide. as christy smith reports, one legal analyst says the final decision could set a dangerous precedent. >> reporter: from los angeles to new york city, supporters of abortion rights protested over the fate of the nation's most commonly used abortion pill. on friday, the supreme court moved to keep mifepristone available for the coming days. it temporarily halted a texas ruling that would jeopardize access to the drug. gilda gonzalez is ceo of planned parenthood, northern california. >> the ruling that the supreme court issued was a temporary stay, and that is effective until this coming wednesday. so what that means for us is that there is no change in our health care delivery, nor in the medication abortion protocol

that we have been utilizing. >> reporter: the move allows the full court to review appeals from the biden administration, and a drug maker and gives the plaintiffs until tuesday to submit arguments. the white house is standing by the fda's approval of the drug, which has been deemed safe and effective by the agency for more than 20 years. still, abortion rights advocates are concerned about what the high court that overturned roe v. wade may decide. >> because if mifepristone will be able to be taken off the market, that stops other courts and judges from doing the same with other drugs that have been utilized for decades. >> reporter: they spoke with david lavigne, a professor at the university of california, college of law, san francisco. >> if this case is allowed, that

would totally open the door to a wide variety of attacks. now, this is why we had last week 250 high executives of big pharma companies writing, saying this is terrible. >> reporter: if the 5th circuit ruling is upheld, women would need to get the drug in person, and it would not be available by mail. and the window for prescription would be shorter. kris any smith, "today in the bay." >> vice president kamala harris made a surprise appearance at an event in los angeles yesterday. >> i fundamentally believe that you can gauge the strength of a democracy based on the strength of women in that democracy. when you attack the rights of women in america, you are attacking america. >> the story continues to develop by the day. the supreme court's temporary

stay lasts until midnight on wednesday. this gives justices time to consider what to do next. we will continue to follow the final ruling, both on air and online. for the latest, you can visit nbcbayarea.com. police in contra costa county are investigating a drug by shooting that sent more than 10 bullets flying through two homes. it happened around 9:30 friday night in oakley. police say they got calls about people screaming, and when they responded, they found a woman who had been shot. paramedics took her to the hospital. she was later released. police say it appears three men got into some sort of an argument. two of them minors. someone fired shots. it's not clear who pulled the trigger. anybody with information or surveillance video is asked to call oakley police. an annual event in san francisco's chinatown brought out community members who used to feel unsafe there. thousands of people turned out for the annual spring festival.

not long ago, a public crime spree hit the area. you may recall our coverage of break-ins hitting the same businesses. the mayor says that's been turned around by boosting community ambassador numbers and pumping millions into police overtime. business owners tell us they're seeing more customers and higher sales. that's not a surprise to the city's board of supervisors. >> violence crime in san francisco is still lower today than it was before the pandemic in 2019. having said that, san francisco has its challenges. >> that extra security does add up. the police budget saturday 82 million higher this year than last year. volunteers are working to clean up after a devastating

storm. people brought their own pressure washers and shovels to clear mud out of the monterey county town. in early march, the community flooded when a levy broke. for weeks, people have been working to get things cleaned up. it is 7:09 right now. we do have much more ahead. coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd who has a preview has a preview o - life is uncertain.

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it's easy to get the help you and your loved ones need when you need it the most. call our warm line at (833) 317-4673 or live chat at calhope.org today. welcome back. please join me in welcoming nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd, who has a preview of today's show. hi, chuck. thanks so much for joining us this morning. i want to start with jack teixeira, as people likely know by now, he's an air national guardsman who leaked u.s. intelligence documents. i realize it's quite early in

what we know about the investigation, but do you have any insight from your sources into how the leak went unnoticed for so long, and what might be done to prevent future leaks? >> i think there was a failure of imagination here not realizing that the folks that maintain computer networks in the military, with the digital keys you have to give your ip staff in order to maintain these networks where these classified documents live, in theory give them access to these documents. it seems as if they didn't put these folks through the same scrutiny as people who do get top secret clearance usually get. it didn't seem like they had any scrutiny. i don't mean to be glib with this comment, but rental car companies seem to have a more stringent standard for 21-year-olds when it comes to renting a car than the u.s.

military did when decides whether or not a 21-year-old should have access to top secrets. it's clear to me that there was a failure of imagination that your i.t. staff in theory has access to all this stuff for technical reasons, and they didn't seem to vet these folks in the same way they are vet somebody who does need to look at this. >> in theory, they have access, but in actuality they have access, as well. i want to turn to california senator dianne feinstein. there are growing calls for her resignation. two democratic members of congress have called on her to resign, one of them congressman ro khanna. she is requesting that she be temporarily replaced until she can return to d.c. amid her medical issues. my question is what is the likelihood of that happening? would that require unanimous approval from both sides? >> yeah, they would have to get republican cooperation, and my

sources tell me, you never get bipartisan cooperation when you're trying to make it easier to confirm judges. the two parties, this is a zero sum game. they don't trust each other, and the ends justifies the means. the decorum gets thrown out of the window. if this was an intelligence committee, there would be bipartisan support. but not in the judiciary that. is how much we politicize the judiciary. you'll hear another democratic senator, jamie baldwin, didn't exactly -- she seemed to say it's up to the senator to decide whether she can continue to serve. she didn't seem to think it was inappropriate for members to be calling on her to resign. we'll see what happens. you know, there's a lot of skepticism whether she can

physically make it back to washington. >> right. especially at her age. chuck, as always, we appreciate your insight and all of your source's insight, as well. we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." we'll have senators tammy baldwin and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on "meet the press" right after this news cast. stick right here until 8:00 a.m., because coming up, we'll talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our segment and look at the debate about the abortion pill and why the u.s. supreme court is stepping in after placing responsibility for abortion issues in the hands of the states. happening today, a holocaust remembrance for people in the bay area. the city of berkeley is hosting its 20th annual holocaust remembrance program today. the free virtual event will

feature world war ii survivor dr. marrian pasimi. there will be a ceremony to honor survivors and family members. the event starts at 2:00 p.m. you can participate at berkeleyhrd.com. trending this morning, for 35 years, and nearly 14,000 shows, "phantom of the opera" has been a phenomenon. but today, the famous chandelier crashes down and the curtain falls for the final time in the u.s. ♪ ♪

>> the phantom did, the production, the choreography. it doesn't happen very oftften. >> andndrew lloyd weber i is th compososer behindd the musicica "c"cats" and "jesus christ superstar." "phantom" will continue to play in london. back here locally happening today, a big celebration in oakland for some very talented young athletes. >> we do it, every time. and i'm coming next year. >> the girl's basketball team at oakland tech recently won their third straight high school state title. meanwhile, the oakland high boys also won a state championship for the first time in the

school's history. later today, oakland will hold a victory parade and a celebration. it starts at 11:30 and ends with a rally at city hall plaza. might take you a second to figure out what you are looking at, but this is an image of flowers, millions and millions of flowers taken from outer space. all of this, the byproduct of california's current super bloom. this is from a satellite flying over a two-mile stretch. wow! happening today, the 56th annual northern california cherry blossom festival continues this weekend. the free springtime event that celebrates the japanese american community kicked off last week in san francisco. it featured popular anime cosplay with exciting exhibits. the festival ends today with the grand parade. as proud sponsors for the event.

nbc bay area will have its own float. so if you see some of us, say hello. the parade starts at 1:00 p.m. at san francisco's civic center plaza. you definitely want to say hi to mike. he is the nicest person on the planet. so funny, so great. >> so great. >> time now to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at the forecast for people headed out to have some fun today. >> i think it's going to be a beautiful day. bring another jacket, though, because the winds pick up as we await our next rain maker here in the bay area. so let's get to it. i wanted to share this beautiful shot. our sunday sun rise over san francisco, 48 degrees and some light winds out of the west. here is your forecast for the cherry blossom festival today. it starts at 11:00 a.m. and goes till 6:00. the parade is at 1:00. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds, staying in the upper 50s with that jacket. our hour by hour wind speeds as

we go through the afternoon, out along the coastline, notice the shadings up in marin county, san francisco, half moon bay and san mateo. winds out of the west at 20, 25 miles per hour. going to continue as we go into your lunchtime hour on monday, as we await our next rain system here in the bay area. so that's going to knock our temperatures today just a few degrees compared to yesterday. so definitely sweater weather today for your sunday around the bay. upper 50s along the coastline. low 60s as we make your way bayshore. and the only places that will see those springtime temperatures or as we go inland down into the santa clara valley. tomorrow, we are back into the 50s in a lot of places. 59 for you in dublin and livermore and 62 in san jose. so here is our hour by hour outlook. cloud cover on the day on monday. i'm stopping it right here in the afternoon hours.

notice what's happening here in the north bay. this rain system is a little different, not because it's a late-season storm, but in what kind of showers and precipitation it's bringing. seeing heavier pockets of rain over ukiah. snow levels could come down into the mountains there, and moving widespread into the evening hours. most of us will be sleeping at this time. southern marin, san francisco, even down into the santa cruz mountains, could see some of that light mountain rain. one model wants to put a pocket of rain over san jose in tuesday morning's commute. the system breaks apart as we go into the later part of tuesday. overall, not going to be a very big rain maker. it's just going to be isolated in some spots around the north bay, while the rest of us get the light springles behind that. clearing and warmer. high pressure building back in as we go into the second half of the week there. so we continue our weather roller coaster here and where we

go into the seven-day forecast. breezy winds through showers for the early parts of next week. we go into earth day with plenty of 70s. >> i'm looking forward to that. cinthia, thanks. a first in nba playoff history. coming up, the warriors and kings going head to head in sacramento. anthony flores joins us with highlights andow lights, next. l

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first half. the kings reclaimed the lead in the second half. monk with the bucket. sacramento up one after three. fox gets hot in the fourth quarter. his three gives the kings a one-point lead. he had a game high 38 points. under a minute to go, steph curry with the drive and the bucket. that cuts the lead down to one. stef had 30. with under 10 seconds remaining, wiggins for three and the lead, no good. the warriors have one more chance to send it to overtime. but curry's last-second shot is off the mark. the kings beat the warriors in game one, 126-123. >> i know we came up short, but it's a great game. we're thrilled to be back here in the playoffs, and, you know, have a shot to repeat and do what we want to do. >> good learning lessons for us.

i think we played our best kind of road game in the sense of, you know, meeting the moment. so excited about game two. >> so the warriors are down one game to nothing in this best of seven series. game two is monday night at the golden one center. in sacramento, anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> thanks, anthony. the giants were in detroit yesterday against the tigers. the game on jackie robinson day. everyone wearing his number 42, paying tribute to the man who, on april 15th, 1947, became the first black ballplayer in the major leagues. the giants looking good early on. davis hits a two-run homer in the 3rd inning. giants on top 6-1. but then the tigers tie it on giants defensive mistakes and miguel cabrera singles home the winning run in the 11th. that is back-to-back extra inning losses to detroit, 7-6.

7:27 right now. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the battle over access to abortion pills continues. we'll look at what the supreme court's potential decision could mean for the regulation of other over the counter medication. plus -- >> i'm scott budman at nasa, where they are fighting fires with satellites way up in space and these aircraft much closer to t

good morning. it is sunday, april 16th. just shy of 7:30 on your sunday morning and sunshine in san francisco, as we take a look at the transamerica pyramid bathing in the sunlight on this orthodox easter sunday morning. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. cinthia pimentel joins us with a quick look at our forecast. and i have to assume it's colder outside than it looks. >> i know.

all of that sunshine could be deceiving as you make your way out the door. it's beautiful over san rafael. felts out there, 48 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds through the middle of the morning here. plenty of sunshine and 60s for 2:00. how about some bay area baseball this afternoon, oakland. much cooler than what we were looking at yesterday. and breezier. so bring another sweater and layer on the sun screen. enjoy the last warm day of the weekend, although it will be chillier, because we are tracking changes dropping in the form of rain, mountain snow, and some cooler temperatures as we go through midweek. i'll be back in a little bit. >> no, thank you. all right, cinthia, thanks. on friday, as you likely know by now, the supreme court temporarily blocked a lower court's decision to prevent access to mifepristone, the nation's most commonly used

abortion pill. the high court has until wednesday to decide what to do next. yesterday, from los angeles to new york city, supporters of abortion rights protected over the fate of the most commonly used abortion pill. the temporary stay is pausing a texas judge's ruling that would jeopardize access to the drug. the move allows the full court to review appeals from the biden administration and the maker of the drug. the plaintiffs have until tuesday to submit their arguments. the white house is standing by the fda's approval of the drug, which has been deemed safe and effective by the agency for more than 20 years. still, abortion rights advocates are concerned about what the high court, which overturned roe v. wade, may decide. >> because mifepristone will be able to be taken off the market, then nothing stops other courts and judges from doing the same with other drugs that have been

utilized for decades. >> if the 5th circuit ruling is upheld, women would need to get the drug in person. it would not be available by mail. and the window for a prescription would be shorter. as we just told you, people across the country rallied in support of abortion rights. at the event in los angeles, kamala harris made a surprise appearance. >> i fundamentally believe that you can gauge the strength of a democracy based on the strength of women in that democracy. when you attack the rights of women in america, you are attacking america. >> of course, we will continue to follow the story as it develops. as we mentioned, the supreme court's temporary stay lasts until midnight wednesday. this gives justices time to consider what to do next. we will continue to follow the final ruling both on air and online for the very latest. yoyou can always visit nbcbayarea.com.

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are looking solutions to the problems that plague san francisco. streaming series confident saving san fro." see it on your roku or other streaming devoices by downloading the free nbc bay area app. they ran to honor fallen soldier and nfl player pat tillman. people joined in a 4.2 mile tillman honor run. tillman was a bay area native who played football at arizona state university and was drafted by the arizona cardinals of the nfl. but after the 9/11 attacks, tillman left the nfl to join the army. he became an army ranger. he was killed in afghanistan by friendly fire. every year now, asu alumni chapters organize tillman honor runs across the country. the lead organizer says everyone

is welcome, even if you're not ready to run four miles. >> it's a great event. you don't have to be an athlete to run. you can walk, bike. it's family friendly, dog friendly. >> if you missed yesterday's run, another is happening next week in san francisco. after that wet winter we saw, scientists and firefighters are now focusing their attention to the upcoming fire season. they are preparing to use space-age technology to fight the flames. it's right here in silicon valley right now, and it's our climate in crisis report. our business and tech reporter scott budman visited nasa to show us how. >> reporter: after several seasons of deadly wildfires, nasa wants to put high-tech eyes in the sky to better track the way fires move. >> especially with the satellites that measure the

whole planet and can absorb the whole planet over long periods of time. some of the folks here are using the suborbital aspects to study more closely the fires. >> reporter: those suborbital assets include these unmanned planes used to carry firefighting gear to dangerous areas, and these drones capable of moving cameras and weather equipment into small places without risking human lives. >> we use different technologies to identify wildfires, with thermal imaging or infrared or we use scientific payloads to track and monitor, as well. >> reporter: today, loading up a hangar of technology. >> you're seeing live traffic happening outside in the world right now. >> reporter: to impress, among others, government leaders. >> it's through the innovation that we're going to be able to address wildfires, catch them

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good morning. it's sunday, it's the middle of a mont. maybe you decided to go outdoors for a workout, walk the dog. chilly in palo alto. we'll continue with a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. the only places warming up are as you make your way inland. cool and breezy at the coast. showers start to move in tomorrow night, so the wind speeds will pick up into the later part of today with cooler

temperatures sticking with us as we go on through the middle parts of this week. tomorrow's temperature, only 50s at the coast. low 60s as we make our way into martinez. 59 in livermore and on tuesday, this cold front makes its way into the bay area. beautiful look over lake tahoe. i had to share this with you. currently 40 degrees and a calm wind. these temperatures are a concern. notice on your screen, we have all of this green, signaling a flood watch for this region, increasing that snow belt with the rising temperatures. if you have any plans to get out there today or tomorrow, be careful of those creeks and the streams running high and very fast. if you accidently fall in there too, it could lead to shock as that water is very, very cold. speaking of water, let's look at the next couple of hours.

the return of rainfall and of that snow. so lessening our worries up there in the sierra. hour by hour, on monday, starting with cloud cover and fog. so be careful on the roadways to start. then by the afternoon, make sure you know where your umbrella is at this hour, because you might need it if you live in the north bay. we've seen the return of that rain and some snow levels in the ukiah area. by tuesday morning, we see maybe a cell popping up down here in the south bay. overall, this system is fast moving, not dropping a lot of rain, maybe a tenth of an inch or a quarter of an inch if you live in the north bay. i'll leave you with the seven-day forecast. coastal clouds through your day today. the rain returning monday and tuesday. ending as we go into the day on wednesday. as you make your way inland, you will feel that drop in temperatures as we go through the next couple of days. look at that, back on the highs. friday and saturday, 70 degrees as we await our earth day

saturday, april 22. >> i just want to fast forward monday through thursday and get through that weather. all right, cinthia, thanks. it's

welcome back. a pandemic era rule that automatically enrolled medicaid recipients ended at the end of march. now those people should keep an eye out for medicaid renewal or termination notices. as of last december, more than 85 million americans were enrolled in medicaid. according to the department of health and human services, up to 15 million of those people could lose their coverage, and that includes nearly 7 million people who are still eligible but could lose medicaid access because of administrative issues. in states like texas and florida, they have not expanded medicaid under the affordable care act, so folks will

encounter a coverage gap. 60% of people within the coverage gap are people of color. >> there will be some people that will lose their eligibility for medicaid but too poor for the marketplace, but very low income people. it's the definition of "unfair." a solution is to extend medicaid eligibility. there's not a better solution for that group. >> the foundation recommends if you are a medicaid recipient not in the coverage gap, make sure you contact information is up to date and you keep a lookout for medicaid mail for your renewal or termination notice. last year when the decision leaked to end abortion, google searches for abortion pills soared. these days, the drug mifepristone is ground zero for the abortion debate.

last year, the supreme court placed responsibility for abortion issues in the hands of individual states. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here to talk about the stakes and issues at hand. if the supreme court puts the issues within the states and texas, a texas judge just made this ruling, why are they getting involved now? >> kira, we are talking about one very hot potato. it doesn't get any tougher for decision makers right now. we begin with a couple of facts here. let's note that 53% of all abortions are ended through mifepristone. that's a huge amount, this oral drug. secondly, somewhere between 2/3 and 3/4 of the public supports a woman's right to choose in most instances. an interesting fact. and a third fact, perhaps the most important fact for this particular question, and that is what do you do with this? y take it off the market, do y lve it?

no, 72% say it should not be made illegal or taken off the market. 26% say yes. that's huge. when you talk about this oral medication, it is very much in demand. people don't want it to go. yet we have a situation where the courts are perhaps saying otherwise. what a mess. >> my question is, why are the courts saying otherwise? why, if this has been approved by the fda for 20 years, is this happening now in 2023? >> you heard the term "judge shopping," right? this is what happened in this instance. it turns out that group went to this judge in amarillo, texas, in very, very conservative, anti-apportion judges said we think this pill ought to go. he went ahead and did some research and listened to the plaintiffs. they said there hasn't been enough psychological testing on this pill, even though it's 23 years in use. so i'm banning it for now, until there is enough additional data to show that it may be okay.

then different courts got involved. that's how this gets really yucky. >> so the plaintiffs have until tuesday, wednesday at midnight to get all their arguments together. the supreme court will receive those. what is likely to happen after they get all those arguments? >> they get the arguments by tuesday. wednesday, we expect the court will make some sort of decision. they can say you know what? this isn't appropriate for us to decide. the fda is okay on this we leave them alone. the second thing they could say is, you knowwhat? we think we have a problem re, and we better ban this temporarily. the third possibility, perhaps the most likely, they will decide, we believe, s we'll have oral arguments on this discussion. we'll take it up in a few weeks and decide fully about what should be done. let me tell you something, the court is in a major bind here. go back to the dobbs decision. what we learned is the court said, it's up to the states. the states can handle this.

now with this, this federal judge said it should be banned nationwide. well, if you're saying the states should have it, and now we're saying nationwide, where does that leave the dobbs decision? where does that leave the supreme court? here is the deal. if you look at the court's popularity over the last three years alone, it's sunk from 58% to 40%. no doubt because of the controversy regarding dobbs and many other cases that this court has handled. so we got a tough one, not just for the public or those that use the drug, but for the supreme court literally and its authenticity. where do we go now when so many people are skeptical about our american institutions. >> right. skeptical of one another. skeptical of all of this. larry, i suspect you will be back on wednesday to talk about all this. sorry i didn't welcome you. thanks for joining us. it is 7:51. up next, a quick look at the top

stories, including the cleanup efforts still

welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we are following on this sunday morning, including residents in san francisco who say they are fed up with crime and drugs in the city, and they're doing something about it. later this morning, a group called save ss will rally at

city hall over recent violent incidents. they are demanding action from the state and federal government addressing the city's police staffing shortage and ongoing drug crisis. it sta at 11:00 this morning at san francisco city hall and we here at nbc bay area are looking for solutions to the prle that plague san francisco. streaming series, "saving san francisco." watch it on your roku or other streaming devices. download the nbc bay area app. it is free. as we have been discussing this news cast on friday, the supreme court temporarily blocked a lower court's decision to prevent access to mifepristone, the nation's most commonly used abortion pill. the high court has until monday night on wednesday to decide what to do next. yesterday, people from los angeles to new york city, supporters of abortion rights, protested over the fate of the nation's most commonly used abortion pill. the supreme court's temporary stay pauses the texas judge's

ruling that would jeopardize access to the pill. the move allows the full court to review appeals from the biden administration and the maker of mifepristone. the plaintiffs have until tuesday to submit their arguments as larry and i just discussed. the white house is standing by the fda's approval of mifepristone, which has been deemed safe and effective by the agency for more than 20 years. if the fifth circuit ruling is upheld, women would need to get the drug in person. it would not be available by mail, and the window to fill the prescription would be shorter. this, of course, is a developing story. the supreme court's temporary stay lasts until midnight wednesday to give the justices time to consider what to do next. we will follow the ruling on air and online. for the latest, go to nbcbayarea.com. going to turn now to volunteers continuing to clean up the community more than a

month after devastating flooding. more than 100 people turned out to help at a cleanup in what was called a mudout, people brought pressure washers and shovels to clear mud out of the town so more debris can be cleaned out. the final debris pickup day is april 24th. you may recall march 10th, the community flooded when a levy broke. for weeks, people living in the area have been working to get things cleaned up. hamhappening today, the chr blossom festival continues. it kicked off last week in san francisco and featured popular anime cosplay with exhibits. it ends today with a grand parade. as proud sponsors to the event, nbc bay area will have its own float. it all starts at 1:00 p.m. at the civic center plaza in the city.

cinthia has one last check of the forecast if you are headed out. >> make sure you bundle up, because it will be breezy as you make your way into the city. but the temperature will be in the 50s with a mix of sunshine and clouds. the only place it will be warm is if you drive-inland where we will see some sunshine. changes monday and tuesday, and sunnier next weekend. >> i like the sound of that. we just need to get through some cool until then. thanks to you for making us a part of your sunday morning. more local news for you tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com. hope you have a great sunday. we would love to see you back here next weekend. ♪♪

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