he was a son, he was a brother, and he was set to be married this summer. >> right now, tragedy at an east bay home depot. what we're now learning about

the employee who stepped in to stop a shoplifter and ended up losing his life. good afternoon. i'm audrey asasistio. welcome to ""nbc bay area news" at 4:30." velena jones spoke to police who say they worked closely with that loss prevention employee through his work. two separate arrests in san jose accusing of targeting people in popular asian shopping centers for their valuables. the warning by police. a rough day for a lot of meta employees. the company following through with thousands of layoffs. our business and tech reporter, scott budman, is going to talk about what is next for facebook's parent company and what to do if you're nervous about your job. and netflix users, the streaming giant is now giving a timeline for its password crackdown in the u.s. we're going to break down when your free ride is set to end and some options to save a little money.

let's go to breaking news this afternoon in the south bay. right now, police are at the scene of a deadly shooting on blossom hill road in san jose near the black angus steak house and a few blocks from oak ridge mall. officers say when they got there, they found a man with life-threatening injuries. about 30 minutes ago, san jose police did confirm on twitter the person died. no word on a suspect. the road is close closed while officers investigate, avoid this area if you can. stephanie magallon is on the way to the scene and we'll bring you updates as they come in. turning to a story we first brought you as breaking news yesterday. we are learning more about the home depot employee who was shot and killed during a robbery. the two suspects now in custody. 26-year-old blake moes, loss prevention employee, died trying to stop a shop lifter at the pleasanton home depot yesterday.

police say a 32-year-old stole an electrical item, tried to exit the back of the store near the leading dock, when she was confronted by him. that is when investigators say a physical altercation happened, she shot the unarmed employee, left in a getaway car driven by 31-year-old david gilry. the alameda county sheriff's office tracked their car to oakland where the two were arrested and police say they knew moes through his work preventing theft at that store. >> he was a son, he was a brother, and he was set to be married this summer. we lost a valuable member of our community, a person who served to protect his fellow co-workers and customers, and was a valuable partner with law enforcement. >> coming up at 5:00, velena jones is going to join us live with more on the victim and what investigators found inside the suspects' vehicle that's added to the murder charges they're facing. so is if the solution to

housing the homeless? today san jose city and nonprofit leaders are unveiling a new interim housing site located in the police parking lot. nbc bay area's ian cull was given a firsthand look, joins us now. how would this work? >> it's interesting, audrey. this community is known as a quick build. the mayor says it's the way of the future for san jose. the buildings and the units are prefabricated. it took a year and a half to complete the project. 96 people will be able to move into the complex next week. there's laundry and a kitchen on-site. each unit has a desk, air conditioning, a bed, and its own bathroom. all aspects of the project were given the green light by an advisory group of current and former homeless and one of the new residents is juan bonales. he was thrilled to get a preview of his new home this afternoon. >> it's a dream that's coming true, you know? i thought i wasn't going to be able to come out of the situation that i was in. having this place is going to give me -- give a lot of us an

opportunity to get back into society and start working. >> juan is happy, a lot of others as well. this is a cheaper option? than the normal affordable housing? are there more projects like this coming up? >> yes, and yes. and there are 700 units either operating or under construction right now in the city, and all the projects so far have been on public lands. this one is in the parking lot next to police headquarters. the mayor says it's 72% of the people who come out of encampments and move into these sites either stay or move into permanent housing. he says the timetable and the cost make it a win-win. >> it's important to lay out with data why we're making such a big bet on this quick build interim housing strategy. these units make 1 1/2 years to build on average, versus the nearly five years it's taking to build more traditional affordable housing. we're able to deliver them about

one-seventh of the cost. >> i understand there are 300 more units that will be announced in the coming weeks. more on the story coming up later. we're going to stay in the south bay. san jose police announced arrests today in two separate cases where officers say a number of people were robbed in various aapi communities. police released the photos of the suspects who they say independent of each other targeted and robbed victims, mainly in and around popular asian shopping centers. one suspect is facing 14 allegations of strongarm robberies, violently taking jewelry from victims' necks. a couple from oakland were arrested for a string of purse-snatching robberies across the bay area. a woman tried to run over detectives, police say, and a firearm and ammunition were seized. san jose police said it has a warning for the criminals targeting the aapi community. >> we will continue the investigation, we will make sure

that there is thorough follow-through and that, if we can identify that this is related and targeting our aapi community, we'll work with district attorney's office and make sure there are hate crime charges added. >> robert handa speaks to the family of one of those hate crime purse-snatching victims, and we'll have reaction. no plea for the man accused in the grisly murder of his ex-girlfriend outside her peninsula home. jose rafael solano lendevera was supposed to enter a plea, but that got pushed back to may 17th. earlier this year a judge ruled he was competent to stand trial in the murder of 27-year-old karina castro. investigators say he killed her with a samurai sword last september with her children nearby. they shared a young daughter. if you were watching "nightly news," you likely saw the supreme court has temporarily extended women's

access to must have press stone. the supreme court's decision on the fate of the abortion pill follows a texas federal judge's decision to suspend the drug's fda approval. in an order the court indicated it's going to make its decision by friday night. this comes less than a year after the high court overturned roe v. wade. the moratorium on evictions in oakland now has an end date. we previously reported on a proposal to phase it out over several months. now it will go out of effect completely on july 15th. emotions running high. the oakland city council voted 7-1 yesterday to adopt that plan. also includes new protections for renters. after july 15th, landlords can start evicting renters who haven't paid but it depends on the situation.

housing advocates say this plan could push at-risk renters over the edge. meanwhile, some oakland landlords say they can't pay all of their bills. some are even close to leasing their properties after years of the moratorium. >> i can't sleep at night because i know i have to pay this bill tomorrow, and that bill the next day, and i can't. i don't have enough money to pay. and i have to workday and night, three jobs, to get by. >> the city and housing advocates plan to start reaching out to renters on may 1st. that's 75 days before the new plan would go into effect. a live look from san francisco this afternoon. oh, beautiful day in the city. but if you are going to be there tomorrow, get ready to see some crowds. san francisco's hosting three big events. two are sports, the other is pot. giants are playing at oracle park tomorrow while nearby, at chase center, thousands of fans will be rooting on the warriors in game three of their playoff series against the sacramento

kings. but over at golden gate park, hippy hill expected to draw 20,000 people for the 4/20 celebration. the metropolitan transportation anticipates significant congestion, so bike, walk, take public transit. there will be extra parking lot officers as gates open at 10:00 a.m. >> crowds really start getting here at about 3:00. so from about 3:00 to 7:00, if you don't have to be near the park, you should probably try to avoid it. if you do need to drive somewhere near the park, allow extra time. >> for the warriors and giants games, muni is scheduling additional shuttles. nbc bay area's christie smith is in the city today. she's going to have more for us coming up at 5:00. vianey rana is

with us. beautiful today. will it be nice tomorrow? >> absolutely. look at this. this is your hippie hill forecast, 4/20. it's 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., so i started it in the morning. temps in the 50s, a mix of sun and clouds. in the city, 60s, nice. no rain, a little bit of a breeze. aside from that, the weather is going to be fantastic. whether it's the warriors game or enjoying the city or downtown san jose, it really is going to be beautiful across the board. here's a live look right now. notice mostly clear skies. temperatures today 2 to 4 degrees warmer compared to the chillier temperatures over the past couple of days. 61 in livermore. 56 san francisco. as you noticed, it's a little breezy, especially around the coastlines. san francisco 29 plus miles per hour. south bay, 15 to 20 miles per hour plus. the winds back off through the south bay, but coastline, expect

15, 20-mile-per-hour winds. satellite, you can see mostly clear conditions. the system that impacted us earlier this week has cleared out. now we're going to set up for a warming trend. high pressure begins to build. our temperatures will warm up starting tomorrow in the 70s. san jose 71. i mentioned the 60s around the coastline, but by friday, there is a chance that we could start to climb into the 80s. this is going to set us up for a beautiful weekend ahead as we inch closer towards a dry pattern moving into saturday and sunday. another thing we'll be watching is a marine layer heading into saturday and sunday. also, winds mainly around the coastline, hopefully a majority of the winds stay out at sea. your seven-day forecast, san francisco is going to inch close to that 70-degree mark by saturday. and inland areas, 74, 80s on the map for saturday. jeff and i were talking about how we can't wait for this weekend to take our pups out to

enjoy the outdoors. make sure to join in for a full forecast coming up at 5:00. >> i did not get an invite to this pup event. >> oh, you're coming. >> vianey, thanks so much. still ahead, you might have seen some posts like this on your linkedin today. a number of meta employees found out they are out of a job. business and tech reporter scott budman will be joining us on what's next. california's wet winter has brought relief and some tough issues. we'll travel to a historic town in the central valley sitting right in the path of possible devastating flooding after this year's record snowpack. heading over to executive producer tony now, because it is wednesday. he has a preview for us when it comes to our housing deconstructed newsletter. >> this week we're talking about san francisco mayor's new plan to cut homelessness in the city by half. it comes with a big price tag, though. to read more,

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we''re in n the middlele ofof dinosaursrs! welcome to the middle of everything. you may have seen the posts, meta is following through on its earlier layoff announcements. many techies have to start the process of looking for another job. today's layoffs are part of the job cuts meta marched in march, 10,000 jobs cut, which was is second round for the company. meta first laid off 11,000 people back in november. joining us now is our business and tech reporter, scott budman. scott, 21,000 job cuts since november. a lot of people are wondering, what's next? what's next for meta, for facebook's parent company? >> this was billed by mark zuckerberg as the year of efficiency. that means a lot of people lost their jobs. that is really tough. meta has to go forward while still making a lot of money from

facebook, instagram, whatsapp, but with a different strategy because it lost all of those workers. it knows that the metaverse has so far not come to fruition. it turns out to be a much longer-term bet that's gone to cost a lot of money. they're putting that on the back burner, which means, okay, you know you have your cash cows, but every company needs to grow. this one is shrinking. going forward, it's not really pleasing its users. on the other hand, it is really pleasing its investors. back in november when the first cuts were announced, meta stock price, $88. today, $215. >> wow. >> so 150% jump for a company that's already worth a lot of money because of that efficiency. it's working for investors, but like you said, it's making a lot of people nervous about their own futures. >> absolutely. a lot of people have just lost jobs, some people are trying to look for work. do you have advice for the people who are searching? are there jobs out there? >> there are. we were talking to an hr expert today focusing on the tech industry. she said it's interesting, there

are tech companies, especially startups, especially a.i. startups -- talking about that, they're getting a lot of vc money, they're growing, they need those software people meta is getting rid of or. she pointed out even outside the tech industry, so many companies in just about every field are becoming tech companies. so they need software engineers, service people, the kind of people that meta are letting go today. it's a pretty decent market overall if you have those skills. you're going to be attractive to a lot of companies both in and out of tech. >> okay. that's promising for a lot of people. >> silver lining. >> for sure. scott, thanks so much. are you having a full story? >> 5:30. >> thanks for the preview. >> elizabe hmes of theranos aing a judge to give her a new trial or reduce her prison sentence, claiming she was unjustly convicted after her fraud trial. this is all part of her appeal case. you'll remember a jury convicted

holmes of four counts of defrauding theranos investors in january last year. a judge sentenced her to 11 years in prison. holms is set to start that sentence next thursday. we are marking earth week here at nbc bay area, and while our state's wet winter has brought some relief, it also brought some tough issues as well. especially in the historic town of allensesworth, about 70 miles south of fresno. the old buildings of allensesworth are a state park, paying tribute to california's first all-black community. today the community is mostly latino farm workers and when monster rains came, the white river which is supposed to pass the town took aim at the town, forcing evacuations. and the sierra snowpack sitting at 300% of normal. >> oh, that snow. it melts, it's going to come this way. >> how much of this water is going to come down at one time?

and how long will it last? >> joining us is nbc bay area's joe rosado jr. who traveled to allensworth for us. all that snowmelt has to go somewhere. why is this town specifically concerned? >> well, this town is a historic town that was founded in 1908. it's actually the first black community funded and founded by the black community in california's history. and it's right at the -- kind of where the white river ends up. and there is just -- it's a very vulnerable area to flooding. and earlier in march, they really got hit by some of the really heavy rains that flooded the town. it's a historic town. it's actually two parts to this town. there's the historic town that was developed in 1908. it's part of a state park and it has all the historic buildings. but then the other part of it,

it's a living community. it's about 97% farm workers, latino farm workers. and so it's a really -- it's a special area. it's especially vulnerable to flooding. especially with what's going to come down that mountain in the next few months. >> it's vulnerable to flooding, joe, so is there anything being done about the dangers at this point? >> well, the people in the town are trying to work with the railroad officials because there's culverts right there that are supposed to take the water away from towns, but they actually kind of in some areas sort of funnel it directly to the town. and so they are doing this work everywhere, if you drive in the valley. they're raising levees in places, there are sandbags everywhere you look, especially in allensworth. it's a whole -- the whole valley is bracing for what's coming down the mountain in the next few months.

the state -- right now the snowpack is about 300% of normal. and the state figures there's about 2 million acre feet of water that are on their way to that area through all the rivers and creeks that head that direction. so it's a lot to be concerned about. >> all right, joe, thank you for that preview. we'll see you again at 6:00. still ahead, if you're using someone else's netflix pat word, your free ride is officially set to end. but you do still have some options to keep streaming for a price, of course.

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password-sharing. it's pleased with how paid sharing plans have been going, so the company says it's planning a broad rollout, including in the u.s., this upcoming quarter. this means unauthorized users can expect to get cut off as early as this summer. experts say the new paid sharing plans can keep your streaming family together for good. is. >> if you're a member of a household or family member who doesn't live with their parents or with their family, then for a couple of bucks extra a month, you can be an add-on. you can continue to watch netflix at your house. but it's not going to be a free ride like it once was. >> netflix says this is just a new way for the company to boost revenue and stay competitive. a big day for music fans in the bay area. single-day tickets for "outside lands" went on sale. the festival rocks golden gate park every year. this year's lineup, pretty good, including kendrick lamar and foo fighters set to perform.

general admission tickets for one day start at $200. the festival is august 11th through 13th. tonight, team usa is taking on mexico in a friendly soccer match down in glendale, arizona. you can watch that gameing at 7:00 on telemundo 48 peacock. before it starts, head to the nbc bay area streaming channel to watch our pregame coverage on , channel 4125. if you have a samsung tv, click to channel 10-33. coverage starts at 6:30. thank you for joining us at 4:30. jeff and janelle are working on the 5:00 newscast, next.

gunned down doing his job. the way a home depot employee is being remembered after a suspected shoplifter shoots him.

also, the supreme court pushes back its decision again over access to a commonly used abortion pill. the new deadline and how both sides of the aisle are preparing for this ruling. brace yourself for a lot of smoke and large crowds. the three major events happening in san francisco tomorrow, how the city is preparing today. good wednesday. thanks on so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we're learning more about that home depot employee shot and killed in pleasanton by a suspected shoplifter and awe it unfolded. >> his co-workers and community remain in shock. we have team coverage. hilda gutierrez is looking into the number of shoplifting incidents across the bay area. we begin with velena jones live in pleasanton with more on the victim. >> reporter: tonight, co-workers, city officials, and police are all expressing their

heartbreak and frustration over what they are calling a senseless shooting. the victim in all of this is just 26 years old, and we're learning tonight that he was months away from his wedding day. >> his life was cut short by this senseless act of violence that started with a theft and turned into a robbery and ended in his murder. >> reporter: a son, brother, eagle scout, and soon-to-be husband shot and killed at work. co-workers remembering 26-year-old blake mose for his character. >> amazing in terms of a human being and individual. >> reporter: another employee says he was a good person, adding, everyone is in mourning. police say 32-year-old denicia epps of oakland was shoplifting and tried to exit by the loading dock when she was confronted by