way, the overnight sweep that brought the demonstration to a standstill. protesters paddling out and coining the term high

activism. how one group took their message to the water in the fight against pollution by a bay area refinery, also, cultural pride and community celebrations from san francisco to san jose. we're going to take you to the parties and the parades on this cinco de mayo. the news at five starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm gia vang and i'm terry mcsweeney. after weeks of anger, tension and violence, usc students protesting the war in gaza were forced to pack up camp and leave the university. this comes after dozens of police officers in riot gear arrived around 4:00 this morning to help campus officers clear the massive encampment. the antiwar groups have been calling on usc and universities nationwide to stop doing business in israel. today, the university says it warned the protesters of arrest, both in person and through social media. one student journalist says compared with what happened at ucla last weekend or last wednesday, rather today was peaceful. it was definitely the protesters left without arrest, without

fighting dps or lapd. they were chanting, they were loud about their beliefs, but they were marched down truesdale avenue to the exit of campus without staying in the tents, without being there. when the encampment was being disassembled and we mentioned ucla crews are continuing to clean up after the pro-palestinian encampment there was cleared out, a stark contrast to what happened at usc. you may remember last at ucla last week, demonstrators clashed with police refusing to leave. more than 200 people were arrested during that confrontation. police are maintaining a presence on the campus amid fears protesters might come back to try to set up another encampment. now on the san francisco state campus. the encampment that began monday is growing, and folks occupying these tents are excited about an event tomorrow. people at the encampment are telling us that the school president, lynn mahoney, will be joining them on campus for what we're told will be an open negotiation. the demands on the university include disclosing and divesting

all investments with companies doing business with israel and declaring opposition to what they call the genocide in gaza. it will be hosted here at the quad over our encampment. we are going to be discussing our terms of demands and we are hoping that we come to a concrete conclusion and if we don't, then we'll continue the work that we are doing. a spokesperson says the demands are non-negotiable, and we're just hearing back from san francisco state that, in fact, a meeting is on the schedule of president mahoney. well, not the war in gaza, but climate justice was the center of another protest in the east bay. and instead of land, the demonstrators took their protests to the water. they paddled out to the bay near chevron richmond refinery, demanding the company take action to address climate crisis. now here's nbc bay area's christie smith, who they paddled to shore in richmond and were met with cheers after spending hours on the water. this was a peaceful protest out on the water. we are, trying to

coin the phrase chi activism. alfredo angulo is with rich city raise. what we're saying is, hey, chevron, you know, the people of richmond deserve a healthy, safe future, and so do your workers, you know? and so we need to make sure that the refinery is transitioning to sustainable renewable practices. the activist shared videos of them with signs on kayaks, reading pollute no more and fossil fuels and chevron out of richmond. we had a all of our folks go out to the wharf, to temporarily block one of the ships to let them know that, you know, we are the people of richmond, are tired, and we are a force to be reckoned with. essentially, today we have a very big paddle that is an international solidarity event against chevron. the kayakers today talked about their position and reasons for doing this, but we also reached out to chevron for comment in a statement today, chevron says it respects people's rights to

express their viewpoints, adding the company is focused on safely and reliably providing energy for the bay area. their colorful kayaks aimed to send a message. we've been on the receiving end of pollution for over 120 years, and as the planet catches more and more on fire, and more and more of our communities are seeing pain and suffering from the climate crisis, we're here to tell them that, you know, they need to change what's unique about this protest is it's leading with joy and love in richmond. christy smith, nbc, bay area news. one person is dead after an overnight crash on a south bay freeway. this happened about 130 this morning. southbound 101 north of fair oaks avenue in sunnyvale. the chp says a speeding driver in a honda crashed into the back of a nissan. she moved over to the shoulder, got out of her car, started walking away from her car in the roadway, and that is when she was hit by a mazda and killed. chp says the driver of the mazda was under the

influence. officers arrested her for dui. the cause of the initial crash is under investigation. well, new record for california travel spending has reached an all time high at more than $150 billion. last year, governor newsom made the announcement in a message taped at the top of the golden gate bridge. last year, $150 billion of investment tourists around the globe coming to the great state of california, people coming back not only to visit, but coming back to live as well. the previous record for travel spending was just under $145 billion in 2019. california holds the largest market share of tourism in the entire country and has kept its title as the fifth largest economy in the world. it is cinco de mayo. that means lots of parties and parades marking this important day in mexican culture and history. the south bay celebrated in a big way today from the east side to downtown. music, dancing and displays of

cultural pride took over the streets. nbc bay area's tom jensen was there for the party. reporter it's a day to celebrate mexico's victory over france in the battle of puebla in 1862, and it has been an important day of festivities ever since. and san jose celebrated cinco de mayo in a big way today. it all began with a parade from san jose city hall this morning, which took a route to cesar chavez plaza for an all day festival. cinco de mayo has always been something that we always performed in its part of our heritage, and it's great to see it back in san jose. it's a really big thing in our family. it's a traditional holiday that we, you know, come out and support and i love the culture. and, you know, we're from mexico . the downtown alive with the colorful dancers, music and lowriders and even our own nbc bay area storm ranger. and over on san jose's east side, our nbc bay area telemundo 48 float was

one of dozens rolling down the streets. in another parade, people lined the route from the mexican heritage plaza to emma farm park. inside the park, another festival and the music, folklorico, dancers and food items in celebration of cinco de mayo. plus, a huge showing from more than 70 local car clubs as they rolled out in hundreds of lowriders for the festivities. yeah, this is amazing to have the lowrider community come together. finally legalizing cruising our own damian damian trujillo and his family going for a ride in one of the cars. as part of those festivities. the fact that the city is able to host two large parades and festivals in one city. it shows the quality of the value of this community and how big this population is. everyone having a great time and safely celebrating this important day in mexico's history and in mexican american culture. this

is great that the city was able to put this together. and, to show off our culture in san jose. tom jensen, nbc, bay area news i knew that damian was a great interviewer. he's also a great interviewee. exactly damian. thank you. many hats. all right, a reminder, cinco de mayo road closures are still in place tonight. one lane of south market street is closed surrounding cesar chavez plaza in downtown san jose, and that closure remains in effect until ten tonight on the san francisco bay today. how about an 80 foot sailboat loaded with folks celebrating cinco de mayo? you see it there. the free to be heading out of sausalito yacht harbor en route to a tour of san francisco bay, including the skyline, alcatraz and all the rest included in the price of today's cruise guests with the drink was margarita. margaritas is correct, and the man who was captain of the schooner, a san francisco native who can think of no better place to be today than on the water. i grew up in the mission in san francisco,

cinco de mayo. it's always kind of a fun festive day, you know it. to be able to be on the water is such a different experience from being on land in the city, it's just a great day to be out and enjoy the festivities. yeah one last note about the free to be this schooner. the woman who owns it. yes. her name is marina. it is only fitting for a boat owner to be named marina. that all makes sense. had to mention that. margaritas. marina. there we go. all right, well, up next, a bay area city is seeing a population boom. yeah. the new report rating the fastest growing cities in the state and an east bay city topping that list. and some good news at the pump. prices are ticking down but will the price drop last through the busy travel season? analysts are weighing in and we have a nice spring finish to the weekend. but let me ask you this are you ready for summer? we're going to have a major warm-up coming up this week. i'll show you those temperatures in the microclimate forecast ahead for us college protests disrupting graduations at some schools as others think

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oil prices show little change short term. two main factors are lower crude oil prices and weaker u.s. gasoline demand due to high inflation and higher prices. and we are still paying much more here in california. unfortunately, the statewide average 535. in the bay area, the average price for a gallon of regular 557 in san francisco. 547 as you see there in oakland and in san jose. 542. one bay area city has made the list of fastest growing cities in the state. i'm going to give you a moment to think about it. which city is it? the population of just over 13,000, ladies and gentlemen, emeryville, california's second fastest growing city at the start of 2023, about 12,700 people living there, 5% up from the past year compared to ten years ago. it's an increase of more than 20. emeryville joins a list of central valley and san joaquin valley cities that are also growing at a similar rate. one reason may be that emeryville's housing production rate has

outpaced its population growth. the city has encouraged affordable home development for years, easily meeting and exceeding state mandated goals. well, 26in in 24 hours. check it out. that's what palisades tahoe ski resort is reporting. after a record breaking may snow day, uc berkeley's central sierra snow lab said the storm dropped 26.4in in the last day, making today the snowy day at the lab so far this season, palisades is calling it the best may powder day in recent memory. let's take a live look right now from palisades. the clouds are there. not as sunny as some people may have been hoping for. but you know, just a moment ago, cynthia, you were talking about our weather maybe becoming. you said the word summer. i think a summer like, oh, definitely. we're going to have some major changes as we go on into next week. i know people might have been unhappy with me yesterday. going back to the rain and all, but we are clearing out and actually the brunt of it going

to warm out as we go on into the coming weekend. really throughout the week as we saw those models with the snow, we just kept going, oh my goodness. and it just kept coming. our snowpack really healthy even at this time of the year through the north, central and southern part of the state. and remember this supplies about a third of our water supply as we deepen that spring melt and go into our summer months. so a really healthy note there back here in the bay area. gorgeous finish to the weekend after a soggy start. it is breezy at times as we go on into some of the coasts and some of the valleys, but it will start to subside as we go on into the week and actually get much warmer. 70s and some upper 80s are in the forecast. there but we have to hold our horses for a little bit again on tomorrow morning. we are going to start with those chilly 40s in our valley. so you're going to need the heater, grab the jacket and by lunchtime, still breezy out there as you make your lunchtime plans and into the afternoon. more sunshine. breezy at times, but again, those winds will start to subside as we go on into a more high pressure pattern here. building that ridge, clearing our skies, showers are going to

stay away from the bay area, so what's that going to do to our temperatures? i want you to find that sunscreen. all of those nice water bottles that you've been stocking up in the kitchen, because we're going to need it. as we go on into wednesday, we start to get more of those 70s and some 80s on the map. i think the warmest days of the week, however, are going to be onto thursday and friday. and what the good thing that this weekend's rain did is subside. some of those fire concerns as we go on into thursday. look at this dry and warm 84, in santa rosa, upper 70s through the peninsula. some low 80s for los gatos, san jose. but it's really as we make our way east into concord and fairfield, where we start to creep up into those mid 80s. so if that's too hot for you, maybe staying inside with the shades closed, the fan going. that's not too bad either . by the time that we get on into friday, we are feeling like summer here with some of our inland valleys flirting with the 90s out there in vacaville, fairfield and parts of the santa clara valley will also be pretty toasty along the bay. that might be a nice end to our workweek

here. hitting the beaches 70 sounds like a nice plan for me in may. so overall, san francisco over the next couple of days, gorgeous weather. it's going to be the kind that makes you say, i love living in the bay area from 60s to 70s. really nice there in the city and our inland valleys. it's going to be warming up toasty as we go from the breezy finish to the workweek, to the weekend, to the workweek, and then by wednesday, 80s. and that carries us beyond into the rest of the workweek. 20 degree jump i like it. oh yeah, major. all right. thanks very much. you're welcome. well, coming up next, a new law could better protect polyamorous families in one east bay city. the proposal to keep landlords from discriminating against renters with more than one partr.ne

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and against polyamorous people. polyamory is defined as having multiple intimate relationships at the same time with the consent of all involved. now, oakland passed a similar law last month. one man pushed for the protections after he claims landlords refused to rent to him after he disclosed he had three partners. oakland's law recognizing polyamorous families is the first of its kind on the west coast. south carolina senator tim scott is dodging questions on whether he would accept the presidential election results in november if president biden wins. he's also remaining tight lipped about being a potential vp pick on the 2024

gop ticket. on meet the press this morning, kristen welker asked senator scott three times if he would accept the results regardless of who wins. she eventually asked him to answer yes or no. scott simply said, that is my statement. scott has previously disagreed with voters who claimed the 2020 election was stolen. the republican senator ran for president last year, challenging former president trump for the gop nomination. he dropped out in november, eventually endorsed the former president. now, he's widely considered to be on the short list for trump's vice presidential pick. but what about being vp? what about being? what about being president trump's vp? did it come up at all? do you think you're on the short list? i hope that the president will choose a person who helps the country unite and heal. i certainly expect to have a decision from president trump in the next 60 days or so, but he did not bring it up. i certainly didn't bring it up. a source tells nbc news that while the trump team has

yet to directly engage with vp prospects about the possibility of joining the ticket, the campaign is doing initial deep dives on them. well, a man has died after crashing into a white house barrier last night. the secret service says it happened just before 1030. investigators say the car was speeding when it collided with the eastern side of the white house. exterior barrier. the driver died. his identity has not yet been released. president biden was spending the weekend in delaware. secret service said there was no threat to the white house. up next, a look ahead at this week's headlines. boeing is set to launch astronauts into space. plus the president biden's comingo the bay area t

boeing is finally set to launch astronauts to the international space station for nasa. boeing, hoping to send them in its starliner rocket tomorrow night as the first flight of boeing's starliner capsule with a crew on board. the long delayed launch to the es comes after an uncrewed attempt failed in 2019. no one was aboard boeing's two previous starliner test flights. the first, in 2019, was hit with software trouble that was so severe the capsule couldn't reach the station until its second try in 2022. new ipads could be unveiled this week. apple is set to launch new products on tuesday. the event, with the tagline let loose, will be live streamed on apple's website. usually, the event is prerecorded. tech watchers say they expect apple to unveil new ipads and ipad accessories after no new models were announced in 2023. also this week, president biden is going to be back in the bay area. he's attending a fundraiser on friday. it's

happening at the portola valley, home of billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla. no word yet on when the president will touch down, or whether he's going to have any public events. okay, happening this weekend, nbc, prime time. the voice is going live and it all starts tomorrow night. the four coaches each bring three artists into this next phase of the competition. not only is it live, but the rest of the way, it's america's vote that determines who stays and who goes in the competition. it's a democracy. it is. and that means it's totally out of the coaches hands. who will make it into tuesday night's top nine. it's a one part relief and one part. oh my gosh, do you let your babies go out into the world? but i, i hope america is kind to them. and i'm pulling for him. i do i have faith in the in the american publi youave to let the babies go out into the world . the voice airs tomorrow night at eight, folled by deal or no deal island, where it's down to the final four competitors and the value of the season ending

final case has gone up to more than $10 million. then of course, we hope you're going to join us live for our local news at 11 right here on nbc bay area. up next, hall of fame rapper flavor flav, backing team usa. the support he's promising to make sure one olympic team was strong. bay area ties makes it to paris. we're back in a moment. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. i gotta get this deal... that's like $20 a month per unlimited line... i don't want to miss that. that's amazing doc. mobile savings are calling.

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way. okay. he has pledged to back the defending champs. the paris olympics. this comes after water polo veteran and danville's maggie steffens put out a call for financial support this weekend. she wrote on instagram that chasing the dream often requires a second or third job for her and her teammates. hours later, flava flav replied

to the post, writing, as a girl dad and supporter of all women's sports, i'ma personally sponsor you, my girl. whatever you need, i'm a sponsor. the whole team. e team is thrilled and the act of generosity is generating a lot of buzz. even beyond sports. i hope i got his inflections correct. i think you did. yeah, that was raj mathai interviewing him, by the way. i anyway, we should turn that sound up and remember nbc bay area is your home for all things olympics. jessica aguirre heading to paris this summer to bring us complete coverage on on all our local athletes. the olympics kick off july 26th right here on nbc bay area. gonna be so much fun. all right. thanks for watching. tonight, the catastrophic flooding in texas. parts of major cities underwater and new weather threats for tens of millions. devastating flooding in houston and dallas. roads now rivers, houses submerged, hundreds of people needing help. look at these dogs red