we can tell you what it's capable of or you could find out for yourself. how we get there matters. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. in the middle east, israeli forces take over a key border crossing in gaza, hours after hamas agrees to a ceasefire deal. the latest there and how it is resonating among bay area protesters. plus peace into the ceasefire and then saying that

asians are ruining this country, they need to leave. scary moments on board a san francisco muni bus filled with students. a man on an anti-asian rant pulls out a taser the way some parents believe san francisco is falling short. plus, a helicopter rescue in the north bay caught on camera, warning for anyone headed to the coast. as the temperatures begin to climb. this is today in the bay thanks so much for joining us on this tuesday morning. i'm kris sanchez and i'm ginger conejero saab. we're filling in for marcus. marcus is off and laura is on assignment this morning. so we're happy to join you on this tuesday. good to be with you. we are talking about some warmer temperatures coming our way, which makes people want to go to the beach. but of course you have to be careful. you do have to be careful at any point. you know, we do have such dangerous waves, but we are also

going to have some milder weather for today. and our temperatures are starting out in the upper 40s and low 50s as you head out the door and then taking a live look at oakland, where we are seeing a mostly clear morning. it's going to be a beautiful day with our high temperatures headed for the upper 60s and low 70s here, a light wind, and we're still enjoying some very seasonable weather as our high temperatures in the south bay are headed for the low 70s, we'll see a high of 75 in concord and also mid 70s for much of the north bay. tomorrow we start to see those numbers coming up. it's going to be warm during the afternoon, with some low 80s in the east bay, as well as the north bay. i'll be tracking that warm up. we'll talk about the peak of those temperatures coming up in a few minutes. and mike, you were hearing about a traffic break. yeah, a benicia bridge. so 680 southbound. there was a quick traffic break called. i think it's starting to move once again, some sort of issue of debris or perhaps a small crash being cleared from the benicia bridge span. so that's unusual

slowing as you're coming across southbound 680 into contra costa county, coming past interstate 80. that's smooth, but then you slow down through richmond, and that's pretty typical for the build. for the morning commute, highway 37, highway four behind me, both standard and not too bad here. the backup at the bay bridge, of course, fills the toll plaza and recovery for 680 after a late pickup for crew around brie. now back to you. thanks a lot, mike. we move on to breaking news this morning in the middle east. here's a live look in rafah on the gaza strip and overnight, israel escalated its push into rafah that large plume of black smoke developed just in the last hour. it's not yet clear what it's from. forces are now conducting what israel calls a special operation. the military claims troops are targeting a specific area in eastern rafah being used by hamas terrorists. israel has also gained control of the gaza side of the rafah border crossing. now, before launching the strike, israel says

palestinians there were warned to move to a neighboring humanitarian zone. now all this plays out on the international stage here in the bay area, students continue to camp out at colleges today in the bay's bob redell joins us live from stanford university. and bob, today marks seven months since that october 7th attack. hamas attack on israel that killed over a thousand people. we're still waiting for over 100 hostages to return home. yes, you are correct. good morning to you, ginger. and it's not clear if there's going to be peace in that region any time soon. the kind of peace that protesters on bay area campuses and college campuses throughout the country are looking for. israel says that the cease fire deal hamas accepted was, quote, far from israel's demands. israel says it is sending a delegation to work on the proposal. cia director bill burns also in the region, assisting with negotiations. the idf, that's the israeli

military, says it conducted a, quote, very limited counterterrorism operation in eastern rafah after dropping leaflets in the reason region, asking roughly 100,000 palestinian civilians to leave that area. however, israel says this is not the start of the large scale ground offensive that prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been threatening for months, like here at stanford, the war in gaza front and center at the san francisco state university campus north of us. that's where university president lynne mahoney yesterday held direct, very public discussions with pro-palestinian students, some of whom set up that encampment a week ago. they are demanding that the school disclosed investments with companies doing business with israel, and then divest from those investments. last night, students at the encampment were feeling that their voices are being heard. i think, honestly, we're feeling pretty good. we're feeling pretty energized about what happened. i think it's just great that we were able to have this dialog with our president and now we're able to, you know,

go back and decide kind of how we want to move forward. later today, president biden will deliver a speech during a holocaust remembrance ceremony where he'll honor the 6 million jewish people killed in the holocaust, and he will denounce anti-semitism through a spokesperson. the president has indicated, quote, there is no place on any campus or anywhere for anti-semitism. there is no place for hate speech or threats of violence against the jewish people. reporting live here at stanford. bob redell today in the bay. thank you, bob. 605 now and happening today in san francisco, another pretrial hearing for the man who violently attacked paul pelosi as he awaits sentencing in his federal trial. david depape may be sentenced to up to 50 years in his federal case, which is scheduled for may 17th. he attacked pelosi with a hammer after forcing his way into the pelosi home in 2022. it was captured on body camera video by the police. the state trial is still on track and there is no

plea deal in place. jury selection is expected to begin may 22nd. san francisco police are trying to locate a man who terrified and insulted a bus full of passengers. muni so far is not releasing the video, saying that police are reviewing it, but it is believed to show a man yelling racist anti-asian slurs before taking out some sort of stun gun. the man never used that device, but the bus was filled with lowell high school students, and the mother of one student says he is traumatized by what happened and says the city is not doing enough to address growing hate in the city. he has to take public transportation every day, and so do a lot of young kids. and there's been a lot of asian hate in our city, but not a lot of, you know, responsive accountability that mom says she eventually got her son off the bus and he hid behind a tree. police did eventually catch up with the bus, but the man had

already exited and could not be found. new at six a dramatic night time cliff rescue in the north bay. here, i'm going to take you first. okay. now it happened sunday night in marin, near alamere falls, sonoma county. airborne first responders posted this video or the video of the rescue. those rescuers say two people became trapped on the rocks some 200ft up after a hike to enjoy the sunset and the arrival of high tide. now, teams rappelled down from a nearby bluff to bring them to safety. the pair were treated for exposure due to cold but are otherwise okay. we know those ocean temperatures are so cold, but overnight, kerry, you were watching a lot of really severe weather happening elsewhere in the country. devastating, central part of the u.s. yeah. so there's been such a big tornado outbreak from last month, and it continues into this month. and we are seeing the devastating impacts of that

in the central u.s. so as we take a look at some of the damage that we saw across the country, there was at least one person confirmed dead after a tornado touched down in oklahoma . and so we are still watching out for that as it happened in the northeast, in northern part of oklahoma. and you can see the overnight damage of that as well. and we know that overnight tornadoes can be particularly deadly and damaging because a lot of people are sleeping and don't get that heads up. and there were multiple people hurt by that storm. and it is unclear at this morning exactly how many. but i'm sure once the sun rises, they'll be able to assess that damage. and this holiday inn hotel suffered extensive damage after the storm blew into bartlesville, also in northern oklahoma, there were numerous reports of damage to structures, roofs, fences, downed power lines throughout the area, and there were thousands of people who still remain without power. and then there were two tornadoes that may have touched down in middle tennessee

yesterday. several homes were damaged after one of the twisters hit the small city of smithville, about two hours west of knoxville. another tornado touched down in lebanon, about 25 miles east of nashville, and the national weather service will survey the area to make a final determination about the strength of those tornadoes. so we will still be monitoring for that as the severe weather threat continues in those areas. and this is all a part of the same storm system that we had here in the bay area on saturday. and now that that has moved off to the east, it's causing a major severe weather outbreak that we will possibly see continued for today. and we're seeing high pressure building that causes much more quiet conditions. and we're also going to see our temperatures warming up over the next few days. we are starting out clear and also chilly this morning in the north bay. as you're heading to work, we're only in the upper 40s at 7:00. at 9:00 we're at 56 degrees. and then seeing the trend of those temperatures

headed to the upper 60s, and we'll see a few low 70s for the inland east bay, the south bay, up to 73 degrees and 75 for santa rosa. san francisco will be in the mid 60s, but tomorrow we start to see those temperatures coming up even more, and we'll talk about when we see the peak of these temperatures and where we could see highs near 90 degrees coming up in a few minutes. mike's been looking at some lower numbers on your graphics. yeah, it looks like the summer blend might be more plentiful out in the marketplace, because i do see those prices coming down a little bit. but fremont fliers on osgood is still holds the same low for the entire bay. 430 for the larkspur location of marin gas has marin county's low 479 and this is on magnolia avenue. then morgan hill has gas in shop on condit with their low of 499. that's condit. that's actually done in 101 is the closest intersection. you might recognize there. thanks for reporting and also for checking gasbuddy.com sharing with everybody on the roadways. we are still following some slowing. south bay, of course,

is typical. there recovery for the benicia bridge that earlier traffic looks like it's cleared. slowing builds for 37 highway four. no surprise as we're looking at contra costa county, vasco road. the most dramatic change. it's at a half hour mark from marsh creek down out of contra costa county to 583 alameda county. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. yeah. a historic launch scrubbed at the last minute. a head on today in the bay. the reason boeing's long awaited mission is again at a standstill. and the soonest we might see liftoff and a garden of amazing and avant garde outfits as the 2024 met gala is officially in the books. this morning, we're going to chat about the looks that you're probably chatting about to chat about him. and they do this in a visual language. they do this in a way that connects performance, and they do this through their own natural leadership. combining art and sustainability. at 625, how one

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compared to spring. we'll talk about how hot it gets and where coming up in our full microclimate forecast, and we're getting ready for a build up here. north 101 through san jose. we typically see a little more traffic volume here, but i think some of it's held up because of an issue coming out of morgan hill and heading up on 101 northbound. we'll check on that. and of course, monitor the rest of your build throughout the bay. thanks a lot, mike and carrie. wall street is set for a flat open following a positive session yesterday. you're taking a live look at the futures the dow extending its winning streak to four days as investors carry over bullish sentiment from friday, when the jobs report showed hiring growth, which slowed in april. now that is easing concerns. the economy is overheating and renewing hope that the federal reserve may start cutting interest rates in focus today. data on consumer credit, which tracks borrowing on credit cards and other loans. many people will be watching out for those numbers now, a last

minute safety issue is to blame for nasa and boeing standing down on a historic launch. boeing's starliner capsule was scheduled for blastoff last night at cape canaveral, but the launch was scrubbed with two hours to spare due to an issue with an oxygen valve. this was set to be boeing's first manned flight to the international space station. today, engineers are evaluating the data and conducting safety measures. boeing now says the soonest a launch may happen would be this friday. safety first nintendo plans to announce the successor to the wildly popular switch by next march. this comes after forecasting a big drop in profits this year. the switch, which launched seven years ago, is one of nintendo's most successful pieces of hardware, with. sales of more than 140 million units. sony and microsoft have since launched new versions of their playstation and xbox units. nintendo has been pushing its switch online subscription

service to get new customers to buy and build a broad base for the next generation console. i know my nephew for that little subscription. he's very subtle about it, though. he's like, hey, hey, and did you did you buy any? i did, oh, i gave him money. all right. fashion's biggest night is now in the history books, at least for this year. the carpet for the annual met gala is now rolled up. but a-list stars, they didn't disappoint. and that includes one of the co-chairs of the event. that's oakland native zendaya. she debuted not one, but two showstopping looks. the first, this blue and green gown paired with sultry makeup. i like it. i love that gown. yeah. that's beautiful. hours later, she made an outfit change on the carpet, rocking this floral look. well, the star came back wearing a full black dress, full black gown with an accompanying corset and one of the longer trains seen at the gala this year. she was also rocking flowers. another big trend. so

some of the other favorites of the night gigi hadid there looking, you know, she could have gone that to the oscars with that one. and of course cardi b with a really, really big black dress, usher was also there in, black, i mean. yep. and then kim kardashian was there. everybody was talking about the cardigan. it's like, why is she wearing a cardigan over that dress? some people were saying maybe she had a wardrobe malfunction or whatever, but, i mean, we all get a little older and we all go, oh, it's chilly in here. it would have been a statement. and that's not expected, i guess? cardigan. the unexpected. that's what, you know, the unexpected here in the bay area i guess. be a dig at taylor, you know. oh my god, i'd never know. i brought my cardigan. i know that's it. you won't need a cardigan over the next couple of days. yeah, not in the afternoon. it's going to be heating up. and we are starting out chilly this morning also all clear. but we are going to enjoy more sunshine going into the afternoon. you can see

the sun just trying to peek out from under the clouds in san jose. and we are going to increasingly see more sunshine going into late morning, as well as the afternoon after the rain we had this weekend. let's check in on our water year. santa rosa is at a surplus of over four inches of rainfall, while we're still lacking in parts of the east bay like oakland and concord, with a pretty big rainfall deficit in concord, while san francisco is getting the opposite of that of over three inches in a surplus. and in san jose, we've had over 17in of rain since october 1st. so looking at the dry conditions and the mild temperatures that we are going to see today in hayward, 71 and 75, in fairfield, as well as martinez. but then tomorrow those temperatures start to go up and will be in the low 80s for parts of the east bay. while most of us are still in the 70s and then checking out thursday, 86 degrees in santa rosa and 87 for the interior east bay up toward fairfield, while morgan hill will see a high of 83 degrees.

so still pretty warm as that high pressure builds. that's going to give us more of the sunny skies and above normal temperatures. but with its clockwise wind flow, it also shifts our winds and we'll see much more of a northerly wind into the weekend, which, as we know during the fire season, that gives us those really dry and windy conditions. so we're looking at our highs in the upper 80s throughout the weekend for spots like napa and there's only a slight cooldown early next week before those temperatures bounce right back up. so we're going to continue to see warm weather for quite a while, even into your mother's day. as you're making plans to get outside. some of our valleys will be in the mid to upper 80s and san francisco. we'll see temperatures in the upper 70s there, with the peak of those highs on thursday, and then just enough of an ocean breeze to bring down those temperatures for mother's day. mike, you're tracking something in san jose. yeah, we saw a lot of i saw a lot of slowing here as folks traveling north one on one, approaching the 85 split report

of three vehicles on the shoulder, all with flat tires, i got concerned that there may be something bigger going on. it did clear they cleared the slowing cleared. no further details. so just a note. if you're traveling north out of morgan hill and in towards san jose, everything else for the south bay right now just fine. we should see this slowing right here for 101. typical spot in about another 15 to 20 minutes. we are seeing a gradual build on 880 and the castro valley y. we're looking at 680 holding with a slower section through pleasanton after earlier problems and a late pickup for a crew and things are back to normal, it looks like from the speed sensors, a smooth drive highway 437, westbound 80, and now the build up at the richmond bridge. back to you. thanks, mike. using art to help our climate in crisis. next on today in the bay. the pilot program happening right now and the ambitious goal it hopes to help with in the south bay. but first, here are hoda and savannah. hi everybody. we've got some very exciting news this morning. we are going to reveal this year's amazing lineup for

our city concert series. iconic names, the hottest new artists all coming to our plaza for a summer of legendary live morning concerts. so who will be on our epic roster? find out! coming up

goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. today in the bay, cinthia pimentel tells us more about this new program in an effort to mix art and sustainability. the san jose climate art program is looking at ways to educate and help artists and cultural spaces reduce their carbon footprint in their studios and different artistic practices. i'm going to have a better understanding of my impact as an artist, and hopefully i can also apply what i learn with the program, to, my teaching jobs. it's a pilot program of 15 creative minds so far, but the city hopes art can help spread the message into the diverse communities of san jose and keep molding the model into the future. they do this in a visual language. they do this in a way that connects performance, and they do this through their own natural leadership. san jose's ambitious goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2030 was approved by the city

council back in 2021, making it one of the largest u.s. cities with such design. it's good to have spaces where this can be openly discussed, where community members can come by and everyone talks about why this is important to them. that way, we could all reach a consensus and move forward into creating the better world that we envision. cinthia pimentel today in the bay and you can find out more about this on our website, nbcbayarea.com, and look for this story on our climate and crisis page. well, we have a lot more ahead at 630, including people feeling fed up with no answers. a san francisco lawmaker calling out the state and governor gavin newsom when it comes to spending on the unhoused crisis. the heated mo

israeli forces enter one section of rafah. palestinians, they're told to leave. we're live in washington with the impact on ceasefire talks, and we've known that san francisco schools face a severe budget crisis. but now there are new signs that money could run out completely. the impact some fear this could have on students and teachers. plus, wildfire season is approaching. we talk live with cal fire about how best to protect you and your home. this is today in the bay.

good tuesday morning. it is 630. i'm ginger conejero saab, and i'm kris sanchez. marcus is off. laura is resting up her voice, but she's going to join us with a fun story. you don't want to miss, so we'll talk with her in just a bit. but right now we're talking with meteorologist kari hall about what we can expect. and i don't like that. what you have on your thing for tomorrow. okay, well, just enjoy today. that's all we can do, right? we're right. we have some mild weather for us for today. it starts out cool and we'll also have a light wind, sunshine and near normal temperatures. but it does start to warm up tomorrow. but i know if you suffer from allergies, this is going to be an issue for you. lots of pollen floating through the air and late in the week it will feel like summer with highs near 90 for the inland areas. right now we're at 49 degrees in martinez and we'll see that trend headed for the upper 60s early in the afternoon, eventually making it up to 75 there. so that's not too bad. it's still going to be

very nice and comfortable. san jose 73 degrees 71, in mountain view, while san francisco will see temperatures in the mid 60s. so we'll talk about that warm up coming up in a few minutes. thank you carrie. well, breaking news this morning as we look live at rafah on the gaza strip where more than 100,000 palestinian people are now hunkering down. this morning, it appears israel's invasion of gaza has entered a new phase. israeli special forces overnight began a special operation in rafah, quickly gaining control of the gaza side of the rafah border crossing. the military claims that its troops are targeting this specific area in eastern rafah, because it is being used by hamas terrorists before ever making a move. israel says it did warn palestinian people to clear the area and move into a neighboring humanitarian zone. all of this, though, as cease fire talks this morning hang on the precipice. one side now apparently ready to halt the war in gaza. the other

side saying this deal is not what they talked about. a key white house member is there trying to help bridge the divide. here's today in the bay's brie jackson. israel pressing forward on its military operation in rafah, the idf says it conducted a precise counter-terror operation in eastern rafah. we cannot and we will not speak for idf operations, but we've made clear our views about operations in rafah that could potentially put more than a million innocent people at greater risk. the white house says it's monitoring israel's military operation. at the same time, the biden administration continues to push for a cease fire and is reviewing the current deal. this after hopes of a pause in the fighting, shattered when israel declared the deal hamas accepted was far from israel's demand. there has been a significant offer on the table. the ball has

been in hamas's court. we want to get these hostages out. we want to get a cease fire in place for six weeks. we want to increase monetary assistance. the fighting overseas and nationwide protests of the war continue during a holocaust remembrance ceremony today, president biden will deliver a speech denouncing anti-semitism. there is no place on any campus or anywhere for anti-semitism. there is no place for hate speech or threats of violence against against the jewish people. he will also honor the 6 million jewish people killed in the holocaust in washington. brie jackson, nbc news. thank you. brie. just into our newsroom, we're learning. adult film actress stormy daniels is expected to testify today in donald trump's hush money trial. today's proceedings come after the judge in the case once again found him in contempt, fining trump an additional thousand dollars. he also warned the former president about further violations, saying that if

necessary, he will impose a jail sentence. trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. and new this morning, the california board of education is taking control of the troubled san francisco unified school district spending after auditors determined the district is in distress, financial condition and could run out of money. today in the bay's tom jensen is live in san francisco, where the school board plans to address these budget shortfalls. tom good morning ginger. as you know, san francisco san francisco unified school district has been hit hard with declining enrollment, losing more than 10,000 students over the past decade or so. and that means lots of lost revenue from state education dollars and federal education dollars, tens of millions of dollars every year that the city is not getting to spend on education here in san francisco. and the state superintendent notified district officials on friday that they might not meet their

financial obligations for the current fiscal year 2024 2025. a budget oversight team that was appointed by the state will present its findings to the sfusd board of education in a meeting at 630 tonight here in san francisco, the state superintendent asked the district to have a corrective action and plan by place in place by june 30th. in a press statement friday, district superintendent doctor matt wayne acknowledged improvements are needed and also said, quote, we are committed to accelerating our efforts to address the remaining concerns to ensure that san francisco public schools are places where students can learn, grow and thrive. due to the declining enrollment, the district has also been considering closing a number of schools to help offset some of those budget shortfalls. and the schools that will be closed are, which could be closed, are expected to be voted on in december. another thing that could be coming up tonight in that meeting with the state

board and also that fiscal oversight team that will make its presentation tonight. we're live in san francisco. tom jensen today in the bay. very interesting. i know they're also looking to get feedback from families to see which schools will be are being discussed to being closed down. so a lot to watch out for. thank you tom. 636 and new this morning, california lawmakers are making it clear that their patience is wearing thin with governor gavin newsom's administration as it comes to lack of data on homelessness and housing spending since 2019, lawmakers and the governor have agreed to dedicate between $300 million and $1 billion a year to help large cities and all counties with their homelessness response. yesterday, during a key committee in the assembly, the administration showed up to the hearing without any data on the effectiveness of the program . here's assemblyman phil ting of san francisco asking questions. do we have anything

from 2022? we're again, apologies. why is it taking so long? i mean, you're the one that said you're urgent. i don't know, maybe my sense of urgency is different from your sense of urgency. we're working expeditiously. what does that mean, though? we're very short order. will have the. what is short order mean? we're working in the next several weeks to have a half annual report produced. so i mean, you're you're coming to hearing today and you have you can't tell us how many. you know, we spent billions of dollars and you can't tell us at all how many people we've helped. now there is a newly proposed bill which would require annual reports. but newsom's administration told the committee that would cost more money. well, apple is set to make a big product announcement later today. the company is expected to unveil some new ipads. in addition to that product launch, the company also has a new way of going about it. the event, with the

tagline let loose, will be live streamed on apple's website, and usually it is a prerecorded tech experts say they expect apple to unveil new ipads and ipad accessories after no new models were announced last year. it's been a minute since we've seen something new with the ipads let loose. all right, let's take a live look at walnut creek and it looks like a lovely start to the day there. we're letting loose in the weather department. carrie, we're turning up the heat. yeah, we're going to see that heat really crank up by the end of the week. but we are starting out nice and cool this morning, sunny. and we're only headed for the mid 70s for the south bay, which is about normal for this time of year. we'll also have a breezy wind with milpitas reaching a high of 73 and 75. in gilroy, much of the east bay in the mid to upper 70s, with antioch looking at a high of 7671 in hayward as well as oakland and in the upper 60s, low 70s for the peninsula. but only 62.5 moon bay, san

francisco, will see a high of 66 downtown, 65 for the outer sunset and our north bay. high temperatures up to 71. in novato and 75 for a high today in santa rosa. we'll talk about the higher heat ahead, but mike says as of now, the commute is looking pretty good. yeah. so it gives us a chance to look ahead. we're seeing that slowing. we predict for 101 starting to build right on schedule. san jose two events, one like yesterday justin timberlake concert at sap pavilion. and then of course the earthquakes play at paypal park. so timberlake and the quakes is down in the south bay. well, it's again later this evening. right now we have some continued slowing over in the tri-valley south 680 kind of holding steady and typical for 680 down through sunol the build for the castro valley. why 880 down in toward union city now and toward the dumbarton bridge. both dumbo and the san mateo bridge move smoothly, predictably, and there will not be the closure for highway 37. or there will be the closure for highway 37 eastbound. that's this weekend. just giving you a warning it will be closed back to you. okay. thank you. mike, i'm sure a lot of people singing i'm

bringing sexy back after that concert. mike. yeah i know i'm tired people from bringing all the sexy back. happy tuesday to you. well, despite all that rain that the bay area has been getting, cal fire says get ready. yeah wildfires can still happen anytime. and up next on today in the bay, we'll join cal fire and talk about new technology it is using to keep you and your home protected and call it a new battle of the bay, if you will. the san jose earthquakes take on the oakland that's cool, i like it. we're breaking down everything you need to know ahead of the highly anticipated matchup. plus, we are highlighting the aanhpi community and we'll show you the way one south bay teacher is making a difference in her classroom by bringing her native language to her class. keep it right re.he

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are demanding more safety measures. this comes after three men were murdered during a surfing trip in mexico. jack carter rode jake and callum robinson were shot and killed last month in the small town of ensenada. community members are upset about a lack of safety measures for locals as well as visitors. they're asking baja leaders and police to make serious changes. the u.s. state

department has issued a travel advisory asking people to reconsider visiting baja california because of safety concerns. 644 now and this week is wildfire awareness week, and it comes as california and much of the west are dealing with more challenging wildfire seasons amid intensifying climate impacts. let's take a look at some of these numbers here. and you can see last year in several north bay counties, about 676 acres burned compared to more than 2600 the year before. cal fire is working to make progress on fuel reduction and fuel mitigation. joining us now is jason clay. public information for the sonoma lake lake and napa county region. thanks so much for joining us. i know it's early, can you talk about the preparations that cal fire is making right now ahead of wildfire season, which our meteorologist says is still, you know, a little wild out? yeah, well, at this time of year,

we're really ramping up, our efforts to be ready for fire activity. and so that starts with the rehiring of firefighters, bringing them back on board to staff our engines, we have recently seen the return of some of our aerial fleet to the air bases across the state and here in the bay area this week, we have some of our hand crews preparing in readiness exercises. and we also have defensible space inspectors that are out meeting with homeowners across the state to help prepare them and their properties for the threat of wildfire. all right. so you're getting some of your equipment back, but do you have any new equipment or new technology that might help this year? yeah, on a couple different fronts, one exciting aspect when we talk about technology and the investments we've made in technology, highlights our partnership with the alert california system and uc san diego. and so we've incorporated some, ai technology into the wildfire detection. and we've already seen a little bit of returns on that. we've had

some wildfires that the artificial intelligence has detected. and alerted our dispatchers before that first 911 call has come. and then another exciting aspect we talk, often about our aviation program will be having seven c-130s that were working on coming on board to join our, aviation fleet, and that helps bolster our forces. it gives us a chance to get to those fires quickly, before the boots on the ground can get to them and put the fires out. all right, now, i heard you moment say that your inspectors are out and about. you know, we talk about defensible space. and i'm glad to hear that you all are reminding people in person. but what else can homeowners do, they can educate themselves. they could get ready, with their neighborhood. maybe they could help an elderly neighbor to do that important defensible space work. it's also very important that you do some pre-planning, you know, wildfire can strike at

any time, and you don't want to be caught off guard. so are you having your go bag ready, do you have that plan for your family of where you're going to evacuate to, do you have are you ready to receive that information? you know, the alert notices. are you signing up through your county to receive those emergency alerts? so, as we talk about it being wildfire preparedness week, and we're up touring down, touring across the state to raise that alertness. now is the time to do that important work, because we all share the responsibilities to keep us safe. oh, absolutely. and so just with some preparedness, we can be ready because we don't know when they will strike. so thank you very much, jason clay, for joining us from the north bay. and don't forget it is wildfire preparedness week. so make sure you get ready. thanks a lot for that chris. moving on now bay area sports fans cannot wait to see a bay area first, when the region's two biggest teams face off tonight in a game that actually matters, the san jose earthquakes will host the

oakland roots in the fourth round of the us open cup. now, the quakes, of course, are in the mls. the roots are in the lower level united soccer league, and they've actually played twice before in friendlies. but file this one under david and goliath. if the roots win, they may not be shocking the world, but they would certainly shock lots of fans here in the bay area. look at that goal all night. one game time is at 7 p.m. at paypal park . now let's all agree the san jose sharks could really use a break right about now. after finishing with the worst record this past season. tonight, may set the tone for a whole new chapter. and that is when the nhl holds its draft lottery. the sharks have the best chance to grab the top spot, so fans are holding a viewing party at the ankara vino wine store. that's about two blocks from the shark tank that starts at three, so you can go ahead and watch the

draft at three. make sure you tune in at seven for that soccer game. that's right. all right. the month of may is a celebration of asian american, native hawaiian and pacific islander heritage. it is also teacher appreciation week. plenty of things to celebrate. one south bay teacher is working to make a difference today. the bay's laura garcia joins us now with her story. laura, we know you're resting your voice this morning, but you really are shining a light on this specific teacher and the community. that's right. i'm trying to rest my voice, getting over a case of laryngitis. so if i sound a little hoarse. but i wanted to join you to tell you about a south bay teacher being recognized for her hard work and passion for teaching. her name is xiao zhen li. when she was in high school, she moved to the u.s. from china with her family. now she teaches high school mandarin at stratford preparatory school in san jose. li says she knows firsthand the challenges of learning a new language. as an english language learner myself, i understood the

importance of practical application outside the classroom, so i wanted to provide my students with opportunities to use the language they learn in real world settings, li says. she encourages her students to participate in community events like the chinese expo, talent shows, picture book readings, and speech contests to help them become fluent and appreciate the chinese language. she also says she's helped high school students pass the ap chinese exam with high scores. one of her students says she also uses game based learning to try to help students engage. use a lot of game based learning platforms such as kahoot! or gimkit. and what i really like about this is not only am i having tons of fun in class with my classmates, but also i feel like i learn a lot more using these game based platforms. and isn't that so important to hear kids saying, i'm i'm just having tons of fun? yeah, especially when it comes

to learning. of course, to see more stories like this, head on over to our website, nbcbayarea.com for teacher appreciation week. it actually ends on friday, but we all know how amazing teachers are. thank you very much. every day there in our kids lives and even those are not. we appreciate them exactly. and even when they're not in the day to day, the summer, the spring break, they're still they're still working. yeah. oh yeah. big time. so we appreciate you. yes. and their impact. mike was talking about remains all these years right. that's right. we all remember our favorite teachers right? yeah. we also remember those who might not have been our favorites, but we remember those favorites fondly. maybe it wasn't the teacher. maybe it was a subject, or they remember us. chu has. yeah, mike, they remember us too. all right. spent a lot of time in detention. teachers looking forward to summer and summer, like temperatures finally coming. oh, yeah. we're going to have a big heat up over the next several days, and it's going to last for a while. so we're looking at a nice, cool, refreshing start to our day where temperatures are in the

mid 40s. as you're heading off for school, don't forget to grab that apple for the teacher. it will be 46 degrees in oakland and 52 in san francisco. we're going to see those highs in the low 70s. a beautiful day for going out and enjoying some more time outside as we are still going to have some very seasonable temperatures in our highs in the low 70s for the south bay, up to 66 in san francisco, 71 in novato and 73 in napa. and then looking at tomorrow, with those temperatures start to rise, we'll see some upper 70s for the tri-valley, upper 70s for the south bay, with a few low 80s in parts of the north bay, and inland east bay. and then on thursday, look at that. we're up to 87 in concord and mid 80s for san jose. so this is when we start to see those issues with people who are unhoused, having issues with the hot weather that's going to be coming in, and we'll see that extend into the weekend as well. and spots like livermore, where we're going to be in the upper 80s and then still looking at some very warm temperatures into the weekend. also, mother's day, as

you're making plans, it's going to be in the mid 80s for the inland valleys and spots like santa rosa. we're also going to see some upper 80s in the south bay. and then for san francisco, expected to be in the upper 60s today with sunny skies, temperatures peak on thursday with upper 70s. but then there's just enough of an ocean breeze to cool us down there for the end of the weekend. mike, you're looking at another delay on the benicia bridge carry. we have another big delay. look, this huge delay building up because i think at present we're down to one lane south. 680 reports of a crash involving a motorcyclist. but the good news is they haven't reported any major injuries. they're just it's an impact because of the volume coming down across the benicia bridge. we'll watch for that and i'll give you the updates. i'll tweet them out as well. we're looking at the rest of the bay with a pretty similar build that you typically see throughout the east bay and across the bay. now for the san mateo bridge. back to you. thank you mike. happening now, the mercury news is reporting new details about the man accused of shooting two san jose police officers last

week. kevin briones will face two counts of attempted murder and illegally possessing a firearm. he will be arraigned on monday. a shootout happened at a hotel on san ignacio avenue, and one of the officers was critically injured. briones is also still in the hospital with serious injuries ahead. on our top stories on today the bay, including a budget crisis, dire new findings when it comes to schools in san francisco, a new report reveals the district could soon run out of money. the impact it will have on students and teacherswatch out for th. at

look at the top stories on today in the bay. let's start with

breaking news out of gaza. here's a live look at the tent protest on the stanford campus. there, on the left hand side of your screen on the right, this is rafah by morning light. that is where israeli special forces have launched an invasion in the eastern part of the city. israel believes this is a hotbed of terrorist activity. and it comes as cease fire talks continue, with hamas saying it agreed to a deal, and israel saying the deal is not the one that israel brought to the negotiating table. the california board of education is taking control of san francisco unified school district spending, and it comes after auditors determined the district is in distressed financial condition and could run out of money. a budget oversight team will present its findings to the sfusd board of education tonight. the state superintendent asked the district to have a corrective action plan in place by june 30th. and now let's take a look at our forecast, which is lovely for today. warming up for the

weekend. yes. so we're going to have warmer weather coming our way as we take a look at our 7-day forecast. still really nice today and a little bit warmer tomorrow. but we reached the peak of those temperatures by the end of the week into the weekend near 90 degrees for the inland valleys and not so lovely. the commute across the benicia bridge. two of four lanes are blocked by this crash involving a motorcycle. no major injuries reported, but a big backup is building your alternate. of course, keep you moving. you can take the longer route, but it is the carquinez bridge across and then across highway four that is moving smoothly right now. all right. thank you so much. that's what's happening today in the bay. don't forget we'll be streaming at 8:00. we're bringing in mayor matt mahan from san jose for a conversation about the budget. all right. have a great day.