got last year. good afternoon. i'm audrey asistio welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. our sergio quintana is at the fair

today talking to people about that new chaperon policy. he's going to be joining us live in just a little bit. we're also tracking other stories on this thursday, including a university president now on leave. what he said about pro-palestinian protesters on campus that had sonoma state leaders taking action. also, a record day on wall street, the dow jones crosses the 40,000 point mark for the first time ever. our scott budman tells us what's leading to this surge and what it means for your pocketbooks. and we all know phones and fitness trackers share data. yes, but did you know that your car might be doing it as well? we show we're going to show you how you can find out what information your car is collecting. but let's go ahead and begin with that chaperon policy at the contra costa county fair, because it has opened its doors just hours ago, but it does so under the dark cloud of fights that broke out last year, you might remember. so let's go ahead and bring in our sergio quintana live in antioch for us this afternoon. sergio, a strict rules

officially in place for any teenagers going to the fair this year. yes yeah, that's right audrey. and they have those new policy rules posted right out front in as people are coming in to buy their tickets. you can see here's the chaperon policy. everyone who's entering has to be at least 18, or who's under 18 has to be accompanied by someone who's at least 25, so 25 or older. it also kind of says that a chaperon can only bring in four youth at a time. for people under the age of 18 at a time. now, of course, as you mentioned, audrey, this is something that was adopted after those fights that broke out last year during the contra costa county fair events. but that was on a saturday night. there were a series. of these fights that broke out, and it was to the point that the fair actually had to close down the grounds early so that they could clear out the grounds, and then the next day,

when the fair reopened, they had adopted kind of a makeshift version of this policy. on the last day, on the sunday of the events. but now, as they are reopening for now, the fair's 88th year in operation, they are adopting this new policy for people coming in for the for the fair, for the four days, it's audrey. yeah, sergio. it's a big change for its 88th year, for people who've been going there for quite some time now. i know i see people behind you, people are already starting to get out there. how are they feeling about this chaperon rule? i want to show you. apparently the policy really hasn't had any kind of an effect on, you know, watering down anyone's entrance and entrance, interest in going you can see this is a line that extends for quite a bit, i've talked to some of the people in the line, and i also talked to people at the fair a little bit earlier today. they say it is kind of sad that there has to be a policy like this, but they completely understand the circumstances by which this kind of policy does have to be adopted. and they say that it is

probably a good idea to have more adults to be able to supervise those teenagers who are going in. i just talked with a couple people in line right now who are just over 18 years old. they say, you know what? a lot of us just want to come out here and have fun. and it's kind of sad that they have to have someone to go along with them in order to do that. so it's a new policy, but it doesn't seem to be deterring anyone from coming out to the event. and i should mention, audrey, that this is not the only grounds that has had to do something great. america down in san jose has also adopted a similar policy that is 21. or they have to have a chaperon who is at least 21. of course, we'll have a full story coming up on this on nbc. bay area news at six. yeah, trying to keep it family friendly out there. looking forward to your full story sergio at 6:00. thank you for that preview. appreciate it. look at this. protesters are putting up barricades around uc berkeley's abandoned anna head alumni hall. this is the second day that protesters have

occupied that hall, which was boarded up about two years ago after a fire, the university wants to make clear that this is a group of non-students who are not connected with the protesters, who left their encampment at sproul plaza after reaching an agreement with the university. one protester says that the takeover is for nakba, which is a day that palestinians remember hundreds of thousands of their people being displaced back in 1948. university says it's not going to comment on what it may do. police and security guards are already on scene but haven't engaged with the demonstrators just yet, and students and staff at sonoma state university are expressing concern and confusion this afternoon, after the head of the university was placed on leave for striking an agreement with gaza protesters. the student protesters had been camped out on the university's person lawn since april 26th, demanding an end to the war in gaza between hamas and israel. well, on monday, university president

mike lee announced that he had reached an agreement with the protesters, pledging to seek divestment strategies and end collaborations and exchanges with israeli state academic and research institutions. the csu chancellor quickly placed leigh lee on administrative leave yesterday for insubordinate action, and students say now they don't know if their agreement means anything they have been agreed to. but now that he's stepped down, it's just so unsure, for everyone's unsure right now. talking with the encampment and everything. like they're just unsure of everything right now. so everything's up in the air. it's been a very opaque process, just like we don't know exactly how it was arrived at. we don't know exactly what's going to come next of it. well, this morning we could tell you that messages of support for president lee were written in chalk on a university sidewalk, but staff did quickly wash those messages away. okay, now to a big benchmark reached on wall street, the dow climbed above 40

k for the first time today, but with inflation going up and the cost of living inching higher as well, well, where does that leave us financially? let's go to bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman for some answers. scott, this is all foreign to me, so you're going to have to explain what's what's going on here. you know, you've said it. the economy is really red hot right now, audrey. and that has led to inflation, prices have gone up. there's also inflationary what we did during the pandemic put more money into the economy. we raised wages recently. all of these things are inflationary. they're also putting a lot of money in the hands of people who are looking to spend it. and they're spending it on wall street, buying stocks like never before. and that's why go back to the beginning of the pandemic . in 2020, the stock market was exactly half of what it hit today. that's a really quick doubling and that's trillions of dollars that have gone into the market. so yes, the economy is really strong. a lot of people are working, wages are up, people are very confident, so they invest. but but because the

economy is strong and people are shopping prices have gone up. and that's why things are inflationary at the same time. okay i know you got a chance to talk with the head of bankrate about the record day, what are they saying? you know, economists are saying this is a sort of two things happening at the same time. both people who are feeling, hey, i've got all this money, i'm going to buy individual stocks. and we've seen that. i mean, look at apple and microsoft and nvidia and all these stocks that people find so sexy and they're bidding them up until the trillion dollar valuation. but economists are also seeing people who are saving money in their 401. s and retirement accounts. and that's why not only did the dow hit a record high this week, and the nasdaq, which is full of tech stocks, but the s&p 500, a much broader range of stocks. and that's where people will invest for the long term for their retirement account or college funds. and that's why even the s&p 500 is hitting record highs, because people are not just buying those individual stocks that they think will go up.

they're saying, i want to invest in our nation's economy for the long term. and so we're seeing the markets on a very wide scale hitting record highs this week all across the board okay. so a lot of people investing. so how about our 401 k's. how are they doing. they're probably doing very well because generally a 401 k is something that's invested in a whole big basket of stocks. so it doesn't matter if you're seeing nvidia go up $50 one day and down $50, you're seeing the s&p 500 at record highs. you're seeing all these tech and health care and financial stocks doing well. most people have a wide range of stocks in their retirement funds their 401 k's. so they're probably doing very well. now. if you check back a few years ago you would go, wow. but at least for the time being. and that's why they say keep these things for the long term. because if you look at our nation's history over the long term, the market has done well. stick with it. keep your money in there. that has worked so far. yes. all right, scott, thank you for explaining. i get it now. good. all right. thanks.

san jose's plans to extend bart into downtown could cost upwards of $10 billion. that's according to new proposals filed with the vta. there are three proposals on the table to transform the area around the existing diridon train station into a modern transit hub, the report says. those options would cost between two and a half and $13 billion. two of the options would have an underground connection to bart, while one would opt for a street level connection. but the san jose bart extension is running behind schedule, and they are still fine tuning all of the details. bart currently only connects to northeast san jose at the berryessa station. did tesla mislead consumers about its cars? self-driving capabilities? it is a question a lot of people are asking, and today, a u.s. district judge has ruled that a proposed class action lawsuit can move forward. tesla is accused of overstating that its cars would have full

self-driving capabilities back in 2016, saying that the cars would be able to drive themselves from l.a. to new york by the end of 2017. tesla's current full self-driving feature of fsd fall short of those promises, requiring constant supervision. companies also facing federal probes into whether its autopilot feature has contributed to fatal crashes . okay, so we've gotten used to the idea that our devices collect our data. yes, but did you know that your car may be doing the same thing? mozilla foundation poured through the privacy documents of 25 of the most popular car brands, and the nonprofit found 84% of them share or sell a driver's data. all that data is collected through microphones, sensors and other devices built in or connected to the car. and it's actually all legal because car buyers often agree to a privacy

policy. yes, when purchasing a new car, this lays out data a car could collect and sell about a driver, and this can include things like where and how much you drive, or even sexual orientation or activity. you know, i get asked a lot, well, how do they collect information about my sexual activity? and i don't know, i also don't know that they actually are all i can say for sure when we read the privacy policies was that they required you to consent to a privacy policy that said they could. the alliance for automotive innovation represents the auto industry. it is now pushing for congress to pass a federal consumer privacy law to make one clear privacy to one clear privacy policy to avoid confusion on what information is collected and how it is used. still ahead, governor newsom speaks at the vatican. the message he wants to send to the world as we try to fight our climate in crisis. also, downtown san jose is going to be

the place you're going to want to be at tonight. the reason a big block party is coming. our robert honda is there taking all of it in. he's going to join us with the answer. but before we head to break, we want to know what trending story would you like to see later on in this newscast? i have a poll up right now on my instagram. you still have some time to vote for one of these stories, and you are going to want to vote because it's very close right now with all three stories, the grand mcflurry, uber's new caregiver feature, or raccoon scores big on soccer field. we're going to tell

climate summit today, while touting california's efforts to combat climate change. i come here today, day 32. 32 straight days over one month where california's economy is literally being run with 100% clean energy, 100% 32 days straight, proving the paradigm

that this can be done. so you heard part of it right there. in his speech, newsom touched on the state's decades long history of advocating for the environment, among them former president ronald reagan's signature on a bill which curbed tailpipe emissions while reagan was governor of california, newsom also called out fossil fuel companies for fighting against efforts to combat climate change. newsom will be in italy through tomorrow. well, downtown san jose is ready to come alive for its annual community block party. businesses will be coming together to rejuvenate the area with live music, art and much more. our robert honda is in san jose right now. robert, i see all that stuff behind you there. what's what's the vibe like at this moment? what's the vibe? you know, i feel like the guests who showed up just a little too early for a party. and so the hosts are kind of awkward. some of the merchants said you're not shooting yet, are you? because

it's starting around 5:00. but luckily, the band just started playing and nothing like a little bob marley music to kind of make everybody feel like it's all started. so the vibe is pretty much eager anticipation. they're hoping several thousand people will be here at this event. it's a really good chance for about 20 of the merchants here who have set up to be able to introduce themselves to the public, so they're obviously anticipating and hoping for a big crowd. and of course, they're a little nervous because as any party host will tell you, you're always a little bit worried that not enough guests will show up. but so far, everybody seems very upbeat and optimistic, mister robert honda, the vibe is never awkward when you are there. i just have to say, i so they're going to be block parties in other parts of the city. yes. so is it going to be a different kind of event at each one? well, it's interesting because the basic strategy is to bring live music and entertainment, lots of food and drinks, as well as have the

local businesses set up not only to be introduced to the public when they show up to this, but also to give them tours at their businesses nearby. so that's the basic strategy. but for example, even though they call it the summer block party series, there's actually one every month into october. and so and they're at different districts, like, for example, next month it's going to be in the sofa district, which is the south first street area. and that has a lot of museums and cultural centers. and so i would imagine that the vibe there will be a little bit more oriented toward the businesses that dominate that particular district. for example, another one in october is at city hall, and anybody who's been around city hall knows there's a lot of development going on around there, and i would think that the vibe there would be a lot more introducing businesses than it would be just entertainment. so i think they'll adjust a little bit at each location. but the idea is always to bring more foot traffic and more visitors into that particular district. sure, this is such a big deal for all of the businesses out there in the downtown area. so really interested to see how all

of it turns out. and i know we're going to be seeing your full story later on in the evening, so thank you for that preview. hope you enjoy out there. never awkward when you're around robert. all right. this weekend is set for a lot of fun in san francisco as well. sunday is the annual bay to breakers race, which means the streets are going to be packed with thousands of runners in such fun costumes. this race has been going on for over 100 years now. runners can choose between a 12 k or 15 k course, new. this year they have added a relay race where you can split the course between two people and a heads up. if you live in or are visiting the city this weekend of course, as usual, there are going to be road closures. you can expect road closures down around the start line to take place beginning 7 p.m. saturday night. the rest of the course closes, kind of a rolling closure starting, approximately 6 a.m. on sunday morning, and we will be, yeah, building our finish line starting tomorrow

down at the ocean beach parking lot. okay, so that means ocean beach and the great highway area will also be closed if you want to take part. there are still some spots left, and you can sign up on the beta breakers website. a lot of events happening today over the weekend and vienna. how's the weather cooperating or it is if you're inland, you're getting the clearing of the skies. this is where robert was, right. 75 degrees. that's perfect weather. meanwhile, though, that marine layer, notorious marine layer still hanging out around the coastline. so let's get right to your microclimate forecast so i can show you exactly what we're still seeing around san francisco. look at that. it's about 59 degrees now. we have been seeing this kind of for the past couple of days. it's not expected to change. so if your plans heading into friday and saturday include the coastline, keep this in mind that you may see that fog lingering pretty much all day long with a chance of drizzle. i'll get to that in a second. now, temperature wise, we're in the 60s right now for san francisco. 62 degrees, san mateo 68. you'll notice inland, we're in the 70s now. yesterday

we still had some 80s on the map. compare that to yesterday. we're seeing about 8 degrees difference in areas like concord . four degrees difference in livermore nevada is about five degrees cooler and no major changes down through the south bay. but we are expecting to see a slight cool down already underway leading us into friday, but also the weekend ahead as well. when compared to those 80s. now here's a closer look at that marine layer. look at this. this is using satellite radar. you can see it hugging the entire coastline all the way from santa rosa down through salinas, and expect to see the chance of some light drizzle into the early morning hours, especially around areas like half moon bay, santa cruz, san francisco. even in through parts of the peninsula as well. notice this is at about 230 in the morning, but if i fast forward this timestamp, you can see that around 1030 11 a.m. we do get clearing in inland areas, but in san francisco we're still going to be dealing with that fog stretching down through the coastline. so what can you expect as far as your temperatures into the weekend? we'll have a full forecast on

that coming up. of course. see you again at 5:00, audrey. all right. we'll see you at five vienna. thank you. i am with our janelle wang now who has been very busy working on the 5:00 news. hi, audrey. the economy recovering from the pandemic, but so many people in the community still struggling here in the bay area. check out this line of cars that we captured waiting to pick up food for their families to eat this week. this is in silicon valley, one of the wealthiest parts of the country. we speak with volunteers about what they're seeing in this area and in oakland high school, senior has a lot to contemplate. he has been accepted to more than 120 universities, not including all the scholarships. yes, those are his acceptance letters. wow. what sets him apart besides a strong gpa and where he has chosen to go? that story and more coming up at 5:00. can't wait to hear all that's exciting. all right, janelle, thank you. we'll see you in a little bit. still to come. top trending story is voted by you on my instagram poll. also anchors away a taste of luxury. we'll have a preview of the bay

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close and ye foodies, win it again. mcdonald's has a new treat in honor of grandmothers everywhere and you are looking at the grandma mcflurry. the fast food chain says that the new ice cream creation blends vanilla soft serve with sirup and crunchy candy pieces, just like grandma's favorite treat that she hides in her purse. mcdonald's hasn't revealed the flavors of the candy, but many believe it is similar to werther's original candy. like that stuff. grandma mcflurry will be at mcdonald's for a limited time starting on tuesday, and as always, i will be posting links to the other stories you voted for on my instagram. okay, it's back! pacific sail and power boat show. the show kicked off today at the west point harbor in redwood city. it is a dream for boat lovers. they'll be able to

check out new sailboats, power boats and gear, and attend seminars and workshops. we actually got to check out some of the best boats, one of which was 2 million bucks. this is a elegance at its highest level, it's a 45 foot princess, and it has all the accouterments of a fabulous luxury hotel. and the key element with this boat, besides the luxury, is the ability to park it, drive it and stabilize it looks nice. boat show runs unl sunday and a quick reminder the giants take on the rockies tomorrow night to kick off a three game series at oracle park and you could watch it right here on nbc bay area, starting at 7 p.m. thank you so much for joining us. at 430. janelle is working on the 5:00 newscast next, and we are back in just two minutes.

after reaching an agreement with pro-palestinian student demonstrators. why the csu chancellor is calling for his suspension and where that agreement with protesters stands tonight. another blow to one group of homeowners in california, another insurance company announcing a rate hike in northern california. and as wall street sees a record high today, people in the south bay are still struggling to feed their families. the growing need for food in one community situated in one of the wealthiest areas of the country. good thursday everyone. the news at five starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang graduation day is just two days away and some discord at sonoma state university. it comes after the university's president was placed on leave after striking an agreement with student

protesters. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez reports from campus. i think that they worked really hard on their demands and that they had really meaningful conversations with the president. student journalist olivia keeler describes the process she observed between student protesters and university president mike lee. we realized that we, the students, had been camped out at sonoma statesperson lawn since april 26th. but on monday, lee announced he reached an agreement with the protesters, pledging to seek divestment strategies and exchanges and other collaborations with israeli academic and research institutions, and call for a cease fire. they just felt like, wow, we really might get things done here. a bunch of them mentioned, like, i've been crying all day, things like that. but the protesters celebrations came to an abrupt end yesterday when the csu chancellor placed lee on leave. chancellor mildred garcia says