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get started. >> want to know what the bang was. ship hit the key bridge. sinking -- the bridge is gone. >> bridge down and the race to rescue in a baltimore river. we're live. i'm only fighting for my daughter. that is the only reason -- one of the main reasons why i'm -- i'm in this strike. >> another health care worker in the bay area saying enough is enough. day two of a strike and the impacts on you, the patient. this is a career that if you are a young woman,that you can be self-supportive. >> women building bridges in the bay for the generations. we celebrate a point of pride where we live, helping women power health care. the raiders, it wasn't as tough as this. this is like a slow, drawn-out, vindictive relocation process. >> and a's' fans feel slighted again. the surprise that has them calling foul. good morning, everybody. 6:00 in the

morning and we welcome you in on a tuesday, i'm reed cowan. >> i'm gianna franco. we have to lot to get to this morning and that includes the forecast. right to it and take a live look outside on this tuesday morning. as we welcome you in from our salesforce tower cam looking over the city of san francisco. and you can see the bay bridge there which connects our communities from oakland to san francisco. and so many east bay communities as well making this trek across the span commuting into the city. well, we've got a special guest this morning. joining us for weather. someone a little bit familiar to the bay. paul deanno is here. hi. good morning. >> good morning to you guys and some of best years of my career were spent working at this station. and so thankful to be back in the cbs family and now working in southern california. and for the rare opportunity to be able to fill in on the morning shift here for the next couple of days. good morning to you. at home. and as we are looking at the weather you will notice that the wind is not as much of an issue today as it was yesterday. yesterday we saw

wind gusts of 20, 25, 30 miles per hour in san francisco. it is still breezy but 14-mile-per-hour wind in san francisco and half-moon bay 14 miles per hour and otherwise we're looking at less than 10 miles per hour. wind is less of an issue today. we have a little bit of fog anddrizzle and low cloud cover out there but increasing sunshine this afternoon. it should be a pleasant afternoon. we're dry today. tomorrow we're not dry. storm number one moves in which is going to be the weaker of the two. that's going to give us rain wednesday and thursday morning and it's the second storm which may give us more significant rainfall into your holiday weekend and perhaps your outdoor plans. your neighborhood forecast for san jose, cloudy this morning. clouds begin to part by 10:00. and then by the afternoon, should be really pleasant out there. with temperatures making it into the mid 60s and let's take a look at some of the other temperatures around northern california today. san jose, mid- to upper 60s for you. los gatos, 66 degrees and redwood city, your high 65. oakland, sunshine this afternoon and 64. we've got

the preseason spring training game. the last one in san francisco today with high of 61. we're looking at 67 for novato and low to mid-60s for petaluma as well. no rain today. rain returns tomorrow. we'll talk about how much rain coming up and right now let's talk some traffic with gianna. good morning. good morning, paul. let's take a live look at some of our bay area bridges right now as you make in commute this morning and you head out on the roadways. so far it's been a fairly seamless commute especially on the richmond-san rafael bridge which you can see in the live look here. no delays or issues for folks heading across the span there as you work your way in and around the area. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge crossing the bay between 880 and 101 connecting people from hayward that area to foster city getting to the peninsula. and things are pretty clear there right now. but we see all the commuters heading across the span and it really makes us think about everyone in baltimore right now dealing with a terrible situation. reed. yeah, let's go to the breaking news out of baltimore right now. so this is where the francis scott key bridge used

to stand. united one side to the earth. the bridge collapsed this morning after a large cargo ship hit one of its support columns sending the structure and several cars and people into the water. so this is what we know right now as we look at the video and watch this closely. this happened around 1:30 a.m. their time. look at that. the bridge goes down. what is the result? crews right now in the water and they are looking for seven people who at that moment plunged into the water. so far two people have been pulled from the river and one person reportedly uninjured. thankful that we can report that this morning. the other one sent to the hospital terrible injuries there. that person in critical condition. rescue crews have been working in the freezing cold waters throughout the morning. low visibility and we also understand tricky because parts of the bridge are in the water and it's sharp there and it's unstable but here's what one person on the scene had to say. >> there's cops everywhere.

i'm at my job. and there's police all up and down the bridge. yo. >> listen, bridges are vulnerable in these united states so we want to let you know what the police chief there in baltimore says. no indication of terrorism. again, no indication that this was anything related to terrorism but we have learned that president joe biden has been briefed on the collapse. and is monitoring the situation and the rescue closely from the white house this morning. gianna, just stunning. >> i mean, it is and it really makes you think, reed, as a community here at home depending on bridges in the bay and seeing cargo ships nearby daily. we are watching this story very closely. and the baltimore bridge serves 31,000 travelers every single day. our busiest bridge is the bay bridge sees about 115,000 cars every day. crossing that span. the golden gate bridge, about 42,000. and the richmond-san rafael bridge is probably closest in comparison to the

baltimore bridge. serving about 36,000 cars crossing that span across the waters every single day. so really the question we think about is could something like this lap on our -- in our bay area bridges in our area? near our sea ports. well, yes. it actually has happened. back in 2013, an empty oil tanker caused minor damage when it struck the base of the tower at the old bay bridge. the 752-foot overseas ray mar actually rammed a bridge tower as it was headed out to sea. this was after unloading crude oil at the martinez refinery. and back in 2007, another container ship, the costco by san hit the bay bridge, spilling 52,000 gallons of fuel. so really makes you think. and we'll continue to update you on this story through our website. kpix.com and of course on the cbs news app throughout the morning. reed? another story we are watching this morning. the battle over the fate of abortion pill mifepristone. the fight and the fite is now in the hands of the justices who

sit on the u.s. supreme court. the most significant case since the court ended the nationwide right to abortion in 2022. what's the key argument? the justices this very morning joining now to weigh whether the food and drug administration overstepped its authority when it made mifepristone more accessible for women. so some legal experts believe if the supreme court limits the use of this particular drug it could hinder the agency's authority to regulate other prescription drugs. we're watching it closely. major story rocking the entertainment world. multiple homes of music producer sean "diddy" combs railed by thedepartment of homeland security. here's what we know right now this morning. u.s. officials will only say that the raids in los angeles and in the exclusive and ritzy area of star island in miami beach are part of a possible sex trafficking investigation. we've also learned that at least two people were said to have been arrested at combs' california home. now keep in mind, this is all happening

against a backdrop of diddy facing accusations of sexual abuse in four cases. something he has denied wrongdoing in every time. gianna? well, reed, seton medical center workers are on strike for the second day today in daly city and demanding higher wages and more staffing but strike calls for something also a little different and unique and kind of ironic in a way. their health care so so bad it's actually putting them at risk and there's also concern about the future of the hospital which has been hit by job cuts and other service cuts for all employees including nurses. >> i have been trying to get an mri myself. and i have been unable to get authorization for that. because they don't want to take their own workers here as patients. >> our kelsi thorud talked with one of the workers who saysseton's new health plan is

limiting coverage for her family. [ honking ] [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: rachelle ortua has worked at seton medical center for years. she loves the community of people at the hospital and grew up just blocks from its campus. but now rachelle says she's in a tough spot. she says the hospital changed its health insurance provider, significantly limiting where rachelle's family, including her 6-month-old daughter, can get care. >> her pediatric doctor was no longer covered. and my ob is not covered. we're now out of network with all of our doctors. >> reporter: rachelle lives in sunnyvale. she says her new insurance only works at seton and john muir health, both of which are close to or even more than an hour away. she says she worries night and day about what would happen and how much it would cost if her daughter had a medical emergency. >> i grew up with chronic asthma. and i grew up -- i actually have a food allergy. and right now, at this point, what stresses me out the most

is we're starting her on baby food. so she's learning how to eat baby food. i'm afraid that, what if she has an allergic reaction to some kind of food? or what if she ends up having asthma like me? >> reporter: rachelle told me she feels betrayed. >> i work full-time for a hospital and it's not fair that i have to worry on whether or not i can afford to get my daughter proper health care when i give up how many hours of my day instead of being home with her, i have to be at work. >> reporter: that's why rachelle joined hundreds of her co-workers on a two day strike outside the hospital, demanding better benefits. she told me she's doing all of this, picketing, speaking out, for one reason, and one reason only. to make sure her daughter has the medical care she needs and deserves. >> i'm only fighting for my daughter. that -- is the only

-- one of the main reasons why i'm in this strike. >> well, seton says it's already offered a 16% pay hike over the next three years and along with free medical benefits. and up to 400 hours annually of accrued p to and added in statement we're disappointed with the union's decision to walk off the job. hospital said its priority is to provide uninterrupted care to patients. almost 6:12 in the morning. facing a final season for the a's at the coliseumment fans we hear you and you are crying foul. over another play

back to the breaking news out of baltimore after the francis scott key bridge collapsed overnight and you can see why right there in the center of the screen. the ship hit a support beam of the bridge and sent the bridge flying and many people down in the water below. rescuers are in the water looking for at least seven missing. two rescues to report at this hour, one person in critical

condition. one person unhurt. we watched this with horror this morning because we know in the bay area, what it is to be a bridge dependent community. so we'll continue watching and monitoring this situation reportedly that container ship hit that part of the francis scott key bridge that serves about 31,000 people in the community every day. about 1:30 this morning. baltimore time. now let's come home and take a live look outside where we live. of course we are mind l of the bridge system and gianna, the metering lights are turned on right now and a lot of people who are hearing this whether on television or on the radio, are mindful of how vulnerable we are. yeah, and we do know the bay bridge takes so many people across the bay as do a lot of bridges. what, 115,000 it was? but something you think about every time you cross the water. whenever you go you know, to work and we have so many bridges. san mateo bridge, the dunbarton bridge. the golden gate bridge. the list goes on. we're just kind of -- that area, paul. >> i remember back in 2014,

remember we had this five day bay bridge closure when we switched from the 1 the eastern span to the one other one and that was insane and that was five days. i can't imagine what they're going to have to do in baltimore. that will be -- that will be weeks or months if not even longer than that. so our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted from that tragedy in baltimore. and we'll have some more from the network coming up over the next half hour to hour. let's talk about our weather here. numerous bridges, it's a little breezy outside but not as windy as yesterday. there's some drizzle over the mountains and low cloud cover but the radar is clear throughout the day today. tomorrow, there is rain in the forecast for us. which means snow in the sierra. sometimes we call it a miracle march when we add to the snow pack in march. we didn't need one this year. we didn't need one last year. we've had plenty of snow in earlier months but we have 6 to 12 inches of snowfall in the sierra tomorrow into thursday. there is a winter storm warning in effect there. so we have winter weather and we have

spring sports and summer and boys of summer playing today and a's and giants this time in san francisco. first pitch five minutes afte5:00 at oracle park. a little breezy come inning 2 or 3. mid 50s throughout the baseball game today. so storm is coming. it will get here tomorrow. it is not here today. we'll have partly to mostly sunny skies this afternoon. there's the first of two storms. the first one we're very confident in the timing and the strength of it. the second one, is going to be cut off from the jet stream. so really has no path or forcing mechanism and that one may linger for a couple of days and maylinger from thursday evening until sunday morning. until easter morning. the first one is going to move through pretty quickly. on approach tonight. by tomorrow morning at 8:30 it's raining up towards mendocino county and yucaipa and works south past the golden gate bridge. by thursday evening all of us with the chance of light to moderate

rainfall through thursday morning and we get a break during the day on thursday. some light showers but that's mother nature reloading for that second storm. which will give us more rain and more mountain snow friday and into the weekend. rainfall for the first storm. about a half inch for you in petaluma and a half inch for you in walnut vehicle. in the south bay we're looking at san jose with about 0.3 of rainfall from the first storm. second storm is coming up on friday and saturday. high temperatures today, fremont will make it into the mid 60s and redwood city, 65 degrees. san francisco, 61. oakland, 64. morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. for novato 67 degrees and petaluma 66. for the inland locations for the extended forecast. we're going to be dry today but look at the change after today. wednesday we have rain. thursday we have scattered showers and that second storm will give us rain on friday, saturday, perhaps all the way until sunday morning. that's your forecast. let's see how the roads are doing with the metering lights

on at the golden gate bridge. at the bay bridge. here's gianna. good morning. hey paul. good morning. so nice to have you back in the bay this morning. and yeah, you know, we are seeing some brake lights and issues here is a look at conditions as -- i'm going to scoot out of the way here over to the richmond-san rafael bridge right now. and it's busy. certainly a lot of people making that trek across the span there. we're seeing some brake lights and a few issues as you get a little closer to the toll plaza there. if you are making that commute from this point as you head over towards say some of the other bay area bridges, that golden gate bridge, the bay bridge, we are tracking some brake lights there as well. so traffic is certainly starting to get a little bit slower in and around that area. but of course for that commute, getting to this point that westbound eastshore freeway drive and westbound 80 is a little bit slow getting through at least connecting on to 580. and if you are headed from there all the way down towards the bay bridge, you are going to see some brake lights there as well. reed? 6:20 in the morning. big question. where will your a's play? we're going to chat with the diehard fan before opening day who are a

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get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. welcome back on this tuesday morning. a live look outside at oracle park and how pretty that looks. the giants will host the a's for the second game in the bay bridge exhibition series. that game begins tonight at 5:05 first pitch and this one could be san

francisco fan favorite pablo sandoval's swan song. he says it's tough for veteran guys to get job and he's been blessed to are the opportunity. the panda debuted with the giants if you remember back in 2008. and helped them win three world series' titles. it was a really good run. he had one at-bat in last night's game at the coliseum and singled in the 8th. but you know the real surprise was san francisco's new veteran pickup. tom murphy. check this out. giants' fans get excited about this one. went yard and look at that. it's out of there. and you know what? in the 4th he said let's do it again. why not? hit another one into the left field bleachers for his second homer of the day. and that already doubled the amount of runs the a's had. giants get the win, 4-1 was the final and mark it down. mlb opening day is this thursday. but reed you know the loss really doesn't mean much to a's' fans for one it's an exhibition game. but you know, there's also more on their minds right now. like where's the team going to

play once they leave. >> can i just say one of the billion things i love about gianna franco is that you are a genuine fan. >> it's baseball and here we go. thursday. >> not just a job in the morning. right? you are a genuine fan and we know you at home are fans as well. a's' fans especially, you have been through a lot. but if the team's move to las vegas wasn't enough. our wilson walker shows you some fans are now outraged at the move to change the rules around arguably your tailgating coliseum. watch. >> okay. >> dad, how long we been coming here? >> eh? >> yeah. >> i've been coming here before you were even born. >> yeah. it's been a while. >> reporter: for the hangman family, the a's have been a generational affair. they came to kick off the season with some tailgating. only when they got here, the new hours took them by surprise. >> uh, yeah, we were confused with the two hours. we thought we were able to get in four early, you know. we got here a little early and we just had to wait.

>> oh god. yeah. so we had a feeling they were going to do something like this, right? i mean, we anticipate their moves before they make them. >> reporter: bryan johansen is one of the founders of last dive bar, which has been fighting the a's' departure for a couple of years and now that means a full-scale boycott. >> yeah, our intent is not to go to any games whatsoever. you know, john fisher doesn't deserve our money. the a's' organization, the front office, do not deserve the love. >> reporter: but they will show up with a message on thursday night by packing the parking lot for the regular season opener with the massive tailgate juxtaposed to all the empty seats inside. he says the shortened lot hours are a response to that plan. >> well, it tells us that they're trying to thwart the efforts and the effect the boycott will have, they want less people in the parking lot for the least amount of hours as possible. >> reporter: this is how the potential final chapter in oakland begins for the a's. on

ground that hosted another long good-bye, not too many years ago. >> oh, yeah. it's like the raider fans crying. you know? this is -- super sad. it's -- a dismal day for a dismal afternoon. yeah. >> for the raiders, it was -- it wasn't as tough as this. this is like a slow, drawn-out, just vindictive relocation process. >> i don't know about the boycotting. but -- regardless, we're still here. [ laughter ] because we don't know if it's going to be the last season here or not. we don't know if it's -- where we're going to be in a year from now. all right, time right now 67:temperature in the morning. the irs with the warning. are you leaving money on uncle sam's table? we'll explain how maybe there's some for you to claim this morning in our money watch report. and our cbs teams on the scene at the baltimore bridge collapse overnight. this is all that is left of that bridge. tens of thousands of morning commuters this morning caught in a traffic mess. as many as seven people missing in the

water. and a lot of questions. how did a cargo ship take

6:30 in the morning and right now on cbs news bay area, we continue to following this breaking news story. a collapse of the very busy and vital francis scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland. it happened early morning and you can see the cargo ship there

packed to the rafters. it hit a support pier. the bridge collapsed. sent several plunging into the water. in fact, listen to what people on the scene are saying this morning. >> wanted to know what the bang was. ship hit the key bridge. sinking. the bridge is gone. >> dive operations just now getting under way as search and rescue operations continue. they are still saying this is a rescue mission. not recovery. and they have had some success this morning. two people pulled from the water and so far one of the people pulled out wasn't hurt at all. one though in very serious condition. we've also just learned some new information. no crew members on that cargo ship were injured. apparently it was a singapore cargo ship and alejandro mayorkas just talked about what baltimore's police chief has said. there are no indications that the collision was an intentional or terror act. well, here in the bay area,

as we so many of us rely on our bay area bridges every single day, baltimore also has several key bridges in the city as we do the key bridge served 31,000 travelers daily. for context for us our busiest bridges is the bay bridge. which sees about 115,000 cars every single day. the golden gate bridge about 42,000 and then the richmond-san rafael bridge is the closest comparison to the bridge in baltimore. which serves about 36,000 cars crossing the span every single day. really makes you put it in perspective how many people make the commute there in baltimore and of course we'll continue to update you on this story throughout our website. throughout the morning. and kpix.com and on our cbs news app. all right, taking a live look from our salesforce tower camera right now at 6:32 in the morning. we are seeing another vantage point of the bay bridge and you see all of those lights moving there on the surface of the bay bridge and that right now is just to testament how vital these bridges are in our

country. we understand transportation secretary pete buttigieg also been briefed as has president joe biden. they look at every bridge in our country and look at infrastructure and they look at funding and they look at what it takes to keep people moving and communities connected. and so this will be a huge conversation throughout this day on all levels of our nation. and the narrative today. let's talk about the weather right now where we live. looks like it's a pretty clear day out there. paul. >> we're seeing the clouds really begin to clear out. guys and we're going to see that continue throughout the day. the gorgeous colors of the pre-sunrise are out there. and now with the clear skies, it is chilly in many locations and including santa rosa currently 42 degrees. san jose you are much milder also a bit cloudier 54 and livermore 51 degrees and oakland currently 50. here are your first alertweather headlines. some drizzle and increasing sunshine this afternoon. we have two storms coming between now and the

easter holiday weekend. the first is going to be the weaker of the two. it's the one that gets here tomorrow. the second is potentially stronger which will give us a prolonged rain event from thursday night perhaps all the way until sunday morning. let's enjoy today which start to finish will be the last completely dry day we may have for a while. san jose you are cloudy and mild right now. in the 50s through 11:00 but then full sunshine this afternoon and temperatures will be all the way up into the low to mid-60s this afternoon. other highs around beautiful northern california, 67 in novato. petaluma, 66 degrees. san francisco, a little bit cooler and 61. oakland 64. 66 for you in vallejo. concord 67 and antioch 68 degrees and fremont 65 and livermore 66. and redwood city 65 degrees. san jose your max temperature today is up to about 67. so mild and dry today. changes coming tomorrow. let's see if traffic is changed over the past ten

minutes and here's gianna. good morning. >> really the only major change paul is we're seeing more and more cars making that ride westbound at the bay bridge toll plaza. so that backup is building bit more bumper-to-bumper coming out of the maze now heading into the city. but one thing that will help commuters as we travel across our bay area bridges and our freeways is that we are in that spring break traffic pattern for at least the next two to three weeks as a lot of people have time off from psychological right now. you are seeing that reflected in the freeways. not all spots. san mateo bridge looks crowded here westbound heading over to the 101. but as we get overview that commute from hayward, south 880 it's not too bad right now. and we're not seeing a lot of accidents blocking lanes or issues causing any major backups and overall it's a pretty decent commute. reed? well, some political news this morning. independent presidential candidate robert f. kennedy jr. is in oakland this morning. where he will announce his running mate for the 2024 election. why oakland? well, oakland native and tech attorney nicole shanahan is the

rumored frontrunner and also bankrolled a super bowl ad this year for kennedy. there's another huge list of vp potential candidates for him. and nfl quarterback aaron rodgers among them as is former minnesota governor jesse ventura and former congresswoman gab bard. but looks like the bay area option may be what he chooses. a federal judge thrown out elon musk's lawsuit against a nonprofit group that tracks online hate speech. the judge said musk's lawsuit against the center for countering digital hate was clearly punitive. the stanford based group previously published reports showing a huge spike in hate speech on x after elon musk took over. well, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu making wavers this morning. calling off a trip by two close aides the washington. why? he says his decision came in light of the united nations passing a resolution for an immediate

ceasefire in gaza. the scheduled meeting between u.s. and israeli officials was supposed to give the two sides a chance to sit down and discuss alternatives to israel's planned invasion of rafah in gaza. updates in former president trump's legal battles. first his new york civil fraud trial and the judgment there. here's what's happened there. a judge and appeals court agreed to slash trump's bond to $175 million backing off from that almost half billion dollar mark. also a push back of his deadline to get that money in. and in a separate hush money criminal case, a judge said no way to trump's request for more delays. that trial in that case is now set for april 15th. california's on the brink of a home insurance crisis. the latest blow came last week when state farm announced it would not renew tens of thousands of policies across the state. now a growing number of homeowners are turning to the california fair plan. that plan was

created in 1969 as a place for people to get spire insurance when no one else could offer it to them. today there's a concern that one major fire could wipe out every last dollar in the program. john ramos has the story. >> reporter: catastrophic wildfires have turned areas that were never seen as high risk into places where fire insurance isn't even available. sacramento is beginning to see the scope of the problem. last week, the california department of insurance held a hearing about the state of the fair plan. and those who run the program didn't exactly have good news. >> the fair plan continues to grow in size. as consumers find themselves without coverage. as a result, we have doubled in size in the last three years. >> reporter: by law, every insurer operating in the state has to participate in the fair plan. but if losses exceed the plan's funding, the rest must

be made up by the insurance companies who will pass it on to consumers as a surcharge. insurance broker carl susesman says the size of the fair plan now makes that inevitable. >> it has about $300 billion in total exposure meaning how much they actually insure and about $200 million in the bank. so it's not hard to see that in the event of a large catastrophic event, they're not going to have the funds to be able to pay for it. >> for many companies, this financial burden will be too great and they may result in them pulling out and no longer writing insurance in the state. >> reporter: that's already happening. state farm just announced that it will not be renewing at 70,000 policies in california. so the state is creating what's called the sustainable insurance strategy. changing regulations that would allow insurers to charge more for homes in high risk areas. >> what this is going to do is it's going to allow carriers

to come back into the market. right now, we have rates that are -- that are extremely high. and this is what happens when you don't have competition. right? when you have basically no private industry working andpeople are relying on fair plan and the rate is going to be high. so once the carriers all come back and start competing again, we'll see a rate come down. >> reporter: but harvey rosenfield the founder of consumer watchdog says the insurance companies are intentionally forcing homeowners into the fair plan. as a way of getting every homeowner in the state to pay the fair plan's losses. >> from our point of view, we see this as creating a scare tactic to create an opportunity for the legislature to bail the insurance industry out by forcing every homeowner in the state to pay off the debts of the fair plan. whether you are in a risky area or not. >> reporter: as wildfires grow in size, so does the cost of recovery. it is a cost that

will eventually be borne by everyone which means no one will be very happy about it. >> well, today the department of insurance will hold a public hearing on the first set of guidelines for the new sustainable insurance strategy. reed? hospital on the peninsula helping fill a major shortage in health care industry with a proud legacy that dates back to the 1960s. a tuition free school of diagnostic imaging still preparing people to join the health care work force today and don't we need them. max darrow is about to show you the majority of the hundreds of graduates over the years proudly are women. >> i'm just going to tie you up here. >> reporter: sabina palmieri conducts medical scans and -- >> i'm going to have sherry may, one of our students here. >> reporter: -- teaches future radiologic technologists the tools of the trade. >> this afternoon go ahead and put your marker on. >> reporter: she's an instructor at sutter health's mills-peninsula medical center. it's a tuition-free school

where students get hands-on and real world job experience guided by professionals like palmieri on the career path to becoming rad techs. >> when they graduate, they're ready to go and they're confident. >> reporter: palmieri knows that firsthand. >> okay. here we are. this is my graduating class. >> reporter: she graduated from the program in 1993. >> i remember how happy i was to graduate. and i remember just being super excited to start my career. >> reporter: 30 years later, she continues to share that passion with the next generation of technologists. >> if i can instill the love of radiology into them and also the care for the patients in our hospital, i'm just so happy to do that. >> reporter: her graduation photo is among the 60 others on the wall since the school's inception in 1963. and to take a quick scan of the photos, you will notice the majority of the around 400 graduates are women, which is something director cynthia payne takes a lot of pride in.

>> this is a career that if you are a young woman, that you can be self-supportive. >> reporter: she says oftentimes, medical imaging is what allows doctors to see. >> this fracture right here. >> reporter: rad techs perform x-rays, ct scans, mris, ultrasounds and more. >> i'm sure the orthopedic surgeons had a field day with that one. >> reporter: and payne says they're in especially high demand right now throughout the medical world. >> there is a big shortage across the country of technologists. >> reporter: and women play an important role. >> men don't do mammography. mammography is a big -- big deal. for screening purposes, to prevent advanced stages of breast cancer. >> deep breath in. blow it out and hold it out. >> reporter: palmieri hopes to encourage more women to follow in her footsteps. >> we also go out to high schools, career fairs or career days there. and just encourage young girls who may not have the opportunity to go to a four

year college. >> reporter: she's been able to pursue a career path that has proven to be fulfilling and rewarding. >> it's just a great way to give back to the community. >> reporter: one image, and in her case, one student too at a time. >> really takes a community right? philanthropy other organizations fund the school and futures of the people who take advantage of it. by the way for your consideration they are taking applications for a few more days. two year program and you don't need a four year college degree to be considered. upon completion, graduates are eligible to take the state and national certification examinations. by the way some graduates report that they start at salaries of more than $50 an hour. go get it. 6:44. could salmon season be in jeopardy? you will hear from the people who rely on our local waters for their livelihood. gianna? let's get a look outside on the tuesday morning. from our treasure island cam and you can see part of the span here at the bay bridge. where

thousands of commuters use this every single day. of course this reminds us as we follow breaking news out of baltimore with the collapse of the francis scott key bridge. more on that coming up. our bay area bridges though are moving along as they

revisiting the breaking news of this morning. this is live look right now at what used to be the francis scott key bridge. that bridge collapsed earlier this morning after that large shipping container that you see right there on the right hit one of its support columns. so far, two people have been pulled from the water though. a total of five others are still reportedly in the water. so we continue to watch this story from many angles and there's going to be a transportation angle in baltimore and we know that all too well what it is to be a community dependent on bridges. there's also going to be an investigation and an investigation is happening. this will also shape their narrative about transportation systems in these united states. president joe biden has been briefed as has transportation secretary pete buttigieg as well. right now no end case this was terrorism but that container ship did for some reason after dark hit the bridge and took it out. right now our best hope for the people who are still missing in

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$1.1 billion. mega millions says it's the fifth largest prize in the history of the game. let's go outside right now and take a look at what makes us truly rich here if the bay area and that's our vistas and we continue to watch our bridge. this is the richmond-san rafael bridge. and as we look live at the richmond-san rafael bridge, we're mindful that that bridge, gianna, serves 36,000 people every day here in the bay area contrast that with 31,000 served by the bridge there. the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. you can see that. it really does make you think about what happened in baltimore and it's happened here in the bay area as well. with parts of the bay bridge. thankfully not to you know, the extent of what happened there but just one of things you think about paul when we commute every day across the span and of course when there's wet weather too you always are a little bit more cautious when you are driving around. >> the high winds that usually come with our storms and just think about it. the bridge closed or a lane closed? baltimore and the bridge is no longer there. it has to be

rebuilt. that is just taking it to the nth degree. with our weather here a little breezy on the bridges this morning. 10, 15 miles per hour and nothing like what we had yesterday. where we were looking at wind gusts of 20 to 30 miles per hour. these are the current temperatures. we're in petaluma. it's chilly. 9 degrees above freezing and only 41 degrees there in novato at 46. san francisco officially downtown 50 degrees. low 50s for oakland and concord. we're looking at 52 redwood city and livermore the tri-valley 51 and fremont 53 and half-moon bay 52 and you are a little bit milder in the south and east bay because you have the cloud cover a little bit more and we're looking at temperatures that will make it into the low 60s later on today. specifically for concord. 40s now. 40s through 8:00. then mid 50s by 10:00. and you will get increasing sunshine. pretty much throughout the entire day. and you will finish the day in the mid- to upper 60s. it is going to be mild and dry today in concord. let us fast forward

to tomorrow. rain returns for us and snow returns in the sierra and a snow pack now that's almost 100% of average. remember the beginning of the year? 20%, 25% of average. added it in january and february and we're adding more in march. 6 to 12-inches of snow and another winter storm warning goes intofect for tomorrow. for today sunshine ahead of the cold weather maker. that will move into southern oregon and northern california tomorrow. and the wet weather does return as soon as tomorrow and windy as well. not crazy winds. but you will notice it especially around 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. oakland will likely see wind gusts between 20 and 30 miles per hour so will concord and so will san francisco. and also fairfield out toward the sacramento valley. this is a futurecast now. where throughout much of day today. we are dry with the good dose of sunshine. showers may return to coastal sonoma county before sunrise tomorrow morning. we'll see mainly showers in the north

bay throughout the morning hours. they begin to seep south of the golden gate bridge by mid-afternoon. and then by tomorrow evening, especially for the drive home from work, that's when the actual boundary moves through and the rain picks up to a steady rainfall in and around santa rosa. so we're looking at temperatures that will make it into the low 60s tomorrow. but certainly a lot of rainfall. 7 day forecast for our inland locations. we're going to be looking at temperatures that are only going to make it into the low 60s tomorrow. because that storm moves in. but it's the first of two storms. we have rainfall moving in wednesday. a bit of a break on thursday. and then as we head toward friday and the weekend, we're looking at temperatures making it up to the upper 50s to low 60s. but rain is likely as we roll into the holiday weekend. and your forecast for the bay, dry today and there's not another mainly dry day in our forecast until early next week. so we're going to be unsettled from tomorrow through easter sunday. that's your forecast. back to you. >> paul thank you.

yeah, keep the umbrella in the car as i have been doing for the last few months so something to think about as you head out the door. and yes, today the roadways are dry which is good news for your commute. if you are headed towards the bay bridge toll plaza, live look here. you can see traffic is backed up and it's a busy commute heading into san francisco. here's the positive though. we're not seeing a lot of crashes or major incidents on our freeways this morning. so that's certainly helping you know, easing traffic through as you head over into san francisco this morning. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. that's a quiet commute heading into the city as well. no major delays. crowded as well. headed westbound say from 880 over to 101, this is a live look at the san mateo bridge. and if you are traveling across the seven miles there you can see it's pretty slow. you are going to have stop and go conditions in some spots as you head over into foster city. but once you are on 101, it's a nice commute north of there. maybe you are headed to sfo early this morning. you don't have any delays or brake lights to slow you down through that area. reed? drop a line. okay. so listen up fishing fans. the agency that manages both

recreational and commercial fishing on the west coast could actually change some of the rules for the upcoming 2024/2025 season. here's what we're talking about. the pacific fishery management council heard your thoughts on three subjects at the meeting last night in santa rosa. those include what day to start, the areas open and how many fish you can bring in and catch. they'll make their decisions on any changes after that feedback next month. one recreational fisherman said it's crucial to allow some level of fishing to keep the tradition lasting at a minimum from generation to generation. >> every time there's a fishing season, there's new kids that go out and catch a salmon for the first time and for many of them it's their first step towards their life of being an environmental steward. every year we cannot do that. we lose that possibility especially with young people. >> the council says the amount of salmon arriving this year could be a mixed bag with low and high points as compared to last year. all right, so now we have an opportunity to go live to baltimore right now.

where we understand that officials will there are holding a news conference on that collapse of the bridge. and the search for life in the waters. let's listen in. >> working closely with leaders from all levels of government and society to respond to this crisis and not just by addressing the immediate aftermath. but also by building a state that is more resilient and a state that's more safe. that is our pledge. and that's our commitment. and we're going to keep that commitment. and lastly, to the victims of this tragedy, and their loved ones, all of our hearts are broken. we feel your loss. we're thinking of you. and we will always be thinking of you. we pray for the construction workers who are on the key bridge and we pray for everyone who has been touched by this tragedy. and their families and

all of their loved ones. but maryland, we will get through this. because that's the maryland spirit and that's what maryland is made of. we are maryland tough and we're baltimore strong. so in the face of heartbreak, we come together. we embrace one another. and we come back stronger. that's what we've always done and that's what we'll continue to do and that's what we're going to get done together. and we're going to pray for baltimore. i like to turn this over to senator van hollen who's done a remarkable job in providing support. thank you, senator. >> thank you governor. as the governor said, we come together. we come together in baltimore and we come together in maryland. first of all, our hearts go out to all those who

are on the bridge and their loved ones. we pray for them. our gratitude goes out to the first responders. who as we speak, are out there continuing to conduct search and rescue operations. i want to thank the governor and the local, the mayor, county executive, all the people gathered here as part of baltimore and team maryland. and the federal government is with them as a partner. the coast guard as we speak is also part of this mission. coast guard cutters and coast guard aviation assets. i spoke twice today with secretary of transportation pete buttigieg. pete buttigieg has pledged that they will do everything they can to very quickly release emergency response funds for this important project. the national highway traffic safety

administration administrator is on his way to baltimore if he's not here already. they will be releasing those early funds once all the parties are fully engaged. second, the national transportation safety board. she and her team will be conducting an investigation of what happened. i talked to her this morning. finally the army corps of engineers. naval assets for looking below the surface -- all of this is going to be -- [ inaudible ] the governor is meeting team maryland with the mayor and the county executive of course team baltimore. but i'm just here to say together with ben cardin. senator ben cardin and congressman foume and others and again to the people of our state and in people of this great city, we're with you. we love you. we will get through

this together. thank you, governor. >> good morning again. secretary of transportation. just a few updates since our meeting this morning. the -- the crew that was out there working was basically repairing potholes as i understand nothing to do with a structural issue at all in the facility. >> you are listening right now live to a presser out of baltimore right now as we've been following this major breaking news. where a bridge collapsed this after a ship hit the support column traveling through there. of course they are still look ♪ welcome to "cbs mornings" on the west coast.