and we thank you for joining us this morning. it is wednesday, april 3rd. >> let's get started. >> we we are in shock, you know. and just because the scare of the earthquake is tremendous. >> my mom was so scared and my mom was even crying. and then -- i told her to hide under the table. >> taiwan ease americans worried about their loved ones overseas. this morning a look at the devastation on the ground after the strongest earthquake in more than two decades rocks taiwan. much more foot traffic on -- embarcadero. and especially in spring season and summer. we can see that it's happening. thankfully. yeah. it's coming back. >> you can call it a bay area bounce-back. the upswing in tourism for san francisco. and from the coliseum to the

capitol? could sacramento be temporary home for the a's after this year? ♪ ♪ some tough choices ahead if you are going to bottle rock next month. the set times are out for one of the most exciting music festivals in the country. >> there's a lot of excitement surrounding these music festivals that are coming to the bay area. that's just such a great time of the year, can't wait to learn more about who's going to be performing at outside lands this year. thank you for joining us. i'm max darrow and reed and nicole are off. you are nicole. >> i'm little off today and my voice is still a little off but i'm on the mend. what time is it? it's 5:00 in the morning. that's okay. >> i'm looking right at you. >> reed and gianna are still off because we have a little of the coughs or icks going around in the studios. how was the green day concert? >> i wish i got to go. >> buy the tickets for september 20th. a live look outside on this wednesday morning. and this is the view from our mark hopkins cam. now we

are tracking storms for later this week. but we do have to start with overseas because we're keeping a close eye on a developing story in taiwan. a huge 7.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of the country overnight. shocking video shows just how violent the shaking was. it is confirmed nine people have died and at least 930 more are injured. the quake was felt throughout the island, causing dozens of buildings to collapse. now this chaotic situation continues through the morning and people are trapped under failed structures and debris. and this is what it looks like outside one of those buildings. the entire first floor has collapsed leaving the rest of the structure leaning towards the street. and keep in mind, this was the strongest earthquake to hit the country in nearly three decades. >> yeah, we're really starting to get a look at the devastation. this is a warehouse that was reduced to rubble as a result of the quake. we also need to remember there were dozens of aftershocks in the hours after that original quake that likely even caused more damage in the

area. inside homes, walls shook and items toppled from shelves and tables on to the ground during that initial shake. video you are watching is from a home just a few miles away from the quake's epicenter. >> [ speaking in a global language ] >> one woman was anchoring a lye show in taiwan when the quake struck. you can see it shaking as she was talking and even though things were crashing all around her studio, all things considered, she managed to speak relatively calmly throughout the entirety of the quake as it was happening. we can get even better look at how chaotic things were from inside that station's newsroom. you can see those ceiling lights just shaking violently back and forth. this morning, we know that more than 800 people are hurt and fire crews have been working tirelessly to rescue

people trapped from the fallen buildings and tunnels there. >> yeah, experts expect more aftershocks to hit the mountainous island over the next few days. so far, we've seen more than 70 and some of those reaching higher than a six magnitude. now all the shaking even triggered this landslide here which people saw from a moving train. one fire department says landslides completely blocked off a major highway. and this was the moment a lake started shaking. the quake had people on high alert for tsunamis, several small waves hit parts of southern japan. and the philippines advised people in several coastal areas to move inland or evacuate to higher ground. but warnings were eventually lifted or downgraded to advisories. cal oes says there's no threat of a tsunami here on the west coast. this morning let's bring in our meteorologist jessica burch. jess, you know the area well. you know earthquakes well. can you give us some more details on the specifics to have quake. >> absolutely, let's talk more about it and start off with the

timing of it too. this earthquake happened in the early morning hours on wednesday and many people were heading to work and school and a lot of the footage and video you are going to see coming out of taiwan is actually in the larger populated areas like taipei. one thing to mention about this too. defite the fact that you are seeing footage all along the areas, the epicenter got the strongest shakes of -- 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit that area and something that's similar from taiwan all the way over to here up for us in the bay area. is liquefaction zones and just along the epicenter of the earthquake that happened yesterday in the early morning hours in taiwan lasted -- there was that strong earthquake that happened at that epicenter just along the liquefaction zone. now it was about 20 miles deep and yet it's still got that strong of a shake. here in the bay area, we have seen earthquakes shake us anywhere from ten miles underneath the earth's surface. let's talk more about the location of it

too. one thing to note about taiwan is most of the population is actually just along the west coast. only about 4% of the population lives on the east coast of taiwan and where the earthquake happened, lots of issues have happened and we've talked about a lot of the deaths happening just within that county alone. and to add to that, really popular area just near there is actually a national park. so many reports are coming out of that national park right now showing that rock -- rocks falling from higher elevated areas were the reasons why people were trapped in the gorge and of course people have passed away too. back to the bay area real quick. i want to start off with what's happening for us here in the next couple of days. lots of changes in the forecast as we head into the next couple of days starting off with a cold front moving its way in. right now we're in the 50s throughout the bay area and as we extend in the next couple of days a huge cold front is moving its way in from the gulf of alaska and that's going to give us a series of showers but it's also going to be giving us plenty of cooler air and gusty conditions too. so sweeping in if the north. now

our forecast is going to look a lot different within the next couple of days and we're going to have more on the earthquake right now i'm going to send it over to you, nicole. >> thank you. last night we also spoke to usgs about the differences between the quake and the kinds of quakes that we might experience here in the bay area. >> this 7.4 when you look at it from a global point of view, will have been less damaging than a similar earthquake would be the same magnitude in the bay area. this earthquake was deep and the earthquakes -- the faults in the bay area are unfortunately shallow. and sliding faults right along the, you know, the east bay and on the san andreas. these are earthquakes that have a high potential for damage. >> california is home to many taiwanese americans with family back on the island. lori perez talked to people down in

southern california who frantically checked in with their relatives. >> reporter: the epicenter of the massive earthquake may be thousands of miles away. but it has shaken taiwanese american locals here in the san gabriel valley with family and friends still there. >> we're in shock. you know. and just because the scare of the earthquake is tremendous. and the -- i came from taiwan. so we understand that the taiwan is seeing the -- earthquake zone. but personally, i never experienced earthquake in taiwan during my lifetime there. this -- in this scale. >> reporter: we video called pierre stall's brother asking him about the moment it happened who still lives in taiwan. >> it's shaking and my house and the building is kind of new. so it's a -- it's kind of solid but it's swinging and like crazy. >> reporter: sally chang a taiwanese reporter working here

in the u.s. shared the videos her family there took showing damage for blocks and structures crumbling and buildings leaning so far over it seems they will soon fall. she says she was on the phone with her mom when it hit. >> my mom was so scared and my mom was even crying and then i told her to hide under the table. my sister actually live right over there and she was like talking to me just now and they was saying that even the highway over there crushed. and she was so shocked and her kid was in shock too. >> surprisingly, we also felt a small quake of our own in the north bay last night. a magnitude 3.2 quake was centered near santa rosa. striking around 8:25 p.m. people have only reported feeling light shaking around the bay. and no injuries or damages were reported. we did however see some reaction online. bengi posted -- i was listening to an earth moving live recording of bruce springsteen's chase center show when the house started shaking. i thought, this is bigger than the boss. but for the most part, people said it was just a tiny shake. and for

the latest updates on the earthquake in taiwan, you can follow us on air and on our website, kpix.com. and streaming on our cbs news bay area app. well, why don't we take a live look outside on this wednesday morning at the top of the hour and we start off here at the golden gate bridge. smooth sailing for you exiting into the city. great conditions going in both directions. over to the bay bridge now. metering lights are off. as they typically are. they turn on around 5:35 each weekday. not too bad. as you can see as of now. and we can see a few cars rolling in and a quick check over in the east bay on the san mateo bridge in hayward. no brake lights just yet for those making the drive over to foster city. time now for a look at this morning's other top stories. just hours from now, the battle over berkeley's people's park goes before the california supreme court. let's give you a live look at the park right now. the justices will hear oral arguments in a case

brought by two groups. the case hinges on whether housing developers should be held to stricter standards when it comes to studying alternative sites for proposed projects. the hearing gets under way in los angeles at 9:00 this morning. it is day two of the three day walkout for nurses with santa clara valley health care. thousands will be back on the picket lines this morning. nurses at sf general are also planning a rally. the nurses say chronic understaffing is a major concern. they're calling for increases to staffing, pay, benefits and security. hey lauren. >> reporter: and a new target for scammers, people trying to find their runaway pets. we'll bring you one woman's clos

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welcome back. scam artists have wedged themselves into almost every type of business. and now we're starting to see them use our desperation over a lost pet. as bait. >> our lauren toms joins us here in studio. i didn't mean to cut you off there. we have to get right over to lauren. >> good morning lauren. >> pulling on or heart strings right to get in our wallets. rightspoke with one dog foster who is sounding the alarm about scammers after she became their target. >> ive got every time of dog toy. any dog could enjoy. i

have got clothes for my chilly dogs and i have treats. >> reporter: rachel has been fostering dogs for years. but her worst nightmare became a reality when her latest foster pup sid slipped out of his harness and bolted. >> i was beside myself. because this is san francisco. we have cars and coyotes. >> reporter: she quickly posted to social media and community groups asking for help finding sid. but that's when she became a target for scammers. preying on her fear and desperation to find sid. >> some of the scam texts wereover. the grammar and the spelling would be strange and they wouldn't make logical sense. some of the texts were -- shockingly convincing and really resembled texts i got from real people in the neighborhood wholynn we wanted to help me find sid. >> reporter: she'd been warned about this possibility but had to chase every lead to find sid. >> i so desperately wanted sid to come back. i was very close

to believing some of the scam texts. >> reporter: in text messages shared with cbs news, one scammer claimed to be associated with animal care and control and said they had found sid. but the group's executive director virginia donahue says similar spoofs have happened before. >> in every case that we've heard of, the scammers have done some variation of pay us. pay us to get your dog back. that is not how any shelter in the bay area looks. works. if your dog is microchipped we will call you and say hey, the microchip goes back to you. we have your dog. and we will invite you to come in and come pick up your dog. >> reporter: and ann with the san francisco spca says in this case, a picture of the animal may be the key to detecting a fake. >> sometimes they will send you the photo that was in your notice. or they will slightly alter the image to make it look a little bit different and send you that back. both of those

are obviously red flags. >> reporter: for sid and rachel they have a happy ending after a neighbor sent a photo of sid hiding under a car in nearby neighborhood. >> knowing how scared i was, i was not thinking straight. and knowing that those scammers were relying on me to be frantic and confused, i felt really angry that someone would want to take advantage of a person in that situation. >> reporter: reunited and ready for his next chapter with his forever family. now experts say never share personal or financial information and no reunification group asked for payment until after the dog has been safely reconnected with its owner. and experts also recommend microchipping your dog to make sure it's detectable by local shelters and if you can go one step further, some recommend training your dog off leash and getting a tracking device like an air tag so you always have one eye on your furry family member. >> it's so scary and i mean it's like a child for a lot of

people. and so that microchip while it may be expensive at the time so useful in situations like this. >> exactly. all about the peace of mind. >> scary what people do sometimes. millions of people across the united states are bracing for another day of rough weather. keeping an eye out for possible tornadoes and flooding and winter storms. jessica burch joining us now again. can you give us a look at some of the conditions that people have dealt with so far and what is coming up? >> oh, absolutely. it's been such an active week for us here in the states. check this video out out of rock dale county in georgia. this happened to a home in the path of a very powerful twister. you can see the wind ripped up the tree and knocked it on top of the roof there. and over into west virginia, we go, a destructive storm passed through charleston toppling trees there. you can see just how strong those winds are in the video. the national weather service actually said that the radar indicated a tornado just in that area. and we've been talking about these crazy storms all week and different parts of the -- excuse me, in different parts of the country but back here in the bay, we're about to get

our fair share of a little bit of a storm too. nothing to that extreme by the way. but it is worth noting that we have some active weather right around the corner as a cold front moves its way in from the north. now that means that we're going to see a lot cooler weather by tomorrow. and i mean yesterday we were talking about 70s and tomorrow we're talking about daytime highs in the upper 40s near wine country. we're also going to be seeing plenty of rain and some gusty conditions too. so rain chances start to increase as we head into our thursday forecast. notice how it quickly topples off though once we head into the forecast heading into early next week. there's some big changes back and forth as we head into early next week. we'll break that down in just a second. today it's going to be a lot cloudier compared to the last couple of days. keep that in mind for any outdoor activities and it shouldn't impact you but once we head into the forecast tomorrow that cold front moves its way in and those early morning hours. the circulation just offshore will continue to bring in more showers for us here locally in the bay. snowstorms expected up in the sierra lasting all throughout our thursday and friday forecast. and then that system quickly moves to the south leaving us with drier conditions into this weekend's forecast. so lots of changes

around the corner for us here in the bay area. like i said, we can't compare ourselves to other parts in the states but we do have some active weather as we head into our forecast tomorrow. so it's worth noting that grab the umbrella and keep the jacket handy and gosh it's going to be chilly for us tomorrow in many areas of the bay. like i mentioned areas like napa are going to drop down to the upper 40s for our daytime highs tomorrow. right now we're in the low 60s for our daytime highs today. a similar trend off in the east bay. more 60s in areas like antioch and concord and daytime highs today are topping off in theupper 60s mother san jose and los gatos. the clouds kind of blanketing us this morning. let's take a quick look at the next seven days. in the forecast tomorrow we really checked that off the box right? i mean we have that cold front giving us that cool, dense air from the north and obviously all the rainy skies but look at next week. we get rid of the cold front and high pressure builds its way in. 70s right around the corner on monday and tuesday. it's going to be beautiful next week and for now over to you, nicole. all right, thank you, jessica. we are going to check

in with the supercommuters now over at the altamont pass. slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic for those of you coming in from tracy. now a normal hotspot throughout the morning. chp has reported a crash and you can see it here on the screen. this has been moved to the side of the road as it previously blocked the right hand shoulder. this is westbound before flynn road and not impacting much of the travel time if you are coming from 205. it's a 47 minute drive over to 680. the time is 5:20 on this wednesday morning. we know this could be the final season for the a's at the coliseum but the big question is where will they go next? the signs that sacramento could be a real option. plus -- ♪ ♪ some stevie nicks there to start your wednesday morning. you can see the legend at bottlerock this year. the set times just released for the festival. we're talking a lot of music today as well. stick

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looking live at the oakland coliseum. the a's look to bounce back from monday night's tough loss to the boston red sox. southpaw alex wood started on the hill for the a's yesterday. and it was

a much better outing this time around. five innings and seven punchouts and only allowed three runs. it was looking down for the a's in the 2nd but langeliers two run moon shot to left field, that tied it up. bit of a back and forth. and so this game went into extra innings. boston hit into a double play in the 11th but a man on first and third with no outs gave them the lead. the red sox end up winning this one 5-4. they play again at 12:30. but the game today is not top of mind for lot of fans. the big question is, where are the a's going to play before they make their eventual move to las vegas? max? this is a question everyone has had for while. the question is where will they go after the season? now a day after meeting with oakland and alameda county officials to discuss an extension, the a's are going to try their luck in sacramento. a's top leaders are set to visit sutter health park today. this is now the second time the a's have

visited california's capital. sacramento's mayor says he sincerely hopes the a's stay in oakland but the next best option is sacramento. we're still waiting to hear details of what their offer could look like or what it would cost the a's to play there. no deal was reached yesterday between the a's and oakland to extend the current lease. in a statement the organization said they are far apart on terms. the city proposed five year, $97 million. that comes out to $19.5 million a year which is comparably higher than what they're paying right now which is $1.5 million. as for the potential permanent home in 2028, las vegas tropicana casino resort officially closed its doors yesterday to make room for the a's' new ballpark. for nearly seven decades, the hotel welcomed guests and celebrities like elizabeth taylor and frank sinatra and sammy davis jr. and demolition is scheduled for october. time is 5:26 on this

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and welcome back. we start with a developing story in taiwan. a powerful earthquake struck overnight causing several buildings to collapse and killing at least nine people. the worst is far from over as dozens of people remain trapped in buildings and tunnels that were damaged in the violent shake. now this morning, jarred hill joins us with more. jarred, what's the latest out of taiwan this morning? >> reporter: so jessica, the images out of this earthquake are incredible. they are intense as you mentioned at last reporting, nine people dead following the worst earthquake in taiwan in 25 years. [ sirens ] in taiwan, huge buildings left leaning

after a massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of hualien early wednesday morning. multiple people had to be rescued from chancing structures following the strongest earthquake to impact the island in nearly 25 years. >> [ speaking in a global language ] this woman said it felt so terrifying because it's been so long. >> reporter: the epicenter of the earthquake which sparked landslides, destroyed buildings and knocked out power hit just off the eastern coast of taiwan. prompting japan at one point to issue a tsunami warning for parts of that country as well. students and residents in the japanese city of okinawa sent seeking higher ground. while the quake may have been thousands of miles away from the u.s., it's hitting home for taiwanese americans. >> we're in shock, you know. and just because the scare of the earthquake is tremendous. >> my mom was to scared. my mom was even crying and then -- i told her to hide under the table. >> reporter: no stranger to smaller tremors, taiwanese

authorities said they'd only expected a relatively mild magnitude 4 quake. not 7 plus. so authorities didn't send out alerts. now the earthquake and aftershocks caused 24 landslides and damaged 35 roads, bridges and tunnels for comparison though, a -- one of those in 1999 left 2400 people dead and 100,000 people injured and we're still waiting to see the final outcomes from this one now. back to you. >> absolutely. thank you so much for that coverage, jarred. we'll continue to keep you updated with this earthquake. now let's take a quick look at what's going on here and i mean just talking about this earthquake on the east coast of taiwan and a city named hualien. that's where that epicenter happened for that magnitude 7.4 antith earthquake and the early morning hours of their wednesday. now there were numerous aftershocks felt all throughout that region. and including the capital city of taipei actually just about 80 miles to the north of hualien. most of the footage today coming out of taiwan is

actually from the heavier populated areas like taipei which is worth noting only about 4% of the population that actually lives just along the east coast where the 7.4 magnitude earthquake happened. one similarity that that region though has compared to what we have here in the bay area is that they live along a liquefaction zone. and just along the east coast of taiwan lies the stretch of that zone that we're talking about. and the city of hualien lays directly on top of it. the depth of the earthquake was actually 21 miles under the earth's surface. back toth bay area real fast as we take a quick look at what's going on for the forecast throughout the day today and tomorrow. we have some really big changes right around the corner. let's start off with temperatures though sitting in the 40s and 50s throughout the bay area this morning. we're off to cool start and only going to get cooler in here on out. i mean we have the huge cold front that's starting to build in as we head into the forecast tomorrow. that's going to bring in temperatures down into the upper 40s near wine country. low 50s throughout most of the rest of our inland

areas and along the coast too. so real fast i just want to show you that compared to what we're dealing with today. today is one of the last warm days we have this week at least for the next few days. upper 50s near san francisco and low 60s in oakland and upper 60s in the east bay and going to be a lot cloudier for us in the afternoon hours today. compared to yesterday afternoon. we'll talk more about that coming up in just a bit. and real fast, for the latest updates on that earthquake over in taiwan, you can follow us on air and of course on our website at kpix.com. and streaming on cbs news bay area. on our app. nicole? all right, thank you, jessica. why don't we check in on the roadways now and an overview look at the bay area traffic maps and i'm happy to report it's pretty much all in the green. small pockets of slow conditions over on highway 84. that's on ruby hill drive as you head towards 680 and at the dublin interchange on 580. overall though not too bad. just a little bit slow for now as many of you go around different parts of bay area and

looking westbound on the top of the toll plaza of the richmond-san rafael bridge. very few cars rolling on in. no major delays just yet. a smooth drive for those going in both directions. time now for a look at morning's other top stories. two vallejo teens have been arrested in connection to a safeway parking lot shooting in napa county. happened around 4:30 in the afternoon yesterday. in american canyon. three people were injured and have not been released from the hospital yet. no other bystanders or officers were hurt. the two suspects are being charged with attempted murder and other felonies. both being held without bail. we're now getting a first underwater look at the damage done to the francis scott key bridge in baltimore. up to 90% of it sunk to the bottom of the shipping channel and a storm is making it more challenging for crews and their work to get all that steel and concrete out of the way. but there are still some signs of progress. ships are now passing through two temporary channels. a third is planned but none will be able to handle large cargo ships.

israel is coming under sharp criticism from its closest allies following air strikes in gaza that killed seven world central kitchen aid workers. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel deeply regrets the strikes and the idf apologized saying a misike led to the attack on the aid convoy. president biden said quote, israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians. a new scathing report of microsoft's cyber security breach last year finds that the company made a cascade of errors that allowed chinese hackers to break into their network. the u.s. cyber safety review board said the hack was preventable and shouldn't have happened. they said less than adequate cyber security practices gave chinese operatives access to email accounts of u.s. officials. china has denied the hacking allegations. nicole? well, taking a live look at san francisco now and we're seeing more tourists come to the area and that certainly is

helping the local economy. but a post pandemic-era, the boom of the tourism industry here is unfolding against a backdrop of what's going on downtown. empty offices and store fronts and businesses dealing with crime. it's a double edged sword and our jose martinez spoke to tourists and businesses who depend on tourism about what to expect this summer. >> reporter: san francisco's tourism industry is experiencing a renaissance. among those benefiting is the restaurant nestled along the embarcadero. >> we have this appeasing corridor. very wide and we have people coming from all over the world not only on the cruise ships but also from different areas. we have various hotels nearby and people like the walk around. >> reporter: he's the manager of this spanish restaurant located on pier five for over ten years. he says the influx of tourists has certainly played a pivotal role in their

success in recovery from the pandemic. >> in our business, our industry, when we don't have the foot traffic or reservations, it's -- it's boring. we need were -- we need this lively environment at every single time. the moment we open until the moment we close at night. so yes, we are really, really excited and very hopeful that it will ramp up. >> reporter: according to the san francisco travel association, it is a reality. they say the city has attracted a record-breaking 23.1 million visitors in 2023. from 2022 to 2023, there was an 82% increase in hotel nights bookings. that's thanks to big events at the moscone center and the apec conference. visitors spending $8.8 billion. and in a statement, scott beck, san francisco travel's president and ceo said san francisco'tourism recovery efferents continue to make

steady progress attracting more conventions and events to the city is a key focus to san francisco travel given their city-wide impact on san francisco's economy. a key driver behind the surge in tourism and a strong convention calendar. >> much more foot traffic on the corridor and especially in spring season and summer. we can see that it's happening. thankfully. yeah. it's coming back. >> reporter: in 2023, moscone center hosted 34 events attracting delegates from around the world. this increase in convention activity has translated into significant gains for san francisco's lodging industry. >> first time here? >> reporter: like these two friends who reunited at a conference here. one is from l. a. and the other one from vancouver, canada. >> honestly my entire experience from start to finish has been pretty fantastic. >> i have been here about six hours now and i can't complain. it's a beautiful day out. and great food and drinks. so -- i'll come back. >> reporter: and he says he's

seeing more local people going back to work in the financial district. meaning more local customers too. >> there are more offices coming back. so you can see more of the office crowd. you know, not only in this area but i will say also in the financial district. >> while san francisco tries to rebuild, other economic challenges are still at issue. like a huge office vacancy rate of 35%. that's according to real estate firm cbr re. san francisco making another case for why tourists should visit. according to personal finance company wallet hub, the city by the bay is ranked the healthiest city in america this year. it's followed by honolulu, seattle, san diego, then washington, d.c. 18 # cities were evaluated in the study using different metrics like percentage of physically active adults and consumption of fruits and vegetables. time now 5:40. you can see it with march madness. the

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,. welcome back. 5:43. time now for the money watch report. slight uptick in job openings in february and hirings also increased. new data from the labor department shows there were 8.8 million job openings in february. that's up from 8.7 million in january. while demand for workers remains strong, the report also did show possible signs of a loosening job market as well. layoffs increased to 1.72 million. more than a billion dollars is up for grabs in tonight's powerball lottery. jackpot is flirting with nearly $1.1 billion. with a b.. that's the fourth largest in powerball history. closing in on the $1.13 billion mega millions prize won in new jersey last week. so if you are feeling lucky, you have until tonight to get a ticket. nicole?

all right, well, march madness is peaking and the games that fans are flocking to see are the women's match-ups. from caitlin clark and the iowa hawkeyes to soccer, tennis and golf, women's sports are exploding in popularity. well, now sports bars are changing how they do business to welcome the growing ranks of women sports fans. blondie's sports bar in new york city found women's games on the big screen tvs and it meant more to customers. the sports bra in portland oregon are known for showing only women's sports. >> it's really a movement that i don't -- i don't think we'll turn back from. like i don't think there's going back from this. just getting -- going to get more and more awesome. >> people are paying attention. not only to women's basketball, to women's sports in general. so it's great for -- for women and girls. >> viewership for women sports is breaking records. according to nielsen, last year's women's ncaa tournament doubled viewership from 2022 and 6.4 million fans watched

team usa compete in the women's world cup. seats for this year's women's final four are currently outselling the men's. ♪ ♪ legendary rock band heart will be going crazy on you at san francisco's chase center. they're adding more dates to the royal flush tour 2024. sisters ann and nancy wilson will take the stage with fellow legends cheap trick, thursday, september 26th and tickets go on sale friday at 10:00 a.m. outside land will also be back this year. eager beaver tickets go on sale in a few hours and no surprise it isn't cheap. a three day general admission wristband will cost more than $400. going up to nearly $4,900 for exclusive packages. ticket sales start at 10:00 a.m. and the lineup hasn't even been released yet. but if you'd like a possible taste of what to expect, historically, the

roster has been similar to that of tennessee's bonn rue music festival and that lineup is already out. ♪ post malone is taking the stage at bonnaroo. so are cage the elephant andfisher and outside lands will be at golden gate park on august 8th and go through the 11th. ♪ ♪ and stevie nicks, she is going to be one of the performers headliners at this year's bottle rock music festival in napa. that's pearl jam only stage that you are watching right there. memorial day weekend festival has a long list of great shows to catch as well. houston hot girl megan

thee stallion and st. vincent and nelly headline friday. on saturday it's pearl jam and manna and my morning jacket. and ed sheeran and queens of the stone age and norah jones headline on sunday. in addition to the headliners there are a ton of great local bands and of course the culinary stage as well. fun fact about stevie nicks by the way. she did a year at menlo atherton high school. >> you are from the area right? do you know who went to monte vista high school? that was a famous performer. that's my -- alma mater. >> no. i don't. >> huey lewis. >> and the news. >> they used to perform there. bay area fun facts that you get here. 'tis the season for all the music festivals. i was just watching all that thinking i should probably go to something. >> exactly. >> bottlerock. pitch another story, maybe we go tot bottle rock. at some point this year. all right, well, governor gavin newsom put on his snow shoes yesterday to help announce the latest snow survey

results. and jess, is it good news? >> it's so technically, yes. it's good news. because recent storms have actually helped push the snow pack just above average. but that's no excuse to overuse water by any means. it's the most important for state water managers with the april survey and it's considered the peak snow pack for the season. >> across 400 miles of this sierra nevada range in coming weeks, in snow will melt. and countless streams and tributaries into rivers. and that snow pack will turn into water to provide drinking water for upwards of 40 million californians. the life blood of ouragriculture sector and our economy. the fifth largest in the world. >> all right, well, while above average this year's snow pack is still less than half of what we got last year. put that into perspective for second. just around half of what we had from last year. i mean, mind you last year we had 17 atmospheric

rivers back-to-back-to-back to back. but we still are keeping a close eye on the systems that are moving in now. because there's more rain and more snow for us here in northern california. this week alone. so let's take a look at that sierra know pack real fast and on average all throughout our sierra region, about 111% of average. just from yesterday. so lots of changes around the corner for us as we gear up for another cold front bringing in some cool dense air for the friends in the sierra region too and us here in the bay area. rain tomorrow morning just into the 6:00, 7:00 a.m. hour as we are trying to get to work or school. that umbrella in the trunk that's the way do go so you have it ready to go no matter where you are heading. now extending into the afternoon hours, this is by lunchtime, scattered showers on and off are expected for us throughout the area and the bay. we're going to see plenty of snow all the way up into the sierra lasting all throughout our thursday evening hours. as that area of low pressure circulates just offshore and it continues to move to the south. now that system will continue to kind of bring in broken apart showers all throughout the bay area and at times you

can see just see some cloudy conditions and at other times isolated pockets of heavier rain too. about a half inch on average throughout the bay area as the system continues to sweep its way to the south and then suddenly we are left with drier conditions for our friday evening forecast. that's how we're kicking off the weekend with clear, clear conditions into early next week. and plenty of sunshine around the corner early next week too. i'm going to show you the 7 day models in a second and actually pretty impressive. it's what's to come as we head into the thursday forecast. and all the way into early next week. today, we're talking about 60s in our inland areas and 50s along the coast and along the peninsula. so a little bit cooler than yesterday. definitely cooler than two days ago. and yeah, we are starting to get it of the sunny skies today we're going to see a lot more clouds in the forecast for us and a blanket of clouds waking us up this morning near san jose. just reminding us that there's some changes to come in the forecast. like i said, tomorrow that's when the cold front sweeps through and left with low 50s and upper 40s for the daytime highs on thursday and notice how we warm right back up in the 70s because we missed it so much all the way into

early next monday and tuesday. with plenty of sunshine around the corner. nicole? all right, jessica, looking at your mass transit systems close to the 6:00 hour. b.a.r.t. is reporting they have stopped services between antioch and pittsburg and bay point and this is you, transit tridelta is offering a bus line as crews resolve some equipment problems. metering lights are now on over at bay bridge. and so we're starting to see that traffic slow down a littlebit just after the toll plaza but no major delays just yet. we're going to continue to check in though on that b.a.r.t. delay with your travel times within the next hour. looking live at sfo. the airport announced it's expanding flights to canada this summer. porter airlines will begin offering seasonal direct service from san francisco to montreal. that starts on june 29th. the canadian budget carrier currently offers daily direct flights from sfo to toronto. the new service will last through october. time now 5:52. it will

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wedding day it's good luck or something like that. even if you don't see the total eclipse at least you will have a little bit of good luck heading into the marriage. >> one of the thing that jumps out at me is their wedding photos are going to be fantastic. the lighting is going to be perfect. it's going to be beautiful. they're a lucky couple right there. >> hopes that the weather cooperates there. >> yes. indeed. all righty, time is 5: 56. we know the a's plan on moving to las vegas but where do they play before that? why sacramento might be a real option as soon as next year. and more than 200 musicians are demanding protection against artificial intelligence. but does ai have a place in the music industry? we're going to be having that conversation in our people are talking it's coming up at 7:00 over on pix+ 44 cable 12. and here's a live look outside before we head to break. and this is the view from our mark hopkins cam. i don't know if

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