you can see the line kind of making its way toward the south. now the bigger threat to the north is going to be rain and lots of it in the ohio valley and the great lakes. look at that rain in detroit. in ohio and all the way west into chicago and iowa. now it's a completely separate story and it's becoming routine in the west. about half of the west covered under extreme or exceptional drought. soil moisture content is the lowest it has been in 120 years. due mostly to human-caused climate change. as we head through the next several days because we're not seeing that routine, dependable rain anymore, as you can see, not much at all in the deep southwest. that means we have to prepare for a very tough fire season ahead. >> feels like it just ended, too. thank you very much. >>> president biden wants to greatly expand his domestic plans, and they come with a big price tag. he's seeking a $1.5 trillion package for his administration's 2022 budget while giving the military only a small increase, something republicans have already challenged. christ

i'm laura garcia and appointments to be wideds in the south bay. >> and now, anyone between abling 16 and 49 can make appointments. and the appointments will be given for those 16 to 49 to be given after the april 15th. va hayward and those zip codes there. >>> and president biden is looking to crackdown on gun kits. and also, the ability of the courts to take guns away from people they consider dangerous before they use the guns. >>> let's switch gears right now and talk about the weather. kari has a look at the forecast for today. >> it has been pretty nice with a nice little breeze and the temperatures reaching into the upper 60s, and that what we will see today for the inland valleys. more of the same tomorrow, but then we begin a warming trend for the weekend into early next week. you can see that there is no rain here over the next several days and that may continue through the end of next week. laura? >> thank you very much, and we will be back with another local update in about a half hour. we will see you then. majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmland

this is about 40 miles to the south of tampa. just outside of the tampa bay region. this is the area that is under a state of emergency known asman tee county. anywhere you see that shading of red, that tampa bay region, that is the state of emergency. we have a few different threats here. not only is there a potential flooding in a matter of seconds but a environmental disaster. let's talk about the flooding concerns here. they are eventually streaming into the tampa bay region. that is equivalent to 800 olympic sized pooled. the environmental catastrophe is significant because this is all centered around a fertilizer plant. there is run off from that. waste water, and the tides have an significant significant on how that will impact the coastal regions. think about the jobs, over 170,000 people affected by this. so this is something that we will monitor for days to come hoping this breach does not occur. >> thank you for the update. on a happier note, excitement is building for the men's college basketball tournament. gonzaga went into overtime last night. they wil

. >> that major vaccination site in the south bay with plenty of doses but you can see not enough people showing up. >>> plus the dreaded "d" word, the drought declaration from the governor, and what it means for all of us. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good wednesday. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. in many ways today is a new beginning. derek chauvin is now in a maximum security prison while communities across the country are swinging into action for police reform. chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the killing of george floyd, miss mug shot released today. he will be sentenced in eight weeks. today u.s. attorney general merritt garland launched an investigation into the minneapolis police department. this probe will include a comprehensive review of that department's policies, training, and use of force. there's also a long list of people who have been killed by police, very few have ever seen the officers charged with a crime or sat through such a trial. today we sit down with a family that went through this gut-wrenching process. the

temperatures near the coast, still mid-50s, low to mid 60s around the south end of the bay. 70 degrees, this in that part of the bay area is not going to be as one as other inland parts because of that breeze, right down the bay. and keeping temperatures will be cooler. inland in the east bay mid to upper 60s for the tri-valley but low to mid 70s on the side of the devil range, you will have some of the warmer temperatures for the whole bay area, temperatures around the bay upper 50s in san francisco like we were today, just a degree cooler and into the low to mid 60s on the east side of the bay, closer to 70 degrees for the north bay and farther north in mendocino and lake counties, a similar story, temperatures a mix of 60s and 70s. a more noticeable jump kicks in for saturday and then again on sunday and once that warmer air rights it is not really change a whole lot as we head into most of next week, neither does the lack of a rain chance and the forecast, maybe by the end of next week we are talking about a hint in some of the data, pointing at least to chance of showers or two, v

an earthquake hit the south bay a little before 5:00 this morning. the center of the 3.0 magnitude quake was just outside of livermore, near del valle regional park, about 40 miles southeast of oakland. this is actually the second earthquake to rattle the area in less than a week. so far, there are no reports of any injuries or damage. i have posted about the quake on twitter, so let me know if you felt the shaking. >>> lightheadedness, dizziness, and nausea right after taking the new johnson & johnson vaccine. those are some of the minor side effects being reported around the country and even here in the bay area. first responders were called to a vaccination clinic in brentwood yesterday. four people in all complained of reactions and symptoms. one was taken to the hospital by ambulance. a growing number of clinics across the country have reported rare cases of adverse effects on people after getting the j&j shot. some clinics exclusively administering the johnson & johnson shot have actually paused while federal health leaders evaluate the situati

. >> reporter: in the south bay, chris wynn, abc7 news. >>> dr. anthony fauci says the decision on the johnson & johnson vaccine should come by friday when a cdc panel is scheduled to meet. he expects the panel to recommend some sort of warning or restriction nearly a week after it was paused to allow people to investigate possible links to a rare blood clotting disorder. meanwhile, johnson & johnson suffered another setback today, a maryland plant temporarily stopped production at the request of government regulators. the baltimore sun reports regulators are looking at a mistake at the facility that led to the disposal of millions of doses. while the j&j vaccine is on pause, to other vaccines continue to be administered in the united states, pfizer and moderna, at abc7news.com/vaccine, you can keep track of california's progress and submit your questions to the abc7 news vaccine team. we have made it easy with the big blue box you see, there. >> reporter: i'm live on the embarcadero, is it time for california to consider easing the outside mask m

there is fog in the north bay on the peninsula and parts of the south bay. visibility reduced to a mile santa rosa. bet america napa. four miles half moon bay and temperatures in the upper 40's to near 50. 48 in san carlos. there is that fog which will quickly pull back to the coast by eight or nine and that brings a warmer afternoon. we will have that costal sea breeze. it'll be limited to along the shoreline that. was a look at mount diablo. beautiful view with 50's to start automatic 9:00. quickly we will warm through the low 60's to low 70's noontime. we have 70's and 80's around the bay and the inland valleys. we will talk particulars when we see new just a few minutes. all right. thank you. >>> hundreds of protesters took to the streets of oakland over recent police shootings last night. police say up to 300 people were there. officers say there was an assault on a community member and police officer, broken windows, spray painted buildings and a car set on fire. abc news reporter kate larson with the details. throughout the country and the bay area pe

we do have showers in the east and south bay. with the sunshine, we could see a chance of a thunderstorm to the north. there is about 1/10 of an inch in mountain view and less than that in san jose and one quarter of an inch perhaps enrichment and hopefully for tenths up in calistoga. here is the snow through monday morning and very difficult situation there. not advising anybody to drive there. about a foot in kirkwood so that is good for late april and for the rest of the day with 50s and breezy and spotty showers throughout the afternoon and maybe a thunderstorm up north in the accuweather seven-day forecast has a level i system keeping it on the damp side today. we are cool and drying out tomorrow but the temperatures by tuesday about 5 or 10 degrees warmer around the bay and inland and 80s soon inland, but we should get a cool down next weekend and of course the absence of rain after today. >> good here we have some rain. >>> ahead, a celebration of life for a revered hip-hop artist and how fans honored dmx. >>> this three d

los gatos 74 for the south bay. east bay 76 in concord as well as for pleasant hill. check out fairfield, antioch, brentwood. you will see a high of 80 this afternoon. really this is just the start of that warm up. around the bay -- north bay, upper60s to low to mid 70s. temperatures soaring saturday and especially sunday. 70s around the bay and mid 60s for the coast. >> thank you. >>> something to watch and something to dance to all weekend. special movies edition on liam's list ahead on kpix5 and cbsn bay area. come experience the grand opening of floor and decor's newest location in pleasant hill! our expansive store is fully equipped with safe distancing guides, so you can browse our wide aisles and be amazed with our even wider selection. or easily order online, and pick up all the products you need for your flooring project curbside! so come discover the perfect floor at the perfect price in whatever way is perfect for you. floor and decor, now open in pleasant hill for safe in-store shopping and curbside pickup. also open in milpitas, burlingame and san leandro

is a new wave of antiasian crimes raising alarms and tensions in south bay. we are learning an asian owned hair salon and asian owned spa were shot at in san jose. >> you really should be ashamed of yourself ripping uphose . i saw you. >> reporter: less than two hours before an aapi rally, carol casey says she caught this man removing the posters. >> you should be ashamed of yourself. i saw you rip those posters. >> who are you to tell me? >> you should be ashamed of yourself. >> you should be ashamed of yourself telling other people what to do. >> i heard this rip and looked and saw his hand clinch th gadocumenting what happened. >> the kiosk was full of multiple flyers he could have chosen to take down but those were targeted. >> she was shaking. >> reporter: he was posting his own flyers for an event to raise money in the fight against aapi racism and happened to run into casey. >> you have to look and say that's why we are doing the event. we are literally having this event not just to raise money but we are having events to raise awareness so people can

the south bay was flushed with vaccine vials because of an unexpected influx of hundreds of thousands of doses from the feds. but with the supply fluctuating week by week, santa clara health leaders warn next week could be a different story. as nbc bay area's pete serranos reports, it's a different supply. >> reporter: it's another busy day at levi stadium as people line up for their vaccine. they could hold 15,000 people a day until everyone who wants a shot can get one. >> feels good, finally get out and start dock stuff again. >> reporter: a sense of relief for

. >>> it's a slow ride as you work out of the south bay this morning. we are tracking brake lights on 280 northbound and on the parkway. look at this red in the sensors in the south bay. speeds dipping down to eight miles an hour. northbound 280 at 11 street. look like the entry ramp is blocked due to a crash. it's affecting the mainlines of 280 and that 87 ride, guadalupe parkway as you approach 280 slow and go. 680 sluggish. >>> i'm track the strong on shore flow. it's why we are starting off our day with the morning clouds and as we head through the afternoon, little cooler for today. the daytime highs slightly below average. a cool 55 in pacifica. 59 san francisco, 63 oakland and 67 for san jose. ♪ ♪ ♪ small l decisions s make a world d of differerence. ikeaea. this u unplugged d device is protectcting ouour beautifuful coastlinis and d more. put ofoff chores and ususe less enenergy frfrom 4 to 9 9 pm to help p keep our state gogolden. are you managing your diabetes..... ...u.using fingegersticks? wiwith the newew freestylee libre 2 2 system,

also in the south bay, north 101 about a minute ago got word all lanes of northbound 101 reopened and mckee but the backup goes all the way back to capitol expressway and that will send more traffic on to 280 and capitol expressway itself. back over to you, laura. >>> it's a cool start to our tuesday morning, kari has a look at our forecast for today. >> and it's going to be actually a warmer afternoon, laura, reaching into the low 70s for our inland spots like antioch as well as santa rosa and gilroy. as we go into tomorrow, we'll see some low 80s once again and we'll continue that trend into thursday. by the weekend, slightly cooler, the winds pick up, we keep the sunshine and we're still looking at some very dry weather in our forecast, while san francisco will keep it steady here with some low 60s and some gusty winds over the next few days. laura? >> looks really nice for today. thanks so much. i'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then. ♪ dancing in the moon light, everybody ♪ >>> back at 7:30 isn't she pretty images of an incredible si

the high in oakland and san mateo down in the south bay. up to 69 in san jose. 71 livermore. in fairfield a high of about 74. a mixed range in the north bay. 66 in san rafael. 71 at santa rosa. 75 at cloverdale. let's take a look at the storm impacts go. it ranks 1. a intensity. the rain that falls will be sunday and monday. a few showers can begin to fall late saturday. lingering showers monday. rainfall totals will range between a quarter of an inch and three quarters of an inch. here is the forecast animation starting at 7:00 saturday morning. you can see the possibility for stray showers on saturday. the wave of continuous steady rain continues to move in overnight saturday night into sunday. it will be a wet day sunday and then the storm starts to break up monday. we may see some scattered showers monday morning. rainfall totals again a quarter of an inch to about three quarters of an inch. in the sierra we expect snowfall up to maybe a foot or a foot and a half in locations around the lake tahoe area. here is the accuweather seven tha

now in extreme drought, with the exception of points south of the. okay, so that is not great news. that is also not surprising news, considering that we, of course have had a deficit of rain since the beginning of this year. so as you could see, since july, 1st we're still sitting anywhere between 35 about 39% of what's considered normal. so that is where we are. we're not speaking any rain today or tonight, that's for sure. but we are expecting a little fog. as we see the marine layer will started to move in tonight. we have some onshore flow that's gonna be rolling our way. temperatures right now starting to cool down. san francisco has been cool all day. they're 50. four degrees, but 68 in santa rosa 61 in oakland, 76 still warm there, and livermore in 66 in san jose, have done little wind out there, too. i mentioned we have that onshore flow that's going to be increasing as we start to go throughout the night. two nights, you could see a little gusty out there at sfo about 23 mph, and that wind is set to pick up as we get into tomorrow. so tonig

. >>> volunteers in the south bay were hard at work today performing vertical home repairs for uthbay seniors. the group fix up the two houses, one along south 17th street and the other on mount whitney drive. the high-rises had fallen into disrepair during the pandemic and because the homeowners are on a fixed income. that's where the nonprofit stepped in to help. the group is always looking for eligible applicants. private donations help cover the cost of repair work. >>> the city of downhill has set a record for national drug take back day. the city along with police collected 15 boxes filled with unwanted, unused or expired prescription drugs. these boxes will now be taken to be safely disposed of all part of an effort to reduce the chance of drug abuse, theft or accidents. >>> some consider the oscars red carpet fashion the most important runway. why some big-name designers, dressing the celebrities got a > heree t morecompe? wesee increasing clouds and we are expecting a storm late ton >>> at the oscars, who wears what is almost as important as who winsa scaled-back show how peo

. >>> a quake in the north bay. >> south of call so ga, 3.4. here is a look at the north bay, looking for mount tam, san to rosa is cool in the 30s. 46 san francisco. 48 half-moon bay. winds will pick up today with numbers a little bit warmer, 60s downtown to the mid-70s inland. >>> thank you. thank you for >>> ground ball to shortstop. kim will go to first. the san diego padres get their first no-hitter in the history of the franchise. >> welcome back to "gma." on this saturday morning, that is san diego native joe musgrove, not only throwing his first career no-hitter but also the first no-hitter in the history of the san diego padres' franchise. until last night the padres had gone 8,206 regular season games without a no-hitter. that streak broken, crowd goes wild. dan, that's when the pitcher throws very well and people can't get a base hit or a hit of any kind. >> en fuego in san diego. >> oh, wow. >> that's right. >> this is why we love you. >> there you go, sports analysis from dan harris. >>> let's take a look at the other big stories w

that's about 40 minutes south of tampa. florida officials fear a imminent collapse of a storage pond that could spill up t 800 million gallons of toxic water into tampa bay causing that major environmental disaster. the pond sits on top of a staff that contains radioactive material and other natural by-products from manufacturing fertilizer. regulators believe a tear in the liner may have started this leak. right now crews are on the ground actively working to empty water from the pond, but officials say that could take days. florida's governor, ron desantis has issued a state of emergency for manatee county where piney point is located, and is calling on all the residents in that area to heed local evacuation desantis is expected to travel t manatee county later today to meet with local officials. janai? >> i heard you say potentially 800 million gallons. incredibly concerning. we'll be watching that. thank you. >>> in the meantime, experts are warning against large gatherings this easter sunday. the daily average of coron

. >>> today thousands more people are able to sign up for covid vaccine in the south bay. a report on how santa clara county plans to keep up with demand. >> reporter: the big headline today is obviously that people 16 and older are eligible for the vaccine starting april 15. they don't have to wait until then to try and book an appointment. they can start doing that today. the county is trying to ensure that the most vulnerable communities are getting the vaccine. they're holding a special event today for people with special needs. people with intellectual disabilities are more than two times likely to contract covid- 19 and more than six times more likely to die from it. the vaccine is key to bringing virus under control and eventually ending the pandemic. they're encouraging everyone to be vaccinated as soon as possible especially as more worrisome variants begin to pop up in california and across u.s. the people with special needs and family members connected to them say this vaccination event was a great relief. >> it was important that i get it in time so i can get h

and now to the south bay were a long-awaited program is under way to harness technology in the tracking of shootings and other crimes kron four's rob fladeboe has the details now live for us from san jose. rob. that's right. sanaz. i'm here in the sound of cadillac winchester neighborhood which has seen its fair share of gun violence. >> in recent years and now the city is currently testing. a new gun shot detection system which is designed to provide real-time notification to police when gunfire occurs. here's more. >> the cadillac winchester neighborhood here along with chester boulevard near the san jose campbell border has historically been impacted by gun violence. residents regularly report gunfire. but now police have a new tool to help trace the source of that gunfire. a 6 month pilot program is underway to test the 5 systems on sound gunshot detection system. strategically placed in undisclosed locations around the neighborhood. the system is equipped with not just microphones but also a video camera and an automated %% license plate reader relaying information in real time cou

today south bay congressman visited levi's stadium to get a firsthand look at the vaccination site and to reassure workers that the vaccine shortage is being addressed. he also responded to questions about how santa clara county vaccine sites will be able to keep up with the surge of people who want a shot. santa clara county says it has more than 9,000 j & j doses last week but will get less than 3,000 next week. >> so it was something that

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as we are waking up and head willing out the door on this friday morning, looks beautiful the south bay, and it's going to be another comfortable day. take it in and enjoy it, because we have a lot of changes coming our way for the weekend, with today our high temperatures mostly in the upper 60s for the inland areas, as we check out our forecast, it's going to get much cooler, with some upper 50s by the end of the weekend. that sunshine returns early next week. >> that's your latest weather. hodanst time to find a missing submarine. 53 people aboard and running desperately low on oxygen. the u.s. military now joining that frantic search. we will have the very latest in a live report. >>> another major event breaking just this morning. >> three, two, one, zero mission and liftoff. >> there we go inside that historic spacex launch carrying astronauts to the international space station. they're on their way tom costello was there, and tom costello was there, and hei'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... th

end of the bay and santa clara valley reaching up into the low 70s as well including that 72b0 high temperature the low 70s for the tri-valley with the warmest temperatures on the east side of the diablo range reaching up into the mid-70s and just slightly above average for this time of year and normal high temperatures around the bay with low to mid 60s in a few spots reaching up into the upper have to the 60s and the near 70 degrees for most of the north bay and no big changes we had further north either with temperatures mostly 70s and if you 60 sprinkled in in mendocino and lake counties. closer to the end of the week a slight warm-up kicks in on friday but a bigger warm-up will be noticeable saturday into sunday with temperatures inland low 80s on saturday but mid-to upper 80s on sunday and way out of the ordinary for the middle of april and even around the bay close to 70 degrees on saturday and into the 70s sunday and along the coast with temperatures into the 60s. we will keep you updated as we get most of the weekend, and i will have an update coming up at 11:00. >>> here i

drought monitor map shows most of the bay area is in extreme drought last week, most of the south and the east bay were in the yellow still considered severe this week only parts of san mateo and santa clara county are in the yellow. the u. s drought monitor defines extreme drought conditions is having the potential to come. was widespread water shortages or water restrictions. california state senators have proposed $3.4 billion in spending for drought related operations. this proposal does not include money for new big projects. instead the money would bolster projects and programs of state is already doing including delivering drinking water, too small communities building world storage tanks and connecting smaller water systems. the bigger once san francisco's public utility commission is joining other water district's and asking residents to save water. they want customers to cut back water use. 10% city is offering incentives, including rebates for some appliances and free replacement of old toilets. they said. reservoirs used for city water are just under 77% of average, headin

and east bay. feds say the crimes typically happen in parking lots while victims are distracted or trying to pull out of a spot. >>> a school district recommending an elementary school closed. that is triggering accusations of racial bias. the school has highest percentage of asian american students in marin. >>> i am gianna franco in the traffic center as we take a look at the roadways. there is a crash involving a vehicle that hit one of the pay gates on the east bound side. plan for that. you've got a bit of a back up. traffic elsewhere, if you are working towards west bound 37, 32 minutes is your travel time from 80 to 101. that commute is a little bit busy. >>> slightly cooler today, stronger ocean breeze kicking in. you will notice that cool down along the coast and around the bay. 57 pacifica, 58 san francisco. even though it is a little bit cool erin land, still mild mainly in the 70s inland. we will cool it down more for your saturday, maybe >>> it's friday, april 30th, 2021. happy friday

part of the south bay, and for the peninsula. the big eye opener here is higher intensity fires if they start. of course crop damage and low river flows. we have all of our climate stories you see on air. just head to nbc bay area.com and click on the climate and crisis tab. check them out if you're interested in any of the topics that we cover or if you're not and you just want to learn something. nbc bay area.com.der system to the north is going to drop our temperatures, keep it dry, but also some fog at the coast will return and even some high clouds. i do think for most of us it is going to feel different outside tomorrow. we'll start off with low to mid 50s with the fog near the coast. also for the bay. over to the east bay starting off with 54. san francisco 52. the north bay in the upper 40s. daytime highs dropping 4 to 8 degrees. down here through the south bay it is going to go from maybe a little bit too warm for you today to, well, a really comfortable, excellent day. 74 in san jose. right through the east bay colder n

down to the south bay. an isolated chance of a spotty shower. but really our best chances of rain this weekend will start on sunday morning. as i talked about, it has been a slow, slow rain season. look at our rain deficit here. we're running anywhere from 8 to 21 inches behind. i'll have more details on the totals, the timing and that sear yeah snow. i'm back in less than ten minutes. >> jeff, thank you. we'll see you shortly. >>> not just during this earth week. this is our ongoing series. climate in crisis. today governor newsom said he would seek to ban all new fracking permits by 2024. that's right around the corner. the governor is directing state agencies to stop issues those permits. if the order sticks, california would be the largest oil producing state to ban fracking. fracking is the process of extracting oil from the ground using high velocity liquid. it is worth noting today's ban does not challenge or regulate current oil and gas leases. today's action is also an aboutface for the governor. h

south san francisco and saalo, along the east bay shore, 63 to about 70 degrees. as you head in the valley, 74 to 80. temperatures away from the coast, above average. body drizzle and fog this evening. temperatures in the 40s. light rain starts in the north bay saturday night and it spreads southward sunday. we'll get a quarter of an inch to possibly three quarters of >>> the hottest team in baseball is going for the season sweep. that is today at 12:30. it is going to be more comfortable than it was yesterday. let's talk about this weekend. it is a one on the storm impact scale. the bulk of the rain the european model and it is really cranking out some healthy rain. it is going above and beyond the forecast that i talked about. if this comes true and i will be happy to be incorrect it is going anywhere from half an inch to an inch of rain. that would be fantastic. i hope it happens. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> if you're looking to go to yosemite, make sure you're by your computer or phone at 8:00 this morning. that's when the first round of reservations

. >> now to the south bay where people have been coming together holding rallies to show their support for the asian community. kron four's. gayle ong reports now from san jose on what this group wants to see more of. >> here. proud to be asian. >> a show of support filled plaza de cesar chavez park sunday joining in the mission to stop discrimination and violence against the asian community need to stand together work together. we are unstoppable force tepee allow of cupertino. every attack is personal. mike president a relative in on paul to see. and back in jail. and so this was early last year. he wasn't picking up some hall up putting her baby in her car. >> and then someone threw glass bottle was like go home in santa clara local elected officials and pastors held a prayer rally called united. we stand calling for unity to all groups. in the united states. the things that we believe in our hope. >> and care and kindness for our communities. and when we're faced with a lot of confrontations or struggles, whether it's with the virus or the fires of hate that we are able to unite ou

right now at 6:13 it's going to be a great day for heading out for a hike in the south bay. you won't have the sun just beating down on you but you want to wear sunscreen. we'll see the sun peeking out from behind the clouds. we start out at 8:00 with 71 de we'll top out at about 74 as we get those winds picking up this afternoon. we'll talk about all of our microclimates and the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> looking at south county with this slower drive, still from church, san martin up to tennant. the crash at east dunne cleared. may be a fire crew blocking the fast lane, minor injuries the crash through morgan hill. a look outside shows you the bay bridge toll plaza, just wanted to show you the live look since we didn't get to last time it's clear there as you expect for this time on a friday. >>> good morning and a very happy friday to you as well. yesterday we saw the latest gdp numbers showing super strong growth in the economy and i want to get back to that subject. first let's talk about some of the companies that are struggling. san francisco's tw

we start in the south bay. most of us, mid to upper 40s all the way until 9:00. 50 at san jose. 59 in the hills. 51 in fairfield. 55 in brentwood. most of us are in the upper 40s. as far as the kids, congratulations to those going back to school. you can see it is going to be much easier to be outside and play. the coast will still be breezy and 53. 78 inland when school is over. temperatures will hover in the upper 40s to near 50 through the morning hours. as far as the commute, it is going to be breezy on the bridges. especially south of the bay bridge, and northwest gusty winds. that will make it quite choppy. otherwise, not as hot this afternoon when heading back home. high amounts of tree pollen. we did replace pine with sycamore. sorry if that bothers you. that's what we are doing with. the uv index will be very high. not only today but as we head deeper into the forecast. speaking of the forecast. here's a look at some other high temperatures around the bay. this is sponsored by visit california. i'm mor

. >> today more than a dozen south bay restaurants did something similar, donating a portion of thursday and friday's proceeds to stop aapihate.org. >>> and still ahead on kpix 5 news at 11:00 tonight, we're learning more about the victims of that mass shooting at a fedex facility. >>> and why peloton treadmill users might want to get rid of their machines. >>> and the truth is out there, and the u.s. government may have >>> welcome back. tonight we're learning more about the eight victims gunned down in a mass shooting at a fedex facility in indianapolis this week. vigils held this evening in the city to honor the victims of thursday's rampage. the victims range in age from 19 to 74. four of them were sikh. the suspect is former fedex employee 19-year-old brandon hole. investigators are not saying whether he even knew the victims. one man shared his grief about losing his 66-year-old mother. >> we lost the most important person in our family. and i want to say, she was the most lovable in our whole family. >> 74-year-old john weisert's wife shared a photo of him just before learning tha

san jose already has two. >> in the south bay, three papular restaurants are teaming up with underrepresented the area winemakers to introduce their labels to a brand-new audience. we explain why the effort is needed now more than ever ev before. >> at santana row in san jose, a new partnership rooted in representation is taking flight. >> serena harkey is behind the flight for l.a. ship. it is a program that aims to feature underrepresented winemakers. the effort started last last la following the black lives matter protest. this month she is putting the spotlight on asian american winemakers based in the bay area. >> with what is happening in the community now, we recognize this is the time to acknowledge the community and give back and shed allied onallied onallied on who needed. >> she worked with an organization called diversity and food and beverage. it is an inclusive community for those who advocate for equality and inequity in the hospitality industry. abortion will go to support their work. >> when you see someone that looks like you it is compelling. pele a sense of belonging. >> i

south east temperatures warming up very nicely 67 in mount view and 60's and some low 70's in the south bay warm across the santa clara valley 72 in pleasanton, 71 in dublin about 75 in walnut creek. certainly nice in oakland tomorrow. but it will be breezy in the afternoon at 6568 in hercules, 68 also in play on 70 in benicia back toward the coastline. you've got that patchy fog out there and that will keep those temperatures down. mainly in the 50's right again. and we've got a warmer weekend coming our way. we're back in the 80's and looks like those temperatures stay nice and toasty through monday cooling off on tuesday. thanks for joining us. have a good night. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: chauvin speaks. and look out! the cnn crew pelted by protesters. then, robot dog. >> i've never seen nothing like this before in my life. speak of the robot dog under fire after terrifying the neighbors. >> announcer: and confrontation. he's an army drill sergeant. now he's been charged. plus, where am i? >> anyone out there? hi

as we move into the inland valley's east bay and northb and the south bay we will find some low to mid 70s and maybe even up to 80 degrees at fairfield. skipping ahead to the forecast animation for saturday starting at noon saturday that is when the rain will be approaching the bay area. it will probably arrive overnight into sunday morning. it looks like a pretty good dose of rain at the moment shaping up to produce some pretty wet weather on sunday and monday before the rain tapers off. it is the accuweather 7-day forecast. dry and mild the next couple days. minor: begins friday. there will be further calling as clout crowds increase in the rain comes in sunday and monday on a system ranking on the wind on the impact scale. on tuesday it will be drier and mild again. >> spencer, thank you very much.>>> our coverage of the derek chauvin trial continues at 6:30. the jury delivered a historic conviction. this shows how rare not a programm someday, looking back on the pandemic, you'll want to be proud to say i did everything i could. i found the strength. i looked out for everyone. i did

bay. those numbers show that in many cases, classes are even smaller than what's mandated. outside willow glen middle school in san jose. the sign reads welcome back, but ons chose to return to campus when in person instructions started wednesday on a fully enrolled here. we're right around 1300 students right now for in person instruction were enrolled in about 460 in person. classes are limited to 15 students maximum because of the current health guidelines. but the principal says some classes have his few is four students in them, while the other 26 classmates are at home. san was a unified says while 44% of elementary students went back in person on lee 32% of middle school students and only 20% of high school students returned. we seem to be seeing that in most places that even when schools reopen, some proportion of students are not coming back. the independent, nonpartisan research center pace, which looks at education in california, is looking ahead to fall with concerns about acad

. >> south bay, law enforcement leaders are warning about ghost guns in their community. kron four's, rob fladeboe talk to the santa clara county district attorney today about president biden's executive actions on gun control and we have seen in our county, a proliferation of dangerous ghost guns. santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen is on board with president biden's executive action on ghost guns which the dia says are proliferating by skirting california law because they're sold from out of state. >> and the parts are put together by a person in our state and they wind up putting together a weapon that they could not purchase in california grows and says the county crime lab has examined 114 goes guns in 2000, 19 compared with just 25 back in 2000, 17. >> and suspects. the numbers are far higher today. they buy the parts separately over the internet. there are no serial numbers on any of the parts. and so they're very difficult to trace. that's why we call them ghost guns. pros and says mass shootings like the one at the gilroy garlic festival might have be

still to come tonight, a beloved cultural center in the south bay consume before stick close its doors. it's a gem of the community for people who want to come in learning about other cultures learn about japanese culture. in particular, the effort from families to keep it open with just a week to raise tens of thousands of dollars later in sports, the giants finish off a great home stand as a rookie pitcher shuts the door on the rockies in the lady names and a plane full of lifesaving supplies on its way to india from travis air force base as that country deals with more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases every day. emergency planning for kids. we can't predict when an emergency will happen. so that's why it's important to make a plan with your parents. here are a few tips to stay safe. know how to get in touch with your family. write down phone numbers for your parents, siblings and neighbors. pick a place to meet your family if you are not together and can't go home. remind your parents to pack an emergency supply kit. making a plan might feel like homework, but it will help you and

we're starting out with some clouds in the south bay and across much of the bay area. but this will clear out for a lot of our valleys and our temperatures in spots like morgan hill and concord will reach into the low 70s. we'll see more of the same tomorrow, but saturday clouds move in and a few of us will get some rain as we head to sunday, more widespread showers in the forecast. kind of raining off and on throughout the day. it clears out on monday and the rest of the forecast is steady as we warm up. weather. like we said, it is earth day and this is -- these are volunteers from the great global cleanup. it's a worldwide effort from earthday.org they are helping clean up the parks here, and in fact, it's one of -- you can take a look, look at all of these cleanups going on all around the country, all around the world, and it goes to show, small efforts make big, big changes, and we are also going to try doing a little tree planting. my good buddy bill nye the science guy. >> good to see you. >> how are you, sir? >> good morning, sir >> good morning, happy earth da

it will take about 43 minutes south 101 from 37 if you are headed towards the golden gate bridge. >>> a cool day along the coast and around the bay, temperatures below average with 54 in pacifica, cloud cover sticks around for you. 57 in san francisco though sunshine and milder weather in the low 70s inland. you can see clearing inland with cloud cover along the coast and still around the bay. very similar for your friday, much cool ♪ ♪ ♪ easy tools on the chase mobile app. simplicity feels good. wayne: hey, america, how you doin'? jonathan: it's a new tesla! (cheers and applause) - money! wayne: oh, my god, i got a head rush. - give me the big box! jonathan: it's a pair of scooters. - let's go! ♪ ♪ - i wanna go with the curtain! wayne: yeah! you can win, people, even at home. jonathan: we did it. tiffany: it's good, people. - i'm going for the big deal! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer, wayne brady. wayne: hey, america, welcome to "let's make a deal." wayne brady here, thank you so much for tuning in. who wants to make a deal? let's ge

west bound 80, all clear, no delays on highway 4. 101 looks good out of the south bay. bay bridge toll plaza is off to a good start, no delays into the city. bay area bridges are pretty quiet. the golden gate, everything is moving nicely in both directions. san mateo bridge is off to a great start. >>> critics of jessica boudin will submit latest finance figures for their recall property, point to sharp increases in property crimes like burglaries in 2020. that's the first week she took over as the new district attorney of san francisco. supporters highlight how violent crimes have dropped since this time last year. in 2020 violent crimes overall dropped by double digits but the same data shows property crimes like burglary dropped by more than 50%. >> proponents are cherry picking saying this increase is because of the d.a., this increase is because of the d.a. but we have to look at the picture that overall crime is down. >> someone who has no experience in prosecuting criminals has gotten elected and now we have to go through the process to remove them. >> recall org

severe for the areas shaded in orange in the south bay. this basically is the outlook for the bay area and the state means earlier start to the fire season, more intense fire season coming up and more water rationing which we're already seeing for parts of the bay area now. so i think we all have to do our part to conserve. the question is will we see any rain? i'll be back to let you know coming right up. >> thank you. >>> he's been an outspoken advocate on the attacks of asian-americans in the bay area. now he's become a victim as well. >>> also a big break for small businesses hit so hard by the pandemic, governor newsom just throwing them a $6 million lifeline. >>> seeking your support to a san jose nonprofit that teaches arts and culture of japan this is danger of closing. >>> first here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live right after abc7 news at 11:00. jimmy? >> thanks. tonight u'eedy >> maybe i i have the pleasure to present to you... dr. martin luther king. sometimes, this is what it takes. facing down hate.

to the south bay. that is our typical fog and healthy on shore flow. once again today for the coast. we will keep it in the 50's there. show you those winds in a moment. we are in the upper 40's. we are at fremont, 45 in san jose, we have had the gusty winds up to 35 miles an hour at the shoreline. right now, 26-mile an hour wind gusts sfo. half moon bay. it's breezy to gusty and the winds once again will keep the temperatures in a wide range throughout the day today with the 50's at the coast. 70's inland. sunny and warmer for the weekend. we will have the breezy to gusty winds today at the dry pattern continues into the week ahead. if are you going to oracle park little breezy with high clouds. upper 50's. 101, hopefully another win for the giants today and as we look at our high temperatures, you will notice that we are getting warmer in the inland valleys as we look at the highs tomorrow. check out the low 80's from the delta to antioch. 60's -- we still have a couple of upper other's but high pres

67 in redwood city out in the south bay. we're looking at about 71 degrees in san jose 68 and son owns 71 in livermore, 68 in dublin for our daytime high in walnut creek. we're looking at 70 degrees as well about in concord, 75 in vacaville. you could definitely tell. going to be warmer out there tomorrow. 68 for a daytime high in petaluma and 63 in noe valley tomorrow. back to you. thank you, erica. up next, the pick up a piano man. how this piano player is making his bay area homeowners, learn how you can eliminate monthly mortgage payments and improve your cashflow. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back. bay area homeowners, learn how your

. >>> in the south bay, crowds crd back at levi stadium. the site was bustling with thousands throughout the day. eager to receive their vaccine. >> reporter: a major milestone for santa clara county. on thursday levi stadium tweeted "yesterday we broke the record for most vaccinations administered at a single site in california". 10,000 appointments were made. >> i think what it signalled is we're getting close to helping everybody get across the finish line. >> reporter: the county supervisor said appointments went to 12,000 on thursday. 15,000 can be seen daily. >> it's one of the few places we happen to put that many people through. >> reporter: all social distancing. for some, lines were reminiscent of a theme park. >> the lines were moving quicker than disneyland. >> i think it had amazing organization and we just walked and walked. >> reporter: santa clara county took that step on tuesday. that's when local public health leaders announced the county was set to receive 300,000 doses from the federal government. opening tens of thousan

we could see similar efforts in san francisco and the south bay. the south bay is asking residents to already take part in voluntary conservation, but if this ordinance is passed in marin county, those restrictions could go into effect as early as may 1st. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> 5:08 this morning. we want to take a live look at the golden gate bridge, still dark and early for us. we see a few cars on the road. you know what? i want to know what the weather is like outside. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that for us this morning. kari, how are we looking this morning? >> hey, it's still dry and that's the reason why we're talking about those water restrictions. i wanted to show you some of our reservoir levels in the north bay. we're only at half of the capacity, and we're doing a lot worse in the south bay, only at about 36.2% of the capacity and so we're heading into those very dry months but the good thing is that we've been so dry lately but there's a little bit of hope in the forecast with a couple of

ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary says the central valley is fast becoming the new bay area as people are priced out here at home. there is, but it's a open concept, you know, kitchen south bay religion joe velasco put four large fremont town homes on the market the past two weeks. they've all sold for seven figures after bidding wars. i haven't seen anything as crazy as you know, the surge that we have right now ever. you know, i've been in the real state business for 21 years the bay area has experienced sharp increases in the cost of housing before but this time that ascent results in real estate wealth spreading beyond the region. this as many people choose to leave the bay. we have a one third of the inventory that we had last year around this time. welcome to the central valley. a new bay area in the making. modesto based realtor pete do you wish says home prices have skyrocketed? nearly 20% year to date as home buyers from the bay flock east. they come here and make offers non contingent with huge deposits at something essential values not used to. this is all about housing for