how the school is responding this morning as cease fire talks ramp up in the middle east. awaiting the recount results as soon as today. the stage may be set in the high stakes race for congress. we hear exclusively from the bay area man behind the recount request. plus all new. this morning, a freak event. that's what scientists are now calling california's record snowfall. while they warn there may never be another like it

again, this is today in the bay. never like it again. ooh, i can't wait to talk about this, carrie. all right, well, good morning to you on this tuesday, i'm marcus washington, and i'm ginger conejero saab. laura garcia is off. we're going to get a look at your morning commute from mike in just a second. but as marcus was just saying, carrie, what is going on with this record snowfall that we're never going to see? i don't know, we'll see in just a minute. stick around for that. let's get a look at our live view and where we're starting with currently in the upper 40s all across the bay area. it's a cool morning for the most part. we do have a light wind, but it is still breezy in san francisco we've had some gusty winds picking up and that continues today. in novato, we're starting out at 48 degrees, all clear as we go throughout the day. we are going to see temperatures in the upper 60s with sunshine, and it's going to warm up nicely for today with novato up to 71 degrees. we'll also be 71 for a

high temperature in oakland. also 71 in fremont, san jose, parts of the south county in the mid 70s. while we are going to have some sunshine continuing today. and mike, you're updating that crash on the bay bridge. yeah, got a little more info. chp says there is a crash just past the toll plaza as this indicated here, for those hov lanes, it looks like there are no major injuries and things should move off to the shoulder very quickly. but still, there is that unusual backup for those hov lanes right now. aside from that, everything moves very smoothly and pretty predictably. a little build out of pinole in toward richmond. so a little farther north than we typically see. but it's still there, and there's focus slowing right now. both directions for highway four. i'm checking on concord and bay point to see if there are any crashes on highway four. there is one reported for sunol, but no major slowing for the tri-valley and no problem for the south bay despite a crash. looks like it's just off capital expressway. back to you. thanks, mike. we'll hear more from that in a bit this morning. campus unrest continues. students are now barricaded inside a building on the main campus of columbia

university, and this comes as many students across the u.s. and the bay area are making their voices heard against the israel-hamas war. today in the bay's brie jackson joins us live from washington with the latest and brie, how is columbia responding to this? good morning ginger. so this morning columbia is asking anyone who can avoid coming to its main campus to do so. currently, there's only one point of entry open at this hour. now this is new video of pro palestinian students storming hamilton hall overnight . one protester yelling at one point, quote, let's finish what they did in 1968. now that is in reference to a similar protest that took place at the same building during vietnam war demonstrations. some demonstrators were seen breaking windows while barricading themselves inside. ahead of all of this, college leaders warned that those who failed to disband from the two week encampment by yesterday would face

disciplinary action. columbia says that it has already begun suspending those who refuse to leave the encampment. now, those students, like in similar college campus protests, including at stanford and uc berkeley, are demanding a cease fire in gaza and for schools to cut financial ties with israel. now, brie, you mentioned the students there among the other students across the country. they're demanding for a cease fire. and this is all happening as there are developments coming out of egypt. yeah, that's right. all of this campus unrest plays out nationwide as officials from hamas have now left cairo. egyptian media says that the organization plans to submit a written response to the cease fire proposal, but is not saying when. now, under the terms hamas would agree to release 33 hostages from the so-called humanitarian category. so that would include women and children. it's the elderly, it's people with serious medical conditions. now, if hamas agrees

, it would be in exchange for a temporary cease fire and the release of palestinian prisoners. meanwhile, just within the last few hours, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, he pledged to launch an incursion into rafah as cease fire negotiations continue. so much to really watch out for brie. but in addition to those talks in egypt, secretary of state blinken, he is also now in jordan. is there any development, any movement as far as u.s. involvement is concerned ? so we're waiting to hear an update on this are more of an update on this. but those comments from netanyahu come hours before blinken arrives in israel to advance the truce talks. we do know that hamas is looking over the proposal to release the remaining hostages in stages. and in a significant move, senior administration officials say that israel has indicated that it may be willing to accept a sustained cease fire in gaza, something lasting more than six weeks. now, that's

something that the biden administration has been pushing for. secretary of state blinken putting pressure on israel and hamas when it comes to releasing the hostages. hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of israel. and in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a cease fire is hamas. meanwhile, back here on capitol hill later today, house speaker mike johnson is set to make an announcement regarding anti-semitism on college campuses. his office says this new effort will include wide ranging investigations focused on holding college and university administrators accountable if they fail to keep students safe. gender well, there's a lot of responsibility there, seeing as how much is going on on campuses. thank you so much, brie jackson. well, now to a live look this morning at san francisco state university.

that's where dozens of tents are now set up in a new protest encampment. now pro-palestinian students joining those on other campuses and demanding their university disclose and divest from financial dealings with israel. now, the school so far is only saying that they support students rights to peacefully protest. it's 606 for you right now and happening today. former president donald trump returns to the manhattan courtroom. this is where his hush money trial resumes. the first witness is expected back on the stand today, a bank executive who prosecutors claim helped facilitate the $130,000 payment to adult film star stormy daniels. trump has pleaded not guilty to trying to hide those payments made to both daniels and playboy model karen mcdougal. this is all tied to the alleged affairs ahead of the 2016 election. four children have been injured after being hit by a suspected drunk driver in the south bay. cupertino police say a man was under the influence of alcohol or drugs saturday night when he crashed

his pickup truck into a car on foothill boulevard. investigators say he then hit a power pole and hit four children who were on the sidewalk. their ages range from 4 to 11 years old. as of last check, two of them had serious injuries. the driver was arrested. santa clara county sheriff's office posted on social media, saying they are heartbroken over what they call a preventable collision. well, california is taking new steps to save more lives from potential drug overdoses by selling its own version of narcan. now, you may have known or heard narcan can quickly reverse the effects from opioid overdoses, including fentanyl, and governor newsom has announced a new deal he says will make it less expensive. a new jersey based company will sell the version of it for $24 per pack. this is about 40% below market value. first responders, universities and community groups will get those packs for free on now to decision 2024. election leaders are getting close to announcing

results in the race to replace house lawmaker anna eshoo, the recount will determine who squares off against former san jose mayor sam liccardo this fall. it's possible a final count could be revealed as soon as today. in the primary, joe simitian and evan lowe tied for second place. we know san mateo county has finished counting its ballots. santa clara county may finish its count as soon as this morning. the man who requested the recount spoke exclusively with nbc bay area. he calls it mind boggling that the recount is taking this long. questions have also been raised about who is footing the bill for the account or for the recount. rather, here was his answer. there's been absolutely no talks with mr. liccardo or his campaign. anybody on the campaign this is done completely without any of their knowledge. and you know, they even want us to do things we're not necessarily willing to do right now, like reveal the donors. we're going to do that. following fec guidelines and mid-july, jonathan padilla says

he challenged 32 ballots that are still in envelopes across the district, arguing those ballots should be added to the results. challenges still need a ruling before the state finalizes the recount. okay, so this is that story we're talking about at the top of the show. there are some new insight on our climate and crisis and what ended california's two decade long mega drought. so the short answer here is don't get used to it. so researchers at colorado school of mines caused last year's massive sierra snowfall once in a lifetime. that's when the snowpack ended up more than twice the yearly average, they find when looking at different emission scenarios, that there will be fewer and fewer major snow events here in california, and the chances of extremely heavy rainfall will be nearly 60% smaller by the end of the century. now meteorologist kari hall, of course, i know you've been reporting the concerns over the past, and a lot of this has

to do with the emissions that we're putting out in and our environment. right? yeah. and so one of the scientists who coined the phrase weather whiplash is also looking at that study. and that's kind of one of those things where as we deal with climate change, we deal with one extreme or the other. and so it could be extremes in terms of a lot of snowfall for the sierra or even rain, or it could be the other way around too. so yeah, that's a very interesting that they're looking at the causes of that. and scary too, that it could be less and less. yeah, absolutely. hear about that by the end of the warmer climate. yeah we're definitely seeing that do our part. yeah absolutely. so we're starting out this morning looking live at palisades, one of those spots where they're always looking for that snow. it really affects the economy and also the whole livelihood of the sierra. we're going to see still some dry conditions, but we are watching out for a mix of rain and snow going into the weekend. if you're going there, travel may be a little bit hazardous at times as our temperatures go

from mid 20s to the low 40s for the weekend. here at home, we're enjoying some nice spring weather and we're going to see temperatures today headed for the mid 70s, low 70s for dublin and in mountain view, 71 degrees for today. so we'll continue to see slightly warmer temperatures. i'll talk about that in just a few minutes. and mike, you've been tracking where we can find some lower gas prices. yeah. happy to report. we have the best in the state. today's listings. that's the same though that we've had for the last week and a half. it's the fliers price for 34 at fliers in fremont. the shop is on osgood road. it's been that same price, but everywhere else seems to be going up a bit. san jose has a new leader, though. for 79 at quick serve on alum rock avenue and in marin county, we have the low of 483. that's at mill valley's arco on redwood highway at the bottom here, the very bottom list gasbuddy.com, where you can report or find out the prices near you. looking at the roadways, we're looking at a smooth drive for the most part, san jose does have a new crash. the one off of capital

expressway. not an issue. the one north 101 here about story road may have two lanes blocked right now. their crews should be arriving on scene any second, but it's right as we get that second build coming up. over the next 20 minutes. vasco road slows, but highway four really slow. i believe there's one construction crew that is clearing from concord. we'll check on that. coming up, back to you. thanks, mike. well, in the wake of long federal delays, there's renewed hope for some students needing a financial boost to attend college. sounds good. coming up, california's new and extended deadline to apply for financial aid and government regulators have new requirements for upcoming new cars to make them safer. let's go out to the futures this morning, see where wall street is headed. we had a rough april and it looks like we're going to end it pretty rough to. plus a popular bay area dog surfing competition lives to hang ten another day. how one community came together to save it from shutting down. stick around.

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more where we're going to see a lot of sunshine today and our temperatures go from low 50s at 8:00 to 70 degrees at 2:00. and we'll see those temperatures peaking in the low 70s. another really nice one. we'll talk about a cool down in our weekend forecast coming up. and now making nice once again the bay

bridge toll plaza. we're back to. there you go. the advantage and the smooth drive here at the hov lanes. the crash just past the toll plaza looks like it's cleared without any injuries and actually without any more disturbance. we'll track the ripple if there is one coming up. well good morning. very happy tuesday day to you. united airlines says it's going to add flights from sfo to detroit and saint louis. today's the end of the month april kind of stormy for investors unless something strange happens today. the dow will have lost 3% in april. nasdaq a bit more than 2. all because investors are convinced interest rates will remain high. the fed actually meets today to make another decision about interest rates. they'll keep them high. there's no drama here. no surprises unless you're one of those people that thinks this time lucy is going to let charlie brown kick the football. there's nothing to see here. the blog, the information reports, more layoffs are coming to tesla. two more executives have

left reports say those executives have hundreds of people reporting to them, and many of them will go to tesla has not commented. this is changpeng zhao, the head of the company. binance, one of those cryptocurrency outfits. he'll be sentenced today for money laundering if he goes to prison, he will be the richest person to ever go to prison in american history. he's worth at least 40 billion. unlike ftx, binance is still around making money. it didn't collapse. zhao was accused of looking the other way as nefarious groups like hamas and north korea. al qaeda laundered funds through binance, the national traffic safety highway traffic safety administration issued a new rule yesterday, saying every new car sold in america must have this automatic braking starting in 2029. you might have it on your car now. it detects pedestrians or impending crashes and warns you with a flashing light and

hits the brakes. if you don't. nhtsa says requiring the system on all new cars will save 360 lives a year, prevent more than 20,000 injuries. the president of the european union was asked if the eu might follow the us and ban tiktok, to which she said she wouldn't exclude the idea and pointed out the eu was the first to ban tiktok on government phones. the us has demanded tiktok's parent companies sell to an american interest. but there is a problem pretty much nobody can afford it. it'll be worth tens of billions of dollars, and those companies that can afford it like facebook, would likely be blocked by the ftc on antitrust grounds. so, ginger and marcus, i made this flowchart so that anyone thinking about tiktok can, you know, decide whether it's for them. if you can afford tiktok, it's likely you wouldn't be allowed to buy it. if you can't afford tiktok, you can't buy it either, meaning the

conclusion is you can't buy tiktok. also, tiktok says it's not for sale so that you end up in the same box. yeah, but you can't think about it. take all the reroutes, detours, you all end up in the same place. there's a there's a saying about that. it's like, no matter. the roads lead to rome. all leads road, route. all roads lead to the altar, you know, like anyway. okay. yeah. that was my. got it. all those starts and stops, you end up not buying tiktok. all right. 619 for you right now. and college bound students and their parents, i want you to listen up because california is extending its deadline for state financial aid programs. you now have until thursday to apply through fafsa or the california dream act applications. governor gavin newsom's office says fewer high school students are actually filling out the forms for that financial aid. the extension was made possible after the governor signed an urgency measure into law. well new at six fans of a

popular bay area dog surfing competition are crediting an online campaign for helping save the event. the world dog surfing championships was in danger of ending up well in the doghouse, but organizers cited the rising costs of permit fees and dumpsters. but thanks to a gofundme page raising nearly $12,000, you can say it has a new lease on life. it'll be back august 3rd in pacifica for the ninth straight year. yeah, i'm sure by saying that that raised a lot of money. ginger. yeah, new leash on like.now doggies go out there and practice your waves. i know it'll be a good day to do that, that it will be, well, a little chilly, but it'll be a good day. it's always chilly, though. you know the water, i don't know. i can't do it without. they do what i wouldn't even attempt to do. so it's going to be a nice day. still windy. that's making those waves go up even higher along the coastline. and so as you're driving to work this morning, two hands on the steering wheel, it's still going to be breezy

and the wind picks up again today as we take a look at the commute for the peninsula this morning. in the next hour, it will still be in the upper 40s and then going throughout the day, heading out for lunch. it will be 62 degrees, so maybe a few layers because it will be windy as well. as we take a look at our wind forecast at 8:00, it's going to be 20 to 30 mile per hour winds from point reyes to half moon bay, as well as some of our hills, may have some gusty winds and the wind coming through the delta as well. looking at about 1:00 this afternoon, you're seeing the winds increasing the reds and the purples show where we are going to have some of the more gusty winds throughout the evening. and that's san francisco near the coastline. but then the wind kind of weakens a bit as it moves into the inland valleys protected by those hills. so we're going to see temperatures today still in the low to mid 70s. really nice. very much like yesterday. but it will be a touch warmer tomorrow with a high of 77 in dublin and 77 in novato as well. but then looking at thursday, it's much more of the same where a few

spots are headed for 80 degrees. we'll see that in concord and in fairfield. so high pressure building, giving us the warmer temperatures. but eventually things are going to change. we'll see the storms that have been moving across the pacific northwest drop closer to the bay area and give us a chance of some scattered rain. now we're going to see it very light and very spotty. we're looking at the potential of about a quarter inch of rain or less, but that may change some of those weekend plans. after a sunny and warm week, we're going to have a cool and at times soggy weekend. mike, you're seeing some big slowing now in the east bay. yeah, pretty typical at the bay bridge there. we have a build for richmond, but this is where we have the unusual slowdown is highway four. i checked the grid. all construction crews are now cleared from highway four. there is some recovery. eastbound but westbound. your commute really kicking in now. so these three routes, you can definitely take kirker pass road as your shorter route in toward walnut creek. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. 623 this morning and parent activists

talking to their children and actually taking their strollers to capitol hill. so up next for you this morning, we're going to tell you about that new push to bring back the pandemic era child policy that so helps moreal

at capitol hill. that is where happening today. families with young children from across the country are planning to gather.

the group 0 to 3 will lobby congress for changes, along with an event called stroller thunder. the nonprofit group says babies make up about 3% of california's population, and 1 in 3 live in households with incomes hovering near the federal poverty line. this is video of other recent lobbying efforts. we spoke with the chief policy officer at 0 to 3. she says one of the biggest challenges for parents is childcare. we have more, you know, parents of infants and toddlers in the workforce at higher rates and not enough care, quality care, you know, enough child care workers, well paid, supported to be able to meet that need. among other things, leaders are calling for congress to reinstate the child tax credit first put into place during the height of the pandemic. and we've got a lot more ahead for you at 630, including an overnight fire causing issues and the east bay.

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fire closes part of downtown concord, new details from the scene as the investigation gets underway. fighting back against a recall effort. the new

challenge expected today from alameda county district attorney pamela price, as supervisors weigh a date to decide her fate, plus chaos at columbia and other college campuses nationwide. the extreme response from law enforcement being seen in other parts of the country. this as a new pro-palestinian encampment, pops up at another university here in the bay area. this is today in the bay area. and good morning. i am ginger conejero saab filling in for laura garcia and i am marcus washington. want to give you a first look this morning at the s-p-c-a in dublin. look at this cutie right here. don't you just want to take him home or her home? oh, look, look, today is national adoption a shelter dog? this is national adopt a shelter pet day for the. you know, bob redell. he's out there this morning, and he's actually hanging out with all the animals and maybe, perhaps finding your next furry

friend you can add to your family. this cats right here, it's named charlie. it is available. and he's live out there. bob redell that is he's going to come up in about 15 minutes. charlie, can you hear us? charlie charlie? charlie, did you have your breakfast? charlie well, i don't know if charlie had his breakfast, but you're all just. kari hall is serving up your forecast. yeah it looks great this morning. it's another beautiful start to our tuesday morning. we are going to have a clear sky, sunshine today, but the wind will begin to pick up as we go into the afternoon. right now in san francisco, it's a chilly 49 degrees. i think that wind two at 15mph makes it feel a little bit cooler. but then as we go throughout the day, it's going to be nice and sunny and our temperatures making it into the mid 60s. here some of our interior valleys and spots like livermore as well as santa rosa. we're going to be in the low to mid 70s this afternoon. so that's going to be a really nice and comfortable temperature that will continue into tomorrow as

well. so i'll have more on that and looking ahead to the weekend in a few minutes. ginger and marcus, thanks a lot carrie. new overnight firefighters are still working to mop up following a two alarm fire in the east bay. it happened just before one this morning in downtown concord. at one point, flames overtook a vacant a vacant commercial building near sunset and east street that's right across from the bart station there in concord. firefighters put out the fire and fortunately no one was hurt. firefighters are still asking everyone to avoid that area. while the cause of the fire is still under investigation. well happening today, it is shaping up to be a make or break day. this is for the embattled district attorney, alameda county supervisors. they are expected to discuss and set a date for that recall election today. the bay's kris sanchez s joins us here in the newsroom. and chris, pamela price appears to be fighting for her job from a really a bunch of fronts. right. and she is not the only

one. so as the backers of the recall effort are pushing for alameda county supervisors to set a date for that election, neither pamela price nor her supporters are going down without a fight. take a look at everything that's happening today, da price and her supporters will hold a public event. so will her challengers, all ahead of the supervisors meeting happening at 2:00 this afternoon. the da's press conference is about an investigation into the recall effort, not by her office, but by california's fair political practices commission. she is expected to announce plans to ask the supervisors to declare the recall signature count invalid because of a number of the signatures which were found invalid by the county's registrar of voters. the registrar will present those results to supervisors later today. another group, protect the win for public safety, they call themselves. they are going to lend their support, saying the recall effort is an undemocratic effort to overturn

the will of the voters who elected da price. at issue is how much money the group save alameda for everyone pitched in to that effort. speaking of them, at 1:00 this afternoon, save alameda for everyone or save, as they call themselves, they will talk about the reason they want da price out. they have said that price's criminal justice reforms put the rights of suspects ahead of the rights of victims and their families, and have led to higher crime rates. alameda county supervisors could set the recall election as part of the november election in the fall, or they could call for a special election, or they could declare the special election invalid altogether. a lot of moving parts here today. they all seem to be coming to a head. we will cover this story for you, and if there are updates before for our next newscast, we will have them on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. marcus. all right, chris, thank you. well, tensions boiling overnight. but

this is a new york city. that is where columbia university students stormed an academic building on campus demanding the school divest from companies doing business with israel. palestinian supporters broke windows barricading the entrance. there with chairs and tables. that school is telling all students to avoid campus today. now, yesterday, activists told to disband their encampments or face disciplinary action. columbia university, now one of many schools where those tent protests are taking place now closer at home. want to give you a look this morning over at san francisco state campus, protesters there waking up in a new encampment. this was just created yesterday. and you can see there those tents lined up now, san francisco state, now one of several bay area schools. this is where tent protests are taking place. and those protesters there, like those at schools including uc berkeley and stanford, well, they have similar demands in trying to keep the united front. i think the students here who are prepared for the long haul

struggle, that is for the liberation of palestine is something that many faculty here support and are ready to stand alongside them. now. police so far are staying away from sf state and campus. there now. the school issued a statement saying that it does respect the rights for those students to peacefully protest and will work to keep everyone safe. vallejo police will patrol schools today after a student brought a gun onto a campus. it happened at jesse bethel high school yesterday. the school says a staff member took the gun from the student. the student then took off before police could arrive. as of last check, officers are still searching for that student. the high school and nearby elementary school were locked down. patrols will continue for the rest of the week. san francisco city attorney david chu is scheduled to appear before a judge today. he's expected to request all legal claims be tossed out, tied to a controversial police response last year. it happened during the unsanctioned hill bom

skateboarding event in the mission district. chaos escalated when officers responded to reports the gathering had become dangerous. a total of 113 people were arrested, 81 of them juveniles. at the time, skateboarders described it as an abuse of power. at least four teenagers are now suing the city of san francisco, claiming their civil rights were violated. sfpd chief bill scott maintains the officer's response fell within the bounds of department policy. also today, a group of leaders pushing for a new city in solano county will update their efforts to place the measure on the november ballot. now, the protest is called california forever developers. they really want to build it from scratch on land. this is between rio vista and travis air force base. the group of billionaires are investors behind this plan. and that group today they plan to announce some sort of milestone in the petition process that's going to take place at 10 a.m. in oakland's brand new baseball team, though they should be

sliding safely into its new home today. council members are expected to sign off this on the team's plan to play the season at raymond park. this is in west oakland. the ballers are joining the independent pioneer league. the team plans to spend about $1.5 million to bring that field up to league standards. 538 for you on this tuesday morning, taking a live look at walnut creek, where the sun is beautiful coming up there looks like a clear day. meteorologist kari hall has a forecast. kari. it looks really good and we are starting out with cool temperatures and a clear sky this morning. we're also seeing that in san francisco. it's been pretty windy at times, and we're still looking at some high winds through at least today, maybe into tomorrow as well. and for the coastal areas, the hills, and then especially solano county, we've had those gusts coming through the delta looking at warmer temperatures for tomorrow into the next few days, with some of our valley highs in the low 80s. but then more changes for the weekend as it

gets cooler. but today it's still going to be nice and mild, with hayward a high of 6975, in san martin and fairfield today 77 degrees. mike, you're tracking some recovery in san jose. yes. so over here, the camera northbound 101 actually looks a lot lighter than we might expect because all that traffic was held up from the earlier crash. i told you about north 101 at story over the last ten minutes. it cleared and recovery happens pretty quickly. i was watching the camera to see the volume. not so bad, but some folks have shifted to 87 and 85. keep that in mind. heading north out of the southern portion of san jose. meanwhile the rest of the bay operates pretty smoothly. highway four, in fact, looks much better than it did over the last half hour, but eastbound we do have now an issue reported there may be an injury on the eastbound direction. i'm still trying to get details. no lanes reported blocked and actually things are starting to sort themselves out. but westbound still that big commute coming in through contra costa county. and then there's an a's game tonight. just reminding you the event going on alongside the nimitz freeway. that's a night game tonight. tomorrow is a midday game. back

to you. thanks, mike. working to prevent rolling blackouts during heat waves. up next on today in the bay. the way artificial intelligence is being used to balance the energy grid. and the speaker of the house in washington promising a crackdown on colleges that don't get control of their students. and i'm bob redell. we're live here in dublin with light bright showing her best side turn around for the camera. light bright. all right. she is, here spca and we are celebrating national adopt a shelter at day. we'll introduce you to this five month

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cease fire in gaza and scott mcgrew secretary of state antony blinken continues his shuttle diplomacy. yeah, he's going to be all over the place in saudi arabia, headed to jordan next. meantime, on college campuses, the push for a cease fire and divestment from israel is spreading. speaker of the house mike johnson plans a speech today where he says he'll threaten a crackdown on colleges who do not get their students under control over what he calls anti-semitism. this is video of him at columbia last week, a visit that in many ways increased tension on campus. johnson promises a, quote, wide ranging investigation focused on holding administrators accountable. there are two

things to keep in mind. one, these demonstrations are all over the united states, from big schools to small. and they're not organized by any one group, meaning you will see pictures of people holding horrible signs saying horrible things. but you'll also see students who say they simply support a palestinian state and a cease fire, both of which are actually in line with us policy and with few exceptions, notably columbia . the demonstrations are peaceful. this is the university of wisconsin. other thing to keep in mind is university presidents are very aware of the power johnson has to make their lives miserable. recent congressional hearings have led to the firings of university presidents. this is the president of harvard. back in december, she was forced to resign. the presidents of mit and penn were at that same hearing. the head of mit stepped down, too. the president of columbia just faced that same committee recently promised congress she would remove a

professor from a leadership position because the university was investigating him. the professor told the new york times. the first he heard of the investigation was from the president's testimony. secretary of state of antony blinken making number stops in the middle east looking to rebuild palestine and better relations with israel. he's meeting with mbs in saudi arabia. prince, the cia says, ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. president biden calls saudi arabia a pariah. both the us and israel need saudi arabia's support. blinken is off to jordan next. also last day of april, last full day of funding for the internet for poor and rural areas. it will run out next month unless it takes action. carrie. let's toss it back over to you. all right. thank you. thank you scott. now let's turn to our climate in crisis. we're going to talk about artificial intelligence. and there's a big effort around the world to use natural

resources like solar and wind energy to generate electricity in a way that does not harm the planet. and we're finding that there is a delicate balance between when that energy is available and when it's used, due to the hours of sunlight or when the wind blows. so there's a challenge on how to store that energy to use it later when it's dark or when the wind is calm. a company called grid beyond has found a way to use artificial intelligence technology not only to forecast peak renewable energy, but how to balance the grid. ceo of grid beyond michael fallon says they're also looking into ways to use vehicles as a way of storing clean energy. and a really neat example of that are school busses. so school busses spend about 4 to 6 hours a day on the road, and the rest of the time they're charging well, if you turn them into a vtg system, a vehicle to grid system, or even vehicle to building system, they can give back the power that they have in

the battery on the peak, so they can actually help the grid at those times. and in the summer, obviously they're not used very much either. so they become effectively batteries that are available to balance the grid in the summertime. so they're a really good example of how vehicles can really help to stabilize the grid. using ai to balance the grid may help us transition to green energy sources. much more quickly and efficiently, so we'll post how you can learn more about grid beyond on our website on nbc bay area .com, and look for this story on our climate in crisis page. useful information. thanks, gary. well, today is national adopt a shelter pet day and it is time to help clear the shelters of cats and dogs once again today in the bay's bob redell with the cool assignment of the day, he is live for us this morning over at the aspca in dublin. and bob, who are you with this morning? we've got well, this is sandy. morning, sandy. good to see you. thanks for getting up early. she's with

the east bay spca here in dublin. of course, this right here is light, bright, five month old puppy and you were expressing disappointment, i guess, in shock that she's been here two and a half months and hasn't been adopted most of her life. yeah she came in from one of our partner shelters and she's super smart and sweet and these adorable floppy ears. and we can't believe she's been with us this long. you were saying earlier that a lot of dogs usually would be around for two weeks. yeah, and now they're taking two months. they are. what's going on? you think? yeah. yeah it's really hard. a lot of people aren't necessarily able with housing to either keep their pets or have a pet. and it's really rough and it's affecting lots of shelters. and when we can't get them out, we can't help our partners. and so yeah, we don't want to see a puppy grow up in the shelter. of course, we give them lots of love, but it's not a home. and you said there is some residual from covid with the people. weren't people weren't able to do that then. and so there's a bigger population out there still. there are definitely there's lots of puppies out there. so there's definitely a

lot of opportunities to find your right match. you and i have rescued animals. yeah, i've been great for my family. i know it's been great for yours. what do you say to someone, though, who has not rescued an animal, come to a shelter, maybe has a misconception? yeah, i mean, it's amazing. i know all the types of animals that we have and the effect that it can have on your life. i mean, i know that there's lots of studies that show how much they relax you and can help you get fed. and, you know, we can help you. that's one thing we're all about matchmaking. you know, whether a puppy is your right fit, a senior dog. it's amazing. and we're here to support you. like her. we have tons of training classes so that this little smart girl can learn how to dog properly. and would she be for a family? definitely. i mean, she's terrific. i mean, anybody, you know, it all depends. you've got her kicking. yeah, it hit her. oh, he found her. depends on what you're looking for. there we go. oh, yeah, i love it. you might be looking for somebody to just hang out and watch movies with. you might be looking for somebody to go for a run with. she's got lots of

energy, and so, yeah, that's what we can help you. and she seems like she's house trained. i haven't seen her do an accident yet in ten minutes. been she's been running around. so. puppy. all right. and you guys just celebrate 150th. we did last week. wow yeah, well, congratulations. and again today is national adopt a shelter pet day. if you, you're interested in life, right? they're going to be open tomorrow here at the dublin. spca, of course, in the east bay. and i'm telling you, somebody who's, rescued dogs, cats, they they do change your life for the better. so highly recommend to look into this. yeah. marcus. ginger. yeah. i've heard that time and time again for folks who have adopted those pets. i mean, the thing about is your family has to be ready for that. it is a responsibility. but i'm told that it is such a joy for those families. so i know, and bob's a pro. he found that tickle spot right away. she loves you already. yeah. thanks bob. yeah. so get out there and adopt if you can. and then if you have those pets, take them out for a walk. yes, absolutely.

it's going to be a beautiful day. we're going to see more sunshine. did you like yesterday's weather? it's going to repeat today. so we're starting out cool. and yes, there's still a breezy wind in san francisco, wind already coming in from the west at 14mph. and it will get stronger as we go throughout the day. but our temperatures are back to the low 70s for the south bay, los gatos today will see a high of 71 there, 75 in morgan hill and much of the east bay in the mid 70. concord 75, antioch 77 and pleasanton will see a high of there of 72 degrees, some upper 60s for redwood city, as well as san mateo and san francisco in the low to mid 60s. today, downtown 65, mill valley 66, and in santa rosa we're going to see a temperature up to about 75. today we'll see more of these warm afternoons, cool mornings, but eventually it's going to cool down for all of us. and this weekend there will be a quick chance of a spot shower or two, some light rain and snow for the sierra, and that moves out by late saturday into

sunday. there still may be some rain just to our north, but notice that the cooler air is coming in and that will be with us through the beginning of next week. in terms of how much rain we may see, it doesn't look like a lot here in the light blue areas. that's a quarter inch of rain or less. so maybe a few hundredths of an inch of rain and it could be slightly higher for the coastline as well as parts of the north bay. we're just going to feel a big drop in temperatures. so take a look at the next ten days in san jose. we're going from upper 70s to only 61 on saturday. that's our afternoon plans is trying to stay warm. we're going to have a brief visit of winter once again, as well as more clouds, some spotty showers, and then we start to see those temperatures rebounding on sunday into early next week so we can enjoy the warm and sunny weather in the near term. because once again, it's going to change for the weekend. san francisco will be in the upper 50. mike, you start with a look at some of south bay slowing. yeah, we had that earlier crash which cleared its story. so that's great for 101.

we have a build though and that was not before the folks may have adjusted. so 8587 280. we're all seeing that come toward me. that's northbound through san jose. typical commute pattern. and actually not so bad considering that earlier crash. the east bay shows a smooth drive. another crash reported somewhere in pleasanton. 680 does slow down a bit southbound, but that's pretty typical. this crash may be affecting 580 out of the altamont pass. looks like it's closer to airway than it is toward north livermore. toward north greenville. everything else is a pretty typical pattern . back to you. thanks a lot, mike. happening now. the deadline to cancel your student loan debt is quickly approaching . it arrives at midnight, and here is what you need to know. in order to be considered, you will have to consolidate your loans. the type of loans include commercially held federal family education loans, parent plus loans, perkins loans, and health education assistance loans. people who miss the deadline may still receive some credit once they do consolidate their loans, but the white house is urging

everyone to act now. and up next, we have a look at those top stories you need to know before you head out today, including an overnight fire, shutting down parts of downtown concord overnight. new details as that investigation into what happened gets underway this morning. keep it right here.

we are moving you forward with a look at the top stories on today in the bay, including an overnight fire in the east bay. yeah, this one started just before 1:00 in the morning in downtown concord. now, at one point, flames took over a vacant commercial building. this is near sunset and east street near the concord bart station. that fire now out and no one was injured. but everyone is still being asked to avoid that area. this morning, the cause is still under investigation. overnight, students at columbia university protesting the war in gaza took over an academic building on campus. they are demanding the school divest from companies doing business with israel. the school is telling all students to avoid campus or coming to campus today. closer to home, here's a live look this morning at san francisco state's campus, protesters there are waking up

in a new encampment created yesterday. so far, the school is only saying it supports the rights of students to peacefully protest. other tent protests continue at schools including berkeley and stanford. it is shaping up to be a critical day for embattled alameda county district attorney pamela price. supervisors are expected to debate exactly when voters should decide price's fate. in a recall election. ahead of that meeting, price will hold a news conference. she's expected to ask supervisors to declare that recall measure invalid. this is due to signature discrepancies. it's possible that that recall vote may be part of the fall election. it may also be a special election scheduled for sometime this year. let's get a final look at our weather for today. another nice one. it starts out cool, but we are going to have sunshine. some of our valley temperatures will reach into the upper 70s low 80s the next few days. and then for the weekend there will be a chance of showers as temperatures dip on saturday. heads up highway four. even though westbound shows your

pretty big backup. typical for that direction is eastbound, where we have the earlier traffic break. there's some sort of a issue with an ambulance on the shoulder around san marcos, right? thanks, guys. well, the today show is moments away. we are continuing today in the bay on roku and other platforms. live at eight, a life changing donation. a bay area family celebrates second chances plus, we've got cast members from chicago fire and chicago p.d. they're joining us live ahead of one chicago wednesday's busy morning around here. look, thanks for making us a part of your morning. have a great good tuesday morning. new violence erupting on college campuses overnight. >> antiwar protests growing across the country. it's april 30th. this is "today." breaking news. demonstrators seize a building at new york'