Im audrey asistio. Welcome to nbc bay area news at 4 30. Were going to tell you about the crucial vote that happened just hours ago. That will hike up water prices. Were also tracking other stories on this tuesday, including some news that shows just how hard it is to make it in the bay. The median home price in Santa Clara County just hit a new high mark 2 million. Our scott budman breaks down the new numbers for us. Also, protesters chained themselves up outside a google conference in Mountain View today. The demands theyre making from the Silicon Valley giant and take a look at this. Sick pelicans are popping up in the bay area and beyond. Why so many of them are needing to be treated are Jodi Hernandez goes to the International Bird rescue in search of those answers. But lets go ahead and begin today with your water bills. Because if you do live in the south bay, the price you pay is about to go up this afternoon, valley water approved a nearly 13 rate hike for much of Santa Clara
Happen in a manner that is perfectly appropriate. Amidst the growing propalestinian encampments on campus, thousands of uc Berkeley Students are preparing to receive their degrees this morning. But students say this event means amidst current unrest. We were all shocked. You know, both of my kids were crying. All the parents, everybody was crying and really upset about this. And a small School Community in newark in shock after a private school abruptly closed its doors. Details on what led to that closure after 20 years in operation. From ktvu, fox two news. This is mornings on two. Welcome. And good morning to mornings on two. This is the Northern Lights coming to us from saturday, may 11th. Look at those gorgeous colors in the sky. These images all across the country, as we are seeing this beautiful storm, geomagnetic storm across the country. My goodness, its beautiful. Oh my god, you drove. You work last night. Thanks for coming in. Slight pink in the sky. It was driving to the ea
Oakland city park. We asked the company that owns that truck how could this happen . His reason. The drivers reason. Why the person that took the video says its unacceptable in the town. Progress on a flood project. We take you under anderson dam for an inside look. We are touching the reservoir with a tunnel, below water. President biden was in town for a quick fundraising trip. Aside from donors, he was greeted by demonstrators seeking to make their voices heard on the war in gaza. Thank you for starting your day with us. Today is saturday, may 11th. Im max darrow. Nobody wants to see their city became a dumping ground. Thats why an oakland man who saw this happen was so shocked he said he had to start recording. You see a truck dumping piles of construction debris at a city park earlier this week. Da lin spoke to the man that took the video and is upset about who could be behind it. A brazen act around 3 30 tuesday afternoon. Reporter a witness said there were other cars and people
Right now, at 11. Out of this world. Tonight the Northern Lights are shining in places they normally dont. And that includes california. These are pictures from the Mendocino County coast. Vibrant colors. You see here courtesy of a severe solar storm. Now, photos taken from all over the world and all across the u. S. Show the night sky lit up in hot pink, purple and green and we are watching and waiting to see if that solar storm will also give us a show here in the bay area. Could be a wild weekend. Well check in with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri in just a moment, but we begin with nbc bay areas jocelyn moran. Jocelyn. Definitely breathtaking , but it also has some scientists concerned, right . Yeah. Audrey. These images are incredible. But experts say we could also see some of those disruptions, most likely radio blackouts. But we could also see our gps being affected or our cell phone signal at the same time. These cell phones here could also help you capture something you dont
Funding other things like schools and health care and just building our communities, but not a genocide, the president then made his way over to palo alto, where former yahoo Ceo Marissa Mayer hosted another fundraiser. Some excited to see the president here in their neighborhood, neighbors saying nearby schools were let out early for the event. I hope he lasts another four years and does a good job, as he has been doing the last few years. Id love to cheer our president on if i could. Theyre reminded of the last time a president ial candidate made their way here. The first time it was president obama also going to Marissa Mayers house, and it was we were able to get down another block to see him arrive. And i saw the motorcade. Not sure i ever saw him, though. Shortly after the motorcade came through middlefield road, a set of protests erupted as police blocked the area wearing riot gear. Propalestinians making demands to end the war in gaza. Hes writing a blank check to the governmen