State for life in washington. With the new declaration and the way israel is responding, plus a growing number of dead sea lions found off the california coast is raising concerns. The steps experts are taking to try to determine the cause. Also, deadly storms once again slamming the midwest, the destruction left behind and where that system is heading. This is today in the bay area. Good wednesday morning. Thanks for starting your morning with us. Im Marcus Washington and im laura garcia. Were going to check that morning commute with mike in just a moment, and well have a look at those deadly storms that were talking about. But carrie, a much different story right here in the bay area. Absolutely yesterday was warm and sunny for the inland valleys. And today were going to have a slight cool down. Were even now seeing a bit of a hazy a few low clouds kind of rolling by the city. But overall it is mostly clear as were getting started, were headed for 68 degrees in San Francisco, 68 also
Being found off the california coast. Were going to tell you the steps researchers are taking to find the cause. This is today in the bay area. Good wednesday morning. Thanks for joining us on marcus washington. And im laura garcia. Were going to check the morning commute with mike in just a little bit. Carries got a look at our forecast for today a nice one on tap. Yeah. Its going to be a Beautiful Day. There is so much going on not only the next few days but also the weekend. And were starting out with our typical may set up where we are seeing temperatures in the mid 50s. Whats missing is the fog, and thats what will be returning as we get into the weekend. As we take a look at what to expect in oakland today, upper 50s at 9 00, at 1 00 it is 69 degrees and low 70s. A really Beautiful Day and comfortable temperatures. Well see a high of 78 in san jose, 80 in morgan hill and 80 as well in martinez. Upper 70s for novato. And its going to be a windy 68 degrees in San Francisco. But we
Morning, and thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia, and im marcus washington, new at 11. The police chief who was fired by the city of oakland and who is suing that same city, is announcing his candidacy for city council. Nbc bay areas bob redell joins us live from outside Oakland City Hall, where chief Lauren Armstrong just filed his paperwork. Bob, why does the former police chief want this job . Well, laura marcus, a former police chief, leronne armstrong, he was born and raised in oakland. Hes raised his own family here. He says he loves the city, but the city he loves, he says, is spiraling downward. And he wants to do something to fix it. This was the scene moments ago inside city hall, behind me, inside the City Clerks Office where armstrong filed the paperwork necessary to announce his candidacy for the oakland city council. At large position. Now, armstrong didnt give us specifics on what he would do to solve the citys biggest problems. But he says the three biggest issues fa
Strike is illegal and unlawful. Uc santa cruz executive vice chancellor releasing this statement which read in part, the university of california disagrees with the unions position and views this work stoppage as unlawful and in violation of the clear terms of the collective bargaining agreements between the parties which prohibits strikes, work stoppages, and any other concerted activities that interfere directly or indirectly with university operation. Grad student worker jennifer calls the statement by the uc disappointing. I do believe that we should have a safe environment where we can definitely protest without fearing that the uc police or even the city police are going to attack and arrest and have very serious consequences for those students. Reporter Union Workers are accusing the university of california of allowing Violent Attacks on pro Palestine Protesters by both outside agitators and police. This encampment sweep at ucla followed by arrests sparked outrage across uc san
About price drops in this economy, but that is what is happening in oakland. Rent is getting cheaper. According to the website apartment list, the average rent is just below 2,000 a month, a 10 drop from last year. Our kelsi thorud spoke with one renter who is taking advantage. She just moved to oakland because of the lower prices. We also just want a space that feels really like calming and definitely one of my favorite parts was the kitchen and the corner windows. Im a big cook. I love cooking. So having a lot of counter space, having nice new appliances was really important to me. Reporter india rose carter just moved from in apartment in San Francisco to oakland with her partner. I cant afford to live in San Francisco anymore and so this kind of felt like the only option relatively close to home. Reporter india says they toured dozens of apartments during their search and definitely noticed the lower prices in oakland. We were aiming for a two bedroom with the hopes we would have s