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
This is absolutely unprecedented. This has never happened in my lifetime. Including at uc berkeleys Commencement Ceremony today, how the graduates used the opportunity to get their message across. And after last nights rare Northern Lights display over the bay area, how likely are we to get another show tonight . 19 journalists died covering world war ii, 63 died covering the vietnam war, and in gaza, 140 journalists have been killed just since october, easily making this the deadliest war on record. Im brian hackney. And im andrea nakano. Even more have been arrested, injured, or are missing, which is what brought dozens to the embarcadero this afternoon in San Francisco. Our amanda hari spoke to someone who lost a loved one while they were reporting in the west bank. Reporter people here say that reporting the news shouldnt be a death sentence. Theyre trying to remember all of the journalists and media professionals who have already been killed but also raise awareness to prevent mor
Together in San Francisco demanding and end to the violence. Many years ago, an important and often overlooked battle over School Segregation played out right here in the bay area. And is centered around a brave eightyearold, Opening Doors for chineseamericans. Happy mothers day. We will tell you about some special events happening in the bay area to celebrate the important women in our lives. Instructed morning, and thank you for starting your day with us. Today is sunday, may 12th. I am max darrow. Family and friends of journalists killed covering the war in gaza , coming together in San Francisco this weekend to demand better protections and an end to the violence. This is a look from San Francisco this weekend. Amanda harry spoke to someone who lost a loved one while reporting in the west bank. It is an ongoing, intentional targeting of journalists. Reporter the loss of life in the west bank, continues to be felt around the world. According to gazas government media office, more th
Arriving every day. And now one local rescue center is desperately appealing to the public for help. John ramos has the story. Reporter this public open house at the International Bird rescue in fairfield almost didnt happen, but they decided to go through with it anyway, because they thought it was important for the public to understand the crisis theyre dealing with. The International Bird rescue center is accustomed to dealing with injured or sick birds, but what began slowly in april has suddenly become overwhelming. We were all going back and forth like is this a thing, is it not a thing. And then over the last four, five days things just kind of cratered. For the first time in ten year, this is the most pelicans ive seen here. Reporter brown pelicans are the birds you see at the beach skimming over to water in formation like a squadron of fighter plane, but lately theyve been found wandering in unusual places, unable to fly away from people. One bird that we have in care right no
Their commencement. Were going to continue to be a headache. Were going to continue to disrupt. And pelicans are starving and scientists dont know why. How a Wildlife Center in fairfield is stepping in. And the Northern Lights put on quite the show last night. Well find out if weve got an encore tonight. Thanks for joining us on this saturday afternoon, im brian hackney. And im andrea nakano. Its a day students look forward to after years of studying and hard work, but cals graduation today was interrupted by antiwar protests. Hundreds of graduates filled the stands, stomping their feet and chanting during the ceremony. The protest had a mixed reaction from the crowd. Reporter many of the new graduates did not have a normal High School Graduation four years ago because of the pandemic, so this commencement was supposed to help make up for some of that lost experience. Hundreds of propalestinian protesters made their voice heard as thousands of people at Memorial Stadium celebrated the