Contra costa county . A supervisor accused of putting an employees desk on the roof. We investigate. Plus, not just pg e. Another monthly bill could be going up again. I grew up in the bay area, really. Ive been here since i was 21. And i just always have loved it. And is this the end for Klay Thompson in San Francisco . His emotional News Conference today at warriors headquarters. Good evening. This is nbc bay area news tonight. Im raj mathai. Weve seen the big three do magical things for the warriors. So what now . Well hear from Klay Thompson, more from him a bit later. Lets start with the headlines we are watching. More than a Million People in the bay area could soon see their utility bills go up again. Were not talking about pg e this time. Specifically the water bill in the south bay. San jose water is asking for a 22 rate hike over the next three years. The company says the rate hikes are necessary to replace aging infrastructure and pay for new construction projects. That prop
Only to never install that technology. And were going to be joined by two bay area natives who are generating potential oscar buzz for their film shot entirely in armenia. Good evening. This is nbc bay area news tonight. Im jessica aguirre. Were going get to the stories in a moment. But we want to begin with this, smoky skies. Lets give you a live look across all of the bay area tonight. Even though we havent had much fire activity here lately, we are still feeling the effects as smoke blows in from oregon and northern california. In the south bay today, air quality index topped 150. In gilroy and san jose. Thats a level thats considered unhealthy, especially for anyone who might have a respiratory problem like asthma. A reading in that 150 range would be like smoking half a pack of cigarettes a day. And a reading in that 50 to 100 range is like smoking a quarter pack of cigarettes in a day. Okay, thats a lot of cigarettes in a day. Lets get straight to chief meteorologist jeff ranieri
The city about those driverless taxis. What San Francisco is now requesting from the state of california. Plus, apple unveiling its latest products in cupertino, including a new iphone and new features powered by Artificial Intelligence. And the biggest heartbreak in sports. Its all about cal alum aaron rodgers. Today his coach delivers the sobering news. Good evening. This is nbc bay area news tonight. Im raj mathai. A lot of people and a lot of parties. This is Opening Night of the dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Is its future, though, here longterm . Mayor breed joins us in just a few minutes. First, we want to get you caught up on some of the headlines were following. Last month our Investigative Unit said it would happen, and now it has. San francisco officially asking state regulators to reconsider its decision on Driverless Cars. About five weeks ago, both cruise and waymo got the green light from the cpuc to expand driverless taxi service in the city. Essentially both c
mathai. i m jessica aguirre. one of the top moments in day four of the impeachment trial. adam schiff has tied the president he is actions to russia. he recalled senator mckand and the bipartisan effort he led to provide aid for ukraine and obstruct russia. in 2014, he stated, quote, we are all ukrainians. krog woman zoe lofgren offered evidence of obstruction of congress. no other president facing impeachment has taken the extreme step to prohibit executive witnesses, witnesses from testifying before congress. even president nixon. and finally, in a statement from president trump s attorney, jay sekulow, when the defense presentation begins tomorrow, the team will only use three of its eight hours allotted. today was the last day for the democrats. janelle wang has the key take awa aways. republicans still seem united. no sign of any senator flipping sides. democrats are hoping voters are paying attention. house impeachment managers closing their opening argument
not commit any crime. he used the words of the president s defenders that they said during the clinton impeachment trial. it certainly doesn t have to be a crime if you have somebody who completely corrupts the office of president and who abuses trust and who poses great danger to our liberty, you don t need a technical crime. what s a high crime? how about itf an important persn hurts somebody of low means. it s not very scholarly, but i think it s the truth. i think that s what they meant by high crimes. doesn t have to be a crime. house manager adam schiff em employed the use of a powerpoint to draw a comparison between donald trump s infamous ukraine phone call and calls made by previous commanders in chief. he used images of recent presidents from both parties wielding the oval office phone at historic moments in u.s. history. president trump isn t using just twitter to get his message out during this trial, politico says legal staffers have set up a communicat