Serratos live at the oakland port in just a little bit. Were also tracking other stories on this wednesday, including a san jose business broken into more than a 20 times since the pandemic started. The tough decision the owner had to make in order to keep his keep paying his employees and gorgeous weather right now. But that will soon change. Meteorologist vianey arana is tracking some rain chances headed for our weekend. Shes going to be joining us with what we can expect, but lets go ahead and begin now with that breaking news. It has been a lengthy process, but it appears we finally know who will challenge sam liccardo in the november runoff to replace ana eshoo in the 16th congressional district. A recount shows evan low has come in second place after the final ballots were tallied today. He, youll remember, was tied with joe simitian after the election. But the addition of challenge ballots broke that tie. So lets go ahead and bring in nbc bay areas ian cull, whos been following this race closely for weeks now. Ian, tell us the latest. Yeah. You know, after Santa Clara County announced its final count yesterday, evan low held a four count lead. But there was still the question of those 16 challenge ballots in San Mateo County today, officials there made a ruling that seven previously uncounted votes were admitted. And in the end, the numbers show evan low edged out joe simitian by a total of just five votes. A San Mateo County had no change in the initial results of its recount, so this ruling on those 16 ballots was key. Low gained one more. Simitian did not gain any low posted on social media, saying, we are very excited that my advancement into the general election was reaffirmed and look forward to the next eventful chapter in this race. He also said this election reminds us that every single vote in formal participation matters. The front runner, sam liccardo, also sent us a statement saying in part, despite the efforts of some to stop this recount, we should all celebrate that democracy prevailed. Previously uncounted votes were counted. We can now refocus on our work ahead. In all, 182,000 ballots across the district were recounted. The final part was those 16 envelopes in question that had to be examined by voting officials and the postal service. The person who requested the recount, jonathan padilla, had called for them to be included, but there were problems with the postmark on the envelope, and since they arrived after the deadline, an investigation was done to see if they were scanned by usps in time. Bottom line at the state now certifies the results. Low will move on to face sam liccardo in the november election. Its been such a process to get to this point. Ian, what happens next . Yeah. So well first off, i just got off the phone with jonathan padilla, who requested the recount, and he said that hes happy all the votes were counted. He doesnt expect any further challenge or action from him or his attorneys. I also reached out to joe simitians campaign to see if they will challenge any ballots that were rejected, and they said they dont have an answer to that right now, especially considering this information came in less than two hours ago and the story is developing, though our photographer is going to be talking to evan lo as we speak, well have hear from what he had to say about all this and the results and get his reaction coming up tonight at 530. Our own gia vang is also working on this story for the 11 p. M. News. Okay, were surely are busy today in our newsroom and out across the bay area. Thank you ian for that update. Appreciate it. Now to those may day protests across the bay area. You can see a few of the demonstrations weve been following in San Francisco, oakland and santa clara university. The tradition celebrates the labor movement, but this year its taking an antiwar edge. Weve seen hundreds of people joining rallies and marches demanding a cease fire in gaza. So lets go ahead and take you live to oakland. Now. Take a look at that, where another big march is happening right now. You could see there hundreds of people there marching through downtown oakland, led by a pickup truck waving palestinian flags, carrying signs calling for a cease fire. This is actually just one of several demonstrations weve been tracking in oakland earlier for a larger group rallied outside of the federal building. And another protest is going on right now, this one also in oakland, workers, educators and other Community Members wanted to shut down the port near the west oakland bart station. And that is where we have our pete serratos live. Pete, whats the latest out there . Yeah, we were expecting hundreds of these Union Workers to start here at the west oakland bart station and march to the port of oakland in protest of the war in gaza. But i want to show our viewers the scene right now that no longer at least appears to be the case, because this is now being called a victory rally, with us getting that information in the past hour that the port is canceling work for the day. Now, organizers say that this was done in response to the planned protest. So now they are holding this victory rally. Now, the point of that of the protest was to show solidarity with their palestinian Union Workers, who they say have been impacted by the war in gaza. Now i spoke to one of the organizers before this rally began, and they told me that the port could stand to lose millions of dollars by canceling work today. So they are calling it a win. So right now, what youre looking at here at west oakland, bart, theyre saying it is a victory rally because the port of oakland is canceling work for the day. In response to that, planned protest was going to take place literally right now. If that didnt happen, still very busy behind you there, pete. Im wondering what is next. Are there other rallies youre tracking . Yeah, well, you know, audrey, i think the organizers werent anticipating this closure. In fact, this victory rally behind me is set to end at 5 p. M. But they also are encouraging folks to support the university encampments that were seeing around the bay area that are showing solidarity with palestine. All right, pete, thank you for that update out there. Well see you later on this evening. San franciscos protests kicked off this morning with a rally in the mission before they marched to city hall, a coalition of groups advocated for the rights of workers, including immigrants and undocumented workers, among many others. But like we said before, major focus of the protest was showing solidarity with Palestinian Issues and calling for peace in gaza. We as the working class here in the bay area, stand shoulder to shoulder with the working class in palestine and against the genocide happening there. And later in the afternoon, another march in San Francisco started after a rally outside salesforce tower. You can see the view from our nbc bay area sky ranger here. We do know another demonstration was planned for union square this afternoon. A san jose Business Owner says something has got to give. He has seen 20 break ins over the past four years. The owner of t villa in downtown san jose says that hes struggling to stay open because of the repeated crime. Burglars have taken everything from ipads to security cameras, but its actually the repeated busted windows that are hitting him. The hardest glass panels here all these four panels just got broken in just in the last nine months, and then i just couldnt afford to pay them because they were so expensive, he says. San jose police did make one arrest, but he hasnt received restitution and says that the burglaries are still happening, with seven in the past year alone, thefts forced him to make a decision, pay his employees or pay thousands to replace those windows. He decided. You see right there just to bore them up with plywood. All right, lets go ahead and turn to our weather now as we take a live look outside this afternoon, just looks glorious out there. Beautiful sunshine, blue skies, warm weather. But, yeah, theres a but theres a chance of rain headed our way. Yes. So i am here now with meteorologist vianey arana. It never lasts, does it . Thats how its been feeling lately, right . Weve had sort of a roller coaster of, like, pleasantries and then a sneak in the rain. Well get to that in a second. But youre right, audrey, its stunning out there. Its about 78 degrees right now. Humidity is at about 24. So its not too bad out there. And lets get a look at your microclimate forecast because this is what it looks like right now in San Francisco. Its about 65. But we did see a high this afternoon of 71. So quite warm out there thanks to some High Pressure. Weve had a warm up of about nine degrees compared to the past 24 hours in palo alto, san jose, about eight, novato about 11 degrees. And this High Pressure is also whats helping keep keep us dry and clear. Look at this satellite radar imagery showing Clear Conditions not just over the bay area, but really the entire state of california. We keep this High Pressure around, but then we do have an approaching cold front thats going to change things. Now, before i get to that, i want to show you your hour by hour forecast heading into tonight and overnight early into thursday morning were going to see 50. So its not going to get too cold tonight. Were going to sort of keep these mild temperatures throughout by tomorrow afternoon into your thursday you will notice some upper 70s down through parts of the south bay, but also some 80s in through the tri valley. Look at fairfield 81, brentwood 81, concord 79. Meanwhile in San Francisco, upper 60s might even see some low 70s again. And another thing you will definitely notice. Were also going to notice the winds kicking up northerly winds, especially heading into tomorrow evening. This is at around 6 00 notice San Francisco 26 plus. This stretches down through the south bay as well. So breezy to gusty at times, especially for some of those coastal mountains and Higher Elevation areas. But we do have the long range. Right now its wednesday, but lining up right now, if you notice this is friday, may 3rd. We do see that system developing. And right now, timing wise, it does look like its going to impact your saturday plans. And yes, what youre seeing there is sierra snow expected on the map. So make sure to join us once again at 5 00. Chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is going to have more details on how much rain and snow we can expect in the upcoming weekend forecast. I send it back to you. All right, vanna, thank you. By the way, after the break, reena will be joining us once again to update us on our reservoir levels as we fight this climate in crisis. Also, one of my dreams was to always become a law enforcement. I told my wife, im going to apply. Im going to. Im going to see how far i can go. Breaking barriers. We introduce you to one east bay officer who overcame his disability and is making his dream come true. But before we head to break, we want to know what trending story would you like to see later on in this newscast . I will pull up right now on my instagram. You still have a little bit more time to vote for one of these stories. You see right here. I used to check receipts weighted sleep products pulled or debt relief for Art Institute students. Well tell you on a story today in regards to the San Jose Fire Department and female firefighters. Hi, hilda. Hi. Yes, were taking a deeper look into the low number of female firefighters in the department. And were doing this because we spoke to two women who used to be san jose firefighters and they tell us that the recent scandals that weve all seen on the news are a reflection of a deeper cultural issue in a stigma that women can do the job. So well have more. All right. Looking forward to that. What time should we expect . The story 11 p. M. 11 p. M. Thank you hilda. Appreciate it. Starting today, your chances of getting a parking ticket in San Francisco just went up. Sfmta is cracking down on drivers who block sidewalks or crosswalks. In particular, some Parking Enforcement workers who write those tickets actually arent happy about it. They say they already face a lot of aggression on the job, and the tickets are not cheap. Blocking a Pedestrian Crossing or residential parking spot can cost you 80 or more each district will get a designated week long sweep every three months on top of regular enforcement. Turning now to our climate and crisis, you heard veena mentioned the chance of rain and snow in our forecast, but may is also expected to bring warmer temperatures, which will bring a boost for our reservoirs and also concerns over potential flooding. But the impacts extend beyond one storm, right . A study by Climate Central shows that our changing climate is supercharging the water cycle, bringing heavier precipitation extremes and flood risks across the country. So here to give us more insight is meteorologist vianey arana. So vianey, lets go ahead and start with the reservoir levels. What are they looking like right now . You know, as we head into the melting months when it comes to the snowpack, we do like to check in on those reservoirs. And so far, all of the major reservoirs which provide a large portion of our water supply, are either at or near capacity. So, for perspective, our most recent stretch has included sunshine and pleasant weather. But if we look back at some previous storms, we have seen everything from rain to significant snowfall. As of today, the Sierra Snowpack is still sitting at about 85 of that statewide average. And as we warm up into may, that snowpack will eventually melt, filling our reservoirs even higher. And of course, we have to consider the upcoming saturday storm that weve been talking about. Thats also going to bring a boost to that snowpack. In addition to that, i mean, just 2023 was a record snowpack year. Youve likely heard scientists talking about it. So here it is. Lets take a look at some of the higher totals. So notice Lake Oroville is at about 98. Lake shasta is at 96. Folsom 87, trinity is at 85. And if you notice statewide the four largest reservoirs, if we take a closer look, is that about 91 of capacity for today. So as of today, we are doing really well. But what officials might start looking into, especially with the upcoming snowpack, is potentially releasing some of that water to ease some of those flood concerns as we inch into those warmer months, because anytime were seeing this high level of capacity, see any significant storm or snowpack melt can really change the game when it comes to the reservoir pack. So thats something that they definitely monitor closely. They also tend to lower some of that for seismic activity as well in certain reservoirs. So Something Else that they tend to look at as well. And what does the long term trend show . Well, Climate Central has been looking into this, audrey. And let me give you a map here that shows the change in precipitation on the heaviest 1 of days. And now this extreme precipitation chance is from 1958 to 2021. So if we take a closer look here, you can see here percentage wise right about 17 for the areas in green that includes the state of california. And again this is anywhere from a range of ten, 20, 30 to 40. Notice even parts of the east coast extending down through not just new york, but also even down through miami. We have seen a significant boost in the change in precipitation. The reason being is, as we know, warmer air could create a water vapor that holds more moisture. This then translates to heavier rain, heavier precipitation chances, and of course one extreme to the next. So the trend right now is showing that the change in our climate is definitely boosting some of the intensity in these storms. And if we dont change, you know, the way that things are rolling as far as lowering emissions, the extreme, the extremes are going to continue from one to the other over the next couple of years. So were going to pay close attention to that and keep you updated. All right, danny, thank you. You got it. Oaklands brand new Baseball Team is getting the green light from Council Members to play their debut season at raymond park in west oakland. The ballers are joining the independent Pioneer League team. Plans to spend about 1. 5 million to bring the field up to league standards. Ballers cofounder brian carmel says that he hopes to start a new chapter in baseball for the city of oakland, especially their coed team that signed the first woman pitcher in the league. He says they have a short timeline before opening day, but they are ready to move forward. So our vision has always been, you know, its a 96 game season, so thats 48 home games and, you know, we wanted it to be basically 48 block parties around a baseball game. And i think thats what thats what the vibe is going to be. And also our design principle has just been to embrace the space. You know, were taking a public park and turning it into a pro baseball ballpark very quickly. And the first home game is june 4th. So in about a month , its World Maternal Mental Health day. Nonprofit Postpartum Support International is spotlighting the Mental Health struggles of mothers through a new campaign, the blue dot project aims to provide resources to women who experience depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy. It encourages participants to wear a blue dot in order to reduce the stigma surrounding postpartum. People dont realize theyre going through something thats temporary and treatable, and they think theyre just failing. Theyre wrong about that. Theyre not failing. Theyre not sad because they have a baby. Theyre not angry because they have a baby. They have a baby and theyre sad and theyre angry and theyre irritable because theyre having symptoms.