>> reporter: now, later today, the santa clara water district does plan to hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. to discuss the disaster. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >> how much water is anderson reservoir holding right now? >> reporter: it's only supposed to hold 68% capacity. it's supposed to be at 68% capacity because studies show that if there is a major earthquake, the reservoir would fail and cause parts of san jose and morgan hill to flood. well, right now, it is 13 feet below the spillway and it is at 83% capacity. but the water district says it continues to release water. back to you. >> thank you. time now 6:01. let's check traffic with roqui. >> the roads are not too bad now. let's head out to the bay area roads right now starting with the golden gate bridge. quick bridge check first. from marin county into san francisco, you are looking good. easy drive there. and not so easy at the bay bridge toll plaza. those metering lights are on slowing you down expect 20 minutes between the maze and downtown san francisco. and if you are traveling into the peninsula, here's a live look at the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city. that's about a 15-minute drive. let's move now to some slow traffic starting on westbound 4 if you are heading through antioch, pittsburg and concord, 40 miles per hour down to 242 where it's clear. not clear on the altamont pass. at 13 miles per hour coming off 205 very slow conditions there up to 30 at north flynn road. but also slow if you head into the south bay. that is only on that 280/680 interchange on 101. i would give it one more trial. we are going live to sfo this morning and i was talking to the air traffic controllers there and i said, hey, if you watch "kpix 5 morning news" you love yourself some kenny, michelle and roqui, give me a sign maybe like a glowing x on the runway or something like that. [ laughter ] >> hey, give 'em a round of applause there at sfo this morning! there are no delays there because of clear sky, unlimited visibility. a little west at 13 in oakland right now where the air temperature is at 54 degrees right now. this is a weak disturbance to the north of the bay area impacting our weather -- well, today as far as our beaches are concerned. we have that beach hazard statement that has been extended until tomorrow night all the way into monterey bay with rip currents and also sneaker waves. a lot of people going to the beaches today with the sunshine into the 60s even flirting with 70 in ocean beach. 70s will be common across the peninsula today backing into almost 80 in san jose. it will be 80 in saratoga also 80 degrees in danville to the east. pleasanton 81 all the way into discovery bay, brentwood, tracy, 77 fairfield. north bay numbers 67 stinson beach through 70s in mill valley. mid-70s in sonoma. the full forecast is still coming up at 18 minutes after the hour. tase on capitol hill senate lawmakers will hold a joint news conference to update the public on its committee's investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. this comes as the house intelligence committee's probe continues to come under scrutiny. former attorney sally yates who was fired by president trump was set to testify yesterday before the house panel on the investigation. in a letter her attorney was warned by the trump justice department last week that there was a limit to what she could say in her testimony. >> no problem with her testifying. to suggest in any way, shape or form that we stood in the way of that is 100% false. >> the controversy along with republican committee chair devin nunes' secret meeting at the white house last week is adding to democrats claim that nunes cannot lead an impartial investigation. >> i like chairman nunes and worked well with him in the past but for the independence and credibility of this investigation, he should recuse himself and that's now a bipartisan call. one republican is also calling for that. >> that's north carolina representative walter jones. he is calling for an independent commission to probe russian interference in the u.s. election. what was intended to be a conversation about current immigration issues turned into a heated outburst. kpix 5's jackie ward is here. >> reporter: a lot of people showed up for this meeting and there was a lot of passion at last night's forum as some there welcomed the trump administration's stance on immigration while others were screaming against it. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the sacramento county sheriff scott jones took heat from the attention of labor organizations and other organizations after he hosted acting immigrations and customs enforcement director thomas homan to have a civil conversation about immigration enforcement federally and locally but hundreds say the invite was far from civil. >> it's ridiculous that this is a community forum that doesn't include half of the community. >> if you were here illegally, you're a criminal!! >> reporter: at several points during the town hall protestors interrupted and were ejected. this is the first time they traveled to local law enforcement. today house minority leader nancy pelosi and other members of congress will be talking about immigration policy on what they claim is the harm placed on children when separated from a parent. >> how can the public listen in on this meeting? >> it will be streamed online. 11 a.m. today a federal judge in hawaii will hear arguments on whether to extend his temporary block on president trump's revised travel ban. even if he doesn't put the ban on hold until the state's lawsuit is resolved, the temporary block would remain until he rules otherwise. the order would temporarily ban travel to the u.s. from six muslim countries. courts in maryland also blocked it earlier this month. the trump administration is asking for an appeal. the cost of your monthly gas bill could soon drop now that pg&e is paying millions over its deadly 2010 pipeline explosion. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is live in san bruno on what's driving the change and how the company is working to make amends. >> reporter: that drop in the bill is only about a quarter of a month so it is little consolation for the people living here. brand-new houses mixed with construction. so this place is really been through a lot. that's when a gas main blew up underground here in the crestmoor neighborhood killing 8 people. in the 6.5 years since, this has been blamed on sloppy recordkeeping on the part of pg&e and back channel deals. the utility's mistakes also affected gas pipeline operations in san carlos so it's agreed to an $86.5 million settlement foregoing more than $60 million in revenue for its gas transmission system during 2018 and2019 so the gas bill may drop 22 cents a month. >> on september 9, 2010, pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget. >> reporter: you may have heard these commercials pg&e has been running in other parts of the company's mea culpa forced to run this admission of what happened for three months. >> so san bruno has heard a lot of apologies from pg&e over 6.5 years and i -- i think i can say that this one actually does begin to ring a little more true. we hope that this is the really truly the beginning of the transformation that needs to happen. >> reporter: pg&e was convicted of six criminal charges by a federal judge coming before and after the san bruno explosion. the settlement needs to be approved by the state public utilities commission. live in san bruno, anne makovec, kpix 5. right now, pittsburg police are searching for a gunman after a woman was shot in the back. it happened around 6:40 last night on west street near cutter street. police say the woman was with another person when they were confronted by the suspect who then shot at them. anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police. time 6:09. a twister touchdown down in texas. a look at the damage left behind. and this as we learn new details about the deaths of three storm chasers. >> hm. that's incredible. 6:10 in the weather center. good morning, everybody. boy, today's going to be the warmest day of the workweek topping off in the low 80s away from the bay. but, we're also tracking rain. >> all right. how's it looking in the south bay? look at all the green. we're good to go in the south bay where where's the problem? mass transit. we'll tell you the details coming up. >> plus, apple issues a new update for iphones and ipads. next in our tech report we'll tell you why this time it's historic. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (laughs) come on! dogs just won't quit. neither does frontline gold. its triple action formula is relentless at killing fleas and ticks for a full 30 days. good boy. go for the gold. kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. workshop to help storm victims. relentless rain and mudslides have left many hillside homes severely damaged. happening today the santa cruz county of public works is hosting a workshop to help storm victims. relentless rain and mudslides have left many hillside homes severely damaged. at the meeting officials will help victims apply for federal assistance. it starts at 9:30 this morning at the county administration building on ocean street in santa cruz. homeowners can borrow up to $200,000 to make repairs to a primary residence. smaller loans are available to help replace cars and other personal property. >> an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.6 struck just east of monterey county. the usgs reports it has a depth of one mile. it hit about 10 a.m. yesterday morning between san benito and bitter water. that's east of state highway 25 in san benito county. there were no reports of damage. you know what they are doing very cool there in monterey county today? that's where the national weather service is located. they are having a tsunami drill. >> oh. >> because you know, you cannot rule out the possibility here in the bay area. i don't think we are going to be practicing our drill which is at the embarcadero. it's tsunami national preparedness week. >> oh. >> that's a mouthful. [ laughter ] >> the more you know. what do we know on the roads? >> yeah. so the roads are not looking bad right now. we have a problem with mass transit so let's just start first here with the bay bridge toll plaza. that's about 15 minutes between the maze and downtown san francisco and if you are traveling into the peninsula expect a 20-minute drive between hayward and foster city. 14 miles per hour up to 31 at north flynn road. muni downed wires at third and marin street so the shuttle buses will service the t-3rd line so expect that. caltrain is on time. this morning, new video shows a tornado tearing through texas. the national weather service described the tornado in jones county as large dangerous and violent. three storm chasers in dickens counties were killed when their vehicles collided. a confirmed twister was reported in the area at the same time. 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts and half dollar-sized hail during the storm. this video posted to twitter shows what it was like in lubbock, texas. hail covered the ground looking like snow. trees, cars and home roofs were also damaged. in the bay area it's a much different story this week with a break from the rain. roberta is in the weather center tracking how long it will last. >> texas and oklahoma had just trace amounts of snow so when you say hail is like snow, that's spot on. this is the scene looking at sfo at 6:16. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. very mild around the bay. darryl yee is reporting from alameda one of our weather watchers says it's 50 degrees. a little bit of a crescent moon out there. waxing crescent moon. wind speeds will be calm except in the oakland area. now those winds have dialed down and we do west-northwest winds in san francisco 10 sfo 14 these winds will be common late today northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour. we do have this weak disturbance to the north of us. we are seeing some rain developing now right off the northwest quadrant of the state of california. that disturbance is churning up the local waters. we have a beach hazard statement that's extended now through tomorrow evening for those sneaker waves and rip currents. a lot of people will be at the beaches because today in ocean beach 70 degrees! due to that right there, high pressure, well in place, diverting all storms to the north of us but these clouds will undercut the ridge of high pressure. we'll notice mostly cloudy conditions later tonight downright windy at times around the coast with some of those winds up to 20 and 30. but then meanwhile as the system blows in and out for the morning commute partly sunny skies and breezy thursday afternoon. 70 central valley today. 72 in redding. 63 monterey bay. it's skiing at its best in the greater lake tahoe area. 58 with more powder tomorrow up to about 3 inches above 7,000 feet. official sun-up this morning is at 6:58. it's getting brighter earlier. 7:30 sunset. temperatures across the board today from the near 70-degree mark in pacifica at rockaway beach, 70s bay and peninsula up to 81 degrees outside number today. 9.4 pollen count medium to high. cooler thursday, topping off at 83 on saturday. that sounds sweet, michelle. >> so sweet, roberta. thank you so much. to our tech report, apple just released a big new update for iphones and ipads. that includes new features like find my airpods and siri improvements but many people probably won't notice the biggest change as part of the ios10.3 update, the tech giant changed the file system. that's the way the computer stores data and knows where to find it. business insider reported that it could be a risky move because people's files could have been deleted during the download but since the update went out it's been downloaded by millions and no problems so far. the number of drones in the u.s. is growing rapidly. the faa says more than 770,000 u.s. drone registrations have been filed in 15 months an increase of 100,000 in the past three months alone. by 2021, the faa says the number of small hobbyist drones in the u.s. will triple to about 3.55 million. amazon is testing a grocery pickup service in seattle. right now it's currently open only to amazon employees. but soon, members of the $99 a year prime loyalty program will be able to use the service. the giant says orders will be ready in about 15 minutes after being placed. the company does already have a grocery delivery service in some cities. coming up in sports, the sharks clinch a play-off spot and the warriors make a statement in houston as steph curry gets hot at the right time. it's all coming up. ,,,, in our suvs, you feel every mountain we've ever conquered. in our sports cars, you feel every podium we've ever climbed. and now, they've come together to create something you've never felt before. introducing the glc coupe. part suv. part sports car. all mercedes-benz. less tha he n-b-a regular se the warriors lost kevin durant to a knee injury almost a month ago. today we're supposed to get an update on his progress possibly a date for his return. now, this young lady at the game overwhelmed with emotion getting to see steph curry. well, golden state put up 37 points in the 1st quarter. klay thompson knocks down one of his five threes giving the warriors an 11-point lead. thompson finished with 25. golden state led by 20 but the lead cut to 4. andre iguodala for the dunk getting the "dubs" a little more breathing room. under 2 to go, curry ices the game with a deep three. he scored 32. golden state wins their 60th game of the season 113-106 the final. coach steve kerr is the fastest coach in the history of the four major sports to reach 200 wins. and the sharks clinch the play-off spot during last night's game against the rangers with a kings loss. now could san jose snap their six-game losing streak? under 3 to go, tied at 4. in overtime brent burn scores on the slapshot to win the game for the sharks 5-4 the final in this one. it's san jose's first win in two weeks as they are now officially play-off-bound. and the warriors back in action today. they will face the san antonio spurs at 6:30. i'm andrea nakano for kpix 5. sinking for years. now-- more trouble is expected today for the developers. time now 6:25. a san francisco luxury high- rise has been slowly sinking for years. now more trouble expected today for the developers. >> the water district is blaming the city of san jose for failing to act during last month's floods. how the mayor is responding. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, illy ell could soon drop - thanks to a multi- million-dollar i didn't hear a word she said. i was looking at the james brown wig. [ laughter ] >> fox news host bill o'reilly starting a social media firestorm after his comments about california representative maxine waters. plus this. >> we have to fix the communication problem. >> san jose's mayor firing back after a scathing attack on the city of san jose about last month's floods. >> but first, your electric bill could soon drop thanks to a multi-million dollar settlement over the deadly pg&e explosion. good morning, it's wednesday, march 29. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:29. kpix 5's reporter anne makovec is live in san bruno with the latest. this neighborhood looks so different from when the explosion happened. new houses here and construction on the other side of the road continuing after this neighborhood was destroyed in september 2010. that's when a gas main blew up underground killing eight and destroying 36 homes. in the 6.5 years since, that explosion has been blamed on pg&e's sloppy recordkeeping and back channel deals with the state agency in charge regulating it. the utility's mistakes also affected gas pipeline operations in san carlos. now, in january, pg&e became a convicted felon when a federal judge threw the book at them for 6 criminal charges coming from before and after the san bruno pipeline explosion. >> on september 9, 2010, pg&e reverend a tragic lesson we can never forget. >> reporter: you probably heard these commercials pg&e has been running for weeks now with this new $86.5 million settlement, more penance for the company as agreeing to forego collection of more than $60 million in revenue for its gas transmission and storage system during2018 and 2019. so the monthly gas bill for the residential customers in california could drop by about 22 cents a month. the settlement deal still needs to go through the state public utilities commission. live in san bruno, anne makevoc, kpix 5. happening today, a brewing battle. the santa clara water district claims that the city of san jose failed to act during last month's devastating floods. kpix 5's maria medina is live in san jose with more. >> reporter: more than 4 weeks after the flood, you can see people are still out of their homes. and in the process of rebuilding. as you said, now a public battle is brewing. the santa clara water district claims san jose city leaders had enough information but still failed to warn victims. now, last month 14,000 people were forced to evacuate causing more than $70 million in damage from the floods. the water district stays continued to give the city information about the rising water and it was up to the city to warn residents. hundreds did not know what was going on until the water reached their doors and were rescued then by boats. >> that decision to get out there and knock on doors and let people know, there's very likely a flood coming, should have been made on sunday, well before. >> reporter: and many had their homes destroyed and lost all. many had no insurance. some say it will be months before they are back in their homes. late today, at 1:00 p.m., the santa clara water district will hold a special immediating to talk about the disaster. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. time check 6:32. >> i have a treat for you. >> yay, i love treats. >> i know you do. >> the x? >> from sfo, right. i know you're trying to plan another trip to yosemite. you and i have it on our bucket list for this summer. i haven't been there in so long so i have a special little picture for you. >> i wanted to try to convince all of to you go camping with me. >> no. that's not going to happen. [ laughter ] >> but i do have a beautiful picture. this is from my favorite forest ranger phillip russell and he sends me photographs periodically saying come to yosemite. >> we are going to go. >> i'm going to climb half dome. but kenny, no. >> i'm just going to stand by the tree and watch. >> isn't that gorgeous? but look how just robust the waters are. they are like swollen, filled to capacity. now we're looking at the transamerica pyramid towards yerba buena island. good morning, everybody. isn't that a gorgeous view? temperatures in the 40s and 50s. great visibility not a cloud in the sky until this begins to descend on us. we'll notice increasing clouds becoming mostly cloudy this evening. a beach hazard statement for sneaker waves and rip currents today through tomorrow night. rockaway beach near 70 same in ocean beach to the sunset district. 65 in half moon bay. 70s around the bay today. and the peninsula. and then up to the low 80s in the warmest spots away from the bay so we'll talk about the warm weather today and we'll talk about the rain when it's coming but first, let's send it to roqui. >> all right. thank you, roberta. as long as there's more sunshine than rain, i'll be okay over here. okay? it is 6:34. but first mass transit. bart is on time. ace on time. caltrain on time. problem is muni. the t-3rd line will be delayed here. we have downtown wired at third and marin streets so shuttle buses are service the t-3rd line between marin and sunnyvale avenue so expect delays there. bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on, maze to downtown about 20 minutes. into the peninsula, very slow here from hayward to foster city about 20 minutes between 880 and 101 westbound 92. eastbound 92 good from foster city into hayward. westbound 4 slowing from pittsburg into concord. slowdowns on 242 and 680 into walnut creek. i'll send it to you. >> thank you, roqui. women are using twitter as a way to express their frustration about how they are treated in the workplace after two high-profile men made a couple of comments that they found offensive. kpix 5's jackie ward is in our newsroom with the fallout. >> reporter: this morning, black women are tweeting using the hashtag, black women at work, to share what they face in professional settings regularly. one woman says: this all started w ll o'reilly said someth t the hair of rnia representative maxine waters. he said he didn't hear what >> reporter: there started when bill o'reilly said something about the hair of california representative maxine waters. he said he didn't hear what she was saying on the house floor because he kept looking at her james brown wig. on the same day o'reilly made that comment, white house press secretary sean spicer also touched a nerve when taking questions from a black journalist april ryan. she is the same reporter whom president trump asked to set up a meeting with the congressional black caucus. she is a long-time white house correspondent who asked the question that spicer quickly cut off. >> it seems like you're hell bent on trying to make sure that whatever image you want to tell about this white house stays because at the end of the day [ simultaneous speakers let me -- [ simultaneous speakers but you know what? you're asking me a question and aim i'm going to answer it -- i'm sorry, please stop shaking your head again. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton weighed in at an event in san francisco last night. she spoke to a crowd of 6,000 women at moscone center at the professional business women's conference. >> now, too many women, especially women of color, have had a lifetime of practice taking precisely these kinds of indignities in stride. >> last night o'reilly apologized on his show and called it a dumb joke. spicer will not apologize. as for waters and ryan, waters tweeted, quote, i'm not going anywhere and ryan said on msnbc that she believes this is just par for the course for spicer and that she will be back. in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. president trump told senators they are going to make a deal on healthcare. he made the remarks at a white house dinner with senators and their wives last night. this comes less than a week after a gop overhaul was defeated in the house before it came up for a vote. the president told senators healthcare is, quote, such an easy one and it's going to happen very quickly. the house voted to repeal new ftc privacy rules that above prevented internet providers from selling customer information without consent. the president will sign it. house minority leader nancy pelosi is calling on internet providers to oppose the gop bill. in a statement she wrote in part, quote, internet service providers must now stand up and be counted whether they will stand with consumers and oppose the republican bill or announce their eagerness to settle private information of the american people. in oakland, crews say they don't expect to find more victims at a west oakland building where four people died in a fire. the building was still smoldering more than a day after the blaze broke out early monday morning. the fire department is now working with the atf to determine the cause. but we have learned just days before the fire started, the building's owner was warned by inspectors about 11 safety problems at the site. it's why oakland mayor libby schaaf says the city is improving its code enforcement following the ghost ship fire but schaaf says in this case city officials didn't have the authority to shutter the apartments immediately. san francisco police are now looking for a teenaged girl in connection with a pepper spray attack at the mall. a girl between the ages of 15 and 17 walked into stonestown mall on monday night and sprayed a canister with orange mist into the area and fled. we are expecting to hear details on a new lawsuit stemming from problems at san francisco's millennium tower. there's been a lot of finger- pointing after it was discovered that the building is leaning and sinking. the city's investigation into the problem is ongoing. a bay area landlord tried to force his tenants out of their rent controlled apartments and today he will be sentenced up to a year in jail. the 74-year-old man pleaded guilty to vandalizing his tenants's cars at the stanford garden apartments in east palo alto. he will pay for the damage to the cars. the criminal case against his son is ongoing. ♪[ music ] time now 6:40. under consideration, why san francisco is discussing adding a private entity to sponsor "420 day." >> going on sale when you can buy outside lands eager beaver passes. that's still ahead. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. the dow is down 44. coming up we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. ,, ,, 6:43. what a day today. san francisco averaging 10 degrees above normal for this time of the year at 72 degrees. going to want to pack lunch and eat outdoors today. pacifica 66 to 69 at rockaway bay, mid-60s at half moon bay, 80 santa clara valley. it will be 80 today in danville, low 80s in pleasanton and north bay soaring into the mid-70s. >> samsung launches a new smartphone today and they hope it goes smoothly. kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks joins us. >> reporter: good morning. samsung really needs a winner with its galaxy s8. it will launch today an event in new york city. the company has been quiet on details but a number of reports say there will be two sizes 5.8" and 6.2" screens. it won't have a home button and it will have a virtual voice assistant called byxbee. they need one after the disaster note 7 recall because of exploding batteries costing the company more than $5 billion. it is a nice day for corte madera-based restoration hardware. they topped earning expectations for the 4th quarter and is optimistic about the year ahead and as a result, shares in restoration up by double digits today. that's great news for the company. it's struggled over the past year and a half along with san francisco's williams-sonoma due in part to general retail weakness. both have seen stocks head lower but today they are heading higher. williams-sonoma is also getting lift from restoration hardware's good start to the day. stock market coming off the best session of march, big gains yesterday snapping the dow's 8 session losing streak. the market is down. dow down 44, nasdaq up, s&p up 3. thank you, jason brooks from kcbs radio. time now for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." gayle king joins us from new york. >> reporter: good morning. we are here live and in color. ahead we'll be talking with the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. that's californian adam schiff. you all know him about alleged ties to the white house of russian. his call of devin nunes to recuse himself. david begnaud is along the mexican border with how plans for a wall could split a resort community and golf course in two. and before the luke bryan hosts the academy of country music awards, they will be here at the table in studio 57. we'll talk to them on what to expect that big night. see you at 7:00. san francisco is reportedly considering the first-ever official sponsor for the unofficial "420 day" marijuana celebration. it draws thousands of pot enthusiasts to golden gate park every year on april 20. the owner of black scale clothing has submitted a proposal to provide fencing, security and portable toilets in the park for the celebration this year. no sponsor permits have been granted yet. time now 6:46. let's check traffic. >> thank you, kenny. yeah, let's head to the south bay. we have some slowdowns beginning there and it's due to a crash. so let's go ahead and see how it's looking. not too bad right? northbound 101 minor slowdowns but the problem is northbound 87. we have a new crash to tell you about here and that's at curtner. a multi-car crash causing speeds of 20 miles per hour. so if you are heading out there give yourself extra time to get through there. to the peninsula commute from hayward to foster city moving slowly. so give yourself time for a 20- minute drive between 880 and 101 and then let's check 4. it's 14 miles per hour starting at railroad avenue to concord there. looking good on 242 though down into walnut creek after concord. moving to the bay bridge toll plaza we have metering lights on and a 15-minute drive between the maze and downtown san francisco. and if you are traveling from marin county into san francisco, here's a beautiful look at the golden gate bridge. looking good. traffic smooth in both directions. michelle, i'll send it to you. a live look now from the sierra where the statewide snowpack is 164% of normal. it's the largest since 2011. the state water department will conduct the next snow survey tomorrow. and now here's roberta with the forecast. we are anticipating an additional three inches of snow in the high sierra tomorrow with an approaching disturbance. good morning, everybody. let's kick-start this broadcast with a look at our own conditions right now. it's our live weather camera from sutro tower looking due east and have you noticed? have you noticed a changing skyline of san francisco? right there. where you see the double cranes, that's the up and coming "salesforce" building standing 9750 feet tall surpassing the transamerica pyramid which was the tallest skyscraper in the bay area at 853 feet tall. we are anticipating 2018 of the "salesforce" tower. clear skies. currently in san francisco, 54. otherwise, 40s way from the bay, santa rosa at 45. san jose at 48. it's now in the upper 40s in redwood city and around the rim of the bay oakland 51. now, meanwhile, we do have that beach hazard statement in effect through tomorrow night. dangerous rip currents and the sneaker waves lapping onshore. be mindful of that because temperatures today flirting with 70 at the beaches. 14 sfo. 10 san francisco. flat winds around the bay area. winds will be consistent later today northwest 10 to 20. this weak disturbance on approach will undercut our ridge of high pressure. we'll see clouds on the increase from this very weak disturbance and even a few raindrops tomorrow morning. futurecast illustrates lunchtime far reaches of the north bay increasing clouds. cloudy conditions tonight isolated scattered showers around the bay area 2:00, 3:00 in the morning hours and around 8 a.m. all this will be out of here. 70s around the central valley today. 58 degrees in the high sierra, springtime skiing and boarding. one to three inches of new snow above 7,000 feet on thursday. kirkwood open for business. alpine meadows, temperatures in the mid-50s. 70s around the bay today, nearly 70 at the beaches. 80 santa rosa and napa. low 80s today around the tri- valley. pleasanton you will strike out at 81 degrees. glen ellen to the north 81 degrees. there's that isolated scattered showers on thursday. minimal accumulation. high pressure filters back in on friday. look at the weekend, just stunning! but keep in mind high pollen count around the area if you have allergies. kenny, you don't have allergies. >> no. i'm thankful. i'll keep my fingers crossed. here's a view from space of cyclone debbie a massive storm system in australia. the category 4 cyclone already brought 185-mile-an-hour winds to the queensland coast area and blamed for a car crash that killed a 31-year-old woman. tens of thousands of people have lost power in the storm system experts say could be queensland's worst in 6 years. these winds have ripped trees out of the ground and shattered windows. at one point, after cyclone debbie touched down, 8 inches of rain fell within an hour. authorities hope to evacuate 25,000 people before the storm hits but now that it has, officials are warning people to remain in place. ♪[ music ] your pg&e bill might be going down as a result of the san bruno explosion. we'll have the latest on a big settlement next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ been blamed on p-g-and-e's sloppy record-keeping, and back-channel deals with the state agency in charge of regulating it. in january, a federal judge convicted the co ming before i'm anne makovec live in san bruno, where this neighborhood continues to recover and pg&e has agreed to a new settlement. it is all fallout from that deadly explosion in 2010. that is when a pipeline underground exploded, killing eight people and destroying 36 homes. in the 6.5 years since, it has been blamed on pg&e's sloppy recordkeeping and back channel deals with the state agency in charge of regulating it. now, in january, a federal judge convicted the company for six felony criminal charges coming before and after the explosion. now an $86.5 million settlement. pg&e agreeing to forego collection of more than $60 million in revenue requests for its gas transmission system during the years 2018 and 2019, that means the monthly gas bill for the typical residential customer throughout california could drop by about 22 cents a month. of course, that's no consolation to the people who live here. some who have been building new homes, others still under construction. it really is amazing how much this neighborhood has changes since department 2010. live in san bruno, anne makovec, kpix 5. time now 6:56. it's time for your "final 5." today senate lawmakers will hold a joint news conference to update the public on the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election. this comes after former attorney sally yates was fired by mr. trump and was set to testify before the house package on the investigation. but in a letter her attorney was warned by the justice department last week that there was a limit to what she could reveal in her testimony. today a federal judge in hawaii will hear arguments on whether to extend his temporary block on president trump's revised travel ban. the order would temporary ban travel to the u.s. from six muslim countries. today the santa clara valley water district will hold a special meeting to discuss what went wrong during last month's devastating flooding in the south bay. it comes one day after the district sent a letter to san jose mayor sam liccardo claiming the city had all the information it needed but failed to act. the search for more victims inside a gutted building in west oakland has ended. the building went up in flames on monday morning. yesterday, crews found the body of a missing tenant who was one of four people killed. the cause is under investigation. the ntsb says caltrans contributed to a deadly greyhound bus crash in san jose last year. there were knee markers separating the carpool lane -- no markers separating the carpool lane to the other lanes. the bus driver thought he was in the connector lane when he hit a concrete barrier. 6:58. let's check the roads. let's start in the south bay. you have a new crash to report westbound 237 in sunnyvale before mathilda avenue a motorcycle versus car crash here blocking lanes causing delays of 33 miles per hour. so just give yourself extra time to get through there. but the worst problem here in the south bay is northbound 87 at curtner. it's a multi-car crash that's cleared off the road but the damage is done. you have about 17 miles per hour drive time there. so you're driving slowly in the area. if you are taking the san mateo bridge into the peninsula expect about a 25-minute drive between hayward and foster city. official sunrise is at 6:58. good morning, everyone. we are able to see it from our view from our kpix 5 studios looking past the embarcadero. oh, can you see it there? we have the san francisco bell. it's on pier 3. we have a lovely start to the morning and from the bay to the coast, the coast is clear. temperatures are in the 40s and 50s as you get ready to kick- start your "hump day." now we do at the coast have the beach hazard statement that is in effect for sneaker waves and rip currents through tomorrow night. 70 in pacifica up to 81 degrees away from the bay. isolated showers before you head out for your morning commute tomorrow then dry skies through the weekend. get ready to rock. tomorrow outside lands will release its first tier of tickets. the eager beaver passes. the summer music festival draws thousands of people to golden gate park every august. the early less expensive passes are released before the line-up is announced. those three-day passes go on sale tomorrow and will cost $355. get ready to rock. >> eager beaver? >> i have never been to that one. >> i thought that was a new band or something. [ laughter ] >> no. ♪[ music ] ♪ good morning to our viewers in the west. it is wednesday, march 29th, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." the white house denies accusations it tried to block testimony about russia from former acting attorney general sally yates. we'll talk with congressman adam schiff, the top democrat at the house committee investigating russian meddling. more severe storms hammer the plains after a car crash killed three storm chasers tracking a live tornado. plus luke bryan and dierks bentley here live in studio 57. before they host the academy of country music awards, they'll tell us what to expect in vegas sunday night. but we begin with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds.

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