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good morning and thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. i'm chris chmura and i'm ginger conejero saab. now many of us are already dealing with skyrocketing power bills. now the cpuc is about to vote on a proposal which could make electricity cheaper for some californians and more expensive for others. nbc bay area's bob redell joins us live from livermore. bob, people in hotter places where you are could see their bills decrease. maybe correct. in theory. good morning to you, chris and ginger. yes. in places like livermore, where it's hot today, where people are going to be running their ac a lot, they could be paying less per kilowatt hour, if this new proposal goes through, i'll have more of that in a moment. this is a live stream from sacramento , where within the past few moments here, the california public utilities commission, just began their meeting to vote on a proposed restructuring of how we pay pge for our

electricity. now, take a look at your screen. we're going to break this down for you. if this proposal is passed, all pge customers will start paying a flat rate of just over $24 a month. lower income customers 6 or $12 a month. but in return, everyone's rate of electricity usage will drop 5 to $0.07 per kilowatt hour. that's a reduction of about 11. now we just spoke with a ratepayer advocacy group called the utility reform network, or turn. the cpuc asked them and other stakeholders for input on this proposed reform turn tells us that this restructuring is revenue neutral, is designed to shift some of the burden of electricity costs off of lower income customers who they say pay a higher proportion of their income on electricity compared to others. but turn says that people who use their air conditioning and hot places like livermore could also benefit because of the lower per kilowatt hour rate, as well as people who, let's say, charge an

electric vehicle at home. turn says customers who don't receive the discounted flat rate and who don't use much electricity to begin with could end up paying more to pg and e. that includes customers who may live in coastal areas are the most likely to see bill increases, but these impacts are expected to be very minor. non discount customers see bill increases of 1 to $3 a month just on average across the board, across the utilities, and so we see that as , relatively minimal considering the benefits for low income households as. customers with solar panels could also see their bills increase. the california solar and storage association tells the chronicle that the solar industry is concerned at this flat rate could lead to a higher flat rate down the road if the cpuc does pass this proposal, turn tells us this new rate plan wouldn't go into effect until the end of

2025. the beginning of 2026. because the pge and the other utilities in the state would need to do a marketing outreach to let people know about this reporting live here in livermore, bob redell and nbc bay area news. thank you for that, bob. it is hot there in, in livermore, other places around the bay area as well in san jose. and we're going to find out. get a look at that later. yeah. aces are certainly running. and they drive up our power bills fast. so we just made you a video showing you how to save money. it might get your hands dirty making your ac more efficient, but to clean up and cut your bills as much as 20. i tried some of these steps. you can watch that how to video and all of our others on our website. nbcbayarea.com and our youtube channel now to san jose. always with those helpful tips. yeah. now here's that live look at san jose. a lot of people, no doubt just like where bob was going to be running their air conditioners today. meteorologist kari hall, she personally may not have ever

turned hers on. i know right? yeah. some of the valleys are going to be the hottest as we go into the next few days, and we are going to see this stick with us for a while, and the wind at least will be calming down. but that keeps away the nice breeze that sometimes kicks up and makes it feel a little bit cooler. we're headed for highs near 90 degrees inland, and the coast and the bays will see a high of 80 degrees, making plans for mother's day. it will be milder for the inland areas and some slight cooling near the coast, but this is where we are now. if you're getting ready to head out for lunch, temperatures are already in the mid to upper 70s, which is anywhere from 2 to 13 degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this time. and we're going to see high temperatures today up to 85 in hayward, 88 today in concord, as well as 88 in santa rosa. we'll take a look ahead to the weekend coming up in a few minutes. back to you. thank you. carrie, the countdown is on the final vote to change the name of oakland airport will happen in just two hours. but will this battle of the bay be over or will it just

be taking off? sfo and san francisco leaders are calling this a trademark battle. nbc bay area's laura garcia joins us with more on the chances that this will end up in court. this plan has quickly snowballed into a legal fight. it started last month when port commissioners approved the plan to rename oakland international the san francisco bay. oakland international airport. even before the vote, san francisco city attorney david hsu threatened to sue. he followed through on the suit once the vote took place, citing an infringement on sfo's trademark. yesterday, he gave port commissioners a final warning requesting the cities work together to come up with alternative names to avoid the looming legal battle. oakland leaders say the name change is critical. they say flights are being lost with travelers from elsewhere not realizing oakland's proximity to san francisco. port commissioners last month gave their initial approval to the plan, and today marks the final vote. oakland

airport leaders also argued the new name would be a not b, rather a trademark infringement. that's because it's an actual geographic description of the airport's location. now, san francisco itself is not alone in its opposition. san mateo county leaders also approved a resolution against that idea. a public meeting is planned for this afternoon. of course, we will continue to follow. laura, thanks. good luck with the voice . a follow up this midday and embattled east bay school superintendent will keep her job after a late night vote narrowly favored her. what do we want? when do we want it? now a heated meeting where antioch school board members voted 3 to 2 against removing superintendent stephanie anello. this is the latest twist in a saga. we first brought you here, courtesy of nbc bay area's investigative unit. current and former school workers claim district maintenance director kenneth turnage bullied and harassed them, and at one point even

moved one employee's desk to a rooftop as punishment. will turnage is now on administrative leave, but workers also cite what they call his cozy relationship with the superintendent and her husband. antioch's former police chief, the board president is going to explain his reason for voting to remove anello. meanwhile, one board trustee here is going to explain why he still supports her. i think our board needs to understand that the community is angry, that we need to rebuild trust, that this district is not moving the right direction. she's helped me become a better board member and also as a teacher and she was the principal way back when i first met her. she, i think, is a professional. one board member confirms turnage was only placed on administrative leave three days after our team's initial report. anello did not attend last night's meeting. neither she nor the district responded to our request for comment. to watch our previous investigative unit stories, head to the special section on our home page, nbcbayarea.com. later today, president joe biden and

first lady jill biden will be in the bay area to attend several fundraisers. one of them will happen just miles from the pro-palestine encampment on the stanford campus. nbc bay area's kris sanchez is on campus, and chris, a university president at another school, is decrying hate speech directed to palestinian students, as well. that hate speech was not found here at stanford. here, the tent protest continues to be peaceful, though the demonstrators are frustrated, hoping to get the attention of president biden as he makes his way to palo alto. president biden and first lady jill biden will arrive at moffett field today to attend events in portola valley and also palo alto today and tomorrow. first lady jill biden will also speak in san francisco, while the president continues to call for a cease fire, and his administration stopped a shipment of 2,000 pound bombs to pressure israel to stay out of rafah. we talked with one stanford protester who says that's still not enough. i

think, quite frankly, that it's immensely disrespectful that in, in in that in an election year, he is coming not to our campus to meet the popular body of his constituency, but rather going to a private donor event three blocks off of stanford on the cal state east bay campus. this sculpture was defaced with hate speech toward palestinians. it has since been removed. it was written in chalk. now, a statement from cal state east bay president says in part, hate speech has no place on any campus, but especially here at cal state east bay, where our diversity is our strength. cathy sandeen goes on to say this incident personally makes me angry and frustrated for our muslim and palestinian students and colleagues, please know we stand committed against hate at cal state. east bay is going to host the first of five graduation ceremonies later on today at 5:00. we know that this is not the case on many campuses

across the country at stanford. kris sanchez, nbc, bay area news. thank you. chris. happening right now, bart directors are meeting to discuss the agency's fiscal future. a new report suggests bart's budget may soon be headed off the rails. the agency expects to face a deficit once pandemic related assistance runs out in 2026. now, by 2027, barring a change, the deficit may be approaching $400 million. bart is pinning its hopes on voters approving a new tax measure in 2026. 400 million. see about that. it is using ai to protect our environment. well, next in our climate and crisis coverage, see how one bay area company is using new technology to make recycling easier? bonus cash back in your pocket. hi scott. well, good morning to you. coming up, stormy daniels completes her testimony in trump's first criminal trial. we'll tell you what she said. that's just ahead

criminal trial, restricting him from intimidating witnesses or speaking about the jury. meanwhile, one of the main witnesses in the case, stormy daniels, was on the stand once again today. she was just wrapped up. good morning, this time undergoing a cross examination by trump's defense attorneys who are trying to paint stormy daniels as an opportunist. they're trying to introduce that element of doubt in the trial. our reporters in the room say daniels seemed less animated than she was testifying for the prosecution previously, and seemed ready for gotcha questions. trump's attorney implied. because daniels worked in adult films, she was good at making up stories about sex. the sex in those films is real, she responded. meanwhile, here's trump absolutely

unconstitutional gag order where i'm essentially not allowed to talk to you about anything meaningful that's going on in the case, and many good things are going on with the case. it shouldn't have been filed. now, the gag order does not restrict trump from speaking about the case, restricts him, as you were pointing out, from criticizing and intimidating witnesses, the jury and court staff and their families. he's free to criticize the judge and the prosecutor all he wants. none the less, he is going to appeal that gag order. earlier said the gag order prevents him from testifying. that's completely not true. interesting scott. and there was also someone else in the courtroom today, senator rick scott. that's right. i mean, he is apparently there for moral support and as you know, scott is sort of vying to be the vice presidential pick. and he was there in the court, in the audience there available in trump's view. all right. okay. thank you for that update. it's still going to continue to monitor that trial. sure. yeah.

thanks for watching it for us. appreciate it. new at 11 a preview of a new documentary premiering tonight on nbc news now, it shares the harrowing stories of mothers who lost their babies after being exposed to toxic water at camp lejeune. it's called baby heaven. the buried stories of camp lejeune. for years, the people living at camp lejeune in north carolina were told that there was nothing wrong with the water. but for the five mothers featured in baby heaven, that simply was not the case. they they are started speaking out, demanding answers to why their babies were dying. their stories got the attention of nbc news senior investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden and environmental activist erin brockovich. what they found was a decades long tale of lies, deception, contamination and cover ups. you know, one of the things that becomes so apparent is that while cancer and kidney failure and these kinds of things take decades to develop, these babies were dying in real time. and if someone had

bothered to notice, maybe so much of the tragedy that followed could have been avoided . so it's the cover up. it's always the cover up as erin brockovich says, so brilliantly, brilliantly in the film. and i think the hope is never again. you can watch baby heaven, the buried stories of camp lejeune tonight at 6:00 on nbc news. now we continue to amplify the aanhpi community and while museums are often associated with looking to the past, one in san francisco is embarking on a multiyear plan to evolve into an experience centered institution. nbc bay area's mike inouye is here with more on how they're doing it. this week, we spoke to emiko usui, deputy director and chief experience officer for the asian art museum in san francisco. now she says, their content should not just be something you stand and look at asians and asian americans like.

it's not something that's, i don't know, encased in a in, in plastic or in on some pedestal. it's living, it's breathing. and so interacting with living artists, expanding our purview to contemporary art, asian american art is and technology, as you say, these are things that we live with today, and art isn't dead. it's alive. we're helping to tell the story of a broader, more diverse america. and so our activities for aapi month in particular, are aimed at highlighting that now they've already had a spring south asian market. other live events featuring new voices of female and queer artists are planned and have been done already this month. they continue to push their content to reflect the asian american experience, past and present. in fact, this friday, they're going to hold a book launch with new york times best seller chef deuki hong for his cookbook korea world. the follow up to his earlier cookbook, koreatown. it's getting bigger, and they're continuing to push us to bring us all into the present and push

us into the future. thank you mike. some good events planned out for the weekend. and you know, i know we're expecting some good weather. yeah, hopefully we get to relax for mother's day, but we need someone to fan us, it's going to be hot. quick question. i'm a holdout. i haven't turned the air on yet. how much longer do i have? i got to turn it on a couple hours, i guess, you know. oh, man. no, it's already 77. and you know, we're spoiled, right? so this is hot. and in san rafael, 787 there also 77 in oakland. the wind is calming down. temperatures are going up. let's get a live look out there in fremont a little bit of a breeze. we're at 78 degrees here and going into the afternoon with temperatures in the low 80s for today. and we're also going to see those temperatures holding steady for a few hours. the 7-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. take a look at san jose where we're going to see a high of 87

there. also 87 in martinez and 88 for a high today in santa rosa. even san francisco will see temperatures in the low 80s for today. but cooling down a few degrees for tomorrow at least along the coastline, we're going to get some relief there. but then as you make your way inland, we're still in the upper 80s and fairfield will hit a high of 91 degrees tomorrow, and it's not much better on saturday, but we will continue to get that ocean breeze bringing back some relief for the coastline. san francisco will be in the low 70s on saturday and low 80s across the bay in hayward, while san jose will see temperatures in the mid 80s. so looking at morgan hill, what to expect over the next several days. if you're looking for a time when those temperatures are coming back down, we may not get that relief until the end of next week, possibly next weekend. so we're making some plans for the weekend. let's check out our giants forecast for tomorrow. it will be in the mid 60s here. really nice evening with a breezy wind and some sunshine. and then as we go into late

tomorrow evening, temperatures drop down to the lower 60s making some weekend plans. also in mill valley, the music festival happening on saturday, we're looking at some low 70s with a sunny sky there and with a hot temperatures. a lot of people try to head to the beach. we're going to see highs in the mid to upper 60s across many of our beaches. so looking at a cool down there, while the valleys will still be hot, looking at our mother's day forecast, expect it to be in the low 80s. we'll see more temperatures like that and at least we do have our cool mornings to start. and then a look at san francisco and the next several days. this will be the peak of the heat today. then cooling down back into the upper 60s from sunday into early next week. and now let's turn to our climate in crisis. one bay area company is using artificial intelligence to help people recycle and get their money back on the spot. you may have seen the cubes outside of safeway gas stations and other places. they're called olan's cubes, and

they can take up to 2500 items a day. and it uses ai to identify and sort through those containers. plastic pollution as you know, is a huge global issue. but did you know that less than 9% of plastics is recycled in california and in the u.s? putting the climate at risk and our health, too, because that plastic breaks down into microplastic, and that's been found in some of the things we eat and drink as well. one of the big problems with recycling, particularly recycling of plastic containers and crv material, is that there's really no funding or economic model to support the collection at sortation at the front end, once it gets contaminated with other material, it becomes uneconomical to actually sort and process into new containers. the app tells you information such as how much plastic pollution you kept out of the oceans, and how you can reduce carbon emissions. and there will be about 200 cubes around the bay area within the next year, and more will be popping up

across the u.s. and more where recycling is low. you can see more of this the information on this story and other stories on our website. nbcbayarea.com. look for our climate in crisis tab. gary, thanks for helping us get those nickels and dimes back. we appreciate it. happening now. disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein remains behind bars in new york for now. a court is weighing whether he be forced back to california to continue serving a prison sentence. weinstein appeared in a courtroom earlier this morning for an extradition hearing following a request from the state of california. ca officials issued an extradition request to have weinstein serve his pending 16 year sentence for a 2022 rape conviction in los angeles. his attorney says california has not produced the proper documentation to request an extradition, and there's a new member to the oakland zoo family. but there's a tall order to give it a name ahead on nbc bay area. the way you can be part of

and it's headed to peacock in the same universe as the office. yeah. many people of the fake mockumentary following the quirky crew at the dunder mifflin paper company in scranton, pennsylvania. take a look. you know, okay. i'm in. i'm in eminem and eminem, and

i'm alive. stayin alive. yeah, well, so the new show, it's kind of like this. we're told senators and eclectic employees at a dying midwest newspaper. the thing is, the publisher is apparently their only shot at reviving the paper as volunteer reporters, which we really don't care for that idea. but it might be funny, i don't know. production is expected to start in july. using the look and feel of the office, we should note peacock is part of nbc universal, which owns nbc bay area. we name things, we name our pets, our kids, and sometimes our cars. my first car, i named it sabrina. oh yeah, you. where is she? yeah. junkyard somewhere. it was a long time ago. well now you've got a chance to name a giraffe. okay. starting today. so do you. and zoo wants you to help. name the new 13 month old, ten foot tall giraffe and soon he'll join five other giraffes in the zoo's herd. but first, he needs a name so you can vote on the zoo's social media pages. your choices are nz, meaning powerful in swahili. nuru meaning light, and

kovu meaning scar. we'll learn the winner on monday. so sabrina's not on the list? no okay. all right, well, we're going to have the air conditioning blasting as we go into the next couple of days. upper. no i'm not, no i'm not. i'm going to keep it on that area so you can keep it off if you want to. i got to keep that bill low. gary come on, i will not. all right. we're going to cool down next week. all right? maybe just a little ac. i know, just a little bit. and then fan yourself next time. fans do work and they're cheaper. yes. yeah. yeah. well thanks so much for joining us. we're streaming 24/7 on roku amazon fire tv, samsung tv plus and zuma beach play. you can also get the latest

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