night on foothill road near stone ridge drive. nbc bay area's christie smith spoke with neighbors near that crash site. all of a sudden i hear this huge crash like a pop pop, like something like hits something so . so i ran, told my husband. i go, honey, i heard a huge crash. what rachelle dean heard around nine last night was the sound of a deadly accident. her husband had went to investigate late and found a tragedy unfolding. a car left the road hit a tree bursting into flames. i climbed a little hill and that's when i saw the car. the pole was down. a horrific scene on foothill, a burning car, two adults and two children died. i just said a prayer for the victims and their family, because no one should have to go through that. yeah, i

was still kind of startled this morning. rachelle says first responders were everywhere today. damage to the tree was visible. police say the electric vehicle caught fire after the crash. now they're trying to determine why the car left the road. they say at the moment they do not suspect foul play. social media posts indicate the adults and two children inside were pleasant, and residents min pleasanton unified school officials did not say whether the children attend their schools, but did share this message. the fact that there were children involved and an entire family involved, was was enough for us to feel the need to reach out to students and staff to make sure that they were okay, because it, it, it happened close to, to a number of our schools tonight as police try to find answers. a community mourns in pleasanton christie smith nbc, bay area news. it is

day four of continued campus protests across the nation. students have set up encampments, refusing to leave until their universities cut financial ties with companies and organizations that support israel. in los angeles, protesters at usc clashed with police yesterday. more than 90 demonstrators were arrested. the university announced today it is canceling its main commencement ceremony in may because of safety concerns, and that's only adding to the controversy that began last week when it canceled the speech of the valedictorian, who had voiced support for palestinians. they also cited safety concerns for that move. separate graduation ceremonies within usc schools and colleges will continue as scheduled at uc berkeley, more than 60 protesters are now camped out in front of the university administrative building tents have taken over the steps and lawn at sproul hall. friday is the last day of regular classes for the university, but protesters say they are willing to keep going until their demands are met. i'm 100%

optimistic that we will achieve our goal of divestment. the students here today and the organizers are willing to risk suspension, arrest, expulsion and any other consequences in order to achieve our goal of divestment. it's just one of the biggest institutions in the country, and this is a world class university. so what they say matters. and, i would be hopeful that, you know, there's something like a domino effect, a cascading effect. uc berkeley says it is not planning on removing protesters or involving law enforcement unless it becomes necessary to protect physical safety of students or faculty. officials also say while they are committed to free speech, they have no plans to change their investment practices. back in la, ucla students are joining national protests. protesters set up an encampment on the ucla campus this morning. they built a wooden fence along the encampment with signs in support of palestinians. organizers.

organizers demands include those calls for divestment to companies tied to israel, along with suspension of study abroad programs in israel. in texas, supporters gathered outside the county jail in austin, where protesters were being detained. that's following tense protests at the university of texas. austin authorities say more than 50 people who were booked into the jail have since been released. the protests started tuesday when students walked out of class to occupy the lawn. ut austin's jewish student organization, texas hillel, accuses protesters of promoting a, quote, hateful agenda by coinciding their demonstration with passover. two cases involving former president trump today. the hush money trial underway right now in new york, and his immunity case at the nation's highest court today, the supreme court listened to arguments on whether mr. trump is immune from prosecution in a case out of washington, dc, accusing him of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. attorneys for the former president argued he should be immune from prosecution for official acts

performed while he was president . but today his attorneys conceded that it would not be absolute immunity because it would not apply to private acts by the president. the attorney for the special counsel argued that no one should be above the law. conservative justice raised a point that a decision that is too broad could be used against future presidents when they leave office, that the president may be criminally prosecuted by a bitter political opponent. will that not lead us into a cycle that destabilizes the functioning of our country as a democracy? but liberal justices raised another point the dangers of allowing a president into office with that amount of power, who would not face a penalty for committing crimes. justices are considering kicking the case to lower courts to determine what an official presidential act versus what a presidential private one is, and that could delay the trial for

this case until the november election. as for trump's other case, a key witness testified today in his new york case. a former publisher for the national enquirer, david pecker, testified that trump tried to buy negative stories to hide them from the public. pecker said he advised trump's attorney to pay stormy daniels hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about an affair with mr. trump. cross-examination will begin tomorrow, prosecutor also raised concerns today that trump violated a gag order by posting on social media about witnesses, and that will be decided in a hearing next week, an appeals court in new york overturned the rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein back in 2020, weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual abuse, and today, the new york court of appeals overturned that in a court of seven judges, four voted yes to overturn the judge's essentially said weinstein did not receive a fair trial and that the judge in the original case should not have let women who weren't a part of the case say that weinstein had assaulted them. the manhattan da's office says

it intends to retry weinstein, but this new ruling does not mean he will be set free. he has also been sentenced to 16 years in prison in california. legal experts say an overturn like the one in new york is unlikely to happen in california. another example of how frustrating it is to try and make it in the bay. houses for sale are getting harder to come by in the bay area's biggest county. new numbers show the amount of homes with sale pending in santa clara county outnumber the homes on the market. the low inventory means prices will stay high for now. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is in san jose to break down what might be behind this. this is a rarity video from today showing homes that are for sale in san jose. mls, who tracks homes for sale, shows that 621 homes are for sale in santa clara county. by contrast, 759 show a sale pending. it's rare, but it's been very

consistent where the demand has been very high. but really, this is this is the first time in a long time that we're actually seeing this become a national trend as well, meaning prices will remain high as well. realtors say those high prices continue luring high wage earners like techies while pricing out the teachers, nurses and police officers. i was very lucky to. i listened to my mama a very young age and bought a house, you know, and we live paycheck to paycheck for many years. the latest industry estimates show family needs to earn $468,000 a year to afford a typical single family home. hilda ramirez says part of the reason for the low inventory is baby boomers, who were expected to cash out and live in another state or in assisted living. but didn't. that it's actually become far more reasonable for people to age in place in their homes. so they're hiring health care workers and nurses, and you know, other assisted living professionals to come in and help them actually convert their homes for safety and so that

they can actually age in place in san jose. damian trujillo, nbc, bay area news. okay, most bay area students still have about a month before the school year is over and summer begins, but it's never too early to start looking ahead to the upcoming school year in the fall. nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are helping families who can't afford the back to school basics, and our kris kimura is leading that charge from palo alto. and it's very festive. a lot of tents set up. what's going on behind you, kris? janelle, our partners at the family giving tree are out here. they're helping to put together some of the supplies early on, and we're inviting you to join us here in palo alto at town and country village until 6:00. you can make a donation in person, whether that's a new school supply or whether that's cash. and we have some incentive. miyuki is my friend here from orange hummus express. you guys have a special offer if you donate in person. what is it we do? it's going to be 20% off your purchase of $20 or more at

orange hummus express. and good for a week from today. and why are you guys participating here? why are you excited to take part? well, we've always participated in local community events and charitable donations and whatnot. and me personally, i grew up on public assistance, so it's especially important for me. yuki, thank you so much for joining us out here tonight. there are other incentives too. there's fun for the kids. there are games, there is a balloon artist here. and i got to say, this is some of the most extensive balloon art i have ever seen, should i put the hat on? yes or no? yes, yes, i'm wondering to get everybody's. yes. from the news desk. okay sounds good. here it is. the wardrobe lady is probably very dissatisfied, but i'm enjoying it. please do join us out here. if you can't join us out here in palo alto, you can make a donation from the comfort of your home. no balloon hat required. you can scan the qr code that we're going to put on screen right now. if you're watching at 430, by the way, i can tell you the free ice cream from the penny creamery in exchange for my donation was delicious. and it's gone to a lot of great restaurants at that

location, too. yeah, okay. so much fun. definitely visit chris and that qr code we were talking about. we also have on our website nbcbayarea.com. thank you so much, chris. it's going to get windy. chris. better watch out with that hat. it's going to fly away. still ahead. trying to find a job in the east bay. the offer is being made in alameda county today. also visiting every country in the world. fewer people than you think have actually done it. one of them is a san jose teacher. her unlikely journey to accomplish the goal is our bay area proud segment. next i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri . we're continuing our earth week coverage, and tonight we'll take a close look at the sea level, how much we could see that rise over the next couple of decades. i've got more deta

hundreds of people lined up at the oakland coliseum for the annual fair chance job fair. the event invites previous incarcerated people to learn more about job openings in the area. it also provided workshops to help them improve their resume and work on their

interviewing skills. attendees also got to learn more about the county services available, including medi-cal and calfresh. janelle, i got to tell you, there's a fact i learned when putting together tonight's bay area proud story that at first i didn't believe, but it actually checks out. there are more people who have gone into space about 600 than have traveled to every single country in the world, estimated to be around 400. and of those, only about 30 are women, and one of those is a second grade teacher in san jose who brings a world of experience literally into her classroom every day. now we're going to have a few students share aloud about their earth day reflection. it's earth week in lucy chu second grade classroom at cadwalader elementary in san jose, and honestly, the students here could not have a more perfect teacher for it because. because when it comes to the earth, there are few who have experienced as much of it as

lucy. i mean, like, there's not many people who visit every country in the world. obviously you see, it was a year ago last may when lucy entered syria and entered an exclusive club, the one made up of those who have been to every single country in the world. it's 193, if you are counting. and lucy certainly was one. 93 is the total that is recognized by most travel clubs, because that represents the number of un members who do vote in the un. now, while lucy's interest in the world began when she was little love looking at maps and globes, the traveling didn't. as the daughter of vietnamese immigrants, the money just wasn't there for it. they were in a new country. they never had formal education. being from vietnam like little village kids, they were starting really from zero. so it wasn't until her early 20s when lucy got her first real job, that she took her first big trip to london. then once her teaching career took off, well, so did

lucy, making the most of having her summers off. so every year i would plan a big trip. and so then my next trip was australia, new zealand, then the next summer it was like a different part of europe. then it was central america. and but by the time i had taught for like six, seven years, i think i was already like 50 countries. anything from like a very hard to reach place, like north korea is special. as she continued, though, it wasn't just the number of countries that changed, it's how she saw them. instead of being just a tourist, lucy began volunteering all over the world, staying with locals and having more meaningful travel experiences that what are you grateful for? and it's just those experiences that lucy brings back and shares with her students. like when i asked the students what were they grateful for? you heard answers like, i'm grateful for diversity, my freedom. i'm grateful for my education opportunities. those

answers, i would say, are directly correlated to discussions i've had with them. so these are collections of my magnets. but it's not just in her classroom that lucy now shares her stories. she's being invited to speak at more and more travel conventions, sharing at her journeys have taught her about the world and about herself. i feel a lot of confidence in knowing that i can be anywhere and have peace. i can be anywhere and find work and be useful and have a purpose . that's amazing. yeah, i must say, of all the literally more than a thousand people i've interviewed for the bay area proud series, i could have talked to lucy for days. i had so many questions. how does she how does she get into the countries? how does she afford it? all these? how does she do it while being the mom to a six year old girl? right. fascinating to hear. to get a visa you have to go to an embassy, usually to get approval, to go to so many of these countries. yes, it's a process. but she does have those

summers off. yeah, and i did the math. it's about ten countries a year. she did it in 20 years. almost 200 countries, about ten countries a year. i thought i liked to travel. i was like, oh my gosh, 36. i know she's 193. that's amazing. i want to hear from more from her in the future for sure. okay, let's continue our earth week coverage this week with our meteorologist jeff ranieri. hi, jeff. hey, guys. you know, tonight i really want to focus it in on sea level rise. we hear so much about sea level rise, but i really wanted to give you a glimpse into the future. and what we could see happening here as we head throughout the next couple of decades. so i want to start it off here tonight, and we're going to show you what we can expect here as we head through the year 2040. and we would start to see those numbers going up, up over a half foot. then once we get to 2060, we'd likely see it go up to about just over a foot. but where it gets dramatic is by the year 2100, we are talking about a sea level rise here that could go as high as over three feet. that is certainly a substantial number

and something that's going to set off a whole lot of impacts. but what would it mean specifically here for us in the bay area? well, let's go ahead and take a look. and not only would it change the environment, how a lot of our animals, creatures throughout the bay area live and survive, but this would also mean that some parts of the bay would actually be underwater and maybe uninhabitable. on top of that, flooding more frequently. but with all of this, all of these impacts, the thing you can remember is we can mitigate this. we can lower those consequences by acting globally and lowering that carbon footprint. we've got solutions. we have more earth climate coverage at nbc, bay area.com. and again, lowering that carbon footprint. it's one way we can all come together and help to mitigate these consequences. all right. let's go and get more details on your forecast here across the bay area and show you what we can expect here as we head through tomorrow's forecast . and we are looking at a system dropping down here across the west. now this storm system

here, it's going to be really hard for this to tap into any kind of major rainfall. and i really think the best chances would remain off to the north and also to the east of us. but it is going to, namely kick up the wind. i think that's going to be the biggest impact here as we head through tomorrow. so let's go ahead and bring it into the satellite radar picture. we've seen some rainfall off to the north and also to the east. today. we've had the cloud cover a few breaks of sun, no rainfall coming down, even by 7:00 tomorrow morning. it's mainly just the fog. we'll see a little bit of sun trying to mix in and some drizzle at the coastline. then what i want you to see is as we head through the afternoon, right up towards napa county, we'll likely get a little bit of rainfall developing here on the northern side of napa county. and then by tomorrow afternoon and early evening around five and 6:00, we may get a few showers here around contra costa, alameda counties around brentwood, discovery, maybe close to concord, towards tracey, and also livermore. so it's not a whole lot, but we may get a few of these showers popping and

maybe even some isolated thunderstorms here throughout parts of the central valley. then as we roll through this upcoming weekend, you can see how things will clear back, dry out, and we'll get some sunshine back for us. so just a few quick blips here on the radar when it comes to those rain chances tomorrow. but the wind, that's what i think may cause us problems here. as we head through the afternoon up around three four and 5:00. we're talking about wind gusts coming out of the north and the west, 20 to about 50mph, especially at the coastline in our beaches. that's where we do expect some of those strongest gusts. you can see that magenta color there lining up with the key here at the top. then as we head through saturday's forecast, most of us calm down, although i still think it will be breezy here at the beaches, anywhere 15 to about 25mph. now, we're not expecting high fire danger because of course we've had so much rainfall. at least over the past couple of months. now, if you're headed up to the sierra anywhere from 1 to 4in of snow tomorrow. so just be ready for some of those winter conditions up there. otherwise, as we move through tomorrow morning's forecast with that cloud cover temperatures starting off here in the 50s, that'll have us down

to 53. in san francisco. daytime highs on the cool side here. we're going to go through this pretty quick. not too many changes throughout the bay 65 in san jose over to the east bay 67 in concord up to the peninsula 60 in san mateo, san francisco, 61 in downtown and for the north bay, 67 in sonoma. we will get into more comfortable temperatures next week. by tuesday, we're up to 79 and likely some 70s here, even into the following weekend. on that 7-day forecast, it stays windy in san francisco, but it will be much calmer throughout the inland valleys with that sunshine. so sea level rise, that really kind of always gets the big headlines. rise of over three feet by the year 2100. that that would be dramatic. but coming together, lowering that carbon footprint, that is the number one way we can all help out reminders. thank you so much . thanks, jeff. sure. coming up, a key indicator of how our economy is dealing with inflation has been updated with the new data shows and

that's much lower than economists expected. consumer spending increased about 2.5, which was also lower than wall street projected. meanwhile a key marker for inflation, known as the personal consumption expenditure price index, rose 3.4% for the quarter. and that could mean fewer interest rate cuts from the fed this year. that report shook wall street today. the dow plummeted 375 points. the nasdaq dropped 100, and the s&p lost over 23 points. fresh off getting his heisman

trophy back, reggie bush is speangki

heisman trophy winner. the award he earned in 2005 while at usc has been reinstated and today he's thanking his supporters and teammates. bush forfeited the statue in 2010 after usc was hit with massive sanctions following an ncaa investigation. it included allegations that bush received improper benefits during his time on the team. the heisman trust restored the honor and returned the trophy to bush yesterday, citing fundamental changes in the structure of college athletics over the past 14 years. today bush said he never believed the lies being told about him, and added that he is proud about doing things the right way. congratulations. okay, don't forget you can watch our newscast 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. raj mathai joins us now with what's coming up next at 530. there's a lot going on here, hundreds of thousands of dollars embezzled from an elementary school in san jose. why? police believe the former president of the school's pta actually stole from the school for years. also our investigation of bullying