states, punching those in the path of totality into darkness. it brought screams and screeches of excitement, delight, and even some tears. here at home, we only saw about 35% of the sun covered by the moon, but it still drew thousands of spectators outside. nbc's sergio quintana is reporting hopefully with his eclipse glasses. >> reporter: to look up and see a piece of the site missing is clearly unusual. >> is like a cookie. a yellow bacon cookie. >> reporter: the barrier didn't get to experience a total eclipse, only 34% of the sun was covered by the moon today. it was still something lots of people took time out of their day to watch. the exploratory him passed out 1000 free eclipse viewing glasses and sold about 200 more. at least 1200 people came here to look up at the sky together. maroon resident angel moore

drove in to the city with her daughters. >> they've been learning about it all week last week at school so there has been a lot of excitement at school. >> reporter: a total solar eclipse happens about once a year, somewhere on the face of the earth. what is unique about this event today is it is passing over a part of the world where millions and millions of people can all join together and look up. inside the exploratory him they had a live feed from teens they sent to mexico's and texas. spots within the totality. there was plenty of cheering there and in the auditorium the day turned to night. exploring them staff member was in the zone of totality during 2017. >> i look for the bright stars of orion and serious and i indeed saw those on a summer morning, which was quite something. >> reporter: the peak of today's partial eclipse was about 11:15 a.m. in the minutes leading up to it

and after, members of the san francisco amateur astronomy group set up a telescope with a special filter to give people a closer view. exploratory him staff brought out a disco ball to project little reflectance of the clips onto a wall. one woman set up a pinhole camera to get images of the eclipse on film. mostly, people sat back wearing their special glasses and gazed at this rare event, something we won't see here again for about 20 years. in san francisco, sergio quintana, nbc bayern bay area news. >> she sent us this video, when totality hits , plunging the beach in darkness. we will have more coming up at 5:30. a last-minute settlement, a wrongful death lawsuit involving tesla. that suit was brought by a family that claims the car was to blame for the deadly accident. it centers around the death of a 38-year-old apple engineer who is using teslas autopilot

technology when the crash happened on 101 in mountain view back in 2018. the drivers family says tesla oversold the autopilots ability. tesla says the driver was at fault for being distracted by a videogame while using the autopilot feature. nbc now reports the suit was settled just before it was set to go to trial. experts say if the family had won in court, today, it could have set a precedent for a dozen similar suits. the california highway patrol, meanwhile, is trying to determine what led to an early morning accident that left a nine-year-old girl dead. the girl was one of five passengers including her mom, her sister and her cousin. gentoo's jody reports, we are looking for the driver who ran from the scene. >> reporter: oscar nunez said he heard the sound of a driver hitting the brakes and then a car rolling off the road and into the dirt median. at i-680 and 242 split in

concorde early yesterday morning. >> the witness stated is on mazda cx-9 leave the roadway and rollover. officers responding to the scene observed a mazda on its roof with parties ejected. >> reporter: a nine-year-old girl was among three passengers ejected. the girl died at the scene, her 32-year-old mother, 13-year-old sister, and 217-year-old cousins were all taken to the hospital with major injuries. the driver of the car, a man in his 30s fled the scene. >> will be interviewing the family members still, they are trying to recover from their injuries and keeping all this together. >> reporter: nunez says there are no words to describe the magnitude of the tragedy for the family involved. he says that spot has been the scene of many accidents. >> this crossing is very dangerous. i don't know if it's a lack of signage or if they go too fast.

who knows? >> when we see these types of collisions, the seatbelt is often what makes a difference from being an injury collision and a deadly collision. >> the chp says acl could have saved a little girl's life. it appears at least three of the passengers were not wearing them. tonight, they are focused on finding the driver who faces felony hit and run and manslaughter charges. they are urging him to turn himself in. >> it's definitely a priority for us to talk to him, figure out what happened that night. >> reporter: jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. the chp looking for a gunman, it happened on the round on from ashby to berkeley. this is the 22nd freeway shooting in the bay area. if that case continues, we could see 80 by the end of the year. according to police that number would be 20% decrease from last

year. certainly frustrating and dangerous, a series of illegal sideshows playing in the bay area this weekend, including one that brought traffic to a halt on the bay bridge. when the smoke cleared, multiple people arrested and at least one person seriously injured. gentoo's velena jones exciting how this is causing a lot of stress for neighborhoods. >> reporter: this is not the sound you want to wake up to at 2:30 in the morning when at least 100 cars are outside your window. >> this is the last straw. this is the loudest and most of noxious out of all of them we have ever had. >> reporter: it's an issue that says he and his family deal with on a monthly basis at the intersection of alma and excelsior. >> we thought this was nice and quiet and safe neighborhood. sideshows are very scary. huge number of people showing up, very loud sounds. we have seen a car ignited right here at this intersection. >> reporter: the early sunday morning sideshow was one throughout the bay area

leaving trash and skid marks behind. frustrating. neighbors like didi stevenson bailey. >> we are in the west but we are not in the wild west. it definitely feels like the wild west. unfortunately. >> reporter: after police broke up the first oakland sideshow at 42nd and international and drivers left didi's neighborhood, the group headed towards the bay bridge. there, drivers.traffic on westbound 80 for around 20 minutes before the chp detained two minors and arrested two adults. officers say the shows are outright dangerous for everyone. >> our main concern is the safety of the public. and we would ask that those who are considering or actually engaging in these activities would think twice before they do so. >> reporter: officers broke up sideshows earlier in the evening in menlo park or stanford and in mountain view where a woman reportedly broke her ankle after being hit by a

car. neighbors back in oakland say they are fed up after watching them disperse the crowd without the citations. they paid for their own cameras collected over 100 license plate numbers and submit it a police report. they said i want the city to do more. we went that is not enough. catch whoever the last person is in front of your cop car, give them a ticket, and if you do that enough times, it will be too expensive for them to take the risk. >> reporter: in oakland, velena jones. a message triggered a lockdown at a north bay high school today. investigators say they locked down rancho cotati high. a threat came in by text. it mentioned a weapon and specific about the other students locations. police found the team who sent the text at home in santa rosa. school was reopened a short

time later. there was never a risk to students or staff. a police standoff triggered a tense start to the week for a san francisco neighborhood today. darden at 6:30 this morning at an apartment complex. officers responding to reports of a man working in and making threats. that man, police say barricaded himself in one of the apartments. the man was having a mental health emergency and they called in a crisis negotiation team to help. ultimately he was taken into custody around 2:00 this afternoon and no one was hurt. a live look at segmental, lawmakers are trying to figure out how to revitalize the downtown of california cities. california assembly held its first meeting of the select meeting on downtown recovery. the mayors of sacramento, long beach, riverside and san francisco all weighed in, discussing specific challenges that china is facing recovery from the pandemic, including lack of tourism, light, empty office buildings, storefronts. the mayor suggests possible solutions part of which includes changing the narrative around what is happening in

major california cities. >> others are consistently trying to define who we are in the media and a very negative way and in is important that we talk about the facts and the truth of who we are and create our own narratives of excitement, prosperity, and he moved toward the future. >> the committee will hold meetings throughout the year to discuss other revitalization strategies. honoring indigenous history, today a bilingual street sign recognizing unveiled in lafayette. this is a lafayette circle. this is also what includes an illustration, city officials says the goal is to show respect to their people and their defendant descendents. >> this is a way that we can honor our past and no that we had taken land away from our ancestors and predecessors

>> city council adopted a statement last year as part of year-long recognition of lafayette's more than 175 year history. still had, a new plan to help more than 30 million people saddled with student loans. president biden says he has a way to get some of them real belief. so how does it work? brought together by social media, peninsula teenager reunited with a stranger who saved his life thanks to an extraordinary donation. and clearing skies, plus a big warm-up on the way, potentially warming temperatures we

as the country barrels toward the november election the president is unveiling a new plan to release more than 30 million americans from the student loan debt if they qualify. president trump announces his political stance on abortion. disappointing a swath of supporters. here is alice bar in washington. >> an issue driven day as

president trump zeros in on abortion and president biden talks student debt relief in wisconsin. >> this can be life-changing. >> today's announcements paired with the biden administration's past efforts could help 30 million americans lower or erase their student debt balances, including those who owe more than they did at the start because of interest and those who started paying back their loans at least 20 years ago. >> we are giving people a chance to make it. it's not a guarantee, a chance to make it. >> meanwhile former president trump releasing a new video outlining his stance on abortion, arguing it should be left to the states. >> the states will determine by vote, legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide to be the law of the land. >> the antiabortion group susan b anthony pro-life america essays says it is deeply

disappointed in the former president's position promising to keep pushing for a national ban." trump ally senator lindsey graham says the pro-life movement has always been about the well-being of the unborn child, not geography. mr. trump referenced the politics of abortion. >> always go by your heart, but we must win. >> while claiming credit for the supreme court overturning roe v wade. president biden slammed him for that, his campaign releasing an emotional new ad featuring a texas woman who is suing the state after she says she nearly died when doctors delayed giving her a medically necessary abortion. democrats believe abortion access is the issue most likely to drive their supporters to the polls in november. in washington, alice bar, nbc news. >> and oakland a family member is cracking down. she says ticketmaster controls 80% of ticket sales in the u.s. she is proposing a bill that would require competition at the first point of sale for

tickets. there was a news conference held today at the state capital to explain why the bill is needed. >> instead of having one twice consumers will have multiple options of where they can purchase their ticket. companies will have to compete for consumer business, which will lead to lower fees and better service. >> if passed the bill would change ticketmaster's control over ticket sales in california. more opposition tonight for the proposed name change for oakland airport. the time is coming from san francisco city attorney. port of oakland proposed changing to san francisco bay oakland international airport. they would choose this but they say renamed airport could confuse travelers and violates the ethical trademark. the plan is to take legal action if oakland international airport doesn't change course. leaders say the goal of the name change is to attract more

travelers and highlight the geographic significance of flying into oakland. oakland airport says it will fight for the right to use the new name if it is approved. crab season getting cut short again. the season started late and today it is ending early. commercial crab season usually begins in november but this year it was delayed until january. it lasted less than three months. the shortened window is an effort to protect humpback whales during crab season and migrating whales sometimes get tangled in that crab gear. so if you are a crab lover it's a little bit of a problem. so many meteorological things happening today with the partial eclipse we got to see and then the sun was so bright, beautiful sunshine outside. >> it was such a fantastic day and it was so nice to see all the families enjoying such a monumental moment. >> a lot of people on spring break. you perfect time for that. been tested and that something

is going to heat us up. that will be the headline into the upcoming work week, with some high pressure but let's give you a live look for san francisco, look at those guys. you notice the flag they are waving. we have a light breeze coming through right now, notice right here, there does. let's talk about temperatures and what we can expect but also, where worry around 24 hours ago? the increase is already bumping up and currently we have 70s in san jose, 71 degrees concord, 73. fremont, into san francisco we have 60s down through morgan hill. 60 degrees, san mateo 74. look at the warm-up. scenic in santa rosa but through concorde down through the south bay. it is only going to get hotter heading into the upcoming days. here is the reason why. we have satellite radar showcasing what's going on in the atmosphere. notice how clear the conditions are across the entire state of california. quite the change from the snowy

winter storm we saw just recently, and also any high clouds have kind of cleared through. tonight we are going to see a decent overnight low in the 50s so it will be a warm night compared to the 30s. no frost advisories for tonight and let's talk about those wind gusts. we have some breezy winds, 11 to 20+ miles per hour. the wind speeds calm down as the high pressure begins to settle in. so what can we expect you tuesday? we got upper 70s, for san jose 77 degrees, concord 78, hayward 75. san francisco, 68, and oakland, 73 degrees. however, right now, looking ahead into wednesday, it does look like it could potentially be the warmest day of the week. we are talking 80s. these are going to be the warmest temperatures we have seen since fall. definitely above average for this time of year, 81 martinez,

dublin 80 degrees, san jose, 83 degrees, morgan hill, 82. and here's the thing, depending on if we do see some cloud cover early on, or clearing, it could get even warmer than that. let's talk about how long this work will last because things are expected to change. you see the orange glow over california? that is a signal of high pressure making it exit starting on friday. here's the reason why, look at the rotation. we got a system churning just off the coast. timing for this, we are still going to see a bit of a change as fries friday into saturday. but we will know more as we inch closer. we are a couple days out. however, this does look like it's going to bring a chance for rain, but also a drop in temperatures. the possibility is going to come just in time for saturday, leading us into the weekend not only for the bay area but down through southern california yet again. and yes, this could even signal more sierra snow. your seven-day forecast looks great for the next couple of days. even san francisco coast and vacancy temperatures rising into the low 70s starting

tomorrow, upper 60s but by wednesday and thursday, 70s, notice on friday the increase in cloud cover with the icon. the system approaching, the temperature dropped going from 80s to the upper 60s. >> then we are back in the rain. >> seems like we can't let go, right? we are going to see a nice change heading into next monday, long-range outlook is back into the 70s. hope ahead of the rain. >> my grass is very, very green. >> that's too, turn off your speakers. still ahead, freefall for former president social stock. huge

the idea of unregulated, open and accessible internet to everyone has been a political battle for more than a decade. most recently the trump administration halted what is called net neutrality. today the as head of the sec came to the santa clara neighborhood to discuss how it will impact net neutrality. especially wildfire situations. hosting the roundtable discussion, jessica rosen were self, had its internet access cut off in the 2018 fire when fire agencies hit their cap on the internet use. >> federal medications commission oversees interstate communications. and internet networks are interstate. so when we go online and we try to use our broadband connections, it is important that there is someone who can oversee that to make sure it's

a quality connection and open and fair and that would be the federal medications commission. >> chairwoman called for a vote to restore its oversight authority on net neutrality. any policy change would take effect 60 days after that. because it's into clark county teenager whose kidney failure is alive and well thanks to a donor he met through social media. he received a new kidney from a 40-year-old woman who came across the story on instagram. she didn't know him but sarah decided to give him one of her kidneys anyway. they met for the first time today at stanford lucile packard children's hospital but she got a flat tire on the way and couldn't make it. jackson says he is incredibly grateful to her. >> i am so good because i am able to live longer and see how life is. i'm going to graduate eighth grade at the end of may and

then go on to his will. >> the family is so grateful. today's event was followed by a flag raising ceremony to recognize donate life month recognizing the importance of organ donation. shares in former presidents donald trump media company took a bit different today. shares dropped more 8% during trading. the company has erased all of its gains as a publicly held company last month. all told, transmedia has lost $3 billion in market cap since its debut. the truth social app used by the former president is also the biggest shareholder. it was a mixed bag for the stock market today, and for the first quarter corporate earnings report, both expected later this week. the s&p 500 and jones took steps and the nasdaq ended the steps and the nasdaq ended the day

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tonight is momentous for millions of people but for one couple particularly special. a couple in texas type not during the solar eclipse. the bride and groom said i do just as the moon passed in front of the sun, during the highly anticipated moment of totality. the couple popped there it claims glasses off and check out the view