santa clara county fire district to talk net neutrality and public safety because firefighters here know what it is like to lose internet access in the midst of a major wildfire. fcc chairwoman jessica rosenworcel held a roundtable discussion on the upcoming vote on net neutrality is the santa clara county fire department with community leaders and agencies met with her. she focuses on how restoring net neutrality would benefit public safety. because this fire department had internet access throttled or cut off automatically during the 2018 mendocino fire when fire agencies hit their internet use limit or cap. she heard from the assistant chief who said suddenly the fire agencies couldn't coordinate resources out in the field. >> the firefighters banded together using personal devices from different carriers that maybe weren't being throttled or hadn't reached the cat in order to get the job done. >> reporter: fcc one says despite the firefighters ingenuity for some states such

as california creating their own net neutrality laws, she is calling for a vote april 25th by the fcc to restore the oversight authority lost in 2017. >> in a modern, digital economy, i think it's time we have a national policy of internet openness and that would be the fcc. we went the sec would you want? >> we have a complaint process, we can take an individual consumer complaints and resolve them. we also have rulemaking authority. >> reporter: the proposal got an endorsement from a carrier company, ceo dame jasper of sonic.com. >> we, as carriers in my opinion should not be picking and choosing what people can get to but how it performs when they connect. >> stanford law professor at the meeting pointed out in the case of firefighters using internet access, it doesn't matter who was right or wrong. >> what matters is they were fighting a fire in the middle of one of the worst wildfires in california's history and

there was nobody the firefighters could turn to to ensure they get connection and resolved the issue later. >> reporter: three of the trump administration commission members have been replaced by commissioners selected by the biden administration, so the proposal has a good chance of passing and would go into effect about 60 days afterwards. in campbell, robert handa, nbc bay area news. here's the big question of the day. did you see it? did you have those cool protective glasses? millions of americans looking up into the sky to see the total solar eclipse. here in the bay area we had a 35% eclipse for more than a dozen states were in that so- called path of totality. that path was pretty impressive. cities from texas all the way up through the midwest, the east coast, to maine went completely dark as the moon passed between the sun and the earth. one of the first places in the united states to see the total eclipse was in dallas for nearly 4 1/2 minutes.

look at that. that's what it looks like. here is a ground view of the eclipse as it was happening. people in terre haute indiana food at the date really turned tonight. remember this is midafternoon, it looks like midnight there. you can see the crowd move as the eclipse moves across northern texas. back here at home, we got that partial eclipse and it was enough to throw so many of us. let's bring in nbc's ian cole, who spent the morning at an eclipse event in the south bay. >> reporter: outside tyler hall at san jose state today -- the one it looks like a crescent moon but at the sun this time around. >> reporter: astronomy students and professors try to soak in every moment of the solar eclipse. >> i think people really appreciate seeing natures great show like this. the students are having class in hands-on learning experience. >> it looks like someone took a bite out of a pipe.

the one they provided telescopes with special solar lenses so students and other people passing by could see this up close shot of the moon partially blocking the sun and view the subject spot in the middle. >> seeing it in real life is pretty good. to see it in real life with glasses is pretty awesome. the teacher makes it super exciting to learn about. we went the students were given sunspot church to draw the reflection of what was happening high above, astronomy students have been studying and talking about it for weeks. >> it's cool. the sun is obstructing the moon -- >> it will be about 20 years until america will see a total solar eclipse again. that maybe why, for a couple hours today, so many embraced the chance to join in on the excitement, to learn, and appreciate our spot in the solar system together. >> another one in 20 2045 in

california if you haven't booked your tickets, book your hotel and ticket for 20 years from now. >> san jose state, ian cole nbc bay area news. >> the exploratory him in san francisco is one of the most popular places in the city to watch the kids. inside visitors were treated to a live feed coming in from teams they sent to mexico and texas within the zone of totality. lots of cheering wednesday turned tonight and then outside exploratory him's, staff members brought out a disco ball to reflect little images of the eclipse on a wall. a group of amateur astronomers set up telescopes with special filters to provide closer images of the sun. exploratory him also passed out 1003 eclipse viewing glasses and sold about 200 more. >> wanted to make sure that we got a chance to see it. and we walked all over the city to try and find the glasses and we got the last pair here. >> it's like a cookie. a yellow between cookie. >> a solar eclipse happens about once a year somewhere on the globe, but this event is unique because it passed over

and erica where the moon is at just the right distance and can fully cover the sun. all right. what will happen to all those millions of eclipse glasses that americans no longer need? the goal is to send them to another continent where they can be reused soon. they are setting up recycling bins at libraries. in california you can drop off your glasses at any work worthy parker store. it will be collected to astronomers without borders, sending the glasses to schools and that america where there is an annual eclipse in october. >> the white house unveiling a new plan to relieve student loan debt for millions of americans. but will it stand up to legal test from opponents who already defeated a previous biden loan forgiveness program? here's nbc's thom jensen.

>> a dark cloud of threat facing millions of students at universities and trade schools everywhere. the one it adds up over four years. >> san jose university students are glad they have reasonable tuition rates at state schools but they say that still stacks up. >> here is is around, living on campus is 10 grand a year. after four years you have 40 grand of debt. that's expensive without tuition. >> upwards of 50 to 100 k, a pretty reasonable number. did you they approved prior to release for millions of student loan borrowers last year, the court ruled 6-3 that a white house proposal canceling up to $10,000 in debt was not legal. that said legal and financial experts back to the drawing board. >> we feel confident in the legal analysis. >> reporter: deputy director john says the biden harris administration's new plans to forgive all that for at least 4 million borrowers and partial debts of 23 million more people will survive any legal

challenges. >> we expect that more than 10 million of the borrowers who will get forgiveness will get at least $5000 in debt relief. that is a pretty substantial amount of relief for families that are struggling month-to- month. >> when finalized the plans would affect five different groups of borrowers with some relief. those who owe more death debt than the original loan amounts, anyone who is eligible for loan forgiveness but haven't applied for it. undergraduates who first started repaying 20 years ago or longer, and graduate borrowers who have been paying for at least 25 years. and students who attended institutions with low value degrees and others facing financial hardships. >> is about trying to find a way to make sure that students that doesn't provide an anchor on your ability to make basic payments and to cover your basic expenses. >> he says 85% of community college borrowers will be debt- free within 10 years under the new program.

>> thinking about people who need it more than others is a good idea. b1 a glimmer of hope for the students if the white house's latest loan relief programs really do stand up to the legal challenges that they will no doubt see in the coming weeks. in san jose, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. the search is on tonight for the driver of an suv that crashed early yesterday morning leaving a nine-year-old girl dead and four of her family members with major injuries. the driver ran after the crash. the suv veered off 680 the 242 split, bold multiple times before landing upside down in the medium. the young girl who died and two relatives were ejected from the car. her third 32-year-old mom, 13- year-old sister and cousins survived but they have major injuries. chp says it appears at least three of the passengers, including the nine-year-old girl were not wearing their seatbelts. a last-minute settlement in a lawsuit involving tesla. the suit was brought by a

family who claims the carmaker was to blame for a deadly accident. the centers on the death of a 38-year-old apple engineer. he was using tesla's autopilot technology when he crashed his car on 101 in mountain view back in 2018. the drivers family maintains that tesla oversold it autopilot ability. tesla says the driver was at fault for being distracted by a videogame while using the autopilot feature. cnbc now reports the suit was settled just before it was set to go to trial today. experts say if the family had won in court it could have set a precedent for nearly a dozen other similar lawsuits. honoring indigenous history, today a bilingual street sign was unveiled in lafayette, formally recognizing the name from mt. diablo. this is at mt. diablo boulevard, there is a new box wrapped that features an illustration of indigenous women and displaced the city's blade acknowledgment statement. the goal is to show respect to the areas native ohlone people.

>> this is a way that we can honor our past and know that we have taken land away from our ancestors and predecessors and we acknowledge and honor their presence here through their descendents today. >> the city council adopted the statement last year as part of the year-long recognition of lafayette's 175 year history. coming up next, it was nuts over the weekend. the paper it's taken over by an illegal sideshow. the fallout and what the chp is doing about efforts to stop this dangerous side shows. also, taking on ticketmaster. how a bay area lawmaker wants to help cut the cost of your next ticket to a concert or sporting event. >> are you enjoying these upper 60s and 70s that we've had in our weather forecast? how about a boost by about 10 degrees? we will have more on the warm- up on the way and what you can expect looking ahead, coming up

in less than five minutes. >> does have the totality from indianapolis. a full solar eclipse, unified connection to nature, plus a view of the eclipse from

frustrating and dangerous week across the bay area as illegal sideshow's brought traffic to a halt in multiple areas. this time in areas that rarely see sideshows like menlo park and palo alto. here is nbc's lena jones. >> reporter: sideshows , you can still see the skid marks left behind, neighbors say they are tired, frustrated, and concerned about the safety risks at the springs. this is not the sound you want to wake up to at 2:30 in the morning with at least 100 cars outside your window. >> this is the last straw. this is the loudest and most

obnoxious out of all of them we have ever had. >> reporter: it's an issue, zach says he and his family deal with on a monthly basis at the intersection of oma and excelsior. >> it is scary to look out your window and see masses of people who don't seem to be following any rules or the law. >> reporter: we are in the west but not the wild west. the early sunday morning sideshow was the second after police broke up another one at 42nd and international 15 minutes before drivers headed to edie stephenson's neighborhood who felt the chaos. >> are they going to detain anyone? it is more like they were just hurting them. >> after they broke up the space sideshow, drivers saw traffic on the a bridge, for around 20 minutes. chp detained two minors and arrested two adults. officers say the shows are out right 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.

>> reporter: chp says they told two cars off the bay bridge. officers broke up sideshows earlier in menlo park near 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 opd disperse the crowd without any citation. they collected more than 100 license plate numbers with their own cameras, submitted to a police report and are asking the city to take action. >> 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: and oakland, velena jones, nbc bay area news. it is time to crackdown on what she calls ticketmaster's anomaly. buffy wicks says ticketmaster

controls 80% of ticket sales in the u.s. she is proposing a bill that would require competition in hopes of reducing prices. supporters held a conference today at the state capital to explain why she thinks this bill is needed. >> instead of only having one choice, consumers will have multiple options of where they can push its their tickets. companies will have to compete for consumer business which will lead to lower fees and better service. >> if passed, the bill would dramatically reduce ticketmaster's oversell control and california. ticketmaster was not immediately available for comment. >> a busy day of looking up in the sky and it is were. it will be a nice week, right? it definitely is. we will see quick rises in the temperature. some of the warmest we have seen so far. that will take us into the 80s territory. it is also going to cool us off eventually. let's get your forecast so i can give you the extended outlook. you can plan your week. right now in san jose, we are starting to see the characters go into the upper 60s.

we did see a higher 70s for san jose. looking at oakland, s&s, wins in the west, 40 miles per hour and san francisco, a bit more gusty from the west, about 24 miles an hour, still some 70s out there in walnut creek. the wind will diminish especially into early tuesday morning. here is what satellite radar looks like right now. we got clear skies, high pressure and that dry air mass is going to help and we are already seeing a change compared to the past 24 hours. if you notice parts of santa rosa stretching to napa, concord, down through livermore, san jose and morgan hill, also palo alto, and 11 degree difference. and it will only get hotter. let's talk the wind speeds because as the high pressure continues to build and dominate over the next couple of days, the breezy wins are providing relief right now, from the 70s

it will taper off and we will get a lot drier out there humidity wise. notice out there from 6 a.m. on tuesday, it will get hot and dry. our forecast into early morning lows, we will be in the 50s tomorrow night, which is good, you don't have to turn on any 50s. heading into the upcoming days 40s and 50s to start our tuesday, but eventually by tomorrow afternoon, upper 70s expected. in san jose, morgan hill, we are talking 77 degrees. hayward, 75. look at concord, 78. the field, 78, san mateo, 69, and san francisco, nearing the 70 degree mark and it will not make it there tomorrow but on wednesday it is expected to climb into the 70s for the bay and the coastline but also 80s into the interior, including tremont, muscala, livermore, stretching down through morgan hill and gilroy as well. likely our warmest day of the week. long-range outlook right now,

warm tuesday, taking us all the way through thursday and it really isn't until friday and saturday that we see the cooldown make its way over, a low pressure system already showing the rotation just towards the south. now, the impact of this is going to vary. if this pushes up north, we will get more rain. if it stays toward ventral and southern california we will see restless less rain totals but it will bring cooler temperatures, also more serious know and you will notice the impact on the seven-day outlook with a return of rain chance also comes with daytime highs back into the 50s for san francisco and inland areas will see low 60s by the time we get to saturday. let's celebrate the 70s and 80s. i would not wash your car just yet. >> i just did yesterday. >> i'm sorry, i'm sorry. it's like the rain was just enough to get your car dirty but not really a downpour. >> a good looking car this week until saturday. >> maybe you could get one of those rain checks.

>> thanks vianey. up next, planning a trip to hawaii, we will tell you why it might be your last trip there in a rent house or al

the drama continues. there is no opposition tonight to the proposed name change of oakland airport. the port of oakland we can recently proposed changing the name to turn 25. san francisco city attorney david chiu says the proposed name violates an sso

trademark. he plans to take legal action if oakland doesn't change course. the port of oakland says the name change will help attract more travelers to the east bay airport. booking on airbnb in hawaii space to be a thing of the past. two bills moving through the state legislature in hawaii would allow counties across the island to eliminate vacation rentals. supporters say it would help alleviate hawaii's housing crisis for locals which is made worse by the wild fires in lahaina. it would eliminate jobs into key source of income for many hawaiian homeowners. the clock is ticking as we approached next week's tax deadline. new data shows a majority of taxpayers have already spent some or all of their refund. according to the personal- finance company credit karma, its report shows that more than 60% of people who respond to the survey have received a refund and they spent some or all of it already.

nearly 50% of those surveyed said they are disappointed with the amount of the refund. 24% were worried they won't be able to afford their tax bill this year. experts say the best advice is to avoid the refund spending spree. >> our advice to anyone splurging with their refund, while it can be fun, it's a great idea to put away a small part of that. maybe 10%, to use for fun, to treat yourself. to have something exciting but to put the majority of that refund toward your investment, that can go a long way to get 2024 off to a great start for you financially. >> tax day one week from today. you can file for your extension if you need more time but the deadline to do that is midnight on tax day. up next, one of the shortest crab seasons we have seen. the reason the commercial crabbing is done for now in the bay area. let's give you a live look. there you go, looking at the control room, nightly news is being prepared right now. one of the top stories, magical

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this is cool, university of south carolina, the women's basketball team returning home today with their trophy in hand. they won the ncaa women's basketball championship yesterday, south carolina beat iowa and their star player caitlin clark 87-75.

in south carolina's third national title in the last seven years. more than 18 million people tuned in, setting a record for women's ports, in fact it beat most men's sports in terms of tv viewing yesterday. speak up crab season in the bay area is getting cut short this year. >> the season starting in january ending earlier. the issue is the season tends to coincide with the annual humpback mail migration and they often get caught in the crab gear. the late start and early closure has a huge financial impact on them and they are calling for the state and the feds do more to compensate fishermen with their livelihoods. tonight at 7:00 we mentioned the drama about the proposed name change on the oakland airport. we will be joined by san francisco city attorney who is threatening legal action. that story and more coming up on our 7:00 news. up next on nightly news, for the total solar eclipse, the amazing view of the exits you didn't get to see looking down from 20,000 feet. lester holt joins us from

indianapolis right now. tonight, the rare and amazing celestial event. the excitement across america for the total solar eclipse. towns to big cities tens of millions of americans from small towns to big cities looking to the sky. massive crowds like the one here at the indianapolis motor speedway gathering to witness history. our team along the path of totality, stretching from texas to maine and even 20,000 feet in the air for a view like no other. also tonight, the deadly shooting inside a law office in las vegas. two victims and the shooter dead. what we're learning. also tonight, former president donald trump weighing in on abortion. the gop front-runner declining to endorse a national ban and