were hurt acting chief paul joseph says the suspect is 41 year old ricardo villarreal of san jose, a felon who served a ten year sentence for assault on a police officer. san jose mayor matt mahan commended the officers for their bravery in this case. they kept an entire apartment complex safe from a suspect with a long record and a history of substance abuse and drug sales. this is the third officer involved shooting in san jose so far this year in san jose, marianne favro. nbc bay area news. uc academic workers across the state are on strike today. come on, that's uc santa cruz. you're looking at the union represents academic student employees, postdoctoral scholars, and academic researchers. they say they're striking because of the way the university has cracked down on pro-palestinian protests and

encampments. we've been seeing this across college campuses. union members are demanding, among other things, amnesty for all the students and faculty who have been arrested or facing disciplinary action. uc santa cruz strike will be the first of several strikes across the campuses. university leaders have filed an unfair labor practice charge. we have developing news on the death of iran's president, who was killed in a helicopter crash today in the bay area, former house speaker nancy pelosi, reacting to that crash. it happened yesterday in a mountainous area of northwest iran, the president, the country's foreign minister and six others were also killed. iran's state media says president ebrahim raisi and the group were returning from an event at the country's border with azerbaijan, when the helicopter experienced technical failures in the thick, foggy weather conditions. i join our president and state department extending condolences to the families and those affected by

the crash. it's it makes you be cautious about how we proceed in the weather and that. but in addition to that, our our, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of iran. that bad weather and rough terrain also delayed search and rescue operations for several hours. turkey and russia also sent aircraft to help with that search. the news of president reyes's death comes amid a time of rising tensions in the middle east. the israel-hamas war now entering its seventh month, and the international criminal court is now seeking arrest warrants against israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as well as top hamas officials. nbc's alice barr has the latest developments from washington dc, from a foggy helicopter crash site in northwest iran. new uncertainty is spreading across the middle east. the deaths of iranian president ebrahim raisi and the country's foreign minister touching off a mix of prayer and

celebration from those opposed to races. years of brutal crackdowns on political opposition. iranian state media reporting today that a technical failure downed the helicopter in mountainous terrain, killing the two leaders and seven others on board as they returned from inaugurating a dam in azerbaijan , a senior biden administration official telling nbc news there are no signs of foul play. a state department spokesman saying that while the u.s. regrets any loss of life, that doesn't change the reality of his record, both as a judge and as the president of iran, the fact that he has blood on his hands, iran's vice president stepping in until new elections within 50 days. u.s. officials indicating the leadership change is unlikely to significantly shift iranian policy, though it opens questions about who will succeed. iran's ultimate authority, supreme leader ayatollah khamenei. there is relief that iran does not appear

to be pointing blame at israel after the two countries traded airstrikes last month, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, facing a separate crisis as the international criminal court announced today it's seeking to arrest him and israel's defense minister on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for civilian attacks and starvation in gaza. the icc, also seeking to arrest hamas leaders for their brutal october 7th attack that started the israel-hamas war. president biden today called it outrageous that the icc wants to arrest top israeli officials, insisting there is no equivalence between israel and hamas in washington. alice barr, nbc news. all right, thank you, alice, a surprising new twist tonight in the investigation into a fire at a home depot in san jose. we're now learning the store is being punished for its part in that destructive fire. it's been two years since an arsonist burned down the home depot store in

south san jose. but now home depot is being ordered to pay more than $1 million for code violations that hampered firefighters efforts to put out that blaze. santa clara district attorney's office says an investigation discovered that home depot knew its sprinkler system was disabled at the time of the fire, but failed to fix it. piles of pallets were also blocking the fire lane. the arsonist, dylan j. cruz gog, is scheduled for a plea hearing next month. a north bay police department looks different these days. there are now more women than ever before. right now, there are 25 female officers at the santa rosa police department, the highest number in its 150 year history. the shift is recent. the number of female officers is double what it was just four years ago. that change started in 2021, when the srpd joined a nationwide law enforcement initiative called 30 by 30 the goal to increase representation of women in law enforcement recruit classes to

30% by the year 2030. srpd says it's crucial that its diversity reflects the community it serves well. we've been following the numbers when it comes to women working as first responders, including in the south bay, where san jose's fire department is taking heat over a lack of women in the ranks, advocates and former female firefighters say cultural issues in the department have fueled recent scandals and made life on the job tough for women in the service. our investigative unit found fewer than 4% of women firefighters in san jose. you can watch our full report on our website nbcbayarea.com. dining alfresco may not be available anymore at some restaurants in berkeley. the city is enforcing new rules and that means restaurant owners will have to make some tough decisions. nbc bay area's velena jones is in berkeley with why this is becoming such a divisive issue. parklets like this one and outdoor dining have been staples in the community since the pandemic, but now restaurants here in berkeley are being faced

with having to pay to keep them around. it's my parisian cafe. when i can't be in paris, outdoor dining with tables and chairs, taking over sidewalks and parking spaces, has now become a part of her dining culture. it's something john harris and fred keller say they use every day when they come to sal's in berkeley, the virtue of the pandemic was that restaurants were allowed to move their restaurants out onto the sidewalk, as in europe, and it's like, really? that's the plus of covid. it's a fantastic food and this is an addition. it's a service. four years after the pandemic, what was once offered for free now comes with a potential fee, a price co-owner sam tobin says he's willing to pay. for us, it's like a great opportunity to be able to use some of the public space and, you know, activate it in collaboration with the restaurant. the city is giving

berkeley businesses three options pay an annual fee to keep their parklet for private use only, pay nothing, and turn their parklet into a public space for everyone to use or take down their outdoor dining seating altogether. part of sal's parklet has been open to the public for ten years, sam says, charging to keep the other part private makes sense. i do think it's reasonable for some rent to be charged for a private business to use public space, and i think that the city, you know, we've been appreciative that the city has allowed us to do pay monthly for that, which makes it more accessible than like a big upfront yearly, cost. the outdoor fee is based on each parking space used and the hourly rate the city would be getting. costing thousands of dollars. joe izakaya next door, plans to take their space down, saying the fees are too high. owners at creepvine say they're also concerned about the cost.

both restaurants declined to speak on camera. the city did not respond to our request for comment. meanwhile, those who are embracing cafe culture in berkeley hope the new cost to do business pays off. in berkeley, velena jones, nbc, bay area news. well, she's retiring soon. bay area representative anna eshoo. she is ending her career in congress on a high note literally today, she had a rescue helicopter named in her honor. it's called the onorable anna, and it was announced just a few hours ago at a reception at the 129th rescue wing base that rescue wing has saved countless lives in shu's district, and she's played a big part in building a hangar at the rescue wing. today's reception. as you celebrated the 15 students she nominated who were just appointed to the u.s. military, naval and air force academies, one of the highest privileges i have as a member of congress is to nominate outstanding young women and men, and i'm so proud i am so proud

of the number of women that have gone to the military academies. of the 15 nominees, six were appointed to west point, four to the naval academy and five to the air force academy. coming up, a new family of covid variants raising concern about falling vaccination rates. what you should know and a tribute to san francisco firefighters. the special mural going up at the fire headquarters in the city, and the student artists who created it. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. a good looking monday out there, lots of sunshine. but look at this. we are tracking so much colder air with some storm activity to the north. we'll show you how much those temperatures will drop later this week. i've

flirt. the new family of variants comes as vaccination rates are really low. symptoms and severity seem to be about the same as the previous covid strains, but this new flirt

variants appear to be more transmissible so you can catch them easier. infectious disease expert doctor peter cheng joins me now to help us a little bit understand more about, first of all, weird name flirt. and it's not just one one variant. it's multiple variants, right? yeah, it's about two that we're looking at very closely now jessica. they also have the other names that are less memorable. cpmv two and cpt 1.1. and they're not only the most common variants. right now in the us, even though we have the lowest number of cases we've had since the beginning of the pandemic. but they're also rising up the charts very quickly. and i think that rate of increase is why we're a little bit worried about what it might mean for the summer, and rate of increase. is that because we have such low vaccination rates at this point, in addition to the fact that this is a little bit more transmissible? yes, it's a couple of things. i think one year ago, more people were

proportionately vaccinated than this year. so we're not just relying, last year on natural infection, but infection plus vaccination. this year we have lower numbers of people vaccinated so that immunity from, catching it over the winter period is going to wear down. and that's why we think more people are going to get infected. all right. so most i mean, i think the attitude right now for a lot of people is what covid, right. they've been, you know, covid free for so long. but when something like this mutates that changes the game. so what kind of, you know, this new variant, could we see a big spike in people getting sick again? i think we'll see a summer swell. it won't be a spike in the same way, but we've had four consecutive summers of covid increases due to a few factors, we have this new variant that's more transmissible. like you said,

people's immunity is going to be wearing down around that period, which is around six months, and we have people traveling and gathering indoors. i think most people are not going to get very ill. it's going to feel like a cold, but for some people that is going to be more serious. like 2020, it's going to be the minority. but you know, i'm already seeing some people in the hospital who haven't gotten a vaccine in the last year who are older or very immune compromised. so it's still you know, can be very serious for some people. so doctor, do you anticipate that we'd get to a point again where we'd have mandatory masks or mandatory vaccinations? and i know what you're going to say is we should just all go and get a booster. is that correct? correct, i don't think we'll be seeing any mandates around mass, but if you're traveling for the summer, you don't want your plans disrupted, you pack your first aid kit, which includes covid

supplies like masks and tests, but you also try to arm yourself by getting a shot if you haven't in the last year. and now the cdc is also approved, for those who are older than 65, you can get a second shot of if the last one was, four months or more before. so you know, there are things that we can do again, not to panic, but we'll probably get a new formula of the vaccine in the fall in time for the winter increase, which is going to be larger than what we'll be seeing in the summer. okay good advice. thank you. doctor peter chin-hong, thanks so much, jess. a tribute to san francisco firefighters in the form of a mural a student from the academy of art university painted it, and it's located in the lobby of the san francisco fire department headquarters. the mural tells a story of one of the city's oldest standing stations in the city. it opened in the late 1800s and closed in the early 1900s. although it's

out of service, it still stands as a historical landmark. organizers say the mural helps honor the history of the city's firefighters. i think it's super important to remember our history, to remember where we came from, what we did right, what we did wrong, the challenges that folks had back then in terms of the equipment that we had and, and how they had to run things. so it's incredibly important for us to know and honor our history, whatever it may be. the mural is 12ft tall, and it's been in the works since march. all right, let's bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, so we can congratulate him on the wonderful weather and the sunshine. thank you. the credit for it. yes, i will take the credit, because when people aren't happy, i know you take that. you get the blame. exactly. i hear it too. we got a couple more days coming our way here of some gorgeous weather across the bay area. then hang on a roller coaster ride. when it comes to what we're going to see in that 7-day forecast, let's take it outside right now to san jose. and you can see the unlimited visibility right now.

just absolutely gorgeous. we had some 80s in the south bay right now dropping down to 76. a little bit of a breeze out of the north northwest at 13. and we're down in the 60s by eight. and 9:00. also some enjoyable weather in walnut creek, 78 degrees light winds and we'll be in the 70s here through 8:00 tonight and then some 60s later on. now i expect more sunny, dry weather tomorrow from this area. high pressure. it's moving into just the right spot here to keep that storm track to the north, because there will be some unusual rainfall here through washington and oregon as we move through tomorrow, even into wednesday's forecast. but no chance of that for us. we're just going to get that warm weather moving in. but as you're going to see on that scrolling 7-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, we are in for huge change by this upcoming weekend. i'll explain more on that here coming up in a bit, but let's go ahead and get you ready to go here for your tuesday morning forecast. and look, no problems getting out the door. we have mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the low to mid 50s. that's going to put us down to 52 here

in the peninsula and over to san francisco, 51 low 50s in the north bay and right here for the east bay. daytime highs for tomorrow, warming up a few more degrees with that area of high pressure. just getting a little bit stronger. so that's going to put us back into low 80s through all of the south bay. we'll see a little bit of a breeze pick up here out of the northwest at 14. but it certainly does not look damaging by any means on that wind. 80 in vallejo, 83 in pleasanton, right near the water that is a really enjoyable day for you in oakland at 75 for the coastline, 62 and half moon bay. then you get out to san mateo, redwood city, down to palo alto. we're in the 70s to 80s san francisco, few 70s, right around the mission and up here towards the marina will be at 63 and for the north bay 85 here in clear lake, mid 80s in napa, 78 in mill valley. so sunny, warm weather tomorrow then check this out. not one, but two different cold fronts. going to sweep in later this week and into the weekend. so with both of these dropping down here over california, look at the

difference it's going to make in our temperatures. we're going to go from those low 80s tomorrow all the way down to 66 in san jose on saturday. so a chilly start to the upcoming weekend. we'll warming up to 70 on sunday and then some 70s next week. but that's going to be a huge and drastic change for us. other thing i wanted to get in real quickly here is severe weather in the midwest. a high likelihood of tornadoes, especially around cedar rapids, iowa, but really the chance of severe weather here through the midwest. watch out for delays. it's going to get bumpy here through tomorrow right here in that 7-day forecast. we are dry next seven days. but that big temperature drop that's going to be the large headline. so if you didn't get enough of your jacket this winter well maybe bring the jacket out on saturday. you need it all day. the way temperatures are looking right now, that's a positive spin right there. you know it's monday after all. all right. thank you. up next, another airline is doing away with change and cancellation es. we're going tofe

the new policy went into effect immediately prior to the new rules, spirit used to charge travelers anywhere between 70 to $120 for ticket changes and cancellations. the fee depended on how close to the departure time the passenger made that change. the decision marks a shift for budget airlines long time pricing approach, and the announcement comes just days after frontier made a similar move. you're going to like this one some inflation relief if you're a target shopper. prices are going down on thousands of basic items. target says it's slashing prices on more than 5000 popular things. stuff like diapers, paper towels, milk. many of the reduced price items will come from target's two

store brands, the good and gather, and the ever spring. the price cuts have already been applied to more than 1000 items in the summer. target says it's going to cut more prices across 5000 different food, drink and household products. details of the new, info will come out when target releases its quarterly financial report on wednesday. red lobster, meanwhile, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. the company says its business failed to return to pre-pandemic sales levels, and it plans to shrink its footprint while searching for a buyer. that means about 99 locations are going to be closing, including two here in the bay area, rohnert park and fremont. red lobster list a few reasons for its problems. significant debt, executive turnover and some strategies like an all you can eat shrimp promotion, which resulted in significant losses last fall. markets ended the day mixed as the nasdaq closed at a record high, powered by gains in chip maker nvidia and other tech companies. the dow fell 197 points. the tech heavy nasdaq

gained 109 and the s&p inched up five points. okay, it is back. the live video stream connecting new yorkers to dublin, ireland has reopened and we are going to take you there

to dublin, ireland. it has reopened portal opened earlier this month. it's an art exhibit that features a giant screen and a video camera in both new york and dublin, and it allows people in those cities to look at one another. but it was shut down last week because some people decided that flashing their naked body parts, and it turned out to be offensive to some people. so the portal has made some adjustments to keep the live stream family friendly. that includes a physical barrier to keep people from getting too close to it, limited hours and more security. of course, someone has to ruin it for everybody. and there's also new technology that blurs the video when someone gets too close to the camera, people hold it together. it's fun though. maybe it's like they need to now insert like a delay and somebody pushes the button. why are we

flashing? why in public? 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. happy monday. we are going underground. we're getting a special tour of the new project that's going to connect caltrain to the salesforce transit center. this is in san francisco. also, san francisco's openai, one of the hottest companies in the world, is being called out by a hollywood actress. did it chat? did its chatgpt product cross the line? and we continue our coverage out of iran, where the country's president was killed in a helicopter crash. our political analyst, larry gerston, weighs in on the impact this may have around the world. welcome back. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. we have a first look at the train box. this is the giant empty cavern where caltrans and high speed trains areup