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the south and east bays will have a look at the damage. the back and forth, back again has begun. israeli officials say iran now will have to pay for last night's attacks. also oakland police shut down a sideshow last night, but the people who live in the areas say not enough is being done to keep their cities safe. >> tear it down, tear it down. >> reporter: live from the cbs studios, we will begin with that shooting in napa that happened on riverside drive near the building, police are not releasing a lot of details. neighborstell john ramos that it appears an argument quickly escalated to murder. >> reporter: people believe what happened here on saturday night is a part of a growing trend of people settling verbal disputes with deadly violence.
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>> this is our safe space and our home and to find out that it happens here is really shocking. >> reporter: at 8:00 on saturday night, police responded to the 400 block of riverside drive. there they found two people lying in the streets near the clubhouse for the local organization. brandon perez was working across the street, saying they first heard people arguing followed by a number of loud pops. >> right after the shots, you see the person just sprint with everything they've got into a car that was somehow parked right on the corner and then they slowly drive by it where it took off instantly. >> we will go in and check in what's going on with a couple of shots in them. i would try to check them out to see if they are okay and they were not okay. >> reporter: the two victims both young women. one deceased from the scene and the other reportedly died at the hospital. that is all police
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will say so far. those who live in the area say it feels like things are changing in their neighborhood and their town. >> it is something to see the town do this and everyone as a kid, you never had to worry about none of this. now it's popping up everywhere. >> you never know what's going on when you're running around the streets like that. it is everywhere. drugs are everywhere. napa is a beautiful place to raise a family. but like i said, tease guns, drugs are everywhere no matter where it is in every city. >> i don't know why, but something has changed here in town and people are just getting more and more violent, and more and more willing to do stupid things that cause people to lose their lives. what is happening to our town? i just don't know what will make
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people spring to violence so quick. >> reporter: some blame a spike in gang activity. police are not saying if the latest shootings were gang related as they certainly don't fit the image of napa. regardless of place, it is becoming common for people to respond to the slightest insult with deadly force. >> the case has been turned over to the napa county major crimes team. napa police is asking for anyone to get in touch with them. in other words, four people were rescued after their boat capsized. it happened three miles earlier this morning. four were taken to the hospital for evaluation, reported to be in stable condition after the 32-foot vessel capsized. the coast guard is investigating how it all happened. meanwhile an apartment fire left a family of four without a home tonight. it happened
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inside an apartment on blackout road. and with the distinguishers, trying to put out the flames until they got there. the family of four, i'm sorry, the family was not home at the time, but nobody was hurt. in san jose, a fire broke outside a garage. at a home on williamsburg, avenue. crews here working to put out the blaze. the fire was limited to the garage and did not cause damage to the residential unit. four mine fors arrested for an alleged carjacking around 6:00 last night. the car drove to the back of the parking lot. two people immediately surrendered. two others were tracked down a short distance away. meanwhile in mountainview. was sent to an apartment powder building on west el camino. one person reported filing nauseous when the envelope was open.
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determining the powder was an over-the-counter medication and not dangerous. out of the latest of the conflict between iran and israel, israel says they will exact the price from iran for last night's attack, but they haven't decided exactly how. here is robert a. woods speaking today at the u.n. >> in the coming days in consultation with other member states, the united states will explore additional measures to hold iran accountable here at the united nations. >> the meetings were being held at the u.n. biden was talking to members of the g7. cristian benavides has the story. >> reporter: new video released by the defense forces show how fighter jets intercepted drones and missiles, in all 99% of weapons were intercepted as they lit up the night sky.
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>> iran launched approximately 350 drones, missiles, and rockets from iran, iraq, yemen, and hezbollah, and lebanon. >> look at the size and scope of what they would fire from iran proper. no more than 300 missiles and drones. they wanted to cause question, no doubt about that. >> reporter: following the attack, he held a phone call with benjamin netanyahu. the u.s. would not participate in a reprisal strike on iran. >> the president has made it clear we're not looking for a war with iran. and everything that we have been doing since the 7th has been designed to prevent that outcome. >> reporter: president biden met with other leaders over iran's unprecedented attack, which was in response to an israeli air strike to iran's
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embassy in syria. biden is under increasing pressure, hoping to avoid escalation to a wider regional conflict. a cbs news poll done prior to the iranian strikes throwing 33% of the americans for their handling of the conflict. >> the mission to the u.n. released a statement saying they do not plan further attacks and warn the u.s. not to get involved. we were just talking about polls. only 33% of people approve of biden's policies in israel as you just saw. 60% think he could be doing more to bring the october 7 hostages home. that same poll shows the approval rating at 40%. slightly higher amongst people age 18 to 29, but still 10 points lower than in february. abortion rights are expected to be a big issue with the polls this weekend. kamala harris made a surprise visit down in the south land in los
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angeles. at the power leadership and influence of black women luncheon. she spoke about the importance of the black vote and mentioned the recent ruling in arizona, reviving a part of the law, reinstating a near total abortion ban. >> black women are always leading, especially in moments of crisis. >> they brought back this before arizona was even a state. before women could vote. >> petitions are being circulated to get abortion rights legislation on the november ballot. since roe v. wade was overturned, 21 states have passed laws restricting abortion. still ahead here at 6:00. spring has arrived and now gardeners can get some help from their local libraries. the new problem that's propagating around san francisco. and later what happened when the sideshow driver started ramming an oakland police car. what neighbors have to say about the chaos on their
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welcome back. attention gardeners. some bay area gardeners are offering books in san francisco, serving up seeds. anne makovec has that story. >> we are going to scatter the seed in between the cilantro.
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>> reporter: for cody reynolds, gardening is more than just a passion. it's a way of life. >> planting seeds of hope for the future. >> reporter: with each seed planted, there is a harvest yet to come. >> and when these are sprouted, you'll get these. i think we have some flowers down. that's sad. >> reporter: his fascination started when he was young and marijuana was illegal. >> i got in trouble for growing cannabis. and so i decided i better let them grow cannabis and food. >> reporter: now he works as the manager in the senior center, growing everything from vegetables to flowers, saving their seeds. >> chilly to maintain your own power power to say oh, we are going to plant sweet peas.
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>> and now they will try new strength all with the help of their local public library, introducing their newest collection in an old school current catalog. the seed lending library. >> it help close the gap for young gardeners alike. >> reporter: it grew from a pilot program that started at the branch in 2011, an effort to encourage library users to lead a more ecofriendly life. >> they could share with each other that knowledge of gardening, sharing with seeds and tips. >> reporter: all the seeds are free, no checkout needed. but the hope is that anyone that takes seeds will eventually come back to leave the seeds from their healthiest harvest. the senior center garden has plenty to go around, and plenty of volunteers to help with the process. >> i have a soft spot for
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living things. i like to grow them. >> i love my surroundings. that's the main thing. >> reporter: from the people to the produce. >> and it is so satisfying to go to the plant. sweet. it's a snack bush. very healthy. >> reporter: for the body, the soul, and the community. >> there are seed lending libraries at three branches of the san francisco public library system. and people were out celebrating the new year. san francisco's nepal day parade brought people out to market street this morning. the parade started at san francisco city hall and continued down market. there she goes. honoring the culture through music, dance, arts, and crafts. down the south bay, people were enjoying the day as well with a lot of dry weather that our photographer was at work.
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when they were just showing people promenading them on the southern margins of the bay along their network of little board walks with the construction out there. a very nice day. it's a bit windy with the rain that we've had for the past few days where they show most of the action confined to the east right around the north. thunderstorms were a threat over the night, picking up a few hundredths of a rain for the next few hours. for now it's on the chilly side where the numbers have been 15 to 30 degrees below seasonal average, which is way off in recovering the temperatures with the high pressure building in and the temperatures will climb up into the upper 70s and the low 80s
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by the time they get to wednesday and tomorrow, fog to start out with, by tomorrow night, 6:45 p.m., we do go to mostly clear conditions, where tomorrow will feel sunny and a few early low clouds. but the high pressure will build in with increasing sunshine, warmer tomorrow, as the week goes on, we'll be into the low 80s inland by midweek. and here is the difference. next weekend we're not expecting things to get wet and cold again. it should be a continuation of mild weather around the bay
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area. temperatures will be in the 70s by next weekend. not dramatically warn, but it will be dry. overnight lows tonight with clearing skies in the mid-40s. so the stars will be out. the moon, well it is the visit with the sun that will be a crescent moon after sunset. 65 in vallejo for tomorrow. 67 at fremont. 68 in san jose. extended forecast will show, and this is pretty much true for everybody. couple days of sunshine. wednesday the clouds are up on the mild side, it will be sunny. so that is san francisco and oakland. the same holds true with variations of temperatures in the rest of the bay area. north bay in the mid-70s. san jose is nice as well being near 80 degrees for wednesday and thursday. for the inland areas, the numbers will top out in the near 80-degree range with sunshine for monday and tuesday, so we have dried it on and warmed it up, and it's looking good. and it is pretty good golf weather as
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they observe in their green jacket. >> yes. straight ahead in sports, we just hit mid month. it's already an april to remember for golf's number one player, scottie scheffler. with steph curry and draymond green on the bench, the warriors learn their fate beyond the regular season. - temperatures cooling down as we head into the weekend and stronger onshore... ah, i stepped off the coast again. - the winds are really picking up. - fog spreading farther inland. - and in the north bay, you're gonna get soaked. (water splashing) - [narrator] presenting the bay area's only virtual weather studio. next level weather. - as i lift this, you can actually see... - [narrator] on kpix and pix+. (wind blowing) it's that real. (water splashing) - let's move on to the seven-day now.
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nine-point lead. thompson scored 19 out of 25 in the final first half. utah scored it over. up ahead for the layup. 63-53, dubs at the half. they got minutes today. setting up santos for the fourth quarter layup making it 97-89. santos scored 13, and 90 seconds left, jerome robinson got fouled and the reverse layup. making it a five-point game for golden state that won it 123-116. now it's onto sacramento for a single elizabeth cook limb nation play-in game on tuesday. it's ncaa tournament in the first weekend here to win the first two. to get to the first round. but we have a shot, so we're excited about that. >> their fans want to light the people and they come in here
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and we want to beat the crap out of them. a lot of familiarity amongst the two organizations. just us going out playing across each other, for us, it's another game we have to go in. we pivot to golf. augusta, georgia. it was scottie scheffler and then everybody else at the masters, final round. show me the top golfer of the world. cher her scheffler won two out of three tournaments. watch it roll back thwart jar. a near hole out. i thought it was going to go in. he had a two-stroke lead. by the time he got to the 14th hole. this one might have been the dagger shot. check the action on this one. as it
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landed and then rolled right towards the cup for a tap-in birdie. and no drama at the 18th green, folks. this was a no doubt, scheffler had a four-stroke lead. but you know what, stepped up, knocked down a par putt any way. a 68 won this by four shots. scheffler's week is about to get even better. he'll head home with a $3.6 million check. he and his wife will welcome their first child any day now. >> i can't put into words what it means to win this tournament again. i can't put it into words what it will be like to be a father for the first time. i'm looking forward to getting home, celebrating with meredith, and it's been a long week here without her. but i'm just looking forward to getting home. pivot to baseball. giants and tampa. blake snell will make their second start with san francisco. faced his former team. not such a good
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homecoming. he gave up a two-run homer to the man, rosario. they led 3-1 in the first. later, 4-1 in the fourth. the number nine hitter, rene pinto, cracking the first of his two home runs in this game. making it 7-1. and four innings, he's now 0-2 with the e.r.a. close to 13. tampa won the game, 9-4 after taking the series. giants record failed to 6-10. they are at miami tomorrow. now, this young man was enjoying this snow cone at the oakland coliseum. a's trailed the national 6-1. closed it at 6-5, but into left. jesse winkler did not make the catch. two runs score to give oakland the lead all with two outs. the top of the eighth, you'll love this play. ground it off the mound. chased it down. now
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watch this. that is a sick play as he would hit it between his leg and his glove and rolled it for the out to end the inning. the a's rallied and won 7-6. oakland with a record of 7-9 and won three straight series. so the a's, they are just really hot now. the st. louis cardinals, they will come in on monday. >> that was a pretty slick flick to first base. >> yeah, that's an espn top play. coming up in the next half hour, they mock parents, rammed police cars, and terrorized a neighborhood. we have the police response to a violent sideshow in oakland. plus their apartment was hit with a racist texting scandal. how many officers are patrol the streets of antioch? an emotional reunion between a patient and the paramedic who saved their life.
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welcome back. a night of sideshow chaos in oakland with
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gunshots and car shows. it ended with a big response from the police. as da lin is about to show us, we even have video of someone intentionally ramming a police car. from west oakland to east oakland, sideshow participants took over early sunday morning. police say people spun donuts, fired shots into the air, and even set a couple of cars on fire. it reads drive like your kids live here. but the real fire works happened around 4:30 a.m. as drivers with burning rubber, dozens of officers were coordinating, blocking off the escape routes. >> applause them. applause
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them. they need to rest them and keep them in there. >> the monthly side shows hurt her health as she recently had a stroke. this kind of chaos out around me, it terrorizes me and scares me. >> reporter: neighbors say it is dangerous for everyone. >> they crash sometimes really close to our house. for example the neighbor's house right there would crash into the game with a big dent in it. >> reporter: as police started ticketing participants and spectators, some drivers found the narrow pathway out of the blockades. offices quickly used the patrol cars to block that route. and to leave the area. he wasn't done. that
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driver returned to challenge the officers. one officer appeared to fire some kind of non-lethal projectile to scare the driver away. other participants would try to leave. but didn't get very far. officers arrested several drivers. and they also impounded a number of cars. >> make them pay. we suffer them. make them pay. >> that is what impressed me. they cited those that are in the middle of the sideshows. and they arrested other people. >> reporter: they say typically the cops just dispersed the crowds and let them go. neighbors asked why they can't do this every time. >> the response i get, well, we don't have enough money in overtime to pay for officers to be here. >> reporter: police say it could be very dangerous, especially when they are outnumbered. aside from hitting police cars, some sat two cars
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on fire, likely stolen. as for depp bee, she would shut them down. >> i'm from old school and they're from the south. and it's the army. give them the ultimatum. >> a lot of neighbors worry about retaliation, but they say she spoke their minds as they added one more thing, saying they could not arrest their way out of the problem as they have to do a better job to get more involved with these young people. >> and police have not released the number of citations or towed cars. and they are beginning to wear on the department and the community. all this after a racist texting scandal that has half the department on leave. short by 35 officers and only 39 are on patrol. residents say the worst part is the criminals
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are fully aware that the police department is understaffed. >> they know where the cops are and where they are not. and they take advantage of it. it has been a big struggle here with our neighbors being broken into a few times. the back door being kicked in. and local law enforcement, they don't have any access or capability to help us. there is still no timeline on when anymore more officers could be back on patrol. a live look now at the state capitol that might come as a surprise to you although you might have returned to the office. a quarter million state workers have called their own shots from home for years now. that's changing. a memo from governor newsom's office says state workers will need to be in the office at least two days a week. the new policy starts in june since the start of the pandemic that is now going on four years. state workers have actually been able
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to set their own remote work policy ises. they impact about 240,000 state workers. the office vacancy rate in san francisco was a little above 36% in the first quarter of this year. that's according to the real estate firm cbre. it's an all-time high. mayor breed is pushing bills that will help downtown area recover, but as kelsi thorud shows us, small businesses are still struggling. >> reporter: he has been here at the corner of pine and belden in the financial district since 2018. the manager says when they first snagged this location, they were ecstatic. >> this was pretty busy. >> reporter: nancy says they would have lines out the door during the weekday lunch rush.
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but of course, the pandemic hit. >> it's definitely not the same. >> reporter: even all these years later since the peak of covid, the crowds aren't coming back. >> out of the five days, we might have two good days. >> reporter: so many businesses can continue to struggle. the trend has gutted many high-rises in the area, taking away a huge chunk of these clientele. that's why mayor breed and other city officials are pushing the state to pass laws that will make it easier to turn those vacant spaces into housing or other mixed use venues. the president and ceo of the san francisco chamber of commerce says he's fully on board with the mayor's vision. >> i think it is not necessarily going to put all their eggs in one basket and has a luxury of trying to diversify themselves and
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that's what they are trying to do to create extenses. >> reporter: nancy told me she too likes the idea of getting more people back into downtown. she just hopes those people will visit her restaurant as much as those did before. >> and housing or more work offices around the area will improve our business a lot. >> reporter: even with all these different initiatives that the mayor's office is pushing. the folks here tell me they still think it will be a long time before downtown is fully revitalized. they're expecting years, if not, more. in the meantime a long time in san francisco business is leaving the city going across oakland. on the mission for 16 years. foot traffic is about a quarter of what it wasn't was and says they are chasing
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their customers across to oakland. >> all the regulars that used to live here, all the musicians and stuff that the demographic used to be, they moved here to oakland because it's cheaper and how many in the tech boom now. the rent is still up. >> they will stay in san francisco in june before moving to the rock ridge neighborhood in the fall. and still ahead here at 6:00, millions travel to see the eclipse and i joined them. what happens when you wait until the last minute. people say you're a lifesaver all the come. the reunion against the grateful patients
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man is showing his gratitude to the man who gave him a second chance to see his kids grow up. he told our andrea nakano it all started on a day like any other. when sudden herrera dropped dead. >> reporter: there were hugs and tears in livermore. a truly emotional moment for paramedic dave raymond. >> it's important for me to come back. >> reporter: this is the first time a patient stopped by to say thank you. to be able to have that opportunity to say i can't express the joy and the feel. >> raymond and jason helped save their life roughly five months ago. the 53-year-old went into cardiac arrest and came very close to leaving his
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wife and two kids just 12 and 13 behind. >> i was dead for 20 minutes and then i came back and they don't get gratitude. they don't get it enough and that i recognize that and i need to be here to thank them. >> reporter: the former bart police officer who knew he would have a heart condition, but admits he didn't take the best care. but to get a second chance to watch his kids grow up, he's not taking anything for granted anymore. >> their efforts, you know, means something to me. their efforts will mean i'm taking full advantage of the moment that my life span is going to be way longer than it would have been because i'm living better. just taking advantage of the beautiful gift that he gave me from their hard work. >> reporter: as the ex-military officer gave him a challenge coin, as a symbol that they will share for the rest of their lives. >> i'm grateful and most
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people will learn that it will take a team as we are a part of it. >> reporter: that had team gave one of the most valuable gifts of all. the first responders will say it's a part of their jobs. >> and it doesn't make a difference. who you are, what you believe in. the color of your skin. it doesn't mean we're human. life is precious. >> reporter: but they are real life heroes as they try to save one life at a time. >> and that is something. the paramedics were not the only people to come to the rescue that day. they told andrea that jeff's wife helped them out by starting the cpr herself. something she learned to do when she was a life guard and a skill that they encouraged everybody to pick up. coming up, how far would you go to see the sky go dark? you would go quite a ways if you're a complete nut about things astronomical. i'll take you along my trip to totality.
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later how bay area restaurants are getting creative solving their own staffing problems when we come ba
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a week ago tonight, millions were marching into position to be able to catch the last total solar eclipse to be visible from the u.s. for decades. i was in the very last minute one of those millions. and it was a real trip. and it was quite a trip to get there. >> well, here is how i did it to make it clear that the skies will be clear. since they painted clouds over much of the path of totality, i had to hit the road to lax. fly to newark, new jersey, they say you can see new york from there. out of all polices, head from portland, the one in maine. driving to augusta. i pulled up as close to the eclipse. the next morning, i knew i wasn't
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in the bay area anymore. not because of the snow, but the price of a gallon of gas. still i recognized the fruit of my people. >> have a great day. >> are you going to watch the eclipse? >> i am going to watch it. >> fantastic, me too. >> reporter: this older gentleman nearby didn't have a pair of eclipse glasses. i did. >> you're welcome. >> do you want me to pay for them? >> no, they're for you. >> reporter: from augusta, we head north, and waterville we head west on the two-lane highway. and a destination that's 90 miles to the west on the two-lane road, little town called jackman. >> reporter: it was clearly the biggest thing ever to happen to the town of 300. >> did you do that? >> i wish i was this talented, but no. it was a eloy cal lady. >> reporter: there were probably about 8,000 people close to town. of course, there was food. >> i'm from maine. this is the best. >> reporter: but the big excitement was for the
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approaching eclipse. people waited and waited. this is video i shot last monday in may. this is my third total solar eclipse. it will probably be my last. make sure that in your life, you'll see at least one. >> that is why i wanted to show you that. by this time you've seen so many pictures of the total eclipse. you were probably sick of it. there is nothing like the experience of seeing it in real life. so make your plans now. we know well in advanced when most of them between now and 2025 will be in some distant part of the world. get yourself to one. it's incredible. it truly is. back in the bay area, clouds that would obscure the video of the sunshine here in concord, it's 59. in oakland, it's 57. livermore, 58 in san
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jose, 51. in santa rosa, 55 degrees. cooler than what we have been used to in the past april. temperatures 15 to 30 degrees off the average highs. but as of this low that exits and the one that gives us the rain wasn't as much of an inch. that low will kick inland and temperatures will climb up. doesn't mean we're totally clear. we have high clouds flooding over from time to time. but the general tendency is towards more sunshine, increasing temperatures, and highs in the low 80s. by the time we get inland, rainfall, actually not a lot in the vicinity of half an inch for santa rosa and san rafael. south bay didn't do bad. cupertino picked up .6 inches or something like that. yeah, .62. livermore .45, hayward, .59. those are three-day totals. it's pretty much gone. and which are above average
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from don pedro in the south. so the bottom line, increasing sunshine warmer tomorrow. high pressure booted out. temperatures in the low 80s, but still 80 degrees. look at the dry weather ahead had, which means it won't run. sunshine, more of it with a few low 80s inland and next weekend actually looks dry. for the first time in a while. we are staying dry for at least seven days. beyond that like a week from tomorrow, things get unsettled again. but enjoy the sunshine and the warmer temperatures. it will be in the 40s. we recovered back into the low 60s on tap. and up in the
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north bay, it will be nice with a few low clouds tomorrow morning. aside from that, it's not bad. berkeley at 63. in cloverdale, low 70s for cloverdale and ukiah. in the extended forecast, pretty much the same for everybody around the bay area. tomorrow and tuesday looks nice and mild. more clouds on wednesday, but still it will be warm. it will be dry through the weekend that will hold for the north bay as well. numbers top out in the mid-70s. and for the inland areas around livermore and brentwood will be near 80 degrees. beautiful week ahead, a dry week ahead, more news ahead. but first we will have to generate some more. we'll be right back. coming up next, a concord restaurant becoming an attraction for not just foods, but its workers. rosie the robot might be the future of the service industry. never forget you can watch us any time on our streaming service cbs news bay area.
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it has been a rocky road for restaurants in the past four years despite them saying unemployment is back to prepandemic levels. some people are still struggling to find staff. the potential solution
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that's straight out of the jetsons. >> reporter: here at the seafood restaurant in concord, some things are cooking and it is not just in the restaurant. >> we walked in and it is very exciting to see. >> reporter: she has been working here for the last two months now, where she is already a favorite among customers. >> she's cute. i like her. >> very futuristic. >> that's kind of crazy. >> reporter: from the moment she was powered up. >> i'm leaving for delivery. >> not only has the service gotten better, but so have the tips. >> a lot of my customers call hero see now. >> reporter: teddy williams is the vp of sales at orion star. the company behind rosie. she says they could deliver food, pick up dirty dishes and run
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promotions on its screen. it can't take orders, but that is just a matter of time. >> it is pretty varied or whatever you could imagine that it is a way to fit her in there. >> the best part, she's never sick, always on time, and for the most part, doesn't have an attitude that is called lucky where she got her nickname because she reminded customers of another futuristic robot. >> rosie, you are worth your weight in leftovers. >> thank you. >> reporter: no longer the stuff of science fiction, server robot are becoming increasingingly popular. while they are seen as an answer to the growing labor shortage, some worry they are doing more harm than good. >> i actually think that is an extremely dangerous road to take. >> reporter: the lead organizer at rock the bay. the restaurant
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worker's advocacy group. he says these robots could decimate much needed restaurant jobs. >> a lot of folks will see services, just an easy simple job that you do one time. for a lot of us, it's a way of life. >> reporter: the company says the robot is only there to support humans. meanwhile waiters say they are not too worried, at least not yet. >> a lot of people still need that human interaction. >> welcome to our restaurant. >> reporter: and while it may be hard for some people to digest, rosie the robot is here to stay. just don't push her buttons. >> now leave me alone. i have work to do. >> oh, give me the humans. deploying rosie doesn't come cheap. they sell for $15,000, but that's a lot less than what they would pay somebody to do the job in real life. you can also rent rosie for $7.99 a month. appreciate you watching.
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