weapon and six difficult to trace ghost guns, are off bay area streets tonight. san jose police say they're investigating began when they pulled over juan sandoval for a traffic stop and discovered he was transporting firearms with two kids under the age of 15 inside the car. officers later found weapons after searching sandoval's home on cortez avenue near two schools in san jose. that led to a second search at a home in san benito county. when officers searched that secondary residence, they located several other firearms so a total of 36 firearms were seized. maria torres of san jose says she rarely shops after 11 a.m. because she's worried about crime. she told us she's relieved to learn police seized the guns. that's great. that's good that they're taking the guns off the street because we need more of that, you know, to get them off, because all the stuff that's happening now is

just too crazy. officers also seized thousands of rounds of ammunition, explosive material and firearms accessories in san jose, marianne favro. nbc bay area news today a break in a 2023 murder in san jose. investigators have now arrested a third person. in that case, back in october, a man was shot and killed on tully road. by the time officers arrived, the shooters had run off. san jose police launched an investigation and identified three suspects sarah mohan quintan and vu hong lei. officers arrested mohan and tan back in march and found guns and ammunition in their homes. just last week, officers arrested lei. police have not released a motive for that shooting. some tough questions for a bay area educator today. and those questions came from lawmakers on capitol hill. berkeley school superintendent answered questions about how educators are handling accusations of anti-semitism in her school district. here's nbc bay area's christie smith says

incidents include students repeatedly hearing anti-semitic comments in classrooms and hallways. pointed question for berkeley school superintendent, who appeared at a hearing in washington, d.c. the committee says they want answers on how districts confront what republican lawmakers are calling pervasive anti-semitism in k through 12 schools. and i'm very clear that anti-semitism, there have been incidents of anti-semitism in berkeley unified school district. and every single time that we are aware of such an instance, we take action and we follow up and we take appropriate action. the superintendent said. the district received formal complaints from nine incidents and took action. but during opening remarks, superintendent nikki ford michelle also rejected the accusation that anti-semitism is running rampant in the district. since october 7th, the district has had formal complaints alleging anti-semitic arising from nine incidents within our jurisdiction. however over anti-semitism is not pervasive in berkeley unified school district. the hearing included leaders from three

school districts around the country. it comes amid growing concerns about growing anti-semitism in schools since the start of the israel-hamas war. this week, the department of education's office of civil rights also opened an investigation into complaints that berkeley schools have failed to address the issue. you are cooperating with that fully, correct. we are fully intending to cooperate. we just received a letter yesterday actually informing us officially of that complaint, and we do see it as an opportunity to reflect and grow. i was able to watch the hearing. i'm really saddened by the fact that we're even having to have this conversation and that we were experiencing bullying and anti-semitism, you know, at all, but both of them are very pervasive in busd. and my daughter experienced it firsthand. this parent has been homeschooling her child since january and is hoping the hearings will lead to change. i hope that that the schools, all the schools, and not just the

school districts that were there today, really understand that if kids are saying they're uncomfortable, that there is a problem and that it needs to be addressed. christie smith, nbc bay area news. meantime, pro-palestinian protests continue on college campuses at george washington university today, police dismantled a tent encampment. they used pepper spray to clear out the crowd. police arrested more than 30 demonstrators for assault on an officer and unlawful entry. the university warned students they could face suspension if they stayed at that camp. signals of frustration from israel tonight over a us decision to stop a shipment of bombs to israel. that move as the biden administration pushes hard for a cease fire. today, the director of the cia was on the ground in cairo negotiating with teams from hamas and israel. nbc's alice barr is tracking all the developments from dc. a new boiling point in us israeli tensions as senior administration officials confirm

the u.s. halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to israel, including 2,000 pound bombs, out of concern they could have been used in the southern gaza city of rafah, where more than a million civilians are sheltering . this is not coming out of nowhere at all. i think we've all known that the potential for rafah military operation was a potential breaking point in terms of the provision of certain types of military assistance. the administration has been very transparent about that. it comes as president biden is pushing israel and hamas to bridge the gap over a cease fire deal in time to head off a large scale invasion of rafah. israeli troops already moved in at the rafah border crossing with egypt, closing that critical lifeline for humanitarian aid and launching airstrikes. this man saying, they said this was a safe area. there is no safe place in gaza. israel calls rafah the last hamas stronghold, vowing to

press ahead even as it negotiates to free hostages amid mounting pressure from israelis, including one now released hostage from at the army's slow response during the october 7th hamas attack. we were abandoned by our own government and so that government has the obligation to her citizens. lieu overnight police using pepper spray cleared a pro-palestinian encampment at george washington university in d.c. that had become a political flashpoint point. police arrested roughly 30 protesters, saying the peaceful demonstrations were becoming more volatile. house republicans, who had visited the gw university encampment and were pushing for it to be cleared, canceled a hearing they had scheduled for today. city leaders insist that had nothing to do with the timing of the crackdown down in washington. alice barr, nbc news president

biden and first lady jill biden are in town this week, and we now know exactly when they will touch down. tomorrow, president biden will land at moffett field in mountain view, and first lady jill biden will touch down at sfo. the first lady will be speaking at an event in marin county thursday evening. after that, she's heading to southern california, oregon and arizona. president biden will be making two fundraising stops on friday in the bay area. one is at the portola valley home of billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla. the other is in palo alto, hosted by silicon valley execs marissa mayer and joseph ansanelli. after the fundraisers, the president is off to seattle for campaign events. there. a new appeal tonight from donald trump and his election interference case in the state of georgia. former president appealing a ruling from march. now, that ruling did not disqualify district attorney fani willis from overseeing the case. as you may remember, willis was accused of misconduct for allegedly benefiting her. her relationship with special prosecutor nathan wade. this

appeal, though, comes as trump is in the midst of his hush money criminal trial in new york . meanwhile, a call to congress to pass a bill that would prevent non citizens from voting. it comes from the same conservative leaders behind the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. speaker mike johnson and louisiana and congressman chip roy from texas introduced the safeguard american voter eligibility act. the lawmakers acknowledged that it's already illegal for undocumented immigrants to vote in elections. johnson says there is concern that non-citizens are voting even though he couldn't provide any estimates of how many or when. several studies have shown that noncitizen voting is extremely rare in federal elections. a welcome sign for home buyers. weekly mortgage rates are down the average contract interest rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage is down slightly to 7.18% from 7.29. mortgage rates are still much higher than last year, but the slight dip was

enough to spark some new demand, especially for refinancing. refinance demand is up 5% for the week, and the rate for federal housing administration loans fell below 7% for the first time in three weeks. it is a welcome decrease for first time buyers who tend to use fha loans. applications for a new mortgage rose 2. younger americans are feeling the strain from inflation, especially at the grocery store. cnbc surveyed more than 1000 people ages 18 to 34 about their budgets. more than 50% say rising food costs have impacted them the most. rent second on the list, followed by discretionary spending, which is nonessential. things like vacations, health care, utilities rounded out the list may not be surprising, though. food topping the list because prices have gone up nearly a quarter over the past five years. that's compared to only about 20% for other items. it is small business week in san francisco, and the city is helping job seekers land new gigs in the hospitality industry

. today, san francisco hosted the third annual hospitality and small business job fair at the ferry building. more than 50 employers were there looking to hire workers for more than 800 positions. businesses like bi-rite market, ikea, see's candy and marriott hotels. they were all there, and it comes at a time when the need for qualified hospitality workers is increasing. not that tourism is returning to pre-pandemic levels. i think you know, especially during the pandemic, a lot of these candidates got a little bit burnt out and looked for other careers to pursue, so now it's, you know, inviting these folks back into hospitality. i've been looking for the last few months. it's been really tough. so i'm glad they have this job fair here today. i'm really confident i'll land a gig today. the state employment development department says the hospitality industry has added more than 19,000 jobs over the past two

years. still ahead, oakland and san francisco still at odds over that potential renaming of the oakland airport. the latest offer from the city to reach an agreement as a lawsuit looms. and apple is creating a buzz over its latest ad featuring its new ipad y. a lot of people are surprised, and some even calling the company tone deaf. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. warmer temperatures today in the wind had everything to do with it right here through the central valley and our mountains in that magenta color that's gusts of 20 to 40. wel talk'l

last month, the port of oakland board of commissioners approved a plan to rename oakland international into the san francisco bay oakland international airport. a few days after the city of san francisco filed a lawsuit to stop infringement on sfo's trademark, today, san francisco city attorney david chu sent a letter to the port of oakland commissioners. he says he wants the cities to work together to come up with alternative names. this has one day before the port

of oakland. commissioners are set to have a final vote to approve the official oakland name change. a silicon valley tech giant is taking heat a day after introducing new products. we're talking about apple and ads for its newest ipad. today the company is the talk of social media for all the wrong reasons. our business and tech reporter, scott budman is here with the story. and what's the buzz? scott, a lot of buzz on this one. janelle. apple wants you to know that its new thin ipads are carrying all sorts of tools in a small space, but the way it went about showing that in a new ad is not getting rave reviews from the audience. instead, many call those ads simply destructive. sometimes when i'm down at all, you could say apple's new ipad ad is crushing it. all i ever need, literally, as someone actually even who used to play piano like growing up, like seeing them crush a piano was like, oh wow, that's that's a lot of money you're crushing there. but for some artists and developers like

tatiana vojnovic, it's actually insulting to artists. all that damage is hard to watch. in fact, some on social media decided to turn back time and fix what apple broke. you showing instruments, art supplies, even sonny and cher being saved, not destroyed. apple has always been so aligned with the creative community and seen as an ally to the creative community. marketing executive david teicher says this is one of the most talked about ads we showed a fan since apple's iconic 1984 spot. apple has this history of being against the soulless corporation, right? they were the anti the man, right? but this video almost makes them seem like they're coming full circle. and now they are the soulless technology company that's literally physically crushing all of these beautiful artistic tools and

representation. but sometimes being talked about and tweeted is not a sign of success. you don't have to lug around a paint can or you know, a bunch of pencils or the piano or whatever. like you can do all these things on the ipad, but the proper way to send that message is not by destroying all these tools. all right. all that said, let's face it, publicity is still publicity. apple's ad has been seen on twitter alone more than 100 million times. so it's getting a lot of attention, even if the majority of all that attention is not positive. by the way, no comment from apple so far, jess okay. all right. thank you scott a warning tonight about a popular cosmetic procedure. health leaders say that counterfeit botox has been found in california. the vials on your screen are counterfeit. state department of public health warning people to double check where they get their injections. they say even a small amount of fake botox can lead to a serious reaction. patients should make sure they're getting injections from a licensed professional using

fda approved botox. medical professionals should also check the brand on the vials to make sure they are fda approved. astrazeneca is planning to withdraw its covid 19 vaccine, pharmaceutical giant says the demand began tapering off as new vaccines tailored to specific variants emerged. astrazeneca vaccine was developed with the university of oxford. it was one of the first shots against the virus to hit the market during the pandemic. let's talk about our weather. wow, quite the warm up today. i put my daughter in tank top and shorts. perfect. i know, so nice across the bay area to just, you know, kind of get rid of the jacket. it's been a long time coming. dinner i know it's been, you know, five months here of a lot of cold temperatures and also that rainfall and we're going to continue to see temperatures climb here as we head through tomorrow's forecast. let's get you outside of this live view here of the golden gate bridge right now. fog free. and one of the main reasons why we did get that temperature to warm up

today was the wind. it's a very drying wind here coming out of the north and the east now primarily strongest gusts up towards the mountains, anywhere from 20 to about 60mph. one of the top gusts here. mount saint helena, 61. napa got to 31. los gatos 30. santa rosa 25, san francisco right here at 23. i'll show you more on that hourly wind forecast here in a little bit. but i do want to take it outside right now and show you more of this blue sky in walnut creek holding on to 80 degrees. we are now at the beginning of the warmest stretch of weather we have seen all year long. it's just going to be really good even into this upcoming weekend. we'll dip it down here into some 70s as we head through the next couple of hours, and eventually i drop it in with 67 at 11 p.m. san francisco also warmed up to 73 right now, a sustained wind out of the west northwest at 21, and we will get down to some 60s here through eight nine and also 10:00. so as we head through tomorrow, we are looking on this

warming because of this area of high pressure that's continuing to hold its path here. just to the north of us. so that allows that warm air to move in from the south. and we still have this system to the east of us just kind of hanging out. so we're looking at some wind for tomorrow. it looks contained to the morning hours. and right up here towards the north bay, we'll still get some gusts of 20 to about 40mph. then as we head through tomorrow evening and afternoon, we should start to see that wind coming on down. so a little bit more to go here of that mountain wind. and thankfully we had some rainfall this past weekend, so that certainly helped out the immediate fire danger. as we roll through tomorrow morning's forecast, i see everybody starting off a little bit warmer back down into the 50s, mostly sunny skies to start. so a nice way to begin your thursday 58 here for the south bay over to san francisco. you're going down to 56. and for the north bay 59 daytime highs for tomorrow. we're going to go hotter because it's now that second consecutive day of that strong area of high pressure. look at these numbers in the south bay 83 los gatos 86. over here towards east san

jose down to gilroy 84. we've got more of that over to the east bay. 87 in concord, 86 in pleasanton. look at you out here into oakland. 84 degrees. that is a toasty day up to the peninsula. 78 in daly city got the day off half moon bay. some nice beach weather coming in at 70 up to san francisco. yes, low 80s in downtown. and the mission that's the hottest day we've seen so far this year in sf. up to clear lake 86 down to mill valley. we're dropping it in at 83. i did want to let you know about some severe weather. if you're doing any traveling tonight. we're looking at strong storms, maybe tornadoes, saint louis, paducah down towards nashville, that severe weather threat tomorrow right here from dallas to jackson, mississippi and back into atlanta. so be careful if you are traveling that way right here on the 7-day forecast. our weekend is in view and we'll go with 74 in san francisco, 69 on sunday. and we're hanging on to those 80s

right into this upcoming weekend. so the shorts, the flip flops, the t shirts you mentioned, it's going to be like on repeats for the next couple days. fantastic. right. thanks, jeff. all right. coming up, some uneasy times at google. the reason employees are asking the questions. that's some hard

a new uber actually beat wall street expectations, but it still posted a net loss. uber blamed the loss on legal settlements and changes to its business model. the loss drove shares down more than 5% today, but uber says it does not expect

a like a loss like this in the future. uber isn't the only tech company that dipped lower on wall street today. tesla and the ai chipmaker intel also saw losses despite weaker numbers in tech. it wasn't all bad news. the dow climbed higher, adding to what's now a six day winning streak. that is the longest winning streak for the dow so far this year. however, the nasdaq and the s&p both dipped slightly at google. business is booming, but employees say they're not seeing those gains. google posted blowout earnings last month and the stock skyrocketed. now employees are asking why their paychecks are staying the same. at an all hands meeting last week, workers voiced concern to google executives. they say morale is low and they're worried about more cuts and layoffs. google responded by saying that most employees will receive a pay raise this year, and said layoffs will ease up in the second half of 2024. google leaders emphasized their priority is to invest in growth. prince harry he is back in the uk for a rare puic appearance anbld

his father, king charles. though prince harry spotted arriving at saint paul's cathedral in london for the 10th anniversary of the

sporting event called the invictus games, it's an international event for wounded military troops and veterans. spokesperson for the prince said that the king's busy schedule prevented a father son meeting. as you may know, the relationship has been strained since harry and his wife meghan markle stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and moved to california. 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. here's what we're working on. it's been a decades long project, and there's still skepticism over bart's extension into the south bay. a former san jose mayor claims the plans are obsolete. we'll explain the concerns. also, a tense day at a san jose middle school. what led to students and a teacher feeling sick, even sending a couple of kids to the hospital. and we're going to take you to a well-known cafe in san francisco's north beach, where a friendly face continues to greet customers as our celebration of asian american, native hawaiian, and pacific islander heritage

continues. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. the bart extension into downtown san jose and santa clara was already one of the largest public projects ever in the south bay, and that was before for all sorts of cost increases and delays. now, a former san jose mayor is publicly and harshly criticizing this ongoing project. nbc's robert honda joins us from the berryessa bart station with the details. former mayor tom mchenry is not the first to voice frustration over the bart extension project, but starting with an op-ed he wrote with prominent developer lieu wolf, mchenry is saying it might be a good idea for the agency in charge to cut their losses. santa clara county chose not to be part of the bart system when it was started in the 70s. that's all changed now. bart and the vta, the county valley transportation