Just walked through the selfcheckout area when theres no workers, and they walk out with their items. Major changes could be coming to those selfcheckout lanes at the grocery store, and its all in the name of safety and shoplifting. Plus, well tell you why a popular bakery on the peninsula is going to replace as a way to adjust to the rising costs of restaurants and cafes. Good evening. This is nbc bay area news tonight. Im raj mathai. It is now 5 a. M. Tuesday morning in tel aviv, and we are waiting word if israel will agree to a cease fire. Hamas says its tentatively accepted a deal, but israel says the terms are not what it agreed upon. The latest proposal was brokered by egypt and qatar. Israeli officials are now telling nbc news that even though its not what they worked on with mediators, they will examine it and will respond. Despite this potential deal, the Israeli Military is also moving forward with its assault on the gaza city of rafah, where more than a million palestinians are seeking shelter. Here at home, protests over the war continue at dozens of College Campuses across the country. That includes uc berkeley, stanford and San Francisco state. Well have a full breakdown on the impact of this potential cease fire thats coming up in just a few minutes. Some other headlines that we are watching tonight, Elizabeth Holmes and theranos back in the headlines. If you paid for a theranos test a couple of years ago, you might be getting your money back. Last year, a Class Action Lawsuit was settled. Walgreens, which gave consumers the theranos tests, was ordered to pay 44 million bucks as refunds for the test that gave inaccurate results. That money is now gradually going out to patients here in california and in arizona. Some recipients tell us theyre getting everything they paid for and more. But those watching the case say the amount will vary. In fact, there were users reported in arizona who claim that they were getting approximately twice back what they paid for the theranos test. There was one user who got back 246. That was almost exactly double what they paid. So its happening. I mean, its happening for consumers that this money is going back in their pockets. It will come directly to you. If you ordered and took one of those tests. While payments are going out, you see Elizabeth Holmes there, the former theranos ceo. She had her sentence shortened by about four months for good behavior. Elizabeth holmes is scheduled now to be released in 2032 from her prison in texas. Also tonight, major changes could be coming to the Self Checkout lanes. Its part of a state bill that would ban Self Checkout lanes at grocery stores. And drugstores, unless certain conditions can be met. Those conditions include having more employees monitor those lanes and only allow people to use them if they have ten items or less in their cart store employees say that understaffed Self Checkout lanes have led to a boom in shoplifting and other crime. This act will protect workers and the public by ensuring safe Staffing Levels at grocery and drug stores, and regulating selfcheckout machines in a way thats being smart on crime. Instead were supporting a package of bills that really is a comprehensive approach to address the issue of retail theft. It includes going after and providing consequences to serial shoplifters. It goes after boosters who are selling stolen goods. The bill has to pass out of committee in sacramento before it can head to the senate floor. Well, President Biden is coming back to the bay area hes here for the money. Were learning new details about where hes going to go and who hes going to be meeting with. The president will be touching down here on friday. He now has two fundraisers scheduled for that day. Thats this friday, may 10th. His campaign is adding a palo alto fundraiser to his visit. That fundraiser being hosted by Silicon Valley heavyweights Marissa Mayer and joe ansanelli. The president will also be attending a separate event at the Portola Valley home of billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla. No word yet on whether hell plan any public events. First lady doctor jill biden will also be here. Shes going to fly in a bit earlier on thursday, on thursday night for a Campaign Event in marin county, shell leave for Southern California the next day. Lets get back to our top story now. A potential cease fire in the israelhamas war. The white house also reviewing this proposal today, President Biden spoke with israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. In that call, he reiterated the u. S. Opposition to an Israeli Ground assault on rafah. Thats the city in gaza. The Biden Administration has also been pressing for a deal that would free hamas held hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. The white house also wants to get more aid into gaza now, protesters on College Campuses across the country show no signs of stopping, despite talks of the cease fire that includes here at home at the uc berkeley campus, where people have been camping out for nearly two weeks. Protesters said the proposed cease fire is encouraging. Now it seems like were just at the brink of finally an agreement where the terms might coincide between the two parties. Were trying to find, like room for hope. Some Silver Lining somewhere at San FranciscoState University, leaders, including the schools president , met with the protesters face to face to hear their concerns firsthand. Lets bring in nbcs marianne favro. There were hundreds of students here at San FranciscoState University this afternoon as eight delegates representing the student protesters met with the president of the university, lynn mahoney. In fact, lynn mahoney sat right here. Now, one of their demands is to have more transparency with the investments that the university is making. And asking the university not to invest in any companies that are perhaps providing any military aid to israel. Now, hundreds of students watched as as this went on. As you can see over here, the tent camp is growing. There are now about 50 tents here. So basically the University President did agree to try to be more transparent about investments and look more closely at those investments. Now, the student caucus is going to meet and look at that response, and then theyre going to issue a response to the president as well. So no final decisions here. But this was the beginning of a dialog. And this is one of the first times that a University President met director with the students out in public for all the students to see back to you. All right, marianne, thank you. Lets bring in our political analyst, larry gerston. Lets start with these protests. Youve been around College Campuses as a professor for decades here. This seems to be Real Progress for the protesters. This is one of the things they wanted to meet with the president. It is in this case. Another case is of course, there had been nothing going on its campus, by campus, by campus. Its already been on 75 campuses now across the country, 2500 arrests. So were talking about something of some substance now. But as we get toward the end of the school year, theres going to be something of an evaporation of sorts, because the students will not have the same kind of mass. A reason to be there anymore. So this will kind of like go into a lull. Then well have to see what happens in the fall, whether it picks up all over again, depending upon what happens. Lets see what happens now in the next, what, 12 to 24 hours . This proposed cease fire. What do we know . What dont we know . And are we all just kind of waiting for israel here . Were waiting and i think well have something, as you said, within about 12 to 24 hours. Look, right now, it doesnt look good. Lets lets be honest, the israelis came up with a proposal two days ago. The palestinians have responded. They say its similar. Some say at least its not at all. And so now the israelis have to decide whether theyre going to accept all of these changes. And i doubt that they will, given what they are or if not, look, you already saw tonight theyve been bombing rafah. So, so this is this isnt about to end real quick. Court of Public Opinion here is israel kind of in a corner here in the sense that everyone is now waiting on them to accept this deal. Hamas has already accepted it. Well, they accepted it. But, but but what they accepted was much different from what the israelis offered. So . So its a bit tricky. For example, the israelis said a 40, 40 day deal. Thats it. Okay. And exchange of prisoners for hostages. What what the palestinians are saying is, well, 126 days, 4342 day periods, during which time you, the israelis will leave and well have reconstruction of the area and well have permanence. Great. But its far from what the israelis want, which was something much smaller. So weve got an awful lot of ground to cover here before we can find some kind of compromise. And im sure President Biden is heavily involved with this, at least he would like to be not only heavily involved. We know that the first time in memory ever, perhaps the United States has held back a shipment of 2,000 pound bombs, the kind that theyve been using and other offensive equipment. And you the administration says, well, theres nothing really different about this. Were doing the same thing. Well, you know, that doesnt happen often. Yeah. You know about the duck, right . If it flies, if it talks, it is. And given what the administration is doing at this critical point of time, theyre really making a statement to the israelis. So a lot going on right now in these next 24 hours, even a lot going on. Thank you. Larry, well have you standing by as well. Lets move on now. We could have a wardrobe change in San Francisco and its going to be expensive. Wardrobe change, 12 million bucks. It could be the first of its kind in the country. Tomorrow, the board of supervisors in San Francisco could vote to ban the current uniforms worn by San Francisco firefighters, specifically. Well, the jacket and pants. There are serious concerns. The gear may actually be making firefighters sick and even causing cancer. Chemicals known as pfas are supposed to help the clothing repel Flammable Liquids and resist extreme heat. But research has shown that absorbing those compounds through your skin can be dangerous if the board approves the ban. The cost to replace the uniforms 12 million bucks and there is no real fix except to switch the entire stock out for an alternative thats safer for our firefighters. So weve let it get to this point to where the solution is going to be as expensive as it could possibly be. 12 million bucks. Thats a big number. Lets bring in our Senior Investigative reporter, bigad shaban, talking about a big change here. What prompted this . Why all of a sudden now and why San Francisco . Well, the reality is, is that the safety risks have actually been known raj for several years. But there hasnt been a whole lot of movement on developing alternatives. So proponents of this ban hope that this and actually setting a deadline will sort of hold the citys feet to the fire, so to speak, in making good on actually changing out the uniforms and provide an incentive for manufacturers, showing them that, hey, theres a market for your kind of gear. Are we the canary in the coal mine . Are other big cities doing this . Are we the first . You know, actually, Santa Clara CountyFire Department is in the process of ordering new uniforms. But certainly San Francisco would be the first city in the nation to actually set a deadline. You must replace all your uniforms by the summer of 2026. Okay. Big question. Like its one of the big questions. Do the Firefighters Want this . Are they complaining about it . Do they want to change or are they saying, no, we dont want to change . I mean, listen, certainly no one is wanting to wear something that may give them cancer, but its important to note that at this point, theres still a lot we dont know. For example, what is the level of exposure that firefighters are receiving from wearing these uniforms that potentially could cause them cancer . We actually dont know those specifics yet, but the really the big problem, raj, is the alternatives. And there are two huge issues. Yeah. If they switch switch out what do they switch to . What do they switch to . Well, one, theyre not widely available just yet. So thats one huge problem. The second one is the alternatives that are being presented right now are actually raising some other safety concerns. We actually caught up with a professor at n. C. State university there. You see him in his lab. Hes actually testing fabrics for reliability. These alternatives, well, unfortunately, what he found is when you remove pfas from firefighter protective, thats the dangerous compound. Exactly. When you remove these chemicals, raj, two things he found. One, they become less breathable and more flammable. And that is not a combination you want as a firefighter going into a fire scene. So at this point, its sort of like, you know, when you remove one hazard, are you creating a totally different one . Yeah. Its a catch 22 final question for you. 12 million bucks. Im keep going back to that. Thats a big number. Who would pay for that. Is that taxpayers. Yeah its certainly not cheap. So at this point fema is actually giving San Francisco about 2. 3 million to foot part of that bill. San francisco would be on the hook for about the 10 million. The rest of it about 10 million. Speaking of lawmakers, they say, listen, in the whole scheme of things, not doing something would essentially force the city to pay an even higher price. Sure, lawsuits would come back. And youre talking about peoples lives, and thats not something they want to have to pay for. Okay, well have more on this at 11 00 tonight. We are were actually going to delve into how we even got here in the first place. Raj, were going to look into why these chemicals are being used in gear thats supposed to protect firefighters. Okay. Well see you tonight at 11. Thanks, bigad. Lets move on now. Up next, a popular bakery on the peninsula. Getting rid of tips. No tipping. And this is to offset the high prices. Well explain. One of the coowners of back house joins us next. Also its sometime called the oscars of fashion. Its happening as we speak. Were going to take you to the met gala, show you some of the showstopping looks youre watching n bay areabc as food industry. Surely youve noticed restaurants of all types are raising prices to deal with higher costs. Those higher costs are largely blamed because of two things. Last month the minimum wage for fast food workers went up, and this summer, restaurants will no longer be able to charge extra fees. A popular bakery on the peninsula is trying a different approach. This is backhouse in san mateo and burlingame, raising its prices. Yes, raising its prices by an average of 11. However, its getting rid of tipping. Instead, theyll pay their workers now 23, 50 an hour and provide health insurance. Pretty big deal. They made this change about a month ago. The owners have been very transparent with their customers by posting about it on their website. Joining us now is one of the coowners of backhouse, anna moser. Thanks for being with us tonight. All right. So explain this to me. You raised the prices but dropped the tipping. Is it working . Yes. So far we have seen an expected increase in revenue. Obviously we have not seen weve actually seen an increase in transactions as well. And we have only had one payroll cycle since making this change. But so far, yes, its working really well. Well its good to hear we know its a popular spot. What about the customers when they come in a bit of a sticker shock. Are they bringing it up . Because i know its on your website, but are they bringing it up when they come in . Yeah, we have had a very, very positive reaction to this change, there are it was quite a number of customers who are surprised when they realize that they are not able to tip our team once theyre at the register paying, and then when they hear about the change and the wage increase that everybody got, they were pleasantly surprised. And we have had a couple of customers write reviews, express that theyre frustrated by the price increases, but overall, i think we have been overwhelmed by how positive the response has been. Yeah, i think were all frustrated with all price increases, not just at your place. Your employees, your retention. Im guessing its fairly high with the with the increase in wage. Yeah, were i mean, so far, you know, we have not really seen a change yet. We are very, very lucky in that we have a very high retention rate in general in the food and beverage industry. We theres around 80 turnover. Of staff. And we i think over the past six months have only had a 7 turnover, so thats really great. But we yeah, we talked a lot with our staff about this upcoming change and what it means for them and the benefits for them, especially, of course. And yeah, everyones on board and everyones really happy, and were really pleased that we can offer so many benefits to our team. Now, i appreciate the uniqueness, you guys. Obviously different than just the peets and the starbucks and other big kind of bakeries there. Can Small Businesses really make it nowadays . Its very difficult. Weve weve heard people being frustrated that we are passing this cost on directly to the customer, and we can certainly understand that. However, in the restaurant industry, most businesses only have a profit margin of about 2 to 6. So theres not really a lot of wiggle room for us to absorb this cost. Otherwise and then the members of our team are members of our local community. So all the increases in rent and groceries and childcare they are experiencing that themselves. And so we took to researching with the mit living wage calculator what an appropriate living wage for San Mateo County is, taking all the costs into account and yeah, were trying to provide that for our team. And right now our lowest entry rate is just above the living wage for San Mateo County for a dual income, two person household. So were very proud to provide that. Well, we appreciate your time and your candor. And i will come in one day. Check out some of the Bakery Products there at your place. Yeah, okay. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Okay anna moser with back haas. Thank you. Have a good evening. Lets move on now. Its fashions biggest night of the year. The met gala is underway right now. This is the annual fundraiser for the metropolitan museum of art out in new york city. But its also the oscar of fashion. For good reason. Take a look. One of the biggest stars of the show, oakland native zendaya walking the green carpet not once, but twice, actually, the carpet was green to match the theme of the night. The garden of times. Zendaya was one of the cochairs of this event, along with jlo, Chris Hemsworth and bad bunny. Looking stunning other outfits that caught our attention. Supermodel gigi hadid. Cardi b rocked the carpet. There she is. Kim kardashian was there. Usher and Actress Elle Fanning quite a night in new york city. A lot of eyeballs on this event tonight. Lets take you outside a live look now in san jose, our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, is going to join us with the sunny and ybe a littlema business. Its not a ninetofive proposition. Its all day and into the night. Its all the things that keep this world turning. The gotos that keep us going. The places we cheer. And check in. They all choose the advanced Network Solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. 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Right over here to martinez, 74 mid 70 san jose 75. In napa we will get into some wind once we hit wednesday morning out of the north 2240 up into the north bay mountains. Well see on and off wind gusts, especially in the north bay mountains through thursday morning. Then by thursday evening, that wind calms down. Look at these temperatures as we head through this week. Were up into the 80s on wednesday, right through next week. This weekend 89 on saturday. That is 39 degrees warmer than last weekend. I cant even do the math there. But. But im smiling. Thank you jeff. You got it. As we wrap up, mario lopez just Getting Started with access hollywood. Well, on tonights access were with tom brady as he gets burned on his live netflix roast. For over three hours. He took the jokes like a champ. But there was one joke that had tom calling for a flag on the play. Were going to have the back story behind the punch line. That went a little too far for tom. 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