Piece of music written by a little girl inspired by her fight with leukemia. How her family and an orchestra brought her story to the stage. That will bring to you tears. Bringing hope. Stick around for that. We start this day with a high stakes trial for performer President Trump. Stormy daniels on the stand more than seven hours. Today trumps lawyers grilled her about differing accounts given in interviews what she claimed was a sexual endonter with President Trump in 2006. Alleging Business Records were falsified to cover up a 130,000 payment made to her to keep her silent before the 2016 election. At this hour, nbc news correspondent Vaughn Hillyard is outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan and instudio, nbc news legal analyst angela senadella. Vaughn what has the jury heard today . Reporter kate and zinhle, Stormy Daniels wrapped up testimony answering her crossexamination, a series of questions for hours where Defense Attorneys for donald trump tried to call into question some
Could affect how much you pay each month, and the new flat rate option that could come with the changes. Plus, a major Transit Agency claims its at a breaking point. The latest ridership numbers on bart and the budget cuts that may need to happen if voters dont approve a new tax to support it. Live from Jack London Square this is mornings on two. The night. All right. Todays thursday, may 9th. Youre looking live at the bay bridge and the San Francisco skyline there in the distance. The sun is coming out. Its going to be a warmer day than it was even yesterday. Inland areas. Were going to check in with roberta gonzalez. Shes in for Steve Paulson this morning for a look at the forecast. But first celebrating half birthdays is becoming a growing trend among young adults. Some are gathering their friends for themed picnics. Deejay hosted parties and vacations. Etsy has seen a 57 increase in searches for half birthday related items, including cards, gifts and decorations, and retailers like
Good morning and thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. Im chris chmura and im Ginger Conejero saab. Now many of us are already dealing with skyrocketing power bills. Now the cpuc is about to vote on a proposal which could make electricity cheaper for some californians and more expensive for others. Nbc bay areas bob redell joins us live from livermore. Bob, people in hotter places where you are could see their bills decrease. Maybe correct. In theory. Good morning to you, chris and ginger. Yes. In places like livermore, where its hot today, where people are going to be running their ac a lot, they could be paying less per kilowatt hour, if this new proposal goes through, ill have more of that in a moment. This is a live stream from sacramento , where within the past few moments here, the California Public utilities commission, just began their meeting to vote on a proposed restructuring of how we pay pge for our electricity. Now, take a look at your screen. Were going to break
Texting scandal. Good evening. Im j. R. Stone. And im diane lim. Today, two of the four men charged in 2021 homicide avoided life in prison as part of a plea deal because of the racial bias of the officers investigating the case. Abc seven News Reporter anser hassan was in court today and has more on how the texting scandal has now impacted a murder trial. Reporter sentences were handed down in the landmark case linked to the Antioch Police texting scandal. I think in this case, this is a strong outcome, all four defendants will be facing, a lengthy prison sentence. This case dates back to 2021. Four suspects were facing murder charges for a drive by shooting in antioch. Gun and gang enhancements would have meant life in prison. Instead, all four men pled no contest to manslaughter and lesser sentences. The resolution that has been struck in this matter, brings accountability, to this case, the decision is a result of an fbi investigation that uncovered racist texts being sent between
The weather. Roberto gonzalez, thank you. Thats so kind of you, Steve Paulson with a well deserved day off today. Yeah and how about this weather so far . We will see the warmest temperatures this year beginning with today. Here we go a clear morning. Balmy temperatures. Would you believe when i got in here earlier this morning, it was 71 degrees in oakland. Thats at, oh, dark hundred. Wow. Yeah. So the temperature has now dropped off to 68 degrees in oakland. Otherwise across the bay in a westerly fashion, 56 in San Francisco, its just shy of 70. In santa rosa, low 60s to the south and san jose and 46 degrees along the immediate sea shore today. Yes. More sneezing and wheezing. Its the itchy eyes that are getting to me here. And thats because of the oak and Mulberry Tree. And every time my neighbor mows their lawn. All right. Later today, numbers will stack up from 73 degrees at the beaches, 80 around the central bay to flirting with 90 degrees while inland. Your full forecast moments