right now at 11:00, counting down to a possible ban on tiktok. we are live this morning with the latest on the plan to vote in the u.s. senate. and the new word from the company, ahead of a decision that could impact millions of people.

thanks so much for joining us for our midday newscast. happening right now, senators on capitol hill are set to make that key vote on a package that could include billions of dollars in aid to israel and ukraine. it also includes a provision, which could lead to a nationwide ban on tiktok. lawmakers say this is over national security. but content creators say, they are worrying about their livelihood. nbc bay area's watching the senate debate right now. ginger, have there been any developments? >> reporter: this is all unfolding as we speak. there were procedural votes that were expected this morning. so far, at least one of those procedural votes has been delayed because there's been a couple senators who say that they want to put amendments to this block aid package.

this bill being debated on the floor. let's look at the capitol building where this is unfolding as we speak. a final vote will happen at some point. today or tomorrow, at the latest. as we mentioned, part of the bill would force tiktok's apparent company bytedance to sell its stake in the company within a year. that's a move that many are people are watching out for. tiktok has 170 million american users. it tracks how we consume content, the devices we use, how long we watch posts and what kind of posts we like to feed its algorithm. lawmakers say the problem lies in the potential that this data, some or all of it, is accessible to the chinese government. tiktok denies this. >> we've taken voluntary and unprecedented steps to protect

and safeguard u.s. user data, far beyond any of our peers. we're working hard to educate legislators and fight for the over 170 million americans. that's half of everyone in the u.s. that make a home on tiktok. that's what i can say. >> reporter: the house passed the bill that would require bytedance to sell its stake in a year. if the senate passes this bill, it will land on the president's desk, where the president says he will sign it. we are in the midst of a little back and forth here. we will continue to watch all of this develop and update you on nbcbayarea.com. >> nice to hear finally from the company. thank you, ginger. breaking news this midday. a massive settlement for the

victims of disgraced doctor larry nassar. the department of justice will pay $138 million to 100 people who accuse the fbi of mishandling sexual assault allegations against nassar. fbi agents failed to look into the ex-olympic doctor more than a year after he was arrested in 2016. nassar was accused of butting more than 260 patients. and is guilty now in 2017. the survivors include decorated gymnasts, simone bilesman and aly raisman. protests continue to grow on college campuses in the bay area and across the country, leading to arrests and one campus shutting down classes going virtual. bob is live from u.c. berkeley.

we see the tents behind you. this is creating disruption on campus. >> reporter: so far, actually, it isn't. good morning. there's more than 40 tents on the steps of the hall and the front lawn here. no disruptions so far according to the university. these are pro-palestinians protesters. you can see there's a sign on one of the tents that says jewish voice for peace. i did speak with the university this morning. they have no plans to clear the encampment. not disrupting operations here. quote, commitment to free speech is unwavering. this is a main part of campus where students come and go. there's a lot of visibility here. the protesters are asking u.c. berkeley to divest themselves from companies that build weapons that might be used by

israel, against the palestinian people, living in the gaza strip, where there's been a war for the past several months. it appears that the university is invested in funds that hold shares in some of the companies. here was u.c. berkry's dan mogulof this morning. >> we heard what the commands are. there's no strategy to change practices. >> reporter: do you sympathize what they are asking for? >> the university doesn't take a position on things like that. we have a neutral position. we're an institution of higher education, not a political institution. >> reporter: here's what's happening up north. last night, cal poly humboldt announced it was shutting down campus. pro-palestinian protesters occupied and barricaded themselves in one of the buildings on campus, on the first night of the jewish passover holiday. in-person classes have

transitioned to remote. the campus will close through tomorrow. as you see in the statement from the website, cal policy humboldt announced it was cancelling classes because of what it says was a dangerous and volatile situation. on the east coast, police arrested dozens of protesters at new york university, after they refused to leave campus. nyu says what started as 50 people quickly grew as protesters pushed through barriers. at columbia, also in new york city, that university president is calling for a reset to de-escalate. you'll recall 140 protesters were arrested. the school says all classes at the main campus will be hybrid until the semester ends bauds of the unrest. back live at cal. we asked for a number of times for an on-camera interview. a man told us with the group, we had to wait for a designated media spokesperson. not clear if they're here yet. they have not made themselves available. this man told us to look at all

of the tents up there, that that's the message. reporting live here at cal, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> it is nice to see there isn't destruction if there is distraction. valley water is proposing increases that could add more than $8 to average monthly bills. the increase would impact customers this use local water companies like san jose water. this is a separate increase from the one san jose water is considering, which would raise rates by 22% over the next three year, starting in 2025. valley water says its rate increase would cover current projects for the anderson and pacheco dams. a final vote is scheduled for may 14th. today's hearing is at 1:00 this afternoon on zoom. this is earth week. we are looking at the implications of the changing climate and ways we can cut the

production of bad greenhouse gases, that cause global temperatures to rise. researchers warn that major changes have to happen or we will see frequent extreme weather for the sierra. >> warmer temperatures could mean much less snow. in the past, we have seen cold winter storms with higher totals during the month of december through february. but as temperatures rise, snowpack is expected to decline, with only february as a big snow producing month. recently, we had two years of heavy snow. but the elevation of where we're seeing that snow, is getting higher and higher. let's demonstration what the sierra snow could look like in 30 years. on average, the snow levels come down to about 5,000 feet. in the year 2054, much of the snow, maybe 7,000 feet in elevation and higher and below 6,000 feet. that could mean more rain and

more frequent events of flash flooding in the sierra. dr. schwartz tells us we need to prepare for a warmer future. >> look at the trends every month during our snow season. october through may. back to the '70s. we can see that each of these months is warming. and that means that we're transitioning away from snowfall, is the dominant precipitation for rain. the one month where that isn't happening, is in february. and we see cases of that. last year, we were seeing it this year. we are seeing more rain at the higher elevations up to 7,000 feet. and depending on the storms, potentially above that. we're going to see the likelihood of more flooding if these are big atmospheric rivers, and at the higher elevations where there used to be snowfall. it's going to reshape the way we are living through these storms in these areas.

>> our climate coverage continues all week long. join us for more stories on nbc bay area and on our climate in crisis page online. now, to the hush money criminal trial of former president donald trump. another day of testimony just wrapped up in new york city. the former "national enquirer" publisher, david pecker is on the stand again today. he testified that he worked directly with trump and his former lawyer, michael cohen, in what they called a catch-and-kill scheme, to buy and silence stories that could hurt trump's election chances. that includes the alleged affair and payment with adult star stormy daniels, who is at the center of this case. court just wrapped up a few moments in early for passover. the trial is expected to last over seven weeks. just into the newsroom, the lineup is out for one of the biggest music festivals in the

bay area. and -- ♪ coming out of my cage and i've been doing just fine ♪ ♪ got to be down because i want it all ♪ >> we want it all, too. that's the killers. they will headline outside lands, along with tyler the creator and surgele simpson. postmalone will perform a country set. and there's three separate stages and the headliner on the main stage. this is the 16th year the music festival is happening. outside lands is august 9th through the 11th at golden gate park. on top of the music, there's food and drinks and cannabis. tickets will go on sale tomorrow. they will sell out quick, especially now that you know. tesla is under fire. ahead on nbc bay area, we'll show you the timeline of events that make investors nervous. with spring in the air, and spring cleaning and saying good

riddance to some of the unwanted junk. the bay area company trying to make sure the trash ends up nowhere near our landfills. and summer is not yet -- school is not yet out for the summer. but we're already thinking ahead. here at nbc bay area and telemundo 48 we're trying to help families who can't afford back-to-school basics. we're collecting backpacks and other school supplies. we've made it easy for you to help. nbcbayarea.com/donate to our schools. you can drop them off in person thursday from 2:00 to 6:00 at town and country village in palo alto.

elon musk's x platform is launching a dedicated app for smart tv sets. the app won't have ads, for now. that's the caveat. x didn't reveal a date for the

platform's release, but says it will be coming soon to smart tvs. a lot of people are comments that the platform looks similar to that of youtube. one of musk's other companies, tesla, is under fire, ahead of a key earnings report. tom costello breaks down the timeline that has some investors pretty worried. >> reporter: this morning, one of the world's richest and most controversial men and his company are under increasing pressure. >> the clock has struck midnight for musk to lay out a strategic plan for the future. >> reporter: this is a big day for tesla. as it reports earnings and elon musk lays out a strategy to get off a rocky road. car sales dropped 8.5% in the first three months of the year. the stock, down 43% so far this year. 4,000 tesla cyber trucks under recall for a faulty accelerator. the company laying off 10% of

the workforce, perhaps more. just as the tesla board pushes for a $56 billion pay package for musk, negotiated years ago if he achieved certain sales targets, which he did. a judge threw that out, ruling the board was too cozy with musk. in an interview with don lemon last month, musk remained confident and defiant. >> tesla is worth about as much as the rest of the car industry combined. from nothing. so, you know, that's pretty good. >> reporter: but investors want to know what's next? pushing for a cheaper mass market tesla. and for musk's vision of a fully autonomous robo taxi, after a series of high-profile autonomous vehicle accidents. >> we've seen what the self-driving vehicles have been able to do. some of it is impressive but not in a position yet for humans not to have their hands on the wheel. >> reporter: meanwhile, electric vehicle sales have been dropping, forcing many carmakers, including tesla, to

cut prices. and then, there's politics. "the wall street journal" reports democrats, among the first to embrace e.v.s, have shied away from buying teslas, since musk's controversial comments on x, formerly twitter, about anti-semitism, immigration and disney. on cnbc last year, musk suggested he would not be deterred. >> you don't care? you want to share what you have to say. >> i'll say what i want to say. and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it. >> that was tom costello reporting. governor newsom's fight of immission, is for federal clean car rules. here's what he posted on x this morning. >> i'm not going to put profits of big oil over the health of our planet. we're stepping in. we're stepping in and joining the biden administration to defend their clean car rules from radical republican

challenges. >> newsom and the attorney general is filing motions for future epa standards that will be law by 2027. it follows a lawsuit by republican-led states to block the rules. newsom is leading an effort backed by 23 states. it was nice and cool this morning. expecting a little different from what we saw yesterday. >> absolutely. yesterday, it was clear all day long. today, we have clouds and they are slow to clear. after the next couple of hour, we see a little more sunshine. this is going to keep those temperatures down out there, now that we have the cold front and we're also going to have what is more normal for this time of year, as we look at our live view in fremont. the flag is standing straight out. we had a pretty gusty wind there. as of right now, the wind coming

in at about ten miles per hour. and through the rest of the day, we're going to gradually see increasing sunshine for a little while. and the temperatures go from low 60s to upper 60s for the afternoon. for the south bay, yesterday, we were in the low to mid 80s. today, we're talking about 71 in san jose. and only mid 60s for morgan hill. much of the east bay we're going to see temperatures in the low 70s. and up to 66 degrees in oakland. and for the coastline, low 60s here, while redwood city will see a high of 68 there. and 65 downtown in san francisco. and mid-60s for much of the north bay, from napa to santa rosa. ukiah will hit a high of 73. we're seeing all of the storm systems moving across the pacific northwest. and that's going to bring in more unsettled weather and keep our temperatures cool, as well. high pressure, a little too far away to have an influence on us or give us a big boost in temperatures.

we're going to see more of these mild days and maybe spotty showers in the forecast. between thursday and friday, we're going to see more clouds and the slight chance of rain coming in. unfortunately, this is not really going to be enough to help water the lawn or give us anything that's been official. going into the weekend, our temperatures will take the biggest hit here. and with highs in the low 60s, next week, we make it to the low 70s. we're going to settle in this pattern for a while, with near-normal temperatures and also seeing very slight rain chances. the weekend is looking beautiful. we're talking about highs in the low to mid 70s inland. and san francisco will see temperatures in the low to mid-60s. only a chance of showers between thursday and friday. and the weekend, we can make plans to get outside. now, let's turn to our "climate in crisis" with earth

week coverage continuing. you might be taking some time to do spring cleaning and wondering, what do i do with this stuff? now, there's a door-to-door service that's in the east bay. and it's picking up waste from homes and diverting it from the landfill. it's called rid well and it helps you get rid of things that aren't curbside recycling. amazon packaging, frozen food bags. you put it in a box and the drivers take it back to the warehouse or distribute it to nonprofits in the bay area. some of the nonprofits include the berkeley food network, friends of alameda county animal shelter and scrap s.f. for art installations. >> whether that's pots and pan, silverware, bet leashes and harnesses, that's the stuff we're picking up there. in addition, there's other hard

to recycle items like styrofoam that can be picked up for an additional fee. >> membership starts at $14. other parts of the bay area they service, is the south bay, the peninsula and san francisco. and plans are in the works to move to the north bay. we have their website on our website, nbcbayarea.com. look for the story on our "climate in crisis" page. if ridwell doesn't service your area, let them know you are interested. >> that sounds appealing these days. just into the newsroom, san francisco's pride parade bringing some star power to lead the festivities. billy porter will be the celebrity marshal. porter led the new york pride parade last year. he will line the main stage of s.f. pride. pride takes over june 29th with a big parade on june 30th. happening now, apple is set

to launch its new products on may 7th, according to an invite that was sent to media. the tag line let loose will be live streamed on the website. apple is expected to release new ipads after no new models were announced in 2023. helping our "climate in crisis" with caffeine or decaf, as the case might be. ahead on nbc bay area, the product one coffee chain is putting into place.

we continue our earth week coverage. bay area-based tech companies trying to cut down on plastic waste by using clay cups. the san francisco and berlin-based company is behind the initiative. it points out that 500 billion coffee cups are disposed of globally every year. but just about 1% are recycled. to tackle the issue, the company 3d prints the reusable cups made of clay, water and salt. the cups can disintegrate into dust. now, they are partnering with verb coffee roasters to use the clay cups here in the bay area. >> this is what we call a new

category. it's not your expensive ceramic mug or stanley metal mug and not your single-use throwaway. it's between. the whole idea is you getting the convenience of disposability but user experience and drinking experience of ceramics is in the middle. >> clay cups are available at verb coffee locations in santa cruz and l.a. customers who come back to reuse their cups will get discounts. i like a disposable option that's not terrible. i forget my cup sometimes. >> yeah. >> thank you for joining us. we're streami ng

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