the freeway. >> this call came in at around 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. the chp tells us that one person was taken to the hospital. that person's condition is unknown at this time. they have not made any mention of any possible suspects or vehicle descriptions, but we do see that white car that was on the shoulder. you can see a lot of stuff strewn around that car. there was another vehicle parked on the shoulder. we don't know if it was just caught in part of this crash or it was just somebody pulled over. we're looking into this. gia vang will join us as soon as she gets more information. right now, we're going to talk about a close call at sfo when two planes getting ready to land spotted another plane on the runway. >> it happened last week when united airlines flight approaching the runway to land, realized another plane was blocking the runway. emma goss spoke to aviation safety experts on the rising

number of close calls. >> reporter: aviation safety experts tell me close calls on the runways at major airports are becoming too frequent. this is the eighth one we've seen this year. a united flight from washington, d.c. was a mile away from touching down at sfo when the pilot realized he couldn't land. a southwest plane was in the way. according to an air traffic control audio recording reviewed by nbc bay area, the southwest pilot had a communication blockage and didn't know that his flight was cleared for takeoff. >> southwest 1179, are you departing? >> we never got that clearance, somebody blocked it. >> okay, so you shouldn't be on the runway. >> when you have a transmission blockage like what happened in the tape, it leaves the pilot on the runway out of the loop. he can't take off without a clearance, and he can't move the aircraft without a clearance. >> reporter: as the united flight circled overhead, the southwest pilot relocated to a nearby runway, forcing an alaska

airlines flight to execute a go-around until that runway was cleared. >> the main thing is, why isn't southwest understanding the instructions by the controller? >> reporter: the faa will be reviewing audio, interviewing all individuals involved. in a statement to nbc bay area, the faa said it looked into the events and determined the appropriate steps were taken to ensure safe operations. friday's near-miss is reminiscent of july 2017 when an air canada flight landing at sfo narrowly avoided a catastrophic collision with four jet on this the taxiway. that event spurred east bay congressman mark bessonier to draft a bill analyzing how pilots receive critical information in realtime. he said it's currently sitting on the president's desk. >> pilots should know about circumstances changing, better

communication. >> reporter: emma goss, nbc bay area news. a new development in the jasper woo case. a judge dismissed charges against one man. woo was not yet 2 when he was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle on 880 and killed in november 2021. he was riding in his family's car. johnny jackson was in one of the cars involved in the shoot-out. today the judge said evidence of jackson was not strong enough to proceed with criminal charges. jackson's attorney agreed painting jackson as the victim of an ambush he could do nothing about. the judge upheld murder and gang charges against two other men. the fourth and final alleged member of the shooting had died by the time police identified him as a suspect. to san francisco where tempers flared at an emotional memorial service for banko brown. it comes as an attorney for brown's family prepares to file a lawsuit against the walgreens where a store security guard shot and killed brown last month. here's nbc bay area's sergio

quintana. >> reporter: as banko brown's casket was carried into san francisco's third baptist church, you could hear a few open sobs from family members. jerry brown, father, says he has raw emotions. what do you want people to remember about banko brown? >> that she was a loving person and she cared about her community. >> reporter: inside the sanctuary, just as the service was beginning, a shouting match between some who wanted banko's birth mother to be addressed as mom, and others who wanted banko's stepmom to be called that. it nearly turned into a scuffle. >> please, we are here for banko brown, please calm down, please be mindful. >> reporter: after several minutes, reverend amos brown and his congregation managed to calm the crowd, continuing with a monologue about "the lord of the flies" and discrimination against black people. >> again. again and again. >> reporter: banko brown was shot and killed by a security

guard last month at a walgreens store on market street. district attorney brooke jenkins made the controversial decision not to file criminal charges against the guard, saying the evidence indicates he believed he was in mortal danger. security video of the incident, which apparently was over a shoplifting, seemed to anger brown's friends and family even more. emotions from today's memorial continued outside the church at as banko brown's casket was loaded into a waiting hearse to be buried in richmond. as friends and family mourned, attorney john burris is preparing to announce a lawsuit against walgreens, the security company, and the security guard. >> we have called into the security company, that they've been terminated from walgreens. some sort of remedial action has taken place, i think suggests perhaps they understood they were in the wrong for hiring armed security guards. >> reporter: california attorney general rob bonta agreed to

review the decision not to file criminal charges. burris says if the a.g. ultimately decides to file criminal charges, that could be helpful to his lawsuit but not necessary. today marks three years since the murder of george floyd. president biden is using this occasion to push for police reform. biden released a statement today saying in part, quote, i urge congress to enact meaningful police reform and send to it my desk, i will sign it. floyd died in 2020 when a white police officer, derek chauvin, kneeled on floyd's neck for over nine minutes. lawmakers have tried to pass legislation banning chokehold and is no-knock warrants. such measures for police reform have had limited success. the archbishop of san francisco isn't happy with the district attorney of marin county. 2020, the mission san rafael in san francisco, protesters spray painted and toppled this statue of a saint.

police arrested five people for the act and accused them of felony vandalism. but in court today the marin d.a. said they were willing to lower the charges to experience. sf bishop salvatore condemned the move saying," what you propose is not a punishment that fight are fits the crime." will california apps have hower outages this summer? state regulators say, not likely. california normally has more than enough electricity to power the homes and businesses of the 39 million who live here, but the electrical grid has trouble when it gets really hot and everyone urn dids their air conditioners on at the same time. this year, officials say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity. one reason is the wet winter. the water-refilled reservoirs and the restarted hydro electric power plants dorm during the drought. in 2020, california's power grid was so overwhelmed, the state's three largest utility companies shut off elect for hundreds of thousands of homes over two

days. governor newsom making a visit to contra costa county to provide an update on the state's ambitious goal of getting to 100% clean energy by 2045. the governor says the state is ahead of schedule as far as meeting benchmarks, but as pete suratos reports, helping communities transition toward 100% clean energy will have its fair share of challenges. >> we have to accelerate our transition. the question is, what? >> reporter: governor newsom providing a progress report on the ambitious plan to transition california to 100% clean energy. he did so in front of amox moxion, a clean energy company. 1.5 million zero-emission cars have been sold in california. greenhouse gas emissions are at 1990 levels. the state is 59% on its way to 100% clean energy. >> when we lay out markers, we achieve

ambitious markers. >> reporter: the governor announced an executive order to fastrak construction of clean energy projects across the state. he says hundreds of millions of dollars will be used to help communities transition to cleaner energy. in 2020, we saw some of the impacts of this transition when marathon petroleum in martinez closed its plant due to low demand for gasoline. >> i want to get people to work, i want to get those folks in marathon that feel like they have a raw deal, get them back to work. we've got a bill, we've got to create projects. >> reporter: virginia parks is a professor at uc irvine who completed a study on 345 workers who were laid off at the relinery. she says one-quarter couldn't find work, and those that did were paid significantly less. she hopes the transition toward 100% clean energy takes these workers into account. >> what we really need is income support for workers, verification of their skills, and again, identification of good jobs and raising labor standards across the board.

>> reporter: while the governor's plan focuses on getting the state to 100% clean energy by 2045, he also expects it to result in a 71% reduction in air pollution, a 94% drop in gas consumption, and the creation of 4 million new jobs. lofty goals he's hoping to accomplish sooner than later. >> we need it built. we need to get things done. this is not an ideological exercise. we're running against time. more people are planning to get away this holiday weekend than last year. according to aaa, 42 million people will hit the road for memorial day. that is up 6% over last year. it could have something to do with the lower gas prices at the pump. gas wa was $4.62 a gallon last year on memorial day. today the average price nationwide is just $3.57. bay area tech go nvidia saw its stock soar today. shares of the santa clara-based semiconductor company surged over 25%. that puts the company valuation

just short of $1 trillion. only four other companies have crossed that benchmark, and they're the heavyweights you'd expect. apple, microsoft, alphabet, amazon. nvidia sales have blown projections out of the water, largely due to the processing power that is needed to run applications like open a.i. microchips are very high in demand right now. the sparkling results from n individual i do pushed tech stocks higher. nasdaq and s&p 500 saw nice gains and finished the day well in the green. the dow finished the day down slightly by 35 points. still ahead, the way winter showed san francisco that work needs to be done to deal with strong rains and potential flooding. now hundreds of millions of dollars are being set aside to fix things. details of mayor breed's new plan, next. going the extra mile for students after thieves almost ruin the way kids got to school.

the action one man took and how he's now being recognized. our "bay area proud" is minutes away. that fog is holding on strong in san francisco. i'll show you the impact to tomorrow's temperatures and what's ahead for that weekend.

a huge loan to help san francisco deal with climate change. the epa said today it's committing $370 million to the city. mayor london breed and other city leaders made that announcement. the money will go toward several different improvement projects, including reinforcing flood-prone areas and replacing water mains. the goal is not only to modernize the system but also strengthen systems. the money is aimed at creating jobs for local workers as well. >> but these events serve as a clear reminder that climate change is real and it's impacting us now. we must take bolder action to respond to these new challenges. >> epa also pledged more money to the city in the future, including the loan today. it will add up to about $800

million. "bay area proud." the story of a south bay mechanic driven to do the right thing when everything went wrong to get children to school on time. >> reporter: j.r. has been fixing buses at campbell union high school district for shy of 12 years. what that means is j.r. has been spent a good chaung of his life underneath a bus. this story is about the time j.r. went above and beyond to keep his buses on the road. it started with phone call on a saturday morning in november. >> the buses wouldn't start. >> reporter: j.r. asked them to check and see if a switch has been flipped in the battery compartment only to discover the batteries were gone. >> gone. >> reporter: thieves had climbed a fence into the yard and taken the batteries from all their buses. the clock was now ticking for j.r. >> you know, we've got to get

these buses going. monday, kids have to go to school. we've got to make this operation go. >> reporter: j.r. reach the out to his usual suppliers, but they were all closed for the weekend. in desperation, he called the o'reilly auto parts store down the street. while they didn't have any batteries for buses, they did have some connections and a desire to help. >> i said, if you can make this happen, this is for the kids. they went and got batteries from different locations. >> reporter: j.r. spent all the next day organizing, installing, testing batteries so when monday morning rolled around, the buses were ready to roll. >> i was like, man. i felt like superman, right? you know, kryptonite was not holding me down. i was able to save them. you know, i just -- it was good. it felt good. >> you deserve this award, and i'm very proud. >> reporter: for his superhero efforts, j.r. was just recognized by the california department of education as one

of their school employees of the year. a mechanic who won a race against time to keep his buses up and running. >> for me, it's a no-brainer. it's like, i've got to get -- i don't care what it is, pay or no pay, i'm getting these buses, i need to get them running. >> i love that. you know how many kids and parents, the parents are super grateful. they would have been in a panic monday morning. >> if you know somebody like j.r. who went above and beyond to help other people because they feel it's their responsibility, i'd love to hear about them as well, celebrate them like we celebrated j.r. send me an email at bayareaproud@nbcbayarea.com. send me a note about who went above and beyond. >> resourceful person. >> oh my gosh, yes. >> dedication. >> yeah. gave up his entire weekend with his kids to make sure other kids get to school on time. >> wow. for the parents. like you said, they rely on that

whole process. >> the bus to pick their kids up. they might have to go to work, early. just get their kid to school. let's talk about the holiday weekend. >> yes. we're going to get a mix of sun, clouds, also fog coming in. and the other thing we're tracking is thunderstorms on the doppler radar. so i want to bring you into that microclimate weather. we've been telling you about this for the past couple of days. you can see it is active right now over the sierra. i want to get you a closer view. we'll put it on the loop. you can see generally things are trying to die down. there's a little bit of a southerly motion here. could bring some of that into the foothills of the sierra. but really going good here just south of lake tahoe. we saw a little bit blow up here to the north of clear lake. this is moving off to the south. i haven't seen any lightning strikes over the past 15 minutes, but do watch out for spotty rain in clear lake as we head through the next 30 minutes. we're seeing thunderstorms, also cooler weather, and that

persistent fog pattern from this area of low pressure that is continuing to linger. i see this staying in the forecast here as we roll through tomorrow. more cool temperatures and that fog, it's going to continue to take a hold across the bay area. tomorrow morning, it's just what we've been through the past two days here. widespread fog, but it does look like the chance of drizzle is going to be pretty strong here at the coastline, including san francisco. be ready for some wet bridges as you travel into san francisco tomorrow morning. here's the other thing about the whole fog situation tomorrow. it looks like it's going to hang on a little bit longer, be a little bit more stubborn, especially across marin, napa, sonoma counties, the northern coast. may not get in on too much sunshine over novato, close to napa, santa rosa. we'll hang on to fog at berkeley and oakland and san francisco. best shot of sunshine tomorrow over the east bay and right there for the south bay. morning temperatures with that fog are going to begin in the 50s. 53 in the peninsula.

south bay 52. east bay 51. north bay dropping down to 50. highs tomorrow, i think the best weather no doubt is going to be right here in the south bay. sunshine and 72 in san jose. 75 east san jose. 60s in morgan hill and gilroy. this is going to be the best spot to be on your friday forecast. east bay, notice how that breeze is going to infiltrate here. so we're only going up to 69 in walnut creek and concord. right there in danville too. a cool day, well below average. 65 redwood city. san francisco 57 in the marina. 62 in downtown. north bay with that fog lingering, we'll hang on to 60s across santa rosa, novato, and here into napa. by this weekend, a second system is going to be dropping down. it's going to keep more of that cool air and that fog in place right into inspection week's forecast. livermore low 70s.

it will likely warm up for the following weekend. on the seven-day forecast right through memorial day weekend in san francisco, the fog stays with us. we'll stay cool, low 60s. inland valleys, you can still get the barbecue out, it's not just not going to be 80s or 90s. enjoyable, 74. >> you don't need heat when you're barbecuing. >> may gray is going to segue into june gloom? >> you got it. wrongfully imprisoned for over 30 years. the circumstances and evidence that finally led to a southern that finally led to a southern - life is uncertain. it's okay to feel stressed, anxious, worried, or frustrated. calhope can help. access calhope's free and secure mental health resources today. call our warm line at 833-317-4673

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daniel soldano was wrongly in prison, 22 when he was sentenced to 45 years in an l.a. prison. in 2017 a man involved in the shooting admitted in a parole hearing that soldano was not even present when the crime happened. that prompted an investigation into the case. today the l.a. county d.a. apologized to soldana and announced his innocence. soldana says he's grateful to be free. if you want to see "nfl sunday ticket" from home, count on youtube tv. if you want to go to a bar or restaurant, directv remains in charge. the company announced a deal with the nfl to continue with that responsibility. directv has been the sole provider of "sunday ticket" since 1994. but this year, youtubed you about it directv for the residential rights for those out of market nfl games. with this deal, directv will be

handle the games at your favorite bar for years to come. a man who wanted to transform the look of his house is getting pushback from his city. the unlikely help he's getting to fight back.

the fate of humanity may not exactly be at stake -- >> but a homeowner has lost his battle in the war over a pair of transformer statues in front of his washington, d.c. home. a couple of years ago, a billionaire brain scientist put up the statues in the historic georgetown neighborhood. they're remakes of optimus brim and bumblebee fashioned from old car parts. the statues are creating a stir and have been for a while among neighbors. some say nuisance because they draw too many people to the neighborhood. the owner says they are symbols of the work he does because they represent machines and humans living in harmony. today a panel of d.c. judges ordered the autobots to transform and roll out. the owner says he does plan to appeal the decision. >> that's art. >> it is. >> pretty magnificent.

where will they go? i wonder. maybe on the roof? i don't know. give them to somebody who has a bigger backyard. stream our newscasts on roku, amazon fire tv, samsung tv plus, and xumo. raj mathai, what's coming up next? the clock continues to tick. will lawmakers reach that deal on the debt limit? there is optimism this evening, but will it happen before the june 1st deadline? also, with heth failing, more and more people are calling on senator feinstein to step down. our political analyst larry gerston is here to break down a new poll that shows the opposition she's facing, especially from fellow democrats. a bay area priest is named in a child sexual abuse lawsuit two decades after he was first accused of wrongdoing. we investigate why he was able to continue his ministry through it all the news at 5:30 starts