shining a spotlight on oakland. the market today putting local talent and businesses front and center in the name of safety and they're not moving. students continue to camp out of bay area universities demanding schools take a stance on the war in gaza. the news at 11 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm teri mcsweeney and i'm gia vang. we begin tonight with those protests calling for a ceasefire in gaza, intensifying at universities across the nation. and the bay area is no exception for a third night in a row, protesters are camped out at stanford. nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us live on campus with a look at some of the protests and how universities are responding. marianne well, right now there are 18 tents here in the middle of white plaza as protesters

plan to spend another night out here despite a warning from the university that they could be expelled. during admit weekend at stanford, visiting high school students found an encampment of protesters in the middle of white plaza. they say they're demanding that stanford separate itself from any companies or organization. nations advancing military efforts in the israel-hamas war. understanding that students are putting their lives on the line, their bodies on the line, their futures on the line for something that, you know, something that could make a better place for palestinians, a better place, a better world. we're going to open up siemens hall at cal poly humboldt. protesters have left the buildings. they barricaded since monday after spray painting messages in classrooms. it's just important for us to be here for us to disrupt the system that is carrying out, you know, funding to these atrocities. in response to the protests,

humboldt announced it is shutting down the campus the remainder of the semester and switching to online learning. sonoma state students are also calling for an end to deadly violence in gaza as they camp in tents on campus. we would like the school, the administration and the school as a whole to call for a permanent and immediate cease fire. now, students are also sleeping in tents on the steps of sproul hall at uc berkeley as part of a gaza solidarity encampment at university campuses across the country. the question is, will the groundswell of campus protests make a difference? protests are really good at elevating an issue into the national, sort of dialog. and we're seeing that right now that these protests have put the issue of the israel-hamas war and the kind of suffering in gaza on the map, whether they will change, you know, investment policies at universities seems unlikely in the short run. here at stanford,

some of the protesters told me that the university actually handed them a letter while they were out here explaining that they could possibly be arrested or even expelled if they continue to spend the night out here. but they told me it was worth the risk to fight for change. reporting live at stanford, marianne favro nbc bay area news. marianne, thank you very much. a new development tonight in the ongoing protest down at usc, los angeles police issued a tactical alert. the university closed to anyone who is not a resident. pictures posted by the student newspaper appear to show a large police presence on campus. now, this video is from earlier showing the tents that were still up. usc has faced backlash from students for canceling a pro-palestinian students commencement speech, and since then there have been clashes on campus between protesters and police. just this week, the university announced it would cancel its main commencement ceremony over security concerns.

limón. dozens of pro-palestine protesters gathered outside the washington hilton tonight. that is where this year's annual white house correspondents dinner was being held. demonstrators protested loudly as the event was going on. they were also there shouting through loudspeakers as guests were arriving. the protest was not mentioned during the correspondents dinner, though, which is a private event for the media and the president. we're following a developing situation in oakland. a child has been hurt after being hit by a car this evening. firefighters say the child was hit on east 12th and 30th avenue. no word on how old that child is or how they're doing. we're still working to get more details and we'll pass along any updates on our website. nbc bay area dot com. the postal service is hoping a hefty reward will help them find out who robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint. the hope is $150,000 will help solve the latest in a string of postal robberies happened two days ago in a san carlos neighborhood near walnut

street and saint francis way. neighbors say this area is usually quiet. a postal inspector tells us there have been quite a few of these robberies recently, and all the thieves seem to be after the same thing. target in almost all of these robberies are the keys that the letter carriers carry in order to open mailboxes along the routes and deliver the mail. so the. there's only one reason to have one of these keys. if you're not a letter carrier. and that's to steal mail. he says the letter carrier in san carlos was not hurt. the only suspect description is a person wearing a hood and a mask. now we are told these robberies have been increasing in the last few years, but the postal service says this has been a dangerous month for mail carriers here in the bay area. take a look at this map. just the past couple of weeks, carriers have been robbed all over the place. alameda, oakland, san bruno, union city, san carlos and milpitas. and again, the postal service offers a $150,000 reward for any tips that can lead to an arrest and conviction. well, a number of organizations in oakland held a vigil today to honor crime victims, as national

crime victim week comes to a close. the ceremony took place at lake merritt. victims and survivors of violent crime were encouraged to be there or participate in the ceremony. organizers say they are all too aware of oakland's public safety crisis. they also say that in order to improve safety, the city and state need to address their security practices. we are here today to commemorate national crime survivor rights week 2024 to honor and remember, loved ones we lost to crime, violence and once again renew our calls for approaches to safety that prioritize crime prevention. the event was sponsored by crime survivors for safety and justice, bringing people together in a struggle for safety. tonight, oakland's little saigon neighborhood is hoping a new event at a troubled park draws back crowds. it tested out a sunset market, and leaders have high hopes it could help the businesses and community they're grappling with a list of problems. here's nbc bay area's alyssa goard.

saturday, an upbeat dj set, vendors and even a bouncy house took over the lawn at clinton park in oakland's little saigon, all part of the first sunset market here, hosted by the oakland vietnamese chamber of commerce. we are encouraging folks to come out, even if it's not late at night. you can come out, you know, after four, like that's going to make a big difference for our sense of safety for our communities. unlike a night market, a sunset market goes until, well, sunset. the challenges around, aapi hate during the pandemic, compounded by the economic challenges of the covid pandemic as well, really brought these issues to an intense level that we've never seen before. chamber president jennifer tran says. many nearby businesses close early because they're worried about crime or hate targeted towards asian americans. she

hopes the sunset market will help bring the community back into public spaces. this event was made possible thanks to an activate oakland grant from the city. so this is one of several programs we are going to have to bring multiple generations together, and really get people outside the banana pudding have some peach cobbler, something else that's brought people together. food from small businesses like ray's home, sweets got to come out and just enjoy the community and show some love for the small business owners. actually, this is the first time i've ever, i actually found out that, there was a little saigon here in oakland. patronize our businesses, patronize these markets, organizers say this won't be their last sunset market in little saigon, and they're hoping to see continued investment from the city into this community. alyssa goard, nbc bay area news. parts of two major bay area roadways remain shut down tonight. caltrans shared this video of crews repairing southbound 680 in the

east bay. that road shut down last night. southbound lanes closed between the 586 interchange to koopman road in sunol northbound lanes. they are still open. here's a look at the closure on a map. if you need to get around it, you'll be directed to take alternate routes on 588 8084. caltrans says this is the fourth, and they say final closure of southbound 680. in that area. the road set to reopen for monday morning in the north bay west bound 37 between vallejo and sears point, shut down for road repairs. you can see the closure causing quite the traffic back up on alternate routes. detour options include taking northbound highway 29 to westbound highway 12, westbound 37, also set to reopen monday before the morning commute. well, san francisco's japantown is marking the start of a renovation project. this is a look at the plans for the renovated japantown peace plaza. new decorative, accessible, functional updates are planned.

the goal of the project is to make sure that the plaza remains a community hub in the heart of japan town, and all while preserving its unique legacy. today's event to break ground included the mayor, consul general of japan and san francisco and speaker emerita nancy pelosi and today, we're thrilled to be the home again of the oldest japantown in america and fuzing our city with rich culture and leadership. indeed, it was always say, come to san francisco. the beauty is in the mix and what a thrill it is to be here. shortly after the northern california cherry blossom festival, which always brings such vitality and beauty to the city, the japan center malls will stay open during construction. the plaza is set to reopen in early 2026. and by the way, this is just one of three japantowns left in the u.s. another one is in the south bay, san francisco is getting a new state of the art hospital. you're looking at renderings of what you see sf's new helen diller hospital will look like.

the new 15 story building is going up on the western edge of the campus. mayor breed and congresswoman pelosi were here for this groundbreaking two. hospital is going to be 15 stories high, 300 patient beds. it's a $4.3 billion facility set to open in 2030. we're back in 90s with a new video of that. a coyote walk in in san francisco. we'll tell you which neighborhood it was spotted in. and a's fans stage another protest, but this time it was not at the coliseum or even at an a's game. and right now we're watching clear skies, but still some breezy conditions around the bay area wind gusts over 40mph earlier at sfo, more wind in the sunday forecast and 80s in

in san francisco. someone shared this video on the citizen app that coyote is running around on telegraph hill. you see a person stop in the crosswalk with the coyote, go by. that's only polite. the city's animal care center says coyotes usually are not aggressive. just give them their space and do not feed them. well, new at 11 hardcore fans who want to see the a's stay rooted in oakland showed up in sacramento today. dozens of protesters set up at tonight's game between the river cats and the las vegas aviators at sutter health park, and earlier this month, a's owner john fisher announced the team will temporarily play at the park in west sacramento for three seasons starting next year, while a new stadium is being built in vegas. members of the last dive bar in oakland, 68, say they want fisher to sell the

team at the way a's that way, the a's can stay in oakland. it's really sad what's happening. i grew up going to games, hoped to take my kids to the games in oakland, and they're just getting ripped away from us. they don't belong in vegas and they certainly don't belong here. they belong in oakland. well, it seems like the move to sacramento and eventually las vegas is inevitable. these fans say they won't give up or stay quiet. they say they plan to keep protesting in san francisco's golden gate park tomorrow, a celebration for a pandemic policy just too popular to scrap . tomorrow marks four years since jfk promenade closed to cars. the one and a half mile stretch of road was reserved for pedestrians and bikes during the pandemic, when people needed a way to space out and get some fresh air. many people supported making the road permanently car free, which the city and voters approved in 2022. a celebration to mark the fourth anniversary set for noon tomorrow, peacock meadow is going to have a

festival type atmosphere. food trucks, activities, special guests. all right, rob mayeda here. a lot of people probably wondering, hey, what's it going to feel like tomorrow for an event like that? probably want a jacket with the way the wind is picking up for the afternoon, but dry? yeah, you don't need an umbrella. and that's a rare feat for a weekend forecast, right? the way the year has gone, we got some dry conditions, but wind will be a story again tomorrow. could have those wind gusts 20 to 40mph. and you'll certainly notice that around the coast near san francisco right now we've got 54 degrees breezy conditions at times, wind still out of the west at about 15 to 20mph, taking you into walnut creek, 57 degrees high temperature earlier today. pretty nice. up to 73 degrees. close to the average for this time of year. and san jose right now 57 degrees under those clear skies. so tomorrow the headline will still be that blustery finish to the weekend. then eventually less wind and more warming as we go through tuesday, wednesday and thursday. this should be the warmest days

of the week. a few spots could even get close to the 80s, and you'll be seeing a little bit of that on the 7-day forecast at the bottom of the screen right now, we do have a weather system that is tracking inland that will be partially respond able for the ramping up of the wind during the day tomorrow as you wake up tomorrow morning, some areas of coastal drizzle, patchy low clouds around the south bay and a few high clouds. also notice maybe a few isolated showers up along the coast there near mendocino county, but nothing down into the bay area for your sunday. now watch these wind speeds as we move forward from about mid afternoon to evening. as these areas of red start to show up along the coast there, marin county around half moon bay over to san francisco could get those gusts up to 30 to 40mph. and also pretty breezy as well around the east bay hills and down to the south bay. so some wind to deal with on your sunday. cool start to. we'll have 40s and 50s to begin the day. dress in layers back into the 60s and low 70s. by the afternoon again near low 70s for tomorrow around san jose, 65 for

san francisco, 68. in oakland, mid 70s inland around those interior east bay valleys and eventually wind speeds do start to come down monday to tuesday. this should be the window of opportunity where the temperatures come up a little bit low to mid 70s around san jose and morgan hill, and by wednesday, as we move forward now into may, look at that close to 80 degrees around fairfield north bay. also comfortably warm right there mid to upper 70s upper 70s into san jose wednesday and thursday. likely to be the warmest days of the week. then, as we head towards next weekend, stay tuned. we'll see some cooling, some showers there could be lurking to the north as we head towards saturday and sunday, and that will lead to a bit of a downer trend of temperatures in the 7-day forecast. as you see, san francisco briefly climbing into the upper 60s midweek. similar trend for inland areas as a few spots could be close to 80 wednesday. and then we cool down as we head officially into may, with some low 70s into next weekend. yeah, may here it is.

just about here. all right rob, thanks a lot anthony flores here. now with the story of a late inning effort effort by the giants. that's right. the giants played an extra inning thriller tonight at oracle park with a 10th inning home run by jorge soler. be the spark. they need to rally for victory tonight against the pirates. stick around to find out. i think terry gave it away. the scores right there, ortiz neck. but

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point. the event brings together the president, many journalists, a few celebrities and a featured comedian. this year, snl's colin jost was the main entertainment, poking fun at president biden, former president donald trump and members of the press. of course, sometimes he managed to make digs at all three in the same joke. and i would like to point out, it's after 10 p.m, sleepy joe is still awake. while donald trump has spent the past week falling asleep in court every morning, though, fox news said he was just being anti-woke . president himself gave a speech as well, cracking jokes, some at his own expense. most were aimed at his rival, donald trump, and he turned serious at the end of the speech, commending journalists for the vital public service they perform. he also thanked jost,

who returns to saturday night live next week. the all new show will feature dua lipa doing double duty as host and musical guest. and if you're thinking about doing something tomorrow, you're in luck. yeah, pretty nice outside. a little windy though. you'll notice that during the afternoon then less wind and more warming as we head towards middle part of the week. last weekend of april. that's wild. yes it is. here comes may. all right. thanks for joining us saturday night live is next. good night.