developments in berkeley's natural gas ban. why the city is waving the white flag. and people who lost their homes in a devastating wildfire near lake tahoe are pursuing legal action against the u.s. forest service. and in baltimore, the search for six missing construction workers has been called off after a cargo ship slammed into a bridge causing it to collapse. an average of 31,000 vehicles pass over the francis scott key bridge every day. that's about the amount of traffic we see on the richmond san rafael bridge. and now the wreckage of that ship and the bridge is blocking the port of baltimore shipping and trucking companies are scrambling to figure out how to get their cargo where it needs to go. experts say this should not have a big impact on the west coast, but it could snarl the supply chain. >> you're going to have to actually shut down the majority of inflow traffic there. and baltimore has had a resurgence in the last few years, now they're the large nest the country bringing in light, truck, and automobiles. they

bring in greens a lot of bulk materials. those materials are now going to have to be diverted. >> and the disaster in baltimore's highlighting how any problem with ships of that size could result in catastrophe here in the bay area those monster vessels must maneuver in and out of the port of oakland using chans designed for much smaller ships. itay hod tagged along with the pilots tasked with making sure these floating cities safely reach their destinations. >> out here when it's rough weather, this is a really dangerous spot. coming alongside landing. >> reporter: this might just be the world's most dangerous commute. one that captain zack hallerman makes every day. >> climbing it's a rope ladder up the side of the ship. and we do it in all conditions. >> reporter: kellerman is part

of a small but scrappy unit called the san francisco bar pilots a group of master mariners who for the last two centuries have been climbing some of the world's largest cargo ships then steering them in and out of the san francisco bay. they're called bar pilots for their ability to guide huge ships through shallow channels with sand bars on either side. kellerman's workday starts at pier nine in san francisco where he boards a small boat that will take him to the port of oakland. there he'll climb on to a container ship and guide it out to the open sea. both state and federal law require a local pilot to take over from the ship's captain then steer the ship in and out of the bay, not just to protect the cargo but the bay itself. >> when we first started back in 1850, we were brought on to keep the ships safe from the environment. now we're keeping

the environment safe from the ships. >> reporter: today keller man is boarding a state-of-the-art cargo ship delivering anywhere from $150 to $300 million worth of goods to hawaii. they serve as the human link in the supply chain, responsible for almost all containerized goods moving through northern california. as we pull up next to the ship, we get one final instruction -- >> no swimming. >> no swimming. >> that's right. >> reporter: it's a steep climb, no safety net or harness. luckily it's a beautiful day, but this is the bay area after all and conditions can deteriorate rapidly. >> hey, liberty, they're ready for you. >> reporter: which is why kellerman wastes no time with the help of two tugboats he slowly pulls the 45,000-ton ship out of its spot and into

the channel. after 11 long miles of near zero visibility, the ship is safely out of the bay but kellerman is not out of the woods. after handing control of the ship back to its rightful captain, kellerman has to rush back to his pilot boat before conditions get too dangerous. but this time he's in the open sea and that rickety ladder is his only way down. as he's dangling from the side of the ship, the pilot boat gets into place so he can jump on. there is little room for error. one wrong move here could be catastrophic. now it's my turn. thankfully it goes without a hitch. at the end of a long day, kellerman

heads back to the pier. >> i come home feeling accomplished like i've done something and have a little bit of an adventure along the way. >> fascinating story there. some of the bridges here in the bay area do have extra protection against that kind of disaster that we saw overnight in baltimore. coming up at 6:00, our wilson walker will take a closer look at those precautions in place. gas appliances will soon make a cam bok into berkeley homes and restaurants after the controversial ordinance was struck down. the city has had a ban on natural gas piping since 2019, but now the berkeley city council is taking steps to repeal the ordinance after the courts ruled against it, saying the ban was out of step with federal energy law. and now we're taking a live look at city hall in san francisco where their natural gas ban is still in effect without any plans to reverse course. according to san francisco city officials, supervisor rafael says he believes that the city can continue enforcing the

energy policy and stay consistent with the court's ruling. the city of antioch could move forward in with an effort to provide protections for renters. the city council will consider an ordinance to limit no fault evixs. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00. let's give you a live look at the oakland area, where the community and advocates are showing their support to the alameda county district attorney's juvenile justice policies. the group held a rally outside of the alameda county courthouse. advocates say they commit d.a. pamela price's commitment to not charge children as adults. this comes as the d.a. has decided to keep a case involving the shooting death of two brothers in juvenile court. a 17-year-old allegedly killed both teenagers back in 2022. the suspect is now over 18. advocates say they want to help young people turn their lives around now rather than later. >> in order for us to see the cycle end, we have to change the way we do accountability.

for young people specifically there has to be more options for us to deal with accountability and give them the pathway to transform their lives so that society can be better overall. >> the suspect in the case could get a maximum sentence of only seven years. the family of the victims are seeking justice. the d.a.'s office told us they do not discuss cases involving minors. students in california get an extra month to turn their student aid information to fafsa. it was approved by the state legislature after students complained the new system was full of glitch, causing unknessetbacks. students will now have until may 2nd to apply for financial aid. a group of high school students in oakland are headed on a trip of a lifetime. castlemont high school's pacific bridge club will spend two weeks volunteering all throughout asia. 15 students make up the pacific bridge club. the group flew out of sfo this afternoon. they will spend time in japan, the philippines,

and taiwan, where they will visit schools, volunteer, sight see, and sample the food and the culture. >> we start off like helping people in our community, like food banks and you know, volunteering at other places and things like that. and then we take what we practice here all over the world. and we take what we learn there back here. >> yeah, definitely a trip of a lifetime there. and these same students are the one who is welcomed a go up from japan to their school last year. many say they are excited to reunite with those friends at their home. up next, victims of a massive wildfire near lake tahoe want the federal government to pay up. why they're now pursuing a lawsuit against the u.s. forest service. and electric blue jelly fish are washing up on bay area beache

former president donald trump will have to watch what he says about his hush money trial. the judge overseeing the case in new york issued a gag order today. it will limit trump from making statements about witnesses, attorneys, or court staff involved in the trial. trump is accused of making payments to adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential election. daniels claims the payments were to keep her quiet about an alleged extramarital affair with trump. actor and former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is a step closer to being a real life terminator. he revealed on a podcast he had surgery to get a pacemaker last week. he says he's a little bit more of a machine now and doing great. the 76-year-old says he has a history with heart disease and has had several heart surgeries over to years. a lawsuit is brewing against the u.s. forest service by survivors of the 2021 caldor fire. that fire burned through community of grizzly flats in

less than 15 minutes. well, last summer several people who lost their homes filed individual tort claims with the forest service, but six months later, they say every single claim has been denied or got b no response. so now they're in talks with a law firm to take the forest service to court, claiming it was innocent before and during the devastating fire. >> for 20 years, they knew grizzly flats was in ground zero of a horrific wildfire. and so they had a lot of time to work on it and they didn't do very much. i mean, they did a small percentage of what they proposed. >> the fire victims say the law firm is reviewing at least 100 claims. they think they will total about $200 million. ahead in sports, when the 49ers owner talks about his quarterback, we lean forward and listen. and nfl rookie mini camps are in may, which one for this

san jose spartan? coming up tonight on the cbs evening news we're here in baltimore on the patapsco river in front of the francis scott key bridge, and it's just gone. there is an active search and rescue operation ongoing right now because there are

let's check in with paul, beautiful day on tap, but changes on the way. not one but, what, two storms, right? >> right. the first one's not going to be all that impressive. mainly the heaviest rain's going to fall a little over 24 hours from now, but the stronger one will line up into easter weekend. seems like things have lined up that way all year, so why would the last weekend of march be any exception? off and on shower most of the day, and then a better chance of steadier rain in the specific early overnight. let's take a look at futurecast and time this out hour by hour. tonight we're going to see increasing clouds overhead. a few showers possible hitting the coast of the north bay tomorrow morning. best chance of these off and on showers through most of wednesday is along the coast, around the bay, and north of the golden gate. it's just before sunset that that band of heavier rain is going to be making its way into the north bay. that's going to quickly move across the rest of the bay

area throughout the evening and early overnight. some locally heavy downpour, but they're not going to last long in any particular spot, which keeps the flooding threat next to zero. gusty winds too, but those are in the 20 to 30-mile-per-hour range no. major concerns in terms of flood rg or the potential for wind damage. one burst of moisture scoots across the region late wednesday night. and then our off and on shower pattern on thursday. not a washout thursday, but i'll plan on keeping the rain jacket handy not just thursday but through the duration of the extended forecast through easter sunday. total rainfall is going to be modest. generally speaking about 0.25 of an inch to 0.5 of an inch of total rain by thursday afternoon. few spots in the north bay, especially around santa rosa, maybe closer to 0.75 of an inch of rain. not enough for a significant flooding threat. we add up more rain on top of that. once you add up the rain chances over the course of the next five days, we're getting closer to

one inch of total rainfall, even in the rain shed locations around san jose and livermore and antioch. an inch to 1.5 inches of rainfall over the region over the course of the next five days. a lot of this is going to fall friday and friday night. that brings in the potential for maybe a little too much rain to fall in a short amount of time, especially where it adds up to a greater extent. higher elevations of coastal sonoma and marin county, and farther to the north within the north bay, maybe adding up enough rain that the weather prediction center has outlined with a marginal risk of excessive rainfall. means while the flooding potential on a widespread basis is going to be low, can't rule out the possibility of a couple of flood-prone spots having high water issues friday and friday night. now, in terms of the wind with that second system, it is going to be elevated. tracking from 5:00 p.m. friday through 11:00 #578 saturday. stronger wind gusts compared to

tomorrow's systems. maybe a few gusts up to 40 miles an hour. not strong enough for a wind advisory, but more noticeable as we head into the weekend. and in the sierra, it's going to be a couple of snow makers. the first one has prompted a winter weather advisory at lake level around tahoe. going to the higher elevations then sit a winter storm warning in effect. that's where they're talking about the potential for a foot or two of snow out of this first season. more on top of that heading into easter weekend. something to keep in mind if you're heading that direction for the holiday weekend. let's take a look at the seven-day forecast. in addition to the generally wet weather over the course of the next five day, it's cooling offer. high temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s across the entire bay area. doesn't matter if you're along the coast or farther inland, everybody's going to be cool and just generally damp, including for easter sunday. now, the rain chances do go down for the second half of the weekend, but there's still a chance of scattered showers. be flexible with outdoor plan through the weekend and a couple of dry days to kick off

the month of april. a look at what's ahead at 6:00. >> ryan, thank you. the baltimore bridge collapse certainly has a lot of people asking about the structural integrity of our own bridges in the bay area. we do get perspective on their design and the critical defensive system that's already in place to help them stand up to a similar disaster. plus, a kennedy turns to the bay area in his bid for the white house. what rfk jr.'s new running mate brings to the table and how their ticket could impact this race. so all that coming up in ten minutes. but let's go to vern and sports. >> all right there, jules, we got the nfl up top, and the 49ers. brock purdy is set to make just under $1 million this season on his rookie contract, but next season ka-ching, ka-ching, the sound of the cash register. the owner knows he will be getting a call from purdy's agent that will sound like this. >> show me the money.

>> and york will be ready to open the checkbook. he said at the owner meetings, quote, brock is going to ask for something that no one has ever asked for before, close quote. for reference, joe burrow is the highest paid quarterback at $55 million a year. still on the subject of football, the nfl draft is in a month. when teams look to fill its roster with college player, defensive star trey jenkins from san jose state plans to be one of them. and he is doing all he can. let's take you to a tuesday morning in los gatos. >> i'm mic'd up right now. >> i am more than just an athlete. >> reporter: a light moment for trey jenkins during a training session. san jose state's pro day was coming up, time for this safety hybrid linebacker to work on his speed. >> if you really want it, and it's something that's hard to

achieve, it's going to be hard. and you're going to have multiple times where it's dead ends. but if you don't stop, you'll find that avenue and that solution. >> reporter: for 12 years, playing in the nfl has been a dream of his since growing up in stockton. so the 23-year-old trains where a lot of the aspiring pros go, california street in los gatos, owner, director dave spits saw number 22's play making ability for the spartans and took him on. >> is he strong enough to play like a linebacker? so once he gets off the bench for us, i think those questions are going to be answered. and then once he lines up for the 40, you know, that other question's going to be answered. >> did i get full extension? >> reporter: the nfl draft is in april. every day of training has been a grind. every day his body pays the price. >> how hot is it in here?

>> it's about 170 right now. >> wow. >> going to get it up to 190. >> so you go hot and then cold. >> immediately then cold. >> but you get in like it's nothing. isn't it really cold? >> oh, it's super cold. it's about 40 degrees. >> can you lie in bed and visualize you wearing an nfl uniform? >> yeah. and i don't know which one it is, but i know i'll be wearing one. >> wow. >> that clip of his bench press, he lifted 225 pounds 26 times. that would have been tops among defensive backs at the nfl combines beginning of the month. it'd be great to see a san jose state spartan in the nfl. >> he's scary, man. the mix of strength and speed. what's his 40 time? do they know that yet? >> his 40 time, oh, four, five, something like that. >> he's fast too. >> but he plays faster than that. and when he hits you, you

know you've been hit. >> yeah. all right, thanks, vern. still ahead here at 5:00, they're called by the wind sailors, and well, they're washing up on bay area beaches. what scientists can tell us about these electric blue creatures. >> these guys live out in the open ocean for most of their life cycle and they

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well, if you've been to the beach recently you may notice these, well, bizarre blobs all over the sand. they are electric blue jellies, and they're washing up all over california beaches. but don't let the look fool you, they're not actually jelly fish, they're relative known as by the wind sailors. our jose martinez digs into the mystery. >> reporter: i'm here in ocean beach where these blue jellies you can see them over here, and they're kind of weird looking, are popping up all over this area. but what exactly are they? that's the question. >> interesting, all of these, wow. >> reporter: they've been surfing at ocean beach for nearly two decades. you might think he's seen it all. this week he spotted something new and weird. >> i was surfing and i was in the water, and i just happened to notice a bunch of these. i hope, you know, figure out what

it is, where they're coming from, and why, because i haven't seen them before. >> reporter: these bluish blobs are known as by the wind sailors. we went to the california academy of sciences to explain what they are and what they're doing here. >> they are not jelly fish, but they are relatives of jelly fish. >> reporter: and they've been washing ashore along the california coast by the hundreds from point reyes all the way down to orange county but why? >> so these guys live out in the open ocean for most of their life cycle and they are at the mercy of the oceans. they have tiny sails on their bodies which they use to move around and migrate by the wind. and when the winds are blowing onshore like in the spring and early summer we see a lot of them washing ashore. >> reporter: the blue coloring comes from the food they eat

and helps camouflage them in the water, but the onious find on the beach might not be so vibrant. >> when they wash ashore they tend to lose that blue color and dry out and sometimes animals will come and eat them. they'll be eaten by birds and other -- become part of the local ecosystem. >> reporter: as for humans, she says really nothing to worry about, but you should avoid touching them or letting your dogs get too close. dave says he won't touch but he certainly will look. >> i just saw a headline and i didn't look any farther. but i will now. >> well, that's it for the news at 5:00. cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich starts right now. >> thanks, ryan. new developments in that shocking bridge collapse in baltimore, the search for survivors is now a recovery mission. what we're learning about what went wrong and then the question could something like it happen here. >> the whole bridge just fell down. >> video shows the horrifying moment a massive cargo ship brought down an entire bridge. >> looked like something out of

an action movie. >> the critical warning moments before impact. >> these people are heroes. they saved lives last night. >> and the questions about our own bridge safety. >> it's almost a bridge zoo in the bay area, you got so many different types of bridges. >> a closer look at the protections in place. >> those are the parts that can bend and contort in an earthquake or an impact. plus, a kennedy turns to the bay area in his bid for the white house. >> this city will always have a special place in my heart. >> what his new running mate brings to the table and how their ticket could impact the race. >> i'm grateful that nicole has put her self-interest aside and made the momentous and very, very difficult decision to embark with me on this extraordinary crusade to win back our country. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening, we begin with a stunning