fire in the israel-hamas war a reality. why it's far from a sure thing and the impact it's having on the protests at college campuses across the united states. also, cancer concerns about firefighters uniforms, san francisco making an unpleasant precedented move to ban them. we investigate. i have also observed customers who

just walked through the self-checkout area when there's no workers, and they walk out with their items. major changes could be coming to those self-checkout lanes at the grocery store, and it's all in the name of safety and shoplifting. plus, we'll tell you why a popular bakery on the peninsula is going to replace as a way to adjust to the rising costs of restaurants and cafes. good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. it is now 5 a.m. tuesday morning in tel aviv, and we are waiting word if israel will agree to a cease fire. hamas says it's tentatively accepted a deal, but israel says the terms are not what it agreed upon. the latest proposal was brokered by egypt and qatar. israeli officials are now telling nbc news that even though it's not what they worked on with mediators, they will examine it and will respond. despite this potential deal, the israeli military is also moving forward with its assault on the gaza

city of rafah, where more than a million palestinians are seeking shelter. here at home, protests over the war continue at dozens of college campuses across the country. that includes uc berkeley, stanford and san francisco state. we'll have a full breakdown on the impact of this potential cease fire that's coming up in just a few minutes. some other headlines that we are watching tonight, elizabeth holmes and theranos back in the headlines. if you paid for a theranos test a couple of years ago, you might be getting your money back. last year, a class action lawsuit was settled. walgreens, which gave consumers the theranos tests, was ordered to pay 44 million bucks as refunds for the test that gave inaccurate results. that money is now gradually going out to patients here in california and in arizona. some recipients tell us they're getting everything they paid for and more. but those watching the case say the amount will vary. in fact, there were users reported in arizona

who claim that they were getting approximately twice back what they paid for the theranos test. there was one user who got back $246. that was almost exactly double what they paid. so it's happening. i mean, it's happening for consumers that this money is going back in their pockets. it will come directly to you. if you ordered and took one of those tests. while payments are going out, you see elizabeth holmes there, the former theranos ceo. she had her sentence shortened by about four months for good behavior. elizabeth holmes is scheduled now to be released in 2032 from her prison in texas. also tonight, major changes could be coming to the self checkout lanes. it's part of a state bill that would ban self checkout lanes at grocery stores. and drugstores, unless certain conditions can be met. those conditions include having more employees monitor those lanes and only allow people to use them if they have ten items or less in their cart store

employees say that understaffed self checkout lanes have led to a boom in shoplifting and other crime. this act will protect workers and the public by ensuring safe staffing levels at grocery and drug stores, and regulating self-checkout machines in a way that's being smart on crime. instead we're supporting a package of bills that really is a comprehensive approach to address the issue of retail theft. it includes going after and providing consequences to serial shoplifters. it goes after boosters who are selling stolen goods. the bill has to pass out of committee in sacramento before it can head to the senate floor. well, president biden is coming back to the bay area he's here for the money. we're learning new details about where he's going to go and who he's going to be meeting with. the president will be touching down here on friday. he now has two fundraisers scheduled for that day. that's this friday, may 10th. his campaign is adding a palo alto

fundraiser to his visit. that fundraiser being hosted by silicon valley heavyweights marissa mayer and joe ansanelli. the president will also be attending a separate event at the portola valley home of billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla. no word yet on whether he'll plan any public events. first lady doctor jill biden will also be here. she's going to fly in a bit earlier on thursday, on thursday night for a campaign event in marin county, she'll leave for southern california the next day. let's get back to our top story now. a potential cease fire in the israel-hamas war. the white house also reviewing this proposal today, president biden spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. in that call, he reiterated the u.s. opposition to an israeli ground assault on rafah. that's the city in gaza. the biden administration has also been pressing for a deal that would free hamas held hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. the white house also wants to get more aid into gaza

now, protesters on college campuses across the country show no signs of stopping, despite talks of the cease fire that includes here at home at the uc berkeley campus, where people have been camping out for nearly two weeks. protesters said the proposed cease fire is encouraging. now it seems like we're just at the brink of finally an agreement where the term's might coincide between the two parties. we're trying to find, like room for hope. some silver lining somewhere at san francisco state university, leaders, including the school's president, met with the protesters face to face to hear their concerns firsthand. let's bring in nbc's marianne favro. there were hundreds of students here at san francisco state university this afternoon as eight delegates representing the student protesters met with the president of the university, lynn mahoney. in fact, lynn mahoney sat right here. now, one of their demands is to have more transparency with the investments that the university is making. and asking the

university not to invest in any companies that are perhaps providing any military aid to israel. now, hundreds of students watched as as this went on. as you can see over here, the tent camp is growing. there are now about 50 tents here. so basically the university president did agree to try to be more transparent about investments and look more closely at those investments. now, the student caucus is going to meet and look at that response, and then they're going to issue a response to the president as well. so no final decisions here. but this was the beginning of a dialog. and this is one of the first times that a university president met director with the students out in public for all the students to see back to you. all right, marianne, thank you. let's bring in our political analyst, larry gerston. let's start with these protests. you've been around college campuses as a professor for decades here. this seems to

be real progress for the protesters. this is one of the things they wanted to meet with the president. it is in this case. another case is of course, there had been nothing going on its campus, by campus, by campus. it's already been on 75 campuses now across the country, 2500 arrests. so we're talking about something of some substance now. but as we get toward the end of the school year, there's going to be something of an evaporation of sorts, because the students will not have the same kind of mass. a reason to be there anymore. so this will kind of like go into a lull. then we'll have to see what happens in the fall, whether it picks up all over again, depending upon what happens. let's see what happens now in the next, what, 12 to 24 hours? this proposed cease fire. what do we know? what don't we know? and are we all just kind of waiting for israel here? we're waiting and i think we'll have something, as you said, within about 12 to 24 hours. look, right now, it doesn't look good. let's let's be honest, the israelis came up with a proposal two days ago. the palestinians have responded. they say it's

similar. some say at least it's not at all. and so now the israelis have to decide whether they're going to accept all of these changes. and i doubt that they will, given what they are or if not, look, you already saw tonight they've been bombing rafah. so, so this is this isn't about to end real quick. court of public opinion here is israel kind of in a corner here in the sense that everyone is now waiting on them to accept this deal. hamas has already accepted it. well, they accepted it. but, but but what they accepted was much different from what the israelis offered. so? so it's a bit tricky. for example, the israelis said a 40, 40 day deal. that's it. okay. and exchange of prisoners for hostages. what what the palestinians are saying is, well, 126 days, 4342 day periods, during which time you, the israelis will leave and we'll have reconstruction of the area and we'll have permanence. great. but it's far from what the israelis want, which was something much smaller. so we've got an awful lot of ground to

cover here before we can find some kind of compromise. and i'm sure president biden is heavily involved with this, at least he would like to be not only heavily involved. we know that the first time in memory ever, perhaps the united states has held back a shipment of 2,000 pound bombs, the kind that they've been using and other offensive equipment. and you the administration says, well, there's nothing really different about this. we're doing the same thing. well, you know, that doesn't happen often. yeah. you know about the duck, right? if it flies, if it talks, it is. and given what the administration is doing at this critical point of time, they're really making a statement to the israelis. so a lot going on right now in these next 24 hours, even a lot going on. thank you. larry, we'll have you standing by as well. let's move on now. we could have a wardrobe change in san francisco and it's going to be expensive. wardrobe change, 12 million bucks. it could be the first of its kind in the country. tomorrow, the board of supervisors in san francisco could vote to ban the current uniforms worn by san

francisco firefighters, specifically. well, the jacket and pants. there are serious concerns. the gear may actually be making firefighters sick and even causing cancer. chemicals known as pfas are supposed to help the clothing repel flammable liquids and resist extreme heat. but research has shown that absorbing those compounds through your skin can be dangerous if the board approves the ban. the cost to replace the uniforms 12 million bucks and there is no real fix except to switch the entire stock out for an alternative that's safer for our firefighters. so we've let it get to this point to where the solution is going to be as expensive as it could possibly be. 12 million bucks. that's a big number. let's bring in our senior investigative reporter, bigad shaban, talking about a big change here. what prompted this? why all of a sudden now and why san francisco? well, the reality is, is that the safety risks have actually been known raj for several years. but there

hasn't been a whole lot of movement on developing alternatives. so proponents of this ban hope that this and actually setting a deadline will sort of hold the city's feet to the fire, so to speak, in making good on actually changing out the uniforms and provide an incentive for manufacturers, showing them that, hey, there's a market for your kind of gear. are we the canary in the coal mine? are other big cities doing this? are we the first? you know, actually, santa clara county fire department is in the process of ordering new uniforms. but certainly san francisco would be the first city in the nation to actually set a deadline. you must replace all your uniforms by the summer of 2026. okay. big question. like it's one of the big questions. do the firefighters want this? are they complaining about it? do they want to change or are they saying, no, we don't want to change? i mean, listen, certainly no one is wanting to wear something that may give them cancer, but it's important to note that at this point, there's still a lot we don't know. for example, what is the level of exposure that firefighters are receiving from wearing these uniforms that potentially could cause them cancer? we actually don't know those specifics yet, but the really the big problem, raj, is

the alternatives. and there are two huge issues. yeah. if they switch switch out what do they switch to? what do they switch to? well, one, they're not widely available just yet. so that's one huge problem. the second one is the alternatives that are being presented right now are actually raising some other safety concerns. we actually caught up with a professor at n.c. state university there. you see him in his lab. he's actually testing fabrics for reliability. these alternatives, well, unfortunately, what he found is when you remove pfas from firefighter protective, that's the dangerous compound. exactly. when you remove these chemicals, raj, two things he found. one, they become less breathable and more flammable. and that is not a combination you want as a firefighter going into a fire scene. so at this point, it's sort of like, you know, when you remove one hazard, are you creating a totally different one? yeah. it's a catch 22 final question for you. 12 million bucks. i'm keep going back to that. that's a big number. who would pay for that. is that taxpayers. yeah it's certainly not cheap. so at this point fema is actually giving san francisco about $2.3 million to foot part

of that bill. san francisco would be on the hook for about the 10 million. the rest of it about $10 million. speaking of lawmakers, they say, listen, in the whole scheme of things, not doing something would essentially force the city to pay an even higher price. sure, lawsuits would come back. and you're talking about people's lives, and that's not something they want to have to pay for. okay, we'll have more on this at 11:00 tonight. we are we're actually going to delve into how we even got here in the first place. raj, we're going to look into why these chemicals are being used in gear that's supposed to protect firefighters. okay. we'll see you tonight at 11. thanks, bigad. let's move on now. up next, a popular bakery on the peninsula. getting rid of tips. no tipping. and this is to offset the high prices. we'll explain. one of the co-owners of back house joins us next. also it's sometime called the oscars of fashion. it's happening as we speak. we're going to take you to the met gala, show you some of the showstopping looks you're watching n bay areabc

as food industry. surely you've noticed restaurants of all types are raising prices to deal with higher costs. those higher costs are largely blamed because of two things. last month the minimum wage for fast food workers went up, and this summer, restaurants will no longer be able to charge extra fees. a popular bakery on the peninsula is trying a different approach. this is backhouse in san mateo and burlingame,

raising its prices. yes, raising its prices by an average of 11. however, it's getting rid of tipping. instead, they'll pay their workers now 23, 50 an hour and provide health insurance. pretty big deal. they made this change about a month ago. the owners have been very transparent with their customers by posting about it on their website. joining us now is one of the co-owners of backhouse, anna moser. thanks for being with us tonight. all right. so explain this to me. you raised the prices but dropped the tipping. is it working? yes. so far we have seen an expected increase in revenue. obviously we have not seen we've actually seen an increase in transactions as well. and we have only had one payroll cycle since making this change. but so far, yes, it's working really well. well it's good to hear we know it's a popular spot. what about the customers when they come in a

bit of a sticker shock. are they bringing it up? because i know it's on your website, but are they bringing it up when they come in? yeah, we have had a very, very positive reaction to this change, there are it was quite a number of customers who are surprised when they realize that they are not able to tip our team once they're at the register paying, and then when they hear about the change and the wage increase that everybody got, they were pleasantly surprised. and we have had a couple of customers write reviews, express that they're frustrated by the price increases, but overall, i think we have been overwhelmed by how positive the response has been. yeah, i think we're all frustrated with all price increases, not just at your place. your employees, your retention. i'm guessing it's fairly high with the with the increase in wage. yeah, we're i mean, so far, you know, we have not really seen a change yet. we are very, very lucky in that we have a very high retention rate in general in the food and

beverage industry. we there's around 80% turnover. of staff. and we i think over the past six months have only had a 7% turnover, so that's really great. but we yeah, we talked a lot with our staff about this upcoming change and what it means for them and the benefits for them, especially, of course. and yeah, everyone's on board and everyone's really happy, and we're really pleased that we can offer so many benefits to our team. now, i appreciate the uniqueness, you guys. obviously different than just the peet's and the starbucks and other big kind of bakeries there. can small businesses really make it nowadays? it's very difficult. we've we've heard people being frustrated that we are passing this cost on directly to the customer, and we can certainly understand that. however, in the restaurant industry, most businesses only have a profit margin of about 2 to 6. so there's not really a lot of wiggle room for us to absorb

this cost. otherwise and then the members of our team are members of our local community. so all the increases in rent and groceries and childcare they are experiencing that themselves. and so we took to researching with the mit living wage calculator what an appropriate living wage for san mateo county is, taking all the costs into account and yeah, we're trying to provide that for our team. and right now our lowest entry rate is just above the living wage for san mateo county for a dual income, two person household. so we're very proud to provide that. well, we appreciate your time and your candor. and i will come in one day. check out some of the bakery products there at your place. yeah, okay. thank you. thank you for having me. okay anna moser with back haas. thank you. have a good evening. let's move on now. it's fashion's biggest night of the year. the met gala is underway right now. this is the annual fundraiser for the metropolitan museum of art out in new york city. but

it's also the oscar of fashion. for good reason. take a look. one of the biggest stars of the show, oakland native zendaya walking the green carpet not once, but twice, actually, the carpet was green to match the theme of the night. the garden of times. zendaya was one of the co-chairs of this event, along with jlo, chris hemsworth and bad bunny. looking stunning other outfits that caught our attention. supermodel gigi hadid. cardi b rocked the carpet . there she is. kim kardashian was there. usher and actress elle fanning quite a night in new york city. a lot of eyeballs on this event tonight. let's take you outside a live look now in san jose, our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, is going to join us with the sunny and ybe a littlema

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back out. it's like a nonstop cycle. i know i can tell you right now, the next 7 to 10 days dry weather. okay, so good to take the covers off all the furniture out there and just enjoy some of the sunshine on the way from this area. high pressure. it's taken that storm track moving it off to the north . but we're also looking at this low pressure trying to get close . it's going to keep us dry, but we will have that wind. let me show you more right now on your microclimate forecast. and as we roll through tomorrow morning, no wind just yet, relatively calm, some isolated patchy fog

temperatures here in the 40s to 50s. then as we roll through the day for tomorrow, numbers warming up by about 3 to 6 degrees, that's going to put us back into the 70s for a lot of the bay area. right over here to martinez, 74 mid 70 san jose 75. in napa we will get into some wind once we hit wednesday morning out of the north 2240 up into the north bay mountains. we'll see on and off wind gusts, especially in the north bay mountains through thursday morning. then by thursday evening, that wind calms down. look at these temperatures as we head through this week. we're up into the 80s on wednesday, right through next week. this weekend 89 on saturday. that is 39 degrees warmer than last weekend. i can't even do the math there. but. but i'm smiling. thank you jeff. you got it. as we wrap up, mario lopez just getting started with access hollywood. well, on tonight's access we're with tom brady as he gets burned on his live netflix roast. for over three hours. he took the jokes like a

champ. but there was one joke that had tom calling for a flag on the play. we're going to have the back story behind the punch line. that went a little too far for tom. then it's our exclusive with lionel richie. he's sharing a royal health update on his good friend king charles, who is continuing to recover from his cancer battle, plus only access is with the irwins as bindi takes home a special honor and while the family is used to wrestling with crocodiles, you got to hear what robert irwin just did that finally gave him a major scare, that's all. just moments away on access hollywood. back to you, mario. thank you. that's going to do it for us here at 7:00, for everyone here at nbc bay area

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