shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. in the news march 10th, l if you are a fair is set to speak today. students are outraged. activists are planning protests around the world to commemorate the anniversary of a national uprising against china. >> good morning, more clouds around. cooler today. rain arrives tomorrow. >> i'm eric thomas. >> l if you are a fair is making a rare appearance at u.c. berkeley. some are worried that his words

are divisive. many are a angry that he was invited at all. >> this is the kickoff to this weekend's african black coalition at cal. saturday morning, louis farrakhan is scheduled to speak. >> i was personally excited. i have heard a lot about him. but i have never had an opportunity to see him and hear him talk. i think was good idea. >> not everyone agrees. because of past comments that have been viewed as anti-semitic >> you can call me racist, i'm not ashamed of that. >> a student senator representing the jewish community, he is part of a group urging people sign this online petition. >> my grandparents survived the

holocaust. even show louis farrakhan make it feel uncomfortable. but itmacy's my personal past. >> they say the petition only meant to let others know how they feel. >> in no way i don't want it to stop louis farrakhan. >> because he supports free speech and the conference. >> i wish and those that signed the petition they wish they would have chosen someone to give black empowerment to the students but not at the expense of other communities. >> she came to the conference and on looks forward to hearing what he has to say. >> because you are listening to a speaker, doesn't mean you have to believe in the ideology. >> he says he plans to stand outside where l if you are a

fair will be speaking and present a petition to people going inside. he is not looking at numbers. but he wants to make sure that they know how he and some other feel. >> eric: if you you would like the louis farrakhan speech, we have posted a link on see it on tv. today marks the 53rd anniversary of the failed tibetan uprising against chinese rule. this was the scene as activists marched through san francisco. this morning, there will be a flag rising ceremony and then in san francisco at 10:30 a rally at san francisco's justin hermann plaza followed by a march to u.n. plaza. at 12:30 protestors will rally outside the chinese consulate on laguna street and wraps up with a candlelight vigil. >> there is more in ross mirkarimi's trial begins.

he the attorneys have trying to get a key piece of evidence thrown out. he and his wife want a video shot by a neighbor as inadd miss ib. it shows bruises on her home. lopez's attorney filed an appeal in the afternoon. lopez is refusing to testify against her husband. that makes the video, they say, hearsay evidence. >> you can't cross-examine a video. >> jury selection in the trial begins on monday. the 49ers say the price tag has gone up but taxpayers won't be on the hook for it. the team says it will stadium will cost $1.17 billion. they have agreed to a 40-year lease. santa clara city council is expected to approve the new lan

on tuesday and construction could get underway next month. >> have you ever been in a packed bar over the weekend? authorities are warning it's not just uncomfortable but in some cases it may be downright dangerous. >> reporter: valencia street in san francisco is a popular bar scene. many bars have stated capacity of 49 allowed. this bar was at capacity at 8:00 p.m. by 9:30 there were more than a hundred people inside. it doesn't seem to bother to many people. >> it's never to the point where i feel like i'm in danger or something like that. >> ted is here from reno? >> if i'm familiar with place, but if i'm from out of town, i would be worried. >> this kind of overcrowding may be great for small bars and clubs but the san francisco fire

department sees it as dangerous fire hazard. >> if they only have one exit, it's limited to 49. >> problem is there is no regular inspections of these small clubs. >> so the places that have the 49, you don't have anybody going out there? >> no. we go out when we receive a complaint. >> unless there is a complaint they relay on good sense of business owners to manage capacity and safety of customers. >> tha we move people and we keep our capacity pretty steady. >> they own the popular bar bikers 9:00 p.m. there was a huge crowd outside his door. >> usually we get people and have it inside, people tend to come all the way in and visit and it's hard to come back out. >> many exceed the capacity but very few customers care. >>.

they say they regularly inspect the places of assembly and now planning to put those smaller venues on inspection list, as well. >> eric: fairfield police believe they have identified three suspects behind a fatal shooting of two men earlier this week. men died after being shot wednesday afternoon. they believe the three suspects opened fired after a drug deal went bad. they are blake johnson, darren trahan and marcel rutherford are the suspects. there is still to explanation why a sacramento woman led officers on a high speed chase. sky 7 was overhead yesterday morning as jennifer zin finally stopped her suv and was taken into custody near sunol.

chase begin outside sacramento and at times looked like the driver was about to careen out of control. she just shrugged her shoulders when asked why she did it. >> why did you run from the police? >> zin finally stopped after she hit a spike strip. a spokesman for the chp says she felt justified in evading the officers but she wouldn't explain why. she faces one felony count of evading arrest and one misdemeanor could this of obstruction of justice. >> in castro valley, a spill has closed two eastbound lanes of interstate 580. traffic alert is in effect past grove way. two right lanes are closed. motorists are advice today avoid the area. coming up next, a work that has yet to be completed at santa cruz harbor a year after the japan tsunami.

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>> eric: a vigil will be held this evening in san jose's japan ton of last year's tsunami in japan. tomorrow marks the first anniversary. the quake killed more than 19,000 people. disaster caused meltdowns at three nuclear power plants. radiation still leaks from them because of those meltdowns all but three reactors are idle. and effects are still being felt in the bay area.

more than two dozen california harbors saw a hundred million dollars in damage. one of the hardest hit is santa cruz harbor. the damage is still visible today. captain joseph rogers remembers the tsunami hit santa cruz like it was yesterday. >> the water was rolling out of the harbor and came back in just as fast. >> tsunami surges slammed the coastal community one year ago, damaging 23 of the harbors 29 docks. repair bill will total $17.5 million. two of the docks have been completely replaced. design on at 11:00 are underway and one year later the port director is thrilled with the pace of progress. >> we were able to demolish, design, bid and reconstruct new docks in less than four months. that was a record setting completion date. despite the damage the harbor is

fully functioning. after the initial cleanup, they have not noticed anything unusual. >> i don't think harbor activity have been restricted by the tsunami. >> they toured the harbor and pointed out improvements to mapping tsunami zones and offering an early warning system of future events. >> they will know realtime, here is where the waves are coming. here is the timing and here is the size. so it's critical. >> experts say putting up signs like this are also critical. in some cases, they will direct tourists to higher ground. >> it creates awareness and when you look at them, you look what happened in 2011 and you are more aware of tsunamis in general. >> even california's hard hit

harbors are recovering. >> they are moving fast and i think they are doing a marvelous job, but i see it. the port director does x-all of the tsunami repairs to be done sometime next year. britain's prince harry is in brazil this weekend. diamond jubilee. he launched a campaign to encourage tourism in england. he spoke to a crowd in rio de janeiro and even spoke in portuguese. >> please --

>> samba, sunshine and tour of a mountain is on the agenda during his visit this weekend. >> if you are planning plan on driving to san francisco tomorrow, allow a little extra time to get where you are going. large part of embarcadero will be closed to automotive traffic for sunday streets. it gives walkers and bicyclists a chances to enjoy a car free environment. you may see a little bit of rain tomorrow. >> if you've been paying attention, right. next five days, an inch or two in san francisco, three inches in the north bay but that is down the road. right now, roof camera shows more clouds around in the east bay and south bay. not looking bad. changes from yesterday and rain arrives tomorrow. i'll talk all about it coming up. also next, the upsets continue in the pac-12 tournament.

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>> guest: good saturday morning everyone. 8:128. you are looking life from our shot from sutro cam. down there is san francisco somewhere. we don't have low clouds or fog but you may see some mist going by tomorrow is a different story. rain may move in. lisa argen will tell you more coming up. >> eric: how about a real rock star, a 320 ton boulder being moved from a river county quarry. it should get there this morning. carnival atmosphere surrounds the journey. what begin as a small group of spectators in grown to an estimated 20,000 people. some people are taking vacation

days from work to see it. artwork called levitated mass by a reclusive artist is expected to be open to the public. that is a rock there. >> in hawaii they are cleaning up after first tornado in four years. it was first formed offshore as a waterspout just after 7:00 yesterday morning but then pushed inland more than a mile tearing part of a roof. the wind ward side of oahu experienced a 30-minute hailstorm but national weather service call it unprecedented. some of the hailstones measured as big as a golf ball. wow! >> that is something else. >> you used to live there. >> i lived there for two years and that is just crazy. no one has a winter all season

long. that is going to change. it's could coming back. in fact right now, in tahoe we're talking about 27 degrees. at truckee 23. so see that little snow we have there. it's going to be aarriving in the higher elevations mid-week and lower elevations, lake level we're talking rain. so these will be warm storms moving in. back home we have plenty of clouds in emeryville this morning and few peeks of sun out to livermore and mountain view and san jose, looking pretty the good, as well. 48 in oakland. 48 in san francisco. it been chilly in north bay. a little wind for you and numbers have come up to the mid 40s this morning. we've had a breeze around the delta. 45 in there. fremont, 45, los gatos, 46 degrees. partly cloudy skies and few extra clouds at our coast. otherwise the rain holds off for the most part until tomorrow, light rain but if you do have

plans tomorrow, plan on a rainy afternoon on and off with cooler temperatures than today. today coming down 10-15 degrees and a wet pattern certainly by the middle of the week to end of the week, we're going to make up for lost time. water vapor imagery, not a good picture. we've got one front that is pushing on through. this is the next front that is going to bring a little bit in the way of rain. high pressure is fading away. we've had the offshore flow for not only past week but much of the winter. now, the onshore flow that is ushering cooler temperatures today and series of troughs. this one coming up from british columbia, northwest and it will be a cool one and spread scattered showers. multitude of systems that is going to arrive, they will be more mid latitude and more warmer systems. right now we are looking at the

clouds here and there throughout the afternoon, calling it partly cloudy. 5:00, this model wants to bring a few showers along the coast. it's not out of the question to see a few raindrops. but overnight hours we are dry. 8:00 tomorrow morning, it's back from sonoma county to marin county. we are talking about rain and through the afternoon it advances to the south and east. by 3:00 we've got sunshine out there. we're dry sunday night. monday morning not a big deal. monday afternoon, chance of showers returns and then once again into tuesday morning, look what is to the north of us. and wet week ahead. back home, still pretty mild, 63 in the southern sierra with 72 in los angeles and back home we're talking about near average temperatures for early march. 63 in oakland. 66 in livermore. and down by the monterey bay, 17 degrees cooler today. it was 80 in santa cruz yesterday. 64 today.

look ahead, don't forget to set your clock ahead. then we're looking pretty wet pattern in the week ahead. are you ready? >> eric: i'm ready. i've been warned by lisa argen. thanks very much. in sports, second ranked sanford basketball team will battle the cal bears at staples center. last night cal men tried to get into the championship game and improve their resume. larry beil has the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. cal bears have certainly done enough to qualify for the tournament. they better hope 24 suspends enough because what happened in the last night in the semifinals against colorado. in l.a. they are bringing a whole cast of characters. nate robinson, with authority! did he explode. bucs by 7 and to cobb. bears within one at the breaks.

bucks pull away in the second half. booker for 3. 7-0 run. jorge gutierrez finished with 10 and bucks on another 10-0 run. tough shot from the baseline. to issis brown, he is bad man! bucks win and play arizona for the pac-12 title. cal's record should get them in to the ncaa tournament. >> pac-12 women's championship, stanford and cal will meet in the title game. head coach of stanford smiling early against arizona state. ogumika. she can do it all. a jumper and feeding it to little sister down. pac-12 player of the year. she still makes the shot at 24 points. stanford was up 14. they were hanging in there.

stanford shot 29%. but neka would not let thet lose. cardinals move on. >> trying to claim the other spot. from deep. coogs make an upset up 5. their best player, scoots and scores, cal goes up one, jennifer branden working down low. cal is victorious. but there is stanford for the pac-12 tournament title. >> on to baseball, buster posey did not do anything spectacular. the mere fact he took the field, that was enough for giants' fans the giants play the right side in scottsdale. -- reds. >> cain saw three scoreless

frames. brace on his canning el and also back. freddy sanchez returning from shoulder surgery. he goes one for four. and cabrera is sizzling this spring. here is buster. >> just anxious to play. anxious to play. you know i've been looking forward to playing for some time. i'm just happy to be out there. i haven't played since the end of last may. good nerves though. >> and a's beat rockies 6-4, brandon march m mccarthy, four plus frames. >> that is wrap on morning sports. mike shumann will have highlights coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> next at 8:30, cabin pressure.

>> we need to pull this plane back to the hangar. it's going to crash. >> the white knuckle moments aboard a commercial airliner. good employment numbers, a sign the economy may be bouncing back but one expert says a full recovery is a long way off.

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♪ jumpin' into something new ♪ you really see all you can do ♪ ♪ ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup >> eric: good morning. it's 8:30. i'm eric thomas. >> in the news, an american airlines flight attendant is being held for evaluation after making scary announcements on flight's p.a. system. fortunately it took place whei the plane was still on the ground. >> dallas just before takeoff near 8:35 friday morning. passengers of flight 2332 had them trip interrupted.

an attendant was ranting and raving. >> she said i am not responsible if the plane crashes. >> the passengers were on the cellphone. >> they are restraining the flight attendant as we speak. >> somebody go help! >> that is when the screaming started. >> she screamed. >>ly never get the sound of her screaming out of my head. >> brad was one of passengers trying to restrain the attendant. >> i ran up to the front of the plane to assist. there were two gentlemen already restraining her, one holding each home. >> she was very strong in a manic state. she was trying to get away. >> the attendant made one more chilling statement, police arrived and put her in handcuffs. >> toward the end of the struggle, she did say i'm going

to kill them all. >> the struggle continued as police tried to take her away for psychiatric evaluation. american airlines said passengers were not in danger. no charges have been filed and police apparently believe it's more of a indication of a troubled person an crime. >> it was so scary, we're told children were crying but everyone was thankful it didn't happen while the plane was in flight. >> eric: president obama's weekly address was recorded at a factory in virginia. it's where jet engines are made. he points out that the jess engines are used and lighter and faster and more fuel efficient. that brought him to the subject of gas prices. >> right now some folks in washington would rather spend $4 billion on subsidies to oil companies each year. you know what? we've been handing out these kinds of taxpayer giveaways for nearly a century, does anyone

think that is still a good idea? i want this congress to stop the giveaways to an oil industry which has never been more profitable and invest in a clean energy industry. >> eric: he says it qeont end the cycle of rising gas prices but he vows to do everything he can. >> job creation is on the rise but economists are warning that will it take years. david louie explains why. some of the top economists and ceos in one room and there are plenty of opinions where the u.s. economy is heading. the chair of president clinton's advisors. did he spied a third month of job growth it will take 11.5 million new jobs to bring us

back to pre-recession levels. >> we wouldn't fill that gap until after 2020. >> part of the reason could be uneven job growth. silicon metro zone san jose, santa clara and sunnyvale saw unemployment rise to 9.1% in january. >> i imagine that e-mail are coming back into the labor force coming to this place to try to find employment opportunities. >> despite that, they have never been more optimistic in the last three or to four years as they snap up new initial public offerings. >> we were all looking forward to facebook which will be a huge positive for the local economy and for the world in general. >> and addressing the nation's deficit and it won't be easy to raise taxes or to take away entitlements. the chair of the economic

advisors for senior president bush. >> in 2009, 49% paid income taxes and 47% received a benefit from the government. others have expressed concern in european debt problems and high unemployment could put a drag on the u.s. economy. >> eric: well, we're going to have a change in the weather starting tomorrow. >> lisa: one last day for the shorts depending on where you live here in the south bay and central coast, it's nice out and will stay fairly decent today. mount tam experiencing rain and fog. down below, a lot of clouds and temperatures in the forecast. it details a cooler forecast and wetter one tomorrow and very wet week ahead. >> eric: also ahead, bay area students who are taking no bull from school yard bullies and no bull challenge they have issued to schools across the country.

>> eric: good morning, 8:37 on this saturday morning. you are looking at a live picture from sutro cam. a beautiful picture, clouds there. rain clouds coming up tomorrow. lisa argen has all the information in the forecast coming up. >> each year more than 7 million americans suffer a broken bone. in the case of one san jose police officer that fracture marked the end of his days in uniform. new research that could soon make struggles like his a thing of the past. >> eric a former san jose police officer gets around well on the crutches. but he has had 22 months to practice. >> everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. in is my fifth surgery and second bone graft. >> eric's doctor explains the

compound fracture sha that shattered his ankle. >> this is well known area that could be very difficult heal because there is not a lot of meat. we discussed amputation as viable optional. >> he was forced to retire and they were fusing his ankle together. now finally his doctor has good news. >> he stands up and put a little pressure. >> with physical therapy he could be walking on his own in six months. >> researchers in a lab are working to dramatically speed up the healing process. instead of grafting bone from other parts of the body, growing bone from cartilage that in some cases can be made from the patient's own stem cells. >> researchers are trying the technique on mice, a technique they discovered by accident during a failed attempt to find

a cure your arthritis. >> we were on to something and we were excited about that. >> written a few years they could be in a lab to practice it on humans. instead of two years, the recovery time from a serious fracture could be six months which would have made all the difference for eric. >> he may not even lost his position with the police force. >> but eric is not thinking about what if. >> i'm looking forward to walk. >> packing his bags for disneyland. >> jonathan bloom, "abc 7 news". >> eric: good good luck to him. for us, weather forecast. >> lisa: big changes. right now still pretty nice out there. even at the beach in santa cruz we're looking at sunshine. 48 degrees right now but look at the clouds. they will be moving in, partly cloudy skies and much cooler weather. temperatures are in the low 80s yesterday. today, low to mid-60s and sea breeze kicked in yesterday. so we ended up with 59 at half

moon bay. beautiful shot at mid-level cloud from roof camera but also some sunshine in the picture. so we'll look for pretty much all of that throughout the day today. to rain. we're going to hold off for the most part until tomorrow. 39 in santa rosa. 48 in oakland. 48 in san francisco. 48 in mountain view. upper 40s at the coast. about a week away from spring. a lot of winter to get through march 19th but we haven't had any winter at all. a dry day today with few clouds around then we'll see some showers tomorrow. but today as much as ten degrees cooler. another 23-4 degrees cooler for sunday. light rain and then we'll get into a wet pattern from the middle of the week. a few showers early in the week. i'll spell it out for you the next few minutes. water vapor imagery that defines

that trough headed our way. here at first weak system that is pushing through the bay right now. here is the next one. this will provide cooler weather. a little bit breezy and light showers on tap for sunday morning into early sunday afternoon. with high pressure weakening the offshore flow, the onshore flow and this is the second system. we're going to see several of these systems move on through bringing pretty good rain. we're talking 2-3 inches in the north bay through thursday. maybe an inch or two in san francisco. welcome precip in the sierra nevada. high elevation storm, these will be warm storms headed our way. through the next couple of hours partly cloudy skies, sometimes mostly cloudy skies, a light shower through the latter part of the day but we're not focusing on that. what we are focusing on a cold front coming our way tomorrow

morning. by 8:00, sonoma county and marin county, wet weather and a little bit out toward the delta. colder air in place around lake county. so the wettest part of the day will be morning, late morning. then sunday night into monday, really kind of quiet. monday afternoon few showers, monday night still have the showers, but by tuesday morning, a stronger system headed our way. dig out the umbrellas and jackets, we're getting back to winter beginning tomorrow. 72 in los angeles. 65 in big sur. we're talking about low to mid-60s, average temperatures for this time of the year. 63 in fremont. suethe green, could see a stray shower, cloverdale but we're talking dry and pretty typical spring like day. what month is it? don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight. heavier snow in sierra to mid

weekend. >> eric: bullying is an old problem. a teenager from pleasanton is raising awareness by recruiting young people for something called the great american no bull challenge. education reporter lyanne melendez has details. >> reporter: when it comes to spreading the anti-bullying message at schools, they are somewhat of a rock star. these are some of her followers. seventh and eighth graders in south san francisco. >> we're going to make a grassroots movement. we started the challenge in hopes of getting 25 million teens to inspire and stand up. >> she and her mother started the great american no bull challenge asking schools across america to produce amateur videos on bullying. they have produced five.

>> just talking about it. cyberbullying, physical bullying. >> eight winners will be selected on july 21 at the red carpet awardsconvenient at mosconi center. >> we wanted to leave a legacy. make something different. >> according to national education association, on any given day, an estimated 160,000 children in the u.s. miss school due to fears of attack or intimidation. >> it can build up over time and make a lot serious problems like depression and even suicide. >> we put a lot of work in to it. >> one of supporters of the campaign is zoey daughter of dr. oz. >> i definitely had my own experiences, on facebook, on twitter.

where people being mean to me or very different from my friends. >> deadline to submit the videos is march 31. winning video will be shown at the sundance film festival. lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news". >> eric: if your school wants to take part in this contest. we can show you how. there is a link at abc7news.com. look under see it on tv. >> don't go away, "7 on your side" is next. >> pg&e says, pay up by may 1st or allow a smartmeter in your home. i'm michael finney and "7 on your side" is coming up. [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick...

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>> eric: after years of controversy there is a way to avoid having pg&e install a

smartmeter at your home but it's going to cost you. if you don't hurry they will install one anyway. how opt out fees have stirred up a protest. >> there were months of protests. >> please don't allow pg&e .... >> hearings, even arrests and finally the concession. thousands of pg&e customers who don't want wireless smartmeters can opt out having one installed in their home. >> yes, i want to opt out. thank you heard me. >> they were elated but she and many others are finding out they have to start paying a monthly charge if they want to keep smartmeters off their property. >> it's sort of like a penalty fee. >> pg&e is charging $75 up front plus $10 per month to customers that decline a smartmeter.

they estimate 150,000 my opt out. like thousands of others, they worry wireless meters emit harmful radio waves and can cause utility bills to spike. it's wrong to impose a fee. she started this online petition asking pg&e to stop charging customers who opt out. within two weeks she had gathered more than 600 signatures. >> there is a wealth of scientific information, studies and reports. >> pg&e insists the meters are safe and accurate. radio emissions fall well below federal limits. however, after protests grew the california puc told pg&e to let customers keep their old meters if they wish. >> we hope opt out alternative they can participate in so this can get some relief when it comes to concerns about wireless technology. >> but the puc also approved the

fee. >> i opted out of having a smartmeter. >> rose and many who signed her petition complain that it's unfair to force customers to pay a fee or live with the device they consider harmful. pg&e says the fees are needed to maintain the old analog system and send out meter readers for the opt out customers. >> reintroducing analog meters requires certain charges because we have to adjust them. >> the utility begin pressing customer forces a decision. >> to opt out of the smartmeter program, press 1. >> thousands received a message and letter telling customers to pay the opt out fee or let the smartmeters in. >> today we have a choice for customers that don't want a smartmeter. >> there are people out there wanting to fight this. >> rose says she will submit a petition to pg&e once she

gathers 750 signatures. pg&e didn't say how it might respond. 9800 customer have agreed to pay the opt out fee. coming up next, a 98-year-old woman who is a judo master and about to become a film star, as well.ititititititt

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neighbor. she made the documentary. >> i have learned so much in things like patience, being around her gave me sort of more strength and more inspiration to keep going. >> reporter: tako's story is like a novel, a story of destiny. her grandfather taught judo. she was fascinated about it. she was independent and she taught in war-torn tokyo. she came here as a teacher. she opened her studio and she still teaches twice a week. >> judo means you become a good person. >> the not to is be strong, by gentle and be beautiful. it's a philosophy of finding your strength and use it. >> to support each other and encourage each other and to help each other as a community.

>> this it premieres in sunday at castro information is sunday. >> i hope the film will get out there. i think there is a lot of people in japan, especially the women for them it will be a source of inspiration. >> eric: bird watchers are abuzz over a rare sighting. a bald eagle but that is not what it has spirits soaring. bald eagle and it's mated were seen nes tirng, that is under heard in santa cruz county. they have been on the endangered species list since zv 7. >> we don't know what the weather was like in 1968 this day but we do know there is rain headed for the bay area. >> today changes come in terms of cloud cover. a little breezy at times.

low 60s, partly to mostly cloudy at times today. we have one front working through the bay area now. second front will bring showers tomorrow. could see a sprinkle or two in the north bay. 63 there but along the central coast, dry, more sunshine, mid and upper 60s, fairly typical for early march. set your clocks ahead tonight. light showers and stronger systems mid-week into next weekend. >> set the clocks ahead. pick up a hour of day. >> right next newscast is at 5:00. keep track of us at twitter. thanks so much for joining us. we'll see you later.