good morning. i'm kris sanchez. coming up on "today in the bay," a giant outpouring of support for a paramedic beat up after a dodgers game. how his friends are rallying to help his family. >> i thought we were going down. i really did. seemed like we were dropping pretty fast. >> after that plane dropped pretty fast, southwest airline grounded other planes just like it for inspection. what that means for travelers today. and if only this bounce house were grounded. how it blew away with children inside. this is "today in the bay."

take a live look at the sunrise over the bay, what a beautiful way to start the day. we thank you for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. you're saying expect it a little warmer today than yesterday. >> we're running cool they are morning but with more sunshine, it will be a little warmer. right now it's kind of chilly outside, 40s for most of the bay area but 30s in napa, gilroy, coldest part of the day right now. you notice the sunny skies, beautiful sunrise for the bay you saw moments ago. clouds way out to the north which means despite the hilly start today, by lunchtime we should see mainly 60s to low 70s around santa rosa, close to 70 around san jose, and as high pressure builds in, temperatures coming in tomorrow. we'll be warmer as we see this short-lived warm-up, a lot of changes coming in here. >> thank you very much, rob. this morning flight delays at airports as southwest works to

make sure it does not have a repeat of friday's emergency landing. this weekend hundreds of people crammed into airport terminals trying to change their travel plans. at least 300 flights were canceled yesterday and there is a possibility of hundreds more. so far today 18 southwest departures and 13 scheduled arrivals out of oakland international are canceled. several flights are also delayed out of sfo and san jose international. southwest is grounding 79 of its planes after an emergency landing on friday. that flight had just reached cruising at 2002 affidavit departing phoenix bound for sacramento when suddenly a three-foot section of the aircraft roof ripped open right over the passengers' heads. with the plane losing oxygen, the pilot quickly descended from 34,000 feet to 11,000 feet, then made an emergency landing at a military base in yuma, arizona. no one was seriously injured. now, this is not the first time this particular model of airplane has had holes open up during flight. in fact, a new report released

today shows that eight cracks were found andry paired on that southwest airlines plane just last year. coming up in just a few minutes we will have another look at other emergencies in the air. some you may remember, some you may not have heard about though they happened very recently. and new this morning, a man and a woman are recovering from injuries this morning after an overnight shooting in san francisco. san francisco police say both people were shot at the intersection of washington and polk around 3:15 this morning. police say the woman is expected to survive, but so far no word on the condition of the man who was shot. police say they are looking for two suspects. oakland police are looking into deadly shooting that happened yesterday around 5:30 in the evening on harriet avenue near high street and interstate 580. the alameda county coroner's office is not releasing the man's name. they are still trying to locate his family. at dodgers stadium tonight, extra security because of a giants' fan earlier in the week.

the dodgers' organization is increase pag trolls a at the stadium and parking lots but not give specifics on the security plan. this weekend, dodgers' owner frank mccourt spoke out against the violence but also defended the organization say, quote, it is just one of those things that you could have 2,000 policemen out there and it is just not going to change that random act of violence. it is a sad, sad thing. this morning, that giants fan is still fighting for his life. he is in a medically induced coma at a los angeles hospital. 42-year-old brian stowe is a paramedic himself and he is a father of two from santa cruz. "today in the bay's" monty francis spoke with some of his co-workers who are working to help pysz family here at home. >> reporter: at american medical response in east san jose, they're in the business of saving lives. but paramedics and emts here are in a daze, trying to fathom how their vibrant co-worker, brian stowe, is no longer saving lives but fighting for his own.

>> i think shock. a lot of us are still in shock. we're just kind of waiting for the, no, no, we were just kidding, you know, hoping, praying that it's not true. >> reporter: the 42-year-old paramedic was leaving dodger stadium on thursday after the giants' season-opener. police say two men began tauntitaunt ing stowe hand his friends perhaps because they were wearing giants gear. one of the men punched stowe in the back of the head and he hit the pavement. the father of two was rushed to the hospital with critical head injuries and later placed in a medically induced coma because of swelling to the brain. >> if it's your co-worker, they're supposed to be doing the caring or driving. they're not supposed to be on the gurnee themselves, not supposed to be the wurn that's unconscious. >> he is one of those guys that just lights up a room when he enters it. he's a great friend, a great partner, amazing officer. >> police released sketches of the two attacker, and a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an

arrest. meanwhile, fellow paramedics and emts are collecting money to help support stowe's family and to help pay for insurance deductibles and otherexpenses. >> we want to see him up on his feet, back in the field, being a paramedic again because he loves it. >> stowe's co-workers are planning a fund-raiser at american medical response at noon on wednesday. that's at 1679 las plumas avenue in east san jose. a cost-saving move for one coastal city will cost a dozen police officers their jobs. half moon bay voted to shut down their police department and outsource law enforcement to the san mateo sheriff's department, saving the city more than $500,000 a year. half moon bay has been in a financial bind since 2009 after settling a costly lawsuit and going through a tough economy. a tax measure to fund the police department was rejected by voters last november.

police in san jose will meet this week with community leaders in the interest of building better relationships. some community members say minorities are unfairly targeted by the police the president. it wants the city to provide cultural training for police officers. the meeting will be held at the first unitarian church of san jose on monday. it begins at 6:30 in the evening. tomorrow, testimony continues in the murder trial of the man accused of killing an oakland interest. star witness, broussard, will testify against the muslim leader and mackey. both defendants are charged in the killings of chauncey bailey and two other men back in 2007. broussard, who pled guilty to the shoot, said bay ordered him to kill bailey to stop him from writing about the financial woes. an east bay city is cutting ties the city of venetia.

it will end a deal with the aw awe -- auditing firm. eight city leaders are accused of mishandle lg millions of dollars from the town. although the firm is not accused of my misdoings, one councilman said anything connected with the city of bell is toxic for them. venetia officials say it paid the firm more than $52,000 for its most recent audit. we have much more ahead coming up on "today in the bay." still to come, flying bounce house sounds more fun than it was. how it flew into traffic with kids inside. and the timetable in japan is year, not months. latest plan inside the nuclear plant and beyond.

good sunday morning to you. i think we can guess where our photographer's mind is this morning. she might like to go on a european cruise. this morning a little boy and a little girl are in the hospital with serious injuries after a strong wind picked up the bounce house they were in and blew it across a busy street. the tucson fire department says a dust devil wind cloud blew the bounce house across three lanes of traffic with the children still inside. the bounce house eventually crashed into a median. the children were rushed to the hospital yesterday. they are expected to recover. but this is the second time this year in the tucson area that winds have knocked over a bounce house with children inside. that's not the only wild weather we're seeing across the country this weekend. there are snows throughout the east coast and record high temperatures in the west. this is the aftermath of the powerful end of the week storm that walloped the northeast. more than a foot of snow fell in parts of new hampshire and maine and in new york and new jersey, folks are also digging out. this after a winter that brought

record snowfall staggering 178 inches in some parts of new york alone. i know because my mother-in-law told me about every one of those inches. and in florida, it is heavy rain that's wreaking havoc. as many as nine tornadoes touched down this week. powerful thunderstorms pounded the area leaving two dozen homes damaged there. those conditions are causing headaches for nasa. officials at cape canaveral are conducting expensive construction on the shuttle. this morning passengers recount terrifying moments in the sky over arizona when a large hole ripped open the main cabin of a southwest jet friday night. tom costello reports it is the latest close all call in a series of problems on planes dating back decades. >> reporter: the plane involved a 15-year-old 737-300. another southwest plane, the same model, had a hole open up in the roof nearly two years ago at 30,000 feet, forcing an

emergency landing in west virginia. that led to several faa airworthiness directives. airlines were ordered to inspect 737s for signs of metal fatigue. two years ago the faa fined southwest $7.5 million for failing to conduct timely inspections on its 737 fleet. we talked to the ntsb on the scene. >> we will be looking at everything. right now we are here to look at this accident, and if we find issues related to this accident, it could be applied to the rest of the fleet, we will make that point known. >> reporter: and metal fatigue has led to tragedy np in 2005, a chalk's airways plane crashed on takeoff from miami when its wing ripped off. 20 people were killed. in 1988, top of an aloha airlines plan tore off in flight. a flight attendant was sucked out of the plane to her death. >> that was tom costello reporting. the faa is investigating the rupture that forced the southwest flight to make that

emergency landing in yuma on friday. investigators say they will examine a piece of the fuselage along with flight recorders, as well. president obama is urging both houses of congress to reach a compromised budget agreement. he spoke with both house leaders this weekend stressing the need to reach an agreement warfare the deadline to avoid a potential government shutdown. negotiators had a $33 billion spending reduction package but could not agree on where to make those cuts. house republicans passed cuts last week which was shot down by the democratically held senate. president obama is also offering condolences this morning to the families of the people killed after a protest sparked by the burning of the koran in florida. in afghanistan, seven foreign workers and four other people were killed when protesters stormed a u.n. compound friday. yesterday, nine other people were killed and 80 others injured after another riot. last month the pastor of a small

florida church burned the koran as part of a political statement. this all comes as a u.s. and coalition forces are gearing up for a spring offensive against insurgents in afghanistan. this morning for the first time we are getting a sense of just how long it will take to get the country's crippled nuclear plant under control. a spokesman for the country's nuclear safety agency says the only way to regain control of the plant is to restore the cooling system and stop radioactivity into the air. that could take months, perhaps years. meantime, the utility that runs the crippled nuclear power plant in japan says two workers were killed when that tsunami swept ashore more than three weeks ago. the tokyo electric power company's confirmation is the first since the radiation began leaking from the plant on march 11th, when the quake and tsunami hit. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, is this what winning sounds like? >> got no jokes.

>> sheen's violent torpedo bombs. if you have tickets to charlie sheen's san francisco show or your guilty pleasure is following his saga, you'll want to see how he was received in detroit. i think weather forecast will be received a lit more kindly today. career skies, lighter winds this morning and a warm-up on the way as you wrap up the weekend.

good sunday morning to you. our temperatures dropping in some places in the upper 30s. we'll show you where in just a moment. san jose, san san francisco, 48

degrees, winds out of the northwest eventually slightly off this afternoon heeding to warming in parts of the bay. 45 in oakland. now the chilliest temperatures we're seeing, 42 in livermore, 38 in gilroy. earlier napa got to about 39, now 41 degrees. you see the numbers mainly mid-40s across the north bay. we have clearing skies. even your travel plans to the sierra looking good as high pressure builds in behind the system. we did see the cooldown to kick off the weekend. today, 60s and 70s, look out for breezy conditions on the coast and some high surf, northwest swell from 10 to 15 feet today. inland spot, a few low 70s, then come tomorrow as the winds turn more offshore, this is going to lead to temperatures climbing into the mid and upper 70s for monday, but just in time that we get used to these warmer temperatures come midweek, we will see temperatures changing again. thursday, things clearing out

before friday. numbers getting close to 60 monday for the sierras. chance of snow at 7,000 feet tuesday and wednesday. snow levels may get as low as 5,000 feet on thursday soshg the weather is kind of all over the place in the high country. today around the bay area, we'll see numbers close to 70. on the coast, still look out for some of that high surf until tomorrow. you can see the numbers across the peninsula to the east bay here. 74 in santa rosa, thanks to north winds which will be picking up times. there you see the seven-day forecast, looks down right warm for tomorrow and tuesday. this is for fans of all types of weather. you get the warm weather to start the week. a taste of spring skiing and snow coming back thursday and friday. friday, the giants coming back to town for their official home-opener. things looking like clearing up. cardinals late next week. >> you probably feel a little pressure when we have a forecast

when it's bad. >> that's true. >> but you don't usually get booed. >> not like this. >> check out what happened to charlie sheen. his live tour may not make it to san francisco after his violent torpedo of truth show bombed in detroit. >> he's got no jokes. >> not good. >> the actor's torpedos of truth show opened in detroit last night and the actor walked out to cheers and a standing ovation. not long after those cheers turned to boos and most of the crowd eventually just walked out of the show. people who hoped to hear some of sheen's famous rants say the live show was a waste of their time and money. >> if he thinks this is going to be a show, he needs to get some other people helping him out. >> ten minutes into the show and i'm leaving. it's horrible. it's not winning. it's losing. >> apparently when the first person in the audience let out a boo, sheen replied, i already

got your money, dude. i just checked and there's still plenty of tickets available for hiss april 30th show in san francisco. tickets are anywhere from a hundred bucks to almost 400 dollars. keep my money in my pocket. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the final four firestorm all in the name of basketball. >> about one of the worst i ef seen. and oakland police are closer than ever to solving a 30-year mystery. they just need your help to finish job. and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ ryan ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ so i used mine, to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card

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player from the seattle mariners, ichiro suzuki. the game starts at 1:05 this afternoon. the a's opened their season with a loss to mariners and last night looked to even the score. seattle took a one rub lead in the eighth inning but oakland battled back to even game at 2-2 when josh willingham singled in coco crisp. the mariners countered by scoring three runs in the top of the ninth led by superstar ichiro suzuki. the a's could not recover that time, dropping a second straight game to seattle 5-2. and the giants will wrap up their four-game opening series against the dodgers today. they can even it up at two games apiece with a win today. yesterday matt cain kept the dodgers quiet at the plate and gets this batter swinging. six strikeout innings, striking out three dodgers in a solid performance. the giants' offense exploded for ten runs on the afternoon led by this guy, shortstop miguel tejada, who had a very

productive day for his new team, driving in two runs, his first rbis as a giant. freddy sanchez, family favorite in our house, had big day, three rbis including his first home run of the season. that's my cousin. the dodgers beat the giants 10-0 winning their first game of the season. the sharks are gearing up for the playoffs, as well. they met the anaheim ducks at the shark tank last night. if the season ended today, the teams would meet in the first round of the playoffs. the sharks charged back and won 4-2. the sharks are back at it tomorrow hosting the los angeles team. ncaa men's basketball title game is set, uconn playing butler tomorrow. uconn beat kentucky and butler took down virginia commonwealth yesterday. this is butler's second straight trip to the title game. they lost to duke in a thriller last year. if uconn wins tomorrow, it would be their third national title

since 1999. police in rich monday, virginia, used tear gas and rubber bullets and against virginia commonwealth fans after their team lost. several people lit fire and flipped over trash cans. police corralled the crowd and took dozens into custody. no reports of serious injuries or damage. but don't like to see that. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, not going anywhere for a while? southwest gets its wings clipped. the midair scare that is grounding flights. and two bodies, one dead end. a crack at an east bay cold case 30 years in the making. why police say you may be the key to solving it all. whoever said that "less is more"

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a live look at the shoreline there, san francisco, a beautiful start to the day that will be warmer than yesterday. thanks for joining us on this sunday morning. i'm kris sanchez. meteorologist rob mayeda is here with the forecast. you say it's going like this. >> it's all over the place, at least for the end of the weekend going up. for the afternoon, sunshine, clear skies. temperatures chilly. san francisco one of the warmer spots at 48 degrees. gorgeous view there, can't find any clouds. but some 40s to start. by lunchtime, 60s, by midafternoon we should see highs in the low 70s around santa rosa. close to 70 today, san jose. san francisco, 68. oakland. now, tomorrow we should see the warm e day of the week, some 70s, maybe near 80 in a few spots but kris, you kind of teased that we'll see a roller coaster toward the middle part of the week. forecast in a few minutes. sundays are busy days at bay area airports. this morning travelers may go nowhere fast after southwest airlines grounded 79 planes for indianapolis following a

terrifying emergency landing friday. hundreds of people crammed into terminals this weekend trying to change their plans. at least 300 flights were canceled yesterday, and there is a possibility of hundreds more today. so far 18 departures and 13 arrivals for southwest are canceled. there are several delays. southwest is grounding 80 of its planes for inspection after a hole ripped through ceiling of one of its planes midair on friday. the giants fan attacked at dodger stadium in the parking lot is still in a medically induced coma this morning. 42-year-old brian stowe, a paramedic and father of two, his family and friends are trying to raise money to pay for insurance deductibles and hoping he will be back at work as soon as possible. >> he is one of those guys that just lights up a room when he enters it. he's a great friend and partner.

>> you want to see him up on his feet. you want to see him back in the field. we want to see him being a paramedic again. because he loves it. >> police released sketches of the what the men looked like. one of the men punched him in the back of the head and he fell to the pavement. co-worker l eers will be holdin fund raise ers where he works at american medical response. a man and woman are recovering from injuries after an overnight shooting in san francisco. san francisco police say both people were shot at the intersection of washington and polk around 3:15 this morning. police say the female victim is expected to survive, but so far no word on the condition of the man. police say they are looking for two suspects. in a murder investigation, it's not only who did it but who did they do it to. not being able to identify a victim can stop an investigation in its tracks, and that's what

happened in our next story. but in this case, there's a break. "today in the bay's" thoma"''s" thomas shows us how oakland police officers are closer than ever to solving a 30-year mystery but they need your help to finish the job. >> reporter: for 30 years, he has remained nameless. at least now, though, he is no longer faceless. >> july of last year. >> donald williams is a retired oakland cop who now investigates cold cases for the department, none colder than the one he's looking at now, none more disturbing either. >> gruesome? >> about the worst one, about the most gruesome i've seen. >> reporter: our case begins on july 28th, 1980. a torso is found at a corner. there is no head, no arms, no

legs, just disembowelled and burned remains. the original police bulletin on the crime contains this chilling assessment -- the dismemberment is so cleanly performed it indicates the suspect may have had some type of anatomical background. >> for something to do something to a human being this way is incredible. >> reporter: but police have no idea, no clues tooz who their victim is, so the investigation stalls almost immediately. but just one year later and ten miles away, a driver looking for a lost hubcap finds a skull just off grizzly peak boulevard in the hills above oakland. those remains, however, are handled over to the authorities in contra costa county, not alameda. it's a move that inadvertently sets the case back by decades. you see, a forensic examination of the skull in contra costa county estimated their victim at

5'9" tall. but a forensic examination of the torso in alameda county pegged their victim at 5'7". those two inches were enough to keep investigators from linking these two discoveries for more than two decades. >> when i looked at that, i thought that's not enough to rule out a connection. >> reporter: it wasn't until mark dobbs decided in 2006 to take a closer look that he noticed things others had missed. he found enough similarities to order a dna test. >> got the dna tested and it came back relatively quickly with positive match in this case. >> reporter: but it still didn't produce an identity. so police have taken the next step, creating this 3d reconstruction of what a forensic artist believed their victim looked like. donald williams has some guesses as to what his victim might have been involved in, as well.

>> possibly aryan brotherhood, hell's angels, prison time, probably involved in drug activity and it may have led to his demise. >> reporter: it doesn't his victim the most sympathetic out there. but he says no one deserves what was done to him and there may be others out there still wondering what happened to someone they cared about and they at the very least deserve an answer. in oakland, garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, dining out is about to take an even bigger bite out of your wallet. the news that you might want not to hear or make a dine and dash or just stay in.

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start to what is going to be a very nice day. i hope someone is waiting with a towel for those folks. another sign the economy is recovering this morning. more my find of fun, amusement parks, they say they are rebounding with bigger crowds in the last year. they report spending on new attractions and shows for the summer season. a theme park consultant says 2008 and 2009 were two of the worst years for the industry in the last 30 years. well, it is going to cost you more to eat out very soon. food prices are on the rise, and while for months we've seen higher prices at groegsry stores, restaurant have been putting off increasing their prices. but experts say this has to end. so now you can expect to see about an 8% increase in your dinner check very soon. cnbc's tyler mathison has a look at the upcoming week in the world of business. results of the 21st annual national airline quality ratings come out monday morning. just ahead of the busy summer

travel season. on the economic calendar, initial jobless claims will come out on thursday. they've declined twice in the past three weeks. that's good news about the economy. federal reserve releases its consumer credit report on thursday. another increase is expected there. the commerce department expected to post another increase when its february wholesale inventories report come out on friday. on the earnings calendar, looks like kb homes and rite aid report lass losts this week. bed bath & beyond and constellation brands come out. monday marks larry page's first official day as ceo at google. and the movie chain blockbuster goes on the auction block wednesday. dish network and carl icahn have submitted bids ahead of the auction. there's a casting call. money in los angeles. for people who want to be the new voice of the aflac duck. yes, indeedy. candidates have been submitting auditions online by the

thousands. get your voice in the ring there, folks. i'm tyler mathison. get all your business news on cnbc. >> that's cute. you can also get your business and tech news before the bell on weekdays starting at 4:30 in the morning. "today in the bay" starts bright and early. more trouble for lindsay lohan. police just released a 911 call from december when the actress was in a drug rehab at the betty ford center. an employee called 911 caming lohan hit her over an argument over telephone access. you can hear lohan asking the employee if she wants money. >> the betty ford clinic fired that employee for violating the clinic's confidentiality policy

after give an interview to a celebrity news website. an american boy is in an italian orphanage though his father is willing and able to care for him. here's a preview of the story you can see tonight on "dateline." >> reporter: the pictures are happy. a little boy growing up. >> i want to be a cowboy. >> reporter: cherished memories of a son's childs hood. michael mckarty had hoped the birth of liam would save his rocky marriage to an italian beauty. but the marriage did not last. >> she went through a major depressive episode. >> reporter: when man we la secretly took him to italy during a custody battle, michael was cut off from his son. >> that was without a doubt the single worst moment of my life. >> reporter: she'd been found previously to have a personality disorder bay court-appointed doctor in new york. she was charged with kidnapping and ordered to return liam to michael. but the italian courts claimed

jurisdiction and refused. it would be two long years before michael would sele yam again. >> my first reaction was he had grown. just like your heart surges. >> reporter: michael's joy was short lived. liam told his father he didn't want to see him. >> the child was clearly isolated from his father because haven't seen him for two years and had been living with his mother. >> reporter: his father rejected, his mother declared a danger to the boy, the court put liam in an orphanage. >> you're a viable parent yet show your kid winds up in an orphanage. >> yeah. >> it's beyond comprehension. >> reporter: michael was allowed to sele yam for just one hour a month. not much time to rebuild a relationship. but michael was not about to give up. >> i'll keep fighting away as long as i've got to. >> reporter: could michael win back his son and recapture the happiness they once shared?

hoda cot tee, "dateline nbc." >> you can catch that tonight on this station. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, catch of the day, a bay area aquarium gets its tent kls on an unusual sea creature. it was so chilly overnight. we'll talk about that in a minute. and rob will have a look at the forecast as well. let's talk about those fuzzy trees. take a look at the yarn bombing that happened in san jose square. the yarn bombers posted pictures online of their work. they say what they do is a softer, qods cuddlier side of graffiti. it's a downtown event promoting local vendors and artists. good morning. i'm mike inouye. there's lots going on today in the bay. whether you love free expression or just free admission, head

over the oakland museum of california for their first free sunday for april. every month the first sunday is free but get there early. tickets are a fist come, fist served basis. you can line up from 10:30. i'm just saying. the tiny and quirky franklin art and mart hosts a free hot dog day across the bay in san francisco's inner richmond district. and in their manifesto, they claim to be, quote, an ongoing experiment, unquote. and their current theme is libraries. you can get details and see the entire manifesto online. and from mad tv and lincoln high school comedienne angela johnson has her final two shows tonight at the san jose improv. we've talked about how she's a san jose native and lincoln high alum. a portion of her 4:00 show is going to help save lincoln

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good morning to you. the oakland coliseum, the oakland a's play here today. if you're headed out to games, remember your sunscreen. there will be a community meeting this week about a cell phone tower that could be built next to ooh san jose high school. some parents don't want the tower there and have an online petition dedicated to stopping it from being built. the community meeting will be on tuesday in the leeland cafete a cafeteria, 6:00 in the evening. the unified school district and superintendent and school board members are expected to be there as well. testing waters at uc, berkeley, students are poised to vote on a campus-wide bottle ban. it started with a senior who

wanted to end the sale of bottled water on campus. it got so much support that it turned into an initiative. if it passes, the campus would phase out the sale of bottle water and approve access to public water including drinking fountains. >> i totally support this initiative because we need to protect your environment and it has been proven with several studies that these water bolt ls are destroying our environment so we need to be sure that we start a movement to protect your environment. >> a bottled water ban would help to get the campus to reach its goal of trimming waste by 75% by 2012. for the first time in four years salmon season is open without restriction for sport fishermen. the department of fish and game is predicting almost triple last year's salmon population. yesterday was the first day of the season, but strong winds kept a lot of fishermen out of the water. both commercial and recreational

salmon fishing have been closed or drastically reduced in the past three years because of a steep drop in the salmon count. a san francisco aquarium is giving visitors a glimpse of an unusual sea creature. while some call it magnificent, fishermen call it a menace. "today in the bay's" joe rosato jr. shows us how this unusual arrangement is helping to change their minds. >> reporter: it's a funny thing about crab traps. sometimes they trap things besides craps. >> every once in a while we'll get an octopus. we always send them back. >> reporter: turns out it's not just fishermen like rodney dean who are excited to see a trap full of crabs. >> the other day a big one, big old octopus. come out of there and grabbed a hold of my hand like he wanted to shake hands with he. >> reporter: most crabbers will throw an octopus back to sea or invite it to dinner. but this octopus caught in the

bay area crab pot a few years back met a much different fate. he became a celebrity. >> we work with local crab fishermen to provide a home for octopus they accidentally catch while crabbing. >> reporter: a unique program, san francisco's aquarium of the bay is offering to buy giant pacific octopus caught in crabbers' traps up to $300 depending on the size and condition of the catch. the octopus, which live up to five years, live out their days in the aquarium's waters. >> they're not something you normally see, so it's a unique opportunity for people to see them up close and personal. >> reporter: right now the museum have four on display, including an 80-pound male caught last week. >> we appreciate the fact a lot of crab fishermen cooperate with us and i think it's because they love the ocean, too, and realize how beautiful and special they are and would like to see them on display, as well.

>> reporter: hauling an octopus back to port is no easy task. >> bring one in, think you're going to sell it and you can't, what do you do? so, you know, we ate it. >> reporter: she likes the idea of bringing a unique creature to the public eye. >> i know it's good for the kids and educational and all the sea critters and everything. >> reporter: just as long as the critters leave little crab for him. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >> still more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a look at your weekend forecast and we look live at the chilly waters of the bay. we saw some swimmers earlier. we'll talk about whether the weather will lend to that today. [ jerry ] look at this!

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cold temperatures, though. you do need a light jacket at least for the next couple hours. temperatures as cool as the low 40s. the wind direction already turning slightly offshore to oakland. one of the reasons it's warming up for the afternoon. pollen count in a high range for tree pollen. this is oak and mulberry this weekend. get some rain, perhaps that will knock down some of the pollen. we're obviously not going to see rain today or tomorrow. thanks to high pressure building in, we're seeing temperatures climbing up a little bit today, climbing more come tomorrow. 60s and 70s around the bay area today. still enough wind on the coastline. it will see, again, some choppy waves off on the seashore for today. winds starting to come down tomorrow along the coast, which means less waves for the coast, too. for monday we'll see temperatures starting to climb mid to upper 70s on monday. monday the warmest day of the week and then the pattern

flip-flops again heading towards wednesday and thursday. cooler temperatures and our best chance of showers rolling in at this point looks to be right around thursday. temperatures around the bay area today as warm as near 70 in some of the warmer locations including morgan hill, san jose towards los gatos, 69 around fremont. for san francisco, highs in the mid to upper 60s today, concord and ramon, near 70. tomorrow will be the day to take the kids out to the little kiddie pool outside, perhaps, get some time for that for the afternoon. notice it's not going to last, unlike this last stretch of warm weather, we'll see cooling, wednesday into thursday, showers for thursday, warming up approaching next weekend. >> get out the kiddie pool. the swimsuits are a different story. they've gotten teeny tiny since last year so we had to do some shopping. good to have a break in between.

>> absolutely. >> on "meet the press" just moments away, here's david gregory with a look at what's in store. >> good morning. coming up, where the will the fight in libya lead and how deeply should the u.s. be involved? back at home, a standoff over the budget risks a government shutdown this week. with us, the assistant majority leader dick durbin of illinois. also, the chairman of house intelligence committee, congressman mike rogers, republican from michigan. and our political roundtable on the president's handling of libya and the future of u.s. energy policy all this morning on "meet the press." we want to thank you for making us a part of your morning. more local news for you tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00, and of course more of that gorgeous forecast for today. you can always get the day's news at nbcbayarea.com. those folks work very hard to keep it current. have a great day. see you next weekend. [ alarm blares ]

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