good saturday morning to you folks, taking a live look at the bay bridge, lots of clouds there, but we don't have to worry about too much rain until later in the weekend. except if you're far north. i'm kris sanchez, let's get your morning started with that forecast from rob. >> saturday morning not starting off too bad, though you'll notice that we still have the jet stream close enough to the bay area that it will toss a chance of a few showers well off to the north. we will see a few extra clouds and some cooler temperatures and an increasing chance of seeing some rain for the weekend. 40s and 50s outside, lunchtime temperatures mainly in the upper 50s and 60s. low to mid 70s heading down

towards morgan hills. coming up we'll talk about those increasing chances of rain as we roll into tomorrow's forecast. the next few days are critical for the 42-year-old giants fan brutally beaten a few weeks ago. doctors are no longer giving brian stow drugs to keep him unconscious, but so far he is not awakening from his comb machlt while his family say they are optimistic, they're also realistic about what could be a long recovery for him. >> from what i understand, they removed part of the skull on the left side and that would be back here. >> kaiser permanent today shows a brain model and tells us what brian stow might be going through right now. early friday, doctors in los angeles started the process of taking him out of a medically induced coma. >> this may be a sign that the

doctors feel this is the right time to reduce the medications and probably they feel that way because the brain pressure is no longer an issue and he's entering into the recovery phase. >> reporter: stow was beaten outside of the dodger stadium on opening day. he suffered a skull fracture during the attack. >> we typically aim at making the patient comfortable during that period. >> the chief of neuroscience has treated many patients who have gone through the same process as stow and he has seen many outcomes. >> during the next 48 to 96 hours we see no improvement and he stays in a comatose state. the best-case scenario that that

he will start waking up. >> reporter: his cousin john stow spoke to us at a fund-raiser at the speak easy in san francisco. >> it's nice to see that he's progressed far enough and they're willing to try and see if he will wake up, but he still had a lot of work ahead of him. >> his family will be with him every step of the way. >> it's just amazing to see how the communities are rallying behind brian. >> there's no reason for pessimism and there's certainly reason for optimism based on the fact that they're now feeling comfortable with reducing the medications. >> this morning we do have new sketches stow's attackers as well as new information about a possible getaway car. the first is described as a stocky 22 to 26-year-old man. police say he has a mustache, aa goatee and a mole on his cheek. the second suspect is 6'1",

either white or latino with short hair and hazel eyes and he may have tattoos on his shoulder. witnesses also describe a young latino woman as maybe driving that getaway car, a white newer model mitsubishi or accuare, the woman is about 20 years old, 5'2" pulled back in a pony tail. >> two men are in jail this morning accused of a hate crime. they allegedly beat a trance gendered woman at a bus stop. here's a report from san francisco with more on how the suspects were caught and how the community is responding to this attack. >> when i was laying on the ground bleeding, crying and shaking, i knew it was over, i was like this is how a transwoman dies, we die alone, we die brutally. >> on april 1, she didn't think

she would survive an attack by two men in san francisco's mission district. an attack she says was motivated by hate. >> they said things before the attack and they said things during the attack and i heard from other people that they said things after the attack and all of them were definitely hateful remarks. >> returni this is my neighborhood and eventually i'm going to have to walk by there. and i think that that's why we're here today is to reclaim this space as a space that's accessible for everyone. >> reporter: the attack happened around 10:00 on a busy friday night, but no one tried to help the 20-year-old, calling for an end to all violence. other transgender women shared stories of being harassed and assaulted in san francisco, promising not to hide or to live in fear but to stand together

fighting for safety. police arrested two san francisco men for the assault. but she says she hears hateful words every day and she hopes people will stand with her against anyone else who needs help. >> when people are making remarks and harassing people to get in the way and be a buffer for that person who's vulnerable in that situation. >> this morning the fbi is investigating a suspicious letter sent to google headquarters in mountain view. so far agents are tight lipped about the investigation and won't say what was in that letter. but processing workers flagged the letter as suspicious and called law enforcement. right now no comment from google. the state senator says that his office received a racist fax this week t second such threat since january. ye says the letter contained a racist cartoon.

the spokesman says the california highway patrol and sergeant at arms in the state legislature are investigates. ye got the other threatening fax in january after he spoke out about rush limbaugh. a family vacation has turned into tragedy in palo alto. a cal train struck a car at a busy intersection killing the female driver but somehow her husband managed to flee the car just in the nick of time. inside that car, a cup until their 60s who were visiting from indiana. we were there when crews pulled the mangled car off the tracks. witnesses say that car was stopped on the tracks because the traffic in the area was backed up. cal train suspended service in both directions for about three hours, but trains are running normally this morning. one angry muni driver is out of a job this morning after losing his cool.

we have video this morning from inside the bus that helps paint the picture of this confrontation. you could hear it in the audio there and this is actually different video from a different story. but the story on the muni bus happened on the 24 line this weekend. the driver apparently lost his cool with a father after he boarded the bus with a stroller. the mdriver started screaming until the man got off the bus. muni promptly fired the driver. now back to the video that we're looking at here. this is a story that may make you scratch your head, grab the weave and leave four thieves. all of it caught on video. this is a surveillance video of four people breaking through the glass doors at hair divas, they go right past the flat screens and the cash register and go right for the most expensive thing they can find, the weaves. police say they made off with

tens of thousands of dollars worth of wigs and hair extensions made with human hair. those hair hooligans made off through the door. beware of anyone trying to sell you hair not in a formal store. still to come, a south bay teenager run down by a car remains in a coma this morning, the driver who hit her is still at large andikyel waited by the

hospital bed of a south bay teenager for her to wake up. and they also waited at the same time for the driver who hit her to do the right thing and come forward, turn him or herself in. this morning we are joined by carry shaw, who's the mother of the victim. 15-year-old shea shaw. this must be an incredibly

difficult time for you to have your daughter in the hospital and sit there and not know what's going to happen next. what is her prognosis at this point? >> well with tbi which is traumatic brain injury, you don't really know, you wait for the signs, you wait for the brain to heal. you wait for it to rewire its paths that are happening. doctor also never give you a prognosis on tbi. >> sometimes you can find comfort in the fact that there will be justice. but you don't know if there will be justice for her? >> justice is something they don't have any control over except for my power of loving her and taking care of her and her father and all the people

that have been so absolutely amazing to her. >> but to get justice for her. >> he ran her over, and he left. >> right. >> and you think that whoever did this knew what happened? it wasn't -- >> oh, yeah. you don't just hit a person and drive off and what did you think it was, a duck, at, you know, midnight? >> you know, obviously this person is at large. they might still be driving around. what do you want to say to that person? what do you want to say to the people who know that person. how pathetic they are, that it was not purposeful. to hit her. that they need to come forward just to make their life better. >> right. >> i don't see how they would ever walk around and have a good life ever without coming forward. >> you know, a lot of these hit and run crimes go unsolved, unless somebody comes forward. it's going to be tough to find a

witness, but that person has family members. >> somebody will talk and say something. >> all right. well, thank you very much, i know you're transitioning into a new home where you can have shea at home with you and that's going to be a lot of work for you. but it will be good. >> the hospital are asking us to leave now because there's no insurance and all that stuff. if it wasn't for that, i would stay there because of her therapy that she gets every day. so now that will decline. >> so now if you have any other fund-raisers, you let us know and we'll help you get the word out. >> and we still have more for you ahead on "today in the bay." a story that may make you

now a full look at the weekend forecast, we do have

some interesting weather, not too far away from the rest of the bay area, on the fringe of a weather system that's heading our way. the best chance of seeing some rain, will be mainly off to the north as we head through the afternoon. eventually we'll see the rain on the increase. as we head through the weekend, about sunday afternoon, things are looking dry, a few scattered showers for this afternoon. moving into the bay area, as it dips into the south, expect some widespread showers. as you get the workweek started, most of the week is looking pretty good. in terms of the rainfall, as we go hour by hour, you can see a chance of some scattered as you go mainly off to the north. this is going to be the opportunity to get some rain. we should start to get some

clearing by monday afternoon, and drier weather as we head towards the middle part of the week. in terms of accumulation, if we do see something in the north bay, at least for the onset, here you go, monday, things should start to add up as that system works its way through the workweek. not to bad, upper 60s and low 70s along san jose southward. it's really going to be a tale of two cities. you'll see a cooldown of the temperatures and an increasing chance as you see a few of those rain drops and our future cast showing up over the north bay, giving us a chance of widely scattered showers to the north. we'll see increasing chances. of rain on monday. mild and clearing as we head through the middle part of the week. >> there's some very hairy individuals in need of a hair cut this morning and scissors just won't do the job. today in the bay's bob rid deyds

on the lam. >> you're talking about a lot off the top, i think we're taking it all off the top. this is a preview of sheep shearing day here at the farms in san ramon. we have russ do good, he is a sheep shearer connoisseur, he has been that's eagle here, what is the biggest misconception about sheep shearer. >> often people ask me during the sheep shearing if it hurts the sheep, if they're afraid and they're really not because they're being handled correctly. >> what's the biggest challenge of shearing. is it the shaving or the

prowrestlings a mekt where you have to keep the sheep out. i think the biggest challenge is trying to get the sheep to the shearer, it goes for us trying to move them up there. >> they can hear the shearers in the background. they have already decided that they don't want to go along with things. >> what do you do with the wool? >> some are donated to the spinners and then others we sell to hand spinners. >> hey, russ, some of the sheep got together and they gave me $10 and said when we're done, i'm going to wrangle you and shave you bare. okay sheep shearing day 2011 at forest home park. this is off 680 in san ramon.

you know that white victorian. >> here in san ramon, bob rydell, nbc bay area news. a warning for parents, if your kids are fans of the xbox kinect. hackers have made an x-rated game for that system which lets them use body movements to play games. you can virtually touch nearly animated naked women. xbox has nothing to do with the game, hackers argue that their version are no worse than the violent nighting games that are approved by xbox. . also take a live look at the beautiful art there in san francisco, good day to get out there and joan i the public art. also this morning become a

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l.a. king tonight at 7:00 with a 1-0 series advantage. and that's not the only advantage they'll have. the nhl suspended shoal for his illegal hit on ian white on thursday night. the giants are taking on the diamondbacks in arizona. every player across the country wearing number 42 to honor

jackie robinson. sandoval crushes a three-run homer but then things get a little dicey in the ninth with the giants facing a tying run at the plate. so what do you do? bring in the beard. brian wilson slams the door on the diamondbacks, giants win 5-2 and it's caught there. closer to home, the a's hosting the tigers. miguel cabrera unloads on closer brian fuentes game winning high. the 10th inning, bases loaded, brian bosh gets two runs. tigers win 8-4. the a's get another chance tonight, 6:05. you've seen plenty of sports clips showcasing the good, the

bad and the ugly. here's a nose to nose confrontation between bob davis and arizona manager kurt gibson. the two of them going at it after the ump called a check swing strike on gill monitor row. gibson eventually ejected from the game. on this play by albert pujols on the st. louis cardinals, it is a diving stop on this stephen drew grounder with bases loaded. pujols throws it to the first baseman who collides with drew to get the out. check out the twins pitcher dusty hughes getting the out against the royals. one goalkeeper wishes he had made a diving save. christy renaldo of real madrid shoots it off the hands of the goalkeeper into the net. and blake griffin of the clippers runs the floor against

the grizzlies and finishes with a powerful one handed alley-oop jam. love seeing that. this next clip isn't so much about what happened on the field, but rather what happened on the sideline. check it out. the portland timber of the mls has a new mass cot named timber joey. every time he scores a goal, he takes out a chain saw and starts cutting lumber. i'm not sure if that mascot would fly here in the bay area. much more ahead on today in the bay, still to come, a beloved swim coach is remembered. how bay area teenagers are celebrating the life of their men mentor and their biggest fan. and a dangerous pit bull responsible for th

good saturday morning to you, looking great right now, but this is expected to be the warmest day of the next seven or so. thanks so much for joining us this morning, i'm kris sanchez, let's check that forecast with rob. >> the weekend starting off on a mild note, we have to watch for some clouds out to north that are going to drop down and give us a few sprinkles in the far north bay then the rest of the bay area come the end of the weekend, we'll see a chance for a little bit of rain. a mixed bag of sun and clouds, and a morning stray shower or two. close to 70 in san jose, low 70s from the santa clara valley southward to gilroy. a lot more sunshine south of san jose, extra clouds off to the north then late sunday the clouds thicken up with some rain sunday night heading into monday. we'll get a better idea next

week of how the giants fan attacked at giants stadium is doing. doctors at an l.a. hospital are slowly reducing his level of sedation and bringing him out of his medically induced coma. he will undergo more testing today so doctors can evaluate the extend of his head trauma. doctors here in the bay tell us that if all can well show all is well. >> the worst case would be over the next 48 to 96 hours we see no improvement in his neurologic function and he stays in a comatose state. the best case is that he wakes up and shows signs of consciousness. >> the outpouring of support continues for stow. the hit-and-run driver who caused a young girl's injuries

remains at large and likely behind the wheel. we spoke with her mother just a couple of minutes ago, and she along with the rest of her loved ones held a fund-raiser for 15-year-old shea shaw. a driver hit the los angeles student as she was walking near camden and bas come avenues in san jose. it was around 1:00 in the morning. a public memorial will be held today for the fremont swim coach who died this week. a memorial for 48-year-old joe martinez will be held in san jose. the water polo and swim coach collapsed monday at his san jose home. he died at the hospital. his father says he suffered from blood clots. a facebook page has been created in his honor. it's called joseph martinez was my friend/water polo/swim coach. this morning two dangerous pit bulls are on the loose after

attacking a dog and it's owner at a san jose park. we have to warn you that some of the next photos are disturbing. the dog shadow had to be put down because his injuries were so severe. his owner had to be hospitalized because of injuries all over her body. the attack went on for more than 20 minutes before the pit bulls fled. animal control said they plan to search the neighborhood for pit bulls throughout that area for the next couple of weeks. the foreclosure crisis is far from over in california and left in its wake many neighborhoods abandoned and miles of trash where people used to live. one in every 80 housing units is in foreclosure. bankruptcy notices are up as well. thousands of those homes are in the east bay. nbc bay area is in richmond where the problem isn't just

plunging home values, there's now a health risk as well. >> mattresses, construction materials, debris, household garbage, waste. >> this is what people in richmond are forced to look at and live next to as hundreds of abandoned and foreclosed properties have become dumping grounds filled with garbage. >> it's much cheaper for them to find a vacant lot, and just dump it and leave. >> reporter: it's gotten so bad city crews can't keep up, they literally haul away tons of garbage every week. >> we're pretty much chasing our tail for the most part because there are so many vacant structures throughout the city. >> reporter: in fact, often just hours after a hot spot is cleared, more trash reappears. >> it looked like they might or withththththththth >> richard grant says he's tired

doing the dumping to clean up their act. >> i we can just get them and see would they like it if you how would they like it? >> the city is fining the banks that own the properties $100 a day, although that covers some of the cleanup costs, it's not . the problem is becoming much more than an eyesore. >> the rats that actually come out of it, the rodents that actually come in to feed off of what's left behind. so, yeah, it canctually beco >> code enforcers say they have more officers to crack down on the dumping. we'll t

taking a live look at the bay bridge, nowiz a section of the bay bridge stands a little taller this morning. the section that was put into &4ace yesterday is known as the t itit's designed to redistribute the weight of the 480-ton saddle as the cable passes over the power. the grillage weighs about 500 tons. itt 495 feet above sea level. putting it in place is unique. >> there are four independent legs that are there m movee a a ththey're connected at the base

obviously at foundation by links all the way up and the very top that would be stool. h height of 525. it's been fun to watch the construction. i iss cononsidederedd cheh for gas. check out this line of cars at a safe way in campbell for folks who are looking to take advantage of that opportunity. the sign says $3.99 for gas but they save 10 cents a gallon when they use their reward card. officers had to step in and direct traffic. one customer can't believe how much she spends on gas every week. >> it's about $100 a week and there's places in tracey that are comparable to this. there's one place in east san jose, other than everything's over $4.15, $4.20

it's crazy >> east san jose boasts the cheapest gas around. of course you could always ditch the gas can all together and grab the power cord instead. tesla motors is opening a show room in san jose. the company's signature auto is the roadster, the world's fastest electric sports car. the price tag a litt-- an elect said --- >> i look at the economy out there and i wonder why is tesla so confident to be opening up another store given the fact that we're not necessarily in boom times. >> we're seeing a lot of interest with model s, we're actually getting reservations right now. and this is also a chance to get in front of the public, to come

and learn about the store and learn about tesla's technology. we really just want to be where people are. >> you can look for the tesla show room right downtown in the middle of santana roads shopping center. from tesla to another peninsula, tech giant facebook, president obama will be back in the bay area next week for a town hall meeting at the social net working site's palo alto headquarters. he will also meet with some silicon valley big wigs. if you want to be there, it will cost you about $35,000 per person. it's at the san francisco home of the sales force founder. mr. obama is scheduled to arrive on wednesday and you might remember he was just here in february, meeting with silicon valley's heavy hitters including the ceos of google, facebook and

apple. his plan for reducing the deficit. palo alto's facebook is hosting that event. he will also make a trip to reno for another town hall meeting today. much more ahead on "today in the bay," it is a tasty south bay tradition that keeps the crowds coming for more. they're celebrating e ining 75 business. and a live look at the embarcadero, you can see folks are out there getting some exercise this morning. it is a mild start to the

as you're changing out of your jammies this morning t sharks continue their playoffs against the l.a. kings tonight, they are up 1-0.

since 1936, we have had at least three economic recessions and we don't need to tellou how bad things are today. but amidst all of the uncertainty over the last 75 years, there's one constant in san jose. the doors to the bakery ve b stayeded hope. they celebrated their diamond anniversary. >> today's our 75th anniversary, we're giving away cupcakes. >> no wonder they keep coming back, for 75 years in fact. with no promotion or advertising. >> i was like 12, 13. >> tony peters first opened up shop across town in '36. he moved to allen rock avenue the following decade and he never left. >> anything else for you? >> he was like a grandfather to almost all of us. >> this has been kim's first and only job. >> i started when i was 16.

>> she's not the only one. >> these are our strawberry tarts. >> the decorations crew has more than 100 years of service among them. >> my mom worked here for 28 years, she retired and i have been here for 32. we're all like family here, we know when everybody -- >> that's why the cash register rarely gets a break. it's why grandparents and grandkids alike can alltel you about their first bite into peters trademark the burnt almond cake. >> he's pretty happy with it. what do you think, mr.? >> my guess is ryan will be back, back to tell his own story about a man named tony peters. ♪ happy anniversary to us >> and many more. in east san jose, damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >> now "today in the bay"

weather with rob. >> good morning to you, here now a full look at your weekend forecast. notice we do have some interesting weather, not too far away from the rest of the bay area this morning. you can see here the outer fringe of a weather system that will drop some clouds our way as we head through the afternoon. but the best chance of seeing some rain will be mainly off to the north of sonoma county. but we'll see the best chances of rain tomorrow. as we head through the weekend, at least until about sunday afternoon, things are looking dry. a few scattered showers around the north bay this afternoon, then sunday into monday. this is where we're going to see the best chance of rain for the bay area. expect some widespread showers, actually for your monday morning commute. along with some cooler temperatures, 50s and 60s as you get the workweek started, but at least most of the weekend is looking pretty good if not somewhat mild in terms of the temperatures. now in terms of the rainfall, as we go hour by hour, you see a chance of some scattered showers mainly off to the north as we get things started.

then into sunday evening, this is going the opportunity to see some rain, mainly sunday night into monday, then we should see some clearing by monday afternoon and drier weather as we head toward the middle part of the week. if we do see anything in the north bay, at least for the onset, not a whole lot adding up, but by monday, things should start to add up as it drops in for the early part of the workweek. upper 60s and low 70s around san jose southward. and it's really going to be a tale of two climates, for the south bay, it's going to be mild, but north into san francisco and the north bay, you'll see a cooldown in temperatures and the increasing chances of a few rain drops and our future cast showing up over the north bay giving us the slight chance of a few widely scattered showers to the north. tomorrow we'll see increasing clouds, increasing chances of rain by sunday night into monday, then mild and clearing as we head through the middle part of the week. that's a look at your weekend forecast. now back to you. >> much more ahead on "today in

the bay." the old saying talk is cheap, there may be something that is cheaper and that is texting and it seems to be taking over, right? >> my opinion coming from old school, it is a bad thing. we don't talk to each other anymore. >> we expose a shift in society and what may ferry building, yo

see -- are you one of the few people who still has a land line at home. if it rarely rings, you are not the only one in that situation. more and more of us are glued to our smart phones, texting e-mails, not regularly chatting on the telephone is actually

it's original purpose. >> around half of americans don't even have one anymore. and if they do-- >> i don't even answer it. >> how come. >> because people that i want to talk to usually call my cell phone. >> even on cell phonesphones-- >> between 50 and 100 text messages a day. >> at coffee shots like rude awakening in berkeley, all that texting is causing, well, silence. >> coffee is a social life, it's not anymore. it has turned into an internet thing. >> the owner says in our text heavy world, he yearns for the sound of customers chatting away while sipping their coffee. it is a bad thing. we don't talk to each other

anymore. intimate relationships and talk over the phone rather than see people face to face. >> a sociology professor at berkeley university says that texting could prompt us to return to the phone's original intention. >> people or women and men turned to social devices, it was the first real social net working device was the early telephone. >> fisher who also penned a book on the history of the telephone called america's calling says phone companies even tried to stop social net working. >> originally the phone company tried to instruct people on what they could talk about, what the proper way was to answer the telephone. for example the word hello, in the 19th century was considered

vulgar. >> and just as phone etiquette developed and changed, fisher says so too will the rules of texting and e-mailing. >> you'll likely see the development that certain things are appropriate to by text, certain things are appropriate to do by e-mail and certain things you still do on the telephone line in voice to voice communication. >> and if the history of technology holds true, fisher says one day we'll be having the same conversation about texting and e-mailing as we're now having about the telephone. in san francisco, elise cushner, nbc bay area news. >> coming up our pets of the week are here, what's cuter than a buckefut ll of kittens?ll we have two of them. we'll tell

we have our guest from humane society silicon valley. we just had to do a switch because one of them is more spirited than the other. we won't tell you which one though. we have juliette and may. >> these are brand-new kittens. it's the beginning of kitten season so we're actually having a special adoption event this afternoon at our lapedes. it's name your own price on adult cats and adult dogs. >> a lot of folks would like to have pets and sometimes it can be expensive just on the outset. you can afford the day to day, but the initial expense is a bit much for families. >> and regardless what you decide to make a donation today to adopt an adult cat or dog, it will be spayed or neutered and microchipped and current on all of its vaccinations. >> a kitten is a good way to go. can you hear this? it's purring at me, making me feel great about myself.

you can hear more about silicon valley's inventory reduction sale. thanks for bringing in juliette and may. let's see what the forecast is for your weekend, one last look. here's rob. >> good saturday morning to you, we're watching kind of a mild forecast, but you'll notice there on the satellite we'll have a chance of a few showers dropping into the far north bay today of highs in the 70s in the north bay. we'll see some extra clouds and showers off to the north to start the weekend, but by the time the weekend wraps up tomorrow, we'll see a rainy start to your monday and then turning mild again for the middle part of the week. from the white house to 30 rock, former secretary of state condoleezza rice is going net workeded. tina fey we know her as 30 rock's liz lemon. rice will appear as a network

anchor honcho jack don's girlfr. thank you for joining us on this saturday morning, get yourself a kitten and we will see you tomorrow morning. say bye, juliette. say bye-bye.