good morning, i'm garvin thomas, coming up on "the today show" if your house is burning, we'll tell you who will put it out. plus an nbc exclusive. >> he has two children and we love him. >> a bay area family clings to hope as their son clings to life. hear from brian stowe's parents for the first time since the violent beating outside dodger stadium. and winds up to 100 miles per hour ripped through an airport. it's all caught on video. the dramatic new footage in the ambitious plan to get the flights going again. this is "today in the bay." taking a peek outside this sunday morning, this easter sunday morning, the fog is

hanging low over san francisco, it is a wet, humid morning out there. so forget about worrying about if you put the easter eggs outside, they might be wet, you're not going to be able to find them. >> they'll look like tie-dye with the mist coming down. you can see what looks to be a drizzle storm in san francisco. you've got the clouds there, same story, downtown oakland. heavy mist, 5 a degrees, enough to wet the roads, probably nothing to get the rain gauges too excited about. you can see we have a system that's crossing over the bay area right now. for the first half of the day. including the easter egg hunts of the morning, you'll find drizzle in spots, misty skies. and later in the day, a few sunny breaks. we have more rain coming in for tomorrow and 70s. finally coming back to the seven-day forecast. we'll show it to you coming up in a few minutes from now. >> great, rob, thank you very much. >> in the city of san carlos, the cost to fight fires has soared by more than 30% in just the last five years. and now the rising costs are prompting some drastic action by

city leaders which can end up being the first of its kind in the state and as we report, it could be the start of a larger trend. >> dozens of firefighters plotted their course. and then canvassed the entire city of san carlos, warning residents about a plan they say gambles with public safety. the the proposal, to outsource fire protection to whackenhunt private services, a company based in florida. >> they have 12 different firefighting contracts throughout the united states. all of those with federal government installations or private companies. they have no experience doing municipal community firefighting. >> san carlos is facing a $3.5 million budget shortfall this year. it's already outsourced its police services to the sheriffs department and the mayor says wackenhut's proposal could save the city almost $200,000 a year

in fire protection. >> the genie is out of the bottle. i think a lot of folks will start taking a look at this and think, well, gee, maybe we can do something better. >> currently, firefighters in san carlos make $141,000 a year on average. the contractor is offering higher starting salaries and comparable benefits. but there's to retirement plan. >> for every dollar that we spend for salary, we now are spending 61 cents just contributing to a pension. >> city councilman randy roy says with san carlos ending its giant fire department with the city of belmont, only two viable options are left, create a joint fire department with redwood city or hire wackenhut. >> i think there are two or three questions we need to ask the contractor, because this is new. this is new territory in possibly the state of california. >> city leaders say there is a risk that firefighters will lose

their jobs with either the redwood city option or the wakenhut option. a decision is expected tomorrow night at the city council meeting. of course, not just public safety budgets, times are tough, cities and counties battling unprecedented budget deficits. in the san francisco the budget deficit has climbed to $300 million, it turns out the same number that the city is paying in pension costs this year. the mayor addressed the deficit at a packed town hall meeting. a union coalition recently announced a proposal to cap pensions in the city at $195,000 a year per person. a number that critics say is ridiculously high. the mayor must present a balanced budget by june 1st. but lee says he is optimistic. >> we'll get through these bad economic times through negotiations, through agreements, through working together, and that's what i think this represents. >> lee is pushing a majorover haul of pension and heal care benefits. he said he's negotiating with public employee unions and hopes

to put the plan on the november ballot. >> san francisco city attorney is joining the ranks of leaders speaking out against a new alcohol drink that appears to target teens. the drink is called blast by colt 45 and comes in several fruit flavors. the alcohol content is 12%, the same as wine and twice that of beer. each can is 23 ounces, almost four times of the amount of an average glass of wine. city attorney says the high alcohol content, combined with the sugary taste, plu the fact that hip hop star, snoop dogg is the drink's spokesman puts young people at risk. in a news release, i think responsible vendors have taken this type of product off the shelves and we hope that pabst will do the same. the mayors of 17 states have signed a letter to pabst brewing company asking it to stop making the drink. medical marijuana users may not be able to get refills in antioch any more. city leaders will decide this

week whether to temporarily ban medical pot dispensaries. the trouble started when a pot club opened last month without permit. antio antioch city council members will consider a 45-day moratorium tuesday. neighboring oakley and brentwood already ban dispensaries. pg & e says natural gas pipelines similar to the one that exploded in san bruno are running under neighborhoods throughout the area. now the company is gearing up to begin a series of safety tests on those lines. as jody hernandez reports, antioch is one of the first cities to have its high-risk pipelines tested. it makes me not want to live here. >> that's the reaction of folks in antioch on learning the natural gas pipelines that run through their neighborhoods share similar characteristics to the pipeline that exploded in san bruno last september. killing eight people and destroying 38 homes. >> more lives could be lost that way and they need to get it together. >> that's exactly why pg & e is

about to begin pressure-testing miles and miles of pipeline throughout the bay area. in just a few weeks, they'll begin filling pipes with water. in a process called hydro static pressure testing. >> it's basically filling a gas transmission line with large volume of water at a very high pressure. in fact higher than pipeline normally ever operates. and then carefully monitoring it for eight hours with very sensitive pressure gauges in order to see if there's any defects at all in the pipe. we want to get in there, look at exactly the structure of the pipes and look at the pressure. >> if there are problems, pg & e said they'll replace the pipelines right away. >> we'll be ready with pipe that's tested, tested with hydro, passed the hydro test and we'll be ready to replace any pipe. >> it came in the mail, i guess dated on the 18th. >> reporter: people who live in the test zones are just now getting letters, telling them what to expect. leaving them feeling both unsettled and relieved.

>> i'm really glad that they are, you know, going to take a look at it and check it out. and it's still scary. it's still scary. very scary. that was jody hernandez reporting. antioch is the first east bay city scheduled to be tested. the first south bay city to be tested is mountainview. more ahead on "today in the bay," video from inside the storm at the st. louis airport as a tornado tears through the roof and fresh powder in april. where you can still get some spring skiing before it's too late. diane was already the chief operating offi at a national tissue bank when she decided to get her masters in healthcare administration. by choosing a university that connects working students to faculty who are also leaders in their fields... she was able to apply her studies to the real world... and helpore people, much quicker. ♪ my name is diane wilson, i delir the best gifts on earth, and i am a phoeni [e announcer ] learmore he cg at phoenix.edu.

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let's take a peek outside san jose. a little bit clearer in san jose than it is some other cities in the bay area. we saw a lot of fog in san francisco and oakland. rob's going to be by in a few minutes to give you the full easter and seven-day forecast. the ski season in the sierra is winding down.

there's still plenty of snow. this is our video from jim foster is spending his holiday weekend at heavenly. the area got unusually late snow and could get another few inches today. i've been here 22 years and have seen more snow than ever before. >> i have a little volvo and it was piled twice as high than its height with snow. it's been totally insane. >> most ski reports are closing for the season today. heavenly and north star will stop lifts in afternoon. alpine is closed and squaw plans to stay open until may 30th. but just on weekends. meantime clean-up is under way after winds of who more than 110 miles per hour ripped off the roof of the st. louis airport, blowing out windows and crushing a jetway on friday. the airport expects to resume most operations by the end of the day. >> airline passengers looking out the windows -- >> get out, go back inside! >> moments later, they rushed

for cover as the storm struck on friday night at lambert airport in st. louis. security cam video inside the airport shows the tornado tearing through the terminal. >> it turned this particular concourse into a wind tunnel with all kinds of debris. some heavy debris flying. >> reporter: winds of more than 110 miles per hour ripped off the roof of concourse c, blew out windows and crushed a jetway. >> it is absolutely amazing that an f-4 tornado could come through an airport and a number of municipalities that are highly populated. at a time in which people weren't at work, they were at home, and to have zero fatalities. >> reporter: clean-up is under way and officials hope to have up to 70% of airport operations restored by sunday. the same storm system also sacked neighborhoods near st. louis. >> it seemed to me two to three to five minutes of just pure hell. >> ripping walls and roofs from

homes. >> i had no idea until i opened the door, that the entire roof and back and sides of my house were gone. >> reporter: flipping cars and leaving residents to try to pick up the pieces. >> it's disheartening. but everyone is safe. and that was the main thing. >> reporter: francis coe, nbc news. much more ahead on "today in the bay." their hometown was voted the most miserable in the country. so why are these folks cheering? the anti-misery festival just ahead. and fueling your imagination while protecting the environment. we'll introduce you to a unique bay area organization. turning trash into treasure.

we have some new video into the news room this morning. the pope celebrating easter mass at the vatican. tens of thousands of people packed st. peter's square to hear the mass. pope benedict is celebrating the

mass on the steps of st. peter's basilica under a canopy to shield him from the elements. people didn't have to wore i about the elements this morning, live pictures of mount davidson, the 89th year that an easter sunrise service is held there? san francisco. the service started at 6:30 this morning. and as you can see, still going on. green is universal here all week at nbc bay area news and all week long we've been taking a look at how the bay area is doing its part. today we see a group turning your trash into art. >> reporter: when you hear the word "scrap" you think of the leftover stuff you need to get rid of. but at the san francisco organization known as s.c.r.a.p. that's stuff is just starting a new life. >> pens, pencils.

>> an industrial warehouse near bay shore boulevard has become the temporary home for all of these cast-off items. everything is donated by individuals and businesses. >> some people walk in, and they go -- what do you do with all this stuff? >> reporter: what they do with it depends on the imagination. the nonprofit group sells the stuff at reduced prices to artists and teachers. >> like what artist wouldn't want to work with that? look at all of those great colors? >> reporter: the director shows off bins of bottles, piles of pictures and foemds of fabric. >> it isn't just a piece of paper, it isn't just a piece of fabric. it isn't just a little bottle. it's what are you going to turn it into. >> reporter: last year the organization diverted 200 tons of material if the landfill while helping artists feed their inspiration. >> look at these beautiful butt buttons. >> reporter: this woman visits the store once a week, she has a

small business making hats out of old sweater. >> i find needles and beautiful yarn. >> reporter: she also finds plenty among the shelves to feel good about. >> this is so much that you can reuse it again, instead of creating more things and using more power, more energy. >> all of that raw material and energy that went into its manufacture has been expended and it's being extended by you're using it. >> reporter: scrap also holds classes that teaches people to give new life to old things. a place where one person's trash is another person's treasure. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area. tyke to check your easter forecast with rob mayeda and a look at what's coming up the rest of the week. rob? >> right now, garvin, this morning we have quite a bit of mist and some light rain around oakland, 54 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. a little breezy. but our temperatures are kind of mild this morning. lots of mid 50s. in fact upper 50s to start your

morning off in san jose. a southeast wind at 6 miles per hour and san francisco, well you kind of need an umbrella in a few spots, we have light rain in downtown. heading to the marin headlands to the north, 53. we have quite a bit of clouds from the south bay over to san francisco and oakland. mist falling right at ground level and it kind of goes right underneath the radar being the small water droplets falling around the bay area right now. the north bay, clouds moving from north to south. low clouds and high clouds up above. the system that is skirting by right now is providing extra lift to the atmosphere. wringing out some mist and drizzle, probably through about midday today. you can see on the futurecast as we head through lunch time, still mostly cloudy in parts of the south bay. eventually some sunny breaks around mid afternoon. tonight, more clouds fill in and by tomorrow morning, it looks like more rain for your monday morning commute. possibly lingering into about monday afternoon. then by monday evening, skies clear and once we get past the system, the rest of the week is actually looking pretty dry.

in terms of rainfall accumulations, again this is not an event we'll be adding up totals from rain gauges, but you'll still get wet roads if the light rain and drizzle falling this morning. monday's system will be a different story. more substantial rain and notice how it fills in during the morning and early-afternoon hours, probably about .1 of an inch to .25 inch of rain for parts of the bay area rolling in for monday. but this will be the last of the rain events as we go through the rest of the week. today highs 65 in san jose. maybe upper 60s in some of the warmer locations. otherwise, upper 50s, close to 60 for san francisco and around the north bay, we'll see highs ranging from 62 in petaluma, up to 63 around ukiah for the afternoon. so drizzle at times, probably through about midday today. probably the wettest day of the week tomorrow. and 70s coming around, it's been a while since we've seen mid 70s, maybe near 80 in a few spots as we roll towards wednesday. so little dreary and muggy this

morning. but we should manage a little sunshine later on this afternoon. >> what's the weather like in stockholm today in. >> the folks there will say it's the best weather anywhere. >> stockton, not so bad after all. that's the first line of the next script, what do you know. that is the message. hundreds of people are sending to "forbes" magazine. you see "forbes" labeled stockton the number one most miserable city in the country for the second time in two years. stockton has a high crime rate, as well as a high unemployment rate to go with it. at an anti-misery rally yesterday, hundreds of people tried to prove they were anything but miserable. >> every place has a spot that you know not to go into. but overall, stockton is pretty good city to live in. >> eight of the top 20 cities that landed on the "forbes" list are here in california. the only bay area city on the list, vallejo coming in at number nine. much more ahead on "today in the

bay." coming up, sharks territorior swimming in dough. >> it's unbelievable. >> i can say they probably increase our business anywhere from 30 to 40%. >> how the postseason push is helping local businesses stay afloat.

going to take a moment, talk about some sports, the sharks were hoping to close out their series with the kings last night. but l.a. put those plans on hold for now. san jose fell behind 3-0 in the first period. and they never recovered. the kings played tight defense all day long. they got an outstanding performance from their goaltender, jonathan quick. holding the sharks to just one goal on the evening. the kings win game five, 3-1. they avoid elimination. but in downtown san jose, it's about more than just teal this time of year. as kimberly terra reports, the postseason is bringing in a the

lo lot of green to the restaurants and bars. >> reporter: the sharks and their fans aren't the only ones hoping for playoff success. >> it's unbelievable. >> i can say they probably encrease our business anywhere from 30 or 40%. >> bars and restaurants around the shark tank are booming with customers. thanks to the extended season. >> you can see it's pretty stocked to the hilt. >> at most places, including britannia arms, refrigerators are fully stock and it's all hands on deck. >> it's great to see everybody out here. everyone going to the bars and restaurants spending some money and bringing money back into the city, it's great. >> i went to school down the street, san jose state, so i want to see this place revived. >> reporter: the economy affected many downtown businesses, including some long-standing restaurants in san pedro square. a.p. stump's shut down after 11 years. >> we were francy, expensive and the price point is the big thing. we were out, we were reaching

outside the mark of san jose. >> with this in mind, the owner reopened the restaurant as the loss gatto brewing company. >> we have all the fixtures and assets. we felt our other location in los gatos would be a good model to come downtown. there's not very many restaurants serving a high-quality casual videotape, so we gave it another try. >> reporter: so far, it seems to be working. >> fantastic, way above my expectations. probably 20% more than i ever expected. so we've been hanging on to the tail of the tiger. it's been a good ride. thank god for the sharks and the giants, actually. >> that was kimberly terry reporting. the sharks will be hit hadding the road for the next game against the kings. you can watch it tomorrow night at 7:00 on comcast sports net california. the giants faced the braves yesterday afternoon at at&t park. after leading 1-0 early, lincecum and the giants watched the braves score five unanswered

runs en route to a 5-2 atlanta victory. the braves have won the first two games of the series and will go for the sweep tomorrow afternoon. much more ahead. we've told you about the sharks on ice and next up, we'll tell but the real thing. sharks washing up on bay area shores. it was an attack from behind, it's cowardly and it makes people really angry. >> it makes you really angry. >> yes. >> this morning, brian stowe's family speaks out for the first time since the brutal beating outside dodgers stadium.

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have gathered on top of mount davidson around the cross to celebrate mass and easter sunday. good morning, everyone, i'm garvin thomas, in for kris sanchez, rob mayeda is here as well. we can see from the pictures, a little wet, a little thick. >> more than probably mist, we're getting light rain in a few spots, especially the hilltop locations where you get the air rise up. oakland, 54 degrees. another spot where you can see drizzle storm 2011 taking place right now. you can see the time lapse for the last half hour. light rain, weak system going on by. enough to wring out a few area of light rain. i think around lunchtime we'll see some misty skies, highs today, mostly mid to upper 60s. we'll let you know about our next chance of rain starting in the work week and the seven-day forecast coming up. thank you very much. this morning, the giants fan brutally beaten outside dodger stadium last month remains in

critical condition, brian stowe's sister and parents sat down exclusively with nbc news this weekend. they say doctors are increasing his medication and keeping him heavily sedated as doctors try to find the perfect drug cocktail to stop his seizures. a setback to the plan to bring him out of his medically-induced coma. but his mother says she's not giving up hope. >> we coming in hoping we're going to get the miracle we're looking for. we're looking for the miracle. i know it's coming. just don't know when. >> we tell them that his children are thinking of him. he has two children that we love him. >> police are still looking for the two men who witnesses say su sucker-punched stow in a parking lot and kicked him when he was down. stowe's sister said the whole ordeal has been a nightmare. >> for him to have that happen at a baseball game. and not only that, it was an attack if behind. and it's cowardly. and it makes people really

angry. >> it makes you really angry. >> yes. >> still, stowe's family says they are amazed by the outpouring of support and love from people in the bay area and around los angeles. they say they've received thousands of supportive cards and letters. in the south bay, the parents of a 23-year-old woman killed last month are speaking out and only to nbc bay area news. the daughter was an innocent victim caught in the middle of a drag race. and this morning, they want to send a message to those who race through the streets here in the bay area -- stop before you kill someone else. just a beautiful, beautiful soul and a beautiful person. >> the past month has been one of pain and heartbreak for lance and laurie krieger. they can't believe their 23-year-old daughter, ashley is gone. >> not being able to see her get married or have children. it's, it's so devastating to us. >> on the night of march 20th, ashley left the amf moonlight

lanes bowling center in santa clara. police say as she was pulling out on to kiley boulevard, a mercedes believed to be going close to 70 miles per hour smashed into ashley's car, seriously injuring her. >> he was very nice to me over the phone. >> her father remembers getting a call from the police. >> we never thought that we would hear -- you always hear about other parents going through this. but we never thought as parents that we'd get that call at night. >> ashley was rushed to the hospital where doctors told her parents, she was in a coma, had head trauma and it was a possibility she might not make it. for seven straight days, ashley's parents and her friends held a vigil by her bedside praying for a miracle. >> just praying for her and letting her know we were there. >> doctors tried everything to save ashley's life and her family realized she was not going to make it. >> we were all around her bedside and holding her hand. and kissing her cheek. and just holding her. >> her parents made the devastating decision to let her

go. on march 27, a little before 5:30 in the afternoon, ashley's family and her friends gathered around to say good-bye for the last time. >> and just to let her know, go in peace. it was a very difficult moment, a few minutes left. in her life. but she was surrounded by so much love. >> police say these two men, chonda and vincent pergomo were racing their cars close to 70 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. >> i think people are finding out that this type of behaviors has got to stop on the streets of san jose and throughout the nation. that was george kiriyama reporting. both suspects in the case have been charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. the maximum penalty, six years in prison. people from dozens of american indian tribes continue

to camp out at a vallejo park this morning, protesting development as what they consider a sacred burial ground. they started their occupation at the glen cove shell mound site. on april 14th they say the area is an ancient burial ground and for thousands of years, tribes have held ceremonies at the site. >> we'd like it to stay exactly the same way as it is and not have any of the land moved around. so that we don't disturb any more of the ancestors. so we'd like for people to come, see what the land is like. to allow us to have this place, to be open land so that we can come and continue to pray here as folks have done for the last 3500 years. >> the greater vallejo recreation district wants to build a parking lot, bathroom and trails at the site. tribal leaders have agreed to tark with park leaders and a federal mediator, but a date for the meeting has yet to be set. there's a mystery in redwood city after the discovery of nearly two dozen leopard sharks

dead in bayfront lagoons. the foundation keeps track of sharks in san francisco bay. and said while the numbers are cause for concern. they are not necessarily alarming. according to experts, die-offs are not uncommon, but still, they are working to identify the problem and relocate any distressed animals. >> there's nothing at all to suggest an oil spill, pollutant spill, sewage, nothing like that. i don't think anything escaped or leakage. this is animals getting stuck and the water conditions deteriorating. >> leopard sharks like the ones seen here at an aquarium in the bay are common in this area. they swim in groups and while hardy, they are susceptible to water pollution and habitat destruction. much more ahead for you on today in the bay. coming up, kate's paying for the dress, the royal family are paying for the ceremony. why are british taxpayers on the hook for millions? plus the new gold rush in silicon valley. scott budman gets the inside scoop on the new frontier in the

tech world and apple is in the forefront.

good morning, everyone, welcome back to the broadcast. it is sunday morning, easter sunday morning. and in parts of the bay area, it's starting out a little wet this morning. rob's going to be here a few minutes to tell you if those clouds will eventually disappear. it is a gadget that's changed the face of silicon valley and changed the way many people do business. you might have one in your pocket right now. business and tech reporter, scott budman, shows us how one phone has dialed up a revolution. >> reporter: how's this for staff bonding? morning exercises at silicon valley start-up, rock melt. a company that's created a new browser aiming to make your social networking easier. and like any smart start-up, it recognizes the gorilla in the room -- this browser has to be mobile. >> being able to take your browsing with you wherever you

go. >> that's rock melt ceo, eric, making sure his company headed straight for the apple iphone. the must-use platform in the tech world. >> it's super-important. the iphone is a phenomenon in and of itself. it created a new market. it's really exciting to be able to participate in that and reinvent what browsing means on your mobile phone. >> the iphone has become a new market and a lucrative one. earning apple more than $12 billion over three months. that's half the company's sales. >> the entire mobile ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds over the last couple of years. that's primarily thanks to apple and the iphone. >> and when you take into account all the apps you can download and profit from, it's easy it see why any new piece of software wants to sit in the palm of your hand on this device. >> that's why you see companies like rock melt and others are getting, their strategies to get on the iphone as fast as possible. because it's the platform still

with the largest distribution and the most downloads. and the biggest revenue gains. >> it's a product exercising its muscle. with other companies following along. >> rock melt is a free download from apple's app store. the cupertino-based company is now the leading cell phone maker when when it comes to revenue from phone sales. it's a holiday weekend, but it will be business as usual this weekend on wall street. cnbc's tyler mathison has look at the upcoming week in the world of business. >> federal reserve reserve policy makers start a two-day meeting on tuesday to discuss the progress of the central banks. $600 billion bond-buying plan to boost the economy. on fed chairman, ben bernanke holds his first regular press briefing. he'll explain the bank's action and take questions from the media wow, what a change. earning season rolls on as oil prices creep higher and higher.

look for soaring profits at exxon mobil and chef ron. but profits could take a beating on those very same rising fuel costs. also reporting this beak, coca-cola, pepsi, procter & gamble and colgate and palmolive and we'll see if rising prices for raw materials is impacting profits. and whether they'll be raising prices to make up for those higher input costs. is there any hope for the struggling housing market? that'sed question that s&p case-shiller home index for the 20 largest cities will hope to answer. he'll tell us how much homes are selling for if they're selling at all. and friday brings the latest royal wedding of course. britain's prince william will marry college classmate kate middleton. the wedding is expected to cost $5 million. but security for the royal affair could cost british taxpayers a an estimated $30 million.

i'm tyler mathison. get all your business news on cnbc. get your business news and tech news on "today in the bay" starting at 4:30 a.m. speaking with scott, he has a look at what's coming up this morning on "press here." a couple of big issues facing my guests this morning. first, did apple wake a sleeping dragon in washington? concern growing about revelations iphone keep a written record of where you've been. we'll talk to top tech analyst about apple's silence on that matter. we'll talk to s.a.p. about which tablets the company is betting on and yes, it is more than one. and online poker. the feds are cracking down. what does that mean to you at home? can you still play? should you still play? two of the smartest reporters i know, joe mann of the "financial times," weigh in this week on "press here" right after "meet the press."

before then, we've got more ahead on "today in the bay." sure they look all soft and fluffy, until they attack your lawn. the battle of the peeps, just ahead. plus -- the idea behind the camera was to make it possible for a teacher to not only see her own teaching but to see what students are doing when she's teaching. >> cameras keeping an eye on your kids every moment they're in class. who thinks it's a good idea? and the local districts where big brother is most definitely watching.

live look right now here in the bay area, people gathering at the top of mount davidson for sunrise mass. mount davidson, san francisco's highest peak. the easter service began at 6:30 this morning. also celebrating the pope is celebrating easter mass at the vatican this morning as you can see. tens of thousands of people packed st. peter's square to hear mass.

next week the pope will preside over an beatification event for the late john paul ii. the first step on the way to being canonized as a saint. people celebrate easter in all sorts of way, going to church, easter egg hunts to name a few. but others are celebrating in less-conventional ways. like this drive-through church in stockton. church volunteers flagging down cars to drive through for blessings and pairs. the church said it was not about recruiting new members, just a way to reach out to the community. and a church in tennessee is giving out more than blessings this easter weekend. the overcoming believers church in knoxville gave away $10,000 worth in gas. people waited for over three hours to get a free fill-up and have their windows washed. the second year in a row the church has held the giveaway. and the attack of the peep, a group of friends went to one home in the middle of the night to litter a lawn with 100 easter

peeps. put on skewers and stuck in the lawn. the holiday spring break for kids in the bay area, when some return to cool, they could be seeing new classroom technology developed here in the bay area. "today in the bay's" elise kirshner shows how cameras will help teachers transform how they teach. >> reporter: this is what we're used to seeing in the classroom. >> can someone tell me what your tasks are today? >> reporter: and this is what one day could become the norm. cameras capturing the students and the teacher in action. >> the idea behind the camera was to make it possible for a teacher to not only see her own teaching, but to see what students are doing when she's teaching. >> reporter: so here's how it works. there's actually two cameras in one. the smaller camera right here focuses on the front of the classroom. usually the white board. and then there's the bigger camera. a view of the entire room.

>> so you have a couple of minutes. >> reporter: this allows the teacher to see how well the students are following along. and even you can catch their own mistakes. >> we've learned through research that teachers in the rush to explain a lesson or to do a math algorithm get the math wrong. >> reporter: the new classroom technology that was developed here in the kwash has plenty of potential. teach scape's founder acknowledges the big brother feel this may have to educators. >> we're sensitive. so the power of the system rests with the teacher. the only person who can see a video once it's captured is the teacher. whose classroom was videotaped. >> you think of online as far as youtube. >> that's completely public domain. this is on the secure server. the secure log-ins. people have complete control of where it goes and it can't escape our own teaching community. >> steven at lighthouse community charter school in oakland isn't concerned about privacy.

in fact his school has already invested in the $5,000 camera. at the k-12 school, 32 teachers and administrators will start using it next year. >> i feel like teaching in some ways is a performance, so how better to improve your practice than watching a video of your performance. >> fifth and sixth grade teacher laura says there are some concerns, though. >> there's questions and wonderings about will there be time to actually look at the video and will it take time to upload the video? those sorts of logistical questions are still providing a little anxiety. >> but sexton says more than anything, educators are excited about pioneering a new way of reaching students. >> i think video is a way of continuing to improve craft at an accelerated pace. so i think it's a new way of pushing the teaching profession forward. >> this is free information so you know what's on each card. >> in oakland, elise kirshner.

much more ahead on "today in the bay," your sunday forecast. meteorologist rob mayeda tells us where your eggs will be dry this morning and where they won't. happy easter, i'm mike inno way, if you're in the mood for a good easter egg hunt, 30 of them around the bay, but the web address is so long, i'll post it on our facebook fan page. check it out and like us while you're there. today you can hunt for virtual, not real eggs at playland, not at the beach, in el cerrito, visitors will hunt for colorful easter eggs that can be exchanged for prize tickets at this self-proclaimed museum of fun. if you're game, there are 30 free pinball machines, plus arcade and carnival games. i've been itching to see the flea circus. and it's on, the 11th annual b.y.o.b.w., bring your own big wheel, along with your helmet, bandages and ointment and

reckless abandon. it's racing gone old school near vermont street in san francisco. before you go, vats johnbrummet.com to get your release form. and no texting while you drive.

welcome back on this easter sunday, a live look there, over, well, most of oakland, what you can see of it. we've got a lot of low clouds and some drizzle to get your morning started. let's show you the temperatures around the bay area this morning. you don't need a winter coat, but you probably need something a little waterproof in a few spots due to the drizzle and mist. not so much in san jose, where it's 57 degrees, southeast wind at 6 miles per hour. but san francisco, you kind of need an umbrella right now. we still have some drizzle and light rain around the coastal hilltops and around oakland this morning. when watching some of that light rain and drizzle move on through. right now, 54 degrees, southwest wind at 9 miles per hour. as we speed up about a half hour's worth of time for you. you can see downtown oakland there in the little batches of mist and drizzle going racing on by. right now around the south bay,

we've got lots of low clouds, high clouds up above the weather system have moved off to the east. behind it, lots low clouds filling in around the bay. right now the satellite not picking up much in the way of high clouds or substantial rain. this is what we call sometimes call the hairspray rain, enough to wet the ground or make things uncomfortable outside. not going to be filling up the rain gauges around the bay area today. we still have snowshowers around the high country. if you're heading up to lake tahoe. elevations above 6500 feet, still looking at snow in yourly irys and windy conditions. hour by hour with the easter sunday forecast we'll continue to see mostly cloudy skies, possibly through about mid afternoon. we'll hope for a few breaks in the clouds. and the drizzle should shut down a little bit later today. as we head into this evening and the afternoon you see a relat e relatively dry break in time for your monday morning commute, this ill with be the wettest part of the next seven days. from 7:00 in the morning until the early afternoon on monday, you can see the showers shifting into the south bay. and by monday evening, the skies

clear and after this system goes on by, the rest of the forecast actually looking pretty good. we'll fine finally see high pressure coming in and the temperatures will be climbing quite a bit by the time we roll towards wednesday and thursday. around the bay area, we'll see temperatures climbing into the mid 60s, lots of mist and drizzle probably through about at least lunch time. as we move through the afternoon we should finally see some breaks in the clouds as we make our way towards 3:00 and later on this evening. highs around the north bay, low to mid 60s. let's look at the seven-day forecast. some mist and drizzle for today. tomorrow, some rain off and on at times and then finally, tuesday and wednesday, not just fr a day or two, i think we'll hang on to the 70s inland through the end of the week with some extra clouds at times. but today, kinds of a little bit gloomy outside with the mist. but not too bad with the temperatures much warmer by wednesday, may get close to 8 0 in a few spots. >> let me translate rob's easter day forecast.

if you were wondering take the walk before or after the big meal, definitely after. >> i would say after. >> thank you very much. rob. an all-new "meet the press" just moments away. david gregory is here with a look at what's in store. >> good morning, coming up, we'llen joined by senator john mccain live in cairo after his visit to the libbial royal headquarters in benghazi. and the battle over raising the debt ceiling. two of the top budget negotiators in the senate chair and budget committee. plus, our political roundtable. all coming up this morning on "meet the press." speaking of politics, there could be an awkward moment at a white house dinner scheduled for april 30th. they've put out the guest list and guess who is on it? yeah, the guy with the hair, donald trump. he has been blasting president obama recently over the whole birther movement. birth certificate controversy.

well, media outlets were allowed to invite guests and the "washington post" invited trump. thanks for joining us this morning. have a