hot. >> no excuses now. it's nice and cool outside. we got that ocean air conditioning which you see over places like san francisco. that's not too unusual. 53 with mist around downtown and parts of the golden gate bridge. we have fog. i should say low clouds hanging over oakland at 53 degrees and even san jose so into the santa clara valley we have low clouds this morning and sea breeze reaching as far inland as fairfield and up toward south sacramento this morning seeing cooler air spill inland. low clouds and mist which you will see during the day today. sunshine inland. not as warm. 70s inland. low 80s in our far inland valleys and only near 60 in san francisco and today the warmer of the two weekend days. we'll talk more about an unusual drop in those inland temperatures coming up in the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> we're all meeting in the middle with that temperature. thank you very much. new this morning, police in hayward are searching for a gunman who fired at an officer

around 10:00 last night. the shooting happened at an apartment complex south of jackson street and east of santa clara street. the sheriff's department says the hayward police officer was not injured. we're following this story and we'll give you more details as we get them. this morning heartbreak and devastating loss for the family of a pilot whose plane crashed in watsonville thursday. that crash killed the pilot, his wife and their two young children. "today in the bay" george kiriyama talked with the pilot's brother about the family weekend in the sierra that turned to tragedy. >> i only have one brother and we just miss him. >> john says he talked to his brother, david, about an hour before the family was to fly off to the sierra for the weekend. but a few hours later, he got a call from his sister saying the family had not arrived. >> we tried to call their cell phones and there was no answer. it's kind of strange.

>> reporter: when they went online, they saw the horrible headlines. >> there's nothing that can bring it back. shocking to talk to them one moment and then reading about it in the headlines a few hours later and he's not there anymore. >> reporter: john rushed down to the crash site and saw the plane's tail sticking out of the medical building. >> he came down in the parking lot and hit a building and they died instantly on impact. >> reporter: david received his license to fly last year. he logged hundreds of miles and flew at least twice a week. they would often travel the world together. >> it's bad enough to have someone you love hurt let alone to lose someone, let alone to lose all of them in one shot. >> reporter: george kiriyama, "today in the bay." >> the reason the family was gathering in the sierra was to celebrate a birthday.

police in santa cruz are searching for a pair of alleged sexual predators. these are sketches of two men who place suspect sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy on santa cruz's municipal wharf. they are white in their late 20s. it happened outside of a public restroom after 8:00 on thursday night. anyone with information is asked to contact the santa cruz county sheriff. family and friends of a missing nursing student gone for more than a month and a half continue to raise money to keep the search for her alive. michelle le's family and friends enjoyed an outpouring of support during a fund-raiser at a steakhouse yesterday. sizzler restaurant will donate 20% of all sales for the search effort. le vanished on may 27th during a break at kaiser medical center. her family refuses to believe that she is not alive. >> it keeps getting harder and

harder. we have to stay focused and we have to stay positive that she's out there and she's alive. >> organizers are still tallying the amount raised during that fund-raiser but the family tells us they are planning a car wash fund-raiser for later this month at that same restaurant location. former first lady betty ford passed away in palm springs yesterd yesterday. she was 93 years old. she'll be buried next to her husband of 58 years. a memorial service is planned for palm springs. betty ford became the nation's first lady in 1974 when president richard nixon resigned following the watergate scandal. mr. ford was candid about her health struggles including alcoholism and addiction to painkillers in the 1970s. she's also credited with raising awareness about breast cancer following her 1974 mastectomy. and work toward a cure for

breast cancer continues this morning as thousands of people raise money for research at the ninth annual avon walk for breast cancer in san francisco. we are looking at the city this morning as people take their first steps of what could be as many as 40 miles over the span of the weekend. the route journeys through san francisco and across the golden gate bridge to mill valley. good luck to them. california attorney general camera harris will be honored in the bay area today. glide memorial church is recognizing her improving neighborhoods. she'll be award the cecil williams and janice mirikitani award. it starts at 7:00 tonight. we have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." still to come, keep the cash. keep the jewelry. please give this one thing back. this is one thing that an east

bay woman is pleading for thieves to return. >> plus, will and kate in california. what's o the royal couple's agenda for the first official visit to the u.s.? we'll show you coming up. [ male announcer ] try sizzler's new value menu! malibu chicken, flame broiled steak, or half dozen jumbo shrimp, plus endless salad bar... starting at just $9.99! at sizzler.

as you enjoy your coffee this morning or your tea, let's wish good luck wishes for these folks raising money for breast cancer awareness and raising money for a cure as well. the avon breast cancer walk in san francisco. royal newlyweds prince william and kathryn are beginning the first morning in the united states. they were greeted by governor jerry brown when they arrived at los angeles national airport. today they have a full agenda fit for a future king. we get more on the royal couple's visit to los angeles. >> reporter: the duke and

duchess of cambridge were greeted at los angeles airport by an entourage that included the governor and first lady of california. they were immediately whisked away to the beverly hilton hotel in beverly hills where the newlyweds turn a venture capital conference into a major celebrity event. >> we have a future king here. >> reporter: prince william and kate were there to promote the united kingdom's version of silicon valley before an audience of ceos and potential investors. it's kate and william's first trip together to the united states and it brought out royal watchers from as far away as scotland. >> we adore them. we just happen to be here at the right time. >> we watched the royal wedding and then we started planning because we heard they were coming to l.a. >> reporter: southern california is the couple's only stop during their three-day u.s. visit though their close friends elton john and david and victor beckum have homes here, they'll stay at the british general mansion where they were welcomed friday

night by top state and city leaders. next on the agenagenda, prince william plays at a charity poo o match in santa barbara and then help promote the film industry. >> fun to watch. a concord woman is begging for the person who broke into her house to return her mother's ashes. marcia says that when a burglar ransacked her bedroom tuesday morning, the thief also took a white container holding the ashes of her late mother who passed away in 2008. she says she's planning to spread the ashes along her mother's favorite hiking trail so long as she gets them back. >> to me, you know, the value is not monetary, it's sentimental. i want her back. i just don't want her dumped by the wayside. i'm hoping that whoever did this and came in the house and robbed me, you know, has soon discovered that that is no monetary value to them and that they would, you know, hopefully try to return her.

>> her neighbor's home was also burglarized on the same day. if you have any information about either break in, you are asked to call concord police. a roller coaster ride turned deadly in upstate new york and now investigators are trying to find out how a man could fall out of his seat to his death. it happened at the darian lake theme park resort. the roller coaster is called the ride of steel. the man fell off the ride and the park spokesman only says the incident is under investigation. the park's website describes the roller coaster as one of the tallest coasters east of the mississippi climbing approximately 208 feet and reaching speeds in excess of 70 miles per hour. a federal warrant has been issued for a local pharmacist accused of bilking insurance companies out of tens of thousands of dollars. 50-year-old edward cluch was dieded on 41 counts of health care fraud.

charged with falsely billing medicare and other private insurance companies for more than $50,000 worth of pharmaceutical goods and services between 2005 and 2007. much more ahead on "today in the bay", still to come, saving redwoods. how you can preserve this california treasure and why scientists say they need your help more than ever. if you are heading around the bay area this morning, you'll obviously find lots of low clouds like we see now around the golden gate bridge and even some mist. caastereke ou yfor weekend .refo look at that when we come right back.

good morning to you. a live look there nice and green and a little bit brown because we had some heat but we see some clouds that are meaning things are nice and cool. >> a bit of sunshine but we do have clouds there. the marine layer did thicken up overnight. it's reaching all of the way inland to dublin this morning. clear sign that today will be running cooler even for the

tri-valley as we move toward the afternoon. right now in san francisco, we'll have to see if we get sunshine today. the low cloud deck is pretty thick. we have mist flying around. temperatures in the low 50s. low clouds spilling over to oakland as well. cool temperatures low 50s there too. into san jose we've got the low clouds and southeast breeze coming up out of morgan hill and gilroy this morning. kind of a cool air pattern across the santa clara valley this morning. not as warm as the last few days. the sea breeze is punching all of the way into fairfield reaching livermore and these wind speeds will pick up during the afternoon. if winds are picking up, this is great news for air quality. green across the board. good air quality for outdoor plans through the afternoon. speaking of outdoor plans catching the giants game versus mets coming up at 6:00 tonight game time just after 6:00, take the jacket with you. it will be cool. we expect first pitch weather pretty close to 59 degrees. mid 50s as we go through the game. that will keep folks from new

york feeling quite chilly as they visit the bay area. high clouds well off to the east. no storm systems to talk about around the bay area. just a reinforcement of the marine air that will drop temperatures down still possible to see some 80s well inland today. i think mainly 60s and 70s for most of the bay area as we head into the afternoon. one item to watch is hurricane calvin just a category 1 hurricane at the moment. likely weaken as it tracks to the west south of baja, california, and maybe tossing high clouds our way toward the middle part of next week. around the bay area, mix of temperatures. cooler for sure than yesterday. high near 60 in san francisco. mid 60s in oakland. cool 70s around hayward with partly cloudy skies and upper 70s maybe 80 optimistic for san jose today. as you head further inland and away from the water, you'll see those numbers in the mid 80s across some of our far inland north bay valleys. seven-day shows you that things are going to continue to cool down and i would not be

surprised to get drizzle that could be enough to wet the roads maybe in a few spots on the morning commute heading into monday and tuesday. we'll see a lot of these low clouds. >> all right. thank you very much, rob. alabama has a dubious distinction this morning. that state had more top category tornadoes touch down than any other state. the national weather service says seven ef-5 category tornadoes touched down in the state since 1950. alabama was tied with texas, oklahoma, iowa and kansas for a while with six ef-5 tornadoes. an ef-5 tornado, the most powerful on the scale has winds of more than 200 miles per hour. for more than 100 years, californians have protected magnificent redwood forests from excessive logging and other threats by creating redwood parks. now the hard won refuges are

facing a new threat and that's climate change. as "today in the bay's" doug mcconnell reports, you could be the redwood's last chance for survival. >> we want to understand how redwoods respond to climate because climate is going to dictate if redwoods continue to thrive where they are today and it's going to tell us where the redwoods are going to grow successfully in the future. >> climate is changing. these thirsty redwoods near santa cruz rely on fog for much of their water but the number of foggy days along the california coast is down about 30% in the past 50 years. if that trend continues, can these redwoods we love so much survive where they are standing and in what condition and where can we protect them? >> we want to know where redwoods are most likely to do well in the future and we can set up reserves and parks around those areas in particular. >> to predict the future for redwoods and where and how to protect them, scientists are now climbing into upper reaches of

towering trees to learn how these giants have responded to climate changes in past century. the scientists are also documenting the health of these trees today revisiting them regularly to see how they respond to changing conditions. it's part of a long-term initiative they conducted by save the redwoods league and they need our help. >> we can't be in every location. we can't hike every trail. if we can get the public doing what they already want to do, going out and enjoying redwoods and collect data that we need to study redwoods, that would be perfect. >> our redwoods are facing an uncertain future. fortunately all of us average citizens can get directly involved in monitoring the health and well-being of these huge and ancient trees and have a lot of fun in the pros s p. >> you need an iphone or ipad or

camera with gps locater. snap pictures of redwoods and life in the surrounding forest and add an observation and then upload it all to inaturalist.orgs. the time of the shot and specific locations of every tree and critical information will be recorded and studied by scientists and made assessable to everyone. >> excited that our visitors will have a tool to directly help the redwoods. >> we need to know where the redwood trees are. >> it's easy for us a to collect and share a vast amount of invaluable information about the health of thousands of redwoods everywhere they grow year after year to help the experts understand where and how to care for our beloved trees as the climate shifts. >> the fact that the pictures they're taking and sending immediately becomes usable for planning immediately will make a

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they launched a new smart phone app that helps drivers find charging stations. the app also shows which charging stations are available without a wait. a time saver for drivers who have to charge their cars eight hours per session. >> can you tell the difference between a mood and a mood disorder? stanford university is hosting the mood disorder education todday today. you can find out about recent treatments and advances in stress and mood disorders and mental health professionals will give more information about seminars as well. they estimate that one in five americans suffers from mood disorders. an east san jose church will offer thanks to its community with a day of festivities and health screenings. the church of christ will thank its congregation for continuous support and hospitality with a day of festivities at 10:00 this morning. free health screenings, food and

entertainment and also a children's clothing drive. the day of service is part of the inc's giving project and is meant to help families and communities during challenging economic times. for a century the china town ymca is serving the chinese community in areas of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. to commemorate the 100-year milestone there will be a celebration at the chinatown y in san francisco. there is large swimming pool and resident rooms and many people say the y is their home away from home. >> a new way to fight gang graffi graffiti. they will paint murals this afternoon. the project is host to many activities that strengthen communities through oyouth empowerment. it will serve to discourage gang graffiti. additional locations will be painted every weekend in july.

the city of oakland will post works done by teenage filmmakers. 11 young artists will present films on moving to america and the youth film festival will be held at the historical park at 3:00 this afternoon. we have more ahead coming up on "today in the bay." still to come, the latest on an investigation into an overnight shooting in the east bay. plus, could jaycee dugard's en ? a scathing report that catalogs mistakes during phillip garrido's parole.

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good morning to you. take a live look at aquatic park with folks braving those chilly waters and chilly air for a little exercise this morning. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda. i'm going to stay out of the

water today. it looks a little chilly. >> when the weather is hot, i can maybe understand. that's dedication there to exercise like that this morning. it's cool. mist out there. we have sea breeze cranking up and it's chilly out there this morning. a light jacket will do you fine. you can probably keep it with you along the coast and san francisco today as you see your hour by hour forecast. lots of low clouds. mist with some low clouds around noon we'll get clouds at least to break up inland but our temperatures are going to be cooling off. maybe some low 80s inland around concord and livermore. mid 60s oakland. close to 60 in san francisco and today one of the warmer days we'll see coming up in the seven-day forecast. a full look at that coming up in just a few minutes from now. >> okay. we need you to help us plan. thank you very much, rob. the search continues for a gunman in hayward. investigators say the man they are looking for fired at a police officer. that happened around 10:00 last night and what we do know this morning is that the hayward police officer is okay and was not injured.

the shooting happened at an apartment complex near cypress and austin avenue neighborhoods. deputies say they are releasing few details this morning because the investigation continues. the 39-year-old texas rangers fan who died after falling from the stands at a game in arlington against the a's was a firefighter, union negotiator and loving son but everyone who knew shannon stone agrees he was also a great dad. stone died after falling from the stands after reaching for ball tossed by his favorite player, josh hamilton. his 6-year-old son was watching by his side as he tumbled headfirst 20 feet to the ground below. last night wearing black ribbons, both the rangers and the a's paused for a heartbreaking moment of silence. josh hamilton could barely hold back tears. >> it brings things into

perspective about how quickly life can change. >> the love he has for his parents. >> that was a friend of shannon stone. shannon stone and his son, cooper, drove more than two hours to see that game on thursday night. they even stopped along the way to buy a new glove hoping to catch a foul ball. it was supposed to be the perfect father/son out bug but took a turn for the worst. a bombshell about medical marijuana. the feds say it has no accepted medical use and should continue to be considered a dangerous drug like heroin. the decision arrives almost nine years after medical marijuana backers asked the federal government to reclassify cannabis taking into account increasing worldwide research showing its effectiveness in treating diseases like glaucoma and m.s. they welcome the decision and action now allows advocates to

appeal to federal courts where they believe they can get a fair hearing. new details this morning about the discovery of two bodies found at a marijuana grow operation in napa county. the drug bust unveiled 3,000 marijuana plants and two decomposed bodies west of rutherford. authorities arrested 45-year-old at his home for growing marijuana and possessing firearms. jaycee dugard may have written the final chapter on her kidnapping but the feds have the final word on who is to blame for the 18 years of pain and suffering that she endured. "today in the bay" cheryl hurd looks at a catalog of mistakes. >> reporter: the chief u.s. district judge wrote "had mr. garrido's federal supervision been conducted properly from the onset, it is possible that he may have been deterred from some of the acts now attributed to him." garrido and his wife were

convicted of kidnapping jaycee dugard june 10th, 1991. during that time he was on parole for kidnapping and raping a woman in 1977. the report reveals during his time on parole, home contacts were rare. frequent positive drug tests and submission of diluted urine samples were ignored and the probation officers appears to have relied on the offender's therapist for information rather than direct contact with offenders. >> it's scary because it really puts people at risk but i'm not surprised at the report. >> reporter: jill is the board chair of crime victims action alliance. the group was created to be a voice for victims in california. although the newly released report on supervision of garrido criticized federal parole agents, she's afraid governor brown's plan to realign the state parole system will be dangerous and will create more victims. >> victims are extremely worried that dangerous people will slip

through the cracks and will go unsupervised and will victimize more people. >> garrido was sentenced to 431 years in prison and has no chance of parole. the fallout continues from the san jose police layoffs and continue to ripple through the community. as you may remember, budget cuts forced the bay area's largest city to let go of 66 officers last week. there is concern because all of those officers had specialized training to deal with crisis situations. those officers turned in their badges a week ago and when they did so, they also handed over a unique and valuable skill. they were members of the crisis intervention team specially trained to deal with people with mental illness and now that asset is gone. >> it gives officers the ability to communicate at a high level and many times under severe stress. >> the layoffs cut the c.i.t. trained officers on the force by

one-third and sources say mentally ill suspects require a significantly different response and approach. much more than an untrained officer with a gun and a taser. city leaders and police officers in east palo alto will hold the gun buyback program today. you can get a $100 american express gift card. the program began after the accidental shooting death of a 2-year-old child by a 12-year-old boy who found a rifle in a garage. the program provides a safe venue for people to remove unwanted guns from their homes. it's from 9:00 today until 2:00 this afternoon at the east palo alto government center on university avenue in east palo alto. caltrain is putting a brake on plans to install 70 cameras.

first amendment concerns have caused the delay. the board says they may abandon the plan if video footage of deaths would be public record. according to reports, it is still not entirely certain whether suicide footage could be released to the public. this year ten people have died on the tracks. 11 people died last year. california's unemployment insurance fund is broke and the state's independent analyst says fixing it will not be popular. the recession and high unemployment have hit the fund very hard. it has been insolvent for two years. >> that would be a plan that would get us back on track long-term and not just to pay off the loan but to also put us on the track where we are building a reserve so that this problem doesn't happen in the future. >> the report says the state should double employer contributions, reduce unemployment benefits and tighten eligibility for benefits that would not go into effect until 2014 when hopefully the business climate in the state might have improved.

it is a big day in san francisco for thousands of people who are walking for a very good cause. it is the ninth annual avon walk for breast cancer and it just got started about 30 minutes ago. this is video from some of the participants as they took their first steps. participants can walk as much as 40 miles over the course of the weekend. the route journeys through san francisco and across the golden gate bridge onto mill valley. >> we have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." still to come, gas prices are going up in parts of the bay area. we'll tell how is paying more. plus, time has run out to ur unlimited datpl fans for those smartphones. we have details on that coming up.

good morning to you. lots of folks than i would expect getting exercise at

aquatic park. if you want to hold off because it's chilly, we won't tell. don't get used to falling gas prices because they will be going up again soon in the south bay. prices at some stations jumped a few cents yesterday after two months of falling prices. the owners of many locally owned gas station chains say it's a return to $4 gas that they see in the future. wholesale prices on the rise for the last two weeks and if the situation holds, analysts predict prices will go up 15 cents to 25 cents in the coming two weeks. let's look at the week ahead in business with cnbc. >> june was a dismal month in the job market. 18,000 net jobs were added and the nation's unemployment rate ticked higher to 9.2%. private companies hired more workers but cash strapped governments big and small continued to shed jobs. president obama meat with congressional leaders this week at the white house trying to iron out a deal to lower the

nation's budget deficit and raise the borrowing limit. no deal was reached and talks resumed this weekend. good news from the biggest chain stores. overall sales rose nearly 7% and stores had the best month of june in 12 years thanks to better weather, deep discounts on some clothing and father's day sales. shares of netflix reached an all-time high after announcing its bringing steaming movies and tv shows to 43 countries throughout latin america and the caribbean. the more data you download on that smartphone, the more you will pay. verizon wireless, the nation's biggest cell phone provider switched to a tiered statement for new customers. twitter had a lot to tweet about. president obama hosting the first ever white house twitter town hall meeting and it raised hundreds of millions of dollars in new financing. enough to value that company at $7 billion. and sales of albums and cds rose 4% in the first half of the year. the first time music sales have

risen since 2004. >> and now to real estate. a few markets expect to see gains in home prices and the bay area made that cut. according to clear capital, five markets are expected to see prices rise through the end of the year and they are san francisco, washington, d.c., new york, orlando and dallas. and there are signs that nationally home prices are near a bottom. prices rose nearly 1% in the second quarter nationally and that followed nine straight months of price drops. much more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, america's widening waistline. a new report reveals which states have the highest rates of obesity. >> and here's a look from sunol. you can see low clouds all of plt d wn liubdand out to dublind easanton this morning. we'll let you know what it means for your afternoon forecast

coming up.

good morning to you. here's a look out at around aquatic park this morning. some folks out there getting in a bit of exercise and you can see the flags blowing pretty good. a good strong sea breeze going this morning bringing in cooler air plus lots of low clouds. let's show you temperatures we're seeing around the bay area. we have mist around san francisco. low 60s there. also low 60s in oakland. you can really see the low clouds filling into the bay this morning even san jose has low cloud cover. mid 50s right now heading toward the afternoon. highs probably looking at 70s for most of the santa clara valley. a good push of marine air into fairfield this morning. good air quality as well. that's pleasant news. if you are will be out and about and heading out to the game tonight with the mets in town, giants game, we'll see temperatures in the 50s so quite cool through the game. obviously jacket weather. now the reason why things are cooling off is that marine layer is going to be thickening up for the weekend so the cooler air which we're seeing now spill into the bay is going to punch further inland as we finish off

the weekend so highs very likely will be in the 70s in warmest places early next week. you want to find summer weather, you'll find it in the desert southwest. 85 in los angeles. san diego comfortable at 74 degrees. one place that will not see the cooldown will be the central valley. you'll find 100-degree temperatures around fresno heading out to yosemite. 87 degrees. heading further north, lake tahoe looks nice. windy across the sierra for the afternoon and temperatures closer to the bay area will also be running a little bit cooler as those onshore breezes pick up. close to 60 in san francisco today. san jose 80 optimistic. you will probably see mainly 70s around inland areas. as you move further away from the bay, that's why you find temperatures starting to climb up closer to 90 in warmest places inland. further away you are from the ocean you will see those temperatures climbing up a bit but the trend for everybody for the first half of next week,

much cooler and very likely as marine layer thickens up we have drizzle and mist. much like we see right there. golden gate bridge case in point. all around the bay area heading into monday morning. >> we need to run the windshield wipers. >> they'll get a workout. >> thank you very much. starting today riders of the golden gate ferry will no longer have an office where they can purchase tickets. boats of ferry offices are now closed. what that means is that tickets are only available at the automated ticket vending machines located at both ferry terminals. be warneded that not all tickets are available at those machines since as tickets to at&t park. on giants game days, the ticket office will be open. ferry tickets can also be purchased at all giants dugout stores. now you know. america's waistline continues to grow in places where belts are tighter because of the economy. a new report from the trust for america's health and the robert wood johnson foundation finds

obesity rates are rising with the south being hit particularly hard. nbc's erica edwards explains. >> reporter: if america continues on its current path, usa could be spelled f.a.t. >> over the course of 20 years 17 states have seen their obreesty rates rise by at least 90%. >> reporter: not a single state lowered its obesity rate in 2010 according to new national data compiled by the trust for america's health. the report found percentage of obese adults increased in 16 states between 2009 and 2010 most of those states in the south where poverty rates tend to be highest. researchers point to a lack of access to health care in places where diet is traditionally higher in fat. mississippi had the largest percentage of obese adults and colorado was the leanest state. >> colorado when you combine overweight and obese is 50% of the population. >> reporter: the nation is suffering from a major lack of

exercise. the number of adults who said they don't get any physical activity increased in 14 states last year. walking or biking to school and work is the exception. most of us live in commuter societies. >> that's the norm. we have to figure out programs and policies that will get americans up and walking again. >> reporter: obesity increases the risk for various health problems including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers. erica edwards, nbc news. >> we still have more ahead on "today in the bay." still to come, she thought she was getting a deal on a wedding dress and what she got was a disaster. internet shopping that went wrong and what to do when the biggest day of your life is

threatened by a bad dotcom.

at a wedding all eyes are on the bride and her pick of

dresses. some websites that provide designer gowns aren't doing what they promise and that's putting brides in an expensive bind. >> reporter: every bride wants to look her best on the big day. the avid shopper wanted to see if she could score a dress for less online. >> they can make the same exact dress and i can save anywhere close to $900, i was all over that. >> reporter: she found the dress of her dreams online. this silk confection with elaborate beading advertised for about $400. but she says what arrived in the mail looked nothing like the picture. >> it was a disaster. in the photo this part of the waist comes down to a v. there's no -- can you tell? it's not real wedding dress material. there's no way. >> her fiance says after contacting the company via web chat, the couple was convinced to give it another try and because the dresses arrived

within 30 days instead of typical four to six months for most wedding gowns, it fit their time crunch. >> don't know how anybody would feel pretty in this especially on their wedding day. >> reporter: second verse same as the first. the couple says they were now out nearly $1,000 with a wedding date fast approaching. >> it ruins their wedding because they've either wasted a huge amount of money on a dress or the dress they get falls apart. >> reporter: site jabber.com allows consumers to check for reviews of online companies they may not be familiar with. he says complaints about wedding gown sites are growing. >> often times someone's first experience getting scammed online because it's a big ticket item and they are buying from a vendor they probably never worked with before. >> reporter: they have 58 reviews and two-star average. it's not the only one. the sites with most complaints are based in asia which makes resolving any disputes virtually impossible. >> we see about two or three brides a month at least that

they have this bad experience. >> reporter: ida says brides looking to save money pay more in alterations and sometimes having to buy new gowns. >> sometimes you can help them fix it. sometimes we start fresh. >> reporter: what many brides miss when they shop online is a chance to feel the fabric of the dress and more importantly to see how it fits on their bodies. >> it's your wedding. it's the most important thing in that wedding. you spend so much money on your flowers and your caterers and photography, music, everything, do not skip on the wedding gown. >> reporter: they say they went to paypal for help but the company offered a $60 refund to resolve the dispute. that was another red flag. >> if you're a company and you don't accept major credit cards, there's a reason you don't. it's because those companies don't tolerate any foul play like this. >> reporter: it was a costly lesson but lucky for them they

managed to push back their wedding date and look forward to tying the knot with the bride wearing a dress she will never forget for all of the right reasons. >> we're blessed it worked out for us. >> we did contact the website for a response and the company says it is taking every complaint seriously that it continuously is working to improve service and quality of its products as well. much more ahead on "today in the bay" including an adorable k ikisth we'll talk about kitten season

coming up.

we have special guests from pets in need. two of the many kittens you have in your care at pets in need. >> absolutely. we like every shelter in the area have just been inundated with kittens.

we're in the midst of kitten season. it started later this year because of the wet weather and the cold but it is definitely upon us. >> we don't want a kitten season because we're talking about cats that are not neutered or spayed and having kittens that we can't get adopted in time. how much time do these little guys usually have before, you know, different kinds of shelters -- >> every shelter has different policies but most youngsters are what they consider underage kittens and an underage kitten is less than eight weeks old, they don't stand a very good chance. these guys were rescued and lived the first several weeks of their lives with a foster family and then they came back when they were eight weeks and ready to be fixed and now they are good to go. >> so they won't contribute to the pet population. they are good pair to take home.

if you want information about these little guys or any of the other adoptable pets at pets in need, go to pets in need.org. lisa simmons, thank you for joining us today and thank you for making us a part of your morning. we hope you have a great day. we'll see you back here tomorrow. we're going to play with kittens.