i have been watching his map. blue means very cold. >> you need the thick winter coat for 90% of the bay area. lots of 30s outside. napa, 29 degrees. fairfield, 46. we are starting to see the winds pick up out of the northwest mixing in more warm air from higher up down towards ground level. we will see more around the bay area. we are seeing more around pat pass. lunchtime, winds picking up, santa rosa and fairfield, they will be impacted the most by the north winds, may get into the upper 60s. another thing the wings are going to do, really dry out our air. we will talk more about fire danger risk and how we can see more frost in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much, rob. we are following developing news

out of san francisco where a townhouse fire left at least one person dead. the two-alarm fire started around 5:00 this morning at a townhouse community at alves and tammy circle in the city's bay point area. firefighters have extinguished the blaze but smoke is coming from several buildings. two units were seriously damaged. we are following this story and will bring you more information as it becomes available. two children were hospitalized when their family car and another car crashed on highway 84 near sonole. this happened around 11:00 on 84 near the 680 interchange. the two cars collided between the east and westbound lanes. roads reopened after midnight. the children were hospitalized along with at least another adult. their conditions have not been released. the cause of the crash is under

investigation. a crash between an airplane and catering truck grounded nearly 400 travelers at san francisco international airport at 7:00 last night as the china airlines flight was preparing for takeoff. the catering truck hit the plane on the runway hard enough to damage the plane. the flight was canceled. fortunately, no one was hurt. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a burglary spree in the south bay that could serve as a warning in neighborhoods all around the bay area. morgan hill police sea say they honed in on one neighborhood stealing. police suspected the burglars are so efificient that they may be casing the homes of live among the victims. >> you can see they split the screen. >> and the handle they broke off the other side. >> an attempt to break into nikki's home on san ramon drive in december forced her and her

fiancee to install an alarm system. >> i noticed a couple items were missing. >> earlier that day, someone had broken into their suv unlocked parked on the driveway. >> we told our neighbor and when we came home, she came back and said, hey, i wanted to let you know i got broken into. >> the alarm will go off. >> reporter: jim ruis is paying extra attention to his security after a break-in two-doors down new year's eve. in all, neighbors here have reported eight burglaries in just the last four weeks. it is rare here in morgan hill and even more bizarre, they are happening in the middle of the day. >> late morning hours or early afternoon, seemed to be the most prevalent time for the burglaries. >> any idea why those times? >> no. we have no idea. >> investigators have an idea about who is behind the

break-ins. someone who is very familiar with the neighborhood and knows who is home and at what times, perhaps even someone who lives here. >> certainly something we have thought of ourselves, somebody with access who feels comfortable. >> it is a nice area. i wouldn't want to move away from here but, you know, if things continue to happen like this, we don't have much of a choice, choice. >> morgan hill police passed out flyers to neighbors encouraging them to tell each other when they are going to be gone for a while and increased neighborhood patrols. neighbors say they are going to start a neighborhood watch. >> busted after six months of terrorizing women. san francisco police say it took a while but they arrested the man accused of sexually assaulting three women. they happened on the 24th street

corridor. two were grabbed from behind. a an anonymous identified the person of interest. the 32-year-old suspect is charged with numerous counts of sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery. if you have any additional information, you are urged to contact the police department. a map is in custody charged with sexually assaulting a customer. the 55-year-old is accused of assaulting a 29-year-old woman. he worked at this salon for five years and other salons before that. other victims are encouraged to come forward. a san francisco assembly woman convicted of shoplifting. a judge sentenced mary hiashi to three years of probation after pleading no-contest to

shoplifting. her lawyer told the judge na a benign brain tumor affected her decision-making the day she shoplifted from san francisco' nieman niemann marcus. she walked out about $2500 of goods. she doesn't have to step down from the state assembly but she can't run again. she will serve three years probation and must stay 50 feet away from that union square niemann marcus store. san francisco attorney is deciding whether to file charges against politician. they went to his home after a neighbor called to report an incident. his wife issued a statement saying that the allegations against her husband are false and she has never been abused. he was elected as sheriff last november and is supposed to be

sworn in tomorrow. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, a major step forward for the 49ers and their move to santa clara. >> i'm a little surprised i've got to say. >> an east bay city named as one of "new york times" top destinations for 2012. what the has that'sy has tha opg eyes around the world and around the bay area. so, this is delicious

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good saturday morning. seven days into the new year. are you sticking with your resolutions? you have some leeway, right? another step forward for the san francisco 49ers and their dream of a south bay stadium. great america is agreeing to give up one parking lot for the stadium and its main lot to allow fans to park within walking distance of that stadium. the deal will cost the 49ers $12.5 million. the city council is expected to approve the deal on tuesday. officials say they can now start

building the stadium within a year so long as the nfl approves $150 million for the plan, which is expected. oakland, the u.s. hot spot for travelers. the only u.s. city to top "the new york times" prestigious list to visit in 2012. the only places that linked higher, pan aman, helsinki, myanmar and london. oakland was number five. kimberly terry headed to oakland and say they are happy oakland is getting positive notoriety. >> i am a little surprised, nothing against oakland, number five destination, i wouldn't have expected that. >> reporter: yes, that's right, oakland is named as top tourist destination by "the new york times." it is sandwich between london and tokyo on the list of 45 places to go in 2012.

>> it has been known for its violence and things like that. it is not true. for people that live here, there is creativity and diversity. >> reporter: "the new york times" chose oakland for its up scale restaurants and sophisticated bars which turned once gritty oakland into an appealing place to be after dark. >> people are often impressed when they come over here by how it is. >> reporter: it is independently owned and focuses on unique cuisine. oakland is often the redheaded stepchild. we have more approval and try harder to make sure our food. we try to drag people from the city and surrounding places over here. >> oakland historic fox theatre is helping to do, providing entertainment before or after a meal and drawing arc tickets from all over the world to marvel as the restoration

completed in 2009. "the new york times" says that the theater quickly cemented the status of one of the bay's top ventures. >> it is one of the most beautiful theaters in the united states of america. that's what a lot of the artists and production crews think. remember oakland residents and business owners say they can't ignore the bad wrap but "the new york times" article has pushed them closer for where they want to be, recognized for their hot nightlife and good food. >> san francisco didn't even make the list. the only two other california cities that did, lake tahoe and san diego. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, sierra ski resorts, trying to salvage the ski season despite a lack of snow. a rundown of the resorts that are offering some pretty deep discounts. a look outside shows you the

reason it is so chilly, at least one of the reasons. no clouds, winds picking up this afternoon, what it means for your chilly ry afternoon ahead an your full weekend forecast when we come back. beth!

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good morning. a beautiful sun rise, very clear and very shall very cold. rob my ayeda has a look at our forecast if we want to go skiing or sledding. >> you need more fresh powder. not really seeing it this morning. it does feel cold enough for snow. we have lots of 30s around the bay area right now. wind-protected area. bone-chilling area. look at the numbers that jump off the map. fairfield, 55.

the difference there is the fact the wind is starting to pick up. that warmer air loft mixing down towards ground level in fairfield north at 6. we will start to see more of this around the rest of the bay area. this is the coldest part of the day. we should see temperatures warming quickly as we head towards lunchtime. the hills will turn gusty, dry winds, 30-35 miles an hour. highs in the 60s. as the air dries out, the due points drop like a rock. that will support colder morning temperatures once the winds back off. how dry it has been as we approach close to halftime on a rain season. 20% to 30% of average bay area wide. no signs will be adding to that today. those offshore winds, what we have today is creating the winds, an area of low pressure diving down east of the sierra and high pressure nudging down behind it. the pattern we have seen from december into january where we

get these north winds. we haven't had any rain. fire danger is unusually high. we are going to see a fire weather watch for most of the coastal range hills north of the bay area. a red flag warning. speaking of how dry, this model will show us rain or clouds showing up in wlit. you can see how the moisture is really being taken away from the bay area. heading into sunday, not much in the way of coastal fog or any high clouds. the only chance of showers, late monday into tuesday. this system, like the one we are seeing now is going to drop east of lake tahoe. maybe showers north of ukiah. those going to be it. temperatures around the bay area. mostly low to mid-60s around the inner bay, places like fairfield and santa rosa, the places already warming up. the air moves from higher

elevations down to sea level. it dries out and warms up. we sh yould see upper 60s today. we have a lake wind advisory around the south shore today. temperatures in the 40s to near 50s. you wrap up the weekend. tomorrow shouldn't be as windy, which is good news for fire danger. that chilly, dry air in place. i think we could see frost advisories going up to start the week and a dry forecast that ties in to the story you are about to read. she was always trying to get proactive. >> you see, you thought i was just showing off a puffy vest. it is cold. it feels like the sierra here. there is no snow in the see air ras. the ski resorts have a plan. several are dropping prices and others are promising that you will have a good time with their

man-made snow. kurt wood announced a satisfaction guaranteed program. a good time on the slopes or your money back. boreal dropped lift tickets to $9 a piece and manmonth induced a 20-day pat's. at one time, bowling was a big deal in the area. many bowling alleys have shut their doors. one san francisco neighborhood is bringing that pasttime back. >> reporter: for generations, people have entertained themselves by heaving a heavy ball towards defenseless pins. with the bowling alleys closing, it seems as if the pins are taking their revenge. a brand new bowling alley is taking shape at a former electrical supply warehouse at

17th and advanta. >> this will be our gallery. >> reporter: they are behind the mission bowling club. >> the view from the mezzanine up top. >> reporter: six lanes of bowling, fine dining and a bar all under one industrial size roof. >> this area will be the seating for the bowling, leather-tufted, groo groovy couches here, dock takes. >> reporter: what started as a dream several years ago is slowly rolling towards completion. lanes are in place, score monitors hang from the ceiling and you can almost hear the pins crash. >> i always go bowling with my grandfather. he is 87 and we have cribs and go bowling t is the best the saturday afternoon ever.

>> reporter: with the demise of other bowling alleys it may seem like an unwise adventure. >> people have fun at it and we are here to facilitate that. >> reporter: this won't be your grandfather's bowling alley, sofas, rotating art gallery and hip food and drinks. a vast undertaking, the women that feel that business is a lot like bowling. >> for me, a social park too. it is like a gutter and a strike. that's life, i guess. >> if bowling is not up your alley today, how about a bike ride that will let you soak up the natural beauty. the gaw uadalupe river trail wi let you ride for 20 miles, 10:00 a.m., meet at the visitor and

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john huntsman's adopted daughters are the target of a youtube video posted by ron paul's supporters. take a look. huntsman who spent his early charge in palo alto was a u.s. ambassador when he adopted a little girl abandoned as a vegetable market. gracy huntsman is now 12 years old. it shows him dressed like a member of the communist party. he is chiding his opponents and

denouncing the use of his kids in a political ad. the ron paul campaign calls the ad tasteless and stupid. >> facebook employees are checking in at the company's new headquarters, for everybody to work on the same roof and grow for years. scott budman got an exclusive insider's look at the new facility. >> reporter: slater tow's day begins in line waiting to board the shuttle where coffee and ipad in hand, he can catch up. >> by the time i go in, i have taken care of e-mails, read the news and caught up. very efficient, very, very easy way to work and commute. >> reporter: an hour later, he is at work. joining almost 2000 of his fellow facebook employees at the company's new digs, formerly housing sun micro systems.

this facebook is gradually making its own starting with the cafeteria. >> the best part is the selection. >> which in silicon valley tradition is also very big. that's going to come in handy. facebook has big plans to grow and hire. expanding everything you are seeing here which concerns nearby east palo alto because of all the traffic all that hiring could bring. >> what are you going to do about all the traffic problem? >> i don't think there are trofk problems. >> reporter: that's facebook's director of global real estate. his white board doesn't have code on it but community planning. like putting facebookers on shuttles and staggering their commute. >> this is a map of 1998, sun micro systems, full occupancy. one of our goals will be, we are

not adds more parking but recruiting more workers, fighting more competition and expanding to more parts of the globe. >> we have gone from offeice to office and we have had a small building in palo alto and then a bigger building and two bigger buildings. we have refined the culture and what it means to be facebook. >> all touches to help a growing company remember one of its start-up roots as it becomes one of the tech world's largest players. scott budman, "today in the bay." >> i got to see that campus on the first day. it is so big they will have their own main street right down the middle. to co,men aovghniter collision sends a bay area family to the hospital. the latest on that. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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can you guess where? you can't see much, because it is foggy there. a little bit of fog in san jose. rob says mostly clear and mostly chilly around the bay area. thanks so much for joining us on this saturday morning. i'm kris sanchez. meteorologist, rob mayeda is here with the forecast that is very cold. >> and still a little bit of patchy fog. >> right there before you head up into fremont. you will not find the fog but breezy conditions. interesting temperatures this morning. 30, napa. not too far away. 25 degrees warmer in fairfield. that almost looks like a morning low and high side by side. the winds are starting to pick up. what's left of the fog, that's going to get mixed out as the dryer air starts to drop down. as early as lunchtime, 50s to near 60. around santa rosa and fairfield, mid to upper 60s. lo he to mid around the rest of the bay. very dry. this will throttle up fire danger out towards the sierra where a red flag danger is up. this is very unusual for

january. we will talk more about how long this dry pattern is going to stick around in the seven-day forecast. >> we talked earlier about that 25-day guarantee for snow up in the sierra. one of the resorts. >> maybe later this month. to our top story right now, new this morning, in bay point, a fire in a townhouse community that burned so fast one person did not stand a chance. the two-alarm fire broke out at 5:00 this morning. firefighters did put out the flames but remained on the scene p monthing up, watching for hotspots and trying to figure out what caused the fire. at least two units were damaged. one person did die in this fire. it is a condominium, a townhouse in eastern contra costa county. we will bring you more as we get the details. at least two children were

hospitaliz hospitali hospitalized when their family car and another car crashed. the two cars collided between the east and westbound lines stopping traffic in both directions. roads reopened just after midnight. chp reports that the children were hospitalized along with at least one adult. their conditions have not been released. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. a crash between an airplane and a catering truck grounded nearly 400 travelers at san francisco international airport. it happened around 7:00 last night as the china airline's flight was preparing for takeoff to taipei. the catering truck hit the plane hard enough to damage the plain. the flight was canceled. no one was hurt an the cause of the crash is under investigation. an occupy oakland protester is drawing attention to the

state's three strikes law. it landed him in the jail. once there, he got into a scuffle with a prison guard and now faces a felony assault charge. his attorney says he is homeless and mentally ill and deprived of his psych medication while in jail. he has a prior criminal record. now, the prosecutor could decide to charge johnson with his third strike, which can carry a life sentence. >> then, because he doesn't have his medication, gets into a fight with a guard and now faces three strikes. i think that's not only terribly unjust to mr. johnson but it is terribly unjust to all of us. >> critics of the current three strikes law are currently gathering signatures for a november ballot measure which would reduce sentences for third strikers who commit nonviolent crimes. johnson is said to be arraigned on monday. a san jose family has a new place to call home. a couple of weeks before

christmas, the o'neil family lost everything when their home burned to the ground. one of the officers on the scene decided he had to do something to help. >> it really hit me when i got home and looked at our christmas tree up at our house with presents under it. i thought, they are not going to have any of this. >> reporter: that's when he mobilized and raised more than $8,000, more than enough money to get the family into a new rental. as a bonus, they got some furniture from a man who saw their story on our newscast and decided he would help to furnish the entire home. good deeds. time is running out for a family on the pen sul la. their 4-year-old son makes a bone marrow transplant to survive. his ethnicity makes finding a match a problem. with the ethnic diversity here in the bay area, perhaps their prayers could be answered. >> every day, we don't know what's going to happen.

>> reporter: david crawford feeds his daughter, lilly while his wife, cares for their 4-year-old son, kyle, in the hospital. >> every two to 3:three days hes ha to go in for transfusion because his blood cell wasn't enough. he went in today and had a bad reaction. >> reporter: we met him earlier this week, an energetic 4-year-old with a life-threatening disease. his family is on an emotional roller coaster hoping for a miracle, a bone marrow donor match. a tall order because kyle is caucasian and chinese. there is a shortage of multi-ethnic donors. they are doing all they can to help. >> these are cheek swabs. you have to open these. there are two in each packet. you swab your cheek for ten seconds and then place them back

here. >> michelle chan and jennifer chin have asked people for a home test kit. volunteers hope the samples that come back will provide the life saving match that he needs. >> he will get the hope he needs and be a regular teenager. >> they are holding several bone marrow donor drives. his father says he could have as little as six months to live. >> hope comes and goes. that's been one of the really tremendous things. >> the asian-american donor program is preparing for hundreds of people to come to the sar ren dipity school today. they need people who are caucasian and chinese to come forward. all they will do is a little spot. you may be able to help save

the life of a five-month-old vary lay ho girl. she is too small to take part of someone else's liver and has to have a transplant from someone her own size. a family friend developed a line of t-shirts, sweat shirts and wrist bands to help raise $250,000 for the procedure. they are available at basde.net or by calling 650-355-1001. we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." coming up, the unemployment rate is now at aar lowthree-year low 8.5%. where the new jobs were added.

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sunrise. the weather headline is cold weather. if you are headed out for your walk, wear some gloves. >> for the first time in a long time, numbers came out on unemployment that made people take notice, the biggest monthly increase in jobs in four years. the other big number, the unemployment rate, a three-year low, 8.5% with job gains across the economy. nbc's tom costello reports. >> reporter: for countries still struggling to climb out of the great recession of 2008, welcome news. those 200,000 new jobs added in december were the sixth month in a row of 100,000 new jobs. unemployment rates ticked down from 8.7% in november to 8.5% in december. >> a lot of families are still having a tough time. a lot of small businesses are still having a tough time. we are starting to rebound. we are moving in the right direction. >> what kind of jobs were added?

23,000 in manufacturing. another 234,000 in health care. 50,000 came in transportation and warehousing. retailers added 28,000 and construction added 17,000 in a warmer than expected december. while the government tries to account for seasonal hiring during the holidays, the question is, how many retail warehou warehousing and currier jobs lasted for only a few weeks. >> there is still an uneven recovery but it is a step in the right direction. >> ep are cans insist the white shous should take no credit. these numbers are in spite of all of us and bad behavior in washington. the inability to deal with things all of us know we need to deal with. >> andy's small marketing business has suddenly taken off. >> we have hired about four people in the last 12 months. we are looking to bring on another four immediately.

>> among his new hires, ana edwards. >> i think our generation is going to learn to become really resilient. >> the number of people participating in the labor force has dropped off as people gave up looking for a job, retired early or went to school. fewer people looking for a job helped drive the unemployment rate down. more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the parking changes in san francisco's chinatown that are coming soon and the reason behind them. >> a live view of oakland this morning, clear but still a little bit of patchy fog and not too far away. gusty winds in the hills that will make for interesting i'll have a lookt your saturday forecast when we come right back.

a good chilly saturday morning to you. there is a beautiful view of san francisco. if you have one of those really

nice, big, televisions this morning. look closely at the flag there. we have some offshore winds. notice the direction it is pointing. that is a sign not only of dry weather despite what the calendar is trying to tell you in january. we could see temperatures warming as much as the upper 60s in parts of the bay area. patchy fog out there. the winds in san jose are above this fog layer. they will eventually mix down. 39 degrees, san jose. 38, oakland. the wind starting to pick up. northeast at 3:00. you are going to want to crank up the heater. 33, santa rosa. no signs of the north wind. this is where the wind is starting first out towards solano county. northwest winds in santa rosa. we will see that temperature jump a good 10 degrees probably in the next hour or so as the

warmer air starts to mix on down. we still have watches of fog around the east bay. that will be gone as the winds continue to increase this afternoon with an area of low pressure heading off towards the rockies. this has been the pattern across the bay area for december into janua january. these offshore winds coupled with the fact we haven't had any rain for the last three weeks. we will continue to see very dry conditions and an unusually high fire danger risk, especially around the sierra. red flag warnings on the west slope of the sierra. you hardly see that in january. you are normally talking about winter storm warnings. windy and dry. we will see the humidity levels drop during the day. wind should ease off overnight. also, with the drying of the air, it is going to support some very chilly temperatures here for the next few mornings. notice the futurecast. clouds and rainfall, nothing out here. the offshore winds, we are going

to see the low clouds break up. the next system will dive in east of the sierra. maybe some brief cooling. today, around the bay area, mid 6: 60s, maybe some places if the north winds kick in closer to 70. mainly see some upper 60s exposed to the northerly winds. lake tahoe, windy with a red flag warning. in effect for this afternoon. tomorrow, a little less wind. dew points in the 20s. that's the temperature the air tries to cool towards with the long nights. could have paftchy frost in a lt of areas. >> i don't like that it makes me late. >> the window for the mavericks big wave surf contest is open and organizers are watching the forecast as closely as rob my t mayeda. they are retooling the contest after a near disaster last time.

"today in the bay's" joe rosato jr. shows us why the organizers say you will have to watch from afar. >> reporter: the thundering waves of mavericks are the stuff of legends. visitors trek to this half moon bay beach to witness one of the world's most famous surf spots. >> i love pelicans. they look lie tear i dabbing till. >> reporter: lou isn't content watching it. >> i'm an omnivor. whatever gets in front of this lens, i will click. >> reporter: he is something of a beach comber. his daily trips yield lots and lots of fphotos. >> we have i hair ren, pelicans, ravens. it is target-rich. >> reporter: his targets are often the surfers who ride the waves. >> it is tough here because it is so far out. i do have my long reach lens. >> reporter: he would need a really long lens to capture the action that this year's

mavericks surf contest with the contest window now open. organizers say they plan to ban spectators from the event. >> safety has become the forefront of the mavericks invitational. the last contest in february of 2010 is remembered not so much for the surfing as the massive rogue wave that pummeled spectators on the beach. >> we are closing the beach and the bluff because you really can't see the contest from the beach. to put all those people there, it is a dead end. >> instead, organizers will create a surfing village near the pillar point harbor with a projection screen for people to watch the action. >> probably safer from what happened last year, people getting washed into the lagoon. >> there we go. >> reporter: he will have to keep his lens cap on the day of the contest, he isn't that bothered. >> so much easier, so much better, so much cleaner just to

watch it on television. >> reporter: joe rosato jr. >> the day i leave my camera home is when i see the ufo piloted by elvis. it gets a bit crowded in chinatown for new year's celebrations. the mayor is trying out a pilot project to extend the sidewalk. they will be closed and filled with merchants goods for sales. it will be in effect from 10:00 in the morning until 6:00 in the evening. we still have more ahead on "today in the bay" coming up, is he looking for love in all the wrong places? why a lone gray wolf may have wondered so far from home, all the way to california. we'll have the late testify on this rare sighting. good morning. there is lots to do. "j" is for january. "j" is that shape that comes to

mind during the pupil stage, the butterflies emerged. my kids loved seeing these. visit the hayward shoreline interpretive area and your three to 5-year-olds can get a special class. those butterflies recently flue into the area. something that's been here much longer, the black diamond mines regional preserves. head out there starting at 10:00 for a guided stroll through a peaceful valley. for miners and their families way back in the day. so the first item, east bay park, second item, east bay park. third item, repetition. one thing leads to another. an exhibit at the san jose institute of contemporary art. a number of artists in residence will be highlighted. they have a very generous vocabulary and they use pretty

colors. go to sjia.orgor for me for mo information. in that spirit, i'm mike inouye. there is lots going on "today in the bay." beth!

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a rare sighting in california. a wild gray wolf. kristen reports he is on the prowl for a mate. >> reporter: in a way, it is a love story. >> he is probably looking for a mate and has to travel a long way. we have so few wolves in oregon. >> reporter: a lone wolf, one of 29 in oregon, heard the call of the wild and left his pack for a solo trip south. >> reporter: journey is his name after being tracked 1,000 miles over mountains and highways all the way to california. the first known wild gray wolf in the golden state since 1924.

>> it's exciting to know that they are actually coming back into the wild. >> reporter: for almost 90 years, the only wolves here in california have been like this, raised in captivity. these guys are used in movies. there is a new star in town. journey has picked up quite a fan club on social media. the contest to name him sought admissions from as far away as finland. there is even paparazzi. the only picture snapped by a motion-activated camera. his life isn't all glamour. he set out looking for love. >> he is probably very lonesome. i bet you where he is at he howls and then listens. >> reporter: wolves were reintroduced in the west in the 1990s after almost being hunted to extinction. >> journey's trip is only possible because we have the strong environmental laws and shows how far we have come. >> reporter: how far will he go on his epic quest for love? if he can stay safe from hunters

and ranchers not thrilled with the return of the wild wolf. >> reporter: perhaps a true hollywood ending. if the population continues to spread, maybe someday this journey will find trueove.ove. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, frazier park, california. we'll be right back. [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. if i can do this, you definitely can do this.

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